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HSK Level 1 Vocabulary List

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   爱 愛 ài to love/affection/to be fond of/to like
   八 八 bā eight/8
   爸爸 爸爸 bà ba (informal) father/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
北京 北京 běi jīng Beijing/capital of People's Republic of China/one of the four municipalities 直轄市|直辖市/fig. PRC government
杯子 杯子 bēi zi cup/glass/CL:個|个[ge4],支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]
本 本 běn roots or stems of plants/origin/source/this/the current/root/foundation/basis/(classifier for books, periodicals, files etc)
不 不 bù (negative prefix)/not/no
不客气 不客氣 bù kè qi you're welcome/impolite/rude/blunt/don't mention it
菜 菜 cài dish (type of food)/vegetables/vegetable/cuisine/CL:盤|盘[pan2],道[dao4]
茶 茶 chá tea/tea plant/CL:杯[bei1],壺|壶[hu2]
吃 吃 chī to eat/to have one's meal/to eradicate/to destroy/to absorb/to suffer/to exhaust
出租车 出租車 chū zū chē taxi
大 大 dà big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/oldest/eldest
打电话 打電話 dǎ diàn huà to make a telephone call
大 大 dài doctor
的 的 de of/structural particle: used before a noun, linking it to preceding possessive or descriptive attributive
的 的 dí really and truly
的 的 dì aim/clear
点 點 diǎn point/dot/speck/drop/decimal point/point of a scale/point in a theory or argument/downwards-right convex character stroke/a little (usually 一點|一点)/a jot/beat (of percussion instrument)/to draw a dot/to touch slightly/to drip/classifier for items/classifier for small indeterminate quantities/to nod/to select item from a list/to order (food in a restaurant)/to count/o'clock/one fifth of a two hour watch (old)/hour/point of time/iron bell (used to mark time)/pastry/dimsum 點心|点心/CL:個|个[ge4]
电脑 電腦 diàn nǎo computer/CL:臺|台[tai2]
电视 電視 diàn shì television/TV/CL:臺|台[tai2],個|个[ge4]
电影 電影 diàn yǐng movie/film/CL:片[pian4],幕[mu4],場|场[chang3]
东西 東西 dōng xī east and west
东西 東西 dōng xi thing/stuff/person/CL:個|个[ge4],件[jian4]
读 讀 dòu comma/phrase marked by pause
都 都 dōu all/both (if two things are involved)/entirely (due to) each/even/already
读 讀 dú to read/to study/reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音[pin1 yin1]
都 都 dū capital city/metropolis/surname Du
对不起 對不起 duì bu qǐ unworthy/to let down/I'm sorry/excuse me/pardon me/if you please/sorry? (please repeat)
多 多 duō many/much/a lot of/numerous/multi-
多少 多少 duō shǎo number/amount/somewhat
多少 多少 duō shao how much/how many/which (number)/as much as
二 二 èr two/2
儿子 兒子 ér zi son
饭馆 飯館 fàn guǎn restaurant/CL:家[jia1]
飞机 飛機 fēi jī airplane/CL: 架[jia4]
分钟 分鐘 fēn zhōng minute
高兴 高興 gāo xìng happy/glad/willing (to do sth)/in a cheerful mood
个 個 gè individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects in general
工作 工作 gōng zuò job/work/construction/task/CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],項|项[xiang4]
狗 狗 gǒu dog/CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]
汉语 漢語 hàn yǔ Chinese language/CL:門|门[men2]
好 好 hǎo good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating completion or readiness)
好 好 hào to be fond of
和 和 hé and/together with/with/sum/union/peace/harmony/surname He/Japanese related
和 和 hè cap (a poem)/to respond in singing
喝 喝 hē to drink/(interj.) My goodness!
