HSK 3.0 Band 1

Group 1. Family & Relationships (25 words)

  1. – ài – love

  2. 爸爸|爸 – bàba bà – dad

  3. 弟弟|弟 – dì di dì – younger brother

  4. 儿子 – érzi – son

  5. 哥哥|哥 – gē ge gē – elder brother

  6. 孩子 – háizi – children

  7. 妈妈|妈 – mā ma mā – mom; mother

  8. 妹妹|妹 – mèi mei mèi – younger sister

  9. – nán – man

  10. 男孩儿 – nán háir – boy

  11. 男人 – nán ren – man

  12. 男生 – nán shēng – boy

  13. – nǚ woman

  14. 女儿 – nǚ’ér daughter

  15. 女孩儿 – nǚ háir girl

  16. 女朋友 – nán péng yǒu boyfriend (see Group 25 for women’s terms)

  17. 女人 – nǚ ren woman

  18. 女生 – nǚ shēng girl

  19. 朋友 – péngyou – friend

  20. 小孩儿 – xiǎo háir child; kid

  21. 小朋友 – xiǎo péng yǒu child; kid

  22. 爷爷 – yéye – grandpa

  23. – nǎi milk (here used as a familiar nana for grandma)

  24. 生日 – shēngrì – birthday

  25. – rén – people


Group 2. Numbers & Dates (30 words)

  1. – yī – One

  2. – èr – Two

  3. – sān – Three

  4. – sì – Four

  5. – wǔ Five

  6. – liù – Six

  7. – qī – Seven

  8. – bā – eight

  9. – jiǔ Nine

  10. – shí – Ten

  11. – bǎi hundred

  12. 今天 – jīntiān – Today

  13. 明天 – míngtiān – Tomorrow

  14. 昨天 – zuótiān – Yesterday

  15. 后天 – hòu tiān – day after tomorrow

  16. 前天 – qián tiān – the day before yesterday

  17. – nián – year

  18. 明年 – míng nián – next year

  19. 去年 – qùnián – Last year

  20. 今年 – jīn nián – this year

  21. – rì – date/day

  22. 日期 – rìqī – Date

  23. 时间 – shíjiān – time

  24. 时候 – shíhou – time; moment

  25. – yuè – month

  26. 星期 – xīngqī – week

  27. 星期日 – xīngqīrì – Sunday

  28. 星期天 – xīngqītiān – Sunday

  29. – diǎn spot; (oclock)

  30. – hào – Number/date


Group 3. Directions & Locations (30 words)

  1. – shàng – upper

  2. – xià – below

  3. – zuǒ left

  4. – yòu – right

  5. – dōng – east

  6. 西 – xī – west

  7. – nán – south

  8. – běi – north

  9. – shàngbiān – above

  10. – xiàbiān – below

  11. – zuǒbian left side

  12. – yòubian – right side

  13. 东边 – dōng biān – east side

  14. 西 – xī biān – west side

  15. – nánbiān – south side

  16. – běi biān – North side

  17. – qián – front

  18. – hòu – behind; after

  19. – qián biān – in front

  20. – hòu biān – behind

  21. – lǐ in

  22. – lǐbiān inside

  23. – wài – outside
    (Originally in this group, was here, but see Group 24)

  24. 这边 – zhèbiān – here

  25. – nàbiān – there

  26. 这里 – zhèlǐ here

  27. 那里 – nàlǐ there

  28. 这儿 – zhèr – here

  29. 那儿 – nàr – there

  30. – zhōngjiān – middle

(Note: One extra directional term, “,” was later moved to Group 24.)


