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HSK 1 word list
All 299 words the official HSK 3.0 syllabus lists for level 1, in full. Pinyin is coloured by tone; where a recording exists you can play it.
Words
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Audio and example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 爱 | ài | to love真可爱！Zhēn kěài!How cute! | |
| 吧 | ba | particle indicating polite suggestion你没事吧？Nǐ méishì ba?Are you okay? | |
| 八 | bā | eight妹妹八岁了。Mèimei bā suì le.My younger sister is eight years old. | |
| 爸爸 | bàba | father, dad我爸爸很忙。Wǒ bàbà hěn máng.My dad is busy. | |
| 百 | bǎi | hundred我有一百块钱。Wǒ yǒu yībǎi kuài qián.I've got one hundred RMB. | |
| 白天 | báitiān | daytime; during the day; day他白天睡觉，晚上工作。Tā báitiān shuìjiào, wǎnshàng gōngzuò.He sleeps during the day and works at night. | |
| 半 | bàn | half; semi-; incomplete我工作了半年。Wǒ gōngzuòle bàn nián.I worked for half a year. | |
| 包子 | bāozi | steamed stuffed bun中国人普遍都爱吃包子。Zhōngguórén pǔbiàn dōu ài chī bāozi.Most Chinese love to eat baozi. | |
| 杯子 | bēizi | cup, glass杯子在桌上。Bēizi zài zhuōshàng.The cup is on the table. | |
| 本 | běn | (a measure word for books)我是日本人。Wǒ shì rìběn rén.I am Japanese. | |
| 边 | biān | side; edge; margin那边有人吗？Nàbiān yǒurén ma?Is anybody there? | |
| 病 | bìng | illness; disease; to fall ill我生病了。Wǒ shēngbìng le.I'm ill. | |
| 不 | bù | no, not不可能！Bù kěnéng!No way! | |
| 不客气 | bú kèqì | you are welcome, don't mention it“谢谢你！”“不客气。”"Xièxie nǐ!" "Bú kèqi.""Thank you!" - "You are welcome." | |
| 不要 | búyào | don't!; must not不要说话了。Búyào shuōhuà le.Stop talking. | |
| 菜 | cài | dish; vegetable; food这道菜很好吃。Zhè dào cài hěn hǎochī.This dish is delicious. | |
| 茶 | chá | tea我们只有茶水。Wǒmen zhǐyǒu cháshuǐ.We only have tea. | |
| 唱 | chàng | to sing; to call loudly; to chant请唱歌。Qǐng chànggē.Please sing. | |
| 超市 | chāoshì | supermarket去了超市。Qù le chāoshì.I went to the supermarket. | |
| 车 | chē | car; vehicle; machine出租车到了。Chūzūchē dào le.The taxi's here. | |
| 吃 | chī | to eat我吃面包。Wǒ chī miànbāo.I eat bread. | |
| 穿 | chuān | to wear; put on; penetrate穿上衣服。Chuān shàng yīfú.Dress up. | |
| 出租车 | chūzūchē | taxi, cab出租车到了。Chūzūchē dào le.The taxi's here. | |
| 大 | dà | big我是个大学生。Wǒ shì gè dàxuéshēng.I'm a college student. | |
| 打电话 | dǎdiànhuà | make a phone call打电话回家！Dǎdiànhuà huíjiā!Call home! | |
| 大家 | dàjiā | everyone大家在吃午饭。Dàjiā zài chī wǔfàn.Everyone is eating lunch. | |
| 到 | dào | arrive (at a place); until (a time)出租车到了。Chūzūchē dào le.The taxi's here. | |
| 大学 | dàxué | university; college; the Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四书 in Confucianism我是个大学生。Wǒ shì gè dàxuéshēng.I'm a college student. | |
| 大学生 | dàxuéshēng | university student; college student我是个大学生。Wǒ shì gè dàxuéshēng.I'm a college student. | |
| 的 | de | 's (possessive particle)谁的生日？Shuí de shēngrì?Whose birthday is it? | |
| 第 | dì | (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 "sixth"); (literary) grades in which successful candidates in t…我是第一。Wǒ shì dìyī.I'm first. | |
| 店 | diàn | inn; old-style hotel; (bound form) shop他去了商店。Tā qù le shāngdiàn.He went to the store. | |
| 点 | diǎn | dot; point; o'clock和气点。Hé qìdiǎn.Be nice. | |
