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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.
1600 word entries · Batch 123 of 160
西餐
西餐 · xīcān
Western-style food
tonight今晚you你want / think / miss想variant of 吃吃lunch中餐or / still还是Western-style food西餐？
jīn wǎn nǐ xiǎng chī zhōng cān hái shi xī cān？
Show English meaning
Would you like Chinese or Western-style food tonight?
Here, 西餐: Western-style food.
Dictionary senses and source
- Western-style food
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3221, syllabus PDF page 160. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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吸管
吸管 · xīguǎn
drinking straw
这杯drink饮料not不to need需要(drinking) straw吸管。
zhè bēi yǐn liào bù xū yào xī guǎn。
Show English meaning
This drink does not need a straw.
Here, 吸管: drinking straw.
Dictionary senses and source
- drinking straw
- (drinking) straw
- pipette
- eyedropper
- snorkel
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3222, syllabus PDF page 160. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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吸收
吸收 · xīshōu
absorb; take in
plant植物to pass through通过根部to absorb吸收moisture content水分。
zhí wù tōng guò gēn bù xī shōu shuǐ fèn。
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Plants absorb water through their roots.
Here, 吸收: absorb; take in.
Dictionary senses and source
- absorb; take in
- to absorb
- to assimilate
- to ingest
- to recruit
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3223, syllabus PDF page 160. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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西装
西装 · xīzhuāng
suit (Western-style jacket and trousers)
he / him他attire穿着suit西装to go去to participate参加to be interviewed (as a…面试。
tā chuān zhe xī zhuāng qù cān jiā miàn shì。
Show English meaning
He wore a suit to the interview.
Here, 西装: suit (Western-style jacket and trousers).
Dictionary senses and source
- suit (Western-style jacket and trousers)
- suit
- Western-style clothes
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3224, syllabus PDF page 160. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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戏
戏 · xì
play; theatrical performance
we / us我们yesterday evening昨晚to see看(completed / change)了一出degree / adjective linker很interesting有意思(modifier / structural particle)的trick戏。
wǒ men zuó wǎn kàn le yī chū hěn yǒu yì si de xì。
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We saw a very interesting play last night.
Here, 戏: play; theatrical performance.
Dictionary senses and source
- play; theatrical performance
- trick
- drama
- play
- show
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3225, syllabus PDF page 160. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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系
系 · xì
department; an academic division at a university
系 is xì for a university department, as in 中文系. When it means tie or fasten, as in 系鞋带 (tie shoelaces), it is jì.
she / her她at / in在university大学中文系to learn学习。
tā zài dà xué zhōng wén xì xué xí。
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She studies in the university's Chinese department.
Here, 系: department; an academic division at a university.
Dictionary senses and source
- department; an academic division at a university
- to connect
- to relate to
- to tie up
- to bind
- to be (literary)
- system
- department
- faculty
- to arrest
- to worry
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3226, syllabus PDF page 160. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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细节
细节 · xìjié
detail
to ask请again / then再检查一下these这些details细节。
qǐng zài jiǎn chá yí xià zhè xiē xì jié。
Show English meaning
Please check these details again.
Here, 细节: detail.
Dictionary senses and source
- detail
- details
- particulars
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3227, syllabus PDF page 160. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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戏剧
戏剧 · xìjù
drama; theater as an art
she / her她to / towards / correct对a drama戏剧很感兴趣，often经常to go去to see看to act (in a play)演出。
tā duì xì jù hěn gǎn xìng qù， jīng cháng qù kàn yǎn chū。
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She is very interested in theater and often goes to performances.
Here, 戏剧: drama; theater as an art.
Dictionary senses and source
- drama; theater as an art
- a drama
- a play
- theater
- script of a play
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3228, syllabus PDF page 160. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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系统
系统 · xìtǒng
system; a set of connected parts
company公司(modifier / structural particle)的computer system电脑系统in the middle of正在to replace the old with new更新。
gōng sī de diàn nǎo xì tǒng zhèng zài gēng xīn。
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The company's computer system is being updated.
Here, 系统: system; a set of connected parts.
Dictionary senses and source
- system; a set of connected parts
- system
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3229, syllabus PDF page 160. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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下载
下载 · xiàzài
download
The official inventory lists xiàzài here. Some dictionaries also list xiàzǎi for 下载; this course follows the inventory reading.
you你can / may可以at / in在website网站(bound form) up上to download下载这份document文件。
nǐ kě yǐ zài wǎng zhàn shàng xià zài zhè fèn wén jiàn。
Show English meaning
You can download this file from the website.
Here, 下载: download.
Dictionary senses and source
- download
- to download
- also pr. [xia4 zai4]
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3230, syllabus PDF page 160. Dictionary reading comparison: reading variant. 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.