HSK 3 Vocabulary List (HSK 2.0)
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HSK 3 word list
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- 阿姨
auntie
noun - 啊
exclamation particle
particleinterjection - 矮
short in height
adjectiveverb - 爱好
hobby
nounverb - 安静
quiet
adjectiveMore about 安静
- peaceful
- 把
marks an object before the verb
prepositionverbnumberMore about 把
- grasp
- 班
class
nounmeasure wordproper nounMore about 班
- team
- 搬
remove
verb - 办法
means
noun - 办公室
office
noun - 半
half
number - 帮忙
do a favor
verbMore about 帮忙
- help
- 包
contain
verbnounmeasure wordMore about 包
- to wrap
- package
- 饱
to eat till full
adjectiveverb - 北方
north
place worddirection word - 被
marks the passive voice
prepositionword elementadverb - 鼻子
nose
noun - 比较
compare
adverbverb - 比赛
match
verbMore about 比赛
- competition
- 必须
have to
adverbMore about 必须
- must
- 变化
vary
verbMore about 变化
- to change
- change
- 表示
indicate
verb - 表演
play
verb - 别人
other people
pronounMore about 别人
- others
- 宾馆
hotel
nounMore about 宾馆
- guesthouse
- 冰箱
freezer
nounMore about 冰箱
- refrigerator
- 才
only just
adverbconjunctionnounMore about 才
- not until
- ability
- 菜单
menu
noun - 参加
join
verbMore about 参加
- to participate
- 草
straw
noun - 层
floor
noun - 差
difference
adjectiveverbword elementMore about 差
- shortfall
- 超市
supermarket
noun - 衬衫
shirt
noun - 成绩
result
nounMore about 成绩
- achievement
- 城市
town
nounMore about 城市
- city
- 迟到
to arrive late
verbMore about 迟到
- tardy
- 出现
emerge
verb - 除了
in addition to
prepositionMore about 除了
- except
- besides
- 厨房
kitchen
noun - 春
lust
time word - 词语
word
noun - 聪明
bright
adjectiveMore about 聪明
- clever
- intelligent
- 打扫
to clean
verbMore about 打扫
- sweep
- clean
- 打算
to plan
verbnounMore about 打算
- intend
- plan
- 带
raise
verb - 担心
anxious
verbMore about 担心
- to worry
- 蛋糕
cake
noun - 当然
as it should be
adverbadjective - 地
marks an adverb before a verb
particlenoun - 地方
local
noun - 地铁
subway
noun - 地图
map
noun - 灯
light
nounMore about 灯
- lamp
- lantern
- 低
to lower
adjectiveverb - 电梯
elevator
noun - 电子
electron
nounMore about 电子
- electronic
- 东
host
direction wordadjectiveMore about 东
- east
- 冬
winter
time wordMore about 冬
- rat-a-tat
- 动物
animal
noun - 短
weak point
adjective - 段
paragraph
measure wordword elementMore about 段
- section
- 锻炼
to train
verbMore about 锻炼
- exercise
- toughen
- temper
- 多么
how
adverbadjectiveMore about 多么
- what
- 饿
to be hungry
verbadjectiveMore about 饿
- hungry
- 而且
moreover
conjunctionMore about 而且
- furthermore
- 耳朵
ear
noun - 发烧
to have a fever
verbadjective - 发现
to discover
verb - 方便
convenient
verbadjective - 放
release
verb - 放心
feel relieved
verb - 分
divide
time wordverbword elementnounadverb - 附近
nearby
direction wordMore about 附近
- vicinity
- 复习
to review
verb - 敢
to dare
verbword elementMore about 敢
- dare
- 感冒
to catch cold
verbMore about 感冒
- common cold
- catch cold
- 干净
neat
adjectiveMore about 干净
- clean
- 刚才
a moment ago
time wordMore about 刚才
- just now
- 根据
basis
prepositionnounverbMore about 根据
- foundation
- according to
- 跟
and
prepositionverb - 更
even more
adverb - 公园
park
noun - 故事
tale
nounMore about 故事
- story
- old practice
- 刮
shave
verb - 关
close
verbnounproper noun - 关系
affect
nounverb - 关心
to care about
verbMore about 关心
- be concerned about
- 关于
about
preposition - 国家
country
nounMore about 国家
- state
- nation
- 果汁
fruit juice
noun - 过去
pass by
verbtime word - 还是
or
conjunctionadverbverbMore about 还是
- had better
- still
- 害怕
be afraid
verbMore about 害怕
- scared
- to be afraid
- 河
river
noun - 黑板
blackboard
noun - 护照