| 电话 | diànhuà | telephone; phone call; phone number打电话回家！Dǎdiànhuà huíjiā!Call home! | |
| 电脑 | diànnǎo | computer我小时候的时候还没有电脑。Wǒ xiǎoshíhòu de shíhòu hái méiyǒu diànnǎo.We didn't have computers when I was growing up. | |
| 电视 | diànshì | television我弟弟在看电视。Wǒ dìdi zài kàndiànshì.My brother is watching TV. | |
| 电影 | diànyǐng | film, movie我们去看电影吧！Wǒmen qù kàn diànyǐngba!Let's go to the movies. | |
| 电影院 | diànyǐngyuàn | cinema; movie theater我们去电影院怎么样？Wǒmen qù diànyǐngyuàn zěnmeyàng?How about going to the movies? | |
| 弟弟 | dìdi | younger brother他是我弟弟。Tā shì wǒ dìdi.He's my younger brother. | |
| 东西 | dōngxi | thing, anything我正在吃东西。Wǒ zhèngzài chī dōngxī.I'm eating. | |
| 读 | dú | to read; to study我在读书。Wǒ zài dúshū.I'm reading. | |
| 都 | dū, dōu | all; both; even那些狗都很大。Nàxiē gǒu dōu hěndà.Those dogs are big. | |
| 对 | duì | correct; a pair; to face对不起。Duìbùqǐ.Excuse me. | |
| 对不起 | duìbuqǐ | sorry; excuse me对不起。Duìbùqǐ.Excuse me. | |
| 多 | duō | many; much; more你多吃苹果。Nǐ duō chī píngguǒ.Eat more apples. | |
| 多少 | duōshǎo | how many; how much汉字有多少个？Hànzì yǒu duōshǎo gè?How many Chinese characters are there? | |
| 读书 | dúshū | to read a book; to study; to attend school我在读书。Wǒ zài dúshū.I'm reading. | |
| 二 | èr | two我二十年前出生。Wǒ èrshínián qián chūshēng.I was born 20 years ago. | |
| 儿子 | érzi | son我的儿子长高了。Wǒ de érzi zhǎng gāo le.My son has grown tall. | |
| 饭 | fàn | cooked rice; meal; (loanword) fan我会做饭。Wǒhuì zuòfàn.I can cook. | |
| 饭店 | fàndiàn | restaurant; hotel我们的饭店是最好的。Wǒmen de fàndiàn shì zuìhǎo de.Our restaurant is the best. | |
| 房间 | fángjiān | room房间里有火。Fángjiān li yǒu huǒ.There's a fire in the room. | |
| 非常 | fēicháng | extremely; extraordinary; very非常冷。Fēicháng lěng.It's very cold. | |
| 飞机 | fēijī | airplane飞机九点起飞。Fēijī jiǔ diǎn qǐfēi.The airplane departs at 9:00. | |
| 分 | fēn | divide; fraction; minute我们分手吧。Wǒmen fēnshǒu ba.We should break up. | |
| 分钟 | fēnzhōng | minute再给我五分钟。Zài gěi wǒ wǔfēnzhōng.Give me five more minutes. | |
| 高兴 | gāoxìng | happy我不高兴。Wǒ bù gāoxìng.I am not happy. | |
| 个 | gè | (general measure word)我个子高。Wǒ gèzi gāo.I'm tall. | |
| 歌 | gē | song; (bound form) to sing请唱歌。Qǐng chànggē.Please sing. | |
| 哥哥 | gēge | older brother他有三个哥哥。Tā yǒu sāngè gēgē.He has three brothers. | |
| 给 | gěi | to give; to grant; (passive particle)你给我下来！Nǐ gěi wǒ xiàlái!Come down here! | |
| 公司 | gōngsī | company; corporation他一个人在公司。Tā yí gè rén zài gōngsī.He's at the company by himself. | |
| 工作 | gōngzuò | work; job; to work回去工作。Huíqù gōngzuò.Go back to work. | |
| 狗 | gǒu | dog我家有一只小狗。Wǒ jiā yǒu yì zhī xiǎo gǒu.My family has a little dog. | |
| 贵 | guì | expensive; noble; honorable您贵姓？Nín guìxìng?What's your surname please? | |
| 国 | guó | country; nation; state你去过哪些国家？Nǐ qùguò nǎxiē guójiā?Which countries have you visited? | |
| 还 | hái | still; yet; in addition我还在读书。Wǒ hái zài dúshū.I'm still reading. | |
| 孩子 | háizi | child; children; son or daughter他还是小孩子。Tā háishi xiǎoháizi.He's still a child. | |
| 汉语 | hànyǔ | Chinese Mandarin他也学习汉语。Tā yě xuéxí hànyǔ.He studies Chinese as well. | |
| 汉字 | Hànzì | Chinese character(s)汉字有多少个？Hànzì yǒu duōshǎo gè?How many Chinese characters are there? | |
| 号 | hào | number, date这里只有大号的。Zhèlǐ zhǐyǒu dà hào de.We only have L size here. | |
