HSK 3 级词汇

HSK 3 Vocabulary List: All 298 Words with Pinyin

HSK 3 adds 298 words to the previous levels, for 595 words in total. Words are sorted by how common they are, so start at the top. Then try the HSK 3 sentence-ordering practice. See also the HSK 3 writing section.

By Cheng Xu · Updated 4 November 2026

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#	Word	Pinyin	Meaning	2021 list
1	啊	a	modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent	2
2	把	bǎ	to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate	3
3	被	bèi	quilt; to cover (with)	3
4	自己	zì jǐ	oneself; one's own	2
5	用	yòng	to use; to employ	1
6	如果	rú guǒ	if; in case	2
7	又	yòu	(once) again; also	2
8	只	zhǐ	only; merely	2
9	更	gèng	more; even more	2
10	需要	xū yào	to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs	3
11	地	de	-ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct	1
12	才	cái	ability; talent; sb of a certain type	2
13	跟	gēn	heel; to follow closely	1
14	像	xiàng	to resemble; to be like	2
15	还是	hái shi	still (as before); had better	1
16	认为	rèn wéi	to believe; to think; to consider; to feel	2
17	应该	yīng gāi	ought to; should	2
18	带	dài	band; belt	2
19	位	wèi	position; location	2
20	种	zhǒng	seed; species	3
21	发现	fā xiàn	to notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect	2
22	一定	yī dìng	surely; certainly	2
23	一直	yī zhí	straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through	2
24	为了	wèi le	for; for the purpose of; in order to	3
25	一样	yī yàng	same; like	1
26	世界	shì jiè	world	3
27	而且	ér qiě	(not only ...) but also; moreover	2
28	重要	zhòng yào	important; significant	1
29	必须	bì xū	to have to; must	2
30	地方	dì fang	area; place	1
31	老	lǎo	prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old (of people)	1
32	其他	qí tā	other; (sth or sb) else	2
33	然后	rán hòu	then; after that; afterwards	2
34	比赛	bǐ sài	competition (sports etc); match	3
35	条	tiáo	strip; item	2
36	担心	dān xīn	anxious; worried	4
37	放	fàng	to put; to place	1
38	拿	ná	to hold; to seize	1
39	为什么	wèi shén me	why?; for what reason?	2
40	先	xiān	early; prior	1
41	关系	guān xi	relation; relationship	3
42	出现	chū xiàn	to appear; to arise	2
43	了解	liǎo jiě	to understand; to realize	4
44	过去	guò qu	(verb suffix)	2
45	参加	cān jiā	to participate; to take part	2
46	国家	guó jiā	country; nation; state	1
47	决定	jué dìng	to decide (to do something); to resolve	3
48	分	fēn	to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate	1
49	选择	xuǎn zé	to select; to pick	4
50	或者	huò zhě	or; possibly; maybe; perhaps	2
51	机会	jī huì	opportunity; chance	2
52	别人	bié ren	other people; others; other person	1
53	站	zhàn	station; to stand	1
54	使	shǐ	to make; to cause	3
55	其实	qí shí	actually; in fact; really	3
56	以后	yǐ hòu	after; later	2
57	要求	yāo qiú	to request; to require	2
58	信	xìn	letter; mail	2
59	当然	dāng rán	only natural; as it should be	3
60	接	jiē	to receive; to answer (the phone)	2
61	相信	xiāng xìn	to be convinced (that sth is true); to believe; to accept sth as true	2
62	花	huā	flower; blossom	1
63	虽然	suī rán	although; even though (often used correlatively with 是 or 是 etc)	2
64	解决	jiě jué	to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc)	3
65	关于	guān yú	pertaining to; concerning	4
