HSK 3.0 Level 3 vocabulary list
953 words with pinyin, English meaning and audio. Tap a word for stroke order and examples.
- 爱心compassion; kindness
- 安排to arrange; arrangement
- 安装to install; to set up
- 按to press; to push; according to
- 按照(prep.) according to
- 把(particle) marks the object; to hold
- 把握to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold
- 白菜Chinese cabbage; napa cabbage
- 班级class; school grade
- 搬to move; to relocate
- 搬家to move house; to relocate
- 板board; plank; plate
- 办理to handle; to process (a matter)
- 保to protect; to keep; to guarantee
- 保安security guard; public security
- 保持to keep; to maintain; to hold
- 保存to conserve
- 保护to protect; protection
- 保留to keep; to retain; to have reservations
- 保险insurance; to insure; safe
- 保证to guarantee; to ensure
- 报to report; newspaper; to sign up
- 报到to check in; to register
- 报道to report (news); report
- 报告to inform; to report; to make known
- 北部northern part; the north
- 背后behind; at the back
- 被(particle) passive marker; by
- 被子quilt; blanket
- 本来originally; at first
- 本领skill; ability
- 本事ability; skill
- 比较to compare; relatively
- 比例proportion; ratio; scale
- 比赛competition; match
- 必然inevitable; certain
- 必要necessary; essential; indispensable
- 变化change; to change
- 变为to change into; to turn into
- 标题title; headline
- 标准standard; criterion
- 表达to express
- 表格form (document); table
- 表面surface; face; outside
- 表明to make clear; to make known; to state clearly
- 表现to show; to show off; to display
- 表演performance; to perform
- 并and; furthermore; (not) at all
- 并且(conj.) and, moreover
- 播出to broadcast; to air
- 播放to broadcast; to play (media)
- 补to mend; to patch; to make up for
- 补充to supplement; additional
- 不安unpeaceful; unstable; uneasy
- 不必need not; do not have to
- 不得不(adv.) have no choice but to
- 不断unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous
- 不光not only
- 不仅(conj.) not only
- 不论no matter what; regardless of
- 布to announce; to spread; cloth
- 步step; pace; stage
- 部(measure word) for films, books; part; department
- 部门department; branch; section
- 部长minister; department head
- 才能talent; ability; capacity
- 采取to adopt (measures, policy); to take
- 采用to adopt; to use; to employ
- 彩色color; multicolored
- 曾经once; already; former
- 产生to arise; to give rise to
- 厂factory; plant; mill
- 场合occasion; situation
- 场所place; location
- 超级super-; ultra-; hyper-
- 朝imperial or royal court; government; dynasty
- 吵noisy; to quarrel
- 吵架to quarrel; to have a row; quarrel
- 衬衫shirt
- 衬衣shirt; blouse
- 称为to be called; to be known as
- 成功to succeed; success; successful
- 成果result; achievement
- 成就accomplishment; success; achievement
- 成立to establish; to set up
- 成熟mature; to mature
- 成员member
- 成长to mature; to grow; growth
- 城city; town; city wall
- 城市city
- 程度degree
- 持续to continue
- 充满full of; brimming with; very full
- 初beginning; early part; first
- 初步initial; preliminary
- 初级elementary; junior; primary
- 初一7th grade (junior high yr 1); 1st day of a lunar month
- 初中junior high school; middle school
- 除了except for; besides
- 处理to handle; to punish; to process
- 传to pass on; to spread; to transmit
- 传播to spread; to disseminate
- 传来to come through (of sound); to arrive (of news)
- 传说legend; to repeat from mouth to mouth
- 创新innovation; to innovate
- 创业to start a business
- 创造to create; to bring about; to produce
- 创作to create (art, writing)
- 从来always; never (with negation)
- 从前(adverb) formerly; in the past
