New HSK (3.0) · 2025 syllabus
HSK 5 word list
HSK 5 adds 1,600 words to the 2,000 from earlier levels, for 3,600 in total. The new words are listed below; switch to “All words” to see the full list up to HSK 5.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Old HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 哎 | āi | hey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation) | – |
| 哎呀 | āiyā | interjection of wonder, shock or admiration | – |
| 唉 | ài | alas; oh dear | 5 |
| 爱护 | àihù | to cherish; to treasure; to take care of | 5 |
| 安 | ān | calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease; safe; secure; in good health | – |
| 安全带 | ānquándài | seat belt; safety belt | – |
| 安慰 | ānwèi | to comfort; to console | 5 |
| 安装 | ānzhuāng | to install; to erect; to fix | 5 |
| 暗 | àn | dark; to turn dark; secret; hidden | 4 |
| 熬夜 | áoyè | to stay up late or all night | – |
| 把握 | bǎwò | to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold | 5 |
| 白 | bái | white; in vain; free of charge | 2 |
| 半夜 | bànyè | midnight; in the middle of the night | – |
| 傍晚 | bàngwǎn | in the evening; when night falls; towards evening | 5 |
| 包裹 | bāoguǒ | to wrap up; to bind up; bundle | 5 |
| 包含 | bāohán | to contain; to embody; to include | 5 |
| 包括 | bāokuò | to comprise; to include; to involve | 4 |
| 包装 | bāozhuāng | to wrap; to package (goods etc); packaging; packing materials; (fig.) to present attractively; to craft an image; to package (sb or sth) | 6 |
| 薄 | báo | thin; cold in manner; indifferent | 5 |
| 宝 | bǎo | jewel; gem; treasure | – |
| 保 | bǎo | to defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure | – |
| 保安 | bǎo’ān | to ensure public security; to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production); public security | – |
| 宝贝 | bǎobèi | treasured object; treasure; darling | 5 |
| 保持 | bǎochí | to keep; to maintain; to hold | 5 |
| 保存 | bǎocún | to conserve; to preserve; to keep; to store; (computing) to save (a file etc) | 5 |
| 宝贵 | bǎoguì | valuable; precious; to value | 5 |
| 保留 | bǎoliú | to keep; to retain; to have reservations (about sth) | 5 |
| 保险 | bǎoxiǎn | insurance; to insure; safe | 5 |
| 保质期 | bǎozhìqī | shelf life; expiration date | – |
| 报到 | bàodào | to report for duty; to check in; to register | 6 |
| 报道 | bàodào | to report (news); report | 4 |
| 报告 | bàogào | to inform; to report; to make known | 5 |
| 报警 | bàojǐng | to sound an alarm; to report sth to the police | – |
| 暴雨 | bàoyǔ | torrential rain; rainstorm | – |
| 抱怨 | bàoyuàn | to complain; to grumble; to harbor a complaint | 6 |
| 背 | bèi | the back of a body or object; to turn one's back; to hide something from | 5 |
| 背后 | bèihòu | behind; at the back; in the rear | – |
| 背景 | bèijǐng | background; backdrop; context; (fig.) powerful backer | 5 |
| 被子 | bèizi | blanket; quilt | 5 |
| 本 | běn | root; stem; origin; source; one's own; this | 1 |
| 本地 | běndì | local; this locality | – |
| 本领 | běnlǐng | skill; ability; capability | 5 |
| 本人 | běnrén | I; me; myself; oneself; yourself; himself; herself; the person concerned | 6 |
| 本质 | běnzhì | essence; nature; innate character | 5 |
| 彼此 | bǐcǐ | each other; one another | 5 |
| 比分 | bǐfēn | score (of a game or competition) | – |
| 比例 | bǐlì | proportion; scale | 5 |
| 比喻 | bǐyù | to compare; to liken to; metaphor | 6 |
| 必 | bì | certainly; must; will | – |
| 毕竟 | bìjìng | after all; all in all; when all is said and done | 5 |
| 避免 | bìmiǎn | to avert; to prevent; to avoid | 5 |
| 闭幕式 | bìmùshì | closing ceremony | – |
| 必然 | bìrán | inevitable; certain; necessity | 5 |
| 必需 | bìxū | to need; to require; essential | 5 |
| 必要 | bìyào | necessary; essential; indispensable | 5 |
| 便 | biàn | plain; informal; suitable | 5 |
| 变动 | biàndòng | to change; to fluctuate; change | – |
| 便利 | biànlì | convenient; easy; to facilitate | 6 |
| 便利店 | biànlìdiàn | convenience store | – |
| 标题 | biāotí | title; heading; headline | 6 |
| 标志 | biāozhì | sign; mark; symbol; logo; to symbolize; to indicate; to mark | 5 |
| 表达 | biǎodá | to express; to convey | 4 |
| 表面 | biǎomiàn | surface; face; outside | 5 |
| 表明 | biǎomíng | to make clear; to make known; to state clearly | 5 |
| 表情 | biǎoqíng | (facial) expression; to express one's feelings | 5 |
| 别 | bié | to leave; to part (from); to differentiate; to distinguish; other; another; different | 2 |
| 饼 | bǐng | round flat cake; cookie; cake | – |
| 病房 | bìngfáng | ward (of a hospital); sickroom | – |
| 病情 | bìngqíng | state of an illness; patient's condition | – |
| 拨打 | bōdǎ | to call; to dial | 6 |
| 玻璃 | bōli | glass; (slang) male homosexual | 5 |
| 博物馆 | bówùguǎn | museum | 5 |
| 不利 | búlì | unfavorable; disadvantageous; harmful | – |
| 不幸 | búxìng | misfortune; adversity; unfortunate | – |
| 不要紧 | búyàojǐn | unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter | 5 |
| 补充 | bǔchōng | to replenish; to supplement; to complement | 5 |
| 不得了 | bùdéliǎo | desperately serious; disastrous; extremely | 5 |
| 不符 | bùfú | inconsistent; not in agreement with; not agree or tally with | – |
| 不良 | bùliáng | bad; harmful; unhealthy; (of a device, connection, material etc) defective; faulty | – |
| 不然 | bùrán | not so; no; or else | 5 |
| 步行 | bùxíng | to go on foot; to walk | – |
| 不足 | bùzú | insufficient; lacking; deficiency | 5 |
| 才 | cái | ability; talent; sb of a certain type; a capable individual | 3 |
| 裁判 | cáipàn | (law) to judge; to adjudicate; verdict; judgement; (sports) to referee; (sports) umpire; referee; judge | 6 |
| 采访 | cǎifǎng | to interview; to gather news; to hunt for and collect | 5 |
| 采取 | cǎiqǔ | to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take | 5 |
| 彩色 | cǎisè | color; multicolored | – |
| 采用 | cǎiyòng | to adopt; to employ; to use | – |
| 参考 | cānkǎo | consultation; reference; to consult | 5 |
| 餐饮 | cānyǐn | food and beverage; catering; repast | – |
| 参与 | cānyù | to participate (in sth) | 5 |
| 藏 | cáng | to conceal; to hide away; to harbor | – |
| 操作 | cāozuò | to work; to operate; to manipulate | 6 |
| 册 | cè | classifier for books; book; booklet | 5 |
| 测 | cè | to survey; to measure; to conjecture | – |
| 测试 | cèshì | to test (machinery etc); to test (a person's skill in a particular area); a test | – |
| 曾 | céng | once; already; ever (in the past) | – |
| 曾经 | céngjīng | once; already; former | 5 |
| 插 | chā | to insert; stick in; pierce | 5 |
| 差别 | chābié | difference; distinction; disparity | 5 |
| 差距 | chājù | disparity; gap | 6 |
| 叉子 | chāzi | fork | 5 |
| 拆 | chāi | to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart | 5 |
| 产 | chǎn | to give birth; to reproduce; to produce | – |
| 产量 | chǎnliàng | output | – |
| 产品 | chǎnpǐn | goods; merchandise; product | 5 |
| 产业 | chǎnyè | industry; estate; property | 6 |
| 长处 | chángchù | good aspects; strong points | – |
| 长度 | chángdù | length | – |
| 长久 | chángjiǔ | long-time; long-term; lasting; enduring; permanent; for a long time | – |
| 长期 | chángqī | long-term; for a protracted period | – |
| 常识 | chángshí | common sense; general knowledge | 5 |
| 尝试 | chángshì | to try (to see what it's like or whether one can do it) | 6 |
| 长途 | chángtú | long distance; long-distance phone call (abbr. for 长途电话); long-distance coach (abbr. for 长途汽车) | 5 |
| 长远 | chángyuǎn | long-term; long-range | – |
| 场所 | chǎngsuǒ | location; place | 6 |
| 超 | chāo | to exceed; to overtake; to surpass | – |
| 超出 | chāochū | to exceed; to overstep; to go too far | – |
| 超级 | chāojí | super-; ultra-; hyper- | 6 |
| 超速 | chāosù | to exceed the speed limit; to speed; high-speed | – |
| 朝 | cháo | imperial or royal court; government; dynasty | 5 |
| 吵 | chǎo | noisy; loud; to quarrel; to argue | 4 |
| 炒 | chǎo | to sauté; to stir-fry; to speculate (in real estate etc); to scalp; to hype up | 5 |
| 车祸 | chēhuò | traffic accident; car crash | – |
| 车库 | chēkù | garage | 5 |
| 车辆 | chēliàng | vehicle | – |
| 车厢 | chēxiāng | carriage | 5 |
| 车主 | chēzhǔ | vehicle owner | – |
| 彻底 | chèdǐ | thorough; thoroughly; complete | 5 |
| 沉 | chén | to submerge; to immerse; to sink | – |
| 沉默 | chénmò | taciturn; uncommunicative; silent | 5 |
| 称 | chēng | to weigh; to state; to name | 5 |
| 称 | chēng | to weigh; to state; to name | 5 |
| 称为 | chēngwéi | to be called; to be known as; to call it "..." | – |
| 称赞 | chēngzàn | to praise; to commend; to compliment | 5 |
| 成本 | chéngběn | (manufacturing, production etc) costs | 6 |
| 承担 | chéngdān | to undertake; to assume (responsibility etc) | 5 |
| 程度 | chéngdù | degree; level; extent | 5 |
| 成分 | chéngfèn | composition; ingredient; element; component; one's social status | 5 |
| 成果 | chéngguǒ | result; achievement; gain | 5 |
| 成就 | chéngjiù | accomplishment; success; achievement | 5 |
| 成立 | chénglì | to establish; to set up; to be tenable | 5 |
| 成年 | chéngnián | to grow to adulthood; fully grown; adult; the whole year | – |
| 城区 | chéngqū | city district; urban area | – |
| 成人 | chéngrén | to reach adulthood; an adult | – |
| 承认 | chéngrèn | to admit; to concede; to recognize | 5 |
| 承受 | chéngshòu | to bear; to support; to inherit | 5 |
| 成熟 | chéngshú | mature; ripe; to mature; to ripen | 4 |
| 乘务员 | chéngwùyuán | attendant on an airplane, train, boat etc | 6 |
| 程序 | chéngxù | procedures; sequence; order | 5 |
| 成员 | chéngyuán | member | 6 |
| 成长 | chéngzhǎng | to mature; to grow; growth | 5 |
| 橙子 | chéngzi | orange | – |
| 池 | chí | pond; reservoir; moat | – |
| 持续 | chíxù | to continue; to last; to persist | 5 |
| 尺子 | chǐzi | ruler (measuring instrument) | 5 |
| 翅膀 | chìbǎng | wing | 5 |
| 冲 | chōng | (of water) to dash against; to mix with water; to infuse | 5 |
| 充电 | chōngdiàn | to recharge (a battery); (fig.) to recharge one's batteries (through rest or leisure); (fig.) to update one's skills and knowledge | – |
| 充分 | chōngfèn | ample; sufficient; adequate | 5 |
| 充满 | chōngmǎn | full of; brimming with; very full | 5 |
| 充值 | chōngzhí | to recharge (money onto a card); to top up | – |
| 充足 | chōngzú | adequate; sufficient; abundant | 6 |
| 重复 | chóngfù | to repeat; to duplicate | 5 |
| 虫子 | chóngzi | insect; bug; worm | – |
| 宠物 | chǒngwù | house pet | 5 |
| 抽 | chōu | to draw out; to pull out from in between; to remove part of the whole; to inhale (esp. smoke) | – |
| 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° | 5 |
| 臭 | chòu | stench; smelly; to smell (bad) | 5 |
| 初 | chū | at first; initially; first; early; (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三 "the third" | – |
| 出版 | chūbǎn | to publish | 5 |
| 初级 | chūjí | junior; primary | 5 |
| 初期 | chūqī | initial stage; beginning period | – |
| 出色 | chūsè | remarkable; outstanding | 5 |
| 出售 | chūshòu | to sell; to offer for sale; to put on the market | – |
| 出席 | chūxí | to attend; to participate; present | 5 |
| 出自 | chūzì | to come from | – |
| 除夕 | chúxī | lunar New Year's Eve | 5 |
| 处 | chǔ | to reside; to live; to dwell | – |
| 处理 | chǔlǐ | to handle; to deal with; to punish; to treat sth by a special process; to process | 5 |
| 处于 | chǔyú | to be in (some state, position, or condition) | – |
| 处 | chù | place; locality; part; aspect; office; department; bureau | – |
| 传 | chuán | to pass on; to spread; to transmit | – |
| 传播 | chuánbō | to disseminate; to propagate; to spread | 5 |
| 传递 | chuándì | to transmit; to pass on to sb else; (math.) transitive | 5 |
| 传说 | chuánshuō | legend; folk tale; to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that... | 5 |
| 传统 | chuántǒng | tradition; traditional | 5 |
| 窗台 | chuāngtái | windowsill; window ledge | – |
| 床单 | chuángdān | bed sheet | 6 |
| 创新 | chuàngxīn | to bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails; innovation | 6 |
| 创业 | chuàngyè | to begin an undertaking; to start an enterprise; entrepreneurship | 6 |
| 创造 | chuàngzào | to create; to bring about; to produce | 5 |
| 创作 | chuàngzuò | to create; to produce; to write; a creative work; a creation | 6 |
