HSK 3 NEW vocabulary list Intermediate Chinese language proficiency

There are 2245 vocabulary words required in the new HSK 3.0 Level 3 (Band 3) – that’s 973 new words on top of the level 2 requirement.

HSK 3 NEW

Example of list

**Nouns**

- 家 (jiā) - Home, family

- 学校 (xué xiào) - School

- 饭店 (fàn diàn) - Restaurant

- 朋友 (péng you) - Friend

- 老师 (lǎo shī) - Teacher

**Verbs**

- 吃 (chī) - Eat

- 喝 (hē) - Drink

- 睡觉 (shuì jiào) - Sleep

- 学习 (xué xí) - Study, learn

- 工作 (gōng zuò) - Work

**Adjectives**

- 大 (dà) - Big

- 小 (xiǎo) - Small

- 多 (duō) - Many, much

- 少 (shǎo) - Few, little

- 好 (hǎo) - Good

**Adverbs**

- 很 (hěn) - Very

- 太 (tài) - Too

- 也 (yě) - Also

- 非常 (fēi cháng) - Extremely

- 已经 (yǐ jīng) - Already

**Conjunctions**

- 和 (hé) - And

- 但是 (dàn shì) - But

- 因为 (yīn wèi) - Because

- 所以 (suǒ yǐ) - So

- 虽然 (suī rán) - Although

**Prepositions**

- 在 (zài) - At, in, on

- 从 (cóng) - From

- 到 (dào) - To

- 上 (shàng) - On, above

- 下 (xià) - Under, below

**Pronouns**

- 我 (wǒ) - I, me

- 你 (nǐ) - You

- 他 (tā) - He, him

- 她 (tā) - She, her

- 我们 (wǒ men) - We, us

**Numerals and Quantifiers**

- 一 (yī) - One

- 两 (liǎng) - Two

- 三 (sān) - Three

- 这 (zhè) - This

- 那 (nà) - That

**Time Expressions**

- 现在 (xiàn zài) - Now

- 昨天 (zuó tiān) - Yesterday

- 明天 (míng tiān) - Tomorrow

- 时候 (shí hòu) - Time, moment

- 每天 (měi tiān) - Every day

**Other Common Words**

- 说 (shuō) - To speak

- 能 (néng) - Can, be able to

- 去 (qù) - To go

- 做 (zuò) - To do, make

- 看 (kàn) - To see, look at