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HSK 3.0 · effective July 2026

New HSK 3 Word List (2026)

All 955 words in New HSK 3, each with pinyin, an English gloss, and free native-speaker audio you can play right here.

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1农村nóngcūncountryside; village
2发出fāchūto send out; emit
3结合jiéhéto combine; to unite
4内容nèiróngcontent; substance
5结束jiéshùto end; to finish
6文化wénhuàculture
7数学shùxuémathematics
8故乡gùxiānghometown
9家具jiājùfurniture
10发展fāzhǎnto develop; expand
11成长chéngzhǎngto grow up; mature
12发生fāshēngto happen; occur
13结婚jié hūnto marry
14演员yǎnyuánactor; performer
15生意shēngyibusiness; trade
16到达dàodáto arrive; reach
17水池shuǐchípool; pond
18社会shèhuìsociety
19农民nóngmínfarmer; peasant
20现代xiàndàimodern; contemporary
21人民rénmínthe people
22从来cóngláialways; (with neg) never
23世界shìjièworld
24地区dìqūregion; area
25以来yǐláisince (a time)
26一切yīqièeverything; all
27电视台diànshìtáiTV station
28生命shēngmìnglife
29飞行fēixíngto fly; flight
30代表dàibiǎoto represent; representative
31失去shīqùto lose; lose hold of
32方式fāngshìway; manner; style
33交流jiāoliúto exchange; communicate
34产生chǎnshēngto produce; bring about
35说出shuō chūto say out; speak out
36现场xiànchǎngthe scene; on-site
37当中dāngzhōngin the middle; among
38中文系Zhōngwén xìChinese department
39当然dāngránof course; naturally
40公共gōnggòngpublic; communal
41家乡jiāxiānghometown
42如何rúhéhow; what
43从前cóngqiánin the past; formerly
44天空tiānkōngsky
45外面wàimianoutside
46对方duìfāngthe other side; counterpart
47过程guòchéngprocess; course
48通常tōngchángusually; ordinarily
49现实xiànshíreality; actual
50从事cóngshìto go for
51外面儿wàimianroutside (colloquial)
52传说chuánshuōlegend; it is said
53过来儿guòlaircome over here (colloquial)
54导演dǎoyǎndirector (film/play)
55能不能néng bùnéngcan you?; is it possible?
56中华民族Zhōnghuámínzúthe Chinese nation
57电子邮件diànzǐyóujiànemail
58(pre-verbal object marker)
59bèiby (passive marker)
60需要xūyàoto need; to require
61to die; dead
62开始kāishǐto begin; to start
63就是jiùshìexactly; (emphasis)
64希望xīwàngto hope; hope
65shítime; hour; when
66只是zhǐshìmerely; just; simply
67suǒ(nominalizer particle)
68bìngand; furthermore; (emphasis with neg.)
69为了wèilein order to; for the sake of
70zhǒngkind; type; (measure word)
71任何rènhéany (whatsoever)
72继续jìxùto continue; to keep on
73下来xià laito come down; (resultative)
74父亲fùqinfather (formal)
75tánto talk; to discuss
76huóto live; alive; living
77zhě(suffix: -er, person who)
78警察jǐngchápolice; police officer
79zhāng(measure for flat things)
80比赛bǐsàimatch; competition
81情况qíngkuàngsituation; circumstances
82关系guānxirelationship; connection
83决定juédìngto decide; decision
84根本gēnběnat all; fundamental(ly)
85里面lǐmianinside; interior
86měievery; each
87到底dàodǐafter all; in the end
88zǒngalways; in general
89确定quèdìngto confirm; to be certain
90xīnheart; mind; center
91guǎnto manage; to be in charge
92gǎnto dare; to venture
93总是zǒngshìalways; invariably
94tiàoto jump; to leap
95zhuāto grab; to seize; to catch
96yíngto win
97消息xiāoxinews; message; information
98jiùto save; to rescue
99下去xià quto go down; (continue)
100shòuto receive; to endure
101liáneven; including
102好好hǎohǎoproperly; carefully
103确实quèshíreally; indeed; truly
104保证bǎozhèngto guarantee; to assure
105麻烦máfantrouble; to bother
106měibeautiful; pretty
107注意zhù yìto pay attention; to notice
108保护bǎohùto protect; to safeguard
109表现biǎoxiànto show; performance; behavior
110pāito clap; to pat; to shoot (photo)
111其实qíshíactually; in fact
112jiǔlong (time)
113只有zhǐyǒuonly; only if
114horse
115绝对juéduìabsolute; absolutely
116yuánmember; (measure for personnel)
117至少zhìshǎoat least; at the very least
118整个zhěnggèwhole; entire
119表演biǎoyǎnto perform; performance
120already (literary)
121处理chǔlǐto handle; to deal with
122nèiinside; inner
123害怕hàipàto be afraid; to fear
124调查diàocháto investigate; to survey
125成功chénggōngto succeed; success
126母亲mǔqinmother (formal)
127主意zhǔyiidea; plan
128联系liánxìto contact; connection
129pàito send; to dispatch
130证明zhèngmíngto prove; proof
131解决jiějuéto solve; to resolve
132难道nándàodo you really mean...?
