HSK 3 word list

HSK 3 is where Chinese starts feeling usable: opinions, comparisons, past and future, and the connective tissue between clauses. It is also the last level small enough to finish in one determined stretch. The complete list — 496 words — follows, ordered by real-world frequency.

1. 还Huánto pay back; to return
2. 把bǎ(used to put the object before the verb: 把 + {noun} + {verb}); to hold; to grasp; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar
3. 被bèiused 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); quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); (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 to "go on a trip", for example)
4. 为wèibecause of; for; to
5. 得déto obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished
6. 中Zhōngin; within; among; middle; center; while (doing sth); during; (dialect) OK; all right
7. 用yòngto use; to employ; to have to; to eat or drink; expense or outlay; usefulness; hence; therefore
8. 如果rú guǒif; in case; in the event that
9. 又yòu(once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway
10. 可kě(prefix) can; may; able to; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit
11. 只zhǐonly; merely; just; but
12. 该gāishould; ought to; probably; must be; to deserve; to owe; to be sb's turn to do sth; that; the above-mentioned
13. 更gèngmore; even more; further; still; still more
14. 需要xū yàoto need; to want; to require; to demand; needs
15. 地dìplace; ground; earth; field; land
16. 才cáithen and only then; just now; (before an expression of quantity) only; ability; talent; sb of a certain type; a capable individual
17. 像xiàngto be like; to resemble; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.)
18. 向Xiàngtowards; to face; to turn towards; direction; to; to support; to side with; shortly before; formerly; always; all along; (suffix) suitable for ...; oriented to ...; to tend toward; to guide; orientation; to turn toward
19. 认为rèn wéito believe; to think; to consider; to feel
20. 应该yīng gāiought to; should; must
21. 起qǐto rise; to raise; to get up; to set out; to start; to appear; to launch; to initiate (action); to draft; to establish; to get (from a depot or counter); verb suffix, to start; starting from (a time, place, price etc); classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance; classifier for groups: batch, group
22. 带dàito wear; to carry; to take along; to bear (i.e. to have); to lead; to bring; to look after; to raise; band; belt; girdle; ribbon; tire; area; zone; region
23. 种zhǒngclassifier for types, kinds, sorts; kind; type; species; seed
24. 发现fā xiànto discover; to find; to notice; to become aware of; to detect; a discovery
25. 一定yī dìngsurely; certainly; necessarily; fixed; a certain (extent etc); given; particular; must
26. 一直yī zhístraight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through
27. 生活shēng huóto live; life; livelihood
28. 发生fā shēngto happen; to occur; to take place; to break out
29. 为了wèi lefor; for the purpose of; in order to
30. 一样yī yàngsame; like; equal to; the same as; just like
31. 只是zhǐ shìonly; just; merely; simply; nothing but; but; however
32. 世界shì jièworld
33. 而且ér qiě(not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore
34. 重要zhòng yàoimportant; significant; major
35. 必须bì xūmust; to have to; necessarily; compulsory
36. 长zhǎngto grow; to develop; to increase; to enhance; chief; head; elder
37. 地方dì fangplace; area; space; room; territory
38. 最后zuì hòulast; final; finally; ultimate
39. 老lǎoold (of people); 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; venerable (person); experienced; of long standing; always; all the time; of the past; very; outdated; (of meat etc) tough
40. 其他qí tāother; (sth or sb) else; the rest
41. 行xíngto walk; to go; to travel; to do; to perform; capable; competent; effective; all right; OK!; will do; behavior; conduct; a visit; temporary; makeshift; current; in circulation; Taiwan pr. [xìng] for the behavior-conduct sense
