136 words about phones, internet & tech, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 电脑 | diànnǎo | computer | HSK 1 | 我的电脑 |
| 电视 | diànshì | television | HSK 1 | 我的电脑 |
| 电影 | diànyǐng | movie | HSK 1 | 我的电脑 |
| 打电话 | dǎ diànhuà | to make a phone call | HSK 1 | 打电话 |
| 回家 | huíjiā | to go home | HSK 1 | 打电话 |
| 书 | shū | book | HSK 1 | 我的电脑 |
| 喂 | wèi | hello (on the phone) | HSK 1 | 打电话 |
| 想 | xiǎng | to miss; to think of | HSK 1 | 打电话 |
| 星期天 | xīngqītiān | Sunday | HSK 1 | 打电话 |
| 一起 | yìqǐ | together | HSK 1 | 我的电脑 |
| 桌子 | zhuōzi | table; desk | HSK 1 | 我的电脑 |
| 再见 | zàijiàn | goodbye | HSK 1 | 打电话 |
| 别 | bié | don't | HSK 2 | 别玩手机了 |
| 等 | děng | to wait | HSK 2 | 别玩手机了 |
| 告诉 | gàosu | to tell | HSK 2 | 别玩手机了 |
| 就 | jiù | then; right away | HSK 2 | 别玩手机了 |
| 玩 | wán | to play with | HSK 2 | 别玩手机了 |
| 眼睛 | yǎnjing | eye | HSK 2 | 别玩手机了 |
| 微信 | Wēixìn | HSK 3 | 加个微信 | |
| 不见了 | bú jiàn le | gone missing | HSK 3 | 手机丢了又找回 |
| 搬 | bān | to move (house) | HSK 3 | 网上聊天 |
| 差点儿 | chàdiǎnr | almost | HSK 3 | 手机丢了又找回 |
| 才 | cái | only then | HSK 3 | 你的电话号码 |
| 短 | duǎn | short | HSK 3 | 网上聊天 |
| 读 | dú | to read | HSK 3 | 你的电话号码 |
| 打算 | dǎsuàn | to plan | HSK 3 | 网上聊天 |
| 方便 | fāngbiàn | convenient | HSK 3 | 加个微信 |
| 挂号 | guàhào | to register (at a hospital) | HSK 3 | 你的电话号码 |
| 换 | huàn | to change | HSK 3 | 网上聊天 |
| 互相 | hùxiāng | each other | HSK 3 | 加个微信 |
| 好朋友 | hǎo péngyou | good friend | HSK 3 | 加个微信 |
| 加 | jiā | to add (as a contact) | HSK 3 | 加个微信 |
| 聊天 | liáotiān | to chat | HSK 3 | 网上聊天 |
| 留 | liú | to leave (behind) | HSK 3 | 你的电话号码 |
| 其实 | qíshí | actually | HSK 3 | 手机丢了又找回 |
| 数字 | shùzì | number; digit | HSK 3 | 你的电话号码 |
| 同事 | tóngshì | colleague | HSK 3 | 加个微信 |
| 位置 | wèizhi | location | HSK 3 | 手机丢了又找回 |
| 幺 | yāo | one (spoken form used in phone numbers) | HSK 3 | 你的电话号码 |
| 养成 | yǎngchéng | to develop (a habit) | HSK 3 | 手机丢了又找回 |
| 最近 | zuìjìn | recently | HSK 3 | 网上聊天 |
| 安慰 | ānwèi | to comfort | HSK 3 | 手机丢了又找回 |
| 毕竟 | bìjìng | after all | HSK 4 | 追剧 |
| 本来 | běnlái | originally | HSK 4 | 追剧 |
| 诚实 | chéngshí | honest | HSK 4 | 网络交友 |
| 成为 | chéngwéi | to become | HSK 4 | 手机和生活 |
| 发现 | fāxiàn | to discover | HSK 4 | 手机和生活 |
| 改变 | gǎibiàn | to change | HSK 4 | 二维码生活 |
| 后悔 | hòuhuǐ | to regret | HSK 4 | 追剧 |
| 离不开 | lí bu kāi | cannot live without | HSK 4 | 手机和生活 |
