HSK Level 3 Vocabulary

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# Character Pinyin English # Character Pinyin English

1. 啊 a modal 293. 面条 miàntiáo noodles

particle
ending
sentence,
showing
affirmation,
approval, or
consent

2. 阿姨 āyí maternal 294. 明白 míngbai clear / obvious /

aunt/ step- unequivocal / to
mother/ understand / to
childcare realize
worker/
nursemaid/
woman of
similar age
to one's
parents
(term of
address used
by child)

3. 爱 ài to love / 295. 明天 míngtiān tomorrow

affection / to
be fond of /
to like

4. 矮 ǎi low/ short 296. 名字 míngzi name (of a

(in length) person or thing)
5. 爱好 àihào interest/ 297. 拿 ná to hold / to
hobby/ seize / to catch
appetite for/ / to apprehend
/ to take

6. 安静 ānjìng quiet/ 298. 奶奶 nǎinai (informal)

peaceful/ father's
calm mother/
paternal
grandmother

7. 八 bā eight/ 8 299. 南 nán south

8. 吧 bā (modal 300. 难 nán difficult (to...)/

particle problem/
indicating difficulty/
suggestion difficult/ not
or surmise) good
/ ...right?
/ ...OK? / ...I
presume.

9. 爸爸 bàba (informal) 301. 难过 nánguò to hold / to

father seize / to catch
/ to apprehend
/ to take

10. 白 bái surname bai 302. 男人 nánrén a man / a male /

/ white / men
snowy / pure
/ bright /
empty /
blank / plain
/ clear / to
make clear /
in vain /
gratuitous /
free of
charge /
reactionary /
anti-
communist /
funeral / to
 stare coldly /
to write
wrong
character /
to state / to
explain /
vernacular /
spoken lines
in opera

11. 百 bǎi surname bai 303. 哪儿 nǎr where?/

/ hundred / wherever/
numerous / anywhere
all kinds of

12. 搬 bān to move/ to 304. 那儿 nàr there

shift/ to
remove/ to
transport/ to
apply
indiscriminat
ely/ to copy
mechanically

13. 班 bān team/ class/ 305. 呢 ne (question

squad/ work particle for
shift/ subjects already
classifier for mentioned)
groups/
ranking/
surname Ban

14. 半 bàn half/ semi-/ 306. 能 néng surname neng /

incomplete/ can / to be able
(after a to / might
number) and possibly / ability
a half / (physics)
energy

15. 办法 bànfǎ means/ 307. 你 nǐ you (informal,

method/ as opposed to
way (of polite 您[nin2])
doing sth)
16. 办公室 bàngōngshì an office/ 308. 年 nián year
business
premises/ a
bureau

17. 帮忙 bāngmáng to help/ to 309. 年级 niánjí grade/ year (in

lend a hand/ school, college
to do a etc)
favor/ to do
a good turn

18. 帮助 bāngzhù assistance / 310. 年轻 niánqīng young

aid / to help

19. 包 bāo to cover/ to 311. 鸟 niǎo bird

wrap/ to
hold/ to
include/ to
take charge
of/ package/
wrapper/
container/
bag/ to hold
or embrace/
bundle/
packet/ to
contract (to
or for)/
surname Bao

20. 饱 bǎo to eat till 312. 您 nín you (polite)/ as

full/ satisfied opposed to
informal you 你
[ni3])

21. 报纸 bàozhǐ newspaper/ 313. 牛奶 niúnǎi cow's milk

newsprint

22. 杯子 bēizi cup / glass 314. 努力 nǔlì great effort/ to

strive/ to try
hard
23. 北方 běifāng north/ the 315. 女儿 nǚér daughter
northern
part a
country/
China north
of the Yellow
River

24. 北京 Běijīng Beijing, 316. 女人 nǚrén woman

capital of
People's
Republic of
China /
Peking / PRC
government

25. 背 bèi the back of a 317. 爬山 páshān to climb a

body or mountain/ to
object/ to mountaineer/
turn one's hiking/
back/ to hide mountaineering
something
from/ to
learn by
heart/ to
recite from
memory

26. 本 běn roots or 318. 盘子 pánzi tray/ plate/ dish

stems of
plants /
origin /
source / this
/ the current
/ root /
foundation /
basis /
classifier for
books,
periodicals,
files etc /
originally
27. 鼻子 bízi nose 319. 旁边 pángbiān lateral / side /
to the side /
beside

28. 比 bǐ (particle 320. 胖 pàng fat/ plump

used for
comparison
and "-er
than") / to
compare / to
contrast / to
gesture (with
hands) /
ratio

29. 比较 bǐjiào compare/ 321. 跑步 pǎobù to run / to jog /

contrast/ (military) to
fairly/ march at the
comparativel double
y/ relatively/
quite/ rather

30. 比赛 bǐsài competition 322. 朋友 péngyou friend

(sports etc)/
match/

31. 必须 bìxū to have to/ 323. 便宜 piányi small

must/ advantages / to
compulsory/ let sb off lightly
necessarily / cheap /
inexpensive

32. 变化 biànhuà change/ 324. 票 piào ticket / ballot /

variation/ to bank note /
change/ to person held for
vary ransom /
amateur
performance of
Chinese opera /
classifier for
groups,
batches,
business
transactions
33. 表示 biǎoshì to express/ 325. 漂亮 piàoliang pretty/
to show/ to beautiful
say/ to
state/ to
indicate/ to
mean

34. 表演 biǎoyǎn play/ show/ 326. 苹果 píngguǒ apple

performance
/ exhibition/
to perform/
to act/ to
demonstrate

35. 别 bié surname bie 327. 葡萄 pútao grape

/ to leave /
to depart /
to separate /
to
distinguish /
to classify /
other /
another / do
not / must
not / to pin /
to stick (sth)
in

