Level 3 Vocabulary

The Three-band, nine-level standard Level 3 vocabulary list as published on HSK Guide. Every entry links to its dictionary page, with examples, audio and a character breakdown.

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地departicle turning a description into a manner adverb before a verb

为為wèifor, on behalf of (introducing the beneficiary)

把bǎmarker that moves the object in front of the verb (S 把 O + V + result)

只zhǐonly, merely

种種zhǒngkind, sort (classifier for types)

又yòuagain (of something that has already happened)

才cáionly then, not until (later or harder than expected)

长長zhǎnglong (in space or in time)

自己zìjǐoneself, one’s own

发發fāto send (a message, an email)

啊asentence-final particle that softens the tone

问题問題wèntíquestion

像xiàngto look like, to resemble

被bèiby (passive marker)

起来起來qǐláito get up, to stand up, to rise

位wèipolite classifier for people

分fēnminute (in a clock time)

老lǎoold, aged (of people and animals)

关系關係guānxirelationship, ties (between people)

跟gēnwith (somebody)

最后最後zuìhòulast, final; in the end

国家國家guójiācountry, nation, state

重要zhòngyàoimportant, significant

一定yídìngcertainly, definitely, for sure

应该應該yīnggāishould, ought to

过去過去guòqùthe past, formerly

世界shìjièthe world

先xiānfirst, before anything else

更gèngeven more, still more

影响影響yǐngxiǎngto affect, to influence; to disturb

还是還是háishior (in a question)

一直yìzhícontinuously, all along, straight (on)

一般yìbānordinary, so-so, nothing special

放fàngto put, to place, to set down

主要zhǔyàomain, chief, principal

讲講jiǎngto tell, to relate (a story, an event)

需要xūyàoto need, to require

地方dìfangplace, spot; area

条條tiáoclassifier for long, narrow things

关關guānto close, to shut

发现發現fāxiànto discover, to find, to notice

认为認為rènwéito hold that, to consider, to be of the opinion that

经过經過jīngguòto pass by, to go through (a place)

万萬wànten thousand

决定決定juédìngto decide, to make up one’s mind

而且érqiěmoreover, and what is more, besides

以前yǐqiánbefore, previously, in the past

教jiāoto teach

关于關於guānyúabout, concerning, on the subject of

如果rúguǒif, supposing that

越yuè越来越 — more and more, increasingly

解决解決jiějuéto solve, to settle (a problem)

带帶dàito bring, to take along

特别特別tèbiéespecially, particularly

口kǒumouth; opening

注意zhùyìto pay attention to, to take care of

或者huòzhěor (in a statement)

拿náto take, to hold, to pick up (in the hand)

其他qítāother, the rest, the others

接jiēto meet, to pick up (somebody)

比较比較bǐjiàofairly, rather, comparatively

根据根據gēnjùaccording to, on the basis of

然后然後ránhòuthen, after that, and then

离开離開líkāito leave, to depart from

除了chúleexcept (for), apart from, besides

别人別人biérénother people, others; somebody else

机会機會jīhuìchance, opportunity

选择選擇xuǎnzéto choose, to select

会议會議huìyìmeeting, conference

其实其實qíshíactually, in fact, as a matter of fact

当然當然dāngránof course, naturally, certainly

突然tūránsuddenly, all at once

最近zuìjìnrecently, lately; these days

出现出現chūxiànto appear, to come into view, to arise

坏壞huàibad (of a person, a thing, news)

好像hǎoxiàngit seems, apparently

必须必須bìxūmust, have to

结束結束jiéshùto end, to finish, to come to a close

段duànstretch, section (classifier for things with length)

楼樓lóua building of several storeys

同意tóngyìto agree, to consent

一边一邊yìbiān一边…一边… — doing two things at once

几乎幾乎jīhūalmost, nearly, practically

变化變化biànhuàchange, to change (of itself)

参加參加cānjiāto take part in, to attend, to join

经常經常jīngchángoften, frequently, regularly

试試shìto try, to have a go at

久jiǔlong (of time)

以为以為yǐwéito think (wrongly), to assume

层層céngstorey, floor (classifier for the levels of a building)

借jièto borrow (from someone)

年轻年輕niánqīngyoung

双雙shuāngpair (classifier for things that come in twos)

不但búdànnot only … (but also)

号码號碼hàomǎnumber (of a phone, a room, a size)

中文ZhōngwénChinese (the language, especially written)

秋qiūautumn, fall

结婚結婚jiéhūnto marry, to get married

周末週末zhōumòweekend

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