HSK 3.0 vocabulary
HSK 3.0 Level 2 Vocabulary List
All 750 words for the HSK 3.0 Level 2 exam — the second band of the 2021 HSK standard, covering simple daily conversations. Every word links to a full entry with example sentences, pinyin, and traditional characters.
| Word | Traditional | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 出租车 | 出租車 | chū zū chē | taxi |
| 饭馆 | 飯館 | fàn guǎn | restaurant |
| 分钟 | 分鐘 | fēn zhōng | minute |
| 狗 | gǒu | dog | |
| 猫 | 貓 | māo | cat |
| 漂亮 | piào liang | pretty | |
| 喂 | wéi | hello (when answering the phone) | |
| 椅子 | yǐ zi | chair | |
| 怎么样 | 怎麼樣 | zěn me yàng | how? |
| 帮助 | 幫助 | bāng zhù | assistance |
| 报纸 | 報紙 | bào zhǐ | newspaper |
| 便宜 | biàn yí | convenient | |
| 船 | 舩 | chuán | variant of 船 |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone | |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but | |
| 得 | dé | to obtain | |
| 懂 | dǒng | to understand | |
| 公共汽车 | 公共汽車 | gōng gòng qì chē | bus |
| 公斤 | gōng jīn | kilogram (kg) | |
| 公司 | gōng sī | company | |
| 黑 | hēi | abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龙江 | |
| 红 | 紅 | hóng | surname Hong |
| 欢迎 | 歡迎 | huān yíng | to welcome |
| 件 | jiàn | item | |
| 教室 | jiào shì | classroom | |
| 近 | jìn | near | |
| 可能 | kě néng | might (happen) | |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can | |
| 快乐 | 快樂 | kuài lè | happy |
| 离 | chī | mythical beast (archaic) | |
| 旅游 | 旅遊 | lǚ yóu | trip |
| 卖 | 賣 | mài | to sell |
| 千 | qiān | thousand | |
| 晴 | qíng | clear | |
| 让 | 讓 | ràng | to yield |
| 事情 | shì qing | affair | |
| 手表 | 手錶 | shǒu biǎo | wristwatch |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore | |
| 它 | tā | it | |
| 题 | 題 | tí | surname Ti |
| 完 | wán | to finish | |
| 为 | 為 | wéi | as (in the capacity of) |
| 问题 | 問題 | wèn tí | question |
| 向 | xiàng | surname Xiang | |
| 姓 | xìng | family name | |
| 雪 | xuě | surname Xue | |
| 颜色 | 顏色 | yán sè | color |
| 眼睛 | yǎn jing | eye | |
| 药 | 葯 | yào | leaf of the iris |
| 已经 | 已經 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 意思 | yì si | idea | |
| 因为 | 因為 | yīn wèi | because |
| 阴 | 陰 | yīn | surname Yin |
| 鱼 | 魚 | yú | surname Yu |
| 运动 | 運動 | yùn dòng | to move |
| 长 | 長 | cháng | length |
| 自行车 | 自行車 | zì xíng chē | bicycle |
| 啊 | ā | interjection of surprise | |
| 安静 | 安靜 | ān jìng | quiet |
| 办法 | 辦法 | bàn fǎ | means |
| 办公室 | 辦公室 | bàn gōng shì | office |
| 饱 | 飽 | bǎo | to eat till full |
| 北方 | běi fāng | north | |
| 必须 | 必須 | bì xū | to have to |
| 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 |
| 超市 | chāo shì | supermarket (abbr. for 超级市场) | |
| 成绩 | 成績 | chéng jì | achievement |
| 出现 | 出現 | chū xiàn | to appear |
| 词语 | 詞語 | cí yǔ | word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) |
| 打算 | dǎ suàn | to plan | |
| 带 | 帶 | dài | band |
| 地铁 | 地鐵 | dì tiě | underground railway |
| 灯 | 燈 | dēng | lamp |
| 低 | dī | low | |
| 动物 | 動物 | dòng wù | animal |
| 短 | duǎn | short | |
| 段 | duàn | surname Duan | |
| 多么 | 多麼 | duō me | how (wonderful etc) |
| 而且 | ér qiě | (not only ...) but also | |
| 发现 | 發現 | fā xiàn | to notice |
| 方便 | fāng biàn | convenient | |
| 放心 | fàng xīn | to feel relieved | |
