487 words

HSK 3 word list

A wider daily vocabulary. The words stay concrete, and there are more of them.

487 words

WordPinyinMeaning
yòuagain
发展發展fāzhǎndevelopment, growth, to develop
yòngto use, to make use of, to employ
gāishould, ought to, probably
gèngeven more
国家國家guójiācountry, nation, state
cáionly then
shìmarket, city, municipality
需要xūyàoto need, to want, to demand
生活shēnghuóto live, life, livelihood
认为認為rènwéito believe, to think, to consider
发现發現fāxiànto notice, to become aware of
世界shìjièworld
重要zhòngyàoimportant, significant, major
主要zhǔyàomain, principal, major
一定yídìngsurely, certainly, necessarily
要求yāoqiúto request, to require, requirement
影响影響yǐngxiǎnginfluence, effect, to influence
xiàngto resemble, to be like, to look as if
dàiband, belt, girdle
比赛比賽bǐsàicompetition, match, to compete
一直yìzhístraight, continuously, always
应该應該yīnggāiought to, should, must
发生發生fāshēngto happen, to occur, to take place
提高tígāoto raise, to increase, to improve
服务服務fúwùto serve, service
城市chéngshìcity, town
必须必須bìxūto have to, must, compulsory
to send out, to show, to issue
其他qítāother, the rest
最后最後zuìhòufinal, last, ultimate
不同bù tóngdifferent, distinct, not the same
参加參加cānjiāto participate, to take part
lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or…
文化wénhuàculture, civilization, cultural
得到dédàoto get, to obtain, to receive
关系關係guānxìrelation, relationship, to concern
选择選擇xuǎnzéto select, to pick, choice
一样一樣yíyàngsame, like, equal to
了解瞭解liǎojiěto understand, to realize
地方dìfangarea, place, space
其实其實qíshíactually, in fact, really
fàngto put, to place, to release
解决解決jiějuéto solve, to resolve, to settle
shòuto receive, to accept, to suffer
关注關注guānzhùto pay attention to
安全ānquánsafe, secure, safety
完成wánchéngto complete, to accomplish
以上yǐshàngthat level or higher
xiānbeforehand, first, earlier
jiāto add
环境環境huánjìngenvironment, circumstances
xìnletter, mail, to trust
决定決定juédìngto decide, to resolve, decision
方法fāngfǎmethod, way, technique
会议會議huìyìmeeting, conference
水平shuǐpínghorizontal, level, a standard
以后以後yǐhòuafter, later, afterwards
yuègeneric word for peoples or states of south C…
to stop, to block
一般yìbānsame, ordinary, so-so
zichild; noun suffix
经过經過jīngguòto pass, to go through, process
机会機會jīhuìopportunity, chance, occasion
努力nǔlìto make an effort, to try hard
别人別人biérénother people, others, other person
女人nǚrénwoman
终于終於zhōngyúat last, in the end, finally
历史歷史lìshǐhistory
男人nánréna man, a male, men
jiēto receive, to answer
银行銀行yínhángbank
gānghard, firm, strong
突然tūránsudden, abrupt, unexpected
汽车汽車qìchēcar, automobile, bus
来自來自láizìto come from, From:
健康jiànkānghealth, healthy
变化變化biànhuàto vary, change
特别特別tèbiéunusual, special, very
hǎisea
jiǎngto speak, to explain, to negotiate
liǎnface
注意zhùyìto take note of, to pay attention to
游戏遊戲yóuxìgame, to play
最近zuìjìnrecently, soon, nearest
坚持堅持jiānchíto persevere with, to persist in
帮助幫助bāngzhùassistance, aid, to help
结束結束jiéshùtermination, to finish, to end
只能zhǐ néngcan only, obliged to do something
办法辦法bànfǎway of handling something
检查檢查jiǎncháinspection, to examine, to inspect
biànto change, to become different
xuǎnto choose, to pick, to select
当然當然dāngránonly natural, as it should be
受到shòudàoto receive, to be ...ed
相信xiāngxìnto believe, to be convinced
容易róngyìeasy, straightforward, likely
新闻新聞xīnwénnews
duǎnshort, brief, to lack
shōuto receive, to accept, to collect
horse
huànto exchange, to change, to substitute
chángoften, usual
nándifficult, problem, difficulty
bànto take care of, to deal with
以前yǐqiánbefore, formerly, previous
shānmountain
开心開心kāixīnto feel happy, to rejoice
西west
fēngwind, news, style
音乐音樂yīnyuèmusic
简单簡單jiǎndānsimple, not complicated
gàntree trunk, main part of something
最好zuìhǎobest, had better ...
