HSK vocabulary
HSK 4 Vocabulary List
All 1,193 words for the HSK 4 exam — all vocabulary through HSK 4 — discuss opinions, plans, and abstract topics with confidence. 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 | |
| 爱情 | 愛情 | ài qíng | romance |
| 安排 | ān pái | to arrange | |
| 安全 | ān quán | safe | |
| 按时 | 按時 | àn shí | on time |
| 按照 | àn zhào | according to | |
| 暗 | 晻 | àn | variant of 暗 |
| 包括 | bāo kuò | to comprise | |
| 保护 | 保護 | bǎo hù | to protect |
| 保证 | 保證 | bǎo zhèng | guarantee |
| 报道 | 報道 | bào dào | to report (news) |
| 报名 | 報名 | bào míng | to sign up |
| 抱 | bào | to hold | |
| 抱歉 | bào qiàn | to be sorry | |
| 倍 | bèi | (two, three etc) -fold | |
| 本来 | 本來 | běn lái | original |
| 笨 | bèn | stupid | |
| 笔记本 | 筆記本 | bǐ jì běn | notebook (stationery) |
| 毕业 | 畢業 | bì yè | graduation |
| 遍 | 徧 | biàn | variant of 遍 |
| 标准 | 標準 | biāo zhǔn | standard |
| 表达 | 表達 | biǎo dá | to express |
| 表格 | biǎo gé | form | |
| 表扬 | 表揚 | biǎo yáng | to praise |
| 饼干 | 餅乾 | bǐng gān | biscuit |
| 并且 | 並且 | bìng qiě | and |
| 博士 | bó shì | doctor | |
| 不但 | bù dàn | not only (... but also ...) | |
| 不得不 | bù dé bù | have no choice or option but to | |
| 不管 | bù guǎn | not to be concerned | |
| 不过 | 不過 | bù guò | only |
| 不仅 | 不僅 | bù jǐn | not just |
| 部分 | bù fen | part | |
| 擦 | cā | to rub | |
| 猜 | cāi | to guess | |
| 材料 | cái liào | (raw) material | |
| 参观 | 參觀 | cān guān | to look around |
| 差不多 | chà bu duō | almost | |
| 尝 | 嘗 | cháng | to taste |
| 场 | 場 | cháng | threshing floor |
| 超过 | 超過 | chāo guò | to surpass |
| 吵 | chǎo | to quarrel | |
| 成功 | chéng gōng | Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 台东县, southeast Taiwan | |
| 成熟 | chéng shú | mature | |
| 成为 | 成為 | chéng wéi | to become |
| 诚实 | 誠實 | chéng shí | honest |
| 乘坐 | chéng zuò | to ride (in a vehicle) | |
| 吃惊 | 吃驚 | chī jīng | to be startled |
| 抽烟 | 抽煙 | chōu yān | to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco) |
| 出差 | chū chāi | to go on an official or business trip | |
| 出发 | 出發 | chū fā | to set off |
| 出生 | chū shēng | to be born | |
| 传真 | 傳真 | chuán zhēn | fax |
| 窗户 | 窗戶 | chuāng hu | window |
| 词典 | 詞典 | cí diǎn | dictionary |
| 从来 | 從來 | cóng lái | always |
| 粗心 | cū xīn | careless | |
| 答案 | dá àn | answer | |
| 打扮 | dǎ ban | to decorate | |
| 打扰 | 打擾 | dǎ rǎo | to disturb |
| 打印 | dǎ yìn | to affix a seal | |
| 打折 | dǎ zhé | to give a discount | |
| 打针 | 打針 | dǎ zhēn | to give or have an injection |
| 大夫 | dà fū | senior official (in imperial China) | |
| 大概 | dà gài | roughly | |
| 大使馆 | 大使館 | dà shǐ guǎn | embassy |
| 大约 | 大約 | dà yuē | approximately |