133奇怪qíguàistrange; odd
134yóufrom; by; through
135同意tóngyìto agree; to consent
136游戏yóuxìgame; to play
137zhǐto point at; finger; to refer to
138危险wēixiǎndangerous; danger
139曾经céngjīngonce; formerly
140看上去kànshangquit appears; seems
141事实上shìshíshangin fact; actually
142(measure for books/films); part
143上面shàngmianabove; on top of
144除了chúleexcept; besides
145容易róngyìeasy
146保持bǎochíto keep; to maintain
147理解lǐjiěto understand; to comprehend
148证据zhèngjùevidence; proof
149简单jiǎndānsimple; easy
150父母fùmǔparents; father and mother
151事实shìshífact; reality
152任务rènwutask; assignment
153使shǐto make; to cause; to use
154zhuǎnto turn; to change direction
155直到zhídàountil; up to
156紧张jǐnzhāngnervous; tense
157简直jiǎnzhísimply; really (intensifier)
158qiángstrong; powerful
159大概dàgàiapproximately; probably
160xuèblood
161shāngto injure; wound
162美元měiyuánUS dollar
163后面hòumianbehind; the back
164xìngnature; gender; -ness (suffix)
165抓住zhuā zhùto grab hold of; to grasp
166记录jìlùto record; record
167本来běnláioriginally; at first
168实际上shíjìshangin fact; actually
169tiánsweet
170并且bìngqiěand; moreover; besides
171突然tūránsuddenly; abrupt
172终于zhōngyúfinally; at last
173to pay; to hand over
174step; (measure for steps)
175咖啡kāfēicoffee
176zhùto wish; to express good wishes
177能力nénglìability; capability
178完美wánměiperfect
179目标mùbiāogoal; objective
180精神jīngshenspirit; mental state
181另外lìngwàiin addition; besides
182负责fùzéto be responsible for
183各位gèwèieveryone; all of you
184错误cuòwùerror; mistake
185干吗gànmáwhy?; what for?
186报告bàogàoreport; to report
187经历jīnglìto experience; experience
188人类rénlèihumanity; humankind
189支持zhīchíto support; to back
190建议jiànyìto suggest; suggestion
191线xiànthread; line; wire
192guānglight; brightness; only
193安排ānpáito arrange; to plan
194下面xiàmianbelow; underneath
195姑娘gūnianggirl; young woman
196ànaccording to; to press
197选手xuǎnshǒucontestant; player
198zhěngwhole; exact; to put in order
199必要bìyàonecessary; indispensable
200武器wǔqìweapon; arms
201痛苦tòngkǔpainful; suffering
202存在cúnzàito exist; existence
203首先shǒuxiānfirst of all; in the first place
204zhàoto shine; according to; photo
205táiTaiwan (abbr.)
206bānto move; to carry
207个人gèrénindividual; personal
208坚持jiānchíto insist on; to persist
209意义yìyìmeaning; significance
210理由lǐyóureason; justification
211显然xiǎnránclearly; obviously
212huǒfire
213幸运xìngyùnlucky; fortunate
214guàto hang; to put up
215跳舞tiào wǔto dance
216信任xìnrènto trust; trust
217比较bǐjiàocomparatively; to compare
218shuāngpair; (measure)
219城市chéngshìcity; town
220老板lǎobǎnboss; proprietor
221合作hézuòto cooperate; to collaborate
222luàndisorderly; chaotic; messy
223zhī(measure for pens/sticks)
224明显míngxiǎnobvious; clear
225消失xiāoshīto disappear; to vanish
226area; region; district
227力量lìliangstrength; power
228shūto lose (a game); to transport
229利用lìyòngto use; to utilize
230训练xùnliànto train; training
231值得zhí deto be worth; worthwhile
232足够zúgòuenough; sufficient
233仍然réngránstill; yet
234zhuīto chase; to pursue
235qúngroup; herd; (measure)
236yuēto weigh in a balance or on a scale
237gǎnto catch up with; to hurry
238面对miànduìto face; to confront
239真实zhēnshítrue; real; authentic
240交易jiāoyìtransaction; deal
241broken; to break
242停止tíngzhǐto stop; to cease
243人生rénshēnglife; human life
244因此yīncǐtherefore; thus
245受伤shòu shāngto be injured; wounded
246属于shǔyúto belong to; to pertain to
247yǎnto perform; to act
248目前mùqiáncurrently; at present
249人员rényuánpersonnel; staff
250感受gǎnshòuto feel; perception
251事件shìjiànevent; incident
252不得不bùdébùhave to; cannot but
253dāoknife; blade
254适合shìhéto fit; to suit
255要是yàoshiif; suppose; in case
256文件wénjiànfile; document
257浪费làngfèito waste; to squander
258反应fǎnyìngto react; reaction
259意外yìwàiaccident; unexpected
260责任zérènresponsibility; duty
