HSK 3 Vocabulary List — All 500 Words
Official HSK 3.0 syllabus (2025) · simplified characters, pinyin and English · sorted A–Z by pinyin
HSK 3 is the band the official standard describes as “Effective everyday communication”. 500 words are new at this level, and they are all listed below.
The exam is cumulative: an HSK 3 paper can draw on any of the 1,000 words introduced from level 1 up to and including level 3 — level 2 added 200 of them.
Every entry links to a full word page with stroke-order animation, native audio and the part of speech.
A
5 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 矮 | ǎi | قصير؛ منخفض(of a person) short; (of a wall etc) low; (of rank) inferior (to); lower (than) |
| 爱人 | àiren | زوج أو زوجةspouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC) |
| 安静 | ānjìng | هادئ؛ ساكنquiet; peaceful; calm |
| 安全 | ānquán | آمن؛ سلامةsafe; secure; safety; security |
| 阿姨 | āyí | عمّة/خالة؛ مربية أطفالmaternal aunt; step-mother; childcare worker; nursemaid |
B
38 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 把 | bǎ | أداة جملة 把؛ يمسكto hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch |
| 搬 | bān | ينقل؛ يحملto move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift; to copy indiscriminately |
| 办 | bàn | يعالج أمرًا؛ يدير؛ يقوم بـto take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event); to establish; to set up; to manage; to run (an enterprise); (law) to handle; to investigate; to prosecute (a case or suspect); (bound form) office (as in 招办, admissions office) (abbr. for 办公室) |
| 办法 | bànfǎ | طريقة؛ حلway of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem |
| 办公室 | bàngōngshì | مكتبoffice; business premises |
| 帮助 | bāngzhù | يساعد؛ مساعدةassistance; aid; to help; to assist |
| 班级 | bānjí | صف دراسيclass (group of students); grade (in school) |
| 搬家 | bānjiā | ينتقل إلى بيت جديدto move house; to relocate; to remove (sth) |
| 半天 | bàntiān | نصف يوم؛ وقت طويلhalf of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair |
| 饱 | bǎo | شبعان؛ ممتلئto eat till full; satisfied |
| 报纸 | bàozhǐ | جريدةnewspaper; newsprint |
| 北 | běi | شمالnorth; (classical) to be defeated |
| 被 | bèi | أداة المبني للمجهول؛ بواسطةquilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) |
| 北方 | běifāng | الشمال؛ المنطقة الشماليةnorth; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River |
| 变 | biàn | يتغير؛ يصبح مختلفًاto change; to become different; to transform; to vary |
| 遍 | biàn | مرة كاملة؛ أداة عدد للفعل المكتملeverywhere; all over; classifier for actions: one time |
| 变成 | biànchéng | يتحوّل إلى؛ يصبحto change into; to turn into; to become |
| 变化 | biànhuà | تغيّر؛ اختلاف(intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation |
| 表演 | biǎoyǎn | عرض؛ يؤديplay; show; performance; exhibition |
| 别的 | biéde | آخر؛ غير ذلكelse; other |
| 别人 | biérén | أشخاص آخرون؛ الآخرونother people; others; other person |
| 笔记 | bǐjì | ملاحظات؛ يدوّنto take down (in writing); notes; a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches |
| 比较 | bǐjiào | نسبيًا؛ يقارنto compare; to contrast; comparatively; relatively |
| 笔记本 | bǐjìběn | دفتر ملاحظات؛ حاسوب محمولnotebook (stationery); (computing) laptop; notebook (abbr. for 笔记本电脑) |
| 冰 | bīng | ثلج؛ بارد كالثلجice; to chill sth; (of an object or substance) to feel cold |
| 冰激凌 | bīngjīlíng | آيس كريمice cream |
| 病人 | bìngrén | مريضsick person; patient; invalid |
| 宾馆 | bīnguǎn | فندق؛ دار ضيافةguesthouse; lodge; hotel |
| 冰箱 | bīngxiāng | ثلاجةrefrigerator; (old) icebox |
| 比如 | bǐrú | مثلًا؛ على سبيل المثالfor example; for instance; such as; see 比如县 |
| 比赛 | bǐsài | مسابقة؛ مباراةcompetition (sports etc); match; to compete |
| 必须 | bìxū | يجب؛ لا بد أنto have to; must; compulsory; necessarily |
| 不但 | búdàn | ليس فقطnot only (... but also ...) |
| 不见 | bújiàn | يختفي؛ لا يرىnot to see; not to meet; to have disappeared; to be missing |
| 不久 | bùjiǔ | قريبًا؛ بعد وقت قصيرnot long (after); before too long; soon; soon after |
| 不同 | bù tóng | مختلف؛ ليس نفسهdifferent; distinct; not the same; not alike |
| 不行 | bùxíng | لا يصلح؛ غير ممكنwon't do; be out of the question; be no good; not work |
| 不用 | búyòng | لا حاجة إلى؛ لا يجبneed not |
C
27 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 才 | cái | حينئذ فقط؛ للتو؛ ليس حتىability; talent; sb of a certain type; a capable individual; then and only then |
| 菜单 | càidān | قائمة الطعامmenu |
| 参加 | cānjiā | يشارك؛ ينضمto participate; to take part; to join |
| 草 | cǎo | عشبgrass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough; variant of 肏 |
| 草地 | cǎodì | مرج؛ مساحة عشبيةlawn; meadow; sod; turf |
| 层 | céng | طابق؛ طبقة؛ أداة عدد للطبقاتto pile on top of one another; layer; stratum; floor (of a building); story; (math.) sheaf |
| 查 | chá | يفحص؛ يبحث عنto research; to check; to investigate; to examine; to refer to; to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); surname Zha |
