HSK vocabulary
HSK 3 Vocabulary List
All 595 words for the HSK 3 exam — all vocabulary through HSK 3 — enough to handle daily life, work, and travel in Chinese. Every word links to a full entry with example sentences, pinyin, and traditional characters.
| Word | Traditional | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 爱 | 愛 | ài | to love |
| 八 | bā | eight | |
| 爸爸 | bà ba | (coll.) father | |
| 杯子 | bēi zi | cup | |
| 北京 | běi jīng | Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China | |
| 本 | běn | root | |
| 不 | bù | no | |
| 不客气 | 不客氣 | bù kè qi | you're welcome |
| 菜 | cài | dish (type of food) | |
| 茶 | chá | tea | |
| 吃 | chī | to eat | |
| 出租车 | 出租車 | chū zū chē | taxi |
| 打电话 | 打電話 | dǎ diàn huà | to make a telephone call |
| 大 | dà | big | |
| 的 | de | of | |
| 点 | 點 | diǎn | point |
| 电脑 | 電腦 | diàn nǎo | computer |
| 电视 | 電視 | diàn shì | television |
| 电影 | 電影 | diàn yǐng | movie |
| 东西 | 東西 | dōng xī | east and west |
| 都 | dū | surname Du | |
| 读 | 讀 | dòu | comma |
| 对不起 | 對不起 | duì bu qǐ | I'm sorry |
| 多 | duō | many | |
| 多少 | duō shǎo | number | |
| 儿子 | 兒子 | ér zi | son |
| 二 | èr | two | |
| 饭馆 | 飯館 | fàn guǎn | restaurant |
| 飞机 | 飛機 | fēi jī | airplane |
| 分钟 | 分鐘 | fēn zhōng | minute |
| 高兴 | 高興 | gāo xìng | happy |
| 个 | 個 | gě | used in 自个儿 |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | to work | |
| 狗 | gǒu | dog | |
| 汉语 | 漢語 | hàn yǔ | Chinese language |
| 好 | hǎo | good | |
| 喝 | hē | to drink | |
| 和 | 咊 | hé | old variant of 和 |
| 很 | hěn | (adverb of degree) | |
| 后面 | 後面 | hòu mian | the back |
| 回 | huí | to circle | |
| 会 | 會 | huì | can |
| 火车站 | 火車站 | huǒ chē zhàn | train station |
| 几 | jī | small table | |
| 家 | 傢 | jiā | used in 家伙 and 家俱 |
| 叫 | jiào | to shout | |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today | |
| 九 | jiǔ | nine | |
| 开 | 開 | kāi | to open (transitive or intransitive) |
| 看 | kān | to look after | |
| 看见 | 看見 | kàn jiàn | to see |
| 块 | 塊 | kuài | lump |
| 来 | 來 | lái | to come |
| 老师 | 老師 | lǎo shī | teacher |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) | |
| 冷 | lěng | surname Leng | |
| 里 | 裏 | lǐ | variant of 里 |
| 零 | líng | zero | |
| 六 | liù | six | |
| 妈妈 | 媽媽 | mā ma | mama |
| 吗 | 嗎 | má | (coll.) what? |
| 买 | 買 | mǎi | to buy |
| 猫 | 貓 | māo | cat |
| 没 | 沒 | méi | (negative prefix for verbs) have not |
| 没关系 | 沒關係 | méi guān xi | it doesn't matter |
| 米饭 | 米飯 | mǐ fàn | (cooked) rice |
| 名字 | míng zi | name (of a person or thing) | |
| 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow | |
| 哪 | nǎ | how | |
| 那 | nā | surname Na | |
| 呢 | ne | particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?") | |
| 能 | néng | surname Neng | |
| 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您) | |
| 年 | nián | surname Nian | |
| 女儿 | 女兒 | nǚ ér | daughter |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend | |
