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.
All 11,000 words from HSK 1 through HSK 9.
all-around; comprehensive
形all; entire
名all new; completely new
形to advise; to urge
动to lack; to be short of
动to ensure; to guarantee
动definite; certain
形、动to confirm; to verify
动group; crowd
量、名community; colony
名to ignite; to combust
动to wind; to coil (thread)
动to love ardently; to adore
动heat; quantity of heat
名enthusiastic; ardent
形enthusiastic; ardent; zealous
形talent; talented person
名artificial; manpower
形、名human relationships; interpersonal
形population; people
名humanity; human race
名manpower; labor power
名the people
名Renminbi, the official currency of the PRC (currency codes: RMB or CNY)
名crowd
名human body
名person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance); character (in a play, novel etc)
名to bear; to endure
动to recognize; to know
动calendar
名articles for daily use
名as; as if
动、连like this; so; such
代how; what way
代nowadays; now
名like; as
动as follows
动soft; flexible
形software
名weak; feeble; young
形to sprinkle; to spray
动racetrack; field (for athletics competition)
名tint; coloring; coloration; (fig.) flavor; character
名desert
名sand; grit
名foolish
形(of the sun) to shine on; to bask in (the sunshine)
动to delete
动to fan; to slap sb on the face
动to delete; to cancel
动mountain area
名to be good at; to be expert in
动good and honest; kindhearted
形to be good at; to be adept at
动fan
名to injure; injury
名、动to injure; to harm
动merchant; business
名merchant; businessman
名commercial affairs; commercial
名business; trade
名to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior)
动to upload
动to rise; to go up
动the top and bottom of sth; the full vertical extent of sth; from top to bottom
名to rise; to go up
动to burn; to set on fire; to heat (over a fire); to boil (water, tea etc)
动、名barbecue; to roast
名snake; serpent
名to hate to do sth; to hate to part with
动to be willing to part with sth
动equipment; facilities; installations
名to design; to plan; design; plan
动、名to set up; to establish
动community; neighborhood
名facilities; installation
名to take a photograph; photography
动to set up; to install
动to stretch; to extend
动stature; build (height and weight)
名depth; (of a speech etc) profundity
名、形identity; aspect of one's identity (e.g. mayor, father, permanent resident); role; capacity (as in "in his capacity as ..." 以[yi3] + ... + 的身份[de5 shen1 fen4]); status (social, leg
名deep; profound
形profound; deep
形to penetrate deeply; thorough
动、形far-reaching; profound and long-lasting
形legend; fairy tale
名mysterious; mystery
形to ascend; to rise; to promote; to elevate
动to produce; to manufacture; to give birth to a child
动to exist; to survive
动(of descriptions, writing etc) vivid; lively
形to go up by one grade; to be promoted; to escalate (in intensity)
动to become hot; temperature rise
动organism; living creature; life form; (attributive) biological; bio-
名one of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1]; animal from the Chinese zodiac
名to grow; to grow up
动to save; to economize; to be frugal; to omit; to delete; to leave out
动province
名provincial capital
名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.