New 3.0 HSK 3 Vocabulary/Word List (Pinyin & free PDF)

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Last updated: 02/05/2026

The HSK 3 vocabulary list consists of 600 words, including 300 new words and 300 from HSK1 and HSK 2, essential for passing the HSK Level 3 exam.The following exam points and vocabulary content are all from Chinese Language Examination Service Network（https://www.chinesetest.cn/）.

New 3.0 HSK 3 22 Exam Tasks

HSK Level 3 mainly includes introducing 22 types of examination tasks.It mainly revolves around six directions: daily life（1-10）, educational situation（11-13）, workplace life（14-15）, nature and society（16-17）, contemporary society（18-20）, and culture and traditions（20-22）.

1. personal circumstances, 2. communication for handling daily affairs, 3. daily interactions, 4. communication about dietary situations, 5. discussing transportation and travel, 6. exchanging shopping information, 7. talking about medical treatment, illness, and health concepts, 8. discussing leisure life, 9. discussing living conditions, 10. discussing living habits and family relationships and family matters, 11. communicating about study situations, 12. exchanging campus life information, 13. discussing family education, 14. exchanging daily office situations, 15. discussing occupations, 16. discussing natural conditions, 17. introducing the environment and environmental protection of a certain place, 18. exchanging aspects of social life, 19. exchanging information about cultural and artistic activities, 20. introducing sports events and competitions, 21. introducing Chinese characteristic diets and tableware, 22. introducing traditional Chinese customs.

1-100 New HSK 3 Word List

Note: The order of vocabulary strictly follows the order of vocabulary/content on the official website,in alphabetical order by pinyini.

Word	Pinyin	Part of Speech	English Meaning
阿姨	ā yí	noun	aunt; cleaning lady
啊	a	particle	modal particle
矮	ǎi	adjective	short (height)
爱好	ài hào	noun	hobby
安静	ān jìng	adjective	quiet
把	bǎ	preposition	used to place object before verb
班	bān	noun	class
半	bàn	numeral	half
帮忙	bāng máng	verb	to help
包	bāo	noun / verb	bag; to wrap
饱	bǎo	adjective	full (after eating)
被	bèi	preposition	passive marker
比较	bǐ jiào	adverb	relatively; comparatively
比赛	bǐ sài	noun / verb	competition; to compete
必须	bì xū	adverb	must; have to
变化	biàn huà	noun / verb	change
表示	biǎo shì	verb	to express; to show
表演	biǎo yǎn	verb	to perform
别	bié	adverb	don’t; other
宾馆	bīn guǎn	noun	hotel
冰箱	bīng xiāng	noun	refrigerator
不但	bú dàn	conjunction	not only
不管	bú guǎn	conjunction	no matter
不仅	bù jǐn	adverb	not only
部分	bù fèn	noun	part; section
才	cái	adverb	only then
菜单	cài dān	noun	menu
参加	cān jiā	verb	to participate
草	cǎo	noun	grass
层	céng	measure word	floor; level
差	chà	adjective	poor; bad
超市	chāo shì	noun	supermarket
成绩	chéng jì	noun	grades; results
城市	chéng shì	noun	city
迟到	chí dào	verb	to be late
出现	chū xiàn	verb	to appear
出发	chū fā	verb	to set off
除了	chú le	preposition	except
穿	chuān	verb	to wear
词典	cí diǎn	noun	dictionary
聪明	cōng ming	adjective	smart
打扫	dǎ sǎo	verb	to clean
打算	dǎ suàn	verb	to plan
带	dài	verb	to bring
担心	dān xīn	verb	to worry
蛋糕	dàn gāo	noun	cake
当然	dāng rán	adverb	of course
地	de	particle	adverbial marker
灯	dēng	noun	lamp
地方	dì fāng	noun	place
地铁	dì tiě	noun	subway
地图	dì tú	noun	map
电子邮件	diàn zǐ yóu jiàn	noun	email
东	dōng	noun	east
冬	dōng	noun	winter
动物	dòng wù	noun	animal
短	duǎn	adjective	short
段	duàn	measure word	section; paragraph
发现	fā xiàn	verb	to discover
方便	fāng biàn	adjective	convenient
放心	fàng xīn	verb	to feel relieved
复习	fù xí	verb	to review
附近	fù jìn	noun	nearby
干净	gān jìng	adjective	clean
感冒	gǎn mào	noun / verb	to catch a cold
感兴趣	gǎn xìng qù	verb	to be interested
刚才	gāng cái	noun	just now
个子	gè zi	noun	height
根据	gēn jù	preposition	according to
跟	gēn	preposition	with
更	gèng	adverb	even more
公斤	gōng jīn	measure word	kilogram
公共汽车	gōng gòng qì chē	noun	bus
公司	gōng sī	noun	company
关	guān	verb	to close
关系	guān xì	noun	relationship
关于	guān yú	preposition	about
关心	guān xīn	verb	to care about
过	guò	particle	past experience marker
过去	guò qù	noun	the past
还	hái	adverb	still
害怕	hài pà	verb	to be afraid

