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HSK 5 vocabulary: old vs new HSK 3.0
Study the new HSK 5 vocabulary with pinyin and English dictionary meanings, and see how the words compare with the old list.
The new syllabus contains 1600 numbered entries at this level. This page shows 1595 unique written forms; 825 are not listed at the same old level. The old-level comparison contains 528 forms not found at the same new level.
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New HSK 5 vocabulary list
1595 words shown
| Chinese | Pinyin | Dictionary senses (English) | Old HSK level | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 哎 | āi | hey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation) | — | Not in same old level |
| 哎呀 | āiyā | interjection of wonder, shock or admiration | — | Not in same old level |
| 唉 | ài | alas; oh dear | 5 | Same level |
| 爱护 | àihù | to cherish; to treasure; to take care of; to love and protect | 5 | Same level |
| 安 | ān | (bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease; safe; secure; in good health; content; satisfied (as in 安于); to place (sb) in a suitable position (job); to install; to fix; to fit; to bring (a charge against sb); to harbor (certain intentions); ampere (abbr. for 培) | — | Not in same old level |
| 安全带 | ānquándài | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 安慰 | ānwèi | to comfort; to console | 5 | Same level |
| 安装 | ānzhuāng | to install; to erect; to fix; to mount; installation | 5 | Same level |
| 暗 | àn | variant of 暗; dark; to turn dark; secret; hidden; (literary) confused; ignorant; (literary) to close (a door); to eclipse; confused; ignorant (variant of 暗); dark (variant of 暗) | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 熬夜 | áoyè | to stay up late or all night | — | Not in same old level |
| 把握 | bǎwò | to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome) | 5 | Same level |
| 白 | bái | white; snowy; pure; bright; empty; blank; plain; clear; to make clear; in vain; gratuitous; free of charge; reactionary; anti-communist; funeral; to stare coldly; to write wrong character; to state; to explain; vernacular; spoken lines in opera | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 半夜 | bànyè | midnight; in the middle of the night | — | Not in same old level |
| 傍晚 | bàngwǎn | in the evening; when night falls; towards evening; at night fall; at dusk | 5 | Same level |
| 包裹 | bāoguǒ | to wrap up; to bind up; bundle; parcel; package | 5 | Same level |
| 包含 | bāohán | to contain; to embody; to include | 5 | Same level |
| 包括 | bāokuò | to comprise; to include; to involve; to incorporate; to consist of | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 包装 | bāozhuāng | to pack; to package; to wrap; packaging | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 薄 | báo | thin; cold in manner; indifferent; weak; light; infertile | 5 | Same level |
| 宝 | bǎo | variant of 宝; jewel; gem; treasure; precious | — | Not in same old level |
| 保 | bǎo | to defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure; civil administration unit in the baojia 甲 system (old) | — | Not in same old level |
| 保安 | bǎo’ān | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 宝贝 | bǎobèi | treasured object; treasure; darling; baby; cowry; good-for-nothing or queer character | 5 | Same level |
| 保持 | bǎochí | to keep; to maintain; to hold; to preserve | 5 | Same level |
| 保存 | bǎocún | to conserve; to preserve; to keep; to save (a file etc) (computing) | 5 | Same level |
| 宝贵 | bǎoguì | valuable; precious; to value; to treasure; to set store by | 5 | Same level |
| 保留 | bǎoliú | to keep; to retain; to have reservations (about sth); to hold back (from saying sth); to put aside for later | 5 | Same level |
| 保险 | bǎoxiǎn | insurance; to insure; safe; secure; be sure; be bound to | 5 | Same level |
| 保质期 | bǎozhìqī | shelf life; expiration date | — | Not in same old level |
| 报到 | bàodào | to report for duty; to check in; to register | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 报道 | bàodào | to report (news); report | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 报告 | bàogào | to inform; to report; to make known; report; speech; talk; lecture | 5 | Same level |
| 报警 | bàojǐng | to sound an alarm; to report sth to the police | — | Not in same old level |
| 暴雨 | bàoyǔ | torrential rain; rainstorm | — | Not in same old level |
| 抱怨 | bàoyuàn | to complain; to grumble; to harbor a complaint; to feel dissatisfied | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 背 | bèi | the back of a body or object; to turn one's back; to hide something from; to learn by heart; to recite from memory; unlucky (slang); hard of hearing | 5 | Same level |
| 背后 | bèihòu | behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back | — | Not in same old level |
| 背景 | bèijǐng | background; backdrop; context; (fig.) powerful backer | 5 | Same level |
| 被子 | bèizi | quilt | 5 | Same level |
| 本 | běn | root; stem; origin; source; this; the current; original; inherent; originally; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc | 1 | Not in same old level |
| 本地 | běndì | local; this locality | — | Not in same old level |
| 本领 | běnlǐng | skill; ability; capability | 5 | Same level |
| 本人 | běnrén | I; me; myself; oneself; yourself; himself; herself; the person concerned | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 本质 | běnzhì | essence; nature; innate character; intrinsic quality | 5 | Same level |
| 彼此 | bǐcǐ | each other; one another | 5 | Same level |
| 比分 | bǐfēn | score | — | Not in same old level |
| 比例 | bǐlì | proportion; scale | 5 | Same level |
| 比喻 | bǐyù | to compare; to liken to; metaphor; analogy; figure of speech; figuratively | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 必 | bì | certainly; must; will; necessarily | — | Not in same old level |
| 毕竟 | bìjìng | after all; all in all; when all is said and done; in the final analysis | 5 | Same level |
| 避免 | bìmiǎn | to avert; to prevent; to avoid; to refrain from | 5 | Same level |
| 闭幕式 | bìmùshì | closing ceremony | — | Not in same old level |
| 必然 | bìrán | inevitable; certain; necessity | 5 | Same level |
| 必需 | bìxū | to need; to require; essential; indispensable | 5 | Same level |
| 必要 | bìyào | necessary; essential; indispensable; required | 5 | Same level |
| 便 | biàn | plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards | 5 | Same level |
| 变动 | biàndòng | to change; to fluctuate; change; fluctuation | — | Not in same old level |
| 便利 | biànlì | convenient; easy; to facilitate | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 便利店 | biànlìdiàn | convenience store | — | Not in same old level |
| 标题 | biāotí | title; heading; headline; caption; subject | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 标志 | biāozhì | sign; mark; symbol; logo; to symbolize; to indicate; to mark | 5 | Same level |
| 表达 | biǎodá | to express; to convey | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 表面 | biǎomiàn | surface; face; outside; appearance | 5 | Same level |
| 表明 | biǎomíng | to make clear; to make known; to state clearly; to indicate; known | 5 | Same level |
| 表情 | biǎoqíng | (facial) expression; to express one's feelings | 5 | Same level |
| 别 | bié | to leave; to part (from); (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish; (bound form) other; another; different; don't ...!; to fasten with a pin or clip; to stick in; to insert (in order to hinder movement); (noun suffix) category (e.g. 性别, 派别) | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 饼 | bǐng | round flat cake; cookie; cake; pastry | — | Not in same old level |
| 病房 | bìngfáng | ward (of a hospital); sickroom | — | Not in same old level |
| 病情 | bìngqíng | state of an illness; patient's condition | — | Not in same old level |
| 拨打 | bōdǎ | to call; to dial | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 玻璃 | bōli | glass; (slang) male homosexual | 5 | Same level |
| 博物馆 | bówùguǎn | museum | 5 | Same level |
| 不利 | búlì | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 不幸 | búxìng | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 不要紧 | búyàojǐn | — | 5 | Same level |
| 补充 | bǔchōng | to replenish; to supplement; to complement; additional; supplementary | 5 | Same level |
| 不得了 | bùdéliǎo | desperately serious; disastrous; extremely; exceedingly | 5 | Same level |
| 不符 | bùfú | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 不良 | bùliáng | bad; harmful; unhealthy | — | Not in same old level |
| 不然 | bùrán | not so; no; or else; otherwise; if not; How about ...? | 5 | Same level |
| 步行 | bùxíng | to go on foot; to walk | — | Not in same old level |
| 不足 | bùzú | insufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should not | 5 | Same 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 | Not in same old level |
| 裁判 | cáipàn | judgment; to referee; umpire; judge; referee | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 采访 | cǎifǎng | to interview; to gather news; to hunt for and collect; to cover | 5 | Same level |
| 采取 | cǎiqǔ | to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take | 5 | Same level |
| 彩色 | cǎisè | color; multicolored | — | Not in same old level |
| 采用 | cǎiyòng | to adopt; to employ; to use | — | Not in same old level |
| 参考 | cānkǎo | consultation; reference; to consult; to refer | 5 | Same level |
| 餐饮 | cānyǐn | food and beverage; catering; repast | — | Not in same old level |
| 参与 | cānyù | to participate (in sth) | 5 | Same level |
| 藏 | cáng | to conceal; to hide away; to harbor; to store; to collect | — | Not in same old level |
| 操作 | cāozuò | to work; to operate; to manipulate | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 册 | cè | book; booklet; classifier for books | 5 | Same level |
| 测 | cè | to survey; to measure; to conjecture | — | Not in same old level |
| 测试 | cèshì | to test (machinery etc); to test (a person's skill in a particular area); a test; (computing) beta (version of software) | — | Not in same old level |
| 曾 | céng | once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause) | — | Not in same old level |
| 曾经 | céngjīng | once; already; former; previously; ever; (past tense marker used before verb or clause) | 5 | Same level |
| 插 | chā | to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose; old variant of 插 | 5 | Same level |
| 差别 | chābié | difference; distinction; disparity | 5 | Same level |
| 差距 | chājù | disparity; gap | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 叉子 | chāzi | fork | 5 | Same level |
| 拆 | chāi | to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart; to open | 5 | Same level |
| 产 | chǎn | to give birth; to reproduce; to produce; product; resource; estate; property | — | Not in same old level |
| 产量 | chǎnliàng | output | — | Not in same old level |
| 产品 | chǎnpǐn | goods; merchandise; product | 5 | Same level |
| 产业 | chǎnyè | industry; estate; property; industrial | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 长处 | chángchù | good aspects; strong points | — | Not in same old level |
| 长度 | chángdù | length | — | Not in same old level |
| 长久 | chángjiǔ | (for a) long time | — | Not in same old level |
| 长期 | chángqī | long term; long time; long range (of a forecast) | — | Not in same old level |
| 常识 | chángshí | common sense; general knowledge | 5 | Same level |
| 尝试 | chángshì | to try; to attempt | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 长途 | chángtú | long distance | 5 | Same level |
| 长远 | chángyuǎn | long-term; long-range | — | Not in same old level |
| 场所 | chǎngsuǒ | location; place | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 超 | chāo | to exceed; to overtake; to surpass; to transcend; to pass; to cross; ultra-; super- | — | Not in same old level |
| 超出 | chāochū | to exceed; to overstep; to go too far; to encroach | — | Not in same old level |
| 超级 | chāojí | super-; ultra-; hyper- | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 超速 | chāosù | to exceed the speed limit; to speed; high-speed | — | Not in same old level |
| 朝 | cháo | imperial or royal court; government; dynasty; reign of a sovereign or emperor; court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor; to make a pilgrimage to; facing; towards | 5 | Same level |
| 吵 | chǎo | to quarrel; to make a noise; noisy; to disturb by making a noise | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 炒 | chǎo | to sauté; to stir-fry; to speculate; to hype; to fire (sb) | 5 | Same level |
| 车祸 | chēhuò | traffic accident; car crash | — | Not in same old level |
| 车库 | chēkù | garage | 5 | Same level |
| 车辆 | chēliàng | vehicle | — | Not in same old level |
| 车厢 | chēxiāng | carriage | 5 | Same level |
| 车主 | chēzhǔ | vehicle owner | — | Not in same old level |
| 彻底 | chèdǐ | thorough; thoroughly; complete | 5 | Same level |
| 沉 | chén | to submerge; to immerse; to sink; to keep down; to lower; to drop; deep; profound; heavy | — | Not in same old level |
| 沉默 | chénmò | taciturn; uncommunicative; silent | 5 | Same level |
| 称 | chēng | to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise | — | Not in same old level |
| 称为 | chēngwéi | to be called; to be known as; to call it "..." | — | Not in same old level |
| 称赞 | chēngzàn | to praise; to acclaim; to commend; to compliment | 5 | Same level |
| 成本 | chéngběn | (manufacturing, production etc) costs | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 承担 | chéngdān | to undertake; to assume (responsibility etc) | 5 | Same level |
| 程度 | chéngdù | degree; level; extent | 5 | Same level |
| 成分 | chéngfèn | composition; ingredient; element; component; one's social status | 5 | Same level |
| 成果 | chéngguǒ | result; achievement; gain; profit | 5 | Same level |
| 成就 | chéngjiù | accomplishment; success; achievement; to achieve (a result); to create; to bring about | 5 | Same level |
| 成立 | chénglì | to establish; to set up; to be tenable; to hold water | 5 | Same level |
| 成年 | chéngnián | to grow to adulthood; fully grown; adult; the whole year | — | Not in same old level |
| 城区 | chéngqū | city district; urban area | — | Not in same old level |
| 成人 | chéngrén | adult | — | Not in same old level |
| 承认 | chéngrèn | to admit; to concede; to recognize; recognition (diplomatic, artistic etc); to acknowledge | 5 | Same level |
| 承受 | chéngshòu | to bear; to support; to inherit | 5 | Same level |
| 成熟 | chéngshú | mature; ripe; to mature; to ripen; Taiwan pr. [chéng shóu] | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 乘务员 | chéngwùyuán | attendant on an airplane, train, boat etc | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 程序 | chéngxù | procedures; sequence; order; computer program | 5 | Same level |
| 成员 | chéngyuán | member | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 成长 | chéngzhǎng | to mature; to grow; growth | 5 | Same level |
| 橙子 | chéngzi | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 池 | chí | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 持续 | chíxù | to continue; to persist; to last; sustainable; preservation | 5 | Same level |
| 尺子 | chǐzi | ruler (measuring instrument) | 5 | Same level |
| 翅膀 | chìbǎng | wing | 5 | Same level |
| 冲 | chōng | (of water) to dash against; to mix with water; to infuse; to rinse; to flush; to develop (a film); to rise in the air; to clash; to collide with; thoroughfare; to go straight ahead; to rush | 5 | Same level |
| 充电 | chōngdiàn | to recharge (a battery); (fig.) to recharge one's batteries (through leisure); to update one's skills and knowledge | — | Not in same old level |
| 充分 | chōngfèn | ample; sufficient; adequate; full; fully; to the full | 5 | Same level |
| 充满 | chōngmǎn | full of; brimming with; very full; permeated | 5 | Same level |
| 充值 | chōngzhí | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 充足 | chōngzú | adequate; sufficient; abundant | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 重复 | chóngfù | to repeat; to duplicate; variant of 重复 | 5 | Same level |
| 虫子 | chóngzi | insect; bug; worm | — | Not in same old level |
| 宠物 | chǒngwù | house pet | 5 | Same level |
| 抽 | chōu | to draw out; to pull out from in between; to remove part of the whole; (of certain plants) to sprout or bud; to whip or thrash | — | Not in same old level |
| 丑 | chǒu | clown; 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox; ancient Chinese compass point: 30°; shameful; ugly; disgraceful | 5 | Same level |
| 臭 | chòu | stench; smelly; to smell (bad); repulsive; loathsome; terrible; bad; severely; ruthlessly; dud (ammunition) | 5 | Same level |
| 初 | chū | at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic | — | Not in same old level |
| 出版 | chūbǎn | to publish | 5 | Same level |
| 初级 | chūjí | junior; primary | 5 | Same level |
| 初期 | chūqī | initial stage; beginning period | — | Not in same old level |
| 出色 | chūsè | remarkable; outstanding | 5 | Same level |
| 出售 | chūshòu | to sell; to offer for sale; to put on the market | — | Not in same old level |
| 出席 | chūxí | to attend; to participate; present | 5 | Same level |
| 出自 | chūzì | to come from | — | Not in same old level |
| 除夕 | chúxī | — | 5 | Same level |
| 处 | chǔ | to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to be situated at; to stay; to get along with; to be in a position of; to deal with; to discipline; to punish | — | Not in same old level |
| 处理 | chǔlǐ | to handle; to deal with; to punish; to treat sth by a special process; to process; to sell at reduced prices | 5 | Same level |
| 处于 | chǔyú | to be in (some state, position, or condition) | — | Not in same old level |
| 传 | chuán | to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity) | — | Not in same old level |
| 传播 | chuánbō | to disseminate; to propagate; to spread | 5 | Same level |
| 传递 | chuándì | to transmit; to pass on to sb else; (math.) transitive | 5 | Same level |
| 传说 | chuánshuō | legend; folk tale; to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that... | 5 | Same level |
| 传统 | chuántǒng | tradition; traditional; convention; conventional | 5 | Same level |
| 窗台 | chuāngtái | window sill; window ledge | — | Not in same old level |
| 床单 | chuángdān | bed sheet | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 创新 | chuàngxīn | to bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails; innovation | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 创业 | chuàngyè | to begin an undertaking; to start a major task; to initiate; to venture; venture; entrepreneurship | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 创造 | chuàngzào | to create; to bring about; to produce; to set (a record) | 5 | Same level |
| 创作 | chuàngzuò | to create; to produce; to write; creative work; creation | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 词汇 | cíhuì | variant of 词汇; vocabulary; list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes); word | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 辞职 | cízhí | to resign | 5 | Same level |
| 此后 | cǐhòu | after this; afterwards; hereafter | — | Not in same old level |
| 此前 | cǐqián | before this; before then; previously | — | Not in same old level |
| 此时 | cǐshí | now; this moment | — | Not in same old level |
| 刺激 | cìjī | to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant | 5 | Same level |
| 从不 | cóng bù | never | — | Not in same old level |
| 从而 | cóng’ér | — | 5 | Same level |
| 从前 | cóngqián | previously; formerly; once upon a time | 5 | Same level |
| 从事 | cóngshì | to go for; to engage in; to undertake; to deal with; to handle; to do | 5 | Same level |
| 促进 | cùjìn | to promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost | 5 | Same level |
| 促使 | cùshǐ | to induce; to promote; to urge; to impel; to bring about; to provoke; to drive (sb to do sth); to catalyze; to actuate; to contribute to (some development) | 5 | Same level |
| 促销 | cùxiāo | to promote sales | — | Not in same old level |
| 催 | cuī | to urge; to press; to prompt; to rush sb; to hasten sth; to expedite | 5 | Same level |
| 存放 | cúnfàng | to deposit; to store; to leave in sb's care | — | Not in same old level |
| 存款 | cúnkuǎn | to deposit money (in a bank etc); bank savings; bank deposit | — | Not in same old level |
| 存在 | cúnzài | to exist; to be; existence | 5 | Same level |
| 措施 | cuòshī | measure; step | 5 | Same level |
| 达成 | dáchéng | to reach (an agreement); to accomplish | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 打扮 | dǎban | to decorate; to dress; to make up; to adorn; manner of dressing; style of dress | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 打包 | dǎbāo | to wrap; to pack; to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out; (computing) to package (i.e. create an archive file) | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 打断 | dǎduàn | to interrupt; to break off; to break (a bone) | — | Not in same old level |
| 打破 | dǎpò | to break; to smash | — | Not in same old level |
| 打听 | dǎting | to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around | 5 | Same level |
| 大胆 | dàdǎn | brazen; audacious; outrageous; bold; daring; fearless | — | Not in same old level |
| 大多 | dàduō | for the most part; many; most; the greater part; mostly | — | Not in same old level |
| 大会 | dàhuì | general assembly; general meeting; convention | — | Not in same old level |
| 大力 | dàlì | energetically; vigorously | — | Not in same old level |
| 大妈 | dàmā | father's elder brother's wife; aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman) | — | Not in same old level |
| 大米 | dàmǐ | (husked) rice | — | Not in same old level |
| 大脑 | dànǎo | brain; cerebrum | — | Not in same old level |
| 大批 | dàpī | large quantities of | — | Not in same old level |
| 大厦 | dàshà | (used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝国大厦 Empire State Building etc) | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 大事 | dàshì | major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral); (do sth) in a big way | — | Not in same old level |
| 大象 | dàxiàng | elephant | 5 | Same level |
| 大型 | dàxíng | large; large-scale | 5 | Same level |
