HSK 3 Vocabulary Lists
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深
㴱
shēn
old variant of 深[shen1]
久
jiǔ
(of a period of time) long
乱
亂
luàn
in confusion or disorder
仍
réng
still; yet
付
fù
surname Fu
代
dài
to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute
任
rèn
to assign
布
佈
bù
variant of 布[bu4]
使
shǐ
to make
保
bǎo
Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])
信
xìn
letter
修
xiū
surname Xiu
值
zhí
value
做客
zuò kè
to be a guest or visitor
传
傳
chuán
to pass on
伤
傷
shāng
to injure
伤心
傷心
shāng xīn
to grieve
仅
僅
jǐn
barely
光
guāng
light; ray (CL:道[dao4])
内
內
nèi
inside
准
zhǔn
to allow
刀
dāo
surname Dao
分组
分組
fēn zǔ
to divide into groups
划船
huá chuán
to row a boat
初
chū
at first
加工
jiā gōng
to process
胜
勝
shèng
victory
化
huà
to make into
区
區
qū
area
升
shēng
to ascend; to rise
厰
chǎng
variant of 廠|厂[chang3]
双
shuāng
variant of 雙|双[shuang1]
受
shòu
to receive
受伤
受傷
shòu shāng
to sustain injuries
古
gǔ
surname Gu
只
zhǐ
only; merely; just
叫
jiào
to shout
台
tái
Taiwan (abbr.)
各
gè
each
合
hé
to close
吵
chǎo
to quarrel
吵架
chǎo jià
to quarrel
叫
呌
jiào
variant of 叫[jiao4]
员
員
yuán
(bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activity
念
唸
niàn
variant of 念[nian4], to read aloud
困
kùn
to trap
围
圍
wéi
surname Wei
图
圖
tú
diagram
团
團
tuán
round
城
chéng
city walls
报
報
bào
to report; to inform; to announce
报到
報到
bào dào
to report for duty
压
壓
yā
to press
存
cún
to exist
室
shì
surname Shi
富
fù
surname Fu
就业
就業
jiù yè
to get a job
属
屬
shǔ
category
巧
qiǎo
opportunely
已
yǐ
already
布
bù
cloth
带动
帶動
dài dòng
to spur; to provide impetus; to drive
厂
廠
chǎng
factory
建
jiàn
to establish
张
張
zhāng
surname Zhang
强
強
qiáng
surname Qiang
强
彊
qiáng
variant of 強|强[qiang2]
录
彔
lù
to carve wood
得分
dé fēn
to score a point (in a competition, test etc)
心
xīn
heart
念
niàn
to read
怕
pà
surname Pa
性
xìng
nature
批准
pī zhǔn
to approve; to ratify
把
bǎ
to hold; to grasp
抓
zhuā
to grab
抓住
zhuā zhù
to grab hold of; to capture
拍
pāi
to pat
指
zhǐ
finger
按
àn
to press
救
捄
jiù
variant of 救[jiu4]
排
pái
a row
排名
pái míng
to rank (1st, 2nd etc)
挂
掛
guà
to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc)
推动
推動
tuī dòng
to push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan); to promote; to give impetus to
握手
wò shǒu
to shake hands
搬
bān
to move (i.e. relocate oneself)
搬家
bān jiā
to move house; to relocate
播出
bō chū
to broadcast
收费
收費
shōu fèi
to charge a fee
救
jiù
to save
敢
gǎn
to dare
散步
sàn bù
to take a walk; to go for a walk
整
zhěng
(bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactly
断
斷
duàn
to break
时
旹
shí
old variant of 時|时[shi2]
升
昇
shēng
to ascend; to rise (variant of 升[sheng1])
时
時
shí
surname Shi
朝
cháo
abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea
期
朞
qī
variant of 期[qi1]
期
qī
a period of time
村
cūn
village
束
shù
surname Shu
板
bǎn
board
架
jià
to support
某
mǒu
some
乐
樂
lè
surname Le
桥
橋
qiáo
bridge
台
檯
tái
desk; table; counter
正
zhèng
straight
步
bù
surname Bu
死
sǐ
to die
每
měi
each
毛
máo
surname Mao
注意
zhù yì
to take note of; to pay attention to
活
huó
to live
派
pài
(literary) tributary; branch of a river
深
shēn
deep (lit. and fig.)
