HSK 1 Vocabulary Lists
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最
㝡
zuì
variant of 最[zui4]
拿
㧱
ná
old variant of 拿[na2]
一
yī
one
七
qī
seven
三
sān
surname San
上
shàng
(bound form) up; upper; above; previous
上学
上學
shàng xué
to go to school
上班
shàng bān
to go to work
上网
上網
shàng wǎng
to go online
上课
上課
shàng kè
to go to class
下班
xià bān
to finish work; to get off work
下课
下課
xià kè
to finish class
不
bù
no; not so
不对
不對
bù duì
incorrect
中
zhōng
(bound form) China; Chinese
九
jiǔ
nine
也
yě
surname Ye
事
shì
matter
二
èr
two
五
wǔ
five
人
rén
person; people
从
cóng
variant of 從|从[cong2]
他
tā
(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
住
zhù
to live
你
nǐ
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
你好
nǐ hǎo
hello; hi
来
來
lái
to come
个
個
gè
(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)
做
zuò
to make; to produce
元
yuán
surname Yuan
先
xiān
beforehand; first; earlier
八
bā
eight
六
liù
six
再
zài
again; once more; re-
最
冣
zuì
old variant of 最[zui4]
冷
lěng
surname Leng
出
chū
to go out; to come out
到
dào
to reach; to arrive
前
qián
front
动
動
dòng
(of sth) to move
包
bāo
surname Bao
北
běi
north
十
shí
ten
半
bàn
half
南
nán
surname Nan
去
qù
to go
口
kǒu
mouth
右
yòu
(bound form) right; right-hand side
吃
chī
to eat; to consume
吃饭
吃飯
chī fàn
to have a meal
后
hòu
surname Hou
和
咊
hé
old variant of 和[he2]
和
hé
surname He
笑
咲
xiào
old variant of 笑[xiao4]
唱
chàng
to sing
唱歌
chàng gē
to sing a song
问
問
wèn
to ask; to inquire
喝
hē
to drink
吃
喫
chī
variant of 吃[chi1]
四
sì
four
回家
huí jiā
to return home
国
國
guó
surname Guo
在
zài
to exist; to be alive
坐
zuò
surname Zuo
块
塊
kuài
lump; chunk; piece
坏
壞
huài
bad
外
wài
outside
大
dà
big; large; great
天
tiān
day
太
tài
highest
女
nǚ
female
奶
nǎi
breast
她
tā
she
你
妳
nǐ
you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)
奶
妳
nǎi
variant of 嬭|奶[nai3]
奶
嬭
nǎi
mother
字
zì
letter
学
學
xué
to learn
写
寫
xiě
to write
少
shǎo
few
就
jiù
(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
山
shān
surname Shan
岁
嵗
suì
variant of 歲|岁[sui4], year
左
zuǒ
surname Zuo
差
chà
different
常
cháng
surname Chang
帮
幇
bāng
old variant of 幫|帮[bang1]
帮
幚
bāng
old variant of 幫|帮[bang1]
帮
幫
bāng
to help
帮忙
幫忙
bāng máng
to help
年
nián
surname Nian
干
幹
gàn
tree trunk
几
幾
jǐ
how much
床
chuáng
bed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on) (CL:張|张[zhang1])
很
hěn
very; quite
后
後
hòu
back
得到
dé dào
to get; to obtain; to receive
从
從
cóng
surname Cong
忘
wàng
to forget
忙
máng
busy
快
kuài
rapid
您
nín
you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[ni3])
想
xiǎng
to think (about)
爱
愛
ài
to love; to be fond of; to like
慢
màn
slow
我
wǒ
I; me; my
手
shǒu
hand
打开
打開
dǎ kāi
to open
找
zhǎo
to try to find
拿
拏
ná
variant of 拿[na2]
拿
ná
to hold
考
攷
kǎo
to beat
放
fàng
to put
放假
fàng jià
to have a holiday or vacation
放学
放學
fàng xué
to dismiss students at the end of the school day
教
jiào
surname Jiao
新
xīn
abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1]
