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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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故事
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故事 · gùshi
story
(coll.) father's father爷爷to / for / give给we / us我们to speak讲(completed / change)了一个narrative故事。
yé ye gěi wǒ men jiǎng le yí gè gù shi。
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Grandfather told us a story.
Here, 故事: story.
Dictionary senses and source
- story
- narrative
- tale
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 650, 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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故意
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故意 · gùyì
deliberately; on purpose
I'm sorry对不起，I / me我不是故意(modifier / structural particle)的。
duì bu qǐ， wǒ bú shì gù yì de。
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I am sorry; I did not do it on purpose.
Here, 故意: deliberately; on purpose.
Dictionary senses and source
- deliberately; on purpose
- deliberately
- on purpose
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1267, 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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故乡
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故乡 · gùxiāng
hometown; the place where someone grew up
to depart离开home故乡many years多年back后，he / him他finally终于to return回来(completed / change)了。
lí kāi gù xiāng duō nián hòu， tā zhōng yú huí lái le。
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He finally returned after many years away from his hometown.
Here, 故乡: hometown; the place where someone grew up.
Dictionary senses and source
- hometown; the place where someone grew up
- home
- homeland
- native place
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 2428, syllabus PDF page 140. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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事故
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事故 · shìgù
accident; an unexpected event causing harm or damage
crossing路口to happen发生(completed / change)了in the same place一起交通事故。
lù kǒu fā shēng le yì qǐ jiāo tōng shì gù。
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A traffic accident happened at the intersection.
Here, 事故: accident; an unexpected event causing harm or damage.
More course examples (may introduce later-level language)
accident事故(modifier / structural particle)的cause原因to go to the bottom of a…究竟to be / is是what什么？
Here, 事故: the accident's. Learn this use in its lesson.
Dictionary senses and source
- accident; an unexpected event causing harm or damage
- accident
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3031, syllabus PDF page 155. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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故障
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故障 · gùzhàng
fault; malfunction in equipment or a system
elevator电梯variant of 出 (classifier…出(completed / change)了malfunction故障，to need需要maintenance (of equipment)维修。
diàn tī chū le gù zhàng， xū yào wéi xiū。
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The elevator has developed a fault and needs repairing.
Here, 故障: fault; malfunction in equipment or a system.
Dictionary senses and source
- fault; malfunction in equipment or a system
- malfunction
- breakdown
- defect
- shortcoming
- fault
- failure
- impediment
- error
- bug (in software)
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 4085, syllabus PDF page 182. 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.