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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 黑心 | hēi xīn | ruthless and lacking in conscience | |
| 嘿 | hēi | hey | |
| 痕迹 | 痕跡 | hén jì | vestige |
| 恨不得 | hèn bu de | wishing one could do sth | |
| 哼 | hēng | to groan | |
| 横七竖八 | 橫七豎八 | héng qī shù bā | in disorder |
| 横向 | 橫向 | héng xiàng | horizontal |
| 轰 | 轟 | hōng | explosion |
| 轰动 | 轟動 | hōng dòng | to cause a sensation |
| 轰炸 | 轟炸 | hōng zhà | to bomb |
| 哄 | hǒng | to deceive | |
| 哄堂大笑 | hōng táng dà xiào | the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom) | |
| 烘干 | 烘乾 | hōng gān | to dry over a stove |
| 烘托 | hōng tuō | background (of a painting) | |
| 弘扬 | 弘揚 | hóng yáng | to enhance |
| 红灯 | 紅燈 | hóng dēng | red light |
| 红火 | 紅火 | hóng huǒ | prosperous |
| 红扑扑 | 紅撲撲 | hóng pū pū | red |
| 红润 | 紅潤 | hóng rùn | ruddy |
| 红薯 | 紅薯 | hóng shǔ | sweet potato |
| 红眼 | 紅眼 | hóng yǎn | to become infuriated |
| 宏观 | 宏觀 | hóng guān | macro- |
| 宏伟 | 宏偉 | hóng wěi | grand |
| 洪亮 | hóng liàng | loud and clear | |
| 喉咙 | 喉嚨 | hóu lóng | the throat |
| 吼 | hǒu | to roar | |
| 后备 | 後備 | hòu bèi | reserve |
| 后备箱 | 後備箱 | hòu bèi xiāng | trunk |
| 后代 | 後代 | hòu dài | descendant |
| 后盾 | 後盾 | hòu dùn | support |
| 后顾之忧 | 後顧之憂 | hòu gù zhī yōu | fears of trouble in the rear (idiom) |
| 后期 | 後期 | hòu qī | late stage |
| 后勤 | 後勤 | hòu qín | logistics |
| 后人 | 後人 | hòu rén | later generation |
| 后台 | 後台 | hòu tái | backstage area |
| 后退 | 後退 | hòu tuì | to recoil |
| 后续 | 後續 | hòu xù | follow-up |
| 后遗症 | 後遺症 | hòu yí zhèng | (medicine) sequelae |
| 后裔 | 後裔 | hòu yì | descendant |
| 后者 | 後者 | hòu zhě | the latter |
| 厚道 | hòu dao | kind and honest | |
| 厚度 | hòu dù | thickness | |
| 候选人 | 候選人 | hòu xuǎn rén | candidate |
| 呼风唤雨 | 呼風喚雨 | hū fēng huàn yǔ | to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom) |
| 呼唤 | 呼喚 | hū huàn | to call out (a name etc) |
| 呼救 | hū jiù | to call for help | |
| 呼声 | 呼聲 | hū shēng | a shout |
| 呼吁 | 呼籲 | hū yù | to call on (sb to do sth) |
| 呼应 | 呼應 | hū yìng | to conform (with) |
| 忽高忽低 | hū gāo hū dī | alternately soaring and plunging | |
| 忽悠 | hū you | to rock | |
| 胡闹 | 胡鬧 | hú nào | to act willfully and make a scene |
| 胡思乱想 | 胡思亂想 | hú sī luàn xiǎng | to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom) |
| 湖泊 | hú pō | lake | |
| 互补 | 互補 | hù bǔ | complementary |
| 互访 | 互訪 | hù fǎng | exchange visits |
| 互信 | hù xìn | mutual trust | |
| 互助 | hù zhù | to help each other | |
| 护理 | 護理 | hù lǐ | to nurse |
| 糊 | hú | muddled | |
| 花瓣 | huā bàn | petal | |
| 花卉 | huā huì | flowers and plants | |
| 花纹 | 花紋 | huā wén | decorative design |
