Contents
- 1 New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with A
- 2 New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with B
- 3 New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with C
- 4 New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with D
- 5 New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with E
- 6 New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with F
- 7 New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with G
- 8 New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with H
- 9 New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with J
- 10 New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with K
- 11 New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with L
- 12 New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with M
- 13 New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with N
- 14 New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with P
- 15 New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with Q
- 16 New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with R
- 17 New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with S
- 18 New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with T
- 19 New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with W
- 20 New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with X
- 21 New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with Y
- 22 New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with Z
What is a better way to learn and memorize the new HSK 1 Chinese vocabulary? Keats School prepared this new HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary List with examples and audio to facilitate your Mandarin learning. After mastering these 500 commonly used Chinese words, you will make huge progress on your Chinese Mandarin. You will also find that the new HSK is not that difficult to learn by following KEATS learning tips, especially if you plan to learn Chinese in China with Keats and take the HSK Preparation Course; self-learning this vocabulary list before you come can really speed up your learning at Keats.
NEW HSK 1 (2021) Complete Chinese Vocabulary List with Audios
| Words (Part of Speech) | Meaning | Examples |
New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with A | ||
| ài 爱 v | to like, to love | 1. I love coffee. wǒ ài kā fēi 我爱咖啡。 2. He loves cats. tā ài māo 他爱猫。 3. She loves dogs. tā ài gǒu 她爱狗。 4. They like painting. tā men ài huà huà 他们爱画画。 |
| ài hào 爱好 n | hobbies | 1. She has plenty of hobbies. tā yǒu hěn duō ài hào 她有很多爱好 2. What is your hobby? nǐ de ài hào shì shén me 你的爱好是什么？ 3. My hobby is reading and traveling. wǒ de ài hào shì kàn shū hé lǚ yóu 我的爱好是看书和旅游。 |
New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with B | ||
| bā 八 num | eight | 1. He is an eight years old boy. tā shì yí gè bā suì de nán hái 他是一个八岁的男孩。 2. This ice cream costs 8 RMB. zhè gè bīng qí lín bā kuài qián 这个冰淇淋8块钱。 |
| bà bà /bà 爸爸/爸 n | father | 1. My father is a teacher. wǒ bà bà shì yì míng jiào shī 我爸爸是一名教师。 2. The Chinese word for “father” is“爸爸/爸.” “father”de zhōng wén shì “bà bà /bà ” “father”的中文是“爸爸/爸”。 |
| ba 吧 part | modal particle | Let’s go out for dinner together this evening! jīn wǎn wǒ men yì qǐ chū qù chī fàn ba 今晚我们一起出去吃饭吧！ |
| bái 白（形） adj | white color | 1. The snowflake is in white. xuě huā shì bái sè de 雪花是白色的。 2. She loves wearing a white dress. tā xǐ huān chuān bái sè de qún zǐ 她喜欢穿白色的裙子。 |
| bái tiān 白天 n | day time | 1. The weather is scorching hot during the daytime here. bái tiān tiān qì mēn rè 白天天气闷热。 2. Most people work in the daytime and have fun in the nighttime. dà duō shù rén zài bái tiān gōng zuò, zài wǎn shàng wán lè 大多数人在白天工作，在晚上玩乐。 |
| bǎi 百 Num.-m | a hundred | 1. There are a hundred students. zhè lǐ yǒu yì bǎi gè xué shēng 这里有一百个学生。 2. This meal costs two hundred yuan. zhè dùn fàn huā le liǎng bǎi kuài 这顿饭花了两百块。 |
| bān 班 n | class | 1. There are more interactions in the small group classes. xiǎo bān kè táng shàng kě yǐ jìn háng gèng duō hù dòng 小班课堂上可以进行更多互动。 2. There are three classes in this grade. zhè gè nián jí yí gòng yǒu sān gè bān jí 这个年级一共有三个班级。 |
| bàn 半 adj | Half; in the middle | 1. He draws a half-circle. tā huà le yí gè bàn yuán 他画了一个半圆。 2. I wake up at midnight. wǒ bàn yè xǐng lái 我半夜醒来。 |
| bàn nián 半年 adj | Half of a year | 1. I have studied and lived in China for half of a year. wǒ zài zhōng guó xué xí hé shēng huó le bàn nián 我在中国学习和生活了半年。 2. She will visit China in half a year. tā bàn nián hòu huì qù zhōng guó 她半年后会去中国。 |
| bàn tiān 半天 adj | Half of a day | 1. He spent almost half of a day studying this Chinese word. tā huā le bàn tiān lái xué xí zhè gè zhōng wén dān cí 他花了半天来学习这个中文单词。 2. He cannot understand even though the teacher has explained this for half of a day. lǎo shī yǐ jīng jiě shì le bàn tiān, tā réng rán tīng bù dǒng 老师已经解释了半天，他仍然听不懂。 |
| bāng 帮 v | To help | 1. Could you please open the door for me? kě yǐ qǐng nǐ bāng wǒ kāi yí xià mén ma 可以请你帮我开一下门吗？ 2. She helps me a lot. tā bāng le wǒ hěn duō 她帮了我很多。 |
| bāng máng 帮忙 v,n | To help; assistance/help | 1. Thank you for your help. duō xiè nǐ bāng máng 多谢你帮忙。 2. I’d like to help him, but there is nothing I can do. wǒ hěn xiǎng bāng máng，kě xī shí zài wú néng wéi lì 我很想帮忙，可惜实在无能为力。 |
| bāo 包 n | bag | 1. I like this bag in black. wǒ xǐ huān zhè gè hēi sè de bāo 我喜欢这个黑色的包。 2. Please open your bag and take the book out. qǐng dǎ kāi nǐ de bāo, bǎ shū ná chū lái 请打开你的包，把书拿出来。 |
| bāo zǐ 包子 n | Steamed stuffed bun | 1. Steamed stuffed bun is a kind of common Chinese breakfast. bāo zǐ shì yì zhǒng cháng jiàn de zhōng shì zǎo cān 包子是一种常见的中式早餐。 2. I like having a steamed vegetable stuffed bun. wǒ xǐ huān chī cài bāo zǐ 我喜欢吃菜包子。 |
| bēi 杯 m | A cup/glass of | 1. Please give me a glass of water. qǐng gěi wǒ yì bēi shuǐ 请给我一杯水。 2. I drank cups of coffee. wǒ hē le jǐ bēi kā fēi 我喝了几杯咖啡。 |
| bēi zǐ 杯子 n | cups | 1. I broke some cups accidentally. wǒ bù xiǎo xīn dǎ làn le jǐ gè bēi zǐ 我不小心打烂了几个杯子。 2. She has many beautiful cups. tā yǒu hěn duō piāo liàng de bēi zǐ 她有很多漂亮的杯子。 |
| běi 北 n | The north | We will keep launching forward toward the north. wǒ men jì xù xiàng běi qián jìn 我们继续向北前进。 |
| běi biān 北边 n | The northern direction/side | Beijing city is located on the northern side of China. běi jīng zuò luò zài zhōng guó de běi biān 北京坐落在中国的北边。 |
| běi jīng 北京 n | The name of the capital city of China | Beijing is the capital city of the Republic of China. běi jīng shì zhōng huá rén mín gòng hé guó de shǒu dōu 北京是中华人民共和国的首都。 |
| běn 本（量） m | The measure word of books/magazines | 1. This friction is very interesting. zhè běn xiǎo shuō hěn yǒu yì sī 这本小说很有意思。 2. This book is written by her. zhè běn shū shì tā xiě de 这本书是她写的。 |
| běn zǐ 本子 n | Book/notebook | 1. I need a few notebooks. wǒ xū yào jǐ gè běn zǐ 我需要几个本子。 2. He gave this book to me. tā gěi le wǒ zhè gè běn zǐ 他给了我这个本子。 |
| bǐ 比 v | to compare with | 1. He is older than me. tā bǐ wǒ nián jì dà 他比我年纪大。 2. She is shorter than me. tā bǐ wǒ ǎi 她比我矮。 |
| bié 别（副） adv | Advise sb not to do | 1. Don’t eat that, for it is too spicy. bié chī zhè gè, tài là le 别吃这个，太辣了。 2. Don’t smoke in the hospital. bié zài yī yuàn lǐ chōu yān 别在医院里抽烟。 |
| bié de 别的 adv | Another; other | 1. I would like to try other flavors of ice cream. wǒ xiǎng shì shì bié de kǒu wèi de bīng qí lín 我想试试别的口味的冰淇淋。 2. Other places also have this custom bié de dì fāng yě yǒu zhè zhǒng fēng sú 别的地方也有这种风俗。 |
| bié rén 别人 n | Others; other people | 1. I like a different colour from others. wǒ xǐ huān hé bié rén bù yí yàng de yán sè 我喜欢和别人不一样的颜色。 2. Other people cannot make the decision for you. bié rén bù néng tì nǐ zuò jué dìng 别人不能替你做决定。 |
| bìng 病 n | Illness; sickness | 1. She was absent through sickness. tā yīn bìng quē xí 她因病缺席。 2. He died after a long illness. tā bìng le hěn jiǔ yǐ hòu jiù sǐ le 他病了很久以后就死了。 |
| bìng rén 病人 n | patients | 1. Many patients in the hospital were more ill than she was. yī yuàn lǐ xǔ duō bìng rén bìng dé bǐ tā zhòng 医院里许多病人病得比她重。 2. The doctor is rescuing a critical patient. yī shēng zhèng zài qiǎng jiù yí gè wēi jí de bìng rén 医生正在抢救一个危急的病人。 |
| bú dà 不大 adj | Not much/not very | 1. There is not much difference in appearance between the two brothers. tā men xiōng dì liǎ de xiàng mào qū bié bú dà 他们兄弟俩的相貌区别不大。 2. It seems not very possible to learn to speak Chinese within a month. xiǎng zài yí gè yuè yǐ nèi xué huì shuō zhōng wén sì hū bú dà kě néng 想在一个月以内学会说中文似乎不大可能。 |
| bú duì 不对 adj | Not right/incorrect | 1. What you’re doing is not right. nǐ zhè yàng zuò shì bú duì de 你这样做是不对的。 2. This answer is incorrect. zhè gè dá àn shì bú duì de 这个答案是不对的。 |
| bú kè qì 不客气 phrase | You’re welcome | A: Thank you xiè xiè nǐ 谢谢你 B: You’re welcome. bú kè qì 不客气 |
| bú yòng 不用 adv | No need to | You can finish the HSK-1 course in less than a few months. bú yòng jǐ gè yuè de shí jiān ，nǐ jiù kě yǐ xué wán HSK-1 de kè chéng 不用几个月的时间，你就可以学完HSK-1的课程。 |
| bù 不 adv | Not; to indicate denying | 1. I don’t like smoking. wǒ bù xǐ huān chōu yān 我不喜欢抽烟。 2. Fried foods are not healthy. yóu zhá shí pǐn bú jiàn kāng 油炸食品不健康。 |
New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with C | ||
| cài 菜 n | Dishes; food materials | 1. This dish tastes very delicious. zhè dào cài fēi cháng hǎo chī 这道菜非常好吃。 2. I’m going to the market to buy some food materials. wǒ qù shì chǎng mǎi cài 我去市场买菜。 |
| chá 茶 n | tea | 1. Would you like some tea? nǐ yào bú yào hē diǎn chá 你要不要喝点茶？ 2. Green Tea is my favourite drinking. lǜ chá shì wǒ zuì xǐ huān de yǐn liào 绿茶是我最喜欢的饮料。 3. Pu’er Tea is a kind of famous Chinese tea. pǔ ěr chá shì zhōng guó de yì zhǒng míng chá 普洱茶是中国的一种名茶。 |
| chà 差 adj | Not good; bad; poor condition/quality | 1. The environment here is too bad. zhè lǐ de huán jìng tài chà le 这里的环境太差了。 2. His family conditions are relatively poor. tā de jiā tíng tiáo jiàn bǐ jiào chà 他的家庭条件比较差。 3. The clothes of this brand are of poor quality. zhè gè pǐn pái de yī fú zhì liàng hěn chà 这个品牌的衣服质量很差。 |