| 词汇 | cíhuì | vocabulary; list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes); word | 6 |
| 辞职 | cízhí | to resign | 5 |
| 此后 | cǐhòu | after this; afterwards; hereafter | – |
| 此前 | cǐqián | before this; before then; previously | – |
| 此时 | cǐshí | now; this moment | – |
| 刺激 | cìjī | to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant | 5 |
| 从不 | cóngbù | never | – |
| 从而 | cóng’ér | thus; thereby | 5 |
| 从前 | cóngqián | previously; formerly; once upon a time | 5 |
| 从事 | cóngshì | to go for; to engage in; to undertake | 5 |
| 促进 | cùjìn | to promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost | 5 |
| 促使 | cùshǐ | to prompt; to induce; to spur | 5 |
| 促销 | cùxiāo | to promote sales | – |
| 催 | cuī | to urge; to press; to prompt | 5 |
| 存放 | cúnfàng | to deposit; to store; to leave in sb's care | – |
| 存款 | cúnkuǎn | to deposit money (in a bank etc); bank savings; bank deposit | – |
| 存在 | cúnzài | to exist; to be; existence | 5 |
| 措施 | cuòshī | measure; step | 5 |
| 达成 | dáchéng | to reach (an agreement); to accomplish | 6 |
| 打扮 | dǎban | to decorate; to dress; to make up | 4 |
| 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 |
| 打断 | dǎduàn | to interrupt; to break off; to break (a bone) | – |
| 打破 | dǎpò | to break; to smash | – |
| 打听 | dǎting | to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around | 5 |
| 大胆 | dàdǎn | brazen; audacious; outrageous | – |
| 大多 | dàduō | for the most part; many; most | – |
| 大会 | dàhuì | general assembly; general meeting; convention | – |
| 大力 | dàlì | energetically; vigorously | – |
| 大妈 | dàmā | father's elder brother's wife; aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman) | – |
| 大米 | dàmǐ | (husked) rice | – |
| 大脑 | dànǎo | brain; cerebrum | – |
| 大批 | dàpī | large quantities of | – |
| 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 |
| 大事 | dàshì | major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral) | – |
| 大象 | dàxiàng | elephant | 5 |
| 大型 | dàxíng | large; large-scale | 5 |
| 大爷 | dàye | father's older brother; uncle; term of respect for older man | – |
| 大于 | dàyú | greater than; bigger than; more than | – |
| 大众 | dàzhòng | the masses; the great bulk of the population; popular (of music, science etc) | – |
| 代 | dài | to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon | – |
| 代表 | dàibiǎo | representative; delegate; to represent | 4 |
| 带动 | dàidòng | to spur; to provide impetus; to drive | – |
| 代替 | dàitì | to replace; to take the place of | 4 |
| 待遇 | dàiyù | treatment; pay; salary | 5 |
| 单 | dān | bill; list; form | – |
| 单独 | dāndú | alone; by oneself; on one's own | 5 |
| 担任 | dānrèn | to hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of; to take charge of | 5 |
| 单一 | dānyī | single; only; sole | – |
| 单元 | dānyuán | unit (forming an entity); element; (in a residential building) entrance or staircase | 5 |
| 胆小 | dǎnxiǎo | cowardice; timid | – |
| 淡 | dàn | insipid; diluted; weak | 5 |
| 当地 | dāngdì | local | 4 |
| 当年 | dāngnián | in those days; back then; in those years; to be in the prime of life | – |
| 当前 | dāngqián | the present time; to be faced with | 6 |
| 当中 | dāngzhōng | among; in the middle; in the center | – |
| 挡 | dǎng | to resist; to obstruct; to hinder | 5 |
| 当 | dàng | at or in the very same...; suitable; adequate | 4 |
| 当成 | dàngchéng | to consider as; to take to be | – |
| 当作 | dàngzuò | to treat as; to regard as | – |
| 倒 | dǎo | to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally; to fail; to go bankrupt; to overthrow | 5 |
| 导演 | dǎoyǎn | to direct; director (film etc) | 5 |
| 导致 | dǎozhì | to lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about | 5 |
| 到达 | dàodá | to reach; to arrive | 5 |
| 道理 | dàolǐ | reason; argument; sense | 5 |
| 到期 | dàoqī | to fall due (loan etc); to expire (visa etc); to mature (investment bond etc) | – |
| 登 | dēng | to scale (a height); to ascend; to mount | – |
| 灯光 | dēngguāng | (stage) lighting; light | – |
| 登记 | dēngjì | to register (one's name) | 5 |
| 登录 | dēnglù | to register; to log in | 6 |
| 等待 | děngdài | to wait; to wait for | 5 |
| 等候 | děnghòu | to wait; to wait for | 5 |
| 等于 | děngyú | to equal; to be tantamount to | 5 |
| 低头 | dītóu | to bow the head; to yield; to give in | – |
| 的确 | díquè | really; indeed | 5 |
| 敌人 | dírén | enemy | 5 |
| 递 | dì | to hand over; to pass on; to deliver; progressively; in the proper order | 5 |
| 地理 | dìlǐ | geography | 5 |
| 地面 | dìmiàn | floor; ground; surface | – |
| 地区 | dìqū | region; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system) | 5 |
| 地位 | dìwèi | position; status; place | 5 |
| 地下 | dìxià | underground; subterranean; covert; clandestine | – |
| 地震 | dìzhèn | earthquake | 5 |
| 点心 | diǎnxin | light refreshments; pastry; dim sum (in Cantonese cooking) | 5 |
| 点赞 | diǎnzàn | to like; to upvote (on social media) | – |
| 电池 | diànchí | battery; electric cell | 5 |
| 电动 | diàndòng | electric-powered | – |
| 电器 | diànqì | (electrical) appliance; device | – |
| 电商 | diànshāng | e-commerce (abbr. for 电子商务) | – |
| 电视台 | diànshìtái | television station | – |
| 电子版 | diànzǐbǎn | electronic edition; digital version | – |
| 调 | diào | to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate | – |
| 调研 | diàoyán | to investigate and research; research; investigation | – |
| 定期 | dìngqī | at set dates; at regular intervals; periodic | 6 |
| 丢失 | diūshī | to lose; to misplace | – |
| 冻 | dòng | to freeze; to feel very cold; aspic or jelly | 5 |
| 洞 | dòng | cave; hole; zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers) | 5 |
| 动画 | dònghuà | animation; cartoon | – |
| 动人 | dòngrén | touching; moving | – |
| 动手 | dòngshǒu | to set about (a task); to raise a hand to hit sb; to touch; to handle (typically used in cautioning sb *not* to touch sth) | 6 |
| 豆腐 | dòufu | tofu; bean curd | 5 |
| 豆浆 | dòujiāng | soy milk | – |
| 独立 | dúlì | independent; independence; to stand alone | 5 |
| 独特 | dútè | unique; distinctive | 5 |
| 读音 | dúyīn | pronunciation; literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character | – |
| 独自 | dúzì | alone | – |
| 堵 | dǔ | to block up (a road, pipe etc); to stop up (a hole); (fig.) (of a person) choked up with anxiety or stress | – |
| 度 | dù | classifier for events and occurrences; to pass; to spend (time) | – |
| 短处 | duǎnchù | shortcoming; defect; fault | – |
| 短期 | duǎnqī | short-term | – |
| 断 | duàn | to break; to snap; to cut off | 4 |
| 堆 | duī | to pile up; to heap up; a mass | 5 |
| 对比 | duìbǐ | to contrast; contrast; ratio | 5 |
| 对待 | duìdài | to treat; treatment | 5 |
| 对手 | duìshǒu | opponent; rival; competitor | 5 |
| 队伍 | duìwu | troops; army; ranks; contingent; force; staff; team; line; procession | 6 |
| 对象 | duìxiàng | target; object; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend | 5 |
| 吨 | dūn | ton (loanword) | 5 |
| 朵 | duǒ | classifier for flowers, clouds etc; flower; earlobe | 4 |
| 躲 | duǒ | to hide; to dodge; to avoid | – |
| 儿女 | érnǚ | children; sons and daughters; a young man and a young woman (in love) | – |
| 二手 | èrshǒu | indirectly acquired; second-hand (information, equipment etc); assistant | – |
| 二维码 | èrwéimǎ | 2D barcode; matrix code; (esp.) QR code | – |
| 发表 | fābiǎo | to issue; to publish | 5 |
| 发布 | fābù | to release; to issue; to announce | 6 |
| 发达 | fādá | well-developed; flourishing; to develop; to promote; to expand; to achieve fame and fortune; to prosper | 5 |
| 发挥 | fāhuī | to display; to exhibit; to bring out implicit or innate qualities | 5 |
| 发明 | fāmíng | to invent; an invention | 5 |
| 发起 | fāqǐ | to originate; to initiate; to launch (an attack, an initiative etc) | – |
| 发言 | fāyán | to make a speech; statement; utterance | 5 |
| 发音 | fāyīn | to pronounce; pronunciation; to emit sound | – |
| 罚 | fá | to punish; to penalize; to fine | – |
| 罚款 | fákuǎn | to fine; penalty; fine (monetary) | 5 |
| 法院 | fǎyuàn | court of law; court | 5 |
| 翻 | fān | to turn over; to flip over; to overturn | 5 |
| 番茄 | fānqié | tomato | – |
| 繁荣 | fánróng | prosperous; booming | 5 |
| 反 | fǎn | contrary; in reverse; inside out or upside down | – |
| 反而 | fǎn’ér | on the contrary; instead | 5 |
| 反复 | fǎnfù | repeatedly; over and over; to upend | 5 |
| 返回 | fǎnhuí | to return to; to come (or go) back | – |
| 反应 | fǎnyìng | to react; to respond; reaction | 5 |
| 反映 | fǎnyìng | to mirror; to reflect; mirror image | 4 |
| 反正 | fǎnzhèng | anyway; in any case; to come over from the enemy's side | 5 |
| 范围 | fànwéi | range; scope; limit | 4 |
| 方 | fāng | square; power or involution (math.); upright | 5 |
| 方案 | fāng’àn | plan; program (for action etc); proposal | 5 |
| 防 | fáng | to protect; to defend; to guard against | – |
| 房屋 | fángwū | house; building | – |
| 防止 | fángzhǐ | to prevent; to guard against; to take precautions | 6 |
| 仿佛 | fǎngfú | to seem; as if; seemingly; alike; similar | 5 |
| 访问 | fǎngwèn | to visit; to call on (a person or place); (computing) to visit (a website); to access (a network resource etc) | 4 |
| 飞行 | fēixíng | to fly; flight | – |
| 飞行员 | fēixíngyuán | pilot; aviator | – |
| 非洲 | Fēizhōu | Africa | – |
| 分别 | fēnbié | to part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart; difference; distinction | 5 |
| 分布 | fēnbù | to scatter; to distribute; to be distributed (over an area etc) | 5 |
| 纷纷 | fēnfēn | one after another; in succession; one by one | 5 |
| 分类 | fēnlèi | to classify | – |
| 分离 | fēnlí | to separate | – |
| 分配 | fēnpèi | to distribute; to assign; to allocate | 5 |
| 分手 | fēnshǒu | to part company; to split up; to break up | 6 |
| 分析 | fēnxī | to analyze; analysis | 5 |
| 分享 | fēnxiǎng | to share (esp. sth enjoyable, useful or beneficial) | – |
| 奋斗 | fèndòu | to strive; to struggle | 5 |
| 丰富多彩 | fēngfù-duōcǎi | richly colorful | – |
| 风格 | fēnggé | style | 5 |
| 疯狂 | fēngkuáng | crazy; frenzied; wild | 5 |
| 风俗 | fēngsú | social custom | 5 |
| 风险 | fēngxiǎn | risk; hazard | 5 |
| 否定 | fǒudìng | to negate; to deny; to reject | 5 |
| 否认 | fǒurèn | to declare to be untrue; to deny | 5 |
| 夫妇 | fūfù | a (married) couple; husband and wife | 6 |
| 扶 | fú | to support with the hand; to help sb up; to support oneself by holding onto something | 5 |
| 福 | fú | good fortune; happiness; luck | – |
| 服装 | fúzhuāng | dress; clothing; costume | 5 |
| 副 | fù | classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions; secondary; auxiliary | 6 |
| 富 | fù | rich; abundant; wealthy | 4 |
| 付出 | fùchū | to pay; to expend; to invest (energy or time) | – |
| 负担 | fùdān | to bear (an expense, a responsibility etc); burden | 6 |
| 妇女 | fùnǚ | woman | 5 |
| 富有 | fùyǒu | rich; wealthy; affluent; to be rich in; to be replete with | – |
| 复制 | fùzhì | to duplicate; to make a copy of; to copy | 5 |
| 改革 | gǎigé | reform; to reform | 5 |
| 改进 | gǎijìn | to improve; to make better; improvement | 5 |
| 改善 | gǎishàn | to make better; to improve | 5 |
| 改天 | gǎitiān | another day; some other time; to find another day (for appointment etc) | – |
| 改正 | gǎizhèng | to correct; to amend; to put right | 5 |
| 盖 | gài | lid; top; cover | 5 |
| 概括 | gàikuò | to summarize; to generalize; briefly; in broad outline | 5 |
| 概念 | gàiniàn | concept; idea | 5 |
| 敢于 | gǎnyú | to have the courage to do sth; to dare to; bold in | – |
| 刚好 | gānghǎo | just; exactly; to happen to be | – |
| 高大 | gāodà | tall; lofty; towering | – |
| 高档 | gāodàng | superior quality; high grade; top grade | 5 |
| 高度 | gāodù | height; altitude; elevation | – |
| 高级 | gāojí | high level; high grade; advanced | 4 |
| 高科技 | gāokējì | high tech; high technology | – |
| 高效 | gāoxiào | efficient; highly effective | – |
| 搞 | gǎo | to do; to make; to go in for | 5 |
| 告别 | gàobié | to leave; to part from; to bid farewell to; to say goodbye to | 5 |
| 歌词 | gēcí | song lyric; lyrics | – |
| 歌曲 | gēqǔ | song | – |
| 隔 | gé | to separate; to partition; to stand or lie between | – |
| 格外 | géwài | especially; particularly; even more than usual; extra; additional | 5 |
| 个别 | gèbié | individually; one by one; just one or two; exceptional; rare | 5 |
| 各行各业 | gèháng-gèyè | every trade; all professions; all walks of life | – |
| 个人 | gèrén | an individual; oneself; (attributive) personal; one's own | 5 |
| 个性 | gèxìng | individuality; personality | 5 |
| 各自 | gèzì | each; respective; apiece | 5 |
| 根 | gēn | classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings; root; basis | 5 |
| 根本 | gēnběn | fundamental; basic; root | 5 |
| 更换 | gēnghuàn | to replace (a worn-out tire etc); to change (one's address etc) | – |
| 更新 | gēngxīn | to replace the old with new; to renew; to renovate | 6 |
| 公布 | gōngbù | to announce; to make public; to publish | 5 |
| 工程 | gōngchéng | engineering; an engineering project; project | – |
| 工程师 | gōngchéngshī | engineer | 5 |
| 工具 | gōngjù | tool; instrument; utensil | 4 |
| 功能 | gōngnéng | function; capability | 5 |
| 公平 | gōngpíng | fair; impartial | 5 |
| 公务员 | gōngwùyuán | civil servant; public servant | – |
| 恭喜 | gōngxǐ | to congratulate; (interj.) congratulations! | – |
| 工业 | gōngyè | industry | 5 |
| 工艺 | gōngyì | arts and crafts; industrial arts | – |
| 公寓 | gōngyù | apartment building; block of flats (may be a public housing block or a condominium etc) (CL:套) | 5 |
| 贡献 | gòngxiàn | to contribute; to dedicate; to devote | 5 |
| 共享 | gòngxiǎng | to share; to enjoy together | – |
| 沟通 | gōutōng | to join; to connect; to link up; to communicate | 5 |
| 构成 | gòuchéng | to constitute; to form; to compose | 5 |
| 古 | gǔ | ancient; old; paleo- | – |
| 鼓 | gǔ | drum; to drum; to strike | – |
| 古代 | gǔdài | ancient times | 5 |
| 古老 | gǔlǎo | ancient; old; age-old | 5 |
| 鼓掌 | gǔzhǎng | to applaud; to clap | 4 |
| 固定 | gùdìng | to fix; to fasten; to set rigidly in place | 5 |
| 故乡 | gùxiāng | home; homeland; native place | 6 |
| 挂号 | guàhào | to register (at a hospital etc); to send by registered mail | 5 |
| 怪 | guài | odd; strange; uncanny; monster; supernatural being; to find strange; to regard as odd | – |
| 关闭 | guānbì | to close; to shut (a window etc); (of a shop, school etc) to shut down | 5 |
| 观察 | guānchá | to observe; to watch; to survey | 5 |
| 观点 | guāndiǎn | point of view; viewpoint; standpoint | 5 |
| 观念 | guānniàn | notion; thought; concept | 5 |
| 冠军 | guànjūn | champion | 5 |
| 光临 | guānglín | to honor with one's presence; to attend | 5 |
| 光明 | guāngmíng | light; radiance; (fig.) bright (prospects etc) | 5 |
| 光线 | guāngxiàn | light ray; light; illumination | – |
| 广 | guǎng | wide; numerous; to spread | – |
| 广场 | guǎngchǎng | public square; plaza | 5 |
| 广大 | guǎngdà | (of an area) vast or extensive; large-scale; widespread | 5 |
| 广泛 | guǎngfàn | wide; broad; extensive; widespread | 5 |
| 规律 | guīlǜ | rule (e.g. of science); law of behavior; regular pattern | 5 |
| 规模 | guīmó | scale; scope; extent | 5 |
| 规则 | guīzé | rule; regulation; regular; orderly; fixed | 5 |
| 贵姓 | guìxìng | what is your surname?; (May I ask) your surname? | – |
| 柜子 | guìzi | cupboard; cabinet | – |
| 滚 | gǔn | to boil; to roll; to take a hike | 5 |
| 锅 | guō | pot; pan; wok; cauldron; pot-shaped thing | 5 |
| 国画 | guóhuà | traditional Chinese painting | – |
| 国庆 | guóqìng | National Day | – |
| 果然 | guǒrán | really; sure enough; as expected | 4 |
| 果实 | guǒshí | fruit (produced by a plant); (fig.) fruits (of success etc); results | 5 |
| 过度 | guòdù | excessive; over-; excess | 6 |
| 过分 | guòfèn | excessive; undue; unduly; overly | 5 |
| 过敏 | guòmǐn | (medicine) allergic; hypersensitive; (fig.) oversensitive; prone to overreact | 5 |
| 过期 | guòqī | to be overdue; to exceed the time limit; to expire (as in expiration date) | 5 |
| 过于 | guòyú | excessively; too | 6 |
| 哈 | hā | (interj.) ha!; (onom. for laughter); (slang) to be infatuated with; to adore | 5 |
| 海关 | hǎiguān | customs (i.e. border crossing inspection) | 5 |
| 海外 | hǎiwài | overseas; abroad | – |
| 海鲜 | hǎixiān | seafood | 5 |
| 含 | hán | to keep in the mouth; to contain | – |
| 含量 | hánliàng | content; quantity contained | – |
| 含有 | hányǒu | to contain; including | – |
| 汗水 | hànshuǐ | sweat; perspiration | – |
| 行 | háng | classifier for rows or lines; row; line; line of business; trade; profession | 4 |
| 行业 | hángyè | trade; profession; industry; business | 5 |
| 好评 | hǎopíng | favorable criticism; positive evaluation | – |
| 好运 | hǎoyùn | good luck | – |
| 好转 | hǎozhuǎn | to improve; to take a turn for the better; improvement | – |
| 好 | hào | to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to | 1 |
| 好奇 | hàoqí | inquisitive; curious; inquisitiveness | 5 |
| 合 | hé | to close; to join; to fit | – |
| 合法 | héfǎ | lawful; legitimate; legal | 5 |
| 盒饭 | héfàn | meal in a partitioned box | – |
| 合理 | hélǐ | rational; reasonable; sensible; fair | 5 |
| 河流 | héliú | river | – |
| 合同 | hétóng | contract; agreement | 5 |
| 合影 | héyǐng | group photo; to take a group photo | 5 |
| 合作 | hézuò | to cooperate; to collaborate; to work together | 5 |
| 黑 | hēi | black; dark; sinister | 2 |
| 红 | hóng | red; popular; revolutionary | 2 |
| 猴子 | hóuzi | monkey | 4 |
| 厚度 | hòudù | thickness | – |
| 后果 | hòuguǒ | consequences; aftermath | 5 |
| 忽视 | hūshì | to neglect; to overlook; to disregard; to ignore | 5 |
| 呼吸 | hūxī | to breathe | 5 |
| 湖 | hú | lake | – |
| 蝴蝶 | húdié | butterfly | 5 |
| 胡同 | hútòng | lane; alley | 5 |
| 互动 | hùdòng | to interact; interactive | – |
| 户外 | hùwài | outdoors; (attributive) outdoor | – |
| 花费 | huāfèi | expense; cost; to spend (time or money) | – |
| 滑 | huá | to slip; to slide; slippery; smooth; sly; slippery; not to be trusted | – |
| 划 | huá | to row; to paddle; profitable | – |
| 化 | huà | to make into; to change into; -ization | – |
| 话费 | huàfèi | call charge | – |
| 画面 | huàmiàn | scene; tableau; picture | – |
| 话题 | huàtí | subject (of a talk or conversation); topic | 5 |
| 化学 | huàxué | chemistry; chemical | 5 |
| 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 |
| 缓解 | huǎnjiě | to bring relief; to alleviate (a crisis); to dull (a pain) | 5 |
| 缓慢 | huǎnmàn | slow; unhurried; sluggish | – |
| 黄瓜 | huángguā | cucumber | 5 |
| 黄金 | huángjīn | gold; golden (opportunity); prime (time) | 5 |
| 灰 | huī | ash; dust; lime | 5 |
| 挥 | huī | to wave; to brandish; to command | 5 |
| 恢复 | huīfù | to reinstate; to resume; to restore | 5 |
| 灰色 | huīsè | gray; ash gray; grizzly | – |
| 回收 | huíshōu | to recycle; to reclaim; to retrieve | 6 |
| 汇率 | huìlǜ | exchange rate | 5 |
| 婚礼 | hūnlǐ | wedding ceremony; wedding | 5 |
| 伙 | huǒ | meals (as in 伙食); classifier for groups of people; companion | – |
| 伙伴 | huǒbàn | companion; pal; partner; business associate | 5 |
| 火锅 | huǒguō | hotpot; (basketball) a blocked shot; a block | – |
| 或是 | huòshì | or; either one or the other | – |
| 货物 | huòwù | goods; commodity; merchandise | – |
| 或许 | huòxǔ | perhaps; maybe | 6 |
| 机构 | jīgòu | mechanism; structure; organization | 6 |
| 激烈 | jīliè | (of competition or fighting) intense; fierce; (of pain) acute | 5 |
| 机器 | jīqì | machine | 5 |
| 机器人 | jīqìrén | robot; android | – |
| 肌肉 | jīròu | muscle; flesh | 5 |
| 及 | jí | and; to reach; up to | – |
| 级 | jí | classifier: step, level; level; grade | – |
| 集 | jí | classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode; to gather; to collect | – |
| 疾病 | jíbìng | disease; sickness; ailment | 6 |
| 及格 | jígé | to pass an exam or a test; to meet a minimum standard | 5 |
| 集合 | jíhé | to gather; to assemble; (math.) set | 4 |
| 即将 | jíjiāng | about to; on the point of; soon | 6 |
| 急忙 | jímáng | hastily | 5 |
| 极其 | jíqí | extremely | 4 |
| 集体 | jítǐ | collective (decision); joint (effort); a group | 5 |
| 急需 | jíxū | to urgently need; urgent need | – |
| 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) | – |
| 集中 | jízhōng | to concentrate; to centralize; to focus | 5 |
| 挤 | jǐ | to crowd in; to cram in; to force others aside | – |
| 系 | jì | to tie; to fasten; to button up | 5 |
| 季度 | jìdù | quarter of a year; season (sports) | 6 |
| 记录 | jìlù | to record; record (esp. a written account); notetaker | 5 |
| 纪录 | jìlù | (Note: In mainland China, 纪录 is preferred for the sense "record (e.g. in sports)". In Taiwan, 紀錄 is generally preferred for noun senses, while 記錄 is generally preferred for the verb sense.) | 5 |
| 纪录片 | jìlùpiàn | newsreel; documentary (film or TV program) | – |
| 技能 | jìnéng | technical ability; skill | 6 |
| 纪念 | jìniàn | to commemorate; to honor the memory of; memento; keepsake; souvenir | 5 |
| 纪念日 | jìniànrì | day of commemoration; memorial day | – |
| 计算 | jìsuàn | to calculate; to compute; to consider; to think over; to plot; to scheme | 5 |
| 计算机 | jìsuànjī | computer | – |
| 记忆 | jìyì | to remember; to recall; memory | 5 |
| 记载 | jìzǎi | to write down; to record; written account | 6 |
| 嘉宾 | jiābīn | esteemed guest; honored guest; guest (on a show) | 5 |
| 家电 | jiādiàn | household electric appliance | – |
| 加工 | jiāgōng | to process; processing; working (of machinery) | 6 |
| 加热 | jiārè | to heat | – |
| 加深 | jiāshēn | to deepen | – |
| 加速 | jiāsù | to accelerate; to speed up; to expedite | – |
| 家务 | jiāwù | household duties; housework | 5 |
| 甲 | jiǎ | first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干; (used for an unspecified person or thing); first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc) | 5 |
| 假如 | jiǎrú | if | 5 |
| 架 | jià | classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc; to support; frame | – |
| 驾驶 | jiàshǐ | to drive (vehicle); to pilot (ship, airplane etc); driver; pilot; captain | 5 |
| 驾照 | jiàzhào | driver's license (abbr. for 驾驶执照) | – |
| 价值 | jiàzhí | value; worth; (ethical, cultural etc) values | 5 |
| 艰苦 | jiānkǔ | difficult; hard; arduous | 5 |
| 坚强 | jiānqiáng | staunch; strong | 5 |
| 捡 | jiǎn | to pick up; to collect; to gather | 5 |
| 剪 | jiǎn | scissors or similar tool; to cut as with scissors; to wipe out; to exterminate | – |
| 剪刀 | jiǎndāo | scissors | 5 |
| 减肥 | jiǎnféi | to lose weight | 4 |
| 简历 | jiǎnlì | curriculum vitae (CV); résumé; biographical notes | 5 |
| 简直 | jiǎnzhí | simply; really | 5 |
| 建 | jiàn | to establish; to found; to set up | – |
| 键 | jiàn | key (on a piano or computer keyboard); button (on a mouse or other device); chemical bond | – |
| 渐渐 | jiànjiàn | gradually | – |
| 建立 | jiànlì | to establish; to set up; to found | 5 |
| 键盘 | jiànpán | keyboard | 5 |
| 建设 | jiànshè | to build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute | 5 |
| 建造 | jiànzào | to construct; to build | – |
| 建筑 | jiànzhù | to construct; building | 5 |
| 将近 | jiāngjìn | almost; nearly; close to | 6 |
| 讲话 | jiǎnghuà | a speech; to speak; to talk | – |
| 讲究 | jiǎngjiu | to pay particular attention to; carefully selected for quality; tastefully chosen | 5 |
| 奖励 | jiǎnglì | to reward; reward (as encouragement) | 6 |
| 讲述 | jiǎngshù | to talk about; to narrate; to give an account | – |
| 讲座 | jiǎngzuò | course of lectures; lecture series; chair (academic position) | 5 |
| 降水 | jiàngshuǐ | rain and snow; precipitation (meteorology) | – |
| 浇 | jiāo | to pour liquid; to irrigate (using waterwheel); to water | 5 |
| 交换 | jiāohuàn | to exchange; to swap; to switch (telecom) | 5 |
| 交往 | jiāowǎng | to associate (with); to have contact (with); to hang out (with) | 6 |
| 交易 | jiāoyì | to deal; to trade; to transact; transaction; deal | 6 |
| 脚步 | jiǎobù | footstep; step | – |
| 角度 | jiǎodù | angle; (fig.) point of view | 5 |
| 较 | jiào | to compare; to dispute; compared to | – |
| 教材 | jiàocái | teaching material | 5 |
| 接触 | jiēchù | to touch; to contact; access | 5 |
| 接待 | jiēdài | to receive; to entertain; to host (guests, visitors or clients) | 5 |
| 阶段 | jiēduàn | stage; section; phase | 5 |
| 接近 | jiējìn | to approach; to get close to | 5 |
| 接收 | jiēshōu | reception (of transmitted signal); to receive; to accept | – |
| 结 | jié | knot; sturdy; bond | – |
| 结构 | jiégòu | structure; composition; makeup | 5 |
| 结合 | jiéhé | to combine; to link; to integrate | 5 |
| 结论 | jiélùn | conclusion; verdict; to conclude | 5 |
| 节省 | jiéshěng | saving; to save; to use sparingly | 5 |
| 届 | jiè | classifier for events, meetings, elections, sporting fixtures, years (of graduation); to arrive at (place or time); period | 5 |
| 今日 | jīnrì | today | – |
| 紧 | jǐn | tight; strict; close at hand | 5 |
| 紧急 | jǐnjí | urgent; emergency | 5 |
| 尽快 | jǐnkuài | as quickly as possible; as soon as possible | 6 |
| 尽量 | jǐnliàng | as much as possible; to the greatest extent | 5 |
| 紧密 | jǐnmì | inseparably close | 6 |
| 谨慎 | jǐnshèn | cautious; prudent | 5 |
| 进步 | jìnbù | progress; improvement; to improve; to progress | 5 |
| 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) | 5 |
| 进口 | jìnkǒu | to import; imported; entrance | 5 |
| 尽力 | jìnlì | to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort | 5 |
| 近年来 | jìnniánlái | for the past few years | – |
| 近期 | jìnqī | near in time; in the near future; very soon | – |
| 近日 | jìnrì | (in) the past few days; recently; (within) the next few days | – |
| 进一步 | jìnyíbù | to go a step further; (develop, understand, improve etc) more; further | – |
| 经典 | jīngdiǎn | the classics; scriptures; classical | 5 |
| 精力 | jīnglì | energy (physical or mental) | 5 |
| 精神 | jīngshen | vigor; vitality; spirited; good-looking | 4 |
| 惊喜 | jīngxǐ | nice surprise; to be pleasantly surprised | – |
| 经营 | jīngyíng | to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate | 5 |
| 静 | jìng | still; calm; quiet | – |
| 酒吧 | jiǔbā | bar (place to buy drinks) | 5 |
| 久远 | jiǔyuǎn | lasting; enduring; extending over a long period of time | – |
| 救 | jiù | to save; to assist; to rescue | 5 |
| 救护车 | jiùhùchē | ambulance | 5 |
| 就业 | jiùyè | to get a job; employment | 6 |
| 居民 | jūmín | resident; inhabitant | – |
| 居然 | jūrán | unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to | 5 |
| 居住 | jūzhù | to reside; to dwell; to live in a place | 6 |
| 橘子 | júzi | mandarin orange; tangerine; (loosely) orange | – |
| 据 | jù | according to; to act in accordance with; to depend on | – |
| 距 | jù | to be at a distance of ... from; to be apart from; distance; spur (on the leg of certain birds: gamecock, pheasant etc) | – |
| 具备 | jùbèi | to possess; to have; equipped with | 5 |
| 剧场 | jùchǎng | theater | – |
| 巨大 | jùdà | huge; immense; enormous; gigantic | 5 |
| 据说 | jùshuō | it is said that; reportedly | 5 |
| 具体 | jùtǐ | concrete; specific; detailed | 5 |
| 具有 | jùyǒu | to have; to possess | – |
| 捐 | juān | to relinquish; to abandon; to contribute; to donate; tax; levy | 5 |
| 绝对 | juéduì | absolute; unconditional | 5 |
| 决赛 | juésài | finals (of a competition) | 5 |
| 角色 | juésè | role; part (in a play or movie etc) | 5 |
| 决心 | juéxīn | determination; resolution; determined | 5 |
| 开发 | kāifā | to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop | 5 |
| 开放 | kāifàng | to bloom; to open; to be open (to the public) | 5 |
| 开幕 | kāimù | to open (a conference); to inaugurate | – |
| 开幕式 | kāimùshì | opening ceremony | 5 |
| 开水 | kāishuǐ | boiled water; boiling water | 6 |
| 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) | – |
| 开业 | kāiyè | to open a business; to open a practice; open (for business) | – |
| 开展 | kāizhǎn | to launch; to develop; to unfold | 6 |
| 看 | kān | to look after; to take care of; to watch | 1 |
| 看望 | kànwàng | to pay a visit to; to see (sb) | 6 |
| 看作 | kànzuò | to look upon as; to regard as | – |
| 靠 | kào | to lean against or on; to stand by the side of; to come near to | – |
| 靠近 | kàojìn | to be close to; to approach; to draw near | – |
| 颗 | kē | classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc | 5 |
| 科研 | kēyán | (scientific) research | – |
| 可见 | kějiàn | it can clearly be seen (that this is the case); it is (thus) clear; clear | 5 |
| 可靠 | kěkào | reliable | 5 |
| 可怕 | kěpà | awful; dreadful; fearful | 5 |
| 克服 | kèfú | (try to) overcome (hardships etc); to conquer; to put up with | 5 |
| 客服 | kèfú | customer service | – |
| 客观 | kèguān | objective; impartial | 5 |
| 客户 | kèhù | client; customer | 6 |
| 空间 | kōngjiān | space; room; (fig.) scope; leeway; (astronomy) outer space | 5 |
| 空中 | kōngzhōng | in the sky; in the air | – |
| 控制 | kòngzhì | to control | 5 |
| 口袋 | kǒudai | pocket; bag; sack | – |
| 口味 | kǒuwèi | a person's preferences; tastes (in food); flavor | 5 |
| 库 | kù | warehouse; storehouse; (file) library | – |
| 宽 | kuān | wide; broad; loose | 4 |
| 宽度 | kuāndù | width | – |
| 亏 | kuī | to lose (money); to have a deficit; to be deficient; to treat unfairly | – |
| 昆虫 | kūnchóng | insect | 6 |
| 扩大 | kuòdà | to expand; to enlarge; to broaden one's scope | 4 |
| 来源 | láiyuán | source (of information etc); origin | 6 |
| 劳动 | láodòng | work; toil; physical labor | 5 |
| 老百姓 | lǎobǎixìng | ordinary people; the "person in the street" | 5 |
| 老板 | lǎobǎn | boss; proprietor | 5 |
| 老公 | lǎogōng | husband | – |
| 姥姥 | lǎolao | mother's mother; maternal grandmother | 5 |
| 老婆 | lǎopo | wife | – |
| 姥爷 | lǎoye | mother's father; maternal grandfather | – |
| 乐观 | lèguān | optimistic; hopeful | 5 |
| 乐趣 | lèqù | delight; pleasure; joy | 6 |
| 泪 | lèi | tears; teardrops | – |
| 类 | lèi | kind; type; class; category; (classifier) kind; type; to resemble; to be similar to | 5 |
| 泪水 | lèishuǐ | teardrop; tears | – |
| 类似 | lèisì | similar; analogous | 6 |
| 类型 | lèixíng | type; kind; category; (computer programming) type | – |
| 梨 | lí | pear | 5 |
| 离婚 | líhūn | to divorce | 5 |
| 厘米 | límǐ | centimeter | 5 |
| 离职 | lízhí | to leave one's job temporarily (e.g. for study); to leave one's job; to resign | – |
| 理论 | lǐlùn | theory; to argue; to take notice of | 5 |
| 里头 | lǐtou | inside; interior | – |
| 理由 | lǐyóu | reason; grounds; justification | 5 |
| 力 | lì | power; force; strength | – |
| 立即 | lìjí | immediately | 5 |
| 立刻 | lìkè | immediately; at once; right away | 5 |
| 力量 | lìliàng | power; force; strength | 5 |
| 利润 | lìrùn | profits | 5 |
| 利益 | lìyì | benefit; (in sb's) interest | 5 |
| 利用 | lìyòng | to exploit; to make use of; to use | 5 |
| 联合 | liánhé | to combine; to join; unite | 5 |
| 连接 | liánjiē | to link; to join; to connect | – |
| 连忙 | liánmáng | promptly; at once | 5 |
| 连续 | liánxù | continuous; in a row; serial | – |
| 脸色 | liǎnsè | complexion; look | – |
| 恋爱 | liàn’ài | (romantic) love; in love; to have an affair | 5 |
| 良好 | liánghǎo | good; favorable; well | 5 |
| 粮食 | liángshi | foodstuff; cereals | 5 |
| 量 | liàng | capacity; quantity; amount | – |
| 了不起 | liǎobuqǐ | amazing; terrific; extraordinary | 5 |
| 列车 | lièchē | (railway) train | – |
| 临时 | línshí | as the time draws near; at the last moment; temporary | 5 |
| 铃 | líng | (small) bell | 5 |
| 灵活 | línghuó | flexible; nimble; agile | 5 |
| 领 | lǐng | neck; collar; to lead | – |
| 领带 | lǐngdài | necktie | – |
| 领导 | lǐngdǎo | lead; leading; to lead | 5 |
| 领取 | lǐngqǔ | to receive; to draw; to get | – |
| 领先 | lǐngxiān | to lead; to be in front | 6 |
| 领域 | lǐngyù | domain; sphere; field; territory; area | 5 |
| 令 | lìng | to order; to command; an order | – |
| 流传 | liúchuán | to spread; to circulate; to hand down | 5 |
| 流感 | liúgǎn | flu; influenza | – |
| 浏览 | liúlǎn | to skim over; to browse | 5 |
| 留言 | liúyán | to leave a message; to leave one's comments; message | – |
| 龙 | lóng | Chinese dragon; loong; (fig.) emperor; dragon | 5 |
| 漏 | lòu | to leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake | 5 |
| 录 | lù | to carve wood; diary; record | – |
| 陆地 | lùdì | dry land (as opposed to the sea) | 5 |
| 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 |
| 路人 | lùrén | passer-by; stranger | – |
| 路线 | lùxiàn | itinerary; route; political line (e.g. right revisionist road) | – |
| 陆续 | lùxù | in turn; successively; one after the other | 5 |
| 录音 | lùyīn | to record sound; an audio recording (CL:段) | 5 |
| 旅行社 | lǚxíngshè | travel agency | – |
| 论文 | lùnwén | paper; treatise; thesis | 5 |
| 逻辑 | luójí | (loanword) logic | 5 |
| 骂 | mà | to scold; to abuse; to curse | 5 |
| 买卖 | mǎimai | purchase and sale; transaction; shop; store | – |
| 满足 | mǎnzú | to satisfy; to meet (the needs of); satisfied | 5 |
| 忙碌 | mánglù | busy; bustling | 6 |
| 毛笔 | máobǐ | writing brush | – |
| 毛病 | máobìng | fault; defect; shortcomings | 5 |
| 矛盾 | máodùn | contradiction; conflicting views; contradictory | 5 |
| 没法儿 | méifǎr | can't do anything about it; there's no way that ...; it's simply not credible that ...; couldn't be (better) (i.e. simply wonderful) | – |
| 玫瑰 | méigui | rugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa) (CL:棵); rose flower (CL:朵) | – |
| 媒体 | méitǐ | media, esp. news media | 6 |
| 美术 | měishù | art; fine arts; painting | 5 |
| 美味 | měiwèi | delicious; delicious food; delicacy | – |
| 魅力 | mèilì | charm; fascination; glamor | 5 |
| 门诊 | ménzhěn | outpatient service | 6 |
| 迷 | mí | to bewilder; crazy about; fan | – |
| 迷路 | mílù | to lose the way; lost; labyrinth | 5 |
| 秘密 | mìmì | secret; private; confidential; clandestine; a secret | 5 |
| 密切 | mìqiè | close; intimate; to strengthen (ties, cooperation etc); closely; intently; carefully | 5 |
| 秘书 | mìshū | secretary | 5 |
| 面 | miàn | face; side; surface | – |
| 面积 | miànjī | area (of a floor, piece of land etc); surface area; tract of land | 5 |
| 面临 | miànlín | to face sth; to be confronted with | 5 |
| 面向 | miànxiàng | to face; to turn towards; geared towards; catering for; -oriented | – |
| 描述 | miáoshù | to describe; description | – |
| 敏感 | mǐngǎn | sensitive; susceptible | 6 |
| 名称 | míngchēng | name (of a thing); name (of an organization) | – |
| 名牌 | míngpái | famous brand; nameplate; name tag | 5 |
| 名片 | míngpiàn | (business) card | 5 |
| 明确 | míngquè | clear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite | 5 |
| 明显 | míngxiǎn | clear; distinct; obvious | 5 |
| 明星 | míngxīng | star; celebrity | 5 |
| 命 | mìng | life; fate; order or command | – |
| 命运 | mìngyùn | fate; destiny | 5 |
| 摸 | mō | to feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke | 5 |
| 模糊 | móhu | vague; indistinct; fuzzy; to blur; to obscure; to confuse; to mix up | 5 |
| 模式 | móshì | mode; pattern; model | 6 |
| 陌生 | mòshēng | strange; unfamiliar | 5 |
| 某 | mǒu | some; a certain; sb or sth indefinite | 5 |
| 目光 | mùguāng | gaze; (fig.) attention; expression in one's eyes; look; (lit. and fig.) sight; vision | 6 |
| 木头 | mùtou | wood; log (块,根); (fig.) blockhead; dolt | 5 |
| 哪怕 | nǎpà | even; even if; even though | 5 |
| 难得 | nándé | seldom; rare; hard to come by | 6 |
| 难度 | nándù | degree of difficulty | – |
| 难以 | nányǐ | hard to (predict, imagine etc) | – |
| 男子 | nánzǐ | a man; a male | – |
| 闹 | nào | noisy; boisterous; bustling; lively; to make noise | – |
| 闹钟 | nàozhōng | alarm clock | – |
| 内部 | nèibù | interior; inside (part, section); internal | – |
| 能干 | nénggàn | capable; competent | 5 |
| 年初 | niánchū | beginning of the year | – |
| 年代 | niándài | a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age; era | 5 |
| 年纪 | niánjì | age | 5 |
| 年夜饭 | niányèfàn | reunion dinner on Lunar New Year's Eve (Chinese New Year tradition) | – |
| 念 | niàn | to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school) | 5 |
| 牛仔裤 | niúzǎikù | jeans | 5 |
| 浓 | nóng | concentrated; dense; strong (smell etc) | 5 |
| 农民 | nóngmín | peasant; farmer | 5 |
| 农业 | nóngyè | agriculture; farming | 5 |
| 女子 | nǚzǐ | woman; female | – |
| 哦 | ò | oh (interjection indicating that one has just learned sth) | 6 |
| 欧洲 | Ōuzhōu | Europe (abbr. for 欧罗巴洲) | 6 |
| 偶然 | ǒurán | incidentally; occasional; occasionally | 5 |
| 拍摄 | pāishè | to take (a picture); to shoot (a film) | – |
| 排列 | páiliè | to arrange in order; (math.) permutation | 4 |
| 派 | pài | classifier for factions, groups etc; tributary; branch of a river; clique; school; group; faction | 5 |
| 派出所 | pàichūsuǒ | local police station | – |
| 跑道 | pǎodào | athletic track; track; runway (i.e. airstrip) | – |
| 赔 | péi | to compensate for loss; to indemnify; to suffer a financial loss | – |
