HSK 3 — Intermediate

125 words

#	Character	Pinyin	Meaning	Example
1	阿姨	āyí	aunt; auntie	阿姨，你好！ Hello, auntie!
2	安静	ānjìng	quiet; peaceful	请安静一点。 Please be quiet.
3	把	bǎ	preposition (disposal)	请把门关上。 Please close the door.
4	搬	bān	to move (house/furniture)	下个月我要搬家。 I'm moving next month.
5	办公室	bàngōngshì	office	他在办公室工作。 He works in an office.
6	半	bàn	half	半年 half a year
7	帮忙	bāngmáng	to help	你能帮忙吗？ Can you help?
8	包	bāo	bag; to wrap	我的包很重。 My bag is heavy.
9	必须	bìxū	must; have to	你必须去。 You must go.
10	变化	biànhuà	change; variation	这几年变化很大。 There have been big changes these years.
11	别人	biérén	other people	多听听别人的意见。 Listen more to other people's opinions.
12	冰箱	bīngxiāng	refrigerator	冰箱里有水果。 There's fruit in the fridge.
13	不但...而且	búdàn...érqiě	not only...but also	他不但会说英语，而且会说汉语。 He not only speaks English but also Chinese.
14	参加	cānjiā	to participate; to attend	我参加了一个会议。 I attended a meeting.
15	差	chà	lacking; poor	差五分六点。 Five minutes to six.
16	超市	chāoshì	supermarket	我去超市买菜。 I go to the supermarket to buy groceries.
17	成绩	chéngjì	grade; achievement	他成绩很好。 His grades are good.
18	城市	chéngshì	city	北京是一个大城市。 Beijing is a big city.
19	除了	chúle	except; besides	除了我，大家都去了。 Besides me, everyone went.
20	春	chūn	spring (season)	春天花开得很好。 Flowers bloom beautifully in spring.
21	词典	cídiǎn	dictionary	我买了一本汉英词典。 I bought a Chinese-English dictionary.
22	聪明	cōngmíng	smart; intelligent	这孩子很聪明。 This child is smart.
23	打算	dǎsuàn	to plan; to intend	我打算明年去中国。 I plan to go to China next year.
24	地铁	dìtiě	subway; metro	我坐地铁上班。 I take the subway to work.
25	冬	dōng	winter	冬天很冷。 Winter is cold.
26	短	duǎn	short (length/duration)	时间很短。 Time is short.
27	段	duàn	segment; paragraph	这段路不远。 This section of road is not far.
28	锻炼	duànliàn	to exercise; to work out	我每天都锻炼身体。 I exercise every day.
29	饿	è	hungry	我饿了。 I'm hungry.
30	发	fā	to send; to emit	我给你发邮件。 I'll send you an email.
31	方便	fāngbiàn	convenient	这个很方便。 This is very convenient.
32	放心	fàngxīn	to be at ease; don't worry	你放心，没问题。 Don't worry, no problem.
33	附近	fùjìn	nearby; neighborhood	我家附近有一个公园。 There's a park near my home.
34	干净	gānjìng	clean	房间很干净。 The room is clean.
35	感冒	gǎnmào	to catch a cold	我感冒了。 I caught a cold.
36	刚才	gāngcái	just now; a moment ago	你刚才说什么？ What did you just say?
37	关	guān	to close; to shut	请关门。 Please close the door.
38	关系	guānxi	relationship; connection	我们的关系很好。 Our relationship is good.
39	关心	guānxīn	to care about	谢谢你的关心。 Thank you for your concern.
40	国家	guójiā	country; nation	中国是一个很大的国家。 China is a very big country.
41	果汁	guǒzhī	fruit juice	我要一杯果汁。 I want a glass of juice.
42	过去	guòqù	past; to go over	过去的一年我学了很多。 I learned a lot in the past year.
43	害怕	hàipà	to be afraid	我不害怕。 I'm not afraid.
44	花	huā	flower; to spend	这朵花很漂亮。 This flower is beautiful.
45	环境	huánjìng	environment; surroundings	这里环境很好。 The environment here is nice.
46	会议	huìyì	meeting; conference	明天有一个重要会议。 There's an important meeting tomorrow.
47	几乎	jīhū	almost; nearly	我几乎忘了。 I almost forgot.
48	季节	jìjié	season	你最喜欢哪个季节？ Which season do you like most?
49	检查	jiǎnchá	to check; to examine	医生检查了我的身体。 The doctor examined my body.
50	简单	jiǎndān	simple; easy	这个问题很简单。 This question is simple.
51	健康	jiànkāng	healthy; health	身体健康最重要。 Health is most important.
52	见面	jiànmiàn	to meet (someone)	我们明天见面吧。 Let's meet tomorrow.
53	讲	jiǎng	to speak; to explain	请再讲一次。 Please explain it one more time.
54	教	jiāo	to teach	他教汉语。 He teaches Chinese.
55	接	jiē	to pick up; to connect	我去机场接你。 I'll pick you up at the airport.
56	结婚	jiéhūn	to get married	他们结婚了。 They got married.
57	解决	jiějué	to solve; to resolve	这个难题解决了。 This problem is solved.
58	经过	jīngguò	to pass through	我经过学校的时候遇见了老师。 I met the teacher when passing by the school.
59	旧	jiù	old (not new)	这本书很旧了。 This book is very old.
60	句子	jùzi	sentence	请用这个词造一个句子。 Please make a sentence with this word.
61	渴	kě	thirsty	我渴了。 I'm thirsty.
