HSK3 Flashcards
啊
a
modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent
阿姨
āyí
maternal aunt; step-mother; childcare worker; nursemaid; woman of similar age to one’s parents (term of address used by child);
矮
ǎi
low; short (in length)
爱好
àihào
interest; hobby; appetite for;
安静
ānjìng
quiet; peaceful; calm
把
bǎ
to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of; a handle; particle marking the following noun as a direct object; classifier for objects with handle
搬
bān
to move; to shift; to remove; to transport; to apply indiscriminately; to copy mechanically
班
bān
team; class; squad; work shift; classifier for groups; ranking; surname Ban;
半
bàn
half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
办法
bànfǎ
means; method; way (of doing sth);
帮忙
bāngmáng
to help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn
办公室
bàngōngshì
an office; business premises; a bureau;
包
bāo
to cover; to wrap; to hold; to include; to take charge of; package; wrapper; container; bag; to hold or embrace; bundle; packet; to contract (to or for); surname Bao;
饱
bǎo
to eat till full; satisfied
北方
běifāng
north; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River
背
bèi
the back of a body or object; to turn one’s back; to hide something from; to learn by heart; to recite from memory
鼻子
bízi
nose;
比较
bǐjiào
compare; contrast; fairly; comparatively; relatively; quite; rather
比赛
bǐsài
competition (sports etc); match;
必须
bìxū
to have to; must; compulsory; necessarily
变化
biànhuà
change; variation; to change; to vary;
表示
biǎoshì
to express; to show; to say; to state; to indicate; to mean
表演
biǎoyǎn
play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate;
别人
biérén
others
宾馆
bīnguǎn
guesthouse;
冰箱
bīngxiāng
icebox; freezer cabinet; refrigerator;
才
cái
ability; talent; endowment; gift; an expert; only (then); only if; just
菜单
càidān
menu;
参加
cānjiā
to participate; to take part; to join
草
cǎo
grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough;
层
céng
layer; stratum; laminated; floor (of a building); storey; classifier for layers; repeated; sheaf (math.)
差
chà
differ from; short of; to lack; poor
超市
chāoshì
supermarket (abbr.);
衬衫
chènshān
shirt; blouse;
成绩
chéngjì
achievement; performance records; grades;
城市
chéngshì
city; town;
迟到
chídào
to arrive late
出现
chūxiàn
to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up
厨房
chúfáng
kitchen;
除了
chúle
besides; apart from (… also…); in addition to; except (for)
春
chūn
spring (time); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life
词语
cíyǔ
word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases); term (e.g. technical term); expression
聪明
cōngming
acute (of sight and hearing); clever; intelligent; bright; smart
打扫
dǎsǎo
to clean; to sweep
打算
dǎsuàn
to plan; to intend; to calculate; plan; intention; calculation;
带
dài
band; belt; girdle; ribbon; tire; area; zone; region; to wear; to carry; to lead; to bring; to look after; to raise;
担心
dānxīn
anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious
当然
dāngrán
only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt
蛋糕
dàngāo
cake;
地
de
-ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
灯
dēng
lamp; light; lantern;
低
dī
low; beneath; to lower (one’s head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline
地方
dìfang
region; regional (away from the central administration)
地铁
dìtiě
subway; metro
地图
dìtú
map;
电梯
diàntī
elevator;
电子邮件
diànzǐyóujiàn
electronic mail; email;
东
dōng
east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord; surname Dong
冬
dōng
winter
动物
dòngwù
animal;
短
duǎn
short or brief; to lack; weak point; fault
段
duàn
paragraph; section; segment; stage (of a process); classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc
锻炼
duànliàn
to engage in physical exercise; to toughen; to temper
多么
duōme