Group 4. Food & Drink (20 words)

  1. – fàn – rice; meal

  2. – mǐfàn Steamed Rice

  3. 面包 – miànbāo – Bread

  4. 面条儿 – miàn tiáor – noodles

  5. – shuǐ water

  6. – chá – tea

  7. – nǎi milk

  8. 牛奶 – niúnǎi milk

  9. 鸡蛋 – jīdàn – Egg

  10. – cài – dish

  11. 水果 – shuǐguǒ Fruits

  12. 好吃 – hǎochī Yummy

  13. – wǎn fàn dinner

  14. – zǎo fàn breakfast

  15. – wǔ fàn lunch

  16. 包子 – bāozi – bun

  17. – bēi – cup

  18. 杯子 – bēizi – cup

  19. 饭店 – fàndiàn – restaurant

  20. – ròu – meat


Group 5. Transportation & Travel (22 words)

  1. – chē – car

  2. – qìchē – car

  3. 飞机 – fēijī – aircraft

  4. – huǒchē train

  5. 车票 – chēpiào – ticket

  6. 车上 – chēshàng – in the car

  7. 车站 – chēzhàn – station

  8. – shàngchē – get on

  9. – xiàchē – get off

  10. – dǎchē take a taxi

  11. 机票 – jī piào – air ticket

  12. – jīchǎng Airport

  13. – lù – road

  14. 马路 – mǎ lù street

  15. – chū – out

  16. 出来 – chū lái – come out

  17. 出去 – chū qù – go out

  18. – kāichē – drive

  19. – fēi – fly

  20. 路口 – lù kǒu intersection

  21. 路上 – lùshàng – on the road

  22. – zhàn – station


Group 6. Communication & Media (21 words)

  1. 电话 – diànhuà – phone

  2. 电话 – dǎdiànhuà make a phone call

  3. 电脑 – diànnǎo Computer

  4. 电视 – diànshì – television

  5. 电视机 – diàn shì jī – television

  6. 电影 – diànyǐng Film

  7. 电影院 – diànyǐngyuàn cinema

  8. – shuō – speak

  9. 说话 – shuōhuà – talk

  10. – tīng – hear

  11. 听到 – tīng dào – hear

  12. – tīngjiàn – hear

  13. 听写 – tīngxiě – dictation

  14. – diàn – electricity

  15. – huà – word(s)

  16. – kàn – see

  17. 看到 – kàndào – see

  18. – kànjiàn – see

  19. 网上 – wǎngshàng online

  20. 网友 – wǎng yǒu net friend

  21. 手机 – shǒujī Mobile phone


Group 7. Education & Learning (30 words)

  1. – xué – learn; study

  2. – xuéxí – Study

  3. 学生 – xuésheng – Student

  4. 学校 – xuéxiào – School

  5. 小学生 – xiǎo xué shēng elementary school student

  6. 中学 – zhōngxué – middle school

  7. 中学生 – zhōngxué shēng – middle school student

  8. – kè – course

  9. 课本 – kè běn – textbook

  10. 课文 – kè wén – text

  11. – jiāo – teach

  12. 教学楼 – jiàoxué lóu – teaching building

  13. – dú – read

  14. 读书 – dúshū – study

  15. – xiě – write

  16. 大学 – dàxué – university

  17. 大学生 – dàxué shēng – university student

  18. 放学 – fàng xué – finish school

  19. 汉语 – hànyǔ Chinese

  20. 汉字 – hàn zì – Chinese character

  21. – kǎo test; examine

  22. – kǎoshì examination

  23. – shàngkè – attend class

  24. 上学 – shàngxué – go to school

  25. – shū – book

  26. 书包 – shū bāo – school bag

  27. 小学 – xiǎo xué primary school

  28. (Originally “同学” was here but later moved – see Group 25)

  29. 中文 – zhōngwén – Chinese

  30. 学院 – xué yuàn – college; academy

  31. 放假 – fàngjià – holiday
    (Also, “同学” has been re–grouped below.)


