HSK 3.0 word lists
HSK 3.0 vocabulary with pinyin and English meanings
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HSK 3.0 Level 1
Vocabulary list - 536 words
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一 | yī | one |
| 一些 | yī xiē | some |
| 一半 | yī bàn | half |
| 一会儿 | yī huìr | a moment |
| 一样 | yī yàng | same |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | in the same place |
| 一边 | yī biān | one side |
| 七 | qī | seven |
| 三 | sān | three |
| 上午 | shàng wǔ | morning |
| 上学 | shàng xué | to go to school |
| 上次 | shàng cì | last time |
| 上班 | shàng bān | to go to work |
| 上网 | shàng wǎng | to go online |
| 上课 | shàng kè | to go to class |
| 上车 | shàng chē | to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 上边 | shàng bian | the top |
| 下 | xià | down |
| 下午 | xià wǔ | afternoon |
| 下次 | xià cì | next time |
| 下班 | xià bān | to finish work |
| 下课 | xià kè | to finish class |
| 下车 | xià chē | to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 下边 | xià bian | under |
| 下雨 | xià yǔ | to rain |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 不大 | bù dà | not very |
| 不客气 | bù kè qi | you're welcome |
| 不对 | bù duì | incorrect |
| 不用 | bù yòng | need not |
| 中 | zhōng | within |
| 中 | zhòng | to hit (the mark) |
| 中午 | zhōng wǔ | noon |
| 中国 | zhōng guó | China |
| 中学 | zhōng xué | middle school |
| 中学生 | zhōng xué shēng | middle-school student |
| 中文 | zhōng wén | Chinese language |
| 中间 | zhōng jiān | the middle; the inside |
| 九 | jiǔ | nine |
| 也 | yě | (adverb) also; both ... and ... (before predicates only) |
| 干 | gān | dry |
| 干净 | gān jìng | clean |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) |
| 事 | shì | matter |
| 二 | èr | two |
| 五 | wǔ | five |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 什么 | shén me | what? |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today |
| 今年 | jīn nián | this year |
| 介绍 | jiè shào | to introduce (sb to sb) |
| 他 | tā | he; him (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant) |
| 他们 | tā men | they |
| 休息 | xiū xi | rest |
| 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nín]) |
| 你们 | nǐ men | you (plural) |
| 来 | lái | to come |
| 来到 | lái dào | to come |
| 个 | gè | (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier) |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 做 | zuò | to make; to produce |
| 元 | yuán | currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) |
| 先 | xiān | early |
| 先生 | xiān sheng | teacher |
| 儿子 | ér zi | son |
| 两 | liǎng | two |
| 八 | bā | eight; 8 |
| 六 | liù | six |
| 再 | zài | again; once more; re- |
| 再见 | zài jiàn | goodbye |
| 几 | jī | small table |
| 出 | chū | to go out |
| 出来 | chū lái | to come out |
| 出来 | chu lai | (after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect) |
| 出去 | chū qù | to go out |
| 分 | fēn | to divide; to separate |
| 分 | fèn | part |
| 别人 | bié ren | other people; others; other person |
| 别的 | bié de | else |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive |
| 前 | qián | front |
| 前天 | qián tiān | the day before yesterday |
| 前边 | qián bian | front |
| 动 | dòng | (of sth) to move |
| 动作 | dòng zuò | movement; motion; action (CL:個|个[gè]) |
| 包 | bāo | to cover |
| 包子 | bāo zi | bao (steamed stuffed bun) |
| 北 | běi | north |
| 北京 | běi jīng | Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China |
| 北边 | běi biān | north |
| 十 | shí | ten |
| 午饭 | wǔ fàn | lunch |
| 半 | bàn | half |
| 半天 | bàn tiān | half of the day |
| 半年 | bàn nián | half a year |
| 南 | nán | south |
| 南边 | nán bian | south |
| 去 | qù | to go |
| 去年 | qù nián | last year |
| 口 | kǒu | mouth |
| 叫 | jiào | to shout |
| 右 | yòu | (bound form) right; right-hand side |
| 右边 | yòu bian | right side |
| 吃 | chī | to eat |
| 吃饭 | chī fàn | to have a meal |
| 同学 | tóng xué | to study at the same school |
| 名字 | míng zi | name (of a person or thing) |
| 后 | hòu | empress |
| 吧 | bā | bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc) |
