Official 2025 syllabus · Advanced band
HSK 7–9 vocabulary list
5,600 new words for HSK 7–9 (syllabus entries 5401–11000); 11,000 words in total with the lower levels. Tap a word for its meanings, examples and stroke order, or hit the speaker to hear it.
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Words 5501–5600 of 5600
| # | Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10901 | 滋味 | zīwèi | taste | |
| 10902 | 资讯 | zīxùn | information | |
| 10903 | 资质 | zīzhì | aptitude; natural endowments | |
| 10904 | 资助 | zīzhù | to subsidize | |
| 10905 | 籽 | zǐ | seed (of a plant) | |
| 10906 | 子弹 | zǐdàn | bullet | |
| 10907 | 子弟 | zǐdì | child | |
| 10908 | 子孙 | zǐsūn | offspring | |
| 10909 | 自卑 | zìbēi | to have low self-esteem | |
| 10910 | 自称 | zìchēng | to call oneself | |
| 10911 | 自发 | zìfā | spontaneous | |
| 10912 | 自费 | zìfèi | at one's own expense | |
| 10913 | 自负 | zìfù | to take responsibility | |
| 10914 | 自负 | zìfù | conceited | |
| 10915 | 字迹 | zìjì | handwriting | |
| 10916 | 自立 | zìlì | to stand on one's own feet | |
| 10917 | 自理 | zìlǐ | to take care of oneself | |
| 10918 | 自力更生 | zìlì-gēngshēng | regeneration through one's own effort (idiom) | |
| 10919 | 自满 | zìmǎn | complacent | |
| 10920 | 自强不息 | zìqiáng-bùxī | self-improvement | |
| 10921 | 自然而然 | zìrán’érrán | (idiom) natural; unforced | |
| 10922 | 自然界 | zìránjiè | nature | |
| 10923 | 自如 | zìrú | unobstructed | |
| 10924 | 自始至终 | zìshǐ-zhìzhōng | from start to finish (idiom) | |
| 10925 | 自首 | zìshǒu | to give oneself up | |
| 10926 | 自私 | zìsī | selfish | |
| 10927 | 字体 | zìtǐ | calligraphic style | |
| 10928 | 自卫 | zìwèi | to defend oneself | |
| 10929 | 自相矛盾 | zìxiāng-máodùn | self-contradictory | |
| 10930 | 自行 | zìxíng | voluntary | |
| 10931 | 字眼 | zìyǎn | wording | |
| 10932 | 自以为是 | zìyǐwéishì | to believe oneself infallible (idiom) | |
| 10933 | 自在 | zìzai | comfortable; at ease | |
| 10934 | 自责 | zìzé | to blame oneself | |
| 10935 | 自治区 | zìzhìqū | autonomous region – a provincial-level administrative division of China with self-governance for ethnic minori | |
| 10936 | 自主 | zìzhǔ | to act independently; to be autonomous; to be in control of one's own affairs | |
| 10937 | 自尊 | zìzūn | self-respect | |
| 10938 | 宗 | zōng | classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs | |
| 10939 | 踪迹 | zōngjì | tracks | |
| 10940 | 宗教 | zōngjiào | religion | |
| 10941 | 综艺 | zōngyì | variety (entertainment format) | |
| 10942 | 宗旨 | zōngzhǐ | objective | |
| 10943 | 总额 | zǒng’é | total (amount or value) | |
| 10944 | 总而言之 | zǒng’éryánzhī | in short | |
| 10945 | 总和 | zǒnghé | sum | |
| 10946 | 纵观 | zòngguān | to survey comprehensively | |
| 10947 | 纵横 | zònghéng | lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal | |
| 10948 | 纵然 | zòngrán | even if; even though | |
| 10949 | 纵容 | zòngróng | to tolerate or condone wrongdoing; to allow (sb) to engage in bad behavior | |