| 大爷 | dàye | (coll.) father's older brother; uncle; term of respect for older man | — | Not in same old level |
| 大于 | dàyú | greater than; bigger than; more than | — | Not in same old level |
| 大众 | dàzhòng | the masses; the great bulk of the population; popular (of music, science etc) | — | Not in same old level |
| 代 | dài | to substitute; to act on behalf of others; to replace; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon | — | Not in same old level |
| 代表 | dàibiǎo | representative; delegate; to represent; to stand for; on behalf of; in the name of | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 带动 | dàidòng | to spur; to provide impetus; to drive | — | Not in same old level |
| 代替 | dàitì | to replace; to take the place of | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 待遇 | dàiyù | treatment; pay; salary; status; rank | 5 | Same level |
| 单 | dān | bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number | — | Not in same old level |
| 单独 | dāndú | alone; by oneself; on one's own | 5 | Same level |
| 担任 | dānrèn | to hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of; to take charge of; to serve as | 5 | Same level |
| 单一 | dānyī | single; only; sole | — | Not in same old level |
| 单元 | dānyuán | unit (forming an entity); element; (in a residential building) entrance or staircase | 5 | Same level |
| 胆小 | dǎnxiǎo | cowardice; timid | — | Not in same old level |
| 淡 | dàn | insipid; diluted; weak; mild; light in color; tasteless; indifferent; (variant of 氮) nitrogen | 5 | Same level |
| 当地 | dāngdì | local | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 当年 | dāngnián | in those days; then; in those years; during that time | — | Not in same old level |
| 当前 | dāngqián | the present time; to be faced with | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 当中 | dāngzhōng | among; in the middle; in the center | — | Not in same old level |
| 挡 | dǎng | to resist; to obstruct; to hinder; to keep off; to block (a blow); to get in the way of; cover; gear (e.g. in a car's transmission); variant of 挡 | 5 | Same level |
| 当 | dàng | at or in the very same...; suitable; adequate; fitting; proper; to replace; to regard as; to think; to pawn; (coll.) to fail (a student) | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 当成 | dàngchéng | to consider as; to take to be | — | Not in same old level |
| 当作 | dàngzuò | to treat as; to regard as | — | Not in same old level |
| 倒 | dǎo | to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally; to fail; to go bankrupt; to overthrow; to change (trains or buses); to move around; to resell at a profit | 5 | Same level |
| 导演 | dǎoyǎn | to direct; director (film etc) | 5 | Same level |
| 导致 | dǎozhì | to lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about | 5 | Same level |
| 到达 | dàodá | to reach; to arrive | 5 | Same level |
| 道理 | dàolǐ | — | 5 | Same level |
| 到期 | dàoqī | to fall due (loan etc); to expire (visa etc); to mature (investment bond etc) | — | Not in same old level |
| 登 | dēng | to scale (a height); to ascend; to mount; to publish or record; to enter (e.g. in a register); to press down with the foot; to step or tread on; to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect); to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old) | — | Not in same old level |
| 灯光 | dēngguāng | (stage) lighting; light | — | Not in same old level |
| 登记 | dēngjì | to register (one's name) | 5 | Same level |
| 登录 | dēnglù | to register; to log in | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 等待 | děngdài | to wait; to wait for | 5 | Same level |
| 等候 | děnghòu | to wait; to wait for | 5 | Same level |
| 等于 | děngyú | to equal; to be tantamount to | 5 | Same level |
| 低头 | dītóu | to bow the head; to yield; to give in | — | Not in same old level |
| 的确 | díquè | really; indeed | 5 | Same level |
| 敌人 | dírén | enemy | 5 | Same level |
| 递 | dì | to hand over; to pass on; to deliver; (bound form) progressively; in the proper order | 5 | Same level |
| 地理 | dìlǐ | geography | 5 | Same level |
| 地面 | dìmiàn | floor; ground; surface | — | Not in same old level |
| 地区 | dìqū | local; regional; district (not necessarily formal administrative unit); region; area; as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or, county-level city) | 5 | Same level |
| 地位 | dìwèi | position; status; place | 5 | Same level |
| 地下 | dìxià | underground; subterranean; covert | — | Not in same old level |
| 地震 | dìzhèn | earthquake | 5 | Same level |
| 点心 | diǎnxin | light refreshments; pastry; dim sum (in Cantonese cooking); dessert | 5 | Same level |
| 点赞 | diǎnzàn | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 电池 | diànchí | battery | 5 | Same level |
| 电动 | diàndòng | electric-powered; (Tw) video game | — | Not in same old level |
| 电器 | diànqì | (electrical) appliance; device | — | Not in same old level |
| 电商 | diànshāng | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 电视台 | diànshìtái | television station | — | Not in same old level |
| 电子版 | diànzǐbǎn | electronic edition; digital version | — | Not in same old level |
| 调 | diào | to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate; to enquire into; accent; view; argument; key (in music); mode (music); tune; tone; melody | — | Not in same old level |
| 调研 | diàoyán | to investigate and research; research; investigation | — | Not in same old level |
| 定期 | dìngqī | at set dates; at regular intervals; periodic; limited to a fixed period of time; fixed term | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 丢失 | diūshī | to lose; to misplace | — | Not in same old level |
| 冻 | dòng | to freeze; to feel very cold; aspic or jelly | 5 | Same level |
| 洞 | dòng | cave; hole; zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers) | 5 | Same level |
| 动画 | dònghuà | animation; cartoon | — | Not in same old level |
| 动人 | dòngrén | touching; moving | — | Not in same old level |
| 动手 | dòngshǒu | to set about (a task); to hit; to punch; to touch | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 豆腐 | dòufu | tofu; bean curd | 5 | Same level |
| 豆浆 | dòujiāng | soy milk | — | Not in same old level |
| 独立 | dúlì | independent; independence; to stand alone | 5 | Same level |
| 独特 | dútè | unique; distinctive | 5 | Same level |
| 读音 | dúyīn | pronunciation; literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character | — | Not in same old level |
| 独自 | dúzì | alone | — | Not in same old level |
| 堵 | dǔ | to block up (a road, pipe etc); to stop up (a hole); (fig.) (of a person) choked up with anxiety or stress; wall (literary); (classifier for walls) | — | Not in same old level |
| 度 | dù | to pass; to spend (time); measure; limit; extent; degree of intensity; degree (angles, temperature etc); kilowatt-hour; classifier for events and occurrences | — | Not in same old level |
| 短处 | duǎnchù | shortcoming; defect; fault; one's weak points | — | Not in same old level |
| 短期 | duǎnqī | short term; short-term | — | Not in same old level |
| 断 | duàn | to break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain from sth; to judge; (usu. used in the negative) absolutely; definitely; decidedly | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 堆 | duī | to pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount | 5 | Same level |
| 对比 | duìbǐ | to contrast; contrast; ratio | 5 | Same level |
| 对待 | duìdài | to treat; treatment | 5 | Same level |
| 对手 | duìshǒu | opponent; rival; competitor; (well-matched) adversary; match | 5 | Same level |
| 队伍 | duìwu | — | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 对象 | duìxiàng | target; object; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend | 5 | Same level |
| 吨 | dūn | ton (loanword); Taiwan pr. [dùn] | 5 | Same level |
| 朵 | duǒ | flower; earlobe; fig. item on both sides; classifier for flowers, clouds etc; variant of 朵 | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 躲 | duǒ | to hide; to dodge; to avoid | — | Not in same old level |
| 儿女 | érnǚ | children; sons and daughters; a young man and a young woman (in love) | — | Not in same old level |
| 二手 | èrshǒu | indirectly acquired; second-hand (information, equipment etc); assistant | — | Not in same old level |
| 二维码 | èrwéimǎ | two-dimensional barcode; QR code | — | Not in same old level |
| 发表 | fābiǎo | to issue; to publish | 5 | Same level |
| 发布 | fābù | to release; to issue; to announce; to distribute; also written 发布 | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 发达 | fādá | well-developed; flourishing; to develop; to promote; to expand; (literary) to achieve fame and fortune; to prosper | 5 | Same level |
| 发挥 | fāhuī | to display; to exhibit; to bring out implicit or innate qualities; to express (a thought or moral); to develop (an idea); to elaborate (on a theme) | 5 | Same level |
| 发明 | fāmíng | to invent; an invention | 5 | Same level |
| 发起 | fāqǐ | to originate; to initiate; to launch (an attack, an initiative etc); to start; to propose sth (for the first time) | — | Not in same old level |
| 发言 | fāyán | to make a speech; statement; utterance | 5 | Same level |
| 发音 | fāyīn | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 罚 | fá | to punish; to penalize; variant of 罚 | — | Not in same old level |
| 罚款 | fákuǎn | to fine; penalty; fine (monetary) | 5 | Same level |
| 法院 | fǎyuàn | court of law; court | 5 | Same level |
| 翻 | fān | to turn over; to flip over; to overturn; to rummage through; to translate; to decode; to double; to climb over or into; to cross; variant of 翻 | 5 | Same level |
| 番茄 | fānqié | tomato | — | Not in same old level |
| 繁荣 | fánróng | prosperous; booming (economy) | 5 | Same level |
| 反 | fǎn | contrary; in reverse; inside out or upside down; to reverse; to return; to oppose; opposite; against; anti-; to rebel; to use analogy; instead; abbr. for 切 phonetic system | — | Not in same old level |
| 反而 | fǎn’ér | — | 5 | Same level |
| 反复 | fǎnfù | variant of 反复; repeatedly; over and over; to upend; unstable; to come and go; (of an illness) to return | 5 | Same level |
| 返回 | fǎnhuí | to return to; to come (or go) back | — | Not in same old level |
| 反应 | fǎnyìng | to react; to respond; reaction; response; reply; chemical reaction | 5 | Same level |
| 反映 | fǎnyìng | to mirror; to reflect; mirror image; reflection; (fig.) to report; to make known; to render | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 反正 | fǎnzhèng | anyway; in any case; to come over from the enemy's side | 5 | Same level |
| 范围 | fànwéi | range; scope; limit; extent | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 方 | fāng | square; power or involution (math.); upright; honest; fair and square; direction; side; party (to a contract, dispute etc); place; method; prescription (medicine); just when; only or just; classifier for square things; abbr. for square or cubic meter | 5 | Same level |
| 方案 | fāng’àn | — | 5 | Same level |
| 防 | fáng | to protect; to defend; to guard against; to prevent | — | Not in same old level |
| 房屋 | fángwū | house; building | — | Not in same old level |
| 防止 | fángzhǐ | to prevent; to guard against; to take precautions | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 仿佛 | fǎngfú | variant of 仿佛; to seem; as if; alike; similar | 5 | Same level |
| 访问 | fǎngwèn | to visit; to call on; to interview | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 飞行 | fēixíng | (of planes etc) to fly; flying; flight; aviation | — | Not in same old level |
| 飞行员 | fēixíngyuán | pilot; aviator | — | Not in same old level |
| 非洲 | Fēizhōu | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 分别 | fēnbié | to part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart; difference; distinction; in different ways; differently; separately; individually | 5 | Same level |
| 分布 | fēnbù | to scatter; to distribute; to be distributed (over an area etc); (statistical, geographic) distribution | 5 | Same level |
| 纷纷 | fēnfēn | one after another; in succession; one by one; continuously; diverse; in profusion; numerous and confused; pell-mell | 5 | Same level |
| 分类 | fēnlèi | to classify | — | Not in same old level |
| 分离 | fēnlí | to separate | — | Not in same old level |
| 分配 | fēnpèi | to distribute; to assign; to allocate; to partition (a hard drive) | 5 | Same level |
| 分手 | fēnshǒu | to part company; to split up; to break up | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 分析 | fēnxī | to analyze; analysis | 5 | Same level |
| 分享 | fēnxiǎng | to share (let others have some of sth good) | — | Not in same old level |
| 奋斗 | fèndòu | to strive; to struggle | 5 | Same level |
| 丰富多彩 | fēngfù-duōcǎi | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 风格 | fēnggé | style | 5 | Same level |
| 疯狂 | fēngkuáng | crazy; frenzied; wild | 5 | Same level |
| 风俗 | fēngsú | social custom | 5 | Same level |
| 风险 | fēngxiǎn | risk; hazard | 5 | Same level |
| 否定 | fǒudìng | to negate; to deny; to reject; negative (answer); negation | 5 | Same level |
| 否认 | fǒurèn | to declare to be untrue; to deny | 5 | Same level |
| 夫妇 | fūfù | a (married) couple; husband and wife | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 扶 | fú | to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something; to help | 5 | Same level |
| 福 | fú | good fortune; happiness; luck | — | Not in same old level |
| 服装 | fúzhuāng | dress; clothing; costume; clothes | 5 | Same level |
| 副 | fù | secondary; auxiliary; deputy; assistant; vice-; abbr. for 副词 adverb; classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 富 | fù | rich; abundant; wealthy | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 付出 | fùchū | to pay; to expend; to invest (energy or time) | — | Not in same old level |
| 负担 | fùdān | to bear (an expense, a responsibility etc); burden | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 妇女 | fùnǚ | woman | 5 | Same level |
| 富有 | fùyǒu | rich; wealthy; affluent; to be rich in; to be replete with | — | Not in same old level |
| 复制 | fùzhì | to duplicate; to make a copy of; to copy; to reproduce; to clone | 5 | Same level |
| 改革 | gǎigé | reform; to reform | 5 | Same level |
| 改进 | gǎijìn | to improve; to make better; improvement | 5 | Same level |
| 改善 | gǎishàn | to make better; to improve | 5 | Same level |
| 改天 | gǎitiān | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 改正 | gǎizhèng | to correct; to amend; to put right; correction | 5 | Same level |
| 盖 | gài | lid; top; cover; canopy; to cover; to conceal; to build | 5 | Same level |
| 概括 | gàikuò | to summarize; to generalize; briefly; in broad outline | 5 | Same level |
| 概念 | gàiniàn | concept; idea | 5 | Same level |
| 敢于 | gǎnyú | to have the courage to do sth; to dare to; bold in | — | Not in same old level |
| 刚好 | gānghǎo | just; exactly; to happen to be | — | Not in same old level |
| 高大 | gāodà | tall; lofty; towering | — | Not in same old level |
| 高档 | gāodàng | superior quality; high grade; top grade | 5 | Same level |
| 高度 | gāodù | height; altitude; elevation; high degree; highly | — | Not in same old level |
| 高级 | gāojí | high level; high grade; advanced; high-ranking | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 高科技 | gāokējì | high tech; high technology | — | Not in same old level |
| 高效 | gāoxiào | efficient; highly effective | — | Not in same old level |
| 搞 | gǎo | to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of | 5 | Same level |
| 告别 | gàobié | to leave; to part from; to bid farewell to; to say goodbye to | 5 | Same level |
| 歌词 | gēcí | song lyric; lyrics | — | Not in same old level |
| 歌曲 | gēqǔ | song | — | Not in same old level |
| 隔 | gé | to separate; to partition; to stand or lie between; at a distance from; after or at an interval of | — | Not in same old level |
| 格外 | géwài | especially; particularly | 5 | Same level |
| 个别 | gèbié | individually; one by one; just one or two; exceptional; rare | 5 | Same level |
| 各行各业 | gèháng-gèyè | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 个人 | gèrén | individual; personal; oneself | 5 | Same level |
| 个性 | gèxìng | individuality; personality | 5 | Same level |
| 各自 | gèzì | each; respective; apiece | 5 | Same level |
| 根 | gēn | root; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings; radical (chemistry) | 5 | Same level |
| 根本 | gēnběn | fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all | 5 | Same level |
| 更换 | gēnghuàn | to replace (a worn-out tire etc); to change (one's address etc) | — | Not in same old level |
| 更新 | gēngxīn | to replace the old with new; to renew; to renovate; to upgrade; to update; to regenerate | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 公布 | gōngbù | to announce; to make public; to publish | 5 | Same level |
| 工程 | gōngchéng | engineering; an engineering project; project; undertaking | — | Not in same old level |
| 工程师 | gōngchéngshī | engineer | 5 | Same level |
| 工具 | gōngjù | tool; instrument; utensil; means (to achieve a goal etc) | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 功能 | gōngnéng | function; capability | 5 | Same level |
| 公平 | gōngpíng | fair; impartial | 5 | Same level |
| 公务员 | gōngwùyuán | functionary; office-bearer | — | Not in same old level |
| 恭喜 | gōngxǐ | to congratulate; (interj.) congratulations! | — | Not in same old level |
| 工业 | gōngyè | industry | 5 | Same level |
| 工艺 | gōngyì | arts and crafts; industrial arts | — | Not in same old level |
| 公寓 | gōngyù | apartment building; block of flats | 5 | Same level |
| 贡献 | gòngxiàn | to contribute; to dedicate; to devote; contribution | 5 | Same level |
| 共享 | gòngxiǎng | to share; to enjoy together | — | Not in same old level |
| 沟通 | gōutōng | to join; to connect; to link up; to communicate | 5 | Same level |
| 构成 | gòuchéng | to constitute; to form; to compose; to make up; to configure (computing) | 5 | Same level |
| 古 | gǔ | ancient; old; paleo- | — | Not in same old level |
| 鼓 | gǔ | old variant of 鼓; drum; to drum; to strike; to rouse; to bulge; to swell | — | Not in same old level |
| 古代 | gǔdài | ancient times | 5 | Same level |
| 古老 | gǔlǎo | ancient; old; age-old | 5 | Same level |
| 鼓掌 | gǔzhǎng | to applaud; to clap | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 固定 | gùdìng | to fix; to fasten; to set rigidly in place; fixed; set; regular | 5 | Same level |
| 故乡 | gùxiāng | home; homeland; native place | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 挂号 | guàhào | to register (at a hospital etc); to send by registered mail | 5 | Same level |
| 怪 | guài | bewildering; odd; strange; uncanny; devil; monster; to wonder at; to blame; quite; rather; variant of 怪 | — | Not in same old level |
| 关闭 | guānbì | to close; to shut (a window etc); (of a shop, school etc) to shut down | 5 | Same level |
| 观察 | guānchá | to observe; to watch; to survey | 5 | Same level |
| 观点 | guāndiǎn | point of view; viewpoint; standpoint | 5 | Same level |
| 观念 | guānniàn | notion; thought; concept; sense; views; ideology; general impressions | 5 | Same level |
| 冠军 | guànjūn | champion | 5 | Same level |
| 光临 | guānglín | (formal) to honor with one's presence; to attend | 5 | Same level |
| 光明 | guāngmíng | light; radiance; (fig.) bright (prospects etc); openhearted | 5 | Same level |
| 光线 | guāngxiàn | light ray; light; illumination; lighting (for a photograph) | — | Not in same old level |
| 广 | guǎng | wide; numerous; to spread | — | Not in same old level |
| 广场 | guǎngchǎng | public square; plaza | 5 | Same level |
| 广大 | guǎngdà | (of an area) vast or extensive; large-scale; widespread; (of people) numerous | 5 | Same level |
| 广泛 | guǎngfàn | extensive; wide range | 5 | Same level |
| 规律 | guīlǜ | rule (e.g. of science); law of behavior; regular pattern; rhythm; discipline | 5 | Same level |
| 规模 | guīmó | scale; scope; extent | 5 | Same level |
| 规则 | guīzé | rule; regulation; rules and regulations | 5 | Same level |
| 贵姓 | guìxìng | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 柜子 | guìzi | cupboard; cabinet | — | Not in same old level |
| 滚 | gǔn | to boil; to roll; to take a hike; Get lost! | 5 | Same level |
| 锅 | guō | pot; pan; wok; cauldron; pot-shaped thing | 5 | Same level |
| 国画 | guóhuà | traditional Chinese painting | — | Not in same old level |
| 国庆 | guóqìng | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 果然 | guǒrán | really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 果实 | guǒshí | fruit (produced by a plant); (fig.) fruits (of success etc); results; gains | 5 | Same level |
| 过度 | guòdù | excessive; over-; excess; going too far; extravagant; intemperate; overdue | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 过分 | guòfèn | excessive; undue; overly | 5 | Same level |
| 过敏 | guòmǐn | oversensitive; allergic; allergy | 5 | Same level |
| 过期 | guòqī | to be overdue; to exceed the time limit; to expire (as in expiration date) | 5 | Same level |
| 过于 | guòyú | too much; excessively | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 哈 | hā | (interj.) ha!; (onom. for laughter); (slang) to be infatuated with; to adore; abbr. for 奇, husky (dog) | 5 | Same level |
| 海关 | hǎiguān | customs (i.e. border crossing inspection) | 5 | Same level |
| 海外 | hǎiwài | overseas; abroad | — | Not in same old level |
| 海鲜 | hǎixiān | seafood | 5 | Same level |
| 含 | hán | to keep in the mouth; to contain | — | Not in same old level |
| 含量 | hánliàng | content; quantity contained | — | Not in same old level |
| 含有 | hányǒu | to contain; including | — | Not in same old level |
| 汗水 | hànshuǐ | sweat; perspiration | — | Not in same old level |
| 行 | háng | row; line; commercial firm; line of business; profession; to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age); (in data tables) row; (Tw) column | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 行业 | hángyè | trade; profession; industry; business | 5 | Same level |
| 好评 | hǎopíng | favorable criticism; positive evaluation | — | Not in same old level |
| 好运 | hǎoyùn | good luck | — | Not in same old level |
| 好转 | hǎozhuǎn | to improve; to take a turn for the better; improvement | — | Not in same old level |
| 好 | hào | to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to | 1 | Not in same old level |