36. 别人 biérén others 328. 普通话 pǔtōnghuà Mandarin

(common
language)/
Putonghua
(common
speech of the
Chinese
language)/
ordinary speech

37. 宾馆 bīnguǎn guesthouse 329. 七 qī seven/ 7

38. 冰箱 bīngxiāng icebox/ 330. 妻子 qīzi wife

freezer
cabinet/
refrigerator
39. 不客气 búkèqi you're 331. 骑 qí to ride (an
welcome / animal or bike)/
don't to sit astride
mention it /
impolite /
rude / blunt

40. 才 cái ability/ 332. 奇怪 qíguài strange/ odd

talent/
endowment/
gift/ an
expert/ only
(then)/ only
if/ just

41. 菜 cài dish (type of 333. 其实 qíshí actually/ in fact/

food) / really
vegetable /
cuisine

42. 菜单 càidān menu 334. 其他 qítā other/ the

others/ else/
other than (that
person)/ in
addition to the
person
mentioned
above

43. 参加 cānjiā to 335. 起床 qǐchuáng to get up

participate/
to take part/
to join

44. 草 cǎo grass/ straw/ 336. 千 qiān thousand

manuscript/
draft (of a
document)/
careless/
rough/
45. 层 céng Layer/ 337. 铅笔 qiānbǐ (lead) pencil
stratum/
laminated/
floor (of a
building)/
storey/
classifier for
layers/
repeated/
sheaf (math.)

46. 茶 chá tea / tea 338. 钱 qián coin/ money

plant /

47. 差 chà differ from/ 339. 前面 qiánmiàn ahead / in front

short of/ to / preceding /
lack/ poor above

48. 长 cháng length / long 340. 清楚 qīngchu clear/ clearly

/ forever / understood/
always / distinct
constantly

49. 唱歌 chànggē to sing a 341. 晴 qíng clear/ fine

song (weather)

50. 超市 chāoshì supermarket 342. 请 qǐng to ask / to invite

/ please (do sth)
/ to treat (to a
meal etc) / to
request

51. 衬衫 chènshān shirt/ 343. 秋 qiū autumn/ fall/

blouse/ harvest time/ a
swing/ surname
Qiu
52. 城市 chéngshì city/ town/ 344. 去 qù to go / to go to
(a place) / to
cause to go or
send (sb) / to
remove / to get
rid of / (when
used either
before or after
a verb) to go in
order to do sth
/ to be apart
from in space or
time

53. 吃 chī to eat / to 345. 去年 qùnián last year

consume / to
eat at (a
cafeteria etc)
/ to
eradicate /
to destroy /
to absorb /
to suffer / to
stammer

54. 迟到 chídào to arrive late 346. 裙子 qúnzi skirt

55. 出 chū to go out / to 347. 然后 ránhòu after/ then

come out / (afterwards)/
to occur / to after that/
produce / to afterwards
go beyond /
to rise / to
put forth / to
happen /
classifier for
dramas,
plays, operas
56. 出现 chūxiàn to appear/ to 348. 让 ràng to yield / to
arise/ to permit / to let
emerge/ to sb do sth / to
show up have sb do sth /
to make sb (feel
sad etc)

57. 出租车 chūzūchē taxi 349. 热 rè to warm up / to

heat up / hot
(of weather) /
heat / fervent

58. 厨房 chúfáng kitchen 350. 热闹 rènao bustling with

noise and
excitement/
lively

59. 除了 chúle besides/ 351. 热情 rèqíng cordial/

apart from enthusiastic/
(... also...)/ in passion/
addition to/ passionate/
except (for) passionately

60. 穿 chuān to bore 352. 人 rén man / person /

through / to people
pierce / to
perforate /
to penetrate
/ to pass
through / to
dress / to
wear / to put
on / to
thread

61. 船 chuán a boat / 353. 认识 rènshi to know / to

vessel / ship recognize / to
be familiar with
/ to get
acquainted with
sb / knowledge
/ understanding
/ awareness /
cognition
62. 词语 cíyǔ word 354. 认为 rènwéi to believe/ to
(general think/ to
term consider/ to
including feel
monosyllable
s through to
short
phrases)/
term (e.g.
technical
term)/
expression

63. 次 cì next in 355. 认真 rènzhēn conscientious/

sequence / earnest/
second / the serious/ to take
second (day, seriously/ to
time etc) / take to heart
secondary /
vice- / sub- /
infra- /
inferior
quality /
substandard
/ order /
sequence /
hypo-
(chemistry) /
classifier for
enumerated
events: time

64. 聪明 cōngming acute (of 356. 日 rì japan / sun /

sight and day / date, day
hearing)/ of the month
clever/
intelligent/
bright/ smart

65. 从 cóng surname cuo 357. 容易 róngyì easy/ likely/

/ mistake / liable (to)
wrong / bad
/ interlocking
/ complex /
to grind / to
 polish / to
alternate / to
stagger / to
miss / to let
slip / to
evade / to
inlay with
gold or silver

66. 错 cuò mistake; 358. 如果 rúguǒ if/ in case/ in

error; the event that
blunder;
fault; cross;
uneven;
wrong;

67. 打电话 dǎdiànhuà to make a 359. 三 sān three/ 3

telephone
call

68. 打篮球 dǎlánqiú play 360. 伞 sǎn umbrella/

basketball parasol

69. 打扫 dǎsǎo to clean/ to 361. 商店 shāngdiàn store/ shop

sweep

70. 打算 dǎsuàn to plan/ to 362. 上 shàng on

intend/ to
calculate/
plan/
intention/
calculation

71. 大 dà big / huge / 363. 上班 shàngbān to go to work /

large / major to be on duty /
/ great / to start work /
wide / deep to go to the
/ older office
(than) /
oldest /
eldest /
greatly
72. 大家 dàjiā everyone 364. 上网 shàngwǎng to be on the
internet/ to
stretch a net (in
a sports game
or for covering
sth)/ to be
netted (of fish)

73. 带 dài band/ belt/ 365. 上午 shàngwǔ morning

girdle/
ribbon/ tire/
area/ zone/
region/ to
wear/ to
carry/ to
lead/ to
bring/ to
look after/ to
raise

74. 担心 dānxīn anxious/ 366. 少 shǎo few/ little/ lack

worried/
uneasy/ to
worry/ to be
anxious

75. 蛋糕 dàngāo cake 367. 谁 shéi who / also pr.

