HSK 3.0 Vocabulary

The official HSK 3 (B3) word list, drilled the way the exam tests it — character first, pinyin and meaning on the flip.

973
new words at this level
2,245
cumulative words
900
characters
608
syllables

HSK 3 (B3) word list

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How the list works

Cumulative by design

Each level assumes every word below it. The published counts are totals, not what is new at that level alone.

Characters, not just words

The list is written with a fixed number of characters across a smaller set of syllables — the reading section tests recognition of those, not of whole words alone.

Pinyin support ends at level 3

HSK 1 and 2 print pinyin beside every character. From HSK 3 they do not — which is why recognition drills matter more than recall.

Weakest words first

Words you flip repeatedly resurface sooner, so a session spends its time where your recall is thinnest.

Words are half the exam

Drill the list, then put it to work on a real exam part.

HSK 3.0 vocabulary lists — every word, HSK 1 to 9 | HSK Test