487 of 487 words shown
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 阿姨 | ā yí | maternal aunt; step-mother; childcare worker; nursemaid; woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child) |
| 矮 | ǎi | low; short (in length) |
| 爱人 | ài ren | spouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC) |
| 安静 | ān jìng | quiet; peaceful; calm |
| 安全 | ān quán | safe; secure; safety; security |
| 把 | bǎ | to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把 + {noun} + {verb}) |
| 搬 | bān | to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift; to copy indiscriminately |
| 办 | bàn | to do; to manage; to handle; to go about; to run; to set up; to deal with |
| 办法 | bàn fǎ | means; method; way (of doing sth) |
| 办公室 | bàn gōng shì | office; business premises; bureau |
| 班级 | bān jí | class (group of students); grade (in school) |
| 搬家 | bān jiā | to move house; to relocate; to remove (sth) |
| 半天 | bàn tiān | half of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair |
| 帮助 | bāng zhù | assistance; aid; to help; to assist |
| 饱 | bǎo | to eat till full; satisfied |
| 报纸 | bào zhǐ | newspaper; newsprint |
| 北 | běi | north; (classical) to be defeated |
| 被 | bèi | quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅游 to "go on a trip", for example) |
| 北方 | běi fāng | north; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River |
| 笔记 | bǐ jì | to take down (in writing); notes; a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches |
| 笔记本 | bǐ jì běn | notebook (stationery); notebook (computing) |
| 比较 | bǐ jiào | to compare; to contrast; comparatively; relatively; quite; comparison |
| 比如 | bǐ rú | for example; for instance; such as |
| 比赛 | bǐ sài | competition (sports etc); match; to compete |
| 必须 | bì xū | to have to; must; compulsory; necessarily |
| 变 | biàn | to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion |
| 遍 | biàn | everywhere; all over; classifier for actions: one time |
| 变成 | biàn chéng | to change into; to turn into; to become |
| 变化 | biàn huà | (intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation |
| 表演 | biǎo yǎn | play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate |
| 别的 | bié de | else; other |
| 别人 | bié ren | other people; others; other person |
| 宾馆 | bīn guǎn | guesthouse; lodge; hotel |
| 冰 | bīng | ice; to chill sth; (of an object or substance) to feel cold; (of a person) cold; unfriendly; (slang) methamphetamine |
| 病人 | bìng rén | sick person; patient; invalid |
| 冰箱 | bīng xiāng | icebox; freezer cabinet; refrigerator |
| 不但 | bù dàn | not only (... but also ...) |
| 不见 | bù jiàn | not to see; not to meet; to have disappeared; to be missing |
| 不久 | bù jiǔ | not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after |
| 不同 | bù tóng | different; distinct; not the same; not alike |
| 不行 | bù xíng | won't do; be out of the question; be no good; not work; not be capable |
| 不用 | bù yòng | need not |
| 才 | cái | ability; talent; sb of a certain type; a capable individual; then and only then; just now; (before an expression of quantity) only |
| 菜单 | cài dān | menu |
| 参加 | cān jiā | to participate; to take part; to join |
| 草 | cǎo | grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough |
| 草地 | cǎo dì | lawn; meadow; sod; turf |
| 层 | céng | to pile on top of one another; layer; stratum; floor (of a building); story; (math.) sheaf; classifier for layers |
| 查 | chá | to research; to check; to investigate; to examine; to refer to; to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary) |
| 差 | chà | different; wrong; mistaken; to fall short; to lack; not up to standard; inferior; Taiwan pr. [chā] |
| 差不多 | chà bu duō | almost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad |
| 尝 | cháng | to taste; to try (food); to experience; (literary) ever; once |
| 常 | cháng | always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant |
| 常常 | cháng cháng | frequently; often |
| 常见 | cháng jiàn | commonly seen; common; to see sth frequently |
| 常用 | cháng yòng | in common usage |
| 衬衫 | chèn shān | shirt; blouse |
| 成绩 | chéng jì | achievement; performance records; grades |
