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HSK 3 vocabulary: old vs new HSK 3.0
Study the new HSK 3 vocabulary with pinyin and English dictionary meanings, and see how the words compare with the old list.
The new syllabus contains 500 numbered entries at this level. This page shows 499 unique written forms; 269 are not listed at the same old level. The old-level comparison contains 68 forms not found at the same new level.
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Numbers are based on simplified written forms, not distinct meanings. A word that is new to a level may have moved from another level. Dictionary meanings are machine-matched by pinyin and show multiple senses, which may differ from the syllabus sense; some may be missing or require review.
New HSK 3 vocabulary list
499 words shown
| Chinese | Pinyin | Dictionary senses (English) | Old HSK level | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 阿姨 | āyí | maternal aunt; step-mother; childcare worker; nursemaid; woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child) | 3 | Same level |
| 矮 | ǎi | low; short (in length) | 3 | Same level |
| 爱人 | àiren | spouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC) | — | Not in same old level |
| 安静 | ānjìng | quiet; peaceful; calm | 3 | Same level |
| 安全 | ānquán | safe; secure; safety; security | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 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}) | 3 | Same level |
| 搬 | bān | to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift; to copy indiscriminately | 3 | Same level |
| 班级 | bānjí | class (group of students); grade (in school) | — | Not in same old level |
| 搬家 | bānjiā | to move house; to relocate; to remove (sth) | — | Not in same old level |
| 办 | bàn | to do; to manage; to handle; to go about; to run; to set up; to deal with | — | Not in same old level |
| 办法 | bànfǎ | means; method; way (of doing sth) | 3 | Same level |
| 办公室 | bàngōngshì | office; business premises; bureau | 3 | Same level |
| 半天 | bàntiān | half of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair | — | Not in same old level |
| 帮助 | bāngzhù | assistance; aid; to help; to assist | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 饱 | bǎo | to eat till full; satisfied | 3 | Same level |
| 报纸 | bàozhǐ | newspaper; newsprint | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 北 | běi | north; (classical) to be defeated | — | Not in same old level |
| 北方 | běifāng | north; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River | 3 | Same level |
| 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) | 3 | Same level |
| 笔记 | bǐjì | to take down (in writing); notes; a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches | — | Not in same old level |
| 比较 | bǐjiào | to compare; to contrast; comparatively; relatively; quite; comparison | 3 | Same level |
| 笔记本 | bǐjìběn | notebook (stationery); notebook (computing) | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 比如 | bǐrú | for example; for instance; such as | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 比赛 | bǐsài | competition (sports etc); match; to compete | 3 | Same level |
| 必须 | bìxū | to have to; must; compulsory; necessarily | 3 | Same level |
| 变 | biàn | to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion | — | Not in same old level |
| 遍 | biàn | variant of 遍; everywhere; all over; classifier for actions: one time | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 变成 | biànchéng | to change into; to turn into; to become | — | Not in same old level |
| 变化 | biànhuà | (intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation | 3 | Same level |
| 表演 | biǎoyǎn | play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate | 3 | Same level |
| 别的 | biéde | else; other | — | Not in same old level |
| 别人 | biérén | — | 3 | Same level |
| 宾馆 | bīnguǎn | guesthouse; lodge; hotel | 3 | Same level |
| 冰 | bīng | ice; to chill sth; (of an object or substance) to feel cold; (of a person) cold; unfriendly; (slang) methamphetamine; variant of 冰 | — | Not in same old level |
| 冰激凌 | bīngjīlíng | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 冰箱 | bīngxiāng | icebox; freezer cabinet; refrigerator | 3 | Same level |
| 病人 | bìngrén | sick person; patient; invalid | — | Not in same old level |
| 不但 | búdàn | — | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 不见 | bújiàn | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 不用 | búyòng | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 不同 | bù tóng | different; distinct; not the same; not alike | — | Not in same old level |
| 不久 | bùjiǔ | not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after | — | Not in same old level |
| 不行 | bùxíng | won't do; be out of the question; be no good; not work; not be capable | — | Not in same old level |
| 才 | cái | ability; talent; sb of a certain type; a capable individual; then and only then; just now; (before an expression of quantity) only; (variant of 才) just now; (variant of 才) (before an expression of quantity) only | 3 | Same level |
| 菜单 | càidān | menu | 3 | Same level |
| 参加 | cānjiā | to participate; to take part; to join | 3 | Same level |
| 草 | cǎo | variant of 草; grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough | 3 | Same level |
| 草地 | cǎodì | lawn; meadow; sod; turf | — | Not in same old level |
| 层 | céng | to pile on top of one another; layer; stratum; floor (of a building); story; (math.) sheaf; classifier for layers | 3 | Same level |
| 查 | chá | to research; to check; to investigate; to examine; to refer to; to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary) | — | Not in same old level |
| 差 | chà | different; wrong; mistaken; to fall short; to lack; not up to standard; inferior; Taiwan pr. [chā] | 3 | Same level |
| 差不多 | chàbuduō | almost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 尝 | cháng | to taste; to try (food); to experience; (literary) ever; once; to taste; to experience (variant of 尝); old variant of 尝 | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 常 | cháng | always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant | — | Not in same old level |
