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Vocabulary · HSK 3.0 levels 1 to 4

Ideas and abstract words

Problem, reason, result, method, chance: the nouns for talking about ideas. 44 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.

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HearWordPinyinMeaningHSKYour stage
问题wèntíquestion, problemHSK 1
事shìthing, matterHSK 1
东西dōngxithing, stuffHSK 1
事情shìqingthing, matter, affairHSK 2
意思yìsimeaningHSK 2
生活shēnghuólife; to liveHSK 3
机会jīhuìchance, opportunityHSK 3
有关yǒuguānto be related toHSK 3
办法bànfǎway, methodHSK 3
方法fāngfǎmethod, wayHSK 3
影响yǐngxiǎngto influence; influenceHSK 3
声音shēngyīnsound, voiceHSK 3
习惯xíguànhabit; to be used toHSK 3
难题nántídifficult problemHSK 3
情况qíngkuàngsituationHSK 4
结果jiéguǒresult; as a resultHSK 4
原因yuányīnreason, causeHSK 4
表现biǎoxiànto show; performanceHSK 4
方式fāngshìway, mannerHSK 4
方面fāngmiànaspect, sideHSK 4
目标mùbiāogoal, targetHSK 4
生命shēngmìnglifeHSK 4
性xìngnature, character (suffix like "-ness")HSK 4
人生rénshēnglife (a person's)HSK 4
作用zuòyòngeffect, roleHSK 4
过程guòchéngprocessHSK 4
经历jīnglìexperience; to go throughHSK 4
条件tiáojiànconditionHSK 4
关键guānjiànkey, crucial pointHSK 4
困难kùnnandifficulty; difficultHSK 4
内容nèiróngcontentHSK 4
目的mùdìpurpose, aimHSK 4
错误cuòwùmistake; wrongHSK 4
标准biāozhǔnstandardHSK 4
效果xiàoguǒeffect, resultHSK 4
重点zhòngdiǎnkey pointHSK 4
基础jīchǔbasis, foundationHSK 4
好处hǎochubenefit, advantageHSK 4
区别qūbiédifferenceHSK 4
理想lǐxiǎngideal; dreamHSK 4
做法zuòfǎway of doing something, methodHSK 4
特点tèdiǎnfeature, characteristicHSK 4
顺序shùnxùorder, sequenceHSK 4
坏处huàichudisadvantage, harmHSK 4