| 城市 | chéng shì | city; town |
| 迟到 | chí dào | to arrive late |
| 出发 | chū fā | to set off; to start (on a journey) |
| 除了 | chú le | besides; apart from (... also...); in addition to; except (for) |
| 出生 | chū shēng | to be born |
| 出院 | chū yuàn | to leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital |
| 初中 | chū zhōng | junior high school (abbr. for 初级中学) |
| 船 | chuán | boat; vessel; ship |
| 春天 | chūn tiān | spring (season) |
| 词典 | cí diǎn | dictionary; also written 辞典 |
| 聪明 | cōng ming | intelligent; clever; bright; smart; acute (of sight and hearing) |
| 大概 | dà gài | roughly; probably; rough; approximate; about; general idea |
| 大人 | dà ren | adult; grownup; title of respect toward superiors |
| 打扫 | dǎ sǎo | to clean; to sweep |
| 打算 | dǎ suàn | to plan; to intend; to calculate; plan; intention; calculation |
| 大小 | dà xiǎo | dimension; magnitude; size; measurement; large and small; at any rate; adults and children; consideration of seniority |
| 大熊猫 | dà xióng māo | giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) |
| 大衣 | dà yī | overcoat; topcoat; cloak |
| 带 | dài | band; belt; girdle; ribbon; tire; area; zone; region; to wear; to carry; to take along; to bear (i.e. to have); to lead; to bring; to look after; to raise |
| 蛋糕 | dàn gāo | cake |
| 担心 | dān xīn | anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious |
| 当然 | dāng rán | only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt |
| 到处 | dào chù | everywhere |
| 得到 | dé dào | to get; to obtain; to receive |
| 得分 | dé fēn | to score |
| 的话 | de huà | if (coming after a conditional clause) |
| 灯 | dēng | lamp; light; lantern |
| 地点 | dì diǎn | place; site; location; venue |
| 地方 | dì fang | area; place; space; room; territory |
| 地图 | dì tú | map |
| 电 | diàn | lightning; electricity; electric (bound form); to get (or give) an electric shock; phone call or telegram etc; to send via telephone or telegram etc |
| 电梯 | diàn tī | elevator; escalator |
| 丢 | diū | to lose; to put aside; to throw |
| 东 | dōng | east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord |
| 东北 | Dōng běi | Northeast China; Manchuria |
| 懂得 | dǒng de | to understand; to know; to comprehend |
| 东方 | Dōng fāng | the East; the Orient; two-character surname Dongfang |
| 东南 | dōng nán | southeast |
| 冬天 | dōng tiān | winter |
| 动物 | dòng wù | animal |
| 动物园 | dòng wù yuán | zoo |
| 短 | duǎn | short; brief; to lack; weak point; fault |
| 段 | duàn | paragraph; section; segment; stage (of a process); classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc |
| 短裤 | duǎn kù | short pants; shorts |
| 锻炼 | duàn liàn | to toughen; to temper; to engage in physical exercise; to work out; (fig.) to develop one's skills; to train oneself |
| 对话 | duì huà | to talk (with sb); dialogue; conversation |
| 饿 | è | to be hungry; hungry; to starve (sb) |
| 耳朵 | ěr duo | ear; handle (on a cup) |
| 耳机 | ěr jī | headphones; earphones; telephone receiver |
| 而且 | ér qiě | (not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore |
| 发 | fā | to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop; to make a bundle of money; classifier for gunshots (rounds) |
| 发烧 | fā shāo | to have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever |
| 发生 | fā shēng | to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out |
| 发现 | fā xiàn | to notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect; a discovery |
| 发展 | fā zhǎn | development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand |
| 放 | fàng | to put; to place; to release; to free; to let go; to let out; to set off (fireworks) |
| 方便 | fāng biàn | convenient; suitable; to facilitate; to make things easy; having money to spare; (euphemism) to relieve oneself |
| 方便面 | fāng biàn miàn | instant noodles |
| 方法 | fāng fǎ | method; way; means |
| 放假 | fàng jià | to have a holiday or vacation |
| 方向 | fāng xiàng | direction; orientation |
| 放心 | fàng xīn | to feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease |
| 放学 | fàng xué | to dismiss students at the end of the school day |
| 房子 | fáng zi | house; building (single- or two-story); apartment; room |
