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HSK 3 Vocabulary List: All 293 Words with Pinyin

Every new HSK 3 word with pinyin, English and an example sentence. Start free in TianTian to learn them with a memory picture and audio.

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Classic HSK 2.0 Level 3 adds 293 new words on top of the earlier levels. Below is every word with pinyin, English and an example sentence, grouped by theme so it is easier to learn than an A–Z list.

Source: TianTian HSK 3 bank (293 words), based on the classic HSK 2.0 Level 3 inventory. HSK 3.0 levels are larger; check the syllabus with your test centre.

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熊猫xióngmāo · panda

香蕉xiāngjiāo · banana

蛋糕dàngāo · cake

面包miànbāo · bread

葡萄pútao · grape

果汁guǒzhī · juice

筷子kuàizi · chopsticks

碗wǎn · bowl

Animal 4

Hanzi	Pinyin	English	Example
熊猫	xióngmāo	panda	我很喜欢熊猫。 I really like pandas.
鸟	niǎo	bird	树上有一只鸟。 There is a bird in the tree.
马	mǎ	horse	他会骑马。 He can ride a horse.
动物	dòngwù	animal	我喜欢小动物。 I like small animals.

Food & drink 9

Hanzi	Pinyin	English	Example
香蕉	xiāngjiāo	banana	我早上吃一个香蕉。 I eat a banana in the morning.
蛋糕	dàngāo	cake	生日蛋糕很甜。 The birthday cake is very sweet.
面包	miànbāo	bread	我买了一个面包。 I bought a loaf of bread.
葡萄	pútao	grape	这些葡萄很甜。 These grapes are very sweet.
果汁	guǒzhī	juice	我想喝果汁。 I want to drink juice.
菜单	càidān	menu	服务员，请给我菜单。 Waiter, the menu please.
啤酒	píjiǔ	beer	爸爸喜欢喝啤酒。 Dad likes drinking beer.
糖	táng	sugar; candy	我不喝放糖的咖啡。 I don't drink coffee with sugar.
新鲜	xīnxiān	fresh	这些水果很新鲜。 This fruit is very fresh.

Things 41

Hanzi	Pinyin	English	Example
筷子	kuàizi	chopsticks	你会用筷子吗？ Can you use chopsticks?
碗	wǎn	bowl	我吃了两碗米饭。 I ate two bowls of rice.
伞	sǎn	umbrella	下雨了，带伞吧。 It's raining — take an umbrella.
帽子	màozi	hat	这个帽子很漂亮。 This hat is very pretty.
鞋	xié	shoe	我的鞋很新。 My shoes are new.
裙子	qúnzi	skirt; dress	她穿了一条红裙子。 She is wearing a red skirt.
冰箱	bīngxiāng	fridge	牛奶在冰箱里。 The milk is in the fridge.
办法	bànfǎ	way; method	我有一个好办法。 I have a good idea.
包	bāo	bag	我的包很大。 My bag is very big.
变化	biànhuà	change	这个城市变化很大。 This city has changed a lot.
衬衫	chènshān	shirt	这件衬衫多少钱？ How much is this shirt?
成绩	chéngjì	grade; result	她的成绩很好。 Her grades are very good.
词语	cíyǔ	words; vocabulary	这个词语是什么意思？ What does this word mean?
地图	dìtú	map	我看看地图。 Let me look at the map.
灯	dēng	light; lamp	请开灯。 Please turn on the light.
故事	gùshi	story	奶奶给我讲故事。 Grandma tells me a story.
黑板	hēibǎn	blackboard	老师在黑板上写字。 The teacher writes on the blackboard.
会议	huìyì	meeting	下午三点有会议。 There's a meeting at three this afternoon.
机会	jīhuì	opportunity	这是一个好机会。 This is a good opportunity.
节目	jiémù	program; show	你喜欢这个电视节目吗？ Do you like this TV show?
句子	jùzi	sentence	请读这个句子。 Please read this sentence.
裤子	kùzi	trousers	这条裤子太长了。 These trousers are too long.
礼物	lǐwù	gift	这是给你的礼物。 This is a present for you.
历史	lìshǐ	history	我喜欢中国历史。 I like Chinese history.
年级	niánjí	grade (year)	我上三年级。 I'm in third grade.
盘子	pánzi	plate	桌子上有一个盘子。 There is a plate on the table.
普通话	pǔtōnghuà	Mandarin	他的普通话很好。 His Mandarin is very good.
数学	shùxué	maths	我的数学很好。 I'm good at maths.
水平	shuǐpíng	level; standard	他的汉语水平很高。 His Chinese level is very high.
体育	tǐyù	PE; sports	我喜欢体育。 I like sports.
文化	wénhuà	culture	我对中国文化有兴趣。 I'm interested in Chinese culture.
习惯	xíguàn	habit	我有早上跑步的习惯。 I have a habit of running in the morning.
新闻	xīnwén	news	我每天看新闻。 I watch the news every day.
信	xìn	letter	我给朋友写信。 I write a letter to my friend.
眼镜	yǎnjìng	glasses	我的眼镜在哪儿？ Where are my glasses?
音乐	yīnyuè	music	我喜欢听音乐。 I like listening to music.
游戏	yóuxì	game	孩子们在玩游戏。 The children are playing a game.
照片	zhàopiàn	photo	这是我家的照片。 This is a photo of my family.
字典	zìdiǎn	dictionary	我用字典学习汉语。 I use a dictionary to learn Chinese.
作业	zuòyè	homework	我在做作业。 I'm doing homework.
作用	zuòyòng	effect; function	这个药的作用很大。 This medicine is very effective.

