HSK 3.0 Level 7–9 vocabulary list
5606 words with pinyin, English meaning and audio. Tap a word for stroke order and examples.
- 狼wolf
- 狼狈in a difficult situation
- 朗诵to recite aloud; to read aloud with expression
- 浪wave; billow; unrestrained
- 捞to fish out; to scoop up
- 劳动力labor force; workforce; able-bodied worker
- 劳累tired; exhausted; to toil
- 劳务labor service; paid work; services
- 牢固firm; secure
- 牢记to keep firmly in mind; to remember well
- 牢牢firmly; securely; tightly
- 唠叨to nag; to prattle
- 老伴儿spouse (of an elderly person)
- 老大eldest child; boss or leader; very (old/big)
- 老汉old man; elderly fellow
- 老化to age; to deteriorate; to become outdated
- 老人家elderly person (respectful); aged parent
- 老实说to be honest; frankly speaking; honestly
- 老远very far away; from a long way off
- 老字号time-honored brand; long-established shop
- 姥姥maternal grandmother
- 姥爷maternal grandfather (colloquial)
- 潦草messy (handwriting); careless; sloppy
- 涝waterlogged; flooded
- 乐器musical instrument
- 乐意to be willing; glad to
- 乐园paradise; playground; wonderland
- 了结to settle; to bring to an end; to wind up
- 了却to settle; to fulfill (a wish)
- 勒to tie or strap tightly; to cinch; to cut into
- 雷同identical; overly similar; duplicating others
- 类别category; classification; class
- 累积to accumulate; to build up over time
- 累计to add up to; cumulative; in total
- 棱角edges and corners; sharp personality traits
- 冷淡cold; indifferent
- 冷冻to freeze; frozen
- 冷酷callous; cold-hearted
- 冷酷无情cold-hearted and ruthless
- 冷落to treat coldly; desolate
- 冷门niche field; dark horse; unpopular
- 冷漠cold and detached; indifferent
- 冷笑to sneer; grim laugh
- 冷战cold war; silent treatment
- 愣to stare blankly; dazed
- 离谱儿ridiculous; absurd; way off mark
- 离奇bizarre; odd; strange
- 离职to resign; to leave one's job
- 黎明dawn; daybreak
- 礼服formal attire; evening dress; suit
- 礼品gift; present; souvenir
- 礼仪etiquette; protocol; ceremony
- 里程碑milestone
- 理睬to pay attention to; to heed
- 理会to pay attention to; to take notice of; to understand
- 理科the sciences (academic subjects)
- 理念concept; philosophy; idea
- 理事council member; board member
- 理所当然naturally; as a matter of course
- 理性rational; rationality; reason
- 理直气壮confident, in the right
- 力不从心willing in spirit but lacking strength
- 力度strength; intensity; vigor of effort
- 力求to strive for
- 力所能及within one's ability
- 力争to work hard for; to contend for
- 历程course; process; journey
- 历届all previous (sessions, terms, etc.)
- 历经to go through; to experience
- 历来(adv) always; all along
- 历时to last; to take (a period of time)
- 立方cube (math)
- 立方米(measure word) cubic meter
- 立功to perform meritorious service; to achieve distinction
- 立交桥overpass; flyover
- 立体three-dimensional
- 立足to gain a footing
- 利害pros and cons
- 利率interest rate
- 利索nimble; brisk; neat and quick
- 励志inspirational; motivational; to be determined
- 粒(measure word) for grains
- 连滚带爬rolling and crawling in panic
- 连绵continuous; unbroken (mountains, rain, etc.)
