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HSK 3 vocabulary

Handle more practical topics, connect ideas into longer sentences, and read common everyday text.

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WordPinyinMeaning
男子nánzǐa man; a male person
南部nánbùthe southern part of a country or area; the south
难道nándàoused at the start of a question to show surprise or doubt
难度nándùhow hard something is to do or understand
内nèiinside; in something such as a room, a box, or a country
内容nèiróngwhat a book, talk, or website says inside; the information in it
内心nèixīnwhat you really feel and think, deep inside
能不能néng bu néngcan you or can't you; is it possible to
能力nénglìthe skill or ability to do something
年初niánchūthe beginning of the year; the first days or months of a year
年代niándàia period of ten years, like the 1980s
年底niándǐthe last days of the year, around December
年纪niánjìa person's age; how old someone is
念niànto read aloud; to say the words of a book
牛niúcow; ox (a big farm animal that gives milk)
农村nóngcūnthe countryside; areas outside the city
农民nóngmínfarmer; a person who grows plants or keeps animals for food
农业nóngyèfarming; growing plants and keeping animals for food
女子nǚzǐwoman
暖和nuǎnhuowarm (describing weather, water, a room, or clothes)
怕pàto be afraid of something or someone; to fear
拍pāito hit lightly with your open hand; to clap
排páito line up or put things in order; a line or row
排名páimíngto rank; to be in a place in a list or competition
牌子páizia flat sign with a name on it, outside a shop or building
派pàito send someone somewhere or give them work to do
判断pànduànto decide what something is or if something is true
胖pàngfat; having a big, heavy body (of people or animals)
跑步pǎobùto run or jog, often as a sport or for exercise
配pèito match; to look good together
配合pèihéto work together with someone by doing what they ask
批评pīpíngto tell someone they did something wrong
批准pīzhǔnto approve; to officially say yes to a plan or request
皮pískin; the outer covering of a person or animal (as in 皮肤)
皮包píbāoa bag you carry things in, often made of leather
啤酒píjiǔbeer (a cold alcoholic drink with bubbles)
票价piàojiàthe money you pay for a bus, train, or plane ticket
评价píngjiàto say how good or bad someone or something is
苹果píngguǒapple, a round sweet fruit
破pòbroken, damaged, or old and worn out
破坏pòhuàito damage or break something on purpose
普遍pǔbiàncommon; found in or true for most people or things
普及pǔjíwidespread; common; used or known by many people
期qīa fixed period of time (as in 学期 'school term', 日期 'date')
齐qícomplete; all here, with nothing missing
其次qícìsecondly; next — used when you say the second point in a list
其实qíshíin fact; used to say what is really true
奇怪qíguàistrange; odd; not normal or what you expect
气候qìhòuthe normal weather of a place over many years
千万qiānwànthe number 10,000,000; ten million