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

Words 2,701–2,800 of 5,600Hear any word · Save useful vocabulary

to swing (one's arms, a heavy object); to wave (a sword, one's fists)

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to rotate; to take turns

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outline; silhouette

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ethics

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tire; pneumatic tire

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treatise; discourse

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to prove a point; to expound on

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long-winded; wordy; troublesome; pesky

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radish (Raphanus sativus), esp. daikon

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screw

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naked

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naked; bare; uncovered; exposed

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naked

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drop in elevation; (fig.) gap (in wages, expectations etc)

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to complete a construction project

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to settle; to set up home

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practical; workable

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(idiom) continuously; in an endless stream

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hemp (variant of 麻[ma2]); generic name for hemp, flax etc

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hemp (variant of 麻[ma2]); generic name for hemp, flax etc

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paralysis; palsy

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mahjong

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hot and numbing

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numb; insensitive

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anesthesia

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(archaic) agate; (bound form) standard weight used with a balance scale

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(archaic) agate; (bound form) standard weight used with a balance scale

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(Chinese chess) moving the cannon after moving the horse away; (fig.) a useless action or comment; sth done after it's too late

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horsepower

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chamber pot; wooden pan used as toilet

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to bury; to hide by burying

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to ambush; to lie in wait for

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to engulf; to bury

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to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work; to make an all-out effort

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to bury

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pulse (both medical and figurative)

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arteries and veins; network of blood vessels

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to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark

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to complain; to grumble (about)

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to have one's heart filled with; (to collide) full on

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free; unrestrained

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slow and patient; chronic (disease)

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to extend; to spread

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to travel around; to roam

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to be really busy; pressing business

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rushed and muddled

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boundless; vast and obscure

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(fig.) (of one's actions) blind; unthinking

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blankly; vacantly

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spearhead; barb

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to feign; to pretend to be

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to offend

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bold; presumptuous

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dense (of plant growth); lush

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lush

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classifier for small objects: coins, badges, rings, carved seals, chess pieces, eggs, fingerprints etc (more formal than 個|个[ge4])

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intermediary; vehicle

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to have no strength; to feel weak

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brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy; all smiles

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coal gas; gas (fuel)

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coal

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without end; incessantly

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at one's wit's end; unable to find a way out

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erhua variant of 沒準|没准[mei2 zhun3]

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virtue

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to make more beautiful; to decorate

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happy; blissful

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beautiful; wonderful

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to improve one's appearance (using cosmetics or cosmetic surgery); to make oneself more attractive

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aesthetics

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good name; good reputation

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everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment

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very happy; elated

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stuffy; shut indoors

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sultry; sultriness

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doorstep; sill

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way of doing sth; the right social connection

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bored; depressed

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to deceive; to cheat

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(literary) sincere; honest; genuine; drizzle

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to sprout; to shoot

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(literary) (of moonlight) dim; (literary) murky; indistinct

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(of a seed) to germinate; (of a plant) to sprout; to bud

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ally

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ferocious; fierce

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fierce; violent; vigorous; intense

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suddenly; abruptly

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dream; illusion

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(lit.) to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom); (fig.) to deeply long for; to covet

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to blind (as with dust); Taiwan pr. [mi3]

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riddle

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answer to a riddle

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to puzzle; to confuse

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to be infatuated with; to be enchanted by

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to pervade; to fill the air

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to get lost; to lose one's bearings

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riddle; enigma

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superstition; to have a superstitious belief (in sth)

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riddle; conundrum

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to cover densely

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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.