HSK Emotion Vocabulary List

The following vocabulary list features vocabulary words from the HSK centered around the topic of Emotion. 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
高兴	gāoxìng	happy	HSK 1
快乐	kuàilè	happy	HSK 2
难过	nánguò	to feel upset	HSK 3
生气	shēngqì	to get angry	HSK 3
害怕	hàipà	to be afraid; to be scared	HSK 3
热情	rèqíng	enthusiastic, passionate, super friendly	HSK 3
着急	zháojí	to be anxious	HSK 3
紧张	jǐnzhāng	nervous, tense; strained	HSK 4
得意	déyì	proud of oneself; pleased with oneself; complacent	HSK 4
无聊	wúliáo	boring; bored	HSK 4
烦恼	fánnǎo	annoyances, pains, troubling matters	HSK 4
积极	jījí	active; positive	HSK 4
兴奋	xīngfèn	excited	HSK 4
激动	jīdòng	excited	HSK 4
难受	nánshòu	to feel unwell;to suffer pain;to be difficult to bear	HSK 4
失望	shīwàng	to be disappointed	HSK 4
愉快	yúkuài	pleasant, happy	HSK 4
开心	kāixīn	happy	HSK 4
伤心	shāngxīn	sad	HSK 4
不耐烦	bùnàifán	impatient	HSK 5
惭愧	cánkuì	ashamed	HSK 5
慌张	huāngzhāng	flustered	HSK 5
冷淡	lěngdàn	cold/indifferent	HSK 5
悲观	bēiguān	pessimistic	HSK 5
乐观	lèguān	optimistic	HSK 5
疲劳	píláo	fatigue	HSK 5
消极	xiāojí	negative; passive; inactive	HSK 5
诧异	chàyì	astonished	HSK 6
沉重	chénzhòng	heavy, serious	HSK 6
愤怒	fènnù	angry	HSK 6
焦急	jiāojí	anxiety; anxious	HSK 6
沮丧	jǔsàng	dispirited; dejected; dismayed	HSK 6
快活	kuàihuo	cheerful	HSK 6
疲惫	píbèi	exhausted	HSK 6
疲倦	píjuàn	to tire/tired	HSK 6
喜悦	xǐyuè	joyous	HSK 6

See also

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