11/5/11 HSK Word List - Level 3 HSK Word List - Level 3 1 阿姨 āyí maternal aunt; step-mother; childcare worker; nursemaid; woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child); CL:個|个[gè] 2 啊 a modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent 3 矮 ǎi low; short (in length) 4 ài to love; affection; to be fond of; to like 5 好 àihào to like; to take pleasure in; keen on; fond of; interest; hobby; appetite for; CL:個|个[gè] 6 安静 ānjìng quiet; peaceful; calm 7 八 bā eight; 8 8 把 bǎ 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 9 爸爸 bàba (informal) father; CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi] 10 吧 ba (modal particle indicating polite suggestion); ...right?; ...OK? 11 白 bái white; snowy; pure; bright; empty; blank; plain; clear; to make clear; in vain; gratuitous; free of charge; reactionary; anti-communist; funeral; to stare coldly; to write wrong character; to state; to explain; vernacular; spoken lines in opera; surname Bai 12 百 bǎi hundred; numerous; all kinds of; surname Bai 13 班 bān team; class; squad; work shift; classifier for groups; ranking; surname Ban; CL:個|个[gè] 14 搬 bān to move; to shift; to remove; to transport; to apply indiscriminately; to copy mechanically 15 半 bàn half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half 16 法 bànfǎ means; method; way (of doing sth); CL:條|条[tiáo], 個|个[gè] hewgill.com/hsk/hsk3.html 1/29 11/5/11 HSK Word List - Level 3 17 公室 bàngōngshì an office; business premises; a bureau; CL:間| [jiān] 18 帮忙 bāngmáng to help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn 19 帮助 bāngzhù assistance; aid; to help; to assist 20 包 bāo 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:個|个[gè],隻|只[zhī] 21 bǎo to eat till full; satisfied 22 bàozhǐ newspaper; newsprint; CL:份[fèn],期[qī],張| [zhāng] 23 杯子 bēizi cup; glass; CL:個|个[gè],支[zhī],枝[zhī] 24 北方 běifāng north; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River 25 北京 běijīng Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China; Peking; PRC government 26 被 bèi by (indicates passive-voice sentences or clauses); quilt; to cover (literary) 27 本 běn roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc; originally 28 鼻子 bízi nose; CL:個|个[gè],隻|只[zhī] 29 比 bǐ (particle used for comparison and "-er than"); to compare; to contrast; to gesture (with hands); ratio 30 比 bǐjiào compare; contrast; fairly; comparatively; relatively; quite; rather 31 比 bǐsài competition (sports etc); match; CL:場|[chǎng], 次[cì] 32 必 bìxū to have to; must; compulsory; necessarily 33 化 biànhuà change; variation; to change; to vary; CL:個|个[gè] 34 表示 biǎoshì to express; to show; to say; to state; to indicate; to mean hewgill.com/hsk/hsk3.html 2/29 11/5/11 HSK Word List - Level 3 35 表演 biǎoyǎn play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate; CL:場|[chǎng] 36 别 bié to leave; to depart; to separate; to distinguish; to classify; other; another; do not; must not; to pin 37 别人 biérén other people; others; other person 38 bīnguǎn guesthouse; CL:個|个[gè],家[jiā] 39 冰箱 bīngxiāng icebox; freezer cabinet; refrigerator; CL:臺|台[tái], 個|个[gè] 40 不客气 búkèqi you're welcome; impolite; rude; blunt; don't mention it 41 不 bù (negative prefix); not; no 42 才 cái ability; talent; endowment; gift; an expert; only (then); only if; just 43 菜 cài dish (type of food); vegetables; vegetable; cuisine; CL:盤|[pán],道[dào] 44 菜 càidān menu; CL:份[fèn],張|[zhāng] 45 参加 cānjiā to participate; to take part; to join 46 草 cǎo grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough; CL:棵[kē],撮[zuǒ],株[zhū],根[gēn] 47 céng layer; stratum; laminated; floor (of a building); storey; classifier for layers; repeated; sheaf (math.) 48 茶 chá tea; tea plant; CL:杯[bēi],壺|[hú] 49 差 chà differ from; short of; to lack; poor 50 cháng length; long; forever; always; constantly 51 唱歌 chànggē to sing a song 52 超市 chāoshì supermarket (abbr.); CL:家[jiā] 53 衫 chènshān shirt; blouse; CL:件[jiàn] 54 成 chéngjì achievement; performance records; grades; CL:項| [xiàng],個|个[gè] 55 城市 chéngshì city; town; CL:座[zuò] hewgill.com/hsk/hsk3.html 3/29 11/5/11 HSK Word List - Level 3 56 吃 chī to eat; to have one's meal; to eradicate; to destroy; to absorb; to suffer; to exhaust 57 到 chídào to arrive late 58 出 chū to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc 59 出 chūxiàn to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up 60 出租 chūzūchē taxi 61 厨房 chúfáng kitchen; CL:間|[jiān] 62 除了 chúle besides; apart from (... also...); in addition to; except (for) 63 穿 chuān to bore through; pierce; perforate; penetrate; pass through; to dress; to wear; to put on; to thread 