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HSK 1.0 (1992)

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Eng

A

還

还

hai2

still/ yet/ even more/ also/ fairly

A

抬

抬

tai2

lift up/ raise/ carry

A

安排

安排

an1pai2

plan, arrange

A

回來

回来

hui2 lai2

return/ come back/ be back

A

來

来

lai2

come/ arrive/ crop up/ take place

A

才

才

cai2

just

A

剛才

刚才

gang1cai2

a moment ago/ just now

A

白

白

bai2

white/ blank

A

進來

进来

jin4lai2

come in/ get in

A

小孩兒

小孩儿

xiao3hai2r

child

A

起來

起来

qi3 lai2

stand up/ sit up/ rise to one's feet

A

排球

排球

pai2qiu2

volleyball

A

將來

将来

jiang1lai2

future

A

出來

出来

chu1 lai2

come out/ emerge

A

上來

上来

shang4 lai2

come up

A

下來

下来

xia4 lai2

come down

A

原來

原来

yuan2lai2

original/ former

A

還是

还是

hai2shi4

still/ nevertheless/ had better/ or

A

孩子

孩子

hai2zi

child/ children/ son or daughter

B

越來越…

越来越

yue4lai2yue4

more and more

B

未來

未来

wei4lai2

future

B

本來

本来

ben3lai2

original

B

臺/檯

台

tai2

(臺) platform/ measure word for theatrical plays/ (檯) table/ desk

B

從來

从来

cong2lai2

always/ all along

B

來

来

lai2

about/ more or less

B

來

来

lai2

about/ more or less

B

來不及

来不及

lai2 bu ji2

there's not enough time

B

來得及

来得及

lai2 de ji2

there's still time

B

材料

材料

cai2liao4

material

B

來信

来信

lai2xin4

send a letter/ incoming letter

B

來自

来自

lai2zi4

come from

B

白

白

bai2

for nothing

B

白菜

白菜

bai2cai4

Chinese cabbage

B

白天

白天

bai2tian1

daytime

B

火柴

火柴

huo3chai2

match

B

看來

看来

kan4lai2

it seems

B

近來

近来

jin4lai2

recently/ lately

B

排

排

pai2

platoon/ row/ line

B

排

排

pai2

platoon/ row/ line

B

牌

牌

pai2

tablet/ board

B

後來

后来

hou4lai2

afterwards/ after

B

電視臺

电视台

dian4shi4tai2

TV station

B

電臺

电台

dian4tai2

transceiver/ broadcasting station

B

以來

以来

yi3lai2

since

B

人才（人材）

人才

ren2cai2

talent

B

教材

教材

jiao4cai2

teaching materials

B

埋

埋

mai2

bury

C

茅台酒

茅台酒

mao2tai2jiu3

maotai (liquor)

C

唉

唉

ai2

1. indicting a response to a call, order etc 2. indicating one´s grief, depression or akwardness

