Daily life (beyond HSK) vocabulary
200 everyday words that HSK 1–6 leaves out but you will hear on day one in China.
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Word list: Daily life (beyond HSK)
200 everyday words that HSK 1–6 leaves out but you will hear on day one in China. Below you'll find all 206 words in simplified characters (with the traditional form where it differs), with pinyin and the English meaning. Click 🔊 to listen to the pronunciation.
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| Chinese | Traditional | Pinyin | English | Category | Actions: pronunciation, favourites, Interval Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 不好意思 | bù hǎoyìsi | excuse me | Greetings & expressions | ||
| 没事 | 沒事 | méishì | it's nothing | Greetings & expressions | |
| 没问题 | 沒問題 | méi wèntí | no problem | Greetings & expressions | |
| 加油 | jiāyóu | go for it! | Greetings & expressions | ||
| 辛苦了 | xīnkǔ le | thanks for your hard work | Greetings & expressions | ||
| 慢走 | mànzǒu | take care | Greetings & expressions | ||
| 拜拜 | báibái | bye-bye | Greetings & expressions | ||
| 晚安 | wǎn'ān | good night | Greetings & expressions | ||
| 早上好 | zǎoshang hǎo | good morning | Greetings & expressions | ||
| 好的 | hǎo de | OK | Greetings & expressions | ||
| 哎呀 | āiyā | oh no! | Greetings & expressions | ||
| 天哪 | tiān na | oh my god | Greetings & expressions | ||
| 哈哈 | hāhā | haha | Greetings & expressions | ||
| 还行 | 還行 | hái xíng | not bad | Greetings & expressions | |
| 一般般 | yìbānbān | so-so | Greetings & expressions | ||
| 牛 | niú | awesome | Greetings & expressions | ||
| 干嘛 | 幹嘛 | gànmá | what are you doing? | Greetings & expressions | |
| 怎么办 | 怎麼辦 | zěnme bàn | what to do? | Greetings & expressions | |
| 走吧 | zǒu ba | let's go | Greetings & expressions | ||
| 改天 | gǎitiān | another day | Greetings & expressions | ||
| 新年快乐 | 新年快樂 | xīnnián kuàilè | Happy New Year | Greetings & expressions | |
| 生日快乐 | 生日快樂 | shēngrì kuàilè | Happy Birthday | Greetings & expressions | |
| 老公 | lǎogōng | husband | People & family | ||
| 男朋友 | nánpéngyou | boyfriend | People & family | ||
| 女朋友 | nǚpéngyou | girlfriend | People & family | ||
| 外婆 | wàipó | maternal grandmother | People & family | ||
| 宝宝 | 寶寶 | bǎobao | baby | People & family | |
| 小孩 | xiǎohái | child | People & family | ||
| 老外 | lǎowài | foreigner | People & family | ||
| 外国人 | 外國人 | wàiguórén | foreigner | People & family | |
| 帅哥 | 帥哥 | shuàigē | handsome guy | People & family | |
| 美女 | měinǚ | beautiful woman | People & family | ||
| 单身 | 單身 | dānshēn | single | People & family | |
| 谈恋爱 | 談戀愛 | tán liàn'ài | to date | People & family | |
| 保安 | bǎo'ān | security guard | People & family | ||
| 快递员 | 快遞員 | kuàidìyuán | courier | People & family | |
| 外卖员 | 外賣員 | wàimàiyuán | food delivery rider | People & family | |
| 早饭 | 早飯 | zǎofàn | breakfast | Food & drink | |
| 早餐 | zǎocān | breakfast | Food & drink | ||
| 午饭 | 午飯 | wǔfàn | lunch | Food & drink | |
| 晚饭 | 晚飯 | wǎnfàn | dinner | Food & drink | |
| 外卖 | 外賣 | wàimài | takeout | Food & drink | |