| 常见 | cháng jiàn | commonly seen; common; to see sth frequently | — | Not in same old level |
| 常用 | cháng yòng | in common usage | — | Not in same old level |
| 常常 | chángcháng | frequently; often | — | Not in same old level |
| 衬衫 | chènshān | shirt; blouse | 3 | Same level |
| 成绩 | chéngjì | achievement; performance records; grades | 3 | Same level |
| 城市 | chéngshì | city; town | 3 | Same level |
| 迟到 | chídào | to arrive late | 3 | Same level |
| 出发 | chūfā | to set off; to start (on a journey) | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 出生 | chūshēng | to be born | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 出院 | chūyuàn | to leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital | — | Not in same old level |
| 初中 | chūzhōng | junior high school (abbr. for 初级中学) | — | Not in same old level |
| 除了 | chúle | besides; apart from (... also...); in addition to; except (for) | 3 | Same level |
| 船 | chuán | variant of 船; boat; vessel; ship | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 春天 | chūntiān | spring (season) | — | Not in same old level |
| 词典 | cídiǎn | dictionary; also written 辞典 | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 聪明 | cōngmíng | — | 3 | Same level |
| 打扫 | dǎsǎo | to clean; to sweep | 3 | Same level |
| 打算 | dǎsuàn | to plan; to intend; to calculate; plan; intention; calculation | 3 | Same level |
| 大概 | dàgài | roughly; probably; rough; approximate; about; general idea | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 大人 | dàren | adult; grownup; title of respect toward superiors | — | Not in same old level |
| 大小 | dàxiǎo | dimension; magnitude; size; measurement; large and small; at any rate; adults and children; consideration of seniority | — | Not in same old level |
| 大熊猫 | dàxióngmāo | giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) | — | Not in same old level |
| 大衣 | dàyī | overcoat; topcoat; cloak | — | Not in same old level |
| 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 | 3 | Same level |
| 担心 | dānxīn | anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious | 3 | Same level |
| 蛋糕 | dàngāo | cake | 3 | Same level |
| 当然 | dāngrán | only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt | 3 | Same level |
| 到处 | dàochù | everywhere | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 得 | dé | to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 得到 | dédào | to get; to obtain; to receive | — | Not in same old level |
| 得分 | défēn | to score | — | Not in same old level |
| 的话 | dehuà | if (coming after a conditional clause) | — | Not in same old level |
| 灯 | dēng | lamp; light; lantern | 3 | Same level |
| 地 | dì | earth; ground; field; place; land | 3 | Same level |
| 地点 | dìdiǎn | place; site; location; venue | — | Not in same old level |
| 地方 | dìfang | area; place; space; room; territory | 3 | Same level |
| 地图 | dìtú | map | 3 | Same level |
| 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 | — | Not in same old level |
| 电梯 | diàntī | elevator; escalator | 3 | Same level |
| 电子书 | diànzǐshū | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 丢 | diū | to lose; to put aside; to throw | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 东 | dōng | east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord | 3 | Same level |
| 东北 | dōngběi | northeast | — | Not in same old level |
| 东方 | dōngfāng | east | — | Not in same old level |
| 东南 | dōngnán | southeast | — | Not in same old level |
| 冬天 | dōngtiān | winter | — | Not in same old level |
| 懂得 | dǒngde | to understand; to know; to comprehend | — | Not in same old level |
| 动物 | dòngwù | animal | 3 | Same level |
| 动物园 | dòngwùyuán | zoo | — | Not in same old level |
| 短 | duǎn | short; brief; to lack; weak point; fault | 3 | Same level |
| 短裤 | duǎnkù | short pants; shorts | — | Not in same old level |
| 段 | duàn | paragraph; section; segment; stage (of a process); classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc | 3 | Same level |
| 锻炼 | duànliàn | to toughen; to temper; to engage in physical exercise; to work out; (fig.) to develop one's skills; to train oneself | 3 | Same level |
| 对话 | duìhuà | to talk (with sb); dialogue; conversation | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 饿 | è | to be hungry; hungry; to starve (sb) | 3 | Same level |
| 而且 | érqiě | (not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore | 3 | Same level |
| 耳朵 | ěrduo | ear; handle (on a cup) | 3 | Same level |
| 耳机 | ěrjī | headphones; earphones; telephone receiver | — | Not in same old level |
| 发 | fā | to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop; to make a bundle of money; classifier for gunshots (rounds) | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 发烧 | fāshāo | to have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever | 3 | Same level |
| 发生 | fāshēng | to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 发现 | fāxiàn | to notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect; a discovery | 3 | Same level |
| 发展 | fāzhǎn | development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 方便 | fāngbiàn | convenient; suitable; to facilitate; to make things easy; having money to spare; (euphemism) to relieve oneself | 3 | Same level |
| 方便面 | fāngbiànmiàn | instant noodles | — | Not in same old level |
| 方法 | fāngfǎ | method; way; means | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 方向 | fāngxiàng | direction; orientation | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 房子 | fángzi | house; building (single- or two-story); apartment; room | — | Not in same old level |
| 放 | fàng | to put; to place; to release; to free; to let go; to let out; to set off (fireworks) | 3 | Same level |
| 放假 | fàngjià | to have a holiday or vacation | — | Not in same old level |
| 放心 | fàngxīn | to feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease | 3 | Same level |
| 放学 | fàngxué | to dismiss students at the end of the school day | — | Not in same old level |
| 分开 | fēnkāi | to separate; to part | — | Not in same old level |
| 风 | fēng | wind; news; style; custom; manner | — | Not in same old level |
