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New HSK 3 vocabulary 500 words

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矮ǎi(of a person) short; (of a wall etc) low; (of rank) inferior (to)
爱人愛人àirenspouse; husband or wife; lover
安静安靜ānjìngquiet; peaceful; calm
安全ānquánsafe; secure; safety; security
阿姨āyímaternal aunt; step-mother; childcare worker; nursemaid
把bǎobject marker (把); to hold; classifier for things with handles
搬bānto move (house); to carry; to shift
办辦bànto do; to handle; to deal with; to run (a business)
办法辦法bànfǎway of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem
办公室辦公室bàngōngshìoffice; business premises
帮助幫助bāngzhùassistance; aid; to help; to assist
班级班級bānjíclass (group of students); grade (in school)
搬家bānjiāto move house; to relocate
半天bàntiānhalf a day; a long time; quite a while
饱飽bǎofull (after eating); satisfied
报纸報紙bàozhǐnewspaper; newsprint
北běinorth
被bèipassive marker (被); quilt
北方běifāngnorth; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River
变變biànto change; to become different; to transform
遍biàntime (start to finish); classifier for repeated actions; everywhere
变成變成biànchéngto change into; to turn into; to become
变化變化biànhuà(intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation (CL:個|个[ge4])
表演biǎoyǎnplay; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act
别的別的biédeelse; other
别人別人biérenother people; others; other person
笔记筆記bǐjìnotes; to take notes
比较比較bǐjiàoto compare; to contrast; comparatively; relatively; quite; comparison
笔记本筆記本bǐjìběnnotebook (stationery) (CL:本[ben3]); (computing) laptop
冰bīngice; to chill; icy cold
冰激凌bīngjīlíngice cream
病人bìngrénsick person; patient; invalid
宾馆賓館bīnguǎnguesthouse; lodge; hotel
冰箱bīngxiāngrefrigerator; (old) icebox
比如bǐrúfor example; for instance; such as
比赛比賽bǐsàicompetition (sports etc); match; to compete
必须必須bìxūto have to; must; compulsory; necessarily
不但búdànnot only (... but also ...)
不见不見bújiànnot to see; not to meet; to have disappeared; to be missing
不久bùjiǔnot long (after); before too long; soon; soon after
不同bùtóngdifferent; distinct; not the same; not alike
不行bùxíngwon't do; not OK; no good; not capable
不用búyòngneed not; no need to
才cáionly then; just; only; not until
菜单菜單càidānmenu
参加參加cānjiāto participate; to take part; to join
草cǎograss; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough
草地cǎodìlawn; meadow; sod; turf
层層céngfloor (of a building); layer; classifier for layers and storeys
查cháto check; to look up; to investigate; to examine
差chàto differ from; short of; to lack; poor (quality)
差不多chàbuduōalmost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad
尝嘗chángto taste; to try (food); to experience; ever; once
常chángoften; frequently; always; common
常常chángchángfrequently; often
常见常見chángjiàncommonly seen; common; to see sth frequently
常用chángyòngcommonly used; in common use
成绩成績chéngjìachievement; performance records; grades
城市chéngshìcity; town
衬衫襯衫chènshānshirt; blouse
迟到遲到chídàoto arrive late
船chuánboat; vessel; ship
出发出發chūfāto set off; to start (on a journey)
除了chúleapart from; besides
春天chūntiānspring (season)
出生chūshēngto be born
出院chūyuànto leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital
初中chūzhōngjunior high school; middle school
词典詞典cídiǎndictionary
聪明聰明cōngmingintelligent; clever; bright; acute (of sight and hearing)
