HSK 3 Vocabulary List
All 953 words in HSK 3.0 (the current standard) level 3, with pinyin, part of speech and English meaning. Words link to their character pages for stroke order and example words.
Word list: HSK 3.0 (the current standard). Showing 1–20 of 953.
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| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 把 | bǎ 3 | p,qv,v,m | to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把 + {noun} + {verb}) | |
| 2 | 被 | bèi 4 | p,g,d | quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅游 to "go on a trip", for example) | |
| 3 | 就是 | jiù shì 4–4 | v,d | exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也) even; even if | |
| 4 | 时 | shí 2 | g,t | o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period | |
| 5 | 需要 | xū yào 1–4 | v,n,vn | to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs | |
| 6 | 开始 | kāi shǐ 1–3 | v,vn | to begin; beginning; to start; initial | |
| 7 | 并 | bìng 4 | d,cc | and; furthermore; also; together with; (not) at all; simultaneously; to combine; to join; to merge | |
| 8 | 所 | suǒ 3 | u,q,n | actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive | |
| 9 | 死 | sǐ 3 | v,a,vn,d | to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid; extremely; damned | |
| 10 | 种 | zhǒng 3 | q,v,g | seed; species; kind; type; classifier for types, kinds, sorts | |
| 11 | 希望 | xī wàng 1–4 | v,n,vn | to hope; a hope; a wish | |
| 12 | 发生 | fā shēng 1–1 | v,vn | to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out | |
| 13 | 为了 | wèi le 4–5 | p,v | for; for the purpose of; in order to | |
| 14 | 只是 | zhǐ shì 3–4 | d,c,v | merely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however | |
| 15 | 世界 | shì jiè 4–4 | n | world | |
| 16 | 情况 | qíng kuàng 2–4 | n | circumstances; state of affairs; situation | |
| 17 | 比赛 | bǐ sài 3–4 | vn,v | competition (sports etc); match; to compete | |
| 18 | 继续 | jì xù 4–4 | v | to continue; to proceed with; to go on with | |
| 19 | 心 | xīn 1 | n | heart; mind; intention; center; core | |
| 20 | 已 | yǐ 3 | d | already; to stop; then; afterwards |
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