| 吧 | ba | (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) |
| 吧 | biā | (onom.) smack! |
| 听 | yǐn | smile (archaic) |
| 告诉 | gào sù | to press charges; to file a complaint |
| 告诉 | gào su | to tell; to inform; to let know |
| 呢 | ne | particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word (\What about ...?\, \And ...?\) |
| 和 | hé | (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [hàn]) |
| 和 | hè | to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence |
| 和 | hú | to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards |
| 和 | huó | to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water |
| 和 | huò | to mix (ingredients) together |
HSK 3.0 Level 2
Vocabulary list - 772 words
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一共 | yī gòng | altogether |
| 一定 | yī dìng | surely |
| 一生 | yī shēng | all one's life; throughout one's life |
| 一直 | yī zhí | straight (in a straight line) |
| 一般 | yī bān | same |
| 一路平安 | yī lù píng ān | to have a pleasant journey |
| 一路顺风 | yī lù shùn fēng | to have a pleasant journey (idiom) |
| 一部分 | yī bù fen | portion |
| 一点点 | yī diǎn diǎn | a little bit |
| 上周 | shàng zhōu | last week |
| 下周 | xià zhōu | next week |
| 下雪 | xià xuě | to snow |
| 不一定 | bù yī dìng | not necessarily |
| 不久 | bù jiǔ | not long (after) |
| 不但 | bù dàn | not only (... but also ...) |
| 不同 | bù tóng | different |
| 不够 | bù gòu | not enough |
| 不好意思 | bù hǎo yì si | to feel embarrassed |
| 不如 | bù rú | not equal to |
| 不少 | bù shǎo | many |
| 不满 | bù mǎn | resentful |
| 不行 | bù xíng | won't do |
| 不要 | bù yào | don't! |
| 不过 | bù guò | only |
| 不错 | bù cuò | correct |
| 中小学 | zhōng xiǎo xué | middle and elementary school |
| 中年 | zhōng nián | middle age |
| 中心 | zhōng xīn | center |
| 中级 | zhōng jí | middle level (in a hierarchy) |
| 中医 | zhōng yī | traditional Chinese medical science |
| 中餐 | zhōng cān | lunch |
| 主人 | zhǔ rén | master |
| 主要 | zhǔ yào | main |
| 也许 | yě xǔ | perhaps |
| 干杯 | gān bēi | to drink a toast |
| 事情 | shì qing | affair |
| 云 | yún | (classical) to say |
| 交朋友 | jiāo péng you | to make friends |
| 交给 | jiāo gěi | to give; to deliver; to hand over |
| 交通 | jiāo tōng | to be connected |
| 亮 | liàng | bright |
| 人们 | rén men | people |
| 人口 | rén kǒu | population |
| 人数 | rén shù | number of people |
| 什么样 | shén me yàng | what kind?; what sort? |
| 今后 | jīn hòu | hereafter |
| 以上 | yǐ shàng | that level or higher |
| 以下 | yǐ xià | that level or lower |
| 以前 | yǐ qián | before |
| 以外 | yǐ wài | apart from |
| 以后 | yǐ hòu | after |
| 以为 | 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.) |
| 件 | jiàn | item |
| 休假 | xiū jià | to go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave |
| 但 | dàn | but; yet; however; still |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 位 | wèi | position |
| 低 | dī | low |
| 住房 | zhù fáng | housing |
| 住院 | zhù yuàn | to be in hospital |
| 作家 | zuò jiā | author |
| 作文 | zuò wén | to write an essay |
| 作业 | zuò yè | school assignment |
| 使用 | shǐ yòng | to use |
| 来自 | lái zì | to come from (a place) |
| 例如 | lì rú | for example |
| 例子 | lì zi | case |
| 便宜 | biàn yí | convenient |
| 便宜 | pián yi | cheap |
| 信 | xìn | letter |
| 信心 | xìn xīn | confidence |
| 信息 | xìn xī | information |
| 信用卡 | xìn yòng kǎ | credit card |
| 信号 | xìn hào | signal |
| 个子 | gè zi | height |
| 倒 | dǎo | to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally |
| 倒 | dào | to invert; to place upside down or frontside back |
| 借 | jiè | to lend |
| 假 | jiǎ | fake |
| 假 | jià | vacation |
| 假期 | jià qī | vacation |
| 做到 | zuò dào | to accomplish |
| 做法 | zuò fǎ | way of handling sth |
| 做饭 | zuò fàn | to prepare a meal |
| 停 | tíng | to stop |
| 停车 | tíng chē | to pull up (stop one's vehicle) |
| 停车场 | tíng chē chǎng | parking lot |
| 健康 | jiàn kāng | health |
| 像 | xiàng | to resemble |
| 亿 | yì | 100 million |
| 克 | kè | to be able to |
| 入口 | rù kǒu | entrance |
| 全 | quán | all |
| 全国 | quán guó | whole nation |
| 全家 | quán jiā | whole family |
