Zitou

HSK 2025 Level 3 vocabulary

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1把bǎto hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate
2被bèiquilt; to cover; to suffer
3为wèibecause of; for; to
4中zhōngwithin; among; in
5用yòngto use; to make use of; to employ
6如果rú guǒif; in case; in the event that
7又yòuagain; also; both... and...
8可kěcan; may; able to
9该gāishould; ought to; probably
10更gèngmore; even more; further
11需要xū yàoto need; to want; to demand
12才cáiability; talent; sb of a certain type
13像xiàngto resemble; to be like; to look as if
14向xiàngtowards; to face; to turn towards
15认为rèn wéito believe; to think; to consider
16起qǐto rise; to raise; to get up
17应该yīng gāiought to; should; must
18带dàiband; belt; girdle
19种zhǒngseed; species; kind
20发现fā xiànto notice; to become aware of; to discover
21一定yī dìngsurely; certainly; definitely
22生活shēng huóto live; life; livelihood
23一直yī zhístraight; continuously; always
24发生fā shēngto happen; to occur; to take place
25为了wèi lefor; for the purpose of; in order to
26一样yī yàngsame; like; equal to
27只是zhǐ shìmerely; only; just
28世界shì jièworld
29而且ér qiěbut also; moreover; in addition
30重要zhòng yàoimportant; significant; major
31必须bì xūto have to; must; compulsory
32地方dì fangplace; location; area
33最后zuì hòufinal; last; ultimate
34老lǎoprefix 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
35其他qí tāother; else; the rest
36行xíngto walk; to go; to travel
37比赛bǐ sàicompetition; match; to compete
38然后rán hòuthen; after that; afterwards
39担心dān xīnanxious; worried; uneasy
40放fàngto put; to place; to release
41先xiānbeforehand; first; earlier
42或huòmaybe; perhaps; might
43得到dé dàoto get; to obtain; to receive
44张zhāngto open up; to spread; sheet of paper
45关系guān xirelation; relationship; connection
46总zǒnggeneral; overall; to sum up
47了解liǎo jiěto understand; to know about; to learn about
48参加cān jiāto participate; to take part; to join
49国家guó jiācountry; nation; state
50安全ān quánsafe; secure; safety
51决定jué dìngto decide; to determine; to make up one's mind
52选择xuǎn zéto select; to pick; choice
53只有zhǐ yǒuonly have ...; there is only ...; it is only if ...
54或者huò zhěor; possibly; maybe
55女人nǚ rénwoman
56受shòuto receive; to accept; to suffer
57机会jī huìopportunity; chance; occasion
58别人bié renother people; others; other person
59发fāto send out; to show; to issue
60可是kě shìbut; however; indeed
61其实qí shíactually; in fact; really
62以后yǐ hòuafter; later; afterwards
63要求yāo qiúto request; to require; requirement
64男人nán réna man; a male; men
65信xìnletter; mail; to trust
66当然dāng ránonly natural; as it should be; certainly
67接jiēto receive; to answer; to meet or welcome sb
68相信xiāng xìnto believe; to be convinced; to accept as true
69刚gānghard; firm; strong
70只要zhǐ yàoso long as; provided; if
71不同bù tóngdifferent; distinct; not the same
72解决jiě juéto solve; to resolve; to settle
73干gàntree trunk; main part of sth; to manage
74关于guān yúpertaining to; concerning; with regard to
75完成wán chéngto complete; to accomplish
76结束jié shùto end; to finish; to conclude
77帮助bāng zhùassistance; aid; to help
78变biànto change; to become different; to transform
79加jiāto add; plus; to increase
80努力nǔ lìto make an effort; to try hard; to strive
81有关yǒu guānto have sth to do with; to relate to; related to
82以前yǐ qiánbefore; formerly; previous
83办法bàn fǎway of handling sth; means; measure
84特别tè biéunusual; special; very
85别的bié deelse; other
86难nándifficult; problem; difficulty
87注意zhù yìto take note of; to pay attention to
88讲jiǎngto speak; to explain; to negotiate
89离开lí kāito depart; to leave
90以为yǐ wéito think; to believe
91越yuèto exceed; to climb over; to surpass
92声shēngsound; voice; tone
93方法fāng fǎmethod; way; technique
94选xuǎnto choose; to pick; to select
