HSK 3 Word List (HSK 3.0, 500 words)

#	Word	Pinyin	Meaning
1	阿姨	āyí	auntie (older woman); nanny
2	矮	ǎi	short (in height)
3	爱人	àiren	spouse
4	安静	ānjìng	quiet
5	安全	ānquán	safe; safety
6	把	bǎ	particle that puts the object before the verb; measure word for things with handles
7	搬	bān	to move (things)
8	班级	bānjí	class (in school)
9	搬家	bānjiā	to move house
10	办	bàn	to handle, to do
11	办法	bànfǎ	way, method
12	办公室	bàngōngshì	office
13	半天	bàntiān	half a day; a long time
14	帮助	bāngzhù	to help; help
15	饱	bǎo	full (after eating)
16	报纸	bàozhǐ	newspaper
17	北	běi	north
18	北方	běifāng	the north
19	被	bèi	by (marks the passive)
20	笔记	bǐjì	notes
21	比较	bǐjiào	fairly, rather; to compare
22	笔记本	bǐjìběn	notebook; laptop
23	比如	bǐrú	for example
24	比赛	bǐsài	competition, match
25	必须	bìxū	must
26	变	biàn	to change
27	遍	biàn	time (from start to finish)
28	变成	biànchéng	to turn into
29	变化	biànhuà	change
30	表演	biǎoyǎn	to perform; performance
31	别的	biéde	other
32	别人	biérén	other people
33	宾馆	bīnguǎn	hotel
34	冰	bīng	ice
35	冰激凌	bīngjīlíng	ice cream
36	冰箱	bīngxiāng	refrigerator
37	病人	bìngrén	patient
38	不但	búdàn	not only
39	不见	bújiàn	to be missing, gone
40	不用	búyòng	no need to
41	不同	bùtóng	different
42	不久	bùjiǔ	soon; not long after
43	不行	bùxíng	won't do, not OK
44	才	cái	only then; just
45	菜单	càidān	menu
46	参加	cānjiā	to take part in
47	草	cǎo	grass
48	草地	cǎodì	lawn, meadow
49	层	céng	floor, storey; layer
50	查	chá	to check, to look up
51	差	chà	poor, bad; short of
52	差不多	chàbuduō	about the same; almost
53	尝	cháng	to taste
54	常	cháng	often
55	常见	chángjiàn	common
56	常用	chángyòng	commonly used
57	常常	chángcháng	often
58	衬衫	chènshān	shirt
59	成绩	chéngjì	grades, results
60	城市	chéngshì	city
61	迟到	chídào	to be late
62	出发	chūfā	to set off
63	出生	chūshēng	to be born
64	出院	chūyuàn	to leave hospital
65	初中	chūzhōng	junior high school
66	除了	chúle	except; besides
67	船	chuán	boat, ship
68	春天	chūntiān	spring
69	词典	cídiǎn	dictionary
70	聪明	cōngming	clever
71	打扫	dǎsǎo	to clean
72	打算	dǎsuan	to plan; plan
73	大概	dàgài	probably; roughly
74	大人	dàren	adult
75	大小	dàxiǎo	size
76	大熊猫	dàxióngmāo	giant panda
77	大衣	dàyī	overcoat
78	带	dài	to bring, to take
79	担心	dānxīn	to worry
80	蛋糕	dàngāo	cake
81	当然	dāngrán	of course
82	到处	dàochù	everywhere
83	得	dé; děi	to get; to have to
84	得到	dédào	to get, to obtain
85	得分	défēn	to score; score
86	的话	dehuà	if (at the end of a condition)
87	灯	dēng	lamp, light
88	地	dì	ground, land
89	地点	dìdiǎn	place, location
90	地方	dìfang	place
91	地图	dìtú	map
92	电	diàn	electricity
93	电梯	diàntī	elevator
94	电子书	diànzǐshū	e-book
95	丢	diū	to lose
96	东	dōng	east
97	东北	dōngběi	northeast
98	东方	dōngfāng	the East
99	东南	dōngnán	southeast
100	冬天	dōngtiān	winter
101	懂得	dǒngde	to understand, to know
102	动物	dòngwù	animal
103	动物园	dòngwùyuán	zoo
104	短	duǎn	short
105	短裤	duǎnkù	shorts
106	段	duàn	section, paragraph; period of time
107	锻炼	duànliàn	to exercise
108	对话	duìhuà	dialogue
109	饿	è	hungry
110	而且	érqiě	and also, moreover
111	耳朵	ěrduo	ear
112	耳机	ěrjī	earphones
113	发	fā	to send; to issue
114	发烧	fāshāo	to have a fever
115	发生	fāshēng	to happen
116	发现	fāxiàn	to discover, to notice
117	发展	fāzhǎn	to develop; development
118	方便	fāngbiàn	convenient
119	方便面	fāngbiànmiàn	instant noodles
120	方法	fāngfǎ	method
121	方向	fāngxiàng	direction
122	房子	fángzi	house
123	放	fàng	to put; to let go
124	放假	fàngjià	to have a holiday
