5600 words with pinyin, meaning and audio
Word lists follow the HSK 3.0 standard (2025), levels 1–9.
to swing; to wave; to fling
ethics
to rotate; to take turns
an outline; silhouette
tire; pneumatic tire
treatise; discourse; exposition
to prove a point; to expound on; to demonstrate or prove
long-winded; wordy; fussy
radish , esp. white radish 白萝卜
screw
naked
naked; bare; uncovered
to be naked; nude
continuously; in an endless stream
drop in elevation; gap; disparity
to complete a construction project
to settle; to set up home
practical; workable; to implement
hemp; generic name for hemp, flax etc; hemp or flax fiber for textile materials
hemp; generic name for hemp, flax etc; hemp or flax fiber for textile materials
paralysis; palsy; numbness
mahjong
hot and numbing
numb; insensitive; apathetic
anesthesia; to anesthetize; to corrupt
lit. firing after the horse; fig. belated action; giving advice in hindsight
horsepower
chamber pot; wooden pan used as toilet; toilet bowl
weight; number; code
weight; number; code
to bury; to hide by burying; hidden
to ambush; to lie in wait for; to lie low
to engulf; to bury; to overlook
to bury oneself in hard work
to bury
pulse
arteries and veins; network of blood vessels; vascular system
to complain; to grumble; to reproach
to conceal from; to keep in the dark
to have one's heart filled with; full on; heavy with young
to extend; to spread
free; unrestrained; to inundate
to travel around; to roam; roaming
slow and patient; chronic; slow to take effect
to be really busy; pressing business
rushed and muddled
blind; blindly; ignorant
boundless; vast and obscure
blankly; vacantly; at a loss
spearhead; barb; an attack or criticism
dense; lush
lush
to feign; to pretend to be; to pass oneself off as
to offend
bold; presumptuous; to take the liberty of
to have no strength; to feel weak; exhausted
without end; incessantly; on and on
at one's wit's end; unable to find a way out
not sure; maybe
classifier for coins, rings, badges, pearls, sporting medals, rockets, satellites etc; tree trunk; whip
brows raised in delight, eyes laughing; beaming with joy; all smiles
intermediary; vehicle; vector
coal gas; gas
coal
virtue
to make more beautiful; to decorate; embellishment
happy; blissful
beautiful; wonderful; splendid
to improve one's appearance; to make oneself more attractive; to beautify
aesthetics
good reputation
everything is fine except for one small defect; the fly in the ointment
very happy; elated
stuffy; shut indoors; to smother
hot and stuffy; sultry
doorstep; sill; threshold
way of doing sth; the right social connection
bored; depressed; melancholy
to deceive; to cheat; to hoodwink
to sprout; to shoot; to bud
to sprout; to bud; to germinate
drizzle; mist; blind
ally
dim; murky; indistinct
ferocious; fierce; violent
fierce; violent; vigorous
suddenly; abruptly
dream; illusion; reverie
to long for even in dreams
to narrow one's eyes; to squint; to take a nap
to pervade; to fill the air; diffuse
to puzzle; to confuse; to baffle
to be infatuated with; to be enchanted by; to be passionate about
to lose; to get lost
superstition; to have a superstitious belief
riddle
answer to a riddle
riddle; enigma; unpredictable situation
riddle; conundrum
secret recipe