HSK 1 Vocabulary List
HSK 1 covers the absolute essentials of Chinese: greetings, numbers, family, time and everyday objects. Learn these words first and you can introduce yourself and handle basic daily exchanges.
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八bāeight; 8吧bābar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc) · to puff (on a pipe etc) · (onom.) bang · abbr. for 贴吧 · (modal particle indicating suggest…爸bàfather · dad · pa · papa爸爸bà ba(coll.) father; dad白Báisurname Bai · white · snowy · pure · bright · empty · blank · plain · clear · to make clear · in vain · gratuitous · free of charge · reactionary · anti-commu…百Bǎisurname Bai · hundred · numerous · all kinds of白天bái tiāndaytime · during the day · day半bànhalf · semi- · incomplete · (after a number) and a half班Bānsurname Ban · team; class; grade · (military) squad · work shift · classifier for groups of people and scheduled transport vehicles半年bàn niánhalf a year半天bàn tiānhalf of the day · a long time · quite a while · midair帮bāngold variant of 帮 · to help · to assist · to support · for sb (i.e. as a help) · hired (as worker) · side (of pail, boat etc) · outer layer · upper (of a shoe)…帮忙bāng mángto help · to lend a hand · to do a favor · to do a good turn包Bāosurname Bao · to cover · to wrap · to hold · to include · to take charge of · to contract (to or for) · package · wrapper · container · bag · to hold or embra…包子bāo zibao (steamed stuffed bun)北běinorth · (classical) to be defeated杯bēicup · trophy cup · classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup · variant of 杯北边běi biānnorth · north side · northern part · to the north of北京Běi jīngBeijing, capital of the People's Republic of China杯子bēi zicup · glass本běnroot · stem · origin · source · this · the current · original · inherent · originally · classifier for books, periodicals, files etc本子běn zibook · notebook · Japanese-style self-published comic (esp. an erotic one), aka "dōjinshi" · edition比BǐBelgium · Belgian · abbr. for 比利时 · euphemistic variant of 屄 · to compare · (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} · ratio · to gesture · …别Biésurname Bie · to leave; to part (from) · (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish · (bound form) other; another; different · don't ...! · to fasten with a …别的bié deelse · other别人bié renother people; others; other person病bìngillness · disease · to fall ill · defect病人bìng rénsick person · patient · invalid不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-不大bù dànot very · not too · not often不对bù duìincorrect · wrong · amiss · abnormal · queer不客气bù kè qiyou're welcome · don't mention it · impolite · rude · blunt不用bù yòngneed not
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菜càidish (type of food) · vegetable · cuisine · (coll.) (one's) type · (of one's skills etc) weak · poor差chādifference; discrepancy · (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction) · (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly · different · wrong; mistaken · …茶chátea · tea plant唱chàngto sing · to call loudly · to chant常Chángsurname Chang · always · ever · often · frequently · common · general · constant常常cháng chángfrequently · often唱歌chàng gēto sing a song车Chēsurname Che · car · vehicle · machine · to shape with a lathe · Kangxi radical 159 · war chariot (archaic) · rook (in Chinese chess) · rook (in chess)车票chē piàoticket (for a bus or train)
车上chē shàngCar
车站chē zhànrail station · bus stop吃chīto eat; to consume · to eat at (a cafeteria etc) · to eradicate; to destroy · to absorb · to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) · variant of 吃吃饭chī fànto have a meal · to eat · to make a living重chóngto repeat · repetition · again · re- · classifier: layer · heavy · serious · to attach importance to出chūto go out · to come out · to occur · to produce · to go beyond · to rise · to put forth · to happen · (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a…出来chū láito come out · to appear · to arise · (after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect)出去chū qùto go out穿chuānto wear · to put on · to dress · to bore through · to pierce · to perforate · to penetrate · to pass through · to thread床chuángbed · couch · classifier for beds · variant of 床次cìnext in sequence · second · the second (day, time etc) · secondary · vice- · sub- · infra- · inferior quality · substandard · order · sequence · hypo- (chemis…从cóngvariant of 从 · surname Cong · from · through · via · to follow · to obey · to engage in (an activity) · never (in negative sentence) · (Taiwan pr. [zòng]) ret…错Cuòsurname Cuo · mistake · wrong · bad · interlocking · complex · to grind · to polish · to alternate · to stagger · to miss · to let slip · to evade · to inlay …D41