how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc); however (difficult it may be etc)
饿
è
to be hungry; hungry
而且
érqiě
(not only…) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore
耳朵
ěrduo
ear;
发烧
fāshāo
have a high temperature (from illness); have a fever
发现
fāxiàn
to find; to discover
方便
fāngbiàn
convenient; to help out; to make things easy for people; convenience; suitable; having money to spare; (euphemism) to go to the toilet
放
fàng
to release; to free; to let go; to put; to place; to let out; to set off (fireworks)
放心
fàngxīn
to set one’s mind at rest; to be at ease; to rest
分
fēn
to divide; to separate; to allocate; to distinguish (good and bad); part or subdivision; fraction; one tenth (of certain units); unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm; minute; a point (in sports or games); 0.01 yuan (unit of money)
附近
fùjìn
(in the) vicinity; nearby; neighboring; next to
复习
fùxí
to revise; to review; revision;
干净
gānjìng
clean; neat
敢
gǎn
to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture
感冒
gǎnmào
to catch cold; (common) cold;
刚才
gāngcái
just now; a moment ago
跟
gēn
heel; to follow closely; to go with; to marry sb (of woman); with; towards; as (compared to); from (different from); and (in addition to)
根据
gēnjù
according to; based on; basis; foundation;
更
gèng
more; still more; even more
公园
gōngyuán
public park;
故事
gùshi
story; tale; narrative
刮风
guāfēng
to be windy
关
guān
mountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off; to concern; to involve
关系
guānxì
relation; relationship; to concern; to affect; to have to do with; guanxi;
关心
guānxīn
to care for sth; caring; concerned
关于
guānyú
pertaining to; concerning; regarding; with regards to; about; a matter of
国家
guójiā
country; nation; state;
果汁
guǒzhī
fruit juice
过去
guòqu
(in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by
还是
háishì
or; still; nevertheless
害怕
hàipà
to be afraid; to be scared
河
hé
river;
黑板
hēibǎn
blackboard;
护照
hùzhào
passport;
花
huā
to spend (money, time); flower
花园
huāyuán
garden;
画
huà
to draw; picture; painting;
坏
huài
bad; spoiled; broken; to break down
环境
huánjìng
environment; circumstances; surroundings; ambient;
换
huàn
change; exchange
黄
huáng
yellow; pornographic; to fall through
会议
huìyì
meeting; conference;
或者
huòzhě
or; possibly; maybe; perhaps
几乎
jīhū
almost; nearly; practically
机会
jīhuì
opportunity; chance; occasion;
极
jí
extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top
记得
jìde
to remember
季节
jìjié
time; season; period;
检查
jiǎnchá
inspection; to examine; to inspect;
简单
jiǎndān
simple; not complicated
健康
jiànkāng
health; healthy
见面
jiànmiàn
to meet; to see sb;
讲
jiǎng
to speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasise; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture
教
jiāo
to teach
脚
jiǎo
foot; leg; base; kick;
角
jiǎo
angle; corner; horn; horn-shaped; unit of money equal to 0.10 yuan;
接
jiē
to receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb; to connect; to catch; to join; to extend; to take one’s turn on duty; take over for sb
街道
jiēdào
street;
结婚
jiéhūn
to marry; to get married;
节目
jiémù
program; item (on a program);
结束
jiéshù
termination; to finish; to end; to conclude; to close
解决
jiějué
to settle (a dispute); to resolve; to solve
借
jiè
to lend; to borrow; excuse; pretext; by means of; to seize (an opportunity); to take (an opportunity)
节日
jiérì
holiday; festival;
经常
jīngcháng
day to day; everyday; daily; frequently; constantly; regularly; often
经过
jīngguò
to pass; to go through; process; course;
经理
jīnglǐ
manager; director;
久
jiǔ
(long) time; (long) duration of time
旧
jiù
old; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age)
举行
jǔxíng
to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
句子
jùzi
sentence;
决定
juédìng