[shui2]

76. 但是 dànshì but/ 368. 什么 shénme what?/ who?/

however something/
anything

77. 当然 dāngrán of course/ 369. 身体 shēntǐ (human) body/

without health
doubt/ only
natural/ as it
should be/
certainly

78. 到 dào to (a place) / 370. 生病 shēngbìng to fall ill/ to

until (a time) sicken
/ up to / to
go / to arrive
/ (verb
 complement
denoting
completion
or result of
an action)

79. 的 de of / ~'s 371. 生气 shēngqì angry/ mad/

(possessive offended/
particle) / animated/ to get
(used after angry/ to be
an attribute) enraged/ to take
/ (used to offense/
form a animation
nominal
expression) /
(used at the
end of a
declarative
sentence for
emphasis)

80. 地 de -ly/ 372. 生日 shēngrì birthday

structural
particle:
used before
a verb or
adjective,
linking it to
preceding
modifying
adverbial
adjunct

81. 得 de structural 373. 声音 shēngyīn voice/ sound

particle:
used after a
verb (or
adjective as
main verb),
linking it to
following
phrase
indicating
effect,
degree,
 possibility
etc

82. 低 dī low/ 374. 十 shí ten/ 10

beneath/ to
lower (one's
head)/ to let
droop/ to
hang down/
to incline

83. 弟弟 dìdi younger 375. 时候 shíhou time / length of

brother time / moment
/ period

84. 地方 dìfang region/ 376. 时间 shíjiān time/ period

regional
(away from
the central
administratio
n)

85. 地图 dìtú map 377. 使 shǐ to make/ to

cause/ to
enable/ to use/
to employ/ to
send/ to
instruct sb to do
sth/ envoy/
messenger

86. 第一 dìyī first/ 378. 是 shì to be/ yes

number one
87. 点 diǎn point / dot / 379. 世界 shìjiè world
drop / speck
/ o'clock /
point (in
space or
time) / to
draw a dot /
to check on a
list / to
choose / to
order (food
in a
restaurant) /
to touch
briefly / to
hint / to light
/ to ignite /
to pour a
liquid drop
by drop /
(old) one
fifth of a
two-hour
watch

88. 电脑 diànnǎo computer 380. 事情 shìqing affair / matter /

thing / business

89. 电视 diànshì television/ 381. 手表 shǒubiǎo wrist watch

TV

90. 电梯 diàntī elevator 382. 手机 shǒujī cell phone /

mobile phone

91. 电影 diànyǐng movie/ film 383. 瘦 shòu tight/ thin/ lean

92. 电子邮件 diànzǐyóujiàn electronic 384. 书 shū book / letter /

mail/ email document
93. 东 dōng east/ host 385. 舒服 shūfu comfortable/
(i.e. sitting feeling well
on east side
of guest)/
landlord/
surname
Dong

94. 冬 dōng winter 386. 叔叔 shūshu father's younger

brother/ uncle

95. 东西 dōngxi thing/ stuff/ 387. 树 shù tree

person

96. 懂 dǒng to 388. 数学 shùxué mathematics/

understand / mathematical
to know

97. 动物 dòngwù animal 389. 刷牙 shuāyá to brush teeth

98. 都 dōu all / both / 390. 双 shuāng two/ double/

entirely / pair/ both
(used for
emphasis)
even /
already /
(not) at all

99. 读 dú to read / to 391. 水 shuǐ surname shui /

study / water / river /
reading of liquid /
word (i.e. beverage /
pronunciatio additional
n) charges or
income / (of
clothes)
classifier for
number of
washes

100. 短 duǎn short or 392. 水果 shuǐguǒ fruit

brief/ to
lack/ weak
point/ fault
101. 段 duàn paragraph/ 393. 水平 shuǐpíng level (of
section/ achievement
segment/ etc)/ standard/
stage (of a horizontal
process)/
classifier for
stories,
periods of
time, lengths
of thread etc

102. 锻炼 duànliàn to engage in 394. 睡觉 shuìjiào to go to bed / to

physical sleep
exercise/ to
toughen/ to
temper

103. 对 duì right / 395. 说话 shuōhuà to speak / to

correct / say / to talk / to
couple / pair gossip / to tell
/ towards / stories / talk /
at / for / to word
face /
opposite / to
treat (sb a
certain way)
/ to match
together / to
adjust / to fit
/ to suit / to
answer / to
reply /
classifier:
couple

104. 对不起 duìbuqǐ Unworthy/to 396. 司机 sījī chauffeur/

let down/I'm driver
sorry/excuse
me/pardon
me/if you
please/sorry
? (please
repeat)
105. 多 duō many / much 397. 四 sì four/ 4
/ often / a
lot of /
numerous /
more / in
excess / how
(to what
extent) /
multi-

106. 多么 duōme how 398. 送 sòng to deliver / to

(wonderful carry / to give
etc)/ what (a (as a present) /
great idea to present
etc)/ (with) / to see
however off / to send
(difficult it
may be etc)

