HSK 3 Vocabulary List: 600 Essential Words You Must Know

To achieve the HSK 3 certificate, mastering vocabulary is a key factor. This level requires learners to be able to use words more flexibly in various contexts. Understanding this, Ni Hao Ma has compiled HSK 3 vocabulary with detailed illustrative examples, helping you not only memorize but also understand how to use each word.

HSK 3 Vocabulary List

How many words are there in HSK 3? HSK 3, within the international Chinese proficiency test system, requires learners to master all 300 words from HSK 1 and HSK 2, plus approximately 300 new words for the HSK 3 level. Thus, in total, you need to master 600 HSK 3 vocabulary words. With this amount of vocabulary, learners are expected to be able to communicate in familiar situations, engage in basic exchanges at work, school, or when traveling in China.

Right below, Ni Hao Ma will introduce you to 300 HSK 3 vocabulary words with examples:

No	Chinese	Pinyin	English	Examples
1	阿姨	āyí	aunt	阿姨好！(āyí hǎo! – Hello, auntie!)
2	啊	a	ah, huh (exclamatory/interrogative particle)	真漂亮啊！(zhēn piàoliang a! – So beautiful!)
3	矮	ǎi	short	他个子很矮。(tā gèzi hěn ǎi. – He is short.)
4	爱好	àihào	hobby	我的爱好是看书。(wǒ de àihào shì kànshū. – My hobby is reading.)
5	安静	ānjìng	quiet	请安静！(qǐng ānjìng! – Please be quiet!)
6	把	bǎ	to hold, to take (preposition for direct object)	请把门关上。(qǐng bǎ mén guānshàng. – Please close the door.)
7	班	bān	class	我们是同班同学。(wǒmen shì tóng bān tóngxué. – We are classmates.)
8	搬	bān	to move	我要搬家了。(wǒ yào bān jiā le. – I’m moving house.)
9	半	bàn	half	现在是半小时。(xiànzài shì bàn xiǎoshí. – It’s half an hour now.)
10	办法	bànfǎ	method, way	我没有办法。(wǒ méiyǒu bànfǎ. – I have no way.)
11	办公室	bàngōngshì	office	他在办公室里。(tā zài bàngōngshì lǐ. – He is in the office.)
12	帮忙	bāngmáng	to help	谢谢你帮忙。(xièxie nǐ bāngmáng. – Thank you for your help.)
13	包	bāo	bag, package	我有一个包。(wǒ yǒu yī gè bāo. – I have a bag.)
14	饱	bǎo	full (from eating)	我吃饱了。(wǒ chī bǎo le. – I’m full.)
15	北方	běifāng	north	他住在北方。(tā zhù zài běifāng. – He lives in the north.)
16	被	bèi	by (passive voice marker)	书被他拿走了。(shū bèi tā ná zǒu le. – The book was taken by him.)
17	鼻子	bízi	nose	她的鼻子很小。(tā de bízi hěn xiǎo. – Her nose is small.)
18	比较	bǐjiào	relatively, comparatively	这件衣服比较贵。(zhè jiàn yīfu bǐjiào guì. – This dress is relatively expensive.)
19	比赛	bǐsài	competition, match	我们要看比赛。(wǒmen yào kàn bǐsài. – We want to watch the match.)
20	笔记本	bǐjìběn	notebook, laptop	我用笔记本学习。(wǒ yòng bǐjìběn xuéxí. – I study using a laptop.)
21	必须	bìxū	must, have to	你必须来。(nǐ bìxū lái. – You must come.)
22	变化	biànhuà	change	这里变化很大。(zhèlǐ biànhuà hěn dà. – The changes here are big.)
23	别人	biéren	others	不要打扰别人。(bùyào dǎrǎo biéren. – Don’t disturb others.)
24	冰箱	bīngxiāng	refrigerator	苹果在冰箱里。(píngguǒ zài bīngxiāng lǐ. – The apples are in the refrigerator.)
25	菜单	càidān	menu	服务员，菜单！(fúwùyuán, càidān! – Waiter, the menu!)
26	参加	cānjiā	to participate in	我想参加这个活动。(wǒ xiǎng cānjiā zhège huódòng. – I want to participate in this activity.)
27	草	cǎo	grass	小草绿了。(xiǎo cǎo lǜ le. – The grass has turned green.)
28	层	céng	layer, floor (of a building)	我住在五层。(wǒ zhù zài wǔ céng. – I live on the fifth floor.)
29	差	chà	lacking, short of	我差五分钟就迟到了。(wǒ chà wǔ fēnzhōng jiù chídào le. – I was almost five minutes late.)
30	超市	chāoshì	supermarket	我要去超市买东西。(wǒ yào qù chāoshì mǎi dōngxī. – I want to go to the supermarket to buy things.)
31	衬衫	chènshān	shirt	这件衬衫很漂亮。(zhè jiàn chènshān hěn piàoliang. – This shirt is very beautiful.)
32	成绩	chéngjì	achievement, grades	他的成绩很好。(tā de chéngjì hěn hǎo. – His grades are very good.)
33	城市	chéngshì	city	这个城市很大。(zhège chéngshì hěn dà. – This city is very big.)
34	迟到	chídào	to be late	他经常迟到。(tā jīngcháng chídào. – He is often late.)
35	除了	chúle	except for, besides	除了他，大家都在。(chúle tā, dàjiā dōu zài. – Everyone is here except for him.)
