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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 信息 | xìn xī | information | |
| 行动 | 行動 | xíng dòng | operation |
| 行人 | xíng rén | pedestrian | |
| 行为 | 行為 | xíng wéi | action |
| 学期 | 學期 | xué qī | term |
| 夜 | yè | night | |
| 中心 | zhōng xīn | center | |
| 重复 | 重複 | chóng fù | to repeat |
| 主人 | zhǔ rén | master | |
| 装 | 裝 | zhuāng | adornment |
| 自由 | zì yóu | freedom | |
| 作文 | zuò wén | to write an essay | |
| 爱人 | 愛人 | ài ren | spouse (PRC) |
| 白色 | bái sè | white | |
| 班长 | 班長 | bān zhǎng | class monitor |
| 办 | 辦 | bàn | to do |
| 半夜 | bàn yè | midnight | |
| 比如说 | 比如說 | bǐ rú shuō | for example |
| 笔 | 筆 | bǐ | pen |
| 笔记 | 筆記 | bǐ jì | to take down (in writing) |
| 边 | 邊 | biān | side |
| 变 | 變 | biàn | to change |
| 变成 | 變成 | biàn chéng | to change into |
| 表 | biǎo | exterior surface | |
| 不错 | 不錯 | bù cuò | correct |
| 不够 | 不夠 | bù gòu | not enough |
| 不久 | bù jiǔ | not long (after) | |
| 不满 | 不滿 | bù mǎn | resentful |
| 不少 | bù shǎo | many | |
| 不太 | bù tài | Not too | |
| 不同 | bù tóng | different | |
| 不行 | bù xíng | won't do | |
| 不要 | bù yào | don't! | |
| 不一定 | bù yī dìng | not necessarily | |
| 不一会儿 | 不一會兒 | bù yīhuǐr | Take a short while |
| 草地 | cǎo dì | lawn | |
| 查 | chá | to research | |
| 常见 | 常見 | cháng jiàn | commonly seen |
| 常用 | cháng yòng | in common usage | |
| 车辆 | 車輛 | chē liàng | vehicle |
| 成 | chéng | to succeed | |
| 出国 | 出國 | chū guó | to go abroad |
| 出门 | 出門 | chū mén | to go out |
| 出院 | chū yuàn | to leave hospital | |
| 出租 | chū zū | to rent | |
| 春节 | 春節 | chūn jié | Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) |
| 春天 | chūn tiān | spring (season) | |
| 词 | 詞 | cí | word |
| 从小 | 從小 | cóng xiǎo | from childhood |
| 大部分 | dà bù fen | in large part | |
| 大大 | dà dà | greatly | |
| 大多数 | 大多數 | dà duō shù | (great) majority |
| 大海 | dà hǎi | sea | |
| 大量 | dà liàng | great amount | |
| 大门 | 大門 | dà mén | entrance |
| 大人 | dà ren | adult | |
| 大声 | 大聲 | dà shēng | loud voice |
| 大小 | dà xiǎo | dimension | |
| 大衣 | dà yī | overcoat | |
| 大自然 | dà zì rán | nature (the natural world) | |
| 带来 | 帶來 | dài lái | to bring |
| 但 | dàn | but | |
| 蛋 | dàn | egg | |
| 道 | dào | road | |
| 道路 | dào lù | road | |
| 地铁站 | 地鐵站 | dì tiě zhàn | subway station |
| 的话 | 的話 | de huà | if (coming after a conditional clause) |
| 得出 | dé chū | to obtain (a result) | |
| 等到 | děng dào | to wait until | |
| 店 | diàn | inn | |
| 东北 | 東北 | dōng běi | northeast |
| 东方 | 東方 | dōng fāng | east |
| 东南 | 東南 | dōng nán | southeast |
| 冬天 | dōng tiān | winter | |
| 懂得 | dǒng de | to understand | |
| 动物园 | 動物園 | dòng wù yuán | zoo |
| 读音 | 讀音 | dú yīn | pronunciation |
| 度 | dù | to pass | |
| 队 | 隊 | duì | squadron |
| 队长 | 隊長 | duì zhǎng | captain |
| 多久 | duō jiǔ | (of time) how long? | |
| 多数 | 多數 | duō shù | majority |
| 多云 | 多雲 | duō yún | cloudy (meteorology) |
| 方便面 | 方便麵 | fāng biàn miàn | instant noodles |
| 放下 | fàng xià | to lay down | |
| 分开 | 分開 | fēn kāi | to separate |
| 分数 | 分數 | fēn shù | (exam) grade |
| 封 | fēng | to confer | |
| 服务 | 服務 | fú wù | to serve |
| 该 | 該 | gāi | should |
| 改 | gǎi | to change | |
| 感到 | gǎn dào | to feel | |
| 刚 | 剛 | gāng | hard |
| 高中 | gāo zhōng | senior high school | |
| 公交车 | 公交車 | gōng jiāo chē | public transport vehicle |
| 公路 | gōng lù | highway | |
| 关机 | 關機 | guān jī | to turn off (a machine or device) |
| 过来 | 過來 | guò lái | to come over |
| 过年 | 過年 | guò nián | to celebrate the Chinese New Year |
