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HSK 3 Vocabulary

HSK 3 is the 3rd level of the HSK 3.0 system and belongs to the Beginner band. Learners at this level can handle common conversations, travel situations, and simple work exchanges.. The official word list adds 973 new words at this level, for a cumulative total of 2,245 words.

HSK 3 Word List

Showing all 965 words for HSK 3, including official variant forms.

  • 爱心ài xīn

    compassion

  • 安排ān pái

    to arrange

  • 安装ān zhuāng

    to install

  • àn

    to press

  • 按照àn zhào

    according to

  • to hold; to grasp

  • 把握bǎ wò

    to grasp (also fig.)

  • bái

    surname Bai

  • 白菜bái cài

    Chinese cabbage

  • 班级bān jí

    class (group of students)

  • bān

    to move (i.e. relocate oneself)

  • 搬家bān jiā

    to move house; to relocate

  • bǎn

    board

  • 办理bàn lǐ

    to handle; to transact; to conduct

  • bǎo

    Bulgaria

  • 保安bǎo ān

    to ensure public security

  • 保持bǎo chí

    to keep

  • 保存bǎo cún

    to conserve

  • 保护bǎo hù

    to protect

  • 保留bǎo liú

    to keep

  • 保险bǎo xiǎn

    insurance

  • 保证bǎo zhèng

    guarantee

  • bào

    to announce

  • 报到bào dào

    to report for duty

  • 报道bào dào

    to report (news)

  • 报告bào gào

    to inform

  • bēi

    variant of 背

  • 北部běi bù

    northern part

  • 背后bèi hòu

    behind

  • bèi

    quilt

  • 被子bèi zi

    quilt

  • 本来běn lái

    original

  • 本领běn lǐng

    skill

  • 本事běn shi

    source material

  • 比较bǐ jiào

    to compare

  • 比例bǐ lì

    proportion

  • 比赛bǐ sài

    competition (sports etc)

  • 必然bì rán

    inevitable

  • 必要bì yào

    necessary

  • 变化biàn huà

    (intransitive) to change; to vary

  • 变为biàn wéi

    to change into

  • 标题biāo tí

    title

  • 标准biāo zhǔn

    standard; norm; criterion

  • 表达biǎo dá

    to express; to convey

  • 表格biǎo gé

    form

  • 表面biǎo miàn

    surface

  • 表明biǎo míng

    to make clear

  • 表现biǎo xiàn

    to show

  • 表演biǎo yǎn

    play

  • bìng

    and

  • 并且bìng qiě

    and

  • 播出bō chū

    to broadcast

  • 播放bō fàng

    to broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV)

  • 不必bù bì

    need not

  • 不断bù duàn

    unceasing

  • 不论bù lùn

    whatever

  • to repair

  • 补充bǔ chōng

    to replenish

  • 不安bù ān

    unpeaceful

  • 不得不bù dé bù

    have no choice or option but to

  • 不光bù guāng

    not the only one

  • 不仅bù jǐn

    not just; not limited to

  • variant of 布

  • surname Bu

  • ministry

  • 部门bù mén

    department

  • 部长bù zhǎng

    head of a (government etc) department

  • 才能cái néng

    talent

  • 采取cǎi qǔ

    to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action)

  • 采用cǎi yòng

    to adopt

  • 彩色cǎi sè

    color

  • 曾经céng jīng

    once

  • 产生chǎn shēng

    to arise; to come into being; to come about

  • 长城cháng chéng

    the Great Wall

  • 长处cháng chù

    good aspects

  • 长期cháng qī

    long term

  • chǎng

    "cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc

  • 场合chǎng hé

    situation

  • 场所chǎng suǒ

    location

  • 超级chāo jí

    super-

  • cháo

    abbr. for 朝鲜 Korea

  • chǎo

    to quarrel

  • 吵架chǎo jià

    to quarrel

  • 衬衫chèn shān

    shirt

  • 衬衣chèn yī

    shirt

  • 称为chēng wéi

    to be called; to be known as; to call it "..."

  • 成功chéng gōng

    Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 台东县, southeast Taiwan

  • 成果chéng guǒ

    result

  • 成就chéng jiù

    accomplishment

  • 成立chéng lì

    to establish

  • 成熟chéng shú

    mature; ripe

  • 成员chéng yuán

    member

  • 成长chéng zhǎng

    to mature

  • chéng

    city walls

  • 城市chéng shì

    city; town

  • 程度chéng dù

    degree; level; extent

  • 持续chí xù

    to continue

  • 充满chōng mǎn

    full of

  • chóng

    to repeat

  • chū

    at first

  • 初步chū bù

    initial

  • 初级chū jí

    junior

  • 初中chū zhōng

    junior high school (abbr. for 初级中学)

  • 除了chú le

    besides

  • 处理chǔ lǐ

    to handle; to deal with

  • chuán

    to pass on

  • 传播chuán bō

    to disseminate; to propagate; to spread

  • 传来chuán lái

    (of a sound) to come through

  • 传说chuán shuō

    legend; folk tale

  • 创新chuàng xīn

    to bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails

  • 创业chuàng yè

    to begin an undertaking

  • 创造chuàng zào

    to create

  • 创作chuàng zuò

    to create

  • 从来cóng lái

    always

  • 从前cóng qián

    previously

  • 从事cóng shì

    to go for

  • cūn

    village

  • cún

    to exist

  • 存在cún zài

    to exist

  • 错误cuò wù

    mistaken; false; wrong

  • 达到dá dào

    to reach; to achieve; to attain

  • 打破dǎ pò

    to break; to smash

  • 打听dǎ ting

    to ask about

  • 大概dà gài

    roughly

  • 大使馆dà shǐ guǎn

    embassy

  • 大约dà yuē

    approximately

  • 大夫dài fu

    senior official (in imperial China)