125	放心	fàngxīn	to feel at ease
126	放学	fàngxué	school is out (for the day)
127	分开	fēnkāi	to separate
128	风	fēng	wind
129	封	fēng	measure word for letters
130	夫妻	fūqī	husband and wife
131	服务	fúwù	to serve; service
132	附近	fùjìn	nearby
133	复习	fùxí	to review
134	该	gāi	should
135	干净	gānjìng	clean
136	感兴趣	gǎn xìngqù	to be interested
137	感到	gǎndào	to feel
138	感冒	gǎnmào	to catch a cold; a cold
139	干	gàn; gān	to do; dry
140	刚	gāng	just (a moment ago)
141	刚才	gāngcái	just now
142	刚刚	gānggāng	just now
143	高铁	gāotiě	high-speed train
144	根据	gēnjù	according to
145	更	gèng	even more
146	公斤	gōngjīn	kilogram
147	公园	gōngyuán	park
148	工作日	gōngzuòrì	workday
149	故事	gùshi	story
150	刮	guā	to blow (of wind); to scrape
151	关	guān	to close, to turn off
152	关机	guānjī	to switch off (a device)
153	关系	guānxi	relationship
154	关心	guānxīn	to care about
155	关于	guānyú	about, concerning
156	关注	guānzhù	to follow, to pay attention to
157	国家	guójiā	country
158	过节	guòjié	to celebrate a festival
159	过去	guòqù	the past
160	海	hǎi	sea
161	害怕	hàipà	to be afraid
162	好多	hǎoduō	a lot of
163	好久	hǎojiǔ	a long time
164	好像	hǎoxiàng	to seem
165	号码	hàomǎ	number
166	河	hé	river
167	合适	héshì	suitable
168	黑板	hēibǎn	blackboard
169	红绿灯	hónglǜdēng	traffic lights
170	后来	hòulái	later, afterwards
171	后年	hòunián	the year after next
172	后天	hòutiān	the day after tomorrow
173	护照	hùzhào	passport
174	花园	huāyuán	garden
175	画家	huàjiā	painter
176	欢迎	huānyíng	to welcome
177	还	huán	to give back, to return
178	环境	huánjìng	environment
179	换	huàn	to change, to exchange
180	黄色	huángsè	yellow
181	回答	huídá	to answer
182	会	huì	meeting
183	会议	huìyì	meeting, conference
184	或	huò	or
185	或者	huòzhě	or
186	鸡	jī	chicken
187	几乎	jīhū	almost
188	机会	jīhuì	opportunity
189	极	jí	extremely
190	急	jí	anxious; urgent
191	记	jì	to remember; to write down
192	季	jì	season
193	季节	jìjié	season
194	加	jiā	to add
195	假期	jiàqī	holiday, vacation
196	坚持	jiānchí	to keep at, to persist
197	检查	jiǎnchá	to check; check-up
198	简单	jiǎndān	simple
199	检票	jiǎnpiào	to check tickets
200	健康	jiànkāng	healthy; health
201	见面	jiànmiàn	to meet
202	讲	jiǎng	to speak; to explain
203	角	jiǎo	corner; jiao (0.1 yuan)
204	脚	jiǎo	foot
205	接	jiē	to pick up; to receive
206	街	jiē	street
207	节	jié	festival; measure word for classes
208	结婚	jiéhūn	to get married
209	节目	jiémù	program, show
210	节日	jiérì	festival, holiday
211	结束	jiéshù	to end
212	解决	jiějué	to solve
213	姐妹	jiěmèi	sisters
214	借	jiè	to borrow; to lend
215	斤	jīn	jin (half a kilogram)
216	经过	jīngguò	to pass by; through
217	经理	jīnglǐ	manager
218	久	jiǔ	long (time)
219	酒	jiǔ	alcohol, wine
220	旧	jiù	old (not new)
221	句	jù	measure word for sentences
222	句子	jùzi	sentence
223	决定	juédìng	to decide; decision
224	卡	kǎ	card
225	开花	kāihuā	to bloom
226	开会	kāihuì	to have a meeting
227	开机	kāijī	to switch on (a device)
228	开心	kāixīn	happy
229	看来	kànlái	it seems
230	可	kě	but; can
231	渴	kě	thirsty
232	可爱	kě'ài	cute, lovely
233	可是	kěshì	but
234	刻	kè	quarter (of an hour)
235	课本	kèběn	textbook
236	客人	kèrén	guest
237	课文	kèwén	text (of a lesson)
238	空调	kōngtiáo	air conditioner
239	哭	kū	to cry
240	筷子	kuàizi	chopsticks
241	矿泉水	kuàngquánshuǐ	mineral water
242	来自	láizì	to come from
243	蓝	lán	blue
244	老	lǎo	old
245	老人	lǎorén	old person
246	离开	líkāi	to leave
247	礼物	lǐwù	gift
248	历史	lìshǐ	history
249	脸	liǎn	face