36	船	chuán	boat, ship	我们坐船去。(wǒmen zuò chuán qù. – We’re going by boat.)
37	春	chūn	spring	春天来了。(chūntiān lái le. – Spring has come.)
38	词典	cídiǎn	dictionary	我有一本词典。(wǒ yǒu yī běn cídiǎn. – I have a dictionary.)
39	聪明	cōngming	clever, smart	她是个聪明的孩子。(tā shì gè cōngming de háizi. – She is a smart child.)
40	打扫	dǎsǎo	to clean	我要打扫房间。(wǒ yào dǎsǎo fángjiān. – I want to clean the room.)
41	打算	dǎsuàn	to plan, to intend	你打算什么时候去？(nǐ dǎsuàn shénme shíhou qù? – When do you plan to go?)
42	带	dài	to bring, to take	他带着帽子。(tā dàizhe màozi. – He is wearing a hat.)
43	担心	dānxīn	to worry	我很担心你。(wǒ hěn dānxīn nǐ. – I’m very worried about you.)
44	蛋糕	dàngāo	cake	我喜欢吃蛋糕。(wǒ xǐhuān chī dàngāo. – I like to eat cake.)
45	当然	dāngrán	of course	当然可以。(dāngrán kěyǐ. – Of course you can.)
46	地	de	(adverbial particle)	他高兴地笑了。(tā gāoxìng de xiào le. – He smiled happily.)
47	灯	dēng	lamp, light	请关灯。(qǐng guān dēng. – Please turn off the light.)
48	地方	dìfang	place	这是一个好地方。(zhè shì yī gè hǎo dìfang. – This is a good place.)
49	地铁	dìtiě	subway, metro	我坐地铁去上班。(wǒ zuò dìtiě qù shàngbān. – I take the subway to work.)
50	地图	dìtú	map	我需要一张地图。(wǒ xūyào yī zhāng dìtú. – I need a map.)

No	Chinese	Pinyin	English	Examples
51	电梯	diàntī	escalator, elevator	我们坐电梯上去。(wǒmen zuò diàntī shàngqù. – We’re going up by elevator.)
52	电子邮件	diànzǐyóujiàn	email	我给你发了电子邮件。(wǒ gěi nǐ fā le diànzǐyóujiàn. – I sent you an email.)
53	东	dōng	East	商店在东边。(shāngdiàn zài dōng biān. – The shop is on the East side.)
54	冬	dōng	winter	冬天很冷。(dōngtiān hěn lěng. – Winter is very cold.)
55	动物	dòngwù	animal	我喜欢小动物。(wǒ xǐhuān xiǎo dòngwù. – I like small animals.)
56	短	duǎn	short	他的头发很短。(tā de tóufà hěn duǎn. – His hair is short.)
57	段	duàn	section, segment (of text, road)	请读这段话。(qǐng dú zhè duàn huà. – Please read this paragraph.)
58	锻炼	duànliàn	to exercise, to train	我每天都锻炼身体。(wǒ měitiān dōu duànliàn shēntǐ. – I exercise every day.)
59	多么	duōme	how (exclamatory), such	这花多么漂亮啊！(zhè huā duōme piàoliang a! – How beautiful this flower is!)
60	饿	è	hungry	我很饿了。(wǒ hěn è le. – I’m hungry.)
61	不但……而且……	búdàn…érqiě…	not only… but also…	她不但会说中文，而且说得很好。(tā búdàn huì shuō Zhōngwén, érqiě shuō de hěn hǎo. – She not only speaks Chinese, but speaks it very well.)
62	耳朵	ěrduo	ear	他的耳朵很大。(tā de ěrduo hěn dà. – His ears are big.)
63	发	fā	to send, to issue	我给你发短信。(wǒ gěi nǐ fā duǎnxìn. – I’ll send you a message.)
64	发烧	fāshāo	to have a fever	我发烧了。(wǒ fāshāo le. – I have a fever.)
65	发现	fāxiàn	to discover, to find out	我发现了一个问题。(wǒ fāxiàn le yī gè wèntí. – I discovered a problem.)
66	方便	fāngbiàn	convenient	这里交通很方便。(zhèlǐ jiāotōng hěn fāngbiàn. – The transportation here is very convenient.)
67	放	fàng	to put, to place, to release	请把书放在桌子上。(qǐng bǎ shū fàng zài zhuōzi shàng. – Please put the book on the table.)
68	放心	fàngxīn	to rest assured, don’t worry	请放心，我会处理好的。(qǐng fàngxīn, wǒ huì chǔlǐ hǎo de. – Please rest assured, I will handle it well.)
69	分	fēn	minute, point, part	现在是八点十分。(xiànzài shì bā diǎn shí fēn. – It’s 8:10 now.)
70	附近	fùjìn	nearby	我家附近有一个公园。(wǒ jiā fùjìn yǒu yī gè gōngyuán. – There’s a park near my home.)
71	复习	fùxí	to review	我要复习功课。(wǒ yào fùxí gōngkè. – I need to review my lessons.)
72	干净	gānjìng	clean	房间很干净。(fángjiān hěn gānjìng. – The room is very clean.)
73	感兴趣	gǎnxìngqù	to be interested in	我对汉语很感兴趣。(wǒ duì Hànyǔ hěn gǎnxìngqù. – I am very interested in Chinese.)
