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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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汉字
汉字 · Hànzì
Chinese character
这个汉字怎么读？
zhè ge hàn zì zěn me dú？
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How do you read this Chinese character?
Here, 汉字: Chinese character.
Dictionary senses and source
- Chinese character
- Japanese: kanji
- Korean: hanja
- Vietnamese: hán tự
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 70, syllabus PDF page 81. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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名字
名字 · míngzi
name
你的名字怎么写？
nǐ de míng zi zěn me xiě？
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How do you write your name?
Here, 名字: name.
More course examples (may introduce later-level language)
你叫什么名字？
Here, 名字: name. Learn this use in its lesson.
我记住了你的名字。
Here, 名字: name. Learn this use in its lesson.
Dictionary senses and source
- name
- name (of a person or thing)
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 130, syllabus PDF page 83. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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字
字 · zì
a written character
这个字怎么读？
zhè ge zì zěn me dú？
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How do you read this character?
Here, 字: a written character.
Dictionary senses and source
- a written character
- letter
- symbol
- character
- word
- courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 296, syllabus PDF page 87. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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字典
字典 · zìdiǎn
character dictionary; a dictionary organised around single Chinese characters
我用字典查这个汉字。
wǒ yòng zì diǎn chá zhè ge hàn zì。
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I use a character dictionary to look up this Chinese character.
Here, 字典: character dictionary; a dictionary organised around single Chinese characters.
Dictionary senses and source
- character dictionary; a dictionary organised around single Chinese characters
- Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典[ci2 dian3], which has entries for words of one or more characters)
- (coll.) dictionary
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 990, 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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十字路口
十字路口 · shízì lùkǒu
crossroads; a four-way road junction
在前面的十字路口向右转。
zài qián miàn de shí zì lù kǒu xiàng yòu zhuǎn。
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Turn right at the crossroads ahead.
Here, 十字路口: crossroads; a four-way road junction.
Dictionary senses and source
- crossroads; a four-way road junction
- crossroads
- intersection
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1665, syllabus PDF page 121. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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数字
数字 · shùzì
digit; numeral; numbers represented in writing
请把这些数字写清楚。
qǐng bǎ zhè xiē shù zì xiě qīng chu。
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Please write these numbers clearly.
Here, 数字: digit; numeral; numbers represented in writing.
Dictionary senses and source
- digit; numeral; numbers represented in writing
- numeral
- digit
- number
- figure
- amount
- digital (electronics etc)
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1694, 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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文字
文字 · wénzì
written characters; written language
请把图片下面的文字读出来。
qǐng bǎ tú piàn xià miàn de wén zì dú chū lái。
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Please read out the text below the picture.
Here, 文字: written characters; written language.
Dictionary senses and source
- written characters; written language
- character
- script
- writing
- written language
- writing style
- phraseology
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1779, 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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签字
签字 · qiānzì
sign one's name on a document
这份文件需要经理签字。
zhè fèn wén jiàn xū yào jīng lǐ qiān zì。
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The manager needs to sign this document.
Here, 签字: sign one's name on a document.
Dictionary senses and source
- sign one's name on a document
- to sign (one's name)
- signature
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 2862, syllabus PDF page 151. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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字母
字母 · zìmǔ
letter of an alphabet
这个名字的第一个字母是大写的。
zhè ge míng zi de dì yī gè zì mǔ shì dà xiě de。
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The first letter of this name is a capital letter.
Here, 字母: letter of an alphabet.
Dictionary senses and source
- letter of an alphabet
- letter (of the alphabet)
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3577, syllabus PDF page 169. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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数字化
数字化 · shùzìhuà
to digitise; digitisation
图书馆正在把旧资料数字化。
tú shū guǎn zhèng zài bǎ jiù zī liào shù zì huà。
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The library is digitising its old materials.
Here, 数字化: to digitise; digitisation.
Dictionary senses and source
- to digitise; digitisation
- to digitize
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 4829, syllabus PDF page 200. 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.