250	练	liàn	to practice
251	练习	liànxí	to practice; exercise
252	凉快	liángkuai	pleasantly cool
253	辆	liàng	measure word for vehicles
254	聊	liáo	to chat
255	聊天儿	liáotiānr	to chat
256	了解	liǎojiě	to understand, to know about
257	邻居	línjū	neighbor
258	留学	liúxué	to study abroad
259	留学生	liúxuéshēng	international student
260	楼梯	lóutī	stairs
261	路边	lùbiān	roadside
262	路口	lùkǒu	intersection
263	马	mǎ	horse
264	马路	mǎlù	road, street
265	马上	mǎshàng	right away
266	满意	mǎnyì	satisfied
267	毛	máo	mao (0.1 yuan); hair, fur
268	米	mǐ	meter; uncooked rice
269	面前	miànqián	in front of
270	明白	míngbai	to understand; clear
271	名单	míngdān	list of names
272	名人	míngrén	famous person
273	南	nán	south
274	难	nán	difficult
275	南方	nánfāng	the south
276	难过	nánguò	sad
277	难看	nánkàn	ugly
278	男人	nánrén	man
279	男生	nánshēng	male student; boy
280	难题	nántí	difficult problem
281	难听	nántīng	unpleasant to hear
282	年级	niánjí	grade (in school)
283	年轻	niánqīng	young
284	牛	niú	cow, ox
285	努力	nǔlì	to work hard
286	女人	nǚrén	woman
287	女生	nǚshēng	female student; girl
288	爬	pá	to climb; to crawl
289	怕	pà	to fear
290	拍照	pāizhào	to take a photo
291	盘子	pánzi	plate
292	胖	pàng	fat
293	啤酒	píjiǔ	beer
294	平时	píngshí	usually
295	瓶子	píngzi	bottle
296	骑	qí	to ride
297	奇怪	qíguài	strange
298	其实	qíshí	actually
299	其他	qítā	other
300	起	qǐ	to rise; to start
301	起飞	qǐfēi	to take off
302	汽车	qìchē	car
303	铅笔	qiānbǐ	pencil
304	前年	qiánnián	the year before last
305	前天	qiántiān	the day before yesterday
306	清楚	qīngchu	clear
307	请假	qǐngjià	to ask for leave
308	请客	qǐngkè	to treat (someone to a meal)
309	秋天	qiūtiān	autumn
310	球场	qiúchǎng	court, field (for ball games)
311	裙子	qúnzi	skirt, dress
312	然后	ránhòu	then, afterwards
313	热情	rèqíng	warm, enthusiastic
314	认得	rènde	to recognize
315	认为	rènwéi	to think, to believe
316	认真	rènzhēn	serious, conscientious
317	容易	róngyì	easy
318	如果	rúguǒ	if
319	伞	sǎn	umbrella
320	扫	sǎo	to sweep; to scan
321	沙发	shāfā	sofa
322	山	shān	mountain
323	上衣	shàngyī	jacket, top
324	勺子	sháozi	spoon
325	身边	shēnbiān	by one's side
326	身高	shēngāo	height
327	声	shēng	sound; measure word for sounds
328	生活	shēnghuó	life; to live
329	生气	shēngqì	angry
330	声音	shēngyīn	sound, voice
331	市	shì	city
332	试	shì	to try
333	室	shì	room
334	世界	shìjiè	world
335	收	shōu	to receive; to collect
336	收到	shōudào	to receive
337	受	shòu	to receive; to suffer
338	瘦	shòu	thin
339	受到	shòudào	to receive, to be subjected to
340	叔叔	shūshu	uncle
341	树	shù	tree
342	数学	shùxué	mathematics
343	刷	shuā	to brush; to swipe
344	双	shuāng	pair
345	水平	shuǐpíng	level, standard
346	司机	sījī	driver
347	四季	sìjì	the four seasons
348	太阳	tàiyáng	sun
349	糖	táng	sugar; candy
350	特别	tèbié	especially; special
351	提高	tígāo	to raise, to improve
352	体育	tǐyù	sports, physical education
353	体育馆	tǐyùguǎn	gymnasium
354	甜	tián	sweet
355	跳	tiào	to jump
356	听说	tīngshuō	to hear (that)
357	挺	tǐng	quite
358	同事	tóngshì	colleague
359	同意	tóngyì	to agree
360	头发	tóufa	hair
361	突然	tūrán	suddenly
362	图书馆	túshūguǎn	library
363	腿	tuǐ	leg
364	外地	wàidì	other parts of the country
365	外卖	wàimài	takeout, food delivery
366	外语	wàiyǔ	foreign language
367	完成	wánchéng	to complete
368	碗	wǎn	bowl
369	晚点	wǎndiǎn	to be delayed
370	晚会	wǎnhuì	evening party
371	网球	wǎngqiú	tennis
372	网站	wǎngzhàn	website
373	忘记	wàngjì	to forget
374	为	wèi	for
375	为了	wèile	in order to
376	卫生间	wèishēngjiān	bathroom
