Vocabulary · HSK 3.0 levels 1 to 4
Particles and prepositions
The small grammar words, from 的, 了 and 吗 to 在, 从 and 把. 35 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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| Hear | Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK | Your stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 的 | de | possessive and describing particle, like 's | HSK 1 | ||
| 了 | le | particle for a finished action or a change | HSK 1 | ||
| 在 | zài | at, in; to be in the middle of doing | HSK 1 | ||
| 吧 | ba | particle for suggestions, "let's" | HSK 1 | ||
| 吗 | ma | question particle for yes or no questions | HSK 1 | ||
| 呢 | ne | particle for "and you?" and ongoing actions | HSK 1 | ||
| 们 | men | plural ending for people | HSK 1 | ||
| 着 | zhe | particle for an ongoing state | HSK 2 | ||
| 啊 | a | particle for feeling or emphasis | HSK 2 | ||
| 得 | de | particle linking a verb to how well it is done | HSK 2 | ||
| 过 | guo | particle for past experience | HSK 2 | ||
| 从 | cóng | from | HSK 2 | ||
| 地 | de | particle that turns a word into an adverb | HSK 2 | ||
| 跟 | gēn | with; to follow | HSK 2 | ||
| 比 | bǐ | than; compared with | HSK 2 | ||
| 往 | wǎng | towards | HSK 2 | ||
| 离 | lí | away from (distance) | HSK 2 | ||
| 把 | bǎ | particle that puts the object before the verb | HSK 3 | ||
| 被 | bèi | by (in passive sentences) | HSK 3 | ||
| 为 | wèi | for, for the sake of | HSK 3 | ||
| 向 | xiàng | towards | HSK 3 | ||
| 关于 | guānyú | about, concerning | HSK 3 | ||
| 除了 | chúle | apart from, except | HSK 3 | ||
| 根据 | gēnjù | according to | HSK 3 | ||
| 以外 | yǐwài | apart from, beyond | HSK 3 | ||
| 当 | dāng | when; to serve as | HSK 4 | ||
| 之 | zhī | of (formal, like 的) | HSK 4 | ||
| 通过 | tōngguò | through; to pass | HSK 4 | ||
| 由 | yóu | by, from | HSK 4 | ||
| 作为 | zuòwéi | as, in the role of | HSK 4 | ||
| 对于 | duìyú | as for, regarding | HSK 4 | ||
| 按照 | ànzhào | according to | HSK 4 | ||
| 相比 | xiāngbǐ | compared with | HSK 4 | ||
| 随着 | suízhe | along with | HSK 4 | ||
| 从中 | cóngzhōng | from it, out of it | HSK 4 |