53 words about history & heritage, taken from the key-word lists of the graded readings on this site and sorted by HSK level. Each word links to the reading where it is used, so you can see it in a real sentence.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 蔡伦 | Cài Lún | Cai Lun (Han dynasty inventor) | HSK 5 | 四大发明 |
| 佛教 | Fójiào | Buddhism | HSK 5 | 丝绸之路 |
| 静夜思 | Jìngyèsī | "Quiet Night Thoughts" (Li Bai's famous poem) | HSK 5 | 李白与月亮 |
| 李白 | Lǐ Bái | Li Bai (Tang dynasty poet) | HSK 5 | 李白与月亮 |
| 全唐诗 | Quán Táng Shī | the Complete Tang Poems (anthology) | HSK 5 | 唐诗之美 |
| 诗仙 | Shīxiān | the Immortal Poet (Li Bai's nickname) | HSK 5 | 李白与月亮 |
| 唐朝 | Tángcháo | the Tang dynasty | HSK 5 | 唐诗之美 |
| 背 | bèi | to recite from memory | HSK 5 | 唐诗之美 |
| 船队 | chuánduì | fleet | HSK 5 | 郑和下西洋 |
| 传说 | chuánshuō | legend; it is said | HSK 5 | 故宫的故事 |
| 长颈鹿 | chángjǐnglù | giraffe | HSK 5 | 郑和下西洋 |
| 瓷器 | cíqì | porcelain | HSK 5 | 丝绸之路 |
| 短视频 | duǎnshìpín | short video | HSK 5 | 唐诗之美 |
| 动人 | dòngrén | moving; touching | HSK 5 | 故宫的故事 |
| 故乡 | gùxiāng | hometown; native place | HSK 5 | 李白与月亮 |
| 宫殿 | gōngdiàn | palace | HSK 5 | 故宫的故事 |
| 古老 | gǔlǎo | ancient; age-old | HSK 5 | 唐诗之美 |
| 皇帝 | huángdì | emperor | HSK 5 | 故宫的故事 |
| 火药 | huǒyào | gunpowder | HSK 5 | 四大发明 |
| 航海家 | hánghǎijiā | navigator; seafarer | HSK 5 | 郑和下西洋 |
| 骆驼 | luòtuo | camel | HSK 5 | 丝绸之路 |
| 每当 | měidāng | whenever; every time | HSK 5 | 李白与月亮 |
| 率领 | shuàilǐng | to lead; to command | HSK 5 | 郑和下西洋 |
| 使者 | shǐzhě | envoy; emissary | HSK 5 | 丝绸之路 |
| 首 | shǒu | (measure word for poems and songs) | HSK 5 | 唐诗之美 |
| 丝绸 | sīchóu | silk | HSK 5 | 丝绸之路 |
| 通道 | tōngdào | passage; channel | HSK 5 | 丝绸之路 |
| 望 | wàng | to gaze at; to look into the distance | HSK 5 | 李白与月亮 |
| 屋顶 | wūdǐng | roof | HSK 5 | 故宫的故事 |
| 香料 | xiāngliào | spice | HSK 5 | 郑和下西洋 |
| 修建 | xiūjiàn | to build; to construct | HSK 5 | 故宫的故事 |
| 印刷术 | yìnshuāshù | printing | HSK 5 | 四大发明 |
| 烟花 | yānhuā | fireworks | HSK 5 | 四大发明 |
| 指南针 | zhǐnánzhēn | compass | HSK 5 | 四大发明 |
| 造纸术 | zàozhǐshù | papermaking | HSK 5 | 四大发明 |
| 不可逆转 | bùkě nìzhuǎn | irreversible | HSK 6 | 敦煌的守护者 |
| 地层 | dìcéng | stratum; soil layer | HSK 6 | 考古新发现 |
| 叮嘱 | dīngzhǔ | to urge; admonish | HSK 6 | 历史的温度 |
| 泛黄 | fànhuáng | yellowed (with age) | HSK 6 | 历史的温度 |
| 哗然 | huárán | in an uproar; astir | HSK 6 | 考古新发现 |
| 流散 | liúsàn | to be scattered and lost (of treasures, documents) | HSK 6 | 敦煌的守护者 |
| 临摹 | línmó | to copy a painting or calligraphy from the original | HSK 6 | 敦煌的守护者 |
| 朴素 | pǔsù | plain; unadorned | HSK 6 | 历史的温度 |
| 恰恰相反 | qiàqià xiāngfǎn | quite the opposite; precisely the reverse | HSK 6 | 敦煌的守护者 |
| 石器 | shíqì | stone tools | HSK 6 | 考古新发现 |
| 碳十四 | tàn shísì | carbon-14 | HSK 6 | 考古新发现 |
| 同行评议 | tóngháng píngyì | peer review | HSK 6 | 考古新发现 |
| 鲜活 | xiānhuó | vivid; alive | HSK 6 | 历史的温度 |
| 消逝 | xiāoshì | to fade away; to pass out of existence | HSK 6 | 敦煌的守护者 |
| 血肉 | xuèròu | flesh and blood | HSK 6 | 历史的温度 |
| 延缓 | yánhuǎn | to slow down; to defer | HSK 6 | 敦煌的守护者 |
| 遗址 | yízhǐ | ruins; archaeological site | HSK 6 | 考古新发现 |
| 账本 | zhàngběn | account book; ledger | HSK 6 | 历史的温度 |