| cháng 常 adj | Constant; fixed; invariable | 1. This mountain is covered with snow and ice all year round. zhè zuò shān cháng nián bèi bīng xuě fù gài 这座山常年被冰雪覆盖。 2. Usually, he is taciturn, but today he is uncharacteristic. píng shí, tā chén mò guǎ yán, jīn tiān què yì fǎn cháng tài 平时，他沉默寡言，今天却一反常态。 3. Some battles you win, some battles you lose. shèng bài nǎi bīng jiā cháng shì 胜败乃兵家常事。 |
| cháng cháng 常常 adv | Frequently; often | 1. She often reminisces about the past in the middle of the night. tā cháng cháng zài yè shēn shí zhuī yì guò qù 她常常在夜深时追忆过去。 2. I often go to this cafe. wǒ cháng cháng qù zhè jiā kā fēi tīng 我常常去这家咖啡厅。 |
| chàng 唱 v | To sing; to call out | 1. He used to sing for a living. tā céng jīng yǐ chàng xì wéi shēng 他曾经以唱戏为生。 2. After the votes were called out, he became the new chairman. chàng piào wán bì ,tā dāng shàng le xīn yí rèn de zhǔ xí 唱票完毕,他当上了新一任的主席。 |
| chàng gē 唱歌 v | To sing songs | 1. He is singing while dancing at the same time. tā yì biān chàng gē, yì biān tiào wǔ 他一边唱歌，一边跳舞。 2. The birds are singing happily outside the window. xiǎo niǎo zài chuāng wài kuài huó de chàng gē 小鸟在窗外快活地唱歌。 |
| chē 车 n | Car; vehicle | 1. There are many cars parked in the square. guǎng chǎng shàng tíng fàng zhe xǔ duō chē 广场上停放着许多车。 2. Pedestrians and vehicles coming and going on the street. dà jiē shàng xíng rén hé chē liàng lái lái wǎng wǎng 大街上行人和车辆来来往往。 |
| chē piào 车票 n | ticket | I have bought a ticket for the holiday tour. wǒ yǐ jīng mǎi hǎo le jià qī lǚ yóu de chē piào 我已经买好了假期旅游的车票。 |
| chē shàng 车上 adv | On a car/vehicle | 1. They put their luggage in the vehicle. tā men bǎ xíng lǐ fàng zài chē shàng 他们把行李放在车上。 2. The car crashed, killing all 18 people on the vehicle. qì chē zhuàng huǐ, chē shàng suǒ yǒu shí bā rén sàng shēng 汽车撞毁，车上所有十八人丧生。 |
| chē zhàn 车站 n | Bus station | 1. As soon as I arrived at the station, the car left. wǒ gāng dào chē zhàn, chē jiù kāi le 我刚到车站，车就开了。 2. The station is very close to the school. chē zhàn lí xué xiào hěn jìn 车站离学校很近。 |
| chī 吃 v | To eat; to have foods | 1. He was eating a hot dog. tā zài chī rè gǒu 他在吃热狗。 hěn duō liú xué shēng xǐ huān chī zhōng guó cài 很多留学生喜欢吃中国菜。 |
| chī fàn 吃饭 v | To have a meal; to eat/have foods | 1. At night, some of us watch TV, some eat food, and some are playing on the computer. wǎn shàng de shí hòu wǒ men yǒu de kàn diàn shì, yǒu de chī fàn, yǒu de wán diàn nǎo 晚上的时候我们有的看电视，有的吃饭，有的玩电脑。 2. I’m delighted to hear that you are going to invite me for dinner. tīng shuō nǐ yào qǐng wǒ chī fàn, wǒ hěn gāo xìng 听说你要请我吃饭,我很高兴。 |
| chū 出 v | to grow up; to go; to appear/show; to produce; to bring out; to issue | 1. The big tree has grown tender leaves. dà shù zhǎng chū le nèn nèn de shù yè 大树长出了嫩嫩的树叶。 2. He is out. tā chū mén le 他出门了。 3. A rainbow appeared in the sky after rain. yǔ hòu de tiān kōng zhōng chū xiàn le yí dào cǎi hóng 雨后的天空中出现了一道彩虹。 4. The newly produced wheat is of good quality. xīn chū chǎn de xiǎo mài zhì liàng yōu liáng 新出产的小麦质量优良。 5. The clerk took out the shoes from the shop window. diàn yuán qǔ chū le chú chuāng lǐ de xié zǐ 店员取出了橱窗里的鞋子。 6. His latest book is very popular. tā zuì jìn chū bǎn de xīn shū fēi cháng chàng xiāo 他最近出版的新书非常畅销。 |
| chū lái 出来 v | To come out | 1. The smell of roasted duck floated out from the stove. kǎo yā de xiāng wèi cóng lú zǐ lǐ piāo le chū lái 烤鸭的香味从炉子里飘了出来。 2. She slowly walked out from behind the scenes. tā huǎn huǎn de cóng mù hòu zǒu le chū lái 她缓缓地从幕后走了出来。 |
| chū qù 出去 v | To go out | 1. He often goes out for a run in the morning. tā cháng cháng zài zǎo chén chū qù pǎo bù 他常常在早晨出去跑步。 2. This news must not be revealed zhè gè xiāo xī jué bù néng tòu lù chū qù 这个消息决不能透露出去。 |
| chuān 穿 v | to pass through; to wear/wearing | 1. They passed through the woods and reached their destination. tā men chuān guò shù lín ，dào dá le mù dì dì 他们穿过树林，到达了目的地。 2. She is decently dressed. tā de chuān dài dǎ bàn hěn tǐ miàn 她的穿戴打扮很体面。 |
| chuáng 床 n | the bed; something in shape like a bed | She is lying on the bed. tā tǎng zài chuáng shàng 她躺在床上。 |
| cì 次 m | Number (measure word) | 1. This athlete has won two championships this year. zhè gè yùn dòng yuán jīn nián yíng dé le sān cì guan jūn 这个运动员今年赢得了三次冠军。 2. She goes jogging twice a day in the morning and evening tā měi tiān zǎo wǎn pǎo bù duàn liàn liǎng cì 她每天早晚跑步锻炼两次 |
| cóng 从 Prep; adv | From; through; never | 1. It takes about 6 hours to take the high-speed rail from Shanghai to Beijing. cóng shàng hǎi dào běi jīng yào zuò dà yuē 6 gè xiǎo shí de gāo tiě 从上海到北京要坐大约6个小时的高铁。 2. I walked through the grass. wǒ cóng cǎo cóng zhōng zǒu guò 我从草丛中走过。 3. I never heard of this person. wǒ cóng méi tīng shuō guò zhè gè rén 我从没听说过这个人。 |
| cuò 错 adj | Wrong; erroneous; incorrect | 1. That is the wrong answer. dá àn cuò wù 答案错误。 2. I made erroneous assumptions. wǒ zuò le cuò wù de jiǎ shè 我做了错误的假设。 |
New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with D | ||
| dǎ 打 v | To heat/beat; to send out; to make; to hold; to break; to issue; to get; to dispel; to play | 1. She is beating drums tā zài dǎ gǔ 她在打鼓。 2. He called her several times tā gěi tā dǎ le hǎo jǐ cì diàn huà 他给她打了好几次电话。 3. These golds are used to make jewelry. zhè xiē jīn zǐ shì yòng lái dǎ shǒu shì de 这些金子是用来打首饰的。 4. to hold the lantern dǎ dēng lóng 打灯笼 5. I broke the plate wǒ bǎ pán zǐ dǎ pò le 我把盘子打破了。 6. They like to play basketball together on weekends. tā men xǐ huān zhōu mò yì qǐ dǎ lán qiú 他们喜欢周末一起打篮球。 |
| dǎ chē 打车 v | To take a taxi/by taxi | I take a taxi to school wǒ dǎ chē qù xué xiào shàng kè 我打车去学校上课。 |
| dǎ diàn huà 打电话 v | To make a phone call | He called her several times tā gěi tā dǎ le hǎo jǐ cì diàn huà 他给她打了好几次电话。 |
| dǎ kāi 打开 v | To open up; to turn on | 1. She opens up the door. tā dǎ kāi le mén 她打开了门。 2. I turn the TV on. wǒ dǎ kāi le diàn shì jī 我打开了电视机 |
| dǎ qiú 打球 v | To play balls | I like to play balls with my friends. wǒ xǐ huān hé péng yǒu yì qǐ dǎ qiú 我喜欢和朋友一起打球。 |
| dà 大 adj | Big;huge;large | 1. This is a big tree. zhè shì yì kē dà shù 这是一颗大树。 2. Her career has achieved huge success tā de shì yè qǔ dé le jù dà de chéng jiù 她的事业取得了巨大的成就。 3. I would like to buy a T-shirt in a Large size. wǒ xiǎng yào yí jiàn dà mǎ de T xù 我想要一件大码的T恤。 |
| dà xué 大学 n | university; college | I’m going to apply for a college this year. wǒ jīn nián yào shēn qǐng dà xué 我今年要申请大学。 |
| dà xué shēng 大学生 n | College students | He is a college student. tā shì yì míng dà xué shēng 他是一名大学生。 |
| dào 到 v | To arrive | 1. Where are you？ nǐ dào nǎ lǐ le 你到哪里了？ 2. I have arrived in Beijing. wǒ yǐ jīng dào běi jīng le 我已经到北京了。 |
| dé dào 得到 v | To get; to obtain; to receive | 1. At school, we got guidance and help from the teacher zài xué xiào, wǒ men dé dào le lǎo shī de zhǐ dǎo hé bāng zhù 在学校，我们得到了老师的指导和帮助。 2. He received a scholarship. tā dé dào le jiǎng xué jīn 他得到了奖学金。 |
| de 地 part | Structural particle 地 only occurs after an adverbial adjunct. It is the signal of adverbials. | 1. The students listened to the teacher very seriously. xué shēng men hěn rèn zhēn de tīng kè 学生们很认真地听课。 2. He studies Chinese very hard. tā hěn nǔ lì de xué xí zhōng wén 他很努力地学习中文。 |
| de 的 part | Structural particle 的 only occurs after an attributive modifier. It is the signal of attribution. | 1. She has pretty eyes. tā de yǎn jīng hěn piào liàng 她的眼睛很漂亮。 2. My bike is broken. wǒ de zì xíng chē huài le 我的自行车坏了。 |
| děng 等（动） v | To wait | 1. I’m waiting for the teacher wǒ zài děng lǎo shī 我在等老师。 2. He is waiting for her call tā zài děng tā de diàn huà 他在等她的电话。 3. People are waiting for the bus at the station. rén men zài chē zhàn děng gōng jiāo chē 人们在车站等公交车。 |
| dì 地 n | The ground; the earth | 1. The ground was covered with a layer of ice. dì shàng fù gài le yì céng bīng 地上覆盖了一层冰。 2. The leaves fell on the ground. shù yè luò zài le dì shàng 树叶落在了地上。 |
| dì fāng 地方 n | place | 1. Kunming is a good place to learn Chinese. kūn míng shì xué xí zhōng wén de hǎo dì fang 昆明是学习中文的好地方。 2. There are many coffee shops in this place. zhè gè dì fāng yǒu hěn duō kā fēi diàn 这个地方有很多咖啡店。 |
| dì shàng 地上 Part | On the ground | 1. The leaves fell on the ground. shù yè luò zài le dì shàng 树叶落在了地上。 2. In spring, green grass grows on the ground. chūn tiān, dì shàng shēng chū lǜ sè de xiǎo cǎo 春天，地上生出绿色的小草。 |
| dì tú 地图 n | The map | 1. He is drawing a map. tā zhèng zài huì zhì dì tú 他正在绘制地图。 2. This street is not marked on the map. dì tú shàng méi yǒu biāo chū zhè tiáo jiē dào 地图上没有标出这条街道。 |
| dì dì /dì 弟弟/弟 n | The brother | 1. I have a younger brother and a younger sister. wǒ yǒu yí gè dì dì, yí gè mèi mèi 我有一个弟弟，一个妹妹。 2. The younger brother is a naughty boy. dì dì shì gè tiáo pí de nán hái 弟弟是个调皮的男孩。 |
| dì (dì èr ) 第（第二） pref | the prefix before a number (the second) | 1. This is my second time visiting China zhè shì wǒ dì èr cì lái zhōng guó 这是我第二次来中国。 2. At the second stop, she visited the local museum. zài dì èr zhàn, tā cān guān le dāng dì de bó wù guǎn 在第二站，她参观了当地博物馆。 |
| diǎn 点 n, v, m | A spot/dot; a point; to order; a little | 1. There is a black spot on the wall. qiáng shàng yǒu yí gè hēi sè de bān diǎn 墙上有一个黑色的斑点。 2. We have class at 9 o’clock in the morning. wǒ men zǎo shàng jiǔ diǎn shàng kè 我们早上九点上课。 3. How to order food in a Chinese restaurant? rú hé zài zhōng cān guǎn lǐ diǎn cān 如何在中餐馆里点餐？ 4. I need some salt in my dishes wǒ de cài lǐ xū yào jiā diǎn yán 我的菜里需要加点盐。 |
| diàn 电 n | electricity | The electricity was back on. lái diàn le 来电了。 |
| diàn huà 电话 n | The telephone | 1. I don’t have a telephone in my flat. wǒ gōng yù lǐ méi yǒu diàn huà 我公寓里没有电话。 2. May I have your telephone number? kě yǐ gào sù wǒ nǐ de diàn huà hào mǎ ma 可以告诉我你的电话号码吗？ |
| diàn nǎo 电脑 n | The computer | 1. She bought a new computer yesterday. tā zuó tiān mǎi le yì tái xīn diàn nǎo 她昨天买了一台新电脑。 2. The teacher uses the computer to deliver the class for us. lǎo shī yòng diàn nǎo gěi wǒ men shàng kè 老师用电脑给我们上课。 |
| diàn shì 电视 n | The TV show | 1. I love watching TV shows. wǒ xǐ huān kàn diàn shì 我喜欢看电视。 2. The recent TV shows are very boring. zuì jìn de diàn shì dōu hěn wú liáo 最近的电视都很无聊。 |
| diàn shì jī 电视机 n | The television/television set | 1. This television is in good quality. zhè tái diàn shì jī de zhì liàng hěn hǎo 这台电视机的质量很好。 2. This television is broken. zhè tái diàn shì jī huài le 这台电视机坏了。 |
