Common Vocabulary in the Youth Chinese Test (YCT) Level 3
Common Vocabulary in the Youth Chinese Test (YCT) Level 3
Understanding YCT 3 means that your children have mastered the basics of Chinese language. At this level, your children will learn about daily expressions in Chinese to help communicate with others.
In this article, we will give you a brief overview of the YCT level 3 exam and the common vocabulary children need to know.
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Brief Overview of the YCT Level 3 Exam
The YCT level 3 exam is usually designed for children around 12 years old that have mastered daily conversations. At this level, children are expected to understand 300 Chinese vocabulary used in day-to-day activities.
Similar to how YCT level 1 and YCT level 2 are conducted, the YCT level 3 exam consists of both listening and reading comprehension. With a total question of 60, children are expected to finish this exam within 60 minutes. Children who want to pass YCT level 3 must score at least 120/200.
YCT Level 3 New Vocabulary List and English Meaning
| Chinese Character | Pinyin | English Meaning |
| 家 | jiā | Home |
| 房间 | fángjiān | Room |
| 学校 | xuéxiào | School |
| 教室 | jiàoshì | Classroom |
| 商店 | shāngdiàn | Shop/store |
| 医院 | yīyuàn | Hospital |
| 车站 | chēzhàn | Station |
| 动物园 | dòngwùyuán | Zoo |
| 北京 | Běijīng | Beijing |
| 中国人 | Zhōngguórén | Chinese |
| 爸爸 | bàba | Father/dad |
| 妈妈 | māma | Mother/mom |
| 哥哥 | gēge | Older brother |
| 姐姐 | jiějie | Older sister |
| 弟弟 | dìdi | Younger brother |
| 妹妹 | mèimei | Younger sister |
| 同学 | tóngxué | Classmate |
| 学生 | xuésheng | Student |
| 朋友 | péngyou | Friend |
| 医生 | yīshēng | Doctor |
| 眼睛 | yǎnjīng | Eye |
| 头发 | tóufa | Hair |
| 耳朵 | ěrduo | Ear |
| 鼻子 | bízi | Nose |
| 手 | shǒu | Hand |
| 口 | kǒu | Mouth |
| 脚 | jiǎo | Foot |
| 身体 | shēntǐ | Body |
| 个子 | gèzi | Height |
| 猫 | māo | Cat |
| 狗 | gǒu | Dog |
| 熊猫 | xióngmāo | Panda |
| 老虎 | lǎohǔ | Tiger |
| 猴子 | hóuzi | Monkey |
| 鸟 | niǎo | Bird |
| 鱼 | yú | Fish |
| 水 | shuǐ | Water |
| 牛奶 | niúnǎi | Milk |
| 茶 | chá | Tea |
| 果汁 | guǒzhī | Juice |
| 米饭 | mǐfàn | Rice |
| 面条 | miàntiáo | Noodle |
| 水果 | shuǐguǒ | Fruit |
| 苹果 | píngguǒ | Apple |
| 香蕉 | xiāngjiāo | Banana |
| 西瓜 | xīguā | Watermelon |
| 包子 | bāozi | Steam puffed bun |
| 鸡蛋 | jīdàn | Egg |
| 面包 | miànbāo | Bread |
| 菜 | cài | Dish |
| 饺子 | jiǎozi | Dumpling |
| 蛋糕 | dàngāo | Cake |
| 今天 | jīntiān | Today |
| 现在 | xiànzài | Now |
| 明天 | míngtiān | Tomorrow |
| 昨天 | zuótiān | Yesterday |
| 号 | hào | Date |
| 星期 | xīngqī | Week |
| 月 | yuè | Month |
| 年 | nián | Year |
| 去年 | qùnián | Last year |
| 点 | diǎn | Clock |
| 时候 | shíhou | Time |
| 时间 | shíjiān | Time |
| 分钟 | fēnzhōng | Minute |
| 小时 | xiǎoshí | Hour |
| 早上 | zǎoshang | Morning |
