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HSK 3 characters
All 284 characters the official HSK 3.0 syllabus asks you to read (认读字) at level 3. The smaller set you have to write by hand is a subset of these.
Characters
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning | Audio and example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 阿 | ā | an initial particle, a prefix used for names; used in transliterations我是她的阿姨。Wǒ shì tā de āyí.I am her aunt. | |
| 矮 | ǎi | short (not tall); low他长得很矮。Tā zhǎng de hěn ǎi.He is short. | |
| 安 | ān | peaceful, tranquil, quiet这不安全。Zhè bù ānquán.This isn't safe. | |
| 把 | bǎ | grasp, to hold, handle, m.(for things with handles)请把答案写在本子上。Qǐng bǎ dá’àn xiě zài běnzi shang.Please write the answers in your notebook. | |
| 办 | bàn | to set up; to manage, to run; to deal with, to handle没办法。Méi bànfǎ.There's nothing that can be done. | |
| 板 | bǎn | board, plank; plate, slab; unnatural, stiff她在黑板上写字。Tā zài hēibǎn shàng xiězì.She is writing on the chalkboard. | |
| 搬 | bān | to move; to transport我下个月要搬家了。Wǒ xiàgèyuè yào bānjiā le.I'm moving next month. | |
| 般 | bān | sort, manner, kind, class我一般六点起床。Wǒ yìbān liùdiǎn qǐchuáng.I usually get up at six. | |
| 报 | bào | to announce, to report; newspaper; payback, revenge给我报告。Gěi wǒ bàogào.Give me the report. | |
| 饱 | bǎo | eat until full; satisfied我饱了。Wǒ bǎo le.I'm full. | |
| 被 | bèi | by (indicates passive voice sentences); a quilt/blanket我不想被他感动。Wǒ bùxiǎng bèi tā gǎndòng.I don't want him to touch me. | |
| 北 | běi | north; northern; northward去北京的机票太贵了。Qù Běijīng de jīpiào tài guì le.Plane tickets to Beijing are too expensive. | |
| 必 | bì | surely, certainly; must; will必须的！Bìxū de!Definitely! | |
| 变 | biàn | to change, to transform, to alter; rebel有望会变晴。Yǒuwàng huì biànqíng.The weather promises to clear up. | |
| 遍 | biàn | a time; everywhere; turn请你再说一遍。Qǐng nǐ zài shuō yí biàn.Can you please say it again. | |
| 宾 | bīn | guest, visitor; submit请帮我叫宾馆保安。Qǐng bāng wǒ jiào bīnguǎn bǎoān.Please get me hotel security. | |
| 冰 | bīng | ice; ice-cold冰箱空了。Bīngxiāng kōng le.The fridge is empty. | |
| 才 | cái | ability; talent; just now我刚才在家。Wǒ gāngcái zàijiā.I was at home. | |
| 参 | cān | to take part in, to intervene; ginseng参见上文。Cānjiàn shàngwén.See above. | |
| 草 | cǎo | grass; straw; draft (of a document)这些小草很绿。Zhèxiē xiǎocǎo hěn lǜ.The grass is very green. | |
| 层 | céng | layer, level, storey我爱千层面。Wǒàiqiān céngmiàn.I love lasagna. | |
| 查 | chá | to investigate, to examine, to look into调查下这个。Diàochá xià zhège.Examine this. | |
| 差 | chà | differ from; fall short of; poor差不多六点了。Chàbuduō liùdiǎn le.It's almost six. | |
| 尝 | cháng | to taste; flavor; (past tense marker)我需要尝试。Wǒ xūyào chángshì.I need to try. | |
| 衬 | chèn | underwear, lining; in contrast黑色很衬你。Hēisè hěn chèn nǐ.Black suits you. | |
| 成 | chéng | to accomplish; to become; to complete, to finish您成家了吗？Nín chéngjiā le ma?Are you married? | |
| 城 | chéng | castle, city, town; municipality他家在城市的东南边。Tā jiā zài chéngshì de dōngnán biān.His home is in the southeast of the city. | |
| 持 | chí | to hold, to support, to sustain他们坚持让他走。Tāmen jiānchí ràng tā zǒu.They insist that he should go. | |
| 迟 | chí | tardy, slow, late; to delay公交车迟到了。Gōngjiāochē chídào le.The bus was behind schedule. | |
| 除 | chú | to eliminate, to remove, to wipe out我们决定不开除你。Wǒmen juédìng bù kāichú nǐ.We've decided not to fire you. | |
| 处 | chù | to reside at, to live in; place, locale; department四处看看。Sìchù kànkàn.Look around. | |