| 分开 | fēn kāi | to separate; to part |
| 风 | fēng | wind; news; style; custom; manner |
| 封 | fēng | to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters |
| 附近 | fù jìn | nearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood |
| 夫妻 | fū qī | husband and wife; married couple |
| 服务 | fú wù | to serve; service |
| 复习 | fù xí | to review; revision |
| 该 | gāi | should; ought to; probably; must be; to deserve; to owe; to be sb's turn to do sth; that; the above-mentioned |
| 干 | gàn | tree trunk; main part of sth; to manage; to work; to do; capable; cadre; to kill (slang); to fuck (vulgar); (coll.) pissed off; annoyed |
| 感到 | gǎn dào | to feel; to sense; to perceive |
| 干净 | gān jìng | clean; neat |
| 感冒 | gǎn mào | to catch cold; (common) cold; (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative); (Tw) to detest; can't stand |
| 感兴趣 | gǎn xìng qù | to be interested |
| 刚 | gāng | hard; firm; strong; just; barely; exactly |
| 刚才 | gāng cái | just now; a moment ago |
| 刚刚 | gāng gang | just recently; just a moment ago |
| 高铁 | gāo tiě | high speed rail |
| 根据 | gēn jù | according to; based on; basis; foundation |
| 更 | gèng | more; even more; further; still; still more |
| 公斤 | gōng jīn | kilogram (kg) |
| 公园 | gōng yuán | park (for public recreation) |
| 工作日 | gōng zuò rì | workday; working day; weekday |
| 故事 | gù shì | old practice |
| 刮 | guā | to scrape; to blow; to shave; to plunder; to extort |
| 关 | guān | mountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off; to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc); to concern; to involve |
| 关机 | guān jī | to turn off (a machine or device); to finish shooting a film |
| 关系 | guān xi | relation; relationship; to concern; to affect; to have to do with; guanxi |
| 关心 | guān xīn | to be concerned about; to care about |
| 关于 | guān yú | pertaining to; concerning; with regard to; about; a matter of |
| 关注 | guān zhù | to pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media); concern; interest; attention |
| 国家 | guó jiā | country; nation; state |
| 过节 | guò jié | to celebrate a festival; after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over) |
| 海 | hǎi | ocean; sea; great number of people or things; (dialect) numerous |
| 害怕 | hài pà | to be afraid; to be scared |
| 好多 | hǎo duō | many; quite a lot; much better |
| 好久 | hǎo jiǔ | quite a while |
| 号码 | hào mǎ | number |
| 好像 | hǎo xiàng | as if; to seem like |
| 河 | hé | river |
| 合适 | hé shì | suitable; fitting; appropriate |
| 黑板 | hēi bǎn | blackboard |
| 后来 | hòu lái | afterwards; later; newly arrived |
| 后年 | hòu nián | the year after next |
| 后天 | hòu tiān | the day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 天); acquired (not innate or congenital); a posteriori |
| 护照 | hù zhào | passport |
| 画家 | huà jiā | painter |
| 花园 | huā yuán | garden |
| 换 | huàn | to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch; to convert (currency) |
| 环境 | huán jìng | environment; circumstances; surroundings; ambient |
| 欢迎 | huān yíng | to welcome; welcome |
| 黄色 | huáng sè | yellow (color); pornographic |
| 回答 | huí dá | to reply; to answer; reply; answer |
| 会议 | huì yì | meeting; conference |
| 或 | huò | maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or |
| 或者 | huò zhě | or; possibly; maybe; perhaps |
| 鸡 | jī | fowl; chicken; (slang) prostitute |
| 极 | jí | extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top |
| 急 | jí | urgent; pressing; rapid; hurried; worried; to make (sb) anxious |
| 记 | jì | to record; to note; to memorize; to remember; mark; sign; classifier for blows, kicks, shots |
| 季 | jì | season; the last month of a season; fourth or youngest amongst brothers; classifier for seasonal crop yields |
| 几乎 | jī hū | almost; nearly; practically |
| 机会 | jī huì | opportunity; chance; occasion |
| 季节 | jì jié | time; season; period |
| 加 | jiā | to add; plus; (used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned); to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb); to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth) |
| 假期 | jià qī | vacation |
