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 201–300 of 5,600Hear any word · Save useful vocabulary

to arrange; to lay out

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firecrackers; string of small firecrackers

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edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery; marginal; borderline

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far from the center; remote

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to compile; to draw up

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to establish (a unit or department); to weave; to plait

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to weave; to knit; to plait; to braid; (fig.) to create (sth abstract, e.g. a dream, a lie etc)

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flat; (coll.) to beat (sb) up

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to belittle; to disparage

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to become devaluated; to devaluate

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to dispute; to debate

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to distinguish; to differentiate; to discern; to recognize; to tell

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to cover the whole (area); to be found throughout

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an ordinary meal; simple home cooking

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to transform; to change

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to change; to alter

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an unforeseen event; accident

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to speak in defense of; to argue in favor of

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to transform; to convert

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to change unpredictably; unpredictable

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to explain; to justify

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debate; argument

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changes; vicissitudes

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to recognize; to identify

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pragmatic; flexible

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portable

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to become deformed; to change shape; to morph

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variation

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to investigate; dialectical

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plait; braid

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mark; sign

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to flaunt; to advertise

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specimen; sample; the root cause and symptoms of a disease

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punctuation; a punctuation mark

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sign; mark

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label; tag

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to rise rapidly; to soar

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to mark; to indicate; identifying sign

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to indicate

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written slogan; placard

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Peugeot (automobile brand)

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to explain oneself; to express

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to decide by vote; to vote

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to express; to articulate; to formulate

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example; model

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to declare one's position; to say where one stands

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to honor; to commend

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to choke; to stifle

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to show ingenuity; (of a design) clever

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don't be fooled by the fact that

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villa

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to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone

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unusual; unique

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awkward; difficult

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refined and courteous; urbane

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vast and various; rich and diverse

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on the edge of; (fig.) on the verge of

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endangered (species); in imminent danger

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hail; hailstone

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ice lolly; popsicle

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tip of the iceberg

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a world of ice and snow

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third of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; third in order

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to take orders; to receive commands

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to uphold; to hold fast to

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complications (undesired side-effect of medical procedure)

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really isn't

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merger and acquisition (M and A); acquisition

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alongside; shoulder to shoulder

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medical record; case history

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to stand side by side; to be juxtaposed

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to proceed in parallel; side by side

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disease; illness

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to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc; to dial

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to undulate; to fluctuate

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to deprive; to expropriate

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to spread to; to involve

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to allocate funds; appropriation

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billows; great waves (fig. of a story with great momentum)

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wave

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billows; great waves; surging waves

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to exploit; exploitation

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twists and turns

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father's elder brother; uncle

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(idiom) wide-ranging and profound

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to wrestle; to fight; to struggle

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father's elder brother; term of respect for older man

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to reject; to turn down

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wife of father's elder brother; aunt

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learned; erudite

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games (such as chess, dice etc); gambling

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to not calculate; to not count

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unsuitable; improper; inappropriate

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indefinite; indeterminate

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real estate; immovable property

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not necessarily; not likely

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to be worthy of; to deserve to be called

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not to do one's best; not to exert oneself

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(of a turn of events) not too encouraging; far from good

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incautious; inattentive

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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.