Based on the official HSK 3.0 syllabus

HSK 3 vocabulary

500 words first listed at this level · 1,000 cumulative · showing 1–50 of 500. English meanings from CC-CEDICT. See also HSK 3 graded readings.

HSK 3 vocabulary, page 1
Word	Part of speech	Meaning	Readings
阿姨āyí	noun	maternal aunt	In 7 readings Breakfast at a Small Shop: Soy Milk and Bread Feeding Two Stray Cats Downstairs Five Past Six Rain on the Mountain Should We Cut the Riverside Grass The Changing Old Street Who Decides What a Street Looks Like
矮ǎi	adjective	(of a person) short
爱人àiren	noun	spouse (PRC)
安静ānjìng	adjective	quiet	In 4 readings Feeding Two Stray Cats Downstairs A Walk in the Mountain Park A New Room on the Third Floor Lights in the Courtyard
安全ānquán	adjective	safe; secure
把bǎ	measure word, preposition	to hold; to grasp	In 24 readings Choosing a Gift Feeding Two Stray Cats Downstairs A Leaking Tap at Home A Walk in the Mountain Park A New Room on the Third Floor Still One Person Short Who Does the Dishes Today Putting Up the Sports Club Poster Five Past Six How Should Dumplings Be Eaten Eat Lunch Together Old Photos on the New Phone Parking Under the Tree Can You Pick It Up at Two The Wrong Date Lights in the Courtyard I Misunderstood My Friend Teaching Grandma to Make a Video Call One Thing Missing From the Report Should We Cut the Riverside Grass Where Does the Garbage Come From That Overly Neat Report Who Decides What a Street Looks Like Between Bitterness and Sweetness
搬bān	verb	to move (i.e. relocate oneself)	In 4 readings A New Room on the Third Floor One Thing Missing From the Report Moving to a New City Who Decides What a Street Looks Like
班级bānjí	noun	class (group of students)
搬家bānjiā	verb	to move house; to relocate	In 1 reading Moving to a New City
办bàn	verb	to do	In 2 readings The Borrowed Book Whose Number to Fill In
办法bànfǎ	noun	means	In 1 reading Can You Pick It Up at Two
办公室bàngōngshì	noun	office	In 3 readings A New Classmate Looks for the Classroom Borrowing a Stapler at the Office Looking for an Umbrella at the Train Station
半天bàntiān	numeral, measure word	half of the day	In 7 readings Still One Person Short The Park After Snow How Should Dumplings Be Eaten Old Photos on the New Phone Parking Under the Tree Lights in the Courtyard Where Does the Garbage Come From
帮助bāngzhù	verb	to help; to assist	In 6 readings I Learn Chinese Learning a Chinese Song Doing Homework with Dad Borrowing a Stapler at the Office Reflections on Studying Abroad Between Bitterness and Sweetness
饱bǎo	adjective	to eat till full
报纸bàozhǐ	noun	newspaper
北běi	noun	north
北方běifāng	noun	north
被bèi	preposition	quilt	In 8 readings Rain on the Mountain I Misunderstood My Friend Should We Cut the Riverside Grass The Changing Old Street Reflections on Studying Abroad That Overly Neat Report Who Decides What a Street Looks Like Between Bitterness and Sweetness
笔记bǐjì	noun	notes
比较bǐjiào	verb, preposition, adverb	to compare	In 3 readings Feeding Two Stray Cats Downstairs Looking for an Umbrella at the Train Station A New Room on the Third Floor
笔记本bǐjìběn	noun	notebook (stationery)
比如bǐrú	verb	for example	In 1 reading Reflections on Studying Abroad
比赛bǐsài	verb, noun	competition (sports etc)	In 2 readings Sports Meet at Our School Still One Person Short
必须bìxū	adverb	to have to	In 2 readings Whose Number to Fill In Reflections on Studying Abroad
变biàn	verb	to change	In 1 reading The Planetarium's Short Film About the Moon
遍biàn	measure word	everywhere	In 2 readings The Wrong Date I Learned to Make Baozi
变成biànchéng	verb	to change into	In 2 readings The Changing Old Street Who Decides What a Street Looks Like
变化biànhuà	verb, noun	(intransitive) to change; to vary	In 4 readings One Thing Missing From the Report The Planetarium's Short Film About the Moon The Changing Old Street Between Bitterness and Sweetness
表演biǎoyǎn	verb	to perform
别的biéde	pronoun	else	In 3 readings Parking Under the Tree Can You Pick It Up at Two Who Decides What a Street Looks Like
别人biérén	pronoun	other people; others; other person	In 7 readings Where Is Your Home Five Past Six Eat Lunch Together I Misunderstood My Friend One Thing Missing From the Report Whose Number to Fill In Between Bitterness and Sweetness
宾馆bīnguǎn	noun	guesthouse
冰bīng	noun, verb	ice
冰激凌bīngjīlíng	noun	ice cream
冰箱bīngxiāng	noun	refrigerator	In 2 readings Who Does the Dishes Today I Learned to Make Baozi
病人bìngrén	noun	sick person
不但búdàn	conjunction	not only (... but also...)
不见bújiàn	verb	to have disappeared
不用búyòng	adverb	need not	In 5 readings The Borrowed Book Who Does the Dishes Today Eat Lunch Together Should We Cut the Riverside Grass Who Decides What a Street Looks Like
不同bù tóng	idiom	different	In 1 reading Moving to a New City
不久bùjiǔ	adjective	not long (after)	In 1 reading Caught in the Heavy Rain on the Way Home
不行bùxíng	verb, adjective	won't do
才cái	adverb	ability; talent	In 14 readings Still One Person Short The Borrowed Book Where Is Your Home How Should Dumplings Be Eaten Parking Under the Tree The Wrong Date I Misunderstood My Friend One Thing Missing From the Report Moving to a New City Where Does the Garbage Come From Whose Number to Fill In Reflections on Studying Abroad Who Decides What a Street Looks Like Between Bitterness and Sweetness
菜单càidān	noun	menu
参加cānjiā	verb	to participate	In 4 readings Sports Meet at Our School Still One Person Short Putting Up the Sports Club Poster Where Does the Garbage Come From
草cǎo	noun	grass	In 3 readings A Walk in the Mountain Park Lights in the Courtyard Should We Cut the Riverside Grass
草地cǎodì	noun	lawn	In 1 reading Who Decides What a Street Looks Like
层céng	measure word	to pile on top of one another
查chá	verb	to research	In 1 reading That Overly Neat Report