5600 words with pinyin, meaning and audio
Word lists follow the HSK 3.0 standard (2025), levels 1–9.
secret know-how; key; secret
to be densely covered
to seal up
honeymoon
cotton
unavoidable; can't be avoided
to prevent; to avoid; to excuse
so as not to; so as to avoid
to relieve sb of his post; to sack; to demote
to encourage
to commemorate; to recall fondly; to think of the past
shy; bashful
flushed with anger
face
face; features; appearance
take care of everything; handle everything
nothing remains the same; change beyond recognition
sprout
slim; slender; graceful
first signs; development
to take aim at; to target
minute; tiny; negligible
to despise; to look down on
temple; ancestral shrine; temple fair
temple fair
to become extinct; to die out; to lose completely
to be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish
to loathe; to despise; contempt
run by the local people; privately operated
residential house
people's livelihood
civil
public opinion; popular will; public will
privately run
civilian use
nimble; quick; shrewd
keen; sharp; acute
position in a ranking of names; place; rank
not just in name only, but also in reality; aptly named; worthy of the name
famous and valuable; rare; precious
fame and profit
reputation
saying; famous remark
name; titular; nominal
fame; reputation; honor
masterpiece
bright; clear; obvious
bright and beautiful
sensible; wise; judicious
to cry; to make a sound
to engrave in one's memory
life; fate; order or command
to feel about; to grope about; to fumble
model; fine example
membrane; film
friction; rubbing; chafing
to rub; to grind; to polish
to break in; to wear in
to temper; to steel oneself
a torment; a trial; tribulation
to suffer wear and tear; to deteriorate through use; to wear out
mushroom; to pester; to dawdle
magic
devil
magic power; charm
magic
to smear; to wipe; to erase
to erase; to cover traces; to obliterate evidence
last day; end; final days
to decline; to wane
to confiscate; to seize
jasmine
greatest; utmost
can it be possible that; could it be
baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason
indifferent; apathetic; cold
ink stick; China ink; corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead
ink
obscure and unknown; an outsider without any reputation; a nobody
tacit understanding; mutual understanding; rapport
to conspire to murder; to plot against sb's life
to plan; to scheme
to seek; to strive for
to seek; to strive for
to seek one's livelihood; to work to support oneself; to earn a living
tree peony
classifier for fields; unit of area equal to one fifteenth of a hectare
thumb
carpenter
puppet
unable to take one's eyes off; to gaze steadily; to stare
dumbstruck; stupefied; stunned
to witness; to see at first hand; to see with one's own eyes
to consider everyone else beneath one; so arrogant that no-one else matters; condescending
to take a bath; to bathe; to immerse
pasture; grazing land; ranch
herdsman
to solicit contributions; to collect donations
grave; tomb; mausoleum
gravestone; tombstone