500 words with pinyin, meaning and audio
Word lists follow the HSK 3.0 standard (2025), levels 1–9.
winter
to understand; to know; to comprehend
animal
zoo
short; brief; to lack
short pants; shorts
paragraph; section; segment
to toughen; to temper; to engage in physical exercise
to talk; dialogue; conversation
to be hungry; hungry; to starve
but also; moreover; in addition
ear; handle
headphones; earphones; telephone receiver
to send out; to show; to issue
to have a high temperature; to have a fever
to happen; to occur; to take place
to notice; to become aware of; to discover
development; growth; to develop
convenient; suitable; to facilitate
instant noodles
method; way; means
direction; orientation
house; building; apartment
to put; to place; to release
to have a holiday or vacation
to feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease
to dismiss students at the end of the school day
to separate; to part
wind; news; style
to confer; to grant; to bestow a title
husband and wife; married couple
to serve; service
nearby; neighboring; vicinity
to review; revision
should; ought to; probably
clean; neat
to feel; to sense; to perceive
to catch cold; cold; to be interested in
to be interested
tree trunk; main part of sth; to manage
hard; firm; strong
just now; a moment ago; just now
just recently; just a moment ago
high speed rail
according to; based on; basis
more; even more; further
workday; working day; weekday
kilogram
park
narrative; story; tale
to scrape; to blow; to shave
mountain pass; to close; to shut
to turn off; to finish shooting a film
relation; relationship; to concern
to be concerned about; to care about
pertaining to; concerning; with regard to
to pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow
country; nation; state
to celebrate a festival; after the celebrations
past; former; previous
ocean; sea; great number of people or things
to be afraid; to be scared
many; quite a lot; much better
quite a while
as if; to seem like
number
suitable; fitting; appropriate
river
blackboard
traffic light
afterwards; later; newly arrived
the year after next
the day after tomorrow; life after birth; acquired
passport
garden
painter
to welcome; welcome
to pay back; to return
environment; circumstances; surroundings
to exchange; to change; to substitute
yellow; pornographic
to reply; to answer; reply
can; to have the skill; to know how to
meeting; conference
maybe; perhaps; might
or; possibly; maybe
almost; nearly; practically
opportunity; chance; occasion
fowl; chicken; prostitute
extremely; pole; utmost
urgent; pressing; rapid
to record; to note; to memorize
season; the last month of a season; fourth or youngest amongst brothers
time; season; period
to add; plus; to apply to
vacation
to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on
inspection; to examine; to inspect
to check tickets
simple; not complicated