Vocabulary · HSK 3.0 levels 1 to 4
School life
Schools and universities, teachers and classmates, terms, exams and holidays. 67 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 67 words with spaced repetition, ten new ones a day.
| Hear | Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK | Your stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 学校 | xuéxiào | school | HSK 1 | ||
| 学生 | xuésheng | student | HSK 1 | ||
| 老师 | lǎoshī | teacher | HSK 1 | ||
| 大学 | dàxué | university | HSK 1 | ||
| 课 | kè | lesson, class | HSK 1 | ||
| 同学 | tóngxué | classmate | HSK 1 | ||
| 上学 | shàngxué | to go to school | HSK 1 | ||
| 上课 | shàngkè | to have a class, to go to class | HSK 1 | ||
| 小学 | xiǎoxué | primary school | HSK 1 | ||
| 中学 | zhōngxué | secondary school | HSK 1 | ||
| 大学生 | dàxuéshēng | university student | HSK 1 | ||
| 下课 | xiàkè | to finish class | HSK 1 | ||
| 小学生 | xiǎoxuéshēng | primary school pupil | HSK 1 | ||
| 中学生 | zhōngxuéshēng | secondary school pupil | HSK 1 | ||
| 教 | jiāo | to teach | HSK 2 | ||
| 班 | bān | class (of students); shift | HSK 2 | ||
| 考试 | kǎoshì | exam; to take an exam | HSK 2 | ||
| 高中 | gāozhōng | senior high school | HSK 2 | ||
| 考 | kǎo | to take an exam, to test | HSK 2 | ||
| 题 | tí | question (in an exam), problem | HSK 2 | ||
| 教室 | jiàoshì | classroom | HSK 2 | ||
| 开学 | kāixué | to start term | HSK 2 | ||
| 书包 | shūbāo | school bag | HSK 2 | ||
| 成绩 | chéngjì | grades, results | HSK 3 | ||
| 校长 | xiàozhǎng | head teacher | HSK 3 | ||
| 校园 | xiàoyuán | campus | HSK 3 | ||
| 学期 | xuéqī | term, semester | HSK 3 | ||
| 初中 | chūzhōng | junior high school | HSK 3 | ||
| 放学 | fàngxué | to finish school for the day | HSK 3 | ||
| 年级 | niánjí | year, grade (at school) | HSK 3 | ||
| 班级 | bānjí | class (of students) | HSK 3 | ||
| 黑板 | hēibǎn | blackboard | HSK 3 | ||
| 留学 | liúxué | to study abroad | HSK 3 | ||
| 留学生 | liúxuéshēng | international student | HSK 3 | ||
| 专业 | zhuānyè | major (subject); professional | HSK 4 | ||
| 教育 | jiàoyù | education | HSK 4 | ||
| 教授 | jiàoshòu | professor | HSK 4 | ||
| 毕业 | bìyè | to graduate | HSK 4 | ||
| 奖 | jiǎng | prize, award | HSK 4 | ||
| 学院 | xuéyuàn | college, faculty | HSK 4 | ||
| 博士 | bóshì | doctorate, PhD | HSK 4 | ||
| 教师 | jiàoshī | teacher | HSK 4 | ||
| 课程 | kèchéng | course, curriculum | HSK 4 | ||
| 教学 | jiàoxué | teaching | HSK 4 | ||
| 报名 | bàomíng | to sign up, to register | HSK 4 | ||
| 学费 | xuéfèi | tuition fees | HSK 4 | ||
| 毕业生 | bìyèshēng | graduate | HSK 4 | ||
| 分数 | fēnshù | mark, score | HSK 4 | ||
| 课堂 | kètáng | classroom, class | HSK 4 | ||
| 研究生 | yánjiūshēng | postgraduate student | HSK 4 | ||
| 暑假 | shǔjià | summer holidays | HSK 4 | ||
| 获奖 | huòjiǎng | to win a prize | HSK 4 | ||
| 奖学金 | jiǎngxuéjīn | scholarship | HSK 4 | ||
| 入学 | rùxué | to start school, to enrol | HSK 4 | ||
| 硕士 | shuòshì | master's degree | HSK 4 | ||
| 期末 | qīmò | end of term | HSK 4 | ||
| 高考 | gāokǎo | university entrance exam | HSK 4 | ||
| 操场 | cāochǎng | sports ground, playground | HSK 4 | ||
| 点名 | diǎnmíng | to take the register; to name | HSK 4 | ||
| 师生 | shīshēng | teachers and students | HSK 4 | ||
| 本科 | běnkē | undergraduate course | HSK 4 | ||
| 试题 | shìtí | exam question | HSK 4 | ||
| 期中 | qīzhōng | midterm | HSK 4 | ||
| 寒假 | hánjià | winter holidays | HSK 4 | ||
| 报考 | bàokǎo | to apply to sit an exam | HSK 4 | ||
| 笔试 | bǐshì | written exam | HSK 4 | ||
| 考生 | kǎoshēng | exam candidate | HSK 4 |