377	文化	wénhuà	culture
378	屋子	wūzi	room
379	西	xī	west
380	西北	xīběi	northwest
381	西方	xīfāng	the West
382	西瓜	xīguā	watermelon
383	西南	xīnán	southwest
384	习惯	xíguàn	habit; to be used to
385	喜爱	xǐ'ài	to like, to love
386	洗衣机	xǐyījī	washing machine
387	洗澡	xǐzǎo	to take a bath or shower
388	夏天	xiàtiān	summer
389	先	xiān	first
390	香蕉	xiāngjiāo	banana
391	相信	xiāngxìn	to believe
392	箱子	xiāngzi	box, suitcase
393	向	xiàng	towards
394	像	xiàng	to resemble; like
395	相机	xiàngjī	camera
396	小区	xiǎoqū	residential compound
397	小心	xiǎoxīn	to be careful
398	校园	xiàoyuán	campus
399	校长	xiàozhǎng	principal (of a school)
400	鞋	xié	shoe
401	心里	xīnli	in one's mind, at heart
402	新年	xīnnián	New Year
403	新闻	xīnwén	news
404	新鲜	xīnxiān	fresh
405	信	xìn	letter; to believe
406	信用卡	xìnyòngkǎ	credit card
407	行	xíng	OK; capable
408	行李	xíngli	luggage
409	兴趣	xìngqù	interest
410	休假	xiūjià	to take time off
411	需要	xūyào	to need
412	选	xuǎn	to choose
413	选择	xuǎnzé	to choose; choice
414	学期	xuéqī	semester
415	牙	yá	tooth
416	牙刷	yáshuā	toothbrush
417	羊	yáng	sheep
418	养	yǎng	to raise (animals); to keep (pets)
419	要求	yāoqiú	to require; requirement
420	页	yè	page
421	一定	yídìng	certainly
422	一共	yígòng	altogether
423	一块儿	yíkuàir	together
424	一样	yíyàng	the same
425	以后	yǐhòu	after; in the future
426	以前	yǐqián	before
427	以上	yǐshàng	above, over
428	以外	yǐwài	besides, other than
429	以为	yǐwéi	to think (mistakenly)
430	以下	yǐxià	below, under
431	一般	yìbān	usually; ordinary
432	一边	yìbiān	at the same time; one side
433	一直	yìzhí	all along; straight
434	音乐	yīnyuè	music
435	银行	yínháng	bank
436	银行卡	yínhángkǎ	bank card
437	饮料	yǐnliào	drink, beverage
438	应该	yīnggāi	should
439	影响	yǐngxiǎng	to affect; influence
440	用	yòng	to use
441	邮件	yóujiàn	mail, email
442	游客	yóukè	tourist
443	游戏	yóuxì	game
444	邮箱	yóuxiāng	mailbox; email address
445	有关	yǒuguān	related to
446	有名	yǒumíng	famous
447	有用	yǒuyòng	useful
448	又	yòu	again
449	羽毛球	yǔmáoqiú	badminton
450	语言	yǔyán	language
451	雨衣	yǔyī	raincoat
452	遇到	yùdào	to come across
453	遇见	yùjiàn	to run into, to meet by chance
454	园	yuán	garden, park
455	员	yuán	member; person in a job
456	愿意	yuànyì	to be willing
457	越	yuè	the more (in 越…越…)
458	月亮	yuèliang	moon
459	运动会	yùndònghuì	sports meet
460	运动员	yùndòngyuán	athlete
461	咱们	zánmen	we (including the listener)
462	脏	zāng	dirty
463	怎么办	zěnme bàn	what to do
464	怎样	zěnyàng	how
465	站	zhàn	to stand
466	张	zhāng	measure word for flat things
467	长	zhǎng	to grow; head (of an organization)
468	着急	zháojí	anxious, in a hurry
469	照	zhào	to shine; to take (a photo)
470	照顾	zhàogù	to take care of
471	照片	zhàopiàn	photo
472	照相	zhàoxiàng	to take a photo
473	直到	zhídào	until
474	只	zhī	measure word for animals; one of a pair
475	纸	zhǐ	paper
476	只能	zhǐ néng	can only
477	只是	zhǐshì	just, only
478	只要	zhǐyào	as long as
479	只有	zhǐyǒu	only (if)
480	中	zhōng	middle; in
481	中间	zhōngjiān	middle, between
482	终于	zhōngyú	finally
483	种	zhǒng	kind, type
484	重要	zhòngyào	important
485	周末	zhōumò	weekend
486	主要	zhǔyào	main
487	注意	zhùyì	to pay attention
488	住院	zhùyuàn	to be in hospital
489	字典	zìdiǎn	dictionary (of characters)
490	自行车	zìxíngchē	bicycle
491	子	zǐ	child; seed
492	总	zǒng	always; total
493	总是	zǒngshì	always
494	嘴	zuǐ	mouth
495	最好	zuìhǎo	best; had better
496	最后	zuìhòu	finally, last
497	最近	zuìjìn	recently
498	做客	zuòkè	to be a guest
499	作业	zuòyè	homework