66	完成	wán chéng	to complete; to accomplish	2
67	结束	jié shù	termination; to finish	3
68	努力	nǔ lì	to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious	2
69	以前	yǐ qián	before; formerly	2
70	办法	bàn fǎ	means; method	2
71	特别	tè bié	unusual; special; very; especially; particularly	2
72	难	nán	difficult (to...); problem	1
73	注意	zhù yì	to take note of; to pay attention to	3
74	讲	jiǎng	to speak; to explain	2
75	离开	lí kāi	to depart; to leave	2
76	万	wàn	ten thousand; a great number	2
77	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.)	2
78	越	yuè	to exceed; to climb over	2
79	城市	chéng shì	city; town	3
80	影响	yǐng xiǎng	influence; effect	2
81	游戏	yóu xì	game; to play	3
82	马	mǎ	horse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess	3
83	比较	bǐ jiào	to compare; to contrast	3
84	最近	zuì jìn	recently; soon	2
85	换	huàn	to exchange; to change (clothes etc)	2
86	终于	zhōng yú	at last; in the end	3
87	脸	liǎn	face	2
88	口	kǒu	mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)	1
89	除了	chú le	besides; apart from (... also...)	3
90	总是	zǒng shì	always	3
91	双	shuāng	two; double	3
92	突然	tū rán	sudden; abrupt; unexpected	3
93	段	duàn	paragraph; section	2
94	检查	jiǎn chá	inspection; to examine	2
95	米	mǐ	rice; meter (classifier)	2
96	容易	róng yì	easy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to	3
97	明白	míng bai	clear; obvious	1
98	根据	gēn jù	according to; based on	4
99	记得	jì de	to remember	1
100	辆	liàng	classifier for vehicles	2
101	简单	jiǎn dān	simple; not complicated	3
102	半	bàn	half; semi-	1
103	愿意	yuàn yì	to wish; to want	2
104	音乐	yīn yuè	music	2
105	包	bāo	to cover; to wrap	1
106	楼	lóu	house with more than 1 story; storied building	1
107	清楚	qīng chu	clear; distinct	2
108	照片	zhào piàn	photograph; picture	2
109	银行	yín háng	bank	2
110	故事	gù shi	narrative; story; tale	2
111	一般	yī bān	same; ordinary	2
112	可爱	kě ài	adorable; cute	2
113	新闻	xīn wén	news	2
114	声音	shēng yīn	voice; sound	2
115	马上	mǎ shàng	at once; right away	1
116	表示	biǎo shì	to express; to show	7–9
117	经过	jīng guò	to pass; to go through	2
118	历史	lì shǐ	history	4
119	哭	kū	to cry; to weep	2
120	敢	gǎn	to dare; daring	3
121	会议	huì yì	meeting; conference	3
122	经常	jīng cháng	frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily	2
123	低	dī	low; beneath	2
124	节目	jié mù	program; item (on a program)	2
125	健康	jiàn kāng	health; healthy	2
126	作用	zuò yòng	to act on; to affect	2
127	西	xī	west	1
128	差	chà	different; wrong; mistaken	1
129	结婚	jié hūn	to marry; to get married	3
130	短	duǎn	short; brief	2
131	同意	tóng yì	to agree; to consent	3
132	教	jiāo	to teach	1
133	几乎	jī hū	almost; nearly; practically	4
134	认真	rèn zhēn	conscientious; earnest	1
135	附近	fù jìn	nearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood	4
136	脚	jiǎo	foot; leg (of an animal or an object)	2
137	主要	zhǔ yào	main; principal	2
138	遇到	yù dào	to meet; to run into; to come across	4
139	年轻	nián qīng	young	2
140	久	jiǔ	(long) time; (long) duration of time	3
141	画	huà	to draw; to paint; picture; painting	2
142	表演	biǎo yǎn	play; show	3
143	关	guān	mountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off	1
144	刚才	gāng cái	just now; a moment ago	2
145	办公室	bàn gōng shì	office; business premises	2
146	环境	huán jìng	environment; circumstances	3
