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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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职业

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职业 · zhíyè

occupation; profession; one's type of work

to ask请qǐngat / in在zàiform表格biǎo gé(bound form) up上shàngto fill in a form填写tián xiěoccupation职业zhí yè。

qǐng zài biǎo gé shàng tián xiě zhí yè。

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Please enter your occupation on the form.

Here, 职业: occupation; profession; one's type of work.

Dictionary senses and source
  • occupation; profession; one's type of work
  • occupation
  • profession
  • vocation
  • professional

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1950, syllabus PDF page 128. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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辞职

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辞职 · cízhí

resign; leave a job voluntarily

he / him他tāto resign辞职cí zhíback后hòu,to start开始kāi shǐto learn学习xué xínew新xīn(modifier / structural particle)的detechnical ability技能jì néng。

tā cí zhí hòu, kāi shǐ xué xí xīn de jì néng。

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After resigning, he began learning new skills.

Here, 辞职: resign; leave a job voluntarily.

Dictionary senses and source
  • resign; leave a job voluntarily
  • to resign

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 2195, 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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离职

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离职 · lízhí

leave a job or position

he / him他tāto leave one's job…离职lí zhíback后hòu,preparation准备zhǔn bèito continue继续jì xùto learn学习xué xí。

tā lí zhí hòu, zhǔn bèi jì xù xué xí。

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After leaving his job, he plans to continue studying.

Here, 离职: leave a job or position.

Dictionary senses and source
  • leave a job or position
  • to leave one's job temporarily (e.g. for study)
  • to leave one's job
  • to resign

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 2700, syllabus PDF page 147. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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职场

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职场 · zhíchǎng

workplace; the world of employment

just now刚gāngto enter进入jìn rùworkplace职场zhí chǎngo'clock时shí,I / me我wǒto learn (sth)学到xué dào(completed / change)了le很多hěn duōnew新xīnthing东西dōng xī。

gāng jìn rù zhí chǎng shí, wǒ xué dào le hěn duō xīn dōng xi。

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When I first entered the working world, I learned many new things.

Here, 职场: workplace; the world of employment.

Dictionary senses and source
  • workplace; the world of employment
  • workplace
  • workforce (of a nation or industry etc)
  • job market

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3503, syllabus PDF page 167. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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职工

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职工 · zhígōng

staff; employees of an organization

company公司gōng sīfor为wèiworkers职工zhí gōngto offer提供tí gōng(completed / change)了leto cultivate培训péi xùn。

gōng sī wèi zhí gōng tí gōng le péi xùn。

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The company provided training for its staff.

Here, 职工: staff; employees of an organization.

Dictionary senses and source
  • staff; employees of an organization
  • workers
  • staff

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3504, syllabus PDF page 167. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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兼职

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兼职 · jiānzhí

part-time work; to work part-time

she / her她tāweekend周末zhōu mòat / in在zàibookstore书店shū diànto make做zuòto hold concurrent posts兼职jiān zhí。

tā zhōu mò zài shū diàn zuò jiān zhí。

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She works part-time at a bookshop on weekends.

Here, 兼职: part-time work; to work part-time.

Dictionary senses and source
  • part-time work; to work part-time
  • to hold concurrent posts
  • concurrent job
  • moonlighting

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 4250, syllabus PDF page 186. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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求职

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求职 · qiúzhí

to look or apply for a job

she / her她tāin the middle of正在zhèng zàipreparation准备zhǔn bèito seek employment求职qiú zhí(raw) material材料cái liào。

tā zhèng zài zhǔn bèi qiú zhí cái liào。

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She is preparing her job application materials.

Here, 求职: to look or apply for a job.

Dictionary senses and source
  • to look or apply for a job
  • to seek employment

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 4671, syllabus PDF page 196. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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职位

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职位 · zhíwèi

position; a post in an organisation

职位 is a position or post that someone holds or applies for. 职责 refers to the responsibilities attached to a role; 职务 often concerns the role or duties performed.

she / her她tāto apply for sth申请shēn qǐng(completed / change)了le一个yí gèdesigner设计师shè jì shīposition职位zhí wèi。

tā shēn qǐng le yí gè shè jì shī zhí wèi。

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She applied for a designer position.

Here, 职位: position; a post in an organisation.

Dictionary senses and source
  • position; a post in an organisation
  • position
  • post
  • job

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 5301, syllabus PDF page 212. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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职务

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职务 · zhíwù

job duties; an official post and its responsibilities

he / him他tāto hold a governmental…担任dān rèn(completed / change)了leclass monitor班长bān zhǎng(modifier / structural particle)的depost职务zhí wù。

tā dān rèn le bān zhǎng de zhí wù。

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He took on the role of class leader.

Here, 职务: job duties; an official post and its responsibilities.

Dictionary senses and source
  • job duties; an official post and its responsibilities
  • post
  • position
  • job
  • duties

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 5302, syllabus PDF page 212. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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职员

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职员 · zhíyuán

staff member; an employee, especially in an office

这家zhè jiācompany公司gōng sīto have / there is有yǒu二十名èr shí míngoffice worker职员zhí yuán。

zhè jiā gōng sī yǒu èr shí míng zhí yuán。

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This company has twenty staff members.

Here, 职员: staff member; an employee, especially in an office.

Dictionary senses and source
  • staff member; an employee, especially in an office
  • office worker
  • staff member

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 5303, syllabus PDF page 212. 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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