| 全年 | quán nián | the whole year |
| 全身 | quán shēn | the whole body |
| 全部 | quán bù | whole; all |
| 全体 | quán tǐ | all |
| 公交车 | gōng jiāo chē | public transport vehicle |
| 公共汽车 | gōng gòng qì chē | bus |
| 公司 | gōng sī | company; firm; corporation |
| 公园 | gōng yuán | park (for public recreation) |
| 公平 | gōng píng | fair |
| 公斤 | gōng jīn | kilogram (kg) |
| 公路 | gōng lù | highway |
| 公里 | gōng lǐ | kilometer |
| 其中 | qí zhōng | among |
| 其他 | qí tā | other |
| 冬天 | dōng tiān | winter |
| 出口 | chū kǒu | an exit |
| 出国 | chū guó | to go abroad; to leave the country |
| 出现 | chū xiàn | to appear |
| 出生 | chū shēng | to be born |
| 出发 | chū fā | to set off |
| 出租 | chū zū | to rent |
| 出租车 | chū zū chē | taxi |
| 出门 | chū mén | to go out |
| 出院 | chū yuàn | to leave hospital |
| 分数 | fēn shù | (exam) grade |
HSK 3.0 Level 3
Vocabulary list - 971 words
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一切 | yī qiè | everything |
| 一方面 | yī fāng miàn | on the one hand |
| 上来 | shàng lái | to come up |
| 上升 | shàng shēng | to rise |
| 上去 | shàng qù | to go up |
| 上衣 | shàng yī | jacket |
| 上面 | shàng miàn | on top of |
| 下来 | xià lai | to come down |
| 下去 | xià qù | to go down |
| 下面 | xià miàn | below |
| 不仅 | bù jǐn | not just; not limited to |
| 不光 | bù guāng | not the only one |
| 不安 | bù ān | unpeaceful |
| 不得不 | bù dé bù | have no choice or option but to |
| 不必 | bù bì | need not |
| 不断 | bù duàn | unceasing |
| 不论 | bù lùn | whatever |
| 世界 | shì jiè | world |
| 世界杯 | shì jiè bēi | World Cup |
| 世纪 | shì jì | century |
| 并 | bìng | and |
| 并且 | bìng qiě | and |
| 中华民族 | zhōng huá mín zú | the Chinese nation |
| 中部 | zhōng bù | middle part |
| 主任 | zhǔ rèn | director |
| 主动 | zhǔ dòng | to take the initiative |
| 主张 | zhǔ zhāng | to advocate |
| 主意 | zhǔ yi | plan |
| 主持 | zhǔ chí | to take charge of |
| 久 | jiǔ | (long) time |
| 乱 | luàn | in confusion or disorder |
| 事件 | shì jiàn | event |
| 事实 | shì shí | fact |
| 事实上 | shì shí shàng | in fact |
| 事故 | shì gù | accident |
| 事业 | shì yè | undertaking |
| 互相 | hù xiāng | each other |
| 互联网 | hù lián wǎng | Internet |
| 交往 | jiāo wǎng | to associate (with) |
| 交易 | jiāo yì | to deal; to trade; to transact |
| 交流 | jiāo liú | to exchange |
| 交警 | jiāo jǐng | traffic police |
| 交费 | jiāo fèi | to pay a fee |
| 京剧 | jīng jù | Beijing opera |
| 人员 | rén yuán | staff |
| 人工 | rén gōng | artificial |
| 人才 | rén cái | talent |
| 人民 | rén mín | the people |
| 人民币 | rén mín bì | Renminbi (RMB) |
| 人生 | rén shēng | life (one's time on earth) |
| 人群 | rén qún | crowd |
| 人类 | rén lèi | humanity |
| 仍 | réng | still; yet |
| 仍然 | réng rán | still; as before; yet |
| 付 | fù | to pay |
| 代 | dài | to substitute |
| 代表 | dài biǎo | representative |
| 代表团 | dài biǎo tuán | delegation |
| 以来 | yǐ lái | since (a previous event) |
| 任 | rèn | to assign |
| 任何 | rèn hé | any |
| 任务 | rèn wu | mission; assignment; task; duty; role |
| 作品 | zuò pǐn | work (of art) |
| 作者 | zuò zhě | author; writer |
| 使 | shǐ | to make |
| 系 | xì | to connect |
| 保 | bǎo | Bulgaria |
| 保存 | bǎo cún | to conserve |
| 保安 | bǎo ān | to ensure public security |
| 保持 | bǎo chí | to keep |
| 保留 | bǎo liú | to keep |
| 保证 | bǎo zhèng | guarantee |
| 保护 | bǎo hù | to protect |
| 保险 | bǎo xiǎn | insurance |
| 信任 | xìn rèn | to trust |
| 信封 | xìn fēng | envelope |
| 修 | xiū | to decorate |
| 修改 | xiū gǎi | to amend |
| 个人 | gè rén | individual |
| 个性 | gè xìng | individuality |
| 值 | zhí | value |
| 值得 | zhí de | to be worth |
| 伟大 | wěi dà | huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc) |
| 做客 | zuò kè | to be a guest or visitor |
| 停止 | tíng zhǐ | to stop; to halt; to cease |
| 传 | chuán | to pass on |
| 传 | zhuàn | biography |
| 传来 | chuán lái | (of a sound) to come through |
| 传播 | chuán bō | to disseminate; to propagate; to spread |
| 传说 | chuán shuō | legend; folk tale |
| 伤 | shāng | to injure |
| 伤心 | shāng xīn | to grieve |
| 仅 | jǐn | barely |
| 仅仅 | jǐn jǐn | barely |
| 价值 | jià zhí | value |
