New HSK 6 vocabulary list (HSK 3.0)
The new HSK 6 has 1,778 words under HSK 3.0, which brings the running total to 5,340. The old HSK 6 asked for 5,000 in total. This is the full list with pinyin and English, and beside each word the level it had in the old exam.
841 of these words were on no level of the old list, and 258 moved here from a different old level. Every word links to its dictionary entry with examples and stroke order.
Other levels: HSK 1 · HSK 2 · HSK 3 · HSK 4 · HSK 5 · HSK 7-9 · everything on HSK 3.0.
All 1,778 new HSK 6 words
| Word | Pinyin | English | Old HSK level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 岸 | àn | (river/lake/sea) bank, shore | HSK 5 |
| 昂贵 | áng guì | expensive, costly | HSK 6 |
| 案例 | àn lì | case, example, instance | HSK 6 |
| 按摩 | àn mó | massage | HSK 6 |
| 暗示 | àn shì | to hint, imply indirectly | HSK 6 |
| 摆 | bǎi | to arrange, place | HSK 5 |
| 败 | bài | to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent) | new |
| 白白 | bái bái | in vain; to no purpose; for nothing | new |
| 摆放 | bǎi fàng | to set up; to arrange; to lay out | new |
| 拜访 | bài fǎng | to pay a formal visit | HSK 6 |
| 百分点 | bǎi fēn diǎn | percentage point | HSK 6 |
| 百货 | bǎi huò | general merchandise | new |
| 白领 | bái lǐng | white-collar; white-collar worker | new |
| 拜年 | bài nián | to pay a Chinese New Year call | HSK 6 |
| 摆脱 | bǎi tuō | to break away from, shake off | HSK 6 |
| 版 | bǎn | a register; block of printing; edition | new |
| 版本 | bǎn běn | version | HSK 6 |
| 棒球 | bàng qiú | baseball | new |
| 榜样 | bǎng yàng | example, role model | HSK 6 |
| 伴随 | bàn suí | to accompany | HSK 6 |
| 扮演 | bàn yǎn | to play the role of | HSK 6 |
| 爆 | bào | to explode or burst; to quick fry or quick boil | new |
| 爆发 | bào fā | to break out | HSK 6 |
| 保管 | bǎo guǎn | to keep in safekeeping | HSK 6 |
| 保健 | bǎo jiàn | health protection; health care; to maintain in good health | new |
| 报刊 | bào kān | newspapers and periodicals; the press | new |
| 暴力 | bào lì | violence | HSK 6 |
| 暴露 | bào lù | to expose | HSK 6 |
| 保暖 | bǎo nuǎn | to keep warm | new |
| 报社 | bào shè | newspaper (i.e. a company) | HSK 6 |
| 保修 | bǎo xiū | to promise to keep sth in good repair; guarantee; warranty | new |
| 爆炸 | bào zhà | explosion | HSK 6 |
| 保障 | bǎo zhàng | to ensure | HSK 6 |
| 被动 | bèi dòng | passive | HSK 6 |
| 悲观 | bēi guān | pessimistic | HSK 5 |
| 北极 | běi jí | the North Pole, the Arctic | HSK 6 |
| 悲剧 | bēi jù | tragedy | new |
| 北美洲 | Běi měi zhōu | North America | new |
| 被迫 | bèi pò | to be compelled; to be forced | new |
| 悲伤 | bēi shāng | sad; sorrowful | new |
| 背心 | bèi xīn | sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc) | new |
| 备用 | bèi yòng | reserve; spare; alternate | new |
| 倍增 | bèi zēng | to double; to redouble; to increase many times over | new |
| 本能 | běn néng | instinct | HSK 6 |
| 奔跑 | bēn pǎo | to run | new |
| 本身 | běn shēn | itself | HSK 6 |
| 本土 | běn tǔ | one's native country; native; local | new |
| 逼 | bī | to compel; to pressure; to force (sb to do sth) | new |
| 闭 | bì | to close; to stop up; to shut | new |
| 避 | bì | to avoid; to shun; to flee | new |
| 编 | biān | to weave; to plait; to organize | new |
| 遍地 | biàn dì | everywhere; all over | new |
| 编辑 | biān jí | to edit | HSK 5 |
| 便捷 | biàn jié | convenient and fast | new |
| 编写 | biān xiě | to compile | new |
| 变质 | biàn zhì | to go bad, degenerate | HSK 6 |
| 比方 | bǐ fang | analogy | HSK 6 |
| 兵 | bīng | soldiers; a force; an army | new |
| 病毒 | bìng dú | virus | HSK 5 |
| 必修 | bì xiū | (of an academic course) required; compulsory | new |
| 比重 | bǐ zhòng | proportion | HSK 6 |
| 播 | bō | to sow; to scatter; to spread | new |
| 博览会 | bó lǎn huì | exposition, expo | HSK 6 |
| 薄弱 | bó ruò | weak, frail (of a point/link) | HSK 6 |
| 播种 | bō zhǒng | to sow seeds | HSK 6 |
| 脖子 | bó zi | neck | HSK 5 |
| 补 | bǔ | to repair; to patch; to mend | new |
| 捕 | bǔ | to catch; to seize; to capture | new |
| 布 | bù | cloth, fabric | HSK 5 |
| 不安 | bù ān | unpeaceful | HSK 5 |
| 不曾 | bù céng | hasn't yet; hasn't ever | new |
| 补偿 | bǔ cháng | to compensate | HSK 6 |
| 不成 | bù chéng | won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? | new |
| 不得 | bù dé | must not; may not; not to be allowed | new |
| 部队 | bù duì | army; armed forces; troops | new |
| 不顾 | bù gù | in spite of, disregarding | HSK 6 |
| 不禁 | bù jīn | can't help (doing sth) | HSK 6 |
| 补课 | bǔ kè | to make up missed lesson; to reschedule a class | new |
| 不料 | bù liào | unexpectedly | HSK 6 |
| 不耐烦 | bù nài fán | impatient | HSK 5 |
| 不时 | bù shí | from time to time | HSK 6 |
| 不适 | bù shì | unwell; indisposed; out of sorts | new |
| 补贴 | bǔ tiē | to subsidize | HSK 6 |
| 部位 | bù wèi | a part, location (esp. body) | HSK 6 |
| 补习 | bǔ xí | to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor | new |
| 不许 | bù xǔ | not to allow; must not; can't | new |
| 不宜 | bù yí | not suitable; inadvisable; inappropriate | new |
| 不已 | bù yǐ | endlessly; incessantly | new |
| 不止 | bù zhǐ | incessantly; more than (a number) | HSK 6 |
| 布置 | bù zhì | to arrange, decorate, assign | HSK 6 |
| 不至于 | bù zhì yú | unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as | new |
| 步骤 | bù zhòu | procedure, step | HSK 5 |
| 踩 | cǎi | to step on | HSK 5 |
| 猜测 | cāi cè | to guess; to conjecture; to surmise | new |
| 财产 | cái chǎn | property, assets | HSK 5 |
| 财富 | cái fù | wealth | HSK 6 |
| 采购 | cǎi gòu | to procure, purchase | HSK 6 |
| 彩虹 | cǎi hóng | rainbow | HSK 5 |
| 才华 | cái huá | talent | new |
| 采集 | cǎi jí | to gather, collect | HSK 6 |
| 采纳 | cǎi nà | to accept/adopt (a suggestion) | HSK 6 |
| 才能 | cái néng | talent; ability; capacity | new |
| 彩票 | cǎi piào | lottery ticket | HSK 6 |
| 财务 | cái wù | financial affairs (of a company) | HSK 6 |
| 财物 | cái wù | property; belongings | new |
| 材质 | cái zhì | texture of timber; quality of material; material (that sth is made of) | new |
| 仓库 | cāng kù | warehouse | HSK 6 |
| 残疾 | cán jí | disabled, handicapped | HSK 5 |
| 参展 | cān zhǎn | to exhibit at or take part in a trade show etc | new |
| 草原 | cǎo yuán | grassland; prairie | new |
| 侧 | cè | the side; to incline towards; to lean | new |
| 策划 | cè huà | to plan, plot | HSK 6 |
| 测量 | cè liáng | to measure, survey | HSK 6 |
| 策略 | cè lüè | strategy; tactics | HSK 6 |
| 层次 | céng cì | layer, level | HSK 6 |
| 层面 | céng miàn | aspect; facet; level (political, psychological, spiritual etc) | new |
| 叉 | chā | fork; pitchfork; prong | new |
| 拆除 | chāi chú | to tear down; to demolish; to dismantle | new |
| 产出 | chǎn chū | to produce (graduates, breast milk, toxic waste, creative ideas etc); output | new |
| 产地 | chǎn dì | source (of a product); place of origin; manufacturing location | new |
| 肠 | cháng | intestines | new |
| 场次 | chǎng cì | the number of showings of a movie, play etc; screening; performance | new |
| 场地 | chǎng dì | space; site; place | new |
| 长短 | cháng duǎn | length; accident; mishap; right and wrong; good and bad; merits and demerits | new |
| 场馆 | chǎng guǎn | sporting venue; arena | new |
| 常规 | cháng guī | code of conduct; conventions; common practice | new |
| 场合 | chǎng hé | occasion, situation | HSK 6 |
| 厂家 | chǎng jiā | factory; manufacturer; (coll.) a factory owner; the factory management | new |
| 场景 | chǎng jǐng | scene; scenario; situation; setting | new |
| 场面 | chǎng miàn | scene | HSK 6 |
| 常年 | cháng nián | all year round | HSK 6 |
| 厂商 | chǎng shāng | manufacturer; producer | new |
| 长寿 | Cháng shòu | Changshou suburban district of Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan; longevity; long-lived | new |
| 畅通 | chàng tōng | unimpeded, flowing freely | HSK 6 |
| 常温 | cháng wēn | room temperature; ordinary temperatures | new |
| 畅销 | chàng xiāo | to sell well, bestselling | HSK 6 |
| 抄 | chāo | to copy | HSK 5 |
| 朝代 | cháo dài | dynasty | HSK 5 |
| 炒股 | chǎo gǔ | (coll.) to speculate in stocks | new |
| 吵架 | chǎo jià | to quarrel | HSK 5 |
| 潮流 | cháo liú | tide, trend | HSK 6 |
| 潮湿 | cháo shī | damp, humid | HSK 6 |
| 嘲笑 | cháo xiào | to mock, jeer at | HSK 6 |
| 超越 | chāo yuè | to surpass, transcend | HSK 6 |
| 查询 | chá xún | to check; to inquire; to consult (a document etc) | new |
| 差异 | chā yì | difference; discrepancy | new |
| 插座 | chā zuò | socket; outlet | new |
| 撤回 | chè huí | to recall; to revoke; to retract | new |
| 趁 | chèn | to take advantage of (time/opportunity); while | HSK 5 |
| 撑 | chēng | to support; to prop up; to push or move with a pole | new |
| 成 | chéng | to succeed; to finish; to complete | new |
| 承办 | chéng bàn | to undertake, host (an event) | HSK 6 |
| 惩罚 | chéng fá | penalty; to punish | HSK 6 |
| 称号 | chēng hào | title, honorary designation | HSK 6 |
| 称呼 | chēng hu | to address sb as; form of address | HSK 5 |
| 成交 | chéng jiāo | to complete a deal | HSK 6 |
| 承诺 | chéng nuò | to promise | HSK 6 |
| 成千上万 | chéng qiān shàng wàn | lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands | new |
| 呈现 | chéng xiàn | to appear, present | HSK 6 |
| 成效 | chéng xiào | effect, result | HSK 6 |
| 诚信 | chéng xìn | genuine; honest; in good faith | new |
| 成语 | chéng yǔ | Chinese four-character set expression | HSK 5 |
| 城镇 | chéng zhèn | town; cities and towns | new |
| 称作 | chēng zuò | to be called; to be known as | new |
| 沉重 | chén zhòng | heavy (weight/mood) | HSK 6 |
| 撤销 | chè xiāo | to repeal, rescind, cancel | HSK 6 |
| 尺 | chǐ | one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺谱; a Chinese foot; one-third of | new |
| 尺寸 | chǐ cun | size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes); (coll.) propriety | new |
| 持久 | chí jiǔ | lasting, enduring | HSK 6 |
| 持有 | chí yǒu | to hold (passport, views etc) | new |
| 崇拜 | chóng bài | to worship, idolize | HSK 6 |
| 冲动 | chōng dòng | impulsive; an urge | HSK 6 |
| 冲击 | chōng jī | impact; to shock | HSK 6 |
| 重建 | chóng jiàn | to rebuild; to reestablish; reconstruction | new |
| 充实 | chōng shí | substantial, fulfilling | HSK 6 |
| 冲突 | chōng tū | conflict | HSK 6 |
| 愁 | chóu | to worry about | new |
| 筹备 | chóu bèi | to make preparations (for an event) | HSK 6 |
| 抽奖 | chōu jiǎng | to draw a prize; a lottery; a raffle | new |
| 抽象 | chōu xiàng | abstract | HSK 5 |
| 除 | chú | to get rid of | HSK 5 |
| 串 | chuàn | to string together | HSK 6 |
| 传承 | chuán chéng | to pass on (to future generations); passed on (from former times); a continued tradition | new |
| 传达 | chuán dá | to pass on | HSK 6 |
| 闯 | chuǎng | to rush in; to barge | HSK 5 |
| 创办 | chuàng bàn | to establish; to found; to launch | new |
| 创建 | chuàng jiàn | to found; to establish | new |
| 窗口 | chuāng kǒu | window; opening providing restricted access (e.g. customer service window); computer operating system window | new |
| 创立 | chuàng lì | to establish | HSK 6 |
| 穿过 | chuān guò | to pass through | new |
| 创意 | chuàng yì | creative; creativity | new |
| 传染 | chuán rǎn | to infect, contagious | HSK 5 |
| 传染病 | chuán rǎn bìng | infectious disease; contagious disease; pestilence | new |
| 传授 | chuán shòu | to impart; to pass on; to teach | HSK 6 |
| 传输 | chuán shū | to transmit; transmission | new |
| 传真 | chuán zhēn | fax | HSK 4 |
| 船只 | chuán zhī | ship; boat; vessel | new |
| 初步 | chū bù | initial, preliminary | HSK 6 |
| 出场 | chū chǎng | (of a performer) to come onto the stage to perform; (of an athlete) to enter the arena to compete; (fig.) to e | new |
| 处处 | chù chù | everywhere; in all respects | new |
| 储存 | chǔ cún | to stockpile | HSK 6 |
| 初等 | chū děng | elementary (i.e. easy) | new |
