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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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打招呼
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打招呼 · dǎ zhāohu
greet someone; say hello
to see见到teacher老师o'clock时,to ask请to greet sb by word or…打招呼。
jiàn dào lǎo shī shí, qǐng dǎ zhāo hu。
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Please greet your teacher when you see them.
Here, 打招呼: greet someone; say hello.
Dictionary senses and source
- greet someone; say hello
- to greet sb by word or action
- to give prior notice
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1115, 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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高考
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高考 · gāokǎo
gāokǎo; China's national college entrance examination
older brother哥哥in the middle of正在preparation准备college entrance exam…高考。
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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招聘
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招聘 · zhāopìn
recruit; look for people to fill jobs
这家restaurant饭馆in the middle of正在to invite applications for…招聘cook厨师。
zhè jiā fàn guǎn zhèng zài zhāo pìn chú shī。
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This restaurant is recruiting chefs.
Here, 招聘: recruit; look for people to fill jobs.
Dictionary senses and source
- recruit; look for people to fill jobs
- to invite applications for a job
- to recruit
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1923, syllabus PDF page 128. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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招
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招 · zhāo
move or trick; a method used to achieve something
Here 招 is a trick, move or method, counted as 一招. It also occurs as a verb in 招手 (wave) and 招收 (recruit); translate the complete expression.
teacher老师religion教(completed / change)了I / me我一招to record记word单词(modifier / structural particle)的means办法。
lǎo shī jiāo le wǒ yī zhāo jì dān cí de bàn fǎ。
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The teacher taught me a trick for remembering words.
Here, 招: move or trick; a method used to achieve something.
Dictionary senses and source
- move or trick; a method used to achieve something
- to recruit
- to provoke
- to beckon
- to incur
- to infect
- contagious
- a move (chess)
- a maneuver
- device
- trick
- to confess
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 5269, syllabus PDF page 211. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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招待
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招待 · zhāodài
to receive and look after guests
she / her她preparation准备(completed / change)了tea茶to come来to hold a reception招待visitor客人。
tā zhǔn bèi le chá lái zhāo dài kè rén。
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She prepared tea to welcome the guests.
Here, 招待: to receive and look after guests.
Dictionary senses and source
- to receive and look after guests
- to hold a reception
- to offer hospitality
- to entertain (guests)
- to serve (customers)
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 5270, syllabus PDF page 211. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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招生
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招生 · zhāoshēng
to recruit or admit students
这所school学校every year每年spring (season)春天to enroll new students招生。
zhè suǒ xué xiào měi nián chūn tiān zhāo shēng。
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This school admits new students every spring.
Here, 招生: to recruit or admit students.
Dictionary senses and source
- to recruit or admit students
- to enroll new students
- to get students
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 5271, syllabus PDF page 211. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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招手
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招手 · zhāoshǒu
to wave one's hand to attract attention
she / her她station站at / in在doorway门口towards向I / me我to wave招手。
tā zhàn zài mén kǒu xiàng wǒ zhāo shǒu。
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She stood at the door and waved to me.
Here, 招手: to wave one's hand to attract attention.
Dictionary senses and source
- to wave one's hand to attract attention
- to wave
- to beckon
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 5272, syllabus PDF page 211. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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招收
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招收 · zhāoshōu
to recruit or accept people into an organisation
this这个club (the organisation or…俱乐部in the middle of正在to hire招收new新member成员。
zhè ge jù lè bù zhèng zài zhāo shōu xīn chéng yuán。
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This club is recruiting new members.
Here, 招收: to recruit or accept people into an organisation.
Dictionary senses and source
- to recruit or accept people into an organisation
- to hire
- to recruit
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 5273, syllabus PDF page 211. 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.
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