| 复习 | 復習 | fù xí | to review |
| 刚才 | 剛才 | gāng cái | just now |
| 更 | gēng | to change or replace | |
| 公园 | 公園 | gōng yuán | park (for public recreation) |
| 故事 | gù shì | old practice | |
| 关心 | 關心 | guān xīn | to be concerned about |
| 过去 | 過去 | guò qù | (in the) past |
| 河 | hé | river | |
| 黑板 | hēi bǎn | blackboard | |
| 护照 | 護照 | hù zhào | passport |
| 花园 | 花園 | huā yuán | garden |
| 画 | 畫 | huà | to draw |
| 换 | 換 | huàn | to exchange |
| 黄 | 黃 | huáng | surname Huang or Hwang |
| 或者 | huò zhě | or | |
| 机会 | 機會 | jī huì | opportunity |
| 检查 | 檢查 | jiǎn chá | inspection |
| 健康 | jiàn kāng | health | |
| 讲 | 講 | jiǎng | to speak |
| 角 | jué | surname Jue | |
| 脚 | 腳 | jiǎo | foot |
| 接 | jiē | to receive | |
| 节目 | 節目 | jié mù | program |
| 节日 | 節日 | jié rì | holiday |
| 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 |
| 举行 | 舉行 | jǔ xíng | to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc) |
| 句子 | jù zi | sentence | |
| 可爱 | 可愛 | kě ài | adorable |
| 刻 | kè | quarter (hour) | |
| 客人 | kè rén | visitor | |
| 哭 | kū | to cry | |
| 筷子 | kuài zi | chopsticks | |
| 蓝 | 藍 | lán | surname Lan |
| 离开 | 離開 | lí kāi | to depart |
| 礼物 | 禮物 | lǐ wù | gift |
| 脸 | 臉 | liǎn | face |
| 练习 | 練習 | liàn xí | to practice |
| 辆 | 輛 | liàng | classifier for vehicles |
| 绿 | 綠 | lǜ | green |
| 满意 | 滿意 | mǎn yì | satisfied |
| 米 | mǐ | surname Mi | |
| 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 | |
| 普通话 | 普通話 | pǔ tōng huà | Mandarin (common language) |
| 其他 | qí tā | other | |
| 骑 | 騎 | jì | (Tw) saddle horse |
| 清楚 | qīng chu | clear | |
| 然后 | 然後 | rán hòu | then |
| 热情 | 熱情 | rè qíng | cordial |
| 认为 | 認為 | rèn wéi | to believe |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if | |
| 声音 | 聲音 | shēng yīn | voice |
| 舒服 | shū fu | comfortable | |
| 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 |
| 特别 | 特別 | tè bié | unusual |
| 疼 | téng | (it) hurts | |
| 提高 | tí gāo | to raise | |
| 体育 | 體育 | tǐ yù | sports |
| 条 | 條 | tiáo | strip |
| 同事 | tóng shì | colleague | |
| 头发 | 頭髮 | tóu fa | hair (on the head) |
| 腿 | tuǐ | leg | |
| 完成 | wán chéng | to complete | |
| 碗 | 㼝 | wǎn | variant of 碗 |
| 万 | mò | used in 俟 | |
| 为什么 | 為什麼 | wèi shén me | why? |
| 位 | wèi | position | |
| 习惯 | 習慣 | xí guàn | habit |
| 洗澡 | xǐ zǎo | to bathe | |
| 相同 | xiāng tóng | identical | |
| 相信 | xiāng xìn | to be convinced (that sth is true) | |
| 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 |
| 信 | xìn | letter | |
| 要求 | yāo qiú | to request | |
| 一般 | yī bān | same | |
| 一定 | yī dìng | surely | |
| 一共 | yī gòng | altogether | |
| 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 |
| 又 | yòu | (once) again | |
| 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 | |
| 照顾 | 照顧 | zhào gu | to take care of |
| 照片 | zhào piàn | photograph | |
| 只 | zhǐ | only | |
| 周末 | 週末 | zhōu mò | weekend |
| 主要 | zhǔ yào | main | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 安全 | ān quán | safe | |
| 报名 | 報名 | bào míng | to sign up |
| 笔记本 | 筆記本 | bǐ jì běn | notebook (stationery) |
| 遍 | 徧 | biàn | variant of 遍 |
| 不但 | bù dàn | not only (... but also ...) | |
| 不过 | 不過 | bù guò | only |
| 部分 | bù fen | part | |
