[New HSK] Supplement Lesson – 01 – Vocabulary
[2021 New HSK] Supplement Lesson 01: Vocabulary
In 2021, the new HSK added many vocabulary and other language skills that are not included in the old HSK.
ChineseFor.US has since added 10 new HSK supplement lessons to make sure that the 2021 new HSK 3 requirements are all covered. (More lessons in this series will be published soon.)
VOCABULARY LIST
| HSK 2.0 |
HSK 3.0 |
CHINESE | PINYIN | P.O.S. | ENGLISH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 爷爷 |
yéye | n. | (paternal) grandfather |
| 3 | 1 | 奶奶 |
nǎinai | n. | (paternal) grandmother |
| - | - | 外公 |
wàigōng | n. | (maternal) grandfather |
| - | - | 外婆 |
wàipó | n. | (maternal) grandmother |
| 6 | 1 | 工人 |
gōngrén | n. | worker (usually a manual work or a blue-collar worker) |
| 6 | 1 | 小朋友 |
xiǎopéngyǒu | n. | "little friend", used to address a child or a group of children |
| - | - | 男生 |
nánshēng | n. | 1) boy student 2) (young) boy |
| - | - | 女生 |
nǚshēng | n. | 1) girl student 2) (young) girl |
| - | 1 | 大学 |
dàxué | n. | university; college |
| - | 1 | 中学 |
zhōngxué | n. | middle school and/or high school |
| - | 1 | 小学 |
xiǎoxué | n. | elementary school |
| - | 1 | 大学生 |
dàxuéshēng | n. | university student; college student |
| - | 1 | 中学生 |
zhōngxuéshēng | n. | middle school and/or high school student |
| - | 1 | 小学生 |
xiǎoxuéshēng | n. | elementary school student |
| 3 | 1 | 爱好 |
àihào | n. / v. | hobby; interest / to love doing something as a hobby; to be fond of |
| 3 | 1 | 山 |
shān | n. | mountain; hill |
| 6 | 2 | 座 |
zuò | m.w. | Measure Word for mountains and hills |
| 3 | 1 | 花 |
huā | n. | flower |
| 6 | 5 | 朵 |
duǒ | m.w. | Measure Word for clouds, flowers, etc. |
| 1 | 3 | 树 |
shù | n. | tree |
| 6 | 4 | 棵 |
kē | m.w. | Measure Word for trees |
| 3 | 1 | 草 |
cǎo | n. | grass |
| - | 1 | 风 |
fēng | n. | wind |
| 6 | 4 | 阵 |
zhèn | m.w. | Measure Word to measure the duration of an action or an event |
| 6 | 1 | 包子 |
bāozi | n. | steamed stuffed bun (a type of Chinese dim-sum) |
VOCABULARY USAGE
1. 爷爷 yéye · OLD HSK 3 / NEW HSK 1
n. 名词 míngcí ▸(paternal) grandfather
2. 奶奶 nǎinai · OLD HSK 3 / NEW HSK 1
n. 名词 míngcí ▸(paternal) grandmother
- Zhāng Yéye
张爷爷
Grandpa Zhang - Zhāng Nǎinai
张奶奶
Grandma Zhang
- lǎo yéye
old grandpa
老爷爷 - lǎo nǎinai
老奶奶
old grandmother
- Yéye jiù shì bàba de bàba, nǎinǎi jiù shì bàba de māma.
爷爷就是爸爸的爸爸，奶奶就是爸爸的妈妈。
“Grandpa” “exactly” is (one’s) dad’s dad, grandma “exactly” is (one’s) dad’s mom.
3. 外公 wàigōng · - / -
n. 名词 míngcí ▸(paternal) grandfather
4. 外婆 wàipó · - / -
n. 名词 míngcí ▸(paternal) grandmother
- Wàigōng jiù shì māma de bàba, wàipó jiù shì māma de māma.