Group 8. Work & Business (10 words)

  1. 工人 – gōngrén – Worker

  2. 工作 – gōngzuò – work

  3. 上班 – shàngbān – go to work

  4. 下班 – xià bān – get off work

  5. 请假 – qǐngjià ask for leave

  6. 开会 – kāihuì – have a meeting

  7. – máng – busy

  8. – zuò – do

  9. – zhǔnbèi get ready

  10. – gàn – do


Group 9. Daily Routine & Activities (14 words)

  1. – qǐ get up; start

  2. 起床 – qǐchuáng Get up

  3. 起来 – qǐlái get up

  4. – shuì – sleep

  5. – shuìjiào – sleep

  6. – xǐ wash

  7. – chī – eat

  8. – chī fàn – have meal

  9. – hē – drink

  10. – zuò – sit

  11. 坐下 – zuò xià – sit down

  12. – zǒu go, walk

  13. 走路 – zǒu lù walk

  14. – pǎo run


Group 10. Money & Shopping (13 words)

  1. – qián – money

  2. 钱包 – qián bāo – wallet

  3. – mǎi buy

  4. – shāngchǎng mall

  5. 商店 – shāngdiàn – Shop

  6. – piào – ticket

  7. 门票 – mén piào – tickets

  8. – kuài – block (money unit)

  9. – yuán – Yuan

  10. – máo – (small money unit)

  11. – bāo – package

  12. 书店 – shū diàn – bookstore

  13. 衣服 – yīfu – clothes


Group 11. Health & Body (17 words)

  1. – bìng – disease

  2. 病人 – bìng rén – patient

  3. 饿 – è – hungry

  4. – kě – thirsty

  5. – lèi – tired

  6. – lěng – cold

  7. 身上 – shēnshàng – on one’s body

  8. 身体 – shēntǐ body

  9. 生病 – shēngbìng – fall ill

  10. 医生 – yīshēng – Doctor

  11. 医院 – yīyuàn – Hospital

  12. – gān – dry

  13. – gānjìng – clean

  14. 看病 – kànbìng – see a doctor

  15. – kǒu mouth

  16. 老人 – lǎo rén old people

  17. – shǒu hand


Group 12. Adjectives & Descriptions (30 words)

  1. 白(形) – bái – white

  2. – dà – large, big

  3. 好(形) – hǎo good

  4. – xiǎo small

  5. – gāo – high

  6. 新(形) – xīn – new

  7. 老(形) – lǎo old; aged

  8. 多(形、代) – duō – many; much

  9. – shǎo less

  10. – kuài – fast

  11. – màn – slow

  12. 好看 – hǎokàn good looking

  13. 好听 – hǎotīng pleasant to hear

  14. 好玩儿 – hǎowánr fun; interesting

  15. – zhēn – really

  16. 真的 – zhēnde – really

  17. – zuì – most

  18. 最好 – zuìhǎo Best

  19. 最后 – zuìhòu – Last

  20. – chà – differ from; bad

  21. – huài – bad

  22. – guì – noble; expensive

  23. – rè – heat

  24. – nán – difficult

  25. – tài – too

  26. 有名 – yǒumíng Famous

  27. – yuǎn far

  28. – zhòng – heavy

  29. 重要 – zhòngyào – important

  30. – zì – word; character


Group 13. Quantifiers & Measure Words (18 words)

  1. – bàn – half

  2. – gè – individual

  3. 本(量) – běn – (measure word for books/volumes)

  4. 本子 – běnzi – book

  5. 次(量) – cì – (times; frequency)

  6. 第(第二) – dì – ordinal marker

  7. 一半 – yí bàn – half

  8. 一点儿 – yīdiǎnr a little bit

  9. 一些 – yì xiē – some

  10. – jǐ several

  11. 零|〇 – líng líng – zero

  12. – jiān – (measure word for rooms)

  13. 两(数) – liǎng two

  14. – xiǎoshí hour

  15. – yè – page

  16. 有(一)些 – yǒu (yì) xiē some

  17. 子(桌子) – zizhuōzi – noun suffix

  18. – suì – year, age


Group 14. Pronouns & Non–Interrogative Particles (16 words)

  1. – de – (auxiliary)

  2. – hé – and

  3. – gēn – with

  4. – zhe – (continuous marker)

