HSK 3 Vocabulary List (HSK 3.0)

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HSK 3 brings the cumulative total to ~2,245 words and ~900 characters. This is the level where connected narrative — sequences of events, simple opinions, comparisons — becomes expressible and readable.

949words at this level

2,245 wordscumulative through HSK 3

~900 characterscharacters required

A2+–B1approx. CEFR

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At ~750 known characters, 172 of our 658 stories clear the 98% comprehension bar; at ~1,000 characters it's 330. HSK 3 vocabulary puts you squarely in this zone — the single biggest unlock on the reading ladder. See how many characters you need to read Chinese for the full data, or study this list as flashcards and meet every word in graded stories.

Simplified	Traditional	Pinyin	Meaning
爱心	愛心	ài xīn	kindness; compassion
安排		ān pái	to arrange; to plan
安装	安裝	ān zhuāng	to install; to set up
按照		àn zhào	according to; in accordance with
按		àn	to press; to push; according to
把握		bǎ wò	to seize; to grasp; to control
把		bǎ	to hold; (structural particle indicating the object before the verb)
白菜		bái cài	Chinese cabbage; bok choy
搬		bān	to move (relocate)
班级	班級	bān jí	class; group of students
搬家		bān jiā	to move house; to relocate
办理	辦理	bàn lǐ	to handle; to process
板		bǎn	board; plank
保安		bǎo ān	security guard; ensuring safety
保持		bǎo chí	to maintain; to keep
保存		bǎo cún	to save; to preserve
保		bǎo	to protect; to defend
保留		bǎo liú	to retain; to keep
保险	保險	bǎo xiǎn	insurance
保证	保證	bǎo zhèng	to guarantee; to ensure
保护	保護	bǎo hù	to protect; to safeguard
报到	報到	bào dào	to register; to check in
报道	報道	bào dào	to report (news)
北部		běi bù	northern part
报	報	bào	to announce; to report
报告	報告	bào gào	to report; report
背后	背後	bèi hòu	behind; at the back
本来	本來	běn lái	originally; at first
本领	本領	běn lǐng	skill; ability
被		bèi	indicates passive voice; by
比较	比較	bǐ jiào	to compare; relatively; quite
比例		bǐ lì	proportion; ratio
比赛	比賽	bǐ sài	competition; match
必然		bì rán	inevitable; certain
被子		bèi zi	quilt
变化	變化	biàn huà	to change; change
本事		běn shì	skill; ability
变为	變為	biàn wéi	to change into
必要		bì yào	necessary; essential
表达	表達	biǎo dá	to express; to convey
标准	標準	biāo zhǔn	standard; criterion
标题	標題	biāo tí	title; headline
表格		biǎo gé	form; table
表面		biǎo miàn	surface; appearance
表明		biǎo míng	to indicate; to state clearly
表演		biǎo yǎn	to perform; performance
表现	表現	biǎo xiàn	to perform; behavior; performance
播出		bō chū	to broadcast; to air
并且	並且	bìng qiě	and; moreover; besides
播放		bō fàng	to play (a video or song); to broadcast
不必		bù bì	need not; there's no need to
并	並	bìng	and; also
不论	不論	bù lùn	regardless of; no matter
补	補	bǔ	to mend; to repair; to supplement
不断	不斷	bù duàn	continuous; without stopping
补充	補充	bǔ chōng	to supplement; to add on
不得不		bù dé bù	have no choice but to; must
不安		bù ān	uneasy; disturbed; restless
不光		bù guāng	not only; besides
不仅	不僅	bù jǐn	not only; not just
布		bù	cloth; fabric
步		bù	step; pace
部门	部門	bù mén	department; section
部		bù	classifier for films, books, etc.
部长	部長	bù zhǎng	department head; minister
才能		cái néng	talent; ability
采取	採取	cǎi qǔ	to adopt (a measure); to take (action)
彩色		cǎi sè	colorful; in color
采用	採用	cǎi yòng	to employ; to use
曾经	曾經	céng jīng	once; formerly
产生	產生	chǎn shēng	to produce; to generate
长处	長處	cháng chù	strength; advantage
长城	長城	Cháng chéng	the Great Wall
厂	廠	chǎng	factory; plant
长期	長期	cháng qī	long-term; over a long period
场合	場合	chǎng hé	occasion; setting
场所	場所	chǎng suǒ	place; venue
朝		cháo	court (as in imperial court)
吵		chǎo	noisy; to quarrel
衬衫	襯衫	chèn shān	shirt; blouse
超级	超級	chāo jí	super; extremely
吵架		chǎo jià	to quarrel; to have a fight
衬衣	襯衣	chèn yī	shirt (usually used in spoken language)
称为	稱為	chēng wéi	to be called; to be known as
成功		chéng gōng	to succeed; success
成果		chéng guǒ	result; achievement
成就		chéng jiù	accomplishment; achievement
成熟		chéng shú	mature; ripe
成立		chéng lì	to establish; to set up
成员	成員	chéng yuán	member; constituent
成长	成長	chéng zhǎng	to grow up; to mature
城		chéng	city; town
城市		chéng shì	city
持续	持續	chí xù	to continue; to persist
程度		chéng dù	degree; extent
初		chū	first; beginner
充满	充滿	chōng mǎn	to be full of; to brim with
初步		chū bù	preliminary; initial
初级	初級	chū jí	elementary; beginner level
初中		chū zhōng	junior high school
除了		chú le	except; besides
处理	處理	chǔ lǐ	to handle; to deal with
传	傳	chuán	to transmit; to spread; to pass on
传播	傳播	chuán bō	to spread; to disseminate
传说	傳說	chuán shuō	legend; folk tale
创新	創新	chuàng xīn	innovation; to innovate
创造	創造	chuàng zào	to create; to produce
传来	傳來	chuán lái	to be heard; to come (of sound or news)
创作	創作	chuàng zuò	to create (literature, art, etc.); creation
创业	創業	chuàng yè	to start a business; entrepreneurship
从前	從前	cóng qián	in the past; once upon a time
从来	從來	cóng lái	always; (used with no to mean 'never')
从事	從事	cóng shì	to engage in; to be involved in
存		cún	to keep; to store; to exist
村		cūn	village
存在		cún zài	to exist; existence
错误	錯誤	cuò wù	mistake; error
达到	達到	dá dào	to reach; to achieve
打破		dǎ pò	to break (a pattern, barrier, etc.)