261反正fǎnzhenganyway; in any case
262设计shèjìto design; design
263美丽měilìbeautiful
264压力yālìpressure; stress
265shìroom; chamber
266mǒucertain; some (unspecified)
267伟大wěidàgreat; mighty
268观众guānzhòngaudience; spectators
269自从zìcóngsince; ever since
270zhōngclock; bell; o'clock
271不必bùbìneed not; not have to
272反对fǎnduìto oppose; to object
273精彩jīngcǎibrilliant; splendid
274jīngold; metal
275感情gǎnqíngfeeling; emotion; affection
276演出yǎnchūto perform; show
277cháofacing; towards; dynasty
278chéngcity; town; city wall
279超级chāojísuper; ultra
280破坏pòhuàito destroy; to damage
281杂志zázhìmagazine; journal
282dùn(measure for meals/scoldings)
283时刻shíkèmoment; time; juncture
284相当xiāngdāngquite; rather; considerably
285自然zìrannatural; nature
286shēndeep; profound
287啤酒píjiǔbeer
288jǐntight; close; tense
289power; strength; force
290造成zàochéngto cause; to create
291充满chōngmǎnfull of
292duànto break; to cut off
293kōngempty; free; air
294美好měihǎofine; happy; wonderful
295jià(measure for planes/shelves); frame
296恐怕kǒngpàperhaps; I'm afraid that
297zhǔnaccurate; to allow
298tòngto ache; pain
299qīnclose; related; to kiss
300skin; leather; surface
301前面qiánmianin front; ahead
302幸福xìngfúhappy; happiness
303技术jìshùtechnology; technique; skill
304chuánto pass on; to transmit
305困难kùnnandifficult; hardship
306乐队yuèduìband; orchestra
307紧急jǐnjíurgent; critical
308接近jiējìnto approach; near to
309chǎonoisy; to quarrel
310成员chéngyuánmember
311教练jiàoliàncoach; trainer
312谈话tánhuàconversation; to talk
313zhūpig
314suíto follow; along with
315niúcow; ox; bull
316上去shàng quto go up; (resultative)
317职业zhíyèprofession; occupation
318状态zhuàngtàistate; condition; status
319周围zhōuwéisurroundings; around
320报道bàodàoto report (news); news report
321会议huìyìmeeting; conference
322显示xiǎnshìto show; to display
323立刻lìkèimmediately; at once
324舞台wǔtáistage (theater)
325pèito match; to pair
326取消qǔxiāoto cancel
327离婚lí hūnto divorce
328等待děngdàito wait; to await
329réngstill; yet
330庆祝qìngzhùto celebrate
331裤子kùzitrousers; pants
332实验室shíyànshìlaboratory
333xiūto repair; to fix
334状况zhuàngkuàngsituation; condition
335确保quèbǎoto ensure; to guarantee
336慢慢mànmànslowly; gradually
337复杂fùzácomplicated; complex
338diàoto transfer; to investigate
339lèitype; kind; category
340集中jízhōngto concentrate; to focus
341胜利shènglìvictory; to win
342zhístraight; directly
343印象yìnxiàngimpression
344进展jìnzhǎnprogress; to advance
345happy; cheerful
346保险bǎoxiǎninsurance
347to record; to copy
348专家zhuānjiāexpert; specialist
349旅馆lǚguǎnhotel; inn
350赶快gǎnkuàiquickly; hurry up
351更加gèngjiāeven more; further
352伤心shāng xīnsad; heartbroken
353机器jīqìmachine; machinery
354记者jìzhějournalist; reporter
355价值jiàzhívalue; worth
356互相hùxiāngeach other; mutually
357to press; to push down
358命运mìngyùnfate; destiny
359事业shìyècareer; cause; undertaking
360jǐnonly; merely
361正式zhèngshìformal; official
362专业zhuānyèspecialty; major (academic)
363年代niándàidecade; era; period
364bàonewspaper; to report
365制造zhìzàoto manufacture; to make
366屋子wūziroom; house
367退tuìto retreat; to withdraw
368作品zuòpǐnwork (of art); writing
369千万qiānwànabsolutely; by all means
370去世qùshìto pass away; to die
371队员duìyuánteam member
372cloth; fabric
373时代shídàiera; epoch; times
374jiùold (not new); former
375tángsugar; candy; sweets
376部门bùméndepartment; branch
377基本jīběnbasic; fundamental
378对待duìdàito treat; to handle
379kùnsleepy; tired; trapped
380由于yóuyúdue to; because of
381宣布xuānbùto declare; to announce
382zhíto be worth; value
383经验jīngyànexperience; expertise
384创造chuàngzàoto create; to produce
385内心nèixīninner heart; inwardly
386事故shìgùaccident; mishap
387艺术yìshùart; the arts
388速度sùdùspeed; velocity
389to combine; to fit together
390尽量jǐnliàngas much as possible
391范围fànwéiscope; range
392亲自qīnzìpersonally; in person
393石头shítoustone; rock