| 点菜 | 點菜 | diǎncài | to order food | Food & drink | |
| 买单 | 買單 | mǎidān | to pay the bill | Food & drink | |
| 面 | miàn | noodles | Food & drink | ||
| 火锅 | 火鍋 | huǒguō | hot pot | Food & drink | |
| 烧烤 | 燒烤 | shāokǎo | barbecue | Food & drink | |
| 炒饭 | 炒飯 | chǎofàn | fried rice | Food & drink | |
| 白菜 | báicài | Chinese cabbage | Food & drink | ||
| 青菜 | qīngcài | green vegetables | Food & drink | ||
| 牛肉 | niúròu | beef | Food & drink | ||
| 猪肉 | 豬肉 | zhūròu | pork | Food & drink | |
| 鸡肉 | 雞肉 | jīròu | chicken | Food & drink | |
| 虾 | 蝦 | xiā | shrimp | Food & drink | |
| 不要辣 | bú yào là | no chili please | Food & drink | ||
| 可乐 | 可樂 | kělè | cola | Food & drink | |
| 奶茶 | nǎichá | milk tea | Food & drink | ||
| 白酒 | báijiǔ | baijiu | Food & drink | ||
| 红酒 | 紅酒 | hóngjiǔ | red wine | Food & drink | |
| 冰 | bīng | ice | Food & drink | ||
| 热水 | 熱水 | rèshuǐ | hot water | Food & drink | |
| 菜市场 | 菜市場 | càishìchǎng | food market | Food & drink | |
| 便利店 | biànlìdiàn | convenience store | Food & drink | ||
| 好喝 | hǎohē | tasty | Food & drink | ||
| 楼梯 | 樓梯 | lóutī | stairs | Home & household | |
| 床 | 牀 | chuáng | bed | Home & household | |
| 洗衣机 | 洗衣機 | xǐyījī | washing machine | Home & household | |
| 热水器 | 熱水器 | rèshuǐqì | water heater | Home & household | |
| 遥控器 | 遙控器 | yáokòngqì | remote control | Home & household | |
| 插头 | 插頭 | chātóu | plug | Home & household | |
| 电 | 電 | diàn | electricity | Home & household | |
| 房租 | fángzū | rent | Home & household | ||
| 水电费 | 水電費 | shuǐdiànfèi | utility bills | Home & household | |
| 小区 | 小區 | xiǎoqū | residential compound | Home & household | |
| 垃圾 | lājī | rubbish | Home & household | ||
| 做饭 | 做飯 | zuòfàn | to cook | Home & household | |
| 洗碗 | xǐwǎn | to wash dishes | Home & household | ||
| 洗衣服 | xǐ yīfu | to do laundry | Home & household | ||
| 牙刷 | yáshuā | toothbrush | Home & household | ||
| 洗发水 | 洗髮水 | xǐfàshuǐ | shampoo | Home & household | |
| 香皂 | xiāngzào | soap | Home & household | ||
| 纸 | 紙 | zhǐ | paper | Home & household | |
| 卫生纸 | 衛生紙 | wèishēngzhǐ | toilet paper | Home & household | |
| 停电 | 停電 | tíngdiàn | power cut | Home & household | |
| 微信 | Wēixìn | Technology & internet | |||
| 支付宝 | 支付寶 | Zhīfùbǎo | Alipay | Technology & internet | |
| 扫码 | 掃碼 | sǎomǎ | to scan a QR code | Technology & internet | |
| 二维码 | 二維碼 | èrwéimǎ | QR code | Technology & internet | |
| 付款码 | 付款碼 | fùkuǎnmǎ | payment code | Technology & internet | |
| 支付 | zhīfù | to pay | Technology & internet | ||
| 转账 | 轉賬 | zhuǎnzhàng | to transfer money | Technology & internet | |
| 红包 | 紅包 | hóngbāo | red envelope | Technology & internet | |
| 充电 | 充電 | chōngdiàn | to charge | Technology & internet | |
| 充电宝 | 充電寶 | chōngdiànbǎo | power bank | Technology & internet | |
| 没电了 | 沒電了 | méi diàn le | battery is dead | Technology & internet | |
| 耳机 | 耳機 | ěrjī | earphones | Technology & internet | |
| 无线网 | 無線網 | wúxiànwǎng | Wi-Fi | Technology & internet | |
| 流量 | liúliàng | mobile data | Technology & internet | ||
| 账号 | 賬號 | zhànghào | account | Technology & internet | |
