HSK Meat Vocabulary List

The following vocabulary list features vocabulary words from the HSK centered around the topic of Meat. In some cases the HSK vocabulary might be a bit lacking, and we may follow it will additional vocabulary we recommend for a fuller discussion on the topic.

Chinese Pinyin English HSK Level
羊肉 yángròu mutton, lamb (meat) HSK 2


Additional Meat Vocabulary

These words are not on the current official HSK list, but you may find them useful for your discussions on this topic.

Chinese Pinyin English Level
ròu meat, flesh A2
猪肉 zhūròu pork A2
牛肉 niúròu beef A2
鸡肉 jīròu chicken (meat) A2
鱼肉 yú ròu fish "meat" A2
烤肉 kǎoròu barbecue B1
熟肉 shú ròu cooked meat B1
狗肉 gǒu ròu dog meat B1
生肉 shēngròu raw meat B2
瘦肉 shòuròu lean meat B2
肥肉 féiròu fatty meat B2
鸭肉 yāròu duck (meat) B2
兔肉 tù ròu rabbit B2
火鸡肉 huǒjī ròu turkey meat B2
驴肉 lǘ ròu donkey meat C1
冻肉 dòngròu cold or frozen meat C1
红肉 hóng ròu red meat C1
白肉 báiròu plain boiled pork C1
卤肉 lǔròu stewed meat C1
咸肉 xiánròu salt-cured meat C1
腊肉 làròu Chinese preserved pork belly C1


See also

  • HSK Nouns (all HSK levels' noun lists together)