C

挨

挨

ai2

suffer, endure

C

癌

癌

ai2

cancer, carcinoma

C

潔白

洁白

jie2bai2

pure white/ spotlessly white

C

來賓

来宾

lai2bin1

visitor/ guest

C

裁縫

裁缝

cai2feng

dressmaker/ tailor

C

裁判

裁判

cai2pan4

judge/ umpire/ act as referee/ referee

C

來回

来回

lai2hui2

visitor/ guest

C

才

才

cai2

talent/ ability

C

來客

来客

lai2ke4

back and forth/ to and fro/ round trip

C

才能

才能

cai2neng2

talent/ ability/ capacity

C

財產

财产

cai2chan3

property/ possessions

C

來往

来往

lai2wang3

come and go/ associate/ association

C

財富

财富

cai2fu4

riches/ wealth

C

來源

来源

lai2yuan2

source/ origin

C

財政

财政

cai2zheng4

government finance/ public economy

C

白白

白白

bai2bai2

for nothing/ in vain/ to no purpose

C

向來

向来

xiang4lai2

from beginning coming towards now/ always/ all along

C

住宅

住宅

zhu4zhai2

living-house/ residence/ residential building/ dwelling

C

對…來說

对来说

dui4 lai2shuo1

not let down/ treat sb. fairly/ be worthy of

C

蒼白

苍白

cang1bai2

pale/ wan/ pallid

C

關懷

关怀

guan1huai2

care for/ show solicitude for/ be concerned about

C

舞臺

舞台

wu3tai2

dance-platform/ stage/ arena

C

排斥

排斥

pai2chi4

ostracize/ repulse/ repel/ exclude/ reject

C

排列

排列

pai2lie4

arrange/ put in order/ align/ line up

C

牌子

牌子

pai2zi

billboard/ plate/ sign/ brand/ trademark/ cí title

C

天才

天才

tian1cai2

heavenly-talent/ genius/ gift/ endowment/ gifted person

C

器材

器材

qi4cai2

equipment and material

C

櫃檯

柜台

gui4tai2

counter/ bar

C

木材

木材

mu4cai2

wood/ timber/ lumber

C

往來

往来

wang3lai2

come-go/ be in contact with/ have relations with

C

拿…來說

拿来说

na2 lai2shuo1

take … for example

C

窗臺

窗台

chuang1tai2

windowsill

C

蛋白質

蛋白质

dan4bai2zhi4

protein

C

自來水

自来水

zi4lai2shui3

self-come-water/ tap water

C

懷

怀

huai2

keep in mind/ think of/ be pregnant/ bosom/ mind

C

身材

身材

shen1cai2

stature/ figure

C

懷念

怀念

huai2nian4

cherish the memory of/ think of/ miss

C

懷疑

怀疑

huai2yi2

suspect/ doubt/ be skeptical about

C

這樣一來

这样一来

zhe4yang4 yi1 lai2

this-way-ever-since/ in this way/ in such a case/ thus

D

冒牌

冒牌

mao4pai2

impostor/ imposture

D

總的來說

总的来说

zong3 de lai2 shuo1

in general

D

颱風

台风

tai2feng1

typhoon

D

臺階

台阶

tai2jie1

step/ sidestep

D

藥材

药材

yao4cai2

medicinal materials

D

到來

到来

dao4lai2

come

D

從…看來

从看来

cong2 kan4lai2

from

D

胸懷

胸怀

xiong1huai2

mind/ heart

D

坦白

坦白

tan3bai2

confess/ frank

D

獨裁

独裁

du2cai2

autocracy

D

裁

裁

cai2

cut into parts

D

裁決

裁决

cai2jue2

judge/ umpirage

D

裁軍

裁军

cai2 jun1

disarmament

D

來訪

来访

lai2fang3

come to visit

D

來回來去

来回来去

lai2 hui2 lai2 qu4

come-and-go

D

來看

来看

lai2kan4

according to

D

才幹

才干

cai2gan4

talent/ ability

D

來歷

来历

lai2li4

derivation/ history

D

非…才

非才

fei1 cai2

have got to

D

來臨

来临

lai2lin2

come/ fall

D

才智

才智

cai2zhi4

ability and wisdom

D

來年

来年

lai2nian2

the coming year

D

財

财

cai2

wealth/ money

D

…來說

来说

lai2shuo1

concerning/ on

D

財經

财经

cai2jing1

finance and economics

D

金牌

金牌

jin1pai2

gold medal

D

財會

财会

cai2kuai4

finance

D

財力

财力

cai2li4

finance

D

財務

财务

cai2wu4

financial affairs

D

鋼材

钢材

gang1cai2

steel products

D

白酒

白酒

bai2jiu3

distilled spirit

D

推來推去