| 差 | chà | سيئ؛ ضعيف؛ فرقdifferent; wrong; mistaken; to fall short; to lack; not up to standard; inferior; Taiwan pr. chā |
| 差不多 | chàbuduō | تقريبًا؛ شبه متساوٍalmost; nearly; more or less; about the same |
| 尝 | cháng | يتذوق؛ يجرّب الطعامto taste; to try (food); to experience; (literary) ever; once |
| 常 | cháng | غالبًا؛ شائعalways; ever; often; frequently; common; general; surname Chang |
| 常常 | chángcháng | كثيرًا؛ غالبًاfrequently; often |
| 常见 | cháng jiàn | شائع؛ كثير الظهورcommonly seen; common; to see sth frequently |
| 常用 | cháng yòng | شائع الاستخدامin common usage |
| 成绩 | chéngjì | درجة؛ نتيجة؛ إنجازachievement; performance records; grades |
| 城市 | chéngshì | مدينةcity; town |
| 衬衫 | chènshān | قميص؛ بلوزةshirt; blouse |
| 迟到 | chídào | يتأخرto arrive late |
| 船 | chuán | قارب؛ سفينةboat; vessel; ship |
| 出发 | chūfā | ينطلق؛ يغادرto set off; to start (on a journey) |
| 除了 | chúle | بالإضافة إلى؛ ما عداapart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他，谁也没来 "apart from him, nobody came", or to include, as in 除了英语，他也会法语 "in addition to English, he also knows French"); (used to introduce one of two habitual alternatives in the pattern 除了 + A + 就是 + B, "either A or B") |
| 春天 | chūntiān | الربيعspring (season) |
| 出生 | chūshēng | يولدto be born |
| 出院 | chūyuàn | يخرج من المستشفىto leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital |
| 初中 | chūzhōng | مدرسة إعداديةjunior high school (abbr. for 初级中学) |
| 词典 | cídiǎn | قاموسdictionary |
| 聪明 | cōngmíng | ذكي؛ فطنintelligent; clever; bright; acute (of sight and hearing) |
D
39 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大概 | dàgài | غالبًا؛ تقريبًاroughly; probably; rough; approximate |
| 带 | dài | يجلب؛ يصطحب؛ حزامband; belt; girdle; ribbon |
| 蛋糕 | dàngāo | كعكةcake |
| 当然 | dāngrán | طبعًا؛ بالتأكيدonly natural; as it should be; certainly; of course |
| 担心 | dānxīn | يقلق؛ قلقanxious; worried; uneasy; to worry |
| 到处 | dàochù | في كل مكانeverywhere |
| 大人 | dàren | بالغ؛ راشدadult; grownup; title of respect toward superiors |
| 打扫 | dǎsǎo | ينظّف؛ يكنسto clean; to sweep |
| 打算 | dǎsuàn | ينوي؛ يخططto plan; to intend; to calculate; plan |
| 大小 | dàxiǎo | حجم؛ كبير وصغيرlarge and small; size; adults and children; consideration of seniority |
| 大熊猫 | dàxióngmāo | باندا عملاقةgiant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) |
| 大衣 | dàyī | معطفovercoat; topcoat; cloak |
| 得 | dé | يحصل على؛ ينالto obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease) |
| 得到 | dédào | يحصل على؛ يتلقىto get; to obtain; to receive |
| 得分 | défēn | يسجل نقطة؛ نتيجةto score a point (in a competition, test etc); score; rating; grade |
| 的话 | dehuà | إذا؛ في حالif (coming after a conditional clause) |
| 得 | děi | يجب؛ ينبغيto have to; must; ought to; to need to |
| 灯 | dēng | مصباح؛ ضوءlamp; light; lantern |
| 地 | dì | أرض؛ مكانearth; ground; field; place; land |
| 电 | diàn | كهرباء؛ كهربائيlightning; electricity; electric (bound form); to get (or give) an electric shock |
| 电梯 | diàntī | مصعدelevator; escalator |
| 电子书 | diànzǐshū | كتاب إلكترونيelectronic book; e-book; e-book reader |
| 地点 | dìdiǎn | مكان؛ موقعplace; site; location; venue |
| 地方 | dìfang | مكان؛ منطقةplace; area; part; aspect; space |
| 地图 | dìtú | خريطةmap |
| 丢 | diū | يفقد؛ يرميto lose; to put aside; to throw |
| 东 | dōng | شرقeast; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord; surname Dong |
| 东北 | dōngběi | الشمال الشرقيnortheast; Northeast China; Manchuria |
| 懂得 | dǒngde | يفهم؛ يعرفto understand; to know; to comprehend |
| 东方 | dōngfāng | الشرق؛ جهة الشرقeast; the East; the Orient |
| 东南 | dōngnán | الجنوب الشرقيsoutheast |
| 冬天 | dōngtiān | الشتاءwinter |
| 动物 | dòngwù | حيوانanimal |
| 动物园 | dòngwùyuán | حديقة حيوانzoo |
| 短 | duǎn | قصير؛ موجزshort; brief; to lack; weak point |
| 段 | duàn | فقرة؛ مقطع؛ أداة عدد للمقاطعparagraph; section; segment; stage (of a process); classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc; surname Duan |
| 短裤 | duǎnkù | شورت؛ سروال قصيرshort pants; shorts |
| 锻炼 | duànliàn | يمارس الرياضة؛ يتدرّبto toughen; to temper; to engage in physical exercise; to work out |
| 对话 | duìhuà | حوار؛ محادثةto talk (with sb); dialogue; conversation |
E
4 wordsF
21 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 发 | fā | يرسل؛ يصدر؛ يتطورto send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop |
| 放 | fàng | يضع؛ يتركto put; to place; to release; to free |
| 方便 | fāngbiàn | مريح؛ مناسبconvenient; suitable; to facilitate; to make things easy; having money to spare; (euphemism) to relieve oneself |
| 方便面 | fāngbiànmiàn | نودلز فوريةinstant noodles |
| 方法 | fāngfǎ | طريقة؛ أسلوبmethod; way; technique; procedure |
| 放假 | fàngjià | يأخذ إجازة؛ تكون عطلةto have a holiday or vacation |
| 方向 | fāngxiàng | اتجاهdirection; orientation |
| 放心 | fàngxīn | يطمئنto feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease |
| 放学 | fàngxué | ينتهي الدوام المدرسيto dismiss students at the end of the school day |
| 房子 | fángzi | بيت؛ شقةhouse; building (single- or two-story); apartment; room |
| 发烧 | fāshāo | يصاب بحمّىto have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever; (fig.) to be fascinated with; to obsess over; (fig.) flourishing; thriving; popular |
| 发生 | fāshēng | يحدث؛ يقعto happen; to occur; to take place; to break out |
| 发现 | fāxiàn | يكتشف؛ يلاحظto notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect; a discovery |
| 发展 | fāzhǎn | يتطور؛ تطوّرdevelopment; growth; to develop; to grow |
| 风 | fēng | رياحwind; news; style; custom |
| 封 | fēng | أداة عدد للرسائل؛ يختمto confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters; surname Feng |
| 分开 | fēnkāi | يفصل؛ يتفرقto separate; to part |
| 附近 | fùjìn | بالقرب؛ المنطقة المجاورةnearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood |
| 夫妻 | fūqī | زوجان؛ زوج وزوجةhusband and wife; married couple |
| 服务 | fúwù | خدمة؛ يخدمto serve; service |
| 复习 | fùxí | يراجع؛ مراجعةto review; revision |
G
26 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 该 | gāi | ينبغي؛ يجبshould; ought to; probably; must be |
| 干 | gàn | يفعل؛ يعملto do; to work; to manage; cadre |
| 感到 | gǎndào | يشعر؛ يحسto feel; to sense; to perceive |
| 刚 | gāng | للتو؛ بالضبط(literary) hard; firm; strong; exactly; precisely; barely; only just; just; only a short while ago |
| 刚才 | gāngcái | قبل قليل؛ لتوّهjust now; a moment ago |
| 刚刚 | gānggāng | للتو؛ قبل لحظةjust recently; just a moment ago |
| 干净 | gānjìng | نظيف؛ مرتبclean; neat |
| 感冒 | gǎnmào | يصاب بالزكام؛ زكامto catch cold; (common) cold; (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative) |
| 感兴趣 | gǎn xìngqù | يهتم بـto be interested (in sth) |
| 高铁 | gāotiě | قطار فائق السرعةhigh speed rail |
| 更 | gèng | أكثر؛ بدرجة أكبرmore; even more; further; still; still more |
| 根据 | gēnjù | وفقًا لـ؛ بناءً علىaccording to; based on; basis; foundation |
| 公斤 | gōngjīn | كيلوغرامkilogram (kg) |
| 公园 | gōngyuán | حديقة عامةpark (for public recreation) |
| 工作日 | gōngzuòrì | يوم عمل؛ يوم من أيام الأسبوعworkday; working day; weekday |
| 刮 | guā | تهبّ الريح؛ يكشط؛ يحلقto scrape; to blow; to shave; to plunder |
| 关 | guān | يغلق؛ يطفئmountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off; to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc); to concern; to involve; surname Guan |
| 关机 | guānjī | يطفيء جهازًاto turn off (a machine or device); to finish shooting a film |
| 关系 | guānxì | علاقة؛ صلةrelation; relationship; to concern; to affect |
| 关心 | guānxīn | يهتم بـ؛ يعتني بـto be concerned about; to care about |
| 关于 | guānyú | عن؛ بخصوصpertaining to; concerning; with regard to; about |
| 关注 | guānzhù | ينتبه إلى؛ يتابعto pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media); concern; interest; attention |
| 国家 | guójiā | بلد؛ دولةcountry; nation; state |
| 过节 | guòjié | يحتفل بعيد أو مهرجانto celebrate a festival; after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over) |
| 过去 | guòqù | الماضي؛ سابقًا(in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by |
| 故事 | gùshi | قصةnarrative; story; tale |
H
26 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 海 | hǎi | بحر؛ محيطocean; sea; great number of people or things; (dialect) numerous; surname Hai |
| 害怕 | hàipà | يخافto be afraid; to be scared |
| 好多 | hǎoduō | كثير؛ الكثيرmany; quite a lot; much better |
| 好久 | hǎojiǔ | وقت طويل(coll.) for a long time |
| 号码 | hàomǎ | رقمnumber |
| 好像 | hǎoxiàng | يبدو كأن؛ كأنّas if; to seem like |
| 河 | hé | نهرriver; (bound form) the Yellow River; (bound form) the Milky Way; (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉 |
| 黑板 | hēibǎn | سبورةblackboard |
| 合适 | héshì | مناسب؛ ملائمsuitable; fitting; appropriate |
| 红绿灯 | hóng-lǜdēng | إشارة مرورtraffic light; traffic signal |
| 后来 | hòulái | لاحقًا؛ بعد ذلكafterwards; later; newly arrived |
| 后年 | hòunián | بعد سنتينthe year after next |
| 后天 | hòutiān | بعد غدthe day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 先天); acquired (not innate or congenital); a posteriori |
| 画家 | huàjiā | رسام؛ فنانpainter |
| 还 | huán | يعيد؛ يرجعto pay back; to return; surname Huan |
| 换 | huàn | يغيّر؛ يبدّلto exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch |
| 黄色 | huángsè | أصفر؛ اللون الأصفرyellow; vulgar; lewd; pornographic |
| 环境 | huánjìng | بيئة؛ محيطenvironment; circumstances; surroundings |
| 欢迎 | huānyíng | يرحب؛ أهلًا وسهلًاto welcome; welcome |
| 花园 | huāyuán | حديقةgarden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants |
| 会 | huì | يستطيع؛ يعرف كيف؛ اجتماعcan; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet; to get together; meeting; gathering |
| 回答 | huídá | يجيب؛ إجابةto reply; to answer; reply; answer |
| 会议 | huìyì | اجتماع؛ مؤتمرmeeting; conference |
| 或 | huò | أو؛ ربماmaybe; perhaps; might; possibly |
