HSK 3 vocabulary list

The 570 words that first appear at HSK 3 in the HSK Studio dictionary, with pinyin and English meanings, in the dictionary's own order.

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HSK 3 vocabulary with pinyin and English meaning
Word	Pinyin	Meaning
阿姨	āyí	aunt
矮	ǎi	short
爱人	àiren	spouse
安静	ānjìng	quiet
安全	ānquán	safe
把	bǎ	measure word for objects with handles; particle for object-fronting
搬	bān	to move, to carry
班级	bānjí	class, grade
搬家	bānjiā	to move house
办	bàn	to do, to handle
办法	bànfǎ	way, solution
办公室	bàngōngshì	office
半天	bàntiān	half a day, a long time
帮助	bāngzhù	help
饱	bǎo	full
报纸	bàozhǐ	newspaper
北	běi	north
北方	běifāng	north
被	bèi	by
笔记	bǐjì	notes
比较	bǐjiào	to compare; quite, relatively; than
笔记本	bǐjìběn	notebook
比如	bǐrú	for example
比赛	bǐsài	to compete; game, match
必须	bìxū	must
变	biàn	to change, to become
遍	biàn	measure word for actions
变成	biànchéng	to become, to turn into
变化	biànhuà	to change; change
表演	biǎoyǎn	to perform, to act
别的	biéde	other
别人	biérén	other people
宾馆	bīnguǎn	hotel
冰	bīng	ice; (to freeze)
冰激凌	bīngjīlíng	ice cream
冰箱	bīngxiāng	refrigerator
病人	bìngrén	patient
不但	búdàn	not only
不见	bújiàn	to disappear, to not see
不用	búyòng	need not
不同	bù tóng	different
不久	bùjiǔ	soon, not long after
不行	bùxíng	not allowed, won't do; not good
才	cái	just, only
菜单	càidān	menu
参加	cānjiā	to join, to attend
草	cǎo	grass
草地	cǎodì	grassland
层	céng	measure word for layer, floor
查	chá	to check
差	chà	bad, poor; to lack
差不多	chàbuduō	almost, similar; nearly
尝	cháng	to taste
常	cháng	often, frequent
常见	cháng jiàn	common
常用	cháng yòng	commonly used
常常	chángcháng	often
衬衫	chènshān	shirt
成绩	chéngjì	score, grade, achievement
城市	chéngshì	city
迟到	chídào	to be late
出发	chūfā	to set out, to leave
出生	chūshēng	to be born
出院	chūyuàn	to be discharged from hospital
初中	chūzhōng	junior high school
除了	chúle	except, besides
船	chuán	boat
春天	chūntiān	spring
词典	cídiǎn	dictionary
聪明	cōngmíng	smart, clever
打扫	dǎsǎo	to clean
打算	dǎsuàn	to plan, intend; plan
大概	dàgài	general, rough; probably, approximately; (general idea)
大人	dàren	adult
大小	dàxiǎo	size
大熊猫	dàxióngmāo	giant panda
大衣	dàyī	coat
带	dài	to bring, to take; (belt)
担心	dānxīn	to worry
蛋糕	dàngāo	cake
当然	dāngrán	of course
到处	dàochù	everywhere
得到	dédào	to get, to obtain
得分	défēn	to score; score
的话	dehuà	particle used after a condition clause, if...
