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
损坏	損壞	sǔn huài	to damage
损人利己	損人利己	sǔn rén lì jǐ	harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom)
损伤	損傷	sǔn shāng	to harm
缩	縮	suō	to withdraw
缩水	縮水	suō shuǐ	to shrink (in the wash)
缩影	縮影	suō yǐng	miniature version of sth
所属	所屬	suǒ shǔ	one's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with)
所作所为	所作所為	suǒ zuò suǒ wéi	one's conduct and deeds
索赔	索賠	suǒ péi	to ask for compensation
索取		suǒ qǔ	to ask
索性		suǒ xìng	you might as well (do it)
锁定	鎖定	suǒ dìng	to lock (a door)
他人		tā rén	another person
塌		tā	to collapse
拓宽	拓寬	tuò kuān	to broaden
拓展		tuò zhǎn	to expand (one's client base, outlook etc)
踏上		tà shàng	to set foot on
胎		tāi	fetus
胎儿	胎兒	tāi ér	unborn child
台球		tái qiú	billiards
太极	太極	tài jí	the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology
太平		tài píng	peace and security
泰斗		tài dǒu	(abbr. for 斗) distinguished figure
贪	貪	tān	to have a voracious desire for
贪婪	貪婪	tān lán	avaricious
贪玩儿	貪玩兒	tān wánr	Greedy
贪污	貪污	tān wū	to be corrupt
摊	攤	tān	to spread out
瘫	癱	tān	paralyzed
瘫痪	癱瘓	tān huàn	paralysis
坛	壇	tán	platform
谈不上	談不上	tán bu shàng	to be out of the question
谈到	談到	tán dào	to refer to
谈论	談論	tán lùn	to discuss
谈起	談起	tán qǐ	to mention
痰		tán	phlegm
坦白		tǎn bái	honest
坦诚	坦誠	tǎn chéng	candid
坦克		tǎn kè	tank (military vehicle) (loanword)
坦然		tǎn rán	calm
毯子		tǎn zi	blanket
炭		tàn	wood charcoal
探		tàn	to explore
探测	探測	tàn cè	to probe
探亲	探親	tàn qīn	to go home to visit one's family
探求		tàn qiú	to seek
探望		tàn wàng	to visit
探险	探險	tàn xiǎn	to explore
碳		tàn	carbon (chemistry)
汤圆	湯圓	tāng yuán	boiled or deep-fried balls of glutinous rice flour, usually eaten during Lantern Festival
堂		táng	(main) hall
糖果		táng guǒ	candy
糖尿病		táng niào bìng	diabetes
倘若		tǎng ruò	if
淌		tǎng	to drip
掏钱	掏錢	tāo qián	to pay
滔滔不绝	滔滔不絕	tāo tāo bù jué	unceasing torrent (idiom)
逃生		táo shēng	to flee for one's life
逃亡		táo wáng	to flee
陶瓷		táo cí	pottery and porcelain
陶冶		táo yě	lit. to fire pots and smelt metal
陶醉		táo zuì	to be infatuated with
淘		táo	to wash
淘气	淘氣	táo qì	naughty
淘汰		táo tài	to wash out
讨	討	tǎo	to invite
讨好	討好	tǎo hǎo	to get the desired outcome
讨价还价	討價還價	tǎo jià huán jià	to haggle over price
讨人喜欢	討人喜歡	tǎo rén xǐ huan	to attract people's affection
特产	特產	tè chǎn	special local product
特例		tè lì	special case
特权	特權	tè quán	prerogative
特邀		tè yāo	special invitation
特长	特長	tè cháng	personal strength
特制		tè zhì	special
特质	特質	tè zhì	characteristic
腾	騰	téng	(bound form) to gallop
藤椅		téng yǐ	rattan chair
剔除		tī chú	to reject
梯子		tī zi	ladder
提拔		tí bá	to promote to a higher job
提防		dī fang	to guard against
提炼	提煉	tí liàn	to extract (ore, minerals etc)
提名		tí míng	to nominate
提速		tí sù	to increase the specified cruising speed
提心吊胆	提心吊膽	tí xīn diào dǎn	(saying) to be very scared and on edge
提议	提議	tí yì	proposal
提早		tí zǎo	ahead of schedule
体谅	體諒	tǐ liàng	to empathize
体面	體面	tǐ miàn	dignity
体能	體能	tǐ néng	physical capability
体温	體溫	tǐ wēn	(body) temperature
体系	體系	tǐ xì	system
体制	體制	tǐ zhì	system
体质	體質	tǐ zhì	constitution
剃		tì	to shave
替换	替換	tì huàn	to exchange
替身		tì shēn	stand-in