| 或者 | huòzhě | أو؛ ربماor; possibly; maybe; perhaps |
| 护照 | hùzhào | جواز سفرpassport |
J
38 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鸡 | jī | دجاجة؛ دجاجfowl; chicken; (slang) prostitute |
| 极 | jí | للغاية؛ جدًاextremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top |
| 急 | jí | عاجل؛ قلق؛ مستعجلurgent; pressing; rapid; hurried |
| 记 | jì | يتذكر؛ يسجلto record; to note; to memorize; to remember |
| 季 | jì | موسم؛ فصلseason; the last month of a season; fourth or youngest amongst brothers; classifier for seasonal crop yields; surname Ji |
| 加 | jiā | يضيف؛ زائد؛ يزيدto add; (math.) plus; to increase; to augment; (used before a disyllabic verb, often after an adverb like 不, 大, 稍 etc, to indicate that the action applies to sth previously mentioned, as in 稍加改良 "make some minor improvements to (it)"); Canada (abbr. for 加拿大); surname Jia |
| 检查 | jiǎnchá | يفحص؛ يراجع؛ فحصinspection; to examine; to inspect |
| 坚持 | jiānchí | يصرّ؛ يواصلto persevere with; to persist in; to insist on |
| 简单 | jiǎndān | بسيط؛ سهلsimple; not complicated |
| 讲 | jiǎng | يتكلم؛ يشرح؛ يحكيto speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize |
| 健康 | jiànkāng | صحي؛ صحةhealth; healthy |
| 见面 | jiànmiàn | يلتقي؛ يقابلto meet; to see each other |
| 检票 | jiǎnpiào | يفحص التذاكرto inspect a ticket; to examine a ballot |
| 角 | jiǎo | زاوية؛ ركن؛ جياوangle; corner; horn; horn-shaped; unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime); surname Jue |
| 脚 | jiǎo | قدمfoot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object) |
| 假期 | jiàqī | عطلة؛ إجازةvacation |
| 接 | jiē | يستقبل؛ يرد؛ يوصلto receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb; to connect |
| 街 | jiē | شارعstreet |
| 节 | jié | عيد؛ فقرة؛ حصةjoint; node; (bound form) section; segment; solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar); seasonal festival; (bound form) to economize; to save; (bound form) moral integrity; chastity; see 节骨眼 |
| 借 | jiè | يستعير؛ يعيرto borrow; (used in combination with 给 or 出 etc) to lend; to make use of; to avail oneself of; (sometimes followed by 着) by; with |
| 结婚 | jiéhūn | يتزوجto marry; to get married |
| 解决 | jiějué | يحلّ؛ يعالجto solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc) |
| 姐妹 | jiěmèi | أخوات؛ أشقاءsisters; siblings; sister (school, city etc) |
| 节目 | jiémù | برنامج؛ عرض(TV or radio) program; show; item; act; segment; number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event); a planned activity (in one's schedule) |
| 节日 | jiérì | عيد؛ مناسبةholiday; festival |
| 结束 | jiéshù | ينتهي؛ يُنهيto end; to finish; to conclude |
| 几乎 | jīhū | تقريبًا؛ يكادalmost; nearly; practically |
| 机会 | jīhuì | فرصةopportunity; chance; occasion |
| 季节 | jìjié | فصل من السنةtime; season; period |
| 斤 | jīn | جين؛ نحو 500 غرامcatty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g; (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g |
| 经过 | jīngguò | يمر عبر؛ عمليةto pass; to go through; process; course |
| 经理 | jīnglǐ | مديرmanager; director |
| 久 | jiǔ | مدة طويلة(of a period of time) long |
| 酒 | jiǔ | كحول؛ نبيذwine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits; alcoholic beverage |
| 旧 | jiù | قديم؛ مستعملold; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age) |
| 句 | jù | أداة عدد للجملsentence; clause; phrase; classifier for phrases or lines of verse; variant of 勾 |
| 决定 | juédìng | يقرر؛ قرارto decide; to determine; to make up one's mind; decision |
| 句子 | jùzi | جملةsentence |
K
18 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 卡 | kǎ | بطاقة؛ يعلقcard (loanword); truck; calorie; (coll., of software) laggy; slow |
| 开花 | kāihuā | يزهر؛ تتفتح الأزهارto bloom; to blossom; to flower; (fig.) to burst; to split open; (fig.) to burst with joy; (fig.) to spring up everywhere; to flourish |
| 开会 | kāihuì | يعقد اجتماعًاto hold a meeting; to attend a meeting |
| 开机 | kāijī | يشغّل جهازًاto start an engine; to boot up (a computer); to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete; to begin shooting a film or TV show |
| 开心 | kāixīn | سعيد؛ يستمتعto feel happy; to rejoice; to have a great time; to make fun of sb |
| 看来 | kànlái | يبدو أن؛ على ما يبدوapparently; it seems that |
| 可 | kě | يمكن؛ حقًا(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very |
| 渴 | kě | عطشانthirsty |
| 刻 | kè | ربع ساعة؛ ينقشquarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave |
| 可爱 | kě’ài | لطيف؛ ظريفadorable; cute; lovely |
| 课本 | kèběn | كتاب دراسيtextbook |
| 客人 | kèrén | ضيف؛ زبونvisitor; guest; customer; client |
| 可是 | kěshì | لكن؛ غير أنbut; however; (used for emphasis) indeed |
| 课文 | kèwén | نص الدرسtext |
| 空调 | kōngtiáo | مكيّف هواء؛ تكييفair conditioning; air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode) |
| 哭 | kū | يبكيto cry; to weep |
| 筷子 | kuàizi | عيدان طعامchopsticks |
| 矿泉水 | kuàngquánshuǐ | مياه معدنيةmineral water |