  • dài

    to substitute

  • 代表dài biǎo

    representative

  • 代表团dài biǎo tuán

    delegation

  • 带动dài dòng

    to spur; to provide impetus; to drive

  • 带领dài lǐng

    to guide

  • 单元dān yuán

    unit (forming an entity)

  • 当初dāng chū

    at that time

  • 当地dāng dì

    local

  • 当然dāng rán

    only natural

  • 当中dāng zhōng

    among

  • dāo

    surname Dao

  • 导演dǎo yǎn

    to direct

  • 到达dào dá

    to reach; to arrive

  • 到底dào dǐ

    finally

  • 得分dé fēn

    to score

  • 等待děng dài

    to wait; to wait for

  • 底下dǐ xia

    the location below sth

  • 地区dì qū

    local

  • 电视剧diàn shì jù

    TV series

  • 电视台diàn shì tái

    television station

  • 电台diàn tái

    transmitter-receiver

  • 电子邮件diàn zǐ yóu jiàn

    email

  • diào

    to transfer

  • 调查diào chá

    investigation

  • dìng

    to agree

  • 定期dìng qī

    at set dates

  • 东部dōng bù

    the east

  • 动力dòng lì

    motive power

  • 动人dòng rén

    touching

  • 读者dú zhě

    reader

  • 短处duǎn chù

    shortcoming

  • 短裤duǎn kù

    short pants

  • 短期duǎn qī

    short term

  • duàn

    to break

  • 队员duì yuán

    team member

  • 对待duì dài

    to treat

  • 对方duì fāng

    the other person; the other side; the other party

  • 对手duì shǒu

    opponent

  • 对象duì xiàng

    target; object

  • dùn

    to stop

  • 发表fā biǎo

    to issue

  • 发出fā chū

    to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch

  • 发达fā dá

    well-developed; flourishing

  • 发动fā dòng

    to start

  • 发明fā míng

    to invent

  • 发生fā shēng

    to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out

  • 发送fā sòng

    to transmit

  • 发言fā yán

    to make a speech

  • 发展fā zhǎn

    development

  • 反对fǎn duì

    to oppose; to be against; to object to

  • 反复fǎn fù

    variant of 反复

  • 反应fǎn yìng

    to react

  • 反正fǎn zhèng

    anyway

  • 范围fàn wéi

    range

  • 方式fāng shì

    way; manner; style; mode; pattern

  • fáng

    to protect

  • 防止fáng zhǐ

    to prevent

  • 房东fáng dōng

    landlord

  • 房屋fáng wū

    house

  • 房租fáng zū

    rent for a room or house

  • 访问fǎng wèn

    to visit

  • 放到fàng dào

    Put in

  • 飞行fēi xíng

    (of planes etc) to fly

  • fèi

    surname Fei

  • 费用fèi yong

    cost

  • 分别fēn bié

    to part; to leave each other

  • 分配fēn pèi

    to distribute

  • 分组fēn zǔ

    to divide into groups

  • 丰富fēng fù

    to enrich

  • 风险fēng xiǎn

    risk; hazard

  • 否定fǒu dìng

    to negate

  • 否认fǒu rèn

    to declare to be untrue

  • 服装fú zhuāng

    dress

  • surname Fu

  • 父母fù mǔ

    father and mother; parents

  • 父亲fù qīn

    father

  • surname Fu

  • 负责fù zé

    to be in charge of

  • 复印fù yìn

    to photocopy

  • 复杂fù zá

    complicated; complex

  • surname Fu

  • 改进gǎi jìn

    to improve; to make better

  • 改造gǎi zào

    to transform

  • 概念gài niàn

    concept

  • gǎn

    to overtake; to catch up with

  • 赶到gǎn dào

    to hurry (to some place)

  • 赶紧gǎn jǐn

    hurriedly

  • 赶快gǎn kuài

    quickly; at once

  • gǎn

    to dare

  • 感冒gǎn mào

    to catch cold

  • 感情gǎn qíng

    emotion

  • 感受gǎn shòu

    to sense

  • 干吗gàn má

    see 干嘛

  • 高速gāo sù

    high speed

  • 高速公路gāo sù gōng lù

    expressway; highway; freeway

  • 告别gào bié

    to leave; to part from

  • 歌迷gē mí

    fan of a singer

  • 歌声gē shēng

    singing voice

  • 歌手gē shǒu

    singer

  • 个人gè rén

    individual

  • 个性gè xìng

    individuality

  • each

  • 各地gè dì

    in all parts of (a country)

  • 各位gè wèi

    everybody

  • 各种gè zhǒng

    every kind of; all kinds of; various

  • 各自gè zì

    each

  • 根本gēn běn

    fundamental

  • 更加gèng jiā

    more (than sth else)

