Level overview
New HSK 3.0HSK 3
The third level follows the official New HSK Course 3 textbook: 18 scenario-based lessons that combine vocabulary, grammar, typed writing, reading, and review.
Official lesson 1, part 1 of 5
Describe the person you expect
Compare how two people look, describe height in meters, and add one clear appearance detail.
Official lesson 1, part 2 of 5
A suitcase goes missing
Pick up arriving friends, identify a missing suitcase, and use its number to describe it clearly.
Official lesson 1, part 3 of 5
Ask at the service desk
Reassure a worried traveler, explain why the bag matters, and ask for help at the service desk.
Official lesson 1, part 4 of 5
Spot someone in the crowd
Choose where to wait, describe a person with short hair, and identify them in the arrivals crowd.
Official lesson 1, part 5 of 5
Meet and help the visitors
Confirm the person from a photo, report a missing item, and offer practical help at the airport.
Official lesson 2, part 1 of 2
Ask for the menu
Call the server, ask for a menu, and say what you want to eat or drink.
Official lesson 2, part 2 of 2
Order whatever you like
Offer free choice with 什么 and 就, then order dishes, rice, soup, and fruit.
Official lesson 3, part 1 of 2
A quiet, convenient neighborhood
Describe a home and its neighborhood, then explain that the area is quiet and convenient.
Official lesson 3, part 2 of 2
Official self-assessment checkpoint
Neighbors and nearby places
Describe the surroundings, neighbors, building elevator, and useful places near a new home.
Official lesson 4, part 1 of 2
Compare the hotel rooms
Compare one hotel with the others, then describe how its clean rooms are different.
Official lesson 4, part 2 of 2
Check the hotel service
Describe comfort, speak with the front desk, and compare the service and price for hotel guests.
Official lesson 5, part 1 of 2
Photos like these
Take a photo with a camera, count pictures with 张, and say only this kind looks clear and good.
Official lesson 5, part 2 of 2
Choose a photo
Choose a photo, say you are satisfied, try one more, and suggest the best shot.
Official lesson 6, part 1 of 2
Takeout on the train
Set off on a high-speed train, check tickets, and order takeout, instant noodles, or a drink.
Official lesson 6, part 2 of 2
Official self-assessment checkpoint
Hungry on the way
Say you are thirsty or hungry, taste something fresh, and talk about a delay or a takeoff. This is also a review after three official lessons.
Official lesson 7, part 1 of 2
Skirt or shorts
Name a skirt, shorts, a shirt, a coat, and a pair of shoes while shopping after the train ride.
Official lesson 7, part 2 of 2
This one looks better
Say something is more suitable, too old, or ugly, then change a top.
Official lesson 8, part 1 of 2
Leaving the hospital
Talk about staying in hospital, leaving hospital, looking after a patient, and having a fever or a cold.
Official lesson 8, part 2 of 2
Feeling better
Talk about health, checking, asking for leave, and telling someone not to worry because things will be fine soon.
Official lesson 9, part 1 of 2
It's okay if you miss
Talk about a match, effort, practice, results, and working out, then comfort someone who does not play well.
Official lesson 9, part 2 of 2
Official self-assessment checkpoint
Keep playing
Name PE, the court, scoring, athletes, a sports meet, and tennis. This is also a review after three official lessons.
Official lesson 10, part 1 of 2
Return the book tomorrow
Borrow at the library, use 把 to handle a book or dictionary, and say you must do the first step first.
Official lesson 10, part 2 of 2
Handle it with 把
Return a book, finish homework, remember a textbook page, and say you forgot.
Official lesson 11, part 1 of 2
It seems I can't solve it
Say it seems you have no way, solve or decide, and offer if or or.
Official lesson 11, part 2 of 2
Ask for a way
Say what to do, actually, but, a hard problem, and finally understand.
Official lesson 12, part 1 of 2
The season is changing
Name the four seasons and say the weather in this season changes quickly.
Official lesson 12, part 2 of 2
Official self-assessment checkpoint
Weather changes fast
Talk about recent cool days, sudden wind, and the sun. This is also a review after three official lessons.
Official lesson 13, part 1 of 2
Neighbors from far away
Say where someone comes from, name country, culture, language, studying abroad, and getting used to a place.
Official lesson 13, part 2 of 2
Where people come from
Welcome someone, meet, chat, and talk about the West and foreign languages.
Official lesson 14, part 1 of 2
The book was borrowed
Use 被 to say a book or letter was taken, received, or left by someone else.
Official lesson 14, part 2 of 2
A long wait
Talk about just now, until, a full pass, and waiting a long while.
Official lesson 15, part 1 of 2
Half a local
Talk about city life, spending a festival, vacation, and going to another place.
Official lesson 15, part 2 of 2
Official self-assessment checkpoint
Hometown ties
Say you know a place, some people, general life, history, and what came later. This is also a review after three official lessons.
Official lesson 16, part 1 of 2
I heard about pandas
Report news you heard about animals, a zoo, giant pandas, and how cute they are.
Official lesson 16, part 2 of 2
News from abroad
Talk about the world, visitors, a garden, grass, raising animals, and being interested.
Official lesson 17, part 1 of 2
Learn from careful people
Learn from someone careful, improve, persist, and add a second point with 不但 and 而且.
Official lesson 17, part 2 of 2
A good example
Talk about caring, level, opportunity, being clever or simple, and always doing something.
Official lesson 18, part 1 of 2
Learn to wrap buns
Say you can wrap buns, feel full, taste sweet food, and name chopsticks, a plate, and a spoon.
Official lesson 18, part 2 of 2
Official self-assessment checkpoint
A skill for the table
Treat guests, be a guest, and name wine, a bowl, cake, and beer. This is also a review after three official lessons, and the last HSK 3 app lesson.