灯	dēng	lamp, light
地点	dìdiǎn	place, location
地方	dìfang	place
地图	dìtú	map
电	diàn	electricity; (to give an electric shock)
电梯	diàntī	elevator
电子书	diànzǐshū	e-book
丢	diū	to lose, to throw away
东	dōng	east
东北	dōngběi	northeast
东方	dōngfāng	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	shorts
段	duàn	measure word of segment, paragraph
锻炼	duànliàn	to exercise
对话	duìhuà	dialogue, conversation
饿	è	hungry
而且	érqiě	and, moreover
耳朵	ěrduo	ear
耳机	ěrjī	earphone
发	fā	to send, to issue
发烧	fāshāo	to have a fever
发生	fāshēng	to happen
发现	fāxiàn	to find, to discover
发展	fāzhǎn	to develop
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, to place
放假	fàngjià	to have a holiday
放心	fàngxīn	to relax, to feel at ease
放学	fàngxué	school is over
分开	fēnkāi	to separate
白菜	bái cài	Chinese cabbage; pak choi
风	fēng	wind
封	fēng	measure word for letters; (to seal)
夫妻	fūqī	husband and wife
服务	fúwù	to serve
附近	fùjìn	nearby
复习	fùxí	to review
该	gāi	should
干净	gānjìng	clean
感兴趣	gǎn xìngqù	to be interested in
感到	gǎndào	to feel
感冒	gǎnmào	cold; to catch a cold
干	gàn	to do, to work
刚	gāng	just, just now
刚才	gāngcái	just now
刚刚	gānggāng	just now, a moment ago
高铁	gāotiě	high-speed rail
根据	gēnjù	to base on; according to; (basis)
更	gèng	more
公斤	gōngjīn	kilogram
公园	gōngyuán	park
工作日	gōngzuòrì	workday
故事	gùshi	story
刮	guā	to scrape, to blow
关	guān	to close, to turn off; pass
关机	guānjī	to turn off device
关系	guānxì	relationship; (to relate)
关心	guānxīn	to care about, to be concerned
关于	guānyú	about, regarding
关注	guānzhù	to pay attention to, to follow
国家	guójiā	country
过节	guòjié	to celebrate a festival
海	hǎi	sea
害怕	hàipà	to be afraid
好多	hǎoduō	many, a lot
好久	hǎojiǔ	a long time
好像	hǎoxiàng	to seem, as if; perhaps
号码	hàomǎ	number, code
河	hé	river
合适	héshì	suitable
黑板	hēibǎn	blackboard
红绿灯	hóng-lǜdēng	traffic light
后来	hòulái	later, afterwards
后年	hòunián	the year after next
板	bǎn	board; plank; plate; shutter; table tennis bat; clappers (music); accented beat in Chinese music; hard; stiff; to stop smiling or look serious
后天	hòutiān	the day after tomorrow
护照	hùzhào	passport
花园	huāyuán	garden
画家	huàjiā	painter, artist
欢迎	huānyíng	to welcome
环境	huánjìng	environment
换	huàn	to exchange, to change
黄色	huángsè	yellow
回答	huídá	to answer
会议	huìyì	meeting
或	huò	or; (perhaps, maybe)
或者	huòzhě	or
鸡	jī	chicken
几乎	jīhū	almost
机会	jīhuì	opportunity
极	jí	extremely
急	jí	urgent; (to worry)
记	jì	to remember
季	jì	season
季节	jìjié	season
加	jiā	to add
假期	jiàqī	vacation
坚持	jiānchí	to persist
检查	jiǎnchá	to check, to inspect
简单	jiǎndān	simple
检票	jiǎnpiào	ticket checking
健康	jiànkāng	healthy
见面	jiànmiàn	to meet
讲	jiǎng	to speak, to talk
角	jiǎo	measure word for fractions, angle, currency
脚	jiǎo	foot
接	jiē	to pick up, to receive
街	jiē	street
节	jié	measure word for segments, sections, lessons; festival, joint; (to save, to control)
结婚	jiéhūn	to marry
节目	jiémù	program
节日	jiérì	festival
结束	jiéshù	to end
解决	jiějué	to solve
姐妹	jiěmèi	sister
借	jiè	to borrow
斤	jīn	catty
经过	jīngguò	to pass; process
经理	jīnglǐ	manager
久	jiǔ	long
酒	jiǔ	alcohol
旧	jiù	old
句	jù	measure word of sentence
句子	jùzi	sentence
决定	juédìng	to decide; decision
卡	kǎ	card
开花	kāihuā	to bloom
开会	kāihuì	to have a meeting
开机	kāijī	to turn on device
开心	kāixīn	happy
