There are three sections of this third level: listening comprehension, reading comprehension, and writing (a total of 80 items). Passing HSK 3 signifies that you can communicate in Chinese at a basic level in your daily, academic, and professional lives, and you can manage most communications in Chinese when travelling in China. In this HSK 3 vocabulary list, you must have mastered 600 commonly used words and related grammar patterns.
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 阿姨 | āyí | aunt |
| 啊 | a | ah |
| 矮 | ǎi | short |
| 爱 | ài | love |
| 爱好 | àihào | hobby |
| 安静 | ānjìng | Be quiet |
| 八 | bā | Eight |
| 把 | bǎ | hold |
| 爸爸 | bàba | Dad |
| 吧 | ba | |
| 白 | bái | white |
| 百 | bǎi | hundred |
| 班 | bān | class |
| 搬 | bān | turn; pull |
| 半 | bàn | half |
| 办法 | bànfǎ | Way |
| 办公室 | bàngōngshì | Office |
| 帮忙 | bāngmáng | Help |
| 帮助 | bāngzhù | Help |
| 包 | bāo | package |
| 饱 | bǎo | full |
| 报纸 | bàozhǐ | Newspaper |
| 杯子 | bēizi | glass |
| 北方 | běifāng | north |
| 北京 | běijīng | Beijing |
| 被 | bèi | cover |
| 本 | běn | book |
| 鼻子 | bízi | nose |
| 比 | bǐ | than |
| 比较 | bǐjiào | compare |
| 比赛 | bǐsài | Match |
| 必须 | bìxū | Must |
| 变化 | biànhuà | change |
| 表示 | biǎoshì | Express |
| 表演 | biǎoyǎn | perform |
| 别 | bié | other |
| 别人 | biéren | Others |
| 宾馆 | bīnguǎn | hotel |
| 冰箱 | bīngxiāng | Refrigerator |
| 不客气 | búkèqi | You are welcome |
| 不 | bù | No |
| 才 | cái | just |
| 菜 | cài | food |
| 菜单 | càidān | menu |
| 参加 | cānjiā | participate in |
| 草 | cǎo | grass |
| 层 | céng | layer |
| 茶 | chá | tea |
| 差 | chà | difference |
| 长 | cháng | long |
| 唱歌 | chànggē | Sing |
| 超市 | chāoshì | Supermarket |
| 衬衫 | chènshān | shirt |
| 成绩 | chéngjì | achievement |
| 城市 | chéngshì | City |
| 吃 | chī | eat |
| 迟到 | chídào | Late |
| 出 | chū | come out |
| 出现 | chūxiàn | Appear |
| 出租车 | chūzūchē | Taxi |
| 厨房 | chúfáng | Kitchen |
| 除了 | chúle | except |
| 穿 | chuān | Wear |
| 船 | chuán | ship |
| 春 | chūn | spring |
| 词语 | cíyǔ | terms |
| 次 | cì | second |
| 聪明 | cōngming | clever |
| 从 | cóng | from |
| 错 | cuò | Wrong |
| 打电话 | dǎdiànhuà | Phone |
| 打篮球 | dǎlánqiú | Play basketball |
| 打扫 | dǎsǎo | Clean |
| 打算 | dǎsuàn | Plan |
| 大 | dà | large |
| 大家 | dàjiā | everybody |
| 带 | dài | belt |
| 担心 | dānxīn | Worry |
| 蛋糕 | dàngāo | Cake |
| 但是 | dànshì | however |
| 当然 | dāngrán | Of course |
| 到 | dào | reach |
| 地 | de | |
| 的 | de | |
| 得 | de | |
| 灯 | dēng | lamp |