| diàn yǐng 电影 n | The movie/film | 1. I enjoying watching movie. wǒ xǐ huān kàn diàn yǐng 我喜欢看电影。 2. This movie has won many awards. zhè bù diàn yǐng huò dé le hěn duō jiǎng xiàng 这部电影获得了很多奖项。 |
| diàn yǐng yuàn 电影院 n | The movie theatre/cinema | 1. The equipment in this cinema is very good. zhè jiā diàn yǐng yuàn de shè bèi hěn hǎo 这家电影院的设备很好。 2. A new movie theatre opened around my home. wǒ jiā fù jìn xīn kāi le yì jiā diàn yǐng yuàn 我家附近新开了一家电影院。 |
| dōng 东 n | The east | We will keep launching forward toward the east. wǒ men jì xù xiàng dōng qián jìn 我们继续向东前进。 |
| dōng biān 东边 adv | The eastern side/direction | Shanghai is located on the eastern side of China. shàng hǎi shì zuò luò yú zhōng guó de dōng biān 上海市坐落于中国的东边。 |
| dōng xi 东西 n | Thing; stuff | 1. I go to the supermarket to buy some stuff. wǒ qù chāo shì mǎi diǎn dōng xi 我去超市买点东西。 2. Mom made me a lot of delicious things. mā mā gěi wǒ zuò le hěn duō hǎo chī de dōng xi 妈妈给我做了很多好吃的东西。 |
| dòng 动 v | To move; to make a movement | 1. Who moved my cheese? shéi dòng le wǒ de nǎi lào 谁动了我的奶酪？ 2. He has a bad temper and gets angry at every turn. tā pí qì bú hǎo, dòng bú dòng jiù fā huǒ 他脾气不好，动不动就发火。 |
| dòng zuò 动作 n | Action; movement | 1. I love watching action movies. wǒ xǐ huān kàn dòng zuò diàn yǐng 我喜欢看动作电影。 2. This dance movement is very difficult. zhè gè wǔ dǎo dòng zuò nán dù hěn gāo 这个舞蹈动作难度很高。 |
| dōu 都 adv | Both; all | 1. Everyone is here. dà jiā dōu dào qí le 大家都到齐了。 2. I remember all these words. zhè xiē cí yǔ wǒ quán bù dōu jì zhù le 这些词语我全部都记住了。 |
| dú 读 v | To read | 1. Please read this sentence in Chinese. qǐng yòng zhōng wén dú chū zhè jù huà 请用中文读出这句话。 2. Reading is beneficial. dú shū shǐ rén shòu yì 读书使人受益。 |
| dú shū 读书 phrase | To read a book; reading | 1. Reading is beneficial. dú shū shǐ rén shòu yì 读书使人受益。 2. I like reading very much. wǒ hěn xǐ huān dú shū 我很喜欢读书。 |
| duì 对（形） adj | Correct; right | 1. The usage of this word is correct. zhè gè cí de yòng fǎ shì duì de 这个词的用法是对的。 2. This is not right; you should apologize to others. zhè yàng zuò bú duì, nǐ yīng gāi xiàng rén jiā dào qiàn 这样做不对，你应该向人家道歉。 |
| duì bú qǐ 对不起 | To be sorry | I’m sorry. duì bù qǐ 对不起 |
| duō 多（形、代） Adj, pron | Indicating degree or extent | 1. Many students come to Kunming to learn Chinese every year. měi nián dōu yǒu hěn duō xué shēng lái kūn míng xué zhōng wén 每年都有很多学生来昆明学中文。 2. At Keats School, he learned a lot. zài jì cí xué xiào, tā xué dào le hěn duō 在济慈学校，他学到了很多。 |
| duō shǎo 多少 pron | How many, how much | 1. How much is this book? zhè běn shū duō shǎo qián 这本书多少钱？ 2. How many classrooms are there? zhè lǐ yǒu duō shǎo jiān jiào shì 这里有多少间教室？ |
New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with E | ||
| è 饿 adj | To be hungry | 1. I am hungry. wǒ dù zǐ è le 我肚子饿了。 2. I have eaten a lot during lunchtime, and I am not hungry at all now. wǒ wǔ fàn chī le hěn duō, xiàn zài yì diǎn yě bú è 我午饭吃了很多，现在一点也不饿。 |
| ér zǐ 儿子 n | son | 1. Where does your son work? nǐ ér zǐ zài nǎ ér gōng zuò 你儿子在哪儿工作？ 2. My son works in a hospital. He is a doctor. wǒ ér zǐ zài yī yuàn gōng zuò, tā shì yī shēng 我儿子在医院工作，他是医生。 |
| èr 二 num | two | 1. She won second place in the running race. tā pǎo bù dé le dì èr míng 她跑步得了第二名。 2. Our seats are in the second row. wǒ men de zuò wèi zài dì èr pái 我们的座位在第二排。 |
New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with F | ||
| fàn 饭 n | Rice; meal | 1. She is too busy to have time for meals. tā tài máng le, zǒng shì méi yǒu shí jiān chī fàn 她太忙了，总是没有时间吃饭。 2. I like to cook meals at home on weekends. zhōu mò wǒ xǐ huān zài jiā zuò fàn 周末我喜欢在家做饭。 |
| fàn diàn 饭店 n | Hotel; restaurant | How did you come to the hotel/restaurant? nǐ men shì zěn me lái fàn diàn de 你们是怎么来饭店的？ |
| fáng jiān 房间 n | room | 1. How many rooms do you have here? nǐ zhè lǐ yǒu jǐ gè fáng jiān 你这里有几个房间？ 2. I booked a room for two. wǒ dìng le liǎng gè rén de fáng jiān 我订了两个人的房间。 |
| fáng zǐ 房子 n | house | 1. I own this house. zhè dòng fáng zǐ shì wǒ de 这栋房子是我的。 2. This house is new. zhè fáng zǐ shì xīn de 这房子是新的。 |
| fàng 放 v | To put; to release; to place | 1. I put books on the table. wǒ bǎ shū fàng zài zhuō zǐ shàng 我把书放在桌子上。 2. He releases his hands. tā de shǒu fàng kāi le 他的手放开了。 3. She places the cherry on the top of the cake. tā bǎ yīng táo fàng zài le dàn gāo shàng 她把樱桃放在了蛋糕上。 |
| fàng jià 放假
| Have a holiday/vacation | 1. We will have a vacation on National Day. wǒ men jiāng zài guó qìng jiē fàng jià 我们将在国庆节放假。 2. When will you have a vacation? nǐ shí me shén hòu fàng jià 你什么时候放假？ |
| fàng xué 放学
| After the classes | What would you like to do after the classes? nǐ fàng xué hòu yào qù nǎ lǐ 你放学后要去哪里？ |
| fēi 飞 v | To fly | 1. many birds are flying in the sky. yǒu hěn duō niǎo zài tiān shàng fēi 有很多鸟在天上飞。 2. The flight is flying over the pacific ocean now. gāi háng bān xiàn zài zhèng zài tài píng yáng shàng kōng fēi xíng 该航班现在正在太平洋上空飞行。 |
| fēi jī 飞机 v | Airplane; flight | I fly to Kunming to learn Chinese. wǒ zuò fēi jī qù kūn míng xué zhōng wén 我坐飞机去昆明学中文。 |
| fēi cháng 非常 adv | Very/extremely | 1. She is very excited about the coming trip to China. tā wèi jí jiāng kāi qǐ de zhōng guó zhī lǚ gǎn dào fēi cháng xīng fèn 她为即将开启的中国之旅感到非常兴奋。 2. I like learning Chinese at Keats School very much. wǒ fēi cháng xǐ huān zài jì cí xué xiào xué zhōng wén 我非常喜欢在济慈学校学中文。 |
| Fēn 分（名、量） n.m | Fraction; Equinox; minute; cent; score | 1. one third sān fēn zhī yī 三分之一 2. One minute is 60 seconds. yì fēn zhōng shì 60 miǎo zhōng 一分钟是60秒钟。 |
| fēng 风 n | The wind | 1. It’s very windy today. jīn tiān de fēng hěn dà 今天的风很大。 2. The leaves fell on the ground with the wind blowing. shù yè suí fēng piāo luò zài dì shàng 树叶随风飘落在地上。 |
New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with G | ||
| gān 干 adj | To be dry | 1. The clothes dried quickly. yī fú hěn kuài liàng gān le 衣服很快晾干了。 2. The water on the ground is dried up. dì shàng de shuǐ bèi shài gān le 地上的水被晒干了。 |
| gān jìng 干净 adj | To be cleaning; hygiene | 1. I make the house clean and tidy. wǒ bǎ wū zǐ dǎ sǎo dé gān jìng zhěng jié 我把屋子打扫得干净整洁。 2. This restaurant is in poor standards of food hygiene. zhè jiā cān tīng de shí pǐn bù gān jìng 这家餐厅的食品不干净。 |
| gàn 干 v | To do | 1. I did a lot of things today, and I feel exhausted. wǒ jīn tiān gàn le hěn duō shì qíng, gǎn jué hěn lèi 我今天干了很多事情，感觉很累。 2. He did a lot of bad things. tā gàn le hěn duō huài shì 他干了很多坏事。 |
| gàn shén me 干什么 | What to do | What are we going to do on the weekend? wǒ men zhōu mò qù gàn shén me 我们周末去干什么？ |
| gāo 高 adj | High; high level/standard | 1. This tree grows very tall. zhè kē shù zhǎng dé hěn gāo 这棵树长得很高。 2. She is taller than me. tā zhǎng dé bǐ wǒ gāo 她长得比我高。 |
| gāo xìng 高兴 adj | happy | 1. I’m so happy to see you. jiàn dào nǐ wǒ hěn gāo xìng 见到你我很高兴。 2. Everyone had a great time today. dà jiā jīn tiān dōu wán dé hěn gāo xìng 大家今天都玩得很高兴。 |
| gào sù 告诉 v | To tell | 1. I told her a story about me. wǒ gào sù tā guān yú wǒ de gù shì 我告诉她关于我的故事。 2. She didn’t tell anyone. tā méi yǒu gào sù rèn hé rén 她没有告诉任何人 |
| gē gē /gē 哥哥/哥 n | Older brother | 1. I have an elder brother. wǒ yǒu yí gè gē gē 我有一个哥哥。 2. His brother is a policeman. tā gē gē shì jǐng chá 他哥哥是警察。 |
| gē 歌 n | song | There are many classic songs on this tape. zhè pán cí dài lǐ yǒu hěn duō jīng diǎn gē qǔ 这盘磁带里有很多经典歌曲。 |
| gè 个 m | the unit of things | 1. I need a good pillow. wǒ xū yào yí gè hǎo zhěn tóu 我需要一个好枕头。 2. Everyone has a dream. měi gè rén dōu yǒu mèng xiǎng 每个人都有梦想。 |
| gěi 给 v | To give | 1. I handed him the book. wǒ bǎ shū dì gěi tā 我把书递给他。 2. He gave me the money. tā bǎ qián gěi le wǒ 他把钱给了我。 |
| gēn 跟 Prep,v, conj | With;follow/go with; and | 1. I will go with you. wǒ gēn nǐ yì qǐ qù 我跟你一起去。 2. She follows me. tā gēn zài wǒ hòu miàn 她跟在我后面。 3. She and he are not in the same class. tā gēn tā bú shì yí gè bān de 她跟他不是一个班的。 |
| gōng rén 工人 n | workers | The workers work very hard. gōng rén men gōng zuò hěn mài lì 工人们工作很卖力。 |
| gōng zuò 工作 v, n | to work; jobs | 1. I still have a lot of work to do today. wǒ jīn tiān hái yǒu hěn duō gōng zuò yào zuò 我今天还有很多工作要做。 2. He has tried many kinds of jobs. tā cháng shì le xǔ duō gōng zuò 他尝试了许多工作。 |
| guān 关（动） v | Close up; turn off/turn down | 1. Could you please close up the window? kě yǐ qǐng nín bǎ chuāng hù guān shàng ma 可以请您把窗户关上吗？ 2. I turned the lights off when I left. wǒ lí kāi shí guān diào le dēng 我离开时关掉了灯。 3. Could you please turn down the volume? kě yǐ bǎ shēng yīn guān xiǎo yì diǎn ma 可以把声音关小一点吗？ |
| guān shàng 关上 v | Close; shut | 1. Remember to close the door when you leave. zǒu de shí hòu, jì dé bǎ mén guān shàng 走的时候，记得把门关上。 2. After turning off the light, the room is completely dark. guān shàng dēng, wū zǐ lǐ yí piàn qī hēi 关上灯，屋子里一片漆黑。 |
| guì 贵 adj | expensive | The price of this pair of sneakers is too high. zhè shuāng yùn dòng xié jià gé tài guì le 这双运动鞋价格太贵了。 |
| guó 国 n | Country; nation; state | 1. The whole country is beaming during the Spring Festival. chūn jiē shí quán guó shàng xià dōu xǐ qì yáng yáng de 春节时全国上下都喜气洋洋的。 2. The people of all ethnic groups across the country are united together. quán guó gè zú rén mín tuán jié zài yì qǐ 全国各族人民团结在一起。 |
| guó jiā 国家 n | Country; nation; state | 1. China is an independent country. zhōng guó shì gè dú lì zì zhǔ de guó jiā 中国是个独立自主的国家。 2. There are great cultural differences between different countries. bú tóng de guó jiā zhī jiān cún zài zhe hěn dà de wén huà chà yì 不同的国家之间存在着很大的文化差异。 |
| guó wài 国外 adj | Abroad; overseas | 1. He has lived and studied abroad since he was a child. tā cóng xiǎo jiù zài guó wài shēng huó hé xué xí 他从小就在国外生活和学习。 2. Ten years ago, she came back from abroad. shí nián qián, tā cóng guó wài huí lái le 十年前，她从国外回来了。 |
| guò 过 v | Pass; pass through; go across | 1. Be careful when crossing the road. guò mǎ lù shí yào xiǎo xīn 过马路时要小心。 2. I passed through the woods. wǒ jīng guò le yí piàn shù lín 我经过了一片树林。 3. She passed by me. tā cóng wǒ shēn biān jīng guò 她从我身边经过。 |
New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with H | ||
