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Levels 7–9 Vocabulary

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The 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standard Levels 7–9 vocabulary list as published on HSK Guide. Every entry links to its dictionary page, with examples, audio and a character breakdown.

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Words 4201–4500 of 5606, commonest first

祖宗zǔ zōngancestor
剔除tī chúto reject
队形隊形duì xíngformation
惨痛慘痛cǎn tòngbitter
取缔取締qǔ dìto ban
美观美觀měi guānpleasing to the eye
总而言之總而言之zǒng ér yán zhīin short
实事求是實事求是shí shì qiú shìto seek truth from facts (idiom)
波澜波瀾bō lánbillows
单方面單方面dān fāng miànunilateral
无可奈何無可奈何wú kě nài héhave no way out
伺机伺機sì jīto wait for an opportunity
抡掄lūnto swing (one's arms, a heavy object)
定为定為dìng wèiset to
滔滔不绝滔滔不絕tāo tāo bù juéunceasing torrent (idiom)
雪上加霜xuě shàng jiā shuāngto add hail to snow (idiom); one disaster on top of another
轻型輕型qīng xínglight (machinery, aircraft etc)
谜团謎團mí tuánriddle
弊端bì duānmalpractice
出厂出廠chū chǎngto leave the factory (of finished goods)
推卸tuī xièto avoid (esp. responsibility); to shift (the blame); to pass the buck
家喻户晓家喻戶曉jiā yù hù xiǎounderstood by everyone (idiom); well known
职业病職業病zhí yè bìngoccupational disease
特邀tè yāospecial invitation
继而繼而jì érthen
谜底謎底mí dǐanswer to a riddle
感慨gǎn kǎito sigh with sorrow
应邀應邀yìng yāoat sb's invitation
绝招絕招jué zhāounique skill
惊慌失措驚慌失措jīng huāng shī cuòto lose one's head out of fear (idiom)
过境過境guò jìngto pass through a country's territory
冷门冷門lěng ména neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc)
岳母yuè mǔwife's mother, mother-in-law
留念liú niànto keep as a souvenir
大面积大面積dà miàn jīlarge area
大款dà kuǎnvery wealthy person
萌芽méng yásprout
楷模kǎi mómodel
一把手yī bǎ shǒuworking hand; member of a work team; participant
彩电彩電cǎi diàncolor TV
稳妥穩妥wěn tuǒdependable
不慎bù shènincautious
减免減免jiǎn miǎnto reduce or waive (taxes, punishment, rent, tuition etc)
转载轉載zhuǎn zǎito forward (a shipment)
就餐jiù cānto dine
印证印證yìn zhèngto confirm; to corroborate; to verify
吸纳吸納xī nàto take in
破除pò chúto eliminate
可想而知kě xiǎng ér zhīit is obvious that...
心酸xīn suānto feel sad
折射zhé shèto refract
预兆預兆yù zhàoomen
劝告勸告quàn gàoto advise
稠chóudense
马虎馬虎mǎ hucareless
旺季wàng jìbusy season
及早jí zǎoat the earliest possible time
领事領事lǐng shìconsul
日复一日日復一日rì fù yī rìday after day
记忆犹新記憶猶新jì yì yóu xīnto remain fresh in one's memory (idiom)
莲子蓮子lián zǐlotus seed
风浪風浪fēng làngwind and waves; rough waters
儒学儒學Rú xuéConfucianism
双边雙邊shuāng biānbilateral
考量kǎo liángto consider
扫除掃除sǎo chúto sweep
专柜專櫃zhuān guìsales counter dedicated to a certain kind of product (e.g. alcohol)
猛然měng ránsuddenly
略微lvè wēia little bit
不得而知bù dé ér zhīunknown
停放tíng fàngto park (a car etc)
韵味韻味yùn wèiimplicit charm in rhyme or sound
默默无闻默默無聞mò mò wú wénobscure and unknown (idiom); an outsider without any reputation
隔阂隔閡gé héestrangement
柿子shì zipersimmon
当即當即dāng jíat once
耐性nài xìngpatience
顺路順路shùn lùby the way
把柄bǎ bǐnghandle
有效期yǒu xiào qīperiod of validity
久违久違jiǔ wéi(haven't done sth) for a long time
务实務實wù shípragmatic
面目全非miàn mù quán fēinothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition
暗地里暗地裡àn dì lisecretly; inwardly; on the sly
风气風氣fēng qìgeneral mood
座谈座談zuò tánto have an informal discussion