74	感冒	gǎnmào	to catch a cold	我感冒了，不舒服。(wǒ gǎnmào le, bù shūfu. – I caught a cold and don’t feel well.)
75	刚才	gāngcái	just now	她刚才出去了。(tā gāngcái chūqù le. – She just went out.)
76	个子	gèzi	height	她的个子很高。(tā de gèzi hěn gāo. – She is very tall.)
77	跟	gēn	with, to follow	我想跟你一起去。(wǒ xiǎng gēn nǐ yìqǐ qù. – I want to go with you.)
78	根据	gēnjù	according to, based on	根据天气预报，明天会下雨。(gēnjù tiānqì yùbào, míngtiān huì xiàyǔ. – According to the weather forecast, it will rain tomorrow.)
79	更	gèng	more, even more	他比我更努力。(tā bǐ wǒ gèng nǔlì. – He works even harder than me.)
80	公斤	gōngjīn	kilogram	这苹果两公斤。(zhè píngguǒ liǎng gōngjīn. – These apples weigh two kilograms.)
81	公园	gōngyuán	park	我们去公园散步。(wǒmen qù gōngyuán sànbù. – Let’s go for a walk in the park.)
82	故事	gùshi	story	我喜欢听故事。(wǒ xǐhuān tīng gùshi. – I like to listen to stories.)
83	刮风	guāfēng	windy	今天刮风了。(jīntiān guāfēng le. – It’s windy today.)
84	关	guān	to close, to turn off	请把灯关了。(qǐng bǎ dēng guān le. – Please turn off the light.)
85	关系	guānxì	relationship, connection	他们的关系很好。(tāmen de guānxì hěn hǎo. – Their relationship is very good.)
86	关心	guānxīn	to care for, to be concerned about	谢谢你的关心。(xièxie nǐ de guānxīn. – Thank you for your concern.)
87	关于	guānyú	about, concerning	关于这个问题，你有什么想法？(guānyú zhège wèntí, nǐ yǒu shénme xiǎngfǎ? – What are your thoughts about this issue?)
88	国家	guójiā	country, nation	我爱我的国家。(wǒ ài wǒ de guójiā. – I love my country.)
89	过去	guòqù	past, formerly	过去我很喜欢唱歌。(guòqù wǒ hěn xǐhuān chànggē. – In the past, I really liked to sing.)
90	过（动词）	guò	to pass, to cross, to celebrate (a festival)	我过生日了。(wǒ guò shēngrì le. – I celebrated my birthday.)
91	还是	háishì	still, or (in a question)	你还是先休息吧。(nǐ háishì xiān xiūxi ba. – You should still rest first.)
92	害怕	hàipà	to be afraid, to fear	我有点害怕。(wǒ yǒudiǎn hàipà. – I’m a little scared.)
93	黑板	hēibǎn	blackboard	老师在黑板上写字。(lǎoshī zài hēibǎn shàng xiězì. – The teacher is writing on the blackboard.)
94	后来	hòulái	afterwards, later	后来他成了医生。(hòulái tā chéng le yīshēng. – Later, he became a doctor.)
95	护照	hùzhào	passport	我需要办护照。(wǒ xūyào bàn hùzhào. – I need to apply for a passport.)
96	花（动词）	huā	to spend (money, time)	我花了很多钱。(wǒ huā le hěn duō qián. – I spent a lot of money.)
97	花（名词）	huā	flower	这束花很漂亮。(zhè shù huā hěn piàoliang. – This bouquet of flowers is very beautiful.)
98	画	huà	to draw, painting	她喜欢画画儿。(tā xǐhuān huà huàr. – She likes to draw.)
99	坏	huài	bad, broken	这个苹果坏了。(zhège píngguǒ huài le. – This apple is rotten/bad.)
100	欢迎	huānyíng	to welcome	欢迎你来我家。(huānyíng nǐ lái wǒ jiā. – Welcome to my home.)
101	还（动词）	huán	to return (something)	请把书还给我。(qǐng bǎ shū huán gěi wǒ. – Please return the book to me.)
102	环境	huánjìng	environment	这里的环境很好。(zhèlǐ de huánjìng hěn hǎo. – The environment here is very good.)
103	换	huàn	to change, to exchange	我想换一件衣服。(wǒ xiǎng huàn yī jiàn yīfu. – I want to change my clothes.)
104	黄河	huánghé	Yellow River	黄河是中国第二大河。(Huánghé shì Zhōngguó dìèr dà hé. – The Yellow River is the second largest river in China.)
105	回答	huídá	to answer	请回答我的问题。(qǐng huídá wǒ de wèntí. – Please answer my question.)
106	会议	huìyì	meeting, conference	我们有一个会议。(wǒmen yǒu yī gè huìyì. – We have a meeting.)
107	或者	huòzhě	or (in a statement)	你想喝咖啡或者茶？(nǐ xiǎng hē kāfēi huòzhě chá? – Do you want coffee or tea?)
108	几乎	jīhū	almost, nearly	我几乎忘了。(wǒ jīhū wàng le. – I almost forgot.)
109	机会	jīhuì	opportunity, chance	这是一个好机会。(zhè shì yī gè hǎo jīhuì. – This is a good opportunity.)
110	极	jí	extremely, exceedingly	他高兴极了。(tā gāoxìng jí le. – He was extremely happy.)

No	Chinese	Pinyin	English	Examples
111	记得	jìde	to remember	我不记得了。(wǒ bù jìde le. – I don’t remember anymore.)
