HSK 3.0 Level 3 Vocabulary List
All 500 new words for Level 3 of the 2025 HSK syllabus, in official order, with pinyin as printed in the syllabus.
500 words · CLEC 2025
Test yourself| # | Hanzi | Pinyin | Type | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | 阿姨 | āyí | noun | maternal aunt; step-mother; childcare worker |
| 502 | 矮 | ǎi | adj. | low; short (in length) |
| 503 | 爱人 | àiren | noun | spouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC) |
| 504 | 安静 | ānjìng | adj. | quiet; peaceful; calm |
| 505 | 安全 | ānquán | adj. | safe; secure; safety |
| 506 | 把 | bǎ | measure word, preposition | to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate |
| 507 | 搬 | bān | verb | to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift |
| 508 | 班级 | bānjí | noun | class (group of students); grade (in school) |
| 509 | 搬家 | bānjiā | verb | to move house; to relocate; to remove (sth) |
| 510 | 办 | bàn | verb | to do; to manage; to handle |
| 511 | 办法 | bànfǎ | noun | means |
| 512 | 办公室 | bàngōngshì | noun | office; business premises; bureau |
| 513 | 半天 | bàntiān | quantity | half of the day; a long time; quite a while |
| 514 | 帮助 | bāngzhù | verb | assistance; aid; to help |
| 515 | 饱 | bǎo | adj. | to eat till full |
| 516 | 报纸 | bàozhǐ | noun | newspaper; newsprint |
| 517 | 北 | běi | noun | north; to be defeated |
| 518 | 北方 | běifāng | noun | north; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River |
| 519 | 被 | bèi | preposition | quilt; to cover (with); to suffer (a misfortune) |
| 520 | 笔记 | bǐjì | noun | to take down (in writing) |
| 521 | 比较 | bǐjiào | verb, preposition, adverb | to compare; to contrast; comparatively |
| 522 | 笔记本 | bǐjìběn | noun | notebook (stationery); notebook (computing) |
| 523 | 比如 | bǐrú | verb | for example; for instance; such as |
| 524 | 比赛 | bǐsài | verb, noun | competition (sports etc); match; to compete |
| 525 | 必须 | bìxū | adverb | to have to; must; compulsory |
| 526 | 变 | biàn | verb | to change; to become different; to transform |
| 527 | 遍 | biàn | measure word | everywhere; all over; classifier for actions: one time |
| 528 | 变成 | biànchéng | verb | to change into; to turn into; to become |
| 529 | 变化 | biànhuà | verb, noun | (intransitive) to change; to vary |
| 530 | 表演 | biǎoyǎn | verb | play; show; performance |
| 531 | 别的 | biéde | pronoun | else; other |
| 532 | 别人 | biérén | pronoun | other people; others; other person |
| 533 | 宾馆 | bīnguǎn | noun | guesthouse; lodge; hotel |
| 534 | 冰 | bīng | noun, verb | ice; to chill sth; to feel cold |
| 535 | 冰激凌 | bīngjīlíng | noun | ice cream |
| 536 | 冰箱 | bīngxiāng | noun | icebox; freezer cabinet; refrigerator |
| 537 | 病人 | bìngrén | noun | sick person |
| 538 | 不但 | búdàn | conjunction | not only (... but also ...) |
| 539 | 不见 | bújiàn | verb | not to see; not to meet; to have disappeared |
| 540 | 不用 | búyòng | adverb | need not |
| 541 | 不同 | bù tóng | phrase | different; distinct; not the same |
| 542 | 不久 | bùjiǔ | adj. | not long (after); before too long; soon |
| 543 | 不行 | bùxíng | verb, adj. | won't do; be out of the question; be no good |
| 544 | 才1 | cái | adverb | ability; talent; sb of a certain type |
| 545 | 菜单 | càidān | noun | menu |
| 546 | 参加 | cānjiā | verb | to participate; to take part; to join |
| 547 | 草 | cǎo | noun | grass; straw; manuscript |
| 548 | 草地 | cǎodì | noun | lawn; meadow; sod |
| 549 | 层 | céng | measure word | to pile on top of one another; layer; stratum |
| 550 | 查 | chá | verb | to research; to check; to investigate |
| 551 | 差 | chà | adj., verb | different; wrong; mistaken |
| 552 | 差不多 | chàbuduō | adj., adverb | almost; nearly; more or less |
| 553 | 尝 | cháng | verb | to taste; to try (food); to experience |
| 554 | 常 | cháng | adverb | always; ever; often |