看来	kànlái	it seems, it appears
可	kě	but; (yet)
渴	kě	thirsty
可爱	kě’ài	lovely
可是	kěshì	but
刻	kè	quarter; to carve
课本	kèběn	textbook
客人	kèrén	guest
课文	kèwén	text
空调	kōngtiáo	air conditioner
哭	kū	to cry
筷子	kuàizi	chopsticks
矿泉水	kuàngquánshuǐ	mineral water
来自	láizì	to come from
蓝	lán	blue
老	lǎo	old, aged; prefix indicating seniority or endearment; (always, constantly)
老人	lǎorén	elderly person
离开	líkāi	to leave
礼物	lǐwù	gift
历史	lìshǐ	history
脸	liǎn	face
练	liàn	to practice
练习	liànxí	to practice; exercise
凉快	liángkuai	cool
辆	liàng	measure word for vehicles
聊	liáo	to chat
聊天儿	liáotiānr	to chat
了解	liǎojiě	to understand
邻居	línjū	neighbor
留学	liúxué	to study abroad
留学生	liúxuéshēng	overseas student
楼梯	lóutī	stairs
路边	lùbiān	roadside
马	mǎ	horse
马路	mǎlù	road
马上	mǎshàng	immediately
满意	mǎnyì	satisfied
毛	máo	measure word for money; (hair)
米	mǐ	meter
面前	miànqián	in front of
明白	míngbai	to understand; clear
名单	míngdān	name list
名人	míngrén	famous person
报	bào	to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; recompense; revenge
南	nán	south
难	nán	difficult; (to make difficult)
南方	nánfāng	south
难过	nánguò	sad
难看	nánkàn	ugly
男人	nánrén	man
男生	nánshēng	boy student
难题	nántí	difficult problem
难听	nántīng	unpleasant to hear
年级	niánjí	grade
年轻	niánqīng	young
牛	niú	cow; (awesome)
努力	nǔlì	to work hard; hardworking
女人	nǚrén	woman
女生	nǚshēng	girl student
爬	pá	to climb
怕	pà	to fear; (perhaps)
拍照	pāizhào	to take a photo
盘子	pánzi	plate
胖	pàng	fat
啤酒	píjiǔ	beer
平时	píngshí	usually
瓶子	píngzi	bottle
骑	qí	to ride
奇怪	qíguài	strange
其实	qíshí	actually
其他	qítā	other
起	qǐ	to rise, to get up; (measure word for events)
起飞	qǐfēi	to take off
汽车	qìchē	car
铅笔	qiānbǐ	pencil
前年	qiánnián	the year before last
前天	qiántiān	the day before yesterday
清楚	qīngchu	clear, obvious; to understand
请假	qǐngjià	to ask for leave
请客	qǐngkè	to invite guests, to treat someone
秋天	qiūtiān	autumn
球场	qiúchǎng	sports field, court
裙子	qúnzi	skirt
然后	ránhòu	then, afterwards
热情	rèqíng	enthusiastic
认得	rènde	to recognize, to know
认为	rènwéi	to think, to consider
认真	rènzhēn	serious, earnest
容易	róngyì	easy
如果	rúguǒ	if
伞	sǎn	umbrella
扫	sǎo	to sweep
沙发	shāfā	sofa
山	shān	mountain
上衣	shàngyī	jacket, top garment
勺子	sháozi	spoon
身边	shēnbiān	by one's side
身高	shēngāo	height
声	shēng	sound, voice; measure word for sounds
生活	shēnghuó	life; to live
生气	shēngqì	to get angry
声音	shēngyīn	sound
市	shì	city
试	shì	to try
室	shì	room
世界	shìjiè	world
收	shōu	to receive
收到	shōudào	to receive
受	shòu	to receive, to be affected
瘦	shòu	thin, slim
受到	shòudào	to receive, to be subjected to
叔叔	shūshu	uncle
树	shù	tree
数学	shùxué	mathematics
刷	shuā	to brush, to scrub
双	shuāng	pair, measure word for pairs
水平	shuǐpíng	level, standard
司机	sījī	driver
四季	sìjì	four seasons
太阳	tàiyáng	sun
糖	táng	candy, sugar
特别	tèbié	special; particularly
提高	tígāo	to raise, to improve
体育	tǐyù	physical education
体育馆	tǐyùguǎn	gymnasium
甜	tián	sweet
跳	tiào	to jump
听说	tīngshuō	to hear said
挺	tǐng	quite, rather; (to endure)
同事	tóngshì	colleague
同意	tóngyì	to agree
头发	tóufa	hair
突然	tūrán	sudden
图书馆	túshūguǎn	library
腿	tuǐ	leg
外地	wàidì	other place
外卖	wàimài	takeaway; to order takeout
外语	wàiyǔ	foreign language
完成	wánchéng	to complete
碗	wǎn	bowl
晚点	wǎndiǎn	to be late
晚会	wǎnhuì	evening party
网球	wǎngqiú	tennis
