HSK 3
HSK 3 Vocabulary — 600 intermediate Chinese words
The HSK 3 vocabulary list. The level where Mandarin gets practical — work, travel, and abstract topics begin to open up.
300 entries
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
| ā阿yí姨 | aunt |
| a啊 | ah |
| ǎi矮 | short |
| ài爱hào好 | hobby |
| ān安jìng静 | Be quiet |
| bǎ把 | hold |
| bān班 | class |
| bān搬 | move |
| bàn半 | half |
| bàn办fǎ法 | Way |
| bàngōngshì办公室 | Office |
| bāng帮máng忙 | Help |
| bāo包 | package |
| bǎo饱 | full |
| běi北fāng方 | north |
| bèi被 | cover |
| bí鼻zi子 | nose |
| bǐ比jiào较 | compare |
| bǐ比sài赛 | Match |
| bǐ笔jì记běn本 | notebook |
| bì必xū须 | Must |
| biàn变huà化 | change |
| bié别ren人 | Others |
| bīng冰xiāng箱 | Refrigerator |
| cài菜dān单 | menu |
| cān参jiā加 | participate in |
| cǎo草 | grass |
| céng层 | layer |
| chà差 | bad |
| chāo超shì市 | Supermarket |
| chèn衬shān衫 | shirt |
| chéng成jì绩 | achievement |
| chéng城shì市 | City |
| chí迟dào到 | Late |
| chú除le了 | except, besides |
| chuán船 | ship |
| chūn春 | spring |
| cí词diǎn典 | Dictionaries |
| cōng聪ming明 | clever |
| dǎ打sǎo扫 | Clean |
| dǎ打suàn算 | Plan |
| dài带 | belt |
| dān担xīn心 | Worry |
| dàng蛋āo糕 | Cake |
| dāng当rán然 | Of course |
| de地 | (adverbial particle) |
| dēng灯 | lamp |
| dì地fang方 | local |
| dì地tiě铁 | metro |
| dì地tú图 | Map |
| diàn电tī梯 | Elevator. |
| diàn电zǐ子yóu邮jiàn件 | |
| dōng东 | east |
| dōng冬 | winter |
| dòng动wù物 | Animal |
| duǎn短 | short |
| duàn段 | paragraph |
| duàn锻liàn炼 | Physical exercise |
| duō多me么 | such |
| è饿 | hungry |
| búdàn…érqiě…不但……而且…… | not only…but also… |
| ěr耳duo朵 | Ears |
| fā发 | send out |
| fā发shāo烧 | Have a fever |
| fā发xiàn现 | find, discover |
| fāng方biàn便 | convenient |
| fàng放 | discharge |
| fàng放xīn心 | Don’t worry |
| fēn分 | minute |
| fù附jìn近 | nearby |
| fù复xí习 | Review |
| gān干jìng净 | clean |
| gǎn感xìng兴qù趣 | be intretested in |
| gǎn感mào冒 | get a cold |
| gāng刚cái才 | just |
| gè个zi子 | height |
| gēn跟 | with |
| gēn根jù据 | according to |
| gèng更 | more |
| gōng公jīn斤 | Kg. |
| gōng公yuán园 | Park |
| gù故shi事 | Story |
| guā刮fēng风 | Windy |
| guān关 | shut |
| guān关xì系 | relationship |
| guān关xīn心 | Care for |
| guān关yú于 | about |
| guó国jiā家 | Country |
| guò过qù去 | Past times |
| guò过（动词） | pass |
| hái还shì是 | still |
| hài害pà怕 | Fear |
| hēi黑bǎn板 | blackboard |
| hòu后lái来 | later |
| hù护zhào照 | passport |
| huā花（动词） | spend |
| huā花（名词） | flower |
| huà画 | painting |
| huài坏 | bad |
| huān欢yíng迎 | Welcome |
| huán还（动词） | Return |
| huán环jìng境 | Environment |
| huàn换 | change |
| huáng黄hé河 | Yellow River |
| huí回dá答 | Answer |
| huì会yì议 | Meeting |
| huò或zhě者 | perhaps |
| jī几hū乎 | almost |
| jī机huì会 | Opportunity |
| jí极 | extremely |
| jì记de得 | remember |
| jì季jié节 | Season |
| jiǎn检chá查 | inspect |
| jiǎn简dān单 | simple |
| jiàn健kāng康 | Healthy |
| jiàn见miàn面 | meet |
| jiǎng讲 | speak |
| jiāo教 | teach |
| jiǎo角 | horn |
| jiǎo脚 | foot |
| jiē接 | pick,get |
| jiē街dào道 | Street |
| jié结hūn婚 | marry |
| jié结shù束 | End |
| jié节mù目 | program |
| jié节rì日 | festival |
| jiě解jué决 | Solve |
| jiè借 | borrow |
| jīng经cháng常 | Often |
| jīng经guò过 | After, through |
| jīng经lǐ理 | manager |
| jiǔ久 | long |
| jiù旧 | old,used |
| jù句zi子 | sentence |
| jué决dìng定 | Decision |
| kě渴 | thirsty |
| kě’ài可爱 | Lovely |
| kè刻 | moment |
| kè客rén人 | Guest |
| kōng空tiáo调 | Air conditioner |
| kǒu口 | mouth |
| kū哭 | cry |
| kù裤zi子 | trousers |
| kuài筷zi子 | chopsticks |
| lán蓝 | blue |
| lǎo老 | old |
| lí离kāi开 | leave |
| lǐ礼wù物 | gift |
| lì历shǐ史 | History |
| liǎn脸 | face |
| liáo聊tiān天 | chat |
| liàn练xí习 | Practice |
