HSK 3
Verified HSK wordlist. Boost your fluency with more descriptive words and common phrases. This list supports smoother conversations about hobbies, work, and daily life.
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| Selected | Simplified (Traditional) | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 阿姨 | ā yí | maternal aunt step-mother | |
| 啊 | a | interjection of surprise Ah! | |
| 矮 | ǎi | low short (in length) | |
| 爱好 (愛好) | ài hào | to like to take pleasure in | |
| 安静 (安靜) | ān jìng | quiet peaceful | |
| 把 | bǎ | to hold to contain | |
| 搬 | bān | to move (i.e. relocate oneself) to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky) | |
| 班 | bān | class | |
| 半 | bàn | half semi- | |
| 办法 (辦法) | bàn fǎ | means method | |
| 办公室 (辦公室) | bàn gōng shì | office business premises | |
| 帮忙 (幫忙) | bāng máng | to help to lend a hand | |
| 包 | bāo | bag | |
| 饱 (飽) | bǎo | to eat till full satisfied | |
| 北方 | běi fāng | north the northern part a country | |
| 被 | bèi | quilt by | |
| 鼻子 | bí zi | nose | |
| 比较 (比較) | bǐ jiào | to compare to contrast | |
| 比赛 (比賽) | bǐ sài | competition (sports etc) match | |
| 必须 (必須) | bì xū | to have to must | |
| 变化 (變化) | biàn huà | change variation | |
| 表示 | biǎo shì | to express to show | |
| 表演 | biǎo yǎn | play show | |
| 别人 (別人) | bié ren | other people others | |
| 宾馆 (賓館) | bīn guǎn | guesthouse lodge | |
| 冰箱 | bīng xiāng | icebox freezer cabinet | |
| 才 | cái | ability talent | |
| 菜单 (菜單) | cài dān | menu | |
| 参加 (參加) | cān jiā | to participate to take part | |
| 草 | cǎo | grass | |
| 层 (層) | céng | layer stratum | |
| 差 | chà | difference discrepancy | |
| 超市 | chāo shì | supermarket | |
| 衬衫 (襯衫) | chèn shān | shirt blouse | |
| 成绩 (成績) | chéng jì | achievement performance records | |
| 城市 | chéng shì | city town | |
| 迟到 (遲到) | chí dào | to arrive late | |
| 出现 (出現) | chū xiàn | to appear to arise | |
| 除了 | chú le | besides apart from (... also...) | |
| 厨房 (廚房) | chú fáng | kitchen | |
| 春 | chūn | spring | |
| 词语 (詞語) | cí yǔ | word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) term (e.g. technical term) | |
| 聪明 (聰明) | cōng ming | intelligent clever | |
| 打扫 (打掃) | dǎ sǎo | to clean to sweep | |
| 打算 | dǎ suàn | to plan to intend | |
| 带 (帶) | dài | band belt | |
| 担心 (擔心) | dān xīn | anxious worried | |
| 蛋糕 | dàn gāo | cake | |
| 当然 (當然) | dāng rán | only natural as it should be | |
| 地 | de | -ly structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct | |
| 灯 (燈) | dēng | lamp light | |
| 低 | dī | low beneath | |
| 地方 | dì fang | region regional (away from the central administration) | |
| 地铁 (地鐵) | dì tiě | subway metro | |
| 地图 (地圖) | dì tú | map | |
| 电梯 (電梯) | diàn tī | elevator escalator | |
| 电子 (電子) | diàn zǐ | electronic electron (particle physics) | |
| 冬 | dōng | winter | |
| 东 (東) | dōng | east | |
| 动物 (動物) | dòng wù | animal | |
| 短 | duǎn | short brief | |
| 段 | duàn | part | |
| 锻炼 (鍛鍊) | duàn liàn | to toughen to temper | |
| 多么 (多麼) | duō me | how (wonderful etc) what (a great idea etc) | |
| 饿 (餓) | è | to be hungry hungry | |
| 而且 | ér qiě | (not only ...) but also moreover | |
| 耳朵 | ěr duo | ear handle (on a cup) | |
| 发烧 (發燒) | fā shāo | to have a high temperature (from illness) to have a fever | |
| 发现 (發現) | fā xiàn | to find to discover | |
