HSK 3 Vocabulary
Browse the HSK 3 vocabulary list. Each word includes simplified characters, pinyin, and English meaning.
HSK 3 vocabulary
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning | Audio | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 啊 | a | interjection of surprise | Dictionary | |
| 爱 愛 | ài | to love | Dictionary | |
| 矮 | ǎi | (of a person) short | Dictionary | |
| 爱好 愛好 | àihào | to like | Dictionary | |
| 安静 安靜 | ānjìng | quiet | Dictionary | |
| 阿姨 | āyí | maternal aunt | Dictionary | |
| 吧 | ba | bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc) | Dictionary | |
| 把 | bǎ | to hold | Dictionary | |
| 八 | bā | eight | Dictionary | |
| 爸爸 | bàba | (coll.) father | Dictionary | |
| 白 | bái | surname Bai | Dictionary | |
| 百 | bǎi | surname Bai | Dictionary | |
| 半 | bàn | half | Dictionary | |
| 班 | bān | surname Ban | Dictionary | |
| 搬 | bān | to move (i.e. relocate oneself) | Dictionary | |
| 办法 辦法 | bànfǎ | method | Dictionary | |
| 帮忙 幫忙 | bāngmáng | to help | Dictionary | |
| 办公室 辦公室 | bàngōngshì | office | Dictionary | |
| 帮助 幫助 | bāngzhù | assistance | Dictionary | |
| 饱 飽 | bǎo | to eat till full | Dictionary | |
| 包 | bāo | surname Bao | Dictionary | |
| 报纸 報紙 | bàozhǐ | newspaper | Dictionary | |
| 被 | bèi | quilt | Dictionary | |
| 北方 | běifāng | north | Dictionary | |
| 北京 | Běijīng | Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (abbr. to 京[Jing1]) | Dictionary | |
| 杯子 | bēizi | cup | Dictionary | |
| 本 | běn | (bound form) root | Dictionary | |
| 比 | bǐ | Belgium | Dictionary | |
| 变化 變化 | biànhuà | (intransitive) to change | Dictionary | |
| 表示 | biǎoshì | (of sb) to express | Dictionary | |
| 表演 | biǎoyǎn | play | Dictionary | |
| 别 別 | bié | surname Bie | Dictionary | |
| 别人 別人 | biéren | other people | Dictionary | |
| 比较 比較 | bǐjiào | to compare | Dictionary | |
| 宾馆 賓館 | bīnguǎn | guesthouse | Dictionary | |
| 冰箱 | bīngxiāng | refrigerator | Dictionary | |
| 比赛 比賽 | bǐsài | competition (sports etc) | Dictionary | |
| 必须 必須 | bìxū | to have to | Dictionary | |
| 鼻子 | bízi | nose | Dictionary | |
| 不 | bù | no | Dictionary | |
| 不客气 不客氣 | bú kèqi | you're welcome | Dictionary | |
| 才 | cái | ability | Dictionary | |
| 菜 | cài | vegetable | Dictionary | |
| 菜单 菜單 | càidān | menu | Dictionary | |
| 参加 參加 | cānjiā | to participate | Dictionary | |
| 草 | cǎo | variant of 草[cao3] | Dictionary | |
| 层 層 | céng | to pile on top of one another | Dictionary | |
| 茶 | chá | tea | Dictionary | |
| 差 | chà | difference | Dictionary | |
| 长 長 | cháng | long | Dictionary | |
| 唱歌 | chànggē | to sing a song | Dictionary | |
| 超市 | chāoshì | supermarket (abbr. for 超級市場|超级市场[chao1 ji2 shi4 chang3]) | Dictionary | |
| 成绩 成績 | chéngjì | achievement | Dictionary | |
| 城市 | chéngshì | city | Dictionary | |
| 衬衫 襯衫 | chènshān | shirt | Dictionary | |
| 吃 | chī | to eat | Dictionary | |
| 迟到 遲到 | chídào | to arrive late | Dictionary | |
| 出 | chū | to go out | Dictionary | |
| 船 | chuán | variant of 船[chuan2] | Dictionary | |
| 穿 | chuān | to wear | Dictionary | |
| 厨房 廚房 | chúfáng | kitchen | Dictionary | |
| 除了 | chúle | apart from | Dictionary | |
| 春 | chūn | old variant of 春[chun1] | Dictionary | |
| 出现 出現 | chūxiàn | to appear | Dictionary | |
| 出租车 出租車 | chūzūchē | taxi | Dictionary | |
| 次 | cì | next in sequence | Dictionary | |
| 词语 詞語 | cíyǔ | word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) | Dictionary | |
| 从 從 | cóng | variant of 從|从[cong2] | Dictionary | |