| 555 | 常见 | cháng jiàn | phrase | commonly seen; common; to see sth frequently |
| 556 | 常用 | cháng yòng | phrase | in common usage |
| 557 | 常常 | chángcháng | adverb | frequently; often |
| 558 | 衬衫 | chènshān | noun | shirt |
| 559 | 成绩 | chéngjì | noun | achievement |
| 560 | 城市 | chéngshì | noun | city; town |
| 561 | 迟到 | chídào | verb | to arrive late |
| 562 | 出发 | chūfā | verb | to set off; to start (on a journey) |
| 563 | 出生 | chūshēng | verb | to be born |
| 564 | 出院 | chūyuàn | verb | to leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital |
| 565 | 初中 | chūzhōng | noun | junior high school |
| 566 | 除了 | chúle | preposition | besides; apart from (... also...); in addition to |
| 567 | 船 | chuán | noun | boat; vessel; ship |
| 568 | 春天 | chūntiān | noun | spring (season) |
| 569 | 词典 | cídiǎn | noun | dictionary; also written 辞典 |
| 570 | 聪明 | cōngmíng | adj. | intelligent; clever; bright |
| 571 | 打扫 | dǎsǎo | verb | to clean; to sweep |
| 572 | 打算 | dǎsuàn | verb, noun | to plan; to intend; to calculate |
| 573 | 大概 | dàgài | adj., adverb, noun | roughly; probably; rough |
| 574 | 大人 | dàren | noun | adult; grownup; title of respect toward superiors |
| 575 | 大小 | dàxiǎo | noun | dimension; magnitude; size |
| 576 | 大熊猫 | dàxióngmāo | noun | giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) |
| 577 | 大衣 | dàyī | noun | overcoat; topcoat; cloak |
| 578 | 带 | dài | verb, noun | band; belt; girdle |
| 579 | 担心 | dānxīn | verb | anxious; worried; uneasy |
| 580 | 蛋糕 | dàngāo | noun | cake |
| 581 | 当然 | dāngrán | adverb | only natural; as it should be; certainly |
| 582 | 到处 | dàochù | adverb | everywhere |
| 583 | 得 | dé | verb | to obtain; to get; to gain |
| 584 | 得到 | dédào | verb | to get |
| 585 | 得分 | défēn | verb, noun | to score |
| 586 | 的话 | dehuà | particle | if (coming after a conditional clause) |
| 587 | 得 | děi | verb | to have to; must; ought to |
| 588 | 灯 | dēng | noun | lamp; light; lantern |
| 589 | 地 | dì | noun | earth; ground; field |
| 590 | 地点 | dìdiǎn | noun | place; site; location |
| 591 | 地方 | dìfang | noun | area; place; space |
| 592 | 地图 | dìtú | noun | map |
| 593 | 电 | diàn | noun, verb | lightning; electricity; electric (bound form) |
| 594 | 电梯 | diàntī | noun | elevator; escalator |
| 595 | 电子书 | diànzǐshū | noun | electronic book; e-book; e-book reader |
| 596 | 丢 | diū | verb | to lose; to put aside; to throw |
| 597 | 东 | dōng | noun | east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord |
| 598 | 东北 | dōngběi | noun | Northeast China; Manchuria; northeast |
| 599 | 东方 | dōngfāng | noun | the East; the Orient; two-character surname Dongfang |
| 600 | 东南 | dōngnán | noun | southeast |
| 601 | 冬天 | dōngtiān | noun | winter |
| 602 | 懂得 | dǒngde | verb | to understand; to know; to comprehend |
| 603 | 动物 | dòngwù | noun | animal |
| 604 | 动物园 | dòngwùyuán | noun | zoo |
| 605 | 短 | duǎn | adj. | short; brief; to lack |
| 606 | 短裤 | duǎnkù | noun | short pants; shorts |
| 607 | 段 | duàn | measure word | paragraph; section; segment |
| 608 | 锻炼 | duànliàn | verb | to toughen; to temper; to engage in physical exercise |
| 609 | 对话 | duìhuà | verb | to talk (with sb); dialogue; conversation |
| 610 | 饿 | è | adj. | to be hungry |
| 611 | 而且 | érqiě | conjunction | but also; moreover; in addition |
| 612 | 耳朵 | ěrduo | noun | ear; handle (on a cup) |
| 613 | 耳机 | ěrjī | noun | headphones |
| 614 | 发 | fā | verb | to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue |
| 615 | 发烧 | fāshāo | verb | to have a high temperature (from illness) |
| 616 | 发生 | fāshēng | verb | to happen; to occur; to take place |
| 617 | 发现 | fāxiàn | verb | to notice; to become aware of; to discover |
| 618 | 发展 | fāzhǎn | verb | development; growth; to develop |
| 619 | 方便 | fāngbiàn | adj. | convenient; suitable; to facilitate |
