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From the new HSK 3.0 word list. Every word here has an original Chinese example, English translation and pinyin. Try reading the example after recalling the word.
300 word entries · Batch 8 of 30
好
好 · hǎo
good; well
我今天很好。
wǒ jīn tiān hěn hǎo。
Show English meaning
I am well today.
Here, 好: good; well.
More course examples (may introduce later-level language)
这个主意好极了。
Here, 好: good. Learn this use in its lesson.
随着经济的发展，生活更好了。
Here, 好: good. Learn this use in its lesson.
Dictionary senses and source
- good; well
- good
- appropriate
- proper
- all right!
- (before a verb) easy to
- (before a verb) good to
- (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so
- (verb complement indicating completion)
- (of two people) close
- on intimate terms
- (after a personal pronoun) hello
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 71, syllabus PDF page 81. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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好吃
好吃 · hǎochī
tasty; good to eat
这个苹果很好吃。
zhè ge píng guǒ hěn hǎo chī。
Show English meaning
This apple tastes good.
Here, 好吃: tasty; good to eat.
More course examples (may introduce later-level language)
这个菜看起来很好吃。
Here, 好吃: delicious. Learn this use in its lesson.
这个菜不但便宜，而且好吃。
Here, 好吃: tasty. Learn this use in its lesson.
Dictionary senses and source
- tasty; good to eat
- tasty
- delicious
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 72, syllabus PDF page 81. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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好看
好看 · hǎokàn
good to look at; enjoyable to watch
这件衣服很好看。
zhè jiàn yī fu hěn hǎo kàn。
Show English meaning
This item of clothing looks nice.
Here, 好看: good to look at; enjoyable to watch.
Dictionary senses and source
- good to look at; enjoyable to watch
- good-looking
- nice-looking
- good (of a movie, book, TV show etc)
- embarrassed
- humiliated
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 73, syllabus PDF page 81. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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好听
好听 · hǎotīng
pleasant to hear
这首歌很好听。
zhè shǒu gē hěn hǎo tīng。
Show English meaning
This song sounds lovely.
Here, 好听: pleasant to hear.
Dictionary senses and source
- pleasant to hear
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 74, syllabus PDF page 81. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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好玩儿
好玩儿 · hǎowánr
fun; enjoyable
这个地方很好玩儿。
zhè ge dì fang hěn hǎo wánr。
Show English meaning
This place is fun to visit.
Here, 好玩儿: fun; enjoyable.
Dictionary senses and source
- fun; enjoyable
- erhua variant of 好玩[hao3 wan2]
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 75, syllabus PDF page 81. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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号
号 · hào
a date number; number
今天是三月五号。
jīn tiān shì sān yuè wǔ hào。
Show English meaning
Today is March fifth.
Here, 号: a date number; number.
Dictionary senses and source
- a date number; number
- ordinal number
- day of a month
- mark
- sign
- business establishment
- size
- ship suffix
- horn (wind instrument)
- bugle call
- assumed name
- to take a pulse
- classifier used to indicate number of people
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 76, syllabus PDF page 81. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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喝
喝 · hē
drink
我早上喝牛奶。
wǒ zǎo shang hē niú nǎi。
Show English meaning
I drink milk in the morning.
Here, 喝: drink.
More course examples (may introduce later-level language)
我喝水。
Here, 喝: drink. Learn this use in its lesson.
我喝茶或者咖啡。
Here, 喝: drink. Learn this use in its lesson.
Dictionary senses and source
- drink
- to drink
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 77, syllabus PDF page 81. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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和
和 · hé
and; with
我和朋友去学校。
wǒ hé péng you qù xué xiào。
Show English meaning
My friend and I go to school.
Here, 和: and; with.
More course examples (may introduce later-level language)
北京的天气和上海不一样。
Here, 和: and. Learn this use in its lesson.
Dictionary senses and source
- and; with
- (joining two nouns) and
- together with
- with (Taiwan pr. [han4])
- (math.) sum
- to make peace
- (sports) to draw
- to tie
- (bound form) harmonious
- (bound form) Japan
- Japanese
- harmonious
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 78, syllabus PDF page 81. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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很
很 · hěn
a degree word; often an unstressed adjective linker
In a neutral statement, 今天很热 often means “It is hot today”. Stress and context can make 很 emphatic (“very”). Do not add 是 before 热 in this ordinary description.
今天很热。
jīn tiān hěn rè。
Show English meaning
It is hot today.
Here, 很: a degree word; often an unstressed adjective linker.
Dictionary senses and source
- a degree word; often an unstressed adjective linker
- very; often an unstressed linker before an adjective
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 79, syllabus PDF page 81. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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后
后 · hòu
after; behind
吃饭后，我们去学校。
chī fàn hòu， wǒ men qù xué xiào。
Show English meaning
After eating, we go to school.
Here, 后: after; behind.
Dictionary senses and source
- after; behind
- empress
- queen
- (archaic) monarch
- ruler
- back
- behind
- rear
- afterwards
- after
- later
- post-
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 80, syllabus PDF page 81. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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About this word list
The index includes all 5,400 official HSK 3.0 entries across six levels. Different readings and official entries remain separate. Original teaching examples illustrate particular uses; additional dictionary senses are reference support. This does not establish complete syllabus teaching or exam readiness.
Use example pinyin with the audio. 一 and 不 can change tone in ordinary speech; revisit tone changes if these sound different. 儿 can join the preceding syllable, as in huìr.
Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Original teaching examples retain their course-reference attribution. Self-review is saved on this device; writing is not uploaded.