The exam: 70 questions · 73 min
500 words with pinyin, meaning and audio
Word lists follow the HSK 3.0 standard (2025), levels 1–9.
maternal aunt; step-mother; childcare worker
low; short
spouse; lover
quiet; peaceful; calm
safe; secure; safety
to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate
class; grade
to move; to move; to shift
to move house; to relocate; to remove
to do; to manage; to handle
means; method; way
office; business premises; bureau
half of the day; a long time; quite a while
assistance; aid; to help
to eat till full; satisfied
newspaper; newsprint
north; to be defeated
north; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River
quilt; to cover; to suffer
to compare; to contrast; comparatively
for example; for instance; such as
competition; match; to compete
to take down; notes; a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches
notebook; notebook
to have to; must; compulsory
to change; to become different; to transform
to change into; to turn into; to become
to change; to vary; change
everywhere; all over; classifier for actions: one time
play; show; performance
else; other
other people; others; other person
guesthouse; lodge; hotel
ice; to chill sth; to feel cold
ice cream
icebox; freezer cabinet; refrigerator
sick person; patient; invalid
not only
not to see; not to meet; to have disappeared
not long; before too long; soon
different; distinct; not the same
won't do; be out of the question; be no good
need not
ability; talent; sb of a certain type
menu
to participate; to take part; to join
grass; straw; manuscript
lawn; meadow; sod
to pile on top of one another; layer; stratum
to research; to check; to investigate
different; wrong; mistaken
almost; nearly; more or less
to taste; to try; to experience
always; ever; often
frequently; often
commonly seen; common; to see sth frequently
in common usage
shirt; blouse
achievement; performance records; grades
city; town
to arrive late
to set off; to start
to be born
to leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital
junior high school
besides; apart from; in addition to
boat; vessel; ship
spring
dictionary; also written 辞典
intelligent; clever; bright
to clean; to sweep
to plan; to intend; to calculate
roughly; probably; rough
adult; grownup; title of respect toward superiors
dimension; magnitude; size
giant panda
overcoat; topcoat; cloak
band; belt; girdle
anxious; worried; uneasy
cake
only natural; as it should be; certainly
everywhere
to obtain; to get; to gain
to get; to obtain; to receive
to score
if
to have to; must; ought to
lamp; light; lantern
earth; ground; field
place; site; location
area; place; space
map
lightning; electricity; electric
elevator; escalator
e-book
to lose; to put aside; to throw
east; host; landlord
northeast
east
southeast