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HSK 3.0 VS 2.0 New Vocabulary (HSK Level 3)

  • Jan 30
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What vocabulary is in HSK 3.0 Level 2 but not in HSK 2.0 Level 2?

What vocabulary is in HSK 3.0 Level 3 but not in HSK 2.0 Level 3?



NOUNS

Number

Word

Pinyin

Translation

1

一块儿

yíkuàir

erhua variant of 一塊|一块[yi1 kuai4]

2

上衣

shàngyī

jacket

3

世界

shìjiè

world

4

东北

dōngběi

Northeast China; Manchuria

5

东南

dōngnán

southeast

6

东方

dōngfāng

the East; the Orient

7

zhōng

(bound form) China; Chinese

8

中间

zhōngjiān

the middle; the inside

9

以上

yǐshàng

that level or higher; that amount or more

10

以下

yǐxià

that level or lower

11

以外

yǐwài

apart from

12

会2

huì


13

会议

huìyì

meeting

14

sǎn

umbrella

15

体育

tǐyù

sports

16

体育馆

tǐyùguǎn

gym

17

xìn

letter

18

假期

jiàqī

vacation

19

关系

guānxì

relation

20

兴趣

xìngqù

interest (desire to know about sth)

21

bīng

ice

22

决定

juédìng

to decide (to do something)

23

刚才

gāngcái

just now

24

初中

chūzhōng

junior high school (abbr. for 初級中學|初级中学[chu1 ji2 zhong1 xue2])

25

前天

qiántiān

the day before yesterday

26

前年

qiánnián

the year before last

27

办法

bànfǎ

way of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem

28

动物园

dòngwùyuán

zoo

29

勺子

sháozi

spoon; ladle

30

běi

north

31

nán

surname Nan

32

to stop

33

卫生间

wèishēngjiān

bathroom

34

句子

jùzi

sentence

35

名人

míngrén

personage

36

名单

míngdān

list of names

37

后天

hòutiān

the day after tomorrow

38

后年

hòunián

the year after next

39

后来

hòulái

afterwards; later

40

四季

sìjì

four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1]

41

yuán

surname Yuan

42

图书馆

túshūguǎn

library

43

-ly

44

地点

dìdiǎn

place

45

shēng

sound

46

声音

shēngyīn

voice

47

外地

wàidì

parts of the country other than where one is

48

外语

wàiyǔ

foreign language

49

大人

dàren

adult

50

大小

dàxiǎo

large and small

51

大熊猫

dàxióngmāo

giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)

52

大衣

dàyī

overcoat

53

夫妻

fūqī

husband and wife; married couple

54

女人

nǚrén

woman

55

女生

nǚshēng

schoolgirl

56

姐妹

jiěmèi

sisters

57

字典

zìdiǎn

Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典[ci2 dian3], which has entries for words of one or more characters)

58

surname Ji

59

学期

xuéqī

term

60

客人

kèrén

visitor

61

shì

surname Shi

62

宾馆

bīnguǎn

guesthouse

63

小区

xiǎoqū

housing estate; community; neighborhood

64

屋子

wūzi

house

65

shān

surname Shan

66

工作日

gōngzuòrì

workday

67

shì

market

68

年级

niánjí

grade

69

得分

défēn

to score a point (in a competition, test etc)

70

心里

xīnlǐ

chest

71

成绩

chéngjì

achievement

72

房子

fángzi

house

73

报纸

bàozhǐ

newspaper

74

新年

xīnnián

New Year

75

方便面

fāngbiànmiàn

instant noodles

76

方向

fāngxiàng

direction; orientation

77

方法

fāngfǎ

method; way; technique; procedure

78

晚会

wǎnhuì

evening party

79

最后

zuìhòu

final; last; ultimate

80

校园

xiàoyuán

campus

81

楼梯

lóutī

stair

82

bǐsài

Belgium

83

水平

shuǐpíng

horizontal; level

84

汽车

qìchē

car

85

river (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4])

