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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.

53,799 words 117,762 examples 47,410 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

日期 rìqī date 路 lù road 不 bù no 饭店 fàndiàn restaurant 汽车 qìchē car; automobile

HSK 2 734 words

答应 dāying to agree; to promise 取得 qǔdé to obtain 夏天 xiàtiān summer 月份 yuèfèn month 句子 jùzi sentence

HSK 3 948 words

保险 bǎoxiǎn insurance 进步 jìnbù progress 顿 dùn measure word for meals 失去 shīqù to lose 证件 zhèngjiàn ID; certificate; credentials

HSK 4 982 words

隔开 gékāi to separate 多年 duōnián many years; for many years 政府 zhèngfǔ government 密切 mìqiè close 宝贝 bǎobèi baby

HSK 5 1,062 words

拥有 yōngyǒu to have; to possess; to own 边境 biānjìng frontier; border 泼 pō to splash; to spill; to throw (liquid) 暂时 zànshí temporary; for the time being 眼光 yǎnguāng gaze; sight

HSK 6 1,127 words

塔 tǎ pagoda; tower 适当 shìdàng appropriate; suitable; proper 晕 yūn dizzy; giddy 徒弟 túdì apprentice; disciple 膜 mó membrane; film

HSK 7 5,615 words

耗 hào to consume; to use up 幕后 mùhòu behind the scenes 殿堂 diàntáng palace hall; grand hall 管用 guǎnyòng effective 精简 jīngjiǎn to simplify

Browse by Frequency

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

1–500 500 words

是 shì to be 每个 měigè every; each 看看 kànkàn to take a look 进来 jìnlái to come in 问题 wèntí question

501–1,000 500 words

气 qì air; gas 离 lí away from; apart from 方式 fāngshì way; method; manner 政府 zhèngfǔ government 年轻 niánqīng young

1,001–2,000 1,000 words

挑战 tiǎozhàn to challenge 灵魂 línghún soul 谈话 tánhuà to talk; to have a conversation 一半 yībàn half 力 lì power

2,001–5,000 3,000 words

白宫 Báigōng the White House 数学 shùxué mathematics 葬礼 zànglǐ funeral 获胜 huòshèng to win 肚子 dùzi belly; abdomen; tummy

5,001–10,000 5,000 words

戒酒 jièjiǔ to quit drinking 分解 fēnjiě to decompose 过量 guòliàng excessive 烟雾 yānwù smoke 目睹 mùdǔ to witness

10,001–20,000 10,000 words

满分 mǎnfēn full marks 心头 xīntóu one's heart 升华 shēnghuá to sublimate (physics) 礼品店 lǐpǐndiàn gift shop 他俩 tāliǎ the two of them