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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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一辈子

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一辈子 · yíbèizi

one's whole life; a lifetime

he / him他tā(for) a lifetime一辈子yī bèi ziall / both都dōuat / in在zài这座zhè zuòcity城市chéng shìto live生活shēng huó。

tā yí bèi zi dōu zài zhè zuò chéng shì shēng huó。

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He has lived in this city all his life.

Here, 一辈子: one's whole life; a lifetime.

Dictionary senses and source
  • one's whole life; a lifetime
  • (for) a lifetime

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 5143, syllabus PDF page 208. Dictionary reading comparison: reading variant. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.

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长辈

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长辈 · zhǎngbèi

elder; an older relative or member of a senior generation

长辈 is zhǎngbèi, with third-tone 长, referring to elders or people of a senior family generation. Compare cháng in 长度 (length).

to celebrate the Chinese…过年guò niáno'clock时shí,we / us我们wǒ mento go去qùto pay a visit to看望kàn wànghome家里jiā lǐ(modifier / structural particle)的deone's elders长辈zhǎng bèi。

guò nián shí, wǒ men qù kàn wàng jiā lǐ de zhǎng bèi。

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At Chinese New Year, we visit the elders in our family.

Here, 长辈: elder; an older relative or member of a senior generation.

Dictionary senses and source
  • elder; an older relative or member of a senior generation
  • one's elders
  • older generation

Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 5266, syllabus PDF page 211. 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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