HSK6: learn ten words at a time
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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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白天
白天 · báitiān
daytime
我白天工作，晚上学习。
wǒ bái tiān gōng zuò， wǎn shang xué xí。
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I work during the day and study in the evening.
Here, 白天: daytime.
Dictionary senses and source
- daytime
- during the day
- day
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 5, syllabus PDF page 80. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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白色
白色 · báisè
white
我想买一件白色的衬衫。
wǒ xiǎng mǎi yī jiàn bái sè de chèn shān。
Show English meaning
I want to buy a white shirt.
Here, 白色: white.
Dictionary senses and source
- white
- fig. reactionary
- anti-communist
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 303, syllabus PDF page 87. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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明白
明白 · míngbai
understand; be clear about
现在我明白你的意思了。
xiàn zài wǒ míng bai nǐ de yì si le。
Show English meaning
I understand what you mean now.
Here, 明白: understand; be clear about.
More course examples (may introduce later-level language)
直到现在，我才明白。
Here, 明白: understand. Learn this use in its lesson.
Dictionary senses and source
- understand; be clear about
- clear
- obvious
- unequivocal
- to understand
- to realize
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 771, syllabus PDF page 99. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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白酒
白酒 · báijiǔ
báijiǔ; a Chinese distilled alcoholic drink
这家店卖白酒，也卖啤酒。
zhè jiā diàn mài bái jiǔ， yě mài pí jiǔ。
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This shop sells baijiu as well as beer.
Here, 白酒: báijiǔ; a Chinese distilled alcoholic drink.
Dictionary senses and source
- báijiǔ; a Chinese distilled alcoholic drink
- baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum
- (Tw) white wine (abbr. for 白葡萄酒[bai2 pu2 tao5 jiu3])
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1009, syllabus PDF page 105. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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白
白 · bái
in vain; without achieving the intended result
商店没开门，我们白跑了一趟。
shāng diàn méi kāi mén， wǒ men bái pǎo le yī tàng。
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The shop was closed, so our trip there was wasted.
Here, 白: in vain; without achieving the intended result.
More course examples (may introduce later-level language)
我白等了半天。
Here, 白: in vain. Learn this use in its lesson.
Dictionary senses and source
- in vain; without achieving the intended result
- white
- snowy
- pure
- bright
- empty
- blank
- plain
- clear
- to make clear
- in vain
- gratuitous
- free of charge
- reactionary
- anti-communist
- funeral
- to stare coldly
- to write wrong character
- to state
- to explain
- vernacular
- spoken lines in opera
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 2012, syllabus PDF page 130. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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白白
白白 · báibái
in vain; without getting the intended result
地址写错了，我们白白跑了一趟。
dì zhǐ xiě cuò le， wǒ men bái bái pǎo le yī tàng。
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The address was wrong, so we made the trip for nothing.
Here, 白白: in vain; without getting the intended result.
Dictionary senses and source
- in vain; without getting the intended result
- in vain
- to no purpose
- for nothing
- white
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3606, syllabus PDF page 170. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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白领
白领 · báilǐng
white-collar worker; someone doing office or professional work
这家餐厅中午有很多附近的白领来吃饭。
zhè jiā cān tīng zhōng wǔ yǒu hěn duō fù jìn de bái lǐng lái chī fàn。
Show English meaning
Many office workers from nearby come to this restaurant for lunch.
Here, 白领: white-collar worker; someone doing office or professional work.
Dictionary senses and source
- white-collar worker; someone doing office or professional work
- white-collar
- white-collar worker
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3607, syllabus PDF page 170. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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蛋白质
蛋白质 · dànbáizhì
protein
这节课介绍了蛋白质的基本结构。
zhè jié kè jiè shào le dàn bái zhì de jī běn jié gòu。
Show English meaning
This lesson introduces the basic structure of proteins.
Here, 蛋白质: protein.
Dictionary senses and source
- protein
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3865, syllabus PDF page 176. 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.