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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 心病 | xīn bìng | anxiety | |
| 心肠 | 心腸 | xīn cháng | heart |
| 心得 | xīn dé | what one has learned (through experience, reading etc) | |
| 心慌 | xīn huāng | to be flustered | |
| 心急如焚 | xīn jí rú fén | to burn with impatience | |
| 心里话 | 心裡話 | xīn li huà | (to express one's) true feelings |
| 心灵手巧 | 心靈手巧 | xīn líng shǒu qiǎo | capable |
| 心目 | xīn mù | mind | |
| 心声 | 心聲 | xīn shēng | thoughts |
| 心事 | xīn shì | a load on one's mind | |
| 心思 | xīn si | mind | |
| 心酸 | xīn suān | to feel sad | |
| 心想事成 | xīn xiǎng shì chéng | to have one's wishes come true | |
| 心胸 | xīn xiōng | heart | |
| 心血 | xīn xuè | heart's blood | |
| 心眼儿 | 心眼兒 | xīn yǎn r | one's thoughts |
| 心意 | xīn yì | intention | |
| 芯片 | xīn piàn | computer chip | |
| 辛勤 | xīn qín | hardworking | |
| 辛酸 | xīn suān | pungent (taste) | |
| 欣慰 | xīn wèi | to be gratified | |
| 欣喜 | xīn xǐ | happy | |
| 欣欣向荣 | 欣欣向榮 | xīn xīn xiàng róng | (idiom) flourishing |
| 新潮 | xīn cháo | modern | |
| 新陈代谢 | 新陳代謝 | xīn chén dài xiè | metabolism (biology) |
| 新房 | xīn fáng | brand new house | |
| 新款 | xīn kuǎn | new style | |
| 新奇 | xīn qí | novel | |
| 新生 | xīn shēng | new | |
| 新式 | xīn shì | new style | |
| 新手 | xīn shǒu | new hand | |
| 新颖 | 新穎 | xīn yǐng | lit. new bud |
| 信贷 | 信貸 | xìn dài | credit |
| 信件 | xìn jiàn | letter (sent by mail) | |
| 信赖 | 信賴 | xìn lài | to trust |
| 信誉 | 信譽 | xìn yù | prestige |
| 星座 | xīng zuò | constellation | |
| 猩猩 | xīng xing | orangutan | |
| 腥 | xīng | fishy (smell) | |
| 刑法 | xíng fǎ | criminal law | |
| 行家 | háng jiā | connoisseur | |
| 行列 | háng liè | formation | |
| 行情 | háng qíng | market price | |
| 行使 | xíng shǐ | to exercise (a right etc) | |
| 行政 | xíng zhèng | administration | |
| 行走 | xíng zǒu | to walk | |
| 形形色色 | xíng xíng sè sè | all kinds of | |
| 形影不离 | 形影不離 | xíng yǐng bù lí | inseparable (as form and shadow) |
| 醒来 | 醒來 | xǐng lái | to waken |
| 醒目 | xǐng mù | eye-grabbing (headline) | |
| 醒悟 | xǐng wù | to come to oneself | |
| 兴奋剂 | 興奮劑 | xīng fèn jì | stimulant |
| 兴高采烈 | 興高采烈 | xìng gāo cǎi liè | happy and excited (idiom) |
| 兴建 | 興建 | xīng jiàn | to build |
| 兴起 | 興起 | xīng qǐ | to rise |
| 兴致 | 興致 | xìng zhì | mood |
| 姓氏 | xìng shì | family name | |
| 幸存 | 倖存 | xìng cún | to survive (a disaster) |
| 幸好 | xìng hǎo | fortunately | |
| 幸免 | 倖免 | xìng miǎn | to avoid (an unpleasant fate) |
| 性价比 | 性價比 | xìng jià bǐ | cost-performance ratio |
| 性命 | xìng mìng | life | |
| 性情 | xìng qíng | nature | |
| 凶残 | 兇殘 | xiōng cán | savage |
