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Vocabulary

HSK1 — 158 words

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🔢Numbers · 11

líng
zero
one
èr
two
sān
three
four
five
liù
six
seven
eight
jiǔ
nine
shí
ten

📏Measure words & quantity · 8

general measure word
běn
measure word for books
kuài
measure word; piece, lump (also: yuán)
suì
years old
xiē
some, a few
diǎn
o'clock; a bit; dot
一点儿
diǎnr
a little
分钟
fēnzhōng
minute

👥Pronouns · 8

I, me
我们
men
we, us
you (singular)
你们
men
you (plural)
he, him
she, her
他们
men
they (mixed / male)
她们
men
they (female)

📍Demonstratives & location · 9

zhè
this, these
that, those
这儿
zhèr
here
那儿
r
there
shàng
up, on
xià
down, under
inside
前面
qiánmiàn
in front, ahead
后面
hòumiàn
behind, back

Question words · 8

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

👨‍👩‍👧People & family · 13

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

🏠Places · 8

jiā
home, family
学校
xuéxiào
school
商店
shāngdiàn
shop, store
饭店
fàndiàn
restaurant, hotel
医院
yuàn
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
shàng
morning
中午
zhōng
noon, midday
下午
xià
afternoon
时候
shíhóu
time, moment
day, sun
星期
xīng
week
yuè
month, moon
nián
year

🍚Food & drink · 7

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

📚Everyday objects · 12

东西
dōng
thing
shū
book
character, word
桌子
zhuōzi
table, desk
椅子
zi
chair
电脑
diànnǎo
computer
电视
diànshì
television
电影
diànyǐng
movie, film
飞机
fēi
airplane
出租车
chūchē
taxi
衣服
fu
clothes
qián
money

🐱Animals & weather · 6

māo
cat
gǒu
dog
天气
tiān
weather
下雨
xià
to rain
lěng
cold
hot

Adjectives · 8

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

🪞Verbs — state & possession · 5

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

🧠Verbs — modal & mental · 6

xiǎng
to think, to want
néng
can, be able to
huì
can, know how to
喜欢
huān
to like
ài
to love
认识
rènshi
to know (a person)

🏃Verbs — action · 21

zuò
to do, to make
lái
to come
to go
huí
to return
kàn
to look, to watch
看见
kànjiàn
to see (catch sight of)
tīng
to listen
shuō
to speak
to read
xiě
to write
jiào
to call, to be named
学习
xué
to study, to learn
工作
gōngzuò
to work; job
mǎi
to buy
chī
to eat
to drink
zuò
to sit; to take (transport)
睡觉
shuìjiào
to sleep
kāi
to open, to start, to drive
打电话
diànhuà
to make a phone call
qǐng
please; to invite

👋Greetings & politeness · 6

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

🔗Adverbs, particles & conjunctions · 10

no, not
hěn
very, quite
tài
too (much)
dōu
all, both
and, with
de
possessive / attributive particle
le
aspect / change-of-state particle
ma
yes/no question particle
ne
follow-up question particle
汉语
hàn
Chinese (language)