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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 无意 | 無意 | wú yì | inadvertent |
| 无忧无虑 | 無憂無慮 | wú yōu wú lǜ | carefree and without worries (idiom) |
| 无缘 | 無緣 | wú yuán | to have no opportunity |
| 无知 | 無知 | wú zhī | ignorant |
| 无足轻重 | 無足輕重 | wú zú qīng zhòng | insignificant |
| 五花八门 | 五花八門 | wǔ huā bā mén | myriad |
| 五星级 | 五星級 | wǔ xīng jí | five-star (hotel) |
| 武力 | wǔ lì | military force | |
| 武装 | 武裝 | wǔ zhuāng | arms |
| 侮辱 | wǔ rǔ | to insult | |
| 捂 | wǔ | to enclose | |
| 舞厅 | 舞廳 | wǔ tīng | dance hall |
| 勿 | wù | do not | |
| 物流 | wù liú | distribution (business) | |
| 物体 | 物體 | wù tǐ | object |
| 物证 | 物證 | wù zhèng | material evidence |
| 物资 | 物資 | wù zī | goods |
| 误差 | 誤差 | wù chā | difference |
| 误导 | 誤導 | wù dǎo | to mislead |
| 误区 | 誤區 | wù qū | mistaken ideas |
| 务必 | 務必 | wù bì | must |
| 务实 | 務實 | wù shí | pragmatic |
| 吸纳 | 吸納 | xī nà | to take in |
| 吸取 | xī qǔ | to absorb | |
| 昔日 | xī rì | former days | |
| 稀 | xī | rare | |
| 稀罕 | xī han | rare | |
| 稀奇 | xī qí | rare | |
| 稀少 | xī shǎo | sparse | |
| 锡 | 錫 | xī | tin (chemistry) |
| 熄火 | xī huǒ | (of fire, lamp etc) to go out | |
| 熙熙攘攘 | xī xī rǎng rǎng | bustling with activity (idiom) | |
| 嬉笑 | xī xiào | to be laughing and playing | |
| 膝盖 | 膝蓋 | xī gài | knee |
| 习俗 | 習俗 | xí sú | custom |
| 席 | xí | woven mat | |
| 席位 | xí wèi | a seat (in a theater, stadium etc) | |
| 袭击 | 襲擊 | xí jī | attack (esp. surprise attack) |
| 媳妇 | 媳婦 | xí fù | daughter-in-law |
| 洗涤剂 | 洗滌劑 | xǐ dí jì | cleaning agent |
| 洗礼 | 洗禮 | xǐ lǐ | baptism (lit. or fig.) |
| 喜出望外 | xǐ chū wàng wài | to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom) | |
| 喜好 | xǐ hào | to like | |
| 喜酒 | xǐ jiǔ | wedding feast | |
| 喜怒哀乐 | 喜怒哀樂 | xǐ nù āi lè | four types of human emotions, namely: happiness 欢喜, anger 愤怒, sorrow 哀 and joy 快乐 |
| 喜庆 | 喜慶 | xǐ qìng | jubilation |
| 喜事 | xǐ shì | happy occasion | |
| 喜糖 | xǐ táng | sweet given on a happy occasion (esp. wedding) | |
| 喜洋洋 | xǐ yáng yáng | radiant with joy | |
| 喜悦 | 喜悅 | xǐ yuè | happy |
| 细腻 | 細膩 | xì nì | exquisite |
| 细微 | 細微 | xì wēi | tiny |
| 细心 | 細心 | xì xīn | careful |
| 息息相关 | 息息相關 | xī xī xiāng guān | closely bound up (idiom) |
| 虾 | 蝦 | xiā | shrimp |
| 侠义 | 俠義 | xiá yì | chivalrous |
| 峡谷 | 峽谷 | xiá gǔ | canyon |
| 狭隘 | 狹隘 | xiá ài | narrow |
| 狭小 | 狹小 | xiá xiǎo | narrow |
| 狭窄 | 狹窄 | xiá zhǎi | narrow |
| 下场 | 下場 | xià chǎng | to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc) |
| 下调 | 下調 | xià tiáo | to adjust downwards |
| 下跌 | xià diē | to fall | |
| 下岗 | 下崗 | xià gǎng | (of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty |
| 下功夫 | xià gōng fu | see 夫 | |
| 下海 | xià hǎi | to go out to sea | |
| 下级 | 下級 | xià jí | low ranking |
