New HSK 3 vocabulary list (HSK 3.0)

By Carson 木林森 · October 2026 · Updated October 2026

The new HSK 3 has 491 words under HSK 3.0, which brings the running total to 991. The old HSK 3 asked for 600 in total. This is the full list with pinyin and English, and beside each word the level it had in the old exam.

186 of these words were on no level of the old list, and 79 moved here from a different old level. Every word links to its dictionary entry with examples and stroke order.

Other levels: HSK 1 · HSK 2 · HSK 4 · HSK 5 · HSK 6 · HSK 7-9 · everything on HSK 3.0.

All 491 new HSK 3 words

Word	Pinyin	English	Old HSK level
矮	ǎi	short (in height)	HSK 3
爱人	ài ren	husband or wife (mainland usage)	new
安静	ān jìng	quiet	HSK 3
安全	ān quán	safe; secure	HSK 4
阿姨	ā yí	maternal aunt	HSK 3
把	bǎ	(preposition introducing the object of a verb); to hold; (classifier for handled objects)	HSK 3
搬	bān	to move (i.e. relocate oneself)	HSK 3
办	bàn	to do; to manage; to handle	new
办法	bàn fǎ	way; method	HSK 3
办公室	bàn gōng shì	office	HSK 3
帮助	bāng zhù	assistance; to help	HSK 2
班级	bān jí	class (a group of students)	new
搬家	bān jiā	to move house	new
半天	bàn tiān	half a day; a long while (informal)	new
饱	bǎo	full (after eating)	HSK 3
报纸	bào zhǐ	newspaper	HSK 2
北	běi	north; (classical) to be defeated	new
被	bèi	(passive marker) by; quilt	HSK 3
北方	běi fāng	north	HSK 3
变	biàn	to change; to become different; to transform	new
遍	biàn	everywhere; all over; classifier for actions (one time through)	HSK 4
变成	biàn chéng	to turn into, to become	new
变化	biàn huà	(intransitive) to change; to vary	HSK 3
表演	biǎo yǎn	to perform; performance	HSK 3
别的	bié de	other, another; something else	new
别人	bié ren	other people; others; other person	HSK 3
笔记	bǐ jì	notes	new
比较	bǐ jiào	relatively; quite; to compare	HSK 3
笔记本	bǐ jì běn	notebook / laptop	HSK 4
冰	bīng	ice; to chill sth; (of an object or substance) to feel cold	new
冰激凌	bīng jī líng	ice cream	new
病人	bìng rén	patient, sick person	new
宾馆	bīn guǎn	guesthouse	HSK 3
冰箱	bīng xiāng	refrigerator; fridge	HSK 3
比如	bǐ rú	for example	HSK 5
比赛	bǐ sài	competition (sports etc)	HSK 3
必须	bì xū	to have to	HSK 3
不但	bù dàn	not only (... but also ...)	HSK 4
不见	bù jiàn	not to see; to be gone, missing	new
不久	bù jiǔ	not long; soon (after)	new
不同	bù tóng	different	new
不行	bù xíng	no; that won't do; not allowed	new
不用	bù yòng	no need (to)	new
才	cái	only then; not until; just	HSK 3
菜单	cài dān	menu	HSK 3
参加	cān jiā	to participate	HSK 3
草	cǎo	grass; straw; manuscript	HSK 3
草地	cǎo dì	lawn, grass, meadow	new
层	céng	(classifier) floor; storey; layer	HSK 3
查	chá	to research; to check; to investigate	new
差	chà	to differ from; poor (quality); to lack	HSK 3
差不多	chà bu duō	almost	HSK 4
