There’ll be only one HSK exam and your HSK level (Band 7 or 8 or 9) will be decided based on your score. A total of 11092 words are required in New HSK Band 7-9, with 5636 new words on top of Band 6.
New HSK vocabulary Band 7-9 covers topics such as social etiquette, science and technology, arts, physical education, psychology, politics, economics, laws, philosophy, history, academic research, policies, regulations and other professional fields.
A good mastery of these words will enable you to understand complicated materials, express oneself with appropriate language and have a good knowledge of Chinese culture as well as cross-cultural interaction skills.