总是總是zǒngshìalways
niúox, cow, bull
以为以為yǐwéito think, to believe
心里心裡xīnlǐchest, heart, mind
离开離開líkāito depart, to leave
刚刚剛剛gānggāngjust recently, just a moment ago
以下yǐxiàthat level or lower
chàdifferent, wrong, mistaken
几乎幾乎jīhūalmost, nearly, practically
extremely, pole, utmost
成绩成績chéngjìachievement, performance records
to cry, to weep
可爱可愛kě'àiadorable, cute, lovely
后来後來hòuláiafterwards, later, newly arrived
感到gǎndàoto feel, to sense, to perceive
tǐngstraight, erect, to stick out
故事gùshinarrative, story, tale
方向fāngxiàngdirection, orientation
jiǔspirits
认真認真rènzhēnconscientious, earnest, serious
to fear
声音聲音shēngyīnvoice, sound
dōngeast
看来看來kànláiapparently, it seems that
附近fùjìnnearby, neighboring
愿意願意yuànyìto wish, to want, ready
身边身邊shēnbiānat one's side, on hand
网站網站wǎngzhànwebsite
比如bǐrúfor example, for instance
照片zhàopiànphotograph, picture
变成變成biànchéngto change into, to turn into
好像hǎoxiàngas if, to seem like
清楚qīngchuclear, distinct
nánsouth
明白míngbaiclear, obvious, unequivocal
欢迎歡迎huānyíngto welcome, welcome
习惯習慣xíguànhabit, custom, usual practice
不用búyòngneed not
jiǎofoot, leg, base
遇到yùdàoto meet, to run into, to come across
xiéshoe
běinorth
怎样怎樣zěnyànghow, what kind
体育體育tǐyùsports, physical education
一边一邊yìbiānone side, either side, on the one hand
马上馬上mǎshàngat once, right away, immediately
节目節目jiémùshow, item
年轻年輕niánqīngyoung
老人lǎorénold man or woman, the elderly
同意tóngyìto agree, to consent, to approve
zhǐpaper
shìto test, to try, experiment
回答huídáto reply, to answer, reply
结婚結婚jiéhūnto marry, to get married
zhàoto shine, to illuminate, according to
病人bìngrénsick person, patient, invalid
jiēstreet
to record, to note, to memorize
cháto research, to check, to investigate
lánblue
方便fāngbiànconvenient, suitable, to facilitate
关心關心guānxīnto be concerned about, to care about
tuǐleg, hip bone
shìroom, work unit, grave
shùtree, to cultivate, to set up
房子fángzihouse, building, apartment
收到shōudàoto receive
语言語言yǔyánlanguage
yǎngto raise, to bring up, to keep
fowl, chicken
guānto close; relation
满意滿意mǎnyìsatisfied, pleased
好多hǎoduōmany, quite a lot, much better
zuǐmouth, beak, nozzle
jiǔlong
表演biǎoyǎnplay, show, performance
办公室辦公室bàngōngshìoffice, business premises
动物動物dòngwùanimal
刚才剛才gāngcáijust now, a moment ago
urgent, pressing, rapid
tiàoto jump, to hop, to skip over
忘记忘記wàngjìto forget
jiùold, former
司机司機sījīchauffeur, driver
直到zhídàountil
饿èhungry, to starve
cǎograss, straw, manuscript
chuánboat, vessel, ship
热情熱情rèqíngcordial, enthusiastic, passion
新年xīnniánNew Year
shòuthin, to lose weight
yángsheep
中间中間zhōngjiānthe middle, the inside, in the middle
经理經理jīnglǐmanager, director
冬天dōngtiānwinter