| 聪明 聰明 | cōngming | intelligent | Dictionary | |
| 错 錯 | cuò | surname Cuo | Dictionary | |
| 大 | dà | big | Dictionary | |
| 打电话 打電話 | dǎ diànhuà | to make a telephone call | Dictionary | |
| 打篮球 打籃球 | dǎ lánqiú | play basketball | Dictionary | |
| 带 帶 | dài | band | Dictionary | |
| 大家 | dàjiā | everyone | Dictionary | |
| 蛋糕 | dàngāo | cake | Dictionary | |
| 当然 當然 | dāngrán | only natural | Dictionary | |
| 但是 | dànshì | but | Dictionary | |
| 担心 擔心 | dānxīn | anxious | Dictionary | |
| 到 | dào | to reach | Dictionary | |
| 打扫 打掃 | dǎsǎo | to clean | Dictionary | |
| 打算 | dǎsuàn | to plan | Dictionary | |
| 得 | de | to obtain | Dictionary | |
| 地 | de | -ly | Dictionary | |
| 的 | de | of | Dictionary | |
| 等 | děng | to wait for | Dictionary | |
| 灯 燈 | dēng | lamp | Dictionary | |
| 低 | dī | low | Dictionary | |
| 第一 | dì-yī | first | Dictionary | |
| 点 點 | diǎn | to touch briefly | Dictionary | |
| 电脑 電腦 | diànnǎo | computer | Dictionary | |
| 电视 電視 | diànshì | television | Dictionary | |
| 电梯 電梯 | diàntī | elevator | Dictionary | |
| 电影 電影 | diànyǐng | movie | Dictionary | |
| 电子邮件 電子郵件 | diànzǐ yóujiàn | Dictionary | ||
| 弟弟 | dìdi | younger brother | Dictionary | |
| 地方 | dìfang | region | Dictionary | |
| 地铁 地鐵 | dìtiě | underground railway | Dictionary | |
| 地图 地圖 | dìtú | map | Dictionary | |
| 懂 | dǒng | to understand | Dictionary | |
| 东 東 | dōng | surname Dong | Dictionary | |
| 冬 | dōng | winter | Dictionary | |
| 动物 動物 | dòngwù | animal | Dictionary | |
| 东西 東西 | dōngxi | east and west | Dictionary | |
| 都 | dōu | all | Dictionary | |
| 读 讀 | dú | to read out | Dictionary | |
| 段 | duàn | surname Duan | Dictionary | |
| 短 | duǎn | short | Dictionary | |
| 锻炼 鍛鍊 | duànliàn | to toughen | Dictionary | |
| 对 對 | duì | right | Dictionary | |
| 对不起 對不起 | duìbuqǐ | I'm sorry | Dictionary | |
| 多 | duō | many | Dictionary | |
| 多么 多麼 | duōme | how (wonderful etc) | Dictionary | |
| 多少 | duōshao | number | Dictionary | |
| 饿 餓 | è | hungry | Dictionary | |
| 二 | èr | two | Dictionary | |
| 耳朵 | ěrduo | ear | Dictionary | |
| 而且 | érqiě | (not only ...) but also | Dictionary | |
| 儿子 兒子 | érzi | son | Dictionary | |
| 放 | fàng | to put | Dictionary | |
| 方便 | fāngbiàn | convenient | Dictionary | |
| 房间 房間 | fángjiān | room | Dictionary | |
| 饭馆 飯館 | fànguǎn | restaurant | Dictionary | |
| 放心 | fàngxīn | to feel relieved | Dictionary | |
| 发烧 發燒 | fāshāo | to have a high temperature (from illness) | Dictionary | |
| 发现 發現 | fāxiàn | to notice | Dictionary | |
| 非常 | fēicháng | very | Dictionary | |
| 飞机 飛機 | fēijī | airplane | Dictionary | |
| 分 | fēn | to divide | Dictionary | |
| 分钟 分鐘 | fēnzhōng | minute | Dictionary | |
| 附近 | fùjìn | nearby | Dictionary | |
| 服务员 服務員 | fúwùyuán | waiter | Dictionary | |
| 复习 複習 | fùxí | to review | Dictionary | |
| 敢 | gǎn | to dare | Dictionary | |
| 刚才 剛才 | gāngcái | just now | Dictionary | |
| 干净 乾淨 | gānjìng | clean | Dictionary | |
| 感冒 | gǎnmào | to catch cold | Dictionary | |
| 高 | gāo | surname Gao | Dictionary | |
| 告诉 告訴 | gàosu | to press charges | Dictionary | |
| 高兴 高興 | gāoxìng | happy | Dictionary | |
| 个 個 | gè | used in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5] | Dictionary | |
| 哥哥 | gēge | older brother | Dictionary | |
| 给 給 | gěi | to | Dictionary | |
| 跟 | gēn | heel | Dictionary | |
| 更 | gèng | to change or replace | Dictionary | |
| 根据 根據 | gēnjù | according to | Dictionary | |
| 公共汽车 公共汽車 | gōnggòngqìchē | bus | Dictionary | |
| 公斤 | gōngjīn | kilogram (kg) | Dictionary | |
