HSK 3 Vocabulary List
Study the 500 new HSK 3 vocabulary words, numbered 501–1000 in the cumulative list, with Chinese characters, pinyin, English meanings, and example sentences in flashcard mode.
HSK 3.0 · 500 new words · 1,000 cumulative
500 New HSK 3 Vocabulary Words
These are the 500 words newly introduced at HSK 3, covering cumulative vocabulary numbers 501–1000.
If you have already studied HSK 1 and HSK 2, this is the new vocabulary you need to add for HSK 3.
500 words · #501–1000
| # | Chinese | Pinyin | Part of speech | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | 阿姨 | āyí | n. | aunt; auntie |
| 502 | 矮 | ǎi | adj. | short; not tall |
| 503 | 爱人 | àiren | n. | spouse; husband or wife |
| 504 | 安静 | ānjìng | adj. | quiet |
| 505 | 安全 | ānquán | adj. | safe; secure |
| 506 | 把 | bǎ | mw. / prep. | measure word for handled objects; disposal marker |
| 507 | 搬 | bān | v. | to move; carry |
| 508 | 班级 | bānjí | n. | class; grade |
| 509 | 搬家 | bānjiā | v. | to move house |
| 510 | 办 | bàn | v. | to handle; do |
| 511 | 办法 | bànfǎ | n. | method; way |
| 512 | 办公室 | bàngōngshì | n. | office |
| 513 | 半天 | bàntiān | num.-mw. | half a day; quite a while |
| 514 | 帮助 | bāngzhù | v. | to help; assist |
| 515 | 饱 | bǎo | adj. | full; not hungry |
| 516 | 报纸 | bàozhǐ | n. | newspaper |
| 517 | 北 | běi | n. | north |
| 518 | 北方 | běifāng | n. | the north; northern region |
| 519 | 被 | bèi | prep. | passive marker; by |
| 520 | 笔记 | bǐjì | n. | notes |
| 521 | 比较 | bǐjiào | v. / prep. / adv. | to compare; relatively |
| 522 | 笔记本 | bǐjìběn | n. | notebook |
| 523 | 比如 | bǐrú | v. | for example; such as |
| 524 | 比赛 | bǐsài | v. / n. | to compete; competition |
| 525 | 必须 | bìxū | adv. | must; have to |
| 526 | 变 | biàn | v. | to change |
| 527 | 遍 | biàn | mw. | time; occurrence |
| 528 | 变成 | biànchéng | v. | to become; change into |
| 529 | 变化 | biànhuà | v. / n. | to change; change |
| 530 | 表演 | biǎoyǎn | v. | to perform; put on a show |
| 531 | 别的 | biéde | pron. | other; another |
| 532 | 别人 | biérén | pron. | other people; others |
| 533 | 宾馆 | bīnguǎn | n. | hotel; guesthouse |
| 534 | 冰 | bīng | n. | ice |
| 535 | 冰激凌 | bīngjīlíng | n. | ice cream |
| 536 | 冰箱 | bīngxiāng | n. | refrigerator |
| 537 | 病人 | bìngrén | n. | patient; sick person |
| 538 | 不但 | búdàn | conj. | not only |
| 539 | 不见 | bújiàn | v. | to disappear; not see |
| 540 | 不用 | búyòng | adv. | need not; no need |
| 541 | 不同 | bù tóng | phr. | different; not the same |
| 542 | 不久 | bùjiǔ | adj. | not long; soon |
| 543 | 不行 | bùxíng | v. / adj. | to be unacceptable; cannot |
| 544 | 才 | cái | adv. | only then; just |
| 545 | 菜单 | càidān | n. | menu |
| 546 | 参加 | cānjiā | v. | to participate; join |
| 547 | 草 | cǎo | n. | grass |
| 548 | 草地 | cǎodì | n. | lawn; grassland |
| 549 | 层 | céng | mw. | floor; layer |
| 550 | 查 | chá | v. | to check; look up |
| 551 | 差 | chà | adj. / v. | bad; poor; to differ |
| 552 | 差不多 | chàbuduō | adj. / adv. | almost; about the same |
| 553 | 尝 | cháng | v. | to taste; try |
| 554 | 常 | cháng | adv. | often; frequently |
| 555 | 常见 | cháng jiàn | phr. | common; often seen |
| 556 | 常用 | cháng yòng | phr. | commonly used |
| 557 | 常常 | chángcháng | adv. | often; frequently |
| 558 | 衬衫 | chènshān | n. | shirt; blouse |
