HSK Summer Vocabulary List

The following vocabulary list features vocabulary words from the HSK centered around the topic of summer. 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
热	rè	hot	HSK 1
冷	lěng	cold	HSK 1
吃	chī	to eat	HSK 1
喝	hē	to drink	HSK 1
天气	tiānqì	weather	HSK 1
西瓜	xīguā	watermelon	HSK 2
旅游	lǚyóu	to travel	HSK 2
游泳	yóuyǒng	swimming; to swim	HSK 2
空调	kōngtiáo	air conditioning	HSK 3
季节	jìjié	season, time	HSK 3
果汁	guǒzhī	fruit juice	HSK 3
冰箱	bīngxiāng	refrigerator (lit. "ice box")	HSK 3
啤酒	píjiǔ	beer	HSK 3
洗澡	xǐzǎo	to bathe, to take a shower	HSK 3
夏令营	xiàlìngyíng	summer camp	HSK 5

Additional Summer 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	CEFR Level
夏天	xiàtiān	summer	A2
墨镜	mòjìng	sunglasses	B1
海滩	hǎitān	the beach	B1
烧烤	shāokǎo	barbecue	B1
野餐	yěcān	picnic	B1
冰淇淋	bīngqílín	ice cream	B1
户外活动	hùwài huódòng	outdoor activities	B1
晒太阳	shài tàiyáng	sunbathing	B1
夜市	yèshì	night market	B1
暑假	shǔjià	summer vacation	B2
冷饮	lěngyǐn	cold drink	B2
沙滩排球	shātān páiqiú	beach volleyball	B2
防晒霜	fángshàishuāng	sunscreen	B2
冲浪	chōnglàng	surfing	B2
浮潜	fúqiǎn	snorkeling	B2
热浪	rèlàng	heatwave	B2
游乐园	yóulèyuán	amusement park	B2

Important Note

Don't forget: vocabulary lists are a resource, but not a learning method. To improve fluency, get as much conversation practice as possible. Don't just memorize word lists!

See also

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