尝	cháng	to taste; to try (food)	HSK 4
常	cháng	always; ever; often	new
常常	cháng cháng	often	new
常见	cháng jiàn	common, often seen	new
常用	cháng yòng	commonly used	new
成绩	chéng jì	grade; score; achievement	HSK 3
城市	chéng shì	city; town	HSK 3
衬衫	chèn shān	shirt	HSK 3
迟到	chí dào	to arrive late	HSK 3
船	chuán	ship; boat	HSK 2
出发	chū fā	to depart, set off	HSK 4
除了	chú le	besides	HSK 3
春天	chūn tiān	spring	new
出生	chū shēng	to be born	HSK 4
出院	chū yuàn	to leave the hospital	new
初中	chū zhōng	junior high; middle school	new
词典	cí diǎn	dictionary	HSK 4
聪明	cōng ming	intelligent	HSK 3
大概	dà gài	roughly	HSK 4
带	dài	to bring; to carry; belt; band	HSK 3
蛋糕	dàn gāo	cake	HSK 3
当然	dāng rán	of course; certainly	HSK 3
担心	dān xīn	to worry	HSK 3
到处	dào chù	everywhere	HSK 4
大人	dà ren	adult, grown-up	new
打扫	dǎ sǎo	to clean	HSK 3
打算	dǎ suàn	to plan	HSK 3
大小	dà xiǎo	size	new
大熊猫	dà xióng māo	giant panda	new
大衣	dà yī	overcoat	new
得到	dé dào	to get, to obtain (help, a chance)	new
得分	dé fēn	to score; score	new
的话	de huà	if (closes an "if" clause)	new
灯	dēng	lamp	HSK 3
电	diàn	lightning; electricity; electric (bound form)	new
电梯	diàn tī	elevator	HSK 3
电子书	diàn zǐ shū	e-book	new
地点	dì diǎn	location, place (of an event)	new
地方	dì fāng	place; location	HSK 3
地图	dì tú	map	HSK 3
丢	diū	to lose/misplace (accidentally)	HSK 4
东	dōng	east	HSK 3
东北	dōng běi	northeast; Northeast China	new
懂得	dǒng de	to understand, to know (how or why)	new
东方	dōng fāng	the east; the East	new
东南	dōng nán	southeast	new
冬天	dōng tiān	winter	new
动物	dòng wù	animal	HSK 3
动物园	dòng wù yuán	zoo	new
短	duǎn	short	HSK 3
段	duàn	section; segment; paragraph	HSK 3
短裤	duǎn kù	shorts	new
锻炼	duàn liàn	to exercise; to work out	HSK 3
对话	duì huà	to talk (with sb)	HSK 4
饿	è	to be hungry	HSK 3
耳朵	ěr duo	ear	HSK 3
耳机	ěr jī	earphones, headphones	new
而且	ér qiě	(not only ...) but also	HSK 3
发	fā	to send out	HSK 4
放	fàng	to put	HSK 3
方便	fāng biàn	convenient	HSK 3
方便面	fāng biàn miàn	instant noodles	new
方法	fāng fǎ	method	HSK 4
放假	fàng jià	to have a holiday; to be off (school, work)	new
方向	fāng xiàng	direction; orientation	HSK 4
放心	fàng xīn	to feel relieved	HSK 3
放学	fàng xué	school lets out; to finish school for the day	new
房子	fáng zi	house, home, apartment	new
发烧	fā shāo	to have a high temperature (from illness)	HSK 3
发生	fā shēng	to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out	HSK 4
发现	fā xiàn	to notice; to become aware of	HSK 3
发展	fā zhǎn	development	HSK 4
风	fēng	wind	new
封	fēng	measure word for letters and emails	new
分开	fēn kāi	to separate, to part; separately	new
附近	fù jìn	nearby; neighboring	HSK 3
夫妻	fū qī	husband and wife, married couple	new
服务	fú wù	service; to serve	new
复习	fù xí	to review	HSK 3
该	gāi	should; ought to; probably	new
干	gàn	do / work (colloquial)	HSK 4
