HSK 3 Vocabulary List: 1,000 Words (HSK 3.0)
HSK 3 has 1,000 words in HSK 3.0, 500 of them new at this level (the old HSK 2.0 list had 600). Fluentide has 289 free stories at the Elementary (HSK 3) level that use them, with transcript and pinyin.
By Haoshan Hong · Native Mandarin speaker · Updated October 2026
Hear HSK 3 words in a real story
美国佛州李尔喷气机坠毁 九人全部遇难
Learjet 60 Crashes in Palm Beach County, Florida, Killing All Nine On Board
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What is on the HSK 3 word list?
The other 500 come from HSK 1–2. They cover work, study, money, transport, and basic cause-and-effect. This is the bridge from survival phrases into actual conversation.
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HSK 3 word list
All 988 words from the official HSK 3.0 syllabus, the 491 new at HSK 3 first. The syllabus counts 1,000 because a few words are listed once per reading; here each appears once.
Pinyin from the syllabus, definitions from CC-CEDICT. Tap a word for its other senses.
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清楚qīngchuHSK 3clear
- clear
- distinct
- to understand thoroughly
- to be clear about
请假qǐngjiàHSK 3to request leave of absence
- to request leave of absence
请客qǐngkèHSK 3to give a dinner party
- to give a dinner party
- to entertain guests
- to invite to dinner
秋天qiūtiānHSK 3autumn
- autumn
- CL:个
球场qiúchǎngHSK 3stadium
- stadium
- sports ground
- court
- pitch
- field
- golf course
- CL:个,处
裙子qúnziHSK 3skirt
然后ránhòuHSK 3then
- then
- after that
- afterwards
热情rèqíngHSK 3cordial
- cordial
- enthusiastic
- passion
- passionate
- passionately
认得rèndeHSK 3to recognize
- to recognize
- to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it
- to know
认为rènwéiHSK 3to believe
- to believe
- to think
- to consider
- to feel
认真rènzhēnHSK 3conscientious
- conscientious
- earnest
- serious
- to take seriously
- to take to heart
容易róngyìHSK 3easy
- easy
- straightforward
- likely
- liable to
- apt to
如果rúguǒHSK 3if
- if
- in case
- in the event that
伞sǎnHSK 3umbrella
- umbrella
- parasol
- CL:把
- damask silk
- variant of 伞
扫sǎoHSK 3to sweep (with a brush or broom)
- to sweep (with a brush or broom)
- to sweep away
- to wipe out
- to get rid of
- to sweep (one's eyes etc) over
- to scan
- (bound form) a (large) broom
沙发shāfāHSK 3(loanword) sofa (CL:条,张)
- (loanword) sofa (CL:条,张)
- (Internet slang) first reply to a forum post
山shānHSK 3mountain
- mountain
- hill (CL:座)
- (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on
- surname Shan
上衣shàngyīHSK 3jacket
- jacket
- upper outer garment
- CL:件
勺子sháoziHSK 3spoon
- spoon
- ladle
- CL:把
身边shēnbiānHSK 3at one's side
- at one's side
- on hand
身高shēngāoHSK 3(a person's) height
- (a person's) height
生活shēnghuóHSK 3to live
- to live
- life
- livelihood
生气shēngqìHSK 3to get angry
- to get angry
- to be furious
- vitality
- liveliness
声shēngHSK 3sound
- sound
- voice
- tone
- noise
- reputation
- classifier for sounds
声音shēngyīnHSK 3sound
世界shìjièHSK 3world
市shìHSK 3market
- market
- city
- municipality (administrative unit)
- (literary) to trade
- to buy and sell goods
试shìHSK 3to test
- to test
- to try
- experiment
- examination
- test
室shìHSK 3room
- room
- work unit
- grave
- scabbard
- family or clan
- one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy
- surname Shi
收shōuHSK 3to receive
- to receive
- to accept
- to collect
- to put away
- to restrain
- to stop
- in care of (used on address line after name)
收到shōudàoHSK 3to receive
- to receive
受shòuHSK 3to receive
- to receive
- to accept
- to suffer
- subjected to
- to bear
- to stand
- pleasant
- (passive marker)
- (LGBT) bottom
受到shòudàoHSK 3to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc)
- to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc)
- to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)
瘦shòuHSK 3thin
- thin
- to lose weight
- (of clothing) tight
- (of meat) lean
- (of land) unproductive
叔叔shūshuHSK 3father's younger brother
- father's younger brother
- paternal uncle
- form of address used by children for a male one generation older
树shùHSK 3tree
- tree
- CL:棵
- to cultivate
- to set up
数学shùxuéHSK 3mathematics
刷shuāHSK 3a brush
- a brush
- to paint
- to daub
- to brush
- to scrub
- (fig.) to remove
- to eliminate (from a contest)
- to fire (from a job)
- to swipe (a card)
- to scroll on (a phone)
- (gaming) to grind
- to farm (for experience points, equipment, levels etc)
- (onom.) swish
- rustle
- to select
双shuāngHSK 3two
- two
- double
- pair
- both
- even (number)
- surname Shuang
- variant of 双
水平shuǐpíngHSK 3horizontal
- horizontal
- level
- a standard
- a level (of ability, development etc)
司机sījīHSK 3chauffeur
- chauffeur
- driver
四季sìjìHSK 3four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬
- four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬
太阳tàiyángHSK 3sun
- sun
- sunlight
- sunshine
- temple (on the side of the human head) (abbr. for 太阳穴)
糖tángHSK 3sugar
- sugar
- sweets
- candy
- CL:颗,块
- old variant of 糖
特别tèbiéHSK 3especially
- especially
- special
- unusual
- special
- very
- especially
- particularly
- expressly
- for a specific purpose
- (often followed by 是) in particular
提高tígāoHSK 3to raise
- to raise
- to increase
- to improve
体育tǐyùHSK 3sports
- sports
- physical education
体育馆tǐyùguǎnHSK 3gym
- gym
- gymnasium
- stadium
- CL:个
甜tiánHSK 3sweet
- sweet
- (fig.) pleasant
- endearing
- lovely
跳tiàoHSK 3to jump
- to jump
- to hop
- to skip over
- to bounce
- to palpitate
Stories that use these HSK 3 words
Each one is a Fluentide Elementary (HSK 3) story, written inside that word band. Press play; the first few need no account.
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How to actually learn HSK 3 vocabulary
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Hear HSK 3 vocabulary in real Mandarin
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