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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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高考

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高考 · gāokǎo

gāokǎo; China's national college entrance examination

older brother哥哥gē gēin the middle of正在zhèng zàipreparation准备zhǔn bèicollege entrance exam…高考gāo kǎo。

gē ge zhèng zài zhǔn bèi gāo kǎo。

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My older brother is preparing for the gaokao, China's national college entrance exam.

Here, 高考: gāokǎo; China's national college entrance examination.

Dictionary senses and source
  • gāokǎo; China's national college entrance examination
  • college entrance exam (especially as abbr. for 普通高等學校招生全國統一考試|普通高等学校招生全国统一考试[Pu3 tong1 Gao1 deng3 Xue2 xiao4 Zhao1 sheng1 Quan2 guo2 Tong3 yi1 Kao3 shi4])
  • (Tw) entrance exam for senior government service posts (abbr. for 公務人員高等考試|公务人员高等考试)

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1237, syllabus PDF page 110. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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传统

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传统 · chuántǒng

tradition; something passed down over time

Spring Festival (Chinese…春节chūn jiéto return home回家huí jiāto reunite团聚tuán jùto be / is是shìwe / us我们wǒ menhome家jiā(modifier / structural particle)的detradition传统chuán tǒng。

chūn jié huí jiā tuán jù shì wǒ men jiā de chuán tǒng。

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Returning home for a family reunion at Spring Festival is a tradition in our family.

Here, 传统: tradition; something passed down over time.

Dictionary senses and source
  • tradition; something passed down over time
  • tradition
  • traditional
  • convention
  • conventional

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 2187, syllabus PDF page 134. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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统计

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统计 · tǒngjì

count and compile figures; statistics

we / us我们wǒ mento need需要xū yàostatistics统计tǒng jìto participate参加cān jiāto exercise活动huó dòng(modifier / structural particle)的denumber of people人数rén shù。

wǒ men xū yào tǒng jì cān jiā huó dòng de rén shù。

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We need to count how many people are taking part in the event.

Here, 统计: count and compile figures; statistics.

More course examples (may introduce later-level language)

according to statistics据统计jù tǒng jì,population人口rén kǒuto raise增加zēng jiā(completed / change)了le。

Here, 统计: statistics. Learn this use in its lesson.

Dictionary senses and source
  • count and compile figures; statistics
  • statistics
  • to count
  • to add up

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3144, 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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统一

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统一 · tǒngyī

make consistent; unify

in order to为了wèi leconvenient方便fāng biànto read阅读yuè dú,document文件wén jiànli, ancient measure of…里lǐ(modifier / structural particle)的decalligraphic style字体zì tǐwant / will / need要yàoto unify统一tǒng yī。

wèi le fāng biàn yuè dú, wén jiàn lǐ de zì tǐ yào tǒng yī。

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To make the document easy to read, the fonts need to be consistent.

Here, 统一: make consistent; unify.

Dictionary senses and source
  • make consistent; unify
  • to unify
  • to integrate
  • unified
  • integrated

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3145, 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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系统

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系统 · xìtǒng

system; a set of connected parts

company公司gōng sī(modifier / structural particle)的decomputer system电脑系统diàn nǎo xì tǒngin the middle of正在zhèng zàito replace the old with new更新gēng xīn。

gōng sī de diàn nǎo xì tǒng zhèng zài gēng xīn。

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The company's computer system is being updated.

Here, 系统: system; a set of connected parts.

Dictionary senses and source
  • system; a set of connected parts
  • system

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3229, syllabus PDF page 160. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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总统

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总统 · zǒngtǒng

president of a country

this这zhè篇文章piān wén zhāngto introduce (sb to sb)介绍jiè shào(completed / change)了lepresident (of a country)总统zǒng tǒng(modifier / structural particle)的deduty职责zhí zé。

zhè piān wén zhāng jiè shào le zǒng tǒng de zhí zé。

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This article introduces the responsibilities of a country's president.

Here, 总统: president of a country.

Dictionary senses and source
  • president of a country
  • president (of a country)

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3585, syllabus PDF page 169. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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发票

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发票 · fāpiào

invoice; an official document recording a purchase

发票 is an invoice documenting a purchase and may be printed or electronic. 收据 is a receipt acknowledging money received; the words are not interchangeable in every transaction.

to travel旅行lǚ xíngtermination结束jié shùback后hòu,I / me我wǒto arrange整理zhěng lǐ(completed / change)了lewine shop酒店jiǔ diàn(modifier / structural particle)的deinvoice发票fā piào。

lǚ xíng jié shù hòu, wǒ zhěng lǐ le jiǔ diàn de fā piào。

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After the trip, I organized the hotel invoices.

Here, 发票: invoice; an official document recording a purchase.

Dictionary senses and source
  • invoice; an official document recording a purchase
  • invoice
  • receipt
  • bill
  • uniform invoice (abbr. for 統一發票|统一发票[tong3 yi1 fa1 piao4])

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3955, syllabus PDF page 178. 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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