HSK vocabulary

HSK 3 Vocabulary List

All 595 words for the HSK 3 exam — all vocabulary through HSK 3 — enough to handle daily life, work, and travel in Chinese. Every word links to a full entry with example sentences, pinyin, and traditional characters.

WordTraditionalPinyinMeaning
àito love
eight
爸爸bà ba(coll.) father
杯子bēi zicup
北京běi jīngBeijing, capital of the People's Republic of China
běnroot
no
不客气不客氣bù kè qiyou're welcome
càidish (type of food)
chátea
chīto eat
出租车出租車chū zū chētaxi
打电话打電話dǎ diàn huàto make a telephone call
big
deof
diǎnpoint
电脑電腦diàn nǎocomputer
电视電視diàn shìtelevision
电影電影diàn yǐngmovie
东西東西dōng xīeast and west
surname Du
dòucomma
对不起對不起duì bu qǐI'm sorry
duōmany
多少duō shǎonumber
儿子兒子ér zison
èrtwo
饭馆飯館fàn guǎnrestaurant
飞机飛機fēi jīairplane
分钟分鐘fēn zhōngminute
高兴高興gāo xìnghappy
used in 自个儿
工作gōng zuòto work
gǒudog
汉语漢語hàn yǔChinese language
hǎogood
to drink
old variant of 和
hěn(adverb of degree)
后面後面hòu mianthe back
huíto circle
huìcan
火车站火車站huǒ chē zhàntrain station
small table
jiāused in 家伙 and 家俱
jiàoto shout
今天jīn tiāntoday
jiǔnine
kāito open (transitive or intransitive)
kānto look after
看见看見kàn jiànto see
kuàilump
láito come
老师老師lǎo shīteacher
le(completed action marker)
lěngsurname Leng
variant of 里
língzero
liùsix
妈妈媽媽mā mamama
(coll.) what?
mǎito buy
māocat
méi(negative prefix for verbs) have not
没关系沒關係méi guān xiit doesn't matter
米饭米飯mǐ fàn(cooked) rice
名字míng ziname (of a person or thing)
明天míng tiāntomorrow
how
surname Na
neparticle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?")
néngsurname Neng
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)
niánsurname Nian
女儿女兒nǚ érdaughter
朋友péng youfriend
漂亮piào liangpretty
苹果蘋果píng guǒapple
seven
前面qián miànahead
qiánsurname Qian
qǐngto ask
to go
to warm up
rénperson
认识認識rèn shito know
abbr. for 本, Japan
sānsurname San
商店shāng diànstore
shǎngused in 上声
上午shàng wǔmorning
shǎofew
什么什麼shén mewhat?
shíten
时候時候shí houtime
shìto be (followed by substantives only)
shūabbr. for 书经
shéiwho
shuǐsurname Shui
水果shuǐ guǒfruit
睡觉睡覺shuì jiàoto go to bed
说话說話shuō huàto speak
four
suìvariant of 岁, year
he
she
tàihighest
天气天氣tiān qìweather
yǐnsmile (archaic)
同学同學tóng xuéto study at the same school
wéihello (when answering the phone)
I
我们我們wǒ menwe
five
喜欢喜歡xǐ huanto like
xiàdown
下午xià wǔafternoon
下雨xià yǔto rain
先生xiān shengteacher
现在現在xiàn zàinow
xiǎngto think (about)
xiǎosmall
小姐xiǎo jieyoung lady
xiēclassifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several
xiěto write
谢谢謝謝xiè xieto thank
星期xīng qīweek
学生學生xué shengstudent
学习學習xué xíto learn
学校學校xué xiàoschool
one
衣服yī fuclothes
医生醫生yī shēngdoctor
医院醫院yī yuànhospital
椅子yǐ zichair
yǒuto have
yuèmoon
再见再見zài jiàngoodbye
zàito exist
怎么怎麼zěn mehow?
