Classical Chinese still alive

文言文 phrases that still show up in headlines, toasts and dish names.

SpecializedHSK 4–624 words in this topic (cleaned list)

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Founder of Chinese Trainer. These lists come from the app's HSK inventory (hanzi, pinyin, band), not from an official exam PDF.

文言文 phrases that still show up in headlines, toasts and dish names. This page lists 24 words from Chinese Trainer's inventory, with hanzi, pinyin and English, in the HSK 4–6 band. It is not a scan of an official paper; the same rows feed SRS in the app. Start with HSK 1–2 rows when the topic includes them, and add the rest once you can say three sentences out loud.

Word list

24 words in this topic (cleaned list) · HSK 4–6

HSK 2

HSK	Hanzi	Pinyin	English
2	其	qí	his
2	典	diǎn	law
2	词	cí	phrase
2	题	tí	forehead
2	句子	jùzi	sentence
2	日子	rìzi	day

6 words · Practice them in the app

HSK 3

HSK	Hanzi	Pinyin	English
3	古	gǔ	old
3	标题	biāotí	title
3	题目	tímù	subject

3 words · Practice them in the app

HSK 4

HSK	Hanzi	Pinyin	English
4	之	zhī	classical 'of' particle

1 words · Practice them in the app

HSK 5

HSK	Hanzi	Pinyin	English
5	口号	kǒuhào	slogan
5	成语	chéngyǔ	Chinese set expression
5	更新	gēngxīn	to replace the old with new

3 words · Practice them in the app

HSK 6

HSK	Hanzi	Pinyin	English
6	古典	gǔdiǎn	classical
6	预约	yùyuē	to book

2 words · Practice them in the app

HSK 7+

HSK	Hanzi	Pinyin	English
7	乃	nǎi	then
7	昔	xī	past
7	爵	jué	noble
7	蜀	shǔ	the name of an ancient state
7	会晤	huìwù	to meet
7	学士	xuéshì	bachelor's degree
7	新陈代谢	xīnchén-dàixiè	metabolism
7	礼服	lǐfú	ceremonial robe
7	老伴儿	lǎobànr	Old partner

9 words · Practice them in the app