HSK 3 Vocabulary

The HSK 3 covers 600 vocabulary words total. On this page we have subtracted the 150 HSK 1 words and 150 HSK 2 words, then categorized the remaining 300 by part of speech. Click on a section title to see information about that particular list and related Chinese Vocabulary Wiki pages.

HSK 3 Adjectives

Chinese	Pinyin	English	HSK Level
矮	ǎi	short	HSK 3
安静	ānjìng	quiet	HSK 3
饱	bǎo	full (from eating)	HSK 3
聪明	cōngming	smart, intelligent	HSK 3
低	dī	low	HSK 3
短	duǎn	short	HSK 3
饿	è	to be hungry; hungry	HSK 3
方便	fāngbiàn	convenient	HSK 3
干净	gānjìng	clean, neat	HSK 3
高兴	gāoxìng	happy	HSK 3
坏	huài	bad; spoiled; broken; to break (down)	HSK 3
黄	huáng	yellow	HSK 3
简单	jiǎndān	simple	HSK 3
健康	jiànkāng	healthy; health	HSK 3
久	jiǔ	long (time)	HSK 3
旧	jiù	old and worn out	HSK 3
渴	kě	thirsty	HSK 3
可爱	kě'ài	lovable, cute	HSK 3
蓝	lán	blue	HSK 3
老	lǎo	old	HSK 3
绿	lǜ	green	HSK 3
难	nán	difficult	HSK 3
难过	nánguò	to feel upset	HSK 3
年轻	niánqīng	youthful	HSK 3
努力	nǔlì	to try hard, to strive	HSK 3
胖	pàng	fat, chubby	HSK 3
便宜	piányi	cheap, inexpensive	HSK 3
奇怪	qíguài	strange, odd; to be baffled	HSK 3
清楚	qīngchu	clear	HSK 3
认真	rènzhēn	serious; seriously	HSK 3
热情	rèqíng	enthusiastic, passionate, super friendly	HSK 3
容易	róngyì	easy	HSK 3
瘦	shòu	thin	HSK 3
舒服	shūfu	comfortable; pleasant-feeling; feeling well	HSK 3
甜	tián	sweet	HSK 3
突然	tūrán	sudden; suddenly	HSK 3
小心	xiǎoxīn	to be careful	HSK 3
新鲜	xīnxiān	fresh	HSK 3
一般	yībān	in general; average	HSK 3
一样	yīyàng	the same (as)	HSK 3
有名	yǒumíng	famous, well-known	HSK 3
着急	zháojí	to be anxious	HSK 3
真	zhēn	really, truly; real	HSK 3
重要	zhòngyào	important	HSK 3
主要	zhǔyào	main; mainly	HSK 3

HSK 3 Adverbs

Chinese	Pinyin	English	HSK Level
比较	bǐjiào	to compare; comparatively	HSK 3
必须	bìxū	must	HSK 3
才	cái	only; just now; not until...	HSK 3
当然	dāngrán	of course, naturally	HSK 3
多么	duōme	how (wonderful etc)/what (a great idea etc)	HSK 3
更	gèng	even more	HSK 3
极	jí	extremely	HSK 3
几乎	jīhū	almost, nearly	HSK 3
经常	jīngcháng	often	HSK 3
马上	mǎshàng	right away; on horseback	HSK 3
其实	qíshí	actually, in fact	HSK 3
特别	tèbié	special	HSK 3
先	xiān	first, in advance	HSK 3
一定	yīdìng	definitely	HSK 3
一共	yīgòng	altogether	HSK 3
一直	yīzhí	continuously; straight (forward)	HSK 3
又	yòu	(once) again	HSK 3
越	yuè	to surpass; the more...	HSK 3
真	zhēn	really, truly; real	HSK 3
只	zhǐ	only	HSK 3
终于	zhōngyú	at last; in the end; finally; eventually	HSK 3
总是	zǒngshì	always	HSK 3

HSK 3 Conjunctions

Chinese	Pinyin	English	HSK Level
不但	bùdàn	not only (... but also...)	HSK 3
而且	érqiě	in addition, furthermore	HSK 3
还是	háishì	or; still	HSK 3
或者	huòzhě	or [in statements]	HSK 3
然后	ránhòu	and then	HSK 3
如果	rúguǒ	if	HSK 3
虽然	suīrán	although	HSK 3
一边	yībiān	one side; while doing...	HSK 3
只有	zhǐyǒu	only (if)	HSK 3