| 处罚 | chǔ fá | to penalize; to punish | new |
| 除非 | chú fēi | only if; unless | HSK 5 |
| 垂直 | chuí zhí | perpendicular; vertical | HSK 6 |
| 出境 | chū jìng | to leave a country or region; outbound (tourism) | new |
| 出力 | chū lì | to exert oneself | new |
| 出名 | chū míng | well-known for sth; to become well known; to make one's mark | new |
| 纯 | chún | pure; simple; unmixed | new |
| 出入 | chū rù | to go out and come in; entrance and exit; expenditure and income | new |
| 出示 | chū shì | to show; to take out and show to others; to display | new |
| 储蓄 | chǔ xù | to save money | HSK 6 |
| 出游 | chū yóu | to go on a tour; to have an outing | new |
| 出于 | chū yú | due to; to stem from | new |
| 刺 | cì | thorn; to prick; to stab; to assassinate | HSK 6 |
| 此刻 | cǐ kè | this moment; now; at present | new |
| 瓷器 | cí qì | chinaware; porcelain | new |
| 次数 | cì shù | number of times; frequency; order number (in a series) | new |
| 匆匆 | cōng cōng | hurriedly | new |
| 匆忙 | cōng máng | hasty | HSK 5 |
| 从未 | cóng wèi | never | new |
| 从业 | cóng yè | to practice (a trade) | new |
| 醋 | cù | vinegar | HSK 5 |
| 脆 | cuì | brittle; fragile; crisp | new |
| 脆弱 | cuì ruò | weak | HSK 6 |
| 寸 | cùn | a unit of length; inch; thumb | new |
| 存储 | cún chǔ | to store up; to stockpile; (computer) to save | new |
| 村庄 | cūn zhuāng | village; hamlet | new |
| 挫折 | cuò zhé | setback | HSK 6 |
| 搭 | dā | to put up | HSK 6 |
| 大臣 | dà chén | minister, chancellor | HSK 6 |
| 大吃一惊 | dà chī yī jīng | to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled; gobsmacked | new |
| 大地 | dà dì | earth; mother earth | new |
| 打动 | dǎ dòng | to move (to pity); arousing (sympathy); touching | new |
| 大都 | Dà dū | Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing; for the most part; on the whol | new |
| 大方 | dà fāng | generous; poised, natural in manner | HSK 5 |
| 答复 | dá fù | to reply (formally) | HSK 6 |
| 大幅 | dà fú | large-format (picture, banner, photo etc); substantially; by a wide margin | new |
| 大伙儿 | dà huǒ r | (coll.) everybody | HSK 6 |
| 呆 | dāi | dull-witted; to stay | HSK 5 |
| 代价 | dài jià | price, cost (figurative) | HSK 6 |
| 贷款 | dài kuǎn | a loan | HSK 5 |
| 代理 | dài lǐ | to act on behalf of; agent | HSK 6 |
| 带领 | dài lǐng | to guide, lead | HSK 6 |
| 打击 | dǎ jī | to strike; a blow/setback | HSK 6 |
| 打架 | dǎ jià | to fight (physically) | HSK 6 |
| 打交道 | dǎ jiāo dào | to come into contact with | HSK 5 |
| 打卡 | dǎ kǎ | (of an employee) to clock on (or off); to punch in (or out); (on social media) to check in to a location | new |
| 打雷 | dǎ léi | to rumble with thunder; clap of thunder | new |
| 蛋白质 | dàn bái zhì | protein | HSK 6 |
| 单纯 | dān chún | simple, naive | HSK 5 |
| 单调 | dān diào | monotonous, dull | HSK 5 |
| 档案 | dàng àn | file | HSK 6 |
| 当场 | dāng chǎng | at the scene | HSK 6 |
| 当初 | dāng chū | at that time | HSK 6 |
| 当代 | dāng dài | the contemporary era | HSK 5 |
| 当今 | dāng jīn | current; present; now | new |
| 当面 | dāng miàn | to sb's face | HSK 6 |
| 当天 | dāng tiān | on that day; the same day | new |
| 当下 | dāng xià | immediately; at once; at that moment | new |
| 当选 | dāng xuǎn | to be elected | HSK 6 |
| 诞生 | dàn shēng | to be born | HSK 6 |
| 耽误 | dān wu | to delay, hold up | HSK 5 |
| 担忧 | dān yōu | to worry; to be concerned | new |
| 岛 | dǎo | island | HSK 5 |
| 倒闭 | dǎo bì | to go bankrupt | HSK 6 |
| 倒车 | dǎo chē | to change buses, trains etc; to reverse (a vehicle); to drive backwards | new |
| 道德 | dào dé | virtue | HSK 5 |
| 导师 | dǎo shī | tutor; teacher; academic advisor | new |
| 倒是 | dào shi | contrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise | new |
| 搭配 | dā pèi | to pair up | HSK 6 |
| 大师 | dà shī | great master; master | new |
| 大使 | dà shǐ | ambassador; envoy | new |
| 大洋洲 | Dà yáng zhōu | Oceania | new |
| 打造 | dǎ zào | to create; to build; to develop | new |
| 打仗 | dǎ zhàng | to fight a battle | HSK 6 |
| 大致 | dà zhì | roughly, approximately | HSK 6 |
| 得了 | dé le | all right!; that's enough!; (emphatically, in rhetorical questions) possible | new |
| 等级 | děng jí | grade | HSK 6 |
| 灯笼 | dēng lóng | lantern | HSK 6 |
| 得以 | dé yǐ | able to; so that sb can; enabling | new |
| 得知 | dé zhī | to find out; to learn of | new |
| 滴 | dī | drop; classifier for drops | HSK 5 |
| 电饭锅 | diàn fàn guō | electric rice cooker | new |
| 点击 | diǎn jī | to hit; to press; to strike (on the keyboard) | new |
| 典礼 | diǎn lǐ | celebration | HSK 6 |
| 电力 | diàn lì | electrical power; electricity | new |
| 店铺 | diàn pù | store; shop | new |
| 点燃 | diǎn rán | to ignite; to set on fire; aflame | new |
| 典型 | diǎn xíng | model | HSK 6 |
| 电源 | diàn yuán | electric power source | HSK 6 |
| 吊 | diào | to hang, suspend | HSK 6 |
| 调动 | diào dòng | to transfer, mobilize | HSK 6 |
| 钓鱼 | diào yú | to fish (with line and hook); to dupe | new |
| 抵达 | dǐ dá | to arrive | HSK 6 |
| 地道 | dì dao | authentic, genuine (of food/language) | HSK 5 |
| 跌 | diē | to fall, drop | HSK 6 |
| 抵抗 | dǐ kàng | to resist | HSK 6 |
| 顶 | dǐng | top, apex; classifier for hats/caps | HSK 5 |
| 订单 | dìng dān | (purchase) order | new |
| 订婚 | dìng hūn | to get engaged | new |
| 定价 | dìng jià | to set a price; to fix a price | new |
| 定时 | dìng shí | to fix a time; fixed time; timed (of explosive etc) | new |
| 定位 | dìng wèi | to orientate; to position; to categorize (as) | new |
| 定义 | dìng yì | definition | HSK 6 |
| 定制 | dìng zhì | custom-made; made-to-order; to have sth custom made | new |
| 低碳 | dī tàn | (attributive) low-carbon; low-carb (diet) | new |
| 地形 | dì xíng | topography; terrain; landform | new |
| 地域 | dì yù | area; district; region | new |
| 地质 | dì zhì | geology | HSK 6 |
| 栋 | dòng | classifier for buildings | HSK 6 |
| 动机 | dòng jī | motive; motivation | HSK 6 |
| 动力 | dòng lì | motive power | HSK 6 |
| 动漫 | dòng màn | cartoons and comics; anime and manga; cartoon (animated movie) | new |
| 动态 | dòng tài | movement, development, updates | HSK 6 |
| 动听 | dòng tīng | pleasant to listen to | new |
| 逗 | dòu | to tease (playfully) | HSK 5 |
| 斗争 | dòu zhēng | struggle | HSK 6 |
| 毒 | dú | poison; to poison; poisonous | new |
| 渡 | dù | to cross; to pass through; to ferry | new |
| 端 | duān | end; to carry with both hands | HSK 6 |
| 短缺 | duǎn quē | shortage | new |
| 对称 | duì chèn | symmetry | HSK 6 |
| 对接 | duì jiē | to join up; to dock; a joint (between components) | new |
| 对抗 | duì kàng | to withstand, confront | HSK 6 |
| 对立 | duì lì | to oppose, be antagonistic | HSK 6 |
| 对应 | duì yìng | to correspond to | HSK 6 |
| 蹲 | dūn | to crouch | HSK 5 |
| 顿时 | dùn shí | immediately | HSK 6 |
| 夺 | duó | to seize; to take away forcibly; to wrest control of | new |
| 躲避 | duǒ bì | to hide; to evade; to dodge | new |
| 多才多艺 | duō cái duō yì | multitalented | new |
| 多亏 | duō kuī | thanks to | HSK 5 |
| 多媒体 | duō méi tǐ | multimedia | new |
| 夺取 | duó qǔ | to seize; to capture; to wrest control of | new |
| 多余 | duō yú | superfluous | HSK 5 |
| 多元 | duō yuán | poly-; multi-; multielement | new |
| 都市 | dū shì | city; metropolis | HSK 6 |
| 恶劣 | è liè | vile, very bad (behavior/quality) | HSK 5 |
| 耳环 | ěr huán | earring | HSK 6 |
| 儿科 | ér kē | pediatrics | new |
| 二氧化碳 | èr yǎng huà tàn | carbon dioxide | HSK 6 |
| 恶心 | ě xīn | nauseous, disgusting | HSK 6 |
| 发病 | fā bìng | (of an illness) to occur; (of a person) to get sick; to fall ill; onset (of a medical condition) | new |
| 发愁 | fā chóu | to worry | HSK 5 |
| 发电 | fā diàn | to generate electricity; to send a telegram | new |
| 法定 | fǎ dìng | statutory; law-based; legal | new |
| 发动 | fā dòng | to start, launch | HSK 6 |
| 发放 | fā fàng | to provide; to give; to grant | new |
| 法官 | fǎ guān | judge (in court) | new |
| 发光 | fā guāng | to emit light; to shine; to glow; to glisten; to be luminous | new |
| 法规 | fǎ guī | legislation; statute | new |
| 番 | fān | classifier: a turn, bout, kind | HSK 6 |
| 凡 | fán | ordinary; commonplace; mundane | new |
| 犯 | fàn | to violate; to offend; to assault | new |
| 妨碍 | fáng ài | to hinder; to obstruct | HSK 5 |
| 放大 | fàng dà | to enlarge | HSK 6 |
| 方方面面 | fāng fāng miàn miàn | all sides; all aspects; multifaceted | new |
| 放飞 | fàng fēi | to allow to fly | new |
| 房价 | fáng jià | house price; cost of housing | new |
| 访谈 | fǎng tán | to visit and discuss; to interview | new |
| 方位 | fāng wèi | direction | HSK 6 |
| 方言 | fāng yán | dialect | HSK 6 |
| 防治 | fáng zhì | to prevent and cure | HSK 6 |
| 反馈 | fǎn kuì | feedback | HSK 6 |
| 繁忙 | fán máng | busy | HSK 6 |
| 凡是 | fán shì | any/every (that meets a condition) | HSK 5 |
| 反思 | fǎn sī | to think back over sth | HSK 6 |
| 繁殖 | fán zhí | to breed, reproduce | HSK 6 |
| 发票 | fā piào | invoice | HSK 5 |
| 发行 | fā xíng | to publish, issue | HSK 6 |
| 发炎 | fā yán | to become inflamed | HSK 6 |
| 发育 | fā yù | to develop (physically/biologically) | HSK 6 |
| 肥 | féi | fat; fertile; loose-fitting or large | new |
| 肺 | fèi | lung | HSK 5 |
| 肥胖 | féi pàng | fat; obese | new |
| 飞速 | fēi sù | swift; rapidly | new |
| 肥沃 | féi wò | fertile | HSK 6 |
| 肺炎 | fèi yán | pneumonia; inflammation of the lungs | new |
| 粉 | fěn | powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour | new |
| 封闭 | fēng bì | to close off, seal | HSK 6 |
| 风光 | fēng guāng | scenery; glory | HSK 6 |
| 风力 | fēng lì | wind force; wind power | new |
| 分工 | fēn gōng | to divide up the work; division of labor | new |
| 丰收 | fēng shōu | bumper harvest | HSK 6 |
| 奉献 | fèng xiàn | to dedicate, contribute | HSK 6 |
| 风雨 | fēng yǔ | wind and rain; the elements; (fig.) trials and hardships | new |
| 分级 | fēn jí | to rank; to grade; to classify | new |
| 愤怒 | fèn nù | furious, angry | HSK 5 |
| 分期 | fēn qī | by stages; staggered; step by step | new |
| 分散 | fēn sàn | to scatter | HSK 6 |
| 氛围 | fēn wéi | ambience; atmosphere | new |
| 服 | fú | clothes; dress; garment | new |
| 浮 | fú | to float; superficial; floating | new |
| 服从 | fú cóng | to obey (orders/rules) | HSK 5 |
| 辅导 | fǔ dǎo | to tutor, give guidance | HSK 5 |
| 幅度 | fú dù | extent, margin (of change) | HSK 6 |
| 覆盖 | fù gài | to cover | HSK 6 |
| 符号 | fú hào | symbol, sign | HSK 6 |
| 附件 | fù jiàn | attachment, enclosure | HSK 6 |
| 福利 | fú lì | welfare, benefits | HSK 6 |
| 负面 | fù miàn | negative; the negative side | new |
| 夫人 | fū ren | lady, madame | HSK 6 |
| 服用 | fú yòng | to take (medicine) | new |
| 赋予 | fù yǔ | to assign, bestow | HSK 6 |
| 富裕 | fù yù | prosperous; well-off | HSK 6 |
| 辅助 | fǔ zhù | to assist; auxiliary | HSK 6 |
| 改编 | gǎi biān | to adapt; to rearrange; to revise | new |
| 概率 | gài lǜ | probability (math.) | new |
| 改造 | gǎi zào | to transform; to reform; to remodel | new |
| 肝 | gān | liver; (slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing (a video game); (of a video game) | new |
| 干脆 | gān cuì | straightforward; simply; flat-out | HSK 5 |
| 尴尬 | gān gà | awkward, embarrassed | HSK 6 |
| 钢笔 | gāng bǐ | fountain pen | new |
| 港口 | gǎng kǒu | port | HSK 6 |
| 岗位 | gǎng wèi | post, job | HSK 6 |
| 干旱 | gān hàn | drought | HSK 6 |
| 感激 | gǎn jī | to be grateful | HSK 5 |
| 赶忙 | gǎn máng | to hurry; to hasten; to make haste | new |
| 感染 | gǎn rǎn | to infect; to be infectious (emotion) | HSK 6 |
| 干扰 | gān rǎo | to disturb, interfere | HSK 6 |
| 感想 | gǎn xiǎng | reflections, impressions (after an experience) | HSK 5 |
| 干燥 | gān zào | dry (weather/climate) | HSK 4 |
| 高层 | gāo céng | high-rise; high level; high class | new |
| 高超 | gāo chāo | excellent, superb (skill) | HSK 6 |
| 高等 | gāo děng | high-level; higher (animals, education etc); advanced (math etc) | new |