Word

Pinyin

Meaning

阿姨

āyí

auntie (older woman); nanny

矮

ǎi

short (in height)

爱人

àiren

spouse

安静

ānjìng

quiet

安全

ānquán

safe; safety

把

bǎ

particle that puts the object before the verb; measure word for things with handles

搬

bān

to move (things)

班级

bānjí

class (in school)

搬家

bānjiā

to move house

办

bàn

to handle, to do

办法

bànfǎ

way, method

办公室

bàngōngshì

office

半天

bàntiān

half a day; a long time

帮助

bāngzhù

to help; help

饱

bǎo

full (after eating)

报纸

bàozhǐ

newspaper

北

běi

north

北方

běifāng

the north

被

bèi

by (marks the passive)

笔记

bǐjì

notes

比较

bǐjiào

fairly, rather; to compare

笔记本

bǐjìběn

notebook; laptop

比如

bǐrú

for example

比赛

bǐsài

competition, match

必须

bìxū

must

变

biàn

to change

遍

biàn

time (from start to finish)

变成

biànchéng

to turn into

变化

biànhuà

change

表演

biǎoyǎn

to perform; performance

别的

biéde

other

别人

biérén

other people

宾馆

bīnguǎn

hotel

冰

bīng

ice

冰激凌

bīngjīlíng

ice cream

冰箱

bīngxiāng

refrigerator

病人

bìngrén

patient

不但

búdàn

not only

不见

bújiàn

to be missing, gone

不用

búyòng

no need to

不同

bùtóng

different

不久

bùjiǔ

soon; not long after

不行

bùxíng

won't do, not OK

才

cái

only then; just

菜单

càidān

参加

cānjiā

to take part in

草

cǎo

grass

草地

cǎodì

lawn, meadow

层

céng

floor, storey; layer

查

chá

to check, to look up

差

chà

poor, bad; short of

差不多

chàbuduō

about the same; almost

尝

cháng

to taste

常

cháng

often

常见

chángjiàn

common

常用

chángyòng

commonly used

常常

chángcháng

often

衬衫

chènshān

shirt

成绩

chéngjì

grades, results

城市

chéngshì

city

迟到

chídào

to be late

出发

chūfā

to set off

出生

chūshēng

to be born

出院

chūyuàn

to leave hospital

初中

chūzhōng

junior high school

除了

chúle

except; besides

船

chuán

boat, ship

春天

chūntiān

spring

词典

cídiǎn

dictionary

聪明

cōngming

clever

打扫

dǎsǎo

to clean

打算

dǎsuan

to plan; plan

大概

dàgài

probably; roughly

大人

dàren

adult

大小

dàxiǎo

size

大熊猫

dàxióngmāo

giant panda

大衣

dàyī

overcoat

带

dài

to bring, to take

担心

dānxīn

to worry

蛋糕

dàngāo

cake

当然

dāngrán

of course

到处

dàochù

everywhere

得

dé; děi

to get; to have to

得到

dédào

to get, to obtain

得分

défēn

to score; score

的话

dehuà

if (at the end of a condition)

灯

dēng

lamp, light

地

dì

ground, land

地点

dìdiǎn

place, location

地方

dìfang

place

地图

dìtú

map

电

diàn

electricity

电梯

diàntī

elevator

电子书

diànzǐshū

e-book

丢

diū

to lose

东

dōng

east

东北

dōngběi

northeast

东方

dōngfāng

the East

东南

dōngnán

southeast

100

冬天

dōngtiān

winter

101

懂得

dǒngde

to understand, to know

102

动物

dòngwù

animal

103

动物园

dòngwùyuán

zoo

104

短

duǎn

short

105

短裤

duǎnkù

shorts

106

段

duàn

section, paragraph; period of time

107

锻炼

duànliàn

to exercise

108

对话

duìhuà

dialogue

109

饿

hungry

110

而且

érqiě

and also, moreover

111

耳朵

ěrduo

ear

112

耳机

ěrjī

earphones

113

发

fā

to send; to issue

114

发烧

fāshāo

to have a fever

115

发生

fāshēng

to happen

116

发现

fāxiàn

to discover, to notice

117

发展

fāzhǎn

to develop; development

118

方便

fāngbiàn

convenient

119

方便面

fāngbiànmiàn

instant noodles

120

方法

fāngfǎ

method

121

方向

fāngxiàng

direction

122

房子

fángzi

house

123

放

fàng

to put; to let go

124

放假

fàngjià

to have a holiday

125

放心

fàngxīn

to feel at ease

126

放学

fàngxué

school is out (for the day)

127

分开

fēnkāi

to separate

128

风

fēng

wind

129

封

fēng

measure word for letters

130

夫妻

fūqī

husband and wife

131

服务

fúwù

to serve; service

132

附近

fùjìn

nearby

133

复习

fùxí

to review

134

该

gāi

should

135

干净

gānjìng

clean

136

感兴趣

gǎn xìngqù

to be interested

137

感到

gǎndào

to feel

138

感冒

gǎnmào

to catch a cold; a cold

139

干

gàn; gān

to do; dry

140

刚

gāng

just (a moment ago)

