Places & city
Buildings, places around town and location words.
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Word list: Places & city
Buildings, places around town and location words. Below you'll find all 80 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 北方 | běifāng | north | HSK 3 | ||
| 城市 | chéngshì | city | HSK 3 | ||
| 地方 | dìfang | place | HSK 3 | ||
| 东 | 東 | dōng | east | HSK 3 | |
| 附近 | fùjìn | vicinity | HSK 3 | ||
| 公园 | 公園 | gōngyuán | public park | HSK 3 | |
| 黄河 | 黃河 | huánghé | Yellow River | HSK 3 | |
| 街道 | jiēdào | street (also residential district) | HSK 3 | ||
| 楼 | 樓 | lóu | building; floor | HSK 3 | |
| 南 | nán | south | HSK 3 | ||
| 图书馆 | 圖書館 | túshūguǎn | library | HSK 3 | |
| 西 | xī | west | HSK 3 | ||
| 长城 | 長城 | chángchéng | the Great Wall | HSK 4 | |
| 长江 | 長江 | Chángjiāng | the Yangtze River | HSK 4 | |
| 地点 | 地點 | dìdiǎn | place (site, venue) | HSK 4 | |
| 地址 | dìzhǐ | address | HSK 4 | ||
| 郊区 | 郊區 | jiāoqū | suburbs | HSK 4 | |
| 桥 | 橋 | qiáo | bridge | HSK 4 | |
| 入口 | rùkǒu | entrance | HSK 4 | ||
| 首都 | shǒudū | capital (city) | HSK 4 | ||
| 邮局 | 郵局 | yóujú | post office | HSK 4 | |
| 周围 | 周圍 | zhōuwéi | surroundings | HSK 4 | |
| 博物馆 | 博物館 | bówùguǎn | museum | HSK 5 | |
| 大厦 | 大廈 | dàshà | large building | HSK 5 | |
| 单元 | 單元 | dānyuán | unit | HSK 5 | |
| 当地 | 當地 | dāngdì | local | HSK 5 | |
| 地区 | 地區 | dìqū | an area | HSK 5 | |
| 隔壁 | gébì | next door | HSK 5 | ||
| 公寓 | gōngyù | apartment building | HSK 5 | ||
| 广场 | 廣場 | guǎngchǎng | public square | HSK 5 | |
| 胡同 | 衚衕 | hútòng | lane (Beijing hutong) | HSK 5 | |
| 家乡 | 家鄉 | jiāxiāng | hometown | HSK 5 | |
| 建设 | 建設 | jiànshè | to build (develop, e.g. a nation) | HSK 5 | |
| 建筑 | 建築 | jiànzhù | a building | HSK 5 | |
| 酒吧 | jiǔbā | bar | HSK 5 | ||
| 内部 | 內部 | nèibù | internal | HSK 5 | |
| 农村 | 農村 | nóngcūn | rural area | HSK 5 | |
| 设施 | 設施 | shèshī | facilities | HSK 5 | |
| 台阶 | 台階 | táijiē | steps; stairs | HSK 5 | |
| 位于 | 位於 | wèiyú | to be located at | HSK 5 | |
| 位置 | wèizhi | position (location, place) | HSK 5 | ||
| 县 | 縣 | xiàn | county | HSK 5 | |
| 中心 | zhōngxīn | center (core, hub) | HSK 5 | ||
| 闭塞 | 閉塞 | bìsè | isolated; poorly informed | HSK 6 | |
| 边疆 | 邊疆 | biānjiāng | border area | HSK 6 | |
| 边界 | 邊界 | biānjiè | boundary (border between areas) | HSK 6 | |
| 边境 | 邊境 | biānjìng | frontier | HSK 6 | |
| 仓库 | 倉庫 | cāngkù | warehouse; storehouse | HSK 6 | |
| 场所 | 場所 | chǎngsuǒ | location | HSK 6 | |
| 城堡 | chéngbǎo | castle | HSK 6 | ||
| 繁华 | 繁華 | fánhuá | flourishing (bustling, of cities) | HSK 6 | |
| 方圆 | 方圓 | fāngyuán | surrounding area; circumference | HSK 6 | |
| 废墟 | 廢墟 | fèixū | ruins | HSK 6 | |
| 坟墓 | 墳墓 | fénmù | tomb | HSK 6 | |
| 宫殿 | 宮殿 | gōngdiàn | palace | HSK 6 | |
| 故乡 | 故鄉 | gùxiāng | hometown (native land; literary) | HSK 6 | |
| 海滨 | 海濱 | hǎibīn | shore | HSK 6 | |
| 角落 | jiǎoluò | corner | HSK 6 | ||
| 就近 | jiùjìn | nearby | HSK 6 | ||
| 领事馆 | 領事館 | lǐngshìguǎn | consulate | HSK 6 | |
| 偏僻 | piānpì | remote and isolated | HSK 6 | ||
| 区域 | 區域 | qūyù | area (region, district) | HSK 6 | |
| 社区 | 社區 | shèqū | community | HSK 6 | |
| 省会 | 省會 | shěnghuì | provincial capital | HSK 6 | |
| 塔 | tǎ | pagoda | HSK 6 | ||
| 亭子 | tíngzi | pavilion | HSK 6 | ||
| 现场 | 現場 | xiànchǎng | scene (on the spot, site) | HSK 6 | |
| 乡镇 | 鄉鎮 | xiāngzhèn | village and town | HSK 6 | |
| 巷 | xiàng | lane; alley | HSK 6 | ||
| 修建 | xiūjiàn | to build (roads, buildings) | HSK 6 | ||
| 沿海 | yánhǎi | coastal | HSK 6 | ||
| 园林 | 園林 | yuánlín | gardens | HSK 6 | |
| 中央 | zhōngyāng | central | HSK 6 | ||
| 州 | zhōu | state; province | HSK 6 | ||
| 周边 | 周邊 | zhōubiān | surrounding | HSK 6 | |
| 电影院 | 電影院 | diànyǐngyuàn | cinema | Daily life | |
| 咖啡店 | kāfēidiàn | café | Daily life | ||
| 书店 | 書店 | shūdiàn | bookshop | Daily life | |
| 动物园 | 動物園 | dòngwùyuán | zoo | Daily life | |
| 网吧 | 網吧 | wǎngbā | internet café | Daily life |
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