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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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味

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味 · wèi

taste; smell; a flavour or scent, often in compounds

这杯zhè bēitea茶cháto have / there is有yǒuerhua variant of 一点一点儿yì diǎn érsweetness甜味tián wèi。

zhè bēi chá yǒu yī diǎnr tián wèi。

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This tea has a slightly sweet taste.

Here, 味: taste; smell; a flavour or scent, often in compounds.

Dictionary senses and source
  • taste; smell; a flavour or scent, often in compounds
  • taste
  • smell
  • (fig.) (noun suffix) feel
  • quality
  • sense
  • (TCM) classifier for ingredients of a medicine prescription

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1772, syllabus PDF page 124. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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味道

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味道 · wèidào

taste; flavour; smell, depending on context

this这个zhè gevegetable菜cài(modifier / structural particle)的deflavor味道wèi dàodegree / adjective linker很hěngood好hǎo。

zhè ge cài de wèi dào hěn hǎo。

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This dish tastes very good.

Here, 味道: taste; flavour; smell, depending on context.

Dictionary senses and source
  • taste; flavour; smell, depending on context
  • flavor
  • taste
  • (fig.) feeling (of ...)
  • sense (of ...)
  • hint (of ...)
  • (fig.) interest
  • delight
  • (dialect) smell
  • odor

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1773, syllabus PDF page 124. Dictionary reading comparison: reading variant. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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口味

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口味 · kǒuwèi

taste; preferences in food

this这zhè道菜dào cài不太bù tàiin keeping with符合fú héI / me我wǒ(modifier / structural particle)的dea person's preferences口味kǒu wèi。

zhè dào cài bù tài fú hé wǒ de kǒu wèi。

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This dish is not quite to my taste.

Here, 口味: taste; preferences in food.

Dictionary senses and source
  • taste; preferences in food
  • a person's preferences
  • tastes (in food)
  • flavor

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 2675, syllabus PDF page 146. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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美味

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美味 · měiwèi

delicious; pleasant to eat

(informal) grandma…奶奶nǎi nǎito make做zuò(modifier / structural particle)的defood饭菜fàn càidegree / adjective linker很hěndelicious美味měi wèi。

nǎi nai zuò de fàn cài hěn měi wèi。

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Grandma's cooking is delicious.

Here, 美味: delicious; pleasant to eat.

Dictionary senses and source
  • delicious; pleasant to eat
  • delicious
  • delicious food
  • delicacy

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 2759, syllabus PDF page 148. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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意味着

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意味着 · yìwèizhe

mean; imply that something follows

to exchange换huànto work工作gōng zuòto signify意味着yì wèi zhe我要wǒ yàoto move (i.e. relocate…搬bānto / arrive到dàoother另lìng一个yí gècity城市chéng shì。

huàn gōng zuò yì wèi zhe wǒ yào bān dào lìng yí gè chéng shì。

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Changing jobs means that I will have to move to another city.

Here, 意味着: mean; imply that something follows.

Dictionary senses and source
  • mean; imply that something follows
  • to signify
  • to mean
  • to imply

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3368, 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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气味

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气味 · qìwèi

smell; odour

kitchen厨房chú fángli, ancient measure of…里lǐ(of a sound) to come through传来chuán láicoffee (loanword)咖啡kā fēi(modifier / structural particle)的deodor气味qì wèi。

chú fáng lǐ chuán lái kā fēi de qì wèi。

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The smell of coffee came from the kitchen.

Here, 气味: smell; odour.

Dictionary senses and source
  • smell; odour
  • odor
  • scent

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 4627, syllabus PDF page 195. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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趣味

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趣味 · qùwèi

interest and enjoyment; entertaining appeal

this这个zhè gegame游戏yóu xìdegree / adjective linker很hěnto have / there is有yǒufun趣味qù wèi。

zhè ge yóu xì hěn yǒu qù wèi。

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This game is enjoyable and engaging.

Here, 趣味: interest and enjoyment; entertaining appeal.

Dictionary senses and source
  • interest and enjoyment; entertaining appeal
  • fun
  • interest
  • delight
  • taste
  • liking
  • preference

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 4678, syllabus PDF page 196. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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味觉

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味觉 · wèijué

taste; the sense that detects flavours

this这个zhè geexperiment实验shí yànfairly / rather比较bǐ jiào(completed / change)了lesense of taste味觉wèi juéand / with和hésense of smell嗅觉xiù jué(modifier / structural particle)的deto act on作用zuò yòng。

zhè ge shí yàn bǐ jiào le wèi jué hé xiù jué de zuò yòng。

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This experiment compared the roles of taste and smell.

Here, 味觉: taste; the sense that detects flavours.

Dictionary senses and source
  • taste; the sense that detects flavours
  • sense of taste
  • gustation

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 4982, syllabus PDF page 204. 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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