Chinese · HSK 3

HSK 3 Vocabulary List (494 Words)

Every HSK 3 word with simplified and traditional characters, pinyin and English meaning.

HSK 3 word list

WordPinyinMeaning
矮 ǎishort in height, low
爱人 愛人ài renspouse, husband or wife
安静 安靜ānjìngquiet, peaceful
安全 ānquánsafe, secure; safety
阿姨 àyíaunt; a polite word for a woman of one's mother's age
把 bǎmeasure word for things with a handle; to take
办 辦bànto handle, to manage, to do
搬 bānto move, to shift; to move house
办法 辦法bànfǎway, method, means
办公室 辦公室bàngōngshìoffice
帮助 幫助bāngzhùto help; help
班级 班級bānjíclass, grade at school
搬家 bān jiāto move house
半天 bàn tiānhalf a day; quite a while
饱 飽bǎofull after eating
报纸 報紙bàozhǐnewspaper
被 bèiby, in a passive sentence; a quilt
北 běinorth
北方 běifāngthe north, the northern part of the country
变 變biànto change, to become
遍 biànmeasure word for actions from start to finish: a time, a round
变成 變成biànchéngto turn into, to become
变化 變化biànhuàchange, transformation
表演 biǎoyǎnto perform; a performance
别的 別的bié deother, another
别人 別人biérénother people, others
笔记 筆記bǐjìnotes taken in writing
比较 比較bǐjiàoto compare; comparatively, fairly
笔记本 筆記本bǐ jì běnnotebook; laptop computer
冰 bīngice
冰激凌 bīng jī língice cream
病人 bìngrénpatient, a sick person
宾馆 賓館bīn guǎnguesthouse, hotel
冰箱 bīngxiāngfridge, refrigerator
比如 bǐ rúfor example, such as
比赛 比賽bǐsàimatch, competition
必须 必須bìxūmust, to have to
不同 bùtóngdifferent, not the same
不但 búdànnot only
不见 不見bù jiànnot to see; to have disappeared
不久 bù jiǔsoon, before long
不行 bù xíngwon't do, not allowed; no good
不用 búyòngneed not, there is no need to
才 cáionly, merely; just now; talent
菜单 菜單cài dānmenu
参加 參加cānjiāto take part in, to attend
草 cǎograss
草地 cǎo dìlawn, meadow
层 層céngmeasure word for layers and floors of a building
查 cháto check, to look up, to investigate
差 chāto fall short, to lack; poor
差不多 chābùduōalmost, more or less
尝 甞chángto taste; to try
常 chángoften, frequently
常见 常見chángjiàncommonly seen, common
常用 cháng yòngcommonly used
常常 chángchángoften, frequently
成绩 成績chéngjīresult, achievement, grade
城市 chéng shìcity, town
衬衫 襯衫chèn shānshirt, blouse
迟到 遲到chídàoto arrive late, to be late
船 chuánboat, ship
出发 出發chūfāto set off, to depart
除了 chúleexcept for, apart from
春天 chūn tiānspring, the season
出生 chūshēngto be born
出院 chū yuànto leave hospital
初中 chū zhōngjunior secondary school
词典 詞典cídiǎndictionary
聪明 聰明cōngmíngclever, intelligent
大概 dàgàiprobably; roughly, approximately
带 帶dàito bring, to carry; a belt
蛋糕 dàn gāocake
当然 當然dāngránof course, certainly
担心 擔心dānxīnto worry, to feel anxious
到处 到處dàochùeverywhere, all over
大人 dàrénadult, grown-up
打扫 打掃dǎ sǎoto clean, to sweep up
打算 dǎsuànto plan, to intend; a plan
大小 dàxiǎosize
大熊猫 大熊貓dà xióng māogiant panda
大衣 dà yīovercoat, topcoat
得到 dé dàoto get, to obtain
得分 défēnto score; a score
