2025 HSK examination syllabus

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.

5,600new words
11,000cumulative words
What to learn

Build flexible comprehension across disciplines and infer precise meaning from context, structure, and register.

How to use this list

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.

List scope

Only the 5,600 words assigned to HSK 7–9.

HSK 7–9 only 5,600HSK 1–9 combined 11,000
Official 2025 syllabus

HSK 7–9 vocabulary

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

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

动、形

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

according to reason; in the ordinary course of events; normally

to push a button; button (one that can be pressed to trigger an action)

in the ordinary course of events; ordinarily; normally

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

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

名、形

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

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

a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)

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

in hundred and one ways; in every possible way

副、数量

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

to pay a formal visit; to call to pay respects

half the sky; women of the new society

to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished

(idiom) half believing, half doubting; not quite convinced; skeptical

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.