95城市chéng shìcity; town
96句jùsentence; clause; phrase
97影响yǐng xiǎnginfluence; effect; to influence
98游戏yóu xìgame; to play
99马mǎhorse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess
100比较bǐ jiàoto compare; to contrast; comparatively
101最近zuì jìnrecently; soon; nearest
102换huànto exchange; to change; to substitute
103终于zhōng yúat last; in the end; finally
104子zǐson; child; seed
105脸liǎnface
106除了chú leapart from; besides; in addition to
107总是zǒng shìalways
108双shuāngtwo; double; pair
109来自lái zìto come from; From:
110突然tū ránsudden; abrupt; unexpected
111段duànparagraph; section; segment
112检查jiǎn cháinspection; to examine; to inspect
113米mǐuncooked rice; meter; Chinese yuan
114容易róng yìeasy; straightforward; likely
115开心kāi xīnto feel happy; to rejoice; to have a great time
116卡kǎto stop; to block; slow
117明白míng baiclear; obvious; unequivocal
118办bànto take care of; to deal with; to organize
119根据gēn jùaccording to; based on; basis
120辆liàngclassifier for vehicles
121刚刚gāng gangjust recently; just a moment ago
122简单jiǎn dānsimple; not complicated
123服务fú wùto serve; service
124挺tǐngstraight; erect; to stick out
125好像hǎo xiàngas if; to seem like
126愿意yuàn yìto wish; to want; ready
127音乐yīn yuèmusic
128坚持jiān chíto persevere with; to persist in; to insist on
129感到gǎn dàoto feel; to sense; to perceive
130清楚qīng chuclear; distinct; to understand thoroughly
131照片zhào piànphotograph
132银行yín hángbank
133故事gù shinarrative; story; tale
134看来kàn laiapparently; it seems that
135酒jiǔwine; liquor; spirits
136欢迎huān yíngto welcome; welcome
137一般yī bānsame; ordinary; so-so
138可爱kě àiadorable; cute; lovely
139新闻xīn wénnews
140怎样zěn yànghow; what kind
141收shōuto receive; to accept; to collect
142声音shēng yīnsound; voice
143马上mǎ shàngat once; right away; immediately
144变成biàn chéngto change into; to turn into; to become
145受到shòu dàoto receive; to be ...ed
146发展fā zhǎndevelopment; growth; to develop
147经过jīng guòto pass; to go through; process
148只能zhǐ néngcan only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice
149历史lì shǐhistory
150哭kūto cry; to weep
151汽车qì chēcar; automobile; bus
152怕pàto be afraid; to fear; to dread
153会议huì yìmeeting; conference
154试shìto test; to try; experiment
155面前miàn qiánin front of; facing; presence
156节目jié mùprogram; show; item
157健康jiàn kānghealth; healthy
158西xīwest
159差chàdifferent; wrong; mistaken
160结婚jié hūnto marry; to get married
161身边shēn biānat one's side; on hand
162短duǎnshort; brief; to lack
163同意tóng yìto agree; to consent; to approve
164几乎jī hūalmost; nearly; practically
165查cháto research; to check; to investigate
166不用bù yòngneed not
167附近fù jìnnearby; neighboring; vicinity
168认真rèn zhēnconscientious; earnest; serious
169脚jiǎofoot; leg; base
170电diànlightning; electricity; electric
171房子fáng zihouse; building; apartment
172山shānmountain; hill; small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on
173主要zhǔ yàomain; principal; major
174市shìmarket; city; municipality
175比如bǐ rúfor example; for instance; such as
176后来hòu láiafterwards; later; newly arrived
177常chángalways; ever; often
178嘴zuǐmouth; beak; nozzle
179遇到yù dàoto meet; to run into; to come across
180海hǎiocean; sea; great number of people or things
181跳tiàoto jump; to hop; to skip over
182回答huí dáto reply; to answer; reply
183年轻nián qīngyoung
184久jiǔlong
185记jìto record; to note; to memorize
186关注guān zhùto pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow
187表演biǎo yǎnplay; show; performance
188关guānmountain pass; to close; to shut
189牛niúox; cow; bull
190刚才gāng cáijust now; a moment ago; just now
191风fēngwind; news; style
192办公室bàn gōng shìoffice; business premises
193照zhàoaccording to; in accordance with; to shine
194环境huán jìngenvironment; circumstances; surroundings
195收到shōu dàoto receive