大概dàgàiroughly; probably; rough; approximate; about; general idea
带帶dàito bring; to take along; to carry; belt; zone
蛋糕dàngāocake
当然當然dāngránonly natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt
担心擔心dānxīnanxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious
到处到處dàochùeverywhere
大人dàrenadult; grown-up
打扫打掃dǎsǎoto clean; to sweep
打算dǎsuànto plan; to intend; to calculate; plan; intention; calculation
大小dàxiǎosize; big and small
大熊猫大熊貓dàxióngmāogiant panda
大衣dàyīovercoat; topcoat
得déto get; to obtain; to gain; to catch (illness)
得到dédàoto get; to obtain; to receive
得分défēnto score; score; points
的话的話dehuàif (coming after a conditional clause)
得děito have to; must; to need
灯燈dēnglamp; light; lantern
地dìearth; ground; land; place; floor
电電diànelectricity; electric; electric shock
电梯電梯diàntīelevator; escalator
电子书電子書diànzǐshūe-book; electronic book
地点地點dìdiǎnplace; site; location; venue
地方dìfangarea; place; space; room; territory
地图地圖dìtúmap
丢丟diūto lose; to put aside; to throw
东東dōngeast
东北東北dōngběinortheast
懂得dǒngdeto understand; to know; to comprehend
东方東方dōngfāngeast; the East; the Orient
东南東南dōngnánsoutheast
冬天dōngtiānwinter
动物動物dòngwùanimal
动物园動物園dòngwùyuánzoo
短duǎnshort; brief; to lack; weak point; fault
段duànsection; paragraph; classifier for lengths and periods of time
短裤短褲duǎnkùshorts
锻炼鍛鍊duànliànto toughen; to temper; to engage in physical exercise; to work out
对话對話duìhuàto talk (with sb); dialogue; conversation
饿餓èhungry; to starve (sb)
耳朵ěrduoear; handle (on a cup)
耳机耳機ěrjīheadphones; earphones
而且érqiě(not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore
发發fāto send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop
放fàngto put; to place; to release; to free; to let go; to let out
方便fāngbiànconvenient; suitable; to facilitate; to make things easy
方便面方便麵fāngbiànmiàninstant noodles
方法fāngfǎmethod; way; technique; procedure
放假fàngjiàto have a holiday or vacation
方向fāngxiàngdirection; orientation
放心fàngxīnto feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease
放学放學fàngxuéto finish school for the day; school is over
房子fángzihouse; building (single- or two-story); apartment; room
发烧發燒fāshāoto have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever
发生發生fāshēngto happen; to occur; to take place; to break out
发现發現fāxiànto notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect
发展發展fāzhǎndevelopment; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand
封fēngclassifier for letters; to seal; to close
风風fēngwind; style; custom
分开分開fēnkāito separate; to part
附近fùjìnnearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood
夫妻fūqīhusband and wife; married couple
服务服務fúwùto serve; service
复习復習fùxíto review; revision
该該gāithis; the said (the one just mentioned)
干乾gànto do; to work; to be engaged in
感到gǎndàoto feel; to sense; to perceive
刚剛gāngjust (a moment ago); exactly; barely; hard; firm
刚才剛才gāngcáijust now; a moment ago
刚刚剛剛gānggāngjust recently; just a moment ago
干净乾淨gānjìngclean; neat
感冒gǎnmàoto catch cold; (common) cold
感兴趣感興趣gǎnxìngqùto be interested
高铁高鐵gāotiěhigh-speed rail; bullet train
更gèngmore; even more; further; still; still more
根据根據gēnjùaccording to; based on; basis; foundation
公斤gōngjīnkilogram (kg)
公园公園gōngyuánpark (for public recreation)
工作日gōngzuòrìworkday; working day; weekday
刮guā(of wind) to blow; to scrape; to shave
