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

Words 2,001–2,100 of 5,600Hear any word · Save useful vocabulary

to treat sb with the formal courtesy accorded to a host or a guest

to produce the intended effect; to achieve the desired result

(idiom, from the Analects) (usu. of a passer-by who comes across a critical situation) to step in and help; to take brave or selfless action

to accept (a bit reluctantly); to put up with

see 江山市[Jiang1 shan1 Shi4]; rivers and mountains

to transfer (duties to sb else); to give instructions; to tell (sb to do sth)

to cross swords; to have a confrontation (with sb)

(of diverse emotions) to occur simultaneously; to intermingle; common ground; points of commonality; overlap; connection

to whisper to one another's ear

to hand in; to hand over; to pay; to capture (weapons); to seize

to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom); realistic without flights of fancy

to correct; to rectify (e.g. a physical defect such as hearing or vision)

to signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking a song)

enclosed carriage for carrying passengers; (automotive) sedan

to pit oneself against sb; to compete with sb

to educate; to bring up; to nurture; upbringing; breeding; culture

动、名

(idiom) one after another; in quick succession

to take over (from those working the previous shift); to take over (in a leadership role etc)

As You Like It, comedy by Shakespeare; to everyone's delight and satisfaction

to admit or welcome (into a group); to accept (sb or sth)

to reveal; to elucidate; to set forth; to articulate; to announce publicly; to promulgate

flight of steps; (fig.) stepping stone; way to reach the goal of

(idiom) to spare no effort; to do one's utmost

entirely different; different as black and white

to get to know sb; to meet sb for the first time

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.