HSK 3.0 word list

HSK 3 word list: all 953 words with pinyin

HSK 3.0 · elementary · updated November 2026

HSK 3 is level 3 of HSK 3.0, the new standard of China's Chinese proficiency test. It covers the end of the elementary stage: enough to handle most everyday situations and to start reading simple texts on familiar topics. Officially it adds 973 new words, bringing the total to 2,245. Below is every word on Ming's HSK 3 list — 953 entries, most common first — with pinyin and English meanings.

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How long HSK 3 takes

New words a day	Time for HSK 3
5	about 27 weeks
10	about 14 weeks
20	about 7 weeks

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The most common HSK 3 words, in a sentence

把 (bǎ) — (puts the object before the verb); measure word for things with handles
请把门关上。 qǐng bǎ mén guān shàng — Please close the door.
被 (bèi) — by (passive marker)
我的手机被偷了。 wǒ de shǒu jī bèi tōu le — My phone was stolen.
就是 (jiù shì) — exactly; precisely; just
这就是他所说的。 zhè jiù shì tā suǒ shuō de — That's exactly what he said.
时 (shí) — time; when; hour
吃饭时请安静。 chī fàn shí qǐng ān jìng — Please be quiet while eating.
需要 (xū yào) — need; needs; require
我需要你的帮助。 wǒ xū yào nǐ de bāng zhù — I need your help.
开始 (kāi shǐ) — begin; start; beginning
电影开始了。 diàn yǐng kāi shǐ le — The movie has started.
并 (bìng) — (emphasizes negation: not...at all)
我并没有很急。 wǒ bìng méi yǒu hěn jí — I'm not in that much of a hurry.
死 (sǐ) — die
我的花死了。 wǒ de huā sǐ le — My flowers died.
种 (zhǒng) — kind; type (measure word)
我喜欢这种水果。 wǒ xǐ huan zhè zhǒng shuǐ guǒ — I like this kind of fruit.
希望 (xī wàng) — hope
我希望你好。 wǒ xī wàng nǐ hǎo — I hope you're well.
发生 (fā shēng) — happen
发生了什么事？ fā shēng le shén me shì — What happened?
为了 (wèi le) — for
为了健康，我每天跑步。 wèi le jiàn kāng wǒ měi tiān pǎo bù — I run every day for my health.

