Studying HSK2.0 vocab now and then HSK3.0 in the future, duplicates?

[Ledu]

I am in book 3 of 6 with the Ledu series and I am already frequently encountering advanced words for both sets of HSK2.0 & 3.0. Currently I am studying HSK4 (2.0 series) words.

Should I add these advanced words manually to study now, as I encounter them, or will doing this create a troublesome duplicate later?

For example:
奔驰 Ben1Chi2 BMW is a (HSK2.0) HSK 6 word, it is not an (HSK 3.0) word.

罢工 ba4gong1 Strike/Go on strike is an (HSK 2.0) and (HSK 3.0) HSK 6 word.

Many HSK 2.0 words carry over into the new HSK 3.0 lists too. How does the flashcard system handle these duplicate entries? I wouldn't want two entries of 罢工 ba4gong1. I will need to study HSK 2.0 and 3.0 words. By the time I take the HSK 6 it will probably be officially using the HSK 3.0 vocabulary. I know it is a long way from now however my coursebook is already introducing HSK7-9 words frequently to me. 80% of the words I don't know tend to be actual HSK2.0 or 3.0 words. There are already new HSK3.0 vocabulary textbooks that have been published for all new levels, however no official textbooks for them.

 

[Shun]

Hi Ledu,

fortunately, you can keep all flashcards merged even if you add them more than once to different categories. If you're on Pleco 3.2, you simply need to have this setting enabled:

Each time you add the card, it will change the card's dictionary to the one you used last, and it will remain a single card. So you could add advanced cards now or much later, both ways should work fine.

For the Pleco 4.0 Beta, I couldn't find the same setting right off the bat, but I'm sure it exists somewhere.

Shun

 

[Ledu]

Hi Shun,

Thanks for your help. Yes I am on Android 3.2.86. I attached the screenshot of the manual for Android, how it appears on my phone and
what I finally selected. I also selected Duplicate (in category) as "Prompt" copying what you have on your screenshot just in case. I think this should work now so that I can study advanced words as I encounter them.