| 参观 | 參觀 | cān guān | to look around |
| 差不多 | chà bu duō | almost | |
| 场 | 場 | cháng | threshing floor |
| 超过 | 超過 | chāo guò | to surpass |
| 成为 | 成為 | chéng wéi | to become |
| 出发 | 出發 | chū fā | to set off |
| 出生 | chū shēng | to be born | |
| 词典 | 詞典 | cí diǎn | dictionary |
| 打印 | dǎ yìn | to affix a seal | |
| 当 | 噹 | dāng | (onom.) dong |
| 当时 | 當時 | dāng shí | then |
| 到处 | 到處 | dào chù | everywhere |
| 地球 | dì qiú | the earth | |
| 掉 | diào | to fall | |
| 对话 | 對話 | duì huà | to talk (with sb) |
| 对面 | 對面 | duì miàn | (sitting) opposite |
| 发 | 發 | fā | to send out |
| 方法 | fāng fǎ | method | |
| 方面 | fāng miàn | respect | |
| 方向 | fāng xiàng | direction | |
| 份 | fèn | classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc | |
| 改变 | 改變 | gǎi biàn | to change |
| 感动 | 感動 | gǎn dòng | to move (sb) |
| 感觉 | 感覺 | gǎn jué | feeling |
| 感谢 | 感謝 | gǎn xiè | (express) thanks |
| 干杯 | 乾杯 | gān bēi | to drink a toast |
| 刚刚 | 剛剛 | gāng gang | just recently |
| 高级 | 高級 | gāo jí | high level |
| 个子 | 個子 | gè zi | height |
| 公里 | gōng lǐ | kilometer | |
| 够 | 夠 | gòu | enough (sufficient) |
| 故意 | gù yì | deliberately | |
| 顾客 | 顧客 | gù kè | customer |
| 广告 | 廣告 | guǎng gào | to advertise |
| 国际 | 國際 | guó jì | international |
| 好处 | 好處 | hǎo chǔ | easy to get along with |
| 好像 | hǎo xiàng | as if | |
| 合适 | 合適 | hé shì | suitable |
| 后来 | 後來 | hòu lái | afterwards |
| 忽然 | hū rán | suddenly | |
| 活动 | 活動 | huó dòng | to exercise |
| 计划 | 計劃 | jì huà | plan |
| 假 | gēi | used in 掰 | |
| 交 | jiāo | to hand over | |
| 交通 | jiāo tōng | to be connected | |
| 饺子 | 餃子 | jiǎo zi | dumpling |
| 教育 | jiào yù | to educate | |
| 接受 | jiē shòu | to accept | |
| 结果 | 結果 | jiē guǒ | to bear fruit |
| 进行 | 進行 | jìn xíng | to advance |
| 看法 | kàn fǎ | way of looking at a thing | |
| 科学 | 科學 | kē xué | science |
| 可是 | kě shì | but | |
| 空气 | 空氣 | kōng qì | air |
| 拉 | lā | to pull | |
| 理想 | lǐ xiǎng | an ideal | |
| 例如 | lì rú | for example | |
| 凉快 | 涼快 | liáng kuai | nice and cold |
| 亮 | liàng | bright | |
| 流利 | liú lì | fluent | |
| 流行 | liú xíng | (of a contagious disease etc) to spread | |
| 留 | 㽞 | liú | old variant of 留 |
| 满 | 滿 | mǎn | Manchu ethnic group |
| 目的 | mù dì | purpose | |
| 难受 | 難受 | nán shòu | to feel unwell |
| 弄 | lòng | lane | |
| 篇 | piān | sheet | |
| 平时 | 平時 | píng shí | ordinarily |
| 瓶子 | píng zi | bottle | |
| 其中 | qí zhōng | among | |
| 起飞 | 起飛 | qǐ fēi | (of an aircraft) to take off |
| 墙 | 墻 | qiáng | variant of 墙, wall |
| 轻 | 輕 | qīng | light |
| 请客 | 請客 | qǐng kè | to give a dinner party |
| 取 | qǔ | to take | |
| 全部 | quán bù | whole | |
| 入口 | rù kǒu | entrance | |
| 商量 | shāng liang | to consult | |
| 生活 | shēng huó | to live | |
| 省 | shěng | to save | |
| 十分 | shí fēn | very | |
| 实际 | 實際 | shí jì | reality |
| 实在 | 實在 | shí zài | really |
| 使用 | shǐ yòng | to use | |
| 收 | shōu | to receive | |
| 收入 | shōu rù | to take in | |
| 受到 | shòu dào | to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc) | |
| 数字 | 數字 | shù zì | numeral |
| 顺利 | 順利 | shùn lì | smoothly |
| 说明 | 說明 | shuō míng | to explain |
| 算 | suàn | to regard as | |
| 随便 | 隨便 | suí biàn | as one wishes |
| 所有 | suǒ yǒu | all | |
