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

All 11,000 words from HSK 1 through HSK 9.

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

HSK 7–9 vocabulary

Words 10,401–10,500 of 11,000Hear any word · Save useful vocabulary

the old man moves mountains (idiom); fig. where there's a will, there's a way

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to increase steadily; to grow with each passing day

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abreast of modern developments; to keep up with the times

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(idiom) to stand out from the crowd; distinctive; different from the rest

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preliminary competition; to hold preliminary heats

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ever more critical; problems get more and more intense

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to create (an original work); (of a work) original

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fate or chance that brings people together; predestined affinity or relationship

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site developed for a group of related enterprises; (industrial or technology) park

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(idiom) in an unending stream; continuous

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(idiom) of long standing; with a long history; stretching back to ancient times

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genuine; intact in original packaging (not locally assembled and packaged)

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to be known far and wide; to be well-known

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established by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement; customary convention

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confused and disoriented

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to hold in store; to contain (untapped reserves etc)

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lit. to devise battle plan in a tent (idiom); fig. planning strategies

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(of alcohol) to ferment; (of a crisis) to be brewing

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to perform calculations; (mathematical) operation

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implicit charm in rhyme or sound; hinted appeal

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disordered and in a mess (idiom); all mixed up and chaotic

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to plant; to grow; to insert; to erect (e.g. a bus stop sign)

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to slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals etc); (coll.) to fleece; to rip off; to overcharge

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to continue the struggle (idiom); to persist; unremitting efforts

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to be unavoidable (idiom)

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to recreate; to reconstruct (a historical relic)

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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.