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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 危险 | 危險 | wēi xiǎn | danger |
| 文章 | wén zhāng | article | |
| 握手 | wò shǒu | to shake hands | |
| 现代 | 現代 | xiàn dài | modern times |
| 香 | xiāng | fragrant | |
| 消息 | xiāo xi | news | |
| 效果 | xiào guǒ | result | |
| 信任 | xìn rèn | to trust | |
| 幸福 | xìng fú | happiness | |
| 性别 | 性別 | xìng bié | gender |
| 性格 | xìng gé | nature | |
| 修 | xiū | to decorate | |
| 血 | xuè | blood | |
| 压力 | 壓力 | yā lì | pressure |
| 演出 | yǎn chū | to act (in a play) | |
| 演员 | 演員 | yǎn yuán | actor or actress |
| 阳光 | 陽光 | yáng guāng | sunshine |
| 一切 | yī qiè | everything | |
| 艺术 | 藝術 | yì shù | art |
| 因此 | yīn cǐ | thus | |
| 印象 | yìn xiàng | impression (sth that stays in one's mind) | |
| 赢 | 贏 | yíng | to beat |
| 优点 | 優點 | yōu diǎn | merit |
| 由 | yóu | to follow | |
| 由于 | 由於 | yóu yú | due to |
| 预习 | 預習 | yù xí | to prepare a lesson |
| 杂志 | 雜誌 | zá zhì | magazine |
| 责任 | 責任 | zé rèn | responsibility |
| 增加 | zēng jiā | to raise | |
| 增长 | 增長 | zēng zhǎng | to grow |
| 长城 | 長城 | cháng chéng | the Great Wall |
| 整理 | zhěng lǐ | to arrange | |
| 整齐 | 整齊 | zhěng qí | orderly |
| 正式 | zhèng shì | formal | |
| 证明 | 證明 | zhèng míng | proof |
| 支持 | zhī chí | to be in favor of | |
| 值得 | zhí de | to be worth | |
| 职业 | 職業 | zhí yè | occupation |
| 只好 | zhǐ hǎo | to have no other option but to ... | |
| 指 | zhǐ | finger | |
| 至少 | zhì shǎo | at least | |
| 制造 | 製造 | zhì zào | to manufacture |
| 周围 | 周圍 | zhōu wéi | environs |
| 猪 | 豬 | zhū | hog |
| 主动 | 主動 | zhǔ dòng | to take the initiative |
| 主意 | zhǔ yi | plan | |
| 专门 | 專門 | zhuān mén | specialist |
| 专业 | 專業 | zhuān yè | specialty |
| 自然 | zì rán | nature | |
| 总结 | 總結 | zǒng jié | to sum up |
| 作者 | zuò zhě | author | |
| 爱心 | 愛心 | ài xīn | compassion |
| 安装 | 安裝 | ān zhuāng | to install |
| 把握 | bǎ wò | to grasp (also fig.) | |
| 办理 | 辦理 | bàn lǐ | to handle |
| 保持 | bǎo chí | to keep | |
| 保存 | bǎo cún | to conserve | |
| 保留 | bǎo liú | to keep | |
| 保险 | 保險 | bǎo xiǎn | insurance |
| 报告 | 報告 | bào gào | to inform |
| 被子 | bèi zi | quilt | |
| 本领 | 本領 | běn lǐng | skill |
| 比例 | bǐ lì | proportion | |
| 必然 | bì rán | inevitable | |
| 必要 | bì yào | necessary | |
| 表面 | biǎo miàn | surface | |
| 表明 | biǎo míng | to make clear | |
| 表现 | 表現 | biǎo xiàn | to show |
| 补充 | 補充 | bǔ chōng | to replenish |
| 不安 | bù ān | unpeaceful | |
| 不必 | bù bì | need not | |
| 不断 | 不斷 | bù duàn | unceasing |
| 布 | 佈 | bù | variant of 布 |
| 部门 | 部門 | bù mén | department |
| 采取 | 採取 | cǎi qǔ | to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action) |
| 曾经 | 曾經 | céng jīng | once |
| 产生 | 產生 | chǎn shēng | to arise |
| 朝 | cháo | imperial or royal court | |
| 吵架 | chǎo jià | to quarrel | |
| 成果 | chéng guǒ | result | |
| 成就 | chéng jiù | accomplishment | |
| 成立 | chéng lì | to establish | |
| 成长 | 成長 | chéng zhǎng | to mature |
| 程度 | chéng dù | degree | |
| 持续 | 持續 | chí xù | to continue |
| 充满 | 充滿 | chōng mǎn | full of |
| 初级 | 初級 | chū jí | junior |
| 处理 | 處理 | chǔ lǐ | to handle |
| 传播 | 傳播 | chuán bō | to disseminate |
| 传说 | 傳說 | chuán shuō | legend |
| 创造 | 創造 | chuàng zào | to create |
| 从前 | 從前 | cóng qián | previously |
| 从事 | 從事 | cóng shì | to go for |
| 存 | cún | to exist | |
| 存在 | cún zài | to exist | |
| 错误 | 錯誤 | cuò wù | mistaken |
| 达到 | 達到 | dá dào | to reach |
| 打听 | 打聽 | dǎ ting | to ask about |
| 单元 | 單元 | dān yuán | unit (forming an entity) |
| 导演 | 導演 | dǎo yǎn | to direct |
| 到达 | 到達 | dào dá | to reach |
| 地区 | 地區 | dì qū | local |
