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
直至	zhí zhì	lasting until / up till (the present)	syn
执着執著	zhí zhuó	to be strongly attached to / to be dedicated / to cling to / (Buddhism) attachment	syn
纸币紙幣	zhǐ bì	bank notes / paper currency / CL:張\|张[zhang1]	syn
指标指標	zhǐ biāo	(production) target / quota / index / indicator / sign / signpost / (computing) pointer
止步	zhǐ bù	to halt / to stop / to go no farther	syn
指点指點	zhǐ diǎn	to point out / to indicate / to give directions / to show how (to do sth) / to censure / to pick at	syn
只管	zhǐ guǎn	solely engrossed in one thing / just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest) / simply / by all means / please feel free / do not hesitate (to ask for sth)	syn
指甲	zhǐ jia	fingernail	syn
指教	zhǐ jiào	to give advice or comments	syn
指控	zhǐ kòng	accusation / a (criminal) charge / to accuse	syn
指令	zhǐ lìng	order / command / instruction	syn
指南	zhǐ nán	to guide / guidebook	syn
纸上谈兵紙上談兵	zhǐ shàng tán bīng	lit. military tactics on paper (idiom) / fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice / armchair strategist / idle theorizing / cf Zhao Kuo 趙括\|赵括[Zhao4 Kuo4] leading an army of 400,000 to total annihilation at battle of Changping 長平之戰\|长平之战[Chang2 ping2 zhi1 Zhan4] in 260 BC	syn
指手画脚指手畫腳	zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo	to gesticulate while talking (idiom) / to explain by waving one's hands / to criticize or give orders summarily	syn
指数指數	zhǐ shù	(numerical, statistical) index / (math.) exponent / index / exponential (function, growth)
指望	zhǐ wàng	to count on / to hope for / prospect / hope	syn
指纹指紋	zhǐ wén	fingerprint / the arches, loops and whorls on the fingers	syn
指向	zhǐ xiàng	to point towards / aimed at / facing / the direction indicated	syn
指引	zhǐ yǐn	to guide / to show / to point (the way) / directions / guidance / guidelines	syn
旨在	zhǐ zài	to have as its purpose / to be intended to / to aim to (do sth)	syn
致	zhì	(literary) to send / to transmit / to convey / (bound form) to cause / to lead to / consequently	syn
置	zhì	to install / to place / to put / to buy	syn
治安	zhì ān	law and order / public security	syn
制裁	zhì cái	to punish / punishment / sanctions (incl. economic)	syn
致辞致辭	zhì cí	to express in words or writing / to make a speech (esp. short introduction, vote of thanks, afterword, funeral homily etc) / to address (an audience) / same as 致詞\|致词	syn
至此	zhì cǐ	up until now / so far	syn
质地質地	zhì dì	texture / background (texture) / grain / quality / character / disposition	syn
制服	zhì fú	to subdue / to check / to bring under control / (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status / uniform (army, party, school etc) / livery (for company employees) / CL:套[tao4]
致富	zhì fù	to become rich	syn
滞后滯後	zhì hòu	to lag behind	syn
致敬	zhì jìng	to salute / to pay one's respects to / to pay tribute to / to pay homage to	syn
滞留滯留	zhì liú	(of a person) to remain in (a place) (due to circumstances that prevent one leaving) / to be stranded / (of sth that would typically dissipate, e.g. floodwater, pollutants) to remain / to linger	syn
致力于致力於	zhì lì yú	to devote oneself to / to be committed to
致命	zhì mìng	fatal / mortal / deadly / to sacrifice one's life	syn
稚嫩	zhì nèn	young and tender / puerile / soft and immature	syn
质朴質樸	zhì pǔ	simple / plain / unadorned / unaffected / unsophisticated / rustic / earthy	syn
志气志氣	zhì qì	ambition / resolve / backbone / drive / spirit	syn
智商	zhì shāng	IQ (intelligence quotient)	syn
致使	zhì shǐ	to cause / to result in	syn
质问質問	zhì wèn	to question / to ask questions / to inquire / to bring to account / to interrogate	syn