Transport 3

Hanzi	Pinyin	English	Example
电梯	diàntī	elevator	我们坐电梯上楼吧。 Let's take the elevator upstairs.
地铁	dìtiě	subway	我每天坐地铁上班。 I take the subway to work every day.
骑	qí	to ride	我骑自行车上班。 I ride a bike to work.

Nature 6

Hanzi	Pinyin	English	Example
树	shù	tree	我家旁边有一个大树。 There's a big tree next to my home.
月亮	yuèliang	moon	今天的月亮很大。 The moon is very big tonight.
太阳	tàiyáng	sun	今天太阳很好。 The sun is nice today.
草	cǎo	grass	草地上有很多花。 There are many flowers on the grass.
河	hé	river	这条河很长。 This river is very long.
花	huā	flower	这些花很漂亮。 These flowers are very pretty.

People 9

Hanzi	Pinyin	English	Example
阿姨	āyí	auntie	阿姨，您好！ Hello, auntie!
关系	guānxi	relationship	我们的关系很好。 We get on very well.
结婚	jiéhūn	to get married	他们明年结婚。 They are getting married next year.
经理	jīnglǐ	manager	他是我们的经理。 He is our manager.
客人	kèrén	guest	今天家里有客人。 We have guests at home today.
邻居	línjū	neighbor	我的邻居很热情。 My neighbor is very friendly.
司机	sījī	driver	他是出租车司机。 He is a taxi driver.
同事	tóngshì	colleague	他是我的同事。 He is my colleague.
校长	xiàozhǎng	headteacher; principal	校长在开会。 The principal is in a meeting.