| hái 还 adv | yet; more | 1. I haven’t read this book yet. zhè běn shū wǒ hái méi yǒu kàn wán 这本书我还没有看完。 2. Today is colder than yesterday. jīn tiān bǐ zuó tiān hái yào lěng 今天比昨天还要冷。 |
| hái shì 还是 adv | Still; or; had better | 1. She still looks as beautiful as years ago. tā kàn qǐ lái hái shì hé duō nián qián yí yàng měi lì 她看起来还是和多年前一样美丽。 2. Shall we go shopping tomorrow or watch a movie? wǒ men míng tiān shì qù guàng jiē hái shì qù kàn diàn yǐng 我们明天是去逛街还是去看电影？ 3. You’d better bring an umbrella nǐ hái shì dài shàng yǔ sǎn bǐ jiào hǎo 你还是带上雨伞比较好。 |
| hái yǒu 还有 adv | Besides; aside from | 1. Besides me, who else knows about this? zhè jiàn shì chú le wǒ zhī wài, hái yǒu shéi zhī dào 这件事除了我之外，还有谁知道？ 2. Is there anyone else going to have the class together? hái yǒu qí tā rén yào yì qǐ shàng kè ma 还有其他人要一起上课吗？ |
| hái zǐ 孩子 n | Kid(s); child(ren) | 1. During summer vacation, children like to sign up for the Summer Chinese program. shǔ jiàshí, hái zǐ men dōu xǐ huān cān jiā zhōng wén xià lìng yíng 暑假时，孩子们都喜欢参加中文夏令营。 2. Children usually learn Chinese very quickly. hái zǐ xué xí zhōng wén tōng cháng dōu hěn kuài 孩子学习中文通常都很快。 |
| hàn yǔ 汉语 n | The Chinese langauge | 1. Involving in an immersion Chinese program in China is the fastest way to master the Chinese language. qù zhōng guó cān jiā chén jìn shì de hàn yǔ kè chéng, shì zhǎng wò hàn yǔ de zuì kuài fāng fǎ 去中国参加沉浸式的汉语课程，是掌握汉语的最快方法。 2. Learning Chinese can bring you many benefits. xué xí hàn yǔ kě yǐ wéi nǐ dài lái hěn duō de hǎo chù 学习汉语可以为你带来很多的好处。 3. Learning Chinese in China has become the first choice for many students in the gap year. dào zhōng guó xué xí zhōng wén chéng wéi le hěn duō xué shēng zài jiàn gé nián de shǒu xuǎn 到中国学习中文成为了很多学生在间隔年的首选。 |
| hàn zì 汉字 n | Chinese characters | 1. How can I learn Chinese characters easily? rú hé cái néng qīng sōng de xué xí hàn zì 如何才能轻松地学习汉字？ 2. How many Chinese characters do I need to learn? wǒ xū yào xué xí duō shǎo gè hàn zì 我需要学习多少个汉字？ |
| hǎo 好（形） adj | Good; fine | 1. Kunming is a good place to learn Chinese. kūn míng shì xué xí zhōng wén de hǎo dì fāng 昆明是学习中文的好地方。 2. Keats School is a very good Chinese language school. jì cí xué xiào shì yì suǒ hěn hǎo de zhōng wén xué xiào 济慈学校是一所很好的中文学校。 |
| hǎo chī 好吃 adj | Delicious; tasty | 1. When studying in Kunming, you must try these ten delicious dishes. zài kūn míng xué xí shí, nǐ yí dìng yào cháng cháng zhè shí dào hǎo chī de cài pǐn 在昆明学习时，你一定要尝尝这十道好吃的菜品。 2. Fried potato is a delicious snack I like very much. zháyáng yù shì wǒ hěn xǐ huān de yì zhǒng hǎo chī de xiǎo chī 炸洋芋是我很喜欢的一种好吃的小吃。 |
| hǎo kàn 好看 adj | Pretty; beautiful; good looking | The blue sky in Kunming is very beautiful. kūn míng de lán tiān fēi cháng hǎo kàn 昆明的蓝天非常好看。 |
| hǎo tīng 好听 adj | Pleasing to the ear; melodious | Listening to melodious Chinese songs can help you learn Chinese. tīng hǎo tīng de zhōng wén gē qǔ néng bāng zhù nǐ xué xí zhōng wén 听好听的中文歌曲能帮助你学习中文。 |
| hǎo wán ér 好玩儿 adj | Fun; amused | When learning Chinese, the teachers at Keats School will use many fun methods to help you learn Chinese faster. xué xí zhōng wén shí ，jì cí xué xiào de lǎo shī huì cǎi yòng hěn duō hǎo wán ér de fāng fǎ ，bāng zhù nǐ gèng kuài de xué xí zhōng wén 学习中文时，济慈学校的老师会采用很多好玩儿的方法，帮助你更快地学习中文。 |
| hào 号 n | (for date of the month) number | Every year, October 1st is China’s National Day. měi nián de shí yuè yī hào shì zhōng guó de guó qìng jiē 每年的10月1号是中国的国庆节。 |
| hē 喝 v | To drink | 1. I drink coffee every morning. wǒ měi tiān zǎo chén dōu yào hē kā fēi 我每天早晨都要喝咖啡。 2. When studying in China, I drank a lot of Pu’er tea. zài zhōng guó xué xí shí, wǒ hē le hěn duō pǔ ěr chá 在中国时，我喝了很多普洱茶。 |
| hé 和 conj | and | Chinese characters and vocabulary are the basic content of learning Mandarin Chinese. hàn zì hé cí huì shì xué xí hàn yǔ de jī chǔ nèi róng 汉字和词汇是学习汉语的基础内容。 |
| hěn 很 adv | Very, quite | Learning the Chinese language is very useful. xué xí zhōng wén hěn yǒu yòng 学习中文很有用。 |
| hòu 后 prep | Behind; after | After learning pinyin, you can learn the pronunciation of new Chinese characters by yourself. xué xí pīn yīn hòu, nǐ jiù néng zì xué xīn hàn zì de dú yīn le 学习拼音后，你就能自学新汉字的读音了。 |
| hòu biān 后边 n | Back; rear | There is a river behind this house. zhè zhuàng fáng zǐ hòu biān, yǒu yì tiáo hé 这幢房子后边，有一条河。 |
| hòu tiān 后天 n | The day after tomorrow | The day after tomorrow, my teacher and I made an appointment to take a Chinese online class. hòu tiān, wǒ hé lǎo shī yuē hǎo le shàng zhōng wén wǎng luò kè 后天，我和老师约好了上中文网络课。 |
| huā 花（名） n | flower | Rose flower cake is one of the most famous snacks in Kunming. méi guī xiān huā bǐng shì kūn míng zuì yǒu míng de xiǎo chī zhī yī 玫瑰鲜花饼是昆明最有名的小吃之一。 |
| huà 话 n | language; talk; message | 1. Mandarin Chinese is becoming an increasingly popular language. zhōng guó huà zhèng chéng wéi yuè lái yuè shòu huān yíng de yì zhǒng yǔ yán 中国话正成为越来越受欢迎的一种语言。 2. The subject of our talk today is the tricks of learning the Chinese language. jīn tiān wǒ men tǎo lùn de huà tí shì ：xué xí zhōng wén de jì qiǎo 今天我们讨论的话题是：学习中文的技巧。 3. Please help me pass a message to her. qǐng nǐ bāng wǒ gěi tā chuán gè huà ér 请你帮我给她传个话儿。 |
| huài 坏 adj | Bad; in poor quality | 1. In the early stages of learning the Chinese language, it would be better to avoid forming bad learning habits. zài xué xí hàn yǔ de chū qī, yào bì miǎn yǎng chéng huài de xué xí xí guàn 在学习汉语的初期，要避免养成坏的学习习惯。 2. This cup is broken. zhè gè bēi zǐ shuāi huài le 这个杯子摔坏了。 3. He came up with a bad idea. tā xiǎng chū le yí gè huài diǎn zǐ 他想出了一个坏点子。 |
| huán 还 v | To return | 1. I will return this book to you next week. xià zhōu wǒ huì bǎ zhè běn shū huán gěi nǐ 下周我会把这本书还给你。 2. Refuse to counter-attack others’ attacks. Dǎ bù huán shǒu, mà bù huán kǒu 打不还手，骂不还口。 |
| huí 回（动） v | To return; to come back | 1. I plan to go home next week. wǒ dǎ suàn xià zhōu huí jiā 我打算下周回家。 2. The teacher responded to the students’ questions one by one. lǎo shī yī yī huí fù le xué shēng de wèn tí 老师一一回复了学生的问题。 |
| huí dá 回答 V, n | To answer/reply/response; the reply/answer | 1. His reply was very simple and sincere. tā de dá fù fēi cháng jiǎn dān hé chéng kěn 他的答复非常简单和诚恳。 2. The teacher answered my question. lǎo shī huí dá le wǒ de wèn tí 老师回答了我的问题。 |
| huí dào 回到 v | To return to; to go back to | I really want to go back to the year I was seventeen. wǒ hěn xiǎng huí dào shí qī suì nà yì nián 我很想回到十七岁那一年。 |
| huí jiā 回家 v | To return home | I plan to go home next week. wǒ dǎ suàn xià zhōu huí jiā 我打算下周回家。 |
| huí lái 回来 v | To come back; to get back | When you come back, we will go for dinner together. děng nǐ huí lái le, wǒ men yì qǐ qù chī fàn 等你回来了，我们一起去吃饭。 |
| huí qù 回去 v | To go back | I’ll think about it carefully when I go back. wǒ huí qù hòu zài zǐ xì kǎo lǜ yí xià 我回去后再仔细考虑一下。 |
| huì 会（动） v | Can; be able to | 1. I can speak Chinese. wǒ huì shuō zhōng wén 我会说中文。 2. She can cook. tā huì zuò fàn 她会做饭。 |
| huǒ chē 火车 n | The train | In Yunnan, traveling by train is very convenient. zài yún nán, zuò huǒ chē lǚ yóu hěn fāng biàn 在云南，坐火车旅游很方便。 |
New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with J | ||
| jī chǎng 机场 n | The airport | It takes only 30 minutes to get to the airport by subway. zuò dì tiě sān shí fēn zhōng jiù néng dào jī chǎng 坐地铁30分钟就能到机场。 |
| jī piào 机票 n | The flight ticket | I would like to book a flight ticket from Beijing to Kunming. wǒ xiǎng dìng yì zhāng cóng běi jīng dào kūn míng de jī piào 我想订一张从北京到昆明的机票。 |
| jī dàn 鸡蛋 n | eggs | Stir-fried tomatoes and eggs are the most common and delicious Chinese dishes. xī hóng shì chǎo jī dàn shì yí dào zuì cháng jiàn hé hǎo chī de zhōng guó cài 西红柿炒鸡蛋是一道最常见和好吃的中国菜。 |
| jǐ 几 pron | How many | 1. How many siblings do you have? nǐ yǒu jǐ gè xiōng dì jiě mèi 你有几个兄弟姐妹？ 2. How many Chinese classes do you have for today? nǐ jīn tiān yǒu jǐ jié zhōng wén kè 你今天有几节中文课？ |
| jì 记 v | To remember, to recall | 1. I cannot recall her name. wǒ jì bù qǐ tā de míng zì le 我记不起她的名字了。 2. My Chinese teacher asks me to remember these Chinese words down. wǒ de zhōng wén lǎo shī ràng wǒ bǎ zhè xiē zhōng wén cí yǔ jì xià lái 我的中文老师让我把这些中文词语记下来。 |
| jì dé 记得 v | To remember, to keep in memory | 1. I remember every detail of this incident. wǒ jì dé zhè jiàn shì de měi yí gè xì jiē 我记得这件事的每一个细节。 2. I vaguely remember that it was his voice. wǒ yǐn yuē de jì dé nà shì tā shuō huà de shēng yīn 我隐约地记得那是他说话的声音。 |
| jì zhù 记住 v | To remember | 1. Remember these Chinese characters, you will be able to read simple Chinese article jì zhù zhè xiē zhōng wén, nǐ jiù néng kàn dǒng jiǎn dān de zhōng wén wén zhāng 记住这些中文，你就能看懂简单的中文文章。 2. I shall remember you wǒ yí dìng huì jì zhù nǐ 我一定会记住你。 |
| jiā 家 n | Family | She is tired of the tedious family life. tā yàn juàn le fán suǒ de jiā tíng shēng huó 她厌倦了烦琐的家庭生活。 |
| jiā lǐ 家里
| In the home/house | 1. Her home is impoverished. tā de jiā lǐ yì pín rú xǐ 她的家里一贫如洗。 2. I have two puppies at home. wǒ jiā lǐ yǒu liǎng zhī xiǎo gǒu 我家里有两只小狗。 |
| jiā rén 家人 n | 1. Every year, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, I will reunite with my family. měi nián de zhōng qiū jiā jiē, wǒ dōu yào tóng jiā rén tuán jù 每年的中秋佳节，我都要同家人团聚。 2. Under the care of his family, he gradually recovered his health. zài jiā rén de zhào liào xià, tā zhú jiàn huī fù le jiàn kāng 在家人的照料下，他逐渐恢复了健康。 | |
| jiān 间 adv | Between; within a definite space; room | Students like to eat snacks between classes xué shēng men xǐ huān zài kè jiān chī líng shí 学生们喜欢在课间吃零食。 |
| jiàn 见 v | To see | I saw her in the street. wǒ zài jiē shàng jiàn dào tā le 我在街上见到她了。 |
| jiàn miàn 见面 v | To meet | They agreed to meet in the park. tā men yuē dìng zài gōng yuán jiàn miàn 他们约定在公园见面。 |
| jiāo 教 v | To teach | The teacher taught me how to write. lǎo shī jiāo wǒ xué huì le xiě zì 老师教我学会了写字。 |
| jiào 叫（动） v | To call, to be called | Everyone calls me Xiao Ming. dà jiā dōu jiào wǒ xiǎo míng 大家都叫我小明。 |
| Jiào xué lóu 教学楼 n | The school building | We meet in the school building. wǒ men zài jiào xué lóu pèng miàn 我们在教学楼碰面。 |
| jiě jie /jiě 姐姐/姐 n | Sister | My sister is a smart and beautiful girl. jiě jie shì gè jì cōng míng yòu měi lì de gū niáng 姐姐是个既聪明又美丽的姑娘。 |
