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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 项链 | 項鏈 | xiàng liàn | necklace |
| 橡皮 | xiàng pí | rubber | |
| 小气 | 小氣 | xiǎo qì | stingy |
| 孝顺 | 孝順 | xiào shùn | filial |
| 幸亏 | 幸虧 | xìng kuī | fortunately |
| 叙述 | 敘述 | xù shù | to relate (a story or information) |
| 痒 | yǎng | variant of 痒 | |
| 要不 | yào bù | otherwise | |
| 液体 | 液體 | yè tǐ | liquid |
| 应付 | 應付 | yìng fu | to deal with |
| 应聘 | 應聘 | yìng pìn | to accept a job offer |
| 英俊 | yīng jùn | handsome | |
| 硬币 | 硬幣 | yìng bì | coin |
| 拥挤 | 擁擠 | yōng jǐ | crowded |
| 悠久 | yōu jiǔ | long (tradition, history etc) | |
| 游览 | 遊覽 | yóu lǎn | to go sightseeing |
| 与其 | 與其 | yǔ qí | rather than... |
| 宇宙 | yǔ zhòu | universe | |
| 语气 | 語氣 | yǔ qì | tone |
| 赞美 | 讚美 | zàn měi | to admire |
| 则 | 則 | zé | (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but |
| 责备 | 責備 | zé bèi | to blame |
| 招待 | zhāo dài | to hold a reception | |
| 照常 | zhào cháng | as usual | |
| 枕头 | 枕頭 | zhěn tou | pillow |
| 睁 | 睜 | zhēng | to open (one's eyes) |
| 支票 | zhī piào | check (bank) | |
| 执照 | 執照 | zhí zhào | license |
| 秩序 | zhì xù | order (orderly) | |
| 中旬 | zhōng xún | middle third of a month | |
| 周到 | zhōu dào | thoughtful | |
| 嘱咐 | 囑咐 | zhǔ fù | to tell |
| 姿势 | 姿勢 | zī shì | posture |
| 字幕 | zì mù | caption | |
| 自私 | zì sī | selfish | |
| 祖先 | zǔ xiān | ancestors | |
| 罪犯 | zuì fàn | criminal | |
| 阿拉伯语 | 阿拉伯語 | ā lā bó yǔ | Arabic (language) |
| 呵护 | 呵護 | hē hù | to bless |
| 哎 | āi | hey! | |
| 哎呀 | āi yā | interjection of wonder, shock or admiration | |
| 哀求 | āi qiú | to entreat | |
| 挨家挨户 | 挨家挨戶 | āi jiā āi hù | to go from house to house |
| 癌 | ái | cancer | |
| 癌症 | ái zhèng | cancer | |
| 艾滋病 | ài zī bìng | AIDS (loanword) | |
| 爱不释手 | 愛不釋手 | ài bù shì shǒu | (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down |
| 爱理不理 | 愛理不理 | ài lǐ bù lǐ | (idiom) standoffish |
| 爱面子 | 愛面子 | ài miàn zi | to like to look good in the eyes of others |
| 碍事 | 礙事 | ài shì | to be in the way |
| 安定 | ān dìng | stable | |
| 安抚 | 安撫 | ān fǔ | to placate |
| 安眠药 | 安眠藥 | ān mián yào | sleeping pill |
| 安宁 | 安寧 | ān níng | peaceful |
| 安稳 | 安穩 | ān wěn | steady |
| 安心 | ān xīn | at ease | |
| 安逸 | ān yì | easy and comfortable | |
| 按键 | 按鍵 | àn jiàn | button or key (on a device) |
| 按理说 | 按理說 | àn lǐ shuō | it is reasonable to say that... |
| 按说 | 按說 | àn shuō | in the ordinary course of events |
| 案件 | àn jiàn | case | |
| 暗地里 | 暗地裡 | àn dì li | secretly |
| 暗杀 | 暗殺 | àn shā | to assassinate |
| 暗中 | àn zhōng | in the dark | |
| 昂贵 | 昂貴 | áng guì | expensive |
