Vocabulary: Colors, shapes & simple descriptions
Basic colors, shapes and simple adjectives for describing objects.
Survival · HSK 1–2HSK 1–3A4
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 大 | dà | big |
| 1 | 小 | xiǎo | small |
| 1 | 方 | fāng | square |
| 1 | 球 | qiú | ball |
| 1 | 白 | bái | white |
| 1 | 重 | zhòng / chóng | heavy |
| 1 | 高 | gāo | tall |
| 2 | 低 | dī | low |
| 2 | 河 | hé | river |
| 2 | 短 | duǎn | brief |
| 2 | 碗 | wǎn | bowl |
| 2 | 红 | hóng / gōng | red |
| 2 | 纸 | zhǐ | papel |
| 2 | 绿 | lǜ | green |
| 2 | 色 | sè | Color |
| 2 | 蓝 | lán | blue |
| 2 | 轻 | qīng | light |
| 2 | 长 | cháng / zhǎng | long |
| 2 | 青 | qīng | nature's color |
| 2 | 黄 | huáng | yellow |
| 2 | 黑 | hēi | black |
| 2 | 一生 | yīshēng | all one's life |
| 2 | 少数 | shǎoshù | small number |
| 2 | 报纸 | bàozhǐ | newspaper |
| 2 | 白色 | báisè | white |
| 2 | 绿色 | lǜsè | green |
| 2 | 蓝色 | lánsè | blue |
| 2 | 零下 | líng xià | below zero |
| 2 | 高级 | gāojí | high level |
| 2 | 黑色 | hēisè | black |
| 3 | 危 | wēi | dangerous |
| 3 | 彩 | cǎi | color |
| 3 | 木 | mù | tree |
| 3 | 缺 | quē | to lack |
| 3 | 下面 | xiàmiàn | below |
| 3 | 属于 | shǔyú | to belong to |
| 3 | 强大 | qiángdà | big and strong |
| 3 | 短期 | duǎnqī | short-term |
| 3 | 红茶 | hóngchá | black tea |
| 3 | 长期 | chángqī | long-term |
| 4 | 圆 | yuán | circle |
| 4 | 寸 | cùn | inch |
| 4 | 巨 | jù | large |
| 4 | 矮 | ǎi | short |
| 4 | 五颜六色 | wǔyán-liùsè | multicolored |
| 4 | 填空 | tiánkòng | to fill a job vacancy |
| 4 | 小型 | xiǎoxíng | small scale |
| 4 | 平方 | píngfāng | square |
| 4 | 忽视 | hūshì | to neglect |
| 4 | 矮小 | ǎixiǎo | short and small |
| 4 | 红包 | hóngbāo | money wrapped in red as a gift |
| 4 | 试卷 | shìjuàn | examination paper |
| 4 | 高价 | gāojià | high price |
| 5 | 乏 | fá | poor |
| 5 | 璃 | lí | glass |
| 5 | 硕 | shuò | great |
| 5 | 扮演 | bànyǎn | to play the role of |
| 5 | 灰色 | huīsè | gray |
| 5 | 起到 | qǐdào | to have effect) |
| 5 | 运行 | yùnxíng | to move along one's course |
| 5 | 高大 | gāodà | tall |
| 5 | 高跟鞋 | gāogēnxié | high-heeled shoes |
| 5 | 鲜艳 | xiānyàn | bright-colored |
| 6 | 乌 | wū | crow |
| 6 | 崇 | chóng | high |
| 6 | 素 | sù | plain |
| 6 | 主角 | zhǔjué | leading role |
| 6 | 天下 | tiānxià | land under heaven |
| 6 | 娃娃 | wáwa | baby |
| 6 | 将军 | jiāngjūn | general |
| 6 | 平方米 | píngfāngmǐ | square meter |
| 6 | 忽略 | hūlüè | to neglect |
| 6 | 旅店 | lǚdiàn | inn |
| 6 | 特大 | tèdà | exceptionally big |
| 6 | 笔试 | bǐshì | written examination |
| 6 | 绿化 | lǜhuà | to make green with plants |
| 6 | 蓝天 | lán tiān | blue sky |
| 6 | 蓝领 | lánlǐng | blue-collar |
| 6 | 通红 | tōnghóng | very red |
| 6 | 长久 | chángjiǔ | long-time |
| 6 | 长远 | chángyuǎn | long-term |
