HSK 4 Vocabulary

Below you can find the vocabularies you need to learn for HSK 2.0 Level 4 (on top of those you need to learn for HSK 1-3):

A

爱情ài qíngNoun: love
ànAdjective: dark
安排ān páiNoun: plan
Verb: to plan, to arrange
安全ān quánNoun: safety
Adjective: safe, secure
按时àn shíAdjective: on time, on schedule
按照àn zhàoRelative Clause: according to

B

bàoVerb: to hug, to embrace, to hold
报道bào dàoNoun: report
Verb: to report
保护bǎo hùNoun: protection
Verb: to protect, to safeguard
包括bāo kuòVerb: to include, to consist of
报名bào míngVerb: to sign up, to register
抱歉bào qiànExpression: sorry! my apologies!
保证bǎo zhèngNoun: guarantee
Verb: to guarantee, to ensure, to assure
bèiMeasure Word: for times, -fold
bènAdjective: stupid, foolish
本来běn láiAdjective: original
Adverb: originally, at first
笔记本bǐ jì běnNoun: notebook
毕业bì yèVerb: to graduate, to finish school
biànAdverb: all over
Measure Word: for a time
表达biǎo dáVerb: to express, to convey
表格biǎo géNoun: form, table
表扬biǎo yángVerb: to praise, to commend
标准biāo zhǔnNoun: standard, norm
Adjective: standard
饼干bǐng gānNoun: buscuit, cookie
并且bìng qiěConjunction: and, besides, moreover
博士bó shìNoun: doctor, Ph.D.
不但bú dànConjunction: not only
不得不bù dé bùAuxiliary Verb: to have to, cannot but
部分bù fenNoun: part, section
不管bù guǎnConjunction: regardless of, no matter what/how
不过bú guòAdverb: only, just, no more than
Conjunction: but, however
不仅bù jǐnConjunction: not only, not just

C

Verb: to wipe, to rub, to erase
cāiVerb: to guess
材料cái liàoNoun: material, data, stuff
参观cān guānVerb: to visit, to look around
差不多chà bu duōAdjective: almost, more or less
chángVerb: to taste
Adverb: once
chǎngNoun: field, place
Measure Word: for events, happenings, etc.
长城Cháng chéngNoun: the Great Wall
长江Cháng jiāngNoun: Yangtze river
chǎoVerb: to quarrel
Adjective: noisy
超过chāo guòVerb: to surpass, to exceed
成功chéng gōngNoun: success
Verb: to succeed
诚实chéng shíAdjective: honest, truthful
成熟chéng shúAdjective: mature
成为chéng wéiVerb: to become, to turn into
乘坐chéng zuòVerb: to ride (in a vehicle)
吃惊chī jīngVerb: to be startled, to be shocked, to be amazed
重新chóng xīnAdverb: again
抽烟chōu yānVerb: to smoke (a cigarette, etc.)
出差chū chāiVerb: to go on a business trip
出发chū fāVerb: to leave, to set out
出生chū shēngVerb: to be born
传真chuán zhēnNoun: fax
窗户chuāng huNoun: window
词典cí diǎnNoun: dictionary
从来cóng láiAdverb: always, ever since, at all times
粗心cū xīnAdjective: careless, thoughtless

