New HSK 3 word list

The 500 words HSK 3 adds in the HSK 3.0 exam, with pinyin, meanings and where each sat in HSK 2.0.

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words in all through HSK 3: 1,000
new at HSK 3: 500
were already in HSK 2.0: 303
weren’t in HSK 2.0: 197

HSK 3 tests 1,000 words: the 500 from the levels below, plus the 500 here. Of the 500, 303 were in the HSK 2.0 lists: 1 at level 1, 5 at level 2, 243 at level 3, 52 at level 4 and 2 at level 5. For the rest of what changed, read our guide to HSK 3.0.

A note on Purlingual: the app teaches these new lists, HSK 1 to 6, in chapters by topic. HSK 7–9 isn’t in the app yet. The 500 linked words each have a page in our HSK vocabulary lists.

The 500 words new at HSK 3 in HSK 3.0
#	Word	Pinyin	Meaning · HSK 2.0
1	阿姨āyí	āyí	aunt, auntie HSK 2.0 level 3
2	矮ǎi	ǎi	short (height) HSK 2.0 level 3
3	爱人àiren	àiren	spouse, husband or wife New in HSK 3.0
4	安静ānjìng	ānjìng	quiet HSK 2.0 level 3
5	安全ānquán	ānquán	safe, safety HSK 2.0 level 4
6	把bǎ	bǎ	particle; to hold HSK 2.0 level 3
7	搬bān	bān	to move (house) HSK 2.0 level 3
8	班级bānjí	bānjí	class (of students) New in HSK 3.0
9	搬家bānjiā	bānjiā	to move house New in HSK 3.0
10	办bàn	bàn	to do, to handle New in HSK 3.0
11	办法bànfǎ	bànfǎ	method, way HSK 2.0 level 3
12	办公室bàngōngshì	bàngōngshì	office HSK 2.0 level 3
13	半天bàntiān	bàntiān	half a day, a long time New in HSK 3.0
14	帮助bāngzhù	bāngzhù	to help HSK 2.0 level 2
15	饱bǎo	bǎo	full (after eating) HSK 2.0 level 3
16	报纸bàozhǐ	bàozhǐ	newspaper HSK 2.0 level 2
17	北běi	běi	north New in HSK 3.0
18	北方běifāng	běifāng	north, northern region HSK 2.0 level 3
19	被bèi	bèi	by (passive); quilt HSK 2.0 level 3
20	笔记bǐjì	bǐjì	notes In 笔记本 (HSK 2.0 level 3)
21	比较bǐjiào	bǐjiào	relatively, to compare HSK 2.0 level 3
22	笔记本bǐjìběn	bǐjìběn	notebook, laptop HSK 2.0 level 3
23	比如bǐrú	bǐrú	for example HSK 2.0 level 4
24	比赛bǐsài	bǐsài	competition, match HSK 2.0 level 3
25	必须bìxū	bìxū	must, have to HSK 2.0 level 3
26	变biàn	biàn	to change, to become New in HSK 3.0
27	遍biàn	biàn	MW for actions HSK 2.0 level 4
28	变成biànchéng	biànchéng	to become, to turn into New in HSK 3.0
29	变化biànhuà	biànhuà	change HSK 2.0 level 3
30	表演biǎoyǎn	biǎoyǎn	to perform HSK 2.0 level 4
31	别的biéde	biéde	other, else New in HSK 3.0
32	别人biérén	biérén	other people HSK 2.0 level 3
33	宾馆bīnguǎn	bīnguǎn	hotel HSK 2.0 level 2
34	冰bīng	bīng	ice New in HSK 3.0
35	冰激凌bīngjīlíng	bīngjīlíng	ice cream HSK 2.0 level 5
36	冰箱bīngxiāng	bīngxiāng	refrigerator HSK 2.0 level 3
37	病人bìngrén	bìngrén	patient, sick person New in HSK 3.0
38	不但búdàn	búdàn	not only HSK 2.0 level 3
39	不见bújiàn	bújiàn	to be missing, to not see New in HSK 3.0
40	不用búyòng	búyòng	need not, no need to New in HSK 3.0
41	不同bù tóng	bù tóng	different New in HSK 3.0
42	不久bùjiǔ	bùjiǔ	soon, before long New in HSK 3.0
43	不行bùxíng	bùxíng	won't do, not allowed, no good New in HSK 3.0
44	才¹cái	cái	only then; just HSK 2.0 level 3
45	菜单càidān	càidān	menu HSK 2.0 level 3
46	参加cānjiā	cānjiā	to participate HSK 2.0 level 3
47	草cǎo	cǎo	grass HSK 2.0 level 3
48	草地cǎodì	cǎodì	lawn, grassland New in HSK 3.0
49	层céng	céng	floor, layer HSK 2.0 level 3
50	查chá	chá	to check, to look up New in HSK 3.0
51	差chà	chà	to lack, poor HSK 2.0 level 3
