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HSK Level 3 Vocabulary List

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   啊 啊 ā interjection of surprise/Ah!/Oh!
   啊 啊 á interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer/Eh?/what?/to show realization/to stress
   啊 啊 ǎ interjection of surprise or doubt/Eh?/My!/what's up?
   啊 啊 à interjection or grunt of agreement/uhm/Ah, OK/expression of recognition/Oh, it's you!
啊 啊 a modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent
   阿姨 阿姨 ā yí maternal aunt/step-mother/childcare worker/nursemaid/woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child)/CL:個|个[ge4]
   爱 愛 ài to love/affection/to be fond of/to like
   矮 矮 ǎi low/short (in length)
   爱好 愛好 ài hào to like/to take pleasure in/keen on/fond of/interest/hobby/appetite for/CL:個|个[ge4]
   安静 安靜 ān jìng quiet/peaceful/calm
   八 八 bā eight/8
   吧 吧 bā (onomat.)/dumb
   吧 吧 ba (modal particle indicating polite suggestion)/...right?/...OK?
   把 把 bǎ to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of/a handle/particle marking the following noun as a direct object/classifier for objects with handle
   把 把 bà handle
   爸爸 爸爸 bà ba (informal) father/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
   白 白 bái white/snowy/pure/bright/empty/blank/plain/clear/to make clear/in vain/gratuitous/free of charge/reactionary/anti-communist/funeral/to stare coldly/to write wrong character/to state/to explain/vernacular/spoken lines in opera/surname Bai
   百 百 bǎi hundred/100
   半 半 bàn half/semi-/incomplete/(after a number) and a half
   搬 搬 bān to move/to shift/to remove/to transport/fig. to apply indiscriminately/to copy mechanically
   班 班 bān team/class/squad/work shift/classifier for groups/ranking/surname Ban/CL:個|个[ge4]
   办法 辦法 bàn fǎ means/method/way (of doing sth)/CL:條|条[tiao2],個|个[ge4]
   办公室 辦公室 bàn gōng shì office/CL:間|间[jian1]
帮忙 幫忙 bāng máng to help/to lend a hand/to do a favor/to do a good turn
帮助 幫助 bāng zhù assistance/aid/to help/to assist
包 包 bāo to cover/to 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/CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
饱 飽 bǎo to eat till full/satisfied
报纸 報紙 bào zhǐ newspaper/newsprint/CL:份[fen4],期[qi1],張|张[zhang1]
被 被 bèi by (indicates passive-voice sentences or clauses)/to cover/to wear
北方 北方 běi fāng north/the northern part a country/China north of the Yellow River
北京 北京 běi jīng Beijing/capital of People's Republic of China/one of the four municipalities 直轄市|直辖市/fig. PRC government
杯子 杯子 bēi zi cup/glass/CL:個|个[ge4],支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]
本 本 běn roots or stems of plants/origin/source/this/the current/root/foundation/basis/(classifier for books, periodicals, files etc)
比 比 bǐ (particle used for comparison and "-er than")/to compare/to contrast/to gesture (with hands)/ratio/abbr. for Belgium 比利時|比利时
比 比 bì associate with/be near
比较 比較 bǐ jiào compare/contrast/fairly/comparatively/relatively/quite/rather
比赛 比賽 bǐ sài competition (sports etc)/match/CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4]
必须 必須 bì xū to have to/must
鼻子 鼻子 bí zi nose/CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
变化 變化 biàn huà change/variation/to change/to vary/CL:個|个[ge4]
便宜 便宜 biàn yí convenient
表示 表示 biǎo shì to express/to show/to say/to state/to indicate/to mean
表演 表演 biǎo yǎn play/show/performance/exhibition/to perform/to act/to demonstrate/CL:場|场[chang3]
别 別 bié leave/depart/separate/distinguish/classify/other/another/do not/must not/to pin
别 彆 biè see 彆扭|别扭, contrary/difficult/awkward
别人 別人 biérén other people/others/other person
宾馆 賓館 bīn guǎn guesthouse/CL:個|个[ge4],家[jia1]
冰箱 冰箱 bīng xiāng icebox/freezer cabinet/refrigerator/CL:臺|台[tai2],個|个[ge4]
不 不 bù (negative prefix)/not/no
不客气 不客氣 bù kè qi you're welcome/impolite/rude/blunt/don't mention it
才 才 cái ability/talent/endowment/gift/an expert/only (then)/only if/just
才 纔 cái just/not until
菜 菜 cài dish (type of food)/vegetables/vegetable/cuisine/CL:盤|盘[pan2],道[dao4]
菜单 菜單 cài dān menu/CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1]
参加 參加 cān jiā to participate/to take part/to join
草 草 cǎo grass/straw/manuscript/draft (of a document)/careless/rough/CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1]
层 層 céng layer/stratum/laminated/floor (of a building)/storey/classifier for layers/repeated/sheaf (math.)