| 封 | fēng | to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters | — | Not in same old level |
| 夫妻 | fūqī | husband and wife; married couple | — | Not in same old level |
| 服务 | fúwù | to serve; service | — | Not in same old level |
| 附近 | fùjìn | nearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood | 3 | Same level |
| 复习 | fùxí | to review; revision; variant of 复习 | 3 | Same level |
| 该 | gāi | should; ought to; probably; must be; to deserve; to owe; to be sb's turn to do sth; that; the above-mentioned | — | Not in same old level |
| 干净 | gānjìng | clean; neat | 3 | Same level |
| 感兴趣 | gǎn xìngqù | to be interested | — | Not in same old level |
| 感到 | gǎndào | to feel; to sense; to perceive | — | Not in same old level |
| 感冒 | gǎnmào | to catch cold; (common) cold; (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative); (Tw) to detest; can't stand | 3 | Same level |
| 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 | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 刚 | gāng | hard; firm; strong; just; barely; exactly | — | Not in same old level |
| 刚才 | gāngcái | just now; a moment ago; just now (variant of 刚才) | 3 | Same level |
| 刚刚 | gānggāng | — | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 高铁 | gāotiě | high speed rail | — | Not in same old level |
| 根据 | gēnjù | according to; based on; basis; foundation | 3 | Same level |
| 更 | gèng | more; even more; further; still; still more | 3 | Same level |
| 公斤 | gōngjīn | kilogram (kg) | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 公园 | gōngyuán | park (for public recreation) | 3 | Same level |
| 工作日 | gōngzuòrì | workday; working day; weekday | — | Not in same old level |
| 故事 | gùshi | narrative; story; tale | 3 | Same level |
| 刮 | guā | to scrape; to blow; to shave; to plunder; to extort; to blow (of the wind) | 3 | Same level |
| 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 | 3 | Same level |
| 关机 | guānjī | to turn off (a machine or device); to finish shooting a film | — | Not in same old level |
| 关系 | guānxì | — | 3 | Same level |
| 关心 | guānxīn | to be concerned about; to care about | 3 | Same level |
| 关于 | guānyú | pertaining to; concerning; with regard to; about; a matter of | 3 | Same level |
| 关注 | guānzhù | to pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media); concern; interest; attention | — | Not in same old level |
| 国家 | guójiā | country; nation; state | 3 | Same level |
| 过节 | guòjié | to celebrate a festival; after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over) | — | Not in same old level |
| 过去 | guòqù | (in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by | 3 | Same level |
| 海 | hǎi | ocean; sea; great number of people or things; (dialect) numerous | — | Not in same old level |
| 害怕 | hàipà | to be afraid; to be scared | 3 | Same level |
| 好多 | hǎoduō | many; quite a lot; much better | — | Not in same old level |
| 好久 | hǎojiǔ | quite a while | — | Not in same old level |
| 好像 | hǎoxiàng | as if; to seem like | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 号码 | hàomǎ | number | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 河 | hé | river | 3 | Same level |
| 合适 | héshì | suitable; fitting; appropriate | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 黑板 | hēibǎn | blackboard | 3 | Same level |
| 红绿灯 | hóng-lǜdēng | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 后来 | hòulái | afterwards; later; newly arrived | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 后年 | hòunián | the year after next | — | Not in same old level |
| 后天 | hòutiān | 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 | — | Not in same old level |
| 护照 | hùzhào | passport | 3 | Same level |
| 花园 | huāyuán | garden | 3 | Same level |
| 画家 | huàjiā | painter | — | Not in same old level |
| 欢迎 | huānyíng | to welcome; welcome | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 还 | huán | to pay back; to return | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 环境 | huánjìng | environment; circumstances; surroundings; ambient | 3 | Same level |
| 换 | huàn | to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch; to convert (currency) | 3 | Same level |
| 黄色 | huángsè | yellow (color); pornographic | — | Not in same old level |
| 回答 | huídá | to reply; to answer; reply; answer | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 会 | huì | can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet; to get together; meeting; gathering; (suffix) union; group; association; (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [huǐ]) | 1 | Not in same old level |
| 会议 | huìyì | meeting; conference | 3 | Same level |
| 或 | huò | maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or | — | Not in same old level |
| 或者 | huòzhě | or; possibly; maybe; perhaps | 3 | Same level |
| 鸡 | jī | fowl; chicken; (slang) prostitute | — | Not in same old level |
| 几乎 | jīhū | almost; nearly; practically | 3 | Same level |
| 机会 | jīhuì | opportunity; chance; occasion | 3 | Same level |
| 极 | jí | extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top | 3 | Same level |
| 急 | jí | urgent; pressing; rapid; hurried; worried; to make (sb) anxious | — | Not in same old level |
| 记 | jì | to record; to note; to memorize; to remember; mark; sign; classifier for blows, kicks, shots | — | Not in same old level |
| 季 | jì | season; the last month of a season; fourth or youngest amongst brothers; classifier for seasonal crop yields | — | Not in same old level |
| 季节 | jìjié | time; season; period | 3 | Same level |
| 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) | — | Not in same old level |
| 假期 | jiàqī | vacation | — | Not in same old level |
| 坚持 | jiānchí | to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 检查 | jiǎnchá | inspection; to examine; to inspect | 3 | Same level |
| 简单 | jiǎndān | simple; not complicated | 3 | Same level |
| 检票 | jiǎnpiào | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 健康 | jiànkāng | health; healthy | 3 | Same level |
| 见面 | jiànmiàn | to meet; to see each other | 3 | Same level |
| 讲 | jiǎng | to speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture | 3 | Same level |
