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

看上去kàn shang quit would appear; it seems (that)考验kǎo yànto test; to put to the test 课程kè chéngcourse; academic program 克服kè fú(try to) overcome (hardships etc); to conquer 客观kè guānobjective; impartial 科技kē jìscience and technology 可靠kě kàoreliable 可乐kě lèamusing; entertaining 空kōngempty; air 恐怕kǒng pàfear; to dread 空儿kòng rspare time; free time 空调kōng tiáoair conditioning; air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode)裤子kù zitrousers; pants 快速kuài sùfast; high-speed; rapid 困kùnto trap; to surround 困难kùn nandifficult; challenging 浪费làng fèito waste; to squander 老百姓lǎo bǎi xìngordinary people; the "person in the street"老板lǎo bǎnboss; business proprietor 老太太lǎo tài taielderly lady (respectful); esteemed mother 老头儿lǎo tóu rsee 老头子 (lǎotóuzi)乐lèhappy; cheerful 乐观lè guānoptimistic; hopeful 类lèikind; type 类似lèi sìsimilar; analogous 力lìpower; force 理发lǐ fàto get a haircut; to have one's hair done; to cut (sb's) hair; to give (sb) a haircut 离婚lí hūnto divorce 理解lǐ jiěto comprehend; to understand 立刻lì kèforthwith; immediate 力量lì liangpower; force; strength 理论lǐ lùntheory; to argue 里面lǐ miàninside; interior 利用lì yòngto exploit; to make use of 理由lǐ yóureason; grounds 连liánto link; to join 联合lián héto combine; to join 联合国Lián hé guóUnited Nations 连忙lián mángpromptly; at once 联系lián xìconnection; contact 连续lián xùcontinuous; in a row 连续剧lián xù jùserialized drama; dramatic series 凉水liáng shuǐcool water; unboiled water 领lǐngneck; collar 领导lǐng dǎolead; leading 另外lìng wàiadditional; in addition 领先lǐng xiānto lead; to be in front 另一方面lìng yī fāng miànon the other hand; another aspect 留学liú xuéto study abroad 龙lóngChinese dragon; loong; (fig.) emperor 录lùdiary; record 绿茶lǜ chágreen tea; (slang) (of a girl) seemingly innocent and charming but actually calculating and manipulative 旅馆lǚ guǎnhotel 路线lù xiànitinerary; route 旅行社lǚ xíng shètravel agency 录音lù yīnto record (sound); sound recording 乱luànin confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind 落后luò hòuto fall behind; to lag (in technology etc)马mǎhorse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess 麻烦má fantrouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying 慢慢màn mànslowly; graduallyIn context 满足mǎn zúto satisfy; to meet (the needs of)毛病máo bìngfault; defect 每měieach; every 美měibeautiful; very satisfactory; good 美好měi hǎobeautiful; fine 美丽měi lìbeautiful 美食měi shículinary delicacy; fine food 美术měi shùart; fine arts 媒体méi tǐmedia, esp. news media 没用méi yònguseless 美元Měi yuánAmerican dollar; US dollar 迷míto bewilder; crazy about 面对miàn duìto face; to confront 面积miàn jīarea (of a floor, piece of land etc); surface area 民间mín jiānamong the people; popular 民族mín zúnationality; ethnic group 明确míng quèclear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite 明显míng xiǎnclear; distinct 命运mìng yùnfate; destiny 某mǒusome; a certain 目标mù biāotarget; goal 目前mù qiánat the present time; currently 母亲mǔ qīnmother 木头mù touslow-witted; blockhead 奶茶nǎi chámilk tea 南部nán bùsouthern part 难道nán dàodon't tell me ...; could it be that...?难度nán dùdegree of difficulty 男子nán zǐa man; a male 内nèiinside; inner 内容nèi róngcontent; substance 内心nèi xīnheart; innermost being; (math.) incenter 能力néng lìcapability; ability 念niànto read; to study (a subject)年初nián chūbeginning of the year 年代nián dàia decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age 年底nián dǐthe end of the year; year-end 年纪nián jìage 牛niúox; cow

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.