网站	wǎngzhàn	website
忘记	wàngjì	to forget
为	wèi	for, because of, to
为了	wèile	in order to
卫生间	wèishēngjiān	bathroom, restroom
本事	běn shì	source material; original story
文化	wénhuà	culture
屋子	wūzi	room, house
西	xī	west
西北	xīběi	northwest
西方	xīfāng	west
西瓜	xīguā	watermelon
西南	xīnán	southwest
习惯	xíguàn	to be used to; habit
喜爱	xǐ’ài	to like, to love
洗衣机	xǐyījī	washing machine
洗澡	xǐzǎo	to take a bath
夏天	xiàtiān	summer
先	xiān	first, before
香蕉	xiāngjiāo	banana
相信	xiāngxìn	to believe
箱子	xiāngzi	box, case
向	xiàng	to face, to turn toward; toward, to
像	xiàng	to resemble, to be like; (as if, such as); (image, statue, portrait)
相机	xiàngjī	camera
小区	xiǎoqū	residential community
小心	xiǎoxīn	to be careful; careful
校园	xiàoyuán	campus
校长	xiàozhǎng	principal, headmaster
鞋	xié	shoe
心里	xīnlǐ	heart, mind
新年	xīnnián	New Year
新闻	xīnwén	news
新鲜	xīnxiān	fresh
信	xìn	to believe; letter
信用卡	xìnyòngkǎ	credit card
行	xíng	to go; okay, permissible
行李	xíngli	luggage
兴趣	xìngqù	interest
休假	xiūjià	to take a holiday
需要	xūyào	to need; need
选	xuǎn	to choose
选择	xuǎnzé	to choose
学期	xuéqī	semester
牙	yá	tooth
牙刷	yáshuā	toothbrush
羊	yáng	sheep
养	yǎng	to raise, to keep
要求	yāoqiú	to demand; requirement
页	yè	measure word for page
一定	yídìng	certain; certainly
一共	yígòng	altogether, in total
一块儿	yíkuàir	the same place; together
一样	yíyàng	same
以后	yǐhòu	later, after
以前	yǐqián	before
以上	yǐshàng	above, more than
以外	yǐwài	except, besides
以为	yǐwéi	to think, to believe
以下	yǐxià	below, less than
一般	yìbān	general, ordinary
一边	yìbiān	at the same time
一直	yìzhí	always, straight
音乐	yīnyuè	music
银行	yínháng	bank
银行卡	yínhángkǎ	bank card
饮料	yǐnliào	beverage
应该	yīnggāi	should, ought to
影响	yǐngxiǎng	to affect; influence
用	yòng	to use
邮件	yóujiàn	mail
游客	yóukè	tourist
游戏	yóuxì	game
邮箱	yóuxiāng	mailbox
有关	yǒuguān	to have to do with; concerning
有名	yǒumíng	famous
有用	yǒuyòng	useful
又	yòu	again, also
羽毛球	yǔmáoqiú	badminton
语言	yǔyán	language
雨衣	yǔyī	raincoat
遇到	yùdào	to encounter
遇见	yùjiàn	to meet
园	yuán	garden
员	yuán	suffix for person with a certain job
愿意	yuànyì	willing
越	yuè	more, increasingly
月亮	yuèliang	moon
运动会	yùndònghuì	sports meet
运动员	yùndòngyuán	athlete
咱们	zánmen	we
脏	zāng	dirty
怎么办	zěnme bàn	what to do
怎样	zěnyàng	how
张	zhāng	to open; measure word for flat objects
着急	zháojí	anxious
照	zhào	to shine, to photograph
照顾	zhàogù	to take care of
照片	zhàopiàn	photo
照相	zhàoxiàng	to take a picture
直到	zhídào	until
纸	zhǐ	paper
只能	zhǐ néng	can only
只是	zhǐshì	only, merely; but
只要	zhǐyào	as long as
只有	zhǐyǒu	only if
中	zhōng	middle
中间	zhōngjiān	middle, between
终于	zhōngyú	finally
种	zhǒng	measure word for kinds
重要	zhòngyào	important
周末	zhōumò	weekend
主要	zhǔyào	main
变为	biàn wéi	to change into
注意	zhùyì	to pay attention to
住院	zhùyuàn	to be hospitalized
字典	zìdiǎn	dictionary
自行车	zìxíngchē	bicycle
子	zi	noun suffix
总	zǒng	always, invariably; (to sum up, to assemble; total, overall)
总是	zǒngshì	always
嘴	zuǐ	mouth
最好	zuìhǎo	best
最后	zuìhòu	last, final
最近	zuìjìn	recently
做客	zuòkè	to be a guest
作业	zuòyè	homework
播出	bō chū	to broadcast; to air (a TV program etc)
部长	bù zhǎng	head of a (government etc) department; section chief; section head; secretary; minister
衬衣	chèn yī	shirt
初一	chū yī	first day of lunar month; New Year's Day; first year in junior middle school
