Hey Chinese learners, to help you study Chinese and pass HSK successfully, we present you the full list of 300 words required to know to pass HSK 3.
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.
300 Words Required for HSK 3
Here we go…
Word |
Pinyin |
Role |
English translation |
| 阿姨 | ā yí | noun | maid, aunt |
| 啊 | a | int | ah |
| 矮 | ǎi | adjective | short (in height) |
| 爱好 | ài hào | noun | hobby |
| 安静 | ān jìng | adjective | quiet |
| 把 | bǎ | noun | handle |
| 搬 | bān | verb | to move |
| 班 | bān | noun | class |
| 半 | bàn | noun | half |
| 办法 | bàn fǎ | noun | method |
| 办公室 | bàn gōng shì | noun | office |
| 帮忙 | bāng máng | verb | to help |
| 包 | bāo | noun | bag |
| 饱 | bǎo | noun (adjective) | full |
| 报纸 | bào zhǐ | noun | newspaper |
| 北方 | běi fāng | noun | north |
| 被 | bèi | preposition | by |
| 鼻子 | bí zi | noun | nose |
| 比较 | bǐ jiào | verb | to compare |
| 比赛 | bǐ sài | noun | match |
| 必须 | bì xū | verb | must |
| 变化 | biàn huà | noun | change |
| 表示 | biǎo shì | verb | to express |
| 表演 | biǎo yǎn | verb | to perform |
| 别人 | bié ren | pronoun | others |
| 宾馆 | bīng guǎn | noun | hotel |
| 冰箱 | bīng xiāng | noun | refrigerator |
| 才 | cái | adverb | just |
| 菜单 | cài dān | noun | menu |
| 参加 | cān jiā | verb | to attend |
| 草 | cǎo | noun | grass |
| 层 | céng | noun | story |
| 差 | chà | adjective | bad (quality) |
| 超市 | chāo shì | noun | supermarket |
| 衬衫 | chèn shān | noun | shirt |
| 成绩 | chéng jì | noun | score |
| 城市 | chéng shì | noun | city |
| 迟到 | chí dào | verb | to be late |
| 出现 | chū xiàn | verb | to appear |
| 厨房 | chú fáng | noun | kitchen |
| 除了 | chú le | preposition | except for |
| 春 | chūn | noun | spring |
| 词语 | cí yǔ | noun | word |
| 聪明 | cōng ming | noun | clever |
| 打扫 | dǎ sǎo | verb | to clean |
| 打算 | dǎ suàn | noun | plan |
| 带 | dài | verb | to bring |
| 担心 | dān xīn | verb | to worry |
| 蛋糕 | dàn gāo | noun | cake |
| 当然 | dāng rán | adverb | surely |
| 灯 | dēng | noun | light |
| 低 | dī | adjective | low |
| 地方 | dì fāng | adjective | local |
| 地铁 | dì tiě | noun | subway |
| 地图 | dì tú | noun | map |
| 电梯 | diàn tī | noun | elevator |
| 电子邮件 | diàn zǐ yóu jiàn | noun | |
| 东 | dōng | noun | east |
| 冬 | dōng | noun | winter |
| 懂 | dǒng | verb | to understand |
| 动物 | dòng wù | noun | animal |
| 短 | duǎn | adjective | short |
| 段 | duàn | noun | passage |
| 锻炼 | duàn liàn | verb | to work out |
| 多么 | duō me | adverb | how |
| 而且 | ér qiě | conjunction | moreover |
| 耳朵 | ěr duo | noun | ear |
| 饿 | è | verb | to be hungry |
| 发烧 | fā shāo | noun | fever |
| 发现 | fā xiàn | verb | to discover |
| 方便 | fāng biàn | noun | convenience |
| 放 | fàng | verb | to put |
| 放心 | fàng xīn | verb | to relax |
| 分 | fēn | verb | to divide |
| 附近 | fù jìn | noun | neighborhood |
| 复习 | fù xí | verb | to review |
| 干净 | gān jìng | adjective | clean |
| 敢 | gǎn | verb | to dare |
| 感冒 | gǎn mào | noun | cold |
| 刚才 | gāng cái | adverb | just now |
| 跟 | gēn | verb | to follow |
| 根据 | gēn jù | noun | basis |
| 更 | gèng | adverb | more |
| 公园 | gōng yuán | noun | park |
| 故事 | gù shi | noun | story |
| 刮风 | guā fēng | verb | to blow |
| 关 | guān | verb | to shut |
| 关系 | guān xì | noun | connection, relation |
| 关心 | guān xīn | verb | to concern |
| 关于 | guān yú | preposition | regarding |
| 国家 | guó jiā | noun | nation |
| 果汁 | guǒ zhī | noun | juice |
| 过去 | guò qu | adjective | past |
| 还是 | hái shì | adjective | still |
| 害怕 | hài pà | verb | to be scared |
| 河 | hé | noun | river |
| 黑板 | hēi bǎn | noun | blackboard |
