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Vocabulary · HSK 3.0 levels 1 to 4

Countries and languages

China, the world, nationalities and the languages people speak. 19 words, with the pinyin in tone colours and the English meaning. Every one of them is on the HSK 3.0 list for levels 1 to 4.

Study this themeLearn these 19 words with spaced repetition, ten new ones a day.

HearWordPinyinMeaningHSKYour stage
中国ZhōngguóChinaHSK 1
国guócountryHSK 1
中文ZhōngwénChinese (language)HSK 1
汉语HànyǔChinese (language)HSK 1
外国wàiguóforeign countryHSK 2
世界shìjièworldHSK 3
国家guójiācountry, nationHSK 3
语言yǔyánlanguageHSK 3
西方xīfāngthe WestHSK 3
东方dōngfāngthe EastHSK 3
外语wàiyǔforeign languageHSK 3
国际guójìinternationalHSK 4
全球quánqiúthe whole world; globalHSK 4
亚洲YàzhōuAsiaHSK 4
翻译fānyìto translate; translatorHSK 4
首都shǒudūcapital cityHSK 4
普通话PǔtōnghuàMandarin, standard ChineseHSK 4
国籍guójínationalityHSK 4
口语kǒuyǔspoken languageHSK 4