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.

WordTraditionalPinyinMeaning
危险危險wēi xiǎndanger
文章wén zhāngarticle
握手wò shǒuto shake hands
现代現代xiàn dàimodern times
xiāngfragrant
消息xiāo xinews
效果xiào guǒresult
信任xìn rènto trust
幸福xìng fúhappiness
性别性別xìng biégender
性格xìng génature
xiūto decorate
xuèblood
压力壓力yā lìpressure
演出yǎn chūto act (in a play)
演员演員yǎn yuánactor or actress
阳光陽光yáng guāngsunshine
一切yī qièeverything
艺术藝術yì shùart
因此yīn cǐthus
印象yìn xiàngimpression (sth that stays in one's mind)
yíngto beat
优点優點yōu diǎnmerit
yóuto follow
由于由於yóu yúdue to
预习預習yù xíto prepare a lesson
杂志雜誌zá zhìmagazine
责任責任zé rènresponsibility
增加zēng jiāto raise
增长增長zēng zhǎngto grow
长城長城cháng chéngthe Great Wall
整理zhěng lǐto arrange
整齐整齊zhěng qíorderly
正式zhèng shìformal
证明證明zhèng míngproof
支持zhī chíto be in favor of
值得zhí deto be worth
职业職業zhí yèoccupation
只好zhǐ hǎoto have no other option but to ...
zhǐfinger
至少zhì shǎoat least
制造製造zhì zàoto manufacture
周围周圍zhōu wéienvirons
zhūhog
主动主動zhǔ dòngto take the initiative
主意zhǔ yiplan
专门專門zhuān ménspecialist
专业專業zhuān yèspecialty
自然zì ránnature
总结總結zǒng jiéto sum up
作者zuò zhěauthor
爱心愛心ài xīncompassion
安装安裝ān zhuāngto install
把握bǎ wòto grasp (also fig.)
办理辦理bàn lǐto handle
保持bǎo chíto keep
保存bǎo cúnto conserve
保留bǎo liúto keep
保险保險bǎo xiǎninsurance
报告報告bào gàoto inform
被子bèi ziquilt
本领本領běn lǐngskill
比例bǐ lìproportion
必然bì ráninevitable
必要bì yàonecessary
表面biǎo miànsurface
表明biǎo míngto make clear
表现表現biǎo xiànto show
补充補充bǔ chōngto replenish
不安bù ānunpeaceful
不必bù bìneed not
不断不斷bù duànunceasing
variant of 布
部门部門bù méndepartment
采取採取cǎi qǔto adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action)
曾经曾經céng jīngonce
产生產生chǎn shēngto arise
cháoimperial or royal court
吵架chǎo jiàto quarrel
成果chéng guǒresult
成就chéng jiùaccomplishment
成立chéng lìto establish
成长成長chéng zhǎngto mature
程度chéng dùdegree
持续持續chí xùto continue
充满充滿chōng mǎnfull of
初级初級chū jíjunior
处理處理chǔ lǐto handle
传播傳播chuán bōto disseminate
传说傳說chuán shuōlegend
创造創造chuàng zàoto create
从前從前cóng qiánpreviously
从事從事cóng shìto go for
cúnto exist
存在cún zàito exist
错误錯誤cuò wùmistaken
达到達到dá dàoto reach
打听打聽dǎ tingto ask about
单元單元dān yuánunit (forming an entity)
导演導演dǎo yǎnto direct
到达到達dào dáto reach
地区地區dì qūlocal
等待děng dàito wait
电台電臺diàn táitransmitter-receiver
调整調整tiáo zhěngto adjust
对待對待duì dàito treat
对方對方duì fāngthe other person
对手對手duì shǒuopponent
对象對象duì xiàngtarget
发表發表fā biǎoto issue
发达發達fā dáwell-developed
发明發明fā míngto invent
发言發言fā yánto make a speech
反复反覆fǎn fùrepeatedly
反应反應fǎn yìngto react
反正fǎn zhènganyway
方式fāng shìway
房东房東fáng dōnglandlord
费用費用fèi yòngcost
分别分別fēn biéto part
分配fēn pèito distribute
风险風險fēng xiǎnrisk
否定fǒu dìngto negate
否认否認fǒu rènto declare to be untrue
服装服裝fú zhuāngdress
改进改進gǎi jìnto improve
概念gài niànconcept
赶紧趕緊gǎn jǐnhurriedly
赶快趕快gǎn kuàiquickly
感受gǎn shòuto sense
高速gāo sùhigh speed
告别告別gào biéto leave
个人個人gè rénindividual
个性個性gè xìngindividuality
各自gè zìeach
根本gēn běnfundamental
更加gèng jiāmore (than sth else)
工厂工廠gōng chǎngfactory
工程师工程師gōng chéng shīengineer
工业工業gōng yèindustry
公布公佈gōng bùto announce
公开公開gōng kāiopen
功夫gōng fuskill
功能gōng néngfunction
姑娘gū nianggirl
古代gǔ dàiancient times
观察觀察guān cháto observe
观念觀念guān niànnotion
光明guāng mínglight
广大廣大guǎng dà(of an area) vast or extensive
海关海關hǎi guāncustoms (i.e. border crossing inspection)
好奇hào qíinquisitive
合法hé fǎlawful
合理hé lǐrational
合作hé zuòto cooperate
和平hé píngpeace
后果後果hòu guǒconsequences
划船huá chuánto row a boat
话题話題huà tísubject (of a talk or conversation)
机器機器jī qìmachine
基本jī běnbasic
集体集體jí tǐcollective (decision)
集中jí zhōngto concentrate
计算計算jì suànto count
记录記錄jì lùto record
纪录紀錄jì lùvariant of 记录 (but in Taiwan, not for the verb sense "to record")
纪念紀念jì niànto commemorate
家乡家鄉jiā xiānghometown
价值價值jià zhívalue
坚决堅決jiān juéfirm
坚强堅強jiān qiángstaunch
简直簡直jiǎn zhísimply
建立jiàn lìto establish
建设建設jiàn shèto build
建议建議jiàn yìto propose
教材jiào cáiteaching material
教练教練jiào liàninstructor
接待jiē dàito receive (a visitor)
接近jiē jìnto approach
结合結合jié héto combine
结实結實jiē shirugged
尽量儘量jǐn liàngas much as possible
jǐntight
紧急緊急jǐn jíurgent
进步進步jìn bùprogress
经营經營jīng yíngto engage in (business etc)
景色jǐng sèscenery
jiùto save
具体具體jù tǐconcrete
据说據說jù shuōit is said that
决赛決賽jué sàifinals (of a competition)
决心決心jué xīndetermination
绝对絕對jué duìabsolute
开发開發kāi fāto exploit (a resource)
开放開放kāi fàngto bloom
可靠kě kàoreliable
克服kè fú(try to) overcome (hardships etc)
客观客觀kè guānobjective
课程課程kè chéngcourse
老百姓lǎo bǎi xìngordinary people

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