HSK Half 3rd + 2nd Tone Words
| # |
Level |
simplified |
traditional |
pīnyīn |
definition |
| 97 |
1 |
女儿 |
女兒 |
nǚ ér |
daughter |
| 165 |
2 |
" |
可能 |
kě néng |
might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps; CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 173 |
2 |
" |
女人 |
nǚ rén |
woman |
| 197 |
2 |
" |
旅游 |
lǚ yóu |
trip; journey; tourism; travel; tour |
| 227 |
2 |
" |
起床 |
qǐ chuáng |
to get up |
| 251 |
2 |
小时 |
小時 |
xiǎo shí |
hour; CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 259 |
2 |
打篮球 |
打籃球 |
dǎ lán qiú |
play basketball |
| 303 |
3 |
" |
以前 |
yǐ qián |
before; formerly; previous; ago |
| 369 |
3 |
" |
有名 |
yǒu míng |
famous; well-known |
| 372 |
3 |
" |
水平 |
shuǐ píng |
level (of achievement etc); standard; horizontal |
| 440 |
3 |
以为 |
以為 |
yǐ wéi |
to believe; to think; to consider; to be under the impression |
| 493 |
3 |
检查 |
檢查 |
jiǎn chá |
inspection; to examine; to inspect; CL:次[ci4] |
| 539 |
3 |
举行 |
舉行 |
jǔ xíng |
to hold (a meeting/ ceremony etc) |
| 549 |
3 |
解决 |
解決 |
jiě jué |
to settle (a dispute); to resolve; to solve |
| 563 |
3 |
选择 |
選擇 |
xuǎn zé |
to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative |
| 711 |
4 |
" |
感情 |
gǎn qíng |
feeling; emotion; sensation; likes and dislikes; deep affection for sb or sth; relationship (i.e. love affair); CL:個|个[ge4]/種|种[zhong3] |
| 718 |
4 |
" |
打折 |
dǎ zhé |
to give a discount |
| 764 |
4 |
" |
果然 |
guǒ rán |
really; sure enough; as expected |
| 780 |
4 |
" |
海洋 |
hǎi yáng |
ocean; CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 826 |
4 |
" |
羽毛球 |
yǔ máo qiú |
shuttlecock; badminton; CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 841 |
4 |
" |
表格 |
biǎo gé |
form; table; CL:張|张[zhang1]/份[fen4] |
| 843 |
4 |
" |
警察 |
jǐng chá |
police; policeman; policewoman; CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 899 |
4 |
准时 |
准時 |
zhǔn shí |
on time; punctual; on schedule |
| 917 |
4 |
可怜 |
可憐 |
kě lián |
pitiful; pathetic |
| 921 |
4 |
否则 |
否則 |
fǒu zé |
if not; otherwise; else; or else |
| 954 |
4 |
导游 |
導游 |
dǎo yóu |
tour guide; to conduct a tour; a guidebook |
| 974 |
4 |
感觉 |
感覺 |
gǎn jué |
to feel; to become aware of; feeling; sense; perception; CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 991 |
4 |
整齐 |
整齊 |
zhěng qí |
orderly; neat; even; tidy |
| 998 |
4 |
本来 |
本來 |
běn lái |
original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course |
| 1016 |
4 |
减肥 |
減肥 |
jiǎn féi |
to lose weight |
| 1020 |
4 |
演员 |
演員 |
yǎn yuán |
actor or actress; performer; CL:個|个[ge4]/位[wei4]/名[ming2] |
| 1065 |
4 |
组成 |
組成 |
zǔ chéng |
component; part; element; constitute; make up |
| 1070 |
4 |
网球 |
網球 |
wǎng qiú |
