1800 words with pinyin, meaning and audio
Word lists follow the HSK 3.0 standard (2025), levels 1–9.
to float; superficial; floating
symbol; mark; sign
width; extent; range
material benefit; benefit in kind; welfare
to give guidance; to mentor; to counsel
to assist; to aid; supplementary
negative; the negative side
enclosure; attachment; appendix
secondary; auxiliary; deputy
to assign; to entrust; to give
prosperous; well-to-do; well-off
to cover
should; ought to; probably
to adapt; to rearrange; to revise
to transform; to reform; to remodel
probability
candid; direct and to the point; simply
drought; arid; dry
to disturb; to interfere; perturbation
to dry; desiccation; dull
liver; to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing; involving a lot of repetition in order to progress
awkward; embarrassed
to hurry; to hasten; to make haste
to be grateful; to appreciate; thankful
to infect; infection; to influence
impressions; reflections; thoughts
fountain pen
a post; a job
port; harbor
high-rise; high level; high class
excellent; superlative
high-level; higher; advanced
high-end; top-level
peak; summit; height
noble; lofty; refined
expert; past master; dab hand
high tech; high technology
plateau
piece of writing submitted for publication; manuscript; article
draft of a document; script; manuscript
to cut; to cut apart
to sing
to withdraw the mandate of heaven; revolution; revolutionary
next door; neighbor
individual
the front; front; sb's presence
to follow
to follow sb's tracks; to tail; to shadow
construction site
period of time; spare time; skill
working procedure; process
public; collectively owned; common
Public Security; public safety; public security
post; announcement
open; overt; public
citizen
publicly known; accepted
public good; public welfare; public interest
CE; Christian Era; AD
just; fair; equitable
public
princess
efficacy
to attack; to accuse; to charge
to furnish; to provide; supply
to supply; to provide; to offer
palace; temple; castration
to consolidate; consolidation; to strengthen
to sum up to; to total
ditch; gutter; groove
structure; composition; tectonic
lonely; solitary
paternal aunt
classical
places of historic interest; historical sites
people of ancient times; the ancients; extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis
share certificate; stock
stock market
bone; moral character; bitterness
heartening; to boost
solid
malfunction; breakdown; defect
to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to
adviser; consultant
to turn; to kidnap; to swindle
to go round a curve; to turn a corner; fig. a new direction
to show concern and care for
care; solicitude; to show care for
to be related; to be connected; relationship
to tour; sightseeing; tourism
to look at sth with pleasure; to watch; ornamental
government official; governmental; official
government; official
official; administrator
tubing; pipeline; channel
can; jar; pot
wide; vast
to return; to go back to; to give back to
to return sth; to revert
norm; standard; specification