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
演习	演習	yǎn xí	maneuver
演戏	演戲	yǎn xì	to put on a play
演艺圈	演藝圈	yǎn yì quān	show business
演绎	演繹	yǎn yì	(of a story etc) to unfold
厌烦	厭煩	yàn fán	bored
厌倦	厭倦	yàn juàn	to be weary of
咽	嚥	yàn	to swallow
咽喉		yān hóu	throat
艳丽	艷麗	yàn lì	gorgeous
验	驗	yàn	to examine
验收	驗收	yàn shōu	to inspect and accept
验证	驗證	yàn zhèng	to inspect and verify
焰火		yàn huǒ	fireworks
燕子		yàn zi	swallow
秧歌		yāng ge	Yangge, a popular rural folk dance
扬	揚	yáng	to raise
阳性	陽性	yáng xìng	positive
杨树	楊樹	yáng shù	poplar tree
洋溢		yáng yì	brimming with
养活	養活	yǎng huo	to provide for
养老金	養老金	yǎng lǎo jīn	pension
养老院	養老院	yǎng lǎo yuàn	nursing home
养生	養生	yǎng shēng	to maintain good health
养殖	養殖	yǎng zhí	to cultivate
氧		yǎng	oxygen (chemistry)
样本	樣本	yàng běn	sample
样品	樣品	yàng pǐn	sample
妖怪		yāo guài	monster
邀		yāo	to invite
窑	窯	yáo	kiln
谣言	謠言	yáo yán	rumor
摇摆	搖擺	yáo bǎi	to sway
摇滚	搖滾	yáo gǔn	rock 'n' roll (music)
摇晃	搖晃	yáo huàng	to rock
摇篮	搖籃	yáo lán	cradle
摇摇欲坠	搖搖欲墜	yáo yáo yù zhuì	tottering
遥控	遙控	yáo kòng	to direct operations from a remote location
遥远	遙遠	yáo yuǎn	distant
药材	藥材	yào cái	medicinal ingredient
药方	藥方	yào fāng	prescription
要不是		yào bu shì	if it were not for
要点	要點	yào diǎn	main point
要害		yào hài	vital part
要紧	要緊	yào jǐn	important
要领	要領	yào lǐng	main aspects
要命		yào mìng	to cause sb's death
要强	要強	yào qiáng	eager to excel
耀眼		yào yǎn	to dazzle
椰子		yē zi	a coconut palm
也就是说	也就是說	yě jiù shì shuō	in other words
野餐		yě cān	picnic
野炊		yě chuī	to cook a meal over a campfire (usu. for a group of people on an outing)
野蛮	野蠻	yě mán	barbarous
野兽	野獸	yě shòu	beast
野外		yě wài	countryside
野心		yě xīn	ambition
野营	野營	yě yíng	to camp
业	業	yè	line of business
业绩	業績	yè jì	achievement
夜班		yè bān	night shift
夜市		yè shì	night market
夜晚		yè wǎn	night
夜校		yè xiào	evening school
夜以继日	夜以繼日	yè yǐ jì rì	night and day (idiom)
夜总会	夜總會	yè zǒng huì	nightclub
液晶		yè jīng	liquid crystal
一把手		yī bǎ shǒu	working hand
一不小心		yī bù xiǎo xīn	to be a little bit careless
一成不变	一成不變	yī chéng bù biàn	(idiom) immutable
一筹莫展	一籌莫展	yī chóu mò zhǎn	to be unable to find a solution
一大早		yī dà zǎo	at dawn
一动不动	一動不動	yī dòng bù dòng	motionless
一度		yī dù	for a time
一帆风顺	一帆風順	yī fān fēng shùn	propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom)
一概		yī gài	all
一概而论	一概而論	yī gài ér lùn	to lump different matters together (idiom)
一干二净	一乾二淨	yī gān èr jìng	thoroughly (idiom)
一个劲儿	一個勁兒	yī gè jìn r	erhua variant of 一个劲
一鼓作气	一鼓作氣	yī gǔ zuò qì	in a spurt of energy
一锅粥	一鍋粥	yī guō zhōu	(lit.) a pot of porridge
一晃		yī huǎng	(of passing time) in an instant
一回事		yī huí shì	one and the same (thing)
一技之长	一技之長	yī jì zhī cháng	proficiency in a particular field (idiom)
一家人		yī jiā rén	household
一经	一經	yī jīng	as soon as
一举	一舉	yī jǔ	a move
一举一动	一舉一動	yī jǔ yī dòng	every movement
一卡通		yī kǎ tōng	the name of various contactless smart cards, notably Yikatong (mainly for public transport in Beijing) and iPASS (mainly for public transport in Taiwan)
一揽子	一攬子	yī lǎn zi	all-inclusive
一连	一連	yī lián	in a row
一连串	一連串	yī lián chuàn	a succession of
一毛不拔		yī máo bù bá	stingy (idiom)
一面		yī miàn	one side
一目了然		yī mù liǎo rán	obvious at a glance (idiom)
一年到头	一年到頭	yī nián dào tóu	all year round
一旁		yī páng	aside
一如既往		yī rú jì wǎng	just as in the past (idiom)
一刹那	一剎那	yī chà nà	a moment
一声不吭	一聲不吭	yī shēng bù kēng	to not say a word