HSK 3 Demonstrative Pronouns

Chinese	Pinyin	English	HSK Level
那么	nàme	like that, in that way; in that case	HSK 3
其他	qítā	other	HSK 3
这么	zhème	so much, this much	HSK 3

HSK 3 Measure Words

Chinese	Pinyin	English	HSK Level
把	bǎ	[measure word for things with a handle]	HSK 3
层	céng	[measure word for floor, level of a building]	HSK 3
段	duàn	[measure word for length (of time), paragraph]	HSK 3
分	fēn	a unit of money (equal to 1/100 yuan)	HSK 3
公斤	gōngjīn	kilogram (kg)	HSK 3
角	jiǎo	unit of money (equal to 1/10 yuan)	HSK 3
刻	kè	quarter (hour)	HSK 3
口	kǒu	[measure word for bites of food or people in a household]	HSK 3
辆	liàng	[measure word for cars]	HSK 3
双	shuāng	pair, [measure word for pairs of things]	HSK 3
条	tiáo	[measure word for long things]	HSK 3
碗	wǎn	[measure word for bowls of something]	HSK 3
位	wèi	[polite measure word for people]	HSK 3
元	yuán	[measure word for units of money]	HSK 3
张	zhāng	[measure word for flat things]	HSK 3
只	zhī	[measure word for small things]	HSK 3
种	zhǒng	kind, type	HSK 3