| 价格 | jià gé | price |
| 价钱 | jià qian | price |
| 尽量 | jǐn liàng | as much as possible |
| 优势 | yōu shì | superiority |
| 优点 | yōu diǎn | merit |
| 充满 | chōng mǎn | full of |
| 先进 | xiān jìn | advanced (technology) |
| 光 | guāng | light |
| 光明 | guāng míng | light |
| 克服 | kè fú | (try to) overcome (hardships etc) |
| 内 | nèi | inside |
| 内容 | nèi róng | content |
| 内心 | nèi xīn | heart; innermost being |
| 全场 | quán chǎng | everyone present |
| 全球 | quán qiú | entire |
| 全面 | quán miàn | all-around |
| 公布 | gōng bù | to announce |
| 公共 | gōng gòng | public; common; communal |
| 公务员 | gōng wù yuán | functionary |
| 公民 | gōng mín | citizen |
| 公开 | gōng kāi | open; overt; public |
| 共同 | gòng tóng | common |
| 共有 | gòng yǒu | to have altogether |
| 其实 | qí shí | actually; in fact; really |
| 其次 | qí cì | next |
HSK 3.0 Level 4
Vocabulary list - 1,015 words
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
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| 一再 | yī zài | repeatedly |
| 一律 | yī lǜ | same |
| 一致 | yī zhì | unanimous |
| 一般来说 | yī bān lái shuō | generally speaking |
| 丈夫 | zhàng fu | husband |
| 上个月 | shàng gè yuè | last month |
| 上楼 | shàng lóu | to go upstairs |
| 上门 | shàng mén | to drop in |
| 下个月 | xià gè yuè | next month |
| 下楼 | xià lóu | to go downstairs |
| 下载 | xià zǎi | to download |
| 下降 | xià jiàng | to decline |
| 不在乎 | bù zài hu | not to care |
| 不然 | bù rán | not so |
| 不管 | bù guǎn | not to be concerned |
| 不要紧 | bù yào jǐn | unimportant |
| 中介 | zhōng jiè | to act as intermediary |
| 中奖 | zhòng jiǎng | to win a prize (in a lottery etc) |
| 主席 | zhǔ xí | chairperson |
| 主题 | zhǔ tí | theme |
| 之一 | zhī yī | one of (sth) |
| 之前 | zhī qián | before |
| 之后 | zhī hòu | after; behind |
| 之间 | zhī jiān | (after a noun) between; among; amid |
| 了不起 | liǎo bu qǐ | amazing |
| 了解 | liǎo jiě | to understand |
| 事先 | shì xiān | in advance |
| 事物 | shì wù | thing; object |
| 二手 | èr shǒu | indirectly acquired |
| 五颜六色 | wǔ yán liù sè | multicolored |
| 些 | xiē | classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several |
| 亚运会 | yà yùn huì | Asian Games |
| 交换 | jiāo huàn | to exchange |
| 交际 | jiāo jì | communication |
| 人家 | rén jiā | dwelling |
| 人家 | rén jia | other people |
| 付出 | fù chū | to pay |
| 代替 | dài tì | to replace |
| 以内 | yǐ nèi | within |
| 以及 | yǐ jí | as well as |
| 企业 | qǐ yè | company |
| 伙伴 | huǒ bàn | partner |
| 似乎 | sì hū | it seems; seemingly; as if |
| 似的 | shì de | seems as if |
| 布置 | bù zhì | to put in order |
| 位于 | wèi yú | to be located at |
| 位置 | wèi zhi | position |
| 作出 | zuò chū | to put out |
| 作为 | zuò wéi | one's conduct |
| 使劲 | shǐ jìn | to exert all one's strength |
| 来不及 | lái bu jí | there's not enough time (to do sth) |
| 来得及 | lái de jí | to have enough time; can do it in time; can still make it |
| 来源 | lái yuán | source (of information etc) |
| 供应 | gōng yìng | to supply |
| 依然 | yī rán | still |
| 依靠 | yī kào | to rely on sth (for support etc) |
| 局 | jú | narrow |
| 促使 | cù shǐ | to induce |
| 促进 | cù jìn | to promote (an idea or cause) |
| 促销 | cù xiāo | to promote sales |
| 保守 | bǎo shǒu | conservative |
| 保密 | bǎo mì | to keep sth confidential |
| 修理 | xiū lǐ | to repair |
| 俩 | liǎ | two (colloquial equivalent of 兩個|两个) |
| 个别 | gè bié | individually; one by one |
| 个体 | gè tǐ | individual |
| 倍 | bèi | times (multiplier) |
| 倒车 | dǎo chē | to change buses, trains etc |
| 倒车 | dào chē | to reverse (a vehicle) |
| 倒闭 | dǎo bì | to go bankrupt |
| 假如 | jiǎ rú | if |
| 做梦 | zuò mèng | to dream |
| 停下 | tíng xià | to stop |
| 健身 | jiàn shēn | to exercise |
| 伞 | sǎn | umbrella |
| 传统 | chuán tǒng | tradition |
| 伤害 | shāng hài | to injure |
| 尽快 | jǐn kuài | as quickly as possible |
| 优秀 | yōu xiù | outstanding; excellent |
| 优美 | yōu měi | graceful |
| 优良 | yōu liáng | fine |
| 兄弟 | xiōng dì | brothers |
| 充分 | chōng fèn | ample |
| 充电 | chōng diàn | to recharge (a battery) |
| 充电器 | chōng diàn qì | battery charger |
| 光盘 | guāng pán | compact disc (CD); DVD; CD-ROM |
