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 1,901–2,000 of 11,000Hear any word · Save useful vocabulary

the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4]; chair of a board; university president; college dean; premier of the Republic of China

to say again; to put off a discussion until later

动、连

(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...

(bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactly

certificate; papers; credentials; document; ID

after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then

worth the money; to merit; to deserve; to be worth (doing sth)

direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接[jian4 jie1]); immediate

to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to

(physics) mass; quality (i.e. degree of excellence)

important point; main point; focus; key (project etc)

名、副

specialized; dedicated (to a particular field or purpose); specially; specifically (for a particular purpose)

副、形

to transmit; to forward (mail, SMS, packets of data)

(to take) a turn for the better; to change planes

to study outside of class time (reviewing one's lessons); to study in one's free time

to have confidence in oneself; self-confidence

动、名、形

to dream; to have a dream; (fig.) to indulge in wishful thinking

to write an essay; composition (student essay)

动、名

to act on; to affect; action; function; activity

名、(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.