HSK 3 vocabulary with pinyin and audio
499 words
- 一共 yīgòng — in total; altogether
- 一块儿 yīkuàir — together; at the same time (erhua variant of 一块)
- 一定 yīdìng — surely; certainly; must (expressing strong certainty or obligation)
- 一样 yīyàng — same; equal to; just like
- 一直 yīzhí — continuously; without interruption
- 一般 yībān — ordinary; common; general
- 一边 yībiān — indicates two simultaneous actions ("doing A while doing B"); used in the pattern 一边...一边...
- 上衣 shàngyī — jacket; upper outer garment
- 不久 bùjiǔ — not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after
- 不但 bùdàn — not only (... but also ...)
- 不同 bùtóng — different; distinct; not the same; not alike
- 不用 bùyòng — need not; no need to; don't have to
- 不行 bùxíng — won't do; be out of the question; be no good; not work; not be capable
- 不见 bùjiàn — not to see; to be missing; to have disappeared
- 世界 shìjiè — world
- 东 dōng — east; the east side/direction
- 东北 dōngběi — Northeast China; Manchuria (region)
- 东南 dōngnán — southeast
- 东方 dōngfāng — the East; the Orient
- 丢 diū — to lose (something)
- 中 zhōng — (bound form) China; Chinese (used in compounds, e.g., 中华 zhōnghuá)
- 中间 zhōngjiān — the middle; center; interior
- 为 wéi — as; in the capacity of; used to indicate role or identity
- 为了 wèile — for; for the purpose of; in order to
- 主要 zhǔyào — main; principal; major; primary
- 久 jiǔ — long (of a period of time)
- 习惯 xíguàn — habit; custom; usual practice
- 了解 liǎojiě — to understand; to realize; to find out
- 以上 yǐshàng — above; over (a certain amount, level or number)
- 以下 yǐxià — at or below a certain level or position; lower than
- 以为 yǐwéi — to think; to believe (often implies the belief is mistaken, unless referring to one's own current belief)
- 以前 yǐqián — before; formerly; previously; ago (refers to an earlier time)
- 以后 yǐhòu — after; later; afterwards; in the future
- 以外 yǐwài — apart from; other than; except for; outside of; beyond
- 休假 xiūjià — to go on vacation; to take leave; to have a holiday
- 会 huì — can; to be able to; to know how to (have the skill or ability)
- 会议 huìyì — meeting; conference
- 伞 sǎn — umbrella; parasol
- 住院 zhùyuàn — to stay in hospital; to be hospitalized
- 体育 tǐyù — sports; athletics
- 体育馆 tǐyùguǎn — gym; gymnasium; stadium
- 作业 zuòyè — school assignment; homework
- 信 xìn — letter; mail
- 信用卡 xìnyòngkǎ — credit card
- 借 jiè — to borrow; to lend (when used with 給/给 or 出); to make use of; to avail oneself of; (sometimes followed by 著/着) by; with
- 假期 jiàqī — vacation; holiday (period of time off from work or school)
- 做客 zuòkè — to be a guest; to visit someone
- 健康 jiànkāng — health (the state of being free from illness or injury)
- 像 xiàng — to resemble; to be like
- 先 xiān — beforehand; earlier; at first; for the time being; for now
- 公园 gōngyuán — park (for public recreation)
- 公斤 gōngjīn — kilogram (kg)
- 关 guān — mountain pass
- 关于 guānyú — pertaining to; concerning; with regard to; about
- 关心 guānxīn — to be concerned about; to care about
- 关机 guānjī — to turn off (a machine or device)
- 关注 guānzhù — to pay attention to; to follow something closely; to follow (on social media)
- 关系 guānxi — relation; relationship (between people, things, or concepts)
- 兴趣 xìngqù — interest (desire to know about something); thing one is interested in; hobby
- 其他 qítā — other; something/somebody else; the rest
- 其实 qíshí — actually; in fact; really (used to correct or emphasize the true situation)
- 养 yǎng — to raise (animals)
- 冬天 dōngtiān — winter (the season)
- 冰 bīng — ice (frozen water)
- 冰激凌 bīngjīlíng — ice cream
- 冰箱 bīngxiāng — refrigerator; fridge
- 决定 juédìng — to decide; to resolve (to do something)
- 凉快 liángkuai — pleasantly cool (weather, air, etc.)
- 几乎 jīhū — almost; nearly; practically
- 出发 chūfā — to set off; to start (on a journey)
- 出生 chūshēng — to be born
- 出院 chūyuàn — to be discharged from hospital; to leave hospital
- 分开 fēnkāi — to separate; to part; to divide (things or people)
- 刚 gāng — just; barely; exactly (a short time ago / only just)
- 刚刚 gānggang — just; a moment ago; very recently
- 刚才 gāngcái — just now; a moment ago
- 初中 chūzhōng — junior high school; middle school (abbr. for 初級中學/初级中学)
- 别人 biéren — other people; others; other person
- 别的 biéde — other; else
- 刮 guā — to scrape; to rub away the surface of something
- 到处 dàochù — everywhere; all around
- 刷 shuā — a brush (tool)
- 刻 kè — quarter (of an hour); 15 minutes
- 前天 qiántiān — the day before yesterday
- 前年 qiánnián — the year before last
- 办 bàn — to take care of; to deal with (a matter, task, procedure)
- 办公室 bàngōngshì — office; business premises
- 办法 bànfǎ — method; way of doing or handling something
- 加 jiā — abbr. for Canada (加拿大)
- 动物 dòngwù — animal; a living creature (not a plant)
- 动物园 dòngwùyuán — zoo
- 努力 nǔlì — to make an effort; to try hard; to strive
- 勺子 sháozi — spoon; ladle
- 北 běi — north; northern direction
- 北方 běifāng — north; the northern direction or region
- 半天 bàntiān — a long time; quite a while (colloquial)
- 南 nán — south
- 南方 nánfāng — south; the southern direction
- 卡 kǎ — to stop; to block
- 卫生间 wèishēngjiān — bathroom; toilet; WC