112	季节	jìjié	season	你喜欢哪个季节？(nǐ xǐhuān nǎge jìjié? – Which season do you like?)
113	检查	jiǎnchá	to check, to inspect	我要去医院检查。(wǒ yào qù yīyuàn jiǎnchá. – I need to go to the hospital for a check-up.)
114	简单	jiǎndān	simple, easy	这个问题很简单。(zhège wèntí hěn jiǎndān. – This question is very simple.)
115	健康	jiànkāng	healthy, health	祝你身体健康。(zhù nǐ shēntǐ jiànkāng. – Wishing you good health.)
116	见面	jiànmiàn	to meet	我们明天见面吧。(wǒmen míngtiān jiànmiàn ba. – Let’s meet tomorrow.)
117	讲	jiǎng	to speak, to explain	老师在讲课。(lǎoshī zài jiǎng kè. – The teacher is lecturing.)
118	教	jiāo	to teach	她教我中文。(tā jiāo wǒ Zhōngwén. – She teaches me Chinese.)
119	角	jiǎo	corner, horn, jiao (a unit of currency)	墙角有一本书。(qiáng jiǎo yǒu yī běn shū. – There is a book in the corner of the wall.)
120	脚	jiǎo	foot	我的脚很疼。(wǒ de jiǎo hěn téng. – My foot hurts a lot.)
121	接	jiē	to pick up, to receive	我去机场接朋友。(wǒ qù jīchǎng jiē péngyou. – I’m going to the airport to pick up a friend.)
122	街道	jiēdào	street	这条街道很热闹。(zhè tiáo jiēdào hěn rènào. – This street is very lively.)
123	结婚	jiéhūn	to get married	他们结婚了。(tāmen jiéhūn le. – They got married.)
124	结束	jiéshù	to end, to finish	电影结束了。(diànyǐng jiéshù le. – The movie is over.)
125	节目	jiémù	program, item (on a program)	我喜欢看这个节目。(wǒ xǐhuān kàn zhège jiémù. – I like watching this program.)
126	节日	jiérì	festival, holiday	祝你节日快乐！(zhù nǐ jiérì kuàilè! – Happy holiday to you!)
127	解决	jiějué	to solve	我们需要解决这个问题。(wǒmen xūyào jiějué zhège wèntí. – We need to solve this problem.)
128	借	jiè	to borrow, to lend	我想借一本书。(wǒ xiǎng jiè yī běn shū. – I want to borrow a book.)
129	经常	jīngcháng	often, frequently	我经常去那里。(wǒ jīngcháng qù nàlǐ. – I often go there.)
130	经过	jīngguò	to pass by, to go through	我经过公园。(wǒ jīngguò gōngyuán. – I passed by the park.)
131	经理	jīnglǐ	manager	他是我们的经理。(tā shì wǒmen de jīnglǐ. – He is our manager.)
132	久	jiǔ	long (of time)	你等了多久？(nǐ děng le duō jiǔ? – How long have you waited?)
133	旧	jiù	old (of things), used	这是一件旧衣服。(zhè shì yī jiàn jiù yīfu. – This is an old piece of clothing.)
134	句子	jùzi	sentence	这个句子很难。(zhège jùzi hěn nán. – This sentence is difficult.)
135	决定	juédìng	to decide, decision	我决定去中国。(wǒ juédìng qù Zhōngguó. – I decided to go to China.)
136	渴	kě	thirsty	我很渴。(wǒ hěn kě. – I’m very thirsty.)
137	可爱	kě’ài	cute, lovely	她很可爱。(tā hěn kě’ài. – She is very cute.)
138	刻	kè	quarter (of an hour)	现在是三点一刻。(xiànzài shì sān diǎn yī kè. – It’s a quarter past three now.)
139	客人	kèren	guest, customer	家里来了客人。(jiālǐ lái le kèren. – We have guests at home.)
140	空调	kōngtiáo	air conditioner	请开空调。(qǐng kāi kōngtiáo. – Please turn on the air conditioner.)
141	口	kǒu	mouth, (measure word for family members)	我家有三口人。(wǒ jiā yǒu sān kǒu rén. – There are three people in my family.)
142	哭	kū	to cry	孩子在哭。(háizi zài kū. – The child is crying.)
143	裤子	kùzi	trousers, pants	这条裤子很舒服。(zhè tiáo kùzi hěn shūfu. – These trousers are very comfortable.)
144	筷子	kuàizi	chopsticks	请给我一副筷子。(qǐng gěi wǒ yī fù kuàizi. – Please give me a pair of chopsticks.)
145	蓝	lán	blue	天空是蓝色的。(tiānkōng shì lánsè de. – The sky is blue.)
146	老	lǎo	old (of people), experienced	我的老师。(wǒ de lǎoshī. – My teacher.)
147	离开	líkāi	to leave, to depart	他离开家了。(tā líkāi jiā le. – He left home.)
148	礼物	lǐwù	gift, present	这是一个生日礼物。(zhè shì yī gè shēngrì lǐwù. – This is a birthday gift.)
149	历史	lìshǐ	history	我喜欢学历史。(wǒ xǐhuān xué lìshǐ. – I like to study history.)
150	脸	liǎn	face	她的脸很小。(tā de liǎn hěn xiǎo. – Her face is small.)
151	聊天	liáotiān	to chat	我们一起聊天吧。(wǒmen yìqǐ liáotiān ba. – Let’s chat together.)
