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Vocabulary

HSK1 — 158 words

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🔢Numbers · 11

零
líng
zero
一
yī
one
二
èr
two
三
sān
three
四
sì
four
五
wǔ
five
六
liù
six
七
qī
seven
八
bā
eight
九
jiǔ
nine
十
shí
ten

📏Measure words & quantity · 8

个
gè
general measure word
本
běn
measure word for books
块
kuài
measure word; piece, lump (also: yuán)
岁
suì
years old
些
xiē
some, a few
点
diǎn
o'clock; a bit; dot
一点儿
yīdiǎnr
a little
分钟
fēnzhōng
minute

👥Pronouns · 8

我
wǒ
I, me
我们
wǒmen
we, us
你
nǐ
you (singular)
你们
nǐmen
you (plural)
他
tā
he, him
她
tā
she, her
他们
tāmen
they (mixed / male)
她们
tāmen
they (female)

📍Demonstratives & location · 9

这
zhè
this, these
那
nà
that, those
这儿
zhèr
here
那儿
nàr
there
上
shàng
up, on
下
xià
down, under
里
lǐ
inside
前面
qiánmiàn
in front, ahead
后面
hòumiàn
behind, back

❓Question words · 8

什么
shénme
what
谁
shéi
who
哪
nǎ
which
哪儿
nǎr
where
怎么
zěnme
how, why
怎么样
zěnmeyàng
how about, how is
几
jǐ
how many (1–10)
多少
duōshǎo
how many (>10)

👨‍👩‍👧People & family · 13

人
rén
person, people
朋友
péngyǒu
friend
老师
lǎoshī
teacher
学生
xuéshēng
student
同学
tóngxué
classmate
医生
yīshēng
doctor
先生
xiānshēng
Mr., sir, husband
小姐
xiǎojiě
Miss, young lady
爸爸
bàba
dad, father
妈妈
māma
mom, mother
儿子
érzi
son
女儿
nǚér
daughter
名字
míngzi
name

🏠Places · 8

家
jiā
home, family
学校
xuéxiào
school
商店
shāngdiàn
shop, store
饭店
fàndiàn
restaurant, hotel
医院
yīyuàn
hospital
火车站
huǒchēzhàn
train station
中国
zhōngguó
China
北京
běijīng
Beijing

🕐Time · 12

现在
xiànzài
now
今天
jīntiān
today
明天
míngtiān
tomorrow
昨天
zuótiān
yesterday
上午
shàngwǔ
morning
中午
zhōngwǔ
noon, midday
下午
xiàwǔ
afternoon
时候
shíhóu
time, moment
日
rì
day, sun
星期
xīngqī
week
月
yuè
month, moon
年
nián
year

🍚Food & drink · 7

水
shuǐ
water
茶
chá
tea
水果
shuǐguǒ
fruit
苹果
píngguǒ
apple
菜
cài
vegetable, dish
米饭
mǐfàn
cooked rice
杯子
bēizi
cup, glass

📚Everyday objects · 12

东西
dōngxī
thing
书
shū
book
字
zì
character, word
桌子
zhuōzi
table, desk
椅子
yǐzi
chair
电脑
diànnǎo
computer
电视
diànshì
television
电影
diànyǐng
movie, film
飞机
fēijī
airplane
出租车
chūzūchē
taxi
衣服
yīfu
clothes
钱
qián
money

🐱Animals & weather · 6

猫
māo
cat
狗
gǒu
dog
天气
tiānqì
weather
下雨
xiàyǔ
to rain
冷
lěng
cold
热
rè
hot

✨Adjectives · 8

好
hǎo
good, nice
大
dà
big, large
小
xiǎo
small, young
多
duō
many, much
少
shǎo
few, less
高兴
gāoxìng
happy
漂亮
piàoliàng
pretty, beautiful
号
hào
number (in a series)

🪞Verbs — state & possession · 5

是
shì
to be
有
yǒu
to have, there is
没有
méiyǒu
not have, there isn't
在
zài
to be at; -ing aspect
住
zhù
to live (somewhere)

🧠Verbs — modal & mental · 6

想
xiǎng
to think, to want
能
néng
can, be able to
会
huì
can, know how to
喜欢
xǐhuān
to like
爱
ài
to love
认识
rènshi
to know (a person)

🏃Verbs — action · 21

做
zuò
to do, to make
来
lái
to come
去
qù
to go
回
huí
to return
看
kàn
to look, to watch
看见
kànjiàn
to see (catch sight of)
听
tīng
to listen
说
shuō
to speak
读
dú
to read
写
xiě
to write
叫
jiào
to call, to be named
学习
xuéxí
to study, to learn
工作
gōngzuò
to work; job
买
mǎi
to buy
吃
chī
to eat
喝
hē
to drink
坐
zuò
to sit; to take (transport)
睡觉
shuìjiào
to sleep
开
kāi
to open, to start, to drive
打电话
dǎdiànhuà
to make a phone call
请
qǐng
please; to invite

👋Greetings & politeness · 6

谢谢
xièxie
thank you
不客气
búkèqì
you're welcome
对不起
duìbùqǐ
sorry
没关系
méiguānxì
it doesn't matter
再见
zàijiàn
goodbye
喂
wèi
hello (on phone); to feed

🔗Adverbs, particles & conjunctions · 10

不
bù
no, not
很
hěn
very, quite
太
tài
too (much)
都
dōu
all, both
和
hé
and, with
的
de
possessive / attributive particle
了
le
aspect / change-of-state particle
吗
ma
yes/no question particle
呢
ne
follow-up question particle
汉语
hànyǔ
Chinese (language)