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
盗盜	dào	to steal / to rob / to plunder / thief / bandit / robber	syn
盗版盜版	dào bǎn	pirated / illegal / see also 正版[zheng4 ban3]
道别道別	dào bié	to say goodbye / to bid farewell / to pay a farewell call	syn
稻草	dào cǎo	rice straw
倒计时倒計時	dào jì shí	to count down / countdown
道具	dào jù	(theater) prop / paraphernalia / (gaming) item / artifact
悼念	dào niàn	to grieve	syn
盗窃盜竊	dào qiè	to steal	syn
倒数倒數	dào shǔ	to count backwards (from 10 down to 0) / to count down / from the bottom (lines on a page) / from the back (rows of seats)
到头来到頭來	dào tóu lái	in the end / finally / as a result	syn
倒退	dào tuì	to fall back / to go in reverse	syn
到位	dào wèi	to get to the intended location / to be in place / to be in position / precise / well (done)	syn
得不偿失得不償失	dé bù cháng shī	the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)	syn
德才兼备德才兼備	dé cái jiān bèi	having both integrity and talent (idiom)
得当得當	dé dàng	appropriate / suitable	syn
得力	dé lì	able / capable / competent / efficient	syn
得失	dé shī	gains and losses / success and failure / merits and demerits	syn
得手	dé shǒu	to go smoothly / to come off / to succeed	syn
得体得體	dé tǐ	appropriate to the occasion / fitting	syn
得天独厚得天獨厚	dé tiān dú hòu	blessed by heaven (idiom) / enjoying exceptional advantages / favored by nature	syn
得心应手得心應手	dé xīn yìng shǒu	lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job / entirely in one's element / going smoothly and easily	syn
得益	dé yì	to derive benefit	syn
得意扬扬得意揚揚	dé yì yáng yáng	variant of 得意洋洋[de2 yi4 yang2 yang2]
得罪	dé zuì	to commit an offense / to violate the law / excuse me! (formal) / see also 得罪[de2 zui5]	syn
蹬	dēng	to step on / to tread on / to put on / to wear (shoes, trousers etc) / (slang) to dump (sb) / Taiwan pr. [deng4]	syn
登场登場	dēng chǎng	to go on stage / fig. to appear on the scene / used in advertising to mean new product	syn
登顶登頂	dēng dǐng	(lit. and fig.) to get to the top
登陆登陸	dēng lù	to land / to come ashore / to make landfall (of typhoon etc) / to log in (frequently used erroneous variant of 登錄\|登录[deng1 lu4])
灯泡燈泡	dēng pào	light bulb / see also 電燈泡\|电灯泡[dian4 deng1 pao4] / third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang) / CL:個\|个[ge4]	syn
瞪	dèng	to open (one's eyes) wide / to stare at / to glare at	syn
凳子	dèng zi	stool / small seat	syn
堤隄	dī	variant of 堤[di1]	syn
堤坝堤壩	dī bà	dam / dike	syn
低调低調	dī diào	low pitch / quiet (voice) / subdued / low-key / low-profile
提防	dī fang	to guard against / to be vigilant / watch you don't (slip) / Taiwan pr. [ti2 fang2]	syn
低谷	dī gǔ	valley / trough (as opposed to peaks) / fig. low point / lowest ebb / nadir of one's fortunes	syn
低估	dī gū	to underestimate / to underrate
低落	dī luò	downcast / gloomy / to decline / to get worse	syn
低迷	dī mí	blurred (landscape etc) / low (spirits) / in a slump (economy)	syn
低下	dī xià	low status / lowly / to lower (one's head)	syn
嘀咕	dí gu	to mutter / to feel apprehensive	syn
敌视敵視	dí shì	hostile / malevolence / antagonism / to view as enemy / to stand against	syn
笛子	dí zi	bamboo flute / CL:管[guan3]	syn
抵	dǐ	to press against / to support / to prop up / to resist / to equal / to balance / to make up for / to mortgage / to arrive at / to clap (one's hands) lightly (expressing delight) (Taiwan pr. [zhi3] for this sense)	syn
底层底層	dǐ céng	ground floor / first floor / lowest level / lowest rung (of society etc)	syn
抵触抵觸	dǐ chù	to conflict / to contradict	syn
抵挡抵擋	dǐ dǎng	to resist / to hold back / to stop / to ward off / to withstand	syn
底线底線	dǐ xiàn	bottom line / the limit of what one is prepared to accept / (sports) baseline / (sewing) under thread / spy / informer / plant	syn
抵消	dǐ xiāo	to counteract / to cancel out / to offset	syn
