HSK 3 vocabulary with pinyin and audio
499 words
- 脸 liǎn — face (the front part of the head); facial appearance
- 腿 tuǐ — leg (of a person or animal); CL: 條|条[tiao2]
- 自行车 zìxíngchē — bicycle; bike
- 船 chuán — boat; vessel; ship
- 节 jiē — bound pronunciation in 节骨眼 (jiēguyǎn): a critical juncture; crucial moment
- 节日 jiérì — holiday; festival
- 节目 jiémù — (TV or radio) program; show; item; act; segment; a planned activity (on a schedule); (also) a number (in a concert/variety show)
- 花园 huāyuán — garden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); landscaped park; yard with decorative plants
- 草 cǎo — grass; turf; herbage
- 草地 cǎodì — lawn; meadow; sod; turf
- 菜单 càidān — menu (list of dishes available at a restaurant); CL: 份, 張|张
- 蓝 lán — blue (color)
- 蛋糕 dàngāo — cake
- 行 háng — row; line (in a table); classifier for rows/lines
- 行李 xíngli — luggage; baggage
- 街 jiē — street
- 表演 biǎoyǎn — to perform; to act; to do a show; to demonstrate (a skill)
- 衬衫 chènshān — shirt; blouse (upper-body garment); CL: 件
- 被 bèi — marker indicating passive voice (placed before the agent like 'by' or before the verb if agent omitted)
- 裙子 qúnzi — skirt
- 西 xī — the West; (abbr.) Spain; Spanish
- 西北 xīběi — The northwest region of China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)
- 西南 xīnán — southwest
- 西方 xīfāng — the West; Western countries
- 西瓜 xīguā — watermelon
- 要求 yāoqiú — to request; to ask; to demand; to require (someone to do something)
- 见面 jiànmiàn — to meet; to see each other
- 角 jué — role; part (in theater or film)
- 解决 jiějué — to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate; to wipe out
- 认为 rènwéi — to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
- 认得 rènde — to recognize; to remember something (or somebody) when seeing them
- 认真 rènzhēn — conscientious; earnest; serious (attitude or manner)
- 记 jì — to record; to write down; to take notes
- 讲 jiǎng — to speak; to talk
- 词典 cídiǎn — dictionary (reference book listing words and their meanings)
- 试 shì — to test; to try; to experiment with
- 该 gāi — should; ought to (expressing duty or advisability)
- 语言 yǔyán — language (a system of communication)
- 请假 qǐngjià — to request leave of absence (from work, school, etc.)
- 请客 qǐngkè — to give a dinner/banquet; to treat someone (to a meal); to entertain guests
- 课文 kèwén — text (of a lesson, textbook reading)
- 课本 kèběn — textbook
- 起 qǐ — to rise; to get up
- 起飞 qǐfēi — to take off (of an aircraft or rocket); to lift off
- 越 yuè — to exceed; to surpass; to go beyond; the more… (the more…)
- 路口 lùkǒu — crossing; intersection (of roads)
- 路边 lùbiān — curb; roadside; wayside
- 跳 tiào — to jump; to leap up
- 身边 shēnbiān — at (someone's) side; nearby; on hand
- 身高 shēngāo — (a person's) height
- 辆 liàng — classifier/measure word for vehicles (cars, bicycles, etc.)
- 过去 guòqù — in the past; formerly; previously (time adverb)
- 过节 guòjié — to celebrate a festival; to spend a holiday
- 运动会 yùndònghuì — sports meeting; athletic competition (often held by a school, company, or community)
- 运动员 yùndòngyuán — athlete
- 还 huán — to return; to give back; to repay
- 迟到 chídào — to arrive late; be late (for an event, work, class, etc.)
- 选 xuǎn — to choose; to pick; to select; to elect
- 选择 xuǎnzé — to select; to pick
- 遇到 yùdào — to meet; to run into; to come across
- 遇见 yùjiàn — to meet; to encounter (someone)
- 遍 biàn — everywhere; all over
- 邮件 yóujiàn — mail; post; email
- 邮箱 yóuxiāng — mailbox; post office box; email; email inbox
- 邻居 línjū — neighbor (person living next door or nearby)
- 酒 jiǔ — wine; liquor; alcoholic beverage (esp. rice wine)
- 重要 zhòngyào — important; significant; major
- 铅笔 qiānbǐ — (lead) pencil
- 银行 yínháng — bank (financial institution)
- 银行卡 yínhángkǎ — bank card (debit or ATM card)
- 锻炼 duànliàn — to engage in physical exercise; to work out; to toughen/temper (oneself); (fig.) to train or develop one's skills
- 长 cháng — long (of length or duration)
- 阿姨 āyí — maternal aunt; step-mother; childcare worker; nursemaid; woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by a child)
- 附近 fùjìn — nearby; in the vicinity of; neighborhood
- 除了 chúle — apart from; besides; in addition to (can exclude or include)
- 难 nán — difficult; hard (to do)
- 难听 nántīng — unpleasant to hear; (of a sound) harsh
- 难看 nánkàn — ugly; unsightly; unattractive
- 难过 nánguò — to feel sad; upset
- 难题 nántí — difficult problem; tough question
- 雨衣 yǔyī — raincoat
- 需要 xūyào — to need; to want; to demand; to require
- 面前 miànqián — in front of; facing; in the presence of
- 鞋 xié — shoe
- 音乐 yīnyuè — music
- 页 xié — head; top; page header (literary/archaic)
- 风 fēng — wind (moving air)
- 饮料 yǐnliào — drink; beverage
- 饱 bǎo — to eat until full
- 饿 è — hungry
- 香蕉 xiāngjiāo — banana (fruit)
- 马 mǎ — horse; CL: 匹 (pi3); also the cavalry piece in xiangqi (Chinese chess) — corresponds to the knight in Western chess
- 马上 mǎshàng — at once; right away; immediately
- 马路 mǎlù — street; road
- 骑 jì — saddle horse; mounted soldier (Taiwan usage)
- 高铁 gāotiě — high-speed rail; high-speed train (China's fast train network)
- 鸡 jī — fowl; chicken
- 黄色 huángsè — yellow (color)
- 黑板 hēibǎn — blackboard; chalkboard