Media, arts & entertainment
Films, music, books, news and performances.
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Word list: Media, arts & entertainment
Films, music, books, news and performances. Below you'll find all 130 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 电视 | 電視 | diànshì | television | HSK 1 | |
| 电影 | 電影 | diànyǐng | movie | HSK 1 | |
| 报纸 | 報紙 | bàozhǐ | newspaper | HSK 2 | |
| 唱歌 | chànggē | to sing | HSK 2 | ||
| 故事 | gùshi | story | HSK 3 | ||
| 画 | 畫 | huà | to draw; picture; painting | HSK 3 | |
| 节目 | 節目 | jiémù | program (TV, show) | HSK 3 | |
| 新闻 | 新聞 | xīnwén | news (media news) | HSK 3 | |
| 音乐 | 音樂 | yīnyuè | music | HSK 3 | |
| 表演 | biǎoyǎn | to perform (act; a performance) | HSK 4 | ||
| 观众 | 觀眾 | guānzhòng | spectator | HSK 4 | |
| 广播 | 廣播 | guǎngbō | broadcast | HSK 4 | |
| 京剧 | 京劇 | jīngjù | Beijing opera | HSK 4 | |
| 精彩 | jīngcǎi | brilliant (wonderful, of shows) | HSK 4 | ||
| 流行 | liúxíng | spread | HSK 4 | ||
| 日记 | 日記 | rìjì | diary | HSK 4 | |
| 弹钢琴 | 彈鋼琴 | tán gāngqín | play the piano | HSK 4 | |
| 文章 | wénzhāng | article | HSK 4 | ||
| 消息 | xiāoxi | news (information, a message) | HSK 4 | ||
| 小说 | 小說 | xiǎoshuō | novel | HSK 4 | |
| 笑话 | 笑話 | xiàohua | joke | HSK 4 | |
| 演出 | yǎnchū | to perform (put on a show) | HSK 4 | ||
| 演员 | 演員 | yǎnyuán | actor or actress | HSK 4 | |
| 艺术 | 藝術 | yìshù | art | HSK 4 | |
| 杂志 | 雜誌 | zázhì | magazine | HSK 4 | |
| 作家 | zuòjiā | author (writer by profession) | HSK 4 | ||
| 作者 | zuòzhě | author (of a specific work) | HSK 4 | ||
| 报道 | 報道 | bàodào | to report (news coverage) | HSK 5 | |
| 报社 | 報社 | bàoshè | newspaper office | HSK 5 | |
| 编辑 | 編輯 | biānjí | to edit | HSK 5 | |
| 播放 | bōfàng | to broadcast; to play (media) | HSK 5 | ||
| 采访 | 採訪 | cǎifǎng | to interview; interview | HSK 5 | |
| 出版 | chūbǎn | to publish | HSK 5 | ||
| 传播 | 傳播 | chuánbō | to spread (disseminate) | HSK 5 | |
| 传说 | 傳說 | chuánshuō | it is said | HSK 5 | |
| 导演 | 導演 | dǎoyǎn | director; to direct | HSK 5 | |
| 电台 | 電台 | diàntái | radio station | HSK 5 | |
| 动画片 | 動畫片 | dònghuàpiàn | animated film | HSK 5 | |
| 发表 | 發表 | fābiǎo | to publish; to announce | HSK 5 | |
| 风格 | 風格 | fēnggé | style | HSK 5 | |
| 古典 | gǔdiǎn | classical | HSK 5 | ||
| 合影 | héyǐng | joint photo | HSK 5 | ||
| 经典 | 經典 | jīngdiǎn | classics | HSK 5 | |
| 角色 | juésè | role | HSK 5 | ||
| 录音 | 錄音 | lùyīn | sound recording | HSK 5 | |
| 媒体 | 媒體 | méitǐ | media (news media) | HSK 5 | |
| 美术 | 美術 | měishù | the fine arts | HSK 5 | |
| 明星 | míngxīng | star | HSK 5 | ||
| 频道 | 頻道 | píndào | (TV) channel | HSK 5 | |
| 人物 | rénwù | figure | HSK 5 | ||
| 色彩 | sècǎi | color; hue | HSK 5 | ||
| 摄影 | 攝影 | shè yǐng | photography; to take photos | HSK 5 | |
| 神话 | 神話 | shénhuà | mythology | HSK 5 | |
| 诗 | 詩 | shī | poem | HSK 5 | |
| 手工 | shǒugōng | hand-made | HSK 5 | ||
| 文学 | 文學 | wénxué | literature | HSK 5 | |
| 戏剧 | 戲劇 | xìjù | drama | HSK 5 | |
| 写作 | 寫作 | xiězuò | writing | HSK 5 | |
| 欣赏 | 欣賞 | xīnshǎng | to appreciate; to enjoy | HSK 5 | |
| 形象 | xíngxiàng | image | HSK 5 | ||
| 印刷 | yìnshuā | to print; printing | HSK 5 | ||
| 娱乐 | 娛樂 | yúlè | entertainment; to entertain | HSK 5 | |