| 凹 | āo | depressed | |
| 熬 | áo | to cook on a slow fire | |
| 熬夜 | áo yè | to stay up late or all night | |
| 傲 | ào | proud | |
| 傲慢 | ào màn | arrogant | |
| 奥秘 | 奧祕 | ào mì | secret |
| 奥运会 | 奧運會 | aò yùn huì | abbr. for 奥林匹克运动会 |
| 八卦 | bā guà | the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易经 | |
| 扒 | bā | to peel | |
| 芭蕾 | bā lěi | ballet (loanword) | |
| 把柄 | bǎ bǐng | handle | |
| 把关 | 把關 | bǎ guān | to guard a pass |
| 把手 | bǎ shǒu | to shake hands | |
| 靶子 | bǎ zi | target | |
| 坝 | 壩 | bà | dam |
| 霸占 | 霸佔 | bà zhàn | to occupy by force |
| 巴不得 | bā bu de | (coll.) to be eager for | |
| 罢免 | 罷免 | bà miǎn | to remove sb from their post |
| 罢休 | 罷休 | bà xiū | to give up |
| 掰 | bāi | to break off or break open sth with one's hands | |
| 白白 | bái bái | in vain | |
| 百分比 | bǎi fēn bǐ | percentage | |
| 百合 | bǎi hé | lily | |
| 百科全书 | 百科全書 | bǎi kē quán shū | encyclopedia |
| 柏树 | 柏樹 | bǎi shù | cypress tree |
| 摆放 | 擺放 | bǎi fàng | to set up |
| 摆平 | 擺平 | bǎi píng | to be fair |
| 摆设 | 擺設 | bǎi shè | to set out |
| 拜会 | 拜會 | bài huì | (often used in the context of diplomacy) to meet with |
| 拜见 | 拜見 | bài jiàn | to pay a formal visit |
| 拜年 | bài nián | to pay a New Year call | |
| 拜托 | 拜託 | bài tuō | to request sb to do sth |
| 扳 | bān | to pull | |
| 颁布 | 頒布 | bān bù | to issue |
| 颁发 | 頒發 | bān fā | to issue |
| 颁奖 | 頒獎 | bān jiǎng | to confer an award |
| 斑点 | 斑點 | bān diǎn | spot |
| 搬迁 | 搬遷 | bān qiān | to move |
| 板块 | 板塊 | bǎn kuài | slab |
| 办不到 | 辦不到 | bàn bu dào | impossible |
| 半边天 | 半邊天 | bàn biān tiān | half the sky |
| 半场 | 半場 | bàn chǎng | half of a game or contest |
| 半岛 | 半島 | bàn dǎo | peninsula |
| 半路 | bàn lù | halfway | |
| 半数 | 半數 | bàn shù | half the number |
| 半途而废 | 半途而廢 | bàn tú ér fèi | to give up halfway (idiom) |
| 半信半疑 | bàn xìn bàn yí | half doubting | |
| 半真半假 | bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ | (idiom) half true and half false | |
| 伴 | bàn | partner | |
| 伴侣 | 伴侶 | bàn lǚ | companion |
| 伴随 | 伴隨 | bàn suí | to accompany |
| 伴奏 | bàn zòu | to accompany (musically) | |
| 拌 | bàn | to mix | |
| 扮 | bàn | to disguise oneself as | |
| 帮手 | 幫手 | bāng shǒu | helper |
| 绑 | 綁 | bǎng | to tie |
| 绑架 | 綁架 | bǎng jià | to kidnap |
| 榜样 | 榜樣 | bǎng yàng | example |
| 棒球 | bàng qiú | baseball | |
| 磅 | bàng | scale (instrument for weighing) | |
| 包袱 | bāo fu | wrapping cloth | |
| 包容 | bāo róng | to pardon | |
| 包扎 | 包紮 | bāo zā | to wrap up |
| 煲 | bāo | to cook slowly over a low flame | |
| 宝藏 | 寶藏 | bǎo zàng | precious mineral deposits |
| 宝库 | 寶庫 | bǎo kù | treasure-house |
| 饱和 | 飽和 | bǎo hé | saturated |
