HSK 7-9 Vocabulary List

HSK 7-9 adds 5,600 new words in the HSK 3.0 syllabus, for a cumulative total of 11,000 words.

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5,600 words in HSK 7-9
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1挨挨āiin sequence; one by one; next to
2挨家挨户挨家挨戶āijiā-āihùfrom house to house
3哀求哀求āiqiúto beg; to plead
4挨挨áito suffer (a beating, scolding); to endure
5癌癌áicancer; carcinoma
6癌症癌症áizhèngcancer
7爱不释手愛不釋手àibúshìshǒuto love too much to put down
8爱戴愛戴àidàito love and respect
9暧昧曖昧àimèiambiguous; equivocal; dubious (of a relationship)
10爱慕愛慕àimùto adore; to admire
11碍事礙事àishìto be in the way; to matter (usually negated)
12爱惜愛惜àixīto cherish; to treasure
13艾滋病愛滋病àizībìngAIDS
14安定安定āndìngstable; settled; to stabilize
15安抚安撫ānfǔto pacify; to comfort
16安眠药安眠藥ānmiányàosleeping pill
17安宁安寧ānníngpeaceful; tranquil; calm
18安稳安穩ānwěnsteady; stable; calm
19安详安詳ānxiángserene; calm
20安心安心ānxīnat ease; relieved
21安逸安逸ānyìeasy and comfortable
22安置安置ānzhìto find a place for; to resettle (people)
23暗地里暗地裡àndìlǐsecretly; on the sly
24案件案件ànjiàncase (legal or criminal)
25按理按理ànlǐnormally; logically; by rights
26按钮按鈕ànniǔbutton (push button)
27按说按說ànshuōnormally; logically speaking
28暗中暗中ànzhōngsecretly; on the sly
29凹凹āoconcave; sunken; indented
30熬熬áoto simmer; to endure; to stay up (late)
31傲傲àoarrogant; proud
32傲慢傲慢àomànarrogant; haughty
33奥秘奧秘àomìmystery; secret
34扒扒bāto pull down; to dig; to cling to
35疤疤bāscar
36巴不得巴不得bābudéto be eager for; to long for
37八成八成bāchéngeighty percent; most likely
38八卦八卦bāguàthe Eight Trigrams; gossip; gossipy
39巴结巴結bājieto curry favor with; to fawn on
40芭蕾芭蕾bālěiballet
41巴掌巴掌bāzhangpalm of the hand; a slap
42拔拔báto pull out; to select
43把柄把柄bǎbǐngsomething that can be used against someone; handle
44把关把關bǎguānto check carefully; to guard a pass
45把手把手bǎshouhandle; knob
46靶子靶子bǎzitarget
47坝壩bàdam; embankment
48霸道霸道bàdàodomineering; overbearing
49罢工罷工bàgōngto go on strike
50罢了罷了bàlethat's all; only; nothing more
51罢免罷免bàmiǎnto dismiss; to recall (an official)
52罢休罷休bàxiūto give up; to let the matter drop
53霸占霸佔bàzhànto seize; to occupy by force
54掰掰bāito break apart (with hands)
55百般百般bǎibānin every possible way
56摆动擺動bǎidòngto sway; to swing
57百分比百分比bǎifēnbǐpercentage
58百合百合bǎihélily (flower)
59百科全书百科全書bǎikē quánshūencyclopedia
60摆平擺平bǎipíngto settle (a matter); to sort out
61摆设擺設bǎisheornament; something merely for show
62柏树柏樹bǎishùcypress tree
63败坏敗壞bàihuàito ruin; to corrupt
64拜会拜會bàihuìto pay an official visit; to call on
65拜见拜見bàijiànto pay a formal visit (to a senior)
66拜托拜託bàituōto ask a favor of; please
67扳扳bānto pull (a lever); to turn; to win back (a loss)
68颁布頒布bānbùto issue; to promulgate (a law)
69斑点斑點bāndiǎnspot; speckle
70颁发頒發bānfāto issue; to award
71颁奖頒獎bānjiǎngto award a prize
72斑马线斑馬線bānmǎxiàncrosswalk; zebra crossing
73搬迁搬遷bānqiānto move; to relocate
74板块板塊bǎnkuàitectonic plate; sector (of a market)
75版权版權bǎnquáncopyright
76扮扮bànto dress up as; to play (a role)