L
21 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 来自 | láizì | يأتي منto come from (a place); From: (in email header) |
| 蓝 | lán | أزرقblue; indigo plant; surname Lan |
| 老 | lǎo | كبير السن؛ قديم؛ خبيرprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old (of people); venerable (person); experienced |
| 老人 | lǎorén | شخص مسنold man or woman; the elderly; one's aged parents or grandparents |
| 脸 | liǎn | وجهface |
| 练 | liàn | يتدرّب؛ يمارسto practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill) |
| 辆 | liàng | أداة عدد للمركباتclassifier for vehicles |
| 凉快 | liángkuai | منعش؛ بارد بشكل لطيفpleasantly cool (weather etc); to cool oneself; to cool off; (Tw) (slang) (of clothing) scanty; revealing; (coll.) to stay out of it; to butt out |
| 练习 | liànxí | يتدرّب؛ تمرينto practice; exercise; drill; practice |
| 聊 | liáo | يدردش(coll.) to chat; (literary) temporarily; for a while; (literary) somewhat; slightly; (literary) to depend upon |
| 了解 | liǎojiě | يفهم؛ يعرف عنto understand; to realize; to find out |
| 聊天儿 | liáotiānr | يدردشto chat; to gossip; erhua variant of 聊天 |
| 离开 | líkāi | يغادر؛ يتركto depart; to leave |
| 邻居 | línjū | جارneighbor |
| 历史 | lìshǐ | تاريخhistory |
| 留学 | liúxué | يدرس في الخارجto study abroad |
| 留学生 | liúxuéshēng | طالب دوليstudent studying abroad; returned student; foreign student; international student |
| 礼物 | lǐwù | هديةgift; present |
| 楼梯 | lóutī | درج؛ سلّمstair; staircase |
| 路边 | lùbiān | جانب الطريقcurb; roadside; wayside |
| 路口 | lùkǒu | تقاطع طرقcrossing; intersection (of roads) |
M
10 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 马 | mǎ | حصانhorse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess; surname Ma; abbr. for Malaysia 马来西亚 |
| 马路 | mǎlù | طريق؛ شارعstreet; road |
| 满意 | mǎnyì | راضٍ؛ مسرورsatisfied; pleased; to one's satisfaction |
| 毛 | máo | ماو؛ عُشر يوان؛ شعرhair; feather; down; wool; mildew; mold; surname Mao |
| 马上 | mǎshàng | حالًا؛ فورًاat once; right away; immediately; on horseback (i.e. by military force) |
| 米 | mǐ | أرز؛ مترuncooked rice; meter (unit of length); (slang) Chinese yuan; surname Mi |
| 面前 | miànqián | أمام؛ بين يديin front of; facing; (in the) presence (of) |
| 明白 | míngbai | يفهم؛ واضحclear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable; to understand; to realize |
| 名单 | míngdān | قائمة أسماءlist of names |
| 名人 | míngrén | شخص مشهور؛ نجمpersonage; celebrity |
N
15 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 南 | nán | جنوبsouth; surname Nan |
| 难 | nán | صعبdifficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult |
| 南方 | nánfāng | الجنوب؛ المنطقة الجنوبيةsouth; southern direction; (in China) southern regions, often referring to areas south of the Yangtze River |
| 难过 | nánguò | حزين؛ يشعر بسوءto feel sad; to feel unwell; (of life) to be difficult |
| 难看 | nánkàn | قبيح؛ غير جميلugly; unsightly |
| 男人 | nánrén | رجلa man; a male; men |
| 男生 | nánshēng | طالب ذكر؛ ولدschoolboy; male student; boy; guy (young adult male) |
| 难题 | nántí | مسألة صعبةdifficult problem |
| 难听 | nántīng | مزعج السماع؛ غير لطيفunpleasant to hear; coarse; vulgar; offensive |
| 年级 | niánjí | صف؛ سنة دراسيةgrade; year (in school, college etc) |
| 年轻 | niánqīng | شاب؛ صغير السنyoung |
| 牛 | niú | بقرة؛ ماشية؛ رائعox; cow; bull; newton (abbr. for 牛顿); (slang) awesome; surname Niu |
| 努力 | nǔlì | يجتهد؛ جهدto make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious |
| 女人 | nǚrén | امرأةwoman |
| 女生 | nǚshēng | طالبة؛ فتاةschoolgirl; female student; girl |
P
8 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 爬 | pá | يتسلق؛ يزحفto crawl; to climb; to get up or sit up |
| 怕 | pà | يخافto be afraid; to fear; to dread; to be unable to endure; perhaps; surname Pa |
| 拍照 | pāizhào | يلتقط صورةto take a picture |
| 胖 | pàng | سمين؛ ممتلئfat; plump |
| 盘子 | pánzi | طبقtray; plate; dish |
| 啤酒 | píjiǔ | بيرةbeer (loanword) |
| 平时 | píngshí | عادةً؛ في الأوقات العاديةordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime |
| 瓶子 | píngzi | زجاجةbottle |
Q
16 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 骑 | qí | يركبto sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses |
| 起 | qǐ | ينهض؛ يقوم؛ يبدأto rise; to raise; to get up; to set out |
| 铅笔 | qiānbǐ | قلم رصاص(lead) pencil |
| 前年 | qiánnián | قبل سنتينthe year before last |
| 前天 | qiántiān | قبل أمسthe day before yesterday |
| 汽车 | qìchē | سيارةcar; automobile; bus |
| 起飞 | qǐfēi | تقلع الطائرة؛ ينطلق(of an aircraft or rocket) to take off; to lift off; (fig.) (of an enterprise etc) to start to develop rapidly |
| 奇怪 | qíguài | غريب؛ عجيبstrange; odd; to marvel; to be baffled |
| 清楚 | qīngchu | واضح؛ يفهم بوضوحclear; distinct; to understand thoroughly; to be clear about |
| 请假 | qǐngjià | يطلب إجازةto request leave of absence |
| 请客 | qǐngkè | يدعو شخصًا ويدفع؛ يستضيفto give a dinner party; to entertain guests; to invite to dinner |
