HSK 7-9 — 公事 to 古人

Introduction

HSK 7-9 vocabulary represents near-native proficiency — advanced academic, professional, and literary Chinese used by educated speakers in sophisticated contexts.

This chapter covers 55 words from 公事 to 古人, spanning nuanced meanings across formal registers, specialised domains, and idiomatic expression.

Themes

All HSK 7-9 Vocabulary in This Chapter (55)

1. 估算 gū suàn To estimate; to calculate approximately. To make a reasoned approximation of a quantity, cost, duration, or value based on available info...
2. 供 gōng To supply; to provide; to confess under interrogation. To make resources available for use, or to give a statement under official questio...
3. 供不应求 gōng bù yìng qiú Supply falls short of demand; demand exceeds supply. A market condition in which the available quantity of goods or services cannot meet ...
4. 供奉 gòng fèng To enshrine and worship; to offer and venerate. To place a deity, ancestor, or sacred object in a position of honour and make ritual offe...
5. 供暖 gōng nuǎn To supply heating; central heating provision. The organised distribution of heat to buildings, typically through a district or building-w...
6. 供求 gōng qiú Supply and demand. The fundamental economic relationship between the quantity of goods available and the quantity consumers wish to purch...
7. 公事 gōng shì Official business; work-related affairs. Tasks or matters conducted in one's professional or official capacity, as opposed to personal ma...
8. 公务 gōng wù Official duties; public service tasks. Activities carried out in one's official capacity on behalf of a government body or public institu...
9. 公寓 gōng yù Apartment; flat. A self-contained residential unit within a multi-storey building, typically rented.
10. 公用 gōng yòng For public or shared use; communal. Describes facilities, equipment, or resources used collectively rather than belonging to one individual.
11. 公益 gōng yì Public welfare; the common good; charitable causes. Activities or organisations aimed at benefiting society at large without a profit mot...
12. 公益性 gōng yì xìng Public-interest nature; welfare-oriented characteristic. The quality of being directed toward public benefit rather than commercial profit.
13. 公约 gōng yuē Convention; pact; collective agreement. A binding agreement voluntarily entered into by multiple parties, organisations, or states.
14. 公职 gōng zhí Public office; government position. An official post or role in government, a public institution, or a state organ.
15. 公证 gōng zhèng To notarise; notarisation. The official certification of documents, signatures, or legal facts by an authorised notary.
16. 共同体 gòng tóng tǐ Community; collective body; a shared community of interest or fate. A group of entities — people, nations, or organisations — bound toget...
17. 共性 gòng xìng Common characteristics; shared nature; commonality. The qualities or attributes that are shared across multiple things, individuals, or g...
18. 共识 gòng shí Consensus; common understanding. A point of agreement reached among multiple parties after discussion or negotiation.
19. 共鸣 gòng míng Resonance; to resonate emotionally or intellectually. A shared feeling of understanding or emotional connection between people, or the ac...
20. 功 gōng Merit; achievement; contribution; work (physics). Success or credit gained through effort, or the rate of energy transfer in physics.
21. 功力 gōng lì Depth of skill; inner power. The level of mastery or cultivated inner strength accumulated through sustained training and practice.
22. 功劳 gōng láo Contribution; credit; meritorious service. The recognition or reward due to someone for their valuable effort or achievement.
23. 功底 gōng dǐ Foundational skill; depth of basic training. The solid underlying ability built through long-term disciplined practice.
24. 功效 gōng xiào Efficacy; effectiveness; beneficial effect. The actual effect or result produced by a substance, treatment, or action.
25. 功率 gōng lǜ Power (physics). The rate at which work is done or energy is transferred, measured in watts (W).
26. 功臣 gōng chén Person of great merit; meritorious contributor. Someone who has rendered outstanding service to a cause, organisation, or country.
27. 勾 gōu To hook; to tick off; to draw a rough outline; to evoke or trigger. A versatile verb describing a curved catching motion, marking with a ...