152	练习	liànxí	to practice, exercise	我每天都练习中文。(wǒ měitiān dōu liànxí Zhōngwén. – I practice Chinese every day.)
153	辆	liàng	(measure word for vehicles)	我有一辆车。(wǒ yǒu yī liàng chē. – I have a car.)
154	了解	liǎojiě	to understand, to know about	我不了解他。(wǒ bù liǎojiě tā. – I don’t understand him.)
155	邻居	línjū	neighbor	我的邻居很好。(wǒ de línjū hěn hǎo. – My neighbor is very nice.)
156	留学	liúxué	to study abroad	我想去国外留学。(wǒ xiǎng qù guówài liúxué. – I want to study abroad.)
157	楼	lóu	building, floor (of a building)	我住在五楼。(wǒ zhù zài wǔ lóu. – I live on the fifth floor.)
158	绿	lǜ	green	这件衣服是绿色的。(zhè jiàn yīfu shì lǜsè de. – This dress is green.)
159	马	mǎ	horse	他喜欢骑马。(tā xǐhuān qí mǎ. – He likes to ride horses.)
160	马上	mǎshàng	immediately, right away	我马上就来。(wǒ mǎshàng jiù lái. – I’ll be right there.)
161	满意	mǎnyì	satisfied	我对这个结果很满意。(wǒ duì zhège jiéguǒ hěn mǎnyì. – I am very satisfied with this result.)
162	帽子	màozi	hat, cap	她戴着一顶帽子。(tā dàizhe yī dǐng màozi. – She is wearing a hat.)
163	米	mǐ	meter, rice	这条绳子有三米长。(zhè tiáo shéngzi yǒu sān mǐ cháng. – This rope is three meters long.)
164	面包	miànbāo	bread	我早餐喜欢吃面包。(wǒ zǎocān xǐhuān chī miànbāo. – I like to eat bread for breakfast.)
165	明白	míngbai	clear, to understand	我明白了。(wǒ míngbai le. – I understand.)
166	拿	ná	to take, to hold	请帮我拿一下书。(qǐng bāng wǒ ná yīxià shū. – Please help me take the book.)
167	奶奶	nǎinai	paternal grandmother	我爱我的奶奶。(wǒ ài wǒ de nǎinai. – I love my grandma.)
168	南	nán	south	商店在南边。(shāngdiàn zài nán biān. – The shop is on the South side.)
169	难	nán	difficult	这道题很难。(zhè dào tí hěn nán. – This question is very difficult.)
170	难过	nánguò	sad, upset	我很难过。(wǒ hěn nánguò. – I am very sad.)

No	Chinese	Pinyin	English	Examples
171	年级	niánjí	grade (in school)	我是三年级学生。(wǒ shì sān niánjí xuéshēng. – I am a third-grade student.)
172	年轻	niánqīng	young	他很年轻。(tā hěn niánqīng. – He is very young.)
173	鸟	niǎo	bird	天上有很多鸟。(tiānshàng yǒu hěn duō niǎo. – There are many birds in the sky.)
174	努力	nǔlì	to strive, to work hard	你要努力学习。(nǐ yào nǔlì xuéxí. – You must study hard.)
175	爬山	páshān	to climb a mountain	周末我们去爬山吧。(zhōumò wǒmen qù páshān ba. – Let’s go mountain climbing this weekend.)
176	盘子	pánzi	plate, dish	请把盘子洗干净。(qǐng bǎ pánzi xǐ gānjìng. – Please wash the plate clean.)
177	胖	pàng	fat, plump	他有点儿胖。(tā yǒudiǎnr pàng. – He is a bit fat.)
178	啤酒	píjiǔ	beer	我不喝啤酒。(wǒ bù hē píjiǔ. – I don’t drink beer.)
179	皮鞋	píxié	leather shoes	他穿了一双新皮鞋。(tā chuān le yī shuāng xīn píxié. – He wore a new pair of leather shoes.)
180	瓶子	píngzi	bottle	桌子上有一个瓶子。(zhuōzi shàng yǒu yī gè píngzi. – There is a bottle on the table.)
181	其实	qíshí	actually, in fact	其实他不懂。(qíshí tā bù dǒng. – Actually, he doesn’t understand.)
182	其他	qítā	other, else	其他人呢？(qítā rén ne? – Where are the others?)
183	骑	qí	to ride (a bicycle, horse)	我喜欢骑自行车。(wǒ xǐhuān qí zìxíngchē. – I like riding a bicycle.)
184	奇怪	qíguài	strange, odd	这个人很奇怪。(zhège rén hěn qíguài. – This person is very strange.)
185	起来	qǐlái	to get up, (directional complement indicating upward movement or beginning of action)	快起来！(kuài qǐlái! – Get up quickly!)
186	起飞	qǐfēi	to take off (of a plane)	飞机起飞了。(fēijī qǐfēi le. – The plane has taken off.)
187	清楚	qīngchu	clear, distinct	你说清楚一点。(nǐ shuō qīngchu yīdiǎn. – Please speak a bit more clearly.)
188	请假	qǐngjià	to ask for leave	我想请假三天。(wǒ xiǎng qǐngjià sān tiān. – I want to ask for three days off.)
189	秋	qiū	autumn, fall	秋天很美。(qiūtiān hěn měi. – Autumn is beautiful.)
