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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.

58,843 words 127,994 examples 52,410 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

好看 hǎokàn good-looking 早饭 zǎofàn breakfast 钱 qián money 手 shǒu hand 再见 zàijiàn goodbye

HSK 2 734 words

生活 shēnghuó life 理想 lǐxiǎng ideal 清楚 qīngchu clear 好久 hǎojiǔ quite a while 看法 kànfǎ view; opinion

HSK 3 948 words

报道 bàodào to report (news) 压 yā to press 邮票 yóupiào postage stamp 演出 yǎnchū to perform; to put on a show 调 tiáo to adjust; to regulate

HSK 4 982 words

结论 jiélùn conclusion; verdict 参考 cānkǎo to refer to; to consult 引进 yǐnjìn to introduce (from outside) 鲜 xiān fresh 极 jí extreme; utmost; pole

HSK 5 1,062 words

正义 zhèngyì justice; righteousness 学科 xuékē subject; discipline 辈 bèi generation; lifetime 势力 shìlì power 尤其 yóuqí especially; particularly

HSK 6 1,127 words

台灯 táidēng desk lamp; table lamp 爽 shuǎng refreshing; pleasant; invigorating 死亡 sǐwáng death; mortality 道教 Dàojiào Taoism; Daoism (the religion) 界 jiè boundary; border

HSK 7 5,615 words

下级 xiàjí subordinate 靠拢 kàolǒng to draw close 坟墓 fénmù tomb 敬重 jìngzhòng to deeply respect 瓜分 guāfēn to carve up

Browse by Frequency

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

1–500 500 words

说 shuō to say 可能 kěnéng possible 回 huí to return 名 míng name 确定 quèdìng to determine; to decide

501–1,000 500 words

痛苦 tòngkǔ painful 负责 fùzé to be responsible for; to be in charge of 投票 tóupiào to vote; to cast a ballot 装 zhuāng to install 对于 duìyú regarding

1,001–2,000 1,000 words

嘘 xū shh 折磨 zhémó to torment 抱 bào to hold in one's arms 拒绝 jùjué to refuse; to decline; to reject 公平 gōngpíng fair

2,001–5,000 3,000 words

击败 jībài to defeat 播放 bōfàng to broadcast; to play (media) 三明治 sānmíngzhì sandwich (loanword) 码 mǎ code 医疗 yīliáo medical treatment; healthcare

5,001–10,000 5,000 words

热门 rèmén popular; hot; in vogue 捎 shāo to bring along 大多 dàduō mostly; for the most part 奎 kuí Kui (one of the 28 lunar mansions in Chinese astronomy) 解剖 jiěpōu to dissect

10,001–20,000 10,000 words

届时 jièshí at that time 纳闷 nàmèn puzzled 免税 miǎnshuì tax-free 康沃尔 Kāngwòěr Cornwall (county in southwest England) 克斯 kèsī phonetic element used in foreign name transliterations (e.g. Marx, Alex)