HSK 3.0 vocabulary
HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 Vocabulary List
All 5,606 words for the HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 exam — the advanced 7–9 band of the 2021 HSK standard for near-native proficiency. Every word links to a full entry with example sentences, pinyin, and traditional characters.
| Word | Traditional | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 烦恼 | 煩惱 | fán nǎo | to be worried |
| 干燥 | 乾燥 | gān zào | to dry (of weather, paint, cement etc) |
| 孤单 | 孤單 | gū dān | lone |
| 咳嗽 | ké sou | to cough | |
| 害羞 | hài xiū | shy | |
| 流泪 | 流淚 | liú lèi | to shed tears |
| 马虎 | 馬虎 | mǎ hu | careless |
| 乒乓球 | pīng pāng qiú | table tennis | |
| 亲戚 | 親戚 | qīn qi | a relative (i.e. family relation) |
| 狮子 | 獅子 | shī zi | lion |
| 湿润 | 濕潤 | shī rùn | moist |
| 顺便 | 順便 | shùn biàn | conveniently |
| 羡慕 | 羨慕 | xiàn mù | to envy |
| 牙膏 | yá gāo | toothpaste | |
| 钥匙 | 鑰匙 | yào shi | key |
| 以 | yǐ | to use | |
| 窄 | zhǎi | narrow | |
| 之 | zhī | (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) | |
| 做生意 | zuò shēng yì | to do business | |
| 唉 | ài | alas | |
| 爱惜 | 愛惜 | ài xī | to cherish |
| 悲观 | 悲觀 | bēi guān | pessimistic |
| 鞭炮 | biān pào | firecrackers | |
| 丙 | bǐng | third of the ten Heavenly Stems 干 | |
| 脖子 | bó zi | neck | |
| 不见得 | 不見得 | bù jiàn de | not necessarily |
| 步骤 | 步驟 | bù zhòu | procedure |
| 彩虹 | cǎi hóng | rainbow | |
| 惭愧 | 慚愧 | cán kuì | ashamed |
| 操心 | cāo xīn | to worry about | |
| 测验 | 測驗 | cè yàn | test |
| 朝代 | cháo dài | dynasty | |
| 车厢 | 車廂 | chē xiāng | carriage |
| 趁 | chèn | to avail oneself of | |
| 称呼 | 稱呼 | chēng hu | to call |
| 诚恳 | 誠懇 | chéng kěn | sincere |
| 吃亏 | 吃虧 | chī kuī | to suffer losses |
| 翅膀 | chì bǎng | wing | |
| 抽屉 | 抽屜 | chōu ti | drawer |
| 抽象 | chōu xiàng | abstract | |
| 传染 | 傳染 | chuán rǎn | to infect |
| 磁带 | 磁帶 | cí dài | magnetic tape |
| 匆忙 | cōng máng | hasty | |
| 催 | cuī | to urge | |
| 打交道 | dǎ jiāo dào | to come into contact with | |
| 打招呼 | dǎ zhāo hu | to greet sb by word or action | |
| 耽误 | 耽誤 | dān wu | to delay |
| 倒霉 | dǎo méi | to have bad luck | |
| 地道 | dì dào | tunnel | |
| 地理 | dì lǐ | geography | |
| 地毯 | dì tǎn | carpet | |
| 点心 | 點心 | diǎn xin | light refreshments |
| 丁 | dīng | male adult | |
| 逗 | dòu | to tease (playfully) | |
| 多亏 | 多虧 | duō kuī | thanks to |
| 多余 | 多餘 | duō yú | superfluous |
| 躲藏 | duǒ cáng | to conceal oneself | |
| 恶劣 | 惡劣 | è liè | vile |
| 发愁 | 發愁 | fā chóu | to worry |
| 发抖 | 發抖 | fā dǒu | to tremble |
