HSK 3.0 Level 7–9 vocabulary list
5606 words with pinyin, English meaning and audio. Tap a word for stroke order and examples.
- 抽象abstract
- 仇hatred; enmity; enemy
- 仇恨hatred; hostility; to hate
- 仇人personal enemy; foe
- 愁眉苦脸with a worried frown
- 稠thick (of liquids); dense
- 稠密dense (population)
- 筹to prepare; to raise funds; chip
- 筹办to arrange; to organize; to set up
- 筹备to prepare; preparations
- 筹措to raise funds; to scrape together
- 筹划to plan and prepare
- 筹集to raise funds; to collect money
- 筹码bargaining chip; gaming chip
- 丑恶ugly; repulsive
- 丑陋ugly; unsightly
- 丑闻scandal
- 瞅to look at; to gaze at
- 出版社publishing house; publisher
- 出厂to leave the factory
- 出丑to make a fool of oneself
- 出道to make one's debut; to start out
- 出发点starting point; motive; basis
- 出风头to show off; to seek the limelight
- 出境to leave a country; outbound
- 出局to be eliminated; to be out
- 出具to issue; to provide (a document)
- 出口成章to speak eloquently and fluently
- 出卖to sell out; to betray
- 出毛病to break down; to develop a problem
- 出难题to pose a difficult problem
- 出人意料unexpectedly; beyond expectation
- 出任to take up a post; to assume office
- 出山to come out of retirement; to step in
- 出身family background; to come from
- 出示to show; to produce (ID etc.)
- 出手to take action; to spend; to sell off
- 出头a little over; to stand out; to get out of trouble
- 出土to unearth; unearthed; to be excavated
- 出息prospects; promise (in life)
- 出血to bleed; bleeding
- 出演to perform in; to play the role of
- 出洋相to make a fool of oneself
- 出游to go on an outing; to travel
- 出众outstanding; to stand out
- 出主意to give advice; to come up with ideas
- 出资to fund; to invest money
- 出自to come from; to originate from
- 出走to run away from home; to leave
- 初次for the first time; first
- 初衷original intention
- 除此之外apart from this; in addition to this
- 除去apart from; to remove
- 除外to exclude; not including
- 储备to stockpile; reserves
- 储蓄to save money; savings
- 处方medical prescription; to prescribe
- 处境situation; plight
- 处置to handle; to deal with
- 触动to move emotionally; to touch
- 触犯to violate; to offend
- 触觉sense of touch; tactile sensation
- 触摸to touch; to feel
- 触目惊心shocking to witness
- 揣to tuck into clothes; to put in a pocket
- 揣测to guess; to speculate
- 揣摩to try to figure out; to ponder
- 踹to kick; to trample
- 川流不息flowing endlessly; nonstop
- 穿过to pass through; to cross
- 穿小鞋to make life hard for someone; to give someone a hard time
- 穿越to cross; to pass through
- 穿着attire; clothing; dress
- 传承to pass down; heritage; tradition
- 传记biography
- 传奇legend; legendary
- 传染to infect; contagious
- 传染病infectious disease; contagious disease
- 传人inheritor; successor; disciple
- 传授to teach; to pass on (skills)
- 传闻rumor; hearsay; to be rumored
- 船舶ships; vessels
- 船桨oar; paddle
- 喘to gasp; to pant; asthma
- 喘息to gasp for breath; to take a breather
- 串门to drop in; to visit someone's home
- 床位bed (in hospital, train, etc.); berth; bunk
- 幢(measure word) for buildings
- 创to create; to initiate; to achieve a record
- 创伤wound; injury; trauma
- 创始人founder; creator; initiator
- 吹了to fall through; to break up
- 吹牛to brag; to talk big
- 吹捧to flatter; to laud
- 垂to hang down; to droop; to dangle
- 垂头丧气dejected and crestfallen
- 捶to beat; to thump; to pound
- 锤子hammer
- 纯粹pure; purely
- 纯洁pure; clean and honest
- 纯朴simple and honest; unsophisticated
- 醇厚mellow and rich; simple and kind
- 蠢stupid; foolish; clumsy
- 戳to poke; to jab; to stamp
- 绰号nickname
- 瓷porcelain; china; chinaware
- 瓷器porcelain; chinaware
- 慈善charitable; benevolent
- 慈祥kindly (of an elder)
- 辞to resign; to decline; to take leave
- 辞呈letter of resignation; resignation
- 辞去to resign from; to quit
- 辞退to dismiss; to fire; to discharge
- 磁带magnetic tape; cassette
- 磁卡magnetic card
- 磁盘computer disk; magnetic disk
- 此起彼伏rising and falling in succession
- 次日the next day; the following day
- 伺候to serve; to attend to
- 伺机to wait for an opportunity