101-200 New HSK 3 Word List

Word	Pinyin	Part of Speech	English Meaning
花	huā	noun	flower
画	huà	noun / verb	painting; to draw
坏	huài	adjective	bad; broken
欢迎	huān yíng	verb	to welcome
环境	huán jìng	noun	environment
换	huàn	verb	to change; to exchange
黄河	Huáng Hé	proper noun	the Yellow River
会议	huì yì	noun	meeting
或者	huò zhě	conjunction	or
几乎	jī hū	adverb	almost
机会	jī huì	noun	opportunity
极	jí	adverb	extremely
记得	jì de	verb	to remember
季节	jì jié	noun	season
检查	jiǎn chá	verb	to check; to examine
简单	jiǎn dān	adjective	simple
健康	jiàn kāng	adjective / noun	healthy; health
见面	jiàn miàn	verb	to meet
讲	jiǎng	verb	to speak
角	jiǎo	noun	corner; angle
脚	jiǎo	noun	foot
接	jiē	verb	to receive; to pick up
节目	jié mù	noun	program
结束	jié shù	verb	to finish
解决	jiě jué	verb	to solve
借	jiè	verb	to borrow; to lend
经常	jīng cháng	adverb	often
经过	jīng guò	verb	to pass by
经理	jīng lǐ	noun	manager
久	jiǔ	adjective	long (time)
旧	jiù	adjective	old (not new)
举行	jǔ xíng	verb	to hold (an event)
句子	jù zi	noun	sentence
开始	kāi shǐ	verb	to start
开心	kāi xīn	adjective	happy
考试	kǎo shì	noun / verb	exam; to test
科学	kē xué	noun	science
可爱	kě ài	adjective	cute
空气	kōng qì	noun	air
哭	kū	verb	to cry
裤子	kù zi	noun	pants
筷子	kuài zi	noun	chopsticks
蓝	lán	adjective	blue
老	lǎo	adjective	old
离开	lí kāi	verb	to leave
历史	lì shǐ	noun	history
脸	liǎn	noun	face
练习	liàn xí	noun / verb	practice
聊天	liáo tiān	verb	to chat
了解	liǎo jiě	verb	to understand
邻居	lín jū	noun	neighbor
留学	liú xué	verb	to study abroad
马上	mǎ shàng	adverb	immediately
满	mǎn	adjective	full
帽子	mào zi	noun	hat
毛	máo	noun	hair; fur
美丽	měi lì	adjective	beautiful
梦	mèng	noun	dream
迷路	mí lù	verb	to get lost
米	mǐ	noun	rice; meter
面积	miàn jī	noun	area
明白	míng bai	verb	to understand
拿	ná	verb	to take
难过	nán guò	adjective	sad
内	nèi	noun	inside
能力	néng lì	noun	ability
年级	nián jí	noun	grade (school)
年轻	nián qīng	adjective	young
鸟	niǎo	noun	bird
努力	nǔ lì	adverb / verb	to work hard
盘子	pán zi	noun	plate
胖	pàng	adjective	fat
啤酒	pí jiǔ	noun	beer
皮鞋	pí xié	noun	leather shoes
批评	pī píng	verb	to criticize
漂亮	piào liang	adjective	pretty
普通话	pǔ tōng huà	noun	Mandarin Chinese
骑	qí	verb	to ride
奇怪	qí guài	adjective	strange
起飞	qǐ fēi	verb	to take off (plane)
清楚	qīng chu	adjective	clear
请假	qǐng jià	verb	to ask for leave
秋	qiū	noun	autumn
裙子	qún zi	noun	skirt
然后	rán hòu	conjunction	then
热情	rè qíng	adjective	enthusiastic