Particle 12

Hanzi	Pinyin	English	Example
啊	a	ah; oh	今天天气真好啊！ What nice weather today!
把	bǎ	(object marker)	请把门关上。 Please close the door.
被	bèi	by (passive)	我的蛋糕被弟弟吃了。 My cake was eaten by my younger brother.
除了	chúle	except; besides	除了他，大家都来了。 Everyone came except him.
地	de	(adverb marker)	他高兴地笑了。 He laughed happily.
而且	érqiě	and also; moreover	她很聪明，而且很努力。 She is clever and also hardworking.
根据	gēnjù	according to	根据天气，明天会下雨。 According to the weather, it'll rain tomorrow.
跟	gēn	with; to follow	我跟朋友一起去。 I'm going with my friend.
关于	guānyú	about	这是一本关于中国的书。 This is a book about China.
或者	huòzhě	or	我明天或者后天去。 I'll go tomorrow or the day after.
如果	rúguǒ	if	如果下雨，我就不去了。 If it rains, I won't go.
为了	wèile	in order to; for	为了健康，我每天跑步。 For my health, I run every day.

Adjectives 30

Hanzi	Pinyin	English	Example
矮	ǎi	short (height)	我弟弟比我矮。 My younger brother is shorter than me.
安静	ānjìng	quiet	图书馆里很安静。 It's very quiet in the library.
差	chà	poor; short of	现在差五分八点。 It's five to eight now.
聪明	cōngming	clever; smart	这个孩子很聪明。 This child is very clever.
低	dī	low	这个桌子很低。 This table is very low.
短	duǎn	short (length)	她的头发很短。 Her hair is short.
方便	fāngbiàn	convenient	坐地铁很方便。 Taking the subway is very convenient.
干净	gānjìng	clean	他的房间很干净。 His room is very clean.
坏	huài	bad; broken	我的手机坏了。 My phone is broken.
简单	jiǎndān	simple; easy	这个问题很简单。 This question is very simple.
旧	jiù	old (things)	这本书很旧。 This book is very old.
可爱	kě'ài	cute	这只小狗很可爱。 This puppy is very cute.
老	lǎo	old (age)	我爷爷很老了。 My grandpa is very old.
难	nán	difficult	汉语不难。 Chinese isn't hard.
年轻	niánqīng	young	我的妈妈很年轻。 My mom is very young.
努力	nǔlì	hard-working	他学习很努力。 He studies very hard.
胖	pàng	fat	这只猫很胖。 This cat is very fat.
奇怪	qíguài	strange	这个人很奇怪。 This person is strange.
清楚	qīngchu	clear	你说得很清楚。 You speak very clearly.
热情	rèqíng	warm; enthusiastic	他们对客人很热情。 They are very warm to guests.
认真	rènzhēn	serious; careful	她做作业很认真。 She does homework carefully.
容易	róngyì	easy	这个题很容易。 This question is easy.
瘦	shòu	thin	他很瘦。 He is very thin.
相同	xiāngtóng	the same	我们的爱好相同。 We have the same hobby.
像	xiàng	to resemble	他很像他爸爸。 He looks a lot like his dad.
一般	yìbān	usually; ordinary	我一般七点起床。 I usually get up at seven.
一样	yíyàng	the same	我和他一样高。 He and I are the same height.
有名	yǒumíng	famous	这个饭店很有名。 This restaurant is very famous.
重要	zhòngyào	important	这个事情很重要。 This matter is very important.
主要	zhǔyào	main	我主要学习汉语。 I mainly study Chinese.

Feeling 18

Hanzi	Pinyin	English	Example
爱好	àihào	hobby	我的爱好是唱歌。 My hobby is singing.
饱	bǎo	full (after eating)	我吃饱了。 I'm full.
担心	dānxīn	to worry	别担心，我很好。 Don't worry, I'm fine.
饿	è	hungry	我饿了，我们去吃饭吧。 I'm hungry, let's go eat.
放心	fàngxīn	to feel relieved	你放心，我会来的。 Don't worry, I'll come.
敢	gǎn	to dare	你敢一个人去吗？ Do you dare go alone?
关心	guānxīn	to care about	妈妈很关心我。 Mom really cares about me.
害怕	hàipà	to be afraid	我害怕狗。 I'm scared of dogs.
渴	kě	thirsty	我渴了，想喝水。 I'm thirsty, I want water.
哭	kū	to cry	孩子哭了。 The child cried.
满意	mǎnyì	satisfied	我很满意。 I'm very satisfied.
难过	nánguò	sad	他很难过。 He is very sad.
生气	shēngqì	angry	妈妈生气了。 Mom is angry.
舒服	shūfu	comfortable	这个椅子很舒服。 This chair is very comfortable.
相信	xiāngxìn	to believe	我相信你。 I believe you.
兴趣	xìngqù	interest	我对音乐很有兴趣。 I'm very interested in music.
愿意	yuànyì	to be willing	我愿意帮助你。 I'm willing to help you.
着急	zháojí	anxious; in a hurry	别着急，慢慢来。 Don't worry, take your time.

