HSK 7-9: what HSK 2.0 words moved there, and what's new

What changed at HSK 7-9

So every Level 7-9 word is either promoted or new to the HSK. 1,652 came from HSK 2.0: 1,529 from Level 6, 121 from Level 5 and two from Level 4 (孤单 and 湿润). The other 3,903 were never in HSK 2.0.

If you passed HSK 6 under the old system, this is the list you will study next, and the promoted words are the part you already know. Re-tagging an old Level 6 deck with the checker shows exactly which of your cards are now Level 7-9.

One data note: the HSK 3.0 table bundled with Zhenzhu was missing 72 Level 7-9 words at the end of the alphabet, from 琢磨 and 自然而然 to 做主. We restored them from a second open dataset that agrees with ours on every other word, so the counts here include them.

To see where the words in your own list or Anki deck landed, paste them into the HSK 2.0 → 3.0 checker. It runs in your browser and can add HSK3:: tags to an Anki export.

Now HSK 7-9, later than before

1,652 words were at a lower HSK 2.0 level and now belong here, nearly all of them HSK 2.0 Level 6.

• 挨āiāi: in order; in sequence · ái: to suffer; to endureHSK 2.0: 6
• 疤bāscar; scabHSK 2.0: 6
• 绑架bǎng jiàto kidnap; to abduct; to hijack; a kidnapping; abductionHSK 2.0: 6
• 报酬bào choureward; remunerationHSK 2.0: 6
• 备忘录bèi wàng lùmemorandum; aide-memoire; memorandum bookHSK 2.0: 6
• 必定bì dìngto be bound to; to be sure toHSK 2.0: 6
• 辩解biàn jiěto explain; to justify; to defend (a point of view etc)HSK 2.0: 6
• 别墅bié shùvillaHSK 2.0: 6
• 哺乳bǔ rǔbreastfeeding; to suckle; to nurseHSK 2.0: 6
• 不惜bù xīnot stint; not spare; not hesitate (to do sth)HSK 2.0: 6
• 残忍cán rěncruel; merciless; ruthlessHSK 2.0: 6
• 层出不穷céng chū bù qióngmore and more emerge; innumerable successionHSK 2.0: 6
• 敞开chǎng kāito open wide; unrestrictedlyHSK 2.0: 6
• 秤chēngchēng: to weigh (variant of 称) · chèng: steelyard balance; Roman balanceHSK 2.0: 6
• 赤字chì zì(financial) deficit; red letterHSK 2.0: 6
• 储备chǔ bèito store up; reservesHSK 2.0: 6
• 纯粹chún cuìpure; unadulterated; purely; completelyHSK 2.0: 6
• 摧残cuī cánto ravage; to ruinHSK 2.0: 6
• 逮捕dài bǔto arrest; to apprehend; to take into custody; Taiwan pr. HSK 2.0: 6
• 导航dǎo háng(lit. and fig.) to navigateHSK 2.0: 6
• 敌视dí shìhostile; malevolence; antagonism; to view as enemyHSK 2.0: 6
• 雕刻diāo kèto carve; to engrave; carvingHSK 2.0: 6
• 动脉dòng màiarteryHSK 2.0: 6
• 断绝duàn juéto sever; to break offHSK 2.0: 6
• 而已ér yǐthat's all; nothing moreHSK 2.0: 6
• 反倒fǎn dào(coll.) but on the contrary; but insteadHSK 2.0: 6
• 防御fáng yùdefense; to defendHSK 2.0: 6
• 分辨fēn biànto distinguish; to differentiate; to resolveHSK 2.0: 6
