HSK 2.0 · Level 3 (298 words)
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| # | Word | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 阿姨 | ā yí | maternal aunt; step-mother |
| 2 | 啊 | ā | interjection of surprise; Ah! |
| 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 |
| 6 | 把 | bǎ | to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate |
| 7 | 班 | Bān | surname Ban |
| 8 | 搬 | bān | to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky) |
| 9 | 办法 | bàn fǎ | means; method |
| 10 | 办公室 | bàn gōng shì | office; business premises |
| 11 | 半 | bàn | half; semi- |
| 12 | 帮忙 | bāng máng | to help; to lend a hand |
| 13 | 包 | Bāo | surname Bao |
| 14 | 饱 | bǎo | to eat till full; satisfied |
| 15 | 北方 | běi fāng | north; the northern part a country |
| 16 | 被 | bèi | quilt; to cover (with) |
| 17 | 鼻子 | bí zi | nose |
| 18 | 比较 | bǐ jiào | to compare; to contrast |
| 19 | 比赛 | bǐ sài | competition (sports etc); match |
| 20 | 必须 | bì xū | to have to; must |
| 21 | 变化 | biàn huà | (intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation |
| 22 | 表示 | biǎo shì | to express; to show |
| 23 | 表演 | biǎo yǎn | play; show |
| 24 | 别人 | bié ren | other people; others; other person |
| 25 | 宾馆 | bīn guǎn | guesthouse; lodge |
| 26 | 冰箱 | bīng xiāng | icebox; freezer cabinet |
| 27 | 才 | cái | ability; talent; sb of a certain type |
| 28 | 菜单 | cài dān | menu |
| 29 | 参加 | cān jiā | to participate; to take part |
| 30 | 草 | cǎo | variant of 草 |
| 31 | 层 | céng | to pile on top of one another; layer; stratum |
| 32 | 差 | chā | difference; discrepancy; (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction) |
| 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 |
| 36 | 城市 | chéng shì | city; town |
| 37 | 迟到 | chí dào | to arrive late |
| 38 | 出现 | chū xiàn | to appear; to arise |
| 39 | 除了 | chú le | besides; apart from (... also...) |
| 40 | 厨房 | chú fáng | kitchen |
| 41 | 春 | chūn | old variant of 春 |
| 42 | 词语 | cí yǔ | word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases); term (e.g. technical term) |
| 43 | 聪明 | cōng ming | intelligent; clever |
| 44 | 打扫 | dǎ sǎo | to clean; to sweep |
| 45 | 打算 | dǎ suàn | to plan; to intend |
| 46 | 带 | dài | band; belt |
| 47 | 担心 | dān xīn | anxious; worried |
| 48 | 蛋糕 | dàn gāo | cake |
| 49 | 当然 | dāng rán | only natural; as it should be |
| 50 | 地 | de | -ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 51 | 地方 | dì fāng | region; regional (away from the central administration) |
| 52 | 地铁 | dì tiě | underground railway; subway; subway train |
| 53 | 地图 | dì tú | map |
| 54 | 灯 | dēng | lamp; light |
| 55 | 低 | dī | low; beneath |
| 56 | 电梯 | diàn tī | elevator; escalator |
| 57 | 电子 | diàn zǐ | electronic; electron (particle physics) |
| 58 | 东 | Dōng | surname Dong |
| 59 | 冬 | dōng | winter |
| 60 | 动物 | dòng wù | animal |
| 61 | 短 | duǎn | short; brief |
| 62 | 段 | Duàn | surname Duan |
| 63 | 锻炼 | duàn liàn | to toughen; to temper |
| 64 | 多么 | duō me | how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc) |
| 65 | 饿 | è | to be hungry; hungry |
| 66 | 而且 | ér qiě | (not only ...) but also; moreover |
| 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 |
| 70 | 方便 | fāng biàn | convenient; suitable |
| 71 | 放 | fàng | to put; to place |
| 72 | 放心 | fàng xīn | to feel relieved; to feel reassured |
| 73 | 分 | fēn | to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate |
| 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 |
| 77 | 感冒 | gǎn mào | to catch cold; (common) cold |
| 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 |
| 81 | 跟 | gēn | heel; to follow closely |
| 82 | 更 | gēng | to change or replace; to experience |
| 83 | 公园 | gōng yuán | park (for public recreation) |
| 84 | 故事 | gù shì | old practice |
| 85 | 刮 | guā | to scrape; to blow |
| 86 | 关 | Guān | surname Guan |
| 87 | 关系 | guān xi | relation; relationship |