| 角 | jiǎo | angle; corner; horn; horn-shaped; unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime) | 3 | Same level |
| 脚 | jiǎo | foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object); classifier for kicks | 3 | Same level |
| 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 | 3 | Same level |
| 街 | jiē | street | — | Not in same old level |
| 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) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 结婚 | jiéhūn | to marry; to get married | 3 | Same level |
| 节目 | jiémù | program; item (on a program) | 3 | Same level |
| 节日 | jiérì | holiday; festival | 3 | Same level |
| 结束 | jiéshù | termination; to finish; to end; to conclude; to close | 3 | Same level |
| 解决 | jiějué | to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc) | 3 | Same level |
| 姐妹 | jiěmèi | sisters; siblings; sister (school, city etc) | — | Not in same old level |
| 借 | jiè | to lend; to borrow; by means of; to take (an opportunity); variant of 借 | 3 | Same level |
| 斤 | jīn | catty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g; (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g | — | Not in same old level |
| 经过 | jīngguò | to pass; to go through; process; course | 3 | Same level |
| 经理 | jīnglǐ | manager; director | 3 | Same level |
| 久 | jiǔ | (long) time; (long) duration of time | 3 | Same level |
| 酒 | jiǔ | wine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits; alcoholic beverage | — | Not in same old level |
| 旧 | jiù | old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age) | 3 | Same level |
| 句 | jù | sentence; clause; phrase; classifier for phrases or lines of verse | — | Not in same old level |
| 句子 | jùzi | sentence | 3 | Same level |
| 决定 | juédìng | to decide (to do something); to resolve; decision; certainly | 3 | Same level |
| 卡 | kǎ | to stop; to block; (computing) (coll.) slow; (loanword) card; truck (from "car"); calorie (abbr. for 里); cassette | — | Not in same old level |
| 开花 | kāihuā | to bloom; to blossom; to flower; (fig.) to burst; to split open; (fig.) to burst with joy; (fig.) to spring up everywhere; to flourish | — | Not in same old level |
| 开会 | kāihuì | to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting | — | Not in same old level |
| 开机 | kāijī | to start an engine; to boot up (a computer); to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete; to begin shooting a film or TV show | — | Not in same old level |
| 开心 | kāixīn | to feel happy; to rejoice; to have a great time; to make fun of sb | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 看来 | kànlái | — | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 可 | kě | (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very | — | Not in same old level |
| 渴 | kě | thirsty | 3 | Same level |
| 可爱 | kě’ài | — | 3 | Same level |
| 可是 | kěshì | but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 刻 | kè | quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals | 3 | Same level |
| 课本 | kèběn | textbook | — | Not in same old level |
| 客人 | kèrén | visitor; guest; customer; client | 3 | Same level |
| 课文 | kèwén | text | — | Not in same old level |
| 空调 | kōngtiáo | air conditioning; air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode) | 3 | Same level |
| 哭 | kū | to cry; to weep | 3 | Same level |
| 筷子 | kuàizi | chopsticks | 3 | Same level |
| 矿泉水 | kuàngquánshuǐ | mineral water | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 来自 | láizì | to come from (a place); From: (in email header) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 蓝 | lán | blue; indigo plant | 3 | Same level |
| 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 | 3 | Same level |
| 老人 | lǎorén | old man or woman; the elderly; one's aged parents or grandparents | — | Not in same old level |
| 离开 | líkāi | to depart; to leave | 3 | Same level |
| 礼物 | lǐwù | gift; present | 3 | Same level |
| 历史 | lìshǐ | history | 3 | Same level |
| 脸 | liǎn | face | 3 | Same level |
| 练 | liàn | to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise; (literary) white silk; to boil and scour raw silk | — | Not in same old level |
| 练习 | liànxí | to practice; exercise; drill; practice | 3 | Same level |
| 凉快 | liángkuai | nice and cold; pleasantly cool | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 辆 | liàng | classifier for vehicles | 3 | Same level |
| 聊 | liáo | to chat; to depend upon (literary); temporarily; just; slightly | — | Not in same old level |
| 聊天儿 | liáotiānr | erhua variant of 聊天; to chat; to gossip | — | Not in same old level |
| 了解 | liǎojiě | to understand; to realize; to find out | 3 | Same level |
| 邻居 | línjū | neighbor; next door | 3 | Same level |
| 留学 | liúxué | to study abroad | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 留学生 | liúxuéshēng | student studying abroad; (foreign) exchange student | — | Not in same old level |
| 楼梯 | lóutī | stair; staircase | — | Not in same old level |
| 路边 | lùbiān | curb; roadside; wayside | — | Not in same old level |
| 路口 | lùkǒu | crossing; intersection (of roads) | — | Not in same old level |
| 马 | mǎ | horse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess | 3 | Same level |
| 马路 | mǎlù | street; road | — | Not in same old level |
| 马上 | mǎshàng | at once; right away; immediately; on horseback (i.e. by military force) | 3 | Same level |
| 满意 | mǎnyì | satisfied; pleased; to one's satisfaction | 3 | Same level |
| 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) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 米 | mǐ | rice; meter (classifier) | 3 | Same level |
| 面前 | miànqián | in front of; facing; (in the) presence (of) | — | Not in same old level |
| 明白 | míngbai | clear; obvious; unequivocal; to understand; to realize | 3 | Same level |
| 名单 | míngdān | list of names | — | Not in same old level |
| 名人 | míngrén | personage; celebrity | — | Not in same old level |
| 南 | nán | south | 3 | Same level |
| 难 | nán | difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good | 3 | Same level |
| 南方 | nánfāng | south; the southern part of the country; the South | — | Not in same old level |
