All HSK vocabulary词汇 HSK 2.0 Level 3
HSK 2.0 Level 3 vocabulary list.
Everyday communication at work, at school and while travelling. 298 words below, each with its pinyin and English meaning.
HSK 2.0 Level 3 covers 600 words, enough for basic communication in daily, academic and professional life, and for most situations you meet while travelling in China.
This page lists all 298 new words at this level, bringing the HSK 2.0 total to 595. Use your browser’s find (⌘F / Ctrl‑F) to search the list or print the page for offline review. The 272 new characters these words introduce have their own stroke order chart.
| # | Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 阿姨 | ā yí | maternal aunt; step-mother; childcare worker |
| 2 | 啊 | a | modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent |
| 3 | 矮 | ǎi | low; short (in length) |
| 4 | 爱好 | ài hào | to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby |
| 5 | 安静 | ān jìng | quiet; peaceful; calm |
| 6 | 把 | bǎ | to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar |
| 7 | 班 | bān | team; class; grade; (military) squad; work shift |
| 8 | 搬 | bān | to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift |
| 9 | 办法 | bàn fǎ | means; method; way (of doing sth) |
| 10 | 办公室 | bàn gōng shì | office; business premises; bureau |
| 11 | 半 | bàn | half; semi-; incomplete |
| 12 | 帮忙 | bāng máng | to help; to lend a hand; to do a favor |
| 13 | 包 | bāo | to cover; to wrap; to hold |
| 14 | 饱 | bǎo | to eat till full; satisfied |
| 15 | 北方 | běi fāng | north; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River |
| 16 | 被 | bèi | quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) |
| 17 | 鼻子 | bí zi | nose |
| 18 | 比较 | bǐ jiào | to compare; to contrast; comparatively |
| 19 | 比赛 | bǐ sài | competition (sports etc); match; to compete |
| 20 | 必须 | bì xū | to have to; must; compulsory |
| 21 | 变化 | biàn huà | (intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation |
| 22 | 表示 | biǎo shì | to express; to show; to say |
| 23 | 表演 | biǎo yǎn | play; show; performance |
| 24 | 别人 | bié ren | other people; others; other person |
| 25 | 宾馆 | bīn guǎn | guesthouse; lodge; hotel |
| 26 | 冰箱 | bīng xiāng | icebox; freezer cabinet; refrigerator |
| 27 | 才 | cái | ability; talent; sb of a certain type; a capable individual |
| 28 | 菜单 | cài dān | menu |
| 29 | 参加 | cān jiā | to participate; to take part; to join |
| 30 | 草 | cǎo | grass; straw; manuscript |
| 31 | 层 | céng | to pile on top of one another; layer; stratum; floor (of a building); story |
| 32 | 差 | chà | different; wrong; mistaken; to fall short; to lack |
| 33 | 超市 | chāo shì | supermarket (abbr. for 超级市场) |
| 34 | 衬衫 | chèn shān | shirt; blouse |
| 35 | 成绩 | chéng jì | achievement; performance records; grades |
| 36 | 城市 | chéng shì | city; town |
| 37 | 迟到 | chí dào | to arrive late |
| 38 | 出现 | chū xiàn | to appear; to arise; to emerge |
| 39 | 除了 | chú le | besides; apart from (... also...); in addition to |
| 40 | 厨房 | chú fáng | kitchen |
| 41 | 春 | chūn | spring (season); gay; joyful |
| 42 | 词语 | cí yǔ | word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases); term (e.g. technical term); expression |
| 43 | 聪明 | cōng ming | intelligent; clever; bright |
| 44 | 打扫 | dǎ sǎo | to clean; to sweep |
| 45 | 打算 | dǎ suàn | to plan; to intend; to calculate |
| 46 | 带 | dài | band; belt; girdle |
| 47 | 担心 | dān xīn | anxious; worried; uneasy |
| 48 | 蛋糕 | dàn gāo | cake |
| 49 | 当然 | dāng rán | only natural; as it should be; certainly |
| 50 | 地 | dì | earth; ground; field |