大概		dà gài	roughly; approximately
打听	打聽	dǎ ting	to inquire; to ask around
大使馆	大使館	dà shǐ guǎn	embassy
大约	大約	dà yuē	approximately; about
代		dài	to substitute; to represent
代表		dài biǎo	to represent; representative
大夫		dà fū	doctor; physician
代表团	代表團	dài biǎo tuán	delegation
带动	帶動	dài dòng	to spur; to drive; to stimulate
单元	單元	dān yuán	unit; module
当初	當初	dāng chū	at the beginning; originally
带领	帶領	dài lǐng	to lead; to guide
当然	當然	dāng rán	of course; certainly
当地	當地	dāng dì	local; in the area
当中	當中	dāng zhōng	among; in the middle
刀		dāo	knife; blade
导演	導演	dǎo yǎn	to direct; director
到达	到達	dào dá	to arrive; to reach
得分		dé fēn	to score; points
到底		dào dǐ	after all; in the end; ultimately
等待		děng dài	to wait; to await
底下		dǐ xia	under; below
地区	地區	dì qū	area; region
电视台	電視台	diàn shì tái	television station
电台	電台	diàn tái	radio station
电子邮件	電子郵件	diàn zǐ yóu jiàn	email
调	調	tiáo	to adjust; to regulate
电视剧	電視劇	diàn shì jù	TV series; television drama
调查	調查	diào chá	to investigate; to survey
订	訂	dìng	to order; to book; to subscribe
定期		dìng qī	regular; on a fixed schedule
东部	東部	dōng bù	eastern part; east
动人	動人	dòng rén	touching; moving
读者	讀者	dú zhě	reader
动力	動力	dòng lì	power; driving force
短裤	短褲	duǎn kù	shorts
短处	短處	duǎn chù	shortcoming; weakness
断	斷	duàn	to break; to snap; to cut off; (in negatives) absolutely; definitely
短期		duǎn qī	short term; short-term
队员	隊員	duì yuán	team member
对待	對待	duì dài	to treat; treatment
对方	對方	duì fāng	the other party; the other side
对象	對象	duì xiàng	partner; significant other
对手	對手	duì shǒu	opponent; rival
发表	發表	fā biǎo	to publish; to express (an opinion)
顿	頓	dùn	(measure word for meals, scoldings, beatings); to pause; to stop briefly
发出	發出	fā chū	to emit; to issue
发达	發達	fā dá	well-developed; prosperous
发动	發動	fā dòng	to start (a machine) or mobilize
发明	發明	fā míng	to invent; invention
发生	發生	fā shēng	to happen; to occur
发送	發送	fā sòng	to send out; to dispatch
发言	發言	fā yán	to speak; to make a speech
发展	發展	fā zhǎn	to develop; development
反复	反覆	fǎn fù	repeatedly; over and over
反应	反應	fǎn yìng	to react; reaction
反正		fǎn zhèng	anyway; in any case
范围	範圍	fàn wéi	range; scope
反对	反對	fǎn duì	to oppose; to object
防		fáng	to guard against; to prevent
防止		fáng zhǐ	to prevent; to avert
方式		fāng shì	method; way; manner
房东	房東	fáng dōng	landlord
访问	訪問	fǎng wèn	to visit; to interview
放到		fàng dào	to put; to place
房屋		fáng wū	house; building
费	費	fèi	to cost; expense
飞行	飛行	fēi xíng	to fly; flight
房租		fáng zū	rent (for a house)
费用	費用	fèi yòng	cost; expense
分别	分別	fēn bié	to distinguish; respectively
分组	分組	fēn zǔ	to divide into groups
分配		fēn pèi	to distribute; to allocate
丰富	豐富	fēng fù	rich; abundant
风险	風險	fēng xiǎn	risk; hazard
否定		fǒu dìng	to deny; to negate
服装	服裝	fú zhuāng	clothing; costume
父母		fù mǔ	parents
否认	否認	fǒu rèn	to deny; to refute
福		fú	fortune; happiness
父亲	父親	fù qīn	father
负责	負責	fù zé	to be responsible for; to take charge of
复印	複印	fù yìn	to photocopy; to duplicate
付		fù	to pay; to hand over
复杂	複雜	fù zá	complicated; complex
改造		gǎi zào	to transform; to renovate
富		fù	rich; wealthy
改进	改進	gǎi jìn	to improve; improvement
概念		gài niàn	concept; idea
赶	趕	gǎn	to hurry; to rush
赶到	趕到	gǎn dào	to arrive in time; to reach (hastily)
赶快	趕快	gǎn kuài	quickly; hurry up
赶紧	趕緊	gǎn jǐn	hurry up; without delay
敢		gǎn	to dare; to be brave
感冒		gǎn mào	to catch a cold; a cold
感受		gǎn shòu	to feel; to experience
干吗	幹嗎	gàn má	what for; why
感情		gǎn qíng	emotion; feelings; affection
高速		gāo sù	high-speed; express
高速公路		gāo sù gōng lù	expressway; highway
告别	告別	gào bié	to say goodbye; farewell
歌声	歌聲	gē shēng	singing voice; song
歌迷		gē mí	fan (of a singer)
歌手		gē shǒu	singer
各		gè	each; every
个性	個性	gè xìng	personality; individuality
个人	個人	gè rén	individual; personal
各位		gè wèi	everyone; all (polite address)
各地		gè dì	in all parts; various regions
各种	各種	gè zhǒng	various; all kinds of
根本		gēn běn	fundamentally; (used for negation) not at all
各自		gè zì	each; respectively
更加		gèng jiā	even more; more
工程师	工程師	gōng chéng shī	engineer
工夫		gōng fū	effort; skill; time (colloquial)
工具		gōng jù	tool; instrument
工业	工業	gōng yè	industry
工厂	工廠	gōng chǎng	factory
工资	工資	gōng zī	wages; salary
公布		gōng bù	to announce; to publish