听说聽說tīngshuōto hear, one hears, hearsay
yuángarden
小区小區xiǎoqūhousing estate, community
太阳太陽tàiyángsun, sunlight, sunshine
女生nǚshēngschoolgirl, female student
平时平時píngshíordinarily, in normal times
liànto practice, to train, to drill
出发出發chūfāto set off, to start
不行bùxíngwon't do, be out of the question
头发頭髮tóufahair
地点地點dìdiǎnplace, site, location
打算dǎsuànto plan, to intend, to calculate
咱们咱們zánmenwe or us spoken to
tángsugar, sweets, candy
游客遊客yóukètraveler, tourist
小心xiǎoxīnto be careful, to take care
dēnglamp, light, lantern
shuāa brush, to paint, to daub
怎么办怎麼辦zěnmebànwhat's to be done
大小dàxiǎolarge and small, size
西方xīfāngthe West, the Occident
bīngice, to chill something
懂得dǒngdeto understand, to know, to comprehend
season, the last month of a season
害怕hàipàto be afraid, to be scared
diūto lose, to put aside, to throw
照顾照顧zhàogùto take care of, to show consideration
大概dàgàiroughly, probably, rough
礼物禮物lǐwùgift, present
常常chángchángfrequently, often
作业作業zuòyèschool assignment, homework
to crawl, to climb
东方東方dōngfāngthe East, the Orient
to sit astride, to ride
出生chūshēngto be born
pàngfat, plump
放心fàngxīnto feel relieved, to feel reassured
奇怪qíguàistrange, odd, to marvel
不久bùjiǔnot long, before too long
同事tóngshìcolleague, co-worker
见面見面jiànmiànto meet, to see each other
不见不見bújiànnot to see, not to meet
报纸報紙bàozhǐnewspaper, newsprint
兴趣興趣xìngqùinterest, hobby
wǎnbowl, cup
感冒gǎnmàoto catch cold
名单名單míngdānlist of names
tooth, ivory
公园公園gōngyuánpark
合适合適héshìsuitable, fitting, appropriate
数学數學shùxuémathematics
相机相機xiàngjīat the opportune moment
空调空調kōngtiáoair conditioning, air conditioner
笔记本筆記本bǐjìběnnotebook
差不多chàbuduōalmost, nearly, more or less
聪明聰明cōngmíngintelligent, clever, bright
新鲜新鮮xīnxiānfresh, freshness, novel
liáofor a while
以外yǐwàiapart from, other than, except for
运动员運動員yùndòngyuánathlete
锻炼鍛鍊duànliànto toughen, to temper
男生nánshēngschoolboy, male student, boy
号码號碼hàomǎnumber
节日節日jiérìholiday, festival
东北東北dōngběiNortheast China, Manchuria
对话對話duìhuàto talk, dialogue, conversation
好久hǎojiǔquite a while
chángto taste, to try, to experience
生气生氣shēngqìto get angry, to be furious
南方nánfāngsouth, southern direction
到处到處dàochùeverywhere
夫妻fūqīhusband and wife, married couple
外地wàidìparts of the country other than where one is
干净乾淨gānjìngclean, neat
夏天xiàtiānsummer
bānto move, to shift
大人dàrenadult, grownup
校园校園xiàoyuáncampus
自行车自行車zìxíngchēbicycle, bike
难过難過nánguòto feel sad, to feel unwell
季节季節jìjiétime, season, period
花园花園huāyuángarden, yard with decorative plants
蛋糕dàngāocake
晚会晚會wǎnhuìevening party
安静安靜ānjìngquiet, peaceful, calm
常见常見cháng jiàncommonly seen, common
得分défēnto score a point, score, rating
