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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 馋 | 饞 | chán | gluttonous |
| 缠 | 纏 | chán | to wind around |
| 产 | 產 | chǎn | to give birth |
| 产地 | 產地 | chǎn dì | source (of a product) |
| 产物 | 產物 | chǎn wù | product |
| 产值 | 產值 | chǎn zhí | value of output |
| 铲 | 剷 | chǎn | to level off |
| 铲子 | 鏟子 | chǎn zi | shovel |
| 阐述 | 闡述 | chǎn shù | to expound (a position) |
| 颤抖 | 顫抖 | chàn dǒu | to shudder |
| 猖狂 | chāng kuáng | savage | |
| 偿还 | 償還 | cháng huán | to repay |
| 常理 | cháng lǐ | common sense | |
| 常人 | cháng rén | ordinary person | |
| 常态 | 常態 | cháng tài | normal state |
| 常温 | 常溫 | cháng wēn | room temperature |
| 嫦娥 | cháng é | Chang'e, the lady in the moon (Chinese mythology) | |
| 厂家 | 廠家 | chǎng jiā | factory |
| 畅谈 | 暢談 | chàng tán | to talk freely |
| 畅销 | 暢銷 | chàng xiāo | to sell well |
| 倡议 | 倡議 | chàng yì | to suggest |
| 敞开 | 敞開 | chǎng kāi | to open wide |
| 抄袭 | 抄襲 | chāo xí | to plagiarize |
| 钞票 | 鈔票 | chāo piào | paper money |
| 超标 | 超標 | chāo biāo | to cross the limit |
| 超车 | 超車 | chāo chē | to overtake (another car) |
| 超前 | chāo qián | to be ahead of one's time | |
| 超速 | chāo sù | to exceed the speed limit | |
| 朝气蓬勃 | 朝氣蓬勃 | zhāo qì péng bó | full of youthful energy (idiom) |
| 朝三暮四 | zhāo sān mù sì | lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom) | |
| 朝夕相处 | 朝夕相處 | zhāo xī xiāng chǔ | to spend all one's time together (idiom) |
| 朝着 | 朝著 | cháo zhe | towards |
| 嘲弄 | cháo nòng | to tease | |
| 嘲笑 | cháo xiào | to jeer at | |
| 吵嘴 | chǎo zuǐ | to quarrel | |
| 车道 | 車道 | chē dào | traffic lane |
| 车祸 | 車禍 | chē huò | traffic accident |
| 车间 | 車間 | chē jiān | workshop |
| 车轮 | 車輪 | chē lún | wheel |
| 车速 | 車速 | chē sù | vehicle speed |
| 车位 | 車位 | chē wèi | parking spot |
| 车型 | 車型 | chē xíng | vehicle model (i.e. particular version of a car or motorcycle etc) |
| 车轴 | 車軸 | chē zhóu | axle |
| 扯 | chě | to pull | |
| 彻夜 | 徹夜 | chè yè | the whole night |
| 撤 | chè | to remove | |
| 撤换 | 撤換 | chè huàn | to dismiss and replace (sb) |
| 沉甸甸 | chén diàn diàn | heavy | |
| 沉淀 | 沉澱 | chén diàn | to settle |
| 沉浸 | chén jìn | to soak | |
| 沉闷 | 沉悶 | chén mèn | oppressive (of weather) |
| 沉迷 | chén mí | to be engrossed | |
| 沉思 | chén sī | to contemplate | |
| 沉稳 | 沉穩 | chén wěn | steady |
| 沉着 | 沉著 | chén zhuó | steady |
| 陈旧 | 陳舊 | chén jiù | old-fashioned |
| 陈列 | 陳列 | chén liè | to display |
| 陈述 | 陳述 | chén shù | an assertion |
| 衬托 | 襯托 | chèn tuō | to set off |
| 趁机 | 趁機 | chèn jī | to seize an opportunity |
| 趁早 | chèn zǎo | as soon as possible | |
| 趁着 | 趁著 | chènzhe | while |
| 称作 | 稱作 | chēng zuò | to be called |
| 成才 | chéng cái | to make sth of oneself | |
| 成家 | chéng jiā | to settle down and get married (of a man) | |
| 成年 | chéng nián | to grow to adulthood | |
