New HSK (3.0) · 2025 syllabus
HSK 6 word list
HSK 6 adds 1,800 words to the 3,600 from earlier levels, for 5,400 in total. The new words are listed below; switch to “All words” to see the full list up to HSK 6.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Old HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 岸 | àn | bank; shore; beach; coast | 5 |
| 案例 | ànlì | case (of fraud, hepatitis, international cooperation etc); instance; example | 6 |
| 按摩 | ànmó | massage; to massage | 6 |
| 暗示 | ànshì | to hint; to suggest; hint; suggestion | 6 |
| 昂贵 | ángguì | expensive; costly | 6 |
| 白白 | báibái | in vain; to no purpose; for nothing | – |
| 白领 | báilǐng | white-collar; white-collar worker | – |
| 摆 | bǎi | to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro | 5 |
| 摆放 | bǎifàng | to set up; to arrange; to lay out | – |
| 百分点 | bǎifēndiǎn | percentage point | 6 |
| 百货 | bǎihuò | general merchandise | – |
| 摆脱 | bǎituō | to break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc); to get rid of | 6 |
| 败 | bài | to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent) | – |
| 拜访 | bàifǎng | to pay a visit; to call on | 6 |
| 拜年 | bàinián | to pay a New Year call; to wish sb a Happy New Year | 6 |
| 版 | bǎn | a register; block of printing; edition | – |
| 版本 | bǎnběn | version; edition; release | 6 |
| 伴随 | bànsuí | to accompany; to follow; to occur together with | 6 |
| 扮演 | bànyǎn | to play the role of; to act | 6 |
| 榜样 | bǎngyàng | model; example (for people to follow); (in reference to a person) role model | 6 |
| 棒球 | bàngqiú | baseball | – |
| 保管 | bǎoguǎn | to hold in safekeeping; to have in one's care; to guarantee; certainly; surely | 6 |
| 保健 | bǎojiàn | health protection; health care; to maintain in good health | – |
| 保暖 | bǎonuǎn | to keep warm | – |
| 保修 | bǎoxiū | to promise to keep sth in good repair; guarantee; warranty | – |
| 保障 | bǎozhàng | to ensure; to guarantee; to safeguard | 6 |
| 爆 | bào | to explode; to burst; to stir-fry briefly; to quick-boil | – |
| 爆发 | bàofā | to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out | 6 |
| 报刊 | bàokān | newspapers and periodicals; the press | – |
| 暴力 | bàolì | violence; force; violent | 6 |
| 暴露 | bàolù | to expose; to reveal; to lay bare | 6 |
| 报社 | bàoshè | newspaper (i.e. a company) | 6 |
| 爆炸 | bàozhà | explosion; to explode; to blow up | 6 |
| 悲观 | bēiguān | pessimistic | 5 |
| 悲剧 | bēijù | tragedy | – |
| 悲伤 | bēishāng | sad; sorrowful | – |
| 北极 | běijí | the North Pole; the north magnetic pole | 6 |
| 北美洲 | Běiměizhōu | North America | – |
| 被动 | bèidòng | passive | 6 |
| 被迫 | bèipò | to be compelled; to be forced | – |
| 背心 | bèixīn | sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc) | – |
| 备用 | bèiyòng | reserve; spare; alternate | – |
| 倍增 | bèizēng | to double; to redouble; to increase many times over | – |
| 奔跑 | bēnpǎo | to run | – |
| 本能 | běnnéng | instinct | 6 |
| 本身 | běnshēn | itself; in itself; per se | 6 |
| 本土 | běntǔ | one's native country; native; local | – |
| 逼 | bī | to compel; to pressure; to force (sb to do sth) | – |
| 比方 | bǐfang | analogy; illustrative example; for instance | 6 |
| 比重 | bǐzhòng | proportion; (physics) specific gravity | 6 |
| 闭 | bì | to close; to stop up; to shut | – |
| 避 | bì | to avoid; to shun; to flee | – |
| 必修 | bìxiū | (of an academic course) required; compulsory | – |
| 编 | biān | to weave; to plait; to organize | – |
| 编辑 | biānjí | to edit; to compile; editor | 5 |
| 编写 | biānxiě | to compile | – |
| 遍地 | biàndì | everywhere; all over | – |
| 便捷 | biànjié | convenient and fast | – |
| 变质 | biànzhì | to degenerate; to deteriorate; (of food) to go bad; to go off; (geology) metamorphism | 6 |
| 兵 | bīng | soldiers; a force; an army | – |
| 病毒 | bìngdú | virus | 5 |
| 播 | bō | to sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc); to broadcast (radio signals etc) | – |
| 播种 | bōzhǒng | to sow seeds | 6 |
| 博览会 | bólǎnhuì | an exposition; an international fair | 6 |
| 薄弱 | bóruò | weak; frail | 6 |
| 脖子 | bózi | neck | 5 |
| 不耐烦 | búnàifán | impatient; to lose patience | 5 |
| 不顾 | búgù | in spite of; regardless of | 6 |
| 不料 | búliào | unexpectedly; to one's surprise | 6 |
| 不适 | búshì | unwell; indisposed; out of sorts | – |
| 不至于 | búzhìyú | unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as | – |
| 补 | bǔ | to repair; to patch; to mend | – |
| 捕 | bǔ | to catch; to seize; to capture | – |
| 补偿 | bǔcháng | to compensate; to make up | 6 |
| 补课 | bǔkè | to make up missed lesson; to reschedule a class | – |
| 补贴 | bǔtiē | to subsidize; subsidy; allowance | 6 |
| 补习 | bǔxí | to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor | – |
| 布 | bù | to announce; to spread; cloth | 5 |
| 不安 | bù’ān | unpeaceful; unstable; uneasy | 5 |
| 不曾 | bùcéng | hasn't yet; hasn't ever | – |
| 不成 | bùchéng | won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? | – |
| 不得 | bùdé | must not; may not; not to be allowed | – |
| 部队 | bùduì | army; armed forces; troops | – |
| 不禁 | bùjīn | can't help (doing sth); can't refrain from | 6 |
| 不时 | bùshí | from time to time; now and then; occasionally | 6 |
| 部位 | bùwèi | part (esp. of the body, but also of a vegetable, e.g. the root, or a garment, e.g. the sleeve, etc) | 6 |
| 不许 | bùxǔ | not to allow; must not; can't | – |
| 不宜 | bùyí | not suitable; inadvisable; inappropriate | – |
| 不已 | bùyǐ | (used after a verb) endlessly; incessantly | – |
| 布置 | bùzhì | to arrange; to set up; to lay out; to assign (tasks, homework etc) | 6 |
| 不止 | bùzhǐ | incessantly; without end; more than | 6 |
| 步骤 | bùzhòu | procedure; step | 5 |
| 猜测 | cāicè | to guess; to conjecture; to surmise | – |
| 财产 | cáichǎn | property; assets; estate | 5 |
| 财富 | cáifù | wealth; riches | 6 |
| 才华 | cáihuá | talent | – |
| 才能 | cáinéng | talent; ability; capacity | – |
| 财务 | cáiwù | financial affairs; finance | 6 |
| 财物 | cáiwù | property; belongings | – |
| 材质 | cáizhì | texture of timber; quality of material; material (that sth is made of) | – |
| 踩 | cǎi | to step on; to tread; to stamp | 5 |
| 采购 | cǎigòu | to procure (for an enterprise etc); to purchase | 6 |
| 彩虹 | cǎihóng | rainbow | 5 |
| 采集 | cǎijí | to gather; to collect; to harvest | 6 |
| 采纳 | cǎinà | to accept; to adopt | 6 |
| 彩票 | cǎipiào | lottery ticket | 6 |
| 参展 | cānzhǎn | to exhibit at or take part in a trade show etc | – |
| 残疾 | cánjí | disabled; handicapped; deformity on a person or animal | 5 |
| 仓库 | cāngkù | depot; storehouse; warehouse | 6 |
| 草原 | cǎoyuán | grassland; prairie | – |
| 侧 | cè | the side; to incline towards; to lean | – |
| 策划 | cèhuà | to plot; to scheme; to bring about | 6 |
| 测量 | cèliáng | survey; to measure; to gauge | 6 |
| 策略 | cèlüè | strategy; tactics; crafty; adroit | 6 |
| 层次 | céngcì | layer; level; gradation | 6 |
| 层面 | céngmiàn | aspect; facet; level (political, psychological, spiritual etc); (geology) bedding plane | – |
| 叉 | chā | fork; pitchfork; prong | – |
| 差异 | chāyì | difference; discrepancy | – |
| 插座 | chāzuò | socket; outlet | – |
| 查询 | cháxún | to check; to inquire; to consult (a document etc) | – |
| 拆除 | chāichú | to tear down; to demolish; to dismantle | – |
| 产出 | chǎnchū | to produce (graduates, breast milk, toxic waste, creative ideas etc); output | – |
| 产地 | chǎndì | source (of a product); place of origin; manufacturing location | – |
| 肠 | cháng | intestines | – |
| 长短 | chángduǎn | length; accident; mishap; right and wrong; good and bad; merits and demerits | – |
| 常规 | chángguī | code of conduct; conventions; common practice; routine (medical procedure etc) | – |
| 常年 | chángnián | all year round; for years on end; average year | 6 |
| 长寿 | chángshòu | longevity; long-lived | – |
| 常温 | chángwēn | room temperature; ordinary temperatures | – |
| 场次 | chǎngcì | the number of showings of a movie, play etc; screening; performance | – |
| 场地 | chǎngdì | space; site; place | – |
| 场馆 | chǎngguǎn | sporting venue; arena | – |
| 场合 | chǎnghé | occasion; situation; context; setting; venue | 6 |
| 厂家 | chǎngjiā | factory; manufacturer; a factory owner; the factory management | – |
| 场景 | chǎngjǐng | scene; scenario; situation; setting | – |
| 场面 | chǎngmiàn | scene; spectacle; occasion | 6 |
| 厂商 | chǎngshāng | manufacturer; producer | – |
| 畅通 | chàngtōng | unobstructed; unimpeded; free-flowing; smooth | 6 |
| 畅销 | chàngxiāo | to sell well; bestselling; chart-topping | 6 |
| 抄 | chāo | to make a copy; to plagiarize; to search and seize | 5 |
| 超越 | chāoyuè | to surpass; to exceed; to transcend | 6 |
| 朝代 | cháodài | dynasty; reign (of a king) | 5 |
| 潮流 | cháoliú | tide; current; trend | 6 |
| 潮湿 | cháoshī | damp; moist | 6 |
| 嘲笑 | cháoxiào | to jeer at; to deride; to ridicule | 6 |
| 炒股 | chǎogǔ | to speculate in stocks | – |
| 吵架 | chǎojià | to quarrel; to have a row; quarrel | 5 |
| 撤回 | chèhuí | to recall; to revoke; to retract | – |
| 撤销 | chèxiāo | to cancel; to revoke; to rescind; (computing) to undo | 6 |
| 沉重 | chénzhòng | heavy; hard; serious | 6 |
| 趁 | chèn | to avail oneself of; to take advantage of | 5 |
| 撑 | chēng | to support; to prop up; to push or move with a pole | – |
| 称号 | chēnghào | name; term of address; title | 6 |
| 称呼 | chēnghu | to call; to address as; form of address; appellation | 5 |
| 称作 | chēngzuò | to be called; to be known as | – |
| 成 | chéng | to succeed; to finish; to complete | – |
| 乘 | chéng | to ride; to mount; to make use of | 5 |
| 盛 | chéng | to hold; to contain; to ladle | 6 |
| 承办 | chéngbàn | to undertake; to accept a contract | 6 |
| 惩罚 | chéngfá | penalty; punishment; to punish | 6 |
| 成交 | chéngjiāo | to complete a contract; to reach a deal | 6 |
| 承诺 | chéngnuò | to promise; to undertake to do something; commitment | 6 |
| 成千上万 | chéngqiān-shàngwàn | (lit.) by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); (fig.) untold numbers; innumerable; countless | – |
| 呈现 | chéngxiàn | to appear; to emerge; to present (a certain appearance) | 6 |
| 成效 | chéngxiào | effect; result | 6 |
| 诚信 | chéngxìn | honesty; trustworthiness; good faith | – |
| 成语 | chéngyǔ | Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb; saying; adage | 5 |
| 城镇 | chéngzhèn | town; cities and towns | – |
| 持久 | chíjiǔ | lasting; enduring; persistent | 6 |
| 持有 | chíyǒu | to hold (passport, views etc) | – |
| 尺 | chǐ | a Chinese foot; one-third of a meter; a ruler | – |
| 尺寸 | chǐcùn | size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes); propriety | – |
| 冲动 | chōngdòng | to have an urge; to be impetuous; impulse | 6 |
| 冲击 | chōngjī | to attack; to batter; (of waves) to pound against | 6 |
| 充实 | chōngshí | rich; full; substantial | 6 |
| 冲突 | chōngtū | conflict; to conflict; clash of opposing forces | 6 |
| 崇拜 | chóngbài | to worship; adoration | 6 |
| 重建 | chóngjiàn | to rebuild; to reconstruct; to reestablish | – |
| 冲 | chòng | powerful; vigorous; pungent | 5 |
| 抽奖 | chōujiǎng | to draw a prize; a lottery; a raffle | – |
| 抽象 | chōuxiàng | abstract; abstraction | 5 |
| 愁 | chóu | to worry about | – |
| 筹备 | chóubèi | preparations; to get ready for sth | 6 |
| 初步 | chūbù | initial; preliminary; tentative | 6 |
| 出场 | chūchǎng | (of a performer) to come onto the stage to perform; (of an athlete) to enter the arena to compete; (fig.) to enter the scene (e.g. a new product) | – |
| 初等 | chūděng | elementary (i.e. easy) | – |
| 出境 | chūjìng | to leave a country or region; outbound (tourism) | – |
| 出力 | chūlì | to exert oneself | – |
| 出名 | chūmíng | well-known for sth; to become well known; to make one's mark | – |
| 出入 | chūrù | to go out and come in; entrance and exit; expenditure and income | – |
| 出示 | chūshì | to show; to take out and show to others; to display | – |
| 出游 | chūyóu | to go on a tour; to have an outing | – |
| 出于 | chūyú | due to; to stem from | – |
| 除 | chú | to get rid of; to remove; to exclude | 5 |
| 除非 | chúfēi | only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that | 5 |
| 储存 | chǔcún | stockpile; to store; to stockpile | 6 |
| 处罚 | chǔfá | to penalize; to punish | – |
| 储蓄 | chǔxù | to save money (in a bank); savings | 6 |
| 处处 | chùchù | everywhere; in all respects | – |
| 穿过 | chuānguò | to pass through | – |
| 传承 | chuánchéng | to pass on (to future generations); passed on (from former times); a continued tradition | – |
| 传达 | chuándá | to pass on; to convey; to relay | 6 |
| 传染 | chuánrǎn | to infect; contagious | 5 |
| 传染病 | chuánrǎnbìng | infectious disease; contagious disease; communicable disease | – |
| 传授 | chuánshòu | to impart; to pass on; to teach | 6 |
| 传输 | chuánshū | to transmit; transmission | – |
| 传真 | chuánzhēn | to fax; a fax; to portray vividly in painting | 4 |
| 船只 | chuánzhī | ship; boat; vessel | – |
| 串 | chuàn | classifier for things that are strung together, or in a bunch, or in a row: string of, bunch of, series of; to string together; to skewer | 6 |
| 窗口 | chuāngkǒu | window; opening providing restricted access (e.g. customer service window); computer operating system window | – |
| 闯 | chuǎng | to rush; to charge; to dash | 5 |
| 创办 | chuàngbàn | to establish; to found | – |
| 创建 | chuàngjiàn | to found; to establish | – |
| 创立 | chuànglì | to establish; to set up; to found | 6 |
| 创意 | chuàngyì | creative; creativity | – |
| 垂直 | chuízhí | perpendicular; vertical | 6 |
| 纯 | chún | pure; simple; unmixed | – |
| 瓷器 | cíqì | chinaware; porcelain | – |
| 此刻 | cǐkè | this moment; now; at present | – |
