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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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费

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费 · fèi

cost; an expense, often in compounds

this这zhè张票zhāng piàoto contain包含bāo hánpassenger fare车费chē fèi。

zhè zhāng piào bāo hán chē fèi。

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This ticket includes the transport fare.

Here, 费: cost; an expense, often in compounds.

Dictionary senses and source
  • cost; an expense, often in compounds
  • to cost
  • to spend
  • fee
  • wasteful
  • expenses

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1199, 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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费用

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费用 · fèiyong

expense; cost; charges

这次zhè cìto travel旅行lǚ xíng(modifier / structural particle)的decost费用fèi yòngto be / is是shìhow many / how much多少duō shao?

zhè cì lǚ xíng de fèi yong shì duō shao?

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How much does this trip cost?

Here, 费用: expense; cost; charges.

More course examples (may introduce later-level language)

to discuss讨论tǎo lùn(completed / change)了le(concept of) time时间shí jiān、place地点dì diǎnas well as以及yǐ jícost费用fèi yòng。

Here, 费用: cost. Learn this use in its lesson.

Dictionary senses and source
  • expense; cost; charges
  • cost
  • expenditure
  • expense

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1200, syllabus PDF page 109. Dictionary reading comparison: reading variant. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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浪费

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浪费 · làngfèi

waste; use something without good reason

to ask请qǐngdon't不要bú yàoto waste浪费làng fèiwater水shuǐ。

qǐng bú yào làng fèi shuǐ。

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Please do not waste water.

Here, 浪费: waste; use something without good reason.

More course examples (may introduce later-level language)

浪费时间làng fèi shí jiānthen / just就jiùto equal等于děng yúto waste浪费làng fèilife (as the characteristic…生命shēng mìng。

Here, 浪费: wasting. Learn this use in its lesson.

Dictionary senses and source
  • waste; use something without good reason
  • to waste
  • to squander

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1453, syllabus PDF page 116. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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免费

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免费 · miǎnfèi

free of charge

this这个zhè gemuseum博物馆bó wù guǎntoday今天jīn tiānfree (of charge)免费miǎn fèito bloom开放kāi fàng。

zhè ge bó wù guǎn jīn tiān miǎn fèi kāi fàng。

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This museum is open free of charge today.

Here, 免费: free of charge.

Dictionary senses and source
  • free of charge
  • free (of charge)

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1508, syllabus PDF page 117. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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收费

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收费 · shōufèi

charge a fee; require payment

this这个zhè geparking lot停车场tíng chē chǎnghow / why怎么zěn meto charge a fee收费shōu fèi?

zhè ge tíng chē chǎng zěn me shōu fèi?

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How does this car park charge for parking?

Here, 收费: charge a fee; require payment.

Dictionary senses and source
  • charge a fee; require payment
  • to charge a fee

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1677, syllabus PDF page 121. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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学费

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学费 · xuéfèi

tuition fee; money paid for a course of study

这门zhè méncourse课程kè chéng(modifier / structural particle)的detuition fee学费xué fèito be / is是shìhow many / how much多少duō shao?

zhè mén kè chéng de xué fèi shì duō shao?

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How much is the tuition fee for this course?

Here, 学费: tuition fee; money paid for a course of study.

Dictionary senses and source
  • tuition fee; money paid for a course of study
  • tuition fee
  • tuition

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1837, syllabus PDF page 125. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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花费

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花费 · huāfèi

spend time or money on something

to complete完成wán chéng这项zhè xiàngto work工作gōng zuòto need需要xū yàoexpense花费huā fèi两天liǎng tiān。

wán chéng zhè xiàng gōng zuò xū yào huā fèi liǎng tiān。

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It takes two days to complete this work.

Here, 花费: spend time or money on something.

Dictionary senses and source
  • spend time or money on something
  • expense
  • cost
  • to spend (time or money)
  • expenditure

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 2494, syllabus PDF page 142. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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话费

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话费 · huàfèi

phone charges; money spent on phone service

I / me我wǒthis这个zhè gemoon月yuè(modifier / structural particle)的decall charge话费huà fèithan / compared to比bǐlast month上个月shàng gè yuèyoung少shǎo。

wǒ zhè ge yuè de huà fèi bǐ shàng gè yuè shǎo。

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My phone bill is lower this month than last month.

Here, 话费: phone charges; money spent on phone service.

Dictionary senses and source
  • phone charges; money spent on phone service
  • call charge

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 2498, syllabus PDF page 142. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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消费

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消费 · xiāofèi

spend on goods or services; consumption

我会wǒ huìto record记录jì lù每个měi gèmoon月yuè(modifier / structural particle)的deto consume (goods and…消费xiāo fèi,to avert避免bì miǎn花太多huā tài duōcoin钱qián。

wǒ huì jì lù měi gè yuè de xiāo fèi, bì miǎn huā tài duō qián。

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I record my spending each month to avoid spending too much.

Here, 消费: spend on goods or services; consumption.

More course examples (may introduce later-level language)

价格上涨jià gé shàng zhǎngto be bound to势必shì bìinfluence影响yǐng xiǎngto consume (goods and…消费xiāo fèi。

Here, 消费: spending. Learn this use in its lesson.

Dictionary senses and source
  • spend on goods or services; consumption
  • to consume (goods and services, resources etc)

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3262, syllabus PDF page 161. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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消费者

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消费者 · xiāofèizhě

consumer; a person who buys goods or services

consumer消费者xiāo fèi zhěto have the right to有权yǒu quánto understand了解liǎo jiěgoods产品chǎn pǐn(modifier / structural particle)的deinformation信息xìn xī。

xiāo fèi zhě yǒu quán liǎo jiě chǎn pǐn de xìn xī。

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Consumers have the right to know about the products they buy.

Here, 消费者: consumer; a person who buys goods or services.

Dictionary senses and source
  • consumer; a person who buys goods or services
  • consumer

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3263, syllabus PDF page 161. 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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