| 高端 | gāo duān | high-end | new |
| 高峰 | gāo fēng | peak | HSK 6 |
| 稿件 | gǎo jiàn | manuscript, submission | HSK 6 |
| 高尚 | gāo shàng | noble, lofty | HSK 6 |
| 高手 | gāo shǒu | expert; past master; dab hand | new |
| 高新技术 | gāo xīn jì shù | high tech; high technology | new |
| 高原 | gāo yuán | plateau | new |
| 稿子 | gǎo zi | draft of a document; script; manuscript | new |
| 割 | gē | to cut | HSK 6 |
| 隔壁 | gé bì | next door | HSK 5 |
| 歌唱 | gē chàng | to sing | new |
| 革命 | gé mìng | revolution | HSK 5 |
| 跟前 | gēn qián | in front of, close by | HSK 6 |
| 跟随 | gēn suí | to follow | HSK 6 |
| 跟踪 | gēn zōng | to track, follow the trail of | HSK 6 |
| 个体 | gè tǐ | individual | HSK 6 |
| 公 | gōng | public; collectively owned; common | new |
| 宫 | gōng | palace; temple; castration (as corporal punishment) | new |
| 公安 | gōng ān | (Ministry of) Public Security; public safety; public security | new |
| 工地 | gōng dì | construction site | new |
| 工夫 | gōng fū | time and effort spent | HSK 6 |
| 公告 | gōng gào | (public) announcement | HSK 6 |
| 巩固 | gǒng gù | to consolidate | HSK 6 |
| 攻击 | gōng jī | to attack | HSK 6 |
| 供给 | gōng jǐ | to supply, furnish | HSK 6 |
| 共计 | gòng jì | to total, sum up to | HSK 6 |
| 公开 | gōng kāi | open; overt; public | HSK 5 |
| 公民 | gōng mín | citizen | HSK 6 |
| 公认 | gōng rèn | publicly acknowledged | HSK 6 |
| 功效 | gōng xiào | efficacy, effect | HSK 6 |
| 工序 | gōng xù | working procedure; process | new |
| 公益 | gōng yì | public good; public welfare; public interest | new |
| 供应 | gōng yìng | to supply; to provide; to offer | new |
| 公元 | gōng yuán | CE (Common Era) | HSK 5 |
| 公正 | gōng zhèng | just; fair; equitable | HSK 6 |
| 公众 | gōng zhòng | public | new |
| 公主 | gōng zhǔ | princess | HSK 5 |
| 沟 | gōu | ditch; gutter; groove | new |
| 构造 | gòu zào | structure; composition; tectonic (geology) | new |
| 顾 | gù | to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to | new |
| 拐 | guǎi | to turn (a corner etc); to kidnap; to swindle | new |
| 拐弯 | guǎi wān | to turn, go round a bend | HSK 5 |
| 官 | guān | official; officer | HSK 5 |
| 罐 | guàn | can, jar | HSK 6 |
| 关爱 | guān ài | to show concern and care for | new |
| 管道 | guǎn dào | tubing; pipeline; (fig.) channel | new |
| 官方 | guān fāng | official, government (adj.) | HSK 6 |
| 广阔 | guǎng kuò | wide | HSK 6 |
| 观光 | guān guāng | to sightsee, tour | HSK 6 |
| 关怀 | guān huái | to care for, show concern (often for people) | HSK 5 |
| 关联 | guān lián | to be related; to be connected; relationship; connection | new |
| 观赏 | guān shǎng | to look at sth with pleasure; to watch (sth marvelous); ornamental | new |
| 官员 | guān yuán | official (in an organization or government); administrator | new |
| 古典 | gǔ diǎn | classical | HSK 5 |
| 孤独 | gū dú | lonely | HSK 6 |
| 姑姑 | gū gu | paternal aunt | HSK 5 |
| 归 | guī | to return; to go back to; to give back to | new |
| 跪 | guì | to kneel | HSK 6 |
| 轨道 | guǐ dào | track (for trains etc) | HSK 6 |
| 规范 | guī fàn | norm | HSK 6 |
| 规划 | guī huà | to draw up a plan; to map out a program | HSK 6 |
| 归还 | guī huán | to return sth | HSK 6 |
| 规矩 | guī ju | rule; custom; established practice | HSK 5 |
| 贵重 | guì zhòng | precious | new |
| 古迹 | gǔ jì | places of historic interest; historical sites | new |
| 棍 | gùn | stick; rod; truncheon | new |
| 国宝 | guó bǎo | national treasure | new |
| 国产 | guó chǎn | domestically produced | new |
| 过渡 | guò dù | to transition (also: ferry crossing) | HSK 6 |
| 国歌 | guó gē | national anthem | new |
| 过后 | guò hòu | after the event | new |
| 国旗 | guó qí | flag (of a country) | new |
| 国情 | guó qíng | the characteristics and circumstances particular to a country; current state of a country | new |
| 过时 | guò shí | old-fashioned; out of date; to be later than the time stipulated or agreed upon | new |
| 国王 | guó wáng | king | new |
| 股票 | gǔ piào | share certificate | HSK 5 |
| 古人 | gǔ rén | people of ancient times; the ancients; extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis | new |
| 股市 | gǔ shì | stock market | new |
| 固体 | gù tǐ | solid (state of matter) | HSK 5 |
| 骨头 | gǔ tou | bone | HSK 5 |
| 顾问 | gù wèn | adviser, consultant | HSK 6 |
| 鼓舞 | gǔ wǔ | to hearten; to inspire; encouraging | HSK 5 |
| 故障 | gù zhàng | malfunction, breakdown | HSK 6 |
| 害 | hài | to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm | new |
| 海岸 | hǎi àn | coastal; seacoast | new |
| 海拔 | hǎi bá | altitude, height above sea level | HSK 6 |
| 海面 | hǎi miàn | sea level; sea surface | new |
| 海内外 | hǎi nèi wài | domestic and international; at home and abroad | new |
| 海域 | hǎi yù | sea area; territorial waters; maritime space | new |
| 寒冬 | hán dōng | cold winter | new |
| 航空 | háng kōng | aviation | HSK 6 |
| 罕见 | hǎn jiàn | rare | HSK 6 |
| 含义 | hán yì | implicit meaning | HSK 6 |
| 旱灾 | hàn zāi | drought | new |
| 毫不 | háo bù | hardly; not in the least; not at all | new |
| 好不 | hǎo bù | not at all ...; how very ... | new |
| 好感 | hǎo gǎn | good opinion; favorable impression | new |
| 好客 | hào kè | hospitality | HSK 6 |
| 毫米 | háo mǐ | millimeter | HSK 6 |
| 好容易 | hǎo róng yì | (idiomatic usage) with great difficulty; to have a hard time (convincing sb, relinquishing sth etc); (literal | new |
| 毫升 | háo shēng | milliliter | new |
| 毫无 | háo wú | not in the least | HSK 6 |
| 好学 | hǎo xué | easy to learn; eager to study; studious | new |
| 号召 | hào zhào | to call | HSK 6 |
| 吓 | hè | (in 恐吓) to threaten; to intimidate | HSK 5 |
| 合并 | hé bìng | to merge; to annex | HSK 6 |
| 合成 | hé chéng | to compose | HSK 6 |
| 嘿 | hēi | hey (interjection) | HSK 6 |
| 黑暗 | hēi àn | dark; darkly; darkness | new |
| 狠 | hěn | ruthless; fierce; ferocious | new |
| 恨 | hèn | to hate | HSK 5 |
| 横 | héng | horizontal, sideways | HSK 5 |
| 衡量 | héng liáng | to weigh; to examine; to consider | new |
| 痕迹 | hén jì | trace, vestige | HSK 6 |
| 和平 | hé píng | peace; peaceful | HSK 5 |
| 和谐 | hé xié | harmonious (society/relations) | HSK 6 |
| 核心 | hé xīn | core; nucleus | HSK 5 |
| 宏大 | hóng dà | great; grand | new |
| 洪水 | hóng shuǐ | deluge; flood | HSK 6 |
| 后代 | hòu dài | descendant | HSK 6 |
| 后期 | hòu qī | late stage; later period | new |
| 后人 | hòu rén | later generation | new |
| 后退 | hòu tuì | to recoil; to draw back; to fall back | new |
| 后者 | hòu zhě | the latter | new |
| 壶 | hú | kettle, pot | HSK 5 |
| 户 | hù | a household; door; family | new |
| 滑冰 | huá bīng | to skate | HSK 5 |
| 花朵 | huā duǒ | flower | new |
| 划分 | huà fēn | to divide up, to delimit | HSK 6 |
| 怀 | huái | bosom; heart; mind | new |
| 怀念 | huái niàn | to miss, cherish the memory of | HSK 5 |
| 怀孕 | huái yùn | pregnant | HSK 6 |
| 环 | huán | ring; hoop; loop | new |
| 患 | huàn | to suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); misfortune | new |
| 黄 | huáng | yellow | HSK 3 |
| 皇帝 | huáng dì | emperor | HSK 5 |
| 欢乐 | huān lè | gaiety, joy, merriment | HSK 6 |
| 幻想 | huàn xiǎng | fantasy; to fantasize | HSK 5 |
| 还原 | huán yuán | to restore to original state | HSK 6 |
| 患者 | huàn zhě | patient; sufferer | HSK 6 |
| 花生 | huā shēng | peanut | HSK 5 |
| 化石 | huà shí | fossil | HSK 6 |
| 话筒 | huà tǒng | microphone | HSK 6 |
| 滑行 | huá xíng | to slide; to coast; to glide | new |
| 滑雪 | huá xuě | to ski; skiing | new |
| 化妆 | huà zhuāng | to put on makeup | HSK 6 |
| 汇 | huì | to remit; to converge (of rivers); to exchange | new |
| 回报 | huí bào | (in) return | HSK 6 |
| 汇报 | huì bào | to report | HSK 6 |
| 灰尘 | huī chén | dust | HSK 5 |
| 回顾 | huí gù | to look back | HSK 6 |
| 绘画 | huì huà | drawing; painting | new |
| 会见 | huì jiàn | to meet with (sb who is paying a visit) | new |
| 汇款 | huì kuǎn | to remit money; remittance | new |
| 回头 | huí tóu | to turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by | new |
| 灰心 | huī xīn | to lose heart | HSK 5 |
| 忽略 | hū lüè | to neglect; to overlook; to ignore | HSK 6 |
| 混 | hùn | confused; dirty; to mix | new |
| 混合 | hùn hé | to mix | HSK 6 |
| 混乱 | hùn luàn | confusion | HSK 6 |
| 婚姻 | hūn yīn | marriage | HSK 5 |
| 货币 | huò bì | currency | HSK 6 |
| 火柴 | huǒ chái | match (for lighting fire) | HSK 5 |
| 货车 | huò chē | truck; van; freight wagon | new |
| 活力 | huó lì | energy | HSK 6 |
| 活跃 | huó yuè | active, lively | HSK 5 |
| 火灾 | huǒ zāi | serious fire (in a city or a forest etc) | new |
| 互助 | Hù zhù | Huzhu Tuzu autonomous county in Haidong prefecture 海东地区, Qinghai; to help each other | new |
| 胡子 | hú zi | beard; mustache or whiskers; facial hair | new |
| 夹 | jiā | to press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich | new |
| 嫁 | jià | (of a woman) to marry | HSK 5 |
| 加倍 | jiā bèi | to double; to redouble | new |
| 家常 | jiā cháng | the daily life of a family | HSK 6 |
| 家家户户 | jiā jiā hù hù | each and every family (idiom); every household | new |
| 家居 | jiā jū | home; residence; to stay at home (unemployed) | new |
| 加剧 | jiā jù | to intensify | HSK 6 |
| 尖 | jiān | pointed; tapering; sharp; (of a sound) shrill; piercing; (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp; acute; keen | new |
| 剑 | jiàn | double-edged sword; classifier for blows of a sword | new |
| 箭 | jiàn | arrow | new |
| 肩膀 | jiān bǎng | shoulder | HSK 5 |
| 监测 | jiān cè | to monitor | new |
| 检测 | jiǎn cè | to detect; to test; detection | new |
| 坚定 | jiān dìng | firm | HSK 6 |
| 鉴定 | jiàn dìng | to appraise | HSK 6 |
| 监督 | jiān dū | to control | HSK 6 |
| 酱 | jiàng | thick paste of fermented soybean; marinated in soy paste; paste | new |
| 间隔 | jiàn gé | gap | HSK 6 |
| 讲解 | jiǎng jiě | to explain | new |
| 将军 | jiāng jūn | general (military rank) | HSK 6 |
| 奖牌 | jiǎng pái | medal (awarded as a prize) | new |
| 奖品 | jiǎng pǐn | award; prize | new |
| 坚固 | jiān gù | firm | HSK 6 |
| 酱油 | jiàng yóu | soy sauce | HSK 5 |
| 简化 | jiǎn huà | to simplify | HSK 6 |
| 简介 | jiǎn jiè | summary; brief introduction | new |
| 间接 | jiàn jiē | indirect | HSK 6 |
| 坚决 | jiān jué | firm; resolute; determined | HSK 5 |
| 艰难 | jiān nán | difficult | HSK 6 |
| 健全 | jiàn quán | robust | HSK 6 |
| 减弱 | jiǎn ruò | to weaken; to diminish | new |
| 艰辛 | jiān xīn | hardships; arduous; difficult | new |
| 减压 | jiǎn yā | to reduce pressure; to relax | new |
| 检验 | jiǎn yàn | to inspect | HSK 6 |
| 坚硬 | jiān yìng | hard | HSK 6 |
| 兼职 | jiān zhí | to hold concurrent posts | HSK 6 |
| 建筑物 | jiàn zhù wù | building; structure; edifice | new |
| 胶带 | jiāo dài | adhesive tape; magnetic tape | new |
| 焦点 | jiāo diǎn | focal point; focus (lit. and fig.) | HSK 6 |
| 交际 | jiāo jì | communication | HSK 5 |
| 角落 | jiǎo luò | nook; corner | HSK 6 |
| 焦虑 | jiāo lǜ | anxious; worried; apprehensive | new |
| 胶水 | jiāo shuǐ | glue | HSK 5 |
| 交谈 | jiāo tán | to discuss; to converse; chat; discussion | new |
| 郊外 | jiāo wài | outskirts | new |
| 较为 | jiào wéi | comparatively; relatively; fairly | new |
| 教训 | jiào xun | a lesson (learned from a mistake) | HSK 5 |
| 脚印 | jiǎo yìn | footprint | new |
| 假设 | jiǎ shè | to suppose | HSK 6 |
| 家属 | jiā shǔ | family member | HSK 6 |
| 加以 | jiā yǐ | in addition; moreover; (used before a disyllabic verb to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to st | new |
| 家园 | jiā yuán | home; homeland | new |
| 加重 | jiā zhòng | to make heavier; to emphasize; (of an illness etc) to become more serious | new |
| 击败 | jī bài | to defeat; to beat | new |
| 即便 | jí biàn | even if | HSK 6 |
| 继承 | jì chéng | to inherit | HSK 6 |
| 基地 | jī dì | base (of operations) | HSK 6 |
| 机动车 | jī dòng chē | motor vehicle | new |
| 极端 | jí duān | extreme | HSK 6 |
| 饥饿 | jī è | hunger | HSK 6 |
