HSK 3.0 vocabulary
HSK 3.0 Level 3 Vocabulary List
All 953 words for the HSK 3.0 Level 3 exam — the third band of the 2021 HSK standard — daily life, work, and travel vocabulary. Every word links to a full entry with example sentences, pinyin, and traditional characters.
| Word | Traditional | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 后面 | 後面 | hòu mian | the back |
| 苹果 | 蘋果 | píng guǒ | apple |
| 前面 | qián miàn | ahead | |
| 服务员 | 服務員 | fú wù yuán | waiter |
| 咖啡 | kā fēi | coffee (loanword) | |
| 开始 | 開始 | kāi shǐ | to begin |
| 每 | měi | each | |
| 跑步 | pǎo bù | to run | |
| 跳舞 | tiào wǔ | to dance | |
| 希望 | xī wàng | to hope | |
| 游泳 | yóu yǒng | swimming | |
| 张 | 張 | zhāng | to open up |
| 把 | bǎ | to hold | |
| 搬 | bān | to move (i.e. relocate oneself) | |
| 被 | bèi | quilt | |
| 比较 | 比較 | bǐ jiào | to compare |
| 比赛 | 比賽 | bǐ sài | competition (sports etc) |
| 变化 | 變化 | biàn huà | (intransitive) to change |
| 表演 | biǎo yǎn | play | |
| 衬衫 | 襯衫 | chèn shān | shirt |
| 城市 | chéng shì | city | |
| 除了 | chú le | besides | |
| 当然 | 當然 | dāng rán | only natural |
| 敢 | gǎn | to dare | |
| 感冒 | gǎn mào | to catch cold | |
| 关系 | 關係 | guān xi | relation |
| 果汁 | guǒ zhī | fruit juice | |
| 害怕 | hài pà | to be afraid | |
| 环境 | 環境 | huán jìng | environment |
| 会议 | 會議 | huì yì | meeting |
| 简单 | 簡單 | jiǎn dān | simple |
| 结婚 | 結婚 | jié hūn | to marry |
| 结束 | 結束 | jié shù | termination |
| 解决 | 解決 | jiě jué | to solve |
| 久 | jiǔ | (long) time | |
| 旧 | 舊 | jiù | old |
| 决定 | 決定 | jué dìng | to decide (to do something) |
| 空调 | 空調 | kōng tiáo | air conditioning |
| 裤子 | 袴子 | kù zi | variant of 裤子, trousers |
| 马 | 馬 | mǎ | horse |
| 胖 | pàng | fat | |
| 啤酒 | pí jiǔ | beer (loanword) | |
| 其实 | 其實 | qí shí | actually |
| 奇怪 | qí guài | strange | |
| 裙子 | qún zi | skirt | |
| 容易 | róng yì | easy | |
| 使 | shǐ | to make | |
| 世界 | shì jiè | world | |
| 双 | 雙 | shuāng | two |
| 糖 | táng | sugar | |
| 甜 | tián | sweet | |
| 同意 | tóng yì | to agree | |
| 突然 | tū rán | sudden | |
| 为了 | 為了 | wèi le | for |
| 文化 | wén huà | culture | |
| 香蕉 | xiāng jiāo | banana | |
| 需要 | xū yào | to need | |
| 游戏 | 遊戲 | yóu xì | game |
| 终于 | 終於 | zhōng yú | at last |
| 种 | 種 | zhǒng | seed |
| 注意 | zhù yì | to take note of | |
| 祝 | zhù | to pray for | |
| 总是 | 總是 | zǒng shì | always |
| 安排 | ān pái | to arrange | |
| 按照 | àn zhào | according to | |
| 保护 | 保護 | bǎo hù | to protect |
| 保证 | 保證 | bǎo zhèng | guarantee |
| 报道 | 報道 | bào dào | to report (news) |
| 本来 | 本來 | běn lái | original |
| 标准 | 標準 | biāo zhǔn | standard |
| 表达 | 表達 | biǎo dá | to express |
| 表格 | biǎo gé | form | |
| 并且 | 並且 | bìng qiě | and |
| 不得不 | bù dé bù | have no choice or option but to | |
| 不仅 | 不僅 | bù jǐn | not just |
| 吵 | chǎo | to quarrel | |
| 成功 | chéng gōng | success | |
| 成熟 | chéng shú | mature | |
| 从来 | 從來 | cóng lái | always |
| 大夫 | dài fu | doctor | |
| 大概 | dà gài | roughly | |
| 大使馆 | 大使館 | dà shǐ guǎn | embassy |
| 大约 | 大約 | dà yuē | approximately |
| 代表 | dài biǎo | representative | |
| 当地 | 當地 | dāng dì | local |
| 刀 | dāo | knife | |
| 到底 | dào dǐ | finally | |
| 调查 | 調查 | diào chá | investigation |
| 断 | 斷 | duàn | to break |
| 顿 | 頓 | dùn | to stop |
| 发生 | 發生 | fā shēng | to happen |
| 发展 | 發展 | fā zhǎn | development |
| 反对 | 反對 | fǎn duì | to oppose |
| 范围 | 範圍 | fàn wéi | range |
| 访问 | 訪問 | fǎng wèn | to visit |
| 丰富 | 豐富 | fēng fù | to enrich |
| 父亲 | 父親 | fù qīn | father |
| 负责 | 負責 | fù zé | to be in charge of |