| 成千上万 | 成千上萬 | chéng qiān shàng wàn | lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom) |
| 成群结队 | 成群結隊 | chéng qún jié duì | making up a group, forming a troupe (idiom) |
| 成天 | chéng tiān | (coll.) all day long | |
| 成问题 | 成問題 | chéng wèn tí | to be a problem |
| 成型 | chéng xíng | to become shaped | |
| 呈现 | 呈現 | chéng xiàn | to appear |
| 承包 | chéng bāo | to contract | |
| 承载 | 承載 | chéng zài | to bear the weight |
| 诚心诚意 | 誠心誠意 | chéng xīn chéng yì | earnestly and sincerely (idiom) |
| 诚意 | 誠意 | chéng yì | sincerity |
| 诚挚 | 誠摯 | chéng zhì | sincere |
| 城墙 | 城牆 | chéng qiáng | city wall |
| 乘人之危 | chéng rén zhī wēi | to take advantage of sb's precarious position | |
| 惩处 | 懲處 | chéng chǔ | to punish |
| 惩罚 | 懲罰 | chéng fá | penalty |
| 澄清 | chéng qīng | clear (of liquid) | |
| 橙汁 | chéng zhī | orange juice | |
| 逞能 | chěng néng | to show off one's ability | |
| 逞强 | 逞強 | chěng qiáng | to show off |
| 秤 | chèng | steelyard | |
| 吃不上 | chī bu shàng | unable to get anything to eat | |
| 吃喝玩乐 | 吃喝玩樂 | chī hē wán lè | to eat, drink and be merry (idiom) |
| 吃苦 | chī kǔ | to bear hardships | |
| 痴呆 | 痴獃 | chī dāi | imbecility |
| 痴迷 | chī mí | infatuated | |
| 痴心 | chī xīn | infatuation | |
| 池塘 | chí táng | pool | |
| 驰名 | 馳名 | chí míng | famous |
| 迟迟 | 遲遲 | chí chí | late (with a task etc) |
| 迟疑 | 遲疑 | chí yí | to hesitate |
| 迟早 | 遲早 | chí zǎo | sooner or later |
| 持 | chí | to hold | |
| 持久 | chí jiǔ | lasting | |
| 持之以恒 | 持之以恆 | chí zhī yǐ héng | to pursue unremittingly (idiom) |
| 尺度 | chǐ dù | scale | |
| 耻辱 | 恥辱 | chǐ rǔ | disgrace |
| 耻笑 | 恥笑 | chǐ xiào | to sneer at sb |
| 赤字 | chì zì | (financial) deficit | |
| 充 | chōng | sufficient | |
| 充当 | 充當 | chōng dāng | to serve as |
| 充沛 | chōng pèi | abundant | |
| 充实 | 充實 | chōng shí | rich |
| 冲刺 | 衝刺 | chōng cì | (sports) to sprint |
| 冲浪 | 衝浪 | chōng làng | to surf |
| 冲洗 | 沖洗 | chōng xǐ | to rinse |
| 冲撞 | 衝撞 | chōng zhuàng | to collide |
| 崇高 | chóng gāo | majestic | |
| 崇尚 | chóng shàng | to hold up (as an model) | |
| 宠 | 寵 | chǒng | to love |
| 宠爱 | 寵愛 | chǒng ài | to dote on sb |
| 抽签 | 抽籤 | chōu qiān | to perform divination with sticks |
| 仇 | chóu | hatred | |
| 仇恨 | chóu hèn | to hate | |
| 仇人 | chóu rén | foe | |
| 愁眉苦脸 | 愁眉苦臉 | chóu méi kǔ liǎn | to look anxious (idiom) |
| 稠 | chóu | dense | |
| 稠密 | chóu mì | dense | |
| 筹 | 籌 | chóu | chip (in gambling) |
| 筹办 | 籌辦 | chóu bàn | to arrange |
| 筹备 | 籌備 | chóu bèi | preparations |
| 筹措 | 籌措 | chóu cuò | to raise (money) |
| 筹划 | 籌劃 | chóu huà | to plan and prepare |
| 筹集 | 籌集 | chóu jí | to collect money |
| 筹码 | 籌碼 | chóu mǎ | bargaining chip |
| 丑恶 | 醜惡 | chǒu è | ugly |
| 丑陋 | 醜陋 | chǒu lòu | ugly |
| 丑闻 | 醜聞 | chǒu wén | scandal |
| 瞅 | chǒu | (dialect) to look at | |
| 出版社 | chū bǎn shè | publishing house | |
| 出厂 | 出廠 | chū chǎng | to leave the factory (of finished goods) |
