HSK 3.0 vocabulary
HSK 3.0 Level 4 Vocabulary List
All 972 words for the HSK 3.0 Level 4 exam — the fourth band of the 2021 HSK standard for intermediate learners. Every word links to a full entry with example sentences, pinyin, and traditional characters.
| Word | Traditional | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 深厚 | shēn hòu | deep | |
| 诗人 | 詩人 | shī rén | bard |
| 湿 | 濕 | shī | moist |
| 实施 | 實施 | shí shī | to implement |
| 食堂 | shí táng | dining hall | |
| 使劲 | 使勁 | shǐ jìn | to exert all one's strength |
| 市区 | 市區 | shì qū | urban district |
| 收回 | shōu huí | to regain | |
| 收益 | shōu yì | earnings | |
| 手里 | 手裡 | shǒu lǐ | in hand |
| 守 | shǒu | to guard | |
| 首 | shǒu | head | |
| 暑假 | shǔ jià | summer vacation | |
| 树林 | 樹林 | shù lín | woods |
| 树叶 | 樹葉 | shù yè | tree leaves |
| 刷牙 | shuā yá | to brush one's teeth | |
| 刷子 | shuā zi | brush | |
| 帅哥 | 帥哥 | shuài gē | handsome guy |
| 睡着 | 睡著 | shuì zháo | to fall asleep |
| 松 | sōng | pine | |
| 松树 | 松樹 | sōng shù | pine |
| 塑料 | sù liào | plastics | |
| 酸奶 | suān nǎi | yogurt | |
| 随手 | 隨手 | suí shǒu | conveniently |
| 孙女 | 孫女 | sūn nǚ | son's daughter |
| 台上 | 臺上 | tái shàng | on stage |
| 套餐 | tào cān | set meal | |
| 特价 | 特價 | tè jià | special price |
| 体操 | 體操 | tǐ cāo | gymnastic |
| 体检 | 體檢 | tǐ jiǎn | abbr. for 体格检查 |
| 体重 | 體重 | tǐ zhòng | body weight |
| 替 | tì | to substitute for | |
| 替代 | tì dài | to substitute for | |
| 填 | tián | to fill or stuff | |
| 挑 | tiāo | to carry on a shoulder pole | |
| 挑选 | 挑選 | tiāo xuǎn | to choose |
| 贴 | 貼 | tiē | to stick |
| 停下 | tíng xià | to stop | |
| 通知书 | 通知書 | tōng zhī shū | written notice |
| 童话 | 童話 | tóng huà | children's fairy tales |
| 童年 | tóng nián | childhood | |
| 统计 | 統計 | tǒng jì | statistics |
| 投 | tóu | to cast | |
| 投入 | tóu rù | to throw into | |
| 投诉 | 投訴 | tóu sù | complaint |
| 透 | tòu | (bound form) to penetrate | |
| 图案 | 圖案 | tú àn | design |
| 途中 | tú zhōng | en route | |
| 推销 | 推銷 | tuī xiāo | to market |
| 外汇 | 外匯 | wài huì | foreign (currency) exchange |
| 外交官 | wài jiāo guān | diplomat | |
| 外套 | wài tào | coat | |
| 晚点 | 晚點 | wǎn diǎn | (of trains etc) late |
| 王 | wáng | king or monarch | |
| 网络 | 網絡 | wǎng luò | network (computing, telecommunications, transport etc) |
| 网址 | 網址 | wǎng zhǐ | website |
| 微信 | wēi xìn | Weixin or WeChat (mobile text and voice messaging service developed by Tencent 腾讯) | |
| 维持 | 維持 | wéi chí | to keep |
| 维修 | 維修 | wéi xiū | maintenance (of equipment) |
| 位于 | 位於 | wèi yú | to be located at |
| 味儿 | 味兒 | wèi r | taste |
| 稳 | 穩 | wěn | settled |
| 无法 | 無法 | wú fǎ | unable |
| 无所谓 | 無所謂 | wú suǒ wèi | to be indifferent |
| 无限 | 無限 | wú xiàn | unlimited |
| 五颜六色 | 五顏六色 | wǔ yán liù sè | multicolored |
| 吸 | xī | to breathe | |
| 吸管 | xī guǎn | (drinking) straw | |
| 吸烟 | 吸煙 | xī yān | to smoke |
| 喜爱 | 喜愛 | xǐ ài | to like |
| 系列 | xì liè | series | |
| 细 | 細 | xì | thin or slender |
| 细致 | 細緻 | xì zhì | delicate |
| 下个月 | 下個月 | xià gè yuè | next month |
| 下降 | xià jiàng | to decline | |
| 下楼 | 下樓 | xià lóu | to go downstairs |
| 夏季 | xià jì | summer | |
| 鲜 | 鮮 | xiān | fresh |
| 鲜花 | 鮮花 | xiān huā | flower |
| 鲜明 | 鮮明 | xiān míng | bright |
| 显著 | 顯著 | xiǎn zhù | outstanding |
