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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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不亦乐乎不亦樂乎bù yì lè hūlit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)
挨家挨户挨家挨戶āi jiā āi hùto go from house to house
佳节佳節jiā jiéfestive day
松绑鬆綁sōng bǎngto untie
伤脑筋傷腦筋shāng nǎo jīnknotty
月票yuè piàomonthly ticket
无精打采無精打采wú jīng dǎ cǎidispirited and downcast (idiom); listless
瓜分guā fēnto partition
文人wén rénscholar
冗长冗長rǒng chánglong and tedious
红薯紅薯hóng shǔsweet potato
边远邊遠biān yuǎnfar from the center
寓言yù yánfable
爱不释手愛不釋手ài bù shì shǒuto love sth too much to part with it (idiom); to fondle admiringly
误区誤區wù qūmistaken ideas
气魄氣魄qì pòspirit
底子dǐ zibase
摇摇欲坠搖搖欲墜yáo yáo yù zhuìtottering
艳丽艷麗yàn lìgorgeous
辛酸xīn suānpungent (taste)
海运海運hǎi yùnshipping by sea
一声不吭一聲不吭yī shēng bù kēngto not say a word
封顶封頂fēng dǐngto put a roof (on a building)
长足長足cháng zúremarkable (progress, improvement, expansion etc)
功底gōng dǐtraining in the basic skills
退却退卻tuì quèto retreat
凯歌凱歌kǎi gētriumphal hymn
引人入胜引人入勝yǐn rén rù shèngto enchant
凸显凸顯tū xiǎnto present clearly
商贩商販shāng fàntrader
铲子鏟子chǎn zishovel
以身作则以身作則yǐ shēn zuò zéto set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
丘陵qiū línghills
要领要領yào lǐngmain aspects
附和fù hèto parrot
发扬光大發揚光大fā yáng guāng dàto develop and promote
失传失傳shī chuán(of skills etc) to die out
无足轻重無足輕重wú zú qīng zhònginsignificant
订立訂立dìng lìto conclude (treaty, contract, agreement etc)
味精wèi jīngmonosodium glutamate (MSG)
亏本虧本kuī běnto make a loss
两口子兩口子liǎng kǒu zihusband and wife
合作社hé zuò shècooperative
竹竿zhú gānbamboo
纬度緯度wěi dùlatitude
勾画勾畫gōu huàto sketch out
换言之換言之huàn yán zhīin other words
胸有成竹xiōng yǒu chéng zhú(idiom) to have a well thought out plan in mind
居高临下居高臨下jū gāo lín xiàlit. to be in a high location, overlooking the scene below (idiom)
粽子zòng ziglutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and steamed or boiled
铺路鋪路pū lùto pave (with paving stones)
胜出勝出shèng chūto come out on top
老汉老漢lǎo hànold man
疏导疏導shū dǎoto dredge
指南针指南針zhǐ nán zhēncompass
收复收復shōu fùto recover (lost territory etc)
伯母bó mǔwife of father's elder brother
串门串門chuàn ménto call on sb
触觉觸覺chù juésense of touch; tactile sensation
伸缩伸縮shēn suōto lengthen and shorten
山川shān chuānmountains and rivers
长征長征cháng zhēngexpedition
养生養生yǎng shēngto maintain good health
侧重側重cè zhòngto place particular emphasis on
拙劣zhuō lièclumsy
产值產值chǎn zhívalue of output
赡养贍養shàn yǎngto support
深入人心shēn rù rén xīnto enter deeply into people's hearts
触目惊心觸目驚心chù mù jīng xīnlit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking
阿拉伯语阿拉伯語Ā lā bó yǔArabic (language)
孪生孿生luán shēng(adj.) twin
异想天开異想天開yì xiǎng tiān kāito imagine the wildest thing
晃荡晃蕩huàng dangto rock
与日俱增與日俱增yǔ rì jù zēngto increase steadily
韧性韌性rèn xìngtoughness
姥爷姥爺lǎo yematernal grandfather (dialectal)
