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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.
200 word entries · Batch 11 of 20
门口
门口 · ménkǒu
doorway; entrance area
我们在学校门口见。
wǒ men zài xué xiào mén kǒu jiàn。
Show English meaning
Let us meet at the school entrance.
Here, 门口: doorway; entrance area.
Dictionary senses and source
- doorway; entrance area
- doorway
- gate
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 401, syllabus PDF page 90. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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门票
门票 · ménpiào
admission ticket
门票多少钱？
mén piào duō shao qián？
Show English meaning
How much is the admission ticket?
Here, 门票: admission ticket.
Dictionary senses and source
- admission ticket
- ticket (for theater, cinema etc)
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 402, syllabus PDF page 90. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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面
面 · miàn
noodles; this example teaches the food use
我中午想吃一碗面。
wǒ zhōng wǔ xiǎng chī yī wǎn miàn。
Show English meaning
I would like a bowl of noodles for lunch.
Here, 面: noodles; this example teaches the food use.
More course examples (may introduce later-level language)
我们见了一面。
Here, 面: (time). Learn this use in its lesson.
Dictionary senses and source
- noodles; this example teaches the food use
- face
- side
- surface
- aspect
- top
- classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
- flour
- noodles
- (of food) soft (not crunchy)
- (slang) (of a person) ineffectual
- spineless
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 403, syllabus PDF page 90. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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名
名 · míng
a classifier for people, often in more formal descriptions
我们班有二十名学生。
wǒ men bān yǒu èr shí míng xué shēng。
Show English meaning
There are twenty students in our class.
Here, 名: a classifier for people, often in more formal descriptions.
Dictionary senses and source
- a classifier for people, often in more formal descriptions
- name
- noun (part of speech)
- place (e.g. among winners)
- famous
- classifier for people
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 404, syllabus PDF page 90. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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拿
拿 · ná
take; hold; bring an object in one's hand
请拿一支笔给我。
qǐng ná yī zhī bǐ gěi wǒ。
Show English meaning
Please get me a pen.
Here, 拿: take; hold; bring an object in one's hand.
Dictionary senses and source
- take; hold; bring an object in one's hand
- to hold
- to seize
- to catch
- to apprehend
- to take
- (used in the same way as 把[ba3]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 405, syllabus PDF page 90. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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那么
那么 · nàme
that; so; to that extent
这件衣服没有那么贵。
zhè jiàn yī fu méi yǒu nà me guì。
Show English meaning
These clothes are not that expensive.
Here, 那么: that; so; to that extent.
More course examples (may introduce later-level language)
你那么聪明，一定能猜到。
Here, 那么: so. Learn this use in its lesson.
我不像他那么高。
Here, 那么: so. Learn this use in its lesson.
Dictionary senses and source
- that; so; to that extent
- like that
- in that way
- or so
- so
- so very much
- about
- in that case
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 406, syllabus PDF page 90. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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那样
那样 · nàyàng
like that; that way
你可以像他那样说。
nǐ kě yǐ xiàng tā nà yàng shuō。
Show English meaning
You can say it the way he does.
Here, 那样: like that; that way.
Dictionary senses and source
- like that; that way
- that kind
- that sort
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 407, syllabus PDF page 90. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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奶茶
奶茶 · nǎichá
milk tea
我要一杯热奶茶。
wǒ yào yī bēi rè nǎi chá。
Show English meaning
I would like a cup of hot milk tea.
Here, 奶茶: milk tea.
Dictionary senses and source
- milk tea
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 408, syllabus PDF page 90. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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奶奶
奶奶 · nǎinai
paternal grandmother; one's father's mother
我奶奶喜欢喝茶。
wǒ nǎi nai xǐ huan hē chá。
Show English meaning
My paternal grandmother likes drinking tea.
Here, 奶奶: paternal grandmother; one's father's mother.
Dictionary senses and source
- paternal grandmother; one's father's mother
- (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother)
- (respectful) mistress of the house
- (coll.) boobies
- breasts
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 409, syllabus PDF page 90. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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男孩儿
男孩儿 · nánháir
boy
那个男孩儿在踢足球。
nà ge nán háir zài tī zú qiú。
Show English meaning
That boy is playing football.
Here, 男孩儿: boy.
Dictionary senses and source
- boy
- erhua variant of 男孩[nan2 hai2]
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 410, syllabus PDF page 90. 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.