| 公司 | gōngsī | company | Dictionary | |
| 公园 公園 | gōngyuán | park (for public recreation) | Dictionary | |
| 工作 | gōngzuò | to work | Dictionary | |
| 狗 | gǒu | dog | Dictionary | |
| 刮风 颳風 | guā fēng | to be windy | Dictionary | |
| 关 關 | guān | surname Guan | Dictionary | |
| 关系 關係 | guānxì | relation | Dictionary | |
| 关心 關心 | guānxīn | to be concerned about | Dictionary | |
| 关于 關於 | guānyú | pertaining to | Dictionary | |
| 贵 貴 | guì | abbr. for Guizhou Province 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1] | Dictionary | |
| 过 過 | guo | surname Guo | Dictionary | |
| 国家 國家 | guójiā | country | Dictionary | |
| 过去 過去 | guòqù | past | Dictionary | |
| 果汁 | guǒzhī | fruit juice | Dictionary | |
| 故事 | gùshi | old practice | Dictionary | |
| 还 還 | hái | still | Dictionary | |
| 害怕 | hàipà | to be afraid | Dictionary | |
| 还是 還是 | háishì | still (as before) | Dictionary | |
| 孩子 | háizi | child | Dictionary | |
| 汉语 漢語 | Hànyǔ | Chinese language | Dictionary | |
| 号 號 | hào | roar | Dictionary | |
| 好 | hǎo | good | Dictionary | |
| 好吃 | hǎochī | tasty | Dictionary | |
| 和 | hé | old variant of 和[he2] | Dictionary | |
| 河 | hé | river (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]) | Dictionary | |
| 喝 | hē | to drink | Dictionary | |
| 黑 | hēi | abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] | Dictionary | |
| 黑板 | hēibǎn | blackboard | Dictionary | |
| 很 | hěn | very | Dictionary | |
| 红 紅 | hóng | surname Hong | Dictionary | |
| 后面 後面 | hòumiàn | the back | Dictionary | |
| 画 畫 | huà | to draw | Dictionary | |
| 花(动) 花(動) | huā | to spend (money) | Dictionary | |
| 坏 壞 | huài | bad | Dictionary | |
| 换 換 | huàn | to exchange | Dictionary | |
| 黄 黃 | huáng | surname Huang or Hwang | Dictionary | |
| 环境 環境 | huánjìng | environment | Dictionary | |
| 欢迎 歡迎 | huānyíng | to welcome | Dictionary | |
| 花园 花園 | huāyuán | garden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc) | Dictionary | |
| 回 | huí | to circle | Dictionary | |
| 会 會 | huì | can | Dictionary | |
| 回答 | huídá | to reply | Dictionary | |
| 会议 會議 | huìyì | meeting | Dictionary | |
| 火车站 火車站 | huǒchēzhàn | train station | Dictionary | |
| 或者 | huòzhě | or | Dictionary | |
| 护照 護照 | hùzhào | passport | Dictionary | |
| 极 極 | jí | extremely | Dictionary | |
| 几 幾 | jǐ | small table | Dictionary | |
| 家 | jiā | used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4] | Dictionary | |
| 件 | jiàn | item | Dictionary | |
| 检查 檢查 | jiǎnchá | inspection | Dictionary | |
| 简单 簡單 | jiǎndān | simple | Dictionary | |
| 讲 講 | jiǎng | to speak | Dictionary | |
| 健康 | jiànkāng | health | Dictionary | |
| 见面 見面 | jiànmiàn | to meet | Dictionary | |
| 叫 | jiào | to shout | Dictionary | |
| 角 | jiǎo | angle | Dictionary | |
| 脚 腳 | jiǎo | foot | Dictionary | |
| 教 | jiāo | surname Jiao | Dictionary | |
| 教室 | jiàoshì | classroom | Dictionary | |
| 机场 機場 | jīchǎng | airport | Dictionary | |
| 鸡蛋 雞蛋 | jīdàn | (chicken) egg | Dictionary | |
| 记得 記得 | jìde | to remember | Dictionary | |
| 借 | jiè | to borrow | Dictionary | |
| 接 | jiē | to receive | Dictionary | |
| 街道 | jiēdào | street | Dictionary | |
| 结婚 結婚 | jiéhūn | to marry | Dictionary | |
| 姐姐 | jiějie | older sister | Dictionary | |
| 解决 解決 | jiějué | to solve | Dictionary | |
| 节目 節目 | jiémù | (TV or radio) program | Dictionary | |
| 节日 節日 | jiérì | holiday | Dictionary | |
| 介绍 介紹 | jièshào | to introduce (sb to sb) | Dictionary | |
| 结束 結束 | jiéshù | termination | Dictionary | |
