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

演唱会yǎn chàng huìvocal recital or concert 演出yǎn chūto act (in a play); to perform 眼前yǎn qiánbefore one's eyes; now 演员yǎn yuánactor; actress; performer 羊yángsheep; goat 阳光yáng guāngsunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic 约yuēto make an appointment; to invite 要是yào shi(coll.) if 已yǐalready; to stop 一方面yī fāng miànon the one hand 衣架yī jiàclothes hanger; clothes rack 以来yǐ láisince (a previous event)一切yī qièeverything; every 艺术yì shùart 意外yì wàiunexpected; accident 意义yì yìsense; meaning 银yínsilver; silver-colored 因此yīn cǐthus; consequently; as a result 银牌yín páisilver medal 印象yìn xiàngimpression (sth that stays in one's mind); a memory 赢yíngto beat; to win 应当yīng dāngshould; ought to 迎接yíng jiēto welcome; to greet 影视yǐng shìmovies and television 营养yíng yǎngnutrition; nourishment 应用yìng yòngto put to use; to apply; practical; applied (science, linguistics etc)由yóuto follow; from 游yóuto swim 有的是yǒu de shìhave plenty of; there's no lack of 优点yōu diǎnmerit; benefit 邮件yóu jiànmail; post 有利yǒu lìadvantageous; favorable 邮票yóu piào(postage) stamp 优势yōu shìsuperiority; dominance 游戏yóu xìgame; to play 邮箱yóu xiāngmailbox; post office box 有效yǒu xiàoeffective; in effect 游泳yóu yǒngswimming; to swim 由于yóu yúdue to; as a result of 预报yù bàoforecast 预防yù fángto prevent; to take precautions against 预计yù jìto forecast; to predict 预习yù xíto prepare a lesson 员工yuán gōngstaff; personnel; employee 愿望yuàn wàngdesire; wish 乐队yuè duìband; pop group 运输yùn shūto transport; to carry 杂志zá zhìmagazine 造zàoto make; to build 造成zào chéngto bring about; to create; to cause 早已zǎo yǐfor a long time; long since; (dialect) in the past 责任zé rènresponsibility; blame 增加zēng jiāto raise; to increase 增长zēng zhǎngto grow; to increase 展开zhǎn kāito unfold; to spread out; to open up; to launch; to carry out 张zhāngto open up; to spread 照zhàoaccording to; in accordance with 真实zhēn shítrue; real 争zhēngto strive for; to vie for 整zhěng(bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactly; (bound form) in good order; tidy; neat 证zhèngcertificate; proof 整个zhěng gèwhole; entire 证件zhèng jiàncertificate; papers; credentials; document; ID 证据zhèng jùevidence; proof 整理zhěng lǐto arrange; to tidy up 证明zhèng míngproof; certificate 整齐zhěng qíorderly; neat 争取zhēng qǔto fight for; to strive for 正式zhèng shìformal; official 整体zhěng tǐwhole entity; entire body 整天zhěng tiānall day long; whole day 整整zhěng zhěngwhole; full 支zhīto support; to sustain 直zhístraight; to straighten 值zhívalue; (to be) worth 指zhǐfinger; to point at or to 直播zhí bō(TV, radio) to broadcast live; live broadcast 支持zhī chíto be in favor of; to support 指出zhǐ chūto indicate; to point out 直到zhí dàountil 指导zhǐ dǎoto guide; to give directions 值得zhí deworth the money; to merit; to deserve; to be worth (doing sth)制定zhì dìngto draw up; to formulate 制度zhì dùsystem (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution 支付zhī fùto pay (money)职工zhí gōngemployee; staff member; worker 只好zhǐ hǎoto have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to 至今zhì jīnso far; to this day 至少zhì shǎoat least; (to say the) least 只是zhǐ shìmerely; only; just; nothing but; simply 职业zhí yèoccupation; profession; vocation; professional 只有zhǐ yǒuonly have ...; there is only ...志愿zhì yuànaspiration; ambition 志愿者zhì yuàn zhěvolunteer 制造zhì zàoto manufacture; to make 制作zhì zuòto make; to manufacture 钟zhōnga (large) bell; clock 种zhǒngseed; species 中部zhōng bùmiddle part; central section 重大zhòng dàgreat; important

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.