77伴伴bàncompanion; to accompany
78拌拌bànto mix; to toss (food)
79绊絆bànto trip; to stumble
80半边天半邊天bànbiāntiānwomen (as a social force); half the sky
81半岛半島bàndǎopeninsula
82半导体半導體bàndǎotǐsemiconductor
83绊脚石絆腳石bànjiǎoshístumbling block; obstacle
84半径半徑bànjìngradius
85伴侣伴侶bànlǚcompanion; partner
86办事处辦事處bànshìchùoffice; agency
87半数半數bànshùhalf (the number)
88半途而废半途而廢bàntú’érfèito give up halfway
89半信半疑半信半疑bànxìn-bànyíhalf-believing; skeptical
90办学辦學bànxuéto run a school
91伴奏伴奏bànzòuto accompany (music)
92帮手幫手bāngshouhelper; assistant
93绑綁bǎngto tie; to bind
94绑架綁架bǎngjiàto kidnap; to abduct
95磅磅bàngpound (weight); scale; to weigh
96煲煲bāocooking pot; to stew slowly
97剥剝bāoto peel; to shell
98包庇包庇bāobìto shield (a wrongdoer); to cover up
99褒贬褒貶bāobiǎnto praise and criticize; to appraise
100包袱包袱bāofuburden; bundle wrapped in cloth
101包罗万象包羅萬象bāoluó-wànxiàngall-embracing; all-inclusive
102包容包容bāoróngto tolerate; to forgive; to contain
103包围包圍bāowéito surround; to encircle
104包扎包紮bāozāto wrap up; to bind up (a wound)
105饱和飽和bǎohésaturated; filled to capacity
106饱经沧桑飽經滄桑bǎojīng-cāngsānghaving lived through many changes
107宝库寶庫bǎokùtreasure-house; treasury
108堡垒堡壘bǎolěifort; fortress
109饱满飽滿bǎomǎnfull; plump; full of vigor
110保密保密bǎomìto keep confidential; to maintain secrecy
111保姆保姆bǎomǔnanny; babysitter; housekeeper
112宝石寶石bǎoshíprecious stone; gem
113保守保守bǎoshǒuconservative; to keep (a secret)
114保卫保衛bǎowèito defend; to safeguard
115保鲜保鮮bǎoxiānto keep fresh; to preserve freshness
116保养保養bǎoyǎngto take care of; to maintain
117保佑保佑bǎoyòuto bless and protect
118宝藏寶藏bǎozàngtreasure; hidden treasure
119保重保重bǎozhòngto take care of oneself
120报報bàoto report; newspaper; to reply; to repay
121豹豹bàoleopard; panther
122报案報案bào’ànto report a case to the police
123报酬報酬bàochoureward; remuneration; pay
124报仇報仇bàochóuto take revenge; to avenge
125报答報答bàodáto repay; to requite
126报废報廢bàofèito scrap; to write off
127暴风骤雨暴風驟雨bàofēng-zhòuyǔviolent storm; violent upheaval
128报复報復bàofùto retaliate; revenge
129抱负抱負bàofùaspiration; ambition
130曝光曝光bàoguāngto expose (to the public); to expose (film)
131暴利暴利bàolìhuge profits; windfall profit
132爆满爆滿bàomǎnfilled to capacity; sold out
133报销報銷bàoxiāoto apply for reimbursement; to write off
134暴躁暴躁bàozàoirritable; short-tempered
135爆竹爆竹bàozhúfirecracker
136碑碑bēimonument; stone tablet
137悲哀悲哀bēi’āisad; sorrowful
138卑鄙卑鄙bēibǐbase; mean; despicable
139悲惨悲慘bēicǎnmiserable; tragic
140背负背負bēifùto carry on one's back; to shoulder
141悲欢离合悲歡離合bēihuān-líhéjoys and sorrows; life's vicissitudes
142悲痛悲痛bēitònggrieved; sorrowful
143卑微卑微bēiwēilowly; humble
144备備bèito prepare; to equip; fully
145备份備份bèifènbackup; to back up
146被告被告bèigàothe defendant; the accused
147贝壳貝殼bèikéshell (of a mollusk)
148备课備課bèikèto prepare a lesson
149背面背面bèimiànthe back; reverse side
150背叛背叛bèipànto betray
151背诵背誦bèisòngto recite; to repeat from memory
152备忘录備忘錄bèiwànglùmemorandum
153背影背影bèiyǐngfigure seen from behind; rear view
154备战備戰bèizhànto prepare for war or competition
