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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 屠杀 | 屠殺 | tú shā | to massacre |
| 土匪 | tǔ fěi | bandit | |
| 土壤 | tǔ rǎng | soil | |
| 土生土长 | 土生土長 | tǔ shēng tǔ zhǎng | locally born and bred |
| 涂 | 塗 | tú | to apply (paint etc) |
| 团伙 | 團伙 | tuán huǒ | (criminal) gang |
| 团聚 | 團聚 | tuán jù | to reunite |
| 团员 | 團員 | tuán yuán | member |
| 团圆 | 團圓 | tuán yuán | to have a reunion |
| 推测 | 推測 | tuī cè | speculation |
| 推断 | 推斷 | tuī duàn | to infer |
| 推翻 | tuī fān | to overthrow | |
| 推理 | tuī lǐ | reasoning | |
| 推敲 | tuī qiāo | to think over | |
| 推算 | tuī suàn | to calculate | |
| 推卸 | tuī xiè | to avoid (esp. responsibility) | |
| 推选 | 推選 | tuī xuǎn | to elect |
| 推移 | tuī yí | (of time) to elapse or pass | |
| 颓废 | 頹廢 | tuí fèi | decadent |
| 退回 | tuì huí | to return (an item) | |
| 退却 | 退卻 | tuì què | to retreat |
| 退让 | 退讓 | tuì ràng | to move aside |
| 退缩 | 退縮 | tuì suō | to shrink back |
| 退休金 | tuì xiū jīn | retirement pay | |
| 退学 | 退學 | tuì xué | to quit school |
| 退役 | tuì yì | (of military personnel or athletes) to retire | |
| 屯 | tún | to station (soldiers) | |
| 托付 | tuō fù | to entrust | |
| 拖累 | tuō lěi | to encumber | |
| 拖欠 | tuō qiàn | in arrears | |
| 拖延 | tuō yán | to delay | |
| 脱节 | 脫節 | tuō jié | to come apart |
| 脱口而出 | 脫口而出 | tuō kǒu ér chū | to blurt out |
| 脱落 | 脫落 | tuō luò | to drop off |
| 脱身 | 脫身 | tuō shēn | to get away |
| 脱颖而出 | 脫穎而出 | tuō yǐng ér chū | to reveal one's talent (idiom) |
| 驮 | 馱 | tuó | to carry on one's back |
| 妥 | tuǒ | suitable | |
| 妥当 | 妥當 | tuǒ dang | appropriate |
| 妥善 | tuǒ shàn | appropriate | |
| 妥协 | 妥協 | tuǒ xié | to compromise |
| 唾液 | tuò yè | saliva | |
| 挖掘 | wā jué | to excavate | |
| 挖苦 | wā kǔ | to speak sarcastically | |
| 瓦 | wǎ | roof tile | |
| 歪曲 | wāi qū | to distort | |
| 外表 | wài biǎo | external | |
| 外公 | wài gōng | (coll.) mother's father | |
| 外号 | 外號 | wài hào | nickname |
| 外籍 | wài jí | foreign (i.e. of foreign nationality) | |
| 外贸 | 外貿 | wài mào | foreign trade |
| 外貌 | wài mào | profile | |
| 外婆 | wài pó | (coll.) mother's mother | |
| 外企 | wài qǐ | foreign enterprise | |
| 外星人 | wài xīng rén | space alien | |
| 外行 | wài háng | layman | |
| 外形 | wài xíng | figure | |
| 外援 | wài yuán | foreign aid | |
| 丸 | wán | ball | |
| 完备 | 完備 | wán bèi | faultless |
| 完毕 | 完畢 | wán bì | to finish |
| 完蛋 | wán dàn | (coll.) to be done for | |
| 完好 | wán hǎo | intact | |
| 玩耍 | wán shuǎ | to play (as children do) | |
| 玩意儿 | 玩意兒 | wán yì r | erhua variant of 玩意 |
| 顽固 | 頑固 | wán gù | stubborn |
| 挽 | wǎn | to pull | |