196方向fāng xiàngdirection; orientation
197关心guān xīnto be concerned about; to care about
198节jiéjoint; node; section
199层céngto pile on top of one another; layer; stratum
200病人bìng rénsick person; patient; invalid
201心里xīn lichest; heart; mind
202腿tuǐleg; hip bone
203街jiēstreet
204一边yī biānone side; either side; on the one hand
205鞋xiéshoe; variant of 鞋 xié
206习惯xí guànhabit; custom; usual practice
207变化biàn huàto change; to vary; change
208周末zhōu mòweekend
209听说tīng shuōto hear; one hears; hearsay
210直到zhí dàountil
211毛máohair; feather; down
212忘记wàng jìto forget
213船chuánboat; vessel; ship
214养yǎngto raise; to bring up; to keep
215鸡jīfowl; chicken; prostitute
216遍biàneverywhere; all over; classifier for actions: one time
217打算dǎ suànto plan; to intend; to calculate
218室shìroom; work unit; grave
219极jíextremely; pole; utmost
220咱们zán menwe or us spoken to); I or me; you
221小心xiǎo xīnto be careful; to take care
222怎么办zěn me bànwhat's to be done
223动物dòng wùanimal
224不行bù xíngwon't do; be out of the question; be no good
225饿èhungry; to starve
226树shùtree; to cultivate; to set up
227水平shuǐ pínghorizontal; level; a standard
228借jièto borrow; to lend; to make use of
229东dōngeast; host; landlord
230头发tóu fahair
231封fēngto confer; to grant; to bestow a title
232害怕hài pàto be afraid; to be scared
233季jìseason; the last month of a season; fourth or youngest amongst brothers
234大概dà gàiroughly; probably; rough
235蓝lánblue; indigo plant
236纸zhǐpaper; classifier for documents, letters etc; variant of 纸 zhǐ
237照顾zhào guto take care of; to show consideration; to attend to
238文化wén huàculture; civilization; cultural
239急jíurgent; pressing; rapid
240丢diūto lose; to put aside; to throw
241奇怪qí guàistrange; odd; to marvel
242礼物lǐ wùgift; present
243最好zuì hǎobest; had better ...; it would be best to ...
244南nánsouth
245出发chū fāto set off; to start
246提高tí gāoto raise; to increase; to improve
247满意mǎn yìsatisfied; pleased; to one's satisfaction
248旧jiùold; opposite: new 新; former
249司机sī jīchauffeur; driver
250北běinorth; to be defeated
251好多hǎo duōmany; quite a lot; much better
252经理jīng lǐmanager; director
253兴趣xìng qùinterest; interest; hobby
254员yuánperson engaged in a certain field of activity; member; classifier for military generals
255见面jiàn miànto meet; to see each other
256成绩chéng jìachievement; performance records; grades
257中间zhōng jiānthe middle; the inside; in the middle
258女生nǚ shēngschoolgirl; female student; girl
259聪明cōng mingintelligent; clever; bright
260地点dì diǎnplace; site; location
261语言yǔ yánlanguage
262网站wǎng zhànwebsite
263灯dēnglamp; light; lantern
264太阳tài yangsun; sunlight; sunshine
265方便fāng biànconvenient; suitable; to facilitate
266爬páto crawl; to climb; to get up or sit up
267差不多chà bu duōalmost; nearly; more or less
268冰bīngice; to chill sth; to feel cold
269糖tángsugar; sweets; candy
270以下yǐ xiàthat level or lower; that amount or less; the following
271合适hé shìsuitable; fitting; appropriate
272号码hào mǎnumber
273出生chū shēngto be born
274生气shēng qìto get angry; to be furious; vitality
275以上yǐ shàngthat level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned
276名单míng dānlist of names
277公园gōng yuánpark
278热情rè qíngcordial; enthusiastic; passion
279到处dào chùeverywhere
280的话de huàif
281骑qíto sit astride; to ride; classifier for saddle horses
282报纸bào zhǐnewspaper; newsprint
283河hériver; the Yellow River; the Milky Way
284搬bānto move; to move; to shift
285练liànto practice; to train; to drill
286聊liáoto chat; temporarily; for a while
287同事tóng shìcolleague; co-worker
288体育tǐ yùsports; physical education
289大人dà renadult; grownup; title of respect toward superiors
290角jiǎoangle; corner; horn
291老人lǎo rénold man or woman; the elderly; one's aged parents or grandparents
292胖pàngfat; plump
