HSK 3 vocabulary
Handle more practical topics, connect ideas into longer sentences, and read common everyday text.
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love and care for other people; kindness
to arrange or plan something, like time, work, or a trip
to install; to put a machine or light in place, ready to use
to press something, like a button or a key
according to; following a plan, rule, or what someone says
grammar word that moves the object before the verb
grammar word that moves the object before the verb
to be sure you can do something; to feel confident
white; the colour of snow or milk
a green and white vegetable that people often cook in soup
a group of students who study together at school
to carry or move something heavy to another place
to move house; to go and live in a new home
a flat, hard piece of wood (as in 木板, wooden board)
to take care of official paperwork, like getting a card
to protect; to keep safe (as in 保护)
security guard; a person whose job is to keep a place safe
to keep something the same; to not let it change
to keep something for a long time so it is not lost or damaged
to keep someone or something safe from harm or danger
Core characters
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 爱心 | àixīn | love and care for other people; kindness |
| 安排 | ānpái | to arrange or plan something, like time, work, or a trip |
| 安装 | ānzhuāng | to install; to put a machine or light in place, ready to use |
| 按 | àn | to press something, like a button or a key |
| 按照 | ànzhào | according to; following a plan, rule, or what someone says |
| 把 | bǎ | grammar word that moves the object before the verb |
| 把 | bǎ | grammar word that moves the object before the verb |
| 把握 | bǎwò | to be sure you can do something; to feel confident |
| 白 | bái | white; the colour of snow or milk |
| 白菜 | báicài | a green and white vegetable that people often cook in soup |
| 班级 | bānjí | a group of students who study together at school |
| 搬 | bān | to carry or move something heavy to another place |
| 搬家 | bānjiā | to move house; to go and live in a new home |
| 板 | bǎn | a flat, hard piece of wood (as in 木板, wooden board) |
| 办理 | bànlǐ | to take care of official paperwork, like getting a card |
| 保 | bǎo | to protect; to keep safe (as in 保护) |
| 保安 | bǎo'ān | security guard; a person whose job is to keep a place safe |
| 保持 | bǎochí | to keep something the same; to not let it change |
| 保存 | bǎocún | to keep something for a long time so it is not lost or damaged |
| 保护 | bǎohù | to keep someone or something safe from harm or danger |
| 保留 | bǎoliú | to keep something and not lose it or throw it away |
| 保险 | bǎoxiǎn | money you pay a company so it pays you when something bad happens |
| 保证 | bǎozhèng | to promise that something will certainly happen or be true |
| 报 | bào | newspaper (as in 报纸) |
| 报到 | bàodào | to check in when you arrive at a school, office, or hotel |
| 报道 | bàodào | to tell people news on TV, radio, or in newspapers |
| 报告 | bàogào | to report; to tell people news or information |
| 背 | bēi | to carry something on your back |
| 北部 | běibù | the northern part of a country, city, or area |
| 背 | bèi | the back of a body or object |
| 背后 | bèihòu | behind (someone or something) |
| 被 | bèi | shows who did an action in a passive sentence, like English "by" |
| 被子 | bèizi | a soft, thick cover for a bed that keeps you warm |
| 本来 | běnlái | at first; originally (before something changed) |
| 本领 | běnlǐng | a skill; something you have learned to do well |
| 本事 | běnshi | skill; the ability to do something well |
| 比较 | bǐjiào | to compare two or more things to see how they are different |
| 比例 | bǐlì | ratio; how much of one thing there is compared to another |
| 比赛 | bǐsài | a game or match, especially in sports |
| 必然 | bìrán | certain to happen; that cannot be avoided |
| 必要 | bìyào | necessary; needed |
| 变化 | biànhuà | a change; the way something becomes different |
| 变为 | biànwéi | to become; to change into a different thing or state |
| 标题 | biāotí | the name of a book, article, or news story |
| 标准 | biāozhǔn | a level or rule used to judge how good something is |
| 表达 | biǎodá | to express or show a feeling or idea with words |
| 表格 | biǎogé | a form you write information on |
| 表面 | biǎomiàn | the outside part of something that you can see or touch |
| 表明 | biǎomíng | to show something clearly so people can understand |
| 表现 | biǎoxiàn | how a person acts or does something, for example at school or work |