HSK 3 vocabulary — printable word list

All 298 new words for HSK 3, alphabetical by pinyin. Cumulative total at this level: 600 words.

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WordPinyinEnglish
变化 biàn huà (intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation
别人 bié ren other people; others; other person
表示 biǎo shì to express; to show
表演 biǎo yǎn play; show
bàn half; semi-
办法 bàn fǎ means; method
办公室 bàn gōng shì office; business premises
bèi quilt; to cover (with)
必须 bì xū to have to; must
鼻子 bí zi nose
Bān surname Ban; team; class; grade
bān to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively h
帮忙 bāng máng to help; to lend a hand
Bāo surname Bao; to cover
北方 běi fāng north; the northern part a country
宾馆 bīn guǎn guesthouse; lodge
冰箱 bīng xiāng icebox; freezer cabinet
to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it u
bǎo to eat till full; satisfied
比较 bǐ jiào to compare; to contrast
比赛 bǐ sài competition (sports etc); match
chà to fall short of; poor; lacking
衬衫 chèn shān shirt; blouse
成绩 chéng jì achievement; performance records
城市 chéng shì city; town
迟到 chí dào to arrive late
厨房 chú fáng kitchen
除了 chú le besides; apart from (... also...)
超市 chāo shì supermarket (abbr. for 超级市场)
出现 chū xiàn to appear; to arise
chūn old variant of 春; surname Chun
菜单 cài dān menu
cái ability; talent; sb of a certain type
céng to pile on top of one another; layer; stratum
词语 cí yǔ word (general term including monosyllables through to shor
参加 cān jiā to participate; to take part
聪明 cōng ming intelligent; clever
cǎo variant of 草; grass
电梯 diàn tī elevator; escalator
电子 diàn zǐ electronic; electron (particle physics)
Duàn surname Duan; paragraph
锻炼 duàn liàn to toughen; to temper
多么 duō me how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc)
duǎn short; brief
dài band; belt
蛋糕 dàn gāo cake
earth; ground; field; place; land; (de) -ly; structural pa
地方 dì fāng region; regional (away from the central administration)
地铁 dì tiě underground railway; subway; subway train
地图 dì tú map
动物 dòng wù animal
担心 dān xīn anxious; worried
当然 dāng rán only natural; as it should be
dēng lamp; light
low; beneath
Dōng surname Dong; east
dōng winter; surname Dong
打算 dǎ suàn to plan; to intend
打扫 dǎ sǎo to clean; to sweep
fàng to put; to place
放心 fàng xīn to feel relieved; to feel reassured
附近 fù jìn nearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood
复习 fù xí to review; revision
发烧 fā shāo to have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever
发现 fā xiàn to notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to de
方便 fāng biàn convenient; suitable
fēn to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate
过去 guò qù (in the) past; former
国家 guó jiā country; nation; state
guā to scrape; to blow
Guān surname Guan; mountain pass
关系 guān xi relation; relationship
关心 guān xīn to be concerned about; to care about
关于 guān yú pertaining to; concerning
果汁 guǒ zhī fruit juice
故事 gù shì old practice; narrative; story; tale
干净 gān jìng clean; neat
刚才 gāng cái just now; a moment ago
gēn heel; to follow closely
根据 gēn jù according to; based on
gēng to change or replace; to experience
公园 gōng yuán park (for public recreation)
gǎn to dare; daring
感冒 gǎn mào to catch cold; (common) cold
huà to draw; to paint; picture; painting
huài bad; spoiled
huàn to exchange; to change (clothes etc)
环境 huán jìng environment; circumstances
Huáng surname Huang or Hwang; yellow
会议 huì yì meeting; conference
或者 huò zhě or; possibly; maybe; perhaps
Huā surname Hua; flower
花园 huā yuán garden
害怕 hài pà to be afraid; to be scared
还是 hái shi still (as before); had better
river
护照 hù zhào passport
黑板 hēi bǎn blackboard
健康 jiàn kāng health; healthy
见面 jiàn miàn to meet; to see each other
Jiào surname Jiao; to teach
jiè to lend; to borrow
结婚 jié hūn to marry; to get married
节目 jié mù program; item (on a program)
节日 jié rì holiday; festival
结束 jié shù termination; to finish
jiù old; opposite: new 新