All 953 HSK 3 words

#	Word	Pinyin	Meaning
1	把	bǎ	(puts the object before the verb); measure word for things with handles
2	被	bèi	by (passive marker)
3	就是	jiù shì	exactly; precisely; just
4	时	shí	time; when; hour
5	需要	xū yào	need; needs; require
6	开始	kāi shǐ	begin; start; beginning
7	并	bìng	(emphasizes negation: not...at all)
8	死	sǐ	die
9	种	zhǒng	kind; type (measure word)
10	希望	xī wàng	hope
11	发生	fā shēng	happen
12	为了	wèi le	for
13	只是	zhǐ shì	merely; simply; but
14	世界	shì jiè	world
15	情况	qíng kuàng	circumstances
16	比赛	bǐ sài	competition; match; compete
17	继续	jì xù	continue; go on
18	心	xīn	heart; mind; center
19	已	yǐ	already
20	张	zhāng	classifier for flat objects (sheet); open; spread
21	关系	guān xi	relationship; relation
22	内	nèi	inside; within
23	总	zǒng	always; general
24	每	měi	each; every
25	美	měi	beautiful
26	一切	yī qiè	everything; all
27	由	yóu	by; from (indicating agent or origin)
28	任何	rèn hé	any; whatever
29	决定	jué dìng	decide; decision
30	只有	zhǐ yǒu	only
31	如何	rú hé	how; what
32	受	shòu	receive; suffer; be (liked, etc.)
33	使	shǐ	make; cause
34	其实	qí shí	actually
35	当然	dāng rán	of course; certainly
36	部	bù	department; part; (measure word for films)
37	消息	xiāo xi	news; information
38	表现	biǎo xiàn	behave; perform (display qualities)
39	解决	jiě jué	solve
40	成功	chéng gōng	succeed; success
41	结束	jié shù	end; finish
42	者	zhě	one who (is) ...
43	转	zhuǎn	turn; change; transfer
44	调查	diào chá	investigate; survey; inquiry
45	方式	fāng shì	way
46	美元	měi yuán	American dollar; US dollar
47	处理	chǔ lǐ	handle; deal with
48	强	qiáng	strong; powerful; better
49	能力	néng lì	capability; ability
50	保护	bǎo hù	protect; defend; protection
51	管	guǎn	manage; control; look after
52	支持	zhī chí	support; back; stand by
53	注意	zhù yì	take note of
54	活	huó	live; alive; work
55	拍	pāi	take (a photo); pat
56	整个	zhěng gè	whole; entire
57	保证	bǎo zhèng	guarantee; ensure; promise
58	根本	gēn běn	at all; fundamental
59	城市	chéng shì	city; town
60	目前	mù qián	at the present time; currently
61	游戏	yóu xì	game; play
62	马	mǎ	horse
63	比较	bǐ jiào	fairly; compare
64	存在	cún zài	exist; existence
65	终于	zhōng yú	at last; finally; in the end
66	现场	xiàn chǎng	the scene; the spot; on site
67	下来	xià lai	come down
68	个人	gè rén	individual; personal
69	除了	chú le	besides; except; in addition to
70	区	qū	district; area; region
71	总是	zǒng shì	always
72	指	zhǐ	point at; finger
73	精神	jīng shén	spirit; mind; energy
74	双	shuāng	pair (measure word); two; double
75	保持	bǎo chí	keep; maintain
76	代表	dài biǎo	representative; represent; stand for
77	突然	tū rán	sudden
78	里面	lǐ miàn	inside; interior
79	确定	què dìng	confirm; be sure
80	目标	mù biāo	target; goal
81	任务	rèn wu	mission
82	容易	róng yì	easy; likely
83	联系	lián xì	contact; connection
84	合作	hé zuò	cooperate; collaborate; cooperation
85	因此	yīn cǐ	thus
86	人员	rén yuán	staff; personnel
87	按	àn	press; according to
88	线	xiàn	thread; line
89	报告	bào gào	report; report
90	台	tái	(measure word for machines); stage
91	生命	shēng mìng	life; living being
92	明显	míng xiǎn	clear; obvious
93	伤	shāng	injure; wound; injury
94	曾经	céng jīng	once; previously
95	另外	lìng wài	additionally; another
96	简单	jiǎn dān	simple; easy
97	血	xuè	blood
98	到底	dào dǐ	after all; (emphatic, in questions) really
99	绝对	jué duì	absolute; absolutely
100	坚持	jiān chí	persist; insist on
101	派	pài	send; faction
102	好好	hǎo hǎo	well; properly
103	技术	jì shù	technology
104	设计	shè jì	design; plan
105	利用	lì yòng	make use of; use; take advantage of
106	性	xìng	nature; character
107	建议	jiàn yì	suggest; suggestion
108	各位	gè wèi	everybody
109	约	yuē	make an appointment; about; invite
110	抓	zhuā	grab; catch; arrest
111	光	guāng	light; only; used up
112	意义	yì yì	meaning; significance
113	父亲	fù qīn	father
114	并且	bìng qiě	and; moreover
115	金	jīn	gold; money; golden
116	社会	shè huì	society
117	下去	xià qù	go down; go on; continue
118	证明	zhèng míng	proof; prove; certificate
119	记者	jì zhě	reporter; journalist
120	确实	què shí	indeed; really
121	力	lì	strength; force
122	发展	fā zhǎn	development; develop; growth
123	谈	tán	speak; talk; chat
124	至少	zhì shǎo	at least
125	负责	fù zé	be in charge of; responsible
126	首先	shǒu xiān	first
127	交易	jiāo yì	deal; trade; transaction
128	理解	lǐ jiě	comprehend
129	报道	bào dào	report
130	父母	fù mǔ	father and mother
131	城	chéng	city; town
132	安排	ān pái	arrange; plan; arrangements
133	力量	lì liang	power; strength; force
134	敢	gǎn	dare
135	造成	zào chéng	bring about; cause
136	某	mǒu	some; a certain
137	随	suí	follow; along with