| 花样 | 花樣 | huā yàng | pattern |
| 哗变 | 嘩變 | huá biàn | mutiny |
| 哗然 | 嘩然 | huá rán | in uproar |
| 华丽 | 華麗 | huá lì | gorgeous |
| 华侨 | 華僑 | huá qiáo | overseas Chinese |
| 滑稽 | huá jī | comical | |
| 滑梯 | huá tī | (children's) sliding board | |
| 滑雪 | huá xuě | to ski | |
| 化肥 | huà féi | fertilizer | |
| 化身 | huà shēn | incarnation | |
| 化纤 | 化纖 | huà xiān | synthetic fiber |
| 化险为夷 | 化險為夷 | huà xiǎn wéi yí | to turn peril into safety (idiom) |
| 化验 | 化驗 | huà yàn | chemical examination |
| 化妆 | 化妝 | huà zhuāng | to put on makeup |
| 划时代 | 劃時代 | huà shí dài | epoch-marking |
| 划算 | huá suàn | to calculate | |
| 画册 | 畫冊 | huà cè | picture album |
| 画龙点睛 | 畫龍點睛 | huà lóng diǎn jīng | to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom) |
| 画蛇添足 | 畫蛇添足 | huà shé tiān zú | lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom) |
| 画展 | 畫展 | huà zhǎn | art exhibition |
| 话费 | 話費 | huà fèi | call charge |
| 话筒 | 話筒 | huà tǒng | microphone |
| 话语 | 話語 | huà yǔ | words |
| 怀抱 | 懷抱 | huái bào | to hug |
| 怀旧 | 懷舊 | huái jiù | to feel nostalgic |
| 怀里 | 懷裡 | huái lǐ | embrace |
| 怀孕 | 懷孕 | huái yùn | pregnant |
| 怀着 | 懷著 | huáizhe | Be with |
| 槐树 | 槐樹 | huái shù | locust tree (Sophora japonica) |
| 坏事 | 壞事 | huài shì | bad thing |
| 环球 | 環球 | huán qiú | around the world |
| 环绕 | 環繞 | huán rào | to surround |
| 缓 | 緩 | huǎn | slow |
| 缓和 | 緩和 | huǎn hé | to ease (tension) |
| 缓缓 | 緩緩 | huǎn huǎn | slowly |
| 缓慢 | 緩慢 | huǎn màn | slow |
| 幻觉 | 幻覺 | huàn jué | illusion |
| 幻影 | huàn yǐng | phantom | |
| 唤起 | 喚起 | huàn qǐ | to waken (to action) |
| 换成 | 換成 | huàn chéng | to exchange (sth) for (sth else) |
| 换取 | 換取 | huàn qǔ | to obtain (sth) in exchange |
| 换位 | 換位 | huàn wèi | to swap places |
| 换言之 | 換言之 | huàn yán zhī | in other words |
| 患 | huàn | to suffer (from illness) | |
| 患病 | huàn bìng | to fall ill | |
| 患有 | huàn yǒu | to contract (an illness) | |
| 焕发 | 煥發 | huàn fā | to shine |
| 欢呼 | 歡呼 | huān hū | to cheer for |
| 欢聚 | 歡聚 | huān jù | to get together socially |
| 欢快 | 歡快 | huān kuài | cheerful and lighthearted |
| 欢声笑语 | 歡聲笑語 | huān shēng xiào yǔ | cheers and laughter |
| 荒 | huāng | desolate | |
| 荒诞 | 荒誕 | huāng dàn | beyond belief |
| 荒凉 | 荒涼 | huāng liáng | desolate |
| 荒谬 | 荒謬 | huāng miù | absurd |
| 慌乱 | 慌亂 | huāng luàn | frenetic |
| 皇宫 | 皇宮 | huáng gōng | imperial palace |
| 皇上 | huáng shang | the emperor | |
| 皇室 | huáng shì | royal family | |
| 黄昏 | 黃昏 | huáng hūn | dusk |
| 恍然大悟 | huǎng rán dà wù | to suddenly realize | |
| 谎话 | 謊話 | huǎng huà | lie |
| 谎言 | 謊言 | huǎng yán | lie |
| 晃 | huàng | to sway | |
| 晃荡 | 晃蕩 | huàng dang | to rock |
| 辉煌 | 輝煌 | huī huáng | splendid |
