B1300 wordsHSK 3.0

HSK Level 3 Character List

Pre-intermediate: social situations and common topics. This list follows the HSK 3.0 standard, and each entry includes pinyin pronunciation and English meaning. Click any word to see its full detail page.

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专
专zhuān

monopolize, take sole possession

世
世shì

generation, world, era

丰
丰fēng

abundant, lush, bountiful

义
义yì

right conduct, righteousness

乡
乡xiāng

country, rural, village

乱
乱luàn

confusion, state of chaos, revolt

争
争zhēng

dispute, fight, contend

互
互hù

mutually, reciprocally

仅
仅jǐn

only, merely, solely

仍
仍réng

yet, still, as ever

付
付fù

give, deliver, pay

代
代dài

replace, replacement, era

价
价jià

price, value

任
任rèn

trust to, rely on, appoint

众
众zhòng

multitude, crowd, masses

光
光guāng

light, brilliant, shine

农
农nóng

agriculture, farming, farmer

刀
刀dāo

knife, old coin, measure

升
升shēng

arise, go up, hoist

厂
厂chǎng

factory, workshop

及
及jí

extend, reach, come up to

双
双shuāng

set of two, pair, couple

品
品pǐn

article, product, commodity

布
布bù

cotton cloth, textiles, linen

录
录lù

copy, write down, record

步
步bù

step, pace

母
母mǔ

mother, female elders, female

每
每měi

every, each

皮
皮pí

skin, hide, fur

羊
羊yáng

sheep, goat

负
负fù

load, burden, carry

责
责zé

to blame

足
足zú

foot

齐
齐qí

even, uniform, of equal length

优
优yōu

superior, excellent, actor

伟
伟wěi

great, robust, extraordinary

传
传chuán

summon, propagate, transmit

伤
伤shāng

wound, injury, fall ill from

似
似shì

resemble, similar to, as if

何
何hé

what, why, where

保
保bǎo

protect, safeguard, defend

修
修xiū

study, repair, cultivate

值
值zhí

price

充
充chōng

fill, be full, supply

内
内nèi

inside

冒
冒mào

risk, brave, dare

决
决jué

decide, determine, judge

况
况kuàng

condition, situation, furthermore

切
切qiè

cut, mince, slice

创
创chuàng

establish, create, knife cut

初
初chū

beginning, initial, primary

判
判pàn

judge, discriminate, conclude

制
制zhì

system, establish, overpower

剧
剧jù

theatrical plays, opera, drama

功
功gōng

achievement, merit, good result

势
势shì

power, force, tendency

化
化huà

change, convert, reform

区
区qū

area, district, region

华
华huá

flowery, illustrious, Chinese

卫
卫wèi

guard, protect, defend

危
危wēi

dangerous, precarious, high

历
历lì

history, calendar

反
反fǎn

reverse, opposite, contrary

古
古gǔ

old, classic, ancient

另
另lìng

another, separate, other

台
台tái

platform, unit, term of address

各
各gè

each, individually, every

否
否fǒu

not, no, negative

吵
吵chǎo

argue, dispute, disturb

员
员yuán

member

命
命mìng

life, destiny, fate

咖
咖kā

coffee

哈
哈hā

sound of laughter

啡
啡fēi

coffee

啤
啤pí

beer

器
器qì

receptacle, vessel, instrument

团
团tuán

sphere, ball, circle

困
困kùn

sleepy, tired, trapped

围
围wéi

surround, encircle, corral

土
土tǔ

soil, earth, items made of earth

坚
坚jiān

hard, strong, firm

城
城chéng

castle, city, town

基
基jī

foundation, base

境
境jìng

boundary, frontier, area

增
增zēng

increase, add to, augment

夫
夫fū

man, male adult, husband

失
失shī

lose, make mistake, neglect

奇
奇qí

strange, unusual, uncanny

始
始shǐ

begin, start

姑
姑gū

aunt

娘
娘niáng

mother, young girl, woman

婚
婚hūn

get married, marriage, wedding

媒
媒méi

go-between, matchmaker, medium

存
存cún

exist, live, be

宣
宣xuān

declare, announce, proclaim

容
容róng

contain, tolerate, appearance

