to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again
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 toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again
动to fold; collapsible; folding (bicycle, antenna, bed etc)
动to convert into; to amount to
动philosophic theory; philosophy
名to torment; to torture
动to refract; refraction
动a collection of rare and valuable items; to collect (such items)
动、名to detect; to investigate
动to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat; measure for measure
—acupuncture and moxibustion; to give or have acupuncture and moxibustion
名(physics) vacuum; (fig.) vacuum
名truth
名real situation; the truth; true emotions; true feelings
名indeed; truly; (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)
动to place great importance on; to treasure
动detective; to do detective work
动、名rare; precious and uncommon
形wholeheartedness; sincerity
名sincere; sincerity
形to treasure; to cherish; to value highly; (in parting) take good care of yourself
动to consider; to deliberate
动(bound form) pillow; to rest one's head on
动clinic
名to shake; to vibrate
动to shake up; to jolt
动(military) position; front
名calm; unperturbed
形、动to vibrate; to shake
动to shake; to vibrate
动to stir oneself up; to raise one's spirits
形、动to shake; to shock
动calm; cool
形、动to shock; to astonish
形、动troop arrangement; battle formation
名to revive; to revitalize; to invigorate; to re-energize
动group of people; camp
名to bestir oneself; to pull oneself together
形、动journey; trip
动to evaporate; (of cooking) to steam
动a dispute; to wrangle
动dispute; controversy
名to evaporate; (fig.) to vanish; to disappear
动lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time; making every second count
—to conquer; to subdue
动to win an honor; to strive to win a prize
动to collect; to recruit
动hard lump in the abdomen (in Chinese medicine); crux of an issue
名to work hard for sth; to resolve on improvement
动to levy (a tax); to expropriate
动to fall over each other in their eagerness to ...
副(idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind
—first month of the lunar year
名to struggle
动to dispute; to disagree
动to tidy up; to reorganize
动to conform; to integrate
动neatly; tidy
形to save; to rescue
动whole number; integer (math.)
名to bring under control; to regulate
动genuine; legal
名honest; reasonable
形political party
名decent; honorable
形positive energy; positivity
名healthy atmosphere; moral spirit; unyielding integrity; probity
名regime; political power
名negotiable security (financial); certificate
名witness
名to face squarely; to meet head on; to face up to
动upright; upstanding
形serious; solemn
形orthodox school; fig. traditional
名、形(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him
代to weave; to knit
动during; at the time of
名to know oneself; to be intimate or close
形、名trestle; support; stand; frame; (medicine) stent
名、动perception; consciousness
名tributary (river)
名sesame (seed)
名to control; to dominate
动check (bank); cheque
名intellectual; intelligentsia
—limb; limbs and trunk
名to provide assistance; to support
动mainstay; pillar
名content with one's situation; to know contentment (hence happiness)
形satisfied with what one has (idiom)
—one's professional position; title
名to reach (a place) directly; (transportation) to reach the destination without changing service or without stopping
动to enforce a law; law enforcement
动direct observation; directly perceived through the senses
形diameter
名intuition
名function; role
名valuable; costly
形helicopter
名to look straight at
动straight line; sharply (rise or fall)
名、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.