| 620 | 方便面 | fāngbiànmiàn | noun | instant noodles |
| 621 | 方法 | fāngfǎ | noun | method |
| 622 | 方向 | fāngxiàng | noun | direction; orientation |
| 623 | 房子 | fángzi | noun | house; building (single- or two-story); apartment |
| 624 | 放 | fàng | verb | to put; to place; to release |
| 625 | 放假 | fàngjià | verb | to have a holiday or vacation |
| 626 | 放心 | fàngxīn | verb | to feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease |
| 627 | 放学 | fàngxué | verb | to dismiss students at the end of the school day |
| 628 | 分开 | fēnkāi | verb | to separate; to part |
| 629 | 风 | fēng | noun | wind; news; style |
| 630 | 封 | fēng | measure word, verb | to confer; to grant; to bestow a title |
| 631 | 夫妻 | fūqī | noun | husband and wife; married couple |
| 632 | 服务 | fúwù | verb | to serve; service |
| 633 | 附近 | fùjìn | noun | nearby; neighboring; vicinity (of) |
| 634 | 复习 | fùxí | verb | to review; revision |
| 635 | 该1 | gāi | verb | should; ought to; probably |
| 636 | 干净 | gānjìng | adj. | clean; neat |
| 637 | 感兴趣 | gǎn xìngqù | phrase | to be interested |
| 638 | 感到 | gǎndào | verb | to feel; to sense; to perceive |
| 639 | 感冒 | gǎnmào | noun, verb | to catch cold; cold; to be interested in (often used in the negative) |
| 640 | 干 | gàn | verb | tree trunk; main part of sth; to manage |
| 641 | 刚 | gāng | adverb | hard; firm; strong |
| 642 | 刚才 | gāngcái | noun | just now; a moment ago; just now (variant of 刚才) |
| 643 | 刚刚 | gānggāng | adverb | just recently; just a moment ago |
| 644 | 高铁 | gāotiě | noun | high speed rail |
| 645 | 根据 | gēnjù | verb, preposition, noun | according to; based on; basis |
| 646 | 更 | gèng | adverb | more; even more; further |
| 647 | 公斤 | gōngjīn | measure word | kilogram (kg) |
| 648 | 公园 | gōngyuán | noun | park (for public recreation) |
| 649 | 工作日 | gōngzuòrì | noun | workday; working day; weekday |
| 650 | 故事 | gùshi | noun | narrative; story; tale |
| 651 | 刮 | guā | verb | to scrape; to blow; to shave |
| 652 | 关 | guān | verb, noun | mountain pass; to close; to shut |
| 653 | 关机 | guānjī | verb | to turn off (a machine or device); to finish shooting a film |
| 654 | 关系 | guānxì | noun, verb | relation; relationship; to concern |
| 655 | 关心 | guānxīn | verb | to be concerned about; to care about |
| 656 | 关于 | guānyú | preposition | pertaining to; concerning; with regard to |
| 657 | 关注 | guānzhù | verb | to pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media) |
| 658 | 国家 | guójiā | noun | country; nation |
| 659 | 过节 | guòjié | verb | to celebrate a festival; after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over) |
| 660 | 过去2 | guòqù | noun | past; former; previous |
| 661 | 海 | hǎi | noun | ocean; sea; great number of people or things |
| 662 | 害怕 | hàipà | verb | to be afraid; to be scared |
| 663 | 好多 | hǎoduō | numeral | many |
| 664 | 好久 | hǎojiǔ | adj. | quite a while |
| 665 | 好像 | hǎoxiàng | verb, adverb | as if; to seem like |
| 666 | 号码 | hàomǎ | noun | number |
| 667 | 河 | hé | noun | river |
| 668 | 合适 | héshì | adj. | suitable; fitting; appropriate |
| 669 | 黑板 | hēibǎn | noun | blackboard |
| 670 | 红绿灯 | hóng-lǜdēng | noun | traffic light; traffic signal |
| 671 | 后来 | hòulái | noun | afterwards; later |
| 672 | 后年 | hòunián | noun | the year after next |
| 673 | 后天 | hòutiān | noun | the day after tomorrow; acquired (not innate or congenital); a posteriori |
| 674 | 护照 | hùzhào | noun | passport |
| 675 | 花园 | huāyuán | noun | garden |
| 676 | 画家 | huàjiā | noun | painter |
| 677 | 欢迎 | huānyíng | verb | to welcome; welcome |
| 678 | 还 | huán | verb | to pay back; to return |
| 679 | 环境 | huánjìng | noun | environment; circumstances; surroundings |
| 680 | 换 | huàn | verb | to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute |
| 681 | 黄色 | huángsè | noun | yellow (color) |