| 陪伴 | péibàn | to accompany | – |
| 培训 | péixùn | to cultivate; to train; to groom | 6 |
| 培养 | péiyǎng | to cultivate; to breed; to foster | 5 |
| 配 | pèi | to join; to fit; to mate | – |
| 配合 | pèihé | matching; fitting in with; compatible with | 5 |
| 配送 | pèisòng | to put together an order and deliver it (i.e. 配货 and 送货); to deliver (goods) | – |
| 盆 | pén | basin; flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 斗 and 8 升, approx 128 liters | 5 |
| 碰 | pèng | to touch; to meet with; to bump | – |
| 碰见 | pèngjiàn | to run into; to meet (unexpectedly); to bump into | 5 |
| 批 | pī | classifier for batches, lots, military flights; to ascertain; to act on | 5 |
| 批 | pī | to ascertain; to act on; to criticize | 5 |
| 批准 | pīzhǔn | to approve; to ratify | 5 |
| 匹 | pǐ | classifier for horses, mules etc (Taiwan pr.); classifier for cloth: bolt; matching; comparable to | 5 |
| 骗 | piàn | to cheat; to swindle; to deceive | 4 |
| 拼 | pīn | to piece together; to put together; to pool (resources etc); to share; to risk all; to go all out | – |
| 拼音 | pīnyīn | phonetic writing; pinyin (Chinese romanization) | – |
| 品 | pǐn | article; commodity; product; goods; grade; rank; kind; type; variety | – |
| 品牌 | pǐnpái | brand; brand name | – |
| 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 |
| 品种 | pǐnzhǒng | breed; variety | 5 |
| 聘请 | pìnqǐng | to engage; to hire (a lawyer etc) | – |
| 平 | píng | flat; level; smooth; to make even; to level; equal; on the same level | 5 |
| 评 | píng | to discuss; to comment; to criticize | – |
| 凭 | píng | to lean on; to lean against; to rely on; to depend on; evidence; proof | 5 |
| 平安 | píng’ān | safe and sound; well; without mishap | – |
| 平衡 | pínghéng | balance; equilibrium | 5 |
| 评价 | píngjià | to evaluate; to assess | 5 |
| 凭借 | píngjiè | to rely on; to depend on; by means of | – |
| 平静 | píngjìng | calm; tranquil; serene | 5 |
| 平均 | píngjūn | average; on average; evenly; in equal proportions | 5 |
| 屏幕 | píngmù | screen (TV, computer or movie) | – |
| 平台 | píngtái | platform; terrace; flat-roofed building | – |
| 破坏 | pòhuài | destruction; damage; to wreck | 5 |
| 普及 | pǔjí | to spread extensively; to generalize; widespread | 6 |
| 期待 | qīdài | to look forward to; to await; expectation | 5 |
| 期间 | qījiān | period of time; time; time period | 5 |
| 齐 | qí | neat; even; level with | – |
| 其 | qí | his; her; its | – |
| 奇迹 | qíjì | miracle; wonder; marvel | 5 |
| 其余 | qíyú | the rest; the others; remaining | 5 |
| 企业 | qǐyè | company; firm; enterprise; corporation | 5 |
| 气球 | qìqiú | balloon | – |
| 汽油 | qìyóu | gasoline | 5 |
| 签 | qiān | to sign one's name; to write brief comments on a document; inscribed bamboo stick (variant of 签) | – |
| 签订 | qiāndìng | to agree to and sign (a treaty etc) | 6 |
| 签名 | qiānmíng | to sign (one's name with a pen etc); to autograph; signature | – |
| 签字 | qiānzì | to sign (one's name); signature | 5 |
| 前进 | qiánjìn | to go forward; to forge ahead; to advance | – |
| 前来 | qiánlái | to come; before; previously | – |
| 前途 | qiántú | prospects; future outlook; journey | 5 |
| 前往 | qiánwǎng | to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to | – |
| 浅 | qiǎn | shallow; light (color) | 5 |
| 欠 | qiàn | to owe; to lack; to be deficient in | 5 |
| 墙 | qiáng | wall (CL:面,堵); (slang) to block (a website) (usu. in the passive: 被墙) | 4 |
| 强大 | qiángdà | big and strong; formidable; powerful | – |
| 强调 | qiángdiào | to emphasize (a statement); to stress | 5 |
| 强度 | qiángdù | strength; intensity | – |
| 强烈 | qiángliè | strong; intense | 5 |
| 抢 | qiǎng | to fight over; to rush; to scramble | 5 |
| 抢救 | qiǎngjiù | to rescue | 6 |
| 悄悄 | qiāoqiāo | quiet; making little or no noise; surreptitious; stealthy; anxious; worried | 5 |
| 切 | qiē | to cut; to slice; to carve; (math.) tangential | 5 |
| 亲 | qīn | parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative | – |
| 亲爱 | qīn’ài | dear; beloved; darling | 5 |
| 亲朋好友 | qīnpéng-hǎoyǒu | friends and family; kith and kin | – |
| 亲切 | qīnqiè | amiable; cordial; close and dear | 5 |
| 亲情 | qīnqíng | affection; family love; love, esp. within a married couple or between parents and children | – |
| 亲人 | qīnrén | one's close relatives | – |
| 亲自 | qīnzì | personally; in person; oneself | 5 |
| 勤奋 | qínfèn | hardworking; diligent | 5 |
| 青 | qīng | green; blue; black | 5 |
| 轻易 | qīngyì | easy; simple; rashly; offhandedly | – |
| 轻重 | qīngzhòng | severity (of the case); degree of seriousness; whether sth is slight or serious | – |
| 情感 | qínggǎn | feeling; emotion; to move (emotionally) | – |
| 情景 | qíngjǐng | scene; spectacle; circumstances; situation | 5 |
| 情绪 | qíngxù | mood; state of mind; moodiness | 5 |
| 请教 | qǐngjiào | to ask for guidance; to consult | 6 |
| 请求 | qǐngqiú | to request; to ask; request (个) | 5 |
| 穷 | qióng | poor; destitute; to use up | 4 |
| 趋势 | qūshì | trend; tendency | 5 |
| 区域 | qūyù | area; region; district | 6 |
| 去世 | qùshì | to pass away; to die | 5 |
| 权 | quán | authority; power; right | – |
| 权利 | quánlì | right (i.e. an entitlement to sth); (classical) power and wealth | 5 |
| 全力 | quánlì | with all one's strength; full strength; all-out (effort) | – |
| 全面 | quánmiàn | all-around; comprehensive; total | 5 |
| 全体 | quántǐ | all; entire | – |
| 全新 | quánxīn | all new; completely new | – |
| 劝 | quàn | to advise; to urge; to try to persuade | 5 |
| 缺乏 | quēfá | to lack; to be short of | 5 |
| 确保 | quèbǎo | to ensure; to guarantee | 6 |
| 确定 | quèdìng | definite; certain; fixed | 5 |
| 确认 | quèrèn | to confirm; to verify; confirmation | 5 |
| 群 | qún | group; crowd; flock, herd, pack etc | 4 |
| 群体 | qúntǐ | community; colony | – |
| 燃烧 | ránshāo | to ignite; to combust; to burn | 5 |
| 绕 | rào | to wind; to coil (thread); to rotate around | 5 |
| 热爱 | rè’ài | to love ardently; to adore | 5 |
| 热量 | rèliàng | heat; quantity of heat; calorific value | – |
| 热烈 | rèliè | enthusiastic; ardent; warm | 5 |
| 热心 | rèxīn | enthusiastic; ardent; zealous | 5 |
| 人才 | réncái | talent; talented person; looks | 5 |
| 人工 | réngōng | artificial; manpower; manual work | 6 |
| 人际 | rénjì | human relationships; interpersonal | – |
| 人口 | rénkǒu | population; people | 5 |
| 人类 | rénlèi | humanity; human race; mankind | 5 |
| 人力 | rénlì | manpower; labor power | – |
| 人民 | rénmín | the people | – |
| 人民币 | rénmínbì | Renminbi, the official currency of the PRC (currency codes: RMB or CNY) | 4 |
| 人群 | rénqún | crowd | – |
| 人体 | réntǐ | human body | – |
| 人物 | rénwù | person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance); character (in a play, novel etc); (genre of traditional Chinese painting) figure painting | 5 |
| 忍 | rěn | to bear; to endure; to tolerate | – |
| 认 | rèn | to recognize; to know; to admit | – |
| 日历 | rìlì | calendar | 5 |
| 日用品 | rìyòngpǐn | articles for daily use | 5 |
| 如 | rú | as; as if; such as | – |
| 如此 | rúcǐ | like this; so; such | – |
| 如何 | rúhé | how; what way; what | 5 |
| 如今 | rújīn | nowadays; now | 5 |
| 如同 | rútóng | like; as | – |
| 如下 | rúxià | as follows | – |
| 软 | ruǎn | soft; flexible | 4 |
| 软件 | ruǎnjiàn | software | 5 |
| 弱 | ruò | weak; feeble; young; inferior; not as good as | 5 |
| 洒 | sǎ | to sprinkle; to spray; to spill | 5 |
| 赛场 | sàichǎng | racetrack; field (for athletics competition) | – |
| 色彩 | sècǎi | tint; coloring; coloration; (fig.) flavor; character | 6 |
| 沙漠 | shāmò | desert | 5 |
| 沙子 | shāzi | sand; grit | – |
| 傻 | shǎ | foolish | 5 |
| 晒 | shài | (of the sun) to shine on; to bask in (the sunshine); to dry (clothes, grain etc) in the sun | 5 |
| 删 | shān | to delete | – |
| 扇 | shān | to fan; to slap sb on the face | – |
| 删除 | shānchú | to delete; to cancel | 5 |
| 山区 | shānqū | mountain area | – |
| 擅长 | shàncháng | to be good at; to be expert in | 6 |
| 善良 | shànliáng | good and honest; kindhearted | 5 |
| 善于 | shànyú | to be good at; to be adept at | 5 |
| 扇子 | shànzi | fan | 5 |
| 伤 | shāng | to injure; injury; wound | – |
| 伤害 | shānghài | to injure; to harm | – |
| 商家 | shāngjiā | merchant; business; enterprise | – |
| 商人 | shāngrén | merchant; businessman | – |
| 商务 | shāngwù | commercial affairs; commercial; commerce | – |
| 商业 | shāngyè | business; trade; commerce | 5 |
| 赏 | shǎng | to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down | – |
| 上传 | shàngchuán | to upload | – |
| 上升 | shàngshēng | to rise; to go up; to ascend | – |
| 上下 | shàngxià | the top and bottom of sth; the full vertical extent of sth; from top to bottom; to go up and down | – |
| 上涨 | shàngzhǎng | to rise; to go up | – |
| 烧 | shāo | to burn; to set on fire; to heat (over a fire); to boil (water, tea etc); to braise | – |
| 烧烤 | shāokǎo | barbecue; to roast | – |
| 蛇 | shé | snake; serpent | 5 |
| 舍不得 | shěbude | to hate to do sth; to hate to part with; to begrudge | 5 |
| 舍得 | shěde | to be willing to part with sth | – |
| 设备 | shèbèi | equipment; facilities; installations | 5 |
| 设计 | shèjì | to design; to plan; design; plan | 5 |
| 设立 | shèlì | to set up; to establish | 6 |
| 社区 | shèqū | community; neighborhood | 6 |
| 设施 | shèshī | facilities; installation | 5 |
| 摄影 | shèyǐng | to take a photograph; photography; to shoot (a movie) | 5 |
| 设置 | shèzhì | to set up; to install | 6 |
| 伸 | shēn | to stretch; to extend | 5 |
| 身材 | shēncái | stature; build (height and weight); figure | 5 |
| 深度 | shēndù | depth; (of a speech etc) profundity; advanced stage of development | – |
| 身份 | shēnfèn | identity; aspect of one's identity (e.g. mayor, father, permanent resident); role; capacity (as in "in his capacity as ..." 以 + ... + 的身份); status (social, legal etc); position; rank | 5 |
| 深厚 | shēnhòu | deep; profound | – |
| 深刻 | shēnkè | profound; deep; deep-going | 5 |
| 深入 | shēnrù | to penetrate deeply; thorough | – |
| 深远 | shēnyuǎn | far-reaching; profound and long-lasting | – |
| 神话 | shénhuà | legend; fairy tale; myth | 5 |
| 神秘 | shénmì | mysterious; mystery | 5 |
| 升 | shēng | to ascend; to rise; to promote; to elevate; liter | 5 |
| 生产 | shēngchǎn | to produce; to manufacture; to give birth to a child | 5 |
| 生存 | shēngcún | to exist; to survive | 6 |
| 生动 | shēngdòng | (of descriptions, writing etc) vivid; lively | 5 |
| 升级 | shēngjí | to go up by one grade; to be promoted; to escalate (in intensity); (computing) to upgrade | – |
| 升温 | shēngwēn | to become hot; temperature rise; (fig.) to intensify | – |
| 生物 | shēngwù | organism; living creature; life form; (attributive) biological; bio- | 6 |
| 生肖 | shēngxiào | one of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支; animal from the Chinese zodiac | – |
| 生长 | shēngzhǎng | to grow; to grow up; to be brought up | – |
| 省 | shěng | to save; to economize; to be frugal; to omit; to delete; to leave out; province | 4 |
| 省份 | shěngfèn | province | – |
| 省会 | shěnghuì | provincial capital | 6 |
| 胜 | shèng | victory; success; to beat | – |
| 胜利 | shènglì | victory | 5 |
| 诗 | shī | poem; poetry; verse | 5 |
| 湿 | shī | moist; wet | – |
| 失恋 | shīliàn | to lose one's love; to break up (in a romantic relationship); to feel jilted | – |
| 失眠 | shīmián | to suffer from insomnia | 5 |
| 诗人 | shīrén | bard; poet | – |
| 失误 | shīwù | lapse; mistake; to make a mistake | 6 |
| 失业 | shīyè | unemployment; to lose one's job | 5 |
| 时差 | shíchā | time difference; time lag; jet lag | 6 |
| 时常 | shícháng | often; frequently | 6 |
| 时代 | shídài | age; era; epoch | 5 |
| 实践 | shíjiàn | practice; to put into practice; to live up to (a promise) | 5 |
| 时刻 | shíkè | time; juncture; moment | 5 |
| 实力 | shílì | strength | 6 |
| 时期 | shíqī | period; phase | 5 |
| 实施 | shíshī | to implement; to carry out | 6 |
| 石头 | shítou | stone | 5 |
| 实习 | shíxí | to practice; field work; to intern | 5 |
| 实现 | shíxiàn | to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about | 5 |
| 实行 | shíxíng | to implement; to carry out; to put into practice | 5 |
| 实验 | shíyàn | experiment; test; experimental | 5 |
| 实验室 | shíyànshì | laboratory | – |