138	支	zhī	classifier for slender objects (cigarettes, pens); support
139	人生	rén shēng	life
140	会议	huì yì	meeting; conference
141	幸福	xìng fú	happiness; happy
142	自然	zì rán	nature; natural
143	责任	zé rèn	responsibility; duty
144	失去	shī qù	lose
145	赢	yíng	win; beat
146	报	bào	report; announce
147	人民	rén mín	the people
148	步	bù	step; pace
149	面对	miàn duì	face; confront
150	事件	shì jiàn	event; incident
151	压力	yā lì	pressure
152	结婚	jié hūn	marry; get married
153	由于	yóu yú	due to; owing to
154	母亲	mǔ qīn	mother
155	同意	tóng yì	agree; consent; approve
156	训练	xùn liàn	train; training
157	部门	bù mén	department; division
158	过程	guò chéng	course of events; process
159	深	shēn	deep
160	各	gè	each; every; various
161	选手	xuǎn shǒu	athlete; player; contestant
162	仍然	réng rán	still
163	显示	xiǎn shì	show; display
164	属于	shǔ yú	be classified as; belong to
165	值得	zhí de	be worth; deserve
166	人类	rén lèi	humanity; mankind
167	亲	qīn	own (blood relative); close; kiss
168	经历	jīng lì	experience; go through
169	仍	réng	still
170	紧张	jǐn zhāng	nervous; tense; tight
171	仅	jǐn	barely; only
172	挂	guà	hang or suspend; call (on the phone)
173	事实	shì shí	fact
174	本来	běn lái	original; originally
175	基本	jī běn	basic; fundamental; basically
176	类	lèi	kind; type; category
177	专家	zhuān jiā	expert; specialist
178	跳	tiào	jump; hop; skip
179	久	jiǔ	(for) a long time; long
180	以来	yǐ lái	since
181	反应	fǎn yìng	react; reaction
182	地区	dì qū	region; area
183	关注	guān zhù	pay attention to; attention; follow
184	表演	biǎo yǎn	perform; performance
185	警察	jǐng chá	police; police officer
186	价值	jià zhí	value; worth
187	相当	xiāng dāng	quite; fairly
188	困难	kùn nan	difficult; difficulty
189	专业	zhuān yè	specialty; major; professional
190	难道	nán dào	don't tell me ...
191	牛	niú	cow
192	规定	guī dìng	stipulate
193	产生	chǎn shēng	arise
194	对方	duì fāng	the other person
195	状态	zhuàng tài	condition
196	群	qún	group; crowd
197	照	zhào	shine; take (a photo)
198	环境	huán jìng	environment; surroundings
199	火	huǒ	fire
200	建立	jiàn lì	establish; set up; found
201	更加	gèng jiā	more; even more
202	老板	lǎo bǎn	boss
203	市场	shì chǎng	marketplace
204	必要	bì yào	necessary; essential
205	祝	zhù	wish (someone well)
206	危险	wēi xiǎn	danger; dangerous
207	管理	guǎn lǐ	supervise; manage; management
208	乱	luàn	messy; chaotic
209	适合	shì hé	fit; suit
210	正式	zhèng shì	formal; official
211	救	jiù	save; rescue
212	从来	cóng lái	always; (never) before
213	图	tú	diagram; picture; chart
214	实际上	shí jì shàng	in fact; actually
215	达到	dá dào	reach
216	现实	xiàn shí	reality; real
217	不断	bù duàn	unceasing; constant
218	媒体	méi tǐ	media, esp. news media
219	内容	nèi róng	content; details
220	上面	shàng miàn	on top of
221	痛	tòng	ache; pain
222	感情	gǎn qíng	emotion; feelings; affection
223	观众	guān zhòng	spectators; audience
224	变化	biàn huà	change
225	美丽	měi lì	beautiful
226	追	zhuī	chase; pursue
227	经验	jīng yàn	experience
228	集中	jí zhōng	concentrate; focus
229	破	pò	broken; break
230	理由	lǐ yóu	reason; grounds
231	刀	dāo	knife
232	感受	gǎn shòu	feel; feeling
233	完美	wán měi	perfect
234	直到	zhí dào	until
235	传	chuán	pass on; spread
236	真实	zhēn shí	true; real
237	后面	hòu mian	the back; behind
238	错误	cuò wù	mistake; wrong
239	记录	jì lù	record; take notes
240	整	zhěng	exactly; whole
241	标准	biāo zhǔn	standard
242	职业	zhí yè	occupation; profession; professional
243	精彩	jīng cǎi	wonderful; brilliant
244	朝	cháo	towards; facing
245	值	zhí	be worth
246	范围	fàn wéi	range; scope
247	事业	shì yè	undertaking; career
248	痛苦	tòng kǔ	pain; suffering; painful
249	速度	sù dù	speed; rate
250	文件	wén jiàn	document; file
251	空	kōng	empty
252	显然	xiǎn rán	clearly
253	左右	zuǒ yòu	about (roughly); left and right
254	外面	wài miàn	outside; exterior
255	效果	xiào guǒ	result; effect
256	状况	zhuàng kuàng	condition
257	架	jià	classifier for aircraft/machines; frame
258	经济	jīng jì	economy; economic
259	按照	àn zhào	according to
260	有效	yǒu xiào	effective; valid
261	反对	fǎn duì	oppose
262	作品	zuò pǐn	work
263	室	shì	room
264	时代	shí dài	age; era
265	伟大	wěi dà	great; grand
266	哈哈	hā hā	laughing out loud
267	准	zhǔn	accurate; allow
268	输	shū	lose
269	充满	chōng mǎn	full of; filled with
270	皮	pí	skin
271	要是	yào shi	if
272	系	xì	department (of a university)
273	增加	zēng jiā	raise; increase
274	直	zhí	straight; straight on; directly
275	成员	chéng yuán	member
276	保险	bǎo xiǎn	insurance; safe
277	年代	nián dài	a decade of a century
278	领导	lǐng dǎo	leader; lead
279	胜利	shèng lì	victory
280	受伤	shòu shāng	sustain injuries
281	程度	chéng dù	degree; level; extent
282	代	dài	substitute; generation; replace