Places 17

Hanzi	Pinyin	English	Example
班	bān	class (group)	我们班有二十个学生。 There are twenty students in our class.
办公室	bàngōngshì	office	经理在办公室。 The manager is in the office.
北方	běifāng	the north	北方的冬天很冷。 Winters in the north are very cold.
超市	chāoshì	supermarket	我去超市买水果。 I'm going to the supermarket to buy fruit.
城市	chéngshì	city	北京是一个大城市。 Beijing is a big city.
厨房	chúfáng	kitchen	妈妈在厨房做饭。 Mom is cooking in the kitchen.
地方	dìfang	place	这是什么地方？ What place is this?
公园	gōngyuán	park	我们去公园跑步吧。 Let's go running in the park.
国家	guójiā	country	你去过哪些国家？ Which countries have you been to?
花园	huāyuán	garden	我家有一个小花园。 My home has a small garden.
环境	huánjìng	environment	这里的环境很好。 The environment here is very nice.
街道	jiēdào	street	这条街道很干净。 This street is very clean.
楼	lóu	building; floor	我家在三楼。 My home is on the third floor.
世界	shìjiè	world	我想去世界上很多地方。 I want to go to many places in the world.
图书馆	túshūguǎn	library	我在图书馆看书。 I read in the library.
洗手间	xǐshǒujiān	restroom	洗手间在哪儿？ Where's the restroom?
银行	yínháng	bank	我去银行。 I'm going to the bank.

