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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 耳熟能详 | 耳熟能詳 | ěr shú néng xiáng | what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom) |
| 耳闻目睹 | 耳聞目睹 | ěr wén mù dǔ | to witness personally |
| 二手车 | 二手車 | èr shǒu chē | second-hand car |
| 二氧化碳 | èr yǎng huà tàn | carbon dioxide CO2 | |
| 发布会 | 發佈會 | fā bù huì | news conference |
| 发财 | 發財 | fā cái | to get rich |
| 发电机 | 發電機 | fā diàn jī | electricity generator |
| 发愤图强 | 發憤圖強 | fā fèn tú qiáng | to be strongly determined to succeed (idiom) |
| 发光 | 發光 | fā guāng | to emit light |
| 发火 | 發火 | fā huǒ | to catch fire |
| 发酵 | 發酵 | fā jiào | to ferment |
| 发掘 | 發掘 | fā jué | to excavate |
| 发愣 | 發愣 | fā lèng | to stare blankly |
| 发脾气 | 發脾氣 | fā pí qì | to get angry |
| 发起人 | 發起人 | fā qǐ rén | proposer |
| 发热 | 發熱 | fā rè | to have a high temperature |
| 发誓 | 發誓 | fā shì | to vow |
| 发泄 | 發洩 | fā xiè | to give vent to (one's feelings) |
| 发型 | 髮型 | fà xíng | hairstyle |
| 发扬 | 發揚 | fā yáng | to develop |
| 发扬光大 | 發揚光大 | fā yáng guāng dà | to develop and promote |
| 发育 | 發育 | fā yù | to develop |
| 发源地 | 發源地 | fā yuán dì | place of origin |
| 发作 | 發作 | fā zuò | to flare up |
| 阀门 | 閥門 | fá mén | valve (mechanical) |
| 帆 | fān | sail | |
| 帆船 | fān chuán | sailboat | |
| 翻番 | fān fān | to double | |
| 翻来覆去 | 翻來覆去 | fān lái fù qù | to toss and turn (sleeplessly) |
| 翻天覆地 | fān tiān fù dì | sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom) | |
| 凡 | fán | ordinary | |
| 烦闷 | 煩悶 | fán mèn | moody |
| 烦躁 | 煩躁 | fán zào | jittery |
| 繁华 | 繁華 | fán huá | flourishing |
| 繁忙 | fán máng | busy | |
| 繁体字 | 繁體字 | fán tǐ zì | traditional Chinese character |
| 繁重 | fán zhòng | heavy | |
| 反驳 | 反駁 | fǎn bó | to retort |
| 反差 | fǎn chā | contrast | |
| 反常 | fǎn cháng | unusual | |
| 反弹 | 反彈 | fǎn tán | to bounce |
| 反倒 | fǎn dào | but on the contrary | |
| 反感 | fǎn gǎn | to be disgusted with | |
| 反过来 | 反過來 | fǎn guo lái | conversely |
| 反击 | 反擊 | fǎn jī | to strike back |
| 反馈 | 反饋 | fǎn kuì | to send back information |
| 反面 | fǎn miàn | reverse side | |
| 反省 | fǎn xǐng | to reflect upon oneself | |
| 反思 | fǎn sī | to think back over sth | |
| 返还 | 返還 | fǎn huán | restitution |
| 犯愁 | fàn chóu | to worry | |
| 泛滥 | 泛濫 | fàn làn | to be in flood |
| 饭碗 | 飯碗 | fàn wǎn | rice bowl |
| 范畴 | 範疇 | fàn chóu | category |
| 贩卖 | 販賣 | fàn mài | to sell |
| 方方面面 | fāng fāng miàn miàn | all sides | |
| 方向盘 | 方向盤 | fāng xiàng pán | steering wheel |
| 方言 | fāng yán | topolect | |
| 防盗 | 防盜 | fáng dào | to guard against theft |
| 防盗门 | 防盜門 | fáng dào mén | security door |
| 防护 | 防護 | fáng hù | to defend |
| 防火墙 | 防火牆 | fáng huǒ qiáng | firewall |
| 防卫 | 防衛 | fáng wèi | to defend |