  • 工厂gōng chǎng

    factory

  • 工程师gōng chéng shī

    engineer

  • 工夫gōng fu

    (old) laborer

  • 工具gōng jù

    tool

  • 工业gōng yè

    industry

  • 工资gōng zī

    wages; pay

  • 公布gōng bù

    to announce

  • 公共gōng gòng

    public; common; communal

  • 公开gōng kāi

    open; overt; public

  • 公民gōng mín

    citizen

  • 公务员gōng wù yuán

    functionary

  • 功夫gōng fu

    skill

  • 功课gōng kè

    homework

  • 功能gōng néng

    function; capability

  • 共同gòng tóng

    common

  • 共有gòng yǒu

    to have altogether

  • 姑娘gū niang

    girl

  • surname Gu

  • 古代gǔ dài

    ancient times

  • 故乡gù xiāng

    home

  • guà

    to hang or suspend (from a hook etc)

  • 关系guān xì

    relation

  • 关注guān zhù

    to pay attention to

  • 观察guān chá

    to observe; to watch; to survey

  • 观看guān kàn

    to watch; to view

  • 观念guān niàn

    notion

  • 观众guān zhòng

    spectators

  • guǎn

    variant of 管

  • 管理guǎn lǐ

    to supervise

  • guāng

    light; ray

  • 光明guāng míng

    light

  • 广播guǎng bō

    broadcast

  • 广大guǎng dà

    (of an area) vast or extensive

  • 规定guī dìng

    to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota)

  • 规范guī fàn

    norm

  • 国内guó nèi

    domestic

  • 国庆guó qìng

    National Day

  • 果然guǒ rán

    really

  • 果汁guǒ zhī

    fruit juice

  • 过程guò chéng

    course of events

  • 过去guò qù

    (in the) past

  • 哈哈hā hā

    (onom.) laughing out loud

  • 海关hǎi guān

    customs (i.e. border crossing inspection)

  • 害怕hài pà

    to be afraid

  • háng

    row

  • 好好hǎo hǎo

    well

  • 好奇hào qí

    inquisitive

  • 100 ml

  • 合法hé fǎ

    lawful

  • 合格hé gé

    to meet the standard required

  • 合理hé lǐ

    rational; reasonable; sensible; fair

  • 合作hé zuò

    to cooperate

  • 和平hé píng

    Heping District of Shenyang city 沈阳市, Liaoning

  • 红茶hóng chá

    black tea

  • 红酒hóng jiǔ

    red wine

  • 后果hòu guǒ

    consequences

  • 后面hòu miàn

    the back; the rear; the last bit

  • 后年hòu nián

    the year after next

  • 互联网hù lián wǎng

    Internet

  • 互相hù xiāng

    each other

  • 划船huá chuán

    to row a boat

  • 华人huá rén

    ethnic Chinese person or people

  • huà

    variant of 花

  • 话剧huà jù

    stage play

  • 话题huà tí

    subject (of a talk or conversation)

  • 欢乐huān lè

    gaiety

  • huán

    surname Huan

  • 环保huán bǎo

    environmental protection

  • 环境huán jìng

    environment

  • 会议huì yì

    meeting

  • 会员huì yuán

    member

  • huó

    to live

  • huǒ

    surname Huo

  • 机器jī qì

    machine

  • 积极jī jí

    active

  • 基本jī běn

    basic

  • 基本上jī běn shàng

    basically

  • 基础jī chǔ

    base; foundation; basis

  • 及时jí shí

    timely; at the right time

  • 集体jí tǐ

    collective (decision)

  • 集中jí zhōng

    to concentrate

  • 计算jì suàn

    to count

  • 记录jì lù

    to record

  • 记者jì zhě

    reporter; journalist

  • 纪录jì lù

    variant of 记录 (but in Taiwan, not for the verb sense "to record")

  • 纪念jì niàn

    to commemorate; to honor the memory of

  • 技术jì shù

    technology; technique; skill

  • 继续jì xù

    to continue

  • 加工jiā gōng

    to process

  • 加快jiā kuài

    to accelerate

  • 加强jiā qiáng

    to reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance

  • 家具jiā jù

    furniture

  • 家属jiā shǔ

    family member

  • 家乡jiā xiāng

    hometown

  • 价格jià gé

    price

  • 价钱jià qián

    price

  • 价值jià zhí

    value

  • jià

    to support

  • 坚持jiān chí

    to persevere with

  • 坚决jiān jué

    firm; resolute; determined

  • 坚强jiān qiáng

    staunch

  • 简单jiǎn dān

    simple

  • 简直jiǎn zhí

    simply; really

  • jiàn

    to establish

  • 建成jiàn chéng

    to establish

  • 建立jiàn lì

    to establish

  • 建设jiàn shè

    to build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute

  • 建议jiàn yì

    to propose; to suggest; to recommend

  • 将近jiāng jìn

    almost

  • 将来jiāng lái

    in the future

  • 交费jiāo fèi

    to pay a fee

  • 交警jiāo jǐng

    traffic police (abbr. for 察)

  • 交流jiāo liú

    to exchange

  • 交往jiāo wǎng

    to associate (with)

  • 交易jiāo yì

    to deal; to trade; to transact

  • jiào

    to shout

  • jiào

    to compare

  • 教材jiào cái

    teaching material

  • 教练jiào liàn

    instructor

  • 结实jiē shi

    to bear fruit

  • 接待jiē dài

    to receive (a visitor)

  • 接近jiē jìn

    to approach

  • 节约jié yuē

    to economize

  • 结合jié hé

    to combine

  • 结婚jié hūn

    to marry

  • 结束jié shù

    termination

  • 解决jiě jué

    to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem)

