HSK 3 word list — the new 3.0 standard

All 500 words of HSK 3 under the new HSK 3.0 standard, in force since July 2026. With pinyin, English meanings and characters coloured by tone.

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Words and readings come from the official HSK 3.0 syllabus. English meanings: the official HSK word lists where a word also appears in the older syllabus, and our own translation for the rest.

#	Word	Pinyin	Meaning
1	矮	ǎi	short [height]
2	爱人	àiren	spouse; husband or wife
3	安静	ānjìng	to be quiet
4	安全	ānquán	safe; security
5	阿姨	āyí	auntie [mother's younger sister]
6	把	bǎ	grasp; [measure word for knives]
7	办	bàn	to do; to handle; to arrange
8	搬	bān	to move
9	办法	bànfǎ	way; method; solution
10	办公室	bàngōngshì	office
11	帮助	bāngzhù	to help
12	班级	bānjí	class; form
13	搬家	bānjiā	to move house
14	半天	bàntiān	half a day; a long while
15	饱	bǎo	full up; eaten to one’s satisfaction
16	报纸	bàozhǐ	newspaper
17	被	bèi	quilt; by (somebody/something)
18	北	běi	north
19	北方	běifāng	the north
20	变	biàn	to change
21	遍	biàn	time [when doing something repeatedly]
22	变成	biànchéng	to turn into; to become
23	变化	biànhuà	change
24	表演	biǎoyǎn	performance
25	别的	biéde	other; another
26	别人	biérén	other people
27	笔记	bǐjì	notes
28	比较	bǐjiào	compare
29	笔记本	bǐjìběn	notebook
30	冰	bīng	ice
31	冰激凌	bīngjīlíng	ice cream
32	病人	bìngrén	patient; sick person
33	宾馆	bīnguǎn	guesthouse
34	冰箱	bīngxiāng	fridge
35	比如	bǐrú	for example; for instance; such as
36	比赛	bǐsài	competition; match
37	必须	bìxū	must
38	不同	bùtóng	different; not the same
39	不但	bùdàn	not only
40	不见	bújiàn	not to see; to be missing
41	不久	bùjiǔ	soon; before long
42	不行	bùxíng	won't do; not allowed
43	不用	búyòng	need not; there's no need
44	才	cái	only just; not until
45	菜单	càidān	menu
46	参加	cānjiā	to take part
47	草	cǎo	grass
48	草地	cǎodì	lawn; grassland
49	层	céng	storey
50	查	chá	to check; to look up
51	差	chà	lack; lacking
52	差不多	chàbuduō	almost
53	尝	cháng	taste
54	常	cháng	often; ordinary
55	常见	chángjiàn	common; frequently seen
56	常用	chángyòng	commonly used
57	常常	chángcháng	often; frequently
58	成绩	chéngjì	results; marks; achievement
59	城市	chéngshì	city
60	衬衫	chènshān	shirt
61	迟到	chídào	arrive late
62	船	chuán	boat; ship; ferry
63	出发	chūfā	set off; depart
64	除了	chúle	apart from ("chule...yiwai" construction)
65	春天	chūntiān	spring
66	出生	chūshēng	birth; to be born
67	出院	chūyuàn	to leave hospital; to be discharged
68	初中	chūzhōng	junior secondary school
69	词典	cídiǎn	dictionary
70	聪明	cōngmíng	clever; intelligent
71	大概	dàgài	probably; maybe
72	带	dài	carry
73	蛋糕	dàngāo	cake
74	当然	dāngrán	of course
75	担心	dānxīn	worry
76	到处	dàochù	everywhere
77	大人	dàrén	adult; grown-up
78	打扫	dǎsǎo	to clean
79	打算	dǎsuàn	plan; intention
80	大小	dàxiǎo	size
81	大熊猫	dàxióngmāo	giant panda
82	大衣	dàyī	overcoat; coat
83	得	dé	[particle to connect verb to adverb]
84	得到	dédào	to get; to obtain
85	得分	défēn	to score (points)
86	的话	dehuà	[marks a condition: if …]
87	得	děi	must; have to
88	灯	dēng	lamp
89	地	dì	ground; earth; land
90	电	diàn	electricity
91	电梯	diàntī	lift; elevator
92	电子书	diànzǐshū	e-book
93	地点	dìdiǎn	location
94	地方	dìfāng	place
95	地图	dìtú	map
96	丢	diū	lose
97	东	dōng	east
98	东北	dōngběi	northeast
99	懂得	dǒngde	to understand; to know
100	东方	dōngfāng	the east; the Orient

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