141

刚才

gāngcái

just now

142

刚刚

gānggāng

just now

143

高铁

gāotiě

high-speed train

144

根据

gēnjù

according to

145

更

gèng

even more

146

公斤

gōngjīn

kilogram

147

公园

gōngyuán

park

148

工作日

gōngzuòrì

workday

149

故事

gùshi

story

150

刮

guā

to blow (of wind); to scrape

151

关

guān

to close, to turn off

152

关机

guānjī

to switch off (a device)

153

关系

guānxi

relationship

154

关心

guānxīn

to care about

155

关于

guānyú

about, concerning

156

关注

guānzhù

to follow, to pay attention to

157

国家

guójiā

country

158

过节

guòjié

to celebrate a festival

159

过去

guòqù

the past

160

海

hǎi

sea

161

害怕

hàipà

to be afraid

162

好多

hǎoduō

a lot of

163

好久

hǎojiǔ

a long time

164

好像

hǎoxiàng

to seem

165

号码

hàomǎ

number

166

河

hé

river

167

合适

héshì

suitable

168

黑板

hēibǎn

blackboard

169

红绿灯

hónglǜdēng

traffic lights

170

后来

hòulái

later, afterwards

171

后年

hòunián

the year after next

172

后天

hòutiān

the day after tomorrow

173

护照

hùzhào

passport

174

花园

huāyuán

garden

175

画家

huàjiā

painter

176

欢迎

huānyíng

to welcome

177

还

huán

to give back, to return

178

环境

huánjìng

environment

179

换

huàn

to change, to exchange

180

黄色

huángsè

yellow

181

回答

huídá

to answer

182

会

huì

meeting

183

会议

huìyì

meeting, conference

184

或

huò

185

或者

huòzhě

186

鸡

jī

chicken

187

几乎

jīhū

almost

188

机会

jīhuì

opportunity

189

极

jí

extremely

190

急

jí

anxious; urgent

191

记

jì

to remember; to write down

192

季

jì

season

193

季节

jìjié

season

194

加

jiā

to add

195

假期

jiàqī

holiday, vacation

196

坚持

jiānchí

to keep at, to persist

197

检查

jiǎnchá

to check; check-up

198

简单

jiǎndān

simple

199

检票

jiǎnpiào

to check tickets

200

健康

jiànkāng

healthy; health

201

见面

jiànmiàn

to meet

202

讲

jiǎng

to speak; to explain

203

角

jiǎo

corner; jiao (0.1 yuan)

204

脚

jiǎo

foot

205

接

jiē

to pick up; to receive

206

街

jiē

street

207

节

jié

festival; measure word for classes

208

结婚

jiéhūn

to get married

209

节目

jiémù

program, show

210

节日

jiérì

festival, holiday

211

结束

jiéshù

to end

212

解决

jiějué

to solve

213

姐妹

jiěmèi

sisters

214

借

jiè

to borrow; to lend

215

斤

jīn

jin (half a kilogram)

216

经过

jīngguò

to pass by; through

217

经理

jīnglǐ

manager

218

久

jiǔ

long (time)

219

酒

jiǔ

alcohol, wine

220

旧

jiù

old (not new)

221

句

jù

measure word for sentences

222

句子

jùzi

sentence

223

决定

juédìng

to decide; decision

224

卡

kǎ

card

225

开花

kāihuā

to bloom

226

开会

kāihuì

to have a meeting

227

开机

kāijī

to switch on (a device)

228

开心

kāixīn

happy

229

看来

kànlái

it seems

230

可

kě

but; can

231

渴

kě

thirsty

232

可爱

kě'ài

cute, lovely

233

可是

kěshì

but

234

刻

kè

quarter (of an hour)

235

课本

kèběn

textbook

236

客人

kèrén

guest

237

课文

kèwén

text (of a lesson)