  • 解开jiě kāi

    to untie

  • jīn

    surname Jin

  • 金牌jīn pái

    gold medal

  • jǐn

    barely

  • 仅仅jǐn jǐn

    barely

  • 尽量jǐn liàng

    as much as possible

  • jǐn

    tight

  • 紧急jǐn jí

    urgent

  • 紧张jǐn zhāng

    nervous

  • 进步jìn bù

    progress; improvement

  • 进一步jìn yī bù

    to go a step further

  • 进展jìn zhǎn

    to make headway; to make progress

  • 近期jìn qī

    near in time

  • 京剧jīng jù

    Beijing opera

  • 经济jīng jì

    economy

  • 经历jīng lì

    experience

  • 经验jīng yàn

    experience

  • 经营jīng yíng

    to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate

  • 精彩jīng cǎi

    wonderful

  • 精神jīng shén

    spirit

  • 景色jǐng sè

    scenery

  • 警察jǐng chá

    police; police officer

  • jìng

    still

  • jiǔ

    (long) time

  • jiù

    old

  • jiù

    variant of 救

  • 就是jiù shì

    exactly; precisely

  • 就业jiù yè

    to get a job

  • 举办jǔ bàn

    to conduct

  • 具体jù tǐ

    concrete

  • 具有jù yǒu

    to have; to possess

  • 剧场jù chǎng

    theater

  • 据说jù shuō

    it is said that; reportedly

  • 决定jué dìng

    to decide (to do something)

  • 决赛jué sài

    finals (of a competition)

  • 决心jué xīn

    determination

  • 绝对jué duì

    absolute

  • 咖啡kā fēi

    coffee (loanword)

  • 开发kāi fā

    to exploit (a resource)

  • 开放kāi fàng

    to bloom

  • 开始kāi shǐ

    to begin

  • 开业kāi yè

    to open a business

  • 开展kāi zhǎn

    to launch

  • 看起来kàn qǐ lái

    seemingly

  • 看上去kàn shàng qù

    it would appear

  • 考验kǎo yàn

    to test

  • 科技kē jì

    science and technology

  • 可靠kě kào

    reliable

  • 可乐kě lè

    amusing

  • 克服kè fú

    (try to) overcome (hardships etc)

  • 客观kè guān

    objective

  • 课程kè chéng

    course

  • kōng

    empty

  • 空调kōng tiáo

    air conditioning

  • 恐怕kǒng pà

    fear

  • 空儿kòng r

    spare time

  • 裤子kù zi

    variant of 裤子, trousers

  • 快速kuài sù

    fast; high-speed; rapid

  • kùn

    to trap

  • 困难kùn nan

    difficult

  • 浪费làng fèi

    to waste

  • 老百姓lǎo bǎi xìng

    ordinary people

  • 老板lǎo bǎn

    variant of 老板

  • 老太太lǎo tài tai

    elderly lady (respectful)

  • 老头儿lǎo tóu r

    see 老头子

  • surname Le

  • 乐观lè guān

    optimistic

  • lèi

    kind

  • 类似lèi sì

    similar

  • 离婚lí hūn

    to divorce

  • 里面lǐ miàn

    inside

  • 理发lǐ fà

    to get a haircut; to have one's hair done

  • 理解lǐ jiě

    to comprehend; to understand

  • 理论lǐ lùn

    theory

  • 理由lǐ yóu

    reason

  • surname Li

  • 力量lì liàng

    power

  • 立刻lì kè

    forthwith

  • 利用lì yòng

    to exploit

  • lián

    surname Lian

  • 连忙lián máng

    promptly

  • 连续lián xù

    continuous

  • 连续剧lián xù jù

    serialized drama

  • 联合lián hé

    to combine

  • 联合国lián hé guó

    United Nations

  • 联系lián xì

    variant of 联系

  • 凉水liáng shuǐ

    cool water

  • liǎo

    (completed action marker)

  • lǐng

    neck

  • 领导lǐng dǎo

    lead

  • 领先lǐng xiān

    to lead

  • 另外lìng wài

    additional

  • 另一方面lìng yī fāng miàn

    on the other hand

  • 留学liú xué

    to study abroad

  • lóng

    surname Long

  • to carve wood

  • 录音lù yīn

    to record (sound)

  • 路线lù xiàn

    itinerary

  • 旅馆lǚ guǎn

    hotel

  • 旅行社lǚ xíng shè

    travel agency

  • 绿茶lǜ chá

    green tea

  • luàn

    in confusion or disorder

  • 落后luò hòu

    to fall behind

  • 麻烦má fan

    trouble; inconvenience

  • surname Ma

  • 满足mǎn zú

    to satisfy

  • 慢慢màn màn

    slowly

  • máo

    surname Mao

  • 毛病máo bìng

    fault

  • 没用méi yòng

    useless

  • 媒体méi tǐ

    media, esp. news media

  • měi

    each

  • měi

    (bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 洲)

  • 美好měi hǎo

    beautiful

  • 美丽měi lì

    beautiful

  • 美食měi shí

    culinary delicacy

  • 美术měi shù

    art

  • 美元měi yuán

    American dollar

  • to bewilder

  • surname Mi

  • 面对miàn duì

    to face; to confront

  • 面积miàn jī

    area (of a floor, piece of land etc)

  • 民间mín jiān

    among the people

  • 民族mín zú

    nationality; ethnic group

  • 明确míng què

    clear-cut; definite; explicit

  • 明显míng xiǎn

    clear

  • 命运mìng yùn

    fate; destiny

  • mǒu

    some

  • 母亲mǔ qīn

    mother

  • 木头mù tou

    slow-witted

  • 目标mù biāo

    target

  • 目前mù qián

    at the present time

  • 奶茶nǎi chá

    milk tea

  • 男子nán zǐ

    a man; a male

  • 南部nán bù

    southern part

  • 难道nán dào

    don't tell me ...