| 好 | hǎo | good; well; fine晚上好。Wǎnshàng hǎo.Good evening. | |
| 好吃 | hǎochī | tasty我想吃点好吃的。Wǒ xiǎng chī diǎn hǎochī de.I want to eat something delicious. | |
| 好看 | hǎokàn | good-looking; nice-looking; (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good好好看这张照片。Hǎohǎokàn zhèzhāng zhàopiān.Have a good look at this picture. | |
| 好听 | hǎotīng | pleasant to hear我唱歌很好听。Wǒ chànggē hěn hǎotīng.I can sing well. | |
| 好玩儿 | hǎowánr | erhua variant of 好玩这个游戏很好玩儿。Zhège yóuxì hěn hǎowánr.This game is a lot of fun. | |
| 和 | hé | and和气点。Hé qìdiǎn.Be nice. | |
| 喝 | hē | drink我在喝牛奶。Wǒ zài hēniúnǎi.I'm drinking milk. | |
| 很 | hěn | very很正常。Hěn zhèngcháng.That's normal. | |
| 后 | hòu | back; behind; rear后天见。Hòutiān jiàn.See you in two days. | |
| 还 | huán | to return我还在读书。Wǒ hái zài dúshū.I'm still reading. | |
| 回 | huí | to return; to go back; (times)请回来。Qǐng huílái.Turn back, please. | |
| 会 | huì | can; to be able to; will一会儿见！Yīhuìer jiàn!See you soon! | |
| 火车 | huǒchē | train你坐火车去吗？Nǐ zuòhuǒchē qù ma?Will you go by train? | |
| 几 | jǐ | how many; a few; several您几点下课？Nín jǐdiǎn xiàkè?What time does your class end? | |
| 家 | jiā | home; family; house他是作家。Tā shì zuòjiā.He's an author. | |
| 件 | jiàn | (measure word for things, clothes, and items)我不知道这件事。Wǒ bù zhīdào zhè jiàn shì.I didn't know about that. | |
| 见 | jiàn | to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth)后天见。Hòutiān jiàn.See you in two days. | |
| 叫 | jiào | call, is called你叫什么名字？Nǐ jiào shénme míngzì?What's your name? | |
| 饺子 | jiǎozi | dumpling; potsticker过年吃饺子是一个传统。Guònián chī jiǎozi shì yí gè chuántǒng.Eating dumplings is a Chinese New Year's tradition. | |
| 家人 | jiārén | family member; (old) servant你的家人好么？Nǐ de jiārén hǎo me?Is your family doing well? | |
| 鸡蛋 | jīdàn | (chicken) egg我不喜欢鸡蛋。Wǒ bù xǐhuān jīdàn.I dislike eggs. | |
| 姐姐 | jiějie | older sister他有三个姐姐。Tā yǒu sāngè jiějiě.He has three older sisters. | |
| 今年 | jīnnián | this year我今年大学毕业。Wǒ jīnnián dàxué bìyè.I'll graduate from university this year. | |
| 今天 | jīntiān | today今天下雨。Jīntiān xiàyǔ.It's raining today. | |
| 九 | jiǔ | nine飞机九点起飞。Fēijī jiǔ diǎn qǐfēi.The airplane departs at 9:00. | |
| 觉得 | juéde | feel; think这个你觉得怎样？Zhège nǐ juéde zěnyàng?What do you think of this one? | |
| 开 | kāi | to open, to start, to operate我们正在开会。Wǒmen zhèng zài kāihuì.We're in a meeting right now. | |
| 开车 | kāichē | to drive a car (or train etc); (slang) to post sexual content online; to make a sexual joke要小心开车。Yào xiǎoxīn kāichē.Drive carefully. | |
| 看 | kàn | see, watch看那里。Kàn nàlǐ.Look there. | |
| 看病 | kànbìng | to visit a doctor; to see a patient我要看病。Wǒyào kànbìng.I'd like to see a doctor. | |
| 看见 | kànjiàn | to see; to catch sight of您看见它了吗？Nín kànjiàn tā le ma?Did you see it? | |
| 课 | kè | class; subject; lesson您几点下课？Nín jǐdiǎn xiàkè?What time does your class end? | |
| 可以 | kěyǐ | can; may; possible我可以问你一件事吗？Wǒ kěyǐ wèn nǐ yí jiàn shì ma?May I ask you a question? | |
| 口 | kǒu | mouth他站在门口。Tā zhàn zài ménkǒu.He's standing at the entrance. | |
| 块 | kuài | piece; lump; (measure word for money)我有一百块钱。Wǒ yǒu yībǎi kuài qián.I've got one hundred RMB. | |
| 来 | lái | come请回来。Qǐng huílái.Turn back, please. | |
| 老师 | lǎoshī | teacher要听老师的话。Yào tīng lǎoshī dehuà.Obey your teachers. | |
