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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
始终shǐzhōngfrom beginning to end; the whole time
世纪shìjìcentury; a period of one hundred years
世界shìjièthe earth and all the countries and people on it
世界杯shìjièbēithe World Cup, a big soccer competition for countries from around the world
市场shìchǎnga place where people buy and sell food, clothes, and other things
事故shìgùan accident; something bad that happens suddenly, like a car crash
事件shìjiànsomething that happens, often something important or bad
事实shìshísomething that is true; a thing that really happened
事实上shìshíshangin fact; actually; used to say that something is really true
事业shìyèa career; work a person does over many years
试题shìtía question you must answer on a test or exam
试验shìyàna test to see if something works
适合shìhéto be right for someone or something; to look good on someone
适应shìyìngto get used to new people, places, or situations
适用shìyòngto be suitable for something; to work well for a purpose
室shìroom (as in 教室 'classroom', 卧室 'bedroom')
收费shōufèito ask for money for a service
收看shōukànto watch TV shows, news, or sports on television
收听shōutīngto listen to the radio or a radio program
收音机shōuyīnjīradio; a machine you use to listen to music and news
手续shǒuxùofficial steps you must take to do something, for example at a bank
手指shǒuzhǐfinger; one of the five long parts of your hand
首都shǒudūthe main city of a country, where its government works
首先shǒuxiānfirst of all; before other things
受shòuto receive or accept something (as in 接受 'to accept')
受伤shòushāngto get hurt; to be injured, for example in an accident
书架shūjiàa shelf or piece of furniture where you keep books
输shūto lose a game or competition
输入shūrùto type or put information into a computer, phone, or machine
熟人shúréna person you know, but who is not a close friend
属shǔto belong to (as in 属于)
属于shǔyúto belong to someone; to be owned by a person
束shùmeasure word for a bunch of flowers or similar things
数量shùliàngthe amount of something; how much of it there is
双shuāngpair; a measure word for things that come in twos, like shoes and chopsticks
双方shuāngfāngboth sides or both people in a talk, agreement, or argument
思想sīxiǎngan idea in your mind
死sǐto die; dead
速度sùdùhow fast something moves or happens
随suíto follow or go along with someone or something
所suǒA counting word for schools, hospitals and other buildings.
所长suǒzhǎngthe person in charge of an office, station, or research center
台táimeasure word for machines like computers and TVs (as in 一台电脑)
谈tánto talk about something; to discuss something with someone
谈话tánhuàto talk with someone; to have a conversation
谈判tánpànto talk with another side to agree on something, like a price
汤tāngsoup; hot liquid food made from meat or vegetables
糖tángsugar, the sweet white thing you put in tea or food
特色tèsèa special quality that makes someone or something different and easy to notice
提前tíqiánearlier than the planned time; before something happens