| 刺 | cì | thorn; sting; thrust | 6 |
| 次数 | cìshù | number of times; frequency; order number (in a series) | – |
| 匆匆 | cōngcōng | hurriedly | – |
| 匆忙 | cōngmáng | hasty; hurried | 5 |
| 从未 | cóngwèi | never | – |
| 从业 | cóngyè | to practice (a trade) | – |
| 醋 | cù | vinegar; jealousy (in love rivalry) | 5 |
| 脆 | cuì | brittle; fragile; crisp | – |
| 脆弱 | cuìruò | weak; frail | 6 |
| 村庄 | cūnzhuāng | village; hamlet | – |
| 存储 | cúnchǔ | to store up; to stockpile; (computer) to save | – |
| 寸 | cùn | a unit of length; inch; thumb | – |
| 挫折 | cuòzhé | setback; reverse; check | 6 |
| 搭 | dā | to put up; to build (scaffolding); to hang (clothes on a pole) | 6 |
| 搭配 | dāpèi | to pair up; to match; to arrange in pairs | 6 |
| 答复 | dáfù | to answer; to reply; Reply to: (in email header) | 6 |
| 打交道 | dǎjiāodao | to come into contact with; to have dealings | 5 |
| 打动 | dǎdòng | to move (to pity); arousing (sympathy); touching | – |
| 打击 | dǎjī | to hit; to strike; to attack | 6 |
| 打架 | dǎjià | to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows | 6 |
| 打卡 | dǎkǎ | (of an employee) to clock on (or off); to punch in (or out); (on social media) to check in to a location | – |
| 打雷 | dǎléi | to rumble with thunder; clap of thunder | – |
| 打造 | dǎzào | to forge (metal); (fig.) to create; to build; to develop | – |
| 打仗 | dǎzhàng | to fight a battle; to go to war | 6 |
| 大臣 | dàchén | chancellor (of a monarchy); cabinet minister | 6 |
| 大吃一惊 | dàchī-yìjīng | (idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback | – |
| 大地 | dàdì | earth; mother earth | – |
| 大都 | dàdū | for the most part; on the whole; metropolitan | – |
| 大方 | dàfang | generous; magnanimous; stylish | 5 |
| 大幅 | dàfú | large-format (picture, banner, photo etc); substantially; by a wide margin | – |
| 大伙儿 | dàhuǒr | erhua variant of 大伙 | 6 |
| 大使 | dàshǐ | ambassador; envoy | – |
| 大师 | dàshī | great master; master | – |
| 大洋洲 | Dàyángzhōu | Oceania | – |
| 大致 | dàzhì | more or less; roughly; approximately | 6 |
| 呆 | dāi | foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; foolish; stupid (variant of 呆) | 5 |
| 待 | dài | to wait; to treat; to deal with | – |
| 代价 | dàijià | price; cost; consideration (in share dealing) | 6 |
| 贷款 | dàikuǎn | a loan; to provide a loan (e.g. bank); to raise a loan (from e.g. a bank) | 5 |
| 代理 | dàilǐ | to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position; to act as an agent or proxy; surrogate | 6 |
| 带领 | dàilǐng | to guide; to lead | 6 |
| 单纯 | dānchún | simple; pure; unsophisticated | 5 |
| 单调 | dāndiào | monotonous | 5 |
| 耽误 | dānwu | to delay; to hold up; to waste time | 5 |
| 担忧 | dānyōu | to worry; to be concerned | – |
| 蛋白质 | dànbáizhì | protein | 6 |
| 诞生 | dànshēng | to be born | 6 |
| 当场 | dāngchǎng | at the scene; on the spot | 6 |
| 当初 | dāngchū | at that time; originally | 6 |
| 当代 | dāngdài | the present age; the contemporary era | 5 |
| 当今 | dāngjīn | the present time | – |
| 当面 | dāngmiàn | to sb's face; in sb's presence | 6 |
| 当下 | dāngxià | immediately; at once; at that moment | – |
| 当选 | dāngxuǎn | to be elected; to be selected | 6 |
| 档案 | dàng’àn | file; record; archive | 6 |
| 当天 | dàngtiān | the same day | – |
| 岛 | dǎo | island | 5 |
| 倒闭 | dǎobì | to go bankrupt; to close down | 6 |
| 倒车 | dǎochē | to change buses, trains etc | – |
| 导师 | dǎoshī | tutor; teacher; academic advisor | – |
| 道德 | dàodé | virtue; morality; ethics | 5 |
| 倒是 | dàoshì | contrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise | – |
| 得了 | déle | all right!; that's enough! | – |
| 得以 | déyǐ | able to; so that sb can; enabling | – |
| 得知 | dézhī | to find out; to learn of | – |
| 灯笼 | dēnglong | lantern | 6 |
| 等级 | děngjí | grade; rank; status | 6 |
| 滴 | dī | classifier for drops of liquid; to drip; to let drip; to apply (eye drops etc) | 5 |
| 低碳 | dītàn | (attributive) low-carbon; low-carb (diet) | – |
| 抵达 | dǐdá | to arrive; to reach (a destination) | 6 |
| 抵抗 | dǐkàng | to resist; resistance | 6 |
| 地道 | dìdao | authentic; genuine; proper | 5 |
| 地方 | dìfāng | region; regional (away from the central administration); local | 3 |
| 地形 | dìxíng | topography; terrain; landform | – |
| 地域 | dìyù | area; district; region | – |
| 地质 | dìzhì | geology | 6 |
| 点击 | diǎnjī | to hit; to press; to strike (on the keyboard) | – |
| 典礼 | diǎnlǐ | ceremony; celebration | 6 |
| 点燃 | diǎnrán | to ignite; to set on fire; aflame | – |
| 典型 | diǎnxíng | model; typical case; archetype | 6 |
| 电饭锅 | diànfànguō | electric rice cooker | – |
| 电力 | diànlì | electrical power; electricity | – |
| 店铺 | diànpù | store; shop | – |
| 电源 | diànyuán | electric power source | 6 |
| 吊 | diào | to suspend; to hang up; to hang a person | 6 |
| 调动 | diàodòng | to transfer; to maneuver (troops etc); movement of personnel | 6 |
| 钓鱼 | diàoyú | to fish (with line and hook); to angle; (fig.) to entrap | – |
| 跌 | diē | to fall; to tumble; to trip | 6 |
| 顶 | dǐng | classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc; apex; crown of the head | 5 |
| 订单 | dìngdān | (purchase) order | – |
| 订婚 | dìnghūn | to get engaged | – |
| 定价 | dìngjià | to set a price; to fix a price | – |
| 定时 | dìngshí | to fix a time; fixed time; timed (of explosive etc) | – |
| 定位 | dìngwèi | to orientate; to position; to categorize (as) | – |
| 定义 | dìngyì | definition; to define | 6 |
| 定制 | dìngzhì | custom-made; made-to-order; to have sth custom made | – |
| 栋 | dòng | classifier for houses or buildings; ridgepole (old) | 6 |
| 动机 | dòngjī | motive; motivation | 6 |
| 动力 | dònglì | motive power; (fig.) motivation; impetus | 6 |
| 动漫 | dòngmàn | cartoons and comics; anime and manga; cartoon (animated movie) | – |
| 动态 | dòngtài | movement; motion; development | 6 |
| 动听 | dòngtīng | pleasant to listen to | – |
| 逗 | dòu | to tease (playfully); to entice; to joke; funny; amusing | 5 |
| 斗争 | dòuzhēng | a struggle; fight; battle | 6 |
| 都市 | dūshì | city; metropolis | 6 |
| 毒 | dú | poison; to poison; poisonous | – |
| 渡 | dù | to cross; to pass through; to ferry | – |
| 端 | duān | tip; end; extremity; aspect; facet; upright; proper | 6 |
| 短缺 | duǎnquē | shortage | – |
| 对称 | duìchèn | symmetry; symmetrical | 6 |
| 对接 | duìjiē | to join up; to dock; a joint (between components) | – |
| 对抗 | duìkàng | to withstand; to resist; to stand off | 6 |
| 对立 | duìlì | to oppose; to set sth against; to be antagonistic to | 6 |
| 对应 | duìyìng | to correspond (to); to be equivalent to; to be a counterpart to | 6 |
| 蹲 | dūn | to crouch; to squat; to stay (somewhere) | 5 |
| 顿时 | dùnshí | immediately; suddenly | 6 |
| 多才多艺 | duōcái-duōyì | multitalented | – |
| 多亏 | duōkuī | thanks to; luckily | 5 |
| 多媒体 | duōméitǐ | multimedia | – |
| 多余 | duōyú | superfluous; unnecessary; surplus | 5 |
| 多元 | duōyuán | poly-; multi-; multielement | – |
| 夺 | duó | to seize; to take away forcibly; to wrest control of | – |
| 夺取 | duóqǔ | to seize; to capture; to wrest control of | – |
| 躲避 | duǒbì | to hide; to evade; to dodge | – |
| 恶心 | ěxin | nausea; to feel sick; disgust | 6 |
| 恶劣 | èliè | vile; nasty; of very poor quality | 5 |
| 儿科 | érkē | pediatrics | – |
| 耳环 | ěrhuán | earring | 6 |
| 二氧化碳 | èryǎnghuàtàn | carbon dioxide CO2 | 6 |
| 发病 | fābìng | (of an illness) to occur; (of a person) to get sick; to fall ill; onset (of a medical condition) | – |
| 发愁 | fāchóu | to worry; to fret; to be anxious | 5 |
| 发电 | fādiàn | to generate electricity; to send a telegram | – |
| 发动 | fādòng | to start; to launch; to unleash | 6 |
| 发放 | fāfàng | to provide; to give; to grant | – |
| 发光 | fāguāng | to emit light; to shine; to glow; to glisten; to be luminous | – |
| 发票 | fāpiào | invoice; receipt; bill; uniform invoice (abbr. for 统一发票) | 5 |
| 发行 | fāxíng | to publish; to issue; to release; to distribute | 6 |
| 发炎 | fāyán | to become inflamed; inflammation | 6 |
| 发育 | fāyù | to develop; to mature; growth | 6 |
| 法定 | fǎdìng | statutory; law-based; legal | – |
| 法官 | fǎguān | judge (in court) | – |
| 法规 | fǎguī | legislation; statute | – |
| 番 | fān | classifier for processes or actions that take time and effort; foreign (non-Chinese); barbarian; (classifier) a kind; a sort | 6 |
| 繁忙 | fánmáng | busy; bustling | 6 |
| 凡是 | fánshì | each and every; every; all; any | 5 |
| 繁殖 | fánzhí | to breed; to reproduce; to propagate | 6 |
| 反馈 | fǎnkuì | to send back information; feedback | 6 |
| 反思 | fǎnsī | to think back over sth; to review; to revisit | 6 |
| 犯 | fàn | to violate; to offend; to assault | – |
| 方方面面 | fāngfāngmiànmiàn | all sides; all aspects; multifaceted | – |
| 方位 | fāngwèi | direction; points of the compass; bearing | 6 |
| 方言 | fāngyán | topolect; dialect | 6 |
| 妨碍 | fáng’ài | to hinder; to obstruct | 5 |
| 房价 | fángjià | house price; cost of housing | – |
| 防治 | fángzhì | to prevent and cure; prevention and cure | 6 |
| 访谈 | fǎngtán | to visit and discuss; to interview | – |
| 放大 | fàngdà | to enlarge; to magnify | 6 |
| 放飞 | fàngfēi | to allow to fly | – |
| 飞速 | fēisù | swift; rapidly | – |
| 肥 | féi | fat; fertile; loose-fitting or large | – |
| 肥胖 | féipàng | fat; obese | – |
| 肥沃 | féiwò | fertile | 6 |
| 肺 | fèi | lung | 5 |
| 肺炎 | fèiyán | pneumonia; inflammation of the lungs | – |
| 分工 | fēngōng | to divide up the work; division of labor | – |
| 分级 | fēnjí | to rank; to grade; to classify | – |
| 分期 | fēnqī | by stages; staggered; step by step | – |
| 分散 | fēnsàn | to scatter; to disperse; to distribute | 6 |
| 氛围 | fēnwéi | ambience; atmosphere | – |
| 粉 | fěn | powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour | – |
| 愤怒 | fènnù | angry; indignant; wrath | 5 |
| 封闭 | fēngbì | to close; to seal off; to close down (an illegal venue); closed (i.e. isolated from outside input) | 6 |
| 风光 | fēngguāng | scene; view; sight | 6 |
| 风力 | fēnglì | wind force; wind power | – |
| 丰收 | fēngshōu | to reap a bumper harvest | 6 |
| 风雨 | fēngyǔ | wind and rain; the elements; (fig.) trials and hardships | – |
| 奉献 | fèngxiàn | to offer respectfully; to consecrate; to dedicate | 6 |
| 夫人 | fūrén | lady; madam; Mrs. | 6 |
| 服 | fú | clothes; dress; garment | – |
| 浮 | fú | to float; superficial; floating | – |
| 服从 | fúcóng | to obey (an order); to comply; to defer | 5 |
| 幅度 | fúdù | width; extent; range | 6 |
| 符号 | fúhào | symbol; mark; sign | 6 |
| 福利 | fúlì | benefit (provided by an employer or organization); (social) welfare | 6 |
| 服用 | fúyòng | to take (medicine) | – |
| 辅导 | fǔdǎo | to guide; to mentor; to counsel; to coach; to tutor | 5 |
| 辅助 | fǔzhù | to assist; to aid; supplementary; auxiliary | 6 |
| 副 | fù | secondary; auxiliary; deputy | 6 |
| 覆盖 | fùgài | to cover | 6 |
| 附件 | fùjiàn | appendix (in a document); enclosure (accompanying a document); (email) attachment | 6 |
| 负面 | fùmiàn | negative; the negative side | – |
| 富裕 | fùyù | prosperous; well-to-do; well-off | 6 |
| 赋予 | fùyǔ | to assign; to entrust (a task); to give | 6 |
| 该 | gāi | should; ought to; probably | – |
| 改编 | gǎibiān | to adapt; to rearrange; to revise | – |
| 改造 | gǎizào | to transform; to reform; to remodel | – |
| 概率 | gàilǜ | probability (math.) | – |
| 肝 | gān | liver (叶); (slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing (a video game); (of a video game) involving a lot of repetition in order to progress; grindy | – |
| 干脆 | gāncuì | candid; direct and to the point; simply | 5 |
| 尴尬 | gāngà | awkward; embarrassed | 6 |
| 干旱 | gānhàn | drought; (of land, climate etc) arid; dry | 6 |
| 干扰 | gānrǎo | to disturb; to interfere; perturbation | 6 |
| 干燥 | gānzào | (of weather, climate, soil etc) dry; arid; (of skin, mouth etc) dry; (fig.) dull; dry; boring | 4 |
| 感激 | gǎnjī | to be grateful; to appreciate; thankful | 5 |
| 赶忙 | gǎnmáng | to hurry; to hasten; to make haste | – |
| 感染 | gǎnrǎn | to infect; infection; (fig.) to influence | 6 |
| 感想 | gǎnxiǎng | impressions; reflections; thoughts | 5 |
| 钢笔 | gāngbǐ | fountain pen | – |
| 港口 | gǎngkǒu | port; harbor | 6 |
| 岗位 | gǎngwèi | a post; a job | 6 |
| 高层 | gāocéng | high-rise; high level; high class | – |
| 高超 | gāochāo | excellent; superlative | 6 |
| 高等 | gāoděng | high-level; higher (animals, education etc); advanced (math etc) | – |
| 高端 | gāoduān | high-end | – |
| 高峰 | gāofēng | peak; summit; height | 6 |
| 高尚 | gāoshàng | noble; lofty; refined | 6 |
| 高手 | gāoshǒu | expert; past master; dab hand | – |
| 高新技术 | gāoxīn-jìshù | high tech; high technology | – |
| 高原 | gāoyuán | plateau | – |
| 稿件 | gǎojiàn | piece of writing submitted for publication; manuscript; article | 6 |
| 稿子 | gǎozi | draft of a document; script; manuscript | – |
| 割 | gē | to cut; to cut apart | 6 |
| 歌唱 | gēchàng | to sing | – |
| 隔壁 | gébì | next door; neighbor | 5 |
| 革命 | gémìng | to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning); revolution; revolutionary | 5 |
| 个体 | gètǐ | an individual; self-employed individual; small business operator (abbr. for 个体户) | 6 |
| 给予 | jǐyǔ | to give; to accord; to render | 6 |
| 跟前 | gēnqián | the front (of); (in) front; (in) sb's presence | 6 |
| 跟随 | gēnsuí | to follow | 6 |
| 跟踪 | gēnzōng | to follow sb's tracks; to tail; to shadow | 6 |
| 公 | gōng | public; collectively owned; common | – |
| 宫 | gōng | palace; temple; castration (as corporal punishment) | – |
| 公安 | gōng’ān | (Ministry of) Public Security; public safety; public security | – |
| 工地 | gōngdì | construction site | – |
| 工夫 | gōngfu | period of time (may be months, or mere seconds); spare time; skill | 6 |
