HSK 3 Vocabulary

Below you can find the vocabularies you need to learn for HSK 2.0 Level 3 (on top of those you need to learn for HSK 1 & 2):

A

aParticle: showing approval
阿姨ā yíNoun: aunt
ǎiAdjective: low, short
爱好ài hàoNoun: hobby, interest
Verb: to like
安静ān jìngAdjective: quiet, peaceful

B

Noun: handle
Verb: to grasp, to hold
Particle: for ba-sentences
Measure Word: for a bunch or objects with handle
bànNumber: half
bānVerb: to move, to shift
bānNoun: class, team, squad
Measure Word: for groups, rankings, etc.
办法bàn fǎNoun: method, way, means
办公室bàn gōng shìNoun: office, bureau
帮忙bāng mángVerb: to help, to do a favour
bǎoAdjective: full (from eating)
bāoNoun: bag, package
Verb: to cover, to wrap, to hold, to include
bèiRelative Clause: by (for passive sentence)
北方běi fāngLocation: north, northern part of a country
比较bǐ jiàoAdverb: quite, rather, fairly, comparatively
比赛bǐ sàiNoun: competition, match
Verb: to compete
必须bì xūAuxiliary Verb: to have to, to must
鼻子bí ziNoun: nose
变化biàn huàNoun: change, variation
表示biǎo shìVerb: to express, to show, to indicate
表演biǎo yǎnNoun: performance, show
Verb: to perform, to act
别人bié renPronoun: others, other people
宾馆bīn guǎnNoun: hotel
冰箱bīng xiāngNoun: fridge, icebox

C

cáiNoun: ability, talent
Adverb: just, only if
菜单cài dānNoun: menu
参加cān jiāVerb: to attend, to take part, to join
cǎoNoun: grass, straw
céngNoun: layer, floor
Measure Word: for layer, story, floor
chàVerb: to lack, short of
Adjective: poor
超市chāo shìNoun: supermarket
衬衫chèn shānNoun: shirt, blouse
成绩chéng jìNoun: score, achievement, grades
城市chéng shìNoun: city, town
迟到chí dàoVerb: to be late
厨房chú fángNoun: kitchen
除了chú leConjunction: except for, apart from, besides
出现chū xiànVerb: to appear, to arise
chūnNoun: spring
词语cí yǔNoun: word, expression
聪明cōng mingAdjective: clever, intelligent, smart

D

打扫dǎ sǎoVerb: to clean
打算dǎ suànNoun: plan, intention
Verb: to plan, to think of, to calculate
dàiNoun: band, belt, area, region
Verb: to wear, to carry, to bring, to lead
蛋糕dàn gāoNoun: cake
担心dān xīnVerb: to worry
Adjective: worried, anxious
当然dāng ránAdverb: certainly, of course
deParticle: used before a verb
dēngNoun: lamp, light
Adjective: low
地方dì fangNoun: region, place, location
地铁dì tiěNoun: subway
地图dì túNoun: map
电梯diàn tīNoun: elevator
电子邮件diàn zǐ yóu jiànNoun: email
dōngLocation: east
dōngNoun: winter
动物dòng wùNoun: animal
duànMeasure Word: for paragraphs, segments, periods, stories
duǎnAdjective: short, brief
锻炼duàn liànVerb: to exercise, to engage in physical exercise
多么duō meAdverb: how, what

E

饿èAdjective: hungry
耳朵ěr duoNoun: ear
而且ér qiěConjunction: moreover, in addition, furthermore

F

发烧fā shāoVerb: to have fever
发现fā xiànVerb: to discover, to find
fàngVerb: to let go, to put, have a vacation
方便fāng biànAdjective: convenient
放心fàng xīnVerb: to rest, to be at ease
fēnNoun: minute, point, 0.01 Yuan
Verb: to divide, to distinguish
附近fù jìnNoun: vicinity
Adverb: nearby
Relative Clause: next to
复习fù xíNoun: revision
Verb: to revise

G

gǎnAuxiliary Verb: to dare
干净gān jìngAdjective: clean, tidy
感冒gǎn màoNoun: common cold
Verb: to catch a cold
刚才gāng cáiTime: just a moment ago
gēnVerb: to follow
Relative Clause: with
Conjunction: and
根据gēn jùNoun: basis, foundation
Verb: to base on
Relative Clause: according to, based on
gèngAdverb: even more
公园gōng yuánNoun: park
故事gù shiNoun: story, tale
刮风guā fēngVerb: to be windy
guānNoun: mountain pass, barrier
Verb: to close, to shut, to turn off
关系guān xìNoun: relationship, relation
Verb: to affect, to have to do with
关心guān xīnNoun: concern
Verb: to care for
关于guān yúRelative Clause: concerning, with regards to, about
国家guó jiāNoun: country, state, nation
过去guò qùVerb: to go over, to pass by
Adverb: past, former
果汁guǒ zhīNoun: fruit juice

