List of HSK neutral tone words

This is a list of words from the HSK levels 1-4 which feature the neutral tone.

Chinese Pinyin English HSK Level
爸爸 bàba dad HSK1
杯子 bēizi cup, glass HSK1
东西 dōngxi thing HSK1
儿子 érzi son HSK1
妈妈 māma mom, mommy, mama HSK1
名字 míngzi name (of a person or thing) HSK1
朋友 péngyou friend HSK1
时候 shíhou time (when) HSK1
先生 xiānsheng Mr.; husband HSK1
de structural particle HSK1
le aspectual particle HSK1
ma question particle HSK1
ne question particle HSK1
衣服 yīfu clothing HSK1
椅子 yǐzi chair HSK1
桌子 zhuōzi table, desk HSK1
认识 rènshi to know (a person) HSK1
漂亮 piàoliang pretty HSK1
弟弟 dìdi younger brother HSK2
告诉 gàosu to tell, to inform HSK2
哥哥 gēge older brother HSK2
孩子 háizi child HSK2
姐姐 jiějie older sister HSK2
觉得 juéde to think; to feel HSK2
便宜 piányi cheap, inexpensive HSK2
妻子 qīzi wife HSK2
事情 shìqing affair, business, matter, thing HSK2
晚上 wǎnshang evening HSK2
右边 yòubian right side; to the right HSK2
早上 zǎoshang morning HSK2
丈夫 zhàngfu husband HSK2
左边 zuǒbian the left side; to the left of HSK2
鼻子 bízi nose HSK3
筷子 kuàizi chopsticks HSK3
帽子 màozi hat, cap, hood (of a jacket) HSK3
裤子 kùzi long pants HSK3
瓶子 píngzi bottle HSK3
聪明 cōngming smart, intelligent HSK3
多么 duōme what (a great idea etc) HSK3
耳朵 ěrduo ear HSK3
个子 gèzi height;stature;build;size HSK3
故事 gùshi story HSK3
关系 guānxi relation, relationship; to concern HSK3
明白 míngbai to understand, to realize HSK3
奶奶 nǎinai paternal grandmother HSK3
清楚 qīngchu clear HSK3
叔叔 shūshu uncle, father's younger brother HSK3
舒服 shūfu comfortable; pleasant-feeling; feeling well HSK3
头发 tóufa hair (on the head) HSK3
爷爷 yéye paternal grandfather HSK3
月亮 yuèliang the moon HSK3
照顾 zhàogu to take care of HSK3
包子 bāozi steamed (stuffed) bun HSK4
饺子 jiǎozi dumpling HSK4
孙子 sūnzi grandson HSK4
样子 yàngzi appearance HSK4
部分 bùfen part, section HSK4
差不多 chàbuduō more or less, almost HSK4
窗户 chuānghu window HSK4
招呼 zhāohu to call out to somebody HSK4
大夫 dàfū senior official (in imperial China) HSK4
父亲 fùqin father HSK4
功夫 gōngfu kung fu; effort HSK4
咳嗽 késou to cough HSK4
困难 kùnnan difficulty HSK4
力气 lìqi strength HSK4
厉害 lìhai impressive, awesome; tremendous HSK4
凉快 liángkuai cool (temperature) HSK4
麻烦 máfan troublesome, annoying; to trouble or bother someone HSK4
马虎 mǎhu careless HSK4
暖和 nuǎnhuo warm HSK4
葡萄 pútao grape(s) HSK4
亲戚 qīnqi relatives HSK4
热闹 rènao bustling with noise and excitement;lively HSK4
任务 rènwu task, assignment HSK4
商量 shāngliang to discuss and come to an agreement HSK4
勺子 sháozi spoon, ladle HSK4
生意 shēngyi business HSK4
师傅 shīfu master; qualified worker HSK4
接着 jiēzhe to continue doing; next, ... HSK4
随着 suízhe along with HSK4
要是 yàoshi if HSK4
咱们 zánmen we, us (you and I) HSK4
值得 zhíde to be worth (doing) HSK4
主意 zhúyi idea HSK4

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