HSK 3 Nouns

Chinese	Pinyin	English	HSK Level
爱好	àihào	hobby	HSK 3
阿姨	āyí	maternal aunt; housekeeper	HSK 3
班	bān	class, team; work	HSK 3
办法	bànfǎ	way of doing, method	HSK 3
办公室	bàngōngshì	office	HSK 3
包	bāo	bag	HSK 3
报纸	bàozhǐ	newspaper	HSK 3
北	běi	north	HSK 3
北方	běifāng	the north	HSK 3
杯子	bēizi	cup, glass	HSK 3
变化	biànhuà	change	HSK 3
表演	biǎoyǎn	play, show, performance	HSK 3
别人	biérén	other people	HSK 3
笔记本	bǐjìběn	notebook	HSK 3
宾馆	bīnguǎn	hotel	HSK 3
冰箱	bīngxiāng	refrigerator (lit. "ice box")	HSK 3
比赛	bǐsài	competition (sports, etc.)	HSK 3
鼻子	bízi	nose	HSK 3
菜	cài	vegetable; dish (of food); cuisine (of a region)	HSK 3
菜单	càidān	menu	HSK 3
船	chuán	boat, ship	HSK 3
草	cǎo	grass	HSK 3
超市	chāoshì	supermarket	HSK 3
成绩	chéngjì	achievement; grades	HSK 3
城市	chéngshì	city	HSK 3
衬衫	chènshān	dress shirt	HSK 3
厨房	chúfáng	kitchen	HSK 3
春	chūn	spring	HSK 3
出租车	chūzūchē	taxi	HSK 3
词典	cídiǎn	dictionary (of words)	HSK 3
词语	cíyǔ	word, expression	HSK 3
蛋糕	dàngāo	cake	HSK 3
打算	dǎsuàn	plan	HSK 3
灯	dēng	light, lamp	HSK 3
电脑	diànnǎo	computer	HSK 3
电视	diànshì	television, TV	HSK 3
电梯	diàntī	elevator; escalator	HSK 3
电影	diànyǐng	movie, film	HSK 3
电子邮件	diànzǐ yóujiàn	email (lit. "electronic mail")	HSK 3
地方	dìfang	place	HSK 3
地铁	dìtiě	subway, metro	HSK 3
地图	dìtú	map	HSK 3
东	dōng	east	HSK 3
冬	dōng	winter	HSK 3
动物	dòngwù	animal	HSK 3
东西	dōngxi	thing	HSK 3
耳朵	ěrduo	ear	HSK 3
飞机	fēijī	airplane	HSK 3
附近	fùjìn	nearby, (in the) vicinity	HSK 3
刚才	gāngcái	(just) a moment ago	HSK 3
个子	gèzi	height, stature	HSK 3
公园	gōngyuán	public park	HSK 3
狗	gǒu	dog	HSK 3
关系	guānxi	relation, relationship; to concern	HSK 3
国家	guójiā	country, nation	HSK 3
过去	guòqù	(in the) past; to go over (to a place)	HSK 3
果汁	guǒzhī	fruit juice	HSK 3
故事	gùshi	story	HSK 3
河	hé	river	HSK 3
黑板	hēibǎn	blackboard	HSK 3
后来	hòulái	afterwards; later	HSK 3
花	huā	flower	HSK 3
画	huà	picture, painting	HSK 3
黄河	HuángHé	Yellow River, Huang He	HSK 3
环境	huánjìng	environment, circumstances, surroundings	HSK 3
花园	huāyuán	(flower) garden	HSK 3
会议	huìyì	meeting	HSK 3
护照	hùzhào	passport	HSK 3
脚	jiǎo	foot, leg	HSK 3
街道	jiēdào	street	HSK 3
节目	jiémù	program	HSK 3
节日	jiérì	holiday, festival	HSK 3
机会	jīhuì	opportunity	HSK 3
季节	jìjié	season, time	HSK 3
经理	jīnglǐ	manager	HSK 3
句子	jùzi	sentence	HSK 3
客人	kèrén	visitor, guest, customer, client	HSK 3
空调	kōngtiáo	air conditioning	HSK 3
口	kǒu	mouth	HSK 3
筷子	kuàizi	chopsticks	HSK 3
裤子	kùzi	long pants	HSK 3
脸	liǎn	face	HSK 3
练习	liànxí	practice, a (language) exercise	HSK 3
邻居	línjū	neighbor	HSK 3
历史	lìshǐ	history	HSK 3