| 公告 | gōnggào | post; announcement | 6 |
| 供给 | gōngjǐ | to furnish; to provide; supply (as in supply and demand) | 6 |
| 攻击 | gōngjī | to attack; to accuse; to charge | 6 |
| 公开 | gōngkāi | open; overt; public; to make public; to release | 5 |
| 公民 | gōngmín | citizen | 6 |
| 公认 | gōngrèn | publicly known (to be); accepted (as) | 6 |
| 功效 | gōngxiào | efficacy | 6 |
| 工序 | gōngxù | working procedure; process | – |
| 公益 | gōngyì | public good; public welfare; public interest | – |
| 供应 | gōngyìng | to supply; to provide (goods, services etc) | – |
| 公元 | gōngyuán | CE (Common Era); Christian Era; AD (Anno Domini) | 5 |
| 公正 | gōngzhèng | just; fair; equitable | 6 |
| 公众 | gōngzhòng | public | – |
| 公主 | gōngzhǔ | princess | 5 |
| 巩固 | gǒnggù | to consolidate; to strengthen; firm; solid; stable | 6 |
| 共计 | gòngjì | to sum up to; to total | 6 |
| 沟 | gōu | ditch; gutter; groove | – |
| 构造 | gòuzào | structure; composition; tectonic (geology) | – |
| 孤独 | gūdú | lonely; solitary | 6 |
| 姑姑 | gūgu | paternal aunt | 5 |
| 古典 | gǔdiǎn | classical | 5 |
| 古迹 | gǔjì | place of historic interest; historical site | – |
| 股票 | gǔpiào | share certificate; stock (finance) | 5 |
| 古人 | gǔrén | people of ancient times; the ancients; extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis | – |
| 股市 | gǔshì | stock market | – |
| 骨头 | gǔtou | bone; moral character; bitterness | 5 |
| 鼓舞 | gǔwǔ | to inspire; to encourage; to hearten; to boost (morale) | 5 |
| 顾 | gù | to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to | – |
| 固体 | gùtǐ | solid | 5 |
| 顾问 | gùwèn | adviser; consultant | 6 |
| 故障 | gùzhàng | malfunction; breakdown; defect | 6 |
| 拐 | guǎi | to turn (a corner etc); to kidnap; to swindle | – |
| 拐弯 | guǎiwān | to go round a curve; to turn a corner; fig. a new direction | 5 |
| 官 | guān | government official; governmental; official | 5 |
| 关爱 | guān’ài | to show concern and care for | – |
| 官方 | guānfāng | government; official (approved or issued by an authority) | 6 |
| 观光 | guānguāng | to tour; sightseeing; tourism | 6 |
| 关怀 | guānhuái | care; solicitude; to show care for | 5 |
| 关联 | guānlián | to be related; to be connected; relationship; connection | – |
| 观赏 | guānshǎng | to look at sth with pleasure; to watch (sth marvelous); ornamental | – |
| 官员 | guānyuán | official (in an organization or government); administrator | – |
| 管道 | guǎndào | tubing; pipeline; (fig.) channel | – |
| 罐 | guàn | can; jar; pot | 6 |
| 广阔 | guǎngkuò | wide; vast | 6 |
| 归 | guī | to return; to go back to; to give back to | – |
| 规范 | guīfàn | norm; standard; specification | 6 |
| 规划 | guīhuà | to draw up a plan; to map out a program; a plan; a program | 6 |
| 归还 | guīhuán | to return sth; to revert | 6 |
| 规矩 | guīju | lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule | 5 |
| 轨道 | guǐdào | track (for trains etc); orbit (of a satellite); (fig.) a person's established path in life | 6 |
| 跪 | guì | to kneel | 6 |
| 贵重 | guìzhòng | precious | – |
| 棍 | gùn | stick; rod; truncheon; scoundrel; villain | – |
| 国宝 | guóbǎo | national treasure | – |
| 国产 | guóchǎn | domestically produced | – |
| 国歌 | guógē | national anthem | – |
| 国旗 | guóqí | flag (of a country) | – |
| 国情 | guóqíng | the characteristics and circumstances particular to a country; current state of a country | – |
| 国王 | guówáng | king | – |
| 过渡 | guòdù | to cross over (by ferry); transition; interim | 6 |
| 过后 | guòhòu | after the event | – |
| 过时 | guòshí | old-fashioned; out of date; to be later than the time stipulated or agreed upon | – |
| 海内外 | hǎinèiwài | domestic and international; at home and abroad | – |
| 海岸 | hǎi’àn | coastal; seacoast | – |
| 海拔 | hǎibá | height above sea level; elevation | 6 |
| 海面 | hǎimiàn | the surface of the sea; ocean surface | – |
| 海域 | hǎiyù | sea area; territorial waters; maritime space | – |
| 害 | hài | to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm | – |
| 寒冬 | hándōng | cold winter | – |
| 含义 | hányì | meaning (implicit in a phrase); implied meaning; hidden meaning | 6 |
| 罕见 | hǎnjiàn | rare; rarely seen | 6 |
| 旱灾 | hànzāi | drought | – |
| 航空 | hángkōng | aviation | 6 |
| 毫不 | háobù | hardly; not in the least; not at all | – |
| 毫无 | háowú | not in the least; to completely lack | 6 |
| 毫米 | háomǐ | millimeter | 6 |
| 毫升 | háoshēng | milliliter | – |
| 好不 | hǎobù | not at all ...; how very ... | – |
| 好感 | hǎogǎn | good opinion; favorable impression | – |
| 好容易 | hǎoróngyì | (idiomatic usage) with great difficulty; to have a hard time (convincing sb, relinquishing sth etc); (literal usage) so easy | – |
| 好客 | hàokè | hospitality; to treat guests well; to enjoy having guests | 6 |
| 好学 | hàoxué | eager to study; studious; erudite | – |
| 号召 | hàozhào | to call; to appeal | 6 |
| 合并 | hébìng | to merge; to annex | 6 |
| 合成 | héchéng | to compose; to constitute; compound | 6 |
| 和平 | hépíng | peace; peaceful | 5 |
| 和谐 | héxié | harmonious; harmony; (euphemism) to censor | 6 |
| 核心 | héxīn | core; nucleus | 5 |
| 嘿 | hēi | hey | 6 |
| 黑暗 | hēi’àn | dark; darkly; darkness | – |
| 痕迹 | hénjì | vestige; mark; trace | 6 |
| 狠 | hěn | ruthless; fierce; ferocious; determined; resolute; to harden (one's heart) | – |
| 恨 | hèn | to hate; to regret | 5 |
| 横 | héng | horizontal; across; crosswise | 5 |
| 衡量 | héngliáng | to weigh; to examine; to consider | – |
| 宏大 | hóngdà | great; grand | – |
| 洪水 | hóngshuǐ | deluge; flood | 6 |
| 后代 | hòudài | descendant; progeny; posterity; later ages; later generations | 6 |
| 后期 | hòuqī | late stage; later period | – |
| 后人 | hòurén | later generation | – |
| 后退 | hòutuì | to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat | – |
| 后者 | hòuzhě | the latter | – |
| 忽略 | hūlüè | to neglect; to overlook; to ignore | 6 |
| 壶 | hú | pot; classifier for bottled liquid | 5 |
| 胡子 | húzi | beard; mustache or whiskers; facial hair | – |
| 户 | hù | a household; door; family | – |
| 互助 | hùzhù | to help each other | – |
| 花朵 | huāduǒ | flower | – |
| 花生 | huāshēng | peanut | 5 |
| 滑冰 | huábīng | to skate; skating | 5 |
| 滑行 | huáxíng | to slide; to coast; to glide | – |
| 滑雪 | huáxuě | to ski; skiing | – |
| 划 | huà | to delimit; to transfer; to assign | – |
| 划分 | huàfēn | to divide up; to partition; to differentiate | 6 |
| 化石 | huàshí | fossil | 6 |
| 话筒 | huàtǒng | microphone; (telephone) receiver; handset; megaphone | 6 |
| 化妆 | huàzhuāng | to put on makeup | 6 |
| 怀 | huái | bosom; heart; mind | – |
| 怀念 | huáiniàn | to cherish the memory of; to think of; to reminisce | 5 |
| 怀孕 | huáiyùn | pregnant; to have conceived; gestation | 6 |
| 欢乐 | huānlè | gaiety; gladness; glee | 6 |
| 环 | huán | classifier for scores in archery etc; ring; hoop | – |
| 还原 | huányuán | to restore to the original state; to reconstruct (an event); reduction (chemistry) | 6 |
| 患 | huàn | to suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); misfortune | – |
| 幻想 | huànxiǎng | to fantasize; to imagine; an illusion; a fantasy | 5 |
| 患者 | huànzhě | patient; sufferer | 6 |
| 黄 | huáng | yellow; pornographic; to fall through | 3 |
| 皇帝 | huángdì | emperor | 5 |
| 灰尘 | huīchén | dust | 5 |
| 灰心 | huīxīn | to lose heart; to be discouraged | 5 |
| 回报 | huíbào | (in) return; reciprocation; payback | 6 |
| 回顾 | huígù | to look back; to review | 6 |
| 回头 | huítóu | to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by | – |
| 汇 | huì | to remit; to converge (of rivers); to exchange | – |
| 汇报 | huìbào | to report; to give an account of; to collect information and report back | 6 |
| 绘画 | huìhuà | to draw; to paint | – |
| 会见 | huìjiàn | to meet with (sb who is paying a visit) | – |
| 汇款 | huìkuǎn | to remit money; remittance | – |
| 婚姻 | hūnyīn | marriage; matrimony | 5 |
| 混 | hùn | to mix; to mingle; muddled | – |
| 混合 | hùnhé | to mix; to blend; hybrid; composite | 6 |
| 混乱 | hùnluàn | confused; chaotic; disorderly | 6 |
| 活力 | huólì | energy; vitality; vigor | 6 |
| 活跃 | huóyuè | active; lively; excited | 5 |
| 火柴 | huǒchái | match (for lighting fire) | 5 |
| 火灾 | huǒzāi | serious fire (in a city or a forest etc) | – |
| 货币 | huòbì | currency; monetary; money | 6 |
| 货车 | huòchē | truck; van; freight wagon | – |
| 击败 | jībài | to defeat; to beat | – |
| 基地 | jīdì | base (of operations, industrial, military, research etc) | 6 |
| 机动车 | jīdòngchē | motor vehicle | – |
| 饥饿 | jī’è | hunger; starvation; famine | 6 |
| 激发 | jīfā | to arouse; to stimulate; (physics) to excite | 6 |
| 基金 | jījīn | fund | 6 |
| 激励 | jīlì | to encourage; to urge; motivation | 6 |
| 激情 | jīqíng | passion; fervor; enthusiasm | 6 |
| 机械 | jīxiè | machine; machinery; mechanical | 6 |
| 基因 | jīyīn | gene (loanword) | 6 |
| 机遇 | jīyù | opportunity; favorable turn of events; stroke of luck | 6 |
| 机制 | jīzhì | mechanism; machine-processed; machine-made | – |
| 即便 | jíbiàn | even if; even though; right away | 6 |
| 极端 | jíduān | extreme | 6 |
| 急救 | jíjiù | to give emergency treatment; first aid | – |
| 急切 | jíqiè | eager; impatient | 6 |
| 集团 | jítuán | group; bloc; corporation | 6 |
| 极为 | jíwéi | extremely; exceedingly | – |
| 吉祥 | jíxiáng | lucky; auspicious; propitious | 6 |
| 继承 | jìchéng | to inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc); to carry on (a tradition etc) | 6 |
| 季军 | jìjūn | third in a race; bronze medalist | 6 |
| 纪律 | jìlǜ | discipline | 5 |
| 寂寞 | jìmò | lonely; lonesome; (of a place) quiet | 5 |
| 技巧 | jìqiǎo | skill; technique | 6 |
| 技艺 | jìyì | skill; art | – |
| 夹 | jiā | to press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich | – |
| 加倍 | jiābèi | to double; to redouble | – |
| 家常 | jiācháng | the daily life of a family | 6 |
| 家家户户 | jiājiāhùhù | each and every family (idiom); every household | – |
| 加剧 | jiājù | to intensify | 6 |
| 家居 | jiājū | home; residence; to stay at home (unemployed) | – |
| 家属 | jiāshǔ | family member; (family) dependent | 6 |
| 加以 | jiāyǐ | to apply; to carry out; to take action to (do sth) (used before a disyllabic verb, indicating that the action is directed at sth previously mentioned, e.g. 加以说明); to apply (restrictions etc); to give (support, consideration etc); moreover; in addition | – |
| 家园 | jiāyuán | home; homeland | – |
| 加重 | jiāzhòng | to make heavier; to emphasize; (of an illness etc) to become more serious | – |
| 假设 | jiǎshè | to suppose; to presume; to assume | 6 |
| 嫁 | jià | (of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter; to shift (blame etc) | 5 |
| 尖 | jiān | pointed; tapering; sharp; (of a sound) shrill; piercing; (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp; acute; keen | – |
| 肩膀 | jiānbǎng | shoulder | 5 |
| 监测 | jiāncè | to monitor | – |
| 坚定 | jiāndìng | firm; steady; staunch | 6 |
| 监督 | jiāndū | to supervise; to oversee; to inspect | 6 |
| 坚固 | jiāngù | firm; firmly; hard | 6 |
| 坚决 | jiānjué | firm; resolute; determined | 5 |
| 艰难 | jiānnán | difficult; arduous; hard | 6 |
| 艰辛 | jiānxīn | hardships; arduous; difficult | – |
| 坚硬 | jiānyìng | hard; solid | 6 |
| 兼职 | jiānzhí | to hold concurrent posts; concurrent job; moonlighting | 6 |
| 检测 | jiǎncè | to test; to detect | – |
| 简化 | jiǎnhuà | to simplify | 6 |
| 简介 | jiǎnjiè | summary; brief introduction | – |
| 减弱 | jiǎnruò | to weaken; to diminish | – |
| 减压 | jiǎnyā | to reduce pressure; to relax | – |
| 检验 | jiǎnyàn | to inspect; to examine; to test | 6 |
| 剑 | jiàn | double-edged sword; classifier for blows of a sword | – |
| 箭 | jiàn | arrow | – |
| 鉴定 | jiàndìng | to examine sth to determine its authenticity, quality, value etc; to appraise; to evaluate; to authenticate | 6 |
| 间隔 | jiàngé | gap; interval; compartment | 6 |
| 间接 | jiànjiē | indirectly; indirect | 6 |
| 健全 | jiànquán | robust; sound | 6 |
| 建筑物 | jiànzhùwù | building; structure; edifice | – |
| 将军 | jiāngjūn | general; high-ranking military officer; to check or checkmate | 6 |
| 讲解 | jiǎngjiě | to explain | – |
| 奖牌 | jiǎngpái | medal (awarded as a prize) | – |
| 奖品 | jiǎngpǐn | award; prize | – |
| 酱 | jiàng | thick paste of fermented soybean; marinated in soy paste; paste | – |
| 酱油 | jiàngyóu | soy sauce | 5 |
| 胶带 | jiāodài | adhesive tape; magnetic tape | – |
| 焦点 | jiāodiǎn | (lit. and fig.) focal point; focus | 6 |
| 交际 | jiāojì | communication; social intercourse | 5 |
| 焦虑 | jiāolǜ | anxious; worried; apprehensive | – |
| 胶水 | jiāoshuǐ | glue | 5 |
| 交谈 | jiāotán | to discuss; to converse; chat; discussion | – |
| 郊外 | jiāowài | outskirts | – |
| 角落 | jiǎoluò | corner (of a room, courtyard etc); (fig.) remote spot; nook | 6 |
| 脚印 | jiǎoyìn | footprint | – |
| 较为 | jiàowéi | comparatively; relatively; fairly | – |
| 教训 | jiàoxùn | to provide guidance; to lecture sb; to upbraid; a talking-to; a bitter lesson | 5 |
| 结 | jiē | (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds) | – |
| 结果 | jiēguǒ | to bear fruit | 4 |
| 接连 | jiēlián | on end; in a row; in succession | 6 |
| 结实 | jiēshi | rugged; sturdy; strong | 5 |
| 街头 | jiētóu | street | – |
| 杰出 | jiéchū | outstanding; distinguished; remarkable | 6 |
| 节能 | jiénéng | to conserve energy; to minimize energy consumption | – |
| 结尾 | jiéwěi | ending; coda; to wind up | – |
| 截至 | jiézhì | up to (a time); by (a time) | 6 |
| 截止 | jiézhǐ | to end; to close; (electricity) cut-off | – |
| 节奏 | jiézòu | rhythm; tempo; musical pulse | 6 |
| 解 | jiě | to divide; to break up; to split | – |
| 解答 | jiědá | to solve (a problem); to resolve (a difficulty); to provide an answer | – |
| 解读 | jiědú | to decipher; to decode; to interpret | – |