| 陪 | péi | to accompany; to keep company | HSK 4 | 手机和生活 |
| 忍不住 | rěn bu zhù | can't help but | HSK 4 | 追剧 |
| 甚至 | shènzhì | even | HSK 4 | 手机和生活 |
| 扫 | sǎo | to scan | HSK 4 | 二维码生活 |
| 危险 | wēixiǎn | danger; dangerous | HSK 4 | 网络交友 |
| 网络 | wǎngluò | internet; network | HSK 4 | 网络交友 |
| 现金 | xiànjīn | cash | HSK 4 | 二维码生活 |
| 性格 | xìnggé | personality | HSK 4 | 网络交友 |
| 越来越 | yuè lái yuè | more and more | HSK 4 | 手机和生活 |
| 一模一样 | yì mú yí yàng | exactly the same | HSK 4 | 网络交友 |
| 压力 | yālì | pressure; stress | HSK 4 | 追剧 |
| 友谊 | yǒuyì | friendship | HSK 4 | 网络交友 |
| 追剧 | zhuījù | to binge-watch | HSK 4 | 追剧 |
| 智能手机 | zhìnéng shǒujī | smartphone | HSK 4 | 二维码生活 |
| 支付 | zhīfù | payment; to pay | HSK 4 | 二维码生活 |
| 二维码 | èrwéimǎ | QR code | HSK 4 | 二维码生活 |
| 步骤 | bùzhòu | step; procedure | HSK 5 | 妈妈的手机课 |
| 成本 | chéngběn | cost | HSK 5 | 新能源汽车 |
| 充电 | chōngdiàn | to charge (a battery) | HSK 5 | 新能源汽车 |
| 短视频 | duǎnshìpín | short video | HSK 5 | 短视频时代 |
| 等于 | děngyú | to be equal to; to amount to | HSK 5 | 微信改变生活 |
| 观点 | guāndiǎn | viewpoint; opinion | HSK 5 | 信息茧房 |
| 关键 | guānjiàn | key point; crucial | HSK 5 | 短视频时代 |
| 规定 | guīdìng | to set a rule; regulation | HSK 5 | 短视频时代 |
| 环保 | huánbǎo | environmental protection | HSK 5 | 新能源汽车 |
| 忽然 | hūrán | suddenly | HSK 5 | 妈妈的手机课 |
| 久而久之 | jiǔ'érjiǔzhī | over time; as time goes by | HSK 5 | 信息茧房 |
| 耐心 | nàixīn | patience | HSK 5 | 妈妈的手机课 |
| 能源 | néngyuán | energy (source) | HSK 5 | 新能源汽车 |
| 普及 | pǔjí | to become widespread | HSK 5 | 新能源汽车 |
| 恰恰 | qiàqià | precisely; exactly | HSK 5 | 信息茧房 |
| 趋势 | qūshì | trend | HSK 5 | 新能源汽车 |
| 如今 | rújīn | nowadays | HSK 5 | 微信改变生活 |
| 刷 | shuā | to swipe; to scroll (a phone) | HSK 5 | 短视频时代 |
| 瞬间 | shùnjiān | moment; instant | HSK 5 | 短视频时代 |
| 删掉 | shāndiào | to delete | HSK 5 | 短视频时代 |
| 深夜 | shēnyè | late at night | HSK 5 | 微信改变生活 |
| 推荐 | tuījiàn | to recommend | HSK 5 | 信息茧房 |
| 提醒 | tíxǐng | reminder; notification | HSK 5 | 微信改变生活 |
| 通话 | tōnghuà | to talk by phone or video | HSK 5 | 妈妈的手机课 |
| 未必 | wèibì | not necessarily | HSK 5 | 信息茧房 |
| 信息茧房 | xìnxī jiǎnfáng | information cocoon; filter bubble | HSK 5 | 信息茧房 |
| 语气 | yǔqì | tone of voice | HSK 5 | 妈妈的手机课 |
| 语音 | yǔyīn | voice message | HSK 5 | 微信改变生活 |
| 不堪设想 | bùkān shèxiǎng | too dreadful to imagine | HSK 6 | 科技伦理 |
| 篡改 | cuàngǎi | to tamper with; falsify | HSK 6 | 数字货币 |
