Bridge into independent reading with vocabulary for culture, nature, opinions, causes, and more complete narratives.
Choose five new words, write one sentence with each, then meet them again in an HSK 3 story before adding more.
2026 rollout: This syllabus was published in November 2025 and became effective in July 2026. The official second-round HSK 3.0 global trial is scheduled for September 20, 2026, so confirm the syllabus and test format with your center.
All 1,000 words from HSK 1 through HSK 3.
Short sentences make a word easier to understand—and much easier to remember.
我有一个办法。
I have a solution.他发现门开了。
He discovered that the door was open.晚上很安静。
It is quiet at night.爷爷给我讲故事。
Grandpa tells me a story.今天的月亮很亮。
The moon is bright today.故事里的世界很大。
The world inside the story is vast.to rise; to raise
动、（量）(of an aircraft or rocket) to take off; to lift off; (fig.) (of an enterprise etc) to start to develop rapidly
动car; automobile
名(lead) pencil
名the year before last
名the day before yesterday
名clear; distinct
形、动to request leave of absence
动to give a dinner party; to entertain guests
动autumn
名stadium; sports ground
名skirt
名then; after that; afterwards
连cordial; enthusiastic
形to recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it
动to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
动conscientious; earnest
形easy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to
形if; in case; in the event that
连umbrella; parasol
名to sweep (with a brush or broom); to sweep away; to wipe out; to get rid of
动(loanword) sofa (CL:條|条[tiao2],張|张[zhang1]); (Internet slang) first reply to a forum post
名mountain; hill (CL:座[zuo4]); (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on
名jacket; upper outer garment
名spoon; ladle
名at one's side; on hand
名(a person's) height
名sound; voice
名、量to live; life
名、动to get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness
动sound; voice
名market; city
名to test; to try
动room; work unit
名world
名to receive; to accept
动to receive
动to receive; to accept
动thin; to lose weight
形to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)
动father's younger brother; paternal uncle; form of address used by children for a male one generation older
名tree; to cultivate
名mathematics
名a brush; to paint; to daub
动two; double
量horizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc)
名chauffeur; driver
名four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1]
名sun; sunlight; sunshine
名sugar; sweets
名unusual; special; very; especially; particularly
形、副to raise; to increase
动sports; physical education
名gym; gymnasium
名sweet; (fig.) pleasant; endearing; lovely
形to jump; to hop
动to hear (sth said); one hears (that)
动straight; erect
副、（动）colleague; co-worker
名to agree; to consent
动hair (on the head)
名sudden; abrupt; unexpected
形library
名leg; hip bone
名parts of the country other than where one is
名(of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal; takeout (business)
动、名foreign language
名to complete; to accomplish
动bowl; cup
名(of trains etc) late; delayed
动evening party
名tennis; tennis ball
名website
名to forget
动because of; for
介for; for the purpose of; in order to
介bathroom; toilet
名culture; civilization
名house; room
名west
名northwest
名the West; the Occident
名watermelon
名southwest
名habit; custom
动、名to like; to love
动washing machine; washer
名to bathe; to take a shower
动summer
名beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally
副banana
名to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true
动suitcase; chest
名towards; to face
动、介to resemble; to be like
动、（副）、（名）camera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机[zhao4 xiang4 ji1]); at the opportune moment
名housing estate; community; neighborhood; (telecommunications) cell
名to be careful; to take care
动、形campus
名(college, university) president; headmaster
名Vocabulary levels, pinyin, parts of speech, and counts follow the official 2025 HSK examination syllabus, published by the Center for Language Education and Cooperation and effective July 2026. English glosses are adapted from CC-CEDICT under CC BY-SA 4.0; context may change the best translation.