| 好奇 | hàoqí | inquisitive; curious; inquisitiveness; curiosity | 5 | Same level |
| 合 | hé | to close; to join; to fit; to be equal to; whole; together; round (in battle); conjunction (astronomy); 1st note of pentatonic scale; old variant of 盒; variant of 合 | — | Not in same old level |
| 合法 | héfǎ | lawful; legitimate; legal | 5 | Same level |
| 盒饭 | héfàn | meal in a partitioned box | — | Not in same old level |
| 合理 | hélǐ | rational; reasonable; sensible; fair | 5 | Same level |
| 河流 | héliú | river | — | Not in same old level |
| 合同 | hétóng | — | 5 | Same level |
| 合影 | héyǐng | to take a joint photo; group photo | 5 | Same level |
| 合作 | hézuò | to cooperate; to collaborate; to work together; cooperation | 5 | Same level |
| 黑 | hēi | black; dark; sinister; secret; shady; illegal; to hide (sth) away; to vilify; (loanword) to hack (computing) | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 红 | hóng | red; popular; revolutionary; bonus | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 猴子 | hóuzi | monkey | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 厚度 | hòudù | thickness | — | Not in same old level |
| 后果 | hòuguǒ | consequences; aftermath | 5 | Same level |
| 忽视 | hūshì | to neglect; to overlook; to disregard; to ignore | 5 | Same level |
| 呼吸 | hūxī | to breathe | 5 | Same level |
| 湖 | hú | lake | — | Not in same old level |
| 蝴蝶 | húdié | butterfly | 5 | Same level |
| 胡同 | hútòng | lane; alley; variant of 同 | 5 | Same level |
| 互动 | hùdòng | to interact; interactive | — | Not in same old level |
| 户外 | hùwài | outdoor | — | Not in same old level |
| 花费 | huāfèi | expense; cost; to spend (time or money); expenditure | — | Not in same old level |
| 滑 | huá | to slip; to slide; slippery; smooth; sly; slippery; not to be trusted | — | Not in same old level |
| 划 | huá | to row; to paddle; profitable; worth (the effort); it pays (to do sth); to cut; to slash; to scratch (cut into the surface of sth); to strike (a match) | — | Not in same old level |
| 化 | huà | to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化学 | — | Not in same old level |
| 话费 | huàfèi | call charge | — | Not in same old level |
| 画面 | huàmiàn | scene; tableau; picture; image; screen (displayed by a computer); (motion picture) frame; field of view | — | Not in same old level |
| 话题 | huàtí | subject (of a talk or conversation); topic | 5 | Same level |
| 化学 | huàxué | chemistry; chemical | 5 | Same level |
| 环节 | huánjié | (zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc); (fig.) a part of an integrated whole: aspect (of a project), element (of a policy), sector (of the economy), stage (of a process) etc | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 缓解 | huǎnjiě | to bring relief; to alleviate (a crisis); to dull (a pain) | 5 | Same level |
| 缓慢 | huǎnmàn | slow | — | Not in same old level |
| 黄瓜 | huángguā | cucumber | 5 | Same level |
| 黄金 | huángjīn | gold; golden (opportunity); prime (time) | 5 | Same level |
| 灰 | huī | ash; dust; lime; gray; discouraged; dejected | 5 | Same level |
| 挥 | huī | to wave; to brandish; to command; to conduct; to scatter; to disperse | 5 | Same level |
| 恢复 | huīfù | to reinstate; to resume; to restore; to recover; to regain; to rehabilitate | 5 | Same level |
| 灰色 | huīsè | gray; ash gray; grizzly; pessimistic; gloomy; dispirited; ambiguous | — | Not in same old level |
| 回收 | huíshōu | to recycle; to reclaim; to retrieve; to recover; to recall (a defective product) | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 汇率 | huìlǜ | exchange rate | 5 | Same level |
| 婚礼 | hūnlǐ | wedding ceremony; wedding | 5 | Same level |
| 伙 | huǒ | meals (abbr. for 食); variant of 伙; companion; partner; group; classifier for groups of people; to combine; together | — | Not in same old level |
| 伙伴 | huǒbàn | partner; companion; comrade | 5 | Same level |
| 火锅 | huǒguō | hotpot | — | Not in same old level |
| 或是 | huòshì | or; either one or the other | — | Not in same old level |
| 货物 | huòwù | goods; commodity; merchandise | — | Not in same old level |
| 或许 | huòxǔ | perhaps; maybe | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 机构 | jīgòu | mechanism; structure; organization; agency; institution | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 激烈 | jīliè | (of competition or fighting) intense; fierce; (of pain) acute; (of an expression of opinion) impassioned; vehement; (of a course of action) drastic; extreme | 5 | Same level |
| 机器 | jīqì | machine | 5 | Same level |
| 机器人 | jīqìrén | robot; android | — | Not in same old level |
| 肌肉 | jīròu | muscle; flesh | 5 | Same level |
| 及 | jí | and; to reach; up to; in time for | — | Not in same old level |
| 级 | jí | level; grade; rank; step (of stairs); classifier: step, level | — | Not in same old level |
| 集 | jí | to gather; to collect; collected works; classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode | — | Not in same old level |
| 疾病 | jíbìng | disease; sickness; ailment | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 及格 | jígé | to pass an exam or a test; to meet a minimum standard | 5 | Same level |
| 集合 | jíhé | to gather; to assemble; (math.) set | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 即将 | jíjiāng | on the eve of; to be about to; to be on the verge of | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 急忙 | jímáng | hastily | 5 | Same level |
| 极其 | jíqí | extremely | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 集体 | jítǐ | collective (decision); joint (effort); a group; a team; en masse; as a group | 5 | Same level |
| 急需 | jíxū | to urgently need; urgent need | — | Not in same old level |
| 急诊 | jízhěn | to give or receive urgent medical treatment; emergency treatment (at a hospital emergency department, or from a doctor on a house call) | — | Not in same old level |
| 集中 | jízhōng | to concentrate; to centralize; to focus; centralized; concentrated; to put together | 5 | Same level |
| 挤 | jǐ | to crowd in; to cram in; to force others aside; to press; to squeeze; to find (time in one's busy schedule) | — | Not in same old level |
| 系 | jì | to tie; to fasten; to button up | 5 | Same level |
| 季度 | jìdù | quarter of a year; season (sports) | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 记录 | jìlù | to record; record (written account); note-taker; record (in sports etc) | 5 | Same level |
| 纪录 | jìlù | variant of 记录 (but in Taiwan, not for the verb sense "to record") | 5 | Same level |
| 纪录片 | jìlùpiàn | newsreel; documentary (film or TV program) | — | Not in same old level |
| 技能 | jìnéng | technical ability; skill | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 纪念 | jìniàn | to commemorate; to honor the memory of; memento; keepsake; souvenir | 5 | Same level |
| 纪念日 | jìniànrì | day of commemoration; memorial day | — | Not in same old level |
| 计算 | jìsuàn | to count; to calculate; to compute | 5 | Same level |
| 计算机 | jìsuànjī | computer; (Tw) calculator | — | Not in same old level |
| 记忆 | jìyì | to remember; to recall; memory | 5 | Same level |
| 记载 | jìzǎi | to write down; to record; written account | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 嘉宾 | jiābīn | esteemed guest; honored guest; guest (on a show) | 5 | Same level |
| 家电 | jiādiàn | household electric appliance; abbr. for 家用电器 | — | Not in same old level |
| 加工 | jiāgōng | to process; processing; working (of machinery) | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 加热 | jiārè | to heat | — | Not in same old level |
| 加深 | jiāshēn | to deepen | — | Not in same old level |
| 加速 | jiāsù | to speed up; to expedite | — | Not in same old level |
| 家务 | jiāwù | household duties; housework | 5 | Same level |
| 甲 | jiǎ | first of the ten Heavenly Stems 干; (used for an unspecified person or thing); first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc); letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; armor plating; shell or carapace; (of the fingers or toes) nail; bladed leather or metal armor (old); ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old); civil administration unit in the baojia 甲 system (old); ancient Chinese compass point: 75° | 5 | Same level |
| 假如 | jiǎrú | if | 5 | Same level |
| 架 | jià | to support; frame; rack; framework; classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc | — | Not in same old level |
| 驾驶 | jiàshǐ | to pilot (ship, airplane etc); to drive | 5 | Same level |
| 驾照 | jiàzhào | driver's license | — | Not in same old level |
| 价值 | jiàzhí | value; worth; fig. values (ethical, cultural etc) | 5 | Same level |
| 艰苦 | jiānkǔ | difficult; hard; arduous | 5 | Same level |
| 坚强 | jiānqiáng | staunch; strong | 5 | Same level |
| 捡 | jiǎn | to pick up; to collect; to gather | 5 | Same level |
| 剪 | jiǎn | scissors; shears; clippers; to cut with scissors; to trim; to wipe out or exterminate | — | Not in same old level |
| 剪刀 | jiǎndāo | scissors | 5 | Same level |
| 减肥 | jiǎnféi | to lose weight | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 简历 | jiǎnlì | curriculum vitae (CV); résumé; biographical notes | 5 | Same level |
| 简直 | jiǎnzhí | simply; really | 5 | Same level |
| 建 | jiàn | to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct | — | Not in same old level |
| 键 | jiàn | key (on a piano or computer keyboard); button (on a mouse or other device); chemical bond; linchpin | — | Not in same old level |
| 渐渐 | jiànjiàn | gradually | — | Not in same old level |
| 建立 | jiànlì | to establish; to set up; to found | 5 | Same level |
| 键盘 | jiànpán | keyboard | 5 | Same level |
| 建设 | jiànshè | to build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute | 5 | Same level |
| 建造 | jiànzào | to construct; to build | — | Not in same old level |
| 建筑 | jiànzhù | to construct; building | 5 | Same level |
| 将近 | jiāngjìn | almost; nearly; close to | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 讲话 | jiǎnghuà | a speech; to speak; to talk; to address | — | Not in same old level |
| 讲究 | jiǎngjiu | to pay particular attention to; carefully selected for quality; tastefully chosen | 5 | Same level |
| 奖励 | jiǎnglì | to reward; reward (as encouragement) | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 讲述 | jiǎngshù | to talk about; to narrate; to give an account | — | Not in same old level |
| 讲座 | jiǎngzuò | a course of lectures | 5 | Same level |
| 降水 | jiàngshuǐ | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 浇 | jiāo | to pour liquid; to irrigate (using waterwheel); to water; to cast (molten metal); to mold | 5 | Same level |
| 交换 | jiāohuàn | to exchange; to swap; to switch (telecom); commutative (math); to commute | 5 | Same level |
| 交往 | jiāowǎng | to associate (with); to have contact (with); to hang out (with); to date; (interpersonal) relationship; association; contact | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 交易 | jiāoyì | to deal; to trade; to transact; transaction; deal | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 脚步 | jiǎobù | footstep; step | — | Not in same old level |
| 角度 | jiǎodù | angle; point of view | 5 | Same level |
| 较 | jiào | to compare; to dispute; compared to; (before adj.) relatively; comparatively; rather; also pr. [jiǎo] | — | Not in same old level |
| 教材 | jiàocái | teaching material | 5 | Same level |
| 接触 | jiēchù | to touch; to contact; access; in touch with | 5 | Same level |
| 接待 | jiēdài | to receive (a visitor); to admit (allow sb to enter) | 5 | Same level |
| 阶段 | jiēduàn | stage; section; phase; period | 5 | Same level |
| 接近 | jiējìn | to approach; to get close to | 5 | Same level |
| 接收 | jiēshōu | reception (of transmitted signal); to receive; to accept; to admit; to take over (e.g. a factory); to expropriate | — | Not in same old level |
| 结 | jié | knot; sturdy; bond; to tie; to bind; to check out (of a hotel) | — | Not in same old level |
| 结构 | jiégòu | structure; composition; makeup; architecture | 5 | Same level |
| 结合 | jiéhé | to combine; to link; to integrate; binding | 5 | Same level |
| 结论 | jiélùn | conclusion; verdict; to conclude; to reach a verdict | 5 | Same level |
| 节省 | jiéshěng | saving; to save; to use sparingly; to cut down on | 5 | Same level |
| 届 | jiè | to arrive at (place or time); period; to become due; classifier for events, meetings, elections, sporting fixtures, years (of graduation) | 5 | Same level |
| 今日 | jīnrì | today | — | Not in same old level |
| 紧 | jǐn | tight; strict; close at hand; near; urgent; tense; hard up; short of money; to tighten | 5 | Same level |
| 紧急 | jǐnjí | urgent; emergency | 5 | Same level |
| 尽快 | jǐnkuài | as quickly as possible; as soon as possible | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 尽量 | jǐnliàng | as much as possible; to the greatest extent | 5 | Same level |
| 紧密 | jǐnmì | inseparably close | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 谨慎 | jǐnshèn | cautious; prudent | 5 | Same level |
| 进步 | jìnbù | progress; improvement; to improve; to progress | 5 | Same level |
| 近代 | jìndài | the not-very-distant past; modern times, excluding recent decades; (in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919); capitalist times (pre-1949) | 5 | Same level |
| 进口 | jìnkǒu | to import; imported; entrance; inlet (for the intake of air, water etc) | 5 | Same level |
| 尽力 | jìnlì | to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort | 5 | Same level |
| 近年来 | jìnnián lái | for the past few years | — | Not in same old level |
| 近期 | jìnqī | near in time; in the near future; very soon; recent | — | Not in same old level |
| 近日 | jìnrì | (in) the past few days; recently; (within) the next few days | — | Not in same old level |
| 进一步 | jìnyíbù | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 经典 | jīngdiǎn | the classics; scriptures; classical; classic (example, case etc); typical | 5 | Same level |
| 精力 | jīnglì | energy | 5 | Same level |
| 精神 | jīngshen | vigor; vitality; drive; spiritual | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 惊喜 | jīngxǐ | nice surprise; to be pleasantly surprised | — | Not in same old level |
| 经营 | jīngyíng | to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate | 5 | Same level |
| 静 | jìng | still; calm; quiet; not moving | — | Not in same old level |
| 酒吧 | jiǔbā | bar; pub; saloon | 5 | Same level |
| 久远 | jiǔyuǎn | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 救 | jiù | variant of 救; to save; to assist; to rescue | 5 | Same level |
| 救护车 | jiùhùchē | ambulance | 5 | Same level |
| 就业 | jiùyè | to get a job; employment | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 居民 | jūmín | resident; inhabitant | — | Not in same old level |
| 居然 | jūrán | unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to | 5 | Same level |
| 居住 | jūzhù | to reside; to dwell; to live in a place; resident in | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 橘子 | júzi | tangerine | — | Not in same old level |
| 据 | jù | variant of 据; according to; to act in accordance with; to depend on; to seize; to occupy | — | Not in same old level |
| 距 | jù | at a distance of; distance; to be apart | — | Not in same old level |
| 具备 | jùbèi | to possess; to have; equipped with; able to fulfill (conditions or requirements) | 5 | Same level |
| 剧场 | jùchǎng | theater | — | Not in same old level |
| 巨大 | jùdà | huge; immense; very large; tremendous; gigantic; enormous | 5 | Same level |
| 据说 | jùshuō | it is said that; reportedly | 5 | Same level |
| 具体 | jùtǐ | concrete; definite; specific | 5 | Same level |
| 具有 | jùyǒu | to have; to possess | — | Not in same old level |
| 捐 | juān | to relinquish; to abandon; to contribute; to donate; (bound form) tax; levy | 5 | Same level |
| 绝对 | juéduì | absolute; unconditional | 5 | Same level |
| 决赛 | juésài | finals (of a competition) | 5 | Same level |
| 角色 | juésè | role; character in a novel; persona; also pr. [jiǎo sè] | 5 | Same level |
| 决心 | juéxīn | determination; resolution; determined; firm and resolute; to make up one's mind | 5 | Same level |
| 开发 | kāifā | to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop | 5 | Same level |
| 开放 | kāifàng | to bloom; to open; to be open (to the public); to open up (to the outside); to be open-minded; unrestrained by convention; unconstrained in one's sexuality | 5 | Same level |
| 开幕 | kāimù | to open (a conference); to inaugurate | — | Not in same old level |
| 开幕式 | kāimùshì | opening ceremony | 5 | Same level |
| 开水 | kāishuǐ | boiled water; boiling water | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 开通 | kāitōng | to open (a new road or railway line); to set up (a hotline); to launch (a service); to subscribe to (a members-only service) | — | Not in same old level |
| 开业 | kāiyè | to open a business; to open a practice; open (for business) | — | Not in same old level |
| 开展 | kāizhǎn | to launch; to develop; to unfold; (of an exhibition etc) to open | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 看 | kān | to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard | 1 | Not in same old level |
| 看望 | kànwàng | to pay a visit to; to see (sb) | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 看作 | kànzuò | to look upon as; to regard as | — | Not in same old level |
| 靠 | kào | to lean against or on; to stand by the side of; to come near to; to depend on; to trust; to fuck (vulgar); traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old) | — | Not in same old level |
| 靠近 | kàojìn | to be close to; to approach; to draw near | — | Not in same old level |
| 颗 | kē | classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc | 5 | Same level |
| 科研 | kēyán | (scientific) research | — | Not in same old level |
| 可见 | kějiàn | it can clearly be seen (that this is the case); it is (thus) clear; clear; visible | 5 | Same level |
| 可靠 | kěkào | reliable | 5 | Same level |
| 可怕 | kěpà | awful; dreadful; fearful; formidable; frightful; scary; hideous; horrible; terrible; terribly | 5 | Same level |
| 克服 | kèfú | (try to) overcome (hardships etc); to conquer; to put up with; to endure | 5 | Same level |
| 客服 | kèfú | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 客观 | kèguān | objective; impartial | 5 | Same level |
| 客户 | kèhù | client; customer | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 空间 | kōngjiān | space; room; (fig.) scope; leeway; (astronomy) outer space; (physics, math.) space | 5 | Same level |
| 空中 | kōngzhōng | in the sky; in the air | — | Not in same old level |
| 控制 | kòngzhì | to control | 5 | Same level |
| 口袋 | kǒudai | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 口味 | kǒuwèi | a person's preferences; tastes (in food); flavor | 5 | Same level |
| 库 | kù | warehouse; storehouse; (file) library | — | Not in same old level |
| 宽 | kuān | wide; broad; loose; relaxed; lenient | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 宽度 | kuāndù | width | — | Not in same old level |
| 亏 | kuī | deficiency; deficit; luckily; it's lucky that...; (often ironically) fancy that... | — | Not in same old level |
| 昆虫 | kūnchóng | insect | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 扩大 | kuòdà | to expand; to enlarge; to broaden one's scope | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 来源 | láiyuán | source (of information etc); origin | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 劳动 | láodòng | work; toil; physical labor | 5 | Same level |
| 老百姓 | lǎobǎixìng | ordinary people; the "person in the street" | 5 | Same level |
| 老板 | lǎobǎn | variant of 老板; boss; business proprietor | 5 | Same level |
| 老公 | lǎogōng | (coll.) husband | — | Not in same old level |
| 姥姥 | lǎolao | (coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother | 5 | Same level |
| 老婆 | lǎopo | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 姥爷 | lǎoye | maternal grandfather (dialectal) | — | Not in same old level |
| 乐观 | lèguān | optimistic; hopeful | 5 | Same level |
| 乐趣 | lèqù | delight; pleasure; joy | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 泪 | lèi | tears | — | Not in same old level |
| 类 | lèi | kind; type; class; category; similar; like; to resemble | 5 | Same level |
| 泪水 | lèishuǐ | teardrop; tears | — | Not in same old level |
| 类似 | lèisì | similar; analogous | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 类型 | lèixíng | type; kind; category; (computer programming) type | — | Not in same old level |
| 梨 | lí | pear | 5 | Same level |
| 离婚 | líhūn | to divorce | 5 | Same level |
| 厘米 | límǐ | centimeter | 5 | Same level |
| 离职 | lízhí | to leave one's job temporarily (e.g. for study); to leave one's job; to resign | — | Not in same old level |
| 理论 | lǐlùn | theory; to argue; to take notice of | 5 | Same level |
| 里头 | lǐtou | inside; interior | — | Not in same old level |
| 理由 | lǐyóu | reason; grounds; justification | 5 | Same level |
| 力 | lì | power; force; strength; ability; strenuously | — | Not in same old level |
| 立即 | lìjí | immediately | 5 | Same level |
| 立刻 | lìkè | forthwith; immediate; prompt; promptly; straightway; thereupon; at once | 5 | Same level |
| 力量 | lìliàng | — | 5 | Same level |
| 利润 | lìrùn | profits | 5 | Same level |
| 利益 | lìyì | benefit; (in sb's) interest | 5 | Same level |
| 利用 | lìyòng | to exploit; to make use of; to use; to take advantage of; to utilize | 5 | Same level |
| 联合 | liánhé | to combine; to join; unite; alliance | 5 | Same level |
| 连接 | liánjiē | to link; to join; to connect | — | Not in same old level |
| 连忙 | liánmáng | promptly; at once | 5 | Same level |
| 连续 | liánxù | continuous; in a row; serial; consecutive | — | Not in same old level |
| 脸色 | liǎnsè | complexion; look | — | Not in same old level |
| 恋爱 | liàn’ài | — | 5 | Same level |
| 良好 | liánghǎo | good; favorable; well; fine | 5 | Same level |
| 粮食 | liángshi | foodstuff; cereals | 5 | Same level |
| 量 | liàng | capacity; quantity; amount; to estimate; abbr. for 量词, classifier (in Chinese grammar); measure word | — | Not in same old level |
| 了不起 | liǎobuqǐ | amazing; terrific; extraordinary | 5 | Same level |
| 列车 | lièchē | (railway) train | — | Not in same old level |
