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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
功课gōngkèhomework; school work that students do after class
功能gōngnéngwhat a machine, phone, or computer program can do
共同gòngtóngshared by two or more people or things
共有gòngyǒuin total; altogether (saying how many or how much)
姑娘gūnianga girl; a young woman
古gǔvery old; from long, long ago (as in 古老, ancient)
古代gǔdàiancient times; a period long, long ago
故乡gùxiāngthe town or place where you were born and grew up
挂guàto hang something on a wall, hook, or string
关系guānxìa relationship or connection between people or things
关注guānzhùto pay close attention to someone or something
观察guāncháto watch someone or something carefully, to learn about it
观看guānkànto watch a movie, a show, or a game
观念guānniànan idea or belief about how things are or should be
观众guānzhòngthe people who watch a show, film, or sports game
管guǎnto be in charge of people or work; to manage
管理guǎnlǐto manage; to be in charge of a business, money, or people
光guānglight, the bright thing from the sun, fire, or a lamp
光明guāngmíngbright; full of light
广播guǎngbōsound or news sent out by radio; a radio program
广大guǎngdàvery large in area or size; wide and big
规定guīdìngto set a rule; to officially say what must or cannot be done
规范guīfàna rule or standard that says how something should be done
国内guó nèiinside your own country, not in another country
国庆guóqìngNational Day; the big national holiday in China on October 1st
果然guǒránas expected; something happens just as you thought
果汁guǒzhīa sweet drink made from fruit
过程guòchéngThe way something happens or changes, from start to end
过去guòqùthe past; time before now
哈哈hāhāhaha; the sound of someone laughing out loud
海关hǎiguāncustoms; the place at an airport or border where officers check your bags
害怕hàipàto be afraid; to feel scared of something or someone
行hánga row or line of words, numbers, or things
好好hǎohǎowell; carefully; properly (used before a verb)
好奇hàoqícurious; wanting to know or learn about something
合héto close something, like a book or your eyes
合法héfǎlegal; allowed by the law of a country
合格hégégood enough; reaching the standard that is needed
合理hélǐreasonable and fair; not too much or too little
合作hézuòto work together with other people to do or make something
和平hépíngpeace; when there is no fighting or war
红茶hóngcháblack tea, a dark drink made from tea leaves
红酒hóngjiǔred wine; an alcoholic drink made from dark grapes
后果hòuguǒa bad result that happens later because of something you did
后面hòumiànthe space at the back of something; the place behind
后年hòuniánthe year after next; two years from now
互联网hùliánwǎngthe Internet — the big computer network that connects people all over the world
互相hùxiāngeach other; used when two or more people do the same thing to one another
划船huáchuánto row a boat
华人huárénan ethnic Chinese person; a person whose family comes from China