HSK 3 vocabulary list

阿姨āyí名

maternal aunt; step-mother; childcare worker

矮ǎi形

(of a person) short; (of a wall etc) low; (of rank) inferior (to); lower (than)

爱人àiren名

spouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC)

安静ānjìng形

quiet; peaceful; calm

安全ānquán形

safe; secure; safety; security

把bǎ量、介

classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; to hold; to grasp

搬bān动

to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift

班级bānjí名

class (group of students); grade (in school)

搬家bānjiā动

to move house; to relocate; to remove (sth)

办bàn动

to take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event); to establish; to set up; to…

办法bànfǎ名

way of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem

办公室bàngōngshì名

office; business premises

半天bàntiān数量

half of the day; a long time; quite a while

帮助bāngzhù动

to help; to assist; assistance; aid

饱bǎo形

to eat till full; satisfied

报纸bàozhǐ名

newspaper; newsprint

北běi名

north; (classical) to be defeated

北方běifāng名

north; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River

被bèi介

quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune)

笔记bǐjì名

notes; a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches; to take down (in writing)

比较bǐjiào动、介、副

to compare; to contrast; comparatively

笔记本bǐjìběn名

notebook (stationery); (computing) laptop; notebook (abbr. for 笔记本电脑)

比如bǐrú动

for example; for instance; such as

比赛bǐsài动、名

to compete; competition (sports etc); match

必须bìxū副

to have to; must; compulsory

变biàn动

to change; to become different; to transform

遍biàn量

classifier for actions: one time; everywhere; all over

变成biànchéng动

to change into; to turn into; to become

变化biànhuà动、名

(intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation

表演biǎoyǎn动

to perform; to act; to demonstrate

别的biéde代

else; other

别人biérén代

other people; others; other person

宾馆bīnguǎn名

guesthouse; lodge; hotel

冰bīng名、（动）

ice; (of an object or substance) to feel cold; (of a person) cold

冰激凌bīngjīlíng名

ice cream

冰箱bīngxiāng名

refrigerator; (old) icebox

病人bìngrén名

sick person; patient; invalid

不但búdàn连

not only (... but also ...)

不见bújiàn动

to have disappeared; to be missing; not to see

不用búyòng副

need not

不同bù tóng

different; distinct; not the same

不久bùjiǔ形

not long (after); before too long; soon

不行bùxíng动、形

won't do; be out of the question; be no good

才cái副

ability; talent; sb of a certain type; a capable individual

菜单càidān名

menu

参加cānjiā动

to participate; to take part; to join

草cǎo名

grass; straw; manuscript

草地cǎodì名

lawn; meadow; sod

层céng量

classifier for layers; to pile on top of one another; layer; stratum

查chá动

to research; to check; to investigate

差chà形、动

different; wrong; mistaken; to fall short; to lack

差不多chàbuduō形、副

almost; nearly; more or less

尝cháng动

to taste; to try (food); to experience; (literary) ever; once

常cháng副

always; ever; often

常见cháng jiàn

commonly seen; common; to see sth frequently

常用cháng yòng

in common usage

常常chángcháng副

frequently; often

衬衫chènshān名

shirt; blouse

成绩chéngjì名

achievement; performance records; grades

城市chéngshì名

city; town

迟到chídào动

to arrive late

出发chūfā动

to set off; to start (on a journey)

出生chūshēng动

to be born

出院chūyuàn动

to leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital

初中chūzhōng名

junior high school (abbr. for 初级中学)

除了chúle介

apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他，除了他，谁也没来 "apart from him, nobody came", or to include…

船chuán名

boat; vessel; ship

春天chūntiān名

spring (season)

词典cídiǎn名

dictionary

聪明cōngmíng形

intelligent; clever; bright; acute (of sight and hearing)

打扫dǎsǎo动

to clean; to sweep

打算dǎsuàn动、名

to plan; to intend; to calculate

大概dàgài形、副、（名）

roughly; probably; rough

大人dàren名

adult; grownup; title of respect toward superiors

大小dàxiǎo名

large and small; size; adults and children

大熊猫dàxióngmāo名

giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

大衣dàyī名

overcoat; topcoat; cloak

带dài动、（名）

to wear; to carry; to take along

担心dānxīn动

to worry; to be anxious; anxious

蛋糕dàngāo名

cake

当然dāngrán副

only natural; as it should be; certainly

到处dàochù副

everywhere

得dé动

to obtain; to get; to gain

得到dédào动

to get; to obtain; to receive

得分défēn动、名

to score a point (in a competition, test etc); score; rating; grade

的话dehuà助

if (coming after a conditional clause)

得děi动

to have to; to need to; must

灯dēng名

lamp; light; lantern

地dì名

earth; ground; field

地点dìdiǎn名

place; site; location

地方dìfang名

place; location; area; space; territory; aspect; part

地图dìtú名

map

电diàn名、（动）

lightning; electricity; electric (bound form)

电梯diàntī名

elevator; escalator

电子书diànzǐshū名

electronic book; e-book; e-book reader

丢diū动

to lose; to put aside; to throw

东dōng名

east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord

东北dōngběi名

northeast

东方dōngfāng名

east

东南dōngnán名

southeast