52	差不多chàbuduō	chàbuduō	almost, about HSK 2.0 level 4
53	尝cháng	cháng	to taste HSK 2.0 level 4
54	常cháng	cháng	often New in HSK 3.0
55	常见cháng jiàn	cháng jiàn	common, frequently seen New in HSK 3.0
56	常用cháng yòng	cháng yòng	commonly used New in HSK 3.0
57	常常chángcháng	chángcháng	often New in HSK 3.0
58	衬衫chènshān	chènshān	shirt HSK 2.0 level 3
59	成绩chéngjì	chéngjì	grade, achievement HSK 2.0 level 3
60	城市chéngshì	chéngshì	city HSK 2.0 level 3
61	迟到chídào	chídào	to be late HSK 2.0 level 3
62	出发chūfā	chūfā	to set off HSK 2.0 level 4
63	出生chūshēng	chūshēng	to be born HSK 2.0 level 4
64	出院chūyuàn	chūyuàn	to leave hospital New in HSK 3.0
65	初中chūzhōng	chūzhōng	junior high school, middle school New in HSK 3.0
66	除了chúle	chúle	except, besides HSK 2.0 level 3
67	船chuán	chuán	boat, ship HSK 2.0 level 3
68	春天chūntiān	chūntiān	spring New in HSK 3.0
69	词典cídiǎn	cídiǎn	dictionary HSK 2.0 level 3
70	聪明cōngmíng	cōngmíng	clever, smart HSK 2.0 level 3
71	打扫dǎsǎo	dǎsǎo	to clean HSK 2.0 level 3
72	打算dǎsuàn	dǎsuàn	to plan HSK 2.0 level 3
73	大概dàgài	dàgài	probably, about HSK 2.0 level 4
74	大人dàren	dàren	adult, grown-up New in HSK 3.0
75	大小dàxiǎo	dàxiǎo	size New in HSK 3.0
76	大熊猫dàxióngmāo	dàxióngmāo	giant panda New in HSK 3.0
77	大衣dàyī	dàyī	overcoat, coat New in HSK 3.0
78	带dài	dài	to bring, belt HSK 2.0 level 3
79	担心dānxīn	dānxīn	to worry HSK 2.0 level 3
80	蛋糕dàngāo	dàngāo	cake HSK 2.0 level 3
81	当然dāngrán	dāngrán	of course HSK 2.0 level 3
82	到处dàochù	dàochù	everywhere HSK 2.0 level 4
83	得dé	dé	to get, to obtain New in HSK 3.0
84	得到dédào	dédào	to get, to receive New in HSK 3.0
85	得分défēn	défēn	to score, score New in HSK 3.0
86	的话dehuà	dehuà	if (at the end of a condition) New in HSK 3.0
87	得děi	děi	structural particle; must HSK 2.0 level 4
88	灯dēng	dēng	lamp, light HSK 2.0 level 3
89	地dì	dì	adverb particle; ground HSK 2.0 level 3
90	地点dìdiǎn	dìdiǎn	place, location HSK 2.0 level 4
91	地方dìfang	dìfang	place HSK 2.0 level 3
92	地图dìtú	dìtú	map HSK 2.0 level 3
93	电diàn	diàn	electricity, power New in HSK 3.0
94	电梯diàntī	diàntī	elevator HSK 2.0 level 3
95	电子书diànzǐshū	diànzǐshū	e-book New in HSK 3.0
96	丢diū	diū	to lose, throw HSK 2.0 level 4
97	东dōng	dōng	east HSK 2.0 level 3
98	东北dōngběi	dōngběi	northeast New in HSK 3.0
99	东方dōngfāng	dōngfāng	east, the East New in HSK 3.0
100	东南dōngnán	dōngnán	southeast New in HSK 3.0
101	冬天dōngtiān	dōngtiān	winter New in HSK 3.0
102	懂得dǒngde	dǒngde	to understand; to know New in HSK 3.0
103	动物dòngwù	dòngwù	animal HSK 2.0 level 3
104	动物园dòngwùyuán	dòngwùyuán	zoo New in HSK 3.0
105	短duǎn	duǎn	short (length) HSK 2.0 level 3
106	短裤duǎnkù	duǎnkù	shorts New in HSK 3.0
107	段duàn	duàn	section, paragraph HSK 2.0 level 3
108	锻炼duànliàn	duànliàn	to exercise HSK 2.0 level 3
109	对话duìhuà	duìhuà	dialogue HSK 2.0 level 4
110	饿è	è	hungry HSK 2.0 level 3
111	而且érqiě	érqiě	and also; moreover HSK 2.0 level 3
112	耳朵ěrduo	ěrduo	ear HSK 2.0 level 3
113	耳机ěrjī	ěrjī	headphones, earphones New in HSK 3.0
114	发fā	fā	to send, to emit HSK 2.0 level 3
115	发烧fāshāo	fāshāo	to have a fever HSK 2.0 level 3
116	发生fāshēng	fāshēng	to happen HSK 2.0 level 4
117	发现fāxiàn	fāxiàn	to discover HSK 2.0 level 3
118	发展fāzhǎn	fāzhǎn	to develop HSK 2.0 level 4
119	方便fāngbiàn	fāngbiàn	convenient HSK 2.0 level 3