差 差 chā difference/discrepancy/to differ/error/to err/to make a mistake
差 差 chà differ from/short of/to lack/poor
茶 茶 chá tea/tea plant/CL:杯[bei1],壺|壶[hu2]
差 差 chāi to send/to commission/messenger/mission
长 長 cháng length/long/forever/always/constantly
唱歌 唱歌 chàng gē to sing a song
超市 超市 chāo shì supermarket (abbr.)/CL:家[jia1]
衬衫 襯衫 chèn shān shirt/blouse/CL:件[jian4]
成绩 成績 chéng jì achievement/performance records/grades/CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]
城市 城市 chéng shì city/town/CL:座[zuo4]
吃 吃 chī to eat/to have one's meal/to eradicate/to destroy/to absorb/to suffer/to exhaust
迟到 遲到 chí dào to arrive late
出 出 chū to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to rise/to put forth/to happen/classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
厨房 廚房 chú fáng kitchen/CL:間|间[jian1]
除了 除了 chú le besides/apart from (... also...)/in addition to/except (for)
出现 出現 chū xiàn to appear/to arise/to emerge
出租车 出租車 chū zū chē taxi
穿 穿 chuān to bore through/pierce/perforate/penetrate/pass through/to dress/to wear/to put on/to thread
船 船 chuán a boat/vessel/ship/CL:條|条[tiao2],艘[sou1],隻|只[zhi1]
春 春 chūn spring (time)/gay/joyful/youthful/love/lust/life
差 差 cī uneven
次 次 cì next in sequence/second/the second (day, time etc)/secondary/vice-/sub-/infra-/inferior quality/substandard/order/sequence/hypo- (chem., meaning extra oxygen atom)/classifier for enumerated events: time
词语 詞語 cí yǔ word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases)/term (e.g. technical term)/expression
从 從 cōng lax/yielding/unhurried
从 從 cóng from/via/passing through/through (a gap)/past/ever (followed by negative, meaning never)/(formerly pr. zong4 and related to 縱|纵) to follow/to comply with/to obey/to join/to engage in/adopting some mode of action or attitude/follower/retainer/accessory/accomplice/related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor/surname Cong
聪明 聰明 cōng ming acute (of sight and hearing)/clever/intelligent/bright/smart
错 錯 cuò mistake/error/blunder/fault/cross/uneven/wrong/CL:個|个[ge4]
大 大 dà big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/oldest/eldest
打电话 打電話 dǎ diàn huà to make a telephone call
大家 大家 dà jiā authority/everyone
打扫 打掃 dǎ sǎo to clean/to sweep
打算 打算 dǎ suàn to plan/to intend/to calculate/plan/intention/calculation/CL:個|个[ge4]
大 大 dài doctor
带 帶 dài band/belt/girdle/ribbon/tire/area/zone/region/to wear/to carry/to lead/to bring/to look after/to raise/CL:條|条[tiao2]
蛋糕 蛋糕 dàn gāo cake/CL:塊|块[kuai4],個|个[ge4]
但是 但是 dàn shì but/however
担心 擔心 dān xīn anxious/worried/uneasy/to worry/to be anxious
当然 當然 dāngrán only natural/as it should be/certainly/of course/without doubt
到 到 dào to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive
地 地 de -ly/structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
得 得 dé to obtain/to get/to gain/to catch (a disease)/proper/suitable/proud/contented/to allow/to permit/ready/finished
得 得 de structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
的 的 de of/structural particle: used before a noun, linking it to preceding possessive or descriptive attributive
得 得 děi to have to/must/ought to/to need to
灯 燈 dēng lamp/light/lantern/CL:盞|盏[zhan3]
等 等 děng class/rank/grade/equal to/same as/to wait for/to await/et cetera/and so on/et al. (and other authors)/after/as soon as/once
低 低 dī low/beneath/to lower (one's head)/to let droop/to hang down/to incline
地 地 dì earth/ground/field/place/land/CL:片[pian4]
的 的 dí really and truly
的 的 dì aim/clear
弟弟 弟弟 dì di younger brother/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
地方 地方 dì fāng region/regional (away from the central administration)