147	关心	guān xīn	to be concerned about; to care about	2
148	祝	zhù	to pray for; to wish (sb bon voyage, happy birthday etc)	3
149	层	céng	to pile on top of one another; layer; stratum	2
150	腿	tuǐ	leg	2
151	班	bān	team; class; grade; (military) squad	1
152	坏	huài	bad; spoiled	1
153	一边	yī biān	one side; either side	1
154	鞋	xié	shoe	2
155	习惯	xí guàn	habit; custom	2
156	变化	biàn huà	(intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation	3
157	周末	zhōu mò	weekend	2
158	忘记	wàng jì	to forget	1
159	打算	dǎ suàn	to plan; to intend	2
160	极	jí	extremely; pole (geography, physics)	4
161	小心	xiǎo xīn	to be careful; to take care	2
162	举行	jǔ xíng	to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)	2
163	动物	dòng wù	animal	2
164	饿	è	to be hungry; hungry	1
165	树	shù	tree; to cultivate	1
166	水平	shuǐ píng	level (of achievement etc); standard	2
167	借	jiè	to lend; to borrow	2
168	东	dōng	east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)	1
169	头发	tóu fa	hair (on the head)	2
170	害怕	hài pà	to be afraid; to be scared	3
171	鸟	niǎo	bird; "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196)	2
172	蓝	lán	blue; indigo plant	2
173	照顾	zhào gu	to take care of; to show consideration	2
174	文化	wén huà	culture; civilization	3
175	疼	téng	(it) hurts; sore; to love dearly	2
176	奇怪	qí guài	strange; odd	3
177	礼物	lǐ wù	gift; present	2
178	南	nán	south	1
179	提高	tí gāo	to raise; to increase	2
180	满意	mǎn yì	satisfied; pleased	2
181	旧	jiù	old; opposite: new 新	3
182	司机	sī jī	chauffeur; driver	2
183	黄	huáng	yellow; pornographic	2
184	经理	jīng lǐ	manager; director	2
185	兴趣	xìng qù	interest (desire to know about sth); interest (thing in which one is interested); hobby	4
186	帮忙	bāng máng	to help; to lend a hand	1
187	电子	diàn zǐ	electronic; electron (particle physics)	7–9
188	见面	jiàn miàn	to meet; to see each other	1
189	成绩	chéng jì	achievement; performance records	2
190	中间	zhōng jiān	the middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among	1
191	聪明	cōng ming	intelligent; clever	5
192	多么	duō me	how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc)	2
193	灯	dēng	lamp; light	2
194	太阳	tài yang	sun; abbr. for 太阳穴	2
195	方便	fāng biàn	convenient; suitable	2
196	糖	táng	sugar; sweets	3
197	相同	xiāng tóng	identical; same	2
198	生气	shēng qì	to get angry; to take offense	1
199	公园	gōng yuán	park (for public recreation)	2
200	热情	rè qíng	cordial; enthusiastic	2
201	一会儿	yī huì r	a moment; a while	1
202	骑	qí	to sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc)	2
203	河	hé	river	2
204	搬	bān	to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky)	3
205	同事	tóng shì	colleague; co-worker	2
206	舒服	shū fu	comfortable; feeling well	2
207	体育	tǐ yù	sports; physical education	2
208	角	jiǎo	angle; corner	2
209	胖	pàng	fat; plump	3
210	干净	gān jìng	clean; neat	1
211	放心	fàng xīn	to feel relieved; to feel reassured	2
212	草	cǎo	grass; straw	2
213	甜	tián	sweet	3
214	安静	ān jìng	quiet; peaceful	2
215	作业	zuò yè	school assignment; homework	2
216	瘦	shòu	thin; to lose weight	5
217	绿	lǜ	green; (slang) (derived from 绿帽子) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend)	2
218	啤酒	pí jiǔ	beer (loanword)	3
219	蛋糕	dàn gāo	cake	5
220	新鲜	xīn xiān	fresh (experience, food etc); freshness	4