| 几乎 幾乎 | jīhū | almost | Dictionary | |
| 机会 機會 | jīhuì | opportunity | Dictionary | |
| 季节 季節 | jìjié | time | Dictionary | |
| 近 | jìn | near | Dictionary | |
| 进 進 | jìn | to go forward | Dictionary | |
| 经常 經常 | jīngcháng | frequently | Dictionary | |
| 经过 經過 | jīngguò | to pass | Dictionary | |
| 经理 經理 | jīnglǐ | manager | Dictionary | |
| 今天 | jīntiān | today | Dictionary | |
| 旧 舊 | jiù | old | Dictionary | |
| 就 | jiù | (after a suppositional clause) in that case | Dictionary | |
| 九 | jiǔ | nine | Dictionary | |
| 久 | jiǔ | (of a period of time) long | Dictionary | |
| 觉得 覺得 | juéde | to think that ... | Dictionary | |
| 决定 決定 | juédìng | to decide (to do something) | Dictionary | |
| 举行 舉行 | jǔxíng | to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc) | Dictionary | |
| 句子 | jùzi | sentence | Dictionary | |
| 咖啡 | kāfēi | (loanword) coffee | Dictionary | |
| 开 開 | kāi | to open (transitive or intransitive) | Dictionary | |
| 开始 開始 | kāishǐ | to begin | Dictionary | |
| 看 | kàn | to look after | Dictionary | |
| 看见 看見 | kànjiàn | to see | Dictionary | |
| 考试 考試 | kǎoshì | to take an exam | Dictionary | |
| 刻 | kè | quarter (hour) | Dictionary | |
| 课 課 | kè | subject | Dictionary | |
| 渴 | kě | thirsty | Dictionary | |
| 可爱 可愛 | kě'ài | adorable | Dictionary | |
| 可能 | kěnéng | might (happen) | Dictionary | |
| 客人 | kèrén | visitor | Dictionary | |
| 可以 | kěyǐ | can | Dictionary | |
| 空调 空調 | kōngtiáo | air conditioning | Dictionary | |
| 口 | kǒu | mouth | Dictionary | |
| 哭 | kū | to cry | Dictionary | |
| 块 塊 | kuài | lump | Dictionary | |
| 快 | kuài | rapid | Dictionary | |
| 快乐 快樂 | kuàilè | happy | Dictionary | |
| 筷子 | kuàizi | chopsticks | Dictionary | |
| 裤子 褲子 | kùzi | variant of 褲子|裤子, trousers | Dictionary | |
| 来 來 | lái | to come | Dictionary | |
| 蓝 藍 | lán | surname Lan | Dictionary | |
| 老 | lǎo | prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity | Dictionary | |
| 老师 老師 | lǎoshī | teacher | Dictionary | |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) | Dictionary | |
| 累 | lèi | to accumulate | Dictionary | |
| 冷 | lěng | surname Leng | Dictionary | |
| 离 離 | lí | surname Li | Dictionary | |
| 里 裡 | lǐ | variant of 裡|里[li3] | Dictionary | |
| 脸 臉 | liǎn | face | Dictionary | |
| 辆 輛 | liàng | classifier for vehicles | Dictionary | |
| 两 兩 | liǎng | two | Dictionary | |
| 练习 練習 | liànxí | to practice | Dictionary | |
| 了解 瞭解 | liǎojiě | to understand | Dictionary | |
| 离开 離開 | líkāi | to depart | Dictionary | |
| 零 | líng | zero | Dictionary | |
| 邻居 鄰居 | línjū | neighbor | Dictionary | |
| 历史 歷史 | lìshǐ | history | Dictionary | |
| 六 | liù | six | Dictionary | |
| 礼物 禮物 | lǐwù | gift | Dictionary | |
| 楼 樓 | lóu | surname Lou | Dictionary | |
| 路 | lù | surname Lu | Dictionary | |
| 绿 綠 | lǜ | used in names | Dictionary | |
| 旅游 旅遊 | lǚyóu | travel | Dictionary | |
| 吗 嗎 | ma | (coll.) what? | Dictionary | |
| 马 馬 | mǎ | surname Ma | Dictionary | |
| 卖 賣 | mài | to sell | Dictionary | |
| 买 買 | mǎi | to buy | Dictionary | |
| 妈妈 媽媽 | māma | mama | Dictionary | |
| 慢 | màn | slow | Dictionary | |
| 忙 | máng | busy | Dictionary | |
| 满意 滿意 | mǎnyì | satisfied | Dictionary | |
| 猫 貓 | māo | cat (CL:隻|只[zhi1]) | Dictionary | |
| 帽子 | màozi | hat | Dictionary | |
| 马上 馬上 | mǎshàng | at once | Dictionary | |
| 没 沒 | méi | (negative prefix for verbs) have not | Dictionary | |
| 每 | měi | each | Dictionary | |
| 没关系 沒關係 | méi guānxi | it doesn't matter | Dictionary | |
| 妹妹 | mèimei | younger sister | Dictionary | |