155奔波奔波bēnbōto rush about; to be busy running around
156奔驰奔馳bēnchíto run quickly; to speed; to gallop
157奔赴奔赴bēnfùto rush to; to hurry to
158本分本分běnfènone's duty; dutiful
159本钱本錢běnqiáncapital; asset; means
160本色本色běnsètrue qualities; natural character
161本事本事běnshiability; skill
162本性本性běnxìngnature; inherent quality
163本意本意běnyìoriginal idea; real intention
164本着本著běnzhein accordance with; in the spirit of
165奔奔bènto head for; towards
166笨蛋笨蛋bèndànfool; idiot
167笨重笨重bènzhòngheavy; cumbersome; unwieldy
168笨拙笨拙bènzhuōclumsy; awkward
169绷繃bēngto stretch taut; to draw tight
170绷带繃帶bēngdàibandage
171崩溃崩潰bēngkuìto collapse; to crumble; to fall apart
172蹦蹦bèngto jump; to bounce; to hop
173迸发迸發bèngfāto burst forth
174逼近逼近bījìnto close in on; to approach
175逼迫逼迫bīpòto force; to compel; to coerce
176逼真逼真bīzhēnlifelike; true to life
177鼻涕鼻涕bítìnasal mucus; snot
178比比皆是比比皆是bǐbǐ-jiēshìcan be found everywhere
179笔墨筆墨bǐmòpen and ink; writing
180比试比試bǐshito have a competition; to compete
181鄙视鄙視bǐshìto despise; to disdain
182弊病弊病bìbìngills; defect; drawback
183必不可少必不可少bìbùkěshǎoabsolutely necessary; indispensable
184必定必定bìdìngbound to; sure to; certainly
185弊端弊端bìduānsystemic problem; malpractice
186壁画壁畫bìhuàmural; fresco
187必将必將bìjiānginevitably; certain to
188壁垒壁壘bìlěirampart; barrier
189碧绿碧綠bìlǜemerald green; bright jade green
190避难避難bìnànto take refuge; to seek asylum
191避让避讓bìràngto avoid; to yield; to get out of the way
192毕生畢生bìshēngone's whole life; lifelong
193避暑避暑bìshǔto escape the summer heat
194鞭策鞭策biāncèto spur on; to urge on
195编程編程biānchéngto program; programming
196编号編號biānhàoto number; serial number
197边疆邊疆biānjiāngfrontier region; borderlands
198边界邊界biānjièboundary; border
199边境邊境biānjìngborder; frontier
200编剧編劇biānjùto write a play; screenwriter
201编排編排biānpáito arrange; to lay out
202鞭炮鞭炮biānpàofirecrackers
203边缘邊緣biānyuánedge; verge; marginal
204边远邊遠biānyuǎnremote; outlying
205编造編造biānzàoto fabricate; to make up; to invent
206编制編製biānzhìto compile; to draw up (a plan)
207编织編織biānzhīto weave; to knit
208扁扁biǎnflat
209贬低貶低biǎndīto belittle; to disparage
210贬值貶值biǎnzhíto devalue; to depreciate
211辩辯biànto argue; to debate
212辨别辨別biànbiéto distinguish; to discern
213遍布遍布biànbùto be found throughout; to cover
214便饭便飯biànfànan ordinary meal; home cooking
215变革變革biàngéto reform; to transform fundamentally
216变更變更biàngēngto change; to alter
217变故變故biàngùunforeseen event; misfortune
218辩护辯護biànhùto defend; to speak in defense of
219变换變換biànhuànto transform; to vary
220变幻莫测變幻莫測biànhuàn-mòcèunpredictable; ever-changing
221辩解辯解biànjiěto justify oneself; to explain
222辩论辯論biànlùnto debate; to argue
223变迁變遷biànqiānto change over time; vicissitudes
224辨认辨認biànrènto identify; to recognize
225变通變通biàntōngto be flexible; to adapt
226便携式便攜式biànxiéshìportable
227变形變形biànxíngto deform; to change shape
228变异變異biànyìto vary; to mutate
229辩证辯證biànzhèngdialectical; to analyze and verify
230辫子辮子biànzibraid; pigtail
231标標biāoto mark; to label