| 559 | 成绩 | chéngjì | n. | grade; result |
| 560 | 城市 | chéngshì | n. | city |
| 561 | 迟到 | chídào | v. | to be late |
| 562 | 出发 | chūfā | v. | to set off; depart |
| 563 | 出生 | chūshēng | v. | to be born |
| 564 | 出院 | chūyuàn | v. | to leave hospital |
| 565 | 初中 | chūzhōng | n. | junior high school |
| 566 | 除了 | chúle | prep. | except; besides |
| 567 | 船 | chuán | n. | boat; ship |
| 568 | 春天 | chūntiān | n. | spring |
| 569 | 词典 | cídiǎn | n. | dictionary |
| 570 | 聪明 | cōngmíng | adj. | smart; clever |
| 571 | 打扫 | dǎsǎo | v. | to clean; sweep |
| 572 | 打算 | dǎsuàn | v. / n. | to plan; plan |
| 573 | 大概 | dàgài | adj. / adv. | approximate; probably; roughly |
| 574 | 大人 | dàren | n. | adult |
| 575 | 大小 | dàxiǎo | n. | size |
| 576 | 大熊猫 | dàxióngmāo | n. | giant panda |
| 577 | 大衣 | dàyī | n. | overcoat |
| 578 | 带 | dài | v. | to bring; carry; wear |
| 579 | 担心 | dānxīn | v. | to worry |
| 580 | 蛋糕 | dàngāo | n. | cake |
| 581 | 当然 | dāngrán | adv. | of course |
| 582 | 到处 | dàochù | adv. | everywhere |
| 583 | 得 | dé | v. | to obtain; get |
| 584 | 得到 | dédào | v. | to get; obtain |
| 585 | 得分 | défēn | v. / n. | to score; score |
| 586 | 的话 | dehuà | part. | if; in case |
| 587 | 得 | děi | v. | must; have to |
| 588 | 灯 | dēng | n. | lamp; light |
| 589 | 地 | dì | n. | ground; earth |
| 590 | 地点 | dìdiǎn | n. | place; location |
| 591 | 地方 | dìfang | n. | place; area |
| 592 | 地图 | dìtú | n. | map |
| 593 | 电 | diàn | n. | electricity |
| 594 | 电梯 | diàntī | n. | elevator |
| 595 | 电子书 | diànzǐshū | n. | e-book |
| 596 | 丢 | diū | v. | to lose |
| 597 | 东 | dōng | n. | east |
| 598 | 东北 | dōngběi | n. | northeast |
| 599 | 东方 | dōngfāng | n. | the east; eastern region |
| 600 | 东南 | dōngnán | n. | southeast |
| 601 | 冬天 | dōngtiān | n. | winter |
| 602 | 懂得 | dǒngde | v. | to understand; know how |
| 603 | 动物 | dòngwù | n. | animal |
| 604 | 动物园 | dòngwùyuán | n. | zoo |
| 605 | 短 | duǎn | adj. | short |
| 606 | 短裤 | duǎnkù | n. | shorts |
| 607 | 段 | duàn | mw. | section; paragraph; period |
| 608 | 锻炼 | duànliàn | v. | to exercise; work out |
| 609 | 对话 | duìhuà | v. | to converse; have a dialogue |
| 610 | 饿 | è | adj. | hungry |
| 611 | 而且 | érqiě | conj. | and; moreover |
| 612 | 耳朵 | ěrduo | n. | ear |
| 613 | 耳机 | ěrjī | n. | earphones; headphones |
| 614 | 发 | fā | v. | to send; issue; emit |
| 615 | 发烧 | fāshāo | v. | to have a fever |
| 616 | 发生 | fāshēng | v. | to happen; occur |
| 617 | 发现 | fāxiàn | v. | to discover; find |
| 618 | 发展 | fāzhǎn | v. | to develop; grow |
| 619 | 方便 | fāngbiàn | adj. | convenient |
| 620 | 方便面 | fāngbiànmiàn | n. | instant noodles |
| 621 | 方法 | fāngfǎ | n. | method; way |
| 622 | 方向 | fāngxiàng | n. | direction |
| 623 | 房子 | fángzi | n. | house |
| 624 | 放 | fàng | v. | to put; place; release |
| 625 | 放假 | fàngjià | v. | to have a holiday |
| 626 | 放心 | fàngxīn | v. | to feel relieved; rest assured |
| 627 | 放学 | fàngxué | v. | to finish school; school lets out |
| 628 | 分开 | fēnkāi | v. | to separate |
| 629 | 风 | fēng | n. | wind |
| 630 | 封 | fēng | mw. | measure word for letters |
| 631 | 夫妻 | fūqī | n. | married couple |
| 632 | 服务 | fúwù | v. | to serve; provide service |
| 633 | 附近 | fùjìn | n. | vicinity; nearby area |
| 634 | 复习 | fùxí | v. | to review; revise |
