HSK 1 Vocabulary List

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HanziMeaning
一one, a
一下a little while
一些some, a few
一半half
一点儿a little, a bit
七seven
三three
上up, on
上午morning
上学go to school
上班go to work
上课attend class, go to class
下down, below, next
下午afternoon
下班get off work
下课finish class, get out of class
下雨to rain
不no, not
不客气you're welcome
不要don't want; don't
东西thing, item
两two (of something)
个general measure word
中午noon
中国China
中学middle school
中学生middle school student
中文Chinese language
九nine
也also, too
书book
书店bookstore
买buy
了completed action particle
事thing, matter, affair
二two
五five
些some, a few
人person, people
什么what
今天today
今年this year
他he, him
他们they, them (male)
们plural suffix
件measure word (clothes)
休息rest, take a break
会can, be able to
住live, reside
你you
你们you (plural)
你好hello, how are you
便宜cheap, inexpensive
做do, make
做饭cook meal
儿子son
元Chinese monetary unit
先生Mr., husband
八eight
公司company, corporation
六six
再again, then
再见goodbye
写to write
冷cold
几how many, a few
出租车taxi
分minute, cent; to divide
分钟minute
到to arrive; to
前front, before
包子steamed stuffed bun
医生doctor
医院hospital
十ten
千thousand
午饭lunch
半half
卖sell
去go, to go
去年last year
口mouth
只only; just
叫to call, to be called
可以can, may
号number, day of month
吃to eat
同学classmate, schoolmate
名字name
后after, behind
吗question particle
吧indicates suggestion/query
听listen
听见hear
呢question particle
和and, with
哥哥elder brother
哪which, where
哪个which one
哪些which ones
哪儿where
哪里where, somewhere
唱to sing
商店store, shop
喂hello (on phone), hey
喜欢like, be fond of
喝to drink
四four
回return, go back
国country, nation
在at, in; alive
坐sit
块lump, yuan
外outside, exterior
外边outside
多many, much, more
多少how many, how much
大big, large
大学university, college
大学生university student, college student
大家everyone, all
天day, sky
天气weather
太too, extremely
女female, woman
女儿daughter
女士Ms., lady
女朋友girlfriend
她she, her
她们they, them (female)
好good, well, fine
好吃delicious, tasty
好听pleasant to hear, melodious
好玩儿fun, amusing
好看good-looking, pretty
妈妈mom, mother
妹妹younger sister
姐姐older sister
字character, word
学learn, study
学习study, learn
学校school
学生student
孩子child, children
它it
它们they, them (non-human)
家home, family
家人family member
对right, correct; to
对不起I'm sorry, excuse me
小small, little, young
小学elementary school
小学生primary school student
小时hour
小朋友child, little friend
少few, little
岁year (of age)
工作work, job; to work
年year
店shop, store
开open, drive
开车drive a car
弟弟younger brother
很very, quite
忙busy
怎么how
怎么样how about it?
您you (polite)
想to want, to think
我I, me
我们we, us
房间room
手机mobile phone
打电话make a phone call
找look for; give change
新new
日day, sun
早early; morning
早上morning
早饭breakfast
时候time, moment
时间time
明天tomorrow
明年next year
星期week
星期天Sunday
星期日Sunday
昨天yesterday
是to be, is, are
晚late, evening
晚上evening, night
晚饭dinner, supper
月month, moon
有have, there is
有一点儿a little bit, somewhat
有些some, a few
有的some
朋友friend
本measure word (books)
来come
杯子cup, glass
桌子table, desk
椅子chair
歌song
正在in the process of
水water
水果fruit
汉字Chinese character
汉语Chinese language
没事no problem, never mind
没关系never mind, it's okay
没有don't have, there isn't
漂亮beautiful, pretty
火车train
点point, dot, o'clock
热hot
爱love; to love
爸爸father, dad
牛奶milk
狗dog
猫cat
玩to play, to have fun
现在now, at present
生病get sick, be ill
电影movie, film
电影院cinema, movie theater
电视television, TV
电脑computer
电话telephone, phone call
男male
男朋友boyfriend
病illness, disease; sick
白天daytime, during the day
百hundred
的possessive particle; of
看look, see
看病see a doctor
看见see, spot
真really, truly
睡sleep
睡觉sleep
知道know
穿to wear
第prefix for ordinal numbers
米饭cooked rice
给give; to, for
老师teacher
能can, be able to
苹果apple
茶tea
菜vegetables, dish
衣服clothes
要want, need, will
见to see, meet
觉得feel, think
认识recognize, know
说speak, say
说话speak, talk
请please, invite
请问excuse me, may I ask
读to read, to study
读书to read, to study
课class, lesson
谁who, whom
谢谢thanks, thank you
贵expensive, noble
起床get up
超市supermarket
车car, vehicle
边side, edge
还still, also, yet
这this
这个this one
这些these
这儿here
这边this side
这里here
那that, then
那个that one
那些those
那儿there
那边there, that side
那里there
都all, both
里inside
钱money
问to ask
问题question, problem
雨rain
雪snow
零zero
非常very, extremely
面包bread
面条儿noodles
飞机airplane, plane
饭meal, cooked rice
饭店restaurant, hotel
饺子dumpling
高兴happy, pleased
鸡蛋chicken egg

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