120	方便面fāngbiànmiàn	fāngbiànmiàn	instant noodles New in HSK 3.0
121	方法fāngfǎ	fāngfǎ	method HSK 2.0 level 4
122	方向fāngxiàng	fāngxiàng	direction HSK 2.0 level 4
123	房子fángzi	fángzi	house New in HSK 3.0
124	放fàng	fàng	to put, to release HSK 2.0 level 3
125	放假fàngjià	fàngjià	to be on holiday, to have a break New in HSK 3.0
126	放心fàngxīn	fàngxīn	to rest assured HSK 2.0 level 3
127	放学fàngxué	fàngxué	to finish school (for the day) New in HSK 3.0
128	分开fēnkāi	fēnkāi	to separate, to part New in HSK 3.0
129	风fēng	fēng	wind New in HSK 3.0
130	封fēng	fēng	measure word for letters New in HSK 3.0
131	夫妻fūqī	fūqī	husband and wife, couple New in HSK 3.0
132	服务fúwù	fúwù	to serve, service In 服务员 (HSK 2.0 level 2)
133	附近fùjìn	fùjìn	nearby HSK 2.0 level 3
134	复习fùxí	fùxí	to review HSK 2.0 level 3
135	该¹gāi	gāi	should, ought to New in HSK 3.0
136	干净gānjìng	gānjìng	clean HSK 2.0 level 3
137	感兴趣gǎn xìngqù	gǎn xìngqù	to be interested in HSK 2.0 level 3
138	感到gǎndào	gǎndào	to feel New in HSK 3.0
139	感冒gǎnmào	gǎnmào	cold (illness) HSK 2.0 level 3
140	干gàn	gàn	to do New in HSK 3.0
141	刚gāng	gāng	just now HSK 2.0 level 4
142	刚才gāngcái	gāngcái	just now HSK 2.0 level 3
143	刚刚gānggāng	gānggāng	just, just now New in HSK 3.0
144	高铁gāotiě	gāotiě	high-speed train New in HSK 3.0
145	根据gēnjù	gēnjù	according to HSK 2.0 level 3
146	更gèng	gèng	even more HSK 2.0 level 3
147	公斤gōngjīn	gōngjīn	kilogram HSK 2.0 level 3
148	公园gōngyuán	gōngyuán	park HSK 2.0 level 3
149	工作日gōngzuòrì	gōngzuòrì	workday, weekday New in HSK 3.0
150	故事gùshi	gùshi	story HSK 2.0 level 3
151	刮guā	guā	to blow (of wind), to scrape In 刮风 (HSK 2.0 level 3)
152	关guān	guān	to close, to turn off HSK 2.0 level 3
153	关机guānjī	guānjī	to turn off (a phone or computer) New in HSK 3.0
154	关系guānxì	guānxì	relationship HSK 2.0 level 3
155	关心guānxīn	guānxīn	to care about HSK 2.0 level 3
156	关于guānyú	guānyú	about, regarding HSK 2.0 level 3
157	关注guānzhù	guānzhù	to pay attention to New in HSK 3.0
158	国家guójiā	guójiā	country, nation HSK 2.0 level 3
159	过节guòjié	guòjié	to celebrate a holiday New in HSK 3.0
160	过去²guòqù	guòqù	past, to go over HSK 2.0 level 3
161	海hǎi	hǎi	sea New in HSK 3.0
162	害怕hàipà	hàipà	to be afraid HSK 2.0 level 3
163	好多hǎoduō	hǎoduō	a lot of, many New in HSK 3.0
164	好久hǎojiǔ	hǎojiǔ	a long time New in HSK 3.0
165	好像hǎoxiàng	hǎoxiàng	seem like HSK 2.0 level 4
166	号码hàomǎ	hàomǎ	number HSK 2.0 level 4
167	河hé	hé	river New in HSK 3.0
168	合适héshì	héshì	suitable HSK 2.0 level 4
169	黑板hēibǎn	hēibǎn	blackboard HSK 2.0 level 3
170	红绿灯hóng-lǜdēng	hóng-lǜdēng	traffic light New in HSK 3.0
171	后来hòulái	hòulái	later, afterwards HSK 2.0 level 3
172	后年hòunián	hòunián	the year after next New in HSK 3.0
173	后天hòutiān	hòutiān	the day after tomorrow New in HSK 3.0
174	护照hùzhào	hùzhào	passport HSK 2.0 level 3
175	花园huāyuán	huāyuán	garden New in HSK 3.0
176	画家huàjiā	huàjiā	painter, artist New in HSK 3.0
177	欢迎huānyíng	huānyíng	to welcome HSK 2.0 level 3
178	还huán	huán	to return, to give back HSK 2.0 level 3
179	环境huánjìng	huánjìng	environment HSK 2.0 level 3
180	换huàn	huàn	to change, exchange HSK 2.0 level 3
181	黄色huángsè	huángsè	yellow New in HSK 3.0
182	回答huídá	huídá	to answer HSK 2.0 level 3
183	会²huì	huì	meeting HSK 2.0 level 1
184	会议huìyì	huìyì	meeting HSK 2.0 level 3