42. 比赛bǐ sàicompetition (sports etc); match; to compete
43. 然后rán hòuthen; after that; afterwards
44. 担心dān xīnto worry; to be anxious; anxious; worried; uneasy
45. 放fàngto put; to place; to release; to free; to let go; to let out; to set off (fireworks)
46. 先xiānfirst; in advance; early; prior; former
47. 或huòor; maybe; perhaps; might; possibly
48. 得到dé dàoto get; to obtain; to receive
49. 张Zhāngsheet of paper; classifier for flat objects, sheet; to open up; to spread; classifier for votes
50. 关系guān xirelation; relationship; to concern; to affect; to have to do with; guanxi
51. 总zǒngalways; invariably; in every case; anyway; after all; eventually; sooner or later; surely; general; overall; to sum up; (after a person's name) abbr. for 总经理 or 总编 etc
52. 了解liǎo jiěto understand; to realize; to find out
53. 参加cān jiāto participate; to take part; to join
54. 国家guó jiācountry; nation; state
55. 安全ān quánsafe; secure; safety; security
56. 决定jué dìngto decide (to do something); to resolve; decision; certainly
57. 选择xuǎn zéto select; to pick; choice; option; alternative
58. 只有zhǐ yǒuonly have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通过治疗才能痊愈 "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 要 "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 服 "the only thing you can do is give in")
59. 或者huò zhěor; possibly; maybe; perhaps
60. 女人nǚ rénwoman
61. 受shòuto receive; to accept; to suffer; subjected to; to bear; to stand; pleasant; (passive marker)
62. 机会jī huìopportunity; chance; occasion
63. 别人bié renother people; others; other person
64. 发fāto send out; to issue; to show (one's feeling); to develop; to make a bundle of money; classifier for gunshots (rounds)
65. 可是kě shìbut; however; (used for emphasis) indeed
66. 其实qí shíactually; in fact; really
67. 以后yǐ hòuafter; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future
68. 要求yāo qiúto request; to ask; to require; requirement; to demand; to stake a claim
69. 男人nán réna man; a male; men
70. 信xìnto trust; to believe; letter; mail; to profess faith in; truthful; confidence; trust; at will; at random
71. 当然dāng ránof course; certainly; only natural; as it should be; without doubt
72. 接jiēto receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb; to connect; to catch; to join; to extend; to take one's turn on duty; to take over for sb
73. 相信xiāng xìnto be convinced (that sth is true); to believe; to accept sth as true
74. 刚gāngjust; barely; exactly; hard; firm; strong
75. 只要zhǐ yàoif only; so long as
76. 不同bù tóngdifferent; not the same; distinct; not alike
77. 解决jiě juéto solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc)
78. 干gànto do; to work; to manage; capable; cadre; tree trunk; main part of sth; to kill (slang); to fuck (vulgar); (coll.) pissed off; annoyed
79. 关于guān yúabout; concerning; with regard to; pertaining to; a matter of
80. 完成wán chéngto complete; to accomplish
81. 结束jié shùto finish; to end; to conclude; to close; termination
82. 帮助bāng zhùto help; to assist; assistance; aid
83. 变biànto change; to become different; to transform; to vary; rebellion
84. 加Jiāto add; plus; (used after an adverb such as 不, 大, 稍 etc, and before a disyllabic verb, to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned); to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb); to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)
85. 努力nǔ lìto make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious
86. 有关yǒu guānto have sth to do with; to relate to; related to; to concern; concerning
87. 以前yǐ qiánbefore; formerly; previous; ago
88. 办法bàn fǎmeans; method; way (of doing sth)
89. 特别tè biéspecial; very; especially; unusual; particularly; expressly; for a specific purpose; (often followed by 是) in particular
90. 别的bié deelse; other
91. 难nándifficult; difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; not good