礼物	lǐwù	gift, present	HSK 3
楼	lóu	building; floor (of a building)	HSK 3
路	lù	road, path, way	HSK 3
马	mǎ	horse	HSK 3
猫	māo	cat	HSK 3
帽子	màozi	hat, cap, hood (of a jacket)	HSK 3
门	mén	door, gate	HSK 3
米	mǐ	(uncooked) rice; meter	HSK 3
面包	miànbāo	bread	HSK 3
面条	miàntiáo	noodles	HSK 3
奶奶	nǎinai	paternal grandmother	HSK 3
南	nán	south	HSK 3
年级	niánjí	grade (in school)	HSK 3
鸟	niǎo	bird	HSK 3
盘子	pánzi	plate, dish, tray	HSK 3
票	piào	ticket	HSK 3
啤酒	píjiǔ	beer	HSK 3
瓶子	píngzi	bottle	HSK 3
皮鞋	píxié	leather shoes	HSK 3
葡萄	pútao	grape(s)	HSK 3
普通话	pǔtōnghuà	Mandarin (lit. "common speech")	HSK 3
钱	qián	money	HSK 3
铅笔	qiānbǐ	pencil	HSK 3
秋	qiū	autumn	HSK 3
裙子	qúnzi	dress, skirt	HSK 3
伞	sǎn	umbrella, parasol	HSK 3
声音	shēngyīn	sound, voice	HSK 3
世界	shìjiè	world	HSK 3
手机	shǒujī	cell phone, mobile phone	HSK 3
书	shū	book	HSK 3
树	shù	tree	HSK 3
水平	shuǐpíng	level (of ability, etc.)	HSK 3
叔叔	shūshu	uncle, father's younger brother	HSK 3
数学	shùxué	mathematics	HSK 3
司机	sījī	driver	HSK 3
太阳	tàiyáng	sun	HSK 3
糖	táng	sugar; candy	HSK 3
天气	tiānqì	weather	HSK 3
体育	tǐyù	physical education, sports	HSK 3
同事	tóngshì	co-worker, colleague	HSK 3
头发	tóufa	hair (on the head)	HSK 3
腿	tuǐ	leg	HSK 3
图书馆	túshūguǎn	library	HSK 3
碗	wǎn	bowl	HSK 3
文化	wénhuà	culture	HSK 3
问题	wèntí	question; problem, issue	HSK 3
西	xī	west	HSK 3
夏	xià	summer	HSK 3
香蕉	xiāngjiāo	banana	HSK 3
先生	xiānsheng	Mr.; husband; sir	HSK 3
校长	xiàozhǎng	principal	HSK 3
习惯	xíguàn	habit, custom	HSK 3
信	xìn	letter; to believe	HSK 3
行李箱	xínglixiāng	trunk (of a car), baggage compartment	HSK 3
兴趣	xìngqù	interest (in something)	HSK 3
新闻	xīnwén	news	HSK 3
信用卡	xìnyòngkǎ	credit card	HSK 3
熊猫	xíongmāo	panda	HSK 3
洗手间	xǐshǒujiān	restroom	HSK 3
选择	xuǎnzé	choice	HSK 3
雪	xuě	snow	HSK 3
眼镜	yǎnjìng	glasses	HSK 3
眼睛	yǎnjing	eye	HSK 3
要求	yāoqiú	demand(s)	HSK 3
爷爷	yéye	paternal grandfather	HSK 3
衣服	yīfu	clothing	HSK 3
以后	yǐhòu	after, later on, in the future	HSK 3
一会儿	yīhuìr	a while	HSK 3
影响	yǐngxiǎng	an influence	HSK 3
银行	yínháng	bank	HSK 3
饮料	yǐnliào	beverage, (non-alcoholic) drink	HSK 3
音乐	yīnyuè	music	HSK 3
以前	yǐqián	before, previous; ago	HSK 3
游戏	yóuxì	game	HSK 3
鱼	yú	fish	HSK 3
月亮	yuèliang	the moon	HSK 3
照片	zhàopiàn	photograph	HSK 3
照相机	zhàoxiàngjī	camera	HSK 3
中间	zhōngjiān	in the middle	HSK 3
中文	Zhōngwén	Chinese (language)	HSK 3
周末	zhōumò	weekend	HSK 3
字典	zìdiǎn	character dictionary	HSK 3
自行车	zìxíngchē	bicycle	HSK 3
嘴	zuǐ	mouth	HSK 3
最后	zuìhòu	last	HSK 3
最近	zuìjìn	recently, these days	HSK 3
作业	zuòyè	homework	HSK 3
作用	zuòyòng	impact	HSK 3