| 防汛 | fáng xùn | flood control | |
| 防疫 | fáng yì | to prevent epidemics | |
| 防御 | 防禦 | fáng yù | defense |
| 妨害 | fáng hài | to jeopardize | |
| 房地产 | 房地產 | fáng dì chǎn | real estate |
| 仿 | fǎng | to imitate | |
| 仿制 | 仿製 | fǎng zhì | to copy |
| 访谈 | 訪談 | fǎng tán | to visit and discuss |
| 纺织 | 紡織 | fǎng zhī | spinning and weaving |
| 放过 | 放過 | fàng guò | to let off |
| 放水 | fàng shuǐ | to turn on the water | |
| 放肆 | fàng sì | wanton | |
| 放映 | fàng yìng | to show (a movie) | |
| 放置 | fàng zhì | to put | |
| 放纵 | 放縱 | fàng zòng | to indulge |
| 飞速 | 飛速 | fēi sù | swift |
| 飞往 | 飛往 | fēi wǎng | Go to |
| 飞翔 | 飛翔 | fēi xiáng | to circle in the air |
| 飞跃 | 飛躍 | fēi yuè | to leap |
| 非得 | fēi děi | (followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must | |
| 非法 | fēi fǎ | illegal | |
| 非凡 | fēi fán | out of the ordinary | |
| 非金属 | 非金屬 | fēi jīn shǔ | nonmetal (chemistry) |
| 绯闻 | 緋聞 | fēi wén | sex scandal |
| 肥料 | féi liào | fertilizer | |
| 肥胖 | féi pàng | fat | |
| 肥沃 | féi wò | fertile | |
| 诽谤 | 誹謗 | fěi bàng | to slander |
| 废 | 廢 | fèi | to abolish |
| 废除 | 廢除 | fèi chú | to abolish |
| 废品 | 廢品 | fèi pǐn | production rejects |
| 废寝忘食 | 廢寢忘食 | fèi qǐn wàng shí | to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom) |
| 废物 | 廢物 | fèi wù | rubbish |
| 废墟 | 廢墟 | fèi xū | ruins |
| 沸沸扬扬 | 沸沸揚揚 | fèi fèi yáng yáng | bubbling and gurgling |
| 沸腾 | 沸騰 | fèi téng | (of a liquid) to boil |
| 费劲 | 費勁 | fèi jìn | to require effort |
| 分辨 | fēn biàn | to distinguish | |
| 分寸 | fēn cun | propriety | |
| 分担 | 分擔 | fēn dān | to share (a burden, a cost, a responsibility) |
| 分割 | fēn gē | to cut up | |
| 分红 | 分紅 | fēn hóng | dividend |
| 分化 | fēn huà | to split apart | |
| 分量 | fēn liàng | (vector) component | |
| 分泌 | fēn mì | to secrete | |
| 分明 | fēn míng | clear | |
| 分歧 | fēn qí | divergent | |
| 分外 | fèn wài | exceptionally | |
| 分赃 | 分贓 | fēn zāng | to share the booty |
| 分支 | fēn zhī | branch (of company, river etc) | |
| 吩咐 | fēn fù | to tell | |
| 芬芳 | fēn fāng | perfume | |
| 氛围 | 氛圍 | fēn wéi | ambience |
| 坟 | 墳 | fén | grave |
| 坟墓 | 墳墓 | fén mù | grave |
| 焚烧 | 焚燒 | fén shāo | to burn |
| 粉 | fěn | powder | |
| 粉丝 | 粉絲 | fěn sī | bean vermicelli |
| 粉碎 | fěn suì | to crush | |
| 份额 | 份額 | fèn é | share |
| 奋力 | 奮力 | fèn lì | to do everything one can |
| 奋勇 | 奮勇 | fèn yǒng | dauntless |
| 粪 | 糞 | fèn | manure |
| 粪便 | 糞便 | fèn biàn | excrement |
| 丰富多彩 | 豐富多彩 | fēng fù duō cǎi | richly colorful |
| 丰厚 | 豐厚 | fēng hòu | generous |
| 丰满 | 豐滿 | fēng mǎn | ample |
| 丰盛 | 豐盛 | fēng shèng | rich |
| 丰硕 | 豐碩 | fēng shuò | plentiful |
| 风波 | 風波 | fēng bō | disturbance |
| 风采 | 風采 | fēng cǎi | svelte |
| 风餐露宿 | 風餐露宿 | fēng cān lù sù | lit. to eat in the open air and sleep outdoors (idiom) |