| 光临 | guāng lín | (formal) to honor with one's presence |
| 免费 | miǎn fèi | free (of charge) |
| 儿童 | ér tóng | child |
| 内科 | nèi kē | internal medicine; general medicine |
| 内部 | nèi bù | interior |
| 两边 | liǎng bian | either side |
| 公元 | gōng yuán | CE (Common Era) |
| 共 | gòng | common |
| 兵 | bīng | a force |
| 其余 | qí yú | the rest |
| 具备 | jù bèi | to possess |
| 典型 | diǎn xíng | model |
| 再三 | zài sān | over and over again |
| 冬季 | dōng jì | winter |
| 冰 | bīng | ice |
| 冰箱 | bīng xiāng | icebox |
| 冰雪 | bīng xuě | ice and snow |
| 冷静 | lěng jìng | calm; cool-headed; dispassionate |
| 出售 | chū shòu | to sell |
| 出席 | chū xí | to attend |
| 出色 | chū sè | remarkable; outstanding |
| 分布 | fēn bù | to scatter |
| 分手 | fēn shǒu | to part company |
| 分散 | fēn sàn | to scatter |
| 分为 | fēn wéi | to divide sth into (parts) |
| 切 | qiē | to cut |
| 切 | qiè | definitely |
| 划 | huá | to row |
| 列 | liè | to arrange |
| 列入 | liè rù | to include on a list |
| 列为 | liè wéi | to be classified as |
| 列车 | liè chē | (railway) train |
| 利息 | lì xī | interest (on a loan) |
| 利益 | lì yì | benefit |
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| 一下子 | yī xià zi | in a short while |
| 一口气 | yī kǒu qì | one breath |
| 一句话 | yī jù huà | in a word |
| 一向 | yī xiàng | always (previously) |
| 一带 | yī dài | region |
| 一旦 | yī dàn | in case (sth happens) |
| 一流 | yī liú | top quality |
| 一路 | yī lù | the whole journey |
| 一身 | yī shēn | whole body |
| 一辈子 | yī bèi zi | (for) a lifetime |
| 上下 | shàng xià | up and down |
| 上涨 | shàng zhǎng | to rise |
| 上级 | shàng jí | higher authorities |
| 不停 | bù tíng | incessant |
| 不免 | bù miǎn | inevitably |
| 不利 | bù lì | unfavorable |
| 不幸 | bù xìng | misfortune |
| 不得了 | bù dé liǎo | desperately serious |
| 不敢当 | bù gǎn dāng | lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise |
| 不易 | bù yì | not easy to do sth |
| 不时 | bù shí | from time to time |
| 不曾 | bù céng | hasn't yet |
| 不止 | bù zhǐ | incessantly |
| 不耐烦 | bù nài fán | impatient |
| 不能不 | bù néng bù | have to |
| 不良 | bù liáng | bad |
| 不许 | bù xǔ | not to allow |
| 不足 | bù zú | insufficient |
| 不顾 | bù gù | in spite of; regardless of |
| 丑 | chǒu | clown |
| 丢 | diū | to lose |
| 中央 | zhōng yāng | central |
| 中断 | zhōng duàn | to cut short |
| 中毒 | zhòng dú | to be poisoned |
| 中秋节 | zhōng qiū jié | the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month |
| 中药 | zhōng yào | traditional Chinese medicine |
| 主导 | zhǔ dǎo | leading |
| 主管 | zhǔ guǎn | in charge |
| 主观 | zhǔ guān | subjective |
| 主办 | zhǔ bàn | to organize |
| 主体 | zhǔ tǐ | main part |
| 之下 | zhī xià | under |
| 之中 | zhī zhōng | inside |
| 之内 | zhī nèi | inside |
| 之外 | zhī wài | outside |
| 乘 | chéng | to ride |
| 乘 | shèng | (archaic) four horse military chariot |
| 乘坐 | chéng zuò | to ride (in a vehicle) |
| 乘客 | chéng kè | passenger |
| 乘车 | chéng chē | to ride (in a car or carriage) |
| 乙 | yǐ | second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān] |
| 乙 | zhé | turning stroke (in Chinese characters), aka 折[zhé] |
| 也好 | yě hǎo | that's fine |
| 干脆 | gān cuì | candid |
| 二维码 | èr wéi mǎ | two-dimensional barcode |
| 亚军 | yà jūn | second place (in a sports contest) |
| 交代 | jiāo dài | to transfer (duties to sb else) |
| 享受 | xiǎng shòu | to enjoy |
| 人力 | rén lì | manpower |
| 人士 | rén shì | person |
| 人物 | rén wù | person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance) |
| 人间 | rén jiān | the human world |
| 今日 | jīn rì | today |
| 仍旧 | réng jiù | still (remaining) |
| 仔细 | zǐ xì | careful |
| 代价 | dài jià | price |
| 代理 | dài lǐ | to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position |
| 令 | lǐng | classifier for a ream of paper |
| 令 | lìng | to order |
| 以便 | yǐ biàn | so that |
| 以往 | yǐ wǎng | in the past |
| 休闲 | xiū xián | leisure |
| 估计 | gū jì | to estimate |
| 伸 | shēn | to stretch |
| 低于 | dī yú | to be lower than |
| 占有 | zhàn yǒu | to have |
| 占领 | zhàn lǐng | to occupy (a territory) |
| 使得 | shǐ de | usable |
