HSK COVID-19 Vocabulary List

The following vocabulary list features vocabulary words from the HSK centered around the topic of COVID-19. 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
医院	yīyuàn	hospital	HSK 1
医生	yīshēng	doctor	HSK 1
生病	shēngbìng	to fall ill, to get sick	HSK 2
药	yào	medicine, drug	HSK 2
感冒	gǎnmào	to catch cold, to have a cold; a cold	HSK 3
发烧	fāshāo	to have a fever	HSK 3
咳嗽	késou	to cough	HSK 4
护士	hùshi	nurse	HSK 4
喷嚏	pēntì	sneeze	HSK 5
嗓子	sǎngzi	throat, voice	HSK 5
传染	chuánrǎn	to infect	HSK 5
接触	jiēchù	in come into contact with, to encounter	HSK 5
预防	yùfáng	to prevent	HSK 5
病毒	bìngdú	virus; viral	HSK 5
症状	zhèngzhuàng	symptoms of an illness	HSK 6
鼻涕	bítì	nasal mucus/snivel	HSK 6
谣言	yáoyán	rumor, gossip	HSK 6
测量	cèliáng	to measure, to determine	HSK 6
隔离	gélí	to isolate, to quarantine	HSK 6
消毒	xiāodú	to disinfect, to sterilize	HSK 6

Additional COVID-19 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	Level
洗手	xǐshǒu	to wash one's hands	A2
洗脸	xǐliǎn	to wash one's face	A2
头疼	tóuténg	headache; to have a headache	B1
口罩	kǒuzhào	face mask	B1
流感	liúgǎn	flu (influenza)	B1
疫情	yìqíng	epidemic situation	B1
体温	tǐwēn	(body) temperature	B2
高烧	gāoshāo	high fever	B2
干咳	gānké	dry cough	B2
病例	bìnglì	cases of an illness (medical)	B2
治愈	zhìyù	to cure, to restore health	B2
确诊	quèzhěn	to make a definite diagnosis	B2
治愈率	zhìyù lǜ	(disease) recovery rate	B2
死亡率	sǐwáng lǜ	death rate, mortality rate	B2

See also

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