283	下面	xià miàn	below; under; next
284	理论	lǐ lùn	theory
285	不仅	bù jǐn	not just
286	宣布	xuān bù	declare; announce
287	期	qī	period; stage; issue
288	姑娘	gū niang	girl; young woman; daughter
289	创造	chuàng zào	create; produce
290	调	diào	transfer
291	艺术	yì shù	art
292	麻烦	má fan	trouble; bother
293	事故	shì gù	accident
294	美好	měi hǎo	beautiful; fine
295	抓住	zhuā zhù	grab hold of
296	武器	wǔ qì	weapon; arms
297	各种	gè zhǒng	every kind of
298	思想	sī xiǎng	thought; thinking; idea
299	破坏	pò huài	destruction; damage; destroy
300	消失	xiāo shī	disappear
301	害怕	hài pà	be afraid; be scared; fear
302	龙	lóng	dragon
303	满足	mǎn zú	satisfy; content
304	配	pèi	match; pair
305	等待	děng dài	wait
306	演出	yǎn chū	act; perform; performance
307	乐	lè	happy
308	事实上	shì shí shàng	in fact; actually
309	超级	chāo jí	super-; ultra-
310	猪	zhū	pig
311	设备	shè bèi	equipment
312	保	bǎo	defend
313	团	tuán	group; team
314	世纪	shì jì	century
315	制造	zhì zào	manufacture; make
316	紧	jǐn	tight; strict
317	对手	duì shǒu	opponent; rival
318	证	zhèng	certificate; prove
319	不得不	bù dé bù	have no choice or option but to; have to
320	当地	dāng dì	local
321	大概	dà gài	roughly; probably
322	演	yǎn	perform; act
323	顿	dùn	classifier for meals
324	共同	gòng tóng	common; joint; together
325	杂志	zá zhì	magazine
326	停止	tíng zhǐ	stop
327	文化	wén huà	culture; civilization
328	具体	jù tǐ	concrete; specific
329	合	hé	close; join; fit
330	演员	yǎn yuán	actor or actress; performer
331	周围	zhōu wéi	environs
332	奇怪	qí guài	strange; odd
333	复杂	fù zá	complicated; complex
334	表达	biǎo dá	express; convey
335	胜	shèng	win; victory
336	慢慢	màn màn	slowly
337	压	yā	press; push down; pressure
338	确保	què bǎo	ensure
339	建	jiàn	establish; build
340	队员	duì yuán	team member
341	足够	zú gòu	enough; sufficient
342	布	bù	cloth; fabric
343	咖啡	kā fēi	coffee
344	采取	cǎi qǔ	adopt or carry out; take
345	意外	yì wài	unexpected; accident
346	风险	fēng xiǎn	risk; hazard
347	时刻	shí kè	time; moment
348	断	duàn	break; cut off
349	观察	guān chá	observe
350	千万	qiān wàn	absolutely (must/mustn't); ten million
351	钟	zhōng	clock
352	接近	jiē jìn	approach; get close to
353	重大	zhòng dà	great; major; significant
354	表明	biǎo míng	make clear; show; indicate
355	持续	chí xù	continue; last
356	具有	jù yǒu	have; possess
357	和平	hé píng	peace; peaceful
358	板	bǎn	board; plank
359	发表	fā biǎo	issue; publish
360	修	xiū	repair; fix
361	相关	xiāng guān	related; relevant
362	价格	jià gé	price
363	旧	jiù	old; former
364	前面	qián miàn	ahead; in front
365	简直	jiǎn zhí	simply
366	退	tuì	retreat; withdraw
367	强大	qiáng dà	powerful; strong
368	证据	zhèng jù	evidence; proof
369	交流	jiāo liú	exchange; communication
370	幸运	xìng yùn	fortunate; lucky; luck
371	制作	zhì zuò	make
372	教练	jiào liàn	instructor; trainer
373	付	fù	pay
374	公开	gōng kāi	open; public
375	资金	zī jīn	funds; capital
376	员工	yuán gōng	staff; employee
377	全球	quán qiú	global; worldwide
378	升	shēng	ascend; rise; liter
379	经营	jīng yíng	engage in
380	困	kùn	sleepy; trap
381	初	chū	beginning; first
382	员	yuán	member; -er (suffix for occupations)
383	立刻	lì kè	immediately; at once
384	实验	shí yàn	experiment
385	取消	qǔ xiāo	cancel; call off
386	通常	tōng cháng	usually; normal
387	对象	duì xiàng	target; partner (boyfriend/girlfriend)
388	浪费	làng fèi	waste; squander
389	合理	hé lǐ	rational
390	任	rèn	assign
391	香	xiāng	fragrant; tasty
392	成熟	chéng shú	mature; ripe
393	文章	wén zhāng	article; essay
394	信任	xìn rèn	trust; have confidence in
395	反正	fǎn zhèng	anyway; in any case
396	内心	nèi xīn	heart
397	发出	fā chū	issue
398	赶紧	gǎn jǐn	hurriedly; without delay
399	进一步	jìn yī bù	go a step further
400	费	fèi	fee; cost; spend
401	防	fáng	protect; prevent; guard against
402	舞台	wǔ tái	stage
403	化	huà	transform; -ize; melt
404	不必	bù bì	need not; no need
405	现金	xiàn jīn	cash
406	调整	tiáo zhěng	adjust; adjustment
407	糖	táng	sugar; candy
408	阳光	yáng guāng	sunshine; sunny
409	领	lǐng	lead; receive
410	紧急	jǐn jí	urgent; emergency
411	宣传	xuān chuán	disseminate; publicize; propaganda
412	优势	yōu shì	superiority; advantage
413	互相	hù xiāng	each other; mutual
414	科技	kē jì	science and technology
415	导演	dǎo yǎn	direct
416	印象	yìn xiàng	impression; memory
417	烟	yān	cigarette or pipe tobacco; smoke
418	生意	shēng yi	business
419	赶	gǎn	rush for; catch (a ride)
420	存	cún	save; store; exist
421	评价	píng jià	evaluate; assess
422	桥	qiáo	bridge
423	迷	mí	fan (enthusiast); be confused
424	形象	xíng xiàng	image; figure
425	上去	shàng qù	go up
426	仅仅	jǐn jǐn	barely; only; merely
427	商业	shāng yè	business; commerce
428	到达	dào dá	reach
