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
缴费	繳費	jiǎo fèi	to pay a fee
缴纳	繳納	jiǎo nà	to pay (taxes etc)
叫板		jiào bǎn	to signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking a song)
叫好		jiào hǎo	to applaud
轿车	轎車	jiào chē	enclosed carriage for carrying passengers
较劲	較勁	jiào jìn	to match one's strength with
较量	較量	jiào liàng	to pit oneself against sb
教科书	教科書	jiào kē shū	textbook
教条	教條	jiào tiáo	doctrine
教养	教養	jiào yǎng	to educate
阶层	階層	jiē céng	social class
阶级	階級	jiē jí	(social) class
阶梯	階梯	jiē tī	flight of steps
皆		jiē	all
接班		jiē bān	to take over (from those working the previous shift)
接班人		jiē bān rén	successor
接二连三	接二連三	jiē èr lián sān	one after another (idiom)
接轨	接軌	jiē guǐ	railtrack connection
接济	接濟	jiē jì	to give material assistance to
接见	接見	jiē jiàn	to receive sb
接力		jiē lì	relay
接纳	接納	jiē nà	to admit (to membership)
接手		jiē shǒu	to take over (duties etc)
接送		jiē sòng	to pick up and drop off
接替		jiē tì	to replace
接听	接聽	jiē tīng	to answer the phone
接通		jiē tōng	to connect
揭发	揭發	jiē fā	to expose
揭露		jiē lù	to expose
揭示		jiē shì	to show
揭晓	揭曉	jiē xiǎo	to announce publicly
节俭	節儉	jié jiǎn	frugal
节气	節氣	jié qi	solar term
节水	節水	jié shuǐ	to save water
节衣缩食	節衣縮食	jié yī suō shí	to save on food and clothing (idiom)
劫		jié	to rob
劫持		jié chí	to kidnap
洁净	潔淨	jié jìng	clean
结冰	結冰	jié bīng	to freeze
结晶	結晶	jié jīng	to crystallize
结局	結局	jié jú	conclusion
结识	結識	jié shí	to get to know sb
结尾	結尾	jié wěi	ending
截		jié	to cut off (a length)
截然不同		jié rán bù tóng	entirely different
竭尽全力	竭盡全力	jié jìn quán lì	to spare no effort (idiom)
竭力		jié lì	to do one's utmost
解答		jiě dá	to solve (a problem)
解读	解讀	jiě dú	to decipher
解雇	解僱	jiě gù	to fire
解救		jiě jiù	to rescue
解剖		jiě pōu	to dissect (an animal)
解散		jiě sàn	to dissolve
解体	解體	jiě tǐ	to break up into components
解脱	解脫	jiě tuō	to untie
解围	解圍	jiě wéi	to lift a siege
解析		jiě xī	to analyze
介入		jiè rù	to intervene
介意		jiè yì	to care about
介于	介於	jiè yú	between
戒备	戒備	jiè bèi	to take precautions
届时	屆時	jiè shí	when the time comes
界定		jiè dìng	definition
界线	界線	jiè xiàn	limits
界限		jiè xiàn	boundary
借条	借條	jiè tiáo	receipt for a loan
借用		jiè yòng	to borrow sth for another use
借助		jiè zhù	to draw support from
金字塔		jīn zì tǎ	pyramid (building or structure)
金子		jīn zi	gold
津津有味		jīn jīn yǒu wèi	with keen interest (idiom)
津贴	津貼	jīn tiē	allowance
筋		jīn	muscle
仅次于	僅次於	jǐn cì yú	second only to ...
尽情	盡情	jìn qíng	as much as one likes
尽头	盡頭	jìn tóu	end
尽早	儘早	jǐn zǎo	as early as possible
紧凑	緊湊	jǐn còu	compact
紧接着	緊接著	jǐn jiē zhe	immediately afterwards
紧迫	緊迫	jǐn pò	pressing
紧缺	緊缺	jǐn quē	in short supply
紧缩	緊縮	jǐn suō	(economics) to reduce
锦旗	錦旗	jǐn qí	silk banner (as an award or gift)
劲头	勁頭	jìn tóu	enthusiasm
近年来	近年來	jìn nián lái	for the past few years
进场	進場	jìn chǎng	to enter the venue
进程	進程	jìn chéng	course of events
进出	進出	jìn chū	to enter or exit
进出口	進出口	jìn chū kǒu	import and export
进度	進度	jìn dù	rate of progress
进而	進而	jìn ér	and then (what follows next)
进修	進修	jìn xiū	to undertake advanced studies
晋升	晉升	jìn shēng	to promote to a higher position
浸泡		jìn pào	to steep
禁不住		jīn bu zhù	can't help it
禁忌		jìn jì	taboo
禁区	禁區	jìn qū	restricted area
经	經	jīng	classics
经度	經度	jīng dù	longitude
经久不息	經久不息	jīng jiǔ bù xī	prolonged (applause, cheering etc)
经贸	經貿	jīng mào	trade
经商	經商	jīng shāng	to trade
经受	經受	jīng shòu	to undergo (hardship)