D

答案dá ànNoun: answer, solution
打扮dǎ banVerb: to decorate, to dress up
大概dà gàiAdverb: probably, roughly
打扰dǎ rǎoVerb: to disturb
大使馆dà shǐ guǎnNoun: embassy
打印dǎ yìnVerb: to print, to seal, to stamp
大约dà yuēAdverb: approximately
打折dǎ zhéVerb: to give discount
打针dǎ zhēnVerb: to inject
dàiVerb: to put on, to wear, to respect, to support
代表dài biǎoNoun: representative
Verb: to represent
大夫dài fuNoun: doctor
代替dài tìNoun: replacement
Verb: to replace, to substitute
Relative Clause: instead of
dāngVerb: to act as, to administer
Auxiliary Verb: should, ought
Adjective: equal
Conjunction: when, during
当地dāng dìNoun: locality
Adjective: local
当时dāng shíTime: at that time, then
dāoNoun: knife
到处dào chùAdverb: everywhere, at all places
到底dào dǐAdverb: finally, in the end
道歉dào qiànVerb: to apologize
导游dǎo yóuNoun: tour guide
得意dé yìAdjective: pleased with oneself
děiAuxiliary Verb: to have to
děngParticle: etc., and so on
Noun: background, end, bottom, base
地球dì qiúNoun: earth (planet)
地址dì zhǐNoun: address
diàoVerb: to fall, to drop, to lose, to turn
调查diào cháNoun: investigation, survey
Verb: to investigate, to survey
diūVerb: to lose, to throw
动作dòng zuòNoun: movement
堵车dǔ chēNoun: traffic jam
肚子dù ziNoun: belly, abdomen
duànVerb: to cut off, to break, to judge, to decide
Adverb: absolutely, definitely
duìRelative Clause: for, to, towards
对话duì huàNoun: dialog
对面duì miànLocation: opposite
dùnNoun: pause
Verb: to stop, to pause, to arrange
Measure Word: for meals, beatings, etc.
duǒMeasure Word: for flowers, clouds, etc.

E

érConjunction: and, but, yet
儿童ér tóngNoun: child

F

Verb: to send out, to issue, to develop
Measure Word: for gunshots
法律fǎ lǜNoun: law
发生fā shēngVerb: to happen, to occur, to take place
发展fā zhǎnNoun: development, growth
Verb: to develop, to grow
反对fǎn duìVerb: to fight against, to oppose
烦恼fán nǎoNoun: worries
Adjective: worried, troubled
范围fàn wéiNoun: scope limit, range
翻译fān yìNoun: translation, translator
Verb: to translate
反映fǎn yìngNoun: reflection
Verb: to reflect, to mirror
方法fāng fǎNoun: method, way
方面fāng miànNoun: aspect, respect
放弃fàng qìVerb: to give up
放暑假fàng shǔ jiàVerb: to take summer vacation
访问fǎng wènNoun: visit
Verb: to visit, to interview
方向fāng xiàngNoun: direction, orientation
fènNoun: part, share, portion, copy
Measure Word: for newspaper, papers, reports, contracts
分之fēn zhīExpression: used for fractions and percentages
丰富fēng fùAdjective: rich, plentiful
风景fēng jǐngNoun: scenery, landscape
否则fǒu zéConjunction: otherwise
Adjective: rich
符合fú héVerb: to accord with, to conform to
父亲fù qīnNoun: father
复印fù yìnVerb: to (photo)copy
复杂fù záAdjective: complicated, complex
负责fù zéVerb: to be responsible for

G

改变gǎi biànVerb: to change
gànVerb: to do, to work
干杯gān bēiExpression: Cheers!
感动gǎn dòngVerb: to move sb., to be moved
感觉gǎn juéNoun: feeling, sense
Verb: to feel
感情gǎn qíngNoun: emotion, feeling
感谢gǎn xièNoun: gratitude
Verb: to thank, to be grateful
干燥gān zàoAdjective: dry
刚刚gāng gāngAdverb: just now, a moment ago
高级gāo jíAdjective: high level, high grade, advanced
Pronoun: each, every
个子gè ziNoun: height, stature
工具gōng jùNoun: tool, utensil
公里gōng lǐNoun: kilometer
Measure Word: for km
共同gòng tóngAdjective: common, joint, together
工资gōng zīNoun: salary, wages
gòuVerb: to reach, to be enough
Adjective: be enough
Adverb: enough
购物gòu wùVerb: to go shopping
孤单gū dānAdjective: lone, lonely
估计gū jìVerb: to estimate
顾客gù kèNoun: client, customer
鼓励gǔ lìVerb: to encourage, to urge
故意gù yìAdverb: on purpose, deliberately
鼓掌gǔ zhǎngVerb: to applaud
guàVerb: to hang (up)
关键guān jiànNoun: key, crucial point
管理guǎn lǐNoun: management
Verb: to manage
观众guān zhòngNoun: audience, spectators
guàngVerb: to stroll
guāngNoun: light, ray
Adjective: naked
Adverb: only, merely
广播guǎng bōNoun: broadcasting
Verb: to broadcast
广告guǎng gàoNoun: advertisement
Verb: to advertise
规定guī dìngNoun: regulations, provision
Verb: to fix, to stipulate
guòVerb: to pass, to cross, to spend time
过程guò chéngNoun: process, course
国际guó jìAdjective: international
果然guǒ ránAdverb: as expected