推来推去

tui1 lai2 tui1 qu4

push/ decline

D

看起來

看起来

kan4 qi3lai2

look like

D

題材

题材

ti2cai2

theme/ subject

D

黑白

黑白

hei1bai2

black and white/ right and wrong

D

排除

排除

pai2chu2

eliminate/ remove/ debar

D

排隊

排队

pai2 dui4

queue/ stand in a line

D

排擠

排挤

pai2ji3

elbow out/ supplant

D

雪白

雪白

xue3bai2

snow-white

D

排長

排长

pai2zhang3

platoon leader

D

徘徊

徘徊

pai2huai2

wander

D

名牌

名牌

ming2pai2

famous brand

D

柴油

柴油

chai2you2

diesel oil

D

並排

并排

bing4pai2

side by side

D

發財

发财

fa1 cai2

make a fortune/ make a pile

D

後臺

后台

hou4tai2

backstage

D

上臺

上台

shang4 tai2

assume the reins of government

D

歷來

历来

li4lai2

always

D

胡來

胡来

hu2lai2

make trouble/ mess things up

D

制裁

制裁

zhi4cai2

punish

D

原材料

原材料

yuan2cai2liao4

raw and processed materials

D

埋沒

埋没

mai2mo4

cover up/ bury/ neglect

D

空白

空白

kong4bai2

blank/ vacancy

D

埋頭

埋头

mai2 tou2

immerse oneself in

D

下臺

下台

xia4 tai2

out of power

D

滿懷

满怀

man3huai2

fill

D

槐樹

槐树

huai2shu4

pagoda tree

D

懷孕

怀孕

huai2 yun4

become pregnant


HSK 2.0 (2010)

Big5

Gb

Pin

Eng

1

来

lai2

to come/ to arrive/ to come round/ ever since/ next

2

白

bai2

white/ snowy/ pure/ bright/ empty/ blank/ plain/ clear/ to make clear/ in vain/ gratuitous/ free of charge/ reactionary/ anti-communist/ funeral/ to stare coldly/ to write wrong character/ to state/ to explain/ vernacular/ spoken lines in opera/ surname B

2

还

hai2

still/ still in progress/ still more/ yet/ even more/ in addition/ fairly/ passably (good)/ as early as/ even/ also/ else

2

孩子

hai2 zi5

child

3

才

cai2

ability/ talent/ endowment/ gift/ an expert/ only (then)/ only if/ just

3

还是

hai2 shi4

or/ still/ nevertheless

3

刚才

gang1 cai2

just now/ a moment ago

4

安排

an1 pai2

to arrange/ to plan/ to set up

4

后来

hou4 lai2

afterwards/ later

4

将来

jiang1 lai2

in the future/ future/ the future/ CL:個|个[ge4]

4

怀疑

huai2 yi2

to doubt/ to suspect/ doubt/ suspicion/ skeptical

4

材料

cai2 liao4

material/ data/ makings/ stuff/ CL:個|个[ge4];種|种[zhong3]

4

原来

yuan2 lai2

original/ former/ originally/ formerly/ at first/ so... actually

4

从来

cong2 lai2

always/ at all times/ never (if used in negative sentence)

4

排列

pai2 lie4

array/ arrangement/ permutation (i.e. ordered choice of n elements out of m)

4

本来

ben3 lai2

original/ originally/ at first/ it goes without saying/ of course

4

台

tai2

desk/ platform/ stage/ terrace/ stand/ support/ desk/ station/ broadcasting station/ classifier for vehicles or machines/ Taiwan (abbr.)

4

抬

tai2

to lift/ to raise/ (of two or more persons) to carry

4

来不及

lai2 bu5 ji2

there's not enough time (to do sth)/ it's too late (to do sth)

4

来得及

lai2 de5 ji2

there's still time/ able to do sth in time

5

登机牌

deng1 ji1 pai2

boarding pass

5

起来

qi3 lai2

beginning or continuing an action/ upward movement/ stand up

5

怀念

huai2 nian4

to cherish the memory of/ to think of/ reminisce

5

电台

dian4 tai2

transmitter-receiver/ broadcasting station/ radio station/ CL:個|个[ge4]

5

总裁

zong3 cai2

chairman/ director-general (of a company etc)

5

财产

cai2 chan3

property/ CL:筆|笔[bi3]

5

教材

jiao4 cai2

teaching material/ CL:本[ben3]