64 船 chuán a boat; vessel; ship; CL:條|条[tiáo],艘[sōu],隻|只 [zhī] 65 春 chūn spring (time); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life 66 cíyǔ word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases); term (e.g. technical term); expression 67 次 cì next in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc); secondary; vice-; sub-; infra-; inferior quality; substandard; order; sequence; hypo- (chemistry); classifier for enumerated events: time 68 明 cōngming acute (of sight and hearing); clever; intelligent; bright; smart 69 从 cóng from; via; passing through; through (a gap); past; ever (followed by negative, meaning never); (formerly pr. zòng and related to 縱|) to follow; to comply with; to obey; to join; to engage in; adopting some mode of action or attitude; follower; retainer; accessory; accomplice; related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor; surname Cong 70 cuò mistake; error; blunder; fault; cross; uneven; wrong; CL:個|个[gè] hewgill.com/hsk/hsk3.html 4/29 11/5/11 HSK Word List - Level 3 71 打 dǎdiànhuà to make a telephone call 72 打球 dǎlánqiú play basketball 73 打 dǎsǎo to clean; to sweep 74 打算 dǎsuàn to plan; to intend; to calculate; plan; intention; calculation; CL:個|个[gè] 75 大 dà big; huge; large; major; great; wide; deep; oldest; eldest 76 大家 dàjiā authority; everyone 77 dài band; belt; girdle; ribbon; tire; area; zone; region; CL:條|条[tiáo]; to wear; to carry; to lead; to bring; to look after; to raise 78 担心 dānxīn anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious 79 蛋糕 dàngāo cake; CL:塊|[kuài],個|个[gè] 80 但是 dànshì but; however 81 当然 dāngrán only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt 82 到 dào to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive 83 地 de -ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct 84 的 de of; structural particle: used before a noun, linking it to preceding possessive or descriptive attributive 85 得 de structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc 86 灯 dēng lamp; light; lantern; CL:盞|[zhǎn] 87 等 děng to wait for; to await 88 低 dī low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline 89 弟弟 dìdi younger brother; CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi] 90 地方 dìfāng region; regional (away from the central administration) 91 地 dìtiě subway; metro 92 地 dìtú map; CL:張|[zhāng],本[běn] hewgill.com/hsk/hsk3.html 5/29 11/5/11 HSK Word List - Level 3 93 第一 dìyī first; number one 94 点 diǎn drop (of liquid); stain; spot; speck; jot; dot stroke (in Chinese characters); decimal point; point; mark (of degree or level); a place (with certain characteristics); iron bell; o’clock; a little; a bit; some; (point) unit of measurement for type; to touch on briefly; to make clear; to light; to ignite; to kindle; period of time at night (24 minutes) (old); a drip; to dibble; classifier for small indeterminate quantities 95 diànnǎo computer; CL:臺|台[tái] 96 diànshì television; TV; CL:臺|台[tái],個|个[gè] 97 梯 diàntī elevator; CL:臺|台[tái],部[bù] 98 影 diànyǐng movie; film; CL:部[bù],片[piàn],幕[mù],場| [chǎng] 99 子件 diànzǐyóujiàn electronic mail; email; CL:封[fēng] 100 dōng east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord; surname Dong 101 西 dōngxi thing; stuff; person; CL:個|个[gè],件[jiàn] 102 冬 dōng winter 103 懂 dǒng to understand; to know 104 物 dòngwù animal; CL:隻|只[zhī],群[qún],個|个[gè] 105 都 dōu all, both; entirely (due to) each; even; already 106 dú to read; to study; reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音[pīn yīn] 107 短 duǎn short or brief; to lack; weak point; fault 108 段 duàn paragraph; section; segment; stage (of a process); classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc 109 duànliàn to engage in physical exercise; to toughen; to temper 110 duì couple; pair; to be opposite; to oppose; to face; versus; for; to; correct (answer); to answer; to reply; hewgill.com/hsk/hsk3.html 6/29 11/5/11 HSK Word List - Level 3 to direct (towards sth); right 111 不起 duìbuqǐ unworthy; to let down; I'm sorry; excuse me; pardon me; if you please; sorry? (please repeat) 112 多 duō many; much; a lot of; numerous; multi- 113 多么 duōme how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc); however (difficult it may be etc) 114 多少 duōshǎo number; amount; somewhat 115 è to be hungry; hungry 116 而且 érqiě (not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore 117 儿子 érzi son 118 耳朵 ěrduo ear; CL:隻|只[zhī],個|个[gè],對|[duì] 119 二 èr two; 2; stupid (Beijing dialect) 120 fāshāo have a high temperature (from illness); have a fever 121 fāxiàn to find; to discover 122 fànguǎn restaurant; CL:家[jiā]