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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| Word | Pinyin | English |
| 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 |
| 半 | bàn | half; semi- |
| 办法 | bàn fǎ | means; method |
| 办公室 | bàn gōng shì | office; business premises |
| 被 | bèi | quilt; to cover (with) |
| 必须 | bì xū | to have to; must |
| 鼻子 | bí zi | nose |
| 班 | Bān | surname Ban; team; class; grade |
| 搬 | bān | to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively h |
| 帮忙 | bāng máng | to help; to lend a hand |
| 包 | 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 |
| 把 | bǎ | to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it u |
| 饱 | bǎo | to eat till full; satisfied |
| 比较 | bǐ jiào | to compare; to contrast |
| 比赛 | bǐ sài | competition (sports etc); match |
| 差 | 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 |
| 春 | chūn | old variant of 春; surname Chun |
| 菜单 | cài dān | menu |
| 才 | cái | ability; talent; sb of a certain type |
| 层 | 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 |
| 草 | cǎo | variant of 草; grass |
| 电梯 | diàn tī | elevator; escalator |
| 电子 | diàn zǐ | electronic; electron (particle physics) |
| 段 | Duàn | surname Duan; paragraph |
| 锻炼 | duàn liàn | to toughen; to temper |
| 多么 | duō me | how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc) |
| 短 | duǎn | short; brief |
| 带 | dài | band; belt |
| 蛋糕 | dàn gāo | cake |
| 地 | dì | 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 |
| 灯 | dēng | lamp; light |
| 低 | dī | low; beneath |
| 东 | Dōng | surname Dong; east |
| 冬 | dōng | winter; surname Dong |
| 打算 | dǎ suàn | to plan; to intend |
| 打扫 | dǎ sǎo | to clean; to sweep |
| 放 | 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 |
| 分 | fēn | to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate |
| 过去 | guò qù | (in the) past; former |
| 国家 | guó jiā | country; nation; state |
| 刮 | guā | to scrape; to blow |
| 关 | 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 |
| 跟 | gēn | heel; to follow closely |
| 根据 | gēn jù | according to; based on |
| 更 | gēng | to change or replace; to experience |
| 公园 | gōng yuán | park (for public recreation) |
| 敢 | gǎn | to dare; daring |
| 感冒 | gǎn mào | to catch cold; (common) cold |
| 画 | huà | to draw; to paint; picture; painting |
| 坏 | huài | bad; spoiled |
| 换 | huàn | to exchange; to change (clothes etc) |
| 环境 | huán jìng | environment; circumstances |
| 黄 | Huáng | surname Huang or Hwang; yellow |
| 会议 | huì yì | meeting; conference |
| 或者 | huò zhě | or; possibly; maybe; perhaps |
| 花 | 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 |
| 河 | hé | 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 |
| 教 | Jiào | surname Jiao; to teach |
| 借 | 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 |
| 旧 | jiù | old; opposite: new 新 |
| 接 | 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 |
| 讲 | jiǎng | to speak; to explain |
| 脚 | jiǎo | foot; leg (of an animal or an object) |
| 久 | jiǔ | (long) time; (long) duration of time |
| 角 | 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 |
| 极 | jí | 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 |
| 刻 | kè | quarter (hour); moment |
| 客人 | kè rén | visitor; guest |
| 裤子 | kù zi | variant of 裤子, trousers; pants |
| 渴 | kě | thirsty |
| 可爱 | kě ài | adorable; cute |
| 空调 | kōng tiáo | air conditioning; air conditioner (including units that ha |
| 哭 | kū | to cry; to weep |
| 口 | kǒu | mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic |
| 练习 | liàn xí | to practice; exercise |
| 辆 | liàng | classifier for vehicles |
| 脸 | liǎn | face |
| 了解 | liǎo jiě | to understand; to realize |
| 蓝 | Lán | surname Lan; blue |
| 历史 | lì shǐ | history |
| 离开 | lí kāi | to depart; to leave |
| 邻居 | lín jū | neighbor; next door |
| 楼 | Lóu | surname Lou; house with more than 1 story |
| 老 | lǎo | prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral in |
| 礼物 | lǐ wù | gift; present |
| 绿 | lǜ | 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 |
| 马 | Mǎ | surname Ma; abbr. for Malaysia 马来西亚 |
| 马上 | mǎ shàng | at once; right away |
| 满意 | mǎn yì | satisfied; pleased |
| 米 | Mǐ | surname Mi; rice |
| 年级 | nián jí | grade; year (in school, college etc) |
| 年轻 | nián qīng | young |
| 鸟 | niǎo | bird; "bird" radical in Chinese characters |
| 拿 | ná | old variant of 拿; variant of 拿 |
| 南 | Nán | surname Nan; south |
| 难 | 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 |
| 胖 | 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 |
| 秋 | Qiū | surname Qiu; autumn |
| 骑 | qí | 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 |
| 刷 | shuā | to brush; to paint |
| 双 | 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 |
| 瘦 | shòu | thin; to lose weight |
| 树 | 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 |
| 伞 | sǎn | umbrella; parasol |
| 甜 | tián | sweet |
| 条 | tiáo | strip; item |
| 腿 | tuǐ | leg; hip bone |
| 太阳 | tài yang | sun; abbr. for 太阳穴 |
| 糖 | táng | sugar; sweets |
| 特别 | tè bié | unusual; special; very; especially; particularly |
| 疼 | 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 |
| 万 | wàn | ten thousand; a great number; (mò) surname Mo |
| 忘记 | wàng jì | to forget |
| 完成 | wán chéng | to complete; to accomplish |
| 位 | 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 |
| 碗 | wǎn | variant of 碗; variant of 碗 |
| 夏 | Xià | the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC; Xia of the Sixteen Kin |
| 像 | xiàng | to resemble; to be like |
| 校长 | xiào zhǎng | (college, university) president; headmaster |
| 鞋 | xié | shoe; variant of 鞋 |
| 熊猫 | xióng māo | panda |
| 先 | 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 |
| 信 | 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 | Xī | 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 |
| 越 | 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 |
| 用 | yòng | to use; to employ |
| 又 | yòu | (once) again; also |
| 游戏 | yóu xì | game; to play |
| 遇到 | yù dào | to meet; to run into; to come across |
| 云 | 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 |
| 站 | 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 |
| 祝 | 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 |
| 只 | zhǐ | only; merely |
| 种 | 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 |
| 啊 | 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) |
| 矮 | ǎi | low; short (in length) |
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