238

空调

kōngtiáo

air conditioner

239

哭

kū

to cry

240

筷子

kuàizi

chopsticks

241

矿泉水

kuàngquánshuǐ

mineral water

242

来自

láizì

to come from

243

蓝

lán

blue

244

老

lǎo

old

245

老人

lǎorén

old person

246

离开

líkāi

to leave

247

礼物

lǐwù

gift

248

历史

lìshǐ

history

249

脸

liǎn

face

250

练

liàn

to practice

251

练习

liànxí

to practice; exercise

252

凉快

liángkuai

pleasantly cool

253

辆

liàng

measure word for vehicles

254

聊

liáo

to chat

255

聊天儿

liáotiānr

to chat

256

了解

liǎojiě

to understand, to know about

257

邻居

línjū

neighbor

258

留学

liúxué

to study abroad

259

留学生

liúxuéshēng

international student

260

楼梯

lóutī

stairs

261

路边

lùbiān

roadside

262

路口

lùkǒu

intersection

263

马

mǎ

horse

264

马路

mǎlù

road, street

265

马上

mǎshàng

right away

266

满意

mǎnyì

satisfied

267

毛

máo

mao (0.1 yuan); hair, fur

268

米

mǐ

meter; uncooked rice

269

面前

miànqián

in front of

270

明白

míngbai

to understand; clear

271

名单

míngdān

list of names

272

名人

míngrén

famous person

273

南

nán

south

274

难

nán

difficult

275

南方

nánfāng

the south

276

难过

nánguò

sad

277

难看

nánkàn

ugly

278

男人

nánrén

man

279

男生

nánshēng

male student; boy

280

难题

nántí

difficult problem

281

难听

nántīng

unpleasant to hear

282

年级

niánjí

grade (in school)

283

年轻

niánqīng

young

284

牛

niú

cow, ox

285

努力

nǔlì

to work hard

286

女人

nǚrén

woman

287

女生

nǚshēng

female student; girl

288

爬

pá

to climb; to crawl

289

怕

pà

to fear

290

拍照

pāizhào

to take a photo

291

盘子

pánzi

plate

292

胖

pàng

fat

293

啤酒

píjiǔ

beer

294

平时

píngshí

usually

295

瓶子

píngzi

bottle

296

骑

qí

to ride

297

奇怪

qíguài

strange

298

其实

qíshí

actually

299

其他

qítā

other

300

起

qǐ

to rise; to start

301

起飞

qǐfēi

to take off

302

汽车

qìchē

car

303

铅笔

qiānbǐ

pencil

304

前年

qiánnián

the year before last

305

前天

qiántiān

the day before yesterday

306

清楚

qīngchu

clear

307

请假

qǐngjià

to ask for leave

308

请客

qǐngkè

to treat (someone to a meal)

309

秋天

qiūtiān

autumn

310

球场

qiúchǎng

court, field (for ball games)

311

裙子

qúnzi

skirt, dress

312

然后

ránhòu

then, afterwards

313

热情

rèqíng

warm, enthusiastic

314

认得

rènde

to recognize

315

认为

rènwéi

to think, to believe

316

认真

rènzhēn

serious, conscientious

317

容易

róngyì

easy

318

如果

rúguǒ

319

伞

sǎn

umbrella

320

扫

sǎo

to sweep; to scan

321

沙发

shāfā

sofa

322

山

shān

mountain

323

上衣

shàngyī

jacket, top

324

勺子

sháozi

spoon

325

身边

shēnbiān

by one's side

326

身高

shēngāo

height

327

声

shēng

sound; measure word for sounds

328

生活

shēnghuó

life; to live

329

生气

shēngqì

angry

330

声音

shēngyīn

sound, voice

331

市

shì

city

332

试

shì

to try

333

室

shì

room

334

世界

shìjiè

world

335

收

shōu

to receive; to collect

336

收到

shōudào

to receive

337

受

shòu

to receive; to suffer

338

瘦

shòu

thin

339

受到

shòudào

to receive, to be subjected to

340

叔叔

shūshu

uncle

341

树

shù

tree

342

数学

shùxué

mathematics

343

刷

shuā

to brush; to swipe

344

双

shuāng

pair

345

水平

shuǐpíng

level, standard

346

司机

sījī

driver

347

四季

sìjì

the four seasons

348

太阳

tàiyáng

sun

349

糖

táng

sugar; candy

350

特别

tèbié

especially; special

351

提高

tígāo

to raise, to improve

352

体育

tǐyù

sports, physical education

353

体育馆

tǐyùguǎn

gymnasium

354

甜

tián

sweet

355

跳

tiào

to jump

356

听说

tīngshuō

to hear (that)

357

挺

tǐng

quite

358

同事

tóngshì

colleague

359

同意

tóngyì

to agree

360

头发

tóufa

hair

361

突然

tūrán

suddenly

362

图书馆

túshūguǎn

library

363

腿

tuǐ

leg

364

外地

wàidì

other parts of the country

365

外卖

wàimài

takeout, food delivery

366

外语

wàiyǔ

foreign language

367

完成

wánchéng

to complete

368

碗

wǎn

bowl

369

晚点

wǎndiǎn

to be delayed

370

晚会

wǎnhuì

evening party

371

网球

wǎngqiú

tennis

372

网站

wǎngzhàn

website

373

忘记

wàngjì

to forget

374

为

wèi

for

375

为了

wèile

in order to

376

卫生间

wèishēngjiān

bathroom

377

文化

wénhuà

culture

378

屋子

wūzi

room

379

西

xī

west

380

西北

xīběi

northwest

381

西方

xīfāng

the West

382

西瓜

xīguā

watermelon

383

西南

xīnán

southwest

384

习惯

xíguàn

habit; to be used to

385

喜爱

xǐ'ài

to like, to love

386

洗衣机

xǐyījī

washing machine

387

洗澡

xǐzǎo

to take a bath or shower

388

夏天

xiàtiān

summer

389

先

xiān

first

390

香蕉

xiāngjiāo

banana

391

相信

xiāngxìn

to believe

392

箱子

xiāngzi

box, suitcase

393

向

xiàng

towards

394

像

xiàng

to resemble; like

395

相机

xiàngjī

camera

396

小区

xiǎoqū

residential compound

397

小心

xiǎoxīn

to be careful

398

校园

xiàoyuán

campus

399

校长

xiàozhǎng

principal (of a school)