293页yèpage; leaf
294不见bù jiànnot to see; not to meet; to have disappeared
295干净gān jìngclean; neat
296放心fàng xīnto feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease
297草cǎograss; straw; manuscript
298甜tiánsweet; pleasant; endearing
299安静ān jìngquiet; peaceful; calm
300牙yátooth; ivory
301羊yángsheep; goat
302作业zuò yèschool assignment; homework; work
303瘦shòuthin; to lose weight; tight
304啤酒pí jiǔbeer
305蛋糕dàn gāocake
306新鲜xīn xiānfresh; freshness; novel
307难过nán guòto feel sad; to feel unwell; to be difficult
308不久bù jiǔnot long; before too long; soon
309客人kè rénvisitor; guest; customer
310常常cháng chángfrequently; often
311平时píng shíordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime
312男生nán shēngschoolboy; male student; boy
313碗wǎnbowl; cup; variant of 碗 wǎn
314懂得dǒng deto understand; to know; to comprehend
315好久hǎo jiǔfor a long time
316夏天xià tiānsummer
317以外yǐ wàiapart from; other than; except for
318数学shù xuémathematics
319刷shuāa brush; to paint; to daub
320练习liàn xíto practice; exercise; drill
321新年xīn niánNew Year
322运动员yùn dòng yuánathlete
323姐妹jiě mèisisters; siblings; sister
324南方nán fāngsouth; southern direction
325尝chángto taste; to experience; to try
326对话duì huàto talk; dialogue; conversation
327冬天dōng tiānwinter
328邻居lín jūneighbor
329分开fēn kāito separate; to part
330校长xiào zhǎngpresident; headmaster
331自行车zì xíng chēbicycle; bike
332相机xiàng jīcamera; at the opportune moment; as the circumstances allow
333花园huā yuángarden; park; yard with decorative plants
334遇见yù jiànto meet
335夫妻fū qīhusband and wife; married couple
336耳朵ěr duoear; handle
337饮料yǐn liàodrink; beverage
338节日jié rìholiday; festival
339叔叔shū shufather's younger brother; paternal uncle
340洗澡xǐ zǎoto bathe; to take a shower
341地图dì túmap
342晚会wǎn huìevening party
343感冒gǎn màoto catch cold; cold; to be interested in
344大小dà xiǎolarge and small; size; adults and children
345迟到chí dàoto arrive late
346得分dé fēnto score a point; score; rating
347刻kèquarter; moment; to carve
348锻炼duàn liànto toughen; to temper; to engage in physical exercise
349拍照pāi zhàoto take a picture
350沙发shā fāsofa; first reply to a forum post
351图书馆tú shū guǎnlibrary
352名人míng rénpersonage; celebrity
353电梯diàn tīelevator; escalator
354刮guāto scrape; to blow; to shave
355笔记本bǐ jì běnnotebook; laptop; notebook
356矮ǎishort; low; inferior
357信用卡xìn yòng kǎcredit card
358邮件yóu jiànmail; post; email
359不但bù dànnot only
360冰箱bīng xiāngrefrigerator; icebox
361黄色huáng sèyellow; vulgar; lewd
362喜爱xǐ àito like; to love; to be fond of
363屋子wū zihouse; room
364校园xiào yuáncampus
365阿姨ā yímaternal aunt; term of address for a woman of one's mother's generation; childcare worker
366爱人ài renspouse; lover
367西方Xī fāngthe West; the Occident; Western countries
368开会kāi huìto hold a meeting; to attend a meeting
369春天chūn tiānspring
370球场qiú chǎngstadium; sports ground; court
371着急zháo jíto worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency
372住院zhù yuànto stay in hospital; to be hospitalized
373假期jià qīvacation
374游客yóu kètraveler; tourist; guest player
375扫sǎoto sweep; to sweep away; to wipe out
376脏zāngdirty; filthy; to get dirty
377季节jì jiétime; season; period
378饱bǎoto eat till full; satisfied
379空调kōng tiáoair conditioning; air conditioner
380一共yī gòngin total; altogether
381月亮yuè liangthe moon
382公斤gōng jīnkilogram
383有用yǒu yònguseful
384园yuánland used for growing plants; site used for public recreation
385北方běi fāngnorth; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River
386行李xíng liluggage
387衬衫chèn shānshirt; blouse
388宾馆bīn guǎnguesthouse; lodge; hotel
389马路mǎ lùstreet; road
390东方dōng fāngeast
391常见cháng jiàncommonly seen; common; to see sth frequently
392楼梯lóu tīstair; staircase
393身高shēn gāoheight
394起飞qǐ fēito take off; to lift off; to start to develop rapidly