| 护照 | hù zhào | noun | passport |
| 花 | huā | noun | flower |
| 花园 | huā yuán | noun | garden |
| 画 | huà | noun | painting |
| 坏 | huài | adjective | bad |
| 还 | huán | adverb | to return |
| 环境 | huán jìng | noun | environment |
| 换 | huàn | verb | to change |
| 黄 | huáng | adjective | yellow |
| 会议 | huì yì | noun | meeting |
| 或者 | huò zhě | adverb | or |
| 几乎 | jī hū | adverb | nearly |
| 机会 | jī huì | noun | chance |
| 极 | jí | adjective | extremely |
| 记得 | jì de | verb | to remember |
| 季节 | jì jié | noun | season |
| 检查 | jiǎn chá | verb | to examine |
| 简单 | jiǎn dān | adjective | simple |
| 健康 | jiàn kāng | noun | health |
| 见面 | jiàn miàn | verb | to meet |
| 讲 | jiǎng | verb | to speak |
| 教 | jiāo | verb | to teach |
| 角 | jiǎo | noun | corner |
| 脚 | jiǎo | noun | foot |
| 接 | jiē | verb | to connect |
| 街道 | jiē dào | noun | street |
| 结婚 | jié hūn | verb | to marry |
| 节目 | jié mù | noun | program |
| 节日 | jié rì | noun | festival |
| 结束 | jié shù | verb | to finish |
| 解决 | jiě jué | verb | to solve |
| 借 | jiè | verb | to borrow |
| 经常 | jīng cháng | adverb | often |
| 经过 | jīng guò | verb | to pass |
| 经理 | jīng lǐ | noun | manager |
| 久 | jiǔ | adjective | long (time) |
| 旧 | jiù | adjective | old |
| 举行 | jǔ xíng | verb | to hold |
| 句子 | jù zi | noun | sentence |
| 决定 | jué dìng | verb | to decide |
| 渴 | kě | adjective | thirsty |
| 可爱 | kě ‘ ài | adjective | lovely |
| 刻 | kè | verb | to carve |
| 客人 | kè ren | noun | guest |
| 空调 | kōng tiáo | noun | air conditioning |
| 口 | kǒu | noun | mouth |
| 哭 | kū | verb | to cry |
| 裤子 | kù zi | noun | trousers |
| 块 | kuài | noun | piece |
| 筷子 | kuài zi | noun | chopsticks |
| 蓝 | lán | adjective | blue |
| 老 | lǎo | adjective | old |
| 离开 | lí kāi | verb | to leave |
| 礼物 | lǐ wù | noun | gift |
| 历史 | lì shǐ | noun | history |
| 脸 | liǎn | noun | face |
| 练习 | liàn xí | verb | to practice |
| 辆 | liàng | noun (measure word) | measure word for cars |
| 了解 | liǎo jiě | verb | to know |
| 邻居 | lín jū | noun | neighbor |
| 楼 | lóu | noun | building |
| 绿 | lǜ | adjective | green |
| 马 | mǎ | noun | horse |
| 马上 | mǎ shàng | adverb | at once |
| 卖 | mài | verb | to sell |
| 满意 | mǎn yì | adjective | satisfied |
| 帽子 | mào zi | noun | hat |
| 门 | mén | noun | door |
| 米 | mǐ | noun | rice |
| 面包 | miàn bāo | noun | bread |
| 面条 | miàn tiáo | noun | noodle |
| 明白 | míng bai | adjective | clear |
| 奶奶 | nǎi nai | noun | grandmother |
| 南 | nán | noun | south |
| 难 | nàn | adjective | difficult |
| 难过 | nán guò | verb | to be sad |
| 音乐 | yīn yuè | noun | music |
| 年级 | nián jí | noun | grade |
| 年轻 | nián qīng | noun | youth |
| 鸟 | niǎo | noun | bird |
| 努力 | nǔ lì | verb | to put effort in |
| 爬上 | pá shàng | verb | to climb up |
| 盘子 | pán zi | noun | plate |
| 胖 | pàng | adjective | fat |
| 啤酒 | pí jiǔ | noun | beer |
| 葡萄 | pú táo | noun | grape |
| 普通话 | pǔ tōng huà | noun | Mandarin |
| 骑 | qí | verb | to ride |
| 奇怪 | qí guài | adjective | strange |
| 其实 | qí shí | adverb | actually |
| 其他 | qí tā | adverb | else, other |
| 铅笔 | qiān bǐ | noun | pencil |
| 清楚 | qīng chu | adjective | clear |
| 秋 | qiū | noun | autumn |
| 裙子 | qún zi | noun | skirt |
| 然后 | rán hòu | conjunction | afterwards |
| 热情 | rè qíng | noun | enthusiasm |
| 认真 | rèn zhēn | adjective | serious |
| 容易 | róng yì | adjective | easy |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | conjunction | if |
| 伞 | sǎn | noun | umbrella |
| 上网 | shàng wǎng | noun (verb) | to get online |
| 生气 | shēng qì | verb | to be angry |