| 682 | 回答 | huídá | verb | to reply; to answer; reply |
| 683 | 会2 | huì | noun | can; to have the skill; to know how to |
| 684 | 会议 | huìyì | noun | meeting |
| 685 | 或 | huò | conjunction, adverb | maybe; perhaps; might |
| 686 | 或者 | huòzhě | conjunction | or; possibly; maybe |
| 687 | 鸡 | jī | noun | fowl; chicken; prostitute |
| 688 | 几乎 | jīhū | adverb | almost; nearly |
| 689 | 机会 | jīhuì | noun | opportunity |
| 690 | 极 | jí | adverb | extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost |
| 691 | 急 | jí | adj., verb | urgent; pressing; rapid |
| 692 | 记 | jì | verb | to record; to note; to memorize |
| 693 | 季 | jì | noun | season; the last month of a season; fourth or youngest amongst brothers |
| 694 | 季节 | jìjié | noun | time; season; period |
| 695 | 加 | jiā | verb | Canada; to add; plus |
| 696 | 假期 | jiàqī | noun | vacation |
| 697 | 坚持 | jiānchí | verb | to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on |
| 698 | 检查 | jiǎnchá | verb | inspection; to examine; to inspect |
| 699 | 简单 | jiǎndān | adj. | simple; not complicated |
| 700 | 检票 | jiǎnpiào | verb | to inspect a ticket; to examine a ballot |
| 701 | 健康 | jiànkāng | adj. | health; healthy |
| 702 | 见面 | jiànmiàn | verb | to meet; to see each other |
| 703 | 讲 | jiǎng | verb | to speak; to explain; to negotiate |
| 704 | 角 | jiǎo | measure word | angle; corner; horn |
| 705 | 脚 | jiǎo | noun | foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object) |
| 706 | 接 | jiē | verb | to receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb |
| 707 | 街 | jiē | noun | street |
| 708 | 节 | jié | measure word, noun, verb | joint; node; section |
| 709 | 结婚 | jiéhūn | verb | to marry |
| 710 | 节目 | jiémù | noun | program; item (on a program) |
| 711 | 节日 | jiérì | noun | holiday; festival |
| 712 | 结束 | jiéshù | verb | termination; to finish; to end |
| 713 | 解决 | jiějué | verb | to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem) |
| 714 | 姐妹 | jiěmèi | noun | sisters |
| 715 | 借 | jiè | verb | to lend; to borrow; by means of |
| 716 | 斤 | jīn | measure word | catty; weight equal to 500 g; slightly over 604 g |
| 717 | 经过 | jīngguò | verb, noun | to pass; to go through; process |
| 718 | 经理 | jīnglǐ | noun | manager; director |
| 719 | 久 | jiǔ | adj. | time; duration of time |
| 720 | 酒 | jiǔ | noun | wine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits |
| 721 | 旧 | jiù | adj. | opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age) |
| 722 | 句 | jù | measure word | sentence; clause; phrase |
| 723 | 句子 | jùzi | noun | sentence |
| 724 | 决定 | juédìng | verb, noun | to decide (to do something); to resolve; decision |
| 725 | 卡 | kǎ | noun | to stop; to block; (coll.) slow |
| 726 | 开花 | kāihuā | verb | to bloom; to blossom; to flower |
| 727 | 开会 | kāihuì | verb | to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting |
| 728 | 开机 | kāijī | verb | to start an engine; to boot up (a computer); to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete |
| 729 | 开心 | kāixīn | adj. | to feel happy; to rejoice; to have a great time |
| 730 | 看来 | kànlái | verb | apparently; it seems that |
| 731 | 可 | kě | conjunction, adverb | can; may; able to |
| 732 | 渴 | kě | adj. | thirsty |
| 733 | 可爱 | kě’ài | adj. | adorable |
| 734 | 可是 | kěshì | conjunction | but; however; indeed |
| 735 | 刻 | kè | measure word, verb | quarter (hour); moment; to carve |
| 736 | 课本 | kèběn | noun | textbook |
| 737 | 客人 | kèrén | noun | visitor; guest; customer |
| 738 | 课文 | kèwén | noun | text |
| 739 | 空调 | kōngtiáo | noun | air conditioning; air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode) |
| 740 | 哭 | kū | verb | to cry; to weep |
| 741 | 筷子 | kuàizi | noun | chopsticks |
| 742 | 矿泉水 | kuàngquánshuǐ | noun | mineral water |
