1800 words with pinyin, meaning and audio
Word lists follow the HSK 3.0 standard (2025), levels 1–9.
to misunderstand; misunderstanding
to absorb; to draw; to assimilate
custom; tradition; local tradition
daughter-in-law; wife; young married woman
to wash up
comedy
happy occasion; wedding
Chinese opera
series; set
cell
bacterium; germ
delicate; fine; careful
to place an order
to put in effort; to work hard at
to go offline; to take offline
last third of the month
to frighten; to scare
summer camp
before; previously
bright; clear-cut; distinct
bright-colored; gaily-colored
to dislike; suspicion; resentment
to make visible; to reveal; prominent
outstanding; notable; remarkable
danger; dangerous; rugged
to be in stock; to exist now
goods in stock
to limit; to restrict; limit
limitation; limit
to be limited to; to be confined to
thread; string; wire
trail; clues; thread
to sink into; to get caught up in; to land in
to differ; discrepancy between
to pass on; to hand down; tradition has it that ...
equal; equally; equivalent
to link; to join; link
to correspond; answering; to agree
sausage
perfume; cologne
to yearn for; to look forward to
necklace
comic dialogue; sketch; crosstalk
Chinese chess
to eliminate; to remove
to disinfect; to sterilize
firefighting; fire control
to use up; to consume
to put an end to; to annihilate; to cause to perish
wheat
stingy; miserly; narrow-minded
Thief
smile; smiling expression
effect
to rest; to take a break; to stop
an association; a society
to coordinate; to harmonize; to fit together
to provide assistance; to aid
to carry; to support; Taiwan pr. [xī dài]
beloved
bottom of one's heart
bright; smart; quick-witted
mind
to love dearly; to feel sorry for sb; to regret
cherished desire; dream; craving
heart
new style; latest fashion; new model
new media
new energy; alternative energy
rising; emerging; in the ascendant
lit. new bud; fig. new and original
salary; wage
to trust; to have confidence in; to have faith in
faith; belief; conviction
to rise; to spring up; to burgeon
shape; form; pattern
model; type
cost-performance ratio
function; performance; behavior
chest; bosom; heart
to revise
to restore; to renovate; to repair
sleeve
to allow; to permit
to relate; to tell or talk about; to recount
to rotate; to revolve; to spin
to select the best
to take as an elective; an elective; elective
to learn; to master; institute
academic degree; place in school
learning; knowledge
student; member of an institution of learning; officer cadet
vein; artery
blood type
blood pressure
blood
to seek; to look for
to cycle; to circulate; circle
to compress; compression
second place; runner-up