- 繁体字fán tǐ zìtraditional Chinese characters (as opposed to simplified characters)HSK 7-9
- 简体字jiǎn tǐ zìsimplified Chinese character (as opposed to traditional Chinese character)HSK 7-9
- 贬义biǎn yìderogatory sense or connotation (of a word or expression)HSK 7-9
- 和文héJapanese written languageHSK 7-9
- 语文yǔ wénlanguage and literature; (in China) Chinese as a school subject (language arts)HSK 5
- 顺口shùn kǒueasy to read or speak (of text or words)HSK 7-9
- 上口shàng kǒusmooth and easy to pronounce (of words or phrases); fluent and catchy when read aloudHSK 7-9
- 压韵yā yùnvariant of 押韻|押韵HSK 7-9
- 同义词tóng yì císynonymHSK 7-9
- 含意hán yìimplied meaning; connotationHSK 7-9
- 打比方dáto draw an analogy, to use a metaphorHSK 7-9
- 瑞典语ruì diǎn yǔSwedish (language)HSK 7-9
- 西语xī yǔSpanish (short for 西班牙语); Western languages (rare, academic)HSK 7-9
- 读音dú yīnpronunciation (of a character or word, especially in reading context); literary reading of a Chinese character (vs. colloquial pronunciation)HSK 5
- 字字zì zìcharacter by character; word for word; every characterHSK 7-9
- 译注yì zhù(noun) annotated translation; (verb) to translate and annotateHSK 7-9
- 鼻音bí yīnnasal soundHSK 7-9
- 口语kǒu yǔ(noun) spoken language, oral language, colloquial speech; (literary) slander, gossipHSK 4
- 大写字母dà xiě zì mǔcapital letters, uppercase lettersHSK 7-9
- 流行语liú hángbuzzword, popular expressionHSK 7-9
- 汉字hàn zìChinese characterHSK 1
- 俄文E wénRussian (written language)HSK 7-9
- 提法tí fǎformulation, wording, the way something is expressedHSK 7-9
- 言外之意yán wài zhī yìimplication; what is meant but not explicitly stated; the subtext or hidden meaning behind someone's wordsHSK 7-9
- 词句cí jùwords and sentencesHSK 7-9
- 语词yǔ cíwords and phrases; vocabulary; expressionHSK 7-9
- 上下文shàng xià wéncontextHSK 7-9
- 字句zì jùwords and expressions; phrasing; writingHSK 7-9
- 成语chéng yǔChinese set expression (usually 4 characters, often with a historical allusion)HSK 6
- 褒义bāo yìcommendatory sense, positive connotation (of a word or expression)HSK 7-9
- 金文jīn wénbronze inscriptions (ancient Chinese writing on ritual bronze vessels)HSK 7-9
- 音高yīn gāo(music) pitch; (linguistics) pitch, tone heightHSK 7-9
- 颤音chàn yīn(music) trill, vibrato; (phonetics) trilled consonant; quavering or trembling voice (from emotion)HSK 7-9