| jiè shào 介绍 v | To introduce | The principal introduced the new teacher to the students. xiào zhǎng xiàng tóng xué men jiè shào xīn lái de lǎo shī 校长向同学们介绍新来的老师。 |
| jīn nián 今年 n | This year | I plan to travel and study in China this year. wǒ jì huá jīn nián dào zhōng guó qù lǚ yóu hé xué xí 我计划今年到中国去旅游和学习。 |
| jīn tiān 今天 n | today | Today is Tuesday. jīn tiān shì xīng qī èr 今天是星期二。 |
| jìn 进 v | To enter | I ran into the classroom. wǒ pǎo jìn le jiào shì 我跑进了教室。 |
| jìn lái 进来 v | To get in; to come into | The wind blew in through the gap in the door. fēng cóng mén de fèng xì zhōng chuī le jìn lái 风从门的缝隙中吹了进来。 |
| jìn qù 进去 v | to go in | This alley is too narrow for cars to get in zhè tiáo hú tong tài xiá zhǎi, lián qì chē yě kāi bú jìn qù 这条胡同太狭窄，连汽车也开不进去 |
| jiǔ 九 Num. | nine | I have studied Chinese for nine weeks in total. wǒ zǒng gòng xué xí le jiǔ gè xīng qī de zhōng wén 我总共学习了九个星期的中文。 |
| jiù 就 V,adv | (serve) with; accommodate/yield; right away/immediately; only/alone | 1. Summer is coming. xià tiān jiù yào lái le 夏天就要来了。 2. Are you coming here alone? jiù nǐ yí gè rén lái ma 就你一个人来吗? |
| jué dé 觉得 | To feel/sense/think | 1. You look not very well. How are you feeling? nǐ de liǎn sè hěn nán kàn, jué dé nǎ ér bú shū fú ma 你的脸色很难看，觉得哪儿不舒服吗？ 2. I feel unhappy in my heart. wǒ jué dé xīn lǐ bú tòng kuài 我觉得心里不痛快 3. I think your new dress is gorgeous. wǒ jué dé nǐ de xīn qún zǐ hěn piào liàng 我觉得你的新裙子很漂亮。 |
New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with K | ||
| kāi 开 v | To open up; to turn on | 1. Please open the door for me qǐng nǐ bāng wǒ kāi yí xià mén 请你帮我开一下门。 2. He turned on the air conditioner tā dǎ kāi le kōng tiáo 他打开了空调。 |
| kāi chē 开车 v | To drive | Driving after drinking is very dangerous jiǔ hòu kāi chē fēi cháng wēi xiǎn 酒后开车非常危险。 |
| kāi huì 开会 v | To hold a meeting | The time and place of the meeting have not been determined yet. kāi huì de shí jiān hé dì diǎn hái méi yǒu què dìng 开会的时间和地点还没有确定。 |
| kāi wán xiào 开玩笑 v | To joke; to play a joke | She is funny and always likes to joke with everyone. tā hěn fēng qù, zǒng xǐ huān gēn dà jiā kāi wán xiào 她很风趣，总喜欢跟大家开玩笑。 |
| kàn 看 v | To see; to take a look | I want to take a look at Kunming, China. wǒ xiǎng dào zhōng guó kūn míng qù kàn yí kàn 我想到中国昆明去看一看。 |
| kàn bìng 看病 v | To see a doctor | As an international student studying in China, do you know how to see a doctor here? zuò wéi yì míng zài zhōng guó xué xí de wài guó liú xué sheng, nǐ zhī dào rú hé qù yī yuàn kàn bìng ma 作为一名在中国学习的外国留学生，你知道如何去医院看病吗？ |
| kàn dào 看到 v | To see; to notice | We cannot just see the shortcomings of others but ignore their strengths. wǒ men bù néng zhǐ kàn dào bié rén de quē diǎn, ér kàn bú dào bié rén de yōu diǎn 我们不能只看到别人的缺点，而看不到别人的优点。 |
| kàn jiàn 看见 v | To see; to catch sight of | The little deer saw the lion coming and rushed into the woods in horror. xiǎo lù kàn jiàn shī zǐ lái le, xià dé pǎo jìn le shù lín lǐ 小鹿看见狮子来了，吓得跑进了树林里。 |
| kǎo 考 v | To test; to examine; to check | Let me test, do you know how to pronounce this word? wǒ kǎo kǎo nǐ ，nǐ zhī dào zhè gè zì niàn shén me ma 我考考你，你知道这个字念什么吗？ |
| kǎo shì 考试 n | Examination; test | HSK is the abbreviation for Chinese Proficiency Test (hàn yǔ shuǐ píng kǎo shì). HSK shì hàn yǔ shuǐ píng kǎo shì de jiǎn chēng. HSK是汉语水平考试的简称。 |
| kě 渴 adj | thirsty | The sultry weather makes everyone feel both thirsty and weary. mēn rè de tiān qì ràng dà jiā gǎn dào jì kǒu kě yòu pí bèi 闷热的天气让大家感到既口渴又疲惫。 |
| kè 课 n | Class; lesson | Online Chinese lesson is the most convenient mode of having the class. wǎng luò zhōng wén kè shì zuì biàn jié de shàng kè mó shì 网络中文课是最便捷的上课模式。 |
| kè běn 课本 n | textbook | There are some new words in the textbook that I don’t know. kè běn shàng hái yǒu yì xiē wǒ bú rèn shí de shēng zì 课本上还有一些我不认识的生字。 |
| kè wén 课文 n | text | This text is about family affection and gratitude. zhè piān kè wén shì guān yú qīn qíng hé gǎn ēn de nèi róng 这篇课文是关于亲情和感恩的内容。 |
| kǒu 口 N, m | Mouth; one bite/sip of | 1. She has white teeth. tā yǒu yì kǒu jié bái de yá chǐ 她有一口洁白的牙齿。 2. I take a sip of coffee. wǒ hē le yì kǒu kā fēi 我喝了一口咖啡。 3. I had a bite of the meat dish. wǒ cháng le yì kǒu ròu 我尝了一口肉。 |
| kuài 块 m | A piece of | A piece of cake yí kuài dàn gāo 一块蛋糕 |
| kuài 快 Adj | Fast; quick | What is the fastest way to learn Chinese? xué zhōng wén zuì kuài de fāng fǎ shì shén me 学中文最快的方法是什么？ |
New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with L | ||
| lái 来 v | To come | Do you want to come to my house to watch a movie？ nǐ xiǎng lái wǒ jiā kàn diàn yǐng ma 你想来我家看电影吗？ |
| lái dào 来到 v | To come/arrive | I came to Kunming to learn Chinese. wǒ lái dào kūn míng xué xí zhōng wén 我来到昆明学习中文。 |
| lǎo 老（形） adj | Old; aged | This is an old city zhè shì yí zuò gǔ lǎo de chéng shì 这是一座古老的城市 |
| lǎo rén 老人 n | Old people | This old man is very kind zhè gè lǎo rén hěn shàn liáng 这个老人很善良 |
| lǎo shī 老师 n | teacher | I have two Chinese teachers wǒ yǒu liǎng gè zhōng wén lǎo shī 我有两个中文老师。 |
| le 了 Part | Used at the end of or in the middle of a sentence to indicate a change or a new circumstance | How old is Professor Li? lǐ lǎo shī duō dà le 李老师多大了？ She is 50 years old. tā jīn nián wǔ shí suì le 她今年五十岁了。 |
| lèi 累 Adj,v | Tired; weary; fatigued; to wear out | I feel very tired. wǒ gǎn jué hěn lèi 我感觉很累。 Cleaning the room wears me out. dǎ sǎo fáng jiān bǎ wǒ lèi huài le 打扫房间把我累坏了。 |
| lěng 冷 Adj | Cold | It’s too cold today. jīn tiān tiān qì tài lěng le 今天天气太冷了。 |
| lǐ 里 n | Inner; inside;interior | The cup is in the cupboard. bēi zǐ zài guì zǐ lǐ 杯子在柜子里。 |
| lǐ biān 里边 | Inside; in | There is a lake in the park. gōng yuán lǐ biān yǒu yí gè hú 公园里边有一个湖。 |
| liǎng 两（数） Num | Two | I would like two cups of coffee. wǒ yào liǎng bēi kā fēi 我要两杯咖啡。 |
| líng 零/〇 Num | zero | This year is 2021 jīn nián shì èr líng èr yī nián 今年是二零二一年 |
| liù 六 Num | six | There are six of us wǒ men yí gòng yǒu liù gè rén 我们一共有六个人。 |
| lóu 楼 n | building | This building is very tall. zhè dòng dà lóu hěn gāo 这栋大楼很高 |
| lóu shàng 楼上 adv | upstairs | It is the dormitory upstairs. lóu shàng shì sù shè 楼上是宿舍。 |
| lóu xià 楼下 adv | downstairs | It is a supermarket downstairs. lóu xià shì chāo shì 楼下是超市。 |
| lù 路 n | Road; street | I’m walking on the road. wǒ zǒu zài lù shàng 我走在路上。 |
| lù kǒu 路口 n | Intersection; crossing | This is a crossroads. zhè shì yí gè shí zì lù kǒu 这是一个十字路口。 |
| lù shàng 路上 adv | On the road | The car is driving on the road. qì chē zài lù shàng xíng shǐ 汽车在路上行驶。 |
New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with M | ||
| mā mā /mā 妈妈/妈 n | Mother; mom | I love my mom. wǒ ài wǒ de mā mā 我爱我的妈妈。 |
| mǎ lù 马路 n | Road; street | This road is very wide zhè tiáo mǎ lù hěn kuān 这条马路很宽。 |
| mǎ shàng 马上 adv | Right now; immediately | I want to start learning Chinese right away. wǒ xiǎng mǎ shàng kāi shǐ xué xí zhōng wén 我想马上开始学习中文。 |
| ma 吗 Part | Used at the end of a question | Do you like the color blue? nǐ xǐ huān lán sè ma？ 你喜欢蓝色吗？ |
| mǎi 买 v | To buy/purchase | I want to buy online Chinese courses. wǒ xiǎng gòu mǎi wǎng luò zhōng wén kè chéng 我想购买网络中文课程。 |
| màn 慢 adj | slow | I write at a very slow pace wǒ xiě zì hěn màn 我写字很慢。 |
| máng 忙 adj | busy | She is busy preparing for the party. tā zhèng máng zhe wéi pài duì zuò zhǔn bèi 她正忙着为派对做准备。 |
| máo 毛（量） m | It is the unit of Chinese currency; it is equal to one-tenth of 1 RMB | Fifty cents is 0.5 yuan wǔ máo qián jiù shì líng diǎn wǔ yuán 五毛钱就是0.5元 |
| méi 没 | Not; have not; none | I have never been to this place wǒ méi yǒu lái guò zhè gè dì fāng 我没有来过这个地方。 |
| méi guān xì 没关系 | That’s okay. It doesn’t matter. | A: I’m sorry! duì bú qǐ 对不起 B: That’s okay. méi guān xì 没关系 |
| méi shí me 没什么 | No big deal | It’s no big deal. zhè méi shén me dà bù liǎo 这没什么大不了。 |
| méi shì ér 没事儿 | It’s okay. | It’s okay, I’m fully recovered already. méi shì ér, wǒ de bìng yǐ jīng hǎo le 没事儿，我的病已经好了。 |
| méi yǒu 没有 adv | There is not | There is no beer. wǒ men zhè lǐ méi yǒu pí jiǔ 我们这里没有啤酒。 |
| mèi mei /mèi 妹妹/妹 n | sister | I have a younger sister. wǒ yǒu yí gè mèi mei 我有一个妹妹。 |
| mén 门 n | door | Please open the door. qǐng bǎ mén dǎ kāi 请把门打开。 |
| mén kǒu 门口 n | entrance | There is a tree standing at the entrance of the school. xué xiào mén kǒu yǒu yì kē shù 学校门口有一棵树。 |
| mén piào 门票 n | ticket | I’d like to buy two tickets. wǒ xiǎng mǎi liǎng zhāng mén piào 我想买两张门票。 |
| men (péng yǒu men ) 们（朋友们） pron | An adjunct pronoun that indicates plural | I went to a party with my friends wǒ hé péng yǒu men yì qǐ cān jiā pài duì 我和朋友们一起参加派对。 |
| mǐ fàn 米饭 n | Cooked rice | What would you like to eat? nǐ xiǎng chī shén me 你想吃什么？ I would like some rice. wǒ xiǎng lái diǎn er mǐ fàn 我想来点儿米饭。 |
| miàn bāo 面包 n | bread | What would you like to eat? nǐ xiǎng chī shén me 你想吃什么？ I would like some bread. wǒ xiǎng lái diǎn er miàn bāo 我想来点儿面包。 |
| miàn tiáo ér 面条儿 n | noodles | What would you like to eat? nǐ xiǎng chī shén me 你想吃什么？ I would like some rice. wǒ xiǎng lái diǎn er miàn tiáo 我想来点儿面条。 |
| míng zì 名字 n | The name | What is your name? nǐ jiào shén me míng zì 你叫什么名字？ My name is … wǒ de míng zì shì 我的名字是… |
| míng bái 明白 v | To understand | I do not understand. wǒ bù míng bái 我不明白。 |
| míng nián 明年 n | Next year | I plan to travel to Kunming to learn Chinese next year. wǒ jì huá míng nián dào kūn míng qù xué zhōng wén 我计划明年到昆明去学中文。 |
| míng tiān 明天 n | tomottow | I’m going to visit Green Lake tomorrow. míng tiān wǒ yào qù cuì hú gōng yuán wán 明天我要去翠湖公园玩。 |
New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with N | ||
| ná 拿 v | To take/hold/seize | I took a cup wǒ ná le yí gè bēi zǐ 我拿了一个杯子。 |
| nǎ 哪 pron | Which; where; how | Which color do you like? nǐ xǐ huān nǎ gè yán sè 你喜欢哪个颜色？ |
| nǎ lǐ 哪里 Pron | where | Where can I learn Chinese? nǎ lǐ kě yǐ xué xí zhōng wén 哪里可以学习中文？ |
| nǎ ér 哪儿 pron | where | Where are you? nǐ zài nǎ er 你在哪儿？ |
| nǎ xiē 哪些 Pron | Which | Which language courses can I choose from? wǒ kě yǐ xuǎn zé nǎ xiē yǔ yán kè chéng 我可以选择哪些语言课程？ |
| nà 那（代） Pron | that | That person is my friend nà gè rén shì wǒ de péng yǒu 那个人是我的朋友。 |
| nà biān 那边 pron | That side; over there | She ran over from there. tā cóng nà biān pǎo le guò lái 她从那边跑了过来。 |