92. 注意zhù yìto take note of; to pay attention to
93. 讲jiǎngto speak; to explain; to emphasize; to be particular about; to negotiate; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture
94. 离开lí kāito depart; to leave
95. 以为yǐ wéito think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)
96. 越Yuèto exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more
97. 声shēngsound; voice; tone; noise; classifier for sounds; reputation
98. 方法fāng fǎmethod; way; means
99. 选xuǎnto choose; to pick; to select; to elect
100. 城市chéng shìcity; town
101. 句jùsentence; clause; phrase; classifier for phrases or lines of verse
102. 影响yǐng xiǎngto influence; influence; effect; to affect (usually adversely); to disturb
103. 游戏yóu xìgame; to play
104. 马Mǎhorse; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess
105. 比较bǐ jiàocomparatively; relatively; quite; to compare; to contrast; comparison
106. 最近zuì jìnrecently; soon; nearest
107. 换huànto exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch; to convert (currency)
108. 终于zhōng yúfinally; at last; in the end; eventually
109. 子zi(noun suffix)
110. 脸liǎnface
111. 总是zǒng shìalways
112. 除了chú leexcept (for); besides; apart from (... also...); in addition to
113. 双Shuāngtwo; double; pair; both; even (number)
114. 来自lái zìto come from (a place); From: (in email header)
115. 突然tū ránsudden; abrupt; unexpected
116. 段Duànclassifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc; paragraph; section; segment; stage (of a process)
117. 检查jiǎn cháinspection; to examine; to inspect
118. 米Mǐrice; meter (classifier)
119. 容易róng yìeasy; straightforward; likely; liable to; apt to
120. 开心kāi xīnto feel happy; to rejoice; to have a great time; to make fun of sb
121. 卡kǎ(loanword) card; to stop; to block; (computing) (coll.) slow; truck (from "car"); calorie (abbr. for 里); cassette
122. 明白míng baito understand; to realize; clear; obvious; unequivocal
123. 办bànto do; to handle; to manage; to go about; to run; to set up; to deal with
124. 根据gēn jùaccording to; based on; basis; foundation
125. 辆liàngclassifier for vehicles
126. 刚刚gāng gangjust recently; just a moment ago
127. 简单jiǎn dānsimple; not complicated
128. 服务fú wùto serve; service
129. 挺tǐng(coll.) quite; very; straight; erect; to stick out (a part of the body); to (physically) straighten up; to support; to withstand; outstanding; classifier for machine guns
130. 好像hǎo xiàngas if; to seem like
131. 愿意yuàn yìwilling (to do sth); ready; to want; to wish
132. 音乐yīn yuèmusic
133. 坚持jiān chíto persevere with; to persist in; to insist on
134. 感到gǎn dàoto feel; to sense; to perceive
135. 清楚qīng chuclear; distinct; to understand thoroughly; to be clear about
136. 照片zhào piànphotograph; picture
137. 银行yín hángbank
138. 故事gù shinarrative; story; tale
139. 看来kàn laiapparently; it seems that
140. 酒jiǔalcoholic beverage; wine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits
141. 欢迎huān yíngto welcome; welcome
142. 一般yī bānsame; ordinary; so-so; common; general; generally; in general
143. 可爱kě àiadorable; cute; lovely
144. 新闻xīn wénnews
145. 怎样zěn yànghow; what kind
146. 收shōuto receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to restrain; to stop; in care of (used on address line after name)
147. 声音shēng yīnvoice; sound
148. 马上mǎ shàngat once; right away; immediately; on horseback (i.e. by military force)
149. 变成biàn chéngto change into; to turn into; to become
150. 受到shòu dàoto receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)
151. 发展fā zhǎnto develop; to grow; development; growth; to expand
152. 经过jīng guòto pass; to go through; process; course
153. 只能zhǐ néngcan only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice
154. 历史lì shǐhistory
155. 哭kūto cry; to weep
156. 汽车qì chēcar; automobile; bus
157. 怕Pàto be afraid; to fear; to dread; to be unable to endure; perhaps
158. 会议huì yìmeeting; conference