H

害羞hài xiūAdjective: shy
海洋hǎi yángNoun: ocean
hànNoun: sweat
寒假hán jiàNoun: winter vacation
航班háng bānNoun: scheduled flight, flight number
好处hǎo chuNoun: benefit, advantage
号码hào mǎNoun: number
好像hǎo xiàngVerb: to seem, to be like, look like
合格hé géAdjective: qualified
合适hé shìAdjective: suitable, appropriate
盒子hé ziNoun: box, case
hòuAdjective: thick, deep
后悔hòu huǐVerb: to regret, to repent
后来hòu láiAdverb: afterwards, later
猴子hóu ziNoun: monkey
忽然hū ránAdverb: suddenly
护士hù shiNoun: nurse
互相hù xiāngAdverb: each other
怀疑huái yíNoun: doubt, suspicion
Verb: to doubt, to suspect
回忆huí yìNoun: recollection
Verb: to recall, to recollect
huǒNoun: fire
获得huò déVerb: to obtain, to acquire
活动huó dòngNoun: activity
Verb: to move about
Adjective: active
活泼huó pōAdjective: lively, vivid

J

Verb: to send, to mail
基础jī chǔNoun: base, foundation, basis
激动jī dòngVerb: to excite
Adjective: exciting
集合jí héNoun: congregation
Verb: to gather, to assemble
计划jì huàNoun: plan, project, program
Verb: to plan
积极jī jíAdjective: positive, active
积累jī lěiNoun: accumulation
Verb: to accumulate
极其jí qíAdverb: extremely
既然jì ránConjunction: this being the case
及时jí shíAdjective: in time
Adverb: without delay
即使jí shǐConjunction: even if, even thoug
技术jì shùNoun: technology, skill, technique
继续jì xùNoun: continuation
Verb: to continue, to go on
记者jì zhěNoun: reporter, journalist
jiǎAdjective: fake, false
加班jiā bānVerb: to work overtime
价格jià géNoun: price
家具jiā jùNoun: furniture
加油站jiā yóu zhànNoun: gas station
坚持jiān chíVerb: to stick to, to persist in, to insist on
减肥jiǎn féiVerb: to lose weight
减少jiǎn shǎoVerb: to reduce, to decrease
降低jiàng dīVerb: to reduce, to lower
奖金jiǎng jīnNoun: premium, award money, bonus
将来jiāng láiNoun: future
Adverb: in the future
jiāoVerb: to hand over, to intersect, to associate with
骄傲jiāo àoVerb: to be proud of sth.
Adjective: arrogant, conceited
交流jiāo liúNoun: communication, exchange
Verb: to exchange, to communicate
教授jiào shòuNoun: professor
Verb: to instruct, to lecture on
交通jiāo tōngNoun: traffic
教育jiào yùNoun: educatione
Verb: to teach
饺子jiǎo ziNoun: dumpling
结果jié guǒNoun: result, outcome
Conjunction: finally, at last
解释jiě shìNoun: explanation
Verb: to explain
接受jiē shòuVerb: to accept, to receive
节约jié yuēVerb: to economize, to conserve
尽管jǐn guǎnAdverb: unhesitatingly
Conjunction: in spite of, although, despite
进行jìn xíngVerb: to be in progress, be underway
紧张jǐn zhāngAdjective: nervous, tense, in short supply
禁止jìn zhǐVerb: to prohibit, to forbid, to ban
精彩jīng cǎiAdjective: brilliant, excellent, splendid
警察jǐng cháNoun: police
经济jīng jìNoun: economy
京剧jīng jùNoun: Beijing Opera
经历jīng lìNoun: experience
Verb: to experience
竟然jìng ránAdverb: unexpectedly
精神jīng shénNoun: spirit, mind
经验jīng yànNoun: experience
Verb: to experience
竞争jìng zhēngNoun: competition
Verb: to compete
镜子jìng ziNoun: mirror
究竟jiū jìngAdverb: after all, actually
举办jǔ bànVerb: to hold, to conduct
拒绝jù juéVerb: to refuse, to decline
距离jù líNoun: distance
Verb: to be apart from