| 态度 | 態度 | tài du | manner |
| 讨论 | 討論 | tǎo lùn | to discuss |
| 特点 | 特點 | tè diǎn | characteristic (feature) |
| 条件 | 條件 | tiáo jiàn | condition |
| 挺 | tǐng | straight | |
| 通过 | 通過 | tōng guò | to pass through |
| 通知 | tōng zhī | to notify | |
| 推 | tuī | to push | |
| 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) | |
| 味道 | wèi dao | flavor | |
| 温度 | 溫度 | wēn dù | temperature |
| 洗衣机 | 洗衣機 | xǐ yī jī | washing machine |
| 响 | 響 | xiǎng | echo |
| 小说 | 小說 | xiǎo shuō | novel |
| 笑话 | 笑話 | xiào hua | joke |
| 心情 | xīn qíng | mood | |
| 信心 | xìn xīn | confidence | |
| 信用卡 | xìn yòng kǎ | credit card | |
| 许多 | 許多 | xǔ duō | many |
| 样子 | 樣子 | yàng zi | appearance |
| 也许 | 也許 | yě xǔ | perhaps |
| 亿 | 億 | yì | 100 million |
| 意见 | 意見 | yì jiàn | idea |
| 永远 | 永遠 | yǒng yuǎn | forever |
| 友好 | yǒu hǎo | Youhao district of Yichun city 市, Heilongjiang | |
| 语言 | 語言 | yǔ yán | language |
| 原来 | 原來 | yuán lái | original |
| 原因 | yuán yīn | cause | |
| 咱们 | 咱們 | zán men | we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to) |
| 脏 | 臟 | zàng | viscera |
| 真正 | zhēn zhèng | genuine | |
| 正常 | zhèng cháng | regular | |
| 正好 | zhèng hǎo | just (in time) | |
| 正确 | 正確 | zhèng què | correct |
| 直接 | zhí jiē | direct (opposite: indirect 间接) | |
| 只要 | zhǐ yào | if only | |
| 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 | |
| 准确 | 準確 | zhǔn què | accurate |
| 租 | zū | to hire | |
| 组成 | 組成 | zǔ chéng | to form |
| 嘴 | zuǐ | mouth | |
| 座 | zuò | seat | |
| 座位 | zuò wèi | seat | |
| 背 | 揹 | bēi | variant of 背 |
| 比如 | bǐ rú | for example | |
| 不好意思 | bù hǎo yì si | to feel embarrassed | |
| 不如 | bù rú | not equal to | |
| 称 | 稱 | chèn | to fit |
| 出口 | chū kǒu | an exit | |
| 吹 | chuī | to blow | |
| 答应 | 答應 | dā ying | to answer |
| 打工 | dǎ gōng | to work a temporary or casual job | |
| 单位 | 單位 | dān wèi | unit (of measure) |
| 倒 | dǎo | to fall | |
| 道理 | dào li | reason | |
| 等于 | 等於 | děng yú | to equal |
| 点头 | 點頭 | diǎn tóu | to nod |
| 短信 | duǎn xìn | text message | |
| 干活儿 | 幹活兒 | gàn huó r | erhua variant of 干活 |
| 公平 | gōng píng | fair | |
| 观点 | 觀點 | guān diǎn | point of view |
| 广场 | 廣場 | guǎng chǎng | public square |
| 喊 | hǎn | to yell | |
| 家庭 | jiā tíng | family | |
| 角度 | jiǎo dù | angle | |
| 接着 | 接著 | jiē zhe | to catch and hold on |
| 节 | 節 | jiē | see 节骨眼 |
| 举 | 擧 | jǔ | variant of 举 |
| 开心 | 開心 | kāi xīn | to feel happy |
| 可怕 | kě pà | awful | |
| 克 | kè | abbr. for 克罗地亚, Croatia | |
| 来自 | 來自 | lái zì | to come from (a place) |
| 明星 | míng xīng | star | |
| 难看 | 難看 | nán kàn | ugly |
| 排队 | 排隊 | pái duì | to line up |
| 排球 | pái qiú | volleyball | |
| 碰见 | 碰見 | pèng jiàn | to run into |
| 片 | piān | disk | |
| 平 | píng | surname Ping | |
| 平常 | píng cháng | ordinary | |
| 平等 | píng děng | equal | |
| 青少年 | qīng shào nián | adolescent | |
| 请求 | 請求 | qǐng qiú | to request |
| 人口 | rén kǒu | population | |
| 实习 | 實習 | shí xí | to practice |
| 实现 | 實現 | shí xiàn | to achieve |
| 食物 | shí wù | food | |
| 随时 | 隨時 | suí shí | at any time |
| 太太 | tài tai | married woman | |
| 套 | tào | to cover | |
| 提 | dī | used in 防 and 溜 | |
| 同时 | 同時 | tóng shí | at the same time |
| 闻 | 聞 | wén | surname Wen |