客人kèrénvisitor, guest, customer
校长校長xiàozhǎngheadmaster
身高shēngāoheight
tiánsweet
北方běifāngnorth, the northern part a country
球场球場qiúchǎngstadium, sports ground, court
喜爱喜愛xǐ'àito like, to love, to be fond of
住院zhùyuànto stay in hospital
sǎoto sweep, to sweep away, to wipe out
饮料飲料yǐnliàodrink, beverage
放假fàngjiàto have a holiday or vacation
姐妹jiěmèisisters, siblings, sister
春天chūntiānspring
ǎishort, low, inferior
洗澡xǐzǎoto bathe, to take a shower
练习練習liànxíto practice, exercise, drill
难题難題nántídifficult problem
遇见遇見yùjiànto meet
爱人愛人àirenspouse, lover
图书馆圖書館túshūguǎnlibrary
分开分開fēnkāito separate, to part
耳朵ěrduoear, handle
guāto scrape, to blow, to shave
bǎoto eat till full, satisfied
路口lùkǒucrossing, intersection
地图地圖dìtúmap
感兴趣感興趣gǎn xìngqùto be interested
月亮yuèliangthe moon
沙发沙發shāfāsofa
宾馆賓館bīnguǎnguesthouse, lodge, hotel
开会開會kāihuìto hold a meeting, to attend a meeting
马路馬路mǎlùstreet, road
拍照pāizhàoto take a picture
邻居鄰居línjūneighbor
黄色黃色huángsèyellow
sǎnumbrella, parasol, damask silk
复习複習fùxíto review, revision
冰箱bīngxiāngrefrigerator
名人míngrénpersonage, celebrity
电梯電梯diàntīelevator, escalator
西南xīnánsouthwest
一共yígòngin total, altogether
留学留學liúxuéto study abroad
假期jiàqīvacation
信用卡xìnyòngkǎcredit card
网球網球wǎngqiútennis, tennis ball
前天qiántiānthe day before yesterday
常用cháng yòngin common usage
有用yǒuyònguseful
着急著急zháojíto worry, to feel anxious
阿姨āyímaternal aunt, step-mother
邮件郵件yóujiànmail, post, email
叔叔shūshufather's younger brother
迟到遲到chídàoto arrive late
香蕉xiāngjiāobanana
大衣dàyīovercoat, topcoat, cloak
耳机耳機ěrjīheadphones, earphones
学期學期xuéqīterm, semester
后天後天hòutiānthe day after tomorrow
路边路邊lùbiāncurb, roadside, wayside
西北xīběinorthwest
西瓜xīguāwatermelon
屋子wūzihouse, room
外语外語wàiyǔforeign language
运动会運動會yùndònghuìsports competition
衬衫襯衫chènshānshirt, blouse
行李xíngliluggage
东南東南dōngnánsoutheast
zāngdirty, filthy, to get dirty
楼梯樓梯lóutīstair, staircase
起飞起飛qǐfēito lift off
秋天qiūtiānautumn
出院chūyuànto leave hospital
有名yǒumíngfamous, well-known
过节過節guòjiéto celebrate a festival
体育馆體育館tǐyùguǎngym, gymnasium, stadium
画家畫家huàjiāpainter
筷子kuàizichopsticks
裙子qúnziskirt
留学生留學生liúxuéshēngstudent studying abroad
羽毛球yǔmáoqiúbadminton, shuttlecock
大熊猫大熊貓dàxióngmāogiant panda
卫生间衛生間wèishēngjiānbathroom, toilet, WC
瓶子píngzibottle
打扫打掃dǎsǎoto clean, to sweep
邮箱郵箱yóuxiāngmailbox, post office box, email
菜单菜單càidānmenu
做客zuòkèto be a guest or visitor
笔记筆記bǐjìto take down, notes
草地cǎodìlawn, meadow, sod
放学放學fàngxuéto dismiss students at the end of the school…
箱子xiāngzisuitcase, chest, box
上衣shàngyījacket, upper outer garment
四季sìjìthe four seasons
工作日gōngzuòrìworkday, working day, weekday
开花開花kāihuāto bloom, to blossom, to flower