| 凶恶 | 兇惡 | xiōng è | fierce |
| 凶狠 | xiōng hěn | cruel | |
| 凶猛 | 兇猛 | xiōng měng | fierce |
| 汹涌 | 洶湧 | xiōng yǒng | to surge up violently (of ocean, river, lake etc) |
| 胸膛 | xiōng táng | chest | |
| 胸有成竹 | xiōng yǒu chéng zhú | (idiom) to have a well thought out plan in mind | |
| 雄厚 | xióng hòu | substantial | |
| 休克 | xiū kè | shock (loanword) | |
| 休眠 | xiū mián | to be dormant (biology) | |
| 休想 | xiū xiǎng | don't think (that) | |
| 休养 | 休養 | xiū yǎng | to recuperate |
| 修补 | 修補 | xiū bǔ | to mend |
| 修订 | 修訂 | xiū dìng | to revise |
| 修路 | xiū lù | to repair a road | |
| 修长 | 修長 | xiū cháng | slender |
| 修正 | xiū zhèng | to revise | |
| 羞愧 | xiū kuì | ashamed | |
| 秀丽 | 秀麗 | xiù lì | pretty |
| 秀美 | xiù měi | elegant | |
| 绣 | 繡 | xiù | to embroider |
| 袖手旁观 | 袖手旁觀 | xiù shǒu páng guān | to watch with folded arms (idiom) |
| 锈 | 鏽 | xiù | to rust |
| 嗅觉 | 嗅覺 | xiù jué | sense of smell |
| 须 | 須 | xū | must |
| 虚 | 虛 | xū | emptiness |
| 虚构 | 虛構 | xū gòu | to make up |
| 虚幻 | 虛幻 | xū huàn | imaginary |
| 虚假 | 虛假 | xū jiǎ | false |
| 虚拟 | 虛擬 | xū nǐ | to imagine |
| 虚弱 | 虛弱 | xū ruò | weak |
| 虚伪 | 虛偽 | xū wěi | false |
| 需 | xū | to require | |
| 徐徐 | xú xú | slowly | |
| 许 | 許 | xǔ | to allow |
| 许可证 | 許可證 | xǔ kě zhèng | license |
| 旭日 | xù rì | the rising sun | |
| 序 | xù | (bound form) order | |
| 序幕 | xù mù | prologue | |
| 续 | 續 | xù | to continue |
| 酗酒 | xù jiǔ | heavy drinking | |
| 絮叨 | xù dao | long-winded | |
| 宣称 | 宣稱 | xuān chēng | to assert |
| 宣读 | 宣讀 | xuān dú | to read out loud to an audience |
| 宣告 | xuān gào | to declare | |
| 宣誓 | xuān shì | to swear an oath (of office) | |
| 宣泄 | 宣洩 | xuān xiè | to drain (by leading off water) |
| 宣言 | xuān yán | declaration | |
| 宣扬 | 宣揚 | xuān yáng | to publicize |
| 喧哗 | 喧嘩 | xuān huá | hubbub |
| 喧闹 | 喧鬧 | xuān nào | to make a noise |
| 玄 | xuán | black | |
| 玄机 | 玄機 | xuán jī | profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism) |
| 悬挂 | 懸掛 | xuán guà | to suspend |
| 悬念 | 懸念 | xuán niàn | suspense in a movie, play etc |
| 悬殊 | 懸殊 | xuán shū | widely different |
| 悬崖 | 懸崖 | xuán yá | precipice |
| 旋律 | xuán lǜ | melody | |
| 旋涡 | 旋渦 | xuán wō | spiral |
| 选民 | 選民 | xuǎn mín | voter |
| 选项 | 選項 | xuǎn xiàng | option |
| 选用 | 選用 | xuǎn yòng | to choose for some purpose |
| 炫耀 | xuàn yào | dazzling | |
| 削 | xiāo | to peel with a knife | |
| 削弱 | xuē ruò | to weaken | |
| 靴子 | xuē zi | boots | |
| 穴位 | xué wèi | acupuncture point | |
| 学历 | 學歷 | xué lì | educational background |
| 学士 | 學士 | xué shì | bachelor's degree |
| 学说 | 學說 | xué shuō | theory |
| 学堂 | 學堂 | xué táng | college |