| 方便 | fāng biàn | convenient suitable | |
| 放 | fàng | to put to place | |
| 放心 | fàng xīn | to feel relieved to feel reassured | |
| 分 | fēn | to divide to separate | |
| 附近 | fù jìn | (in the) vicinity nearby | |
| 复习 (復習) | fù xí | to review revision | |
| 干净 (乾淨) | gān jìng | clean neat | |
| 敢 | gǎn | to dare daring | |
| 感冒 | gǎn mào | to catch cold (common) cold | |
| 刚才 (剛才) | gāng cái | (just) a moment ago | |
| 根据 (根據) | gēn jù | according to based on | |
| 跟 | gēn | heel to follow closely | |
| 更 | gèng | to change or replace to experience | |
| 公园 (公園) | gōng yuán | park (for public recreation) | |
| 故事 | gù shi | old practice | |
| 刮 | guā | to scrape to blow | |
| 关 (關) | guān | close | |
| 关系 (關係) | guān xì | relation relationship | |
| 关心 (關心) | guān xīn | to be concerned about to care about | |
| 关于 (關於) | guān yú | pertaining to concerning | |
| 国家 (國家) | guó jiā | country nation | |
| 果汁 | guǒ zhī | fruit juice | |
| 过去 (過去) | guò qù | (in the) past former | |
| 还是 (還是) | hái shi | or still | |
| 害怕 | hài pà | to be afraid to be scared | |
| 河 | hé | river | |
| 黑板 | hēi bǎn | blackboard | |
| 护照 (護照) | hù zhào | passport | |
| 花 | huā | flower | |
| 花园 (花園) | huā yuán | garden | |
| 画 (畫) | huà | to draw picture | |
| 坏 (壞) | huài | bad spoiled | |
| 环境 (環境) | huán jìng | environment circumstances | |
| 换 (換) | huàn | to exchange to change (clothes etc) | |
| 黄 (黃) | huáng | yellow | |
| 会议 (會議) | huì yì | meeting conference | |
| 或者 | huò zhě | or possibly | |
| 机会 (機會) | jī huì | opportunity chance | |
| 几乎 (幾乎) | jī hū | almost nearly | |
| 极 (極) | jí | extremely pole (geography, physics) | |
| 记得 (記得) | jì de | to remember | |
| 季节 (季節) | jì jié | time season | |
| 检查 (檢查) | jiǎn chá | inspection to examine | |
| 简单 (簡單) | jiǎn dān | simple not complicated | |
| 见面 (見面) | jiàn miàn | to meet to see each other | |
| 健康 | jiàn kāng | health healthy | |
| 讲 (講) | jiǎng | to speak to explain | |
| 教 | jiāo | teach | |
| 脚 (腳) | jiǎo | foot leg (of an animal or an object) | |
| 角 | jiǎo | horn | |
| 接 | jiē | to receive to answer (the phone) | |
| 街道 | jiē dào | street subdistrict | |
| 节目 (節目) | jié mù | program item (on a program) | |
| 节日 (節日) | jié rì | holiday festival | |
| 结婚 (結婚) | jié hūn | to marry to get married | |
| 结束 (結束) | jié shù | termination to finish | |
| 解决 (解決) | jiě jué | to settle (a dispute) to resolve | |
| 借 | jiè | to lend to borrow | |
| 经常 (經常) | jīng cháng | frequently constantly | |
| 经过 (經過) | jīng guò | to pass to go through | |
| 经理 (經理) | jīng lǐ | manager director | |
| 久 | jiǔ | (long) time (long) duration of time | |
| 旧 (舊) | jiù | old opposite: new | |
| 举行 (舉行) | jǔ xíng | to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc) | |
| 句子 | jù zi | sentence | |
| 决定 (決定) | jué dìng | to decide (to do something) to resolve | |
| 渴 | kě | thirsty | |
| 可爱 (可愛) | kě ài | adorable cute | |
| 刻 | kè | quarter (hour) moment | |
| 客人 | kè rén | visitor guest | |
| 空调 (空調) | kōng tiáo | air conditioning air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode) | |
| 口 | kǒu | mouth classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) | |
| 哭 | kū | to cry to weep | |
| 裤子 (褲子) | kù zi | trousers pants | |
| 筷子 | kuài zi | chopsticks | |
| 蓝 (藍) | lán | blue | |
| 世界 | shì jiè | world | |