难看難看nánkànugly, unsightly
关机關機guānjīto turn off, to finish shooting a film
班级班級bānjíclass, grade
句子jùzisentence
护照護照hùzhàopassport
休假xiūjiàto go on vacation, to have a holiday
方便面方便麵fāngbiànmiàninstant noodles
请假請假qǐngjiàto request leave of absence
课本課本kèběntextbook
洗衣机洗衣機xǐyījīwashing machine, washer
铅笔鉛筆qiānbǐpencil
前年qiánniánthe year before last
矿泉水礦泉水kuàngquánshuǐmineral water
搬家bānjiāto move house, to relocate
照相zhàoxiàngto take a photograph
动物园動物園dòngwùyuánzoo
thirsty
认得認得rèndeto recognize
请客請客qǐngkèto give a dinner party
年级年級niánjígrade, year
短裤短褲duǎnkùshort pants, shorts
课文課文kèwéntext
盘子盤子pánzitray, plate, dish
晚点晚點wǎndiǎndelayed, behind schedule
外卖外賣wàimàitakeout
难听難聽nántīngunpleasant to hear, coarse
词典詞典cídiǎndictionary
黑板hēibǎnblackboard
牙刷yáshuātoothbrush
一块儿一塊兒yíkuàirtogether, in the same place
字典zìdiǎnChinese character dictionary
红绿灯紅綠燈hóng-lǜdēngtraffic light, traffic signal
冰激凌bīngjīlíngice cream
勺子sháozispoon, ladle
高铁高鐵gāotiěhigh speed rail
凉快涼快liángkuaipleasantly cool, to cool oneself
雨衣yǔyīraincoat
后年後年hòuniánthe year after next
聊天儿聊天兒liáotiānrto chat
别的別的biédeelse, other
担心擔心dānxīnanxious, worried, uneasy
电子书電子書diànzǐshūelectronic book, e-book, e-book reader
发烧發燒fāshāoto have a high temperature
检票檢票jiǎnpiàoto inspect a ticket
开机開機kāijīto start an engine, to boot up
面前miànqiánin front of, facing
银行卡銀行卡yínhángkǎbank card
周末週末zhōumòweekend
wèifor, because of
bèipassive marker
may, able to
如果rúguǒif, in case, in the event that
huòmaybe, perhaps, might
为了為了wèilefor, for the purpose of, in order to
有关有關yǒuguānto have something to do with
而且érqiěmoreover, in addition
只是zhǐshìmerely, only, just
比较比較bǐjiàoto compare, to contrast, comparatively
根据根據gēnjùaccording to, based on, basis
然后然後ránhòuthen, after that, afterwards
或者huòzhěor, possibly, maybe
只要zhǐyàoso long as, provided, if
关于關於guānyúpertaining to, concerning
zhōngChinese
不但búdànnot only
zǒngoverall, to sum up
diànlightning, electricity, electric
xíngto go, to travel
river
yuánperson engaged in a certain field of activity
zhǒngseed, species, kind
to rise, to raise, to get up
zhāngto open; sheet
uncooked rice, meter
shuāngtwo, double, pair
shēngsound, voice, tone
sentence, clause, phrase
duànsection, paragraph
céngto pile on top of one another
máohair, fur
fēngto seal
biàneverywhere, all over
jīncatty
公斤gōngjīnkilogram
page, leaf
jiǎoangle, corner, horn
quarter, moment, to carve
半天bàntiānhalf of the day, a long time
jièto borrow, to make use of
object marker
只有zhǐyǒuonly have ..., there is only ...
jiéjoint, node
可是kěshìbut, however
除了chúleapart from, besides, in addition to
的话的話dehuàif

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