HSK 7–9 Vocabulary List: 5,606 Words with Pinyin, Tones & Audio
Every word on the HSK 7–9 list with pinyin, English meaning and audio you can play. Filter by tone pattern, search any character, and export the list to CSV, Anki or PDF.
Word list based on the HSK 3.0 standard.
How many words are in HSK 7–9?
HSK 7–9 is a single band introduced by the 2021 HSK 3.0 standard: 5,636 new words on top of levels 1–6, for 11,092 in total. The older HSK 2.0 standard stopped at level 6, so it has no 7–9 list. This page lists 5,606 unique entries with pinyin, English meanings and audio — the de-duplicated HSK 3.0 list, so the figure can differ by a word or two from the headline number.
482 are single-syllable words, 4,349 are two-syllable and 775 are longer — 11,934 syllables to pronounce in total.
This page shows the first 100 of 5,606 words. The rest continue in the parts below; search and the exports cover the whole list.
| # | Character | Pinyin | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 之 | zhī | (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her | |
| 2 | 以㕥 | yǐ | old variant of 以 | |
| 3 | 哦 | é | to chant | |
| 4 | 及 | jí | and; to reach; up to | |
| 5 | 未 | wèi | not yet; did not; have not | |
| 6 | 主 | zhǔ | owner; master; host | |
| 7 | 感 | gǎn | to feel; to move; to touch | |
| 8 | 情 | qíng | feeling; emotion; passion | |
| 9 | 则則 | zé | (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle | |
| 10 | 德 | Dé | Germany; German; abbr. for 德国 | |
| 11 | 同志 | tóng zhì | comrade; (slang) homosexual | |
| 12 | 而已 | ér yǐ | that's all; nothing more | |
| 13 | 文 | Wén | surname Wen | |
| 14 | 经經 | Jīng | surname Jing | |
| 15 | 不知 | bù zhī | not to know; unaware; unknowingly | |
| 16 | 即 | jí | namely; that is; i.e. | |
| 17 | 唯 | wéi | only; alone; -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主义 or 论, e.g. 唯理论, rationalism) | |
| 18 | 丝絲 | sī | silk; thread; trace | |
| 19 | 所谓所謂 | suǒ wèi | so-called; what is called | |
| 20 | 案件 | àn jiàn | case; instance | |
| 21 | 恐怖 | kǒng bù | terrible; frightful; frightening | |
| 22 | 需 | xū | to require; to need; to want | |
| 23 | 罗羅 | Luó | surname Luo | |
| 24 | 委员会委員會 | wěi yuán huì | committee | |
| 25 | 格 | gé | square; frame; rule | |
| 26 | 有所 | yǒu suǒ | somewhat; to some extent | |
| 27 | 时尚時尚 | shí shàng | fashion; fad; fashionable | |
| 28 | 家伙傢伙 | jiā huo | variant of 伙 | |
| 29 | 袭击襲擊 | xí jī | attack (esp. surprise attack); raid; to attack | |
| 30 | 感染 | gǎn rǎn | to infect; infection; (fig.) to influence | |
| 31 | 一一 | yī yī | one by one; one after another | |
| 32 | 灵靈 | líng | quick; alert; efficacious | |
| 33 | 砸 | zá | to smash; to pound; to fail | |
| 34 | 许許 | Xǔ | surname Xu | |
| 35 | 婚姻 | hūn yīn | matrimony; wedding; marriage | |
| 36 | 哎 | āi | hey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation) | |
| 37 | 生物 | shēng wù | organism; living creature; life form | |
| 38 | 娘 | niáng | mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate | |
| 39 | 且 | qiě | and; moreover; yet | |
| 40 | 推荐推薦 | tuī jiàn | to recommend; recommendation | |
| 41 | 注 | zhù | to inject; to pour into; to concentrate | |
| 42 | 毫无毫無 | háo wú | not in the least; to completely lack | |
| 43 | 制 | zhì | system; to control; to regulate | |
| 44 | 供 | gōng | to provide; to supply | |
| 45 | 探 | tàn | to explore; to search out; to scout | |
| 46 | 嫁 | jià | (of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter; to shift (blame etc) | |
| 47 | 并非並非 | bìng fēi | really isn't | |
| 48 | 非法 | fēi fǎ | illegal | |
| 49 | 狼 | láng | wolf | |
| 50 | 领域領域 | lǐng yù | domain; sphere; field | |
| 51 | 盯 | dīng | to watch attentively; to fix one's attention on; to stare at | |
| 52 | 恭喜 | gōng xǐ | to congratulate; (interj.) congratulations! | |
| 53 | 尸体屍體 | shī tǐ | dead body; corpse; carcass | |
| 54 | 粉 | fěn | powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour | |
| 55 | 曲 | Qū | surname Qu | |
| 56 | 唉 | āi | interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!); to sigh | |
| 57 | 设設 | shè | to set up; to put in place; (math.) given; suppose; if | |
| 58 | 一面 | yī miàn | one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...) | |
| 59 | 拨撥 | bō | to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc; to dial; to allocate | |
| 60 | 艘 | sōu | classifier for ships; Taiwan pr. [sāo] | |
| 61 | 粉丝粉絲 | fěn sī | bean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; Chinese vermicelli | |
| 62 | 灵魂靈魂 | líng hún | soul; spirit | |
| 63 | 患 | huàn | to suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); misfortune | |
| 64 | 枚 | Méi | surname Mei | |
| 65 | 凌晨 | líng chén | very early in the morning; in the wee hours | |
| 66 | 勒 | lè | to rein in; to compel; to force | |
| 67 | 素 | sù | raw silk; white; plain, unadorned | |
| 68 | 他人 | tā rén | another person; sb else; other people | |
| 69 | 淘汰 | táo tài | to wash out; (fig.) to cull; to weed out | |
