to suffer; to endure; to pull through (hard times)
动、介HSK 7–9
vocabulary.
Explore the combined advanced vocabulary band used for HSK 7–9, spanning academic, professional, literary, and specialized contexts.
Explore the combined advanced vocabulary band used for HSK 7–9, spanning academic, professional, literary, and specialized contexts.
Treat this as a reference collection. Prioritize words from material you actually read rather than trying to memorize all 5,600 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.
2026 rollout: This syllabus was published in November 2025 and became effective in July 2026. The official second-round HSK 3.0 global trial is scheduled for September 20, 2026, so confirm the syllabus and test format with your center.
Only the 5,600 words assigned to HSK 7–9.
to suffer; to endure; to pull through (hard times)
动、介to go from house to house
—to entreat; to implore
动to suffer; to endure; to pull through (hard times)
动cancer; (esp.) carcinoma
名cancer
名(idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
—to love and respect; love and respect
动vague; ambiguous
形to adore; to admire
动to be in the way; to be a hindrance; (usu. in the negative) to be of consequence; to matter
动、形to cherish; to treasure
动(loanword) AIDS
名stable; calm; settled; to stabilize
形、动to placate; to pacify
动sleeping pill
名peaceful; tranquil
形steady; stable; sedate; calm; (of sleep) sound; (of a transition) smooth
形serene
形at ease; to feel relieved
形easy and comfortable; easy
形to find a place for; to help settle down
动secretly; inwardly; on the sly
名case; instance
名according to reason; in the ordinary course of events; normally
副to push a button; button (one that can be pressed to trigger an action)
名in the ordinary course of events; ordinarily; normally
副in the dark; in secret
名concave; depressed; sunken; indented; female (connector etc)
形to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct; to endure
动proud; arrogant
形arrogant; haughty
形secret; mystery
名to peel; to skin
动scar; scab
名(coll.) to be eager for; to long for
动eighty percent; most probably
数量、副the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]; gossip
名、形to fawn on; to curry favor with
动ballet (loanword)
名palm of the hand; classifier: slap
名to pull up; to pull out
动handle; (fig.) information that can be used against sb
名to guard a pass; to check on sth
动handle; grip
名target
名(used in place names) plain; flatland; (dialect) sandbar; shoal
名the Way of the Hegemon; abbr. for 霸王之道
形a strike; to go on strike
动a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)
助to remove sb from their post; to dismiss
动to give up; to abandon (a goal etc)
动to occupy by force; to seize
动to break off or break open sth with one's hands; (fig.) to break off (a relationship)
动in hundred and one ways; in every possible way
副、数量to sway; to swing
动percentage
名(botany) lily; (ACG) (slang) yuri
名encyclopedia
—to be fair; to be impartial
动ornament; decorative item
名cypress tree; Taiwan pr. [bo2 shu4]
名to ruin; to corrupt
动、形(often used in the context of diplomacy) to meet with; to pay a visit to; to call on
动to pay a formal visit; to call to pay respects
动to request sb to do sth; please!
动to pull; to turn (sth) around
动to issue; to proclaim
动spot; stain
名to issue; to promulgate
动to confer an award
动crosswalk; zebra crossing
名to move; to relocate
动slab; (geology) tectonic plate
名copyright
名to disguise oneself as; to dress up
动partner; companion; comrade; associate; to accompany
名、动to mix; to mix in
动to trip; to stumble
动half the sky; women of the new society
名peninsula
名semiconductor
名stumbling block; obstacle
名radius
名companion; mate
名office; agency; bureau
名half the number; half
名to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
—(idiom) half believing, half doubting; not quite convinced; skeptical
—to run a school
动to accompany (musically)
动helper; assistant
名to tie; bind or fasten together
动to kidnap; to abduct
动scale (instrument for weighing); to weigh
量、名deep cooking pot; to cook slowly in such a pot
名、动to peel; to skin
动to shield; to harbor
动to appraise; to pass judgment on
动wrapping cloth; a bundle wrapped in cloth
名Vocabulary levels, pinyin, parts of speech, and counts follow the official 2025 HSK examination syllabus, published by the Center for Language Education and Cooperation and effective July 2026. English glosses are adapted from CC-CEDICT under CC BY-SA 4.0; context may change the best translation.