公共		gōng gòng	public; communal
公开	公開	gōng kāi	to make public; open
公务员	公務員	gōng wù yuán	civil servant; government official
功课	功課	gōng kè	homework; classwork
公民		gōng mín	citizen
功能		gōng néng	function; capability
共同		gòng tóng	together; shared; common
功夫		gōng fu	effort; skill; kung fu
姑娘		gū niang	girl; young woman
共有		gòng yǒu	in total; altogether
古		gǔ	ancient; old
古代		gǔ dài	ancient times; antiquity
故乡	故鄉	gù xiāng	hometown; native place
关系	關係	guān xi	relationship; connection
关注	關注	guān zhù	to pay attention to; to follow
观察	觀察	guān chá	to observe; to watch
挂	掛	guà	to hang; to suspend
观看	觀看	guān kàn	to watch; to view
观念	觀念	guān niàn	concept; idea; view
管理		guǎn lǐ	to manage; management
观众	觀眾	guān zhòng	audience; spectators
光明		guāng míng	bright; light; promising
广播	廣播	guǎng bō	to broadcast; broadcast
管	筦	guǎn	to care about; to manage
光		guāng	light; ray; only
规定	規定	guī dìng	rule; regulation
广大	廣大	guǎng dà	vast; extensive; numerous
国内	國內	guó nèi	domestic; within a country
规范	規範	guī fàn	standard; norm; to regulate
国庆	國慶	Guó qìng	National Day
果然		guǒ rán	sure enough; as expected
果汁		guǒ zhī	fruit juice
过程	過程	guò chéng	process; course of events
哈哈		hā hā	(onom.) laughter
海关	海關	hǎi guān	customs (border inspection)
害怕		hài pà	to be afraid; scared
好好		hǎo hǎo	properly; well; carefully
好奇		hào qí	curious; inquisitive
合		hé	to join; to close; (measure word for volume in some contexts)
合法		hé fǎ	legal; lawful
合格		hé gé	qualified; up to standard
合理		hé lǐ	reasonable; rational
和平		hé píng	peace
红茶	紅茶	hóng chá	black tea
红酒	紅酒	hóng jiǔ	red wine
后果	後果	hòu guǒ	consequence; result
后面	後面	hòu mian	back; behind; later
后年	後年	hòu nián	the year after next
互联网	互聯網	Hù lián wǎng	the Internet
合作		hé zuò	to cooperate; collaboration
划船		huá chuán	to row (a boat); rowing
互相		hù xiāng	each other; mutually
华人	華人	Huá rén	ethnic Chinese; Chinese person
化		huà	to change into; to transform
话剧	話劇	huà jù	stage play; drama
欢乐	歡樂	huān lè	joy; happiness; merriment
环	環	huán	ring; loop; circular
话题	話題	huà tí	topic; subject
环保	環保	huán bǎo	environmental protection; eco-friendly
环境	環境	huán jìng	environment; surroundings
会议	會議	huì yì	meeting; conference
会员	會員	huì yuán	member
火		huǒ	fire; flame
活		huó	to live; alive; life
机器	機器	jī qì	machine
基本		jī běn	basic; fundamental
积极	積極	jī jí	active; proactive
基本上		jī běn shang	basically; on the whole
及时	及時	jí shí	timely; promptly
基础	基礎	jī chǔ	foundation; basics
…极了	…極了	…jí le	…extremely
集中		jí zhōng	to concentrate; to focus
集体	集體	jí tǐ	collective; group
计算	計算	jì suàn	to calculate; to compute
记录	記錄	jì lù	to record; record (written account)
记者	記者	jì zhě	reporter; journalist
纪念	紀念	jì niàn	to commemorate; commemoration; souvenir
技术	技術	jì shù	technology; technique; skill
继续	繼續	jì xù	to continue; to proceed
加工		jiā gōng	to process; processing
加强	加強	jiā qiáng	to strengthen; to reinforce
家具		jiā jù	furniture
加快		jiā kuài	to speed up; to accelerate
家乡	家鄉	jiā xiāng	hometown; native place
纪录	紀錄	jì lù	record (noun)
家属	家屬	jiā shǔ	family member; relative
价格	價格	jià gé	price
价钱	價錢	jià qian	price
价值	價值	jià zhí	value; worth
架		jià	frame; rack
坚持	堅持	jiān chí	to persist; to insist on
坚强	堅強	jiān qiáng	strong; resilient
简单	簡單	jiǎn dān	simple; easy
简直	簡直	jiǎn zhí	simply; really; utterly
坚决	堅決	jiān jué	firm; resolute
建		jiàn	to build; to establish
建成		jiàn chéng	to complete construction; to be built
建立		jiàn lì	to establish; to set up
建设	建設	jiàn shè	to construct; to build; construction
将近	將近	jiāng jìn	nearly; almost
将来	將來	jiāng lái	the future
交费	交費	jiāo fèi	to pay a fee
建议	建議	jiàn yì	suggestion; to propose
交警		jiāo jǐng	traffic police
交流		jiāo liú	to exchange ideas; to communicate
交往		jiāo wǎng	to associate with; to date; relationship
交易		jiāo yì	to trade; transaction
教材		jiào cái	teaching material; textbook
教练	教練	jiào liàn	coach; instructor
较	較	jiào	to compare; relatively; rather
接待		jiē dài	to receive; to host
结实	結實	jiē shi	sturdy; strong
接近		jiē jìn	to approach; nearly; close to
结合	結合	jié hé	to combine; to integrate
结婚	結婚	jié hūn	to marry; marriage
解决	解決	jiě jué	to solve; to resolve
结束	結束	jié shù	to finish; to end
解开	解開	jiě kāi	to untie; to undo; to solve (a mystery)
节约	節約	jié yuē	to conserve; to economize
金		jīn	gold; money
