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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.
高考, cut-off scores, university choices and a country that bets the future in June. This page lists 53 words from Chinese Trainer's inventory, with hanzi, pinyin and English, in the HSK 3–5 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
53 words in this topic (cleaned list) · HSK 3–5
HSK 1 — use these today
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 爸 | bà | father |
| 1 | 记 | jì | mark |
| 1 | 读 | dú / dòu | to read |
| 1 | 大学 | dàxué | university |
| 1 | 学习 | xuéxí | to learn |
| 1 | 爸爸 | bàba | dad |
| 1 | 考试 | kǎoshì | to take an exam |
| 1 | 读书 | dúshū | to read a book |
8 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 2
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 业 | yè | business |
| 2 | 成绩 | chéngjì | achievement |
| 2 | 考生 | kǎoshēng | exam candidate |
3 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 3
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 父 | fù | father |
| 3 | 压力 | yālì | pressure |
| 3 | 志愿 | zhìyuàn | aspiration |
| 3 | 志愿者 | zhìyuànzhě | voluntario |
| 3 | 排名 | páimíng | to rank |
| 3 | 注意 | zhùyì | to take note of |
| 3 | 父亲 | fùqīn | father |
| 3 | 父母 | fùmǔ | father and mother |
| 3 | 留学 | liúxué | to study abroad |
9 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 4
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 叔 | shū | uncle |
| 4 | 及格 | jígé | to pass an exam or a test |
| 4 | 录取 | lùqǔ | to accept an applicant who passes an entrance exam |
| 4 | 考察 | kǎochá | to inspect |
4 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 5
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 便条 | biàntiáo | note |
1 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 6
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 口试 | kǒushì | oral examination |
| 6 | 好学 | hàoxué | easy to learn |
| 6 | 报考 | bàokǎo | to enter oneself for an examination |
| 6 | 母子 | mǔzǐ | mother and child |
| 6 | 父女 | fùnǚ | father and daughter |
| 6 | 父子 | fùzǐ | father and son |
| 6 | 笔试 | bǐshì | written examination |
| 6 | 考场 | kǎochǎng | exam room |
| 6 | 考题 | kǎotí | exam question |
| 6 | 自学 | zìxué | to study on one's own |
| 6 | 补习 | bǔxí | To take supplementary lessons |
| 6 | 补考 | bǔkǎo | to sit for a makeup exam |
| 6 | 高考 | gāokǎo | college entrance exam |
13 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 7+
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 伯 | bó / bà / bǎi | older brother |
| 7 | 吕 | lǚ | a musical note |
| 7 | 爹 | diē | father |
| 7 | 翁 | wēng | old man |
| 7 | 化验 | huàyàn | to do a lab test |
| 7 | 卷子 | juànzi | test paper |
| 7 | 外公 | wàigōng | mother's father |
| 7 | 姥爷 | lǎoye | mother's father |
| 7 | 岳父 | yuèfù | wife's father |
| 7 | 念书 | niànshū | to read |
| 7 | 攻读 | gōngdú | to major |
| 7 | 血压 | xuèyā | blood pressure |
| 7 | 观摩 | guānmó | to observe and emulate |
| 7 | 钻研 | zuānyán | to study meticulously |
| 7 | 高压 | gāoyā | high pressure |
15 words · Practice them in the app