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

自立zì lìindependent; self-reliant 自力更生zì lì gēng shēngregeneration through one's own effort (idiom); self-reliance 字幕zì mùcaption; subtitle 自强不息zì qiáng bù xīto strive unremittingly; self-improvement 自然而然zì rán ér ráninvoluntary; automatically 自然界zì rán jiènature; the natural world 自如zì rúunobstructed; unconstrained 滋润zī rùnmoist; humid 资深zī shēnveteran (journalist etc); senior 姿势zī shìposture; position 自始至终zì shǐ zhì zhōngfrom start to finish (idiom)自私zì sīselfish; selfishness 自私自利zì sī zì lìeverything for self and selfish profit (idiom); with no regard for others; selfish 子孙zǐ sūnoffspring; posterity 姿态zī tàiattitude; posture 字体zì tǐcalligraphic style; typeface 滋味zī wèitaste; flavor 自卫zì wèito defend oneself; self-defense 自相矛盾zì xiāng máo dùnto contradict oneself; self-contradictory 自信心zì xìn xīnself-confidence 自行zì xíngvoluntary; autonomous 资讯zī xùninformation 字眼zì yǎnwording 自以为是zì yǐ wéi shìto believe oneself infallible (idiom); to be opinionated 自由自在zì yóu zì zàifree and easy (idiom); carefree; leisurely 自责zì zéto blame oneself 自助zì zhùself-service 自尊zì zūnself-respect; self-esteem 自尊心zì zūn xīnself-respect; self-esteem 宗zōngschool; sect 总的来说zǒng de lái shuōgenerally speaking; to sum up 总额zǒng étotal (amount or value)总而言之zǒng ér yán zhīin short; in a word 纵观zòng guānto survey comprehensively; an overall survey 纵横交错zòng héng jiāo cuòcriss-crossed (idiom)总计zǒng jì(grand) total 纵然zòng ráneven if; even though 纵容zòng róngto indulge; to connive at 综上所述zōng shàng suǒ shùto summarize; to sum up 纵深zòng shēndepth (from front to rear); depth (into a territory)宗旨zōng zhǐobjective; aim 粽子zòng ziglutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and steamed or boiled 揍zòuto hit; to beat (sb); (coll.) to smash (sth)走过场zǒu guò chǎngto go through the motions 走后门zǒu hòu mén(lit.) to enter through the back door; (fig.) to pull strings; to use connections 走近zǒu jìnto approach; to draw near to 走廊zǒu lángcorridor; aisle 走投无路zǒu tóu wú lùto be at an impasse (idiom); in a tight spot 走弯路zǒu wān lùto take an indirect route; to waste one's time by using an inappropriate method 奏效zòu xiàoto show results; to be effective 祖传zǔ chuánpassed on from ancestors; handed down from generation to generation 阻挡zǔ dǎngto stop; to resist 足迹zú jìfootprint; track 祖籍zǔ jíancestral hometown; original domicile (and civil registration)组建zǔ jiànto organize; to set up 阻拦zǔ lánto stop; to obstruct 阻力zǔ lìresistance; drag 租赁zū lìnto rent; to lease; to hire 阻挠zǔ náoto thwart; to obstruct (sth)祖先zǔ xiānancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved 足智多谋zú zhì duō móuresourceful; full of stratagems 组装zǔ zhuāngto assemble; to put together 祖宗zǔ zōngancestor; forebear 钻空子zuān kòng zito take advantage of a loophole; to exploit an advantage; to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth bad)钻石zuàn shídiamond; CL:顆|颗[kē]钻研zuān yánto study meticulously; to delve into 嘴唇zuǐ chúnlip; CL:片[piàn]罪犯zuì fàncriminal 罪魁祸首zuì kuí huò shǒucriminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit; fig. main cause of a disaster 尊贵zūn guìrespected; respectable 遵循zūn xúnto follow; to abide by; to comply with 尊严zūn yándignity; sanctity 遵照zūn zhàoin accordance with; to follow (the rules)作弊zuò bìto practice fraud; to cheat 作对zuò duìto set oneself against; to oppose 作风zuò fēngstyle; style of work 左顾右盼zuǒ gù yòu pànglancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around 作客zuò kèto live somewhere as a visitor; to stay with sb as a guest; to sojourn 佐料zuǒ liàocondiments; seasoning 坐落zuò luòto be situated; to be located (of a building)做生意zuò shēng yìto do business 座谈zuò tánto have an informal discussion; CL:次[cì],個|个[gè]作物zuò wùcrop 座右铭zuò yòu míngmotto; maxim 做证zuò zhèngvariant of 作證|作证[zuòzhèng]

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.