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.
good and bad; most unfortunate occurrence
名、副feeling better; to be more at ease
形easy to deal with; not a problem; (polite answer) you flatter me
动to seem; to be like
动kindness; good intentions
名good intention; kindness
名luckily; fortunately
副to waste; to spend
动to be known as; to be nicknamed; to be purportedly
动to waste; to spend
动vast (of ocean); boundless
形calamity; catastrophe
名eager to win; competitive
形time-consuming; to take a period of (x amount of time)
动(bound form) to scold; to expel breath
动to bless; to cherish
动surname He; what
代old variant of 和[he2]; and; together with; with
形pit; stone
名kindly; nice
形there is no need; why should
副to examine; to inspect
动chorus; to chorus
动what kind?; how, what
代、副nuclear power plant
名to check; to verify
动to become reconciled; on good terms with each other
形、动to accord with; to conform to
动lotus
名to act jointly; to form a partnership
动to add up the total; to figure what sth amounts to
动to settle (a dispute out of court); to reconcile
动why bother?; is it worth the trouble?
副let alone; to say nothing of
连seedling (of rice or other grain)
名peaceful relations; harmonious
形nuclear energy
名riverside; river plain
名peaceful coexistence of nations, societies etc
—friendly; polite
形、名Buddhist monk
名to verify; to check
动walnut
名nuclear weapon
名contract; agreement
名far more than; not just
动joint venture
动to acclaim; to cheer
动congratulatory telegram
名a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom); way above the common; manifestly superior
—with astonishment; with a shock
形congratulatory letter or message
名(computing) (loanword) hacker
名dark horse; fig. unexpected winner
名blacklist
名wishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth
动to groan; to snort
动horizontal; across
形horizontal; orthogonal
形(fixed) star
名explosion; bang
拟声、动to bake; to heat by fire
动to cure by drying over a fire (tea, meat etc); to bake
动to cause a sensation; to create a stir in (a place)
动to dry over a stove
动the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
—background (of a painting); backdrop
动to bomb; to bombard
动macro-; macroscopic
形prosperous
形bonus; dividend
名loud and clear; resonant
形red; rosy
形ruddy; rosy
形sweet potato
名grand; imposing
形to enhance; to promote
动to deceive; to coax
动the throat
名to roar; to howl
动reserve; backup
形、名trunk; boot (of a car)
名kind and honest; generous
形support; backing
名fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action); worries about the future consequences
—logistics
名later generations
名backstage area; behind-the-scenes supporter
名follow-up; (dialect) to remarry
形candidate
名descendant
名(medicine) sequelae; residual effects
名to call; to cry
动to call out (a name etc); to shout
动to call for help
动now hot, now cold; (of one's mood, affection etc) to alternate
—a shout; fig. opinion or demand, esp. expressed by a group
名to whistle; to scream; to whiz
动to conform (with); to echo
动to rock; to sway
动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.