的话 的話dehuàif, in the case of
灯 燈dēnglamp, light
电 電diànelectricity
电梯 電梯diàntīlift, elevator
电子书 diàn zi shūe-book
地点 地點dìdiǎnplace, location
地方 dìfāngplace, area; local
地图 地圖dìtúmap
丢 丟diōuto lose; to throw away
东 東dōngeast
东北 東北dōngběithe northeast; Northeast China
懂得 dǒngdeto understand, to know how to
东方 東方dōngfāngthe east; the Orient
东南 東南dōngnánthe southeast
冬天 dōng tiānwinter
动物 動物dòngwùanimal
动物园 動物園dòngwùyuánzoo
段 duànmeasure word for sections, paragraphs and stretches
短 duǎnshort, brief
短裤 短褲duǎn kùshorts
锻炼 鍛鍊duàn liànto work out, to take exercise
对话 對話duìhuàdialogue, conversation
饿 餓èhungry; to starve
耳朵 ěrduǒear
耳机 耳機ěr jīheadphones, earphones
而且 érqiěmoreover, and what is more
发 發fāto send out, to issue; to develop
放 fàngto put, to place; to let go
方便 fāngbiànconvenient
方便面 方便麵fāng biàn miàninstant noodles
方法 fāngfǎmethod, way
放假 fàngjiàto have a holiday, to break up
方向 fāngxiàngdirection
放心 fàngxīnto set one's mind at rest, not to worry
放学 放學fàngxuéto finish school for the day
房子 fángzihouse, building
发烧 發燒fāshāoto have a fever
发生 發生fāshēngto happen, to occur
发现 發現fāxiànto discover, to find
发展 發展fāzhǎnto develop, to expand
风 風fēngwind
封 fēngmeasure word for letters; to seal
分开 分開fēnkāito separate, to part
附近 fùjìnnearby, in the vicinity
夫妻 fūqīhusband and wife, a married couple
服务 服務fúwùto serve; service
复习 複習fù xíto review, to revise lessons
该 gāishould, ought to; the aforementioned
干 幹gànto do, to work; dry
感兴趣 感興趣gǎnxìngqùto be interested in
感到 gǎndàoto feel, to sense
刚 剛gāngjust now; only just
刚才 剛纔gāng cáijust now, a moment ago
刚刚 剛剛gānggāngjust a moment ago
干净 乾淨gānjìngclean, tidy
感冒 gǎnmàoto catch a cold; a cold
高铁 高鐵gāo tiěhigh-speed rail
更 gèngmore, even more
根据 根據gēnjùaccording to, on the basis of; grounds
公斤 gōngjīnkilogram
公园 公園gōngyuánpark, public garden
工作日 gōng zuò rìworking day, weekday
刮 颳guāto blow, of wind; to scrape
关 關guānto close, to shut; to turn off
关机 關機guān jīto turn off a device
关系 關係guānxìrelationship, connection
关心 關心guānxīnto care about, to be concerned for
关于 關於guānyūabout, concerning
关注 關注guānzhùto pay close attention to
国家 國家guójiācountry, nation, state
过节 過節guò jiéto celebrate a festival
过去 guò qùto go past; the past
故事 gùshìstory, tale
海 hǎisea
害怕 hàipàto be afraid, to fear
好多 hǎoduōa great many, a lot of
好久 hǎo jiǔa long time
号码 號碼hàomǎnumber
好像 hǎoxiàngto seem, as if
河 hériver
黑板 hēi bǎnblackboard
合适 合適héshìsuitable, appropriate
红绿灯 hóng lǜ dēngtraffic lights
后来 後來hoù láiafterwards, later
后年 後年hoù niánthe year after next
后天 後天hoù tiānthe day after tomorrow
画家 畫家huàjiāpainter, artist
换 換huànto change, to exchange
黄色 黃色huángsèyellow
环境 環境huánjìngenvironment, surroundings
欢迎 歡迎huānyíngto welcome
花园 花園huāyuángarden
会 huìcan, to know how to; meeting
回答 huídáto answer, to reply
会议 會議huìyìmeeting, conference
或 huòor, either
或者 huòzhěor, either... or...