| 其实 | qíshí | في الحقيقة؛ في الواقعactually; in fact; really |
| 其他 | qítā | آخر؛ غير ذلكother; (sth or sb) else; the rest |
| 球场 | qiúchǎng | ملعب؛ ساحة رياضيةstadium; sports ground; court; pitch |
| 秋天 | qiūtiān | الخريفautumn |
| 裙子 | qúnzi | تنورةskirt |
R
7 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 然后 | ránhòu | ثم؛ بعد ذلكthen; after that; afterwards |
| 认得 | rènde | يتعرّف علىto recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know |
| 认为 | rènwéi | يعتقد؛ يرىto believe; to think; to consider; to feel |
| 认真 | rènzhēn | جاد؛ دقيقconscientious; earnest; serious; to take seriously |
| 热情 | rèqíng | ودود؛ متحمسcordial; enthusiastic; passion; passionate |
| 容易 | róngyì | سهل؛ من المحتملeasy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to |
| 如果 | rúguǒ | إذاif; in case; in the event that |
S
29 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伞 | sǎn | مظلةumbrella; parasol |
| 扫 | sǎo | يكنس؛ يمسح ضوئيًاto sweep (with a brush or broom); to sweep away; to wipe out; to get rid of; to sweep (one's eyes etc) over; to scan |
| 沙发 | shāfā | أريكة(loanword) sofa; (Internet slang) first reply to a forum post |
| 山 | shān | جبلmountain; hill; (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on; surname Shan |
| 上衣 | shàngyī | جاكيت؛ ملابس علويةjacket; upper outer garment |
| 勺子 | sháozi | ملعقةspoon; ladle |
| 身边 | shēnbiān | بجانب المرء؛ حولهat one's side; on hand |
| 声 | shēng | صوتsound; voice; tone; noise |
| 身高 | shēngāo | طول القامة(a person's) height |
| 生活 | shēnghuó | حياة؛ يعيشto live; life; livelihood |
| 生气 | shēngqì | يغضبto get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness |
| 声音 | shēngyīn | صوتsound; voice |
| 市 | shì | مدينة؛ سوقmarket; city; municipality (administrative unit); (literary) to trade; to buy and sell goods |
| 试 | shì | يجرّب؛ يختبرto test; to try; experiment; examination |
| 室 | shì | غرفة؛ حجرةroom; work unit; grave; scabbard; family or clan; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy; surname Shi |
| 世界 | shìjiè | عالمworld |
| 收 | shōu | يتلقى؛ يجمع؛ يرتبto receive; to accept; to collect; to put away |
| 受 | shòu | يتلقى؛ يعاني؛ يتأثر بـto receive; to accept; to suffer; subjected to |
| 瘦 | shòu | نحيف؛ رفيعthin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean |
| 收到 | shōudào | يتلقىto receive |
| 受到 | shòudào | يتلقى؛ يتأثر بـto receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc) |
| 树 | shù | شجرةtree; to cultivate; to set up |
| 刷 | shuā | يفرشي؛ يفرك؛ يمرر بطاقةa brush; to paint; to daub; to brush; to scrub; (fig.) to remove; to eliminate (from a contest); to fire (from a job) |
| 双 | shuāng | زوج؛ أداة عدد للأزواجtwo; double; pair; both; even (number); surname Shuang |
| 水平 | shuǐpíng | مستوى؛ معيارhorizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc) |
| 叔叔 | shūshu | عم؛ أخو الأب الأصغرfather's younger brother; paternal uncle; form of address used by children for a male one generation older |
| 数学 | shùxué | رياضياتmathematics |
| 司机 | sījī | سائقchauffeur; driver |
| 四季 | sìjì | الفصول الأربعةfour seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬 |
T
16 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 太阳 | tàiyáng | شمسsun; sunlight; sunshine; temple (on the side of the human head) (abbr. for 太阳穴) |
| 糖 | táng | سكر؛ حلوىsugar; sweets; candy |
| 特别 | tèbié | خاص؛ خصوصًا؛ جدًاunusual; special; very; especially; particularly; expressly; for a specific purpose; (often followed by 是) in particular |
| 甜 | tián | حلوsweet; (fig.) pleasant; endearing; lovely |
| 跳 | tiào | يقفزto jump; to hop; to skip over; to bounce |
| 提高 | tígāo | يحسّن؛ يرفعto raise; to increase; to improve |
| 挺 | tǐng | إلى حد ما؛ جدًاstraight; erect; to stick out (a part of the body); to (physically) straighten up |
| 听说 | tīngshuō | سمع أن؛ استماع وتحدثto hear (sth said); one hears (that); hearsay; listening and speaking |
| 体育 | tǐyù | رياضة؛ تربية بدنيةsports; physical education |
| 体育馆 | tǐyùguǎn | صالة رياضيةgym; gymnasium; stadium |
| 同事 | tóngshì | زميل عملcolleague; co-worker |
| 同意 | tóngyì | يوافقto agree; to consent; to approve |
| 头发 | tóufa | شعر الرأسhair (on the head) |
| 腿 | tuǐ | ساقleg |
| 突然 | tūrán | فجأة؛ مفاجئsudden; abrupt; unexpected |
| 图书馆 | túshūguǎn | مكتبةlibrary |
W
15 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 外地 | wàidì | منطقة أخرى؛ خارج المدينةparts of the country other than where one is |
| 外卖 | wàimài | طعام سفري؛ توصيل طعام(of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal; takeout (business); takeout (meal) |
| 外语 | wàiyǔ | لغة أجنبيةforeign language |
| 碗 | wǎn | وعاء؛ زبديةbowl; cup |
| 完成 | wánchéng | يكمل؛ ينهيto complete; to accomplish |
| 晚点 | wǎndiǎn | متأخر؛ مؤجل(of trains etc) late; delayed; behind schedule; light dinner |
| 忘记 | wàngjì | ينسىto forget |
| 网球 | wǎngqiú | تنسtennis; tennis ball |
| 网站 | wǎngzhàn | موقع إلكترونيwebsite |
| 晚会 | wǎnhuì | حفلة مسائيةevening party |