201-300 New HSK 3 Word List

Word	Pinyin	Part of Speech	English Meaning
人口	rén kǒu	noun	population
人民	rén mín	noun	people
认真	rèn zhēn	adjective	serious; earnest
认识	rèn shi	verb	to know; to recognize
认为	rèn wéi	verb	to think; to believe
日记	rì jì	noun	diary
如果	rú guǒ	conjunction	if
伞	sǎn	noun	umbrella
上网	shàng wǎng	verb	to go online
声音	shēng yīn	noun	sound; voice
生气	shēng qì	adjective	angry
省	shěng	noun	province
时间	shí jiān	noun	time
事情	shì qíng	noun	matter; thing
使	shǐ	verb	to make; to cause
世界	shì jiè	noun	world
试	shì	verb	to try
瘦	shòu	adjective	thin
书架	shū jià	noun	bookshelf
舒服	shū fu	adjective	comfortable
属于	shǔ yú	verb	to belong to
数量	shù liàng	noun	quantity
数学	shù xué	noun	mathematics
刷牙	shuā yá	verb	to brush teeth
双	shuāng	numeral	double
水平	shuǐ píng	noun	level; standard
顺便	shùn biàn	adverb	conveniently
顺利	shùn lì	adjective	smooth; successful
说明	shuō míng	verb	to explain
司机	sī jī	noun	driver
太太	tài tai	noun	wife; Mrs.
态度	tài dù	noun	attitude
谈	tán	verb	to talk
弹钢琴	tán gāng qín	verb	to play the piano
特别	tè bié	adverb / adjective	especially; special
疼	téng	verb	to hurt
提高	tí gāo	verb	to improve
提前	tí qián	adverb	in advance
提醒	tí xǐng	verb	to remind
天气	tiān qì	noun	weather
条件	tiáo jiàn	noun	condition
通过	tōng guò	verb	to pass through
通知	tōng zhī	verb / noun	to notify; notice
同意	tóng yì	verb	to agree
同事	tóng shì	noun	colleague
头发	tóu fa	noun	hair
突然	tū rán	adverb	suddenly
图书馆	tú shū guǎn	noun	library
推	tuī	verb	to push
退休	tuì xiū	verb	to retire
完成	wán chéng	verb	to complete
完全	wán quán	adverb	completely
网页	wǎng yè	noun	web page
危险	wēi xiǎn	adjective	dangerous
为了	wèi le	preposition	in order to
文化	wén huà	noun	culture
习惯	xí guàn	noun / verb	habit; to get used to
洗手间	xǐ shǒu jiān	noun	restroom
相信	xiāng xìn	verb	to believe
相同	xiāng tóng	adjective	same
香	xiāng	adjective	fragrant
像	xiàng	verb	to be like
心情	xīn qíng	noun	mood
辛苦	xīn kǔ	adjective	hard; exhausting
新闻	xīn wén	noun	news
新鲜	xīn xiān	adjective	fresh
信用卡	xìn yòng kǎ	noun	credit card
行李箱	xíng li xiāng	noun	suitcase
兴趣	xìng qù	noun	interest
熊猫	xióng māo	noun	panda
需要	xū yào	verb	to need
选择	xuǎn zé	verb	to choose
要是	yào shi	conjunction	if
一般	yì bān	adjective	ordinary
一定	yí dìng	adverb	certainly
一共	yí gòng	adverb	altogether
一直	yì zhí	adverb	always
银行	yín háng	noun	bank
应该	yīng gāi	modal verb	should
用	yòng	verb	to use
优点	yōu diǎn	noun	advantage
邮局	yóu jú	noun	post office
游泳	yóu yǒng	verb	to swim
于是	yú shì	conjunction	so; therefore
预习	yù xí	verb	to preview
元	yuán	measure word	yuan
原因	yuán yīn	noun	reason
越来越	yuè lái yuè	adverb	more and more
站	zhàn	noun / verb	station; to stand
张	zhāng	measure word	sheet
照顾	zhào gù	verb	to take care of
照片	zhào piàn	noun	photo
照相机	zhào xiàng jī	noun	camera
只要	zhǐ yào	conjunction	as long as
只好	zhǐ hǎo	adverb	have no choice but
只	zhǐ	adverb	only
指	zhǐ	verb	to point
终于	zhōng yú	adverb	finally
重点	zhòng diǎn	noun	key point
周围	zhōu wéi	noun	surroundings
主要	zhǔ yào	adjective	main
祝贺	zhù hè	verb	to congratulate
注意	zhù yì	verb	to pay attention
自己	zì jǐ	pronoun	oneself
自行车	zì xíng chē	noun	bicycle
总是	zǒng shì	adverb	always
嘴	zuǐ	noun	mouth
最后	zuìhòu	noun / adverb	Last
最近	zuì jìn	noun / adverb	recently
作业	zuòyè	noun	homework

New HSK 3 Word List Free PDF

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HSK 3 Vocabulary FAQ

How many words are in HSK 3 vocabulary?

HSK 3 includes 300 vocabulary words in total.
These build on the 300 words from HSK 1 and HSK 2, bringing the cumulative total to 600 words.

Is HSK 3 vocabulary difficult?

HSK 3 vocabulary is considered moderate difficulty for beginners.
At this level, learners move from simple daily words to:
Short sentences
Basic opinions
Common workplace, school, and travel expressions
It’s often described as the first “real communication” level in Chinese.

What topics does HSK 3 vocabulary cover?

HSK 3 vocabulary focuses on practical, real-life topics, including:
Daily routines and habits
School and work
Travel and transportation
Health and feelings
Shopping and money
Time, weather, and directions
These words allow learners to handle most basic daily conversations.

Do I need to memorize all HSK 3 words?

Yes, for the official HSK 3 test, you are expected to recognize and understand all 300 words.
However, fluency comes from:
Learning words in context
Practicing with sentences
Reusing vocabulary in speaking and writing
Memorization alone is not enough.

Is HSK 3 enough for daily communication?

HSK 3 allows learners to:
Handle simple conversations
Understand slow, clear spoken Chinese
Read short texts and messages
However, it is not yet fluent.
For comfortable daily communication, learners usually aim for HSK 4 or above.

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