| 门 門 | mén | surname Men | Dictionary | |
| 米 | mǐ | surname Mi | Dictionary | |
| 面包 麵包 | miànbāo | bread | Dictionary | |
| 面条 麵條 | miàntiáo | noodles | Dictionary | |
| 米饭 米飯 | mǐfàn | (cooked) rice | Dictionary | |
| 明白 | míngbai | clear | Dictionary | |
| 明天 | míngtiān | tomorrow | Dictionary | |
| 名字 | míngzi | name (of a person or thing) | Dictionary | |
| 拿 | ná | old variant of 拿[na2] | Dictionary | |
| 那(那儿) 那(那兒) | nà (nàr) | there | Dictionary | |
| 哪(哪儿) 哪(哪兒) | nǎ (nǎr) | where | Dictionary | |
| 奶奶 | nǎinai | (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) | Dictionary | |
| 南 | nán | surname Nan | Dictionary | |
| 难 難 | nán | difficult (to...) | Dictionary | |
| 难过 難過 | nánguò | to feel sad | Dictionary | |
| 男人 | nánrén | a man | Dictionary | |
| 呢 | ne | particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?") | Dictionary | |
| 能 | néng | surname Neng | Dictionary | |
| 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2]) | Dictionary | |
| 年 | nián | surname Nian | Dictionary | |
| 年级 年級 | niánjí | grade | Dictionary | |
| 年轻 年輕 | niánqīng | young | Dictionary | |
| 鸟 鳥 | niǎo | bird | Dictionary | |
| 您 | nín | you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[ni3]) | Dictionary | |
| 牛奶 | niúnǎi | cow's milk | Dictionary | |
| 女儿 女兒 | nǚ'ér | daughter | Dictionary | |
| 努力 | nǔlì | to make an effort | Dictionary | |
| 女人 | nǚrén | woman | Dictionary | |
| 胖 | pàng | fat | Dictionary | |
| 旁边 旁邊 | pángbiān | side | Dictionary | |
| 盘子 盤子 | pánzi | tray | Dictionary | |
| 跑步 | pǎobù | to run | Dictionary | |
| 爬山 | páshān | to go for a hike (esp. in the hills or mountains) | Dictionary | |
| 朋友 | péngyou | friend | Dictionary | |
| 便宜 | piányi | cheap | Dictionary | |
| 票 | piào | ticket | Dictionary | |
| 漂亮 | piàoliang | pretty | Dictionary | |
| 啤酒 | píjiǔ | beer (loanword) | Dictionary | |
| 苹果 蘋果 | píngguǒ | Apple (American tech company) | Dictionary | |
| 葡萄 | pútao | grape | Dictionary | |
| 普通话 普通話 | pǔtōnghuà | Mandarin (common language) | Dictionary | |
| 骑 騎 | qí | to sit astride | Dictionary | |
| 七 | qī | seven | Dictionary | |
| 钱 錢 | qián | surname Qian | Dictionary | |
| 千 | qiān | thousand | Dictionary | |
| 铅笔 鉛筆 | qiānbǐ | (lead) pencil | Dictionary | |
| 前面 | qiánmiàn | ahead | Dictionary | |
| 起床 | qǐchuáng | to get out of bed | Dictionary | |
| 奇怪 | qíguài | strange | Dictionary | |
| 晴 | qíng | clear | Dictionary | |
| 请 請 | qǐng | to ask | Dictionary | |
| 清楚 | qīngchu | clear | Dictionary | |
| 其实 其實 | qíshí | actually | Dictionary | |
| 其他 | qítā | other | Dictionary | |
| 秋 | qiū | surname Qiu | Dictionary | |
| 妻子 | qīzi | wife and children | Dictionary | |
| 去 | qù | to go | Dictionary | |
| 去年 | qùnián | last year | Dictionary | |
| 裙子 | qúnzi | skirt | Dictionary | |
| 让 讓 | ràng | to yield | Dictionary | |
| 然后 然後 | ránhòu | then | Dictionary | |
| 热 熱 | rè | to warm up | Dictionary | |
| 人 | rén | person | Dictionary | |
| 认识 認識 | rènshi | to know | Dictionary | |
| 认为 認為 | rènwéi | to believe | Dictionary | |
| 认真 認真 | rènzhēn | conscientious | Dictionary | |
| 热情 熱情 | rèqíng | cordial | Dictionary | |
| 日 | rì | abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan | Dictionary | |
| 容易 | róngyì | easy | Dictionary | |
| 如果 | rúguǒ | if | Dictionary | |
| 伞 傘 | sǎn | umbrella | Dictionary | |
| 三 | sān | surname San | Dictionary | |
| 上 | shàng | used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1] | Dictionary | |