地方 地方 dì fang area/place/space/room/territory/part/respect/CL:處|处[chu4],個|个[ge4],塊|块[kuai4]
地铁 地鐵 dì tiě subway/metro
地图 地圖 dì tú map/CL:張|张[zhang1],本[ben3]
第一 第一 dì yī first/number one
点 點 diǎn point/dot/speck/drop/decimal point/point of a scale/point in a theory or argument/downwards-right convex character stroke/a little (usually 一點|一点)/a jot/beat (of percussion instrument)/to draw a dot/to touch slightly/to drip/classifier for items/classifier for small indeterminate quantities/to nod/to select item from a list/to order (food in a restaurant)/to count/o'clock/one fifth of a two hour watch (old)/hour/point of time/iron bell (used to mark time)/pastry/dimsum 點心|点心/CL:個|个[ge4]
电脑 電腦 diàn nǎo computer/CL:臺|台[tai2]
电视 電視 diàn shì television/TV/CL:臺|台[tai2],個|个[ge4]
电梯 電梯 diàn tī elevator/CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4]
电影 電影 diàn yǐng movie/film/CL:片[pian4],幕[mu4],場|场[chang3]
电子邮件 電子郵件 diàn zǐ yóu jiàn electronic mail/email/CL:封[feng1]
冬 冬 dōng winter
懂 懂 dǒng to understand/to know
东 東 dōng east/host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)/landlord/surname Dong
动物 動物 dòng wù animal/CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2],個|个[ge4]
东西 東西 dōng xī east and west
东西 東西 dōng xi thing/stuff/person/CL:個|个[ge4],件[jian4]
读 讀 dòu comma/phrase marked by pause
都 都 dōu all/both (if two things are involved)/entirely (due to) each/even/already
读 讀 dú to read/to study/reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音[pin1 yin1]
都 都 dū capital city/metropolis/surname Du
段 段 duàn surname Duan/paragraph/section/segment/stage (of a process)/classifier for stories
短 短 duǎn lack/short
锻炼 鍛煉 duàn liàn to engage in physical exercise/to toughen/to temper
对 對 duì couple/pair/to be opposite/to oppose/to face/versus/for/to/correct (answer)/to answer/to reply/to direct (towards sth)/right
对不起 對不起 duì bu qǐ unworthy/to let down/I'm sorry/excuse me/pardon me/if you please/sorry? (please repeat)
多 多 duō many/much/a lot of/numerous/multi-
多么 多麼 duō me how (wonderful etc)/what (a great idea etc)/however (difficult it may be etc)
多少 多少 duō shǎo number/amount/somewhat
多少 多少 duō shao how much/how many/which (number)/as much as
饿 餓 è to be hungry/hungry
二 二 èr two/2
耳朵 耳朵 ěr duo ear/CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4],對|对[dui4]
而且 而且 ér qiě not only ... but also/as well as/moreover/in addition/furthermore
儿子 兒子 ér zi son
发烧 發燒 fā shāo have a high temperature (from illness)/have a fever
发现 發現 fā xiàn to find/to discover
饭馆 飯館 fàn guǎn restaurant/CL:家[jia1]
放 放 fàng to release/to free/to let go/to put/to place/to let out/to set off (fireworks)
方便 方便 fāng biàn convenient/to help out/to make things easy for people/convenience/suitable/having money to spare/(euphemism) to go to the toilet
房间 房間 fáng jiān room/CL:間|间[jian1]
放心 放心 fàng xīn to set one's mind at rest/to be at ease/to rest
非常 非常 fēi cháng unusual/extraordinary/extreme/very/exceptional
飞机 飛機 fēi jī airplane/CL: 架[jia4]
分 分 fēn to divide/to 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)
分 分 fèn part
分钟 分鐘 fēn zhōng minute
附近 附近 fù jìn (in the) vicinity/nearby/neighboring/next to
服务员 服務員 fú wù yuán waiter/waitress/attendant/customer service personnel/CL:個|个[ge4]
复习 復習 fù xí to revise/to review/CL:次[ci4]
敢 敢 gǎn dare
干净 乾淨 gān jìng clean/neat
感冒 感冒 gǎn mào to catch cold/(common) cold/CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4]
刚才 剛纔 gāng cái (just) a moment ago
高 高 gāo surname Gao
高 高 gāo high/tall/fig. above average/height/(honorific) your
告诉 告訴 gào su to tell/to inform/to let know
高兴 高興 gāo xìng happy/glad/willing (to do sth)/in a cheerful mood
个 個 gè individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects in general