• 风度fēng dùelegance (for men); elegant demeanor; grace; poiseHSK 2.0: 6
• 俘虏fú lǔcaptiveHSK 2.0: 6
• 副作用fù zuò yòngside effectHSK 2.0: 6
• 高明gāo míngbrilliant; superior; wiseHSK 2.0: 6
• 根源gēn yuánorigin; root (cause)HSK 2.0: 6
• 共和国gòng hé guórepublicHSK 2.0: 6
• 顾虑gù lǜmisgivings; apprehensions; to worry about; to be concerned aboutHSK 2.0: 6
• 罐头guàn toutin; canHSK 2.0: 5
• 国务院Guó wù yuàn(PRC) State Council; (USA) State DepartmentHSK 2.0: 6
• 豪华háo huáluxuriousHSK 2.0: 5
• 哄hōnghōng: roar of laughter (onom.); hubbub · hǒng: to deceive; to coaxHSK 2.0: 6
• 胡说hú shuōto talk nonsense; drivelHSK 2.0: 5
• 慌张huāng zhāngflustered; agitatedHSK 2.0: 5
• 混浊hùn zhuóturbid; muddy; dirtyHSK 2.0: 6
• 急剧jí jùrapid; suddenHSK 2.0: 6
• 佳肴jiā yáofine food; delicacies; delicious foodHSK 2.0: 6
• 拣jiǎnto choose; to pick; to sort out; to pick upHSK 2.0: 6
• 鉴于jiàn yúin view of; seeing that; considering; whereasHSK 2.0: 6
• 教养jiào yǎngto educate; to bring up; to nurtureHSK 2.0: 6
• 戒备jiè bèito take precautions; to guard against (emergency)HSK 2.0: 6
• 精华jīng huábest feature; most important part of an object; quintessenceHSK 2.0: 6
• 鞠躬jū gōngto bow; (literary) to bend downHSK 2.0: 6
• 卡车kǎ chētruckHSK 2.0: 5
• 抗议kàng yìto protest; protestHSK 2.0: 5
• 空想kōng xiǎngdaydream; fantasy; to fantasizeHSK 2.0: 6
• 宽敞kuān changspacious; wideHSK 2.0: 6
• 懒惰lǎn duòidle; lazyHSK 2.0: 6
• 理睬lǐ cǎito heed; to pay attention toHSK 2.0: 6
• 立体lì tǐthree-dimensional; solid; stereoscopicHSK 2.0: 6
• 临床lín chuáng(medicine) clinicalHSK 2.0: 6
• 留恋liú liànreluctant to leave; to hate to have to go; to recall fondlyHSK 2.0: 6
• 落实luò shípractical; workable; to implement; to carry out; to decideHSK 2.0: 6
• 蔓延màn yánto extend; to spreadHSK 2.0: 6
• 萌芽méng yá(of a seed) to germinate; (of a plant) to sprout; to budHSK 2.0: 6
• 渺小miǎo xiǎominute; tiny; negligible; insignificantHSK 2.0: 6
• 磨合mó héto break in; to wear inHSK 2.0: 6
• 恼火nǎo huǒannoyed; riled; vexedHSK 2.0: 6
• 农历nóng lìthe traditional Chinese calendar; the lunar calendarHSK 2.0: 6
• 抛弃pāo qìto abandon; to discard; to renounce; to dump (sb)HSK 2.0: 6
• 偏见piān jiànprejudice; biasHSK 2.0: 6
• 平原píng yuánfield; plainHSK 2.0: 6
• 歧视qí shìto discriminate against; discriminationHSK 2.0: 6
• 气色qì sècomplexionHSK 2.0: 6
• 牵制qiān zhìto control; to curb; to restrict; to impedeHSK 2.0: 6
• 清澈qīng chèclear; limpidHSK 2.0: 6
• 驱逐qū zhúto expel; to deport; banishmentHSK 2.0: 6
• 嚷rǎngto shout; to bellow; to make a big deal of sthHSK 2.0: 5
• 任意rèn yìany; arbitrary; at will; at randomHSK 2.0: 6
• 撒谎sā huǎngto tell liesHSK 2.0: 6
• 奢侈shē chǐluxurious; extravagantHSK 2.0: 6