K

开玩笑kāi wán xiàoVerb: to play a joke, to make fun of
看法kàn fǎNoun: view, opinion
考虑kǎo lǜNoun: consideration
Verb: to think over, to consider
Measure Word: for trees, plants, etc.
可怜kě liánAdjective: pitiful, poor, pathetic
可是kě shìConjunction: but
咳嗽ké souNoun: cough
Verb: to cough
可惜kě xīAdjective: it is a pity, what a pity
科学kē xuéNoun: science
Adjective: scientific
肯定kěn dìngVerb: to affirm, to confirm
Adjective: certain, definite
Adverb: certainly, definitely
恐怕kǒng pàAdverb: I’m afraid that
空气kōng qìNoun: air, atmosphere
Adjective: bitter, miserable
kuānAdjective: wide, broad
kùnAdjective: sleepy, tired
困难kùn nanNoun: difficulty, problem
Adjective: difficult
扩大kuò dàVerb: to expand, to enlarge

L

Adjective: spicy
Verb: to pull
垃圾桶lā jī tǒngNoun: rubbish bin
来不及lái bu jíVerb: there’s not enough time
来得及lái de jíVerb: there is still time to do sth.
lǎnAdjective: lazy
浪费làng fèiVerb: to waste
浪漫làng mànAdjective: romantic
老虎lǎo hǔNoun: tiger
冷静lěng jìngAdjective: calm, cool-headed, quite
理发lǐ fàVerb: to have a haircut
厉害lì haiAdjective: awesome, terrible, strict, severe, difficult to deal with
理解lǐ jiěNoun: comprehension, understanding
Verb: to comprehend, to understand
礼貌lǐ màoNoun: politeness, courtesy
力气lì qiNoun: strength
例如lì rúAdverb: for example
理想lǐ xiǎngNoun: ideal, dream
liǎNumber: two (people)
liánVerb: to link, to join, to connect
Adverb: even
联系lián xìNoun: contact, connection
Verb: to contact
liàngVerb: to shine, to show, to reveal
Adjective: bright, clear, shiny
凉快liáng kuaiAdjective: pleasantly cool
聊天liáo tiānVerb: to chat
另外lìng wàiConjunction: in addition, morover, furthermore
liúVerb: to keep, to remain, to stay, to leave (a message, etc.)
流泪liú lèiVerb: to shed tears
流利liú lìAdjective: fluent
流行liú xíngVerb: to spread
Adjective: popular, fashionable
留学liú xuéVerb: to study abroad
律师lǜ shīNoun: lawyer
luànNoun: disorder
Verb: to cause disorder
Adjective: in a mess, confused

M

麻烦má fanVerb: to trouble sb.
Adjective: troublesome
马虎mǎ huAdjective: careless, negligent, casual
mǎnVerb: to fill, to satisfy
Adjective: full, satisfied
毛巾máo jīnNoun: towel
美丽měi lìAdjective: beautiful
mèngNoun: dream
密码mì mǎNoun: password
免费miǎn fèiAdjective: free (of charge)
民族mín zúNoun: nationality, ethnic group
目的mù dìNoun: purpose, aim
母亲mǔ qīnNoun: mother

