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

标biāomark; sign 表白biǎo báito explain oneself; to express 标榜biāo bǎngto flaunt; to advertise 标本biāo běnspecimen; sample; the root cause and symptoms of a disease 表决biǎo juéto decide by vote; to vote 标签biāo qiānlabel; tag 飙升biāo shēngto rise rapidly; to soar 标示biāo shìto indicate 表述biǎo shùto express; to articulate; to formulate 表率biǎo shuàiexample; model 表态biǎo tàito declare one's position; to say where one stands 标语biāo yǔwritten slogan; placard 表彰biǎo zhāngto honor; to commend 标致Biāo zhìPeugeot 憋biēto choke; to stifle 别具匠心bié jù jiàng xīnto show ingenuity; (of a design) clever 别看bié kàndon't be fooled by the fact that 别扭biè niuawkward; difficult 别墅bié shùvilla 别说bié shuōto say nothing of; not to mention; let alone 别提了bié tí lesay no more; don't bring it up 别致bié zhìunusual; unique 彬彬有礼bīn bīn yǒu lǐrefined and courteous; urbane 缤纷bīn fēnvast and various; rich and diverse 滨海bīn hǎicoastal; bordering the sea 丙bǐngthird of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 (shítiāngān); third in order 秉承bǐng chéngto take orders; to receive commands 病床bìng chuánghospital bed; sickbed 并非bìng fēireally isn't 并购bìng gòumerger and acquisition (M and A); acquisition 冰棍儿bīng gùn rice lolly; popsicle 并列bìng lièto stand side by side; to be juxtaposed 冰山bīng shāniceberg; ice-covered mountain 并行bìng xíngto proceed in parallel; side by side (of two processes, developments, thoughts etc)病症bìng zhèngdisease; illness 拨bōto push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc; to dial 伯伯bó bofather's elder brother; uncle 搏斗bó dòuto wrestle; to fight; to struggle 剥夺bō duóto deprive; to expropriate 伯父bó fùfather's elder brother; term of respect for older man 驳回bó huíto reject; to turn down 波及bō jíto spread to; to involve 拨款bō kuǎnto allocate funds; appropriation 波澜bō lánbillows; great waves (fig. of a story with great momentum)伯母bó mǔwife of father's elder brother; aunt 波涛bō tāogreat waves; billows 拨通bō tōngto get through to sb on the phone 剥削bō xuēto exploit; exploitation 波折bō zhétwists and turns 脖子bó zineck 不耻下问bù chǐ xià wènnot feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates 不辞而别bù cí ér biéto leave without saying good-bye 不得而知bù dé ér zhīunknown; unable to find out 不得已bù dé yǐto act against one's will; to have no alternative but to 不定bù dìngindefinite; indeterminate 步伐bù fápace; (measured) step 不妨bù fángthere is no harm in; might as well 不服bù fúnot to accept sth; to want to have sth overruled or changed 不服气bù fú qìunwilling to concede; defiant 补给bǔ jǐsupply; replenishment 不假思索bù jiǎ sī suǒ(idiom) to act without taking time to think; to react instantly; to fire from the hip 部件bù jiànpart; component 不见得bù jiàn denot necessarily; not likely 不解bù jiěto not understand; to be puzzled by 不景气bù jǐng qìslack; in a slump 不经意bù jīng yìnot paying attention; carelessly; by accident 补救bǔ jiùto remedy 布局bù júarrangement; composition 不堪bù kāncannot bear; cannot stand 不可思议bù kě - sī yì(idiom) inconceivable; unimaginable; unfathomable 不可避免bù kě bì miǎnunavoidably 不理bù lǐto refuse to acknowledge; to pay no attention to 不了了之bù liǎo liǎo zhīto settle a matter by leaving it unsettled; to end up with nothing definite 不平bù pínguneven; injustice 不起眼bù qǐ yǎnunremarkable; nothing out of the ordinary 不容bù róngmust not; cannot 步入bù rùto step into; to enter 不慎bù shènincautious; inattentive 不适bù shìunwell; indisposed 部署bù shǔto dispose; to deploy 不算bù suànto not calculate; to not count 不同寻常bù tóng xún chángout of the ordinary; unusual 不为人知bù wéi rén zhīnot known to anyone; secret 不惜bù xīnot stint; not spare 不像话bù xiàng huàunreasonable; shocking 不相上下bù xiāng shàng xiàequally matched; about the same 不屑bù xièto disdain to do sth; to think sth not worth doing 不懈bù xièuntiring; unremitting 不亚于bù yà yúno less than; not inferior to 不宜bù yínot suitable; inadvisable 不已bù yǐ(used after a verb) endlessly; incessantly 不翼而飞bù yì ér fēito disappear without trace; to vanish all of a sudden 不亦乐乎bù yì lè hūlit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius); fig. (jocular) extremely; awfully 不以为然bù yǐ wéi ránnot to accept as correct (idiom); to object; to disapprove 不用说bù yòng shuōneedless to say; it goes without saying 不由得bù yóu decan't help; cannot but 不由自主bù yóu zì zhǔcan't help; involuntarily (idiom)哺育bǔ yùto feed; (fig.) to nurture; to foster 不约而同bù yuē ér tóng(idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement 不正之风bù zhèng zhī fēngunhealthy tendency

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 three HSK word lists compare.