· 8 lists · 320 words
The state, the law and public services
The counter, the form, the court and diplomacy.
What holds these lists together
Dealing with an office is 办, to handle: 办手续 is to go through the formalities, and it is the verb a newcomer hears at every counter. Forms use fixed labels rather than everyday words — 姓名 rather than 名字 for the name, 性别 for sex, 身份证 for the identity card — and recognising them matters more than being able to say them. Further up, the language of law and politics is formal written Chinese, full of fixed pairs of verb and noun and of short forms made from longer names. These lists are mostly for reading, and they are read on paper that has a deadline on it.
The eight lists
Spread across the levels
The category runs across the levels — it is an area, not a difficulty. If you practise it, you can also choose a level at the top of the practice page and then get only the part that sits there.
| Level | Words | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 7 | 2 % |
| 4 | 129 | 40 % |
| 5 | 184 | 58 % |
Practise this category
Multiple choice and gaps, across all eight lists and all 320 words. Whatever you get wrong comes back tomorrow.