HSK 7–9 vocabulary list

The 5,585 words of new HSK band 7–9, the advanced stage of the 2021 standard, with pinyin and English meanings.

5,585 words

Ordered by pinyin

主编zhǔ biāneditor in chief 贮藏zhù cángto store up; to hoard 住处zhù chùresidence; dwelling 注定zhù dìngto foreordain; to be bound to; to be destined to; to be doomed to; inevitably 诸多zhū duō(used for abstract things) a good deal, a lot of 主妇zhǔ fùhousewife; woman of senior authority in a household 嘱咐zhǔ futo urge; to exhort 竹竿zhú gānbamboo; bamboo pole 朱红zhū hóngvermilion 住户zhù hùhousehold; inhabitant 主力zhǔ lìmain force; main strength of an army 瞩目zhǔ mùto focus attention upon 逐年zhú niányear after year; with each passing year 主权zhǔ quánsovereignty 主人公zhǔ rén gōnghero (of a novel or film); main protagonist 注入zhù rùto pour into; to empty into 诸如此类zhū rú cǐ lèithings like this (idiom); and so on; and the rest 主食zhǔ shístaple food 住宿zhù sùto stay at; lodging 主题歌zhǔ tí gētheme song 助威zhù wēito cheer for; to encourage 主演zhǔ yǎnto play the leading role; to star; lead actor 主页zhǔ yèhome page 主义zhǔ yì-ism; ideology 主宰zhǔ zǎito dominate; to rule 铸造zhù zàoto cast (pour metal into a mold)住址zhù zhǐaddress 爪子zhuǎ zi(animal's) claw 拽zhuāito throw; to fling 砖zhuānbrick; tile (floor or wall, not roof)转播zhuǎn bōrelay; broadcast (on radio or TV)专长zhuān chángspecialty; special knowledge or ability 专程zhuān chéngspecifically; specially (for that purpose)转达zhuǎn dáto pass on; to convey 专柜zhuān guìsales counter dedicated to a certain kind of product (e.g. alcohol)传记zhuàn jìbiography; CL:篇[piān],部[bù]转机zhuǎn jī(to take) a turn for the better; to change planes 转交zhuǎn jiāoto pass on to sb; to carry and give to sb else 专栏zhuān lánspecial column 专卖店zhuān mài diànspecialty store 专人zhuān rénspecialist; person appointed for specific task 撰写zhuàn xiěto write; to compose 转型zhuǎn xíngto undergo fundamental change; to transition; to transform; to update (to a new model of product)转学zhuǎn xuéto change schools; to transfer to another college 转眼zhuǎn yǎnin a flash; in the blink of an eye 转悠zhuàn youto roll; to wander around 转载zhuǎn zǎito forward (a shipment); to reprint sth published elsewhere 转折zhuǎn zhéshift in the trend of events; turnaround 转折点zhuǎn zhé diǎnturning point; breaking point 专职zhuān zhíspecial duty; assigned full time to a task 专制zhuān zhìautocracy; dictatorship 专注zhuān zhùto focus; to concentrate; to give one's full attention 专著zhuān zhùmonograph; specialized text 桩zhuāngstump; stake; pile; classifier for events, cases, transactions, affairs etc 壮zhuàngto strengthen; strong 装扮zhuāng bànto decorate; to adorn; to dress up; to disguise oneself 壮大zhuàng dàto expand; to strengthen 壮胆zhuàng dǎnto get one’s courage up; to embolden 撞击zhuàng jīto strike; to hit; to ram 庄稼zhuāng jiafarm crop 壮丽zhuàng lìmagnificence; magnificent 壮实zhuàng shirobust; sturdy 庄严zhuāng yánsolemn; dignified; stately 庄园zhuāng yuánmanor; feudal land 状元zhuàng yuántop scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system); see 榜眼[bǎng yǎn] and 探花[tàn huā]坠zhuìto fall; to drop 追悼会zhuī dào huìmemorial service; funeral service 追赶zhuī gǎnto pursue; to chase after 追溯zhuī sùlit. to go upstream; to trace sth back to 追随zhuī suíto follow; to accompany 追尾zhuī wěito tailgate; to hit the car in front as a result of tailgating 追问zhuī wènto question closely; to investigate in detail 追逐zhuī zhúto chase; to pursue vigorously 追踪zhuī zōngto follow a trail; to trace 准许zhǔn xǔto allow; to grant 准则zhǔn zénorm; standard 着力zhuó lìto put effort into sth; to try really hard 拙劣zhuō lièclumsy; botched 着落zhuó luòwhereabouts; place to settle 捉迷藏zhuō mí cángto play hide-and-seek 琢磨zhuó móto carve and polish (jade); to polish and refine a literary work 酌情zhuó qíngto use discretion; to take circumstances into account 灼热zhuó rèburning hot; scorching 着实zhuó shítruly; indeed 着手zhuó shǒuto put one's hand to it; to start out on a task 着想zhuó xiǎngto give thought (to others); to consider (other people's needs)着眼zhuó yǎnto have one's eyes on (a goal); having sth in mind 卓越zhuó yuèoutstanding; surpassing 着重zhuó zhòngto put emphasis on; to stress 兹zīnow; here 自卑zì bēito have low self-esteem; to abase oneself 资本主义zī běn zhǔ yìcapitalism 自称zì chēngto call oneself; to claim to be 子弟zǐ dìchild; the younger generation 自发zì fāspontaneous 自费zì fèiat one's own expense; self-funded 自负zì fùconceited; to take responsibility 字迹zì jìhandwriting 资历zī lìqualifications; experience 自理zì lǐto take care of oneself; to provide for oneself

Practice HSK 7–9 with flashcards

Each list contains the words with an exact simplified-spelling match in our CC-CEDICT dictionary, ordered by pinyin. The official word lists are slightly larger; spellings outside the dictionary do not appear here. Read how the new HSK compares with the old one.