| 信号 | 信號 | xìn hào | signal |
| 信息 | xìn xī | information | |
| 行动 | 行動 | xíng dòng | operation |
| 行人 | xíng rén | pedestrian | |
| 行为 | 行為 | xíng wéi | action |
| 学期 | 學期 | xué qī | term |
| 夜 | 亱 | yè | variant of 夜 |
| 中心 | zhōng xīn | center | |
| 重复 | 重複 | chóng fù | to repeat |
| 主人 | zhǔ rén | master | |
| 装 | 裝 | zhuāng | adornment |
| 自由 | zì yóu | freedom | |
| 作文 | zuò wén | to write an essay | |
| 爱人 | 愛人 | ài ren | spouse (PRC) |
| 白色 | bái sè | white | |
| 班长 | 班長 | bān zhǎng | class monitor |
| 办 | 辦 | bàn | to do |
| 半夜 | bàn yè | midnight | |
| 比如说 | 比如說 | bǐ rú shuō | for example |
| 笔 | 筆 | bǐ | pen |
| 笔记 | 筆記 | bǐ jì | to take down (in writing) |
| 边 | 邊 | biān | side |
| 变 | 變 | biàn | to change |
| 变成 | 變成 | biàn chéng | to change into |
| 表 | biǎo | exterior surface | |
| 不错 | 不錯 | bù cuò | correct |
| 不够 | 不夠 | bù gòu | not enough |
| 不久 | bù jiǔ | not long (after) | |
| 不满 | 不滿 | bù mǎn | resentful |
| 不少 | bù shǎo | many | |
| 不太 | bù tài | Not too | |
| 不同 | bù tóng | different | |
| 不行 | bù xíng | won't do | |
| 不要 | bù yào | don't! | |
| 不一定 | bù yī dìng | not necessarily | |
| 不一会儿 | 不一會兒 | bù yīhuǐr5 | Take a short while |
| 草地 | cǎo dì | lawn | |
| 查 | zhā | surname Zha | |
| 常见 | 常見 | cháng jiàn | commonly seen |
| 常用 | cháng yòng | in common usage | |
| 车辆 | 車輛 | chē liàng | vehicle |
| 成 | chéng | surname Cheng | |
| 出国 | 出國 | chū guó | to go abroad |
| 出门 | 出門 | chū mén | to go out |
| 出院 | chū yuàn | to leave hospital | |
| 出租 | chū zū | to rent | |
| 春节 | 春節 | chūn jié | Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) |
| 春天 | chūn tiān | spring (season) | |
| 词 | 䛐 | cí | old variant of 词 |
| 从小 | 從小 | cóng xiǎo | from childhood |
| 大部分 | dà bù fen | in large part | |
| 大大 | dà dà | greatly | |
| 大多数 | 大多數 | dà duō shù | (great) majority |
| 大海 | dà hǎi | sea | |
| 大量 | dà liàng | great amount | |
| 大门 | 大門 | dà mén | the Doors, US rock band |
| 大人 | dà ren | adult | |
| 大声 | 大聲 | dà shēng | loud voice |
| 大小 | dà xiǎo | dimension | |
| 大衣 | dà yī | overcoat | |
| 大自然 | dà zì rán | nature (the natural world) | |
| 带来 | 帶來 | dài lái | to bring |
| 但 | dàn | but | |
| 蛋 | dàn | variant of 蜑 | |
| 道 | dào | road | |
| 道路 | dào lù | road | |
| 地铁站 | 地鐵站 | dì tiě zhàn | subway station |
| 的话 | 的話 | de huà | if (coming after a conditional clause) |
| 得出 | dé chū | to obtain (a result) | |
| 等到 | děng dào | to wait until | |
| 店 | diàn | inn | |
| 东北 | 東北 | dōng běi | Northeast China |
| 东方 | 東方 | dōng fāng | the East |
| 东南 | 東南 | dōng nán | southeast |
| 冬天 | dōng tiān | winter | |
| 懂得 | dǒng de | to understand | |
| 动物园 | 動物園 | dòng wù yuán | zoo |
| 读音 | 讀音 | dú yīn | pronunciation |
| 度 | dù | to pass | |
| 队 | 隊 | duì | squadron |
| 队长 | 隊長 | duì zhǎng | captain |
| 多久 | duō jiǔ | (of time) how long? | |
| 多数 | 多數 | duō shù | majority |
| 多云 | 多雲 | duō yún | cloudy (meteorology) |
| 方便面 | 方便麵 | fāng biàn miàn | instant noodles |
| 放下 | fàng xià | to lay down | |
| 分开 | 分開 | fēn kāi | to separate |
| 分数 | 分數 | fēn shù | (exam) grade |
| 封 | fēng | surname Feng | |
| 服务 | 服務 | fú wù | to serve |
| 该 | 該 | gāi | should |
| 改 | gǎi | to change | |
| 感到 | gǎn dào | to feel | |