| 635 | 该 | gāi | v. | should; ought to |
| 636 | 干净 | gānjìng | adj. | clean |
| 637 | 感兴趣 | gǎn xìngqù | phr. | to be interested in |
| 638 | 感到 | gǎndào | v. | to feel; sense |
| 639 | 感冒 | gǎnmào | n. / v. | cold; to catch a cold |
| 640 | 干 | gàn | v. | to do; work |
| 641 | 刚 | gāng | adv. | just; only just |
| 642 | 刚才 | gāngcái | n. | just now |
| 643 | 刚刚 | gānggāng | adv. | just; a moment ago |
| 644 | 高铁 | gāotiě | n. | high-speed rail |
| 645 | 根据 | gēnjù | v. / prep. | to base on; according to |
| 646 | 更 | gèng | adv. | more; even more |
| 647 | 公斤 | gōngjīn | mw. | kilogram |
| 648 | 公园 | gōngyuán | n. | park |
| 649 | 工作日 | gōngzuòrì | n. | workday |
| 650 | 故事 | gùshi | n. | story |
| 651 | 刮 | guā | v. | to blow; scrape |
| 652 | 关 | guān | v. | to close; shut |
| 653 | 关机 | guānjī | v. | to turn off a device |
| 654 | 关系 | guānxì | n. | relationship; relation |
| 655 | 关心 | guānxīn | v. | to care about; be concerned |
| 656 | 关于 | guānyú | prep. | about; concerning |
| 657 | 关注 | guānzhù | v. | to follow; pay attention to |
| 658 | 国家 | guójiā | n. | country; nation |
| 659 | 过节 | guòjié | v. | to celebrate a festival |
| 660 | 过去 | guòqù | n. | the past; previously |
| 661 | 海 | hǎi | n. | sea |
| 662 | 害怕 | hàipà | v. | to be afraid |
| 663 | 好多 | hǎoduō | num. | many; quite a lot |
| 664 | 好久 | hǎojiǔ | adj. | a long time |
| 665 | 好像 | hǎoxiàng | v. / adv. | to seem; as if |
| 666 | 号码 | hàomǎ | n. | number |
| 667 | 河 | hé | n. | river |
| 668 | 合适 | héshì | adj. | suitable; appropriate |
| 669 | 黑板 | hēibǎn | n. | blackboard |
| 670 | 红绿灯 | hóng-lǜdēng | n. | traffic light |
| 671 | 后来 | hòulái | n. | later; afterwards |
| 672 | 后年 | hòunián | n. | the year after next |
| 673 | 后天 | hòutiān | n. | the day after tomorrow |
| 674 | 护照 | hùzhào | n. | passport |
| 675 | 花园 | huāyuán | n. | garden |
| 676 | 画家 | huàjiā | n. | painter; artist |
| 677 | 欢迎 | huānyíng | v. | to welcome |
| 678 | 还 | huán | v. | to return; give back |
| 679 | 环境 | huánjìng | n. | environment |
| 680 | 换 | huàn | v. | to change; exchange |
| 681 | 黄色 | huángsè | n. | yellow; the color yellow |
| 682 | 回答 | huídá | v. | to answer; reply |
| 683 | 会 | huì | n. | meeting; association |
| 684 | 会议 | huìyì | n. | meeting; conference |
| 685 | 或 | huò | conj. | or |
| 686 | 或者 | huòzhě | conj. | or; alternatively |
| 687 | 鸡 | jī | n. | chicken |
| 688 | 几乎 | jīhū | adv. | almost; nearly |
| 689 | 机会 | jīhuì | n. | opportunity; chance |
| 690 | 极 | jí | adv. | extremely; very |
| 691 | 急 | jí | adj. / v. | urgent; anxious; to hurry |
| 692 | 记 | jì | v. | to remember; record |
| 693 | 季 | jì | n. | season |
| 694 | 季节 | jìjié | n. | season |
| 695 | 加 | jiā | v. | to add |
| 696 | 假期 | jiàqī | n. | holiday; vacation |
| 697 | 坚持 | jiānchí | v. | to persist; insist |
| 698 | 检查 | jiǎnchá | v. | to check; inspect |
| 699 | 简单 | jiǎndān | adj. | simple; easy |
| 700 | 检票 | jiǎnpiào | v. | to check tickets |
| 701 | 健康 | jiànkāng | adj. | healthy |
| 702 | 见面 | jiànmiàn | v. | to meet |
| 703 | 讲 | jiǎng | v. | to speak; explain |
| 704 | 角 | jiǎo | mw. | jiao; one tenth of a yuan |
| 705 | 脚 | jiǎo | n. | foot |
| 706 | 接 | jiē | v. | to receive; pick up; connect |
| 707 | 街 | jiē | n. | street |
| 708 | 节 | jié | mw. / n. | section; festival |