429	主任	zhǔ rèn	director; head
430	基础	jī chǔ	base; basic
431	功能	gōng néng	function
432	生产	shēng chǎn	produce
433	适应	shì yìng	adapt; adjust to
434	进展	jìn zhǎn	make headway
435	试验	shì yàn	experiment
436	成长	chéng zhǎng	mature; grow up
437	游	yóu	swim; tour
438	指导	zhǐ dǎo	guide; coach; direct
439	食品	shí pǐn	foodstuff
440	大约	dà yuē	approximately; about
441	联合	lián hé	combine; unite; joint
442	铁	tiě	iron
443	录	lù	record
444	提前	tí qián	shift to an earlier date; in advance
445	组合	zǔ hé	assemble; combine; combination
446	积极	jī jí	active; positive
447	强烈	qiáng liè	strong; intense
448	争取	zhēng qǔ	fight for; strive for
449	汤	tāng	soup
450	恐怕	kǒng pà	I'm afraid (that); probably
451	搬	bān	move; move house
452	自从	zì cóng	since
453	命运	mìng yùn	fate; destiny
454	女子	nǚ zǐ	woman
455	类似	lèi sì	similar
456	尽量	jǐn liàng	as much as possible; do one's best
457	及时	jí shí	timely
458	专门	zhuān mén	specially; specialized
459	资格	zī gé	qualifications; qualification
460	工具	gōng jù	tool; instrument
461	快速	kuài sù	fast
462	连续	lián xù	continuous; in a row
463	决赛	jué sài	finals
464	厂	chǎng	factory
465	形成	xíng chéng	form; take shape
466	背后	bèi hòu	behind
467	配合	pèi hé	cooperate; coordinate
468	显得	xiǎn de	seem; look; appear
469	亲自	qīn zì	personally; in person
470	公共	gōng gòng	public
471	费用	fèi yòng	cost; expense
472	自动	zì dòng	automatic
473	明确	míng què	clear-cut
474	结合	jié hé	combine; integrate
475	当中	dāng zhōng	among
476	男子	nán zǐ	man
477	生存	shēng cún	survive; exist
478	胖	pàng	fat
479	土	tǔ	earth
480	念	niàn	read aloud; think of
481	进步	jìn bù	progress; improve
482	对待	duì dài	treat; treatment
483	村	cūn	village
484	现象	xiàn xiàng	phenomenon
485	实力	shí lì	strength
486	缺	quē	lack; be short of
487	主动	zhǔ dòng	take the initiative; active; on one's own initiative
488	甜	tián	sweet
489	服装	fú zhuāng	dress; clothing
490	形式	xíng shì	form; format
491	判断	pàn duàn	judge; judgment
492	前往	qián wǎng	leave for
493	相互	xiāng hù	each other; mutual
494	成立	chéng lì	establish; set up
495	现代	xiàn dài	modern times; modern
496	工资	gōng zī	wages; pay
497	深刻	shēn kè	profound; deep
498	庆祝	qìng zhù	celebrate
499	伤心	shāng xīn	grieve; heartbroken
500	眼前	yǎn qián	before one's eyes; at present
501	足球	zú qiú	soccer; football
502	全面	quán miàn	all-around; comprehensive
503	体验	tǐ yàn	experience for oneself
504	话题	huà tí	subject; topic
505	坚强	jiān qiáng	staunch
506	古	gǔ	ancient
507	苹果	píng guǒ	apple
508	银	yín	silver
509	区别	qū bié	difference; distinguish
510	合法	hé fǎ	lawful; legal
511	羊	yáng	sheep
512	将来	jiāng lái	in the future; future
513	造	zào	make; build
514	个性	gè xìng	individuality; personality
515	批准	pī zhǔn	approve; ratify
516	前进	qián jìn	go forward
517	啤酒	pí jiǔ	beer
518	机器	jī qì	machine
519	公布	gōng bù	announce; publish
520	工厂	gōng chǎng	factory
521	指出	zhǐ chū	indicate; point out
522	举办	jǔ bàn	conduct; hold
523	人才	rén cái	talent; talented person
524	看上去	kàn shang qu	it would appear
525	环	huán	ring; link
526	双方	shuāng fāng	bilateral; both sides
527	离婚	lí hūn	divorce
528	退出	tuì chū	withdraw; quit
529	支付	zhī fù	pay
530	赶快	gǎn kuài	quickly; at once
531	整理	zhěng lǐ	arrange; tidy up; sort out
532	吵	chǎo	noisy; quarrel
533	丰富	fēng fù	rich; abundant
534	动力	dòng lì	motive power; motivation
535	温暖	wēn nuǎn	warm
536	齐	qí	neat
537	表面	biǎo miàn	surface; appearance
538	领先	lǐng xiān	lead; be ahead
539	作者	zuò zhě	author; writer
540	上升	shàng shēng	rise; go up
541	声明	shēng míng	state; statement
542	围	wéi	surround
543	路线	lù xiàn	itinerary
544	完整	wán zhěng	complete; intact
545	谈判	tán pàn	negotiate; negotiation; talks
546	飞行	fēi xíng	fly
547	较	jiào	compare; comparatively
548	纪念	jì niàn	commemorate
549	福	fú	good fortune; blessing
550	补	bǔ	repair; patch; make up for
551	赶到	gǎn dào	hurry
552	公民	gōng mín	citizen
553	当初	dāng chū	at that time; originally
554	分别	fēn bié	separately; part
555	愿望	yuàn wàng	desire; wish
556	长期	cháng qī	long term; long-term
557	数量	shù liàng	amount; quantity
558	保留	bǎo liú	keep; retain
559	相比	xiāng bǐ	compare
560	深入	shēn rù	penetrate deeply; thorough
561	石油	shí yóu	oil; petroleum
562	情感	qíng gǎn	feeling; emotion
563	称为	chēng wéi	be called
564	人群	rén qún	crowd
565	计算	jì suàn	count; calculate
566	开发	kāi fā	exploit; develop
567	始终	shǐ zhōng	from beginning to end; all along
568	争	zhēng	strive for; argue
569	订	dìng	book; order; subscribe
570	卫生	wèi shēng	health; hygiene
571	富	fù	rich; wealthy
572	加强	jiā qiáng	reinforce
573	保安	bǎo ān	security guard
574	歌手	gē shǒu	singer
575	实验室	shí yàn shì	laboratory
576	开放	kāi fàng	open (to the public); open-minded