| 解放 | jiěfàng | to liberate; to emancipate; liberation | 5 |
| 解说 | jiěshuō | to explain (verbally); to give a running commentary | – |
| 借鉴 | jièjiàn | to draw on (others' experience); to learn from (how others do things); lesson to be learned (by observing others) | 6 |
| 戒指 | jièzhi | (finger) ring | 5 |
| 借助 | jièzhù | to draw support from; with the help of | 6 |
| 金额 | jīn’é | sum of money; amount of money | – |
| 金牌 | jīnpái | gold medal | – |
| 金钱 | jīnqián | money; currency | – |
| 金融 | jīnróng | banking; finance; financial | 6 |
| 金属 | jīnshǔ | metal | 5 |
| 金子 | jīnzi | gold | – |
| 尽 | jìn | to use up; to exhaust; to end | – |
| 进而 | jìn’ér | and then; and thereby; and in turn | 6 |
| 进度 | jìndù | rate of progress | – |
| 进化 | jìnhuà | to evolve (biologically, technologically etc); evolution | 6 |
| 近来 | jìnlái | recently; lately | 6 |
| 近视 | jìnshì | myopic; nearsighted; (fig.) shortsighted | 6 |
| 进展 | jìnzhǎn | to make headway; to make progress | 6 |
| 精美 | jīngměi | exquisite; elegant; fine | – |
| 精确 | jīngquè | accurate; precise | 6 |
| 惊人 | jīngrén | astonishing | – |
| 经商 | jīngshāng | to trade; to carry out commercial activities; in business | 6 |
| 精通 | jīngtōng | to be proficient in; to master (a subject) | 6 |
| 精心 | jīngxīn | with utmost care; fine; meticulous | 6 |
| 惊讶 | jīngyà | amazed; astonished; to surprise | 6 |
| 精致 | jīngzhì | delicate; fine; exquisite; refined | 6 |
| 精准 | jīngzhǔn | accurate; exact; precise | – |
| 井 | jǐng | a well; neat; orderly | 6 |
| 警告 | jǐnggào | to warn; to admonish | 6 |
| 景观 | jǐngguān | landscape | – |
| 景象 | jǐngxiàng | scene; sight (to behold) | – |
| 颈椎 | jǐngzhuī | cervical vertebra; the seven cervical vertebrae in the neck of humans and most mammals | 6 |
| 净 | jìng | clean; completely; only | – |
| 竞赛 | jìngsài | to compete; to race; contest; competition; match; race | 6 |
| 镜头 | jìngtóu | camera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc); scene | 6 |
| 纠纷 | jiūfēn | dispute | 6 |
| 纠正 | jiūzhèng | to correct; to make right | 6 |
| 酒精 | jiǔjīng | ethanol; ethyl alcohol | 6 |
| 酒水 | jiǔshuǐ | alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages (e.g. on a menu) | – |
| 就读 | jiùdú | to go to school | – |
| 舅舅 | jiùjiu | mother's brother; maternal uncle (informal) | 5 |
| 救命 | jiùmìng | to save sb's life; (interj.) Help!; Save me! | – |
| 就算 | jiùsuàn | even if | – |
| 救援 | jiùyuán | to save; to support; to help | – |
| 救灾 | jiùzāi | to relieve disaster; to help disaster victims | – |
| 救助 | jiùzhù | to help sb in trouble; aid; assistance | – |
| 局 | jú | narrow; classifier for games: match, set, round etc; office | – |
| 局 | jú | narrow; office; situation | – |
| 菊花 | júhuā | chrysanthemum; (TCM) chrysanthemum flower; (slang) anus | – |
| 局面 | júmiàn | aspect; phase; situation | 6 |
| 局限 | júxiàn | to limit; to confine; to restrict sth within set boundaries | 6 |
| 举动 | jǔdòng | act; action; activity | 6 |
| 剧本 | jùběn | script; screenplay; scenario; libretto | 6 |
| 聚集 | jùjí | to assemble; to gather | – |
| 俱乐部 | jùlèbù | (loanword) club (the organization or its premises) | 5 |
| 剧烈 | jùliè | violent; acute; severe; fierce | 6 |
| 捐款 | juānkuǎn | to donate money; to contribute funds; donation | – |
| 捐赠 | juānzèng | to contribute (as a gift); to donate; benefaction | – |
| 卷 | juǎn | classifier for small rolled-up things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc); to roll up; (fig.) to sweep up; to engulf; to drag into (a situation) | 5 |
| 卷 | juàn | classifier for books, paintings: volume, scroll; scroll; book | 5 |
| 决策 | juécè | strategic decision; decision-making; policy decision | 6 |
| 绝望 | juéwàng | to despair; to give up all hope; desperate | 6 |
| 军队 | jūnduì | armed forces; troops | 6 |
| 军人 | jūnrén | serviceman; soldier; military personnel | – |
| 均匀 | jūnyún | even; well-distributed; homogeneous | 5 |
| 卡片 | kǎpiàn | card | – |
| 开创 | kāichuàng | to initiate; to start; to found | – |
| 开关 | kāiguān | power switch; gas valve; to open the city (or frontier) gate | – |
| 开启 | kāiqǐ | to start; to begin; to initiate (an era, process, journey etc); (computing) to enable (a feature); (of a system or device) to start operating automatically; to self-initiate | – |
| 开设 | kāishè | to offer (goods or services); to open (for business etc) | – |
| 开头 | kāitóu | beginning; to start | – |
| 砍 | kǎn | to chop; to cut down; to throw sth at sb | 5 |
| 看不起 | kànbuqǐ | to look down upon; to despise | 5 |
| 看待 | kàndài | to look upon; to regard | 6 |
| 看得起 | kàndeqǐ | to show respect for; to think highly of | – |
| 看好 | kànhǎo | to regard as having good prospects | – |
| 看似 | kànsì | to look as if; to seem | – |
| 看中 | kànzhòng | to have a preference for; to fancy; to choose after consideration | – |
| 看重 | kànzhòng | to regard as important; to value | – |
| 康复 | kāngfù | to recuperate; to recover (health); to convalesce | – |
| 考察 | kǎochá | to inspect; to observe and study; on-the-spot investigation | 6 |
| 考古 | kǎogǔ | archaeology; to engage in archaeological studies | 6 |
| 考核 | kǎohé | to examine; to check up on; to assess | 6 |
| 考验 | kǎoyàn | to test; to put to the test; trial | 6 |
| 科 | kē | branch of study; administrative section; division | – |
| 科幻 | kēhuàn | science fiction | – |
| 科目 | kēmù | academic subject; field of study | 6 |
| 科普 | kēpǔ | popularization of science (abbr. for 科学普及); (attributive) popular science; to explain in layperson's terms | – |
| 可口 | kěkǒu | tasty; to taste good | 6 |
| 可怜 | kělián | pitiful; pathetic; to have pity on | 4 |
| 渴望 | kěwàng | to thirst for; to long for | 6 |
| 可行 | kěxíng | feasible | 6 |
| 客车 | kèchē | coach; bus; passenger train | – |
| 课题 | kètí | task; problem; issue | 6 |
| 肯 | kěn | to agree; to consent; to be willing to | – |
| 恐惧 | kǒngjù | fear; dread; to fear; to dread | 6 |
| 空地 | kòngdì | vacant land; open space | – |
| 空闲 | kòngxián | leisure; spare time; (of a person) free; unoccupied; (of equipment, rooms etc) unused; idle; vacant | 5 |
| 口感 | kǒugǎn | mouthfeel; texture (of food) | – |
| 口号 | kǒuhào | slogan; catchphrase | – |
| 口腔 | kǒuqiāng | oral cavity | 6 |
| 口头 | kǒutóu | oral; verbal | 6 |
| 扣 | kòu | to fasten; to button; button | – |
| 枯燥 | kūzào | dry and dull; uninteresting; tedious | 6 |
| 酷 | kù | ruthless; strong (e.g. of wine); (loanword) cool | – |
| 夸 | kuā | to boast; to exaggerate; to praise | 5 |
| 夸奖 | kuājiǎng | to praise; to applaud; to compliment | – |
| 夸张 | kuāzhāng | to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated; hyperbole | – |
| 会计 | kuàijì | accountant; accountancy; accounting | 5 |
| 快捷 | kuàijié | quick; fast; nimble | – |
| 款 | kuǎn | classifier for versions or models (of a product); section; paragraph | – |
| 款式 | kuǎnshì | pattern; style; design | 6 |
| 亏损 | kuīsǔn | deficit; (financial) loss | 6 |
| 困扰 | kùnrǎo | to perplex; to disturb; to cause complications | – |
| 扩展 | kuòzhǎn | to extend; to expand; extension | – |
| 落 | là | to leave out; to be missing; to leave behind or forget to bring | – |
| 辣椒 | làjiāo | hot pepper; chili | 5 |
| 啦 | la | sentence-final particle, contraction of 了啊, indicating exclamation; particle placed after each item in a list of examples | 6 |
| 来临 | láilín | to approach; to come closer | – |
| 来往 | láiwǎng | to come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with | – |
| 赖 | lài | to depend on; to hang on in a place; bad | – |
| 拦 | lán | to block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi) | 5 |
| 栏 | lán | fence; railing; hurdle | – |
| 兰花 | lánhuā | cymbidium; orchid | – |
| 烂 | làn | soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose | 5 |
| 狼 | láng | wolf | 5 |
| 朗读 | lǎngdú | to read aloud | 6 |
| 牢 | láo | pen; fold (for livestock); prison; jail; firm; secure; fast | – |
| 劳动力 | láodònglì | labor force; manpower | – |
| 老实 | lǎoshi | honest; sincere; well-behaved; naive; gullible | 5 |
| 老鼠 | lǎoshǔ | rat; mouse (只) | 5 |
| 老太太 | lǎotàitai | elderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother | – |
| 乐于 | lèyú | willing (to do sth); to take pleasure in | – |
| 雷 | léi | thunder; (military) mine, as in 地雷 land mine; to shock; to stun; to astound | 5 |
| 类别 | lèibié | classification; category | – |
| 理 | lǐ | texture; grain (of wood); inner essence | – |
| 理财 | lǐcái | to manage wealth; to manage finances; money management | – |
| 理科 | lǐkē | the sciences (as opposed to the humanities 文科) | – |
| 理念 | lǐniàn | idea; concept; philosophy | – |
| 理性 | lǐxìng | reason; rationality; rational | – |
| 立 | lì | to stand; to set up; to establish | – |
| 粒 | lì | classifier for small round objects (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc); grain; granule; pellet; particle | 5 |
| 立场 | lìchǎng | position; standpoint | 6 |
| 力度 | lìdù | strength; vigor; efforts | – |
| 历经 | lìjīng | to experience; to go through | – |
| 历年 | lìnián | calendar year; over the years; bygone years | – |
| 例外 | lìwài | exception; to be an exception | 6 |
| 利息 | lìxī | interest (on a loan) | 5 |
| 联合国 | Liánhéguó | United Nations | – |
| 联网 | liánwǎng | to connect (or be connected) to a network; to network | – |
| 联想 | liánxiǎng | to associate (cognitively); to make an associative connection; mental association | 6 |
| 链接 | liànjiē | to link; to catenate; link (on a web page); hyperlink | – |
| 两岸 | liǎng’àn | bilateral; both shores; both sides | – |
| 两极 | liǎngjí | the two poles; the north and south poles; both ends of sth | – |
| 晾 | liàng | to dry in the air; (fig.) to cold-shoulder | 6 |
| 料 | liào | material; stuff; grain | – |
| 料 | liào | material; stuff; grain | – |
| 淋 | lín | to sprinkle; to drip; to pour | 6 |
| 凌晨 | língchén | very early in the morning; in the wee hours | 6 |
| 流程 | liúchéng | course; stream; sequence of processes | – |
| 流动 | liúdòng | to flow; to circulate; to move about; mobile; (of assets) liquid | – |
| 浏览器 | liúlǎnqì | browser (software) | – |
| 流量 | liúliàng | flow rate; throughput of passengers; volume of traffic; (hydrology) discharge; data traffic; network traffic; website traffic; mobile data | – |
| 流入 | liúrù | to flow into; inflow | – |
| 流通 | liútōng | to circulate; to distribute; circulation; distribution | 6 |
| 楼道 | lóudào | corridor; passageway (in storied building) | – |
| 露 | lòu | to show; to reveal; to betray | 5 |
| 漏洞 | lòudòng | leak; hole; gap | – |
| 露 | lù | dew; syrup; nectar | 5 |
| 路程 | lùchéng | route; path traveled; distance traveled | – |
| 路况 | lùkuàng | road condition(s) (e.g. surface, traffic flow etc) | – |
| 路面 | lùmiàn | road surface | – |
| 录像 | lùxiàng | to videotape; to videorecord; video recording | – |
| 录用 | lùyòng | to hire (an employee); to accept (a manuscript) for publication | – |
| 录制 | lùzhì | to record (video or audio) | – |
| 旅程 | lǚchéng | journey; trip | – |
| 旅途 | lǚtú | journey; trip | – |
| 履行 | lǚxíng | to fulfill (one's obligations); to carry out (a task); to implement (an agreement) | 6 |
| 率 | lǜ | ratio; rate; proportion | – |
| 绿化 | lǜhuà | to make green with plants; to reforest; (Internet slang) Islamization | – |
| 轮 | lún | classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn; wheel; disk; ring; steamship | – |
| 轮船 | lúnchuán | steamship; steamer; steamboat | 6 |
| 轮流 | lúnliú | to alternate; to take turns | 5 |
| 轮椅 | lúnyǐ | wheelchair | – |
| 轮子 | lúnzi | wheel; (derog.) Falun Gong practitioner | – |
| 论坛 | lùntán | forum (for discussion) | 6 |
| 落地 | luòdì | to fall to the ground; to be set on the ground; to reach to the ground; (of a baby) to be born; (of a plane) to land | – |
| 落后 | luòhòu | to fall behind; to lag (in technology etc); backward | 5 |
| 马虎 | mǎhu | careless; sloppy; negligent | 4 |
| 码头 | mǎtóu | wharf; dock; quay; pier | 6 |
| 蚂蚁 | mǎyǐ | ant | – |
| 嘛 | ma | modal particle indicating that sth is obvious; particle indicating a pause for emphasis | 6 |
| 埋 | mái | to bury | – |
| 迈 | mài | to step; to stride; old; elderly; (loanword) mile (esp. in expressions of vehicle speed) | 6 |
| 麦克风 | màikèfēng | (loanword) microphone | 5 |
| 漫长 | màncháng | very long; endless | 6 |
| 漫画 | mànhuà | comics; cartoon; caricature | 6 |
| 盲人 | mángrén | blind person | – |
| 冒 | mào | to emit; to give off; to send out (or up, forth); to brave; to face; reckless | – |
| 冒险 | màoxiǎn | to take risks; to take chances; foray | 5 |
| 贸易 | màoyì | (commercial) trade | 5 |
| 煤 | méi | coal | – |
| 梅花 | méihuā | plum blossom; clubs ♣ (a suit in card games) | – |
| 眉毛 | méimao | eyebrow | 5 |
| 美观 | měiguān | pleasing to the eye; beautiful; artistic | 6 |
| 弥补 | míbǔ | to complement; to make up for a deficiency | 6 |
| 迷人 | mírén | fascinating; enchanting; charming | 6 |
| 密 | mì | dense; close; thick; intimate; close; secret; confidential | – |
| 密度 | mìdù | density; concentration | 6 |
| 蜜蜂 | mìfēng | bee; honeybee | 5 |
| 密集 | mìjí | concentrated; crowded together; intensive | – |
| 棉 | mián | generic term for cotton or kapok; cotton; padded or quilted with cotton | – |
| 免 | miǎn | to excuse sb; to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office | – |
| 勉强 | miǎnqiǎng | to do with difficulty; to force sb to do sth; reluctant | 6 |
| 免税 | miǎnshuì | not liable to taxation (of monastery, imperial family etc); tax free; duty free (shop) | – |
| 免疫 | miǎnyì | immunity (to disease) | 6 |
| 面部 | miànbù | face (body part) | – |
| 面粉 | miànfěn | flour | – |
| 面子 | miànzi | outer surface; the outside of sth; social prestige; face; (medicinal) powder | 6 |