- 从事to engage in; to undertake
- 村village; hamlet
- 存to store, save; to exist
- 存在to exist; to be; existence
- 错误mistake; error; wrong
- 达到to reach
- 打破to break; to smash
- 打听to ask about; to inquire
- 大夫doctor, physician
- 大概probably; roughly, about
- 大使馆embassy
- 大约(adv.) approximately, about
- 代to replace; generation; era
- 代表representative; delegate; to represent
- 代表团delegation; mission
- 带动to drive; to spur; to lead
- 带领to lead; to guide
- 单元unit (of a building or course)
- 当初at that time; originally
- 当地local
- 当然of course; certainly
- 当中among; in the middle; in the center
- 刀knife; blade
- 导演to direct (a film); director
- 到达to reach
- 到底finally; after all; to the end
- 地区region; area; a prefecture (China)
- 得分to score points; score; grade
- 等待to wait
- 底下underneath; below; afterwards
- 电视剧TV series; TV drama
- 电视台television station; TV station
- 电台transmitter-receiver; broadcasting station; radio station
- 电子邮件email
- 调to transfer; tone; tune
- 调查to investigate; investigation
- 调整to adjust
- 订to book; to reserve; to order
- 定期periodic; at regular intervals
- 东部the east; eastern part
- 动力motive power; motivation
- 动人touching; moving
- 读者reader
- 短处shortcoming; weak point; fault
- 短裤shorts; short pants
- 短期short-term; brief period
- 断to break; to snap; to cut off
- 队员team member
- 对待to treat; treatment
- 对方the other person
- 对手opponent; rival; competitor
- 对象target; partner
- 顿to stop; to pause; to arrange
- 发表to issue; to publish
- 发出to send out; to issue; to emit
- 发达well-developed; flourishing
- 发动to launch; to start; to mobilize
- 发明to invent; an invention
- 发生to happen; to occur
- 发送to send; to transmit; to dispatch
- 发言to speak; statement; speech
- 发展development; to develop
- 反对to oppose; to object to
- 反复repeatedly; over and over
- 反应to react; to respond; reaction
- 反正anyway; in any case
- 范围range; scope; limit
- 方式way
- 防to guard against; to prevent; to protect
- 防止to prevent
- 房东landlord
- 房屋house; building; housing
- 房租rent (for a house or room)
- 访问to visit; to interview
- 放到to put into; to place at
- 飞行to fly; flight; flying
- 费to cost; to spend; fee
- 费用cost; expense; fee
- 分别separately; to part ways; to distinguish
- 分配to distribute; to allocate
- 分组to divide into groups; subgroup
- 丰富rich, abundant; to enrich
- 风险risk
- 否定to negate; to deny; negative
- 否认to declare to be untrue; to deny
- 服务员waiter; waitress
- 服装dress; clothing; costume
- 福good fortune; blessing; luck
- 父母parents; father and mother
- 父亲father
- 付to pay; to hand over
- 负责to be responsible for
- 复印to photocopy
- 复杂complicated; complex
- 富rich; wealthy
- 改进to improve; improvement
- 改造to transform; to remodel; to reform
- 概念concept; idea
- 赶to rush, hurry; to catch (a bus)
- 赶到to hurry to; to arrive in time
- 赶紧hurriedly; without delay
- 赶快quickly
- 敢to dare
- 感冒to catch a cold; a cold
- 感情feelings; affection; emotion
- 感受to sense; perception; to feel (through the senses)
- 干吗what to do; why; what for
- 高速high speed; expressway
- 高速公路highway; expressway
- 告别to say goodbye; to part
- 歌迷music fan; fan of a singer
- 歌声singing voice; sound of singing
- 歌手singer; vocalist
- 个人an individual
- 个性individuality; personality
- 各each; every
- 各地various regions; everywhere
- 各位everybody; everyone (polite)
- 各种all kinds of; various
- 各自each; respectively
- 根本fundamental; basic; root
- 更加even more; still more
- 工厂factory
- 工程师engineer
- 工夫time; free time; effort
- 工具tool; instrument; utensil