| 等 | děng | etc. |
| 低 | dī | low |
| 弟弟 | dìdi | Younger brother |
| 地方 | dìfang | local |
| 地铁 | dìtiě | metro |
| 地图 | dìtú | Map |
| 第一 | dìyī | first |
| 点 | diǎn | spot |
| 电脑 | diànnǎo | Computer |
| 电视 | diànshì | television |
| 电梯 | diàntī | Elevator. |
| 电影 | diànyǐng | Film |
| 电子邮件 | diànzǐyóujiàn | |
| 东 | dōng | east |
| 东西 | dōngxi | thing |
| 冬 | dōng | winter |
| 懂 | dǒng | understand |
| 动物 | dòngwù | Animal |
| 都 | dōu | all |
| 读 | dú | read |
| 短 | duǎn | short |
| 段 | duàn | paragraph |
| 锻炼 | duànliàn | Physical exercise |
| 对 | duì | Yes |
| 对不起 | duìbuqǐ | I’m sorry. |
| 多 | duō | many |
| 多么 | duōme | what |
| 多少 | duōshao | how much |
| 饿 | è | hungry |
| 而且 | érqiě | And |
| 儿子 | érzi | Son |
| 耳朵 | ěrduo | Ears |
| 二 | èr | Two |
| 发烧 | fāshāo | Have a fever |
| 发现 | fāxiàn | find |
| 饭馆 | fànguǎn | restaurant |
| 方便 | fāngbiàn | convenient |
| 房间 | fángjiān | Room |
| 放 | fàng | discharge |
| 放心 | fàngxīn | Don’t worry |
| 非常 | fēicháng | very |
| 飞机 | fēijī | aircraft |
| 分 | fēn | branch |
| 分钟 | fēnzhōng | Minute |
| 服务员 | fúwùyuán | Waiter |
| 附近 | fùjìn | nearby |
| 复习 | fùxí | Review |
| 干净 | gānjìng | clean |
| 敢 | gǎn | dare |
| 感冒 | gǎnmào | Cold |
| 刚才 | gāngcái | just |
| 高 | gāo | high |
| 高兴 | gāoxìng | happy |
| 告诉 | gàosu | tell |
| 哥哥 | gēge | brother |
| 个 | gè | individual |
| 给 | gěi | to |
| 跟 | gēn | with |
| 根据 | gēnjù | according to |
| 更 | gèng | more |
| 公共汽车 | gōnggòngqìchē | Bus |
| 公斤 | gōngjīn | Kg. |
| 公司 | gōngsī | company |
| 公园 | gōngyuán | Park |
| 工作 | gōngzuò | work |
| 狗 | gǒu | Dog |
| 故事 | gùshi | Story |
| 刮风 | guāfēng | Windy |
| 关 | guān | shut |
| 关系 | guānxì | relationship |
| 关心 | guānxīn | Care for |
| 关于 | guānyú | about |
| 贵 | guì | Expensive |
| 国家 | guójiā | Country |
| 果汁 | guǒzhī | fruit juice |
| 过去 | guòqù | Past times |
| 过 | guo | too |
| 还 | hái | still |
| 还是 | háishì | still |
| 孩子 | háizi | Children |
| 害怕 | hàipà | Fear |
| 汉语 | hànyǔ | Chinese |
| 好 | hǎo | good |
| 好吃 | hǎochī | Yummy |
| 号 | hào | Number |
| 喝 | hē | drink |
| 和 | hé | and |
| 河 | hé | river |
| 黑 | hēi | black |
| 黑板 | hēibǎn | blackboard |
| 很 | hěn | very |
| 红 | hóng | red |
| 后面 | hòumiàn | behind |
| 护照 | hùzhào | passport |
| 花 (动) | huā | Flower (move) |
| 花园 | huāyuán | Garden |
| 画 | huà | painting |
| 坏 | huài | bad |
| 欢迎 | huānyíng | Welcome |
| 还 | huán | still |
| 环境 | huánjìng | Environmental Science |
