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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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牛
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牛 · niú
cow; cattle; an ox, depending on context
over there那边to have / there is有three三头牛。
nà biān yǒu sān tóu niú。
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There are three cattle over there.
Here, 牛: cow; cattle; an ox, depending on context.
Dictionary senses and source
- cow; cattle; an ox, depending on context
- ox
- cow
- bull
- newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4])
- (slang) awesome
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 785, syllabus PDF page 99. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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顿
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顿 · dùn
a classifier for meals or episodes of an action
this这顿饭to be / is是I / me我to make做(modifier / structural particle)的。
zhè dùn fàn shì wǒ zuò de。
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I cooked this meal.
Here, 顿: a classifier for meals or episodes of an action.
Dictionary senses and source
- a classifier for meals or episodes of an action
- to stop
- to pause
- to arrange
- to lay out
- to kowtow
- to stamp (one's foot)
- at once
- classifier for meals, beatings, scoldings etc: time, bout, spell, meal
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1179, 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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念
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念 · niàn
read aloud
to ask请(把: marks the object)把这句old variant of 话话to read念one time (all the way…一遍。
qǐng bǎ zhè jù huà niàn yī biàn。
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Please read this sentence aloud once.
Here, 念: read aloud.
Dictionary senses and source
- read aloud
- to read
- to study (a subject)
- to attend (a school)
- to read aloud
- to give (sb) a tongue-lashing (CL:頓|顿[dun4])
- to miss (sb)
- idea
- remembrance
- twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿[nian4])
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 2801, syllabus PDF page 150. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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顿时
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顿时 · dùnshí
immediately; suddenly at that moment
to hear听到this这个好消息，I / me我immediately顿时to relax放松(completed / change)了。
tīng dào zhè ge hǎo xiāo xī， wǒ dùn shí fàng sōng le。
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I immediately relaxed when I heard this good news.
Here, 顿时: immediately; suddenly at that moment.
Dictionary senses and source
- immediately; suddenly at that moment
- immediately
- suddenly
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3935, syllabus PDF page 178. 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.