| 漂亮 | piào liang | pretty | |
| 苹果 | 蘋果 | píng guǒ | apple |
| 七 | qī | seven | |
| 前面 | qián miàn | ahead | |
| 钱 | 錢 | qián | surname Qian |
| 请 | 請 | qǐng | to ask |
| 去 | qù | to go | |
| 热 | 熱 | rè | to warm up |
| 人 | rén | person | |
| 认识 | 認識 | rèn shi | to know |
| 日 | rì | abbr. for 本, Japan | |
| 三 | sān | surname San | |
| 商店 | shāng diàn | store | |
| 上 | shǎng | used in 上声 | |
| 上午 | shàng wǔ | morning | |
| 少 | shǎo | few | |
| 什么 | 什麼 | shén me | what? |
| 十 | shí | ten | |
| 时候 | 時候 | shí hou | time |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) | |
| 书 | 書 | shū | abbr. for 书经 |
| 谁 | 誰 | shéi | who |
| 水 | shuǐ | surname Shui | |
| 水果 | shuǐ guǒ | fruit | |
| 睡觉 | 睡覺 | shuì jiào | to go to bed |
| 说话 | 說話 | shuō huà | to speak |
| 四 | sì | four | |
| 岁 | 嵗 | suì | variant of 岁, year |
| 他 | tā | he | |
| 她 | tā | she | |
| 太 | tài | highest | |
| 天气 | 天氣 | tiān qì | weather |
| 听 | yǐn | smile (archaic) | |
| 同学 | 同學 | tóng xué | to study at the same school |
| 喂 | wéi | hello (when answering the phone) | |
| 我 | wǒ | I | |
| 我们 | 我們 | wǒ men | we |
| 五 | wǔ | five | |
| 喜欢 | 喜歡 | xǐ huan | to like |
| 下 | xià | down | |
| 下午 | xià wǔ | afternoon | |
| 下雨 | xià yǔ | to rain | |
| 先生 | xiān sheng | teacher | |
| 现在 | 現在 | xiàn zài | now |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think (about) | |
| 小 | xiǎo | small | |
| 小姐 | xiǎo jie | young lady | |
| 些 | xiē | classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several | |
| 写 | 寫 | xiě | to write |
| 谢谢 | 謝謝 | xiè xie | to thank |
| 星期 | xīng qī | week | |
| 学生 | 學生 | xué sheng | student |
| 学习 | 學習 | xué xí | to learn |
| 学校 | 學校 | xué xiào | school |
| 一 | yī | one | |
| 衣服 | yī fu | clothes | |
| 医生 | 醫生 | yī shēng | doctor |
| 医院 | 醫院 | yī yuàn | hospital |
| 椅子 | yǐ zi | chair | |
| 有 | yǒu | to have | |
| 月 | yuè | moon | |
| 再见 | 再見 | zài jiàn | goodbye |
| 在 | zài | to exist | |
| 怎么 | 怎麼 | zěn me | how? |
| 怎么样 | 怎麼樣 | zěn me yàng | how? |
| 这 | 這 | zhè | (pronoun) this |
| 中国 | 中國 | zhōng guó | China |
| 中午 | zhōng wǔ | noon | |
| 住 | zhù | to live | |
| 桌子 | zhuō zi | table | |
| 字 | zì | letter | |
| 昨天 | zuó tiān | yesterday | |
| 坐 | zuò | surname Zuo | |
| 做 | zuò | to make | |
| 吧 | bā | bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc) | |
| 白 | bái | surname Bai | |
| 百 | bǎi | surname Bai | |
| 帮助 | 幫助 | bāng zhù | assistance |
| 报纸 | 報紙 | bào zhǐ | newspaper |
| 比 | bǐ | Belgium | |
| 便宜 | biàn yí | convenient | |
| 别 | 別 | bié | surname Bie |
| 唱歌 | chàng gē | to sing a song | |
| 出 | chū | to go out | |
| 穿 | chuān | to wear | |
| 船 | 舩 | chuán | variant of 船 |
| 次 | cì | next in sequence | |
| 从 | cóng | variant of 从 | |
| 错 | 錯 | cuò | surname Cuo |
| 打篮球 | 打籃球 | dǎ lán qiú | to play basketball |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone | |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but | |