| 楚 | chǔ | clear, distinct; pain, suffering请说得更清楚些。Qǐng shuō dé gèng qīngchǔ xiē.Please speak more clearly. | |
| 初 | chū | beginning, initial, primary起初我不相信他。Qǐchū wǒ bù xiāngxìn tā.I didn't believe him at first. | |
| 船 | chuán | a boat; vessel; ship江边有很多船。Jiāngbiān yǒu hěn duō chuán.There are many ships at the river bank. | |
| 春 | chūn | spring (season); joyful春天到了。Chūntiān dào le.Spring has come. | |
| 聪 | cōng | sharp (of sight and hearing); intelligent, clever, bright你很聪明。Nǐ hěn cōngmíng.You're very smart. | |
| 答 | dá | answer, reply; to return; to assent to请把答案写在本子上。Qǐng bǎ dá’àn xiě zài běnzi shang.Please write the answers in your notebook. | |
| 带 | dài | belt; zone; carry, bring, take没人系安全带。Méirénxì ānquándài.None were wearing seat belts. | |
| 担 | dān | to bear, to carry; burden, responsibility别担心。Bié dānxīn.Don't worry! | |
| 单 | dān | single, individual, only; lone我单身。Wǒ dānshēn.I'm single. | |
| 当 | dāng | should; act as; work as当然哪！Dāngrán nǎ!Of course! | |
| 灯 | dēng | lamp; light她在清扫电灯。Tā zài qīngsǎo diàndēng.She's cleaning the electric light. | |
| 典 | diǎn | law, canon; scripture, classic; documentation我有本字典。Wǒ yǒu běn zìdiǎn.I have a dictionary. | |
| 调 | diào | tune, melody, key; to transfer, to exchange调查下这个。Diàochá xià zhège.Examine this. | |
| 定 | dìng | to decide, to fix, to settle; to order; definite, fixed, sure这是最终决定。Zhèshì zuìzhōng juédìng.This decision is final. | |
| 丢 | diū | lose (something); throw; put aside他丢脸了。Tā diūliǎn le.He lost face. | |
| 冬 | dōng | winter我不喜欢冬天。Wǒ bù xǐhuān dōngtiān.I don't like winter. | |
| 段 | duàn | paragraph; segment; section作文只写了一段。Zuòwén zhǐ xiěle yī duàn.Only one paragraph of the composition has been written. | |
| 锻 | duàn | to temper, to refine; to forge metal我需要更经常地锻炼。Wǒ xūyào gèng jīngcháng dì duànliàn.I need to exercise more often. | |
| 短 | duǎn | short (opposite of 长 cháng)短回答是是。Duǎn huídá shì shì.The short answer is yes. | |
| 朵 | duǒ | cluster of flowers; earlobe; an item on both sides我们用耳朵听。Wǒmen yòng ěrduǒ tīng.We hear with our ears. | |
| 饿 | è | hungry我觉得有点饿。Wǒ juéde yǒudiǎn è.I'm a little hungry. | |
| 而 | ér | and; but; yet只是感冒而已。Zhǐshì gǎnmào éryǐ.It's just a cold. | |
| 耳 | ěr | ear; to hear, to hear of; handle我们用耳朵听。Wǒmen yòng ěrduǒ tīng.We hear with our ears. | |
| 法 | fǎ | law, rule, statute; method, way; French没办法。Méi bànfǎ.There's nothing that can be done. | |
| 发 | fā | send out; to issue, utter; express你没发烧。Nǐ méi fāshāo.You have no fever. | |
| 放 | fàng | put; to place; to release放飞鸟儿。Fàngfēi niǎoér.Let the bird fly away. | |
| 方 | fāng | square, rectangle; side; region这很方便。Zhè hěn fāngbiàn.That's very handy. | |
| 封 | fēng | envelope, letter; to confer, to grant; feudal我在信封上写错了地址。Wǒ zài xìnfēng shàng xiěcuò le dìzhǐ.I wrote the wrong address on the envelope. | |
| 风 | fēng | wind; air; customs, manners外面刮大风了。Wàimiàn guā dà fēng le.A strong wind is blowing outside. | |
| 复 | fù | again, repeatedly; copy, duplicate; to restore, to return谢谢你的答复。Xièxiè nǐ de dáfù.Thanks for your reply. | |
| 附 | fù | nearby; to adhere to, to attach; to rely on附近有酒店吗？Fùjìn yǒu jiǔdiàn ma?Is there a hotel around here? | |
| 概 | gài | generally, probably, approximately我大概懂了。Wǒ dàgài dǒng le.I sort of understand. | |
| 该 | gāi | should, ought to, must你该理发了。Nǐ gāi lǐfà le.You should get your hair cut. | |
| 干 | gàn | to work; do; manage来，干杯！Lái, gānbēi!Cheers! | |
| 感 | gǎn | to affect, to move, to touch; to perceive, to sense非常感谢！Fēichánggǎnxiè!Many thanks. | |