怎么样怎麼樣zěn me yànghow?
zhè(pronoun) this
中国中國zhōng guóChina
中午zhōng wǔnoon
zhùto live
桌子zhuō zitable
letter
昨天zuó tiānyesterday
zuòsurname Zuo
zuòto make
bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)
báisurname Bai
bǎisurname Bai
帮助幫助bāng zhùassistance
报纸報紙bào zhǐnewspaper
Belgium
便宜biàn yíconvenient
biésurname Bie
唱歌chàng gēto sing a song
chūto go out
穿chuānto wear
chuánvariant of 船
next in sequence
cóngvariant of 从
cuòsurname Cuo
打篮球打籃球dǎ lán qiúto play basketball
大家dà jiāeveryone
但是dàn shìbut
dàoto reach
to obtain
弟弟dì diyounger brother
第一dì yīfirst
dǒngto understand
房间房間fáng jiānroom
非常fēi chángvery
服务员服務員fú wù yuánwaiter
gāosurname Gao
告诉告訴gào sùto press charges
哥哥gē geolder brother
gěito
公共汽车公共汽車gōng gòng qì chēbus
公斤gōng jīnkilogram (kg)
公司gōng sīcompany
guìexpensive
huánsurname Huan
孩子hái zichild
好吃hǎo chītasty
háoroar
hēiabbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龙江
hóngsurname Hong
欢迎歡迎huān yíngto welcome
回答huí dáto reply
机场機場jī chǎngairport
鸡蛋雞蛋jī dàn(chicken) egg
jiànitem
教室jiào shìclassroom
介绍介紹jiè shàoto introduce (sb to sb)
姐姐jiě jieolder sister
jìnnear
jìnto go forward
jiù(after a suppositional clause) in that case
觉得覺得jué deto think that ...
咖啡kā fēicoffee (loanword)
开始開始kāi shǐto begin
考试考試kǎo shìto take an exam
可能kě néngmight (happen)
可以kě yǐcan
subject
kuàirapid
快乐快樂kuài lèhappy
lěito accumulate
chīmythical beast (archaic)
liǎngtwo
surname Lu
旅游旅遊lǚ yóutrip
màito sell
mànslow
mángbusy
měieach
妹妹mèi meiyounger sister
ménsurname Men
男人nán réna man
nínyou (courteous, as opposed to informal 你)
牛奶niú nǎicow's milk
女人nǚ rénwoman
旁边旁邊páng biānside
跑步pǎo bùto run
piàoticket
妻子qī zǐwife and children
起床qǐ chuángto get out of bed
qiānthousand
qíngclear
去年qù niánlast year
ràngto yield
上班shàng bānto go to work
身体身體shēn tǐthe body
生病shēng bìngto fall ill
生日shēng rìbirthday
时间時間shí jiāntime
事情shì qingaffair
手表手錶shǒu biǎowristwatch
手机手機shǒu jīcell phone
sòngto send
所以suǒ yǐtherefore
it
to kick
surname Ti
跳舞tiào wǔto dance
wàioutside
wánto finish
wánto play
晚上wǎn shangevening
wéias (in the capacity of)
wènto ask
问题問題wèn tíquestion
希望xī wàngto hope
to wash
西瓜xī guāwatermelon
xiàngsurname Xiang
小时小時xiǎo shíhour
xiàoold variant of 笑
xīnabbr. for Xinjiang 疆 or Singapore 坡
xìngfamily name
休息xiū xirest
xuěsurname Xue
颜色顏色yán sècolor
眼睛yǎn jingeye
羊肉yáng ròumutton
yàoleaf of the iris
yāo(bound form) to demand
surname Ye
一起yī qǐin the same place
已经已經yǐ jīngalready
意思yì siidea
因为因為yīn wèibecause
yīnsurname Yin
游泳yóu yǒngswimming
右边右邊yòu bianright side
surname Yu
yuánsurname Yuan
yuǎnfar
运动運動yùn dòngto move
zàiagain
早上zǎo shangearly morning
zhāngsurname Zhang
chánglength
丈夫zhàng fuhusband
zhǎoto try to find
zhāo(chess) move
zhēnreally
正在zhèng zàijust at (that time)
知道zhī dàoto know
准备準備zhǔn bèipreparation
自行车自行車zì xíng chēbicycle
zǒuto walk
zuìvariant of 最
左边左邊zuǒ bianleft
阿姨ā yímaternal aunt
āinterjection of surprise
ǎilow
爱好愛好ài hàoto like
安静安靜ān jìngquiet
to hold
bānsurname Ban
bānto move (i.e. relocate oneself)
办法辦法bàn fǎmeans
办公室辦公室bàn gōng shìoffice
bànhalf
帮忙幫忙bāng mángto help
bāosurname Bao
bǎoto eat till full
北方běi fāngnorth
