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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.


38 word entries · Batch 1 of 4

担心

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担心 · dānxīn

worry; be worried about

mama妈妈mā māanxious担心dān xīnI / me我wǒ(modifier / structural particle)的dethe body身体shēn tǐ。

mā ma dān xīn wǒ de shēn tǐ。

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Mum is worried about my health.

Here, 担心: worry; be worried about.

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everyone大家dà jiāall / both都dōudegree / adjective linker很hěnanxious担心dān xīn,he / him他tāto invert倒dàonot不bùto worry着急zháo jí。

Here, 担心: worried. Learn this use in its lesson.

child孩子hái zi(plural)们mendegree / adjective linker很hěnto be / is是shìanxious担心dān xīn。

Here, 担心: worried. Learn this use in its lesson.

Dictionary senses and source
  • worry; be worried about
  • anxious
  • worried
  • uneasy
  • to worry
  • to be anxious

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 579, syllabus PDF page 94. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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放心

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放心 · fàngxīn

feel reassured; stop worrying

to ask请qǐngto feel relieved放心fàng xīn,我会wǒ huìon time准时zhǔn shíto / arrive到dào。

qǐng fàng xīn, wǒ huì zhǔn shí dào。

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Please do not worry; I will arrive on time.

Here, 放心: feel reassured; stop worrying.

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to feel relieved放心fàng xīn,I / me我wǒimprobable不会bú huìto tell告诉gào sùother people别人bié rén(modifier / structural particle)的de。

Here, 放心: don't worry. Learn this use in its lesson.

Dictionary senses and source
  • feel reassured; stop worrying
  • to feel relieved
  • to feel reassured
  • to be at ease

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 626, 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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关心

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关心 · guānxīn

care about; show concern for

(coll.) father爸爸bà bàdegree / adjective linker很hěnto be concerned about关心guān xīnI / me我wǒ(modifier / structural particle)的deto learn学习xué xí。

bà ba hěn guān xīn wǒ de xué xí。

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Dad cares a lot about my studies.

Here, 关心: care about; show concern for.

Dictionary senses and source
  • care about; show concern for
  • to be concerned about
  • to care about

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 655, syllabus PDF page 96. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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开心

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开心 · kāixīn

happy; pleased

today今天jīn tiānto see见到jiàn dàoyou你nǐ,I / me我wǒdegree / adjective linker很hěnto feel happy开心kāi xīn。

jīn tiān jiàn dào nǐ, wǒ hěn kāi xīn。

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I am very happy to see you today.

Here, 开心: happy; pleased.

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although虽然suī rán很累hěn lèi,but但是dàn shìdegree / adjective linker很hěnto feel happy开心kāi xīn。

Here, 开心: happy. Learn this use in its lesson.

since (a time)自从zì cóngto come来láihere这儿zhè ér,I / me我wǒdegree / adjective linker很hěnto feel happy开心kāi xīn。

Here, 开心: happy. Learn this use in its lesson.

Dictionary senses and source
  • happy; pleased
  • to feel happy
  • to rejoice
  • to have a great time
  • to make fun of sb

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 729, syllabus PDF page 98. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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小心

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小心 · xiǎoxīn

be careful; take care

to be careful小心xiǎo xīn,on the ground地上dì shàngsupplied with water (of a…有水yǒu shuǐ。

xiǎo xīn, dì shàng yǒu shuǐ。

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Be careful; there is water on the floor.

Here, 小心: be careful; take care.

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ten million千万qiān wànwant / will / need要yàoto be careful小心xiǎo xīn!

Here, 小心: be careful. Learn this use in its lesson.

to snow下雪xià xuě(completed / change)了le,to drive a car开车kāi chēwant / will / need要yàoespecially格外gé wàito be careful小心xiǎo xīn。

Here, 小心: careful. Learn this use in its lesson.

Dictionary senses and source
  • be careful; take care
  • to be careful
  • to take care

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 898, syllabus PDF page 102. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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心里

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心里 · xīnlǐ

in one's mind or heart; inwardly

to hear听到tīng dàothis这个zhè genews消息xiāo xī,I / me我wǒchest心里xīn lǐdegree / adjective linker很hěnhappy高兴gāo xìng。

tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, wǒ xīn lǐ hěn gāo xìng。

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I feel very happy to hear this news.

Here, 心里: in one's mind or heart; inwardly.

Dictionary senses and source
  • in one's mind or heart; inwardly
  • chest
  • heart
  • mind

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 902, syllabus PDF page 102. Dictionary reading comparison: reading variant. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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爱心

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爱心 · àixīn

care and kindness towards others

she / her她tāto be / is是shì一位yī wèidegree / adjective linker很hěnto have / there is有yǒucompassion爱心ài xīn(modifier / structural particle)的deteacher老师lǎo shī。

tā shì yī wèi hěn yǒu ài xīn de lǎo shī。

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She is a very caring teacher.

Here, 爱心: care and kindness towards others.

Dictionary senses and source
  • care and kindness towards others
  • compassion
  • kindness
  • care for others
  • love
  • charity (bazaar, golf day etc)
  • heart (the symbol ♥)

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1003, syllabus PDF page 105. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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粗心

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粗心 · cūxīn

careless; not paying enough attention

I / me我wǒtoo太tàicareless粗心cū xīn(completed / change)了le,(把: marks the object)把bǎname (of a person or thing)名字míng zì写错xiě cuò(completed / change)了le。

wǒ tài cū xīn le, bǎ míng zi xiě cuò le。

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I was too careless and wrote the name incorrectly.

Here, 粗心: careless; not paying enough attention.

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he / him他tāthis这个zhè geperson人rénslightly有点儿yǒu diǎn ércareless粗心cū xīn。

Here, 粗心: careless. Learn this use in its lesson.

Dictionary senses and source
  • careless; not paying enough attention
  • careless
  • thoughtless

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1106, syllabus PDF page 107. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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耐心

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耐心 · nàixīn

patience; patient when helping or waiting

teacher老师lǎo shīdegree / adjective linker很hěnto have / there is有yǒuto be patient耐心nài xīn,one time (all the way…一遍yī biànone time (all the way…一遍yī biàn(adverb -ly)地deexplanation解释jiě shì。

lǎo shī hěn yǒu nài xīn, yī biàn yī biàn de jiě shì。

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The teacher is very patient and explains things again and again.

Here, 耐心: patience; patient when helping or waiting.

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teacher老师lǎo shīto / towards / correct对duìstudent学生xué shēngdegree / adjective linker很hěnto be patient耐心nài xīn。

Here, 耐心: patient. Learn this use in its lesson.

Dictionary senses and source
  • patience; patient when helping or waiting
  • to be patient
  • patience

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1521, syllabus PDF page 118. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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内心

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内心 · nèixīn

one's inner feelings; one's heart or mind

to hear听到tīng dàothis这个zhè genews消息xiāo xī,I / me我wǒheart内心nèi xīndegree / adjective linker很hěnhappy高兴gāo xìng。

tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, wǒ nèi xīn hěn gāo xìng。

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I felt very happy inside when I heard this news.

Here, 内心: one's inner feelings; one's heart or mind.

Dictionary senses and source
  • one's inner feelings; one's heart or mind
  • heart
  • innermost being
  • (math.) incenter

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1530, syllabus PDF page 118. 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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