HSK6: learn ten words at a time
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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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补充
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补充 · bǔchōng
supplement; add what is missing or useful
I / me我want / think / miss想to replenish补充erhua variant of 一点一点儿information信息。
wǒ xiǎng bǔ chōng yī diǎnr xìn xī。
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I would like to add a little more information.
Here, 补充: supplement; add what is missing or useful.
Dictionary senses and source
- supplement; add what is missing or useful
- to replenish
- to supplement
- to complement
- additional
- supplementary
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 2076, syllabus PDF page 131. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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补
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补 · bǔ
mend; make up something missing
Study these uses in context
Your goal: Distinguish repairing a physical gap from making up a missed amount or activity.
Before you start: Recognise 洞 for hole, 课 for class and 请假 for taking leave.
mend or patch
The hole is the physical defect being repaired. 补 identifies restoring the damaged area.
她把衣服上的洞补好了。
Tā bǎ yīfu shàng de dòng bǔ hǎo le.
She mended the hole in the garment.
make up something missed
The lessons missed during leave are the gap. 补 does not describe repairing a classroom building.
我想补上请假时落下的课。
Wǒ xiǎng bǔ shàng qǐngjià shí làxià de kè.
I want to catch up on the lessons I missed while on leave.
Compare: A torn garment has a physical hole; missed lessons create a gap in learning. The object of 补 identifies what is missing. 补课 can also refer to extra tuition, so it does not always prove absence. 补钱 concerns paying an additional shortfall; identify the missing amount from the situation rather than translating every 补 as repair.
Try with a clue: 这件衣服破了，需要补一下。破了 means torn. What is being restored? Is this extra tuition?
Check your reasoning
The torn garment needs mending. 衣服 and 破了 establish the physical-repair use; no class or tuition is mentioned.
Try a fresh context: 票价是八十元，你只付了六十元，还要补二十元。What does 补 require here, and why is the amount twenty rather than eighty?
Check your reasoning
An additional payment of twenty yuan is needed to cover the shortfall. Sixty has already been paid toward an eighty-yuan fare; 补 refers to the missing balance.
Use it in a new situation: Write one sentence about mending a garment and another about catching up on a missed class. Then explain why 我要补课 alone does not prove that you were absent yesterday.
Check your reasoning
Possible pair — 我要补衣服上的洞。I need to mend the hole in the garment. 我要补上昨天没上的课。I need to catch up on yesterday's missed lesson. 我要补课 can also mean taking extra tuition; yesterday's absence requires further context.
Recall later: Tomorrow, explain the gap in 补衣服, 补课 and 补钱. A few days later, make a fresh context for each and check that your interpretation follows the stated object and facts.
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she / her她(把: marks the object)把clothes衣服(bound form) up上(modifier / structural particle)的small小cave洞补好(completed / change)了。
tā bǎ yī fu shàng de xiǎo dòng bǔ hǎo le。
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She mended the small hole in the clothing.
Here, 补: mend; make up something missing.
Dictionary senses and source
- mend; make up something missing
- to repair
- to patch
- to mend
- to make up for
- to fill (a vacancy)
- to supplement
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3672, syllabus PDF page 171. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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补偿
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补偿 · bǔcháng
compensate; make up for a loss or inconvenience
company公司to retreat退(completed / change)了freight fee运费，one's conduct作为to delay延迟to deliver goods送货(modifier / structural particle)的to compensate补偿。
gōng sī tuì le yùn fèi， zuò wéi yán chí sòng huò de bǔ cháng。
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The company refunded the shipping charge as compensation for the late delivery.
Here, 补偿: compensate; make up for a loss or inconvenience.
Dictionary senses and source
- compensate; make up for a loss or inconvenience
- to compensate
- to make up
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3674, syllabus PDF page 171. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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补课
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补课 · bǔkè
make up a missed class
补课 commonly means making up a missed class; it can also mean extra classes. 补习 emphasizes additional study or tutoring to catch up or improve.
I / me我last week上周to ask请(completed / change)了to borrow假，today今天to come来to make up missed lesson补课。
wǒ shàng zhōu qǐng le jiǎ， jīn tiān lái bǔ kè。
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I took time off last week and am making up the missed class today.
Here, 补课: make up a missed class.
Dictionary senses and source
- make up a missed class
- to make up missed lesson
- to reschedule a class
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3675, syllabus PDF page 171. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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补贴
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补贴 · bǔtiē
subsidy; allowance to help cover a cost
company公司for为staff员工to offer提供to be connected交通to subsidize补贴。
gōng sī wèi yuán gōng tí gōng jiāo tōng bǔ tiē。
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The company provides a transport allowance for employees.
Here, 补贴: subsidy; allowance to help cover a cost.
Dictionary senses and source
- subsidy; allowance to help cover a cost
- to subsidize
- subsidy
- allowance
- to supplement (one's salary etc)
- benefit
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3676, syllabus PDF page 171. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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补习
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补习 · bǔxí
take extra lessons; study to catch up or improve
summer vacation暑假li, ancient measure of…里，she / her她every week每周to take extra lessons in a…补习两次mathematics数学。
shǔ jià lǐ， tā měi zhōu bǔ xí liǎng cì shù xué。
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During the summer holiday, she takes extra maths lessons twice a week.
Here, 补习: take extra lessons; study to catch up or improve.
Dictionary senses and source
- take extra lessons; study to catch up or improve
- to take extra lessons in a cram school or with a private tutor
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3677, syllabus PDF page 171. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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弥补
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弥补 · míbǔ
to make up for a loss, gap or shortcoming
弥补 commonly goes with gaps, shortcomings or losses, as in 弥补不足 (make up for shortcomings). It describes compensation or filling a gap, rather than simply increasing something.
extra额外(modifier / structural particle)的to practice练习can / may可以to complement弥补基础知识(modifier / structural particle)的insufficient不足。
é wài de liàn xí kě yǐ mí bǔ jī chǔ zhī shi de bù zú。
Show English meaning
Extra practice can make up for gaps in basic knowledge.
Here, 弥补: to make up for a loss, gap or shortcoming.
Dictionary senses and source
- to make up for a loss, gap or shortcoming
- to complement
- to make up for a deficiency
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 4500, syllabus PDF page 192. 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.
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