| 临时 | línshí | as the time draws near; at the last moment; temporary; interim; ad hoc | 5 | Same level |
| 铃 | líng | (small) bell | 5 | Same level |
| 灵活 | línghuó | flexible; nimble; agile | 5 | Same level |
| 领 | lǐng | neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc | — | Not in same old level |
| 领带 | lǐngdài | necktie | — | Not in same old level |
| 领导 | lǐngdǎo | lead; leading; to lead; leadership; leader | 5 | Same level |
| 领取 | lǐngqǔ | to receive; to draw; to get | — | Not in same old level |
| 领先 | lǐngxiān | to lead; to be in front | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 领域 | lǐngyù | domain; sphere; field; territory; area | 5 | Same level |
| 令 | lìng | to order; to command; an order; warrant; writ; to cause; to make sth happen; virtuous; honorific title; season; government position (old); type of short song or poem | — | Not in same old level |
| 流传 | liúchuán | to spread; to circulate; to hand down | 5 | Same level |
| 流感 | liúgǎn | flu; influenza | — | Not in same old level |
| 浏览 | liúlǎn | to skim over; to browse | 5 | Same level |
| 留言 | liúyán | to leave a message; to leave one's comments; message | — | Not in same old level |
| 龙 | lóng | dragon; imperial | 5 | Same level |
| 漏 | lòu | to leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake; waterclock or hourglass (old) | 5 | Same level |
| 录 | lù | to carve wood; diary; record; to hit; to copy | — | Not in same old level |
| 陆地 | lùdì | dry land (as opposed to the sea) | 5 | Same level |
| 录取 | lùqǔ | to accept an applicant (prospective student, employee etc) who passes an entrance exam; to admit (a student); to hire (a job candidate) | 5 | Same level |
| 路人 | lùrén | passer-by; stranger | — | Not in same old level |
| 路线 | lùxiàn | itinerary; route; political line (e.g. right revisionist road) | — | Not in same old level |
| 陆续 | lùxù | in turn; successively; one after the other; bit by bit | 5 | Same level |
| 录音 | lùyīn | to record (sound); sound recording | 5 | Same level |
| 旅行社 | lǚxíngshè | travel agency | — | Not in same old level |
| 论文 | lùnwén | paper; treatise; thesis; to discuss a paper or thesis (old) | 5 | Same level |
| 逻辑 | luójí | — | 5 | Same level |
| 骂 | mà | to scold; to abuse; to curse; variant of 骂 | 5 | Same level |
| 买卖 | mǎimai | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 满足 | mǎnzú | to satisfy; to meet (the needs of); satisfied; content | 5 | Same level |
| 忙碌 | mánglù | busy; bustling | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 毛笔 | máobǐ | writing brush | — | Not in same old level |
| 毛病 | máobìng | fault; defect; shortcomings; ailment | 5 | Same level |
| 矛盾 | máodùn | contradiction; conflicting views; contradictory | 5 | Same level |
| 没法儿 | méifǎr | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 玫瑰 | méigui | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 媒体 | méitǐ | media, esp. news media | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 美术 | měishù | art; fine arts; painting | 5 | Same level |
| 美味 | měiwèi | delicious; delicious food; delicacy | — | Not in same old level |
| 魅力 | mèilì | charm; fascination; glamor; charisma | 5 | Same level |
| 门诊 | ménzhěn | outpatient service | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 迷 | mí | to bewilder; crazy about; fan; enthusiast; lost; confused | — | Not in same old level |
| 迷路 | mílù | to lose the way; lost; labyrinth; labyrinthus vestibularis (of the inner ear) | 5 | Same level |
| 秘密 | mìmì | secret; private; confidential; clandestine; a secret | 5 | Same level |
| 密切 | mìqiè | close; familiar; intimate; closely (related); to foster close ties; to pay close attention | 5 | Same level |
| 秘书 | mìshū | secretary | 5 | Same level |
| 面 | miàn | face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc; variant of 面; flour; noodles; (of food) soft (not crunchy); (slang) (of a person) ineffectual; spineless | — | Not in same old level |
| 面积 | miànjī | area (of a floor, piece of land etc); surface area; tract of land | 5 | Same level |
| 面临 | miànlín | to face sth; to be confronted with | 5 | Same level |
| 面向 | miànxiàng | to face; to turn towards; to incline to; geared towards; catering for; -oriented; facial feature; appearance; aspect; facet | — | Not in same old level |
| 描述 | miáoshù | to describe; description | — | Not in same old level |
| 敏感 | mǐngǎn | sensitive; susceptible | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 名称 | míngchēng | name (of a thing); name (of an organization) | — | Not in same old level |
| 名牌 | míngpái | famous brand; nameplate; name tag | 5 | Same level |
| 名片 | míngpiàn | (business) card | 5 | Same level |
| 明确 | míngquè | clear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite | 5 | Same level |
| 明显 | míngxiǎn | clear; distinct; obvious | 5 | Same level |
| 明星 | míngxīng | star; celebrity | 5 | Same level |
| 命 | mìng | life; fate; order or command; to assign a name, title etc | — | Not in same old level |
| 命运 | mìngyùn | fate; destiny | 5 | Same level |
| 摸 | mō | to feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to steal; to abstract | 5 | Same level |
| 模糊 | móhu | vague; indistinct; fuzzy | 5 | Same level |
| 模式 | móshì | mode; method; pattern | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 陌生 | mòshēng | strange; unfamiliar | 5 | Same level |
| 某 | mǒu | some; a certain; sb or sth indefinite; such-and-such | 5 | Same level |
| 目光 | mùguāng | gaze; (fig.) attention; expression in one's eyes; look; (lit. and fig.) sight; vision | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 木头 | mùtou | slow-witted; blockhead; log (of wood, timber etc) | 5 | Same level |
| 哪怕 | nǎpà | even; even if; even though; no matter how | 5 | Same level |
| 难得 | nándé | seldom; rare; hard to come by | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 难度 | nándù | degree of difficulty | — | Not in same old level |
| 难以 | nányǐ | hard to (predict, imagine etc) | — | Not in same old level |
| 男子 | nánzǐ | a man; a male | — | Not in same old level |
| 闹 | nào | variant of 闹; noisy; cacophonous; to make noise; to disturb; to vent (feelings); to fall ill; to have an attack (of sickness); to go in (for some activity); to joke | — | Not in same old level |
| 闹钟 | nàozhōng | alarm clock | — | Not in same old level |
| 内部 | nèibù | interior; inside (part, section); internal | — | Not in same old level |
| 能干 | nénggàn | capable; competent | 5 | Same level |
| 年初 | niánchū | beginning of the year | — | Not in same old level |
| 年代 | niándài | a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age; era; period | 5 | Same level |
| 年纪 | niánjì | age | 5 | Same level |
| 年夜饭 | niányèfàn | New Year's Eve family dinner | — | Not in same old level |
| 念 | niàn | variant of 念, to read aloud; to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to give (sb) a tongue-lashing; to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿) | 5 | Same level |
| 牛仔裤 | niúzǎikù | jeans | 5 | Same level |
| 浓 | nóng | concentrated; dense; strong (smell etc) | 5 | Same level |
| 农民 | nóngmín | peasant; farmer | 5 | Same level |
| 农业 | nóngyè | agriculture; farming | 5 | Same level |
| 女子 | nǚzǐ | woman; female | — | Not in same old level |
| 哦 | ò | oh (interjection indicating that one has just learned sth) | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 欧洲 | Ōuzhōu | — | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 偶然 | ǒurán | incidentally; occasional; occasionally; by chance; randomly | 5 | Same level |
| 拍摄 | pāishè | to take (a picture); to shoot (a film) | — | Not in same old level |
| 排列 | páiliè | to arrange in order; (math.) permutation | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 派 | pài | clique; school; group; faction; to dispatch; to send; to assign; to appoint; pi (Greek letter Ππ); the circular ratio pi = 3.1415926; (loanword) pie | 5 | Same level |
| 派出所 | pàichūsuǒ | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 跑道 | pǎodào | athletic track; track; runway (i.e. airstrip) | — | Not in same old level |
| 赔 | péi | to compensate for loss; to indemnify; to suffer a financial loss | — | Not in same old level |
| 陪伴 | péibàn | to accompany | — | Not in same old level |
| 培训 | péixùn | to cultivate; to train; to groom; training | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 培养 | péiyǎng | to cultivate; to breed; to foster; to nurture; to educate; to groom (for a position); education; fostering; culture (biology) | 5 | Same level |
| 配 | pèi | to join; to fit; to mate; to mix; to match; to deserve; to make up (a prescription); to allocate | — | Not in same old level |
| 配合 | pèihé | matching; fitting in with; compatible with; to correspond; to fit; to conform to; rapport; to coordinate with; to act in concert with; to cooperate; to become man and wife; to combine parts of machine | 5 | Same level |
| 配送 | pèisòng | to put together an order and deliver it (i.e. 配货 and 送货); to deliver (goods) | — | Not in same old level |
| 盆 | pén | basin; flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 斗 and 8 升, approx 128 liters | 5 | Same level |
| 碰 | pèng | variant of 碰; to touch; to meet with; to bump; old variant of 碰 | — | Not in same old level |
| 碰见 | pèngjiàn | to run into; to meet (unexpectedly); to bump into | 5 | Same level |
| 批 | pī | to ascertain; to act on; to criticize; to pass on; classifier for batches, lots, military flights; tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges) | 5 | Same level |
| 批准 | pīzhǔn | to approve; to ratify | 5 | Same level |
| 匹 | pǐ | classifier for horses, mules etc; Taiwan pr. [pī]; ordinary person; classifier for cloth: bolt; horsepower; variant of 匹 | 5 | Same level |
| 骗 | piàn | to cheat; to swindle; to deceive; to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 拼 | pīn | to piece together; to join together; to stake all; adventurous; at the risk of one's life; to spell | — | Not in same old level |
| 拼音 | pīnyīn | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 品 | pǐn | (bound form) article; commodity; product; goods; (bound form) grade; rank; kind; type; variety; character; disposition; nature; temperament; to taste sth; to sample; to criticize; to comment; to judge; to size up; fret (on a guitar or lute) | — | Not in same old level |
| 品牌 | pǐnpái | brand name; trademark | — | Not in same old level |
| 品质 | pǐnzhì | character; intrinsic quality (of a person); quality (of a product or service, or as in "quality of life", "air quality" etc) | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 品种 | pǐnzhǒng | breed; variety | 5 | Same level |
| 聘请 | pìnqǐng | to engage; to hire (a lawyer etc) | — | Not in same old level |
| 平 | píng | flat; level; equal; to tie (make the same score); to draw (score); calm; peaceful; abbr. for 平声 | 5 | Same level |
| 评 | píng | to discuss; to comment; to criticize; to judge; to choose (by public appraisal) | — | Not in same old level |
| 凭 | píng | variant of 凭; to lean against; to rely on; on the basis of; no matter (how, what etc); proof | 5 | Same level |
| 平安 | píng’ān | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 平衡 | pínghéng | balance; equilibrium | 5 | Same level |
| 评价 | píngjià | to evaluate; to assess | 5 | Same level |
| 凭借 | píngjiè | to rely on; to depend on; by means of; thanks to; sth that one relies on | — | Not in same old level |
| 平静 | píngjìng | tranquil; undisturbed; serene | 5 | Same level |
| 平均 | píngjūn | average; on average; evenly; in equal proportions | 5 | Same level |
| 屏幕 | píngmù | screen (TV, computer or movie) | — | Not in same old level |
| 平台 | píngtái | platform; terrace; flat-roofed building | — | Not in same old level |
| 破坏 | pòhuài | destruction; damage; to wreck; to break; to destroy | 5 | Same level |
| 普及 | pǔjí | to spread extensively; to generalize; widespread; popular; universal; ubiquitous; pervasive | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 期待 | qīdài | to look forward to; to await; expectation | 5 | Same level |
| 期间 | qījiān | period of time; time; time period; period | 5 | Same level |
| 齐 | qí | neat; even; level with; identical; simultaneous; all together; to even sth out | — | Not in same old level |
| 其 | qí | his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) | — | Not in same old level |
| 奇迹 | qíjì | miracle; miraculous; wonder; marvel | 5 | Same level |
| 其余 | qíyú | the rest; the others; remaining; remainder; apart from them | 5 | Same level |
| 企业 | qǐyè | company; firm; enterprise; corporation | 5 | Same level |
| 气球 | qìqiú | balloon | — | Not in same old level |
| 汽油 | qìyóu | gasoline | 5 | Same level |
| 签 | qiān | to sign one's name; to write brief comments on a document; inscribed bamboo stick (variant of 签); visa; Japanese variant of 签; inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc); small wood sliver; label; tag | — | Not in same old level |
| 签订 | qiāndìng | to agree to and sign (a treaty etc) | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 签名 | qiānmíng | to sign (one's name with a pen etc); to autograph; signature | — | Not in same old level |
| 签字 | qiānzì | to sign (one's name); signature | 5 | Same level |
| 前进 | qiánjìn | to go forward; to forge ahead; to advance; onward | — | Not in same old level |
| 前来 | qiánlái | to come (formal); before; previously | — | Not in same old level |
| 前途 | qiántú | prospects; future outlook; journey | 5 | Same level |
| 前往 | qiánwǎng | to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to | — | Not in same old level |
| 浅 | qiǎn | shallow; light (color) | 5 | Same level |
| 欠 | qiàn | to owe; to lack; (literary) to be deficient in; (bound form) yawn; to raise slightly (a part of one's body) | 5 | Same level |
| 墙 | qiáng | variant of 墙, wall; wall | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 强大 | qiángdà | large; formidable; powerful; strong | — | Not in same old level |
| 强调 | qiángdiào | to emphasize (a statement); to stress | 5 | Same level |
| 强度 | qiángdù | strength; intensity | — | Not in same old level |
| 强烈 | qiángliè | strong; intense | 5 | Same level |
| 抢 | qiǎng | to fight over; to rush; to scramble; to grab; to rob; to snatch | 5 | Same level |
| 抢救 | qiǎngjiù | to rescue | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 悄悄 | qiāoqiāo | quiet; making little or no noise; surreptitious; stealthy; anxious; worried; Taiwan pr. [qiǎo qiǎo] | 5 | Same level |
| 切 | qiē | to cut; to slice; to carve; (math) tangential | 5 | Same level |
| 亲 | qīn | parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear | — | Not in same old level |
| 亲爱 | qīn’ài | — | 5 | Same level |
| 亲朋好友 | qīnpéng-hǎoyǒu | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 亲切 | qīnqiè | amiable; cordial; close and dear; familiar | 5 | Same level |
| 亲情 | qīnqíng | affection; family love; love, esp. within a married couple or between parents and children | — | Not in same old level |
| 亲人 | qīnrén | one's close relatives | — | Not in same old level |
| 亲自 | qīnzì | personally; in person; oneself | 5 | Same level |
| 勤奋 | qínfèn | hardworking; diligent | 5 | Same level |
| 青 | qīng | green; blue; black; youth; young (of people) | 5 | Same level |
| 轻易 | qīngyì | easily; lightly; rashly | — | Not in same old level |
| 轻重 | qīngzhòng | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 情感 | qínggǎn | feeling; emotion; to move (emotionally) | — | Not in same old level |
| 情景 | qíngjǐng | scene; spectacle; circumstances; situation | 5 | Same level |
| 情绪 | qíngxù | mood; state of mind; moodiness | 5 | Same level |
| 请教 | qǐngjiào | to ask for guidance; to consult | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 请求 | qǐngqiú | to request; to ask; request | 5 | Same level |
| 穷 | qióng | poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 趋势 | qūshì | trend; tendency | 5 | Same level |
| 区域 | qūyù | area; region; district | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 去世 | qùshì | to pass away; to die | 5 | Same level |
| 权 | quán | authority; power; right; (literary) to weigh; expedient; temporary | — | Not in same old level |
| 权利 | quánlì | right (i.e. an entitlement to sth); (classical) power and wealth | 5 | Same level |
| 全力 | quánlì | with all one's strength; full strength; all-out (effort); fully (support) | — | Not in same old level |
| 全面 | quánmiàn | all-around; comprehensive; total; overall | 5 | Same level |
| 全体 | quántǐ | all; entire | — | Not in same old level |
| 全新 | quánxīn | all new; completely new | — | Not in same old level |
| 劝 | quàn | to advise; to urge; to try to persuade; to exhort; to console; to soothe | 5 | Same level |
| 缺乏 | quēfá | to lack; to be short of | 5 | Same level |
| 确保 | quèbǎo | to ensure; to guarantee | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 确定 | quèdìng | definite; certain; fixed; to fix (on sth); to determine; to be sure; to ensure; to make certain; to ascertain; to clinch; to recognize; to confirm; OK (on computer dialog box) | 5 | Same level |
| 确认 | quèrèn | to confirm; to verify; confirmation | 5 | Same level |
| 群 | qún | variant of 群; group; crowd; flock, herd, pack etc | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 群体 | qúntǐ | community; colony | — | Not in same old level |
| 燃烧 | ránshāo | to ignite; to combust; to burn; combustion; flaming | 5 | Same level |
| 绕 | rào | to wind; to coil (thread); to rotate around; to spiral; to move around; to go round (an obstacle); to by-pass; to make a detour; to confuse; to perplex; variant of 绕, to rotate around | 5 | Same level |
| 热爱 | rè’ài | — | 5 | Same level |
| 热量 | rèliàng | heat; quantity of heat; calorific value | — | Not in same old level |
| 热烈 | rèliè | enthusiastic; ardent; warm | 5 | Same level |
| 热心 | rèxīn | enthusiastic; ardent; zealous | 5 | Same level |
| 人才 | réncái | talent; talented person; looks; attractive looks | 5 | Same level |
| 人工 | réngōng | artificial; manpower; manual work | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 人际 | rénjì | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 人口 | rénkǒu | population; people | 5 | Same level |
| 人类 | rénlèi | humanity; human race; mankind | 5 | Same level |
| 人力 | rénlì | manpower; labor power | — | Not in same old level |
| 人民 | rénmín | the people | — | Not in same old level |
| 人民币 | rénmínbì | Renminbi (RMB); Chinese Yuan (CNY) | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 人群 | rénqún | crowd | — | Not in same old level |
| 人体 | réntǐ | human body | — | Not in same old level |
| 人物 | rénwù | person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance); character (in a play, novel etc); figure painting (as a genre of traditional Chinese painting) | 5 | Same level |
| 忍 | rěn | to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself | — | Not in same old level |
| 认 | rèn | to recognize; to know; to admit | — | Not in same old level |
| 日历 | rìlì | calendar | 5 | Same level |
| 日用品 | rìyòngpǐn | articles for daily use | 5 | Same level |
| 如 | rú | as; as if; such as | — | Not in same old level |
| 如此 | rúcǐ | like this; so; such | — | Not in same old level |
| 如何 | rúhé | how; what way; what | 5 | Same level |
| 如今 | rújīn | nowadays; now | 5 | Same level |
| 如同 | rútóng | like; as | — | Not in same old level |
| 如下 | rúxià | as follows | — | Not in same old level |
| 软 | ruǎn | soft; flexible; variant of 软 | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 软件 | ruǎnjiàn | (computer) software | 5 | Same level |
| 弱 | ruò | weak; feeble; young; inferior; not as good as; (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than | 5 | Same level |
| 洒 | sǎ | to sprinkle; to spray; to spill; to shed | 5 | Same level |
| 赛场 | sàichǎng | racetrack; field (for athletics competition) | — | Not in same old level |
| 色彩 | sècǎi | tint; coloring; coloration; (fig.) flavor; character | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 沙漠 | shāmò | desert | 5 | Same level |
| 沙子 | shāzi | sand; grit | — | Not in same old level |
| 傻 | shǎ | foolish | 5 | Same level |
| 晒 | shài | variant of 晒; (of the sun) to shine on; to bask in (the sunshine); to dry (clothes, grain etc) in the sun; (fig.) to expose and share (one's experiences and thoughts) on the Web (loanword from "share"); (coll.) to give the cold shoulder to | 5 | Same level |
| 删 | shān | to delete | — | Not in same old level |
| 扇 | shān | to fan; to slap sb on the face | — | Not in same old level |
| 删除 | shānchú | to delete; to cancel | 5 | Same level |
| 山区 | shānqū | mountain area | — | Not in same old level |
| 擅长 | shàncháng | to be good at; to be expert in | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 善良 | shànliáng | good and honest; kindhearted | 5 | Same level |
| 善于 | shànyú | to be good at; to be adept at | 5 | Same level |
| 扇子 | shànzi | fan | 5 | Same level |
| 伤 | shāng | to injure; injury; wound | — | Not in same old level |
| 伤害 | shānghài | to injure; to harm | — | Not in same old level |
| 商家 | shāngjiā | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 商人 | shāngrén | merchant; businessman | — | Not in same old level |
| 商务 | shāngwù | commercial affairs; commercial; commerce; business | — | Not in same old level |
| 商业 | shāngyè | business; trade; commerce | 5 | Same level |
| 赏 | shǎng | to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty) | — | Not in same old level |
| 上传 | shàngchuán | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 上升 | shàngshēng | to rise; to go up; to ascend | — | Not in same old level |
| 上下 | shàngxià | up and down; top and bottom; old and young; length; about | — | Not in same old level |
| 上涨 | shàngzhǎng | to rise; to go up | — | Not in same old level |
| 烧 | shāo | to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head | — | Not in same old level |
| 烧烤 | shāokǎo | barbecue; to roast | — | Not in same old level |
| 蛇 | shé | variant of 蛇; snake; serpent | 5 | Same level |
| 舍不得 | shěbude | to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge | 5 | Same level |
| 舍得 | shěde | to be willing to part with sth | — | Not in same old level |
| 设备 | shèbèi | equipment; facilities; installations | 5 | Same level |
| 设计 | shèjì | to design; to plan; design; plan | 5 | Same level |
