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

初中chū zhōngjunior high school (abbr. for 初级中学 (chūjízhōngxué))传chuánto pass on; to spread 传播chuán bōto disseminate; to propagate; to spread 传来chuán lái(of a sound) to come through; to be heard 传说chuán shuōlegend; folk tale; to repeat from mouth to mouth; they say that...创新chuàng xīnto bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails; innovation 创业chuàng yèto begin an undertaking; to start an enterprise; entrepreneurship 创造chuàng zàoto create; to bring about 创作chuàng zuòto create; to produce; to write; a creative work; a creation 从来cóng láialways; at all times 从前cóng qiánpreviously; formerly 从事cóng shìto go for; to engage in 村cūnvillage 存cúnto exist; to deposit 存在cún zàito exist; to be 错误cuò wùmistaken; false; wrong; error; mistake 达到dá dàoto reach; to achieve; to attain 大夫dài fudoctor; physician 大概dà gàiroughly; probably 打破dǎ pòto break; to smash 大使馆dà shǐ guǎnembassy 打听dǎ tingto ask about; to make some inquiries 大约dà yuēapproximately; probably 代dàito substitute; to act on behalf of others 代表dài biǎorepresentative; delegate 代表团dài biǎo tuándelegation 带动dài dòngto spur; to provide impetus; to drive 带领dài lǐngto guide; to lead 单元dān yuánunit (forming an entity); element 当初dāng chūat that time; originally 当地dāng dìlocal 当然dāng ránonly natural; as it should be 当中dāng zhōngamong; in the middle 刀dāoknife; blade 到达dào dáto reach; to arrive 到底dào dǐfinally; in the end 导演dǎo yǎnto direct; director (film etc)得分dé fēnto score 等待děng dàito wait; to wait for 地区dì qūlocal; regional 底下dǐ xiathe location below sth; afterwards 电视剧diàn shì jùTV series; TV drama 电视台diàn shì táitelevision station 电台diàn táitransmitter-receiver; broadcasting station 电子邮件diàn zǐ yóu jiànemail 调diàoto transfer; to move (troops or cadres)调查diào cháinvestigation; inquiry 订dìngto agree; to conclude 定期dìng qīat set dates; at regular intervals 东部dōng bùthe east; eastern part 动力dòng lìmotive power; force 动人dòng réntouching; moving 读者dú zhěreader 断duànto break; to snap 短处duǎn chùshortcoming; defect 短裤duǎn kùshort pants; shorts 短期duǎn qīshort term; short-term 追zhuīto chase; to pursue 对待duì dàito treat; treatment 对方duì fāngthe other person; the other side; the other party 对手duì shǒuopponent; rival 对象duì xiàngtarget; object; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend 队员duì yuánteam member 顿dùnto stop; to pause 发表fā biǎoto issue; to publish 发出fā chūto issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch; to produce (a sound); to let out (a laugh)发达fā dáwell-developed; flourishing; to develop; to promote; to expand 发动fā dòngto start; to launch 发明fā míngto invent; an invention 发生fā shēngto happen; to occur; to take place; to break out 发送fā sòngto transmit; to dispatch 发言fā yánto make a speech; statement 发展fā zhǎndevelopment; growth 反对fǎn duìto oppose; to be against; to object to 反复fǎn fùrepeatedly; over and over 范围fàn wéirange; scope 反应fǎn yìngto react; to respond 反正fǎn zhènganyway; in any case 防fángto protect; to defend 房东fáng dōnglandlord 方式fāng shìway; manner; style; mode; pattern 访问fǎng wènto visit; to call on 房屋fáng wūhouse; building 防止fáng zhǐto prevent; to guard against 房租fáng zūrent for a room or house 费fèito cost; to spend 飞行fēi xíng(of planes etc) to fly; flying 费用fèi yòngcost; expenditure 分别fēn biéto part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart 分配fēn pèito distribute; to assign 分组fēn zǔto divide into groups; group (formed from a larger group)丰富fēng fùto enrich; rich 风险fēng xiǎnrisk; hazard 否定fǒu dìngto negate; to deny 否认fǒu rènto declare to be untrue; to deny 福fúgood fortune; happiness 付fùto pay; to hand over to 富fùrich; abundant 父母fù mǔfather and mother; parents 父亲fù qīnfather

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.