| 到 | dào | to reach | |
| 得 | dé | to obtain | |
| 弟弟 | dì di | younger brother | |
| 第一 | dì yī | first | |
| 懂 | dǒng | to understand | |
| 房间 | 房間 | fáng jiān | room |
| 非常 | fēi cháng | very | |
| 服务员 | 服務員 | fú wù yuán | waiter |
| 高 | gāo | surname Gao | |
| 告诉 | 告訴 | gào sù | to press charges |
| 哥哥 | gē ge | older brother | |
| 给 | 給 | gěi | to |
| 公共汽车 | 公共汽車 | gōng gòng qì chē | bus |
| 公斤 | gōng jīn | kilogram (kg) | |
| 公司 | gōng sī | company | |
| 贵 | 貴 | guì | expensive |
| 还 | 還 | huán | surname Huan |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child | |
| 好吃 | hǎo chī | tasty | |
| 号 | 號 | háo | roar |
| 黑 | hēi | abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龙江 | |
| 红 | 紅 | hóng | surname Hong |
| 欢迎 | 歡迎 | huān yíng | to welcome |
| 回答 | huí dá | to reply | |
| 机场 | 機場 | jī chǎng | airport |
| 鸡蛋 | 雞蛋 | jī dàn | (chicken) egg |
| 件 | jiàn | item | |
| 教室 | jiào shì | classroom | |
| 介绍 | 介紹 | jiè shào | to introduce (sb to sb) |
| 姐姐 | jiě jie | older sister | |
| 近 | jìn | near | |
| 进 | 進 | jìn | to go forward |
| 就 | jiù | (after a suppositional clause) in that case | |
| 觉得 | 覺得 | jué de | to think that ... |
| 咖啡 | kā fēi | coffee (loanword) | |
| 开始 | 開始 | kāi shǐ | to begin |
| 考试 | 考試 | kǎo shì | to take an exam |
| 可能 | kě néng | might (happen) | |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can | |
| 课 | 課 | kè | subject |
| 快 | kuài | rapid | |
| 快乐 | 快樂 | kuài lè | happy |
| 累 | lěi | to accumulate | |
| 离 | chī | mythical beast (archaic) | |
| 两 | 兩 | liǎng | two |
| 路 | lù | surname Lu | |
| 旅游 | 旅遊 | lǚ yóu | trip |
| 卖 | 賣 | mài | to sell |
| 慢 | màn | slow | |
| 忙 | máng | busy | |
| 每 | měi | each | |
| 妹妹 | mèi mei | younger sister | |
| 门 | 門 | mén | surname Men |
| 男人 | nán rén | a man | |
| 您 | nín | you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你) | |
| 牛奶 | niú nǎi | cow's milk | |
| 女人 | nǚ rén | woman | |
| 旁边 | 旁邊 | páng biān | side |
| 跑步 | pǎo bù | to run | |
| 票 | piào | ticket | |
| 妻子 | qī zǐ | wife and children | |
| 起床 | qǐ chuáng | to get out of bed | |
| 千 | qiān | thousand | |
| 晴 | qíng | clear | |
| 去年 | qù nián | last year | |
| 让 | 讓 | ràng | to yield |
| 上班 | shàng bān | to go to work | |
| 身体 | 身體 | shēn tǐ | the body |
| 生病 | shēng bìng | to fall ill | |
| 生日 | shēng rì | birthday | |
| 时间 | 時間 | shí jiān | time |
| 事情 | shì qing | affair | |
| 手表 | 手錶 | shǒu biǎo | wristwatch |
| 手机 | 手機 | shǒu jī | cell phone |
| 送 | sòng | to send | |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore | |
| 它 | tā | it | |
| 踢 | tī | to kick | |
| 题 | 題 | tí | surname Ti |
| 跳舞 | tiào wǔ | to dance | |
| 外 | wài | outside | |
| 完 | wán | to finish | |
| 玩 | wán | to play | |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening | |
| 为 | 為 | wéi | as (in the capacity of) |
| 问 | 問 | wèn | to ask |
