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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.


16 word entries · Batch 1 of 2

相信

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相信 · xiāngxìn

believe; trust

I / me我wǒto be convinced (that sth…相信xiāng xìnyou你nǐcan / be able to能néngto follow good examples学好xué hǎoChinese language汉语hàn yǔ。

wǒ xiāng xìn nǐ néng xué hǎo hàn yǔ。

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I believe you can learn Chinese well.

Here, 相信: believe; trust.

Dictionary senses and source
  • believe; trust
  • to be convinced (that sth is true)
  • to believe
  • to accept sth as true

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 892, syllabus PDF page 102. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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信

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信 · xìn

letter; written correspondence

I / me我wǒto / for / give给gěi(coll.) father's father爷爷yé yéto write写xiě(completed / change)了le一封信yī fēng xìn。

wǒ gěi yé ye xiě le yī fēng xìn。

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I wrote a letter to my grandfather.

Here, 信: letter; written correspondence.

Dictionary senses and source
  • letter; written correspondence
  • letter
  • mail
  • to trust
  • to believe
  • to profess faith in
  • truthful
  • confidence
  • trust
  • at will
  • at random

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 906, syllabus PDF page 102. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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信用卡

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信用卡 · xìnyòngkǎ

credit card

这家zhè jiāinn店diàncan / may可以kě yǐto use / with用yòngcredit card信用卡xìn yòng kǎ(yes/no ?)吗ma?

zhè jiā diàn kě yǐ yòng xìn yòng kǎ ma?

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Does this shop accept credit cards?

Here, 信用卡: credit card.

Dictionary senses and source
  • credit card

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 907, syllabus PDF page 102. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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短信

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短信 · duǎnxìn

text message; SMS

perfect到家dào jiāafter以后yǐ hòu,to ask请qǐng给我发gěi wǒ fā一条yī tiáotext message短信duǎn xìn。

dào jiā yǐ hòu, qǐng gěi wǒ fā yī tiáo duǎn xìn。

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Please send me a text message when you get home.

Here, 短信: text message; SMS.

Dictionary senses and source
  • text message; SMS
  • text message
  • SMS

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1172, syllabus PDF page 109. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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回信

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回信 · huíxìn

reply to a letter; a reply letter

to receive收到shōu dàoyou你nǐ(modifier / structural particle)的deletter信xìnafter以后yǐ hòu,I / me我wǒright away马上mǎ shàngto reply回信huí xìn(completed / change)了le。

shōu dào nǐ de xìn yǐ hòu, wǒ mǎ shàng huí xìn le。

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I replied immediately after receiving your letter.

Here, 回信: reply to a letter; a reply letter.

Dictionary senses and source
  • reply to a letter; a reply letter
  • to reply
  • to write back
  • letter written in reply

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1308, 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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信号

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信号 · xìnhào

signal; a sign or transmitted signal

here这里zhè lǐ(modifier / structural particle)的de手机信号shǒu jī xìn hàono good不好bù hǎo。

zhè lǐ de shǒu jī xìn hào bù hǎo。

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The mobile-phone signal is poor here.

Here, 信号: signal; a sign or transmitted signal.

Dictionary senses and source
  • signal; a sign or transmitted signal
  • signal

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1822, syllabus PDF page 125. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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信息

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信息 · xìnxī

information; facts or details that convey something

this这个zhè geweb page网页wǎng yèto offer提供tí gōng(completed / change)了le很多hěn duōuseful有用yǒu yòng(modifier / structural particle)的deinformation信息xìn xī。

zhè ge wǎng yè tí gōng le hěn duō yǒu yòng de xìn xī。

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This web page provides a lot of useful information.

Here, 信息: information; facts or details that convey something.

Dictionary senses and source
  • information; facts or details that convey something
  • information
  • news
  • message

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1823, syllabus PDF page 125. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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信心

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信心 · xìnxīn

confidence; belief that one can do something

many多duōto practice练习liàn xíafter以后yǐ hòu,I / me我wǒmore更gèngto have / there is有yǒuconfidence信心xìn xīn(completed / change)了le。

duō liàn xí yǐ hòu, wǒ gèng yǒu xìn xīn le。

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After more practice, I feel more confident.

Here, 信心: confidence; belief that one can do something.

Dictionary senses and source
  • confidence; belief that one can do something
  • confidence
  • faith (in sb or sth)

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1824, syllabus PDF page 125. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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自信

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自信 · zìxìn

self-confident; belief in one's own ability

now现在xiàn zàiI / me我wǒvariant of 说说shuōChinese language汉语hàn yǔo'clock时shímore更gèngto have confidence in…自信zì xìn(completed / change)了le。

xiàn zài wǒ shuō hàn yǔ shí gèng zì xìn le。

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I am more confident when speaking Chinese now.

Here, 自信: self-confident; belief in one's own ability.

More course examples (may introduce later-level language)

school学校xué xiàoto pass through通过tōng guò这次zhè cìto exercise活动huó dòngto make使shǐstudent学生xué shēngmore更gèngto have confidence in…自信zì xìn。

Here, 自信: confident. Learn this use in its lesson.

Dictionary senses and source
  • self-confident; belief in one's own ability
  • to have confidence in oneself
  • self-confidence

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1983, syllabus PDF page 129. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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信封

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信封 · xìnfēng

envelope

to ask请qǐng(把: marks the object)把bǎletter信xìnto put into放进fàng jìnenvelope信封xìn fēngli, ancient measure of…里lǐ。

qǐng bǎ xìn fàng jìn xìn fēng lǐ。

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Please put the letter in the envelope.

Here, 信封: envelope.

Dictionary senses and source
  • envelope

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3283, syllabus PDF page 162. 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.

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