394fan; enthusiast; to be lost
395歌手gēshǒusinger; vocalist
396yānsmoke; cigarette
397each; every
398制作zhìzuòto make; to produce; to craft
399关注guānzhùto follow with interest; pay attention to
400保安bǎoānBonan ethnic group
401媒体méitǐmedia; mass media
402赶紧gǎnjǐnto hurry; right away
403建立jiànlìto establish; to set up
404变化biànhuàchange; transformation
405表达biǎodáto express; to convey
406大约dàyuēapproximately; about
407仅仅jǐnjǐnmerely; only
408zàoto make; to build; to create
409退出tuì chūto withdraw; to quit
410前进qiánjìnto advance; to move forward
411对手duìshǒuopponent; rival
412dàigeneration; to substitute for
413环境huánjìngenvironment; surroundings
414规定guīdìngrule; regulation; to stipulate
415效果xiàoguǒeffect; result
416现金xiànjīncash
417强大qiángdàpowerful; mighty
418玩具wánjùtoy
419满足mǎnzúto satisfy; to be content
420niànto read aloud; to think of; to study
421和平hépíngpeace; peaceful
422理论lǐlùntheory
423年纪niánjìage (of a person)
424观察guāncháto observe; to inspect
425lóngdragon
426不断bùduànunceasingly; continuously
427有效yǒuxiàoeffective; valid
428bǎnboard; plank
429pàngfat; plump
430按照ànzhàoaccording to; in line with
431世纪shìjìcentury
432达到dá dàoto reach; to attain; to achieve
433邮件yóujiànmail; postal items
434shèngto win; to be victorious
435程度chéngdùdegree; extent; level
436裙子qúnziskirt
437picture; map; diagram
438dìngto book; to subscribe to; to agree on
439区别qūbiédifference; to distinguish
440背后bèihòubehind; at the back
441左右zuǒyòuapproximately; left and right
442fèifee; to cost; to spend
443坚强jiānqiángstrong; staunch; firm
444员工yuángōngemployee; staff
445bǎoto protect; to preserve
446好奇hàoqícurious
447阳光yángguāngsunlight; sunshine
448整天zhěngtiānall day long; the whole day
449文章wénzhāngarticle; essay; writing
450设备shèbèiequipment; facility
451类似lèisìsimilar to; analogous
452标准biāozhǔnstandard; criterion
453对象duìxiàngtarget; object; (romantic) partner
454period; phase; (measure for issues)
455管理guǎnlǐto manage; management
456实验shíyànexperiment; to experiment
457jiànto build; to construct; to establish
458话题huàtítopic of conversation
459市场shìchǎngmarket; marketplace
460tuángroup; troupe; (measure for ball-shaped things)
461qiáobridge
462不仅bùjǐnnot only
463zhèngcertificate; to prove
464成熟chéngshúmature; ripe
465表明biǎomíngto indicate; to make clear
466工具gōngjùtool; instrument
467生存shēngcúnto survive; to exist
468huàto change; -ize (suffix)
469争取zhēngqǔto strive for; to fight for
470当地dāngdìlocal; locality
471department (university); to be; system
472tāngsoup; broth
473手指shǒuzhǐfinger
474yóuto swim; to travel
475资格zīgequalifications; credentials
476合法héfǎlegal; lawful
477工厂gōngchǎngfactory; mill
478决赛juésàifinal (in a competition)
479cúnto store; to deposit; to exist
480毛病máobingfault; defect; trouble
481xiāngfragrant; sweet-smelling; tasty
482公开gōngkāito make public; open; public
483行李xíngliluggage; baggage
484发明fāmíngto invent; invention
485演唱yǎnchàngto sing in performance
486思想sīxiǎngthought; thinking; ideology
487组合zǔhéto combine; combination
488重大zhòngdàsignificant; major; weighty
489哈哈hāhahaha (laughter)
490具体jùtǐconcrete; specific
491共同gòngtóngcommon; shared; jointly
492领导lǐngdǎoleader; to lead; leadership
493tiěiron; firm; hard
494增加zēngjiāto increase; to add
495主任zhǔrèndirector; head (of department)
496头脑tóunǎobrain; mind
497lǐngto lead; to receive
498适应shìyìngto adapt; to get used to
499rènto assign; to allow; (surname)
500吵架chǎo jiàto quarrel; to have a row
501服装fúzhuāngclothing; clothes; outfit
502将来jiāngláiin the future; the future
503沙发shāfāsofa; couch
504风险fēngxiǎnrisk; hazard
505个性gèxìngpersonality; individuality
506后果hòuguǒconsequence; aftermath
507交往jiāowǎngto interact; to associate
508保留bǎoliúto keep; to retain; to reserve
509各种gèzhǒngall kinds of; every kind
510眼前yǎnqiánbefore one's eyes; right now
511持续chíxùto continue; sustained
512游泳yóuyǒngto swim; swimming