| 饱满 | 飽滿 | bǎo mǎn | full |
| 保管 | bǎo guǎn | to hold in safekeeping | |
| 保姆 | bǎo mǔ | nanny | |
| 保暖 | bǎo nuǎn | to keep warm | |
| 保鲜 | 保鮮 | bǎo xiān | to keep fresh |
| 保修 | bǎo xiū | to promise to keep sth in good repair | |
| 保佑 | bǎo yòu | to bless and protect | |
| 保障 | bǎo zhàng | to ensure | |
| 保质期 | 保質期 | bǎo zhì qī | shelf life |
| 保重 | bǎo zhòng | to take care of oneself | |
| 堡垒 | 堡壘 | bǎo lěi | fort |
| 报仇 | 報仇 | bào chóu | to take revenge |
| 报酬 | 報酬 | bào chou | reward |
| 报废 | 報廢 | bào fèi | to scrap |
| 报复 | 報復 | bào fù | to make reprisals |
| 报社 | 報社 | bào shè | newspaper (i.e. a company) |
| 报亭 | 報亭 | bào tíng | kiosk |
| 报销 | 報銷 | bào xiāo | to submit an expense account |
| 抱负 | 抱負 | bào fù | aspiration |
| 豹 | bào | leopard | |
| 暴风骤雨 | 暴風驟雨 | bào fēng zhòu yǔ | violent wind and rainstorm |
| 暴利 | bào lì | sudden huge profits | |
| 暴躁 | bào zào | irascible | |
| 爆冷门 | 爆冷門 | bào lěng mén | an upset (esp. in sports) |
| 爆满 | 爆滿 | bào mǎn | filled to capacity (of theater, stadium, gymnasium etc) |
| 爆竹 | bào zhú | firecracker | |
| 卑鄙 | bēi bǐ | base | |
| 悲哀 | bēi āi | grieved | |
| 悲欢离合 | 悲歡離合 | bēi huān lí hé | joys and sorrows |
| 悲痛 | bēi tòng | grieved | |
| 碑 | bēi | a monument | |
| 贝壳 | 貝殼 | bèi ké | shell |
| 备课 | 備課 | bèi kè | (of a teacher) to prepare lessons |
| 备受 | 備受 | bèi shòu | to fully experience (good or bad) |
| 备用 | 備用 | bèi yòng | reserve |
| 背面 | bèi miàn | the back | |
| 背叛 | bèi pàn | to betray | |
| 背诵 | 背誦 | bèi sòng | to recite |
| 被捕 | bèi bǔ | to be arrested | |
| 奔 | bēn | to hurry | |
| 奔波 | bēn bō | to rush about | |
| 奔赴 | bēn fù | to rush to | |
| 本分 | běn fèn | (to play) one's part | |
| 本能 | běn néng | instinct | |
| 本钱 | 本錢 | běn qián | capital |
| 本色 | běn sè | inherent qualities | |
| 本性 | běn xìng | natural instincts | |
| 本意 | běn yì | original idea | |
| 本着 | 本著 | běn zhe | based on... |
| 笨蛋 | bèn dàn | fool | |
| 笨重 | bèn zhòng | heavy | |
| 崩溃 | 崩潰 | bēng kuì | to collapse |
| 绷 | 繃 | bēng | to draw tight |
| 绷带 | 繃帶 | bēng dài | bandage (loanword) |
| 蹦 | bèng | to jump | |
| 逼近 | bī jìn | to press on towards | |
| 逼迫 | bī pò | to force | |
| 逼真 | bī zhēn | lifelike | |
| 鼻涕 | bí tì | nasal mucus | |
| 比比皆是 | bǐ bǐ jiē shì | can be found everywhere | |
| 比不上 | bǐ bù shàng | can't compare with | |
| 比起 | bǐ qǐ | compared with | |
| 比试 | 比試 | bǐ shì | to have a competition |
| 比喻 | bǐ yù | to compare | |
| 鄙视 | 鄙視 | bǐ shì | to despise |
| 必不可少 | bì bù kě shǎo | absolutely necessary | |
| 必定 | bì dìng | to be bound to | |
| 弊病 | bì bìng | malady |
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