日
rì
abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan
早
zǎo
early
是
shì
to be (followed by substantives only)
是
昰
shì
variant of 是[shi4]
晚
wǎn
evening
书
書
shū
abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]
最
zuì
(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est
月
yuè
moon
有
yǒu
to have; there is
有名
yǒu míng
famous
杯
bēi
cup
东
東
dōng
surname Dong
杯
桮
bēi
variant of 杯[bei1]
楼
樓
lóu
surname Lou
树
樹
shù
tree
歌
gē
song (CL:首[shou3],支[zhi1])
岁
歲
suì
classifier for years (of age)
比
bǐ
Belgium
球
毬
qiú
ball used for playing games (variant of 球[qiu2])
水
shuǐ
surname Shui
没
沒
méi
(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
洗
xǐ
to wash; to bathe
渴
kě
thirsty
热
熱
rè
to warm up
床
牀
chuáng
variant of 床[chuang2]
班
bān
surname Ban
球
qiú
ball
生气
生氣
shēng qì
to get angry; to be furious
生病
shēng bìng
to fall ill
用
yòng
to use; to make use of; to employ
男
nán
(bound form) male
病
bìng
illness
百
bǎi
surname Bai
杯
盃
bēi
variant of 杯[bei1]
看到
kàn dào
to see
看病
kàn bìng
to visit a doctor
真
zhēn
really
睡
shuì
to sleep
睡觉
睡覺
shuì jiào
to go to bed
票
piào
ticket
年
秊
nián
grain
穿
chuān
to wear
笑
xiào
to laugh; to smile
第
dì
(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4 - liu4] "sixth")
个
箇
gè
variant of 個|个[ge4]
累
lèi
tired
给
給
gěi
to
考
kǎo
to check
听
聽
tīng
to listen to; to hear
肉
ròu
meat
能
néng
surname Neng
茶
chá
tea
菜
cài
vegetable; greens (CL:棵[ke1])
号
號
hào
ordinal number
里
裏
lǐ
variant of 裡|里[li3]
里
裡
lǐ
lining
西
xī
the West
见
見
jiàn
to see
见面
見面
jiàn miàn
to meet; to see each other
记
記
jì
to record
试
試
shì
to test
话
話
huà
dialect
说
說
shuō
to speak; to talk; to say
说话
說話
shuō huà
to speak
说
説
shuō
variant of 說|说[shuo1]
谁
誰
shéi
who
课
課
kè
subject
请
請
qǐng
to ask
请假
請假
qǐng jià
to request leave of absence
请坐
請坐
qǐng zuò
please, have a seat
话
諙
huà
old variant of 話|话[hua4]
歌
謌
gē
variant of 歌[ge1]
读
讀
dú
to read out; to read aloud
读书
讀書
dú shū
to read a book
贵
貴
guì
abbr. for Guizhou Province 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1]
买
買
mǎi
to buy
走
zǒu
to walk
走路
zǒu lù
to walk; to go on foot
起
qǐ
to rise
起床
qǐ chuáng
to get out of bed; to get up
跑
pǎo
to run
跟
gēn
heel
路
lù
surname Lu
车
車
chē
surname Che
送
sòng
to send; to deliver; to transmit
这
這
zhè
(pronoun) this; these
进
進
jìn
to go forward
远
遠
yuǎn
far
还
還
hái
still
都
dōu
all; both; entirely
里
lǐ
Li (surname)
钱
錢
qián
surname Qian
错
錯
cuò
surname Cuo
门
門
mén
surname Men
开
開
kāi
to open (transitive or intransitive)
开会
開會
kāi huì
to hold a meeting
开车
開車
kāi chē
to drive a car (or train etc)
间
間
jiān
between
难
難
nán
difficult (to...)
雨
yǔ
rain
零
líng
zero
电
電
diàn
lightning
页
頁
yè
page
风
風
fēng
wind
飞
飛
fēi
to fly
饭
飯
fàn
cooked rice
饿
餓
è
hungry
高
gāo
surname Gao
点
點
diǎn
to touch briefly; to tap
出
齣
chū
variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)
和
龢
hé
(literary) harmonious (variant of 和[he2])
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