• 审理shěn lǐto hear (a case)HSK 2.0: 6
• 省略shěng lüèto leave out; an omissionHSK 2.0: 5
• 时事shí shìcurrent trends; the present situation; how things are goingHSK 2.0: 6
• 收据shōu jùreceiptHSK 2.0: 5
• 数码shù mǎnumber; numerals; figures; digital; amount; numerical codeHSK 2.0: 5
• 思索sī suǒto think deeply; to ponderHSK 2.0: 6
• 随身suí shēnto (carry) on one's person; to (take) with oneHSK 2.0: 6
• 叹气tàn qìto sigh; to heave a sighHSK 2.0: 6
• 体面tǐ miàndignity; prestige; face; honorable; creditableHSK 2.0: 6
• 条约tiáo yuētreaty; pactHSK 2.0: 6
• 投机tóu jīcongenial; agreeable; to speculate; to profiteerHSK 2.0: 6
• 挖掘wā juéto excavate; (lit and fig.) to unearth; to dig intoHSK 2.0: 6
• 万分wàn fēnvery much; extremely; one ten thousandth partHSK 2.0: 6
• 伪造wěi zàoto forge; to fake; to counterfeitHSK 2.0: 6
• 无比wú bǐincomparable; matchlessHSK 2.0: 6
• 武侠wǔ xiámartial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema…HSK 2.0: 6
• 袭击xí jīattack (esp. surprise attack); raid; to attackHSK 2.0: 6
• 嫌疑xián yísuspicion; to have suspicionsHSK 2.0: 6
• 小心翼翼xiǎo xīn yì yì(idiom) cautious; careful; prudentHSK 2.0: 6
• 心眼儿xīn yǎnrone's thoughts; mind; intention; willingness to accept new ideasHSK 2.0: 6
• 凶恶xiōng èfierce; ferocious; fiendish; frighteningHSK 2.0: 6
• 须知xū zhīkey information; instructions; it must be borne in mindHSK 2.0: 6
• 巡逻xún luóto patrolHSK 2.0: 6
• 掩护yǎn hùto screen; to shield; to cover; protection; coverHSK 2.0: 6
• 要命yào mìngto cause sb's death; extremely; terriblyHSK 2.0: 6
• 遗失yí shīto lose; to leave behind (inadvertently)HSK 2.0: 6
• 引擎yǐn qíngengine (loanword)HSK 2.0: 6
• 永恒yǒng héngeternal; everlasting; fig. to pass into eternity (i.e. to die)HSK 2.0: 6
• 与日俱增yǔ rì jù zēngto increase steadily; to grow with each passing dayHSK 2.0: 6
• 源泉yuán quánfountainhead; well-spring; water source; fig. originHSK 2.0: 6
• 再接再厉zài jiē zài lìto continue the struggle (idiom); to persistHSK 2.0: 6
• 诈骗zhà piànto defraud; to swindle; to blackmailHSK 2.0: 6
• 着迷zháo míto be fascinated; to be captivatedHSK 2.0: 6
• 阵地zhèn dì(military) position; frontHSK 2.0: 6
• 争先恐后zhēng xiān kǒng hòu(idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to ru…HSK 2.0: 6
• 支柱zhī zhùmainstay; pillar; prop; backboneHSK 2.0: 6
• 智商zhì shāngIQ (intelligence quotient)HSK 2.0: 6
• 周折zhōu zhétwists and turns; vicissitude; complication; difficulty; effortHSK 2.0: 6
• 驻扎zhù zhāto station; to garrison (troops)HSK 2.0: 6
• 琢磨zhuó mózhuó mó: to carve and polish (jade) · zuó mo: to ponder; to mull overHSK 2.0: 6
• 自私zì sīselfish; selfishnessHSK 2.0: 5
• 阻挠zǔ náoto thwart; to obstruct (sth)HSK 2.0: 6