感到	gǎn dào	to feel	new
刚	gāng	hard; firm; strong	new
刚才	gāng cái	just now	HSK 3
刚刚	gāng gang	just recently	HSK 4
干净	gān jìng	clean	HSK 3
感冒	gǎn mào	to catch cold	HSK 3
感兴趣	gǎn xìng qù	to be interested (in)	new
高铁	gāo tiě	high-speed rail; high-speed train	new
更	gèng	more; even more	HSK 3
根据	gēn jù	according to	HSK 3
公斤	gōng jīn	kilogram (kg)	HSK 2
公园	gōng yuán	park (for public recreation)	HSK 3
工作日	gōng zuò rì	working day; weekday	new
刮	guā	to blow (of wind); to scrape	HSK 3
关	guān	to close; to shut; relation	HSK 3
关机	guān jī	to power off, switch off	new
关系	guān xi	relation	HSK 3
关心	guān xīn	to be concerned about	HSK 3
关于	guān yú	pertaining to	HSK 3
关注	guān zhù	to follow (online); to pay attention to	new
国家	guó jiā	country; nation; state	HSK 3
过节	guò jié	to celebrate a festival	new
故事	gù shì	story	HSK 3
海	hǎi	sea, ocean	new
害怕	hài pà	to be afraid	HSK 3
好多	hǎo duō	a lot of, so many	new
好久	hǎo jiǔ	a long time; ages	new
号码	hào mǎ	number (phone/ID)	HSK 4
好像	hǎo xiàng	as if	HSK 4
河	hé	river	HSK 3
黑板	hēi bǎn	blackboard	HSK 3
合适	hé shì	suitable	HSK 4
红绿灯	hóng lǜ dēng	traffic light	new
后来	hòu lái	afterwards; later	HSK 4
后年	hòu nián	the year after next	new
后天	hòu tiān	the day after tomorrow	new
画家	huà jiā	painter, artist	new
换	huàn	to exchange	HSK 3
黄色	huáng sè	yellow	new
环境	huán jìng	environment	HSK 3
欢迎	huān yíng	to welcome	HSK 2
花园	huā yuán	garden	HSK 3
回答	huí dá	to reply; to answer	HSK 2
会议	huì yì	meeting	HSK 3
或	huò	maybe; perhaps; might	new
或者	huò zhě	or	HSK 3
护照	hù zhào	passport	HSK 3
鸡	jī	fowl; chicken; (slang) prostitute	new
极	jí	extremely	HSK 3
急	jí	urgent; pressing; rapid	new
记	jì	to record; to note; to memorize	new
季	jì	season; the last month of a season; fourth or youngest amongst brothers	new
加	jiā	Canada (abbr. for 大); to add; plus	new
检查	jiǎn chá	to examine; to check	HSK 3
坚持	jiān chí	to persevere with	HSK 4
简单	jiǎn dān	simple	HSK 3
讲	jiǎng	to speak	HSK 3
健康	jiàn kāng	health	HSK 3
见面	jiàn miàn	to meet; to see each other	HSK 3
检票	jiǎn piào	to check tickets	new
角	jiǎo	horn; corner; angle; 10-cent unit	HSK 3
脚	jiǎo	foot	HSK 3
假期	jià qī	holiday; vacation	new
接	jiē	to meet (sb); to receive; to connect	HSK 3
街	jiē	street	new
节	jié	festival; section; joint; node	HSK 5
借	jiè	to borrow; to lend	HSK 3
结婚	jié hūn	to marry	HSK 3
解决	jiě jué	to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem)	HSK 3
姐妹	jiě mèi	sisters	new
节目	jié mù	program	HSK 3
节日	jié rì	holiday	HSK 3
结束	jié shù	to end; to finish	HSK 3
几乎	jī hū	almost; nearly; practically	HSK 3
机会	jī huì	opportunity	HSK 3
季节	jì jié	season	HSK 3
斤	jīn	catty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g	new
经过	jīng guò	to pass	HSK 3
经理	jīng lǐ	manager	HSK 3
久	jiǔ	long (in time)	HSK 3