  5. – dì – (adverbial particle)

  6. 对(形) – duì – right

  7. – hái – also; still

  8. 还是 – háishi – still

  9. 还有 – háiyǒu in addition

  10. 们(朋友们) – men – (plural marker)

  11. – nà – that

  12. 那些 – zhèxiē – those

  13. – zhè – this

  14. 这些 – zhèxiē – these

  15. 正(副) – zhèng – just; exactly

  16. 正在 – zhèngzài – in process of


Group 15. Cognitive & Social Verbs (30 words)

  1. 觉得 – juéde – think

  2. – xiǎng think

  3. – wèn – ask

  4. – jièshào – introduce

  5. – gàosu – tell

  6. – jì – remember

  7. 记得 – jìdé – remember

  8. 记住 – jì zhù – remember; keep in mind

  9. 认识 – rènshi – know

  10. 回答 – huídá – answer

  11. 得到 – dédào – get

  12. 干什么 – gànshénme – What to do?

  13. – jiàn – see; meet

  14. 见面 – jiànmiàn – meet

  15. – jiào – call; be called

  16. 会(动) – huì – can; be able

  17. – néng – can

  18. – zhǎo look for

  19. 找到 – zhǎo dào find

  20. 明白 – míngbai – clear

  21. – sòng – give; deliver

  22. – wàng – forget

  23. – wàngjì – forget

  24. – xǐhuan like

  25. – yòng – use

  26. – yǒu have

  27. 有的 – yǒude some

  28. 有用 – yǒuyòng useful

  29. – yíyàng – equally

  30. – yìbiān – (simultaneously)

  31. 知道 – zhīdào – know

(After moving “” into Group 14 below, it was removed here so that Group 15 has exactly 30.)


Group 16. Hobbies & Entertainment (10 words)

  1. 爱好 – àihào – hobby

  2. – chàng – sing

  3. 唱歌 – chàng gē – sing

  4. – gē – song

  5. 开玩笑 – kāiwánxiào – make fun of

  6. 玩儿 – wánr – play

  7. – xiào – laugh

  8. 打球 – dǎqiú play ball

  9. – qiú – ball

  10. 上网 – shàngwǎng Surf the Internet


Group 17. Return & Come Back (11 words)

  1. – huí – go back; return

  2. 回到 – huí dào – back to

  3. 回家 – huíjiā – go home; return home

  4. 回来 – huí lái – come back

  5. 回去 – huí qù – go back

  6. – lái – come

  7. 来到 – lái dào – arrive

  8. – jìn – enter

  9. 进来 – jìn lái – come in

  10. 进去 – jìn qù – go in

  11. – qù – go


Group 18. Time Durations, Parts of Day, & Holidays (18 words)

  1. 半年 – bàn nián – half a year

  2. 半天 – bàn tiān – half day

  3. 白天 – bái tiān – daytime

  4. 中午 – zhōngwǔ Noon

  5. 晚上 – wǎnshang Night

  6. 早上 – zǎoshang Morning

  7. 一会儿 – yíhuìr – a little while

  8. 一下儿 – yí xiàr – a little bit

  9. 马上 – mǎshàng Right off

  10. 现在 – xiànzài – Now

  11. 上次 – shàngcì – last time

  12. 上午 – shàngwǔ morning

  13. – wǎn late

  14. 下午 – xiàwǔ Afternoon

  15. – zǎo early

  16. 新年 – xīn nián – New Year

  17. 生日 – shēngrì – Birthday

  18. 放假 – fàngjià – holiday


Group 19. Polite Expressions & Requests (10 words)

  1. – bāng – help

  2. 帮忙 – bāng máng – help

  3. – qǐng please

  4. 请进 – qǐng jìn please come in

  5. 请问 – qǐng wèn excuse me

  6. 请坐 – qǐng zuò please have a seat

  7. 对不起 – duìbuqǐ Im sorry

  8. 不客气 – bú kè qì – You’re welcome

  9. 谢谢 – xièxie – Thank you

  10. 没关系 – méiguānxi – No problem


Group 20. Places, Countries, & Common Nouns (14 words)

