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YCT 4 Vocabulary List

Passing YCT 4 indicates that you can communicate in Chinese at a basic level in your daily, academic, and professional lives. When travelling in China, you can manage most forms of communication in Chinese. It requires the mastery of 600 Chinese words and phrases. There are three sections in YCT 4: the listening section contains 40 items; the reading section contains 30 items; the writing section contains 10 items.

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ChinesePinyinEnglish
A
afor interjection
阿姨āyíaunt; Mrs.
ǎishort
àilove
安静ānjìngquiet
安全ānquánsafe
B
eight
爸爸bàbafather;daddy
bafor mood
báiwhite
bǎihundred
bānmove
bànhalf
办法bànfǎway
帮助bāngzhùhelp
包子bāozisteamed stuffed pun
bǎofull
报纸bàozhǐnewspaper
杯子bēizicup
北方běifāngnorth
北京Běijīng
bèiby
běnused for books of various kind
鼻子bízinose
than
比赛bǐsàimatch
必须bìxūmust
毕业bìyègraduate
变化biànhuàchange
表演biǎoyǎnperform
biénot
别人biérénother people
冰激凌bīngjīlíngice cream
冰箱bīngxiāngrefrigerator
饼干bǐnggānbiscuit
不但…而且…búdàn…érqiě…not only…but also…
不客气bú kèqiyou’re welcome.
no;not
C
cāiguess
càidish
参观cānguānvisit
参加cānjiājoin;attend
草地cǎodìgrass
céngfloor
chátea
chánglong
长城chángchéngThe Great Wall
chángtaste
唱歌chànggēsing
超市chāoshìsupermarket
车站chēzhànstation
成绩chéngjìscore
chīeat
迟到chídàolate
虫子chóngziworm
chūout
出发chūfāset out
初中chūzhōngjunior school
除了chúleexcept
穿chuānwear
窗户chuānghùwindow
chuángbed
春季chūnjìspring
词典cídiǎndictionary
used for times
聪明cōngmíngsmart
cóngfrom
cuòwrong
D
打电话dǎ diànhuàcall
打篮球dǎ lánqiúplay basketball
打扰dǎrǎobother
打扫dǎsǎoclean
打算dǎsuànplan
打针dǎzhēninjection
big
大概dàgàiabout
大海dàhǎisea
大家dàjiāeveryone
大象dàxiàngelephant
dàitake
dàiwear
担心dānxīnbe worried about
蛋糕dàngāocake
但是dànshìbut
当然dāngránof course
到处dàochùeverywhere
defor grammar
defor grammar
defor grammar
děngwait
弟弟dìdiyoung brother
地铁dìtiěsubway
地图dìtúmap
地址dìzhǐaddress
第一dì-yīfirst
diǎnclock
电灯diàndēnglamp
电脑diànnǎocomputer
电视diànshìtelevision
电梯diàntīelevator;escalator
电影diànyǐngmovie
电子邮件diànzǐ yóujiàne-mail
diūthrow
dōngeast
东西dōngxithing
dōngwinter
dǒngunderstand
动物园dòngwùyuánzoo
dōuall
read
肚子dùzibelly
duǎnshort
锻炼duànliànexercise
对(形)duìright
对(介)duìfor
对不起duìbuqǐsorry
duōmuch
多么duōmehow
多少duōshaohow much;how many
E
饿èhungry
儿子érzison
耳朵ěrduoear
èrtwo
F
发烧fāshāofever
方便fāngbiànconvenient
房间fángjiānroom
fàngput
放假fàngjiàday off;have a holiday
非常fēichángvery
飞机fēijīairplane
分钟fēnzhōngminute
服务员fúwùyuánwaiter;waitress
附近fùjìnnearby
复习fùxíreview
G
干净gānjìngclean
gǎndare
感冒gǎnmàohave a cold
感兴趣gǎn xìngqùhave an interest
刚才gāngcáijust now
gāotall
高兴gāoxìnghappy
告诉gàosutell
哥哥gēgeold brother
used before nouns without special measure words of their own
个子gèziheight
gěigive
gèngmuch more
功夫gōngfuKungfu
公共汽车gōnggòngqìchēbus
公斤gōngjīnkilogram
公里gōnglǐkilometer
公园gōngyuánpark
工作gōngzuòwork
gǒudog
gòuenough
刮风guāfēngblow wind
guàhang
guānclose
关于guānyúabout
guìexpensive
国家guójiācountry
果汁guǒzhījuice
guofor grammar
H
for laugh
háialso
还是háishìalso
孩子háizichildren
害怕hàipàafaid