bèiquilt
鼻子bí zinose
比较比較bǐ jiàoto compare
比赛比賽bǐ sàicompetition (sports etc)
必须必須bì xūto have to
变化變化biàn huà(intransitive) to change
表示biǎo shìto express
表演biǎo yǎnplay
别人別人bié renother people
宾馆賓館bīn guǎnguesthouse
冰箱bīng xiāngicebox
cáiability
菜单菜單cài dānmenu
参加參加cān jiāto participate
cǎovariant of 草
céngto pile on top of one another
chādifference
超市chāo shìsupermarket (abbr. for 超级市场)
衬衫襯衫chèn shānshirt
成绩成績chéng jìachievement
城市chéng shìcity
迟到遲到chí dàoto arrive late
出现出現chū xiànto appear
除了chú lebesides
厨房廚房chú fángkitchen
chūnold variant of 春
词语詞語cí yǔword (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases)
聪明聰明cōng mingintelligent
打扫打掃dǎ sǎoto clean
打算dǎ suànto plan
dàiband
担心擔心dān xīnanxious
蛋糕dàn gāocake
当然當然dāng ránonly natural
de-ly
地方dì fāngregion
地铁地鐵dì tiěunderground railway
地图地圖dì túmap
dēnglamp
low
电梯電梯diàn tīelevator
电子電子diàn zǐelectronic
dōngsurname Dong
dōngwinter
动物動物dòng wùanimal
duǎnshort
duànsurname Duan
锻炼鍛鍊duàn liànto toughen
多么多麼duō mehow (wonderful etc)
饿èto be hungry
而且ér qiě(not only ...) but also
耳朵ěr duoear
发烧發燒fā shāoto have a high temperature (from illness)
发现發現fā xiànto notice
方便fāng biànconvenient
fàngto put
放心fàng xīnto feel relieved
fēnto divide
附近fù jìnnearby
复习復習fù xíto review
gǎnto dare
感冒gǎn màoto catch cold
干净乾淨gān jìngclean
刚才剛才gāng cáijust now
根据根據gēn jùaccording to
gēnheel
gēngto change or replace
公园公園gōng yuánpark (for public recreation)
故事gù shìold practice
guāto scrape
guānsurname Guan
关系關係guān xirelation
关心關心guān xīnto be concerned about
关于關於guān yúpertaining to
国家國家guó jiācountry
果汁guǒ zhīfruit juice
过去過去guò qù(in the) past
还是還是hái shistill (as before)
害怕hài pàto be afraid
river
黑板hēi bǎnblackboard
护照護照hù zhàopassport
huāsurname Hua
花园花園huā yuángarden
huàto draw
huàibad
环境環境huán jìngenvironment
huànto exchange
huángsurname Huang or Hwang
会议會議huì yìmeeting
或者huò zhěor
机会機會jī huìopportunity
extremely
几乎幾乎jī hūalmost
记得記得jì deto remember
季节季節jì jiétime
检查檢查jiǎn cháinspection
简单簡單jiǎn dānsimple
见面見面jiàn miànto meet
健康jiàn kānghealth
jiǎngto speak
juésurname Jue
jiǎofoot
jiàosurname Jiao
jiēto receive
街道jiē dàostreet
节目節目jié mùprogram
节日節日jié rìholiday
结婚結婚jié hūnto marry
结束結束jié shùtermination
解决解決jiě juéto solve
jièto lend
经常經常jīng chángfrequently
经过經過jīng guòto pass
经理經理jīng lǐmanager
jiǔ(long) time
jiùold
举行舉行jǔ xíngto hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
句子jù zisentence
决定決定jué dìngto decide (to do something)
可爱可愛kě àiadorable
thirsty
quarter (hour)
客人kè rénvisitor
空调空調kōng tiáoair conditioning
kǒumouth
to cry
裤子袴子kù zivariant of 裤子, trousers
筷子kuài zichopsticks
lánsurname Lan
lǎoprefix 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
了解liǎo jiěto understand
离开離開lí kāito depart
礼物禮物lǐ wùgift
历史歷史lì shǐhistory
liǎnface
练习練習liàn xíto practice
liàngclassifier for vehicles
邻居鄰居lín jūneighbor
lóusurname Lou
绿green
surname Ma
马上馬上mǎ shàngat once
满意滿意mǎn yìsatisfied
帽子mào zihat
surname Mi
面包麵包miàn bāobread
面条麵條miàn tiáonoodles
明白míng baiclear
old variant of 拿
奶奶nǎi nai(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother)
nánsurname Nan
nándifficult (to...)