  1. – guó – country; state

  2. 国家 – guójiā – Country

  3. 国外 – guó wài – abroad; oversea

  4. 中国 – zhōngguó – China

  5. 外国 – wài guó – foreign country

  6. – dìtú – Map

  7. 地点 – dìdiǎn location

  8. 地方 – dìfang – local; place

  9. 图书馆 – túshūguǎn Library

  10. – pángbiān – Side

  11. 东西 – dōngxi – thing

  12. 名字 – míngzi – Name

  13. – shì – thing; matter

  14. – zhīshi – knowledge


Group 21. Negatives, Opposition & Exclusions (12 words)

  1. 别(副) – bié – Don’t

  2. 别的 – biéde – other

  3. 别人 – bié·rén – other people

  4. 不大 – búdà – not big

  5. – bú duì – wrong

  6. 不用 – bú yòng – no need

  7. – bù – No

  8. – méi – no

  9. 没什么 – méishénme – It’s nothing

  10. 没事儿 – méishìr – It’s okay

  11. 没有 – méiyǒu have not; no

  12. – cuò – wrong


Group 22. Home & Buildings (12 words)

  1. – chuáng – bed

  2. – fángjiān – Room

  3. 房子 – fángzi – house; building

  4. 桌子 – zhuōzi – Table

  5. – lóu – floor; building

  6. 楼上 – lóushàng – upstairs

  7. 楼下 – lóu xià – downstairs

  8. – mén – door

  9. 门口 – mén kǒu doorway

  10. – zhù – live

  11. 洗手 – xǐshǒujiān Restroom

  12. 在家 – zàijiā – at home


Group 23. Miscellaneous Actions (12 words)

  1. 打(动) – dǎ hit; take

  2. 打开 – dǎkāi turn on

  3. – dào – reach

  4. 等(动) – děng – wait

  5. – dòng – move

  6. 动作 – dòngzuò – action

  7. – fàng – discharge

  8. 关(动) – guān – shut; close

  9. 关上 – guānshàng – close

  10. – guò – pass

  11. – shì – try

  12. – ná – take


Group 24. Physical Environment & Nature (10 words)

  1. – dì – ground

  2. 地上 – dìshàng – on the ground

  3. – fēng – wind

  4. – huā – flower

  5. – shān – mountain

  6. – shù – tree

  7. – yǔ rain

  8. 下雨 – xiàyǔ rain

  9. 天气 – tiānqì – weather

  10. – wài biān – outside


Group 25. People & Titles (12 words)

  1. – tā – he

  2. – tā men – they

  3. – tā – she

  4. – wǒ I

  5. – wǒmen We

  6. – nín – you (polite)

  7. 先生 – xiānsheng – Sir

  8. 小姐 – xiǎojiě Miss

  9. – lǎoshī Teacher

  10. 同学 – tóngxué – Classmate
    (Plus merging any school–friend terms as appropriate.)


Group 26. Adverbs & Connectors (11 words)

  1. – zài – again

  2. – le – (past marker)

  3. – ne – (modal particle)

  4. – ba – (interjection particle)

  5. – yě – also

  6. – dōu – all

  7. – jiù – then; right away

  8. – xiān – before

  9. – xíng – That’s ok

  10. – hé – and

  11. – zài – at; in

(Note: “” was moved here from a prepositions group.)


Group 27. Interrogative Words & Particles (10 words)

  1. – ma – (question particle)

  2. 多少 – duōshao – how much

  3. – nǎ which

  4. 哪里 – nǎlǐ where

  5. 哪儿 – nǎr where

  6. 哪些 – nǎxiē which

  7. 怎么 – zěnme – How

  8. 什么 – shénme – What

  9. 是不是 – shì bú shì – isn’t it?

  10. – shéi – who

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