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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.

ChinesePinyinTranslation
暂且暫且zàn qiěfor now / for the time being / temporarilysyn
赞叹贊嘆zàn tànto exclaim in admirationsyn
赞许讚許zàn xǔto praise / to laudsyn
赞扬讚揚zàn yángto praise / to approve of / to show approvalsyn
赞助贊助zàn zhùto support / to assist / to sponsorsyn
葬zàngto bury (the dead) / to intersyn
葬礼葬禮zàng lǐburial / funeral
糟粕zāo pòdross / dregs / rubbish / fig. useless residuesyn
糟蹋zāo tàto waste / to spoil / to ruin / to wreck / to insult / to humiliate / to defile (a woman) / to rape / also pr. [zao1ta5]syn
遭殃zāo yāngto suffer a calamitysyn
凿鑿záo(bound form) chisel / to bore a hole / to chisel / to dig / (literary) certain / authentic / irrefutable / also pr. [zuo4]syn
枣棗zǎo(bound form) jujube / Chinese date (Zizyphus jujuba)syn
早年zǎo niánmany years ago / in the past / in one's early yearssyn
早日zǎo rìsoon / at an early date / the early days / the pastsyn
灶zàovariant of 灶[zao4]syn
造福zào fúto benefit (e.g. the people)syn
造价造價zào jiàconstruction cost
造假zào jiǎto counterfeit / to pass off a fake as genuinesyn
造就zào jiùto bring up / to train / to contribute to / achievements (usually of young people)syn
则則zé(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but / then / (bound form) standard / norm / (bound form) principle / (literary) to imitate / to follow / classifier for written itemssyn
责备責備zé bèito blame / to criticize / condemnation / reproachsyn
责怪責怪zé guàito blame / to rebukesyn
贼賊zéithief / traitor / wily / deceitful / evil / extremelysyn
增产增產zēng chǎnto increase productionsyn
增收zēng shōuto increase revenue / to increase income by (x amount) / to levy (a surcharge, tax increase etc) / (of a school) to have an increased student intake
增速zēng sùto speed up / to accelerate / (economics) growth ratesyn
增添zēng tiānto add / to increase
增值zēng zhíto appreciate (financially) / to increase in value / value-added (accountancy)syn
渣zhāslag (in mining or smelting) / dregssyn
扎根zhā gēnto take root
扎实扎實zhā shivariant of 扎實|扎实[zha1 shi5]syn
闸閘zhásluice / sluice gate / to dam up water / (coll.) brake / (coll.) electric switchsyn
眨眼zhǎ yǎnto blink / to wink / in the twinkling of an eyesyn
榨zhàto press / to extract (juice) / device for extracting juice, oils etcsyn
炸弹炸彈zhà dànbomb / CL:枚[mei2],顆|颗[ke1]
诈骗詐騙zhà piànto defraud / to swindle / to blackmailsyn
炸药炸藥zhà yàoexplosive (material)syn
摘要zhāi yàosummary / abstractsyn
债債zhàidebt / CL:筆|笔[bi3]syn
债券債券zhài quànbond / debenturesyn
债务債務zhài wùdebt / liability / amount due / indebtednesssyn
沾霑zhānvariant of 沾[zhan1] / to moistensyn
占卜zhān bǔto divinesyn
沾光zhān guāngto bask in the light / fig. to benefit from association with sb or sth / reflected glorysyn
瞻仰zhān yǎngto revere / to admiresyn
斩斬zhǎnto behead (as form of capital punishment) / to chopsyn
盏盞zhǎna small cup / classifier for lampssyn
斩钉截铁斬釘截鐵zhǎn dīng jié tiělit. to chop the nail and slice the iron (idiom) / fig. resolute and decisive / unhesitating / categoricalsyn
展望zhǎn wàngoutlook / prospect / to look ahead / to look forward tosyn
辗转輾轉zhǎn zhuǎnto toss about in bed / from person to person / indirectly / to wandersyn
蘸zhànto dip in (ink, sauce etc)syn
战场戰場zhàn chǎngbattlefield / CL:個|个[ge4]syn
绽放綻放zhàn fàngto blossomsyn
站立zhàn lìto stand / standing / on one's feetsyn