to decide (to do something); to resolve; decision; certainly;
渴
kě
thirsty
可爱
kěài
amiable; cute; lovely
刻
kè
quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals
客人
kèrén
visitor; guest; customer; client;
空调
kōngtiáo
air conditioning
口
kǒu
mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
哭
kū
to cry; to weep
裤子
kùzi
trousers; pants;
筷子
kuàizi
chopsticks;
蓝
lán
blue; indigo plant
老
lǎo
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old (of people); venerable (person); experienced; of long standing; always; all the time; of the past; very; outdated; (of meat etc) tough
累
lèi
tired; weary; to strain; to wear out; to work hard
离开
líkāi
to depart; to leave
礼物
lǐwù
gift; present;
历史
lìshǐ
history;
脸
liǎn
face;
练习
liànxí
exercise; drill; practice;
辆
liàng
classifier for vehicles
了解
liǎojiě
to understand; to realize; to find out
邻居
línjū
neighbor; next door;
楼
lóu
house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor;
绿
lǜ
green
马
mǎ
horse; abbr. for Malaysia
满意
mǎnyì
satisfied; pleased; to one’s satisfaction
帽子
màozi
hat; cap;
米
mǐ
rice; meter (classifier);
面包
miànbāo
bread;
面条
miàntiáo
noodles
明白
míngbai
clear; obvious; unequivocal; to understand; to realize
拿
ná
to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take
奶奶
nǎinai
(informal) father’s mother; paternal grandmother;
南
nán
south
难
nán
difficult (to…); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good
难过
nánguò
feel sorry; be grieved
年级
niánjí
grade;
年轻
niánqīng
young
鸟
niǎo
bird;
努力
nǔlì
great effort; to strive; to try hard
爬山
páshān
to climb a mountain; to mountaineer; hiking; mountaineering
盘子
pánzi
tray; plate; dish
胖
pàng
fat; plump
啤酒
píjiǔ
beer;
葡萄
pútao
grape
普通话
pǔtōnghuà
Mandarin (common language); Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language); ordinary speech
骑
qí
to ride (an animal or bike); to sit astride
奇怪
qíguài
strange; odd
其实
qíshí
actually, in fact, really
其他
qítā
other; the others; else; other than (that person); in addition to the person mentioned above
铅笔
qiānbǐ
(lead) pencil;
清楚
qīngchu
clear; clearly understood; distinct
秋
qiū
autumn; fall; harvest time; a swing; surname Qiu
裙子
qúnzi
skirt;
然后
ránhòu
after; then (afterwards); after that; afterwards
热情
rèqíng
cordial; enthusiastic; passion; passionate; passionately
认为
rènwéi
to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
认真
rènzhēn
conscientious; earnest; serious; to take seriously; to take to heart
容易
róngyì
easy; likely; liable (to)
如果
rúguǒ
if; in case; in the event that
伞
sǎn
umbrella; parasol;
上网
shàngwǎng
to be on the internet; to stretch a net (in a sports game or for covering sth); to be netted (of fish)
生气
shēngqì
angry; mad; offended; animated; to get angry; to be enraged; to take offense; animation
声音
shēngyīn
voice; sound;
使
shǐ
to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger
世界
shìjiè
world;
瘦
shòu
tight; thin; lean
舒服
shūfu
comfortable; feeling well
叔叔
shūshu
father’s younger brother; uncle;
树
shù
tree;
数学
shùxué
mathematics; mathematical
刷牙
shuāyá
to brush teeth
双
shuāng
two; double; pair; both
水平
shuǐpíng
level (of achievement etc); standard; horizontal
司机
sījī
chauffeur; driver;
虽然
suīrán
although; even though; even if
太阳
tàiyáng
sun;
糖
táng
sugar; sweets; candy;
特别
tèbié
especially; special; particular; unusual
疼
téng
(it) hurts; love fondly; ache; pain; sore
提高
tígāo
to raise; to increase
体育
tǐyù
sports; physical education
甜
tián
sweet
条
tiáo
strip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)
同事
tóngshì
colleague; co-worker;
同意
tóngyì
to agree; to consent; to approve
头发
tóufa
hair (on the head)
突然
tūrán
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
图书馆
túshūguǎn
library;
腿
tuǐ
leg;
完成
wánchéng
complete; accomplish; perfect tense (grammar)
碗
wǎn
bowl; cup;
万
wàn
ten thousand; a great number
忘记
wàngjì
to forget
为
wèi
because of; for; to
位