| 换 | huàn | change |
| 黄 | huáng | yellow |
| 回 | huí | return |
| 回答 | huídá | Answer |
| 会 | huì | can;be able to |
| 会议 | huìyì | Meeting |
| 火车站 | huǒchēzhàn | Train station |
| 或者 | huòzhě | perhaps |
| 机场 | jīchǎng | Airport |
| 鸡蛋 | jīdàn | Egg |
| 几乎 | jīhū | almost |
| 机会 | jīhuì | Opportunity |
| 极 | jí | extremely |
| 几 | jǐ | several |
| 记得 | jìde | remember |
| 季节 | jìjié | Season |
| 家 | jiā | home |
| 检查 | jiǎnchá | inspect |
| 简单 | jiǎndān | simple |
| 件 | jiàn | piece |
| 健康 | jiànkāng | Healthy |
| 见面 | jiànmiàn | meet |
| 讲 | jiǎng | speak |
| 教 | jiāo | teach |
| 角 | jiǎo | horn |
| 脚 | jiǎo | foot |
| 叫 | jiào | call |
| 教室 | jiàoshì | Classroom |
| 接 | jiē | meet |
| 街道 | jiēdào | Street |
| 结婚 | jiéhūn | marry |
| 结束 | jiéshù | End |
| 节目 | jiémù | program |
| 节日 | jiérì | festival |
| 姐姐 | jiějie | sister |
| 解决 | jiějué | Solve |
| 借 | jiè | borrow |
| 介绍 | jièshào | introduce |
| 今天 | jīntiān | Today |
| 进 | jìn | enter |
| 近 | jìn | near |
| 经常 | jīngcháng | Often |
| 经过 | jīngguò | after |
| 经理 | jīnglǐ | manager |
| 九 | jiǔ | Nine |
| 久 | jiǔ | long |
| 旧 | jiù | used |
| 就 | jiù | |
| 举行 | jǔxíng | hold |
| 句子 | jùzi | sentence |
| 觉得 | juéde | Think |
| 决定 | juédìng | Decision |
| 咖啡 | kāfēi | Coffee |
| 开 | kāi | open |
| 开始 | kāishǐ | start |
| 看 | kàn | see |
| 看见 | kànjiàn | seeing |
| 考试 | kǎoshì | Examination |
| 渴 | kě | thirsty |
| 可爱 | kě’ài | Lovely |
| 可能 | kěnéng | Probably |
| 可以 | kěyǐ | Sure |
| 刻 | kè | moment |
| 课 | kè | course |
| 客人 | kèrén | Guest |
| 空调 | kōngtiáo | Air conditioner |
| 口 | kǒu | mouth |
| 哭 | kū | cry |
| 裤子 | kùzi | trousers |
| 块 | kuài | block |
| 快 | kuài | fast |
| 快乐 | kuàilè | happy |
| 筷子 | kuàizi | chopsticks |
| 来 | lái | come |
| 蓝 | lán | blue |
| 老 | lǎo | old |
| 老师 | lǎoshī | Teacher |
| 了 | le | |
| 累 | lèi | tired |
| 冷 | lěng | cold |
| 离 | lí | leave |
| 离开 | líkāi | leave |
| 里 | lǐ | in |
| 礼物 | lǐwù | gift |
| 历史 | lìshǐ | History |
| 脸 | liǎn | face |
| 练习 | liànxí | Practice |
| 两 | liǎng | Two |
| 辆 | liàng | Car |
| 了解 | liǎojiě | understand |
| 邻居 | línjū | neighbor |
| 零 | líng | Zero |
| 六 | liù | Six |
| 楼 | lóu | floor |
| 路 | lù | road |
| 旅游 | lǚyóu | Tourism |
| 绿 | lǜ | green |
| 妈妈 | māma | Mom |
| 马 | mǎ | Horse |
| 马上 | mǎshàng | Right off |
| 吗 | ma | |
| 买 | mǎi | buy |
| 卖 | mài | sell |
| 满意 | mǎnyì | Satisfied |
| 慢 | màn | slow |
| 忙 | máng | busy |
| 猫 | māo | cat |
| 帽子 | màozi | Hat |