| 6 | 高层 | gāocéng | high-rise |
| 6 | 高档 | gāodàng | superior quality |
| 6 | 高等 | gāoděng | high-level |
| 7 | 屹 | yì | to rise |
| 7 | 峻 | jùn | high |
| 7 | 崭 | zhǎn | new |
| 7 | 庞 | páng | disorderly |
| 7 | 弧 | hú | arc |
| 7 | 悠 | yōu | distant |
| 7 | 棱 | léng | squared timber |
| 7 | 沧 | cāng | azure |
| 7 | 泰 | tài | great |
| 7 | 皂 | zào | soap |
| 7 | 盏 | zhǎn | small cup or container |
| 7 | 碟 | dié | plate |
| 7 | 碧 | bì | jade |
| 7 | 舶 | bó | large ship |
| 7 | 苍 | cāng | dark blue |
| 7 | 贱 | jiàn | cheap |
| 7 | 赤 | chì | red |
| 7 | 钞 | chāo | bank note |
| 7 | 黎 | lí | many |
| 7 | 一长一短 | yī cháng yī duǎn | talking endlessly |
| 7 | 下级 | xiàjí | low ranking |
| 7 | 主演 | zhǔyǎn | to play the leading role |
| 7 | 低价 | dījià | low price |
| 7 | 低碳 | dītàn | low-carbon |
| 7 | 低迷 | dīmí | blurred |
| 7 | 使命 | shǐmìng | mission |
| 7 | 冗长 | rǒngcháng | long and tedious |
| 7 | 凳子 | dèngzi | stool |
| 7 | 出演 | chūyǎn | to perform |
| 7 | 卷子 | juànzi | test paper |
| 7 | 回落 | huíluò | to fall back |
| 7 | 圆形 | yuánxíng | round |
| 7 | 填补 | tiánbǔ | to fill a gap |
| 7 | 大家庭 | dàjiātíng | extended family |
| 7 | 小人 | xiǎorén | person of low social status |
| 7 | 廉价 | liánjià | cheaply-priced |
| 7 | 彩电 | cǎidiàn | color television |
| 7 | 悠久 | yōujiǔ | long |
| 7 | 截然不同 | jiérán-bùtóng | entirely different |
| 7 | 拘留 | jūliú | to detain |
| 7 | 挟持 | xiéchí | to seize by the arms |
| 7 | 木材 | mùcái | wood |
| 7 | 本分 | běnfèn | one's part |
| 7 | 沉甸甸 | chéndiàndiàn | heavy |
| 7 | 沉闷 | chénmèn | oppressive |
| 7 | 治学 | zhìxué | to do scholarly research |
| 7 | 沿线 | yánxiàn | along the line |
| 7 | 沿途 | yántú | along the sides of the road |
| 7 | 洪亮 | hóngliàng | loud and clear |
| 7 | 深远 | shēnyuǎn | far-reaching |
| 7 | 潜水 | qiánshuǐ | to dive |
| 7 | 疏忽 | shūhu | to neglect |
| 7 | 碧绿 | bìlǜ | dark green |
| 7 | 空白 | kòngbái | blank space |
| 7 | 繁重 | fánzhòng | heavy |
| 7 | 终生 | zhōngshēng | throughout one's life |
| 7 | 绿地 | lǜdì | green area |
| 7 | 美中不足 | měizhōng-bùzú | everything is fine except for one small defect |
| 7 | 翠绿 | cuìlǜ | greenish-blue |
| 7 | 被捕 | bèibǔ | to be arrested |
| 7 | 规矩 | guīju | lit. compass and set square |
| 7 | 讹诈 | ézhà | to extort under false pretenses |
| 7 | 跑龙套 | pǎo lóngtào | to play a small role |
| 7 | 轻型 | qīngxíng | light |
| 7 | 轻微 | qīngwēi | slight |
| 7 | 造纸术 | zàozhǐshù | papermaking process |
| 7 | 钞票 | chāopiào | paper money |
| 7 | 长征 | chángzhēng | expedition |
| 7 | 零钱 | língqián | change |
| 7 | 马桶 | mǎtǒng | chamber pot |
| 7 | 高调 | gāodiào | high-sounding speech |
| 7 | 黑白 | hēibái | black and white |
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