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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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漂
漂 · piāo
to float or drift on water
Here 漂 is piāo, meaning float or drift on water. Compare piào in 漂亮 (beautiful) and piǎo in 漂白 (bleach). 飘 commonly concerns drifting through the air.
一片tree leaves树叶漂在water surface水面(bound form) up上。
yī piàn shù yè piāo zài shuǐ miàn shàng。
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A leaf is floating on the water.
Here, 漂: to float or drift on water.
Dictionary senses and source
- to float or drift on water
- to float
- to drift
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 4591, syllabus PDF page 194. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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频道
频道 · píndào
channel for television or other broadcasts
this这个frequency频道every day每天to broadcast播放news新闻。
zhè ge pín dào měi tiān bō fàng xīn wén。
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This channel broadcasts news every day.
Here, 频道: channel for television or other broadcasts.
Dictionary senses and source
- channel for television or other broadcasts
- frequency
- (television) channel
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 4592, syllabus PDF page 194. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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频繁
频繁 · pínfán
frequent; happening often
recently最近here这里(modifier / structural particle)的weather天气(intransitive) to change变化degree / adjective linker很frequently频繁。
zuì jìn zhè lǐ de tiān qì biàn huà hěn pín fán。
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The weather has been changing frequently here lately.
Here, 频繁: frequent; happening often.
Dictionary senses and source
- frequent; happening often
- frequently
- often
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 4593, syllabus PDF page 194. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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贫困
贫困 · pínkùn
poor; living in poverty
this这个item项目assistance帮助贫困家庭(modifier / structural particle)的child孩子to go to school上学。
zhè ge xiàng mù bāng zhù pín kùn jiā tíng de hái zi shàng xué。
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This project helps children from poor families attend school.
Here, 贫困: poor; living in poverty.
Dictionary senses and source
- poor; living in poverty
- impoverished
- poverty
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 4594, syllabus PDF page 194. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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频率
频率 · pínlǜ
frequency; how often something happens
you你can / may可以to adjust调整to practice练习(modifier / structural particle)的frequency频率。
nǐ kě yǐ tiáo zhěng liàn xí de pín lǜ。
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You can adjust how often you practise.
Here, 频率: frequency; how often something happens.
Dictionary senses and source
- frequency; how often something happens
- frequency
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 4595, syllabus PDF page 194. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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品尝
品尝 · pǐncháng
to taste or sample food or drink
we / us我们to taste a small amount品尝(completed / change)了local当地(modifier / structural particle)的tea茶。
wǒ men pǐn cháng le dāng dì de chá。
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We sampled the local tea.
Here, 品尝: to taste or sample food or drink.
Dictionary senses and source
- to taste or sample food or drink
- to taste a small amount
- to sample
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 4596, syllabus PDF page 194. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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平等
平等 · píngděng
equal in status, rights or treatment
平等 concerns equality in status, rights, opportunities or treatment. 相等 concerns quantities being equal, as in 两个数相等 (two numbers are equal).
每位student学生all / both都should应该to get得到equal平等(modifier / structural particle)的opportunity机会。
měi wèi xué shēng dōu yīng gāi dé dào píng děng de jī huì。
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Every student should have equal opportunities.
Here, 平等: equal in status, rights or treatment.
Dictionary senses and source
- equal in status, rights or treatment
- equal
- equality
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 4597, syllabus PDF page 194. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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平凡
平凡 · píngfán
ordinary; without remarkable distinction
this这个narrative故事to write写(modifier / structural particle)的to be / is是平凡人(modifier / structural particle)的to live生活。
zhè ge gù shi xiě de shì píng fán rén de shēng huó。
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This story is about the lives of ordinary people.
Here, 平凡: ordinary; without remarkable distinction.
Dictionary senses and source
- ordinary; without remarkable distinction
- commonplace
- ordinary
- mediocre
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 4598, syllabus PDF page 194. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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平方
平方 · píngfāng
square; the result of multiplying a number by itself
A number's 平方 is the number multiplied by itself. 三的平方 is three times three, which is nine. This use differs from 平方米, a unit of area.
three三(modifier / structural particle)的square (as in square foot…平方to be / is是nine九。
sān de píng fāng shì jiǔ。
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Three squared is nine.
Here, 平方: square; the result of multiplying a number by itself.
Dictionary senses and source
- square; the result of multiplying a number by itself
- square (as in square foot, square mile, square root)
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 4599, syllabus PDF page 194. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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平方米
平方米 · píngfāngmǐ
square metre
平方米 is square metre, a unit of area. A rectangle two metres long and three metres wide has an area of 六平方米. 米 alone measures length.
this这个room房间(modifier / structural particle)的area (of a floor, piece of…面积to be / is是twenty二十square meter平方米。
zhè ge fáng jiān de miàn jī shì èr shí píng fāng mǐ。
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The area of this room is twenty square metres.
Here, 平方米: square metre.
Dictionary senses and source
- square metre
- square meter
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 4600, syllabus PDF page 194. 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.