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Official vocabulary list

HSK 7–9
vocabulary.

七至九级词汇

Explore the combined advanced vocabulary band used for HSK 7–9, spanning academic, professional, literary, and specialized contexts.

5,636new words
11,092cumulative words
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Build flexible comprehension across disciplines and infer precise meaning from context, structure, and register.

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Treat this as a reference collection. Prioritize words from material you actually read rather than trying to memorize all 5,636 at once.

Why one HSK 7–9 page? The current standard defines levels 7, 8, and 9 as one combined advanced vocabulary band. Your final level is determined by performance in the advanced exam, so the official word list is presented together.

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HSK 7–9 vocabulary

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Arabic (language)

N

hey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation)

Intj

interjection of wonder, shock or admiration

Intj

to entreat; to implore

V

to go from house to house

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cancer; (esp.) carcinoma

N

cancer

N

(loanword) AIDS

N

alas; oh dear

Intj

(idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible

—

(idiom) standoffish; indifferent

—

to like to look good in the eyes of others; sensitive about how one is regarded by others; proud

—

to cherish; to treasure

V

to be in the way; to be a hindrance; (usu. in the negative) to be of consequence; to matter

—

stable; calm; settled; to stabilize

Adj/V

to placate; to pacify

V

sleeping pill

N

peaceful; tranquil

Adj

steady; stable; sedate; calm; (of sleep) sound; (of a transition) smooth

Adj

at ease; to feel relieved

Adj

easy and comfortable; easy

Adj

button or key (on a device); keystroke

N

it is reasonable to say that...

—

in the ordinary course of events; ordinarily; normally

Adv

case; instance

N

secretly; inwardly; on the sly

N

to assassinate

V

in the dark; in secret

N

expensive; costly

Adj

concave; depressed; sunken; indented; female (connector etc)

Adj

to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct; to endure

V

to stay up late or all night

—

proud; arrogant

Adj

arrogant; haughty

Adj

secret; mystery

N

Olympic Games; the Olympics (abbr. for 奧林匹克運動會|奥林匹克运动会[Ao4 lin2 pi3 ke4 Yun4 dong4 hui4])

N

the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]; gossip

N

(coll.) to be eager for; to long for

V

to peel; to skin

V

ballet (loanword)

N

handle; (fig.) information that can be used against sb

N

to guard a pass; to check on sth

—

handle; grip

N

target

N

(used in place names) plain; flatland; (dialect) sandbar; shoal

N

to remove sb from their post; to dismiss

V

to give up; to abandon (a goal etc)

V

to occupy by force; to seize

V

to break off or break open sth with one's hands; (fig.) to break off (a relationship)

V

in vain; to no purpose

Adv

percentage

N

(botany) lily; (ACG) (slang) yuri

N

encyclopedia

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cypress tree; Taiwan pr. [bo2 shu4]

N

to set up; to arrange; to lay out

V

to be fair; to be impartial

—

ornament; decorative item

N

(often used in the context of diplomacy) to meet with; to pay a visit to; to call on

V

to pay a formal visit; to call to pay respects

V

to pay a New Year call; to wish sb a Happy New Year

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Vocabulary levels and counts follow the GF0025-2021 international Chinese education standard. English glosses are adapted from CC-CEDICT under CC BY-SA 4.0; context may change the best translation.