513经济jīngjìeconomy; financial
514采取cǎiqǔto adopt; to take (measures)
515shēngto rise; to ascend; liter
516合理hélǐreasonable; sensible
517退休tuìxiūto retire (from work)
518认出rèn chūto recognize; to make out
519自动zìdòngautomatic; automatically
520直播zhíbōlive broadcast
521提前tíqiánin advance; to bring forward
522chūat the beginning of
523发表fābiǎoto publish; to announce
524底下dǐxiaunderneath; below
525判断pànduànto judge; to determine
526试验shìyànto test; experiment
527深刻shēnkèdeep; profound
528衬衫chènshānshirt; blouse
529整理zhěnglǐto tidy up; to organize
530前往qiánwǎngto go to; to depart for
531fángto guard against; to prevent
532评价píngjiàto evaluate; evaluation
533强烈qiánglièstrong; intense
534否认fǒurènto deny; to repudiate
535情感qínggǎnemotion; feeling
536愿望yuànwàngwish; desire
537形象xíngxiàngimage; figure; vivid
538全球quánqiúglobal; the whole world
539纪念jìniànto commemorate; memorial
540当初dāngchūat that time; originally
541earth; soil; dust
542显得xiǎndeto appear; to look
543进步jìnbùprogress; to advance
544苹果píngguǒapple
545打破dǎpoto break; to smash
546quēto lack; to be short of
547广播guǎngbōbroadcast; to broadcast
548专门zhuānménspecialized; specifically
549指导zhǐdǎoto guide; to direct
550不安bùānuneasy; restless
551相关xiāngguānrelated; relevant
552complete; together; even
553ancient; old
554公民gōngmíncitizen
555看起来kànqilaiit seems; it looks like
556不论bùlùnno matter how/who/what
557整整zhěngzhěngfully; whole; entire
558放到fàng dàoto put into; place onto
559女子nǚzǐwoman; female
560配合pèiheto coordinate; to cooperate
561具有jùyǒuto possess; to have
562yángsheep; lamb
563qiǎoclever; skillful; coincidental
564功夫gōngfuskill; effort; kung fu
565完整wánzhěngcomplete; intact
566相互xiānghùmutual; each other
567宣传xuānchuánto publicize; propaganda
568谈判tánpànto negotiate; negotiation
569商业shāngyècommerce; business
570食品shípǐnfood product; foodstuff
571解开jiě kāito untie; to unfasten
572赶到gǎndàoto hurry to; to rush to
573经营jīngyíngto run (a business); to manage
574课程kèchéngcourse; curriculum
575快速kuàisùfast; rapid; high-speed
576没用méiyònguseless; of no use
577资金zījīnfunds; capital
578纪录jìlùrecord (best mark)
579称为chēngwéito be called; to be known as
580大夫dàfūdoctor (informal)
581表面biǎomiànsurface; appearance
582主动zhǔdòngon one's own initiative; active
583联合liánhéto unite; to ally
584批准pī zhǔnto approve; to ratify
585jìngquiet; still; calm
586价格jiàgéprice
587体验tǐyànto experience firsthand
588可靠kěkàoreliable; dependable
589领先lǐng xiānto lead; to be ahead
590录音lùyīnto record (audio); recording
591得分dé fēnto score; to earn points
592优势yōushìadvantage; superiority
593声明shēngmíngstatement; to declare
594性格xìnggépersonality; character
595成就chéngjiùachievement; accomplishment
596发动fādòngto start; to launch; to mobilize
597及时jíshítimely; in time
598人群rénqúncrowd; the masses
599价钱jiàqianprice; cost
600动力dònglìdriving force; motivation
601zhēngto compete; to argue
602足球zúqiúsoccer; football
603进一步jìnyībùgo a step further; further
604调整tiáozhěngto adjust; to regulate
605wéito surround; to enclose
606费用fèiyongcost; expense
607工资gōngzīwages; salary; pay
608科技kējìtechnology; science and tech
609路线lùxiànroute; itinerary; path
610发送fāsongto send; to transmit; to dispatch
611只好zhǐhǎohave to; be forced to
612散步sàn bùto take a walk; to stroll
613温暖wēnnuǎnwarm; warmth
614考验kǎoyànto test; ordeal
615主持zhǔchíto host; to preside over
616搬家bān jiāto move (house); relocate
617男子nánzǐman; male
618连续liánxùcontinuously; in succession
619实力shílìactual strength; capability
620保存bǎocúnto preserve; to keep; to save
621blessing; happiness
622电台diàntáiradio station
623支付zhīfùto pay (money)
624观看guānkànto watch; to view
625huánring; link
626chǎngfactory; mill; plant
627功能gōngnéngfunction; feature
628yínsilver; money
629明确míngquèclear; definite; explicit
630把握bǎwòto grasp; confidence; certainty
631欢乐huānlèhappy; joyful
632基础jīchǔfoundation; basis