107. 多少 duōshǎo how much / 399. 虽然 suīrán although/ even

how many / though/ even if
which
(number) /
as much as

108. 饿 è to be 400. 岁 suì classifier for

hungry/ years (of age) /
hungry year / year (of
crop harvests)

109. 而且 érqiě (not only...) 401. 所以 suǒyǐ therefore / as a

but also/ result / so / the
moreover/ in reason why
addition/
furthermore

110. 儿子 érzi son 402. 她 tā she

111. 耳朵 ěrduo ear 403. 他 tā he or him /

(used for either
sex when the
sex is unknown
or unimportant)
 / (used before
sb's name for
emphasis) /
(used as a
meaningless
mock object) /
other / another

112. 二 èr two/ 2/ 404. 太 tài highest /

stupid greatest / too
(Beijing (much) / very /
dialect) extremely

113. 发烧 fāshāo have a high 405. 太阳 tàiyáng sun

temperature
(from
illness)/ have
a fever

114. 发现 fāxiàn to find/ to 406. 糖 táng sugar/ sweets/

discover candy

115. 方便 fāngbiàn convenient/ 407. 特别 tèbié especially/

to help out/ special/
to make particular/
things easy unusual
for people/
convenience
/ suitable/
having
money to
spare/
(euphemism)
to go to the
toilet

116. 房间 fángjiān room 408. 疼 téng (it) hurts/ love

fondly/ ache/
pain/ sore
117. 放 fàng to release/ 409. 踢足球 tīzúqiú play soccer
to free/ to (football)
let go/ to
put/ to
place/ to let
out/ to set
off
(fireworks)

118. 放心 fàngxīn to set one's 410. 题 tí surname ti /

mind at rest/ topic / problem
to be at for discussion /
ease/ to rest exam question /
subject / to
inscribe / to
mention

119. 非常 fēicháng unusual / 411. 提高 tígāo to raise/ to

extraordinar increase
y / extreme /
very /
exceptional

120. 飞机 fēijī airplane 412. 体育 tǐyù sports/ physical

education

121. 分 fēn to divide/ to 413. 天气 tiānqì weather

separate/ to
allocate/ to
distinguish
(good and
bad)/ part or
subdivision/
fraction/ one
tenth (of
certain
units)/ unit
of length
equivalent to
0.33 cm/
minute/ a
point (in
sports or
games)/ 0.01
 yuan (unit of
money)

122. 分钟 fēnzhōng minute 414. 甜 tián sweet

123. 附近 fùjìn (in the) 415. 条 tiáo strip/ item/

vicinity/ article/ clause
nearby/ (of law or
neighboring/ treaty)/
next to classifier for
long thin things
(ribbon, river,
road, trousers
etc)

124. 复习 fùxí to revise/ to 416. 跳舞 tiàowǔ to dance

review/
revision

125. 干净 gānjìng clean/ neat 417. 听 tīng to listen / to

hear / to obey /
a can (loanword
from English
"tin") / classifier
for canned
beverages

126. 敢 gǎn to dare/ 418. 同事 tóngshì colleague/ co-

daring/ worker
(polite) may I
venture

127. 感冒 gǎnmào to catch 419. 同学 tóngxué (fellow)

cold/ classmate
(common)
cold

128. 刚才 gāngcái just now/ a 420. 同意 tóngyì to agree/ to

moment ago consent/ to
approve
129. 高 gāo surname gao 421. 头发 tóufa hair (on the
/ high / tall / head)
above
average /
loud / your
(honorific)

130. 高兴 gāoxìng happy / glad 422. 突然 tūrán sudden/

/ willing (to abrupt/
do sth) / in a unexpected
cheerful
mood

131. 告诉 gàosu to tell / to 423. 图书馆 túshūguǎn library

inform / to
let know

132. 哥哥 gēge older 424. 腿 tuǐ leg

brother

133. 个 gè individual / 425. 外 wài outside / in

this / that / addition /
size / foreign /
classifier for external
people or
objects in
general

134. 给 gěi to / for / for 426. 完 wán to finish / to be

the benefit over / whole /
of / to give / complete /
to allow / to entire
do sth (for
sb)

135. 跟 gēn heel/ to 427. 玩 wán toy / sth used

follow for amusement
closely/ to / curio or
go with/ to antique
marry sb (of
woman)/
with/
towards/ as
(compared
 to)/ from
(different
from)/ and
(in addition
to)

136. 根据 gēnjù according to/ 428. 完成 wánchéng complete/

based on/ accomplish/
basis/ perfect tense
foundation (grammar)

137. 更 gèng more/ still 429. 碗 wǎn bowl/ cup

more/ even
more

138. 公共汽车 gōnggòngqìch bus 430. 晚上 wǎnshang in the evening

ē

139. 公斤 gōngjīn kilogram (kg) 431. 万 wàn ten thousand/ a

great number

140. 公司 gōngsī (business) 432. 忘记 wàngjì to forget

company /
company /
firm /
corporation /
incorporated

141. 公园 gōngyuán public park 433. 喂 wèi hey / to feed

(an animal,
baby, invalid
etc)

142. 工作 gōngzuò to work / (of 434. 位 wèi position/

a machine) location/ place/
to operate / seat/ classifier
job / work / for people
task (honorific)/
classifier for
binary bits (e.g.
十六位 16-bit
or 2 bytes)

143. 狗 gǒu dog 435. 为 wèi because of/ for/

to
144. 故事 gùshi story/ tale/ 436. 为了 wèile in order to/ for
narrative the purpose of/
so as to

145. 刮风 guāfēng to be windy 437. 为什么 wèishénme For what

reason?/ why?

