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 291 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
查尔斯三世：不抱怨的国王
King Charles III at Four Years: Cancer, Family Scandal and a 58% Approval Rating — How He Stopped Complaining
2 min
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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听说tīngshuōHSK 3to hear (sth said)
- to hear (sth said)
- one hears (that)
- hearsay
- listening and speaking
挺tǐngHSK 3quite
- quite
- very
- straight
- erect
- to stick out (a part of the body)
- to (physically) straighten up
- to support
- to withstand
- outstanding
- (coll.) quite
- very
- classifier for machine guns
同事tóngshìHSK 3colleague
- colleague
- co-worker
同意tóngyìHSK 3to agree
- to agree
- to consent
- to approve
头发tóufaHSK 3hair (on the head)
- hair (on the head)
突然tūránHSK 3sudden
- sudden
- abrupt
- unexpected
图书馆túshūguǎnHSK 3library
- library
- CL:家,个
腿tuǐHSK 3leg
- leg
- CL:条
- hip bone
- old variant of 腿
外地wàidìHSK 3parts of the country other than where one is
- parts of the country other than where one is
外卖wàimàiHSK 3(of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal
- (of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal
- takeout (business)
- takeout (meal)
外语wàiyǔHSK 3foreign language
- foreign language
- CL:门
完成wánchéngHSK 3to complete
- to complete
- to accomplish
晚点wǎndiǎnHSK 3(of trains etc) late
- (of trains etc) late
- delayed
- behind schedule
- light dinner
晚会wǎnhuìHSK 3evening party
- evening party
- CL:个
碗wǎnHSK 3bowl
- bowl
- cup
- CL:只,个
- variant of 碗
- variant of 碗
- variant of 碗
网球wǎngqiúHSK 3tennis
- tennis
- tennis ball
- CL:个
网站wǎngzhànHSK 3website
- website
忘记wàngjìHSK 3to forget
卫生间wèishēngjiānHSK 3bathroom
- bathroom
- toilet
- WC
- CL:间
为wèi / wéiHSK 3because of
- because of
- for
- to
- as (in the capacity of)
- to take sth as
- to act as
- to serve as
- to behave as
- to become
- to be
- to do
- by (in the passive voice)
- variant of 为
- variant of 为
为了wèileHSK 3for
- for
- for the purpose of
- in order to
文化wénhuàHSK 3culture
- culture
- civilization
- cultural
- CL:个,种
屋子wūziHSK 3house
- house
- room
- CL:间
西xīHSK 3west
- west
- the West
- Spanish
- abbr. for Spain 西班牙
西北xīběiHSK 3northwest
- northwest
西方xīfāngHSK 3the West
- the West
- the Occident
- Western countries
西瓜xīguāHSK 3watermelon
- watermelon
- CL:颗
西南xīnánHSK 3southwest
- southwest
习惯xíguànHSK 3habit
- habit
- custom
- usual practice
- to be used to
- CL:个
洗衣机xǐyījīHSK 3washing machine
- washing machine
- washer
- CL:台
洗澡xǐzǎoHSK 3to bathe
- to bathe
- to take a shower
喜爱xǐ’àiHSK 3to like
- to like
- to love
- to be fond of
- favorite
夏天xiàtiānHSK 3summer
- summer
- CL:个
先xiānHSK 3beforehand
- beforehand
- first
- earlier
- at first
- originally
- for the time being
- for now
- (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
相机xiàngjīHSK 3camera (abbr. for 照相机)
- camera (abbr. for 照相机)
- at the opportune moment
- as the circumstances allow
相信xiāngxìnHSK 3to believe
- to believe
- to be convinced
- to accept as true
香蕉xiāngjiāoHSK 3banana
- banana
- CL:根,把
箱子xiāngziHSK 3suitcase
- suitcase
- chest
- box
- case
- trunk
- CL:只,个
向xiàngHSK 3towards
- towards
- to face
- to turn towards
- direction
- to support
- to side with
- shortly before
- formerly
- always
- all along
- (suffix) suitable for ...
- oriented to ...
- to tend toward
- to guide
- direction
- orientation
- to face
- to turn toward
- to
- towards
- shortly before
- formerly
- surname Xiang
- variant of 向
- variant of 向
像xiàngHSK 3to resemble
- to resemble
- to be like
- to look as if
- such as
- appearance
- image
- portrait
- image under a mapping (math.)
小区xiǎoqūHSK 3housing estate
- housing estate
- community
- neighborhood
- (telecommunications) cell
小心xiǎoxīnHSK 3to be careful
- to be careful
- to take care
校园xiàoyuánHSK 3campus
- campus
校长xiàozhǎngHSK 3(college, university) president
- (college, university) president
- headmaster
- CL:个,位,名
鞋xiéHSK 3shoe
- shoe
- CL:双,只
- variant of 鞋
心里xīnlǐHSK 3in one's heart
- in one's heart
- in one's mind
- chest
- heart
- mind
新年xīnniánHSK 3New Year
- New Year
- CL:个
新闻xīnwénHSK 3news
新鲜xīnxiānHSK 3fresh (experience, food etc)
- fresh (experience, food etc)
- freshness
- novel
- uncommon
信xìnHSK 3letter
- letter
- CL:封
- to trust
- to believe
- to profess faith in
- truthful
- confidence
- trust
- at will
- at random
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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