HSK 3 vocabulary with pinyin and audio
499 words
- 差 chā — difference; discrepancy; (math) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction)
- 差不多 chàbuduō — almost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad
- 市 shì — market; a place where goods are bought and sold
- 带 dài — band; belt; girdle; ribbon; tire
- 帮助 bāngzhù — to help; to assist
- 常 cháng — always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant
- 常常 chángcháng — frequently; often
- 常用 chángyòng — commonly used; in common usage
- 常见 chángjiàn — commonly seen; common; occurring frequently
- 干 gān — dry; not wet; dehydrated
- 干净 gānjìng — clean; neat
- 平时 píngshí — ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime
- 年级 niánjí — grade; year (in school, college, etc.)
- 年轻 niánqīng — young (of person or thing)
- 应该 yīnggāi — ought to; should; must (expressing obligation or expectation)
- 开会 kāihuì — to hold a meeting; to convene people for a meeting
- 开心 kāixīn — happy; in high spirits
- 开机 kāijī — to start an engine; to boot up (a computer); to begin shooting a film or TV show
- 开花 kāihuā — to bloom; to blossom; to flower
- 张 zhāng — to open up; to spread; to stretch out
- 当然 dāngrán — of course; certainly; naturally; without doubt
- 影响 yǐngxiǎng — influence; effect
- 得 dé — to obtain; to get; to gain (including 'to catch' a disease)
- 得分 défēn — to score a point (in a competition, test, etc.)
- 得到 dédào — to get; to obtain; to receive
- 心里 xīnli — heart; mind (the seat of feelings or thoughts)
- 必须 bìxū — to have to; must; compulsory; necessarily
- 忘记 wàngjì — to forget
- 怎么办 zěnmebàn — what to do?; how should (one) handle this?
- 怎样 zěnyàng — how (in what way)
- 怕 pà — to be afraid; to fear; to dread; to be unable to endure
- 急 jí — urgent; pressing
- 总 zǒng — general; overall
- 总是 zǒngshì — always; all the time
- 感兴趣 gǎnxìngqù — to be interested (in); to find something interesting
- 感冒 gǎnmào — to catch a cold; to come down with a cold
- 感到 gǎndào — to feel; to sense; to perceive
- 愿意 yuànyì — to be willing; to want (to do something)
- 懂得 dǒngde — to understand; to know; to comprehend
- 成绩 chéngjì — achievement; performance; (school) grades; results
- 或 huò — maybe; perhaps; possibly (indicating uncertainty)
- 或者 huòzhě — or; possibly; maybe; perhaps
- 房子 fángzi — house; building (single- or two-story); apartment; room
- 才 cái — ability; talent
- 打扫 dǎsǎo — to clean; to sweep
- 打算 dǎsuàn — to plan; to intend
- 扫 sǎo — to sweep (with a broom or brush)
- 把 bǎ — to hold; to grasp
- 护照 hùzhào — passport
- 报纸 bàozhǐ — newspaper; newsprint
- 担心 dānxīn — anxious; worried; uneasy
- 拍照 pāizhào — to take a picture; to photograph
- 挺 tǐng — quite; very (colloquial intensifier)
- 换 huàn — to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch; to convert (currency)
- 接 jiē — to receive (something delivered); to pick up
- 提高 tígāo — to raise; to increase; to improve
- 搬 bān — to move (relocate oneself to a new home or place)
- 搬家 bānjiā — to move house; to relocate
- 收 shōu — to receive; to accept
- 收到 shōudào — to receive; to get
- 放 fàng — to put; to place
- 放假 fàngjià — to have a holiday or vacation; to be on holiday/vacation
- 放学 fàngxué — to dismiss students at the end of the school day; school is over
- 放心 fàngxīn — to feel relieved; to be reassured; to be at ease
- 故事 gùshì — old practice; former custom
- 数学 shùxué — mathematics; the discipline of math
- 文化 wénhuà — culture; civilization
- 斤 jīn — catty; (PRC) unit of weight = 500 g; (TW) = 600 g; (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) ≈ 604 g
- 新年 xīnnián — New Year
- 新闻 xīnwén — news; information about recent events
- 新鲜 xīnxiān — fresh (newly made or obtained; not stale or spoiled; also used for fresh experiences)
- 方便 fāngbiàn — convenient; suitable
- 方便面 fāngbiànmiàn — instant noodles (pre-cooked dried noodles sold with flavoring; ramen)
- 方向 fāngxiàng — direction; orientation; course
- 方法 fāngfǎ — method; technique (a way of doing something skillfully or systematically)
- 旧 jiù — old (not new); opposite of 新
- 明白 míngbai — to understand; to realize
- 春天 chūntiān — spring (season)
- 晚会 wǎnhuì — evening party; gala
- 晚点 wǎndiǎn — to be late; to be delayed (e.g., trains, flights)
- 更 gēng — to change; to replace
- 最后 zuìhòu — final; last; ultimate (in sequence or order)
- 最好 zuìhǎo — had better; it would be best to (followed by a verb; gives advice or warning)
- 最近 zuìjìn — recently
- 月亮 yuèliang — the moon (the Earth's natural satellite)
- 有关 yǒuguān — to have something to do with; to relate to; to concern; concerning
- 有名 yǒumíng — famous; well-known
- 有用 yǒuyòng — useful; helpful; serving a practical purpose
- 服务 fúwù — to serve; to provide a service
- 机会 jīhuì — opportunity; chance; occasion
- 来自 láizì — to come from (a place)
- 极 jí — extremely; to a very high degree
- 查 zhā — variant of 楂 [zha1] (hawthorn)
- 树 shù — tree
- 校园 xiàoyuán — campus; the grounds and buildings of a school or university
- 校长 xiàozhǎng — (college, university) president; headmaster; principal
- 根据 gēnjù — according to; based on
- 检查 jiǎnchá — to examine; to inspect
- 检票 jiǎnpiào — to inspect a ticket; to check tickets; to examine a ballot
- 楼梯 lóutī — stair; staircase