HSK 7-9 Vocabulary List — Page 4

Words k–m of the complete HSK 7-9 vocabulary list from the 2025 HSK syllabus. Page 4 of 7.

卡车kǎchēn.truck
卡通kǎtōngn.cartoon (loanword)
开办kāibànv.to open; to start (a business etc); to set up
开采kāicǎiv.to extract (ore or other resource from a mine); to exploit; to mine
开场kāichǎngv.to begin; to open; to start; beginning of an event
开场白kāichǎngbáin.prologue of play; opening remarks; preamble (of speeches, articles etc)
开除kāichúv.to expel (a member of an organization); to fire (an employee)
开动kāidòngv.to start; to set in motion; to move; to march; to dig in (eating)
开发区kāifāqūn.development zone
开发商kāifāshāngn.developer (of real estate, a commercial product etc)
开工kāigōngv.to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation)
开垦kāikěnv.to clear a wild area for cultivation; to put under the plow
开阔kāikuòadj. / v.wide; open (spaces); to open up
开朗kāilǎngadj.spacious and well-lit; open and clear; (of character) optimistic; cheerful
开明kāimíngadj.enlightened; open-minded; enlightenment
开辟kāipìv.to open up; to set up; to establish
开天辟地kāitiān-pìdì—to split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu 盘古 creation myth
开庭kāitíngv.to begin a (judicial) court session
开拓kāituòv.to break new ground (for agriculture); to open up (a new seam)
开销kāixiāov. / n.to pay (expenses); expenses; (old) to dismiss (an employee)
开张kāizhāngv.to open a business; first transaction of a business day
开支kāizhīn.expenditures; expenses; to spend money; (coll.) to pay wages
楷模kǎimón.model; example
凯旋kǎixuánv.to return in triumph; to return victorious
堪称kānchēngv.can be rated as; can be said to be
刊登kāndēngv.to carry a story; to publish (in a newspaper or magazine)
看护kānhùv.to nurse; to look after; to watch over; (old) hospital nurse
看守kānshǒuv.to guard
勘探kāntànv.to explore; to survey; to prospect (for oil etc); prospecting
刊物kānwùn.publication
砍伐kǎnfáv.to hew
侃侃而谈kǎnkǎn’értán—to speak frankly with assurance
坎坷kǎnkěadj.(of a road) bumpy; (of life) rough; to be down on one's luck
看台kàntáin.terrace; spectator's grandstand; viewing platform
慷慨kāngkǎiadj.vehement; fervent; generous; magnanimous
看管kānguǎnv.to look after
扛kángv.to carry on one's shoulder; (fig.) to take on (a burden, duty etc)
抗衡kànghéngv.to compete with; to vie with; to counter
抗拒kàngjùv.to resist; to defy; to oppose
抗生素kàngshēngsùn.antibiotic
抗议kàngyìv.to protest; protest
抗争kàngzhēngv.to resist; to make a stand and fight (against)
考查kǎocháv.to investigate
考量kǎoliángv.to consider; to give serious consideration to sth; consideration
靠拢kàolǒngv.to draw close to
磕kēv.to tap; to knock (against sth hard)
苛刻kēkèadj.harsh; severe; demanding
颗粒kēlìn.kernel; granule; granulated (sugar, chemical product)
壳kén.shell; carapace; crust (earth's crust etc); also pr. [ké]
可悲kěbēiadj.lamentable
可不是kěbúshiadv.that's just the way it is; exactly!
可乘之机kěchéngzhījī—an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit
可耻kěchǐadj.shameful; disgraceful; ignominious
可观kěguānadj.considerable; impressive; significant
可贵kěguìadj.to be treasured; praiseworthy
可谓kěwèiv.it could even be said
可恶kěwùadj.repulsive; vile; hateful; abominable
可想而知kěxiǎng’érzhī—it is obvious that...; as one can well imagine...
可笑kěxiàoadj.funny; ridiculous
可疑kěyíadj.suspicious; dubious
刻不容缓kèbùrónghuǎn—to brook no delay; to demand immediate action
客房kèfángn.guest room; room (in a hotel)
刻画kèhuàv.to portray
客机kèjīn.passenger plane
刻苦kèkǔadj.hardworking; assiduous
客流kèliún.passenger flow; customer flow
克隆kèlóngv.clone (loanword)
刻意kèyìadv.intentionally; deliberately; purposely; painstakingly; meticulously
客运kèyùnn.passenger transportation; (Tw) intercity bus
克制kèzhìv.to restrain; to control; restraint; self-control
刻舟求剑kèzhōu-qiújiàn—lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom)
啃kěnv.to gnaw; to nibble; to bite
恳切kěnqièadj.earnest; sincere
恳求kěnqiúv.to beg; to beseech; to entreat; entreaty
坑kēngn. / v.pit; depression; hollow; tunnel; hole in the ground; (archaic) to bury alive
空荡荡kōngdàngdàngadj.empty; deserted
空洞kōngdòngn. / adj.cavity; empty; vacuous
空间站kōngjiānzhànn.space station
空军kōngjūnn.air force
空难kōngnànn.air crash; aviation accident or incident
空前kōngqiánv.unprecedented
空想kōngxiǎngv. / n.daydream; fantasy; to fantasize
空虚kōngxūadj.hollow; emptiness; meaningless
孔kǒngn.hole; classifier for cave dwellings
恐怖kǒngbùadj.terrible; frightful; frightening; terror; terrorist
恐吓kǒnghèv.to threaten; to menace
恐慌kǒnghuāngadj.panic; panicky; panic-stricken
恐龙kǒnglóngn.dinosaur; (old) (slang) ugly person
空白kòngbáin.blank space
控告kònggàov.to accuse; to charge; to indict
空隙kòngxìn.crack; gap between two objects; gap in time between two events
抠kōuv. / adj.to dig out; to pick out (with one's fingers); to carve; to cut
口岸kǒu’ànn.a port for external trade
口碑kǒubēin.public praise; public reputation; commonly held opinions; current idiom
口才kǒucáin.eloquence
口吃kǒuchīv.to stammer; to stutter; Taiwan pr. [kǒu jí]
口径kǒujìngn.bore; caliber; diameter; aperture; (fig.) stance (on an issue)
口令kǒulìngn.oral command; a word of command (used in drilling troops or gymnasts)
口气kǒuqìn.tone of voice; the way one speaks; manner of expression; tone
口哨儿kǒushàorn.