| 上班 | shàngbān | to go to work | Dictionary | |
| 商店 | shāngdiàn | store | Dictionary | |
| 上网 上網 | shàngwǎng | to go online | Dictionary | |
| 上午 | shàngwǔ | morning | Dictionary | |
| 少 | shǎo | few | Dictionary | |
| 谁 誰 | shéi | who | Dictionary | |
| 生病 | shēngbìng | to fall ill | Dictionary | |
| 生气 生氣 | shēngqì | to get angry | Dictionary | |
| 生日 | shēngrì | birthday | Dictionary | |
| 声音 聲音 | shēngyīn | voice | Dictionary | |
| 什么 什麼 | shénme | what? | Dictionary | |
| 身体 身體 | shēntǐ | the body | Dictionary | |
| 十 | shí | ten | Dictionary | |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) | Dictionary | |
| 使 | shǐ | to make | Dictionary | |
| 时候 時候 | shíhou | time | Dictionary | |
| 时间 時間 | shíjiān | (concept of) time | Dictionary | |
| 世界 | shìjiè | world | Dictionary | |
| 事情 | shìqing | affair | Dictionary | |
| 瘦 | shòu | thin | Dictionary | |
| 手表 手錶 | shǒubiǎo | wristwatch | Dictionary | |
| 手机 手機 | shǒujī | cell phone | Dictionary | |
| 树 樹 | shù | tree | Dictionary | |
| 书 書 | shū | abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1] | Dictionary | |
| 刷牙 | shuā yá | to brush one's teeth | Dictionary | |
| 双 雙 | shuāng | variant of 雙|双[shuang1] | Dictionary | |
| 舒服 | shūfu | comfortable | Dictionary | |
| 水 | shuǐ | surname Shui | Dictionary | |
| 水果 | shuǐguǒ | fruit | Dictionary | |
| 睡觉 睡覺 | shuìjiào | to go to bed | Dictionary | |
| 水平 | shuǐpíng | horizontal | Dictionary | |
| 说话 說話 | shuōhuà | to speak | Dictionary | |
| 叔叔 | shūshu | father's younger brother | Dictionary | |
| 数学 數學 | shùxué | mathematics | Dictionary | |
| 四 | sì | four | Dictionary | |
| 司机 司機 | sījī | chauffeur | Dictionary | |
| 送 | sòng | to send | Dictionary | |
| 岁 歲 | suì | variant of 歲|岁[sui4], year | Dictionary | |
| 虽然 雖然 | suīrán | although | Dictionary | |
| 所以 | suǒyǐ | therefore | Dictionary | |
| 他 | tā | (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he | Dictionary | |
| 它 | tā | it | Dictionary | |
| 她 | tā | she | Dictionary | |
| 太 | tài | highest | Dictionary | |
| 太阳 太陽 | tàiyáng | sun | Dictionary | |
| 糖 | táng | sugar | Dictionary | |
| 特别 特別 | tèbié | unusual | Dictionary | |
| 疼 | téng | (it) hurts | Dictionary | |
| 题 題 | tí | surname Ti | Dictionary | |
| 踢足球 | tī zúqiú | play football | Dictionary | |
| 甜 | tián | sweet | Dictionary | |
| 天气 天氣 | tiānqì | weather | Dictionary | |
| 条 條 | tiáo | strip | Dictionary | |
| 跳舞 | tiàowǔ | to dance | Dictionary | |
| 提高 | tígāo | to raise | Dictionary | |
| 听 聽 | tīng | to listen to | Dictionary | |
| 体育 體育 | tǐyù | sports | Dictionary | |
| 同事 | tóngshì | colleague | Dictionary | |
| 同学 同學 | tóngxué | to study at the same school | Dictionary | |
| 同意 | tóngyì | to agree | Dictionary | |
| 头发 頭髮 | tóufa | hair (on the head) | Dictionary | |
| 腿 | tuǐ | leg | Dictionary | |
| 突然 | tūrán | sudden | Dictionary | |
| 图书馆 圖書館 | túshūguǎn | library | Dictionary | |
| 外 | wài | outside | Dictionary | |
| 完 | wán | to finish | Dictionary | |
| 玩 | wán | to play | Dictionary | |
| 万 萬 | wàn | surname Wan | Dictionary | |
| 碗 | wǎn | variant of 碗[wan3] | Dictionary | |
| 完成 | wánchéng | to complete | Dictionary | |
| 忘记 忘記 | wàngjì | to forget | Dictionary | |
| 晚上 | wǎnshang | evening | Dictionary | |
| 为 為 | wèi | as (in the capacity of) | Dictionary | |
| 位 | wèi | position | Dictionary | |
| 喂 | wèi | hello (when answering the phone) | Dictionary | |
| 为什么 為什麼 | wèi shénme | why? | Dictionary | |
| 为了 為了 | wèile | for | Dictionary | |
| 问 問 | wèn | to ask | Dictionary | |