62	空调	kōngtiáo	air conditioning	请开空调。 Please turn on the AC.
63	口	kǒu	mouth; measure word (family)	我家有三口人。 My family has three people.
64	离开	líkāi	to leave	他离开了北京。 He left Beijing.
65	历史	lìshǐ	history	我喜欢学习中国历史。 I like studying Chinese history.
66	脸	liǎn	face	她的脸红了。 Her face turned red.
67	练习	liànxí	to practice; exercise	多做练习。 Do more exercises.
68	了解	liǎojiě	to understand; to know about	你了解中国吗？ Do you know about China?
69	邻居	línjū	neighbor	我的邻居很好。 My neighbor is nice.
70	楼	lóu	building; floor	我住在这座楼里。 I live in this building.
71	马路	mǎlù	road; street	过马路要小心。 Be careful crossing the street.
72	马上	mǎshàng	immediately	我马上就来。 I'll come right away.
73	拿	ná	to take; to hold	请拿好。 Please hold it well.
74	南	nán	south	南方很热。 The south is hot.
75	难	nán	difficult	汉语不难。 Chinese is not difficult.
76	年轻	niánqīng	young	你很年轻。 You are young.
77	努力	nǔlì	to work hard; effort	你学习很努力。 You study very hard.
78	爬山	páshān	to climb a mountain	周末我们去爬山。 We're going hiking this weekend.
79	胖	pàng	fat; chubby	我胖了。 I've gained weight.
80	其实	qíshí	actually; in fact	其实我不太喜欢。 Actually, I don't really like it.
81	奇怪	qíguài	strange; weird	这件事很奇怪。 This thing is strange.
82	骑	qí	to ride (bike/horse)	我骑自行车上学。 I ride a bike to school.
83	清楚	qīngchu	clear; clearly	你说得很清楚。 You spoke clearly.
84	秋	qiū	autumn; fall	秋天很凉爽。 Autumn is cool.
85	认为	rènwéi	to think; to believe	我认为他是对的。 I think he is right.
86	如果	rúguǒ	if	如果有问题，请问我。 If you have questions, please ask me.
87	上网	shàngwǎng	to go online	我每天都上网。 I go online every day.
88	生气	shēngqì	to be angry	请不要生气。 Please don't be angry.
89	世界	shìjiè	world	世界很大。 The world is big.
90	瘦	shòu	thin; skinny	她太瘦了。 She's too thin.
91	舒服	shūfu	comfortable	这张床很舒服。 This bed is comfortable.
92	树	shù	tree	公园里有很多树。 There are many trees in the park.
93	水平	shuǐpíng	level; standard	我的汉语水平提高了。 My Chinese level has improved.
94	特别	tèbié	especially; special	这个菜特别好吃。 This dish is especially delicious.
95	疼	téng	painful; sore	我的头疼。 My head hurts.
96	提高	tígāo	to improve; to raise	我的汉语水平提高了。 My Chinese level improved.
97	同事	tóngshì	colleague; coworker	他是我的同事。 He is my colleague.
98	同意	tóngyì	to agree	我同意你的看法。 I agree with your opinion.
99	图书馆	túshūguǎn	library	我在图书馆看书。 I read books in the library.
100	腿	tuǐ	leg	我的腿很累。 My legs are tired.
101	碗	wǎn	bowl	一碗面 a bowl of noodles
102	忘记	wàngjì	to forget	我忘记带钱了。 I forgot to bring money.
103	危险	wēixiǎn	dangerous	这里很危险。 It's dangerous here.
104	为了	wèile	in order to; for the sake of	为了学好汉语，我每天练习。 In order to learn Chinese well, I practice every day.
105	位	wèi	measure word (polite for people)	这位是谁？ Who is this gentleman/lady?
106	夏	xià	summer	夏天很热。 Summer is hot.
107	先	xiān	first; before	我先去银行，再去超市。 I'll go to the bank first, then the supermarket.
108	相信	xiāngxìn	to believe	我相信你。 I believe you.
109	行李箱	xínglixiāng	suitcase; luggage	我的行李箱很重。 My suitcase is heavy.
110	需要	xūyào	to need	我需要你的帮助。 I need your help.
111	一直	yìzhí	continuously; always	我一直在等你。 I've been waiting for you the whole time.
112	应该	yīnggāi	should; ought to	你应该去。 You should go.
113	影响	yǐngxiǎng	to influence; influence	这不会影响我们。 This won't affect us.
114	又	yòu	again (past)	他又来了。 He came again.
115	遇到	yùdào	to encounter; to run into	我昨天遇到了一个老朋友。 I ran into an old friend yesterday.
116	愿意	yuànyì	to be willing	你愿意帮我吗？ Are you willing to help me?
117	月亮	yuèliang	moon	今天晚上月亮很圆。 The moon is full tonight.
118	越	yuè	more; increasingly	天气越来越热。 The weather is getting hotter and hotter.
119	照顾	zhàogù	to take care of	我会照顾你的。 I'll take care of you.
120	只有...才	zhǐyǒu...cái	only if...then	只有努力，才能成功。 Only by working hard can you succeed.
121	重要	zhòngyào	important	这件事很重要。 This matter is important.
122	主要	zhǔyào	main; primary	主要的问题是什么？ What is the main problem?
123	自己	zìjǐ	oneself	我自己做的。 I made it myself.
124	总是	zǒngshì	always	你总是迟到。 You're always late.
125	嘴	zuǐ	mouth	张开嘴。 Open your mouth.