依托依託yī tuōto rely on
境遇jìng yùcircumstance
荒诞荒誕huāng dànbeyond belief
陡dǒusteep
有序yǒu xùregular
推算tuī suànto calculate
流域liú yùriver basin
卷子juàn zitest paper; examination paper
启迪啟迪qǐ díto edify
劳务勞務láo wùservice (work done for money)
屯túnto station (soldiers)
筹办籌辦chóu bànto arrange; to make preparations
爱惜愛惜ài xīto cherish
僧人sēng rénmonk
画展畫展huà zhǎnart exhibition
抱负抱負bào fùaspiration
膳食shàn shímeals; food
勇往直前yǒng wǎng zhí qiánto advance bravely
下海xià hǎito go out to sea
扎根zhā gēnto take root
山寨shān zhàifortified hill village
豆浆豆漿dòu jiāngsoy milk
悬殊懸殊xuán shūwidely different
稀少xī shǎosparse
名贵名貴míng guìfamous and valuable
启蒙啟矇qǐ méngvariant of 启蒙
耳目一新ěr mù yī xīna pleasant change
焦躁jiāo zàofretful
枢纽樞紐shū niǔhub (e.g. of traffic network)
针锋相对針鋒相對zhēn fēng xiāng duìto oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat
勘探kān tànexploration
生怕shēng pàto fear
答辩答辯dá biànto reply (to an accusation)
止咳zhǐ kéto suppress coughing
使唤使喚shǐ huanto order sb around
流转流轉liú zhuǎnto be on the move
有朝一日yǒu zhāo yī rìone day
粗略cū lüèrough (not precise or accurate)
眼色yǎn sèa wink
公顷公頃gōng qǐnghectare
弱势弱勢ruò shìvulnerable
提心吊胆提心吊膽tí xīn diào dǎn(saying) to be very scared and on edge
垫子墊子diàn zicushion; mat; pad
插图插圖chā túillustration
衍生yǎn shēngto give rise to
轻蔑輕蔑qīng mièscornful; disdainful; contemptuous; pejorative
情怀情懷qíng huáifeelings
谦逊謙遜qiān xùnhumble
利害lì hàipros and cons
倡议倡議chàng yìto suggest
谋求謀求móu qiúto seek
灰心huī xīnto lose heart
凑巧湊巧còu qiǎofortuitously
免不了miǎn bù liǎounavoidable
人均rén jūnper capita
天长地久天長地久tiān cháng dì jiǔenduring while the world lasts (idiom)
芬芳fēn fāngperfume
投射tóu shèto throw (a projectile)
存心cún xīndeliberately
中型zhōng xíngmedium sized
浓郁濃郁nóng yùrich
论述論述lùn shùtreatise
脱节脫節tuō jiéto come apart
不由得bù yóu decan't help
沉淀沉澱chén diànto settle
难处難處nán chutrouble; difficulty; problem
黑心hēi xīnruthless and lacking in conscience
荆棘荊棘jīng jíthistles and thorns
赔钱賠錢péi qiánto lose money
蕴藏蘊藏yùn cángto hold in store
拐弯拐彎guǎi wānto go round a curve
河畔hé pànriverside
日趋日趨rì qū(increasing) day by day
特产特產tè chǎnspecial local product
阅历閱歷yuè lìto experience
灵巧靈巧líng qiǎodeft
走投无路走投無路zǒu tóu wú lùto be at an impasse (idiom)
指教zhǐ jiàoto give advice or comments
能人néng réncapable person
淡化dàn huàto water down
遮盖遮蓋zhē gàito hide
利索lì suonimble
兴高采烈興高采烈xīng gāo cǎi lièhappy and excited (idiom); in high spirits
残缺殘缺cán quēbadly damaged
大街小巷dà jiē xiǎo xiànggreat streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
第一手dì yī shǒufirst-hand
着落著落zhuó luòwhereabouts
赶赴趕赴gǎn fùto hurry
相比之下xiāng bǐ zhī xiàby comparison
配送pèi sòngto put together an order and deliver it (i.e. 配货 and 送货)
乡亲鄉親xiāng qīnfellow countryman (from the same village)
出具chū jùto issue (document, certificate etc)
凶恶兇惡xiōng èvariant of 兇惡|凶恶
根基gēn jīfoundation
养老院養老院yǎng lǎo yuànnursing home
隐性隱性yǐn xìnghidden
霍乱霍亂huò luàncholera
打磨dǎ móto polish; to burnish; to shine
空难空難kōng nànair crash
梳子shū zicomb
俘获俘獲fú huòto capture (enemy property or personnel)
木匠mù jiàngcarpenter
邮编郵編yóu biānpostal code
封建fēng jiànsystem of enfeoffment
窘迫jiǒng pòpoverty-stricken
常态常態cháng tàinormal state
世故shì gùthe ways of the world
推选推選tuī xuǎnto elect
扫兴掃興sǎo xìngto spoil things; to dampen spirits
深奥深奧shēn àoprofound
出息chū xifuture prospects
逞强逞強chěng qiángto show off