酒	jiǔ	wine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits	new
旧	jiù	old	HSK 3
句	jù	sentence; clause; phrase	new
决定	jué dìng	to decide (to do something)	HSK 3
句子	jù zi	sentence	HSK 3
卡	kǎ	card	new
开花	kāi huā	to bloom, to flower	new
开会	kāi huì	to hold or attend a meeting	new
开机	kāi jī	to power on, switch on	new
开心	kāi xīn	happy	HSK 5
看来	kàn lai	it seems, apparently	HSK 5
可	kě	(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit	new
渴	kě	thirsty	HSK 3
刻	kè	quarter (hour)	HSK 3
可爱	kě ài	adorable	HSK 3
课本	kè běn	textbook	new
客人	kè rén	visitor	HSK 3
可是	kě shì	but; however	HSK 4
课文	kè wén	a text in a textbook	new
空调	kōng tiáo	air conditioning	HSK 3
哭	kū	to cry; to weep	HSK 3
筷子	kuài zi	chopsticks	HSK 3
矿泉水	kuàng quán shuǐ	mineral water	HSK 5
来自	lái zì	to come from	HSK 5
蓝	lán	blue	HSK 3
老	lǎo	old; elderly	HSK 3
老人	lǎo rén	old person; the elderly	new
脸	liǎn	face	HSK 3
练	liàn	to practice; to train; to drill	new
辆	liàng	classifier for vehicles	HSK 3
凉快	liáng kuai	pleasantly cool	HSK 4
练习	liàn xí	to practice	HSK 3
聊	liáo	to chat (about)	new
了解	liǎo jiě	to understand	HSK 3
聊天儿	liáo tiānr	to chat, to have a chat	new
离开	lí kāi	to depart; to leave	HSK 3
邻居	lín jū	neighbor	HSK 3
历史	lì shǐ	history	HSK 3
留学	liú xué	to study abroad	HSK 4
留学生	liú xué shēng	international student	new
礼物	lǐ wù	gift; present	HSK 3
楼梯	lóu tī	stairs, staircase	new
路边	lù biān	roadside, side of the road	new
路口	lù kǒu	intersection, crossing	new
马	mǎ	horse	HSK 3
马路	mǎ lù	road, street	new
满意	mǎn yì	satisfied	HSK 3
毛	máo	hair, fur, wool	HSK 5
马上	mǎ shàng	at once	HSK 3
米	mǐ	rice; meter	HSK 3
面前	miàn qián	in front of, facing	new
明白	míng bai	to understand; clear	HSK 3
名单	míng dān	name list, list of names	new
名人	míng rén	famous person, celebrity	new
南	nán	south	HSK 3
难	nán	difficult (to...)	HSK 3
南方	nán fāng	the south; southern China	new
难过	nán guò	to feel sad	HSK 3
难看	nán kàn	ugly	HSK 5
男人	nán rén	a man	HSK 2
男生	nán shēng	male student; boy	new
难题	nán tí	hard question; tough problem	new
难听	nán tīng	unpleasant to hear; (of words) harsh	new
年级	nián jí	grade	HSK 3
年轻	nián qīng	young	HSK 3
牛	niú	ox; cow; bull	new
努力	nǔ lì	to make an effort; to try hard; to strive	HSK 3
女人	nǚ rén	woman	HSK 2
女生	nǚ shēng	female student; girl	new
爬	pá	to crawl; to climb; to get up or sit up	new
怕	pà	to be afraid; to fear; to dread	new
拍照	pāi zhào	to take a photo	new
胖	pàng	fat; plump	HSK 3
盘子	pán zi	plate; dish	HSK 3
啤酒	pí jiǔ	beer (loanword)	HSK 3
平时	píng shí	ordinarily	HSK 4
瓶子	píng zi	bottle	HSK 4
骑	qí	to ride (a bike, horse); to sit astride	HSK 3
起	qǐ	to rise; to raise; to get up	new
铅笔	qiān bǐ	(lead) pencil	HSK 3
前年	qián nián	the year before last	new
前天	qián tiān	the day before yesterday	new
汽车	qì chē	car, automobile	new
