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.

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Word	Traditional	Pinyin	Meaning
基于	基於	jī yú	because of
基准	基準	jī zhǔn	(surveying) datum
畸形		jī xíng	deformity
激发	激發	jī fā	to arouse
激光		jī guāng	laser
激化		jī huà	to intensify
激活		jī huó	to activate
激励	激勵	jī lì	to encourage
激起		jī qǐ	to arouse
激素		jī sù	hormone
及		jí	and
及其		jí qí	(conjunction linking two nouns) and its ...
及早		jí zǎo	at the earliest possible time
吉普		jí pǔ	Jeep (car brand)
吉他		jí tā	guitar (loanword)
吉祥物		jí xiáng wù	mascot
级别	級別	jí bié	(military) rank
即		jí	namely
即便		jí biàn	even if
即可		jí kě	equivalent to 就可以
极度	極度	jí dù	extremely
极力	極力	jí lì	to make a supreme effort
极少数	極少數	jí shǎo shù	extremely few
极为	極為	jí wéi	extremely
极限	極限	jí xiàn	limit
急剧	急劇	jí jù	rapid
急迫		jí pò	urgent
急性		jí xìng	acute
急需		jí xū	to urgently need
急于	急於	jí yú	eager to
急诊	急診	jí zhěn	to give or receive urgent medical treatment
急转弯	急轉彎	jí zhuǎn wān	to make a sudden turn
脊梁		jǐ liáng	backbone
棘手		jí shǒu	thorny (problem)
集会	集會	jí huì	to gather
集结	集結	jí jié	to assemble
集邮	集郵	jí yóu	stamp collecting
集装箱	集裝箱	jí zhuāng xiāng	container (for shipping)
集资	集資	jí zī	to raise money
嫉妒		jí dù	to be jealous of
几率	幾率	jī lǜ	probability
挤压	擠壓	jǐ yā	to squeeze
计	計	jì	to calculate
计策	計策	jì cè	stratagem
计较	計較	jì jiào	to bother about
计时	計時	jì shí	to measure time
记号	記號	jì hao	mark
记忆犹新	記憶猶新	jì yì yóu xīn	to remain fresh in one's memory (idiom)
纪录片	紀錄片	jì lù piàn	newsreel
纪念碑	紀念碑	jì niàn bēi	monument
纪念馆	紀念館	jì niàn guǎn	memorial hall
纪念日	紀念日	jì niàn rì	day of commemoration
纪实	紀實	jì shí	record of actual events
忌		jì	to be jealous of
忌讳	忌諱	jì huì	taboo
忌口		jì kǒu	abstain from certain food (as when ill)
技艺	技藝	jì yì	skill
剂	劑	jì	dose (medicine)
继	繼	jì	to continue
继而	繼而	jì ér	then
继父	繼父	jì fù	stepfather
继母	繼母	jì mǔ	stepmother
寂静	寂靜	jì jìng	quiet
寄托	寄託	jì tuō	to entrust (to sb)
祭		jì	to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors)
祭奠		jì diàn	to offer sacrifices (to one's ancestors)
祭祀		jì sì	to offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors
加紧	加緊	jiā jǐn	to intensify
加剧	加劇	jiā jù	to intensify
加深		jiā shēn	to deepen
加重		jiā zhòng	to make heavier
佳节	佳節	jiā jié	festive day
家伙		jiā huo	household dish, implement or furniture
家家户户	家家戶戶	jiā jiā hù hù	each and every family (idiom)
家教		jiā jiào	family education
家境		jiā jìng	family financial situation
家禽		jiā qín	poultry
家用		jiā yòng	home-use
家喻户晓	家喻戶曉	jiā yù hù xiǎo	understood by everyone (idiom)
家政		jiā zhèng	housekeeping
家族		jiā zú	family
嘉年华	嘉年華	jiā nián huá	carnival (loanword)
假定		jiǎ dìng	to assume
假冒		jiǎ mào	to impersonate
假设	假設	jiǎ shè	to suppose
假使		jiǎ shǐ	if
价位	價位	jià wèi	price level
价值观	價值觀	jià zhí guān	system of values
驾	駕	jià	to harness
驾车	駕車	jià chē	to drive a vehicle
驾驭	駕馭	jià yù	to urge on (of horse)
架势	架勢	jià shi	attitude
架子		jià zi	shelf
嫁妆	嫁妝	jià zhuang	dowry
奸诈	奸詐	jiān zhà	treachery
尖端		jiān duān	sharp pointed end
坚持不懈	堅持不懈	jiān chí bù xiè	to persevere unremittingly (idiom)
坚韧	堅韌	jiān rèn	tough and durable
坚实	堅實	jiān shí	firm and substantial
坚守	堅守	jiān shǒu	to hold fast to
坚信	堅信	jiān xìn	to believe firmly
坚硬	堅硬	jiān yìng	hard
歼灭	殲滅	jiān miè	to wipe out
间谍	間諜	jiàn dié	spy
间断	間斷	jiàn duàn	disconnected
