HSK 3 Vocabulary Table

modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent

maternal aunt; step-mother; childcare worker; nursemaid; woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child); CL:个

low; short (in length)

interest; hobby; appetite for; CL:个

quiet; peaceful; calm

to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of; a handle; particle marking the following noun as a direct object; classifier for objects with handle

to move; to shift; to remove; to transport; to apply indiscriminately; to copy mechanically

team; class; squad; work shift; classifier for groups; ranking; surname Ban; CL:个

means; method; way (of doing sth); CL:条[tiao2] ,个

an office; business premises; a bureau; CL:间[jian1]

half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half

to help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn

to cover; to wrap; to hold; to include; to take charge of; package; wrapper; container; bag; to hold or embrace; bundle; packet; to contract (to or for); surname Bao; CL:个,只[zhi1]

to eat till full; satisfied

north; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River

by (indicates passive-voice sentences or clauses); quilt; to cover (literary)

nose; CL:个,只[zhi1]

compare; contrast; fairly; comparatively; relatively; quite; rather

competition (sports etc); match; CL:场[chang3] ,次[ci4]

notebook; CL:本[ben3]

to have to; must; compulsory; necessarily

change; variation; to change; to vary; CL:个

others

icebox; freezer cabinet; refrigerator; CL:台[tai2] ,个

not only ... but also...

menu; CL:份[fen4] ,张[zhang1]

to participate; to take part; to join

grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough; CL:棵[ke1] ,撮[zuo3] ,株[zhu1] ,根[gen1]

layer; stratum; laminated; floor (of a building); storey; classifier for layers; repeated; sheaf (math.)

differ from; short of; to lack; poor

supermarket (abbr.); CL:家[jia1]

shirt; blouse; CL:件[jian4]

city; town; CL:座[zuo4]

achievement; performance records; grades; CL:项[xiang4] ,个

to arrive late

besides; apart from (... also...); in addition to; except (for)

a boat; vessel; ship; CL:条[tiao2] ,艘[sou1] ,只[zhi1]

spring (time); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life

dictionary (of Chinese compound words); CL:部[bu4] ,本[ben3]

acute (of sight and hearing); clever; intelligent; bright; smart

to clean; to sweep

to plan; to intend; to calculate; plan; intention; calculation; CL:个

band; belt; girdle; ribbon; tire; area; zone; region; to wear; to carry; to lead; to bring; to look after; to raise; CL:条[tiao2];

anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious

cake; CL:块[kuai4] ,个

of course; without doubt; only natural; as it should be; certainly;

-ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct;

lamp; light; lantern; CL:盏[zhan3]

region; regional (away from the central administration)

subway; metro

map; CL:张[zhang1] ,本[ben3]

elevator; CL:台[tai2] ,部[bu4]

electronic mail; email; CL:封[feng1]

east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord; surname Dong

winter

animal; CL:只[zhi1] ,群[qun2] ,个

short or brief; to lack; weak point; fault

paragraph; section; segment; stage (of a process); classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc

to engage in physical exercise; to toughen; to temper

how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc); however (difficult it may be etc)

to be hungry; hungry

ear; CL:只[zhi1] ,个,对[dui4]

to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop; classifier for gunshots (rounds)

have a high temperature (from illness); have a fever

to find; to discover

convenient; to help out; to make things easy for people; convenience; suitable; having money to spare; (euphemism) to go to the toilet

to release; to free; to let go; to put; to place; to let out; to set off (fireworks)

to set one's mind at rest; to be at ease; to rest

to divide; to separate; to allocate; to distinguish (good and bad); part or subdivision; fraction; one tenth (of certain units); unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm; minute; a point (in sports or games); 0.01 yuan (unit of money)

to revise; to review; revision; CL:次[ci4]