| 代表 | dài biǎo | representative | |
| 代替 | dài tì | to replace | |
| 戴 | dài | surname Dai | |
| 弹 | 彈 | dàn | crossball |
| 当 | 噹 | dāng | (onom.) dong |
| 当地 | 當地 | dāng dì | local |
| 当时 | 當時 | dāng shí | then |
| 刀 | dāo | surname Dao | |
| 导游 | 導遊 | dǎo yóu | tour guide |
| 到处 | 到處 | dào chù | everywhere |
| 到底 | dào dǐ | finally | |
| 道歉 | dào qiàn | to apologize | |
| 地球 | dì qiú | the earth | |
| 地址 | dì zhǐ | address | |
| 得意 | dé yì | proud of oneself | |
| 等 | děng | class | |
| 底 | de | (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) | |
| 调查 | 調查 | diào chá | investigation |
| 掉 | diào | to fall | |
| 丢 | 丟 | diū | to lose |
| 动作 | 動作 | dòng zuò | movement |
| 堵车 | 堵車 | dǔ chē | traffic jam |
| 肚子 | dù zi | belly | |
| 断 | 斷 | duàn | to break |
| 对 | 對 | duì | right |
| 对话 | 對話 | duì huà | to talk (with sb) |
| 对面 | 對面 | duì miàn | (sitting) opposite |
| 顿 | 頓 | dùn | to stop |
| 朵 | duǒ | flower | |
| 儿童 | 兒童 | ér tóng | child |
| 而 | ér | and | |
| 发 | 發 | fā | to send out |
| 发生 | 發生 | fā shēng | to happen |
| 发展 | 發展 | fā zhǎn | development |
| 法律 | fǎ lǜ | law | |
| 翻译 | 翻譯 | fān yì | to translate |
| 烦恼 | 煩惱 | fán nǎo | to be worried |
| 反对 | 反對 | fǎn duì | to oppose |
| 反映 | fǎn yìng | to mirror | |
| 范围 | 範圍 | fàn wéi | range |
| 方法 | fāng fǎ | method | |
| 方面 | fāng miàn | respect | |
| 方向 | fāng xiàng | direction | |
| 访问 | 訪問 | fǎng wèn | to visit |
| 放弃 | 放棄 | fàng qì | to renounce |
| 放暑假 | fàng shǔ jià | to be on summer vacation | |
| 分之 | fēn zhī | (indicating a fraction) | |
| 份 | fèn | classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc | |
| 丰富 | 豐富 | fēng fù | to enrich |
| 风景 | 風景 | fēng jǐng | scenery |
| 否则 | 否則 | fǒu zé | otherwise |
| 符合 | fú hé | in keeping with | |
| 父亲 | 父親 | fù qīn | father |
| 负责 | 負責 | fù zé | to be in charge of |
| 复印 | 複印 | fù yìn | to photocopy |
| 复杂 | 複雜 | fù zá | complicated |
| 富 | fù | surname Fu | |
| 改变 | 改變 | gǎi biàn | to change |
| 感动 | 感動 | gǎn dòng | to move (sb) |
| 感觉 | 感覺 | gǎn jué | feeling |
| 感情 | gǎn qíng | emotion | |
| 感谢 | 感謝 | gǎn xiè | (express) thanks |
| 干 | 乹 | gān | old variant of 干 |
| 干杯 | 乾杯 | gān bēi | to drink a toast |
| 干燥 | 乾燥 | gān zào | to dry (of weather, paint, cement etc) |
| 刚刚 | 剛剛 | gāng gang | just recently |
| 高级 | 高級 | gāo jí | high level |
| 个子 | 個子 | gè zi | height |
| 各 | gè | each | |
| 工具 | gōng jù | tool | |
| 工资 | 工資 | gōng zī | wages |
| 公里 | gōng lǐ | kilometer | |
| 共同 | gòng tóng | common | |
| 购物 | 購物 | gòu wù | shopping |
| 够 | 夠 | gòu | enough (sufficient) |
| 估计 | 估計 | gū jì | to estimate |
| 孤单 | 孤單 | gū dān | lone |
| 鼓励 | 鼓勵 | gǔ lì | to encourage |