190	裙子	qúnzi	skirt	这条裙子真漂亮。(zhè tiáo qúnzi zhēn piàoliang. – This skirt is really beautiful.)
191	然后	ránhòu	then, afterwards	我先吃饭，然后看电影。(wǒ xiān chīfàn, ránhòu kàn diànyǐng. – I’ll eat first, then watch a movie.)
192	热情	rèqíng	enthusiasm, passionate	她对工作很热情。(tā duì gōngzuò hěn rèqíng. – She is very enthusiastic about her work.)
193	认为	rènwéi	to think, to believe	我认为他说得对。(wǒ rènwéi tā shuō de duì. – I think what he said is right.)
194	认真	rènzhēn	serious, conscientious, earnest	他学习很认真。(tā xuéxí hěn rènzhēn. – He studies very conscientiously.)
195	容易	róngyì	easy	这道题很容易。(zhè dào tí hěn róngyì. – This question is very easy.)
196	如果	rúguǒ	if, in case	如果下雨，我们就不去了。(rúguǒ xiàyǔ, wǒmen jiù bù qù le. – If it rains, we won’t go.)
197	伞	sǎn	umbrella	下雨了，带伞了吗？(xiàyǔ le, dài sǎn le ma? – It’s raining, did you bring an umbrella?)
198	上网	shàngwǎng	to go online, to surf the internet	我喜欢上网看新闻。(wǒ xǐhuān shàngwǎng kàn xīnwén. – I like to go online to read the news.)
199	生气	shēngqì	to get angry	他生气了。(tā shēngqì le. – He got angry.)
200	声音	shēngyīn	sound, voice	她的声音很好听。(tā de shēngyīn hěn hǎotīng. – Her voice is very pleasant to listen to.)
201	试	shì	to try	我想试一下这件衣服。(wǒ xiǎng shì yīxià zhè jiàn yīfu. – I want to try on this dress.)
202	世界	shìjiè	world	世界很大。(shìjiè hěn dà. – The world is very big.)
203	瘦	shòu	thin, lean	她变瘦了。(tā biàn shòu le. – She has become thinner.)
204	舒服	shūfu	comfortable, well	我今天不舒服。(wǒ jīntiān bù shūfu. – I’m not feeling well today.)
205	叔叔	shūshu	uncle (father’s younger brother)	叔叔好！(shūshu hǎo! – Hello, uncle!)
206	树	shù	tree	院子里有棵大树。(yuànzi lǐ yǒu kē dà shù. – There’s a big tree in the yard.)
207	数学	shùxué	mathematics	我喜欢数学。(wǒ xǐhuān shùxué. – I like mathematics.)
208	刷牙	shuāyá	to brush teeth	每天早上我都会刷牙。(měitiān zǎoshàng wǒ dōu huì shuāyá. – I brush my teeth every morning.)
209	双	shuāng	pair, double	我买了一双鞋。(wǒ mǎi le yī shuāng xié. – I bought a pair of shoes.)
210	水平	shuǐpíng	level, standard	他的汉语水平很高。(tā de Hànyǔ shuǐpíng hěn gāo. – His Chinese level is very high.)
211	司机	sījī	driver	司机开车很快。(sījī kāichē hěn kuài. – The driver drives very fast.)
212	太阳	tàiyáng	sun	太阳出来了。(tàiyáng chūlái le. – The sun is out.)
213	特别	tèbié	especially, particularly	我特别喜欢你。(wǒ tèbié xǐhuān nǐ. – I particularly like you.)
214	疼	téng	painful, to hurt	我的头很疼。(wǒ de tóu hěn téng. – My head hurts a lot.)
215	提高	tígāo	to improve, to raise	我想提高汉语水平。(wǒ xiǎng tígāo Hànyǔ shuǐpíng. – I want to improve my Chinese level.)
216	体育	tǐyù	sports, physical education	我喜欢上体育课。(wǒ xǐhuān shàng tǐyù kè. – I like to attend PE class.)
217	甜	tián	sweet	这个西瓜很甜。(zhège xīguā hěn tián. – This watermelon is very sweet.)
218	条	tiáo	(measure word for long, thin objects)	这条路很长。(zhè tiáo lù hěn cháng. – This road is very long.)
219	同事	tóngshì	colleague	她是我的同事。(tā shì wǒ de tóngshì. – She is my colleague.)
220	同意	tóngyì	to agree	我同意你的看法。(wǒ tóngyì nǐ de kànfǎ. – I agree with your opinion.)
221	头发	tóufa	hair	她的头发很长。(tā de tóufa hěn cháng. – Her hair is very long.)
222	突然	tūrán	suddenly	他突然出现了。(tā tūrán chūxiàn le. – He suddenly appeared.)
223	图书馆	túshūguǎn	library	我要去图书馆看书。(wǒ yào qù túshūguǎn kànshū. – I want to go to the library to read books.)
224	腿	tuǐ	leg	他的腿很长。(tā de tuǐ hěn cháng. – His legs are very long.)
225	完成	wánchéng	to complete, to finish	我完成了作业。(wǒ wánchéng le zuòyè. – I finished my homework.)
226	碗	wǎn	bowl	请给我一个碗。(qǐng gěi wǒ yī gè wǎn. – Please give me a bowl.)
227	万	wàn	ten thousand	一万块钱。(yī wàn kuài qián. – Ten thousand yuan.)