哥哥 哥哥 gē ge older brother/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
给 給 gěi to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for sb)/(passive particle)
跟 跟 gēn heel/to follow closely/to go with/to marry sb (of woman)/with/towards/as (compared to)/from (different from)/and (in addition to)
根据 根據 gēn jù according to/based on/basis/foundation/CL:個|个[ge4]
更 更 gēng to change
更 更 gèng more/even more/further/still/still more
公共汽车 公共汽車 gōng gòng qì chē bus/CL:輛|辆[liang4],班[ban1]
公斤 公斤 gōng jīn kilogram (kg)
公司 公司 gōng sī (business) company/company/firm/corporation/incorporated/CL:家[jia1]
公园 公園 gōng yuán public park/CL:場|场[chang3]
工作 工作 gōng zuò job/work/construction/task/CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],項|项[xiang4]
狗 狗 gǒu dog/CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]
故事 故事 gù shì old practice/CL:個|个[ge4]
故事 故事 gù shi narrative/story/tale
刮风 颳風 guā fēng to be windy
关 關 guān mountain pass/to close/to shut/to turn off/to concern/to involve/surname Guan
关系 關係 guān xì relation/relationship/to concern/to affect/to have to do with/guanxi/CL:個|个[ge4]
关心 關心 guān xīn to care for sth/caring/concerned
关于 關於 guān yú pertaining to/concerning/regarding/with regards to/about/a matter of
贵 貴 guì expensive/noble/your (name)/precious
过 過 guò (experienced action marker)/to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)/to live/to get along/excessively/too-/surname Guo
国家 國家 guó jiā country/nation/state/CL:個|个[ge4]
过去 過去 guò qu (in the) past/former/previous/to go over/to pass by
果汁 果汁 guǒ zhī fruit juice
还 還 hái still/still in progress/still more/yet/even more/in addition/fairly/passably (good)/as early as/even/also/else
害怕 害怕 hài pà to be afraid/to be scared
还是 還是 hái shì or/still/nevertheless
孩子 孩子 hái zi child
汉语 漢語 hàn yǔ Chinese language/CL:門|门[men2]
好 好 hǎo good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating completion or readiness)
好 好 hào to be fond of
号 號 háo roar/cry/CL:個|个[ge4]
号 號 hào day of a month/(suffix used after) name of a ship/(ordinal) number
好吃 好吃 hǎo chī tasty/delicious
和 和 hé and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/surname He/Japanese related
和 和 hè cap (a poem)/to respond in singing
喝 喝 hē to drink/(interj.) My goodness!
喝 喝 hè shout applause
河 河 hé river/CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]
黑 黑 hēi black/dark/abbr. for Heilongjiang 黑龍江|黑龙江 province in northeast China
   黑板 黑板 hēi bǎn blackboard/CL:塊|块[kuai4],個|个[ge4]
很 很 hěn (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
红 紅 hóng bonus/popular/red/revolutionary
后面 後面 hòu mian rear/back/behind/later/afterwards
和 和 hú to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
护照 護照 hù zhào passport/CL:本[ben3],個|个[ge4]
画 畫 huà draw/picture/painting/CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1]
花 花 huā flower/blossom/to spend (money, time)/fancy pattern/surname Hua/CL:朵[duo3],支[zhi1],束[shu4],把[ba3],盆[pen2],簇[cu4]
花园 花園 huā yuán garden/CL:座[zuo4],個|个[ge4]
坏 壞 huài bad/spoiled/broken/to break down
换 換 huàn change/exchange
还 還 huán to pay back/to return/surname Huan
环境 環境 huán jìng environment/circumstances/surroundings/CL:個|个[ge4]
欢迎 歡迎 huān yíng to welcome/welcome
黄 黃 huáng yellow/sulfur/surname Huang or Hwang
回 回 huí to circle/to go back/to 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)
会 會 huì can/be possible/be able to/will/to assemble/to meet/to gather/to see/union/group/association/CL:個|个[ge4]
回答 回答 huí dá to reply/to answer/the answer/CL:個|个[ge4]
会议 會議 huì yì meeting/conference/CL:場|场[chang3],屆|届[jie4]
和 和 huó soft/warm
和 和 huò to mix together/to blend
火车站 火車站 huǒ chē zhàn train station
或者 或者 huò zhě or/possibly/maybe/perhaps
吃 吃 jí stammer
