HSK Level 3 Character List

ten thousand, innumerable

use, employ, apply

earth, ground, soil

in, on, at

completed, finished, fixed

master, chief owner, host

issue, dispatch, send out

seed, race, breed

and, and then, and yet

a square, rectangle, a region

decide, settle, fix

go, walk, move

law, rule, regulation

power, capability, influence

if, supposing, as if

change, convert, reform

self, private, personal

reason, logic, manage

thing, substance, creature

real, honest, solid, actual

add to, increase, augment

bear, accept, undertake

profession, business

hold, take, guard

should, ought to, must

his, her, its

flat, level, even

mutual, reciprocal, each other

heavy, weighty, double

number, several, count

heart, mind, intelligence

that which, he who, those who

hold in hand, lift in hand

straight, erect, vertical

toward, direction, trend

collect, overall, altogether

more, still further, much more

eye, look, see

and, also, again

do, work, manage

decide, determine, judge

special, unique, distinguished

knot, tie, join

loosen, unfasten, untie

put, release, free

change, transform, alter

flower, blossoms

market, fair, city

clear, pure, clean

section, piece, division

record, keep in mind, remember

level, rank, class

receive, continue, catch

south, southern part, southward

belt, girdle, band

literature, culture, writing

mouth, open end, entrance

moreover, also, about to

exclamatory particle

answer, reply, return

need, require, must

take, hold, grasp

rotten, spoilt, bad

old, ancient, former

short, brief, deficient

difficult, arduous, hard

contain, tolerate, appearance

easy, simple, change

light, easy, simple

father, grandfather

building of two or more stories

ship, boat, vessel

street, road, thoroughfare

jump over, leap over, surpass

silver, cash, money

postal, mail, post office

diagram, chart, map

mountain, hill, peak

river, stream, yellow river

empty, hollow, bare

wind, air, manners

sun

spring, wanton

summer, great, grand

autumn, fall, year

winter, 11th lunar month

Zhou dynasty, circumference

self, oneself, personal

only, just, simply

talent, ability, just

or, either, else

eliminate, remove, except

root, base, foundation

to occupy, take possession of, a base

shine, illumine, reflect

take part in, intervene, ginseng

transfer, move, change

investigate, examine, seek into

peaceful, tranquil, quiet

manage, do, handle

receive, welcome, greet

feel, perceive, emotion

seek, demand, request

consult, talk over, discuss

produce, give birth to, educate

to practice, drill, exercise

compete, contend, contest

strong, robust, healthy

peaceful, quiet, happy

to exert, strive, make an effort

bind, control, restrain

make sound, make noise, sound

surely, most certainly, must

simple, terse, succinct

single, individual, only

return, repeat, repeatedly

wrap, pack, bundle

weep, cry, wail

to fear, be afraid of, apprehensive

garden, park, orchard

name of feudal state, clear

count, calculate, figure

head, top, chief

by

trust, believe, letter

generation, world, era

throne, position, post

sound, voice, noise

horse, surname

boundary, limit, domain

a picture, image, figure

stretch, extend, expand

should, ought to, need to

extreme, utmost, furthest

first, dollar, origin

castle, city, town

fill, full, satisfied

exceed, go beyond

must, have to, necessary

slice, splinter, strip

history, chronicle, annals

interrogative or exclamatory final particle

prefix used before kinship terms or names

plum, judge, surname

history, calendar

suddenly, abruptly, unexpectedly

compare, comparatively, more

concentrate, focus, direct

choose, select, elect

half

knot, node, joint

protect, guard, defend

sound, tone, pitch

heel, to follow, accompany

stop, halt, stay

explain, discuss, talk

consider, conjecture, materials

end, finally, in the end

yellow, surname

strange, unusual, uncanny

ancient, old, reason

injure, harm, destroy

set of two, pair, couple

boundary, frontier, area

sincere, honest, virtuous

net, network

face, cheek, reputation

carve, engrave, quarter hour

hard, tough, rigid

sort, manner, kind

falsehood, deception, vacation

long time ago, time passage, grow late

quick, quickly, urgent

live, dwell, reside

jade ring or bracelet, ring

tree, plant, set up

storey, layer, floor

sentence

card, punch card, calorie

carry, bear, undertake

quiet, still, motionless

check, examine

to differ, different, wrong

horn, angle, corner

skin, hide, fur

strange, unusual, peculiar

fragrant, sweet smelling, incense

iron, strong, solid

grass, straw, thatch

leg, foot, base

wine, spirits, liquor

look back, look at, look after

change

hear, smell, make known

a painting, picture, drawing

ear, merely, only

meet, come across, encounter

adhere to, append, rely on near to

social custom, manners, courtesy

plank, board, iron or tin plate

get married, marriage, wedding

fresh, delicious, attractive

words, phrase, expression

select, choose, pick out

borrow, lend, make pretext of

tooth, molars, teeth

mouth, lips

theatrical play, show

law, canon, documentation

tray, plate, dish

forget, neglect, miss

interest

ice, ice-cold

green, chlorine

lantern, lamp

final, last, end

blue, indigo plant, surname

burn, bake, heat

risk, brave, dare

habit, custom, habitually

bird

quarter of year, season, surname

nose, first

legs, thighs

late, tardy, slow

numerary adjunct for vehicles

clean, pure, cleanse

ride horseback, mount, cavalry

uncle

crawl, creep, climb

sweep, clear away, exterminate

case, box, chest

open up, unfold, stretch out

spin, achievements

drink, swallow, kind of drink

cluster of flowers, earlobe

shoes, footwear in general

neighbor, neighborhood