| 了 | le | (particle: completed action / change of state)我生病了。Wǒ shēngbìng le.I'm ill. | |
| 冷 | lěng | cold非常冷。Fēicháng lěng.It's very cold. | |
| 里 | lǐ | inside; in; (Chinese mile)看那里。Kàn nàlǐ.Look there. | |
| 两 | liǎng | two; 2; both我只睡了两小时。Wǒ zhǐ shuì le liǎng xiǎoshí.I slept just two hours. | |
| 零 | líng | zero; remnant有零钱吗？Yǒu língqián ma?Do you have any change? | |
| 六 | liù | six他六点左右要给我打电话。Tā liùdiǎn zuǒyòu yào gěi wǒ dǎdiànhuà.He will call for me about six. | |
| 吗 | ma | (ending word for a question)有零钱吗？Yǒu língqián ma?Do you have any change? | |
| 卖 | mài | to sell我把房子卖了。Wǒ bǎ fángzi mài le.I sold the house. | |
| 买 | mǎi | to buy爷爷买给我的！Yéyé mǎi gěi wǒ de!Grandpa bought it for me! | |
| 妈妈 | māmā | mother妈妈很忙。Māma hěn máng.My mother is very busy. | |
| 忙 | máng | busy妈妈很忙。Māma hěn máng.My mother is very busy. | |
| 猫 | māo | cat它是我的猫。Tā shì wǒ de māo.It's my cat. | |
| 没关系 | méiguānxì | it doesn't matter, that's all right没关系。Méiguānxì.It's OK. | |
| 妹妹 | mèimei | younger sister我是你的妹妹。Wǒ shì nǐ de mèimèi.I'm your sister. | |
| 没事 | méishì | it's not important; it's nothing; never mind你没事吧？Nǐ méishì ba?Are you okay? | |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals我们去哪儿？Wǒmen qù nǎér?Where do we go? | |
| 面包 | miànbāo | bread我吃面包。Wǒ chī miànbāo.I eat bread. | |
| 面条儿 | miàntiáor | erhua variant of 面条中午我吃了一碗面条儿。Zhōngwǔ wǒ chī le yì wǎn miàntiáor.At noon I ate a bowl of noodles. | |
| 米饭 | mǐfàn | cooked rice我在吃米饭。Wǒ zài chī mǐfàn.I'm eating rice. | |
| 明年 | míngnián | next year我明年17岁。Wǒ míngnián 17suì.I'll be seventeen next year. | |
| 明天 | míngtiān | tomorrow明天是星期天。Míngtiān shì xīngqītiān.Tomorrow is Sunday. | |
| 名字 | míngzì | name你叫什么名字？Nǐ jiào shénme míngzì?What's your name? | |
| 那 | nà | that看那里。Kàn nàlǐ.Look there. | |
| 哪 | nǎ | which你去哪儿？Nǐ qù nǎér?Where are you going? | |
| 哪儿 | nǎ'er | where你去哪儿？Nǐ qù nǎér?Where are you going? | |
| 那边 | nàbiān | over there; yonder那边有人吗？Nàbiān yǒurén ma?Is anybody there? | |
| 那个 | nàge | that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this)那个男人是谁？Nàge nánrén shì shuí?Who is that man? | |
| 哪个 | nǎge | which; who哪个包是你的？Nǎge bāoshì nǐ de?Which bag is yours? | |
| 那里 | nàlǐ | there; that place看那里。Kàn nàlǐ.Look there. | |
| 哪里 | nǎlǐ | where?; somewhere; anywhere您住在哪里？Nín zhù zài nǎlǐ?Where do you live? | |
| 男 | nán | male我是个男人。Wǒ shì gè nánrén.I'm a man. | |
| 男朋友 | nánpéngyou | boyfriend我和她的男朋友在一起上班。Wǒ hé tā de nánpéngyǒu zài yìqǐ shàngbān.I work with her boyfriend. | |
| 那儿 | nàr | there你的在那儿呢。Nǐ de zài nàér ne.Yours is over there. | |
| 那些 | nàxiē | those那些狗都很大。Nàxiē gǒu dōu hěndà.Those dogs are big. | |
| 哪些 | nǎxiē | which ones?; who?; what?哪些是最好的？Nǎxiē shì zuìhǎo de?Which are the best ones? | |
| 呢 | ne | (question particle)我很好，你呢？Wǒ hěn hǎo, nǐ ne?I am fine - and you? | |
| 能 | néng | can; to be able to不可能！Bù kěnéng!No way! | |
| 你 | nǐ | you你有客人。Nǐ yǒu kèrén.You have a visitor. | |
| 年 | nián | year她去年出生。Tā qùnián chūshēng.She was born last year. | |
| 你好 | nǐhǎo | hello; hi我会给点你好东西。Wǒhuì gěi diǎn nǐhǎo dōngxī.I'll get you something nice. | |
| 你们 | nǐmen | you (plural)你们是朋友？Nǐmen shì péngyǒu?Are you friends? | |
| 您 | nín | you (polite)您会唱歌吗？Nín huì chànggē ma?Can you sing? | |