| 88 | 关心 | guān xīn | to be concerned about; to care about |
| 89 | 关于 | guān yú | pertaining to; concerning |
| 90 | 国家 | guó jiā | country; nation; state |
| 91 | 果汁 | guǒ zhī | fruit juice |
| 92 | 过去 | guò qù | (in the) past; former |
| 93 | 还是 | hái shi | still (as before); had better |
| 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 | surname Hua |
| 99 | 花园 | huā yuán | garden |
| 100 | 画 | huà | to draw; to paint; picture; painting |
| 101 | 坏 | huài | bad; spoiled |
| 102 | 环境 | huán jìng | environment; circumstances |
| 103 | 换 | huàn | to exchange; to change (clothes etc) |
| 104 | 黄 | Huáng | surname Huang or Hwang |
| 105 | 会议 | huì yì | meeting; conference |
| 106 | 或者 | huò zhě | or; possibly; maybe; perhaps |
| 107 | 机会 | jī huì | opportunity; chance |
| 108 | 极 | jí | extremely; pole (geography, physics) |
| 109 | 几乎 | jī hū | almost; nearly; practically |
| 110 | 记得 | jì de | to remember |
| 111 | 季节 | jì jié | time; season |
| 112 | 检查 | jiǎn chá | inspection; to examine |
| 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 |
| 117 | 角 | Jué | surname Jue |
| 118 | 脚 | jiǎo | foot; leg (of an animal or an object) |
| 119 | 教 | Jiào | surname Jiao |
| 120 | 接 | jiē | to receive; to answer (the phone) |
| 121 | 街道 | jiē dào | street; subdistrict |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 128 | 经常 | jīng cháng | frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily |
| 129 | 经过 | jīng guò | to pass; to go through |
| 130 | 经理 | jīng lǐ | manager; director |
| 131 | 久 | jiǔ | (long) time; (long) duration of time |
| 132 | 旧 | jiù | old; opposite: new 新 |
| 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 |
| 136 | 可爱 | kě ài | adorable; cute |
| 137 | 渴 | kě | thirsty |
| 138 | 刻 | kè | quarter (hour); moment |
| 139 | 客人 | kè rén | visitor; guest |
| 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) |
| 142 | 哭 | kū | to cry; to weep |
| 143 | 裤子 | kù zi | variant of 裤子, trousers; pants |
| 144 | 筷子 | kuài zi | chopsticks |
| 145 | 蓝 | Lán | surname Lan |
| 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) |
| 147 | 了解 | liǎo jiě | to understand; to realize |
| 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 |
| 153 | 辆 | liàng | classifier for vehicles |
| 154 | 邻居 | lín jū | neighbor; next door |
| 155 | 楼 | Lóu | surname Lou |
| 156 | 绿 | lǜ | green; (slang) (derived from 绿帽子) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend) |
| 157 | 马 | Mǎ | surname Ma; abbr. for Malaysia 马来西亚 |
| 158 | 马上 | mǎ shàng | at once; right away |
| 159 | 满意 | mǎn yì | satisfied; pleased |
| 160 | 帽子 | mào zi | hat; cap |
| 161 | 米 | Mǐ | surname Mi |
| 162 | 面包 | miàn bāo | bread |
| 163 | 面条 | miàn tiáo | noodles |
| 164 | 明白 | míng bai | clear; obvious |
| 165 | 拿 | ná | old variant of 拿 |
| 166 | 奶奶 | nǎi nai | (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house |
| 167 | 南 | Nán | surname Nan |
| 168 | 难 | nán | difficult (to...); problem |
| 169 | 难过 | nán guò | to feel sad; to feel unwell |
| 170 | 年级 | nián jí | grade; year (in school, college etc) |
| 171 | 年轻 | nián qīng | young |
| 172 | 鸟 | diǎo | variant of 屌; penis |
| 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 |
| 175 | 盘子 | pán zi | tray; plate |
| 176 | 胖 | pán | healthy; at ease |
| 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) |
| 180 | 其实 | qí shí | actually; in fact; really |
| 181 | 其他 | qí tā | other; (sth or sb) else |
| 182 | 奇怪 | qí guài | strange; odd |
| 183 | 骑 | jì | (Tw) saddle horse; mounted soldier |
| 184 | 铅笔 | qiān bǐ | (lead) pencil |
| 185 | 清楚 | qīng chu | clear; distinct |
| 186 | 秋 | Qiū | surname Qiu |
| 187 | 裙子 | qún zi | skirt |
| 188 | 然后 | rán hòu | then; after that; afterwards |
| 189 | 热情 | rè qíng | cordial; enthusiastic |
| 190 | 认为 | rèn wéi | to believe; to think; to consider; to feel |
| 191 | 认真 | rèn zhēn | conscientious; earnest |
