HSK 7-9 Vocabulary List with Pinyin

5,595 words from the advanced band, levels 7-9 of HSK 3.0, the nine-level standard for Chinese proficiency, with pinyin and English translation.

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
编排編排	biān pái	to arrange / to lay out	syn
鞭炮	biān pào	firecrackers / string of small firecrackers / CL:枚[mei2]	syn
边缘邊緣	biān yuán	edge / fringe / verge / brink / periphery / marginal / borderline	syn
边远邊遠	biān yuǎn	far from the center / remote / outlying	syn
编造編造	biān zào	to compile / to draw up / to fabricate / to invent / to concoct / to make up / to cook up	syn
编制編製	biān zhì	to weave / to plait / to compile / to put together (a lesson plan, budget etc)	syn
编织編織	biān zhī	to weave / to knit / to plait / to braid / (fig.) to create (sth abstract, e.g. a dream, a lie etc)	syn
扁	biǎn	flat / (coll.) to beat (sb) up / old variant of 匾[bian3]	syn
贬低貶低	biǎn dī	to belittle / to disparage / to play down / to demean / to degrade / to devalue	syn
贬值貶值	biǎn zhí	to become devaluated / to devaluate / to depreciate	syn
辩辯	biàn	to dispute / to debate / to argue / to discuss	syn
辨别辨別	biàn bié	to distinguish / to differentiate / to discern / to recognize / to tell	syn
遍布	biàn bù	to cover the whole (area) / to be found throughout	syn
便饭便飯	biàn fàn	an ordinary meal / simple home cooking	syn
变革變革	biàn gé	to transform / to change	syn
变更變更	biàn gēng	to change / to alter / to modify	syn
变故變故	biàn gù	an unforeseen event / accident / misfortune	syn
辩护辯護	biàn hù	to speak in defense of / to argue in favor of / to defend / to plead	syn
变换變換	biàn huàn	to transform / to convert / to vary / to alternate / a transformation	syn
变幻莫测變幻莫測	biàn huàn mò cè	to change unpredictably / unpredictable / erratic / treacherous	syn
辩解辯解	biàn jiě	to explain / to justify / to defend (a point of view etc) / to provide an explanation / to try to defend oneself	syn
辩论辯論	biàn lùn	debate / argument / to argue over / CL:場\|场[chang3],次[ci4]	syn
变迁變遷	biàn qiān	changes / vicissitudes	syn
辨认辨認	biàn rèn	to recognize / to identify	syn
变通變通	biàn tōng	pragmatic / flexible / to act differently in different situations / to accommodate to circumstances	syn
便携式便攜式	biàn xié shì	portable
变形變形	biàn xíng	to become deformed / to change shape / to morph
变异變異	biàn yì	variation	syn
辩证辯證	biàn zhèng	to investigate / dialectical
辫子辮子	biàn zi	plait / braid / pigtail / a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent / handle / CL:根[gen1],條\|条[tiao2]	syn
标標	biāo	mark / sign / label / to mark with a symbol, label, lettering etc / to bear (a brand name, registration number etc) / prize / award / bid / target / quota / (old) the topmost branches of a tree / visible symptom / classifier for military units	syn
标榜標榜	biāo bǎng	to flaunt / to advertise / to parade / boost / excessive praise	syn
标本標本	biāo běn	specimen / sample / the root cause and symptoms of a disease
标点標點	biāo diǎn	punctuation / a punctuation mark / to punctuate / CL:個\|个[ge4]	syn
标记標記	biāo jì	sign / mark / symbol / to mark up / (computing) token	syn
标签標籤	biāo qiān	label / tag / (computing) tab (GUI element)	syn
飙升飆升	biāo shēng	to rise rapidly / to soar	syn
标识標識	biāo zhì	variant of 標誌\|标志[biao1zhi4]
标示標示	biāo shì	to indicate	syn
标语標語	biāo yǔ	written slogan / placard / CL:幅[fu2],張\|张[zhang1],條\|条[tiao2]	syn
标致標致	biāo zhi	(of a woman) beautiful / pretty	syn
表白	biǎo bái	to explain oneself / to express / to reveal one's thoughts or feelings / declaration / confession	syn
表决表決	biǎo jué	to decide by vote / to vote	syn
表述	biǎo shù	to express / to articulate / to formulate	syn
表率	biǎo shuài	example / model	syn
表态表態	biǎo tài	to declare one's position / to say where one stands
表彰	biǎo zhāng	to honor / to commend / to cite (in dispatches)	syn
憋	biē	to choke / to stifle / to restrain / to hold back / to hold in (urine) / to hold (one's breath)	syn
别具匠心別具匠心	bié jù jiàng xīn	to show ingenuity / (of a design) clever / brilliantly conceived	syn
别看別看	bié kàn	don't be fooled by the fact that
别墅別墅	bié shù	villa / CL:幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4]	syn
别说別說	bié shuō	to say nothing of / not to mention / let alone
别致別致	bié zhì	variant of 別緻\|别致[bie2 zhi4]	syn
别扭彆扭	biè niu	awkward / difficult / uncomfortable / not agreeing / at loggerheads / gauche	syn
彬彬有礼彬彬有禮	bīn bīn yǒu lǐ	refined and courteous / urbane	syn
缤纷繽紛	bīn fēn	vast and various / rich and diverse	syn