| 实用 | shíyòng | to apply in practice; practical; functional; pragmatic; applied (science) | 5 |
| 食用 | shíyòng | to eat; to consume; edible | – |
| 使得 | shǐde | usable; serviceable; feasible; workable; doable; to make; to cause; to bring about | – |
| 始终 | shǐzhōng | from beginning to end; all along | 5 |
| 式 | shì | type; form; pattern | – |
| 适当 | shìdàng | suitable; appropriate | – |
| 似的 | shìde | seems as if; rather like | 5 |
| 事故 | shìgù | accident | 6 |
| 事件 | shìjiàn | incident; event | 6 |
| 试卷 | shìjuàn | examination paper; test paper | 5 |
| 市民 | shìmín | city resident; townspeople | – |
| 事实 | shìshí | fact | 5 |
| 视为 | shìwéi | to view as; to see as; to consider to be | – |
| 事物 | shìwù | thing; object | 5 |
| 事先 | shìxiān | in advance; before the event; beforehand | 5 |
| 试验 | shìyàn | experiment; test; to experiment | 6 |
| 事业 | shìyè | undertaking; project; activity | 6 |
| 试用 | shìyòng | to try sth out; to be on probation | – |
| 适用 | shìyòng | to be applicable | – |
| 收获 | shōuhuò | to harvest; to reap; to gain | 5 |
| 收集 | shōují | to gather; to collect | – |
| 收看 | shōukàn | to watch (a TV program) | – |
| 守 | shǒu | to guard; to defend; to keep watch | – |
| 首次 | shǒucì | first; first time; for the first time | – |
| 手段 | shǒuduàn | method; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability; trick; wile | – |
| 手工 | shǒugōng | handwork; manual | 5 |
| 手术 | shǒushù | (surgical) operation; surgery | 5 |
| 手套 | shǒutào | glove; mitten | 5 |
| 手续 | shǒuxù | procedure; formalities | 5 |
| 手指 | shǒuzhǐ | finger | 5 |
| 售价 | shòujià | selling price | – |
| 蔬菜 | shūcài | vegetables | 5 |
| 书法 | shūfǎ | calligraphy; handwriting; penmanship | 6 |
| 书房 | shūfáng | study (room); studio | – |
| 书架 | shūjià | bookshelf | 5 |
| 输入 | shūrù | to import; to input | 5 |
| 舒适 | shūshì | cozy; snug | 5 |
| 熟练 | shúliàn | practiced; proficient; skilled | 5 |
| 熟人 | shúrén | acquaintance; friend | – |
| 数 | shǔ | to count; to count as; to regard as; to enumerate; to list | 6 |
| 鼠标 | shǔbiāo | (computing) mouse | 5 |
| 属于 | shǔyú | to belong to; to fall under (a category) | 5 |
| 束 | shù | classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc; to bind; bunch | 6 |
| 数据 | shùjù | data | 5 |
| 树木 | shùmù | tree | – |
| 摔 | shuāi | to throw down; to fall; to drop and break | 5 |
| 双方 | shuāngfāng | bilateral; both sides; both parties involved | 5 |
| 水分 | shuǐfèn | moisture content; (fig.) overstatement; padding | – |
| 税 | shuì | taxes; duties | 5 |
| 睡眠 | shuìmián | sleep; to sleep; (computing) to enter sleep mode | – |
| 顺 | shùn | to obey; to follow; to arrange | – |
| 说不定 | shuōbudìng | can't say for sure; maybe | 5 |
| 说服 | shuōfú | to persuade; to convince; to talk sb over | 5 |
| 思考 | sīkǎo | to reflect on; to ponder over | 5 |
| 私人 | sīrén | private; personal; interpersonal | 5 |
| 思维 | sīwéi | (line of) thought; thinking | 6 |
| 思想 | sīxiǎng | thought; thinking; idea | 5 |
| 四处 | sìchù | all over the place; everywhere and all directions | – |
| 似乎 | sìhū | it seems; seemingly; as if | 5 |
| 四周 | sìzhōu | all around | – |
| 搜 | sōu | to search; to collect; to gather | – |
| 搜索 | sōusuǒ | to search (a place, a database, online etc); to search for (sth) | 6 |
| 宿舍 | sùshè | dormitory; dorm room; living quarters | 5 |
| 酸甜苦辣 | suān-tián-kǔ-là | (lit.) sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom); (fig.) all kinds of flavors; the joys and sorrows of life | – |
| 随 | suí | to follow; to comply with; varying according to... | – |
| 随后 | suíhòu | afterward; later; subsequently; following that | – |
| 随时 | suíshí | at any time; at all times; at the right time; whenever necessary | 5 |
| 随手 | suíshǒu | conveniently; without extra trouble; while doing it | 6 |
| 随意 | suíyì | as one wishes; according to one's wishes; at will | 6 |
| 碎 | suì | (transitive or intransitive) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble; broken; fragmentary; scattered; garrulous | 5 |
| 损害 | sǔnhài | harm; to damage; to impair | – |
| 损失 | sǔnshī | loss; damage; to lose | 5 |
| 缩短 | suōduǎn | to shorten; to reduce; to curtail | 5 |
| 缩小 | suōxiǎo | to reduce; to decrease; to shrink | 5 |
| 所 | suǒ | classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; actually; place | 5 |
| 锁 | suǒ | to lock; to lock up; a lock (CL:把) | 5 |
| 他人 | tārén | another person; sb else; other people | – |
| 台灯 | táidēng | desk lamp; table lamp | – |
| 台阶 | táijiē | steps; flight of steps; step (over obstacle) | 5 |
| 太太 | tàitai | married woman; Mrs.; Madam | 5 |
| 谈话 | tánhuà | to talk (with sb); to have a conversation; talk | – |
| 桃 | táo | peach | 5 |
| 套 | tào | classifier for sets, collections; to cover; to encase | 5 |
| 特产 | tèchǎn | special local product; (regional) specialty | – |
| 特色 | tèsè | a characteristic; a distinctive feature or quality | 6 |
| 特殊 | tèshū | special; particular; unusual | 5 |
| 特有 | tèyǒu | specific (to); characteristic (of); distinctive | – |
| 特征 | tèzhēng | characteristic; diagnostic property; distinctive feature | 5 |
| 疼痛 | téngtòng | pain; (of a body part) to be painful; to be sore; to hurt; (of a person) to be in pain | – |
| 提倡 | tíchàng | to promote; to advocate | 5 |
| 提交 | tíjiāo | to submit (a report etc); to refer (a problem) to sb | – |
| 题目 | tímù | subject; title; topic; exercise or exam question (CL:道) | 5 |
| 提起 | tíqǐ | to mention; to bring up; (lit. and fig.) to lift; to raise; to initiate (legal proceedings) | – |
| 提升 | tíshēng | to promote (to a higher-ranking position); to lift; to hoist; (fig.) to elevate; to raise; to improve | – |
| 提问 | tíwèn | to question; to quiz; to grill | 5 |
| 体会 | tǐhuì | to know from experience; to learn through experience; to realize | 5 |
| 体力 | tǐlì | physical strength; physical power | – |
| 体现 | tǐxiàn | to embody; to reflect; to incarnate | 5 |
| 体验 | tǐyàn | to experience for oneself | 5 |
| 替 | tì | to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace | – |
| 天空 | tiānkōng | sky | 5 |
| 天上 | tiānshàng | the sky; the heavens | – |
| 填 | tián | to fill or stuff; (of a form etc) to fill in | – |
| 甜品 | tiánpǐn | dessert | – |
| 挑 | tiāo | to carry on a shoulder pole; to choose; to pick | – |
| 挑选 | tiāoxuǎn | to choose; to select | – |
| 调 | tiáo | to harmonize; to reconcile; to blend | – |
| 调皮 | tiáopí | naughty; mischievous; unruly | 5 |
| 调整 | tiáozhěng | to adjust; to revise; to reorganize | 5 |
| 挑战 | tiǎozhàn | to challenge; to take on a challenge; a challenge | 5 |
| 跳高 | tiàogāo | (athletics) high jump | – |
| 跳远 | tiàoyuǎn | long jump (athletics) | – |
| 贴 | tiē | to stick; to paste; to post (e.g. on a blog) | – |
| 铁路 | tiělù | railroad; railway | – |
| 停留 | tíngliú | to stay for a time; to stop; to remain; to remain (at a stage, level etc) | – |
| 通常 | tōngcháng | regular; usual; normal; usually; normally | 5 |
| 通行 | tōngxíng | to go through; to pass through; to be in general use | – |
| 同 | tóng | like; same; similar | – |
| 同情 | tóngqíng | to sympathize with; sympathy | 4 |
| 同一 | tóngyī | identical; the same | – |
| 统计 | tǒngjì | statistics; to count; to add up | 6 |
| 统一 | tǒngyī | to unify; to integrate; unified; integrated | 5 |
| 痛苦 | tòngkǔ | pain; suffering; painful | 5 |
| 投 | tóu | to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc); to cast (a ballot); to cast (a glance, a shadow etc) | – |
| 投入 | tóurù | to throw into; to put into; to throw oneself into | – |
| 头 | tou | suffix for nouns | – |
| 突出 | tūchū | prominent; outstanding; to give prominence to | 5 |
| 图画 | túhuà | drawing; picture | – |
| 图书 | túshū | books (in a library or bookstore) | – |
| 土地 | tǔdì | land; soil; territory | 5 |
| 土豆 | tǔdòu | potato | 5 |
| 兔子 | tùzi | hare; rabbit | 5 |
| 团 | tuán | classifier for a lump or a soft mass: wad (of paper), ball (of wool), cloud (of smoke); round; lump | 5 |
| 团队 | tuánduì | team | – |
| 推动 | tuīdòng | to push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan); to promote; to give impetus to | – |
| 推广 | tuīguǎng | to extend; to spread; to popularize | 5 |
| 推荐 | tuījiàn | to recommend | 5 |
| 推进 | tuījìn | to impel; to carry forward; to push on | – |
| 退 | tuì | to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline | 5 |
| 退出 | tuìchū | to withdraw; to abort; to quit | – |
| 退还 | tuìhuán | to return (sth borrowed etc); to send back; to refund; to rebate | – |
| 退休 | tuìxiū | to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement | 5 |
| 拖鞋 | tuōxié | slippers; sandals; flip-flops | – |
| 外部 | wàibù | the outside; (attributive) external; exterior; surface | – |
| 外公 | wàigōng | mother's father; maternal grandfather | – |
| 外观 | wàiguān | outward appearance | – |
| 外婆 | wàipó | mother's mother; maternal grandmother | – |
| 外形 | wàixíng | figure; shape; external form | – |
| 弯 | wān | to bend; bent; a bend; a turn (in a road etc) | 5 |
| 玩具 | wánjù | plaything; toy | 5 |
| 完美 | wánměi | perfect | 5 |
| 完善 | wánshàn | (of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive; well-developed; excellent | 5 |
| 完整 | wánzhěng | complete; intact | 5 |
| 万一 | wànyī | just in case; if by any chance; contingency | 5 |
| 往返 | wǎngfǎn | to go back and forth; to go to and fro; to do a round trip | 5 |
| 网络 | wǎngluò | network; Internet | 6 |
| 危害 | wēihài | to harm; to jeopardize; to endanger; harmful effect; damage | 5 |
| 微笑 | wēixiào | smile; to smile | 5 |
| 威胁 | wēixié | to threaten; to menace | 5 |
| 围 | wéi | to encircle; to surround; all around | – |
| 为 | wéi | as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as | 2 |
| 维持 | wéichí | to keep; to maintain; to preserve | 6 |
| 违法 | wéifǎ | illegal; to break the law | – |
| 违反 | wéifǎn | to violate (a law) | 5 |
| 围巾 | wéijīn | scarf; shawl | 5 |
| 围绕 | wéirào | to revolve around; to center on (an issue) | 5 |
| 维修 | wéixiū | maintenance (of equipment); to protect and maintain | 6 |
| 唯一 | wéiyī | only; sole | 5 |
| 尾巴 | wěiba | tail; colloquial pr. | 5 |
| 伟大 | wěidà | huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc) | 5 |
| 胃 | wèi | stomach | 5 |
| 喂 | wèi | hey; to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc); to feed | 1 |
| 未来 | wèilái | future; tomorrow; approaching | 5 |
| 位于 | wèiyú | to be located at; to be situated at; to lie | 6 |
| 位置 | wèizhì | position; place; seat | 5 |
| 温暖 | wēnnuǎn | warm | 5 |
| 文学 | wénxué | literature | 5 |
| 稳定 | wěndìng | steady; stable; stability | 5 |
| 问卷 | wènjuàn | questionnaire | – |
| 握 | wò | to hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist); to have in one's control | – |
| 卧室 | wòshì | bedroom | 5 |
| 握手 | wòshǒu | to shake hands | 4 |
| 无关 | wúguān | unrelated; having nothing to do (with sth else) | – |
| 无奈 | wúnài | to have no alternative; frustrated; exasperated | 5 |
| 无数 | wúshù | countless; numberless; innumerable | 5 |
| 无限 | wúxiàn | unlimited; unbounded; infinite | – |
| 无效 | wúxiào | not valid; ineffective; in vain | – |
| 舞蹈 | wǔdǎo | dance (performance art); dancing | 6 |
| 武术 | wǔshù | military skill or technique (in former times); all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development); self-defense | 5 |
| 舞台 | wǔtái | (lit. and fig.) stage; arena | – |
| 五颜六色 | wǔyán-liùsè | multicolored; every color under the sun | – |
| 雾 | wù | fog; mist | 5 |
| 物价 | wùjià | (commodity) prices | – |
| 物理 | wùlǐ | physics; physical; relating to the material world | 5 |
| 物品 | wùpǐn | articles; goods | – |
| 物业 | wùyè | property; real estate | – |
| 物质 | wùzhì | matter; substance; material | 5 |
| 西餐 | xīcān | Western-style food | – |
| 吸管 | xīguǎn | (drinking) straw; pipette; eyedropper | – |
| 吸收 | xīshōu | to absorb; to assimilate; to ingest | 5 |
| 西装 | xīzhuāng | suit; Western-style clothes | – |
| 戏 | xì | trick; drama; play | – |
| 系 | xì | to connect; to relate to; to tie up | 5 |
| 细节 | xìjié | details; particulars | 5 |
| 戏剧 | xìjù | a drama; a play; theater; script of a play | 5 |
| 系统 | xìtǒng | system | 5 |
| 下载 | xiàzài | to download | 5 |
