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Mandarin HSK 3 — In Context: Core Words, Part 2 flashcards

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Ninety-two HSK 3 sentences under HSK 3.0, the HSK exam syllabus of November 2025, each blanking one level-3 word so you produce it from context, with the English gloss as the hint and the sentence's pinyin and translation shown.

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Drills deck · part of HSK 1–3 (Mandarin) · written against: Every word of HSK 1–3 under HSK 3.0, the HSK exam syllabus published in November 2025 (988 words, levels 1–3), with grammar patterns and in-context cloze; headword levels checked against its word list. Updated 2026-10-10.

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  1. 他是一个celebrity; famous person (two characters; not 明星, 巨星, 网红, 大咖 or 大腕)，在街上常常有人跟他照相。 (Tā shì yī ge ___, zài jiē shang chángcháng yǒu rén gēn tā zhàoxiàng.) — He's a celebrity, and people often take photos with him in the street.
    他是一个名人，在街上常常有人跟他照相。 (Tā shì yī ge ___, zài jiē shang chángcháng yǒu rén gēn tā zhàoxiàng.) — He's a celebrity, and people often take photos with him in the street.
    People & Pronouns
  2. spring (two characters)来了，山上的花都开了。 (___ lái le, shān shang de huā dōu kāi le.) — Spring has come, and the flowers on the hills are all out.
    春天 / 春季来了，山上的花都开了。 (___ lái le, shān shang de huā dōu kāi le.) — Spring has come, and the flowers on the hills are all out.
    Time
  3. 我的新家很simple; plain (not 简陋)，只有一张床、一张桌子和两把椅子。 (Wǒ de xīn jiā hěn ___, zhǐ yǒu yī zhāng chuáng、yī zhāng zhuōzi hé liǎng bǎ yǐzi.) — My new place is very simple: just a bed, a desk and two chairs.
    我的新家很简单 / 简朴 / 朴素，只有一张床、一张桌子和两把椅子。 (Wǒ de xīn jiā hěn ___, zhǐ yǒu yī zhāng chuáng、yī zhāng zhuōzi hé liǎng bǎ yǐzi.) — My new place is very simple: just a bed, a desk and two chairs.
    Adjectives
  4. 妈妈把洗好的苹果放在一个大plate (two characters)里。 (Māma bǎ xǐhǎo de píngguǒ fàng zài yī ge dà ___ li.) — Mom put the washed apples on a big plate.
    妈妈把洗好的苹果放在一个大盘子 / 果盘里。 (Māma bǎ xǐhǎo de píngguǒ fàng zài yī ge dà ___ li.) — Mom put the washed apples on a big plate.
    Food & Drink
  5. 这本书送给你了，你there's no need to还给我。 (Zhè běn shū sòng gěi nǐ le, nǐ ___ huán gěi wǒ.) — The book is yours to keep; you don't need to give it back.
    这本书送给你了，你不用 / 不必 / 用不着 / 不需要 / 无须 / 无需 / 没必要 / 没有必要 / 甭还给我。 (Zhè běn shū sòng gěi nǐ le, nǐ ___ huán gěi wǒ.) — The book is yours to keep; you don't need to give it back.
    Particles & Adverbs
  6. 我的ear有点儿疼，明天去医院看看。 (Wǒ de ___ yǒudiǎnr téng, míngtiān qù yīyuàn kànkan.) — My ear hurts a bit. I'll go to the hospital tomorrow.
    我的耳朵有点儿疼，明天去医院看看。 (Wǒ de ___ yǒudiǎnr téng, míngtiān qù yīyuàn kànkan.) — My ear hurts a bit. I'll go to the hospital tomorrow.
    Body & Health
  7. 老师让我们把作业用email (two characters)发给她。 (Lǎoshī ràng wǒmen bǎ zuòyè yòng ___ fā gěi tā.) — The teacher asked us to send her our homework by email.
    老师让我们把作业用邮件 / 电邮发给她。 (Lǎoshī ràng wǒmen bǎ zuòyè yòng ___ fā gěi tā.) — The teacher asked us to send her our homework by email.
    Work & Study
  8. 下大雪了，机场的飞机都不能(of a plane) to take off (two characters)。 (Xià dà xuě le, jīchǎng de fēijī dōu bù néng ___.) — It's snowing heavily, and none of the planes at the airport can take off.
    下大雪了，机场的飞机都不能起飞。 (Xià dà xuě le, jīchǎng de fēijī dōu bù néng ___.) — It's snowing heavily, and none of the planes at the airport can take off.
    Travel & Transport

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  • Sentences reuse or follow the folder's vocabulary decks; 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. Pinyin 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). All sentences are original.

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