| 风范 | 風範 | fēng fàn | air |
| 风风雨雨 | 風風雨雨 | fēng fēng yǔ yǔ | trials and tribulations |
| 风和日丽 | 風和日麗 | fēng hé rì lì | moderate wind, beautiful sun (idiom) |
| 风浪 | 風浪 | fēng làng | wind and waves |
| 风力 | 風力 | fēng lì | wind force |
| 风流 | 風流 | fēng liú | distinguished and accomplished |
| 风貌 | 風貌 | fēng mào | style |
| 风气 | 風氣 | fēng qì | general mood |
| 风情 | 風情 | fēng qíng | mien |
| 风趣 | 風趣 | fēng qù | charm |
| 风沙 | 風沙 | fēng shā | sand blown by wind |
| 风尚 | 風尚 | fēng shàng | current custom |
| 风水 | 風水 | fēng shuǐ | feng shui |
| 风味 | 風味 | fēng wèi | distinctive flavor |
| 风雨 | 風雨 | fēng yǔ | wind and rain |
| 风云 | 風雲 | fēng yún | weather |
| 风筝 | 風箏 | fēng zhēng | kite |
| 封顶 | 封頂 | fēng dǐng | to put a roof (on a building) |
| 封建 | fēng jiàn | system of enfeoffment | |
| 封面 | fēng miàn | cover (of a publication) | |
| 封锁 | 封鎖 | fēng suǒ | to blockade |
| 疯子 | 瘋子 | fēng zi | madman |
| 峰回路转 | 峰回路轉 | fēng huí lù zhuǎn | the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom) |
| 蜂蜜 | fēng mì | honey | |
| 逢 | féng | to meet by chance | |
| 凤凰 | 鳳凰 | fèng huáng | phoenix |
| 缝 | 縫 | fèng | seam |
| 缝合 | 縫合 | féng hé | to sew together |
| 否决 | 否決 | fǒu jué | to veto |
| 孵化 | fū huà | breeding | |
| 敷 | fū | to spread | |
| 扶持 | fú chí | to help | |
| 服饰 | 服飾 | fú shì | apparel |
| 服务器 | 服務器 | fú wù qì | server (computer) |
| 服用 | fú yòng | to take (medicine) | |
| 俘获 | 俘獲 | fú huò | to capture (enemy property or personnel) |
| 俘虏 | 俘虜 | fú lǔ | captive |
| 浮力 | fú lì | buoyancy | |
| 浮现 | 浮現 | fú xiàn | to appear before one's eyes |
| 浮躁 | fú zào | fickle and impatient | |
| 福气 | 福氣 | fú qi | good fortune |
| 辐射 | 輻射 | fú shè | radiation |
| 抚摸 | 撫摸 | fǔ mō | to gently caress and stroke |
| 抚恤 | 撫卹 | fǔ xù | (of an organization that has a duty of care) to give financial support to relatives of sb who has died or suffered serious injury |
| 抚养 | 撫養 | fǔ yǎng | to foster |
| 抚养费 | 撫養費 | fǔ yǎng fèi | child support payment (after a divorce) |
| 斧子 | fǔ zi | axe | |
| 俯首 | fǔ shǒu | to bend one's head | |
| 腐败 | 腐敗 | fǔ bài | corruption |
| 腐化 | fǔ huà | to rot | |
| 腐烂 | 腐爛 | fǔ làn | to rot |
| 腐蚀 | 腐蝕 | fǔ shí | corrosion |
| 腐朽 | fǔ xiǔ | rotten | |
| 付费 | 付費 | fù fèi | to pay |
| 负面 | 負面 | fù miàn | negative |
| 负有 | 負有 | fù yǒu | to be responsible for |
| 附 | fù | to add | |
| 附带 | 附帶 | fù dài | supplementary |
| 附和 | fù hè | to agree | |
| 附加 | fù jiā | additional | |
| 附属 | 附屬 | fù shǔ | subsidiary |
| 复查 | 復查 | fù chá | to check again |
| 复发 | 復發 | fù fā | to recur (of a disease) |
| 复合 | 復合 | fù hé | (of people who were estranged) to be reconciled |
| 复活 | 復活 | fù huó | to revive |
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