教条教條jiào tiáodoctrine
哭笑不得kū xiào bù délit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
心病xīn bìnganxiety
钳子鉗子qián zipliers
心慌xīn huāngto be flustered
兢兢业业兢兢業業jīng jīng yè yècautious and conscientious
波涛波濤bō tāogreat waves
殷勤yīn qínpolitely
毅然yì ránfirmly
景区景區jǐng qūscenic area
菜市场菜市場cài shì chǎngfood market
争先恐后爭先恐後zhēng xiān kǒng hòustriving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
赫然hè ránwith astonishment
威慑威懾wēi shèto cower by military force
雷同léi tóngmirroring others
出风头出風頭chū fēng touto push oneself forward
输家輸家shū jiāloser (as opposed to winner 赢家)
中庸zhōng yōnggolden mean (Confucianism)
阎王閻王Yán wáng(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell
小康xiǎo kāngmoderately affluent
叫板jiào bǎnto signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking a song)
异口同声異口同聲yì kǒu tóng shēngdifferent mouths, same voice
成才chéng cáito make sth of oneself
揣摩chuǎi móto analyze
公安局gōng ān júpublic security bureau
密不可分mì bù kě fēninextricably linked (idiom)
五花八门五花八門wǔ huā bā ménmyriad
火辣辣huǒ là làpainful heat
取经取經qǔ jīngto journey to India on a quest for the Buddhist scriptures
口吃kǒu chīto stammer; to stutter
目不转睛目不轉睛mù bù zhuǎn jīngunable to take one's eyes off (idiom); to gaze steadily
连绵連綿lián miáncontinuous
惩处懲處chéng chǔto punish
暴利bào lìsudden huge profits
原汁原味yuán zhī yuán wèioriginal
苦心kǔ xīnpainstaking effort
一揽子一攬子yī lǎn ziall-inclusive
卫视衛視wèi shìsatellite TV (abbr. for 卫星电视)
浮躁fú zàofickle and impatient
精疲力竭jīng pí lì jiéspirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent
廉洁廉潔lián jiéhonest
柳树柳樹liǔ shùwillow
欢声笑语歡聲笑語huān shēng xiào yǔcheers and laughter
舵手duò shǒuhelmsman
分外fèn wàiexceptionally
边疆邊疆biān jiāngborder area
酷似kù sìto strikingly resemble
质朴質樸zhì pǔsimple
酒楼酒樓jiǔ lóurestaurant
推敲tuī qiāoto think over
驮馱tuóto carry on one's back
广义廣義guǎng yìbroad sense
隐情隱情yǐn qíngsth one wishes to keep secret
易拉罐yì lā guànpull-top can
接班jiē bānto take over (from those working the previous shift)
肥沃féi wòfertile
淡季dàn jìoff season
浓重濃重nóng zhòngdense
日新月异日新月異rì xīn yuè yìdaily renewal
推辞推辭tuī cíto decline (an appointment
志气志氣zhì qìambition
生命线生命線shēng mìng xiànlifeline
夜以继日夜以繼日yè yǐ jì rìnight and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort
郊游郊遊jiāo yóuto go for an outing
反差fǎn chācontrast; discrepancy
茂盛mào shènglush
励志勵志lì zhìto pursue a goal with determination
骇人听闻駭人聽聞hài rén tīng wénshocking
晶莹晶瑩jīng yíngsparkling and translucent
便道biàn dàopavement
呼应呼應hū yìngto conform (with)
出土chū tǔto dig up
好客hào kèhospitality
不服bù fúnot to accept sth
挂号掛號guà hàoto register (a letter etc)
自相矛盾zì xiāng máo dùnto contradict oneself
罢免罷免bà miǎnto remove sb from their post
圣贤聖賢shèng xiána sage
脊梁jǐ liángbackbone
求学求學qiú xuéto seek knowledge
居民楼居民樓jū mín lóuapartment building
两栖兩棲liǎng qīamphibious
帘子簾子lián zicurtain
衰减衰減shuāi jiǎnto weaken
宽厚寬厚kuān hòutolerant