| 相片 | xiàng piàn | image | |
| 箱 | xiāng | box | |
| 箱子 | xiāng zi | suitcase | |
| 小型 | xiǎo xíng | small scale | |
| 新郎 | xīn láng | bridegroom | |
| 新娘 | xīn niáng | bride | |
| 新型 | xīn xíng | new type | |
| 型 | xíng | mold | |
| 型号 | 型號 | xíng hào | model (particular version of a manufactured article) |
| 胸部 | xiōng bù | chest | |
| 修理 | xiū lǐ | to repair | |
| 学分 | 學分 | xué fēn | course credit |
| 学年 | 學年 | xué nián | academic year |
| 学时 | 學時 | xué shí | class hour |
| 牙 | yá | tooth | |
| 牙刷 | yá shuā | toothbrush | |
| 亚运会 | 亞運會 | yà yùn huì | Asian Games |
| 延期 | yán qī | to delay | |
| 延续 | 延續 | yán xù | to continue |
| 严 | 嚴 | yán | tight (closely sealed) |
| 研究 | yán jiū | research | |
| 研制 | 研製 | yán zhì | to research and manufacture |
| 眼泪 | 眼淚 | yǎn lèi | tears |
| 眼里 | 眼裡 | yǎnli | In the eyes |
| 演讲 | 演講 | yǎn jiǎng | lecture |
| 药物 | 藥物 | yào wù | medicaments |
| 一般来说 | 一般來說 | yī bān lái shuō | generally speaking |
| 一律 | yī lǜ | same | |
| 一再 | yī zài | repeatedly | |
| 医疗 | 醫療 | yī liáo | medical treatment |
| 医学 | 醫學 | yī xué | medicine |
| 依靠 | yī kào | to rely on sth (for support etc) | |
| 移 | yí | to move | |
| 遗产 | 遺產 | yí chǎn | heritage |
| 遗传 | 遺傳 | yí chuán | heredity |
| 以内 | 以內 | yǐ nèi | within |
| 引 | yǐn | to draw (e.g. a bow) | |
| 引导 | 引導 | yǐn dǎo | to guide |
| 引进 | 引進 | yǐn jìn | to recommend |
| 应 | 應 | yìng | to answer |
| 英勇 | yīng yǒng | heroic | |
| 赢得 | 贏得 | yíng dé | to win |
| 优良 | 優良 | yōu liáng | fine |
| 有劲儿 | 有勁兒 | yǒujìnr | Strength |
| 有限 | yǒu xiàn | limited | |
| 语音 | 語音 | yǔ yīn | speech sounds |
| 玉 | yù | jade | |
| 预测 | 預測 | yù cè | to forecast |
| 遇 | yù | to meet | |
| 遇见 | 遇見 | yù jiàn | to meet |
| 圆满 | 圓滿 | yuán mǎn | satisfactory |
| 月底 | yuè dǐ | end of the month | |
| 运动会 | 運動會 | yùn dòng huì | sports competition |
| 运动员 | 運動員 | yùn dòng yuán | athlete |
| 在乎 | zài hu | to care about | |
| 在于 | 在於 | zài yú | to be in |
| 赞赏 | 讚賞 | zàn shǎng | to admire |
| 赞助 | 贊助 | zàn zhù | to support |
| 造型 | zào xíng | to model | |
| 战斗 | 戰鬥 | zhàn dòu | to fight |
| 战胜 | 戰勝 | zhàn shèng | to prevail over |
| 战士 | 戰士 | zhàn shì | fighter |
| 招呼 | zhāo hu | to call out to | |
| 折 | zhé | to break | |
| 着火 | 著火 | zháo huǒ | to catch fire |
| 著作 | zhù zuò | to write | |
| 针 | 針 | zhēn | needle |
| 征服 | zhēng fú | to conquer | |
| 之后 | 之後 | zhī hòu | after |
| 之间 | 之間 | zhī jiān | (after a noun) between |
| 之前 | zhī qián | before | |
| 之一 | zhī yī | one of (sth) | |
| 制订 | 制訂 | zhì dìng | to work out |
| 治 | zhì | to rule | |
| 智力 | zhì lì | intelligence | |
| 智能 | zhì néng | intelligent | |
| 中奖 | 中獎 | zhòng jiǎng | to win a prize (in a lottery etc) |
| 种类 | 種類 | zhǒng lèi | kind |
| 种植 | 種植 | zhòng zhí | to plant |
| 主题 | 主題 | zhǔ tí | theme |
| 转动 | 轉動 | zhuàn dòng | to rotate (about an axis) |
| 转身 | 轉身 | zhuǎn shēn | (of a person) to turn round |
| 转弯 | 轉彎 | zhuǎn wān | to turn |
| 转移 | 轉移 | zhuǎn yí | to shift |
| 装修 | 裝修 | zhuāng xiū | to decorate |
| 装置 | 裝置 | zhuāng zhì | to install |
| 字母 | zì mǔ | letter (of the alphabet) | |
| 自 | zì | self | |
| 嘴巴 | zuǐ ba | mouth | |
| 作出 | zuò chū | to put out | |
| 做梦 | 做夢 | zuò mèng | to dream |
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