| 来信 | lái xìn | incoming letter |
| 例外 | lì wài | exception |
| 依据 | yī jù | according to |
| 依法 | yī fǎ | legal (proceedings) |
| 依照 | yī zhào | according to |
| 依旧 | yī jiù | as before |
| 便利 | biàn lì | convenient |
| 便于 | biàn yú | easy to; convenient for |
| 便条 | biàn tiáo | (informal) note |
| 保卫 | bǎo wèi | to defend |
| 保养 | bǎo yǎng | to take good care of (or conserve) one's health |
| 信念 | xìn niàn | faith |
| 信箱 | xìn xiāng | mailbox |
| 修建 | xiū jiàn | to build |
| 修复 | xiū fù | to restore; to renovate |
| 修养 | xiū yǎng | accomplishment |
| 俱乐部 | jù lè bù | club (the organisation or its premises) (loanword) |
| 个儿 | gèr | size |
| 倒是 | dào shi | contrary to what one might expect |
| 倡导 | chàng dǎo | to advocate |
| 值班 | zhí bān | to work a shift |
| 停留 | tíng liú | to stay somewhere temporarily |
| 健全 | jiàn quán | robust |
| 偶像 | ǒu xiàng | idol |
| 偶然 | ǒu rán | incidentally |
| 偶尔 | ǒu ěr | occasionally |
| 偷 | tōu | to steal |
| 偷偷 | tōu tōu | stealthily |
| 传真 | chuán zhēn | fax |
| 传达 | chuán dá | to pass on |
| 传递 | chuán dì | to transmit; to pass on to sb else |
| 傻 | shǎ | foolish |
| 价 | jià | price |
| 价 | jie | great |
| 尽可能 | jǐn kě néng | as far as possible |
| 尽管 | jǐn guǎn | despite |
| 优先 | yōu xiān | to have priority |
| 优惠 | yōu huì | privilege |
| 元旦 | yuán dàn | New Year's Day |
| 充足 | chōng zú | adequate |
| 先前 | xiān qián | before; previously |
| 先后 | xiān hòu | early or late |
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| 一代 | yī dài | generation |
| 一同 | yī tóng | together |
| 一时 | yī shí | a period of time |
| 一模一样 | yī mú yī yàng | exactly the same (idiom) |
| 一次性 | yī cì xìng | one-off (offer) |
| 一行 | yī xíng | party |
| 一贯 | yī guàn | consistent |
| 一路上 | yī lù shàng | along the way |
| 一道 | yī dào | together |
| 一齐 | yī qí | at the same time |
| 三明治 | sān míng zhì | sandwich (loanword) |
| 上台 | shàng tái | to rise to power (in politics) |
| 上市 | shàng shì | to hit the market (of a new product) |
| 上帝 | shàng dì | God |
| 上演 | shàng yǎn | to screen (a movie) |
| 上当 | shàng dàng | taken in (by sb's deceit) |
| 不便 | bù biàn | inconvenient |
| 不值 | bù zhí | not worth |
| 不仅仅 | bù jǐn jǐn | not only; not just |
| 不再 | bù zài | no more |
| 不怎么 | bù zěn me | not very |
| 不怎么样 | bù zěn me yàng | not up to much |
| 不成 | bù chéng | won't do |
| 不料 | bù liào | unexpectedly |
| 不禁 | bù jīn | can't help (doing sth) |
| 不至于 | bù zhì yú | unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as |
| 不见 | bù jiàn | not to see |
| 不通 | bù tōng | to be obstructed |
| 中外 | zhōng wài | Sino-foreign |
| 中期 | zhōng qī | middle (of a period of time) |
| 中等 | zhōng děng | medium |
| 中华 | zhōng huá | China (alternate formal name) |
| 串 | chuàn | to string together |
| 主持人 | zhǔ chí rén | TV or radio presenter |
| 主流 | zhǔ liú | main stream (of a river) |
| 主角 | zhǔ jué | leading role; lead |
| 之类 | zhī lèi | and so on |
| 乳制品 | rǔ zhì pǐn | dairy products |
| 事后 | shì hòu | after the event |
| 互动 | hù dòng | to interact |
| 井 | jǐng | a well |
| 人权 | rén quán | human rights |
| 仰 | yǎng | to face upward |
| 企图 | qǐ tú | to attempt |
| 低温 | dī wēn | low temperature |
| 低头 | dī tóu | to bow the head |
| 住宅 | zhù zhái | residence; dwelling; abode |
| 占据 | zhàn jù | to occupy |
| 佛教 | fó jiào | Buddhism |
| 作 | zuō | worker |
| 作 | zuò | to do; to engage in |
| 作废 | zuò fèi | to become invalid |
| 作战 | zuò zhàn | combat |
| 来往 | lái wǎng | to come and go |
| 供给 | gōng jǐ | to furnish |
| 依次 | yī cì | in order |
| 依赖 | yī lài | to depend on |
| 侵犯 | qīn fàn | to infringe on |
| 便 | biàn | plain |
| 便是 | biàn shì | (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) |
| 保健 | bǎo jiàn | health protection |
| 信仰 | xìn yǎng | to believe in (a religion) |
| 信用 | xìn yòng | trustworthiness |
| 修车 | xiū chē | to repair a bike (car etc) |
| 仓库 | cāng kù | depot |
| 借鉴 | jiè jiàn | to draw on (others' experience) |
| 假日 | jià rì | holiday |
| 偏 | piān | to lean |
| 侧 | cè | the side |
| 侧 | zhāi | lean on one side |
