HSK 3.0 Level 7–9 vocabulary list
5606 words with pinyin, English meaning and audio. Tap a word for stroke order and examples.
- 勇往直前to advance bravely
- 勇于to dare to; to be brave enough
- 涌to surge; to gush forth; to well up
- 涌入to pour into; to flood into; influx
- 涌现to emerge (in large numbers)
- 踊跃eager; enthusiastic
- 用餐to eat a meal; to dine
- 用功to study hard; diligent
- 用力to exert force; to put effort into
- 用人to employ staff; servant
- 用意intention; purpose
- 优excellent; superior; optimal
- 优化to optimize; to improve
- 优雅graceful; elegant
- 优异outstanding; excellent
- 优越superior; advantageous
- 忧愁sad and worried; sorrow; melancholy
- 忧虑to worry; anxiety; concern
- 忧郁melancholy; depressed
- 悠久long (history, tradition)
- 悠闲leisurely; unhurried; carefree
- 尤为especially; particularly
- 由此看来judging from this; thus it appears
- 由此可见from this it can be seen that
- 由来origin; how something came about
- 由衷heartfelt; sincere; genuine
- 犹如to be like; similar to
- 犹豫不决hesitant and undecided
- 邮编postal code; zip code
- 邮政postal service; postal
- 油画oil painting
- 游船pleasure boat; cruise ship
- 游览to go sightseeing; to tour
- 有朝一日one day in the future
- 有待to remain to be; pending
- 有的放矢to have a clear target in mind
- 有机organic
- 有口无心sharp-tongued but well-meaning
- 有两下子to have real skill; capable
- 有声有色vivid and lively; impressive
- 有所somewhat; to some extent
- 有所不同to differ to some extent
- 有望hopeful; promising; likely to
- 有效期period of validity; shelf life
- 有幸fortunately; lucky enough to
- 有序orderly; methodical; in order
- 有益beneficial; useful; helpful
- 有意to intend; intentionally
- 有助于to contribute to; to help with
- 幼稚childish; naive
- 诱饵bait; lure
- 诱发to trigger; to induce; to cause
- 诱惑to entice; to tempt
- 诱人tempting; attractive; alluring
- 友情friendship; friendly feelings
- 友人friend
- 友善friendly; amicable; kind
- 余over; remaining; surplus
- 余地leeway; margin; room
- 余额balance; remaining amount
- 渔船fishing boat
- 渔民fisherman
- 逾期to be overdue; past deadline
- 愚蠢stupid; silly
- 愚公移山dogged perseverance wins out
- 舆论public opinion
- 与此同时at the same time; meanwhile
- 与否whether or not
- 与其(conjunction) rather than
- 与日俱增growing day by day
- 与时俱进to keep pace with the times
- 与众不同distinctive and stand-out
- 予以to give; to grant; to impose
- 宇宙universe; cosmos
- 语气tone; mood (in speech)
- 浴室bathroom; shower room
- 预定to schedule; to book; predetermined
- 预感premonition; hunch; to sense in advance
- 预告advance notice; trailer; to announce in advance
- 预见to foresee; to predict; foresight
- 预料to anticipate; to predict
- 预赛preliminary competition; qualifier; heat
- 预示to indicate; to foretell; to signal
- 预售to sell in advance; presale; advance sale
- 预算budget
- 预先(adv) beforehand; in advance
- 预言to predict; prophecy
- 预兆omen; sign
- 欲望desire; craving
- 寓言fable; allegory
- 寓意moral; implied meaning; message
- 遇难to perish in a disaster; to be killed
- 遇上to run into; to come across; to encounter
- 遇险to meet with danger; to be in distress
- 愈合to heal; to close up (of a wound)
- 愈来愈(adverb) more and more; increasingly
- 愈演愈烈to grow more and more intense
- 冤injustice; wronged; not worth it
- 冤枉to wrong; unjust; wronged
- 渊源origin; historical source; deep connection
- 元老founding member; senior figure; veteran
- 元首head of state
- 元宵节Lantern Festival
- 原本originally; at first; original version
- 原材料raw materials; unprocessed materials
- 原创original creation; original; to create originally
- 原地in the same place; on the spot
- 原型prototype; archetype; original model
- 原汁原味authentic and unaltered
- 原装in original packaging; factory-original; genuine
- 圆形circle; round; circular shape
- 缘分fate that brings people together; serendipity
- 源泉source; fountainhead
- 源头source; fountainhead; point of origin
- 源于to originate from; to stem from
- 源源不断in an endless stream
- 远程remote; long-distance; long-range
- 远见foresight; vision; discernment
- 远近闻名known far and wide
- 怨恨to resent; resentment; bitterness
- 怨气grievance; resentment; pent-up frustration
- 怨言complaint; grumble
- 院士academician; fellow of a national academy
- 曰to say (classical); to be called
- 约定俗成established by popular usage
- 月初beginning of the month; early in the month
- 月票monthly pass; monthly ticket
- 岳父father-in-law (wife's father)
- 岳母mother-in-law (wife's mother)
- 悦耳pleasant to the ear; melodious
- 阅历life experience; to experience
- 越发even more; increasingly
- 越过to cross over; to overcome
- 晕倒to faint; to pass out
- 陨石meteorite
- 孕妇pregnant woman
- 孕育to nurture; to give rise to
- 运河canal
- 运送to transport; to ship
- 运营to operate; operation; service
- 运转to operate; to revolve; to run
- 酝酿to brew; to be in the works
- 韵味lingering charm; subtle appeal
- 蕴藏to hold in store; to contain
- 蕴涵to contain; implication
- 杂技acrobatics
- 杂交to crossbreed; to hybridize
- 杂乱无章disordered and chaotic
- 砸to smash; to bungle; to fail
- 栽to plant; to grow; to tumble
- 栽培to cultivate; to grow
- 宰to slaughter; to rip off (overcharge)
- 再度once again; once more
- 再现to reappear; to recreate
- 在线online; in top form (coll.)
