HSK 3 vocabulary list

The 942 words of new HSK band 3, the beginner stage of the 2021 standard, with pinyin and English meanings.

942 words

Ordered by pinyin

爱心ài xīncompassion; kindness 按ànto press; to push 安排ān páito arrange; to plan 按照àn zhàoaccording to; in accordance with 安装ān zhuāngto install; to erect 把bǎto hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate 把握bǎ wòto grasp (also fig.); to seize 白菜bái càiChinese cabbage; pak choi 搬bānto move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky)板bǎnboard; plank 班级bān jíclass (group of students); grade (in school)搬家bān jiāto move house; to relocate; to remove (sth)办理bàn lǐto handle; to transact; to conduct 保bǎoto defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure 报bàoto announce; to inform 保安bǎo ānto ensure public security; to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production)保持bǎo chíto keep; to maintain 保存bǎo cúnto conserve; to preserve 报到bào dàoto report for duty; to check in 报道bào dàoto report (news); report 报告bào gàoto inform; to report 保护bǎo hùto protect; to defend 保留bǎo liúto keep; to retain 保险bǎo xiǎninsurance; to insure 保证bǎo zhèngguarantee; to guarantee 被bèiby (marks the passive voice); quilt 北部běi bùnorthern part 背后bèi hòubehind; at the back 被子bèi ziquilt 本来běn láioriginal; originally 本领běn lǐngskill; ability 本事běn shiability; skill 比较bǐ jiàoto compare; to contrast 比例bǐ lìproportion; scale 必然bì ráninevitable; certain 比赛bǐ sàicompetition (sports etc); match 必要bì yàonecessary; essential 变化biàn huà(intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation 变为biàn wéito change into 表达biǎo dáto express; to convey 表格biǎo géform; table 表面biǎo miànsurface; face 表明biǎo míngto make clear; to make known 标题biāo títitle; heading 表现biǎo xiànto show; to show off 表演biǎo yǎnplay; show 标准biāo zhǔnstandard; norm; criterion; (adjective) standard 并bìngand; furthermore 并且bìng qiěand; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition 播出bō chūto broadcast; to air (a TV program etc)播放bō fàngto broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV)补bǔto repair; to patch 布bùcloth; to declare 步bùa step; a pace 部bùministry; department 不安bù ānunpeaceful; unstable 不必bù bìneed not; does not have to 补充bǔ chōngto replenish; to supplement 不得不bù dé bùhave no choice or option but to; cannot but 不断bù duànunceasing; uninterrupted 不光bù guāngnot the only one; not only 不仅bù jǐnnot just; not limited to; (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)不论bù lùnwhatever; no matter what (who, how etc)部门bù méndepartment; branch 部长bù zhǎnghead of a (government etc) department; section chief 才能cái néngtalent; ability 采取cǎi qǔto adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take 彩色cǎi sècolor; multicolored 采用cǎi yòngto adopt; to employ 曾经céng jīngonce; already 产生chǎn shēngto arise; to come into being; to come about; to give rise to; to bring into being; to bring about; to produce; to engender; to generate 长城Cháng chéngthe Great Wall 长处cháng chùgood aspects; strong points 场合chǎng hésituation; occasion 长期cháng qīlong term; long time 场所chǎng suǒlocation; place 朝cháoimperial or royal court; government 吵chǎoto quarrel; to make a noise 超级chāo jísuper-; ultra-吵架chǎo jiàto quarrel; to have a row 衬衫chèn shānshirt; blouse 衬衣chèn yīshirt 城chéngcity walls; city 程度chéng dùdegree; level; extent 成功chéng gōngto succeed; success 成果chéng guǒresult; achievement 成就chéng jiùaccomplishment; success 成立chéng lìto establish; to set up 城市chéng shìcity; townIn context 成熟chéng shúmature; ripe; to mature; to ripen 称为chēng wéito be called; to be known as; to call it "..."成员chéng yuánmember 成长chéng zhǎngto mature; to grow 持续chí xùto continue; to persist 充满chōng mǎnfull of; brimming with 初chūat first; (at the) beginning 初步chū bùinitial; preliminary 初级chū jíjunior; primary 除了chú lebesides; apart from (... also...)处理chǔ lǐto handle; to deal with; to punish

Practice HSK 3 with flashcards

Each list contains the words with an exact simplified-spelling match in our CC-CEDICT dictionary, ordered by pinyin. The official word lists are slightly larger; spellings outside the dictionary do not appear here. Read how the three HSK word lists compare.