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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 顾虑 | 顧慮 | gù lǜ | misgivings |
| 顾全大局 | 顧全大局 | gù quán dà jú | to take the big picture into consideration (idiom) |
| 雇 | gù | to employ | |
| 雇员 | 雇員 | gù yuán | employee |
| 雇主 | gù zhǔ | employer | |
| 瓜分 | guā fēn | to partition | |
| 瓜子 | guā zǐ | melon seed | |
| 刮风 | 颳風 | guā fēng | to be windy |
| 寡妇 | 寡婦 | guǎ fu | widow |
| 挂钩 | 掛鉤 | guà gōu | to couple |
| 挂念 | 掛念 | guà niàn | concerned |
| 挂失 | 掛失 | guà shī | to report the loss of something |
| 乖巧 | guāi qiǎo | clever (child) | |
| 拐杖 | guǎi zhàng | crutches | |
| 怪物 | guài wu | monster | |
| 怪异 | 怪異 | guài yì | monstrous |
| 关掉 | 關掉 | guān diào | to switch off |
| 关节 | 關節 | guān jié | joint (physiology) |
| 关税 | 關稅 | guān shuì | customs duty |
| 关头 | 關頭 | guān tóu | juncture |
| 关照 | 關照 | guān zhào | to take care |
| 观测 | 觀測 | guān cè | to observe |
| 观感 | 觀感 | guān gǎn | one's impressions |
| 观摩 | 觀摩 | guān mó | to observe and emulate |
| 观赏 | 觀賞 | guān shǎng | to look at sth with pleasure |
| 观望 | 觀望 | guān wàng | to wait and see |
| 官兵 | guān bīng | (military) officers and soldiers | |
| 官吏 | guān lì | bureaucrat | |
| 官僚 | guān liáo | bureaucrat | |
| 官僚主义 | 官僚主義 | guān liáo zhǔ yì | bureaucracy |
| 官员 | 官員 | guān yuán | official (in an organization or government) |
| 棺材 | guān cai | coffin | |
| 管家 | guǎn jiā | (old) butler | |
| 管教 | guǎn jiào | to discipline | |
| 管理费 | 管理費 | guǎn lǐ fèi | management fee |
| 管辖 | 管轄 | guǎn xiá | to administer |
| 管用 | guǎn yòng | efficacious | |
| 贯彻 | 貫徹 | guàn chè | to implement |
| 贯穿 | 貫穿 | guàn chuān | to run through |
| 贯通 | 貫通 | guàn tōng | to link up |
| 惯 | 慣 | guàn | accustomed to |
| 惯例 | 慣例 | guàn lì | convention |
| 惯性 | 慣性 | guàn xìng | (physics) inertia |
| 灌 | guàn | to irrigate | |
| 灌溉 | guàn gài | to irrigate | |
| 灌输 | 灌輸 | guàn shū | to imbue with |
| 罐 | guàn | can | |
| 光彩 | guāng cǎi | luster | |
| 光碟 | guāng dié | optical disc | |
| 光顾 | 光顧 | guāng gù | to visit (as a customer) |
| 光环 | 光環 | guāng huán | ring of light |
| 光缆 | 光纜 | guāng lǎn | optical cable |
| 光芒 | guāng máng | rays of light | |
| 光明磊落 | guāng míng lěi luò | open and candid (idiom) | |
| 光泽 | 光澤 | guāng zé | luster |
| 广义 | 廣義 | guǎng yì | broad sense |
| 归根到底 | 歸根到底 | guī gēn dào dǐ | after all |
| 归还 | 歸還 | guī huán | to return sth |
| 归结 | 歸結 | guī jié | to sum up |
| 归来 | 歸來 | guī lái | to return |
| 归纳 | 歸納 | guī nà | to sum up |
| 归属 | 歸屬 | guī shǔ | to belong to |
| 归宿 | 歸宿 | guī sù | place to return to |
| 龟 | 龜 | guī | tortoise |
| 规格 | 規格 | guī gé | standard |
