Chinese Pathway 3

Learning path · 15 study sets · 376 words · Chinese vocabulary · Created by Openquiz Team

Vocabulary covering real-life topics (urban change, seasons, travel, traditional medicine, renting, traffic incidents, weddings) plus advanced grammar: complements, comparisons, existential sentences.

Study sets in this learning path

Events and Activities (29 words)
- 世界杯 Shìjièbiēi — World Cup
- 主持 zhǔchí — host; preside over
- 主持人 zhǔchírén — host; MC
- 事故 shìgù — accident; mishap
- 婚礼 hūnlǐ — wedding; marriage ceremony
- 客人 kèrén — guest; visitor
- 展览 zhǎnlǎn — exhibition; display
- 开会 kāi huì — hold a meeting; attend a meeting
- 新娘 xīnniáng — bride
- 新郎 xīnláng — bridegroom
Grammar Words (20 words)
- 一切 yīqiè — all; everything
- 之一 zhī yī — one of
- 于是 yúshì — so; thus; therefore
- 互相 hùxiāng — mutually; each other
- 什么的 shénmede — and so on; etc.
- 光 guāng — only; merely; just
- 副 fù — pair (measure word for glasses, gloves, etc.)
- 却 què — but; yet; however
- 只好 zhǐhǎo — have no choice but to
- 只是 zhǐshì — only; merely; but
Change and Development (29 words)
- 书架 shūjià — bookshelf; bookcase
- 产生 chǎnshēng — produce; generate; give rise to
- 人口 rénkǒu — population
- 出土 chū tǔ — unearth; excavate
- 原因 yuányīn — cause; reason
- 发展 fāzhǎn — to develop
- 发财 fā cái — get rich; make a fortune
- 变 biàn — change; become
- 变化 biànhuà — change; transformation
- 增加 zēngjiā — increase; add
Emotions and Evaluation (30 words)
- 佩服 pèifú — to admire; to respect
- 倒霉 dǎoméi — unlucky; wretched
- 兴奋 xīngfèn — excited; elated; thrilled
- 发狂 fā kuáng — to go wild; to go crazy
- 哭笑不得 kū xiào bù dé — at a loss between laughing and crying
- 喜 xǐ — happiness; joy; happy event
- 困 kùn — sleepy
- 坏 huài — bad; broken; spoiled
- 坏事 huàishì — bad deed; evil act
- 好事 hǎoshì — good thing; happy event
Places and Objects (29 words)
- 世界 shìjiè — world
- 中心 zhōngxīn — center; mall
- 丹尼斯 Dānnísī — Denise (personal name)
- 书城 túshūchéng — bookstore; book city
- 会议厅 huìyìtīng — conference hall
- 区 qū — area; zone; district
- 厅 tīng — hall; large room
- 国家 guójiā — country; nation
- 地上 dìshang — on the ground
- 城市 chéngshì — city; town
Work and Academics (29 words)
- …家 …jiā — -er; -ist; expert (person skilled in a field)
- 上班 shàng bān — go to work
- 下班 xià bān — get off work
- 中医 zhōngyī — TCM; Chinese medicine
- 中成药 zhōngchéngyào — patent Chinese medicine
- 住院 zhù yuàn — be hospitalized
- 办事 bàn shì — handle affairs; do business
- 历史 lìshǐ — history
- 听写 tīngxiě — dictation; spelling test
- 图书 túshū — books; publications
Travel and Directional Verbs (19 words)
- 上来 shànglai — come up
- 下来 xiàlai — come down
- 出去 chūqu — to go out
- 回去 huíqu — go back
- 墙 qiáng — wall
- 导游 dǎoyóu — tour guide
- 开车 kāi chē — drive; start the car
- 扛 káng — carry on the shoulder
- 旅游 lǚyóu — to travel; tourism
- 旅行社 lǚxíngshè — travel agency
Family and Daily Life (27 words)
- 丢三落四 diū sān là sì — forgetful and careless
- 中餐 zhōngcān — Chinese food
- 人家 rénjiā — family; household
- 口袋 kǒudai — pocket
- 大衣 dàyī — overcoat; greatcoat; coat
- 头发 tóufa — hair
- 家庭 jiātíng — family; household
- 小伙子 xiǎohuǒzi — young man; lad