没落沒落mò luòto decline
恩惠ēn huìfavor
够呛夠嗆gòu qiàngunbearable
旁观旁觀páng guānspectator
扭头扭頭niǔ tóuto turn one's head
磁盘磁盤cí pán(computer) disk
沧桑滄桑cāng sānggreat changes
劝阻勸阻quàn zǔto advise against
屹立yì lìto tower
沉稳沉穩chén wěnsteady
惊心动魄驚心動魄jīng xīn dòng pò(idiom) heart-stopping; hair-raising; breathtaking
单薄單薄dān bóweak
失业率失業率shī yè lǜunemployment rate
一味yī wèiblindly
和气和氣hé qifriendly
跟上gēn shàngto catch up with
座右铭座右銘zuò yòu míngmotto
插嘴chā zuǐto interrupt (sb talking)
敬酒jìng jiǔto toast; to propose a toast
公仆公僕gōng púpublic servant
袖手旁观袖手旁觀xiù shǒu páng guānto watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger
力不从心力不從心lì bù cóng xīnless capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish
拘束jū shùto restrict
飙升飆升biāo shēngto rise rapidly
缩影縮影suō yǐngminiature version of sth
完备完備wán bèifaultless
停泊tíng bóto anchor
较劲較勁jiào jìnto match one's strength with
公职公職gōng zhícivil service
修路xiū lùto repair a road
自理zì lǐto take care of oneself
直观直觀zhí guāndirect observation
格格不入gé gé bù rù(idiom) inharmonious
打搅打攪dǎ jiǎoto disturb; to trouble; to bother
游船遊船yóu chuánpleasure boat
古迹古蹟gǔ jìplaces of historic interest
照办照辦zhào bànto follow the rules
合情合理hé qíng hé lǐreasonable and fair (idiom)
豁出去huō chu quto throw caution to the wind
效仿傚仿xiào fǎngsee 仿效
百分比bǎi fēn bǐpercentage
和平共处和平共處hé píng gòng chǔpeaceful coexistence of nations, societies etc
发起人發起人fā qǐ rénproposer
海藻hǎi zǎoseaweed
紧缩緊縮jǐn suō(economics) to reduce
功臣gōng chénminister who has given outstanding service
上火shàng huǒto get angry
成问题成問題chéng wèn títo be a problem
起跑线起跑線qǐ pǎo xiànthe starting line (of a race)
水落石出shuǐ luò shí chūas the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom)
发源地發源地fā yuán dìplace of origin
顺理成章順理成章shùn lǐ chéng zhānglogical
继父繼父jì fùstepfather
焕发煥發huàn fāto shine
恩赐恩賜ēn cìfavor
遭殃zāo yāngto suffer a calamity
纵观縱觀zòng guānto survey comprehensively
难点難點nán diǎndifficulty
招揽招攬zhāo lǎnto attract (customers); to drum up (trade)
追悼会追悼會zhuī dào huìmemorial service
助威zhù wēito cheer for
转学轉學zhuǎn xuéto change schools
原装原裝yuán zhuānggenuine
还款還款huán kuǎnrepayment
靶子bǎ zitarget
产地產地chǎn dìsource (of a product)
气馁氣餒qì něito be discouraged
奔赴bēn fùto rush to
滨海濱海bīn hǎicoastal
口哨kǒu shàowhistle
受惊受驚shòu jīngstartled
来年來年lái niánnext year
孤零零gū líng línglone
探亲探親tàn qīnto go home to visit one's family
卖弄賣弄mài nongto show off
比试比試bǐ shìto have a competition
大名鼎鼎dà míng dǐng dǐnggrand reputation
根治gēn zhìto bring under permanent control
好家伙hǎo jiā huomy God!
就近jiù jìnnearby
国宝國寶guó bǎonational treasure
老实说老實說lǎo shí shuōhonestly speaking; to be frank, ...
研讨研討yán tǎodiscussion
一事无成一事無成yī shì wú chéngto have achieved nothing
翻天覆地fān tiān fù dìsky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion
逐年zhú niányear after year
火候huǒ houheat control
波折bō zhétwists and turns
见义勇为見義勇為jiàn yì yǒng wéito see what is right and act courageously (idiom
品行pǐn xíngbehavior
合资合資hé zījoint venture
顺应順應shùn yìngto comply; to conform to; in tune with; adapting to; to adjust to
紧缺緊缺jǐn quēin short supply
挖苦wā kǔto speak sarcastically
怨气怨氣yuàn qìgrievance
苦练苦練kǔ liànto train hard
焦距jiāo jùfocal length
洋溢yáng yìbrimming with
立方lì fāngcube
难为情難為情nán wéi qíngembarrassed
泥潭ní tánquagmire
何苦hé kǔwhy bother?

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