大dàbig; large; great · older (than another person) · eldest (as in 姐) · greatly; freely; fully · (dialect) father · (dialect) uncle (father's brother) · see 夫打dádozen (loanword) · to beat · to strike · to hit · to break · to type · to mix up · to build · to fight · to fetch · to make · to tie up · to issue · to shoot …打车dǎ chēto take a taxi (in town) · to hitch a lift打电话dǎ diàn huàto make a telephone call打开dǎ kāito open · to show (a ticket) · to turn on · to switch on打球dǎ qiúto play ball · to play with a ball大学Dà xuéthe Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四书 in Confucianism · university · college大学生dà xué shēnguniversity student · college student到dàoto reach; to arrive · to leave for; to go to · to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) · (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a p…地de-ly · structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct · earth · ground · field · place · land的deof; ~'s (possessive particle) · (used after an attribute) · (used to form a nominal expression) · (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) · a…得到dé dàoto get · to obtain · to receive等děngclass · rank · grade · equal to · same as · to wait for · to await · et cetera · and so on · et al. (and other authors) · after · as soon as · once弟dìyounger brother · junior male · I (modest word in letter) · variant of 悌第dì(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 六 "sixth") · (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed · (old) reside…弟弟dì diyounger brother地点dì diǎnplace · site · location · venue第二dì èrsecond · number two · next · secondary地方dì fāngregion · regional (away from the central administration) · local · area · place · space · room · territory地上dì shangon the ground · on the floor地图dì túmap点diǎnpoint · dot · drop · speck · o'clock · point (in space or time) · to draw a dot · to check on a list · to choose · to order (food in a restaurant) · to touch …电diànlightning · electricity · electric (bound form) · to get (or give) an electric shock · phone call or telegram etc · to send via telephone or telegram etc电话diàn huàtelephone · phone call · phone number电脑diàn nǎocomputer电视diàn shìtelevision; TV电视机diàn shì jītelevision set电影diàn yǐngmovie; film电影院diàn yǐng yuàncinema; movie theater东Dōngsurname Dong · east · host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) · landlord动dòng(of sth) to move · to set in movement · to displace · to touch · to make use of · to stir (emotions) · to alter · abbr. for 动词, verb东边dōng bianeast · east side · eastern part · to the east of东西dōng xīeast and west · thing · stuff · person动作dòng zuòmovement; motion; action · to act; to move读dòucomma · phrase marked by pause · to read out; to read aloud · to read · to attend (school); to study (a subject in school) · to pronounce都Dūsurname Du · all; both; entirely · (used for emphasis) even · already · (not) at all · capital city · metropolis读书dú shūto read a book · to study · to attend school对duìright; correct · towards; at; for · concerning; regarding · to treat (sb a certain way) · to face · (bound form) opposite; facing; matching · to match togethe…对不起duì bu qǐI'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon · to let (sb) down; to disappoint多duōmany; much · too many; in excess · (after a numeral) ... odd · how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duó]) · (bound form) multi-; poly-多少duō shǎonumber · amount · somewhat · how much? · how many? · (phone number, student ID etc) what number?