- 刺耳ear-piercing; grating; harsh
- 刺骨bone-chilling; biting; piercing
- 刺绣embroidery; to embroider
- 赐to bestow; to grant; to confer
- 赐教to enlighten; to give advice
- 匆匆hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily
- 匆忙hasty; hurried; in a rush
- 葱scallion; green onion; spring onion
- 从今以后from now on; henceforth
- 从来不never (in the past or present)
- 从容calm; unhurried
- 从容不迫calm and unruffled
- 从头from the beginning; anew; all over again
- 从未never; not once
- 从业to work in a profession; to be employed
- 从早到晚from morning till night; all day long
- 丛林jungle; dense forest; thicket
- 凑to gather together; to pool; to lean close
- 凑合to make do; passable
- 凑巧by chance; fortunately; as luck would have it
- 粗暴rude; rough; harsh
- 粗糙rough; coarse; crude
- 粗略rough; cursory; brief
- 粗鲁rude; crude; boorish
- 粗心大意careless and negligent
- 促成to facilitate; to bring about
- 簇拥to crowd around; to escort
- 窜to flee; to scurry
- 催to urge; to hasten; to press
- 催促to urge; to press; to hasten
- 催眠to hypnotize; hypnosis; to lull to sleep
- 摧毁to destroy; to wreck; to devastate
- 脆弱fragile; weak
- 翠绿emerald green; bright green; verdant
- 存放to store; to deposit; to keep
- 存心deliberately; on purpose
- 存折bankbook; passbook
- 搓to rub (between hands)
- 磋商to negotiate; to confer
- 挫折setback; frustration
- 措手不及caught off guard; unprepared
- 错别字miswritten character; typo
- 错觉illusion; misconception
- 错位to be misaligned; dislocation
- 错综复杂intricate and complicated
- 搭乘to travel by; to ride in
- 搭建to build; to put up; to set up
- 达标to meet the standard
- 答辩to defend (a thesis); to reply
- 打岔to interrupt; to cut in
- 打倒to knock down; to overthrow
- 打盹儿to doze off; to take a nap
- 打交道to deal with; to have contact
- 打搅to disturb; to bother
- 打捞to salvage; to fish out
- 打量to size up; to look over
- 打猎to go hunting
- 打磨to polish; to refine
- 打通to open up; to connect through
- 打仗to fight (a war); to go to war
- 打招呼to greet; to say hello
- 大包大揽to take complete charge of everything
- 大笔a large sum of; a lot of
- 大臣minister (of a monarchy)
- 大吃一惊to be shocked; taken aback
- 大大咧咧carefree; casual; heedless
- 大地the earth; the ground; land
- 大队large group; brigade; unit
- 大幅度by a wide margin; tajam; big
- 大公无私selfless and impartial
- 大家庭big family; extended family
- 大街小巷streets and alleys; everywhere
- 大惊小怪to make a fuss over nothing
- 大局overall situation; big picture
- 大款wealthy person; tycoon; rich
- 大面积large area; widespread; vast
- 大名鼎鼎world-renowned; very famous
- 大模大样with a swagger; boldly
- 大棚greenhouse; polytunnel
- 大片blockbuster movie; vast area
- 大气atmosphere; stylish; generous
- 大厦large building; tower
- 大数据big data
- 大肆(adv) wantonly; without restraint
- 大体(adv) roughly; in general
- 大体上on the whole; in general
- 大同小异largely the same
- 大腕儿big shot; superstar; celebrity
- 大选general election
- 大雁wild goose
- 大意careless; negligent
- 大有可为very promising; worth doing
- 大宗large quantity; bulk; staple
- 歹徒gangster; criminal
- 逮to catch; to capture; to seize
- 逮捕to arrest
- 代号code name; alias
- 代理人agent; proxy; representative
- 代言人spokesperson; brand ambassador
- 带队to lead a team or group; leader
- 带路to lead the way; to guide
- 带头to take the lead; to be first
- 带头人leader; pioneer; pacesetter
- 怠工to slack off; to slow down work
- 怠慢to slight; to neglect
- 单薄thin (clothing); frail; weak
- 单边unilateral; one-sided
- 单方面unilateral; one-sided
- 单身single; unmarried
- 担to carry on a shoulder; to bear
- 担当to take on; responsibility; grit
- 担负to bear; to shoulder; to take on
- 担子carrying pole and load; burden
- 耽搁to delay; to hold up; to tarry
- 耽误to delay; to waste time
- 胆怯timid; cowardly
- 胆子courage; nerve; guts
- 但愿if only; I wish; hopefully
- 诞辰birthday (formal)
- 弹性elasticity; flexibility
- 淡化to play down; to weaken; fade
- 淡季off season; slow season
- 蛋白质protein
- 当即at once; immediately; on the spot
- 当今nowadays; current; present-day
- 当面to sb's face; in person
- 当日that very day; on that day
