Vocabulary · HSK 3.0 levels 1 to 4
Size, speed and looks
Big and small, fast and slow, heavy and light, clean and dirty, pretty and plain. 38 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 38 words with spaced repetition, ten new ones a day.
| Hear | Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK | Your stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 大 | dà | big, large; old (of age) | HSK 1 | ||
| 多 | duō | many, much, more | HSK 1 | ||
| 小 | xiǎo | small, little; young | HSK 1 | ||
| 新 | xīn | new | HSK 1 | ||
| 少 | shǎo | few, little; less | HSK 1 | ||
| 好看 | hǎokàn | good-looking; good to watch | HSK 1 | ||
| 快 | kuài | fast, quick | HSK 2 | ||
| 长 | cháng | long | HSK 2 | ||
| 高 | gāo | tall, high | HSK 2 | ||
| 慢 | màn | slow | HSK 2 | ||
| 老 | lǎo | old | HSK 3 | ||
| 可爱 | kě'ài | cute, lovely | HSK 3 | ||
| 短 | duǎn | short | HSK 3 | ||
| 旧 | jiù | old (not new) | HSK 3 | ||
| 干净 | gānjìng | clean | HSK 3 | ||
| 安静 | ānjìng | quiet | HSK 3 | ||
| 大小 | dàxiǎo | size | HSK 3 | ||
| 脏 | zāng | dirty | HSK 3 | ||
| 难看 | nánkàn | ugly | HSK 3 | ||
| 美 | měi | beautiful | HSK 4 | ||
| 重 | zhòng | heavy; serious | HSK 4 | ||
| 低 | dī | low | HSK 4 | ||
| 满 | mǎn | full | HSK 4 | ||
| 深 | shēn | deep; dark (of colours) | HSK 4 | ||
| 样子 | yàngzi | look, appearance | HSK 4 | ||
| 乱 | luàn | messy, in a mess | HSK 4 | ||
| 美丽 | měilì | beautiful | HSK 4 | ||
| 破 | pò | broken; to break | HSK 4 | ||
| 速度 | sùdù | speed | HSK 4 | ||
| 空 | kōng | empty | HSK 4 | ||
| 帅 | shuài | handsome | HSK 4 | ||
| 亮 | liàng | bright; to light up | HSK 4 | ||
| 轻 | qīng | light (not heavy) | HSK 4 | ||
| 快速 | kuàisù | fast, rapid | HSK 4 | ||
| 细 | xì | thin, fine; careful | HSK 4 | ||
| 厚 | hòu | thick | HSK 4 | ||
| 粗 | cū | thick; rough | HSK 4 | ||
| 热闹 | rènao | lively, busy | HSK 4 |