| 192 | 容易 | róng yì | easy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to |
| 193 | 如果 | rú guǒ | if; in case |
| 194 | 伞 | sǎn | umbrella; parasol |
| 195 | 上网 | shàng wǎng | to go online; to connect to the Internet |
| 196 | 生气 | shēng qì | to get angry; to take offense |
| 197 | 声音 | shēng yīn | voice; sound |
| 198 | 使 | shǐ | to make; to cause |
| 199 | 世界 | shì jiè | world |
| 200 | 瘦 | shòu | thin; to lose weight |
| 201 | 叔叔 | shū shu | father's younger brother; uncle |
| 202 | 舒服 | shū fu | comfortable; feeling well |
| 203 | 树 | shù | tree; to cultivate |
| 204 | 数学 | shù xué | mathematics; mathematical |
| 205 | 刷 | shuā | to brush; to paint |
| 206 | 双 | Shuāng | surname Shuang |
| 207 | 水平 | shuǐ píng | level (of achievement etc); standard |
| 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; abbr. for 太阳穴 |
| 211 | 糖 | táng | sugar; sweets |
| 212 | 特别 | tè bié | unusual; special; very; especially; particularly |
| 213 | 疼 | téng | (it) hurts; sore; to love dearly |
| 214 | 提高 | tí gāo | to raise; to increase |
| 215 | 体育 | tǐ yù | sports; physical education |
| 216 | 甜 | tián | sweet |
| 217 | 条 | tiáo | strip; item |
| 218 | 同事 | tóng shì | colleague; co-worker |
| 219 | 同意 | tóng yì | to agree; to consent |
| 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 | variant of 碗 |
| 226 | 万 | mò | used in 俟 |
| 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 |
| 231 | 文化 | wén huà | culture; civilization |
| 232 | 习惯 | xí guàn | habit; custom |
| 233 | 洗手间 | xǐ shǒu jiān | toilet; lavatory |
| 234 | 洗澡 | xǐ zǎo | to bathe; to take a shower |
| 235 | 西 | Xī | the West; abbr. for Spain 牙 |
| 236 | 夏 | Xià | the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC; Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407-432) |
| 237 | 先 | xiān | early; prior |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 247 | 信 | xìn | letter; mail |
| 248 | 行李箱 | xíng li xiāng | suitcase; baggage compartment |
| 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 |
| 253 | 眼镜 | yǎn jìng | spectacles; eyeglasses |
| 254 | 要求 | yāo qiú | to request; to require |
| 255 | 爷爷 | yé ye | (coll.) father's father; paternal grandfather |
| 256 | 一般 | yī bān | same; ordinary |
| 257 | 一边 | yī biān | one side; either side |
| 258 | 一定 | yī dìng | surely; certainly |
| 259 | 一共 | yī gòng | altogether |
| 260 | 一会儿 | yī huì r | a moment; a while |
| 261 | 一样 | yī yàng | same; like |
| 262 | 一直 | yī zhí | straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through |
| 263 | 以后 | yǐ hòu | after; later |
| 264 | 以前 | yǐ qián | before; formerly |
| 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 |
| 269 | 影响 | yǐng xiǎng | influence; effect |
| 270 | 用 | yòng | to use; to employ |
| 271 | 游戏 | yóu xì | game; to play |
| 272 | 有名 | yǒu míng | famous; well-known |
| 273 | 又 | yòu | (once) again; also |
| 274 | 遇到 | yù dào | to meet; to run into; to come across |
| 275 | 愿意 | yuàn yì | to wish; to want |
| 276 | 月亮 | yuè liang | the moon |
| 277 | 越 | Yuè | generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods; abbr. for Vietnam 越南 |
| 278 | 云 | yún | (classical) to say |
| 279 | 站 | zhàn | station; to stand |
| 280 | 照顾 | zhào gu | to take care of; to show consideration |
| 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 |
| 284 | 只 | zhǐ | only; merely |
| 285 | 中间 | zhōng jiān | the middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among |
| 286 | 终于 | zhōng yú | at last; in the end |
| 287 | 种 | zhǒng | seed; species |
| 288 | 重要 | zhòng yào | important; significant |
| 289 | 周末 | zhōu mò | weekend |
| 290 | 主要 | zhǔ yào | main; principal |
| 291 | 注意 | zhù yì | to take note of; to pay attention to |
| 292 | 祝 | Zhù | surname Zhu |
| 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 |
| 297 | 作业 | zuò yè | school assignment; homework |
| 298 | 作用 | zuò yòng | to act on; to affect |