577	各地	gè dì	in all parts of
578	性格	xìng gé	personality; character
579	团结	tuán jié	unite; unity
580	展开	zhǎn kāi	unfold
581	把握	bǎ wò	grasp; certainty
582	成就	chéng jiù	accomplishment; achievement
583	课程	kè chéng	course
584	看起来	kàn qǐ lai	seemingly; it looks like
585	发动	fā dòng	start; launch
586	果然	guǒ rán	really; sure enough
587	放到	fàng dào	put (something) at/in
588	静	jìng	quiet; still
589	需求	xū qiú	requirement; demand
590	只好	zhǐ hǎo	have no other option but to ...
591	国内	guó nèi	domestic
592	谈话	tán huà	talk; conversation
593	传说	chuán shuō	legend; folk tale
594	转变	zhuǎn biàn	change; transform
595	能不能	néng bu néng	can... or not
596	至今	zhì jīn	so far; until now
597	后果	hòu guǒ	consequences; aftermath
598	打破	dǎ pò	break; smash
599	上来	shàng lái	come up
600	石头	shí tou	stone
601	主持	zhǔ chí	take charge of; host; preside over
602	访问	fǎng wèn	visit; interview
603	先进	xiān jìn	advanced
604	才能	cái néng	talent; ability
605	文明	wén míng	civilized; civilization
606	西部	xī bù	western part
607	玩具	wán jù	plaything; toy
608	防止	fáng zhǐ	prevent; guard against
609	年纪	nián jì	age
610	采用	cǎi yòng	adopt; use
611	手指	shǒu zhǐ	finger
612	天空	tiān kōng	sky
613	制度	zhì dù	system
614	工业	gōng yè	industry
615	广播	guǎng bō	broadcast; broadcasting
616	从事	cóng shì	be engaged in; pursue (a career)
617	改造	gǎi zào	transform; reform
618	制定	zhì dìng	draw up
619	直播	zhí bō	broadcast live; live broadcast
620	应当	yīng dāng	should; ought to
621	交往	jiāo wǎng	associate; date
622	各自	gè zì	each; respective
623	不论	bù lùn	whatever; regardless of
624	退休	tuì xiū	retire
625	成果	chéng guǒ	result; achievement
626	概念	gài niàn	concept
627	创作	chuàng zuò	create; write; creative work
628	据说	jù shuō	it is said that
629	自身	zì shēn	itself
630	整天	zhěng tiān	all day long
631	去世	qù shì	pass away; die
632	批评	pī píng	criticize; criticism
633	增长	zēng zhǎng	grow; increase
634	部长	bù zhǎng	minister; head of a department
635	否认	fǒu rèn	declare to be untrue; deny
636	主意	zhǔ yi	idea; plan
637	体会	tǐ huì	know from experience; realize; understanding
638	感冒	gǎn mào	catch a cold; a cold
639	高速	gāo sù	high speed
640	观看	guān kàn	watch
641	推进	tuī jìn	impel; push forward
642	安装	ān zhuāng	install; fit
643	欢乐	huān lè	gaiety; joy
644	功夫	gōng fu	kung fu; skill; time
645	团体	tuán tǐ	group; organization
646	房屋	fáng wū	house; building
647	得分	dé fēn	score
648	纪录	jì lù	record
649	游泳	yóu yǒng	swim
650	基本上	jī běn shang	basically; on the whole
651	农民	nóng mín	farmer; peasant
652	民族	mín zú	nationality
653	商品	shāng pǐn	commodity; goods
654	属	shǔ	belong to; zodiac sign
655	裤子	kù zi	pants; trousers
656	运输	yùn shū	transport; transportation
657	传播	chuán bō	disseminate
658	好奇	hào qí	inquisitive; curious
659	集体	jí tǐ	collective
660	预计	yù jì	forecast; estimate
661	落后	luò hòu	fall behind; backward
662	沙发	shā fā	sofa
663	强调	qiáng diào	emphasize; stress
664	加快	jiā kuài	accelerate; speed up
665	考验	kǎo yàn	test; trial
666	分配	fēn pèi	distribute; assign
667	乐队	yuè duì	band; orchestra
668	演唱会	yǎn chàng huì	vocal recital or concert
669	修改	xiū gǎi	amend; modify
670	演唱	yǎn chàng	sing
671	保存	bǎo cún	conserve; keep
672	跳舞	tiào wǔ	dance
673	电视台	diàn shì tái	television station
674	发明	fā míng	invent; invention
675	播放	bō fàng	broadcast
676	邮件	yóu jiàn	mail; email
677	突出	tū chū	prominent; outstanding
678	其次	qí cì	next; secondly
679	乐观	lè guān	optimistic; hopeful
680	会员	huì yuán	member
681	热烈	rè liè	enthusiastic; warm
682	相似	xiāng sì	similar; alike
683	联合国	lián hé guó	United Nations
684	往往	wǎng wǎng	usually; often
685	带领	dài lǐng	guide; lead
686	可靠	kě kào	reliable
687	决心	jué xīn	determination; resolve
688	球迷	qiú mí	fan
689	补充	bǔ chōng	replenish; add; supplement
690	克服	kè fú	overcome; conquer
691	文字	wén zì	character; writing
692	有利	yǒu lì	advantageous
693	热爱	rè ài	love ardently; adore
694	体现	tǐ xiàn	embody; reflect
695	家具	jiā jù	furniture
696	生长	shēng zhǎng	grow; grow up
697	特色	tè sè	characteristic
698	电视剧	diàn shì jù	TV series; TV drama
699	整体	zhěng tǐ	whole entity
700	身份证	shēn fèn zhèng	identity card
701	收费	shōu fèi	charge a fee
702	迎接	yíng jiē	welcome; greet
703	改进	gǎi jìn	improve; improvement
704	建设	jiàn shè	build
705	文学	wén xué	literature
706	难度	nán dù	degree of difficulty
707	头脑	tóu nǎo	brains; mind
708	屋子	wū zi	house; room
709	铁路	tiě lù	railroad; railway
710	通信	tōng xìn	correspond
711	缺少	quē shǎo	lack; lack of
712	环保	huán bǎo	environmental protection
713	家乡	jiā xiāng	hometown
714	发送	fā sòng	transmit
715	播出	bō chū	broadcast
716	读者	dú zhě	reader
717	消费	xiāo fèi	consume; spend