祖传祖傳zǔ chuánpassed on from ancestors
浏览器瀏覽器liú lǎn qìbrowser (software)
艰苦奋斗艱苦奮鬥jiān kǔ fèn dòuto struggle arduously
急转弯急轉彎jí zhuǎn wānto make a sudden turn
拍板pāi bǎnclapper-board
相对而言相對而言xiāng duì ér yánrelatively speaking
拜年bài niánpay a New Year call
古今中外gǔ jīn zhōng wàiat all times and in all places (idiom)
计策計策jì cèstratagem
惊诧驚詫jīng chàto be surprised
夜市yè shìnight market
谈不上談不上tán bu shàngto be out of the question
抚养费撫養費fǔ yǎng fèichild support payment (after a divorce)
水稻shuǐ dàorice
牧民mù mínherdsman
接轨接軌jiē guǐrailtrack connection
腐化fǔ huàto rot
蚊帐蚊帳wén zhàngmosquito net
温度计溫度計wēn dù jìthermometer
作客zuò kèto live somewhere as a visitor; to stay with sb as a guest; to sojourn
妨害fáng hàito jeopardize
耍赖耍賴shuǎ làito act shamelessly
持之以恒持之以恆chí zhī yǐ héngto pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere
家境jiā jìngfamily financial situation
彬彬有礼彬彬有禮bīn bīn yǒu lǐrefined and courteous
药材藥材yào cáimedicinal ingredient
拉动拉動lā dòngto pull
秀美xiù měielegant
出主意chū zhǔ yito come up with ideas
树荫樹蔭shù yīnshade of a tree
恼羞成怒惱羞成怒nǎo xiū chéng nùto fly into a rage out of humiliation
自私自利zì sī zì lìeverything for self and selfish profit (idiom); with no regard for others
喜出望外xǐ chū wàng wàito be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom)
股民gǔ mínstock investor
笼统籠統lǒng tǒnggeneral
吃喝玩乐吃喝玩樂chī hē wán lèto eat, drink and be merry (idiom)
了却了卻liǎo quèto resolve
比比皆是bǐ bǐ jiē shìcan be found everywhere
光缆光纜guāng lǎnoptical cable
主食zhǔ shístaple food
落差luò chādrop in elevation
建树建樹jiàn shùto make a contribution
马戏馬戲mǎ xìcircus
斧子fǔ ziaxe
这样一来這樣一來zhè yàng yī láithus
急迫jí pòurgent
长期以来長期以來cháng qī yǐ láifor a long time
海量hǎi liànghuge volume
聘任pìn rènto appoint (to a position)
扫墓掃墓sǎo mùto sweep a grave (and pay one's respects to the dead person)
容光焕发容光煥發róng guāng huàn fāface glowing (idiom); looking radiant
预售預售yù shòuto sell in advance
弄虚作假弄虛作假nòng xū zuò jiǎto practice fraud (idiom); by trickery
管理费管理費guǎn lǐ fèimanagement fee
改版gǎi bǎnto revise the current edition
喜糖xǐ tángsweet given on a happy occasion (esp. wedding)
下坠下墜xià zhuì(of objects) to fall
自费自費zì fèiat one's own expense
集邮集郵jí yóustamp collecting
探求tàn qiúto seek
侍候shì hòuto serve
得不偿失得不償失dé bù cháng shī(saying) the gains do not make up for the losses
年画年畫nián huàNew Year (Spring Festival) picture
出山chū shānto leave the mountain (of a hermit)
贯通貫通guàn tōngto link up
翠绿翠綠cuì lǜgreenish-blue
试行試行shì xíngto try out
审定審定shěn dìngto examine sth and make a decision
陪葬péi zàngto be buried with or next to dead person (of deceased's partner, or of funerary objects)
重合chóng héto match up
耐人寻味耐人尋味nài rén xún wèithought-provoking
天经地义天經地義tiān jīng dì yìlit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper
茂密mào mìdense (of plant growth)
纯朴純樸chún pǔvariant of 淳朴
艰险艱險jiān xiǎndifficult and dangerous
久仰jiǔ yǎnghonorific: I've long looked forward to meeting you.