寒假hánjiàwinter holiday
汉语HànyǔChinese;mandarin
hǎogood
好吃hǎochīdelicious
好像hǎoxiànglook like
hàodate
号码hàomǎnumber
drink
and
合适héshìfit;suit
盒子hézibox
hēiblack
hěnvery
hóngred
猴子hóuzimonkey
hòubehind
蝴蝶húdiébutterfly
护士hùshinurse
互相hùxiāngmuture
huāflower
huàdraw
huàibad
欢迎huānyíngwelcome
huánreture
huànexchange
huángyellow
huíback
huìcan
火车huǒchētrain
或者huòzhěor
J
鸡蛋jīdànegg
most
how much;how many
记得jìderemember
既…又…jì…yòu……and…
jiāadd
jiāhome
坚持jiānchíinsist
jiǎnsubtract
jiànused for clothes or thing
健康jiànkānghealth
见面jiànmiànmeet
将来jiāngláifuture
jiǎngspeak
jiāoteach
jiǎofoot
饺子jiǎozidumpling
jiàocall
教室jiàoshìclassroom
jiēcatch;pick up
节目jiémùprogram
节日jiérìfestival
姐姐jiějieold sisiter
jièborrow
介绍jièshàointroduce
今天jīntiāntoday
紧张jǐnzhāngnervous
jìncome in
jìnclose
经常jīngchángoften
警察jǐngchápolice
jiǔnine
jiùold
jiùsoon;right now
句子jùzisentence
觉得juédethink
决定juédìngdecide
K
kāiopen
开会kāihùihave a meeting
开始kāishǐbegin
kànsee
考试kǎoshìexam
烤鸭kǎoyāroast duck
thirsty
可爱kě’àicute
可能kěnéngprobab
可以kěyǐcan
carve
course
空调kōngtiáoair-conditioner
kǒumouth
cry
裤子kùzitrousers
kuàipiece
kuàifast
快乐kuàilèhappy
筷子kuàizichopsticks
L
spicy
láicome
来得及láidejíbe able to make it
lánblue
lǎoold
老虎lǎohǔtiger
老师lǎoshīteacher
lefor grammar
lèitired
lěngcold
from
离开líkāileave
pear
礼貌lǐmàopolite
里面lǐmiàninside
礼物lǐwùgift
厉害lìhaiawsome
liǎtwo
联系liánxìcontact
liǎnface
练习liànxíexercise
凉快liángkuàicool
liǎngtwo
liàngfor vehicle
聊天儿liáotiānrchat
邻居línjūneighbor
língzero
另外lìngwàibesides
流汗liúhànsweat
liùsix
lóubuilding
旅游lǚyóutravel
绿green
M
妈妈māmamother
马虎mǎhucareless
马上mǎshàngright now
mafor question
mǎibuy
màisell
mànslow
mángbusy
māocatch;pick up
没关系méi guānxiyou’re welcome.
没有méiyǒunot;don’t have
玫瑰花méiguīhuārose
měieach;every
妹妹mèimeiyoung sister
门口ménkǒudoorway
迷路mílùlost one’s way
米饭mǐfànrice
面包miànbāobread
面条miàntiáonoodle
明白míngbaiunderstand
明天míngtiāntomorrow
名字míngziname
N
take
哪(哪儿)nǎ(nǎr)where
那(那儿)nà(nàr)there
奶奶nǎinaigrandmother
nánmale
nánsouth
nándifficult
难过nánguòsad
nefor question
néngcan
you
niányear
年级niánjígrade
年轻niánqīngyoung sister
niǎobird
nínyou(respect)
牛奶niúnǎimilk
努力nǔlìwork hard
female
女儿nǚ’erdaughter
暖和nuǎnhuowarm
P
爬山páshānclimb the mountain
排队páiduìqueue up
排球páiqiúvolleyball
盘子pánziplate
旁边pángbiānbeside
pàngfat
跑步pǎobùrun
朋友péngyoufriend
便宜piányicheap
漂亮piàoliangbeautiful
兵乓球pīngpāngqiútable tennis
苹果píngguǒapple
broken
葡萄pútaogrape
Q
seven
奇怪qíguàiweird
骑马qímǎride a horse
其他qítāother
起床qǐchuángget up
起来qǐláiup
qiānthousand
铅笔qiānbǐpencil
qiánfront
qiánmoney
qiáobridge
巧克力qiǎokèlìchocolate
清楚qīngchuclear
qíngsunny
qǐngplease
qiūautumn
go
去年qùniánlast year
裙子qúnziskirt
R
然后ránhòuthen
rànglet;make
hot
认识rènshiknow
认真rènzhēnserious
容易róngyìeasy
如果…那么…rúguǒ…nàme…if…then…
S
sānthree
散步sànbùwalk
沙发shāfāsofa
商店shāngdiànshop;store
上班shàngbāngo to work
上边shàngbianabove
上海shànghǎi
上网shàngwǎngsurf the Internet
shǎofew;little
shéiwho;whom
身体shēntǐbody
什么shénmewhat
生病shēngbìngfeel sick
生活shēnghuólive
生气shēngqìangry
生日shēngrìbirthday
声音shēngyīnsound
shíten
时候shíhoutime
时间shíjiāntime
shìto be
事情shìqingmatter;problem
