HSK 3 word list

All 300 words of HSK level 3, with pinyin and English meanings. Characters are coloured by tone. This list follows the classic HSK 2.0 syllabus.

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The third level of the classic HSK syllabus: 300 words. The word, its reading and a short English meaning — the same data that fills the flashcards in the app.

#	Word	Pinyin	Meaning
1	阿姨	āyí	auntie [mother's younger sister]
2	啊	a	ah
3	矮	ǎi	short [height]
4	爱好	àihào	interests; hobbies
5	安静	ānjìng	to be quiet
6	把	bǎ	grasp; [measure word for knives]
7	搬	bān	to move
8	班	bān	class
9	半	bàn	half
10	办法	bànfǎ	way; method; solution
11	办公室	bàngōngshì	office
12	帮忙	bāngmáng	lend a hand
13	包	bāo	a packet of; package
14	饱	bǎo	full up; eaten to one’s satisfaction
15	北方	běifāng	the north
16	被	bèi	quilt; by (somebody/something)
17	鼻子	bízi	nose
18	笔记本	bǐjìběn	notebook
19	比较	bǐjiào	compare
20	比赛	bǐsài	competition; match
21	必须	bìxū	must
22	变化	biànhuà	change
23	别人	biéren	other people
24	冰箱	bīngxiāng	fridge
25	不但……而且……	bùdàn……érqiě……	not only……but also……
26	菜单	càidān	menu
27	参加	cānjiā	to take part
28	草	cǎo	grass
29	层	céng	storey
30	差	chà	lack; lacking
31	尝	cháng	taste
32	超市	chāoshì	supermarket
33	衬衫	chènshān	shirt
34	成绩	chéngjì	results; marks; achievement
35	城市	chéngshì	city
36	迟到	chídào	arrive late
37	除了	chúle	apart from ("chule...yiwai" construction)
38	船	chuán	boat; ship; ferry
39	春	chūn	spring
40	词典	cídiǎn	dictionary
41	聪明	cōngming	clever; intelligent
42	打扫	dǎsǎo	to clean
43	打算	dǎsuàn	plan; intention
44	带	dài	carry
45	担心	dānxīn	worry
46	蛋糕	dàngāo	cake
47	当然	dāngrán	of course
48	地	de	...ly [particle to connect adverb to verb]
49	灯	dēng	lamp
50	地方	dìfang	place
51	地铁	dìtiě	underground train; tube; metro
52	地图	dìtú	map
53	电梯	diàntī	lift; elevator
54	电子邮件	diànzǐyóujiàn	email
55	东	dōng	east
56	冬	dōng	winter
57	动物	dòngwù	animals
58	短	duǎn	short
59	段	duàn	section; paragraph; [measure word for stories, pieces of music, recordings etc.]
60	锻炼	duànliàn	to engage in physical exercise
61	多么	duōme	how ...
62	饿	è	hungry
63	耳朵	ěrduo	ears
64	发	fā	to send (an email)
65	发烧	fāshāo	fever; have a fever
66	发现	fāxiàn	discover
67	方便	fāngbiàn	convenient
68	放	fàng	to put; set free
69	放心	fàngxīn	relax; feel relieved
70	分	fēn	minute
71	附近	fùjìn	nearby
72	复习	fùxí	revise
73	干净	gānjìng	clean
74	感冒	gǎnmào	to catch a cold
75	感兴趣	gǎnxìngqù	to be interested (in)
76	刚才	gāngcái	just now
77	个子	gèzi	height; stature
78	跟	gēn	with
79	根据	gēnjù	according to
80	更	gèng	even more
81	公斤	gōngjīn	kilogram
82	公园	gōngyuán	park
83	故事	gùshi	story; tale; plot
84	刮风	guāfēng	windy
85	关	guān	to close
86	关系	guānxì	relationship
87	关心	guānxīn	care about
88	关于	guānyú	about
89	国家	guójiā	country
90	过	guò	to celebrate (a birthday)
91	过去	guòqu	(in the) past
92	还是	háishì	...or...? [in a question]
93	害怕	hàipà	afraid
94	黑板	hēibǎn	blackboard
95	后来	hòulái	afterward
96	护照	hùzhào	passport
97	花	huā	spend
98	花	huā	flower
99	画	huà	to draw; paint (pictures)
100	坏	huài	bad

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