159. 试shìto test; to try; experiment; examination; test
160. 面前miàn qiánin front of; facing; (in the) presence (of)
161. 节目jié mùprogram; item (on a program)
162. 健康jiàn kānghealth; healthy
163. 西Xīwest
164. 差chàdifferent; wrong; mistaken; to fall short; to lack; not up to standard; inferior; Taiwan pr. [chā]
165. 结婚jié hūnto marry; to get married
166. 身边shēn biānat one's side; on hand
167. 短duǎnshort; brief; to lack; weak point; fault
168. 同意tóng yìto agree; to consent; to approve
169. 几乎jī hūalmost; nearly; practically
170. 查cháto check; to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); to refer to; to research; to investigate; to examine
171. 不用bù yòngneed not
172. 认真rèn zhēnconscientious; earnest; serious; to take seriously; to take to heart
173. 附近fù jìnnearby; (in the) vicinity (of); neighboring; neighborhood
174. 脚jiǎofoot; leg (of an animal or an object); base (of an object); classifier for kicks
175. 房子fáng zihouse; building (single- or two-story); apartment; room
176. 电diànelectricity; electric (bound form); lightning; to get (or give) an electric shock; phone call or telegram etc; to send via telephone or telegram etc
177. 山Shānmountain; hill; (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on
178. 主要zhǔ yàomain; principal; major; primary
179. 市shìmarket; city
180. 比如Bǐ rúfor example; for instance; such as
181. 后来hòu láiafterwards; later; newly arrived
182. 常Chángoften; always; ever; frequently; common; general; constant
183. 嘴zuǐmouth; beak; nozzle; spout (of teapot etc)
184. 遇到yù dàoto meet; to run into; to come across
185. 海Hǎisea; ocean; great number of people or things; (dialect) numerous
186. 跳tiàoto jump; to hop; to skip over; to bounce; to palpitate
187. 回答huí dáto reply; to answer; reply; answer
188. 年轻nián qīngyoung
189. 久jiǔ(long) time; (long) duration of time
190. 记jìto remember; to memorize; to record; to note; mark; sign; classifier for blows, kicks, shots
191. 关注guān zhùto pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media); attention; concern; interest
192. 表演biǎo yǎnto perform; to act; play; show; performance; exhibition; to demonstrate
193. 关Guānto close; to shut; to turn off; to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc); to concern; to involve; mountain pass
194. 牛Niúox; cow; bull; (slang) awesome; newton (abbr. for 牛顿)
195. 刚才gāng cáijust now; a moment ago
196. 风fēngwind; news; style; custom; manner
197. 办公室bàn gōng shìoffice; business premises; bureau
198. 照zhàoto take (a photo); photo; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; to look at (one's reflection); according to; in accordance with; as requested; as before
199. 收到shōu dàoto receive
200. 环境huán jìngenvironment; surroundings; circumstances; ambient
201. 方向fāng xiàngdirection; orientation
202. 关心guān xīnto be concerned about; to care about
203. 节jiéclassifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc; (bound form) section; segment; joint; node; seasonal festival; (bound form) to economize; to save; solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar); (bound form) moral integrity; chastity; knot (nautical miles per hour)
204. 层céngclassifier for layers; layer; floor (of a building); story; to pile on top of one another; stratum; (math.) sheaf
205. 病人bìng rénsick person; patient; invalid
206. 心里xīn lichest; heart; mind
207. 腿tuǐleg; hip bone
208. 街jiēstreet
209. 一边yī biānone side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while
210. 鞋xiéshoe
211. 习惯xí guànto be used to; habit; custom; usual practice
212. 变化biàn huà(intransitive) to change; change; to vary; variation
213. 周末zhōu mòweekend
214. 听说tīng shuōto hear (sth said); one hears (that); hearsay; listening and speaking
215. 直到zhí dàountil
216. 毛Máohair; feather; down; wool; classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角 , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分); mildew; mold; coarse or semifinished; young; raw; careless; unthinking; nervous; scared; (of currency) to devalue or depreciate