- 连任to be re-elected; to serve another term
- 连锁chain (store); linked
- 连锁店chain store
- 连夜through the night; that very night
- 帘子curtain; hanging screen
- 怜惜to take pity on; to feel tender toward
- 莲子lotus seed
- 联邦federation; federal union; federal
- 联欢to have a get-together
- 联网to connect to a network; online
- 廉价cheap; low-cost; inexpensive
- 廉洁honest; incorruptible
- 廉正upright and honest; incorruptible; integrity
- 廉政honest government; integrity
- 脸颊cheek
- 炼to refine; to smelt
- 恋恋不舍reluctant to part
- 良good; fine; very much
- 良心conscience
- 良性benign; positive; healthy
- 凉爽cool and pleasant; refreshing
- 两口子husband and wife; married couple
- 两栖amphibious; dual-talented
- 亮点highlight; bright spot
- 亮丽bright and beautiful
- 亮相to appear in public; to debut
- 谅解to understand; to forgive
- 辽阔vast; extensive
- 疗法therapy; treatment
- 疗效healing effect; efficacy
- 寥寥无几very few; handful of
- 料到to foresee; to expect; to anticipate
- 料理to handle; cuisine; dish
- 列举to enumerate; to list
- 劣势disadvantage; inferior position
- 劣质shoddy; of poor quality
- 烈士martyr; national hero
- 猎犬hunting dog; hound
- 猎人hunter
- 裂缝crack; crevice
- 裂痕crack; rift; split
- 咧嘴to grin; to grimace
- 拎to carry in one's hand; to lift
- 邻国neighboring country
- 临to face; just before; about to
- 临床clinical
- 临街facing the street
- 临近to approach; close to; near
- 淋to drench; to pour (water)
- 灵effective; sharp; spirit
- 灵感inspiration
- 灵魂soul; spirit
- 灵机一动to have a sudden bright idea
- 灵敏sensitive; keen; quick
- 灵巧nimble; deft; clever
- 灵通well-informed; quick (news)
- 凌晨in the early morning hours
- 零花钱pocket money; allowance
- 零件part; component
- 零钱small change; pocket money
- 零售to retail; retail sales
- 领队team leader; to lead a group
- 领略to appreciate; to have a taste of; to realize
- 领会to understand; to grasp
- 领军to lead; leading
- 领事consul; diplomatic official
- 领事馆consulate
- 领土territory
- 领悟to understand; to comprehend
- 领养to adopt (a child or pet)
- 领域field; domain; area
- 溜to slip away; to skate
- 溜达to stroll; to go for a walk
- 浏览to browse; to skim
- 浏览器web browser; browser
- 流畅fluent; smooth; flowing
- 流程process; workflow; procedure
- 流浪to wander; homeless
- 流泪to shed tears; to cry
- 流量traffic; data usage; flow rate
- 流露to reveal (feelings)
- 流氓hoodlum; gangster
- 流入to flow into; inflow
- 流失to be lost; to erode; drain
- 流水running water; cash flow
- 流淌to flow; to trickle
- 流向direction of flow; to flow to
- 流血to bleed; to shed blood
- 流域river basin; drainage area
- 流转to circulate; to flow; to pass around
- 留恋reluctant to leave
- 留念to keep as a souvenir
- 留神to be careful; to watch out
- 留心to be careful; to pay attention
- 留意to take note of; to watch out
- 遛to walk (a pet); to stroll
- 柳树willow tree; willow
- 龙舟dragon boat
- 笼统general; vague; sweeping
- 笼罩to envelop; to shroud
- 笼子cage; coop; basket
- 聋deaf; hard of hearing
- 聋人deaf person
- 隆重grand; ceremonious
- 垄断to monopolize
- 搂to hug; to embrace
- 芦花reed flower; reed catkin
- 炉灶stove
- 炉子stove; oven; furnace
- 卤味braised food in spiced soy sauce
- 鲁莽reckless; impulsive; rash
- 录制to record (audio or video)
- 鹿deer
- 路程journey; distance traveled; route
- 路灯street lamp; streetlight
- 路段road section; stretch of road
- 路况road conditions; traffic
- 路面road surface; pavement
- 路人passerby; stranger
- 路途way; journey; distance
- 路子way; method; approach
- 露面to appear in public; to show up
- 露天open-air; outdoor; outdoors
- 旅程journey; trip; itinerary
- 旅途journey; trip
- 铝aluminum
- 屡repeatedly; time and again
- 屡次(adv) repeatedly
- 缕(measure word) for wisps, strands; thread
- 履行to fulfill (a duty); to carry out
- 率rate; ratio; proportion
- 绿地green space; park or lawn
- 绿灯green traffic light; go-ahead
- 孪生twin
- 卵egg; ovum; spawn
- 乱七八糟in a complete mess
- 抡to swing; to brandish; to wave
- 伦理ethics; moral principles
- 轮换to rotate; to take turns
- 轮廓outline; silhouette
- 轮流to take turns; by rotation
- 轮胎tire
- 论述to expound; exposition; essay
- 论坛forum (for discussion)
- 论证to demonstrate; proof