passport
noun - 花
spend
verbnounadjectiveMore about 花
- flower
- 花园
garden
noun - 画
picture
nounverbmeasure word - 坏
broken
adjectiveverb - 环境
environment
noun - 换
to change
verbMore about 换
- change
- exchange
- 黄
fall through
proper nounadjectiveMore about 黄
- yellow
- 会议
conference
noun - 或者
perhaps
conjunctionadverbMore about 或者
- maybe
- or
- 机会
chance
nounMore about 机会
- opportunity
- 极
utmost
adverbword elementMore about 极
- extremely
- 几乎
almost
adverbMore about 几乎
- nearly
- 记得
remember
verbMore about 记得
- to remember
- 季节
season
noun - 检查
examine
verb - 简单
simple
adjective - 见面
meet
verbMore about 见面
- see
- to meet
- 健康
healthy
adjectiveMore about 健康
- health
- 讲
speak
verb - 角
corner
nounmeasure wordword elementMore about 角
- angle
- horn
- 脚
foot
nounmeasure wordMore about 脚
- base
- leg
- 教
teaching
verbword elementMore about 教
- teach
- religion
- 接
join
verb - 街道
street
nounMore about 街道
- residential district
- 节目
item (on a program)
nounMore about 节目
- program
- 节日
festival
nounMore about 节日
- holiday
- 结婚
to marry
verbMore about 结婚
- marry
- get married
- 结束
close
verb - 解决
solve
verbMore about 解决
- dispose of
- 借
to lend
verbprepositionMore about 借
- borrow
- lend
- 经常
regularly
adverbadjective - 经过
process
prepositionverbnoun - 经理
director
nounMore about 经理
- manager
- manage
- 久
for a long time
adjectiveword element - 旧
old
adjectiveword elementMore about 旧
- former
- worn
- 举行
hold a meeting
verb - 句子
sentence
noun - 决定
to decide
verbnoun - 可爱
lovable
adjectiveMore about 可爱
- lovely
- 渴
thirsty
adjectiveverb - 刻
cut
verb - 客人
visitor
nounMore about 客人
- guest
- 空调
air conditioning
noun - 口
mouth
measure wordnoun - 哭
to cry
verbMore about 哭
- cry
- weep
- 裤子
trousers
nounMore about 裤子
- pants
- 筷子
chopsticks
noun - 蓝
blue
adjectiveword element - 老
old
adjectiveadverbword elementMore about 老
- very
- 了解
find out
verbMore about 了解
- understand
- to understand
- 离开
leave
verbMore about 离开
- to leave
- 礼物
present
nounMore about 礼物
- gift
- 历史
history
noun - 脸
face
nounmeasure word - 练习
practice
verbMore about 练习
- exercise
- 辆
(mw)
measure word - 邻居
neighbour
noun - 楼
storied building
nounMore about 楼
- floor
- 绿
green
adjective - 马
horse
nounproper nounadjective - 马上
at once
adverbplace wordMore about 马上
- right away
- 满意
satisfied
verbMore about 满意
- pleased
- 帽子
cap
nounMore about 帽子
- hat
- 米
rice
nounmeasure wordMore about 米
- meter
- 面包
bread
noun - 面条
noodles
noun - 明白
understand
verbadjective - 拿
to hold
verbMore about 拿
- to seize
- to take
- 奶奶
paternal grandmother
noun - 南
south
adjectivedirection word - 难
problem
adjectiveverbword elementMore about 难
- disaster
- difficult
- 难过
feel sad
adjectiveMore about 难过
- difficult to get through
- 年级
grade
noun - 年轻
young
adjective - 鸟
bird
noun - 努力
to strive
adjectiveMore about 努力
- try hard
- great effort
- 爬山
climb a mountain
verb - 盘子
dish
nounMore about 盘子
- plate
- tray
- 胖
fat
adjectiveMore about 胖
- plump
- 啤酒
beer
noun - 葡萄
grape
noun - 普通话
Putonghua
noun - 其实
in fact
adverbMore about 其实
- actually
- 其他
other
pronoun - 奇怪
strange
verbadjectiveMore about 奇怪
- odd
- 骑
to ride
verb - 铅笔
pencil
noun - 清楚
distinct
adjectiveverbMore about 清楚
- clear
- to understand
- 秋
autumn
time wordword elementMore about 秋
- harvest
- fall
- 裙子
skirt
noun - 然后
after
conjunctionMore about 然后
- after that
- 热情
enthusiastic
adjective - 认为
to believe
verb - 认真
take seriously
adjectiveMore about 认真
- serious
- earnest
- 容易
easy
adjective - 如果
if
conjunctionverb - 伞
umbrella
noun - 上网
be on the Internet
verbMore about 上网
- be netted (of fish)
- 生气
angry
