HSK 3 Vocabulary List 词汇表

The complete HSK 3 vocabulary list from the 2025 HSK syllabus — 500 words with tone-marked pinyin, parts of speech, and English meanings. Browse the words below, or switch to characters. Every word links to its word page, while each character links to its stroke-order page.

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阿姨āyín.maternal aunt; step-mother; childcare worker; nursemaid
矮ǎiadj.low; short (in length)
爱人àirenn.spouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC)
安静ānjìngadj.quiet; peaceful; calm
安全ānquánadj.safe; secure; safety; security
把bǎmw. / prep.to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate
搬bānv.to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky)
班级bānjín.class (group of students); grade (in school)
搬家bānjiāv.to move house; to relocate; to remove (sth)
办bànv.to do; to manage; to handle; to go about; to run; to set up; to deal with
办法bànfǎn.means; method; way (of doing sth)
办公室bàngōngshìn.office; business premises; bureau
半天bàntiānnum.half of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair
帮助bāngzhùv.assistance; aid; to help; to assist
饱bǎoadj.to eat till full; satisfied
报纸bàozhǐn.newspaper; newsprint
北běin.north; (classical) to be defeated
北方běifāngn.north; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River
被bèiprep.quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune)
笔记bǐjìn.to take down (in writing); notes
比较bǐjiàov. / prep. / adv.to compare; to contrast; comparatively; relatively; quite; comparison
笔记本bǐjìběnn.notebook (stationery); notebook (computing)
比如bǐrúv.for example; for instance; such as
比赛bǐsàiv. / n.competition (sports etc); match; to compete
必须bìxūadv.to have to; must; compulsory; necessarily
变biànv.to change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion
遍biànmw.everywhere; all over; classifier for actions: one time
变成biànchéngv.to change into; to turn into; to become
变化biànhuàv. / n.(intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation
表演biǎoyǎnv.play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate
别的biédepron.else; other
别人biérénpron.other people; others; other person
宾馆bīnguǎnn.guesthouse; lodge; hotel
冰bīngn. / v.ice; to chill sth; (of an object or substance) to feel cold; (of a person) cold
冰激凌bīngjīlíngn.ice cream
冰箱bīngxiāngn.icebox; freezer cabinet; refrigerator
病人bìngrénn.sick person; patient; invalid
不但búdànconj.not only (... but also ...)
不见bújiànv.not to see; not to meet; to have disappeared; to be missing
不用búyòngadv.need not
不同bù tóng—different; distinct; not the same; not alike
不久bùjiǔadj.not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after
不行bùxíngv. / adj.won't do; be out of the question; be no good; not work; not be capable
才cáiadv.(variant of 才) just now; (variant of 才) (before an expression of quantity) only
菜单càidānn.menu
参加cānjiāv.to participate; to take part; to join
草cǎon.grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough
草地cǎodìn.lawn; meadow; sod; turf
层céngmw.to pile on top of one another; layer; stratum; floor (of a building); story
查cháv.to research; to check; to investigate; to examine; to refer to
差chàadj. / v.different; wrong; mistaken; to fall short; to lack; not up to standard; inferior
差不多chàbuduōadj. / adv.almost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad
尝chángv.to taste; to try (food); to experience; (literary) ever; once
常chángadv.always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant
常见cháng jiàn—commonly seen; common; to see sth frequently
常用cháng yòng—in common usage
常常chángchángadv.frequently; often
衬衫chènshānn.shirt; blouse
成绩chéngjìn.achievement; performance records; grades
城市chéngshìn.city; town
迟到chídàov.to arrive late
出发chūfāv.to set off; to start (on a journey)
出生chūshēngv.to be born
出院chūyuànv.to leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital
初中chūzhōngn.junior high school (abbr. for 初级中学)
除了chúleprep.besides; apart from (... also...); in addition to; except (for)
船chuánn.boat; vessel; ship
春天chūntiānn.spring (season)
词典cídiǎnn.dictionary; also written 辞典
聪明cōngmíngadj.intelligent; clever; bright; smart; acute (of sight and hearing)
打扫dǎsǎov.to clean; to sweep
打算dǎsuànv. / n.to plan; to intend; to calculate; plan; intention; calculation
大概dàgàiadj. / adv. / n.roughly; probably; rough; approximate; about; general idea
大人dàrenn.adult; grownup; title of respect toward superiors
大小dàxiǎon.dimension; magnitude; size; measurement; large and small; at any rate
大熊猫dàxióngmāon.giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
大衣dàyīn.overcoat; topcoat; cloak
带dàiv. / n.band; belt; girdle; ribbon; tire; area; zone; region; to wear; to carry
担心dānxīnv.anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious
蛋糕dàngāon.cake
当然dāngránadv.only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt
到处dàochùadv.everywhere
得dév.to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud
得到dédàov.to get; to obtain; to receive
得分défēnv. / n.to score
的话dehuàpart.if (coming after a conditional clause)
得děiv.to have to; must; ought to; to need to
灯dēngn.lamp; light; lantern
地dìn.earth; ground; field; place; land
地点dìdiǎnn.place; site; location; venue
地方dìfangn.area; place; space; room; territory
地图dìtún.map
电diànn. / v.lightning; electricity; electric (bound form)
电梯diàntīn.elevator; escalator
电子书diànzǐshūn.electronic book
丢diūv.to lose; to put aside; to throw
东dōngn.east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord
东北dōngběin.northeast
东方dōngfāngn.east
东南dōngnánn.southeast