400

鞋

xié

shoe

401

心里

xīnli

in one's mind, at heart

402

新年

xīnnián

New Year

403

新闻

xīnwén

news

404

新鲜

xīnxiān

fresh

405

信

xìn

letter; to believe

406

信用卡

xìnyòngkǎ

credit card

407

行

xíng

OK; capable

408

行李

xíngli

luggage

409

兴趣

xìngqù

interest

410

休假

xiūjià

to take time off

411

需要

xūyào

to need

412

选

xuǎn

to choose

413

选择

xuǎnzé

to choose; choice

414

学期

xuéqī

semester

415

牙

yá

tooth

416

牙刷

yáshuā

toothbrush

417

羊

yáng

sheep

418

养

yǎng

to raise (animals); to keep (pets)

419

要求

yāoqiú

to require; requirement

420

页

yè

page

421

一定

yídìng

certainly

422

一共

yígòng

altogether

423

一块儿

yíkuàir

together

424

一样

yíyàng

the same

425

以后

yǐhòu

after; in the future

426

以前

yǐqián

before

427

以上

yǐshàng

above, over

428

以外

yǐwài

besides, other than

429

以为

yǐwéi

to think (mistakenly)

430

以下

yǐxià

below, under

431

一般

yìbān

usually; ordinary

432

一边

yìbiān

at the same time; one side

433

一直

yìzhí

all along; straight

434

音乐

yīnyuè

music

435

银行

yínháng

bank

436

银行卡

yínhángkǎ

bank card

437

饮料

yǐnliào

drink, beverage

438

应该

yīnggāi

should

439

影响

yǐngxiǎng

to affect; influence

440

用

yòng

to use

441

邮件

yóujiàn

mail, email

442

游客

yóukè

tourist

443

游戏

yóuxì

game

444

邮箱

yóuxiāng

mailbox; email address

445

有关

yǒuguān

related to

446

有名

yǒumíng

famous

447

有用

yǒuyòng

useful

448

又

yòu

again

449

羽毛球

yǔmáoqiú

badminton

450

语言

yǔyán

language

451

雨衣

yǔyī

raincoat

452

遇到

yùdào

to come across

453

遇见

yùjiàn

to run into, to meet by chance

454

园

yuán

garden, park

455

员

yuán

member; person in a job

456

愿意

yuànyì

to be willing

457

越

yuè

the more (in 越…越…)

458

月亮

yuèliang

moon

459

运动会

yùndònghuì

sports meet

460

运动员

yùndòngyuán

athlete

461

咱们

zánmen

we (including the listener)

462

脏

zāng

dirty

463

怎么办

zěnme bàn

what to do

464

怎样

zěnyàng

how

465

站

zhàn

to stand

466

张

zhāng

measure word for flat things

467

长

zhǎng

to grow; head (of an organization)

468

着急

zháojí

anxious, in a hurry

469

照

zhào

to shine; to take (a photo)

470

照顾

zhàogù

to take care of

471

照片

zhàopiàn

photo

472

照相

zhàoxiàng

to take a photo

473

直到

zhídào

until

474

只

zhī

measure word for animals; one of a pair

475

纸

zhǐ

paper

476

只能

zhǐ néng

can only

477

只是

zhǐshì

just, only

478

只要

zhǐyào

as long as

479

只有

zhǐyǒu

only (if)

480

中

zhōng

middle; in

481

中间

zhōngjiān

middle, between

482

终于

zhōngyú

finally

483

种

zhǒng

kind, type

484

重要

zhòngyào

important

485

周末

zhōumò

weekend

486

主要

zhǔyào

main

487

注意

zhùyì

to pay attention

488

住院

zhùyuàn

to be in hospital

489

字典

zìdiǎn

dictionary (of characters)

490

自行车

zìxíngchē

bicycle

491

子

zǐ

child; seed

492

总

zǒng

always; total

493

总是

zǒngshì

always

494

嘴

zuǐ

mouth

495

最好

zuìhǎo

best; had better

496

最后

zuìhòu

finally, last

497

About HSK 3

HSK 3 doubles the vocabulary, adding 500 words to reach 1,000 in total. This is the level where learners start to handle everyday topics in some depth: school and work, travel, health, the weather and seasons, and their own opinions.

Several familiar characters come back with a new reading or meaning. 还 is read huán (to give back), 长 is read zhǎng (to grow), and 只 is read zhī as a measure word for animals.

The syllabus lists 得 twice, for dé (to get) and děi (to have to). This page shows it once with both readings, so the table has 499 rows.

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