| 709 | 结婚 | jiéhūn | v. | to marry; get married |
| 710 | 节目 | jiémù | n. | program; show |
| 711 | 节日 | jiérì | n. | festival; holiday |
| 712 | 结束 | jiéshù | v. | to end; finish |
| 713 | 解决 | jiějué | v. | to solve; resolve |
| 714 | 姐妹 | jiěmèi | n. | sisters |
| 715 | 借 | jiè | v. | to borrow; lend |
| 716 | 斤 | jīn | mw. | jin; 500 grams |
| 717 | 经过 | jīngguò | v. / n. | to pass through; experience |
| 718 | 经理 | jīnglǐ | n. | manager |
| 719 | 久 | jiǔ | adj. | long time |
| 720 | 酒 | jiǔ | n. | alcohol; wine |
| 721 | 旧 | jiù | adj. | old; used |
| 722 | 句 | jù | mw. | measure word for sentences |
| 723 | 句子 | jùzi | n. | sentence |
| 724 | 决定 | juédìng | v. / n. | to decide; decision |
| 725 | 卡 | kǎ | n. | card |
| 726 | 开花 | kāihuā | v. | to bloom |
| 727 | 开会 | kāihuì | v. | to have a meeting |
| 728 | 开机 | kāijī | v. | to turn on a device |
| 729 | 开心 | kāixīn | adj. | happy; cheerful |
| 730 | 看来 | kànlái | v. | to appear; it seems |
| 731 | 可 | kě | conj. | but; indeed |
| 732 | 渴 | kě | adj. | thirsty |
| 733 | 可爱 | kě’ài | adj. | cute; lovely |
| 734 | 可是 | kěshì | conj. | but; however |
| 735 | 刻 | kè | mw. | quarter hour; moment |
| 736 | 课本 | kèběn | n. | textbook |
| 737 | 客人 | kèrén | n. | guest; customer |
| 738 | 课文 | kèwén | n. | text; lesson text |
| 739 | 空调 | kōngtiáo | n. | air conditioner |
| 740 | 哭 | kū | v. | to cry |
| 741 | 筷子 | kuàizi | n. | chopsticks |
| 742 | 矿泉水 | kuàngquánshuǐ | n. | mineral water |
| 743 | 来自 | láizì | v. | to come from |
| 744 | 蓝 | lán | adj. | blue |
| 745 | 老 | lǎo | adj. / prefix | old; experienced; prefix indicating familiarity |
| 746 | 老人 | lǎorén | n. | old person; elderly person |
| 747 | 离开 | líkāi | v. | to leave |
| 748 | 礼物 | lǐwù | n. | gift; present |
| 749 | 历史 | lìshǐ | n. | history |
| 750 | 脸 | liǎn | n. | face |
| 751 | 练 | liàn | v. | to practice |
| 752 | 练习 | liànxí | v. / n. | to practice; exercise |
| 753 | 凉快 | liángkuai | adj. | cool; pleasantly cool |
| 754 | 辆 | liàng | mw. | measure word for vehicles |
| 755 | 聊 | liáo | v. | to chat |
| 756 | 聊天儿 | liáotiānr | v. | to chat |
| 757 | 了解 | liǎojiě | v. | to understand; learn about |
| 758 | 邻居 | línjū | n. | neighbor |
| 759 | 留学 | liúxué | v. | to study abroad |
| 760 | 留学生 | liúxuéshēng | n. | international student |
| 761 | 楼梯 | lóutī | n. | stairs |
| 762 | 路边 | lùbiān | n. | roadside |
| 763 | 路口 | lùkǒu | n. | intersection; road junction |
| 764 | 马 | mǎ | n. | horse |
| 765 | 马路 | mǎlù | n. | road; street |
| 766 | 马上 | mǎshàng | adv. | immediately; right away |
| 767 | 满意 | mǎnyì | v. | to be satisfied |
| 768 | 毛 | máo | mw. | mao; one tenth of a yuan |
| 769 | 米 | mǐ | mw. | meter |
| 770 | 面前 | miànqián | n. | in front of |
| 771 | 明白 | míngbai | adj. / v. | to understand; clear |
| 772 | 名单 | míngdān | n. | name list |
| 773 | 名人 | míngrén | n. | famous person |
| 774 | 南 | nán | n. | south |
| 775 | 难 | nán | adj. | difficult; hard |
| 776 | 南方 | nánfāng | n. | the south; southern region |
| 777 | 难过 | nánguò | adj. | sad; upset |
| 778 | 难看 | nánkàn | adj. | ugly; unpleasant to look at |
| 779 | 男人 | nánrén | n. | man |
| 780 | 男生 | nánshēng | n. | male student; boy |
| 781 | 难题 | nántí | n. | difficult problem |
| 782 | 难听 | nántīng | adj. | unpleasant to hear |
