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CORE WORDS



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尺子
ruler


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游泳池
swimming pool


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电池
battery


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齿轮
cogwheel


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卷尺
tape measure


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游泳池
pool


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卷尺
tape measure


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牙齿
tooth


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奢侈品
luxury


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支持
support


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汽车电池
car battery











HSK 1.0 (1992)

Big5

Gb

Pin

Eng

A

好吃

好吃

hao3chi1

delicious/ tasty/ good to eat

A

堅持

坚持

jian1chi2

persist in/ persevere in/ stick to

A

chi1

eat/ live on/ annihilate

A

遲到

迟到

chi2dao4

be late

B

吃驚

吃惊

chi1 jing1

be startled/ be shocked

B

chi3

ruler/ 1 chǐ = 0.333 meter

B

翅膀

翅膀

chi4bang3

wing

B

支持

支持

zhi1chi2

support/ back/ espouse

B

游泳池

游泳池

you2yong3chi2

swimming pool

B

保持

保持

bao3chi2

keep/ maintain/ preserve

C

主持

主持

zhu3chi2

manage-control/ direct/ preside over/ manage/ uphold

C

吃苦

吃苦

chi1 ku3

bear hardships/ suffer

C

吃虧

吃亏

chi1 kui1

suffer losses/ be in an unfavorable situation

C

推遲

推迟

tui1chi2

push-later/ put off/ postpone/ delay/ defer

C

吃力

吃力

chi1li4

strenuous/ painstaking/ tiring/ wearing

C

持久

持久

chi2jiu3

enduring/ lasting/ persistent

C

chi2

pool/ pond/ moat

C

chi2

late/ slow/ tardy

C

尺寸

尺寸

chi3cun

size/ dimensions

C

尺子

尺子

chi3zi

ruler/ rule

C

赤道

赤道

chi4dao4

equator

C

排斥

排斥

pai2chi4

ostracize/ repulse/ repel/ exclude/ reject

C

電池

电池

dian4chi2

battery/ electric cell

C

牙齒

牙齿

ya2chi3

tooth

C

維持

维持

wei2chi2

maintain-preserve/ keep/ support/ safeguard

D

奔馳

奔驰

ben1chi2

run quickly

D

劫持

劫持

jie2chi2

hijack

D

沒吃沒穿

没吃没穿

mei2 chi1 mei2 chuan1

have no food and clothes

D

如醉如痴

如醉如痴

ru2 zui4 ru2 chi1

enjoy (the concert; etc) very much

D

羞恥

羞耻

xiu1chi3

ashamed

D

持續

持续

chi2xu4

persist/ last out

D

池塘

池塘

chi2tang2

pool/ pond

D

無恥

无耻

wu2chi3

cheeky

D

遲緩

迟缓

chi2huan3

tardy/ sluggish

D

遲疑

迟疑

chi2yi2

hesitate

D

齒輪

齿轮

chi3lun2

gear

D

赤字

赤字

chi4zi4

deficit/ red ink

D

挾持

挟持

xie2chi2

hold sb; under duress

D

駁斥

驳斥

bo2chi4

refute

D

奢侈

奢侈

she1chi3

luxurious

D

公尺

公尺

gong1chi3

meter


HSK 2.0 (2010)

Big5

Gb

Pin

Eng

1

chi1

to eat/ to have one's meal/ to eradicate/ to destroy/ to absorb/ to suffer/ to exhaust

2

好吃

hao3 chi1

tasty/ delicious

3

迟到

chi2 dao4

to arrive late

4

推迟

tui1 chi2

to postpone/ to put off/ to defer

4

支持

zhi1 chi2

to be in favor of/ to support/ to back/ support/ backing/ to stand by/ CL:個|个[ge4]

4

吃惊

chi1 jing1

to be startled/ to be shocked/ to be amazed

4

坚持

jian1 chi2

to continue upholding/ to remain committed to/ persistence/ to persist/ to uphold/ to insist on/ persevere

5

持续

chi2 xu4

to continue/ to persist/ sustainable/ preservation

5

池子

chi2 zi5

pond/ CL:個|个[ge4]