  • 难度nán dù

    degree of difficulty

  • nèi

    inside

  • 内容nèi róng

    content

  • 内心nèi xīn

    heart; innermost being

  • 能不能néng bu néng

    Can you

  • 能力néng lì

    capability

  • 年初nián chū

    beginning of the year

  • 年代nián dài

    a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)

  • 年底nián dǐ

    the end of the year

  • 年纪nián jì

    age

  • niàn

    variant of 念, to read aloud

  • niú

    surname Niu

  • 农村nóng cūn

    rural area

  • 农民nóng mín

    peasant

  • 农业nóng yè

    agriculture

  • 女子nǚ zǐ

    woman

  • 暖和nuǎn huo

    warm

  • surname Pa

  • pāi

    to pat

  • pái

    a row

  • 排名pái míng

    to rank (1st, 2nd etc)

  • 牌子pái zi

    sign

  • pài

    clique

  • 判断pàn duàn

    to judge

  • pàng

    healthy

  • 跑步pǎo bù

    to run

  • pèi

    to join

  • 配合pèi hé

    matching

  • 批评pī píng

    to criticize; criticism

  • 批准pī zhǔn

    to approve; to ratify

  • surname Pi

  • 皮包pí bāo

    handbag

  • 啤酒pí jiǔ

    beer (loanword)

  • 票价piào jià

    ticket price; fare; admission fee

  • 评价píng jià

    to evaluate

  • 苹果píng guǒ

    apple

  • broken

  • 破坏pò huài

    destruction

  • 普遍pǔ biàn

    universal

  • 普及pǔ jí

    to spread extensively

  • variant of 期

  • (name of states and dynasties at several different periods)

  • 其次qí cì

    next

  • 其实qí shí

    actually; in fact; really

  • 奇怪qí guài

    strange

  • 气候qì hòu

    (meteorology) climate

  • 千万qiān wàn

    ten million

  • 前后qián hòu

    around

  • 前进qián jìn

    to go forward

  • 前面qián miàn

    ahead

  • 前往qián wǎng

    to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to

  • qiáng

    surname Qiang

  • 强大qiáng dà

    large

  • 强调qiáng diào

    to emphasize (a statement)

  • 强烈qiáng liè

    strong; intense

  • qiáo

    bridge

  • qiǎo

    opportunely

  • qīn

    parent

  • 亲切qīn qiè

    amiable

  • 亲人qīn rén

    one's close relatives

  • 亲自qīn zì

    personally

  • 情感qíng gǎn

    feeling

  • 情况qíng kuàng

    circumstances; state of affairs; situation

  • 请教qǐng jiào

    to ask for guidance

  • 庆祝qìng zhù

    to celebrate

  • 球迷qiú mí

    fan (ball sports)

  • surname Ou

  • 区别qū bié

    difference

  • 取消qǔ xiāo

    to cancel

  • 去世qù shì

    to pass away

  • 全场quán chǎng

    everyone present

  • 全面quán miàn

    all-around

  • 全球quán qiú

    entire

  • quē

    deficiency

  • 缺点quē diǎn

    weak point

  • 缺少quē shǎo

    lack

  • 确保què bǎo

    to ensure; to guarantee

  • 确定què dìng

    definite

  • 确实què shí

    indeed

  • 裙子qún zi

    skirt

  • qún

    variant of 群

  • 热爱rè ài

    to love ardently

  • 热烈rè liè

    enthusiastic

  • 人才rén cái

    talent

  • 人工rén gōng

    artificial

  • 人类rén lèi

    humanity

  • 人民rén mín

    the people

  • 人民币rén mín bì

    Renminbi (RMB)

  • 人群rén qún

    crowd

  • 人生rén shēng

    life (one's time on earth)

  • 人员rén yuán

    staff

  • 认出rèn chū

    recognition

  • 认得rèn de

    to recognize

  • 认可rèn kě

    to approve

  • rèn

    surname Ren

  • 任何rèn hé

    any

  • 任务rèn wu

    mission; assignment; task; duty; role

  • réng

    still; yet

  • 仍然réng rán

    still; as before; yet

  • 日常rì cháng

    day-to-day; daily; everyday

  • 容易róng yì

    easy; straightforward

  • 如何rú hé

    how

  • 散步sàn bù

    to take a walk; to go for a walk

  • 沙发shā fā

    sofa (loanword)

  • 沙子shā zi

    sand

  • shāng

    to injure

  • 伤心shāng xīn

    to grieve

  • 商品shāng pǐn

    commodity

  • 商业shāng yè

    business

  • 上来shàng lái

    to come up

  • 上面shàng miàn

    on top of

  • 上去shàng qù

    to go up

  • 上升shàng shēng

    to rise

  • 上衣shàng yī

    jacket

  • 设备shè bèi

    equipment; facilities; installations

  • 设计shè jì

    to design; to plan

  • 设立shè lì

    to set up; to establish

  • 社会shè huì

    society

  • 身份证shēn fèn zhèng

    identity card

  • shēn

    old variant of 深

  • 深刻shēn kè

    profound

  • 深入shēn rù

    to penetrate deeply

  • shēng

    to ascend

  • shēng

    to be born

  • 生产shēng chǎn

    to produce; to manufacture

  • 生存shēng cún

    to exist

  • 生动shēng dòng

    vivid

  • 生命shēng mìng

    life (as the characteristic of living beings)