关關guānto close; to turn off; mountain pass; to concern
关机關機guānjīto turn off (a device); to shut down
关系關係guānxirelation; relationship; to concern; to affect; to have to do with
关心關心guānxīnto be concerned about; to care about
关于關於guānyúpertaining to; concerning; with regard to; about; a matter of
关注關注guānzhùto pay attention to; to follow sth closely
国家國家guójiācountry; nation; state
过节過節guòjiéto celebrate a festival
过去過去guòquthe past; in the past
故事gùshinarrative; story; tale
海hǎisea; ocean
害怕hàipàto be afraid; to be scared
好多hǎoduōmany; a lot of
好久hǎojiǔa long time; quite a while
号码號碼hàomǎnumber
好像hǎoxiàngas if; to seem like
河hériver
黑板hēibǎnblackboard
合适合適héshìsuitable; fitting; appropriate
红绿灯紅綠燈hónglǜdēngtraffic light; traffic signal
后来後來hòuláiafterwards; later; newly arrived
后年後年hòuniánthe year after next
后天後天hòutiānthe day after tomorrow
画家畫家huàjiāpainter
还還huánto give back; to return
换換huànto exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch
黄色黃色huángsèyellow
环境環境huánjìngenvironment; circumstances; surroundings; ambient
欢迎歡迎huānyíngto welcome; welcome
花园花園huāyuángarden; park
会會huìmeeting; gathering; association
回答huídáto reply; to answer; reply; answer
会议會議huìyìmeeting; conference
或huòor; maybe; perhaps
或者huòzhěor; possibly; maybe; perhaps
护照護照hùzhàopassport
鸡雞jīchicken; fowl
急jíurgent; anxious; worried; hurried
极極jíextremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top
季jìseason
记記jìto remember; to memorize; to record; to note
加jiāto add; plus; to increase
检查檢查jiǎncháinspection; to examine; to inspect
坚持堅持jiānchíto persevere with; to persist in; to insist on
简单簡單jiǎndānsimple; not complicated
讲講jiǎngto speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize
健康jiànkānghealth; healthy
见面見面jiànmiànto meet; to see each other
检票檢票jiǎnpiàoto check tickets
脚腳jiǎofoot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object)
角jiǎocorner; angle; horn; jiao (1/10 yuan)
假期jiàqīvacation; holiday
接jiēto receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb; to connect
街jiēstreet
节節jiéfestival; holiday; classifier for class periods; section; joint
借jièto borrow; to lend
结婚結婚jiéhūnto marry; to get married
解决解決jiějuéto solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate
姐妹jiěmèisisters
节目節目jiémù(TV or radio) program; show; item; act; segment
节日節日jiérìholiday; festival
结束結束jiéshùtermination; to finish; to end; to conclude; to close
几乎幾乎jīhūalmost; nearly; practically
机会機會jīhuìopportunity; chance; occasion
季节季節jìjiétime; season; period
斤jīnjin (unit of weight, 500 g)
经过經過jīngguòto pass; to go through; process; course
经理經理jīnglǐmanager; director
久jiǔ(of a period of time) long
酒jiǔalcohol; liquor; wine
旧舊jiùold (not new); former; worn
句jùclassifier for sentences or lines; sentence
决定決定juédìngto decide (to do something); to resolve; decision; certainly
句子jùzisentence
卡kǎcard
开花開花kāihuāto bloom; to blossom
开会開會kāihuìto hold a meeting; to attend a meeting
开机開機kāijīto turn on (a device); to boot up; to start filming
开心開心kāixīnto feel happy; to rejoice; to have a great time; to make fun of sb
看来看來kànláiapparently; it seems that
可kěbut; however; really; can; may
渴kěthirsty
刻kèquarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive
可爱可愛kěàiadorable; cute; lovely
课本課本kèběntextbook
客人kèrénvisitor; guest; customer; client
可是kěshìbut; however; (used for emphasis) indeed
课文課文kèwéntext (of a lesson)