几 幾 jī almost/small table
几 幾 jǐ how much/how many/several/a few
极 極 jí extremely/pole (geography, physics)/utmost/top
给 給 jǐ to supply/provide
机场 機場 jī chǎng airport/airfield/CL:家[jia1],處|处[chu4]
鸡蛋 雞蛋 jī dàn (chicken) egg/hen's egg/CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2]
记得 記得 jì de to remember
几乎 幾乎 jī hū almost/nearly/practically
机会 機會 jī huì opportunity/chance/occasion/CL:個|个[ge4]
季节 季節 jì jié time/season/period/CL:個|个[ge4]
家 家 jiā home/family/classifier for families or businesses/refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China/noun suffix for specialists in some activity such as musician or revolutionary, corresponds to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian/surname Jia/CL:個|个[ge4]
件 件 jiàn item/component/classifier for events, things, clothes etc
检查 檢查 jiǎn chá inspection/to examine/to inspect/CL:次[ci4]
简单 簡單 jiǎn dān simple/not complicated
健康 健康 jiàn kāng health/healthy
见面 見面 jiàn miàn to meet/to see sb/CL:次[ci4]
讲 講 jiǎng to speak/to explain/a speech/a lecture
叫 叫 jiào to call/to yell/to order/to ask/to be called
教 教 jiāo teach
教 教 jiào religion/teaching
脚 腳 jiǎo foot/leg/base/kick/CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
角 角 jiǎo angle/horn/horn-shaped/unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan/CL:個|个[ge4]
教室 教室 jiào shì classroom/CL:間|间[jian1]
借 借 jiè to lend/to borrow/excuse/pretext/by means of/to seize (an opportunity)/to take (an opportunity)
接 接 jiē to receive/to answer (the phone)/to meet or welcome sb/to connect/to catch/to join/to extend/to take one's turn on duty/take over for sb
街道 街道 jiē dào street/CL:條|条[tiao2]
结婚 結婚 jié hūn to marry/to get married/CL:次[ci4]
姐姐 姐姐 jiě jie older sister/CL:個|个[ge4]
解决 解決 jiě jué to settle (a dispute)/to resolve/to solve
节目 節目 jié mù program/item (on a program)/CL:臺|台[tai2],個|个[ge4],套[tao4]
介绍 介紹 jiè shào to present/introduction/to introduce/CL:個|个[ge4]
结束 結束 jié shù termination/to finish/to end/to conclude/to close
节日 節日 jiérì holiday/festival/CL:個|个[ge4]
近 近 jìn near/close to/approximately
进 進 jìn to advance/to enter/to come in
今天 今天 jīn tiān today/at the present/now
经常 經常 jīng cháng day to day/everyday/daily/frequently/constantly/regularly/often
经过 經過 jīng guò to pass/to go through/process/course/CL:個|个[ge4]
经理 經理 jīng lǐ manager/director/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
久 久 jiǔ (long) time/(long) duration of time
九 九 jiǔ nine/9
就 就 jiù at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already/as soon as/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
旧 舊 jiù old/opposite: new 新/former
举行 舉行 jǔ xíng to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
句子 句子 jù zi sentence/CL:個|个[ge4]
脚 腳 jué role
角 角 jué role (theater)/to compete/ancient three legged wine vessel/third note of pentatonic scale/surname Jue
觉得 覺得 jué de to think/to feel
决定 決定 jué dìng to decide (to do something)/to determine/to resolve/CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]
咖啡 咖啡 kā fēi coffee/CL:杯[bei1]
开 開 kāi to open/to start/to turn on/to write out (a medical prescription)/to operate (vehicle)/abbr. for 開爾文|开尔文 degrees Kelvin
开始 開始 kāi shǐ to begin/beginning/to start/initial/CL:個|个[ge4]
看 看 kān to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard
看 看 kàn to see/to look at/to read/to watch/to consider/to regard as/to view as/to treat as/to judge/(after repeated verb) to give it a try/depending on (how you're judging)/to visit/to call on/to treat (an illness)/to look after/Watch out! (for a danger)
看见 看見 kàn jiàn to see/to catch sight of
考试 考試 kǎo shì exam/CL:次[ci4]
刻 刻 kè quarter (hour)/moment/to carve/to engrave/to cut/oppressive/(classifier for short time intervals)