| 设立 | shèlì | to set up; to establish | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 社区 | shèqū | community; neighborhood | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 设施 | shèshī | facilities; installation | 5 | Same level |
| 摄影 | shèyǐng | to take a photograph; photography; to shoot (a movie) | 5 | Same level |
| 设置 | shèzhì | to set up; to install | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 伸 | shēn | to stretch; to extend | 5 | Same level |
| 身材 | shēncái | stature; build (height and weight); figure | 5 | Same level |
| 深度 | shēndù | depth; (of a speech etc) profundity; advanced stage of development | — | Not in same old level |
| 身份 | shēnfèn | identity; aspect of one's identity (i.e. sth that one is – mayor, father, permanent resident etc); role; capacity (as in "in his capacity as a ..." 以…份); status (social, legal etc); position; rank | 5 | Same level |
| 深厚 | shēnhòu | deep; profound | — | Not in same old level |
| 深刻 | shēnkè | profound; deep; deep-going | 5 | Same level |
| 深入 | shēnrù | to penetrate deeply; thorough | — | Not in same old level |
| 深远 | shēnyuǎn | far-reaching; profound and long-lasting | — | Not in same old level |
| 神话 | shénhuà | legend; fairy tale; myth; mythology | 5 | Same level |
| 神秘 | shénmì | mysterious; mystery | 5 | Same level |
| 升 | shēng | to ascend; to rise to the rank of; to promote; to hoist; liter; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗; variant of 升 | 5 | Same level |
| 生产 | shēngchǎn | to produce; to manufacture; to give birth to a child | 5 | Same level |
| 生存 | shēngcún | to exist; to survive | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 生动 | shēngdòng | vivid; lively | 5 | Same level |
| 升级 | shēngjí | to go up by one grade; to be promoted; to escalate (in intensity); (computing) to upgrade | — | Not in same old level |
| 升温 | shēngwēn | to become hot; temperature rise; (fig.) to intensify; to hot up; to escalate; to get a boost | — | Not in same old level |
| 生物 | shēngwù | organism; living creature; life form; biological | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 生肖 | shēngxiào | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 生长 | shēngzhǎng | to grow; to grow up; to be brought up | — | Not in same old level |
| 省 | shěng | to save; to economize; to be frugal; to omit; to delete; to leave out; province; provincial capital; a ministry (of the Japanese government) | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 省份 | shěngfèn | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 省会 | shěnghuì | provincial capital | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 胜 | shèng | victory; success; to beat; to defeat; to surpass; victorious; superior to; to get the better of; better than; surpassing; superb (of vista); beautiful (scenery); wonderful (view); (Taiwan pr. [shēng]) able to bear; equal to (a task) | — | Not in same old level |
| 胜利 | shènglì | victory | 5 | Same level |
| 诗 | shī | poem; poetry; verse | 5 | Same level |
| 湿 | shī | variant of 湿; moist; wet | — | Not in same old level |
| 失恋 | shīliàn | to lose one's love; to break up (in a romantic relationship); to feel jilted | — | Not in same old level |
| 失眠 | shīmián | to suffer from insomnia | 5 | Same level |
| 诗人 | shīrén | bard; poet | — | Not in same old level |
| 失误 | shīwù | lapse; mistake; to make a mistake; fault; service fault (in volleyball, tennis etc) | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 失业 | shīyè | unemployment; to lose one's job | 5 | Same level |
| 时差 | shíchā | time difference; time lag; jet lag | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 时常 | shícháng | often; frequently | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 时代 | shídài | age; era; epoch; period (in one's life) | 5 | Same level |
| 实践 | shíjiàn | practice; to put into practice; to live up to (a promise); to carry out (a project) | 5 | Same level |
| 时刻 | shíkè | time; juncture; moment; period of time; constantly; always | 5 | Same level |
| 实力 | shílì | strength | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 时期 | shíqī | period; phase | 5 | Same level |
| 实施 | shíshī | to implement; to carry out | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 石头 | shítou | stone | 5 | Same level |
| 实习 | shíxí | to practice; field work; to intern; internship | 5 | Same level |
| 实现 | shíxiàn | to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about | 5 | Same level |
| 实行 | shíxíng | to implement; to carry out; to put into practice | 5 | Same level |
| 实验 | shíyàn | experiment; test; experimental; to experiment | 5 | Same level |
| 实验室 | shíyànshì | laboratory | — | Not in same old level |
| 实用 | shíyòng | practical; functional; pragmatic; applied (science) | 5 | Same level |
| 食用 | shíyòng | to eat; to consume; edible | — | Not in same old level |
| 使得 | shǐde | usable; workable; feasible; doable; to make; to cause | — | Not in same old level |
| 始终 | shǐzhōng | from beginning to end; all along | 5 | Same level |
| 式 | shì | type; form; pattern; style | — | Not in same old level |
| 适当 | shìdàng | suitable; appropriate | — | Not in same old level |
| 似的 | shìde | seems as if; rather like; Taiwan pr. [sì de] | 5 | Same level |
| 事故 | shìgù | accident | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 事件 | shìjiàn | event; happening; incident | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 试卷 | shìjuàn | examination paper; test paper | 5 | Same level |
| 市民 | shìmín | city resident | — | Not in same old level |
| 事实 | shìshí | fact | 5 | Same level |
| 视为 | shìwéi | to view as; to see as; to consider to be; to deem | — | Not in same old level |
| 事物 | shìwù | thing; object | 5 | Same level |
| 事先 | shìxiān | in advance; before the event; beforehand; prior | 5 | Same level |
| 试验 | shìyàn | experiment; test; to experiment; experimental | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 事业 | shìyè | undertaking; project; activity; (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause; publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation; career; occupation | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 试用 | shìyòng | to try sth out; to be on probation | — | Not in same old level |
| 适用 | shìyòng | to be applicable | — | Not in same old level |
| 收获 | shōuhuò | variant of 收获; to harvest; to reap; to gain; crop; harvest; profit; gain; bonus; reward | 5 | Same level |
| 收集 | shōují | to gather; to collect | — | Not in same old level |
| 收看 | shōukàn | to watch (a TV program) | — | Not in same old level |
| 守 | shǒu | to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining | — | Not in same old level |
| 首次 | shǒucì | first; first time; for the first time | — | Not in same old level |
| 手段 | shǒuduàn | method; means (of doing sth); strategy; trick | — | Not in same old level |
| 手工 | shǒugōng | handwork; manual | 5 | Same level |
| 手术 | shǒushù | (surgical) operation; surgery | 5 | Same level |
| 手套 | shǒutào | glove; mitten | 5 | Same level |
| 手续 | shǒuxù | procedure; formalities | 5 | Same level |
| 手指 | shǒuzhǐ | finger | 5 | Same level |
| 售价 | shòujià | selling price | — | Not in same old level |
| 蔬菜 | shūcài | vegetables | 5 | Same level |
| 书法 | shūfǎ | calligraphy; handwriting; penmanship | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 书房 | shūfáng | study (room); studio | — | Not in same old level |
| 书架 | shūjià | bookshelf | 5 | Same level |
| 输入 | shūrù | to import; to input | 5 | Same level |
| 舒适 | shūshì | cozy; snug | 5 | Same level |
| 熟练 | shúliàn | practiced; proficient; skilled; skillful | 5 | Same level |
| 熟人 | shúrén | acquaintance; friend | — | Not in same old level |
| 数 | shǔ | to count; to count as; to regard as; to enumerate; to list | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 鼠标 | shǔbiāo | mouse (computing) | 5 | Same level |
| 属于 | shǔyú | to be classified as; to belong to; to be part of | 5 | Same level |
| 束 | shù | to bind; bunch; bundle; classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc; to control | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 数据 | shùjù | data | 5 | Same level |
| 树木 | shùmù | tree | — | Not in same old level |
| 摔 | shuāi | to throw down; to fall; to drop and break | 5 | Same level |
| 双方 | shuāngfāng | bilateral; both sides; both parties involved | 5 | Same level |
| 水分 | shuǐfèn | moisture content; (fig.) overstatement; padding | — | Not in same old level |
| 税 | shuì | taxes; duties | 5 | Same level |
| 睡眠 | shuìmián | sleep; to sleep; (computing) to enter sleep mode | — | Not in same old level |
| 顺 | shùn | to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favorable | — | Not in same old level |
| 说不定 | shuōbudìng | can't say for sure; maybe | 5 | Same level |
| 说服 | shuōfú | to persuade; to convince; to talk sb over; Taiwan pr. [shuì fú] | 5 | Same level |
| 思考 | sīkǎo | to reflect on; to ponder over | 5 | Same level |
| 私人 | sīrén | private; personal; interpersonal; sb with whom one has a close personal relationship; a member of one's clique | 5 | Same level |
| 思维 | sīwéi | (line of) thought; thinking | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 思想 | sīxiǎng | thought; thinking; idea; ideology | 5 | Same level |
| 四处 | sìchù | all over the place; everywhere and all directions | — | Not in same old level |
| 似乎 | sìhū | it seems; seemingly; as if | 5 | Same level |
| 四周 | sìzhōu | all around | — | Not in same old level |
| 搜 | sōu | to search | — | Not in same old level |
| 搜索 | sōusuǒ | to search (a place); to search (a database); to search for (sth) | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 宿舍 | sùshè | dormitory; dorm room; living quarters; hostel | 5 | Same level |
| 酸甜苦辣 | suān-tián-kǔ-là | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 随 | suí | to follow; to comply with; varying according to...; to allow; subsequently | — | Not in same old level |
| 随后 | suíhòu | soon after | — | Not in same old level |
| 随时 | suíshí | at any time; at all times; at the right time; whenever necessary | 5 | Same level |
| 随手 | suíshǒu | conveniently; without extra trouble; while doing it; in passing | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 随意 | suíyì | as one wishes; according to one's wishes; at will; voluntary; conscious | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 碎 | suì | (transitive or intransitive verb) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble; broken; fragmentary; scattered; garrulous | 5 | Same level |
| 损害 | sǔnhài | harm; to damage; to impair | — | Not in same old level |
| 损失 | sǔnshī | loss; damage; to lose; to suffer damage | 5 | Same level |
| 缩短 | suōduǎn | to curtail; to cut down | 5 | Same level |
| 缩小 | suōxiǎo | to reduce; to decrease; to shrink | 5 | Same level |
| 所 | suǒ | actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive | 5 | Same level |
| 锁 | suǒ | to lock; to lock up; a lock; old variant of 锁 | 5 | Same level |
| 他人 | tārén | another person; sb else; other people | — | Not in same old level |
| 台灯 | táidēng | desk lamp; table lamp | — | Not in same old level |
| 台阶 | táijiē | steps; flight of steps; step (over obstacle); fig. way out of an embarrassing situation; bench (geology) | 5 | Same level |
| 太太 | tàitai | married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife | 5 | Same level |
| 谈话 | tánhuà | to talk (with sb); to have a conversation; talk; conversation | — | Not in same old level |
| 桃 | táo | peach | 5 | Same level |
| 套 | tào | to cover; to encase; cover; sheath; to overlap; to interleave; to model after; to copy; formula; harness; loop of rope; (fig.) to fish for; to obtain slyly; classifier for sets, collections; bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names); tau (Greek letter Ττ) | 5 | Same level |
| 特产 | tèchǎn | special local product; (regional) specialty | — | Not in same old level |
| 特色 | tèsè | characteristic; distinguishing feature or quality | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 特殊 | tèshū | special; particular; unusual; extraordinary | 5 | Same level |
| 特有 | tèyǒu | specific (to); characteristic (of); distinctive | — | Not in same old level |
| 特征 | tèzhēng | characteristic; diagnostic property; distinctive feature; trait | 5 | Same level |
| 疼痛 | téngtòng | pain; (of a body part) to be painful; to be sore; to hurt; (of a person) to be in pain | — | Not in same old level |
| 提倡 | tíchàng | to promote; to advocate | 5 | Same level |
| 提交 | tíjiāo | to submit (a report etc); to refer (a problem) to sb | — | Not in same old level |
| 题目 | tímù | subject; title; topic | 5 | Same level |
| 提起 | tíqǐ | to mention; to speak of; to lift; to pick up; to arouse; to raise (a topic, a heavy weight, one's fist, one's spirits etc) | — | Not in same old level |
| 提升 | tíshēng | to promote (to a higher-ranking position); to lift; to hoist; (fig.) to elevate; to raise; to improve | — | Not in same old level |
| 提问 | tíwèn | to question; to quiz; to grill | 5 | Same level |
| 体会 | tǐhuì | to know from experience; to learn through experience; to realize; understanding; experience | 5 | Same level |
| 体力 | tǐlì | physical strength; physical power | — | Not in same old level |
| 体现 | tǐxiàn | to embody; to reflect; to incarnate | 5 | Same level |
| 体验 | tǐyàn | to experience for oneself | 5 | Same level |
| 替 | tì | to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace; for; on behalf of; to stand in for | — | Not in same old level |
| 天空 | tiānkōng | sky | 5 | Same level |
| 天上 | tiānshàng | celestial; heavenly | — | Not in same old level |
| 填 | tián | to fill or stuff; (of a form etc) to fill in | — | Not in same old level |
| 甜品 | tiánpǐn | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 挑 | tiāo | to carry on a shoulder pole; to choose; to pick; to nitpick | — | Not in same old level |
| 挑选 | tiāoxuǎn | to choose; to select | — | Not in same old level |
| 调皮 | tiáopí | naughty; mischievous; unruly | 5 | Same level |
| 调整 | tiáozhěng | to adjust; adjustment; revision | 5 | Same level |
| 挑战 | tiǎozhàn | to challenge; challenge | 5 | Same level |
| 跳高 | tiàogāo | high jump (athletics) | — | Not in same old level |
| 跳远 | tiàoyuǎn | long jump (athletics) | — | Not in same old level |
| 贴 | tiē | to stick; to paste; to post (e.g. on a blog); to keep close to; to fit snugly; to subsidize; allowance (e.g. money for food or housing); sticker; classifier for sticking plaster: strip | — | Not in same old level |
| 铁路 | tiělù | railroad; railway | — | Not in same old level |
| 停留 | tíngliú | to stay somewhere temporarily; to stop over | — | Not in same old level |
| 通常 | tōngcháng | regular; usual; normal; usually; normally | 5 | Same level |
| 通行 | tōngxíng | to go through; to pass through; to be in general use | — | Not in same old level |
| 同 | tóng | like; same; similar; together; alike; with | — | Not in same old level |
| 同情 | tóngqíng | to sympathize with; sympathy | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 同一 | tóngyī | identical; the same | — | Not in same old level |
| 统计 | tǒngjì | statistics; to count; to add up | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 统一 | tǒngyī | to unify; to integrate; unified; integrated | 5 | Same level |
| 痛苦 | tòngkǔ | pain; suffering; painful | 5 | Same level |
| 投 | tóu | to cast; to send; to throw oneself (into the river etc); to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of | — | Not in same old level |
| 投入 | tóurù | to throw into; to put into; to throw oneself into; to participate in; to invest in; absorbed; engrossed | — | Not in same old level |
| 头 | tou | suffix for nouns | — | Not in same old level |
| 突出 | tūchū | prominent; outstanding; to give prominence to; to protrude; to project | 5 | Same level |
| 图画 | túhuà | drawing; picture | — | Not in same old level |
| 图书 | túshū | books (in a library or bookstore) | — | Not in same old level |
| 土地 | tǔdì | land; soil; territory | 5 | Same level |
| 土豆 | tǔdòu | potato; (Tw) peanut | 5 | Same level |
| 兔子 | tùzi | hare; rabbit | 5 | Same level |
| 团 | tuán | round; lump; ball; to roll into a ball; to gather; regiment; group; society; classifier for a lump or a soft mass: wad (of paper), ball (of wool), cloud (of smoke); dumpling | 5 | Same level |
| 团队 | tuánduì | team | — | Not in same old level |
| 推动 | tuīdòng | to push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan); to promote; to give impetus to | — | Not in same old level |
| 推广 | tuīguǎng | to extend; to spread; to popularize; generalization; promotion (of a product etc) | 5 | Same level |
| 推荐 | tuījiàn | to recommend; recommendation | 5 | Same level |
| 推进 | tuījìn | to impel; to carry forward; to push on; to advance; to drive forward | — | Not in same old level |
| 退 | tuì | to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline | 5 | Same level |
| 退出 | tuìchū | to withdraw; to abort; to quit; to log out (computing) | — | Not in same old level |
| 退还 | tuìhuán | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 退休 | tuìxiū | to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement | 5 | Same level |
| 拖鞋 | tuōxié | slippers; sandals; flip-flops | — | Not in same old level |
| 外部 | wàibù | the outside; (attributive) external; exterior; surface | — | Not in same old level |
| 外公 | wàigōng | (coll.) mother's father; maternal grandfather | — | Not in same old level |
| 外观 | wàiguān | outward appearance | — | Not in same old level |
| 外婆 | wàipó | (coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother | — | Not in same old level |
| 外形 | wàixíng | figure; shape; external form; contour | — | Not in same old level |
| 弯 | wān | to bend; bent; a bend; a turn (in a road etc) | 5 | Same level |
| 玩具 | wánjù | plaything; toy | 5 | Same level |
| 完美 | wánměi | perfect | 5 | Same level |
| 完善 | wánshàn | (of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive; well-developed; excellent; to refine; to improve | 5 | Same level |
| 完整 | wánzhěng | complete; intact | 5 | Same level |
| 万一 | wànyī | just in case; if by any chance; contingency | 5 | Same level |
| 往返 | wǎngfǎn | to go back and forth; to go to and fro; to do a round trip | 5 | Same level |
| 网络 | wǎngluò | network (computing, telecommunications, transport etc) | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 危害 | wēihài | to jeopardize; to harm; to endanger; harmful effect; damage | 5 | Same level |
| 微笑 | wēixiào | smile; to smile | 5 | Same level |
| 威胁 | wēixié | to threaten; to menace | 5 | Same level |
| 围 | wéi | to encircle; to surround; all around; to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl) | — | Not in same old level |
| 为 | wéi | as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice); variant of 为 | 2 | Not in same old level |
| 维持 | wéichí | to keep; to maintain; to preserve | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 违法 | wéifǎ | illegal; to break the law | — | Not in same old level |
| 违反 | wéifǎn | to violate (a law) | 5 | Same level |
| 围巾 | wéijīn | scarf; shawl | 5 | Same level |
| 围绕 | wéirào | to revolve around; to center on (an issue) | 5 | Same level |
| 维修 | wéixiū | maintenance (of equipment); to protect and maintain | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 唯一 | wéiyī | only; sole | 5 | Same level |
| 尾巴 | wěiba | tail; colloquial pr. [yǐ ba] | 5 | Same level |
| 伟大 | wěidà | huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc) | 5 | Same level |
| 胃 | wèi | stomach | 5 | Same level |
| 喂 | wèi | hey; to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc); variant of 喂; to feed | 1 | Not in same old level |
| 未来 | wèilái | future; tomorrow; approaching; coming; pending | 5 | Same level |
| 位于 | wèiyú | to be located at; to be situated at; to lie | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 位置 | wèizhì | — | 5 | Same level |
| 温暖 | wēnnuǎn | warm | 5 | Same level |
| 文学 | wénxué | literature | 5 | Same level |
| 稳定 | wěndìng | steady; stable; stability; to stabilize; to pacify | 5 | Same level |
| 问卷 | wènjuàn | questionnaire | — | Not in same old level |
| 握 | wò | to hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist); (bound form) to have in one's control; classifier: a handful | — | Not in same old level |
| 卧室 | wòshì | bedroom | 5 | Same level |
| 握手 | wòshǒu | to shake hands | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 无关 | wúguān | unrelated; having nothing to do (with sth else) | — | Not in same old level |
| 无奈 | wúnài | to have no alternative; frustrated; exasperated; helpless; (conjunction) but unfortunately | 5 | Same level |
| 无数 | wúshù | countless; numberless; innumerable | 5 | Same level |
| 无限 | wúxiàn | unlimited; unbounded | — | Not in same old level |
| 无效 | wúxiào | not valid; ineffective; in vain | — | Not in same old level |
| 舞蹈 | wǔdǎo | dance (performance art); dancing | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 武术 | wǔshù | military skill or technique (in former times); all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development); self-defense; tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage); also called kungfu 功夫 | 5 | Same level |
| 舞台 | wǔtái | (lit. and fig.) stage; arena | — | Not in same old level |
| 五颜六色 | wǔyán-liùsè | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 雾 | wù | fog; mist | 5 | Same level |
| 物价 | wùjià | (commodity) prices | — | Not in same old level |
| 物理 | wùlǐ | physics; physical | 5 | Same level |
| 物品 | wùpǐn | articles; goods | — | Not in same old level |
| 物业 | wùyè | property; real estate; abbr. for 物业管理, property management | — | Not in same old level |
| 物质 | wùzhì | matter; substance; material; materialistic | 5 | Same level |
| 西餐 | xīcān | Western-style food | — | Not in same old level |
| 吸管 | xīguǎn | (drinking) straw; pipette; eyedropper; snorkel | — | Not in same old level |
| 吸收 | xīshōu | to absorb; to assimilate; to ingest; to recruit | 5 | Same level |
| 西装 | xīzhuāng | suit; Western-style clothes | — | Not in same old level |
| 戏 | xì | variant of 戏; trick; drama; play; show | — | Not in same old level |
| 细节 | xìjié | details; particulars | 5 | Same level |
| 戏剧 | xìjù | a drama; a play; theater; script of a play | 5 | Same level |