护照 護照hùzhàopassport
极 極jíextremely; a pole, an extreme
急 jíurgent, anxious; in a hurry
记 記jìto write down, to record; to remember
季 Jìseason; the last month of a season
鸡 雞jīchicken
加 jiāto add; to increase
检查 檢查jiǎncháto check, to inspect, to examine
坚持 堅持jiānchíto persist in, to insist on
简单 簡單jiǎndānsimple, straightforward
讲 講jiǎngto speak, to explain; to tell
健康 jiànkānghealth; healthy
见面 見面jiànmiànto meet, to see each other
检票 jiǎn piàoto check tickets
角 jiǎohorn; angle, corner
脚 腳jiǎofoot
假期 jiàqíholiday, vacation period
节 節jiémeasure word for lessons, sections and train carriages
借 jièto borrow; to lend
接 jiēto receive; to answer the phone; to meet someone
街 jiēstreet
结婚 結婚jiéhūnto get married
解决 解決jiějuéto solve, to settle
姐妹 jiě mèisisters
节目 節目jiémùprogram, show, item on a program
节日 節日jiérìfestival, holiday
结束 結束jiéshùto end, to finish
几乎 幾乎jīhūalmost, nearly
机会 機會jīhuìchance, opportunity
季节 季節jìjiéseason of the year
斤 jīnjin, a Chinese unit of weight of half a kilogram
经过 經過jīngguòto pass through; to go through
经理 經理jīnglǐmanager
旧 舊jiùold, used, former
久 jiǔfor a long time
酒 jiǔalcoholic drink, wine
句 jùmeasure word for sentences; a sentence
决定 決定juédìngto decide; a decision
句子 jùzisentence
卡 kǎcard; to get stuck
开花 開花kāihuāto bloom, to blossom
开会 開會kāihuìto hold or attend a meeting
开机 開機kāi jīto switch a machine on, to boot up
开心 開心kāixīnhappy, delighted
看来 看來kànláiit seems, it looks as if
刻 kèa quarter of an hour; to carve
可 kěcan, may; but
渴 kěthirsty
可爱 可愛kěàilovely, cute
课本 課本kèběntextbook
客人 kèrénguest, visitor
可是 kěshìbut, however
课文 課文kè wénthe text of a lesson
空调 空調kōngtiáoair conditioning, air conditioner
哭 kūto cry, to weep
筷子 kuài zichopsticks
矿泉水 礦泉水kuàng quán shuǐmineral water
来自 來自láizìto come from, to originate in
蓝 藍lánblue
老 lǎoold, aged; always
老人 lǎorénan old person, the elderly
练 練liànto practice, to train
脸 臉liǎnface
辆 輛liàngmeasure word for vehicles
凉快 涼快liáng kuaipleasantly cool
练习 練習liànxíto practice; an exercise
聊 liáoto chat
了解 liǎojiěto understand; to find out about
聊天儿 聊天兒liáotiānrto chat
离开 離開líkāito leave, to depart from
邻居 鄰居línjūneighbor
历史 歷史lìshǐhistory
留学 留學liúxuéto study abroad
留学生 留學生liúxuéshēnga student studying abroad
礼物 禮物lǐwùpresent, gift
楼梯 樓梯lóutīstairs, staircase
路边 路邊lù biānroadside, curb
路口 lù koǔcrossroads, junction
马 馬mǎhorse
马路 馬路mǎlùroad, street
满意 滿意mǎnyìsatisfied, pleased
毛 máohair, fur, wool; a tenth of a yuan
马上 馬上mǎshàngat once, immediately
米 mǐrice; meter
面前 miànqiánin front of, before
明白 míngbáito understand; clear, obvious
名单 名單míngdāna list of names
名人 míngréna famous person, a celebrity
南 nánsouth
难 難nándifficult, hard
南方 nánfāngthe south, the southern part of the country
难过 難過nánguòto feel sad; hard to bear
难看 難看nán kànugly, unsightly
男人 nánrénman
男生 nánshēngmale student, boy
难题 難題nántía difficult problem
难听 難聽nán tīngunpleasant to hear; coarse
年级 年級nián jíyear, grade at school
年轻 年輕niánqīngyoung
牛 nióucow, ox, cattle
努力 nǔlìto make an effort, to work hard
女人 nǔrénwoman
女生 nǔshēngfemale student, girl
爬 páto climb, to crawl
怕 pàto fear, to be afraid
