Chinese vocabulary — Ngôn ngữ topic

73 words · HSK 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7

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A roundup of 73 Chinese vocabulary words for the Ngôn ngữ topic across HSK 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, grouped by meaning and with pinyin and English meanings. Learning Ngôn ngữ vocabulary in context helps you remember it longer and use it right away in conversation. Tap Study flashcards to review, or browse more Chinese vocabulary by topic and the HSK 1-9 pathway.

Ngôn ngữ vocabulary HSK 1(6 words)

HSK 1 pathway
外语HSK 1
wàiyǔ

foreign language

HSK 1

character

汉字HSK 1
hàn

Chinese character

汉语HSK 1
hàn

Chinese (language)

HSK 1
huà

words; speech

说话HSK 1
shuōhuà

to talk, to speak

Ngôn ngữ vocabulary HSK 2(14 words)

HSK 2 pathway
例如HSK 2

for example; such as

HSK 2

sentence; phrase

字典HSK 2
zìdiǎn

dictionary

普通话HSK 2
tōnghuà

Mandarin; standard spoken Chinese

比如说HSK 2
shuō

for example; for instance

流利HSK 2
liú

fluent; smooth

生词HSK 2
shēngcí

new word; vocabulary word

称1HSK 2
chēng

to call; to address as

HSK 2
piān

(measure word for articles, essays, written pieces)

英文HSK 2
yīngwén

English (language)

英语HSK 2
yīngyǔ

English (language)

HSK 2

word

词语HSK 2

words and phrases

语言HSK 2
yán

language; speech

Ngôn ngữ vocabulary HSK 3(4 words)

HSK 3 pathway
内容HSK 3
nèiróng

content; contents

外文HSK 3
wàiwén

foreign language

文字HSK 3
wénzì

script; writing system; characters

概念HSK 3
gàiniàn

concept; notion

Ngôn ngữ vocabulary HSK 4(6 words)

HSK 4 pathway
口语HSK 4
kǒuyǔ

spoken language, oral speech

字母HSK 4

letter (of the alphabet)

概括HSK 4
gàikuò

to summarize, to generalize

HSK 4

law (law, rule)

词汇HSK 4
huì

vocabulary

语音HSK 4
yīn

pronunciation, phonetics

Ngôn ngữ vocabulary HSK 5(4 words)

HSK 5 pathway
华语HSK 5
huáyǔ

Chinese language (term for Chinese, common in Southeast Asia)

成语HSK 5
chéng

idiom

称2HSK 5
chēng

call, address as

通用HSK 5
tōngyòng

common, general

Ngôn ngữ vocabulary HSK 6(4 words)

HSK 6 pathway
反问HSK 6
fǎnwèn

to ask back, to counter with a question

日语HSK 6
rìyǔ

Japanese (language)

法语HSK 6

French (language)

西班牙语HSK 6
bān

Spanish (language)

Ngôn ngữ vocabulary HSK 7(35 words)

HSK 7 pathway
俄语HSK 7
Éyǔ

Russian (the language)

俗话说HSK 7
súhuàshuō

as the saying goes; there is a proverb that says

俗语HSK 7

proverb, folk saying

内涵HSK 7
nèihán

connotation, deeper meaning

出口成章HSK 7
chūkǒuchéngzhāng

To speak eloquently as if composing prose, to be articulate and literary

口音HSK 7
kǒuyīn

accent; intonation

宽泛HSK 7
kuānfàn

broad; general

广义HSK 7
guǎngyì

broad sense

抑扬顿挫HSK 7
yìyáng-dùncuò

having rises and falls, cadenced, rhythmic (usually used to describe a voice, intonation, music, or writing)

折射HSK 7
zhéshè

refraction (the phenomenon of light, waves, etc. bending when passing through the boundary between two different media)

HSK 7
wén

writing (script, language)

方言HSK 7
fāngyán

dialect, local speech

比喻HSK 7

metaphor; to compare; figure of speech

HSK 7
zhù

annotation, note

流畅HSK 7
liúchàng

smooth, flowing

涵义HSK 7
hányì

implication; deep meaning hidden within

渊源HSK 7
yuānyuán

origin, source, lineage (usually referring to a deep historical or cultural connection)

演变HSK 7
yǎnbiàn

evolution

生硬HSK 7
shēngyìng

stiff, rigid

笼统HSK 7
lǒngtǒng

general, vague, sweeping

简体字HSK 7
jiǎn

simplified Chinese characters

精练HSK 7
jīngliàn

concise, succinct (referring to writing or wording)

约定俗成HSK 7
yuēdìngchéng

Formed by custom, accepted by everyone through long-standing practice

繁体字HSK 7
fán

traditional Chinese characters

HSK 7
qiāng

cavity (of the body), chamber

范畴HSK 7
fànchóu

category, scope

蕴涵HSK 7
yùnhán

to encompass, to contain

表述HSK 7
biǎoshù

to express, to state, to present

言辞HSK 7
yán

words, remarks

HSK 7

to translate, to interpret

语气HSK 7

tone, manner of speaking

HSK 7

riddle, mystery

HSK 7

word (in a text, article, dictionary)

错别字HSK 7
cuòbiézì

misspelled or wrong character (a wrong stroke, wrong radical, mistaken homophone, etc.)

阿拉伯语HSK 7
Ālābóyǔ

Arabic (language)

Learn Chinese vocabulary — Ngôn ngữ topic

The Ngôn ngữ topic set gathers 73 common Chinese words across HSK 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. Instead of learning by scattered alphabetical lists, you learn whole word clusters in the Ngôn ngữ context — which helps learners associate them more easily and remember them longer.

Every word has clear pinyin and English meanings. Read each word aloud, build example sentences, then review with flashcards so your Ngôn ngữ vocabulary enters long-term memory. Once you're comfortable with this topic, browse more Chinese vocabulary topics to expand your vocabulary alongside the HSK pathway.

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