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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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破
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破 · pò
broken; torn or damaged
this这个bag袋子broken破(completed / change)了，cannot不能to use / with用(completed / change)了。
zhè ge dài zi pò le， bù néng yòng le。
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This bag is torn and can no longer be used.
Here, 破: broken; torn or damaged.
Dictionary senses and source
- broken; torn or damaged
- broken
- damaged
- worn out
- lousy
- rotten
- to break, split or cleave
- to get rid of
- to destroy
- to break with
- to defeat
- to capture (a city etc)
- to expose the truth of
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1558, syllabus PDF page 118. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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打破
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打破 · dǎpò
break something, including a record or convention
she / her她to break打破(completed / change)了school学校(modifier / structural particle)的long-distance running长跑variant of 记录 (but in…纪录。
tā dǎ pò le xué xiào de cháng pǎo jì lù。
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She broke the school's long-distance running record.
Here, 打破: break something, including a record or convention.
More course examples (may introduce later-level language)
cup杯子to / for / give给to break打破(completed / change)了。
Here, 打破: break. Learn this use in its lesson.
Dictionary senses and source
- break something, including a record or convention
- to break
- to smash
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 2216, syllabus PDF page 135. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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破坏
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破坏 · pòhuài
damage or destroy
to ask请don't不要destruction破坏park (for public recreation)公园li, ancient measure of…里(modifier / structural particle)的flowers and plants花草。
qǐng bú yào pò huài gōng yuán lǐ de huā cǎo。
Show English meaning
Please do not damage the plants in the park.
Here, 破坏: damage or destroy.
Dictionary senses and source
- damage or destroy
- destruction
- damage
- to wreck
- to break
- to destroy
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 2848, syllabus PDF page 151. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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破产
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破产 · pòchǎn
to go bankrupt; bankruptcy
这家company公司经营不善，final最后to go bankrupt破产(completed / change)了。
zhè jiā gōng sī jīng yíng bù shàn， zuì hòu pò chǎn le。
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This company was poorly managed and eventually went bankrupt.
Here, 破产: to go bankrupt; bankruptcy.
Dictionary senses and source
- to go bankrupt; bankruptcy
- to go bankrupt
- to become impoverished
- bankruptcy
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 4606, syllabus PDF page 195. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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突破
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突破 · tūpò
to break through; a breakthrough
research研究team团队to acquire取得(completed / change)了important重要to break through突破。
yán jiū tuán duì qǔ dé le zhòng yào tū pò。
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The research team made an important breakthrough.
Here, 突破: to break through; a breakthrough.
Dictionary senses and source
- to break through; a breakthrough
- to break through
- to make a breakthrough
- to surmount (an obstacle)
- (sports) to break through the opponent's defense
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 4927, syllabus PDF page 203. 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.