28. 勾画 gōu huà To sketch; to outline; to delineate. To draw a rough outline of something, or to describe something in broad strokes without elaborate de...
29. 勾结 gōu jié To collude; to conspire secretly. To join forces with someone in a covert and illicit manner, typically to deceive or harm others.
30. 古人 gǔ rén The ancients; people of ancient times; those who lived in the remote historical past. Used to refer collectively to historical predecesso...
31. 古今中外 gǔ jīn zhōng wài Throughout all ages and across all lands; in all historical periods and in all countries. Used to assert universality — that something ap...
32. 古怪 gǔ guài Strange; peculiar; eccentric; odd in a puzzling or unsettling way. Describes behaviour, appearance, ideas, or situations that deviate mar...
33. 古朴 gǔ pǔ Simple and antique; plain and dignified in an old-fashioned way. Describes things that are unadorned and natural yet evocative of ancient...
34. 古董 gǔ dǒng Antique; antiquity; a rare old object valued for its historical significance, age, or craftsmanship. Colloquially, also used humorously t...
35. 古迹 gǔ jì Historic site; ancient monument; a physical location that preserves significant traces of the historical past, valued as cultural heritage.
36. 够呛 gòu qiàng Unbearably difficult; barely survivable; quite a trial. Describes a situation, task, or physical condition that is extremely strenuous, u...
37. 孤单 gū dān Lonely; solitary; alone without companionship. Describes both the objective condition of being by oneself and, more commonly, the subject...
38. 孤立 gū lì Isolated; to isolate. As an adjective: cut off from others, without support or connection. As a verb: to deliberately exclude or marginal...
39. 孤陋寡闻 gū lòu guǎ wén Poorly informed; with limited knowledge and narrow experience. An idiom describing someone who is ignorant of the wider world due to limi...
40. 孤零零 gū líng líng Solitary; utterly alone; starkly isolated. A vivid descriptive adjective evoking the image of something or someone existing completely al...
41. 宫廷 gōng tíng Imperial court; the royal court. The monarch's household, including the palace, the ruler's family, and the officials and servants surrou...
42. 宫殿 gōng diàn Palace; a grand royal or imperial residence. A large, ornate building used as the official home of a monarch or high ruler.
43. 恭喜 gōng xǐ To congratulate; congratulations. A formal expression of joy and goodwill offered to someone on a happy occasion.
44. 恭维 gōng wéi To flatter; to compliment excessively. To praise someone in a way that may be insincere or calculated to please.
45. 拱 gǒng To arch; to push upward with a curved force; an arch shape. Describes a bowing or curved pushing motion, or the arched form of structures.
46. 攻 gōng To attack; to assault; to devote oneself to overcoming. An aggressive action directed at an enemy or obstacle, or intensive effort to ove...
47. 攻关 gōng guān To tackle a key problem; to make a breakthrough on a critical challenge. Concentrated collective effort to overcome a major technical, sc...
48. 攻读 gōng dú To study intensively; to pursue a degree. To devote oneself with determination to academic study, especially at the postgraduate level.
49. 构思 gòu sī To conceive; to plan creatively; a creative conception. The process of forming and organising the ideas and structure of a creative or in...
50. 构想 gòu xiǎng To conceive; to envision; a conception or vision. A broader, more strategic or ambitious idea or plan, especially one that has not yet be...
51. 沽名钓誉 gū míng diào yù To fish for fame and compliments; to seek reputation through crafty or hypocritical means. An idiom describing someone who performs virtu...
52. 购 gòu To purchase; to buy. The formal written counterpart of 买, used in official, commercial, and administrative contexts, typically as part of...
53. 辜负 gū fù To let down; to fail to live up to; to betray someone's trust, expectations, or kindness. Implies that an obligation, expectation, or aff...
54. 钩 gōu To hook; to catch with a hook; to snag. To fasten, pull, or catch using a hook or hook-like motion.
55. 钩子 gōu zi Hook; a physical hook-shaped object. A fastening or hanging device with a curved end used to catch, hold, or suspend things.