718	实行	shí xíng	implement; carry out
719	吵架	chǎo jià	quarrel; argue
720	巧	qiǎo	coincidental; skillful
721	不安	bù ān	unpeaceful; uneasy
722	首都	shǒu dū	capital
723	整整	zhěng zhěng	whole; full
724	发言	fā yán	make a speech; speak; statement
725	观念	guān niàn	notion; concept
726	告别	gào bié	leave
727	反复	fǎn fù	repeatedly; over and over
728	场所	chǎng suǒ	location; place
729	亲人	qīn rén	one's close relatives
730	早已	zǎo yǐ	for a long time
731	初步	chū bù	initial
732	比例	bǐ lì	proportion; ratio
733	输入	shū rù	import
734	创新	chuàng xīn	bring forth new ideas; innovate; innovation
735	总结	zǒng jié	sum up; summary
736	空调	kōng tiáo	air conditioning
737	南部	nán bù	southern part
738	没用	méi yòng	useless
739	另一方面	lìng yī fāng miàn	on the other hand
740	营养	yíng yǎng	nutrition; nourishment
741	排名	pái míng	rank
742	互联网	hù lián wǎng	Internet
743	行李	xíng li	luggage
744	毛病	máo bìng	fault; problem
745	场合	chǎng hé	situation
746	衬衫	chèn shān	shirt; blouse
747	光明	guāng míng	bright; brightness
748	合格	hé gé	meet the standard required; qualified
749	东部	dōng bù	the east
750	认可	rèn kě	approve; approval
751	提问	tí wèn	ask a question
752	家属	jiā shǔ	family member
753	坚决	jiān jué	firm
754	传来	chuán lái	come through
755	从前	cóng qián	previously; in the past
756	日常	rì cháng	daily; everyday
757	缺点	quē diǎn	weak point; shortcoming
758	设立	shè lì	set up
759	预防	yù fáng	prevent; precaution
760	必然	bì rán	inevitable; certain
761	写作	xiě zuò	write; writing
762	危害	wēi hài	jeopardize; endanger
763	手续	shǒu xù	procedure
764	外交	wài jiāo	diplomacy
765	本事	běn shì	ability; skill
766	高速公路	gāo sù gōng lù	expressway
767	种子	zhǒng zi	seed
768	录音	lù yīn	record; sound recording
769	接待	jiē dài	receive
770	推动	tuī dòng	push
771	北部	běi bù	northern part
772	适用	shì yòng	be applicable
773	客观	kè guān	objective
774	裙子	qún zi	skirt
775	香蕉	xiāng jiāo	banana
776	牌子	pái zi	brand; sign
777	应用	yìng yòng	apply; app
778	服务员	fú wù yuán	waiter
779	电台	diàn tái	radio station
780	金牌	jīn pái	gold medal
781	工程师	gōng chéng shī	engineer
782	优点	yōu diǎn	merit; advantage
783	完善	wán shàn	perfect; complete
784	旅馆	lǚ guǎn	hotel
785	志愿者	zhì yuàn zhě	volunteer
786	发达	fā dá	well-developed
787	人工	rén gōng	artificial
788	普遍	pǔ biàn	universal; common; widespread
789	爱心	ài xīn	compassion; love; kindness
790	形状	xíng zhuàng	form; shape
791	短期	duǎn qī	short term
792	全场	quán chǎng	everyone present; the whole audience
793	价钱	jià qian	price
794	证件	zhèng jiàn	certificate
795	共有	gòng yǒu	have altogether
796	干吗	gàn má	why; what for
797	底下	dǐ xia	the location below sth
798	开展	kāi zhǎn	launch; carry out
799	美食	měi shí	culinary delicacy; fine food
800	推广	tuī guǎng	extend; promote
801	古代	gǔ dài	ancient times
802	中华民族	zhōng huá mín zú	the Chinese nation
803	散步	sàn bù	take a walk
804	农业	nóng yè	agriculture
805	大夫	dài fu	doctor; physician
806	面积	miàn jī	area
807	前后	qián hòu	around (a time)
808	加工	jiā gōng	process; processing
809	学费	xué fèi	tuition fee
810	中部	zhōng bù	middle part
811	歌声	gē shēng	singing voice
812	束	shù	bundle; bunch (classifier)
813	否定	fǒu dìng	negate; deny; negative
814	主张	zhǔ zhāng	advocate; view; position
815	认出	rèn chū	recognize (by sight)
816	性别	xìng bié	gender
817	亲切	qīn qiè	warm and friendly; cordial
818	气候	qì hòu	climate
819	办理	bàn lǐ	handle
820	规范	guī fàn	norm; standard
821	可乐	kě lè	cola (soft drink)
822	近期	jìn qī	recently; in the near future
823	自主	zì zhǔ	independent
824	歌迷	gē mí	fan of a singer
825	握手	wò shǒu	shake hands
826	民间	mín jiān	folk; non-governmental
827	题目	tí mù	title; topic; question (on a test)
828	解开	jiě kāi	untie; undo
829	跑步	pǎo bù	run; jog
830	初中	chū zhōng	junior high school
831	将近	jiāng jìn	almost; nearly
832	卫生间	wèi shēng jiān	bathroom; toilet
833	不光	bù guāng	not only
834	子女	zǐ nǚ	children
835	老太太	lǎo tài tai	elderly lady
836	上衣	shàng yī	top; upper garment
837	建成	jiàn chéng	finish building; complete construction
838	打听	dǎ ting	ask about; inquire
839	定期	dìng qī	regular; periodic
840	一方面	yī fāng miàn	on the one hand
841	动人	dòng rén	touching; moving
842	老百姓	lǎo bǎi xìng	ordinary people
843	果汁	guǒ zhī	fruit juice
844	剧场	jù chǎng	theater
845	搬家	bān jiā	move house
846	开业	kāi yè	open a business
847	生动	shēng dòng	vivid; lively
848	就业	jiù yè	get a job; employment
849	彩色	cǎi sè	colored; multicolored
850	节约	jié yuē	economize; save
851	单元	dān yuán	unit
852	海关	hǎi guān	customs
853	自觉	zì jué	self-motivated; on one's own initiative
854	收看	shōu kàn	watch (TV)
855	公务员	gōng wù yuán	civil servant
856	暖和	nuǎn huo	warm; nice and warm
857	被子	bèi zi	quilt