Action 52

Hanzi	Pinyin	English	Example
搬	bān	to move (things/house)	我们下个月搬家。 We are moving house next month.
帮忙	bāngmáng	to help	你能帮忙吗？ Can you help?
比赛	bǐsài	match; competition	我们明天有比赛。 We have a match tomorrow.
表示	biǎoshì	to express; to show	他笑了笑，表示同意。 He smiled to show he agreed.
表演	biǎoyǎn	to perform	孩子们在表演节目。 The children are performing a show.
参加	cānjiā	to take part in	我想参加比赛。 I want to take part in the competition.
出现	chūxiàn	to appear	一只猫突然出现了。 A cat suddenly appeared.
打扫	dǎsǎo	to clean; to sweep	我在打扫房间。 I'm cleaning my room.
打算	dǎsuàn	to plan; to intend	你打算去哪儿旅游？ Where are you planning to travel?
带	dài	to bring; to take	你带手机了吗？ Did you bring your phone?
锻炼	duànliàn	to exercise	我每天锻炼身体。 I exercise every day.
发现	fāxiàn	to discover	我发现了一个好地方。 I found a nice place.
放	fàng	to put; to place	把书放在桌子上。 Put the book on the table.
复习	fùxí	to review	明天考试，我要复习。 There's an exam tomorrow, I need to review.
关	guān	to close; to turn off	请关门。 Please close the door.
画	huà	to draw; to paint	我喜欢画熊猫。 I like drawing pandas.
换	huàn	to change; to exchange	我想换一件衣服。 I want to change my clothes.
记得	jìde	to remember	你还记得我吗？ Do you still remember me?
检查	jiǎnchá	to check	医生给我检查身体。 The doctor examines me.
见面	jiànmiàn	to meet	我们明天见面吧。 Let's meet tomorrow.
讲	jiǎng	to tell; to explain	老师讲得很清楚。 The teacher explains very clearly.
教	jiāo	to teach	她教我们汉语。 She teaches us Chinese.
接	jiē	to pick up; to meet	我去机场接朋友。 I'm going to the airport to pick up my friend.
解决	jiějué	to solve	这个问题很难解决。 This problem is hard to solve.
借	jiè	to borrow; to lend	我可以借你的铅笔吗？ Can I borrow your pencil?
举行	jǔxíng	to hold (an event)	学校举行比赛。 The school is holding a competition.
决定	juédìng	to decide	我决定学习汉语。 I decided to study Chinese.
了解	liǎojiě	to understand; to know well	我很了解他。 I know him well.
练习	liànxí	to practice	我每天练习说汉语。 I practice speaking Chinese every day.
明白	míngbai	to understand	我明白了！ I get it!
拿	ná	to take; to hold	请拿好你的包。 Please hold on to your bag.
爬山	páshān	to climb a mountain	周末我们去爬山。 We're going mountain climbing at the weekend.
认为	rènwéi	to think; to believe	我认为他是对的。 I think he is right.
使	shǐ	to make; to cause	这个故事使我很快乐。 This story made me very happy.
刷	shuā	to brush	我每天刷碗。 I wash the bowls every day.
提高	tígāo	to raise; to improve	我想提高我的汉语水平。 I want to improve my Chinese.
同意	tóngyì	to agree	我同意你说的。 I agree with what you said.
完成	wánchéng	to complete	我完成作业了。 I've finished my homework.
忘记	wàngjì	to forget	我忘记他的名字了。 I forgot his name.
洗澡	xǐzǎo	to take a bath	我晚上洗澡。 I take a bath in the evening.
小心	xiǎoxīn	to be careful	小心！车来了！ Careful! A car is coming!
需要	xūyào	to need	我需要你的帮助。 I need your help.
选择	xuǎnzé	to choose	你选择哪一个？ Which one do you choose?
要求	yāoqiú	requirement; to request	老师的要求很高。 The teacher's standards are high.
以为	yǐwéi	to think (wrongly)	我以为你不来了。 I thought you weren't coming.
应该	yīnggāi	should; ought to	你应该多休息。 You should rest more.
影响	yǐngxiǎng	to affect; influence	天气影响我的身体。 The weather affects my health.
用	yòng	to use	我用手机上网。 I use my phone to go online.
遇到	yùdào	to meet; run into	我在路上遇到了老师。 I ran into my teacher on the road.
站	zhàn	to stand	他站在门口。 He is standing at the door.
照顾	zhàogù	to take care of	我照顾我的妹妹。 I look after my younger sister.
注意	zhùyì	to pay attention	上课要注意听。 Pay attention in class.

Numbers 5

Hanzi	Pinyin	English	Example
半	bàn	half	现在七点半。 It's half past seven now.
分	fēn	minute; point	我的数学考试九十分。 I got ninety points in my maths exam.
角	jiǎo	jiao (money); corner	这个苹果五角钱。 This apple costs five jiao.
万	wàn	ten thousand	这个城市有一百万人。 This city has a million people.
一共	yígòng	in total	一共多少钱？ How much is it in total?

Body & health 7

Hanzi	Pinyin	English	Example
鼻子	bízi	nose	他的鼻子很大。 He has a big nose.
耳朵	ěrduo	ear	熊猫的耳朵很小。 A panda's ears are small.
脚	jiǎo	foot	我的脚很疼。 My foot hurts.
口	kǒu	mouth; (measure for people)	我家有四口人。 There are four people in my family.
脸	liǎn	face	她的脸红了。 Her face turned red.
头发	tóufa	hair	她的头发很长。 Her hair is very long.
腿	tuǐ	leg	他的腿很长。 His legs are very long.

