500 words with pinyin, meaning and audio
Word lists follow the HSK 3.0 standard (2025), levels 1–9.
shoe
chest; heart; mind
New Year
news
fresh; freshness; novel
letter; mail; to trust
credit card
to walk; to go; to travel
luggage
interest; interest; hobby
to go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave
to need; to want; to demand
to choose; to pick; to select
to select; to pick; choice
term; semester
tooth; ivory
toothbrush
sheep; goat
to raise; to bring up; to keep
to request; to require; requirement
page; leaf
same; ordinary; so-so
one side; either side; on the one hand
surely; certainly; necessarily
altogether
a piece; a chunk; one yuan
same; like; equal to
straight; continuously; always
after; later; afterwards
before; formerly; previous
that level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned
apart from; other than; except for
to think
that level or lower; that amount or less; the following
music
bank
bank card; ATM card
drink; beverage
ought to; should; must
influence; effect; to influence
to use; to employ; to have to
mail; post; email
mailbox; post office box; email
traveler; tourist; guest player
game; to play
to have sth to do with; to relate to; related to
famous; well-known
useful
again; also; both... and...
shuttlecock; badminton
raincoat
language
to meet; to run into; to come across
to meet
land used for growing plants; site used for public recreation
person; employee; member
to wish; to want; ready
the moon
to exceed; to climb over; to surpass
sports competition
athlete
we or us spoken to); I or me; you
dirty; filthy; to get dirty
what's to be done
how; what kind
station; to stand; to halt
to open up; to spread; sheet of paper
chief; head; elder
to worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency
to shine; to illuminate; according to
to take care of; to show consideration; to attend to
photograph; picture
to take a photograph
until
only; merely; just
can only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice
merely; only; just
if only; so long as
only have ...; there is only ...; it is only if one ...
paper; classifier for documents, letter etc
within; among; in
the middle; the inside; in the middle
at last; in the end; finally
seed; species; kind
important; significant; major
weekend
main; principal; major
to be in hospital; to be hospitalized
to take note of; to pay attention to
(noun suffix)
bicycle; bike
Chinese character dictionary; dictionary
general; overall; to sum up
always
mouth; beak; nozzle
best; had better
final; last; finally
recently; soon; nearest
school assignment; homework; work
to be a guest or visitor