Education & learning
School, university, exams and studying Chinese.
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Word list: Education & learning
School, university, exams and studying Chinese. Below you'll find all 115 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 | HSK | Actions: pronunciation, favourites, Interval Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 读 | 讀 | dú | to read | HSK 1 | |
| 老师 | 老師 | lǎoshī | teacher | HSK 1 | |
| 书 | 書 | shū | book | HSK 1 | |
| 同学 | 同學 | tóngxué | fellow student | HSK 1 | |
| 写 | 寫 | xiě | to write | HSK 1 | |
| 学生 | 學生 | xuésheng | student | HSK 1 | |
| 学习 | 學習 | xuéxí | to learn; to study | HSK 1 | |
| 学校 | 學校 | xuéxiào | school | HSK 1 | |
| 字 | zì | character; word | HSK 1 | ||
| 教室 | jiàoshì | classroom | HSK 2 | ||
| 考试 | 考試 | kǎoshì | exam; to take an exam | HSK 2 | |
| 课 | 課 | kè | class | HSK 2 | |
| 铅笔 | 鉛筆 | qiānbǐ | pencil | HSK 2 | |
| 题 | 題 | tí | question (on a test); topic | HSK 2 | |
| 班 | bān | class; shift; team | HSK 3 | ||
| 笔记本 | 筆記本 | bǐjìběn | notebook | HSK 3 | |
| 成绩 | 成績 | chéngjì | grades; results; achievement | HSK 3 | |
| 词典 | 詞典 | cídiǎn | dictionary | HSK 3 | |
| 复习 | 複習 | fùxí | to review; to revise | HSK 3 | |
| 黑板 | hēibǎn | blackboard | HSK 3 | ||
| 教 | jiāo, jiào | to teach | HSK 3 | ||
| 句子 | jùzi | sentence | HSK 3 | ||
| 练习 | 練習 | liànxí | to practice; exercise | HSK 3 | |
| 留学 | 留學 | liúxué | to study abroad | HSK 3 | |
| 年级 | 年級 | niánjí | grade (year in school) | HSK 3 | |
| 数学 | 數學 | shùxué | mathematics | HSK 3 | |
| 校长 | 校長 | xiàozhǎng | principal | HSK 3 | |
| 作业 | 作業 | zuòyè | school assignment | HSK 3 | |
| 报名 | 報名 | bào míng | to sign up | HSK 4 | |
| 毕业 | 畢業 | bì yè | to graduate | HSK 4 | |
| 博士 | bóshì | PhD; doctorate | HSK 4 | ||
| 词语 | 詞語 | cíyǔ | words and expressions | HSK 4 | |
| 答案 | dá'àn | answer | HSK 4 | ||
| 放暑假 | fàng shǔjià | have summer vacation | HSK 4 | ||
| 寒假 | hánjià | winter vacation | HSK 4 | ||
| 教授 | jiàoshòu | professor | HSK 4 | ||
| 教育 | jiàoyù | education | HSK 4 | ||
| 流利 | liúlì | fluent | HSK 4 | ||
| 硕士 | 碩士 | shuòshì | master's degree | HSK 4 | |
| 填空 | tiánkòng | to fill in the blanks | HSK 4 | ||
| 橡皮 | xiàngpí | eraser | HSK 4 | ||
| 学期 | 學期 | xuéqī | semester | HSK 4 | |
| 语法 | 語法 | yǔfǎ | grammar | HSK 4 | |
| 语言 | 語言 | yǔyán | language | HSK 4 | |
| 预习 | 預習 | yùxí | to preview (lessons) | HSK 4 | |
| 阅读 | 閱讀 | yuèdú | to read; reading | HSK 4 | |
| 知识 | 知識 | zhīshi | knowledge | HSK 4 | |
| 专业 | 專業 | zhuānyè | major; specialty | HSK 4 | |
| 本科 | běnkē | undergraduate | HSK 5 | ||
| 标点 | 標點 | biāodiǎn | punctuation | HSK 5 | |
| 参考 | 參考 | cānkǎo | to consult; reference | HSK 5 | |
| 测验 | 測驗 | cèyàn | test | HSK 5 | |
| 常识 | 常識 | chángshí | common sense | HSK 5 | |
| 抄 | chāo | to copy (by hand; plagiarize) | HSK 5 | ||
| 成语 | 成語 | chéngyǔ | idiom | HSK 5 | |
| 初级 | 初級 | chūjí | junior | HSK 5 | |
| 词汇 | 詞彙 | cíhuì | vocabulary | HSK 5 | |
| 辅导 | 輔導 | fǔdǎo | to coach | HSK 5 | |