| 783 | 年级 | niánjí | n. | grade; year in school |
| 784 | 年轻 | niánqīng | adj. | young |
| 785 | 牛 | niú | n. | cow; cattle |
| 786 | 努力 | nǔlì | v. / adj. | to work hard; hardworking |
| 787 | 女人 | nǚrén | n. | woman |
| 788 | 女生 | nǚshēng | n. | female student; girl |
| 789 | 爬 | pá | v. | to climb; crawl |
| 790 | 怕 | pà | v. | to fear; be afraid |
| 791 | 拍照 | pāizhào | v. | to take a photo |
| 792 | 盘子 | pánzi | n. | plate; dish |
| 793 | 胖 | pàng | adj. | fat; overweight |
| 794 | 啤酒 | píjiǔ | n. | beer |
| 795 | 平时 | píngshí | n. | ordinary times; usually |
| 796 | 瓶子 | píngzi | n. | bottle |
| 797 | 骑 | qí | v. | to ride |
| 798 | 奇怪 | qíguài | adj. | strange; odd |
| 799 | 其实 | qíshí | adv. | actually; in fact |
| 800 | 其他 | qítā | pron. | other; others |
| 801 | 起 | qǐ | v. | to rise; get up |
| 802 | 起飞 | qǐfēi | v. | to take off |
| 803 | 汽车 | qìchē | n. | car; automobile |
| 804 | 铅笔 | qiānbǐ | n. | pencil |
| 805 | 前年 | qiánnián | n. | the year before last |
| 806 | 前天 | qiántiān | n. | the day before yesterday |
| 807 | 清楚 | qīngchu | adj. / v. | clear; to understand clearly |
| 808 | 请假 | qǐngjià | v. | to ask for leave |
| 809 | 请客 | qǐngkè | v. | to treat someone; invite to a meal |
| 810 | 秋天 | qiūtiān | n. | autumn; fall |
| 811 | 球场 | qiúchǎng | n. | ball court; sports field |
| 812 | 裙子 | qúnzi | n. | skirt |
| 813 | 然后 | ránhòu | conj. | then; afterwards |
| 814 | 热情 | rèqíng | adj. | enthusiastic; warm |
| 815 | 认得 | rènde | v. | to recognize; know |
| 816 | 认为 | rènwéi | v. | to think; believe |
| 817 | 认真 | rènzhēn | adj. | serious; conscientious |
| 818 | 容易 | róngyì | adj. | easy |
| 819 | 如果 | rúguǒ | conj. | if |
| 820 | 伞 | sǎn | n. | umbrella |
| 821 | 扫 | sǎo | v. | to sweep |
| 822 | 沙发 | shāfā | n. | sofa |
| 823 | 山 | shān | n. | mountain |
| 824 | 上衣 | shàngyī | n. | jacket; upper garment |
| 825 | 勺子 | sháozi | n. | spoon |
| 826 | 身边 | shēnbiān | n. | beside; around oneself |
| 827 | 身高 | shēngāo | n. | height |
| 828 | 声 | shēng | n. / mw. | sound; measure word for sounds |
| 829 | 生活 | shēnghuó | n. / v. | life; to live |
| 830 | 生气 | shēngqì | v. | to get angry |
| 831 | 声音 | shēngyīn | n. | sound; voice |
| 832 | 市 | shì | n. | city; municipality |
| 833 | 试 | shì | v. | to try; test out |
| 834 | 室 | shì | n. | room; chamber |
| 835 | 世界 | shìjiè | n. | world |
| 836 | 收 | shōu | v. | to receive; collect |
| 837 | 收到 | shōudào | v. | to receive |
| 838 | 受 | shòu | v. | to receive; suffer |
| 839 | 瘦 | shòu | adj. | thin; slim |
| 840 | 受到 | shòudào | v. | to receive; be subjected to |
| 841 | 叔叔 | shūshu | n. | uncle |
| 842 | 树 | shù | n. | tree |
| 843 | 数学 | shùxué | n. | mathematics |
| 844 | 刷 | shuā | v. | to brush |
| 845 | 双 | shuāng | mw. | pair; double |
| 846 | 水平 | shuǐpíng | n. | level; standard |
| 847 | 司机 | sījī | n. | driver |
| 848 | 四季 | sìjì | n. | four seasons |
| 849 | 太阳 | tàiyáng | n. | sun |
| 850 | 糖 | táng | n. | sugar; candy |
| 851 | 特别 | tèbié | adj. / adv. | special; especially |
| 852 | 提高 | tígāo | v. | to improve; raise |
| 853 | 体育 | tǐyù | n. | physical education; sports |
| 854 | 体育馆 | tǐyùguǎn | n. | gymnasium; sports center |
| 855 | 甜 | tián | adj. | sweet |
| 856 | 跳 | tiào | v. | to jump |
| 857 | 听说 | tīngshuō | v. | to hear that; be told |
