Simplified vs traditional
简体 and 繁体: what changes, where you meet it, and not mixing them in one text.
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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.
简体 and 繁体: what changes, where you meet it, and not mixing them in one text. This page lists 24 words from Chinese Trainer's inventory, with hanzi, pinyin and English, in the HSK 2–5 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
24 words in this topic (cleaned list) · HSK 2–5
HSK 1 — use these today
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 汉字 | Hànzì | Chinese character |
| 1 | 读书 | dúshū | to read a book |
2 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 2
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 中医 | zhōngyī | traditional Chinese medical science |
| 2 | 读音 | dúyīn | pronunciation |
2 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 4
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 传统 | chuántǒng | tradition |
| 4 | 大陆 | dàlù | mainland China |
2 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 5
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 中药 | zhōngyào | traditional Chinese medicine |
| 5 | 朗读 | lǎngdú | to read aloud |
| 5 | 转换 | zhuǎnhuàn | to change |
3 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 6
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 港 | gǎng | port |
| 6 | 识字 | shízì | to learn to read |
2 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 7+
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 共性 | gòngxìng | overall character |
| 7 | 农历 | nónglì | the traditional Chinese calendar |
| 7 | 君子 | jūnzǐ | nobleman |
| 7 | 品德 | pǐndé | moral character |
| 7 | 国画 | guóhuà | traditional Chinese painting |
| 7 | 宣读 | xuāndú | to read out loud to an audience |
| 7 | 朗诵 | lǎngsòng | to read aloud with expression |
| 7 | 正宗 | zhèngzōng | orthodox school |
| 7 | 简体字 | jiǎntǐzì | Simplified characters |
| 7 | 繁体字 | fántǐzì | traditional Chinese character |
| 7 | 错别字 | cuòbiézì | Chinese character error |
| 7 | 骨气 | gǔqì | unyielding character |
| 7 | 默读 | mòdú | to read in silence |
13 words · Practice them in the app