(in the) vicinity; nearby; neighboring; next to

neat and tidy; clean

to catch cold; (common) cold; CL:次[ci4]

to be interested;

just now; a moment ago

height; stature; build; size

according to; based on; basis; foundation; CL:个

with (someone); towards; as (compared to); and (in addition to); heel; to follow closely; to go with; to marry sb (of woman)

more; still more; even more

kilogram (kg)

public park; CL:场[chang3]

story; tale; narrative

to be windy

to close; to shut; to turn off; mountain pass; to concern; to involve

relationship (network); relation; to concern; to affect; to have to do with; guanxi; CL:个

to care for sth; caring; concerned

pertaining to; concerning; regarding; with regards to; about; a matter of

country; nation; state; CL:个

to cross; to go over; to pass (time); to get along

(in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by

or; still; nevertheless

to be afraid; to be scared

blackboard; CL:块[kuai4] ,个

afterwards; later

passport; CL:本[ben3] ,个

to blossom; to spend (money, time)

flower; blossoms; bloom: pattern: design

to draw; picture; painting; CL:幅[fu2] ,张[zhang1]

bad; spoiled; broken; to break down

to welcome; welcome

environment; circumstances; surroundings; ambient; CL:个

to come back; to give back; to return; to pay back

change; exchange

Yellow River

to reply; to answer; the answer; CL:个

meeting; conference; CL:场[chang3] ,届[jie4]

or; possibly; maybe; perhaps

almost; nearly; practically

opportunity; chance; occasion; CL:个

extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top

time; season; period; CL:个

to remember

inspection; to examine; to inspect; CL:次[ci4]

simple; not complicated

health; healthy

to meet; to see sb; CL:次[ci4]

to explain; to speak; to negotiate; to emphasise; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture

to teach

foot; leg; base; kick; CL:双[shuang1] ,只[zhi1]

horn; angle; corner ; horn-shaped; unit of money equal to 0.10 yuan; CL:个

to receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb; to connect; to catch; to join; to extend; to take one's turn on duty; take over for sb

street; CL:条[tiao2]

to marry; to get married; CL:次[ci4]

to finish; to end; to conclude; to close; termination

program; item (on a program); CL:台[tai2] ,个,套[tao4]

holiday; festival; CL:个

to settle (a dispute); to resolve; to solve

to lend; to borrow; excuse; pretext; by means of; to seize (an opportunity); to take (an opportunity)

day to day; everyday; daily; frequently; constantly; regularly; often

to pass; to go through; process; course; CL:个

manager; director; CL:个,位[wei4] ,名[ming2]

(long) time; (long) duration of time

old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age)

sentence; CL:个

to decide (to do something); to resolve; decision; certainly; CL:个,项[xiang4]

amiable; cute; lovely

thirsty

quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals

visitor; guest; customer; client; CL:位[wei4]

air conditioning

mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)

to cry; to weep

trousers; pants; CL:条[tiao2]

chopsticks; CL:对[dui4] ,根[gen1] ,把[ba3] ,双[shuang1]

blue; indigo plant

old (of people); venerable (person); 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; experienced; of long standing; always; all the time; of the past; very; outdated; (of meat etc) tough

to depart; to leave

gift; present; CL:件[jian4] ,个,份[fen4]

History; CL:门[men2] ,段[duan4]

face; CL:张[zhang1] ,个

exercise; drill; practice; CL:个

classifier for vehicles

to chat; to gossip

to understand; to realize; to find out

neighbor; next door; CL:个

to study abroad

house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor; CL:层[ceng2] ,座[zuo4] ,栋[dong4]

green

horse; abbr. for Malaysia,CL:匹

right away; at once; immediately; lit. on horseback

satisfied; pleased; to one's satisfaction

hat; cap; CL:顶[ding3]

rice; meter (classifier); CL:粒[li4]

bread; CL:片[pian4] ,袋[dai4] ,块[kuai4]

to understand (clearly); to realize; clear; obvious; unequivocal;

to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take

(informal) father's mother; paternal grandmother; CL:位[wei4]

south

difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good

feel sorry; be grieved

grade; CL:个

young

bird; CL:只[zhi1] ,群[qun2]

great effort; to strive; to try hard

to climb a mountain; to mountaineer; hiking; mountaineering

plate; tray; dish

fat; plump

beer; CL:杯[bei1] ,瓶[ping2] ,罐[guan4] ,桶[tong3] ,缸[gang1]

leather shoes

bottle; CL:个

actually; in fact; really

other; the others; else; other than (that person); in addition to the person mentioned above

strange; odd

to ride (an animal or bike); to sit astride

to take off (in an airplane)

beginning or continuing an action; upward movement; stand up

（be) clear (about); clearly understood; clear; distinct

ask for time off

autumn; fall; harvest time; a swing; surname Qiu

skirt; CL:条[tiao2]

