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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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无

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无 · wú

without; there is no, often in writing or compounds

this这zhè篇文章piān wén zhāngand / with与yǔtoday今天jīn tiān(modifier / structural particle)的detext课文kè wénunrelated无关wú guān。

zhè piān wén zhāng yǔ jīn tiān de kè wén wú guān。

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This article is unrelated to today's text.

Here, 无: without; there is no, often in writing or compounds.

Dictionary senses and source
  • without; there is no, often in writing or compounds
  • not to have
  • no
  • none
  • not
  • to lack
  • un-
  • -less

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1781, 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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无法

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无法 · wúfǎ

be unable to; have no way to do something

computer电脑diàn nǎobad坏huài(completed / change)了le,I / me我wǒunable to无法wú fǎto open打开dǎ kāidocument文件wén jiàn。

diàn nǎo huài le, wǒ wú fǎ dǎ kāi wén jiàn。

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The computer is broken, so I cannot open the file.

Here, 无法: be unable to; have no way to do something.

Dictionary senses and source
  • be unable to; have no way to do something
  • unable to
  • incapable of

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1782, 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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无聊

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无聊 · wúliáo

bored; boring; lacking interest

all along一直yì zhíto wait for等děngat / in在zàihere这里zhè lǐ,I / me我wǒto feel / think觉得jué deslightly有点儿yǒu diǎn érbored无聊wú liáo。

yì zhí děng zài zhè lǐ, wǒ jué de yǒu diǎnr wú liáo。

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Waiting here all this time makes me feel a little bored.

Here, 无聊: bored; boring; lacking interest.

Dictionary senses and source
  • bored; boring; lacking interest
  • bored
  • boring
  • senseless

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1783, 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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无论

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无论 · wúlùn

no matter; regardless of, normally followed by 都

no matter what or how无论wú lùnyou你nǐto choose选xuǎnwhich哪nǎ本书běn shū,I / me我wǒall / both都dōucan / will会huìto be in favor of支持zhī chíyou你nǐ。

wú lùn nǐ xuǎn nǎ běn shū, wǒ dū huì zhī chí nǐ。

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Whichever book you choose, I will support you.

Here, 无论: no matter; regardless of, normally followed by 都.

More course examples (may introduce later-level language)

无论谁wú lùn shuíto come来lái,all / both都dōuto welcome欢迎huān yíng。

Here, 无论: regardless. Learn this use in its lesson.

Dictionary senses and source
  • no matter; regardless of, normally followed by 都
  • no matter what or how
  • regardless of whether...

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1784, 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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无关

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无关 · wúguān

unrelated; have nothing to do with

this这个zhè gequestion问题wèn tíand / with与yǔtoday今天jīn tiān(modifier / structural particle)的deto discuss讨论tǎo lùnunrelated无关wú guān。

zhè ge wèn tí yǔ jīn tiān de tǎo lùn wú guān。

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This issue has nothing to do with today's discussion.

Here, 无关: unrelated; have nothing to do with.

Dictionary senses and source
  • unrelated; have nothing to do with
  • unrelated
  • having nothing to do (with sth else)

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3206, syllabus PDF page 160. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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无奈

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无奈 · wúnài

helpless; unable to find a way around a situation

he / him他tāto have no alternative无奈wú nài地说dì shuō,today今天jīn tiānalready已经yǐ jīngnot have / haven't没有méi yǒuticket票piào(completed / change)了le。

tā wú nài de shuō, jīn tiān yǐ jīng méi yǒu piào le。

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He said helplessly that there were no tickets left for today.

Here, 无奈: helpless; unable to find a way around a situation.

Dictionary senses and source
  • helpless; unable to find a way around a situation
  • to have no alternative
  • frustrated
  • exasperated
  • helpless
  • (conjunction) but unfortunately

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3207, syllabus PDF page 160. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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无数

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无数 · wúshù

countless; very many

in order to为了wèi lepreparation准备zhǔn bèicompetition (sports etc)比赛bǐ sài,she / her她tāto practice练习liàn xí(completed / change)了le无数次wú shù cì。

wèi le zhǔn bèi bǐ sài, tā liàn xí le wú shù cì。

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She practiced countless times to prepare for the competition.

Here, 无数: countless; very many.

Dictionary senses and source
  • countless; very many
  • countless
  • numberless
  • innumerable

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3208, syllabus PDF page 160. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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无限

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无限 · wúxiàn

unlimited; without bounds

person人rén(modifier / structural particle)的deimagination想象力xiǎng xiàng lìit seems似乎sì hūto be / is是shìunlimited无限wú xiàn(modifier / structural particle)的de。

rén de xiǎng xiàng lì sì hū shì wú xiàn de。

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Human imagination seems to have no limits.

Here, 无限: unlimited; without bounds.

Dictionary senses and source
  • unlimited; without bounds
  • unlimited
  • unbounded

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3209, syllabus PDF page 160. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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无效

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无效 · wúxiào

invalid; no longer accepted

this这zhè张票zhāng piàoalready已经yǐ jīngto be overdue过期guò qī,now现在xiàn zàinot valid无效wú xiào(completed / change)了le。

zhè zhāng piào yǐ jīng guò qī, xiàn zài wú xiào le。

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This ticket has expired and is no longer valid.

Here, 无效: invalid; no longer accepted.

Dictionary senses and source
  • invalid; no longer accepted
  • not valid
  • ineffective
  • in vain

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3210, syllabus PDF page 160. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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毫无

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毫无 · háo wú

have absolutely no; completely lack

this这zhè两件事liǎng jiàn shì毫无关系háo wú guān xì。

zhè liǎng jiàn shì háo wú guān xì。

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These two things have no connection at all.

Here, 毫无: have absolutely no; completely lack.

Dictionary senses and source
  • have absolutely no; completely lack
  • not in the least
  • to completely lack

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 4129, syllabus PDF page 183. 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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