| 描绘 | miáohuì | to describe; to depict; to portray | 6 |
| 描写 | miáoxiě | to describe; to depict; to portray; depiction; portrayal | 5 |
| 妙 | miào | clever; wonderful | – |
| 灭 | miè | to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out | – |
| 民歌 | míngē | folk song | – |
| 民间 | mínjiān | among the people; popular; folk | 6 |
| 民俗 | mínsú | popular custom | – |
| 民宿 | mínsù | (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 民宿 "minshuku") property rented via Airbnb or similar platform; guesthouse; bed-and-breakfast; homestay; pension | – |
| 民众 | mínzhòng | the populace; the masses; the common people | – |
| 民主 | mínzhǔ | democracy; democratic | 5 |
| 名额 | míng’é | quota; number of places; place (in an institution, a group etc) | 6 |
| 明亮 | míngliàng | bright; shining; glittering | – |
| 明明 | míngmíng | obviously; plainly; undoubtedly | 6 |
| 名气 | míngqi | reputation; fame | – |
| 名胜 | míngshèng | a place famous for its scenery or historical relics; scenic spot | 5 |
| 命令 | mìnglìng | order; command | 5 |
| 命名 | mìngmíng | to give a name to; to dub; to christen | 6 |
| 模仿 | mófǎng | to imitate; to copy; to emulate | 5 |
| 模拟 | mónǐ | imitation; to simulate; to imitate | – |
| 模特儿 | mótèr | (fashion) model (loanword) | – |
| 摩托车 | mótuōchē | (loanword) motorbike; motorcycle | 5 |
| 模型 | móxíng | model; mold; matrix | 6 |
| 默默 | mòmò | in silence; not speaking | 6 |
| 模样 | múyàng | look; style; appearance | 6 |
| 母 | mǔ | mother; elderly female relative; origin | – |
| 母语 | mǔyǔ | native language; mother tongue; (linguistics) parent language | 6 |
| 木材 | mùcái | wood | – |
| 目录 | mùlù | catalog; table of contents; directory (on computer hard drive) | 5 |
| 奶粉 | nǎifěn | powdered milk | – |
| 难点 | nándiǎn | difficulty | – |
| 南极洲 | Nánjízhōu | Antarctica | – |
| 南美洲 | Nánměizhōu | South America | – |
| 难免 | nánmiǎn | hard to avoid; difficult to escape from; will inevitably | 6 |
| 脑袋 | nǎodai | head; skull; brains | 5 |
| 脑子 | nǎozi | brains; mind | – |
| 内涵 | nèihán | meaningful content; implication; (semantics) connotation | 6 |
| 内科 | nèikē | internal medicine; general medicine | 5 |
| 内外 | nèiwài | inside and outside; domestic and foreign; approximately | – |
| 内衣 | nèiyī | undergarment; underwear | – |
| 能量 | néngliàng | energy; capabilities | 6 |
| 能源 | néngyuán | energy sources; energy | 5 |
| 泥 | ní | mud; clay; paste | – |
| 年度 | niándù | year (e.g. school year, fiscal year); annual | 6 |
| 年终 | niánzhōng | end of the year | – |
| 念书 | niànshū | to read; to study; to attend school | – |
| 扭 | niǔ | to turn; to twist; to wring | – |
| 农产品 | nóngchǎnpǐn | agricultural produce | – |
| 浓厚 | nónghòu | dense; thick (fog, clouds etc); to have a strong interest in | 6 |
| 农田 | nóngtián | farmland; cultivated land | – |
| 暖 | nuǎn | warm; to warm | – |
| 暖气 | nuǎnqì | central heating; heater; warm air | – |
| 偶像 | ǒuxiàng | idol | – |
| 排除 | páichú | to eliminate; to remove; to exclude | 6 |
| 排放 | páifàng | to arrange in order; to emit; to discharge (exhaust gas, waste water etc); (of animals) to ovulate; to discharge semen | 6 |
| 排练 | páiliàn | to rehearse; rehearsal | – |
| 排名 | páimíng | to rank (1st, 2nd etc); ranking | – |
| 盘 | pán | classifier for things resembling a plate or dish; classifier for coils; classifier for games or matches (chess, table tennis etc) | – |
| 盼望 | pànwàng | to hope for; to look forward to | 5 |
| 庞大 | pángdà | huge; enormous; tremendous | 6 |
| 抛 | pāo | to throw; to toss; to fling | – |
| 泡 | pào | bubble; foam; blister; to soak; to steep; to infuse | – |
| 赔偿 | péicháng | to compensate | 5 |
| 陪同 | péitóng | to accompany | – |
| 培育 | péiyù | to train; to breed | 6 |
| 配备 | pèibèi | to allocate; to provide; to outfit with | 6 |
| 佩服 | pèifú | to admire | 5 |
| 配套 | pèitào | to form a complete set; compatible; matching | 6 |
| 喷 | pēn | to spout; to spurt; to spray; to puff; (slang) to criticize scathingly (esp. online) | – |
| 捧 | pěng | classifier for what can be held in both hands; to hold or offer with both hands; to sing the praises of | 6 |
| 碰撞 | pèngzhuàng | to collide; collision | – |
| 披 | pī | to drape over one's shoulders; to open; to unroll | 5 |
| 皮 | pí | skin; peel; rind; outer layer; leather; hide; fur; cover; wrapping; outer covering | – |
| 疲劳 | píláo | fatigue; wearily; weariness | 5 |
| 片刻 | piànkè | short period of time; a moment | 6 |
| 片面 | piànmiàn | unilateral; one-sided | 5 |
| 骗子 | piànzi | swindler; a cheat | – |
| 飘 | piāo | to float (in the air); to flutter; to waft; complacent; frivolous; weak; shaky; wobbly | 5 |
| 漂 | piāo | to float; to drift | – |
| 频道 | píndào | frequency; (television) channel | 5 |
| 频繁 | pínfán | frequently; often | 6 |
| 贫困 | pínkùn | impoverished; poverty | 6 |
| 频率 | pínlǜ | frequency | 6 |
| 品尝 | pǐncháng | to have a taste of; to sample | 6 |
| 平等 | píngděng | equal; equality | 5 |
| 平凡 | píngfán | commonplace; ordinary; mediocre | 6 |
| 平方 | píngfāng | square (as in square foot, square mile, square root) | 5 |
| 平方米 | píngfāngmǐ | square meter | – |
| 评估 | pínggū | to evaluate; to assess; assessment | 6 |
| 评论 | pínglùn | to comment on; to discuss; comment | 6 |
| 评选 | píngxuǎn | to select on the basis of a vote or consensus | – |
| 坡 | pō | slope; sloping; slanted | 6 |
| 泼 | pō | to splash; to spill; rough and coarse | 6 |
| 破产 | pòchǎn | to go bankrupt; to become impoverished; bankruptcy | 5 |
| 迫切 | pòqiè | urgent; pressing | 5 |
| 扑 | pū | to throw oneself at; to pounce on; to devote one's energies | 6 |
| 铺 | pū | to spread; to display; to set up | 6 |
| 扑灭 | pūmiè | to eradicate; to extinguish | – |
| 朴素 | pǔsù | plain and simple; unadorned; simple living | 5 |
| 欺骗 | qīpiàn | to deceive; to cheat | 6 |
| 期望 | qīwàng | to have expectations; to earnestly hope; expectation | 6 |
| 期限 | qīxiàn | time limit; deadline; allotted time | 6 |
| 其间 | qíjiān | in between; within that interval; in the meantime | – |
| 齐全 | qíquán | complete; comprehensive | 6 |
| 棋子 | qízǐ | chess piece; (fig.) a pawn (used by others for their own purposes) | – |
| 起初 | qǐchū | originally; at first; at the outset | 6 |
| 起点 | qǐdiǎn | starting point | – |
| 启动 | qǐdòng | to start (a machine); (fig.) to set in motion; to launch (an operation) | – |
| 启发 | qǐfā | to enlighten; to explain (a text etc); to stimulate (a mental attitude) | 5 |
| 启示 | qǐshì | to reveal; to enlighten; enlightenment | 6 |
| 启事 | qǐshì | announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website); to post information; a notice | 6 |
| 起源 | qǐyuán | origin; to originate; to come from | 6 |
| 气氛 | qìfēn | atmosphere; mood | 5 |
| 气体 | qìtǐ | gas (i.e. gaseous substance) | – |
| 气味 | qìwèi | odor; scent | 6 |
| 气质 | qìzhì | personality traits; temperament; disposition; aura; air; feel; vibe; refinement; sophistication; class | – |
| 恰当 | qiàdàng | appropriate; suitable | 6 |
| 恰好 | qiàhǎo | as it turns out; by lucky coincidence; (of number, time, size etc) just right | – |
| 恰恰 | qiàqià | exactly; just; precisely; (loanword) cha-cha; cha-cha-cha (dance) | – |
| 牵 | qiān | to lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); to involve | 5 |
| 千家万户 | qiānjiā-wànhù | every family (idiom) | – |
| 谦虚 | qiānxū | modest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks | 5 |
| 前景 | qiánjǐng | foreground; vista; (future) prospects | 6 |
| 潜力 | qiánlì | potential; latent capacity | 6 |
| 前期 | qiánqī | preceding period; early stage | – |
| 前提 | qiántí | premise; precondition; prerequisite | 6 |
| 前者 | qiánzhě | the former (i.e. the one mentioned first) | – |
| 枪 | qiāng | gun; firearm; rifle | 5 |
| 墙壁 | qiángbì | wall | – |
| 强化 | qiánghuà | to strengthen; to intensify | – |
| 强壮 | qiángzhuàng | strong; sturdy; robust | – |
| 强迫 | qiǎngpò | to compel; to force | 6 |
| 瞧 | qiáo | to look at; to see; to see (a doctor) | 5 |
| 桥梁 | qiáoliáng | bridge (lit. and fig.) | 6 |
| 巧妙 | qiǎomiào | ingenious; clever; ingenuity; artifice | 5 |
| 切实 | qièshí | feasible; realistic; practical | 6 |
| 亲密 | qīnmì | intimate; close | – |
| 亲属 | qīnshǔ | kin; kindred; relatives | – |
| 勤劳 | qínláo | hardworking; industrious; diligent | 5 |
| 清 | qīng | (of water etc) clear; clean; quiet; still; pure; uncorrupted | – |
| 清晨 | qīngchén | early morning | 6 |
| 青春 | qīngchūn | youth; youthfulness | 5 |
| 青春期 | qīngchūnqī | puberty; adolescence | – |
| 清淡 | qīngdàn | light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored); insipid; slack (sales) | 5 |
| 清洁 | qīngjié | clean; to clean | 6 |
| 清理 | qīnglǐ | to clear up; to tidy up; to dispose of | 6 |
| 清扫 | qīngsǎo | to tidy up; to mop up; a sweep (against crime) | – |
| 倾听 | qīngtīng | to listen attentively | 6 |
| 清洗 | qīngxǐ | to wash; to rinse; to clean; (fig.) to purge; to get rid of (corrupt individuals etc) | – |
| 清晰 | qīngxī | clear; distinct | 6 |
| 倾向 | qīngxiàng | trend; tendency; orientation | 6 |
| 清醒 | qīngxǐng | clear-headed; sober; awake | 6 |
| 情节 | qíngjié | circumstances; plot; storyline | 6 |
| 晴朗 | qínglǎng | sunny and cloudless | 6 |
| 情形 | qíngxing | circumstances; situation; state of affairs | 6 |
| 求 | qiú | to seek; to look for; to request | – |
| 求婚 | qiúhūn | to propose marriage | – |
| 求救 | qiújiù | to seek help (when in distress or having difficulties) | – |
| 求职 | qiúzhí | to seek employment | – |
| 求助 | qiúzhù | to request help; to appeal (for help) | – |
| 区分 | qūfēn | to differentiate; to draw a distinction; to divide into categories | 6 |
| 渠道 | qúdào | irrigation ditch; (fig.) channel; avenue | 6 |
| 曲 | qǔ | tune; song | – |
| 娶 | qǔ | to take a wife; to marry (a woman) | 5 |
| 取代 | qǔdài | to replace; to supersede; to supplant | – |
| 趣味 | qùwèi | fun; interest; delight; taste; liking; preference | 6 |
| 圈 | quān | circle; ring; loop; (fig.) social circle; niche group; community; fandom; classifier for loops, orbits, laps | 5 |
| 全程 | quánchéng | the whole distance; from beginning to end | – |
| 权力 | quánlì | power; authority | 5 |
| 券 | quàn | bond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half); contract; deed (i.e. title deeds) | – |
| 缺陷 | quēxiàn | defect; flaw | 6 |
| 确立 | quèlì | to establish; to institute | 6 |
| 群众 | qúnzhòng | mass; multitude; the masses | 6 |
| 燃料 | ránliào | fuel | – |
| 染 | rǎn | to dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits etc) | 6 |
| 热点 | rèdiǎn | hot spot; point of special interest | – |
| 热度 | rèdù | level of heat; (fig.) zeal; fervor | – |
| 热门 | rèmén | popular; hot; in vogue | 6 |
| 热水器 | rèshuǐqì | water heater | – |
| 热线 | rèxiàn | hotline (communications link) | – |
| 热议 | rèyì | to discuss passionately; heated debate | – |
| 人工智能 | réngōngzhìnéng | artificial intelligence (AI) | – |
| 人家 | rénjia | other people; sb else; he, she or they | 6 |
| 人均 | rénjūn | per capita; averaged per person | – |
| 人山人海 | rénshān-rénhǎi | (idiom) multitude; vast crowd | – |
| 人士 | rénshì | person; figure; public figure | 6 |
| 人事 | rénshì | personnel; human resources; human affairs | 5 |
| 人为 | rénwéi | artificial; man-made; having human cause or origin | 6 |
| 人行道 | rénxíngdào | sidewalk | – |
| 忍受 | rěnshòu | to bear; to endure | 6 |
| 认错 | rèncuò | to admit an error; to acknowledge one's mistake | – |
| 认定 | rèndìng | to maintain (that sth is true); to determine (a fact); determination (of an amount) | 6 |
| 认可 | rènkě | to approve; approval; acknowledgment | 6 |
| 认同 | rèntóng | to approve of; to endorse; to acknowledge | – |
| 认知 | rènzhī | cognition; cognitive; understanding | – |
| 仍旧 | réngjiù | still (remaining); to remain (the same); yet | 6 |
| 日后 | rìhòu | sometime; someday (in the future) | – |
| 日前 | rìqián | the other day; a few days ago | – |
| 日夜 | rìyè | day and night; around the clock | – |
| 日益 | rìyì | day by day; more and more; increasingly | 6 |
| 融合 | rónghé | a mixture; an amalgam; fusion | – |
| 融化 | rónghuà | to melt; to thaw; to dissolve | 5 |
| 容量 | róngliàng | capacity; volume; quantitative (science) | – |
| 融入 | róngrù | to blend into; to integrate; to assimilate | – |
| 荣誉 | róngyù | honor; credit; glory | 5 |
| 柔软 | róuruǎn | soft | – |
| 入境 | rùjìng | to enter a country | – |
| 入门 | rùmén | entrance door; to enter a door; to learn the basics of a subject; introduction (to a subject); (attributive) entry-level | – |
| 入选 | rùxuǎn | to be included among those selected for | – |
| 弱点 | ruòdiǎn | weak point; failing | 6 |
| 撒 | sǎ | to scatter; to sprinkle; to spill | – |
| 塞 | sāi | to plug; to stop up; to stuff in; a stopper; a cork | – |
| 赛事 | sàishì | competition (e.g. sporting) | – |
| 散 | sǎn | scattered; loose; to come loose | – |
| 散文 | sǎnwén | (broadly) prose (as opposed to verse); (more narrowly) free-form literary prose, such as essays, sketches and reflections | 6 |
| 散 | sàn | to scatter; to break up (a meeting etc); to disperse | – |
| 散发 | sànfā | to distribute; to emit; to give off | 6 |
| 嗓子 | sǎngzi | throat; voice | 5 |
| 丧失 | sàngshī | to lose; to forfeit | 6 |
| 扫描 | sǎomiáo | to scan | – |
| 杀 | shā | to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack; to weaken; to reduce; (used after a verb) extremely | 5 |
| 刹车 | shāchē | to brake (when driving); to stop; to switch off | 6 |
| 鲨鱼 | shāyú | shark | – |
| 筛选 | shāixuǎn | to filter | 6 |
| 山顶 | shāndǐng | hilltop | – |
| 山峰 | shānfēng | (mountain) peak | – |
| 山坡 | shānpō | hillside | – |
| 闪 | shǎn | to dodge; to duck out of the way; to beat it | – |
| 闪电 | shǎndiàn | lightning | 5 |
