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The Hànyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì (HSK) remains the most important standardized test for Mandarin Chinese, and we've got the vocabulary list breakdowns with our own succinct learner-friendly English translations.
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B1 (33)
Similar Words
| Level |
Vocabulary Point |
Keywords |
| B1 |
Comparing "banfa" and "fangfa" |
办法 (bànfǎ), 方法 (fāngfǎ) |
| B1 |
Comparing "bang" and "bangzhu" |
帮 (bāng), 帮助 (bāngzhù) |
| B1 |
Comparing "bangmang" and "bangzhu" |
帮助 (bāngzhù), 帮忙 (bāngmáng) |
| B1 |
Comparing "bangongshi" and "gongsi" |
公司 (gōngsī), 办公室 (bàngōngshì) |
| B1 |
Comparing "bian" and "bianhua" |
变 (biàn), 变化 (biànhuà) |
| B1 |
Comparing "bian" and "ci" |
次 (cì), 遍 (biàn) |
| B1 |
Comparing "cengjing" and "yijing" |
已经 (yǐjīng), 曾经 (céngjīng) |
| B1 |
Comparing "changchang" and "jingchang" |
常常 (chángcháng), 经常 (jīngcháng) |
| B1 |
Comparing "chuan" and "dai" |
戴 (dài), 穿 (chuān) |
| B1 |
Comparing "dai" and "dai" |
带 (dài), 戴 (dài) |
| B1 |
Comparing "danxin" and "zhaoji" |
担心 (dānxīn), 着急 (zháojí) |
| B1 |
Comparing "dasuan" and "jihua" |
打算 (dǎsuàn), 计划 (jìhuà) |
| B1 |
Comparing "dedao" and "shoudao" |
得到 (dédào), 收到 (shōudào) |
| B1 |
Comparing "deng" and "dengdeng" |
等 (děng), 等等 (děngděng) |
| B1 |
Comparing "dou" and "quan" |
全 (quán), 都 (dōu) |
| B1 |
Comparing "fei" and "pang" |
肥 (féi), 胖 (pàng) |
| B1 |
Comparing "gai" and "gaibian" |
改 (gǎi), 改变 (gǎibiàn) |
| B1 |
Comparing "gan" and "zuo" |
做 (zuò), 干 (gàn) |
| B1 |
Comparing "ganjue" and "juede" |
感觉 (gǎnjué), 觉得 (juéde) |
| B1 |
Comparing "gaoxing" and "kuaile" |
快乐 (kuàilè), 高兴 (gāoxìng) |
| B1 |
Comparing "gongfu" and "shijian" |
工夫 (gōngfu), 时间 (shíjiān) |
| B1 |
Comparing "gongzuo" and "shangban" |
上班 (shàngbān), 工作 (gōngzuò) |
| B1 |
Comparing "henduo" and "xuduo" |
很多 (hěn duō), 许多 (xǔduō) |
| B1 |
Comparing "hua" and "yong" |
用 (yòng), 花 (huā) |
| B1 |
Comparing "jia" and "jiating" |
家 (jiā), 家庭 (jiātíng) |
| B1 |
Comparing "jiu" and "lao" |
旧 (jiù), 老 (lǎo) |
| B1 |
Comparing "meili" and "piaoliang" |
漂亮 (piàoliang), 美丽 (měilì) |
| B1 |
Comparing "qihou", "qiwen", and "tianqi" |
天气 (tiānqì), 气候 (qìhòu), 气温 (qìwēn) |
| B1 |
Comparing "renwei" and "yiwei" |
以为 (yǐwéi), 认为 (rènwéi) |
| B1 |
Comparing "xiangfa" and "zhuyi" |
主意 (zhǔyi), 想法 (xiǎngfǎ) |
| B1 |
Comparing "yisi" and "yiyi" |
意义 (yìyì), 意思 (yìsi) |
| B1 |
Comparing "zhuan" and "guai" |
拐 (guǎi), 转 (zhuǎn) |
| B1 |
Comparing the two "zuo" |
作 (zuò), 做 (zuò) |
B2 (41)
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