| 傍晚 | bàng wǎn | in the evening |
| 杰出 | jié chū | outstanding |
| 传出 | chuán chū | to transmit outwards |
| 传媒 | chuán méi | media |
| 传言 | chuán yán | rumor |
| 传输 | chuán shū | to transmit |
| 债 | zhài | debt |
| 伤亡 | shāng wáng | casualties |
| 伤口 | shāng kǒu | wound |
| 伤员 | shāng yuán | wounded person |
| 倾向 | qīng xiàng | trend |
| 仪器 | yí qì | instrument; apparatus |
| 仪式 | yí shì | ceremony |
| 尽 | jǐn | to the greatest extent |
| 优质 | yōu zhì | excellent quality |
| 储存 | chǔ cún | stockpile |
| 允许 | yǔn xǔ | to permit |
| 元素 | yuán sù | element (key component of sth) |
| 凶 | xiōng | terrible |
| 凶手 | xiōng shǒu | murderer |
| 先锋 | xiān fēng | vanguard |
| 光辉 | guāng huī | radiance |
| 免得 | miǎn de | so as not to; so as to avoid |
| 儿科 | ér kē | pediatrics |
| 入 | rù | to enter |
| 入学 | rù xué | to enter a school or college |
| 内地 | nèi dì | mainland China (PRC excluding Hong Kong and Macau, but including islands such as Hainan) |
| 内外 | nèi wài | inside and outside |
| 内衣 | nèi yī | undergarment |
| 全力 | quán lì | with all one's strength |
| 全新 | quán xīn | all new |
| 两侧 | liǎng cè | two sides |
| 两手 | liǎng shǒu | one's two hands |
| 公 | gōng | public |
| 公主 | gōng zhǔ | princess |
| 公安 | gōng ān | (Ministry of) Public Security |
| 公众 | gōng zhòng | public |
| 公鸡 | gōng jī | cock |
| 再生 | zài shēng | to be reborn |
| 再说 | zài shuō | to say again |
| 冷水 | lěng shuǐ | unboiled water |
| 凡是 | fán shì | each and every |
| 出事 | chū shì | to have an accident |
| 出入 | chū rù | to go out and come in |
| 出动 | chū dòng | to start out on a trip |
| 出名 | chū míng | well-known for sth |
| 出场 | chū chǎng | (of a performer) to come onto the stage to perform |
| 出台 | chū tái | to officially launch (a policy, program etc) |
| 出行 | chū xíng | to go out somewhere (relatively short trip) |
| 出访 | chū fǎng | to go and visit in an official capacity or for investigation |
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| 一一 | yī yī | one by one |
| 一不小心 | yī bù xiǎo xīn | to be a little bit careless; to have a moment of inattentiveness |
| 一干二净 | yī gān èr jìng | thoroughly (idiom) |
| 一事无成 | yī shì wú chéng | to have achieved nothing |
| 一刹那 | yī chà nà | a moment |
| 一动不动 | yī dòng bù dòng | motionless |
| 一卡通 | yī kǎ tōng | the name of various contactless smart cards, notably Yikatong (mainly for public transport in Beijing) and iPASS (mainly for public transport in Taiwan) |
| 一味 | yī wèi | blindly |
| 一回事 | yī huí shì | one and the same (thing) |
| 一塌糊涂 | yī tā hú tu | muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition |
| 一大早 | yī dà zǎo | at dawn |
| 一天到晚 | yī tiān dào wǎn | all day long; the whole day |
| 一如既往 | yī rú jì wǎng | just as in the past (idiom); as before |
| 一家人 | yī jiā rén | the whole family |
| 一帆风顺 | yī fān fēng shùn | propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom) |
| 一年到头 | yī nián dào tóu | all year round |
| 一度 | yī dù | for a time |
| 一心 | yī xīn | wholeheartedly |
| 一心一意 | yī xīn yī yì | concentrating one's thoughts and efforts |
| 一应俱全 | yī yīng jù quán | with everything needed available |
| 一成不变 | yī chéng bù biàn | (idiom) immutable; impervious to change; set in stone |
| 一手 | yī shǒu | a skill |
| 一技之长 | yī jì zhī cháng | proficiency in a particular field (idiom) |
| 一把手 | yī bǎ shǒu | working hand; member of a work team; participant |
| 一揽子 | yī lǎn zi | all-inclusive |
| 一旁 | yī páng | aside |
| 一早 | yī zǎo | early in the morning |
| 一晃 | yī huǎng | (of passing time) in an instant |
| 一概 | yī gài | all |
| 一概而论 | yī gài ér lùn | to lump different matters together (idiom) |
| 一毛不拔 | yī máo bù bá | stingy (idiom) |
| 一无所有 | yī wú suǒ yǒu | not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking |
| 一无所知 | yī wú suǒ zhī | not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant |
| 一目了然 | yī mù liǎo rán | obvious at a glance (idiom) |
| 一眼 | yī yǎn | a glance |
| 一瞬间 | yī shùn jiān | split second |
| 一筹莫展 | yī chóu mò zhǎn | to be unable to find a solution |