| 问题 | 問題 | wèn tí | question |
| 希望 | xī wàng | to hope | |
| 洗 | xǐ | to wash | |
| 西瓜 | xī guā | watermelon | |
| 向 | xiàng | surname Xiang | |
| 小时 | 小時 | xiǎo shí | hour |
| 笑 | 咲 | xiào | old variant of 笑 |
| 新 | xīn | abbr. for Xinjiang 疆 or Singapore 坡 | |
| 姓 | xìng | family name | |
| 休息 | xiū xi | rest | |
| 雪 | xuě | surname Xue | |
| 颜色 | 顏色 | yán sè | color |
| 眼睛 | yǎn jing | eye | |
| 羊肉 | yáng ròu | mutton | |
| 药 | 葯 | yào | leaf of the iris |
| 要 | yāo | (bound form) to demand | |
| 也 | yě | surname Ye | |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | in the same place | |
| 已经 | 已經 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 意思 | yì si | idea | |
| 因为 | 因為 | yīn wèi | because |
| 阴 | 陰 | yīn | surname Yin |
| 游泳 | yóu yǒng | swimming | |
| 右边 | 右邊 | yòu bian | right side |
| 鱼 | 魚 | yú | surname Yu |
| 元 | yuán | surname Yuan | |
| 远 | 遠 | yuǎn | far |
| 运动 | 運動 | yùn dòng | to move |
| 再 | zài | again | |
| 早上 | zǎo shang | early morning | |
| 张 | 張 | zhāng | surname Zhang |
| 长 | 長 | cháng | length |
| 丈夫 | zhàng fu | husband | |
| 找 | zhǎo | to try to find | |
| 着 | 著 | zhāo | (chess) move |
| 真 | zhēn | really | |
| 正在 | zhèng zài | just at (that time) | |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know | |
| 准备 | 準備 | zhǔn bèi | preparation |
| 自行车 | 自行車 | zì xíng chē | bicycle |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk | |
| 最 | 㝡 | zuì | variant of 最 |
| 左边 | 左邊 | zuǒ bian | left |
| 阿姨 | ā yí | maternal aunt | |
| 啊 | ā | interjection of surprise | |
| 矮 | ǎi | low | |
| 爱好 | 愛好 | ài hào | to like |
| 安静 | 安靜 | ān jìng | quiet |
| 把 | bǎ | to hold | |
| 班 | bān | surname Ban | |
| 搬 | bān | to move (i.e. relocate oneself) | |
| 办法 | 辦法 | bàn fǎ | means |
| 办公室 | 辦公室 | bàn gōng shì | office |
| 半 | bàn | half | |
| 帮忙 | 幫忙 | bāng máng | to help |
| 包 | bāo | surname Bao | |
| 饱 | 飽 | bǎo | to eat till full |
| 北方 | běi fāng | north | |
| 被 | bèi | quilt | |
| 鼻子 | bí zi | nose | |
| 比较 | 比較 | bǐ jiào | to compare |
| 比赛 | 比賽 | bǐ sài | competition (sports etc) |
| 必须 | 必須 | bì xū | to have to |
| 变化 | 變化 | biàn huà | (intransitive) to change |
| 表示 | biǎo shì | to express | |
| 表演 | biǎo yǎn | play | |
| 别人 | 別人 | bié ren | other people |
| 宾馆 | 賓館 | bīn guǎn | guesthouse |
| 冰箱 | bīng xiāng | icebox | |
| 才 | cái | ability | |
| 菜单 | 菜單 | cài dān | menu |
| 参加 | 參加 | cān jiā | to participate |
| 草 | 艸 | cǎo | variant of 草 |
| 层 | 層 | céng | to pile on top of one another |
| 差 | chā | difference | |
| 超市 | chāo shì | supermarket (abbr. for 超级市场) | |
| 衬衫 | 襯衫 | chèn shān | shirt |
| 成绩 | 成績 | chéng jì | achievement |
| 城市 | chéng shì | city | |
| 迟到 | 遲到 | chí dào | to arrive late |
| 出现 | 出現 | chū xiàn | to appear |
| 除了 | chú le | besides | |
| 厨房 | 廚房 | chú fáng | kitchen |
| 春 | 旾 | chūn | old variant of 春 |