232标榜標榜biāobǎngto flaunt; to advertise
233标本標本biāoběnspecimen; sample
234标点標點biāodiǎnpunctuation; punctuation mark
235标记標記biāojìmark; sign; to mark
236标签標籤biāoqiānlabel; tag
237飙升飆升biāoshēngto soar; to rise rapidly
238标识標識biāoshímark; sign; to mark for identification
239标示標示biāoshìto indicate
240标语標語biāoyǔslogan; placard
241标致標致biāozhìpretty; good-looking
242表白表白biǎobáito declare one's love; to explain oneself
243表决表決biǎojuéto vote; to decide by vote
244表述表述biǎoshùto express; to articulate
245表率表率biǎoshuàiexample; role model
246表态表態biǎotàito state one's position
247表彰表彰biǎozhāngto commend; to honor
248憋憋biēto hold back; to suppress; stifled
249别具匠心別具匠心biéjù-jiàngxīnshowing great originality
250别看別看biékàneven though; despite appearances
251别墅別墅biéshùvilla
252别说別說biéshuōlet alone; not to mention
253别致別緻biézhìdistinctive; novel and stylish
254别扭彆扭bièniuawkward; uncomfortable
255彬彬有礼彬彬有禮bīnbīn-yǒulǐrefined and courteous
256缤纷繽紛bīnfēncolorful; profuse
257濒临瀕臨bīnlínto border on; to verge on
258濒危瀕危bīnwēiendangered; in imminent danger
259冰雹冰雹bīngbáohail
260冰棍儿冰棍兒bīnggùnrpopsicle; ice lolly
261冰山一角冰山一角bīngshān-yìjiǎotip of the iceberg
262冰天雪地冰天雪地bīngtiān-xuědìa world of ice and snow
263丙丙bǐngthird (in a series); grade C
264秉承秉承bǐngchéngto carry on (a tradition); to follow
265秉持秉持bǐngchíto uphold; to hold to
266并发症併發症bìngfāzhèngcomplication (medical)
267并非並非bìngfēiis not actually; is by no means
268并购併購bìnggòuto merge with; to acquire; M&A
269并肩並肩bìngjiānside by side; shoulder to shoulder
270病历病歷bìnglìmedical record
271并列並列bìnglièto stand side by side; to be juxtaposed
272并行並行bìngxíngto proceed in parallel; side by side
273病症病症bìngzhèngillness; disease
274拨撥bōto flick; to dial; to allocate; batch, group
275波动波動bōdòngto fluctuate
276剥夺剝奪bōduóto deprive; to strip of
277波及波及bōjíto spread to; to affect
278拨款撥款bōkuǎnto allocate funds; appropriation
279波澜波瀾bōlángreat waves; upheaval; ups and downs
280波浪波浪bōlàngwave
281波涛波濤bōtāobillows; surging waves
282剥削剝削bōxuēto exploit
283波折波折bōzhétwists and turns; setback
284伯伯伯伯bóbouncle (father's elder brother or older man)
285博大精深博大精深bódà-jīngshēnbroad and profound
286搏斗搏鬥bódòuto wrestle; to fight; to struggle
287伯父伯父bófùuncle (father's elder brother)
288驳回駁回bóhuíto reject; to turn down; to overrule
289伯母伯母bómǔaunt (wife of father's elder brother)
290博学博學bóxuélearned; erudite
291博弈博弈bóyìto compete strategically; strategic game
292不算不算bú suàndoesn't count; not to be considered
293不当不當búdàngimproper; inappropriate
294不定不定búdìngindefinite; uncertain
295不动产不動產búdòngchǎnreal estate; immovable property
296不见得不見得bújiàndénot necessarily
297不愧不愧búkuìto truly deserve to be called
298不力不力búlìineffective; not trying hard enough
299不妙不妙búmiàonot good; ominous
300不慎不慎búshèncareless; inadvertent

Words and pinyin: the official HSK 3.0 syllabus (2025). Traditional characters and English meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT and shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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