| 难过 | nánguò | to feel sad; to feel unwell; (of life) to be difficult | 3 | Same level |
| 难看 | nánkàn | ugly; unsightly | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 男人 | nánrén | a man; a male; men | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 男生 | nánshēng | schoolboy; male student; boy; guy (young adult male) | — | Not in same old level |
| 难题 | nántí | difficult problem | — | Not in same old level |
| 难听 | nántīng | unpleasant to hear; coarse; vulgar; offensive; shameful | — | Not in same old level |
| 年级 | niánjí | grade; year (in school, college etc) | 3 | Same level |
| 年轻 | niánqīng | young | 3 | Same level |
| 牛 | niú | ox; cow; bull; newton (abbr. for 牛顿); (slang) awesome | — | Not in same old level |
| 努力 | nǔlì | to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious | 3 | Same level |
| 女人 | nǚrén | woman | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 女生 | nǚshēng | schoolgirl; female student; girl | — | Not in same old level |
| 爬 | pá | to crawl; to climb; to get up or sit up | — | Not in same old level |
| 怕 | pà | to be afraid; to fear; to dread; to be unable to endure; perhaps | — | Not in same old level |
| 拍照 | pāizhào | to take a picture | — | Not in same old level |
| 盘子 | pánzi | tray; plate; dish | 3 | Same level |
| 胖 | pàng | fat; plump | 3 | Same level |
| 啤酒 | píjiǔ | beer (loanword) | 3 | Same level |
| 平时 | píngshí | ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 瓶子 | píngzi | bottle | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 骑 | qí | to sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses | 3 | Same level |
| 奇怪 | qíguài | strange; odd; to marvel; to be baffled | 3 | Same level |
| 其实 | qíshí | actually; in fact; really | 3 | Same level |
| 其他 | qítā | other; (sth or sb) else; the rest | 3 | Same level |
| 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 | — | Not in same old level |
| 起飞 | qǐfēi | (of an aircraft) to take off | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 汽车 | qìchē | car; automobile; bus | — | Not in same old level |
| 铅笔 | qiānbǐ | (lead) pencil | 3 | Same level |
| 前年 | qiánnián | the year before last | — | Not in same old level |
| 前天 | qiántiān | the day before yesterday | — | Not in same old level |
| 清楚 | qīngchu | clear; distinct; to understand thoroughly; to be clear about | 3 | Same level |
| 请假 | qǐngjià | to request leave of absence | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 请客 | qǐngkè | to give a dinner party; to entertain guests; to invite to dinner | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 秋天 | qiūtiān | autumn | — | Not in same old level |
| 球场 | qiúchǎng | stadium; sports ground; court; pitch; field; golf course | — | Not in same old level |
| 裙子 | qúnzi | skirt | 3 | Same level |
| 然后 | ránhòu | then; after that; afterwards | 3 | Same level |
| 热情 | rèqíng | cordial; enthusiastic; passion; passionate; passionately | 3 | Same level |
| 认得 | rènde | to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know | — | Not in same old level |
| 认为 | rènwéi | to believe; to think; to consider; to feel | 3 | Same level |
| 认真 | rènzhēn | conscientious; earnest; serious; to take seriously; to take to heart | 3 | Same level |
| 容易 | róngyì | easy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to | 3 | Same level |
| 如果 | rúguǒ | if; in case; in the event that | 3 | Same level |
| 伞 | sǎn | umbrella; parasol; damask silk; variant of 伞 | 3 | Same level |
| 扫 | sǎo | to sweep | — | Not in same old level |
| 沙发 | shāfā | sofa (loanword); (Internet slang) the first reply or replier to a forum post | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 山 | shān | mountain; hill; (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on | — | Not in same old level |
| 上衣 | shàngyī | jacket; upper outer garment | — | Not in same old level |
| 勺子 | sháozi | scoop; ladle | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 身边 | shēnbiān | at one's side; on hand | — | Not in same old level |
| 身高 | shēngāo | (a person's) height | — | Not in same old level |
| 声 | shēng | sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds | — | Not in same old level |
| 生活 | shēnghuó | to live; life; livelihood | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 生气 | shēngqì | to get angry; to take offense; angry; vitality; liveliness | 3 | Same level |
| 声音 | shēngyīn | voice; sound | 3 | Same level |
| 市 | shì | market; city | — | Not in same old level |
| 试 | shì | to test; to try; experiment; examination; test | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 室 | shì | room; work unit; grave; scabbard; family or clan; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy | — | Not in same old level |
| 世界 | shìjiè | world | 3 | Same level |
| 收 | shōu | to receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to restrain; to stop; in care of (used on address line after name) | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 收到 | shōudào | to receive | — | Not in same old level |
| 受 | shòu | to receive; to accept; to suffer; subjected to; to bear; to stand; pleasant; (passive marker) | — | Not in same old level |
| 瘦 | shòu | thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive | 3 | Same level |
| 受到 | shòudào | to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc) | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 叔叔 | shūshu | father's younger brother; uncle; Taiwan pr. [shú shu] | 3 | Same level |
| 树 | shù | tree; to cultivate; to set up | 3 | Same level |
| 数学 | shùxué | mathematics; mathematical | 3 | Same level |
| 刷 | shuā | to brush; to paint; to daub; to paste up; to skip class (of students); to fire from a job | 3 | Same level |
| 双 | shuāng | two; double; pair; both; even (number) | 3 | Same level |
| 水平 | shuǐpíng | level (of achievement etc); standard; horizontal | 3 | Same level |
| 司机 | sījī | chauffeur; driver | 3 | Same level |
| 四季 | sìjì | four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬 | — | Not in same old level |
| 太阳 | tàiyáng | — | 3 | Same level |
| 糖 | táng | sugar; sweets; candy; old variant of 糖 | 3 | Same level |