633场合chǎnghéoccasion; situation
634部长bùzhǎngminister (govt); head of department
635积极jījípositive; active
636wealthy; rich
637团结tuánjiéto unite; solidarity
638收看shōukànto watch (TV); to tune in
639上来shàng laito come up
640团体tuántǐgroup; team; organization
641举办jǔbànto hold (event); to host
642cūnvillage
643热爱rèàito love passionately; adore
644形式xíngshìform; format; style
645现象xiànxiàngphenomenon; appearance
646相似xiāngsìsimilar; resembling
647据说jùshuōit is said that; reportedly
648亲人qīnrénloved ones; close relatives
649成立chénglìto establish; to found
650本事běnshiability; skill
651石油shíyóupetroleum; oil
652西部xībùwestern part; the West
653房租fángzūrent (for housing)
654体会tǐhuìto know from experience; insight
655生产shēngchǎnto produce; production
656播放bōfàngto broadcast; to play (audio/video)
657光明guāngmíngbright; promising
658to mend; to supplement
659转变zhuǎnbiànto change; to transform
660各自gèzìeach (oneself); respectively
661告别gàobiéto bid farewell; to part from
662演唱会yǎnchànghuìconcert; vocal recital
663始终shǐzhōngfrom start to finish; all along
664丰富fēngfùrich; abundant; plentiful
665访问fǎngwènto visit; to interview
666形成xíngchéngto form; to take shape
667身份证shēnfènzhèngID card; identity card
668果汁guǒzhīfruit juice
669收音机shōuyīnjīradio (receiver)
670作者zuòzhěauthor; writer
671感冒gǎnmàoto catch a cold
672木头mùtouwood (material); log
673公布gōngbùto announce publicly; to promulgate
674果然guǒránsure enough; as expected
675乐观lèguānoptimistic; hopeful
676至今zhìjīnup to now; until now
677上升shàngshēngto rise; to ascend
678人才réncáitalented person; talent
679批评pīpíngto criticize; criticism
680深入shēnrùthorough; in-depth; to go deeply
681克服kèfúto overcome; to conquer
682全面quánmiàncomprehensive; all-round
683计算jìsuànto calculate; to compute
684有利yǒulìadvantageous; beneficial
685防止fángzhǐto prevent; to guard against
686基本上jīběnshangbasically; on the whole
687展开zhǎnkāito unfold; to launch; to develop
688双方shuāngfāngboth sides; both parties
689数量shùliàngquantity; amount
690相比xiāngbǐto compare; in comparison
691创作chuàngzuòto create (art); creative work
692卫生wèishēnghygiene; health; sanitation
693牌子páizisign; brand; trademark
694开放kāifàngto open up; open (not closed)
695指出zhǐchūto point out; to indicate
696文明wénmíngcivilization; civilized
697播出bō chūto broadcast; to air
698高速gāosùhigh-speed; rapid
699决心juéxīndetermination; resolve
700可乐kělècola (drink)
701传播chuánbōto spread; to disseminate
702香蕉xiāngjiāobanana
703各地gèdìall parts (of a region); various places
704迎接yíngjiēto greet; to welcome; to meet
705会员huìyuánmember (of a group/club)
706长期chángqīlong-term; long-time
707写作xiězuòwriting (as activity)
708电视剧diànshìjùTV drama; TV series
709热烈rèlièwarm; enthusiastic; ardent
710缺少quēshǎoto lack; to be short of
711证件zhèngjiànID; credentials; documents
712发言fāyánto speak (in meeting); statement
713上衣shàngyīupper garment; jacket
714带领dàilǐngto lead (a group); to guide
715落后luò hòuto fall behind; backward
716歌声gēshēngsound of singing; singing voice
717jiàocomparatively; rather
718输入shūrùto input; to enter (data)
719先进xiānjìnadvanced; cutting-edge
720概念gàiniànconcept; idea
721修改xiūgǎito revise; to amend; to alter
722安装ānzhuāngto install; to set up
723认得rèn deto recognize; to know
724分别fēnbiéseparately; respectively
725南部nánbùthe south; southern part
726成果chéngguǒachievement; result
727握手wò shǒuto shake hands
728难度nándùlevel of difficulty
729形状xíngzhuàngshape; form
730改造gǎizàoto transform; to remake
731短裤duǎnkùshorts; short pants
732跑步pǎo bùto run; jogging
733卫生间wèishēngjiānbathroom; toilet
734其次qícìnext; secondly
735房屋fángwūhouse; building
736表格biǎogéform; table
737信封xìnfēngenvelope
738应当yīngdāngshould; ought to
739需求xūqiúdemand; requirement
740制定zhìdìngto formulate; to draft
741自身zìshēnself; oneself
742运输yùnshūto transport; transportation
743工程师gōngchéngshīengineer
744通信tōngxìnto correspond; communication