| 858 | 挺 | tǐng | adv. | quite; very |
| 859 | 同事 | tóngshì | n. | colleague; coworker |
| 860 | 同意 | tóngyì | v. | to agree |
| 861 | 头发 | tóufa | n. | hair |
| 862 | 突然 | tūrán | adj. | sudden; suddenly |
| 863 | 图书馆 | túshūguǎn | n. | library |
| 864 | 腿 | tuǐ | n. | leg |
| 865 | 外地 | wàidì | n. | another place; nonlocal area |
| 866 | 外卖 | wàimài | v. / n. | takeout; food delivery |
| 867 | 外语 | wàiyǔ | n. | foreign language |
| 868 | 完成 | wánchéng | v. | to complete; finish |
| 869 | 碗 | wǎn | n. | bowl |
| 870 | 晚点 | wǎndiǎn | v. | to be delayed; arrive or depart late |
| 871 | 晚会 | wǎnhuì | n. | evening party; gala |
| 872 | 网球 | wǎngqiú | n. | tennis |
| 873 | 网站 | wǎngzhàn | n. | website |
| 874 | 忘记 | wàngjì | v. | to forget |
| 875 | 为 | wèi | prep. | for; on behalf of |
| 876 | 为了 | wèile | prep. | in order to; for |
| 877 | 卫生间 | wèishēngjiān | n. | restroom; bathroom |
| 878 | 文化 | wénhuà | n. | culture |
| 879 | 屋子 | wūzi | n. | room; house |
| 880 | 西 | xī | n. | west |
| 881 | 西北 | xīběi | n. | northwest |
| 882 | 西方 | xīfāng | n. | the west; western region |
| 883 | 西瓜 | xīguā | n. | watermelon |
| 884 | 西南 | xīnán | n. | southwest |
| 885 | 习惯 | xíguàn | v. / n. | habit; to be used to |
| 886 | 喜爱 | xǐ’ài | v. | to love; be fond of |
| 887 | 洗衣机 | xǐyījī | n. | washing machine |
| 888 | 洗澡 | xǐzǎo | v. | to bathe; take a shower |
| 889 | 夏天 | xiàtiān | n. | summer |
| 890 | 先 | xiān | adv. | first; beforehand |
| 891 | 香蕉 | xiāngjiāo | n. | banana |
| 892 | 相信 | xiāngxìn | v. | to believe; trust |
| 893 | 箱子 | xiāngzi | n. | box; suitcase |
| 894 | 向 | xiàng | v. / prep. | to face; toward; to |
| 895 | 像 | xiàng | v. | to resemble; be like |
| 896 | 相机 | xiàngjī | n. | camera |
| 897 | 小区 | xiǎoqū | n. | residential community; neighborhood |
| 898 | 小心 | xiǎoxīn | v. / adj. | to be careful; careful |
| 899 | 校园 | xiàoyuán | n. | campus |
| 900 | 校长 | xiàozhǎng | n. | principal; school head |
| 901 | 鞋 | xié | n. | shoe |
| 902 | 心里 | xīnlǐ | n. | in one's heart; inwardly |
| 903 | 新年 | xīnnián | n. | New Year |
| 904 | 新闻 | xīnwén | n. | news |
| 905 | 新鲜 | xīnxiān | adj. | fresh |
| 906 | 信 | xìn | v. / n. | to believe; letter |
| 907 | 信用卡 | xìnyòngkǎ | n. | credit card |
| 908 | 行 | xíng | v. / adj. | to be okay; work; capable |
| 909 | 行李 | xíngli | n. | luggage; baggage |
| 910 | 兴趣 | xìngqù | n. | interest |
| 911 | 休假 | xiūjià | v. | to take leave; be on vacation |
| 912 | 需要 | xūyào | v. / n. | to need; need |
| 913 | 选 | xuǎn | v. | to choose |
| 914 | 选择 | xuǎnzé | v. | to choose; select |
| 915 | 学期 | xuéqī | n. | semester; term |
| 916 | 牙 | yá | n. | tooth |
| 917 | 牙刷 | yáshuā | n. | toothbrush |
| 918 | 羊 | yáng | n. | sheep; goat |
| 919 | 养 | yǎng | v. | to raise; support; cultivate |
| 920 | 要求 | yāoqiú | v. / n. | to require; requirement |
| 921 | 页 | yè | mw. | page |
| 922 | 一定 | yídìng | adj. / adv. | certain; definitely |
| 923 | 一共 | yígòng | adv. | altogether; in total |
| 924 | 一块儿 | yíkuàir | n. / adv. | a piece; together |
| 925 | 一样 | yíyàng | adj. | same; alike |
| 926 | 以后 | yǐhòu | n. | after; later |
| 927 | 以前 | yǐqián | n. | before; formerly |
| 928 | 以上 | yǐshàng | n. | above; more than |
| 929 | 以外 | yǐwài | n. | outside; beyond |