起飞	qǐ fēi	to take off (aircraft)	HSK 4
奇怪	qí guài	strange	HSK 3
清楚	qīng chu	clear	HSK 3
请假	qǐng jià	to request leave of absence	HSK 4
请客	qǐng kè	to give a dinner party	HSK 4
其实	qí shí	actually; in fact; really	HSK 3
其他	qí tā	other	HSK 3
球场	qiú chǎng	pitch, court, playing field	new
秋天	qiū tiān	autumn; fall	new
裙子	qún zi	skirt	HSK 3
然后	rán hòu	then; after that; afterwards	HSK 3
认得	rèn de	to recognize, to know (a face, a word, the way)	new
认为	rèn wéi	to believe; to think; to consider; to feel	HSK 3
认真	rèn zhēn	conscientious	HSK 3
热情	rè qíng	enthusiastic; warm	HSK 3
容易	róng yì	easy; straightforward	HSK 3
如果	rú guǒ	if	HSK 3
伞	sǎn	umbrella	HSK 3
扫	sǎo	to sweep; broom	new
沙发	shā fā	sofa (loanword)	HSK 4
山	shān	mountain; hill; (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on	new
上衣	shàng yī	top; upper-body garment (shirt, jacket)	new
勺子	sháo zi	spoon; scoop	HSK 5
身边	shēn biān	at one's side, with one	new
声	shēng	sound; voice; tone	new
身高	shēn gāo	height (of a person)	new
生活	shēng huó	to live	HSK 4
生气	shēng qì	to get angry	HSK 3
声音	shēng yīn	sound; voice	HSK 3
市	shì	market; city	new
试	shì	to test	HSK 4
室	shì	room; work unit; grave	new
世界	shì jiè	world	HSK 3
收	shōu	to receive/collect	HSK 4
受	shòu	to receive; to be given (welcome, love)	new
瘦	shòu	thin	HSK 3
收到	shōu dào	to receive (a letter, message, gift)	new
受到	shòu dào	to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc)	HSK 4
树	shù	tree	HSK 3
刷	shuā	to brush	HSK 3
双	shuāng	pair; double	HSK 3
水平	shuǐ píng	level (of achievement etc)	HSK 3
叔叔	shū shu	father's younger brother	HSK 3
数学	shù xué	mathematics	HSK 3
司机	sī jī	chauffeur; driver	HSK 3
四季	sì jì	the four seasons	new
太阳	tài yang	sun	HSK 3
糖	táng	sugar	HSK 3
特别	tè bié	unusual; special	HSK 3
甜	tián	sweet	HSK 3
跳	tiào	to jump; to hop; to skip over	new
提高	tí gāo	to raise	HSK 3
挺	tǐng	quite; pretty (colloquial)	HSK 4
听说	tīng shuō	to hear (that), to be told	new
体育	tǐ yù	sports	HSK 3
体育馆	tǐ yù guǎn	gym, sports hall, indoor stadium	new
同事	tóng shì	colleague; co-worker	HSK 3
同意	tóng yì	to agree	HSK 3
头发	tóu fa	hair (on the head)	HSK 3
腿	tuǐ	leg	HSK 3
突然	tū rán	sudden; abrupt; unexpected	HSK 3
图书馆	tú shū guǎn	library	HSK 3
外地	wài dì	another part of the country; out of town	new
外卖	wài mài	takeout, food delivery	new
外语	wài yǔ	foreign language	new
碗	wǎn	bowl	HSK 3
完成	wán chéng	to complete; to accomplish	HSK 3
晚点	wǎn diǎn	(of a train, flight) to run late	new
忘记	wàng jì	to forget	HSK 3
网球	wǎng qiú	tennis	HSK 4
网站	wǎng zhàn	website	HSK 4
晚会	wǎn huì	evening party; gala	new
为	wèi	for; because of	HSK 2
为了	wèi le	for; for the purpose of; in order to	HSK 3
卫生间	wèi shēng jiān	bathroom; restroom	HSK 5
文化	wén huà	culture	HSK 3
屋子	wū zi	room, house	HSK 5
西	xī	west	HSK 3
喜爱	xǐ ài	to like, to be fond of (a little formal)	new