| 鼓掌 | gǔ zhǎng | to applaud | |
| 故意 | gù yì | deliberately | |
| 顾客 | 顧客 | gù kè | customer |
| 挂 | 掛 | guà | to hang or suspend (from a hook etc) |
| 关键 | 關鍵 | guān jiàn | crucial point |
| 观众 | 觀眾 | guān zhòng | spectators |
| 管理 | guǎn lǐ | to supervise | |
| 光 | guāng | light | |
| 广播 | 廣播 | guǎng bō | broadcast |
| 广告 | 廣告 | guǎng gào | to advertise |
| 逛 | guàng | to stroll | |
| 规定 | 規定 | guī dìng | to stipulate |
| 国际 | 國際 | guó jì | international |
| 果然 | guǒ rán | really | |
| 过 | 過 | guō | surname Guo |
| 过程 | 過程 | guò chéng | course of events |
| 咳嗽 | ké sou | to cough | |
| 海洋 | hǎi yáng | ocean | |
| 害羞 | hài xiū | shy | |
| 寒假 | hán jià | winter vacation | |
| 汗 | hán | see 汗, 汗国 | |
| 航班 | háng bān | (scheduled) flight | |
| 好处 | 好處 | hǎo chǔ | easy to get along with |
| 好像 | hǎo xiàng | as if | |
| 号码 | 號碼 | hào mǎ | number |
| 合格 | hé gé | to meet the standard required | |
| 合适 | 合適 | hé shì | suitable |
| 盒子 | hé zi | box | |
| 猴子 | hóu zi | monkey | |
| 后悔 | 後悔 | hòu huǐ | to regret |
| 后来 | 後來 | hòu lái | afterwards |
| 厚 | hòu | thick | |
| 忽然 | hū rán | suddenly | |
| 互相 | hù xiāng | each other | |
| 护士 | 護士 | hù shi | nurse |
| 怀疑 | 懷疑 | huái yí | to doubt (sth) |
| 回忆 | 回憶 | huí yì | to recall |
| 活动 | 活動 | huó dòng | to exercise |
| 活泼 | 活潑 | huó po | lively |
| 火 | huǒ | surname Huo | |
| 获得 | 獲得 | huò dé | to obtain |
| 积极 | 積極 | jī jí | active |
| 积累 | 積累 | jī lěi | to accumulate |
| 基础 | 基礎 | jī chǔ | base |
| 激动 | 激動 | jī dòng | to move emotionally |
| 及时 | 及時 | jí shí | timely |
| 即使 | jí shǐ | even if | |
| 极其 | 極其 | jí qí | extremely |
| 集合 | jí hé | to gather | |
| 计划 | 計劃 | jì huà | plan |
| 记者 | 記者 | jì zhě | reporter |
| 技术 | 技術 | jì shù | technology |
| 既然 | jì rán | since | |
| 继续 | 繼續 | jì xù | to continue |
| 寄 | jì | to send | |
| 加班 | jiā bān | to work overtime | |
| 加油站 | jiā yóu zhàn | gas station | |
| 家具 | jiā jù | furniture | |
| 假 | gēi | used in 掰 | |
| 价格 | 價格 | jià gé | price |
| 坚持 | 堅持 | jiān chí | to persevere with |
| 减肥 | 減肥 | jiǎn féi | to lose weight |
| 减少 | 減少 | jiǎn shǎo | to lessen |
| 将来 | 將來 | jiāng lái | in the future |
| 奖金 | 獎金 | jiǎng jīn | premium |
| 降低 | jiàng dī | to reduce | |
| 交 | jiāo | to hand over | |
| 交流 | jiāo liú | to exchange | |
| 交通 | jiāo tōng | to be connected | |
| 骄傲 | 驕傲 | jiāo ào | pride |
| 饺子 | 餃子 | jiǎo zi | dumpling |
| 教授 | jiào shòu | professor | |
| 教育 | jiào yù | to educate | |
| 接受 | jiē shòu | to accept | |
| 节约 | 節約 | jié yuē | to economize |
| 结果 | 結果 | jiē guǒ | to bear fruit |
| 解释 | 解釋 | jiě shì | explanation |
| 尽管 | 儘管 | jǐn guǎn | despite |
| 紧张 | 緊張 | jǐn zhāng | nervous |
