HSK 3 Vocabulary

阿姨

āyí

mother's sister, "Auntie"

啊

a - enumeration, exasperation, confirmation

ā - Ha!

á - Huh?

ǎ - Is that really so?

à - Well, OK.

矮

ǎi

short (not tall)

爱

ài

to love, love

爱好

àihào

hobby, interest

安静

ānjìng

quiet, to be quiet

八

bā

eight

把

bǎ

to grasp, to hold, to handle

precedes BA-form object

白

bái

white, in vain, to turn white prematurely

百

bǎi

hundred

班

bān

class, team, shift, duty

MW for crowds and scheduled transport

搬

bān

to remove, to move house

半

bàn

half, semi-, partly

办法

bànfǎ

way, means, measure

办公室

bàngōngshí

office

帮忙

bāngmáng

to help, to do a favor

帮助

bāngzhù

to help, to assist

包

bāo

to wrap, to surround

bag, package

爸爸

bàba

Daddy

吧

ba - [suggestion]

bā - snap!

饱

bǎo

full, to satisfy

报纸

bàozhǐ

newspaper

杯子

bēizi

cup, glass

北方

běifāng

north, northern part

北京

běijīng

Beijing

被

bèi

by

本

běn

root/stem, foundation, edition; according to;

MW for books and documents

鼻子

bízi

nose

比

bǐ

compared to, to compare

比较

bǐjiào

comparison, to compare, relatively

比赛

bǐsài

match, competition

必须

bìxū

must, have to

变化

biànhuà

change, to change

表示

biǎoshì

to show, to indicate

表演

biǎoyǎn

to perform, to demonstrate

performance, exhibition

别

bié

don't, other

别人

biérén

others, other people, another person

宾馆

bīn guǎn

guesthouse

冰箱

bīngxiāng

refrigerator, freezer

不客气

bú kèqi

You're welcome.

I'll help myself.

You go ahead.

不

bù

not, non-, un-

才

cái

then and only then, just now

菜

cài

greens, dish, course

菜单

càidān

menu

参加

cānjiā

to join, to attend, to take part in.

草

cǎo

grass, straw, rough, hasty

层

céng

layer, floor, story

茶

chá

tea

差

chà

to lack, to differ by

inferior, false

长

cháng

long, lasting, steadily

zhǎng

to grow, to grow up, to increase

older, elder

唱歌

chànggē

to sing a song

超市

chāoshì

supermarket

衬衫

chènshān

shirt

成绩

chéngjì

result, achievement

城市

chéngshì

town, city

吃

chī

to eat

迟到

chídào

to be late, to come late

出

chū

to exit, to exceed, to issue

出现

chūxiàn

to arise, emergence

出租车

chūzūchē

taxi

厨房

chúfāng

kitchen

出现

chūxiàn

to arise, emergence

穿

chuān

to wear

船

chuan

boat, ship

春

chūn

spring

词语

cíyǔ

words and expressions, terms

次

cì

occurrence, time; odious

聪明

cōngmíng

intelligent

从

cóng

from, since, through

always, at all times

错

cuò

mistake, wrong

to rub, to evade

打电话

dǎ diànhuà

to make a phone call

打篮球

dǎ lánqiú

to play basketball

打扫

dǎsǎo

to sweep, to clean

打算

dǎsuàn

to plan, to intend

大

dà

big

大家

dàjiā

everyone, master

带

dài

belt, tire, zone

to take, to bring, to bear, to look after

担心

dānxīn

to worry

蛋糕

dàngāo

cake

但是

dànshì

but, however, yet, still

当然

dāngrán

of course, as it should be

到

dào

to go to, to arrive, to reach

地

dì - earth soil

de - adverb forming before verb

的

de

[possessive particle, subordinating particle, noun-forming (-er)]

得

děi - must

de - adverb forming after the verb

灯

dēng

lamp, lantern, light

等

děng

to wait

低

dī

low, to lower, to droop

弟弟

dìdi

younger brother

地方

dìfāng

place

地铁

dìtiě

subway

地图

dìtú

map, atlas

第一

dìyī

first, primary, foremost

点

diǎn

dot, a little

to choose

MW for hours

电脑

diànnǎo

computer

电视

diànshì

tv

电梯

diàntī

elevator

电影

diànyǐng

movie

电子邮件

diànzǐ yóujiàn

email

东

dōng

east