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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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勇敢

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勇敢 · yǒnggǎn

brave; willing to face something frightening or difficult

he / him他tābrave勇敢yǒng gǎn(adverb -ly)地deto raise (an issue)提出tí chū(completed / change)了leoneself自己zì jǐ(modifier / structural particle)的deway of looking at a thing看法kàn fǎ。

tā yǒng gǎn de tí chū le zì jǐ de kàn fǎ。

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He bravely expressed his own opinion.

Here, 勇敢: brave; willing to face something frightening or difficult.

Dictionary senses and source
  • brave; willing to face something frightening or difficult
  • brave
  • courageous

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1877, syllabus PDF page 126. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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勇气

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勇气 · yǒngqì

courage

the first time第一次dì yī cìto use / with用yòngChinese language中文zhōng wénto make a telephone call打电话dǎ diàn huàto need需要xū yàoa bit一点yì diǎncourage勇气yǒng qì。

dì yī cì yòng zhōng wén dǎ diàn huà xū yào yì diǎn yǒng qì。

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Making your first phone call in Chinese takes a little courage.

Here, 勇气: courage.

Dictionary senses and source
  • courage
  • valor

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3390, syllabus PDF page 164. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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勇于

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勇于 · yǒngyú

to have the courage to do something

勇于 + action describes having the courage to act, as in 勇于开口 (dare to speak). It is often encouraging language; 勇敢 is the general adjective brave.

to learn学习xué xílanguage语言yǔ yáno'clock时shí,want / will / need要yàoto dare to勇于yǒng yúto open one's mouth开口kāi kǒu。

xué xí yǔ yán shí, yào yǒng yú kāi kǒu。

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When learning a language, have the courage to speak.

Here, 勇于: to have the courage to do something.

Dictionary senses and source
  • to have the courage to do something
  • to dare to
  • to be brave enough to

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 5191, syllabus PDF page 209. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

Try saying or writing a short sentence with this word. Check the intended meaning, its position and the surrounding words; recall alone does not establish correct usage.

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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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