| 扇 | shàn | classifier for doors, windows etc; fan; sliding, hinged or detachable flat part of sth | – |
| 商标 | shāngbiāo | trademark; logo | 6 |
| 伤口 | shāngkǒu | wound; cut | – |
| 伤亡 | shāngwáng | casualties; injuries and deaths | – |
| 伤员 | shāngyuán | wounded person | – |
| 上当 | shàngdàng | taken in (by sb's deceit); to be fooled; to be duped | 5 |
| 上级 | shàngjí | higher authorities; superiors | 6 |
| 上进 | shàngjìn | to make progress; to do better; fig. ambitious to improve oneself | – |
| 上市 | shàngshì | to hit the market (of a new product); to float (a company on the stock market) | – |
| 上述 | shàngshù | aforementioned; above-mentioned | – |
| 上台 | shàngtái | to rise to power (in politics); to go on stage (in the theater) | – |
| 上旬 | shàngxún | first third of a month | – |
| 少儿 | shào’ér | child | – |
| 舌头 | shétou | tongue; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information | 5 |
| 社 | shè | society; organization; agency | – |
| 射 | shè | to shoot; to launch; to allude to | – |
| 涉及 | shèjí | to involve; to relate to; to concern; to touch upon | 6 |
| 射击 | shèjī | to shoot; to fire (a gun) | 5 |
| 摄像 | shèxiàng | to videotape | – |
| 设想 | shèxiǎng | to imagine; to assume; to envisage | 6 |
| 摄像头 | shèxiàngtóu | webcam; surveillance camera | – |
| 身心 | shēnxīn | body and mind; mental and physical | – |
| 深夜 | shēnyè | very late at night | – |
| 神 | shén | god; deity; supernatural; magical; mysterious; spirit; mind; energy | – |
| 神经 | shénjīng | nerve; mental state; unhinged | 5 |
| 神奇 | shénqí | magical; mystical; miraculous | 6 |
| 审美 | shěnměi | esthetics; appreciating the arts; taste | 6 |
| 升 | shēng | to ascend; to rise; to promote; to elevate; liter | 5 |
| 生成 | shēngchéng | to generate; to produce; to form; to be formed; to come into being; to be born with; to be blessed with | – |
| 声调 | shēngdiào | tone; note; a tone (on a Chinese syllable) | 5 |
| 生命力 | shēngmìnglì | vitality | – |
| 生态 | shēngtài | ecology (the study of interactions between organisms and their environment); ecological state (the condition or health of a natural environment); (fig.) ecosystem (a complex network, e.g. in tech, business or media, as in 数字生态 "digital ecosystem") | 6 |
| 升学 | shēngxué | to enter the next grade school | – |
| 剩余 | shèngyú | to remain; to be left over; what remains; what's left | – |
| 诗词 | shīcí | verse | – |
| 湿度 | shīdù | humidity level | – |
| 师父 | shīfu | used for 师傅 (in Taiwan); master; qualified worker | – |
| 诗歌 | shīgē | poem | – |
| 狮子 | shīzi | lion | 4 |
| 识 | shí | to know; knowledge | – |
| 拾 | shí | to pick up; to collate or arrange; ten (banker's anti-fraud numeral) | 6 |
| 识别 | shíbié | to distinguish; to discern; to identify; to recognize | 6 |
| 时光 | shíguāng | time (esp. as sth that passes) | 6 |
| 实话 | shíhuà | truth | 5 |
| 实惠 | shíhuì | tangible benefit; material advantages; cheap | 6 |
| 时机 | shíjī | opportunity; opportune moment | 6 |
| 时尚 | shíshàng | fashion; fad; fashionable | 5 |
| 实时 | shíshí | (in) real time; instantaneous | – |
| 时速 | shísù | speed per hour | – |
| 石油 | shíyóu | oil; petroleum | 6 |
| 食欲 | shíyù | appetite | – |
| 实质 | shízhì | substance; essence | 6 |
| 十足 | shízú | ample; complete; hundred percent | 6 |
| 使劲 | shǐjìn | to exert all one's strength | – |
| 士兵 | shìbīng | soldier | 5 |
| 适度 | shìdù | moderately; appropriate | – |
| 示范 | shìfàn | to demonstrate; to show how to do sth; demonstration | 6 |
| 释放 | shìfàng | to release (a prisoner); to set free; to release (energy, gas, resources); to express (emotions, goodwill, intentions) | 6 |
| 事后 | shìhòu | after the event; in hindsight; in retrospect | – |
| 视觉 | shìjué | sight; vision; visual | – |
| 势力 | shìlì | power; influence; a force (military, political etc) | 6 |
| 视力 | shìlì | eyesight; visual acuity | 6 |
| 试图 | shìtú | to attempt; to try | 6 |
| 事务 | shìwù | (political, economic etc) affairs; work; transaction (as in a computer database) | 6 |
| 事项 | shìxiàng | matter; item | 6 |
| 适宜 | shìyí | suitable; appropriate | 6 |
| 收藏 | shōucáng | to collect (works of art, dolls, antiques etc); to put away for safekeeping; (Internet) to bookmark; a collection | 6 |
| 收购 | shōugòu | to purchase or acquire in bulk or at an official level (esp. by a state or organization); to acquire or take over (a company or equity); acquisition; takeover | – |
| 收取 | shōuqǔ | to receive; to collect | – |
| 收益 | shōuyì | earnings; profit | 6 |
| 手臂 | shǒubì | arm (from shoulder to wrist); (fig.) assistant; helper | – |
| 手法 | shǒufǎ | technique; trick; skill | 6 |
| 手势 | shǒushì | gesture; sign; signal | 6 |
| 首要 | shǒuyào | the most important; of chief importance | 6 |
| 寿命 | shòumìng | life span; life expectancy; lifetime (of a machine) | 5 |
| 受灾 | shòuzāi | disaster-stricken; to be hit by a natural calamity | – |
| 输出 | shūchū | to output; to deliver (energy, data, signals etc); to export (goods, services, technology etc) | – |
| 书画 | shūhuà | painting and calligraphy | – |
| 书籍 | shūjí | books; works | 6 |
| 书面 | shūmiàn | in writing; written | 6 |
| 输送 | shūsòng | to transport; to convey; to deliver | – |
| 书写 | shūxiě | to write | – |
| 属 | shǔ | category; genus (taxonomy); family members | – |
| 薯片 | shǔpiàn | fried potato chips | – |
| 竖 | shù | to erect; vertical; vertical stroke (in Chinese characters) | 6 |
| 树立 | shùlì | to set up; to establish | 6 |
| 数目 | shùmù | amount; number | 6 |
| 数字化 | shùzìhuà | to digitize | – |
| 衰老 | shuāilǎo | to age; to deteriorate with age; old and weak | 6 |
| 率领 | shuàilǐng | to lead; to command; to head | 6 |
| 率先 | shuàixiān | to take the lead; to show initiative | – |
| 水稻 | shuǐdào | rice; paddy | – |
| 水库 | shuǐkù | reservoir | – |
| 水流 | shuǐliú | river; stream | – |
| 水面 | shuǐmiàn | water surface | – |
| 水泥 | shuǐní | cement | 6 |
| 瞬间 | shùnjiān | in an instant; in a flash | – |
| 思路 | sīlù | line of thought; way of thinking | – |
| 思念 | sīniàn | to think of; to long for; to miss | 6 |
| 死亡 | sǐwáng | to die; death | 6 |
| 松 | sōng | pine; loose; to loosen | – |
| 艘 | sōu | classifier for ships | 6 |
| 搜集 | sōují | to gather; to collect | – |
| 塑造 | sùzào | to model; to mold; (fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc); (fig.) (literature) to portray (in words) | 6 |
| 素质 | sùzhì | inner quality; basic essence | 6 |
| 算了 | suànle | let it be; let it pass; forget about it | 6 |
| 算是 | suànshì | considered to be; at last | – |
| 虽 | suī | although; even though | – |
| 岁数 | suìshu | age (number of years old) | – |
| 岁月 | suìyuè | years; time | 6 |
| 损坏 | sǔnhuài | to damage; to injure | 6 |
| 损伤 | sǔnshāng | to harm; to damage; to injure | – |
| 所 | suǒ | actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc | 5 |
| 踏实 | tāshi | firmly-based; steady; steadfast | 6 |
| 塔 | tǎ | pagoda (abbr. for 塔婆, a loanword from Sanskrit stūpa); tower; pylon (CL:座); (loanword) (pastry) tart | 5 |
| 台风 | táifēng | stage presence, poise; typhoon | 6 |
| 台球 | táiqiú | billiards | – |
| 太空 | tàikōng | outer space | 6 |
| 太阳能 | tàiyángnéng | solar energy | – |
| 谈论 | tánlùn | to discuss; to talk about | – |
| 谈判 | tánpàn | to negotiate; negotiation; talks | 5 |
| 弹性 | tánxìng | flexibility; elasticity | 6 |
| 探索 | tànsuǒ | to explore; to probe | 6 |
| 探讨 | tàntǎo | to investigate; to probe | 6 |
| 汤圆 | tāngyuán | boiled or deep-fried balls of glutinous rice flour, usually eaten during Lantern Festival | – |
| 糖果 | tángguǒ | candy | – |
| 烫 | tàng | to scald; to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking) | 5 |
| 掏 | tāo | to fish out (from pocket); to scoop | 6 |
| 逃 | táo | to escape; to run away; to flee | 5 |
| 逃跑 | táopǎo | to flee from sth; to run away; to escape | – |
| 淘气 | táoqì | naughty; mischievous | 6 |
| 淘汰 | táotài | to wash out; (fig.) to cull; to weed out | 6 |
| 套餐 | tàocān | set meal; (fig.) product or service package (e.g. for a cell phone subscription) | – |
| 特 | tè | special; unique; distinguished | – |
| 特长 | tècháng | personal strength; one's special ability or strong points | 6 |
| 特地 | tèdì | specially; for a special purpose | – |
| 特定 | tèdìng | special; specific; designated; particular | 6 |
| 特性 | tèxìng | property; characteristic | – |
| 特意 | tèyì | specially; intentionally | 5 |
| 题材 | tícái | subject matter | 6 |
| 提取 | tíqǔ | to withdraw (money); to collect (left luggage); to extract | – |
| 提示 | tíshì | to point out; to remind (sb of sth); to suggest | 6 |
| 体操 | tǐcāo | gymnastic; gymnastics | – |
| 体积 | tǐjī | volume (amount of space an object occupies) | 5 |
| 体系 | tǐxì | system; setup | 6 |
| 添 | tiān | to add; to increase; to replenish | – |
| 天才 | tiāncái | talent; gift; genius | 6 |
| 添加 | tiānjiā | to add; to increase | – |
| 天然 | tiānrán | natural | – |
| 天然气 | tiānránqì | natural gas | 6 |
| 天文 | tiānwén | astronomy | 6 |
| 天下 | tiānxià | land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China | – |
| 天真 | tiānzhēn | naive; innocent; artless | 5 |
| 田 | tián | field; farm | – |
| 田径 | tiánjìng | track and field (athletics) | 6 |
| 调节 | tiáojié | to adjust; to regulate; to harmonize | 6 |
| 跳水 | tiàoshuǐ | to dive (into water); (sports) diving; to commit suicide by jumping into water | – |
| 贴近 | tiējìn | to press close to; to snuggle close; intimate | – |
| 听话 | tīnghuà | to do what one is told; obedient | – |
| 听觉 | tīngjué | sense of hearing; auditory | – |
| 听取 | tīngqǔ | to hear (news); to listen to | – |
| 通道 | tōngdào | (communications) channel; thoroughfare; passage | – |
| 通风 | tōngfēng | airy; ventilation; to ventilate | – |
| 通话 | tōnghuà | to hold a conversation; to talk over the telephone; phone call | – |
| 通信 | tōngxìn | to correspond (by letter, email etc); to send or receive messages through telecommunications | – |
| 通讯 | tōngxùn | communications; news story; dispatch | 5 |
| 通用 | tōngyòng | to use anywhere, anytime (card, ticket etc); to be used by everyone (language, textbook etc); (of two or more things) interchangeable | 6 |
| 铜 | tóng | copper (chemistry) | 5 |
| 同伴 | tóngbàn | companion; comrade; fellow | – |
| 同行 | tóngháng | person of the same profession; of the same trade, occupation or industry | – |
| 童话 | tónghuà | children's fairy tales | 6 |
| 同类 | tónglèi | similar; same type; alike | – |
| 铜牌 | tóngpái | bronze medal; bronze plaque bearing a business name or logo etc | – |
| 痛快 | tòngkuài | delighted; to one's heart's content; straightforward | 5 |
| 偷 | tōu | to steal; thief; secretly; on the sly | – |
| 偷偷 | tōutōu | stealthily; secretly; covertly | – |
| 头脑 | tóunǎo | brains; mind; skull | – |
| 投票 | tóupiào | to vote; to cast a vote | 6 |
| 投诉 | tóusù | to lodge a complaint | – |
| 投资 | tóuzī | investment; to invest | 5 |
| 透 | tòu | to penetrate; to seep through; to tell secretly; to leak; thoroughly; through and through | – |
| 透过 | tòuguò | to pass through; to penetrate; by means of; via | – |
| 透露 | tòulù | to leak out; to divulge; to reveal | – |
| 透明 | tòumíng | transparent; (fig.) transparent; open to scrutiny | 5 |
| 突发 | tūfā | to occur suddenly | – |
| 突破 | tūpò | to break through; to make a breakthrough; to surmount (an obstacle) | 6 |
| 图案 | tú’àn | design; pattern | 6 |
| 图表 | túbiǎo | chart; diagram | – |
| 徒弟 | túdì | apprentice; disciple | 6 |
| 途径 | tújìng | way; means; channel | 6 |
| 图像 | túxiàng | image; picture; graphic | – |
| 吐 | tǔ | to spit; to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc); to say | 5 |
| 土壤 | tǔrǎng | soil | 6 |
| 吐 | tù | to vomit; to throw up | 5 |
| 团结 | tuánjié | to unite; unity; solidarity; united | 6 |
| 团体 | tuántǐ | group; organization; team | 6 |
| 团圆 | tuányuán | to have a reunion | 6 |
| 推测 | tuīcè | speculation; to conjecture; to surmise | 6 |
| 推销 | tuīxiāo | to market; to sell | 6 |
| 推行 | tuīxíng | to implement; to carry out; to introduce (a policy, system, reform etc); to promote; to advance (the practice of an art form, the use of a language etc); to push along (a bicycle etc while walking) | – |
| 退税 | tuìshuì | tax rebate or refund | – |
| 吞 | tūn | to swallow; to take | – |
| 拖 | tuō | to drag; to tow; to trail | – |
| 拖延 | tuōyán | to delay; to put off; to procrastinate | 6 |
| 托运 | tuōyùn | to consign (goods); to check through (baggage) | 6 |
| 挖 | wā | to dig; to excavate; to scoop out | – |
| 哇 | wā | Wow!; sound of a child's crying; sound of vomiting | 6 |
| 娃娃 | wáwa | baby; small child; doll | 6 |
| 歪 | wāi | askew; at a crooked angle; devious | 5 |
| 外表 | wàibiǎo | external; outside; outward appearance | 6 |
| 外交 | wàijiāo | diplomacy; diplomatic; foreign affairs | 5 |
| 外界 | wàijiè | the outside world; external | 6 |
| 外科 | wàikē | surgery (branch of medicine) | – |
| 外来 | wàilái | external; foreign; outside | – |
| 外甥 | wàisheng | sister's son; wife's sibling's son | – |
| 弯曲 | wānqū | to bend; to curve around; curved | – |
| 顽强 | wánqiáng | tenacious; hard to defeat | 6 |
| 万物 | wànwù | all things; all that exists | – |
| 王子 | wángzǐ | prince; son of a king | 5 |
| 网 | wǎng | net; web; network; to net; to catch with a net | – |
| 往后 | wǎnghòu | from now on; in the future; time to come | – |
| 往来 | wǎnglái | dealings; contacts; to go back and forth | – |
| 往年 | wǎngnián | in former years; in previous years | – |
| 望 | wàng | full moon; to hope; to expect | – |
| 危机 | wēijī | crisis | 6 |
| 微小 | wēixiǎo | minute (i.e. extremely small); infinitesimal | – |
| 违规 | wéiguī | to violate the rules | – |
| 维护 | wéihù | to defend; to safeguard; to protect | 5 |