185	或huò	huò	or New in HSK 3.0
186	或者huòzhě	huòzhě	or HSK 2.0 level 3
187	鸡jī	jī	chicken New in HSK 3.0
188	几乎jīhū	jīhū	almost HSK 2.0 level 3
189	机会jīhuì	jīhuì	opportunity HSK 2.0 level 3
190	极jí	jí	extremely HSK 2.0 level 3
191	急jí	jí	anxious, in a hurry, urgent New in HSK 3.0
192	记jì	jì	to remember, to write down New in HSK 3.0
193	季jì	jì	season New in HSK 3.0
194	季节jìjié	jìjié	season HSK 2.0 level 3
195	加jiā	jiā	to add, plus New in HSK 3.0
196	假期jiàqī	jiàqī	holiday, vacation New in HSK 3.0
197	坚持jiānchí	jiānchí	to persist HSK 2.0 level 4
198	检查jiǎnchá	jiǎnchá	to check, examine HSK 2.0 level 3
199	简单jiǎndān	jiǎndān	simple HSK 2.0 level 3
200	检票jiǎnpiào	jiǎnpiào	to check tickets New in HSK 3.0
201	健康jiànkāng	jiànkāng	healthy, health HSK 2.0 level 3
202	见面jiànmiàn	jiànmiàn	to meet HSK 2.0 level 3
203	讲jiǎng	jiǎng	to speak, to explain HSK 2.0 level 3
204	角jiǎo	jiǎo	corner; jiao (currency) HSK 2.0 level 3
205	脚jiǎo	jiǎo	foot HSK 2.0 level 3
206	接jiē	jiē	to receive, to pick up HSK 2.0 level 3
207	街jiē	jiē	street New in HSK 3.0
208	节jié	jié	festival; MW HSK 2.0 level 4
209	结婚jiéhūn	jiéhūn	to marry HSK 2.0 level 3
210	节目jiémù	jiémù	program, show HSK 2.0 level 3
211	节日jiérì	jiérì	holiday, festival HSK 2.0 level 3
212	结束jiéshù	jiéshù	to end HSK 2.0 level 3
213	解决jiějué	jiějué	to solve HSK 2.0 level 3
214	姐妹jiěmèi	jiěmèi	sisters New in HSK 3.0
215	借jiè	jiè	to borrow, to lend HSK 2.0 level 3
216	斤jīn	jīn	jin (half a kilogram) New in HSK 3.0
217	经过jīngguò	jīngguò	to pass by HSK 2.0 level 3
218	经理jīnglǐ	jīnglǐ	manager HSK 2.0 level 3
219	久jiǔ	jiǔ	long (time) HSK 2.0 level 3
220	酒jiǔ	jiǔ	alcohol, wine, liquor New in HSK 3.0
221	旧jiù	jiù	old (things) HSK 2.0 level 3
222	句jù	jù	measure word for sentences New in HSK 3.0
223	句子jùzi	jùzi	sentence HSK 2.0 level 3
224	决定juédìng	juédìng	to decide HSK 2.0 level 3
225	卡kǎ	kǎ	card New in HSK 3.0
226	开花kāihuā	kāihuā	to bloom, to blossom New in HSK 3.0
227	开会kāihuì	kāihuì	to have a meeting New in HSK 3.0
228	开机kāijī	kāijī	to turn on (a phone or computer) New in HSK 3.0
229	开心kāixīn	kāixīn	happy HSK 2.0 level 4
230	看来kànlái	kànlái	it seems New in HSK 3.0
231	可kě	kě	but, however New in HSK 3.0
232	渴kě	kě	thirsty HSK 2.0 level 3
233	可爱kě’ài	kě’ài	cute; lovely HSK 2.0 level 3
234	可是kěshì	kěshì	but, however HSK 2.0 level 4
235	刻kè	kè	quarter (hour) HSK 2.0 level 3
236	课本kèběn	kèběn	textbook New in HSK 3.0
237	客人kèrén	kèrén	guest HSK 2.0 level 3
238	课文kèwén	kèwén	text (of a lesson) New in HSK 3.0
239	空调kōngtiáo	kōngtiáo	air conditioning HSK 2.0 level 3
240	哭kū	kū	to cry HSK 2.0 level 3
241	筷子kuàizi	kuàizi	chopsticks HSK 2.0 level 3
242	矿泉水kuàngquánshuǐ	kuàngquánshuǐ	mineral water HSK 2.0 level 4
243	来自láizì	láizì	to come from HSK 2.0 level 4
244	蓝lán	lán	blue HSK 2.0 level 3
245	老lǎo	lǎo	old; always HSK 2.0 level 3
246	老人lǎorén	lǎorén	old person, the elderly New in HSK 3.0
247	离开líkāi	líkāi	to leave HSK 2.0 level 3
248	礼物lǐwù	lǐwù	gift HSK 2.0 level 3
249	历史lìshǐ	lìshǐ	history HSK 2.0 level 3
250	脸liǎn	liǎn	face HSK 2.0 level 3
251	练liàn	liàn	to practice New in HSK 3.0
252	练习liànxí	liànxí	to practice HSK 2.0 level 3
253	凉快liángkuai	liángkuai	cool HSK 2.0 level 4
254	辆liàng	liàng	MW for vehicles HSK 2.0 level 3
255	聊liáo	liáo	to chat New in HSK 3.0
