Vocabulary · HSK 3.0 levels 1 to 4
Meals, tastes and cooking
Breakfast, lunch and dinner, how food tastes, and the words for cooking and eating. 37 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 37 words with spaced repetition, ten new ones a day.
| Hear | Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK | Your stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 吃 | chī | to eat | HSK 1 | ||
| 饭 | fàn | meal; cooked rice | HSK 1 | ||
| 晚饭 | wǎnfàn | dinner | HSK 1 | ||
| 午饭 | wǔfàn | lunch | HSK 1 | ||
| 做饭 | zuòfàn | to cook | HSK 1 | ||
| 早饭 | zǎofàn | breakfast | HSK 1 | ||
| 饿 | è | hungry | HSK 3 | ||
| 甜 | tián | sweet | HSK 3 | ||
| 新鲜 | xīnxiān | fresh | HSK 3 | ||
| 尝 | cháng | to taste | HSK 3 | ||
| 饱 | bǎo | full (after eating) | HSK 3 | ||
| 菜单 | càidān | menu | HSK 3 | ||
| 渴 | kě | thirsty | HSK 3 | ||
| 筷子 | kuàizi | chopsticks | HSK 3 | ||
| 勺子 | sháozi | spoon, ladle | HSK 3 | ||
| 外卖 | wàimài | takeaway | HSK 3 | ||
| 油 | yóu | oil | HSK 4 | ||
| 味道 | wèidao | taste, flavour | HSK 4 | ||
| 食物 | shíwù | food | HSK 4 | ||
| 香 | xiāng | fragrant, smells good | HSK 4 | ||
| 食品 | shípǐn | food (products) | HSK 4 | ||
| 苦 | kǔ | bitter; hard (of life) | HSK 4 | ||
| 辣 | là | spicy, hot | HSK 4 | ||
| 早餐 | zǎocān | breakfast | HSK 4 | ||
| 熟 | shú | ripe; cooked; familiar | HSK 4 | ||
| 烤 | kǎo | to roast, to bake, to grill | HSK 4 | ||
| 酸 | suān | sour; aching | HSK 4 | ||
| 晚餐 | wǎncān | dinner | HSK 4 | ||
| 盐 | yán | salt | HSK 4 | ||
| 午餐 | wǔcān | lunch | HSK 4 | ||
| 美食 | měishí | good food, delicacies | HSK 4 | ||
| 鲜 | xiān | fresh | HSK 4 | ||
| 咸 | xián | salty | HSK 4 | ||
| 小吃 | xiǎochī | snack, street food | HSK 4 | ||
| 快餐 | kuàicān | fast food | HSK 4 | ||
| 干杯 | gānbēi | cheers! | HSK 4 | ||
| 中餐 | zhōngcān | Chinese food | HSK 4 |