1800 words with pinyin, meaning and audio
Word lists follow the HSK 3.0 standard (2025), levels 1–9.
to pass on; passed on; a continued tradition
to pass on; to convey; to relay
to infect; contagious
infectious disease; contagious disease; pestilence
to impart; to pass on; to teach
to transmit; transmission
fax; facsimile
ship; boat; vessel
to string together; to skewer; to connect wrongly
window; opening providing restricted access; computer operating system window
to rush; to charge; to dash
to establish; to found; to launch
to found; to establish
to establish; to set up; to found
creative; creativity
perpendicular; vertical
pure; simple; unmixed
chinaware; porcelain
this moment; now; at present
number of times; frequency; order number
thorn; sting; thrust
hurriedly
hasty; hurried
never
to practice
vinegar; jealousy
brittle; fragile; crisp
weak; frail
village; hamlet
to store; to save
a unit of length; inch; thumb
setback; reverse; check
to put up; to build; to hang
to pair up; to match; to arrange in pairs
to answer; to reply; Reply to:
to move; arousing; touching
to hit; to strike; to attack
to fight; to scuffle; to come to blows
to come into contact with; to have dealings
to clock in; to check in
to rumble with thunder; clap of thunder
to create; to build; to develop
to fight a battle; to go to war
chancellor; cabinet minister
to have a surprise; shocked or startled; gobsmacked
earth; mother earth
for the most part; on the whole; metropolitan
generous; magnanimous; stylish
by a large margin; substantially
everybody; everyone
great master; master
ambassador; envoy
Oceania
more or less; roughly; approximately
foolish; stupid; expressionless
price; cost; consideration
to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position; to act as an agent or proxy; surrogate
to guide; to lead
a loan; to provide a loan; to raise a loan
to wait; to treat; to deal with
to worry; to be concerned
simple; pure; unsophisticated
monotonous
to delay; to hold up; to waste time
to be born
protein
at the scene; on the spot
at that time; originally
the present age; the contemporary era
current; present; now
to sb's face; in sb's presence
immediately; at once; at that moment
to be elected; to be selected
the same day
file; record; archive
tutor; teacher; academic advisor
island
to go bankrupt; to close down
to change buses, trains etc
contrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise
virtue; morality; ethics
all right!; that's enough!
able to; so that sb can; enabling
to find out; to learn of
lantern
grade; rank; status
low-carbon; low-carb
a drop; to drip
to arrive; to reach
to resist; resistance
authentic; genuine; proper
region; regional; local
topography; terrain; landform
area; district; region
geology
celebration; ceremony
model; typical case; archetype
to click
to ignite; to set on fire; aflame
electric rice cooker