| 妨碍 | 妨礙 | fáng ài | to hinder |
| 肥皂 | féi zào | soap | |
| 废话 | 廢話 | fèi huà | nonsense |
| 讽刺 | 諷刺 | fěng cì | to satirize |
| 辅导 | 輔導 | fǔ dǎo | to give guidance |
| 付款 | fù kuǎn | to pay a sum of money | |
| 感激 | gǎn jī | to be grateful | |
| 胳膊 | gē bo | arm | |
| 鸽子 | 鴿子 | gē zi | pigeon |
| 革命 | gé mìng | to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning) | |
| 公寓 | gōng yù | apartment building | |
| 鼓舞 | gǔ wǔ | heartening (news) | |
| 雇佣 | 雇傭 | gù yōng | to employ |
| 挂号 | 掛號 | guà hào | to register (at a hospital etc) |
| 乖 | guāi | (of a child) obedient, well-behaved | |
| 拐弯 | 拐彎 | guǎi wān | to go round a curve |
| 怪不得 | guài bu de | no wonder! | |
| 管子 | guǎn zi | tube | |
| 罐头 | 罐頭 | guàn tou | tin |
| 光滑 | guāng huá | glossy | |
| 规矩 | 規矩 | guī ju | lit. compass and set square |
| 柜台 | 櫃檯 | guì tái | sales counter |
| 过期 | 過期 | guò qī | to be overdue |
| 豪华 | 豪華 | háo huá | luxurious |
| 合影 | hé yǐng | to take a joint photo | |
| 何必 | hé bì | there is no need | |
| 何况 | 何況 | hé kuàng | let alone |
| 胡说 | 胡說 | hú shuō | to talk nonsense |
| 糊涂 | 糊塗 | hú tu | muddled |
| 华裔 | 華裔 | huá yì | ethnic Chinese |
| 滑冰 | huá bīng | to skate | |
| 慌张 | 慌張 | huāng zhāng | flustered |
| 皇后 | huáng hòu | empress | |
| 灰 | huī | ash | |
| 灰尘 | 灰塵 | huī chén | dust |
| 灰心 | huī xīn | to lose heart | |
| 挥 | 揮 | huī | to wave |
| 婚姻 | hūn yīn | matrimony | |
| 寂寞 | jì mò | lonely | |
| 假装 | 假裝 | jiǎ zhuāng | to feign |
| 嫁 | jià | (of a woman) to marry | |
| 尖锐 | 尖銳 | jiān ruì | sharp |
| 肩膀 | jiān bǎng | shoulder | |
| 艰巨 | 艱巨 | jiān jù | arduous |
| 煎 | jiān | to pan fry | |
| 浇 | 澆 | jiāo | to pour liquid |
| 狡猾 | jiǎo huá | crafty | |
| 戒烟 | 戒煙 | jiè yān | to give up smoking |
| 戒指 | jiè zhi | (finger) ring | |
| 借口 | jiè kǒu | to use as an excuse | |
| 金属 | 金屬 | jīn shǔ | metal |
| 谨慎 | 謹慎 | jǐn shèn | cautious |
| 敬爱 | 敬愛 | jìng ài | to respect and love |
| 救护车 | 救護車 | jiù hù chē | ambulance |
| 舅舅 | jiù jiu | mother's brother | |
| 均匀 | 均勻 | jūn yún | even |
| 卡车 | 卡車 | kǎ chē | truck |
| 砍 | kǎn | to chop | |
| 刻苦 | kè kǔ | hardworking | |
| 恐怖 | kǒng bù | terrible | |
| 口味 | kǒu wèi | a person's preferences | |
| 夸 | 誇 | kuā | to boast |
| 蜡烛 | 蠟燭 | là zhú | candle |
| 辣椒 | là jiāo | hot pepper | |
| 拦 | 攔 | lán | to block sb's path |
| 狼 | láng | wolf | |
| 姥姥 | lǎo lao | (coll.) mother's mother | |
| 立方 | lì fāng | cube (math.) | |
| 粒 | lì | grain | |
| 零件 | líng jiàn | part | |
| 零钱 | 零錢 | líng qián | change (of money) |