渴 渴 kě thirsty
课 課 kè subject/course/class/lesson/CL:堂[tang2]
   可爱 可愛 kě ài amiable/cute/lovely
可能 可能 kě néng might (happen)/possible/probable/possibility/probability/maybe/perhaps/CL:個|个[ge4]
可以 可以 kě yǐ can/may/possible/able to
客人 客人 kèrén guest/CL:位[wei4]
空调 空調 kōng tiáo air conditioning
口 口 kǒu mouth/(classifier for things with mouths such as people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
哭 哭 kū to cry/to weep
裤子 褲子 kù zi trousers/pants/CL:條|条[tiao2]
块 塊 kuài lump (of earth)/chunk/piece/classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc/colloquial word for yuan (or other unit of currency such as Hong Kong or US dollar etc), usually as 塊錢|块钱
快 快 kuài rapid/quick/speed/rate/soon/shortly/quick-witted/clever/sharp (of knives or wits)/forthright/plain-spoken/gratified/pleased/pleasant/police runner (in former times, official to arrest criminals)
会 會 kuài to balance an account/accounting
快乐 快樂 kuài lè happy/merry
筷子 筷子 kuài zi chopsticks/CL:對|对[dui4],根[gen1],把[ba3],雙|双[shuang1]
来 來 lái to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
蓝 藍 lán blue/cabbage/surname Lan
老 老 lǎo prefix used before the surname of a person or a 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
老师 老師 lǎo shī teacher/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
了 了 le (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed action marker)
累 累 lěi accumulate
累 累 lèi implicate/tired
累 纍 léi cumbersome
冷 冷 lěng cold
里 裏 lǐ inside/internal/interior/lining/village/basic unit of city administration
里 裡 lǐ inside/internal/interior/lining/village/basic unit of city administration
里 里 lǐ Chinese mile (approx. 0.5 km)/neighborhood/hometown/surname Li
离 離 lí to leave/to depart/to go away/from
离开 離開 lí kāi to depart/to leave
历史 歷史 lì shǐ history/CL:門|门[men2],段[duan4]
礼物 禮物 lǐ wù gift/present/CL:件[jian4],個|个[ge4],份[fen4]
脸 臉 liǎn face/CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4]
练习 練習 liàn xí exercise/drill/practice/CL:個|个[ge4]
两 兩 liǎng both/two/ounce/some/a few/tael
辆 輛 liàng classifier for vehicles
了 了 liǎo to know/to understand
了 瞭 liǎo clear
了 瞭 liào to look afar from a high place
了解 瞭解 liǎo jiě to understand/to realize/to find out
邻居 鄰居 lín jū neighbor/next door/CL:個|个[ge4]
零 零 líng remnant/zero
六 六 liù six/6
楼 樓 lóu house with more than 1 story/storied building/floor/CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4]
绿 綠 lù green
路 路 lù road/path/way/surname Lu/CL:條|条[tiao2]
旅游 旅遊 lǚ yóu trip/journey/tourism/travel/tour
吗 嗎 mǎ see 嗎啡|吗啡, morphine
吗 嗎 ma (question tag)
马 馬 mǎ surname Ma/abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚
马 馬 mǎ horse/horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess/knight in Western chess
妈妈 媽媽 mā ma mama/mommy/mother/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
马上 馬上 mǎ shàng at once/right away/immediately/lit. on horseback/mounted
买 買 mǎi buy
卖 賣 mài to sell
慢 慢 màn slow
满意 滿意 mǎn yì satisfied/pleased/to one's satisfaction
忙 忙 máng busy
猫 貓 māo cat/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
帽子 帽子 mào zi hat/cap/CL:頂|顶[ding3]
每 每 měi each/every
没 沒 méi (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not
没关系 沒關係 méi guān xi it doesn't matter
妹妹 妹妹 mèi mei younger sister/fig. younger woman (esp. girl friend or rival)/CL:個|个[ge4]
门 門 mén gate/door/CL:扇[shan4]/gateway/doorway/CL:個|个[ge4]/opening/valve/switch/way to do something/knack/family/house/(religious) sect/school (of thought)/class/category/phylum or division (taxonomy)/classifier for large guns/classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology
米 米 mǐ meter (classifier)/rice/surname Mi/CL:粒[li4]
米饭 米飯 mǐ fàn (cooked) rice
