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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.


11 word entries · Batch 1 of 2

空调

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空调 · kōngtiáo

air conditioner; air conditioning

room房间fáng jiān太热tài rè(completed / change)了le,to ask请qǐngto open打开dǎ kāiair conditioning空调kōng tiáo。

fáng jiān tài rè le, qǐng dǎ kāi kōng tiáo。

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The room is too hot; please turn on the air conditioner.

Here, 空调: air conditioner; air conditioning.

Dictionary senses and source
  • air conditioner; air conditioning
  • air conditioning
  • air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode)

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 739, syllabus PDF page 98. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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空

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空 · kōng

empty; containing nothing, pronounced kōng

this这个zhè gebox盒子hé zito be / is是shìempty / sky空kōng(modifier / structural particle)的de。

zhè ge hé zi shì kōng de。

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This box is empty.

Here, 空: empty; containing nothing, pronounced kōng.

Dictionary senses and source
  • empty; containing nothing, pronounced kōng
  • empty
  • air
  • sky
  • in vain

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1436, syllabus PDF page 115. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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空气

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空气 · kōngqì

air

山里shān lǐ(modifier / structural particle)的deair空气kōng qìdegree / adjective linker很hěngood好hǎo。

shān lǐ de kōng qì hěn hǎo。

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The air in the mountains is very good.

Here, 空气: air.

More course examples (may introduce later-level language)

(literary) to rain雨yǔback后hòu(modifier / structural particle)的deair空气kōng qìespecially格外gé wàifresh and clean清新qīng xīn。

Here, 空气: the air. Learn this use in its lesson.

Dictionary senses and source
  • air
  • atmosphere

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1437, syllabus PDF page 115. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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空

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空 · kòng

free time; be available, pronounced kòng

you你nǐtomorrow明天míng tiānafternoon下午xià wǔto have time (to do sth)有空yǒu kòng(yes/no ?)吗ma?

nǐ míng tiān xià wǔ yǒu kòng ma?

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Are you free tomorrow afternoon?

Here, 空: free time; be available, pronounced kòng.

Dictionary senses and source
  • free time; be available, pronounced kòng
  • to empty
  • vacant
  • unoccupied
  • space
  • leisure
  • free time

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1439, syllabus PDF page 115. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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空间

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空间 · kōngjiān

space; room available for something

this这个zhè geroom房间fáng jiānnot have / haven't没有méi yǒuenough足够zú gòu(modifier / structural particle)的despace空间kōng jiānto enlarge放大fàng dàtable桌子zhuō zi。

zhè ge fáng jiān méi yǒu zú gòu de kōng jiān fàng dà zhuō zi。

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This room does not have enough space for a large table.

Here, 空间: space; room available for something.

Dictionary senses and source
  • space; room available for something
  • space
  • room
  • (fig.) scope
  • leeway
  • (astronomy) outer space
  • (physics, math.) space

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 2671, syllabus PDF page 146. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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空中

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空中 · kōngzhōng

in the air; in the sky

几只jǐ zhībird鸟niǎoat / in在zàiin the sky空中kōng zhōngto fly飞fēi。

jǐ zhī niǎo zài kōng zhōng fēi。

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Several birds are flying in the sky.

Here, 空中: in the air; in the sky.

Dictionary senses and source
  • in the air; in the sky
  • in the sky
  • in the air

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 2672, syllabus PDF page 146. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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天空

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天空 · tiānkōng

sky

雨停yǔ tíng(completed / change)了le,sky天空tiān kōngagain又yòuto change变biànblue蓝lán(completed / change)了le。

yǔ tíng le, tiān kōng yòu biàn lán le。

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The rain has stopped, and the sky is blue again.

Here, 天空: sky.

Dictionary senses and source
  • sky

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3124, syllabus PDF page 158. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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航空

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航空 · hángkōng

aviation; transport by aircraft

she / her她tāto / towards / correct对duìaviation航空háng kōngtechnology技术jì shù很感兴趣hěn gǎn xìng qù。

tā duì háng kōng jì shù hěn gǎn xìng qù。

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She is very interested in aviation technology.

Here, 航空: aviation; transport by aircraft.

Dictionary senses and source
  • aviation; transport by aircraft
  • aviation

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 4127, 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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空地

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空地 · kòngdì

vacant land; an open space

空地 is kòngdì, with fourth-tone 空, meaning unused or open land. Compare first-tone kōng in 空气 (air). The reading depends on the particular word.

child孩子hái zi(plural)们menat / in在zài楼前lóu qián(modifier / structural particle)的devacant land空地kòng dì(bound form) up上shàngTaiwan pr.玩wán。

hái zi men zài lóu qián de kòng dì shàng wán。

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The children are playing in the open space in front of the building.

Here, 空地: vacant land; an open space.

Dictionary senses and source
  • vacant land; an open space
  • vacant land
  • open space

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 4391, syllabus PDF page 189. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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空闲

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空闲 · kòngxián

free time; unoccupied

空闲 is kòngxián, with fourth-tone 空, meaning free or unoccupied time. Compare first-tone kōng in 天空 (sky).

you你nǐtomorrow明天míng tiānafternoon下午xià wǔto have / there is有yǒuleisure空闲kòng xián(concept of) time时间shí jiān(yes/no ?)吗ma?

nǐ míng tiān xià wǔ yǒu kòng xián shí jiān ma?

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Do you have any free time tomorrow afternoon?

Here, 空闲: free time; unoccupied.

Dictionary senses and source
  • free time; unoccupied
  • leisure
  • spare time
  • (of a person) free
  • unoccupied
  • (of equipment, rooms etc) unoccupied
  • unused
  • idle
  • vacant
  • spare

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 4392, syllabus PDF page 189. 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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