then (afterwards); after that; afterwards; after

cordial; enthusiastic; passion; passionate; passionately

to believe; to think; to consider; to feel

conscientious; earnest; serious; to take seriously; to take to heart

easy; likely; liable (to)

if; in case; in the event that

umbrella; parasol; CL:把[ba3]

to be on the internet; to stretch a net (in a sports game or for covering sth); to be netted (of fish)

voice; sound; CL:个

angry; mad; offended; animated; to get angry; to be enraged; to take offense; animation

world; CL:个

to test; to try; experiment; examination; test

tight; thin; lean

father's younger brother; uncle; CL:个

comfortable; feeling well

mathematics; mathematical

tree; CL:棵[ke1]

to brush teeth

pair; double; two; both

level (of achievement etc); standard; horizontal

chauffeur; driver; CL:个

sun; CL:个

especially; special; particular; unusual

(it) hurts; love fondly; ache; pain; sore

to raise; to increase

sports; physical education

sweet

strip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)

colleague; co-worker; CL:个,位[wei4]

to agree; to consent; to approve

hair (on the head)

sudden; abrupt; unexpected

library; CL:家[jia1] ,个

leg; CL:条[tiao2]

complete; accomplish; perfect tense (grammar)

bowl; cup; CL:只[zhi1] ,个

ten thousand; a great number

to forget

because of; for; to

in order to; for the purpose of; so as to

position; location; place; seat; classifier for people (honorific); classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes)

culture; civilization; cultural; CL:个,种[zhong3]

west

habit; custom; usual practice; to be used to; CL:个

toilet; lavatory; washroom

to bathe; to take a shower

summer

early; prior; former; in advance; first

to believe; to be convinced (that something is true); to accept sth as true

banana; CL:枝[zhi1] ,根[gen1] ,个,把[ba3]

(look) like; similar (to); appearance; to appear; to seem; image; portrait; resemble; seem

direction; orientation; to face; to turn toward; to; towards; shortly before; formerly; to side with; to be partial to; all along (previously); surname Xiang

to be careful; to take care

(college, university) president; headmaster; CL:个,位[wei4] ,名[ming2]

news; CL:条[tiao2] ,个

fresh (experience, food etc); freshness

credit card

suitcase

panda; CL:只[zhi1]

to need; to want; to demand; needs; to require

to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative

to request; to require; to stake a claim; to ask; to demand; CL:点[dian3]

(informal) father's father; paternal grandfather; CL:个

straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; from the beginning of... up to...; all along

surely; certainly; necessarily; fixed; a certain (extent etc); given; particular; must

altogether

a while

same; like; equal to; the same as; just like

before; formerly; previous; ago

ordinary; common; general; generally; in general; same

one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while

music; CL:张[zhang1] ,曲[qu3] ,段[duan4]

bank; CL:家[jia1] ,个

(a) drink; beverage

ought to; should; must

influence; effect; to influence; to affect (usually adversely); to disturb; CL:股[gu3]

to use; to employ; to have to; to eat or drink; expense or outlay; usefulness; hence; therefore

game; play; CL:场[chang3]

famous; well-known

(once) again; also; both... and...; again

to meet; to run into; to come across

Yuan (RMB); first; primary; basic

to wish; to want; ready; willing (to do sth)

moon

to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more

station; to stand; to halt; to stop; branch of a company or organisation

classifier for flat objects, sheet; sheet of paper; classifier for votes; to open up; to spread;

elder; senior; to grow; to develop; to come into being; to acquire; to enhance; to increase

to worry; to feel anxious

to take care of; to show consideration; to attend to; to look after

photo; photograph; picture; CL:张[zhang1] ,套[tao4] ,幅[fu2]

camera; CL:个,架[jia4] ,部[bu4] ,台[tai2] ,只[zhi1]

only; just; merely

single; one-only

only if… then…

between; intermediate; mid; middle

Chinese written language; Chinese writing; Chinese

at last; in the end; finally; eventually

kind; sort; type

important; significant; major

weekend

main; principal; major; primary

to take note of; to pay attention to

self; (reflexive pronoun); own

bicycle; bike; CL:辆[liang4]

always

mouth; beak; spout (of teapot etc); CL:张[zhang1] ,个

final; last; finally; ultimate

recent; recently; these days; latest; soon; nearest (of locations); shortest (of routes)

school assignment; homework; work; task; operation; to operate; CL:个