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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 19 of 160
处于
处于 · chǔyú
be in a state or situation
项目目前处于准备阶段。
xiàng mù mù qián chǔ yú zhǔn bèi jiē duàn。
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The project is currently in the preparation stage.
Here, 处于: be in a state or situation.
Dictionary senses and source
- be in a state or situation
- to be in (some state, position, or condition)
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 2181, syllabus PDF page 134. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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处
处 · chù
place; a location, pronounced chù
Here 处 means place and is pronounced chù. Compare chǔ in 处理 (handle) and 处得很好 (get along well).
请在空白处写下你的名字。
qǐng zài kòng bái chù xiě xià nǐ de míng zi。
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Please write your name in the blank space.
Here, 处: place; a location, pronounced chù.
Dictionary senses and source
- place; a location, pronounced chù
- place
- location
- spot
- point
- office
- department
- bureau
- respect
- classifier for locations or items of damage: spot, point
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 2182, syllabus PDF page 134. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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传
传 · chuán
pass on; send something from one person to another
请把这张纸传给后面的同学。
qǐng bǎ zhè zhāng zhǐ chuán gěi hòu miàn de tóng xué。
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Please pass this sheet of paper to the student behind you.
Here, 传: pass on; send something from one person to another.
Dictionary senses and source
- pass on; send something from one person to another
- to pass on
- to spread
- to transmit
- to infect
- to transfer
- to circulate
- to conduct (electricity)
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 2183, syllabus PDF page 134. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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传播
传播 · chuánbō
spread information or ideas
网络让信息传播得更快。
wǎng luò ràng xìn xī chuán bō de gèng kuài。
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The internet allows information to spread faster.
Here, 传播: spread information or ideas.
Dictionary senses and source
- spread information or ideas
- to disseminate
- to propagate
- to spread
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 2184, syllabus PDF page 134. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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传递
传递 · chuándì
convey or pass on a message or feeling
这封信传递了他对家人的关心。
zhè fēng xìn chuán dì le tā duì jiā rén de guān xīn。
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This letter conveys his care for his family.
Here, 传递: convey or pass on a message or feeling.
Dictionary senses and source
- convey or pass on a message or feeling
- to transmit
- to pass on to sb else
- (math.) transitive
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 2185, syllabus PDF page 134. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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传说
传说 · chuánshuō
legend; a traditional story
老人给我们讲了一个当地的传说。
lǎo rén gěi wǒ men jiǎng le yí gè dāng dì de chuán shuō。
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The old man told us a local legend.
Here, 传说: legend; a traditional story.
Dictionary senses and source
- legend; a traditional story
- legend
- folk tale
- to repeat from mouth to mouth
- they say that...
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 2186, syllabus PDF page 134. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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传统
传统 · chuántǒng
tradition; something passed down over time
春节回家团聚是我们家的传统。
chūn jié huí jiā tuán jù shì wǒ men jiā de chuán tǒng。
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Returning home for a family reunion at Spring Festival is a tradition in our family.
Here, 传统: tradition; something passed down over time.
Dictionary senses and source
- tradition; something passed down over time
- tradition
- traditional
- convention
- conventional
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 2187, syllabus PDF page 134. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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窗台
窗台 · chuāngtái
windowsill
她把一盆花放在窗台上。
tā bǎ yī pén huā fàng zài chuāng tái shàng。
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She put a pot of flowers on the windowsill.
Here, 窗台: windowsill.
Dictionary senses and source
- windowsill
- window sill
- window ledge
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 2188, syllabus PDF page 134. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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床单
床单 · chuángdān
bed sheet
我每周换一次床单。
wǒ měi zhōu huàn yī cì chuáng dān。
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I change the bed sheet once a week.
Here, 床单: bed sheet.
Dictionary senses and source
- bed sheet
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 2189, syllabus PDF page 134. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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创新
创新 · chuàngxīn
innovation; introducing new ideas or methods
这家公司鼓励员工创新。
zhè jiā gōng sī gǔ lì yuán gōng chuàng xīn。
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This company encourages its staff to innovate.
Here, 创新: innovation; introducing new ideas or methods.
Dictionary senses and source
- innovation; introducing new ideas or methods
- to bring forth new ideas
- to blaze new trails
- innovation
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 2190, syllabus PDF page 134. 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.