| 检查 | jiǎn chá | inspection; to examine; to inspect |
| 坚持 | jiān chí | to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on |
| 简单 | jiǎn dān | simple; not complicated |
| 健康 | jiàn kāng | health; healthy |
| 见面 | jiàn miàn | to meet; to see each other |
| 讲 | jiǎng | to speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture |
| 角 | jiǎo | angle; corner; horn; horn-shaped; unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime) |
| 脚 | jiǎo | foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object); classifier for kicks |
| 接 | jiē | to receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb; to connect; to catch; to join; to extend; to take one's turn on duty; to take over for sb |
| 街 | jiē | street |
| 节 | jié | joint; node; (bound form) section; segment; solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar); seasonal festival; (bound form) to economize; to save; (bound form) moral integrity; chastity; classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc; knot (nautical miles per hour) |
| 借 | jiè | to lend; to borrow; by means of; to take (an opportunity) |
| 结婚 | jié hūn | to marry; to get married |
| 解决 | jiě jué | to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc) |
| 姐妹 | jiě mèi | sisters; siblings; sister (school, city etc) |
| 节目 | jié mù | program; item (on a program) |
| 节日 | jié rì | holiday; festival |
| 结束 | jié shù | termination; to finish; to end; to conclude; to close |
| 斤 | jīn | catty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g; (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g |
| 经过 | jīng guò | to pass; to go through; process; course |
| 经理 | jīng lǐ | manager; director |
| 久 | jiǔ | (long) time; (long) duration of time |
| 酒 | jiǔ | wine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits; alcoholic beverage |
| 旧 | jiù | old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age) |
| 句 | jù | sentence; clause; phrase; classifier for phrases or lines of verse |
| 句子 | jù zi | sentence |
| 决定 | jué dìng | to decide (to do something); to resolve; decision; certainly |
| 开花 | kāi huā | to bloom; to blossom; to flower; (fig.) to burst; to split open; (fig.) to burst with joy; (fig.) to spring up everywhere; to flourish |
| 开会 | kāi huì | to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting |
| 开机 | kāi jī | to start an engine; to boot up (a computer); to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete; to begin shooting a film or TV show |
| 开心 | kāi xīn | to feel happy; to rejoice; to have a great time; to make fun of sb |
| 看来 | kàn lai | apparently; it seems that |
| 可 | kě | (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very |
| 渴 | kě | thirsty |
| 刻 | kè | quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals |
| 可爱 | kě ài | adorable; cute; lovely |
| 课本 | kè běn | textbook |
| 客人 | kè rén | visitor; guest; customer; client |
| 可是 | kě shì | but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed |
| 课文 | kè wén | text |
| 空调 | kōng tiáo | air conditioning; air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode) |
| 哭 | kū | to cry; to weep |
| 筷子 | kuài zi | chopsticks |
| 矿泉水 | kuàng quán shuǐ | mineral water |
| 来自 | lái zì | to come from (a place); From: (in email header) |
| 蓝 | lán | blue; indigo plant |
| 老 | lǎo | prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old (of people); venerable (person); experienced; of long standing; always; all the time; of the past; very; outdated; (of meat etc) tough |
| 老人 | lǎo rén | old man or woman; the elderly; one's aged parents or grandparents |
| 离开 | lí kāi | to depart; to leave |
| 历史 | lì shǐ | history |
| 礼物 | lǐ wù | gift; present |
| 脸 | liǎn | face |
| 练 | liàn | to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise; (literary) white silk; to boil and scour raw silk |
| 练习 | liàn xí | to practice; exercise; drill; practice |
| 辆 | liàng | classifier for vehicles |
| 凉快 | liáng kuai | nice and cold; pleasantly cool |
| 聊 | liáo | to chat; to depend upon (literary); temporarily; just; slightly |
| 了解 | liǎo jiě | to understand; to realize; to find out |
| 聊天儿 | liáo tiān r | erhua variant of 聊天; to chat; to gossip |