  • 生意shēng yi

    life force

  • 生长shēng zhǎng

    to grow

  • 声明shēng míng

    to state

  • shèng

    victory

  • 胜利shèng lì

    victory

  • 失去shī qù

    to lose

  • 石头shí tou

    stone

  • 石油shí yóu

    oil

  • shí

    old variant of 时

  • 时代shí dài

    Time, US weekly news magazine

  • 时刻shí kè

    time

  • 实际上shí jì shàng

    in fact

  • 实力shí lì

    strength

  • 实行shí xíng

    to implement

  • 实验shí yàn

    experiment

  • 实验室shí yàn shì

    laboratory

  • 食品shí pǐn

    foodstuff; food; provisions

  • 使shǐ

    to make

  • 始终shǐ zhōng

    from beginning to end

  • 世纪shì jì

    century

  • 世界shì jiè

    world

  • 世界杯shì jiè bēi

    World Cup

  • 市场shì chǎng

    marketplace

  • 事故shì gù

    accident

  • 事件shì jiàn

    event

  • 事实shì shí

    fact

  • 事实上shì shí shang

    in fact

  • 事业shì yè

    undertaking

  • 试题shì tí

    exam question

  • 试验shì yàn

    experiment

  • 适合shì hé

    to fit; to suit

  • 适应shì yìng

    to adapt

  • 适用shì yòng

    to be applicable

  • shì

    surname Shi

  • 收费shōu fèi

    to charge a fee

  • 收看shōu kàn

    to watch (a TV program)

  • 收听shōu tīng

    to listen to (a radio broadcast)

  • 收音机shōu yīn jī

    radio

  • 手续shǒu xù

    procedure

  • 手指shǒu zhǐ

    finger

  • 首都shǒu dū

    capital (city)

  • 首先shǒu xiān

    first (of all)

  • shòu

    to receive

  • 受伤shòu shāng

    to sustain injuries

  • 书架shū jià

    bookshelf

  • shū

    to lose; to be beaten

  • 输入shū rù

    to import

  • 熟人shú rén

    acquaintance

  • shǔ

    category

  • 属于shǔ yú

    to be classified as

  • shù

    surname Shu

  • 数量shù liàng

    amount

  • shuāng

    surname Shuang

  • 双方shuāng fāng

    bilateral

  • 思想sī xiǎng

    thought

  • to die

  • 速度sù dù

    speed

  • suí

    surname Sui

  • suǒ

    actually

  • 所长suǒzhǎng

    what one is good at

  • tái

    Taiwan (abbr.)

  • tán

    surname Tan

  • 谈话tán huà

    to talk (with sb)

  • 谈判tán pàn

    to negotiate

  • tāng

    surname Tang

  • táng

    sugar

  • 特色tè sè

    characteristic

  • 提前tí qián

    to shift to an earlier date

  • 提问tí wèn

    to question; to quiz; to grill

  • 题目tí mù

    subject

  • 体会tǐ huì

    to know from experience

  • 体现tǐ xiàn

    to embody

  • 体验tǐ yàn

    to experience for oneself

  • 天空tiān kōng

    sky

  • tián

    sweet

  • 调整tiáo zhěng

    to adjust

  • tiào

    to jump

  • 跳高tiào gāo

    high jump (athletics)

  • 跳舞tiào wǔ

    to dance

  • 跳远tiào yuǎn

    long jump (athletics)

  • tiě

    surname Tie

  • 铁路tiě lù

    railroad

  • 听力tīng lì

    hearing

  • 听众tīng zhòng

    audience

  • 停止tíng zhǐ

    to stop; to halt; to cease

  • 通常tōng cháng

    regular

  • 通信tōng xìn

    to correspond (by letter etc)

  • 同意tóng yì

    to agree

  • tòng

    ache

  • 痛苦tòng kǔ

    pain

  • tóu

    head

  • 头脑tóu nǎo

    brains

  • 突出tū chū

    prominent

  • 突然tū rán

    sudden; abrupt; unexpected

  • diagram

  • 图画tú huà

    drawing

  • Tu (ethnic group)

  • tuán

    round

  • 团结tuán jié

    to unite

  • 团体tuán tǐ

    group

  • 推动tuī dòng

    to push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan); to promote; to give impetus to

  • 推广tuī guǎng

    to extend

  • 推进tuī jìn

    to impel

  • 推开tuī kāi

    to push open (a gate etc)

  • 退tuì

    to retreat; to withdraw

  • 退出tuì chū

    to withdraw

  • 退休tuì xiū

    to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement

  • 外交wài jiāo

    diplomacy

  • 外面wài miàn

    outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense)

  • 外文wài wén

    foreign language (written)

  • 完美wán měi

    perfect

  • 完善wán shàn

    (of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive

  • 完整wán zhěng

    complete

  • 玩具wán jù

    plaything

  • 往往wǎng wǎng

    usually

  • 危害wēi hài

    to jeopardize

  • 危险wēi xiǎn

    danger

  • wéi

    as (in the capacity of)

  • wéi

    surname Wei

  • 伟大wěi dà

    huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc)

