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HSK 3
HSK 3 vocabulary
500 words · official HSK 3.0 syllabus (2025)
阿姨
āyí
maternal aunt
矮
ǎi
(of a person) short
爱人
àiren
spouse (PRC)
安静
ānjìng
quiet
安全
ānquán
safe
把
bǎ
to hold
搬
bān
to move (i.e. relocate oneself)
班级
bānjí
class (group of students)
搬家
bānjiā
to move house
办
bàn
to take care of (a matter)
办法
bànfǎ
way of handling sth
办公室
bàngōngshì
office
半天
bàntiān
half of the day
帮助
bāngzhù
assistance
饱
bǎo
to eat till full
报纸
bàozhǐ
newspaper
北
běi
north
北方
běifāng
north
被
bèi
quilt
笔记
bǐjì
to take down (in writing)
比较
bǐjiào
to compare
笔记本
bǐjìběn
notebook (stationery) (CL:本[ben3])
比如
bǐrú
see 比如縣|比如县[Bi3 ru2 Xian4]
比赛
bǐsài
competition (sports etc)
必须
bìxū
to have to
变
biàn
to change
遍
biàn
variant of 遍[bian4]
变成
biànchéng
to change into
变化
biànhuà
(intransitive) to change
表演
biǎoyǎn
play
别的
biéde
else
别人
biérén
other people
宾馆
bīnguǎn
guesthouse
冰
bīng
ice
冰激凌
bīngjīlíng
ice cream
冰箱
bīngxiāng
refrigerator
病人
bìngrén
sick person
不但
búdàn
not only (... but also ...)
不见
bújiàn
not to see
不用
búyòng
need not
不同
bù
tóng
different
不久
bùjiǔ
not long (after)
不行
bùxíng
won't do
才1
cái
ability
菜单
càidān
menu
参加
cānjiā
to participate
草
cǎo
variant of 草[cao3]
草地
cǎodì
lawn
层
céng
to pile on top of one another
查
chá
surname Zha
差
chà
difference
差不多
chàbuduō
almost
尝
cháng
to taste
常
cháng
surname Chang
常见
cháng
jiàn
commonly seen
常用
cháng
yòng
in common usage
常常
chángcháng
frequently
衬衫
chènshān
shirt
成绩
chéngjì
achievement
城市
chéngshì
city
迟到
chídào
to arrive late
出发
chūfā
to set off
出生
chūshēng
to be born
出院
chūyuàn
to leave hospital
初中
chūzhōng
junior high school (abbr. for 初級中學|初级中学[chu1 ji2 zhong1 xue2])
除了
chúle
apart from
船
chuán
variant of 船[chuan2]
春天
chūntiān
spring (season)
词典
cídiǎn
dictionary
聪明
cōngmíng
intelligent
打扫
dǎsǎo
to clean
打算
dǎsuàn
to plan
大概
dàgài
roughly
大人
dàren
adult
大小
dàxiǎo
large and small
大熊猫
dàxióngmāo
giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
大衣
dàyī
overcoat
带
dài
band
担心
dānxīn
anxious
蛋糕
dàngāo
cake
当然
dāngrán
only natural
到处
dàochù
everywhere
得
dé
to obtain
得到
dédào
to get
得分
défēn
to score a point (in a competition, test etc)
的话
dehuà
if (coming after a conditional clause)
得
děi
to obtain
灯
dēng
lamp
地
dì
-ly
地点
dìdiǎn
place
地方
dìfang
region
地图
dìtú
map
电
diàn
lightning
电梯
diàntī
elevator
电子书
diànzǐshū
electronic book
丢
diū
to lose
东
dōng
surname Dong
东北
dōngběi
Northeast China
东方
dōngfāng
the East
东南
dōngnán
southeast
冬天
dōngtiān
winter
懂得
dǒngde
to understand
动物
dòngwù
animal
动物园
dòngwùyuán
zoo
短
duǎn
short
短裤
duǎnkù
short pants
段
duàn
surname Duan
锻炼
duànliàn
to toughen
对话
duìhuà
to talk (with sb)
饿
è
hungry
而且
érqiě
(not only ...) but also
耳朵
ěrduo
ear
耳机
ěrjī
headphones
发
fā
to send out
发烧
fāshāo
to have a high temperature (from illness)
发生
fāshēng
to happen
发现
fāxiàn
to notice
发展
fāzhǎn
development
方便
fāngbiàn
convenient
方便面
fāngbiànmiàn
instant noodles
方法
fāngfǎ
method
方向
fāngxiàng
direction
房子
fángzi
house
放
fàng
to put
放假
fàngjià
to have a holiday or vacation
放心
fàngxīn
to feel relieved
放学
fàngxué
to dismiss students at the end of the school day
分开
fēnkāi
to separate
风
fēng
wind
封
fēng
surname Feng
夫妻
fūqī
husband and wife
服务
fúwù
to serve
附近
fùjìn
nearby