| 系统 | xìtǒng | system | 5 | Same level |
| 下载 | xiàzài | — | 5 | Same level |
| 先后 | xiānhòu | early or late; priority; in succession; one after another | — | Not in same old level |
| 先进 | xiānjìn | advanced (technology); to advance | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 闲 | xián | enclosure; (variant of 闲) idle; unoccupied; leisure; idle | — | Not in same old level |
| 显得 | xiǎnde | to seem; to look; to appear | 5 | Same level |
| 显然 | xiǎnrán | clearly; evidently; obviously | 5 | Same level |
| 显示 | xiǎnshì | to show; to illustrate; to display; to demonstrate | 5 | Same level |
| 县 | xiàn | county | 5 | Same level |
| 现场 | xiànchǎng | the scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot; (at) the site | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 现代 | xiàndài | modern times; modern age; modern era | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 现代化 | xiàndàihuà | modernization | — | Not in same old level |
| 线路 | xiànlù | (electricity) line; circuit; wire; (traffic) road; track; route | — | Not in same old level |
| 现实 | xiànshí | reality; actuality; real; actual; realistic; pragmatic; materialistic; self-interested | 5 | Same level |
| 现象 | xiànxiàng | phenomenon; appearance | 5 | Same level |
| 限制 | xiànzhì | to restrict; to limit; to confine; restriction; limit | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 现状 | xiànzhuàng | current situation | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 乡 | xiāng | country or countryside; native place; home village or town; township (PRC administrative unit) | — | Not in same old level |
| 相处 | xiāngchǔ | to be in contact (with sb); to associate; to interact; to get along (well, poorly) | 5 | Same level |
| 乡村 | xiāngcūn | rustic; village; countryside | — | Not in same old level |
| 相当 | xiāngdāng | equivalent to; appropriate; considerably; to a certain extent; fairly; quite | 5 | Same level |
| 相对 | xiāngduì | relatively; opposite; to resist; to oppose; relative; vis-a-vis; counterpart | 5 | Same level |
| 相关 | xiāngguān | related; relevant; pertinent; to be interrelated; (statistics) correlation | 5 | Same level |
| 相似 | xiāngsì | similar; alike | 5 | Same level |
| 想念 | xiǎngniàn | to miss; to remember with longing; to long to see again | 5 | Same level |
| 响声 | xiǎngshēng | noise | — | Not in same old level |
| 享受 | xiǎngshòu | to enjoy; to live it up; pleasure | 5 | Same level |
| 想象 | xiǎngxiàng | to imagine; to envision; imagination | 5 | Same level |
| 相册 | xiàngcè | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 项目 | xiàngmù | item; project; (sports) event | 5 | Same level |
| 橡皮 | xiàngpí | rubber; an eraser | 5 | Same level |
| 向上 | xiàngshàng | upward; up; to advance; to try to improve oneself; to make progress | — | Not in same old level |
| 象征 | xiàngzhēng | emblem; symbol; token; badge; to symbolize; to signify; to stand for | 5 | Same level |
| 消费 | xiāofèi | to consume; to spend | 5 | Same level |
| 消费者 | xiāofèizhě | consumer | — | Not in same old level |
| 消化 | xiāohuà | to digest (food); (fig.) to absorb (information etc); to assimilate; to process | 5 | Same level |
| 消极 | xiāojí | negative; passive; inactive | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 销量 | xiāoliàng | sales volume | — | Not in same old level |
| 消失 | xiāoshī | to disappear; to fade away | 5 | Same level |
| 销售 | xiāoshòu | to sell; to market; sales (representative, agreement etc) | 5 | Same level |
| 小姐 | xiǎojiě | — | 1 | Not in same old level |
| 小型 | xiǎoxíng | small scale; small size | — | Not in same old level |
| 小于 | xiǎoyú | less than, < | — | Not in same old level |
| 效率 | xiàolǜ | efficiency | 5 | Same level |
| 斜 | xié | inclined; slanting; oblique; tilting | 5 | Same level |
| 协议 | xiéyì | agreement; pact; protocol | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 写作 | xiězuò | to write; to compose; writing; written works | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 新郎 | xīnláng | bridegroom; groom | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 心理 | xīnlǐ | psychology; mentality | 5 | Same level |
| 新娘 | xīnniáng | bride | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 新人 | xīnrén | newcomer; fresh talent; newlywed, esp. new bride; bride and groom; (paleoanthropology) Homo sapiens | — | Not in same old level |
| 欣赏 | xīnshǎng | to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire | 5 | Same level |
| 心态 | xīntài | attitude (of the heart); state of one's psyche; way of thinking; mentality | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 新型 | xīnxíng | new type; new kind | — | Not in same old level |
| 信封 | xìnfēng | envelope | 5 | Same level |
| 信任 | xìnrèn | to trust; to have confidence in | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 信用 | xìnyòng | trustworthiness; (commerce) credit; (literary) to trust and appoint | — | Not in same old level |
| 行程 | xíngchéng | journey; course of a journey; distance traveled; trajectory; itinerary; route; course (of history); stroke (of a piston); (Tw) (computing) process | — | Not in same old level |
| 形成 | xíngchéng | to form; to take shape | 5 | Same level |
| 行动 | xíngdòng | operation; action; to move about; mobile | 5 | Same level |
| 行人 | xíngrén | pedestrian; traveler on foot; passer-by; official responsible for arranging audiences with the emperor | 5 | Same level |
| 形容 | xíngróng | to describe; (literary) countenance; appearance | 5 | Same level |
| 形式 | xíngshì | outer appearance; form; shape; formality | 5 | Same level |
| 形势 | xíngshì | circumstances; situation; terrain | 5 | Same level |
| 行驶 | xíngshǐ | to travel along a route (of vehicles etc) | — | Not in same old level |
| 行为 | xíngwéi | action; conduct; behavior; activity | 5 | Same level |
| 形象 | xíngxiàng | image; form; figure; visualization; vivid | 5 | Same level |
| 形状 | xíngzhuàng | form; shape | 5 | Same level |
| 行走 | xíngzǒu | to walk | — | Not in same old level |
| 幸运 | xìngyùn | fortunate; lucky; fortune; luck | 5 | Same level |
| 性质 | xìngzhì | nature; characteristic | 5 | Same level |
| 修改 | xiūgǎi | to amend; to alter; to modify | 5 | Same level |
| 修建 | xiūjiàn | to build; to construct | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 休闲 | xiūxián | leisure; relaxation; not working; idle; to enjoy leisure; to lie fallow | 5 | Same level |
| 需 | xū | to require; to need; to want; necessity; need | — | Not in same old level |
| 需求 | xūqiú | requirement; to require; (economics) demand | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 虚心 | xūxīn | open-minded; humble | 5 | Same level |
| 宣布 | xuānbù | to declare; to announce; to proclaim | 5 | Same level |
| 宣传 | xuānchuán | to disseminate; to give publicity to; propaganda | 5 | Same level |
| 选手 | xuǎnshǒu | athlete; contestant | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 学分 | xuéfēn | course credit | — | Not in same old level |
| 学科 | xuékē | subject; branch of learning; course; academic discipline | — | Not in same old level |
| 学历 | xuélì | educational background; academic qualifications | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 学年 | xuénián | academic year | — | Not in same old level |
| 学术 | xuéshù | learning; science; academic | 5 | Same level |
| 学者 | xuézhě | scholar | — | Not in same old level |
| 雪糕 | xuěgāo | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 询问 | xúnwèn | to inquire | 5 | Same level |
| 寻找 | xúnzhǎo | to seek; to look for | 5 | Same level |
| 训练 | xùnliàn | to train; to drill; training | 5 | Same level |
| 迅速 | xùnsù | rapid; speedy; fast | 5 | Same level |
| 呀 | yā | — | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 押金 | yājīn | deposit; down payment | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 压岁钱 | yāsuìqián | money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 鸭子 | yāzi | duck; male prostitute (slang) | — | Not in same old level |
| 牙齿 | yáchǐ | tooth; dental | — | Not in same old level |
| 沿 | yán | along; to follow (a line, tradition etc); to carry on; to trim (a border with braid, tape etc); border; edge | — | Not in same old level |
| 延长 | yáncháng | to prolong; to extend; to delay | 5 | Same level |
| 研发 | yánfā | research and development; to develop | — | Not in same old level |
| 严肃 | yánsù | solemn; grave; serious; earnest; severe | 5 | Same level |
| 研制 | yánzhì | to research and manufacture; to research and to develop | — | Not in same old level |
| 眼 | yǎn | eye; small hole; crux (of a matter); classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc) | — | Not in same old level |
| 演讲 | yǎnjiǎng | lecture; to make a speech | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 眼泪 | yǎnlèi | tears; crying | — | Not in same old level |
| 阳台 | yángtái | variant of 阳台; balcony; porch | 5 | Same level |
| 样式 | yàngshì | type; style | 5 | Same level |
| 腰 | yāo | waist; lower back; pocket; middle; loins | 5 | Same level |
| 摇 | yáo | to shake; to rock; to row; to crank | 5 | Same level |
| 咬 | yǎo | to bite; to nip; variant of 咬 | 5 | Same level |
| 要不 | yàobù | otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) | 5 | Same level |
| 要不是 | yàobúshì | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 药品 | yàopǐn | medicaments; medicine; drug | — | Not in same old level |
| 药物 | yàowù | medicaments; pharmaceuticals; medication; medicine; drug | — | Not in same old level |
| 夜间 | yèjiān | nighttime; evening or night (e.g. classes) | — | Not in same old level |
| 夜市 | yèshì | night market | — | Not in same old level |
| 业务 | yèwù | business; professional work; service | 5 | Same level |
| 业余 | yèyú | in one's spare time; outside working hours; amateur (historian etc) | 5 | Same level |
| 依据 | yījù | according to; basis; foundation | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 依靠 | yīkào | to rely on sth (for support etc); to depend on | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 医疗 | yīliáo | medical treatment | — | Not in same old level |
| 依然 | yīrán | still; as before | 5 | Same level |
| 医学 | yīxué | medicine; medical science; study of medicine | — | Not in same old level |
| 移 | yí | to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove | — | Not in same old level |
| 一次性 | yícìxìng | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 一代 | yídài | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 一旦 | yídàn | — | 5 | Same level |
| 移动 | yídòng | to move; movement; migration; mobile; portable | 5 | Same level |
| 遗憾 | yíhàn | regret; to regret; to be sorry that | 5 | Same level |
| 一路 | yílù | — | 5 | Same level |
| 一路顺风 | yílù-shùnfēng | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 疑问 | yíwèn | question; interrogation; doubt | 5 | Same level |
| 一致 | yízhì | — | 5 | Same level |
| 乙 | yǐ | second of the ten Heavenly Stems 干; second in order; letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; second party (in legal contract, usually 方, as opposed to 方); ethyl; bent; winding; radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5); ancient Chinese compass point: 105° | 5 | Same level |
| 以 | yǐ | old variant of 以; to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place) | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 以及 | yǐjí | as well as; too; and | 5 | Same level |
| 以来 | yǐlái | since (a previous event) | 5 | Same level |
| 亿 | yì | 100 million | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 意识 | yìshí | consciousness; awareness; to be aware; to realize | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 意外 | yìwài | unexpected; accident; mishap | 5 | Same level |
| 意味着 | yìwèizhe | to signify; to mean; to imply | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 义务 | yìwù | duty; obligation; volunteer (work etc) | 5 | Same level |
| 意义 | yìyì | sense; meaning; significance; importance | 5 | Same level |
| 因而 | yīn’ér | — | 5 | Same level |
| 音量 | yīnliàng | loudness; volume | — | Not in same old level |
| 因素 | yīnsù | element; factor | 5 | Same level |
| 引进 | yǐnjìn | to recommend; to introduce (from outside) | — | Not in same old level |
| 饮食 | yǐnshí | eating and drinking; food and drink; diet | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 印刷 | yìnshuā | to print; printing | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 应当 | yīngdāng | should; ought to | — | Not in same old level |
| 迎 | yíng | to welcome; to meet; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face | — | Not in same old level |
| 迎接 | yíngjiē | to welcome; to greet | 5 | Same level |
| 营养 | yíngyǎng | nutrition; nourishment | 5 | Same level |
| 营业 | yíngyè | to do business; to trade | 5 | Same level |
| 影片 | yǐngpiàn | a copy of a film; film; motion picture; movie | — | Not in same old level |
| 影视 | yǐngshì | movies and television | — | Not in same old level |
| 硬 | yìng | hard; stiff; solid; (fig.) strong; firm; resolutely; uncompromisingly; laboriously; with great difficulty; good (quality); able (person); (of food) filling; substantial | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 应对 | yìngduì | to answer; to reply; to handle; to deal with; response | — | Not in same old level |
| 硬件 | yìngjiàn | hardware | 5 | Same level |
| 应用 | yìngyòng | to put to use; to apply; practical; applied (science, linguistics etc); application; practical use; (computing) app | 5 | Same level |
| 拥抱 | yōngbào | to embrace; to hug | 5 | Same level |
| 拥有 | yōngyǒu | to have; to possess | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 勇气 | yǒngqì | courage; valor | 5 | Same level |
| 用法 | yòngfǎ | usage | — | Not in same old level |
| 用户 | yònghù | user; consumer; subscriber; customer | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 用力 | yònglì | to exert oneself physically | — | Not in same old level |
| 用品 | yòngpǐn | articles for use; products; goods | — | Not in same old level |
| 用途 | yòngtú | use; application | 5 | Same level |
| 优惠 | yōuhuì | privilege; favorable (terms); preferential (treatment); discount (price) | 5 | Same level |
| 悠久 | yōujiǔ | long (tradition, history etc) | 5 | Same level |
| 优良 | yōuliáng | fine; good; first-rate | — | Not in same old level |
| 优美 | yōuměi | graceful; fine; elegant | 5 | Same level |
| 优势 | yōushì | superiority; dominance; advantage | 5 | Same level |
| 优质 | yōuzhì | excellent quality | — | Not in same old level |
| 由此 | yóu cǐ | hereby; from this | — | Not in same old level |
| 邮寄 | yóujì | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 邮局 | yóujú | post office | 5 | Same level |
| 游览 | yóulǎn | to go sightseeing; to tour; to visit | 5 | Same level |
| 邮票 | yóupiào | (postage) stamp | — | Not in same old level |
| 油条 | yóutiáo | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 犹豫 | yóuyù | to hesitate | 5 | Same level |
| 有害 | yǒu hài | destructive; harmful; damaging | — | Not in same old level |
| 有力 | yǒulì | powerful; forceful; vigorous | — | Not in same old level |
| 有利 | yǒulì | advantageous; favorable | 5 | Same level |
| 有限 | yǒuxiàn | limited; finite | — | Not in same old level |
| 有益 | yǒuyì | useful; beneficial; profitable | — | Not in same old level |
| 有助于 | yǒuzhùyú | to contribute to; to promote | — | Not in same old level |
| 幼儿园 | yòu’éryuán | — | 5 | Same level |
| 娱乐 | yúlè | to entertain; to amuse; entertainment; recreation; amusement; hobby; fun; joy | 5 | Same level |
| 语气 | yǔqì | tone; manner of speaking; mood | 5 | Same level |
| 雨水 | yǔshuǐ | rainwater; rainfall; rain | — | Not in same old level |
| 语文 | yǔwén | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 语音 | yǔyīn | speech sounds; pronunciation; colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character; phonetic; audio; voice; (Internet) to voice chat; voice message | — | Not in same old level |
| 预报 | yùbào | forecast | 5 | Same level |
| 预测 | yùcè | to forecast; to predict | — | Not in same old level |
| 预订 | yùdìng | to place an order; to book ahead | 5 | Same level |
| 预防 | yùfáng | to prevent; to take precautions against; to protect; to guard against; precautionary; prophylactic | 5 | Same level |
| 预计 | yùjì | to forecast; to predict; to estimate | — | Not in same old level |
| 玉米 | yùmǐ | corn; maize | 5 | Same level |
| 预约 | yùyuē | booking; reservation; to book; to make an appointment | — | Not in same old level |
| 原 | yuán | former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source | — | Not in same old level |
| 圆 | yuán | circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (yuan); tactful; to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie) | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 原有 | yuán yǒu | original; former | — | Not in same old level |
| 元旦 | Yuándàn | New Year's Day | 5 | Same level |
| 员工 | yuángōng | staff; personnel; employee | — | Not in same old level |
| 原则 | yuánzé | principle; doctrine | 5 | Same level |
| 愿 | yuàn | honest; prudent; variant of 愿; to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing | — | Not in same old level |
| 愿望 | yuànwàng | desire; wish | 5 | Same level |
| 约定 | yuēdìng | to agree on sth (after discussion); to conclude a bargain; to arrange; to promise; to stipulate; to make an appointment; stipulated (time, amount, quality etc); an arrangement; a deal; appointment; undertaking; commitment; understanding; engagement; stipulation | — | Not in same old level |
| 运 | yùn | to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate | — | Not in same old level |
| 运费 | yùnfèi | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 运气 | yùnqi | luck (good or bad) | 5 | Same level |
| 运输 | yùnshū | to transport; to carry; transportation | 5 | Same level |
| 运用 | yùnyòng | to use; to put to use | 5 | Same level |
| 在场 | zàichǎng | to be present; to be on the scene | — | Not in same old level |
| 在乎 | zàihu | to care about; equivalent of 在于 | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 在内 | zàinèi | (included) in it; among them | — | Not in same old level |
| 在线 | zàixiàn | online | — | Not in same old level |
| 在于 | zàiyú | to be in; to lie in; to consist in; to depend on; to rest with | — | Not in same old level |
| 赞成 | zànchéng | to approve; to endorse; (literary) to assist | 5 | Same level |
| 糟 | zāo | dregs; draff; pickled in wine; rotten; messy; ruined | — | Not in same old level |
| 糟糕 | zāogāo | too bad; how terrible; what bad luck; terrible; bad | 5 | Same level |
| 早期 | zǎoqī | early period; early phase; early stage | — | Not in same old level |
| 早晚 | zǎowǎn | morning and evening; (dialect) some time in the future; some day | — | Not in same old level |
| 早已 | zǎoyǐ | for a long time; long since; (dialect) in the past | — | Not in same old level |
| 造 | zào | to make; to build; to manufacture; to invent; to fabricate; to go to; party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement); crop; classifier for crops | — | Not in same old level |
| 造成 | zàochéng | to bring about; to create; to cause | 5 | Same level |
| 增 | zēng | (bound form) to increase; to augment; to add to | — | Not in same old level |
| 增进 | zēngjìn | to promote; to enhance; to further; to advance (a cause etc) | — | Not in same old level |
| 增强 | zēngqiáng | to increase; to strengthen | — | Not in same old level |
| 赠 | zèng | to give as a present; to repel; to bestow an honorary title after death (old) | — | Not in same old level |
| 赠送 | zèngsòng | to present as a gift | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 炸 | zhá | to deep fry; Taiwan pr. [zhà] | — | Not in same old level |
| 摘 | zhāi | to take; to borrow; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to select; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc) | 5 | Same level |
| 窄 | zhǎi | narrow; narrow-minded; badly off | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 展出 | zhǎnchū | to put on display; to be on show; to exhibit | — | Not in same old level |
| 展开 | zhǎnkāi | to unfold; to spread out; to open up; to launch; to carry out | 5 | Same level |
| 展览 | zhǎnlǎn | to put on display; to exhibit; exhibition; show | 5 | Same level |
| 展示 | zhǎnshì | to reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 展现 | zhǎnxiàn | to unfold before one's eyes; to emerge; to reveal; to display | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 占 | zhàn | variant of 占; to take possession of; to occupy; to take up | — | Not in same old level |
| 站台 | zhàntái | platform (at a railway station); (Tw) (of an influential person) to publicly lend one's support (e.g. for an election candidate); (Tw) website | — | Not in same old level |
| 占线 | zhànxiàn | busy (telephone line) | 5 | Same level |
| 涨 | zhǎng | to rise (of prices, rivers) | 5 | Same level |
| 涨价 | zhǎngjià | to appreciate (in value); to increase in price | — | Not in same old level |
| 掌声 | zhǎngshēng | applause | — | Not in same old level |
| 掌握 | zhǎngwò | to grasp (often fig.); to control; to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny); to master; to know well; to understand sth well and know how to use it; fluency | 5 | Same level |
| 账号 | zhànghào | account; username | — | Not in same old level |
| 账户 | zhànghù | bank account; online account | 5 | Same level |
| 着凉 | zháoliáng | to catch cold; Taiwan pr. [zhāo liáng] | 5 | Same level |
| 召开 | zhàokāi | to convene (a conference or meeting); to convoke; to call together | 5 | Same level |
| 折扣 | zhékòu | discount | — | Not in same old level |
| 哲学 | zhéxué | philosophy | 5 | Same level |
| 真诚 | zhēnchéng | sincere; genuine; true | — | Not in same old level |
| 针对 | zhēnduì | to target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to | 5 | Same level |
| 珍贵 | zhēnguì | precious | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 真实 | zhēnshí | true; real | 5 | Same level |
| 珍惜 | zhēnxī | to treasure; to value; to cherish | 5 | Same level |
| 诊断 | zhěnduàn | to diagnose | 5 | Same level |
| 阵 | zhèn | disposition of troops; wave; spate; burst; spell; short period of time; classifier for events or states of short duration | 5 | Same level |
| 争 | zhēng | to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary) | — | Not in same old level |
| 争取 | zhēngqǔ | to fight for; to strive for; to win over | 5 | Same level |
