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HSK 3.0 Level 4 vocabulary with pinyin and meanings

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HSK 3.0 Level 4 vocabulary with pinyin and meanings

HSK 3.0 Level 4 vocabulary with pinyin and meanings
Word Meaning
景点 jǐng diǎn tourist attraction; scenic spot
景区 jǐng qū scenic area
景色 jǐng sè scenery
竟然 jìng rán unexpectedly
竞争 jìng zhēng to compete
镜子 jìng zi mirror
究竟 jiū jìng to go to the bottom of a matter
就是 jiù shì exactly; precisely
举 jǔ to lift
举办 jǔ bàn to conduct
举例 jǔ lì to give an example
举行 jǔ xíng to hold (a meeting
聚 jù to congregate
聚餐 jù cān communal meal
聚会 jù huì party
拒绝 jù jué to refuse; to decline; to reject
距离 jù lí distance
剧院 jù yuàn theater
开玩笑 kāi wán xiào to play a joke
看法 kàn fǎ way of looking at a thing
烤 kǎo to roast
考虑 kǎo lǜ to think over
考生 kǎo shēng exam candidate
棵 kē classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc
科技 kē jì science and technology
科学 kē xué science
咳 ké cough
咳嗽 ké sou to cough
可惜 kě xī it is a pity
克 kè to be able to
课程 kè chéng course
客气 kè qi polite
课堂 kè táng classroom
客厅 kè tīng drawing room (room for arriving guests)
肯定 kěn dìng to be certain
空 kōng empty
空气 kōng qì air
恐怕 kǒng pà fear
空 kòng to empty
口语 kǒu yǔ colloquial speech
苦 kǔ bitter
快餐 kuài cān fast food
快递 kuài dì express delivery
快速 kuài sù fast; high-speed; rapid
困 kùn to trap
困难 kùn nan difficult
拉 lā to pull
垃圾 lā jī trash
辣 là hot (spicy)
来不及 lái bu jí there's not enough time (to do sth)
来得及 lái de jí to have enough time; can do it in time; can still make it
懒 lǎn lazy
浪费 làng fèi to waste
浪漫 làng màn romantic
老虎 lǎo hǔ tiger
老家 lǎo jiā native place
老年 lǎo nián elderly
老是 lǎo shi always
冷静 lěng jìng calm; cool-headed; dispassionate
理发 lǐ fà to get a haircut; to have one's hair done
理解 lǐ jiě to comprehend; to understand
礼貌 lǐ mào courtesy; politeness; manners
理想 lǐ xiǎng an ideal
厉害 lì hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible
力气 lì qi strength
例如 lì rú for example
例子 lì zi case
俩 liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 兩個|两个)
连 lián to link
联系 lián xì connection
凉 liáng the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉[nán liáng] (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)
量 liáng to measure
两 liǎng two
亮 liàng bright
列 liè to arrange
零下 líng xià below zero
零花钱 líng huā qián pocket money
零钱 líng qián change (of money)
零食 líng shí between-meal nibbles
另 lìng other
另外 lìng wài additional
留 liú to leave (a message etc)
流 liú to flow
流利 liú lì fluent
留下 liú xià to leave behind
流行 liú xíng (of a contagious disease etc) to spread
路过 lù guò to pass by or through
旅馆 lǚ guǎn hotel
旅客 lǚ kè traveler; tourist
旅行 lǚ xíng to travel
律师 lǜ shī lawyer
乱 luàn in confusion or disorder
落 luò to fall or drop
麻烦 má fan trouble; inconvenience
馒头 mán tou steamed roll
满 mǎn Manchu ethnic group
毛巾 máo jīn towel
毛衣 máo yī (wool) sweater
帽子 mào zi hat
美 měi beautiful
美好 měi hǎo beautiful
美景 měi jǐng beautiful scenery
美丽 měi lì beautiful
美食 měi shí culinary delicacy
梦 mèng dream
梦想 mèng xiǎng (fig.) to dream of
密码 mì mǎ cipher; secret code
免费 miǎn fèi free (of charge)
面对 miàn duì to face; to confront
面试 miàn shì to be interviewed (as a candidate)
秒 miǎo second (unit of time)
民族 mín zú nationality; ethnic group
末 mò tip
母女 mǔ nǚ mother and daughter
母亲 mǔ qīn mother
母子 mǔ zǐ mother and child
目标 mù biāo target
目的 mù dì purpose; aim; goal; target; objective
目的地 mù dì dì destination (location)
目前 mù qián at the present time
耐心 nài xīn to be patient
南部 nán bù southern part
难道 nán dào don't tell me ...
男士 nán shì man
难受 nán shòu to feel unwell
难忘 nán wàng unforgettable
男性 nán xìng the male sex
内 nèi inside
内容 nèi róng content
内心 nèi xīn heart; innermost being
能否 néng fǒu whether or not
能够 néng gòu to be capable of
能力 néng lì capability
嗯 ǹg used to express agreement or acknowledgment
年底 nián dǐ the end of the year
年龄 nián líng (a person's) age
农村 nóng cūn rural area
弄 nòng to do
女性 nǚ xìng woman
暖和 nuǎn huo warm
偶尔 ǒu ěr occasionally
拍 pāi to pat
排 pái a row
牌 pái mahjong tile
排队 pái duì to line up
排球 pái qiú volleyball
牌子 pái zi sign
判断 pàn duàn to judge
陪 péi to accompany
批评 pī píng to criticize
皮肤 pí fū skin
脾气 pí qi character
皮鞋 pí xié leather shoes
篇 piān sheet
片 piàn thin piece
乒乓球 pīng pāng qiú table tennis
平常 píng cháng ordinary
破 pò broken
葡萄 pú tao grape
葡萄酒 pú tao jiǔ (grape) wine
普遍 pǔ biàn universal
普通 pǔ tōng common
普通话 pǔ tōng huà Mandarin (common language)
期 qī a period of time
期末 qī mò end of term
期中 qī zhōng interim
其次 qí cì next
其中 qí zhōng among
起到 qǐ dào (in an expression of the form 起到…作用[qǐ dào xx5 zuò yòng]) to have (a (motivating etc) effect); to play (a (stabilizing etc) role)
气 qì gas; air
气候 qì hòu (meteorology) climate
汽水 qì shuǐ soda
气温 qì wēn air temperature
千克 qiān kè kilogram
千万 qiān wàn ten million
签证 qiān zhèng visa
前方 qián fāng ahead
前后 qián hòu around
强 qiáng strong
敲 qiāo to hit
桥 qiáo bridge
巧 qiǎo opportunely
巧克力 qiǎo kè lì chocolate (loanword)
亲戚 qīn qi a relative (i.e. family relation)
琴 qín guqin 古琴[gǔ qín] (a type of zither)
轻 qīng light
青年 qīng nián youth
轻松 qīng sōng light
情况 qíng kuàng circumstances; state of affairs; situation
庆祝 qìng zhù to celebrate
球队 qiú duì sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc)
球迷 qiú mí fan (ball sports)
区 qū area
区别 qū bié difference
取 qǔ to take
取得 qǔ dé to acquire; to get; to obtain
取消 qǔ xiāo to cancel
全 quán all
全部 quán bù whole; all
全都 quán dōu all

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