tennis; CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 1073 |
4 |
总结 |
總結 |
zǒng jié |
to sum up; to conclude; summary; resume; CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 1089 |
4 |
表扬 |
表揚 |
biǎo yáng |
to praise; to commend |
| 1090 |
4 |
表达 |
表達 |
biǎo dá |
to voice (an opinion); to express; to convey |
| 1108 |
4 |
语言 |
語言 |
yǔ yán |
language; CL:門|门[men2]/種|种[zhong3] |
| 1172 |
4 |
养成 |
養成 |
yǎng chéng |
to cultivate; to raise; to form (a habit); to acquire |
| 1198 |
5 |
" |
主人 |
zhǔ rén |
master; host; CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 1199 |
5 |
" |
主席 |
zhǔ xí |
chairperson; premier; chairman; CL:個|个[ge4]/位[wei4] |
| 1200 |
5 |
" |
主持 |
zhǔ chí |
to take charge of; to manage or direct; to preside over; to uphold; to stand for (eg justice); to host (a TV or radio program etc) |
| 1215 |
5 |
" |
以及 |
yǐ jí |
as well as; too; and |
| 1216 |
5 |
" |
仿佛 |
fǎng fú |
to seem; as if; alike; similar |
| 1230 |
5 |
" |
保存 |
bǎo cún |
to conserve; to preserve; to keep; to save (a file etc) (computing) |
| 1231 |
5 |
" |
保持 |
bǎo chí |
to keep; to maintain; to hold; to preserve |
| 1232 |
5 |
" |
保留 |
bǎo liú |
to retain; to continue to have; to preserve; to maintain; to reserve; reservations; to hold back (approval or acceptance) |
| 1238 |
5 |
" |
倒霉 |
dǎo méi |
have bad luck; be out of luck |
| 1240 |
5 |
" |
假如 |
jiǎ rú |
if |
| 1242 |
5 |
" |
偶然 |
ǒu rán |
incidentally; occasional; occasionally; by chance; randomly |
| 1300 |
5 |
" |
反而 |
fǎn ér |
instead; on the contrary; contrary (to expectations) |
| 1425 |
5 |
" |
彩虹 |
cǎi hóng |
rainbow |
| 1496 |
5 |
" |
改革 |
gǎi gé |
to reform; CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 1555 |
5 |
" |
比如 |
bǐ rú |
for example; for instance; such as |
| 1577 |
5 |
" |
火柴 |
huǒ chái |
match (for lighting fire); CL:根[gen1]/盒[he2] |
| 1591 |
5 |
" |
狡猾 |
jiǎo huá |
crafty; cunning; sly |
| 1600 |
5 |
" |
理由 |
lǐ yóu |
reason; grounds; justification; CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 1696 |
5 |
" |
表情 |
biǎo qíng |
(facial) expression; to express one\'s feelings; expression |
| 1697 |
5 |
" |
表明 |
biǎo míng |
to make clear; to make known; to state clearly; to indicate; known |
| 1714 |
5 |
" |
躲藏 |
duǒ cáng |
to hide oneself |
| 1780 |
5 |
以来 |
以來 |
yǐ lái |
since (a previous event) |
| 1781 |
5 |
企图 |
企圖 |
qǐ tú |
attempt; CL:種|种[zhong3] |
| 1880 |
5 |
均匀 |
均勻 |
jūn yún |
even; well-distributed; homogeneous |
| 1942 |
5 |
属于 |
屬於 |
shǔ yú |
classified as; to belong to; to be part of |
| 2084 |
5 |
果实 |
果實 |
guǒ shí |
fruit; gains |
| 2126 |
5 |
满足 |
滿足 |
mǎn zú |
to satisfy; to meet (the needs of) |
| 2200 |
5 |
祖国 |
祖國 |
zǔ guó |