外公就是妈妈的爸爸，外婆就是妈妈的妈妈。
Maternal-grandpa “exactly” is (one’s) mom’s dad, maternal-grandma “exactly” is (one’s) mom’s mom. - Wàipó zhèngzài chūfáng li zuò baozi, wàigōng dào chāoshì qù mǎi niúnǎi le.
外婆正在厨房里做包子，外公到超市去买牛奶了。
Maternal-grandma is in (the) kitchen-inside making steamed-stuffed-buns, maternal-grandpa (has) gone to (the) supermarket to buy milk (already).
5. 工人 gōngrén · OLD HSK 6 / NEW HSK 1
n. 名词 míngcí ▸worker (usually a manual work or a blue-collar worker)
- Wǒ bàba shì yì míng gōngrén.
我爸爸是一名工人。
My dad is one “ming” (of) worker. - Nà ge gōngrén suīrán zuò shì hěn màn, dàn zuò de fēicháng hǎo.
那个工人虽然做事很慢，但做得非常好。
That “ge” (of) worker though does things very slow, but (they) do (things) very good.
6. 小朋友 xiǎopéngyǒu · OLD HSK 6 / NEW HSK 1
n. 名词 míngcí ▸"little friend", used to address a child or a group of children
- Xiǎo péngyǒu, nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?
小朋友，你叫什么名字？
Little-friend, what is your name? - Wǒ xiǎng hé nà xiē xiǎopéngyǒu yìqǐ wánr.
我想和那些小朋友一起玩儿。
I want to play together with those little-friends.
7. 男生 nánshēng · - / -
n. 名词 míngcí ▸(1) boy student; (2) (young) boy
8. 女生 nǚshēng · - / -
n. 名词 míngcí ▸(1) girl student; (2) (young) girl
- Wǒmen bān yǒu shí ge nánshēng, shí ge nǚshēng.
我们班有十个男生，十个女生。
Our class has 10 “ge” (of) boy-students, (and) 10 “ge” (of) girl-students. - Nánshēng men dōu xiǎng hé nà ge piàoliang de nǚshēng tiàowǔ.
男生们都想和那个漂亮的女生跳舞。
(The) boys all want to dance with that “ge” (of) pretty girl.
9. 大学 dàxué · - / NEW HSK 1
n. 名词 míngcí ▸ university; college
20. 中学 zhōngxué · - / NEW HSK 1
n. 名词 míngcí ▸ middle school and/or high school
11. 小学 xiǎoxué · - / NEW HSK 1
n. 名词 míngcí ▸ elementary school
12. 大学生 dàxuéshēng · - / NEW HSK 1
n. 名词 míngcí ▸ university student; college student
13. 中学生 zhōngxuéshēng · - / NEW HSK 1
n. 名词 míngcí ▸ middle school and/or high school student
14. 小学生 xiǎoxuéshēng · - / NEW HSK 1
n. 名词 míngcí ▸ elementary school student
15. 爱好 àihào · OLD HSK 3 / NEW HSK 1
n. 名词 míngcí ▸ hobby; interest
- Nǐ de ’àihào shì shénme?
你的爱好是什么？
What is your hobby? - Nǐ yóu shénme ’àihào?
你有什么爱好？
What hobby (do) you have?
v. 动词 dòngcí ▸ to love doing something as a hobby; to be fond of
- Wǒ ’àihào tiàowǔ, chànggē, háiyǒu dǎqiú.
我爱好跳舞，唱歌，还有打球。
I have-as-hobby dancing, singing and playing-ball. - Xiǎo Zhāng 'àihào huàhuà
小张爱好画画
Little Zhang has painting-paintings/drawing-drawings as (his) hobby.
16. 山 shān · OLD HSK 3 / NEW HSK 1
n. 名词 míngcí ▸ mountain; hill
17. 座 zuò · OLD HSK 6 / NEW HSK 2
m.w. 量词 liàngcí ▸ Measure Word for mountains and hills
- liǎng zuò shān
两座山
two “zuo” (of) mountains/hills - pá shān
爬山
to climb (a) mountain/hill
- shān shang
山上
mountain surface/(the) area (that is on the) mountain - shān xia
山下
mountain underneath/(the) area (that is under the) mountain - shān li
山里
mountain inside/(the) area (that is in the) mountain
18. 花 huā · OLD HSK 3 / NEW HSK 1
n. 名词 míngcí ▸ flower
19. 朵 duǒ · OLD HSK 6 / NEW HSK 5
m.w. 量词 liàngcí ▸ measure word for clouds, flowers, etc.
