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HSK 3 Vocabulary 600 Words

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Hey Chinese learners, to help you study
Chinese and pass HSK successfully, we
present you the full list of 600 words required
to know to pass HSK 3. It has been updated to
meet the new requirements of HSK 3.0

Please note, to pass HSK 3, you’ll also need the 150

HSK 1 words and the 150 HSK 2 words.

HSK (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi or Chinese Proficiency

Test) is a standardized Chinese proficiency test
administered by Confucius Institute Headquarters
(also known as Hanban). And HSK 3 is the third level
among HSK 1 to 6, with HSK 1 being the easiest level.

The list below is summarized based on the

International Curriculum for Chinese Language
Education,  a book published by Hanban to for those
who teach Chinese as a second language.

Click here to download the pdf of HSK 3 provided by

Copenhagen business school.

600 Words Required for HSK 3

Chinese Pinyin Role English

阿姨 āyí noun aunt or maid

啊 a particle exclamatory particle

矮 ǎi adj short (in height)

爱 ài verb to love

爱好 àihào noun hobby

安静 ānjìng adj quiet

⼋ bā noun eight

indicate the result of

把 bǎ prep
an action

爸爸 bàba noun dad

吧 ba particle question particle

⽩ bái adj white

百 bǎi counter hundred

班 bān noun class

搬 bān verb to move

办法 bànfǎ noun method

办公室 bàngōngshì noun office

半 bàn noun half

帮忙 bāngmáng verb to help

帮助 bāngzhù verb to help

包 bāo noun bag

饱 bǎo adj full

报纸 bàozhǐ noun newspaper

杯⼦ bēizi  noun cup or glass

north or northern
北⽅ běifāng prep
China

noun
北京 Běijīng Beijing

被 bèi verb by

本 běn noun for books

⿐⼦ bízi noun nose

⽐ bǐ prep than

⽐较 bǐjiào verb to compare

⽐赛 bǐsài noun match

必须 bìxū verb must

变化 biànhuà verb to change

便宜 piányi adj cheap

表示 biǎoshì verb to express

表演 biǎoyǎn verb to perform

别 bié adv don’t…

别⼈ biéren noun other people

noun
宾馆 bīngguǎn hotel

冰箱 bīngxiāng noun refrigerator

不 bù adv not

不客⽓ bú kèqi  / you’re welcome

才 cái adv just

菜 cài noun dish

菜单 càidān noun menu

参加 cānjiā verb to attend

草 cǎo noun grass

层 céng noun floor

茶   chá noun tea

差 chà adj bad (in quality)

唱歌 chàng gē verb to sing

noun
超市 chāoshì supermarket

衬衫 chènshān noun shirt

成绩 chéngjì noun score

noun
城市 chéngshì city

吃 chī verb to eat

迟到 chídào verb to be late

出 chū verb to go out of

出现 chūxiàn verb to appear

出租⻋ chūzūchē noun taxi

除了 chúle verb besides or except

noun
厨房 chúfáng kitchen

穿 chuān verb to wear

船 chuán noun boat

春 chūn noun spring

词语 cíyǔ noun word

time (frequency of an
次 cì counter
act)

聪明 cōngming adj smart

从  cóng verb from

错 cuò adj wrong

打电话 dǎ diànhuà / to make a phone call

打篮球 dǎ lánqiú / to play basketball

打扫 dǎsǎo verb to clean

打算 dǎsuàn verb to plan

⼤ dà adj big

⼤家 dàjiā pronoun everybody

带 dài verb to bring

担⼼ dānxīn verb to worry

但是 dànshì adv but

蛋糕 dàngāo noun cake

当然 dāngrán adv of course

到 dào prep until, to have done

得 de particle structure particle

地 de particle structure particle

noun
地⽅ dìfāng place

地铁 dìtiě noun metro

地图 dìtú noun map

的 de particle possession particle

灯 dēng noun light

等 děng verb to wait

低 dī adj low

弟弟 dìdi noun younger brother

第⼀ dì-yī noun first

点 diǎn noun o’clock

电脑 diànnǎo noun computer

电视 diànshì noun TV

电梯 diàntī noun elevator

电影 diànyǐng  noun movie

diànzǐ
电⼦邮件 noun email
yóujiàn

东 dōng prep east

东⻄   dōngxi noun thing

冬 dōng noun winter

懂 dǒng  verb to understand

动物 dòngwù noun animal

都 dōu adv both or all

读 dú verb to read

短 duǎn adj short

span of time or
段 duàn noun
distance

锻炼 duànliàn verb to work out

对 duì adj right

对不起 duìbuqǐ / sorry

多 duō adj many

多么 duōme adv how…

how many or how

多少 duōshao noun
much

饿 è adj hungry

⼉⼦ érzi noun son

⽽且 érqiě verb moreover

⽿朵 ěrduo noun ear

⼆ èr noun two

发烧 fāshāo verb to have a fever

发现 fāxiàn verb to discover

noun
饭馆 fànguǎn restaurant

⽅便 fāngbiàn adj convenient

noun
房间 fángjiān room

放 fàng verb to put

放⼼ fàngxīn verb to rest assured

⻜机 fēijī  noun plane

⾮常 fēicháng adv extremely

分 fēn verb to divide or separate

分钟 fēnzhōng noun minute

服务员 fúwùyuán noun waiter or waitress

附近 fùjìn prep surrounding area

复习 fùxí verb to review

敢 gǎn verb to dare

感冒 gǎnmào verb to have a cold

⼲净 gānjìng adj clean

刚才 gāngcái adv just now

⾼ gāo adj tall or high

⾼兴 gāoxìng adj happy

告诉 gàosù verb to tell

哥哥 gēge noun elder brother

generic measure
个 gè counter
word

给 gěi verb to encounter

根据 gēnjù verb according to

跟 gēn verb with

更 gèng adv more

⼯作 gōngzuò  verb to work

gōnggòng
公共汽⻋ noun bus
qìchē

公⽄ gōngjīn noun kilo

noun
公司 gōngsī company

noun
公园 gōngyuán park

狗 gǒu noun dog

故事 gùshi noun story

刮⻛ guā fēng verb to blow (wind)

关 guān verb to close or to shut

关系 guānxì noun relation

关⼼ guānxīn verb to concern

关于 guānyú verb about, regarding

贵 guì adj expensive

noun
国家 guójiā nation

果汁 guǒzhī noun juice

过 guò verb aspect particle

过去 guòqù noun past

还 huán verb to return (sth)

还 hái adv still

还是 háishì verb or

孩⼦ háizi noun child

害怕 hàipà verb to fear

汉语 Hànyǔ  noun Chinese (language)

好    hǎo adj good

好吃 hǎochī adj tasty

号 hào noun date or number

喝 hē verb to drink

和 hé verb and

noun
河 hé river

⿊ hēi adj black

⿊板 hēibǎn noun blackboard

很 hěn adj/adv very

红 hóng adj red

后⾯ hòumiàn prep back

护照 hùzhào noun passport

花 huā verb to spend or to cost

noun
花园 huāyuán garden

画 huà verb to draw or to paint

坏 huài adj bad

欢迎 huānyíng verb to welcome

环境 huánjìng noun environment

换 huàn verb to exchange

⻩ huáng adj yellow

回 huí verb to be

回答 huídá verb to answer

会 huì verb can (to know how to)

会议 huìyì noun meeting

⽕⻋站 huǒchēzhàn noun train station

或者 huòzhě verb or