ancestral land CL:個|个[ge4]; homeland; used for PRC |
| 2213 |
5 |
等于 |
等於 |
děng yú |
to equal; to be tantamount to |
| 2218 |
5 |
简直 |
簡直 |
jiǎn zhí |
simply; at all; practically |
| 2229 |
5 |
组合 |
組合 |
zǔ hé |
to assemble; combination; combinatorial |
| 2245 |
5 |
紧急 |
緊急 |
jǐn jí |
urgent; emergency |
| 2257 |
5 |
总裁 |
總裁 |
zǒng cái |
chairman; director-general (of a company etc) |
| 2286 |
5 |
与其 |
與其 |
yǔ qí |
rather than...; 與其|与其 A 不如|不如 B (rather than A/ better to B) |
| 2342 |
5 |
请求 |
請求 |
qǐng qiú |
request; CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 2366 |
5 |
起来 |
起來 |
qǐ lái |
beginning or continuing an action; upward movement; stand up |
| 2466 |
5 |
显然 |
顯然 |
xiǎn rán |
clear; evident; obvious(ly) |
| 2488 |
5 |
点头 |
點頭 |
diǎn tóu |
to nod |
| 2518 |
6 |
" |
主流 |
zhǔ liú |
main stream (of a river); fig. the essential point; main viewpoint of a matter |
| 2605 |
6 |
" |
典型 |
diǎn xíng |
model; typical case; archetype; typical; representative |
| 2660 |
6 |
" |
匪徒 |
fěi tú |
gangster; bandit |
| 2676 |
6 |
" |
反常 |
fǎn cháng |
unusual; abnormal |
| 2688 |
6 |
" |
可行 |
kě xíng |
feasible |
| 2724 |
6 |
" |
咀嚼 |
jǔ jué |
to chew |
| 2728 |
6 |
" |
品德 |
pǐn dé |
moral character |
| 2729 |
6 |
" |
品行 |
pǐn xíng |
behavior; moral conduct |
| 2747 |
6 |
" |
嘴唇 |
zuǐ chún |
lip; CL:片[pian4] |
| 2765 |
6 |
" |
坦白 |
tǎn bái |
honest; forthcoming; to confess |
| 2849 |
6 |
" |
履行 |
lǚ xíng |
to fulfill (one\'s obligations); to carry out (a task); to implement (an agreement); to perform |
| 2886 |
6 |
" |
引擎 |
yǐn qíng |
engine (transliteration) |
| 2891 |
6 |
" |
往常 |
wǎng cháng |
habitually in the past; as one used to do formerly; as it used to be |
| 2918 |
6 |
" |
恍然大悟 |
huǎng rán dà wù |
to suddenly realize; to suddenly see the light |
| 3005 |
6 |
" |
挺拔 |
tǐng bá |
tall and straight |
| 3006 |
6 |
" |
挽回 |
wǎn huí |
to retrieve; to redeem |
| 3049 |
6 |
" |
改良 |
gǎi liáng |
improve |
| 3057 |
6 |
" |
敏捷 |
mǐn jié |
nimble; quick; shrewd |
| 3058 |
6 |
" |
散文 |
sǎn wén |
prose; essay |
| 3079 |
6 |
" |
普及 |
pǔ jí |
popular; to popularize; universal; ubiquitous; pervasive |
| 3097 |
6 |
" |
本人 |
běn rén |
the person himself; I (humble form used in speeches); oneself; myself; in person; personal |
| 3098 |
6 |
" |
本能 |
běn néng |
instinct |
| 3135 |
6 |
" |
歹徒 |
dǎi tú |
evil-doer; malefactor; gangster; hoodlum |
| 3136 |
6 |
" |
死亡 |
sǐ wáng |
death; deadly |
| 3147 |
6 |
" |
水泥 |
shuǐ ní |
cement; CL:袋[dai4] |
| 3159 |
6 |
" |
法人 |
fǎ rén |
legal person; corporation; see also 自然人|自然人[zi4 ran2 ren2] |
| 3174 |
6 |
" |
海拔 |
hǎi bá |
height above sea level; elevation |
| 3287 |
6 |
" |
眼神 |
yǎn shén |
expression or emotion showing in one\'s eyes; meaningful glance; wink; eyesight (topolect) |