拍照 pāizhàoto take a photograph
胖 pàngfat, plump
盘子 盤子pánzi5plate, dish
啤酒 píjiǔbeer
平时 平時píng shíin normal times, usually
瓶子 píng zibottle
骑 騎qíto ride astride
起 qǐto rise; to start
铅笔 鉛筆qiān bǐpencil
前年 qián niánthe year before last
前天 qián tiānthe day before yesterday
汽车 汽車qìchēcar, motor vehicle
起飞 起飛qǐfēito take off, of a plane
奇怪 qíguàistrange, odd; to wonder at
清楚 qīngchǔclear, distinct; to be clear about
请假 請假qǐngjiàto ask for leave
请客 請客qǐng kèto treat someone, to stand a meal
其实 其實qíshíactually, in fact
其他 qítāother, the rest
球场 球場qiúchǎngsports ground, court, pitch
秋天 qiū tiānautumn
裙子 qún ziskirt
然后 然後ránhòuthen, afterwards
认得 認得rèn deto recognize, to know
认为 認為rènwéito think, to consider
认真 認真rènzhēnserious, conscientious
热情 熱情rèqíngenthusiastic, warm; enthusiasm
容易 róngyìeasy
如果 rúguǒif, in case
伞 傘sǎnumbrella
扫 掃sǎoto sweep
沙发 沙發shāfāsofa, settee
山 shānmountain, hill
上衣 shàng yījacket, upper garment
勺子 sháo zispoon
身边 身邊shēnbiānat one's side, close by
声 聲shēngsound, voice; measure word for cries and shouts
身高 shēngāoheight of a person
生活 shēnghuólife, daily living; to live
生气 生氣shēngqìto get angry; angry
声音 聲音shēngyīnsound, voice
市 shìcity; market
试 試shìto try, to test
室 Shìroom
世界 shìjièthe world
受 shòuto receive; to suffer
瘦 shòuthin, slim; lean
收 shōuto receive, to accept; to gather in
受到 shòudàoto receive, to be subjected to
收到 shōudàoto receive, to get
树 樹shùtree
刷 shuāto brush; to paint; to swipe a card
双 雙shuāngmeasure word for pairs
水平 shuǐpínglevel, standard; horizontal
叔叔 shúshúuncle, father's younger brother
数学 shù xuémathematics
四季 sì jìthe four seasons
司机 司機sījīdriver
太阳 太陽tàiyángthe sun
糖 tángsugar; candy
特别 特別tèbiéspecial, particular; especially
甜 tiánsweet
跳 tiàoto jump, to leap
提高 tígāoto raise, to improve
挺 tǐngquite, rather, very
听说 聽說tīngshuōto hear of, it is said that
体育 體育tǐyūphysical education, sport
体育馆 體育館tǐyūguǎngymnasium, sports hall
同事 tóngshìcolleague
同意 tóngyìto agree, to consent
头发 頭髮tóufǎthe hair on one's head
腿 tuǐleg
突然 túránsudden; suddenly
图书馆 圖書館túshūguǎnlibrary
外地 wàidìother parts of the country, out of town
外卖 外賣wài màitakeout food, food delivery
外语 外語wàiyǔforeign language
碗 wǎnbowl; measure word for bowlfuls
完成 wánchéngto complete, to accomplish
晚点 晚點wǎn diǎnto be late, behind schedule
忘记 忘記wàngjìto forget
网球 網球wǎngqiútennis
网站 網站wǎng zhànwebsite
晚会 晚會wǎnhuìevening party, soiree
为 為wéifor, for the sake of
为了 為了wèi lein order to, for the sake of
卫生间 衛生間wèi shēng jiānbathroom, toilet
文化 wénhuàculture
屋子 wūzi5room
西 xīwest
喜爱 喜愛xǐàito like, to be fond of
先 xiānfirst, before; earlier
向 xiàngtoward, to; direction
像 xiàngto resemble, to be like; an image
相机 相機xiàngjīcamera
香蕉 xiāngjiāobanana
相信 xiāngxìnto believe, to trust
箱子 xiāng zisuitcase, box, trunk
小区 小區xiǎo qūresidential neighborhood
小心 xiǎoxīnto be careful, to watch out
校园 校園xiàoyuánschool or university campus
校长 校長xiàozhǎngheadteacher, principal
夏天 xià tiānsummer
西北 xīběithe northwest
鞋 鞵xiéshoe
西方 xīfāngthe west; the West
西瓜 xīguāwatermelon
习惯 習慣xíguànhabit, custom; to be used to
信 xìnletter; to believe
西南 xī nánthe southwest
