HSK Places Vocabulary List

The following vocabulary list features vocabulary words from the HSK centered around the topic of location. 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
饭店	fàndiàn	restaurant; hotel	HSK 1
火车站	huǒchēzhàn	train station	HSK 1
家	jiā	home, family; [measure word for families or businesses]	HSK 1
商店	shāngdiàn	store	HSK 1
学校	xuéxiào	school	HSK 1
医院	yīyuàn	hospital	HSK 1
宾馆	bīnguǎn	hotel	HSK 2
公司	gōngsī	company, corporation; office	HSK 2
教室	jiàoshì	classroom	HSK 2
机场	jīchǎng	airport	HSK 2
办公室	bàngōngshì	office	HSK 3
超市	chāoshì	supermarket	HSK 3
地铁站	dìtiězhàn	subway station, metro station, MRT station	HSK 3
公园	gōngyuán	public park	HSK 3
图书馆	túshūguǎn	library	HSK 3
银行	yínháng	bank	HSK 3
洗手间	xǐshǒujiān	restroom	HSK 3
餐厅	cāntīng	restaurant	HSK 4
厕所	cèsuǒ	toilet, restroom	HSK 4
大使馆	dàshǐguǎn	embassy	HSK 4
加油站	jiāyóuzhàn	gas station	HSK 4
卫生间	wèishēngjiān	restroom	HSK 4
邮局	yóujú	post office	HSK 4
报社	bàoshè	newspaper (i.e. a company)	HSK 5
博物馆	bówùguǎn	museum	HSK 5
操场	cāochǎng	playground	HSK 5
单位	dānwèi	unit	HSK 5
法院	fǎyuàn	court of law/court	HSK 5
工厂	gōngchǎng	factory	HSK 5
公寓	gōngyù	apartment	HSK 5
广场	guǎngchǎng	public square, plaza	HSK 5
酒吧	jiǔbā	bar, pub	HSK 5
宿舍	sùshè	dormitory/dorm room/living quarters/hostel/CL:間|间	HSK 5
幼儿园	yòuéryuán	kindergarten	HSK 5
别墅	biéshù	villa;CL:幢[zhuàng]	HSK 6
博览会	bólǎnhuì	exposition (expo)	HSK 6
城堡	chéngbǎo	castle	HSK 6
宫殿	gōngdiàn	palace	HSK 6
社区	shèqū	community, neighborhood	HSK 6
寺庙	sìmiào	temple	HSK 6

Additional Vegetable 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	HSK Level
健身房	jiànshēnfáng	gym	A2
咖啡馆	kāfēiguǎn	café	A2
酒店	jiǔdiàn	hotel; restaurant	B1
小区	xiǎoqū	neighborhood, apartment complex	B1

See also

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