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Browse and explore Chinese vocabulary. Use the search bar to find any word by Chinese, pinyin, or English — or paste a full sentence for word-by-word breakdown.

31,500 words 70,172 examples 25,480 tips HSK 1–7

Browse by HSK Level

Official vocabulary lists from the 2021 HSK 3.0 standard (汉语水平等级标准), levels 1–7.

HSK 1 468 words

饿 è hungry 事 shì matter 儿子 érzi son 上次 shàngcì last time 请假 qǐngjià to request leave

HSK 2 734 words

里头 lǐtou inside 或 huò or 影片 yǐngpiàn film 或者 huòzhě or 快餐 kuàicān fast food

HSK 3 948 words

公务员 gōngwùyuán civil servant 生命 shēngmìng life; living being 开展 kāizhǎn to launch; to carry out; to develop 实验室 shíyànshì laboratory; lab 往往 wǎngwǎng usually; often

HSK 4 982 words

稳 wěn stable 善良 shànliáng kind-hearted; good-natured 好 hǎo good 多次 duōcì many times; repeatedly 含义 hányì meaning; implication

HSK 5 1,062 words

皮鞋 píxié leather shoes 一旦 yīdàn once (something happens) 此后 cǐhòu after this; afterwards; hereafter 怪 guài strange; odd 葡萄 pútao grape

HSK 6 1,127 words

铜牌 tóngpái bronze medal 过时 guòshí outdated; old-fashioned; out of date 餐 cān meal; food 顽强 wánqiáng tenacious; indomitable 要好 yàohǎo to be close friends; to be on good terms

HSK 7 5,615 words

地域 dìyù region 哦 ó oh (expressing realization) 菩萨 púsà Bodhisattva 捂 wǔ to cover (with one's hand) 礼服 lǐfú formal dress

Browse by Frequency

Ranked by how often words appear in Chinese movies and TV shows (SUBTLEX-CH).

1–500 500 words

有些 yǒuxiē some 家 jiā home 回来 huílai to come back 起来 qǐlai to stand up 帮 bāng to help

501–1,000 500 words

咖啡 kāfēi coffee 成功 chénggōng to succeed 没关系 méiguānxi it doesn't matter; never mind; it's OK 教 jiāo to teach 治疗 zhìliáo to treat (illness); to cure

1,001–2,000 1,000 words

排 pái to arrange 基本 jīběn basic 普通 pǔtōng ordinary 聚会 jùhuì party; gathering; get-together 合适 héshì suitable

2,001–5,000 3,000 words

甲 jiǎ first (of the Heavenly Stems); grade A; number one 口袋 kǒudài pocket 结论 jiélùn conclusion; verdict 准时 zhǔnshí on time; punctual 翅膀 chìbǎng wing

5,001–10,000 5,000 words

嗓音 sǎngyīn voice; vocal quality 胸罩 xiōngzhào bra 扳机 bānjī trigger (of a gun) 债 zhài debt 家门口 jiāménkǒu doorstep; right outside one's home

10,001–20,000 10,000 words

装饰品 zhuāngshìpǐn ornament 寄生 jìshēng to live as a parasite; parasitic 勤劳 qínláo hardworking; industrious; diligent 盗版 dàobǎn pirated; bootleg; counterfeit (of media/software) 一触即发 yīchùjífā could happen at any moment