| 为难 | wéinán | to feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage) | 6 |
| 围棋 | wéiqí | the game of Go | – |
| 为期 | wéiqī | (to be done) by (a certain date); lasting (a certain time) | 6 |
| 维生素 | wéishēngsù | vitamin | 6 |
| 为止 | wéizhǐ | until; (used in combination with words like 到 or 至 in constructs of the form 到...为止) | – |
| 委屈 | wěiqu | wronged; aggrieved; to inconvenience; to put (sb) at a disadvantage; to do sb wrong; sense of being wronged | 5 |
| 委托 | wěituō | to entrust; to trust; to commission | 5 |
| 未 | wèi | not yet; did not; have not | – |
| 未必 | wèibì | not necessarily; maybe not | 5 |
| 未成年人 | wèichéngniánrén | minor (i.e. person under 18) | – |
| 为此 | wèicǐ | for this reason; with regards to this; in this respect | – |
| 为何 | wèihé | why | – |
| 味觉 | wèijué | sense of taste; gustation | – |
| 胃口 | wèikǒu | appetite; liking | 6 |
| 温和 | wēnhé | mild; gentle; moderate | 6 |
| 温柔 | wēnróu | gentle and soft; tender; sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman) | 5 |
| 文档 | wéndàng | (computer) file; document; documentation | – |
| 文具 | wénjù | stationery; item of stationery (pen, pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener etc) | 5 |
| 文科 | wénkē | liberal arts; humanities | – |
| 文明 | wénmíng | civilized; civilization; culture | 5 |
| 闻名 | wénmíng | well-known; famous; renowned | – |
| 文物 | wénwù | cultural relic; historical relic | 6 |
| 文献 | wénxiàn | reference material (used in scholarly study) | 6 |
| 文艺 | wényì | literature and art | 6 |
| 乌龟 | wūguī | tortoise; cuckold | – |
| 污水 | wūshuǐ | sewage | – |
| 无所谓 | wúsuǒwèi | to be indifferent; not to matter; cannot be said to be | – |
| 无疑 | wúyí | undoubtedly; without doubt | – |
| 武器 | wǔqì | weapon; arms | 5 |
| 误 | wù | mistake; error; to miss | – |
| 误解 | wùjiě | to misunderstand; misunderstanding | 6 |
| 物体 | wùtǐ | object; body; substance | – |
| 吸取 | xīqǔ | to absorb; to draw (a lesson, insight etc); to assimilate | 6 |
| 媳妇 | xífu | wife (informal); daughter-in-law | 6 |
| 习俗 | xísú | custom; tradition; local tradition | 6 |
| 喜剧 | xǐjù | a comedy | – |
| 喜事 | xǐshì | happy occasion; wedding | – |
| 洗漱 | xǐshù | to wash the face and rinse the mouth | – |
| 细胞 | xìbāo | cell (biology) | 6 |
| 细菌 | xìjūn | bacterium; germ | 6 |
| 系列 | xìliè | series; set | 6 |
| 戏曲 | xìqǔ | Chinese opera | – |
| 细致 | xìzhì | delicate; fine; careful | 6 |
| 吓 | xià | to frighten; to scare | 5 |
| 下功夫 | xiàgōngfu | to put in time and effort | – |
| 下单 | xiàdān | to place an order; to order | – |
| 夏令营 | xiàlìngyíng | summer camp | 6 |
| 下线 | xiàxiàn | to go offline; (of a product) to roll off the assembly line; downline (person below oneself in a pyramid scheme) | – |
| 下旬 | xiàxún | last third of the month | – |
| 鲜明 | xiānmíng | (of colors) bright; fresh and clear; clear-cut; distinct | 6 |
| 先前 | xiānqián | before; previously | 6 |
| 鲜艳 | xiānyàn | bright-colored; gaily-colored | 5 |
| 嫌 | xián | to dislike; suspicion; resentment | 6 |
| 显 | xiǎn | to make visible; to reveal; prominent | – |
| 险 | xiǎn | danger; dangerous; rugged | – |
| 显著 | xiǎnzhù | outstanding; notable; remarkable | 6 |
| 限 | xiàn | to limit; to restrict; limit | – |
| 线 | xiàn | thread; string; wire | – |
| 现存 | xiàncún | extant; existent; in stock | – |
| 限度 | xiàndù | limit | – |
| 现货 | xiànhuò | merchandise or commodities available immediately after sale; merchandise in stock; available item | – |
| 陷入 | xiànrù | to sink into; to get caught up in; to land in (a predicament) | 6 |
| 线索 | xiànsuǒ | trail; clues; thread (of a story) | 6 |
| 限于 | xiànyú | to be limited to; to be confined to | – |
| 相差 | xiāngchà | to differ | 6 |
| 香肠 | xiāngcháng | sausage | – |
| 相传 | xiāngchuán | to pass on; to hand down; tradition has it that ... | – |
| 相等 | xiāngděng | equal; equally; equivalent | 6 |
| 相连 | xiānglián | to link; to join; link | – |
| 香水 | xiāngshuǐ | perfume; cologne | – |
| 相应 | xiāngyìng | to correspond; answering (one another); to agree (among the part) | 6 |
| 项链 | xiàngliàn | necklace | 5 |
| 象棋 | xiàngqí | Chinese chess | 5 |
| 相声 | xiàngsheng | comic dialogue; sketch; crosstalk | – |
| 向往 | xiàngwǎng | to yearn for; to look forward to | 6 |
| 消除 | xiāochú | to eliminate; to remove | 6 |
| 消毒 | xiāodú | to disinfect; to sterilize | 6 |
| 消防 | xiāofáng | firefighting; fire control | 6 |
| 消耗 | xiāohào | to consume; to use up; to deplete; to expend | 6 |
| 消灭 | xiāomiè | to put an end to; to annihilate; to cause to perish | 5 |
| 小麦 | xiǎomài | wheat | 5 |
| 小气 | xiǎoqi | stingy; miserly; narrow-minded | 5 |
| 小偷儿 | xiǎotōur | erhua form of 小偷 | – |
| 笑容 | xiàoróng | smile; smiling expression | – |
| 效应 | xiàoyìng | effect (scientific phenomenon) | – |
| 歇 | xiē | to rest; to take a break; to stop | 5 |
| 携带 | xiédài | to carry (on one's person); to support (old) | 6 |
| 协会 | xiéhuì | an association; a society | 6 |
| 协调 | xiétiáo | to coordinate; to harmonize; to fit together | 5 |
| 协助 | xiézhù | to provide assistance; to aid | 6 |
| 心爱 | xīn’ài | beloved | – |
| 心底 | xīndǐ | bottom of one's heart | – |
| 新款 | xīnkuǎn | new style; latest fashion; new model | – |
| 心灵 | xīnlíng | bright; smart; quick-witted | 6 |
| 新媒体 | xīnméitǐ | new media (digital media, as contrasted with traditional media) | – |
| 心目 | xīnmù | mind | – |
| 新能源 | xīnnéngyuán | new energy; alternative energy (energy from nontraditional sources, such as solar, wind, nuclear and hydrogen energy) | – |
| 薪水 | xīnshui | salary; wage | 6 |
| 心疼 | xīnténg | to love dearly; to feel sorry for sb; to regret | 6 |
| 新兴 | xīnxīng | (of markets, industries, infectious diseases etc) rising; emerging; in the ascendant | – |
| 新颖 | xīnyǐng | lit. new bud; fig. new and original | 6 |
| 心愿 | xīnyuàn | cherished desire; dream; craving | – |
| 心脏 | xīnzàng | heart | 5 |
| 信赖 | xìnlài | to trust; to have confidence in; to have faith in | 6 |
| 信念 | xìnniàn | faith; belief; conviction | 6 |
| 兴起 | xīngqǐ | to rise; to spring up; to burgeon | – |
| 型号 | xínghào | model (particular version of a manufactured article); type (product specification in terms of color, size etc) | – |
| 形态 | xíngtài | shape; form; pattern | 6 |
| 性价比 | xìngjiàbǐ | cost-performance ratio | – |
| 性能 | xìngnéng | function; performance; behavior | 6 |
| 胸 | xiōng | chest; bosom; heart | 5 |
| 修订 | xiūdìng | to revise | – |
| 修复 | xiūfù | to restore; to renovate; (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc) | 6 |
| 袖子 | xiùzi | sleeve | – |
| 许可 | xǔkě | to allow; to permit | 6 |
| 叙述 | xùshù | to relate (a story or information); to tell or talk about; to recount | 5 |
| 旋转 | xuánzhuǎn | to rotate; to revolve; to spin | 6 |
| 选拔 | xuǎnbá | to select the best | 6 |
| 选修 | xuǎnxiū | (at a school) to take as an elective; an elective; elective (subject) | – |
| 学会 | xuéhuì | to learn; to master; institute; learned society; (scholarly) association | – |
| 学位 | xuéwèi | academic degree; place in school | 6 |
| 学问 | xuéwen | learning; knowledge; scholarship; a body of specialized knowledge (门); (fig.) any activity that demands expertise, skill or experience (e.g. gathering forensic evidence, selecting clothing, managing relationships) | 5 |
| 学员 | xuéyuán | student; member of an institution of learning; officer cadet | – |
| 血管 | xuèguǎn | vein; artery | – |
| 血型 | xuèxíng | blood group; blood type | – |
| 血压 | xuèyā | blood pressure | 6 |
| 血液 | xuèyè | blood; (fig.) lifeblood | – |
| 循环 | xúnhuán | to cycle; to circulate; circle | 6 |
| 寻求 | xúnqiú | to seek; to look for | – |
| 压缩 | yāsuō | to compress; compression | 6 |
| 亚军 | yàjūn | second place (in a sports contest); runner-up | 6 |
| 淹 | yān | to flood; to submerge; to drown | – |
| 淹没 | yānmò | to submerge; to drown; to flood | 6 |
| 严 | yán | tight (closely sealed); stern; strict | – |
| 沿海 | yánhǎi | coastal | 6 |
| 严寒 | yánhán | bitter cold; severe winter | 6 |
| 严禁 | yánjìn | to strictly prohibit | 6 |
| 严厉 | yánlì | severe; strict | 6 |
| 延期 | yánqī | to delay; to extend; to postpone | 6 |
| 炎热 | yánrè | blistering hot; sizzling hot (weather) | 6 |
| 延伸 | yánshēn | to extend; to stretch; to expand; to spread | 6 |
| 研讨 | yántǎo | discussion | – |
| 延续 | yánxù | to continue; to go on; to last | 6 |
| 言语 | yányǔ | words; speech; (spoken) language | – |
| 炎症 | yánzhèng | inflammation | – |
| 眼光 | yǎnguāng | gaze; insight; foresight | 6 |
| 眼看 | yǎnkàn | soon; in a moment; to look on as sth happens | – |
| 演奏 | yǎnzòu | to perform on a musical instrument | 6 |
| 宴会 | yànhuì | banquet; feast; dinner party | 5 |
| 验证 | yànzhèng | to inspect and verify; experimental verification; to validate (a theory) | 6 |
| 仰 | yǎng | to face upward; to look up; to admire | – |
| 痒 | yǎng | to itch; to tickle | 5 |
| 养老 | yǎnglǎo | to provide for the elderly (family members); to enjoy a life in retirement | – |
| 养老院 | yǎnglǎoyuàn | nursing home | – |
| 氧气 | yǎngqì | oxygen | 6 |
| 样 | yàng | classifier: kind, type; manner; pattern | – |
| 遥远 | yáoyuǎn | distant; remote | 6 |
| 要点 | yàodiǎn | main point; essential | 6 |
| 要么 | yàome | or; either one or the other | – |
| 要素 | yàosù | essential factor; key constituent | 6 |
| 野 | yě | field; plain; open space | – |
| 也好 | yěhǎo | that's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... | – |
| 野生 | yěshēng | (of animals, plants etc) wild | – |
| 野外 | yěwài | countryside; areas outside the city | – |
| 业 | yè | line of business; industry; occupation | – |
| 液体 | yètǐ | liquid | 5 |
| 依旧 | yījiù | as before; still; to remain the same | 6 |
| 依赖 | yīlài | to depend on; to be dependent on | 6 |
| 一流 | yīliú | top quality; front ranking | 6 |
| 衣食住行 | yī-shí-zhù-xíng | (lit.) clothing, food, housing and transportation (idiom); (fig.) people's basic needs | – |
| 医药 | yīyào | medical care and medicines; medicine (drug); medical | – |
| 一一 | yīyī | one by one; one after another | – |
| 姨 | yí | mother's sister; aunt | – |
| 一辈子 | yíbèizi | (for) a lifetime | 5 |
| 遗产 | yíchǎn | heritage; legacy; inheritance | 6 |
| 遗传 | yíchuán | heredity; to inherit (a trait); to pass on (to one's offspring) | 6 |
| 一带 | yídài | region; area | – |
| 一道 | yídào | together | – |
| 一贯 | yíguàn | consistent; constant; from start to finish | 6 |
| 疑惑 | yíhuò | to doubt; to distrust; unconvincing | 6 |
| 一律 | yílǜ | same; identical; uniformly; all; without exception | 6 |
| 移民 | yímín | to immigrate; to migrate; emigrant | 5 |
| 仪器 | yíqì | instrument; apparatus | 6 |
| 仪式 | yíshì | ceremony | 6 |
| 一向 | yíxiàng | a period of time in the recent past; (indicating a period of time up to the present) all along; the whole time | 6 |
| 一系列 | yíxìliè | a series of; a string of | – |
| 一再 | yízài | repeatedly | 6 |
| 一阵 | yízhèn | a burst; a fit; a peal | – |
| 遗址 | yízhǐ | ruins; historic relics | – |
| 以便 | yǐbiàn | so that; so as to; in order to | 6 |
| 以免 | yǐmiǎn | in order to avoid; so as not to | 6 |
| 以往 | yǐwǎng | in the past; formerly | 6 |
| 异常 | yìcháng | unusual; abnormal; extremely; exceptionally | 6 |
| 益处 | yìchù | benefit | – |
| 一帆风顺 | yìfān-fēngshùn | propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom); plain sailing; to go smoothly | 6 |
| 一口气 | yìkǒuqì | one breath; in one breath; at a stretch | – |
| 议论 | yìlùn | to comment; to talk about; to discuss | 5 |
| 一模一样 | yìmú-yíyàng | (idiom) exactly alike; identical | – |
| 艺人 | yìrén | entertainer; performing artist; artisan; craftsman | – |
| 一身 | yìshēn | whole body; from head to toe; single person | – |
| 一时 | yìshí | a period of time; a while; for a short while | – |
| 一同 | yìtóng | together | – |
| 易于 | yìyú | very likely; prone to | – |
| 抑制 | yìzhì | to inhibit; to keep down; to suppress | 6 |
| 因 | yīn | cause; reason; because | – |
| 音节 | yīnjié | syllable | – |
| 银 | yín | silver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency | 5 |
| 银牌 | yínpái | silver medal | – |
| 引 | yǐn | to draw (e.g. a bow); to pull; to stretch sth | – |
| 隐藏 | yǐncáng | to hide; to conceal; to mask | – |
| 引导 | yǐndǎo | to guide; to lead (around); to conduct | 6 |
| 引发 | yǐnfā | to lead to; to trigger; to initiate | – |
| 引入 | yǐnrù | to draw into; to pull into; to introduce | – |
| 隐私 | yǐnsī | secrets; private business; privacy | 6 |
| 饮用水 | yǐnyòngshuǐ | drinking water; potable water | – |
| 印 | yìn | to print; to mark; to engrave | – |
| 婴儿 | yīng’ér | infant; baby; lead (Pb) | 6 |
| 英雄 | yīngxióng | hero | 5 |
| 影子 | yǐngzi | shadow; reflection; (fig.) hint | 5 |
| 拥挤 | yōngjǐ | crowded; to throng; congestion | 5 |
| 涌现 | yǒngxiàn | to emerge in large numbers; to spring up; to emerge prominently | 6 |
| 勇于 | yǒngyú | to dare to; to be brave enough to | 6 |
| 用餐 | yòngcān | to eat a meal | – |
| 用处 | yòngchù | usefulness | – |
| 用功 | yònggōng | diligent; industrious (in one's studies); to study hard | 6 |
| 用人 | yòngrén | servant; to employ sb for a job; to manage people | – |
| 用心 | yòngxīn | motive; intention; to be diligent or attentive | – |
| 优化 | yōuhuà | to optimize; (corporate euphemism) to lay off staff | – |
| 优先 | yōuxiān | to have priority; to take precedence | 6 |
| 优异 | yōuyì | exceptional; outstandingly good | 6 |
| 由来 | yóulái | origin | – |
| 游人 | yóurén | a tourist | – |
| 犹如 | yóurú | similar to; like | 6 |
| 有机 | yǒujī | organic | – |
| 有劲 | yǒujìn | vigorous; energetic; interesting; amusing | – |
| 有序 | yǒuxù | regular; orderly; successive | – |
| 于 | yú | to go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle | – |
| 余额 | yú’é | balance (of an account, bill etc); surplus; remainder | – |