| 刚 | 剛 | gāng | hard |
| 高中 | gāo zhōng | senior high school | |
| 公交车 | 公交車 | gōng jiāo chē | public transport vehicle |
| 公路 | gōng lù | highway | |
| 关机 | 關機 | guān jī | to turn off (a machine or device) |
| 过来 | 過來 | guò lái | to come over |
| 过年 | 過年 | guò nián | to celebrate the Chinese New Year |
| 海 | hǎi | surname Hai | |
| 海边 | 海邊 | hǎi biān | coast |
| 好多 | hǎo duō | many | |
| 好久 | hǎo jiǔ | quite a while | |
| 好人 | hǎo rén | good person | |
| 好事 | hǎo shì | good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed") | |
| 黑色 | hēi sè | black | |
| 红色 | 紅色 | hóng sè | red (color) |
| 湖 | hú | lake | |
| 画儿 | 畫兒 | huà r | picture |
| 画家 | 畫家 | huà jiā | painter |
| 坏处 | 壞處 | huài chu | harm |
| 坏人 | 壞人 | huài rén | bad person |
| 黄色 | 黃色 | huáng sè | yellow (color) |
| 回国 | 回國 | huí guó | to return to one's home country |
| 或 | huò | maybe | |
| 鸡 | 雞 | jī | fowl |
| 级 | 級 | jí | level |
| 急 | jí | urgent | |
| 计算机 | 計算機 | jì suàn jī | computer |
| 加 | jiā | Canada (abbr. for 大) | |
| 加油 | jiā yóu | to add oil | |
| 家长 | 家長 | jiā zhǎng | head of a household |
| 假期 | jià qī | vacation | |
| 见到 | 見到 | jiàn dào | to see |
| 见过 | 見過 | jiànguò | seen |
| 讲话 | 講話 | jiǎng huà | a speech |
| 交给 | 交給 | jiāo gěi | to give |
| 交朋友 | jiāo péng you | to make friends | |
| 叫作 | jiào zuò | to call | |
| 教师 | 教師 | jiào shī | teacher |
| 教学 | 教學 | jiāo xué | to teach (as a professor) |
| 接到 | jiē dào | to receive (letter etc) | |
| 接下来 | 接下來 | jiē xià lái | to accept |
| 街 | jiē | street | |
| 今后 | 今後 | jīn hòu | hereafter |
| 斤 | jīn | catty | |
| 进入 | 進入 | jìn rù | to enter |
| 酒 | jiǔ | wine (esp. rice wine) | |
| 酒店 | jiǔ diàn | wine shop | |
| 就要 | jiù yào | will | |
| 举手 | 舉手 | jǔ shǒu | to raise a hand |
| 句 | gōu | variant of 勾 | |
| 卡 | kǎ | to stop | |
| 开机 | 開機 | kāi jī | to start an engine |
| 开学 | 開學 | kāi xué | foundation of a University or College |
| 考生 | kǎo shēng | exam candidate | |
| 靠 | kào | to lean against or on | |
| 科 | kē | branch of study | |
| 科学家 | 科學家 | kē xué jiā | scientist |
| 课堂 | 課堂 | kè táng | classroom |
| 快餐 | kuài cān | fast food | |
| 快点儿 | 快點兒 | kuài diǎn r | erhua variant of 快点 |
| 快要 | kuài yào | nearly at the point of (doing sth) | |
| 蓝色 | 藍色 | lán sè | blue (color) |
| 篮球 | 籃球 | lán qiú | basketball |
| 老年 | lǎo nián | elderly | |
| 老朋友 | lǎo péng you | old friend | |
| 老是 | lǎo shi | always | |
| 里头 | 裡頭 | lǐ tou | inside |
| 例子 | lì zi | case | |
| 练 | 練 | liàn | to practice |
| 凉 | 涼 | liáng | the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西凉 (400-421) |
| 零下 | líng xià | below zero | |
| 流 | liú | to flow | |
| 留下 | liú xià | to leave behind | |
| 留学生 | 留學生 | liú xué shēng | student studying abroad |
| 路边 | 路邊 | lù biān | curb |
| 旅客 | lǚ kè | traveler | |
| 旅行 | lǚ xíng | to travel | |
| 绿色 | 綠色 | lǜ sè | green |
| 面 | miàn | face | |
| 面前 | miàn qián | in front of | |
| 名 | míng | name | |
| 名称 | 名稱 | míng chēng | name (of a thing) |
| 名单 | 名單 | míng dān | list of names |
| 拿出 | ná chū | to take out | |
| 拿到 | ná dào | to get | |
| 那会儿 | 那會兒 | nà huì r | at that time (in the past or the future) |
| 那么 | 那麼 | nà me | like that |
| 那时 | 那時 | nà shí | then |
| 那时候 | 那時候 | nà shí hou | at that time |