| 51 | 地方 | dì fāng | region; regional (away from the central administration); local |
| 52 | 地铁 | dì tiě | underground railway; subway; subway train |
| 53 | 地图 | dì tú | map |
| 54 | 灯 | dēng | lamp; light; lantern |
| 55 | 低 | dī | low; beneath; to lower (one's head) |
| 56 | 电梯 | diàn tī | elevator; escalator |
| 57 | 电子 | diàn zǐ | electronic; electron (particle physics) |
| 58 | 东 | dōng | east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord |
| 59 | 冬 | dōng | winter |
| 60 | 动物 | dòng wù | animal |
| 61 | 短 | duǎn | short; brief; to lack |
| 62 | 段 | duàn | paragraph; section; segment |
| 63 | 锻炼 | duàn liàn | to toughen; to temper; to engage in physical exercise |
| 64 | 多么 | duō me | how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc); however (difficult it may be etc) |
| 65 | 饿 | è | to be hungry; hungry; to starve (sb) |
| 66 | 而且 | ér qiě | (not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition |
| 67 | 耳朵 | ěr duo | ear; handle (on a cup) |
| 68 | 发烧 | fā shāo | to have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever |
| 69 | 发现 | fā xiàn | to notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect; a discovery |
| 70 | 方便 | fāng biàn | convenient; suitable; to facilitate |
| 71 | 放 | fàng | to put; to place; to release |
| 72 | 放心 | fàng xīn | to feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease |
| 73 | 分 | fēn | to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate; to distinguish (good and bad) |
| 74 | 附近 | fù jìn | nearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood |
| 75 | 复习 | fù xí | to review; revision |
| 76 | 敢 | gǎn | to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture |
| 77 | 感冒 | gǎn mào | to catch cold; (common) cold; (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative) |
| 78 | 干净 | gān jìng | clean; neat |
| 79 | 刚才 | gāng cái | just now; a moment ago |
| 80 | 根据 | gēn jù | according to; based on; basis |
| 81 | 跟 | gēn | heel; to follow closely; to go with |
| 82 | 更 | gèng | more; even more; further |
| 83 | 公园 | gōng yuán | park (for public recreation) |
| 84 | 故事 | gù shì | old practice |
| 85 | 刮 | guā | to scrape; to blow; to shave |
| 86 | 关 | guān | mountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off; to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc) |
| 87 | 关系 | guān xi | relation; relationship; to concern |
| 88 | 关心 | guān xīn | to be concerned about; to care about |
| 89 | 关于 | guān yú | pertaining to; concerning; with regard to |
| 90 | 国家 | guó jiā | country; nation; state |
| 91 | 果汁 | guǒ zhī | fruit juice |
| 92 | 过去 | guò qù | (in the) past; former; previous |
| 93 | 还是 | hái shi | still (as before); had better; unexpectedly |
| 94 | 害怕 | hài pà | to be afraid; to be scared |
| 95 | 河 | hé | river |
| 96 | 黑板 | hēi bǎn | blackboard |
| 97 | 护照 | hù zhào | passport |
| 98 | 花 | huā | flower; blossom; fancy pattern |
| 99 | 花园 | huā yuán | garden |
| 100 | 画 | huà | to draw; to paint; picture; painting; to draw (a line) (variant of 划) |
| 101 | 坏 | huài | bad; spoiled; broken |
| 102 | 环境 | huán jìng | environment; circumstances; surroundings |
| 103 | 换 | huàn | to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute |
| 104 | 黄 | huáng | yellow; pornographic; to fall through |
| 105 | 会议 | huì yì | meeting; conference |
| 106 | 或者 | huò zhě | or; possibly; maybe; perhaps |
| 107 | 机会 | jī huì | opportunity; chance; occasion |
| 108 | 极 | jí | extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost |
| 109 | 几乎 | jī hū | almost; nearly; practically |
| 110 | 记得 | jì de | to remember |
| 111 | 季节 | jì jié | time; season; period |