5

尺子

chi3 zi5

rule/ ruler (measuring instrument)/ CL:把[ba3]

5

翅膀

chi4 bang3

wing/ CL:個|个[ge4];對|对[dui4]

5

电池

dian4 chi2

battery/ CL:節|节[jie2];組|组[zu3]

5

保持

bao3 chi2

to keep/ to maintain/ to hold/ to preserve

5

小吃

xiao3 chi1

snack/ refreshments/ CL:家[jia1]

5

主持

zhu3 chi2

to take charge of/ to manage or direct/ to preside over/ to uphold/ to stand for (eg justice)/ to host (a TV or radio program etc)

5

吃亏

chi1 kui1

to suffer losses/ to come to grief/ to lose out/ to get the worst of it/ to be at a disadvantage/ unfortunately

6

迟缓

chi2 huan3

slow/ sluggish

6

持久

chi2 jiu3

lasting/ enduring/ persistent/ permanent/ protracted/ endurance/ persistence/ to last long

6

池塘

chi2 tang2

pool/ pond

6

迟疑

chi2 yi2

to hesitate

6

羞耻

xiu1 chi3

(a feeling of) shame

6

赤道

chi4 dao4

equator (of the earth or astronomical body)

6

赤字

chi4 zi4

(financial) deficit/ red letter

6

奢侈

she1 chi3

luxurious/ extravagant/ wasteful

6

排斥

pai2 chi4

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

6

咬牙切齿

yao3 ya2 qie4 chi3

gnashing one's teeth (idiom)/ displaying extreme anger/ fuming with rage between gritted teeth

6

奔驰

ben1 chi2

to run quickly/ to travel quickly/ to move fast/ Mercedes-Benz; German car make

6

维持

wei2 chi2

to keep/ to maintain/ to preserve

6

无耻

wu2 chi3

without any sense of shame/ unembarrassed/ shameless

6

吃苦

chi1 ku3

to bear/ hardships

6

吃力

chi1 li4

entail strenuous effort/ be a strain


HSK 3.0 (2022)

Big5

Gb

Pin

Eng

1

chī

feed, have, be subject to, absorb, chow, live on, eat, have one's meals, be a strain, exhaust, fare, take in, live off, annihilate, wipe out, partake, suffer, ingest, consume, graze, lunch, manducate, incur, take, get, use up, make, taste, soak up

1

吃飯

吃饭

chī fàn

feed, dine, make a living, keep alive, have a meal, eat

1

好吃

好吃

hǎochī

delicious, good to eat, tasty, enjoy eating good food, gluttonous

3

保持

保持

bǎochí

keep, maintain, preserve

3

持續

持续

chíxù

perennate, hang on, carry_over, persist, steady, keep, carry over, keep on, proceed, stretch, carry_on, retain, sustain, persevere, continuity, endure, stay, continue, hang in, hold, maintain, run, span, go on, run for, last, go along, exist, hold on

3

堅持

坚持

jiānchí

persist in, insist on

3

支持

支持

zhīchí

sustain, hold out, bear;support, back, stand by

3

主持

主持

zhǔchí

preside, head, care of, take care of, preside over, chair, minister, sponsor, direct, uphold, direction, take charge/care of, take charge of, moderate, emcee, celebrate, manage, host, mastermind, officiate, stand for, managment, run, take charge, compere

4

吃驚

吃惊

chī jīng

to be startled, to be shocked, to be amazed

4

chǐ

m.[standard]

4

遲到

迟到

chí dào

tardy, be late, arrive late, be/come/arrive late, come, late, come/arrive late, be

4

尺子

尺子

chǐzi

rule, ruler (measuring instrument), CL:把[ba3]

4

尺寸

尺寸

chǐcun

measurement, dimension

4

推遲

推迟

tuīchí

to postpone, to put off, to defer

4

維持

维持

wéichí

keep, preserve

4

小吃

小吃

xiǎochī

snack, refreshments, CL:家[jia1]

5

吃力

吃力

chīlì

to entail strenuous effort, to toil at a task, strenuous, laborious, strain

5

池子

池子

chízi

pond, bathhouse pool, dance floor of a ballroom, (old) stalls (front rows in a theater)

