1600 words with pinyin, meaning and audio
Word lists follow the HSK 3.0 standard (2025), levels 1–9.
desk lamp; table lamp
steps; flight of steps; step
married woman; Mrs.; Madam
to talk; to have a conversation; talk
peach
to cover; to encase; cover
special local product; specialty
characteristic; distinguishing feature or quality
special; particular; unusual
specific; characteristic; distinctive
characteristic; diagnostic property; distinctive feature
pain; to be painful; to be sore
to promote; to advocate
to submit; to refer to sb
to mention; to speak of; to lift
to promote; to lift; to hoist
to question; to quiz; to grill
subject; title; topic
to know from experience; to learn through experience; to realize
physical strength; physical power
to embody; to reflect; to incarnate
to experience for oneself
to substitute for; to take the place of; to replace
sky
celestial; heavenly
dessert; sweets
to fill or stuff; to fill in
to carry on a shoulder pole; to choose; to pick
to choose; to select
to harmonize; to reconcile; to blend
naughty; mischievous; unruly
to adjust; adjustment; revision
to challenge; challenge
high jump
long jump
to stick; to paste; to post
railroad; railway
to stay somewhere temporarily; to stop over
regular; usual; normal
to go through; to pass through; to be in general use
like; same; similar
to sympathize with; sympathy
identical; the same
statistics; to count; to add up
to unify; to integrate; unified
pain; suffering; painful
suffix for nouns
to cast; to send; to throw oneself
to throw into; to put into; to throw oneself into
prominent; outstanding; to give prominence to
drawing; picture
books
land; soil; territory
potato
hare; rabbit
round; lump; ball
team
to push; to promote; to give impetus to
to extend; to spread; to popularize
to recommend; recommendation
to impel; to carry forward; to push on
to retreat; to withdraw; to reject
to withdraw; to abort; to quit
to return; to refund
to retire; to go into retirement
slippers; sandals; flip-flops
the outside; external; exterior
mother's father; maternal grandfather
outward appearance
mother's mother; maternal grandmother
figure; shape; external form
to bend; bent; a bend
perfect
comprehensive; well-developed; excellent
complete; intact
plaything; toy
just in case; if by any chance; contingency
network
to go back and forth; to go to and fro; to do a round trip
to jeopardize; to harm; to endanger
to threaten; to menace
smile; to smile
as; to take sth as; to act as
illegal; to break the law
to violate
to encircle; to surround; all around
scarf; shawl
to revolve around; to center on
only; sole
to keep; to maintain; to preserve
maintenance; to protect and maintain
huge; great; grand
tail; colloquial pr. [yǐ ba]
future; tomorrow; approaching
to be located at; to be situated at; to lie
position; place; seat
stomach
hey; to feed; to feed
warm
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