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.
very much; extremely
副omnipotent; all-purpose
形hundred million; (fig.) enormous quantity; absolutely; certainly (usually followed by a negative expression)
副surefire; absolutely safe (idiom)
—vast body of water
形dynasty
名kingdom; realm
名(card games) trump card; (fig.) ace; star player; top performer; best asset; secret weapon
名lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom); fig. to act belatedly
—usual; customary
名branch; service outlet (of a bank, retail store etc); (printing) halftone dot
名netizen; Internet user; online community member
名former days; the past
名past events; former happenings
名prosperous; flourishing
形busy season; peak period
名vigorous; exuberant
形to attempt vainly; a vain attempt
动、名telescope (CL:部[bu4]); binoculars (CL:副[fu4])
名surname Wei; ancient Chinese state near present-day Chongqing
副microwave oven
名(idiom) negligible; insignificant
—awe-inspiring bearing; authority; power; imposing; impressive; majestic
名、形micro-; subatomic
形to endanger; to jeopardize
动critical; desperate (situation)
形might; formidable power
名subtle
形weak; faint
形to deter
动microorganism
名prestige
名slight; faint
形、副prestige; reputation
名miniature; micro-; tiny
形only; alone
副to go against; to be contrary to
动only; just (i.e. it is only that...)
副to stand in a circle and watch
动perimeter wall; fence
名to defend (legal) rights
动to conduct oneself; behavior; conduct; personal character
动、名only
连、副to break a promise; to violate an agreement
动to break the rules; to violate regulations
动latitude
名exhaust; emissions
名coda; epilogue
名to wither; to dry up (of a plant)
动tactful; euphemistic
形committee member
名committee; commission
名to forge; to fake
动to pretend to be (asleep etc); to disguise oneself as
动、名monosodium glutamate (MSG)
名to fear; to dread
动azure; sky-blue
形to show appreciation (by kind words, small gifts etc); to comfort
动unavoidably; can't help
副satellite TV (abbr. for 衛星電視|卫星电视[wei4 xing1 dian4 shi4])
名to cower; to flinch; to quail; to recoil
动to express sympathy, greetings, consolation etc
动(aerospace) satellite; (astronomy) satellite; moon
名、形to feed (a child, domestic animal etc); to keep
动unknown number; (fig.) an unknown; an uncertainty
名place; seat
名difference in temperature
名temperate zone
名thermometer; thermograph
名hot spring
名greenhouse
名to review (a lesson etc)
动comfort; soft and fragrant
形plague; pestilence
名language; culture
名illiterate
名diploma
名cultivated individual; scholar; literati
名elegant; refined
形mosquito net
名mosquito
名kiss; to kiss
动、名settled; steady; stable
形、动stable; steady
形、动to be a good fit; to be identical with
形firm; stable and steady
形disorder; chaos
形dependable
形steady; earnest
形to give one's respects; to send a greeting
动to be published; to come out
动nest; pit or hollow on the human body
名、动、量to lie; to crouch
动a bed (on a train); a couchette
名(literary) dirty; filthy; (literary) dirt; filth
形、名to slander; to smear
动to entrap; to frame
动eaves; roof (i.e. home)
名to sob; to whimper
动black cloud
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.