| 邻居 | lín jū | neighbor; next door |
| 留学 | liú xué | to study abroad |
| 留学生 | liú xué shēng | student studying abroad; (foreign) exchange student |
| 楼梯 | lóu tī | stair; staircase |
| 路边 | lù biān | curb; roadside; wayside |
| 路口 | lù kǒu | crossing; intersection (of roads) |
| 马 | mǎ | horse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess |
| 马路 | mǎ lù | street; road |
| 马上 | mǎ shàng | at once; right away; immediately; on horseback (i.e. by military force) |
| 满意 | mǎn yì | satisfied; pleased; to one's satisfaction |
| 毛 | máo | hair; feather; down; wool; mildew; mold; coarse or semifinished; young; raw; careless; unthinking; nervous; scared; (of currency) to devalue or depreciate; classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角 , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分) |
| 米 | mǐ | rice; meter (classifier) |
| 面前 | miàn qián | in front of; facing; (in the) presence (of) |
| 明白 | míng bai | clear; obvious; unequivocal; to understand; to realize |
| 名单 | míng dān | list of names |
| 名人 | míng rén | personage; celebrity |
| 南 | Nán | surname Nan |
| 难 | nán | difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good |
| 南方 | nán fāng | south; the southern part of the country; the South |
| 难过 | nán guò | to feel sad; to feel unwell; (of life) to be difficult |
| 难看 | nán kàn | ugly; unsightly |
| 男人 | nán rén | a man; a male; men |
| 男生 | nán shēng | schoolboy; male student; boy; guy (young adult male) |
| 难题 | nán tí | difficult problem |
| 难听 | nán tīng | unpleasant to hear; coarse; vulgar; offensive; shameful |
| 年级 | nián jí | grade; year (in school, college etc) |
| 年轻 | nián qīng | young |
| 牛 | niú | ox; cow; bull; newton (abbr. for 牛顿); (slang) awesome |
| 努力 | nǔ lì | to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious |
| 女人 | nǚ rén | woman |
| 女生 | nǚ shēng | schoolgirl; female student; girl |
| 爬 | pá | to crawl; to climb; to get up or sit up |
| 怕 | pà | to be afraid; to fear; to dread; to be unable to endure; perhaps |
| 拍照 | pāi zhào | to take a picture |
| 胖 | pán | healthy; at ease |
| 盘子 | pán zi | tray; plate; dish |
| 啤酒 | pí jiǔ | beer (loanword) |
| 平时 | píng shí | ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime |
| 瓶子 | píng zi | bottle |
| 骑 | qí | to sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses |
| 起 | qǐ | to rise; to raise; to get up; to set out; to start; to appear; to launch; to initiate (action); to draft; to establish; to get (from a depot or counter); verb suffix, to start; starting from (a time, place, price etc); classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance; classifier for groups: batch, group |
| 汽车 | qì chē | car; automobile; bus |
| 起飞 | qǐ fēi | (of an aircraft) to take off |
| 奇怪 | qí guài | strange; odd; to marvel; to be baffled |
| 其实 | qí shí | actually; in fact; really |
| 其他 | qí tā | other; (sth or sb) else; the rest |
| 卡 | qiǎ | to block; to be stuck; to be wedged; customs station; a clip; a fastener; a checkpost; Taiwan pr. [kǎ] |
| 铅笔 | qiān bǐ | (lead) pencil |
| 前年 | qián nián | the year before last |
| 前天 | qián tiān | the day before yesterday |
| 清楚 | qīng chu | clear; distinct; to understand thoroughly; to be clear about |
| 请假 | qǐng jià | to request leave of absence |
| 请客 | qǐng kè | to give a dinner party; to entertain guests; to invite to dinner |
| 球场 | qiú chǎng | stadium; sports ground; court; pitch; field; golf course |
| 秋天 | qiū tiān | autumn |
| 裙子 | qún zi | skirt |
| 然后 | rán hòu | then; after that; afterwards |
| 热情 | rè qíng | cordial; enthusiastic; passion; passionate; passionately |
| 认得 | rèn de | to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know |
| 认为 | rèn wéi | to believe; to think; to consider; to feel |
| 认真 | rèn zhēn | conscientious; earnest; serious; to take seriously; to take to heart |
| 容易 | róng yì | easy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if; in case; in the event that |
| 伞 | sǎn | umbrella; parasol |
| 扫 | sǎo | to sweep |
| 沙发 | shā fā | sofa (loanword); (Internet slang) the first reply or replier to a forum post |
| 山 | shān | mountain; hill; (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on |