| 为 | wèi | لأجل؛ بصفته؛ يعمل كـfor; for the sake of; because of; in order to |
| 为了 | wèile | من أجل؛ لكيfor; for the purpose of; in order to |
| 卫生间 | wèishēngjiān | حمّام؛ دورة مياهbathroom; toilet; WC |
| 文化 | wénhuà | ثقافةculture; civilization; cultural |
| 屋子 | wūzi | غرفة؛ بيتhouse; room |
X
36 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 西 | xī | غربwest; the West; abbr. for Spain 西班牙 |
| 喜爱 | xǐ’ài | يحب؛ يعجب بـto like; to love; to be fond of; favorite |
| 先 | xiān | أولًا؛ مسبقًاbeforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now; (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) |
| 向 | xiàng | نحو؛ إلىtowards; to face; to turn towards; direction; to support; to side with; surname Xiang |
| 像 | xiàng | يشبه؛ مثلto resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as |
| 相机 | xiàngjī | كاميراcamera (abbr. for 照相机); at the opportune moment; as the circumstances allow |
| 香蕉 | xiāngjiāo | موزbanana |
| 相信 | xiāngxìn | يصدّق؛ يثقto believe; to be convinced; to accept as true |
| 箱子 | xiāngzi | صندوق؛ حقيبة سفرsuitcase; chest; box; case |
| 小区 | xiǎoqū | مجمع سكني؛ حيhousing estate; community; neighborhood; (telecommunications) cell |
| 小心 | xiǎoxīn | ينتبه؛ يكون حذرًاto be careful; to take care |
| 校园 | xiàoyuán | حرم مدرسي/جامعيcampus |
| 校长 | xiàozhǎng | مدير مدرسة؛ رئيس جامعة(college, university) president; headmaster |
| 夏天 | xiàtiān | الصيفsummer |
| 西北 | xīběi | الشمال الغربيnorthwest; Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang) |
| 鞋 | xié | حذاءshoe |
| 西方 | xīfāng | الغرب؛ الدول الغربيةthe West; the Occident; Western countries |
| 西瓜 | xīguā | بطيخwatermelon |
| 习惯 | xíguàn | عادة؛ يعتاد علىhabit; custom; usual practice; to be used to |
| 信 | xìn | رسالة؛ يصدق؛ يثقletter; mail; to trust |
| 西南 | xīnán | الجنوب الغربيsouthwest |
| 行 | xíng | حسنًا؛ مقبول؛ صفto walk; to go; OK; all right; capable; to be feasible |
| 行李 | xíngli | أمتعةluggage |
| 兴趣 | xìngqù | اهتمام؛ هوايةinterest (desire to know about sth); interest (thing in which one is interested); hobby |
| 心里 | xīnlǐ | في القلب؛ في الذهنchest; heart; mind |
| 新年 | xīnnián | رأس السنة؛ سنة جديدةNew Year |
| 新闻 | xīnwén | أخبارnews |
| 新鲜 | xīnxiān | طازج؛ جديدfresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel; uncommon |
| 信用卡 | xìnyòngkǎ | بطاقة ائتمانcredit card |
| 休假 | xiūjià | يأخذ إجازةto go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave |
| 洗衣机 | xǐyījī | غسالةwashing machine; washer |
| 洗澡 | xǐzǎo | يستحمto bathe; to take a shower |
| 选 | xuǎn | يختارto choose; to pick; to select; to elect |
| 选择 | xuǎnzé | يختار؛ اختيارto select; to pick; choice; option; alternative |
| 学期 | xuéqī | فصل دراسيterm; semester |
| 需要 | xūyào | يحتاج؛ حاجةto need; to want; to demand; to require; needs |
Y
46 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 牙 | yá | سنtooth; ivory |
| 羊 | yáng | غنم؛ ماعزsheep; goat; surname Yang |
| 养 | yǎng | يربي؛ يعتني؛ يعيلto raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets); to support |
| 要求 | yāoqiú | يطلب؛ يتطلب؛ مطلبto request; to require; requirement; to stake a claim |
| 牙刷 | yáshuā | فرشاة أسنانtoothbrush |
| 页 | yè | صفحةpage; leaf |
| 一般 | yìbān | عادي؛ متوسط؛ عمومًاsame; ordinary; so-so; common |
| 一边 | yìbiān | جانب واحد؛ أثناءone side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand |
| 一定 | yídìng | بالتأكيد؛ حتمًا؛ معيّنsurely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled; a certain ...; a given ... |
| 一共 | yígòng | بالمجموع؛ إجمالًاin total; altogether |
| 以后 | yǐhòu | بعد؛ لاحقًاafter; later; afterwards; following |
| 一块儿 | yíkuàir | معًاa piece; a chunk; (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as 这) aspect; area; dimension (Example: 情感这一块 "the emotional aspect (of it)"); (coll.) one yuan; a dollar; together; in the same place; in company; erhua variant of 一块 |
| 应该 | yīnggāi | ينبغي؛ يجبought to; should; must |
| 影响 | yǐngxiǎng | تأثير؛ يؤثرinfluence; effect; to influence; to affect (usually adversely) |
| 银行 | yínháng | بنكbank |
| 银行卡 | yínhángkǎ | بطاقة مصرفيةbank card |
| 饮料 | yǐnliào | مشروبdrink; beverage |
| 音乐 | yīnyuè | موسيقىmusic |
| 以前 | yǐqián | قبل؛ سابقًاbefore; formerly; previous; ago |
| 以上 | yǐshàng | فوق؛ أكثر من؛ المذكور أعلاهthat level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned; (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all. |
| 以外 | yǐwài | ما عدا؛ خارج؛ بالإضافة إلىapart from; other than; except for; external |
| 以为 | yǐwéi | يظن؛ يعتقد غالبًا خطأًto think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief) |
| 以下 | yǐxià | تحت؛ أقل من؛ التاليthat level or lower; that amount or less; the following |
| 一样 | yíyàng | نفس الشيء؛ متشابهsame; like; equal to; the same as |
| 一直 | yìzhí | دائمًا؛ باستمرار؛ مستقيمstraight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through |
| 用 | yòng | يستخدم؛ بواسطةto use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions); usefulness; utility |