行 xíngto go; all right, OK
行李 xínglǐluggage, baggage
兴趣 興趣xìngqùinterest
心里 心裡xīn liin one's heart, in one's mind
新年 xīn niánNew Year
新闻 新聞xīnwénnews
新鲜 新鮮xīnxiānfresh; novel
信用卡 xìnyòngkǎcredit card
休假 xiūjiàto take leave, to go on holiday
洗衣机 洗衣機xǐ yī jīwashing machine
洗澡 xǐzǎoto take a bath, to have a shower
选 選xuǎnto choose, to select
选择 選擇xuǎnzéto choose; a choice
学期 學期xuéqíschool term, semester
需要 xūyàoto need, to require; needs
牙 yátooth
羊 yángsheep, goat
养 養yǎngto raise animals; to support, to nurture
要求 yāoqiúto ask for, to require; a request
牙刷 yá shuātoothbrush
页 頁yèpage; measure word for pages
一般 yībāngeneral, ordinary; generally
一边 一邊yībiānone side; at the same time as
一定 yīdìngcertainly, definitely; must
一共 yīgòngaltogether, in all
以后 以後yǐhòuafter, later, in the future
一块儿 一塊兒yīkuàiērtogether, in one place
应该 應該yīnggāishould, ought to
影响 影響yǐngxiǎngto influence, to affect; influence
银行 銀行yínhángbank
银行卡 銀行卡yín háng kǎbank card
饮料 飲料yǐnliàoa drink, a beverage
音乐 音樂yīnyuèmusic
以前 yǐqiánbefore, previously
以上 yǐshàngabove, more than
以外 yǐwàioutside, apart from
以为 以為yǐwéito assume wrongly, to think mistakenly
以下 yǐxiàbelow, less than; the following
一样 一樣yīyàngthe same, alike
一直 yīzhícontinuously, all along; straight ahead
用 yòngto use; with
又 yòuagain; moreover
有关 有關yǒuguānto be related to, concerning
邮件 郵件yóujiànmail, post
游客 遊客yoú kètourist, visitor
有名 yǒumíngfamous, well-known
游戏 遊戲yoú xìgame; to play
邮箱 郵箱yoú xiāngmailbox; email address
有用 yǒuyònguseful
园 園Yuángarden, park
员 員yuána member; a person engaged in a field of work
愿意 願意yuànyìto be willing, to wish
遇到 yūdàoto come across, to meet with
越 yuèthe more... the more
月亮 yuèliàngthe moon
遇见 遇見yù jiànto meet, to run into
羽毛球 yǔ máo qiúbadminton; shuttlecock
运动会 運動會yùndònghuìsports meeting, athletics meet
运动员 運動員yùn dòng yuánathlete, sportsperson
语言 語言yǔyánlanguage
雨衣 yǔ yīraincoat
脏 髒zāngdirty
咱们 咱們zánmenwe, you and I
怎么办 怎麼辦zěnmebànwhat should one do
怎样 怎樣zěnyànghow, in what way
站 zhànstation, stop; to stand
张 張zhāngmeasure word for flat things such as sheets and tables
照 zhàoaccording to; to shine on; a photograph
照顾 照顧zhàogùto look after, to take care of
着急 著急zhāojíto worry, to feel anxious
照片 zhàopiànphotograph, picture
照相 zhào xiàngto take a photograph
纸 紙zhǐpaper
只能 zhǐ néngcan only, to have no choice but to
直到 zhídàountil, up to
只是 zhǐshìonly, merely; but
只要 zhǐyàoas long as, provided that
只有 zhǐyǒuonly, only if
种 種zhǒngkind, sort; measure word for types
中 zhōngcenter, middle; in the course of
中间 中間zhōngjiānthe middle, in between
重要 zhòngyàoimportant, significant
终于 終於zhōngyūfinally, at last
周末 週末zhoū mòweekend
主要 zhǔyàomain, principal
注意 zhùyìto pay attention to, to take note of
住院 zhùyuànto be admitted to hospital
子 zǐson, child; seed
字典 zìdiǎna dictionary of characters
自行车 自行車zìxíngchēbicycle
总 總zǒngalways; general, overall
总是 總是zǒngshìalways
嘴 zuǐmouth
最好 zuìhǎobest; had better
最后 最後zuì hoùfinal, last; finally
最近 zuì jìnrecently, lately
做客 zuò kèto be a guest
作业 作業zuòyèhomework, assignment

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