- 当事人the person involved; party (legal)
- 当晚that evening; the same evening
- 当务之急top priority; most urgent task
- 当下the present moment; right now; immediately
- 当心to take care; to look out
- 当着in front of; in the presence of
- 当真to take seriously; really
- 当之无愧fully deserving of an honor
- 当众in public; before everyone
- 荡漾to ripple; to undulate
- 档次grade; level; quality
- 导弹missile
- 导航to navigate; navigation
- 导火索fuse; direct trigger
- 导师academic advisor; mentor; tutor
- 导向orientation; to be oriented toward
- 岛屿island
- 捣乱to make trouble; to disrupt
- 到头来in the end; after all
- 到位in place; well done; thorough
- 倒计时countdown; to count down
- 倒卖to resell at a profit; to scalp
- 倒霉to have bad luck; to be out of luck
- 倒数from the bottom or end; to count down
- 倒塌to collapse; to topple over
- 倒下to collapse; to fall down
- 悼念to mourn; to grieve for
- 盗to steal; to rob; thief
- 盗窃to steal; theft
- 道具prop; (gaming) item; tool
- 稻草rice straw
- 德virtue; morality; ethics
- 地步degree; point (of a situation)
- 地道authentic; genuine
- 地段section of a city; district; lot
- 地理geography
- 地毯carpet; rug
- 地下水groundwater
- 地狱hell; underworld
- 地域region; area; district
- 地质geology
- 得不偿失not worth the loss
- 得当appropriate; suitable; proper
- 得力capable; efficient
- 得失gains and losses; pros and cons
- 得手to succeed; to pull it off
- 得体fitting; appropriate; tasteful
- 得天独厚blessed with natural gifts
- 得益于to benefit from; thanks to
- 得意扬扬triumphant and brimming with pride
- 得知to find out; to learn of
- 得罪to offend (someone)
- 灯笼lantern
- 灯泡light bulb
- 登机to board a plane
- 登陆to land; to come ashore
- 蹬to step on; to tread on
- 凳子stool; small seat
- 瞪to stare at; to glare at
- 低调low-key; low-profile; subdued
- 低估to underestimate; to underrate
- 低谷low point; trough; valley
- 低价low price; cheap price
- 低迷in a slump; low; depressed
- 低碳low-carbon; eco-friendly
- 低下to lower (one's head); low
- 堤dike; embankment; levee
- 堤坝dam; dike
- 笛子bamboo flute
- 底层lowest level; bottom rung; ground floor
- 底线bottom line; minimum limit; baseline
- 底蕴cultural depth; substance; inside story
- 底子foundation; base; remnant
- 抵触to conflict; resistance; to contradict
- 抵挡to ward off; to resist; to hold back
- 抵消to offset; to cancel out; to counteract
- 抵押to mortgage; to put up collateral
- 抵御to resist; to withstand; to defend against
- 抵制to resist; to boycott
- 弟子disciple; student; follower
- 帝国empire
- 帝国主义imperialism
- 递交to submit; to hand in; to present
- 第一手firsthand; direct
- 第一线front line; forefront
- 颠倒to reverse; upside down
- 颠覆to overturn; to subvert; to topple
- 巅峰peak; pinnacle; summit
- 典范model; paragon; fine example
- 点火to ignite; to light a fire; to start an engine
- 点击率click-through rate; number of hits
- 点评to comment on; review; commentary
- 点心snack; light refreshments
- 点缀to decorate; to adorn
- 点子idea; pointer; key point
- 电报telegram; telegraph; cable
- 电铃electric bell
- 电网power grid; electricity network
- 电线electrical wire; power cord
- 电信telecommunications
- 电讯telecommunications; telecom message
- 垫cushion; mat; to pay for sb
- 垫底to finish last; to eat a snack to stave off hunger
- 垫子cushion; mat; pad
- 惦记to think about; to worry about
- 淀粉starch
- 奠定to establish; to lay (foundation)
- 殿堂palace; hall; sacred realm (of art, science)
- 刁难to make things difficult for; to give a hard time
- 叼to hold in the mouth
- 雕to carve; to engrave; eagle or hawk
- 雕刻to carve; to engrave
- 雕塑sculpture; statue
- 吊销to revoke; to suspend (a license)
- 钓鱼to fish (with hook and line); to angle
- 调度to dispatch; to schedule; dispatcher
- 调侃to tease; to poke fun at; banter
- 调控to regulate; to control; macro-control
- 调料seasoning; condiment
- 调试to debug; to test and adjust
- 掉队to fall behind; to drop out
- 掉头to turn around; to make a U-turn
- 爹dad; father
- 迭起to arise repeatedly; to surge
- 叠to fold; to pile up; (measure word) for stacks
- 丁small cube (of food); fourth in a list