| 刚 | gāng | just (indicating the immediate past); recently; firm我刚才在家。Wǒ gāngcái zàijiā.I was at home. | |
| 糕 | gāo | cake, pastry请吃点蛋糕。Qǐngchī diǎn dàngāo.Please eat some cake. | |
| 根 | gēn | root, basis, foundation我根本不累。Wǒ gēnběn bù lèi.I'm not at all tired. | |
| 更 | gèng | more; even more我想要更新。Wǒ xiǎngyào gēngxīn.I want updates. | |
| 共 | gòng | all, total; together; to share我们共同努力吧。Wǒmen gòngtóng nǔlì ba.Let's make a joint effort. | |
| 故 | gù | reason, cause; happening, instance这是一次事故。Zhè shì yí cì shìgù.There was an accident. | |
| 顾 | gù | to look back; to look at; to look after照顾好自己。Zhàogù hǎo zìjǐ.Take care! | |
| 瓜 | guā | melon, gourd, squash, cucumber它们是瓜。Tāmen shì guā.They are melons. | |
| 刮 | guā | to shave; to scrape; to blow外面刮大风了。Wàimiàn guā dà fēng le.A strong wind is blowing outside. | |
| 怪 | guài | unusual, strange, peculiar真奇怪。Zhēn qíguài.How weird! | |
| 惯 | guàn | habit, custom; habitual, usual你会习惯的。Nǐ huì xíguàn de.You'll get used to it. | |
| 害 | hài | to injure, to harm; to destroy, to kill我害怕。Wǒ hàipà.I'm afraid. | |
| 海 | hǎi | sea, ocean; maritime大海很蓝。Dàhǎi hěn lán.The sea is very blue. | |
| 合 | hé | to combine, to join, to unite; to gather这实在不合适。Zhè shízài bù héshì.It is highly improper. | |
| 河 | hé | river, stream; the Yellow river河水的水位大概是6米。Héshuǐ de shuǐwèi dàgài shì liù mǐ.The water level of the river is about six meters. | |
| 护 | hù | to defend, to guard, to protect; shelter; endorse她是护士。Tā shì hùshì.She is a nurse. | |
| 乎 | hū | interrogative or exclamatory final particle我几乎不回家。Wǒ jīhū bù huíjiā.I'm almost never home. | |
| 化 | huà | to change, to convert, to reform; -ize他很有文化。Tā hěn yǒu wénhuà.He's very well-cultured. | |
| 环 | huán | bracelet, ring; to surround, to loop她去年环球旅行。Tā qùnián huánqiúlǚxíng.She traveled around the world last year. | |
| 换 | huàn | change; to exchange; to barter换种方式说。Huànzhǒng fāngshì shuō.Say it in another way. | |
| 黄 | huáng | yellow办公室的门是黄色的。Bàngōngshì de mén shì huángsè de.The door of the office is yellow. | |
| 婚 | hūn | to get married; marriage, wedding我结婚了。Wǒ jiéhūn le.I'm married. | |
| 活 | huó | to exist, to live, to survive; living, working他一个人生活。Tā yígè rén shēnghuó.He lives alone. | |
| 或 | huò | or, either, else; maybe, perhaps, possibly你或者我会被选中。Nǐ huòzhě wǒhuì bèi xuǎnzhōng.You or I will be chosen. | |
| 极 | jí | an extreme; pole; very今天的天气好极了。Jīntiān de tiānqì hǎojí le.The weather's great today. | |
| 级 | jí | level, rank; class, grade新的班级怎么样？Xīn de bānjí zěnmeyàng?How is your new class? | |
| 急 | jí | anxious, worried; hasty, quick; pressing, urgent你不要着急。Nǐ búyào zháojí.Don't worry. | |
| 季 | jì | a quarter-year, a season一年有四季。Yīnián yǒu sìjì.There are four seasons in one year. | |
| 激 | jī | to arouse, to incite; acute, sharp; fierce, violent我很激动。Wǒ hěn jīdòng.I'm so excited. | |
| 绩 | jī | achievements, merit你成绩比我好。Nǐ chéngjì bǐ wǒ hǎo.Your grades are better than mine. | |
| 假 | jiǎ | fake; if; borrow我在休假。Wǒ zài xiūjià.I've been on vacation. | |
| 加 | jiā | to add to, to increase, to augment今天我不加班。Jīntiān wǒ bù jiābān.I won't work overtime today. | |
| 健 | jiàn | strong, robust, healthy; strength我希望你很健康。Wǒ xīwàng nǐ hěn jiànkāng.I hope that you are very well. | |
| 简 | jiǎn | simple, succinct, terse; a letter这很简单。Zhè hěn jiǎndān.It's very simple. | |
| 检 | jiǎn | to check, to examine, to inspect上车前要先检票。Shàng chē qián yào xiān jiǎnpiào.Tickets are checked before boarding. | |
