1000 words with pinyin, meaning and audio
Word lists follow the HSK 3.0 standard (2025), levels 1–9.
to excuse; to forgive; to pardon
cause; origin; root cause
to be far from; to keep away from
the head of an institution whose name ends in 院; chair of a board; president of a university
courtyard; garden; yard
to make an appointment; to invite; approximately
appointment; engagement; date
mooncake
month
to read; reading
to say; cloud
to permit; to allow
magazine
one more time; again; one more
to say again; to put off a discussion until later; moreover
temporary; provisional; for the time being
to suspend; time-out; stoppage
breakfast
early morning; also pr. [zǎo chen]
responsibility; blame; duty
to raise; to increase
to grow; to increase
to invite applications for a job; to recruit
to touch; to come in contact with; to feel
to catch fire
one who ...; person involved in ...; -er
genuine; real; true
exactly; in good order; whole
whole; entire; total
to arrange; to tidy up; to sort out
regular; normal; ordinary
just; just right; just enough
correct; sound; right
formal; official
to admonish; certificate; proof
certificate; papers; credentials
proof; certificate; identification
him; her; it
after; behind; afterwards
between; among; amid
before; prior to; ago
inside; among; in the midst of
to be in favor of; to support; to back
to pay
knowledge; intellectual
direct; immediate; straightforward
value; worth; to happen to
to be worth; to deserve
occupation; profession; vocation
plant; vegetation
to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to
tissue; paper napkin
finger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to
to indicate; to point out
at least; least
quality; mass
lunch; Chinese meal; Chinese food
middle age
to plant; to grow; to cultivate
heavy; serious; to attach importance to
important point; main point; focus
to attach importance to sth; to value
environs; surroundings; periphery
plan; idea; decision
to pray for; to wish; person who invokes the spirits during sacrificial ceremonies
to congratulate; congratulations
famous; noted; well-known
specialist; specialized; customized
specialty; specialized field; main field of study
to turn; to change direction; to transfer
to forward; to repost
a turn for the better; to change planes
to earn; to make a profit
adornment; to adorn; dress
to allow; to grant; in accordance with
accurate; exact; precise
on time; punctual; on schedule
material; resources; data
careful; attentive; cautious
self; oneself; from
nature; natural; naturally
to study by oneself
to have confidence in oneself; self-confidence
self-study; to study on one's own
to sum up; to conclude; summary
to hire; to rent; to charter
to form; to organize; group
final; ultimate
to esteem; to respect; to honor
left and right; nearby; approximately
author
work; opus
one's conduct; deed; activity
to write an essay; composition
to act on; to affect; action
author; writer
seat; base; stand
seat
way of handling sth; method for making; work method
to dream; to have a dream; fig. illusion