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

All 11,000 words from HSK 1 through HSK 9.

HSK 7–9 only 5,600HSK 1–9 combined 11,000
Official 2025 syllabus

HSK 7–9 vocabulary

Words 3,101–3,200 of 11,000Hear any word · Save useful vocabulary

pain; (of a body part) to be painful; to be sore; to hurt

to submit (a report etc); to refer (a problem) to sb

subject; title; topic; exercise or exam question (CL:道[dao4])

to mention; to bring up; (lit. and fig.) to lift; to raise

to promote (to a higher-ranking position); to lift; to hoist

to know from experience; to learn through experience

动、名

to challenge; to take on a challenge; a challenge

动、名

to go through; to pass through; to be in general use

to unify; to integrate; unified; integrated

动、形

to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc); to cast (a ballot)

to push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan); to promote; to give impetus to

to return (sth borrowed etc); to send back; to refund; to rebate

to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement

the outside; (attributive) external; exterior; surface

(of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive; well-developed

形、动

to go back and forth; to go to and fro; to do a round trip

network (computing, telecommunications, transport etc)

to harm; to jeopardize; to endanger; harmful effect; damage

maintenance (of equipment); to protect and maintain

huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc)

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.