| 整齐 | zhěngqí | orderly; neat; even; tidy | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 整体 | zhěngtǐ | whole entity; entire body; synthesis; as a whole (situation, construction, team etc); global; macrocosm; integral; holistic; whole | 5 | Same level |
| 整整 | zhěngzhěng | whole; full | — | Not in same old level |
| 挣 | zhèng | to struggle to get free; to strive to acquire; to make (money) | — | Not in same old level |
| 政府 | zhèngfǔ | government | 5 | Same level |
| 证据 | zhèngjù | evidence; proof; testimony | 5 | Same level |
| 正如 | zhèngrú | just as; precisely as | — | Not in same old level |
| 证书 | zhèngshū | credentials; certificate | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 政治 | zhèngzhì | politics; political | 5 | Same level |
| 支 | zhī | to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money; classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions | 5 | Same level |
| 知名 | zhīmíng | well-known; famous | — | Not in same old level |
| 直 | zhí | straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters | 5 | Same level |
| 直播 | zhíbō | (TV, radio) to broadcast live; live broadcast; (Internet) to livestream; (agriculture) direct seeding | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 职场 | zhíchǎng | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 职工 | zhígōng | workers; staff | — | Not in same old level |
| 执行 | zhíxíng | to implement; to carry out; to execute; to run | 5 | Same level |
| 止 | zhǐ | to stop; to prohibit; until; only | — | Not in same old level |
| 指导 | zhǐdǎo | to guide; to give directions; to direct; to coach; guidance; tuition | 5 | Same level |
| 至 | zhì | to arrive; most; to; until | — | Not in same old level |
| 治 | zhì | to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); to treat (a disease); to wipe out (a pest); to punish; to research | — | Not in same old level |
| 制订 | zhìdìng | to work out; to formulate | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 制定 | zhìdìng | to draw up; to formulate | 5 | Same level |
| 制度 | zhìdù | system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution | 5 | Same level |
| 智慧 | zhìhuì | wisdom; knowledge; intelligent; intelligence | 5 | Same level |
| 至今 | zhìjīn | so far; to this day; until now | 5 | Same level |
| 治疗 | zhìliáo | to treat (an illness); medical treatment; therapy | 5 | Same level |
| 智能 | zhìnéng | intelligent; able; smart (phone, system, bomb etc) | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 志愿者 | zhìyuànzhě | volunteer | — | Not in same old level |
| 制造 | zhìzào | to manufacture; to make | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 制作 | zhìzuò | to make; to manufacture | 5 | Same level |
| 中华 | Zhōnghuá | China (alternate formal name) | — | Not in same old level |
| 中华民族 | Zhōnghuá Mínzú | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 中级 | zhōngjí | middle level (in a hierarchy) | — | Not in same old level |
| 中介 | zhōngjiè | to act as intermediary; to link; intermediate; inter-; agency; agent | 5 | Same level |
| 中期 | zhōngqī | middle (of a period of time); medium-term (plan, forecast etc) | — | Not in same old level |
| 中外 | zhōngwài | Sino-foreign; Chinese-foreign; home and abroad | — | Not in same old level |
| 中心 | zhōngxīn | center; heart; core | 5 | Same level |
| 中药 | zhōngyào | traditional Chinese medicine | — | Not in same old level |
| 中医 | zhōngyī | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 种类 | zhǒnglèi | kind; genus; type; category; variety; species; sort; class | — | Not in same old level |
| 种子 | zhǒngzi | seed | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 重大 | zhòngdà | great; important; major; significant | — | Not in same old level |
| 众多 | zhòngduō | numerous | — | Not in same old level |
| 重量 | zhòngliàng | weight | 5 | Same level |
| 种植 | zhòngzhí | to plant; to grow (a crop); to cultivate | — | Not in same old level |
| 周年 | zhōunián | anniversary; annual | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 猪 | zhū | hog; pig; swine | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 逐步 | zhúbù | progressively; step by step | 5 | Same level |
| 逐渐 | zhújiàn | gradually | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 竹子 | zhúzi | bamboo | 5 | Same level |
| 煮 | zhǔ | variant of 煮; to cook; to boil | 5 | Same level |
| 主持 | zhǔchí | to take charge of; to manage or direct; to preside over; to uphold; to stand for (justice etc); to host (a TV or radio program etc); (TV) anchor | 5 | Same level |
| 主动 | zhǔdòng | to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord; spontaneous; active; opposite: passive 被动; drive (of gears and shafts etc) | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 主观 | zhǔguān | subjective | 5 | Same level |
| 主人 | zhǔrén | master; host; owner | 5 | Same level |
| 主任 | zhǔrèn | director; head | — | Not in same old level |
| 主食 | zhǔshí | staple food | — | Not in same old level |
| 主题 | zhǔtí | theme; subject | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 主席 | zhǔxí | chairperson; premier; chairman | 5 | Same level |
| 注册 | zhùcè | to register; to enroll | 5 | Same level |
| 住房 | zhùfáng | housing | — | Not in same old level |
| 住宿 | zhùsù | to stay at; lodging; accommodation | — | Not in same old level |
| 住址 | zhùzhǐ | address | — | Not in same old level |
| 注重 | zhùzhòng | to pay attention to; to emphasize | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 抓 | zhuā | to grab; to catch; to arrest; to snatch; to scratch | — | Not in same old level |
| 抓紧 | zhuājǐn | to keep a firm grip on; to pay close attention to; to lose no time in (doing sth) | 5 | Same level |
| 专家 | zhuānjiā | expert; specialist | 5 | Same level |
| 专心 | zhuānxīn | to focus one's attention; to concentrate on (doing sth) | 5 | Same level |
| 转变 | zhuǎnbiàn | to change; to transform; shift; transformation | 5 | Same level |
| 转告 | zhuǎngào | to pass on; to communicate; to transmit | 5 | Same level |
| 装饰 | zhuāngshì | to decorate; decoration; decorative; ornamental | 5 | Same level |
| 装修 | zhuāngxiū | to decorate; interior decoration; to fit up; to renovate | — | Not in same old level |
| 撞 | zhuàng | to knock against; to bump into; to run into; to meet by accident | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 状况 | zhuàngkuàng | condition; state; situation | 5 | Same level |
| 状态 | zhuàngtài | condition; state; state of affairs | 5 | Same level |
| 追 | zhuī | to chase; to pursue; to look into; to investigate; to reminisce; to recall; to court (one's beloved); to binge-watch (a TV drama); retroactively; posthumously | — | Not in same old level |
| 追求 | zhuīqiú | to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after; to woo | 5 | Same level |
| 资格 | zīgé | qualifications; seniority | 5 | Same level |
| 资金 | zījīn | funds; capital | 5 | Same level |
| 姿势 | zīshì | posture; position | 5 | Same level |
| 咨询 | zīxún | to consult; to seek advice; consultation; (sales) inquiry (formal) | 5 | Same level |
| 资源 | zīyuán | natural resource (such as water or minerals); resource (such as manpower or tourism) | 5 | Same level |
| 紫 | zǐ | purple; violet | 5 | Same level |
| 子女 | zǐnǚ | children; sons and daughters | — | Not in same old level |
| 自从 | zìcóng | since (a time); ever since | 5 | Same level |
| 自动 | zìdòng | automatic; voluntarily | 5 | Same level |
| 自觉 | zìjué | conscious; aware; on one's own initiative; conscientious | 5 | Same level |
| 字母 | zìmǔ | letter (of the alphabet) | 6 | Not in same old level |
| 自身 | zìshēn | itself; oneself; one's own | — | Not in same old level |
| 自由 | zìyóu | freedom; liberty; free; unrestricted | 5 | Same level |
| 综合 | zōnghé | comprehensive; composite; synthesized; mixed; to sum up; to integrate; to synthesize | 5 | Same level |
| 总部 | zǒngbù | general headquarters | — | Not in same old level |
| 总共 | zǒnggòng | altogether; in sum; in all; in total | 5 | Same level |
| 总数 | zǒngshù | total; sum; aggregate | — | Not in same old level |
| 总体 | zǒngtǐ | completely; totally; total; entire; overall; population (statistics) | — | Not in same old level |
| 总统 | zǒngtǒng | president (of a country) | 5 | Same level |
| 总之 | zǒngzhī | in a word; in short; in brief | 5 | Same level |
| 租金 | zūjīn | rent | — | Not in same old level |
| 族 | zú | race; nationality; ethnicity; clan; by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族) | — | Not in same old level |
| 足够 | zúgòu | enough; sufficient | — | Not in same old level |
| 组成 | zǔchéng | to form; to make up; to constitute | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 组合 | zǔhé | to assemble; to combine; to compose; combination; association; set; compilation; (math.) combinatorial | 5 | Same level |
| 阻止 | zǔzhǐ | to prevent; to block | 5 | Same level |
| 组织 | zǔzhī | to organize; organization; (biology) tissue; (textiles) weave | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 嘴巴 | zuǐba | mouth; slap in the face | — | Not in same old level |
| 醉 | zuì | intoxicated | 5 | Same level |
| 最初 | zuìchū | first; primary; initial; original; at first; initially; originally | 5 | Same level |
| 最佳 | zuìjiā | optimum; optimal; peak; best (athlete, movie etc) | — | Not in same old level |
| 尊敬 | zūnjìng | to respect; to revere; to esteem; honorable; distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address) | 5 | Same level |
| 遵守 | zūnshǒu | to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement) | 5 | Same level |
| 作出 | zuòchū | to put out; to come up with; to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc); to issue (a permit, statement, explanation, apology, reassurance to the public etc); to draw (conclusion); to deliver (speech, judgment); to devise (explanation); to extract | — | Not in same old 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 爱惜 | ài xī | to cherish; to treasure; to use sparingly | 7–9 |
| 爱心 | ài xīn | compassion; kindness; care for others; love; charity (bazaar, golf day etc); heart (the symbol ♥) | 4 |
| 岸 | àn | variant of 岸; bank; shore; beach; coast | 6 |
| 摆 | bǎi | to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum | 6 |
| 班主任 | bān zhǔ rèn | teacher in charge of a class | — |
| 办理 | bàn lǐ | to handle; to transact; to conduct | 4 |
| 棒 | bàng | stick; club; cudgel; smart; capable; strong; wonderful; classifier for legs of a relay race | 4 |
| 包子 | bāo zi | bao (steamed stuffed bun) | 1 |
| 悲观 | bēi guān | pessimistic | 6 |
| 本科 | běn kē | undergraduate course; undergraduate (attributive) | 4 |
| 比如 | bǐ rú | for example; for instance; such as | 3 |
| 编辑 | biān jí | to edit; to compile; editor; compiler | 6 |
| 鞭炮 | biān pào | firecrackers; string of small firecrackers | 7–9 |
| 辩论 | biàn lùn | debate; argument; to argue over | 7–9 |
| 标点 | biāo diǎn | punctuation; a punctuation mark; to punctuate | 7–9 |
| 表现 | biǎo xiàn | to show; to show off; to display; to manifest; expression; manifestation; show; display; performance (at work etc); behavior | 4 |
| 丙 | bǐng | third of the ten Heavenly Stems 干; third in order; letter "C" or Roman "III" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 165°; propyl | 7–9 |
| 病毒 | bìng dú | virus | 6 |
| 脖子 | bó zi | neck | 6 |
| 不安 | bù ān | unpeaceful; unstable; uneasy; disturbed; restless; worried | 6 |
| 不必 | bù bì | need not; does not have to; not necessarily | 4 |
| 不断 | bù duàn | unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant | 4 |
| 不好意思 | bù hǎo yì si | to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb) | 2 |
| 不见得 | bù jiàn de | not necessarily; not likely | 7–9 |
| 不免 | bù miǎn | inevitably | 7–9 |
| 不耐烦 | bù nài fán | impatient; to lose patience | 6 |
| 不如 | bù rú | not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to | 4 |
| 布 | bù | variant of 布; to announce; to spread; cloth; to declare; to make known | 6 |
| 步骤 | bù zhòu | procedure; step | 6 |
| 部门 | bù mén | department; branch; section; division | 4 |
| 财产 | cái chǎn | property; assets; estate | 6 |
| 彩虹 | cǎi hóng | rainbow | 6 |
| 踩 | cǎi | variant of 踩; to step on; to tread; to stamp; to press a pedal; to pedal (a bike); (online) to downvote | 6 |
| 餐厅 | cān tīng | dining hall; dining room; restaurant | 4 |
| 残疾 | cán jí | disabled; handicapped; deformity on a person or animal | 6 |
| 惭愧 | cán kuì | ashamed | 7–9 |
| 操场 | cāo chǎng | playground; sports field; drill ground | 4 |
| 操心 | cāo xīn | to worry about | 7–9 |
| 厕所 | cè suǒ | toilet; lavatory | 4 |
| 测验 | cè yàn | test; to test | 7–9 |
| 产生 | chǎn shēng | to arise; to come into being; to come about; to give rise to; to bring into being; to bring about; to produce; to engender; to generate | 4 |
| 抄 | chāo | to make a copy; to plagiarize; to search and seize; to raid; to grab; to go off with; to take a shortcut; to make a turning move; to fold one's arms | 6 |
| 朝代 | cháo dài | dynasty; reign (of a king) | 6 |
| 吵架 | chǎo jià | to quarrel; to have a row; quarrel | 6 |
| 趁 | chèn | to avail oneself of; to take advantage of; old variant of 趁 | 6 |
| 称呼 | chēng hu | to call; to address as; form of address; appellation | 6 |
| 成语 | chéng yǔ | Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb; saying; adage | 6 |
| 诚恳 | chéng kěn | sincere; honest; cordial | 7–9 |
| 乘 | chéng | to ride; to mount; to make use of; to avail oneself of; to take advantage of; to multiply (math.); Buddhist sect or creed; old variant of 乘 | 4, 6 |
| 吃亏 | chī kuī | to suffer losses; to come to grief; to lose out; to get the worst of it; to be at a disadvantage; unfortunately | 7–9 |
| 池子 | chí zi | pond; bathhouse pool; dance floor of a ballroom; (old) stalls (front rows in a theater) | — |
| 充电器 | chōng diàn qì | battery charger | — |
| 抽屉 | chōu ti | drawer | 7–9 |
| 抽象 | chōu xiàng | abstract; abstraction | 6 |
| 出口 | chū kǒu | an exit; to speak; to export; (of a ship) to leave port | 4 |
| 除 | chú | to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including | 6 |
| 除非 | chú fēi | only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless | 6 |
| 传染 | chuán rǎn | to infect; contagious | 6 |
| 窗帘 | chuāng lián | window curtains | 7–9 |
| 闯 | chuǎng | to rush; to charge; to dash; to break through; to temper oneself (through battling hardships) | 6 |
| 吹 | chuī | to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast; to puff; to boast; to brag; to end in failure; to fall through | 4 |
| 磁带 | cí dài | magnetic tape | 7–9 |
| 此外 | cǐ wài | besides; in addition; moreover; furthermore | 4 |
| 次要 | cì yào | secondary | 7–9 |
| 匆忙 | cōng máng | hasty; hurried | 6 |
| 从此 | cóng cǐ | from now on; since then; henceforth | 4 |
| 醋 | cù | vinegar; jealousy (in love rivalry) | 6 |
| 存 | cún | to exist; to deposit; to store; to keep; to survive | 4 |
| 错误 | cuò wù | mistaken; false; wrong; error; mistake | 4 |
| 达到 | dá dào | to reach; to achieve; to attain | 4 |
| 答应 | dā ying | to answer; to respond; to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise | 4 |
| 打工 | dǎ gōng | to work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation | 4 |
| 打交道 | dǎ jiāo dào | to come into contact with; to have dealings | 6 |
| 打喷嚏 | dǎ pēn tì | to sneeze | 7–9 |
| 打招呼 | dǎ zhāo hu | to greet sb by word or action; to give prior notice | 4 |
| 大方 | dà fāng | expert; scholar; mother earth; a type of green tea | 6 |
| 呆 | dāi | foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; to stay | 6 |
| 贷款 | dài kuǎn | a loan; to provide a loan (e.g. bank); to raise a loan (from e.g. a bank) | 6 |
| 单纯 | dān chún | simple; pure; unsophisticated; merely; purely | 6 |
| 单调 | dān diào | monotonous | 6 |
| 单位 | dān wèi | unit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole); work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform) | 4 |
| 耽误 | dān wu | to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with | 6 |
| 胆小鬼 | dǎn xiǎo guǐ | coward | 7–9 |
| 当代 | dāng dài | the present age; the contemporary era | 6 |
| 岛 | dǎo | variant of 岛; island | 6 |
| 倒霉 | dǎo méi | to have bad luck; to be out of luck | 7–9 |
| 道德 | dào dé | virtue; morality; ethics | 6 |
| 地道 | dì dào | tunnel; causeway | 6, 7–9 |
| 地毯 | dì tǎn | carpet; rug | 7–9 |
| 登机牌 | dēng jī pái | boarding pass | — |
| 滴 | dī | a drop; to drip | 6 |
| 点头 | diǎn tóu | to nod | 4 |
| 电台 | diàn tái | transmitter-receiver; broadcasting station; radio station | 7–9 |
| 钓 | diào | to fish with a hook and bait | — |
| 丁 | dīng | male adult; the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 干; fourth (used like "4" or "D"); small cube of meat or vegetable; (literary) to encounter; (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195°; (chemistry) butyl | 7–9 |
| 顶 | dǐng | apex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; to replace; to substitute; to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc); (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile; classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc | 6 |
| 动画片 | dòng huà piàn | animated film | — |
| 逗 | dòu | to tease (playfully); to entice; (coll.) to joke; (coll.) funny; amusing; to stay; to sojourn; brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 读) | 6 |
| 度过 | dù guò | to pass; to spend (time); to survive; to get through | — |
| 短信 | duǎn xìn | text message; SMS | 4 |
| 对方 | duì fāng | the other person; the other side; the other party | 4 |
| 对于 | duì yú | regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to | 4 |
| 蹲 | dūn | to crouch; to squat; to stay (somewhere) | 6 |
| 多亏 | duō kuī | thanks to; luckily | 6 |
| 多余 | duō yú | superfluous; unnecessary; surplus | 6 |
| 躲藏 | duǒ cáng | to conceal oneself; to go into hiding; to take cover | — |
| 恶劣 | è liè | vile; nasty; of very poor quality | 6 |
| 发愁 | fā chóu | to worry; to fret; to be anxious; to become sad | 6 |
| 发抖 | fā dǒu | to tremble; to shake; to shiver | 7–9 |
| 发票 | fā piào | invoice; receipt or bill for purchase | 6 |
| 凡是 | fán shì | each and every; every; all; any | 6 |
| 方式 | fāng shì | way; manner; style; mode; pattern | 4 |
| 妨碍 | fáng ài | to hinder; to obstruct | 6 |
| 房东 | fáng dōng | landlord | 4 |
| 放松 | fàng sōng | to relax; to slacken; to loosen | 4 |
| 非 | fēi | to not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; de-; to reproach; to blame; (coll.) to insist on; simply must | 7–9 |
| 肥皂 | féi zào | soap | 7–9 |
| 废话 | fèi huà | nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic) | 7–9 |
| 肺 | fèi | lung | 6 |
| 费用 | fèi yòng | cost; expenditure; expense | 4 |
| 愤怒 | fèn nù | angry; indignant; wrath; ire | 6 |
| 讽刺 | fěng cì | to satirize; to mock; irony; satire; sarcasm | 7–9 |
| 服从 | fú cóng | to obey (an order); to comply; to defer | 6 |
| 幅 | fú | width; roll; classifier for textiles or pictures | 4 |
| 辅导 | fǔ dǎo | to give guidance; to mentor; to counsel; to coach; to tutor | 6 |
| 付款 | fù kuǎn | to pay a sum of money; payment | — |
| 赶紧 | gǎn jǐn | hurriedly; without delay | 4 |
| 赶快 | gǎn kuài | quickly; at once | 4 |
| 感激 | gǎn jī | to be grateful; to appreciate; thankful | 6 |
| 感受 | gǎn shòu | to sense; perception; to feel (through the senses); to experience; a feeling; an impression; an experience | 4 |
| 感想 | gǎn xiǎng | impressions; reflections; thoughts | 6 |
| 干脆 | gān cuì | candid; direct and to the point; simply; just; might as well | 6 |
| 干活儿 | gàn huó r | erhua variant of 干活; (coll.) to work; (coll.) to be employed | 4 |
| 钢铁 | gāng tiě | steel | 7–9 |
| 高速 | gāo sù | high speed; expressway (abbr. for 路) | 4 |
| 胳膊 | gē bo | arm | 4 |
| 鸽子 | gē zi | pigeon; dove; various birds of the family Columbidae | 7–9 |
| 革命 | gé mìng | to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning); revolution; revolutionary; to revolt (against sb or sth); to revolutionize (sth); (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命) | 6 |
| 隔壁 | gé bì | next door; neighbor | 6 |
| 更加 | gèng jiā | more (than sth else); even more | 4 |
| 工厂 | gōng chǎng | factory | 4 |
| 工人 | gōng rén | worker | 4 |
| 公开 | gōng kāi | open; overt; public; to make public; to release | 6 |
| 公元 | gōng yuán | CE (Common Era); Christian Era; AD (Anno Domini) | 6 |
| 公主 | gōng zhǔ | princess | 6 |
| 功夫 | gōng fu | skill; art; kung fu; labor; effort | 4 |
| 姑姑 | gū gu | paternal aunt | 6 |
| 姑娘 | gū niang | girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old) | 4 |
| 古典 | gǔ diǎn | classical | 6 |
| 股票 | gǔ piào | share certificate; stock (finance) | 6 |
| 骨头 | gǔ tou | bone; moral character; bitterness; Taiwan pr. [gú tou] | 6 |
| 鼓舞 | gǔ wǔ | heartening (news); to boost (morale) | 6 |
| 固体 | gù tǐ | solid | 6 |
| 雇佣 | gù yōng | to employ; to hire | 7–9 |
| 乖 | guāi | (of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever; shrewd; alert; perverse; contrary to reason; irregular; abnormal | 7–9 |
| 拐弯 | guǎi wān | to go round a curve; to turn a corner; fig. a new direction | 6 |
| 怪不得 | guài bu de | no wonder!; so that's why! | 7–9 |
| 关怀 | guān huái | care; solicitude; to show care for; concerned about; attentive to | 6 |
| 官 | guān | government official; governmental; official; public; organ of the body | 6 |
| 管子 | guǎn zi | tube; pipe; drinking straw | — |
| 罐头 | guàn tou | tin; can | 7–9 |
| 光滑 | guāng huá | glossy; sleek; smooth | 7–9 |
| 光盘 | guāng pán | compact disc (CD); DVD; CD-ROM | 7–9 |
| 光荣 | guāng róng | honor and glory; glorious | 7–9 |
| 规矩 | guī ju | lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved | 6 |
| 柜台 | guì tái | variant of 柜台; sales counter; front desk; bar; (of markets, medicines etc) OTC (over-the-counter) | 7–9 |
| 国籍 | guó jí | nationality | 4 |
| 国庆节 | Guó qìng jié | PRC National Day (October 1st) | — |
| 喊 | hǎn | to yell; to shout; to call out for (a person) | 4 |
| 豪华 | háo huá | luxurious | 7–9 |
| 何必 | hé bì | there is no need; why should | 7–9 |
| 何况 | hé kuàng | let alone; to say nothing of; besides; what's more | 7–9 |
| 和平 | hé píng | peace; peaceful | 6 |
| 核心 | hé xīn | core; nucleus | 6 |
| 恨 | hèn | to hate; to regret | 6 |
| 横 | héng | horizontal; across; crosswise; horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters); to place (sth) flat (on a surface); to cross (a river, etc); in a jumble; chaotic; (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable; violent | 6, 7–9 |