86

hǎi

surname Hai

87

游客

yóukè

traveler; tourist

88

dēng

lamp

89

爱人

àiren

spouse (PRC)

90

牙刷

yáshuā

toothbrush

91

niú

surname Niu

92

环境

huánjìng

environment

93

班级

bānjí

class (group of students)

94

球场

qiúchǎng

stadium

95

diàn

lightning

96

电子书

diànzǐshū

electronic book

97

电梯

diàntī

elevator

98

男人

nánrén

a man

99

男生

nánshēng

schoolboy

100

画家

huàjiā

painter

101

留学生

liúxuéshēng

student studying abroad; returned student; foreign student; international student

102

病人

bìngrén

sick person

103

盘子

pánzi

tray

104

相机

xiàngjī

camera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机[zhao4 xiang4 ji1])

105

短裤

duǎnkù

short pants

106

矿泉水

kuàngquánshuǐ

mineral water

107

wǎn

variant of 碗[wan3]

108

笔记

bǐjì

to take down (in writing)

109

笔记本

bǐjìběn

notebook (stationery) (CL:本[ben3])

110

筷子

kuàizi

chopsticks

111

箱子

xiāngzi

suitcase

112

táng

sugar

113

红绿灯

hóng-lǜdēng

traffic light

114

zhǐ

variant of 紙|纸[zhi3]

115

练习

liànxí

to practice

116

经过

jīngguò

to pass

117

网球

wǎngqiú

tennis

118

网站

wǎngzhàn

website

119

yáng

surname Yang

120

羽毛球

yǔmáoqiú

badminton

121

老人

lǎorén

old man or woman

122

耳机

ěrjī

headphones

123

chuán

variant of 船[chuan2]

124

jié

see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3]

125

节目

jiémù

(TV or radio) program; show

126

花园

huāyuán

garden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants

127

草地

cǎodì

lawn

128

菜单

càidān

menu

129

jiē

street

130

衬衫

chènshān

shirt

131

裙子

qúnzi

skirt

132

西北

xīběi

Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)

133

西南

xīnán

southwest

134

西方

xīfāng

the West

135

西瓜

xīguā

watermelon

136

要求

yāoqiú

to request

137

词典

cídiǎn

dictionary

138

语言

yǔyán

language

139

课文

kèwén

text

140

课本

kèběn

textbook

141

路口

lùkǒu

crossing

142

路边

lùbiān

curb; roadside; wayside

143

身边

shēnbiān

at one's side

144

过去2

guòqù


145

运动会

yùndònghuì

sports competition

146

运动员

yùndòngyuán

athlete

147

邮件

yóujiàn

mail

148

邮箱

yóuxiāng

mailbox

149

邻居

línjū

neighbor

150

jiǔ

wine (esp. rice wine)

151

铅笔

qiānbǐ

(lead) pencil

152

银行

yínháng

bank

153

银行卡

yínhángkǎ

bank card

154

难题

nántí

difficult problem

155

雨衣

yǔyī

raincoat

156

面前

miànqián

in front of

157

xié

shoe

158

fēng

wind

159

饮料

yǐnliào

drink

159

香蕉

xiāngjiāo

banana

160

surname Ma

161

马路

mǎlù

street

162

黄色

huángsè

yellow

163

一块儿

yíkuàir

erhua variant of 一塊|一块[yi1 kuai4]

VERB

Number

Word

Pinyin

Translation

1

不行

bùxíng

won't do

2

不见

bújiàn

not to see

3

diū

to lose

4

以为

yǐwéi

to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)

5

休假

xiūjià

to go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave

6

住院

zhùyuàn

to stay in hospital; to be hospitalized

7

xìn

letter

8

jiè

to borrow

9

做客

zuòkè

to be a guest or visitor

10

关心

guānxīn

to be concerned about; to care about

11

关注

guānzhù

to pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media)