| 声音 | shēng yīn | noun | voice |
| 使 | shǐ | verb | to make |
| 世界 | shì jiè | noun | world |
| 手机 | shǒu jī | noun | mobile phone |
| 瘦 | shòu | adjective | thin |
| 舒服 | shū fu | adjective | comfortable |
| 叔叔 | shū shu | noun | uncle |
| 树 | shù | noun | tree |
| 数学 | shù xué | noun | math |
| 刷牙 | shuā yá | verb | to brush teeth |
| 双 | shuāng | noun | pair |
| 水平 | shuǐ píng | noun | level |
| 司机 | sī jī | noun | driver |
| 认为 | rèn wéi | verb | to think |
| 虽然 | suī rán | preposition | despite |
| 太阳 | tài yáng | noun | sun |
| 糖 | táng | noun | sugar |
| 特别 | tè bié | adjective | special |
| 疼 | téng | noun | pain |
| 提高 | tí gāo | verb | to improve |
| 体育 | t ǐyù | noun | PE |
| 同事 | tóng shì | noun | colleague |
| 头发 | tóu fa | noun | hair |
| 突然 | tū rán | adverb | all of a sudden |
| 图书馆 | tú shū guǎn | noun | library |
| 腿 | tuǐ | noun | leg |
| 完成 | wán chéng | verb | to finish |
| 碗 | wǎn | noun | bowl |
| 万 | wàn | noun | ten thousand |
| 忘记 | wàng jì | verb | to forget |
| 为了 | wèi le | preposition | for |
| 为 | wèi | preposition | for |
| 位 | wèi | noun (measure word) | measure word for people |
| 文化 | wén huà | noun | culture |
| 西 | xī | noun | west |
| 习惯 | xí guàn | noun | custom |
| 洗手间 | xǐ shǒu jiān | noun | washroom |
| 洗澡 | xǐ zǎo | verb | to bathe |
| 夏 | xià | noun | summer |
| 先 | xiān | adverb | first |
| 香蕉 | xiāng jiāo | noun | banana |
| 相同 | xiāng tóng | noun (adjective) | same |
| 相信 | xiāng xìn | verb | to believe |
| 像 | xiàng | preposition | as |
| 小心 | xiǎo xīn | adjective | to be careful |
| 校长 | xiào zhǎng | noun | head of a school |
| 鞋 | xié | noun | shoe |
| 新闻 | xīn wén | noun | news |
| 新鲜 | xīn xiān | adjective | fresh |
| 信 | xìn | noun | letter |
| 行李箱 | xíng lǐ 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 |
| 眼镜 | yǎn jìng | noun | glasses |
| 要求 | yāo qiú | verb | to require |
| 爷爷 | yé ye | noun | grandfather |
| 一定 | yī dìng | adverb | definitely |
| 一共 | yī gòng | adverb | altogether |
| 一会儿 | yī huìr | noun | a short period of time |
| 一样 | yī yàng | adjective | same |
| 以后 | yǐ hòu | adverb | after |
| 以前 | yǐ qián | adverb | before |
| 以为 | yǐ wéi | verb | to think (wrongly) |
| 一般 | yī bān | adjective | general |
| 一边 | yì biān | adverb | at the same time |
| 一直 | yī zhí | adverb | constantly |
| 银行 | yín háng | noun | bank |
| 应该 | yīng gāi | auxiliary | should |
| 影响 | yǐng xiǎng | noun | affection |
| 用 | yòng | verb | to use |
| 游戏 | yóu xì | noun | game |
| 有名 | yǒu míng | adjective | famous |
| 又 | yòu | conjunction | again |
| 遇到 | yù dào | verb | to meet |
| 愿意 | yuàn yì | auxiliary | would like to |
| 越 | yuè | verb | to get over |
| 月亮 | yuè liang | noun | moon |
| 云 | yún | noun | cloud |
| 站 | zhàn | verb | to stand |
| 长 | zhǎng | verb | to grow |
| 着急 | zháo jí | verb | to worry |
| 照顾 | zhào gù | verb | to look after |
| 照片 | zhào piàn | noun | photo |
| 照相机 | zhào xiàng jī | noun | camera |
| 只 | zhǐ | adverb | only |
| 中间 | zhōng jiān | noun | middle |
| 终于 | zhōng yú | adverb | finally |
| 种 | zhòng | noun | kind |
| 重要 | zhòng yào | adjective | important |
| 周末 | zhōu mò | noun | weekend |
| 主要 | zhǔ yào | adverb | mainly |
| 祝 | zhù | verb | to wish |
| 注意 | zhù yì | noun | attention |
| 字典 | zì diǎn | noun | dictionary |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | noun | oneself |
| 总是 | zǒng shì | adverb | always |
| 最近 | zuì jìn | adverb | recently |
| 作业 | zuò yè | noun | homework |
| 作用 | zuò yòng | noun | action |
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