| 坚 | jiān | hard, strong; firm, resolute他们坚持让他走。Tāmen jiānchí ràng tā zǒu.They insist that he should go. | |
| 讲 | jiǎng | to talk; to lecture; to explain不要这样对我讲话。Búyào zhèyàng duì wǒ jiǎnghuà.Don't talk to me like that. | |
| 较 | jiào | to compare; relatively; more哪个比较大？Nǎge bǐjiào dà?Which is bigger? | |
| 饺 | jiǎo | stuffed dumplings过年吃饺子是一个传统。Guònián chī jiǎozi shì yí gè chuántǒng.Eating dumplings is a Chinese New Year's tradition. | |
| 脚 | jiǎo | foot (body part)我的脚很疼。Wǒ de jiǎo hěn téng.My feet hurt a great deal. | |
| 角 | jiǎo | horn; angle; unit of money (1/10 yuan)牛有两只角。Niú yǒu liǎng zhī jiǎo.Cows have two horns. | |
| 蕉 | jiāo | banana, plantain猫不吃香蕉。Māo bùchī xiāngjiāo.Cats don't eat bananas. | |
| 结 | jié | knot, tie; to connect, to join我结婚了。Wǒ jiéhūn le.I'm married. | |
| 节 | jié | section; part; festival今天是情人节Jīntiān shì qíngrénjiéToday is Valentine's Day. | |
| 界 | jiè | boundary, limit; domain; society, the world这是世界地图。Zhè shì shìjiè dìtú.This is a map of the world. | |
| 借 | jiè | lend; borrow; excuse我没有借口。Wǒ méiyǒu jièkǒu.I have no excuse. | |
| 解 | jiě | to explain; to loosen; to unfasten, to untie我了解你。Wǒ liǎojiě nǐ.I get you. | |
| 接 | jiē | connect; to meet; to pick up (somebody)我不接受。Wǒ bù jiēshòu.I don't accept it. | |
| 街 | jiē | street, road, thoroughfare我在街上遇到他。Wǒ zài jiēshàng yùdào tā.I met him on the street. | |
| 斤 | jīn | a catty (about 500 grams); an axe; keen, shrewd我瘦了三公斤。Wǒ shòu le sān gōngjīn.I lost three kilograms. | |
| 静 | jìng | still, quiet, motionless, gentle冷静点。Lěngjìng diǎn.Be calm. | |
| 净 | jìng | clean, pure; to cleanse这张桌子是干净的。Zhèzhāng zhuōzi shì gānjìng de.This table is clean. | |
| 境 | jìng | boundary, frontier; area, region我适应新环境很慢。Wǒ shìyìng xīn huánjìng hěn màn.I'm slow to adapt to new situations. | |
| 旧 | jiù | old; past; used旧照片让我想起了往事。Jiù zhàopiàn ràng wǒ xiǎngqǐle wǎngshì.The old pictures remind me of the past. | |
| 久 | jiǔ | long (time)好久不见了。Hǎojiǔbújiàn le.Long time no see. | |
| 据 | jù | to possess, to occupy; position; base我们根据合同来办事。Wǒmen gēnjù hétong lái bànshì.We conduct our business in accordance with the contract. | |
| 句 | jù | sentence, clause, phrase, paragraph; stanza这句话没意思。Zhèjù huà méiyìsi.This sentence doesn't make sense. | |
| 居 | jū | to live, to reside; to dwell; to sit她是我的邻居。Tā shì wǒ de línjū.She's my neighbor. | |
| 决 | jué | to decide, to determine, to judge解决他们。Jiějué tāmen.Deal with them. | |
| 卡 | kǎ | card, punch card; calorie您有会员卡吗？Nín yǒu huìyuánkǎ ma?Do you have a points card? | |
| 康 | kāng | health; peace, quiet我希望你很健康。Wǒ xīwàng nǐ hěn jiànkāng.I hope that you are very well. | |
| 刻 | kè | quarter (hour); (measure word for short time intervals); carve现在是九点一刻。Xiànzài shì jiǔ diǎn yī kè.It's a quarter past nine. | |
| 渴 | kě | thirsty他的口很渴。Tā de kǒu hěn kě.He's very thirsty. | |
| 空 | kōng | empty; sky冰箱空了。Bīngxiāng kōng le.The fridge is empty. | |
| 哭 | kū | cry; weep她哭了。Tā kū le.She cried. | |
| 筷 | kuài | chopsticks用筷子吃饭难吗？Yòng kuàizi chīfàn nán ma?Is eating with chopsticks difficult? | |
| 矿 | kuàng | mine; mineral, ore矿泉水的味道很甘甜。Kuàngquánshuǐ de wèidao hěn gāntián.The mineral water tastes very sweet. | |
| 蓝 | lán | blue大海很蓝。Dàhǎi hěn lán.The sea is very blue. | |
| 力 | lì | strength, power; capability, influence我在努力。Wǒ zài nǔlì.I'm working on doing that. | |
| 历 | lì | history; calendar历史课九点开始。Lìshǐkè jiǔdiǎn kāishǐ.The history class starts at nine. | |
| 理 | lǐ | science, reason, logic; to manage没人理解我。Méi rén lǐjiě wǒ.No one understands me. | |