复习
fùxí
to review
该1
gāi
should
干净
gānjìng
clean
感兴趣
gǎn
xìngqù
to be interested (in sth)
感到
gǎndào
to feel
感冒
gǎnmào
to catch cold
干
gàn
old variant of 乾|干[gan1]
刚
gāng
(literary) hard
刚才
gāngcái
just now
刚刚
gānggāng
just recently
高铁
gāotiě
high speed rail
根据
gēnjù
according to
更
gèng
to change or replace
公斤
gōngjīn
kilogram (kg)
公园
gōngyuán
park (for public recreation)
工作日
gōngzuòrì
workday
故事
gùshi
old practice
刮
guā
to scrape
关
guān
surname Guan
关机
guānjī
to turn off (a machine or device)
关系
guānxì
relation
关心
guānxīn
to be concerned about
关于
guānyú
pertaining to
关注
guānzhù
to pay attention to
国家
guójiā
country
过节
guòjié
to celebrate a festival
过去2
guòqù
(in the) past
海
hǎi
surname Hai
害怕
hàipà
to be afraid
好多
hǎoduō
many
好久
hǎojiǔ
(coll.) for a long time
好像
hǎoxiàng
as if
号码
hàomǎ
number
河
hé
river (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4])
合适
héshì
suitable
黑板
hēibǎn
blackboard
红绿灯
hóng-lǜdēng
traffic light
后来
hòulái
afterwards
后年
hòunián
the year after next
后天
hòutiān
the day after tomorrow
护照
hùzhào
passport
花园
huāyuán
garden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc)
画家
huàjiā
painter
欢迎
huānyíng
to welcome
还
huán
surname Huan
环境
huánjìng
environment
换
huàn
to exchange
黄色
huángsè
yellow
回答
huídá
to reply
会2
huì
can
会议
huìyì
meeting
或
huò
maybe
或者
huòzhě
or
鸡
jī
fowl
几乎
jīhū
almost
机会
jīhuì
opportunity
极
jí
extremely
急
jí
urgent
记
jì
to record
季
jì
surname Ji
季节
jìjié
time
加
jiā
Canada (abbr. for 加拿大[Jia1 na2 da4])
假期
jiàqī
vacation
坚持
jiānchí
to persevere with
检查
jiǎnchá
inspection
简单
jiǎndān
simple
检票
jiǎnpiào
to inspect a ticket
健康
jiànkāng
health
见面
jiànmiàn
to meet
讲
jiǎng
to speak
角
jiǎo
surname Jue
脚
jiǎo
foot
接
jiē
to receive
街
jiē
street
节
jié
see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3]
结婚
jiéhūn
to marry
节目
jiémù
(TV or radio) program
节日
jiérì
holiday
结束
jiéshù
to end
解决
jiějué
to solve
姐妹
jiěmèi
sisters
借
jiè
to borrow
斤
jīn
catty
经过
jīngguò
to pass
经理
jīnglǐ
manager
久
jiǔ
(of a period of time) long
酒
jiǔ
wine (esp. rice wine)
旧
jiù
old
句
jù
variant of 勾[gou1]
句子
jùzi
sentence
决定
juédìng
to decide
卡
kǎ
to stop
开花
kāihuā
to bloom
开会
kāihuì
to hold a meeting
开机
kāijī
to start an engine
开心
kāixīn
to feel happy
看来
kànlái
apparently
可
kě
(prefix) can
渴
kě
thirsty
可爱
kě’ài
adorable
可是
kěshì
but
刻
kè
quarter (hour)
课本
kèběn
textbook
客人
kèrén
visitor
课文
kèwén
text
空调
kōngtiáo
air conditioning
哭
kū
to cry
筷子
kuàizi
chopsticks
矿泉水
kuàngquánshuǐ
mineral water
来自
láizì
to come from (a place)
蓝
lán
surname Lan
老
lǎo
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
老人
lǎorén
old man or woman
离开
líkāi
to depart
礼物
lǐwù
gift
历史
lìshǐ
history
脸
liǎn
face
练
liàn
to practice
练习
liànxí
to practice
凉快
liángkuai
pleasantly cool (weather etc)
辆
liàng
classifier for vehicles
聊
liáo
(coll.) to chat
聊天儿
liáotiānr
erhua variant of 聊天[liao2 tian1]
了解
liǎojiě
to understand
邻居
línjū
neighbor
留学
liúxué
to study abroad
留学生
liúxuéshēng
student studying abroad
楼梯
lóutī
stair
路边
lùbiān
curb
路口
lùkǒu
crossing
马
mǎ
surname Ma
马路
mǎlù
street
马上
mǎshàng
at once
满意
mǎnyì
satisfied
毛
máo
surname Mao
米
mǐ
surname Mi
面前
miànqián
in front of
明白
míngbai
clear
名单
míngdān
list of names
名人
míngrén
personage
南
nán
surname Nan
难
nán
difficult (to...)