| 70 | 释放釋放 | shì fàng | to release; to set free; to liberate (a prisoner) | |
| 71 | 获胜獲勝 | huò shèng | victorious; to win; to triumph | |
| 72 | 撒 | sā | to let go; to cast; to let loose | |
| 73 | 家族 | jiā zú | family; clan | |
| 74 | 魅力 | mèi lì | charm; fascination; glamor | |
| 75 | 单身單身 | dān shēn | unmarried; single | |
| 76 | 嘿 | hēi | hey | |
| 77 | 哼 | hēng | to groan; to snort; to hum | |
| 78 | 真心 | zhēn xīn | sincere; heartfelt | |
| 79 | 剂劑 | jì | dose (medicine) | |
| 80 | 率 | lǜ | rate; frequency | |
| 81 | 半场半場 | bàn chǎng | half of a game or contest; half-court | |
| 82 | 吻 | wěn | kiss; to kiss; mouth | |
| 83 | 主义主義 | zhǔ yì | -ism; ideology | |
| 84 | 从未從未 | cóng wèi | never | |
| 85 | 业業 | Yè | surname Ye | |
| 86 | 码碼 | mǎ | weight; number; code | |
| 87 | 惊驚 | jīng | to startle; to be frightened; to be scared | |
| 88 | 情报情報 | qíng bào | information; intelligence | |
| 89 | 尿 | niào | to urinate; urine | |
| 90 | 金属金屬 | jīn shǔ | metal | |
| 91 | 眼神 | yǎn shén | expression or emotion showing in one's eyes; meaningful glance; wink | |
| 92 | 灰 | huī | ash; dust; lime | |
| 93 | 计計 | Jì | surname Ji | |
| 94 | 斗 | Dǒu | abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 星 | |
| 95 | 公寓 | gōng yù | apartment building; block of flats | |
| 96 | 产產 | chǎn | to give birth; to reproduce; to produce | |
| 97 | 基因 | jī yīn | gene (loanword) | |
| 98 | 革命 | gé mìng | to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning); revolution; revolutionary | |
| 99 | 官员官員 | guān yuán | official (in an organization or government); administrator | |
| 100 | 尴尬尷尬 | gān gà | awkward; embarrassed |
Tones in HSK 7–9
Vocabulary lists tell you what to memorize. Tone counts tell you what to practise. Here is how the 11,934 syllables of HSK 7–9 break down.
Tone distribution
Fourth tone is the workhorse of Mandarin, and HSK 7–9 is no exception: tone 4 covers 36% of the syllables on this list.
Most common tone pairs
4,349 of these words are two syllables long, and a handful of tone pairs account for most of them. Tap a pattern to filter the list.
- 4–4629 wordse.g. 案件 àn jiàn
- 1–4475 wordse.g. 生物 shēng wù
- 2–4415 wordse.g. 同志 tóng zhì
- 3–4363 wordse.g. 所谓 suǒ wèi
- 4–2285 wordse.g. 判决 pàn jué
- 1–2266 wordse.g. 他人 tā rén
- 2–2236 wordse.g. 毫无 háo wú
- 1–1226 wordse.g. 一一 yī yī
0 = neutral tone
Pronunciation traps in this list
Counted straight from the pinyin above — these are the words worth recording yourself on.
HSK 2.0 vs HSK 3.0 at level 7–9
Two vocabulary standards are in circulation, which is why you will see wildly different word counts for the same level.
| Standard | New words | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|
| HSK 2.0 (2009) | — | — |
| HSK 3.0 (2021) | 5,636 | 11,092 |
HSK 2.0 (2009) is the six-level standard nearly every textbook, course and exam-prep book on the market still teaches. HSK 3.0 — officially the Chinese Proficiency Grading Standards, published in 2021 — keeps the level names but roughly doubles the vocabulary and adds a 7–9 band for advanced learners. Exam centres are still migrating, so unless your course explicitly says HSK 3.0, the 2.0 list is the one you are being tested on.
This page follows the HSK 3.0 list, the only standard that defines an HSK 7–9 band.
How many words are in HSK 7–9?
HSK 7–9 is a single advanced band in the HSK 3.0 standard: 5,636 new words on top of levels 1–6, 11,092 cumulative. This page lists 5,606 unique entries with pinyin, meaning and audio.
What is HSK?
HSK (汉语水平考试) is the official Chinese proficiency test. Each level has a set vocabulary list you are expected to know, and the test assumes you can both read and say every word on it.
Can I download the HSK 7–9 word list?
Yes, three ways and none of them need an account: Download CSV opens in Excel, Google Sheets or Numbers; Anki deck gives you a tab-separated file you can import straight into Anki or Quizlet; Print / PDF produces a clean printable list with no site furniture.
What is the difference between HSK 2.0 and HSK 3.0 for HSK 7–9?
There is no HSK 7–9 under the older HSK 2.0 standard, which stopped at level 6. The 7–9 band was introduced by HSK 3.0 in 2021 and covers 5,636 words beyond levels 1–6.
Does the HSK 7–9 list include pinyin?
Every entry shows pinyin with tone marks next to the simplified and traditional characters and the English meaning, and the speaker icon plays the word out loud.
Which tones matter most in HSK 7–9?
Tone 4 is the most frequent, covering 36% of the 11,934 syllables on this list. 165 of the words contain two third tones in a row, where third-tone sandhi applies.
How long does it take to learn the HSK 7–9 vocabulary?
At ten new words a day, 5,606 words is roughly 81 weeks of study — but recognising a word is not the same as saying it. Learners who record themselves from day one hit the speaking sections far more comfortably.
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