N

耐心nài xīnNoun: patience
Adjective: patient
难道nán dàoAdverb: don’t tell me …, is it possible that …
难受nán shòuVerb: to be difficult to bear
nèiLocation: inside, inner
内容nèi róngNoun: content, substance
能力néng lìNoun: ability, capability
年龄nián língNoun: age (of a person)
nòngVerb: to do, to make
农村nóng cūnNoun: village, rural area
暖和nuǎn huoAdjective: warm

O

偶尔ǒu ěrAdverb: occasionally

P

排列pái lièNoun: arrangement, permutation
Verb: to arrange, to put in order
判断pàn duànNoun: decision, judgement
Verb: to decide, to judge
péiVerb: to accompany
皮肤pí fūNoun: skin
批评pī píngNoun: criticism
Verb: to criticize
脾气pí qiNoun: temperament, temper
piànVerb: to cheat, to swindle
piānMeasure Word: for chapters, articles, etc.
乒乓球pīng pāng qiúNoun: table tennis
平时píng shíNoun: in peacetime
Adverb: normally
瓶子píng ziNoun: bottle
Verb: to break, to destroy
Adjective: broken, damaged
普遍pǔ biànAdjective: universal, general

Q

其次qí cìAdverb: next, secondary
Conjunction: secondly
起飞qǐ fēiVerb: to take off
气候qì hòuNoun: climate, atmosphere
起来qǐ láiVerb: to stand up, to get up
其中qí zhōngAdverb: among, in
千万qiān wànNumber: 10 million
Adjective: countless, many
Adverb: must, be sure to
签证qiān zhèngNoun: visa
qiángNoun: wall
qiáoNoun: bridge
qiāoVerb: to knock
巧克力qiǎo kè lìNoun: chocolate
亲戚qīn qiNoun: relatives
qīngAdjective: light, small in number, unimportant
请假qǐng jiàVerb: to ask for leave
请客qǐng kèVerb: to invite sb. for dinner
情况qíng kuàngNoun: circumstance, situation
轻松qīng sōngAdjective: relaxed, easy
qióngAdjective: poor
Verb: to take, to get
区别qū biéNoun: difference
Verb: to distinguish
全部quán bùAdjective: whole, entire, complete
quèConjunction: but, yet
缺点quē diǎnNoun: weakness, shortcoming
缺少quē shǎoNoun: lack, shortage
Verb: to lack, to be short of
确实què shíAdjective: indeed, really
Adverb: for sure, indeed
qúnMeasure Word: for group, crowd, etc.

R

然而rán érConjunction: however, but
热闹rè naoAdjective: lively, busy
任何rèn héAdjective: any, whichever, whatever
人民币rén mín bìNoun: RMB, Chinese Yuan
任务rèn wuNoun: mission, task
rēngVerb: to throw (away)
仍然réng ránAdverb: still, yet
日记rì jìNoun: diary
入口rù kǒuNoun: entrance
ruǎnAdjective: soft

