1800 words with pinyin, meaning and audio
Word lists follow the HSK 3.0 standard (2025), levels 1–9.
to procure; to purchase
to gather; to collect; to harvest
to accept; to adopt
rainbow
lottery ticket
to step on; to tread; to stamp
to exhibit at or take part in a trade show etc
disabled; handicapped; deformity on a person or animal
depot; storehouse; warehouse
grassland; prairie
the side; to incline towards; to lean
survey; to measure; to gauge
to plot; to scheme; to bring about
strategy; tactics; crafty
layer; level; gradation
aspect; facet; level
fork; pitchfork; prong
difference; discrepancy
socket; power outlet
to check; to inquire; to consult
to tear down; to demolish; to dismantle
to produce; output
source; place of origin; manufacturing location
length; accident; mishap
longevity; long-lived
intestines
code of conduct; conventions; common practice
all year round; for years on end; average year
room temperature; ordinary temperatures
factory; manufacturer; a factory owner
manufacturer; producer
number of showings or sessions
space; site; place
sporting venue; arena
situation; occasion; context
scene; scenario; situation
scene; spectacle; occasion
unimpeded; free-flowing; straight path
to sell well; bestselling; chart-topping
to make a copy; to plagiarize; to search and seize
to surpass; to exceed; to transcend
dynasty; reign
to jeer at; to deride; to ridicule
tide; current; trend
damp; moist
to quarrel; to have a row; quarrel
to speculate in stocks
to withdraw; to recall
to repeal; to revoke; to undo
heavy; hard; serious
to avail oneself of; to take advantage of
name; term of address; title
to call; to address as; form of address
to be called; to be known as
to support; to prop up; to push or move with a pole
to succeed; to finish; to complete
to complete a contract; to reach a deal
lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands; untold numbers; innumerable
effect; result
Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb
to appear; to emerge; to present
genuine; honest; in good faith
to undertake; to accept a contract
to promise; to undertake to do something; commitment
town; cities and towns
to ride; to mount; to make use of
to hold; to contain; to ladle
penalty; punishment; to punish
lasting; enduring; persistent
to hold
a Chinese foot; one-third of a meter; a ruler
size; dimensions; measurements
to have an urge; to be impetuous; impulse
to attack; to batter; to pound against
conflict; to conflict; clash of opposing forces
rich; full; substantial
to rebuild; to reestablish; reconstruction
to worship; adoration
powerful; vigorous; pungent
to draw a prize; a lottery; a raffle
abstract; abstraction
to worry about
preparations; to get ready for sth
to come onto the stage to perform; to enter the arena to compete; to enter the scene
to leave a country or region; outbound
to exert oneself; to put in effort
well-known for sth; to become well known; to make one's mark
to go out and come in; entrance and exit; expenditure and income
to show; to take out and show to others; to display
to go on a tour; to have an outing
due to; to stem from
initial; preliminary; tentative
elementary
to get rid of; to remove; to exclude
only if; only when; only in the case that
to penalize; to punish
stockpile; to store; to stockpile
to deposit money; to save; savings
everywhere; in all respects
to pass through