| 解 | jiě | to divide; to break up; to split | new |
| 杰出 | jié chū | outstanding | HSK 6 |
| 解答 | jiě dá | to solve (a problem); to resolve (a difficulty); to provide an answer | new |
| 解读 | jiě dú | to decipher; to decode; to interpret | new |
| 解放 | jiě fàng | to liberate, free up | HSK 5 |
| 借鉴 | jiè jiàn | to draw on (others' experience) | HSK 6 |
| 接连 | jiē lián | on end | HSK 6 |
| 节能 | jié néng | to save energy; energy-saving | new |
| 结实 | jiē shi | sturdy, strong (of objects/bodies) | HSK 5 |
| 解说 | jiě shuō | to explain (verbally); to give a running commentary | new |
| 街头 | jiē tóu | street | new |
| 结尾 | jié wěi | ending; coda; to wind up | new |
| 截止 | jié zhǐ | to close; to stop; to put a stop to sth | new |
| 截至 | jié zhì | up to (a time) | HSK 6 |
| 戒指 | jiè zhi | ring | HSK 5 |
| 借助 | jiè zhù | to draw support from | HSK 6 |
| 节奏 | jié zòu | rhythm | HSK 6 |
| 激发 | jī fā | to arouse | HSK 6 |
| 基金 | jī jīn | fund | HSK 6 |
| 急救 | jí jiù | to give emergency treatment; first aid | new |
| 季军 | jì jūn | third in a race | HSK 6 |
| 激励 | jī lì | to encourage | HSK 6 |
| 纪律 | jì lǜ | discipline; rules | HSK 5 |
| 寂寞 | jì mò | lonely | HSK 5 |
| 尽 | jìn | to the greatest extent; (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme; to be within the limits of | new |
| 进度 | jìn dù | rate of progress | new |
| 金额 | jīn é | sum of money; monetary value | new |
| 进而 | jìn ér | and then (what follows next) | HSK 6 |
| 井 | jǐng | a well; neat; orderly | HSK 6 |
| 净 | jìng | clean; completely; only | new |
| 警告 | jǐng gào | to warn | HSK 6 |
| 景观 | jǐng guān | landscape | new |
| 精美 | jīng měi | delicate; fine; refinement | new |
| 精确 | jīng què | accurate; precise | HSK 6 |
| 惊人 | jīng rén | astonishing | new |
| 竞赛 | jìng sài | to compete; to race | HSK 6 |
| 经商 | jīng shāng | to trade | HSK 6 |
| 精通 | jīng tōng | to be proficient in | HSK 6 |
| 镜头 | jìng tóu | camera lens | HSK 6 |
| 景象 | jǐng xiàng | scene; sight (to behold) | new |
| 精心 | jīng xīn | with utmost care | HSK 6 |
| 惊讶 | jīng yà | amazed | HSK 6 |
| 精致 | jīng zhì | delicate | HSK 6 |
| 颈椎 | jǐng zhuī | cervical vertebra | HSK 6 |
| 精准 | jīng zhǔn | accurate; exact; precise | new |
| 进化 | jìn huà | evolution | HSK 6 |
| 近来 | jìn lái | recently | HSK 6 |
| 金牌 | jīn pái | gold medal | new |
| 金钱 | jīn qián | money; currency | new |
| 金融 | jīn róng | banking | HSK 6 |
| 近视 | jìn shì | shortsighted | HSK 6 |
| 金属 | jīn shǔ | metal | HSK 5 |
| 进展 | jìn zhǎn | to make headway; to make progress | HSK 6 |
| 金子 | Jīn zǐ | Kaneko (Japanese surname); gold | new |
| 技巧 | jì qiǎo | skill | HSK 6 |
| 急切 | jí qiè | eager | HSK 6 |
| 激情 | jī qíng | passion | HSK 6 |
| 集团 | jí tuán | group | HSK 6 |
| 就读 | jiù dú | to go to school | new |
| 纠纷 | jiū fēn | dispute | HSK 6 |
| 酒精 | jiǔ jīng | alcohol | HSK 6 |
| 舅舅 | jiù jiu | mother's brother | HSK 5 |
| 救命 | jiù mìng | to save sb's life; (interj.) Help!; Save me! | new |
| 酒水 | jiǔ shuǐ | beverage; drink | new |
| 就算 | jiù suàn | (coll.) even if | new |
| 救援 | jiù yuán | to save; to support; to help | new |
| 救灾 | jiù zāi | to relieve disaster; to help disaster victims | new |
| 纠正 | jiū zhèng | to correct | HSK 6 |
| 救助 | jiù zhù | to help sb in trouble; aid; assistance | new |
| 极为 | jí wéi | extremely; exceedingly | new |
| 吉祥 | jí xiáng | lucky | HSK 6 |
| 机械 | jī xiè | machine | HSK 6 |
| 技艺 | jì yì | skill; art | new |
| 基因 | jī yīn | gene (loanword) | HSK 6 |
| 机遇 | jī yù | opportunity | HSK 6 |
| 给予 | jǐ yǔ | (formal) to give, grant | HSK 6 |
| 机制 | jī zhì | mechanism; machine-processed; machine-made | new |
| 局 | jú | narrow; office; situation | new |
| 圈 | juān | to pen up, to confine (animals) | HSK 5 |
| 卷 | juǎn | to roll up | HSK 5 |
| 捐款 | juān kuǎn | to donate money; to contribute funds; donation | new |
| 捐赠 | juān zèng | to contribute (as a gift); to donate; benefaction | new |
| 剧本 | jù běn | script for play, opera, movie etc | HSK 6 |
| 举动 | jǔ dòng | act | HSK 6 |
| 决策 | jué cè | strategic decision | HSK 6 |
| 绝望 | jué wàng | to despair | HSK 6 |
| 菊花 | jú huā | chrysanthemum; (slang) anus | new |
| 聚集 | jù jí | to assemble; to gather | new |
| 俱乐部 | jù lè bù | club | HSK 5 |
| 剧烈 | jù liè | violent; acute; severe; fierce | HSK 6 |
| 局面 | jú miàn | aspect | HSK 6 |
| 军队 | jūn duì | armed forces; troops | HSK 6 |
| 军人 | jūn rén | serviceman; soldier; military personnel | new |
| 均匀 | jūn yún | even, uniform | HSK 5 |
| 局限 | jú xiàn | to limit; to confine; to restrict sth within set boundaries | HSK 6 |
| 开创 | kāi chuàng | to initiate; to start; to found | new |
| 开关 | kāi guān | power switch; gas valve; to open the city (or frontier) gate | new |
| 开启 | kāi qǐ | to open; to start; (computing) to enable | new |
| 开设 | kāi shè | to offer (goods or services); to open (for business etc) | new |
| 开头 | kāi tóu | beginning; to start | new |
| 砍 | kǎn | to chop | HSK 5 |
| 看不起 | kàn bu qǐ | to look down upon | HSK 5 |
| 看待 | kàn dài | to look upon; to regard | HSK 6 |
| 看得起 | kàn de qǐ | to show respect for; to think highly of | new |
| 康复 | kāng fù | to recuperate; to recover (health); to convalesce | new |
| 看好 | kān hǎo | to keep an eye on; to regard as having good prospects | new |
| 看似 | kàn sì | to look as if; to seem | new |
| 看中 | kàn zhòng | to have a preference for; to fancy; to choose after consideration | new |
| 看重 | kàn zhòng | to regard as important; to value | new |
| 考察 | kǎo chá | to inspect | HSK 6 |
| 考古 | kǎo gǔ | archaeology | HSK 6 |
| 考核 | kǎo hé | to examine | HSK 6 |
| 考验 | kǎo yàn | to test | HSK 6 |
| 卡片 | kǎ piàn | card | new |
| 科 | kē | branch of study; administrative section; division | new |
| 客车 | kè chē | coach; bus; passenger train | new |
| 科幻 | kē huàn | science fiction | new |
| 可口 | kě kǒu | tasty; to taste good | HSK 6 |
| 可怜 | kě lián | pitiful | HSK 4 |
| 科目 | kē mù | academic subject | HSK 6 |
| 肯 | kěn | to agree; to consent; to be willing to | new |
| 科普 | kē pǔ | (attributive) popular science; (coll.) to explain in layperson's terms | new |
| 课题 | kè tí | task | HSK 6 |
| 渴望 | kě wàng | to thirst for | HSK 6 |
| 可行 | kě xíng | feasible | HSK 6 |
| 空地 | kōng dì | air-to-surface (missile); vacant land; open space | new |
| 恐惧 | kǒng jù | to be frightened | HSK 6 |
| 空闲 | kòng xián | idle, free time | HSK 5 |
| 扣 | kòu | to fasten; to button; button | new |
| 口感 | kǒu gǎn | mouthfeel; texture (of food) | new |
| 口号 | kǒu hào | slogan; catchphrase | new |
| 口腔 | kǒu qiāng | oral cavity | HSK 6 |
| 口头 | kǒu tóu | oral | HSK 6 |
| 酷 | kù | ruthless; strong (e.g. of wine); (loanword) cool | new |
| 夸 | kuā | to praise/boast (casual) | HSK 5 |
| 会计 | kuài jì | accountant; accounting | HSK 5 |
| 快捷 | kuài jié | quick; fast; nimble | new |
| 夸奖 | kuā jiǎng | to praise; to applaud; to compliment | new |
| 款 | kuǎn | section; paragraph; funds | new |
| 款式 | kuǎn shì | pattern | HSK 6 |
| 夸张 | kuā zhāng | to exaggerate; overstated; exaggerated | new |
| 亏损 | kuī sǔn | deficit | HSK 6 |
| 困扰 | kùn rǎo | to perplex; to disturb; to cause complications | new |
| 扩展 | kuò zhǎn | to extend; to expand; extension | new |
| 枯燥 | kū zào | dry and dull | HSK 6 |
| 啦 | lā | (onom.) sound of singing, cheering etc | HSK 6 |
| 赖 | lài | (Tw) (coll.) LINE messaging app; to depend on; to hang on in a place | new |
| 来临 | lái lín | to approach; to come closer | new |
| 来往 | lái wǎng | to come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with | new |
| 辣椒 | là jiāo | hot pepper | HSK 5 |
| 拦 | lán | to block sb's path; to stop sb | HSK 5 |
| 栏 | lán | fence; railing; hurdle | new |
| 烂 | làn | rotten; mushy; overripe | HSK 5 |
| 狼 | láng | wolf | HSK 5 |
| 朗读 | lǎng dú | to read aloud | HSK 6 |
| 兰花 | lán huā | cymbidium; orchid | new |
| 牢 | láo | firm; sturdy; fold (for animals) | new |
| 劳动力 | láo dòng lì | labor force; manpower | new |
| 老实 | lǎo shi | honest; sincere | HSK 5 |
| 老鼠 | lǎo shǔ | rat, mouse | HSK 5 |
| 老太太 | lǎo tài tai | elderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother | new |
| 雷 | léi | thunder | HSK 5 |
| 类别 | lèi bié | classification; category | new |
| 乐于 | lè yú | willing (to do sth); to take pleasure in | new |
| 理 | lǐ | texture; grain (of wood); inner essence | new |
| 立 | lì | to stand; to set up; to establish | new |
| 粒 | lì | classifier: small grain-like things (rice, pills) | HSK 5 |
| 晾 | liàng | to dry in the air | HSK 6 |
| 两岸 | liǎng àn | bilateral; both shores; both sides | new |
| 两极 | liǎng jí | the two poles; the north and south poles; both ends of sth | new |
| 联合国 | Lián hé guó | United Nations | new |
| 链接 | liàn jiē | to link; to catenate; link (on a web page); hyperlink | new |
| 联网 | lián wǎng | to connect (or be connected) to a network; to network | new |
| 联想 | lián xiǎng | to associate; to connect in one's mind | HSK 6 |
| 料 | liào | material; stuff; grain | new |
| 理财 | lǐ cái | to manage wealth; to manage finances; money management | new |
| 立场 | lì chǎng | position | HSK 6 |
| 力度 | lì dù | strength; vigor; efforts | new |
| 历经 | lì jīng | to experience; to go through | new |
| 理科 | lǐ kē | the sciences (as opposed to the humanities 科) | new |
| 淋 | lín | to sprinkle | HSK 6 |
| 凌晨 | líng chén | very early in the morning | HSK 6 |
| 理念 | lǐ niàn | idea; concept; philosophy | new |
| 历年 | lì nián | over the years; bygone years | new |
| 流程 | liú chéng | course; stream; sequence of processes | new |
| 流动 | liú dòng | to flow; to circulate; to go from place to place | new |
| 浏览器 | liú lǎn qì | browser (software) | new |
| 流量 | liú liàng | flow rate; throughput of passengers; volume of traffic; (hydrology) discharge; data traffic; network traffic; | new |
| 流入 | liú rù | to flow into; to drift into; influx | new |
| 流通 | liú tōng | to circulate; to distribute | HSK 6 |
| 例外 | lì wài | exception | HSK 6 |
| 利息 | lì xī | interest (on savings/loan) | HSK 5 |
| 理性 | lǐ xìng | reason; rationality; rational | new |
| 楼道 | lóu dào | corridor; passageway (in storied building) | new |
| 漏洞 | lòu dòng | leak; hole; gap | new |
| 露 | lù | dew; to reveal | HSK 5 |
| 路程 | lù chéng | route; path traveled; distance traveled | new |
| 路况 | lù kuàng | road condition(s) (e.g. surface, traffic flow etc) | new |
| 路面 | lù miàn | road surface | new |
| 轮 | lún | wheel; disk; ring; steamship; to take turns; to rotate | new |
| 轮船 | lún chuán | steamship; steamer; steamboat | HSK 6 |
| 轮流 | lún liú | to take turns | HSK 5 |
| 论坛 | lùn tán | forum (for discussion) | HSK 6 |
| 轮椅 | lún yǐ | wheelchair | new |
| 轮子 | lún zi | wheel; (derog.) Falun Gong practitioner | new |
| 落地 | luò dì | to fall to the ground; to be set on the ground; to reach to the ground | new |
| 落后 | luò hòu | to fall behind; backward | HSK 5 |
| 录像 | lù xiàng | to videotape; to videorecord; video recording | new |
| 录用 | lù yòng | to hire (an employee); to accept (a manuscript) for publication | new |
| 录制 | lù zhì | to record (video or audio) | new |
| 率 | lǜ | rate; frequency; to lead | new |
| 旅程 | lǚ chéng | journey; trip | new |
| 绿化 | lǜ huà | to make green with plants; to reforest; (Internet slang) Islamization | new |
| 旅途 | lǚ tú | journey; trip | new |
| 履行 | lǚ xíng | to fulfill (one's obligations) | HSK 6 |
| 嘛 | má | modal particle indicating that sth is obvious; particle expressing a pause | HSK 6 |
| 马虎 | mǎ hu | careless / sloppy | HSK 4 |
| 埋 | mái | to bury; used in 怨 | new |
| 迈 | mài | to take a step | HSK 6 |
| 麦克风 | mài kè fēng | microphone | HSK 5 |
| 漫长 | màn cháng | very long | HSK 6 |
| 盲人 | máng rén | blind person | new |
| 漫画 | màn huà | caricature | HSK 6 |