| 进行 | 進行 | jìn xíng | to advance |
| 禁止 | jìn zhǐ | to prohibit | |
| 京剧 | 京劇 | jīng jù | Beijing opera |
| 经济 | 經濟 | jīng jì | economy |
| 经历 | 經歷 | jīng lì | experience |
| 经验 | 經驗 | jīng yàn | experience |
| 精彩 | jīng cǎi | wonderful | |
| 精神 | jīng shén | spirit | |
| 警察 | jǐng chá | police | |
| 竞争 | 競爭 | jìng zhēng | to compete |
| 竟然 | jìng rán | unexpectedly | |
| 镜子 | 鏡子 | jìng zi | mirror |
| 究竟 | jiū jìng | to go to the bottom of a matter | |
| 举办 | 舉辦 | jǔ bàn | to conduct |
| 拒绝 | 拒絕 | jù jué | to refuse |
| 距离 | 距離 | jù lí | distance |
| 开玩笑 | 開玩笑 | kāi wán xiào | to play a joke |
| 看法 | kàn fǎ | way of looking at a thing | |
| 考虑 | 考慮 | kǎo lǜ | to think over |
| 科学 | 科學 | kē xué | science |
| 棵 | kē | classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc | |
| 可怜 | 可憐 | kě lián | pitiful |
| 可是 | kě shì | but | |
| 可惜 | kě xī | it is a pity | |
| 肯定 | kěn dìng | to be certain | |
| 空气 | 空氣 | kōng qì | air |
| 恐怕 | kǒng pà | fear | |
| 苦 | kǔ | bitter | |
| 宽 | 寬 | kuān | surname Kuan |
| 困 | kùn | to trap | |
| 困难 | 困難 | kùn nan | difficult |
| 扩大 | 擴大 | kuò dà | to expand |
| 垃圾桶 | lā jī tǒng | rubbish bin | |
| 拉 | lā | to pull | |
| 辣 | 辢 | là | old variant of 辣 |
| 来不及 | 來不及 | lái bu jí | there's not enough time (to do sth) |
| 来得及 | 來得及 | lái de jí | to have enough time |
| 懒 | 嬾 | lǎn | variant of 懒 |
| 浪费 | 浪費 | làng fèi | to waste |
| 浪漫 | làng màn | romantic | |
| 老虎 | lǎo hǔ | tiger | |
| 冷静 | 冷靜 | lěng jìng | calm |
| 礼貌 | 禮貌 | lǐ mào | courtesy |
| 理发 | 理髮 | lǐ fà | to get a haircut |
| 理解 | lǐ jiě | to comprehend | |
| 理想 | lǐ xiǎng | an ideal | |
| 力气 | 力氣 | lì qi | strength |
| 厉害 | 厲害 | lì hai | (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible |
| 例如 | lì rú | for example | |
| 俩 | 倆 | liǎ | two (colloquial equivalent of 两个) |
| 连 | 連 | lián | surname Lian |
| 联系 | 聯係 | lián xì | variant of 联系 |
| 凉快 | 涼快 | liáng kuai | nice and cold |
| 亮 | liàng | bright | |
| 聊天 | liáo tiān | to chat | |
| 另外 | lìng wài | additional | |
| 流泪 | 流淚 | liú lèi | to shed tears |
| 流利 | liú lì | fluent | |
| 流行 | liú xíng | (of a contagious disease etc) to spread | |
| 留 | 㽞 | liú | old variant of 留 |
| 留学 | 留學 | liú xué | to study abroad |
| 律师 | 律師 | lǜ shī | lawyer |
| 乱 | 亂 | luàn | in confusion or disorder |
| 麻烦 | 麻煩 | má fan | trouble |
| 马虎 | 馬虎 | mǎ hu | careless |
| 满 | 滿 | mǎn | Manchu ethnic group |
| 毛巾 | máo jīn | towel | |
| 美丽 | 美麗 | měi lì | beautiful |
| 梦 | 夢 | mèng | dream |
| 密码 | 密碼 | mì mǎ | cipher |
| 免费 | 免費 | miǎn fèi | free (of charge) |
| 民族 | mín zú | nationality | |
| 母亲 | 母親 | mǔ qīn | mother |
| 目的 | mù dì | purpose | |