217. 忘记wàng jìto forget
218. 养yǎngto raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets); to support; to give birth
219. 船chuánboat; vessel; ship
220. 鸡jīfowl; chicken; (slang) prostitute
221. 遍biàneverywhere; all over; classifier for actions: one time
222. 打算dǎ suànto plan; to intend; plan; intention; to calculate; calculation
223. 室Shìroom; work unit; family or clan; grave; scabbard; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy
224. 极jíextremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top
225. 咱们zán menwe or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to); (dialect) I or me; (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you; also pr. [zá men]
226. 小心xiǎo xīnto be careful; to take care
227. 怎么办zěn me bànwhat's to be done
228. 动物dòng wùanimal
229. 不行bù xíngwon't do; be no good; be out of the question; not work; not be capable
230. 饿èto be hungry; hungry; to starve (sb)
231. 树shùtree; to cultivate; to set up
232. 水平shuǐ pínglevel (of achievement etc); standard; horizontal
233. 借jièto borrow; to lend; by means of; to take (an opportunity)
234. 东Dōngeast; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord
235. 头发tóu fahair (on the head)
236. 封Fēngto seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters; to confer; to grant; to bestow a title
237. 害怕hài pàto be afraid; to be scared
238. 季Jìseason; the last month of a season; fourth or youngest amongst brothers; classifier for seasonal crop yields
239. 大概dà gàiprobably; roughly; rough; approximate; about; general idea
240. 蓝Lánblue; indigo plant
241. 纸zhǐpaper; classifier for documents, letter etc
242. 照顾zhào guto take care of; to look after; to show consideration; to attend to
243. 文化wén huàculture; civilization; cultural
244. 急jíurgent; pressing; rapid; hurried; worried; to make (sb) anxious
245. 丢diūto lose; to put aside; to throw
246. 奇怪qí guàistrange; odd; to marvel; to be baffled
247. 礼物lǐ wùgift; present
248. 最好zuì hǎobest; (you) had better (do what we suggest)
249. 南Nánsouth
250. 出发chū fāto set off; to start (on a journey)
251. 提高tí gāoto raise; to increase; to improve
252. 满意mǎn yìsatisfied; pleased; to one's satisfaction
253. 旧jiùold; opposite: new 新; former; worn (with age)
254. 司机sī jīchauffeur; driver
255. 北běinorth; (classical) to be defeated
256. 好多hǎo duōmany; quite a lot; much better
257. 经理jīng lǐmanager; director
258. 兴趣xìng qùinterest (desire to know about sth); interest (thing in which one is interested); hobby
259. 员yuánperson; employee; member
260. 见面jiàn miànto meet; to see each other
261. 成绩chéng jìachievement; performance records; grades
262. 中间zhōng jiānin the middle; the middle; between; among; the inside; within; during; in the meantime
263. 女生nǚ shēngschoolgirl; female student; girl
264. 聪明cōng mingintelligent; clever; bright; smart; acute (of sight and hearing)
265. 地点dì diǎnplace; location; site; venue
266. 语言yǔ yánlanguage
267. 网站wǎng zhànwebsite; network station; node
268. 太阳tài yangsun; abbr. for 太阳穴
269. 灯dēnglamp; light; lantern
270. 方便fāng biànconvenient; suitable; to facilitate; to make things easy; having money to spare; (euphemism) to relieve oneself
271. 爬páto crawl; to climb; to get up or sit up
272. 差不多chà bu duōalmost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad
273. 冰bīngice; to chill sth; (of an object or substance) to feel cold; (of a person) cold; unfriendly; (slang) methamphetamine
274. 糖tángsugar; sweets; candy
275. 以下yǐ xiàthat level or lower; that amount or less; the following
276. 合适hé shìsuitable; fitting; appropriate
277. 号码hào mǎnumber
278. 出生chū shēngto be born
279. 生气shēng qìto get angry; to take offense; angry; vitality; liveliness
280. 以上yǐ shàngthat level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned; (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all.