| 743 | 来自 | láizì | verb | to come from (a place); From: (in email header) |
| 744 | 蓝 | lán | adj. | blue; indigo plant |
| 745 | 老 | lǎo | adj., prefix, adverb | old (of people); venerable (person); experienced |
| 746 | 老人 | lǎorén | noun | old man or woman; the elderly; one's aged parents or grandparents |
| 747 | 离开 | líkāi | verb | to depart; to leave |
| 748 | 礼物 | lǐwù | noun | gift; present |
| 749 | 历史 | lìshǐ | noun | history |
| 750 | 脸 | liǎn | noun | face |
| 751 | 练 | liàn | verb | to practice; to train; to drill |
| 752 | 练习 | liànxí | verb, noun | to practice; exercise; drill |
| 753 | 凉快 | liángkuai | adj. | nice and cold |
| 754 | 辆 | liàng | measure word | classifier for vehicles |
| 755 | 聊 | liáo | verb | to chat; temporarily; just |
| 756 | 聊天儿 | liáotiānr | verb | to chat; to gossip |
| 757 | 了解 | liǎojiě | verb | to understand; to realize; to find out |
| 758 | 邻居 | línjū | noun | neighbor |
| 759 | 留学 | liúxué | verb | to study abroad |
| 760 | 留学生 | liúxuéshēng | noun | student studying abroad; exchange student |
| 761 | 楼梯 | lóutī | noun | stair |
| 762 | 路边 | lùbiān | noun | curb; roadside; wayside |
| 763 | 路口 | lùkǒu | noun | crossing; intersection (of roads) |
| 764 | 马 | mǎ | noun | horse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess |
| 765 | 马路 | mǎlù | noun | street; road |
| 766 | 马上 | mǎshàng | adverb | at once; right away; immediately |
| 767 | 满意 | mǎnyì | verb | satisfied; pleased; to one's satisfaction |
| 768 | 毛 | máo | measure word, noun | hair; feather; down |
| 769 | 米 | mǐ | measure word | rice; meter (classifier) |
| 770 | 面前 | miànqián | noun | in front of; facing; presence (of) |
| 771 | 明白 | míngbai | adj., verb | clear; obvious; unequivocal |
| 772 | 名单 | míngdān | noun | list of names |
| 773 | 名人 | míngrén | noun | personage |
| 774 | 南 | nán | noun | south |
| 775 | 难 | nán | adj., verb | difficult (to...); problem; difficulty |
| 776 | 南方 | nánfāng | noun | south; the southern part of the country; the South |
| 777 | 难过 | nánguò | adj. | to feel sad; to feel unwell; to be difficult |
| 778 | 难看 | nánkàn | adj. | ugly; unsightly |
| 779 | 男人 | nánrén | noun | a man |
| 780 | 男生 | nánshēng | noun | schoolboy; male student; boy |
| 781 | 难题 | nántí | noun | difficult problem |
| 782 | 难听 | nántīng | adj. | unpleasant to hear; coarse; vulgar |
| 783 | 年级 | niánjí | noun | grade; year (in school, college etc) |
| 784 | 年轻 | niánqīng | adj. | young |
| 785 | 牛 | niú | noun, adj. | ox; cow; bull |
| 786 | 努力 | nǔlì | verb, adj. | to make an effort; to try hard; to strive |
| 787 | 女人 | nǚrén | noun | woman |
| 788 | 女生 | nǚshēng | noun | schoolgirl; female student; girl |
| 789 | 爬 | pá | verb | to crawl; to climb; to get up or sit up |
| 790 | 怕 | pà | verb, adverb | to be afraid; to fear; to dread |
| 791 | 拍照 | pāizhào | verb | to take a picture |
| 792 | 盘子 | pánzi | noun | tray |
| 793 | 胖 | pàng | adj. | fat |
| 794 | 啤酒 | píjiǔ | noun | beer (loanword) |
| 795 | 平时 | píngshí | noun | ordinarily |
| 796 | 瓶子 | píngzi | noun | bottle |
| 797 | 骑 | qí | verb | to sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses |
| 798 | 奇怪 | qíguài | adj. | strange; odd; to marvel |
| 799 | 其实 | qíshí | adverb | actually; in fact; really |
| 800 | 其他 | qítā | pronoun | other; else; the rest |
| 801 | 起 | qǐ | verb, measure word | to rise; to raise; to get up |
| 802 | 起飞 | qǐfēi | verb | to take off |
| 803 | 汽车 | qìchē | noun | car; automobile; bus |
| 804 | 铅笔 | qiānbǐ | noun | pencil |
| 805 | 前年 | qiánnián | noun | the year before last |
| 806 | 前天 | qiántiān | noun | the day before yesterday |
| 807 | 清楚 | qīngchu | adj., verb | clear; distinct; to understand thoroughly |
| 808 | 请假 | qǐngjià | verb | to request leave of absence |
| 809 | 请客 | qǐngkè | verb | to give a dinner party; to entertain guests; to invite to dinner |