| 牛奶 | niúnǎi | cow's milk我在喝牛奶。Wǒ zài hēniúnǎi.I'm drinking milk. | |
| 女 | nǚ | woman; female她是我女儿。Tā shì wǒ nǚér.She's my daughter. | |
| 女儿 | nǚ'ér | daughter她是我女儿。Tā shì wǒ nǚér.She's my daughter. | |
| 女朋友 | nǚpéngyou | girlfriend我想找女朋友。Wǒ xiǎng zhǎo nǚpéngyǒu.I want a girlfriend. | |
| 女士 | nǚshì | lady; madam; Miss我是位女士。Wǒ shì wèi nǚshì.I'm a lady. | |
| 朋友 | péngyǒu | friend你们是朋友？Nǐmen shì péngyǒu?Are you friends? | |
| 便宜 | piányi | cheap它真的很便宜。Tā zhēnde hěn piányi.It is really cheap. | |
| 漂亮 | piàoliang | beautiful, pretty (things and girls)你的眼睛真漂亮。Nǐ de yǎnjīng zhēn piàoliàng.You have beautiful eyes. | |
| 苹果 | píngguǒ | apple我吃苹果了。Wǒ chī píngguǒ le.I ate apples. | |
| 七 | qī | seven他向她求婚求了七次。Tā xiàng tā qiúhūn qiú le qīcì.He asked her seven times to marry him. | |
| 起床 | qǐ chuáng | get out of bed我起床早。Wǒ qǐchuáng zǎo.I got up early. | |
| 钱 | qián | money有零钱吗？Yǒu língqián ma?Do you have any change? | |
| 前 | qián | front; forward; ahead零在一前面。Língzài yī qiánmiàn.Zero comes before one. | |
| 千 | qiān | one thousand我爱千层面。Wǒàiqiān céngmiàn.I love lasagna. | |
| 请 | qǐng | please; to invite; to treat请唱歌。Qǐng chànggē.Please sing. | |
| 请问 | qǐngwèn | Excuse me, may I ask...?请问你的名字是？Qǐngwèn nǐ de míngzì shì?May I have your name, please? | |
| 去 | qù | to go去了超市。Qù le chāoshì.I went to the supermarket. | |
| 去年 | qùnián | last year她去年出生。Tā qùnián chūshēng.She was born last year. | |
| 热 | rè | hot天气热点儿没关系。Tiānqì rèdiǎn ér méiguānxì.I don't mind if the weather is hot. | |
| 人 | rén | people, person, man, human being, personality, folk你有客人。Nǐ yǒu kèrén.You have a visitor. | |
| 认识 | rènshi | to know; to recognize; to be acquainted with她认识我。Tā rènshí wǒ.She knows me. | |
| 日 | rì | sun; day; date谁的生日？Shuí de shēngrì?Whose birthday is it? | |
| 三 | sān | three他有三个哥哥。Tā yǒu sāngè gēgē.He has three brothers. | |
| 上 | shàng | up; above; on晚上好。Wǎnshàng hǎo.Good evening. | |
| 上班 | shàng bān | go to work; be on duty今晚谁上班？Jīnwǎn shuí shàngbān?Who's working tonight? | |
| 商店 | shāngdiàn | shop, store他去了商店。Tā qù le shāngdiàn.He went to the store. | |
| 上课 | shàngkè | to go to class; to attend class; to go to teach a class学校8点半开始上课。Xuéxiào 8diǎnbàn kāishǐ shàngkè.School begins at 8:30 a.m. | |
| 上午 | shàngwǔ | morning昨天上午下大雨。Zuótiānshàngwǔ xià dàyǔ.It rained hard yesterday morning. | |
| 上学 | shàngxué | to go to school; to attend school你还在上学吗？Nǐ hái zài shàngxué ma?Are you still in school? | |
| 少 | shǎo | few; little; less汉字有多少个？Hànzì yǒu duōshǎo gè?How many Chinese characters are there? | |
| 谁 | shéi | who; whom他是谁？Tā shì shéi?Who is he? | |
| 生病 | shēng bìng | get sick; fall ill我生病了。Wǒ shēngbìng le.I'm ill. | |
| 什么 | shénme | what早饭吃什么？Zǎofàn chī shénme?What's for breakfast? | |
| 十 | shí | ten只要十元！Zhǐyào shíyuán!It only costs $10.00! | |
| 是 | shì | to be; is; am他是谁？Tā shì shéi?Who is he? | |
| 事 | shì | matter; thing; item我有些事。Wǒ yǒuxiē shì.I have things to take care of. | |
| 时候 | shíhou | time; moment; when它什么时候到？Tā shénme shíhòu dào?When does it arrive? | |
| 时间 | shíjiān | time; period我有时间。Wǒ yǒu shíjiān.I have time. | |
| 手机 | shǒujī | mobile (cell) phone给我你的手机。Gěi wǒ nǐ de shǒujī.Give me your phone. | |
| 书 | shū | book我在读书。Wǒ zài dúshū.I'm reading. | |