- 屋子 wūzi — room
- 手提包 shǒutíbāo — handbag; tote bag
Nature and Weather (25 words)
- 下雨 xià yǔ — to rain
- 下雪 xià xuě — to snow
- 冬天 dōngtiān — winter
- 冷 lěng — cold
- 凉快 liángkuai — cool; pleasantly cool
- 刮风 guā fēng — to blow (of wind)
- 叶 yè — leaf
- 夏(天) xià (tiān) — summer
- 天气 tiānqì — weather
- 季节 jìjié — season
Music and Arts (23 words)
- 协奏曲 xiézòuqǔ — concerto
- 古典 gǔdiǎn — classical
- 名曲 míngqǔ — famous song; well-known piece of music
- 好听 hǎotīng — pleasant to listen to
- 小提琴 xiǎotíqín — violin
- 拍 pāi — to take (photos); to film
- 摄象机 shèxiàngjī — video camera; camcorder
- 曲 qǔ — tune; melody; song
- 歌曲 gēqǔ — song
- 歌词 gēcí — lyrics
Time and Planning (20 words)
- 下 xià — next; following; coming; later
- 假期 jiàqī — holiday; vacation
- 前天 qiántiān — the day before yesterday
- 半天 bàntiān — half a day; a long time
- 后天 hòutiān — the day after tomorrow
- 周末 zhōumò — weekend
- 夜 yè — night
- 学期 xuéqī — semester; term
- 安排 ānpái — to arrange; to schedule
- 将来 jiānglái — future
Comparison and Degree (20 words)
- 一样 yíyàng — same, alike; identical
- 个子 gèzi — build; figure; stature
- 主要 zhǔyào — main; primary; principal
- 倍 bèi — times (multiple); -fold
- 像 xiàng — like; resemble; seem
- 公分 gōngfēn — centimeter (cm); centimetre
- 分 fēn — point; score; mark; minute
- 多的是 duō de shì — plentiful; abundant
- 够 gòu — enough; sufficient
- 好 hǎo — quite; good; as many as
Verbs and Structures (25 words)
- 一…就… yī…jiù… — as soon as
- 不但…而且… búdàn…érqiě… — not only… but also…
- 为了 wèile — for; in order to
- 保证 bǎozhèng — guarantee; ensure
- 准 zhǔn — allow; permit
- 利用 lìyòng — make use of; utilize
- 别提了 bié tí le — don't mention it
- 发现 fāxiàn — discover
- 商量 shāngliang — discuss; consult
- 嘛 ma — you see; of course
Adverbs and Particles (21 words)
- 不停 bùtíng — nonstop; continuously
- 也许 yěxǔ — maybe; perhaps
- 亲眼 qīnyǎn — with one's own eyes
- 亲耳 qīn'ěr — with one's own ears
- 可 kě — really; so
- 向 xiàng — toward; in the direction of
- 呀 ya — particle
- 哎呀 āiyā — oh; gosh
- 啦 la — particle
- 声 shēng — sound; voice
Action Verbs (30 words)
- 丢 diū — lose
- 交 jiāo — hand in; submit; hand over
- 修 xiū — repair; fix; mend
- 倒 dào — pour
- 停 tíng — to stop; to halt
- 帮 bāng — help; assist
- 帮助 bāngzhù — help; assist; assistance
- 戴 dài — wear
- 拔 bá — pull out; uproot
- 挂 guà — hang; hang up

About the HSK test

HSK is the Chinese proficiency test for non-native speakers. There are six tests today, HSK 1 to HSK 6, and one combined test for HSK 7 to 9.
A new exam syllabus, usually called HSK 3.0, was published in November 2025. The first official sitting under it was announced for 13 December 2026.
Speaking is currently a separate test (HSKK).

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What is in the Chinese Pathway 3 learning path?: 15 study sets with 376 words in total. Open a set to see its words with their meanings.
When does HSK 3.0 start?: The new syllabus was published in November 2025. The first official HSK 3.0 sitting worldwide was announced for 13 December 2026, so check which version your test date follows.

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