金牌		jīn pái	gold medal
尽量	儘量	jǐn liàng	as much as possible; to the fullest extent
仅	僅	jǐn	only; merely
仅仅	僅僅	jǐn jǐn	merely; only
紧张	緊張	jǐn zhāng	nervous; tense
紧	緊	jǐn	tight; strict; near; urgent
进步	進步	jìn bù	progress; improvement
进一步	進一步	jìn yī bù	further; to take it one step further
进展	進展	jìn zhǎn	progress; development
近期		jìn qī	in the near future; recent
经济	經濟	jīng jì	economy; economic
京剧	京劇	Jīng jù	Beijing opera
经验	經驗	jīng yàn	experience
紧急	緊急	jǐn jí	urgent; emergency
经历	經歷	jīng lì	to experience; experience
精神		jīng shén	spirit; energy; mentality
精彩		jīng cǎi	brilliant; wonderful
经营	經營	jīng yíng	to run (a business); to operate
景色		jǐng sè	scenery; view
警察		jǐng chá	police; policeman
静	靜	jìng	quiet; still
久		jiǔ	(a long) time
就是		jiù shì	exactly; simply
救		jiù	to save; to rescue
就业	就業	jiù yè	to get a job; employment
举办	舉辦	jǔ bàn	to hold (an event); to organize
旧	舊	jiù	old; worn
具有		jù yǒu	to have; to possess
剧场	劇場	jù chǎng	theater
具体	具體	jù tǐ	specific; concrete
决定	決定	jué dìng	to decide; decision
据说	據說	jù shuō	it is said that; reportedly
决赛	決賽	jué sài	finals (of a competition)
绝对	絕對	jué duì	absolutely; completely
咖啡		kā fēi	(loanword) coffee
决心	決心	jué xīn	determination; resolve
开放	開放	kāi fàng	to be open (to the public); to open up
开发	開發	kāi fā	to develop; to exploit
开始	開始	kāi shǐ	to begin; to start
开展	開展	kāi zhǎn	to launch; to carry out
开业	開業	kāi yè	to open a business; to open a practice; open (for business)
看起来	看起來	kàn qǐ lai	seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appear to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be
看上去		kàn shang qu	it would appear; it seems (that)
考验	考驗	kǎo yàn	to test; to put to the test; trial; ordeal
可靠		kě kào	reliable; dependable
科技		kē jì	science and technology
客观	客觀	kè guān	objective; unbiased
可乐	可樂	kě lè	cola (a carbonated soft drink)
克服		kè fú	to overcome (obstacles)
空		kōng	empty; vacant
课程	課程	kè chéng	course; academic class
空调	空調	kōng tiáo	air conditioner
裤子	褲子	kù zi	trousers; pants
空儿	空兒	kòng er	free time
快速		kuài sù	fast; rapid
困		kùn	sleepy; tired
困难	困難	kùn nan	difficult; challenging
恐怕		kǒng pà	I'm afraid; perhaps
浪费	浪費	làng fèi	to waste; squander
老百姓		lǎo bǎi xìng	ordinary people
老板	老闆	lǎo bǎn	boss; business owner
老太太		lǎo tài tai	an elderly lady
老头儿	老頭兒	lǎo tóu er	an old man (colloquial)
乐	樂	lè	happy; cheerful
乐观	樂觀	lè guān	optimistic
类似	類似	lèi sì	similar; resembling
离婚	離婚	lí hūn	to divorce
里面	裡面	lǐ miàn	inside; within
类	類	lèi	type; category
理发	理髮	lǐ fà	to get a haircut
理论	理論	lǐ lùn	theory
理由		lǐ yóu	reason; justification
理解		lǐ jiě	to understand
力量		lì liang	strength; power
力		lì	force; strength
利用		lì yòng	to use; to make use of
连	連	lián	to join; continuously; even
立刻		lì kè	immediately; at once
连忙	連忙	lián máng	promptly; hurriedly
连续剧	連續劇	lián xù jù	serialized drama
联合国	聯合國	Lián hé guó	United Nations
连续	連續	lián xù	continuous; consecutive
联系	聯繫	lián xì	to contact; to connect
联合	聯合	lián hé	to unite; to join together
凉水	涼水	liáng shuǐ	cool water
领	領	lǐng	collar; (in compounds) to lead or receive
领导	領導	lǐng dǎo	to lead; leadership; leader
领先	領先	lǐng xiān	to be ahead; in front
另一方面		lìng yī fāng miàn	on the other hand
留学	留學	liú xué	to study abroad
龙	龍	lóng	dragon
另外		lìng wài	in addition; besides
录	錄	lù	to record
路线	路線	lù xiàn	route; path
旅馆	旅館	lǚ guǎn	hotel
录音	錄音	lù yīn	to record sound
旅行社		lǚ xíng shè	travel agency
绿茶	綠茶	lǜ chá	green tea
落后	落後	luò hòu	to fall behind
麻烦	麻煩	má fan	trouble; to bother
满足	滿足	mǎn zú	to satisfy; to meet needs
乱	亂	luàn	chaos; disorder
慢慢		màn màn	slowly
马	馬	mǎ	horse
没用	沒用	méi yòng	useless
毛病		máo bìng	fault
每		měi	each; every
媒体	媒體	méi tǐ	media
美		měi	beautiful; (abbr. for America)
美丽	美麗	měi lì	beautiful
美好		měi hǎo	wonderful
美术	美術	měi shù	art
美元		Měi yuán	US dollar
美食		měi shí	delicious food; gourmet food
面对	面對	miàn duì	to face
迷		mí	to be infatuated; fan
民间	民間	mín jiān	folk
民族		mín zú	ethnic group
面积	面積	miàn jī	area
明确	明確	míng què	clear; explicit
命运	命運	mìng yùn	fate
明显	明顯	míng xiǎn	obvious
某		mǒu	some; certain
母亲	母親	mǔ qīn	mother
目标	目標	mù biāo	goal
目前		mù qián	currently
木头	木頭	mù tou	wood
男子		nán zǐ	man
南部		nán bù	southern part
奶茶		nǎi chá	milk tea
难道	難道	nán dào	expressing disbelief