256	聊天儿liáotiānr	liáotiānr	to chat HSK 2.0 level 3
257	了解liǎojiě	liǎojiě	to understand HSK 2.0 level 3
258	邻居línjū	línjū	neighbor HSK 2.0 level 3
259	留学liúxué	liúxué	to study abroad HSK 2.0 level 3
260	留学生liúxuéshēng	liúxuéshēng	international student New in HSK 3.0
261	楼梯lóutī	lóutī	stairs New in HSK 3.0
262	路边lùbiān	lùbiān	roadside New in HSK 3.0
263	路口lùkǒu	lùkǒu	intersection New in HSK 3.0
264	马mǎ	mǎ	horse HSK 2.0 level 3
265	马路mǎlù	mǎlù	road, street New in HSK 3.0
266	马上mǎshàng	mǎshàng	immediately HSK 2.0 level 3
267	满意mǎnyì	mǎnyì	satisfied HSK 2.0 level 3
268	毛máo	máo	hair, fur; 10 cents HSK 2.0 level 4
269	米mǐ	mǐ	meter; rice HSK 2.0 level 3
270	面前miànqián	miànqián	in front of New in HSK 3.0
271	明白míngbai	míngbai	to understand HSK 2.0 level 3
272	名单míngdān	míngdān	list of names New in HSK 3.0
273	名人míngrén	míngrén	famous person, celebrity New in HSK 3.0
274	南nán	nán	south HSK 2.0 level 3
275	难nán	nán	difficult HSK 2.0 level 3
276	南方nánfāng	nánfāng	the south New in HSK 3.0
277	难过nánguò	nánguò	sad HSK 2.0 level 3
278	难看nánkàn	nánkàn	ugly New in HSK 3.0
279	男人nánrén	nánrén	man New in HSK 3.0
280	男生nánshēng	nánshēng	boy, male student New in HSK 3.0
281	难题nántí	nántí	difficult problem New in HSK 3.0
282	难听nántīng	nántīng	unpleasant to hear, awful New in HSK 3.0
283	年级niánjí	niánjí	grade (school) HSK 2.0 level 3
284	年轻niánqīng	niánqīng	young HSK 2.0 level 3
285	牛niú	niú	cow, ox, awesome (slang) New in HSK 3.0
286	努力nǔlì	nǔlì	to work hard HSK 2.0 level 3
287	女人nǚrén	nǚrén	woman New in HSK 3.0
288	女生nǚshēng	nǚshēng	girl, female student New in HSK 3.0
289	爬pá	pá	to climb, to crawl In 爬山 (HSK 2.0 level 3)
290	怕pà	pà	to be afraid of, to fear New in HSK 3.0
291	拍照pāizhào	pāizhào	to take a photo New in HSK 3.0
292	盘子pánzi	pánzi	plate, dish HSK 2.0 level 3
293	胖pàng	pàng	fat HSK 2.0 level 3
294	啤酒píjiǔ	píjiǔ	beer HSK 2.0 level 3
295	平时píngshí	píngshí	usually HSK 2.0 level 4
296	瓶子píngzi	píngzi	bottle HSK 2.0 level 3
297	骑qí	qí	to ride HSK 2.0 level 3
298	奇怪qíguài	qíguài	strange HSK 2.0 level 3
299	其实qíshí	qíshí	actually HSK 2.0 level 3
300	其他qítā	qítā	other HSK 2.0 level 3
301	起qǐ	qǐ	to get up, to rise New in HSK 3.0
302	起飞qǐfēi	qǐfēi	to take off HSK 2.0 level 3
303	汽车qìchē	qìchē	car In 公共汽车 (HSK 2.0 level 2)
304	铅笔qiānbǐ	qiānbǐ	pencil HSK 2.0 level 2
305	前年qiánnián	qiánnián	the year before last New in HSK 3.0
306	前天qiántiān	qiántiān	the day before yesterday New in HSK 3.0
307	清楚qīngchu	qīngchu	clear HSK 2.0 level 3
308	请假qǐngjià	qǐngjià	to ask for leave HSK 2.0 level 3
309	请客qǐngkè	qǐngkè	to treat (meal) New in HSK 3.0
310	秋天qiūtiān	qiūtiān	autumn, fall New in HSK 3.0
311	球场qiúchǎng	qiúchǎng	court, field (for ball games) New in HSK 3.0
312	裙子qúnzi	qúnzi	skirt HSK 2.0 level 3
313	然后ránhòu	ránhòu	then, after that HSK 2.0 level 3
314	热情rèqíng	rèqíng	enthusiastic HSK 2.0 level 3
315	认得rènde	rènde	to recognize, to know New in HSK 3.0
316	认为rènwéi	rènwéi	to think, believe HSK 2.0 level 3
317	认真rènzhēn	rènzhēn	serious, earnest HSK 2.0 level 3
318	容易róngyì	róngyì	easy HSK 2.0 level 3
319	如果rúguǒ	rúguǒ	if HSK 2.0 level 3
320	伞sǎn	sǎn	umbrella HSK 2.0 level 3
321	扫sǎo	sǎo	to sweep New in HSK 3.0
322	沙发shāfā	shāfā	sofa HSK 2.0 level 4
323	山shān	shān	mountain, hill New in HSK 3.0