| 瘦 | shòu | thin to lose weight | |
| 老 | lǎo | old (of people) venerable (person) | |
| 离开 (離開) | lí kāi | to depart to leave | |
| 礼物 (禮物) | lǐ wù | gift present | |
| 历史 (歷史) | lì shǐ | history | |
| 脸 (臉) | liǎn | face | |
| 练习 (練習) | liàn xí | to practice exercise | |
| 辆 (輛) | liàng | classifier for vehicles | |
| 了解 | liǎo jiě | to understand to realize | |
| 邻居 (鄰居) | lín jū | neighbor next door | |
| 楼 (樓) | lóu | building | |
| 绿 (綠) | lǜ | green | |
| 马 (馬) | mǎ | abbr. for Malaysia | |
| 马上 (馬上) | mǎ shàng | at once right away | |
| 满意 (滿意) | mǎn yì | satisfied pleased | |
| 帽子 | mào zi | hat cap | |
| 米 | mǐ | rice | |
| 面包 (麵包) | miàn bāo | bread | |
| 面条 (麵條) | miàn tiáo | noodles | |
| 明白 | míng bai | clear obvious | |
| 拿 | ná | take | |
| 奶奶 | nǎi nai | (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) (respectful) mistress of the house | |
| 南 | nán | south | |
| 难 (難) | nán | difficult (to...) problem | |
| 难过 (難過) | nán guò | to feel sad to feel unwell | |
| 年级 (年級) | nián jí | grade year (in school, college etc) | |
| 年轻 (年輕) | nián qīng | young | |
| 鸟 (鳥) | niǎo | penis | |
| 努力 | nǔ lì | great effort to strive | |
| 爬山 | pá shān | to climb a mountain to mountaineer | |
| 盘子 (盤子) | pán zi | tray plate | |
| 胖 | pàng | healthy at ease | |
| 啤酒 | pí jiǔ | beer (loanword) | |
| 葡萄 | pú tao | grape | |
| 普通话 (普通話) | pǔ tōng huà | Mandarin (common language) Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language) | |
| 骑 (騎) | qí | (Tw) saddle horse mounted soldier | |
| 其实 (其實) | qí shí | actually in fact | |
| 其他 | qí tā | other (sth or sb) else | |
| 奇怪 | qí guài | strange odd | |
| 铅笔 (鉛筆) | qiān bǐ | (lead) pencil | |
| 清楚 | qīng chu | clear distinct | |
| 秋 | qiū | autumn | |
| 裙子 | qún zi | skirt | |
| 然后 (然後) | rán hòu | after then (afterwards) | |
| 热情 (熱情) | rè qíng | cordial enthusiastic | |
| 认为 (認為) | rèn wéi | to believe to think | |
| 认真 (認真) | rèn zhēn | conscientious earnest | |
| 容易 | róng yì | easy likely | |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if in case | |
| 伞 (傘) | sǎn | umbrella parasol | |
| 上网 (上網) | shàng wǎng | to go online to connect to the Internet | |
| 生气 (生氣) | shēng qì | to get angry to take offense | |
| 声音 (聲音) | shēng yīn | voice sound | |
| 使 | shǐ | to make to cause | |
| 舒服 | shū fu | comfortable feeling well | |
| 叔叔 | shū shu | father's younger brother uncle | |
| 树 (樹) | shù | tree to cultivate | |
| 数学 (數學) | shù xué | mathematics mathematical | |
| 刷 | shuā | to brush to paint | |
| 双 (雙) | shuāng | pair | |
| 水平 | shuǐ píng | level (of achievement etc) standard | |
| 司机 (司機) | sī jī | chauffeur driver | |
| 虽然 (雖然) | suī rán | although even though | |
| 太阳 (太陽) | tài yáng | sun | |
| 糖 | táng | sugar sweets | |
| 特别 (特別) | tè bié | especially special | |
| 疼 | téng | (it) hurts sore | |
| 提高 | tí gāo | to raise to increase | |
| 体育 (體育) | tǐ yù | sports physical education | |
| 甜 | tián | sweet | |
| 条 (條) | tiáo | strip item | |
| 同事 | tóng shì | colleague co-worker | |
| 同意 | tóng yì | to agree to consent | |
| 头发 (頭髮) | tóu fa | hair (on the head) | |
| 突然 | tū rán | sudden abrupt | |
| 图书馆 (圖書館) | tú shū guǎn | library | |
| 腿 | tuǐ | leg | |
| 完成 | wán chéng | to complete to accomplish | |
| 碗 | wǎn | bowl | |
| 万 | wàn | ten thousand | |
| 忘记 (忘記) | wàng jì | to forget | |
