HSK 3 takes you into upper elementary territory: 973 words let you hold everyday conversations, tell your day, share a simple opinion, and grasp the essentials of a short text. It's the threshold of real linguistic autonomy. Plan for around 160 cumulative hours of study.
988 words loaded from our database (617 unique characters). Search in hanzi, pinyin or English.
| Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| …jí le | extremely; exceedingly | |
| yīqiè | all; everything | |
| yīfāngmiàn | on the one hand | |
| yībiān | while, at the same time | |
| shàngshēng | rise; ascend | |
| shàngqù | (indicating upward movement away from speaker); go up | |
| shànglái | come up; (indicating upward movement) | |
| shàngyī | jacket; top (clothing) | |
| shàngmiàn | above; on top | |
| xiàqù | go down; continue | |
| xiàlái | come down; down | |
| xiàmiàn | below; next | |
| bù yīyàng | different | |
| bùjǐn | not only | |
| bùguāng | not only | |
| bù'ān | uneasy; disturbed | |
| bùdébù | have to; be compelled to | |
| bùbì | need not; not necessarily | |
| bùduàn | continuously; constantly | |
| bùlùn | no matter; regardless of | |
| zhuānyè | major; profession | |
| zhuānjiā | expert; specialist | |
| zhuānmén | specialized; dedicated | |
| zhuāntí | special topic; special column | |
| shìjiè | world | |
| shìjièbēi | World Cup | |
| shìjì | century | |
| dōngbù | eastern part | |
| gèrén | individual; personal | |
| gèxìng | personality; individuality | |
| Zhōnghuá Mínzú | Chinese nation | |
| zhōngbù | central part; middle | |
| fēngfù | rich; abundant | |
| wéi | do; act | |
| wéi | do; act | |
| wèile | for; in order to | |
| zhǔrèn | director; head | |
| zhǔdòng | voluntary; initiative | |
| zhǔzhāng | advocate; maintain | |
| zhǔyi | idea; plan | |
| zhǔchí | preside over; host | |
| jǔbàn | hold; conduct; run | |
| jiǔ | long (time) | |
| lè | happy; glad | |
| lèguān | optimistic; hopeful | |
| yuèduì | band; orchestra | |
| shūjià | bookshelf | |
| luàn | disorderly; messy; confused | |
| liǎo | to finish; to accomplish | |
| zhēng | contend; dispute; strive | |
| zhēngqǔ | strive for; fight for | |
| shìyè | undertaking; career | |
| shìjiàn | event; incident | |
| shìshí | fact; truth | |
| shìshíshang | in fact; actually | |
| shìgù | accident | |
| hùxiāng | mutually; reciprocally | |
| hùliánwǎng | Internet | |
| jiāowǎng | associate with; socialize | |
| jiāoyì | deal; trade; transaction | |
| jiāoliú | exchange; communicate; communication | |
| jiāojǐng | traffic police | |
| jiāofèi | pay fees | |
| chǎnshēng | produce; give rise to | |
| jīngjù | Peking Opera | |
| qīn | dear; intimate | |
| qīnrén | close relatives | |
| qīnqiè | kind; cordial | |
| qīnzì | personally; in person | |
| rényuán | staff; personnel | |
| réngōng | artificial; manual | |
| réncái | talented person; talent | |
| rénmín | people | |
| rénmínbì | Renminbi; RMB | |
| rénshēng | life | |
| rénlèi | humanity; mankind | |
| rénqún | crowd | |
| jǐn | only; merely | |
| jǐnjǐn | only; merely | |
| réng | still; yet | |
| réngrán | still; yet | |
| cóngshì | engage in; undertake | |
| cóngqián | formerly; in the past | |
| cónglái | always; all along | |
| fù | pay; hand over | |
| dài | generation; era; substitute | |
| dàibiǎo | representative; delegate | |
| dàibiǎotuán | delegation | |
| yǐlái | since; ever since | |
| jiàzhí | value; worth | |
| jiàgé | price; value | |
| jiàqián | price; charge | |
| rèn | appoint; assign | |
| rèn | appoint; assign | |
| rènhé | any | |
| rènwu | task; mission | |
| yōushì | superiority; advantage | |
| yōudiǎn | strong point; merit | |
| huìyuán | member | |
| huìyì | meeting; conference |
Free resources to work on the basics alongside vocabulary.
HSK 3 is the minimum for some short-term or language programs. For a full Chinese-taught degree, HSK 4 or 5 is required.
About 160 cumulative hours from zero. From HSK 2, plan 3 to 4 extra months.
Logical connectors (虽然, 但是, 因为, 所以, 如果), psychological verbs (觉得, 希望, 相信) and frequency adverbs.