395网球wǎng qiútennis; tennis ball
396裙子qún ziskirt
397香蕉xiāng jiāobanana
398大衣dà yīovercoat; topcoat; cloak
399发烧fā shāoto have a high temperature; to have a fever; to be fascinated with
400箱子xiāng zisuitcase; chest; box
401学期xué qīterm; semester
402路边lù biāncurb; roadside; wayside
403难题nán tídifficult problem
404伞sǎnumbrella; parasol; damask silk
405放假fàng jiàto have a holiday or vacation
406路口lù kǒucrossing; intersection
407有名yǒu míngfamous; well-known
408打扫dǎ sǎoto clean; to sweep
409东北dōng běinortheast
410瓶子píng zibottle
411复习fù xíto review; revision; variant of 复习 fù xí
412小区xiǎo qūhousing estate; community; neighborhood
413秋天qiū tiānautumn
414护照hù zhàopassport
415耳机ěr jīheadphones; earphones; telephone receiver
416初中chū zhōngjunior high school
417放学fàng xuéto dismiss students at the end of the school day
418画家huà jiāpainter
419西南xī nánsouthwest
420西北xī běinorthwest
421卫生间wèi shēng jiānbathroom; toilet; WC
422出院chū yuànto leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital
423半天bàn tiānhalf of the day; a long time; quite a while
424体育馆tǐ yù guǎngym; gymnasium; stadium
425上衣shàng yījacket; upper outer garment
426菜单cài dānmenu
427年级nián jígrade; year
428搬家bān jiāto move house; to relocate; to remove
429笔记bǐ jìto take down; notes; a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches
430外地wài dìparts of the country other than where one is
431休假xiū jiàto go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave
432前天qián tiānthe day before yesterday
433斤jīncatty; weight equal to 500 g; weight equal to 600 g
434过节guò jiéto celebrate a festival; after the celebrations
435邮箱yóu xiāngmailbox; post office box; email
436晚点wǎn diǎnlate; delayed; behind schedule
437照相zhào xiàngto take a photograph
438动物园dòng wù yuánzoo
439盘子pán zitray; plate; dish
440草地cǎo dìlawn; meadow; sod
441西瓜xī guāwatermelon
442铅笔qiān bǐpencil
443认得rèn deto recognize; to remember sth on seeing it; to know
444关机guān jīto turn off; to finish shooting a film
445短裤duǎn kùshort pants; shorts
446后天hòu tiānthe day after tomorrow; life after birth; acquired
447渴kěthirsty
448常用cháng yòngin common usage
449请客qǐng kèto give a dinner party; to entertain guests; to invite to dinner
450请假qǐng jiàto request leave of absence
451洗衣机xǐ yī jīwashing machine; washer
452句子jù zisentence
453班级bān jíclass; grade
454筷子kuài zichopsticks
455东南dōng nánsoutheast
456难看nán kànugly; unsightly
457外语wài yǔforeign language
458一块儿yī kuài rerhua variant of 一块 yī kuài
459感兴趣gǎn xìng qùto be interested
460运动会yùn dòng huìsports competition
461开花kāi huāto bloom; to blossom; to flower
462四季sì jìfour seasons, namely: spring 春 chūn, summer 夏 xià, autumn 秋 qiū and winter 冬 dōng
463开机kāi jīto start an engine; to boot up; to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete
464牙刷yá shuātoothbrush
465课本kè běntextbook
466矿泉水kuàng quán shuǐmineral water
467做客zuò kèto be a guest or visitor
468字典zì diǎnChinese character dictionary; dictionary
469工作日gōng zuò rìworkday; working day; weekday
470黑板hēi bǎnblackboard
471留学liú xuéto study abroad
472勺子sháo zispoon; ladle
473外卖wài màito provide a takeout or home delivery meal; takeout; takeout
474方便面fāng biàn miàninstant noodles
475羽毛球yǔ máo qiúbadminton; shuttlecock
476难听nán tīngunpleasant to hear; coarse; vulgar
477前年qián niánthe year before last
478词典cí diǎndictionary
479凉快liáng kuaipleasantly cool; to cool oneself; to cool off
480大熊猫dà xióng māogiant panda
481雨衣yǔ yīraincoat
482留学生liú xué shēngstudent studying abroad; returned student; foreign student
483高铁gāo tiěhigh speed rail
484课文kè wéntext
485后年hòu niánthe year after next
486聊天儿liáo tiān rerhua variant of 聊天 liáo tiān
487银行卡yín háng kǎbank card

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HSK 20251234567–9
HSK 3.01234567–9
HSK 2.0123456