S

散步sàn bùVerb: to take/to go for a walk
森林sēn línNoun: forest
沙发shā fāNoun: sofa
商量shāng liangVerb: to consult, to discuss
伤心shāng xīnAdjective: sad, grievous, brokenhearted
稍微shāo wēiAdverb: a little bit
社会shè huìNoun: society
shēnAdjective: deep, dark (color, etc.)
申请shēn qǐngNoun: application
Verb: to apply for
甚至shèn zhìAdverb: even
shèngVerb: to remain
shěngNoun: province
Verb: to save, to omit
生活shēng huóNoun: life
Verb: to live
生命shēng mìngNoun: life
shìNoun: experiment, examination, test
Verb: to test, to attempt
失败shī bàiNoun: defeat, failure
Verb: to lose, to be defeated
市场shì chǎngNoun: market
十分shí fēnAdverb: very, completely, fully, utterly, absolutely
师傅shī fuNoun: master, teacher, used to respectfully address older men
适合shì héVerb: to fit, to suit
实际shí jìNoun: reality, practice
Adjective: realistic, practical
世纪shì jìNoun: century
食品shí pǐnNoun: food
湿润shī rùnAdjective: moist, humid
失望shī wàngNoun: disappointment
Verb: to lose hope
Adjective: disappointed
适应shì yìngVerb: to fit, to suit, to adabt
使用shǐ yòngVerb: to use
实在shí zàiAdjective: real, true
Adverb: really, in fact
狮子shī ziNoun: lion
shōuVerb: to accept, to receive
受不了shòu bù liǎoAdjective: unbearable
受到shòu dàoVerb: to receive, to suffer
首都shǒu dūNoun: capital city
售货员shòu huò yuánNoun: salesperson
收入shōu rùNoun: income, revenue
Verb: to take in
收拾shōu shiVerb: to put in order, to tidy up, to punish
首先shǒu xiānAdverb: first of all
shūVerb: to transport, to lose, to be beaten
数量shù liàngNoun: amount, quantity
熟悉shú xīVerb: to be familiar with
数字shù zìNoun: figure, number
shuàiAdjective: handsome, smart (for men)
顺便shùn biànAdverb: on the way, in passing by
顺利shùn lìAdjective: smoothly
顺序shùn xùNoun: sequence, order
说明shuō míngNoun: explanation, illustration
Verb: to explain, to illustrate
硕士shuò shìNoun: master’s degree
Noun: death
Verb: to die
Adjective: dead
速度sù dùNoun: speed
塑料袋sù liào dàiNoun: plastic bag
suànVerb: to calculate
suānAdjective: sour
随便suí biànAdjective: random
Adverb: as one wishes
随着suí zheRelative Clause: along with, in the wake of
孙子sūn ziNoun: grandson
所有suǒ yǒuVerb: to possess, to own
Adjective: all

T

táiNoun: desk, platform
Measure Word: for vehicles, machinese, etc.
táiVerb: to lift up, to raise, to carry
态度tài duNoun: manner, attitude
tánVerb: to talk
弹钢琴tán gāng qínVerb: to play the piano
tàngMeasure Word: for number of trips or runs made
tǎngVerb: to lie (down), to recline
tāngNoun: soup
讨论tǎo lùnNoun: discussion
Verb: to discuss
讨厌tǎo yànVerb: to hate
Adjective: disgusting, nasty
特点tè diǎnNoun: characteristic feature
提供tí gōngVerb: to offer, to supply, to provide
提前tí qiánVerb: to bring forward
Adjective: early
Adverb: beforehand
提醒tí xǐngVerb: to remind, to call attention to
填空tián kòngVerb: to fill in (questionnaire, etc.)
条件tiáo jiànNoun: condition, circumstances
tǐngVerb: to stick out, to stand straight
Adverb: quite, very, rather
Measure Word: for machine guns
停止tíng zhǐVerb: to stop, to halt
通过tōng guòVerb: to pass through, to get through
Relative Clause: via, by
同情tóng qíngNoun: sympathy, compassion
Verb: to sympathize
通知tōng zhīNoun: notice
Verb: to notify, to inform
tuīVerb: to push
推迟tuī chíVerb: to postpone, to defer
tuōVerb: to take off, to shed

W

袜子wà ziNoun: socks, stockings
完全wán quánAdjective: complete, whole, entire
wǎngVerb: to go
Relative Clause: towards, to
网球wǎng qiúNoun: tennis
往往wǎng wǎngAdverb: often
网站wǎng zhànNoun: website
味道wèi dàoNoun: taste, flavour
危险wēi xiǎnNoun: danger
Adjective: dangerous
温度wēn dùNoun: temperature
文章wén zhāngNoun: article, essay
握手wò shǒuVerb: to shake hands
Adverb: not
误会wù huìNoun: misunderstanding
Verb: to misunderstand
无聊wú liáoAdjective: boring, bored
无论wú lùnConjunction: no matter how/what
污染wū rǎnNoun: pollution, contamination
Verb: to pollute, to contaminate