| 挽回 | wǎn huí | to retrieve | |
| 挽救 | wǎn jiù | to save | |
| 惋惜 | wǎn xī | to regret | |
| 晚间 | 晚間 | wǎn jiān | evening |
| 晚年 | wǎn nián | one's later years | |
| 晚期 | wǎn qī | later period | |
| 万分 | 萬分 | wàn fēn | very much |
| 万古长青 | 萬古長青 | wàn gǔ cháng qīng | remain fresh |
| 万能 | 萬能 | wàn néng | omnipotent |
| 万万 | 萬萬 | wàn wàn | absolutely |
| 万无一失 | 萬無一失 | wàn wú yī shī | surefire |
| 汪洋 | wāng yáng | vast body of water | |
| 亡羊补牢 | 亡羊補牢 | wáng yáng bǔ láo | lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom) |
| 王国 | 王國 | wáng guó | kingdom |
| 王牌 | wáng pái | trump card | |
| 网点 | 網點 | wǎng diǎn | (computing) node in a network |
| 网民 | 網民 | wǎng mín | web user |
| 往常 | wǎng cháng | usual | |
| 往日 | wǎng rì | former days | |
| 往事 | wǎng shì | past events | |
| 妄想 | wàng xiǎng | to attempt vainly | |
| 忘不了 | wàng bù liǎo | cannot forget | |
| 忘掉 | wàng diào | to forget | |
| 旺 | wàng | prosperous | |
| 旺季 | wàng jì | busy season | |
| 旺盛 | wàng shèng | vigorous | |
| 望 | wàng | full moon | |
| 望远镜 | 望遠鏡 | wàng yuǎn jìng | binoculars |
| 危及 | wēi jí | to endanger | |
| 危急 | wēi jí | critical | |
| 威风 | 威風 | wēi fēng | might |
| 威力 | wēi lì | might | |
| 威慑 | 威懾 | wēi shè | to cower by military force |
| 威信 | wēi xìn | prestige | |
| 萎缩 | 萎縮 | wěi suō | to wither |
| 微不足道 | wēi bù zú dào | negligible | |
| 微观 | 微觀 | wēi guān | micro- |
| 微妙 | wēi miào | subtle | |
| 微弱 | wēi ruò | weak | |
| 微型 | wēi xíng | miniature | |
| 围墙 | 圍牆 | wéi qiáng | perimeter wall |
| 违背 | 違背 | wéi bèi | to go against |
| 违约 | 違約 | wéi yuē | to break a promise |
| 违章 | 違章 | wéi zhāng | to break the rules |
| 唯 | wéi | only | |
| 唯独 | 唯獨 | wéi dú | only |
| 伪造 | 偽造 | wěi zào | to forge |
| 伪装 | 偽裝 | wěi zhuāng | to pretend to be (asleep etc) |
| 尾气 | 尾氣 | wěi qì | exhaust |
| 尾声 | 尾聲 | wěi shēng | coda |
| 纬度 | 緯度 | wěi dù | latitude |
| 委婉 | wěi wǎn | tactful | |
| 委员 | 委員 | wěi yuán | committee member |
| 委员会 | 委員會 | wěi yuán huì | committee |
| 卫视 | 衛視 | wèi shì | satellite TV (abbr. for 卫星电视) |
| 为人 | 為人 | wéi rén | to conduct oneself |
| 未 | wèi | not yet | |
| 未成年人 | wèi chéng nián rén | minor (i.e. person under 18) | |
| 未经 | 未經 | wèi jīng | not having undergone |
| 未免 | wèi miǎn | unavoidably | |
| 未知数 | 未知數 | wèi zhī shù | unknown quantity |
| 位子 | wèi zi | place | |
| 味精 | wèi jīng | monosodium glutamate (MSG) | |
| 畏惧 | 畏懼 | wèi jù | to fear |
| 畏缩 | 畏縮 | wèi suō | to cower |
| 胃口 | wèi kǒu | appetite | |
| 喂养 | 餵養 | wèi yǎng | to feed (a child, domestic animal etc) |
| 慰劳 | 慰勞 | wèi láo | to show appreciation (by kind words, small gifts etc) |
| 温度计 | 溫度計 | wēn dù jì | thermometer |