中国画中國畫Zhōng guó huàChinese painting
恰如其分qià rú qí fèn(idiom) appropriate
请帖請帖qǐng tiěinvitation card
寥寥无几寥寥無幾liáo liáo wú jǐjust a very few (idiom); tiny number
工序gōng xùworking procedure
佐料zuǒ liàocondiments
夸耀誇耀kuā yàoto brag about
猜谜猜謎cāi míto answer a riddle
拜会拜會bài huì(often used in the context of diplomacy) to meet with; to pay a visit to; to call on
温习溫習wēn xíto review (a lesson etc)
伸张伸張shēn zhāngto uphold (e.g. justice or virtue)
老字号老字號lǎo zì hàoshop, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established reputation
熙熙攘攘xī xī rǎng rǎngbustling with activity (idiom)
香油xiāng yóusesame oil
僵化jiāng huàto become rigid
平价平價píng jiàreasonably priced
滑梯huá tī(children's) sliding board
死心塌地sǐ xīn tā dìto be hell-bent on
无可奉告無可奉告wú kě fèng gào(idiom) "no comment"
簇拥簇擁cù yōngto crowd around
网点網點wǎng diǎn(computing) node in a network
撤换撤換chè huànto dismiss and replace (sb)
搀攙chānto assist by the arm
欢聚歡聚huān jùto get together socially
出毛病chū máo bìnga problem appears
大棚dà pénggreenhouse
概况概況gài kuànggeneral situation
耳熟能详耳熟能詳ěr shú néng xiángwhat's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom)
起程qǐ chéngto set out
顾不得顧不得gù bu deunable to change sth
讥笑譏笑jī xiàoto sneer
清脆qīng cuìsharp and clear
瞻仰zhān yǎngto revere
耸立聳立sǒng lìto stand tall
掉队掉隊diào duìto fall behind
商贾商賈shāng gǔmerchant
恩情ēn qíngkindness
治学治學zhì xuéscholarship
大同小异大同小異dà tóng xiǎo yìvirtually the same
磋商cuō shāngto consult
折合zhé héto convert into
奸诈奸詐jiān zhàtreachery
开垦開墾kāi kěnto clear a wild area for cultivation
一应俱全一應俱全yī yīng jù quánwith everything needed available
豁huōopening
主题歌主題歌zhǔ tí gētheme song
学堂學堂xué tángcollege
太极拳太極拳tài jí quánshadowboxing or Taiji
防疫fáng yìdisease prevention
素不相识素不相識sù bù xiāng shíto be total strangers (idiom)
重中之重zhòng zhōng zhī zhòngof the utmost importance
谋害謀害móu hàito conspire to murder
面面俱到miàn miàn jù dào(idiom) take care of everything; handle everything
呼风唤雨呼風喚雨hū fēng huàn yǔto call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers
精打细算精打細算jīng dǎ xì suàn(saying) meticulous planning and careful accounting
一筹莫展一籌莫展yī chóu mò zhǎnto be unable to find a solution
砂糖shā tánggranulated sugar
潜移默化潛移默化qián yí mò huàimperceptible influence
富强富強fù qiángrich and powerful
目中无人目中無人mù zhōng wú rénto consider everyone else beneath one (idiom); so arrogant that no-one else matters
函授hán shòuto teach by correspondence
历届歷屆lì jièall previous (meetings, sessions etc)
痴心chī xīninfatuation

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