NCEA Level 3 Chinese (Mandarin) Vocabulary List 2025

Flashcards cover the full NCEA Level 3 revised vocabulary list, presented in pinyin with concise English meanings for efficient revision.

ài qíng 爱情

romantic love (noun)

bào gào 报告

to report; report (verb, noun)

bǎo hù 保护

to protect (verb)

bào míng 报名

to sign up (verb)

bì xū 必须

must; have to (modal verb)

biàn huà 变化

change (noun)

bù rú 不如

not as good as (verb)

bù tài 不太

not quite (chunk)

chá 查

to search (verb)

chāo guò 超过

to surpass (verb)

chú le 除了

except; besides (preposition)

dài biǎo 代表

to represent; representation (verb, noun)

dì tú 地图

map (noun)

duō me 多么

how … ! (exclamation adverb)

fǎn duì 反对

to oppose (verb)

fāng fǎ 方法

method (noun)

fàng xīn 放心

to feel relieved (verb)

fù qīn 父亲

father (noun)

fù jìn 附近

nearby; neighbourhood (noun)

gǎn jué 感觉

to feel; feeling (verb, noun)

gǎn xiè 感谢

to thank; gratitude (verb)

gēn běn 根本

fundamental; absolutely; root (adj, adv, noun)

gōng mín 公民

citizen (noun)

guān zhù 关注

to follow with interest (verb)

hài pà 害怕

to be afraid (verb)

hé píng 和平

peaceful; peace (adj, noun)

hé shì 合适

appropriate; suitable (adj)

hòu lái 后来

later; after that (adverb)

huá rén 华人

overseas Chinese (noun)

huán jìng 环境

environment (noun)

huí shōu 回收

to recycle (verb)

jì huà 计划

to plan; plan (verb, noun)

jī huì 机会

chance; opportunity (noun)

jiǎn dān 简单

simple (adj)

jiāng lái 将来

future (noun)

jiāo liú 交流

to exchange; exchange (verb, noun)

jié guǒ 结果

result; as a result (noun, conj.)

jié shù 结束

to end; finish (verb)

jiě jué 解决

to solve (verb)

jīng guò 经过

to pass by; process (verb, noun)

jīng yàn 经验

experience (noun)

jiù 旧

old; worn (adj)

jù shuō 据说

it is said; reportedly (verb)

kàn fǎ 看法

view; opinion (noun)

kě pà 可怕

fearful; scary (adj)

kōng jiān 空间

space (noun)

lā jī 垃圾

rubbish; garbage (noun)

lè guān 乐观

optimistic (adj)

lèi sì 类似

similar; analogous (adj)

lì yòng 利用

to make use of; utilise (verb)

lǐ yóu 理由

reason (noun)

liáo tiān 聊天(儿)

to chat (verb)

liú lì 流利

fluent (adj)

mǎn yì 满意

to be satisfied; satisfied (verb)

méi tǐ 媒体

media (noun)

mèng xiǎng 梦想

to dream of; dream (verb, noun)

miàn duì 面对

to face; confront (verb)

míng bái 明白

to understand; clear (verb, adj)

mù dì 目的

purpose; aim (noun)

néng lì 能力

ability; capability (noun)

nián qīng 年轻

young (adj)

nǔ lì 努力

hard-working; to strive (adj, verb)

pá 爬

to climb (verb)

pái duì 排队

to line up; queue (verb-object)

píng cháng 平常

usual; ordinarily (adj, noun)

píng děng 平等

equal; equality (adj)

qí shí 其实

actually; in fact (adv)

qìng zhù 庆祝

to celebrate (verb)

rè nào 热闹

lively; to liven up (adj, verb)

rèn zhēn 认真

serious; conscientious (adj)

shāng pǐn 商品

commodity; goods (noun)

shè huì 社会

society; social studies (noun)

shè jì 设计

to design; design (verb, noun)

shēng mìng 生命

life (noun)

shēng yì 生意

business; trade (noun)

shēng yīn 声音

sound; voice (noun)

shì jiè 世界

world (noun)

shì shí 事实

fact (noun)

shǐ yòng 使用

to use; employ (verb)

shōu rù 收入

income; to receive money (noun, verb)

shuǐ píng 水平

level; standard (noun)

tài dù 态度

manner; attitude (noun)

tǎo lùn 讨论

to discuss; discussion (verb, noun)

tí chū 提出

to put forward; raise (verb-comp.)

tǐ yàn 体验

to learn from experience; experience (verb, noun)

tián 甜

sweet (adj)

tiān kōng 天空

sky (noun)

tiáo jiàn 条件

condition; requirement (noun)

tiáo zhěng 调整

to adjust; adjustment (verb)

tū rán 突然

sudden; suddenly (adj, adv)

wán chéng 完成

to complete; accomplish (verb)

wán měi 完美

perfect; perfection (adj)

wàng jì 忘记

to forget (verb)

wēi xiǎn 危险

dangerous; danger (adj, noun)

wēn nuǎn 温暖

warm; to warm (adj, verb)

wū rǎn 污染

pollution; to pollute (noun)

xí guàn 习惯

habit; to be used to (noun, verb)

xī wàng 希望

to hope; hope (verb, noun)

xiàn dài 现代

modern times; modern (noun)

xiàn shí 现实

reality; real (noun)