- 工业industry
- 工资wages; salary
- 公布to announce; to publish
- 公共public; common; communal
- 公开open; to make public
- 公民citizen
- 公务员civil servant; public servant
- 功夫skill; kung fu; effort
- 功课homework; schoolwork; lesson
- 功能function
- 共同common, joint; together
- 共有to have altogether; to share
- 姑娘girl; young woman; young lady
- 古ancient; old
- 古代ancient times
- 故乡hometown; homeland
- 挂to hang; to hang up (phone)
- 关系relationship; connection
- 关注to pay attention to; to follow; attention
- 观察to observe
- 观看to watch; to view
- 观念concept; notion; idea
- 观众audience; spectators
- 管to manage; to look after; to care about
- 管理to manage; management
- 光light; only, merely
- 光明bright; light; radiance
- 广播broadcast; to broadcast
- 广大vast; widespread; numerous
- 规定regulation; to stipulate
- 规范norm; standard; to regulate
- 国内domestic; inside the country
- 国庆National Day
- 果然(adverb) really; as expected
- 果汁fruit juice
- 过程process
- 哈哈(onomatopoeia) haha
- 海关customs (border inspection)
- 害怕to be afraid; scared
- 好好well; properly; carefully
- 好奇inquisitive; curious; inquisitiveness
- 合to close; to join; to fit
- 合法lawful; legitimate; legal
- 合格qualified; up to standard
- 合理rational
- 合作to cooperate
- 和平peace; peaceful
- 红茶black tea
- 红酒red wine
- 后果consequences
- 后面behind; the back
- 后年the year after next
- 互联网the Internet
- 互相each other; mutually
- 华人ethnic Chinese person
- 化to melt; to change into; -ize
- 划船to row a boat; boating
- 话剧stage play; modern drama
- 话题topic; subject (of discussion)
- 环ring; loop; to surround
- 环保environmental protection; eco-friendly
- 环境environment
- 欢乐joyful; joy
- 会议meeting; conference
- 会员member
- 活to live; alive; work
- 火fire; urgent; popular, hot
- 机器machine
- 积极active; positive
- 积极性enthusiasm; initiative; zeal
- 基本basic; fundamental; main
- 基本上basically; on the whole
- 基础foundation; basic
- 及时timely; promptly
- 极了extremely; very much
- 集体collective; group; team
- 集中to concentrate; to centralize; to focus
- 计算to calculate; to compute
- 记录to record; a written record; notetaker
- 记者journalist; reporter
- 纪录a record (e.g. in sports); to record
- 纪念to commemorate; memento
- 技术technology; skill
- 继续to continue; to go on
- 加工to process (goods, materials)
- 加快to speed up; to accelerate
- 加强to strengthen; to enhance
- 家具furniture
- 家属family member; dependent
- 家乡hometown
- 价格price
- 价钱price
- 价值value; (ethical, cultural etc) values
- 架(measure word) for planes, pianos; rack; frame
- 坚持to persist; to insist on
- 坚决firm; resolute; determined
- 坚强staunch; strong
- 简单simple
- 简直simply
- 建to build; to construct; to set up
- 建成to finish building; to establish
- 建立to establish; to set up; to found
- 建设to build; to construct
- 建议to suggest; suggestion
- 将近(adv) nearly; close to
- 将来the future; in the future
- 交费to pay a fee
- 交警traffic police
- 交流to exchange; exchange
- 交往to associate (with); to have contact (with); to hang out (with)
- 交易to trade; deal; transaction
- 较relatively; rather; to compare
- 教材teaching material; textbook
- 教练to coach; instructor
- 接待to receive; to host (guests)
- 接近to approach
- 节约to save, economize
- 结合to combine; to integrate
- 结婚to get married
- 结实sturdy; strong; durable
- 结束to end; to finish
- 解决to solve; to resolve
- 解开to untie; to undo; to solve
- 金gold; golden; money
- 金牌gold medal
- 仅only; merely; barely
- 仅仅only; merely; nothing more than
- 尽量as much as possible; to the greatest extent
- 紧tight; urgent; short of money
