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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 品尝 | 品嘗 | pǐn cháng | to taste a small amount |
| 品德 | pǐn dé | moral character | |
| 品位 | pǐn wèi | rank | |
| 品行 | pǐn xíng | behavior | |
| 聘 | pìn | to engage (a teacher etc) | |
| 聘任 | pìn rèn | to appoint (to a position) | |
| 聘用 | pìn yòng | to employ | |
| 平常心 | píng cháng xīn | levelheadedness | |
| 平淡 | píng dàn | flat | |
| 平和 | píng hé | gentle | |
| 平价 | 平價 | píng jià | reasonably priced |
| 平面 | píng miàn | plane (flat surface) | |
| 平民 | píng mín | ordinary people | |
| 平日 | píng rì | ordinary day | |
| 平息 | píng xī | to settle (a dispute) | |
| 评定 | 評定 | píng dìng | to evaluate |
| 评论员 | 評論員 | píng lùn yuán | commentator |
| 评判 | 評判 | píng pàn | to judge (a competition) |
| 评审 | 評審 | píng shěn | to appraise |
| 评委 | 評委 | píng wěi | evaluation committee |
| 凭借 | 憑借 | píng jiè | to rely on |
| 凭着 | 憑著 | píng zhe | relying on |
| 凭证 | 憑證 | píng zhèng | proof |
| 瓶颈 | 瓶頸 | píng jǐng | neck of a bottle |
| 萍水相逢 | píng shuǐ xiāng féng | strangers coming together by chance (idiom) | |
| 颇 | 頗 | pō | rather |
| 迫不及待 | pò bù jí dài | impatient (idiom) | |
| 迫害 | pò hài | to persecute | |
| 迫使 | pò shǐ | to force | |
| 破案 | pò àn | to solve a case | |
| 破除 | pò chú | to eliminate | |
| 破解 | pò jiě | to break (a bond, constraint etc) | |
| 破旧 | 破舊 | pò jiù | shabby |
| 破裂 | pò liè | to burst | |
| 破灭 | 破滅 | pò miè | to be shattered |
| 破碎 | pò suì | to smash to pieces | |
| 魄力 | pò lì | courage | |
| 泼冷水 | 潑冷水 | pō lěng shuǐ | to pour cold water on |
| 扑克 | 撲克 | pū kè | poker (game) (loanword) |
| 扑面而来 | 撲面而來 | pū miàn ér lái | lit. sth hits one in the face |
| 菩萨 | 菩薩 | pú sà | Bodhisattva (Buddhism) |
| 朴实 | 樸實 | pǔ shí | plain |
| 普通人 | pǔ tōng rén | ordinary person | |
| 谱 | 譜 | pǔ | chart |
| 铺路 | 鋪路 | pū lù | to pave (with paving stones) |
| 瀑布 | pù bù | waterfall | |
| 曝光 | bào guāng | to expose (photography) | |
| 七嘴八舌 | qī zuǐ bā shé | lively discussion with everybody talking at once | |
| 沏 | qī | to steep (tea) | |
| 凄凉 | 悽涼 | qī liáng | mournful |
| 期盼 | qī pàn | to expect | |
| 欺骗 | 欺騙 | qī piàn | to deceive |
| 欺诈 | 欺詐 | qī zhà | to cheat |
| 漆 | qī | paint | |
| 齐心协力 | 齊心協力 | qí xīn xié lì | to work with a common purpose (idiom) |
| 其后 | 其後 | qí hòu | next |
| 其间 | 其間 | qí jiān | in between |
| 奇花异草 | 奇花異草 | qí huā yì cǎo | very rarely seen, unusual (idiom) |
| 奇特 | qí tè | peculiar | |
| 歧视 | 歧視 | qí shì | to discriminate against |
| 祈祷 | 祈禱 | qí dǎo | to pray |
| 棋 | qí | chess | |
| 棋子 | qí zǐ | chess piece | |
| 旗袍 | qí páo | Chinese-style dress | |
| 旗帜 | 旗幟 | qí zhì | ensign |
| 乞丐 | qǐ gài | beggar | |
| 乞求 | qǐ qiú | to beg | |
| 乞讨 | 乞討 | qǐ tǎo | to beg |