| 词语 | 詞語 | cí yǔ | word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) |
| 聪明 | 聰明 | cōng ming | intelligent |
| 打扫 | 打掃 | dǎ sǎo | to clean |
| 打算 | dǎ suàn | to plan | |
| 带 | 帶 | dài | band |
| 担心 | 擔心 | dān xīn | anxious |
| 蛋糕 | dàn gāo | cake | |
| 当然 | 當然 | dāng rán | only natural |
| 地 | de | -ly | |
| 地方 | dì fāng | region | |
| 地铁 | 地鐵 | dì tiě | underground railway |
| 地图 | 地圖 | dì tú | map |
| 灯 | 燈 | dēng | lamp |
| 低 | dī | low | |
| 电梯 | 電梯 | diàn tī | elevator |
| 电子 | 電子 | diàn zǐ | electronic |
| 东 | 東 | dōng | surname Dong |
| 冬 | dōng | winter | |
| 动物 | 動物 | dòng wù | animal |
| 短 | duǎn | short | |
| 段 | duàn | surname Duan | |
| 锻炼 | 鍛鍊 | duàn liàn | to toughen |
| 多么 | 多麼 | duō me | how (wonderful etc) |
| 饿 | 餓 | è | to be hungry |
| 而且 | ér qiě | (not only ...) but also | |
| 耳朵 | ěr duo | ear | |
| 发烧 | 發燒 | fā shāo | to have a high temperature (from illness) |
| 发现 | 發現 | fā xiàn | to notice |
| 方便 | fāng biàn | convenient | |
| 放 | fàng | to put | |
| 放心 | fàng xīn | to feel relieved | |
| 分 | fēn | to divide | |
| 附近 | fù jìn | nearby | |
| 复习 | 復習 | fù xí | to review |
| 敢 | gǎn | to dare | |
| 感冒 | gǎn mào | to catch cold | |
| 干净 | 乾淨 | gān jìng | clean |
| 刚才 | 剛才 | gāng cái | just now |
| 根据 | 根據 | gēn jù | according to |
| 跟 | gēn | heel | |
| 更 | gēng | to change or replace | |
| 公园 | 公園 | gōng yuán | park (for public recreation) |
| 故事 | gù shì | old practice | |
| 刮 | guā | to scrape | |
| 关 | 關 | guān | surname Guan |
| 关系 | 關係 | guān xi | relation |
| 关心 | 關心 | guān xīn | to be concerned about |
| 关于 | 關於 | guān yú | pertaining to |
| 国家 | 國家 | guó jiā | country |
| 果汁 | guǒ zhī | fruit juice | |
| 过去 | 過去 | guò qù | (in the) past |
| 还是 | 還是 | hái shi | still (as before) |
| 害怕 | hài pà | to be afraid | |
| 河 | hé | river | |
| 黑板 | hēi bǎn | blackboard | |
| 护照 | 護照 | hù zhào | passport |
| 花 | huā | surname Hua | |
| 花园 | 花園 | huā yuán | garden |
| 画 | 畫 | huà | to draw |
| 坏 | 壞 | huài | bad |
| 环境 | 環境 | huán jìng | environment |
| 换 | 換 | huàn | to exchange |
| 黄 | 黃 | huáng | surname Huang or Hwang |
| 会议 | 會議 | huì yì | meeting |
| 或者 | huò zhě | or | |
| 机会 | 機會 | jī huì | opportunity |
| 极 | 極 | jí | extremely |
| 几乎 | 幾乎 | jī hū | almost |
| 记得 | 記得 | jì de | to remember |
| 季节 | 季節 | jì jié | time |
| 检查 | 檢查 | jiǎn chá | inspection |
| 简单 | 簡單 | jiǎn dān | simple |
| 见面 | 見面 | jiàn miàn | to meet |
| 健康 | jiàn kāng | health | |
| 讲 | 講 | jiǎng | to speak |
| 角 | jué | surname Jue | |
| 脚 | 腳 | jiǎo | foot |
| 教 | jiào | surname Jiao | |
| 接 | jiē | to receive | |
| 街道 | jiē dào | street | |
| 节目 | 節目 | jié mù | program |
| 节日 | 節日 | jié rì | holiday |
| 结婚 | 結婚 | jié hūn | to marry |
| 结束 | 結束 | jié shù | termination |
| 解决 | 解決 | jiě jué | to solve |
| 借 | jiè | to lend | |
| 经常 | 經常 | jīng cháng | frequently |
| 经过 | 經過 | jīng guò | to pass |
| 经理 | 經理 | jīng lǐ | manager |
| 久 | jiǔ | (long) time | |
