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

Only the 5,600 words assigned to HSK 7–9.

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

HSK 7–9 vocabulary

Words 5,101–5,200 of 5,600Hear any word · Save useful vocabulary

to praise without cease (idiom); praise sb to high heaven

soon; at an early date; the early days; the past

副、名

(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm

to increase revenue; to increase income by (x amount)

to bask in the light; fig. to benefit from association with sb or sth

(lit.) to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom); (fig.) resolute and decisive; unhesitating; categorical

to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)

to display ostentatiously; to bring out into the open

extent of a rise (in prices etc); amount of increase

to swell; to distend; to expand; swollen; bloated

动、形

full of youthful energy (idiom); vigorous; energetic

lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon

to seek investment or funding; investment promotion

move (in chess, on stage, in martial arts); gambit

to spend all one's time together (idiom)

to cause an accident; to be responsible for an incident

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.