抵押	dǐ yā	to provide (an asset) as security for a loan / to put up collateral	syn
抵御抵禦	dǐ yù	to resist / to withstand	syn
底蕴底蘊	dǐ yùn	inside information / concrete details	syn
抵制	dǐ zhì	to resist / to boycott / to refuse (to cooperate) / to reject / resistance / refusal	syn
底子	dǐ zi	base / foundation / bottom	syn
地板	dì bǎn	floor
地步	dì bù	stage / degree (to which a situation has evolved) / a (usu. bad) situation / leeway	syn
地带地帶	dì dài	zone / CL:個\|个[ge4]	syn
地道	dì dào	tunnel / causeway	syn
地段	dì duàn	section / district	syn
帝国帝國	dì guó	empire / imperial	syn
递交遞交	dì jiāo	to present / to give / to hand over / to hand in / to lay before	syn
地势地勢	dì shì	terrain / topography relief	syn
地毯	dì tǎn	carpet / rug
地下水	dì xià shuǐ	groundwater	syn
第一手	dì yī shǒu	first-hand	syn
地狱地獄	dì yù	hell / infernal / underworld / (Buddhism) Naraka	syn
递增遞增	dì zēng	to increase by degrees / in increasing order / incremental / progressive	syn
弟子	dì zǐ	disciple / follower	syn
颠簸顛簸	diān bǒ	to be jolted around (car on a bumpy road, boat on a rough sea, aircraft experiencing turbulence) / (fig.) to undergo a rough experience	syn
颠倒顛倒	diān dǎo	to turn upside down / to reverse / back to front / confused / deranged / crazy	syn
颠倒黑白顛倒黑白	diān dǎo hēi bái	lit. to invert black and white (idiom) / to distort the truth deliberately / to misrepresent the facts / to invert right and wrong	syn
巅峰巔峰	diān fēng	summit / apex / pinnacle (of one's career etc) / peak (of a civilization etc)	syn
颠覆顛覆	diān fù	to topple (i.e. knock over) / to capsize / fig. to overturn (a regime, by plotting or subversion) / to undermine / to subvert	syn
典范典範	diǎn fàn	model / example / paragon	syn
点火點火	diǎn huǒ	to ignite / to light a fire / to agitate / to start an engine / ignition / fig. to stir up trouble	syn
点评點評	diǎn píng	to comment / a point by point commentary
点缀點綴	diǎn zhuì	to decorate / to adorn / sprinkled / studded / only for show	syn
点子點子	diǎn zi	spot / point / dot / speck / drop (of liquid) / droplet / point (of argument) / idea / crux / indication / pointer	syn
垫墊	diàn	pad / cushion / mat / to pad out / to fill a gap / to pay for sb / to advance (money)	syn
垫底墊底	diàn dǐ	to put sth on the bottom / to eat sth to tide oneself over until mealtime / to lay the foundation / to come last in the rankings
奠定	diàn dìng	to establish / to fix / to settle
淀粉澱粉	diàn fěn	starch / amylum (C6H10O5)n	syn
惦记惦記	diàn jì	to think of / to keep thinking about / to be concerned about	syn
电台電臺	diàn tái	transmitter-receiver / broadcasting station / radio station / CL:個\|个[ge4],家[jia1]	syn
殿堂	diàn táng	palace / hall / temple buildings	syn
电网電網	diàn wǎng	electricity grid / power grid / electrified wire netting
电线電線	diàn xiàn	wire / power cord / CL:根[gen1]	syn
电信電信	diàn xìn	telecommunications
电讯電訊	diàn xùn	telecommunications / telecom
垫子墊子	diàn zi	cushion / mat / pad	syn
叼	diāo	to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone)	syn
雕鵰	diāo	bird of prey	syn
雕刻	diāo kè	to carve / to engrave / carving	syn
刁难刁難	diāo nàn	to be hard on sb / to deliberately make things difficult / Taiwan pr. [diao1nan2]	syn
雕塑	diāo sù	a statue / a Buddhist image / sculpture / to carve
雕像	diāo xiàng	sculpture / (carved) statue / CL:尊[zun1]	syn
凋谢凋謝	diāo xiè	to wither / to wilt / wizened	syn
调調	diào	to transfer / to move (troops or cadres) / to investigate / to enquire into / accent / view / argument / key (in music) / mode (music) / tune / tone / melody	syn
调度調度	diào dù	to dispatch (vehicles, staff etc) / to schedule / to manage / dispatcher / scheduler
掉队掉隊	diào duì	to fall behind / to drop out	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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