| 没 | méi | no |
| 没关系 | méiguānxi | No problem |
| 每 | měi | each |
| 妹妹 | mèimei | Younger sister |
| 门 | mén | door |
| 米 | mǐ | rice |
| 米饭 | mǐfàn | Steamed Rice |
| 面包 | miànbāo | Bread |
| 面条 | miàntiáo | noodle |
| 明白 | míngbai | clear |
| 明天 | míngtiān | Tomorrow |
| 名字 | míngzi | Name |
| 拿 | ná | take |
| 哪 (哪儿) | nǎ(nǎr) | Which (where) |
| 那 (那儿) | nà(nàr) | That (there) |
| 奶奶 | nǎinai | grandma |
| 南 | nán | south |
| 男人 | nánrén | Man |
| 难 | nán | disaster; blame |
| 难过 | nánguò | Sorry |
| 呢 | ne | |
| 能 | néng | can |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 年 | nián | year |
| 年级 | niánjí | grade |
| 年轻 | niánqīng | Young |
| 鸟 | niǎo | bird |
| 您 | nín | you |
| 牛奶 | niúnǎi | milk |
| 努力 | nǔlì | Strive |
| 女儿 | nǚ’ér | daughter |
| 女人 | nǚrén | woman |
| 爬山 | páshān | Mountain climbing |
| 盘子 | pánzi | plate |
| 旁边 | pángbiān | Side |
| 胖 | pàng | fat |
| 跑步 | pǎobù | Run |
| 朋友 | péngyou | Friend |
| 啤酒 | píjiǔ | Beer |
| 便宜 | piányi | Cheap |
| 票 | piào | ticket |
| 漂亮 | piàoliang | Well done! |
| 苹果 | píngguǒ | Apple |
| 葡萄 | pútao | Grape |
| 普通话 | pǔtōnghuà | Mandarin |
| 七 | qī | Seven |
| 妻子 | qīzi | Wife |
| 其实 | qíshí | actually |
| 其他 | qítā | Other |
| 骑 | qí | ride |
| 奇怪 | qíguài | strange |
| 起床 | qǐchuáng | Get up |
| 千 | qiān | thousand |
| 铅笔 | qiānbǐ | pencil |
| 钱 | qián | money |
| 前面 | qiánmiàn | Front |
| 清楚 | qīngchu | clear |
| 晴 | qíng | Sunny |
| 请 | qǐng | please |
| 秋 | qiū | autumn |
| 去 | qù | go |
| 去年 | qùnián | Last year |
| 裙子 | qúnzi | skirt |
| 然后 | ránhòu | Then |
| 让 | ràng | Give Way |
| 热 | rè | heat |
| 热情 | rèqíng | Enthusiasm |
| 人 | rén | people |
| 认识 | rènshi | know |
| 认为 | rènwéi | think |
| 认真 | rènzhēn | earnest |
| 日 | rì | day |
| 容易 | róngyì | easily |
| 如果 | rúguǒ | If |
| 三 | sān | Three |
| 伞 | sǎn | umbrella |
| 商店 | shāngdiàn | Shop |
| 上 | shàng | upper |
| 上班 | shàngbān | go to work |
| 上网 | shàngwǎng | Surf the Internet |
| 上午 | shàngwǔ | morning |
| 少 | shǎo | less |
| 谁 | shéi | who |
| 身体 | shēntǐ | body |
| 什么 | shénme | What |
| 生病 | shēngbìng | Fall ill |
| 生气 | shēngqì | get angry |
| 生日 | shēngrì | Birthday |
| 声音 | shēngyīn | voice |
| 十 | shí | Ten |
| 时候 | shíhou | time |
| 时间 | shíjiān | time |
| 使 | shǐ | send |
| 是 | shì | yes |
| 世界 | shìjiè | world |
| 事情 | shìqing | Thing |
| 手表 | shǒubiǎo | Wrist Watch |
| 手机 | shǒujī | Mobile phone |
| 瘦 | shòu | thin |
| 书 | shū | book |
| 舒服 | shūfu | comfortable |