5

身材

shen1 cai2

stature/ build (height and weight)/ figure

5

关怀

guan1 huai2

care/ solicitude/ to show care for/ concerned about/ attentive to

5

阳台

yang2 tai2

balcony/ porch

5

排队

pai2 dui4

to line up

5

排球

pai2 qiu2

volleyball/ CL:個|个[ge4]

5

火柴

huo3 chai2

match (for lighting fire)/ CL:根[gen1];盒[he2]

5

柜台

gui4 tai2

sales counter/ front desk/ bar

5

台阶

tai2 jie1

flight of steps (leading up to a house)/ step (over obstacle)/ bench/ fig. way out of an embarrassing situation

5

来自

lai2 zi4

to come from (a place)/ From: (in email header)

5

未来

wei4 lai2

future/ tomorrow/ approaching/ coming/ pending/ CL:個|个[ge4]

5

以来

yi3 lai2

since (a previous event)

5

人才

ren2 cai2

a person's talent/ talented person/ distinguished person/ a talent (worth head-hunting)/ person's looks/ an attractive woman/ used interchangeably with 人材/ CL:個|个[ge4]

5

名牌

ming2 pai2

famous brand

6

历来

li4 lai2

always/ throughout (a period of time)/ (of) all-time

6

挨

ai2

to suffer from/ to endure/ to tide over (a difficult period)/ to delay

6

癌症

ai2 zheng4

cancer

6

器材

qi4 cai2

equipment/ material

6

怀孕

huai2 yun4

pregnant/ to have conceived/ gestation/ pregnancy

6

看来

kan4 lai2

apparently/ it seems that/ it appears/ it seems

6

裁缝

cai2 feng5

tailor/ dressmaker

6

财富

cai2 fu4

wealth/ riches

6

才干

cai2 gan4

ability/ competence

6

裁判

cai2 pan4

judgment/ to referee/ umpire/ judge/ referee/ CL:個|个[ge4];位[wei4];名[ming2]

6

财务

cai2 wu4

financial affairs

6

裁员

cai2 yuan2

to cut staff/ to lay off employees

6

财政

cai2 zheng4

finances (public)/ financial

6

苍白

cang1 bai2

pale/ wan

6

排斥

pai2 chi4

to reject/ to exclude/ to eliminate/ to remove/ to repel

6

排除

pai2 chu2

to eliminate/ to get rid of/ to remove

6

排放

pai2 fang4

emission/ discharge/ exhaust (gas etc)

6

徘徊

pai2 huai2

to dither/ to hesitate/ to pace back and forth/ by ext. to hover around/ to linger

6

向来

xiang4 lai2

always/ all along

6

独裁

du2 cai2

dictatorship

6

空白

kong4 bai2

blank space

6

制裁

zhi4 cai2

to punish/ punishment/ sanctions (incl. economic)

6

埋伏

mai2 fu2

ambush

6

埋没

mai2 mo4

oblivion

6

埋葬

mai2 zang4

to bury

6

苦尽甘来

ku3 jin4 gan1 lai2

bitterness finishes; sweetness begins (idiom)/ the hard times are over; the good times just beginning

6

柴油

chai2 you2

diesel fuel

6

台风

tai2 feng1

hurricane/ typhoon

6

近来

jin4 lai2

recently/ lately

6

来历

lai2 li4

history/ antecedents/ origin

6

来源

lai2 yuan2

source (of information etc)/ origin

6

坦白

tan3 bai2

honest/ forthcoming/ to confess

6

发财

fa1 cai2

to get rich

6

继往开来

ji4 wang3 kai1 lai2

to follow the past and herald the future (idiom)/ part of a historical transition/ forming a bridge between earlier and later stages

6

蛋白质

dan4 bai2 zhi4

protein

6

题材

ti2 cai2

subject matter

6

住宅

zhu4 zhai2

residence/ tenement

6

天才

tian1 cai2

talent/ gift/ genius/ talented/ gifted

6

胸怀

xiong1 huai2

one's bosom (the seat of emotions)/ breast/ broad-minded and open/ to think about/ to cherish


HSK 3.0 (2022)

Big5

Gb

Pin

Eng