| nà lǐ 那里 n | That place | That place is where I study Mandarin. nà lǐ jiù shì wǒ xué xí zhōng wén de dì fāng 那里就是我学习中文的地方。 |
| nà ér 那儿 pron | there | No parking there. nà er bù kě yǐ tíng chē 那儿不可以停车。 |
| nà xiē 那些 adj | those | Those are freshmen nà xiē shì gāng rù xué de xīn shēng 那些是刚入学的新生。 |
| nǎi 奶 n | Milk; diary products; short name of Grandmom | I like dairy products very much wǒ hěn xǐ huān nǎi zhì pǐn 我很喜欢奶制品。 |
| nǎi nai 奶奶 n | Grandmom | My grandma is 80 years old this year. wǒ nǎi nǎi jīn nián bā shí suì le 我奶奶今年80岁了。 |
| nán 男 n | Male | Equality of male and female nán nǚ píng děng 男女平等 |
| nán hái ér 男孩儿 n | boy | Boys are very active. nán hái er dōu hěn huó yuè 男孩儿都很活跃。 |
| nán péng yǒu 男朋友 n | Boy friend; male friend | I do not have a boyfriend. wǒ méi yǒu nán péng you 我没有男朋友。 |
| nán rén 男人 n | man | This man is my classmate zhè gè nán rén shì wǒ de tóng xué 这个男人是我的同学。 |
| nán shēng 男生 | Boy student; schoolboy | Here are 12 boys zhè lǐ yǒu shí èr gè nán shēng 这里有12个男生。 |
| nán 南 | The south | The weather is warm in the south. nán fāng tiān qì nuǎn huo 南方天气暖和。 |
| nán biān 南边 | The southern direction; the south | There are many plants in the south. nán biān yǒu xǔ duō zhí wù 南边有许多植物。 |
| nán 难 adj | difficult | This character is difficult to learn. zhè gè zì hěn nán xué 这个字很难学。 |
| ne 呢 part | Used at the end of a question | How did that happen? zěn me huì zhè yàng ne 怎么会这样呢？ |
| néng 能 Mod | Can, may | I can drive wǒ néng kāi chē 我能开车 |
| nǐ 你 Pron | (singular) you | What is your name? nǐ jiào shén me míng zì 你叫什么名字？ |
| nǐ men 你们 pron | (plural) you | Are you good friends? nǐ men shì hǎo péng yǒu ma 你们是好朋友吗？ |
| nián 年 n | year | 2021 is the year of the ox èr líng èr yī nián shì niú nián 2021年是牛年。 |
| nín 您 Pron | honorific for ‘you’ | Please accept my best wishes qǐng nín jiē shòu wǒ de zhù fú 请您接受我的祝福 |
| niú nǎi 牛奶 n | Milk | I like to drink milk wǒ xǐ huān hē niú nǎi 我喜欢喝牛奶。 |
| nǚ 女 n | Female | Equality of male and female nán nǚ píng děng 男女平等 |
| nǚ ér 女儿 n | Daughter | I have a daughter wǒ yǒu yí gè nǚ ér 我有一个女儿。 |
| nǚ hái ér 女孩儿 n | Girls | This is a cute girl zhè shì yí gè kě ài de nǚ hái er 这是一个可爱的女孩儿 |
| nǚ péng yǒu 女朋友 n | Girl friend | My girlfriend is beautiful wǒ de nǚ péng yǒu hěn piào liàng 我的女朋友很漂亮。 |
| nǚ rén 女人 n | Woman | She is a good woman tā shì yí gè hǎo nǚ rén 她是一个好女人。 |
| nǚ shēng 女生 n | Schoolgirl; girls | This girl is tall zhè gè nǚ shēng gè zǐ hěn gāo 这个女生个子很高。 |
New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with P | ||
| páng biān 旁边 n | Next to; by the side; surrounding | There is a supermarket next to the school. xué xiào páng biān jiù shì chāo shì 学校旁边就是超市。 |
| pǎo 跑 v | To run | He runs every morning. tā měi tiān qīng chén dōu pǎo bù 他每天清晨都跑步 |
| péng you 朋友 n | friends | We are good friends. wǒ men shì hǎo péng you 我们是好朋友 |
| piào 票 n | tickets | I bought two movie tickets wǒ mǎi le liǎng zhāng diàn yǐng piào 我买了两张电影票 |
New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with Q | ||
| qī 七 num | seven | I have seven dogs wǒ yǒu qī zhī gǒu 我有七只狗 |
| qǐ 起 v | Begin/start from; rise, stand up; go up | Stand up; jump up; pick up zhàn qǐ lái; tiào qǐ lái; ná qǐ lái 站起来；跳起来；拿起来 |
| qǐ chuáng 起床 v | Get up | I got up early this morning wǒ jīn tiān yí dà zǎo jiù qǐ chuáng le 我今天一大早就起床了 |
| qǐ lái 起来 v | Arise; rise up; get/stand up | The sun rises tài yáng shēng qǐ lái le 太阳升起来了 |
| qì chē 汽车 n | Car; vehicle | This is a new car. zhè shì yí liàng xīn qì chē 这是一辆新汽车。 |
| qián 前 n | in front, forward; preceding | There is a river in front qián miàn yǒu yì tiáo hé 前面有一条河。 |
| qián biān 前边 n | Ahead; front | She walks ahead tā zǒu zài qián biān 她走在前边 |
| qián tiān 前天 n | The day before yesterday | The day before yesterday was my birthday. qián tiān shì wǒ de shēng rì 前天是我的生日。 |
| qián 钱 n | Money; currency | How much is this zhè gè duō shǎo qián 这个多少钱？ |
| qián bāo 钱包 n | Wallet; purse | My wallet is black wǒ de qián bāo shì hēi sè de 我的钱包是黑色的 |
| qǐng 请 v | ask, request; invite; please | Please sit down; please come in; please speak qǐng zuò ；qǐng jìn ；qǐng shuō 请坐；请进；请说 |
| qǐng jià 请假 v | Ask for a leave; take time off | I need to take time off tomorrow wǒ míng tiān xū yào qǐng jià 我明天需要请假 |
| qǐng jìn 请进 v | Please come in | A: “May I come in?” wǒ néng jìn lái ma 我能进来吗？ B: “Come in please!” kuài qǐng jìn 快请进！ |
| qǐng wèn 请问 v | Excuse me/May I ask a question | Excuse me, is this Keats School? qǐng wèn ，zhè lǐ shì jì cí xué xiào ma 请问，这里是济慈学校吗？ |
| qiú 球 n | ball | I like ball games wǒ xǐ huān qiú lèi yùn dòng 我喜欢球类运动。 |
| qù 去 v | To go/leave/remove | I’m going out now wǒ xiàn zài yào chū qù 我现在要出去 |
| qù nián 去年 n | Last year | I have been learning Chinese since last year wǒ cóng qù nián kāi shǐ xué xí zhōng wén 我从去年开始学习中文。 |
New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with R | ||
| rè 热 adj | Hot | It’s very hot today jīn tiān tiān qì hěn rè 今天天气很热 |
| rén 人 n | People; person | There are many people in the school xué xiào lǐ yǒu hěn duō rén 学校里有很多人。 |
| rèn shí 认识 v | To know/study | I know many people who like Chinese wǒ rèn shí hěn duō xǐ huān hàn yǔ de rén 我认识很多喜欢汉语的人 |
| rèn zhēn 认真 adj | Serious; careful | She studies Chinese characters very seriously tā hěn rèn zhēn de xué xí hàn zì 她很认真地学习汉字。 |
| rì 日 n | Sun; day; daytime | The sunrise is beautiful rì chū hěn měi 日出很美 |
| rì qī 日期 n | date | They set the date of marriage tā men què dìng le jié hūn de rì qī 他们确定了结婚的日期。 |
| ròu 肉 n | Meat/flesh | I eat meat every day wǒ měi tiān dōu yào chī ròu 我每天都要吃肉 |
New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with S | ||
| sān 三 num | three | My sister is three years old wǒ de mèi mèi sān suì le 我的妹妹三岁了。 |
| shān 山 n | mountains | There is a temple on this mountain zhè zuò shān shàng yǒu yí gè sì miào 这座山上有一个寺庙 |
| shāng chǎng 商场 n | Shopping mall | I go to the mall to buy clothes wǒ qù shāng chǎng mǎi yī fu 我去商场买衣服。 |
| shāng diàn 商店 n | Stores/shops | There are a lot of snacks in the shop shāng diàn lǐ yǒu hěn duō líng shí 商店里有很多零食 |
| shàng 上 V, n | Go up; top; superior | We go shopping for groceries wǒ men shàng jiē qù mǎi cài 我们上街去买菜。 |
| shàng bān 上班 v | Go to work | I am going to work tomorrow míng tiān wǒ yào shàng bān 明天我要上班。 |
| shàng biān 上边 n | Upside; above | Put the box on top of the cabinet bǎ hé zǐ fàng zài guì zǐ shàng biān 把盒子放在柜子上边 |
| shàng chē 上车 v | Get in the car | The train is about to leave, get on huǒ chē mǎ shàng jiù yào kāi le, kuài shàng chē 火车马上就要开了，快上车。 |
| shàng cì 上次 n | Last time | The restaurant we went to together last time is very nice shàng cì wǒ men yì qǐ qù de fàn diàn hěn bú cuò 上次我们一起去的饭店很不错 |
| shàng kè 上课 v | Have class | Class begins now xiàn zài kāi shǐ shàng kè 现在开始上课 |
| shàng wǎng 上网 v | surfing on the internet | Surfing on the internet is fun shàng wǎng hěn yǒu qù 上网很有趣。 |
| shàng wǔ 上午 n | Morning | We usually study Chinese in the morning wǒ men yì bān zài shàng wǔ xué xí zhōng wén 我们一般在上午学习中文 |
| shàng xué 上学 v | Go to school | He doesn’t want to go to school tā bù xiǎng qù shàng xué 他不想去上学 |
| shǎo 少 Adj, adv | Small; less; few; little | I’m a small eater wǒ chī dé hěn shǎo 我吃得很少 |
| shuí 谁 pron | who? whom? whose? | who are you nǐ shì shéi 你是谁？ |
| shēn shàng 身上 Adv | On one’s body | A bird landed on him yì zhī niǎo luò zài tā shēn shàng 一只鸟落在他身上 |
| shēn tǐ 身体 n | body | It is important to maintain good health bǎo chí shēn tǐ jiàn kāng hěn zhòng yào 保持身体健康很重要 |
| shén me 什么
| What | What’s your name nǐ jiào shén me míng zì 你叫什么名字？ |
| shēng bìng 生病 n | Get sick | I’m sick and can’t come to class today wǒ shēng bìng le, jīn tiān bú néng lái shàng kè 我生病了，今天不能来上课 |
| shēng qì 生气 adj | Mad | I’m still mad at you wǒ hái zài shēng nǐ de qì 我还在生你的气 |
| shēng rì 生日 n | Birthday | when is your birthday？ nǐ de shēng rì shì shén me shí hòu 你的生日是什么时候 |
| shí 十 num | Ten | There are 10 classmates in the class bān shàng yí gòng yǒu shí gè tóng xué 班上一共有10个同学 |
| shí hòu 时候 n | Moment; time | A: When are we going to see the movie? wǒ men shén me shí hòu qù kàn diàn yǐng 我们什么时候去看电影？ B: At half-past six. liù diǎn sān shí fèn 六点三十分 |
| shí jiān 时间 n | Timepoint; available time | 1. I have a Chinese class today and I don’t have time to go shopping wǒ jīn tiān yào shàng zhōng wén kè, méi yǒu shí jiān qù guàng jiē 我今天要上中文课，没有时间去逛街。 2. The Breakfast time is 8:30 every morning. zǎo cān shí jiān shì měi tiān zǎo shàng bā diǎn bàn 早餐时间是每天早上八点半。 |
| shì 事 n | Things; affair | 1. I have things to do wǒ yǒu shì yào zuò 我有事要做 2. This thing is very simple zhè jiàn shì qíng hěn jiǎn dān 这件事情很简单。 |
| shì 试 v | To try | 1. I try to answer this question wǒ shì zhe huí dá zhè gè wèn tí 我试着回答这个问题。 2. She wants to try something new tā xiǎng cháng shì yì xiē xīn shì wù 她想尝试一些新事物。 |
| shì 是 Adj, v, adv | Yes; to be; indeed | 1. I am an international student wǒ shì liú xué shēng 我是留学生。 2. She is a Chinese teacher tā shì yì míng zhōng wén lǎo shī 她是一名中文老师 3. Yes, this is correct shì de, zhè shì zhèng què de 是的，这是正确的。 |
| shì bú shì 是不是 adv | is or isn’t, yes or no, whether or not | 1. Did you go to the movie yesterday？ nǐ zuó tiān shì bú shì qù kàn diàn yǐng le 你昨天是不是去看电影了？ 2. Is this your textbook or not? zhè shì bú shì nǐ de kè běn 这是不是你的课本？ |
| shǒu 手 n | Hands | 1. He washes his hands with hot water. tā yòng rè shuǐ xǐ shǒu 他用热水洗手。 2. She prepared this gift by herself. tā qīn shǒu zhǔn bèi le zhè fèn lǐ wù 她亲手准备了这份礼物。 |
| shǒu jī 手机 n | Cellphone/mobile phone | I bought a new mobile phone. wǒ mǎi le yí bù xīn shǒu jī 我买了一部新手机。 |
| shū 书 n | books | There are loads of books in the library. tú shū guǎn lǐ yǒu hěn duō shū 图书馆里有很多书。 |
| shū bāo 书包 n | schoolbags;backpack | My schoolbag is in blue. wǒ de shū bāo shì lán sè de 我的书包是蓝色的。 |
| shū diàn 书店 n | bookstore | There is a coffee shop next to this bookstore zhè jiā shū diàn páng biān yǒu yì jiā kā fēi diàn 这家书店旁边有一家咖啡店。 |
| shù 树 n | Trees | March 12th is a tree-planting festival sān yuè shí èr rì shì zhí shù de jiē rì 三月十二日是植树的节日 |
| shuǐ 水 n | water | Sunlight, water and air are the three elements of life yáng guāng, shuǐ hé kōng qì shì shēng mìng de sān yào sù 阳光、水和空气是生命的三要素。 |