12

yǎng

to raise (animals)

13

决定

juédìng

to decide (to do something)

14

出发

chūfā

to set off

15

出生

chūshēng

to be born

16

出院

chūyuàn

to leave hospital

17

分开

fēnkāi

to separate

18

guā

to scrape

19

shuā

a brush

20

bàn

to take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event)

21

jiā

Canada (abbr. for 加拿大[Jia1 na2 da4])

22

努力

nǔlì

to make an effort; to try hard; to strive

23

参加

cānjiā

to participate

24

to send out

25

发生

fāshēng

to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out

26

shòu

to receive

27

受到

shòudào

to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc)

28

biàn

to change

29

变成

biànchéng

to change into

30

听说

tīngshuō

to hear (sth said)

31

喜爱

xǐ’ài

to like

32

回答

huídá

to reply; to answer

33

坚持

jiānchí

to persevere with

34

复习

fùxí

to review

35

好像

hǎoxiàng

as if

36

完成

wánchéng

to complete; to accomplish

37

害怕

hàipà

to be afraid; to be scared

38

对话

duìhuà

to talk (with sb)

39

小心

xiǎoxīn

to be careful

40

帮助

bāngzhù

assistance; aid

41

gàn

old variant of 乾|干[gan1]

42

开会

kāihuì

to hold a meeting

43

开机

kāijī

to start an engine

44

开花

kāihuā

to bloom; to blossom; to flower

45

děi

to obtain

46

得分

défēn

to score a point (in a competition, test etc)

47

得到

dédào

to get; to obtain; to receive

48

surname Pa

49

urgent

50

感到

gǎndào

to feel; to sense; to perceive

51

愿意

yuànyì

to wish

52

懂得

dǒngde

to understand; to know; to comprehend

53

打扫

dǎsǎo

to clean

54

huàn

to exchange

55

jiē

to receive

56

提高

tígāo

to raise

57

搬家

bānjiā

to move house; to relocate

58

收到

shōudào

to receive

59

放假

fàngjià

to have a holiday or vacation

60

放学

fàngxué

to dismiss students at the end of the school day

61

明白

míngbai

clear; obvious; unequivocal

62

晚点

wǎndiǎn

(of trains etc) late

63

有关

yǒuguān

to have sth to do with

64

服务

fúwù

to serve

65

来自

láizì

to come from (a place)

66

chá

surname Zha

67

根据

gēnjù

according to

68

检查

jiǎnchá

inspection

69

检票

jiǎnpiào

to inspect a ticket

70

bǐsài

Belgium

71

注意

zhùyì

to take note of; to pay attention to

72

清楚

qīngchu

clear

73

满意

mǎnyì

satisfied

74

zhào

to shine

75

照相

zhàoxiàng

to take a photograph

76

to crawl

77

留学

liúxué

to study abroad

78

直到

zhídào

until

79

相信

xiāngxìn

to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true

80

看来

kànlái

apparently

81

站2

zhàn


82

liàn

to practice

83

练习

liànxí

to practice

84

经过

jīngguò

to pass

85

结束

jiéshù

termination

86

liáo

(coll.) to chat

87

聊天儿

liáotiānr

erhua variant of 聊天[liao2 tian1]

88

要求

yāoqiú

to request

89

解决

jiějué

to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem)

90

认得

rènde

to recognize

91

to record

92

shì

to test

93

该1

gāi


94

请客

qǐngkè

to give a dinner party

95

to rise

96

tiào

to jump

97

过节

guòjié

to celebrate a festival

98

huán

surname Huan

99

遇见

yùjiàn

to meet

100

zhǎng

long

ADVERBS


Number

Word

Pinyin

Translation

1

一共

yígòng

in total; altogether

2

一块儿

yíkuàir

erhua variant of 一塊|一块[yi1 kuai4]