| 下决心 | 下決心 | xià jué xīn | to determine |
| 下令 | xià lìng | to give an order | |
| 下落 | xià luò | whereabouts | |
| 下期 | xià qī | next period (week, month or quarter etc) | |
| 下棋 | xià qí | to play chess | |
| 下山 | xià shān | to go down a hill | |
| 下手 | xià shǒu | to start | |
| 下属 | 下屬 | xià shǔ | subordinate |
| 下台 | 下臺 | xià tái | to go off the stage |
| 下乡 | 下鄉 | xià xiāng | to go to the countryside |
| 下旬 | xià xún | last third of the month | |
| 下一代 | xià yī dài | the next generation | |
| 下意识 | 下意識 | xià yì shí | subconscious mind |
| 下游 | xià yóu | lower reaches (of a river) | |
| 下坠 | 下墜 | xià zhuì | (of objects) to fall |
| 吓唬 | 嚇唬 | xià hu | to scare |
| 吓人 | 嚇人 | xià rén | to scare |
| 夏令营 | 夏令營 | xià lìng yíng | summer camp |
| 先例 | xiān lì | antecedent | |
| 先天 | xiān tiān | embryonic period (contrasted with 后天 [hòu tiān]) | |
| 纤维 | 纖維 | xiān wéi | fiber |
| 掀 | xiān | to lift (a lid) | |
| 掀起 | xiān qǐ | to lift | |
| 鲜活 | 鮮活 | xiān huó | vivid |
| 鲜美 | 鮮美 | xiān měi | delicious |
| 鲜血 | 鮮血 | xiān xuè | blood |
| 弦 | xián | bow string | |
| 衔接 | 銜接 | xián jiē | to link up |
| 嫌弃 | 嫌棄 | xián qì | to regard with disdain |
| 嫌疑 | xián yí | suspicion | |
| 显而易见 | 顯而易見 | xiǎn ér yì jiàn | clearly and easy to see (idiom) |
| 显赫 | 顯赫 | xiǎn hè | illustrious |
| 显示器 | 顯示器 | xiǎn shì qì | monitor (computer) |
| 显现 | 顯現 | xiǎn xiàn | appearance |
| 显眼 | 顯眼 | xiǎn yǎn | conspicuous |
| 现成 | 現成 | xiàn chéng | ready-made |
| 现任 | 現任 | xiàn rèn | to occupy a post currently |
| 现行 | 現行 | xiàn xíng | to be in effect |
| 线条 | 線條 | xiàn tiáo | line (in drawing, calligraphy etc) |
| 限 | xiàn | to limit | |
| 限定 | xiàn dìng | to restrict to | |
| 限度 | xiàn dù | limitation | |
| 限于 | 限於 | xiàn yú | to be limited to |
| 宪法 | 憲法 | xiàn fǎ | constitution (of a country) |
| 陷 | xiàn | pitfall | |
| 陷阱 | xiàn jǐng | pitfall | |
| 馅儿 | 餡兒 | xiàn r | erhua variant of 馅 |
| 献血 | 獻血 | xiàn xuè | to donate blood |
| 腺 | xiàn | gland | |
| 仙鹤 | 仙鶴 | xiān hè | red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) |
| 仙女 | xiān nǚ | fairy | |
| 乡亲 | 鄉親 | xiāng qīn | fellow countryman (from the same village) |
| 乡下 | 鄉下 | xiāng xia | countryside |
| 相伴 | xiāng bàn | to accompany sb | |
| 相比之下 | xiāng bǐ zhī xià | by comparison | |
| 相差 | xiāng chà | to differ | |
| 相传 | 相傳 | xiāng chuán | to pass on |
| 相当于 | 相當於 | xiāng dāng yú | equivalent to |
| 相对而言 | 相對而言 | xiāng duì ér yán | relatively speaking |
| 相辅相成 | 相輔相成 | xiāng fǔ xiāng chéng | to complement one another (idiom) |
| 相继 | 相繼 | xiāng jì | in succession |
| 相连 | 相連 | xiāng lián | to link |
| 相识 | 相識 | xiāng shí | to get to know each other |
| 相提并论 | 相提並論 | xiāng tí bìng lùn | to discuss two disparate things together (idiom) |
| 相通 | xiāng tōng | interlinked | |