5

chí

late

5

電池

电池

diànchí

galvanic pile, electric battery, pile, D, battery, cell, (electric) cell, electric_battery, element, voltaic pile

5

游泳池

游泳池

yóuyǒngchí

swimming pool, CL:場|场[chang3]

6

持有

持有

chíyǒu

boast, take, possess, hold, carry

6

主持人

主持人

zhǔchírén

anchor, emcee, host, symposiarch, anchorman, director, impresario, chair, chairperson, linkman, presenter, compere, master of ceremonies, moderator

7

不恥下問

不耻下问

bùchǐ-xiàwèn

not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates

7

吃不上

吃不上

chībushàng

unable to get anything to eat, to miss a meal

7

吃喝玩樂

吃喝玩乐

chīhē-wánlè

to eat, drink and be merry (idiom), to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure

7

吃苦

吃苦

chī kǔ

to bear hardships

7

吃虧

吃亏

chī kuī

get the worst of it, come to grief, suffer loss, suffer losses

7

痴呆

痴呆

chīdāi

imbecility, dementia

7

痴迷

痴迷

chīmí

infatuated, obsessed

7

痴心

痴心

chīxīn

infatuation

7

池塘

池塘

chítáng

pool, pond

7

馳名

驰名

chímíng

famous

7

遲遲

迟迟

chíchí

late (with a task etc), slow

7

遲疑

迟疑

chíyí

to hesitate

7

遲早

迟早

chízǎo

sooner or later

7

chí

hold, grasp

7

持久

持久

chíjiǔ

lasting, enduring, persistent, permanent, protracted, endurance, persistence, to last long

7

持之以恆

持之以恒

chízhīyǐhéng

to pursue unremittingly (idiom), to persevere

7

尺度

尺度

chǐdù

measure, scale

7

恥辱

耻辱

chǐrǔ

disgrace, shame, humiliation

7

恥笑

耻笑

chǐxiào

to sneer at sb, to ridicule

7

赤字

赤字

chìzì

(financial) deficit, red letter

7

翅膀

翅膀

chìbǎng

pinion, vane, plumage, pennon, flier, wing

7

大吃一驚

大吃一惊

dàchī-yījīng

to have a surprise (idiom), shocked or startled, gobsmacked

7

扶持

扶持

fúchí

to help, to assist

7

堅持不懈

坚持不懈

jiānchí-bùxiè

to persevere unremittingly (idiom), to keep going until the end

7

劫持

劫持

jiéchí

to kidnap, to hijack, to abduct, to hold under duress

7

可恥

可耻

kěchǐ

shameful, disgraceful, ignominious

7

口吃

口吃

kǒuchī

to stammer, to stutter, also pr. [kou3 ji2]

7

面紅耳赤

面红耳赤

miànhóng-ěrchì

flushed with anger (or excitement)

7

排斥

排斥

páichì

repel, exclude, reject

7

如醉如痴

如醉如痴

rúzuì-rúchī

lit. as if drunk and stupefied (idiom), intoxicated by sth, obsessed with, mad about sth, also written 如癡如醉|如痴如醉[ru2 chi1 ru2 zui4]

7

奢侈

奢侈

shēchǐ

luxurious, extravagant

7

鬆弛

松弛

sōngchí

to relax, relaxed, limp, lax

7

挾持

挟持

xiéchí

to seize

7

牙齒

牙齿

yáchǐ

ivory, grinder, snapper, chopper, masticator, dental, teeth, pearly, peg, dens, tooth

他用尺子来画图。



She uses a ruler to draw the design .
尺子 画图

(ENG )
(ZH )

(1831)


她的牙齿很白。



Her teeth are very white .
牙齿 很白

(ENG )
(ZH )

(2707)


学习成绩差,她感到很羞耻。



She is ashamed of her poor school performance .
学习成绩 , 感到 羞耻

(ENG )
(ZH )

(2775)


他的生活很奢侈。



He lives an extravagant life
生活 奢侈

(ENG )
(ZH )

(3133)