窒息	zhì xī	to choke / to stifle / to suffocate	syn
志向	zhì xiàng	ambition / goal / ideal / aspiration	syn
治愈治癒	zhì yù	to cure / to restore to health / uplifting / heartwarming	syn
志愿志願	zhì yuàn	aspiration / ambition / to volunteer	syn
制约制約	zhì yuē	to restrict / condition	syn
制止	zhì zhǐ	to curb / to put a stop to / to stop / to check / to limit	syn
钟鐘	zhōng	a (large) bell (CL:架[jia4]) / clock (CL:座[zuo4]) / amount of time / o'clock (CL:點\|点[dian3],分[fen1],秒[miao3]) (as in 三點鐘\|三点钟[san1dian3zhong1] "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘\|五分钟[wu3fen1zhong1] "five minutes" etc)	syn
忠诚忠誠	zhōng chéng	devoted / loyal / fidelity / loyalty	syn
终端終端	zhōng duān	end / terminal	syn
忠告	zhōng gào	to give sb a word of advice / advice / counsel / a wise word	syn
终极終極	zhōng jí	ultimate / final	syn
终结終結	zhōng jié	end / conclusion / to come to an end / to terminate (sth)	syn
终究終究	zhōng jiū	in the end / after all is said and done	syn
中立	zhōng lì	neutral / neutrality
终生終生	zhōng shēng	throughout one's life / lifetime / lifelong	syn
忠实忠實	zhōng shí	faithful	syn
中途	zhōng tú	midway	syn
忠心	zhōng xīn	good faith / devotion / loyalty / dedication	syn
衷心	zhōng xīn	heartfelt / wholehearted / cordial	syn
中性	zhōng xìng	neutral
中叶中葉	zhōng yè	mid- (e.g. mid-century) / middle period	syn
中庸	zhōng yōng	golden mean (Confucianism) / (literary) (of person) mediocre / ordinary	syn
忠于忠於	zhōng yú	to be loyal to	syn
忠贞忠貞	zhōng zhēn	loyal and dependable	syn
中止	zhōng zhǐ	to cease / to suspend / to break off / to stop / to discontinue	syn
终止終止	zhōng zhǐ	to stop / to terminate	syn
肿瘤腫瘤	zhǒng liú	tumor	syn
种族種族	zhǒng zú	race / ethnicity	syn
仲裁	zhòng cái	arbitration	syn
重创重創	zhòng chuāng	to inflict heavy losses / to inflict serious damage	syn
重量级重量級	zhòng liàng jí	(sports) heavyweight class / (fig.) important / major / prominent / influential
重任	zhòng rèn	heavy responsibility	syn
重型	zhòng xíng	heavy / heavy duty / large caliber	syn
重用	zhòng yòng	to put in an important position	syn
众志成城眾志成城	zhòng zhì chéng chéng	unity of will is an impregnable stronghold (idiom)	syn
重中之重	zhòng zhōng zhī zhòng	of the utmost importance / of highest priority	syn
周密	zhōu mì	careful / thorough / meticulous / dense / impenetrable	syn
周岁週歲	zhōu suì	one full year (e.g. on child's first birthday)
周旋	zhōu xuán	to mix with others / to socialize / to deal with / to contend	syn
周折	zhōu zhé	twists and turns / vicissitude / complication / difficulty / effort / CL:番[fan1]	syn
周转週轉	zhōu zhuǎn	to rotate / to circulate (cash, stock etc) / turnover / circulation / cash flow	syn
皱皺	zhòu	to wrinkle / wrinkled / to crease	syn
骤然驟然	zhòu rán	suddenly / abruptly	syn
皱纹皺紋	zhòu wén	wrinkle / CL:道[dao4]	syn
昼夜晝夜	zhòu yè	day and night / period of 24 hours / continuously, without stop	syn
朱红朱紅	zhū hóng	vermilion	syn
诸如此类諸如此類	zhū rú cǐ lèi	things like this (idiom) / and so on / and the rest / etc	syn
诸位諸位	zhū wèi	(pron) everyone / Ladies and Gentlemen / Sirs	syn
竹竿	zhú gān	bamboo / bamboo pole
逐年	zhú nián	year after year / with each passing year / over the years	syn
逐一	zhú yī	one by one	syn
拄	zhǔ	to lean on / to prop on	syn
主编主編	zhǔ biān	editor in chief
主打	zhǔ dǎ	principal / main / flagship (product) / title (track) / to specialize in / to take as one's priority / to primarily focus on
嘱咐囑咐	zhǔ fù	to tell / to exhort / injunction	syn
主力	zhǔ lì	main force / main strength of an army
主权主權	zhǔ quán	sovereignty
主人公	zhǔ rén gōng	hero (of a novel or film) / main protagonist	syn
主体主體	zhǔ tǐ	main part / bulk / body / subject / agent	syn
主题曲主題曲	zhǔ tí qǔ	theme song

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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