| 冒 | mào | to emit; to give off; to send out (or up, forth) | new |
| 冒险 | mào xiǎn | to take risks | HSK 5 |
| 贸易 | mào yì | (commercial) trade | HSK 5 |
| 码头 | mǎ tóu | dock | HSK 6 |
| 蚂蚁 | mǎ yǐ | ant | new |
| 煤 | méi | coal | new |
| 美观 | měi guān | pleasing to the eye | HSK 6 |
| 梅花 | méi huā | plum blossom; clubs ♣ (a suit in card games); wintersweet (dialect) | new |
| 眉毛 | méi mao | eyebrow | HSK 5 |
| 密 | mì | name of an ancient state; secret; confidential | new |
| 棉 | mián | generic term for cotton or kapok; cotton; padded or quilted with cotton | new |
| 免 | miǎn | to excuse sb; to exempt; to remove or dismiss from office | new |
| 面部 | miàn bù | face (body part) | new |
| 面粉 | miàn fěn | flour | new |
| 勉强 | miǎn qiǎng | to do with difficulty | HSK 6 |
| 免税 | miǎn shuì | not liable to taxation (of monastery, imperial family etc); tax free; duty free (shop) | new |
| 免疫 | miǎn yì | immunity (to disease) | HSK 6 |
| 面子 | miàn zi | outer surface; the outside of sth | HSK 6 |
| 妙 | miào | clever; wonderful | new |
| 描绘 | miáo huì | to describe | HSK 6 |
| 描写 | miáo xiě | to describe (literary depiction) | HSK 5 |
| 弥补 | mí bǔ | to complement | HSK 6 |
| 密度 | mì dù | density | HSK 6 |
| 灭 | miè | to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out | new |
| 蜜蜂 | mì fēng | bee | HSK 5 |
| 密集 | mì jí | concentrated; crowded together; intensive | new |
| 民歌 | mín gē | folk song | new |
| 名额 | míng é | quota | HSK 6 |
| 明亮 | míng liàng | bright; shining; glittering | new |
| 命令 | mìng lìng | order, command | HSK 5 |
| 明明 | míng míng | obviously | HSK 6 |
| 命名 | mìng míng | to give a name to | HSK 6 |
| 名气 | míng qì | reputation; fame | new |
| 名胜 | míng shèng | famous scenic/historic site | HSK 5 |
| 民间 | mín jiān | among the people | HSK 6 |
| 民俗 | mín sú | popular custom | new |
| 民宿 | mín sù | (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 民宿 "minshuku") property rented via Airbnb or similar platform; guesthous | new |
| 民众 | mín zhòng | the populace; the masses; the common people | new |
| 民主 | mín zhǔ | democracy | HSK 5 |
| 迷人 | mí rén | fascinating | HSK 6 |
| 模仿 | mó fǎng | to imitate | HSK 5 |
| 默默 | mò mò | in silence; not speaking | HSK 6 |
| 模拟 | mó nǐ | imitation; to simulate; to imitate | new |
| 模特儿 | mó tèr | (fashion) model (loanword) | new |
| 摩托车 | mó tuō chē | motorcycle | HSK 5 |
| 模型 | mó xíng | model | HSK 6 |
| 母 | mǔ | mother; elderly female relative; origin | new |
| 木材 | mù cái | wood | new |
| 目录 | mù lù | catalog, table of contents | HSK 5 |
| 模样 | mú yàng | look | HSK 6 |
| 母语 | mǔ yǔ | native language | HSK 6 |
| 奶粉 | nǎi fěn | powdered milk | new |
| 难点 | nán diǎn | difficulty | new |
| 南极洲 | Nán jí zhōu | Antarctica | new |
| 南美洲 | Nán měi zhōu | South America | new |
| 难免 | nán miǎn | hard to avoid | HSK 6 |
| 脑袋 | nǎo dai | head | HSK 5 |
| 脑子 | nǎo zi | brains; mind | new |
| 内涵 | nèi hán | meaningful content | HSK 6 |
| 内科 | nèi kē | internal/general medicine (department) | HSK 5 |
| 内外 | nèi wài | inside and outside; domestic and foreign; approximately | new |
| 内衣 | nèi yī | undergarment; underwear | new |
| 能量 | néng liàng | energy | HSK 6 |
| 能源 | néng yuán | energy (resource) | HSK 5 |
| 泥 | ní | mud; clay; paste | new |
| 年度 | nián dù | year (e.g. school year, fiscal year) | HSK 6 |
| 念书 | niàn shū | to read; to study | new |
| 年终 | nián zhōng | end of the year | new |
| 扭 | niǔ | to turn; to twist; to wring | new |
| 农产品 | nóng chǎn pǐn | agricultural produce | new |
| 浓厚 | nóng hòu | dense | HSK 6 |
| 农田 | nóng tián | farmland; cultivated land | new |
| 暖 | nuǎn | warm; to warm | new |
| 暖气 | nuǎn qì | central heating; heater; warm air | new |
| 偶像 | ǒu xiàng | idol | new |
| 排除 | pái chú | to eliminate | HSK 6 |
| 排放 | pái fàng | to arrange in order | HSK 6 |
| 排练 | pái liàn | to rehearse; rehearsal | new |
| 排名 | pái míng | to rank (1st, 2nd etc); ranking | new |
| 盘 | pán | plate; dish; tray | new |
| 庞大 | páng dà | huge | HSK 6 |
| 盼望 | pàn wàng | to hope for; to look forward to | HSK 5 |
| 抛 | pāo | to throw; to toss; to fling | new |
| 泡 | pào | puffed; swollen; spongy; small lake (esp. in place names); classifier for urine or feces | new |
| 配备 | pèi bèi | to allocate | HSK 6 |
| 赔偿 | péi cháng | to compensate | HSK 5 |
| 佩服 | pèi fú | to admire (someone's character/ability) | HSK 5 |
| 配套 | pèi tào | to form a complete set | HSK 6 |
| 陪同 | péi tóng | to accompany | new |
| 培育 | péi yù | to train | HSK 6 |
| 喷 | pēn | to puff; to spout; to spray | new |
| 捧 | pěng | to clasp | HSK 6 |
| 碰撞 | pèng zhuàng | to collide; collision | new |
| 披 | pī | to drape over one's shoulders | HSK 5 |
| 皮 | pí | leather; skin; fur | new |
| 片刻 | piàn kè | short period of time | HSK 6 |
| 片面 | piàn miàn | one-sided; unilateral | HSK 5 |
| 骗子 | piàn zi | swindler; a cheat | new |
| 飘 | piāo | to float; to flutter (in the air/wind) | HSK 5 |
| 漂 | piào | to float; to drift; to bleach | new |
| 疲劳 | pí láo | fatigue; tired | HSK 5 |
| 品尝 | pǐn cháng | to taste a small amount | HSK 6 |
| 频道 | pín dào | channel (TV/radio) | HSK 5 |
| 频繁 | pín fán | frequently | HSK 6 |
| 平等 | píng děng | equal | HSK 5 |
| 平凡 | píng fán | commonplace | HSK 6 |
| 平方 | píng fāng | square (unit/math) | HSK 5 |
| 平方米 | píng fāng mǐ | square meter | new |
| 评估 | píng gū | to evaluate | HSK 6 |
| 评论 | píng lùn | to comment on | HSK 6 |
| 评选 | píng xuǎn | to select on the basis of a vote or consensus | new |
| 贫困 | pín kùn | impoverished | HSK 6 |
| 频率 | pín lǜ | frequency | HSK 6 |
| 坡 | pō | slope | HSK 6 |
| 泼 | pō | to splash | HSK 6 |
| 破产 | pò chǎn | to go bankrupt | HSK 5 |
| 迫切 | pò qiè | urgent; pressing | HSK 5 |
| 扑 | pū | to throw oneself at | HSK 6 |
| 铺 | pū | to spread; to pave; to lay out | HSK 6 |
| 扑灭 | pū miè | to eradicate; to extinguish | new |
| 朴素 | pǔ sù | plain, simple (style/lifestyle) | HSK 5 |
| 恰当 | qià dàng | appropriate | HSK 6 |
| 恰好 | qià hǎo | as it turns out; by lucky coincidence; (of number, time, size etc) just right | new |
| 牵 | qiān | to lead along (by the hand) | HSK 5 |
| 枪 | qiāng | gun | HSK 5 |
| 墙壁 | qiáng bì | wall | new |
| 强化 | qiáng huà | to strengthen; to intensify | new |
| 强迫 | qiǎng pò | to compel | HSK 6 |
| 强壮 | qiáng zhuàng | strong; sturdy; robust | new |
| 千家万户 | qiān jiā wàn hù | every family (idiom) | new |
| 前景 | qián jǐng | foreground | HSK 6 |
| 潜力 | qián lì | potential | HSK 6 |
| 前期 | qián qī | preceding period; early stage | new |
| 前提 | qián tí | premise | HSK 6 |
| 谦虚 | qiān xū | modest | HSK 5 |
| 前者 | qián zhě | the former | new |
| 瞧 | qiáo | to look at | HSK 5 |
| 桥梁 | qiáo liáng | bridge (lit. and fig.) | HSK 6 |
| 巧妙 | qiǎo miào | ingenious, clever (of ideas/methods) | HSK 5 |
| 恰恰 | qià qià | exactly; just; precisely | new |
| 起初 | qǐ chū | originally | HSK 6 |
| 起点 | qǐ diǎn | starting point | new |
| 启动 | qǐ dòng | to start (a machine); (fig.) to set in motion; to launch (an operation) | new |
| 切实 | qiè shí | feasible | HSK 6 |
| 启发 | qǐ fā | to enlighten, inspire | HSK 5 |
| 气氛 | qì fēn | atmosphere, mood (of a place/situation) | HSK 5 |
| 其间 | qí jiān | in between; within that interval; in the meantime | new |
| 清 | qīng | Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of imperial China (1644-1911); (of water etc) clear; clean; quiet; still | new |
| 清晨 | qīng chén | early morning | HSK 6 |
| 青春 | qīng chūn | youth (the life stage) | HSK 5 |
| 青春期 | qīng chūn qī | puberty; adolescence | new |
| 清淡 | qīng dàn | light (food, not greasy/salty) | HSK 5 |
| 清洁 | qīng jié | clean | HSK 6 |
| 情节 | qíng jié | circumstances | HSK 6 |
| 晴朗 | qíng lǎng | sunny and cloudless | HSK 6 |
| 清理 | qīng lǐ | to clear up | HSK 6 |
| 清扫 | qīng sǎo | to tidy up; to mop up; a sweep (against crime) | new |
| 倾听 | qīng tīng | to listen attentively | HSK 6 |
| 清晰 | qīng xī | clear | HSK 6 |
| 清洗 | qīng xǐ | to wash; to clean; to purge | new |
| 倾向 | qīng xiàng | trend | HSK 6 |
| 清醒 | qīng xǐng | clear-headed | HSK 6 |
| 情形 | qíng xing | circumstances | HSK 6 |
| 勤劳 | qín láo | hardworking, industrious (a character trait/virtue) | HSK 5 |
| 亲密 | qīn mì | intimate; close | new |
| 亲属 | qīn shǔ | kin; kindred; relatives | new |
| 欺骗 | qī piàn | to deceive | HSK 6 |
| 齐全 | qí quán | complete | HSK 6 |
| 启示 | qǐ shì | to reveal | HSK 6 |
| 启事 | qǐ shì | announcement (written, on billboard, letter, newspaper or website) | HSK 6 |
| 气体 | qì tǐ | gas (i.e. gaseous substance) | new |
| 求 | qiú | to seek; to look for; to request | new |
| 求婚 | qiú hūn | to propose marriage | new |
| 求救 | qiú jiù | to seek help (when in distress or having difficulties) | new |
| 求职 | qiú zhí | to seek employment | new |
| 求助 | qiú zhù | to request help; to appeal (for help) | new |
| 期望 | qī wàng | to have expectations | HSK 6 |
| 气味 | qì wèi | odor; scent | HSK 6 |
| 期限 | qī xiàn | time limit | HSK 6 |
| 起源 | qǐ yuán | origin | HSK 6 |
| 气质 | qì zhì | temperament; personality traits; manners | new |
| 棋子 | qí zǐ | chess piece; (fig.) a pawn (used by others for their own purposes) | new |
| 曲 | qǔ | bent; crooked; wrong | new |
| 娶 | qǔ | to take a wife, to marry (of a man) | HSK 5 |
| 券 | quàn | bond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half); contract; deed (i.e. title deeds) | new |
| 全程 | quán chéng | the whole distance; from beginning to end | new |
| 权力 | quán lì | power, authority | HSK 5 |
| 取代 | qǔ dài | to replace; to supersede; to supplant | new |
| 渠道 | qú dào | irrigation ditch | HSK 6 |
| 确立 | què lì | to establish | HSK 6 |
| 缺陷 | quē xiàn | defect; flaw | HSK 6 |
| 区分 | qū fēn | to differentiate | HSK 6 |
| 群众 | qún zhòng | mass | HSK 6 |
| 趣味 | qù wèi | fun; interest; delight | HSK 6 |
| 染 | rǎn | to dye | HSK 6 |
| 燃料 | rán liào | fuel | new |
| 热点 | rè diǎn | hot spot; point of special interest | new |
| 热度 | rè dù | level of heat; (fig.) zeal; fervor | new |
| 热门 | rè mén | popular; hot; in vogue | HSK 6 |
| 认错 | rèn cuò | to admit an error; to acknowledge one's mistake | new |
| 认定 | rèn dìng | to maintain (that sth is true) | HSK 6 |
| 仍旧 | réng jiù | still (remaining) | HSK 6 |
| 人工智能 | rén gōng zhì néng | artificial intelligence (AI) | new |
| 人家 | rén jiā | household | HSK 6 |
| 人均 | rén jūn | per capita | new |
| 认可 | rèn kě | to approve | HSK 6 |
| 人山人海 | rén shān rén hǎi | multitude; vast crowd | new |
| 人士 | rén shì | person | HSK 6 |
| 人事 | rén shì | personnel (matters) | HSK 5 |
| 忍受 | rěn shòu | to bear | HSK 6 |
| 认同 | rèn tóng | to approve of; to endorse; to acknowledge | new |
| 人为 | rén wéi | artificial | HSK 6 |
| 人行道 | rén xíng dào | sidewalk | new |
| 认知 | rèn zhī | cognition; cognitive; understanding | new |
| 热水器 | rè shuǐ qì | water heater | new |
| 热线 | rè xiàn | hotline (communications link) | new |
| 热议 | rè yì | to discuss passionately; heated debate | new |
| 日后 | rì hòu | sometime; someday (in the future) | new |
| 日前 | rì qián | the other day; a few days ago | new |
| 日夜 | rì yè | day and night; around the clock | new |
| 日益 | rì yì | day by day | HSK 6 |
| 融合 | róng hé | a mixture; an amalgam; fusion | new |
| 融化 | róng huà | to melt | HSK 5 |
| 容量 | róng liàng | capacity; volume; quantitative (science) | new |
| 融入 | róng rù | to blend into; to integrate; to assimilate | new |
| 荣誉 | róng yù | honor (the accolade itself) | HSK 5 |
| 柔软 | róu ruǎn | soft | new |
| 入境 | rù jìng | to enter a country | new |
| 入门 | rù mén | entrance door; to enter a door; introduction (to a subject) | new |
| 弱点 | ruò diǎn | weak point | HSK 6 |
| 入选 | rù xuǎn | to be included among those selected for | new |
| 撒 | sā | to let go; to cast; to let loose | new |
