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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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不但

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不但 · búdàn

not only; commonly paired with 而且

she / her她tānot only (... but also ...)不但bù dàncan / will会huìvariant of 说说shuōChinese language汉语hàn yǔ，moreover而且ér qiěcan / will会huìto write写xiěChinese character汉字hàn zì。

tā bú dàn huì shuō hàn yǔ， ér qiě huì xiě hàn zì。

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She can not only speak Chinese but also write Chinese characters.

Here, 不但: not only; commonly paired with 而且.

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she / her她tānot only (... but also ...)不但bù dàncan / will会huìto sing a song唱歌chàng gē，moreover而且ér qiěcan / will会huìto dance跳舞tiào wǔ。

Here, 不但: not only. Learn this use in its lesson.

not only (... but also ...)不但bù dànI / me我wǒto like喜欢xǐ huan，moreover而且ér qiěI / me我wǒfriend朋友péng yǒualso也yěto like喜欢xǐ huan。

Here, 不但: not only. Learn this use in its lesson.

Dictionary senses and source
  • not only; commonly paired with 而且
  • not only (... but also ...)

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 538, syllabus PDF page 93. Dictionary reading comparison: reading variant. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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而且

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而且 · érqiě

and also; moreover

这家zhè jiārestaurant饭馆fàn guǎnnot only (... but also ...)不但bù dàncheap便宜pián yi，moreover而且ér qiěto be fond of eating好吃hǎo chī。

zhè jiā fàn guǎn bú dàn pián yi， ér qiě hǎo chī。

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This restaurant is not only inexpensive but also serves tasty food.

Here, 而且: and also; moreover.

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she / her她tānot only (... but also ...)不但bù dàncan / will会huìto sing a song唱歌chàng gē，moreover而且ér qiěcan / will会huìto dance跳舞tiào wǔ。

Here, 而且: but also. Learn this use in its lesson.

not only (... but also ...)不但bù dànI / me我wǒto like喜欢xǐ huan，moreover而且ér qiěI / me我wǒfriend朋友péng yǒualso也yěto like喜欢xǐ huan。

Here, 而且: but also. Learn this use in its lesson.

Dictionary senses and source
  • and also; moreover
  • (not only ...) but also
  • moreover
  • in addition
  • furthermore

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 611, syllabus PDF page 95. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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不仅

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不仅 · bùjǐn

not only; often paired with 还 or 而且

this这zhè本书běn shūnot just不仅bù jǐnto have / there is有yǒuexample sentence例句lì jù，furthermore还有hái yǒuto practice练习liàn xí。

zhè běn shū bù jǐn yǒu lì jù， hái yǒu liàn xí。

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This book has not only example sentences but also exercises.

Here, 不仅: not only; often paired with 还 or 而且.

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she / her她tānot just不仅bù jǐncan / will会huìvariant of 说说shuōEnglish (language)英语yīng yǔ，moreover而且ér qiěcan / will会huìvariant of 说说shuōFrench (language)法语fǎ yǔ。

Here, 不仅: not only. Learn this use in its lesson.

not just不仅bù jǐnstudent学生xué shēngto like喜欢xǐ huanhe / him他tā，teacher老师lǎo shīalso也yěto like喜欢xǐ huanhe / him他tā。

Here, 不仅: not only. Learn this use in its lesson.

Dictionary senses and source
  • not only; often paired with 还 or 而且
  • not just
  • not limited to
  • (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1055, syllabus PDF page 106. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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而

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而 · ér

and; but; links related or contrasting statements, often in writing

I / me我wǒto like喜欢xǐ huanquiet安静ān jìng，and / but而érhe / him他tāto like喜欢xǐ huanbustling with noise and…热闹rè nào。

wǒ xǐ huan ān jìng， ér tā xǐ huan rè nao。

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I like quiet places, whereas he likes lively ones.

Here, 而: and; but; links related or contrasting statements, often in writing.

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this这个zhè gemethod方法fāng fǎsimple简单jiǎn dānand / but而éreffective有效yǒu xiào。

Here, 而: and. Learn this use in its lesson.