146. 关 guān mountain 438. 文化 wénhuà culture/

pass/ to civilization/
close/ to cultural
shut/ to turn
off/ to
concern/ to
involve

147. 关系 guānxì relation/ 439. 问 wèn to ask

relationship/
to concern/
to affect/ to
have to do
with/
guanxi/

148. 关心 guānxīn to care for 440. 问题 wèntí question/

sth/ caring/ problem/ issue/
concerned topic

149. 关于 guānyú pertaining 441. 我 wǒ I/ me/ my

to/
concerning/
regarding/
with regards
to/ about/ a
matter of

150. 贵 guì expensive / 442. 我们 wǒmen we / us /

noble / your ourselves / our
(name) /
precious

151. 国家 guójiā country/ 443. 五 wǔ five/ 5

nation/
state/

152. 果汁 guǒzhī fruit juice 444. 西 xī west

153. 过 guò surname guo 445. 西瓜 xīguā watermelon
/
(experienced
action
marker) / to
cross / to go
over / to
pass (time) /
to celebrate
(a holiday) /
to live / to
get along /
excessively /
too-

154. 过去 guòqu (in the) past/ 446. 希望 xīwàng to wish for/ to

former/ desire/ hope
previous/ to
go over/ to
pass by

155. 还 hái still / still in 447. 习惯 xíguàn habit/ custom/

progress / usual practice/
still more / to be used to
yet / even
more / in
addition /
fairly /
passably
(good) / as
early as /
even / also /
else

156. 还是 háishì or/ still/ 448. 洗 xǐ to wash / to

nevertheless bathe / to
develop (a
photo)

157. 孩子 háizi child 449. 喜欢 xǐhuan to like / to be

fond of

158. 害怕 hàipà to be afraid/ 450. 洗手间 xǐshǒujiān toilet/ lavatory/

to be scared washroom
159. 汉语 hànyǔ Chinese 451. 洗澡 xǐzǎo to bathe/ to
language take a shower

160. 好 hǎo good / well / 452. 夏 xià summer

proper /
good to /
easy to /
very / so /
(suffix
indicating
completion
or readiness)
/ (of an
unmarried
couple) to be
close / to be
keen on each
other

161. 好吃 hǎochī tasty/ 453. 下 xià down /

delicious downwards /
below / lower /
later / next
(week etc) /
second (of two
parts) / to
decline / to go
down / to arrive
at (a decision,
conclusion etc)
/ measure word
to show the
frequency of an
action

162. 号 hào ordinal 454. 下雨 xiàyǔ to rain / rainy

number /
day of a
month /
mark / sign /
business
establishmen
t / size / ship
suffix / horn
(wind
 instrument) /
bugle call /
assumed
name / to
take a pulse
/ classifier
used to
indicate
number of
people

163. 喝 hē to drink / My 455. 先 xiān early/ prior/

goodness! former/ in
advance/ first

164. 和 hé surname he / 456. 先生 xiānsheng teacher/ Mister

japanese (Mr.)/ husband
(food,
clothes etc) /
and /
together
with / with /
sum / union
/ peace /
harmony /

165. 河 hé river 457. 现在 xiànzài now / at

present / at the
moment /
modern /
current /
nowadays

166. 黑 hēi black / dark 458. 香蕉 xiāngjiāo banana

/ sinister /
secret /
shady /
illegal /
(loanword)
to hack
(computing)
167. 黑板 hēibǎn blackboard 459. 相同 xiāngtóng identical/ same

168. 很 hěn (adverb of 460. 相信 xiāngxìn be convinced

degree) / (that something
quite / very / is true)/
awfully believe/ to
accept sth as
true

169. 红 hóng surname 461. 想 xiǎng to think / to

hong / red / believe / to
popular / suppose / to
revolutionar wish / to want /
y / bonus to miss (feel
wistful about
the absence of
sb or sth)

170. 后面 hòumiàn rear / back / 462. 像 xiàng (look) like/

behind / similar (to)/
later / appearance/ to
afterwards appear/ to
seem/ image/
portrait/
resemble/ seem

171. 护照 hùzhào passport 463. 小 xiǎo small / tiny /

few / young

172. 花 huā to spend 464. 小姐 xiǎojie young lady /

(money, miss
time)/ flower

173. 花园 huāyuán garden 465. 小时 xiǎoshí hour

174. 画 huà to draw/ 466. 小心 xiǎoxīn to be careful/ to

picture/ take care
painting

175. 坏 huài bad/ 467. 笑 xiào laugh/ smile

spoiled/
broken/ to
break down
176. 欢迎 huānyíng to welcome / 468. 校长 xiàozhǎng (college,
welcome university)
president/
headmaster

177. 环境 huánjìng environment 469. 些 xiē some / few /

/ several /
circumstance measure word
s/ indicating a
surroundings small amount or
/ ambient/ small number
(greater than 1)

178. 换 huàn change/ 470. 鞋 xié shoe

exchange

179. 黄 huáng yellow/ 471. 写 xiě to write

pornographi
c/ to fall
through

180. 回 huí to circle / to 472. 谢谢 xièxie to thank/

go back / to thanks
turn around
/ to answer /
to return / to
revolve / Hui
ethnic group
(Chinese
Muslims) /
time /
classifier for
acts of a play
/ section or
chapter (of a
classic book)

181. 回答 huídá to reply / to 473. 新 xīn new/ newly

answer / the meso-
answer (chemistry)
182. 会 huì can / to be 474. 新闻 xīnwén news
possible / to
be able to /
will / to be
likely to / to
be sure to /
to assemble
/ to meet /
to gather /
to see /
union /
group /
association