- 在意to care about; to mind
- 在职currently employed; on the job
- 载体carrier; medium; vehicle
- 攒to save up; to accumulate
- 暂temporarily; for the moment; brief
- 赞不绝口to praise without stop
- 赞美to praise; to admire
- 赞叹to admire; to exclaim in praise
- 赞叹不已to marvel endlessly in praise
- 赞同to agree with; to approve of
- 赞许to praise; approval; praise
- 赞扬to praise; to commend
- 葬to bury (the dead)
- 葬礼funeral; burial ceremony
- 遭殃to suffer a disaster
- 凿to chisel; to bore a hole
- 早年in one's early years; long ago
- 早日soon; at an early date
- 枣jujube; Chinese date
- 造福to benefit; to bring well-being
- 造假to counterfeit; to falsify
- 造价construction or manufacturing cost
- 造就to cultivate; to shape; achievement
- 造纸术papermaking; art of papermaking
- 噪声noise; unwanted sound
- 噪音noise
- 则(conjunction) but, then; a standard or rule
- 责备to blame; to criticize
- 责怪to blame
- 责任感sense of responsibility
- 贼thief
- 增收to increase income; to increase revenue
- 增添to add; to increase
- 扎根to take root; to establish a base
- 渣子dregs; residue; crumbs
- 闸sluice gate; brake; switch
- 眨眼to blink; to wink; in a flash
- 诈骗to swindle; to defraud
- 榨to press; to squeeze; to extract juice
- 窄narrow
- 债务debt; financial liability
- 沾to get stained with; to touch; to moisten
- 沾光to benefit by association
- 粘to glue; to paste; to stick on
- 瞻仰to revere; to pay respects to
- 斩to chop; to cut; to behead
- 斩草除根to eradicate completely; to destroy root and branch
- 展出to exhibit; to put on display
- 展览会exhibition; fair; trade show
- 展望outlook; to look ahead
- 盏(measure word) for lamps; small cup
- 崭新brand-new
- 占卜to divine; to foretell the future
- 占用to occupy; to take up (space or time)
- 站立to stand; to be on one's feet
- 绽放to blossom; to burst into bloom
- 蘸to dip in (liquid, sauce, or ink)
- 张灯结彩decked out in festive lights
- 张贴to post (a notice or poster); to put up
- 张扬to publicize; showy; flamboyant
- 长辈elder; older generation
- 长达to last as long as; to extend up to
- 长期以来for a long time; over a long period
- 长相physical appearance; looks; facial features
- 长效long-acting; effective over a long period
- 长征long journey; expedition; the Long March
- 长足remarkable (progress); rapid and substantial
- 掌管to be in charge of; to manage; to control
- 帐篷tent
- 帐子mosquito net; bed curtain
- 胀to swell; to expand; bloated
- 账单bill; check; statement of account
- 账号account; username; account number
- 招标to invite bids
- 招待to host (guests); to entertain
- 招待会reception; press conference
- 招揽to attract (customers); to solicit business
- 招募to recruit; to enlist (volunteers or staff)
- 招牌shop sign; signboard; signature dish or item
- 招收to recruit; to enroll
- 招数move (in martial arts or chess); trick; tactic
- 爪子claw; paw; talon
- 沼泽swamp; marsh
- 召集to convene; to call together; to summon
- 兆头omen; sign; portent
- 照办to do as instructed; to comply
- 照常(adverb) as usual
- 照例as usual; as a rule; usually
- 照料to take care of; to tend
- 照明lighting; illumination; to light up
- 罩to cover; cover; shade
- 肇事to cause an accident; to cause trouble
- 遮to cover; to block; to hide
- 遮盖to cover; to conceal; to hide
- 折叠to fold; folding; collapsible
- 折合to convert into; to amount to
- 折扣discount; rebate
- 折磨to torment; to torture
- 折射to refract; to reflect; refraction
- 折腾to toss about; to mess around
- 这会儿now; at this moment
- 这样一来thus; in this way; as a result
- 着力to put effort into; to focus on
- 着落whereabouts; reliable source; settlement
- 着迷to be fascinated; captivated
- 着实truly; indeed; really
- 着手to start; to set about (a task)
- 着想to consider (others' needs)
- 着眼to focus on; to have in mind
- 着眼于to focus on; to aim at
- 着重to emphasize; to stress
- 针锋相对to go tit for tat
- 针灸acupuncture and moxibustion; acupuncture
- 侦察to reconnoiter; to investigate; scouting
- 珍藏to treasure; valuable collection
- 珍视to treasure; to value highly; to cherish
- 珍重to cherish; to value highly; take care!