面包 麵包 miàn bāo bread/CL:片[pian4],袋[dai4],塊|块[kuai4]
面条 麵條 miàn tiáo noodles
   明白 明白 míng bai clear/obvious/unequivocal/to understand/to realize
明天 明天 míng tiān tomorrow
名字 名字 míng zi name (of a person or thing)/CL:個|个[ge4]
没 沒 mò drowned/to end/to die/to inundate
哪 哪 nǎ how/which
哪 哪 na (particle equivalent to 啊 after noun ending in -n)
拿 拿 ná to hold/to seize/to catch/to apprehend/to take
那 那 nǎ variant of 哪/how/which
那 那 nà that/those/commonly pr. nei4 before a classifier, esp. in Beijing
奶奶 奶奶 nǎi nai (informal) father's mother; paternal grandmother/CL:位[wei4]
南 南 nán south
难 難 nán difficult (to...)/problem/difficulty/difficult/not good
难 難 nàn disaster/distress/to scold
难过 難過 nán guò feel sorry/be grieved
男人 男人 nánrén a man/a male/men/CL:個|个[ge4]
哪儿 哪兒 nǎr where?/wherever/anywhere
那儿 那兒 nàr there
呢 呢 ne (question particle for subjects already mentioned)
哪 哪 něi which? (interrogative, followed by classifier or numeral-classifier)
能 能 néng can/may/capable/energy/able/surname Neng
你 你 nǐ you (informal, as opposed to polite 您[nin2])
呢 呢 ní woolen material
年 年 nián year/CL:個|个[ge4]
年级 年級 nián jí grade/CL:個|个[ge4]
年轻 年輕 nián qīng young
鸟 鳥 niǎo bird/CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2]
您 您 nín you (polite, as opposed to informal 你[ni3])
牛奶 牛奶 niú nǎi cow's milk/CL:瓶[ping2],杯[bei1]
女儿 女兒 nǚ ér daughter
努力 努力 nǔ lì great effort/to strive/to try hard
女人 女人 nǚrén woman
爬山 爬山 pá shān to climb a mountain/to mountaineer/hiking/mountaineering
盘子 盤子 pán zi tray/plate/dish/CL:個|个[ge4]
胖 胖 pàng fat/plump
旁边 旁邊 páng biān lateral/side/to the side/beside
跑步 跑步 pǎo bù to walk quickly/to march/to run
朋友 朋友 péng you friend/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
啤酒 啤酒 pí jiǔ beer/CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1]
便宜 便宜 pián yi small advantages/to let sb off lightly/cheap/inexpensive
票 票 piào bank note/ticket/a vote/CL:張|张[zhang1]
漂亮 漂亮 piào liang pretty/beautiful
苹果 蘋果 píng guǒ apple/CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1]
葡萄 葡萄 pú tao grape
普通话 普通話 pǔ tōng huà Mandarin (common language)/Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language)/ordinary speech
七 七 qī seven/7
骑 騎 qí to ride (an animal or bike)/to sit astride
起床 起床 qǐ chuáng to get up
奇怪 奇怪 qí guài strange/odd
其实 其實 qí shí actually/that is not the case/in fact/really
其他 其他 qí tā other/the others/else/other than (that person)/in addition to the person mentioned above
妻子 妻子 qī zi wife/CL:個|个[ge4]
千 千 qiān thousand
钱 錢 qián coin/money/surname Qian/CL:筆|笔[bi3]
千 韆 qiān a swing
铅笔 鉛筆 qiān bǐ (lead) pencil/CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1],桿|杆[gan3]
前面 前面 qián miàn ahead/in front/preceding/above
晴 晴 qíng clear/fine (weather)
请 請 qǐng to ask/to invite/please (do sth)/to treat (to a meal etc)/to request
清楚 清楚 qīng chu clear/clearly understood/distinct
秋 秋 qiū autumn/fall/harvest time/a swing/surname Qiu
秋 鞦 qiū a swing
去 去 qù to go/to leave/to remove/fourth tone of putonghua
去年 去年 qù nián last year
裙子 裙子 qún zi skirt/CL:條|条[tiao2]
然后 然後 rán hòu after/then (afterwards)/after that/afterwards
让 讓 ràng to yield/to permit/to let sb do sth/to have sb do sth
热 熱 rè heat/to heat up/fervent/hot (of weather)/warm up
热情 熱情 rè qíng cordial/enthusiastic/passion/passionate/passionately
人 人 rén man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
认识 認識 rèn shi to know/to recognize/to be familiar with/acquainted with sth/knowledge/understanding/awareness/cognition
认为 認為 rèn wéi to believe/to think/to consider/to feel
认真 認真 rèn zhēn earnest/serious/to take seriously/to take to heart
日 日 rì day/sun/date/day of the month/abbr. for Japan/CL:個|个[ge4]
容易 容易 róng yì easy/likely/liable (to)
如果 如果 rú guǒ if/in case/in the event that