| 上衣 | shàng yī | jacket; upper outer garment |
| 勺子 | sháo zi | scoop; ladle |
| 身边 | shēn biān | at one's side; on hand |
| 身高 | shēn gāo | (a person's) height |
| 声 | shēng | sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds |
| 生活 | shēng huó | to live; life; livelihood |
| 生气 | shēng qì | to get angry; to take offense; angry; vitality; liveliness |
| 声音 | shēng yīn | voice; sound |
| 市 | shì | market; city |
| 试 | shì | to test; to try; experiment; examination; test |
| 室 | shì | room; work unit; grave; scabbard; family or clan; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy |
| 世界 | shì jiè | world |
| 收 | shōu | to receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to restrain; to stop; in care of (used on address line after name) |
| 受 | shòu | to receive; to accept; to suffer; subjected to; to bear; to stand; pleasant; (passive marker) |
| 瘦 | shòu | thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive |
| 收到 | shōu dào | to receive |
| 受到 | shòu dào | to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc) |
| 树 | shù | tree; to cultivate; to set up |
| 叔叔 | shū shu | father's younger brother; uncle; Taiwan pr. [shú shu] |
| 数学 | shù xué | mathematics; mathematical |
| 刷 | shuā | to brush; to paint; to daub; to paste up; to skip class (of students); to fire from a job |
| 双 | shuāng | two; double; pair; both; even (number) |
| 水平 | shuǐ píng | level (of achievement etc); standard; horizontal |
| 司机 | sī jī | chauffeur; driver |
| 四季 | sì jì | four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬 |
| 太阳 | tài yang | sun; abbr. for 太阳穴 |
| 糖 | táng | sugar; sweets; candy |
| 特别 | tè bié | unusual; special; very; especially; particularly; expressly; for a specific purpose; (often followed by 是) in particular |
| 提高 | tí gāo | to raise; to increase; to improve |
| 体育 | tǐ yù | sports; physical education |
| 体育馆 | tǐ yù guǎn | gym; gymnasium; stadium |
| 甜 | tián | sweet |
| 跳 | tiào | to jump; to hop; to skip over; to bounce; to palpitate |
| 挺 | tǐng | straight; erect; to stick out (a part of the body); to (physically) straighten up; to support; to withstand; outstanding; (coll.) quite; very; classifier for machine guns |
| 听说 | tīng shuō | to hear (sth said); one hears (that); hearsay; listening and speaking |
| 同事 | tóng shì | colleague; co-worker |
| 同意 | tóng yì | to agree; to consent; to approve |
| 头发 | tóu fa | hair (on the head) |
| 突然 | tū rán | sudden; abrupt; unexpected |
| 图书馆 | tú shū guǎn | library |
| 腿 | tuǐ | hip bone; old variant of 腿 |
| 外地 | wài dì | parts of the country other than where one is |
| 外卖 | wài mài | (of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal; takeout (business); takeout (meal) |
| 外语 | wài yǔ | foreign language |
| 碗 | wǎn | bowl; cup |
| 完成 | wán chéng | to complete; to accomplish |
| 晚点 | wǎn diǎn | (of trains etc) late; delayed; behind schedule; light dinner |
| 晚会 | wǎn huì | evening party |
| 忘记 | wàng jì | to forget |
| 网球 | wǎng qiú | tennis; tennis ball |
| 网站 | wǎng zhàn | website; network station; node |
| 为 | wéi | as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice) |
| 为了 | wèi le | for; for the purpose of; in order to |
| 卫生间 | wèi shēng jiān | bathroom; toilet; WC |
| 文化 | wén huà | culture; civilization; cultural |
| 屋子 | wū zi | house; room |
| 西 | Xī | the West; abbr. for Spain 牙; Spanish |
| 喜爱 | xǐ ài | to like; to love; to be fond of; favorite |
| 西北 | Xī běi | Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang) |
| 西方 | Xī fāng | the West; the Occident; Western countries |
| 西瓜 | xī guā | watermelon |
| 习惯 | xí guàn | habit; custom; usual practice; to be used to |
| 西南 | xī nán | southwest |
| 洗衣机 | xǐ yī jī | washing machine; washer |
| 洗澡 | xǐ zǎo | to bathe; to take a shower |
| 夏天 | xià tiān | summer |
| 先 | xiān | early; prior; former; in advance; first |
| 向 | xiàng | towards; to face; to turn towards; direction; to support; to side with; shortly before; formerly; always; all along; (suffix) suitable for ...; oriented to ... |
| 像 | xiàng | to resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.) |
