1800 words with pinyin, meaning and audio
Word lists follow the HSK 3.0 standard (2025), levels 1–9.
to work a shift; on duty
position; post; job
post; position; job
office worker; staff member
duty; responsibility; obligation
to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to
solely preoccupied; engrossed; focusing
to appoint; to assign; to indicate clearly and with certainty
to conduct; to command; to direct
to point out; to indicate; to instruct
to criticize; to find fault with; to denounce
extremely important; vital; crucial
as for; as to; to go so far as to
system; to control; to regulate
products; goods
to call into question; to question
to govern; to administer; to manage
order; order; social order
intelligence; intellect
medium
to cut short; to break off; to discontinue
middle third of a month
central; middle; center
the end; end point; finishing line
lifelong; all one's life; marriage
hour
to swell; swelling; swollen
to hit; to be hit by; to suffer
to be poisoned
to win a prize
heatstroke; to suffer heatstroke
everyone
as everyone knows
to farm; to till the land
center of gravity; central core; main part
prefecture; province; administrative division
periphery; rim; surroundings
thoughtful; considerate; attentive
period; cycle
congee; gruel; porridge
pearls; jewels; precious stones
tree trunk; stump; a plant
a good deal, a lot of
to organize; to host
to anchor a broadcast; host; streamer
leading; dominant; prevailing
in charge; responsible for; person in charge
leading role; lead; protagonist
main stream; fig. the essential point; main viewpoint of a matter
to act the leading role; to star; lead actor
to advocate; to stand for; view
assistant
assistant; helper
residence; dwelling; abode
blessings; to wish sb well
to wish
to write; literary work; book
specialized subject; branch; specialized training school
patent; sth uniquely enjoyed by a certain group of people; monopoly
specific topic; article, report or program etc on a specific topic
special; dedicated
to focus; to concentrate; to give one's full attention
brick
to change; to switch; to convert
to pass on to sb; to carry and give to sb else
to transfer
to turn round; to face about; to remarry
to shift; to relocate; to transfer
to revolve; to turn; to circle about
to rotate; to revolve; to turn
farm crop
equipment; to equip; to outfit
to investigate; to look into
to clutch; to grab; to capture
capital
property; assets
proud
running water; tap water
self-discipline; to be self-disciplined
to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide
self-; ego
to talk to oneself; to think aloud; to soliloquize
voluntary
self-service
caption; subtitle
brown
chairman; director-general
total
premier; prime minister
at long last; finally; on the whole
glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and steamed or boiled
corridor; aisle; hallway
foot; to be sufficient; ample
sufficient to...; so much so that; so that
to obstruct; to hinder; to block
to stop; to resist; to obstruct
motherland
ancestors; forebears; ancestral species
to drill; to bore; to get into
guilt; crime; fault