| 乐器 | 樂器 | yuèqì | musical instrument | HSK 5 | |
| 展览 | 展覽 | zhǎnlǎn | exhibition; to exhibit | HSK 5 | |
| 主题 | 主題 | zhǔtí | theme | HSK 5 | |
| 字幕 | zìmù | subtitles | HSK 5 | ||
| 作品 | zuòpǐn | works | HSK 5 | ||
| 扮演 | bànyǎn | to play the part of | HSK 6 | ||
| 曝光 | bàoguāng | to expose | HSK 6 | ||
| 标题 | 標題 | biāotí | title (headline, heading) | HSK 6 | |
| 博览会 | 博覽會 | bólǎnhuì | exhibition; expo | HSK 6 | |
| 陈列 | 陳列 | chénliè | to display | HSK 6 | |
| 衬托 | 襯托 | chèntuō | to set off | HSK 6 | |
| 传单 | 傳單 | chuándān | leaflet | HSK 6 | |
| 创作 | 創作 | chuàngzuò | to create; creative work | HSK 6 | |
| 雕刻 | diāokè | to carve; to engrave | HSK 6 | ||
| 雕塑 | diāosù | sculpture | HSK 6 | ||
| 对联 | 對聯 | duìlián | rhyming couplet | HSK 6 | |
| 发行 | 發行 | fāxíng | to publish; to issue | HSK 6 | |
| 高潮 | gāocháo | climax; upsurge | HSK 6 | ||
| 稿件 | gǎojiàn | manuscript; submitted article | HSK 6 | ||
| 工艺品 | 工藝品 | gōngyìpǐn | handicraft | HSK 6 | |
| 构思 | 構思 | gòusī | to conceive (a plot); to plan | HSK 6 | |
| 轰动 | 轟動 | hōngdòng | a sensation | HSK 6 | |
| 记载 | 記載 | jìzǎi | to record; to write down | HSK 6 | |
| 家喻户晓 | 家喻戶曉 | jiā yù hù xiǎo | known to every household | HSK 6 | |
| 节奏 | 節奏 | jiézòu | rhythm | HSK 6 | |
| 结局 | 結局 | jiéjú | conclusion (ending, outcome) | HSK 6 | |
| 镜头 | 鏡頭 | jìngtóu | camera shot | HSK 6 | |
| 剧本 | 劇本 | jùběn | script; screenplay | HSK 6 | |
| 卡通 | kǎtōng | cartoon | HSK 6 | ||
| 刊登 | kāndēng | to publish (in a newspaper) | HSK 6 | ||
| 刊物 | kānwù | publication | HSK 6 | ||
| 栏目 | 欄目 | lánmù | column | HSK 6 | |
| 漫画 | 漫畫 | mànhuà | comics | HSK 6 | |
| 媒介 | méijiè | media (medium, vehicle) | HSK 6 | ||
| 魔鬼 | móguǐ | devil | HSK 6 | ||
| 魔术 | 魔術 | móshù | magic | HSK 6 | |
| 偶像 | ǒuxiàng | idol | HSK 6 | ||
| 排练 | 排練 | páiliàn | to rehearse | HSK 6 | |
| 片断 | 片斷 | piànduàn | fragment; excerpt | HSK 6 | |
| 情节 | 情節 | qíngjié | plot | HSK 6 | |
| 曲子 | qǔzi | tune; melody | HSK 6 | ||
| 散文 | sǎnwén | prose | HSK 6 | ||
| 审美 | 審美 | shěnměi | aesthetic sense | HSK 6 | |
| 书法 | 書法 | shūfǎ | calligraphy | HSK 6 | |
| 书籍 | 書籍 | shūjí | books | HSK 6 | |
| 塑造 | sùzào | to shape | HSK 6 | ||
| 题材 | 題材 | tícái | subject matter | HSK 6 | |
| 体裁 | 體裁 | tǐcái | literary genre | HSK 6 | |
| 童话 | 童話 | tónghuà | fairy tale | HSK 6 | |
| 图案 | 圖案 | tú'àn | design | HSK 6 | |
| 文艺 | 文藝 | wényì | literature and art | HSK 6 | |
| 问世 | 問世 | wènshì | to come out; to be published | HSK 6 | |
| 武侠 | 武俠 | wǔxiá | knight-errant | HSK 6 | |
| 舞蹈 | wǔdǎo | a dance | HSK 6 | ||
| 弦 | xián | bow string | HSK 6 | ||
| 相声 | 相聲 | xiàngsheng | comic dialogue | HSK 6 | |
| 肖像 | xiàoxiàng | portrait | HSK 6 | ||
| 序言 | xùyán | preface | HSK 6 | ||
| 悬念 | 懸念 | xuánniàn | suspense | HSK 6 | |
| 旋律 | xuánlǜ | melody | HSK 6 | ||
| 演奏 | yǎnzòu | to perform (on an instrument) | HSK 6 | ||
| 摇滚 | 搖滾 | yáogǔn | rock and roll | HSK 6 | |
| 寓言 | yùyán | fable | HSK 6 | ||
| 乐谱 | 樂譜 | yuèpǔ | sheet music | HSK 6 | |
| 造型 | zàoxíng | shape; style; look | HSK 6 | ||
| 直播 | zhíbō | live broadcast | HSK 6 | ||
| 著作 | zhùzuò | writings; (literary) work | HSK 6 | ||
| 传记 | 傳記 | zhuànjì | biography | HSK 6 |
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