| 手机号 | 手機號 | shǒujīhào | mobile number | Technology & internet | |
| 朋友圈 | péngyouquān | WeChat Moments | Technology & internet | ||
| 点赞 | 點贊 | diǎnzàn | to like | Technology & internet | |
| 拍照 | pāizhào | to take a photo | Technology & internet | ||
| 自拍 | zìpāi | selfie | Technology & internet | ||
| 截图 | 截圖 | jiétú | screenshot | Technology & internet | |
| 网购 | 網購 | wǎnggòu | online shopping | Technology & internet | |
| 淘宝 | 淘寶 | Táobǎo | Taobao | Technology & internet | |
| 快递 | 快遞 | kuàidì | express delivery | Technology & internet | |
| 收货地址 | 收貨地址 | shōuhuò dìzhǐ | delivery address | Technology & internet | |
| 刷卡 | shuākǎ | to pay by card | Money, business & economy | ||
| 银行卡 | 銀行卡 | yínhángkǎ | bank card | Money, business & economy | |
| 取钱 | 取錢 | qǔqián | to withdraw money | Money, business & economy | |
| 换钱 | 換錢 | huànqián | to exchange money | Money, business & economy | |
| 找钱 | 找錢 | zhǎoqián | to give change | Money, business & economy | |
| 公交车 | 公交車 | gōngjiāochē | bus | Travel & transport | |
| 打车 | 打車 | dǎchē | to take a taxi | Travel & transport | |
| 高铁 | 高鐵 | gāotiě | high-speed rail | Travel & transport | |
| 火车 | 火車 | huǒchē | train | Travel & transport | |
| 地铁站 | 地鐵站 | dìtiězhàn | subway station | Travel & transport | |
| 车站 | 車站 | chēzhàn | station | Travel & transport | |
| 机票 | 機票 | jīpiào | plane ticket | Travel & transport | |
| 车票 | 車票 | chēpiào | train/bus ticket | Travel & transport | |
| 安检 | 安檢 | ānjiǎn | security check | Travel & transport | |
| 红绿灯 | 紅綠燈 | hónglǜdēng | traffic light | Travel & transport | |
| 路口 | lùkǒu | intersection | Travel & transport | ||
| 左转 | 左轉 | zuǒzhuǎn | turn left | Travel & transport | |
| 右转 | 右轉 | yòuzhuǎn | turn right | Travel & transport | |
| 直走 | zhízǒu | go straight | Travel & transport | ||
| 开车 | 開車 | kāichē | to drive | Travel & transport | |
| 停车 | 停車 | tíngchē | to park | Travel & transport | |
| 停车场 | 停車場 | tíngchēchǎng | parking lot | Travel & transport | |
| 骑车 | 騎車 | qíchē | to ride a bike | Travel & transport | |
| 共享单车 | 共享單車 | gòngxiǎng dānchē | shared bike | Travel & transport | |
| 电动车 | 電動車 | diàndòngchē | e-scooter / e-bike | Travel & transport | |
| 酒店 | jiǔdiàn | hotel | Travel & transport | ||
| 前台 | 前臺 | qiántái | reception desk | Travel & transport | |
| 入住 | rùzhù | to check in | Travel & transport | ||
| 退房 | tuìfáng | to check out | Travel & transport | ||
| 房卡 | fángkǎ | room key card | Travel & transport | ||
| 多少钱 | 多少錢 | duōshao qián | how much? | Clothing & shopping | |
| 太贵了 | 太貴了 | tài guì le | too expensive | Clothing & shopping | |
| 便宜点 | 便宜點 | piányi diǎn | a bit cheaper | Clothing & shopping | |
| 试穿 | 試穿 | shìchuān | to try on | Clothing & shopping | |
| 尺码 | 尺碼 | chǐmǎ | size | Clothing & shopping | |
| 大号 | 大號 | dàhào | large size | Clothing & shopping | |
| 商场 | 商場 | shāngchǎng | shopping mall | Clothing & shopping | |
| 药店 | 藥店 | yàodiàn | pharmacy | Clothing & shopping | |
| 鞋 | xié | shoes | Clothing & shopping | ||
| 鞋子 | xiézi | shoes | Clothing & shopping | ||
| 外套 | wàitào | coat | Clothing & shopping | ||
