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 |