858	农村	nóng cūn	rural area; village
859	世界杯	shì jiè bēi	World Cup
860	听众	tīng zhòng	audience; listeners
861	变为	biàn wéi	change into
862	邮箱	yóu xiāng	mailbox; email inbox
863	标题	biāo tí	title
864	预报	yù bào	forecast
865	整齐	zhěng qí	orderly; neat
866	志愿	zhì yuàn	aspiration; volunteer
867	职工	zhí gōng	workers; staff
868	木头	mù tou	wood
869	熟人	shú rén	acquaintance
870	报到	bào dào	register; check in
871	景色	jǐng sè	scenery; landscape
872	表格	biǎo gé	form; table
873	功课	gōng kè	homework; assignment
874	美术	měi shù	art
875	故乡	gù xiāng	hometown; native place
876	认得	rèn de	recognize; know
877	邮票	yóu piào	stamp
878	房租	fáng zū	rent
879	武术	wǔ shù	martial arts
880	推开	tuī kāi	push open; push away
881	短裤	duǎn kù	shorts
882	房东	fáng dōng	landlord
883	广大	guǎng dà	vast or extensive; vast
884	收音机	shōu yīn jī	radio
885	长城	cháng chéng	the Great Wall
886	收听	shōu tīng	listen to (a broadcast)
887	电子邮件	diàn zǐ yóu jiàn	email
888	初级	chū jí	beginner; elementary (level)
889	听力	tīng lì	hearing; listening (comprehension)
890	信封	xìn fēng	envelope
891	衬衣	chèn yī	shirt
892	结实	jiē shi	sturdy; strong
893	班级	bān jí	class
894	现代化	xiàn dài huà	modernization
895	专题	zhuān tí	specific topic
896	工夫	gōng fu	time; effort
897	创业	chuàng yè	start a business; found a company
898	本领	běn lǐng	skill; ability
899	旅行社	lǚ xíng shè	travel agency
900	话剧	huà jù	stage play; drama
901	大使馆	dà shǐ guǎn	embassy
902	沙子	shā zi	sand
903	分组	fēn zǔ	divide into groups
904	请教	qǐng jiào	ask for guidance; consult
905	年底	nián dǐ	the end of the year; year-end
906	带动	dài dòng	drive; spur on
907	交警	jiāo jǐng	traffic police
908	代表团	dài biǎo tuán	delegation
909	影视	yǐng shì	movies and television
910	国庆	guó qìng	National Day
911	做客	zuò kè	be a guest or visitor
912	理发	lǐ fà	get a haircut
913	所长	suǒ zhǎng	director (of an office or institute)
914	票价	piào jià	ticket price
915	华人	huá rén	ethnic Chinese person or people
916	有的是	yǒu de shì	have plenty of
917	皮包	pí bāo	leather bag; briefcase
918	连续剧	lián xù jù	TV series; series
919	复印	fù yìn	photocopy; copy
920	图画	tú huà	drawing
921	长处	cháng chù	strong point; merit
922	绿茶	lǜ chá	green tea
923	留学	liú xué	study abroad
924	教材	jiào cái	teaching material; textbook
925	书架	shū jià	bookshelf
926	白菜	bái cài	Chinese cabbage
927	普及	pǔ jí	popularize; become widespread
928	年初	nián chū	beginning of the year
929	试题	shì tí	exam question
930	积极性	jī jí xìng	enthusiasm; initiative
931	初一	chū yī	first day of lunar month; first day of the year
932	奶茶	nǎi chá	milk tea
933	银牌	yín pái	silver medal
934	红茶	hóng chá	black tea
935	人民币	rén mín bì	Renminbi
936	老头儿	lǎo tóu r	old man
937	划船	huá chuán	row a boat; rowing
938	交费	jiāo fèi	pay a fee
939	凉水	liáng shuǐ	cool water
940	跳高	tiào gāo	high jump
941	衣架	yī jià	clothes hanger
942	外文	wài wén	foreign language
943	短处	duǎn chù	shortcoming
944	空儿	kòng r	spare time
945	预习	yù xí	preview (a lesson); prepare a lesson
946	跳远	tiào yuǎn	long jump
947	京剧	jīng jù	Beijing opera
948	后年	hòu nián	the year after next
949	连忙	lián máng	hastily; promptly
950	红酒	hóng jiǔ	red wine
951	所	suǒ	measure word for institutions/buildings; place
952	连	lián	even; link
953	极了	jí le	extremely

Questions

How many words are in HSK 3?

Under HSK 3.0, HSK 3 adds 973 new words, for a total of 2,245 words from HSK 1 up to the end of HSK 3. Ming's HSK 3 list has 953 entries; a few words are counted, split or merged slightly differently from the official syllabus.

How long does it take to learn the HSK 3 words?

At 5 new words a day, about 27 weeks; at 10 a day, about 14 weeks. Reviews come on top, and how fast is right depends on how well the words stick — Ming adjusts the pace to you, slowing down when reviews pile up.

Is this the new HSK 3.0 list or the old HSK 2.0 one?

This is the HSK 3.0 list (the 2021 standard, with nine levels). The old HSK 2.0 had six levels and far fewer words per level — HSK 4 used to mean 1,200 words in total; under HSK 3.0 it's 3,245. See HSK 3.0 vs HSK 2.0.

Do I have to learn every HSK 3 word before moving on?

No. Most learners know part of the next level before they finish the current one. Ming's level test finds where your knowledge actually ends and starts you there, mixing in the gaps from lower levels.

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Meanings adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0), example sentences partly from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). This list is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 — see Credits.