间隔	間隔	jiàn gé	gap
间隙	間隙	jiàn xì	interval
肩负	肩負	jiān fù	to shoulder (a burden)
艰苦奋斗	艱苦奮鬥	jiān kǔ fèn dòu	to struggle arduously
艰险	艱險	jiān xiǎn	difficult and dangerous
艰辛	艱辛	jiān xīn	hardships
兼		jiān	double
兼顾	兼顧	jiān gù	to attend simultaneously to two or more things
兼任		jiān rèn	to hold several jobs at once
兼容		jiān róng	compatible
兼职	兼職	jiān zhí	to hold concurrent posts
监察	監察	jiān chá	to supervise
监管	監管	jiān guǎn	to oversee
监护	監護	jiān hù	to act as a guardian
监控	監控	jiān kòng	to monitor
监视	監視	jiān shì	to monitor
监狱	監獄	jiān yù	prison
拣	揀	jiǎn	to choose
减免	減免	jiǎn miǎn	to reduce or waive (taxes, punishment, rent, tuition etc)
减弱	減弱	jiǎn ruò	to weaken
减速	減速	jiǎn sù	to reduce speed
减压	減壓	jiǎn yā	to reduce pressure
检察	檢察	jiǎn chá	to inspect
检讨	檢討	jiǎn tǎo	to examine or inspect
简称	簡稱	jiǎn chēng	to be abbreviated to
简短	簡短	jiǎn duǎn	brief (statement, summary etc)
简化	簡化	jiǎn huà	to simplify
简洁	簡潔	jiǎn jié	concise
简陋	簡陋	jiǎn lòu	simple and crude
简体字	簡體字	jiǎn tǐ zì	simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁体字
简要	簡要	jiǎn yào	concise
简易	簡易	jiǎn yì	simple and easy
见解	見解	jiàn jiě	opinion
见钱眼开	見錢眼開	jiàn qián yǎn kāi	to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom)
见仁见智	見仁見智	jiàn rén jiàn zhì	opinions differ (idiom)
见识	見識	jiàn shi	to gain first-hand knowledge of sth
见外	見外	jiàn wài	to treat sb with the formal courtesy accorded to a host or a guest
见效	見效	jiàn xiào	to have the desired effect
见义勇为	見義勇為	jiàn yì yǒng wéi	to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects)
见证	見證	jiàn zhèng	to be witness to
建交		jiàn jiāo	to establish diplomatic relations
建树	建樹	jiàn shù	to make a contribution
建筑师	建築師	jiàn zhù shī	architect
建筑物	建築物	jiàn zhù wù	building
贱	賤	jiàn	inexpensive
健美		jiàn měi	healthy and beautiful
健壮	健壯	jiàn zhuàng	robust
溅	濺	jiàn	to splash
鉴别	鑑別	jiàn bié	to differentiate
鉴赏	鑑賞	jiàn shǎng	to appreciate (as a connoisseur)
鉴于	鑒於	jiàn yú	in view of
姜	薑	jiāng	ginger
僵		jiāng	rigid
僵化		jiāng huà	to become rigid
僵局		jiāng jú	impasse
讲解	講解	jiǎng jiě	to explain
讲述	講述	jiǎng shù	to talk about
讲学	講學	jiǎng xué	to lecture (on branch of learning)
奖杯	獎杯	jiǎng bēi	trophy cup
奖牌	獎牌	jiǎng pái	medal (awarded as a prize)
奖品	獎品	jiǎng pǐn	award
奖项	獎項	jiǎng xiàng	award
降临	降臨	jiàng lín	to descend
交叉		jiāo chā	to cross
交锋	交鋒	jiāo fēng	to cross swords
交付		jiāo fù	to hand over
交集		jiāo jí	(of diverse emotions) to occur simultaneously
交接		jiāo jiē	(of two things) to come into contact
交界		jiāo jiè	common boundary
交纳	交納	jiāo nà	to pay (taxes or dues)
交情		jiāo qing	friendship
交涉		jiāo shè	to negotiate (with)
交谈	交談	jiāo tán	to discuss
交替		jiāo tì	to replace
交头接耳	交頭接耳	jiāo tóu jiē ěr	to whisper to one another's ear
交响乐	交響樂	jiāo xiǎng yuè	symphony
郊外		jiāo wài	outskirts
郊游	郊遊	jiāo yóu	to go for an outing
娇惯	嬌慣	jiāo guàn	to pamper
娇气	嬌氣	jiāo qì	delicate
胶囊	膠囊	jiāo náng	(pharm.) capsule
胶片	膠片	jiāo piàn	(photographic) film
焦		jiāo	burnt
焦急		jiāo jí	anxiety
焦距		jiāo jù	focal length
焦虑	焦慮	jiāo lǜ	anxious
焦躁		jiāo zào	fretful
礁石		jiāo shí	reef
角落		jiǎo luò	nook
角逐		jué zhú	to tussle
绞	絞	jiǎo	to twist (strands into a thread)
矫正	矯正	jiǎo zhèng	to correct
搅	攪	jiǎo	to disturb
搅拌	攪拌	jiǎo bàn	to stir
缴	繳	jiǎo	to hand in

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