Tang poetry for beginners
Living 唐诗 vocabulary, not a literature degree: moon, wine, farewell, the road.
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Living 唐诗 vocabulary, not a literature degree: moon, wine, farewell, the road. This page lists 73 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
73 words in this topic (cleaned list) · HSK 3–5
HSK 1 — use these today
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 友 | yǒu | friend |
| 1 | 山 | shān | mountain |
| 1 | 月 | yuè | moon |
| 1 | 朋 | péng | friend |
| 1 | 水 | shuǐ | water |
| 1 | 道 | dào | method |
| 1 | 朋友 | péngyou | friend |
| 1 | 网友 | wǎngyǒu | online friend |
| 1 | 路上 | lùshang | on the road |
| 1 | 马路 | mǎlù | street |
10 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 2
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 河 | hé | river |
| 2 | 街 | jiē | street |
| 2 | 酒 | jiǔ | wine |
| 2 | 公路 | gōnglù | highway |
| 2 | 月亮 | yuèliang | the moon |
| 2 | 路边 | lù biān | curb |
| 2 | 道路 | dàolù | road |
| 2 | 问路 | wènlù | to ask for directions |
8 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 3
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 熟人 | shúrén | acquaintance |
| 3 | 红酒 | hóngjiǔ | red wine |
2 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 4
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 江 | jiāng | large river |
| 4 | 诗 | shī | poetry |
| 4 | 途 | tú | way |
| 4 | 好友 | hǎoyǒu | close friend |
4 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 5
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 匹 | pǐ | bolt of cloth |
| 5 | 辅 | fǔ | side road |
| 5 | 一路 | yīlù | the whole journey |
| 5 | 卫星 | wèixīng | satellite |
| 5 | 山区 | shānqū | mountain area |
| 5 | 岸上 | àn shang | ashore |
| 5 | 月球 | yuèqiú | the moon |
| 5 | 月饼 | yuèbing | mooncake |
| 5 | 葡萄酒 | pútaojiǔ | wine |
| 5 | 诗歌 | shīgē | poem |
| 5 | 转向 | zhuǎnxiàng | to get lost |
11 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 6
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 一路上 | yīlù shang | along the way |
| 6 | 送行 | sòngxíng | to omeone off |
2 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 7+
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 嫦 | cháng | a moon goddess |
| 7 | 岭 | lǐng | mountain ridge |
| 7 | 巅 | diān | mountain peak |
| 7 | 川 | chuān | stream |
| 7 | 朦 | méng | dim |
| 7 | 浙 | zhè | the Zhejiang province |
| 7 | 涯 | yá | border |
| 7 | 淮 | huái | a rin Anhui province |
| 7 | 溃 | kuì | a flooding river |
| 7 | 潘 | pān | a rihat flows into the Han |
| 7 | 畔 | pàn | riank |
| 7 | 胧 | lóng | blurry |
| 7 | 酌 | zhuó | to pour wine |
| 7 | 隧 | suì | tunnel |
| 7 | 魄 | pò | vigor |
| 7 | 中途 | zhōngtú | partway through |
| 7 | 兼职 | jiānzhí | concurrent job |
| 7 | 冰山 | bīngshān | iceberg |
| 7 | 友人 | yǒurén | friend |
| 7 | 同舟共济 | tóngzhōu-gòngjì | cross a rin the same boat |
| 7 | 嫦娥 | Cháng'é | Chang'e |
| 7 | 山寨 | shānzhài | fortified hill village |
| 7 | 山岭 | shānlǐng | mountain ridge |
| 7 | 山路 | shānlù | mountain road |
| 7 | 峰回路转 | fēnghuí-lùzhuǎn | the mountain road twists around each new peak |
| 7 | 河流 | héliú | river |
| 7 | 沿途 | yántú | along the sides of the road |
| 7 | 疏导 | shūdǎo | to dredge |
| 7 | 知己 | zhījǐ | intimate friend |
| 7 | 蜜月 | mìyuè | honeymoon |
| 7 | 路途 | lùtú | road |
| 7 | 退让 | tuìràng | to move aside |
| 7 | 送别 | sòngbié | to b off |
| 7 | 铺路 | pūlù | to pave |
| 7 | 雪山 | xuěshān | snow-capped mountain |
| 7 | 高山 | gāoshān | high mountain |
36 words · Practice them in the app