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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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火车
火车 · huǒchē
train
我们坐火车去北京。
wǒ men zuò huǒ chē qù běi jīng。
Show English meaning
We are taking a train to Beijing.
Here, 火车: train.
More course examples (may introduce later-level language)
我坐火车。
Here, 火车: train. Learn this use in its lesson.
Dictionary senses and source
- train
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 83, syllabus PDF page 82. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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火
火 · huǒ
fire; flames
请把火关小一点儿。
qǐng bǎ huǒ guān xiǎo yī diǎnr。
Show English meaning
Please turn the heat down a little.
Here, 火: fire; flames.
Dictionary senses and source
- fire; flames
- fire
- urgent
- ammunition
- fiery or flaming
- internal heat (Chinese medicine)
- hot (popular)
- classifier for military units (old)
- Kangxi radical 86
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1314, syllabus PDF page 112. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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着火
着火 · zháohuǒ
catch fire; be on fire
厨房里的纸着火了。
chú fáng lǐ de zhǐ zháo huǒ le。
Show English meaning
The paper in the kitchen caught fire.
Here, 着火: catch fire; be on fire.
Dictionary senses and source
- catch fire; be on fire
- to catch fire
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1925, 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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火锅
火锅 · huǒguō
hotpot; a meal cooked at the table in a pot of broth
冬天，我们喜欢一起吃火锅。
dōng tiān， wǒ men xǐ huan yì qǐ chī huǒ guō。
Show English meaning
In winter, we enjoy eating hotpot together.
Here, 火锅: hotpot; a meal cooked at the table in a pot of broth.
Dictionary senses and source
- hotpot; a meal cooked at the table in a pot of broth
- hotpot
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 2516, syllabus PDF page 142. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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火柴
火柴 · huǒchái
match; a small stick used to light a fire
这盒火柴放在高处。
zhè hé huǒ chái fàng zài gāo chù。
Show English meaning
This box of matches is kept up high.
Here, 火柴: match; a small stick used to light a fire.
Dictionary senses and source
- match; a small stick used to light a fire
- match (for lighting fire)
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 4199, syllabus PDF page 184. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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火灾
火灾 · huǒzāi
fire causing serious damage
这篇报道介绍了火灾后的重建工作。
zhè piān bào dào jiè shào le huǒ zāi hòu de chóng jiàn gōng zuò。
Show English meaning
This report introduces the reconstruction work after the fire.
Here, 火灾: fire causing serious damage.
Dictionary senses and source
- fire causing serious damage
- serious fire (in a city or a forest etc)
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 4200, syllabus PDF page 184. 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.