| 特别 | tèbié | unusual; special; very; especially; particularly; expressly; for a specific purpose; (often followed by 是) in particular | 3 | Same level |
| 提高 | tígāo | to raise; to increase; to improve | 3 | Same level |
| 体育 | tǐyù | sports; physical education | 3 | Same level |
| 体育馆 | tǐyùguǎn | gym; gymnasium; stadium | — | Not in same old level |
| 甜 | tián | sweet | 3 | Same level |
| 跳 | tiào | to jump; to hop; to skip over; to bounce; to palpitate | — | Not in same old level |
| 听说 | tīngshuō | to hear (sth said); one hears (that); hearsay; listening and speaking | — | Not in same old level |
| 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 | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 同事 | tóngshì | colleague; co-worker | 3 | Same level |
| 同意 | tóngyì | to agree; to consent; to approve | 3 | Same level |
| 头发 | tóufa | hair (on the head) | 3 | Same level |
| 突然 | tūrán | sudden; abrupt; unexpected | 3 | Same level |
| 图书馆 | túshūguǎn | library | 3 | Same level |
| 腿 | tuǐ | leg; hip bone; old variant of 腿 | 3 | Same level |
| 外地 | wàidì | parts of the country other than where one is | — | Not in same old level |
| 外卖 | wàimài | (of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal; takeout (business); takeout (meal) | — | Not in same old level |
| 外语 | wàiyǔ | foreign language | — | Not in same old level |
| 完成 | wánchéng | to complete; to accomplish | 3 | Same level |
| 碗 | wǎn | variant of 碗; bowl; cup | 3 | Same level |
| 晚点 | wǎndiǎn | (of trains etc) late; delayed; behind schedule; light dinner | — | Not in same old level |
| 晚会 | wǎnhuì | evening party | — | Not in same old level |
| 网球 | wǎngqiú | tennis; tennis ball | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 网站 | wǎngzhàn | website; network station; node | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 忘记 | wàngjì | to forget | 3 | Same level |
| 为 | wèi | because of; for; to; variant of 为 | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 为了 | wèile | for; for the purpose of; in order to | 3 | Same level |
| 卫生间 | wèishēngjiān | bathroom; toilet; WC | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 文化 | wénhuà | culture; civilization; cultural | 3 | Same level |
| 屋子 | wūzi | house; room | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 西 | xī | west | 3 | Same level |
| 西北 | xīběi | northwest | — | Not in same old level |
| 西方 | xīfāng | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 西瓜 | xīguā | watermelon | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 西南 | xīnán | southwest | — | Not in same old level |
| 习惯 | xíguàn | habit; custom; usual practice; to be used to | 3 | Same level |
| 喜爱 | xǐ’ài | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 洗衣机 | xǐyījī | washing machine; washer | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 洗澡 | xǐzǎo | to bathe; to take a shower | 3 | Same level |
| 夏天 | xiàtiān | summer | — | Not in same old level |
| 先 | xiān | early; prior; former; in advance; first | 3 | Same level |
| 香蕉 | xiāngjiāo | banana | 3 | Same level |
| 相信 | xiāngxìn | to be convinced (that sth is true); to believe; to accept sth as true | 3 | Same level |
| 箱子 | xiāngzi | suitcase; chest; box; case; trunk | — | Not in same old level |
| 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 ...; to tend toward; to guide; variant of 向; orientation; to turn toward; to | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 像 | xiàng | to resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.) | 3 | Same level |
| 相机 | xiàngjī | camera (abbr. for 照相机); at the opportune moment; as the circumstances allow | — | Not in same old level |
| 小区 | xiǎoqū | neighborhood; district | — | Not in same old level |
| 小心 | xiǎoxīn | to be careful; to take care | 3 | Same level |
| 校园 | xiàoyuán | campus | — | Not in same old level |
| 校长 | xiàozhǎng | (college, university) president; headmaster | 3 | Same level |
| 鞋 | xié | shoe; variant of 鞋 | 3 | Same level |
| 心里 | xīnlǐ | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 新年 | xīnnián | New Year | — | Not in same old level |
| 新闻 | xīnwén | news | 3 | Same level |
| 新鲜 | xīnxiān | fresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel; uncommon | 3 | Same level |
| 信 | xìn | letter; mail; to trust; to believe; to profess faith in; truthful; confidence; trust; at will; at random | 3 | Same level |
| 信用卡 | xìnyòngkǎ | credit card | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 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 | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 行李 | xíngli | luggage | — | Not in same old level |
| 兴趣 | xìngqù | interest (desire to know about sth); interest (thing in which one is interested); hobby | 3 | Same level |
| 休假 | xiūjià | to go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave | — | Not in same old level |
| 需要 | xūyào | to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs | 3 | Same level |
| 选 | xuǎn | to choose; to pick; to select; to elect | — | Not in same old level |
| 选择 | xuǎnzé | to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative | 3 | Same level |
| 学期 | xuéqī | term; semester | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 牙 | yá | tooth; ivory | — | Not in same old level |
| 牙刷 | yáshuā | toothbrush | — | Not in same old level |
| 羊 | yáng | sheep; goat | — | Not in same old level |
| 养 | yǎng | to raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets); to support; to give birth | — | Not in same old level |
| 要求 | yāoqiú | to request; to require; requirement; to stake a claim; to ask; to demand | 3 | Same level |
| 页 | yè | page; leaf | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 一定 | yídìng | — | 3 | Same level |
| 一共 | yígòng | — | 3 | Same level |
| 一块儿 | yíkuàir | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 一样 | yíyàng | — | 3 | Same level |
| 以后 | yǐhòu | after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future | 3 | Same level |
| 以前 | yǐqián | before; formerly; previous; ago | 3 | Same level |
| 以上 | yǐshàng | that level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned; (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all. | — | Not in same old level |