| 810 | 秋天 | qiūtiān | noun | autumn |
| 811 | 球场 | qiúchǎng | noun | stadium; sports ground; court |
| 812 | 裙子 | qúnzi | noun | skirt |
| 813 | 然后 | ránhòu | conjunction | then; after that; afterwards |
| 814 | 热情 | rèqíng | adj. | cordial; enthusiastic; passion |
| 815 | 认得 | rènde | verb | to recognize |
| 816 | 认为 | rènwéi | verb | to believe; to think; to consider |
| 817 | 认真 | rènzhēn | adj. | conscientious; earnest; serious |
| 818 | 容易 | róngyì | adj. | easy; straightforward; likely |
| 819 | 如果 | rúguǒ | conjunction | if |
| 820 | 伞 | sǎn | noun | umbrella |
| 821 | 扫 | sǎo | verb | to sweep |
| 822 | 沙发 | shāfā | noun | sofa (loanword); the first reply or replier to a forum post |
| 823 | 山 | shān | noun | mountain; hill; small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on |
| 824 | 上衣 | shàngyī | noun | jacket |
| 825 | 勺子 | sháozi | noun | scoop; ladle |
| 826 | 身边 | shēnbiān | noun | at one's side; on hand |
| 827 | 身高 | shēngāo | noun | height |
| 828 | 声 | shēng | noun, measure word | sound; voice; tone |
| 829 | 生活 | shēnghuó | noun, verb | to live; life; livelihood |
| 830 | 生气 | shēngqì | verb | to get angry; to take offense; angry |
| 831 | 声音 | shēngyīn | noun | voice |
| 832 | 市 | shì | noun | market; city |
| 833 | 试 | shì | verb | to test; to try; experiment |
| 834 | 室 | shì | noun | room; work unit; grave |
| 835 | 世界 | shìjiè | noun | world |
| 836 | 收 | shōu | verb | to receive; to accept; to collect |
| 837 | 收到 | shōudào | verb | to receive |
| 838 | 受 | shòu | verb | to receive; to accept; to suffer |
| 839 | 瘦 | shòu | adj. | thin; to lose weight; tight |
| 840 | 受到 | shòudào | verb | to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc) |
| 841 | 叔叔 | shūshu | noun | father's younger brother; uncle |
| 842 | 树 | shù | noun | tree; to cultivate; to set up |
| 843 | 数学 | shùxué | noun | mathematics |
| 844 | 刷 | shuā | verb | to brush; to paint; to daub |
| 845 | 双 | shuāng | measure word | two; double; pair |
| 846 | 水平 | shuǐpíng | noun | level (of achievement etc); standard; horizontal |
| 847 | 司机 | sījī | noun | chauffeur; driver |
| 848 | 四季 | sìjì | noun | four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬 |
| 849 | 太阳 | tàiyáng | noun | sun |
| 850 | 糖 | táng | noun | sugar |
| 851 | 特别 | tèbié | adj., adverb | unusual; special; very |
| 852 | 提高 | tígāo | verb | to raise |
| 853 | 体育 | tǐyù | noun | sports; physical education |
| 854 | 体育馆 | tǐyùguǎn | noun | gym; gymnasium; stadium |
| 855 | 甜 | tián | adj. | sweet |
| 856 | 跳 | tiào | verb | to jump; to hop; to skip over |
| 857 | 听说 | tīngshuō | verb | to hear (sth said); one hears (that); hearsay |
| 858 | 挺 | tǐng | adverb, verb | straight; erect; to stick out (a part of the body) |
| 859 | 同事 | tóngshì | noun | colleague; co-worker |
| 860 | 同意 | tóngyì | verb | to agree; to consent; to approve |
| 861 | 头发 | tóufa | noun | hair (on the head) |
| 862 | 突然 | tūrán | adj. | sudden; abrupt |
| 863 | 图书馆 | túshūguǎn | noun | library |
| 864 | 腿 | tuǐ | noun | leg; hip bone |
| 865 | 外地 | wàidì | noun | parts of the country other than where one is |
| 866 | 外卖 | wàimài | verb, noun | to provide a takeout or home delivery meal; takeout (business); takeout (meal) |
| 867 | 外语 | wàiyǔ | noun | foreign language |
| 868 | 完成 | wánchéng | verb | to complete; to accomplish |
| 869 | 碗 | wǎn | noun | bowl; cup |
| 870 | 晚点 | wǎndiǎn | verb | late; delayed; behind schedule |
| 871 | 晚会 | wǎnhuì | noun | evening party |
| 872 | 网球 | wǎngqiú | noun | tennis; tennis ball |
| 873 | 网站 | wǎngzhàn | noun | website |
| 874 | 忘记 | wàngjì | verb | to forget |
| 875 | 为 | wèi | preposition | because of; for; to |
| 876 | 为了 | wèile | preposition | for; for the purpose of |
| 877 | 卫生间 | wèishēngjiān | noun | bathroom |
| 878 | 文化 | wénhuà | noun | culture; civilization; cultural |