| 海 | hǎi | ocean | |
| 海边 | 海邊 | hǎi biān | coast |
| 好多 | hǎo duō | many | |
| 好久 | hǎo jiǔ | quite a while | |
| 好人 | hǎo rén | good person | |
| 好事 | hǎo shì | good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed") | |
| 黑色 | hēi sè | black | |
| 红色 | 紅色 | hóng sè | red (color) |
| 湖 | hú | lake | |
| 画儿 | 畫兒 | huà r | picture |
| 画家 | 畫家 | huà jiā | painter |
| 坏处 | 壞處 | huài chu | harm |
| 坏人 | 壞人 | huài rén | bad person |
| 黄色 | 黃色 | huáng sè | yellow (color) |
| 回国 | 回國 | huí guó | to return to one's home country |
| 或 | huò | maybe | |
| 鸡 | 雞 | jī | fowl |
| 级 | 級 | jí | level |
| 急 | jí | urgent | |
| 计算机 | 計算機 | jì suàn jī | computer |
| 加 | jiā | to add | |
| 加油 | jiā yóu | to add oil | |
| 家长 | 家長 | jiā zhǎng | head of a household |
| 假期 | jià qī | vacation | |
| 见到 | 見到 | jiàn dào | to see |
| 见过 | 見過 | jiànguò | seen |
| 讲话 | 講話 | jiǎng huà | a speech |
| 交给 | 交給 | jiāo gěi | to give |
| 交朋友 | jiāo péng you | to make friends | |
| 叫作 | jiào zuò | to call | |
| 教师 | 教師 | jiào shī | teacher |
| 教学 | 教學 | jiào xué | teaching |
| 接到 | jiē dào | to receive (letter etc) | |
| 接下来 | 接下來 | jiē xià lái | to accept |
| 街 | jiē | street | |
| 今后 | 今後 | jīn hòu | hereafter |
| 斤 | jīn | catty | |
| 进入 | 進入 | jìn rù | to enter |
| 酒 | jiǔ | wine (esp. rice wine) | |
| 酒店 | jiǔ diàn | wine shop | |
| 就要 | jiù yào | will | |
| 举手 | 舉手 | jǔ shǒu | to raise a hand |
| 句 | jù | sentence | |
| 卡 | kǎ | to stop | |
| 开机 | 開機 | kāi jī | to start an engine |
| 开学 | 開學 | kāi xué | foundation of a University or College |
| 考生 | kǎo shēng | exam candidate | |
| 靠 | kào | to lean against or on | |
| 科 | kē | branch of study | |
| 科学家 | 科學家 | kē xué jiā | scientist |
| 课堂 | 課堂 | kè táng | classroom |
| 快餐 | kuài cān | fast food | |
| 快点儿 | 快點兒 | kuài diǎn r | erhua variant of 快点 |
| 快要 | kuài yào | nearly at the point of (doing sth) | |
| 蓝色 | 藍色 | lán sè | blue (color) |
| 篮球 | 籃球 | lán qiú | basketball |
| 老年 | lǎo nián | elderly | |
| 老朋友 | lǎo péng you | old friend | |
| 老是 | lǎo shi | always | |
| 里头 | 裡頭 | lǐ tou | inside |
| 例子 | lì zi | case | |
| 练 | 練 | liàn | to practice |
| 凉 | 涼 | liáng | cool |
| 零下 | líng xià | below zero | |
| 流 | liú | to flow | |
| 留下 | liú xià | to leave behind | |
| 留学生 | 留學生 | liú xué shēng | student studying abroad |
| 路边 | 路邊 | lù biān | curb |
| 旅客 | lǚ kè | traveler | |
| 旅行 | lǚ xíng | to travel | |
| 绿色 | 綠色 | lǜ sè | green |
| 面 | miàn | face | |
| 面前 | miàn qián | in front of | |
| 名 | míng | name | |
| 名称 | 名稱 | míng chēng | name (of a thing) |
| 名单 | 名單 | míng dān | list of names |
| 拿出 | ná chū | to take out | |
| 拿到 | ná dào | to get | |
| 那会儿 | 那會兒 | nà huì r | at that time (in the past or the future) |
| 那么 | 那麼 | nà me | like that |
| 那时 | 那時 | nà shí | then |
| 那时候 | 那時候 | nà shí hou | at that time |
| 那样 | 那樣 | nà yàng | that kind |
| 南方 | nán fāng | south | |
| 难题 | 難題 | nán tí | difficult problem |
| 难听 | 難聽 | nán tīng | unpleasant to hear |
| 能够 | 能夠 | néng gòu | to be capable of |
| 爬 | pá | to crawl | |
| 怕 | pà | to be afraid | |
| 排 | pái | a row | |
| 碰 | pèng | to touch | |
| 碰到 | pèng dào | to come across | |
| 平安 | píng ān | safe and sound | |
| 瓶 | píng | bottle | |
| 普通 | pǔ tōng | common | |
| 骑车 | 騎車 | qí chē | to ride a bike (motorbike or bicycle) |
| 气 | 氣 | qì | gas |
| 气温 | 氣溫 | qì wēn | air temperature |
| 千克 | qiān kè | kilogram | |
| 前年 | qián nián | the year before last | |
| 青年 | qīng nián | youth |
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