HSK 3, the classic cut

The 300 words of old level 3. Tap the speaker where recorded; open any word for strokes and sentences.

Words 1 to 50半 … 办公室
  • 半 bàn half
  • 超市 chāoshì supermarket (abbr. for 超级市场)
  • 分 fēn to divide
  • 口 kǒu mouth
  • 面包 miànbāo bread
  • 元 yuán surname Yuan
  • 中文 Zhōngwén Chinese language
  • 啊 a modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approva
  • 爱好 àihào to like
  • 班 bān surname Ban
  • 帮忙 bāngmáng to help
  • 包 bāo surname Bao
  • 地 de -ly
  • 地铁 dìtiě underground railway
  • 个子 gèzi stature
  • 跟 gēn heel
  • 过 guò to cross
  • 过去 guòqù (in the) past
  • 还是 háishi still (as before)
  • 花 huā surname Hua
  • 花 huā surname Hua
  • 画 huà to draw
  • 坏 huài bad
  • 记得 jìde to remember
  • 教 jiāo to teach
  • 经常 jīngcháng frequently
  • 裤子 kùzi trousers
  • 楼 lóu surname Lou
  • 拿 ná old variant of 拿
  • 奶奶 nǎinai (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother)
  • 鸟 niǎo bird
  • 起来 qǐlái to stand up
  • 上网 shàngwǎng to go online
  • 舒服 shūfu comfortable
  • 疼 téng (it) hurts
  • 条 tiáo strip
  • 万 wàn surname Wan
  • 位 wèi position
  • 洗手间 xǐshǒujiān toilet
  • 爷爷 yéye (coll.) paternal grandfather
  • 一会儿 yíhuìr a moment
  • 站 zhàn station
  • 自己 zìjǐ oneself
  • 阿姨 āyí maternal aunt
  • 矮 ǎi (of a person) short
  • 安静 ānjìng quiet
  • 把 bǎ to hold
  • 搬 bān to move (i.e. relocate oneself)
  • 办法 bànfǎ way of handling sth
  • 办公室 bàngōngshì office
Words 51 to 100饱 … 干净
  • 饱 bǎo to eat till full
  • 北方 běifāng north
  • 被 bèi quilt
  • 比较 bǐjiào to compare
  • 笔记本 bǐjìběn notebook (stationery) (CL:本)
  • 比赛 bǐsài competition (sports etc)
  • 必须 bìxū to have to
  • 变化 biànhuà (intransitive) to change
  • 别人 biérén other people
  • 冰箱 bīngxiāng refrigerator
  • 菜单 càidān menu
  • 参加 cānjiā to participate
  • 草 cǎo variant of 草
  • 层 céng to pile on top of one another
  • 差 chà different
  • 尝 cháng to taste
  • 衬衫 chènshān shirt
  • 成绩 chéngjì achievement
  • 城市 chéngshì city
  • 迟到 chídào to arrive late
  • 除了 chúle apart from
  • 船 chuán variant of 船
  • 词典 cídiǎn dictionary
  • 聪明 cōngmíng intelligent
  • 打扫 dǎsǎo to clean
  • 打算 dǎsuàn to plan
  • 带 dài band
  • 担心 dānxīn anxious
  • 蛋糕 dàngāo cake
  • 当然 dāngrán only natural
  • 灯 dēng lamp
  • 地方 dìfang place
  • 地图 dìtú map
  • 电梯 diàntī elevator
  • 东 dōng surname Dong
  • 动物 dòngwù animal
  • 短 duǎn short
  • 段 duàn surname Duan
  • 锻炼 duànliàn to toughen
  • 饿 è hungry
  • 耳朵 ěrduo ear
  • 发 fā to send out
  • 发烧 fāshāo to have a high temperature (from illness)
  • 发现 fāxiàn to notice
  • 方便 fāngbiàn convenient
  • 放 fàng to put
  • 放心 fàngxīn to feel relieved
  • 附近 fùjìn nearby
  • 复习 fùxí to review
  • 干净 gānjìng clean
Words 101 to 150感兴趣 … 可爱
Words 151 to 200刻 … 世界
Words 201 to 250瘦 … 饮料
Words 251 to 300应该 … 只有……才……
  • 应该 yīnggāi ought to
  • 影响 yǐngxiǎng influence
  • 用 yòng to use
  • 游戏 yóuxì game (CL:场)
  • 有名 yǒumíng famous
  • 又 yòu (once) again
  • 遇到 yùdào to meet
  • 愿意 yuànyì to wish
  • 越 yuè generic word for peoples or states of south China or south A
  • 月亮 yuèliang the moon
  • 张 zhāng surname Zhang
  • 长 zhǎng chief
  • 着急 zháojí to worry
  • 照顾 zhàogù to take care of
  • 照片 zhàopiàn photograph
  • 只 zhǐ only
  • 中间 zhōngjiān the middle
  • 终于 zhōngyú at last
  • 种 zhǒng seed
  • 重要 zhòngyào important
  • 周末 zhōumò weekend
  • 主要 zhǔyào main
  • 注意 zhùyì to take note of
  • 自行车 zìxíngchē bicycle
  • 总是 zǒngshì always
  • 嘴 zuǐ mouth
  • 最后 zuìhòu final
  • 最近 zuìjìn recently
  • 作业 zuòyè school assignment
  • 鼻子 bízi nose
  • 多么 duōme how (wonderful etc)
  • 街道 jiēdào street
  • 帽子 màozi hat
  • 皮鞋 píxié leather shoes
  • 不但……而且…… bùdàn’érqiě not only ... but also ...
  • 春 chūn old variant of 春
  • 电子邮件 diànzǐyóujiàn email
  • 冬 dōng winter
  • 刮风 guāfēng to be windy
  • 黄河 huánghé Yellow River or Huang He
  • 聊天 liáotiān to chat
  • 绿 lù used in names
  • 爬山 páshān to go for a hike (esp. in the hills or mountains)
  • 秋 qiū surname Qiu
  • 刷牙 shuāyá to brush one's teeth
  • 夏 xià the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC
  • 行李箱 xínglixiāng suitcase
  • 熊猫 xióngmāo panda
  • 照相机 zhàoxiàngjī camera
  • 只有……才…… zhǐyǒucái only if ... then ...