# 粥 (zhōu): congee | HSK 6 Vocabulary | HSKReady

Canonical: https://hskready.app/en/vocabulary/hsk-6/zhou-5337
Language: en
Content ID: hsk-6-5337
HSK levels: 6
Updated: 2026-10-23T04:46:08.043Z
Scope: approved public sample; full vocabulary, question bank and mock exams remain in the app.

Learn 粥 (zhōu), HSK 6: congee; gruel; porridge. Hear standard pronunciation and read a Chinese example with its English meaning.

# 粥

[Audio](https://mvuhmsljbsfgkpkmibuz.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/item-assets/vocab/hsk-6-5337/word.mp3)

zhōu

congee; gruel; porridge

HSK 6

## Pronunciation

zhōu

[Audio](https://mvuhmsljbsfgkpkmibuz.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/item-assets/vocab/hsk-6-5337/word.mp3)

## Example sentence

早餐我常喝一碗热粥，配上咸菜很舒服。

Zǎocān wǒ cháng hē yì wǎn rè zhōu, pèi shàng xiáncài hěn shūfu.

I often have a bowl of hot congee for breakfast, which goes well with pickled vegetables.

[Audio](https://mvuhmsljbsfgkpkmibuz.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/item-assets/vocab/hsk-6-5337/ex-0.mp3)

### Read and choose an answer

One fixed sample

[Explore a sample](https://hskready.app/en/learn/question-types/r11-passage-choice)

## Related vocabulary

[**昂贵**ángguìexpensive; costly; high-priced](https://hskready.app/en/vocabulary/hsk-6/anggui-3605)[**百货**bǎihuògeneral merchandise; department store](https://hskready.app/en/vocabulary/hsk-6/baihuo-3611)[**百分点**bǎifēndiǎnpercentage point](https://hskready.app/en/vocabulary/hsk-6/baifendian-3610)[Vocabulary HSK 6](https://hskready.app/en/vocabulary/hsk-6)

## Continue in the app

Full mock exams are available in HSKReady.

[![Download on the App Store](https://hskready.app/download-on-app-store-black.svg)Download on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6791916440?l=en)[![Get it on Google Play](https://hskready.app/get-it-on-google-play.svg)Get it on Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.curiolab.hskready&hl=en)

[HSKReady App](https://hskready.app/en/app)