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

堤dīdike; Taiwan pr. [tí]堤坝dī bàdam; dike 地步dì bùstage; degree (to which a situation has evolved); a (usu. bad) situation 底层dǐ céngground floor; first floor; lowest level; lowest rung (of society etc)抵触dǐ chùto conflict; to contradict 抵挡dǐ dǎngto resist; to hold back 地道dì dàotunnel; causeway 低调dī diàolow pitch; quiet (voice)地段dì duànsection; district 提防dī fangto guard against; to be vigilant 低估dī gūto underestimate; to underrate 低谷dī gǔvalley; trough (as opposed to peaks)帝国dì guóempire; imperial 帝国主义dì guó zhǔ yìimperialism 低价dī jiàlow price 递交dì jiāoto present; to give 地理dì lǐgeography 低迷dī míblurred (landscape etc); low (spirits)地毯dì tǎncarpet; rug 低碳dī tàn(attributive) low-carbon; low-carb (diet)低下dī xiàlow status; lowly 地下水dì xià shuǐgroundwater 底线dǐ xiànbottom line; the limit of what one is prepared to accept; (sports) baseline 抵消dǐ xiāoto counteract; to cancel out 抵押dǐ yāto provide (an asset) as security for a loan; to put up collateral 第一手dì yī shǒufirst-hand 第一线dì yī xiànfront line; forefront 地狱dì yùhell; infernal 地域dì yùarea; district 抵御dǐ yùto resist; to withstand 底蕴dǐ yùninside information; concrete details 地质dì zhìgeology 抵制dǐ zhìto resist; to boycott 笛子dí zibamboo flute; CL:管[guǎn]底子dǐ zibase; foundation 弟子dì zǐdisciple; follower 垫diànpad; cushion 电报diàn bàotelegram; cable 颠倒diān dǎoto turn upside down; to reverse 垫底diàn dǐto put sth on the bottom; to eat sth to tide oneself over until mealtime 奠定diàn dìngto establish; to fix 典范diǎn fànmodel; example 淀粉diàn fěnstarch; amylum (C6H0O)n 巅峰diān fēngsummit; apex 颠覆diān fùto topple (i.e. knock over); to capsize 点火diǎn huǒto ignite; to light a fire 惦记diàn jìto think of; to keep thinking about 点击率diǎn jī lǜclick-through rate (CTR) (Internet)电铃diàn língelectric bell 点评diǎn píngto comment; a point by point commentary 殿堂diàn tángpalace; hall 电网diàn wǎngelectricity grid; power grid; electrified wire netting 电线diàn xiànwire; power cord 点心diǎn xinlight refreshments; pastry 电信diàn xìntelecommunications 电讯diàn xùntelecommunications; telecom 点缀diǎn zhuìto decorate; to adorn 点子diǎn zispot; point 垫子diàn zicushion; mat; pad 叼diāoto hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone)雕diāoto carve; to engrave 调度diào dùto dispatch (vehicles, staff etc); to schedule 掉队diào duìto fall behind; to drop out 雕刻diāo kèto carve; to engrave 刁难diāo nànto be hard on sb; to deliberately make things difficult; Taiwan pr. [diāo nán]雕塑diāo sùa statue; a Buddhist image 掉头diào tóuto turn one's head; to turn round 吊销diào xiāoto suspend (an agreement); to revoke 钓鱼diào yúto fish (with line and hook); to angle; (fig.) to entrap 爹diēdad 叠diéto fold; to fold over in layers 迭起dié qǐcontinuously arising; to arise repeatedly 丁dīngmale adult; the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干[tiāngān]盯dīngto watch attentively; to fix one's attention on 钉dìngto join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points; to nail 订单dìng dān(purchase) order 顶多dǐng duōat most; at best 订购dìng gòuto place an order; to subscribe 订婚dìng hūnto get engaged 顶级dǐng jítop-notch; first-rate 顶尖dǐng jiānpeak; apex 定金dìng jīndown payment; advance payment 定居dìng jūto settle (in some city, country etc); to take up residence 订立dìng lìto conclude (treaty, contract, agreement etc); to set up (a rule etc)定论dìng lùnfinal conclusion; accepted argument 定向dìng xiàngto orientate; directional 定心丸dìng xīn wántranquilizer; sth that sets one's mind at ease 定义dìng yìdefinition; to define 叮嘱dīng zhǔto warn repeatedly; to urge 钉子dīng zinail; snag 定做dìng zuòto have something made to order 丢掉diū diàoto lose; to throw away 丢脸diū liǎnto lose face; humiliation 丢弃diū qìto discard; to abandon 丢人diū rénto lose face 丢失diū shīto lose; to misplace 栋dòngclassifier for houses or buildings; ridgepole (old)东奔西走dōng bēn xī zǒuto run this way and that (idiom); to rush about busily; to bustle about 动不动dòng bu dòng(typically followed by 就[jiù]) apt to (lose one's temper, catch a cold etc); at the drop of a hat 动荡dòng dàngunrest (social or political); turmoil

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.