Vocabulary · HSK 3.0 levels 1 to 4
Position and direction
Left and right, in front and behind, north and south, near and far. 60 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 上 | shàng | on, above; to go up, to get on | HSK 1 | ||
| 下 | xià | below, under; to go down | HSK 1 | ||
| 里 | lǐ | in, inside | HSK 1 | ||
| 后 | hòu | after, behind | HSK 1 | ||
| 前 | qián | before, in front | HSK 1 | ||
| 这里 | zhèlǐ | here | HSK 1 | ||
| 外 | wài | outside | HSK 1 | ||
| 那里 | nàli | there | HSK 1 | ||
| 边 | biān | side, edge | HSK 1 | ||
| 那边 | nàbiān | over there | HSK 1 | ||
| 这儿 | zhèr | here | HSK 1 | ||
| 这边 | zhèbiān | this side, over here | HSK 1 | ||
| 那儿 | nàr | there | HSK 1 | ||
| 外边 | wàibian | outside | HSK 1 | ||
| 面 | miàn | side, face; noodles | HSK 2 | ||
| 远 | yuǎn | far | HSK 2 | ||
| 里面 | lǐmiàn | inside | HSK 2 | ||
| 近 | jìn | near, close | HSK 2 | ||
| 上面 | shàngmian | on top, above | HSK 2 | ||
| 后面 | hòumian | behind, at the back | HSK 2 | ||
| 外面 | wàimian | outside | HSK 2 | ||
| 左 | zuǒ | left | HSK 2 | ||
| 下面 | xiàmian | below, underneath | HSK 2 | ||
| 右 | yòu | right (side) | HSK 2 | ||
| 前面 | qiánmian | in front, ahead | HSK 2 | ||
| 旁边 | pángbiān | beside, next to | HSK 2 | ||
| 右边 | yòubian | the right side | HSK 2 | ||
| 左边 | zuǒbian | the left side | HSK 2 | ||
| 中 | zhōng | in, among; middle | HSK 3 | ||
| 面前 | miànqián | in front of | HSK 3 | ||
| 西 | xī | west | HSK 3 | ||
| 身边 | shēnbiān | by one's side | HSK 3 | ||
| 附近 | fùjìn | nearby | HSK 3 | ||
| 方向 | fāngxiàng | direction | HSK 3 | ||
| 东 | dōng | east | HSK 3 | ||
| 南 | nán | south | HSK 3 | ||
| 北 | běi | north | HSK 3 | ||
| 中间 | zhōngjiān | middle, between | HSK 3 | ||
| 以下 | yǐxià | below, under | HSK 3 | ||
| 以上 | yǐshàng | above, over | HSK 3 | ||
| 到处 | dàochù | everywhere | HSK 3 | ||
| 南方 | nánfāng | the south | HSK 3 | ||
| 北方 | běifāng | the north | HSK 3 | ||
| 东北 | dōngběi | northeast | HSK 3 | ||
| 西南 | xīnán | southwest | HSK 3 | ||
| 西北 | xīběi | northwest | HSK 3 | ||
| 东南 | dōngnán | southeast | HSK 3 | ||
| 内 | nèi | inside, within | HSK 4 | ||
| 之间 | zhījiān | between | HSK 4 | ||
| 底 | dǐ | bottom, base; end (of a month or year) | HSK 4 | ||
| 之中 | zhīzhōng | among, in the middle of | HSK 4 | ||
| 周围 | zhōuwéi | around, surroundings | HSK 4 | ||
| 距离 | jùlí | distance | HSK 4 | ||
| 西部 | xībù | the west (of a region) | HSK 4 | ||
| 对面 | duìmiàn | opposite | HSK 4 | ||
| 南部 | nánbù | the south (of a region) | HSK 4 | ||
| 东部 | dōngbù | the east (of a region) | HSK 4 | ||
| 北部 | běibù | the north (of a region) | HSK 4 | ||
| 底下 | dǐxia | under, below | HSK 4 | ||
| 前方 | qiánfāng | ahead | HSK 4 |