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HSK 1 word list
The 300 words HSK 3.0 asks for first, in full: the list every level after this one is built on top of.
Three hundred is roughly double what the old HSK 1 asked for, and the difference is deliberate: the 2.0 syllabus let you pass level 1 on 150 words, which was never enough to say much. These 300 are chosen to be enough to hold a short conversation, and 298 of them have a recording you can play.
Pinyin is coloured by tone, and every entry carries an example sentence in Chinese, in pinyin and in English. If you are starting the syllabus today, this page is the whole of what HSK 1 tests, and there is no larger list behind 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. | |
| 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他是老师。Tā shì lǎoshī.He is a teacher. | |
| 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? | |
| 没有 | méiyǒu | to not have; to not be我没有姐妹。Wǒ méiyǒu jiěmèi.I don't have any sisters. | |
| 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我是学生。Wǒ shì xuéshēng.I am a student. | |
| 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我是学生。Wǒ shì xuéshēng.I am a 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. | |
| 有点儿 | yǒudiǎnr | slightly; a little; somewhat她有点儿面包。Tā yǒudiǎnér miànbāo.She has a little bread. | |
| 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 bùdébú zuò de ma?Is that all you have to do? | |
| 只 | zhī | classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc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 děi 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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