Objects & materials

Everyday objects, tools, materials and shapes.

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Word list: Objects & materials

Everyday objects, tools, materials and shapes. 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.

Chinese	Traditional	Pinyin	English	HSK
东西	東西	dōngxi	things	HSK 1
手表		shǒubiǎo	wristwatch	HSK 2
包		bāo	to cover	HSK 3
瓶子		píngzi	bottle	HSK 3
伞	傘	sǎn	umbrella	HSK 3
声音	聲音	shēngyīn	sound	HSK 3
表格		biǎogé	form	HSK 4
材料		cáiliào	material	HSK 4
刀		dāo	knife	HSK 4
盒子		hézi	box	HSK 4
空		kōng, kòng	empty	HSK 4
塑料袋		sùliàodài	plastic bag	HSK 4
信封		xìnfēng	envelope	HSK 4
座位		zuòwèi	seat	HSK 4
包裹		bāoguǒ	wrap up	HSK 5
标志	標志	biāozhì	sign	HSK 5
表面		biǎomiàn	surface	HSK 5
玻璃		bōli	glass	HSK 5
布		bù	cloth	HSK 5
尺子		chǐzi	ruler	HSK 5
顶	頂	dǐng	top	HSK 5
堆		duī	pile	HSK 5
方		fāng	square	HSK 5
盖	蓋	gài	lid	HSK 5
钢铁	鋼鐵	gāngtiě	steel	HSK 5
工具		gōngjù	tool	HSK 5
管子		guǎnzi	tube	HSK 5
黄金	黃金	huángjīn	gold	HSK 5
灰		huī	ash	HSK 5
火柴		huǒchái	match	HSK 5
机器	機器	jīqì	machine	HSK 5
夹子	夾子	jiāzi	clip	HSK 5
剪刀		jiǎndāo	scissors	HSK 5
胶水	膠水	jiāoshuǐ	glue	HSK 5
金属	金屬	jīnshǔ	metal	HSK 5
铃	鈴	líng	bell	HSK 5
零件		língjiàn	spare parts	HSK 5
煤炭		méitàn	coal	HSK 5
木头	木頭	mùtou	wood	HSK 5
枪	槍	qiāng	gun	HSK 5
圈		quān	circle	HSK 5
扇子		shànzi	fan	HSK 5
设备	設備	shèbèi	equipment	HSK 5
绳子	繩子	shéngzi	cord	HSK 5
石头	石頭	shítou	stone	HSK 5
碎		suì	broken	HSK 5
维修	維修	wéixiū	maintain	HSK 5
形状	形狀	xíngzhuàng	form	HSK 5
样式	樣式	yàngshì	type	HSK 5
银	銀	yín	silver	HSK 5
影子		yǐngzi	shadow	HSK 5
用途		yòngtú	use	HSK 5
圆	圓	yuán	round	HSK 5
凹凸		āotū	uneven	HSK 6
把手		bǎshou	knob	HSK 6
斑		bān	variety	HSK 6
包袱		bāofu	bundle wrapped in cloth	HSK 6
包装	包裝	bāozhuāng	to pack	HSK 6
边缘	邊緣	biānyuán	edge	HSK 6
便条	便條	biàntiáo	informal note	HSK 6
侧面	側面	cèmiàn	side	HSK 6
秤		chèng	balance	HSK 6
锤	錘	chuí	hammer	HSK 6
次品		cìpǐn	defective or substandard products	HSK 6
粉末		fěnmò	fine powder	HSK 6
粉碎		fěnsuì	to crash	HSK 6
锋利	鋒利	fēnglì	sharp	HSK 6
杠杆		gànggǎn	lever	HSK 6
钩子	鈎子	gōuzi	hook	HSK 6
古董		gǔdǒng	antique	HSK 6
罐		guàn	can	HSK 6
棍棒		gùnbàng	club	HSK 6
化肥		huàféi	chemical fertilizer	HSK 6
火药	火藥	huǒyào	gunpowder	HSK 6
机械	機械	jīxiè	machine	HSK 6
坚固	堅固	jiāngù	firm	HSK 6
坚实	堅實	jiānshí	firm and substantial	HSK 6
坚硬	堅硬	jiānyìng	hard	HSK 6
剑	劍	jiàn	sword	HSK 6
井		jǐng	a well	HSK 6
坑		kēng	pit	HSK 6
孔		kǒng	hole	HSK 6
空白		kòngbái	blank space	HSK 6
空隙		kòngxì	crack	HSK 6
筐		kuāng	basket	HSK 6
喇叭		lǎba	horn	HSK 6
轮廓	輪廓	lúnkuò	outline	HSK 6
密封		mìfēng	seal up	HSK 6
模型		móxíng	model	HSK 6
墨水儿	墨水兒	mòshuǐer	ink	HSK 6
泡沫		pàomò	foam	HSK 6
配套		pèi tào	form a complete set	HSK 6
皮革		pígé	leather	HSK 6
屏障		píngzhàng	wall	HSK 6
气味	氣味	qìwèi	odor	HSK 6
器材		qìcái	equipment	HSK 6
染		rǎn	dye	HSK 6
人为	人爲	rénwéi	artificial	HSK 6
容纳	容納	róngnà	contain	HSK 6
容器		róngqì	container	HSK 6
哨		shào	a whistle	HSK 6
生锈	生鏽	shēngxiù	to rust	HSK 6
收缩	收縮	shōusuō	pull back	HSK 6
竖	豎	shù	vertical	HSK 6
水泥		shuǐní	cement	HSK 6
弹性	彈性	tánxìng	flexibility	HSK 6
陶瓷		táocí	ceramics	HSK 6
铜	銅	tóng	copper	HSK 6
椭圆	橢圓	tuǒyuán	ellipse	HSK 6
玩意儿	玩意兒	wányìr	thing	HSK 6
物资	物資	wùzī	goods and materials	HSK 6
纤维	纖維	xiānwéi	fiber	HSK 6
陷阱		xiànjǐng	trap	HSK 6
镶嵌	鑲嵌	xiāngqiàn	inlay	HSK 6
屑		xiè	crumbs	HSK 6
性能		xìngnéng	function	HSK 6
样品	樣品	yàngpǐn	sample	HSK 6
液体	液體	yètǐ	liquid	HSK 6
仪器	儀器	yíqì	apparatus	HSK 6
油漆		yóuqī	oil paint	HSK 6
玉		yù	jade	HSK 6
渣		zhā	dregs	HSK 6
帐篷	帳篷	zhàngpeng	tent	HSK 6
珍珠		zhēnzhū	pearl	HSK 6
支柱		zhīzhù	pillar	HSK 6
指南针	指南針	zhǐnánzhēn	compass	HSK 6
铸造	鑄造	zhùzào	cast	HSK 6
砖	磚	zhuān	brick	HSK 6
装备	裝備	zhuāngbèi	equipment	HSK 6
钻石	鑽石	zuànshí	diamond	HSK 6

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