天地		tiān dì	heaven and earth
天鹅	天鵝	tiān é	swan
天分		tiān fèn	natural gift
天赋	天賦	tiān fù	gift
天经地义	天經地義	tiān jīng dì yì	lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom)
天平		tiān píng	scales (to weigh things)
天桥	天橋	tiān qiáo	overhead walkway
天生		tiān shēng	nature
天使		tiān shǐ	angel
天线	天線	tiān xiàn	antenna
天性		tiān xìng	nature
天长地久	天長地久	tiān cháng dì jiǔ	enduring while the world lasts (idiom)
天主教		tiān zhǔ jiào	Catholicism
添加		tiān jiā	to add
甜美		tián měi	sweet
甜蜜		tián mì	sweet
甜头	甜頭	tián tou	sweet taste (of power, success etc)
填补	填補	tián bǔ	to fill a gap
填充		tián chōng	to fill up
填写	填寫	tián xiě	to fill in a form
舔		tiǎn	to lick
挑起		tiǎo qǐ	to provoke
挑剔		tiāo ti	picky
挑衅	挑釁	tiǎo xìn	to provoke
条款	條款	tiáo kuǎn	clause (of contract or law)
条例	條例	tiáo lì	regulations
条约	條約	tiáo yuē	treaty
跳槽		tiào cáo	to change jobs
跳动	跳動	tiào dòng	to throb
跳伞	跳傘	tiào sǎn	to parachute
跳跃	跳躍	tiào yuè	to jump
帖子		tiě zi	card
贴近	貼近	tiē jìn	to press close to
贴切	貼切	tiē qiè	close-fitting
听从	聽從	tīng cóng	to listen and obey
听话	聽話	tīng huà	to do what one is told
停车位	停車位	tíng chē wèi	parking space
停电	停電	tíng diàn	to have a power failure
停顿	停頓	tíng dùn	to halt
停放		tíng fàng	to park (a car etc)
停泊		tíng bó	to anchor
停业	停業	tíng yè	to cease trading (temporarily or permanently)
通畅	通暢	tōng chàng	unobstructed
通车	通車	tōng chē	to open to traffic (e.g. new bridge, rail line etc)
通风	通風	tōng fēng	airy
通告		tōng gào	to announce
通缉	通緝	tōng jī	to order the arrest of sb as criminal
通顺	通順	tōng shùn	smooth
通俗		tōng sú	common
通通		tōng tōng	all
通往		tōng wǎng	to lead to
通宵		tōng xiāo	all night
通行证	通行證	tōng xíng zhèng	a pass (authority to enter)
同伴		tóng bàn	companion
同步		tóng bù	synchronous
同等		tóng děng	equal to
同感		tóng gǎn	(have the) same feeling
同伙		tóng huǒ	colleague
同类	同類	tóng lèi	similar
同盟		tóng méng	alliance
同年		tóng nián	the same year
同人		tóng rén	people from the same workplace or profession
同志		tóng zhì	comrade
同舟共济	同舟共濟	tóng zhōu gòng jì	cross a river in the same boat (idiom)
统筹	統籌	tǒng chóu	an overall plan
统统	統統	tǒng tǒng	totally
捅		tǒng	to stab
桶		tǒng	bucket
筒		tǒng	tube
痛心		tòng xīn	grieved
偷看		tōu kàn	to peep
偷窥	偷窺	tōu kuī	to peep
偷懒	偷懶	tōu lǎn	to goof off
头部	頭部	tóu bù	head
头顶	頭頂	tóu dǐng	top of the head
头号	頭號	tóu hào	first rate
头条	頭條	tóu tiáo	lead story (on the news)
头头是道	頭頭是道	tóu tóu shì dào	clear and logical
头衔	頭銜	tóu xián	title
头晕	頭暈	tóu yūn	dizzy
投奔		tóu bèn	to seek shelter
投稿		tóu gǎo	to submit articles for publication
投机	投機	tóu jī	to speculate (on financial markets)
投降		tóu xiáng	to surrender
投射		tóu shè	to throw (a projectile)
投身		tóu shēn	to throw oneself into sth
透彻	透徹	tòu chè	penetrating
透过	透過	tòu guò	to pass through
透气	透氣	tòu qì	to flow freely (of air)
透支		tòu zhī	(banking) to overdraw
凸		tū	to stick out
凸显	凸顯	tū xiǎn	to present clearly
秃	禿	tū	bald
突发	突發	tū fā	to occur suddenly
突击	突擊	tū jī	sudden and violent attack
突破口		tū pò kǒu	breach
突如其来	突如其來	tū rú qí lái	to arise abruptly
图表	圖表	tú biǎo	chart
图像	圖像	tú xiàng	image
图形	圖形	tú xíng	picture
图纸	圖紙	tú zhǐ	blueprint
徒步		tú bù	to be on foot

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