游
yóu
surname You
汤
湯
tāng
surname Tang
准
準
zhǔn
accurate
演
yǎn
to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show)
照
炤
zhào
variant of 照[zhao4]
为
為
wèi
because of
烟
煙
yān
cigarette or pipe tobacco
照
zhào
according to
争
爭
zhēng
to strive for
为
爲
wèi
variant of 為|为[wei4]
理发
理髮
lǐ fà
to get a haircut; to have one's hair done
环
環
huán
surname Huan
甜
tián
sweet
生
shēng
to be born
由
yóu
to follow
留学
留學
liú xué
to study abroad
痛
tòng
ache
发出
發出
fā chū
to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch
白
bái
surname Bai
皮
pí
surname Pi
直
zhí
surname Zhi
困
睏
kùn
sleepy
破
pò
broken
只
祇
zhǐ
variant of 只[zhi3]
祝
zhù
surname Zhu
福
fú
surname Fu
突出
tū chū
prominent
管
筦
guǎn
variant of 管[guan3]
管
guǎn
surname Guan
米
mǐ
surname Mi
糖
táng
sugar
团
糰
tuán
dumpling
约
約
yuē
to make an appointment
结婚
結婚
jié hūn
to marry
线
綫
xiàn
variant of 線|线[xian4]
紧
緊
jǐn
tight
线
線
xiàn
thread
縂
zǒng
variant of 總|总[zong3]
总
總
zǒng
(bound form) general; overall
缺
quē
deficiency
羊
yáng
surname Yang
美
měi
(bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲[Mei3 zhou1])
群
羣
qún
variant of 群[qun2]
群
qún
group
者
zhě
(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...
背
bèi
the back of a body or object
胖
pàng
fat
修
脩
xiū
variant of 修[xiu1]
台
臺
tái
Taiwan (abbr.)
旧
舊
jiù
old
烟
菸
yān
tobacco (variant of 煙|烟[yan1])
落后
落後
luò hòu
to fall behind
血
xuè
blood
行
xíng
(bound form) to walk; to go; to travel
只
衹
zhǐ
variant of 只[zhi3]
被
bèi
quilt
补
補
bǔ
to repair
亲
親
qīn
parent
解开
解開
jiě kāi
to untie
订
訂
dìng
to agree
证
証
zhèng
to admonish
认出
認出
rèn chū
recognition
调
調
diào
to transfer
谈
談
tán
surname Tan
证
證
zhèng
certificate
猪
豬
zhū
hog
费
費
fèi
surname Fei
赢
贏
yíng
to beat
赶
趕
gǎn
to overtake; to catch up with
跑步
pǎo bù
to run
跳
tiào
to jump
跳舞
tiào wǔ
to dance
较
較
jiào
(bound form) to compare
输
輸
shū
to lose; to be beaten
迷
mí
to bewilder
追
zhuī
to chase
退
tuì
to retreat; to withdraw
退出
tuì chū
to withdraw
造
zào
to make
连
連
lián
surname Lian
游
遊
yóu
to walk
达到
達到
dá dào
to reach; to achieve; to attain
村
邨
cūn
variant of 村[cun1]
部
bù
ministry
配
pèi
to join
重
zhòng
heavy
金
jīn
surname Jin
银
銀
yín
silver
录
錄
lù
surname Lu
钟
鍾
zhōng
surname Zhong
钟
鐘
zhōng
a (large) bell (CL:架[jia4])
铁
鐵
tiě
surname Tie
开业
開業
kāi yè
to open a business
合
閤
hé
variant of 合[he2]
板
闆
bǎn
see 老闆|老板, boss
防
fáng
to protect
升
陞
shēng
to ascend; to rise (variant of 升[sheng1])
随
隨
suí
surname Sui
双
雙
shuāng
surname Shuang
离婚
離婚
lí hūn
to divorce
静
靜
jìng
still
顿
頓
dùn
to stop
领
領
lǐng
neck
领先
領先
lǐng xiān
to lead
头
頭
tóu
head
类
類
lèi
kind; type; class; category
台
颱
tái
typhoon
糖
餹
táng
old variant of 糖[tang2]
香
xiāng
fragrant
马
馬
mǎ
surname Ma
齐
齊
qí
(name of states and dynasties at several different periods)
龙
龍
lóng
surname Long
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