| 与其 | yǔqí | rather than... (used in expressions of the form 与其 + {verb1} + 不如 + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to {verb2}") | 5 |
| 羽绒服 | yǔróngfú | down jacket; down coat | 6 |
| 预定 | yùdìng | to arrange in advance | – |
| 预料 | yùliào | to forecast; to anticipate; expectation | 6 |
| 预期 | yùqī | to expect; to anticipate | 6 |
| 浴室 | yùshì | bathroom; shower room (间); bathhouse | – |
| 欲望 | yùwàng | desire; longing; appetite; craving | 6 |
| 原本 | yuánběn | originally; the original; original copy; original version | – |
| 原材料 | yuáncáiliào | raw and semifinished materials | – |
| 原理 | yuánlǐ | principle; theory | 6 |
| 原料 | yuánliào | raw material | 5 |
| 园林 | yuánlín | gardens; park; landscape garden | 6 |
| 圆满 | yuánmǎn | satisfactory; consummate; perfect | 6 |
| 原始 | yuánshǐ | first; original; primitive | 6 |
| 元素 | yuánsù | element (key component of sth); (chemistry) element; (math.) element (member of a set) | 6 |
| 原先 | yuánxiān | originally; original; former | 6 |
| 元宵 | yuánxiāo | Lantern Festival; night of the 15th of the first lunar month; sticky rice dumplings | – |
| 源于 | yuányú | has its origins in | – |
| 远程 | yuǎnchéng | remote; long distance; long range | – |
| 远方 | yuǎnfāng | far away; a distant location | – |
| 约束 | yuēshù | to restrict; to limit to; to constrain | 6 |
| 月光 | yuèguāng | moonlight | – |
| 乐器 | yuèqì | musical instrument | – |
| 月球 | yuèqiú | the moon | – |
| 乐曲 | yuèqǔ | musical composition | – |
| 晕 | yūn | confused; dizzy; giddy | 5 |
| 晕车 | yùnchē | to be carsick | – |
| 运送 | yùnsòng | to transport; to carry | – |
| 运行 | yùnxíng | (of celestial bodies etc) to move along one's course; (fig.) to function; to be in operation; (of a train service etc) to operate; to run | 6 |
| 运营 | yùnyíng | to be in operation; to do business; (of train, bus etc) to be in service | – |
| 杂 | zá | mixed; miscellaneous; various | – |
| 灾 | zāi | disaster; calamity | – |
| 灾害 | zāihài | calamity; disaster | 5 |
| 灾难 | zāinàn | disaster; catastrophe | 6 |
| 灾区 | zāiqū | disaster area; stricken region | – |
| 再三 | zàisān | over and over again; again and again | 5 |
| 再生 | zàishēng | to be reborn; to regenerate; to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person) | – |
| 在意 | zàiyì | to care about; to mind | 6 |
| 赞赏 | zànshǎng | to admire; to praise; to appreciate | – |
| 赞同 | zàntóng | to approve of; to agree with (an opinion, action etc); to endorse | 6 |
| 遭到 | zāodào | to suffer; to meet with (sth unfortunate) | – |
| 遭受 | zāoshòu | to suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune) | 6 |
| 遭遇 | zāoyù | to meet with; to encounter (esp. misfortune or hardship); an experience (esp. adverse) | 6 |
| 噪声 | zàoshēng | noise | – |
| 造型 | zàoxíng | to model; to shape; appearance; style; design; form; pose | 6 |
| 则 | zé | (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; standard; norm; principle | 5 |
| 扎 | zhā | to prick; to run or stick (a needle etc) into; mug or jug used for serving beer (loanword from "jar") | 6 |
| 炸 | zhà | to burst; to explode; to blow up; to bomb; to fly into a rage | – |
| 粘 | zhān | to glue; to paste; to adhere; to stick to | – |
| 粘贴 | zhāntiē | to stick; to affix; to adhere | 5 |
| 崭新 | zhǎnxīn | brand new | 6 |
| 占比 | zhànbǐ | proportion; percentage | – |
| 战斗 | zhàndòu | to fight; to engage in combat; struggle | 6 |
| 占据 | zhànjù | to occupy; to hold | 6 |
| 战胜 | zhànshèng | to prevail over; to defeat; to surmount | – |
| 占有 | zhànyǒu | to have; to own; to hold | 6 |
| 战争 | zhànzhēng | war; conflict | 5 |
| 章 | zhāng | chapter; section; clause | – |
| 长辈 | zhǎngbèi | one's elders; older generation | 6 |
| 障碍 | zhàng’ài | barrier; obstruction; hindrance | 6 |
| 账单 | zhàngdān | bill | – |
| 招 | zhāo | to recruit; to provoke; to beckon | – |
| 招待 | zhāodài | to hold a reception; to offer hospitality; to entertain (guests); to serve (customers) | 5 |
| 招生 | zhāoshēng | to enroll new students; to get students | – |
| 招手 | zhāoshǒu | to wave; to beckon | – |
| 招收 | zhāoshōu | to hire; to recruit | 6 |
| 照明 | zhàomíng | lighting; illumination; to light up | – |
| 折 | zhé | to break; to fracture; to snap | 6 |
| 针 | zhēn | needle; pin; injection | – |
| 真相 | zhēnxiàng | the truth about sth; the actual facts | 6 |
| 珍珠 | zhēnzhū | pearl (颗,粒); (fig.) teardrop; tear | 6 |
| 枕头 | zhěntou | pillow | 5 |
| 镇 | zhèn | to press down; to calm; to subdue | – |
| 阵雨 | zhènyǔ | shower (rain) | – |
| 睁 | zhēng | to open (one's eyes) | 5 |
| 争吵 | zhēngchǎo | to quarrel; dispute | – |
| 争夺 | zhēngduó | to fight over; to contest; to vie over | 6 |
| 争论 | zhēnglùn | to argue; to debate; to contend | 5 |
| 征求 | zhēngqiú | to solicit; to seek; to request (opinions, feedback etc) | 5 |
| 争议 | zhēngyì | controversy; dispute; to dispute | 6 |
| 政策 | zhèngcè | policy | 5 |
| 正规 | zhèngguī | regular; according to standards | 6 |
| 正面 | zhèngmiàn | front; obverse side; right side | – |
| 证实 | zhèngshí | to confirm (sth to be true); to verify | 6 |
| 正义 | zhèngyì | justice; righteousness; just; righteous; (in the titles of traditional commentaries) correct interpretation | 6 |
| 症状 | zhèngzhuàng | symptom (of an illness) | 6 |
| 支 | zhī | to support; to sustain; to erect | 5 |
| 枝 | zhī | classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc; branch | 6 |
| 支撑 | zhīchēng | to prop up; to support; strut | 6 |
| 支出 | zhīchū | to spend; to pay out; expenses; expenditure | 6 |
| 脂肪 | zhīfáng | fat (in the body, in a plant, or in food) | 6 |
| 之所以 | zhīsuǒyǐ | (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P; Example: 我之所以讨厌他 "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)" | – |
| 值班 | zhíbān | to work a shift; on duty | 6 |
| 职位 | zhíwèi | position; post; job | 6 |
| 职务 | zhíwù | post; position; job | 6 |
| 职员 | zhíyuán | office worker; staff member | – |
| 职责 | zhízé | duty; responsibility; obligation | – |
| 侄子 | zhízi | brother's son; nephew | – |
| 只得 | zhǐdé | to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to | – |
| 指定 | zhǐdìng | to appoint; to assign; to indicate clearly and with certainty | 6 |
| 只顾 | zhǐgù | to focus solely on; to pay attention only to; to be preoccupied with | – |
| 指挥 | zhǐhuī | to conduct; to command; to direct | 5 |
| 指示 | zhǐshì | to point out; to indicate; to instruct | 6 |
| 指责 | zhǐzé | to criticize; to find fault with; to denounce | 6 |
| 制 | zhì | system; to control; to regulate | – |
| 至关重要 | zhìguān-zhòngyào | extremely important; vital; crucial | – |
| 智力 | zhìlì | intelligence; intellect | 6 |
| 治理 | zhìlǐ | to govern; to administer; to manage | 6 |
| 制品 | zhìpǐn | products; goods | – |
| 秩序 | zhìxù | order; orderliness (in society, in the classroom, on the roads etc) | 5 |
| 质疑 | zhìyí | to call into question; to challenge (the truth or validity of) | – |
| 至于 | zhìyú | as for; as to; to go so far as to | 5 |
| 中等 | zhōngděng | medium | – |
| 终点 | zhōngdiǎn | the end; end point; finishing line (in a race) | 6 |
| 中断 | zhōngduàn | to cut short; to break off; to discontinue | 6 |
| 终身 | zhōngshēn | lifelong; all one's life; marriage | 6 |
| 钟头 | zhōngtóu | hour | – |
| 中旬 | zhōngxún | middle third of a month | 5 |
| 中央 | zhōngyāng | central; middle; center | 6 |
| 肿 | zhǒng | to swell; swelling; swollen | – |
| 中 | zhòng | to hit (a target); to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc); to win (a prize or lottery) | – |
| 种地 | zhòngdì | to farm; to work the land | – |
| 中毒 | zhòngdú | to be poisoned | – |
| 中奖 | zhòngjiǎng | to win a prize (in a lottery etc) | – |
| 众人 | zhòngrén | everyone | – |
| 中暑 | zhòngshǔ | to suffer heat exhaustion; sunstroke; heatstroke | – |
| 众所周知 | zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī | (idiom) as everyone knows | 6 |
| 重心 | zhòngxīn | focus; emphasis; priority; (physics) center of gravity; (geometry) centroid | 6 |
| 州 | zhōu | prefecture; state (e.g. of US); oblast (Russia) | 6 |
| 粥 | zhōu | congee; gruel; porridge | 6 |
| 周边 | zhōubiān | periphery; rim; perimeter; surroundings; (computing) (attributive) peripheral; merch (abbr. for 周边商品) | 6 |
| 周到 | zhōudào | thoughtful; considerate; attentive | 5 |
| 周期 | zhōuqī | period; cycle | 6 |
| 株 | zhū | classifier for trees or plants; tree trunk; stump (tree root) | 6 |
| 珠宝 | zhūbǎo | pearls; jewels; precious stones | – |
| 诸多 | zhūduō | (used for abstract things) a good deal, a lot of | – |
| 主办 | zhǔbàn | to organize; to host (a conference or sports event) | 6 |
| 主播 | zhǔbō | (news) anchor; (program) host; (Internet) streamer | – |
| 主导 | zhǔdǎo | leading; dominant; prevailing | 6 |
| 主管 | zhǔguǎn | in charge; responsible for; person in charge | 6 |
| 主角 | zhǔjué | leading role; lead; protagonist | – |
| 主流 | zhǔliú | main stream (of a river); fig. the essential point; main viewpoint of a matter | 6 |
| 主演 | zhǔyǎn | to play the leading role; to star; lead actor | – |
| 主张 | zhǔzhāng | to advocate; to stand for; view | 5 |
| 祝福 | zhùfú | blessings; to wish sb well | 5 |
| 助理 | zhùlǐ | assistant | 6 |
| 助手 | zhùshǒu | assistant; helper | 6 |
| 祝愿 | zhùyuàn | to wish | – |
| 住宅 | zhùzhái | residence; dwelling; abode | 6 |
| 著作 | zhùzuò | to write; literary work; book | 6 |
| 砖 | zhuān | brick; tile (floor or wall, not roof) | – |
| 专科 | zhuānkē | specialized subject; branch (of medicine); specialized training school | 6 |
| 专利 | zhuānlì | patent; sth uniquely enjoyed (or possessed etc) by a certain group of people; monopoly | 6 |
| 专题 | zhuāntí | specific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc); article, report or program etc on a specific topic | 6 |
| 专用 | zhuānyòng | special; dedicated | – |
| 专注 | zhuānzhù | to focus; to concentrate; to give one's full attention | – |
| 转换 | zhuǎnhuàn | to change; to switch; to convert | – |
| 转交 | zhuǎnjiāo | to pass on to sb; to carry and give to sb else | – |
| 转让 | zhuǎnràng | to transfer (ownership, rights etc) | 6 |
| 转身 | zhuǎnshēn | (of a person) to turn round; to face about; (of a widow) to remarry (archaic) | – |
| 转移 | zhuǎnyí | to shift; to relocate; to transfer; (fig.) to shift (attention); to change (the subject etc); (medicine) to metastasize | 6 |
| 转 | zhuàn | to revolve; to turn; to circle about | – |
| 转动 | zhuàndòng | to rotate (about an axis); to revolve; to turn | – |
| 装备 | zhuāngbèi | equipment; to equip; to outfit | 6 |
| 庄稼 | zhuāngjia | farm crop | – |
| 追究 | zhuījiū | to investigate; to look into | 6 |
| 捉 | zhuō | to clutch; to grab; to capture | – |
| 资本 | zīběn | capital (economics) | 6 |
| 资产 | zīchǎn | property; assets | 6 |
| 自豪 | zìháo | proud (of one's achievements etc) | 5 |
| 自来水 | zìláishuǐ | running water; tap water | – |
| 自律 | zìlǜ | self-discipline; self-regulation; autonomy (ethics) | – |
| 字幕 | zìmù | subtitles; captions (of a movie etc) | 5 |
| 自杀 | zìshā | to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide | – |
| 自我 | zìwǒ | the self; oneself; self-; (psychology) ego | – |
| 自言自语 | zìyán-zìyǔ | (idiom) to talk to oneself; to think aloud; to soliloquize | – |
| 自愿 | zìyuàn | voluntary | 5 |
| 自助 | zìzhù | self-service | – |
| 棕色 | zōngsè | brown | 6 |
| 总裁 | zǒngcái | chairman; director-general (of a company etc) | 5 |
| 总计 | zǒngjì | (grand) total | – |
| 总理 | zǒnglǐ | premier; prime minister | 5 |
| 总算 | zǒngsuàn | at long last; finally; on the whole | 5 |
| 粽子 | zòngzi | glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and steamed or boiled | – |
| 走廊 | zǒuláng | corridor; aisle; hallway; passageway; veranda | 6 |
| 足 | zú | foot; leg; sufficient; ample; as much as; fully | – |
| 足以 | zúyǐ | sufficient to...; so much so that; so that | 6 |
| 阻碍 | zǔ’ài | to obstruct; to hinder; to block | 6 |
| 阻挡 | zǔdǎng | to stop; to resist; to obstruct | – |
| 祖国 | zǔguó | motherland | 5 |
| 祖先 | zǔxiān | ancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved | 5 |
| 钻 | zuān | to drill; to bore; to get into | – |
| 罪 | zuì | guilt; crime; fault | – |
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 6 words
HSK 6 adds 1,800 words, for 5,400 in total. Many old HSK 6 words have moved up to levels 7–9, and nearly half of this level’s words are new to the HSK.
How these words appear on the test
Listening asks which statement matches a recording, and reading uses word and sentence cloze, so precise meaning matters. Writing is a practical text of 150+ characters and an argument essay of 300+ characters.
What to focus on
- Near-synonyms and formal register: the word cloze tests fine differences in meaning and collocation.
- Measure words for specific objects: 栋, 艘, 扇, 粒, 串, 番.
- Words for weighing ideas: 认可, 认同, 理性, 反思, 对立, building on 观点, 理由 and 因而 from HSK 5.
- Topic groups from the syllabus: economy, environment, technology, education and tradition.
Argument and opinion
认可 认同 理性 反思 对立 冲突 官方 回顾
Work and economy
白领 财务 采购 股票 金融 亏损 理财 收益
Everyday life
保修 背心 便捷 补课 补习 百货 保暖
How this list compares with the old HSK 6
Of the 1,800 new HSK 6 words, 680 were also HSK 6 words on the HSK 2.0 lists, 268 were at a lower old level, 0 were at a higher old level, and 852 were not on the old lists at all. If you studied with an older HSK 6 book or deck, the old vs new word list comparison shows exactly which words to add.
Characters at this level
HSK 6 adds 413 characters to recognise (1,940 in total) and 150 to write by hand (700 in total). See the HSK 6 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 6 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.