5600 words with pinyin, meaning and audio
Word lists follow the HSK 3.0 standard (2025), levels 1–9.
minutes; written summary of a meeting
to be jealous of; fear; dread
to be jealous of; to envy
taboo; to avoid as taboo; to abstain from
abstain from certain food; avoid certain foods; be on a diet
dose
dosage
sign; indication; mark
to continue; to follow after; to go on with
then; afterwards
stepfather
stepmother
to offer a sacrifice to; memorial ceremony; to recite an incantation to activate a magic weapon
to offer sacrifices; to hold or attend a memorial service
to offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors
to entrust; to place in; a thing in which you invest
quiet
performance; results
and; as well as
to intensify; to speed up; to step up
to become a member of an alliance or union; to align; to join
in addition; moreover
to mix together; to mingle; a mix
clip; clamp; tongs
festive day; holiday
fine food; delicacies; delicious food
household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; guy
family education; upbringing; to bring sb up
family financial situation; family circumstances
poultry; domestic fowl
family background
home-use; domestic; family expenses
understood by everyone; well known; a household name
housekeeping
family; clan
carnival
to assume; to suppose; supposed
to impersonate; to pose as; to counterfeit
if; in case; suppose
to feign; to pretend
price level
system of values
to harness; to draw; to drive
to urge on; to drive; to steer
attitude; position
shelf; frame; stand
dowry
sharp pointed end; the tip; the cusp
sharp; intense; penetrating
treachery; devious; a rogue
to wipe out; to crush; to annihilate
nut
tough and durable; tenacious
firm and substantial; solid
to hold fast to; to stick to
to believe firmly; without any doubt
to shoulder; to bear; to suffer
arduous; terrible; very difficult
difficult and dangerous; hardships and perils
to supervise; to control
to oversee; to take charge of; to supervise
to act as a guardian
to monitor
to monitor; to keep a close watch over; surveillance
prison
double; twice; simultaneous
to attend simultaneously to two or more things; to balance
to hold several jobs at once; concurrent post; working part-time
compatible
to pan fry; to sauté
to suffer; to torment; to simmer
to choose; to pick; to sort out
to inspect; to prosecute; to investigate
to examine or inspect; self-criticism; review
to reduce burden
to reduce or waive
to decline; to fall off
to cut the ribbon
to edit
to be abbreviated to; abbreviation; short form
brief; briefly; brevity
concise; succinct; pithy
concise; succinct
simple and crude
simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁体字
concise; brief
simple and easy; simplistic; simplicity
experienced and knowledgeable
opinion; view; understanding
to forget righteousness at the sight of profit
opinions differ
to gain first-hand knowledge of sth; to experience for oneself; knowledge
to treat sb with the formal courtesy accorded to a host or a guest
what one has seen and heard; knowledge; one's experience
to have the desired effect
to see what is right and act courageously; to stand up bravely for the truth; acting heroically in a just cause
to be witness to; witness; evidence
spy
disconnected; interrupted; suspended
interval; gap; clearance