一事无成	一事無成	yī shì wú chéng	to have achieved nothing
一手		yī shǒu	a skill
一瞬间	一瞬間	yī shùn jiān	split second
一塌糊涂	一塌糊塗	yī tā hú tu	muddled and completely collapsing (idiom)
一体	一體	yī tǐ	an integral whole
一天到晚		yī tiān dào wǎn	all day long
一头	一頭	yī tóu	one head
一味		yī wèi	blindly
一无所有	一無所有	yī wú suǒ yǒu	not having anything at all (idiom)
一无所知	一無所知	yī wú suǒ zhī	not knowing anything at all (idiom)
一系列		yī xì liè	a series of
一线	一線	yī xiàn	front line
一心		yī xīn	wholeheartedly
一心一意		yī xīn yī yì	concentrating one's thoughts and efforts
一言不发	一言不發	yī yán bù fā	to not say a word (idiom)
一言一行		yī yán yī xíng	every word and action (idiom)
一眼		yī yǎn	a glance
一一		yī yī	one by one
一应俱全	一應俱全	yī yīng jù quán	with everything needed available
一早		yī zǎo	early in the morning
一长一短	一長一短	yī cháng yī duǎn	talking endlessly
一阵	一陣	yī zhèn	a burst
伊斯兰教	伊斯蘭教	yī sī lán jiào	Islam
衣食住行		yī shí zhù xíng	clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom)
医务	醫務	yī wù	medical affairs
依		yī	to depend on
依托	依託	yī tuō	to rely on
依依不舍	依依不捨	yī yī bù shě	reluctant to part (idiom)
仪表	儀表	yí biǎo	appearance
怡然自得		yí rán zì dé	happy and content (idiom)
姨		yí	mother's sister
移交		yí jiāo	to transfer
移植		yí zhí	to transplant
遗留	遺留	yí liú	to leave behind
遗弃	遺棄	yí qì	to leave
遗体	遺體	yí tǐ	remains (of a dead person)
遗忘	遺忘	yí wàng	to forget
遗物	遺物	yí wù	remnant
遗愿	遺願	yí yuàn	final wishes of the departed
遗址	遺址	yí zhǐ	ruins
遗嘱	遺囑	yí zhǔ	testament
疑点	疑點	yí diǎn	a doubtful point
疑惑		yí huò	to doubt
疑虑	疑慮	yí lǜ	hesitation
以免		yǐ miǎn	in order to avoid
以身作则	以身作則	yǐ shēn zuò zé	to set an example (idiom)
以至于	以至於	yǐ zhì yú	down to
以致		yǐ zhì	to such an extent as to
矣		yǐ	classical final particle, similar to modern 了
倚		yǐ	to lean on
义工	義工	yì gōng	volunteer worker
议	議	yì	to comment on
议程	議程	yì chéng	agenda
议会	議會	yì huì	parliament
议员	議員	yì yuán	member (of a legislative body)
亦		yì	also
屹立		yì lì	to tower
异口同声	異口同聲	yì kǒu tóng shēng	different mouths, same voice
异想天开	異想天開	yì xiǎng tiān kāi	to imagine the wildest thing
异性	異性	yì xìng	the opposite sex
异议	異議	yì yì	objection
抑扬顿挫	抑揚頓挫	yì yáng dùn cuò	see 顿挫抑扬
抑郁	抑鬱	yì yù	depressed
抑郁症	抑鬱症	yì yù zhèng	clinical depression
抑制		yì zhì	to inhibit
译	譯	yì	to translate
易拉罐		yì lā guàn	pull-top can
疫苗		yì miáo	vaccine
益处	益處	yì chu	benefit
意料		yì liào	to anticipate
意料之外		yì liào zhī wài	(idiom) contrary to expectation
意图	意圖	yì tú	intent
意向		yì xiàng	intention
溢		yì	to overflow
毅力		yì lì	perseverance
毅然		yì rán	firmly
因人而异	因人而異	yīn rén ér yì	varying from person to person (idiom)
阴暗	陰暗	yīn àn	dim
阴性	陰性	yīn xìng	negative
音响	音響	yīn xiǎng	sound
殷勤		yīn qín	politely
银幕	銀幕	yín mù	movie screen
引发	引發	yǐn fā	to lead to
引经据典	引經據典	yǐn jīng jù diǎn	lit. to quote the classics
引领	引領	yǐn lǐng	to crane one's neck
引擎		yǐn qíng	engine (loanword)
引人入胜	引人入勝	yǐn rén rù shèng	to enchant
引人注目		yǐn rén zhù mù	to attract attention
引入		yǐn rù	to draw into
引用		yǐn yòng	to quote
引诱	引誘	yǐn yòu	to coerce (sb into doing sth bad)
饮水	飲水	yǐn shuǐ	drinking water
饮用水	飲用水	yǐn yòng shuǐ	drinking water
隐蔽	隱蔽	yǐn bì	to conceal
隐患	隱患	yǐn huàn	a danger concealed within sth
隐瞒	隱瞞	yǐn mán	to conceal
隐情	隱情	yǐn qíng	sth one wishes to keep secret
隐身	隱身	yǐn shēn	to hide oneself
隐形	隱形	yǐn xíng	invisible
隐性	隱性	yǐn xìng	hidden
隐约	隱約	yǐn yuē	vague

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