| 旧 | 舊 | jiù | old |
| 举行 | 舉行 | jǔ xíng | to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc) |
| 句子 | jù zi | sentence | |
| 决定 | 決定 | jué dìng | to decide (to do something) |
| 可爱 | 可愛 | kě ài | adorable |
| 渴 | kě | thirsty | |
| 刻 | kè | quarter (hour) | |
| 客人 | kè rén | visitor | |
| 空调 | 空調 | kōng tiáo | air conditioning |
| 口 | kǒu | mouth | |
| 哭 | kū | to cry | |
| 裤子 | 袴子 | kù zi | variant of 裤子, trousers |
| 筷子 | kuài zi | chopsticks | |
| 蓝 | 藍 | lán | surname Lan |
| 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 | |
| 了解 | liǎo jiě | to understand | |
| 离开 | 離開 | lí kāi | to depart |
| 礼物 | 禮物 | lǐ wù | gift |
| 历史 | 歷史 | lì shǐ | history |
| 脸 | 臉 | liǎn | face |
| 练习 | 練習 | liàn xí | to practice |
| 辆 | 輛 | liàng | classifier for vehicles |
| 邻居 | 鄰居 | lín jū | neighbor |
| 楼 | 樓 | lóu | surname Lou |
| 绿 | 綠 | lǜ | green |
| 马 | 馬 | mǎ | surname Ma |
| 马上 | 馬上 | mǎ shàng | at once |
| 满意 | 滿意 | mǎn yì | satisfied |
| 帽子 | mào zi | hat | |
| 米 | mǐ | surname Mi | |
| 面包 | 麵包 | miàn bāo | bread |
| 面条 | 麵條 | miàn tiáo | noodles |
| 明白 | míng bai | clear | |
| 拿 | 㧱 | ná | old variant of 拿 |
| 奶奶 | nǎi nai | (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) | |
| 南 | nán | surname Nan | |
| 难 | 難 | nán | difficult (to...) |
| 难过 | 難過 | nán guò | to feel sad |
| 年级 | 年級 | nián jí | grade |
| 年轻 | 年輕 | nián qīng | young |
| 鸟 | 鳥 | diǎo | variant of 屌 |
| 努力 | nǔ lì | to make an effort | |
| 爬山 | pá shān | to climb a mountain | |
| 盘子 | 盤子 | pán zi | tray |
| 胖 | pán | healthy | |
| 啤酒 | pí jiǔ | beer (loanword) | |
| 葡萄 | pú tao | grape | |
| 普通话 | 普通話 | pǔ tōng huà | Mandarin (common language) |
| 其实 | 其實 | qí shí | actually |
| 其他 | qí tā | other | |
| 奇怪 | qí guài | strange | |
| 骑 | 騎 | jì | (Tw) saddle horse |
| 铅笔 | 鉛筆 | qiān bǐ | (lead) pencil |
| 清楚 | qīng chu | clear | |
| 秋 | qiū | surname Qiu | |
| 裙子 | qún zi | skirt | |
| 然后 | 然後 | rán hòu | then |
| 热情 | 熱情 | rè qíng | cordial |
| 认为 | 認為 | rèn wéi | to believe |
| 认真 | 認真 | rèn zhēn | conscientious |
| 容易 | róng yì | easy | |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if | |
| 伞 | 傘 | sǎn | umbrella |
| 上网 | 上網 | shàng wǎng | to go online |
| 生气 | 生氣 | shēng qì | to get angry |
| 声音 | 聲音 | shēng yīn | voice |
| 使 | shǐ | to make | |
| 世界 | shì jiè | world | |
| 瘦 | shòu | thin | |
| 叔叔 | shū shu | father's younger brother | |
| 舒服 | shū fu | comfortable | |
| 树 | 樹 | shù | tree |
| 数学 | 數學 | shù xué | mathematics |
| 刷 | shuā | to brush | |
| 双 | 雙 | shuāng | surname Shuang |
| 水平 | shuǐ píng | level (of achievement etc) | |
| 司机 | 司機 | sī jī | chauffeur |
| 虽然 | 雖然 | suī rán | although |
| 太阳 | 太陽 | tài yang | sun |
| 糖 | táng | sugar | |
| 特别 | 特別 | tè bié | unusual |
| 疼 | téng | (it) hurts | |
| 提高 | tí gāo | to raise | |
| 体育 | 體育 | tǐ yù | sports |
| 甜 | tián | sweet | |
| 条 | 條 | tiáo | strip |