| 闺女 | 閨女 | guī ˙nü | maiden |
| 瑰宝 | 瑰寶 | guī bǎo | gem |
| 轨迹 | 軌跡 | guǐ jì | locus |
| 贵宾 | 貴賓 | guì bīn | honored guest |
| 贵重 | 貴重 | guì zhòng | precious |
| 贵族 | 貴族 | guì zú | lord |
| 桂花 | guì huā | osmanthus flowers | |
| 滚动 | 滾動 | gǔn dòng | to roll |
| 棍 | gùn | stick | |
| 棍子 | gùn zi | stick | |
| 国宝 | 國寶 | guó bǎo | national treasure |
| 国防 | 國防 | guó fáng | national defense |
| 国画 | 國畫 | guó huà | traditional Chinese painting |
| 国徽 | 國徽 | guó huī | national emblem |
| 国情 | 國情 | guó qíng | the characteristics and circumstances particular to a country |
| 国土 | 國土 | guó tǔ | country's territory |
| 国学 | 國學 | guó xué | Chinese national culture |
| 国有 | 國有 | guó yǒu | nationalized |
| 果断 | 果斷 | guǒ duàn | firm |
| 果园 | 果園 | guǒ yuán | orchard |
| 果真 | guǒ zhēn | really | |
| 裹 | guǒ | to wrap around | |
| 过半 | 過半 | guò bàn | over fifty percent |
| 过不去 | 過不去 | guò bu qù | to make life difficult for |
| 过错 | 過錯 | guò cuò | mistake |
| 过道 | 過道 | guò dào | passageway |
| 过关 | 過關 | guò guān | to cross a barrier |
| 过奖 | 過獎 | guò jiǎng | to overpraise |
| 过节 | 過節 | guò jié | to celebrate a festival |
| 过境 | 過境 | guò jìng | to pass through a country's territory |
| 过滤 | 過濾 | guò lǜ | to filter |
| 过日子 | 過日子 | guò rì zi | to live one's life |
| 过剩 | 過剩 | guò shèng | to be excessive |
| 过失 | 過失 | guò shī | error |
| 过头 | 過頭 | guò tóu | to overdo it |
| 过往 | 過往 | guò wǎng | to come and go |
| 过意不去 | 過意不去 | guò yì bù qù | to feel very apologetic |
| 过瘾 | 過癮 | guò yǐn | to satisfy a craving |
| 过硬 | 過硬 | guò yìng | to have perfect mastery of sth |
| 过早 | 過早 | guò zǎo | premature |
| 还款 | 還款 | huán kuǎn | repayment |
| 还原 | 還原 | huán yuán | to restore to the original state |
| 海岸 | hǎi àn | coastal | |
| 海拔 | hǎi bá | height above sea level | |
| 海滨 | 海濱 | hǎi bīn | shore |
| 海盗 | 海盜 | hǎi dào | pirate |
| 海量 | hǎi liàng | huge volume | |
| 海绵 | 海綿 | hǎi mián | sponge (zoology) |
| 海面 | hǎi miàn | sea level | |
| 海内外 | 海內外 | hǎi nèi wài | domestic and international |
| 海滩 | 海灘 | hǎi tān | beach |
| 海峡 | 海峽 | hǎi xiá | strait |
| 海啸 | 海嘯 | hǎi xiào | tsunami |
| 海域 | hǎi yù | sea area | |
| 海运 | 海運 | hǎi yùn | shipping by sea |
| 海藻 | hǎi zǎo | seaweed | |
| 骇人听闻 | 駭人聽聞 | hài rén tīng wén | shocking |
| 害虫 | 害蟲 | hài chóng | injurious insect |
| 害臊 | hài sào | to be bashful | |
| 酣畅 | 酣暢 | hān chàng | unrestrained |
| 酣睡 | hān shuì | to sleep soundly | |
| 含糊 | hán hu | ambiguous | |
| 含蓄 | hán xù | to contain | |
| 函授 | hán shòu | to teach by correspondence | |
| 涵盖 | 涵蓋 | hán gài | to cover |
| 涵义 | 涵義 | hán yì | content |
| 罕见 | 罕見 | hǎn jiàn | rare |
| 汗水 | hàn shuǐ | sweat | |