281. 名单míng dānlist of names
282. 公园gōng yuánpark (for public recreation)
283. 热情rè qíngenthusiastic; cordial; passion; passionate; passionately
284. 到处dào chùeverywhere
285. 的话de huàif (coming after a conditional clause)
286. 骑qíto sit astride; to ride (a horse, bike etc); classifier for saddle horses
287. 报纸bào zhǐnewspaper; newsprint
288. 河hériver
289. 搬bānto move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift; to copy indiscriminately
290. 练liànto practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise; (literary) white silk; to boil and scour raw silk
291. 聊liáoto chat; to depend upon (literary); temporarily; just; slightly
292. 同事tóng shìcolleague; co-worker
293. 体育tǐ yùsports; physical education
294. 大人dà renadult; grownup; title of respect toward superiors
295. 角jiǎocorner; angle; unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime); horn; horn-shaped
296. 老人lǎo rénold man or woman; the elderly; one's aged parents or grandparents
297. 胖pàngfat; plump
298. 页yèpage; leaf
299. 不见bù jiànnot to see; not to meet; to have disappeared; to be missing
300. 干净gān jìngclean; neat
301. 放心fàng xīnto feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease
302. 草cǎograss; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough
303. 甜tiánsweet
304. 安静ān jìngquiet; peaceful; calm
305. 牙yátooth; ivory
306. 作业zuò yèschool assignment; homework; work; task; operation; to operate
307. 羊Yángsheep; goat
308. 瘦shòuthin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive
309. 啤酒pí jiǔbeer (loanword)
310. 蛋糕dàn gāocake
311. 新鲜xīn xiānfresh (experience, food etc); novel; freshness; uncommon
312. 难过nán guòto feel sad; to feel unwell; (of life) to be difficult
313. 不久bù jiǔnot long (after); before too long; soon; soon after
314. 客人kè rénguest; visitor; customer; client
315. 常常cháng chángfrequently; often
316. 平时píng shíordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime
317. 男生nán shēngmale student; schoolboy; boy; guy (young adult male)
318. 碗wǎnbowl; cup
319. 懂得dǒng deto understand; to know; to comprehend
320. 好久hǎo jiǔquite a while
321. 夏天xià tiānsummer
322. 以外yǐ wàiapart from; other than; except for; external; outside of; on the other side of; beyond
323. 数学shù xuémathematics; mathematical
324. 刷shuāto brush; to paint; to daub; to paste up; to skip class (of students); to fire from a job
325. 练习liàn xíto practice; exercise; drill; practice
326. 新年xīn niánNew Year
327. 运动员yùn dòng yuánathlete
328. 姐妹jiě mèisisters; siblings; sister (school, city etc)
329. 南方nán fāngsouth; the southern part of the country; the South
330. 尝chángto taste; to try (food); to experience; (literary) ever; once
331. 对话duì huàto talk (with sb); dialogue; conversation
332. 冬天dōng tiānwinter
333. 邻居lín jūneighbor; next door
334. 分开fēn kāito separate; to part
335. 校长xiào zhǎng(college, university) president; headmaster
336. 自行车zì xíng chēbicycle; bike
337. 相机xiàng jīcamera (abbr. for 照相机); at the opportune moment; as the circumstances allow
338. 花园huā yuángarden
339. 遇见yù jiànto meet
340. 夫妻fū qīhusband and wife; married couple
341. 耳朵ěr duoear; handle (on a cup)
342. 饮料yǐn liàodrink; beverage
343. 节日jié rìholiday; festival
344. 叔叔shū shufather's younger brother; uncle; Taiwan pr. [shú shu]
345. 洗澡xǐ zǎoto bathe; to take a shower
346. 地图dì túmap
347. 晚会wǎn huìevening party
348. 感冒gǎn màoto catch cold; (common) cold; (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative); (Tw) to detest; can't stand
349. 大小dà xiǎosize; dimension; magnitude; measurement; large and small; at any rate; adults and children; consideration of seniority
350. 迟到chí dàoto arrive late
351. 得分dé fēnto score
352. 刻kèquarter (hour); moment; classifier for short time intervals; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive
353. 锻炼duàn liànto engage in physical exercise; to work out; to toughen; to temper; (fig.) to develop one's skills; to train oneself
354. 拍照pāi zhàoto take a picture
355. 沙发shā fāsofa (loanword); (Internet slang) the first reply or replier to a forum post
356. 图书馆tú shū guǎnlibrary
357. 名人míng rénpersonage; celebrity
358. 电梯diàn tīelevator; escalator
359. 刮guāto scrape; to blow; to shave; to plunder; to extort; to blow (of the wind)
360. 笔记本bǐ jì běnnotebook (stationery); notebook (computing)
361. 矮ǎilow; short (in length)
362. 信用卡xìn yòng kǎcredit card
363. 邮件yóu jiànmail; post; email
364. 不但bù dànnot only (... but also ...)
