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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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努力

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努力 · nǔlì

make an effort; work hard

I / me我wǒwant / think / miss想xiǎng努力提高nǔ lì tí gāoChinese language汉语hàn yǔlevel (of achievement etc)水平shuǐ píng。

wǒ xiǎng nǔ lì tí gāo hàn yǔ shuǐ píng。

Show English meaning

I want to work hard to improve my Chinese.

Here, 努力: make an effort; work hard.

More course examples (may introduce later-level language)

he / him他tādegree / adjective linker很hěnintelligent聪明cōng míng,but但是dàn shìbut却quènot不bùto make an effort努力nǔ lì。

Here, 努力: hard-working. Learn this use in its lesson.

despite尽管jǐn guǎnhe / him他tādegree / adjective linker很hěnto make an effort努力nǔ lì,but可是kě shìachievement成绩chéng jìor / still还是hái shìnot so good不太好bù tài hǎo。

Here, 努力: hard-working. Learn this use in its lesson.

Dictionary senses and source
  • make an effort; work hard
  • to make an effort
  • to try hard
  • to strive
  • hard-working
  • conscientious

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 786, syllabus PDF page 99. 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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