空调空調kōngtiáoair conditioning
哭kūto cry; to weep
筷子kuàizichopsticks
矿泉水礦泉水kuàngquánshuǐmineral water
来自來自láizìto come from (a place); From: (in email header)
蓝藍lánblue; indigo plant
老lǎoold; always; very; prefix for familiarity (老王)
老人lǎorénold person; the elderly
脸臉liǎnface
练練liànto practice; to train; to drill
辆輛liàngclassifier for vehicles
凉快涼快liángkuaipleasantly cool (weather etc); to cool oneself; to cool off
练习練習liànxíto practice; exercise; drill; practice
聊liáoto chat
了解liǎojiěto understand; to realize; to find out
聊天儿聊天兒liáotiānrto chat
离开離開líkāito depart; to leave
邻居鄰居línjūneighbor
历史歷史lìshǐhistory
留学留學liúxuéto study abroad
留学生留學生liúxuéshēnginternational student; student studying abroad
礼物禮物lǐwùgift; present
楼梯樓梯lóutīstairs; staircase
路边路邊lùbiānroadside
路口lùkǒuintersection; crossing
马馬mǎhorse
马路馬路mǎlùstreet; road
满意滿意mǎnyìsatisfied; pleased; to one's satisfaction
毛máohair; feather; wool; mao (1/10 yuan)
马上馬上mǎshàngat once; right away; immediately
米mǐrice; meter (unit of length)
面前miànqiánin front of; facing; (in the) presence (of)
明白míngbaiclear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable; to understand
名单名單míngdānlist of names
名人míngréncelebrity; famous person
南nánsouth
难難nándifficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good
南方nánfāngsouth; the southern part
难过難過nánguòto feel sad; to feel unwell; (of life) to be difficult
难看難看nánkànugly; unsightly
男人nánrénman; men
男生nánshēngschoolboy; male student; boy; guy (young adult male)
难题難題nántídifficult problem
难听難聽nántīngunpleasant to hear; coarse; vulgar; offensive; shameful
年级年級niánjígrade; year (in school, college etc)
年轻年輕niánqīngyoung
牛niúcow; ox; cattle; (slang) awesome
努力nǔlìto make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious
女人nǚrénwoman
女生nǚshēngschoolgirl; female student; girl
爬páto climb; to crawl
怕pàto fear; to be afraid of; perhaps
拍照pāizhàoto take a picture
胖pàngfat; plump
盘子盤子pánzitray; plate; dish
啤酒píjiǔbeer (loanword)
平时平時píngshíordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime
瓶子píngzibottle
骑騎qíto ride (a horse, bike etc)
起qǐto rise; to get up; to start; classifier for incidents
铅笔鉛筆qiānbǐ(lead) pencil
前年qiánniánthe year before last
前天qiántiānthe day before yesterday
汽车汽車qìchēcar; automobile
起飞起飛qǐfēi(of an aircraft or rocket) to take off; to lift off
奇怪qíguàistrange; odd; to marvel; to be baffled
清楚qīngchuclear; distinct; to understand thoroughly; to be clear about
请假請假qǐngjiàto request leave of absence
请客請客qǐngkèto treat (sb to a meal); to invite to dinner
其实其實qíshíactually; in fact; really
其他qítāother; (sth or sb) else; the rest
球场球場qiúchǎngcourt; pitch; sports field
秋天qiūtiānautumn
裙子qúnziskirt
然后然後ránhòuthen; after that; afterwards
认得認得rèndeto recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know
认为認為rènwéito believe; to think; to consider; to feel
认真認真rènzhēnconscientious; earnest; serious; to take seriously; to take to heart
热情熱情rèqíngcordial; enthusiastic; passion; passionate; passionately
容易róngyìeasy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to
如果rúguǒif; in case; in the event that
伞傘sǎnumbrella; parasol
扫掃sǎoto sweep; to scan
沙发沙發shāfāsofa (loanword)
山shānmountain; hill
上衣shàngyījacket; top; upper garment
勺子sháozispoon; ladle
身边身邊shēnbiānat one's side; on hand
声聲shēngsound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds
身高shēngāo(a person's) height