  • 卫生wèi shēng

    health

  • 卫生间wèi shēng jiān

    bathroom

  • 为了wèi le

    for; for the purpose of; in order to

  • 温暖wēn nuǎn

    warm

  • 文化wén huà

    culture

  • 文件wén jiàn

    document

  • 文明wén míng

    civilized

  • 文学wén xué

    literature

  • 文章wén zhāng

    article

  • 文字wén zì

    character

  • 握手wò shǒu

    to shake hands

  • 屋子wū zi

    house

  • 武器wǔ qì

    weapon

  • 武术wǔ shù

    military skill or technique (in former times)

  • 舞台wǔ tái

    (lit. and fig.) stage; arena

  • 西部xī bù

    western part

  • 希望xī wàng

    to hope

  • to connect

  • 下来xià lái

    to come down

  • 下面xià miàn

    below

  • 下去xià qù

    to go down

  • 先进xiān jìn

    advanced (technology)

  • 显得xiǎn de

    to seem

  • 显然xiǎn rán

    clearly; evidently; obviously

  • 显示xiǎn shì

    to show

  • 现场xiàn chǎng

    the scene (of a crime, accident etc)

  • 现代xiàn dài

    Hyundai, South Korean company

  • 现金xiàn jīn

    cash

  • 现实xiàn shí

    reality

  • 现象xiàn xiàng

    phenomenon

  • 线xiàn

    variant of 线

  • 相比xiāng bǐ

    to compare

  • 相当xiāng dāng

    equivalent to

  • 相关xiāng guān

    related

  • 相互xiāng hù

    each other

  • 相似xiāng sì

    similar; alike

  • xiāng

    fragrant

  • 香蕉xiāng jiāo

    banana

  • 消费xiāo fèi

    to consume

  • 消失xiāo shī

    to disappear; to fade away

  • 消息xiāo xi

    news

  • 效果xiào guǒ

    result

  • 写作xiě zuò

    to write

  • xiě

    blood

  • xīn

    heart

  • xìn

    letter

  • 信封xìn fēng

    envelope

  • 信任xìn rèn

    to trust

  • 行李xíng li

    luggage

  • 形成xíng chéng

    to form

  • 形式xíng shì

    outer appearance

  • 形象xíng xiàng

    image

  • 形状xíng zhuàng

    form; shape

  • 幸福xìng fú

    happiness

  • 幸运xìng yùn

    fortunate

  • xìng

    nature

  • 性别xìng bié

    gender

  • 性格xìng gé

    nature

  • xiū

    surname Xiu

  • 修改xiū gǎi

    to amend

  • 需求xū qiú

    requirement

  • 需要xū yào

    to need; to want; to demand; to require

  • 宣布xuān bù

    to declare

  • 宣传xuān chuán

    to disseminate

  • 选手xuǎn shǒu

    athlete

  • 学费xué fèi

    tuition fee

  • 训练xùn liàn

    to train

  • to press

  • 压力yā lì

    pressure

  • yān

    cigarette or pipe tobacco

  • 眼前yǎn qián

    before one's eyes

  • yǎn

    to develop

  • 演唱yǎn chàng

    sung performance

  • 演唱会yǎn chàng huì

    vocal recital or concert

  • 演出yǎn chū

    to act (in a play)

  • 演员yǎn yuán

    actor or actress

  • yáng

    surname Yang

  • 阳光yáng guāng

    sunshine

  • 要是yào shi

    (coll.) if

  • 衣架yī jià

    clothes hanger

  • 一切yī qiè

    everything

  • already

  • 以来yǐ lái

    since (a previous event)

  • 一方面yī fāng miàn

    on the one hand

  • 艺术yì shù

    art

  • 意外yì wài

    unexpected

  • 意义yì yì

    sense

  • 因此yīn cǐ

    thus; consequently; as a result

  • yín

    silver

  • 银牌yín pái

    silver medal

  • 印象yìn xiàng

    impression (sth that stays in one's mind)

  • 应当yīng dāng

    should; ought to

  • 迎接yíng jiē

    to welcome; to greet

  • 营养yíng yǎng

    nutrition

  • yíng

    to beat

  • 影视yǐng shì

    movies and television

  • 应用yìng yòng

    to put to use

  • 优点yōu diǎn

    merit

  • 优势yōu shì

    superiority

  • yóu

    to follow

  • 由于yóu yú

    due to

  • 邮件yóu jiàn

    mail

  • 邮票yóu piào

    (postage) stamp

  • 邮箱yóu xiāng

    mailbox

  • yóu

    surname You

  • 游戏yóu xì

    game

  • 游泳yóu yǒng

    swimming

  • 有的是yǒu de shì

    have plenty of

  • 有利yǒu lì

    advantageous; favorable

  • 有效yǒu xiào

    effective

  • 预报yù bào

    forecast

  • 预防yù fáng

    to prevent

  • 预计yù jì

    to forecast

  • 预习yù xí

    to prepare a lesson

  • yuán

    person

  • 员工yuán gōng

    staff

  • 愿望yuàn wàng

    desire

  • yuē

    to weigh in a balance or on a scale

  • 乐队yuè duì

    band

  • 运输yùn shū

    to transport

  • 杂志zá zhì

    magazine

  • 早已zǎo yǐ

    for a long time; long since

  • zào

    to make

  • 造成zào chéng

    to bring about

  • 责任zé rèn

    responsibility

  • 增加zēng jiā

    to raise

  • 增长zēng zhǎng

    to grow

  • 展开zhǎn kāi

    to unfold; to spread out; to open up

  • zhāng

    surname Zhang

  • zhào

    variant of 照

  • zhě

    (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...

