Vocabulary · HSK 3.0 levels 1 to 4
Keeping a conversation going
The small words that buy you time, agree, push back and keep a conversation moving. 25 words, with the pinyin in tone colours and the English meaning. 19 are on the HSK 3.0 list for levels 1 to 4; the other 6 are everyday words that are not, marked "extra".
Study this themeLearn these 25 words with spaced repetition, ten new ones a day.
| Hear | Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK | Your stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 行 | xíng | all right, OK; to be capable | HSK 3 | ||
| 其实 | qíshí | actually, in fact | HSK 3 | ||
| 当然 | dāngrán | of course | HSK 3 | ||
| 比如 | bǐrú | for example | HSK 3 | ||
| 怎么办 | zěnme bàn | what to do | HSK 3 | ||
| 不行 | bùxíng | no good, not OK | HSK 3 | ||
| 到底 | dàodǐ | after all; in the end | HSK 4 | ||
| 原来 | yuánlái | originally; so it turns out | HSK 4 | ||
| 加油 | jiāyóu | come on! (to cheer someone on); to refuel | HSK 4 | ||
| 难道 | nándào | surely ... not? (in rhetorical questions) | HSK 4 | ||
| 实际上 | shíjìshang | in fact | HSK 4 | ||
| 嗯 | èn | mm, yes (to show agreement) | HSK 4 | ||
| 麻烦 | máfan | trouble; to trouble (someone); troublesome | HSK 4 | ||
| 究竟 | jiūjìng | after all; exactly (in questions) | HSK 4 | ||
| 可惜 | kěxī | what a pity | HSK 4 | ||
| 随便 | suíbiàn | as you like; casual | HSK 4 | ||
| 恐怕 | kǒngpà | I'm afraid, probably | HSK 4 | ||
| 例如 | lìrú | for example | HSK 4 | ||
| 基本上 | jīběnshang | basically | HSK 4 | ||
| 不是 | bú shì | no, it isn't | extra | ||
| 真的吗 | zhēn de ma | really? | extra | ||
| 是吗 | shì ma | is that so? | extra | ||
| 我觉得 | wǒ juéde | I think | extra | ||
| 还有 | hái yǒu | also, and another thing | extra | ||
| 反正 | fǎnzhèng | anyway | extra |