- 真假true or false; genuine or fake; authenticity
- 真空vacuum
- 真情true feelings; real situation; truth
- 真是的(interjection) really!; honestly!
- 真心sincerity; sincere; wholehearted
- 真挚sincere
- 诊所clinic; medical office
- 枕头pillow
- 阵容lineup; formation
- 阵营camp; faction; side in a dispute
- 振奋to stir up; to inspire
- 振兴to revitalize
- 振作to cheer up; to pull oneself together
- 镇定calm; composed
- 震to shake; to vibrate; to shock
- 震动to shake; to vibrate; vibration
- 震撼to shock; to shake; stunning
- 争吵to quarrel; to argue; quarrel
- 争端dispute; conflict
- 争分夺秒to make every second count
- 争光to win honor; to bring glory to
- 争气to strive to do well
- 争先恐后to rush to be first
- 争执to dispute; to argue; dispute
- 征to levy; to recruit; journey
- 征集to collect; to solicit; to recruit
- 征收to levy (a tax)
- 挣扎to struggle
- 睁to open (one's eyes)
- 蒸to steam; to evaporate
- 拯救to save; to rescue
- 整合to integrate; to consolidate
- 整洁tidy; neat
- 整数whole number; integer
- 正面front side; positive; direct
- 正能量positive energy; positivity
- 正视to face squarely; to confront
- 正直upright; honest; upstanding
- 正宗authentic; orthodox
- 证人witness
- 郑重serious; solemn
- 症结crux of an issue; root cause
- 之(particle) possessive marker; him, her, it
- 之所以(conjunction) the reason why
- 支票check (bank); cheque
- 支柱mainstay; pillar
- 汁juice
- 芝麻sesame; sesame seed
- 芝士cheese
- 知己intimate friend; confidant
- 知觉consciousness; perception
- 知名度reputation; public profile
- 知识分子intellectual
- 知足content with what one has; satisfied
- 肢体limb; body
- 脂肪fat (in body or food)
- 执法to enforce the law; law enforcement
- 执意to insist on; determined to
- 执照license; permit
- 执着persistent; devoted; to cling to
- 直奔to go straight to; to head right for
- 直达nonstop; to reach directly
- 直观intuitive; directly perceived
- 直径diameter
- 直觉intuition
- 直视to look straight at
- 直至(preposition) up until; lasting until
- 值钱valuable; costly
- 职权official authority; power
- 职业病occupational disease
- 职员office worker; staff member
- 止步to halt; to stop; no entry
- 止咳to stop a cough; cough-relieving
- 止血to stop bleeding
- 旨在to aim to; to be intended to
- 指点to give pointers; to show how
- 指教to give advice or feedback
- 指令command; instruction
- 指南guidebook; guide
- 指南针compass
- 指手画脚to boss people around; to gesticulate
- 指望to count on; to hope for
- 指向to point towards; direction indicated
- 指引to guide; guidance; directions
- 至此up until now; at this point
- 至关重要vital; crucial; essential
- 志气ambition; drive
- 制to make; to control; system
- 制裁to punish; sanctions
- 制服uniform; to subdue
- 制品products; manufactured goods
- 制止to stop; to curb
- 治学to do scholarly research; scholarship
- 治愈to cure; to heal; heartwarming
- 质地texture; quality; character
- 质朴simple and unadorned; plain; unaffected
- 质问to question; to interrogate; to demand an answer
- 质疑to question; to challenge; doubt
- 秩序order (in society); orderliness
- 致to deliver; to cause; to lead to
- 致辞to give a speech
- 致富to get rich; to achieve prosperity
- 致敬to salute; to pay tribute to; to pay respects
- 致力于to devote oneself to; to work toward
- 致命fatal; deadly; mortal
- 致使to cause; to result in
- 窒息to suffocate; to choke; to stifle
- 智商IQ
- 滞后to lag behind; delayed
- 滞留to be stranded; to linger
- 置to place; to set up; to buy
- 中国画traditional Chinese painting
- 中立neutral; neutrality
- 中途midway; halfway through; on the way
- 中型medium-sized; midsize
- 中性neutral; gender-neutral
- 中旬middle third of a month
