Vocabulary — HSK 3.0 Level 1

502 words total

you're welcome

please / invite

(question particle)

(follow-up question)

(possessive particle)

(completion particle)

(suggestion/assumption)

(exclamation)

then / right away

still / also

you (plural)

how many / how much

how many (small)

other people

every / each

above / more than

below / less than

ten thousand

hundred million

pair / double

two (paired)

whole / complete

altogether / in total

almost / about

how / what a

number / date

week / day of week

before / in the past

after / in the future

evening / night

time / moment

morning (formal)

the day before yesterday

the day after tomorrow

father (formal)

mother (formal)

older brother

older sister

younger brother

younger sister

paternal grandfather

paternal grandmother

maternal grandfather

maternal grandmother

uncle (father's younger brother)

home / family

waiter / service staff

shop assistant

translator / to translate

journalist / reporter

actor / performer

gōngchéngshī

writer / author

painter / artist

director (film)

kindergarten

middle school

shopping mall

diànyǐngyuàn

gymnasium / sports hall

train station

subway station

gōnggòng qìchē zhàn

hotel / guesthouse

restaurant / dining hall

barber / hair salon

jiànshēnfáng

gym / fitness center

steamed bun (filled)

shrimp / prawn

biscuit / cracker

sugar / candy

subway / metro

gōnggòng qìchē

car / automobile

to take (transport) / sit

to ride / take (transport)

to transfer (transport)

station / stop

road / route

to park / stop (vehicle)

navigation / GPS

traffic light

to give change

to swipe card / pay by card

Wēixìn zhīfù

to return goods

to exchange goods

size / measurement

to try on (clothes)

style / design

new model / new style

xiànliàng bǎn

limited edition

big sale / clearance

free shipping included

to review / rate

healthy / health

to have a fever

to inject / get a shot

to check up / examine

to lose weight

blood pressure

first aid / emergency

body temperature

to be hospitalized

to be discharged

to register (hospital)

movie / film

wǎngluò yóuxì

to draw / paint

travel / tourism

running / jogging

martial arts

chess / board game

to listen to music

kàn diànyǐng

to watch a movie

to fish (as hobby)

stamp collecting

to play piano

cooking (as hobby)

cool / refreshing

qìhòu biànhuà

climate change

environmental protection

mobile phone

píngbǎn diànnǎo

tablet computer

internet / network

yìngyòng chéngxù

application (app)

shèjiāo méitǐ

social media

shìpín tōnghuà

réngōng zhìnéng

artificial intelligence (AI)

to charge (device)

wúxiàn wǎngluò

WiFi / wireless network

diànzǐ yóujiàn

live streaming

cloud computing

to study / learn

class / lesson

grades / results

to study abroad

textbook / teaching material

to prepare for class

pronunciation

listening ability

writing (composition)

spoken language

Chinese characters

Mandarin (standard Chinese)

mother tongue

foreign language

to translate / translation

kèchéng ānpái

course schedule

forecast / predict

happy / cheerful

disappointed

excited / moved

touched / moved (emotionally)

nervous / tense

annoyed / troubled

proud / arrogant

humble / modest

to thank / grateful

relieved / comforted

furious / outraged

to look forward to

feeling / to feel

top / jacket

pants / trousers

skirt / dress

coat / jacket

watch / wristwatch

short (height)

fat / chubby

cute / adorable

makeup / to put on makeup

to wear / put on

to wear (accessories)

wèishēngjiān

bathroom / toilet

table / desk

sofa / couch

refrigerator

washing machine

air conditioner

water heater

lamp / light

elevator / lift

yard / courtyard

sport / exercise

soccer / football

ping pong / table tennis

gāo'ěrfū qiú

weightlifting

competition / athletic

match / competition

silver medal

bronze medal

coach / trainer

record / to record

to know (a person)

jiāo péngyou

to make friends

to meet (in person)

date / appointment

to make an appointment

to apologize

to appreciate / be grateful

to argue / quarrel

to make up / reconcile

to get married

single / unmarried

social (interaction)

etiquette / manners

to greet / say hello

to give a gift

group meal / dinner party