| 3353 |
6 |
" |
考察 |
kǎo chá |
to inspect; to observe and study; on-the-spot investigation |
| 3354 |
6 |
" |
考核 |
kǎo hé |
to examine; to check up on; to assess; to review; appraisal; review; evaluation |
| 3421 |
6 |
" |
解除 |
jiě chú |
to remove; to sack; to get rid of; to relieve (sb of their duties); to free; to lift (an embargo); to rescind (an agreement) |
| 3428 |
6 |
" |
走廊 |
zǒu láng |
corridor; aisle; hallway; colonnade; passageway; piazza; veranda |
| 3431 |
6 |
" |
起伏 |
qǐ fú |
to move up and down; to undulate; ups and downs |
| 3434 |
6 |
" |
起源 |
qǐ yuán |
origin; to originate; to come from |
| 3547 |
6 |
主权 |
主權 |
zhǔ quán |
sovereignty |
| 3549 |
6 |
主题 |
主題 |
zhǔ tí |
theme; subject |
| 3624 |
6 |
储存 |
儲存 |
chǔ cún |
stockpile; to store; to stockpile; storage |
| 3648 |
6 |
准则 |
准則 |
zhǔn zé |
norm; standard; criterion |
| 3681 |
6 |
勇于 |
勇於 |
yǒng yú |
to dare to; to be brave enough to |
| 3705 |
6 |
北极 |
北極 |
běi jí |
the North Pole; the Arctic Pole; the north magnetic pole |
| 3724 |
6 |
反驳 |
反駁 |
fǎn bó |
to retort; to refute |
| 3728 |
6 |
口头 |
口頭 |
kǒu tóu |
oral; verbal |
| 3742 |
6 |
否决 |
否決 |
fǒu jué |
veto; to overrule; to veto; to reject |
| 3753 |
6 |
咬牙切齿 |
咬牙切齒 |
yǎo yá qiè chǐ |
gnashing one\'s teeth (idiom); displaying extreme anger; fuming with rage between gritted teeth |
| 3754 |
6 |
品尝 |
品嘗 |
pǐn cháng |
to taste a small amount; to sample |
| 3762 |
6 |
启程 |
啟程 |
qǐ chéng |
to set out on a journey |
| 3766 |
6 |
喜闻乐见 |
喜聞樂見 |
xǐ wén lè jiàn |
a delight to see (idiom); an attractive spectacle |
| 3809 |
6 |
场合 |
場合 |
chǎng hé |
situation; occasion |
| 3842 |
6 |
妥协 |
妥協 |
tuǒ xié |
to compromise; to reach terms; a compromise |
| 3844 |
6 |
委员 |
委員 |
wěi yuán |
committee member; committee; council; CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 3882 |
6 |
审查 |
審查 |
shěn chá |
to examine; to investigate; to censor out; censorship |
| 3908 |
6 |
导航 |
導航 |
dǎo háng |
navigation |
| 4024 |
6 |
抵达 |
抵達 |
dǐ dá |
arrive; reach (a destination) |
| 4031 |
6 |
指南针 |
指南針 |
zhǐ nán zhēn |
compass |
| 4033 |
6 |
指责 |
指責 |
zhǐ zé |
to criticize; to find fault with; to denounce |
| 4044 |
6 |
采集 |
採集 |
cǎi jí |
to gather; to collect; to harvest |
| 4152 |
6 |
有条不紊 |
有條不紊 |
yǒu tiáo bù wěn |
regular and thorough (idiom); methodically arranged |
| 4154 |
6 |
朗读 |
朗讀 |
lǎng dú |
read aloud; read loudly and clearly |
| 4157 |
6 |
本钱 |
本錢 |
běn qián |
capital |
| 4158 |
6 |
朴实 |
朴實 |
pǔ shí |
plain; simple; guileless; down-to-earth; sincere and honest |
| 4192 |
6 |
椭圆 |
橢圓 |
tuǒ yuán |
oval; ellipse; elliptic |
| 4214 |
6 |
武侠 |
武俠 |
wǔ xiá |
martial arts chivalry (Chinese literary/ theatrical and cinema genre); knight-errant |
