HSK 3.0 vocabulary
HSK 3.0 Level 2 Vocabulary List
All 750 words for the HSK 3.0 Level 2 exam — the second band of the 2021 HSK standard, covering simple daily conversations. Every word links to a full entry with example sentences, pinyin, and traditional characters.
| Word | Traditional | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 出租车 | 出租車 | chū zū chē | taxi |
| 饭馆 | 飯館 | fàn guǎn | restaurant |
| 分钟 | 分鐘 | fēn zhōng | minute |
| 狗 | gǒu | dog | |
| 猫 | 貓 | māo | cat |
| 漂亮 | piào liang | pretty | |
| 喂 | wèi | hey | |
| 椅子 | yǐ zi | chair | |
| 怎么样 | 怎麼樣 | zěn me yàng | how? |
| 帮助 | 幫助 | bāng zhù | assistance |
| 报纸 | 報紙 | bào zhǐ | newspaper |
| 便宜 | pián yi | cheap | |
| 船 | chuán | boat | |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone | |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but | |
| 得 | dé | to obtain | |
| 懂 | dǒng | to understand | |
| 公共汽车 | 公共汽車 | gōng gòng qì chē | bus |
| 公斤 | gōng jīn | kilogram (kg) | |
| 公司 | gōng sī | company | |
| 黑 | hēi | black | |
| 红 | 紅 | hóng | red |
| 欢迎 | 歡迎 | huān yíng | to welcome |
| 件 | jiàn | item | |
| 教室 | jiào shì | classroom | |
| 近 | jìn | near | |
| 可能 | kě néng | might (happen) | |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can | |
| 快乐 | 快樂 | kuài lè | happy |
| 离 | 離 | lí | to leave |
| 旅游 | 旅遊 | lǚ yóu | trip |
| 卖 | 賣 | mài | to sell |
| 千 | qiān | thousand | |
| 晴 | qíng | clear | |
| 让 | 讓 | ràng | to yield |
| 事情 | shì qing | affair | |
| 手表 | 手錶 | shǒu biǎo | wristwatch |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore | |
| 它 | tā | it | |
| 题 | 題 | tí | topic |
| 完 | wán | to finish | |
| 为 | 為 | wèi | because of |
| 问题 | 問題 | wèn tí | question |
| 向 | xiàng | towards | |
| 姓 | xìng | family name | |
| 雪 | xuě | snow | |
| 颜色 | 顏色 | yán sè | color |
| 眼睛 | yǎn jing | eye | |
| 药 | 葯 | yào | leaf of the iris |
| 已经 | 已經 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 意思 | yì si | idea | |
| 因为 | 因為 | yīn wèi | because |
| 阴 | 陰 | yīn | overcast (weather) |
| 鱼 | 魚 | yú | fish |
| 运动 | 運動 | yùn dòng | to move |
| 长 | 長 | cháng | length |
| 自行车 | 自行車 | zì xíng chē | bicycle |
| 啊 | a | modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent | |
| 安静 | 安靜 | ān jìng | quiet |
| 办法 | 辦法 | bàn fǎ | means |
| 办公室 | 辦公室 | bàn gōng shì | office |
| 饱 | 飽 | bǎo | to eat till full |
| 北方 | běi fāng | north | |
| 必须 | 必須 | bì xū | to have to |
| 才 | cái | ability | |
| 菜单 | 菜單 | cài dān | menu |
| 参加 | 參加 | cān jiā | to participate |
| 草 | cǎo | grass | |
| 层 | 層 | céng | to pile on top of one another |
| 超市 | chāo shì | supermarket (abbr. for 超级市场) | |
| 成绩 | 成績 | chéng jì | achievement |
| 出现 | 出現 | chū xiàn | to appear |
| 词语 | 詞語 | cí yǔ | word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) |
| 打算 | dǎ suàn | to plan | |
| 带 | 帶 | dài | band |
| 地铁 | 地鐵 | dì tiě | underground railway |
| 灯 | 燈 | dēng | lamp |
| 低 | dī | low | |
| 动物 | 動物 | dòng wù | animal |
| 短 | duǎn | short | |
| 段 | duàn | paragraph | |
| 多么 | 多麼 | duō me | how (wonderful etc) |
| 而且 | ér qiě | (not only ...) but also | |
| 发现 | 發現 | fā xiàn | to notice |
| 方便 | fāng biàn | convenient | |
| 放心 | fàng xīn | to feel relieved | |
| 复习 | 復習 | fù xí | to review |
| 刚才 | 剛才 | gāng cái | just now |
| 更 | gèng | more | |
| 公园 | 公園 | gōng yuán | park (for public recreation) |
| 故事 | gù shì | old practice | |
| 关心 | 關心 | guān xīn | to be concerned about |
| 过去 | 過去 | guò qù | (in the) past |
| 河 | hé | river | |
| 黑板 | hēi bǎn | blackboard | |