| 书店 | shūdiàn | bookstore百货商店前有个书店。Bǎihuòshāngdiàn qiányǒu gè shūdiàn.There is a bookstore in front of the department store. | |
| 睡 | shuì | to sleep; to lie down昨天我十点就睡了。Zuótiān wǒ shí diǎn jiù shuì le.Yesterday I went to sleep at ten. | |
| 水 | shuǐ | water杯子里有水。Bēizi lǐ yǒu shuǐ.There is water in the glass. | |
| 水果 | shuǐguǒ | fruit你最喜欢什么水果？Nǐ zuì xǐhuān shénme shuǐguǒ?What fruit do you like the best? | |
| 睡觉 | shuìjiào | to sleep他喜欢睡觉。Tā xǐhuān shuìjiào.He likes sleeping. | |
| 说 | shuō | to say, to speak, to tell不要说话了。Búyào shuōhuà le.Stop talking. | |
| 说话 | shuōhuà | to talk; speak不要说话了。Búyào shuōhuà le.Stop talking. | |
| 四 | sì | four今天是星期四。Jīntiān shì xīngqīsì.Today is Thursday. | |
| 岁 | suì | years (of age)妹妹八岁了。Mèimei bā suì le.My younger sister is eight years old. | |
| 它 | tā | it它很正常。Tā hěn zhèngcháng.It's very normal. | |
| 他 | tā | he他是谁？Tā shì shéi?Who is he? | |
| 她 | tā | she她很可爱。Tā hěn kěài.She is very pretty. | |
| 太 | tài | too我太高兴了。Wǒ tàigāoxìng le.I'm so happy. | |
| 他们 | tāmen | they; them他们在吃午饭。Tāmen zài chī wǔfàn.They are at lunch. | |
| 她们 | tāmen | they; them (females)她们的关系很好。Tāmen de guānxi hěn hǎo.Those women get on very well with each other. | |
| 它们 | tāmen | they; them它们中没有我要的。Tāmen zhōng méiyǒu wǒyào de.I don't want either of them. | |
| 天 | tiān | day; sky; heaven后天见。Hòutiān jiàn.See you in two days. | |
| 天气 | tiānqì | weather天气热点儿没关系。Tiānqì rèdiǎn ér méiguānxì.I don't mind if the weather is hot. | |
| 听 | tīng | to listen, to hear我没听见。Wǒ méi tīngjiàn.I didn't hear it. | |
| 听见 | tīngjiàn | to hear我没听见。Wǒ méi tīngjiàn.I didn't hear it. | |
| 同学 | tóngxué | classmate; schoolmate我们是同学。Wǒmen shì tóngxué.We're classmates. | |
| 外 | wài | outer; outside; in addition外面在下雪。Wàimiàn zài xiàxuě.It's snowing outside. | |
| 外边 | wàibian | outside; outer surface; abroad外边在下雨。Wàibian zài xià yǔ.It is raining outside. | |
| 玩 | wán | to play; have a good time; visit孩子们玩得非常高兴。Háizimen wán de fēicháng gāoxìng.The children were extremely happy playing. | |
| 晚 | wǎn | evening; night; late晚上好。Wǎnshàng hǎo.Good evening. | |
| 晚饭 | wǎnfàn | evening meal; dinner; supper晚饭我请客。Wǎnfàn wǒ qǐngkè.I'll treat you to dinner. | |
| 晚上 | wǎnshang | evening; night晚上好。Wǎnshàng hǎo.Good evening. | |
| 喂 | wèi | hello, hey喂，你好，请问是王老师吗？Wéi, nǐ hǎo, qǐngwèn shì Wáng lǎoshī ma?Hello - is this Teacher Wang? | |
| 问 | wèn | ask; inquire请问你的名字是？Qǐngwèn nǐ de míngzì shì?May I have your name, please? | |
| 问题 | wèntí | question; problem你的问题和我没有关系。Nǐ de wèntí hé wǒ méiyǒu guānxì.Your problems don't concern me. | |
| 我 | wǒ | I我知道。Wǒ zhīdào.I know. | |
| 我们 | wǒmen | we, us我们去哪儿？Wǒmen qù nǎér?Where do we go? | |
| 五 | wǔ | five再给我五分钟。Zài gěi wǒ wǔfēnzhōng.Give me five more minutes. | |
| 午饭 | wǔfàn | lunch他们在吃午饭。Tāmen zài chī wǔfàn.They are at lunch. | |
| 下 | xià | down; below; under下午好。Xiàwǔ hǎo.Good afternoon. | |
| 下班 | xiàbān | to finish work; to get off work; next service (train, bus etc)你一般几点下班？Nǐ yìbān jǐdiǎn xiàbān?When do you usually get off work? | |
| 下课 | xiàkè | to finish class; to get out of class; (fig.) (esp. of a sports coach) to be dismissed您几点下课？Nín jǐdiǎn xiàkè?What time does your class end? | |
| 想 | xiǎng | to want; to think; to miss我只想睡觉。Wǒ zhǐ xiǎng shuìjiào.I just want to sleep. | |