| 文化 | wénhuà | culture | Dictionary | |
| 问题 問題 | wèntí | question | Dictionary | |
| 我 | wǒ | I | Dictionary | |
| 我们 我們 | wǒmen | we | Dictionary | |
| 五 | wǔ | five | Dictionary | |
| 洗 | xǐ | to wash | Dictionary | |
| 西 | xī | the West | Dictionary | |
| 下 | xià | down | Dictionary | |
| 夏 | xià | the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC | Dictionary | |
| 下雨 | xià yǔ | to rain | Dictionary | |
| 先 | xiān | beforehand | Dictionary | |
| 向 | xiàng | surname Xiang | Dictionary | |
| 像 | xiàng | to resemble | Dictionary | |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think (about) | Dictionary | |
| 香蕉 | xiāngjiāo | banana | Dictionary | |
| 相同 | xiāngtóng | identical | Dictionary | |
| 相信 | xiāngxìn | to believe | Dictionary | |
| 先生 | xiānsheng | teacher | Dictionary | |
| 现在 現在 | xiànzài | now | Dictionary | |
| 笑 | xiào | old variant of 笑[xiao4] | Dictionary | |
| 小 | xiǎo | small | Dictionary | |
| 小姐 | xiǎojiě | young lady | Dictionary | |
| 小时 小時 | xiǎoshí | hour | Dictionary | |
| 小心 | xiǎoxīn | to be careful | Dictionary | |
| 校长 校長 | xiàozhǎng | (college, university) president | Dictionary | |
| 下午 | xiàwǔ | afternoon | Dictionary | |
| 鞋 | xié | shoe | Dictionary | |
| 写 寫 | xiě | to write | Dictionary | |
| 些 | xiē | classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several | Dictionary | |
| 谢谢 謝謝 | xièxie | to thank | Dictionary | |
| 西瓜 | xīguā | watermelon | Dictionary | |
| 习惯 習慣 | xíguàn | habit | Dictionary | |
| 喜欢 喜歡 | xǐhuan | to like | Dictionary | |
| 信 | xìn | letter | Dictionary | |
| 新 | xīn | abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1] | Dictionary | |
| 姓 | xìng | family name | Dictionary | |
| 行李箱 | xínglixiāng | suitcase | Dictionary | |
| 星期 | xīngqī | week | Dictionary | |
| 兴趣 興趣 | xìngqù | interest (desire to know about sth) | Dictionary | |
| 新闻 新聞 | xīnwén | news | Dictionary | |
| 新鲜 新鮮 | xīnxiān | fresh (experience, food etc) | Dictionary | |
| 熊猫 熊貓 | xióngmāo | panda | Dictionary | |
| 洗手间 洗手間 | xǐshǒujiān | toilet | Dictionary | |
| 休息 | xiūxi | rest | Dictionary | |
| 希望 | xīwàng | to hope | Dictionary | |
| 洗澡 | xǐzǎo | to bathe | Dictionary | |
| 选择 選擇 | xuǎnzé | to select | Dictionary | |
| 雪 | xuě | surname Xue | Dictionary | |
| 学生 學生 | xuésheng | student | Dictionary | |
| 学习 學習 | xuéxí | to learn | Dictionary | |
| 学校 學校 | xuéxiào | school | Dictionary | |
| 需要 | xūyào | to need | Dictionary | |
| 羊肉 | yángròu | mutton | Dictionary | |
| 眼睛 | yǎnjing | eye | Dictionary | |
| 眼镜 眼鏡 | yǎnjìng | spectacles | Dictionary | |
| 颜色 顏色 | yánsè | color | Dictionary | |
| 药 藥 | yào | leaf of the iris | Dictionary | |
| 要 | yào | (bound form) to demand | Dictionary | |
| 要求 | yāoqiú | to request | Dictionary | |
| 也 | yě | surname Ye | Dictionary | |
| 爷爷 爺爺 | yéye | (coll.) paternal grandfather | Dictionary | |
| 一 | yī | one | Dictionary | |
| 一般 | yìbān | same | Dictionary | |
| 一边 一邊 | yìbiān | one side | Dictionary | |
| 一定 | yídìng | surely | Dictionary | |
| 衣服 | yīfu | clothes | Dictionary | |
| 一共 | yígòng | in total | Dictionary | |
| 以后 以後 | yǐhòu | after | Dictionary | |
| 一会儿 一會兒 | yíhuìr | a moment | Dictionary | |
| 已经 已經 | yǐjīng | already | Dictionary | |
| 阴 陰 | yīn | surname Yin | Dictionary | |
| 应该 應該 | yīnggāi | ought to | Dictionary | |
| 影响 影響 | yǐngxiǎng | influence | Dictionary | |
| 银行 銀行 | yínháng | bank | Dictionary | |
| 因为 因為 | yīnwèi | because | Dictionary | |
| 音乐 音樂 | yīnyuè | music | Dictionary | |