| 879 | 屋子 | wūzi | noun | house; room |
| 880 | 西 | xī | noun | the West; Spanish; west |
| 881 | 西北 | xīběi | noun | Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang); northwest |
| 882 | 西方 | xīfāng | noun | the West; the Occident; Western countries |
| 883 | 西瓜 | xīguā | noun | watermelon |
| 884 | 西南 | xīnán | noun | southwest |
| 885 | 习惯 | xíguàn | verb, noun | habit; custom; usual practice |
| 886 | 喜爱 | xǐ’ài | verb | to like; to love; to be fond of |
| 887 | 洗衣机 | xǐyījī | noun | washing machine; washer |
| 888 | 洗澡 | xǐzǎo | verb | to bathe; to take a shower |
| 889 | 夏天 | xiàtiān | noun | summer |
| 890 | 先 | xiān | adverb | early; prior; former |
| 891 | 香蕉 | xiāngjiāo | noun | banana |
| 892 | 相信 | xiāngxìn | verb | to be convinced (that sth is true); to believe; to accept sth as true |
| 893 | 箱子 | xiāngzi | noun | suitcase; chest; box |
| 894 | 向 | xiàng | verb, preposition | towards; to face; to turn towards |
| 895 | 像 | xiàng | verb, adverb, noun | to resemble; to be like; to look as if |
| 896 | 相机 | xiàngjī | noun | camera; at the opportune moment; as the circumstances allow |
| 897 | 小区 | xiǎoqū | noun | neighborhood |
| 898 | 小心 | xiǎoxīn | verb, adj. | to be careful; to take care |
| 899 | 校园 | xiàoyuán | noun | campus |
| 900 | 校长 | xiàozhǎng | noun | president; headmaster |
| 901 | 鞋 | xié | noun | shoe |
| 902 | 心里 | xīnlǐ | noun | chest; heart; mind |
| 903 | 新年 | xīnnián | noun | New Year |
| 904 | 新闻 | xīnwén | noun | news |
| 905 | 新鲜 | xīnxiān | adj. | fresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel |
| 906 | 信 | xìn | verb, noun | letter; mail; to trust |
| 907 | 信用卡 | xìnyòngkǎ | noun | credit card |
| 908 | 行 | xíng | verb, adj. | to walk; to go; to travel |
| 909 | 行李 | xíngli | noun | luggage |
| 910 | 兴趣 | xìngqù | noun | interest (desire to know about sth); interest (thing in which one is interested); hobby |
| 911 | 休假 | xiūjià | verb | to go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave |
| 912 | 需要 | xūyào | verb, noun | to need; to want; to demand |
| 913 | 选 | xuǎn | verb | to choose; to pick; to select |
| 914 | 选择 | xuǎnzé | verb | to select; to pick; choice |
| 915 | 学期 | xuéqī | noun | term; semester |
| 916 | 牙 | yá | noun | tooth; ivory |
| 917 | 牙刷 | yáshuā | noun | toothbrush |
| 918 | 羊 | yáng | noun | sheep; goat |
| 919 | 养 | yǎng | verb | to raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets) |
| 920 | 要求 | yāoqiú | verb, noun | to request; to require; requirement |
| 921 | 页 | yè | measure word | page; leaf |
| 922 | 一定 | yídìng | adj., adverb | surely; certainly; necessarily |
| 923 | 一共 | yígòng | adverb | altogether |
| 924 | 一块儿 | yíkuàir | noun, adverb | a piece; a chunk; one yuan |
| 925 | 一样 | yíyàng | adj. | same; like; equal to |
| 926 | 以后 | yǐhòu | noun | after; later; afterwards |
| 927 | 以前 | yǐqián | noun | before; formerly; previous |
| 928 | 以上 | yǐshàng | noun | that level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned |
| 929 | 以外 | yǐwài | noun | apart from; other than; except for |
| 930 | 以为 | yǐwéi | verb | to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.) |
| 931 | 以下 | yǐxià | noun | that level or lower; that amount or less; the following |
| 932 | 一般 | yìbān | adj. | same; ordinary; so-so |
| 933 | 一边 | yìbiān | adverb | one side; either side; on the one hand |
| 934 | 一直 | yìzhí | adverb | straight (in a straight line); continuously; always |
| 935 | 音乐 | yīnyuè | noun | music |
| 936 | 银行 | yínháng | noun | bank |
| 937 | 银行卡 | yínhángkǎ | noun | bank card; ATM card |
| 938 | 饮料 | yǐnliào | noun | drink |
| 939 | 应该 | yīnggāi | verb | ought to |
| 940 | 影响 | yǐngxiǎng | verb, noun | influence; effect; to influence |
| 941 | 用 | yòng | verb | to use; to employ; to have to |
| 942 | 邮件 | yóujiàn | noun | mail; post; email |
