HSK6: learn ten words at a time
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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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上班
上班 · shàngbān
go to work; be at work
我妈妈八点上班。
wǒ mā ma bā diǎn shàng bān。
Show English meaning
My mum starts work at eight.
Here, 上班: go to work; be at work.
Dictionary senses and source
- go to work; be at work
- to go to work
- to be on duty
- to start work
- to go to the office
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 176, syllabus PDF page 84. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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下班
下班 · xiàbān
finish work; leave work
爸爸六点下班。
bà ba liù diǎn xià bān。
Show English meaning
Dad finishes work at six.
Here, 下班: finish work; leave work.
Dictionary senses and source
- finish work; leave work
- to finish work
- to get off work
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 228, syllabus PDF page 85. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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班
班 · bān
class; a group of students
我们班有二十个学生。
wǒ men bān yǒu èr shí gè xué shēng。
Show English meaning
There are twenty students in our class.
Here, 班: class; a group of students.
Dictionary senses and source
- class; a group of students
- team
- class
- grade
- (military) squad
- work shift
- classifier for groups of people and scheduled transport vehicles
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 304, syllabus PDF page 87. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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班级
班级 · bānjí
school class; a group of students
这个班级有二十名学生。
zhè ge bān jí yǒu èr shí míng xué shēng。
Show English meaning
There are twenty students in this class.
Here, 班级: school class; a group of students.
Dictionary senses and source
- school class; a group of students
- class (group of students)
- grade (in school)
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 508, syllabus PDF page 92. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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航班
航班 · hángbān
flight; a scheduled airline service
你的航班几点到？
nǐ de háng bān jǐ diǎn dào？
Show English meaning
What time does your flight arrive?
Here, 航班: flight; a scheduled airline service.
Dictionary senses and source
- flight; a scheduled airline service
- (scheduled) flight
- (scheduled) sailing
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1289, syllabus PDF page 112. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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加班
加班 · jiābān
work overtime
爸爸今天要加班，不能回来吃晚饭。
bà ba jīn tiān yào jiā bān， bù néng huí lái chī wǎn fàn。
Show English meaning
Dad has to work overtime today and cannot come home for dinner.
Here, 加班: work overtime.
Dictionary senses and source
- work overtime
- to work overtime
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 1334, syllabus PDF page 113. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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族
族 · zú
ethnic group; a suffix naming a group
汉族是中国的一个民族。
hàn zú shì zhōng guó de yí gè mín zú。
Show English meaning
The Han are an ethnic group in China.
Here, 族: ethnic group; a suffix naming a group.
Dictionary senses and source
- ethnic group; a suffix naming a group
- race
- nationality
- ethnicity
- clan
- by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 3588, syllabus PDF page 169. Dictionary reading comparison: exact. Numbered senses in the official inventory are not assigned from the dictionary automatically.
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值班
值班 · zhíbān
to be on duty for a scheduled period
今天下午由我值班。
jīn tiān xià wǔ yóu wǒ zhí bān。
Show English meaning
I am on duty this afternoon.
Here, 值班: to be on duty for a scheduled period.
Dictionary senses and source
- to be on duty for a scheduled period
- to work a shift
- on duty
Original teaching usage; additional dictionary senses from CC-CEDICT; official sense numbers are not assigned automatically. Official entry 5300, syllabus PDF page 212. 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.