| 护照 | 護照 | hù zhào | passport |
| 花园 | 花園 | huā yuán | garden |
| 画 | 畫 | huà | to draw |
| 换 | 換 | huàn | to exchange |
| 黄 | 黃 | huáng | yellow |
| 或者 | huò zhě | or | |
| 机会 | 機會 | jī huì | opportunity |
| 检查 | 檢查 | jiǎn chá | inspection |
| 健康 | jiàn kāng | health | |
| 讲 | 講 | jiǎng | to speak |
| 角 | jiǎo | angle | |
| 脚 | 腳 | jiǎo | foot |
| 接 | jiē | to receive | |
| 节目 | 節目 | jié mù | program |
| 节日 | 節日 | jié rì | holiday |
| 借 | jiè | to lend | |
| 经常 | 經常 | jīng cháng | frequently |
| 经过 | 經過 | jīng guò | to pass |
| 经理 | 經理 | jīng lǐ | manager |
| 举行 | 舉行 | jǔ xíng | to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc) |
| 句子 | jù zi | sentence | |
| 可爱 | 可愛 | kě ài | adorable |
| 刻 | kè | quarter (hour) | |
| 客人 | kè rén | visitor | |
| 哭 | kū | to cry | |
| 筷子 | kuài zi | chopsticks | |
| 蓝 | 藍 | lán | blue |
| 离开 | 離開 | lí kāi | to depart |
| 礼物 | 禮物 | lǐ wù | gift |
| 脸 | 臉 | liǎn | face |
| 练习 | 練習 | liàn xí | to practice |
| 辆 | 輛 | liàng | classifier for vehicles |
| 绿 | 綠 | lǜ | green |
| 满意 | 滿意 | mǎn yì | satisfied |
| 米 | mǐ | rice | |
| 难过 | 難過 | nán guò | to feel sad |
| 年级 | 年級 | nián jí | grade |
| 年轻 | 年輕 | nián qīng | young |
| 鸟 | 鳥 | niǎo | bird |
| 努力 | nǔ lì | to make an effort | |
| 爬山 | pá shān | to climb a mountain | |
| 普通话 | 普通話 | pǔ tōng huà | Mandarin (common language) |
| 其他 | qí tā | other | |
| 骑 | 騎 | qí | to sit astride |
| 清楚 | qīng chu | clear | |
| 然后 | 然後 | rán hòu | then |
| 热情 | 熱情 | rè qíng | cordial |
| 认为 | 認為 | rèn wéi | to believe |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if | |
| 声音 | 聲音 | shēng yīn | voice |
| 舒服 | shū fu | comfortable | |
| 水平 | shuǐ píng | level (of achievement etc) | |
| 司机 | 司機 | sī jī | chauffeur |
| 虽然 | 雖然 | suī rán | although |
| 太阳 | 太陽 | tài yang | sun |
| 特别 | 特別 | tè bié | unusual |
| 疼 | téng | (it) hurts | |
| 提高 | tí gāo | to raise | |
| 体育 | 體育 | tǐ yù | sports |
| 条 | 條 | tiáo | strip |
| 同事 | tóng shì | colleague | |
| 头发 | 頭髮 | tóu fa | hair (on the head) |
| 腿 | tuǐ | leg | |
| 完成 | wán chéng | to complete | |
| 碗 | wǎn | bowl | |
| 万 | 萬 | wàn | ten thousand |
| 为什么 | 為什麼 | wèi shén me | why? |
| 位 | wèi | position | |
| 习惯 | 習慣 | xí guàn | habit |
| 洗澡 | xǐ zǎo | to bathe | |
| 相同 | xiāng tóng | identical | |
| 相信 | xiāng xìn | to be convinced (that sth is true) | |
| 像 | xiàng | to resemble | |
| 小心 | xiǎo xīn | to be careful | |
| 校长 | 校長 | xiào zhǎng | (college, university) president |
| 鞋 | xié | shoe | |
| 新闻 | 新聞 | xīn wén | news |
| 信 | xìn | letter | |
| 要求 | yāo qiú | to request | |
| 一般 | yī bān | same | |
| 一定 | yī dìng | surely | |
| 一共 | yī gòng | altogether | |
| 一直 | yī zhí | straight (in a straight line) | |
| 以后 | 以後 | yǐ hòu | after |
| 以前 | yǐ qián | before | |
| 以为 | 以為 | yǐ wéi | to 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 yuè | music |
| 银行 | 銀行 | yín háng | bank |
| 应该 | 應該 | yīng gāi | ought to |
| 影响 | 影響 | yǐng xiǎng | influence |
| 又 | yòu | (once) again | |
| 愿意 | 願意 | yuàn yì | to wish |
| 月亮 | yuè liang | the moon | |
| 越 | yuè | to exceed | |
| 云 | yún | (classical) to say | |
| 照顾 | 照顧 | zhào gu | to take care of |
| 照片 | zhào piàn | photograph | |
| 只 | zhǐ | only | |
| 周末 | 週末 | zhōu mò | weekend |
| 主要 | zhǔ yào | main | |
| 字典 | zì diǎn | Chinese 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 jǐ | oneself | |
| 最近 | zuì jìn | recently | |
| 作业 | 作業 | zuò yè | school assignment |
| 作用 | zuò yòng | to act on |
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