| 为了 (為了) | wèi le | in order to for the purpose of | |
| 为什么 (為什麼) | wèi shén me | why? for what reason? | |
| 位 | wèi | position location | |
| 文化 | wén huà | culture civilization | |
| 西 | xī | the West abbr. for Spain | |
| 习惯 (習慣) | xí guàn | habit custom | |
| 洗手间 (洗手間) | xǐ shǒu jiān | toilet lavatory | |
| 洗澡 | xǐ zǎo | to bathe to take a shower | |
| 夏 | xià | summer | |
| 先 | xiān | early prior | |
| 香蕉 | xiāng jiāo | banana | |
| 相同 | xiāng tóng | identical same | |
| 相信 | xiāng xìn | to be convinced (that sth is true) to believe | |
| 像 | xiàng | to resemble to be like | |
| 小心 | xiǎo xīn | to be careful to take care | |
| 校长 (校長) | xiào zhǎng | (college, university) president headmaster | |
| 鞋 | xié | shoe | |
| 新闻 (新聞) | xīn wén | news | |
| 新鲜 (新鮮) | xīn xiān | fresh (experience, food etc) freshness | |
| 信 | xìn | letter mail | |
| 行李箱 | xíng li xiāng | suitcase baggage compartment | |
| 兴趣 (興趣) | xìng qù | interest (desire to know about sth) interest (thing in which one is interested) | |
| 熊猫 (熊貓) | xióng māo | panda | |
| 需要 | xū yào | to need to want | |
| 选择 (選擇) | xuǎn zé | to select to pick | |
| 眼镜 (眼鏡) | yǎn jìng | spectacles eyeglasses | |
| 要求 | yāo qiú | to request to require | |
| 爷爷 (爺爺) | yé ye | paternal grandfather | |
| 一定 | yí dìng (yī dìng) | surely certainly | |
| 一共 | yí gòng (yī gòng) | altogether | |
| 一会儿 (一會兒) | yī huì r | a moment a while | |
| 一样 (一樣) | yī yàng | same like | |
| 以后 (以後) | yǐ hòu | after later | |
| 以前 | yǐ qián | before formerly | |
| 以为 (以為) | yǐ wéi | to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken except when expressing one's own current opinion.) | |
| 一般 | yì bān (yī bān) | same ordinary | |
| 一边 (一邊) | yì biān (yī biān) | one side either side | |
| 一直 | yì zhí (yī zhí) | straight (in a straight line) continuously | |
| 音乐 (音樂) | yīn yuè | music | |
| 银行 (銀行) | yín háng | bank | |
| 应该 (應該) | yīng gāi | ought to should | |
| 影响 (影響) | yǐng xiǎng | influence effect | |
| 用 | yòng | to use to employ | |
| 游戏 (遊戲) | yóu xì | game to play | |
| 有名 | yǒu míng | famous well-known | |
| 又 | yòu | (once) again also | |
| 遇到 | yù dào | to meet to run into | |
| 愿意 (願意) | yuàn yì | to wish to want | |
| 越 | yuè | generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods abbr. for Vietnam | |
| 月亮 | yuè liang | the moon | |
| 云 | yún | (classical) to say | |
| 站 | zhàn | station to stand | |
| 着急 (著急) | zháo jí | to worry to feel anxious | |
| 照顾 (照顧) | zhào gu | to take care of to show consideration | |
| 照片 | zhào piàn | photograph picture | |
| 照相机 (照相機) | zhào xiàng jī | camera | |
| 只 | zhǐ | only merely | |
| 终于 (終於) | zhōng yú | at last in the end | |
| 中间 (中間) | zhōng jiān | between intermediate | |
| 种 (種) | zhǒng | seed species | |
| 重要 | zhòng yào | important significant | |
| 周末 (週末) | zhōu mò | weekend | |
| 主要 | zhǔ yào | main principal | |
| 祝 | zhù | wish | |
| 注意 | zhù yì | to take note of to pay attention to | |
| 字典 | zì diǎn | Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a, which has entries for words of one or more characters) | |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself one's own | |
| 总是 (總是) | zǒng shì | always | |
| 最近 | zuì jìn | recently soon | |
| 作业 (作業) | zuò yè | school assignment homework | |
| 作用 | zuò yòng | to act on to affect |