| 10950 | 纵深 | zòngshēn | depth (from front to rear) | |
| 10951 | 走过场 | zǒuguòchǎng | to go through the motions | |
| 10952 | 走弯路 | zǒuwānlù | to take an indirect route | |
| 10953 | 走漏 | zǒulòu | to leak (information, secrets etc) | |
| 10954 | 走势 | zǒushì | tendency | |
| 10955 | 走私 | zǒusī | to smuggle | |
| 10956 | 走投无路 | zǒutóu-wúlù | in a tight spot | |
| 10957 | 走向 | zǒuxiàng | direction | |
| 10958 | 揍 | zòu | to hit; to beat (sb) | |
| 10959 | 奏效 | zòuxiào | to show results; to be effective | |
| 10960 | 租赁 | zūlìn | to rent; to lease; to hire | |
| 10961 | 足不出户 | zúbùchūhù | (idiom) to not leave one's home; to stay indoors | |
| 10962 | 足迹 | zújì | footprint | |
| 10963 | 足智多谋 | zúzhì-duōmóu | resourceful | |
| 10964 | 祖传 | zǔchuán | passed on from ancestors | |
| 10965 | 祖父 | zǔfù | father's father | |
| 10966 | 祖籍 | zǔjí | ancestral hometown | |
| 10967 | 组建 | zǔjiàn | to organize | |
| 10968 | 阻拦 | zǔlán | to stop | |
| 10969 | 阻力 | zǔlì | resistance | |
| 10970 | 祖母 | zǔmǔ | father's mother; paternal grandmother | |
| 10971 | 阻挠 | zǔnáo | to thwart | |
| 10972 | 组装 | zǔzhuāng | to assemble; to put together | |
| 10973 | 祖宗 | zǔzong | ancestor | |
| 10974 | 钻空子 | zuānkòngzi | to take advantage of a loophole; to exploit an advantage; to seize the opportunity (esp. to do sth bad) | |
| 10975 | 钻研 | zuānyán | to study meticulously | |
| 10976 | 钻石 | zuànshí | diamond | |
| 10977 | 嘴唇 | zuǐchún | lip | |
| 10978 | 罪犯 | zuìfàn | criminal | |
| 10979 | 罪魁祸首 | zuìkuí-huòshǒu | (idiom) criminal ringleader; main offender; main culprit; main cause of a disaster | |
| 10980 | 尊贵 | zūnguì | respected | |
| 10981 | 遵循 | zūnxún | to follow; to abide by; to comply with | |
| 10982 | 尊严 | zūnyán | dignity | |
| 10983 | 遵照 | zūnzhào | to follow (the rules) | |
| 10984 | 琢磨 | zuómo | to ponder | |
| 10985 | 左顾右盼 | zuǒgù-yòupàn | glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around | |
| 10986 | 作弊 | zuòbì | to practice fraud | |
| 10987 | 作对 | zuòduì | to set oneself against | |
| 10988 | 作废 | zuòfèi | to become invalid | |
| 10989 | 作风 | zuòfēng | style | |
| 10990 | 作客 | zuòkè | to live somewhere as a visitor; to stay with sb as a guest; to sojourn | |
| 10991 | 作料 | zuòliao | condiments | |
| 10992 | 坐落 | zuòluò | to be situated | |
| 10993 | 座谈 | zuòtán | to have an informal discussion | |
| 10994 | 作为 | zuòwéi | one's conduct | |
| 10995 | 作物 | zuòwù | crop | |
| 10996 | 作息 | zuòxī | to work and rest | |
| 10997 | 座右铭 | zuòyòumíng | motto | |
| 10998 | 作战 | zuòzhàn | to fight | |
| 10999 | 做证 | zuòzhèng | to bear witness; to testify | |
| 11000 | 做主 | zuòzhǔ | to decide; to have the final say |
Word, pinyin and part of speech follow the HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Numbers are the syllabus entry numbers. English meanings are from CC-CEDICT and may list more senses than the exam tests. Sources