1600 words with pinyin, meaning and audio
Word lists follow the HSK 3.0 standard (2025), levels 1–9.
subject; topic
segment; a part of an integrated whole: aspect , element , sector , stage etc
to bring relief; to alleviate; to dull
slow
cucumber
gold; golden; prime
ash; dust; lime
gray; ash gray; grizzly
to wave; to brandish; to command
to reinstate; to resume; to restore
to recycle; to reclaim; to retrieve
exchange rate
wedding ceremony; wedding
hotpot
meals; companion; partner
partner; companion; comrade
or; either one or the other
perhaps; maybe
goods; commodity; merchandise
mechanism; structure; organization
machine
robot; android
muscle; flesh
intense; fierce; acute
and; to reach; up to
to pass an exam or a test; to meet a minimum standard
level; grade; rank
extremely
on the eve of; to be about to; to be on the verge of
hastily
to urgently need; urgent need
to give or receive urgent medical treatment; emergency treatment
disease; sickness; ailment
to gather; to collect; collected works
to gather; to assemble; set
collective; joint; a group
to concentrate; to centralize; to focus
to crowd in; to cram in; to force others aside
to count; to calculate; to compute
computer
to record; record; note-taker
to remember; to recall; memory
to write down; to record; written account
record; to record
newsreel; documentary
to commemorate; to honor the memory of; memento
day of commemoration; memorial day
technical ability; skill
to tie; to fasten; to button up
quarter of a year; season
to process; processing; working
to heat
to deepen
to speed up; to expedite
household electric appliance
household duties; housework
esteemed guest; honored guest; guest
first of the ten Heavenly Stems 干; first; letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
if
value; worth; fig. values
to pilot; to drive
driver's license
to support; frame; rack
staunch; strong
difficult; hard; arduous
to pick up; to collect; to gather
to lose weight
scissors; shears; clippers
scissors
curriculum vitae; résumé; biographical notes
simply; really
to establish; to found; to set up
to establish; to set up; to found
to build; to construct; to establish
to construct; to build
to construct; building
gradually
key; button; chemical bond
keyboard
almost; nearly; close to
a speech; to speak; to talk
to pay particular attention to; carefully selected for quality; tastefully chosen
to talk about; to narrate; to give an account
a course of lectures
to reward; reward
precipitation; rainfall
to exchange; to swap; to switch
to associate; to have contact; to hang out
to deal; to trade; to transact
to pour liquid; to irrigate; to water
angle; point of view
footstep; step
to compare; to dispute; compared to
teaching material
stage; section; phase
to touch; to contact; access
to receive; to admit
to approach; to get close to
reception; to receive; to accept
saving; to save; to use sparingly