| 叔叔 | shūshu | uncle |
| 树 | shù | tree |
| 数学 | shùxué | Mathematics |
| 刷牙 | shuāyá | Brush one’s teeth |
| 双 | shuāng | double |
| 水 | shuǐ | water |
| 水果 | shuǐguǒ | Fruits |
| 水平 | shuǐpíng | level |
| 睡觉 | shuìjiào | sleep |
| 说话 | shuōhuà | speak |
| 司机 | sījī | Driver |
| 四 | sì | Four |
| 送 | sòng | give |
| 虽然 | suīrán | although |
| 岁 | suì | year |
| 所以 | suǒyǐ | therefore |
| 他 | tā | he |
| 她 | tā | she |
| 它 | tā | it |
| 太 | tài | too |
| 太阳 | tàiyáng | sunlight |
| 糖 | táng | sugar |
| 特别 | tèbié | Especially |
| 疼 | téng | They hurt |
| 踢足球 | tīzúqiú | Play football |
| 题 | tí | topic |
| 提高 | tígāo | increase |
| 体育 | tǐyù | Sports |
| 天气 | tiānqì | weather |
| 甜 | tián | sweet |
| 条 | tiáo | strip |
| 跳舞 | tiàowǔ | dance |
| 听 | tīng | hear |
| 同事 | tóngshì | Colleague |
| 同学 | tóngxué | Classmate |
| 同意 | tóngyì | Agree |
| 头发 | tóufa | Hair |
| 突然 | tūrán | suddenly |
| 图书馆 | túshūguǎn | Library |
| 腿 | tuǐ | leg |
| 外 | wài | abroad |
| 完 | wán | finish |
| 完成 | wánchéng | complete |
| 玩 | wán | play |
| 碗 | wǎn | bowl |
| 晚上 | wǎnshang | Night |
| 万 | wàn | ten thousand |
| 忘记 | wàngjì | forget |
| 喂 | wèi | feed |
| 为 | wèi | by |
| 为了 | wèile | in order to |
| 为什么 | wèishénme | Why |
| 位 | wèi | position |
| 文化 | wénhuà | Culture |
| 问 | wèn | ask |
| 问题 | wèntí | problem |
| 我 | wǒ | I |
| 我们 | wǒmen | We |
| 五 | wǔ | Five |
| 西 | xī | west |
| 西瓜 | xīguā | watermelon |
| 希望 | xīwàng | hope |
| 习惯 | xíguàn | Habit |
| 洗 | xǐ | wash |
| 洗手间 | xǐshǒujiān | Restroom |
| 洗澡 | xǐzǎo | Take a shower |
| 喜欢 | xǐhuan | like |
| 下 | xià | lower |
| 下午 | xiàwǔ | Afternoon |
| 下雨 | xiàyǔ | rain |
| 夏 | xià | summer |
| 先 | xiān | before |
| 先生 | xiānsheng | Sir |
| 现在 | xiànzài | Now |
| 香蕉 | xiāngjiāo | Banana |
| 相同 | xiāngtóng | identical |
| 相信 | xiāngxìn | believe |
| 想 | xiǎng | think |
| 向 | xiàng | towards |
| 像 | xiàng | image |
| 小 | xiǎo | Small |
| 小姐 | xiǎojiě | Miss |
| 小时 | xiǎoshí | hour |
| 小心 | xiǎoxīn | Look out |
| 笑 | xiào | laugh |
| 校长 | xiàozhǎng | Principal |
| 些 | xiē | some |
| 鞋 | xié | shoes |
| 写 | xiě | write |
| 谢谢 | xièxie | Thank you |
| 新 | xīn | new |
| 新闻 | xīnwén | Journalism |
| 新鲜 | xīnxiān | fresh |
| 信 | xìn | letter |
| 星期 | xīngqī | week |
| 行李箱 | xínglixiāng | Trunk |
| 姓 | xìng | surname |
| 兴趣 | xìngqù | Interest |
| 熊猫 | xióngmāo | Panda |
| 休息 | xiūxi | Rest |
| 需要 | xūyào | Need |
| 选择 | xuǎnzé | Choice |
| 学生 | xuésheng | Student |