| 赛事 | sài shì | competition (e.g. sporting) | new |
| 散 | sàn | scattered; loose; to come loose | new |
| 散发 | sàn fā | to distribute | HSK 6 |
| 丧失 | sàng shī | to lose | HSK 6 |
| 嗓子 | sǎng zi | throat | HSK 5 |
| 散文 | sǎn wén | prose | HSK 6 |
| 扫描 | sǎo miáo | to scan | new |
| 塞 | sè | Serbia; Serbian; to stop up | new |
| 杀 | shā | to kill | HSK 5 |
| 刹车 | shā chē | to brake (when driving) | HSK 6 |
| 筛选 | shāi xuǎn | to filter | HSK 6 |
| 闪 | shǎn | to dodge; to duck out of the way; to beat it | new |
| 闪电 | shǎn diàn | lightning | HSK 5 |
| 山顶 | shān dǐng | hilltop | new |
| 山峰 | shān fēng | (mountain) peak | new |
| 商标 | shāng biāo | trademark | HSK 6 |
| 上当 | shàng dàng | to be deceived; taken in | HSK 5 |
| 上级 | shàng jí | higher authorities | HSK 6 |
| 上进 | shàng jìn | to make progress; to do better; fig. ambitious to improve oneself | new |
| 伤口 | shāng kǒu | wound; cut | new |
| 上市 | shàng shì | to hit the market (of a new product); to float (a company on the stock market) | new |
| 上述 | shàng shù | aforementioned; above-mentioned | new |
| 上台 | shàng tái | to rise to power (in politics); to go on stage (in the theater) | new |
| 伤亡 | shāng wáng | casualties; injuries and deaths | new |
| 上旬 | shàng xún | first third of a month | new |
| 伤员 | shāng yuán | wounded person | new |
| 山坡 | shān pō | hillside | new |
| 少儿 | shào ér | child | new |
| 鲨鱼 | shā yú | shark | new |
| 社 | shè | (bound form) society; organization; agency; (old) god of the land | new |
| 射 | shè | to shoot; to launch; to allude to | new |
| 射击 | shè jī | to shoot | HSK 5 |
| 涉及 | shè jí | to involve | HSK 6 |
| 神 | shén | God; deity; soul | new |
| 盛 | shèng | abundant; flourishing | HSK 6 |
| 生成 | shēng chéng | to generate; to produce; to form; to be formed; to come into being; to be born with; to be blessed with | new |
| 声调 | shēng diào | tone (of a syllable) | HSK 5 |
| 生命力 | shēng mìng lì | vitality | new |
| 生态 | shēng tài | ecology | HSK 6 |
| 升学 | shēng xué | to enter the next grade school | new |
| 剩余 | shèng yú | remainder; surplus | new |
| 神经 | shén jīng | nerve | HSK 5 |
| 审美 | shěn měi | esthetics | HSK 6 |
| 神奇 | shén qí | magical | HSK 6 |
| 身心 | shēn xīn | body and mind; mental and physical | new |
| 深夜 | shēn yè | very late at night | new |
| 舌头 | shé tou | tongue | HSK 5 |
| 设想 | shè xiǎng | to imagine | HSK 6 |
| 摄像 | shè xiàng | to videotape | new |
| 摄像头 | shè xiàng tóu | webcam; surveillance camera | new |
| 识 | shí | to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. [shì] | new |
| 拾 | shí | to pick up; to collect; ten (banker's numeral) | HSK 6 |
| 识别 | shí bié | to distinguish; to identify; to recognize | HSK 6 |
| 士兵 | shì bīng | soldier | HSK 5 |
| 诗词 | shī cí | verse | new |
| 湿度 | shī dù | humidity level | new |
| 适度 | shì dù | moderately; appropriate | new |
| 示范 | shì fàn | to demonstrate | HSK 6 |
| 释放 | shì fàng | to release | HSK 6 |
| 师父 | shī fu | used for 师傅 (in Taiwan); master; qualified worker | new |
| 诗歌 | shī gē | poem | new |
| 时光 | shí guāng | time | HSK 6 |
| 事后 | shì hòu | after the event; in hindsight; in retrospect | new |
| 实话 | shí huà | the truth; honest words | HSK 5 |
| 实惠 | shí huì | tangible benefit | HSK 6 |
| 时机 | shí jī | opportunity; opportune moment | HSK 6 |
| 使劲 | shǐ jìn | to exert all one's strength | new |
| 视觉 | shì jué | sight; vision; visual | new |
| 势力 | shì li | (political/social) power; influence | HSK 6 |
| 视力 | shì lì | vision; eyesight | HSK 6 |
| 时尚 | shí shàng | fashion, trend | HSK 5 |
| 实时 | shí shí | (in) real time; instantaneous | new |
| 时速 | shí sù | speed per hour | new |
| 试图 | shì tú | to attempt; to try | HSK 6 |
| 事务 | shì wù | (political, economic etc) affairs | HSK 6 |
| 事项 | shì xiàng | matter; item (to attend to) | HSK 6 |
| 适宜 | shì yí | suitable | HSK 6 |
| 石油 | shí yóu | oil | HSK 6 |
| 食欲 | shí yù | appetite | new |
| 实质 | shí zhì | substance | HSK 6 |
| 狮子 | shī zi | lion | HSK 4 |
| 十足 | shí zú | ample | HSK 6 |
| 手臂 | shǒu bì | arm; helper | new |
| 收藏 | shōu cáng | to collect (works of art, dolls, antiques etc); to put away for safekeeping; (Internet) to bookmark | HSK 6 |
| 手法 | shǒu fǎ | technique | HSK 6 |
| 收购 | shōu gòu | to purchase (from various places); to acquire (a company) | new |
| 寿命 | shòu mìng | life span | HSK 5 |
| 收取 | shōu qǔ | to receive; to collect | new |
| 手势 | shǒu shì | gesture | HSK 6 |
| 首要 | shǒu yào | the most important | HSK 6 |
| 收益 | shōu yì | earnings | HSK 6 |
| 受灾 | shòu zāi | disaster-stricken; to be hit by a natural calamity | new |
| 属 | shǔ | category; genus (taxonomy); family members | new |
| 竖 | shù | vertical; to erect | HSK 6 |
| 衰老 | shuāi lǎo | to age; to grow old | HSK 6 |
| 率领 | shuài lǐng | to lead | HSK 6 |
| 率先 | shuài xiān | to take the lead; to show initiative | new |
| 输出 | shū chū | to export; to output | new |
| 书画 | shū huà | painting and calligraphy | new |
| 水稻 | shuǐ dào | rice; paddy | new |
| 水库 | shuǐ kù | reservoir | new |
| 水流 | shuǐ liú | river; stream | new |
| 水面 | shuǐ miàn | water surface | new |
| 水泥 | shuǐ ní | cement | HSK 6 |
| 书籍 | shū jí | books | HSK 6 |
| 树立 | shù lì | to set up; to establish | HSK 6 |
| 书面 | shū miàn | in writing | HSK 6 |
| 数目 | shù mù | amount; number | HSK 6 |
| 瞬间 | shùn jiān | in an instant; in a flash | new |
| 薯片 | shǔ piàn | fried potato chips | new |
| 输送 | shū sòng | to transport; to convey; to deliver | new |
| 书写 | shū xiě | to write | new |
| 数字化 | shù zì huà | to digitize | new |
| 思路 | sī lù | line of thought; way of thinking | new |
| 思念 | sī niàn | to think of, miss (someone) | HSK 6 |
| 死亡 | sǐ wáng | to die | HSK 6 |
| 松 | sōng | pine; loose; to loosen | new |
| 艘 | sōu | classifier for ships | HSK 6 |
| 搜集 | sōu jí | to gather; to collect | new |
| 算了 | suàn le | let it be | HSK 6 |
| 算是 | suàn shì | considered to be; at last | new |
| 虽 | suī | although; even though | new |
| 岁数 | suì shu | age (number of years old) | new |
| 岁月 | suì yuè | years; time | HSK 6 |
| 损坏 | sǔn huài | to damage | HSK 6 |
| 损伤 | sǔn shāng | to harm; to damage; to injure | new |
| 塑造 | sù zào | to model | HSK 6 |
| 素质 | sù zhì | inner quality | HSK 6 |
| 塔 | tǎ | pagoda, tower | HSK 5 |
| 台风 | tái fēng | stage presence, poise | HSK 6 |
| 太空 | tài kōng | outer space | HSK 6 |
| 台球 | tái qiú | billiards | new |
| 太阳能 | tài yáng néng | solar energy | new |
| 烫 | tàng | scalding hot | HSK 5 |
| 糖果 | táng guǒ | candy | new |
| 汤圆 | tāng yuán | boiled or deep-fried balls of glutinous rice flour, usually eaten during Lantern Festival | new |
| 谈论 | tán lùn | to discuss; to talk about | new |
| 谈判 | tán pàn | to negotiate | HSK 5 |
| 探索 | tàn suǒ | to explore; to probe | HSK 6 |
| 探讨 | tàn tǎo | to investigate | HSK 6 |
| 弹性 | tán xìng | flexibility, elasticity | HSK 6 |
| 掏 | tāo | to fish out (from pocket) | HSK 6 |
| 逃 | táo | to flee, to escape | HSK 5 |
| 套餐 | tào cān | set meal; (fig.) product or service package (e.g. for a cell phone subscription) | new |
| 逃跑 | táo pǎo | to flee from sth; to run away; to escape | new |
| 淘气 | táo qì | naughty | HSK 6 |
| 淘汰 | táo tài | to wash out | HSK 6 |
| 踏实 | tā shi | steady; down-to-earth; at ease | HSK 6 |
| 特 | tè | special; unique; distinguished | new |
| 特长 | tè cháng | personal strength | HSK 6 |
| 特地 | tè dì | specially; for a special purpose | new |
| 特定 | tè dìng | special | HSK 6 |
| 特性 | tè xìng | property; characteristic | new |
| 特意 | tè yì | specially, on purpose (for a good reason) | HSK 5 |
| 添 | tiān | to add; to increase; to replenish | new |
| 田 | tián | field; farm | new |
| 天才 | tiān cái | talent; genius | HSK 6 |
| 添加 | tiān jiā | to add; to increase | new |
| 田径 | tián jìng | track and field | HSK 6 |
| 天然 | tiān rán | natural | new |
| 天然气 | tiān rán qì | natural gas | HSK 6 |
| 天文 | tiān wén | astronomy | HSK 6 |
| 天下 | tiān xià | land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China | new |
| 天真 | tiān zhēn | naive | HSK 5 |
| 调节 | tiáo jié | to regulate, adjust | HSK 6 |
| 跳水 | tiào shuǐ | to dive (into water); (sports) diving; to commit suicide by jumping into water | new |
| 题材 | tí cái | subject matter | HSK 6 |
| 体操 | tǐ cāo | gymnastic; gymnastics | new |
| 贴近 | tiē jìn | to press close to; to snuggle close; intimate | new |
| 体积 | tǐ jī | volume (physical size) | HSK 5 |
| 听话 | tīng huà | to do what one is told; obedient | new |
| 听觉 | tīng jué | sense of hearing; auditory | new |
| 听取 | tīng qǔ | to hear (news); to listen to | new |
| 提取 | tí qǔ | to withdraw (money); to collect (left luggage); to extract | new |
| 提示 | tí shì | to point out | HSK 6 |
| 体系 | tǐ xì | system | HSK 6 |
| 铜 | tóng | copper | HSK 5 |
| 同伴 | tóng bàn | companion; comrade; fellow | new |
| 通道 | Tōng dào | Tongdao Dong autonomous county in Huaihua 怀化, Hunan; (communications) channel; thoroughfare | new |
| 通风 | tōng fēng | airy; ventilation; to ventilate | new |
| 同行 | tóng háng | person of the same profession; of the same trade, occupation or industry; to journey together | new |
| 通话 | tōng huà | to hold a conversation; to talk over the telephone; phone call | new |
| 童话 | tóng huà | children's fairy tales | HSK 6 |
| 痛快 | tòng kuài | delighted, refreshed, satisfying | HSK 5 |
| 同类 | tóng lèi | similar; same type; alike | new |
| 铜牌 | tóng pái | bronze medal; bronze plaque bearing a business name or logo etc | new |
| 通信 | tōng xìn | to correspond (by letter etc); to communicate; communication | new |
| 通讯 | tōng xùn | communications | HSK 5 |
| 通用 | tōng yòng | to be in general use | HSK 6 |
| 偷 | tōu | to steal; to pilfer; to snatch | new |
| 透 | tòu | (bound form) to penetrate; to seep through; to tell secretly; to leak; thoroughly; through and through | new |
| 透过 | tòu guò | to pass through; to penetrate; by means of | new |
| 透露 | tòu lù | to leak out; to divulge; to reveal | new |
| 透明 | tòu míng | transparent | HSK 5 |
| 头脑 | tóu nǎo | brains; mind; skull | new |
| 投票 | tóu piào | to vote | HSK 6 |
| 投诉 | tóu sù | complaint; to complain; to register a complaint (esp. as a customer) | new |
| 偷偷 | tōu tōu | stealthily; secretly; covertly | new |
| 投资 | tóu zī | to invest; investment | HSK 5 |
| 吐 | tǔ | to spit (out) | HSK 5 |
| 图案 | tú àn | design; pattern | HSK 6 |
| 团结 | tuán jié | to unite | HSK 6 |
| 团体 | tuán tǐ | group, organization | HSK 6 |
| 团圆 | tuán yuán | family reunion | HSK 6 |
| 图表 | tú biǎo | chart; diagram | new |
| 徒弟 | tú dì | apprentice | HSK 6 |
| 突发 | tū fā | to occur suddenly | new |
| 推测 | tuī cè | to speculate | HSK 6 |
| 退税 | tuì shuì | tax rebate or refund | new |
| 推销 | tuī xiāo | to market, sell | HSK 6 |
| 推行 | tuī xíng | to put into effect; to carry out | new |
| 途径 | tú jìng | way; means; channel | HSK 6 |
| 吞 | tūn | to swallow; to take | new |
| 拖 | tuō | to drag; to tow; to trail | new |
| 拖延 | tuō yán | to delay, procrastinate | HSK 6 |
| 托运 | tuō yùn | to check in (luggage) | HSK 6 |
| 突破 | tū pò | to break through | HSK 6 |
| 土壤 | tǔ rǎng | soil | HSK 6 |
| 图像 | tú xiàng | image; picture; graphic | new |
| 挖 | wā | to dig; to excavate; to scoop out | new |
| 哇 | wā | Wow! | HSK 6 |
| 歪 | wāi | askew; crooked; tilted | HSK 5 |
| 外表 | wài biǎo | external | HSK 6 |
| 外交 | wài jiāo | diplomacy | HSK 5 |
| 外界 | wài jiè | the outside world | HSK 6 |
| 外科 | wài kē | surgery (branch of medicine) | new |
| 外来 | wài lái | external; foreign; outside | new |
| 外甥 | wài shēng | sister's son; wife's sibling's son | new |
| 网 | wǎng | net; network | new |
| 望 | wàng | full moon; to hope; to expect | new |
| 往后 | wǎng hòu | from now on; in the future; time to come | new |
| 往来 | wǎng lái | dealings; contacts; to go back and forth | new |
