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

不知bù zhīnot to know; unaware 不知不觉bù zhī bù juéunconsciously; unwittingly 步骤bù zhòuprocedure; step 不准bù zhǔnnot to allow; to forbid 捕捉bǔ zhuōto catch; to seize; to capture 裁cáito cut out (as a dress); to cut 采cǎito pick; to pluck 彩电cǎi diàncolor TV 裁定cái dìngruling 彩虹cǎi hóngrainbow 才华cái huátalent 采集cǎi jíto gather; to collect 财经cái jīngfinance and economics 裁决cái juéruling; adjudication 采矿cǎi kuàngmining 财力cái lìfinancial resources 猜谜cāi míto answer a riddle; to guess (i.e. form an opinion without much evidence)菜市场cài shì chǎngfood market 财务cái wùfinancial affairs 财物cái wùproperty; belongings 彩霞cǎi xiáclouds tinged with sunset hues 猜想cāi xiǎngto guess; to conjecture; to suppose; (math.) hypothesis 财政cái zhèngfinances (public); financial 残cánto destroy; to spoil 惨白cǎn báideathly pale 参见cān jiànto refer to; compare (cf.)参军cān jūnto join the army 惭愧cán kuìashamed 灿烂càn lànto glitter; brilliant 残留cán liúto remain; to be left over; residual; remnant 参谋cān móustaff officer; to give advice 残缺cán quēbadly damaged; shattered 残忍cán rěncruel; mean 惨痛cǎn tòngbitter; painful 参照cān zhàoto consult a reference; to refer to (another document)惨重cǎn zhòngdisastrous 餐桌cān zhuōdining table; dinner table 舱cāngcabin; the hold of a ship or airplane 藏匿cáng nìto cover up; to conceal 藏品cáng pǐnmuseum piece; collector's item 沧桑cāng sānggreat changes; ups and downs 藏身cáng shēnto hide; to go into hiding 苍蝇cāng yinghousefly 槽cáotrough; manger 草案cǎo àndraft (legislation, proposal etc)操控cāo kòngto control; to manipulate 操劳cāo láoto work hard; to look after 草坪cǎo pínglawn 操心cāo xīnto worry about 侧面cè miànlateral side; side 测算cè suànto take measurements and calculate 测验cè yàntest; to test 侧重cè zhòngto place particular emphasis on 蹭cèngto rub against; to walk slowly 层出不穷céng chū bù qióngmore and more emerge; innumerable succession 查处chá chǔto investigate and handle (a criminal case)差错chā cuòmistake; slip-up; fault; error; accident; mishap 茶道chá dàoJapanese tea ceremony; sado 差额chā ébalance (financial); discrepancy (in a sum or quota)茶馆儿chá guǎn ra teashop 察觉chá juéto sense; to perceive 察看chá kànto watch; to look carefully at 查明chá míngto investigate and find out; to ascertain 插手chā shǒuto get involved in; to meddle 插图chā túillustration 诧异chà yìflabbergasted; astonished 查找chá zhǎoto search for; to look up 插嘴chā zuǐto interrupt (sb talking); to butt in 掺chānto mix (variant of 搀 (chān))搀chānto take by the arm and assist; to mix; to blend; to dilute; to adulterate 馋chángluttonous; greedy 缠chánto wind around; to wrap round 产chǎnto give birth; to reproduce 铲chǎnto level off; to root up 产地chǎn dìsource (of a product); place of origin 颤抖chàn dǒuto shudder; to shiver 阐述chǎn shùto expound (a position); to elaborate (on a topic)产物chǎn wùproduct; result (of)禅杖chán zhàngthe staff of a Buddhist monk 产值chǎn zhívalue of output; output value 铲子chǎn zishovel; spade 长达cháng dáto extend as long as; to lengthen out to 嫦娥Cháng éChang'e, the lady in the moon (Chinese mythology); one of the Chang'e series of PRC lunar spacecraft 偿还cháng huánto repay; to reimburse 厂家chǎng jiāfactory; manufacturer; (coll.) a factory owner; the factory management 敞开chǎng kāito open wide; unrestrictedly 猖狂chāng kuángsavage; furious 常理cháng lǐcommon sense; conventional reasoning and morals 长期以来cháng qī yǐ láifor a long time 常人cháng rénordinary person 常态cháng tàinormal state 畅谈chàng tánto talk freely; to discuss without inhibition 常温cháng wēnroom temperature; ordinary temperatures 畅销chàng xiāoto sell well; bestselling; chart-topping 长效cháng xiàoto be effective over an extended period 倡议chàng yìto suggest; to initiate 长征cháng zhēngexpedition; long journey 长足cháng zúremarkable (progress, improvement, expansion etc)超标chāo biāoto cross the limit; to be over the accepted norm 超车chāo chēto overtake (another car)

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.