| 930 | 以为 | yǐwéi | v. | to mistakenly think; suppose |
| 931 | 以下 | yǐxià | n. | below; less than |
| 932 | 一般 | yìbān | adj. | ordinary; general |
| 933 | 一边 | yìbiān | adv. | while; at the same time |
| 934 | 一直 | yìzhí | adv. | continuously; all along |
| 935 | 音乐 | yīnyuè | n. | music |
| 936 | 银行 | yínháng | n. | bank |
| 937 | 银行卡 | yínhángkǎ | n. | bank card |
| 938 | 饮料 | yǐnliào | n. | beverage; drink |
| 939 | 应该 | yīnggāi | v. | should; ought to |
| 940 | 影响 | yǐngxiǎng | v. / n. | to influence; influence |
| 941 | 用 | yòng | v. | to use |
| 942 | 邮件 | yóujiàn | n. | email; mail |
| 943 | 游客 | yóukè | n. | tourist; visitor |
| 944 | 游戏 | yóuxì | n. | game |
| 945 | 邮箱 | yóuxiāng | n. | mailbox; email account |
| 946 | 有关 | yǒuguān | v. / prep. | to relate to; concerning; about |
| 947 | 有名 | yǒumíng | adj. | famous; well-known |
| 948 | 有用 | yǒuyòng | adj. | useful |
| 949 | 又 | yòu | adv. | again; also |
| 950 | 羽毛球 | yǔmáoqiú | n. | badminton |
| 951 | 语言 | yǔyán | n. | language |
| 952 | 雨衣 | yǔyī | n. | raincoat |
| 953 | 遇到 | yùdào | v. | to encounter; meet |
| 954 | 遇见 | yùjiàn | v. | to meet; encounter |
| 955 | 园 | yuán | n. | garden; park |
| 956 | 员 | yuán | suffix | member; staff suffix |
| 957 | 愿意 | yuànyì | v. | to be willing; want to |
| 958 | 越 | yuè | adv. | the more; increasingly |
| 959 | 月亮 | yuèliang | n. | moon |
| 960 | 运动会 | yùndònghuì | n. | sports meet |
| 961 | 运动员 | yùndòngyuán | n. | athlete |
| 962 | 咱们 | zánmen | pron. | we; us |
| 963 | 脏 | zāng | adj. | dirty |
| 964 | 怎么办 | zěnme bàn | phr. | what to do; how to handle it |
| 965 | 怎样 | zěnyàng | pron. | how; what kind |
| 966 | 站 | zhàn | v. | to stand |
| 967 | 张 | zhāng | v. / mw. | to open; measure word for flat objects |
| 968 | 长 | zhǎng | v. / suffix | to grow; head/chief suffix |
| 969 | 着急 | zháojí | adj. | anxious; worried |
| 970 | 照 | zhào | v. | according to; to shine; take a photo |
| 971 | 照顾 | zhàogù | v. | to look after; take care of |
| 972 | 照片 | zhàopiàn | n. | photo; photograph |
| 973 | 照相 | zhàoxiàng | v. | to take a photograph |
| 974 | 直到 | zhídào | v. | until |
| 975 | 只 | zhǐ | adv. | only |
| 976 | 纸 | zhǐ | n. | paper |
| 977 | 只能 | zhǐ néng | phr. | can only |
| 978 | 只是 | zhǐshì | adv. / conj. | only; merely |
| 979 | 只要 | zhǐyào | conj. | as long as; provided that |
| 980 | 只有 | zhǐyǒu | conj. | only; there is only |
| 981 | 中 | zhōng | n. | middle; center |
| 982 | 中间 | zhōngjiān | n. | middle; between |
| 983 | 终于 | zhōngyú | adv. | finally; at last |
| 984 | 种 | zhǒng | mw. | kind; type |
| 985 | 重要 | zhòngyào | adj. | important |
| 986 | 周末 | zhōumò | n. | weekend |
| 987 | 主要 | zhǔyào | adj. | main; primary |
| 988 | 注意 | zhùyì | v. | to pay attention to |
| 989 | 住院 | zhùyuàn | v. | to be hospitalized |
| 990 | 字典 | zìdiǎn | n. | dictionary |
| 991 | 自行车 | zìxíngchē | n. | bicycle |
| 992 | 子 | zi | suffix | noun suffix |
| 993 | 总 | zǒng | adv. | always; overall |
| 994 | 总是 | zǒngshì | adv. | always |
| 995 | 嘴 | zuǐ | n. | mouth |
| 996 | 最好 | zuìhǎo | adv. | best; had better |
| 997 | 最后 | zuìhòu | n. | the end; last |
| 998 | 最近 | zuìjìn | n. | recent period; recently |
| 999 | 做客 | zuòkè | v. | to be a guest |
| 1000 | 作业 | zuòyè | n. | homework; assignment |
Why Does HSK 3 Have 1,000 Words If This List Has 500?