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饭fàncooked rice · meal · (loanword) fan · devotee饭店fàn diànrestaurant · hotel放fàngto put · to place · to release · to free · to let go · to let out · to set off (fireworks)放假fàng jiàto have a holiday or vacation房间fáng jiānroom放学fàng xuéto dismiss students at the end of the school day房子fáng zihouse · building (single- or two-story) · apartment · room飞fēito fly非常fēi chángvery; really · unusual; extraordinary飞机fēi jīairplane分fēnto divide; to separate · to distribute; to allocate · to distinguish (good and bad) · (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 局) · fraction · on…风fēngwind · news · style · custom · manner
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干gānold variant of 干 · surname Gan · dry · dried food · empty; hollow · taken in to nominal kinship; adoptive; foster · futile; in vain · (dialect) rude; blunt · …干净gān jìngclean · neat干什么gàn shén mewhat are you doing? · what's he up to?高Gāosurname Gao · high · tall · above average · loud · your (honorific)告诉gào sùto press charges; to file a complaint · to tell; to inform; to let know高兴gāo xìnghappy · glad · willing (to do sth) · in a cheerful mood个gěused in 自个儿 · (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier) · (bound form) individual · variant of 个哥gēelder brother歌gēsong · to sing · variant of 歌哥哥gē geolder brother给gěito · for · for the benefit of · to give · to allow · to do sth (for sb) · (grammatical equivalent of 被) · (grammatical equivalent of 把) · (sentence intensifie…跟gēnheel · to follow closely · to go with · (of a woman) to marry sb · with · compared with · to · towards · and (joining two nouns)工人gōng rénworker工作gōng zuòto work · (of a machine) to operate · job · work · task关Guānsurname Guan · mountain pass · to close; to shut; to turn off · to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc) · to concern; to inv…关上guān shàngto close (a door) · to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)贵guìexpensive · noble · precious · (honorific) your国Guósurname Guo · country; nation; state · (bound form) national过Guōsurname Guo · to cross · to go over · to pass (time) · to celebrate (a holiday) · to live · to get along · excessively · too- · (experienced action marker)国家guó jiācountry; nation; state国外guó wàiabroad · external (affairs) · overseas · foreign
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还是hái shistill (as before) · had better · unexpectedly · or还有hái yǒufurthermore · in addition · still · also孩子hái zichild汉语Hàn yǔChinese language汉字hàn zìChinese character · Japanese: kanji · Korean: hanja · Vietnamese: hán tự行hángrow · line · commercial firm · line of business · profession · to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) · (in data tables) row · (Tw) column …号háoroar · cry · ordinal number · day of a month · mark · sign · business establishment · size · ship suffix · horn (wind instrument) · bugle call · assumed name …好hǎogood · appropriate; proper · all right! · (before a verb) easy to · (before a verb) good to · (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so · (verb compleme…好吃hǎo chītasty · delicious · to be fond of eating · to be gluttonous好看hǎo kàngood-looking · nice-looking · good (of a movie, book, TV show etc) · embarrassed · humiliated好听hǎo tīngpleasant to hear好玩儿hǎo wán rerhua variant of 好玩 · amusing · fun · interesting和héold variant of 和 · surname He · (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [hàn]) · (math.) sum · to make peace · (sports) to draw; to tie · (bo…喝hēto drink · variant of 嗬 · to shout很hěn(adverb of degree) · quite · very · awfully后Hòusurname Hou · empress · queen · (archaic) monarch · ruler · back · behind · rear · afterwards · after · later · post-后边hòu bianthe back; the rear; the last bit · behind; near the end; at the back · later; afterwards后天hòu tiānthe day after tomorrow · life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 天) · acquired (not innate or congenital) · a …花Huāsurname Hua · flower · blossom · fancy pattern · florid · to spend (money, time) · (coll.) lecherous · lustful · old variant of 花 · variant of 花 · also pr. [w…话huàdialect · language · spoken words · speech · talk · words · conversation · what sb said · old variant of 话坏huàibad · spoiled · broken · to break down · (suffix) to the utmost还Huánsurname Huan · still · still in progress · still more · yet · even more · in addition · fairly · passably (good) · as early as · even · also · else · to pay b…会huìcan; to have the skill; to know how to · to be likely to; to be sure to · to meet; to get together · meeting; gathering · (suffix) union; group; association ·…回huíto circle · to go back · to turn around · to answer · to return · to revolve · Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims) · time · classifier for acts of a play · sec…回答huí dáto reply; to answer · reply; answer回到huí dàoto return to回家huí jiāto return home回来huí laito return; to come back回去huí quto return · to go back火车huǒ chētrain
