The exam: 40 questions · 32 min
300 words with pinyin, meaning and audio
Word lists follow the HSK 3.0 standard (2025), levels 1–9.
to love; to be fond of; to like
eight; 8
father; dad
...right?; ...OK?; ...I presume.
daytime; during the day; day
hundred; numerous; all kinds of
half; semi-; incomplete
bao
cup; glass
root; stem; origin
side; edge; margin
illness; disease; to fall ill
no; not so; not
you're welcome; don't mention it; impolite
don't!; must not
dish; vegetable; cuisine
tea; tea plant
to sing; to call loudly; to chant
supermarket
car; vehicle; machine
to eat; to consume; to eat at
taxi
to wear; to put on; to dress
to make a telephone call
big; large; great
everyone; influential family; great expert
university; college
university student; college student
to reach; to arrive; to leave for
of; ~'s; also pr. [dì] or [di] in poetry and songs
younger brother
grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed; residence of a high official; but
point; dot; drop
telephone; phone call; phone number
computer
television; TV
movie; film
cinema; movie theater
inn; old-style hotel; shop
thing; stuff; person
all; both; entirely
to read out; to read aloud; to read
to read a book; to study; to attend school
right; correct; towards
I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon
many; much; too many
how much?; how many?; what number?
son
two; 2; stupid
cooked rice; meal; fan
restaurant; hotel
room
airplane
very; really; unusual
to divide; to separate; to distribute
minute
happy; glad; willing
older brother
song; to sing
individual
to; for; for the benefit of
to work; to operate; job
company; firm; corporation
dog
expensive; noble; precious
country; nation; state
still; still in progress; still more
child
Chinese language
Chinese character; Japanese: kanji; Korean: hanja
good; appropriate; proper
tasty; delicious
good-looking; nice-looking; good
pleasant to hear
amusing; fun; interesting
ordinal number; day of a month; mark
to drink
and; together with; with
quite; very; awfully
empress; queen; monarch
to circle; to go back; to turn around
can; to have the skill; to know how to
train
egg; hen's egg
how much; how many; several
home; family; my
family member; servant
to see; to meet; to appear
item; component; classifier for events, things, clothes etc
dumpling; pot-sticker
to shout; to call; to order
older sister
this year
today; at the present; now
nine; 9
to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel
to open; to start; to turn on
to drive a car
to see; to look at; to read
to visit a doctor; to see a patient