| 中午 | zhōngwǔ | Noon/afternoon |
| 晚上 | wǎnshang | Evening/night |
| 生日 | shēngrì | Birthday |
| 铅笔 | qiānbǐ | Pencil |
| 书包 | shūbāo | School bag |
| 桌子 | zhuōzi | Desk |
| 椅子 | yǐzi | Chair |
| 电视 | diànshì | Television |
| 电脑 | diànnǎo | Computer |
| 电影 | diànyǐng | Movie |
| 衣服 | yīfu | Clothes |
| 裙子 | qúnzi | Skirt |
| 裤子 | kùzi | Trousers |
| 鞋 | xié | Shoes |
| 杯子 | bēizi | Cup |
| 飞机 | fēijī | Airplane |
| 公共汽车 | gōnggòngqìchē | Bus |
| 自行车 | zìxíngchē | Bicycle |
| 玫瑰花 | méiguīhuā | Rose |
| 礼物 | lǐwù | Gift/present |
| 雨伞 | yǚsǎn | Umbrella |
| 药 | yào | Medicine |
| 汉语 | Hànyǔ | Chinese/Mandarin |
| 名字 | míngzi | Name |
| 天气 | tiānqì | Weather |
| 颜色 | yánsè | Colour |
| 红 | hóng | Red |
| 黄 | huáng | Yellow |
| 绿 | lǜ | Green |
| 蓝 | lán | Blue |
| 黑 | hēi | Black |
| 白 | bái | White |
| 钱 | qián | Money |
| 东西 | dōngxi | Thing |
| 课 | kè | Course |
| 年级 | niánjí | Grade |
| 问题 | wèntí | Question |
| 意思 | yìsi | Meaning |
| 事情 | shìqing | Problem/matter |
| 太阳 | tàiyáng | Sun |
| 月亮 | yuèliang | Moon |
| 上边 | shàngbian | Upside |
| 里面 | lǐmiàn | Inside |
| 旁边 | pángbiān | Beside |
| 外面 | wàimiàn | Outside |
| 前 | qián | Front |
| 后 | hòu | Behind |
| 下 | xià | Down |
| 左 | zuǒ | Left |
| 右 | yòu | Right |
| 谢谢 | xièxie | Thank you |
| 不客气 | bú kèqi | You’re welcome |
| 再见 | zàijiàn | Goodbye |
| 对不起 | dùibuqǐ | Sorry |
| 没关系 | méi guānxi | Never mind |
| 请 | qǐng | Please |
| 欢迎 | huānyíng | Welcome |
| 是 | shì | To be (is/am/are) |
| 有 | yǒu | To have |
| 看 | kàn | See/watch |
| 吃 | chī | Eat |
| 喝 | hē | Drink |
| 去 | qù | Go |
| 叫 | jiào | Call |
| 来 | lái | Come |
| 做 | zuò | Do |
| 坐 | zuò | Sit |
| 买 | mǎi | Buy |
| 卖 | mài | Sell |
| 画 | huà | Draw |
| 说话 | shuōhuà | Speak |
| 玩 | wán | Play |
| 学习 | xuéxí | Study |
| 睡觉 | shuìjiào | Sleep |
| 休息 | xiūxi | Rest |
| 起床 | qǐchuáng | Get up |
| 打电话 | dǎ diànhuà | Call |
| 听 | tīng | Listen |
| 读 | dú | Read |
| 写 | xiě | Write |
| 开 | kāi | Open |
| 关 | guān | Close |
| 回 | huí | Back |
| 问 | wèn | Ask |
| 走 | zǒu | Walk |
| 穿 | chuān | Wear |
| 洗澡 | xǐzǎo | Take a shower |
| 给 | gěi | Give |
| 找 | zhǎo | Find |
| 懂 | dǒng | Understand |
| 笑 | xiào | Laugh |
| 哭 | kū | Cry |
| 帮助 | bāngzhù | Help |
| 让 | ràng | Let/make |
| 运动 | yùndòng | Do sport |
| 跑步 | pǎobù | Run |
| 游泳 | yóuyǒng | Swim |
| 踢足球 | tī zúqiú | Play soccer |
| 打篮球 | dǎ lánqiú | Play basketball |
| 唱歌 | chànggē | Sing |
| 跳舞 | tiàowǔ | Dance |
| 完 | wán | Finish |
| 生病 | shēngbìng | Feel sick |
| 迟到 | chídào | Late |
| 感冒 | gǎnmào | Have a cold |
| 进 | jìn | Enter |
| 出 | chū | Exit |
| 丢 | diū | Throw |
| 上网 | shàngwǎng | Surf the internet |
| 拿 | ná | Take |
| 刮风 | guā fēng | Blow wind |
| 下雪 | xià xuě | Snowy |
| 送 | sòng | Send |
| 爱 | ài | Love |
| 喜欢 | xǐhuan | Like |
| 认识 | rènshi | Know |