| 耐心 | nài xīn | to be patient | |
| 难道 | 難道 | nán dào | don't tell me ... |
| 难受 | 難受 | nán shòu | to feel unwell |
| 内 | 內 | nèi | inside |
| 内容 | 內容 | nèi róng | content |
| 能力 | néng lì | capability | |
| 年龄 | 年齡 | nián líng | (a person's) age |
| 农村 | 農村 | nóng cūn | rural area |
| 弄 | lòng | lane | |
| 暖和 | nuǎn huo | warm | |
| 偶尔 | 偶爾 | ǒu ěr | occasionally |
| 排列 | pái liè | to arrange in order | |
| 判断 | 判斷 | pàn duàn | to judge |
| 陪 | péi | to accompany | |
| 批评 | 批評 | pī píng | to criticize |
| 皮肤 | 皮膚 | pí fū | skin |
| 脾气 | 脾氣 | pí qi | character |
| 篇 | piān | sheet | |
| 骗 | 騙 | piàn | to cheat |
| 乒乓球 | pīng pāng qiú | table tennis | |
| 平时 | 平時 | píng shí | ordinarily |
| 瓶子 | píng zi | bottle | |
| 破 | pò | broken | |
| 普遍 | pǔ biàn | universal | |
| 其次 | qí cì | next | |
| 其中 | qí zhōng | among | |
| 起飞 | 起飛 | qǐ fēi | (of an aircraft) to take off |
| 起来 | 起來 | qǐ lai | to stand up |
| 气候 | 氣候 | qì hòu | (meteorology) climate |
| 千万 | 千萬 | qiān wàn | ten million |
| 签证 | 簽證 | qiān zhèng | visa |
| 墙 | 墻 | qiáng | variant of 墙, wall |
| 敲 | qiāo | to hit | |
| 桥 | 橋 | qiáo | bridge |
| 巧克力 | qiǎo kè lì | chocolate (loanword) | |
| 亲戚 | 親戚 | qīn qi | a relative (i.e. family relation) |
| 轻 | 輕 | qīng | light |
| 轻松 | 輕鬆 | qīng sōng | light |
| 情况 | 情況 | qíng kuàng | circumstances |
| 请假 | 請假 | qǐng jià | to request leave of absence |
| 请客 | 請客 | qǐng kè | to give a dinner party |
| 穷 | 窮 | qióng | poor |
| 区别 | 區別 | qū bié | difference |
| 取 | qǔ | to take | |
| 全部 | quán bù | whole | |
| 缺点 | 缺點 | quē diǎn | weak point |
| 缺少 | quē shǎo | lack | |
| 却 | 㕁 | què | old variant of 却 |
| 确实 | 確實 | què shí | indeed |
| 群 | 羣 | qún | variant of 群 |
| 然而 | rán ér | however | |
| 热闹 | 熱鬧 | rè nao | bustling with noise and excitement |
| 人民币 | 人民幣 | rén mín bì | Renminbi (RMB) |
| 任何 | rèn hé | any | |
| 任务 | 任務 | rèn wu | mission |
| 扔 | rēng | to throw | |
| 仍然 | réng rán | still | |
| 日记 | 日記 | rì jì | diary |
| 入口 | rù kǒu | entrance | |
| 软 | 軟 | ruǎn | soft |
| 散步 | sàn bù | to take a walk | |
| 森林 | sēn lín | forest | |
| 沙发 | 沙發 | shā fā | sofa (loanword) |
| 伤心 | 傷心 | shāng xīn | to grieve |
| 商量 | shāng liang | to consult | |
| 稍微 | shāo wēi | a little bit | |
| 社会 | 社會 | shè huì | society |
| 申请 | 申請 | shēn qǐng | to apply for sth |
| 深 | 㴱 | shēn | old variant of 深 |
| 甚至 | shèn zhì | even | |
| 生活 | shēng huó | to live | |
| 生命 | shēng mìng | life (as the characteristic of living beings) | |
| 省 | shěng | to save | |
| 剩 | shèng | to remain | |
| 失败 | 失敗 | shī bài | to be defeated |
| 失望 | shī wàng | disappointed | |
| 师傅 | 師傅 | shī fu | master |