濒临瀕臨	bīn lín	on the edge of / (fig.) on the verge of / close to	syn
濒危瀕危	bīn wēi	endangered (species) / in imminent danger / critically ill	syn
冰雹	bīng báo	hail / hailstone / CL:場\|场[chang2],粒[li4]	syn
冰棍儿冰棍兒	bīng gùn r	ice lolly / popsicle	syn
冰山一角	bīng shān yī jiǎo	tip of the iceberg
冰天雪地	bīng tiān xuě dì	a world of ice and snow	syn
丙	bǐng	third of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / third in order / letter "C" or Roman "III" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 165° / propyl	syn
秉承	bǐng chéng	to take orders / to receive commands / to carry on (a tradition)	syn
秉持	bǐng chí	to uphold / to hold fast to
并发症併發症	bìng fā zhèng	complications (undesired side-effect of medical procedure)	syn
并非並非	bìng fēi	really isn't	syn
并购併購	bìng gòu	merger and acquisition (M and A) / acquisition / to take over
并肩並肩	bìng jiān	alongside / shoulder to shoulder / side by side / abreast	syn
病历病歷	bìng lì	medical record / case history	syn
并列並列	bìng liè	to stand side by side / to be juxtaposed	syn
并行並行	bìng xíng	to proceed in parallel / side by side (of two processes, developments, thoughts etc)	syn
病症	bìng zhèng	disease / illness	syn
拨撥	bō	to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc / to dial / to allocate / to set aside (money) / to poke (the fire) / to pluck (a string instrument) / to turn round / classifier: group, batch	syn
波动波動	bō dòng	to undulate / to fluctuate / wave motion / rise and fall	syn
剥夺剝奪	bō duó	to deprive / to expropriate / to strip (sb of his property)	syn
波及	bō jí	to spread to / to involve / to affect	syn
拨款撥款	bō kuǎn	to allocate funds / appropriation	syn
波澜波瀾	bō lán	billows / great waves (fig. of a story with great momentum)	syn
波浪	bō làng	wave	syn
波涛波濤	bō tāo	great waves / billows	syn
剥削剝削	bō xuē	to exploit / exploitation	syn
波折	bō zhé	twists and turns	syn
伯伯	bó bo	father's elder brother / uncle	syn
博大精深	bó dà jīng shēn	wide-ranging and profound / broad and deep	syn
搏斗搏鬥	bó dòu	to wrestle / to fight / to struggle	syn
伯父	bó fù	father's elder brother / term of respect for older man / CL:個\|个[ge4]	syn
驳回駁回	bó huí	to reject / to turn down / to overrule	syn
伯母	bó mǔ	wife of father's elder brother / aunt / (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother) / CL:個\|个[ge4]	syn
博学博學	bó xué	learned / erudite	syn
博弈	bó yì	games (such as chess, dice etc) / gambling / contest	syn
不算	bù suàn	to not calculate / to not count / to not be considered (as) / to have no weight	syn
不当不當	bù dàng	unsuitable / improper / inappropriate	syn
不定	bù dìng	indefinite / indeterminate / (botany) adventitious	syn
不动产不動產	bù dòng chǎn	real estate / immovable property / immovables	syn
不见得不見得	bù jiàn de	not necessarily / not likely	syn
不愧	bù kuì	to be worthy of / to deserve to be called / to prove oneself to be	syn
不力	bù lì	not to do one's best / not to exert oneself	syn
不妙	bù miào	(of a turn of events) not too encouraging / far from good / anything but reassuring	syn
不慎	bù shèn	incautious / inattentive	syn

The four tones

What the advanced band of HSK 3.0 covers

HSK 3.0 is the revision of the Chinese proficiency test published in March 2021 by China's Ministry of Education and its National Language Commission. It replaces six levels with nine, grouped in three bands: elementary (1 to 3), intermediate (4 to 6) and advanced (7 to 9). The vocabulary of the whole scheme comes to roughly eleven thousand words, against about five thousand at the top of the old six-level system.

The advanced band is one exam, not three. Every candidate sits the same paper, and the score decides whether they are placed at level 7, level 8, level 9 or none of them. It has been running worldwide since November 2022, several years before the lower bands were revised in their turn, and it is taken on a computer only.

The list below is the vocabulary the advanced band adds on top of the first six levels — the words numbered from 5401 upward in the official standard, in the alphabetical order by pinyin that the published list uses. It is more than half of the entire vocabulary of the nine-level scheme, which is why the step up to this band is measured in years.

Every word links to its dictionary entry, where you will find the full definition, the traditional form, the audio pronunciation and example sentences.

HSK 7-9 Vocabulary List with Pinyin

What the advanced band of HSK 3.0 covers

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