| 学业 | 學業 | xué yè | studies |
| 学艺 | 學藝 | xué yì | to learn a skill or art |
| 学子 | 學子 | xué zǐ | (literary) student |
| 雪山 | xuě shān | snow-capped mountain | |
| 雪上加霜 | xuě shàng jiā shuāng | (idiom) to make matters even worse | |
| 血脉 | 血脈 | xuè mài | blood vessels |
| 血栓 | xuè shuān | blood clot | |
| 血压 | 血壓 | xuè yā | blood pressure |
| 血缘 | 血緣 | xuè yuán | bloodline |
| 勋章 | 勛章 | xūn zhāng | medal |
| 熏 | xūn | to smoke | |
| 熏陶 | 薰陶 | xūn táo | to seep in |
| 寻 | 尋 | xún | to search |
| 寻常 | 尋常 | xún cháng | usual |
| 寻觅 | 尋覓 | xún mì | to look for |
| 巡逻 | 巡邏 | xún luó | to patrol (police, army or navy) |
| 驯 | 馴 | xùn | to attain gradually |
| 循序渐进 | 循序漸進 | xún xù jiàn jìn | in sequence, step by step (idiom) |
| 逊色 | 遜色 | xùn sè | inferior (often in the combination 毫无逊色, not in the least inferior) |
| 训 | 訓 | xùn | to teach |
| 丫头 | 丫頭 | yā tou | girl |
| 压倒 | 壓倒 | yā dǎo | to overwhelm |
| 压缩 | 壓縮 | yā suō | to compress |
| 压抑 | 壓抑 | yā yì | to constrain or repress emotions |
| 压制 | 壓制 | yā zhì | to suppress |
| 押 | yā | to mortgage | |
| 鸦雀无声 | 鴉雀無聲 | yā què wú shēng | lit. crow and peacock make no sound |
| 牙齿 | 牙齒 | yá chǐ | tooth |
| 芽 | yá | bud | |
| 哑 | 啞 | yǎ | mute |
| 烟囱 | 煙囪 | yān cōng | chimney |
| 烟火 | 煙火 | yān huǒ | smoke and fire |
| 淹 | yān | to flood | |
| 延 | yán | to prolong | |
| 延缓 | 延緩 | yán huǎn | to defer |
| 延误 | 延誤 | yán wu | to delay |
| 严谨 | 嚴謹 | yán jǐn | rigorous |
| 严禁 | 嚴禁 | yán jìn | to strictly prohibit |
| 严峻 | 嚴峻 | yán jùn | grim |
| 严密 | 嚴密 | yán mì | strict |
| 言辞 | 言辭 | yán cí | words |
| 言论 | 言論 | yán lùn | expression of opinion |
| 言行 | yán xíng | words and actions | |
| 岩石 | yán shí | rock | |
| 沿岸 | yán àn | coastal area | |
| 沿途 | yán tú | along the sides of the road | |
| 沿线 | 沿線 | yán xiàn | along the line (e.g. railway) |
| 炎热 | 炎熱 | yán rè | blistering hot |
| 炎症 | yán zhèng | inflammation | |
| 研讨 | 研討 | yán tǎo | discussion |
| 阎王 | 閻王 | yán wáng | (Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell |
| 衍生 | yǎn shēng | to give rise to | |
| 掩盖 | 掩蓋 | yǎn gài | to conceal |
| 掩护 | 掩護 | yǎn hù | to screen |
| 掩饰 | 掩飾 | yǎn shì | to cover up |
| 眼红 | 眼紅 | yǎn hóng | to covet |
| 眼界 | yǎn jiè | ken | |
| 眼色 | yǎn sè | signal made with one's eyes | |
| 眼神 | yǎn shén | expression or emotion showing in one's eyes | |
| 眼下 | yǎn xià | now | |
| 演变 | 演變 | yǎn biàn | to develop |
| 演播室 | yǎn bō shì | broadcasting studio | |
| 演技 | yǎn jì | acting | |
| 演练 | 演練 | yǎn liàn | to do a drill |
| 演示 | yǎn shì | to demonstrate | |
| 演说 | 演說 | yǎn shuō | speech |
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