| 那样 | 那樣 | nà yàng | that kind |
| 南方 | nán fāng | south | |
| 难题 | 難題 | nán tí | difficult problem |
| 难听 | 難聽 | nán tīng | unpleasant to hear |
| 能够 | 能夠 | néng gòu | to be capable of |
| 爬 | pá | to crawl | |
| 怕 | pà | surname Pa | |
| 排 | pái | a row | |
| 碰 | 掽 | pèng | variant of 碰 |
| 碰到 | pèng dào | to come across | |
| 平安 | píng ān | safe and sound | |
| 瓶 | píng | bottle | |
| 普通 | pǔ tōng | common | |
| 骑车 | 騎車 | qí chē | to ride a bike (motorbike or bicycle) |
| 气 | 氣 | qì | gas |
| 气温 | 氣溫 | qì wēn | air temperature |
| 千克 | qiān kè | kilogram | |
| 前年 | qián nián | the year before last | |
| 青年 | qīng nián | youth | |
| 晴天 | qíng tiān | clear sky | |
| 秋天 | qiū tiān | autumn | |
| 求 | qiú | to seek | |
| 球场 | 球場 | qiú chǎng | stadium |
| 球队 | 球隊 | qiú duì | sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc) |
| 球鞋 | qiú xié | athletic shoes | |
| 取得 | qǔ dé | to acquire | |
| 全 | quán | surname Quan | |
| 全国 | 全國 | quán guó | whole nation |
| 全家 | quán jiā | whole family | |
| 全年 | quán nián | the whole year | |
| 全身 | quán shēn | the whole body | |
| 全体 | 全體 | quán tǐ | all |
| 人们 | 人們 | rén men | people |
| 人数 | 人數 | rén shù | number of people |
| 日报 | 日報 | rì bào | daily newspaper |
| 日子 | rì zi | day | |
| 商人 | shāng rén | merchant | |
| 上周 | shàng zhōu | last week | |
| 少年 | shào nián | early youth | |
| 少数 | 少數 | shǎo shù | small number |
| 身边 | 身邊 | shēn biān | at one's side |
| 什么样 | 什麼樣 | shén me yàng | what kind? |
| 生 | shēng | to be born | |
| 生词 | 生詞 | shēng cí | new word (in textbook) |
| 市 | shì | market | |
| 市长 | 市長 | shì zhǎng | mayor |
| 收到 | shōu dào | to receive | |
| 熟 | shú | ripe | |
| 数 | 數 | shǔ | to count |
| 送到 | sòng dào | Deliver | |
| 送给 | 送給 | sòng gěi | to send |
| 它们 | 它們 | tā men | they (for inanimate objects) |
| 提出 | tí chū | to raise (an issue) | |
| 提到 | tí dào | to mention | |
| 体育场 | 體育場 | tǐ yù chǎng | stadium |
| 体育馆 | 體育館 | tǐ yù guǎn | gym |
| 天上 | tiān shàng | celestial | |
| 听讲 | 聽講 | tīng jiǎng | to attend a lecture |
| 听说 | 聽說 | tīng shuō | to hear (sth said) |
| 停 | tíng | to stop | |
| 停车 | 停車 | tíng chē | to pull up (stop one's vehicle) |
| 停车场 | 停車場 | tíng chē chǎng | parking lot |
| 挺好 | tǐng hǎo | very good | |
| 通 | tōng | to go through | |
| 同样 | 同樣 | tóng yàng | same |
| 头 | 頭 | tóu | head |
| 图片 | 圖片 | tú piàn | picture |
| 外地 | wài dì | parts of the country other than where one is | |
| 外卖 | 外賣 | wài mài | (of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal |
| 晚安 | wǎn ān | Good night! | |
| 晚报 | 晚報 | wǎn bào | evening newspaper |
| 晚餐 | wǎn cān | evening meal | |
| 晚会 | 晚會 | wǎn huì | evening party |
| 网 | 網 | wǎng | net |
| 问路 | 問路 | wèn lù | to ask for directions |
| 午餐 | wǔ cān | lunch | |
| 午睡 | wǔ shuì | to take a nap | |
| 西北 | xī běi | Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang) | |
| 西餐 | xī cān | Western-style food | |
| 西方 | xī fāng | the West | |
| 西南 | xī nán | southwest | |
| 西医 | 西醫 | xī yī | Western medicine |
| 下雪 | xià xuě | to snow | |
| 下周 | 下週 | xià zhōu | next week |
| 夏天 | xià tiān | summer | |
| 相机 | 相機 | xiàng jī | camera (abbr. for 照相机) |
| 想到 | xiǎng dào | to think of | |
| 想法 | xiǎng fǎ | way of thinking | |