| 复印 | 複印 | fù yìn | to photocopy |
| 复杂 | 複雜 | fù zá | complicated |
| 富 | fù | rich | |
| 感情 | gǎn qíng | emotion | |
| 各 | gè | each | |
| 工具 | gōng jù | tool | |
| 工资 | 工資 | gōng zī | wages |
| 共同 | gòng tóng | common | |
| 挂 | 掛 | guà | to hang or suspend (from a hook etc) |
| 观众 | 觀眾 | guān zhòng | spectators |
| 管理 | guǎn lǐ | to supervise | |
| 光 | guāng | light | |
| 广播 | 廣播 | guǎng bō | broadcast |
| 规定 | 規定 | guī dìng | to stipulate |
| 果然 | guǒ rán | really | |
| 过程 | 過程 | guò chéng | course of events |
| 合格 | hé gé | to meet the standard required | |
| 互相 | hù xiāng | each other | |
| 火 | huǒ | fire | |
| 积极 | 積極 | jī jí | active |
| 基础 | 基礎 | jī chǔ | base |
| 及时 | 及時 | jí shí | timely |
| 记者 | 記者 | jì zhě | reporter |
| 技术 | 技術 | jì shù | technology |
| 继续 | 繼續 | jì xù | to continue |
| 家具 | jiā jù | furniture | |
| 价格 | 價格 | jià gé | price |
| 坚持 | 堅持 | jiān chí | to persevere with |
| 将来 | 將來 | jiāng lái | in the future |
| 交流 | jiāo liú | to exchange | |
| 节约 | 節約 | jié yuē | to economize |
| 紧张 | 緊張 | jǐn zhāng | nervous |
| 京剧 | 京劇 | jīng jù | Beijing opera |
| 经济 | 經濟 | jīng jì | economy |
| 经历 | 經歷 | jīng lì | experience |
| 经验 | 經驗 | jīng yàn | experience |
| 精彩 | jīng cǎi | wonderful | |
| 精神 | jīng shén | spirit | |
| 警察 | jǐng chá | police | |
| 举办 | 舉辦 | jǔ bàn | to conduct |
| 恐怕 | kǒng pà | fear | |
| 困 | kùn | to trap | |
| 困难 | 困難 | kùn nan | difficult |
| 浪费 | 浪費 | làng fèi | to waste |
| 理发 | 理髮 | lǐ fà | to get a haircut |
| 理解 | lǐ jiě | to comprehend | |
| 连 | 連 | lián | to link |
| 联系 | 聯繫 | lián xì | connection |
| 另外 | lìng wài | additional | |
| 留学 | 留學 | liú xué | to study abroad |
| 乱 | 亂 | luàn | in confusion or disorder |
| 麻烦 | 麻煩 | má fan | trouble |
| 美丽 | 美麗 | měi lì | beautiful |
| 民族 | mín zú | nationality | |
| 母亲 | 母親 | mǔ qīn | mother |
| 难道 | 難道 | nán dào | don't tell me ... |
| 内 | 內 | nèi | inside |
| 内容 | 內容 | nèi róng | content |
| 能力 | néng lì | capability | |
| 农村 | 農村 | nóng cūn | rural area |
| 暖和 | nuǎn huo | warm | |
| 判断 | 判斷 | pàn duàn | to judge |
| 批评 | 批評 | pī píng | to criticize |
| 破 | pò | broken | |
| 普遍 | pǔ biàn | universal | |
| 其次 | qí cì | next | |
| 气候 | 氣候 | qì hòu | (meteorology) climate |
| 千万 | 千萬 | qiān wàn | ten million |
| 桥 | 橋 | qiáo | bridge |
| 情况 | 情況 | qíng kuàng | circumstances |
| 区别 | 區別 | qū bié | difference |
| 缺点 | 缺點 | quē diǎn | weak point |
| 缺少 | quē shǎo | lack | |
| 确实 | 確實 | què shí | indeed |
| 群 | qún | group | |
| 人民币 | 人民幣 | rén mín bì | Renminbi (RMB) |
| 任何 | rèn hé | any | |
| 任务 | 任務 | rèn wu | mission |
| 仍然 | réng rán | still | |
| 散步 | sàn bù | to take a walk | |
| 沙发 | 沙發 | shā fā | sofa (loanword) |
| 伤心 | 傷心 | shāng xīn | to grieve |
| 社会 | 社會 | shè huì | society |
| 深 | shēn | deep (lit. and fig.) | |
| 生命 | shēng mìng | life (as the characteristic of living beings) | |
| 食品 | shí pǐn | foodstuff | |
| 世纪 | 世紀 | shì jì | century |
| 市场 | 市場 | shì chǎng | marketplace |
| 适合 | 適合 | shì hé | to fit |
| 适应 | 適應 | shì yìng | to adapt |
| 首都 | shǒu dū | capital (city) | |
| 首先 | shǒu xiān | first (of all) | |
| 输 | 輸 | shū | to lose |
| 数量 | 數量 | shù liàng | amount |
| 死 | sǐ | to die | |
| 速度 | sù dù | speed | |
| 台 | tái | (classical) you (in letters) | |
| 谈 | 談 | tán | to speak |
| 汤 | 湯 | tāng | soup |
| 提前 | tí qián | to shift to an earlier date | |
| 停止 | tíng zhǐ | to stop | |
| 往往 | wǎng wǎng | usually |
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