| 以外 | yǐwài | apart from; other than; except for; external; outside of; on the other side of; beyond | — | Not in same old level |
| 以为 | yǐwéi | 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.) | 3 | Same level |
| 以下 | yǐxià | that level or lower; that amount or less; the following | — | Not in same old level |
| 一般 | yìbān | — | 3 | Same level |
| 一边 | yìbiān | — | 3 | Same level |
| 一直 | yìzhí | — | 3 | Same level |
| 音乐 | yīnyuè | music | 3 | Same level |
| 银行 | yínháng | bank | 3 | Same level |
| 银行卡 | yínhángkǎ | bank card; ATM card | — | Not in same old level |
| 饮料 | yǐnliào | drink; beverage | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 应该 | yīnggāi | ought to; should; must | 3 | Same level |
| 影响 | yǐngxiǎng | influence; effect; to influence; to affect (usually adversely); to disturb | 3 | Same level |
| 用 | yòng | to use; to employ; to have to; to eat or drink; expense or outlay; usefulness; hence; therefore | 3 | Same level |
| 邮件 | yóujiàn | mail; post; email | — | Not in same old level |
| 游客 | yóukè | traveler; tourist; (online gaming) guest player | — | Not in same old level |
| 游戏 | yóuxì | game; to play | 3 | Same level |
| 邮箱 | yóuxiāng | mailbox; post office box; email; email inbox | — | Not in same old level |
| 有关 | yǒuguān | to have sth to do with; to relate to; related to; to concern; concerning | — | Not in same old level |
| 有名 | yǒumíng | famous; well-known | 3 | Same level |
| 有用 | yǒuyòng | useful | — | Not in same old level |
| 又 | yòu | (once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway | 3 | Same level |
| 羽毛球 | yǔmáoqiú | shuttlecock; badminton | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 语言 | yǔyán | language | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 雨衣 | yǔyī | raincoat | — | Not in same old level |
| 遇到 | yùdào | to meet; to run into; to come across | 3 | Same level |
| 遇见 | yùjiàn | to meet | — | Not in same old level |
| 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 | — | Not in same old level |
| 员 | yuán | person; employee; member | — | Not in same old level |
| 愿意 | yuànyì | to wish; to want; ready; willing (to do sth) | 3 | Same level |
| 越 | yuè | to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more | 3 | Same level |
| 月亮 | yuèliang | the moon | 3 | Same level |
| 运动会 | yùndònghuì | sports competition | — | Not in same old level |
| 运动员 | yùndòngyuán | athlete | — | Not in same old level |
| 咱们 | zánmen | 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] | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 脏 | zāng | dirty; filthy; to get (sth) dirty | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 怎么办 | zěnme bàn | what's to be done | — | Not in same old level |
| 怎样 | zěnyàng | how; what kind | — | Not in same old level |
| 站 | zhàn | station; to stand; to halt; to stop; branch of a company or organization; website | 3 | Same level |
| 张 | zhāng | to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects, sheet; classifier for votes | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 长 | zhǎng | chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop; to increase; to enhance | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 着急 | zháojí | to worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry; Taiwan pr. [zhāo jí] | 3 | Same level |
| 照 | zhào | variant of 照; to shine; to illuminate; according to; in accordance with; to reflect; to look at (one's reflection); to take (a photo); photo; as requested; as before | — | Not in same old level |
| 照顾 | zhàogù | — | 3 | Same level |
| 照片 | zhàopiàn | photograph; picture | 3 | Same level |
| 照相 | zhàoxiàng | to take a photograph | — | Not in same old level |
| 直到 | zhídào | until | — | Not in same old level |
| 只 | zhǐ | only; merely; just; but; variant of 只 | 3 | Same level |
| 纸 | zhǐ | variant of 纸; paper; classifier for documents, letter etc | — | Not in same old level |
| 只能 | zhǐ néng | can only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice | — | Not in same old level |
| 只是 | zhǐshì | merely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however | — | Not in same old level |
| 只要 | zhǐyào | if only; so long as | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 只有 | zhǐyǒu | 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") | — | Not in same old level |
| 中 | zhōng | within; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during; (dialect) OK; all right | — | Not in same old level |
| 中间 | zhōngjiān | the middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among; during; in the meantime | 3 | Same level |
| 终于 | zhōngyú | at last; in the end; finally; eventually | 3 | Same level |
| 种 | zhǒng | seed; species; kind; type; classifier for types, kinds, sorts | 3 | Same level |
| 重要 | zhòngyào | important; significant; major | 3 | Same level |
| 周末 | zhōumò | weekend | 3 | Same level |
| 主要 | zhǔyào | main; principal; major; primary | 3 | Same level |
| 注意 | zhùyì | to take note of; to pay attention to | 3 | Same level |
| 住院 | zhùyuàn | to be in hospital; to be hospitalized | — | Not in same old level |
| 字典 | zìdiǎn | 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 | 3 | Same level |
| 自行车 | zìxíngchē | bicycle; bike | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 子 | zi | (noun suffix) | — | Not in same old level |
| 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 | — | Not in same old level |
| 总是 | zǒngshì | always | 3 | Same level |
| 嘴 | zuǐ | mouth; beak; nozzle; spout (of teapot etc) | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 最好 | zuìhǎo | best; (you) had better (do what we suggest) | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 最后 | zuìhòu | final; last; finally; ultimate | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 最近 | zuìjìn | recently; soon; nearest | 3 | Same level |
| 做客 | zuòkè | to be a guest or visitor | — | Not in same old level |
| 作业 | zuòyè | school assignment; homework; work; task; operation; to operate | 3 | Same level |
Old-level words not in the same new level
These words may have moved to another level; “—” means no matching written form was found in the new dataset, not that a word is forbidden in an exam.