| 岂有此理 | 豈有此理 | qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ | how can this be so? (idiom) |
| 启迪 | 啟迪 | qǐ dí | to edify |
| 启蒙 | 啟矇 | qǐ méng | variant of 启蒙 |
| 启示 | 啟示 | qǐ shì | to reveal |
| 起步 | qǐ bù | to set out | |
| 起草 | qǐ cǎo | to make a draft | |
| 起程 | qǐ chéng | to set out | |
| 起初 | qǐ chū | originally | |
| 起伏 | qǐ fú | to move up and down | |
| 起劲 | 起勁 | qǐ jìn | energetic |
| 起跑线 | 起跑線 | qǐ pǎo xiàn | the starting line (of a race) |
| 起源 | qǐ yuán | origin | |
| 气愤 | 氣憤 | qì fèn | indignant |
| 气管 | 氣管 | qì guǎn | windpipe |
| 气馁 | 氣餒 | qì něi | to be discouraged |
| 气派 | 氣派 | qì pài | impressive |
| 气泡 | 氣泡 | qì pào | bubble |
| 气魄 | 氣魄 | qì pò | spirit |
| 气势 | 氣勢 | qì shì | imposing manner |
| 气味 | 氣味 | qì wèi | odor |
| 气息 | 氣息 | qì xī | breath |
| 气质 | 氣質 | qì zhì | temperament |
| 迄今 | qì jīn | so far | |
| 迄今为止 | 迄今為止 | qì jīn wéi zhǐ | so far |
| 契机 | 契機 | qì jī | opportunity |
| 契约 | 契約 | qì yuē | agreement |
| 器材 | qì cái | equipment | |
| 器械 | qì xiè | apparatus | |
| 掐 | qiā | to pick (flowers) | |
| 恰到好处 | 恰到好處 | qià dào hǎo chù | it's just perfect |
| 恰恰相反 | qià qià xiāng fǎn | just the opposite | |
| 恰巧 | qià qiǎo | by chance | |
| 恰如其分 | qià rú qí fèn | (idiom) appropriate | |
| 洽谈 | 洽談 | qià tán | to discuss |
| 千变万化 | 千變萬化 | qiān biàn wàn huà | countless changes |
| 千方百计 | 千方百計 | qiān fāng bǎi jì | lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom) |
| 千家万户 | 千家萬戶 | qiān jiā wàn hù | every family (idiom) |
| 千军万马 | 千軍萬馬 | qiān jūn wàn mǎ | magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom) |
| 千钧一发 | 千鈞一髮 | qiān jūn yī fà | a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom) |
| 迁 | 遷 | qiān | to move |
| 迁就 | 遷就 | qiān jiù | to yield |
| 迁移 | 遷移 | qiān yí | to migrate |
| 牵扯 | 牽扯 | qiān chě | to involve |
| 牵挂 | 牽掛 | qiān guà | to worry about |
| 牵涉 | 牽涉 | qiān shè | to involve |
| 牵头 | 牽頭 | qiān tóu | to lead (an animal by the head) |
| 牵制 | 牽制 | qiān zhì | to control |
| 铅 | 鉛 | qiān | lead (chemistry) |
| 谦逊 | 謙遜 | qiān xùn | humble |
| 签署 | 簽署 | qiān shǔ | to sign (an agreement) |
| 前辈 | 前輩 | qián bèi | senior |
| 前不久 | qián bù jiǔ | not long ago | |
| 前赴后继 | 前赴後繼 | qián fù hòu jì | to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom) |
| 前期 | qián qī | preceding period | |
| 前任 | qián rèn | predecessor | |
| 前所未有 | qián suǒ wèi yǒu | unprecedented | |
| 前台 | 前臺 | qián tái | stage |
| 前无古人 | 前無古人 | qián wú gǔ rén | (idiom) unprecedented |
| 前夕 | qián xī | eve | |
| 前线 | 前線 | qián xiàn | front line |
| 前沿 | qián yán | front-line | |
| 前仰后合 | 前仰後合 | qián yǎng hòu hé | to sway to and fro |
| 前者 | qián zhě | the former | |
| 虔诚 | 虔誠 | qián chéng | pious |
| 钱财 | 錢財 | qián cái | wealth |
| 钳子 | 鉗子 | qián zi | pliers |