| 狮子 | 獅子 | shī zǐ | Leo (star sign) |
| 湿润 | 濕潤 | shī rùn | moist |
| 十分 | shí fēn | very | |
| 实际 | 實際 | shí jì | reality |
| 实在 | 實在 | shí zài | really |
| 食品 | shí pǐn | foodstuff | |
| 使用 | shǐ yòng | to use | |
| 世纪 | 世紀 | shì jì | century |
| 市场 | 市場 | shì chǎng | marketplace |
| 试 | 試 | shì | to test |
| 适合 | 適合 | shì hé | to fit |
| 适应 | 適應 | shì yìng | to adapt |
| 收 | shōu | to receive | |
| 收入 | shōu rù | to take in | |
| 收拾 | shōu shi | to put in order | |
| 首都 | shǒu dū | capital (city) | |
| 首先 | shǒu xiān | first (of all) | |
| 受不了 | shòu bù liǎo | unbearable | |
| 受到 | shòu dào | to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc) | |
| 售货员 | 售貨員 | shòu huò yuán | salesperson |
| 输 | 輸 | shū | to lose |
| 熟悉 | shú xī | to be familiar with | |
| 数量 | 數量 | shù liàng | amount |
| 数字 | 數字 | shù zì | numeral |
| 帅 | 帥 | shuài | surname Shuai |
| 顺便 | 順便 | shùn biàn | conveniently |
| 顺利 | 順利 | shùn lì | smoothly |
| 顺序 | 順序 | shùn xù | sequence |
| 说明 | 說明 | shuō míng | to explain |
| 硕士 | 碩士 | shuò shì | master's degree |
| 死 | sǐ | to die | |
| 速度 | sù dù | speed | |
| 塑料袋 | sù liào dài | plastic bag | |
| 酸 | suān | sour | |
| 算 | suàn | to regard as | |
| 随便 | 隨便 | suí biàn | as one wishes |
| 随着 | 隨著 | suí zhe | along with |
| 孙子 | 孫子 | sūn zǐ | Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孙武 (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孙子兵法, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书 |
| 所有 | suǒ yǒu | all | |
| 台 | tái | Taiwan (abbr.) | |
| 抬 | tái | to lift | |
| 态度 | 態度 | tài du | manner |
| 谈 | 談 | tán | surname Tan |
| 汤 | 湯 | tāng | surname Tang |
| 躺 | tǎng | to recline | |
| 趟 | 䠀 | tāng | old variant of 趟 |
| 讨论 | 討論 | tǎo lùn | to discuss |
| 讨厌 | 討厭 | tǎo yàn | to dislike |
| 特点 | 特點 | tè diǎn | characteristic (feature) |
| 提供 | tí gōng | to offer | |
| 提前 | tí qián | to shift to an earlier date | |
| 提醒 | tí xǐng | to remind | |
| 填空 | tián kòng | to fill a job vacancy | |
| 条件 | 條件 | tiáo jiàn | condition |
| 停止 | tíng zhǐ | to stop | |
| 挺 | tǐng | straight | |
| 通过 | 通過 | tōng guò | to pass through |
| 通知 | tōng zhī | to notify | |
| 同情 | tóng qíng | to sympathize with | |
| 推 | tuī | to push | |
| 推迟 | 推遲 | tuī chí | to postpone |
| 脱 | 脫 | tuō | to shed |
| 袜子 | 襪子 | wà zi | socks |
| 完全 | wán quán | complete | |
| 网球 | 網球 | wǎng qiú | tennis |
| 网站 | 網站 | wǎng zhàn | website |
| 往 | wǎng | to go (in a direction) | |
| 往往 | wǎng wǎng | usually | |
| 危险 | 危險 | wēi xiǎn | danger |
| 味道 | wèi dao | flavor | |
| 温度 | 溫度 | wēn dù | temperature |
| 文章 | wén zhāng | article | |
| 握手 | wò shǒu | to shake hands | |