365. 冰箱bīng xiāngicebox; freezer cabinet; refrigerator
366. 黄色huáng sèyellow (color); pornographic
367. 喜爱xǐ àito like; to love; to be fond of; favorite
368. 屋子wū zihouse; room
369. 校园xiào yuáncampus
370. 阿姨ā yíwoman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child); maternal aunt; childcare worker; nursemaid; step-mother
371. 爱人ài renspouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC)
372. 西方Xī fāngthe West; the Occident; Western countries
373. 开会kāi huìto hold a meeting; to attend a meeting
374. 春天chūn tiānspring (season)
375. 球场qiú chǎngsports ground; court; pitch; field; stadium; golf course
376. 着急zháo jíto worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry; Taiwan pr. [zhāo jí]
377. 住院zhù yuànto be in hospital; to be hospitalized
378. 假期jià qīvacation
379. 游客yóu kètraveler; tourist; (online gaming) guest player
380. 扫sǎoto sweep
381. 脏zāngdirty; filthy; to get (sth) dirty
382. 季节jì jiétime; season; period
383. 饱bǎoto eat till full; satisfied
384. 空调kōng tiáoair conditioning; air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode)
385. 一共yī gòngaltogether
386. 月亮yuè liangthe moon
387. 公斤gōng jīnkilogram (kg)
388. 有用yǒu yònguseful
389. 园Yuánland used for growing plants; site used for public recreation; abbr. for a place ending in 园, such as a botanical garden 植物园, kindergarten 幼儿园 etc
390. 北方běi fāngnorth; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River
391. 行李xíng liluggage
392. 衬衫chèn shānshirt; blouse
393. 宾馆bīn guǎnguesthouse; lodge; hotel
394. 马路mǎ lùstreet; road
395. 东方Dōng fāngeast
396. 常见cháng jiàncommonly seen; common; to see sth frequently
397. 楼梯lóu tīstair; staircase
398. 身高shēn gāo(a person's) height
399. 起飞qǐ fēi(of an aircraft) to take off
400. 网球wǎng qiútennis; tennis ball
401. 裙子qún ziskirt
402. 香蕉xiāng jiāobanana
403. 大衣dà yīovercoat; topcoat; cloak
404. 发烧fā shāoto have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever
405. 箱子xiāng zibox; suitcase; case; chest; trunk
406. 学期xué qīterm; semester
407. 路边lù biāncurb; roadside; wayside
408. 难题nán tídifficult problem
409. 伞sǎnumbrella; parasol; damask silk
410. 放假fàng jiàto have a holiday or vacation
411. 路口lù kǒucrossing; intersection (of roads)
412. 有名yǒu míngfamous; well-known
413. 打扫dǎ sǎoto clean; to sweep
414. 东北Dōng běinortheast
415. 瓶子píng zibottle
416. 复习fù xíto review; revision
417. 小区xiǎo qūneighborhood; district
418. 秋天qiū tiānautumn
419. 护照hù zhàopassport
420. 耳机ěr jīheadphones; earphones; telephone receiver
421. 初中chū zhōngjunior high school (abbr. for 初级中学)
422. 放学fàng xuéto dismiss students at the end of the school day
423. 画家huà jiāpainter
424. 西南xī nánsouthwest
425. 西北Xī běinorthwest
426. 卫生间wèi shēng jiānbathroom; toilet; WC
427. 出院chū yuànto leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital
428. 半天bàn tiāna long time; quite a while; half of the day; midair
429. 体育馆tǐ yù guǎngym; gymnasium; stadium
430. 上衣shàng yījacket; upper outer garment
431. 菜单cài dānmenu
432. 年级nián jígrade; year (in school, college etc)
433. 搬家bān jiāto move house; to relocate; to remove (sth)
434. 笔记bǐ jìto take down (in writing); notes; a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches
435. 外地wài dìparts of the country other than where one is
436. 休假xiū jiàto go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave
437. 银行卡yín háng kǎbank card; ATM card
438. 前天qián tiānthe day before yesterday
439. 斤jīncatty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g; (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g
440. 过节guò jiéto celebrate a festival; after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over)
441. 邮箱yóu xiāngmailbox; email; email inbox; post office box
442. 晚点wǎn diǎn(of trains etc) late; delayed; behind schedule; light dinner
443. 照相zhào xiàngto take a photograph
444. 动物园dòng wù yuánzoo
445. 盘子pán zitray; plate; dish
446. 草地cǎo dìlawn; meadow; sod; turf
447. 西瓜xī guāwatermelon
448. 铅笔qiān bǐ(lead) pencil
449. 认得rèn deto recognize; to remember sth (or sb) on seeing it; to know
450. 关机guān jīto turn off (a machine or device); to finish shooting a film
451. 短裤duǎn kùshort pants; shorts
452. 后天hòu tiānthe day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 天); acquired (not innate or congenital); a posteriori
453. 渴kěthirsty
454. 常用cháng yòngin common usage
455. 请客qǐng kèto give a dinner party; to entertain guests; to invite to dinner
456. 请假qǐng jiàto request leave of absence
457. 洗衣机xǐ yī jīwashing machine; washer
458. 句子jù zisentence
459. 班级bān jíclass (group of students); grade (in school)
460. 筷子kuài zichopsticks
461. 东南dōng nánsoutheast
462. 难看nán kànugly; unsightly
463. 外语wài yǔforeign language
464. 一块儿yī kuài ra piece; a chunk; (coll.) one yuan; one dollar
465. 感兴趣gǎn xìng qùto be interested
466. 运动会yùn dòng huìsports competition
467. 开花kāi huāto bloom; to blossom; to flower; (fig.) to burst; to split open; (fig.) to burst with joy; (fig.) to spring up everywhere; to flourish
468. 四季sì jìfour seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬
469. 开机kāi jīto start an engine; to boot up (a computer); to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete; to begin shooting a film or TV show
470. 牙刷yá shuātoothbrush
471. 课本kè běntextbook
472. 矿泉水kuàng quán shuǐmineral water
473. 做客zuò kèto be a guest or visitor
474. 字典zì diǎnChinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 词典, which has entries for words of one or more characters); (coll.) dictionary
475. 工作日gōng zuò rìworkday; working day; weekday
476. 黑板hēi bǎnblackboard
477. 留学liú xuéto study abroad
478. 勺子sháo ziscoop; ladle
479. 外卖wài mài(of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal; takeout (business); takeout (meal)
480. 方便面fāng biàn miàninstant noodles
481. 羽毛球yǔ máo qiúshuttlecock; badminton
482. 难听nán tīngunpleasant to hear; coarse; vulgar; offensive; shameful
483. 电子书diàn zǐ shūe-book; electronic book
484. 前年qián niánthe year before last
485. 词典cí diǎndictionary; also written 辞典
486. 红绿灯hóng lǜ dēngtraffic light; traffic signal
487. 冰激凌bīng jī língice cream
488. 凉快liáng kuainice and cold; pleasantly cool
489. 大熊猫dà xióng māogiant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
490. 雨衣yǔ yīraincoat
491. 留学生liú xué shēngstudent studying abroad; (foreign) exchange student
492. 高铁gāo tiěhigh speed rail
493. 课文kè wéntext
494. 检票jiǎn piàoto check tickets; to inspect tickets
495. 后年hòu niánthe year after next
496. 聊天儿liáo tiān rto chat; to gossip

Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0, modified). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Frequency ranks from the BCC corpus. Full credits on the Attributions page.