| 相机 | xiàng jī | camera (abbr. for 照相机); at the opportune moment; as the circumstances allow |
| 香蕉 | xiāng jiāo | banana |
| 相信 | xiāng xìn | to be convinced (that sth is true); to believe; to accept sth as true |
| 箱子 | xiāng zi | suitcase; chest; box; case; trunk |
| 小区 | xiǎo qū | neighborhood; district |
| 小心 | xiǎo xīn | to be careful; to take care |
| 校园 | xiào yuán | campus |
| 校长 | xiào zhǎng | (college, university) president; headmaster |
| 鞋 | xié | shoe |
| 信 | xìn | letter; mail; to trust; to believe; to profess faith in; truthful; confidence; trust; at will; at random |
| 心里 | xīn li | chest; heart; mind |
| 新年 | xīn nián | New Year |
| 新闻 | xīn wén | news |
| 新鲜 | xīn xiān | fresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel; uncommon |
| 信用卡 | xìn yòng kǎ | credit card |
| 行 | xíng | to walk; to go; to travel; a visit; temporary; makeshift; current; in circulation; to do; to perform; capable; competent; effective; all right; OK!; will do; behavior; conduct; Taiwan pr. [xìng] for the behavior-conduct sense |
| 行李 | xíng li | luggage |
| 兴趣 | xìng qù | interest (desire to know about sth); interest (thing in which one is interested); hobby |
| 休假 | xiū jià | to go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave |
| 需要 | xū yào | to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs |
| 选 | xuǎn | to choose; to pick; to select; to elect |
| 选择 | xuǎn zé | to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative |
| 学期 | xué qī | term; semester |
| 牙 | yá | tooth; ivory |
| 牙刷 | yá shuā | toothbrush |
| 羊 | Yáng | surname Yang |
| 养 | yǎng | to raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets); to support; to give birth |
| 要求 | yāo qiú | to request; to require; requirement; to stake a claim; to ask; to demand |
| 页 | yè | page; leaf |
| 一般 | yī bān | same; ordinary; so-so; common; general; generally; in general |
| 一边 | yī biān | one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while |
| 一定 | yī dìng | surely; certainly; necessarily; fixed; a certain (extent etc); given; particular; must |
| 一共 | yī gòng | altogether |
| 以后 | yǐ hòu | after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future |
| 一块儿 | yī kuài r | erhua variant of 一块; a piece; a chunk; (coll.) one yuan; one dollar |
| 以前 | yǐ qián | before; formerly; previous; ago |
| 以上 | yǐ shàng | that level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned; (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all. |
| 以外 | yǐ wài | apart from; other than; except for; external; outside of; on the other side of; beyond |
| 以为 | yǐ wéi | to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.) |
| 以下 | yǐ xià | that level or lower; that amount or less; the following |
| 一样 | yī yàng | same; like; equal to; the same as; just like |
| 一直 | yī zhí | straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through |
| 银行 | yín háng | bank |
| 银行卡 | yín háng kǎ | bank card; ATM card |
| 饮料 | yǐn liào | drink; beverage |
| 音乐 | yīn yuè | music |
| 应该 | yīng gāi | ought to; should; must |
| 影响 | yǐng xiǎng | influence; effect; to influence; to affect (usually adversely); to disturb |
| 用 | yòng | to use; to employ; to have to; to eat or drink; expense or outlay; usefulness; hence; therefore |
| 又 | yòu | (once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway |
| 有关 | yǒu guān | to have sth to do with; to relate to; related to; to concern; concerning |
| 邮件 | yóu jiàn | mail; post; email |
| 游客 | yóu kè | traveler; tourist; (online gaming) guest player |
| 有名 | yǒu míng | famous; well-known |
| 游戏 | yóu xì | game; to play |
| 邮箱 | yóu xiāng | mailbox; post office box; email; email inbox |
| 有用 | yǒu yòng | useful |
| 遇到 | yù dào | to meet; to run into; to come across |
| 遇见 | yù jiàn | to meet |
| 羽毛球 | yǔ máo qiú | shuttlecock; badminton |
| 语言 | yǔ yán | language |
| 雨衣 | yǔ yī | raincoat |
| 员 | yuán | person; employee; member |
| 园 | yuán | land used for growing plants; site used for public recreation; abbr. for a place ending in 园, such as a botanical garden 植物园, kindergarten 幼儿园 etc |
| 愿意 | yuàn yì | to wish; to want; ready; willing (to do sth) |
