Homophones & tone pairs
买/卖, 四/十 and the pairs a Spanish ear mixes up through HSK 4.
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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.
买/卖, 四/十 and the pairs a Spanish ear mixes up through HSK 4. This page lists 45 words from Chinese Trainer's inventory, with hanzi, pinyin and English, in the HSK 2–4 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
45 words in this topic (cleaned list) · HSK 2–4
HSK 1 — use these today
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 买 | mǎi | to buy |
| 1 | 事 | shì | affair |
| 1 | 十 | shí | ten |
| 1 | 同 | tóng / tòng | same |
| 1 | 四 | sì | four |
| 1 | 是 | shì | to be |
| 1 | 等 | děng | rank |
| 1 | 里 | lǐ | unit of distance equal to 0.5km |
8 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 2
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 卖 | mài | to sell |
| 2 | 响 | xiǎng | to make noise |
| 2 | 声 | shēng | sound |
| 2 | 清 | qīng | clean |
| 2 | 相 | xiāng / xiàng | mutual |
| 2 | 音 | yīn | sound |
| 2 | 不同 | bù tóng | different |
| 2 | 不如 | bùrú | not equal to |
| 2 | 同样 | tóngyàng | same |
| 2 | 正确 | zhèngquè | correct |
| 2 | 清楚 | qīngchu | claro |
| 2 | 相同 | xiāngtóng | identical |
12 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 3
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 似 | shì / sì | resembling |
| 3 | 哈 | hā / hǎ | the sound of laughter |
| 3 | 明显 | míngxiǎn | claro |
3 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 4
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 丈 | zhàng | gentleman |
| 4 | 均 | jūn | equal |
2 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 5
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 犹 | yóu | similar to |
| 5 | 健全 | jiànquán | robust |
| 5 | 意味着 | yìwèizhe | to signify |
| 5 | 相等 | xiāngděng | equal |
4 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 7+
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 亩 | mǔ | fields |
| 7 | 俏 | qiào | to resemble |
| 7 | 呜 | wū | the sound of someone crying or sobbing |
| 7 | 潇 | xiāo | the sound of beating wind and rain |
| 7 | 钧 | jūn | unit of weight equal to thirty catties |
| 7 | 顷 | qǐng | a moment |
| 7 | 鸣 | míng | a bird call or animal cry |
| 7 | 低调 | dīdiào | low pitch |
| 7 | 分明 | fēnmíng | claro |
| 7 | 口气 | kǒuqì | tone of voice |
| 7 | 同等 | tóngděng | equal to |
| 7 | 有声有色 | yǒushēng-yǒusè | having sound and color |
| 7 | 流露 | liúlù | to reveal |
| 7 | 清晰 | qīngxī | claro |
| 7 | 翻天覆地 | fāntiān-fùdì | sky and the earth turning upside down |
| 7 | 针锋相对 | zhēnfēng-xiāngduì | to oppose each other with equal harshness |
16 words · Practice them in the app