生活shēnghuóto live; life; livelihood
生气生氣shēngqìto get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness
声音聲音shēngyīnvoice; sound
室shìroom
市shìcity; municipality; market
试試shìto test; to try; experiment; examination; test
世界shìjièworld
收shōuto receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to restrain; to stop
受shòuto receive; to suffer; to bear; to be subjected to
瘦shòuthin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean
收到shōudàoto receive
受到shòudàoto receive (praise, an education, punishment etc)
树樹shùtree
刷shuāto brush; to scrub; to swipe (a card)
双雙shuāngpair; classifier for pairs; double; both
水平shuǐpínghorizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
叔叔shūshufather's younger brother; paternal uncle
数学數學shùxuémathematics
司机司機sījīchauffeur; driver
四季sìjìthe four seasons
太阳太陽tàiyangsun; sunlight; sunshine
糖tángsugar; sweets; candy
特别特別tèbiéunusual; special; very; especially; particularly; expressly
甜tiánsweet
跳tiàoto jump; to hop; to beat (of the heart)
提高tígāoto raise; to increase; to improve
挺tǐngquite; very; rather; straight; erect
听说聽說tīngshuōto hear (that); it is said that
体育體育tǐyùsports; physical education
体育馆體育館tǐyùguǎngym; gymnasium; stadium
同事tóngshìcolleague; co-worker
同意tóngyìto agree; to consent; to approve
头发頭髮tóufahair (on the head)
腿tuǐleg
突然tūránsudden; abrupt; unexpected
图书馆圖書館túshūguǎnlibrary
外地wàidìother parts of the country; non-local
外卖外賣wàimàitakeout; food delivery
外语外語wàiyǔforeign language
碗wǎnbowl; cup
完成wánchéngto complete; to accomplish
晚点晚點wǎndiǎn(of trains etc) to be late; delayed
忘记忘記wàngjìto forget
网球網球wǎngqiútennis; tennis ball
网站網站wǎngzhànwebsite
晚会晚會wǎnhuìevening party
为為wèifor; because of; for the sake of
为了為了wèilefor; for the purpose of; in order to
卫生间衛生間wèishēngjiānbathroom; toilet; WC
文化wénhuàculture; civilization; cultural
屋子wūzihouse; room
西xīwest
喜爱喜愛xǐàito like; to love; to be fond of; favorite
先xiānbeforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being
像xiàngto resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image
向xiàngtowards; to face; to turn towards; direction; to support; to side with
相机相機xiàngjīcamera
香蕉xiāngjiāobanana
相信xiāngxìnto believe; to be convinced; to accept as true
箱子xiāngzisuitcase; chest; box; case; trunk
小区小區xiǎoqūresidential community; housing estate
小心xiǎoxīnto be careful; to take care
校园校園xiàoyuáncampus
校长校長xiàozhǎng(college, university) president; headmaster
夏天xiàtiānsummer
西北xīběinorthwest
鞋xiéshoe
西方xīfāngwest; the West; Western countries
西瓜xīguāwatermelon
习惯習慣xíguànhabit; custom; usual practice; to be used to
信xìnletter; to believe; to trust
西南xīnánsouthwest
行xíngOK; all right; capable; to go; to travel
行李xíngliluggage
兴趣興趣xìngqùinterest (desire to know about sth)
心里心裡xīnlǐin one's heart; in one's mind
新年xīnniánnew year
新闻新聞xīnwénnews
新鲜新鮮xīnxiānfresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel; uncommon
信用卡xìnyòngkǎcredit card
休假xiūjiàto go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave
洗衣机洗衣機xǐyījīwashing machine; washer
洗澡xǐzǎoto bathe; to take a shower
选選xuǎnto choose; to pick; to select; to elect
选择選擇xuǎnzéto select; to pick; choice; option; alternative
学期學期xuéqīterm; semester
需要xūyàoto need; to want; to demand; to require; needs
牙yátooth; ivory
羊yángsheep; goat
养養yǎngto raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets); to support