先	xiān	first; beforehand	HSK 3
向	xiàng	towards; direction; to face	HSK 2
像	xiàng	to resemble	HSK 3
相机	xiàng jī	camera	new
香蕉	xiāng jiāo	banana	HSK 3
相信	xiāng xìn	to be convinced (that sth is true); to believe; to accept sth as true	HSK 3
箱子	xiāng zi	box, case, suitcase	new
小区	xiǎo qū	residential compound, housing estate	new
小心	xiǎo xīn	to be careful	HSK 3
校园	xiào yuán	campus; school grounds	new
校长	xiào zhǎng	principal; headmaster	HSK 3
夏天	xià tiān	summer	new
西北	xī běi	northwest	new
鞋	xié	shoe	HSK 3
西方	xī fāng	the west; the West	new
西瓜	xī guā	watermelon	HSK 2
习惯	xí guàn	habit	HSK 3
信	xìn	letter	HSK 3
西南	xī nán	southwest	new
行	xíng	to walk; to go; capable; OK	HSK 4
行李	xíng li	luggage, baggage	new
兴趣	xìng qù	interest (desire to know about sth)	HSK 3
心里	xīn lǐ	in one's heart, inside (one's feelings)	new
新年	xīn nián	New Year	new
新闻	xīn wén	news	HSK 3
新鲜	xīn xiān	fresh (experience, food etc)	HSK 3
信用卡	xìn yòng kǎ	credit card	HSK 4
休假	xiū jià	to take leave from work	new
洗衣机	xǐ yī jī	washing machine; washer	HSK 4
洗澡	xǐ zǎo	to bathe	HSK 3
选	xuǎn	to choose; to pick; to select	new
选择	xuǎn zé	to select	HSK 3
学期	xué qī	term, semester	HSK 5
需要	xū yào	to need; to want; to demand; to require	HSK 3
牙	yá	tooth, teeth	new
羊	yáng	sheep; goat	new
养	yǎng	to keep, raise (a pet, plants)	new
要求	yāo qiú	to request	HSK 3
牙刷	yá shuā	toothbrush	new
页	yè	page; leaf	HSK 4
一般	yī bān	general; ordinary; common	HSK 3
一边	yī biān	one side; (一边…一边) while doing…	HSK 3
一定	yī dìng	surely	HSK 3
一共	yī gòng	altogether	HSK 3
以后	yǐ hòu	after	HSK 3
一块儿	yī kuàir	together	new
应该	yīng gāi	ought to	HSK 3
影响	yǐng xiǎng	influence	HSK 3
银行	yín háng	bank	HSK 3
银行卡	yín háng kǎ	bank card	new
饮料	yǐn liào	drink	HSK 4
音乐	yīn yuè	music	HSK 3
以前	yǐ qián	before	HSK 3
以上	yǐ shàng	above; over; or more	new
以外	yǐ wài	outside; other than; apart from	new
以为	yǐ wéi	to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...)	HSK 3
以下	yǐ xià	below; under; or less	new
一样	yī yàng	same	HSK 3
一直	yī zhí	continuously; all along	HSK 3
用	yòng	to use	HSK 3
又	yòu	(once) again	HSK 3
有关	yǒu guān	to have to do with; about	new
邮件	yóu jiàn	email, mail (the message)	new
游客	yóu kè	tourist, visitor	new
有名	yǒu míng	famous	HSK 3
游戏	yóu xì	game	HSK 3
邮箱	yóu xiāng	mailbox; inbox, email address	new
有用	yǒu yòng	useful	new
园	yuán	land used for growing plants; site used for public recreation	new
员	yuán	person; employee; member	new
愿意	yuàn yì	to be willing; to wish	HSK 3
遇到	yù dào	to meet; to run into; to come across	HSK 3
越	yuè	to exceed; to surpass; the more...	HSK 3
月亮	yuè liang	the moon	HSK 3
遇见	yù jiàn	to run into, to meet by chance	new
羽毛球	yǔ máo qiú	badminton	HSK 4
运动会	yùn dòng huì	sports meet, sports day	new
运动员	yùn dòng yuán	athlete	new