jiē to receive; to answer (the phone)
街道 jiē dào street; subdistrict
解决 jiě jué to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate;
检查 jiǎn chá inspection; to examine
简单 jiǎn dān simple; not complicated
jiǎng to speak; to explain
jiǎo foot; leg (of an animal or an object)
jiǔ (long) time; (long) duration of time
Jué surname Jue; angle
决定 jué dìng to decide (to do something); to resolve
记得 jì de to remember
季节 jì jié time; season
extremely; pole (geography, physics)
句子 jù zi sentence
机会 jī huì opportunity; chance
几乎 jī hū almost; nearly; practically
经常 jīng cháng frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; ever
经过 jīng guò to pass; to go through
经理 jīng lǐ manager; director
举行 jǔ xíng to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
筷子 kuài zi chopsticks
quarter (hour); moment
客人 kè rén visitor; guest
裤子 kù zi variant of 裤子, trousers; pants
thirsty
可爱 kě ài adorable; cute
空调 kōng tiáo air conditioning; air conditioner (including units that ha
to cry; to weep
kǒu mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic
练习 liàn xí to practice; exercise
liàng classifier for vehicles
liǎn face
了解 liǎo jiě to understand; to realize
Lán surname Lan; blue
历史 lì shǐ history
离开 lí kāi to depart; to leave
邻居 lín jū neighbor; next door
Lóu surname Lou; house with more than 1 story
lǎo prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral in
礼物 lǐ wù gift; present
绿 green; (slang) (derived from 绿帽子) to cheat on (one's spous
面包 miàn bāo bread
面条 miàn tiáo noodles
帽子 mào zi hat; cap
明白 míng bai clear; obvious
surname Ma; abbr. for Malaysia 马来西亚
马上 mǎ shàng at once; right away
满意 mǎn yì satisfied; pleased
surname Mi; rice
年级 nián jí grade; year (in school, college etc)
年轻 nián qīng young
niǎo bird; "bird" radical in Chinese characters
old variant of 拿; variant of 拿
Nán surname Nan; south
nán difficult (to...); problem
难过 nán guò to feel sad; to feel unwell
奶奶 nǎi nai (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mi
努力 nǔ lì to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; c
pàng fat; plump; (pán) healthy; at ease (literary, bound form)
爬山 pá shān to climb a mountain; to mountaineer
盘子 pán zi tray; plate
啤酒 pí jiǔ beer (loanword)
葡萄 pú tao grape
普通话 pǔ tōng huà Mandarin (common language); Putonghua (common speech of th
铅笔 qiān bǐ (lead) pencil
Qiū surname Qiu; autumn
to sit astride; to ride (a bike, horse etc); (jì) mounted
奇怪 qí guài strange; odd
其实 qí shí actually; in fact; really
其他 qí tā other; (sth or sb) else
裙子 qún zi skirt
清楚 qīng chu clear; distinct
然后 rán hòu then; after that; afterwards
热情 rè qíng cordial; enthusiastic
认为 rèn wéi to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
认真 rèn zhēn conscientious; earnest
容易 róng yì easy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to
如果 rú guǒ if; in case
shuā to brush; to paint
Shuāng surname Shuang; two
水平 shuǐ píng level (of achievement etc); standard
上网 shàng wǎng to go online; to connect to the Internet
世界 shì jiè world
shòu thin; to lose weight
shù tree; to cultivate
数学 shù xué mathematics; mathematical
生气 shēng qì to get angry; to take offense
声音 shēng yīn voice; sound
舒服 shū fu comfortable; feeling well
叔叔 shū shu father's younger brother; uncle
使 shǐ to make; to cause
虽然 suī rán although; even though (often used correlatively with 是 or
司机 sī jī chauffeur; driver
sǎn umbrella; parasol
tián sweet
tiáo strip; item
tuǐ leg; hip bone
太阳 tài yang sun; abbr. for 太阳穴
táng sugar; sweets
特别 tè bié unusual; special; very; especially; particularly
téng (it) hurts; sore; to love dearly
提高 tí gāo to raise; to increase
同事 tóng shì colleague; co-worker
同意 tóng yì to agree; to consent
头发 tóu fa hair (on the head)
图书馆 tú shū guǎn library
突然 tū rán sudden; abrupt; unexpected
体育 tǐ yù sports; physical education
wàn ten thousand; a great number; (mò) surname Mo
忘记 wàng jì to forget
完成 wán chéng to complete; to accomplish
wèi position; location
为了 wèi le for; for the purpose of; in order to
为什么 wèi shén me why?; for what reason?