- 叮嘱to urge repeatedly
- 盯to stare at; to watch closely
- 钉to nail; to sew on; to staple
- 钉子nail; snag
- 顶多at most; at best
- 顶级top-notch; first-rate; top-level
- 顶尖top; world-class; finest
- 订单purchase order; order
- 订购to order; to place an order; to subscribe
- 订婚to get engaged
- 订立to conclude (a contract, treaty); to draw up
- 定金deposit; down payment
- 定居to settle down; to take up residence
- 定论final conclusion; settled view
- 定为to set as; to designate as
- 定向directional; targeted; to orient
- 定心丸reassurance; peace of mind
- 定义definition; to define
- 定做to have something custom-made; to make to order
- 丢掉to lose; to throw away; to discard
- 丢脸to lose face; embarrassing
- 丢弃to discard; to abandon
- 丢人to lose face; embarrassing
- 丢失to lose; to go missing
- 东奔西走to rush about busily from place to place
- 东道主host (of an event)
- 东张西望to look all around
- 董事board member; director
- 董事会board of directors
- 董事长chairman of the board
- 懂事sensible; thoughtful; mature
- 动不动(adverb) easily; frequently; at the drop of a hat
- 动弹to move; to budge
- 动荡turmoil; unrest
- 动感sense of movement; dynamic
- 动工to start construction; to break ground
- 动静sound; sign of movement
- 动脉artery
- 动身to set off (on a trip)
- 动听pleasant to listen to; melodious; moving
- 动向trend; tendency; movement
- 动用to draw on; to deploy; to put to use
- 冻结to freeze (assets, water)
- 栋(measure word) for buildings
- 栋梁pillar (of a state or organization); mainstay; ridgepole
- 都会metropolis; major city
- 兜pocket; bag; to wrap up
- 兜儿pocket; bag; pouch
- 兜售to peddle; to hawk
- 抖to tremble; to shake out; to reveal
- 陡steep; precipitous; sudden
- 斗to fight; to struggle; to contend
- 斗志fighting spirit; will to fight
- 豆浆soy milk
- 豆子bean; pea
- 逗to tease (playfully); (coll.) to joke; (coll.) funny
- 督促to urge; to supervise
- 独alone; single; independent
- 独唱vocal solo; to sing solo
- 独家exclusive
- 独立自主independent and self-reliant
- 独身unmarried; single
- 独一无二one of a kind
- 堵塞to clog up; blockage
- 妒忌to envy; to be jealous of; jealousy
- 杜绝to put an end to
- 度假to go on vacation; to spend a holiday
- 渡过to cross over; to pull through
- 端正upright; proper; correct
- 短缺shortage; scarcity; to be short of
- 短暂brief; short-lived; momentary
- 段落paragraph; phase; stage
- 断定to conclude; to determine
- 断断续续intermittent; on and off; halting
- 断裂to break apart; to fracture; rupture
- 堆砌to pile up; to pad out writing
- 队形formation; lineup
- 对白dialogue; lines (in a play or film)
- 对策countermeasure
- 对称symmetry; symmetrical
- 对得起to be worthy of; not to let down
- 对联paired couplet (poetry)
- 对弈to play chess or go
- 对照to contrast; to compare
- 对峙to confront each other; to stand facing
- 对准to aim at; to point at
- 兑换to exchange (currency); to convert
- 兑现to honor (a promise); to cash
- 敦促to urge; to press
- 敦厚honest and sincere; genuine
- 炖to stew; to simmer
- 顿时(adv) immediately; suddenly
- 多边multilateral
- 多功能multifunctional; multi-purpose
- 多亏(adverb) thanks to; luckily
- 多劳多得more pay for more work
- 多年来for many years; over the years
- 多心oversensitive; suspicious; to overthink
- 多余superfluous; unnecessary
- 多元diverse; pluralistic; multi-element
- 哆嗦to tremble; to shiver
- 夺冠to win a championship; to take the crown
- 夺魁to win first place; to take the crown
- 躲避to hide; to evade; to take shelter
- 躲藏to hide; to conceal oneself
- 堕落to degenerate; depraved
- 舵手helmsman; leader
- 讹诈to blackmail; to extort; to defraud
- 俄语Russian (language)
- 鹅goose
- 额外extra; additional
- 厄运misfortune; bad luck; adversity
- 恶evil; fierce; vicious
- 恶化to worsen; to deteriorate
- 恶劣vile; nasty; very poor (quality)
- 恶性malignant; vicious; destructive
- 恶意malice; ill will; evil intent
- 掠夺to plunder; to rob
- 略brief; slightly; strategy
- 略微slightly; a little bit
- 遏制to contain; to curb
- 鳄鱼crocodile; alligator
- 恩赐to bestow; favor; charity
- 恩惠favor; grace; benefit
- 恩情kindness; favor; grace
- 恩怨grudges and gratitude
- 而已(particle) that's all; only