语言	yǔ yán	language	HSK 4
雨衣	yǔ yī	raincoat	new
脏	zāng	dirty	HSK 4
咱们	zán men	we/us (inclusive)	HSK 4
怎么办	zěn me bàn	what should (I) do?	new
怎样	zěn yàng	how; what ... like	new
张	zhāng	to open; to spread; sheet (classifier for flat objects)	HSK 2
照	zhào	to shine; to illuminate; according to	new
照顾	zhào gu	to take care of	HSK 3
着急	zháo jí	to worry; to feel anxious	HSK 3
照片	zhào piàn	photograph	HSK 3
照相	zhào xiàng	to take a photo	new
纸	zhǐ	paper; classifier for documents, letter etc	new
直到	zhí dào	until	new
只能	zhǐ néng	can only, have no choice but to	new
只是	zhǐ shì	just, merely; it is only that	new
只要	zhǐ yào	as long as; provided (that)	HSK 4
只有	zhǐ yǒu	there is only; only (if)	new
中	zhōng	China; Chinese; within; among; in	new
种	zhǒng	kind; type; (classifier for kinds)	HSK 3
中间	zhōng jiān	the middle; the inside	HSK 3
重要	zhòng yào	important	HSK 3
终于	zhōng yú	at last	HSK 3
周末	zhōu mò	weekend	HSK 3
主要	zhǔ yào	main	HSK 3
注意	zhù yì	to take note of; to pay attention to	HSK 3
住院	zhù yuàn	to be in the hospital, to be admitted	new
子	zi	son; child; seed	new
字典	zì diǎn	Chinese character dictionary	HSK 3
自行车	zì xíng chē	bicycle; bike	HSK 2
总	zǒng	general; overall; to sum up; in every case; always; invariably	new
总是	zǒng shì	always	HSK 3
嘴	zuǐ	mouth	HSK 4
最好	zuì hǎo	best	HSK 4
最后	zuì hòu	final	HSK 4
最近	zuì jìn	recently	HSK 3
做客	zuò kè	to be a guest; to visit someone's home	new
作业	zuò yè	school assignment	HSK 3

The list is in pinyin order. Readings and English come from this site's own dictionary and lesson material, and the level of each word comes from the published HSK 3.0 standard. The word-level comparison of the two standards as a whole is in what the new HSK changed, word by word.

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in the new HSK 3?

The HSK 3.0 list has 491 words at level 3, and 991 counting the levels below it. The old HSK 3 asked for 600 in total.

Is the new HSK 3 word list different from the old one?

Yes. Of the 491 words at the new level 3, 186 were not on any level of the old six-level list, and 79 were on the old list at a different level. The table on this page shows the old level of every word.

Which list should I study for HSK 3?

The one your exam uses. The first official worldwide sitting of HSK 3.0 is 13 December 2026, and until then many centers ran the old format, so check what your booking names. HSK 3.0 exam date. The old list is on the HSK 3 vocabulary page.

How long does it take to learn the new HSK 3 words?

At 15 new words a day with daily review, the 491 words of this level take about 33 days. The study calculator works it out for any pace and any pair of levels.

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