南方
nánfāng
south
难过
nánguò
to feel sad
难看
nánkàn
ugly
男人
nánrén
a man
男生
nánshēng
schoolboy
难题
nántí
difficult problem
难听
nántīng
unpleasant to hear
年级
niánjí
grade
年轻
niánqīng
young
牛
niú
surname Niu
努力
nǔlì
to make an effort
女人
nǚrén
woman
女生
nǚshēng
schoolgirl
爬
pá
to crawl
怕
pà
surname Pa
拍照
pāizhào
to take a picture
盘子
pánzi
tray
胖
pàng
healthy
啤酒
píjiǔ
beer (loanword)
平时
píngshí
ordinarily
瓶子
píngzi
bottle
骑
qí
(Tw) saddle horse
奇怪
qíguài
strange
其实
qíshí
actually
其他
qítā
other
起
qǐ
to rise
起飞
qǐfēi
(of an aircraft or rocket) to take off
汽车
qìchē
car
铅笔
qiānbǐ
(lead) pencil
前年
qiánnián
the year before last
前天
qiántiān
the day before yesterday
清楚
qīngchu
clear
请假
qǐngjià
to request leave of absence
请客
qǐngkè
to give a dinner party
秋天
qiūtiān
autumn
球场
qiúchǎng
stadium
裙子
qúnzi
skirt
然后
ránhòu
then
热情
rèqíng
cordial
认得
rènde
to recognize
认为
rènwéi
to believe
认真
rènzhēn
conscientious
容易
róngyì
easy
如果
rúguǒ
if
伞
sǎn
umbrella
扫
sǎo
to sweep (with a brush or broom)
沙发
shāfā
(loanword) sofa (CL:條|条[tiao2],張|张[zhang1])
山
shān
surname Shan
上衣
shàngyī
jacket
勺子
sháozi
spoon
身边
shēnbiān
at one's side
身高
shēngāo
(a person's) height
声
shēng
sound
生活
shēnghuó
to live
生气
shēngqì
to get angry
声音
shēngyīn
sound
市
shì
market
试
shì
to test
室
shì
surname Shi
世界
shìjiè
world
收
shōu
to receive
收到
shōudào
to receive
受
shòu
to receive
瘦
shòu
thin
受到
shòudào
to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc)
叔叔
shūshu
father's younger brother
树
shù
tree
数学
shùxué
mathematics
刷
shuā
a brush
双
shuāng
variant of 雙|双[shuang1]
水平
shuǐpíng
horizontal
司机
sījī
chauffeur
四季
sìjì
four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1]
太阳
tàiyáng
sun
糖
táng
sugar
特别
tèbié
unusual
提高
tígāo
to raise
体育
tǐyù
sports
体育馆
tǐyùguǎn
gym
甜
tián
sweet
跳
tiào
to jump
听说
tīngshuō
to hear (sth said)
挺
tǐng
straight
同事
tóngshì
colleague
同意
tóngyì
to agree
头发
tóufa
hair (on the head)
突然
tūrán
sudden
图书馆
túshūguǎn
library
腿
tuǐ
leg
外地
wàidì
parts of the country other than where one is
外卖
wàimài
(of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal
外语
wàiyǔ
foreign language
完成
wánchéng
to complete
碗
wǎn
variant of 碗[wan3]
晚点
wǎndiǎn
(of trains etc) late
晚会
wǎnhuì
evening party
网球
wǎngqiú
tennis
网站
wǎngzhàn
website
忘记
wàngjì
to forget
为
wèi
as (in the capacity of)
为了
wèile
for
卫生间
wèishēngjiān
bathroom
文化
wénhuà
culture
屋子
wūzi
house
西
xī
the West
西北
xīběi
Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)
西方
xīfāng
the West
西瓜
xīguā
watermelon
西南
xīnán
southwest
习惯
xíguàn
habit
喜爱
xǐ’ài
to like
洗衣机
xǐyījī
washing machine
洗澡
xǐzǎo
to bathe
夏天
xiàtiān
summer
先
xiān
beforehand
香蕉
xiāngjiāo
banana
相信
xiāngxìn
to believe
箱子