占领佔領zhàn lǐngto capture / to seize / to occupy by forcesyn
战略戰略zhàn lüèstrategysyn
战士戰士zhàn shìfighter / soldier / warrior / CL:個|个[ge4]syn
战术戰術zhàn shùtacticssyn
战役戰役zhàn yìmilitary campaignsyn
占用佔用zhàn yòngto occupysyn
战友戰友zhàn yǒucomrade-in-arms / battle companion
章程zhāng chéngrules / regulations / constitution / statute / articles of association (of company) / articles of incorporation / charter (of a corporation) / by-lawssyn
张灯结彩張燈結彩zhāng dēng jié cǎito be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)
张贴張貼zhāng tiēto post (a notice) / to advertise
张扬張揚zhāng yángto display ostentatiously / to bring out into the open / to make public / to spread around / flamboyant / brashsyn
掌舵zhǎng duòto steer (a ship)syn
涨幅漲幅zhǎng fúextent of a rise (in prices etc) / amount of increase / growth (typically expressed as a percentage)syn
掌管zhǎng guǎnin charge of / to controlsyn
长相長相zhǎng xiàngappearance / looks / profile / countenancesyn
涨漲zhàngto swell / to distendsyn
胀脹zhàngto swell / to distend / to expand / swollen / bloatedsyn
帐篷帳篷zhàng pengtent / CL:頂|顶[ding3],座[zuo4]syn
招标招標zhāo biāoto invite bids
招揽招攬zhāo lǎnto attract (customers) / to drum up (trade)syn
招募zhāo mùto recruit / to enlistsyn
招牌zhāo paisignboard / shop sign / reputation of a businesssyn
朝气蓬勃朝氣蓬勃zhāo qì péng bófull of youthful energy (idiom) / vigorous / energetic / a bright sparksyn
朝三暮四zhāo sān mù sìlit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom) / to change sth that is already settled upon / indecisive / to blow hot and coldsyn
招商zhāo shāngto seek investment or funding / investment promotion
招数招數zhāo shùmove (in chess, on stage, in martial arts) / gambit / trick / scheme / movement / same as 著數|着数[zhao1 shu4]syn
朝夕相处朝夕相處zhāo xī xiāng chǔto spend all one's time together (idiom)
着迷著迷zháo míto be fascinated / to be captivatedsyn
沼泽沼澤zhǎo zémarsh / swamp / wetlands / gladesyn
罩zhàoto cover / to spread over / a cover / a shade / a hood / bamboo fish trap / bamboo chicken coop / (Tw) (coll.) to protect / to have sb's back / (Tw) (coll.) awesome / incredible / (Tw) (coll.) (often as 罩得住[zhao4de2zhu4]) to have things under control / to be able to handle itsyn
照办照辦zhào bànto follow the rules / to do as instructed / to play by the book / to comply with a request
照常zhào chángas usual
召集zhào jíto convene / to call togethersyn
照例zhào lìas a rule / as usual / usuallysyn
照料zhào liàoto tend / to take care of sbsyn
照射zhào shèto shine on / to light up / to irradiatesyn
肇事zhào shìto cause an accident / to be responsible for an incident / to provoke a disturbancesyn
兆头兆頭zhào touomen / portent / signsyn
照样照樣zhào yàngas before / (same) as usual / in the same manner / still / neverthelesssyn
照耀zhào yàoto shine / to illuminatesyn
遮zhēto cover up (a shortcoming) / to screen off / to hide / to concealsyn
遮挡遮擋zhē dǎngto shelter / to shelter fromsyn
遮盖遮蓋zhē gàito hide / to cover (one's tracks)syn
折腾折騰zhē tengto toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly) / to repeat sth over and over again / to torment sb / to play crazy / to squander (time, money)syn
折叠折疊zhé diéto fold / collapsible / folding (bicycle, antenna, bed etc)syn
折合zhé héto convert into / to amount to / to be equivalent to
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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.

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