| 毛衣 | máoyī | sweater | Clothing & shopping | ||
| T恤 | T-xù | T-shirt | Clothing & shopping | ||
| 内衣 | 內衣 | nèiyī | underwear | Clothing & shopping | |
| 钱包 | 錢包 | qiánbāo | wallet | Clothing & shopping | |
| 背包 | 揹包 | bēibāo | backpack | Clothing & shopping | |
| 雨伞 | 雨傘 | yǔsǎn | umbrella | Clothing & shopping | |
| 黑色 | hēisè | black | Clothing & shopping | ||
| 白色 | báisè | white | Clothing & shopping | ||
| 红色 | 紅色 | hóngsè | red | Clothing & shopping | |
| 蓝色 | 藍色 | lánsè | blue | Clothing & shopping | |
| 黄色 | 黃色 | huángsè | yellow | Clothing & shopping | |
| 绿色 | 綠色 | lǜsè | green | Clothing & shopping | |
| 紫色 | zǐsè | purple | Clothing & shopping | ||
| 灰色 | huīsè | grey | Clothing & shopping | ||
| 橙色 | chéngsè | orange | Clothing & shopping | ||
| 头疼 | 頭疼 | tóuténg | headache | Body & health | |
| 肚子疼 | dùzi téng | stomach ache | Body & health | ||
| 拉肚子 | lā dùzi | diarrhoea | Body & health | ||
| 口罩 | kǒuzhào | face mask | Body & health | ||
| 体温 | 體溫 | tǐwēn | body temperature | Body & health | |
| 看医生 | 看醫生 | kàn yīshēng | to see a doctor | Body & health | |
| 吃药 | 喫藥 | chīyào | to take medicine | Body & health | |
| 创可贴 | 創可貼 | chuāngkětiē | band-aid | Body & health | |
| 医保 | 醫保 | yībǎo | medical insurance | Body & health | |
| 牙医 | 牙醫 | yáyī | dentist | Body & health | |
| 下班 | xiàbān | to get off work | Work & career | ||
| 开会 | 開會 | kāihuì | to have a meeting | Work & career | |
| 面试 | 面試 | miànshì | job interview | Work & career | |
| 邮件 | 郵件 | yóujiàn | Work & career | ||
| 微信群 | 微信羣 | Wēixìn qún | WeChat group | Technology & internet | |
| 午睡 | wǔshuì | afternoon nap | Everyday verbs | ||
| 周一 | 週一 | zhōuyī | Monday | Time, dates & frequency | |
| 星期天 | xīngqītiān | Sunday | Time, dates & frequency | ||
| 健身房 | jiànshēnfáng | gym | Sports & leisure | ||
| 逛街 | guàngjiē | to go shopping / stroll | Clothing & shopping | ||
| 遛狗 | liùgǒu | to walk the dog | Everyday verbs | ||
| 买菜 | 買菜 | mǎicài | to buy groceries | Food & drink | |
| 下雪 | xiàxuě | to snow | Nature & weather | ||
| 雾霾 | 霧霾 | wùmái | smog | Nature & weather | |
| 度 | dù | degree | Nature & weather | ||
| 一点 | 一點 | yìdiǎn | one o'clock | Time, dates & frequency | |
| 几点 | 幾點 | jǐ diǎn | what time? | Time, dates & frequency | |
| 上海 | Shànghǎi | Shanghai | Countries & languages | ||
| 香港 | Xiānggǎng | Hong Kong | Countries & languages | ||
| 台湾 | 臺灣 | Táiwān | Taiwan | Countries & languages | |
| 美国 | 美國 | Měiguó | USA | Countries & languages | |
| 英国 | 英國 | Yīngguó | UK | Countries & languages | |
| 荷兰 | 荷蘭 | Hélán | Netherlands | Countries & languages | |
| 日本 | Rìběn | Japan | Countries & languages | ||
| 泰国 | 泰國 | Tàiguó | Thailand | Countries & languages | |
| 电影院 | 電影院 | diànyǐngyuàn | cinema | Places & city | |
| 咖啡店 | kāfēidiàn | café | Places & city | ||
| 书店 | 書店 | shūdiàn | bookshop | Places & city | |
| 动物园 | 動物園 | dòngwùyuán | zoo | Places & city | |
| 网吧 | 網吧 | wǎngbā | internet café | Places & city | |
| 大学 | 大學 | dàxué | university | Education & learning |
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