183. 会议 huìyì meeting/ 475. 新鲜 xīnxiān fresh

conference (experience,
food etc)/
freshness

184. 火车站 huǒchēzhàn train station 476. 星期 xīngqī week

185. 或者 huòzhě or/ possibly/ 477. 行李箱 xínglixiāng suitcase

maybe/
perhaps

186. 机场 jīchǎng airport/ 478. 姓 xìng family name /

airfield surname

187. 几乎 jīhū almost/ 479. 兴趣 xìngqu interest in

nearly/ (something)
practically

188. 机会 jīhuì opportunity/ 480. 熊猫 xióngmāo panda

chance/
occasion

189. 极 jí extremely/ 481. 休息 xiūxi rest/ to rest

pole
(geography,
physics)/
utmost/ top
190. 几 jǐ time / length 482. 需要 xūyào to need/ to
of time / want/ to
moment / demand/
period needs/ to
require

191. 记得 jìde to remember 483. 选择 xuǎnzé to select/ to

pick/ choice/
option/
alternative

192. 季节 jìjié time/ 484. 学生 xuésheng student/ school

season/ child
period

193. 家 jiā surname jia / 485. 学习 xuéxí to learn/ to

home / study
family /
(polite) my
(sister, uncle
etc) /
classifier for
families or
businesses /
refers to the
philosophical
schools of
pre-han
china / noun
suffix for a
specialist in
some
activity, such
as a musician
or
revolutionar
y,
correspondin
g to english -
ist, -er, -ary
or -ian

194. 检查 jiǎnchá inspection/ 486. 学校 xuéxiào school

to examine/
to inspect
195. 简单 jiǎndān simple/ not 487. 雪 xuě surname xue /
complicated snow / snowfall
/ to have the
appearance of
snow / to wipe
away, off or out
/ to clean

196. 件 jiàn item / 488. 颜色 yánsè color

component /
classifier for
events,
things,
clothes etc

197. 健康 jiànkāng health/ 489. 眼睛 yǎnjing eye

healthy

198. 见面 jiànmiàn to meet/ to 490. 眼镜 yǎnjìng spectacles/

see sb/ eyeglasses

199. 讲 jiǎng to speak/ to 491. 羊肉 yángròu mutton/ goat

explain/ to meat
negotiate/ to
emphasise/
to be
particular
about/ as far
as sth is
concerned/
speech/
lecture

200. 教 jiāo to teach 492. 要求 yāoqiú to request/ to

require/ to
stake a claim/
to ask/ to
demand

201. 脚 jiǎo foot/ leg/ 493. 药 yào medicine / drug

base/ kick / substance
used for a
specific purpose
202. 角 jiǎo angle/ 494. 要 yào important / vital
corner/ / to want / to
horn/ horn- ask for / will /
shaped/ unit going to (as
of money future auxiliary)
equal to 0.10 / may / must
yuan

203. 叫 jiào to shout / to 495. 爷爷 yéye (informal)

call / to father's father/
order / to paternal
ask / to be grandfather
called / by
(indicates
agent in the
passive
mood)

204. 教室 jiàoshì classroom 496. 也 yě surname ye /

also / too / (in
classical
chinese) final
particle
implying
affirmation

205. 接 jiē to receive/ 497. 一 yī one / 1 / single

to answer / a (article) / as
(the phone)/ soon as / entire
to meet or / whole / all /
welcome sb/ throughout /
to connect/ "one" radical in
to catch/ to chinese
join/ to characters
extend/ to (kangxi radical
take one's 1)
turn on
duty/ take
over for sb

206. 街道 jiēdào street 498. 衣服 yīfu clothes

207. 结婚 jiéhūn to marry/ to 499. 医生 yīshēng doctor

get married
208. 节目 jiémù program/ 500. 医院 yīyuàn hospital
item (on a
program)

209. 节日 jiérì holiday/ 501. 一直 yīzhí straight (in a

festival straight line)/
continuously/
always/ from
the beginning
of... up to.../ all
along

210. 结束 jiéshù termination/ 502. 一定 yídìng surely/

to finish/ to certainly/
end/ to necessarily/
conclude/ to fixed/ a certain
close (extent etc)/
given/
particular/ must

211. 姐姐 jiějie older sister 503. 一共 yígòng altogether

212. 解决 jiějué to settle (a 504. 一会儿 yíhuìr a while

dispute)/ to
resolve/ to
solve

213. 借 jiè to lend/ to 505. 一样 yíyàng same/ like/

borrow/ equal to/ the
excuse/ same as/ just
pretext/ by like
means of/ to
seize (an
opportunity)
/ to take (an
opportunity)

214. 介绍 jièshào to introduce 506. 以后 yǐhòu after/ later/

(sb to sb) / afterwards/
to give a following/ later
presentation on/ in the
/ to present future
(sb for a job
etc) /
 introduction

215. 今天 jīntiān today / at 507. 以前 yǐqián before/

the present / formerly/
now previous/ ago

216. 进 jìn to advance / 508. 已经 yǐjīng already

to enter / to
come (or go)
into / to
receive or
admit / to
eat or drink /
to submit or
present /
(used after a
verb) into, in
/ to score a
goal

217. 近 jìn near/ close 509. 以为 yǐwéi to believe/ to

to/ think/ to
approximatel consider/ to be
y under the
impression

218. 经常 jīngcháng day to day/ 510. 椅子 yǐzi chair

everyday/
daily/
frequently/
constantly/
regularly/
often

219. 经过 jīngguò to pass/ to 511. 亿 yì a hundred

go through/ million/
process/ calculate
course/

220. 经理 jīnglǐ manager/ 512. 一般 yìbān same/ ordinary/

director common/
general/
generally/ in
general
221. 九 jiǔ nine/ 9 513. 一边 yìbiān one side/ either
side/ on the one
hand/ on the
other hand/
doing while