| 越 | yuè | to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more |
| 月亮 | yuè liang | the moon |
| 运动会 | yùn dòng huì | sports competition |
| 运动员 | yùn dòng yuán | athlete |
| 咱们 | zán men | we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to); (dialect) I or me; (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you; also pr. [zá men] |
| 脏 | zāng | dirty; filthy; to get (sth) dirty |
| 怎么办 | zěn me bàn | what's to be done |
| 怎样 | zěn yàng | how; what kind |
| 张 | zhāng | to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects, sheet; classifier for votes |
| 照 | zhào | according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; to look at (one's reflection); to take (a photo); photo; as requested; as before |
| 照顾 | zhào gu | to take care of; to show consideration; to attend to; to look after |
| 着急 | zháo jí | to worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry; Taiwan pr. [zhāo jí] |
| 照片 | zhào piàn | photograph; picture |
| 照相 | zhào xiàng | to take a photograph |
| 纸 | zhǐ | paper; classifier for documents, letter etc |
| 直到 | zhí dào | until |
| 只能 | zhǐ néng | can only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice |
| 只是 | zhǐ shì | merely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however |
| 只要 | zhǐ yào | if only; so long as |
| 只有 | zhǐ yǒu | only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通过治疗才能痊愈 "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 要 "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 服 "the only thing you can do is give in") |
| 中 | zhōng | within; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during; (dialect) OK; all right |
| 种 | zhǒng | seed; species; kind; type; classifier for types, kinds, sorts |
| 中间 | zhōng jiān | the middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among; during; in the meantime |
| 重要 | zhòng yào | important; significant; major |
| 终于 | zhōng yú | at last; in the end; finally; eventually |
| 周末 | zhōu mò | weekend |
| 主要 | zhǔ yào | main; principal; major; primary |
| 注意 | zhù yì | to take note of; to pay attention to |
| 住院 | zhù yuàn | to be in hospital; to be hospitalized |
| 子 | zǐ | son; child; seed; egg; small thing; 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat; Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 位; ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north); subsidiary; subordinate; sub- |
| 字典 | zì diǎn | Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 词典, which has entries for words of one or more characters); (coll.) dictionary |
| 自行车 | zì xíng chē | bicycle; bike |
| 总 | zǒng | general; overall; to sum up; in every case; always; invariably; anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later; surely; (after a person's name) abbr. for 总经理 or 总编 etc |
| 总是 | zǒng shì | always |
| 嘴 | zuǐ | mouth; beak; nozzle; spout (of teapot etc) |
| 最好 | zuì hǎo | best; (you) had better (do what we suggest) |
| 最后 | zuì hòu | final; last; finally; ultimate |
| 最近 | zuì jìn | recently; soon; nearest |
| 做客 | zuò kè | to be a guest or visitor |
| 作业 | zuò yè | school assignment; homework; work; task; operation; to operate |
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HSK 3 vocabulary at a glance
This hsk 3 vocabulary contains about 1,000 in total words from the current NewHSK standard, in the order they are taught. Each entry has the characters, pinyin with tone marks and the main English meaning. HSK 3 is the B1 level, where you learn to handle travel, study and simple work situations, and give opinions and reasons in connected sentences.
How to learn the hsk 3 words
Study ten to fifteen new hsk 3 words a day, and review the earlier ones with flashcards. Say each word aloud, write it once by hand and read it in a sentence.
- Learn 把 and 被 through examples, then write your own.
- Practise the speaking tasks aloud and record yourself.
- Do a full timed mock exam once a week to build stamina.
Frequently asked questions
How many words are on the HSK 3 list?
The NewHSK 3 list has about 1,000 in total words. Here they are grouped by level with pinyin and meaning.
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