HSK6: learn ten words at a time
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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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丈夫
丈夫 · zhàngfu
husband
她的丈夫是一名医生。
tā de zhàng fu shì yī míng yī shēng。
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Her husband is a doctor.
Here, 丈夫: husband.
Dictionary senses and source
- husband
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 487, syllabus PDF page 92. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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夫妻
夫妻 · fūqī
married couple; husband and wife
他们是一对夫妻。
tā men shì yī duì fū qī。
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They are a married couple.
Here, 夫妻: married couple; husband and wife.
Dictionary senses and source
- married couple; husband and wife
- husband and wife
- married couple
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 631, syllabus PDF page 95. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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大夫
大夫 · dàifu
doctor; pronounced dàifu
大夫让我说说哪里不舒服。
dài fu ràng wǒ shuō shuō nǎ lǐ bù shū fú。
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The doctor asked me to describe where I felt unwell.
Here, 大夫: doctor; pronounced dàifu.
Dictionary senses and source
- doctor; pronounced dàifu
- doctor
- physician
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1125, syllabus PDF page 108. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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功夫
功夫 · gōngfu
time or effort spent on a skill; also kung fu in a martial-arts context
他在练习发音上下了很多功夫。
tā zài liàn xí fā yīn shàng xià le hěn duō gōng fu。
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He put a lot of effort into practising pronunciation.
Here, 功夫: time or effort spent on a skill; also kung fu in a martial-arts context.
Dictionary senses and source
- time or effort spent on a skill; also kung fu in a martial-arts context
- skill
- art
- kung fu
- labor
- effort
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1251, syllabus PDF page 111. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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夫妇
夫妇 · fūfù
married couple; husband and wife
这对夫妇已经结婚三十年了。
zhè duì fū fù yǐ jīng jié hūn sān shí nián le。
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This couple has been married for thirty years.
Here, 夫妇: married couple; husband and wife.
Dictionary senses and source
- married couple; husband and wife
- a (married) couple
- husband and wife
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 2365, syllabus PDF page 139. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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武术
武术 · wǔshù
martial arts
他每周练习两次中国武术。
tā měi zhōu liàn xí liǎng cì zhōng guó wǔ shù。
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He practices Chinese martial arts twice a week.
Here, 武术: martial arts.
Dictionary senses and source
- martial arts
- military skill or technique (in former times)
- all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development)
- self-defense
- tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage)
- also called kungfu 功夫
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3212, syllabus PDF page 160. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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夫人
夫人 · fūrén
wife; Madam or Mrs in respectful or formal contexts
夫人 is a respectful or formal word for someone’s wife and can be used as a title. 老婆 is informal; 妻子 is a more neutral written word for wife.
他和夫人一起参加了典礼。
tā hé fū rén yì qǐ cān jiā le diǎn lǐ。
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He and his wife attended the ceremony together.
Here, 夫人: wife; Madam or Mrs in respectful or formal contexts.
Dictionary senses and source
- wife; Madam or Mrs in respectful or formal contexts
- lady
- madam
- Mrs.
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3997, syllabus PDF page 179. Dictionary reading comparison: reading variant. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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工夫
工夫 · gōngfu
time needed or available to do something
工夫 often refers to time or effort spent, as in 花工夫. 功夫 commonly refers to skill or kung fu. Both are gōngfu, and some uses overlap.
做这道菜要花不少工夫。
zuò zhè dào cài yào huā bù shǎo gōng fu。
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Making this dish takes quite a bit of time.
Here, 工夫: time needed or available to do something.
Dictionary senses and source
- time needed or available to do something
- period of time (may be months, or mere seconds)
- spare time
- skill
- labor
- effort
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 4054, syllabus PDF page 181. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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下功夫
下功夫 · xià gōngfu
to put sustained effort into something
下功夫 is a phrase about sustained effort, rather than physically moving down. 在发音上下功夫 means to work hard on pronunciation.
学好发音需要下功夫。
xué hǎo fā yīn xū yào xià gōng fu。
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Learning pronunciation well requires sustained effort.
Here, 下功夫: to put sustained effort into something.
Dictionary senses and source
- to put sustained effort into something
- to put effort into something; to work hard at something
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 5014, syllabus PDF page 205. 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.