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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

员

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员 · yuán

a person doing a job or belonging to a group, often in compounds

she / her她tāto be / is是shì一名yī míngathlete运动员yùn dòng yuán。

tā shì yī míng yùn dòng yuán。

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She is an athlete.

Here, 员: a person doing a job or belonging to a group, often in compounds.

Dictionary senses and source
  • a person doing a job or belonging to a group, often in compounds
  • person
  • employee
  • member

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 956, syllabus PDF page 103. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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运动员

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运动员 · yùndòngyuán

athlete

this (person)这位zhè wèiathlete运动员yùn dòng yuánto run跑pǎo(degree marker)得de很快hěn kuài。

zhè wèi yùn dòng yuán pǎo de hěn kuài。

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This athlete runs very fast.

Here, 运动员: athlete.

Dictionary senses and source
  • athlete

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 961, syllabus PDF page 104. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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队员

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队员 · duìyuán

team member; player on a team

team member队员duì yuán(plural)们menin the middle of正在zhèng zài操场上cāo chǎng shàngto practice练习liàn xí。

duì yuán men zhèng zài cāo chǎng shàng liàn xí。

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The team members are practising on the sports ground.

Here, 队员: team member; player on a team.

Dictionary senses and source
  • team member; player on a team
  • team member

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1177, 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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高考

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高考 · gāokǎo

gāokǎo; China's national college entrance examination

older brother哥哥gē gēin the middle of正在zhèng zàipreparation准备zhǔn bèicollege entrance exam…高考gāo kǎo。

gē ge zhèng zài zhǔn bèi gāo kǎo。

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My older brother is preparing for the gaokao, China's national college entrance exam.

Here, 高考: gāokǎo; China's national college entrance examination.

Dictionary senses and source
  • gāokǎo; China's national college entrance examination
  • college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等學校招生全國統一考試|普通高等学校招生全国统一考试[Pu3 tong1 Gao1 deng3 Xue2 xiao4 Zhao1 sheng1 Quan2 guo2 Tong3 yi1 Kao3 shi4])
  • (Tw) entrance exam for senior government service posts (abbr. for 公務人員高等考試|公务人员高等考试)

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1237, syllabus PDF page 110. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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会员

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会员 · huìyuán

member of an organisation or club

I / me我wǒto be / is是shì这家zhè jiāgym健身房jiàn shēn fáng(modifier / structural particle)的demember会员huì yuán。

wǒ shì zhè jiā jiàn shēn fáng de huì yuán。

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I am a member of this gym.

Here, 会员: member of an organisation or club.

Dictionary senses and source
  • member of an organisation or club
  • member

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1310, 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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人员

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人员 · rényuán

personnel; people carrying out a role or job

staff member工作人员gōng zuò rén yuánin the middle of正在zhèng zàipreparation准备zhǔn bèi(raw) material材料cái liào。

gōng zuò rén yuán zhèng zài zhǔn bèi cái liào。

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The staff are preparing the materials.

Here, 人员: personnel; people carrying out a role or job.

Dictionary senses and source
  • personnel; people carrying out a role or job
  • staff
  • crew
  • personnel

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1612, syllabus PDF page 120. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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售票员

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售票员 · shòupiàoyuán

ticket seller; ticket clerk or conductor

ticket seller售票员shòu piào yuánto / for / give给gěi(completed / change)了leI / me我wǒ两张liǎng zhāngticket票piào。

shòu piào yuán gěi le wǒ liǎng zhāng piào。

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The ticket seller gave me two tickets.

Here, 售票员: ticket seller; ticket clerk or conductor.

Dictionary senses and source
  • ticket seller; ticket clerk or conductor
  • ticket seller

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1685, syllabus PDF page 122. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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演员

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演员 · yǎnyuán

actor; a performer in a play or film

this (person)这位zhè wèiactor or actress演员yǎn yuán(modifier / structural particle)的deplay表演biǎo yǎndegree / adjective linker很hěnwonderful精彩jīng cǎi。

zhè wèi yǎn yuán de biǎo yǎn hěn jīng cǎi。

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This actor's performance is excellent.

Here, 演员: actor; a performer in a play or film.

Dictionary senses and source
  • actor; a performer in a play or film
  • actor or actress
  • performer

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1854, 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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乘务员

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乘务员 · chéngwùyuán

attendant on a train, plane or other passenger service

attendant on an airplane…乘务员chéng wù yuánto help帮bāngI / me我wǒto find找到zhǎo dào(completed / change)了leseat座位zuò wèi。

chéng wù yuán bāng wǒ zhǎo dào le zuò wèi。

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The attendant helped me find my seat.

Here, 乘务员: attendant on a train, plane or other passenger service.

Dictionary senses and source
  • attendant on a train, plane or other passenger service
  • attendant on an airplane, train, boat etc

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 2149, syllabus PDF page 133. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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成员

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成员 · chéngyuán

member of a group

we / us我们wǒ mengroup小组xiǎo zǔto have / there is有yǒu五名wǔ míngmember成员chéng yuán。

wǒ men xiǎo zǔ yǒu wǔ míng chéng yuán。

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Our group has five members.

Here, 成员: member of a group.

Dictionary senses and source
  • member of a group
  • member

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 2151, syllabus PDF page 133. 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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