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Chinese Dictionary

HSK 1

Beginner

Jason
Amy
Xin
Mia
Susan
Liu Ping
James
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Every word you need for HSK 1 — with etymology, stroke order, pronunciation, writing practice, and example sentences.

300 entries ~20h to complete 16,720 XP

cídiǎn

dictionary

Your first 300 words — the building blocks of every Chinese conversation.

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