324	上衣shàngyī	shàngyī	top, jacket New in HSK 3.0
325	勺子sháozi	sháozi	spoon HSK 2.0 level 4
326	身边shēnbiān	shēnbiān	by one's side, nearby New in HSK 3.0
327	身高shēngāo	shēngāo	height New in HSK 3.0
328	声shēng	shēng	sound, voice, measure word for sounds New in HSK 3.0
329	生活shēnghuó	shēnghuó	life HSK 2.0 level 4
330	生气shēngqì	shēngqì	angry HSK 2.0 level 3
331	声音shēngyīn	shēngyīn	sound, voice HSK 2.0 level 3
332	市shì	shì	city New in HSK 3.0
333	试shì	shì	to try HSK 2.0 level 3
334	室shì	shì	room New in HSK 3.0
335	世界shìjiè	shìjiè	world HSK 2.0 level 3
336	收shōu	shōu	to receive HSK 2.0 level 4
337	收到shōudào	shōudào	to receive New in HSK 3.0
338	受shòu	shòu	to receive, to suffer, to bear New in HSK 3.0
339	瘦shòu	shòu	thin HSK 2.0 level 3
340	受到shòudào	shòudào	to receive HSK 2.0 level 4
341	叔叔shūshu	shūshu	uncle HSK 2.0 level 3
342	树shù	shù	tree HSK 2.0 level 3
343	数学shùxué	shùxué	mathematics HSK 2.0 level 3
344	刷shuā	shuā	to brush, to swipe In 刷牙 (HSK 2.0 level 3)
345	双shuāng	shuāng	pair, double HSK 2.0 level 3
346	水平shuǐpíng	shuǐpíng	level, standard HSK 2.0 level 3
347	司机sījī	sījī	driver HSK 2.0 level 3
348	四季sìjì	sìjì	the four seasons New in HSK 3.0
349	太阳tàiyáng	tàiyáng	sun HSK 2.0 level 3
350	糖táng	táng	sugar, candy HSK 2.0 level 4
351	特别tèbié	tèbié	especially, special HSK 2.0 level 3
352	提高tígāo	tígāo	to improve HSK 2.0 level 3
353	体育tǐyù	tǐyù	sports, PE HSK 2.0 level 3
354	体育馆tǐyùguǎn	tǐyùguǎn	gym, sports hall New in HSK 3.0
355	甜tián	tián	sweet HSK 2.0 level 3
356	跳tiào	tiào	to jump New in HSK 3.0
357	听说tīngshuō	tīngshuō	to hear (that), it is said New in HSK 3.0
358	挺tǐng	tǐng	quite, very HSK 2.0 level 4
359	同事tóngshì	tóngshì	colleague HSK 2.0 level 3
360	同意tóngyì	tóngyì	to agree HSK 2.0 level 3
361	头发tóufa	tóufa	hair HSK 2.0 level 3
362	突然tūrán	tūrán	suddenly HSK 2.0 level 3
363	图书馆túshūguǎn	túshūguǎn	library HSK 2.0 level 3
364	腿tuǐ	tuǐ	leg HSK 2.0 level 3
365	外地wàidì	wàidì	other places, out of town New in HSK 3.0
366	外卖wàimài	wàimài	takeout, food delivery New in HSK 3.0
367	外语wàiyǔ	wàiyǔ	foreign language New in HSK 3.0
368	完成wánchéng	wánchéng	to complete HSK 2.0 level 3
369	碗wǎn	wǎn	bowl HSK 2.0 level 3
370	晚点wǎndiǎn	wǎndiǎn	to be late, to be delayed New in HSK 3.0
371	晚会wǎnhuì	wǎnhuì	evening party, gala New in HSK 3.0
372	网球wǎngqiú	wǎngqiú	tennis HSK 2.0 level 4
373	网站wǎngzhàn	wǎngzhàn	website HSK 2.0 level 4
374	忘记wàngjì	wàngjì	to forget HSK 2.0 level 3
375	为wèi	wèi	for, because of HSK 2.0 level 3
376	为了wèile	wèile	in order to HSK 2.0 level 3
377	卫生间wèishēngjiān	wèishēngjiān	bathroom HSK 2.0 level 4
378	文化wénhuà	wénhuà	culture HSK 2.0 level 3
379	屋子wūzi	wūzi	room HSK 2.0 level 5
380	西xī	xī	west HSK 2.0 level 3
381	西北xīběi	xīběi	northwest New in HSK 3.0
382	西方xīfāng	xīfāng	west, the West New in HSK 3.0
383	西瓜xīguā	xīguā	watermelon HSK 2.0 level 2
384	西南xīnán	xīnán	southwest New in HSK 3.0
385	习惯xíguàn	xíguàn	habit, to be used to HSK 2.0 level 3
386	喜爱xǐ’ài	xǐ’ài	to like, to love New in HSK 3.0
387	洗衣机xǐyījī	xǐyījī	washing machine New in HSK 3.0
388	洗澡xǐzǎo	xǐzǎo	to take a bath HSK 2.0 level 3
389	夏天xiàtiān	xiàtiān	summer New in HSK 3.0
390	先xiān	xiān	first, before HSK 2.0 level 3
391	香蕉xiāngjiāo	xiāngjiāo	banana HSK 2.0 level 3
392	相信xiāngxìn	xiāngxìn	to believe HSK 2.0 level 3