HSK vocabulary is cumulative. By the end of HSK 3, you are expected to know 1,000 words in total, but only 500 of them are new at this level.
| Level | New words | Cumulative vocabulary |
|---|---|---|
| HSK 1 | 300 | 300 |
| HSK 2 | 200 | 500 |
| HSK 3 | 500 | 1,000 |
If you have already completed HSK 2, your new HSK 3 target is words 501–1000 — 500 new words. You still need the first 500 words, but this page separates the new vocabulary so you can focus on what HSK 3 actually adds. Review earlier vocabulary in the HSK 1 Vocabulary List and HSK 2 Vocabulary List.
What Changes in HSK 3 Vocabulary?
The jump from HSK 2 to HSK 3 is larger than the earlier vocabulary increase.
HSK 2 brings the cumulative total to 500 words. HSK 3 then adds another 500 words in a single level, doubling the cumulative vocabulary to 1,000.
But the difference is not only the number of words.
You can describe people in more detail
Earlier vocabulary gives you basic words for family, names, age, jobs, and simple descriptions. HSK 3 adds words such as 阿姨, 矮, and 爱人, giving you more ways to talk about people, relationships, and personal characteristics.
Everyday situations become more complete
HSK 3 adds more vocabulary for real-life situations such as moving house, work, accommodation, transportation, and health. Words such as 搬家, 办公室, 宾馆, 自行车, and 住院 help you understand and describe a wider range of everyday experiences.
Instead of handling only short, predictable exchanges, you begin to have enough vocabulary to follow and express more complete situations.
Context becomes more important
HSK 3 also introduces more function words, connectors, and words whose meaning depends strongly on context. Examples include 比较, 比如, 不但, 只要, and 终于.
These words are easier to learn inside complete sentences than as isolated Chinese–English pairs because their meaning often depends on how different parts of a sentence connect.
Vocabulary starts supporting real sentence production
At HSK 3, vocabulary study begins to support more complete written and spoken expression.
Knowing a word should gradually mean more than recognizing its English definition. You should become comfortable hearing it, understanding it in context, and using it with words you already know to form a complete sentence.
How to Learn 500 New HSK 3 Words Without Forgetting the First 500
The biggest vocabulary challenge at HSK 3 is not simply learning 500 new entries.
You also need to keep the earlier 500 words active while the amount of Chinese you can understand and produce grows.
1. Mix new words with old review
Don't study only words 501–1000. Mix about 10 new HSK 3 words with a short review of earlier vocabulary so the first 500 words stay active while you expand your vocabulary.
2. Learn the word inside a sentence
At HSK 3, memorizing only Chinese → English becomes less effective. Learn new words inside short sentences so you also remember how they are used with words you already know.
Use the flashcard mode on this page to review words with example sentences.
3. Review in more than one direction
Recognizing a word on the page is only one kind of vocabulary knowledge. Try to recognize it when you see it, hear it, read it in a sentence, and recall or use it without looking at the definition.
4. Review cumulatively
After each group of new words, bring earlier groups back into later review sessions instead of always moving forward. This helps prevent forgotten words from accumulating as your HSK 3 vocabulary grows.
Why Do Some HSK 3 Vocabulary Lists Have 600 Words?
You may still find HSK 3 vocabulary lists online that contain 600 words.
Those lists usually refer to the previous HSK system, not the new standard used on this page.
Previous HSK 3: 600 cumulative words
New HSK 3: 1,000 cumulative words
Under the new HSK standard:
- 300 are covered at HSK 1
- another 200 are added at HSK 2
- another 500 are added at HSK 3
That is why this page contains 500 new HSK 3 words, while the cumulative total reaches 1,000.
If you are comparing study materials from different websites or textbooks, check which HSK standard they follow before comparing the word counts.
HSK 3 Vocabulary FAQ
HSK 3 requires 1,000 cumulative vocabulary words under the new standard. That total includes the vocabulary from HSK 1 and HSK 2.
Both numbers can be correct, but they mean different things. HSK 3 introduces 500 new words, while the cumulative vocabulary requirement reaches 1,000 words. If you already know the 500 words covered through HSK 2, your new vocabulary target is the next 500 words.
The new HSK 3 vocabulary covers cumulative word numbers 501–1000. This page focuses specifically on those 500 new words.
Yes. HSK vocabulary is cumulative, so HSK 3 assumes that you can still understand and use vocabulary from the earlier levels. That is why it is useful to mix old vocabulary into your HSK 3 review instead of studying only the newest words.
A 600-word HSK 3 list normally belongs to the previous HSK system. The new HSK standard increases the HSK 3 cumulative vocabulary requirement to 1,000 words. When comparing vocabulary lists, make sure they follow the same version of the HSK standard.