228	忘记	wàngjì	to forget	我忘记带钥匙了。(wǒ wàngjì dài yàoshi le. – I forgot to bring my key.)
229	为	wèi	for, because of	这是为你做的。(zhè shì wèi nǐ zuò de. – This is made for you.)
230	为了	wèile	in order to, for the sake of	为了学习，他很努力。(wèile xuéxí, tā hěn nǔlì. – In order to study, he works very hard.)

No	Chinese	Pinyin	English	Examples
231	位	wèi	polite measure word for people	这是一位老师。(zhè shì yī wèi lǎoshī. – This is a teacher (polite).)
232	文化	wénhuà	culture	中国文化很有趣。(Zhōngguó wénhuà hěn yǒu qù. – Chinese culture is very interesting.)
233	西	xī	west	商店在西边。(shāngdiàn zài xī biān. – The shop is on the west side.)
234	习惯	xíguàn	habit	我有一个好习惯。(wǒ yǒu yī gè hǎo xíguàn. – I have a good habit.)
235	洗手间	xǐshǒujiān	restroom	请问洗手间在哪儿？(qǐngwèn xǐshǒujiān zài nǎr? – Excuse me, where is the restroom?)
236	洗澡	xǐzǎo	to take a shower/bath	我要洗澡了。(wǒ yào xǐzǎo le. – I’m going to take a shower.)
237	夏	xià	summer	夏天很热。(xiàtiān hěn rè. – Summer is very hot.)
238	先	xiān	first	你先走吧。(nǐ xiān zǒu ba. – You go first.)
239	香蕉	xiāngjiāo	banana	我喜欢吃香蕉。(wǒ xǐhuān chī xiāngjiāo. – I like to eat bananas.)
240	相信	xiāngxìn	to believe	我相信你。(wǒ xiāngxìn nǐ. – I believe you.)
241	向	xiàng	towards	请向前走。(qǐng xiàng qián zǒu. – Please walk forward.)
242	像	xiàng	to be like, to resemble	她长得真像她妈妈。(tā zhǎng de zhēn xiàng tā māma. – She really looks like her mother.)
243	小心	xiǎoxīn	to be careful	小心！(xiǎoxīn! – Be careful!)
244	校长	xiàozhǎng	principal, headmaster	校长在开会。(xiàozhǎng zài kāihuì. – The principal is in a meeting.)
245	新闻	xīnwén	news	我每天看新闻。(wǒ měitiān kàn xīnwén. – I watch the news every day.)
246	新鲜	xīnxiān	fresh	这些水果很新鲜。(zhèxiē shuǐguǒ hěn xīnxiān. – These fruits are very fresh.)
247	信用卡	xìnyòngkǎ	credit card	我用信用卡支付。(wǒ yòng xìnyòngkǎ zhīfù. – I paid with a credit card.)
248	行李箱	xínglixiāng	suitcase, trunk	我的行李箱很重。(wǒ de xínglixiāng hěn zhòng. – My suitcase is very heavy.)
249	熊猫	xióngmāo	panda	熊猫很可爱。(xióngmāo hěn kě’ài. – Pandas are very cute.)
250	需要	xūyào	to need	我需要你的帮助。(wǒ xūyào nǐ de bāngzhù. – I need your help.)
251	选择	xuǎnzé	choice, to choose	你有什么选择？(nǐ yǒu shénme xuǎnzé? – What choices do you have?)
252	要求	yāoqiú	requirement, to request	他的要求不高。(tā de yāoqiú bù gāo. – His requirements aren’t high.)
253	爷爷	yéye	paternal grandfather	我和爷爷去公园。(wǒ hé yéye qù gōngyuán. – My grandpa and I went to the park.)
254	一定	yídìng	certainly, definitely	他一定会来。(tā yídìng huì lái. – He will definitely come.)
255	一共	yígòng	altogether	一共多少钱？(yígòng duōshǎo qián? – How much altogether?)
256	一会儿	yíhuìr	a while, a moment	请等一会儿。(qǐng děng yíhuìr. – Please wait a moment.)
257	一样	yíyàng	same, alike	我们长得不一样。(wǒmen zhǎng de bù yíyàng. – We don’t look the same.)
258	以前	yǐqián	before, formerly	以前我很喜欢看电影。(yǐqián wǒ hěn xǐhuān kàn diànyǐng. – Before, I really liked watching movies.)
259	一般	yìbān	generally, usually	我一般周末在家。(wǒ yìbān zhōumò zài jiā. – I’m usually home on weekends.)
260	一边	yìbiān	while, at the same time	他一边吃饭一边看电视。(tā yìbiān chīfàn yìbiān kàn diànshì. – He ate while watching TV.)
261	一直	yìzhí	always, continuously	他一直在学习。(tā yìzhí zài xuéxí. – He has always been studying.)
262	音乐	yīnyuè	music	我喜欢听音乐。(wǒ xǐhuān tīng yīnyuè. – I like to listen to music.)
263	银行	yínháng	bank	我要去银行取钱。(wǒ yào qù yínháng qǔqián. – I want to go to the bank to withdraw money.)
264	饮料	yǐnliào	beverage, drink	你想喝什么饮料？(nǐ xiǎng hē shénme yǐnliào? – What drink would you like to have?)
265	应该	yīnggāi	should, ought to	你应该多休息。(nǐ yīnggāi duō xiūxi. – You should rest more.)
