The following vocabulary list features vocabulary words from the HSK centered around the topic of Education. 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 |
| 老师 |
lǎoshī |
teacher |
HSK1 |
| 同学 |
tóngxué |
shoolmate |
HSK1 |
| 学生 |
xuéshēng |
student |
HSK1 |
| 学校 |
xuéxiào |
school |
HSK1 |
| 教室 |
jiàoshì |
classroom |
HSK2 |
| 考试 |
kǎoshì |
test, exam |
HSK2 |
| 课 |
kè |
lesson, class |
HSK2 |
| 问题 |
wèntí |
question; problem, issue |
HSK2 |
| 动物 |
dòngwù |
animal |
HSK3 |
| 历史 |
lìshǐ |
history |
HSK3 |
| 年级 |
niánjí |
grade (in school) |
HSK3 |
| 数学 |
shùxué |
mathematics |
HSK3 |
| 体育 |
tǐyù |
physical education, sports |
HSK3 |
| 文化 |
wénhuà |
culture |
HSK3 |
| 校长 |
xiàozhǎng |
principal |
HSK3 |
| 学习 |
xuéxí |
to learn; to study |
HSK3 |
| 作业 |
zuòyè |
homework |
HSK3 |
| 毕业 |
bìyè |
to graduate |
HSK4 |
| 博士 |
bóshì |
Ph.D. (degree); doctor |
HSK4 |
| 材料 |
cáiliào |
material |
HSK4 |
| 答案 |
dá'àn |
answer |
HSK4 |
| 活动 |
huódòng |
activity, event |
HSK4 |
| 教授 |
jiàoshòu |
professor |
HSK4 |
| 科学 |
kēxué |
science; scientific |
HSK4 |
| 数量 |
shùliàng |
amount, quantity |
HSK4 |
| 硕士 |
shuòshì |
master's degree, M.A. |
HSK4 |
| 数字 |
shùzì |
number |
HSK4 |
| 文章 |
wénzhāng |
essay, article |
HSK4 |
| 学期 |
xuéqī |
(school) semester |
HSK4 |
| 艺术 |
yìshù |
art |
HSK4 |
| 植物 |
zhíwù |
plant |
HSK4 |
| 专业 |
zhuānyè |
specialty, major |
HSK4 |
| 自然 |
zìrán |
naturally, certainly |
HSK4 |
| 本科 |
běnkē |
undergraduate course of study |
HSK5 |
| 地理 |
dìlǐ |
geography |
HSK5 |
| 话题 |
huàtí |
topic |
HSK5 |
| 化学 |
huàxué |
chemistry |
HSK5 |
| 教材 |
jiàocái |
teaching materials |
HSK5 |
| 及格 |
jígé |
to pass, to meet a minimum standard |
HSK5 |
| 课程 |
kèchéng |
course, curriculum |
HSK5 |
| 论文 |
lùnwén |
thesis |
HSK5 |
| 美术 |
měishù |
fine arts |
HSK5 |
| 日程 |
rìchéng |
schedule |
HSK5 |
| 试卷 |
shìjuàn |
examination paper |
HSK5 |
| 题目 |
tímù |
topic, subject |
HSK5 |
| 文学 |
wénxué |
literature |
HSK5 |
| 文字 |
wénzì |
text, written language |
HSK5 |
| 物理 |
wùlǐ |
physics |
HSK5 |
| 项目 |
xiàngmù |
project |
HSK5 |
| 学历 |
xuélì |
educational background |
HSK5 |
| 学术 |
xuéshù |
learning, academics |
HSK5 |
| 学问 |
xuéwèn |
knowledge |
HSK5 |
| 用功 |
yònggōng |
studious, hardworking |
HSK5 |
| 政治 |
zhèngzhì |
politics |
HSK5 |
| 哲学 |
zhéxué |
philosophy |
HSK5 |
| 资料 |
zīliào |
information |
HSK5 |
| 作文 |
zuòwén |
composition (student essay) |
HSK5 |
| 课题 |
kètí |
task/problem/issue |
HSK6 |
| 旷课 |
kuàngkè |
to play truant/to cut classes |
HSK6 |
| 生物 |
shēngwù |
organism, living creature |
HSK6 |
| 算数 |
suànshù |
to count numbers/to keep to one's word/to hold (i.e. to remain valid)/to count (i.e. to be important) |
HSK6 |
| 天文 |
tiānwén |
astronomy |
HSK6 |
| 文凭 |
wénpíng |
diploma |
HSK6 |
| 文献 |
wénxiàn |
document |
HSK6 |
| 学说 |
xuéshuō |
theory |
HSK6 |
| 学位 |
xuéwèi |
academic degree/place in school |
HSK6 |