| 礼 | lǐ | courtesy, manners, social customs他得到了礼物。Tā dédàole lǐwù.He received a gift. | |
| 李 | lǐ | plum; luggage我的行李丢了。Wǒ de xínglǐ diū le.I lost my luggage. | |
| 练 | liàn | to drill, to exercise; to practice, to train她在练习弹钢琴。Tā zài liànxí tán gāngqín.She's practicing the piano. | |
| 炼 | liàn | to smelt, to refine; to distill, to condense我需要更经常地锻炼。Wǒ xūyào gèng jīngcháng dì duànliàn.I need to exercise more often. | |
| 脸 | liǎn | face他丢脸了。Tā diūliǎn le.He lost face. | |
| 凉 | liáng | cool, cold; disheartened他着凉了。Tā zháoliáng le.He has a cold. | |
| 辆 | liàng | (measure word for vehicles)这辆车需要清洗。Zhèliàng chē xūyào qīngxǐ.This car needs washed. | |
| 聊 | liáo | somewhat, slightly, at least你想聊天吗？Nǐ xiǎng liáotiān ma?Do you want to chat? | |
| 料 | liào | ingredients, materials; to conjecture, to guess他买了一瓶饮料。Tā mǎile yì píng yǐnliào.He bought a bottle of something to drink. | |
| 邻 | lín | neighbor; neighborhood她是我的邻居。Tā shì wǒ de línjū.She's my neighbor. | |
| 凌 | líng | pure; virtuous; to insult我们没有冰激凌。Wǒmen méiyǒu bīngjīlíng.We don't have any ice. | |
| 码 | mǎ | number, numeral, symbol; yard电话号码是多少？Diànhuàhàomǎ shì duōshǎo?What's the number? | |
| 马 | mǎ | horse你最好马上走。Nǐ zuìhǎo mǎshàng zǒu.You'd better leave now. | |
| 满 | mǎn | full; abbreviation for Manchurian他们满意了。Tāmen mǎnyì le.They are satisfied. | |
| 毛 | máo | hair; fur; feather她给他一件毛衣。Tā gěi tā yījiàn máoyī.She gave him a sweater. | |
| 冒 | mào | to risk, to brave, to dare我常常感冒。Wǒ chángcháng gǎnmào.I often catch colds. | |
| 末 | mò | end, final, last; insignificant周末我们一块儿去公园吧。Zhōumò wǒmen yíkuàir qù gōngyuán ba.Let us go to the park together this weekend. | |
| 目 | mù | eye; to look, to see; division, topic这是我的目的。Zhè shì wǒ de mùdì.That's my aim. | |
| 难 | nán | difficult我很难过。Wǒ hěn nánguò.I'm sad. | |
| 南 | nán | South他家在城市的东南边。Tā jiā zài chéngshì de dōngnán biān.His home is in the southeast of the city. | |
| 努 | nǔ | to exert, to strive, to make an effort; to pout我在努力。Wǒ zài nǔlì.I'm working on doing that. | |
| 爬 | pá | to climb, to scramble; to crawl, to creep我喜欢爬山。Wǒ xǐhuan páshān.I like to go climbing. | |
| 怕 | pà | to fear, to be afraid of; apprehensive我害怕。Wǒ hàipà.I'm afraid. | |
| 拍 | pāi | to clap, to tap; to hit, to beat, to slap; beat, rhythm我喜欢拍照。Wǒ xǐhuān pāizhào.I enjoy taking pictures. | |
| 盘 | pán | tray, plate, dish; to examine这个盘子很脏。Zhège pánzi hěn zāng.This plate is very dirty. | |
| 胖 | pàng | fat; plump我比你胖。Wǒ bǐ nǐ pàng.I'm fatter than you. | |
| 啤 | pí | beer你喝啤酒吗？Nǐ hēpíjiǔ ma?Do you drink beer? | |
| 片 | piàn | slice, splinter; page, strip她喜欢拍照片。Tā xǐhuān pāizhàopiān.She's fond of taking pictures. | |
| 平 | píng | flat, level, even; peaceful公平点。Gōngpíng diǎn.Be fair. | |
| 瓶 | píng | bottle, jug, pitcher, vase把瓶子打开。Bǎ píngzi dǎkāi.Open the bottle. | |
| 其 | qí | his, her, its, their; that不用担心其他人。Bùyòng dānxīn qítārén.Don't worry about others. | |
| 奇 | qí | strange, unusual, odd; uncanny, occult真奇怪。Zhēn qíguài.How weird! | |
| 骑 | qí | to ride (an animal or bike); to sit astride他骑自行车去的。Tā qí zìxíngchē qù de.He went by bicycle. | |
| 汽 | qì | gasoline; steam, vapor汽车出问题了。Qìchē chū wèntí le.There's something wrong with the car. | |
| 铅 | qiān | lead有谁有铅笔吗？Yǒu shuí yǒu qiānbǐ ma?Does anybody have a pencil? | |
| 且 | qiě | moreover, also (post-subject); about to, will soon (pre-verb)我结婚了，而且有两个孩子。Wǒ jiéhūn le, érqiě yǒu liǎnggè háizi.I am married and have two children. | |
| 轻 | qīng | light; easy; gentle你还年轻。Nǐ hái niánqīng.You're still green. | |