| 先生 | xiānshēng | sir Mr那位先生很有礼貌。Nà wèi xiānsheng hěn yǒu lǐmào.That man is extremely polite. | |
| 现在 | xiànzài | now你现在是名人了。Nǐ xiànzài shì míngrén le.You're a celebrity now. | |
| 小 | xiǎo | small他小看女人。Tā xiǎokàn nǚrén.He looks down on women. | |
| 小朋友 | xiǎopéngyǒu | child; kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan, to refer to sb's ow…那个小朋友在弄什么？Nàge xiǎopéngyou zài nòng shénme?What's that small child doing? | |
| 小时 | xiǎoshí | hour她睡了几小时。Tā shuì le jǐxiǎoshí.She slept for a few hours. | |
| 小学 | xiǎoxué | elementary school; primary school这个问题让小学生解决太难了。Zhège wèntí ràng xiǎoxuéshēng jiějué tàinán le.This problem is too difficult for primary school children to solve. | |
| 小学生 | xiǎoxuéshēng | primary school student; schoolchild; (fig.) beginner这个问题让小学生解决太难了。Zhège wèntí ràng xiǎoxuéshēng jiějué tàinán le.This problem is too difficult for primary school children to solve. | |
| 下午 | xiàwǔ | afternoon下午好。Xiàwǔ hǎo.Good afternoon. | |
| 下雨 | xiàyǔ | raining今天下雨。Jīntiān xiàyǔ.It's raining today. | |
| 写 | xiě | to write你会写多少汉字？Nǐ huì xiě duōshǎo hànzì?How many Chinese characters can you write? | |
| 些 | xiē | some; a few我有些事。Wǒ yǒuxiē shì.I have things to take care of. | |
| 谢谢 | xièxie | thank you还是要说谢谢的。Háishì yàoshuō xièxiè de.Thanks anyway. | |
| 喜欢 | xǐhuan | to like他喜欢睡觉。Tā xǐhuān shuìjiào.He likes sleeping. | |
| 新 | xīn | new; Xinjiang autonomous region (abbreviation)我是个新生。Wǒ shì gè xīnshēng.I'm a new student. | |
| 星期 | xīngqī | week今天是星期四。Jīntiān shì xīngqīsì.Today is Thursday. | |
| 星期日 | xīngqīrì | Sunday我在星期日不工作。Wǒ zài xīngqīrì bù gōngzuò.Sunday is not a workday for me. | |
| 星期天 | xīngqītiān | Sunday明天是星期天。Míngtiān shì xīngqītiān.Tomorrow is Sunday. | |
| 休息 | xiūxi | to rest; take a break我今天休息。Wǒ jīntiān xiūxī.I am off today. | |
| 学 | xué | to learn; to study; to imitate好好学习。Hǎohǎoxuéxí.Study hard. | |
| 雪 | xuě | snow雪很白。Xuě hěn bái.Snow is very white. | |
| 学生 | xuéshēng | student我是个大学生。Wǒ shì gè dàxuéshēng.I'm a college student. | |
| 学习 | xuéxí | learn, study好好学习。Hǎohǎoxuéxí.Study hard. | |
| 学校 | xuéxiào | school我在学校读书。Wǒ zài xuéxiào dúshū.I study at school. | |
| 要 | yào | to want; to need; will/shall只要十元！Zhǐyào shíyuán!It only costs $10.00! | |
| 也 | yě | also; too我也这么想。Wǒ yě zhème xiǎng.I think so, too. | |
| 一 | yī | one我是第一。Wǒ shì dìyī.I'm first. | |
| 一半 | yíbàn | half别留着一半工作没干。Biéliú zhe yíbàn gōngzuò méigàn.Don't leave your work half finished. | |
| 一点儿 | yīdiǎner | a little; a bit我会说一点儿汉语。Wǒ huì shuō yìdiǎnr Hànyǔ.I can speak a little Chinese. | |
| 衣服 | yīfú | clothes; clothing穿上衣服。Chuān shàng yīfú.Dress up. | |
| 医生 | yīshēng | doctor您最好请教一下医生。Nín zuìhǎo qǐngjiào yīxià yīshēng.You'd better consult the doctor. | |
| 一下 | yīxià | a little bit/while; one time; once我出去一下。Wǒ chūqù yíxià.I'm going out for a bit. | |
| 一些 | yìxiē | some; a few; a little我有一些朋友。Wǒ yǒu yīxiē péngyǒu.I've got a few friends. | |
| 医院 | yīyuàn | hospital这是医院。Zhèshì yīyuàn.This is a hospital. | |
| 椅子 | yǐzi | chair猫在椅子上睡觉。Māo zài yǐzi shàng shuìjiào.The cat is sleeping on the chair. | |
| 有 | yǒu | have, has, there are, there is有零钱吗？Yǒu língqián ma?Do you have any change? | |