- 罗to catch; to collect; net
- 萝卜radish; turnip; daikon
- 螺丝screw
- 裸naked; bare; exposed
- 裸露bare; exposed; uncovered
- 络绎不绝an endless stream (of people)
- 落差drop in elevation; disparity; gap
- 落地to touch the ground; to land; to take effect
- 落户to settle down; to register residence
- 落下to fall down; to drop; to set
- 麻numb; tingling; hemp or sesame
- 麻痹paralysis; numb; to lull
- 麻将mahjong
- 麻辣numbing and spicy; hot and numbing
- 麻木numb; insensitive
- 麻醉anesthesia; to anesthetize
- 马后炮belated action; hindsight comment
- 马虎careless; sloppy
- 马力horsepower; full power
- 马桶toilet; toilet bowl
- 马戏circus; circus show
- 码code; number; clothing size
- 埋藏to bury; to hide underground
- 埋伏to ambush; ambush
- 埋没to bury; to neglect (talent)
- 埋怨to complain; to grumble
- 买不起to be unable to afford
- 迈to stride; to step
- 迈进to stride forward; to step into
- 卖弄to show off; to flaunt
- 脉搏pulse
- 脉络thread of thought; structure; veins
- 蛮quite, pretty; fierce, rough; reckless
- 瞒to hide the truth from; to conceal
- 满怀filled with (emotion); to cherish
- 慢慢来take your time; no rush
- 慢性chronic (disease); slow
- 漫to overflow; boundless; casual
- 漫游to roam; to wander; roaming
- 蔓延to spread (out)
- 忙活to be busy working; to bustle about
- 忙碌busy
- 忙乱rushed and muddled; frantic
- 盲目blind (fig.); unthinking
- 茫然(adv) blankly; at a loss
- 矛头spearhead; target of criticism
- 茅台Maotai liquor; Maotai
- 茅台酒Maotai liquor
- 茂密dense; lush; thick (of foliage)
- 茂盛lush; flourishing
- 冒充to pretend to be; to pose as
- 冒犯to offend
- 冒昧presumptuous; to take the liberty
- 冒险to take risks; to take chances; foray
- 没劲boring; dull; having no energy
- 没落to decline; to wane
- 没说的flawless; really good; no problem
- 没完没了endless; on and on
- 没意思boring; meaningless; uninteresting
- 没辙at one's wit's end; helpless
- 没准儿maybe; perhaps; not sure
- 枚(measure word) for objects
- 玫瑰rose
- 眉开眼笑beaming with joy; all smiles
- 眉毛eyebrow
- 煤矿coal mine
- 煤炭coal
- 每当whenever; every time
- 每逢every time; on every occasion of
- 美德virtue; moral excellence
- 美观pleasing to the eye
- 美化to beautify; to embellish
- 美景beautiful scenery; fine view
- 美满happy; blissful
- 美妙wonderful; beautiful
- 美人beautiful woman; beauty
- 美味delicious food; delicious; delicacy
- 美中不足a fly in the ointment; slight flaw
- 美滋滋very happy; pleased with oneself
- 魅力charm; fascination; glamor
- 门当户对well-matched in social status
- 门槛threshold; doorstep; entry requirement
- 门铃doorbell
- 门路knack; way to do sth; connections
- 闷stuffy; to cover tightly; muffled
- 萌发to sprout; to take root (idea)
- 萌芽to sprout; to bud
- 盟友ally
- 朦胧hazy; dim; indistinct
- 猛烈fierce; violent; intense
- 猛然suddenly; abruptly
- 梦幻dreamlike; illusion; reverie
- 弥补to make up for; to compensate
- 弥漫to fill the air; to pervade
- 迷惑to confuse; to puzzle
- 迷惑不解completely puzzled; baffled
- 迷恋to be infatuated with; obsessed
- 迷路to lose one's way
- 迷失to get lost; to lose one's way
- 谜riddle; mystery; enigma
- 谜底answer to a riddle; the truth
- 谜团mystery; enigma; riddle
- 谜语riddle
- 秘方secret recipe; secret formula
- 秘诀secret of success; knack; key
- 密不可分inextricably linked
- 密度density
- 密封to seal up; airtight
- 密集dense; concentrated; intensive
- 蜜honey; sweet substance
- 蜜蜂bee; honeybee
- 蜜月honeymoon
- 棉花cotton
- 免to exempt; to avoid; to excuse
- 免不了unavoidable; bound to happen
- 免除to exempt; to remit; to relieve
- 免疫immunity (to disease)
- 免职to dismiss from office; to sack
- 勉强to force (sb); reluctant; barely
- 缅怀to recall fondly; to commemorate
- 面部face; facial area
- 面粉flour; wheat flour
- 面红耳赤flushed with anger or shame
- 面面俱到attending to every single detail
- 面目全非changed beyond recognition
- 苗seedling; young plant; sprout
- 苗条slim; slender (of a woman)
- 苗头early sign; emerging trend
- 描绘to depict; to describe
- 瞄准to aim at; to target
- 渺小minute; tiny; insignificant
- 庙temple; ancestral shrine
- 庙会temple fair; traditional market
- 灭绝to become extinct; to die out
- 灭亡to perish; to die out
- 民办privately run; non-state operated
- 民俗folk custom; popular tradition