Adverb 18

Hanzi	Pinyin	English	Example
比较	bǐjiào	relatively; quite	今天比较冷。 It's fairly cold today.
必须	bìxū	must	你必须休息。 You must rest.
才	cái	only then; just	他十点才起床。 He didn't get up until ten.
当然	dāngrán	of course	当然可以！ Of course you can!
多么	duōme	how (so)	这里多么漂亮啊！ How beautiful it is here!
更	gèng	more; even more	今天比昨天更冷。 Today is even colder than yesterday.
极	jí	extremely	这个菜好吃极了。 This dish is extremely delicious.
几乎	jīhū	almost	我几乎每天跑步。 I run almost every day.
经常	jīngcháng	often	我经常去公园。 I often go to the park.
其实	qíshí	actually	其实我不喜欢咖啡。 Actually, I don't like coffee.
特别	tèbié	special; especially	今天特别热。 It's especially hot today.
突然	tūrán	suddenly	突然下雨了。 Suddenly it started raining.
一定	yídìng	surely; definitely	我一定会来。 I'll definitely come.
一直	yìzhí	always; straight	他一直在学习汉语。 He has been studying Chinese all along.
又	yòu	again	他又迟到了。 He's late again.
越	yuè	the more	天气越来越冷。 The weather is getting colder and colder.
只	zhǐ	only	我只有一个哥哥。 I only have one older brother.
总是	zǒngshì	always	他总是迟到。 He is always late.

Pron 3

Hanzi	Pinyin	English	Example
别人	biérén	other people	别人都去了。 The others have all gone.
其他	qítā	other	其他人都去了。 The others all went.
自己	zìjǐ	oneself	我自己做饭。 I cook for myself.

Measure 8

Hanzi	Pinyin	English	Example
层	céng	floor; layer	我住在十层。 I live on the tenth floor.
段	duàn	section; period	我在中国住了一段时间。 I lived in China for a while.
辆	liàng	(measure for vehicles)	门口有一辆车。 There's a car at the door.
米	mǐ	metre; rice	这条河有一百米长。 This river is a hundred metres long.
双	shuāng	pair	我买了一双鞋。 I bought a pair of shoes.
条	tiáo	(measure for long things)	我有一条狗。 I have a dog.
位	wèi	(polite measure for people)	这位是我的老师。 This is my teacher.
种	zhǒng	kind; type	你喜欢哪种水果？ Which kind of fruit do you like?

Time 22

Hanzi	Pinyin	English	Example
迟到	chídào	to be late	对不起，我迟到了。 Sorry, I'm late.
春	chūn	spring	春天来了。 Spring has come.
冬	dōng	winter	冬天经常下雪。 It often snows in winter.
刚才	gāngcái	just now	你刚才去哪儿了？ Where did you go just now?
过去	guòqù	the past	过去我住在北京。 In the past I lived in Beijing.
季节	jìjié	season	你喜欢哪个季节？ Which season do you like?
节日	jiérì	festival; holiday	今天是一个重要的节日。 Today is an important holiday.
结束	jiéshù	to end; to finish	会议结束了。 The meeting is over.
久	jiǔ	long (time)	我们很久没见面了。 We haven't seen each other for a long time.
刻	kè	quarter (hour)	现在八点一刻。 It's a quarter past eight.
马上	mǎshàng	immediately	我马上来！ I'm coming right away!
秋	qiū	autumn	秋天的树很漂亮。 Trees are beautiful in autumn.
然后	ránhòu	then; after that	我先吃饭，然后看书。 First I eat, then I read.
夏	xià	summer	夏天很热。 Summer is very hot.
先	xiān	first	你先走吧。 You go first.
一边	yìbiān	while; at the same time	他一边吃饭一边看电视。 He watches TV while eating.
一会儿	yíhuìr	a moment	请等一会儿。 Please wait a moment.
以后	yǐhòu	after; later	以后我想去中国。 Later I want to go to China.
以前	yǐqián	before; ago	以前我不会说汉语。 Before, I couldn't speak Chinese.
终于	zhōngyú	finally	我终于到家了。 I finally got home.
周末	zhōumò	weekend	周末你做什么？ What do you do at the weekend?
最近	zuìjìn	recently	你最近好吗？ How have you been lately?

