HSK 3 word list (3.0): 201–300
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | 脚 | jiǎo | foot |
| 202 | 假期 | jiàqī | holiday; vacation |
| 203 | 节 | jié | festival; [measure word for something segmented (e.g. lesson; paragraph, railway coach, etc.)] |
| 204 | 借 | jiè | to lend |
| 205 | 接 | jiē | connect |
| 206 | 街 | jiē | street |
| 207 | 结婚 | jiéhūn | marry |
| 208 | 解决 | jiějué | to resolve; solve |
| 209 | 姐妹 | jiěmèi | sisters |
| 210 | 节目 | jiémù | programme |
| 211 | 节日 | jiérì | festival |
| 212 | 结束 | jiéshù | finish |
| 213 | 几乎 | jīhū | almost |
| 214 | 机会 | jīhuì | opportunity |
| 215 | 季节 | jìjié | season |
| 216 | 斤 | jīn | jin [500 grams] |
| 217 | 经过 | jīngguò | pass through |
| 218 | 经理 | jīnglǐ | manager |
| 219 | 旧 | jiù | old; former |
| 220 | 久 | jiǔ | long time |
| 221 | 酒 | jiǔ | alcohol; wine; spirits |
| 222 | 句 | jù | sentence; [measure word for sentences] |
| 223 | 决定 | jué dìng | decide |
| 224 | 句子 | jùzi | sentence |
| 225 | 卡 | kǎ | card |
| 226 | 开花 | kāihuā | to blossom; to bloom |
| 227 | 开会 | kāihuì | to hold a meeting |
| 228 | 开机 | kāijī | to switch on (a device) |
| 229 | 开心 | kāixīn | pleased; happy |
| 230 | 看来 | kànlái | it seems; apparently |
| 231 | 刻 | kè | quarter (of an hour); to carve |
| 232 | 可 | kě | can; may; but |
| 233 | 渴 | kě | thirsty |
| 234 | 可爱 | kě'ài | lovely; loveable |
| 235 | 课本 | kèběn | textbook |
| 236 | 客人 | kèrén | guest |
| 237 | 可是 | kěshì | but |
| 238 | 课文 | kèwén | text (of a lesson) |
| 239 | 空调 | kōngtiáo | air-conditioning |
| 240 | 哭 | kū | cry |
| 241 | 筷子 | kuàizi | chopsticks |
| 242 | 矿泉水 | kuàngquánshuǐ | mineral water |
| 243 | 来自 | láizì | come from |
| 244 | 蓝 | lán | blue |
| 245 | 老 | lǎo | old; aged |
| 246 | 老人 | lǎorén | old person; the elderly |
| 247 | 练 | liàn | to practise; to train |
| 248 | 脸 | liǎn | face |
| 249 | 辆 | liàng | [measure word for vehicles] |
| 250 | 凉快 | liángkuai | cool |
| 251 | 练习 | liànxí | to practise |
| 252 | 聊 | liáo | to chat |
| 253 | 了解 | liǎojiě | understand |
| 254 | 聊天儿 | liáotiānr | to chat; to have a chat |
| 255 | 离开 | líkāi | leave |
| 256 | 邻居 | línjū | neighbour |
| 257 | 历史 | lìshǐ | history |
| 258 | 留学 | liúxué | study abroad |
| 259 | 留学生 | liúxuéshēng | international student |
| 260 | 礼物 | lǐwù | gift; present |
| 261 | 楼梯 | lóutī | stairs; staircase |
| 262 | 路边 | lùbiān | roadside |
| 263 | 路口 | lùkǒu | crossroads; intersection |
| 264 | 马 | mǎ | horse |
| 265 | 马路 | mǎlù | road; street |
| 266 | 满意 | mǎnyì | pleased; satisfied |
| 267 | 毛 | máo | hair; fur; crude |
| 268 | 马上 | mǎshàng | immediately |
| 269 | 米 | mǐ | rice; metre |
| 270 | 面前 | miànqián | in front of; in the presence of |
| 271 | 明白 | míngbai | to understand |
| 272 | 名单 | míngdān | name list |
| 273 | 名人 | míngrén | celebrity; famous person |
| 274 | 南 | nán | south |
| 275 | 难 | nán | hard; difficult |
| 276 | 南方 | nánfāng | the south |
| 277 | 难过 | nánguò | have a hard time |
| 278 | 难看 | nánkàn | ugly; unpleasant to look at |
| 279 | 男人 | nánrén | man |
| 280 | 男生 | nánshēng | boy; male student |
| 281 | 难题 | nántí | difficult problem |
| 282 | 难听 | nántīng | unpleasant to hear; coarse |
| 283 | 年级 | niánjí | (school) year/grade |
| 284 | 年轻 | niánqīng | young |
| 285 | 牛 | niú | cow; ox; cattle |
| 286 | 努力 | nǔlì | hardworking |
| 287 | 女人 | nǚrén | woman |
| 288 | 女生 | nǚshēng | girl; female student |
| 289 | 爬 | pá | to climb; to crawl |
| 290 | 怕 | pà | to fear; to be afraid of |
| 291 | 拍照 | pāizhào | to take a photo |
| 292 | 胖 | pàng | fat |
| 293 | 盘子 | pánzi | tray |
| 294 | 啤酒 | píjiǔ | beer |
| 295 | 平时 | píngshí | ordinarily |
| 296 | 瓶子 | píngzi | bottle |
| 297 | 骑 | qí | to ride (a bicycle, horse) |
| 298 | 起 | qǐ | to rise; to get up; to start |
| 299 | 铅笔 | qiānbǐ | pencil |
| 300 | 前年 | qiánnián | the year before last |
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