wèi
position; location; place; seat; classifier for people (honorific); classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes)
为了
wèile
in order to; for the purpose of; so as to
文化
wénhuà
culture; civilization; cultural;
西
xī
west
习惯
xíguàn
habit; custom; usual practice; to be used to;
洗手间
xǐshǒujiān
toilet; lavatory; washroom
洗澡
xǐzǎo
to bathe; to take a shower
夏
xià
summer
先
xiān
early; prior; former; in advance; first
香蕉
xiāngjiāo
banana;
相同
xiāngtóng
identical; same
相信
xiāngxìn
be convinced (that something is true); believe; to accept sth as true
像
xiàng
(look) like; similar (to); appearance; to appear; to seem; image; portrait; resemble; seem
小心
xiǎoxīn
to be careful; to take care
校长
xiàozhǎng
(college, university) president; headmaster;
鞋
xié
shoe;
新闻
xīnwén
news;
新鲜
xīnxiān
fresh (experience, food etc); freshness
信
xìn
letter; mail; to trust; to believe; to profess faith in; truthful; confidence; trust; at will; at random
行李箱
xínglixiāng
suitcase
兴趣
xìngqu
interest in (something);
熊猫
xióngmāo
panda;
需要
xūyào
to need; to want; to demand; needs; to require
选择
xuǎnzé
to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative
眼镜
yǎnjìng
spectacles; eyeglasses;
要求
yāoqiú
to request; to require; to stake a claim; to ask; to demand;
爷爷
yéye
(informal) father’s father; paternal grandfather;
一直
yīzhí
straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; from the beginning of… up to…; all along
一定
yídìng
surely; certainly; necessarily; fixed; a certain (extent etc); given; particular; must
一共
yígòng
altogether
一会儿
yíhuìr
a while
一样
yíyàng
same; like; equal to; the same as; just like
以后
yǐhòu
after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future
以前
yǐqián
before; formerly; previous; ago
以为
yǐwéi
to believe; to think; to consider; to be under the impression
一般
yìbān
same; ordinary; common; general; generally; in general
一边
yìbiān
one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while
音乐
yīnyuè
music;
银行
yínháng
bank;
应该
yīnggāi
ought to; should; must
影响
yǐngxiǎng
an influence; an effect; to influence; to affect (usually adversely); to disturb;
用
yòng
to use; to employ; to have to; to eat or drink; expense or outlay; usefulness; hence; therefore
游戏
yóuxì
game; play;
有名
yǒumíng
famous; well-known
又
yòu
(once) again; also; both… and…; again
遇到
yùdào
to meet; to run into; to come across
元
yuán
first; primary; basic
愿意
yuànyì
to wish; to want; ready; willing (to do sth)
越
yuè
to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more… the more
月亮
yuèliang
moon
云
yún
cloud;
站
zhàn
station; to stand; to halt; to stop; branch of a company or organisation
长
zhǎng
chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
着急
zháojí
to worry; to feel anxious
照顾
zhàogu
to take care of; to show consideration; to attend to; to look after
照片
zhàopiàn
photo; photograph; picture;
照相机
zhàoxiàngjī
camera;
只
zhǐ
only; merely; just; but
中间
zhōngjiān
between; intermediate; mid; middle
终于
zhōngyú
at last; in the end; finally; eventually
种
zhǒng
abbr. for 物种, genus; race; seed; breed; species; strain; kind; type; has guts (i.e. courage); nerve; classifier for types: kind, sort; classifier for languages
重要
zhòngyào
important; significant; major
周末
zhōumò
weekend
主要
zhǔyào
main; principal; major; primary
祝
zhù
invoke; pray to; wish; to express good wishes; surname Zhu
注意
zhùyì
to take note of; to pay attention to
字典
zìdiǎn
dictionary; character dictionary;
自己
zìjǐ
self; (reflexive pronoun); own
总是
zǒngshì
always
最近
zuìjìn
recent; recently; these days; latest; soon; nearest (of locations); shortest (of routes)
作业
zuòyè
school assignment; homework; work; task; operation; to operate;
作用
zuòyòng
to act on; to affect; action; function; activity; impact; result; effect; purpose; intent; to play a role; corresponds to English -ity, -ism, -ization;