393	箱子xiāngzi	xiāngzi	box, suitcase New in HSK 3.0
394	向xiàng	xiàng	toward HSK 2.0 level 3
395	像xiàng	xiàng	to resemble, like HSK 2.0 level 3
396	相机xiàngjī	xiàngjī	camera In 照相机 (HSK 2.0 level 3)
397	小区xiǎoqū	xiǎoqū	residential complex, neighborhood New in HSK 3.0
398	小心xiǎoxīn	xiǎoxīn	careful HSK 2.0 level 3
399	校园xiàoyuán	xiàoyuán	campus New in HSK 3.0
400	校长xiàozhǎng	xiàozhǎng	principal HSK 2.0 level 3
401	鞋xié	xié	shoes New in HSK 3.0
402	心里xīnlǐ	xīnlǐ	in one's heart, in one's mind New in HSK 3.0
403	新年xīnnián	xīnnián	New Year New in HSK 3.0
404	新闻xīnwén	xīnwén	news HSK 2.0 level 3
405	新鲜xīnxiān	xīnxiān	fresh HSK 2.0 level 3
406	信xìn	xìn	letter; to believe New in HSK 3.0
407	信用卡xìnyòngkǎ	xìnyòngkǎ	credit card HSK 2.0 level 3
408	行xíng	xíng	OK, capable HSK 2.0 level 4
409	行李xíngli	xíngli	luggage In 行李箱 (HSK 2.0 level 3)
410	兴趣xìngqù	xìngqù	interest In 感兴趣 (HSK 2.0 level 3)
411	休假xiūjià	xiūjià	to take time off, to be on leave New in HSK 3.0
412	需要xūyào	xūyào	to need HSK 2.0 level 3
413	选xuǎn	xuǎn	to choose, to pick New in HSK 3.0
414	选择xuǎnzé	xuǎnzé	to choose HSK 2.0 level 3
415	学期xuéqī	xuéqī	semester HSK 2.0 level 4
416	牙yá	yá	tooth In 刷牙 (HSK 2.0 level 3)
417	牙刷yáshuā	yáshuā	toothbrush New in HSK 3.0
418	羊yáng	yáng	sheep, goat In 羊肉 (HSK 2.0 level 2)
419	养yǎng	yǎng	to raise, to keep (a pet) New in HSK 3.0
420	要求yāoqiú	yāoqiú	to request, requirement HSK 2.0 level 3
421	页yè	yè	page HSK 2.0 level 4
422	一定yídìng	yídìng	definitely HSK 2.0 level 3
423	一共yígòng	yígòng	altogether HSK 2.0 level 3
424	一块儿yíkuàir	yíkuàir	together New in HSK 3.0
425	一样yíyàng	yíyàng	same HSK 2.0 level 3
426	以后yǐhòu	yǐhòu	after New in HSK 3.0
427	以前yǐqián	yǐqián	before, previously HSK 2.0 level 3
428	以上yǐshàng	yǐshàng	above, over New in HSK 3.0
429	以外yǐwài	yǐwài	besides, apart from, outside New in HSK 3.0
430	以为yǐwéi	yǐwéi	to think (mistakenly) HSK 2.0 level 4
431	以下yǐxià	yǐxià	below, under New in HSK 3.0
432	一般yìbān	yìbān	general, ordinary HSK 2.0 level 3
433	一边yìbiān	yìbiān	at the same time HSK 2.0 level 3
434	一直yìzhí	yìzhí	always, straight HSK 2.0 level 3
435	音乐yīnyuè	yīnyuè	music HSK 2.0 level 3
436	银行yínháng	yínháng	bank HSK 2.0 level 3
437	银行卡yínhángkǎ	yínhángkǎ	bank card New in HSK 3.0
438	饮料yǐnliào	yǐnliào	drink, beverage HSK 2.0 level 3
439	应该yīnggāi	yīnggāi	should HSK 2.0 level 3
440	影响yǐngxiǎng	yǐngxiǎng	to influence HSK 2.0 level 3
441	用yòng	yòng	to use HSK 2.0 level 3
442	邮件yóujiàn	yóujiàn	email, mail In 电子邮件 (HSK 2.0 level 3)
443	游客yóukè	yóukè	tourist, visitor New in HSK 3.0
444	游戏yóuxì	yóuxì	game HSK 2.0 level 3
445	邮箱yóuxiāng	yóuxiāng	mailbox, email address New in HSK 3.0
446	有关yǒuguān	yǒuguān	related to; concerning New in HSK 3.0
447	有名yǒumíng	yǒumíng	famous HSK 2.0 level 3
448	有用yǒuyòng	yǒuyòng	useful New in HSK 3.0
449	又yòu	yòu	again, also HSK 2.0 level 3
450	羽毛球yǔmáoqiú	yǔmáoqiú	badminton HSK 2.0 level 4
451	语言yǔyán	yǔyán	language HSK 2.0 level 4
452	雨衣yǔyī	yǔyī	raincoat New in HSK 3.0
453	遇到yùdào	yùdào	to meet, encounter HSK 2.0 level 3
454	遇见yùjiàn	yùjiàn	to run into, to meet New in HSK 3.0
455	园yuán	yuán	garden, park New in HSK 3.0
456	员yuán	yuán	person with a job or role (suffix) New in HSK 3.0
457	愿意yuànyì	yuànyì	willing HSK 2.0 level 3
458	越yuè	yuè	more and more HSK 2.0 level 3