| 先后 | xiānhòu | early or late; first and last; priority; in succession; one after another | – |
| 先进 | xiānjìn | sophisticated; advanced (technology etc); meritorious; exemplary (deeds etc) | 6 |
| 闲 | xián | enclosure; (variant of 闲) idle; unoccupied | – |
| 显得 | xiǎnde | to seem; to look; to appear | 5 |
| 显然 | xiǎnrán | clearly; evidently; obviously | 5 |
| 显示 | xiǎnshì | to show; to illustrate; to display | 5 |
| 县 | xiàn | county; (Japan) prefecture | 5 |
| 现场 | xiànchǎng | the scene (of a crime, accident etc); (on) the spot; (at) the site | 6 |
| 现代 | xiàndài | modern times; modern age; modern era | 4 |
| 现代化 | xiàndàihuà | modernization | – |
| 线路 | xiànlù | (electricity) line; circuit; wire; (traffic) road; track; route | – |
| 现实 | xiànshí | reality; actuality; real; actual; realistic; pragmatic; materialistic; self-interested | 5 |
| 现象 | xiànxiàng | phenomenon; appearance | 5 |
| 限制 | xiànzhì | to restrict; to limit; to confine | 4 |
| 现状 | xiànzhuàng | current situation | 6 |
| 乡 | xiāng | country or countryside; native place; home village or town | – |
| 相处 | xiāngchǔ | to be in contact (with sb); to associate; to interact | 5 |
| 乡村 | xiāngcūn | rustic; village; countryside | – |
| 相当 | xiāngdāng | equivalent to; appropriate; considerably | 5 |
| 相对 | xiāngduì | relatively; opposite; to resist | 5 |
| 相关 | xiāngguān | related; relevant; pertinent | 5 |
| 相似 | xiāngsì | similar; alike | 5 |
| 想念 | xiǎngniàn | to miss; to remember with longing; to long to see again | 5 |
| 响声 | xiǎngshēng | noise | – |
| 享受 | xiǎngshòu | to enjoy; to live it up; pleasure | 5 |
| 想象 | xiǎngxiàng | to imagine; to envision; imagination | 5 |
| 相册 | xiàngcè | photo album | – |
| 项目 | xiàngmù | item; project; (sports) event | 5 |
| 橡皮 | xiàngpí | rubber; an eraser | 5 |
| 向上 | xiàngshàng | upward; up; to advance | – |
| 象征 | xiàngzhēng | symbol; emblem; to symbolize; to signify; to represent | 5 |
| 消费 | xiāofèi | to consume (goods and services, resources etc) | 5 |
| 消费者 | xiāofèizhě | consumer | – |
| 消化 | xiāohuà | to digest (food); (fig.) to absorb (information etc); to assimilate; to process | 5 |
| 消极 | xiāojí | negative; passive; inactive | 6 |
| 销量 | xiāoliàng | sales volume | – |
| 消失 | xiāoshī | to disappear; to fade away | 5 |
| 销售 | xiāoshòu | to sell; to market; sales (representative, agreement etc) | 5 |
| 小姐 | xiǎojiě | young lady; miss; (slang) prostitute | 1 |
| 小型 | xiǎoxíng | small scale; small size | – |
| 小于 | xiǎoyú | less than, < | – |
| 效率 | xiàolǜ | efficiency | 5 |
| 斜 | xié | inclined; slanting; oblique | 5 |
| 协议 | xiéyì | agreement; pact; protocol | 6 |
| 写作 | xiězuò | to write; to compose; writing | 6 |
| 新郎 | xīnláng | bridegroom; groom | 6 |
| 心理 | xīnlǐ | psychology; mentality | 5 |
| 新娘 | xīnniáng | bride | 6 |
| 新人 | xīnrén | newcomer; new recruit; fresh talent; newlywed, esp. new bride; newlywed couple; bride and groom | – |
| 欣赏 | xīnshǎng | to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire | 5 |
| 心态 | xīntài | attitude (of the heart); state of one's psyche; way of thinking | 6 |
| 新型 | xīnxíng | new type; new kind | – |
| 信封 | xìnfēng | envelope | 5 |
| 信任 | xìnrèn | to trust; to have confidence in | 4 |
| 信用 | xìnyòng | trustworthiness; (commerce) credit; to trust and appoint | – |
| 行程 | xíngchéng | journey; travel route; itinerary; distance of travel; course (of history) | – |
| 形成 | xíngchéng | to form; to take shape | 5 |
| 行动 | xíngdòng | operation; action; to move about | 5 |
| 行人 | xíngrén | pedestrian; traveler on foot; passer-by | 5 |
| 形容 | xíngróng | to describe; countenance; appearance | 5 |
| 形式 | xíngshì | outer appearance; form; shape | 5 |
| 形势 | xíngshì | circumstances; situation; terrain | 5 |
| 行驶 | xíngshǐ | to travel along a route (of vehicles etc) | – |
| 行为 | xíngwéi | action; conduct; behavior; activity | 5 |
| 形象 | xíngxiàng | image; form; figure | 5 |
| 形状 | xíngzhuàng | form; shape | 5 |
| 行走 | xíngzǒu | to walk | – |
| 幸运 | xìngyùn | fortunate; lucky; good fortune; luck | 5 |
| 性质 | xìngzhì | nature; characteristic | 5 |
| 修改 | xiūgǎi | to amend; to alter; to modify | 5 |
| 修建 | xiūjiàn | to build; to construct | 6 |
| 休闲 | xiūxián | leisure; relaxation; not working | 5 |
| 需 | xū | to require; to need; to want | – |
| 需求 | xūqiú | requirement; to require; (economics) demand | 6 |
| 虚心 | xūxīn | open-minded; humble | 5 |
| 宣布 | xuānbù | to declare; to announce; to proclaim | 5 |
| 宣传 | xuānchuán | to disseminate; to give publicity to; propaganda | 5 |
| 选手 | xuǎnshǒu | athlete; contestant | 6 |
| 学分 | xuéfēn | course credit | – |
| 学科 | xuékē | subject; branch of learning; course | – |
| 学历 | xuélì | educational background; academic qualifications | 6 |
| 学年 | xuénián | academic year | – |
| 学术 | xuéshù | learning; science; academic | 5 |
| 学者 | xuézhě | scholar | – |
| 雪糕 | xuěgāo | ice cream bar; ice cream popsicle | – |
| 询问 | xúnwèn | to inquire; to ask about | 5 |
| 寻找 | xúnzhǎo | to seek; to look for | 5 |
| 训练 | xùnliàn | to train; to drill; training | 5 |
| 迅速 | xùnsù | rapid; speedy; fast | 5 |
| 呀 | yā | ah (used to express surprise); (onom.) creaking | 4 |
| 押金 | yājīn | deposit; down payment | 6 |
| 压岁钱 | yāsuìqián | money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve | 6 |
| 鸭子 | yāzi | duck (只); (slang) male prostitute | – |
| 牙齿 | yáchǐ | tooth; dental | – |
| 沿 | yán | along; to follow (a line, tradition etc); to carry on | – |
| 延长 | yáncháng | to prolong; to extend; to delay | 5 |
| 研发 | yánfā | research and development; to develop | – |
| 严肃 | yánsù | (of an atmosphere etc) solemn; grave; serious; (of a manner etc) earnest; severe; exacting; to strictly enforce | 5 |
| 研制 | yánzhì | to research and manufacture; to research and to develop | – |
| 眼 | yǎn | classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc; eye (双); (often used with 一) a look; a glance | – |
| 演讲 | yǎnjiǎng | to give a lecture; to make a speech | 6 |
| 眼泪 | yǎnlèi | tear; teardrop | – |
| 阳台 | yángtái | balcony; porch | 5 |
| 样式 | yàngshì | type; style | 5 |
| 腰 | yāo | the waist and lower back; kidney of an animal (as food); the waist of trousers or a skirt | 5 |
| 摇 | yáo | to shake; to rock; to row | 5 |
| 咬 | yǎo | to bite; to nip | 5 |
| 要不 | yàobù | otherwise; or else; how about...? | 5 |
| 要不是 | yàobúshì | if it were not for; but for | – |
| 药品 | yàopǐn | medicaments; medicine; drug | – |
| 药物 | yàowù | medicaments; pharmaceuticals; medication | – |
| 夜间 | yèjiān | nighttime; evening or night (e.g. classes) | – |
| 夜市 | yèshì | night market | – |
| 业务 | yèwù | business; professional work; service | 5 |
| 业余 | yèyú | in one's spare time; outside working hours; amateur (historian etc) | 5 |
| 依据 | yījù | according to; basis; foundation | 6 |
| 依靠 | yīkào | to rely on; to depend on | 6 |
| 医疗 | yīliáo | medical treatment | – |
| 依然 | yīrán | still; as before | 5 |
| 医学 | yīxué | medicine; medical science; study of medicine | – |
| 移 | yí | to move; to shift; to change | – |
| 一次性 | yícìxìng | one-off (offer); one-time; single-use | – |
| 一代 | yídài | an era; an age; a generation | – |
| 一旦 | yídàn | in case (sth happens); if; once (sth happens, then...) | 5 |
| 移动 | yídòng | to move; movement; migration | 5 |
| 遗憾 | yíhàn | regret; to regret; to be sorry that | 5 |
| 一路 | yílù | the whole journey; all the way; going the same way | 5 |
| 一路顺风 | yílù-shùnfēng | to have a pleasant journey (idiom) | – |
| 疑问 | yíwèn | question; interrogation; doubt | 5 |
| 一致 | yízhì | consistent; unanimous; in agreement; together; in unison | 5 |
| 乙 | yǐ | second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干; second in order; letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc | 5 |
| 以 | yǐ | to use; by means of; according to | 4 |
| 以及 | yǐjí | and; as well as | 5 |
| 以来 | yǐlái | since (used after a specified time or event) | 5 |
| 亿 | yì | 100 million | 4 |
| 意识 | yìshí | consciousness; awareness; (usu. followed by 到) to be aware of; to realize | 6 |
| 意外 | yìwài | unexpected; accident; mishap | 5 |
| 意味着 | yìwèizhe | to signify; to mean; to imply | 6 |
| 义务 | yìwù | duty; obligation (项); volunteer (work etc) | 5 |
| 意义 | yìyì | sense; meaning; significance | 5 |
| 因而 | yīn’ér | therefore; as a result; thus | 5 |
| 音量 | yīnliàng | loudness; volume | – |
| 因素 | yīnsù | element; factor | 5 |
| 引进 | yǐnjìn | to recommend; to introduce (from outside) | – |
| 饮食 | yǐnshí | eating and drinking; food and drink; diet | 6 |
| 印刷 | yìnshuā | to print; printing | 6 |
| 应当 | yīngdāng | should; ought to | – |
| 迎 | yíng | to welcome; to meet; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face | – |
| 迎接 | yíngjiē | to welcome; to greet | 5 |
| 营养 | yíngyǎng | nutrition; nourishment | 5 |
| 营业 | yíngyè | to do business; to trade | 5 |
| 影片 | yǐngpiàn | a copy of a film; film; motion picture; movie | – |
| 影视 | yǐngshì | movies and television | – |
| 硬 | yìng | hard; stiff; solid; (fig.) strong; firm; resolutely; uncompromisingly | 4 |
| 应对 | yìngduì | to answer; to reply; to handle; to deal with; response | – |
| 硬件 | yìngjiàn | hardware | 5 |
| 应用 | yìngyòng | to put to use; to apply; practical; applied (science, linguistics etc); application; practical use | 5 |
| 拥抱 | yōngbào | to embrace; to hug | 5 |
| 拥有 | yōngyǒu | to have; to possess; to own | 6 |
| 勇气 | yǒngqì | courage | 5 |
| 用法 | yòngfǎ | usage | – |
| 用户 | yònghù | user; consumer; subscriber | 6 |
| 用力 | yònglì | to exert oneself physically | – |
| 用品 | yòngpǐn | articles for use; products; goods | – |
| 用途 | yòngtú | use; application | 5 |
| 优惠 | yōuhuì | privilege; favorable (terms); preferential (treatment) | 5 |
| 悠久 | yōujiǔ | long (tradition, history etc) | 5 |
| 优良 | yōuliáng | fine; good; first-rate | – |
| 优美 | yōuměi | graceful; fine; elegant | 5 |
| 优势 | yōushì | superiority; dominance; advantage | 5 |
| 优质 | yōuzhì | excellent quality | – |
| 由此 | yóucǐ | hereby; from this | – |
| 邮寄 | yóujì | to mail; to send by post | – |
| 邮局 | yóujú | post office | 5 |
| 游览 | yóulǎn | to go sightseeing; to tour; to visit | 5 |
| 邮票 | yóupiào | (postage) stamp | – |
| 油条 | yóutiáo | youtiao (deep-fried breadstick); slick and sly person | – |
| 犹豫 | yóuyù | to hesitate | 5 |
| 有害 | yǒuhài | destructive; harmful; damaging | – |
| 有力 | yǒulì | powerful; forceful; vigorous | – |
| 有利 | yǒulì | advantageous; favorable | 5 |
| 有限 | yǒuxiàn | limited; finite | – |
| 有益 | yǒuyì | useful; beneficial; profitable | – |
| 有助于 | yǒuzhùyú | to contribute to; to promote | – |
| 幼儿园 | yòu’éryuán | kindergarten; nursery school | 5 |
| 娱乐 | yúlè | to entertain; to amuse; entertainment | 5 |
| 语气 | yǔqì | tone; manner of speaking; mood | 5 |
| 雨水 | yǔshuǐ | rainwater; rainfall; rain | – |
| 语文 | yǔwén | literature and language; (PRC) Chinese (as a school subject) | – |
| 语音 | yǔyīn | speech sounds; pronunciation; colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character | – |
| 预报 | yùbào | forecast | 5 |
| 预测 | yùcè | to forecast; to predict | – |
| 预订 | yùdìng | to place an order; to book ahead | 5 |
| 预防 | yùfáng | to prevent; to take precautions against; to protect | 5 |
| 预计 | yùjì | to forecast; to predict; to estimate | – |
| 玉米 | yùmǐ | corn; maize | 5 |
| 预约 | yùyuē | booking; reservation; to book | – |
| 原 | yuán | former; original; primary | – |
| 圆 | yuán | circle; round; circular | 4 |
| 原有 | yuányǒu | original; former | – |
| 元旦 | Yuándàn | New Year's Day | 5 |
| 员工 | yuángōng | staff; personnel; employee | – |
| 原则 | yuánzé | principle; doctrine | 5 |
| 愿 | yuàn | honest and prudent; wish; hope; desire; to be willing | – |
| 愿望 | yuànwàng | desire; wish | 5 |
| 约定 | yuēdìng | to agree on sth (after discussion); to conclude a bargain; to arrange | – |
| 运 | yùn | to move; to transport; to use | – |
| 运费 | yùnfèi | freight fee | – |
| 运气 | yùnqi | luck (good or bad) | 5 |
| 运输 | yùnshū | to transport; to carry; transportation | 5 |
| 运用 | yùnyòng | to use; to put to use | 5 |
| 在场 | zàichǎng | to be present; to be on the scene | – |