难度	難度	nán dù	difficulty
内心	內心	nèi xīn	inner feelings
内	內	nèi	inside
内容	內容	nèi róng	content
能不能		néng bù néng	used to ask if possible
年代		nián dài	era
能力		néng lì	ability
年初		nián chū	beginning of the year
年纪	年紀	nián jì	age
念	唸	niàn	to read aloud; to study (attend school); to recite
年底		nián dǐ	end of the year
农民	農民	nóng mín	farmer
牛		niú	ox; cow
农村	農村	nóng cūn	countryside
农业	農業	nóng yè	agriculture
女子		nǚ zǐ	woman
暖和		nuǎn huo	warm
拍		pāi	to pat; to clap; to slap; to shoot (a photo or film); racket; beat (music)
排名		pái míng	ranking
牌子		pái zi	brand
派		pài	to send
判断	判斷	pàn duàn	to judge
配合		pèi hé	to cooperate
跑步		pǎo bù	to run
胖		pàng	fat
配		pèi	to match
批评	批評	pī píng	to criticize
批准		pī zhǔn	to approve
皮		pí	skin; leather
啤酒		pí jiǔ	beer
票价	票價	piào jià	ticket price
皮包		pí bāo	handbag
评价	評價	píng jià	to evaluate
苹果	蘋果	píng guǒ	apple
破坏	破壞	pò huài	to destroy
普遍		pǔ biàn	widespread
普及		pǔ jí	to popularize
期		qī	period
破		pò	to break
齐	齊	qí	neat; even; level; uniform; all together
其实	其實	qí shí	actually
其次		qí cì	secondly
气候	氣候	qì hòu	climate
千万	千萬	qiān wàn	ten million; by all means
前后	前後	qián hòu	from beginning to end
奇怪		qí guài	strange
前进	前進	qián jìn	to advance
前往		qián wǎng	to go to
前面		qián miàn	in front
强	強	qiáng	strong
强大	強大	qiáng dà	powerful
强调	強調	qiáng diào	to emphasize
强烈	強烈	qiáng liè	intense
巧		qiǎo	skillful
桥	橋	qiáo	bridge
亲切	親切	qīn qiè	friendly
亲人	親人	qīn rén	close relative
亲	親	qīn	close
情感		qíng gǎn	emotion
请教	請教	qǐng jiào	to ask for advice
情况	情況	qíng kuàng	situation
亲自	親自	qīn zì	personally
球迷		qiú mí	sports fan
取消		qǔ xiāo	to cancel
庆祝	慶祝	qìng zhù	to celebrate
区	區	qū	area; district
去世		qù shì	to pass away; to die
全场	全場	quán chǎng	the entire audience; all in attendance
全面		quán miàn	comprehensive; overall
全球		quán qiú	global; worldwide
区别	區別	qū bié	difference; to distinguish
缺少		quē shǎo	to lack; to be short of
缺点	缺點	quē diǎn	shortcoming; fault
缺		quē	to lack
确保	確保	què bǎo	to ensure; to guarantee
确定	確定	què dìng	to confirm; to be sure
群		qún	group; crowd
确实	確實	què shí	indeed; really
裙子		qún zi	skirt
热烈	熱烈	rè liè	enthusiastic; ardent
热爱	熱愛	rè ài	to love; to adore
人才		rén cái	talented person; talent
人类	人類	rén lèi	mankind; humanity
人工		rén gōng	artificial; manual (work)
人民		rén mín	the people
人民币	人民幣	rén mín bì	Renminbi (RMB); Chinese currency
人群		rén qún	crowd
人生		rén shēng	life; one's lifetime
人员	人員	rén yuán	staff; personnel
认得	認得	rèn de	to recognize; to know
认出	認出	rèn chū	to recognize
认可	認可	rèn kě	to approve; to acknowledge
任		rèn	to appoint; to serve as; to assume (a post); any; no matter (how); classifier for terms of office
任何		rèn hé	any; whichever
仍然		réng rán	still; as before
仍		réng	still; to remain
任务	任務	rèn wu	task; assignment
日常		rì cháng	daily; everyday
如何		rú hé	how; in what way
容易		róng yì	easy; not difficult
沙发	沙發	shā fā	sofa
散步		sàn bù	to take a walk
伤心	傷心	shāng xīn	heartbroken; sad
伤	傷	shāng	to injure; wound
商业	商業	shāng yè	business; commerce
商品		shāng pǐn	goods; merchandise
上面		shàng miàn	on top; above
上去		shàng qù	to go up
上来	上來	shàng lái	to come up; to approach
上升		shàng shēng	to rise; to ascend
沙子		shā zi	sand
上衣		shàng yī	jacket; top
设计	設計	shè jì	to design; design
设备	設備	shè bèi	equipment; facilities
设立	設立	shè lì	to establish; to set up
身份证	身份證	shēn fèn zhèng	identity card; ID
社会	社會	shè huì	society
深刻		shēn kè	profound; deep
深		shēn	deep
深入		shēn rù	to go in depth; thorough
生产	生產	shēng chǎn	to produce; to manufacture
生存		shēng cún	to exist; to survive
升		shēng	to rise; to increase; to be promoted
生动	生動	shēng dòng	vivid; lively
生命		shēng mìng	life
生意		shēng yì	business
生长	生長	shēng zhǎng	to grow; to develop
声明	聲明	shēng míng	to declare; a statement
胜	勝	shèng	to win
胜利	勝利	shèng lì	victory
石头	石頭	shí tou	stone
石油		shí yóu	petroleum; oil
时	時	shí	time; hour; period
失去		shī qù	to lose
时代	時代	shí dài	era; age
实际上	實際上	shí jì shàng	in fact; actually
实行	實行	shí xíng	to implement; to carry out
实力	實力	shí lì	strength; power
时刻	時刻	shí kè	moment; time
实验室	實驗室	shí yàn shì	laboratory
实验	實驗	shí yàn	experiment; test
食品		shí pǐn	food; foodstuffs
始终	始終	shǐ zhōng	throughout; always
使		shǐ	to make; to cause
世纪	世紀	shì jì	century
世界		shì jiè	world
市场	市場	shì chǎng	market; marketplace
世界杯		shì jiè bēi	World Cup
