Colors, shapes & simple descriptions

Basic colors, shapes and simple adjectives for describing objects.

Survival · HSK 1–2HSK 1–3156 words in this topic (cleaned list)

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Basic colors, shapes and simple adjectives for describing objects. This page lists 156 words from Chinese Trainer's inventory, with hanzi, pinyin and English, in the HSK 1–3 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

156 words in this topic (cleaned list) · HSK 1–3

HSK 1 — use these today

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

7 words · Practice them in the app

HSK 2

HSK	Hanzi	Pinyin	English
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

23 words · Practice them in the app

HSK 3

HSK	Hanzi	Pinyin	English
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

10 words · Practice them in the app

HSK 4

HSK	Hanzi	Pinyin	English
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

13 words · Practice them in the app

HSK 5

HSK	Hanzi	Pinyin	English
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

10 words · Practice them in the app

HSK 6

HSK	Hanzi	Pinyin	English
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

21 words · Practice them in the app

HSK 7+

HSK	Hanzi	Pinyin	English
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

72 words · Practice them in the app