喝 喝 hè shout applause
很 很 hěn (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
后面 後面 hòu mian rear/back/behind/later/afterwards
和 和 hú to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
回 回 huí to circle/to go back/to turn around/to answer/to return/to revolve/Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)/time/classifier for acts of a play/section or chapter (of a classic book)
会 會 huì can/be possible/be able to/will/to assemble/to meet/to gather/to see/union/group/association/CL:個|个[ge4]
和 和 huó soft/warm
和 和 huò to mix together/to blend
火车站 火車站 huǒ chē zhàn train station
吃 吃 jí stammer
几 幾 jī almost/small table
几 幾 jǐ how much/how many/several/a few
家 家 jiā home/family/classifier for families or businesses/refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China/noun suffix for specialists in some activity such as musician or revolutionary, corresponds to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian/surname Jia/CL:個|个[ge4]
叫 叫 jiào to call/to yell/to order/to ask/to be called
今天 今天 jīn tiān today/at the present/now
九 九 jiǔ nine/9
开 開 kāi to open/to start/to turn on/to write out (a medical prescription)/to operate (vehicle)/abbr. for 開爾文|开尔文 degrees Kelvin
看 看 kān to look after/to take care of/to watch/to guard
看 看 kàn to see/to look at/to read/to watch/to consider/to regard as/to view as/to treat as/to judge/(after repeated verb) to give it a try/depending on (how you're judging)/to visit/to call on/to treat (an illness)/to look after/Watch out! (for a danger)
看见 看見 kàn jiàn to see/to catch sight of
块 塊 kuài lump (of earth)/chunk/piece/classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc/colloquial word for yuan (or other unit of currency such as Hong Kong or US dollar etc), usually as 塊錢|块钱
会 會 kuài to balance an account/accounting
来 來 lái to come/to arrive/to come round/ever since/next
老师 老師 lǎo shī teacher/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
了 了 le (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed action marker)
冷 冷 lěng cold
里 裏 lǐ inside/internal/interior/lining/village/basic unit of city administration
里 裡 lǐ inside/internal/interior/lining/village/basic unit of city administration
里 里 lǐ Chinese mile (approx. 0.5 km)/neighborhood/hometown/surname Li
了 了 liǎo to know/to understand
了 瞭 liǎo clear
了 瞭 liào to look afar from a high place
零 零 líng remnant/zero
六 六 liù six/6
吗 嗎 mǎ see 嗎啡|吗啡, morphine
吗 嗎 ma (question tag)
妈妈 媽媽 mā ma mama/mommy/mother/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
买 買 mǎi buy
猫 貓 māo cat/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
没 沒 méi (negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not
没关系 沒關係 méi guān xi it doesn't matter
米饭 米飯 mǐ fàn (cooked) rice
明天 明天 míng tiān tomorrow
名字 名字 míng zi name (of a person or thing)/CL:個|个[ge4]
没 沒 mò drowned/to end/to die/to inundate
哪 哪 nǎ how/which
哪 哪 na (particle equivalent to 啊 after noun ending in -n)
那 那 nǎ variant of 哪/how/which
那 那 nà that/those/commonly pr. nei4 before a classifier, esp. in Beijing
哪儿 哪兒 nǎr where?/wherever/anywhere
那儿 那兒 nàr there
呢 呢 ne (question particle for subjects already mentioned)
哪 哪 něi which? (interrogative, followed by classifier or numeral-classifier)
能 能 néng can/may/capable/energy/able/surname Neng
你 你 nǐ you (informal, as opposed to polite 您[nin2])
呢 呢 ní woolen material
年 年 nián year/CL:個|个[ge4]
女儿 女兒 nǚ ér daughter
朋友 朋友 péng you friend/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
漂亮 漂亮 piào liang pretty/beautiful
苹果 蘋果 píng guǒ apple/CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1]
七 七 qī seven/7
钱 錢 qián coin/money/surname Qian/CL:筆|笔[bi3]
前面 前面 qián miàn ahead/in front/preceding/above
请 請 qǐng to ask/to invite/please (do sth)/to treat (to a meal etc)/to request
去 去 qù to go/to leave/to remove/fourth tone of putonghua
热 熱 rè heat/to heat up/fervent/hot (of weather)/warm up