| 一起 | yìqǐ | (in) the same place | Dictionary | |
| 以前 | yǐqián | before | Dictionary | |
| 医生 醫生 | yīshēng | doctor | Dictionary | |
| 意思 | yìsi | idea | Dictionary | |
| 以为 以為 | yǐwéi | to think | Dictionary | |
| 一样 一樣 | yíyàng | same | Dictionary | |
| 医院 醫院 | yīyuàn | hospital | Dictionary | |
| 一直 | yìzhí | straight (in a straight line) | Dictionary | |
| 椅子 | yǐzi | chair | Dictionary | |
| 用 | yòng | to use | Dictionary | |
| 又 | yòu | (once) again | Dictionary | |
| 有 | yǒu | to have | Dictionary | |
| 右边 右邊 | yòubian | right side | Dictionary | |
| 有名 | yǒumíng | famous | Dictionary | |
| 游戏 遊戲 | yóuxì | game | Dictionary | |
| 游泳 | yóuyǒng | swimming | Dictionary | |
| 鱼 魚 | yú | surname Yu | Dictionary | |
| 元 | yuán | surname Yuan | Dictionary | |
| 远 遠 | yuǎn | far | Dictionary | |
| 愿意 願意 | yuànyì | to wish | Dictionary | |
| 遇到 | yùdào | to meet | Dictionary | |
| 月 | yuè | moon | Dictionary | |
| 越 | yuè | generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods | Dictionary | |
| 月亮 | yuèliang | the moon | Dictionary | |
| 云 雲 | yún | (classical) to say | Dictionary | |
| 运动 運動 | yùndòng | to move | Dictionary | |
| 再 | zài | again | Dictionary | |
| 在 | zài | to exist | Dictionary | |
| 再见 再見 | zàijiàn | goodbye | Dictionary | |
| 早上 | zǎoshang | early morning | Dictionary | |
| 怎么 怎麼 | zěnme | how? | Dictionary | |
| 怎么样 怎麼樣 | zěnmeyàng | how? | Dictionary | |
| 站 | zhàn | station | Dictionary | |
| 张 張 | zhāng | surname Zhang | Dictionary | |
| 丈夫 | zhàngfu | husband | Dictionary | |
| 找 | zhǎo | to try to find | Dictionary | |
| 照顾 照顧 | zhàogù | to take care of | Dictionary | |
| 着急 著急 | zháojí | to worry | Dictionary | |
| 照片 | zhàopiàn | photograph | Dictionary | |
| 照相机 照相機 | zhàoxiàngjī | camera | Dictionary | |
| 着 著 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state | Dictionary | |
| 这(这儿) 這(這兒) | zhè (zhèr) | here | Dictionary | |
| 真 | zhēn | really | Dictionary | |
| 正在 | zhèngzài | to be in the process of (doing sth) | Dictionary | |
| 只 | zhǐ | variant of 隻|只[zhi1] | Dictionary | |
| 知道 | zhīdào | to know | Dictionary | |
| 种 種 | zhǒng | seed | Dictionary | |
| 中国 中國 | Zhōngguó | China | Dictionary | |
| 中间 中間 | zhōngjiān | the middle | Dictionary | |
| 中午 | zhōngwǔ | noon | Dictionary | |
| 重要 | zhòngyào | important | Dictionary | |
| 终于 終於 | zhōngyú | at last | Dictionary | |
| 周末 週末 | zhōumò | weekend | Dictionary | |
| 住 | zhù | to live | Dictionary | |
| 祝 | zhù | surname Zhu | Dictionary | |
| 准备 準備 | zhǔnbèi | preparation | Dictionary | |
| 桌子 | zhuōzi | table | Dictionary | |
| 主要 | zhǔyào | main | Dictionary | |
| 注意 | zhùyì | to take note of | Dictionary | |
| 字 | zì | letter | Dictionary | |
| 字典 | zìdiǎn | Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典[ci2 dian3], which has entries for words of one or more characters) | Dictionary | |
| 自己 | zìjǐ | oneself | Dictionary | |
| 自行车 自行車 | zìxíngchē | bicycle | Dictionary | |
| 总是 總是 | zǒngshì | always | Dictionary | |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk | Dictionary | |
| 最 | zuì | variant of 最[zui4] | Dictionary | |
| 最近 | zuìjìn | recently | Dictionary | |
| 坐 | zuò | surname Zuo | Dictionary | |
| 做 | zuò | to make | Dictionary | |
| 左边 左邊 | zuǒbian | left | Dictionary | |
| 昨天 | zuótiān | yesterday | Dictionary | |
| 作业 作業 | zuòyè | school assignment | Dictionary | |
| 作用 | zuòyòng | to act on | Dictionary |
FAQ
How many words are in HSK 1?
HSK 1 covers about 150 words. HSK 2 adds about 150 more, and HSK 3 adds roughly 300.