传来	chuán lái	(of a sound) to come through; to be heard; (of news) to arrive
春	chūn	old variant of 春
大使馆	dà shǐ guǎn	embassy
代表团	dài biǎo tuán	delegation
电台	diàn tái	transmitter-receiver; broadcasting station; radio station
电子	diàn zǐ	electronic; electron (particle physics)
电子邮件	diàn zǐ yóu jiàn	email
冬	dōng	winter
放到	fàng dào	Put in
分组	fēn zǔ	to divide into groups; group (formed from a larger group); subgroup; (computer networking) packet
服务员	fú wù yuán	waiter; waitress; attendant; customer service personnel
赶到	gǎn dào	to hurry (to some place)
干吗	gàn má	see 干嘛
高速公路	gāo sù gōng lù	expressway; highway; freeway
歌迷	gē mí	fan of a singer
共有	gòng yǒu	to have altogether; in all
国内	guó nèi	domestic; internal (to a country); civil
哈哈	hā hā	(onom.) laughing out loud
红酒	hóng jiǔ	red wine
华人	Huá rén	ethnic Chinese person or people
划船	huá chuán	to row a boat; rowing boat; rowing (sport)
积极性	jī jí xìng	zeal; initiative; enthusiasm; activity
极了	jí le	extremely; exceedingly
建成	jiàn chéng	to establish; to build
交费	jiāo fèi	to pay a fee
解开	jiě kāi	to untie; to undo; to solve (a mystery)
金	Jīn	surname Jin; surname Kim (Korean); Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
看起来	kàn qǐ lai	seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appear to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be
看上去	kàn shang qu	it would appear; it seems (that)
可乐	kě lè	amusing; entertaining; (loanword) cola
空儿	kòng r	spare time; free time
老头儿	lǎo tóu r	see 老头子
乐	Lè	surname Le
乐队	yuè duì	band; pop group
连续剧	lián xù jù	serialized drama; dramatic series; show in parts
凉水	liáng shuǐ	cool water; unboiled water
另一方面	lìng yī fāng miàn	on the other hand; another aspect
慢慢	màn màn	slowly
没用	méi yòng	useless
美元	Měi yuán	American dollar; US dollar
面条	miàn tiáo	noodles
能不能	néng bùnéng	Can you
皮包	pí bāo	handbag; briefcase
票价	piào jià	ticket price; fare; admission fee
秋	Qiū	surname Qiu
全场	quán chǎng	everyone present; the whole audience; across-the-board; unanimously; whole duration (of a competition or match)
认出	rèn chū	recognition; to recognize
任	Rén	surname Ren; Ren County 任县 in Hebei
声明	shēng míng	to state; to declare; statement; declaration
世界杯	Shì jiè bēi	World Cup
事实上	shì shí shàng	in fact; in reality; actually; as a matter of fact; de facto; ipso facto
收音机	shōu yīn jī	radio
所长	suǒ cháng	what one is good at
铁	Tiě	surname Tie
推开	tuī kāi	to push open (a gate etc); to push away; to reject; to decline
外文	wài wén	foreign language (written)
夏	Xià	the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC; Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407-432); surname Xia
行李箱	xíng li xiāng	suitcase; baggage compartment; overhead bin; (car) trunk; boot
熊猫	xióng māo	panda
演唱会	yǎn chàng huì	vocal recital or concert
一方面	yī fāng miàn	on the one hand
衣架	yī jià	clothes hanger; clothes rack
有的是	yǒu de shì	have plenty of; there's no lack of
长城	Cháng chéng	the Great Wall
照相机	zhào xiàng jī	camera
整天	zhěng tiān	all day long; whole day
志愿	zhì yuàn	aspiration; ambition; to volunteer
中部	zhōng bù	middle part; central section
钟	Zhōng	surname Zhong
抓住	zhuā zhù	to grab hold of; to capture
自主	zì zhǔ	independent; to act for oneself; autonomous

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