adjectivenounverb - 声音
sound
nounMore about 声音
- voice
- 使
use
verb - 世界
world
noun - 瘦
thin
adjectiveMore about 瘦
- to lose
- 叔叔
uncle
nounMore about 叔叔
- father's younger brother
- 舒服
comfortable
adjective - 树
set up
nounverbMore about 树
- cultivate
- tree
- 数学
mathematics
nounMore about 数学
- math
- 刷
daub
verbsound word - 双
double
numbermeasure word - 水平
horizontal
nounMore about 水平
- level
- 司机
driver
noun - 虽然
although
conjunction - 太阳
sun
noun - 糖
sugar
noun - 特别
especially
adverbadjectiveMore about 特别
- special
- particular
- 疼
hurt
verbadjectiveMore about 疼
- love dearly
- 提高
increase
verb - 体育
sports
nounMore about 体育
- sport
- physical education
- 甜
sweet
adjective - 条
item
measure word - 同事
colleague
noun - 同意
consent
verb - 头发
hair
noun - 突然
suddenly
adjectiveMore about 突然
- sudden
- abrupt
- 图书馆
library
noun - 腿
leg
noun - 完成
to complete
verb - 碗
bowl
nounmeasure word - 万
ten thousand
numbertime word - 忘记
to forget
verb - 为了
for the purpose of
prepositionverb - 为什么
why
pronoun - 位
position
measure wordword elementMore about 位
- place
- location
- 文化
culture
nounMore about 文化
- cultural
- civilization
- 习惯
to be used to
nounverbMore about 习惯
- custom
- habit
- 洗手间
washroom
noun - 洗澡
bathe
verb - 西
west
direction wordadjective - 夏
summer
time wordword elementproper noun - 先
in advance
adverbword elementMore about 先
- first
- 相同
identical
adjective - 相信
to believe
verb - 香蕉
banana
noun - 像
to be like
verbprepositionnounadverbMore about 像
- like
- 小心
take care
adjectiveverbMore about 小心
- to be careful
- be careful
- 校长
president
nounMore about 校长
- headmaster
- 鞋
shoe
noun - 新闻
news
noun - 新鲜
fresh
adjectiveMore about 新鲜
- novel
- 信
to believe
nounverb - 行李箱
luggage
noun - 兴趣
interest
noun - 熊猫
panda
nounproper noun - 需要
need
verbnoun - 选择
to select
verb - 眼镜
spectacles
noun - 要求
request
verbnounMore about 要求
- to request
- demand
- 爷爷
paternal grandfather
noun - 一般
common
adjectiveparticle - 一边
on the other hand
adverbdirection word - 一定
certainly
adverbadjective - 一共
altogether
adverb - 一会儿
a while
- 一样
the same
particleadjectiveMore about 一样
- same
- 一直
continuously
adverb - 以后
after
direction wordMore about 以后
- afterwards
- later
- 以前
previous
direction wordMore about 以前
- formerly
- before
- 以为
to think
verb - 音乐
music
noun - 银行
bank
noun - 应该
ought to
verbMore about 应该
- must
- should
- 影响
influence
verbMore about 影响
- to affect
- 用
to use
verbprepositionword element - 游戏
game
nounverb - 有名
well-known
adjectiveMore about 有名
- famous
- 又
again
adverbconjunctionMore about 又
- also
- 遇到
run into
verb - 愿意
wish
verbMore about 愿意
- want
- be willing
- 月亮
moon
noun - 越
to exceed
adverbword elementadjectiveMore about 越
- exceed
- the more
- 云
cloud
nounword elementadjective - 站
station
verbnounmeasure word - 照顾
to attend to
verbMore about 照顾
- look after
- 照片
picture
nounMore about 照片
- photograph
- 照相机
camera
noun - 着急
worry
adjectiveMore about 着急
- feel anxious
- 只
only
adverbmeasure word - 只
only
adverbmeasure word - 中间
middle
direction word - 终于
in the end
adverbMore about 终于
- at last
- finally
- 种
kind
measure wordverbword elementMore about 种
- species
- seed
- 重要
major
adjectiveMore about 重要
- important
- significant
- 周末
weekend
time word - 主要
major
adjectiveadverbMore about 主要
- main
- principal
- 注意
pay attention to
verbMore about 注意
- take note of
- 祝
wish
verbproper noun - 字典
character dictionary
nounMore about 字典
- dictionary
- 自己
oneself
pronounverb - 总是
always
adverbverb - 最近
nearest
time word - 作业
task
nounverb - 作用
function
nounverb
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