| 112 | 检查 | jiǎn chá | inspection; to examine; to inspect |
| 113 | 简单 | jiǎn dān | simple; not complicated |
| 114 | 见面 | jiàn miàn | to meet; to see each other |
| 115 | 健康 | jiàn kāng | health; healthy |
| 116 | 讲 | jiǎng | to speak; to explain; to negotiate |
| 117 | 角 | jiǎo | angle; corner; horn |
| 118 | 脚 | jiǎo | foot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object) |
| 119 | 教 | jiào | religion; teaching; to make |
| 120 | 接 | jiē | to receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb |
| 121 | 街道 | jiē dào | street; subdistrict; residential district |
| 122 | 节目 | jié mù | program; item (on a program) |
| 123 | 节日 | jié rì | holiday; festival |
| 124 | 结婚 | jié hūn | to marry; to get married |
| 125 | 结束 | jié shù | termination; to finish; to end |
| 126 | 解决 | jiě jué | to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc) |
| 127 | 借 | jiè | to lend; to borrow; by means of |
| 128 | 经常 | jīng cháng | frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily |
| 129 | 经过 | jīng guò | to pass; to go through; process |
| 130 | 经理 | jīng lǐ | manager; director |
| 131 | 久 | jiǔ | (long) time; (long) duration of time |
| 132 | 旧 | jiù | old; opposite: new 新; former |
| 133 | 举行 | jǔ xíng | to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc) |
| 134 | 句子 | jù zi | sentence |
| 135 | 决定 | jué dìng | to decide (to do something); to resolve; decision |
| 136 | 可爱 | kě ài | adorable; cute; lovely |
| 137 | 渴 | kě | thirsty |
| 138 | 刻 | kè | quarter (hour); moment; to carve |
| 139 | 客人 | kè rén | visitor; guest; customer |
| 140 | 空调 | kōng tiáo | air conditioning; air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode) |
| 141 | 口 | kǒu | mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc); classifier for bites or mouthfuls |
| 142 | 哭 | kū | to cry; to weep |
| 143 | 裤子 | kù zi | pants |
| 144 | 筷子 | kuài zi | chopsticks |
| 145 | 蓝 | lán | blue; indigo plant |
| 146 | 老 | lǎo | prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old (of people); venerable (person) |
| 147 | 了解 | liǎo jiě | to understand; to realize; to find out |
| 148 | 离开 | lí kāi | to depart; to leave |
| 149 | 礼物 | lǐ wù | gift; present |
| 150 | 历史 | lì shǐ | history |
| 151 | 脸 | liǎn | face |
| 152 | 练习 | liàn xí | to practice; exercise; drill |
| 153 | 辆 | liàng | classifier for vehicles |
| 154 | 邻居 | lín jū | neighbor; next door |
| 155 | 楼 | lóu | house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor |
| 156 | 绿 | lǜ | green; (slang) (derived from 绿帽子) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend) |
| 157 | 马 | mǎ | horse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess |
| 158 | 马上 | mǎ shàng | at once; right away; immediately |
| 159 | 满意 | mǎn yì | satisfied; pleased; to one's satisfaction |
| 160 | 帽子 | mào zi | hat; cap; (fig.) label |
| 161 | 米 | mǐ | rice; meter (classifier) |
| 162 | 面包 | miàn bāo | bread |
| 163 | 面条 | miàn tiáo | noodles |
| 164 | 明白 | míng bai | clear; obvious; unequivocal |
| 165 | 拿 | ná | to hold; to seize; to catch |
| 166 | 奶奶 | nǎi nai | (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house; (coll.) boobies |
| 167 | 南 | nán | south |
| 168 | 难 | nán | difficult (to...); problem; difficulty |
| 169 | 难过 | nán guò | to feel sad; to feel unwell; (of life) to be difficult |
| 170 | 年级 | nián jí | grade; year (in school, college etc) |
| 171 | 年轻 | nián qīng | young |
| 172 | 鸟 | niǎo | bird; "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196); (intensifier) damned |
| 173 | 努力 | nǔ lì | to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious |
| 174 | 爬山 | pá shān | to climb a mountain; to mountaineer; hiking |
| 175 | 盘子 | pán zi | tray; plate; dish |
| 176 | 胖 | pàng | fat; plump |
| 177 | 啤酒 | pí jiǔ | beer (loanword) |
| 178 | 葡萄 | pú tao | grape |
| 179 | 普通话 | pǔ tōng huà | Mandarin (common language); Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language); ordinary speech |
| 180 | 其实 | qí shí | actually; in fact; really |
| 181 | 其他 | qí tā | other; (sth or sb) else; the rest |
| 182 | 奇怪 | qí guài | strange; odd; to marvel |
| 183 | 骑 | qí | to sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses |
| 184 | 铅笔 | qiān bǐ | (lead) pencil |
| 185 | 清楚 | qīng chu | clear; distinct; to understand thoroughly |
| 186 | 秋 | qiū | autumn; fall; harvest time |
| 187 | 裙子 | qún zi | skirt |
| 188 | 然后 | rán hòu | then; after that; afterwards |
| 189 | 热情 | rè qíng | cordial; enthusiastic; passion |
| 190 | 认为 | rèn wéi | to believe; to think; to consider; to feel |
| 191 | 认真 | rèn zhēn | conscientious; earnest; serious |
| 192 | 容易 | róng yì | easy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to |
| 193 | 如果 | rú guǒ | if; in case; in the event that |
| 194 | 伞 | sǎn | umbrella; parasol |
| 195 | 上网 | shàng wǎng | to go online; to connect to the Internet; (of a document etc) to be uploaded to the Internet |
| 196 | 生气 | shēng qì | to get angry; to take offense; angry |
| 197 | 声音 | shēng yīn | voice; sound |
| 198 | 使 | shǐ | to make; to cause; to enable |
| 199 | 世界 | shì jiè | world |
| 200 | 瘦 | shòu | thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight |
| 201 | 叔叔 | shū shu | father's younger brother; uncle; Taiwan pr. [shú shu] |
| 202 | 舒服 | shū fu | comfortable; feeling well |
| 203 | 树 | shù | tree; to cultivate; to set up |
| 204 | 数学 | shù xué | mathematics; mathematical |
| 205 | 刷 | shuā | to brush; to paint; to daub |
| 206 | 双 | shuāng | two; double; pair |
| 207 | 水平 | shuǐ píng | level (of achievement etc); standard; horizontal |
| 208 | 司机 | sī jī | chauffeur; driver |
| 209 | 虽然 | suī rán | although; even though (often used correlatively with 是 or 是 etc) |
| 210 | 太阳 | tài yang | sun |
| 211 | 糖 | táng | sugar; sweets; candy |
| 212 | 特别 | tè bié | unusual; special; very; especially; particularly; expressly; for a specific purpose |
| 213 | 疼 | téng | (it) hurts; sore; to love dearly |
| 214 | 提高 | tí gāo | to raise; to increase; to improve |
| 215 | 体育 | tǐ yù | sports; physical education |
| 216 | 甜 | tián | sweet |
| 217 | 条 | tiáo | strip; item; article |
| 218 | 同事 | tóng shì | colleague; co-worker |
| 219 | 同意 | tóng yì | to agree; to consent; to approve |
| 220 | 头发 | tóu fa | hair (on the head) |
| 221 | 突然 | tū rán | sudden; abrupt; unexpected |
| 222 | 图书馆 | tú shū guǎn | library |
| 223 | 腿 | tuǐ | leg |
| 224 | 完成 | wán chéng | to complete; to accomplish |
| 225 | 碗 | wǎn | bowl; cup |
| 226 | 万 | wàn | ten thousand; a great number |
| 227 | 忘记 | wàng jì | to forget |
| 228 | 为了 | wèi le | for; for the purpose of; in order to |
| 229 | 为什么 | wèi shén me | why?; for what reason? |
| 230 | 位 | wèi | position; location; place |
| 231 | 文化 | wén huà | culture; civilization; cultural |
| 232 | 习惯 | xí guàn | habit; custom; usual practice |
| 233 | 洗手间 | xǐ shǒu jiān | toilet; lavatory; washroom |
| 234 | 洗澡 | xǐ zǎo | to bathe; to take a shower |
| 235 | 西 | xī | west |
| 236 | 夏 | xià | summer |
| 237 | 先 | xiān | early; prior; former |
| 238 | 相同 | xiāng tóng | identical; same |
| 239 | 相信 | xiāng xìn | to be convinced (that sth is true); to believe; to accept sth as true |
| 240 | 香蕉 | xiāng jiāo | banana |
| 241 | 像 | xiàng | to resemble; to be like; to look as if |