| 污染 | wū rǎn | to pollute | |
| 无 | 無 | wú | not to have |
| 无聊 | 無聊 | wú liáo | bored |
| 无论 | 無論 | wú lùn | no matter what or how |
| 误会 | 誤會 | wù huì | to misunderstand |
| 吸引 | xī yǐn | to attract | |
| 洗衣机 | 洗衣機 | xǐ yī jī | washing machine |
| 西红柿 | 西紅柿 | xī hóng shì | tomato |
| 咸 | xián | surname Xian | |
| 现代 | 現代 | xiàn dài | Hyundai, South Korean company |
| 限制 | xiàn zhì | to restrict | |
| 羡慕 | 羨慕 | xiàn mù | to envy |
| 相反 | xiāng fǎn | opposite | |
| 香 | xiāng | fragrant | |
| 详细 | 詳細 | xiáng xì | detailed |
| 响 | 響 | xiǎng | echo |
| 消息 | xiāo xi | news | |
| 小说 | 小說 | xiǎo shuō | novel |
| 效果 | xiào guǒ | result | |
| 笑话 | 笑話 | xiào hua | joke |
| 心情 | xīn qíng | mood | |
| 辛苦 | xīn kǔ | exhausting | |
| 信任 | xìn rèn | to trust | |
| 信心 | xìn xīn | confidence | |
| 信用卡 | xìn yòng kǎ | credit card | |
| 行 | háng | row | |
| 醒 | xǐng | to wake up | |
| 兴奋 | 興奮 | xīng fèn | excited |
| 幸福 | xìng fú | happiness | |
| 性别 | 性別 | xìng bié | gender |
| 性格 | xìng gé | nature | |
| 修 | xiū | surname Xiu | |
| 许多 | 許多 | xǔ duō | many |
| 血 | xuè | blood | |
| 压力 | 壓力 | yā lì | pressure |
| 牙膏 | yá gāo | toothpaste | |
| 亚洲 | 亞洲 | yà zhōu | Asia (abbr. for 亚细亚洲) |
| 呀 | ya | (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) | |
| 严格 | 嚴格 | yán gé | strict |
| 严重 | 嚴重 | yán zhòng | grave |
| 研究生 | yán jiū shēng | graduate student | |
| 盐 | 鹽 | yán | salt |
| 演出 | yǎn chū | to act (in a play) | |
| 演员 | 演員 | yǎn yuán | actor or actress |
| 阳光 | 陽光 | yáng guāng | sunshine |
| 养成 | 養成 | yǎng chéng | to cultivate |
| 样子 | 樣子 | yàng zi | appearance |
| 邀请 | 邀請 | yāo qǐng | to invite |
| 钥匙 | 鑰匙 | yào shi | key |
| 也许 | 也許 | yě xǔ | perhaps |
| 叶子 | 葉子 | yè zi | leaf |
| 页 | 頁 | xié | head |
| 一切 | yī qiè | everything | |
| 以 | 㕥 | yǐ | old variant of 以 |
| 亿 | 億 | yì | 100 million |
| 艺术 | 藝術 | yì shù | art |
| 意见 | 意見 | yì jiàn | idea |
| 因此 | yīn cǐ | thus | |
| 引起 | yǐn qǐ | to give rise to | |
| 饮料 | 飲料 | yǐn liào | drink |
| 印象 | yìn xiàng | impression (sth that stays in one's mind) | |
| 赢 | 贏 | yíng | to beat |
| 硬 | yìng | hard | |
| 永远 | 永遠 | yǒng yuǎn | forever |
| 勇敢 | yǒng gǎn | brave | |
| 优点 | 優點 | yōu diǎn | merit |
| 优秀 | 優秀 | yōu xiù | outstanding |
| 幽默 | yōu mò | (loanword) humor | |
| 尤其 | yóu qí | especially | |
| 由 | yóu | to follow | |
| 由于 | 由於 | yóu yú | due to |
| 有趣 | yǒu qù | interesting | |
| 友好 | yǒu hǎo | Youhao district of Yichun city 市, Heilongjiang | |
| 友谊 | 友誼 | yǒu yì | companionship |
| 于是 | 於是 | yú shì | thereupon |
| 愉快 | yú kuài | cheerful | |
| 与 | 與 | yú | variant of 欤 |
| 羽毛球 | yǔ máo qiú | shuttlecock | |
| 语法 | 語法 | yǔ fǎ | grammar |