| 在乎 | zàihu | to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute); (often used in the negative) to care about | 6 |
| 在内 | zàinèi | (included) in it; among them | – |
| 在线 | zàixiàn | online; connected to the Internet; (fig.) (of a person) mentally focused; engaged; (of skills, performance etc) sharp; on point; functioning at a high level | – |
| 在于 | zàiyú | to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute); (of a matter) to be determined by; to be up to (sb) | – |
| 赞成 | zànchéng | to approve of; to agree with; to help bring about | 5 |
| 糟 | zāo | dregs; draff; pickled in wine | – |
| 糟糕 | zāogāo | too bad; how terrible; what bad luck | 5 |
| 早期 | zǎoqī | early period; early phase; early stage | – |
| 早晚 | zǎowǎn | morning and evening; (in reference to sth that is bound to happen) sooner or later; one of these days; (this, or that) point of time | – |
| 早已 | zǎoyǐ | for a long time; long since | – |
| 造 | zào | to make; to build; to manufacture | – |
| 造成 | zàochéng | to bring about; to create; to cause | 5 |
| 增 | zēng | to increase; to augment; to add to | – |
| 增进 | zēngjìn | to promote; to enhance; to further | – |
| 增强 | zēngqiáng | to increase; to strengthen | – |
| 赠 | zèng | to give as a present; to repel; to bestow an honorary title after death (old) | – |
| 赠送 | zèngsòng | to present as a gift | 6 |
| 炸 | zhá | to deep fry; to blanch (a vegetable) | – |
| 摘 | zhāi | to take; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc); to select; to pick out; to borrow money at a time of urgent need | 5 |
| 窄 | zhǎi | narrow; narrow-minded; badly off | 4 |
| 展出 | zhǎnchū | to put on display; to be on show; to exhibit | – |
| 展开 | zhǎnkāi | to unfold; to spread out; to open up; to launch; to carry out | 5 |
| 展览 | zhǎnlǎn | to put on display; to exhibit; exhibition | 5 |
| 展示 | zhǎnshì | to reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit | 6 |
| 展现 | zhǎnxiàn | to unfold before one's eyes; to emerge; to reveal; to display | 6 |
| 占 | zhàn | to take possession of; to occupy; to take up | – |
| 站台 | zhàntái | platform (at a railway station) | – |
| 占线 | zhànxiàn | busy (telephone line) | 5 |
| 涨 | zhǎng | to rise (of prices, rivers) | 5 |
| 涨价 | zhǎngjià | to appreciate (in value); to increase in price | – |
| 掌声 | zhǎngshēng | applause | – |
| 掌握 | zhǎngwò | to grasp (often fig.); to control; to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny) | 5 |
| 账号 | zhànghào | account number; account; username | – |
| 账户 | zhànghù | (bank, computer etc) account | 5 |
| 着凉 | zháoliáng | to catch cold | 5 |
| 召开 | zhàokāi | to convene (a conference or meeting); to convoke; to call together | 5 |
| 折扣 | zhékòu | discount | – |
| 哲学 | zhéxué | philosophy | 5 |
| 真诚 | zhēnchéng | sincere; genuine; true | – |
| 针对 | zhēnduì | to target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to | 5 |
| 珍贵 | zhēnguì | precious | 6 |
| 真实 | zhēnshí | true; real | 5 |
| 珍惜 | zhēnxī | to treasure; to value; to cherish | 5 |
| 诊断 | zhěnduàn | to diagnose | 5 |
| 阵 | zhèn | classifier for events or states of short duration; disposition of troops; wave | 5 |
| 争 | zhēng | to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate | – |
| 争取 | zhēngqǔ | to fight for; to strive for; to win over | 5 |
| 整齐 | zhěngqí | orderly; neat; even | 4 |
| 整体 | zhěngtǐ | whole; entirety; overall; whole; general; on the whole; overall | 5 |
| 整整 | zhěngzhěng | whole; full | – |
| 挣 | zhèng | to struggle to get free; to strive to acquire; to make (money) | – |
| 政府 | zhèngfǔ | government | 5 |
| 证据 | zhèngjù | evidence; proof; testimony | 5 |
| 正如 | zhèngrú | just as; precisely as | – |
| 证书 | zhèngshū | credentials; certificate | 6 |
| 政治 | zhèngzhì | politics; political | 5 |
| 支 | zhī | classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions; to support; to sustain | 5 |
| 知名 | zhīmíng | well-known; famous | – |
| 直 | zhí | straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable | 5 |
| 直播 | zhíbō | (TV, radio) to broadcast live; live broadcast; (Internet) to livestream | 6 |
| 职场 | zhíchǎng | workplace; workforce (of a nation or industry etc); job market | – |
| 职工 | zhígōng | employee; staff member; worker | – |
| 执行 | zhíxíng | to implement; to carry out; to execute | 5 |
| 止 | zhǐ | to stop; to prohibit; until | – |
| 指导 | zhǐdǎo | to guide; to direct; to instruct; coach; trainer | 5 |
| 至 | zhì | to arrive; most; to | – |
| 治 | zhì | to rule; to govern; to manage | – |
| 制订 | zhìdìng | to work out; to formulate | 6 |
| 制定 | zhìdìng | to draw up; to formulate | 5 |
| 制度 | zhìdù | system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution | 5 |
| 智慧 | zhìhuì | wisdom; intelligence | 5 |
| 至今 | zhìjīn | so far; to this day; until now | 5 |
| 治疗 | zhìliáo | to treat (an illness); medical treatment; therapy | 5 |
| 智能 | zhìnéng | intelligent; able; smart (phone, system, bomb etc) | 6 |
| 志愿者 | zhìyuànzhě | volunteer | 5 |
| 制造 | zhìzào | to manufacture; to make | 4 |
| 制作 | zhìzuò | to make; to manufacture | 5 |
| 中华 | Zhōnghuá | Zhonghua, historical and cultural term for China, often used to denote Chinese civilization and identity (as in 中华文化 "Chinese culture") | – |
| 中华民族 | ZhōnghuáMínzú | the Chinese nation; the Chinese people (collective reference to all the ethnic groups in China) | – |
| 中级 | zhōngjí | middle level (in a hierarchy) | – |
| 中介 | zhōngjiè | to act as intermediary; to link; intermediate | 5 |
| 中期 | zhōngqī | middle (of a period of time); medium-term (plan, forecast etc) | – |
| 中外 | zhōngwài | Sino-foreign; Chinese-foreign; home and abroad | – |
| 中心 | zhōngxīn | center; heart; core | 5 |
| 中药 | zhōngyào | traditional Chinese medicine | – |
| 中医 | zhōngyī | traditional Chinese medical science; a doctor trained in Chinese medicine | – |
| 种类 | zhǒnglèi | kind; genus; type | – |
| 种子 | zhǒngzi | seed | 6 |
| 重大 | zhòngdà | great; important; major | – |
| 众多 | zhòngduō | numerous | – |
| 重量 | zhòngliàng | weight | 5 |
| 种植 | zhòngzhí | to plant; to grow (a crop); to cultivate | – |
| 周年 | zhōunián | anniversary; annual | 6 |
| 猪 | zhū | hog; pig; swine | 4 |
| 逐步 | zhúbù | progressively; step by step | 5 |
| 逐渐 | zhújiàn | gradually | 4 |
| 竹子 | zhúzi | bamboo | 5 |
| 煮 | zhǔ | to cook; to boil | 5 |
| 主持 | zhǔchí | to take charge of; to manage or direct; to preside over | 5 |
| 主动 | zhǔdòng | to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord; spontaneous | 4 |
| 主观 | zhǔguān | subjective | 5 |
| 主人 | zhǔrén | owner; host; master | 5 |
| 主任 | zhǔrèn | director; head | – |
| 主食 | zhǔshí | staple food | – |
| 主题 | zhǔtí | theme; subject | 6 |
| 主席 | zhǔxí | chairperson; premier; chairman | 5 |
| 注册 | zhùcè | to register; to enroll | 5 |
| 住房 | zhùfáng | housing | – |
| 住宿 | zhùsù | to stay at; lodging; accommodation | – |
| 住址 | zhùzhǐ | address | – |
| 注重 | zhùzhòng | to pay attention to; to emphasize | 6 |
| 抓 | zhuā | to grab; to catch; to arrest | – |
| 抓紧 | zhuājǐn | to keep a firm grip on; to pay close attention to; to lose no time in (doing sth) | 5 |
| 专家 | zhuānjiā | expert; specialist | 5 |
| 专心 | zhuānxīn | to focus one's attention; to concentrate on (doing sth) | 5 |
| 转变 | zhuǎnbiàn | to change; to transform; shift | 5 |
| 转告 | zhuǎngào | to pass on; to communicate; to transmit | 5 |
| 装饰 | zhuāngshì | to decorate; decoration; decorative | 5 |
| 装修 | zhuāngxiū | to decorate; interior decoration; to fit up | – |
| 撞 | zhuàng | to knock against; to bump into; to run into | 4 |
| 状况 | zhuàngkuàng | condition; state; situation | 5 |
| 状态 | zhuàngtài | condition; state; state of affairs | 5 |
| 追 | zhuī | to chase; to pursue; to look into | – |
| 追求 | zhuīqiú | to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after; to woo | 5 |
| 资格 | zīgé | qualifications; seniority | 5 |
| 资金 | zījīn | funds; capital | 5 |
| 姿势 | zīshì | posture; position | 5 |
| 咨询 | zīxún | to inquire; to consult; to seek advice from | 5 |
| 资源 | zīyuán | natural resource (such as water or minerals); resource (such as manpower or tourism) | 5 |
| 紫 | zǐ | purple; violet | 5 |
| 子女 | zǐnǚ | children; sons and daughters | – |
| 自从 | zìcóng | since (a time); ever since | 5 |
| 自动 | zìdòng | automatic; voluntarily | 5 |
| 自觉 | zìjué | to realize; to be aware of; to feel that; to be conscious of (sth relating to oneself); responsible; predisposed to do the right thing; considerate of others | 5 |
| 字母 | zìmǔ | letter (of the alphabet) | 6 |
| 自身 | zìshēn | itself; oneself; one's own | – |
| 自由 | zìyóu | freedom; liberty; free; unrestricted | 5 |
| 综合 | zōnghé | comprehensive; composite; synthesized | 5 |
| 总部 | zǒngbù | headquarters | – |
| 总共 | zǒnggòng | altogether; in sum; in all; in total | 5 |
| 总数 | zǒngshù | total; sum; aggregate | – |
| 总体 | zǒngtǐ | completely; totally; total | – |
| 总统 | zǒngtǒng | president (of a country) | 5 |
| 总之 | zǒngzhī | in a word; in short; in brief | 5 |
| 租金 | zūjīn | rent | – |
| 族 | zú | race; nationality; ethnicity | – |
| 足够 | zúgòu | enough; sufficient | – |
| 组成 | zǔchéng | to form; to make up; to constitute | 4 |
| 组合 | zǔhé | to assemble; to combine; to compose; combination; association; set; compilation; (math.) combinatorial | 5 |
| 阻止 | zǔzhǐ | to prevent; to block | 5 |
| 组织 | zǔzhī | to organize; organization; (biology) tissue | 4 |
| 嘴巴 | zuǐba | mouth (张); slap in the face | – |
| 醉 | zuì | intoxicated | 5 |
| 最初 | zuìchū | first; primary; initial | 5 |
| 最佳 | zuìjiā | optimum; optimal; peak | – |
| 尊敬 | zūnjìng | to respect; to revere; to esteem; honorable; distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address) | 5 |
| 遵守 | zūnshǒu | to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement) | 5 |
| 作出 | zuòchū | to put out; to come up with; to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc) | – |
English meanings for HSK 1–4 are written by WordSwing for learners; meanings at this level are adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). “Old HSK” shows the level a word had on the HSK 2.0 lists, matched by characters; “new” means it was not on those lists.
About the HSK 5 words
HSK 5 adds 1,600 words, for 3,600 in total. The list moves into the vocabulary of news, science, business and Chinese culture. About two in five new words were not on any old HSK list.
How these words appear on the test
Reading includes cloze passages, paragraph ordering and long texts, and writing is two essays. Most of the words you will meet in those texts are on this list, but you will learn them faster from reading than from flashcards alone.
What to focus on
- Formal verbs used in reports and articles: 采用, 实施, 反映, 体现, 促进.
- Four-character set phrases that first appear here. Learn them as single units.
- Words for describing numbers and degrees: 比例, 程度, 占, 可见, building on 增长 and 下降 from HSK 4.
- Topic word groups: health, environment, technology, history and culture.
News and society
报道 报告 改革 合作 建设 开展 发达 激烈
Science and technology
实验 数据 产品 成本 科研 高科技 规律 搜索
Tradition and everyday culture
传统 风俗 动画 创业 地震 告别
How this list compares with the old HSK 5
Of the 1,600 new HSK 5 words, 775 were also HSK 5 words on the HSK 2.0 lists, 67 were at a lower old level, 156 were at a higher old level, and 602 were not on the old lists at all. If you studied with an older HSK 5 book or deck, the old vs new word list comparison shows exactly which words to add.
Characters at this level
HSK 5 adds 431 characters to recognise (1,527 in total) and 150 to write by hand (550 in total). See the HSK 5 character list for stroke order.
How to learn them
Learn words in short daily sessions with sound, then meet them again in reading. Our guide to learning HSK vocabulary explains a simple routine, and the HSK 5 guide explains how the words are tested.
Sources
- HSK 考试大纲 (HSK Test Syllabus), released November 2025 — Center for Language Education and Cooperation (CLEC). Checked 2026-10-20.
- CC-CEDICT Chinese–English dictionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) — MDBG / CC-CEDICT contributors (not official). Checked 2026-10-20.