| 同事 | tóng shì | colleague | |
| 同意 | tóng yì | to agree | |
| 头发 | 頭髮 | tóu fa | hair (on the head) |
| 突然 | tū rán | sudden | |
| 图书馆 | 圖書館 | tú shū guǎn | library |
| 腿 | tuǐ | leg | |
| 完成 | wán chéng | to complete | |
| 碗 | 㼝 | wǎn | variant of 碗 |
| 万 | mò | used in 俟 | |
| 忘记 | 忘記 | wàng jì | to forget |
| 为了 | 為了 | wèi le | for |
| 为什么 | 為什麼 | wèi shén me | why? |
| 位 | wèi | position | |
| 文化 | wén huà | culture | |
| 习惯 | 習慣 | xí guàn | habit |
| 洗手间 | 洗手間 | xǐ shǒu jiān | toilet |
| 洗澡 | xǐ zǎo | to bathe | |
| 西 | xī | the West | |
| 夏 | xià | the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC | |
| 先 | xiān | early | |
| 相同 | xiāng tóng | identical | |
| 相信 | xiāng xìn | to be convinced (that sth is true) | |
| 香蕉 | xiāng jiāo | banana | |
| 像 | xiàng | to resemble | |
| 小心 | xiǎo xīn | to be careful | |
| 校长 | 校長 | xiào zhǎng | (college, university) president |
| 鞋 | xié | shoe | |
| 新闻 | 新聞 | xīn wén | news |
| 新鲜 | 新鮮 | xīn xiān | fresh (experience, food etc) |
| 信 | xìn | letter | |
| 行李箱 | xíng li xiāng | suitcase | |
| 兴趣 | 興趣 | xìng qù | interest (desire to know about sth) |
| 熊猫 | 熊貓 | xióng māo | panda |
| 需要 | xū yào | to need | |
| 选择 | 選擇 | xuǎn zé | to select |
| 眼镜 | 眼鏡 | yǎn jìng | spectacles |
| 要求 | yāo qiú | to request | |
| 爷爷 | 爺爺 | yé ye | (coll.) father's father |
| 一般 | yī bān | same | |
| 一边 | 一邊 | yī biān | one side |
| 一定 | yī dìng | surely | |
| 一共 | yī gòng | altogether | |
| 一会儿 | 一會兒 | yī huì r | a moment |
| 一样 | 一樣 | yī yàng | same |
| 一直 | yī zhí | straight (in a straight line) | |
| 以后 | 以後 | yǐ hòu | after |
| 以前 | yǐ qián | before | |
| 以为 | 以為 | 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.) |
| 音乐 | 音樂 | yīn yuè | music |
| 银行 | 銀行 | yín háng | bank |
| 应该 | 應該 | yīng gāi | ought to |
| 影响 | 影響 | yǐng xiǎng | influence |
| 用 | yòng | to use | |
| 游戏 | 遊戲 | yóu xì | game |
| 有名 | yǒu míng | famous | |
| 又 | yòu | (once) again | |
| 遇到 | yù dào | to meet | |
| 愿意 | 願意 | yuàn yì | to wish |
| 月亮 | yuè liang | the moon | |
| 越 | yuè | generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods | |
| 云 | yún | (classical) to say | |
| 站 | zhàn | station | |
| 照顾 | 照顧 | zhào gu | to take care of |
| 照片 | zhào piàn | photograph | |
| 照相机 | 照相機 | zhào xiàng jī | camera |
| 着急 | 著急 | zháo jí | to worry |
| 只 | zhǐ | only | |
| 中间 | 中間 | zhōng jiān | the middle |
| 终于 | 終於 | zhōng yú | at last |
| 种 | 種 | zhǒng | seed |
| 重要 | zhòng yào | important | |
| 周末 | 週末 | zhōu mò | weekend |
| 主要 | zhǔ yào | main | |
| 注意 | zhù yì | to take note of | |
| 祝 | zhù | surname Zhu | |
| 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) | |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself | |
| 总是 | 總是 | zǒng shì | always |
| 最近 | zuì jìn | recently | |
| 作业 | 作業 | zuò yè | school assignment |
| 作用 | zuò yòng | to act on |
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