三 三 sān three/3
伞 傘 sǎn umbrella/parasol/CL:把[ba3]
上 上 shàng on/on top/upon/first (of two parts)/previous or last (week etc)/upper/higher/above/previous/to climb/to go into/to go up/to attend (class or university)/third tone of putonghua
   上班 上班 shàng bān to go to work/to be on duty/to start work/to go to the office
商店 商店 shāng diàn store/shop/CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4]
上网 上網 shàng wǎng to be on the internet/to stretch a net (in a sports game or for covering sth)/to be netted (of fish)
上午 上午 shàng wǔ morning/CL:個|个[ge4]
少 少 shǎo few/little/lack
少 少 shào young
谁 誰 shéi who/also pronounced shui2
什么 什麼 shén me what/what?/who?/something/anything
身体 身體 shēn tǐ (human) body/health/CL:個|个[ge4]
生病 生病 shēng bìng ill/sick
生气 生氣 shēng qì angry/mad/offended/animated/to get angry/to be enraged/to take offense/animation
声音 聲音 shēng yīn voice/sound/CL:個|个[ge4]
生日 生日 shēngrì birthday/CL:個|个[ge4]
使 使 shǐ to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/messenger
十 十 shí ten/10
是 是 shì is/are/am/yes/to be
时候 時候 shí hou time/length of time/moment/period
时间 時間 shí jiān time/period/CL:段[duan4]
世界 世界 shì jiè world/CL:個|个[ge4]
事情 事情 shì qíng affair/matter/thing/business/CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]
瘦 瘦 shòu tight/thin/lean
手表 手錶 shǒu biǎo wrist watch/CL:塊|块[kuai4],隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4]
手机 手機 shǒu jī cell phone/cellular phone/mobile phone/CL:部[bu4]
书 書 shū book/letter/same as 書經|书经 Book of History/CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4],叢|丛[cong2]
树 樹 shù tree/CL:
舒服 舒服 shū fu comfortable/feeling well
叔叔 叔叔 shū shu father's younger brother/uncle/Taiwan pr. shu2 shu5/CL:個|个[ge4]
数学 數學 shù xué mathematics/mathematical
刷牙 刷牙 shuā yá to brush teeth
双 雙 shuāng two/double/pair/both/surname Shuang
水 水 shuǐ water/river/surname Shui/CL:杯[bei1],筒[tong3],瓶[ping2]
水果 水果 shuǐ guǒ fruit/CL:個|个[ge4]
睡觉 睡覺 shuì jiào to go to bed/to go to sleep
水平 水平 shuǐ píng level (of achievement etc)/standard/horizontal
说话 說話 shuō huà to speak/to say/to talk/to gossip/to tell stories/talk/word
四 四 sì four/4
司机 司機 sī jī chauffeur/driver/CL:個|个[ge4]
送 送 sòng to deliver/to carry/to give (as a present)/to present (with)/to see off/to send
岁 歲 suì year/years old/classifier for years old
虽然 雖然 suīrán although/even though/even if
所以 所以 suǒ yǐ therefore/as a result/so
他 他 tā he/him
她 她 tā she
它 它 tā it (used for things)
太 太 tài highest/greatest/too (much)/very/extremely
太阳 太陽 tài yáng sun/CL:個|个[ge4]
糖 糖 táng sugar/sweets/candy/CL:顆|颗[ke1],塊|块[kuai4]
特别 特別 tè bié especially/special/particular/unusual
疼 疼 téng (it) hurts/love fondly/ache/pain/sore
题 題 tí topic/problem for discussion/exam question/subject/to inscribe/to mention/surname Ti/CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4]
提高 提高 tí gāo to raise/to increase
体育 體育 tǐ yù sports/physical education
甜 甜 tián sweet
天气 天氣 tiān qì weather
条 條 tiáo strip/item/article/clause (of law or treaty)/classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)
跳舞 跳舞 tiào wǔ to dance
听 聽 tīng to listen/to hear/to obey/a can (loan from English tin)/classifier for canned beverages
听 聽 tìng to let/to allow
同事 同事 tóng shì colleague/co-worker/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
同学 同學 tóng xué (fellow) classmate/CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4]
同意 同意 tóng yì to agree/to consent/to approve
头发 頭髮 tóu fa hair (on the head)
图书馆 圖書館 tú shū guǎn library/CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4]
腿 腿 tuǐ leg/CL:條|条[tiao2]
突然 突然 tūrán sudden/abrupt/unexpected
外 外 wài outside/in addition/foreign/external
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