| 等待 | děng dài | to wait | |
| 电台 | 電臺 | diàn tái | transmitter-receiver |
| 调整 | 調整 | tiáo zhěng | to adjust |
| 对待 | 對待 | duì dài | to treat |
| 对方 | 對方 | duì fāng | the other person |
| 对手 | 對手 | duì shǒu | opponent |
| 对象 | 對象 | duì xiàng | target |
| 发表 | 發表 | fā biǎo | to issue |
| 发达 | 發達 | fā dá | well-developed |
| 发明 | 發明 | fā míng | to invent |
| 发言 | 發言 | fā yán | to make a speech |
| 反复 | 反覆 | fǎn fù | repeatedly |
| 反应 | 反應 | fǎn yìng | to react |
| 反正 | fǎn zhèng | anyway | |
| 方式 | fāng shì | way | |
| 房东 | 房東 | fáng dōng | landlord |
| 费用 | 費用 | fèi yòng | cost |
| 分别 | 分別 | fēn bié | to part |
| 分配 | fēn pèi | to distribute | |
| 风险 | 風險 | fēng xiǎn | risk |
| 否定 | fǒu dìng | to negate | |
| 否认 | 否認 | fǒu rèn | to declare to be untrue |
| 服装 | 服裝 | fú zhuāng | dress |
| 改进 | 改進 | gǎi jìn | to improve |
| 概念 | gài niàn | concept | |
| 赶紧 | 趕緊 | gǎn jǐn | hurriedly |
| 赶快 | 趕快 | gǎn kuài | quickly |
| 感受 | gǎn shòu | to sense | |
| 高速 | gāo sù | high speed | |
| 告别 | 告別 | gào bié | to leave |
| 个人 | 個人 | gè rén | individual |
| 个性 | 個性 | gè xìng | individuality |
| 各自 | gè zì | each | |
| 根本 | gēn běn | fundamental | |
| 更加 | gèng jiā | more (than sth else) | |
| 工厂 | 工廠 | gōng chǎng | factory |
| 工程师 | 工程師 | gōng chéng shī | engineer |
| 工业 | 工業 | gōng yè | industry |
| 公布 | 公佈 | gōng bù | to announce |
| 公开 | 公開 | gōng kāi | open |
| 功夫 | gōng fu | skill | |
| 功能 | gōng néng | function | |
| 姑娘 | gū niang | girl | |
| 古代 | gǔ dài | ancient times | |
| 观察 | 觀察 | guān chá | to observe |
| 观念 | 觀念 | guān niàn | notion |
| 光明 | guāng míng | light | |
| 广大 | 廣大 | guǎng dà | (of an area) vast or extensive |
| 海关 | 海關 | hǎi guān | customs (i.e. border crossing inspection) |
| 好奇 | hào qí | inquisitive | |
| 合法 | hé fǎ | lawful | |
| 合理 | hé lǐ | rational | |
| 合作 | hé zuò | to cooperate | |
| 和平 | hé píng | peace | |
| 后果 | 後果 | hòu guǒ | consequences |
| 划船 | huá chuán | to row a boat | |
| 话题 | 話題 | huà tí | subject (of a talk or conversation) |
| 机器 | 機器 | jī qì | machine |
| 基本 | jī běn | basic | |
| 集体 | 集體 | jí tǐ | collective (decision) |
| 集中 | jí zhōng | to concentrate | |
| 计算 | 計算 | jì suàn | to count |
| 记录 | 記錄 | jì lù | to record |
| 纪录 | 紀錄 | jì lù | variant of 记录 (but in Taiwan, not for the verb sense "to record") |
| 纪念 | 紀念 | jì niàn | to commemorate |
| 家乡 | 家鄉 | jiā xiāng | hometown |
| 价值 | 價值 | jià zhí | value |
| 坚决 | 堅決 | jiān jué | firm |
| 坚强 | 堅強 | jiān qiáng | staunch |
| 简直 | 簡直 | jiǎn zhí | simply |
| 建立 | jiàn lì | to establish | |
| 建设 | 建設 | jiàn shè | to build |
| 建议 | 建議 | jiàn yì | to propose |
| 教材 | jiào cái | teaching material | |
| 教练 | 教練 | jiào liàn | instructor |
| 接待 | jiē dài | to receive (a visitor) | |
| 接近 | jiē jìn | to approach | |
| 结合 | 結合 | jié hé | to combine |
| 结实 | 結實 | jiē shi | rugged |
| 尽量 | 儘量 | jǐn liàng | as much as possible |
| 紧 | 緊 | jǐn | tight |
| 紧急 | 緊急 | jǐn jí | urgent |
| 进步 | 進步 | jìn bù | progress |
| 经营 | 經營 | jīng yíng | to engage in (business etc) |
| 景色 | jǐng sè | scenery | |
| 救 | jiù | to save | |
| 具体 | 具體 | jù tǐ | concrete |
| 据说 | 據說 | jù shuō | it is said that |
| 决赛 | 決賽 | jué sài | finals (of a competition) |
| 决心 | 決心 | jué xīn | determination |
| 绝对 | 絕對 | jué duì | absolute |
| 开发 | 開發 | kāi fā | to exploit (a resource) |
| 开放 | 開放 | kāi fàng | to bloom |
| 可靠 | kě kào | reliable | |
| 克服 | kè fú | (try to) overcome (hardships etc) | |
| 客观 | 客觀 | kè guān | objective |
| 课程 | 課程 | kè chéng | course |
| 老百姓 | lǎo bǎi xìng | ordinary people |
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