| 学习 | xuéxí | Study |
| 学校 | xuéxiào | School |
| 雪 | xuě | Snow |
| 颜色 | yánsè | colour |
| 眼镜 | yǎnjìng | glasses |
| 眼睛 | yǎnjing | Eye |
| 羊肉 | yángròu | mutton |
| 要求 | yāoqiú | Requirement |
| 药 | yào | drug |
| 要 | yào | want |
| 爷爷 | yéye | grandpa |
| 也 | yě | also |
| 一 | yī | One |
| 衣服 | yīfu | clothes |
| 医生 | yīshēng | Doctor |
| 医院 | yīyuàn | Hospital |
| 一定 | yídìng | Certain |
| 一共 | yígòng | Altogether |
| 一会儿 | yíhuìr | A little while |
| 一样 | yíyàng | equally |
| 以后 | yǐhòu | In the future |
| 以前 | yǐqián | before |
| 以为 | yǐwéi | Think |
| 已经 | yǐjīng | Already |
| 椅子 | yǐzi | Chair |
| 一般 | yìbān | commonly |
| 一边 | yìbiān | One side |
| 一起 | yìqǐ | together |
| 一直 | yìzhí | always |
| 意思 | yìsi | Meaning |
| 阴 | yīn | Yin |
| 因为 | yīnwèi | because |
| 音乐 | yīnyuè | Music |
| 银行 | yínháng | Bank |
| 应该 | yīnggāi | Should |
| 影响 | yǐngxiǎng | Influence |
| 用 | yòng | use |
| 游戏 | yóuxì | Game |
| 游泳 | yóuyǒng | Swimming |
| 有 | yǒu | have |
| 有名 | yǒumíng | Famous |
| 又 | yòu | also |
| 右边 | yòubian | Right |
| 鱼 | yú | fish |
| 遇到 | yùdào | encounter |
| 元 | yuán | element |
| 远 | yuǎn | far |
| 愿意 | yuànyì | Be willing |
| 月 | yuè | month |
| 月亮 | yuèliang | Moon |
| 越 | yuè | The more |
| 云 | yún | cloud |
| 运动 | yùndòng | motion |
| 在 | zài | stay |
| 再 | zài | again |
| 再见 | zàijiàn | Bye |
| 早上 | zǎoshang | Morning |
| 怎么 | zěnme | How |
| 怎么样 | zěnmeyàng | How |
| 站 | zhàn | station |
| 张 | zhāng | Zhang |
| 长 | zhǎng | long |
| 丈夫 | zhàngfu | husband |
| 着急 | zháojí | Worry |
| 找 | zhǎo | look for |
| 照顾 | zhàogù | look after |
| 照片 | zhàopiàn | Photo |
| 照相机 | zhàoxiàngjī | Camera |
| 这 (这儿) | zhè(zhèr) | Here (here) |
| 着 | zhe | means |
| 真 | zhēn | really |
| 正在 | zhèngzài | Is |
| 知道 | zhīdào | know |
| 只 | zhǐ | only |
| 中国 | zhōngguó | China |
| 中间 | zhōngjiān | Middle |
| 中午 | zhōngwǔ | Noon |
| 终于 | zhōngyú | finally |
| 种 | zhǒng | species |
| 重要 | zhòngyào | important |
| 周末 | zhōumò | Weekend |
| 主要 | zhǔyào | main |
| 住 | zhù | live |
| 祝 | zhù | wish |
| 注意 | zhùyì | Be careful |
| 准备 | zhǔnbèi | Get ready |
| 桌子 | zhuōzi | Table |
| 字 | zì | word |
| 字典 | zìdiǎn | Dictionaries |
| 自己 | zìjǐ | Own |
| 自行车 | zìxíngchē | Bicycle |
| 总是 | zǒngshì | always |
| 走 | zǒu | go |
| 最 | zuì | most |
| 最近 | zuìjìn | Lately |
| 昨天 | zuótiān | Yesterday |
| 左边 | zuǒbian | left |
| 坐 | zuò | sit |
| 做 | zuò | do |
| 作业 | zuòyè | task |
| 作用 | zuòyòng | Effect |