| 潜能 | 潛能 | qián néng | potential |
| 潜水 | 潛水 | qián shuǐ | to dive |
| 潜艇 | 潛艇 | qián tǐng | submarine |
| 潜移默化 | 潛移默化 | qián yí mò huà | imperceptible influence |
| 潜在 | 潛在 | qián zài | hidden |
| 谴责 | 譴責 | qiǎn zé | to denounce |
| 欠缺 | qiàn quē | to be deficient in | |
| 欠条 | 欠條 | qiàn tiáo | IOU |
| 歉意 | qiàn yì | apology | |
| 呛 | 嗆 | qiàng | to irritate the nose |
| 枪毙 | 槍斃 | qiāng bì | to execute by firing squad |
| 腔 | qiāng | (bound form) cavity | |
| 强加 | 強加 | qiáng jiā | to impose |
| 强劲 | 強勁 | qiáng jìng | strong |
| 强项 | 強項 | qiáng xiàng | key strength |
| 强行 | 強行 | qiáng xíng | to do sth by force |
| 强硬 | 強硬 | qiáng yìng | tough |
| 强占 | 強佔 | qiáng zhàn | to occupy by force |
| 强制 | 強制 | qiáng zhì | to force |
| 抢夺 | 搶奪 | qiǎng duó | to plunder |
| 抢劫 | 搶劫 | qiǎng jié | to rob |
| 抢眼 | 搶眼 | qiǎng yǎn | eye-catching |
| 敲边鼓 | 敲邊鼓 | qiāo biān gǔ | to back sb up |
| 敲诈 | 敲詐 | qiāo zhà | to rip off |
| 乔装 | 喬裝 | qiáo zhuāng | to pretend |
| 瞧不起 | qiáo bù qǐ | to look down upon | |
| 巧合 | qiǎo hé | coincidence | |
| 窍门 | 竅門 | qiào mén | a trick |
| 翘 | 翹 | qiào | to stick up |
| 撬 | qiào | to lift | |
| 且 | qiě | and | |
| 切除 | qiē chú | to excise | |
| 切断 | 切斷 | qiē duàn | to cut off |
| 切割 | qiē gē | to cut | |
| 切身 | qiè shēn | direct | |
| 窃取 | 竊取 | qiè qǔ | to steal (usu. private information, intellectual property etc) |
| 亲和力 | 親和力 | qīn hé lì | (personal) warmth |
| 亲近 | 親近 | qīn jìn | intimate |
| 亲朋好友 | 親朋好友 | qīn péng hǎo yǒu | friends and family |
| 亲情 | 親情 | qīn qíng | affection |
| 亲热 | 親熱 | qīn rè | affectionate |
| 亲身 | 親身 | qīn shēn | personal |
| 亲生 | 親生 | qīn shēng | one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth) |
| 亲手 | 親手 | qīn shǒu | personally |
| 亲友 | 親友 | qīn yǒu | friends and relatives |
| 侵害 | qīn hài | to encroach on | |
| 侵权 | 侵權 | qīn quán | to infringe the rights of |
| 侵占 | 侵佔 | qīn zhàn | to invade and occupy (territory) |
| 钦佩 | 欽佩 | qīn pèi | to admire |
| 勤工俭学 | 勤工儉學 | qín gōng jiǎn xué | to work part time while studying |
| 勤快 | qín kuài | diligent | |
| 寝室 | 寢室 | qǐn shì | bedroom |
| 青春期 | qīng chūn qī | puberty | |
| 青蛙 | qīng wā | frog | |
| 轻而易举 | 輕而易舉 | qīng ér yì jǔ | easy |
| 轻蔑 | 輕蔑 | qīng miè | scornful |
| 轻微 | 輕微 | qīng wēi | slight |
| 轻型 | 輕型 | qīng xíng | light (machinery, aircraft etc) |
| 倾家荡产 | 傾家蕩產 | qīng jiā dàng chǎn | to lose a family fortune (idiom) |
| 倾诉 | 傾訴 | qīng sù | to say everything (that is on one's mind) |
| 倾听 | 傾聽 | qīng tīng | to listen attentively |
| 倾销 | 傾銷 | qīng xiāo | to dump (goods, products) |
| 倾斜 | 傾斜 | qīng xié | to incline |
| 清除 | qīng chú | to clear away | |
| 清脆 | qīng cuì | sharp and clear | |
| 清单 | 清單 | qīng dān | list of items |
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