| 清 | qīng | clean, pure; clear, distinct; peaceful请清洗它。Qǐng qīngxǐ tā.Please wash it. | |
| 求 | qiú | to seek; to request, to demand; to beseech, to beg for她向我求助。Tā xiàng wǒ qiúzhù.She asked for my help. | |
| 秋 | qiū | autumn; fall; harvest time秋天到了。Qiūtiān dào le.Autumn is here. | |
| 趣 | qù | interest; interesting; what attracts one's attention那真有趣。Nàzhēn yǒuqù.That is intriguing. | |
| 区 | qū | area, district, region, ward我每周末都会去市区。Wǒ měi zhōumò dōu huì qù shìqū.I go into town every weekend. | |
| 全 | quán | whole, entire, complete; to preserve这不安全。Zhè bù ānquán.This isn't safe. | |
| 泉 | quán | spring, fountain; wealth, money日本有很多温泉。Rìběn yǒu hěnduō wēnquán.There are a lot of hot springs in Japan. | |
| 裙 | qún | skirt, petticoat, apron这条裙子很适合你。Zhè tiáo qúnzi hěn shìhé nǐ.The dress suits you very well. | |
| 容 | róng | appearance, looks; form, figure; to contain, to hold可不容易。Kěbù róngyì.It hasn't been easy. | |
| 如 | rú | as, as if, like, such as, supposing我喜欢运动，比如跑步和游泳。Wǒ xǐhuan yùndòng, bǐrú pǎobù hé yóuyǒng.I like sports - for example running and swimming. | |
| 赛 | sài | to compete, to contend; contest, race比赛还没结束。Bǐsài hái méi jiéshù.The game is not over yet. | |
| 伞 | sǎn | umbrella; parasol你其实没必要带伞。Nǐ qíshí méi bìyào dàisǎn.You needn't have taken an umbrella with you. | |
| 扫 | sǎo | to clean, to sweep, to wipe away; to weed out; to wipe out今晚谁要打扫？Jīnwǎn shuí yào dǎsǎo?Who's going to clean up tonight? | |
| 沙 | shā | sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated沙发很舒服。Shāfā hěn shūfu.The sofa is quite comfortable. | |
| 衫 | shān | shirt, robe, jacket, gown我的衬衫还没干。Wǒ de chènshān hái méigàn.My shirt isn't dry yet. | |
| 山 | shān | mountain, hill, peak我喜欢爬山。Wǒ xǐhuan páshān.I like to go climbing. | |
| 勺 | sháo | spoon, ladle; unit of volume把勺子给我。Bǎ sháozi gěi wǒ.Give me the spoon. | |
| 烧 | shāo | to burn, to bake; to heat, to roast你没发烧。Nǐ méi fāshāo.You have no fever. | |
| 声 | shēng | sound, noise; voice, tone, music请把音乐声调小！Qǐng bǎ yīnyuè shēngdiào xiǎo!Please turn down the music. | |
| 实 | shí | real, true; honest, sincere现实点！Xiànshí diǎn!Be realistic! | |
| 适 | shì | match, comfortable; just我身体不适。Wǒ shēntǐ bùshì.I'm not well. | |
| 世 | shì | generation, era, age; world他最近去世了。Tā zuìjìn qùshì le.He died recently. | |
| 史 | shǐ | history, chronicle, annals历史课九点开始。Lìshǐkè jiǔdiǎn kāishǐ.The history class starts at nine. | |
| 受 | shòu | to receive, to get, to accept; to bear我不接受。Wǒ bù jiēshòu.I don't accept it. | |
| 瘦 | shòu | thin; tight; lean我瘦了三公斤。Wǒ shòu le sān gōngjīn.I lost three kilograms. | |
| 收 | shōu | receive; accept; collect打开收音机。Dǎkāi shōuyīnjī.Turn on the radio. | |
| 数 | shù | count, number, several那算数吗？Nà suànshù ma?Does that count? | |
| 束 | shù | to bind, to control, to restrain; bale你结束了吗？Nǐ jiéshù le ma?Are you finished? | |
| 树 | shù | tree这里的树很高。Zhèlǐ de shù hěn gāo.The trees here are very tall. | |
| 叔 | shū | uncle; father's younger brother他是我的叔叔。Tā shì wǒ de shūshū.He's my uncle. | |
| 刷 | shuā | brush; to clean, to scrub别忘了刷牙。Biéwàngle shuāyá.Remember to brush your teeth. | |
| 双 | shuāng | two; double; (measure word for pairs)双方开始了对话。Shuāngfāng kāishǐle duìhuà.The two sides started a conversation. | |
| 算 | suàn | to calculate, to count; to figure, to plan那算数吗？Nà suànshù ma?Does that count? | |
| 糖 | táng | sugar; candy; sweets糖是甜的。Táng shì tián de.Sugar is sweet. | |
| 特 | tè | special, unique, distinguished我们很特别。Wǒmen hěn tèbié.We're special. | |
| 提 | tí | to carry; to lift; to raise (an issue)我要他提行李箱。Wǒyào tā tí xínglǐxiāng.I made him carry the suitcase. | |
