Common separable words HSK 3

Here are all the common separable words in HSK 3.

xiū yè休业suspend business; wind up

zuò shù作数count

jiè wèi借位borrow

mào tóu冒头begin to crop up; be a little over

jìng shǒu净手clean one's hands; relieve oneself

guā liǎn刮脸shave

nǔ zuǐ努嘴pout one's lips; begin to bud

mài zuǐ卖嘴boast; depend on one's eloquence for a living, such as fortune-telling, divination, hawking, etc.

mài lǎo卖老flaunt one's seniority

chī xīn吃心be distrustful of somebody

gào biàn告便ask permission to absent oneself briefly

fù yè复业take up one's old trade; resume business after a close down

dìng hūn定婚now written as 订婚

hài xǐ害喜suffer from morning sickness

hài bìng害病fall ill

hài yǎn害眼suffer from an eye disease

dài huà带话deliver a message

dān míng担名bear a certain name

ná shì拿事have the power to do something or to decide what to do

huàn yá换牙grow permanent teeth

jiē qì接气be coherent

tí háng提行begin a new line

fàng bù放步stride

fàng pán放盘sell at reduced prices or purchase/buy at raised prices

yì shǒu易手change hands

liàn shǒu练手practice one's skill

liàn bǐ练笔practice writing; practice calligraphy

jiàn lǐ见礼greet

jiě è解饿satisfy one's hunger

shì gōng试工be hired or engaged on a probational basis

shì shǒu试手be hired on a probational basis; have a try

shuō xì说戏explain the plot of a film or play to an actor/actress

tiáo jí调级adjust wage levels

zǒu zuǐ走嘴make a slip of the tongue

zǒu xīn走心be mindful

zǒu bǎn走板be out of tune; speak beside the point

zǒu fēng走风let out a secret

tiào bān跳班skip a grade

tiào háng跳行skip a line; begin a new line

guò lǐ过礼deliver betrothal gifts to the bride's family; salute

gù liǎn顾脸set great store by one's prestige

è fàn饿饭go hungry

huàn yàng换样change; change in form

qiú yǔ求雨pray for rain

liàn shān炼山burn the weeds, etc. on a hill for regeneration of trees

jiǎng tí讲题explain the exercise problems; subject of a lecture/speaker

diǎn xì点戏select a play from the repertoire offered

fā nǎi发奶induce milk secretion

kāi xì开戏begin

zhǎo zhǔ找主find a husband; look for a buyer

shū qì舒气catch/get one's breath; relax

zǒu kǒu走口make a slip of the tongue

zǒu xiàng走相become deformed

xià lai下来the neutral tone of 下来

chū lai出来the neutral tone of 出来

jìn lai进来the neutral tone of 进来

huí lai回来the neutral tone of 回来

yòng rén用人choose a person for a job; need hands

xia qu下去

shang lai上来