- 中庸golden mean; moderate; mediocre
- 中止to suspend; to discontinue; to break off
- 忠诚loyal; devoted
- 忠实faithful; loyal
- 忠于to be loyal to; to be faithful to
- 忠贞loyal and steadfast; faithful
- 终结to come to an end; to terminate; end
- 终究(adv) in the end; eventually
- 终生lifelong; throughout one's life; lifetime
- 衷心heartfelt; sincere
- 肿瘤tumor
- 种族race; ethnic group
- 仲裁arbitration; to arbitrate
- 众人everyone; the crowd; the public
- 众所周知as everyone knows
- 众志成城unity makes strength
- 重播to replay; to rerun; rebroadcast
- 重创to inflict heavy losses; heavy blow
- 重叠to overlap; to duplicate
- 重返to return to; to come back to
- 重合to coincide; to overlap; to match up
- 重量级heavyweight; major; influential
- 重任heavy responsibility; major task
- 重伤serious injury; badly hurt
- 重申to reiterate; to reaffirm
- 重现to reappear; to recreate
- 重心focus; center of gravity
- 重型heavy-duty; heavy
- 重中之重top priority; paramount
- 周边surrounding; periphery
- 周到thoughtful; considerate
- 周密careful; thorough
- 周旋to deal with; to socialize
- 昼夜day and night
- 皱to wrinkle; wrinkled; crease
- 骤然suddenly; abruptly
- 朱红vermilion; bright red
- 株(measure word) for trees
- 诸多a good deal of; many
- 诸如此类things like this; and so on
- 竹竿bamboo pole
- 逐年(adv) year by year
- 主host; owner; main
- 主编editor-in-chief; to edit
- 主妇housewife; homemaker
- 主力main force; key player
- 主权sovereignty
- 主人公protagonist; main character
- 主食staple food
- 主题歌theme song
- 主演to star in; lead actor
- 主页home page; main page
- 主义-ism; ideology
- 主宰to dominate; to control; master
- 拄to lean on (a cane)
- 嘱咐to urge; to exhort
- 瞩目to attract attention; notable
- 住处residence; dwelling; place to live
- 住户resident; household
- 住宿accommodation; lodging; to stay at
- 住址residential address; address
- 助威to cheer for; to boost morale
- 注to annotate; note; to pour into
- 注定to be destined to; bound to
- 注入to pour into; to inject into
- 贮藏to store up; to stockpile
- 筑to build; to construct
- 铸造to cast (metal)
- 拽to pull; to tug at
- 专程(adv) specially; for that purpose
- 专柜specialty counter; brand counter
- 专栏special column (in publications)
- 专卖店specialty store; brand shop
- 专人person specially assigned; specialist
- 专长specialty; expertise
- 专著monograph; specialized book
- 专职full-time; dedicated duty
- 专制autocracy; autocratic; despotic
- 专注to focus; to concentrate; absorbed
- 砖brick
- 转播to relay; to broadcast live; broadcast
- 转达to pass on; to convey
- 转机turn for the better; to change planes
- 转交to pass on to; to hand over to
- 转型to transition; to transform; transformation
- 转学to transfer schools; to change schools
- 转眼in the blink of an eye; in a flash
- 转悠to stroll around; to wander about
- 转载to reprint; to repost; to forward
- 转折turning point; shift
- 转折点turning point
- 撰写to write; to compose
- 庄稼farm crop
- 庄严solemn; dignified
- 庄园manor; country estate; villa
- 桩(measure word) for matters; stake; pile
- 装扮to dress up; to disguise oneself; to decorate
- 壮strong; robust; to strengthen
- 壮大to grow stronger; to expand; to strengthen
- 壮胆to boost courage; to embolden
- 壮丽magnificent; majestic
- 壮实robust; sturdy; strong
- 状元top exam scorer; the very best in a field
- 撞击to strike; to ram; collision
- 追悼会memorial service; funeral service
- 追赶to chase after; to catch up with; to pursue
- 追溯to trace back to; to date from
- 追随to follow; to accompany
- 追尾to rear-end; rear-end collision; to tailgate
- 追问to question closely; to press for details
- 追逐to chase; to pursue vigorously