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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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总
总 · zǒng
always; repeatedly; in this use, describes a recurring situation
he / him他general总to forget忘记带笔。
tā zǒng wàng jì dài bǐ。
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He keeps forgetting to bring a pen.
Here, 总: always; repeatedly; in this use, describes a recurring situation.
More course examples (may introduce later-level language)
he / him他general总to arrive late迟到。
Here, 总: always. Learn this use in its lesson.
Dictionary senses and source
- always; repeatedly; in this use, describes a recurring situation
- general
- overall
- to sum up
- in every case
- always
- invariably
- anyway
- after all
- eventually
- sooner or later
- surely
- (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理|总经理[zong3 jing1 li3] or 總編|总编[zong3 bian1] etc
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 993, syllabus PDF page 104. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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总是
总是 · zǒngshì
always; consistently does something
she / her她always总是on time准时to / arrive到school学校。
tā zǒng shì zhǔn shí dào xué xiào。
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She always arrives at school on time.
Here, 总是: always; consistently does something.
More course examples (may introduce later-level language)
he / him他always总是to arrive late迟到。
Here, 总是: always. Learn this use in its lesson.
Dictionary senses and source
- always; consistently does something
- always
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 994, syllabus PDF page 104. 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.