HSK 3 Numerals

Chinese	Pinyin	English	HSK Level
半	bàn	half	HSK 3
万	wàn	ten thousand	HSK 3

HSK 3 Particles

Chinese	Pinyin	English	HSK Level
地	de	[structural particle used before a verb or adjective]	HSK 3
啊	a	[sentence-final modal particle]	HSK 3

HSK 3 Personal Pronouns

Chinese	Pinyin	English	HSK Level
自己	zìjǐ	oneself	HSK 3

HSK 3 Phrases

Chinese	Pinyin	English	HSK Level
感兴趣	gǎn xìngqù	to be interested in	HSK 3

HSK 3 Prepositions

Chinese	Pinyin	English	HSK Level
被	bèi	[passive marker]	HSK 3
除了	chúle	except for	HSK 3
跟	gēn	and, with	HSK 3
根据	gēnjù	according to, based on	HSK 3
关于	guānyú	about, concerning, regarding	HSK 3
为	wèi	for; to	HSK 3
为了	wèile	for the purpose of, in order to	HSK 3
向	xiàng	towards	HSK 3

HSK 3 Verbs

Chinese	Pinyin	English	HSK Level
搬	bān	to move (house, or large heavy objects)	HSK 3
帮忙	bāngmáng	to help, to do a favor	HSK 3
变化	biànhuà	to change	HSK 3
表示	biǎoshì	to show, to indicate	HSK 3
表演	biǎoyǎn	to perform, to act	HSK 3
参加	cānjiā	to participate in, to attend	HSK 3
差	chà	poor quality; to differ	HSK 3
迟到	chídào	to arrive late	HSK 3
出现	chūxiàn	to appear	HSK 3
带	dài	to carry	HSK 3
担心	dānxīn	to worry	HSK 3
打扫	dǎsǎo	to clean	HSK 3
打算	dǎsuàn	to plan (to)	HSK 3
懂	dǒng	to understand	HSK 3
锻炼	duànliàn	to exercise, to work out, to train a skill	HSK 3
发	fā	to send out	HSK 3
放	fàng	to put, to place; to release	HSK 3
放心	fàngxīn	to be at ease	HSK 3
发烧	fāshāo	to have a fever	HSK 3
发现	fāxiàn	to find; to discover	HSK 3
分	fēn	to divide, to separate	HSK 3
复习	fùxí	to review (as part of one's studies)	HSK 3
敢	gǎn	to dare (to)	HSK 3
感冒	gǎnmào	to catch cold, to have a cold; a cold	HSK 3
刮风	guāfēng	the wind blows	HSK 3
关	guān	to close, to shut, to turn off	HSK 3
关心	guānxīn	to care for, to be concerned about	HSK 3
过	guò	to spend, to pass	HSK 3
害怕	hàipà	to be afraid; to be scared	HSK 3
花	huā	to spend (money, time)	HSK 3
画	huà	to draw	HSK 3
还	huán	to return (money, etc.)	HSK 3
换	huàn	to replace; to exchange	HSK 3
欢迎	huānyíng	to welcome	HSK 3
回答	huídá	to reply, to answer; the answer	HSK 3
检查	jiǎnchá	to inspect, to examine	HSK 3
讲	jiǎng	to speak	HSK 3
见面	jiànmiàn	to meet	HSK 3
教	jiāo	to teach	HSK 3
记得	jìde	to remember	HSK 3
接	jiē	to receive, to pick up	HSK 3
借	jiè	to lend, to borrow	HSK 3
结婚	jiéhūn	to get married	HSK 3
解决	jiějué	to resolve	HSK 3
结束	jiéshù	to be finished	HSK 3
经过	jīngguò	to pass, to go through	HSK 3
决定	juédìng	to decide	HSK 3
哭	kū	to cry	HSK 3
练习	liànxí	to practice	HSK 3
离开	líkāi	to leave	HSK 3
了解	liǎojiě	to be fully familiar with	HSK 3
聊天	liáotiān	to chat	HSK 3
留学	liúxué	to study abroad	HSK 3
卖	mài	to sell	HSK 3
满意	mǎnyì	to be satisfied	HSK 3
明白	míngbai	to understand, to realize	HSK 3
拿	ná	to get, to pick up	HSK 3
爬山	páshān	to climb a mountain, to go hiking	HSK 3
骑	qí	to ride (by straddling, as when riding a horse or bike)	HSK 3
起床	qǐchuáng	to get up (out of bed)	HSK 3
起飞	qǐfēi	to take off (in an airplane)	HSK 3
起来	qǐlái	to get up; upward	HSK 3
请	qǐng	to invite, to request, to treat (to a meal, etc.); please	HSK 3
请假	qǐngjià	to ask for leave	HSK 3
认为	rènwéi	to believe; to think	HSK 3
上网	shàngwǎng	to go online, to use the internet	HSK 3
生气	shēngqì	to get angry	HSK 3
使	shǐ	to make, to cause	HSK 3
试	shì	to try	HSK 3
刷牙	shuāyá	to brush one's teeth	HSK 3
疼	téng	to hurt, to be sore; to love dearly	HSK 3
提高	tígāo	to raise; to improve	HSK 3
同意	tóngyì	to agree	HSK 3
完成	wánchéng	to complete	HSK 3
忘记	wàngjì	to forget	HSK 3
像	xiàng	to resemble; like	HSK 3
相信	xiāngxìn	to believe (that)	HSK 3
洗澡	xǐzǎo	to bathe, to take a shower	HSK 3
选择	xuǎnzé	to choose	HSK 3
学习	xuéxí	to learn; to study	HSK 3
需要	xūyào	to need	HSK 3
要求	yāoqiú	to demand	HSK 3
应该	yīnggāi	ought to, should	HSK 3
以为	yǐwéi	to (mistakenly) think (that)	HSK 3
用	yòng	to use	HSK 3
愿意	yuànyì	to be willing (to do sth)	HSK 3
遇到	yùdào	to run into, to come across	HSK 3
再见	zàijiàn	goodbye, see you later	HSK 3
站	zhàn	to stand; station, stop	HSK 3
长	zhǎng	to grow	HSK 3
照顾	zhàogu	to take care of	HSK 3
祝	zhù	to wish	HSK 3
注意	zhùyì	to pay attention	HSK 3

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Vocabulary Lists

Level	Vocabulary Point	Keywords
HSK3	HSK 3 Adjectives
HSK3	HSK 3 Adverbs
HSK3	HSK 3 Auxiliary Verbs
HSK3	HSK 3 Conjunctions
HSK3	HSK 3 Demonstrative Pronouns
HSK3	HSK 3 Measure Words
HSK3	HSK 3 Nouns
HSK3	HSK 3 Numerals
HSK3	HSK 3 Particles
HSK3	HSK 3 Personal Pronouns
HSK3	HSK 3 Phrases
HSK3	HSK 3 Prepositions
HSK3	HSK 3 Verbs

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See also: HSK 3 Vocabulary (inclusive), HSK 3 Vocabulary (exclusive)