事故		shì gù	accident
事件		shì jiàn	event; incident
事实	事實	shì shí	fact
事实上	事實上	shì shí shàng	in fact; actually
事业	事業	shì yè	career; enterprise
试验	試驗	shì yàn	to experiment; test
试题	試題	shì tí	exam question
适合	適合	shì hé	to suit; to be suitable for
适用	適用	shì yòng	to be applicable
适应	適應	shì yìng	to adapt; to adjust
收费	收費	shōu fèi	to charge a fee
收看		shōu kàn	to watch (TV)
室		shì	room
收听	收聽	shōu tīng	to listen to (radio)
手续	手續	shǒu xù	procedure; formalities
收音机	收音機	shōu yīn jī	radio
首都		shǒu dū	capital (city)
手指		shǒu zhǐ	finger
首先		shǒu xiān	first (of all); in the first place
受伤	受傷	shòu shāng	to be injured; to sustain wounds
受		shòu	to receive; to be subjected to
输	輸	shū	to lose (in a game or competition)
书架	書架	shū jià	bookshelf
熟人		shú rén	acquaintance
输入	輸入	shū rù	to input (data); to import
属	屬	shǔ	to belong to; to be affiliated with
束		shù	to bind; bundle; a classifier for bunches
属于	屬於	shǔ yú	to belong to; to be part of
双方	雙方	shuāng fāng	both sides; the two parties
数量	數量	shù liàng	amount; quantity
思想		sī xiǎng	thought; ideology
双	雙	shuāng	two; double; a pair
死		sǐ	to die
速度		sù dù	speed; velocity
随	隨	suí	to follow; according to
所		suǒ	a place; a particle used in passive constructions
台		tái	a counter for machines; a platform
所长	所長	suǒ cháng	the head of an institute; director
谈判	談判	tán pàn	to negotiate; negotiation
谈话	談話	tán huà	to have a conversation; to talk
谈	談	tán	to talk; to discuss
汤	湯	tāng	soup; hot water
糖		táng	sugar; candy
特色		tè sè	distinctive feature; characteristic
提问	提問	tí wèn	to ask a question; to question
提前		tí qián	to do something in advance; ahead of time
体会	體會	tǐ huì	to experience; to understand through experience
体现	體現	tǐ xiàn	to embody; to reflect
题目	題目	tí mù	title; topic
体验	體驗	tǐ yàn	to experience
天空		tiān kōng	sky
甜		tián	sweet
跳		tiào	to jump; to hop
跳高		tiào gāo	high jump (athletics)
跳远	跳遠	tiào yuǎn	long jump (athletics)
调整	調整	tiáo zhěng	to adjust; adjustment
铁	鐵	tiě	iron (the metal)
跳舞		tiào wǔ	to dance
听众	聽眾	tīng zhòng	audience; listeners
听力	聽力	tīng lì	hearing; listening ability
通常		tōng cháng	usual; normally
通信		tōng xìn	to communicate; communication
铁路	鐵路	tiě lù	railroad; railway
停止		tíng zhǐ	to stop; to halt; to cease
同意		tóng yì	to agree; to consent; to approve
痛苦		tòng kǔ	pain; suffering
痛		tòng	ache; pain
头脑	頭腦	tóu nǎo	brain; mind
突出		tū chū	to protrude; prominent
图	圖	tú	diagram; picture; map
突然		tū rán	sudden; abrupt; unexpected
图画	圖畫	tú huà	drawing; picture
土		tǔ	earth; soil
团	團	tuán	group; team
团结	團結	tuán jié	to unite; unity; solidarity
团体	團體	tuán tǐ	group; organization; team
推动	推動	tuī dòng	to promote; to propel
推广	推廣	tuī guǎng	to popularize; to promote
推进	推進	tuī jìn	to advance; to push forward
推开	推開	tuī kāi	to push open
退		tuì	to retreat; to withdraw
退出		tuì chū	to log out; to quit
退休		tuì xiū	to retire; to go into retirement
外交		wài jiāo	diplomacy; foreign affairs
外文		wài wén	foreign language (written)
完美		wán měi	perfect; flawless
外面		wài miàn	outside; exterior
完整		wán zhěng	complete; intact
完善		wán shàn	to perfect; to improve; comprehensive
玩具		wán jù	toy; plaything
往往		wǎng wǎng	usually; more often than not
危险	危險	wēi xiǎn	danger; dangerous
危害		wēi hài	to harm; to endanger; damage
伟大	偉大	wěi dà	great; grand
卫生间	衛生間	wèi shēng jiān	bathroom; toilet; WC
卫生	衛生	wèi shēng	health; hygiene; sanitation
为了	為了	wèi le	for the purpose of; in order to
温暖	溫暖	wēn nuǎn	warm
围	圍	wéi	to encircle; to surround
文化		wén huà	culture; civilization
文明		wén míng	civilization; cultured
文件		wén jiàn	document; file
文章		wén zhāng	article; essay
文学	文學	wén xué	literature
握手		wò shǒu	to shake hands
屋子		wū zi	house; room
武器		wǔ qì	weapon; arms
武术	武術	wǔ shù	martial arts; kung fu
文字		wén zì	written language; characters
西部		xī bù	western region
舞台	舞臺	wǔ tái	stage; platform
下来	下來	xià lai	to come down
系		xì	to connect; to relate; (also) a department
希望		xī wàng	to hope; a wish
下去		xià qù	to go down; to continue
显然	顯然	xiǎn rán	clearly; obviously
先进	先進	xiān jìn	advanced; progressive
显得	顯得	xiǎn de	to seem; to appear
下面		xià miàn	below; under; following (in order)
显示	顯示	xiǎn shì	to display; to show; to illustrate; to demonstrate
现场	現場	xiàn chǎng	the scene; on the spot; at the site
