Talking about mental health
压力, 心理咨询 and asking for help without disguising it as tiredness.
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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.
压力, 心理咨询 and asking for help without disguising it as tiredness. This page lists 62 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
62 words in this topic (cleaned list) · HSK 3–5
HSK 1 — use these today
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 说 | shuō / shuì | to speak |
| 1 | 睡觉 | shuìjiào | to go to bed |
2 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 2
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 言 | yán | words |
| 2 | 讲 | jiǎng | talk |
| 2 | 商量 | shāngliang | to consult |
| 2 | 讨论 | tǎolùn | to discuss |
| 2 | 讲话 | jiǎnghuà | a speech |
5 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 3
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 议 | yì | to consult |
| 3 | 压力 | yālì | pressure |
2 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 4
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 议论 | yìlùn | to comment |
| 4 | 默默 | mòmò | in silence |
2 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 5
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 眠 | mián | sleep |
| 5 | 悲伤 | bēishāng | sad |
| 5 | 睡眠 | shuìmián | sleep |
| 5 | 资助 | zīzhù | to subsidize |
4 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 6
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 忧 | yōu | sad |
| 6 | 协商 | xiéshāng | to consult with |
| 6 | 情绪 | qíngxù | mood |
| 6 | 救助 | jiùzhù | to help someone in trouble |
| 6 | 通话 | tōnghuà | to hold a conversation |
5 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 7+
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 哀 | āi | sad |
| 7 | 萧 | xiāo | mournful |
| 7 | 借助 | jièzhù | to draw support from |
| 7 | 倾诉 | qīngsù | to say everything |
| 7 | 叙述 | xùshù | to relate |
| 7 | 吹牛 | chuīniú | to talk big |
| 7 | 呼救 | hūjiù | to call for help |
| 7 | 唠叨 | láodao | to prattle |
| 7 | 外援 | wàiyuán | foreign aid |
| 7 | 失眠 | shīmián | to suffer from insomnia |
| 7 | 夸夸其谈 | kuākuā-qítán | to talk big |
| 7 | 孤零零 | gūlínglíng | lone |
| 7 | 安眠药 | ānmiányào | sleeping pill |
| 7 | 崩溃 | bēngkuì | to collapse |
| 7 | 开口 | kāikǒu | to open one's mouth |
| 7 | 异口同声 | yìkǒu-tóngshēng | different mouths |
| 7 | 心酸 | xīnsuān | to feel sad |
| 7 | 忧虑 | yōulǜ | to worry |
| 7 | 悲哀 | bēi'āi | grieved |
| 7 | 悲痛 | bēitòng | grieved |
| 7 | 感慨 | gǎnkǎi | to sigh with sorrow |
| 7 | 抑郁 | yìyù | depressed |
| 7 | 抑郁症 | yìyùzhèng | clinical depression |
| 7 | 挖苦 | wāku | to speak sarcastically |
| 7 | 有口无心 | yǒukǒu-wúxīn | to speak harshly but without any bad intent |
| 7 | 求救 | qiújiù | to seek help |
| 7 | 滔滔不绝 | tāotāo-bùjué | to produce a torrent of words |
| 7 | 焦急 | jiāojí | anxiety |
| 7 | 焦虑 | jiāolǜ | anxious |
| 7 | 畅谈 | chàngtán | to talk freely |
| 7 | 睡袋 | shuìdài | sleeping bag |
| 7 | 血压 | xuèyā | blood pressure |
| 7 | 语气 | yǔqì | tone |
| 7 | 说白了 | shuōbáile | to speak frankly |
| 7 | 谈到 | tándào | to refer to |
| 7 | 谈论 | tánlùn | to discuss |
| 7 | 谈起 | tánqǐ | to mention |
| 7 | 输血 | shūxuè | to transfuse blood |
| 7 | 辩护 | biànhù | to speak in defense of |
| 7 | 酣睡 | hānshuì | to sleep soundly |
| 7 | 风餐露宿 | fēngcān-lùsù | lit. to eat in the open air and sleep outdoors |
| 7 | 高压 | gāoyā | high pressure |
42 words · Practice them in the app