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.
vast; extensive
形(idiom) very few
—healing efficacy; healing effect
名to get well; to heal
动to settle; to finish
动to arrange; to handle
动、名to draw back the corners of one's mouth (as when smiling, grimacing, or snarling)
动to split; to crack
动crack; crevice
动、名crack; gap
名a list; to list
动hunter
名Liege, town in Belgium; scorching sun
名inferior; disadvantaged
名martyr
名prey; quarry
名shoddy; of poor quality
形to lift up; to carry in one's hand; Taiwan pr. [ling1]
动to face; to overlook
动、介(medicine) clinical
动facing the street
动to approach; to draw near; to be close to (in space or time)
动stingy; mean; miserly
形quick; alert
形、名creative inspiration
名soul; spirit
名part; component
名a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration; to be struck by a brainwave
—smart; clever
形deft; nimble
形to retail; to sell individually or in small quantities
动scattered and fragmentary; scraps
形、名to listen (respectfully)
动fast and abundant (news); clever
形fragmentary; piecemeal; in bits and pieces; sporadic; scattered
形to lead a group; leader of a group
动、名to understand; to comprehend
动to lead troups; (fig.) to lead
动to have a taste of; to realize
动consul
名consulate
名territory
名to understand; to comprehend
动leader
名to adopt (a child, pet etc)
动to slip away; to escape in stealth
动to stroll; to go for a walk
动flowing (of speech, writing); fluent
形to drift about; to wander
动reluctant to leave; to hate to have to go
动to reveal (indirectly, implicitly); to show (interest, contempt etc) by means of one's actions, tone of voice etc
动rogue; hoodlum
名to keep as a souvenir; to recall fondly
动tributary (stream); (fig.) school (of thought)
名to take care; to be careful
动(of time) to pass; to elapse
动(of soil etc) to wash away; to be eroded
动running water; (business) turnover
名to flow
动direction of a current; direction of flow
名to be careful; to pay attention to
动to bleed; to shed blood
动to be mindful; to pay attention to
动river basin; valley
名to be on the move; to roam or wander
动willow
名to stroll; to walk (an animal)
动deaf
形faucet; tap; bicycle handlebar
名grand; prosperous
形cage; basket; container
名to monopolize
动general; broad
形to envelop; to shroud
动to hug; to embrace
动to show one's face; to appear (in public)
动stove; oven
名hot-headed; impulsive; reckless
形food prepared by stewing in soy sauce and spices
名deer
名dew; syrup
名stretch of road; section of a highway or railway
名path; route
名army; ground forces
名outdoors; al fresco
名、形(lit. and fig.) road; path
名to camp out; camping
动method; way
名time and again; repeatedly
副strand; thread
量repeatedly; time and again
副again and again; repeatedly
副green area (e.g. urban park or garden)
名oasis
名(adj.) twin
形egg; ovum; spawn; (coll.) testicles
名(idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled
—brief; sketchy; outline; summary
形、动、副to plunder; to rob
动a little bit; slightly
副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.