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

朝代cháo dàidynasty; reign (of a king)嘲弄cháo nòngto tease; to poke fun at 钞票chāo piàopaper money; a bill (e.g. 100 yuan)超前chāo qiánto be ahead of one's time; to surpass or outdo one's predecessors 超速chāo sùto exceed the speed limit; to speed 抄袭chāo xíto plagiarize; to copy 嘲笑cháo xiàoto jeer at; to deride 朝着cháo zhetowards 吵嘴chǎo zuǐto quarrel 扯chěto pull; to tear 撤chèto remove; to take away 车道chē dàotraffic lane; driveway 撤换chè huànto dismiss and replace (sb); to replace (sb or sth)车祸chē huòtraffic accident; car crash 车间chē jiānworkshop 车轮chē lúnwheel 车速chē sùvehicle speed 车位chē wèiparking spot; unloading point 车厢chē xiāngcarriage 车型chē xíngvehicle model (i.e. particular version of a car or motorcycle etc)彻夜chè yèthe whole night 车轴chē zhóuaxle 趁chènto avail oneself of; to take advantage of 沉淀chén diàn(chemistry) to settle; to precipitate; (chemistry) sediment; precipitate 沉甸甸chén diàn diànheavy 趁机chèn jīto seize an opportunity 沉浸chén jìnto soak; to permeate 陈旧chén jiùold-fashioned 陈列chén lièto display; to exhibit 沉闷chén mènoppressive (of weather); heavy 沉迷chén míto be engrossed; to be absorbed with 陈述chén shùan assertion; to declare 沉思chén sīto contemplate; to ponder 衬托chèn tuōto serve to highlight; to serve as a backdrop or contrasting element 沉稳chén wěnsteady; calm 趁早chèn zǎoas soon as possible; at the first opportunity 沉着chén zhuósteady; calm and collected 秤chèngsteelyard; Roman balance 盛chéngto hold; to contain 承包chéng bāoto contract; to undertake (a job)成才chéng cáito make sth of oneself; to become a person who is worthy of respect 惩处chéng chǔto punish; to administer justice 惩罚chéng fápenalty; punishment 称呼chēng huto call; to address as; form of address; appellation 成家chéng jiāto settle down and get married (of a man); to become a recognized expert 诚恳chéng kěnsincere; honest 逞能chěng néngto show off one's ability; to boast one's merits 成年chéng niánto grow to adulthood; fully grown; adult 成千上万chéng qiān shàng wànlit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers; innumerable 城墙chéng qiángcity wall 逞强chěng qiángto show off; to try to be brave 澄清chéng qīngclear (of liquid); limpid 成群结队chéng qún jié duìmaking up a group, forming a troupe (idiom); in large numbers; as a large crowd 乘人之危chéng rén zhī wēito take advantage of sb's precarious position 成天chéng tiān(coll.) all day long; all the time 成问题chéng wèn títo be a problem; problematic 呈现chéng xiànto appear; to emerge 诚心诚意chéng xīn chéng yìearnestly and sincerely (idiom); with all sincerity 成型chéng xíngto become shaped; to become formed 诚意chéng yìsincerity; good faith 承载chéng zàito bear the weight; to sustain 诚挚chéng zhìsincere; cordial 橙汁chéng zhīorange juice 称作chēng zuòto be called; to be known as 持chíto hold; to grasp 翅膀chì bǎngwing 吃不上chī bu shàngunable to get anything to eat; to miss a meal 迟迟chí chílate (with a task etc); slow 痴呆chī dāiimbecility; dementia 尺度chǐ dùscale; yardstick 吃喝玩乐chī hē wán lèto eat, drink and be merry (idiom); to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure 持久chí jiǔlasting; enduring 吃苦chī kǔto bear hardships 吃亏chī kuīto suffer losses; to come to grief 痴迷chī míinfatuated; obsessed 驰名chí míngfamous 耻辱chǐ rǔdisgrace; shame 池塘chí tángpool; pond 耻笑chǐ xiàoto sneer at sb; to ridicule 痴心chī xīninfatuation 迟疑chí yíto hesitate 迟早chí zǎosooner or later 持之以恒chí zhī yǐ héngto pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere 赤字chì zì(financial) deficit; red letter 充chōngsufficient; full; to fill 宠chǒngto love; to pamper 涌yǒngto bubble up; to rush forth 宠爱chǒng àito dote on sb 重播chóng bōto replay; to rerun 冲刺chōng cì(sports) to sprint; to spurt; to dash; to put in a big effort to achieve a goal as the deadline approaches 充当chōng dāngto serve as; to act as 重叠chóng diéto overlap; to superimpose 重返chóng fǎnto return to 崇高chóng gāomajestic; sublime 重合chóng héto match up; to coincide 冲浪chōng làngto surf; surfing 充沛chōng pèiabundant; plentiful 崇尚chóng shàngto hold up (as an model); to hold in esteem 重申chóng shēnto reaffirm; to reiterate 充实chōng shírich; full

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.