| 擦肩而过 | cā jiān ér guò | to narrowly brush past | HSK 6 | 算法与偶然性 |
| 迭代 | diédài | iteration | HSK 6 | 科技伦理 |
| 叠加 | diéjiā | superposition | HSK 6 | 量子计算浅谈 |
| 归根结底 | guī gēn jié dǐ | in the final analysis (idiom) | HSK 6 | 数字货币 |
| 轨道 | guǐdào | orbit; track | HSK 6 | 太空探索值得吗 |
| 航天 | hángtiān | spaceflight; aerospace | HSK 6 | 太空探索值得吗 |
| 洪水猛兽 | hóngshuǐ měngshòu | a fearsome scourge | HSK 6 | 算法与偶然性 |
| 忽略 | hūlüè | to overlook; to neglect | HSK 6 | 太空探索值得吗 |
| 界限 | jièxiàn | boundary; dividing line | HSK 6 | 基因编辑之争 |
| 加密货币 | jiāmì huòbì | cryptocurrency | HSK 6 | 数字货币 |
| 纠缠 | jiūchán | entanglement | HSK 6 | 量子计算浅谈 |
| 迥异 | jiǒngyì | strikingly different | HSK 6 | 算法与偶然性 |
| 基因 | jīyīn | gene | HSK 6 | 基因编辑之争 |
| 量子 | liàngzǐ | quantum | HSK 6 | 量子计算浅谈 |
| 疗法 | liáofǎ | therapy; course of treatment | HSK 6 | 基因编辑之争 |
| 滥用 | lànyòng | to abuse; misuse | HSK 6 | 科技伦理 |
| 伦理 | lúnlǐ | ethics | HSK 6 | 科技伦理 |
| 笼罩 | lǒngzhào | to shroud; to hang over | HSK 6 | 科幻的黄金时代 |
| 迷恋 | míliàn | infatuation; to be obsessed with | HSK 6 | 科幻的黄金时代 |
| 模糊 | móhu | blurred; vague | HSK 6 | 基因编辑之争 |
| 谴责 | qiǎnzé | to condemn; condemnation | HSK 6 | 基因编辑之争 |
| 悄然 | qiǎorán | quietly, imperceptibly | HSK 6 | 算法与偶然性 |
| 去中心化 | qù zhōngxīnhuà | decentralization | HSK 6 | 数字货币 |
| 区块链 | qūkuàiliàn | blockchain | HSK 6 | 数字货币 |
| 衰退 | shuāituì | to decline; to wane | HSK 6 | 科幻的黄金时代 |
| 双刃剑 | shuāngrènjiàn | double-edged sword | HSK 6 | 科技伦理 |
| 碎片 | suìpiàn | fragments; debris | HSK 6 | 太空探索值得吗 |
| 退相干 | tuì xiānggān | decoherence | HSK 6 | 量子计算浅谈 |
| 坦然 | tǎnrán | calm and unflinching; without evasion | HSK 6 | 科幻的黄金时代 |
| 望尘莫及 | wàng chén mò jí | hopelessly outmatched; far behind (idiom) | HSK 6 | 量子计算浅谈 |
| 卫星 | wèixīng | satellite | HSK 6 | 太空探索值得吗 |
| 无孔不入 | wú kǒng bú rù | to seep into every crack; to be all-pervasive | HSK 6 | 科幻的黄金时代 |
| 无所不能 | wú suǒ bù néng | omnipotent; all-powerful (idiom) | HSK 6 | 量子计算浅谈 |
| 歪打正着 | wāi dǎ zhèng zháo | to accidentally get the right result | HSK 6 | 算法与偶然性 |
| 宣称 | xuānchēng | to declare; to proclaim publicly | HSK 6 | 科幻的黄金时代 |
| 遗传 | yíchuán | hereditary; to pass on genetically | HSK 6 | 基因编辑之争 |
| 央行 | yāngháng | central bank | HSK 6 | 数字货币 |
| 仰赖 | yǎnglài | to depend on | HSK 6 | 算法与偶然性 |
| 隐私 | yǐnsī | privacy | HSK 6 | 科技伦理 |
| 质疑 | zhìyí | to question; to challenge; a challenge | HSK 6 | 太空探索值得吗 |