现代	現代	xiàn dài	modern; contemporary; modern times
现金	現金	xiàn jīn	cash
现实	現實	xiàn shí	reality; actuality; realistic
线	線	xiàn	thread; string; wire; line
相当	相當	xiāng dāng	equivalent to; fairly; quite; to a certain extent
相比		xiāng bǐ	to compare
现象	現象	xiàn xiàng	phenomenon; appearance
相互		xiāng hù	each other; mutual
相关	相關	xiāng guān	related; relevant; having a connection
相似		xiāng sì	similar; alike
香		xiāng	fragrant; aromatic; (of food) delicious
香蕉		xiāng jiāo	banana
消费	消費	xiāo fèi	to consume; to spend; consumption
消失		xiāo shī	to disappear; to vanish; to fade away
消息		xiāo xi	news; information
写作	寫作	xiě zuò	to write; to compose; writing; written works
血		xuè	blood
效果		xiào guǒ	result; effect; efficacy; (in theater) special effects
心		xīn	heart; mind; center; core
信封		xìn fēng	envelope
行李		xíng li	luggage
信任		xìn rèn	to trust; to have confidence in
形成		xíng chéng	to form; to take shape
形式		xíng shì	form; shape; external appearance; format
形象		xíng xiàng	image; figure; impression
形状	形狀	xíng zhuàng	form; shape
幸福		xìng fú	happiness; blessed; fortunate
幸运	幸運	xìng yùn	lucky; fortunate; luck
性		xìng	nature; character; essence; (gender)
性别	性別	xìng bié	gender; sex
性格		xìng gé	character; temperament; personality
修		xiū	to repair; to cultivate; to study; (also a surname)
修改		xiū gǎi	to amend; to alter; to modify
需求		xū qiú	demand; requirement; to require
需要		xū yào	to need; to require; need; requirement
宣布		xuān bù	to declare; to announce; to proclaim
宣传	宣傳	xuān chuán	to publicize; to promote; publicity; propaganda
训练	訓練	xùn liàn	to train; to drill; training
选手	選手	xuǎn shǒu	contestant; athlete
学费	學費	xué fèi	tuition; tuition fee
压	壓	yā	to press; to exert pressure
压力	壓力	yā lì	pressure
烟	煙	yān	smoke; tobacco
演		yǎn	to perform; to act
眼前		yǎn qián	before one's eyes; now; at present
演唱		yǎn chàng	to sing for an audience; a sung performance
演唱会	演唱會	yǎn chàng huì	concert; vocal recital
演员	演員	yǎn yuán	actor; actress; performer
演出		yǎn chū	to perform; a performance; show
羊		yáng	sheep; goat; (surname) Yang
阳光	陽光	yáng guāng	sunshine; sunlight; cheerful (as an adjective)
要是		yào shi	(colloquial) if
一切		yī qiè	everything; all
衣架		yī jià	clothes hanger; rack
以来	以來	yǐ lái	since (a previous event)
已		yǐ	already
一方面		yī fāng miàn	on the one hand
艺术	藝術	yì shù	art
意义	意義	yì yì	meaning; significance; importance
意外		yì wài	unexpected; accident; mishap
因此		yīn cǐ	thus; consequently; as a result
银牌	銀牌	yín pái	silver medal
印象		yìn xiàng	impression; image; lasting memory
应当	應當	yīng dāng	should; ought to
银	銀	yín	silver; silver-colored; (relating to currency)
迎接		yíng jiē	to welcome; to greet
营养	營養	yíng yǎng	nutrition; nourishment
影视	影視	yǐng shì	movies and television; audiovisual works
赢	贏	yíng	to win; to beat; to profit
应用	應用	yìng yòng	to apply; application; practical use
优点	優點	yōu diǎn	merit; advantage; strong point
由		yóu	from; by; due to
优势	優勢	yōu shì	advantage; superiority; dominant point
邮件	郵件	yóu jiàn	mail; post; email
邮票	郵票	yóu piào	postage stamp
由于	由於	yóu yú	due to; owing to; because of
邮箱	郵箱	yóu xiāng	mailbox; email inbox
游戏	遊戲	yóu xì	game; to play
游		yóu	to swim; to travel; to tour; (also a surname)
游泳		yóu yǒng	swimming; to swim
有的是		yǒu de shì	there is an abundance of; plenty of
有利		yǒu lì	advantageous; favorable
有效		yǒu xiào	effective; valid
预报	預報	yù bào	to forecast; a forecast
预防	預防	yù fáng	to prevent; to take precautions against
预计	預計	yù jì	to forecast; to predict; to estimate
员	員	yuán	member; employee; personnel
员工	員工	yuán gōng	staff; employee; personnel
愿望	願望	yuàn wàng	wish; desire
约	約	yuē	to arrange; approximately; to invite
预习	預習	yù xí	to preview a lesson; to prepare for class
乐队	樂隊	yuè duì	band; pop group
运输	運輸	yùn shū	to transport; transportation
杂志	雜誌	zá zhì	magazine
早已		zǎo yǐ	long ago; already (in the past)
造成		zào chéng	to bring about; to cause; to create (a result)
责任	責任	zé rèn	responsibility; duty; obligation
增加		zēng jiā	to increase; to raise
造		zào	to make; to build; to manufacture
增长	增長	zēng zhǎng	to grow; to increase
张	張	zhāng	(measure word) for flat objects (e.g. paper); to open up; to spread
展开	展開	zhǎn kāi	to unfold; to open up; to launch
者		zhě	a suffix meaning 'one who does' (as in 读者, writer, etc.)