| 梯 | tī | ladder, steps, stairs电梯在下降。Diàntī zài xiàjiàng.The elevator is going down. | |
| 甜 | tián | sweet糖是甜的。Táng shì tián de.Sugar is sweet. | |
| 挺 | tǐng | straighten up; stick out; rather (good)他对我挺好的。Tā duì wǒ tǐng hǎo de.He is very kind to me. | |
| 图 | tú | diagram, chart, map, picture; to plan这是世界地图。Zhè shì shìjiè dìtú.This is a map of the world. | |
| 突 | tū | sudden, abrupt, unexpected我门牙突出。Wǒ ményá tūchū.My front teeth stick out. | |
| 腿 | tuǐ | leg你有着漂亮的腿。Nǐ yǒuzhe piàoliàng de tuǐ.You have beautiful legs. | |
| 碗 | wǎn | bowl; cup中午我吃了一碗面条儿。Zhōngwǔ wǒ chī le yì wǎn miàntiáor.At noon I ate a bowl of noodles. | |
| 卫 | wèi | to guard, to protect, to defend我当时在卫生间。Wǒ dāngshí zài wèishēngjiān.I was in the bathroom. | |
| 闻 | wén | news; to hear, to smell; to make known百闻不如一见。Bǎiwénbùrúyījiàn.A picture is worth a thousand words. | |
| 务 | wù | affairs, business; should; must我是服务员。Wǒ shì fúwùyuán.I'm a waiter. | |
| 物 | wù | thing, substance, matter; creature他得到了礼物。Tā dédàole lǐwù.He received a gift. | |
| 屋 | wū | building, house, shelter; room屋外下着雪。Wūwài xiàzhe xuě.It's snowing outside. | |
| 戏 | xì | play, show, theater这个游戏很好玩儿。Zhège yóuxì hěn hǎowánr.This game is a lot of fun. | |
| 夏 | xià | summer夏天来了。Xiàtiān lái le.Summer is coming. | |
| 鲜 | xiān | fresh; delicious; attractive面包不新鲜。Miànbāo bù xīnxiān.The bread isn't fresh. | |
| 像 | xiàng | alike, be like; resemble; appearance他好像病了。Tā hǎoxiàng bìng le.He seems to be sick. | |
| 向 | xiàng | direction; towards; to turn她向我求助。Tā xiàng wǒ qiúzhù.She asked for my help. | |
| 响 | xiǎng | make a sound; to ring; echo那音乐声音十分响。Nà yīnyuè shēngyīn shífēn xiǎng.The music was very loud. | |
| 相 | xiāng | mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other相信我。Xiāngxìn wǒ.Trust me. | |
| 香 | xiāng | fragrant; savory你好香。Nǐhǎo xiāng.You smell good. | |
| 箱 | xiāng | box, case; chest, trunk冰箱空了。Bīngxiāng kōng le.The fridge is empty. | |
| 鞋 | xié | shoes, footwear in general这双鞋的鞋跟很高。Zhè shuāng xié de xiégēn hěn gāo.These shoes have very high heels. | |
| 信 | xìn | to trust, to believe; letter, sign相信我。Xiāngxìn wǒ.Trust me. | |
| 心 | xīn | heart; mind; soul小心狗！Xiǎoxīn gǒu!Beware of the dog! | |
| 行 | xíng | go; ok; alright注意言行！Zhùyì yánxíng!Be careful what you say. | |
| 熊 | xióng | a bear; brilliant大熊猫爱吃竹子。Dàxióngmāo ài chī zhúzi.Giant pandas love eating bamboo. | |
| 需 | xū | to need, to require; must我需要帮助。Wǒ xūyào bāngzhù.I need help. | |
| 须 | xū | beard; must; necessary必须的！Bìxū de!Definitely! | |
| 选 | xuǎn | to select, to elect, to choose; election你有选择。Nǐ yǒu xuǎnzé.You do have choices. | |
| 牙 | yá | tooth, molar; fang, tusk; serrated别忘了刷牙。Biéwàngle shuāyá.Remember to brush your teeth. | |
| 言 | yán | words, speech; to speak, to say注意言行！Zhùyì yánxíng!Be careful what you say. | |
| 演 | yǎn | to perform, to act, to put on a play她是女演员。Tā shì nǚyǎnyuán.She's an actress. | |
| 阳 | yáng | the male principle; bright, sunny; clear, lit, open太阳出来了。Tàiyáng chū lái le.The sun has risen. | |
| 羊 | yáng | sheep, goat你喜欢吃羊肉吗？Nǐ xǐhuan chī yángròu ma?Do you like eating mutton? | |
| 养 | yǎng | to raise, to rear, to bring up; to support他是个有教养的人。Tā shì gè yǒu jiàoyǎng de rén.He is a learned man. | |
| 业 | yè | business, profession; to study, to work没写作业。Méi xiě zuòyè.I didn't do the homework. | |
| 页 | yè | page; leaf他把书翻到下一页。Tā bǎ shū fān dào xià yī yè.He turned to the next page. | |
| 姨 | yí | aunt, mother's sister我是她的阿姨。Wǒ shì tā de āyí.I am her aunt. | |