| 语言 | 語言 | yǔ yán | language |
| 预习 | 預習 | yù xí | to prepare a lesson |
| 原来 | 原來 | yuán lái | original |
| 原谅 | 原諒 | yuán liàng | to excuse |
| 原因 | yuán yīn | cause | |
| 圆 | 圓 | yuán | circle |
| 约会 | 約會 | yuē huì | appointment |
| 阅读 | 閱讀 | yuè dú | to read |
| 允许 | 允許 | yǔn xǔ | to permit |
| 杂志 | 雜誌 | zá zhì | magazine |
| 咱们 | 咱們 | zán men | we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) |
| 暂时 | 暫時 | zàn shí | temporary |
| 脏 | 臟 | zàng | viscera |
| 责任 | 責任 | zé rèn | responsibility |
| 增加 | zēng jiā | to raise | |
| 增长 | 增長 | zēng zhǎng | to grow |
| 窄 | zhǎi | narrow | |
| 长城 | 長城 | cháng chéng | the Great Wall |
| 长江 | 長江 | cháng jiāng | Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang |
| 招聘 | zhāo pìn | to invite applications for a job | |
| 著名 | zhù míng | famous | |
| 真正 | zhēn zhèng | genuine | |
| 整理 | zhěng lǐ | to arrange | |
| 整齐 | 整齊 | zhěng qí | orderly |
| 正常 | zhèng cháng | regular | |
| 正好 | zhèng hǎo | just (in time) | |
| 正确 | 正確 | zhèng què | correct |
| 正式 | zhèng shì | formal | |
| 证明 | 證明 | zhèng míng | proof |
| 之 | zhī | (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) | |
| 支持 | zhī chí | to be in favor of | |
| 知识 | 知識 | zhī shi | knowledge |
| 直接 | zhí jiē | direct (opposite: indirect 间接) | |
| 值得 | zhí de | to be worth | |
| 职业 | 職業 | zhí yè | occupation |
| 植物 | zhí wù | plant | |
| 只好 | zhǐ hǎo | to have no other option but to ... | |
| 只要 | zhǐ yào | if only | |
| 指 | zhǐ | finger | |
| 至少 | zhì shǎo | at least | |
| 制造 | 製造 | zhì zào | to manufacture |
| 质量 | 質量 | zhì liàng | quality |
| 中文 | zhōng wén | Chinese language | |
| 重点 | 重點 | chóng diǎn | to recount (e.g. results of election) |
| 重视 | 重視 | zhòng shì | to attach importance to sth |
| 重新 | chóng xīn | again | |
| 周围 | 周圍 | zhōu wéi | environs |
| 猪 | 豬 | zhū | hog |
| 逐渐 | 逐漸 | zhú jiàn | gradually |
| 主动 | 主動 | zhǔ dòng | to take the initiative |
| 主意 | zhǔ yi | plan | |
| 祝贺 | 祝賀 | zhù hè | to congratulate |
| 专门 | 專門 | zhuān mén | specialist |
| 专业 | 專業 | zhuān yè | specialty |
| 赚 | 賺 | zhuàn | to earn |
| 撞 | zhuàng | to knock against | |
| 准确 | 準確 | zhǔn què | accurate |
| 准时 | 準時 | zhǔn shí | on time |
| 仔细 | 仔細 | zǐ xì | careful |
| 自然 | zì rán | nature | |
| 总结 | 總結 | zǒng jié | to sum up |
| 租 | zū | to hire | |
| 组成 | 組成 | zǔ chéng | to form |
| 组织 | 組織 | zǔ zhī | to organize |
| 嘴 | zuǐ | mouth | |
| 最好 | zuì hǎo | best | |
| 最后 | 最後 | zuì hòu | final |
| 尊重 | zūn zhòng | to esteem | |
| 作者 | zuò zhě | author | |
| 座 | zuò | seat | |
| 座位 | zuò wèi | seat | |
| 做生意 | zuò shēng yì | to do business |
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