  • 真实zhēn shí

    true; real

  • zhēng

    to strive for

  • 争取zhēng qǔ

    to fight for

  • zhěng

    exactly

  • 整个zhěng gè

    whole

  • 整理zhěng lǐ

    to arrange

  • 整齐zhěng qí

    orderly

  • 整体zhěng tǐ

    whole entity

  • 整天zhěng tiān

    all day long

  • 整整zhěng zhěng

    whole

  • zhèng

    first month of the lunar year

  • 正式zhèng shì

    formal; official

  • zhèng

    to admonish

  • 证件zhèng jiàn

    certificate; papers; credentials; document; ID

  • 证据zhèng jù

    evidence

  • 证明zhèng míng

    proof

  • zhī

    surname Zhi

  • 支持zhī chí

    to be in favor of

  • 支付zhī fù

    to pay (money)

  • zhī

    only

  • zhí

    surname Zhi

  • 直播zhí bō

    (TV, radio) to broadcast live

  • 直到zhí dào

    until

  • zhí

    value

  • 值得zhí dé

    to be worth

  • 职工zhí gōng

    workers; staff

  • 职业zhí yè

    occupation; profession; vocation

  • 只好zhǐ hǎo

    to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to

  • 只是zhǐ shì

    merely; only; just; nothing but

  • 只有zhǐ yǒu

    only have ...

  • zhǐ

    finger

  • 指出zhǐ chū

    to indicate

  • 指导zhǐ dǎo

    to guide

  • 至今zhì jīn

    so far

  • 至少zhì shǎo

    at least

  • 志愿zhì yuàn

    aspiration

  • 志愿者zhì yuàn zhě

    volunteer

  • 制定zhì dìng

    to draw up; to formulate

  • 制度zhì dù

    system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc)

  • 制造zhì zào

    to manufacture; to make

  • 制作zhì zuò

    to make; to manufacture

  • 中部zhōng bù

    middle part

  • 中华民族zhōng huá mín zú

    the Chinese nation

  • 终于zhōng yú

    at last

  • zhōng

    surname Zhong

  • zhǒng

    seed

  • 种子zhǒng zi

    seed

  • 重大zhòng dà

    great

  • 周围zhōu wéi

    environs; surroundings; periphery

  • zhū

    hog

  • 主持zhǔ chí

    to take charge of

  • 主动zhǔ dòng

    to take the initiative

  • 主任zhǔ rèn

    director

  • 主意zhǔ yi

    plan

  • 主张zhǔ zhāng

    to advocate

  • 注意zhù yì

    to take note of; to pay attention to

  • zhù

    surname Zhu

  • zhuā

    to grab

  • 抓住zhuā zhù

    to grab hold of; to capture

  • 专家zhuān jiā

    expert; specialist

  • 专门zhuān mén

    specialist

  • 专题zhuān tí

    specific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc)

  • 专业zhuān yè

    specialty

  • zhuǎn

    see 转文

  • 转变zhuǎn biàn

    to change

  • 状况zhuàng kuàng

    condition; state; situation

  • 状态zhuàng tài

    condition; state; state of affairs

  • zhuī

    to sculpt

  • zhǔn

    to allow

  • 资格zī gé

    qualifications

  • 资金zī jīn

    funds; capital

  • 子女zǐ nǚ

    children; sons and daughters

  • 自从zì cóng

    since (a time)

  • 自动zì dòng

    automatic

  • 自觉zì jué

    conscious

  • 自然zì rán

    nature

  • 自身zì shēn

    itself

  • 自主zì zhǔ

    independent

  • zǒng

    general; overall

  • 总结zǒng jié

    to sum up

  • 总是zǒng shì

    always

  • 足够zú gòu

    enough

  • 足球zú qiú

    soccer ball

  • 组合zǔ hé

    to assemble

  • 左右zuǒ yòu

    left and right

  • 作品zuò pǐn

    work (of art)

  • 作者zuò zhě

    author; writer

  • 做客zuò kè

    to be a guest or visitor

How to Study HSK 3 Vocabulary

HSK 3 vocabulary is best learned in short, regular sessions. Start by reading through the word list and marking every word you cannot confidently read and understand. Review those words first, then move on to the rest of the list. Seeing the hanzi together with pinyin and meaning, as in the table above, builds the three connections your memory needs: shape, sound, and sense.

Use the free tools on HSKtools to make the words active. Analyze your Chinese text to see how these words appear in real sentences, Practice with HSK quiz to test recognition, and Test your HSK level to check your overall progress. Review the words you missed the same day and again the next day, and move to the next level only when most words feel automatic. For the complete picture, See all HSK levels.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is HSK 3?+

HSK 3 is the 3rd level of the HSK 3.0 standard and belongs to the Beginner band. Learners at this level can handle common conversations, travel situations, and simple work exchanges.. It is one of the nine levels that make up the modern Chinese proficiency system.

How many words are in HSK 3?+

The official HSK 3.0 standard lists 973 new words at HSK 3, for a cumulative total of 2,245 words through this level.

How can I practice HSK 3 vocabulary?+

Review the word list below with hanzi, pinyin, and meanings, then practice with the HSK quiz and analyze real Chinese texts with the text analyzer. Start with the words you do not know and review them in short daily sessions.