Showing 120 of 1,652, picked evenly across the pinyin order. Check any word in the HSK 3.0 checker.

New at HSK 7-9

3,903 words at this level were not in the HSK 2.0 lists.

• 挨家挨户āi jiā āi hùto go from house to houseHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 百般bǎi bānin hundred and one ways; in every possible way; by every meansHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 剥bāobāo: to peel; to skin; to shell · bō: to peel; to skin; to flayHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 背影bèi yǐngrear view; figure seen from behindHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 编制biān zhìto establish (a unit or department)HSK 3.0: 7-9
• 秉承bǐng chéngto take orders; to receive commands; to carry on (a tradition)HSK 3.0: 7-9
• 不法bù fǎlawless; illegal; unlawfulHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 不知所措bù zhī suǒ cuònot knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' endHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 差额chā ébalance (financial); discrepancy (in a sum or quota); differenceHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 潮水cháo shuǐtideHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 持chíto hold; to grasp; to support; to maintain; to persevereHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 稠chóudense; crowded; thick; manyHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 锄chúa hoe; to hoe or dig; to weed; to get rid ofHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 捶chuíto beat (with a stick or one's fist); to thump; to poundHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 粗心大意cū xīn dà yìnegligent; careless; inadvertentHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 大纲dà gāngsynopsis; outline; program; leading principlesHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 淡化dàn huàto water down; to play down; to trivialize; to weakenHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 登场dēng chǎngto go on stage; fig. to appear on the sceneHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 颠倒黑白diān dǎo hēi báilit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth de…HSK 3.0: 7-9
• 顶尖dǐng jiānpeak; apex; world best; number one; finest (competitors)HSK 3.0: 7-9
• 独dúalone; independent; single; sole; onlyHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 额度é dùquota; (credit) limitHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 法治fǎ zhìrule of law; to rule by lawHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 防汛fáng xùnflood control; anti-flood (precautions)HSK 3.0: 7-9
• 分支fēn zhībranch (of company, river etc); to branch; to diverge; to ramifyHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 风云fēng yúnweather; unstable situationHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 富含fù hánto contain in great quantities; rich inHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 港gǎngharbor; portHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 根治gēn zhìto bring under permanent control; to effect a radical cureHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 宫廷gōng tíngcourt (of king or emperor)HSK 3.0: 7-9
• 谷物gǔ wùcereal; grainHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 管家guǎn jiā(old) butler; steward; manager; administrator; housekeeperHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 国学guó xuéChinese national cultureHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 函hánenvelope; case; letterHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 核电站hé diàn zhànnuclear power plantHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 红火hóng huǒprosperousHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 花蕾huā lěibud; flower budHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 焕然一新huàn rán yī xīnto look completely new (idiom); brand newHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 绘声绘色huì shēng huì sèvivid and colorful (idiom); true to life; lively and realisticHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 激化jī huàto intensifyHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 脊梁jǐ liángjǐ liáng: backbone; spine; Taiwan pr. · jǐ liang: (coll.) back (of a human or…HSK 3.0: 7-9
• 加之jiā zhīmoreover; in addition to thatHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 简练jiǎn liànterse; succinctHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 交集jiāo jí(of diverse emotions) to occur simultaneously; to intermingleHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 阶级jiē jí(social) classHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 介入jiè rùto intervene; to get involvedHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 经久不息jīng jiǔ bù xī(idiom) prolonged (applause, cheering etc)HSK 3.0: 7-9
• 境内jìng nèiwithin the borders; internal (to a country, province, city etc)HSK 3.0: 7-9
• 举一反三jǔ yī fǎn sānto raise one and infer threeHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 开办kāi bànto open; to start (a business etc); to set upHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 可耻kě chǐshameful; disgraceful; ignominiousHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 口香糖kǒu xiāng tángchewing gumHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 狂kuángmad; wild; violentHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 懒得lǎn deto not feel like (doing sth); to be disinclined toHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 礼品lǐ pǐngift; presentHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 炼liànto refine; to smeltHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 临近lín jìnto approach; to draw near; to be close to (in space or time)HSK 3.0: 7-9
• 露面lòu miànto show one's face; to appear (in public)HSK 3.0: 7-9