221	难过	nán guò	to feel sad; to feel unwell	2
222	客人	kè rén	visitor; guest	2
223	奶奶	nǎi nai	(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house	1
224	碗	wǎn	bowl; cup	2
225	数学	shù xué	mathematics; mathematical	7–9
226	地铁	dì tiě	underground railway; subway; subway train	2
227	刷	shuā	to brush; to paint	4
228	厨房	chú fáng	kitchen	5
229	练习	liàn xí	to practice; exercise	2
230	爷爷	yé ye	(coll.) father's father; paternal grandfather	1
231	云	yún	cloud	2
232	邻居	lín jū	neighbor; next door	5
233	校长	xiào zhǎng	(college, university) president; headmaster	2
234	花园	huā yuán	garden	2
235	耳朵	ěr duo	ear; handle (on a cup)	5
236	节日	jié rì	holiday; festival	2
237	鼻子	bí zi	nose	5
238	叔叔	shū shu	father's younger brother; uncle	4
239	洗澡	xǐ zǎo	to bathe; to take a shower	2
240	地图	dì tú	map	1
241	帽子	mào zi	hat; cap	4
242	街道	jiē dào	street; subdistrict	4
243	感冒	gǎn mào	to catch cold; (common) cold	3
244	迟到	chí dào	to arrive late	4
245	刻	kè	quarter (hour); moment	2
246	锻炼	duàn liàn	to toughen; to temper	4
247	裤子	kù zi	trousers; pants	3
248	夏	xià	summer	7–9
249	图书馆	tú shū guǎn	library	1
250	电梯	diàn tī	elevator; escalator	4
251	刮	guā	to scrape; to blow	6
252	矮	ǎi	low; short (in length)	4
253	眼镜	yǎn jìng	spectacles; eyeglasses	4
254	上网	shàng wǎng	to go online; to connect to the Internet	1
255	春	chūn	spring (season); gay	7–9
256	面包	miàn bāo	bread	1
257	冰箱	bīng xiāng	icebox; freezer cabinet	4
258	阿姨	ā yí	maternal aunt; step-mother	4
259	超市	chāo shì	supermarket (abbr. for 超级市场)	2
260	着急	zháo jí	to worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry	4
261	季节	jì jié	time; season	4
262	饱	bǎo	to eat till full; satisfied	2
263	空调	kōng tiáo	air conditioning; air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode)	3
264	一共	yī gòng	altogether	2
265	月亮	yuè liang	the moon	2
266	北方	běi fāng	north; the northern part a country	2
267	爱好	ài hào	to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby	1
268	衬衫	chèn shān	shirt; blouse	3
269	宾馆	bīn guǎn	guesthouse; lodge	5
270	冬	dōng	winter	7–9
271	裙子	qún zi	skirt	3
272	香蕉	xiāng jiāo	banana	3
273	秋	qiū	autumn; fall	7–9
274	发烧	fā shāo	to have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever	4
275	伞	sǎn	umbrella; parasol	4
276	有名	yǒu míng	famous; well-known	1
277	打扫	dǎ sǎo	to clean; to sweep	4
278	葡萄	pú tao	grape	5
279	复习	fù xí	to review; revision	2
280	熊猫	xióng māo	panda	7–9
281	护照	hù zhào	passport	2
282	菜单	cài dān	menu	2
283	年级	nián jí	grade; year (in school, college etc)	2
284	果汁	guǒ zhī	fruit juice	3
285	面条	miàn tiáo	noodles	7–9
286	盘子	pán zi	tray; plate	4
287	铅笔	qiān bǐ	(lead) pencil	6
288	渴	kě	thirsty	1
289	洗手间	xǐ shǒu jiān	toilet; lavatory	1
290	词语	cí yǔ	word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases); term (e.g. technical term)	2
291	句子	jù zi	sentence	2
292	照相机	zhào xiàng jī	camera	7–9
293	筷子	kuài zi	chopsticks	2
294	字典	zì diǎn	Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 词典, which has entries for words of one or more characters); (coll.) dictionary	2
295	普通话	pǔ tōng huà	Mandarin (common language); Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language)	2
296	爬山	pá shān	to climb a mountain; to mountaineer	2
297	黑板	hēi bǎn	blackboard	2
298	行李箱	xíng li xiāng	suitcase; baggage compartment	7–9