| 回归 | 回歸 | huí guī | to return to |
| 回扣 | huí kòu | brokerage | |
| 回馈 | 回饋 | huí kuì | to repay a favor |
| 回落 | huí luò | to fall back | |
| 回升 | huí shēng | to rise again after a fall | |
| 回首 | huí shǒu | to turn around | |
| 回味 | huí wèi | to call to mind and ponder over | |
| 回想 | huí xiǎng | to recall | |
| 回忆录 | 回憶錄 | huí yì lù | memoir |
| 悔恨 | huǐ hèn | remorse | |
| 毁坏 | 毀壞 | huǐ huài | to damage |
| 毁灭 | 毀滅 | huǐ miè | to perish |
| 汇合 | 匯合 | huì hé | confluence |
| 汇集 | 匯集 | huì jí | to collect |
| 汇聚 | 匯聚 | huì jù | convergence |
| 会场 | 會場 | huì chǎng | meeting place |
| 会面 | 會面 | huì miàn | to meet with |
| 会晤 | 會晤 | huì wù | to meet |
| 会意 | 會意 | huì yì | combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六书 of forming Chinese characters) |
| 会诊 | 會診 | huì zhěn | consultation (medical) |
| 绘声绘色 | 繪聲繪色 | huì shēng huì sè | vivid and colorful (idiom) |
| 贿赂 | 賄賂 | huì lù | to bribe |
| 昏迷 | hūn mí | to lose consciousness | |
| 婚纱 | 婚紗 | hūn shā | wedding dress |
| 浑身 | 渾身 | hún shēn | all over |
| 魂 | hún | soul | |
| 混凝土 | hùn níng tǔ | concrete | |
| 混淆 | hùn xiáo | to obscure | |
| 混浊 | 混濁 | hùn zhuó | turbid |
| 豁 | huō | opening | |
| 豁出去 | huō chu qu | to throw caution to the wind | |
| 豁达 | 豁達 | huò dá | optimistic |
| 活儿 | 活兒 | huó r | work |
| 活该 | 活該 | huó gāi | (coll.) serve sb right |
| 活期 | huó qī | (banking) current (account) | |
| 火暴 | huǒ bào | variant of 爆 | |
| 火锅 | 火鍋 | huǒ guō | hotpot |
| 火候 | huǒ hou | heat control | |
| 火花 | huǒ huā | spark | |
| 火炬 | huǒ jù | (flaming) torch | |
| 火辣辣 | huǒ là là | painful heat | |
| 火热 | 火熱 | huǒ rè | fiery |
| 火山 | huǒ shān | volcano | |
| 火速 | huǒ sù | at top speed | |
| 火焰 | huǒ yàn | blaze | |
| 火药 | 火藥 | huǒ yào | gunpowder |
| 伙食 | huǒ shí | food | |
| 或多或少 | huò duō huò shǎo | more or less | |
| 货币 | 貨幣 | huò bì | currency |
| 货车 | 貨車 | huò chē | truck |
| 货物 | 貨物 | huò wù | goods |
| 货运 | 貨運 | huò yùn | freight transport |
| 获胜 | 獲勝 | huò shèng | victorious |
| 获悉 | 獲悉 | huò xī | to learn of sth |
| 祸害 | 禍害 | huò hài | disaster |
| 霍乱 | 霍亂 | huò luàn | cholera |
| 讥笑 | 譏笑 | jī xiào | to sneer |
| 饥饿 | 飢餓 | jī è | hunger |
| 机舱 | 機艙 | jī cāng | cabin of a plane |
| 机动 | 機動 | jī dòng | locomotive |
| 机灵 | 機靈 | jī ling | clever |
| 机密 | 機密 | jī mì | secret |
| 机智 | 機智 | jī zhì | quick-witted |
| 肌肤 | 肌膚 | jī fū | skin |
| 迹象 | 跡象 | jì xiàng | sign |
| 积 | 積 | jī | to amass |
| 积淀 | 積澱 | jī diàn | deposits accumulated over long periods |
| 积蓄 | 積蓄 | jī xù | to save |
| 基本功 | jī běn gōng | basic skills | |
| 基层 | 基層 | jī céng | basic level |
| 基因 | jī yīn | gene (loanword) |
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