| 往年 | wǎng nián | in former years; in previous years | new |
| 王子 | wáng zǐ | prince | HSK 5 |
| 顽强 | wán qiáng | tenacious | HSK 6 |
| 弯曲 | wān qū | to bend; to curve around; curved | new |
| 万物 | wàn wù | all things; all that exists | new |
| 娃娃 | wá wa | baby | HSK 6 |
| 未 | wèi | not yet; did not; have not | new |
| 未必 | wèi bì | not necessarily | HSK 5 |
| 未成年人 | wèi chéng nián rén | minor (i.e. person under 18) | new |
| 为此 | wèi cǐ | for this reason; with regards to this; in this respect | new |
| 违规 | wéi guī | to violate the rules | new |
| 为何 | wèi hé | why | new |
| 维护 | wéi hù | to protect; to maintain | HSK 5 |
| 危机 | wēi jī | crisis | HSK 6 |
| 味觉 | wèi jué | sense of taste; gustation | new |
| 胃口 | wèi kǒu | appetite | HSK 6 |
| 为难 | wéi nán | to feel embarrassed/awkward; to make things difficult for someone | HSK 6 |
| 为期 | wéi qī | to be done by (a certain date); lasting | HSK 6 |
| 围棋 | wéi qí | the game of Go | new |
| 委屈 | wěi qu | to feel wronged/mistreated | HSK 5 |
| 维生素 | wéi shēng sù | vitamin | HSK 6 |
| 委托 | wěi tuō | to entrust | HSK 5 |
| 微小 | wēi xiǎo | minute (i.e. extremely small); infinitesimal | new |
| 为止 | wéi zhǐ | until; (used in combination with words like 到 or 至 in constructs of the form 到...到...为止) | new |
| 文档 | wén dàng | (computer) file; document; documentation | new |
| 温和 | wēn hé | mild; moderate | HSK 6 |
| 文具 | wén jù | stationery | HSK 5 |
| 文科 | wén kē | liberal arts; humanities | new |
| 文明 | wén míng | civilized | HSK 5 |
| 闻名 | wén míng | well-known; famous; renowned | new |
| 温柔 | wēn róu | gentle; tender | HSK 5 |
| 文物 | wén wù | cultural relic | HSK 6 |
| 文献 | wén xiàn | document; (academic) literature | HSK 6 |
| 文艺 | wén yì | literature and art | HSK 6 |
| 误 | wù | mistake; error; to miss | new |
| 乌龟 | wū guī | tortoise; cuckold | new |
| 误解 | wù jiě | to misunderstand | HSK 6 |
| 武器 | wǔ qì | weapon | HSK 5 |
| 污水 | wū shuǐ | sewage | new |
| 无所谓 | wú suǒ wèi | to be indifferent; not to matter; cannot be said to be | new |
| 物体 | wù tǐ | object; body; substance | new |
| 无疑 | wú yí | undoubtedly; without doubt; for sure | new |
| 下单 | xià dān | to place an order; to order | new |
| 下功夫 | xià gōng fu | to put in time and effort | new |
| 夏令营 | xià lìng yíng | summer camp | HSK 6 |
| 嫌 | xián | to dislike | HSK 6 |
| 显 | xiǎn | to make visible; to reveal; prominent | new |
| 险 | xiǎn | danger; dangerous; rugged | new |
| 限 | xiàn | to limit; to restrict; (bound form) limit | new |
| 线 | xiàn | thread; string; wire | new |
| 现存 | xiàn cún | extant; existent; in stock | new |
| 限度 | xiàn dù | limitation; limit | new |
| 相差 | xiāng chà | to differ | HSK 6 |
| 香肠 | xiāng cháng | sausage | new |
| 相传 | xiāng chuán | to pass on; to hand down; tradition has it that ... | new |
| 相等 | xiāng děng | equal | HSK 6 |
| 相连 | xiāng lián | to link; to join; link | new |
| 项链 | xiàng liàn | necklace | HSK 5 |
| 象棋 | xiàng qí | Chinese chess | HSK 5 |
| 相声 | xiàng sheng | comic dialogue; sketch; crosstalk | new |
| 香水 | xiāng shuǐ | perfume; cologne | new |
| 向往 | xiàng wǎng | to yearn for | HSK 6 |
| 相应 | xiāng yìng | to correspond | HSK 6 |
| 现货 | xiàn huò | merchandise or commodities available immediately after sale; merchandise in stock; available item | new |
| 鲜明 | xiān míng | bright; distinct; clear-cut | HSK 6 |
| 先前 | xiān qián | before; previously | HSK 6 |
| 陷入 | xiàn rù | to sink into | HSK 6 |
| 线索 | xiàn suǒ | trail | HSK 6 |
| 鲜艳 | xiān yàn | bright-colored | HSK 5 |
| 限于 | xiàn yú | to be limited to; to be confined to | new |
| 显著 | xiǎn zhù | outstanding; notable | HSK 6 |
| 消除 | xiāo chú | to eliminate | HSK 6 |
| 消毒 | xiāo dú | to disinfect; to sterilize | HSK 6 |
| 消防 | xiāo fáng | firefighting | HSK 6 |
| 消耗 | xiāo hào | to use up | HSK 6 |
| 小麦 | xiǎo mài | wheat | HSK 5 |
| 消灭 | xiāo miè | to eliminate; to wipe out | HSK 5 |
| 小气 | xiǎo qì | stingy | HSK 5 |
| 笑容 | xiào róng | smile; smiling expression | new |
| 小偷儿 | xiǎotōur5 | Thief | new |
| 效应 | xiào yìng | effect (scientific phenomenon) | new |
| 下线 | xià xiàn | to go offline; (of a product) to roll off the assembly line; downline (person below oneself in a pyramid schem | new |
| 下旬 | xià xún | last third of the month | new |
| 细胞 | xì bāo | cell (biology) | HSK 6 |
| 歇 | xiē | to rest | HSK 5 |
| 携带 | xié dài | to carry (on one's person) | HSK 6 |
| 协会 | xié huì | an association | HSK 6 |
| 协调 | xié tiáo | to coordinate; harmonious | HSK 5 |
| 协助 | xié zhù | to provide assistance | HSK 6 |
| 媳妇 | xí fù | daughter-in-law | HSK 6 |
| 喜剧 | xǐ jù | comedy | new |
| 细菌 | xì jūn | bacterium | HSK 6 |
| 系列 | xì liè | series | HSK 6 |
| 心爱 | xīn ài | beloved | new |
| 心底 | xīn dǐ | bottom of one's heart | new |
| 型号 | xíng hào | model (particular version of a manufactured article); type (product specification in terms of color, size etc) | new |
| 性价比 | xìng jià bǐ | cost-performance ratio | new |
| 性能 | xìng néng | function; performance; behavior | HSK 6 |
| 兴起 | xīng qǐ | to rise; to spring up; to burgeon | new |
| 形态 | xíng tài | shape | HSK 6 |
| 新款 | xīn kuǎn | new style; latest fashion; new model | new |
| 信赖 | xìn lài | to trust | HSK 6 |
| 心灵 | xīn líng | bright | HSK 6 |
| 新媒体 | xīn méi tǐ | new media | new |
| 心目 | xīn mù | mind | new |
| 新能源 | xīn néng yuán | new energy sources | new |
| 信念 | xìn niàn | faith | HSK 6 |
| 薪水 | xīn shuǐ | salary | HSK 6 |
| 心疼 | xīn téng | to love dearly | HSK 6 |
| 新兴 | Xīn xīng | Xinxing county in Yunfu 云浮, Guangdong; Xinxing or Hsinhsing district of Kaohsiung city 市, south Taiwan; (of ma | new |
| 新颖 | xīn yǐng | lit. new bud | HSK 6 |
| 心愿 | xīn yuàn | cherished desire; dream; craving | new |
| 心脏 | xīn zàng | heart | HSK 5 |
| 胸 | xiōng | chest | HSK 5 |
| 吸取 | xī qǔ | to absorb | HSK 6 |
| 戏曲 | xì qǔ | Chinese opera | new |
| 喜事 | xǐ shì | happy occasion; wedding | new |
| 洗漱 | xǐ shù | to wash the face and rinse the mouth | new |
| 习俗 | xí sú | custom | HSK 6 |
| 修订 | xiū dìng | to revise | new |
| 修复 | xiū fù | to restore; to renovate | HSK 6 |
| 袖子 | xiù zi | sleeve | new |
| 细致 | xì zhì | delicate | HSK 6 |
| 选拔 | xuǎn bá | to select the best | HSK 6 |
| 选修 | xuǎn xiū | (at a school) to take as an elective; an elective; elective (subject) | new |
| 旋转 | xuán zhuǎn | to rotate | HSK 6 |
| 血管 | xuè guǎn | vein; artery | new |
| 学会 | xué huì | to learn; to master; institute | new |
| 学位 | xué wèi | academic degree | HSK 6 |
| 学问 | xué wèn | knowledge, learning | HSK 5 |
| 血型 | xuè xíng | blood group; blood type | new |
| 血压 | xuè yā | blood pressure | HSK 6 |
| 血液 | xuè yè | blood | new |
| 学员 | xué yuán | student; member of an institution of learning; officer cadet | new |
| 许可 | xǔ kě | to permit, permission | HSK 6 |
| 循环 | xún huán | to cycle | HSK 6 |
| 寻求 | xún qiú | to seek; to look for | new |
| 叙述 | xù shù | to narrate, to relate | HSK 5 |
| 亚军 | yà jūn | second place (runner-up) | HSK 6 |
| 淹 | yān | to flood; to submerge; to drown | new |
| 严 | yán | tight (closely sealed); stern; strict | new |
| 仰 | yǎng | to face upward; to look up; to admire | new |
| 痒 | yǎng | itchy | HSK 5 |
| 样 | yàng | manner; pattern; way | new |
| 养老 | yǎng lǎo | to provide for the elderly (family members); to enjoy a life in retirement | new |
| 养老院 | yǎng lǎo yuàn | nursing home | new |
| 氧气 | yǎng qì | oxygen | HSK 6 |
| 眼光 | yǎn guāng | gaze; vision; judgement/perspective | HSK 6 |
| 沿海 | yán hǎi | coastal | HSK 6 |
| 严寒 | yán hán | bitter cold | HSK 6 |
| 宴会 | yàn huì | banquet | HSK 5 |
| 严禁 | yán jìn | to strictly prohibit | HSK 6 |
| 眼看 | yǎn kàn | soon; in a moment; to look on as sth happens | new |
| 严厉 | yán lì | severe; stern | HSK 6 |
| 淹没 | yān mò | to submerge; to flood | HSK 6 |
| 延期 | yán qī | to delay; to postpone | HSK 6 |
| 炎热 | yán rè | blistering hot | HSK 6 |
| 延伸 | yán shēn | to extend | HSK 6 |
| 研讨 | yán tǎo | discussion | new |
| 延续 | yán xù | to continue; to carry on | HSK 6 |
| 言语 | yán yǔ | words; speech; (spoken) language | new |
| 炎症 | yán zhèng | inflammation | new |
| 验证 | yàn zhèng | to inspect and verify | HSK 6 |
| 演奏 | yǎn zòu | to perform on a musical instrument | HSK 6 |
| 要点 | yào diǎn | main point | HSK 6 |
| 要么 | yào me | or; either one or the other | new |
| 要素 | yào sù | essential factor | HSK 6 |
| 遥远 | yáo yuǎn | distant | HSK 6 |
| 压缩 | yā suō | to compress; compression | HSK 6 |
| 野 | yě | erroneous variant of 野; field; plain | new |
| 业 | yè | line of business; industry; occupation | new |
| 也好 | yě hǎo | that's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... | new |
| 野生 | yě shēng | wild; undomesticated | new |
| 液体 | yè tǐ | liquid | HSK 5 |
| 野外 | yě wài | countryside; areas outside the city | new |
| 姨 | yí | mother's sister; aunt | new |
| 一辈子 | yī bèi zi | (for) a lifetime | HSK 5 |
| 以便 | yǐ biàn | so that | HSK 6 |
| 遗产 | yí chǎn | heritage | HSK 6 |
| 异常 | yì cháng | unusual; abnormal | HSK 6 |
| 益处 | yì chu | benefit | new |
| 遗传 | yí chuán | heredity | HSK 6 |
| 一带 | yī dài | region; district | new |
| 一道 | yī dào | together | new |
| 一帆风顺 | yī fān fēng shùn | propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom) | HSK 6 |
| 一贯 | yī guàn | consistent | HSK 6 |
| 疑惑 | yí huò | to doubt | HSK 6 |
| 依旧 | yī jiù | as before | HSK 6 |
| 一口气 | yī kǒu qì | one breath; in one breath; at a stretch | new |
| 依赖 | yī lài | to depend on | HSK 6 |
| 一流 | yī liú | top quality | HSK 6 |
| 议论 | yì lùn | to comment; to discuss | HSK 5 |
| 一律 | yī lǜ | same | HSK 6 |
| 以免 | yǐ miǎn | in order to avoid | HSK 6 |
| 移民 | yí mín | to immigrate | HSK 5 |
| 一模一样 | yī mú yī yàng | exactly the same (idiom); carbon copy; also pr. [yī mó yī yàng] | new |
| 因 | yīn | cause; reason; because | new |
| 银 | yín | silver | HSK 5 |
| 引 | yǐn | to draw (e.g. a bow); to pull; to stretch sth | new |
| 印 | yìn | to print; to mark; to engrave | new |
| 隐藏 | yǐn cáng | to hide; to conceal; to mask | new |
| 引导 | yǐn dǎo | to guide | HSK 6 |
| 引发 | yǐn fā | to lead to; to trigger; to initiate | new |
| 婴儿 | yīng ér | infant | HSK 6 |
| 英雄 | yīng xióng | hero | HSK 5 |
| 影子 | yǐng zi | shadow | HSK 5 |
| 音节 | yīn jié | syllable | new |
| 银牌 | yín pái | silver medal | new |
| 引入 | yǐn rù | to draw into; to pull into; to introduce | new |
| 隐私 | yǐn sī | secrets | HSK 6 |
| 饮用水 | yǐn yòng shuǐ | drinking water; potable water | new |
| 仪器 | yí qì | instrument; apparatus | HSK 6 |
| 艺人 | yì rén | performing artist; actor | new |
| 一身 | yī shēn | whole body; from head to toe; single person | new |
| 一时 | yī shí | a period of time; a while; for a short while | new |
| 仪式 | yí shì | ceremony | HSK 6 |
| 衣食住行 | yī shí zhù xíng | clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom); people's basic needs | new |
| 一同 | yī tóng | together | new |
| 以往 | yǐ wǎng | in the past | HSK 6 |
| 一向 | yī xiàng | always (previously) | HSK 6 |
| 一系列 | yī xì liè | a series of; a string of | new |
| 医药 | yī yào | medical care and medicines; medicine (drug); medical | new |
| 一一 | yī yī | one by one; one after another | new |
| 易于 | yì yú | very likely; prone to | new |
| 一再 | yī zài | repeatedly | HSK 6 |
| 一阵 | yī zhèn | a burst; a fit; a peal | new |
| 遗址 | yí zhǐ | ruins; historic relics | new |
| 抑制 | yì zhì | to inhibit | HSK 6 |
| 用餐 | yòng cān | to eat a meal | new |
| 用处 | yòng chu | usefulness | new |
| 用功 | yòng gōng | diligent (in study) | HSK 6 |
| 拥挤 | yōng jǐ | crowded | HSK 5 |
| 用人 | yòng rén | servant; to employ sb for a job; to manage people | new |
| 涌现 | yǒng xiàn | to emerge in large numbers | HSK 6 |
| 用心 | yòng xīn | motive; intention; to be diligent or attentive | new |