Dictionary senses and source
  • and; but; links related or contrasting statements, often in writing
  • and
  • as well as
  • and so
  • but (not)
  • yet (not)
  • (indicates causal relation)
  • (indicates change of state)
  • (indicates contrast)

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1183, syllabus PDF page 109. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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然而

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然而 · rán’ér

however; introduces a contrast, often in writing

I / me我wǒwant / think / miss想xiǎngto participate参加cān jiācompetition (sports etc)比赛bǐ sài，however然而rán ér(concept of) time时间shí jiānnot enough不够bù gòu。

wǒ xiǎng cān jiā bǐ sài， rán ér shí jiān bú gòu。

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I would like to enter the competition; however, there is not enough time.

Here, 然而: however; introduces a contrast, often in writing.

More course examples (may introduce later-level language)

however然而rán ér，some有些yǒu xiēperson人rénnot have / haven't没有méi yǒu(concept of) time时间shí jiān。

Here, 然而: however. Learn this use in its lesson.

Dictionary senses and source
  • however; introduces a contrast, often in writing
  • however
  • yet
  • but

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1608, syllabus PDF page 120. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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从而

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从而 · cóng’ér

thereby; introduces a result of the previous action

we / us我们wǒ mento improve改进gǎi jìn(completed / change)了lemethod方法fāng fǎ，thus从而cóng érto raise提高tí gāo(completed / change)了leefficiency效率xiào lǜ。

wǒ men gǎi jìn le fāng fǎ， cóng ér tí gāo le xiào lǜ。

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We improved the method, thereby increasing efficiency.

Here, 从而: thereby; introduces a result of the previous action.

Dictionary senses and source
  • thereby; introduces a result of the previous action
  • thus
  • thereby

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 2201, 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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反而

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反而 · fǎn’ér

instead; introduces a result contrary to expectation

he / him他tānot have / haven't没有méi yǒuto get angry生气shēng qì，on the contrary反而fǎn érto laugh笑xiào(completed / change)了le。

tā méi yǒu shēng qì， fǎn ér xiào le。

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He did not get angry; instead, he laughed.

Here, 反而: instead; introduces a result contrary to expectation.

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variant of 吃吃chī(completed / change)了lemedicine药yào，illness病bìngon the contrary反而fǎn ér更重gèng zhòng(completed / change)了le。

Here, 反而: instead. Learn this use in its lesson.

illness病bìngnot only (... but also ...)不但bù dàn没好méi hǎo，on the contrary反而fǎn ér更重gèng zhòng(completed / change)了le。

Here, 反而: instead. Learn this use in its lesson.

Dictionary senses and source
  • instead; introduces a result contrary to expectation
  • on the contrary
  • instead

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 2331, syllabus PDF page 138. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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因而

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因而 · yīn’ér

therefore; as a result (often in formal writing)

on the road路上lù shàngdegree / adjective linker很hěnto block up (a road, pipe…堵dǔ，therefore因而yīn érwe / us我们wǒ mento arrive late迟到chí dào(completed / change)了le。

lù shang hěn dǔ， yīn ér wǒ men chí dào le。

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There was heavy traffic, so we were late.

Here, 因而: therefore; as a result (often in formal writing).

Dictionary senses and source
  • therefore; as a result (often in formal writing)
  • therefore
  • as a result
  • thus
  • and as a result, ...

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3371, syllabus PDF page 164. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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进而

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进而 · jìn’ér

then go on to; thereby take a further step

进而 links one action or stage to a further step that builds on it. It is common in explanations and formal writing; it conveys more than simply doing two unrelated things in sequence.

we / us我们wǒ menearly先xiānto understand了解liǎo jiěquestion问题wèn tí，and then (what follows next)进而jìn érto seek寻找xún zhǎosolution解决办法jiě jué bàn fǎ。

wǒ men xiān liǎo jiě wèn tí， jìn ér xún zhǎo jiě jué bàn fǎ。

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We first understand the problem, then go on to look for a solution.

Here, 进而: then go on to; thereby take a further step.

Dictionary senses and source
  • then go on to; thereby take a further step
  • and then (what follows next)

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 4307, syllabus PDF page 187. 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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