xiāngzi
suitcase
向
xiàng
surname Xiang
像
xiàng
to resemble
相机
xiàngjī
camera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机[zhao4 xiang4 ji1])
小区
xiǎoqū
housing estate
小心
xiǎoxīn
to be careful
校园
xiàoyuán
campus
校长
xiàozhǎng
(college, university) president
鞋
xié
shoe
心里
xīnlǐ
chest
新年
xīnnián
New Year
新闻
xīnwén
news
新鲜
xīnxiān
fresh (experience, food etc)
信
xìn
letter
信用卡
xìnyòngkǎ
credit card
行
xíng
(bound form) row
行李
xíngli
luggage
兴趣
xìngqù
interest (desire to know about sth)
休假
xiūjià
to go on vacation
需要
xūyào
to need
选
xuǎn
to choose
选择
xuǎnzé
to select
学期
xuéqī
term
牙
yá
tooth
牙刷
yáshuā
toothbrush
羊
yáng
surname Yang
养
yǎng
to raise (animals)
要求
yāoqiú
to request
页
yè
head
一定
yídìng
surely
一共
yígòng
in total
一块儿
yíkuàir
erhua variant of 一塊|一块[yi1 kuai4]
一样
yíyàng
same
以后
yǐhòu
after
以前
yǐqián
before
以上
yǐshàng
that level or higher
以外
yǐwài
apart from
以为
yǐwéi
to think
以下
yǐxià
that level or lower
一般
yìbān
same
一边
yìbiān
one side
一直
yìzhí
straight (in a straight line)
音乐
yīnyuè
music
银行
yínháng
bank
银行卡
yínhángkǎ
bank card
饮料
yǐnliào
drink
应该
yīnggāi
ought to
影响
yǐngxiǎng
influence
用
yòng
to use
邮件
yóujiàn
mail
游客
yóukè
traveler
游戏
yóuxì
game (CL:場|场[chang3])
邮箱
yóuxiāng
mailbox
有关
yǒuguān
to have sth to do with
有名
yǒumíng
famous
有用
yǒuyòng
useful
又
yòu
(once) again
羽毛球
yǔmáoqiú
badminton
语言
yǔyán
language
雨衣
yǔyī
raincoat
遇到
yùdào
to meet
遇见
yùjiàn
to meet
园
yuán
surname Yuan
员
yuán
(bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activity
愿意
yuànyì
to wish
越
yuè
generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods
月亮
yuèliang
the moon
运动会
yùndònghuì
sports competition
运动员
yùndòngyuán
athlete
咱们
zánmen
we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to)
脏
zāng
viscera
怎么办
zěnme
bàn
what's to be done
怎样
zěnyàng
how
站2
zhàn
station
张
zhāng
surname Zhang
长
zhǎng
long
着急
zháojí
to worry
照
zhào
variant of 照[zhao4]
照顾
zhàogù
to take care of
照片
zhàopiàn
photograph
照相
zhàoxiàng
to take a photograph
直到
zhídào
until
只
zhǐ
variant of 隻|只[zhi1]
纸
zhǐ
variant of 紙|纸[zhi3]
只能
zhǐ
néng
can only
只是
zhǐshì
merely
只要
zhǐyào
so long as
只有
zhǐyǒu
only have ...
中
zhōng
(bound form) China
中间
zhōngjiān
the middle
终于
zhōngyú
at last
种
zhǒng
seed
重要
zhòngyào
important
周末
zhōumò
weekend
主要
zhǔyào
main
注意
zhùyì
to take note of
住院
zhùyuàn
to stay in hospital
字典
zìdiǎn
Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典[ci2 dian3], which has entries for words of one or more characters)
自行车
zìxíngchē
bicycle
子
zi
son
总
zǒng
(bound form) general
总是
zǒngshì
always
嘴
zuǐ
mouth
最好
zuìhǎo
best
最后
zuìhòu
final
最近
zuìjìn
recently
做客
zuòkè
to be a guest or visitor
作业
zuòyè
school assignment