富
富fù

abundant, ample, rich

察
察chá

examine, investigate, notice

导
导dǎo

direct, guide, lead

尽
尽jǐn

exhaust, use up, deplete

屋
屋wū

house, room, building

展
展zhǎn

open, unfold, stretch

属
属shǔ

class, category, type

巧
巧qiǎo

skillful, ingenious, clever

币
币bì

currency, coins, legal tender

希
希xī

hope, wish, rare

并
并bìng

and

庆
庆qìng

congratulate, celebrate

底
底dǐ

bottom, underneath, underside

建
建jiàn

build, establish, erect

式
式shì

style, system, formula

张
张zhāng

stretch, extend, expand

强
强qiáng

strong, powerful, energetic

形
形xíng

form, shape, appearance

彩
彩cǎi

hue, color, variegated colors

待
待dài

treat, entertain, receive

志
志zhì

purpose, will, determination

念
念niàn

think of, recall, study

性
性xìng

nature, character, sex

怪
怪guài

strange, unusual, peculiar

恐
恐kǒng

fear, fearful, apprehensive

戏
戏xì

theatrical play, show

批
批pī

comment, criticize, wholesale

技
技jì

skill, ability, talent

把
把bǎ

hold, take, guard

抓
抓zhuā

scratch, clutch, seize

拍
拍pāi

clap, tap, beat

持
持chí

sustain, support, hold

挂
挂guà

hang, suspend, suspense

指
指zhǐ

finger, toe, point

按
按àn

put hand on, press down with hand

据
据jù

to occupy, take possession of, a base

握
握wò

grasp, hold fast, take by hand

搬
搬bān

transfer, move, remove

播
播bō

sow, spread, broadcast

支
支zhī

disperse, pay, support

效
效xiào

result, effect, effectiveness

救
救jiù

save, rescue, relieve

敢
敢gǎn

to dare, venture, bold

散
散sàn

scatter, disperse, break up

整
整zhěng

orderly, neat, tidy

断
断duàn

sever, cut off, interrupt

族
族zú

a family clan, ethnic group, tribe

旧
旧jiù

old, ancient, former

易
易yì

easy, simple, change

显
显xiǎn

manifest, display, evident

景
景jǐng

scenery, view, conditions

暖
暖nuǎn

warm, genial

曾
曾céng

already, sign of past

朝
朝cháo

dynasty, morning

木
木mù

tree, wood, lumber

术
术shù

art, skill, special feat

杂
杂zá

mixed, blended, mix

李
李lǐ

plum, judge

材
材cái

material, stuff, timber

村
村cūn

village, hamlet, uncouth

束
束shù

bind, control, restrain

极
极jí

extreme, utmost, furthest

架
架jià

rack, stand, prop

某
某mǒu

certain thing or person

标
标biāo

mark, symbol, label

根
根gēn

root, base, foundation

格
格gé

pattern, standard, form

桥
桥qiáo

bridge, beam, crosspiece

概
概gài

generally, approximately

止
止zhǐ

stop, halt, desist

此
此cǐ

this, these, in this case

死
死sǐ

die, dead, death

民
民mín

people, subjects, citizens

汁
汁zhī

juice, liquor, fluid

汤
汤tāng

hot water, soup, gravy

沙
沙shā

sand, gravel, pebbles

注
注zhù

concentrate, focus, direct

泳
泳yǒng

swim

派
派pài

school of thought, sect, branch

济
济jì

help, aid, relieve

浪
浪làng

wave, wasteful, reckless

消
消xiāo

vanish, die out, melt away

深
深shēn

deep, depth, far

演
演yǎn

perform, put on, exercise

烈
烈liè

fiery, violent, vehement

烟
烟yān

smoke, soot, opium

烦
烦fán

bother, vex, trouble

父
父fù

father

牌
牌pái

signboard, placard

状
状zhuàng

form, appearance, shape

猪
猪zhū

pig, hog, wild boar

环
环huán

jade ring or bracelet, ring

甜
甜tián

sweet, sweetness

界
界jiè

boundary, limit, domain

痛
痛tòng

pain, ache, sorry

石
石shí

stone, rock, mineral

破
破pò

break, ruin, destroy

础
础chǔ

foundation stone, plinth

社
社shè

society, organization, altar

祝
祝zhù

pray for happiness or blessings

神
神shén

spirit, god, supernatural being

福
福fú

happiness, good fortune, blessing

种
种zhǒng

seed, race, breed

积
积jī

accumulate, store up, amass

