to screen (for disease etc)
动HSK 7–9
vocabulary.
Explore the combined advanced vocabulary band used for HSK 7–9, spanning academic, professional, literary, and specialized contexts.
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.
to screen (for disease etc)
动mountains and rivers; landscape
名to incite; to instigate
动valley; ravine
名mountain ridge
名mountain range
名fortified hill village; mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits)
名、形to glisten; to glitter; to twinkle; to flicker; to be evasive; to equivocate
动good (virtuous); benevolent
形meals; food
名to support; to provide support for
动goodwill; benevolence
名without permission
副to be a real headache; to find sth a real headache
—disabled; maimed
动trader; peddler
名sad; emotional
形merchant
名scar; bruise
名business opportunity; commercial opportunity
名condition of an injury
名to discuss; to deliberate
动to negotiate; discussion
动(attributive) commercial
形to appreciate; to recognize the worth of sth
动still; yet
副、连first half of a game or contest
名to report to one's superiors; to appear in the news
动upper layer
名on stage; to go on stage
动to take up one's post; to go on duty; to take up a job
动to get angry; to suffer from excessive internal heat (TCM)
动the skies above a certain place; (aviation) airspace; topless
名(not) even; yet
连to take office; previous (incumbent)
动、名boss; superior
名to appeal (a judicial case); appeal
动to raise (prices); to adjust upwards
动not yet; still not
副upper bound
名(of trains) up (i.e. towards the capital); (of river boats) to go against the current
动to screen (a movie); to stage (a play)
动to get into a habit; to become addicted
动to screen; to show (a movie)
动upper reaches (of a river); upper level
名to bring sth to sb; to deliver
动in a little while; shortly after
副to destroy (or be destroyed) by fire
动somewhat; a little
副cannot do without; to be unavoidable
动a whistle; sentry
名girl; young lady
名luxurious; extravagant
形an extravagant hope; to have excessive expectations
动、名to break; to fracture
动to set up; to put in place; (math.) given; suppose; if
动to set; to set up
动to try; to make an attempt
动socialism
—interaction; social contact
名to skim (through a book); to read cursorily
动association; society
名to be a suspect (in a crime); to be suspected of
动profound; abstruse
形to apply for; to bid for
动to report (to the authorities); to declare (to customs)
动(idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control; unable to do anything about it; (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself)
—deep; profound
形to deepen; to intensify
动social status; price of a slave
名to apply (for license, visa etc)
动deeply felt; heartfelt
形deep emotion; deep feeling; deep love; affectionate; loving
名、形deep friendship
—body
名to enter deeply into people's hearts; to have a real impact on the people (idiom)
—gentleman
名、形to reach out with one's hand; to hold out a hand
动to ponder; to consider
动to file a complaint; to appeal (to an authority, a higher court of justice etc)
动deep (valley or night); abstruse
形to lengthen and shorten; flexible
动to moan; to groan
动silhouette; figure
名to pursue one's studies
动to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue); to promote
动body; pregnancy
名expression; manner
名、形look; expression
名divine; hallow
形appearance; manner
名Daoist immortal; supernatural entity
名to examine; to investigate
动to examine; to investigate
动to examine sth and make a decision; to screen
动to audit; to investigate thoroughly
动to audit; to examine finances
动to hear (a case)
动a trial; to try sb
动to examine and approve; to endorse
动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.