Tech 4

Hanzi	Pinyin	English	Example
电子	diànzǐ	electronic	我喜欢看电子书。 I like reading e-books.
空调	kōngtiáo	air conditioner	太热了，开空调吧。 It's too hot, turn on the AC.
上网	shàngwǎng	to go online	我晚上上网看新闻。 I go online to read news in the evening.
照相机	zhàoxiàngjī	camera	我的照相机很新。 My camera is new.

Position 5

Hanzi	Pinyin	English	Example
东	dōng	east	太阳从东边出来。 The sun rises in the east.
附近	fùjìn	nearby	我家附近有一个超市。 There's a supermarket near my home.
南	nán	south	我家在城市的南边。 My home is in the south of the city.
西	xī	west	太阳在西边。 The sun is in the west.
中间	zhōngjiān	middle	我坐在他们中间。 I sit between them.

Health 4

Hanzi	Pinyin	English	Example
发烧	fāshāo	to have a fever	我发烧了。 I have a fever.
感冒	gǎnmào	to catch a cold	我感冒了。 I caught a cold.
健康	jiànkāng	healthy	祝你身体健康！ Wishing you good health!
疼	téng	painful; to hurt	我的脚很疼。 My foot hurts a lot.

Weather 2

Hanzi	Pinyin	English	Example
刮	guā	to blow (wind)	今天刮风了。 It's windy today.
云	yún	cloud	天上有很多白云。 There are many white clouds in the sky.

Question 1

Hanzi	Pinyin	English	Example
还是	háishi	or (in questions)	你喝茶还是咖啡？ Do you drink tea or coffee?

Travel 2

Hanzi	Pinyin	English	Example
护照	hùzhào	passport	别忘记带护照。 Don't forget to bring your passport.
行李箱	xínglixiāng	suitcase	我的行李箱很大。 My suitcase is very big.

Color 3

Hanzi	Pinyin	English	Example
黄	huáng	yellow	我喜欢黄色。 I like yellow.
蓝	lán	blue	天很蓝。 The sky is very blue.
绿	lǜ	green	草是绿色的。 Grass is green.

Motion 2

Hanzi	Pinyin	English	Example
经过	jīngguò	to pass by	我每天经过这个公园。 I pass this park every day.
离开	líkāi	to leave	他离开了北京。 He left Beijing.

Family 3

Hanzi	Pinyin	English	Example
奶奶	nǎinai	grandma (paternal)	奶奶喜欢看电视。 Grandma likes watching TV.
叔叔	shūshu	uncle	叔叔给我买了一个礼物。 Uncle bought me a present.
爷爷	yéye	grandpa (paternal)	爷爷每天早上锻炼。 Grandpa exercises every morning.

Sense 2

Hanzi	Pinyin	English	Example
声音	shēngyīn	sound; voice	她的声音很好听。 Her voice sounds lovely.
甜	tián	sweet	这个西瓜很甜。 This watermelon is very sweet.

Greeting 1

Hanzi	Pinyin	English	Example
祝	zhù	to wish	祝你生日快乐！ Happy birthday!

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FAQ

How many words are in HSK 3?

Classic HSK 2.0 Level 3 adds 293 words to the previous levels (600 words in total across levels 1–3).

How long does it take to learn HSK 3 vocabulary?

At 10 new words a day plus review, the 293 words take about 29 days. Short daily sessions beat long weekly ones.

Is this list HSK 2.0 or HSK 3.0?

It is the classic HSK 2.0 list. HSK 3.0 levels contain more words; confirm with your test centre which syllabus your exam uses.