| 相依为命 | 相依為命 | xiāng yī wéi mìng | mutually dependent for life (idiom) |
| 相遇 | xiāng yù | to meet | |
| 相约 | 相約 | xiāng yuē | to agree (on a meeting place, date etc) |
| 香料 | xiāng liào | spice | |
| 香水 | xiāng shuǐ | perfume | |
| 香味 | xiāng wèi | fragrance | |
| 香烟 | 香煙 | xiāng yān | cigarette |
| 香油 | xiāng yóu | sesame oil | |
| 镶 | 鑲 | xiāng | to inlay |
| 镶嵌 | 鑲嵌 | xiāng qiàn | to inlay |
| 详尽 | 詳盡 | xiáng jìn | thorough and detailed |
| 祥和 | xiáng hé | auspicious and peaceful | |
| 享 | xiǎng | to enjoy | |
| 享有 | xiǎng yǒu | to enjoy (rights, privileges etc) | |
| 响亮 | 響亮 | xiǎng liàng | loud and clear |
| 响起 | 響起 | xiǎng qǐ | (of a sound) to come forth |
| 响应 | 響應 | xiǎng yìng | to respond to |
| 想方设法 | 想方設法 | xiǎng fāng shè fǎ | to think up every possible method (idiom) |
| 向来 | 向來 | xiàng lái | always (previously) |
| 向往 | 嚮往 | xiàng wǎng | to yearn for |
| 向着 | 向著 | xiàng zhe | towards |
| 像样 | 像樣 | xiàng yàng | presentable |
| 橡胶 | 橡膠 | xiàng jiāo | rubber |
| 消 | xiāo | to diminish | |
| 消沉 | xiāo chén | depressed | |
| 消遣 | xiāo qiǎn | to while the time away | |
| 萧条 | 蕭條 | xiāo tiáo | bleak |
| 销 | 銷 | xiāo | to melt (metal) |
| 销毁 | 銷毀 | xiāo huǐ | to destroy (by melting or burning) |
| 销量 | 銷量 | xiāo liàng | sales volume |
| 潇洒 | 瀟灑 | xiāo sǎ | confident and at ease |
| 小丑 | xiǎo chǒu | clown | |
| 小贩 | 小販 | xiǎo fàn | peddler |
| 小看 | xiǎo kàn | to look down on | |
| 小康 | xiǎo kāng | moderately affluent | |
| 小路 | xiǎo lù | minor road | |
| 小品 | xiǎo pǐn | short, simple literary or artistic creation | |
| 小区 | 小區 | xiǎo qū | neighborhood |
| 小曲 | xiǎo qǔ | popular song | |
| 小人 | xiǎo rén | person of low social status (old) | |
| 小提琴 | xiǎo tí qín | fiddle | |
| 小溪 | xiǎo xī | brook | |
| 小心翼翼 | xiǎo xīn yì yì | cautious and solemn (idiom) | |
| 小卒 | xiǎo zú | foot soldier | |
| 孝敬 | xiào jìng | to show filial respect | |
| 肖像 | xiào xiàng | portrait (painting, photo etc) | |
| 效仿 | 傚仿 | xiào fǎng | see 仿效 |
| 效力 | xiào lì | effectiveness | |
| 效益 | xiào yì | benefit | |
| 效应 | 效應 | xiào yìng | effect (scientific phenomenon) |
| 协定 | 協定 | xié dìng | agreement |
| 协同 | 協同 | xié tóng | to cooperate |
| 协作 | 協作 | xié zuò | cooperation |
| 邪 | xié | demonic | |
| 邪恶 | 邪惡 | xié è | sinister |
| 挟持 | 挾持 | xié chí | to seize |
| 携带 | 攜帶 | xié dài | to carry (on one's person) |
| 携手 | 攜手 | xié shǒu | hand in hand |
| 写照 | 寫照 | xiě zhào | portrayal |
| 泄 | 洩 | xiè | (bound form) to leak out |
| 泄漏 | 洩漏 | xiè lòu | (of a liquid or gas) to leak |
| 泄露 | xiè lù | to leak (information) | |
| 泄密 | 洩密 | xiè mì | to leak secrets |
| 泄气 | 洩氣 | xiè qì | to leak (gas) |
| 泻 | 瀉 | xiè | to flow out swiftly |
| 卸 | xiè | to unload | |
| 心爱 | 心愛 | xīn ài | beloved |
| 心安理得 | xīn ān lǐ dé | to have a clear conscience |
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