程
程chéng

journey, trip, schedule

突
突tū

suddenly, abruptly, unexpectedly

章
章zhāng

composition, chapter, section

简
简jiǎn

simple, terse, succinct

管
管guǎn

pipe, tube, duct

箱
箱xiāng

case, box, chest

类
类lèi

class, group, kind

精
精jīng

essence, semen, spirit

糖
糖táng

sugar, candy, sweets

紧
紧jǐn

tense, tight, taut

约
约yuē

treaty, agreement, covenant

纪
纪jì

record, annal, historical account

线
线xiàn

line, thread, wire

终
终zhōng

end, finally, in the end

绝
绝jué

to cut, sever, break off

继
继jì

continue, maintain, carry on

续
续xù

continue, carry on, succeed

缺
缺quē

be short of, lack, gap

美
美měi

beautiful, pretty, pleasing

群
群qún

group, crowd, multitude

职
职zhí

duty, profession, office

联
联lián

connect, join, associate

胖
胖pàng

fat, obese, fatty

胜
胜shèng

victory, excel, be better than

舞
舞wǔ

dance, posture, prance

艺
艺yì

art, talent, ability

苦
苦kǔ

bitter, hardship, suffering

苹
苹píng

apple

范
范fàn

bee-like insect

落
落luò

fall, drop, net income

蕉
蕉jiāo

banana, plantain

血
血xuè

blood

补
补bǔ

mend, patch, fix

衫
衫shān

shirt, robe, gown

衬
衬chèn

underwear, inner garments

被
被bèi

by

裙
裙qún

skirt, apron, petticoat

裤
裤kù

trousers, pants

规
规guī

rules, regulations, customs

警
警jǐng

guard, watch, alert

订
订dìng

draw up agreement, arrange

训
训xùn

teach, instruct, exegesis

议
议yì

consult, talk over, discuss

设
设shè

build, establish, display

访
访fǎng

visit, ask, inquire

证
证zhèng

prove, confirm, verify

评
评píng

appraise, criticize, evaluate

误
误wù

err, make mistake, interfere

调
调diào

transfer, move, change

谈
谈tán

talk, conversation

象
象xiàng

elephant, ivory, figure

费
费fèi

expenses, expenditures, fee

资
资zī

property, wealth, capital

赛
赛sài

compete, contend, contest

赢
赢yíng

win, surplus, gain

赶
赶gǎn

pursue, follow, expel

跳
跳tiào

jump, leap, vault

转
转zhuǎn

shift, move, turn

较
较jiào

compare, comparatively, more

输
输shū

transport, carry, haul

达
达dá

arrive at, reach, intelligent

连
连lián

join, connect, continuous

迷
迷mí

bewitch, charm, infatuate

退
退tuì

step back, retreat, withdraw

速
速sù

quick, prompt, speedy

造
造zào

construct, build, make

邮
邮yóu

postal, mail, post office

丽
丽lì

beautiful, magnificent, elegant

产
产chǎn

give birth, bring forth, produce

亲
亲qīn

close, relative, kiss

具
具jù

tool, implement, draw up

压
压yā

press, oppress, crush

善
善shàn

good, virtuous, charitable

害
害hài

injure, harm, destroy

将
将jiāng

will, going to, future

幸
幸xìng

luck, favor, fortunately

总
总zǒng

collect, overall, altogether

望
望wàng

to look at, look forward

武
武wǔ

military, martial, warlike

立
立lì

stand, let stand, establish

至
至zhì

reach, arrive, extremely

营
营yíng

encampment, barracks, manage

解
解jiě

loosen, unfasten, untie

追
追zhuī

pursue, chase after, expel

配
配pèi

match, pair, equal

采
采cǎi

collect, gather, pick

金
金jīn

gold, metals in general, money

防
防fáng

defend, prevent, embankment

除
除chú

eliminate, remove, except

险
险xiǎn

narrow pass, strategic point

集
集jí

assemble, collect together

需
需xū

need, require, must

顿
顿dùn

pause, stop, bow

预
预yù

prepare, arrange, in advance

领
领lǐng

neck, collar, lead

首
首shǒu

head, first, leader

香
香xiāng

fragrant, sweet smelling, incense

验
验yàn

test, examine, inspect

麻
麻má

hemp, jute, flax

龙
龙lóng

dragon, symbolic of emperor

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