人 人 rén man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
认识 認識 rèn shi to know/to recognize/to be familiar with/acquainted with sth/knowledge/understanding/awareness/cognition
日 日 rì day/sun/date/day of the month/abbr. for Japan/CL:個|个[ge4]
三 三 sān three/3
上 上 shàng on/on top/upon/first (of two parts)/previous or last (week etc)/upper/higher/above/previous/to climb/to go into/to go up/to attend (class or university)/third tone of putonghua
商店 商店 shāng diàn store/shop/CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4]
上午 上午 shàng wǔ morning/CL:個|个[ge4]
少 少 shǎo few/little/lack
少 少 shào young
谁 誰 shéi who/also pronounced shui2
什么 什麼 shén me what/what?/who?/something/anything
十 十 shí ten/10
是 是 shì is/are/am/yes/to be
时候 時候 shí hou time/length of time/moment/period
书 書 shū book/letter/same as 書經|书经 Book of History/CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4],叢|丛[cong2]
水 水 shuǐ water/river/surname Shui/CL:杯[bei1],筒[tong3],瓶[ping2]
水果 水果 shuǐ guǒ fruit/CL:個|个[ge4]
睡觉 睡覺 shuì jiào to go to bed/to go to sleep
说话 說話 shuō huà to speak/to say/to talk/to gossip/to tell stories/talk/word
四 四 sì four/4
岁 歲 suì year/years old/classifier for years old
他 他 tā he/him
她 她 tā she
太 太 tài highest/greatest/too (much)/very/extremely
天气 天氣 tiān qì weather
听 聽 tīng to listen/to hear/to obey/a can (loan from English tin)/classifier for canned beverages
听 聽 tìng to let/to allow
同学 同學 tóng xué (fellow) classmate/CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4]
喂 喂 wèi hello (interj., esp. on telephone)/hey/to feed (sb or some animal)
喂 餵 wèi to feed
我 我 wǒ I/me/my
我们 我們 wǒ men we/us/ourselves/our
五 五 wǔ five/5
喜欢 喜歡 xǐ huan to like/to be fond of
下 下 xià down/downwards/below/lower/later/next (week etc)/second (of two parts)/to decline/to go down
下午 下午 xià wǔ afternoon/p.m./CL:個|个[ge4]
下雨 下雨 xià yǔ rainy
先生 先生 xiān sheng sir/mister/teacher/(title of respect)/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
现在 現在 xiàn zài now/at present/modern/current/nowadays/at the moment/as of now
想 想 xiǎng to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
小 小 xiǎo small/tiny/few/young
小姐 小姐 xiǎo jie young lady/miss/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
些 些 xiē some/few/several/(a measure word)
写 寫 xiě to write
谢谢 謝謝 xiè xie to thank/thanks
星期 星期 xīng qī week/CL:個|个[ge4]
学生 學生 xué sheng student/school child
学习 學習 xué xí to learn/to study
学校 學校 xué xiào school/CL:所[suo3]
一 一 yī one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all/throughout
衣服 衣服 yī fu clothes/CL:件[jian4],套[tao4]
医生 醫生 yī shēng doctor/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
医院 醫院 yī yuàn hospital/CL:所[suo3],家[jia1],座[zuo4]
椅子 椅子 yǐ zi chair/CL:把[ba3],套[tao4]
有 有 yǒu to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
月 月 yuè moon/month/CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]
在 在 zài (located) at/(to be) in/to exist/in the middle of doing sth/(indicating an action in progress)
再见 再見 zài jiàn goodbye/see you again later
怎么 怎麼 zěn me how?/what?/why?
怎么样 怎麼樣 zěn me yàng how?/how about?/how was it?/how are things?
这 這 zhè this/these/(commonly pronounced zhei4 before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)
这儿 這兒 zhèr here
中国 中國 zhōng guó China/Middle Kingdom
中午 中午 zhōng wǔ noon/midday/CL:個|个[ge4]
住 住 zhù to live/to dwell/to stay/to reside/to stop
桌子 桌子 zhuō zi table/desk/CL:張|张[zhang1],套[tao4]
字 字 zì letter/symbol/character/word/CL:個|个[ge4]
做 做 zuò to do/to make/to produce/to write/to compose/to act as/to engage in/to hold (a party)/to be/to become/to function (in some capacity)/to serve as/to be used for/to form (a bond or relationship)/to pretend/to feign/to act a part/to put on appearance
坐 坐 zuò to sit/to take a seat/to take (a bus, airplane etc)/to bear fruit/surname Zuo
昨天 昨天 zuó tiān yesterday
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