- yì duǒ yún
一朵云
one (single) “duo” (of) cloud - yì duǒ huā
一朵花
one “duo” (of) flower - Shān shang de huā kāi le, yǒu de shì hóngsè de, yǒu de shì báisè de.
山上的花开了，有的是红色的，有的是白色的。
(The) flowers (on the) mountain surface bloomed, some are (something that is of the) red color, some are (something that is of the) white color.
20. 树 shù · OLD HSK 3 / NEW HSK 1
n. 名词 míngcí ▸ tree
21. 棵 kē · OLD HSK 6 / NEW HSK 4
m.w. 量词 liàngcí ▸ Measure Word for trees
- yì kē shù
一棵树
one “ke” (of) tree
- Jiàoshì pángbiān yǒu kē píngguǒ shù.
教室旁边有棵苹果树。
(By the) side (of the) classroom “exists” (one) “ke” (of) apple tree. - Háizi men zuò zài dà shù xia chànggē.
孩子们坐在大树下唱歌。
(The) children (are) sitting (in the) area (that is) underneath (the) big tree singing songs.
22. 草 cǎo · OLD HSK 3 / NEW HSK 1
n. 名词 míngcí ▸ grass
- cǎodì
草地
grassland; lawn
- Niúyáng chī cǎo, lǎohǔ chī ròu.
牛羊吃草，老虎吃肉。
Cows and sheep eat grass, tigers eat meat. - Zhèlǐ de cǎo zhǎng de zhēn lǜ.
这里的草长得真绿。
(The) grass here grows really green.
23. 风 fēng · - / NEW HSK 1
n. 名词 míngcí ▸ wind
24. 阵 zhèn · OLD HSK 6 / NEW HSK 4
m.w. 量词 liàngcí ▸ Measure Word to measure the duration of an action or an event
- yí zhèn fēng
一阵风
one “zhen” (of) wind - fēng yǔ
风雨
wind (and) rain
- Shān shang de fēng hěn dà.
山上的风很大。
(The) wind (on the) mountain (is) very heavy. - Yèzi zài fēng li tiào zhe wǔ.
叶子在风里跳着舞。
(The) leaves are dancing (in the) wind.
25. 包子 bāozi · OLD HSK 6 / NEW HSK 1
n. 名词 míngcí ▸steamed stuffed bun (a type of Chinese dim-sum)
- yí ge bāozi
一个包子
one “ge” (of) steamed-stuffed-bun
- ròu bāozi
肉包子
meat steamed-stuffed-bun - cài baozi
菜包子
vegetable steamed-stuffed-bun
- Zhè jiā chāoshì bú mài baozi, mài jiǎozi.
这家超市不卖包子，卖饺子。
This “jia” (of) supermarket (does) not sell steamed-stuffed-bun, (it) sells dumplings. - Nǐ xiǎng chī baozi, háishì chī miàntiáo?
你想吃包子，还是吃面条？
(Do) you want to eat steamed-stuffed-bun, or (do you want to) eat noodles?
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Will there be a computer based exam for HSK 3.0? My personal learning goals currently do not include hand-writing, however I am wondering if this will be needed for the new HSK.
Thanks for your question.
There used be computer based exam for the old HSK. However, with the new HSK requiring students to hand-write characters, there probably will be some writing section involved.
In the past the HSK test certificate shows the student’s score of each section, for example for reading, listening, writing and then the total score. So if you’re not taking HSK for employment purpose or college enrollment purpose where they require certain percentage of score for each section, it is perfectly fine to skip the writing part if you just want to take the HSK so that you know your current level.