222. 久 jiǔ (long) time/ 514. 一起 yìqǐ in the same

(long) place / together
duration of / with /
time altogether (in
total)

223. 就 jiù at once / 515. 意思 yìsi iidea / opinion /

right away / meaning / wish
only / just / desire /
(emphasis) / interest / fun /
as early as / token of
already / as appreciation,
soon as / affection etc
then / in that
case / as
many as /
even if / to
approach /
to move
towards / to
undertake /
to engage in
/ to suffer /
subjected to
/ to
accomplish /
to take
advantage of
/ to go with
(of foods) /
with regard
to /
concerning
224. 旧 jiù old/ 516. 阴 yīn surname yin /
opposite: overcast
new 新/ (weather) /
former/ cloudy / shady /
worn (with yin (the
age) negative
principle of yin
and yang)

225. 举行 jǔxíng to hold (a 517. 因为 yīnwèi because / owing

meeting, to / on account
ceremony of
etc)

226. 句子 jùzi sentence 518. 音乐 yīnyuè music

227. 觉得 juéde to think/ to 519. 银行 yínháng bank

feel

228. 决定 juédìng to decide (to 520. 应该 yīnggāi ought to/

do should/ must
something)/
to resolve/
decision/
certainly

229. 咖啡 kāfēi coffee 521. 影响 yǐngxiǎng an influence/ an

effect/ to
influence/ to
affect (usually
adversely)/ to
disturb

230. 开 kāi to open / to 522. 用 yòng to use/ to

start / to employ/ to
turn on / to have to/ to eat
boil / to or drink/
write out (a expense or
prescription, outlay/
check, usefulness/
invoice etc) / hence/
to operate therefore
(vehicle)
231. 开始 kāishǐ to begin / 523. 游戏 yóuxì game/ play
beginning /
to start /
initial

232. 看 kàn to see / to 524. 游泳 yóuyǒng swim

look at / to
read / to
watch / to
visit / to call
on / to
consider / to
regard as /
to look after
/ to treat (an
illness) / to
depend on /
to feel (that)
/ (after verb)
to give it a
try / Watch
out! (for a
danger)

233. 看见 kànjiàn to see / to 525. 有 yǒu to have / there

catch sight of is / there are /
to exist / to be

234. 考试 kǎoshì exam 526. 有名 yǒumíng famous/ well-

known

235. 渴 kě thirsty 527. 又 yòu (Once) again/

also/ both...
and.../ again

236. 可爱 kěài amiable/ 528. 右边 yòubian right side /

cute/ lovely right, to the
right

237. 可能 kěnéng might 529. 鱼 yú fish

(happen) /
possible /
probable /
possibility /
 probability /
maybe /
perhaps

238. 可以 kěyǐ can / may / 530. 遇到 yùdào to meet/ to run

possible / into/ to come
able to / not across
bad / pretty
good

239. 刻 kè quarter 531. 元 yuán first/ primary/

(hour)/ basic
moment/ to
carve/ to
engrave/ to
cut/
oppressive/
classifier for
short time
intervals

240. 课 kè subject / 532. 圆 yuán circle / round /

course / circular /
class / lesson spherical / (of
the moon) full /
unit of Chinese
currency

241. 客人 kèrén visitor/ 533. 远 yuǎn far / distant /

guest/ remote
customer/
client

242. 空调 kōngtiáo air 534. 愿意 yuànyì to wish/ to

conditioning want/ ready/
willing (to do
sth)

243. 口 kǒu mouth/ 535. 越 yuè to exceed/ to

classifier for climb over/ to
things with surpass/ the
mouths more... the
(people, more
domestic
animals,
 cannons,
wells etc)

244. 哭 kū to cry/ to 536. 月 yuè moon / month /

weep monthly

245. 裤子 kùzi trousers/ 537. 月亮 yuèliang moon

pants

246. 块 kuài lump (of 538. 云 yún cloud

earth) /
chunk /
piece /
classifier for
pieces of
cloth, cake,
soap etc /
(coll.)
classifier for
money and
currency
units

247. 快 kuài rapid / quick 539. 运动 yùndòng movement/

/ speed / campaign /
rate / soon / sports
almost / to
make haste /
clever /
sharp (of
knives or
wits) /
forthright /
plain-spoken
/ gratified /
pleased /
pleasant

248. 快乐 kuàilè happy/ 540. 在 zài (located) at / (to

merry be) in / to exist
/ in the middle
of doing sth /
(indicating an
action in
 progress)

249. 筷子 kuàizi chopsticks 541. 再 zài again / once

more / re- /
second /
another / then
(after sth, and
not until then))

250. 来 lái to come / to 542. 早上 zǎoshang Early morning/

arrive / to Good morning!
come round
/ ever since /
next

251. 蓝 lán blue/ indigo 543. 怎么 zěnme How?/ what?/

plant why?