H

害怕hài pàVerb: to be afraid, to fear
还是hái shìAdverb: still, nevertheless
Conjunction: or
Noun: river
黑板hēi bǎnNoun: blackboard
护照hù zhàoNoun: passport
huàNoun: picture, painting
Verb: to draw, to paint
huāNoun: flower
Verb: to spend
花园huā yuánNoun: garden
huàiAdjective: bad, broken, spoiled
huánVerb: to give back, to return
huànVerb: to change, to exchange
环境huán jìngNoun: environment, surroundings
huángVerb: to fall through
Adjective: yellow, pornographic
会议huì yìNoun: meeting, conference
或者huò zhěConjunction: or, possibly

J

Noun: pole
Adverb: extremely, highly
记得jì deVerb: to remember
几乎jī hūAdverb: almost, nearly
机会jī huìNoun: opportunity, chance
季节jì jiéNoun: season, period
检查jiǎn cháNoun: inspection
Verb: to check, to inspect, to examine
简单jiǎn dānAdjective: simple, uncomplicated
健康jiàn kāngNoun: health
Adjective: healthy
见面jiàn miànVerb: to meet, to see sb.
jiǎngNoun: speech, lecture
Verb: to speak, to explain, to negotiate
jiǎoNoun: foot
jiǎoNoun: angle, corner, horn
Measure Word: for 0.1 yuan
jiāoVerb: to teach, to instruct
jièVerb: to lend, to borrow, to make use of (an opportunity)
jiēVerb: to receive, to meet, to connect, to catch
街道jiē dàoNoun: street
结婚jié hūnNoun: marriage, wedding
Verb: to marry
解决jiě juéVerb: to settle (dispute), to resolve, to solve
节目jié mùNoun: program, item
节日jié rìNoun: holiday, festival
结束jié shùNoun: termination, end
Verb: to finish, to end, to conclude
经常jīng chángAdverb: often, frequently
经过jīng guòVerb: to pass, to go through
Relative Clause: after, as a result of
经理jīng lǐNoun: manager, director
jiùAdjective: old, used, worn
jiǔAdjective: long (time)
举行jǔ xíngVerb: to hold (meeting, etc.)
句子jù ziNoun: sentence
决定jué dìngNoun: decision
Verb: to decide

K

Verb: to cut, to carve
Measure Word: for quarter of an hour
Adjective: thirsty
可爱kě àiAdjective: cute, lovely
客人kè rénNoun: guest, customer, visitor
空调kōng tiáoNoun: air conditioning
kǒuNoun: mouth
Measure Word: for things with mouths or a mouth full of
Verb: to cry, to weep
裤子kù ziNoun: trousers
筷子kuài ziNoun: chopsticks

L

lánAdjective: blue
lǎoAdjective: old
Adverb: always
离开lí kāiVerb: to depart, to leave
历史lì shǐNoun: history
礼物lǐ wùNoun: gift, present
liǎnNoun: face
练习liàn xíNoun: exercise, practice
Verb: to practice
liàngMeasure Word: for vehicles
了解liǎo jiěVerb: to understand
邻居lín jūNoun: neighbour
lóuNoun: storied building
Measure Word: for floor
绿Adjective: green

M

Noun: horse
马上mǎ shàngAdverb: immediately, at once
满意mǎn yìVerb: to satisfy
Adjective: satisfied
帽子mào ziNoun: hat, cap
Noun: rice
Measure Word: for meter
面包miàn bāoNoun: bread
面条miàn tiáoNoun: noodles
明白míng baiVerb: to understand
Adjective: clear, obvious

N

Verb: to hold, to seize
奶奶nǎi naiNoun: grandmother (father’s mother)
nánLocation: south
nánAdjective: difficult
难过nán guòVerb: to feel sorry, sad
年级nián jíNoun: grade, year
年轻nián qīngAdjective: young
niǎoNoun: bird
努力nǔ lìNoun: great effort
Verb: to strive, to work/study hard
Adjective: hard, hardworking

P

爬山pá shānNoun: hiking
Verb: to climb a mountain
盘子pán ziNoun: tray, plate, dish
pàngAdjective: fat, plump
啤酒pí jiǔNoun: beer
葡萄pú taoNoun: grape
普通话pǔ tōng huàNoun: Mandarin

Q

Verb: to ride (animal or bike)
奇怪qí guàiAdjective: strange, weird
其实qí shíAdverb: actually, in fact
其他qí tāPronoun: other, others
铅笔qiān bǐNoun: pencil
清楚qīng chuAdjective: clear, distinct
qiūNoun: autumn, fall
裙子qún ziNoun: skirt

R

然后rán hòuConjunction: then, afterwards
热情rè qíngNoun: enthusiasm, passion
Adjective: enthusiastic, passionate, cordial
认为rèn wéiVerb: to think, to believe, to consider
认真rèn zhēnAdjective: conscientious, earnest, serious
容易róng yìAdjective: easy
如果rú guǒConjunction: if

S

sǎnNoun: umbrella
上网shàng wǎngVerb: to be on the internet
生气shēng qìVerb: to be/get angry
Adjective: angry, mad
声音shēng yīnNoun: voice, sound
使shǐNoun: envoy, messenger
Verb: to make, to cause, to use, to employ
世界shì jièNoun: world
shòuAdjective: thin, slim
shùNoun: tree
舒服shū fuAdjective: comfortable
叔叔shū shuNoun: uncle
数学shù xuéNoun: mathematics
刷牙shuā yáVerb: to brush teeth
shuāngAdjective: two, pair, both
Measure Word: for a pair (of shoes, etc.)
水平shuǐ píngNoun: level, standard
Adjective: horizontal
司机sī jīNoun: driver
虽然suī ránConjunction: although

