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81 more HSK 3 words under HSK 3.0, the HSK exam syllabus of November 2025: the 把 and 被 patterns, linking words such as 而且, 只要 and 只有, adverbs like 才, 又 and 刚, and everyday verbs, each in an original example sentence with pinyin, with the gloss, translation and some measure words on the back.

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  1. 把 (bǎ) (prep./m.)
    请把手机给我。 (Qǐng bǎ shǒujī gěi wǒ.)
    (puts the object before the verb: the 把 pattern); (m.) for things with a handle: 一把椅子, a chair

    Please hand me the phone.

    Watch out: The verb after 把 usually cannot stand alone: something follows it (给我, 完, 好, 了).
    Prepositions & Conjunctions
  2. 又 (yòu) (adv.)
    他上个月又换了工作。 (Tā shàng ge yuè yòu huànle gōngzuò.)
    again (a repeat that has already happened); 又…又…, both… and…

    He changed jobs again last month.

    Watch out: For a repeat that is still to come, you usually use 再 (zài): 明天再来. 又 can look ahead too, mostly before 要, 是, 可以 or 能.
    Particles & Adverbs
  3. 该 (該) (gāi) (v.)
    客人马上就要来了，我们该把菜拿出来了。 (Kèrén mǎshàng jiù yào lái le, wǒmen gāi bǎ cài ná chūlái le.)
    should; ought to; to be someone's turn

    The guests will be here any minute; we should bring the food out.

    Note: 该你了 means "It's your turn."
    Verbs
  4. 种 (種) (zhǒng) (m.)
    这种水果我没吃过。 (Zhè zhǒng shuǐguǒ wǒ méi chīguo.)
    kind; type; sort (measure word)

    I've never eaten this kind of fruit.

    Watch out: As a verb it is zhòng, "to plant": 种花, grow flowers.
    Numbers & Measure Words
  5. 一样 (一樣) (yīyàng) (adj.)
    我的爱好跟我哥哥的一样。 (Wǒ de àihào gēn wǒ gēge de yīyàng.)
    the same; alike; (跟…一样) as… as…

    My hobbies are the same as my older brother's.

    Tone change: Pronounced yíyàng.

    Note: The negative is 不一样, "different".
    Adjectives
  6. 其他 (qítā) (pron.)
    这件事我只告诉了你，其他人都不知道。 (Zhè jiàn shì wǒ zhǐ gàosule nǐ, qítā rén dōu bù zhīdào.)
    other; the others; else

    I've only told you about this; nobody else knows.

    Note: Also written 其它 when it refers to things.
    People & Pronouns
  7. 要求 (yāoqiú) (v./n.)
    老师要求我们明天八点到。 (Lǎoshī yāoqiú wǒmen míngtiān bā diǎn dào.)
    to require; to ask (someone to do something); (n.) requirement, demand

    The teacher wants us there at eight tomorrow.

    Note: As a noun: 他的要求很高, he has high standards.
    Work & Study
  8. 信 (xìn) (n./v.)
    现在很少有人写信了。 (Xiànzài hěn shǎo yǒu rén xiě xìn le.)
    letter (mail); to believe, to trust

    Measure word: 封 (fēng): 一封信

    Hardly anyone writes letters these days.

    Note: As a verb: 我不信, I don't believe it; 相信 (xiāngxìn) is the fuller word.
    Things & Objects
  9. 努力 (nǔlì) (adj./v.)
    我妹妹学习比我努力。 (Wǒ mèimei xuéxí bǐ wǒ nǔlì.)
    hard-working; to make an effort, to try hard

    My younger sister works harder at her studies than I do.

    Note: As a verb: 我会努力的, I'll do my best.
    Feelings & Character
  10. 脸 (臉) (liǎn) (n.)
    孩子的脸上都是蛋糕。 (Háizi de liǎn shang dōu shì dàngāo.)
    face

    Measure word: 张 (zhāng): 一张脸

    The child's face is covered in cake.
    Body & Health

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  • Pinyin, tones, measure words and meanings checked against CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0) and the Taiwan Ministry of Education's dictionaries (the Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary and the Cross-Strait Dictionary 兩岸常用詞典, via moedict.tw) (reference only). Levels follow HSK 3.0: the HSK examination syllabus (HSK 考试大纲) published by the Center for Language Education and Cooperation in November 2025, a separate document from the 2021 standard GF 0025-2021, which it cites among its references. The headwords are level-3 words of the syllabus that the folder's earlier parts do not card, in frequency order (frequency ranks from drkameleon/complete-hsk-vocabulary); levels checked against two transcriptions of the syllabus word list (harukicoder/hsk30, drkameleon/complete-hsk-vocabulary). All example sentences are original.

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