shǒuhand
手表shǒubiǎowatch
shòuslim
受不了shòubuliǎocan’t stand
售票员shòupiàoyuánticket seller
书包shūbāoschoolbag
舒服shūfucomfortable
叔叔shūshuuncle
熟悉shúxīfamiliar
暑假shǔjiàsummer holiday
刷牙shuā yábrush teeth
shuāngdouble
shuǐwater
水果shǔiguǒfruit
睡觉shuìjiàosleep
说话shuōhuàspeak
four
sòngsend
虽然suīránthough
suìyear
孙子sūnzigrandson
所以suǒyǐso
T
he;him
she;her
it
tàitoo
太阳tàiyángsun
弹钢琴tán gāngqínplay the piano
tāngsoup
tángsugar
tǎnglie
táopeach
讨论tǎolùndiscuss
讨厌tǎoyànhate
特别tèbiéspecial
ténghurt
踢足球tī zúqiúplay soccer
体育馆tǐyùguǎngymnasium
天气tiānqìweather
tiánsweat
tiáoused for long,thin,narrow things
跳舞tiàowǔdance
tīnglisten
听说tīngshuōit’s said
tíngstop
同学tóngxuéclassmate
同意tóngyìagree
头发tóufahair
突然tūránsudden
图书馆túshūguǎnlibrary
兔子tùzirabbit
tuǐleg
tuōtake off
W
外面wàimiànoutside
wánfinish
wánplay
玩具wánjùtoy
晚上wǎnshangevening
wànMeasure word for number
网球wǎngqiútennis
忘记wàngjìforget
危险wēixiǎndangerous
wèifor greeting
为了wèilefor
为什么wèi shénmewhy
wènask
问题wèntíquestion
I;me
我们wǒmenwe;us
无论wúlùnno matter
five
X
西west
西瓜xīguāwatermelon
西红柿xīhōngshìtomato
希望xīwànghope
习惯xíguànused to
喜欢xǐhuānlike
洗手间xǐshǒujiāntoilet
洗澡xǐzǎotake a shower
xiàdown
下雪xiàxuěsnowy
xiàsummer
xiānfirst
先生xiānshengMr.
现在xiànzàinow
香蕉xiāngjiāobanana
xiǎngloud
xiǎngthink
xiàngtoward
xiǎosmall
小姐xiǎojiěMiss.
小时xiǎoshíhour
小心xiǎoxīncareful
xiàosmile
校园xiàoyuáncampus
xiēsome
xiéshoes
xiěwrite
谢谢xièxiethank you;thanks
xīnnew
新闻xīnwénnews
心情xīnqíngmood
信封xīnfēngenvelope
星期xīngqīweek
星星xīngxīngstar
xíngok
xǐngwake
幸福xìngfúhappiness
熊猫xióngmāopanda
休息xiūxirest
选择xuǎnzéchoose
学生xuéshengstudent
学习xuéxístudy
学校xuéxiàoschool
Y
颜色yánsècolor
眼镜yǎnjìngglasses
眼睛yǎnjingeyes
羊肉yángròumutton
yàomedicine
yàowant;need
钥匙yàoshikey
爷爷yéyegrandpa
also
page
one
衣服yīfuclothes
医生yīshēngdoctor
医院yīyuànhospital
一定yídìngmust
一共yígòngtotally
一会儿yíhuìrfor a while
一下儿yíxiàrfor a while
一样yíyàngsame
已经yǐjīngalready
以前yǐqiánbefore
以为yǐwéithink
椅子yǐzichair
一边…一边…yìbiān…yìbiān…doing A and B the same time
一点儿yìdiǎnra little
一起yìqǐtogether
意思yìsimeaning
一直yìzhíall the time
因为yīnwèibecause
饮料yǐnliàodrink
应该yīnggāishould
勇敢yǒnggǎnbrave
yònguse
游戏yóuxìgame
游泳yóuyǒngswim
yǒuhave
有名yǒumíngfamous
yòuright
fish
雨伞yǔsǎnumbrella
yuánMeasure word for money
yuánround
yuǎnfar
yuèmoon
月亮yuèliàngmoon
越来越yuèláiyuèmore and more
yúncloud
运动yùndòngsport
Z
杂志zázhìmagazine
zàiat;in
zàiagain
再见zàijiàngoodbye
早上zǎoshangmorning
怎么zěnmehow
怎么样zěnmeyànghow is it
zhànstand
zhāngused for things with a surface
着急zháojíhurry
zhǎofind;search
照顾zhàogùlook after
照片zhàopiànpicture
照相zhàoxiàngtake photos
这(这儿)zhè(zhèr)here
zhefor grammar
zhēnreally
正在zhèngzàibe doing
zhǐonly
知道zhīdàounderstand
知识zhīshiknowledge
只要zhǐyàoas long as
中国人ZhōngguórénChinese
中间zhōngjiānmiddle
中午zhōngwǔnoon
zhǒngkind
重要zhòngyàoimportant
周末zhōumòweekend
zhùlive
祝贺zhùhècongratulation
注意zhùyìattention
准备zhǔnbèiprepare
准时zhǔnshíon time
桌子zhuōzitable
自己zìjǐoneself
自行车zìxíngchēbicycle
zǒuwalk
zuìmost
最近zuìjìnrecently
昨天zuótiānyesterday
zuǒleft
zuòsit
zuòdo
作业zuòyèassignment

 

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