3

一定

yídìng

surely

4

一直

yìzhí

straight (in a straight line)

5

一边

yìbiān

one side

6

不用

búyòng

need not

7

gāng

hard

8

刚刚

gānggāng

just recently

9

到处

dàochù

everywhere

10

yòu

(once) again

11

只是

zhǐshì

merely; only; just; nothing but

12

大概

dàgài

roughly

13

好像

hǎoxiàng

as if

14

差不多

chàbuduō

almost

15

cháng

surname Chang

16

常常

chángcháng

frequently; often

17

当然

dāngrán

only natural

18

zǒng

(bound form) general; overall

19

才1

cái


20

tǐng

straight

21

最好

zuìhǎo

best

22

extremely

23

终于

zhōngyú

at last

24

yuè

generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods


ADJECTIVES

Number

Word

Pinyin

Translation

1

一定

yídìng

surely

2

不久

bùjiǔ

not long (after)

3

不行

bùxíng

won't do

4

主要

zhǔyào

main; principal; major; primary

5

凉快

liángkuai

pleasantly cool (weather etc)

6

努力

nǔlì

to make an effort; to try hard; to strive

7

可爱

kě’ài

adorable

8

合适

héshì

suitable; fitting; appropriate

9

大概

dàgài

roughly

10

奇怪

qíguài

strange

11

好久

hǎojiǔ

quite a while

12

安全

ānquán

safe; secure

13

容易

róngyì

easy; straightforward

14

小心

xiǎoxīn

to be careful

15

差不多

chàbuduō

almost

16

干净

gānjìng

clean

17

urgent

18

明白

míngbai

clear; obvious; unequivocal

19

有用

yǒuyòng

useful

20

清楚

qīngchu

clear

21

热情

rèqíng

cordial

22

着急

zháojí

to worry; to feel anxious

23

duǎn

short

24

简单

jiǎndān

simple; not complicated

25

zāng

viscera

26

nán

difficult (to...)

27

难听

nántīng

unpleasant to hear

28

难看

nánkàn

ugly

29

难过

nánguò

to feel sad


MEASURE WORDS

Number

Word

Pinyin

Translation

1

variant of 勾[gou1]

2

shēng

sound

3

to hold; to grasp

4

jīn

catty

5

máo

surname Mao

6

jié

see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3]

7

biàn

variant of 遍[bian4]

8

head

POS

Number

Word

Pinyin

Translation

1

不但

búdàn

not only (... but also ...)

2

不同

bù tóng

different

3

为了

wèile

for; for the purpose of; in order to

4

其他

qítā

other

5

别人

biérén

other people; others; other person

6

别的

biéde

else

7

半天

bàntiān

half of the day

8

只有

zhǐyǒu

only have ...; there is only ...

9

只能

zhǐ néng

can only

10

只要

zhǐyào

so long as; provided; if

11

(prefix) can; may; able to; -able

12

可是

kěshì

but; however

13

yuán

(bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activity

14

咱们

zánmen

we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to)

15

好多

hǎoduō

many

16

如果

rúguǒ

if

17

zi

son

18

常用

cháng yòng

in common usage

19

常见

cháng jiàn

commonly seen

20

怎么办

zěnme bàn

what's to be done

21

怎样

zěnyàng

how

22

感兴趣

gǎn xìngqù

to be interested

23

huò

maybe

24

然后

ránhòu

then; after that; afterwards

25

的话

dehuà

if (coming after a conditional clause)

26

而且

érqiě

(not only ...) but also

27

词语

拼音

word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases)

28

除了

chúle

apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他,誰也沒來|除了他,谁也没来[chu2 le5 ta1 , shei2 ye3 mei2 lai2] "apart from him, nobody came", or to include, as in 除了英語,他也會法語|除了英语,他也会法语[chu2 le5 Ying1 yu3 , ta1 ye3 hui4 Fa3 yu3] "in addition to English, he also knows French")


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