459	月亮yuèliang	yuèliang	moon HSK 2.0 level 3
460	运动会yùndònghuì	yùndònghuì	sports meet, sports day New in HSK 3.0
461	运动员yùndòngyuán	yùndòngyuán	athlete New in HSK 3.0
462	咱们zánmen	zánmen	we (inclusive) HSK 2.0 level 4
463	脏zāng	zāng	dirty HSK 2.0 level 4
464	怎么办zěnme bàn	zěnme bàn	what to do New in HSK 3.0
465	怎样zěnyàng	zěnyàng	how, what kind of New in HSK 3.0
466	站²zhàn	zhàn	station; to stand HSK 2.0 level 3
467	张zhāng	zhāng	MW for flat things HSK 2.0 level 3
468	长zhǎng	zhǎng	to grow HSK 2.0 level 3
469	着急zháojí	zháojí	anxious, worried HSK 2.0 level 3
470	照zhào	zhào	to shine, to take (a photo) HSK 2.0 level 4
471	照顾zhàogù	zhàogù	to take care of HSK 2.0 level 3
472	照片zhàopiàn	zhàopiàn	photo HSK 2.0 level 3
473	照相zhàoxiàng	zhàoxiàng	to take a picture In 照相机 (HSK 2.0 level 3)
474	直到zhídào	zhídào	until New in HSK 3.0
475	只zhǐ	zhǐ	only HSK 2.0 level 3
476	纸zhǐ	zhǐ	paper New in HSK 3.0
477	只能zhǐ néng	zhǐ néng	can only, have to New in HSK 3.0
478	只是zhǐshì	zhǐshì	only, just, but New in HSK 3.0
479	只要zhǐyào	zhǐyào	as long as HSK 2.0 level 4
480	只有zhǐyǒu	zhǐyǒu	only if, only HSK 2.0 level 3
481	中zhōng	zhōng	middle, among, in New in HSK 3.0
482	中间zhōngjiān	zhōngjiān	middle HSK 2.0 level 3
483	终于zhōngyú	zhōngyú	finally HSK 2.0 level 3
484	种zhǒng	zhǒng	kind, type HSK 2.0 level 3
485	重要zhòngyào	zhòngyào	important HSK 2.0 level 3
486	周末zhōumò	zhōumò	weekend HSK 2.0 level 3
487	主要zhǔyào	zhǔyào	main, primary HSK 2.0 level 3
488	注意zhùyì	zhùyì	to pay attention HSK 2.0 level 3
489	住院zhùyuàn	zhùyuàn	to be in hospital New in HSK 3.0
490	字典zìdiǎn	zìdiǎn	dictionary New in HSK 3.0
491	自行车zìxíngchē	zìxíngchē	bicycle HSK 2.0 level 3
492	子zi	zi	noun suffix New in HSK 3.0
493	总zǒng	zǒng	always, total New in HSK 3.0
494	总是zǒngshì	zǒngshì	always HSK 2.0 level 3
495	嘴zuǐ	zuǐ	mouth HSK 2.0 level 3
496	最好zuìhǎo	zuìhǎo	had better HSK 2.0 level 4
497	最后zuìhòu	zuìhòu	last, finally HSK 2.0 level 3
498	最近zuìjìn	zuìjìn	recently HSK 2.0 level 3
499	做客zuòkè	zuòkè	to be a guest, to visit New in HSK 3.0
500	作业zuòyè	zuòyè	homework HSK 2.0 level 3

Words and pinyin: the new HSK exam syllabus (新版HSK考试大纲, CLEC, November 2025, in effect July 2026), in its order. A small number after a word (本¹, 本²) means the syllabus lists it twice, for two meanings.

HSK 2.0: the level where the same word, with the same reading, was an entry in Hanban’s 2012 HSK 2.0 lists, as transcribed by hskhsk.com (MIT licence). 面条儿 and 面条 count as the same word. A word of two or more characters that HSK 2.0 only had inside a longer entry shows that entry and its level instead: “In 火车站 (HSK 2.0 level 2)” for 火车. Single characters show this only for a few set phrases, such as 踢 in 踢足球. Anything else is “New in HSK 3.0”. Where HSK 2.0 listed a word once, both meanings of a word listed twice show that level.

Meanings: Purlingual’s own for every word in HSK 1 to 6 and for the HSK 7–9 words the app taught before. In HSK 7–9 they’re also ours for words listed twice and for a few words where the dictionary’s first senses mislead. All other HSK 7–9 meanings are shortened from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0; our shortened versions are shared under the same licence.

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