- 民用for civilian use; civil
- 民众the general public; the masses
- 敏捷nimble; quick
- 敏锐sharp; keen (senses)
- 名副其实living up to its name
- 名贵rare and valuable; precious
- 名利fame and fortune
- 名气fame; reputation; renown
- 名声reputation; good name
- 名言famous saying; proverb; maxim
- 名著masterpiece; famous literary work
- 明朗clear; bright; cheerful and open
- 明媚bright and lovely; radiant
- 明智wise; sensible
- 铭记to bear in mind; to remember
- 命名to name; to designate
- 命题proposition; to assign a topic
- 摸索to feel around; to grope
- 模拟to simulate; simulation; analog
- 磨合to break in; to adapt gradually
- 磨难hardship; ordeal; tribulation
- 磨损to wear down; wear and tear
- 蘑菇mushroom; to dawdle; to pester
- 魔鬼devil; demon
- 魔术magic (tricks)
- 抹to apply; to smear; to wipe
- 末日doomsday; final days; end
- 陌生strange; unfamiliar
- 莫非(adverb) could it be that
- 莫过于nothing beats; nothing is more … than
- 莫名其妙baffling; inexplicable
- 漠然indifferent; apathetic; cold
- 墨ink; ink stick; China ink
- 默读to read silently
- 默默无闻unknown to the public; obscure
- 默契tacit understanding; rapport; in sync
- 谋害to plot to murder; to murder
- 谋求to seek; to strive for
- 谋生to earn a living; to make a living
- 亩(measure word) for land area
- 牡丹peony; tree peony
- 木板wooden board; plank; slab
- 木材wood; timber; lumber
- 木匠carpenter; woodworker
- 木偶puppet; marionette
- 目不转睛gazing steadily without blinking
- 目的地destination
- 目瞪口呆stunned and speechless
- 目睹to witness
- 目录table of contents; catalog
- 目中无人arrogant and condescending
- 沐浴露shower gel; body wash
- 牧场pasture; ranch; grazing land
- 牧民herder; herdsman; pastoralist
- 募捐to solicit donations; to raise funds
- 墓碑tombstone; gravestone
- 墓地cemetery; graveyard; burial ground
- 幕curtain; screen; (measure word) for acts of a play
- 幕后behind the scenes; backstage
- 穆斯林Muslim
- 拿手good at; expert in
- 哪知道who would have thought; unexpectedly
- 纳闷儿to feel puzzled
- 纳入to incorporate into; to include in; to bring into
- 纳税to pay taxes
- 纳税人taxpayer
- 乃to be; therefore; only then
- 乃至(conjunction) and even; even
- 耐to endure; to withstand; durable
- 耐人寻味thought-provoking
- 耐性patience; endurance
- 南瓜pumpkin
- 难处difficulty; trouble; plight
- 难得一见rarely seen; hard to come by
- 难点difficulty; difficult point; bottleneck
- 难怪(adverb) no wonder; not surprising
- 难关crisis; hurdle; difficulty
- 难堪embarrassing; hard to bear
- 难说hard to say; hard to predict
- 难为情embarrassed; shy; awkward
- 难以想象unimaginable; hard to imagine
- 难以置信hard to believe; incredible
- 挠to scratch; to hinder
- 恼羞成怒to fly into a rage out of shame
- 脑海the mind; memory
- 脑筋brains; mind; way of thinking
- 闹事to cause trouble; to make a scene
- 闹着玩儿to joke around; to kid; not serious
- 呐喊to shout out; battle cry; cheering
- 内存memory; RAM; internal storage
- 内阁government cabinet
- 内涵connotation; inner quality
- 内幕inside story; behind the scenes
- 内向introverted; reserved
- 内行expert; adept; experienced
- 内需domestic demand
- 嫩tender; young and soft
- 能耗energy consumption
- 能耐ability; capability; skill
- 能人capable person; person of ability
- 能源energy; energy source
- 尼龙nylon
- 泥潭quagmire; mud pit; mire
- 泥土soil; earth; dirt
- 拟to draft; to plan to; to imitate
- 拟定to draft; to formulate
- 逆contrary; to go against; to oppose
- 匿名anonymous; to remain anonymous
- 年画New Year picture; festive print
- 年迈elderly; aged; old
- 年限fixed number of years; time limit
- 年薪annual salary
- 年夜饭Lunar New Year's Eve dinner
- 年终end of the year; year-end
- 黏sticky; glutinous
- 念念不忘to keep in mind constantly
- 念书to study; to attend school; to read aloud
- 念头thought; idea; intention
- 酿造to brew; to ferment
- 娘mother; mom; young woman
- 鸟巢bird's nest
- 尿urine; to urinate
- 捏to pinch; to mold (with fingers)
- 宁可(adverb) would rather; preferably
- 宁愿would rather
- 拧to pinch; to wring
- 凝固to solidify; to congeal
- 凝聚to condense; to coalesce
- 扭曲to distort; to twist; to warp
- 扭头to turn one's head; to turn around
- 扭转to turn around; to reverse
- 纽带tie; link; bond
- 纽扣button (on clothing)
- 农场farm