| 改正 | gǎizhèng | to correct (one's own mistakes) | HSK 5 | ||
| 及格 | jí gé | pass an exam | HSK 5 | ||
| 讲座 | 講座 | jiǎngzuò | a lecture or course of lectures | HSK 5 | |
| 教材 | jiàocái | teaching materials | HSK 5 | ||
| 教训 | 教訓 | jiàoxun | lesson | HSK 5 | |
| 课程 | 課程 | kèchéng | course | HSK 5 | |
| 朗读 | 朗讀 | lǎngdú | to read aloud | HSK 5 | |
| 录取 | 錄取 | lùqǔ | to admit (to a school) | HSK 5 | |
| 论文 | 論文 | lùnwén | thesis | HSK 5 | |
| 念 | niàn | to read aloud; to study; to miss | HSK 5 | ||
| 培养 | 培養 | péiyǎng | to train (cultivate, nurture) | HSK 5 | |
| 拼音 | pīnyīn | pinyin | HSK 5 | ||
| 声调 | 聲調 | shēngdiào | tone (pitch; Chinese tones) | HSK 5 | |
| 试卷 | 試卷 | shìjuàn | exam paper | HSK 5 | |
| 宿舍 | sùshè | dormitory | HSK 5 | ||
| 提纲 | 提綱 | tígāng | outline (of an essay or talk) | HSK 5 | |
| 提问 | 提問 | tíwèn | to ask a question | HSK 5 | |
| 题目 | 題目 | tímù | subject (title, topic, question) | HSK 5 | |
| 文具 | wénjù | stationery | HSK 5 | ||
| 系 | 系 / 係 / 繫 | xì / jì | department; system; to tie | HSK 5 | |
| 学历 | 學歷 | xuélì | educational background | HSK 5 | |
| 学术 | 學術 | xuéshù | academic; scholarship | HSK 5 | |
| 学问 | 學問 | xuéwen | learning | HSK 5 | |
| 用功 | yòng gōng | diligent | HSK 5 | ||
| 幼儿园 | 幼兒園 | yòu'éryuán | kindergarten | HSK 5 | |
| 掌握 | zhǎngwò | to grasp | HSK 5 | ||
| 指导 | 指導 | zhǐdǎo | to guide (instruct, coach) | HSK 5 | |
| 字母 | zìmǔ | letter | HSK 5 | ||
| 作文 | zuò wén | to write an essay; essay | HSK 5 | ||
| 背诵 | 背誦 | bèisòng | to recite | HSK 6 | |
| 传授 | 傳授 | chuánshòu | to impart; to teach | HSK 6 | |
| 答辩 | 答辯 | dábiàn | to defend (a thesis); oral defence | HSK 6 | |
| 繁体字 | 繁體字 | fántǐzì | traditional Chinese character | HSK 6 | |
| 记性 | 記性 | jìxing | memory (ability to remember) | HSK 6 | |
| 简体字 | 簡體字 | jiǎntǐzì | simplified Chinese characters | HSK 6 | |
| 借鉴 | 借鑑 | jièjiàn | to learn from; to draw on | HSK 6 | |
| 科目 | kēmù | subject (school) | HSK 6 | ||
| 旷课 | 曠課 | kuàng kè | to skip class | HSK 6 | |
| 名额 | 名額 | míng'é | quota; number of places | HSK 6 | |
| 母语 | 母語 | mǔyǔ | native/mother tongue | HSK 6 | |
| 培育 | péiyù | to cultivate; to breed | HSK 6 | ||
| 启蒙 | 啓蒙 | qǐméng | to enlighten; enlightenment | HSK 6 | |
| 缺席 | quē xí | to be absent | HSK 6 | ||
| 师范 | 師範 | shīfàn | teacher-training | HSK 6 | |
| 示范 | 示範 | shìfàn | to demonstrate | HSK 6 | |
| 文凭 | 文憑 | wénpíng | diploma | HSK 6 | |
| 文献 | 文獻 | wénxiàn | document (literature, records) | HSK 6 | |
| 心得 | xīndé | knowledge gained | HSK 6 | ||
| 须知 | 須知 | xūzhī | notice; instructions | HSK 6 | |
| 学位 | 學位 | xuéwèi | academic degree | HSK 6 | |
| 摘要 | zhāiyào | summary | HSK 6 | ||
| 证书 | 證書 | zhèngshū | certificate | HSK 6 | |
| 注释 | 註釋 | zhùshì | annotation; to annotate | HSK 6 | |
| 专题 | 專題 | zhuāntí | special topic | HSK 6 | |
| 钻研 | 鑽研 | zuānyán | to study intensively; to delve into | HSK 6 | |
| 作弊 | zuòbì | to cheat (in exams, games) | HSK 6 | ||
| 大学 | 大學 | dàxué | university | Daily life |
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