X

西红柿xī hóng shìNoun: tomato
洗衣机xǐ yī jīNoun: washing machine
吸引xī yǐnVerb: to attract (interest, customers, etc.)
xiánAdjective: salty
现代xiàn dàiNoun: modern times, the contemporary age
羡慕xiàn mùVerb: to envy, to admire
限制xiàn zhìNoun: restriction, limit
Verb: to restrict, to limit
xiǎngNoun: sound, noise
Verb: to make a sound
Adjective: loud, noisy
xiāngAdjective: fragrang
相反xiāng fǎnAdjective: opposite, contrary
详细xiáng xìAdjective: detailed
效果xiào guǒNoun: effect, result
笑话xiào huaNoun: joke
小说xiǎo shuōNoun: novel, fiction
消息xiāo xiNoun: news, information
辛苦xīn kǔAdjective: hard, toilsome
心情xīn qíngNoun: mood, state of mind
信任xìn rènNoun: trust
Verb: to trust
信心xìn xīnNoun: confidence, faith
信用卡xìn yòng kǎNoun: credit card
xíngVerb: to walk, to go
Adjective: capable, competent
Expression: OK
xǐngVerb: to wake up
性别xìng biéNoun: gender, sex
兴奋xīng fènNoun: excitement
Adjective: excited
幸福xìng fúNoun: happiness
Adjective: happy
性格xìng géNoun: nature, temperament, character
xiūVerb: to repair
许多xǔ duōAdjective: many, a lot of
xuèNoun: blood

Y

yaParticle: expressing surprise or doubt
牙膏yá gāoNoun: toothpaste
压力yā lìNoun: pressure
亚洲Yà zhōuNoun: Asia
yánNoun: salt
演出yǎn chūNoun: performance, show
Verb: to perform, to put on a show
严格yán géAdjective: strict, rigorous
研究生yán jiū shēngNoun: graduate, postgraduate or research student
演员yǎn yuánNoun: performer, actor
严重yán zhòngAdjective: grave, serious, critical
养成yǎng chéngVerb: to cultivate, to form, to acquire
阳光yáng guāngNoun: sunshine
样子yàng ziNoun: appearance, manner
邀请yāo qǐngNoun: invitation
Verb: to invite
钥匙yào shiNoun: key
Noun: page, leaf
Measure Word: for a page
也许yě xǔAdverb: perhaps, maybe
叶子yè ziNoun: leaf
亿Number: 100 million
Relative Clause: because of, so as to, in order to
意见yì jiànNoun: opinion, view, objection
一切yí qièPronoun: all, everything
艺术yì shùNoun: art
因此yīn cǐConjunction: thus, consequently
饮料yǐn liàoNoun: drink, beverage
引起yǐn qǐVerb: to give rise to, to lead to
印象yìn xiàngNoun: impression
yíngVerb: to win, to beat
yìngAdjective: hard, stiff, firm
勇敢yǒng gǎnAdjective: brave, courageous
永远yǒng yuǎnAdverb: forever, ever
yóuRelative Clause: due to, because of, by, from
优点yōu diǎnNoun: merit, advantage, strong point
友好yǒu hǎoAdjective: friendly
幽默yōu mòNoun: humor
Adjective: humorous
尤其yóu qíAdverb: especially, particularly
有趣yǒu qùAdjective: interesting
优秀yōu xiùAdjective: outstanding, excellent
友谊yǒu yìNoun: friendship
由于yóu yúRelative Clause: due to, because of
Conjunction: and, with
语法yǔ fǎNoun: grammar
愉快yú kuàiAdjective: happy, cheerful
羽毛球yǔ máo qiúNoun: badminton
于是yú shìConjunction: as a result, consequently
预习yù xíVerb: to prepare for (a lesson)
语言yǔ yánNoun: language
yuánNoun: circle
Adjective: circular, round
原来yuán láiAdjective: former, original
Adverb: as it turns out
原谅yuán liàngVerb: to excuse, to forgive
原因yuán yīnNoun: reason, cause
阅读yuè dúNoun: reading
Verb: to read
约会yuē huìNoun: appointment, engagement, date
允许yǔn xǔVerb: to permit, to allow

