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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.


11 word entries · Batch 1 of 2

饮料

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饮料 · yǐnliào

drink; beverage

you你nǐwant / think / miss想xiǎngto shout喝hēwhat什么shén medrink饮料yǐn liào?

nǐ xiǎng hē shén me yǐn liào?

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What would you like to drink?

Here, 饮料: drink; beverage.

Dictionary senses and source
  • drink; beverage
  • drink
  • beverage

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 938, syllabus PDF page 103. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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材料

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材料 · cáiliào

material; information or documents used for a purpose

to go to class上课shàng kèfront前qián,to ask请qǐngpreparation准备zhǔn bèigood好hǎothese这些zhè xiē(raw) material材料cái liào。

shàng kè qián, qǐng zhǔn bèi hǎo zhè xiē cái liào。

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Please get these materials ready before class.

Here, 材料: material; information or documents used for a purpose.

Dictionary senses and source
  • material; information or documents used for a purpose
  • (raw) material
  • data
  • (fig.) person who has the potential to do the job

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1061, syllabus PDF page 106. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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塑料

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塑料 · sùliào

plastic; a material

this这个zhè gebox盒子hé zito be / is是shìplastics塑料sù liàoto make做zuò(modifier / structural particle)的de。

zhè ge hé zi shì sù liào zuò de。

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This box is made of plastic.

Here, 塑料: plastic; a material.

Dictionary senses and source
  • plastic; a material
  • plastics

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1705, 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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资料

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资料 · zīliào

material; information or documents for a purpose

to ask请qǐng(把: marks the object)把bǎto learn学习xué xímaterial资料zī liào放在fàng zàiin the same place一起yì qǐ。

qǐng bǎ xué xí zī liào fàng zài yì qǐ。

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Please keep the study materials together.

Here, 资料: material; information or documents for a purpose.

Dictionary senses and source
  • material; information or documents for a purpose
  • material
  • resources
  • data
  • information
  • profile (Internet)

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1978, syllabus PDF page 129. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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不料

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不料 · búliào

unexpectedly; to one's surprise

we / us我们wǒ mento think (i.e. to take it…以为yǐ wéihe / him他tāimprobable不会bú huìto come来lái,unexpectedly不料bù liàohe / him他tā(the) very first最先zuì xiānto / arrive到dào(completed / change)了le。

wǒ men yǐ wéi tā bú huì lái, bú liào tā zuì xiān dào le。

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We thought he would not come, but unexpectedly, he arrived first.

Here, 不料: unexpectedly; to one's surprise.

Dictionary senses and source
  • unexpectedly; to one's surprise
  • unexpectedly
  • to one's surprise

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3669, syllabus PDF page 171. Dictionary reading comparison: reading variant. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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料

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料 · liào

material; ingredients

This example illustrates 料 meaning ingredients or material. The official inventory lists 料1 and 料2; these teaching examples illustrate common noun and verb uses without asserting an unverified official sense-number mapping.

to make做zuòthis这zhè道菜dào càito need需要xū yào先把料xiān bǎ liàopreparation准备zhǔn bèigood好hǎo。

zuò zhè dào cài xū yào xiān bǎ liào zhǔn bèi hǎo。

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To make this dish, you first need to prepare the ingredients.

Here, 料: material; ingredients.

Dictionary senses and source
  • material; ingredients
  • material
  • stuff
  • grain
  • feed
  • to expect
  • to anticipate
  • to guess

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 4450, syllabus PDF page 191. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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料

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料 · liào

to expect or anticipate

料到 means anticipate or expect, as in 没料到 (did not expect). This illustrates a common verb use of 料, rather than claiming a verified mapping to the official source's sense-number label.

I / me我wǒnot / haven't没méito foresee料到liào dào他会来tā huì lái。

wǒ méi liào dào tā huì lái。

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I did not expect him to come.

Here, 料: to expect or anticipate.

More course examples (may introduce later-level language)

to make做zuòthis这zhè道菜dào càito need需要xū yào先把料xiān bǎ liàopreparation准备zhǔn bèigood好hǎo。

zuò zhè dào cài xū yào xiān bǎ liào zhǔn bèi hǎo。

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To make this dish, you first need to prepare the ingredients.

Here, 料: material; ingredients.

Dictionary senses and source
  • to expect or anticipate
  • material
  • stuff
  • grain
  • feed
  • to expect
  • to anticipate
  • to guess

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 4451, syllabus PDF page 191. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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燃料

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燃料 · ránliào

fuel

这台zhè táimachine机器jī qìto use使用shǐ yòngwhat什么shén mefuel燃料rán liào?

zhè tái jī qì shǐ yòng shén me rán liào?

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What fuel does this machine use?

Here, 燃料: fuel.

Dictionary senses and source
  • fuel

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 4686, syllabus PDF page 197. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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预料

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预料 · yùliào

to anticipate; to expect an outcome

预料 concerns anticipating an outcome before it happens. 预期 can describe the expected outcome or target, as in 预期目标; neither term guarantees that the expectation will be met.

outcome结果jié guǒthan / compared to比bǐwe / us我们wǒ mento forecast预料yù liào(modifier / structural particle)的degood好hǎo。

jié guǒ bǐ wǒ men yù liào de hǎo。

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The result was better than we expected.

Here, 预料: to anticipate; to expect an outcome.

Dictionary senses and source
  • to anticipate; to expect an outcome
  • to forecast
  • to anticipate
  • expectation

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 5211, syllabus PDF page 210. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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原材料

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原材料 · yuáncáiliào

raw materials

这家zhè jiāfactory工厂gōng chǎngto use使用shǐ yònglocal当地dāng dì(modifier / structural particle)的deraw and semifinished…原材料yuán cái liào。

zhè jiā gōng chǎng shǐ yòng dāng dì de yuán cái liào。

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This factory uses local raw materials.

Here, 原材料: raw materials.

Dictionary senses and source
  • raw materials
  • raw and semifinished materials

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 5216, syllabus PDF page 210. 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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