HSK Cleaning Vocabulary List

The following vocabulary list features vocabulary words from the HSK centered around the topic of cleaning. 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
做	zuò	to do; to make; to be	HSK 1
房间	fángjiān	room	HSK 2
洗	xǐ	to wash, to bathe	HSK 2
环境	huánjìng	environment, circumstances, surroundings	HSK 3
衣服	yī fú	clothing	HSK 3
打扫	dǎsǎo	to clean	HSK 3
检查	jiǎnchá	check up, inspect; examine	HSK 3
干净	gānjìng	clean, neat	HSK 3
厨房	chúfáng	kitchen	HSK 3
懒	lǎn	lazy	HSK 4
乱	luàn	chaotic, messy, disorganized	HSK 4
倒	dào	to fall over	HSK 4
擦	cā	to wipe, to scrub, to erase	HSK 4
扔	rēng	to throw, to throw away	HSK 4
收拾	shōushi	to clear away	HSK 4
整理	zhěnglǐ	to organize, to tidy up	HSK 4
卫生	wèishēng	sanitary; sanitation, hygiene	HSK 4
麻烦	máfan	troublesome, annoying; to trouble or bother someone	HSK 4
垃圾桶	lājī tǒng	trash can	HSK 4
塑料袋	sùliào dài	plastic bag	HSK 4
卫生间	wèishēng jiān	restroom	HSK 4
灰尘	huīchén	dust	HSK 5
家务	jiāwù	housework	HSK 5
手套	shǒutào	glove(s)	HSK 5
清洁	qīngjié	clean	HSK 6
清理	qīnglǐ	to clean, to tidy up	HSK 6
消毒	xiāodú	to disinfect, to sterilize	HSK 6

Additional Cleaning 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
扫地	sǎodì	to sweep the floor	B1
垃圾	lājī	garbage	B1
口罩	kǒuzhào	face mask	B1
垃圾袋	lājī dài	garbage bag	B1
拖地	tuō dì	to mop the floor	B2
餐具	cānjù	tableware	B2
抹布	mābù	cleaning rag	B2
吸尘器	xī chén qì	vacuum cleaner	B2
拖把	tuōbǎ	mop	B2
扫帚	sǎozhou	broom	B2
簸箕	bǒjī	dustpan	B2
香薰	xiāngxūn	aromatherapy	B2
清洁剂	qīngjié jì	detergent	B2
除臭剂	chúchòu jì	deodorant	B2
扫地机器人	sǎodì jīqì rén	robot cleaner	B2

See also

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