HSK 3 Frequent Words

Lower-Intermediate · target vocabulary ~600 words. Here are 20 representative frequent words for this level, with pinyin, meanings and example sentences.

Note: these are representative words to give you a feel for the level, not the full official vocabulary list.

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简单
jiǎndān
WordPinyinMeaningExample
简单jiǎndānsimple; easy这个问题很简单。
zhège wèntí hěn jiǎndān.
This question is very simple.
健康jiànkānghealth; healthy多运动对健康好。
duō yùndòng duì jiànkāng hǎo.
Exercising a lot is good for your health.
明白míngbaito understand我明白你的意思。
wǒ míngbai nǐ de yìsi.
I understand what you mean.
习惯xíguànhabit; to be used to这是我的习惯。
zhè shì wǒ de xíguàn.
This is my habit.
重要zhòngyàoimportant这件事很重要。
zhè jiàn shì hěn zhòngyào.
This matter is very important.
影响yǐngxiǎnginfluence; to affect这对我影响很大。
zhè duì wǒ yǐngxiǎng hěn dà.
This has a big influence on me.
环境huánjìngenvironment这里的环境很好。
zhèlǐ de huánjìng hěn hǎo.
The environment here is very nice.
城市chéngshìcity北京是个大城市。
běijīng shì gè dà chéngshì.
Beijing is a big city.
文化wénhuàculture我对中国文化很感兴趣。
wǒ duì zhōngguó wénhuà hěn gǎn xìngqù.
I am very interested in Chinese culture.
打算dǎsuanto plan; plan你打算去哪儿？
nǐ dǎsuan qù nǎr?
Where do you plan to go?
安静ānjìngquiet; peaceful图书馆里很安静。
túshūguǎn lǐ hěn ānjìng.
The library is very quiet.
办法bànfǎmethod; way我想到了一个办法。
wǒ xiǎngdào le yí ge bànfǎ.
I thought of a way.
参加cānjiāto take part in你参加明天的比赛吗？
nǐ cānjiā míngtiān de bǐsài ma?
Are you taking part in tomorrow’s competition?
成绩chéngjìgrade; result他的考试成绩很好。
tā de kǎoshì chéngjì hěn hǎo.
His exam result is very good.
迟到chídàoto be late请不要上课迟到。
qǐng bú yào shàngkè chídào.
Please do not be late for class.
决定juédìngto decide; decision我决定去中国留学。
wǒ juédìng qù zhōngguó liúxué.
I decided to study abroad in China.
经常jīngchángoften; frequently他经常去图书馆看书。
tā jīngcháng qù túshūguǎn kànshū.
He often goes to the library to read.
解决jiějuéto solve; to resolve这个问题已经解决了。
zhège wèntí yǐjīng jiějuéle.
This problem has already been solved.
锻炼duànliànto exercise; to work out我每天早上锻炼身体。
wǒ měitiān zǎoshang duànliàn shēntǐ.
I exercise every morning.
提高tígāoto raise; to improve我想提高我的汉语水平。
wǒ xiǎng tígāo wǒ de hànyǔ shuǐpíng.
I want to improve my level of Chinese.

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