| 勇于 | yǒng yú | to dare to | HSK 6 |
| 优化 | yōu huà | to optimize | new |
| 有机 | yǒu jī | organic | new |
| 有劲 | yǒu jìn | vigorous; energetic; interesting; amusing | new |
| 由来 | yóu lái | origin | new |
| 游人 | yóu rén | a tourist | new |
| 犹如 | yóu rú | similar to; like | HSK 6 |
| 优先 | yōu xiān | to have priority | HSK 6 |
| 有序 | yǒu xù | regular; orderly; successive | new |
| 优异 | yōu yì | exceptional; outstandingly good | HSK 6 |
| 于 | yú | to go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle | new |
| 原本 | yuán běn | originally; original | new |
| 原材料 | yuán cái liào | raw and semifinished materials | new |
| 远程 | yuǎn chéng | remote; long distance; long range | new |
| 远方 | yuǎn fāng | far away; a distant location | new |
| 原理 | yuán lǐ | principle | HSK 6 |
| 原料 | yuán liào | raw material | HSK 5 |
| 园林 | yuán lín | gardens; park; landscape garden | HSK 6 |
| 圆满 | yuán mǎn | satisfactory | HSK 6 |
| 原始 | yuán shǐ | first | HSK 6 |
| 元素 | yuán sù | element (key component of sth) | HSK 6 |
| 原先 | yuán xiān | originally | HSK 6 |
| 元宵 | yuán xiāo | Lantern Festival; night of the 15th of the first lunar month; sticky rice dumplings | new |
| 源于 | yuán yú | has its origins in | new |
| 预定 | yù dìng | to schedule in advance | new |
| 余额 | yú é | balance (of an account, bill etc); surplus; remainder | new |
| 月光 | yuè guāng | moonlight | new |
| 乐器 | yuè qì | musical instrument | new |
| 月球 | yuè qiú | the moon | new |
| 乐曲 | yuè qǔ | musical composition | new |
| 约束 | yuē shù | to restrict | HSK 6 |
| 预料 | yù liào | to forecast | HSK 6 |
| 晕 | yūn | dizzy; to faint | HSK 5 |
| 晕车 | yùn chē | to be carsick | new |
| 运送 | yùn sòng | to transport; to carry | new |
| 运行 | yùn xíng | to move along one's course (of celestial bodies etc) | HSK 6 |
| 运营 | yùn yíng | to be in operation; to do business; (of train, bus etc) to be in service | new |
| 与其 | yǔ qí | rather than... | HSK 5 |
| 预期 | yù qī | to expect | HSK 6 |
| 羽绒服 | yǔ róng fú | down-filled garment | HSK 6 |
| 浴室 | yù shì | bathroom (room used for bathing) | new |
| 欲望 | yù wàng | desire; longing; appetite; craving | HSK 6 |
| 杂 | zá | mixed; miscellaneous; various | new |
| 灾 | zāi | disaster; calamity | new |
| 灾害 | zāi hài | calamity; disaster | HSK 5 |
| 灾难 | zāi nàn | disaster; catastrophe | HSK 6 |
| 灾区 | zāi qū | disaster area; stricken region | new |
| 再三 | zài sān | over and over again (before a verb) | HSK 5 |
| 再生 | zài shēng | to be reborn; to regenerate; to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person) | new |
| 在意 | zài yì | to care about; to mind | HSK 6 |
| 赞赏 | zàn shǎng | to admire; to praise; to appreciate | new |
| 赞同 | zàn tóng | to approve of; to agree with | HSK 6 |
| 遭到 | zāo dào | to suffer; to meet with (sth unfortunate) | new |
| 噪声 | zào shēng | noise | new |
| 遭受 | zāo shòu | to suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune) | HSK 6 |
| 造型 | zào xíng | shape; styling; model | HSK 6 |
| 遭遇 | zāo yù | to encounter (something bad); an ordeal | HSK 6 |
| 则 | zé | (literary) whereas; then | HSK 5 |
| 扎 | zhā | to prick; to stick into | HSK 6 |
| 粘 | zhān | to glue; to paste; to adhere | new |
| 占比 | zhàn bǐ | proportion; percentage | new |
| 战斗 | zhàn dòu | to fight | HSK 6 |
| 章 | zhāng | chapter; section; clause | new |
| 障碍 | zhàng ài | barrier | HSK 6 |
| 长辈 | zhǎng bèi | one's elders | HSK 6 |
| 账单 | zhàng dān | bill | new |
| 占据 | zhàn jù | to occupy | HSK 6 |
| 战胜 | zhàn shèng | to prevail over; to defeat; to surmount | new |
| 粘贴 | zhān tiē | to stick; to paste | HSK 5 |
| 崭新 | zhǎn xīn | brand new | HSK 6 |
| 占有 | zhàn yǒu | to have | HSK 6 |
| 战争 | zhàn zhēng | war | HSK 5 |
| 招 | zhāo | to recruit; to provoke; to beckon | new |
| 招待 | zhāo dài | to host, entertain (guests) | HSK 5 |
| 照明 | zhào míng | lighting; illumination; to light up | new |
| 招生 | zhāo shēng | to enroll new students; to get students | new |
| 招收 | zhāo shōu | to hire | HSK 6 |
| 招手 | zhāo shǒu | to wave; to beckon | new |
| 折 | zhé | to break; to fold; to discount | HSK 6 |
| 针 | zhēn | needle; pin; injection | new |
| 镇 | zhèn | to press down; to calm; to subdue | new |
| 睁 | zhēng | to open (eyes) | HSK 5 |
| 政策 | zhèng cè | policy | HSK 5 |
| 争吵 | zhēng chǎo | to quarrel; dispute | new |
| 争夺 | zhēng duó | to fight over | HSK 6 |
| 正规 | zhèng guī | regular | HSK 6 |
| 争论 | zhēng lùn | to argue, debate | HSK 5 |
| 正面 | zhèng miàn | front; obverse side; right side | new |
| 征求 | zhēng qiú | to solicit (opinions) | HSK 5 |
| 证实 | zhèng shí | to confirm (sth to be true) | HSK 6 |
| 争议 | zhēng yì | controversy | HSK 6 |
| 正义 | zhèng yì | justice | HSK 6 |
| 症状 | zhèng zhuàng | symptom (of an illness) | HSK 6 |
| 枕头 | zhěn tou | pillow | HSK 5 |
| 真相 | zhēn xiàng | the truth about sth; the actual facts | HSK 6 |
| 阵雨 | zhèn yǔ | shower (rain) | new |
| 珍珠 | zhēn zhū | pearl | HSK 6 |
| 枝 | zhī | classifier for branches, sticks | HSK 6 |
| 制 | zhì | system; to control; to regulate | new |
| 值班 | zhí bān | to work a shift; to be on duty | HSK 6 |
| 支撑 | zhī chēng | to prop up | HSK 6 |
| 支出 | zhī chū | to spend; to pay out | HSK 6 |
| 只得 | zhǐ dé | to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to | new |
| 指定 | zhǐ dìng | to appoint; to designate | HSK 6 |
| 脂肪 | zhī fáng | fat (in the body or in food) | HSK 6 |
| 只顾 | zhǐ gù | solely preoccupied (with one thing); engrossed; focusing (on sth) | new |
| 至关重要 | zhì guān zhòng yào | extremely important; vital; crucial | new |
| 指挥 | zhǐ huī | to command; to conduct | HSK 5 |
| 治理 | zhì lǐ | to govern | HSK 6 |
| 智力 | zhì lì | intelligence | HSK 6 |
| 制品 | zhì pǐn | products; goods | new |
| 指示 | zhǐ shì | to point out | HSK 6 |
| 之所以 | zhī suǒ yǐ | (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P | new |
| 职位 | zhí wèi | position; post; job | HSK 6 |
| 职务 | zhí wù | (official) post; duties of a post | HSK 6 |
| 秩序 | zhì xù | order (orderly) | HSK 5 |
| 质疑 | zhì yí | to call into question; to question (truth or validity) | new |
| 至于 | zhì yú | as for | HSK 5 |
| 职员 | zhí yuán | office worker; staff member | new |
| 职责 | zhí zé | duty; responsibility; obligation | new |
| 指责 | zhǐ zé | to criticize | HSK 6 |
| 侄子 | zhí zi | brother's son; nephew | new |
| 肿 | zhǒng | to swell; swelling; swollen | new |
| 中等 | zhōng děng | medium | new |
| 种地 | zhòng dì | to farm; to work the land | new |
| 终点 | zhōng diǎn | the end | HSK 6 |
| 中毒 | zhòng dú | to be poisoned | new |
| 中断 | zhōng duàn | to cut short | HSK 6 |
| 中奖 | zhòng jiǎng | to win a prize (in a lottery etc) | new |
| 众人 | zhòng rén | everyone | new |
| 终身 | zhōng shēn | lifelong | HSK 6 |
| 中暑 | zhòng shǔ | to suffer heat exhaustion; sunstroke; heatstroke | new |
| 众所周知 | zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī | as everyone knows (idiom) | HSK 6 |
| 钟头 | zhōng tóu | hour | new |
| 重心 | zhòng xīn | center of gravity | HSK 6 |
| 中旬 | zhōng xún | the middle third of a month | HSK 5 |
| 中央 | zhōng yāng | central | HSK 6 |
| 州 | zhōu | prefecture; state | HSK 6 |
| 粥 | zhōu | congee; gruel; porridge | HSK 6 |
| 周边 | zhōu biān | periphery | HSK 6 |
| 周到 | zhōu dào | thoughtful; considerate | HSK 5 |
| 周期 | zhōu qī | period | HSK 6 |
| 株 | zhū | tree trunk | HSK 6 |
| 砖 | zhuān | brick | new |
| 转动 | zhuǎn dòng | to turn sth around; to swivel; to rotate (about an axis) | new |
| 装备 | zhuāng bèi | equipment; to equip | HSK 6 |
| 庄稼 | zhuāng jia | farm crop | new |
| 转换 | zhuǎn huàn | to change; to switch; to convert | new |
| 转交 | zhuǎn jiāo | to pass on to sb; to carry and give to sb else | new |
| 专科 | zhuān kē | specialized subject | HSK 6 |
| 专利 | zhuān lì | patent | HSK 6 |
| 转让 | zhuǎn ràng | to transfer (ownership, rights) | HSK 6 |
| 转身 | zhuǎn shēn | (of a person) to turn round; to face about; (of a widow) to remarry (archaic) | new |
| 专题 | zhuān tí | specific topic (of a book, lecture, program) | HSK 6 |
| 转移 | zhuǎn yí | to shift; to relocate; to transfer | HSK 6 |
| 专用 | zhuān yòng | special; dedicated | new |
| 专注 | zhuān zhù | to focus; to concentrate; to give one's full attention | new |
| 主办 | zhǔ bàn | to organize | HSK 6 |
| 珠宝 | zhū bǎo | pearls; jewels; precious stones | new |
| 主播 | zhǔ bō | (news) anchor; (program) host; (Internet) streamer | new |
| 主导 | zhǔ dǎo | leading | HSK 6 |
| 诸多 | zhū duō | (used for abstract things) a good deal, a lot of | new |
| 祝福 | zhù fú | blessing; to bless | HSK 5 |
| 主管 | zhǔ guǎn | in charge | HSK 6 |
| 追究 | zhuī jiū | to investigate | HSK 6 |
| 主角 | zhǔ jué | leading role; lead; protagonist | new |
| 助理 | zhù lǐ | assistant | HSK 6 |
| 主流 | zhǔ liú | main stream (of a river) | HSK 6 |
| 捉 | zhuō | to clutch; to grab; to capture | new |
| 助手 | zhù shǒu | assistant; helper | HSK 6 |
| 主演 | zhǔ yǎn | to act the leading role (in a movie or a play); to star; lead actor | new |
| 祝愿 | zhù yuàn | to wish | new |
| 住宅 | zhù zhái | residence; dwelling; abode | HSK 6 |
| 主张 | zhǔ zhāng | to advocate; a stance | HSK 5 |
| 著作 | zhù zuò | to write | HSK 6 |
| 资本 | zī běn | capital (economics) | HSK 6 |
| 资产 | zī chǎn | property | HSK 6 |
| 自豪 | zì háo | proud (of an achievement) | HSK 5 |
| 自来水 | zì lái shuǐ | running water; tap water | new |
| 自律 | zì lǜ | self-discipline; self-regulation; autonomy (ethics) | new |
| 字幕 | zì mù | subtitle | HSK 5 |
| 自杀 | zì shā | to kill oneself; to commit suicide; to attempt suicide | new |
| 自我 | zì wǒ | self-; ego (psychology) | new |
| 自言自语 | zì yán zì yǔ | to talk to oneself; to think aloud; to soliloquize | new |
| 自愿 | zì yuàn | voluntary | HSK 5 |
| 自助 | zì zhù | self-service | new |
| 总裁 | zǒng cái | chairman/CEO | HSK 5 |
| 总计 | zǒng jì | (grand) total | new |
| 总理 | zǒng lǐ | premier | HSK 5 |
| 棕色 | zōng sè | brown | HSK 6 |
| 总算 | zǒng suàn | at long last (after effort/waiting) | HSK 5 |
| 粽子 | zòng zi | glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and steamed or boiled | new |
| 走廊 | zǒu láng | corridor | HSK 6 |
| 足 | zú | excessive; foot; to be sufficient | new |
| 阻碍 | zǔ ài | to obstruct | HSK 6 |
| 钻 | zuān | to drill; to bore; to get into | new |
| 阻挡 | zǔ dǎng | to stop; to resist; to obstruct | new |
| 祖国 | zǔ guó | motherland | HSK 5 |
| 罪 | zuì | guilt; crime; fault | new |
| 祖先 | zǔ xiān | ancestors | HSK 5 |
| 足以 | zú yǐ | sufficient to... | HSK 6 |
The list is in pinyin order. Readings and English come from this site's own dictionary and lesson material, and the level of each word comes from the published HSK 3.0 standard. The word-level comparison of the two standards as a whole is in what the new HSK changed, word by word.
Frequently asked questions
How many words are in the new HSK 6?
The HSK 3.0 list has 1,778 words at level 6, and 5,340 counting the levels below it. The old HSK 6 asked for 5,000 in total.
Is the new HSK 6 word list different from the old one?
Yes. Of the 1,778 words at the new level 6, 841 were not on any level of the old six-level list, and 258 were on the old list at a different level. The table on this page shows the old level of every word.
Which list should I study for HSK 6?
The one your exam uses. The first official worldwide sitting of HSK 3.0 is 13 December 2026, and until then many centers ran the old format, so check what your booking names. HSK 3.0 exam date. The old list is on the HSK 6 vocabulary page.
How long does it take to learn the new HSK 6 words?
At 15 new words a day with daily review, the 1,778 words of this level take about 119 days. The study calculator works it out for any pace and any pair of levels.
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