| 领域 | 領域 | lǐng yù | domain |
| 浏览 | 瀏覽 | liú lǎn | to skim over |
| 轮流 | 輪流 | lún liú | to alternate |
| 冒险 | 冒險 | mào xiǎn | to take risks |
| 眉毛 | méi mao | eyebrow | |
| 煤炭 | méi tàn | coal | |
| 魅力 | mèi lì | charm | |
| 迷路 | mí lù | to lose the way | |
| 谜语 | 謎語 | mí yǔ | riddle |
| 蜜蜂 | mì fēng | bee | |
| 棉花 | mián hua | cotton | |
| 苗条 | 苗條 | miáo tiao | (of a woman) slim |
| 陌生 | mò shēng | strange | |
| 目录 | 目錄 | mù lù | catalog |
| 难怪 | 難怪 | nán guài | (it's) no wonder (that...) |
| 嫩 | nèn | young and tender | |
| 能源 | néng yuán | energy | |
| 宁可 | 寧可 | nìng kě | preferably |
| 佩服 | pèi fú | to admire | |
| 疲劳 | 疲勞 | pí láo | fatigue |
| 飘 | 飄 | piāo | to float |
| 朴素 | 樸素 | pǔ sù | plain and simple |
| 奇迹 | 奇跡 | qí jì | miracle |
| 侵略 | qīn lüè | to invade | |
| 勤劳 | 勤勞 | qín láo | hardworking |
| 清淡 | qīng dàn | light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored) | |
| 娶 | qǔ | to take a wife | |
| 嚷 | rǎng | to shout | |
| 人事 | rén shì | personnel | |
| 日程 | rì chéng | schedule | |
| 荣幸 | 榮幸 | róng xìng | honored (to have the privilege of ...) |
| 荣誉 | 榮譽 | róng yù | honor |
| 融化 | róng huà | to melt | |
| 嗓子 | sǎng zi | throat | |
| 沙滩 | 沙灘 | shā tān | beach |
| 删除 | 刪除 | shān chú | to delete |
| 绳子 | 繩子 | shéng zi | cord |
| 省略 | shěng lüè | to leave out | |
| 失眠 | shī mián | to suffer from insomnia | |
| 时髦 | 時髦 | shí máo | in vogue |
| 时尚 | 時尚 | shí shàng | fashion |
| 实话 | 實話 | shí huà | truth |
| 收据 | 收據 | shōu jù | receipt |
| 寿命 | 壽命 | shòu mìng | life span |
| 梳子 | shū zi | comb | |
| 甩 | shuǎi | to throw | |
| 丝绸 | 絲綢 | sī chóu | silk cloth |
| 丝毫 | 絲毫 | sī háo | the slightest amount or degree |
| 撕 | sī | to tear | |
| 寺庙 | 寺廟 | sì miào | temple |
| 所谓 | 所謂 | suǒ wèi | so-called |
| 太极拳 | 太極拳 | tài jí quán | shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan |
| 坦率 | tǎn shuài | frank (discussion) | |
| 烫 | 燙 | tàng | to scald |
| 逃避 | táo bì | to escape | |
| 体贴 | 體貼 | tǐ tiē | considerate (of other people's needs) |
| 铜 | 銅 | tóng | copper (chemistry) |
| 统治 | 統治 | tǒng zhì | to rule (a country) |
| 推辞 | 推辭 | tuī cí | to decline (an appointment, invitation etc) |
| 推荐 | 推薦 | tuī jiàn | to recommend |
| 歪 | wāi | askew | |
| 往返 | wǎng fǎn | to go back and forth | |
| 委屈 | wěi qu | to feel wronged | |
| 温柔 | 溫柔 | wēn róu | gentle and soft |
| 文具 | wén jù | stationery | |
| 吻 | wěn | kiss | |
| 雾 | 霧 | wù | fog |
| 瞎 | xiā | blind | |
| 相对 | 相對 | xiāng duì | relatively |
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