| liàng辆 | Car |
| liǎo了jiě解 | understand |
| lín邻jū居 | neighbor |
| liú留xué学 | Overseas Study |
| lóu楼 | floor |
| lǜ绿 | green |
| mǎ马 | Horse |
| mǎ马shàng上 | Right off |
| mǎn满yì意 | Satisfied |
| mào帽zi子 | Hat |
| mǐ米 | rice |
| miàn面bāo包 | Bread |
| míng明bai白 | clear |
| ná拿 | take |
| nǎi奶nai奶 | grandma |
| nán南 | south |
| nán难 | difficult |
| nánguò难过 | sad |
| nián年jí级 | grade |
| nián年qīng轻 | Young |
| niǎo鸟 | bird |
| nǔ努lì力 | Strive |
| pá爬shān山 | Mountain climbing |
| pán盘zi子 | plate |
| pàng胖 | fat |
| pí啤jiǔ酒 | Beer |
| pí皮xié鞋 | leather shoes |
| píng瓶zi子 | bottle |
| qí其shí实 | actually |
| qí其tā他 | Other |
| qí骑 | ride |
| qí奇guài怪 | strange |
| qǐ起lái来 | get up |
| qǐ起fēi飞 | take off |
| qīng清chu楚 | clear |
| qǐng请jià假 | ask for leave |
| qiū秋 | autumn |
| qún裙zi子 | skirt |
| rán然hòu后 | Then |
| rè热qíng情 | Enthusiasm |
| rèn认wéi为 | think |
| rèn认zhēn真 | earnest |
| róng容yì易 | easily |
| rú如guǒ果 | If |
| sǎn伞 | umbrella |
| shàng上wǎng网 | Surf the Internet |
| shēng生qì气 | get angry |
| shēng声yīn音 | voice |
| shì试 | try |
| shì世jiè界 | world |
| shòu瘦 | thin |
| shū舒fu服 | comfortable |
| shū叔shu叔 | uncle |
| shù树 | tree |
| shù数xué学 | Mathematics |
| shuā刷yá牙 | Brush one’s teeth |
| shuāng双 | double, pair |
| shuǐ水píng平 | level |
| sī司jī机 | Driver |
| tài太yáng阳 | sun |
| tè特bié别 | Especially |
| téng疼 | hurt |
| tí提gāo高 | increase |
| tǐ体yù育 | Sports |
| tián甜 | sweet |
| tiáo条 | strip |
| tóng同shì事 | Colleague |
| tóng同yì意 | Agree |
| tóu头fa发 | Hair |
| tū突rán然 | suddenly |
| tú图shū书guǎn馆 | Library |
| tuǐ腿 | leg |
| wán完chéng成 | complete |
| wǎn碗 | bowl |
| wàn万 | ten thousand |
| wàng忘jì记 | forget |
| wèi为 | for |
| wèi为le了 | in order to |
| wèi位 | position |
| wén文huà化 | Culture |
| xī西 | west |
| xí习guàn惯 | Habit |
| xǐ洗shǒu手jiān间 | Restroom |
| xǐ洗zǎo澡 | Take a shower |
| xià夏 | summer |
| xiān先 | first |
| xiāng香jiāo蕉 | Banana |
| xiāng相xìn信 | believe |
| xiàng向 | towards |
| xiàng像 | image |
| xiǎo小xīn心 | watch out |
| xiào校zhǎng长 | Principal |
| xīn新wén闻 | news |
| xīn新xiān鲜 | fresh |
| xìn信yòng用kǎ卡 | Credit card |
| xíng行li李xiāng箱 | Trunk |
| xióng熊māo猫 | Panda |
| xū需yào要 | Need |
| xuǎn选zé择 | Choice |
| yāo要qiú求 | Requirement |
| yé爷ye爷 | grandpa |
| yí一dìng定 | Certain |
| yí一gòng共 | Altogether |
| yí一huì会r儿 | a while |
| yí一yàng样 | equally |
| yǐ以qián前 | before |
| yì一bān般 | commonly |
| yì一biān边 | One side |
| yì一zhí直 | always |
| yīn音yuè乐 | Music |
| yín银háng行 | Bank |
| yǐn饮liào料 | Drinks |
| yīng应gāi该 | Should |
| yǐng影xiǎng响 | Influence |
| yòng用 | use |
| yóu游xì戏 | Game |
| yǒu有míng名 | Famous |
| yòu又 | again |
| yù遇dào到 | encounter |
| yuán元 | element; yuan |
| yuàn愿yì意 | Be willing |
| yuè月liang亮 | Moon |
| yuè越 | the more |
| zhàn站 | station |
| zhāng张 | Zhang (surname) |
| zhǎng长（动词） | grow |
| zháo着jí急 | Worry |
| zhào照gù顾 | look after |
| zhào照piàn片 | Photo |
| zhào照xiàng相jī机 | Camera |
| zhī只（量词） | (measure word) |
| zhǐ只（副词） | only |
| zhǐyǒu…cái…只有……才…… | only if |
| zhōng中wén文 | Chinese |
| zhōng中jiān间 | Middle |
| zhōng终yú于 | finally |
| zhǒng种 | species |
| zhòng重yào要 | important |
| zhōu周mò末 | Weekend |
| zhǔ主yào要 | main |
| zhù注yì意 | Be careful |
| zì自jǐ己 | Own, self |
| zì自xíng行chē车 | Bicycle |
| zǒng总shì是 | always |
| zuǐ嘴 | mouth |
| zuì最hòu后 | Last |
| zuì最jìn近 | lately |
| zuò作yè业 | homework |
Learn this content by speaking it
Reading a list is a start. Practice drills, example sentences, and speaking these words out loud — with instant pronunciation feedback — is what makes them stick. That's what Kango is for.
Download Kango on iOS