| 觉得 | juéde | Think |
| 想 | xiǎng | Think/want |
| 知道 | zhīdào | Know |
| 会 | huì | Can |
| 可以 | kěyǐ | Can |
| 能 | néng | Can |
| 要 | yào | Have/need |
| 好 | hǎo | Good |
| 多 | duō | Much/many |
| 少 | shǎo | Few |
| 大 | dà | Big |
| 小 | xiǎo | Small |
| 长 | cháng | Long |
| 高 | gāo | Tall |
| 高兴 | gāoxìng | Happy |
| 冷 | lěng | Cold |
| 热 | rè | Hot |
| 漂亮 | piàoliang | Beautiful |
| 好吃 | hǎochī | Delicious |
| 忙 | máng | Busy |
| 快 | kuài | Fast |
| 慢 | màn | Slow |
| 远 | yuǎn | Far |
| 近 | jìn | Near/close |
| 累 | lèi | Tired |
| 新 | xīn | New |
| 对 | duì | Right |
| 可爱 | kě’ài | Cute |
| 饱 | bǎo | Full |
| 饿 | è | Hungry |
| 坏 | huài | Bad |
| 舒服 | shūfu | Comfortable |
| 着急 | zháojí | Hurry |
| 快乐 | kuàilè | Happy |
| 难 | nán | Difficult |
| 胖 | pàng | Fat |
| 瘦 | shòu | Slim |
| 男 | nán | Male |
| 女 | nǚ | Female |
| 疼 | téng | Hurt |
| 我 | wǒ | I/me |
| 你 | nǐ | You |
| 您 | nín | You (formal) |
| 他 | tā | He/him |
| 她 | tā | She/her |
| 它 | tā | it |
| 我们 | wǒmen | We/us |
| 这(这儿） | zhè(zhèr) | Here |
| 那(那儿） | nà(nàr) | There |
| 哪(哪儿） | nǎ(nǎr) | Where |
| 谁 | sheí | Who |
| 什么 | shénme | What |
| 几 | jǐ | Many/much |
| 怎么 | zěnme | How |
| 为什么 | wèi shénme | Why |
| 怎么样 | zěnmeyàng | How is it |
| 多少 | duōshao | How much/how many |
| 每 | měi | Each/every |
| 自己 | zìjǐ | Oneself |
| 零 | líng | Zero |
| 一 | yī | One |
| 二 | èr | Two |
| 两 | liǎng | Two |
| 三 | sān | Three |
| 四 | sì | Four |
| 五 | wǔ | Five |
| 六 | liù | Six |
| 七 | qī | Seven |
| 八 | bā | Eight |
| 九 | jiǔ | Nine |
| 十 | shí | Ten |
| 半 | bàn | Half |
| 百 | bǎi | Hundred |
| 千 | qiān | Thousand |
| 第一 | dìyī | First |
| 个 | gè | Used before nouns without special measure words |
| 岁 | suì | Measurement word for age |
| 块 | kuài | Piece |
| 只 | zhī | Measurement word for animal or things in pair |
| 本 | běn | Measurement word for books |
| 次 | cì | Used for times |
| 件 | jiàn | Measurement word for clothes or things |
| 些 | xiē | Measurement word for plural things |
| 不 | bù | No/not |
| 很 | hěn | Very |
| 也 | yě | Also |
| 没有 | méiyǒu | Not/don’t have |
| 真 | zhēn | Really |
| 都 | dōu | All |
| 别 | bié | Not |
| 一起 | yìqǐ | Together |
| 太 | tài | Too |
| 再 | zài | Again |
| 就 | jiù | Soon/right now |
| 最 | zuì | The most |
| 还 | hái | Also |
| 当然 | dāngrán | Of course |
| 和 | hé | And |
| 因为 | yīnwèi | Because |
| 所以 | suǒyǐ | So |
| 但是 | dànshì | But |
| 在 | zài | At |
| 比 | bǐ | Than |
| 把 | bǎ | |
| 的 | de | Possessive particle |
| 吗 | ma | Particle for question |
| 了 | le | Already (particle) |
| 呢 | ne | Particle for bounce-back questions |
| 得 | de | Particles for grammar |
| 过 | guo | Particle for past experiences |
| 吧 | ba | Particle for command, request, suggestion |
| 喂 | wèi | Interjection for greeting |
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