266	影响	yǐngxiǎng	influence, to affect	吸烟会影响健康。(xīyān huì yǐngxiǎng jiànkāng. – Smoking will affect health.)
267	用	yòng	to use	我用筷子吃饭。(wǒ yòng kuàizi chīfàn. – I use chopsticks to eat.)
268	游戏	yóuxì	game	我喜欢玩游戏。(wǒ xǐhuān wán yóuxì. – I like to play games.)
269	有名	yǒumíng	famous	他是一个很有名的演员。(tā shì yī gè hěn yǒumíng de yǎnyuán. – He is a very famous actor.)
270	又	yòu	again (for repeated actions)	他又来了。(tā yòu lái le. – He came again.)

No	Chinese	Pinyin	English	Examples
271	遇到	yùdào	to encounter, to meet	我今天遇到了一个老朋友。(wǒ jīntiān yùdào le yī gè lǎo péngyou. – Today I encountered an old friend.)
272	元	yuán	Yuan (Chinese currency unit)	这件衣服十元。(zhè jiàn yīfu shí yuán. – This piece of clothing is ten yuan.)
273	愿意	yuànyì	to be willing	我愿意帮助你。(wǒ yuànyì bāngzhù nǐ. – I am willing to help you.)
274	月亮	yuèliang	moon	今晚的月亮很圆。(jīnwǎn de yuèliang hěn yuán. – Tonight’s moon is very full.)
275	越	yuè	the more… the more…	你越学习，越聪明。(nǐ yuè xuéxí, yuè cōngming. – The more you study, the smarter you become.)
276	站	zhàn	to stand, station	请站起来。(qǐng zhàn qǐlái. – Please stand up.)
277	张	zhāng	Zhang (surname), (measure word for flat objects)	我有一张照片。(wǒ yǒu yī zhāng zhàopiàn. – I have one picture.)
278	长（动词）	zhǎng	to grow	孩子长高了。(háizi zhǎng gāo le. – The child has grown taller.)
279	着急	zháojí	to worry, anxious	你不要着急。(nǐ bùyào zháojí. – Don’t worry.)
280	照顾	zhàogù	to look after, to care for	谢谢你照顾我。(xièxie nǐ zhàogù wǒ. – Thank you for looking after me.)
281	照片	zhàopiàn	photo	这是一张老照片。(zhè shì yī zhāng lǎo zhàopiàn. – This is an old photo.)
282	照相机	zhàoxiàngjī	camera	我想买一台照相机。(wǒ xiǎng mǎi yī tái zhàoxiàngjī. – I want to buy a camera.)
283	只（量词）	zhī	(measure word for certain animals)	我有一只猫。(wǒ yǒu yī zhī māo. – I have one cat.)
284	只（副词）	zhǐ	only	我只想睡觉。(wǒ zhǐ xiǎng shuìjiào. – I only want to sleep.)
285	只有……才……	zhǐyǒu…cái…	only if… then…	只有你努力，才能成功。(zhǐyǒu nǐ nǔlì, cái néng chénggōng. – Only if you work hard, then can you succeed.)
286	中文	zhōngwén	Chinese language	我在学中文。(wǒ zài xué Zhōngwén. – I’m learning Chinese.)
287	中间	zhōngjiān	middle, in between	椅子在桌子中间。(yǐzi zài zhuōzi zhōngjiān. – The chair is in the middle of the table.)
288	终于	zhōngyú	finally	我终于找到他了。(wǒ zhōngyú zhǎodào tā le. – I finally found him.)
289	种	zhǒng	kind, type, species	你喜欢哪种颜色？(nǐ xǐhuān nǎ zhǒng yánsè? – Which kind of color do you like?)
290	重要	zhòngyào	important	这件事很重要。(zhè jiàn shì hěn zhòngyào. – This matter is very important.)
291	周末	zhōumò	weekend	周末你有什么计划？(zhōumò nǐ yǒu shénme jìhuà? – What are your plans for the weekend?)
292	主要	zhǔyào	main, primary	主要原因是什么？(zhǔyào yuányīn shì shénme? – What is the main reason?)
293	注意	zhùyì	to pay attention, to notice	请注意安全。(qǐng zhùyì ānquán. – Please pay attention to safety.)
294	自己	zìjǐ	oneself	我自己做饭。(wǒ zìjǐ zuòfàn. – I cook by myself.)
295	自行车	zìxíngchē	bicycle	我有一辆自行车。(wǒ yǒu yī liàng zìxíngchē. – I have a bicycle.)
296	总是	zǒngshì	always	他总是很忙。(tā zǒngshì hěn máng. – He is always busy.)
297	嘴	zuǐ	mouth	他的嘴巴很大。(tā de zuǐba hěn dà. – His mouth is very big.)
298	最后	zuìhòu	last, finally	他最后一个来。(tā zuìhòu yī gè lái. – He was the last one to come.)
299	最近	zuìjìn	recently, lately	你最近好吗？(nǐ zuìjìn hǎo ma? – How have you been recently?)
300	作业	zuòyè	homework	我还没做完作业。(wǒ hái méi zuò wán zuòyè. – I haven’t finished my homework yet.)

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Conclusion

Learning Chinese, especially HSK 3 vocabulary, becomes easier with a smart learning method and suitable resources. With this list of 600 HSK 3 vocabulary words and examples, you now have a useful tool to support your learning journey. We hope Ni Hao Ma has provided you with beneficial knowledge. Don’t forget to save this article for review!