| 旱 | hàn | drought | |
| 旱灾 | 旱災 | hàn zāi | drought |
| 捍卫 | 捍衛 | hàn wèi | to defend |
| 焊 | hàn | to weld | |
| 航海 | háng hǎi | to sail the seas | |
| 航天 | háng tiān | space flight | |
| 航天员 | 航天員 | háng tiān yuán | astronaut |
| 航行 | háng xíng | to sail | |
| 航运 | 航運 | háng yùn | shipping |
| 毫不 | háo bù | hardly | |
| 毫不犹豫 | 毫不猶豫 | háo bù yóu yù | without the slightest hesitation |
| 毫无 | 毫無 | háo wú | not in the least |
| 好比 | hǎo bǐ | to be just like | |
| 好歹 | hǎo dǎi | good and bad | |
| 好感 | hǎo gǎn | good opinion | |
| 好坏 | 好壞 | hǎo huài | good or bad |
| 好家伙 | hǎo jiā huo | my God! | |
| 好客 | hào kè | hospitality | |
| 好评 | 好評 | hǎo píng | favorable criticism |
| 好奇心 | hào qí xīn | interest in sth | |
| 好说 | 好說 | hǎo shuō | easy to deal with |
| 好笑 | hǎo xiào | laughable | |
| 好心 | hǎo xīn | kindness | |
| 好心人 | hǎo xīn rén | kindhearted person | |
| 好意 | hǎo yì | good intention | |
| 好在 | hǎo zài | luckily | |
| 号称 | 號稱 | hào chēng | to be known as |
| 浩劫 | hào jié | calamity | |
| 耗 | hào | to waste | |
| 耗费 | 耗費 | hào fèi | to waste |
| 耗时 | 耗時 | hào shí | time-consuming |
| 喝彩 | hè cǎi | to acclaim | |
| 禾苗 | hé miáo | seedling (of rice or other grain) | |
| 合唱 | hé chàng | chorus | |
| 合乎 | hé hū | to accord with | |
| 合伙 | hé huǒ | to act jointly | |
| 合计 | 合計 | hé jì | to add up the total |
| 合情合理 | hé qíng hé lǐ | reasonable and fair (idiom) | |
| 合资 | 合資 | hé zī | joint venture |
| 合作社 | hé zuò shè | cooperative | |
| 何处 | 何處 | hé chù | whence |
| 何苦 | hé kǔ | why bother? | |
| 何时 | 何時 | hé shí | when |
| 和蔼 | 和藹 | hé ǎi | kindly |
| 和解 | hé jiě | to settle (a dispute out of court) | |
| 和睦 | hé mù | peaceful relations | |
| 和平共处 | 和平共處 | hé píng gòng chǔ | peaceful coexistence of nations, societies etc |
| 和气 | 和氣 | hé qi | friendly |
| 和尚 | hé shang | Buddhist monk | |
| 河流 | hé liú | river | |
| 河畔 | hé pàn | riverside | |
| 核 | hé | pit | |
| 核电站 | 核電站 | hé diàn zhàn | nuclear power plant |
| 核对 | 核對 | hé duì | to check |
| 核能 | hé néng | nuclear energy | |
| 核实 | 核實 | hé shí | to verify |
| 核桃 | hé tao | walnut | |
| 核武器 | hé wǔ qì | nuclear weapon | |
| 荷花 | hé huā | lotus | |
| 贺电 | 賀電 | hè diàn | congratulatory telegram |
| 贺信 | 賀信 | hè xìn | congratulatory letter or message |
| 赫然 | hè rán | with astonishment | |
| 鹤立鸡群 | 鶴立雞群 | hè lì jī qún | a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom) |
| 黑白 | hēi bái | black and white | |
| 黑客 | hēi kè | hacker (computing) (loanword) | |
| 黑马 | 黑馬 | hēi mǎ | dark horse |
| 黑手 | hēi shǒu | (fig.) malign agent who manipulates from behind the scenes |
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