难过難過nán guòto feel sad
年级年級nián jígrade
年轻年輕nián qīngyoung
diǎovariant of 屌
努力nǔ lìto make an effort
爬山pá shānto climb a mountain
盘子盤子pán zitray
pánhealthy
啤酒pí jiǔbeer (loanword)
葡萄pú taogrape
普通话普通話pǔ tōng huàMandarin (common language)
其实其實qí shíactually
其他qí tāother
奇怪qí guàistrange
(Tw) saddle horse
铅笔鉛筆qiān bǐ(lead) pencil
清楚qīng chuclear
qiūsurname Qiu
裙子qún ziskirt
然后然後rán hòuthen
热情熱情rè qíngcordial
认为認為rèn wéito believe
认真認真rèn zhēnconscientious
容易róng yìeasy
如果rú guǒif
sǎnumbrella
上网上網shàng wǎngto go online
生气生氣shēng qìto get angry
声音聲音shēng yīnvoice
使shǐto make
世界shì jièworld
shòuthin
叔叔shū shufather's younger brother
舒服shū fucomfortable
shùtree
数学數學shù xuémathematics
shuāto brush
shuāngsurname Shuang
水平shuǐ pínglevel (of achievement etc)
司机司機sī jīchauffeur
虽然雖然suī ránalthough
太阳太陽tài yangsun
tángsugar
特别特別tè biéunusual
téng(it) hurts
提高tí gāoto raise
体育體育tǐ yùsports
tiánsweet
tiáostrip
同事tóng shìcolleague
同意tóng yìto agree
头发頭髮tóu fahair (on the head)
突然tū ránsudden
图书馆圖書館tú shū guǎnlibrary
tuǐleg
完成wán chéngto complete
wǎnvariant of 碗
used in 俟
忘记忘記wàng jìto forget
为了為了wèi lefor
为什么為什麼wèi shén mewhy?
wèiposition
文化wén huàculture
习惯習慣xí guànhabit
洗手间洗手間xǐ shǒu jiāntoilet
洗澡xǐ zǎoto bathe
西the West
xiàthe Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC
xiānearly
相同xiāng tóngidentical
相信xiāng xìnto be convinced (that sth is true)
香蕉xiāng jiāobanana
xiàngto resemble
小心xiǎo xīnto be careful
校长校長xiào zhǎng(college, university) president
xiéshoe
新闻新聞xīn wénnews
新鲜新鮮xīn xiānfresh (experience, food etc)
xìnletter
行李箱xíng li xiāngsuitcase
兴趣興趣xìng qùinterest (desire to know about sth)
熊猫熊貓xióng māopanda
需要xū yàoto need
选择選擇xuǎn zéto select
眼镜眼鏡yǎn jìngspectacles
要求yāo qiúto request
爷爷爺爺yé ye(coll.) father's father
一般yī bānsame
一边一邊yī biānone side
一定yī dìngsurely
一共yī gòngaltogether
一会儿一會兒yī huì ra moment
一样一樣yī yàngsame
一直yī zhístraight (in a straight line)
以后以後yǐ hòuafter
以前yǐ qiánbefore
以为以為yǐ wéito think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)
音乐音樂yīn yuèmusic
银行銀行yín hángbank
应该應該yīng gāiought to
影响影響yǐng xiǎnginfluence
yòngto use
游戏遊戲yóu xìgame
有名yǒu míngfamous
yòu(once) again
遇到yù dàoto meet
愿意願意yuàn yìto wish
月亮yuè liangthe moon
yuègeneric word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods
yún(classical) to say
zhànstation
照顾照顧zhào guto take care of
照片zhào piànphotograph
照相机照相機zhào xiàng jīcamera
着急著急zháo jíto worry
zhǐonly
中间中間zhōng jiānthe middle
终于終於zhōng yúat last
zhǒngseed
重要zhòng yàoimportant
周末週末zhōu mòweekend
主要zhǔ yàomain
注意zhù yìto take note of
zhùsurname Zhu
字典zì diǎnChinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 词典, which has entries for words of one or more characters)
自己zì jǐoneself
总是總是zǒng shìalways
最近zuì jìnrecently
作业作業zuò yèschool assignment
作用zuò yòngto act on

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