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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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差
差 · chà
poor; not good; pronounced chà
我昨天没睡好，今天感觉很差。
wǒ zuó tiān méi shuì hǎo， jīn tiān gǎn jué hěn chà。
Show English meaning
I did not sleep well yesterday and feel awful today.
Here, 差: poor; not good; pronounced chà.
More course examples (may introduce later-level language)
他没复习，结果考得很差。
Here, 差: badly. Learn this use in its lesson.
Dictionary senses and source
- poor; not good; pronounced chà
- different
- wrong
- mistaken
- to fall short
- to lack
- not up to standard
- inferior
- Taiwan pr. [cha1]
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 551, syllabus PDF page 93. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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差不多
差不多 · chàbuduō
almost; approximately; much the same
我们差不多八点到。
wǒ men chà bu duō bā diǎn dào。
Show English meaning
We will arrive at about eight.
Here, 差不多: almost; approximately; much the same.
More course examples (may introduce later-level language)
时间差不多了。
Here, 差不多: almost. Learn this use in its lesson.
这两个差不多。
Here, 差不多: about the same. Learn this use in its lesson.
Dictionary senses and source
- almost; approximately; much the same
- almost
- nearly
- more or less
- about the same
- good enough
- not bad
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 552, syllabus PDF page 93. 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.