745提问tíwènto ask a question
746加强jiāqiángto strengthen; to reinforce
747开发kāifato develop; to exploit
748不光bùguāngnot only
749文字wénzìwriting; characters; written language
750剧场jùchǎngtheater
751衬衣chènyīshirt
752分配fēnpèito distribute; to assign
753补充bǔchōngto supplement; to add
754工业gōngyèindustry; industrial
755日常rìchángdaily; everyday
756才能cáinéngability; talent
757国内guónèidomestic; within the country
758shǔto belong to; to be born in the year of (zodiac)
759球迷qiúmíball game fan; sports fan
760缺点quēdiǎnshortcoming; defect; weakness
761改进gǎijìnto improve; improvement
762集体jítǐcollective; group
763生长shēngzhǎngto grow; to develop
764采用cǎiyòngto adopt; to use; to employ
765首都shǒudūcapital city
766shùbundle; bunch; (measure for flowers etc)
767推进tuījìnto advance; to push forward
768联合国Liánhéguóthe United Nations
769场所chǎngsuǒplace; venue; site
770北部běibùthe north; northern part
771文学wénxuéliterature; literary
772学费xuéfèituition fee
773打听dǎtingto ask about; to inquire
774功课gōngkèhomework; schoolwork
775制度zhìdùsystem; institution
776认可rènkěto approve; to recognize
777东部dōngbùthe east; eastern part
778沙子shāzisand; grain of sand
779传来chuánláito come through (sound/news)
780老太太lǎotàitaiold lady; old woman
781加快jiākuàito speed up; to accelerate
782暖和nuǎnhuowarm; pleasantly warm
783反复fǎnfùrepeatedly; over and over
784商品shāngpǐncommodity; goods; merchandise
785预计yùjìto estimate; to expect
786听众tīngzhòngaudience; listeners
787民族mínzúethnic group; nationality; people
788突出tū chūoutstanding; prominent; to stick out
789强调qiángdiàoto emphasize; to stress
790优点yōudiǎnstrong point; merit; advantage
791空调kōngtiáoair conditioner; air-conditioning
792家属jiāshǔfamily members; dependents
793读者dúzhěreader (of a publication)
794收费shōu fèito charge a fee
795危害wēihàito endanger; harm; jeopardy
796志愿者zhìyuànzhěvolunteer
797铁路tiělùrailway; railroad
798房东fángdōnglandlord
799增长zēngzhǎngto grow; to increase
800熟人shúrénacquaintance; familiar person
801往往wǎngwǎngoften; frequently
802早已zǎoyǐalready; long ago
803接待jiēdàito receive (guests); to serve
804环保huánbǎoenvironmental protection
805高速公路gāosùgōnglùhighway; freeway; expressway
806特色tèsècharacteristic; distinctive feature
807体现tǐxiànto embody; to reflect
808另一方面lìngyīfāngmiànon the other hand
809合格hégéqualified; up to standard
810性别xìngbiégender; sex
811中部zhōngbùthe middle; central part
812外交wàijiāodiplomacy; foreign affairs
813初步chūbùpreliminary; initial
814否定fǒudìngto deny; to negate
815观念guānniànconcept; notion; idea
816整体zhěngtǐwhole; entirety
817报到bào dàoto check in; to register; to report for duty
818营养yíngyǎngnutrition; nourishment
819互联网hùliánwǎngthe Internet
820种子zhǒngziseed
821人工réngōngman-made; manual; artificial
822排名pái míngranking; to rank
823邮箱yóuxiāngmailbox; email inbox
824景色jǐngsèscenery; view
825大使馆dàshǐguǎnembassy
826总结zǒngjiéto summarize; summary
827结实jiēshisturdy; strong; durable
828美食měishídelicious food; gourmet food
829金牌jīnpáigold medal
830手续shǒuxùprocedures; formalities
831古代gǔdàiancient times
832适用shìyòngapplicable; suitable
833动人dòngrénmoving; touching
834实行shíxíngto implement; to put into practice
835歌迷gēmífan of a singer; music fan
836消费xiāofèito consume; consumption
837题目tímùtitle; topic; question (exam)
838标题biāotítitle; headline
839预防yùfángto prevent; to guard against
840客观kèguānobjective; impartial
841坚决jiānjuéfirm; resolute; determined
842亲切qīnqièwarm; affectionate; kind
843必然bìráninevitable; certain; necessarily
844比例bǐlìproportion; ratio; scale
845爱心àixīncompassion; loving heart
846海关hǎiguāncustoms (border)
847全场quánchǎngthe whole audience; full house
848设立shèlìto establish; to set up
849建设jiànshèconstruction; to build
850创新chuàngxīninnovation; to innovate
851将近jiāngjìnalmost; nearly
852气候qìhòuclimate
853邮票yóupiàopostage stamp
854发达fādádeveloped; flourishing; advanced