| 温泉 | 溫泉 | wēn quán | hot spring |
| 温室 | 溫室 | wēn shì | greenhouse |
| 温习 | 溫習 | wēn xí | to review (a lesson etc) |
| 温馨 | 溫馨 | wēn xīn | comfort |
| 瘟疫 | wēn yì | plague | |
| 文 | wén | language | |
| 文科 | wén kē | liberal arts | |
| 文盲 | wén máng | illiterate | |
| 文凭 | 文憑 | wén píng | diploma |
| 文人 | wén rén | scholar | |
| 文物 | wén wù | cultural relic | |
| 文献 | 文獻 | wén xiàn | document |
| 文雅 | wén yǎ | elegant | |
| 闻名 | 聞名 | wén míng | well-known |
| 蚊帐 | 蚊帳 | wén zhàng | mosquito net |
| 蚊子 | wén zi | mosquito | |
| 吻合 | wěn hé | to be a good fit | |
| 紊乱 | 紊亂 | wěn luàn | disorder |
| 稳固 | 穩固 | wěn gù | stable |
| 稳健 | 穩健 | wěn jiàn | firm |
| 稳妥 | 穩妥 | wěn tuǒ | dependable |
| 稳重 | 穩重 | wěn zhòng | steady |
| 问卷 | 問卷 | wèn juàn | questionnaire |
| 问世 | 問世 | wèn shì | to be published |
| 窝 | 窩 | wō | nest |
| 卧 | 臥 | wò | to lie |
| 污秽 | 污穢 | wū huì | nasty |
| 呜咽 | 嗚咽 | wū yè | to sob |
| 巫婆 | wū pó | witch | |
| 屋顶 | 屋頂 | wū dǐng | roof |
| 无比 | 無比 | wú bǐ | incomparable |
| 无不 | 無不 | wú bù | none lacking |
| 无偿 | 無償 | wú cháng | free |
| 无敌 | 無敵 | wú dí | unequalled |
| 无恶不作 | 無惡不作 | wú è bù zuò | not to shrink from any crime (idiom) |
| 无非 | 無非 | wú fēi | only |
| 无辜 | 無辜 | wú gū | innocent |
| 无故 | 無故 | wú gù | without cause or reason |
| 无关紧要 | 無關緊要 | wú guān jǐn yào | indifferent |
| 无话可说 | 無話可說 | wú huà kě shuō | to have nothing to say (idiom) |
| 无济于事 | 無濟於事 | wú jì yú shì | (idiom) to no avail |
| 无家可归 | 無家可歸 | wú jiā kě guī | homeless |
| 无精打采 | 無精打采 | wú jīng dǎ cǎi | dispirited and downcast (idiom) |
| 无可奉告 | 無可奉告 | wú kě fèng gào | (idiom) "no comment" |
| 无可厚非 | 無可厚非 | wú kě hòu fēi | see 非 |
| 无可奈何 | 無可奈何 | wú kě nài hé | have no way out |
| 无理 | 無理 | wú lǐ | irrational |
| 无力 | 無力 | wú lì | powerless |
| 无论如何 | 無論如何 | wú lùn rú hé | whatever the case |
| 无能 | 無能 | wú néng | incompetence |
| 无能为力 | 無能為力 | wú néng wéi lì | impotent (idiom) |
| 无情 | 無情 | wú qíng | pitiless |
| 无情无义 | 無情無義 | wú qíng wú yì | completely lacking any feeling or sense of justice (idiom) |
| 无穷 | 無窮 | wú qióng | endless |
| 无私 | 無私 | wú sī | selfless |
| 无所事事 | 無所事事 | wú suǒ shì shì | to have nothing to do |
| 无所作为 | 無所作為 | wú suǒ zuò wéi | attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom) |
| 无条件 | 無條件 | wú tiáo jiàn | unconditional |
| 无微不至 | 無微不至 | wú wēi bù zhì | in every possible way (idiom) |
| 无线 | 無線 | wú xiàn | wireless |
| 无线电 | 無線電 | wú xiàn diàn | wireless |
| 无形 | 無形 | wú xíng | incorporeal |
| 无形中 | 無形中 | wú xíng zhōng | imperceptibly |
| 无须 | 無須 | wú xū | need not |
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