| shuǐ guǒ 水果 n | fruits | Tropical fruits are very common to see here in Yunnan. rè dài shuǐ guǒ zài yún nán hěn cháng jiàn 热带水果在云南很常见。 |
| shuì 睡 v | To sleep | I drank too much coffee today and couldn’t sleep now wǒ jīn tiān hē le tài duō de kā fēi, shuì bú zháo 我今天喝了太多的咖啡，睡不着 |
| shuì jiào 睡觉 v | Go to bed/sleep | Now is the time to sleep xiàn zài shì shuì jiào shí jiān 现在是睡觉时间 |
| Shuō 说 v | Speak/say | I can speak Chinese. wǒ huì shuō zhōng wén 我会说中文 |
| shuō huà 说话 v | Speak/talk | He doesn’t like talking tā bú tài xǐ huān shuō huà 他不太喜欢说话。 |
| sì 四 num | four | I have four Chinese characters to learn today. wǒ jīn tiān yǒu sì gè hàn zì yào xué 我今天有四个汉字要学。 |
| sòng 送 v | To send/give | I give my mom a bunch of flowers wǒ sòng gěi mā mā yí shù huā 我送给妈妈一束花 |
| suì 岁 m | Year (of age) | My dad is 60 years old this year wǒ bà bà jīn nián liù shí suì 我爸爸今年60岁 |
New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with T | ||
| tā 他 pron | He;him | 1. He is British. tā shì yīng guó rén 他是英国人。 2. He has studied Chinese for a year tā xué xí zhōng wén yì nián le 他学习中文一年了。 |
| tā men 他们 pron | They | They hang out together on weekends tā men zhōu mò yì qǐ chū qù wán 他们周末一起出去玩。 |
| tā 她 pron | She; her | 1. Her eyes are beautiful tā de yǎn jīng hěn piào liàng 她的眼睛很漂亮。 2. She is my Chinese teacher tā shì wǒ de zhōng wén lǎo shī 她是我的中文老师。 |
| tā men 她们 pron | They | They all study Chinese at Keats School tā men dōu zài jì cí xué xiào xué xí zhōng wén 她们都在济慈学校学习中文。 |
| tài 太 Adv | Too/excessively | It’s raining too heavily yǔ xià dé tài dà le 雨下得太大了。 |
| tiān 天 n | Sky/day | 1. Yesterday, I went to Green Lake Park zuó tiān, wǒ qù le cuì hú gōng yuán 昨天，我去了翠湖公园 2. A plane is flying over the sky tiān shàng yǒu yí jià fēi jī fēi guò 天上有一架飞机飞过 |
| tiān qì 天气 n | weather | The weather is pretty good today jīn tiān tiān qì hěn bú cuò 今天天气很不错。 |
| tīng 听 v | To listen | I like listening to her singing. wǒ xǐ huān tīng tā chàng gē 我喜欢听她唱歌。 |
| tīng dào 听到 v | To hear | People heard a loud noise rén men tīng dào yì shēng jù xiǎng 人们听到一声巨响。 |
| tīng jiàn 听见 v | To hear | I heard the sound of rain fall wǒ tīng jiàn xià yǔ de shēng yīn 我听见下雨的声音 |
| tīng xiě 听写 n | dictation | We did dictation of new words today wǒ men jīn tiān tīng xiě le shēng cí 我们今天听写了生词 |
| tóng xué 同学 n | Classmates | There are 5 classmates in our class wǒ men bān shàng yí gòng yǒu wǔ gè tóng xué 我们班上一共有5个同学 |
| tú shū guǎn 图书馆 n | library | I self study in the library wǒ zài tú shū guǎn lǐ zì xí 我在图书馆里自习。 |
New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with W | ||
| wài 外 N;adj | Outside; external; foreign | Do you pay more attention to appearance or inner character? nǐ gèng zhù zhòng wài biǎo hái shì nèi zài pǐn gé 你更注重外表还是内在品格？ |
| wài biān 外边 Adv;prep;n | Outside | 1. It’s raining heavily outside now wài biān zhèng zài xià dà yǔ 外边正在下大雨。 2. Many people are gathering outside of the house fáng zǐ wài biān lái le hěn duō rén 房子外边来了很多人。 |
| wài guó 外国 n | Foreign country | People from foreign countries are called foreigners lái zì wài guó de rén bèi chēng wéi wài guó rén 来自外国的人被称为外国人 |
| wài yǔ 外语 n | Foreign language | It is beneficial to learn a foreign language. xué xí wài yǔ fēi cháng yǒu yòng 学习外语非常有用。 |
| wán ér 玩儿 v | To play | Do you want to hang out with me? nǐ xiǎng hé wǒ yì qǐ chū qù wán er ma 你想和我一起出去玩儿吗？ |
| wǎn 晚 N, adj | Evening/night; late | I got up late this morning wǒ jīn tiān zǎo shàng qǐ wǎn le 我今天早上起晚了。 |
| wǎn fàn 晚饭 n | Dinner; supper | The dinner is ready. wǎn fàn yǐ jīng zuò hǎo le 晚饭已经做好了。 |
| wǎn shàng 晚上 n | In the evening | We will watch a movie together this evening. wǒ men wǎn shàng yì qǐ kàn diàn yǐng 我们晚上一起看电影。 |
| wǎng shàng 网上 adj | online | Online shopping is becoming more and more popular. wǎng shàng gòu wù biàn dé yuè lái yuè pǔ jí 网上购物变得越来越普及。 |
| wǎng yǒu 网友 n | Netizen | The friends met on the online platform are called netizens wǎng luò píng tái shàng rèn shí de péng yǒu jiù jiào zuò wǎng yǒu 网络平台上认识的朋友就叫做网友 |
| wàng 忘 v | forget; neglect; miss | This incident has long been forgotten by people zhè jiàn shì zǎo yǐ bèi rén men wàng le 这件事早已被人们忘了 |
| wàng jì 忘记 v | To forget | Forgetting is a special function of memory. wàng jì shì jì yì zhōng de yí gè tè shū gōng néng 忘记是记忆中的一个特殊功能。 |
| wèn 问 v | To ask | The student asked the teacher a question xué shēng wèn le lǎo shī yí gè wèn tí 学生问了老师一个问题。 |
| wǒ 我 pron | I; me | I want to come to China to learn Chinese wǒ xiǎng lái zhōng guó xué xí hàn yǔ 我想来中国学习汉语 |
| wǒ men 我们 pron | We; us | We are all taking one-to-one Chinese courses at Keats School. wǒ men dōu zài jì cí xué xiào shàng yī duì yī zhōng wén kè chéng 我们都在济慈上一对一中文课程。 |
| wǔ 五 num | five | He has been studying Chinese for five months tā xué zhōng wén wǔ gè yuè le 他学中文五个月了。 |
| wǔ fàn 午饭 n | Lunch | It’s time for lunch now. xiàn zài shì wǔ fàn shí jiān 现在是午饭时间。 |
New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with X | ||
| xī 西 n | The west | We will keep walking forward toward the west. wǒ men jì xù xiàng xī zǒu 我们继续向西走。 |
| xī biān 西边 n | The western side/direction | The Sun sets in the west. tài yáng zài xī biān luò xià 太阳在西边落下 |
| xǐ 洗 v | To wash | Remember to wash your hands. jì dé xǐ shǒu 记得洗手。 |
| xǐ shǒu jiān 洗手间 n | The bathroom | Could you please tell me where the bathroom is? qǐng wèn xǐ shǒu jiān zài nǎ lǐ 请问洗手间在哪里？ |
| xǐ huān 喜欢 v | To like | We all like learning Chinese. wǒ men dōu hěn xǐ huān xué zhōng wén 我们都很喜欢学中文。 |
| xià 下（名、动） N,v | under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down | 1. There is a convenience store downstairs. lóu xià jiù yǒu yì jiā biàn lì shāng diàn 楼下就有一家便利商店。 2. We get off at the next stop. wǒ men zài xià yí gè zhàn xià chē 我们在下一个站下车 |
| xià bān 下班 v | to finish work, to get off work | I’m going to get a drink in the bar after work. xià bān hòu, wǒ dǎ suàn qù jiǔ ba hē yì bēi 下班以后，我打算去酒吧喝一杯。 |
| xià biān 下边 n | Below; under | He wrote some notes under the text tā zài kè wén xià biān xiě le yì xiē bǐ jì 他在课文下边写了一些笔记。 |
| xià chē 下车 v | Get off the car; get down | After getting off the bus, we saw the beautiful Yulong Snow-capped Mountain xià chē hòu, wǒ men jiù kàn dào le měi lì de yù lóng xuě shān 下车后，我们就看到了美丽的玉龙雪山。 |
| xià cì 下次 n | Next time | Everyone is looking forward to the next gathering dà jiā dōu hěn qī dài xià cì de jù huì 大家都很期待下次的聚会。 |
| xià kè 下课 v | finish class | My class won’t finish until 4 p.m wǒ jīn tiān xià wǔ sì diǎn cái xià kè 我今天下午4点才下课 |
| xià wǔ 下午 n | in the afternoon | Language exchange activities are scheduled in the afternoon yǔ yán jiāo huàn huó dòng ān pái zài xià wǔ 语言交换活动安排在下午 |
| xià yǔ 下雨 v | To rain | In the rainy season, it rains almost every day in this city. yǔ jì lǐ, zhè gè chéng shì jǐ hū tiān tiān dōu xià yǔ 雨季里，这个城市几乎天天都下雨。 |
| xiān 先 con | first, former, previous | I go to school first, then go to the supermarket to buy things wǒ xiān qù xué xiào shàng kè, zài qù chāo shì mǎi dōng xi 我先去学校上课，再去超市买东西。 |
| xiān shēng 先生 n | Gentlemen, sir; Mr. | “Mr./Sir” is an honorific title for a man. “xiān shēng ”shì duì nán shì de yì zhǒng zūn chēng “先生”是对男士的一种尊称 |
| xiàn zài 现在 n | Now | It is half past four in the afternoon now. xiàn zài shì xià wǔ sì diǎn bàn 现在是下午四点半。 |
| xiǎng 想 v | To think, speculate, plan, consider | This song reminds me of an old friend zhè shǒu gē ràng wǒ xiǎng qǐ yí gè lǎo péng yǒu 这首歌让我想起一个老朋友。 |
| xiǎo 小 adj | Small; tiny; young | He is at a young age and still in elementary school tā nián jì hái xiǎo, hái zài shàng xiǎo xué 他年纪还小，还在上小学。 |
| xiǎo hái er 小孩儿 n | Children like to eat sweets. xiǎo hái er dōu xǐ huān chī tián shí 小孩儿都喜欢吃甜食。 | |
| xiǎo jiě 小姐 n | Ms.; young lady | This young lady has thick black hair. zhè wèi xiǎo jiě yǒu yì tóu wū hēi nóng mì de xiù fā 这位小姐有一头乌黑浓密的秀发。 |
| xiǎo péng yǒu 小朋友 n | Kid; child | Children are catching fish and shrimps in the river xiǎo péng yǒu men zài hé lǐ zhuō yú hé xiā 小朋友们在河里捉鱼和虾。 |
| xiǎo shí 小时 n | hour | One hour equals to sixty minutes yì xiǎo shí děng yú liù shí fēn zhōng 一小时等于六十分钟。 |
| xiǎo xué 小学 n | Primary school | She works as a teacher in this primary school tā zài zhè suǒ xiǎo xué lǐ dāng lǎo shī 她在这所小学里当老师。 |
| xiǎo xué shēng 小学生 n | Primary school student | This book is very suitable for primary school students to read zhè běn shū hěn shì hé xiǎo xué shēng yuè dú 这本书很适合小学生阅读 |
| xiào 笑 v | To laugh/smile/giggle | After hearing this joke, she burst into laughter tīng wán zhè gè xiào huà hòu, tā dà xiào qǐ lái 听完这个笑话后，她大笑起来。 |
| xiě 写 v | To write | Can you write Chinese characters? nǐ huì xiě hàn zì ma 你会写汉字吗？ |
| xiè xiè 谢谢 v | To thank | A: Thank you! xiè xiè nǐ 谢谢你！ B: You’re welcome! bú kè qì 不客气！ |
| xīn 新 adj | new | I got a pair of new shoes. wǒ mǎi le yì shuāng xīn xié 我买了一双新鞋。 |
| xīn nián 新年 n | New Year | Happy New Year! xīn nián kuài lè 新年快乐！ |
| xīng qī 星期 n | week | I plan to spend a few weeks in Kunming for learning Chinese. wǒ jì huà huā jǐ xīng qī de shí jiān zài kūn míng xué xí zhōng wén 我计划花几星期的时间在昆明学习中文。 |
| xīng qī rì 星期日 n | Sunday | Every Sunday, she goes to the library to read. měi gè xīng qī rì, tā dōu qù tú shū guǎn kàn shū 每个星期日，她都去图书馆看书。 |
| xīng qī tiān 星期天 n | Sunday | Today is Sunday. jīn tiān shì xīng qī tiān 今天是星期天。 |
| xíng 行 v | To go/travel | In Kunming, people can choose many ways to travel zài kūn míng, rén men kě yǐ xuǎn zé hěn duō zhǒng chū xíng fāng shì 在昆明，人们可以选择很多种出行方式。 |
| xiū xī 休息 V;n | To rest; to take a break | 1. You have a good rest tonight nǐ jīn wǎn hǎo hǎo xiū xī 你今晚好好休息。 2. I need to take a break. wǒ xū yào xiū xī yí xià 我需要休息一下。 |
| xué 学 v | To study/learn | More and more people want to learn Chinese yuè lái yuè duō de rén xiǎng yào xué hàn yǔ 越来越多的人想要学汉语。 |
| xué shēng 学生 n | Students | Keats students have free access to the Keats Fitness center. jì cí xué xiào de xué shēng kě yǐ miǎn fèi shǐ yòng jì cí jiàn shēn fáng 济慈学校的学生可以免费使用济慈健身房。 |
| xué xí 学习 N;v | To study/learn; study | The study of the Chinese language requires time and hard work. xué xí zhōng wén xū yào huā fèi shí jiān hé nǔ lì 学习中文需要花费时间和努力。 |