| 想起 | xiǎng qǐ | to recall | |
| 小声 | 小聲 | xiǎo shēng | in a low voice |
| 小时候 | 小時候 | xiǎo shí hou | in one's childhood |
| 小组 | 小組 | xiǎo zǔ | group |
| 校园 | 校園 | xiào yuán | campus |
| 笑话儿 | 笑話兒 | xiàohuar5 | Joke |
| 心里 | 心裡 | xīn li | chest |
| 心中 | xīn zhōng | central point | |
| 星星 | xīng xing | (coll.) a star | |
| 姓名 | xìng míng | surname and given name | |
| 休假 | xiū jià | to go on vacation | |
| 选 | 選 | xuǎn | to choose |
| 眼 | yǎn | eye | |
| 养 | 養 | yǎng | to raise (animals) |
| 药店 | 藥店 | yào diàn | pharmacy |
| 药片 | 藥片 | yào piàn | a (medicine) pill or tablet |
| 药水 | 藥水 | yào shuǐ | Yaksu in North Korea, near the border with Liaoning and Jiling province |
| 夜里 | 夜裡 | yè li | during the night |
| 一部分 | yī bù fen | portion | |
| 一点点 | 一點點 | yī diǎn diǎn | a little bit |
| 一路平安 | yī lù píng ān | to have a pleasant journey | |
| 一路顺风 | 一路順風 | yī lù shùn fēng | to have a pleasant journey (idiom) |
| 一生 | yī shēng | all one's life | |
| 以上 | yǐ shàng | that level or higher | |
| 以外 | yǐ wài | apart from | |
| 以下 | yǐ xià | that level or lower | |
| 阴天 | 陰天 | yīn tiān | cloudy day |
| 音节 | 音節 | yīn jié | syllable |
| 音乐会 | 音樂會 | yīn yuè huì | concert |
| 银行卡 | 銀行卡 | yín háng kǎ | bank card |
| 英文 | yīng wén | English (language) | |
| 英语 | 英語 | yīng yǔ | English (language) |
| 影片 | yǐng piàn | a copy of a film | |
| 油 | yóu | oil | |
| 游客 | 遊客 | yóu kè | traveler |
| 有点儿 | 有點兒 | yǒu diǎn r | slightly |
| 有空儿 | 有空兒 | yǒukòngr5 | available |
| 有人 | yǒu rén | someone | |
| 有一点儿 | 有一點兒 | yǒu yī diǎn r | a bit |
| 有意思 | yǒu yì si | interesting | |
| 院 | yuàn | courtyard | |
| 院长 | 院長 | yuàn zhǎng | the head of an institution whose name ends in 院 |
| 院子 | yuàn zi | courtyard | |
| 月份 | yuè fèn | month | |
| 越来越 | 越來越 | yuè lái yuè | more and more |
| 咱 | 偺 | zán | variant of 咱 |
| 早餐 | zǎo cān | breakfast | |
| 早晨 | zǎo chén | early morning | |
| 早就 | zǎo jiù | already at an earlier time | |
| 怎么办 | 怎麼辦 | zěn me bàn | what's to be done |
| 怎样 | 怎樣 | zěn yàng | how |
| 占 | 佔 | zhàn | variant of 占 |
| 站住 | zhàn zhù | to stand | |
| 长大 | 長大 | zhǎng dà | to grow up |
| 找出 | zhǎo chū | to find | |
| 照相 | zhào xiàng | to take a photograph | |
| 这么 | 這麼 | zhè me | so much |
| 这时 | 這時 | zhè shí | at this time |
| 这时候 | 這時候 | zhè shíhòu | At this moment |
| 这样 | 這樣 | zhè yàng | this kind of |
| 正是 | zhèng shì | is precisely | |
| 只能 | zhǐ néng | can only | |
| 纸 | 帋 | zhǐ | variant of 纸 |
| 中餐 | zhōng cān | lunch | |
| 中级 | 中級 | zhōng jí | middle level (in a hierarchy) |
| 中年 | zhōng nián | middle age | |
| 中小学 | 中小學 | zhōng xiǎo xué | middle and elementary school |
| 中医 | 中醫 | zhōng yī | traditional Chinese medical science |
| 周 | zhōu | surname Zhou | |
| 周年 | 週年 | zhōu nián | anniversary |
| 住房 | zhù fáng | housing | |
| 住院 | zhù yuàn | to be in hospital | |
| 走过 | 走過 | zǒu guò | to walk past |
| 走进 | 走進 | zǒu jìn | to enter |
| 走开 | 走開 | zǒu kāi | to leave |
| 组 | 組 | zǔ | surname Zu |
| 组长 | 組長 | zǔ zhǎng | group leader |
| 作家 | zuò jiā | author | |
| 做到 | zuò dào | to accomplish | |
| 做法 | zuò fǎ | way of handling sth | |
| 做饭 | 做飯 | zuò fàn | to prepare a meal |
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