252. 老 lǎo prefix used 544. 怎么样 zěnmeyàng How?/how

before the about?/how
surname of a was it?/how are
person or a things?
numeral
indicating
the order of
birth of the
children in a
family or to
indicate
affection or
familiarity/
old (of
people)/
venerable
(person)/
experienced/
of long
standing/
always/ all
the time/ of
the past/
very/
outdated/
(of meat etc)
 tough

253. 老师 lǎoshī teacher 545. 站 zhàn station/ to

stand/ to halt/
to stop/ branch
of a company or
organisation

254. 了 le (modal 546. 张 zhāng surname zhang

particle / to open up /
intensifying to spread /
preceding sheet of paper /
clause) / classifier for flat
(completed objects, sheet /
action classifier for
marker) votes

255. 累 lèi tired/ weary/ 547. 长 zhǎng chief/ head/

to strain/ to elder/ to grow/
wear out/ to to develop
work hard

256. 冷 lěng cold 548. 丈夫 zhàngfu husband

257. 离 lí surname li / 549. 着急 zháojí to worry/ to

to leave / to feel anxious
part from /
to be away
from / (in
giving
distances)
from /
without (sth)
/
independent
of

258. 离开 líkāi to depart/ to 550. 找 zhǎo to try to find /

leave to look for / to
call on sb / to
find / to seek /
to return / to
give change
259. 里 lǐ lining / 551. 照顾 zhàogu 照顾
interior /
inside /
internal

260. 礼物 lǐwù gift/ present 552. 照片 zhàopiàn photo/

photograph/
picture

261. 历史 lìshǐ history 553. 照相机 zhàoxiàngjī camera

262. 脸 liǎn face 554. 真 zhēn really / truly /

indeed / real /
true / genuine

263. 练习 liànxí exercise/ 555. 正在 zhèngzài in the process

drill/ of (doing
practice something or
happening) /
while (doing)

264. 两 liǎng both/ two/ 556. 这儿 zhèr here

ounce/
some/ a few/
tael/ weight
equal to 50
grams

265. 辆 liàng classifier for 557. 只 zhǐ only/ merely/

vehicles just/ but

266. 了解 liǎojiě to 558. 中国 Zhōngguó China; Middle

understand / Kingdom
to realize /
to find out

267. 邻居 línjū neighbor 559. 中间 zhōngjiān between/

next door intermediate/
mid/ middle
268. 零 líng zero / 560. 中午 zhōngwǔ noon/ midday
nought /
zero sign /
fractional /
fragmentary
/ odd (of
numbers) /
(placed
between two
numbers to
indicate a
smaller
quantity
followed by
a larger one)
/ fraction /
(in
mathematics
) remainder
(after
division) /
extra / to
wither and
fall / to
wither

269. 六 liù six/ 6 561. 种 zhǒng abbr. for 物种,

genus/ race/
seed/ breed/
species/ strain/
kind/ type/ has
guts (i.e.
courage)/
nerve/ classifier
for types: kind,
sort/ classifier
for languages

270. 楼 lóu house with 562. 重要 zhòngyào important/

more than 1 significant/
story/ major
storied
building/
floor
271. 旅游 lǚyóu rip / journey 563. 周末 zhōumò weekend
/ tourism /
travel / tour

272. 绿 lǜ green 564. 主要 zhǔyào main/ principal/

major/ primary

273. 路 lù road/ path/ 565. 住 zhù to live / to dwell

way / to stay / to
reside / to stop
/ (suffix
indicating
firmness,
steadiness, or
coming to a
halt)

274. 吗 ma (question 566. 祝 zhù invoke/ pray to/

particle for wish/ to express
"yes-no" good wishes/
questions) surname Zhu

275. 妈妈 māma mama/ 567. 注意 zhùyì to take note of/

mommy/ to pay attention
mother to

276. 马 mǎ horse/ abbr. 568. 准备 zhǔnbèi preparation/pre

for Malaysia pare

277. 马上 mǎshàng at once / 569. 准确 zhǔnquè accurate/ exact/

right away / precise
immediately
/ on
horseback
(i.e. by
military
force)

278. 买 mǎi to buy/ to 570. 桌子 zhuōzi table/ desk

purchase
279. 卖 mài to sell / to 571. 字 zì letter / symbol /
betray / to character /
spare no word
effort / to
show off or
flaunt

280. 满意 mǎnyì satisfied / 572. 字典 zìdiǎn dictionary/

pleased / to character
one's dictionary
satisfaction

281. 慢 màn slow 573. 自己 zìjǐ self/ (reflexive

pronoun)/ own

282. 忙 máng busy / 574. 自行车 zìxíngchē bicycle/ bike

hurriedly / to
hurry / to
rush

283. 猫 māo cat 575. 总是 zǒngshì always

284. 帽子 màozi hat/ cap 576. 走 zǒu to walk / to go /

to run / to
move (of
vehicle) / to
visit / to leave /
to go away / to
die

285. 没 méi (negative 577. 最 zuì most/ the

prefix for most/ -est
verbs) / have
not / not

286. 没关系 méiguānxi it doesn't 578. 最近 zuìjìn recent/

matter recently/ these
days/ latest/
soon/ nearest
(of locations)/
shortest (of
routes)
287. 每 měi each/ every 579. 左边 zuǒbian left/ the left
side/ to the left
of

288. 妹妹 mèimei younger 580. 昨天 zuótiān yesterday

sister /
young
woman

289. 门 mén surname 581. 做 zuò to do / to make

men / gate / / to produce /
door / to write / to
gateway / compose / to
doorway/ act as / to
opening / engage in / to
valve / hold (a party) /
switch / way to be / to
to do become / to
something / function (in
knack / some capacity)
family / / to serve as /
house / to be used for /
(religious) to form (a bond
sect / school or relationship)
(of thought) / to pretend / to
/ class / feign / to act a
category / part / to put on
phylum or appearance
division

290. 米 mǐ rice/ meter 582. 坐 zuò to sit / to take a

(classifier) seat / to take (a
bus, airplane
etc) / to bear
fruit

291. 米饭 mǐfàn (cooked) rice 583. 作业 zuòyè school

assignment/
homework/
work/ task/
operation/ to
operate
292. 面包 miànbāo bread 584. 作用 zuòyòng to act on/ to
affect/ action/
function/
activity/
impact/ result/
effect/
purpose/
intent/ to play a
role/
corresponds to
English -ity, -
ism, -ization