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HSK 2.0 level 3

298 words, in teaching order

Words 1–100
被bèi
quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅游[bei4 lu : 3 you2] to "go on a trip")
国家guójiā
country; nation; state
自己zìjǐ
oneself; (attributive) one's own
又yòu
(once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
地de
-ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
Particle
用yòng
to use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions); usefulness; utility; (bound form) expense; outlay; (courteous) to eat; to drink; (literary) hence; therefore
把bǎ
to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把 (bǎ) + {noun} + {verb})
如果rúguǒ
if; in case; in the event that
只zhǐ
only; merely; just
认为rènwéi
to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
需要xūyào
to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs
才cái
ability; talent; sb of a certain type; a capable individual; then and only then; just now; (before an expression of quantity) only; (emphatic, esp. in contrast or correction) really; actually; (variant of 才 (cái)) just now; (variant of 才 (cái)) (before an expression of quantity) only
应该yīnggāi
ought to; should; must
其他qítā
other; (sth or sb) else; the rest
主要zhǔyào
main; principal; major; primary
地方dìfang
place; location; area; space; territory; aspect; part
必须bìxū
must; to have to
为了wèile
for; for the purpose of; in order to
跟gēn
heel; to follow closely; to go with; (of a woman) to marry sb; with; compared with; to; towards; and (joining two nouns)
Conjunction
发现fāxiàn
to notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect; a discovery
出现chūxiàn
to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up
决定juédìng
to decide; to determine; to make up one's mind; decision (CL:个 (gè),项 (xiàng))
为什么wèishénme
why?; for what reason?
还是háishi
still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or
Conjunction
一样yīyàng
same; like; equal to; the same as; just like
重要zhòngyào
important; significant; major
影响yǐngxiǎng
influence; effect; to influence; to affect (usually adversely); to disturb
文化wénhuà
culture; civilization; cultural
要求yāoqiú
to request; to require; requirement; to stake a claim; to ask; to demand
一定yīdìng
surely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled; a certain ...; a given ...
使shǐ
to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger
像xiàng
to resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.)
万wàn
ten thousand; a great number
关系guānxi
relation; relationship; connection; to concern; to involve; to affect; guanxi (personal connections)
根据gēnjù
according to; based on; basis; foundation
带dài
band; belt; girdle; ribbon; tire; area; zone; region; to wear; to carry; …
游戏yóuxì
game (CL:场 (chǎng)); to play
虽然suīrán
although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 (kěshì) or 但是 (dànshì) etc)
而且érqiě
(not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore
一直yīzhí
straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through
特别tèbié
unusual; special; very; especially; particularly; expressly; for a specific purpose; (often followed by 是 (shì)) in particular
表示biǎoshì
(of sb) to express; to state; to show; (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show; expression; manifestation
站zhàn
station; to stand; to halt; to stop; branch of a company or organization; website
关于guānyú
pertaining to; concerning; with regard to; about; a matter of
参加cānjiā
to participate; to take part; to join
会议huìyì
meeting; conference
过去guòqù
(in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by
然后ránhòu
then; after that; afterwards
选择xuǎnzé
to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative
一般yībān
same; ordinary; so-so; common; general; generally; in general
完成wánchéng
to complete; to accomplish
环境huánjìng
environment; circumstances; surroundings; ambient
当然dāngrán
only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt
分fēn
to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate; to distinguish (good and bad); (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局 (fēnjú)); fraction; one tenth (of certain units); unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm; minute (unit of time); minute (angular measurement unit); a point (in sports or games); …
或者huòzhě
or; possibly; maybe; perhaps
Conjunction
比较bǐjiào
to compare; to contrast; comparatively; relatively; quite; comparison
以后yǐhòu
after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future
位wèi
position; location; place; seat; classifier for people (honorific); classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes); (physics) potential
老lǎo
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old (of people); venerable (person); experienced; of long standing; always; all the time; of the past; very; outdated; …
故事gùshi
narrative; story; tale
了解liǎojiě
to understand; to know about; to learn about; to find out
举行jǔxíng
to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
解决jiějué
to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc)
其实qíshí
actually; in fact; really
机会jīhuì
opportunity; chance; occasion
拿ná
to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take; (used in the same way as 把 (bǎ): to mark the following noun as a direct object)
先xiān
beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now; (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
相信xiāngxìn
to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true
结束jiéshù
to end; to finish; to conclude
努力nǔlì
to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious
经过jīngguò
to pass; to go through; process; course
比赛bǐsài
competition (sports etc); match; to compete
讲jiǎng
to speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture
办法bànfǎ
way of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem
条tiáo
strip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)
注意zhùyì
to take note of; to pay attention to
除了chúle
apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他,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,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"); (used to introduce one of two habitual alternatives in the pattern 除了 (chúle) + A + 就是 (jiùshì) + B, "either A or B")
离开líkāi
to depart; to leave
变化biànhuà
(intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation
米mǐ
uncooked rice; meter (unit of length); (slang) Chinese yuan
别人biéren
other people; others; other person
以前yǐqián
before; formerly; previous; ago
简单jiǎndān
simple; not complicated
最近zuìjìn
recently; soon; nearest
以为yǐwéi
to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
提高tígāo
to raise; to increase; to improve
健康jiànkāng
health; healthy
容易róngyì
easy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to
明白míngbai
clear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable; to understand; to realize
终于zhōngyú
at last; in the end; finally; eventually
声音shēngyīn
sound; voice
作用zuòyòng
to act on; to affect; action; function; activity; impact; result; effect; purpose; intent; (suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 抑制作用 (yìzhìzuòyòng), inhibition
几乎jīhū
almost; nearly; practically