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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.
17 word entries · Batch 1 of 2
保护
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保护 · bǎohù
protect
we / us我们should应该to protect保护here这里(modifier / structural particle)的tree树木。
wǒ men yīng gāi bǎo hù zhè lǐ de shù mù。
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We should protect the trees here.
Here, 保护: protect.
Dictionary senses and source
- protect
- to protect
- to defend
- to safeguard
- protection
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1014, syllabus PDF page 105. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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保证
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保证 · bǎozhèng
guarantee; promise that something will happen
I / me我guarantee保证tomorrow明天on time按时to / arrive到。
wǒ bǎo zhèng míng tiān àn shí dào。
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I promise to arrive on time tomorrow.
Here, 保证: guarantee; promise that something will happen.
Dictionary senses and source
- guarantee; promise that something will happen
- guarantee
- to guarantee
- to ensure
- to safeguard
- to pledge
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1015, syllabus PDF page 105. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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环保
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环保 · huánbǎo
environmental protection; environmentally friendly
I / me我to go out出门band带水杯，this way / so这样fairly / rather比较environmental protection环保。
wǒ chū mén dài shuǐ bēi， zhè yàng bǐ jiào huán bǎo。
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I take a reusable cup when going out; that is more environmentally friendly.
Here, 环保: environmental protection; environmentally friendly.
More course examples (may introduce later-level language)
这家company公司to attach importance to sth重视environmental protection环保。
Here, 环保: environmental protection. Learn this use in its lesson.
some一些merchant商家variant of 借借environmental protection环保之名to raise提高price价格。
Here, 环保: environmental protection. Learn this use in its lesson.
Dictionary senses and source
- environmental protection; environmentally friendly
- environmental protection
- environmentally friendly
- abbr. for 環境保護|环境保护[huan2 jing4 bao3 hu4]
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1305, syllabus PDF page 112. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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保
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保 · bǎo
ensure or keep something; often used in short expressions
这项to work工作first (of all)首先要保safe安全。
zhè xiàng gōng zuò shǒu xiān yào bǎo ān quán。
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Safety must come first in this work.
Here, 保: ensure or keep something; often used in short expressions.
Dictionary senses and source
- ensure or keep something; often used in short expressions
- to defend
- to protect
- to keep
- to guarantee
- to ensure
- civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old)
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 2021, syllabus PDF page 130. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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保安
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保安 · bǎo’ān
security guard
doorway门口(modifier / structural particle)的to ensure public security保安to tell告诉I / me我entrance入口at / in在where哪里。
mén kǒu de bǎo ān gào su wǒ rù kǒu zài nǎ lǐ。
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The security guard at the door told me where the entrance was.
Here, 保安: security guard.
Dictionary senses and source
- security guard
- to ensure public security
- to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production)
- public security
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 2022, syllabus PDF page 130. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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保持
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保持 · bǎochí
keep or maintain a state
to ask请to keep保持classroom教室clean干净。
qǐng bǎo chí jiào shì gān jìng。
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Please keep the classroom clean.
Here, 保持: keep or maintain a state.
Dictionary senses and source
- keep or maintain a state
- to keep
- to maintain
- to hold
- to preserve
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 2024, syllabus PDF page 130. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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保存
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保存 · bǎocún
save or keep for later use
mountain pass关电脑前，别忘了to conserve保存document文件。
guān diàn nǎo qián， bié wàng le bǎo cún wén jiàn。
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Do not forget to save your file before turning off the computer.
Here, 保存: save or keep for later use.
More course examples (may introduce later-level language)
to ask请to conserve保存good好receipt收据，in order to avoid以免to lose丢失。
Here, 保存: keep. Learn this use in its lesson.
Dictionary senses and source
- save or keep for later use
- to conserve
- to preserve
- to keep
- to save (a file etc) (computing)
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 2025, syllabus PDF page 130. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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保留
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保留 · bǎoliú
keep or retain instead of removing
I / me我to keep保留(completed / change)了to travel旅行时买(modifier / structural particle)的ticket (for a bus or train)车票。
wǒ bǎo liú le lǚ xíng shí mǎi de chē piào。
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I kept the ticket I bought on my trip.
Here, 保留: keep or retain instead of removing.
More course examples (may introduce later-level language)
to keep保留necessary必要to restrict限制。
Here, 保留: retain. Learn this use in its lesson.
to ask请to keep保留receipt收据，so that以便sometime日后to check查询。
Here, 保留: keep. Learn this use in its lesson.
Dictionary senses and source
- keep or retain instead of removing
- to keep
- to retain
- to have reservations (about sth)
- to hold back (from saying sth)
- to put aside for later
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 2027, syllabus PDF page 130. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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保险
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保险 · bǎoxiǎn
insurance
Study these uses in context
Your goal: Distinguish an insurance product from a judgment that a course of action is safer.
Before you start: Recognise 买 for buying, 旅行 for travel and 提前 for doing something in advance.
insurance
After 买, 保险 names the cover being purchased. The sentence does not describe all the policy's terms.
出国前，我买了旅行保险。
Chū guó qián, wǒ mǎi le lǚxíng bǎoxiǎn.
Before going abroad, I bought travel insurance.
safe or reliable as a precaution
比较保险 evaluates arriving early as the safer choice. There is no purchase of a policy.
提前半小时到机场比较保险。
Tíqián bàn xiǎoshí dào jīchǎng bǐjiào bǎoxiǎn.
Arriving at the airport half an hour earlier is a safer precaution.
Compare: A traveller may 买保险 and also decide that 提前出发比较保险. One names a product; the other evaluates a precaution. Neither word use proves that every loss is covered or that an early departure guarantees success. Interpret the actual noun or judgment rather than treating both as a promise.
Try with a clue: 他正在比较两种旅行保险的价格。两种 means two types. What is being compared — policy prices or the reliability of two departure times?
Check your reasoning
Prices of two travel insurance products. The noun phrase 两种旅行保险 and its 价格 identify the products, not departure times.
Try a fresh context: 文件再保存一份更保险。文件 means file and 再保存一份 means save another copy. Is someone buying insurance? Explain the practical judgment.
Check your reasoning
No purchase is stated. Keeping another copy is judged safer as a precaution against losing the file.
Use it in a new situation: Write one sentence about buying travel insurance and another about taking a safer precaution with a file. Explain why the second sentence need not mention an insurer or a price.
Check your reasoning
我买了旅行保险。I bought travel insurance. 把文件备份更保险。Backing up the file is safer. In the second, 保险 describes the precaution; it is not a product noun requiring a price or seller.
Recall later: Tomorrow, produce a product sentence and a precaution sentence without looking. Later, read a new example and identify whether 保险 names something or evaluates an action.
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I / me我to / for / give给新车to buy买(completed / change)了insurance保险。
wǒ gěi xīn chē mǎi le bǎo xiǎn。
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I bought insurance for my new car.
Here, 保险: insurance.
Dictionary senses and source
- insurance
- to insure
- safe
- secure
- be sure
- be bound to
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 2028, syllabus PDF page 130. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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保质期
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保质期 · bǎozhìqī
shelf life; the period a product should retain its stated quality
to buy买cow's milk牛奶o'clock时，to ask请看清楚shelf life保质期。
mǎi niú nǎi shí， qǐng kàn qīng chǔ bǎo zhì qī。
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When buying milk, check its shelf life carefully.
Here, 保质期: shelf life; the period a product should retain its stated quality.
Dictionary senses and source
- shelf life; the period a product should retain its stated quality
- shelf life
- expiration date
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 2029, syllabus PDF page 130. 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.
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