T

太阳tài yángNoun: sun
tángNoun: sugar, sweets, candy
特别tè biéAdjective: special, particular
téngNoun: pain
Verb: to ache, to hurt
提高tí gāoVerb: to raise, to increase
体育tǐ yùNoun: sports
tiánAdjective: sweet
tiáoNoun: strip, clause
Measure Word: for long thin things
同事tóng shìNoun: colleague
同意tóng yìVerb: to agree, to consent, to approve
头发tóu faNoun: hair (on the head)
突然tū ránAdjective: sudden, abrupt Adverb: suddenly, unexpectedly
图书馆tú shū guǎnNoun: library
tuǐNoun: leg

W

wànNumber: 10000
wǎnNoun: bowl
完成wán chéngVerb: to complete, to accomplish
忘记wàng jìVerb: to forget
wèiVerb: to do, to act, to be, to become
Relative Clause: for (sb.)
wèiNoun: position, place, seat
Measure Word: for people
为了wèi leRelative Clause: for, in order to
文化wén huàNoun: culture

X

西Location: west
习惯xí guànNoun: habit, usual practice, custom
Verb: to be/get used to
洗手间xǐ shǒu jiānNoun: toilet, bathroom
洗澡xǐ zǎoVerb: to take a shower, to have a bath
xiàNoun: summer
xiānAdverb: early, former, first, before
xiàngVerb: be/look like, to appear, to seem
香蕉xiāng jiāoNoun: banana
相同xiāng tóngAdjective: identical, same
相信xiāng xìnVerb: to believe in, have faith in
小心xiǎo xīnVerb: to be careful
Adjective: careful
Expression: Take care!
校长xiào zhǎngNoun: headmaster, president (university)
xiéNoun: shoe
xìnNoun: letter, trust
Verb: to believe, to trust
新闻xīn wénNoun: news
新鲜xīn xiānAdjective: fresh (food, experience, etc.)
行李箱xíng li xiāngNoun: suitcase
兴趣xìng qùNoun: interest
熊猫xióng māoNoun: panda
需要xū yàoNoun: needs
Verb: to need, to want
选择xuǎn zéNoun: choice, option
Verb: to choose, to select

Y

眼镜yǎn jìngNoun: eyeglasses
要求yāo qiúNoun: demand, requirement
Verb: to require, to demand
爷爷yé yeNoun: grandfather (father’s father)
一般yì bānAdjective: ordinary, general, common
Adverb: in general, generally
一边yì biānLocation: one side
Adverb: on the one hand
一定yí dìngAdjective: definite, fixed, given
Adverb: surely, certainly
一共yí gòngAdverb: althogether
以后yǐ hòuTime: after, afterwards
一会儿yí huì rTime: a while
Adverb: in a moment, a little while
以前yǐ qiánTime: before
Adverb: previous, formerly
以为yǐ wéiVerb: to think (wrongly), to be under the (wrong) impression
一样yí yàngAdverb: alike, equal to
一直yī zhíAdverb: always, continuously, straight
银行yín hángNoun: bank (for money)
音乐yīn yuèNoun: music
应该yīng gāiAuxiliary Verb: should, ought to
影响yǐng xiǎngNoun: influence, effect
Verb: to influence, to affect
yòngVerb: to use, to employ, to apply
yòuAdverb: again
有名yǒu míngAdjective: famous, well known
游戏yóu xìNoun: game, play
遇到yù dàoVerb: to meet, to run into
愿意yuàn yìAuxiliary Verb: to be willing, be ready, to wish, to want
yuèVerb: to exceed, to climb over, to surpass
月亮yuè liangNoun: moon
yúnNoun: cloud

Z

zhànNoun: station, stop
Verb: to stand, to stop, to halt
zhǎngNoun: chief, head
Verb: to grow, to develop
照顾zhào gùVerb: to take care of, to look after
着急zháo jíVerb: to worry, to be nervous
照片zhào piànNoun: photo, picture
照相机zhào xiàng jīNoun: camera
zhǐAdverb: only, just, merely
zhǒngNoun: species, race, breed
Measure Word: type, kind, sort or for languages
中间zhōng jiānLocation: between, in the middle, mid
重要zhòng yàoAdjective: important
终于zhōng yúAdverb: at last, finally, eventually
周末zhōu mòNoun: weekend
zhùVerb: to wish, to express good wishes
主要zhǔ yàoAdjective: main, principal, major
注意zhù yìVerb: to pay attention to
字典zì diǎnNoun: dictionary, character book
自己zì jǐPronoun: oneself, self
总是zǒng shìAdverb: always
最近zuì jìnAdverb: recently, lately, soon
作业zuò yèNoun: homework, task, work
作用zuò yòngNoun: action, function, impact, effect
Verb: to affect

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