- 紧急urgent; emergency
- 紧张nervous; tense; in short supply
- 近期recently; in the near future
- 进步progress; to improve
- 进一步further; to go a step further
- 进展to make progress; progress
- 京剧Beijing opera
- 经济economy; economic
- 经历to experience; experience
- 经验experience; to experience
- 经营to engage in (business etc)
- 精彩wonderful; brilliant
- 精神spirit; mind; consciousness
- 景色scenery; view
- 警察police; police officer
- 静quiet; still; calm
- 久a long time
- 旧old (not new)
- 救to save; to assist; to rescue
- 就是exactly; simply; even if
- 就业employment; to get a job
- 举办to hold (an event)
- 具体concrete
- 具有to have; to possess
- 剧场theater
- 据说(adverb) it is said that
- 决定to decide; decision
- 决赛finals (of a competition)
- 决心determination; to make up one's mind
- 绝对absolute
- 咖啡coffee
- 开发to develop; to exploit (resources)
- 开放to open up; open (to public)
- 开始to begin; to start
- 开业to open for business
- 开展to launch; to develop
- 看起来to look like; seemingly
- 看上去to seem; to look like
- 考验test; trial; to test
- 科技science and technology
- 可靠reliable
- 可乐cola; amusing
- 克服to overcome; to conquer
- 客观objective; impartial
- 课程course
- 空free time; vacant, free
- 空调air conditioner
- 空儿free time; spare time
- 恐怕(adv.) I'm afraid that; perhaps
- 裤子pants; trousers
- 快速fast; rapid; high-speed
- 困sleepy, tired; stranded
- 困难difficult; difficulty
- 浪费to waste
- 老百姓ordinary people; common folk
- 老板boss
- 老太太elderly lady; old woman
- 老头儿old man; elderly man
- 乐happy; cheerful; to laugh
- 乐队band; music group
- 乐观optimistic; hopeful
- 类kind; type; category
- 类似similar
- 离婚to divorce
- 里面inside; interior
- 理发to get a haircut
- 理解to understand
- 理论theory; to argue; to take notice of
- 理由reason; grounds; justification
- 力strength; power; force
- 力量power
- 立刻immediately
- 利用to exploit; to make use of; to use
- 连even (emphasis); to link, join
- 连忙(adverb) promptly; at once
- 连续continuous; in a row; serial
- 连续剧TV series; drama series
- 联合to combine; to join; unite
- 联合国United Nations
- 联系to contact; connection
- 凉水cool water; unboiled water
- 领to lead; to receive; collar
- 领导lead; leading; to lead
- 领先to lead; to be ahead
- 另外additionally; other
- 另一方面on the other hand
- 留学to study abroad
- 龙Chinese dragon; (fig.) emperor; dragon
- 录to record; to copy; record
- 录音to record (sound); an audio recording
- 路线route; itinerary; line
- 旅馆hotel; inn
- 旅行社travel agency
- 绿茶green tea
- 乱messy, disorderly; randomly
- 落后to fall behind; backward
- 麻烦trouble; troublesome; to bother
- 马horse
- 满足to satisfy; to meet (the needs of); satisfied
- 慢慢slowly; gradually
- 毛病fault; defect; shortcomings
- 没用useless; to no avail
- 媒体media, esp. news media
- 每each; every
- 美beautiful; pretty; good
- 美好beautiful; fine; wonderful
- 美丽beautiful
- 美食delicious food; delicacy
- 美术fine arts; art
- 美元US dollar
- 迷fan; enthusiast; to get lost
- 面对to face
- 面积area (of surface)
- 民间folk; among the people
- 民族ethnic group; nation
- 明确clear-cut; to clarify
- 明显clear; distinct; obvious
- 命运fate
- 某some; a certain; sb or sth indefinite
- 母亲mother
- 木头wood; log
- 目标target; goal; objective
- 目前at the present time; currently
- 奶茶milk tea
- 男子man; male
- 南部southern part; south
- 难道(adv.) don't tell me...; could it be
- 难度difficulty; degree of difficulty
- 内inside; inner; within
- 内容content
- 内心heart; inner self; mind
- 能不能can or cannot; whether or not
- 能力ability; capability
- 年初beginning of the year
- 年代a decade (e.g. the 60s); era; period