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HSK 3 Vocabulary

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500 entries · showing 1–24

Chinese · Pinyin · Part of speech · English

阿姨

HSK 3

āyí

Part of speech: Noun

English meaning: aunt; auntie (also a polite form of address for a woman)

矮

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ǎi

Part of speech: Adjective

English meaning: short (of a person); low (of an object)

爱人

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àiren

Part of speech: Noun

English meaning: spouse; husband or wife

安静

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ānjìng

Part of speech: Adjective

English meaning: quiet

安全

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ānquán

Part of speech: Adjective

English meaning: safe

把

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bǎ

Part of speech: Measure word · Preposition

English meaning: object marker

搬

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bān

Part of speech: Verb

English meaning: to move (house)

班级

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bānjí

Part of speech: Noun

English meaning: class (school)

搬家

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bānjiā

Part of speech: Verb

English meaning: to move house

办

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bàn

Part of speech: Verb

English meaning: to handle; to do

办法

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bànfǎ

Part of speech: Noun

English meaning: method; solution

办公室

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bàngōngshì

Part of speech: Noun

English meaning: office

半天

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bàntiān

Part of speech: Numeral + measure word

English meaning: half a day; a long time

帮助

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bāngzhù

Part of speech: Verb

English meaning: to help; help

饱

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bǎo

Part of speech: Adjective

English meaning: full (after eating)

报纸

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bàozhǐ

Part of speech: Noun

English meaning: newspaper

北

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běi

Part of speech: Noun

English meaning: north

北方

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běifāng

Part of speech: Noun

English meaning: northern area

被

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bèi

Part of speech: Preposition

English meaning: passive marker

笔记

HSK 3

bǐjì

Part of speech: Noun

English meaning: notes

比较

HSK 3

bǐjiào

Part of speech: Verb · Preposition · Adverb

English meaning: comparatively; to compare

笔记本

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bǐjìběn

Part of speech: Noun

English meaning: notebook

比如

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bǐrú

Part of speech: Verb

English meaning: for example

比赛

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bǐsài

Part of speech: Verb · Noun

English meaning: competition; match

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