文化 wén huà culture; civilization
wǎn variant of 碗; variant of 碗
Xià the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC; Xia of the Sixteen Kin
xiàng to resemble; to be like
校长 xiào zhǎng (college, university) president; headmaster
xié shoe; variant of 鞋
熊猫 xióng māo panda
xiān early; prior
香蕉 xiāng jiāo banana
相同 xiāng tóng identical; same
相信 xiāng xìn to be convinced (that sth is true); to believe; to accept
小心 xiǎo xīn to be careful; to take care
选择 xuǎn zé to select; to pick
xìn letter; mail
兴趣 xìng qù interest (desire to know about sth); interest (thing in wh
习惯 xí guàn habit; custom
行李箱 xíng li xiāng suitcase; baggage compartment
西 the West; abbr. for Spain 牙
新闻 xīn wén news
新鲜 xīn xiān fresh (experience, food etc); freshness
需要 xū yào to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs
洗手间 xǐ shǒu jiān toilet; lavatory
洗澡 xǐ zǎo to bathe; to take a shower
愿意 yuàn yì to wish; to want
Yuè generic word for peoples or states of south China or south
月亮 yuè liang the moon
爷爷 yé ye (coll.) father's father; paternal grandfather
银行 yín háng bank
yòng to use; to employ
yòu (once) again; also
游戏 yóu xì game; to play
遇到 yù dào to meet; to run into; to come across
yún (classical) to say; surname Yun
要求 yāo qiú to request; to require
一边 yī biān one side; either side
一般 yī bān same; ordinary
一定 yī dìng surely; certainly
一共 yī gòng altogether
一会儿 yī huìr a moment; a while
一样 yī yàng same; like
一直 yī zhí straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all t
音乐 yīn yuè music
应该 yīng gāi ought to; should
眼镜 yǎn jìng spectacles; eyeglasses
以后 yǐ hòu after; later
以前 yǐ qián before; formerly
以为 yǐ wéi to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually th
影响 yǐng xiǎng influence; effect
有名 yǒu míng famous; well-known
zhàn station; to stand
照顾 zhào gu to take care of; to show consideration
照片 zhào piàn photograph; picture
照相机 zhào xiàng jī camera
着急 zháo jí to worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency; to
重要 zhòng yào important; significant
Zhù surname Zhu; to pray for
注意 zhù yì to take note of; to pay attention to
中间 zhōng jiān the middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; am
终于 zhōng yú at last; in the end
周末 zhōu mò weekend
zhǐ only; merely
zhǒng seed; species
主要 zhǔ yào main; principal
最近 zuì jìn recently; soon
作业 zuò yè school assignment; homework
作用 zuò yòng to act on; to affect
字典 zì diǎn Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for singl
自己 zì jǐ oneself; one's own
总是 zǒng shì always
爱好 ài hào to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on
饿 è to be hungry; hungry
而且 ér qiě (not only ...) but also; moreover
ā interjection of surprise; Ah!
阿姨 ā yí maternal aunt; step-mother
安静 ān jìng quiet; peaceful
耳朵 ěr duo ear; handle (on a cup)
ǎi low; short (in length)

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