茎	莖	jīng	stalk
荆棘	荊棘	jīng jí	thistles and thorns
惊	驚	jīng	to startle
惊诧	驚詫	jīng chà	to be surprised
惊慌	驚慌	jīng huāng	to panic
惊慌失措	驚慌失措	jīng huāng shī cuò	to lose one's head out of fear (idiom)
惊奇	驚奇	jīng qí	to be amazed
惊叹	驚嘆	jīng tàn	to exclaim in admiration
惊天动地	驚天動地	jīng tiān dòng dì	world-shaking (idiom)
惊险	驚險	jīng xiǎn	perilous
惊心动魄	驚心動魄	jīng xīn dòng pò	(idiom) heart-stopping
惊醒	驚醒	jīng xǐng	to rouse
惊讶	驚訝	jīng yà	amazed
晶莹	晶瑩	jīng yíng	sparkling and translucent
兢兢业业	兢兢業業	jīng jīng yè yè	(idiom) conscientious
精打细算	精打細算	jīng dǎ xì suàn	meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)
精华	精華	jīng huá	best feature
精简	精簡	jīng jiǎn	to simplify
精练	精練	jīng liàn	(textiles) to scour
精妙		jīng miào	exquisite
精明		jīng míng	astute
精疲力竭		jīng pí lì jié	spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom)
精确	精確	jīng què	accurate
精神病		jīng shén bìng	mental disorder
精髓		jīng suǐ	marrow
精通		jīng tōng	to be proficient in
精细	精細	jīng xì	fine
精心		jīng xīn	with utmost care
精益求精		jīng yì qiú jīng	to perfect sth that is already outstanding (idiom)
精英		jīng yīng	cream
精致	精緻	jīng zhì	delicate
颈部	頸部	jǐng bù	neck
景观	景觀	jǐng guān	landscape
景区	景區	jǐng qū	scenic area
警车	警車	jǐng chē	police car
警官		jǐng guān	constable
警惕		jǐng tì	to be on the alert
警钟	警鐘	jǐng zhōng	alarm bell
净化	淨化	jìng huà	to purify
竞技	競技	jìng jì	competition of skill (e.g. sports)
竞相	競相	jìng xiāng	competitive
竞选	競選	jìng xuǎn	to take part in an election
竟		jìng	unexpectedly
竟敢		jìng gǎn	to have the impertinence
敬		jìng	(bound form) respectful
敬而远之	敬而遠之	jìng ér yuǎn zhī	to show respect from a distance (idiom)
敬酒		jìng jiǔ	to toast
敬礼	敬禮	jìng lǐ	to salute
敬佩		jìng pèi	to esteem
敬请	敬請	jìng qǐng	please (do sth) (deferential form)
敬业	敬業	jìng yè	dedicated to one's work
敬意		jìng yì	respect
敬重		jìng zhòng	to respect deeply
境地		jìng dì	circumstances
境界		jìng jiè	boundary
境内	境內	jìng nèi	within the borders
境外		jìng wài	outside (a country's) borders
境遇		jìng yù	circumstance
静止	靜止	jìng zhǐ	still
窘迫		jiǒng pò	poverty-stricken
纠缠	糾纏	jiū chán	to be in a tangle
揪		jiū	to seize
久违	久違	jiǔ wéi	(haven't done sth) for a long time
久仰		jiǔ yǎng	honorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you.
酒精		jiǔ jīng	alcohol
酒楼	酒樓	jiǔ lóu	restaurant
救济	救濟	jiù jì	emergency relief
救治		jiù zhì	to provide critical care (to a patient or a diseased plant)
就餐		jiù cān	to dine
就地		jiù dì	locally
就读	就讀	jiù dú	to go to school
就近		jiù jìn	nearby
就任		jiù rèn	to take office
就医	就醫	jiù yī	to receive medical treatment
就诊	就診	jiù zhěn	to see a doctor
就职	就職	jiù zhí	to take office
就座		jiù zuò	to take a seat
居高临下	居高臨下	jū gāo lín xià	lit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom)
居民楼	居民樓	jū mín lóu	apartment building
拘留		jū liú	to detain (a prisoner)
拘束		jū shù	to restrict
鞠躬		jū gōng	to bow
局部		jú bù	part
局势	局勢	jú shì	situation
局限		jú xiàn	to limit
菊花		jú huā	chrysanthemum
橘子		jú zi	tangerine
沮丧	沮喪	jǔ sàng	dispirited
举报	舉報	jǔ bào	to report (malefactors to the police)
举措	舉措	jǔ cuò	move
举例	舉例	jǔ lì	to give an example
举世闻名	舉世聞名	jǔ shì wén míng	world-famous (idiom)
举世无双	舉世無雙	jǔ shì wú shuāng	unrivaled (idiom)
举世瞩目	舉世矚目	jǔ shì zhǔ mù	to receive worldwide attention
举一反三	舉一反三	jǔ yī fǎn sān	to raise one and infer three
举止	舉止	jǔ zhǐ	bearing
举重	舉重	jǔ zhòng	to lift weights

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