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NEW HSK 2025 SYLLABUS

HSK 3

507 vocabulary items · 284 recognition characters

507 results

diǎn

point; dot; drop; speck

fēn

to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate; to distinguish (good and bad); (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局[fen1 ju2])

huí

to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer

jiā

home; family; (polite) my (sister, uncle etc); classifier for families or businesses

有些

yǒu xiē

some; somewhat

tóu

head; hair style; the top; end

一会儿

yí huì er

a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...

ǎi

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

爱人

ài rén

spouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC)

安静

ān jìng

quiet; peaceful; calm

安全

ān quán

safe; secure; safety; security

阿姨

ā yí

maternal aunt; step-mother; childcare worker; nursemaid

to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch

bàn

to do; to manage; to handle; to go about

bān

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

办法

bàn fǎ

means; method; way (of doing sth)

办公室

bàn gōng shì

office; business premises; bureau

帮助

bāng zhù

assistance; aid; to help; to assist

班级

bān jí

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

搬家

bān jiā

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

半天

bàn tiān

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

bǎo

to eat till full; satisfied

报纸

bào zhǐ

newspaper; newsprint

bèi

quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb)

běi

north; (classical) to be defeated

北方

běi fāng

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

biàn

to change; to become different; to transform; to vary

biàn

everywhere; all over; classifier for actions: one time

变成

biàn chéng

to change into; to turn into; to become

变化

biàn huà

(intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation (CL:個|个[ge4])

表演

biǎo yǎn

play; show; performance; exhibition

别的

bié de

else; other

别人

bié rén

other people; others; other person

笔记

bǐ jì

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

比较

bǐ jiào

to compare; to contrast; comparatively; relatively

笔记本

bǐ jì běn

notebook (stationery); notebook (computing)

bīng

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

冰激凌

bīng jī líng

ice cream

病人

bìng rén

sick person; patient; invalid

宾馆

bīn guǎn

guesthouse; lodge; hotel

冰箱

bīng xiāng

refrigerator; (old) icebox

比如

bǐ rú

for example; for instance; such as

比赛

bǐ sài

competition (sports etc); match; to compete

必须

bì xū

to have to; must; compulsory; necessarily

不同

bù tóng

different; distinct; not the same; not alike

不但

bú dàn

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

不见

bú jiàn

not to see; not to meet; to have disappeared; to be missing

不久

bù jiǔ

not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after

不行

bù xíng

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

不用

bú yòng

need not

cái

ability; talent; sb of a certain type; a capable individual; then and only then

菜单

cài dān

menu

参加

cān jiā

to participate; to take part; to join

cǎo

grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document)

草地

cǎo dì

lawn; meadow; sod; turf

céng

to pile on top of one another; layer; stratum; floor (of a building); story; (math.) sheaf

chá

to research; to check; to investigate; to examine

chà

different; wrong; mistaken; to fall short; to lack; not up to standard; inferior

差不多

chà bù duō

almost; nearly; more or less; about the same

cháng

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

cháng

always; ever; often; frequently

常见

cháng jiàn

commonly seen; common; to see sth frequently

常用

cháng yòng

in common usage

常常

cháng cháng

frequently; often

成绩

chéng jì

achievement; performance records; grades

城市

chéng shì

city; town

衬衫

chèn shān

shirt; blouse

迟到

chí dào

to arrive late

chuán

boat; vessel; ship

出发

chū fā

to set off; to start (on a journey)

除了

chú le

besides; apart from (... also...); in addition to; except (for)

春天

chūn tiān

spring (season)

出生

chū shēng

to be born

出院

chū yuàn

to leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital

初中

chū zhōng

junior high school (abbr. for 初級中學|初级中学[chu1ji2 zhong1xue2])

词典

cí diǎn

dictionary; also written 辭典|辞典[ci2 dian3]

聪明

cōng ming

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

大概

dà gài

roughly; probably; rough; approximate

dài

band; belt; girdle; ribbon

蛋糕

dàn gāo

cake

当然

dāng rán

only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course

担心

dān xīn

anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry

到处

dào chù

everywhere

大人

dà rén

adult; grownup; title of respect toward superiors

打扫

dǎ sǎo

to clean; to sweep

打算

dǎ suàn

to plan; to intend; to calculate; plan

大小

dà xiǎo

large and small; size; adults and children; consideration of seniority

大熊猫

dà xióng māo

giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

大衣

dà yī

overcoat; topcoat; cloak

to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease)

得到

dé dào

to get; to obtain; to receive

得分

dé fēn

to score

的话

de huà

if (coming after a conditional clause)

to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease)

dēng

lamp; light; lantern

earth; ground; field; place

diàn

lightning; electricity; electric (bound form); to get (or give) an electric shock

电梯

diàn tī

elevator; escalator

电子书

diàn zǐ shū

electronic book; e-book; e-book reader

地点

dì diǎn

place; site; location; venue

地方

dì fāng

region; regional (away from the central administration); local

地图

dì tú

map

diū

to lose; to put aside; to throw

dōng

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

东北

dōng běi

northeast

懂得

dǒng de

to understand; to know; to comprehend

东方

dōng fāng

east

东南

dōng nán

southeast

冬天

dōng tiān

winter

动物

dòng wù

animal

动物园

dòng wù yuán

zoo

duàn

paragraph; section; segment; stage (of a process)

duǎn

short; brief; to lack; weak point

短裤

duǎn kù

short pants; shorts

锻炼

duàn liàn

to toughen; to temper; to engage in physical exercise; to work out

对话

duì huà

to talk (with sb); dialogue; conversation

饿
饿

è

hungry; to starve (sb)

耳朵

ěr duo

ear; handle (on a cup)

耳机

ěr jī

headphones; earphones; telephone receiver

而且

ér qiě

(not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore