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 4,701–4,800 of 11,000Hear any word · Save useful vocabulary

to admit an error; to acknowledge one's mistake

to maintain (that sth is true); to determine (a fact)

to plug; to stop up; to stuff in; (bound form) a stopper; a cork

动、名

(broadly) prose (as opposed to verse); (more narrowly) free-form literary prose, such as essays, sketches and reflections

to hit the market (of a new product); to float (a company on the stock market)

to rise to power (in politics); to go on stage (in the theater)

tongue; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information

to generate; to produce; to form; to be formed; to come into being; to be born with; to be blessed with

ecology; ecological state (the condition or health of a natural environment)

to remain; to be left over; what remains; what's left

to distinguish; to discern; to identify; to recognize

to release (a prisoner); to set free; to release (energy, gas, resources); to express (emotions, goodwill, intentions)

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.