| 一系列 | yī xì liè | a series of |
| 一经 | yī jīng | as soon as |
| 一线 | yī xiàn | front line |
| 一声不吭 | yī shēng bù kēng | to not say a word |
| 一举 | yī jǔ | a move |
| 一举一动 | yī jǔ yī dòng | every movement; each and every move |
| 一言一行 | yī yán yī xíng | every word and action (idiom) |
| 一言不发 | yī yán bù fā | to not say a word (idiom) |
| 一连 | yī lián | in a row |
| 一连串 | yī lián chuàn | a succession of |
| 一锅粥 | yī guō zhōu | (lit.) a pot of porridge |
| 一长一短 | yī cháng yī duǎn | talking endlessly; long-winded |
| 一阵 | yī zhèn | a burst |
| 一面 | yī miàn | one side |
| 一头 | yī tóu | one head |
| 一体 | yī tǐ | an integral whole |
| 一鼓作气 | yī gǔ zuò qì | in a spurt of energy |
| 丁 | dīng | male adult |
| 七嘴八舌 | qī zuǐ bā shé | lively discussion with everybody talking at once |
| 三番五次 | sān fān wǔ cì | over and over again (idiom) |
| 三维 | sān wéi | three-dimensional |
| 三角 | sān jiǎo | triangle |
| 上任 | shàng rèn | to take office |
| 上司 | shàng si | boss |
| 上报 | shàng bào | to report to one's superiors |
| 上场 | shàng chǎng | on stage |
| 上岗 | shàng gǎng | to take up one's post; to go on duty |
| 上方 | shàng fāng | place above (it) |
| 上旬 | shàng xún | first third of a month |
| 上映 | shàng yìng | to screen; to show (a movie) |
| 上期 | shàng qī | previous period (week, month or quarter etc) |
| 上流 | shàng liú | upper class |
| 上游 | shàng yóu | upper reaches (of a river) |
| 上火 | shàng huǒ | to get angry |
| 上瘾 | shàng yǐn | to get into a habit |
| 上空 | shàng kōng | overhead |
| 上诉 | shàng sù | to appeal (a judicial case) |
| 上调 | shàng tiáo | to raise (prices) |
| 上述 | shàng shù | aforementioned |
| 上限 | shàng xiàn | upper bound |
| 上头 | shàng tóu | (of alcohol) to go to one's head |
| 上头 | shàng tou | above |
| 下一代 | xià yī dài | the next generation |
| 下令 | xià lìng | to give an order |
| 下功夫 | xià gōng fu | see 下工夫[xià gōng fu] |
| 下场 | xià chǎng | to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc) |
| 下场 | xià chang | the end |
| 下坠 | xià zhuì | (of objects) to fall |
| 下属 | xià shǔ | subordinate |
| 下山 | xià shān | to go down a hill |
| 下岗 | xià gǎng | (of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty |
| 下意识 | xià yì shí | subconscious mind |
| 下手 | xià shǒu | to start |
| 下旬 | xià xún | last third of the month |
| 下期 | xià qī | next period (week, month or quarter etc) |
| 下棋 | xià qí | to play chess |
| 下决心 | xià jué xīn | to determine |
| 下海 | xià hǎi | to go out to sea |
| 下游 | xià yóu | lower reaches (of a river) |
| 下级 | xià jí | low ranking |
| 下台 | xià tái | to go off the stage |
| 下落 | xià luò | whereabouts |
| 下调 | xià diào | to demote |
| 下调 | xià tiáo | to adjust downwards |
| 下跌 | xià diē | to fall |
| 下乡 | xià xiāng | to go to the countryside |
| 不了了之 | bù liǎo liǎo zhī | to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled |
| 不亚于 | bù yà yú | no less than |
| 不亦乐乎 | bù yì lè hū | lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius) |
| 不以为然 | bù yǐ wéi rán | not to accept as correct (idiom); to object |
| 不假思索 | bù jiǎ sī suǒ | (idiom) to act without taking time to think; to react instantly; to fire from the hip |
| 不像话 | bù xiàng huà | unreasonable |
| 不准 | bù zhǔn | not to allow |
| 不可思议 | bù kě sī yì | inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable |
| 不可避免 | bù kě bì miǎn | unavoidably |
| 不同寻常 | bù tóng xún cháng | out of the ordinary |
| 不堪 | bù kān | cannot bear |
| 不妨 | bù fáng | there is no harm in |
| 不定 | bù dìng | indefinite |
| 不宜 | bù yí | not suitable |
| 不容 | bù róng | must not |
| 不屑 | bù xiè | to disdain to do sth |
| 不已 | bù yǐ | endlessly |
How to use these HSK 3.0 word lists
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- Drill pronunciation: read each word aloud with tones while reviewing the pinyin column.
- Add context: look up example sentences in the dictionary for words you often forget.
- Review steadily: short daily sessions beat marathon cram sessions, especially for long lists like HSK 7-9.
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