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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.
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今年
今年 · jīnnián
this year
我今年二十岁。
wǒ jīn nián èr shí suì。
Show English meaning
I am twenty years old this year.
Here, 今年: this year.
More course examples (may introduce later-level language)
跟去年比，今年更热。
Here, 今年: this year. Learn this use in its lesson.
今年是去年的两倍。
Here, 今年: this year. Learn this use in its lesson.
Dictionary senses and source
- this year
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 93, syllabus PDF page 82. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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明年
明年 · míngnián
next year
我明年去中国。
wǒ míng nián qù zhōng guó。
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I am going to China next year.
Here, 明年: next year.
Dictionary senses and source
- next year
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 128, syllabus PDF page 83. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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年
年 · nián
year
我学习汉语一年了。
wǒ xué xí hàn yǔ yī nián le。
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I have been studying Chinese for a year.
Here, 年: year.
More course examples (may introduce later-level language)
经过三年的努力，他成功了。
Here, 年: year. Learn this use in its lesson.
我学了三年中文。
Here, 年: year. Learn this use in its lesson.
Dictionary senses and source
- year
- grain
- harvest (old)
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 149, syllabus PDF page 83. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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前
前 · qián
before; in front of
上课前，我喝了一杯水。
shàng kè qián， wǒ hē le yī bēi shuǐ。
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Before class, I drank a glass of water.
Here, 前: before; in front of.
More course examples (may introduce later-level language)
一直往前走。
Here, 前: forward. Learn this use in its lesson.
Dictionary senses and source
- before; in front of
- front
- forward
- ahead
- first
- top (followed by a number)
- future
- ago
- before
- BC (e.g. 前293年)
- former
- formerly
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 163, syllabus PDF page 84. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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去年
去年 · qùnián
last year
我去年去了中国。
wǒ qù nián qù le zhōng guó。
Show English meaning
I went to China last year.
Here, 去年: last year.
More course examples (may introduce later-level language)
我去年去过上海。
Here, 去年: last year. Learn this use in its lesson.
跟去年比，今年更热。
Here, 去年: last year. Learn this use in its lesson.
Dictionary senses and source
- last year
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 168, syllabus PDF page 84. 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.