| Chinese | Pinyin | Dictionary senses (English) | New HSK level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 啊 | ā | interjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh! | 2, 4 |
| 爱好 | ài hào | to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby | 2 |
| 班 | bān | team; class; grade; (military) squad; work shift; classifier for groups of people and scheduled transport vehicles | 2 |
| 半 | bàn | half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half | 1 |
| 帮忙 | bāng máng | to help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn | 2 |
| 包 | bāo | to cover; to wrap; to hold; to include; to take charge of; to contract (to or for); package; wrapper; container; bag; to hold or embrace; bundle; packet | 2 |
| 鼻子 | bí zi | nose | 4 |
| 表示 | biǎo shì | to express; to show; to say; to state; to indicate; to mean | 4 |
| 超市 | chāo shì | supermarket (abbr. for 超级市场) | 1 |
| 出现 | chū xiàn | to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up | 4 |
| 厨房 | chú fáng | kitchen | 4 |
| 春 | chūn | old variant of 春; spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life | — |
| 词语 | cí yǔ | word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases); term (e.g. technical term); expression | 4 |
| 地铁 | dì tiě | underground railway; subway; subway train | 2 |
| 低 | dī | low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline | 4 |
| 电子 | diàn zǐ | electronic; electron (particle physics) | — |
| 冬 | dōng | winter; (onom.) beating a drum; rat-a-tat | — |
| 多么 | duō me | how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc); however (difficult it may be etc); (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc); to what extent | 4 |
| 分 | fēn | to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate; to distinguish (good and bad); (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 局); fraction; one tenth (of certain units); unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm; minute (unit of time); minute (angular measurement unit); a point (in sports or games); 0.01 yuan (unit of money) | 1 |
| 敢 | gǎn | to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture | 4 |
| 跟 | gēn | heel; to follow closely; to go with; (of a woman) to marry sb; with; compared with; to; towards; and (joining two nouns) | 2 |
| 果汁 | guǒ zhī | fruit juice | 4 |
| 还是 | hái shi | still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or | 2 |
| 花 | huā | flower; blossom; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time); (coll.) lecherous; lustful; old variant of 花; variant of 花; also pr. [wěi] | 2 |
| 画 | huà | to draw; to paint; picture; painting; to draw (a line) (variant of 划); stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 划); (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 划) | 2 |
| 坏 | huài | bad; spoiled; broken; to break down; (suffix) to the utmost | 2 |
| 黄 | huáng | yellow; pornographic; to fall through | 6 |
| 记得 | jì de | to remember | 2 |
| 教 | jiāo | to teach | 2 |
| 街道 | jiē dào | street; subdistrict; residential district | 4 |
| 经常 | jīng cháng | frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily | 2 |
| 举行 | jǔ xíng | to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc) | 4 |
| 口 | kǒu | mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc); classifier for bites or mouthfuls | 1 |
| 裤子 | kù zi | variant of 裤子, trousers; pants; trousers | 2 |
| 楼 | lóu | house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor | 2 |
| 绿 | lǜ | green; (slang) (derived from 绿帽子) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend) | — |
| 帽子 | mào zi | hat; cap; (fig.) label; bad name | 4 |
| 面包 | miàn bāo | bread | 1 |
| 面条 | miàn tiáo | noodles | — |
| 拿 | ná | old variant of 拿; variant of 拿; to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take; (used in the same way as 把: to mark the following noun as a direct object) | 2 |
| 奶奶 | nǎi nai | (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house; (coll.) boobies; breasts | 2 |
| 鸟 | diǎo | variant of 屌; penis | 2 |
| 爬山 | pá shān | to climb a mountain; to mountaineer; hiking; mountaineering | — |
| 葡萄 | pú tao | grape | 4 |
| 普通话 | pǔ tōng huà | Mandarin (common language); Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language); ordinary speech | 4 |
| 秋 | qiū | autumn; fall; harvest time; old variant of 秋; see 秋千 | — |
| 上网 | shàng wǎng | to go online; to connect to the Internet; (of a document etc) to be uploaded to the Internet; (tennis, volleyball etc) to move in close to the net | 2 |
| 使 | shǐ | to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger | 4 |
| 舒服 | shū fu | comfortable; feeling well | 2 |
| 虽然 | suī rán | although; even though (often used correlatively with 是 or 是 etc) | 2 |
| 疼 | téng | (it) hurts; sore; to love dearly | 2 |
| 条 | tiáo | strip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc) | 2 |
| 万 | mò | used in 俟 | 2 |
| 为什么 | wèi shén me | why?; for what reason? | 2 |
| 位 | wèi | position; location; place; seat; classifier for people (honorific); classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes); (physics) potential | 2 |
| 洗手间 | xǐ shǒu jiān | toilet; lavatory; washroom | 2 |
| 夏 | xià | summer | — |
| 相同 | xiāng tóng | identical; same | 4 |
| 行李箱 | xíng li xiāng | suitcase; baggage compartment; overhead bin; (car) trunk; boot | — |
| 熊猫 | xióng māo | panda | — |
| 眼镜 | yǎn jìng | spectacles; eyeglasses | 4 |
| 爷爷 | yé ye | (coll.) father's father; paternal grandfather | 2 |
| 一会儿 | yī huì r | a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. [yī huǐ r] | 2 |
| 云 | yún | (classical) to say; cloud | 4 |
| 照相机 | zhào xiàng jī | camera | — |
| 祝 | zhù | to pray for; to wish (sb bon voyage, happy birthday etc); person who invokes the spirits during sacrificial ceremonies | 4 |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; one's own | 2 |
| 作用 | zuò yòng | to act on; to affect; action; function; activity; impact; result; effect; purpose; intent; (suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 用, inhibition | 4 |
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