Studying for the HSK

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Survival · HSK 1–2HSK 1–667 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.

Exam prep, study plans and test vocabulary. This page lists 67 words from Chinese Trainer's inventory, with hanzi, pinyin and English, in the HSK 1–6 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

67 words in this topic (cleaned list) · HSK 1–6

HSK 1 — use these today

HSKHanziPinyinEnglish
1习xíto study
1读dú / dòuto read
1准备zhǔnbèito prepare
1学习xuéxíto learn
1考试kǎoshìto take an exam
1读书dúshūto read a book

6 words · Practice them in the app

HSK 2

HSKHanziPinyinEnglish
2业yèbusiness
2级jílevel
2中级zhōngjímiddle level
2以上yǐshàngthat level or higher
2以下yǐxiàthat level or lower
2水平shuǐpínghorizontal
2练习liànxíto practice
2考生kǎoshēngexam candidate

8 words · Practice them in the app

HSK 3

HSKHanziPinyinEnglish
3体会tǐhuìto know from experience
3听力tīnglìhearing
3留学liúxuéto study abroad
3程度chéngdùdegree

4 words · Practice them in the app

HSK 4

HSKHanziPinyinEnglish
4及格jígéto pass an exam or a test
4录取lùqǔto accept an applicant who passes an entrance exam
4考察kǎocháto inspect
4词汇cíhuìvocabulary
4语法yǔfǎgrammar
4阅读yuèdúto read

6 words · Practice them in the app

HSK 5

HSKHanziPinyinEnglish
5悉xīto know
5层次céngcìcapa
5收购shōugòuto purchase or acquire in bulk or at an official level

3 words · Practice them in the app

HSK 6

HSKHanziPinyinEnglish
6借鉴jièjiànto draw on
6口试kǒushìoral examination
6好学hàoxuéeasy to learn
6报考bàokǎoto enter oneself for an examination
6笔试bǐshìwritten examination
6考场kǎochǎngexam room
6考题kǎotíexam question
6自学zìxuéto study on one's own
6补考bǔkǎoto sit for a makeup exam
6识字shízìto learn to read
6高层gāocénghigh-rise

11 words · Practice them in the app

HSK 7+

HSKHanziPinyinEnglish
7刨páo / bàocarpenter's plane
7上游shàngyóuupper reaches
7下级xiàjílow ranking
7从业cóngyèto practice
7价位jiàwèiprice level
7作弊zuòbìto practice fraud
7化验huàyànto do a lab test
7卷子juànzitest paper
7取经qǔjīngto learn by studying another's experience
7回落huíluòto fall back
7基层jīcéngbasic level
7备课bèikèto do one's lesson preparation
7学艺xuéyìto learn a skill or art
7寓意yùyìmoral
7弄虚作假nòngxū-zuòjiǎto practice fraud
7得知dézhīto find out
7念书niànshūto read
7攻读gōngdúto major
7模拟mónǐto simulate
7治学zhìxuéto do scholarly research
7海拔hǎibáheight above sea level
7湿度shīdùhumidity level
7演练yǎnliànto drill
7级别jíbiérank
7苦练kǔ liànto train hard
7获悉huòxīto learn of something
7观摩guānmóto observe and emulate
7钻研zuānyánto study meticulously
7高低gāodīheight

29 words · Practice them in the app

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