| 4241 |
6 |
水龙头 |
水龍頭 |
shuǐ lóng tóu |
faucet; tap |
| 4242 |
6 |
永恒 |
永恆 |
yǒng héng |
eternal; everlasting; fig. to pass into eternity (i.e. to die) |
| 4254 |
6 |
沼泽 |
沼澤 |
zhǎo zé |
marsh; swamp; wetlands; glade |
| 4289 |
6 |
演习 |
演習 |
yǎn xí |
exercise; practice; to put on a play; to act |
| 4367 |
6 |
理直气壮 |
理直氣壯 |
lǐ zhí qì zhuàng |
in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one\'s side; to have the courage of one\'s convictions; just and forceful |
| 4430 |
6 |
码头 |
碼頭 |
mǎ tóu |
dock; pier; wharf; CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 4437 |
6 |
礼节 |
禮節 |
lǐ jié |
etiquette |
| 4441 |
6 |
种族 |
種族 |
zhǒng zú |
race; ethnicity |
| 4457 |
6 |
等级 |
等級 |
děng jí |
degree; rate |
| 4462 |
6 |
管辖 |
管轄 |
guǎn xiá |
to administer; to have jurisdiction (over) |
| 4493 |
6 |
索赔 |
索賠 |
suǒ péi |
to ask for compensation; to claim damages; claim for damages |
| 4511 |
6 |
统筹兼顾 |
統籌兼顧 |
tǒng chóu jiān gù |
an overall plan taking into account all factors |
| 4527 |
6 |
缓和 |
緩和 |
huǎn hé |
to ease (tension); to alleviate; to moderate; to allay; to make more mild |
| 4529 |
6 |
总和 |
總和 |
zǒng hé |
sum |
| 4530 |
6 |
总而言之 |
總而言之 |
zǒng ér yán zhī |
in short; in a word; in brief |
| 4545 |
6 |
羽绒服 |
羽絨服 |
yǔ róng fú |
down garment |
| 4550 |
6 |
耳环 |
耳環 |
ěr huán |
earring; CL:隻|只[zhi1]/對|对[dui4] |
| 4574 |
6 |
腐蚀 |
腐蝕 |
fǔ shí |
corrosion; to corrode (degrade chemically); to rot; corruption |
| 4575 |
6 |
肿瘤 |
腫瘤 |
zhǒng liú |
tumor |
| 4592 |
6 |
举足轻重 |
舉足輕重 |
jǔ zú qīng zhòng |
a foot\'s move sways the balance (idiom); to hold the balance of power; to play the decisive role |
| 4631 |
6 |
表决 |
表決 |
biǎo jué |
decide by vote; vote |
| 4635 |
6 |
补偿 |
補償 |
bǔ cháng |
compensate; make up |
| 4640 |
6 |
里程碑 |
裡程碑 |
lǐ chéng bēi |
milestone |
| 4713 |
6 |
谴责 |
譴責 |
qiǎn zé |
to denounce; to condemn; to criticize; condemnation; criticism |
| 4748 |
6 |
赌博 |
賭博 |
dǔ bó |
to gamble |
| 4777 |
6 |
转折 |
轉折 |
zhuǎn zhé |
shift in the trend of events; plot shift in a book; twists and turns |
| 4778 |
6 |
转移 |
轉移 |
zhuǎn yí |
to shift; to divert or distract (attention etc); to change; to transform; metastasis (medicine) |
| 4780 |
6 |
转达 |
轉達 |
zhuǎn dá |
to pass on; to convey; to communicate |
| 4824 |
6 |
选拔 |
選拔 |
xuǎn bá |
to select the best |
| 4843 |
6 |
野蛮 |
野蠻 |
yě mán |
barbarous; uncivilized |
| 4885 |
6 |
阻挠 |
阻撓 |
zǔ náo |
to thwart; to obstruct (sth) |
| 4886 |
6 |
阻拦 |
阻攔 |
zǔ lán |
to stop; to obstruct |
| 4906 |
6 |
隐瞒 |
隱瞞 |
yǐn mán |
to conceal; to hide (a taboo subject); to cover up the truth |
| 4976 |
6 |
饮食 |
飲食 |
yǐn shí |
food and drink |
| 4978 |
6 |
饱和 |
飽和 |
bǎo hé |
saturation |