Z

杂志zá zhìNoun: magazine
咱们zán menPronoun: we, us
暂时zàn shíAdjective: temporary
zāngAdjective: dirty
责任zé rènNoun: duty, responsibility
增加zēng jiāVerb: to increase, to raise
增长zēng zhǎngNoun: increase, growth
Verb: to increase, to grow
zhǎiAdjective: narrow
招聘zhāo pìnNoun: recruitment
Verb: to recruit
真正zhēn zhèngAdjective: genuine, real, true
正常zhèng chángAdjective: regular, normal, ordinary
正好zhèng hǎoAdverb: just right, just at the right time
整理zhěng lǐVerb: to arrange, to tidy up
证明zhèng míngNoun: proof, certificate, testimonial
Verb: to prove, to testify
整齐zhěng qíAdjective: neat, tidy, in good order
正确zhèng quèAdjective: correct, proper
正式zhèng shìAdjective: formal, official
zhǐNoun: finger
Verb: to point at or to, to indicate
zhīPronoun: I, he, she it, …
Particle: similar to 的
zhīMeasure Word: for birds and animals, a pair of things, parts of the body, etc.
支持zhī chíNoun: support, backing
Verb: to support, to back
值得zhí déVerb: to be worth, to deserve
只好zhǐ hǎoAdverb: have to
直接zhí jiēAdjective: direct, immediate
质量zhì liàngNoun: quality
至少zhì shǎoAdverb: at least
知识zhī shiNoun: knowledge
植物zhí wùNoun: plant
只要zhǐ yàoConjunction: if only, as long as
职业zhí yèNoun: occupation, profession
制造zhì zàoVerb: to make, to manufacture
重点zhòng diǎnNoun: emphasis, focal point, priority
重视zhòng shìVerb: to value, to attach importance to
中文Zhōng wénNoun: Chinese language
周围zhōu wéiNoun: surroundings, environment
Adverb: around, about
zhūNoun: pig
主动zhǔ dòngVerb: to take the initiative
Adjective: active
祝贺zhù hèNoun: congratulations
Verb: to congratulate
逐渐zhú jiànAdverb: gradually
著名zhù míngAdjective: famous, well-known
主意zhǔ yiNoun: idea, plan, decision
zhuànVerb: to earn, to make a profit
专门zhuān ménAdjective: special, specialized
Adverb: specialized
专业zhuān yèNoun: speciality, major, field of study
zhuàngVerb: to hit, to bump against, to collide, to run into
准确zhǔn quèAdjective: accurate, precise, exact
准时zhǔn shíAdjective: on time, punctual
自然zì ránNoun: nature
Adjective: natural
仔细zǐ xìAdjective: careful, attentive, cautious
总结zǒng jiéNoun: summary
Verb: to sum up
Verb: to rent, to hire
组成zǔ chéngNoun: composition
Verb: to form, to compose, to constitute
组织zǔ zhīNoun: organisation
Verb: to organize
zuǐNoun: mouth
最好zuì hǎoAdverb: it would be best, had better
最后zuì hòuTime: finally, at last
尊重zūn zhòngNoun: respect, esteem
Verb: to respect, to honor
zuòNoun: seat
Measure Word: for cities, buildings, mountains, etc.
做生意zuò shēng yiVerb: to do business
座位zuò wèiNoun: seat, place
作者zuò zhěNoun: author, writer

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