要求yāoqiúto request; to require; requirement; to stake a claim; to ask
牙刷yáshuātoothbrush
页頁yèpage; leaf
一般yībānsame; ordinary; so-so; common; general; generally
一边一邊yībiānone side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while
一定yīdìngsurely; certainly; necessarily; fixed; a certain (extent etc); given
一共yīgòngin total; altogether
以后以後yǐhòuafter; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future
一块儿一塊兒yíkuàirtogether; the same place
应该應該yīnggāiought to; should; must
影响影響yǐngxiǎnginfluence; effect; to influence; to affect (usually adversely)
银行銀行yínhángbank
银行卡銀行卡yínhángkǎbank card
饮料飲料yǐnliàodrink; beverage
音乐音樂yīnyuèmusic
以前yǐqiánbefore; formerly; previous; ago
以上yǐshàngmore than; above; the above
以外yǐwàiapart from; other than; outside
以为以為yǐwéito think
以下yǐxiàless than; below; the following
一样一樣yīyàngsame; like; equal to; the same as; just like
一直yīzhístraight (in a straight line); continuously; always
用yòngto use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need
又yòu(once) again; also; both... and...; and yet
有关有關yǒuguānrelated to; to have to do with; about
邮件郵件yóujiànemail; mail; post
游客遊客yóukètourist; visitor
有名yǒumíngfamous; well-known
游戏遊戲yóuxìgame; to play
邮箱郵箱yóuxiāngmailbox; email inbox; email address
有用yǒuyònguseful
员員yuánmember; person engaged in a field (suffix)
园園yuángarden; park
愿意願意yuànyìto wish; to want; ready; willing (to do sth)
遇到yùdàoto meet; to run into; to come across
越yuèthe more... the more (越…越…); to exceed; to cross over
月亮yuèliangthe moon
遇见遇見yùjiànto meet; to come across
羽毛球yǔmáoqiúbadminton; shuttlecock
运动会運動會yùndònghuìsports meet; games
运动员運動員yùndòngyuánathlete
语言語言yǔyánlanguage
雨衣yǔyīraincoat
脏髒zāngdirty; filthy; to get (sth) dirty
咱们咱們zánmenwe or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to)
怎么办怎麼辦zěnmebànwhat to do?; what should be done?
怎样怎樣zěnyànghow; what kind
站zhànto stand
张張zhāngclassifier for flat things (paper, tables, beds); to open; to spread
长長zhǎngto grow; to look (like); elder
照炤zhàoto take a photo; to shine; to reflect; according to
照顾照顧zhàoguto take care of; to show consideration; to attend to; to look after
着急著急zháojíto worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency
照片zhàopiànphotograph; picture
照相zhàoxiàngto take a photograph
只zhǐonly; just; (zhī) classifier for animals and one of a pair
纸紙zhǐpaper
直到zhídàountil
只能zhǐnéngcan only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice
只是zhǐshìonly; just; merely; but
只要zhǐyàoso long as; provided; if
只有zhǐyǒuonly if; only
中zhōngmiddle; center; in; among; during
种種zhǒngkind; type; sort (classifier)
中间中間zhōngjiānthe middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among; during
重要zhòngyàoimportant; significant; major
终于終於zhōngyúat last; in the end; finally; eventually
周末週末zhōumòweekend
主要zhǔyàomain; principal; major; primary
注意zhùyìto take note of; to pay attention to
住院zhùyuànto stay in hospital; to be hospitalized
子zi(noun suffix)
字典zìdiǎndictionary (of characters)
自行车自行車zìxíngchēbicycle; bike
总總zǒngalways; total; general; overall
总是總是zǒngshìalways
嘴zuǐmouth; beak; nozzle; spout (of teapot etc)
最好zuìhǎobest; had better ...; it would be best to ...
最后最後zuìhòufinal; last; ultimate; finally; in the end
最近zuìjìnrecently; soon; nearest
做客zuòkèto be a guest or visitor
作业作業zuòyèschool assignment; homework; work; task; operation; to operate