855预报yùbàoforecast; to forecast
856主张zhǔzhāngto advocate; opinion; position
857理发lǐ fàto get a haircut; barbering
858皮包píbāoleather handbag; briefcase
859短期duǎnqīshort-term; short period
860生动shēngdònglively; vivid
861整齐zhěngqíneat; tidy; orderly
862共有gòngyǒuto have in total; jointly owned
863前后qiánhòufront and back; around (a time)
864复印fùyìnto photocopy; to duplicate
865开业kāi yèto open for business; to start a practice
866推动tuī dòngto push forward; to promote
867工夫gōngfueffort; time spent; skill
868推开tuīkāito push open; to push aside
869单元dānyuánunit (residential or curriculum)
870普遍pǔbiànuniversal; widespread; common
871应用yìngyòngto apply; application; use
872被子bèiziquilt; comforter
873完善wánshànto perfect; complete; comprehensive
874武术wǔshùmartial arts; wushu
875划船huá chuánto row a boat; rowing
876变为biànwéito change into; to become
877推广tuīguǎngto popularize; to extend; to spread
878彩色cǎisècolor; multi-colored
879班级bānjíclass (in school); grade
880初中chūzhōngjunior high school; middle school
881加工jiā gōngto process; to refine
882初级chūjíprimary; elementary; junior
883听力tīnglìlistening ability; hearing
884子女zǐnǚsons and daughters; children
885美术měishùfine arts; visual art
886民间mínjiānfolk; among the people; nongovernmental
887定期dìngqīregular; periodic; at fixed times
888农业nóngyèagriculture; farming
889办理bànlǐto handle; to process; to manage
890开展kāizhǎnto launch; to carry out; to develop
891收听shōutīngto listen to (radio)
892自主zìzhǔindependent; on one's own; autonomous
893面积miànjīarea (size); surface area
894近期jìnqīin the near future; recent
895公务员gōngwùyuáncivil servant; government employee
896本领běnlǐngskill; ability; capability
897规范guīfànstandard; norm; specifications
898老百姓lǎobǎixìngordinary people; common folk
899节约jiéyuēto economize; to save; thrift
900志愿zhìyuànaspiration; volunteer; wish
901图画túhuàpicture; drawing
902建成jiànchéngto build (and complete); to be built
903自觉zìjuéself-conscious; conscientiously; to be aware of
904一方面yīfāngmiànon one hand; one aspect
905请教qǐngjiàoto consult; to ask for advice
906就业jiù yèto obtain employment; to find a job
907话剧huàjùstage play; modern drama
908长城Chángchéngthe Great Wall
909世界杯shìjièbēithe World Cup
910连续剧liánxùjùTV series; serialized drama
911分组fēn zǔto divide into groups
912长处chángchustrong point; merits
913书架shūjiàbookshelf; bookcase
914旅行社lǚxíngshètravel agency
915衣架yījiàclothes hanger; clothes rack
916职工zhígōngworkers and staff; employee
917专题zhuāntíspecial topic; special subject
918做客zuò kèto be a guest; to visit
919老头儿lǎotóurold man (colloquial)
920国庆GuóqìngNational Day
921广大guǎngdàvast; numerous; broad (audience)
922创业chuàngyèto start a business; entrepreneurship
923有的是yǒudeshìto have plenty of; there's no lack of
924绿茶lǜchágreen tea
925票价piàojiàticket price; fare
926影视yǐngshìfilm and television
927所长suǒchánghead (of an institute); director
928交警jiāojǐngtraffic police
929带动dài dòngto spur on; to drive (forward)
930年底niándǐend of the year; year-end
931代表团dàibiǎotuándelegation; mission
932华人huárénethnic Chinese (person)
933白菜báicàiChinese cabbage; bok choy
934红茶hóngcháblack tea
935留学liú xuéto study abroad
936试题shìtíexam question; test question
937银牌yínpáisilver medal
938教材jiàocáiteaching materials; textbook
939凉水liángshuǐcold water; cool water
940交费jiāofèito pay a fee
941奶茶nǎichámilk tea
942普及pǔjíto popularize; to spread; widespread
943年初niánchūbeginning of the year
944短处duǎnchushortcoming; weakness
945跳高tiàogāothe high jump
946空儿kòngrspare time; free time
947外文wàiwénforeign language (written)
948预习yùxíto preview (a lesson)
949人民币rénmínbìrenminbi (RMB); Chinese yuan
950跳远tiàoyuǎnthe long jump
951后年hòuniánthe year after next
952京剧jīngjùPeking opera; Beijing opera
953连忙liánmángpromptly; at once; quickly
954红酒hóngjiǔred wine
955极了jíleextremely (intensifier suffix)

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