| 943 | 游客 | yóukè | noun | traveler |
| 944 | 游戏 | yóuxì | noun | game; to play |
| 945 | 邮箱 | yóuxiāng | noun | mailbox; post office box; email |
| 946 | 有关 | yǒuguān | verb, preposition | to have sth to do with; to relate to; related to |
| 947 | 有名 | yǒumíng | adj. | famous |
| 948 | 有用 | yǒuyòng | adj. | useful |
| 949 | 又 | yòu | adverb | again; also; both... and... |
| 950 | 羽毛球 | yǔmáoqiú | noun | shuttlecock; badminton |
| 951 | 语言 | yǔyán | noun | language |
| 952 | 雨衣 | yǔyī | noun | raincoat |
| 953 | 遇到 | yùdào | verb | to meet; to run into; to come across |
| 954 | 遇见 | yùjiàn | verb | to meet |
| 955 | 园 | yuán | noun | land used for growing plants; site used for public recreation |
| 956 | 员 | yuán | suffix | person; employee; member |
| 957 | 愿意 | yuànyì | verb | to wish; to want; ready |
| 958 | 越 | yuè | adverb | to exceed; to climb over; to surpass |
| 959 | 月亮 | yuèliang | noun | the moon |
| 960 | 运动会 | yùndònghuì | noun | sports competition |
| 961 | 运动员 | yùndòngyuán | noun | athlete |
| 962 | 咱们 | zánmen | pronoun | we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to); I or me; (in a coaxing or familiar way) you |
| 963 | 脏 | zāng | adj. | dirty; filthy; to get (sth) dirty |
| 964 | 怎么办 | zěnme bàn | phrase | what's to be done |
| 965 | 怎样 | zěnyàng | pronoun | how; what kind |
| 966 | 站2 | zhàn | verb | station; to stand; to halt |
| 967 | 张 | zhāng | verb, measure word | to open up; to spread; sheet of paper |
| 968 | 长 | zhǎng | verb, suffix | chief; head; elder |
| 969 | 着急 | zháojí | adj. | to worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency |
| 970 | 照 | zhào | verb | to shine; to illuminate; according to |
| 971 | 照顾 | zhàogù | verb | to take care of; to show consideration; to attend to |
| 972 | 照片 | zhàopiàn | noun | photograph |
| 973 | 照相 | zhàoxiàng | verb | to take a photograph |
| 974 | 直到 | zhídào | verb | until |
| 975 | 只 | zhǐ | adverb | only; merely; just |
| 976 | 纸 | zhǐ | noun | paper; classifier for documents, letter etc |
| 977 | 只能 | zhǐ néng | phrase | can only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice |
| 978 | 只是 | zhǐshì | adverb, conjunction | merely; only; just |
| 979 | 只要 | zhǐyào | conjunction | if only; so long as |
| 980 | 只有 | zhǐyǒu | conjunction | only have ...; there is only ...; it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 要 "only men would have such a requirement") |
| 981 | 中 | zhōng | noun | China; Chinese; within |
| 982 | 中间 | zhōngjiān | noun | the middle; the inside; in the middle |
| 983 | 终于 | zhōngyú | adverb | at last; in the end; finally |
| 984 | 种 | zhǒng | measure word | seed; species; kind |
| 985 | 重要 | zhòngyào | adj. | important |
| 986 | 周末 | zhōumò | noun | weekend |
| 987 | 主要 | zhǔyào | adj. | main; principal; major |
| 988 | 注意 | zhùyì | verb | to take note of; to pay attention to |
| 989 | 住院 | zhùyuàn | verb | to be in hospital; to be hospitalized |
| 990 | 字典 | zìdiǎn | noun | dictionary |
| 991 | 自行车 | zìxíngchē | noun | bicycle; bike |
| 992 | 子 | zi | suffix | noun suffix |
| 993 | 总 | zǒng | adverb, verb, adj. | general; overall; to sum up |
| 994 | 总是 | zǒngshì | adverb | always |
| 995 | 嘴 | zuǐ | noun | mouth; beak; nozzle |
| 996 | 最好 | zuìhǎo | adverb | best; had better (do what we suggest) |
| 997 | 最后 | zuìhòu | noun | final; last; finally |
| 998 | 最近 | zuìjìn | noun | recently |
| 999 | 做客 | zuòkè | verb | to be a guest or visitor |
| 1000 | 作业 | zuòyè | noun | school assignment; homework; work |
Words, levels, and pinyin are from the 2025 HSK exam syllabus (CLEC). English definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-03T08:59:08Z), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via complete-hsk-vocabulary (MIT). Glosses were edited.
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