真实	真實	zhēn shí	true; real
争取	爭取	zhēng qǔ	to strive for; to fight for
争	爭	zhēng	to contend; to argue; to compete
照		zhào	to shine; to illuminate; according to
整		zhěng	whole; complete; entire
整理		zhěng lǐ	to arrange; to tidy up; to organize
整个	整個	zhěng gè	whole; entire; total
整齐	整齊	zhěng qí	orderly; neat; tidy
整天		zhěng tiān	all day long; the whole day
整整		zhěng zhěng	completely; entirely; a full amount
整体	整體	zhěng tǐ	overall; as a whole; entirety
正式		zhèng shì	formal; official
证	證	zhèng	to prove; proof; certificate
证据	證據	zhèng jù	evidence; proof; testimony
证件	證件	zhèng jiàn	certificate; credentials; ID
支		zhī	measure word for pens, sticks, and other long thin objects; to support; branch
支持		zhī chí	to support; to back; to stand by
支付		zhī fù	to pay (money)
证明	證明	zhèng míng	to prove; proof; demonstration
直播		zhí bō	to broadcast live (on TV, radio, or the Internet)
直		zhí	straight; direct; (adj.) describing something without bends
直到		zhí dào	until
值得		zhí de	to be worth; to deserve
值		zhí	value; to be worth
职工	職工	zhí gōng	workers; staff
职业	職業	zhí yè	occupation; profession; vocation
只好		zhǐ hǎo	to have no alternative but to; must
只有		zhǐ yǒu	only; there is only
只是		zhǐ shì	merely; just
指		zhǐ	finger; to point at; to indicate
指导	指導	zhǐ dǎo	to guide; to instruct; to direct
指出		zhǐ chū	to point out; to indicate
至少		zhì shǎo	at least; not less than
至今		zhì jīn	up to now; to this day
志愿者	志願者	zhì yuàn zhě	volunteer
制度		zhì dù	system; institution
制定		zhì dìng	to formulate; to draw up
制作	製作	zhì zuò	to make; to produce; to manufacture
志愿	志願	zhì yuàn	to volunteer; voluntary (as in volunteer service)
制造	製造	zhì zào	to manufacture; to produce; to make
中部		zhōng bù	central part; mid-region
中华民族	中華民族	Zhōng huá mín zú	the Chinese nation; all the ethnic groups of China
钟	鐘	zhōng	clock; bell; (also a surname)
终于	終於	zhōng yú	finally; at last
种	種	zhǒng	kind; type
种子	種子	zhǒng zi	seed
周围	周圍	zhōu wéi	surroundings; environs
重大		zhòng dà	important; significant; major
猪	豬	zhū	pig; swine; hog
主持		zhǔ chí	to preside over; to host; to manage
主动	主動	zhǔ dòng	proactive; taking the initiative
主张	主張	zhǔ zhāng	to advocate; to assert; a viewpoint
主意		zhǔ yi	idea; suggestion; plan
主任		zhǔ rèn	director; head; person in charge
抓		zhuā	to grab; to catch; to snatch
祝		zhù	to wish; to pray for; (also a surname)
注意		zhù yì	to pay attention to; to take note of
专家	專家	zhuān jiā	expert; specialist
专门	專門	zhuān mén	specifically; specialized; devoted to
抓住		zhuā zhù	to grab hold of; to capture
专题	專題	zhuān tí	a special topic or feature (in media, lectures, etc.)
专业	專業	zhuān yè	major; field of specialization; professional
转	轉	zhuǎn	to turn; to change direction; to transfer
转变	轉變	zhuǎn biàn	to change; to transform; a transformation
状况	狀況	zhuàng kuàng	condition; state; situation
状态	狀態	zhuàng tài	state; condition; state of affairs
准	準	zhǔn	accurate; correct; (adj.) precise
资格	資格	zī gé	qualifications; eligibility
追		zhuī	to chase; to pursue
资金	資金	zī jīn	funds; capital
自从	自從	zì cóng	since (a certain time); ever since
子女		zǐ nǚ	children; one's sons and daughters
自动	自動	zì dòng	automatic; self-acting
自然		zì rán	nature; natural; naturally
自觉	自覺	zì jué	conscientious; to do something on one's own initiative
自身		zì shēn	oneself; one's own
总	總	zǒng	overall; in general; always
自主		zì zhǔ	independent; autonomous
足够	足夠	zú gòu	enough; sufficient
总是	總是	zǒng shì	always
组合	組合	zǔ hé	to combine; to assemble; a combination
足球		zú qiú	soccer; football
作品		zuò pǐn	work (of art); opus
左右		zuǒ yòu	approximately; roughly; about
总结	總結	zǒng jié	to sum up; to conclude; a summary
做客		zuò kè	to be a guest; to visit someone’s home
作者		zuò zhě	author; writer

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