• 麻máhemp (variant of 麻); generic name for hemp, flax etcHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 闷mēnmēn: stuffy; shut indoors; to smother · mèn: bored; depressed; melancholyHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 庙会miào huìtemple fairHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 漠然mò ránindifferent; apathetic; coldHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 难处nán chutrouble; difficulty; problemHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 年均nián jūnannual averageHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 牌照pái zhào(business) license; vehicle license; car registrationHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 匹配pǐ pèito mate or marry; to match; matching; compatibleHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 平日píng rìordinary day; everyday; ordinarily; usuallyHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 起步qǐ bùto set out; to set in motion; the start (of some activity)HSK 3.0: 7-9
• 迁移qiān yíto migrate; to moveHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 强行qiáng xíngto do sth by force; Taiwan pr. HSK 3.0: 7-9
• 清脆qīng cuìsharp and clear; crisp; melodious; ringing; tinklingHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 区间qū jiāndelimited area; defined section of a train or bus routeHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 燃油rán yóufuel oilHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 容颜róng yánmien; complexionHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 丧生sàng shēngto die; to lose one's lifeHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 商议shāng yìto negotiate; discussion; proposalHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 社团shè tuánassociation; society; group; union; club; organizationHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 生平shēng pínglife (a person's whole life); in one's entire lifeHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 实地shí dìon-siteHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 事宜shì yímatters; arrangementsHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 受贿shòu huìto accept a bribeHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 衰减shuāi jiǎnto weaken; to attenuateHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 顺心shùn xīnhappy; satisfactoryHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 搜查sōu cháto searchHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 所在suǒ zàiplace; location; (after a noun) place where it is locatedHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 陶冶táo yělit. to fire pots and smelt metal; fig. to educateHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 天花板tiān huā bǎnceiling (of a room)HSK 3.0: 7-9
• 通红tōng hóngvery red; red through and through; to blush (deep red)HSK 3.0: 7-9
• 凸tūto stick out; protruding; convex; male (connector etc)HSK 3.0: 7-9
• 臀túnbuttocks; hips; rumpHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 晚期wǎn qīlater period; end stage; terminalHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 唯有wéi yǒuonlyHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 稳健wěn jiànfirm; stable and steadyHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 无形wú xíngincorporeal; virtual; formless; invisible (assets); intangibleHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 席位xí wèia seat (in a theater, stadium etc)HSK 3.0: 7-9
• 下游xià yóulower reaches (of a river); lower level; lower echelonHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 香料xiāng liàospice; flavoring; condiment; perfumeHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 小人xiǎo rénperson of low social status (old)HSK 3.0: 7-9
• 新生xīn shēngnew; newborn; emerging; nascent; rebirth; regeneration; new lifeHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 凶xiōngterrible; fearful; vicious; fierce; ominous; inauspiciousHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 续航xù háng(of an airplane, ship, vehicle etc) to continue a journey witho…HSK 3.0: 7-9
• 寻xúnto search; to look for; to seekHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 眼红yǎn hóngto covet; envious; jealous; green with envy; infuriated; furiousHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 要好yào hǎoto be on good terms; to be close friendsHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 一毛不拔yī máo bù bá(lit.) unwilling to spare a single hair (idiom)HSK 3.0: 7-9
• 宜人yí rénnice; pleasant; charming; hospitable to peopleHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 阴历yīn lìlunar calendarHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 永久yǒng jiǔeverlasting; perpetual; lasting; forever; permanentHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 逾期yú qīto be overdue; to fail to meet a deadlineHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 远见yuǎn jiànforesight; discernment; visionHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 在职zài zhíto be employed; to be in post; on-the-jobHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 蘸zhànto dip in (ink, sauce etc)HSK 3.0: 7-9
• 折叠zhé diéto fold; collapsible; folding (bicycle, antenna, bed etc)HSK 3.0: 7-9
• 拯救zhěng jiùto save; to rescueHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 执着zhí zhuódedicated; devoted; persistent; to persist in; to cling toHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 终结zhōng jiéend; conclusion; to come to an end; to terminate (sth)HSK 3.0: 7-9
• 嘱托zhǔ tuōto entrust a task to sb elseHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 转折点zhuǎn zhé diǎnturning point; breaking pointHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 资本主义zī běn zhǔ yìcapitalismHSK 3.0: 7-9
• 纵容zòng róngto tolerate or condone wrongdoing; to allow (sb) to engage in b…HSK 3.0: 7-9

Showing 120 of 3,903, picked evenly across the pinyin order. Check any word in the HSK 3.0 checker.

How these lists were made

We compared the HSK 3.0 levels from the official syllabus (Chinese Testing International, November 2025) with the HSK 2.0 levels word by word, one row per written word. Spelling variants that are the same word, such as 面条 and 面条儿, count once; “7-9” is treated as one level. The HSK 3.0 vs 2.0 guide explains the method and its limits.

HSK 2.0 levels and 72 HSK 3.0 Level 7-9 entries: drkameleon/complete-hsk-vocabulary (MIT). Pinyin and meanings: CC-CEDICT (MDBG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; meanings are shortened to the first senses.