| xué xiào 学校 n | The school | Keats School is the best place to learn Chinese in China. jì cí xué xiào shì zài zhōng guó xué xí zhōng wén de zuì jiā xuǎn zé 济慈学校是在中国学习中文的最佳选择。 |
| xué yuàn 学院 n | Faculty;academy; institute; college | Law academy is a place to train lawyers fǎ xué yuàn shì péi yǎng lǜ shī de dì fāng 法学院是培养律师的地方。 |
New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with Y | ||
| yào 要（动） v | Would like to; want to | I’d like two cups of latte wǒ yào liǎng bēi ná tiě kā fēi 我要两杯拿铁咖啡。 |
| yé yé 爷爷 n | Grandfather/granddad/grandpa | My grandfather likes to play Tai Chi and chess. wǒ yé yé xǐ huān dǎ tài jí hé xià xiàng qí 我爷爷喜欢打太极和下象棋。 |
| yě 也 adv | Also/as well/too | The air here is also very fresh. zhè lǐ de kōng qì yě hěn qīng xīn 这里的空气也很清新。 |
| yè 页 m | Page (of) | Please turn to page ten of the textbook qǐng fān kāi kè běn de dì shí yè 请翻开课本的第十页。 |
| yī 一 num | one | She ranked first in the exam. tā zài zhè cì kǎo shì zhōng pái míng dì yī 她在这次考试中排名第一。 |
| yī fú 衣服 n | Clothes | These clothes are made of linen zhè jiàn yī fú shì yà má cái zhì de 这件衣服是亚麻材质的。 |
| yī shēng 医生 n | Doctor | How to see a doctor in China? zài zhōng guó zěn me kàn yī shēng 在中国怎么看医生？ |
| yī yuàn 医院 n | hospital | There are a lot of people in the hospital yī yuàn lǐ rén hěn duō 医院里人很多。 |
| yí bàn 一半 num | half | I have read half of this book zhè běn shū wǒ yǐ jīng kàn wán le yí bàn 这本书我已经看完了一半。 |
| yí huì er 一会儿 n | A while; in a moment | I felt very tired and fell asleep in a while. wǒ gǎn jué hěn lèi, yí huì er jiù shuì zháo le 我感觉很累，一会儿就睡着了。 |
| yí kuài er 一块儿 prep | together | Let’s celebrate the holiday together tonight. dà jiā jīn wǎn yí kuài er qìng zhù jié rì 大家今晚一块儿庆祝节日。 |
| yí xià ér 一下儿 part | A little bit | Let me introduce. This is our new classmate. wǒ gěi dà jiā jiè shào yí xià er, zhè shì wǒ men de xīn tóng xué 我给大家介绍一下儿，这是我们的新同学。 |
| yí yàng 一样 adj | Same; alike | We have the same experience wǒ men yǒu zhe yí yàng de jīng lì 我们有着一样的经历。 |
| yì biān 一边 con | One side; at the same time. | She is reading a book and drinking coffee at the same time. tā yì biān hē kā fēi, yì biān kàn shū 她一边喝咖啡，一边看书。 |
| yì diǎn er 一点儿 adv | A bit: a little | The chef added a little salt to the dish. chú shī wǎng cài lǐ jiā le yì diǎn er yán 厨师往菜里加了一点儿盐。 |
| yì qǐ 一起 prep | together | We live together. wǒ men zài yì qǐ shēng huó 我们在一起生活。 |
| yì xiē 一些 pron | Some; a number of; a little of | Here are some very interesting books zhè lǐ yǒu yì xiē hěn yǒu yì sī de shū 这里有一些很有意思的书。 |
| yòng 用 v | To use; employ; apply | I made a meal with these food ingredients wǒ yòng zhè xiē shí cái zuò le yí dùn fàn 我用这些食材做了一顿饭。 |
| yǒu 有 v | Have; own; possess; exist | I have a bike wǒ yǒu yí liàng zì xíng chē 我有一辆自行车。 |
| yǒu de 有的 pron | some | Some people like coffee, and some like tea. yǒu de rén xǐ huān kā fēi, yǒu de rén xǐ huān chá 有的人喜欢咖啡，有的人喜欢茶。 |
| yǒu míng 有名 adj | Famous; reputable; well-known; celebrated | Keats School is a well-known Chinese school. jì cí xué xiào shì yì suǒ yǒu míng de zhōng wén xué xiào 济慈学校是一所有名的中文学校。 |
| yǒu shí hòu /yǒu shí 有时候/有时 n | Sometimes | Sometimes, I go for a walk by the lake yǒu shí, wǒ huì qù hú biān sàn bù 有时，我会去湖边散步。 |
| yǒu （yì ）xiē 有（一）些 n | Some; a few | Some flowers have bloomed, some have withered. yǒu xiē huā kāi dé zhèng hǎo, yǒu xiē yǐ jīng diāo xiè le 有些花开得正好，有些已经凋谢了。 |
| yǒu yòng 有用 adj | Useful; valuable | This method is very useful zhè gè fāng fǎ hěn yǒu yòng 这个方法很有用。 |
| yòu 右 n | Right | My right hand hurts a bit wǒ de yòu shǒu yǒu diǎn téng 我的右手有点疼。 |
| yòu biān 右边 n | The right side | I stand on the right side of my friend wǒ zhàn zài péng yǒu de yòu biān 我站在朋友的右边。 |
| yǔ 雨 n | Rain drop | After the rain, the air becomes very fresh yǔ hòu, kōng qì biàn dé fēi cháng qīng xīn 雨后，空气变得非常清新 |
| yuán 元 m | Dollar | The price of the apples is ten yuan per kilo. píng guǒ shí yuán yì gōng jīn 苹果十元一公斤。 |
| yuǎn 远 adj | Far; distant | We have walked a long way wǒ men zǒu le hěn yuǎn de lù 我们走了很远的路。 |
| yuè 月 n | Moon; month | 1. The moon is in a full round shape tonight jīn wǎn de yuè liàng hěn yuán 今晚的月亮很圆。 2. I signed up for a three-month Chinese course wǒ bào míng le sān gè yuè de zhōng wén kè chéng 我报名了三个月的中文课程。 |
New HSK 1 Chinese Vocabulary Pinyin Starting with Z | ||
| zài 再 adv | Again; repetitively | I want to drink another glass of red wine wǒ xiǎng zài hē yì bēi hóng jiǔ 我想再喝一杯红酒。 |
| zài jiàn 再见 v | Goodbye; see you | We smiled and said goodbye wǒ men wēi xiào zhe shuō le zài jiàn 我们微笑着说了再见。 |
| zài 在 V; prep | Be doing; be at | A: What are you doing now? nǐ zài gàn shén me 你在干什么？ B: I’m watching TV at home. wǒ zài jiā lǐ kàn diàn shì 我在家里看电视。 |
| zài jiā 在家 v | At home | I’m watching TV at home. wǒ zài jiā lǐ kàn diàn shì 我在家里看电视。 |
| zǎo 早 adj | early | She came to the classroom very early tā hěn zǎo jiù lái dào jiào shì 她很早就来到教室。 |
| zǎo fàn 早饭 n | Breakfast | I didn’t eat breakfast and I feel very hungry now. wǒ méi yǒu chī zǎo fàn, xiàn zài gǎn jué hěn è 我没有吃早饭，现在感觉很饿。 |
| zǎo shàng 早上 n | In the morning | Exercising in the morning can make you more energetic zǎo shàng duàn liàn kě yǐ ràng nǐ gèng yǒu huó lì 早上锻炼可以让你更有活力。 |
| zěn me 怎么 pron | How | How to learn writing Chinese characters quickly zěn me kuài sù xué huì xiě hàn zì 怎么快速学会写汉字？ |
| zhàn 站（名） n | Station | On the station platform, people come and go, very lively. zhàn tái shàng, rén lái rén wǎng, hěn rè nào 站台上，人来人往，很热闹。 |
| zhǎo 找 v | To look for; to find | I’m looking for my keys. wǒ zài zhǎo wǒ de yào shi 我在找我的钥匙。 |
| zhǎo dào 找到 v | To find | She finally found her dream. tā zhōng yú zhǎo dào le zì jǐ de mèng xiǎng 她终于找到了自己的梦想。 |
| zhè 这 pron | This | This looks great. zhè kàn qǐ lái hěn bàng 这看起来很棒。 |
| zhè biān 这边 pron | This side | We drove here. wǒ men kāi chē lái dào zhè biān 我们开车来到这边。 |
| zhè lǐ 这里 Pron | Here | Here is my home. zhè lǐ jiù shì wǒ de jiā 这里就是我的家。 |
| zhè ér 这儿 Pron | Here (spoken language) | Where is this place? zhè er shì shén me dì fang? 这儿是什么地方？ |
| zhè xiē 这些 pron | these | These students come from all over the world zhè xiē xué shēng lái zì shì jiè gè dì 这些学生来自世界各地。 |
| zhe 着 part | In process of; in course of | We are having class right now. wǒ men zhèng zài shàng zhe kè 我们正在上着课。 |
| zhēn 真 adj | True; actual; real; genuine | We have to learn to distinguish true from false wǒ men yào xué huì fēn biàn zhēn jiǎ 我们要学会分辨真假。 |
| zhēn de 真的 adj | True; real | What I’m saying is true. wǒ shuō de shì zhēn de 我说的是真的。 |
| zhèng 正（副） adv | Just; in process of; in course of | The students are doing language exchange activities xué shēng men zhèng jìn xíng yǔ yán jiāo huàn huó dòng 学生们正进行语言交换活动。 |
| zhèng zài 正在 adv | in process of; in course of | I’m listening music wǒ zhèng zài tīng yīn yuè 我正在听音乐。 |
| zhī dào 知道 v | Know; realize; be aware of | Many people don’t know what their shortcomings are hěn duō rén dōu bù zhī dào zì jǐ de quē diǎn shì shén me 很多人都不知道自己的缺点是什么。 |
| zhī shí 知识 n | Knowledge | Imagination is more important than knowledge xiǎng xiàng lì bǐ zhī shí gèng zhòng yào 想象力比知识更重要 |
| zhōng 中 adj | The middle; medium; intermediate | Among this group of people, I am the only foreigner zài zhè yì qún rén zhōng, zhī yǒu wǒ shì wài guó rén 在这一群人中，只有我是外国人。 |
| zhōng guó 中国 n | China | Where is the best place to learn Chinese in China? zhōng guó xué zhōng wén zuì hǎo de dì fāng zài nǎ lǐ 中国学中文最好的地方在哪里？ |
| zhōng jiān 中间 n | In the middle | I sit between dad and mom wǒ zuò zài bà bà hé mā mā de zhōng jiān 我坐在爸爸和妈妈的中间。 |
| zhōng wén 中文 n | The Chinese language | Learning the Chinese language will benefit your career. xué xí zhōng wén jiāng yǒu yì yú nín de zhí yè shēng yá 学习中文将有益于您的职业生涯。 |
| zhōng wǔ 中午 n | In the afternoon | I had fried rice in the afternoon. zhōng wǔ wǒ chī le chǎo fàn 中午我吃了炒饭。 |
| zhōng xué 中学 n | The middle school | I am a middle school teacher wǒ shì yì míng zhōng xué lǎo shī 我是一名中学老师。 |
| zhōng xué shēng 中学生 n | middle School student | These middle school students are very energetic zhè xiē zhōng xué shēng dōu hěn yǒu huó lì 这些中学生都很有活力。 |
| zhòng 重 adj | Heavy | My luggage is heavy wǒ de xíng lǐ hěn zhòng 我的行李很重。 |
| zhòng yào 重要 adj | Important; significant | Coming to China to learn Chinese is an important decision in my life lái zhōng guó xué xí zhōng wén shì wǒ rén shēng zhōng de zhòng yào jué dìng 来中国学习中文是我人生中的重要决定。 |
| zhù 住 v | To live in | I live in a student dormitory. wǒ zhù zài xué shēng sù shè 我住在学生宿舍。 |
| zhǔn bèi 准备 v | Prepare | I am preparing for the HSK test wǒ zhèng zài wèi HSK kǎo shì zuò zhǔn bèi 我正在为HSK 考试做准备 |
| zhuō zǐ 桌子 n | Table; desk | There is a table in the room. fáng jiān lǐ yǒu yì zhāng zhuō zi 房间里有一张桌子。 |
| zì 字 n | Character; word | The 500 most common Chinese characters. zuì cháng jiàn de wǔ bǎi gè hàn zì 最常见的五百个汉字。 |
| zǐ （zhuō zǐ ） 子（桌子） part | There is a table in the room. fáng jiān lǐ yǒu yì zhāng zhuō zi 房间里有一张桌子。 | |
| zǒu 走 v | To walk; move | We walk to school wǒ men zǒu zhe qù xué xiào 我们走着去学校 |
| zǒu lù 走路 v | To walk | It takes ten minutes to walk from school to the supermarket cóng xué xiào zǒu lù qù chāo shì xū yào shí fēn zhōng 从学校走路去超市需要十分钟。 |
| zuì 最 adv | The most | He is the tallest one of us tā shì wǒ men zhōng zuì gāo de yí gè 他是我们中最高的一个。 |
| zuì hǎo 最好 adv | The best | The best way to learn a foreign language is an immersion language course xué xí wài yǔ zuì hǎo de fāng fǎ shì jìn pào shì de yǔ yán kè chéng 学习外语最好的方法是浸泡式的语言课程。 |
| zuì hòu 最后 adj | The last | Finally, he passed the HSK-6 test zuì hòu, tā tōng guò le HSK-6 de kǎo shì 最后，他通过了HSK-6的考试。 |
| zuó tiān 昨天 n | yesterday | We had a great time yesterday. zuó tiān wǒ men wán dé fēi cháng kāi xīn 昨天我们玩得非常开心。 |
| zuǒ 左 n | Left | I turned to the left wǒ xiàng zuǒ zhuǎn guò shēn 我向左转过身。 |
| zuǒ biān 左边 n | The left side | I stand on my friend’s left wǒ zhàn zài péng yǒu de zuǒ biān 我站在朋友的左边 |
| zuò 坐 v | To sit | Sitting in the park, I feel very relaxed zuò zài gōng yuán lǐ, wǒ gǎn dào hěn fàng sōng 坐在公园里，我感到很放松。 |
| zuò xià 坐下 v | Sit down | He was so tired that he fell asleep as soon as he sat down. tā tài lèi le, suǒ yǐ yí zuò xià jiù shuì zháo le 他太累了，所以一坐下就睡着了。 |
| zuò 做 v | To make/do/have | I’m doing homework wǒ zhèng zài zuò zuò yè 我正在做作业。 |