| 出丑 | 出醜 | chū chǒu | shameful |
| 出道 | chū dào | to start one's career | |
| 出发点 | 出發點 | chū fā diǎn | starting point |
| 出风头 | 出風頭 | chū fēng tou | to push oneself forward |
| 出境 | chū jìng | to leave a country or region | |
| 出局 | chū jú | (of a batter) to be put out (in baseball) | |
| 出具 | chū jù | to issue (document, certificate etc) | |
| 出口成章 | chū kǒu chéng zhāng | (idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent | |
| 出卖 | 出賣 | chū mài | to offer for sale |
| 出毛病 | chū máo bìng | a problem appears | |
| 出难题 | 出難題 | chū nán tí | to raise a tough question |
| 出人意料 | chū rén yì liào | unexpected (idiom) | |
| 出任 | chū rèn | to take up a post | |
| 出山 | chū shān | to leave the mountain (of a hermit) | |
| 出身 | chū shēn | to be born of | |
| 出示 | chū shì | to show | |
| 出手 | chū shǒu | to dispose of | |
| 出头 | 出頭 | chū tóu | to get out of a predicament |
| 出土 | chū tǔ | to dig up | |
| 出息 | chū xī | to yield interest, profit etc | |
| 出血 | chū xuè | to bleed | |
| 出演 | chū yǎn | to appear (in a show etc) | |
| 出洋相 | chū yáng xiàng | to make a fool of oneself | |
| 出游 | 出遊 | chū yóu | to go on a tour |
| 出众 | 出眾 | chū zhòng | to stand out |
| 出主意 | chū zhǔ yi | to come up with ideas | |
| 出资 | 出資 | chū zī | to fund |
| 出自 | chū zì | to come from | |
| 出走 | chū zǒu | to leave home | |
| 初次 | chū cì | for the first time | |
| 初衷 | chū zhōng | original intention | |
| 除此之外 | chú cǐ zhī wài | apart from this | |
| 除去 | chú qù | to eliminate | |
| 除外 | chú wài | to exclude | |
| 储备 | 儲備 | chǔ bèi | reserves |
| 储蓄 | 儲蓄 | chǔ xù | to deposit money |
| 处方 | 處方 | chǔ fāng | medical prescription |
| 处境 | 處境 | chǔ jìng | situation (of a person) |
| 处置 | 處置 | chǔ zhì | to handle |
| 触动 | 觸動 | chù dòng | to touch |
| 触犯 | 觸犯 | chù fàn | to violate |
| 触觉 | 觸覺 | chù jué | sense of touch |
| 触摸 | 觸摸 | chù mō | to touch |
| 触目惊心 | 觸目驚心 | chù mù jīng xīn | lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom) |
| 揣 | chuāi | to put into (one's pockets, clothes) | |
| 揣测 | 揣測 | chuǎi cè | to guess |
| 揣摩 | chuǎi mó | to analyze | |
| 踹 | chuài | to kick | |
| 川流不息 | chuān liú bù xī | the stream flows without stopping (idiom) | |
| 穿过 | 穿過 | chuān guò | to pass through |
| 穿小鞋 | chuān xiǎo xié | lit. to make sb wear tight shoes (idiom) | |
| 穿越 | chuān yuè | to pass through | |
| 穿着 | 穿著 | chuān zhuó | attire |
| 传承 | 傳承 | chuán chéng | to pass on (to future generations) |
| 传记 | 傳記 | zhuàn jì | biography |
| 传奇 | 傳奇 | chuán qí | legendary |
| 传染病 | 傳染病 | chuán rǎn bìng | infectious disease |
| 传人 | 傳人 | chuán rén | to teach |
| 传授 | 傳授 | chuán shòu | to impart |
| 传闻 | 傳聞 | chuán wén | rumor |
| 船舶 | chuán bó | shipping | |
| 船桨 | 船槳 | chuán jiǎng | oar |
| 喘 | chuǎn | to gasp | |
| 喘息 | chuǎn xī | to gasp for breath |
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