| 议 | yì | to consult, to talk over; to criticize, to discuss会议结束了。Huìyì jiéshù le.The meeting ended. | |
| 易 | yì | to change; to exchange, to trade; simple, easy可不容易。Kěbù róngyì.It hasn't been easy. | |
| 银 | yín | silver; cash, money, wealth银行在哪里？Yínháng zài nǎlǐ?Where is the bank? | |
| 饮 | yǐn | to swallow, to drink; a kind of drink他买了一瓶饮料。Tā mǎile yì píng yǐnliào.He bought a bottle of something to drink. | |
| 音 | yīn | sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation我爱音乐。Wǒ ài yīnyuè.I love music. | |
| 迎 | yíng | to welcome, to receive, to greet欢迎回来。Huānyíng huílái.Welcome back. | |
| 应 | yīng | should, must; to respond, to handle; to deal with, to cope我答应了。Wǒ dāyìng le.I promised. | |
| 用 | yòng | to use真的有用。Zhēnde yǒuyòng.It really works. | |
| 邮 | yóu | mail; post office给我发电邮。Gěi wǒ fā diànyóu.Send me an email. | |
| 又 | yòu | again; both...and...他来了，然而又走了。Tā lái le, rán'ér yòu zǒu le.He came but then left. | |
| 于 | yú | at, in, on; to, from; alas!终于不下雨了。Zhōngyú bùxiàyǔ le.At last it's stopped raining. | |
| 育 | yù | to produce, to give birth to; to educate明天我们在体育馆打球。Míngtiān wǒmen zài tǐyùguǎn dǎ qiú.Tomorrow we play ball at the gym. | |
| 遇 | yù | to meet, to encounter, to come across我没有遇见她。Wǒ méiyǒu yùjiàn tā.I haven't met her. | |
| 羽 | yǔ | feather, plume; wings我的爱好是打羽毛球。Wǒ de àihào shì dǎ yǔmáoqiú.My hobby is playing badminton. | |
| 员 | yuán | employee; member; personnel, staff我是服务员。Wǒ shì fúwùyuán.I'm a waiter. | |
| 园 | yuán | garden, park; orchard周末我们一块儿去公园吧。Zhōumò wǒmen yíkuàir qù gōngyuán ba.Let us go to the park together this weekend. | |
| 愿 | yuàn | desire, wish; honest, virtuous; ready, willing你愿意来吗？Nǐ yuànyì lái ma?Would you like to come? | |
| 越 | yuè | the more...the more...白天变得越来越长。Báitiān biàndé yuèláiyuè zhǎng.The days are getting longer and longer. | |
| 咱 | zán | we, us咱们去吃饭吧。Zánmen qù chīfàn ba.Let's go ahead and eat. | |
| 脏 | zāng | filthy; dirty他的脸脏了。Tā de liǎn zāng le.His face is dirty. | |
| 澡 | zǎo | to wash, to bathe我要洗澡。Wǒyào xǐzǎo.I want to take a bath. | |
| 择 | zé | to select, to choose你有选择。Nǐ yǒu xuǎnzé.You do have choices. | |
| 展 | zhǎn | to open, to unfold; to extend, to stretch一切进展顺利。Yīqiè jìnzhǎn shùnlì.Everything went smoothly. | |
| 张 | zhāng | (measure word for flat objects); spread; sheet of paper请张开嘴。Qǐng zhāngkāi zuǐ.Please open your mouth. | |
| 照 | zhào | to shine; illuminate; according to照顾好自己。Zhàogù hǎo zìjǐ.Take care! | |
| 者 | zhě | that which; they who; those who我是记者。Wǒ shì jìzhě.I'm a journalist. | |
| 直 | zhí | straight, vertical; candid, direct, frank直接回家。Zhíjiē huíjiā.Go straight home. | |
| 纸 | zhǐ | paper纸容易着火。Zhǐ róngyì zháohuǒ.Paper burns easily. | |
| 重 | zhòng | heavy; serious; important想法很重要。Xiǎngfǎ hěn zhòngyào.Ideas matter. | |
| 种 | zhǒng | kind; seed你会几种语言？Nǐ huì jǐzhǒng yǔyán?How many languages do you know? | |
| 终 | zhōng | end; finally, in the end终于不下雨了。Zhōngyú bùxiàyǔ le.At last it's stopped raining. | |
| 助 | zhù | to help, to aid, to assist我需要帮助。Wǒ xūyào bāngzhù.I need help. | |
| 注 | zhù | to concentrate, to focus注意言行！Zhùyì yánxíng!Be careful what you say. | |
| 主 | zhǔ | to own; to host; master我没主意了。Wǒ méizhǔyì le.I'm running out of ideas. | |
| 总 | zǒng | to gather, to collect; overall, altogether我总是有事。Wǒ zǒngshì yǒushì.I'm always busy. | |
| 嘴 | zuǐ | mouth请张开嘴。Qǐng zhāngkāi zuǐ.Please open your mouth. |
Source: the official 考试大纲 for HSK 3.0, published November 2025.
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