| 242 | 小心 | xiǎo xīn | to be careful; to take care |
| 243 | 校长 | xiào zhǎng | (college, university) president; headmaster |
| 244 | 鞋 | xié | shoe |
| 245 | 新闻 | xīn wén | news |
| 246 | 新鲜 | xīn xiān | fresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel |
| 247 | 信 | xìn | letter; mail; to trust |
| 248 | 行李箱 | xíng li xiāng | suitcase; baggage compartment; overhead bin |
| 249 | 兴趣 | xìng qù | interest (desire to know about sth); interest (thing in which one is interested); hobby |
| 250 | 熊猫 | xióng māo | panda |
| 251 | 需要 | xū yào | to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs |
| 252 | 选择 | xuǎn zé | to select; to pick; choice |
| 253 | 眼镜 | yǎn jìng | spectacles; eyeglasses |
| 254 | 要求 | yāo qiú | to request; to require; requirement |
| 255 | 爷爷 | yé ye | (coll.) father's father; paternal grandfather |
| 256 | 一般 | yī bān | same; ordinary; so-so |
| 257 | 一边 | yī biān | one side; either side; on the one hand |
| 258 | 一定 | yī dìng | surely; certainly; necessarily |
| 259 | 一共 | yī gòng | altogether |
| 260 | 一会儿 | yī huì r | a moment; a while; in a moment |
| 261 | 一样 | yī yàng | same; like; equal to |
| 262 | 一直 | yī zhí | straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through |
| 263 | 以后 | yǐ hòu | after; later; afterwards |
| 264 | 以前 | yǐ qián | before; formerly; previous |
| 265 | 以为 | yǐ wéi | 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.) |
| 266 | 音乐 | yīn yuè | music |
| 267 | 银行 | yín háng | bank |
| 268 | 应该 | yīng gāi | ought to; should; must |
| 269 | 影响 | yǐng xiǎng | influence; effect; to influence |
| 270 | 用 | yòng | to use; to employ; to have to |
| 271 | 游戏 | yóu xì | game; to play |
| 272 | 有名 | yǒu míng | famous; well-known |
| 273 | 又 | yòu | (once) again; also; both... and... |
| 274 | 遇到 | yù dào | to meet; to run into; to come across |
| 275 | 愿意 | yuàn yì | to wish; to want; ready |
| 276 | 月亮 | yuè liang | the moon |
| 277 | 越 | yuè | to exceed; to climb over; to surpass |
| 278 | 云 | yún | (classical) to say |
| 279 | 站 | zhàn | station; to stand; to halt |
| 280 | 照顾 | zhào gu | to take care of; to show consideration; to attend to |
| 281 | 照片 | zhào piàn | photograph; picture |
| 282 | 照相机 | zhào xiàng jī | camera |
| 283 | 着急 | zháo jí | to worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry; Taiwan pr. [zhāo jí] |
| 284 | 只 | zhǐ | only; merely; just |
| 285 | 中间 | zhōng jiān | the middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among; during; in the meantime |
| 286 | 终于 | zhōng yú | at last; in the end; finally |
| 287 | 种 | zhǒng | seed; species; kind |
| 288 | 重要 | zhòng yào | important; significant; major |
| 289 | 周末 | zhōu mò | weekend |
| 290 | 主要 | zhǔ yào | main; principal; major |
| 291 | 注意 | zhù yì | to take note of; to pay attention to |
| 292 | 祝 | zhù | to pray for; to wish (sb bon voyage, happy birthday etc); person who invokes the spirits during sacrificial ceremonies |
| 293 | 字典 | zì diǎn | Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 词典, which has entries for words of one or more characters); (coll.) dictionary |
| 294 | 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; one's own |
| 295 | 总是 | zǒng shì | always |
| 296 | 最近 | zuì jìn | recently; soon; nearest |
| 297 | 作业 | zuò yè | school assignment; homework; work |
| 298 | 作用 | zuò yòng | to act on; to affect; action |
Words follow the HSK 2.0 syllabus (2010–2021). Pinyin and meanings come from CC-CEDICT via the complete-hsk-vocabulary project. Word counts: HSK 1 150 · HSK 2 147 · HSK 3 298 · HSK 4 598 · HSK 5 1,298 · HSK 6 2,500. See also the HSK 3.0 lists.