| 有的 | yǒude | (there are) some (who are...); some (exist)你所有的书我都看过了。Nǐ suǒyǒu de shū wǒ dōu kànguò le.I've read all your books. | |
| 有些 | yǒuxiē | some; somewhat我有些事。Wǒ yǒuxiē shì.I have things to take care of. | |
| 雨 | yǔ | rain今天下雨。Jīntiān xiàyǔ.It's raining today. | |
| 元 | yuán | Chinese monetary unit; dollar; first只要十元！Zhǐyào shíyuán!It only costs $10.00! | |
| 月 | yuè | month, the moon今天几月几日？Jīntiān jǐ yuè jǐ rì?What's the date today? | |
| 再 | zài | again; once more再给我五分钟。Zài gěi wǒ wǔfēnzhōng.Give me five more minutes. | |
| 在 | zài | at; in; on我在读书。Wǒ zài dúshū.I'm reading. | |
| 再见 | zàijiàn | good-bye我不会再见他了。Wǒ búhuì zàijiàn tā le.I won't see him anymore. | |
| 早 | zǎo | early; morning; Good morning!早上好！Zǎoshànghǎo!Good morning. | |
| 早饭 | zǎofàn | breakfast早饭吃什么？Zǎofàn chī shénme?What's for breakfast? | |
| 早上 | zǎoshang | (early) morning早上好！Zǎoshànghǎo!Good morning. | |
| 怎么 | zěnme | how; why工作怎么样？Gōngzuò zěnmeyàng?How's work? | |
| 怎么样 | zěnmeyàng | how about; how is it工作怎么样？Gōngzuò zěnmeyàng?How's work? | |
| 找 | zhǎo | try to find; look for; seek我想找女朋友。Wǒ xiǎng zhǎo nǚpéngyǒu.I want a girlfriend. | |
| 这 | zhè | this这不可能！Zhè bù kěnéng!It can't be! | |
| 这边 | zhèbiān | this side; here我站在你这边。Wǒ zhàn zài nǐ zhèbiān.I'm on your side. | |
| 这个 | zhège | (pronoun) this; (adjective) this这个你觉得怎样？Zhège nǐ juéde zěnyàng?What do you think of this one? | |
| 这里 | zhèlǐ | here这里只有大号的。Zhèlǐ zhǐyǒu dà hào de.We only have L size here. | |
| 真 | zhēn | real; true; genuine真可爱！Zhēn kěài!How cute! | |
| 正在 | zhèngzài | in the process of (doing something); currently我正在吃东西。Wǒ zhèngzài chī dōngxī.I'm eating. | |
| 这儿 | zhèr | here谁住在这儿？Shuí zhù zài zhèér?Who lives here? | |
| 这些 | zhèxiē | these这些都是你不得不做的吗？Zhèxiē dōu shì nǐ bùdébù zuò de ma?Is that all you have to do? | |
| 只 | zhǐ | only; merely只要十元！Zhǐyào shíyuán!It only costs $10.00! | |
| 知道 | zhīdao | know; be aware of我知道。Wǒ zhīdào.I know. | |
| 中国 | zhōngguó | China他从中国回来了。Tā cóng zhōngguó huílái le.He came back from China. | |
| 中文 | Zhōngwén | Chinese (written) language学中文的学生只有他们几个。Xué zhōngwén de xuéshēng zhǐyǒu tāmen jǐgè.They are the only students who study Chinese. | |
| 中午 | zhōngwǔ | noon, midday, noonday我们中午十二点半要一起吃午饭。Wǒmen zhōngwǔ shíèrdiǎn bànyào yìqǐ chī wǔfàn.We'll eat lunch together at 12:30. | |
| 中学 | zhōngxué | middle school汤姆三年前从高中学校毕业了Tāngmǔ sānnián qián cóng gāozhōng xuéxiào bìyè leTom graduated from high school three years ago. | |
| 中学生 | zhōngxuéshēng | middle-school student; high school student我哥哥是中学生。Wǒ gēge shì zhōngxuéshēng.My older brother is a middle-school student. | |
| 住 | zhù | to live; to stay; to reside您住在哪里？Nín zhù zài nǎlǐ?Where do you live? | |
| 桌子 | zhuōzi | desk, table桌子上只有一本书。Zhuōzi shàng zhǐyǒu yī běnshū.There is only one book on the desk. | |
| 字 | zì | character; written word你叫什么名字？Nǐ jiào shénme míngzì?What's your name? | |
| 坐 | zuò | to sit; to take (transport)你得坐下来。Nǐ dé zuòxià lái.You have to sit down. | |
| 做 | zuò | to do; to make我会做饭。Wǒhuì zuòfàn.I can cook. | |
| 做饭 | zuòfàn | to prepare a meal; to cook我会做饭。Wǒhuì zuòfàn.I can cook. | |
| 昨天 | zuótiān | yesterday昨天下雨了。Zuótiān xiàyǔ le.It rained yesterday. |
Source: the official 考试大纲 for HSK 3.0, published November 2025.
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