| 胡说 | hú shuō | to talk nonsense; drivel | 7–9 |
| 胡须 | hú xū | beard | — |
| 壶 | hú | pot; classifier for bottled liquid | 6 |
| 糊涂 | hú tu | muddled; silly; confused | 7–9 |
| 花生 | huā shēng | peanut; groundnut | 6 |
| 华裔 | Huá yì | ethnic Chinese; non-Chinese citizen of Chinese ancestry | 7–9 |
| 滑冰 | huá bīng | to skate; skating | 6 |
| 划船 | huá chuán | to row a boat; rowing boat; rowing (sport) | — |
| 怀念 | huái niàn | to cherish the memory of; to think of; to reminisce | 6 |
| 幻想 | huàn xiǎng | delusion; fantasy | 6 |
| 慌张 | huāng zhāng | flustered; agitated | 7–9 |
| 皇帝 | huáng dì | emperor | 6 |
| 皇后 | huáng hòu | empress; imperial consort | 7–9 |
| 灰尘 | huī chén | dust | 6 |
| 灰心 | huī xīn | to lose heart; to be discouraged | 6 |
| 会计 | kuài jì | accountant; accountancy; accounting | 6 |
| 婚姻 | hūn yīn | matrimony; wedding; marriage | 6 |
| 活跃 | huó yuè | active; lively; excited; to enliven; to brighten up | 6 |
| 火柴 | huǒ chái | match (for lighting fire) | 6 |
| 基本 | jī běn | basic; fundamental; main; elementary | 4 |
| 纪律 | jì lǜ | discipline | 6 |
| 寂寞 | jì mò | lonely; lonesome; (of a place) quiet; silent | 6 |
| 夹子 | jiā zi | clip; clamp; tongs; folder; wallet | 7–9 |
| 家庭 | jiā tíng | family; household | 4 |
| 家乡 | jiā xiāng | hometown; native place | 4 |
| 假装 | jiǎ zhuāng | to feign; to pretend | 7–9 |
| 嫁 | jià | (of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter; to shift (blame etc) | 6 |
| 尖锐 | jiān ruì | sharp; intense; penetrating; pointed; acute (illness) | 7–9 |
| 坚决 | jiān jué | firm; resolute; determined | 6 |
| 肩膀 | jiān bǎng | shoulder | 6 |
| 艰巨 | jiān jù | arduous; terrible (task); very difficult; formidable | 7–9 |
| 煎 | jiān | to pan fry; to sauté | 7–9 |
| 建议 | jiàn yì | to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation | 4 |
| 健身房 | jiàn shēn fáng | gym; gymnasium | 4 |
| 降落 | jiàng luò | to descend; to land | 4 |
| 酱油 | jiàng yóu | soy sauce | 6 |
| 交际 | jiāo jì | communication; social intercourse | 6 |
| 郊区 | jiāo qū | suburban district; outskirts; suburbs | 4 |
| 胶水 | jiāo shuǐ | glue | 6 |
| 狡猾 | jiǎo huá | crafty; cunning; sly | 7–9 |
| 教练 | jiào liàn | instructor; sports coach; trainer | 4 |
| 教训 | jiào xun | to provide guidance; to lecture sb; to upbraid; a talking-to; a bitter lesson | 6 |
| 接着 | jiē zhe | to catch and hold on; to continue; to go on to do sth; to follow; to carry on; then; after that; subsequently; to proceed; to ensue; in turn; in one's turn | 4 |
| 节 | jiē | see 节骨眼 | 3 |
| 结实 | jiē shí | to bear fruit | 6 |
| 结账 | jié zhàng | to pay the bill; to settle accounts; also written 结帐 | 4 |
| 解放 | jiě fàng | to liberate; to emancipate; liberation; refers to the Communists' victory over the Nationalists in 1949 | 6 |
| 解说员 | jiě shuō yuán | commentator | — |
| 戒烟 | jiè yān | to give up smoking | — |
| 戒指 | jiè zhi | (finger) ring | 6 |
| 借口 | jiè kǒu | to use as an excuse; excuse; pretext | 7–9 |
| 金属 | jīn shǔ | metal | 6 |
| 景色 | jǐng sè | scenery; scene; landscape; view | 4 |
| 敬爱 | jìng ài | to respect and love; to hold in high esteem | 7–9 |
| 舅舅 | jiù jiu | mother's brother; maternal uncle (informal) | 6 |
| 桔子 | jú zi | tangerine; also written 橘子 | — |
| 举 | jǔ | variant of 举; to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect; act; move; deed | 4 |
| 俱乐部 | jù lè bù | club (the organisation or its premises) (loanword) | 6 |
| 聚会 | jù huì | party; gathering; to meet; to get together | 4 |
| 卷 | juǎn | to roll up; roll; classifier for small rolled things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc); to sweep up; to carry along; a roll; classifier for rolls, spools etc | 6 |
| 军事 | jūn shì | military affairs; (attributive) military | 7–9 |
| 均匀 | jūn yún | even; well-distributed; homogeneous; well-proportioned (figure, body etc) | 6 |
| 卡车 | kǎ chē | truck | 7–9 |
| 开心 | kāi xīn | to feel happy; to rejoice; to have a great time; to make fun of sb | 3 |
| 砍 | kǎn | to chop; to cut down; to throw sth at sb | 6 |
| 看不起 | kàn bu qǐ | to look down upon; to despise | 6 |
| 看来 | kàn lai | apparently; it seems that | 3 |
| 抗议 | kàng yì | to protest; protest | 7–9 |
| 烤鸭 | kǎo yā | roast duck | — |
| 克 | kè | to be able to; to subdue; to restrain; to overcome; gram; Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares; variant of 克; to overthrow | 4 |
| 刻苦 | kè kǔ | hardworking; assiduous | 7–9 |
| 客厅 | kè tīng | drawing room (room for arriving guests); living room | 4 |
| 课程 | kè chéng | course; academic program | 4 |
| 空闲 | kòng xián | idle; free time; leisure; unused (place) | 6 |
| 恐怖 | kǒng bù | terrible; frightful; frightening; terror; terrorist | 7–9 |
| 夸 | kuā | used in 克; to boast; to exaggerate; to praise | 6 |
| 矿泉水 | kuàng quán shuǐ | mineral water | 3 |
| 蜡烛 | là zhú | candle | 7–9 |
| 辣椒 | là jiāo | hot pepper; chili | 6 |
| 来自 | lái zì | to come from (a place); From: (in email header) | 3 |
| 拦 | lán | to block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi) | 6 |
| 烂 | làn | soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad | 6 |
| 狼 | láng | wolf | 6 |
| 劳驾 | láo jià | excuse me | 7–9 |
| 老实 | lǎo shi | honest; sincere; well-behaved; naive; gullible | 6 |
| 老鼠 | lǎo shǔ | rat; mouse | 6 |
| 雷 | léi | thunder; (bound form) (military) mine, as in 雷 land mine; (coll.) to shock; to stun; to astound; (Tw) (coll.) spoiler; (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb) | 6 |
| 礼拜天 | Lǐ bài tiān | Sunday | — |
| 立方 | lì fāng | cube (math.); abbr. for 立方体; abbr. for 米 | 7–9 |
| 利息 | lì xī | interest (on a loan) | 6 |
| 粒 | lì | grain; granule; classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc) | 6 |
| 连续剧 | lián xù jù | serialized drama; dramatic series; show in parts | — |
| 零件 | líng jiàn | part; component | 7–9 |
| 零钱 | líng qián | change (of money); small change; pocket money | 4 |
| 零食 | líng shí | between-meal nibbles; snacks | 4 |
| 露 | lòu | to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose | 6, 7–9 |
| 轮流 | lún liú | to alternate; to take turns | 6 |
| 落后 | luò hòu | to fall behind; to lag (in technology etc); backward; to retrogress | 6 |
| 麦克风 | mài kè fēng | microphone (loanword) | 6 |
| 馒头 | mán tou | steamed roll; steamed bun; steamed bread | 4 |
| 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) | 3 |
| 冒险 | mào xiǎn | to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure | 6 |
| 贸易 | mào yì | (commercial) trade | 6 |
| 眉毛 | méi mao | eyebrow | 6 |
| 煤炭 | méi tàn | coal | 7–9 |
| 谜语 | mí yǔ | riddle; conundrum | 7–9 |
| 蜜蜂 | mì fēng | bee; honeybee | 6 |
| 棉花 | mián hua | cotton | 7–9 |
| 面对 | miàn duì | to face; to confront | 4 |
| 苗条 | miáo tiao | (of a woman) slim; slender; graceful | 7–9 |
| 描写 | miáo xiě | to describe; to depict; to portray; description | 6 |
| 秒 | miǎo | second (unit of time); arc second (angular measurement unit); (coll.) instantly | 4 |
| 民主 | mín zhǔ | democracy | 6 |
| 名胜 | míng shèng | a place famous for its scenery or historical relics; scenic spot | 6 |
| 明信片 | míng xìn piàn | postcard | — |
| 命令 | mìng lìng | order; command | 6 |
| 模仿 | mó fǎng | to imitate; to copy; to emulate; to mimic; model | 6 |
| 摩托车 | mó tuō chē | (loanword) motorbike; motorcycle | 6 |
| 目标 | mù biāo | target; goal; objective | 4 |
| 目录 | mù lù | catalog; table of contents; directory (on computer hard drive); list; contents | 6 |
| 目前 | mù qián | at the present time; currently | 4 |
| 难怪 | nán guài | (it's) no wonder (that...); (it's) not surprising (that) | 7–9 |
| 难看 | nán kàn | ugly; unsightly | 3 |
| 脑袋 | nǎo dai | head; skull; brains; mental capability | 6 |
| 内科 | nèi kē | internal medicine; general medicine | 6 |
| 嫩 | nèn | young and tender; (of food) tender; lightly cooked; (of color) light; (of a person) inexperienced; unskilled; old variant of 嫩 | 7–9 |
| 能源 | néng yuán | energy; power source | 6 |
| 宁可 | nìng kě | preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather; (would) be better to; (to pick) the lesser of two evils | 7–9 |
| 女士 | nǚ shì | lady; madam; Miss; Ms | 1 |
| 拍 | pāi | to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music) | 4 |
| 排队 | pái duì | to line up | 4 |
| 排球 | pái qiú | volleyball | 4 |
| 盼望 | pàn wàng | to hope for; to look forward to | 6 |
| 赔偿 | péi cháng | to compensate | 6 |
| 佩服 | pèi fú | to admire | 6 |
| 披 | pī | to drape over one's shoulders; to open; to unroll; to split open; to spread out | 6 |
| 皮鞋 | pí xié | leather shoes | 4 |
| 疲劳 | pí láo | fatigue; wearily; weariness; weary | 6 |
| 片 | piān | disk; sheet | 4 |
| 片面 | piàn miàn | unilateral; one-sided | 6 |
| 飘 | piāo | variant of 飘; to float | 6 |
| 频道 | pín dào | frequency; (television) channel | 6 |
| 平常 | píng cháng | ordinary; common; usually; ordinarily | 4 |
| 平等 | píng děng | equal; equality | 6 |
| 平方 | píng fāng | square (as in square foot, square mile, square root) | 6 |
| 迫切 | pò qiè | urgent; pressing | 6 |
| 破产 | pò chǎn | to go bankrupt; to become impoverished; bankruptcy | 6 |
| 朴素 | pǔ sù | plain and simple; unadorned; simple living; not frivolous | 6 |
| 企图 | qǐ tú | to attempt; to try; attempt | 7–9 |
| 启发 | qǐ fā | to enlighten; to explain (a text etc); to stimulate (a mental attitude); enlightenment; revelation; motivation | 6 |
| 气氛 | qì fēn | atmosphere; mood | 6 |
| 牵 | qiān | to lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); (bound form) to involve; to draw in | 6 |
| 谦虚 | qiān xū | modest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks | 6 |
| 枪 | qiāng | gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots; variant of 枪 | 6 |
| 瞧 | qiáo | to look at; to see; to see (a doctor); to visit | 6 |
| 巧妙 | qiǎo miào | ingenious; clever; ingenuity; artifice | 6 |
| 侵略 | qīn lu:è | to invade; invasion | 7–9 |
| 勤劳 | qín láo | hardworking; industrious; diligent | 6 |
| 青春 | qīng chūn | youth; youthfulness | 6 |
| 青少年 | qīng shào nián | adolescent; youth; teenager | — |
| 轻视 | qīng shì | contempt; contemptuous; to despise; to scorn; scornful | 7–9 |
| 清淡 | qīng dàn | light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored); insipid; slack (sales) | 6 |
| 庆祝 | qìng zhù | to celebrate | 4 |
| 球迷 | qiú mí | fan (ball sports) | 4 |
| 取消 | qǔ xiāo | to cancel; cancellation | 4 |
| 娶 | qǔ | to take a wife; to marry (a woman) | 6 |
| 圈 | juān | to confine; to lock up; to pen in | 6, 7–9 |
| 权力 | quán lì | power; authority | 6 |
| 嚷 | rǎng | to shout; to bellow; to make a big deal of sth; to make a fuss about sth | 7–9 |
| 人生 | rén shēng | life (one's time on earth) | 4 |
| 人事 | rén shì | personnel; human resources; human affairs; ways of the world; (euphemism) sexuality; the facts of life | 6 |
| 人员 | rén yuán | staff; crew; personnel | 4 |
| 忍不住 | rěn bu zhù | cannot help; unable to bear | — |
| 日常 | rì cháng | day-to-day; daily; everyday | 4 |
| 日程 | rì chéng | schedule; itinerary | 7–9 |
| 日期 | rì qī | date | 4 |
| 荣幸 | róng xìng | honored (to have the privilege of ...) | 7–9 |
| 荣誉 | róng yù | honor; credit; glory; (honorable) reputation; honorary | 6 |
| 融化 | róng huà | to melt; to thaw; to dissolve; to blend into; to combine; to fuse | 6 |
| 嗓子 | sǎng zi | throat; voice | 6 |
| 杀 | shā | to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely | 6 |
| 沙滩 | shā tān | beach; sandy shore | 7–9 |
| 闪电 | shǎn diàn | lightning | 6 |
| 商品 | shāng pǐn | commodity; goods; merchandise | 4 |
| 上当 | shàng dàng | taken in (by sb's deceit); to be fooled; to be duped | 6 |
| 勺子 | sháo zi | scoop; ladle | 3 |
| 舌头 | shé tou | tongue; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information | 6 |
| 射击 | shè jī | to shoot; to fire (a gun) | 6 |
| 神经 | shén jīng | nerve; mental state; (coll.) unhinged; nutjob | 6 |
| 声调 | shēng diào | tone; note; a tone (on a Chinese syllable) | 6 |
| 绳子 | shéng zi | cord; string; rope | 7–9 |
| 省略 | shěng lu:è | to leave out; an omission | 7–9 |
| 失去 | shī qù | to lose | 4 |
| 时髦 | shí máo | in vogue; fashionable | 7–9 |
| 时尚 | shí shàng | fashion; fad; fashionable | 6 |
| 实话 | shí huà | truth | 6 |
| 食物 | shí wù | food | 4 |
| 使劲儿 | shǐ jìn r | erhua variant of 使劲; to exert all one's strength | — |
| 士兵 | shì bīng | soldier | 6 |
| 是否 | shì fǒu | whether (or not); if; is or isn't | 4 |
| 收据 | shōu jù | receipt | 7–9 |
| 寿命 | shòu mìng | life span; life expectancy; lifetime (of a machine) | 6 |
| 受伤 | shòu shāng | to sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc); harmed | 4 |
| 梳子 | shū zi | comb | 7–9 |
| 数码 | shù mǎ | number; numerals; figures; digital; amount; numerical code | 7–9 |
| 甩 | shuǎi | to throw; to fling; to swing; to leave behind; to throw off; to dump (sb) | 7–9 |
| 丝绸 | sī chóu | silk cloth; silk | 7–9 |
| 丝毫 | sī háo | the slightest amount or degree; a bit | 7–9 |
| 撕 | sī | to tear | 7–9 |
| 寺庙 | sì miào | temple; monastery; shrine | 7–9 |
| 所谓 | suǒ wèi | so-called; what is called | 7–9 |
| 塔 | tǎ | pagoda; tower; minaret; stupa (abbr. loanword from Sanskrit tapo); old variant of 塔 | 6 |
| 太极拳 | tài jí quán | shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan; traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation; a martial art | — |
| 谈判 | tán pàn | to negotiate; negotiation; talks; conference | 6 |
| 坦率 | tǎn shuài | frank (discussion); blunt; open | 7–9 |
| 烫 | tàng | to scald; to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking); to heat (sth) up in hot water; to perm; to iron; scalding hot | 6 |
| 逃 | táo | to escape; to run away; to flee | 6 |
| 逃避 | táo bì | to escape; to evade; to avoid; to shirk | 7–9 |
| 特意 | tè yì | specially; intentionally | 6 |
| 疼爱 | téng ài | to love dearly | 7–9 |
| 提 | dī | used in 防 and 溜 | 4 |
| 提纲 | tí gāng | outline; synopsis; notes | 7–9 |
| 体积 | tǐ jī | volume; bulk | 6 |
| 体贴 | tǐ tiē | considerate (of other people's needs) | 7–9 |
| 天真 | tiān zhēn | naive; innocent; artless | 6 |
| 田野 | tián yě | field; open land | 7–9 |
| 通讯 | tōng xùn | communications; news story; dispatch | 6 |
| 同时 | tóng shí | at the same time; simultaneously | 4 |
| 铜 | tóng | copper (chemistry); see also 红铜 | 6 |
| 统治 | tǒng zhì | to rule (a country); to govern; rule; regime | 7–9 |
| 痛快 | tòng kuài | delighted; to one's heart's content; straightforward; also pr. [tòng kuai] | 6 |
| 投资 | tóu zī | investment; to invest | 6 |
| 透明 | tòu míng | transparent; (fig.) transparent; open to scrutiny | 6 |
| 吐 | tǔ | to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc); to say; to pour out (one's grievances) | 6 |
| 推辞 | tuī cí | to decline (an appointment, invitation etc) | 7–9 |
| 退步 | tuì bù | to do less well than before; to make a concession; setback; backward step; leeway; room to maneuver; fallback | 7–9 |
| 歪 | wāi | askew; at a crooked angle; devious; noxious; (coll.) to lie on one's side | 6 |
| 外交 | wài jiāo | diplomacy; diplomatic; foreign affairs | 6 |
| 王子 | wáng zǐ | prince; son of a king | 6 |
| 维护 | wéi hù | to defend; to safeguard; to protect; to uphold; to maintain | 6 |
| 委屈 | wěi qu | to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance | 6 |
| 委托 | wěi tuō | to entrust; to trust; to commission | 6 |
| 卫生间 | wèi shēng jiān | bathroom; toilet; WC | 3 |
| 未必 | wèi bì | not necessarily; maybe not | 6 |
| 温柔 | wēn róu | gentle and soft; tender; sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman) | 6 |
| 文件 | wén jiàn | document; file | 4 |
| 文具 | wén jù | stationery; item of stationery (pen, pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener etc) | 6 |
| 文明 | wén míng | civilized; civilization; culture | 6 |
| 闻 | wén | to hear; news; well-known; famous; reputation; fame; to smell; to sniff at | 4 |
| 吻 | wěn | kiss; to kiss; mouth; variant of 吻 | 7–9 |
| 问候 | wèn hòu | to give one's respects; to send a greeting; (fig.) (coll.) to make offensive reference to (somebody dear to the person to whom one is speaking) | 7–9 |
| 屋子 | wū zi | house; room | 3 |
| 武器 | wǔ qì | weapon; arms | 6 |
| 系领带 | xì lǐng dài | to wear a tie | — |
| 瞎 | xiā | blind; groundlessly; foolishly; to no purpose | 7–9 |
| 吓 | hè | to scare; to intimidate; to threaten; (interjection showing disapproval) tut-tut; (interjection showing astonishment) | 6 |
| 鲜艳 | xiān yàn | bright-colored; gaily-colored | 6 |
| 现金 | xiàn jīn | cash | 4 |
| 项 | xiàng | back of neck; item; thing; term (in a mathematical formula); sum (of money); classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc | 4 |
| 项链 | xiàng liàn | necklace | 6 |
| 象棋 | xiàng qí | Chinese chess | 6 |
| 消灭 | xiāo miè | to put an end to; to annihilate; to cause to perish; to perish; annihilation (in quantum field theory) | 6 |
| 小吃 | xiǎo chī | snack; refreshments | 4 |
| 小伙子 | xiǎo huǒ zi | young man; young guy; lad; youngster | 4 |
| 小麦 | xiǎo mài | wheat | 6 |
| 小气 | xiǎo qì | stingy; miserly; narrow-minded; petty | 6 |
| 小偷 | xiǎo tōu | thief | — |
| 孝顺 | xiào shùn | filial; dutiful; devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc); to show filial piety towards (an older family member); filial piety | 7–9 |
| 歇 | xiē | to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while | 6 |
| 协调 | xié tiáo | to coordinate; to harmonize; to fit together; to match (colors etc); harmonious; concerted | 6 |
| 心脏 | xīn zàng | heart | 6 |
| 信号 | xìn hào | signal | 4 |
| 信息 | xìn xī | information; news; message | 4 |
| 幸亏 | xìng kuī | fortunately; luckily | 7–9 |
| 兄弟 | xiōng dì | brothers; younger brother; I, me (humble term used by men in public speech); brotherly; fraternal | 4 |
| 胸 | xiōng | variant of 胸; chest; bosom; heart; mind; thorax | 6 |
| 雄伟 | xióng wěi | grand; imposing; magnificent; majestic | 7–9 |
| 叙述 | xù shù | to relate (a story or information); to tell or talk about; to recount; narration; telling; narrative; account | 6 |
| 选举 | xuǎn jǔ | to elect; election | 7–9 |
| 学期 | xué qī | term; semester | 3 |
| 学问 | xué wèn | learning; knowledge | 6 |
| 宴会 | yàn huì | banquet; feast; dinner party | 6 |
| 痒 | yǎng | variant of 痒; to itch; to tickle | 6 |
| 要是 | yào shi | (coll.) if | 4 |
| 夜 | yè | variant of 夜; night | 4 |
| 液体 | yè tǐ | liquid | 6 |
| 一辈子 | yī bèi zi | (for) a lifetime | 6 |
| 移民 | yí mín | to immigrate; to migrate; emigrant; immigrant | 6 |
| 议论 | yì lùn | to comment; to talk about; to discuss; discussion | 6 |
| 银 | yín | silver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency | 6 |
| 应付 | yìng fu | to deal with; to cope | 7–9 |
| 应聘 | yìng pìn | to accept a job offer; to apply for an advertised position | 4 |
| 英俊 | yīng jùn | handsome | 7–9 |
| 英雄 | yīng xióng | hero | 6 |
| 影子 | yǐng zi | shadow; reflection; (fig.) hint; indication; influence | 6 |
| 硬币 | yìng bì | coin | 7–9 |
| 拥挤 | yōng jǐ | crowded; to throng; congestion | 6 |
| 油炸 | yóu zhá | to deep fry | — |
| 与其 | yǔ qí | rather than...; 与其 A 如 B (rather than A, better to B) | 6 |
| 宇宙 | yǔ zhòu | universe; cosmos | 7–9 |
| 原料 | yuán liào | raw material | 6 |
| 缘故 | yuán gù | reason; cause | 7–9 |
| 晕 | yūn | confused; dizzy; giddy; to faint; to swoon; to lose consciousness; to pass out | 6 |
| 灾害 | zāi hài | calamity; disaster | 6 |
| 再三 | zài sān | over and over again; again and again | 6 |
| 赞美 | zàn měi | to admire; to praise; to eulogize | 7–9 |
| 则 | zé | (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items | 6, 7–9 |
| 责备 | zé bèi | to blame; to criticize; condemnation; reproach | 7–9 |
| 粘贴 | zhān tiē | to stick; to affix; to adhere; to paste (as in "copy and paste"); Taiwan pr. [nián tiē]; also written 黏贴 | 6 |
| 战争 | zhàn zhēng | war; conflict | 6 |
| 招待 | zhāo dài | to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers) | 6 |
| 照常 | zhào cháng | as usual | 7–9 |
| 真理 | zhēn lǐ | truth | 7–9 |
| 枕头 | zhěn tou | pillow | 6 |
| 振动 | zhèn dòng | to vibrate; to shake; vibration | 7–9 |
| 争论 | zhēng lùn | to argue; to debate; to contend; argument; contention; controversy; debate | 6 |
| 征求 | zhēng qiú | to solicit; to seek; to request (opinions, feedback etc); to petition | 6 |
| 挣钱 | zhèng qián | to make money | — |
| 睁 | zhēng | to open (one's eyes) | 6 |
| 整个 | zhěng gè | whole; entire; total | 4 |
| 正 | zhēng | first month of the lunar year | 2 |
| 证件 | zhèng jiàn | certificate; papers; credentials; document; ID | 4 |
| 政策 | zhèng cè | policy | 6 |
| 支票 | zhī piào | check (bank); cheque | 7–9 |
| 执照 | zhí zhào | license; permit | 7–9 |
| 指挥 | zhǐ huī | to conduct; to command; to direct; conductor (of an orchestra) | 6 |
| 至于 | zhì yú | as for; as to; to go so far as to | 6 |
| 秩序 | zhì xù | order (orderly); order (sequence); social order; the state (of society) | 6 |
| 中旬 | zhōng xún | middle third of a month | 6 |
| 钟 | zhōng | handleless cup; goblet; to concentrate; variant of 钟; clock; o'clock; time as measured in hours and minutes; bell | 7–9 |
| 重 | chóng | to repeat; repetition; again; re-; classifier: layer | 4 |
| 周到 | zhōu dào | thoughtful; considerate; attentive; thorough; also pr. [zhōu dao] | 6 |
| 主张 | zhǔ zhāng | to advocate; to stand for; view; position; stand; proposition; viewpoint; assertion | 6 |
| 嘱咐 | zhǔ fù | to tell; to exhort; injunction | 7–9 |
| 祝福 | zhù fú | blessings; to wish sb well | 6 |
| 装 | zhuāng | adornment; to adorn; dress; clothing; costume (of an actor in a play); to play a role; to pretend; to install; to fix; to wrap (sth in a bag); to load; to pack | 4 |
| 资料 | zī liào | material; resources; data; information; profile (Internet) | 4 |
| 字幕 | zì mù | caption; subtitle | 6 |
| 自豪 | zì háo | proud (of one's achievements etc) | 6 |
| 自私 | zì sī | selfish; selfishness | 7–9 |
| 自信 | zì xìn | to have confidence in oneself; self-confidence | 4 |
| 自愿 | zì yuàn | voluntary | 6 |
| 宗教 | zōng jiào | religion | 7–9 |
| 总裁 | zǒng cái | chairman; director-general (of a company etc) | 6 |
| 总理 | zǒng lǐ | premier; prime minister | 6 |
| 总算 | zǒng suàn | at long last; finally; on the whole | 6 |
| 祖国 | zǔ guó | motherland | 6 |
| 祖先 | zǔ xiān | ancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved | 6 |
| 罪犯 | zuì fàn | criminal | 7–9 |
| 作品 | zuò pǐn | work (of art); opus | 4 |
| 作为 | zuò wéi | one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be | 4, 7–9 |
| 作文 | zuò wén | to write an essay; composition (student essay) | 4 |
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