to look closely at; to examine
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 look closely at; to examine
动kidney
名to seep; to ooze
动(lit. and fig.) to permeate; to seep into
动cautious; careful
形assembly line; production line
名to claim; to state
动farm animal; livestock
名to sublimate; sublimation (physics)
动opportunity to live; hope of success; vigor; vitality
名physiology
名to state; to declare
动、名lifeline
名to fear; afraid
动life (a person's whole life); in one's entire life
名(of a deceased) during one's life; while living
名fame and power; prestige
名unfamiliar; strange
形life or death
名、形reputation; prestige; public esteem
名(of a law, contract, agreement, ban etc) to come into force; to go into effect; to become operative
动career; life (way in which sb lives)
名rigid; stiff; lacking naturalness or smoothness; awkward; forced
形to give birth to; to bear; fertility
动reputation; fame
名to rise in value; to appreciate
动cord; string; rope
名to leave out; an omission
动to simplify matters; to save trouble
动to produce in abundance; to be rich in
动to come out on top; to win (in an election, contest etc)
动grand; majestic
形victory or defeat; the outcome of a battle
名pageant; distinguished meeting
名blooming; in full flower
动overbearing; arrogant bully
—great kindness; magnificent hospitality
名qualified; competent (professionally)
动midsummer; the height of summer
名a sage; wise and holy man
名to be in vogue; to be popular; to be prevalent
动feast
名(of skills etc) to die out; lost
动wetland
名teacher-training; pedagogical
名construction; to carry out construction or large-scale repairs
动to exert (effort or pressure)
动to go out of control
动to lose; to suffer defeat
动to act discourteously; forgive me (for my impropriety)
动out of order (of machine); not working properly
动to lose (sth); to drop (sth)
动、形to lose one's eyesight; to become blind
动moist
形(of a plane, ship etc) to have an accident (plane crash, shipwreck, vehicle collision etc)
动to forget one's manners; to forget oneself
动corpse; dead body
名to fail; to lose effectiveness
动to put in place; to put into practice
动to pressure
动to use fully; to put to use
动military division level commander; teacher
名qualified teacher
名to be missing; to disappear
动separated in time (usu. followed by a quantity of time)
—occasionally; from time to time
副on-site
名、副time interval; work shift
名sometimes good, sometimes bad
—to tell the truth; to tell it as it is
—season; time
名time and place; world of a particular locale and era
名live (e.g. broadcast or recording); what is actually happening
名in vogue; fashionable
形often; constantly
副current trends; the present situation; how things are going
名lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom); fig. to be practical and realistic
—board and lodging; room and board
名entity; substance
名material object; concrete object
名fashion; fashionable clothes
名feces; excrement; a stool; (bound form) secretion (of the ear, eye etc)
名to order sb around; (coll.) to handle (a draught animal, tool, machine etc)
动mission; long-term task to which one devotes oneself
名(idiom) unprecedented in history
—emissary; envoy
名to be bound to; undoubtedly will
副impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force
—to inspect; an investigation
动market economy
—for many generations; generation
名test point; to carry out trial
动、名right and wrong; quarrel
名sophisticated; worldly-wise
名hobby; indulgence; habit; addiction
名to serve; to wait upon
动notable deeds; exploits
名world; earth
名angle from which one observes an object; (fig.) perspective; viewpoint; frame of reference
名appropriate amount
形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.