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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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旱灾

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旱灾 · hànzāi

drought causing serious damage or hardship

这篇zhè piānto report (news)报道bào dàoto introduce (sb to sb)介绍jiè shào(completed / change)了ledrought旱灾hàn zāito / towards / correct对duìagriculture农业nóng yè(modifier / structural particle)的deinfluence影响yǐng xiǎng。

zhè piān bào dào jiè shào le hàn zāi duì nóng yè de yǐng xiǎng。

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This report describes the effects of drought on agriculture.

Here, 旱灾: drought causing serious damage or hardship.

Dictionary senses and source
  • drought causing serious damage or hardship
  • drought

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 4126, 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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火灾

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火灾 · huǒzāi

fire causing serious damage

这篇zhè piānto report (news)报道bào dàoto introduce (sb to sb)介绍jiè shào(completed / change)了leserious fire (in a city or…火灾huǒ zāiback后hòu(modifier / structural particle)的deto rebuild重建chóng jiànto work工作gōng zuò。

zhè piān bào dào jiè shào le huǒ zāi hòu de chóng jiàn gōng zuò。

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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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救灾

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救灾 · jiùzāi

to provide disaster relief

everyone大家dà jiāto donate money捐款juān kuǎnto be in favor of支持zhī chíto relieve disaster救灾jiù zāito work工作gōng zuò。

dà jiā juān kuǎn zhī chí jiù zāi gōng zuò。

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Everyone donated money to support disaster relief work.

Here, 救灾: to provide disaster relief.

Dictionary senses and source
  • to provide disaster relief
  • to relieve disaster
  • to help disaster victims

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 4339, syllabus PDF page 188. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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受灾

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受灾 · shòuzāi

to be affected by a disaster

to save救援jiù yuánstaff人员rén yuánin the middle of正在zhèng zàiassistance帮助bāng zhùdisaster-stricken受灾shòu zāi(modifier / structural particle)的defamily家庭jiā tíng。

jiù yuán rén yuán zhèng zài bāng zhù shòu zāi de jiā tíng。

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The rescue workers are helping families affected by the disaster.

Here, 受灾: to be affected by a disaster.

Dictionary senses and source
  • to be affected by a disaster
  • disaster-stricken
  • to be hit by a natural calamity

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 4817, syllabus PDF page 200. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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灾

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灾 · zāi

disaster; a damaging event

village村里cūn lǐ(modifier / structural particle)的deperson人rénin the same place一起yì qǐdefense against natural…抗灾kàng zāi。

cūn lǐ de rén yì qǐ kàng zāi。

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The people in the village worked together to cope with the disaster.

Here, 灾: disaster; a damaging event.

Dictionary senses and source
  • disaster; a damaging event
  • disaster
  • calamity

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 5239, 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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灾害

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灾害 · zāihài

disaster; a damaging natural or other event

this这zhè本书běn shūto introduce (sb to sb)介绍jiè shào(completed / change)了lecommonly seen常见cháng jiàn(modifier / structural particle)的denatural disaster自然灾害zì rán zāi hài。

zhè běn shū jiè shào le cháng jiàn de zì rán zāi hài。

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This book introduces common natural disasters.

Here, 灾害: disaster; a damaging natural or other event.

Dictionary senses and source
  • disaster; a damaging natural or other event
  • calamity
  • disaster

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 5240, 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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灾难

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灾难 · zāinàn

catastrophe; a very damaging and distressing event

这篇zhè piānto report (news)报道bào dàoto record记录jì lù(completed / change)了ledisaster灾难zāi nànback后hòu(modifier / structural particle)的deto rebuild重建chóng jiàn。

zhè piān bào dào jì lù le zāi nàn hòu de chóng jiàn。

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This report records the reconstruction after the disaster.

Here, 灾难: catastrophe; a very damaging and distressing event.

Dictionary senses and source
  • catastrophe; a very damaging and distressing event
  • disaster
  • catastrophe

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 5241, 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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灾区

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灾区 · zāiqū

disaster-stricken area

volunteer志愿者zhì yuàn zhě(把: marks the object)把bǎgoods物资wù zī送到sòng dào(completed / change)了ledisaster area灾区zāi qū。

zhì yuàn zhě bǎ wù zī sòng dào le zāi qū。

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The volunteers delivered supplies to the disaster-stricken area.

Here, 灾区: disaster-stricken area.

Dictionary senses and source
  • disaster-stricken area
  • disaster area
  • stricken region

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 5242, 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.

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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