| 又 | yòu | مرة أخرى؛ أيضًا؛ كذلك(once) again; also; both... and...; and yet |
| 有关 | yǒuguān | متعلق بـ؛ بشأنto have sth to do with; to relate to; related to; to concern |
| 邮件 | yóujiàn | بريد إلكتروني؛ بريدmail; post; email |
| 游客 | yóukè | سائح؛ زائرtraveler; tourist; (online gaming) guest player |
| 有名 | yǒumíng | مشهور؛ معروفfamous; well-known |
| 游戏 | yóuxì | لعبة؛ يلعبgame; to play |
| 邮箱 | yóuxiāng | صندوق بريد؛ بريد إلكترونيmailbox; post office box; email; email inbox |
| 有用 | yǒuyòng | مفيدuseful |
| 园 | yuán | حديقة؛ متنزهland used for growing plants; site used for public recreation; surname Yuan; abbr. for a place ending in 园, such as a botanical garden 植物园, kindergarten 幼儿园 etc |
| 员 | yuán | موظف؛ عضو(bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activity; (bound form) member; classifier for military generals |
| 愿意 | yuànyì | يرغب؛ مستعد أنto wish; to want; ready; willing (to do sth) |
| 遇到 | yùdào | يصادف؛ يواجهto meet; to run into; to come across |
| 越 | yuè | كلما؛ يتجاوزto exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more; abbr. for Vietnam 越南 |
| 月亮 | yuèliang | القمرthe moon |
| 遇见 | yùjiàn | يلتقي؛ يصادفto meet |
| 羽毛球 | yǔmáoqiú | ريشة الطائرة؛ كرة الريشةbadminton; shuttlecock |
| 运动会 | yùndònghuì | لقاء رياضي؛ مسابقة رياضيةsports competition |
| 运动员 | yùndòngyuán | رياضيathlete |
| 语言 | yǔyán | لغةlanguage |
| 雨衣 | yǔyī | معطف مطرraincoat |
Z
39 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 脏 | zāng | وسخ؛ قذرdirty; filthy; to get (sth) dirty |
| 咱们 | zánmen | نحن؛ نحن مع المخاطَبwe or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to); (dialect) I or me; (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you; also pr. zá men |
| 怎么办 | zěnme bàn | ماذا نفعل؛ ما العملwhat's to be done |
| 怎样 | zěnyàng | كيف؛ أي نوعhow; what kind |
| 站 | zhàn | محطة؛ يقفstation; to stand; to halt; to stop |
| 张 | zhāng | أداة عدد للأشياء المسطحة؛ يفتحto open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects, sheet; classifier for votes; surname Zhang |
| 长 | zhǎng | ينمو؛ يكون مسؤولًاto grow; to develop; to come into being; chief; head; elder |
| 照 | zhào | يضيء؛ حسب؛ يصوّرto shine; to illuminate; variant of 照 |
| 照顾 | zhàogù | يعتني بـto take care of; to show consideration; to attend to; to look after |
| 着急 | zháojí | يقلق؛ متوتر؛ مستعجلto worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry; Taiwan pr. zhāojí |
| 照片 | zhàopiàn | صورة فوتوغرافيةphotograph |
| 照相 | zhàoxiàng | يلتقط صورةto take a photograph |
| 只 | zhǐ | فقط؛ لا غيرonly; merely; just; but |
| 纸 | zhǐ | ورقpaper; classifier for documents, letters etc |
| 直到 | zhídào | حتىuntil |
| 只能 | zhǐ néng | لا يستطيع إلا؛ لا خيار سوىcan only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice |
| 只是 | zhǐshì | فقط؛ مجرد؛ لكنmerely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however |
| 只要 | zhǐyào | ما دام؛ بشرط أنso long as; provided; if |
| 只有 | zhǐyǒu | لا يوجد إلا؛ فقط إذاonly have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通过治疗才能痊愈 "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要 "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服 "the only thing you can do is give in") |
| 中 | zhōng | وسط؛ الصين؛ صينيwithin; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during; (dialect) OK; all right; to hit (a target); to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc); (bound form) China; Chinese |
| 种 | zhǒng | نوع؛ صنفseed; species; kind; type |
| 中间 | zhōngjiān | الوسط؛ بينthe middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among; during; in the meantime |
| 重要 | zhòngyào | مهمimportant; significant; major |
| 终于 | zhōngyú | أخيرًا؛ في النهايةat last; in the end; finally; eventually |
| 周末 | zhōumò | عطلة نهاية الأسبوعweekend |
| 主要 | zhǔyào | رئيسي؛ أساسيmain; principal; major; primary |
| 注意 | zhùyì | ينتبه إلىto take note of; to pay attention to |
| 住院 | zhùyuàn | يدخل المستشفىto stay in hospital; to be hospitalized |
| 子 | zi | طفل؛ لاحقةson; child; seed; egg |
| 字典 | zìdiǎn | قاموسChinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 词典, which has entries for words of one or more characters); (coll.) dictionary |
| 自行车 | zìxíngchē | دراجة هوائيةbicycle; bike |
| 总 | zǒng | دائمًا؛ إجمالي؛ عام(bound form) general; overall; to sum up; in every case; always; invariably; anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later |
| 总是 | zǒngshì | دائمًاalways |
| 嘴 | zuǐ | فمmouth; beak; nozzle; spout (of teapot etc) |
| 最好 | zuìhǎo | الأفضل؛ من الأفضلbest; had better ...; it would be best to ... |
| 最后 | zuìhòu | الأخير؛ أخيرًاfinal; last; ultimate; finally; in the end |
| 最近 | zuìjìn | مؤخرًا؛ الأقربrecently; soon; nearest |
| 做客 | zuòkè | يكون ضيفًاto be a guest or visitor |
| 作业 | zuòyè | واجب منزلي؛ مهمةschool assignment; homework; work; task |
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