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几jīsmall table · almost · how much · how many · several · a few记jìto record · to note · to memorize · to remember · mark · sign · classifier for blows, kicks, shots机场jī chǎngairport; airfield · (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circumventing Internet censorship鸡蛋jī dàn(chicken) egg · hen's egg记得jì deto remember机票jī piàoair ticket · passenger ticket记住jì zhuto remember · to bear in mind · to learn by heart家jiāused in 家伙 and 家俱 · home · family · (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) · classifier for families or businesses · refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han C…家里jiā lǐhome家人jiā rénfamily member · (old) servant见jiànto see · to meet · to appear (to be sth) · to interview · opinion · view · to appear · also written 现间jiānbetween · among · within a definite time or space · room · section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars · classifier for rooms · gap · to s…见面jiàn miànto meet; to see each other叫jiàoto shout · to call · to order · to ask · to be called · by (indicates agent in the passive mood) · variant of 叫教Jiàosurname Jiao · to teach · religion · teaching · to make · to cause · to tell教学楼jiào xué lóuteaching block · school building姐jiěolder sister姐姐jiě jieolder sister介绍jiè shàoto introduce (sb to sb) · to give a presentation · to present (sb for a job etc) · introduction进jìnto go forward · to advance · to go in · to enter · to put in · to submit · to take in · to admit · (math.) base of a number system · classifier for sections i…进来jìn láito come in今年jīn niánthis year进去jìn qùto go in今天jīn tiāntoday · at the present · now九jiǔnine · 9就jiù(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then · (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after · (same as 是) merely; nothing else but; simply; j…觉得jué deto think that ...; to feel that ... · to feel (uncomfortable etc)
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开kāito open (transitive or intransitive) · (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start · to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run · to boil · to write ou…开车kāi chēto drive a car开会kāi huìto hold a meeting · to attend a meeting开玩笑kāi wán xiàoto play a joke · to make fun of · to joke看kānto look after · to take care of · to watch · to guard · to see; to look at · to read · to visit; to call on · to consider; to regard as · to treat (a patient …看病kàn bìngto visit a doctor · to see a patient
看到kàn dàoto see
看见kàn jiànto see · to catch sight of考kǎoto beat · to hit · variant of 考 · to inspect · to test · to take an exam · to check · to verify · to examine · to take an entrance exam for · deceased father考试kǎo shìto take an exam · exam渴kěthirsty课kèsubject · course · class · lesson · to levy · tax · form of divination课本kè běntextbook课文kè wéntext口kǒumouth · classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) · classifier for bites or mouthfuls块kuàilump; chunk; piece · classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc · (coll.) classifier for money and currency units快kuàirapid · quick · speed · rate · soon · almost · to make haste · clever · sharp (of knives or wits) · forthright · plainspoken · gratified · pleased · pleasantL19
来láito come · (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) · hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来) · ever since (as in 自古以来) …来到lái dàoto arrive; to come老lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity · ol…老人lǎo rénold man or woman · the elderly · one's aged parents or grandparents老师lǎo shīteacher了le(completed action marker) · (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) · (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) · to finish · to achie…累lěito accumulate · to involve or implicate (Taiwan pr. [lèi]) · continuous · repeated · tired · weary · to strain · to wear out · to work hard · surname Lei · ro…冷Lěngsurname Leng · cold里lǐvariant of 里 · lining · interior · inside · internal · also written 里 · Li (surname) · li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m · neighborhood · ancient a…里边lǐ bianinside两liǎngtwo · both · some · a few · tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (old)零língzero · nought · zero sign · fractional · fragmentary · odd (of numbers) · (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one)…六liùsix · 6楼Lóusurname Lou · house with more than 1 story · storied building · floor楼上lóu shàngupstairs · (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread楼下lóu xiàdownstairs路Lùsurname Lu · road · journey · route · line (bus etc) · sort; kind路口lù kǒucrossing · intersection (of roads)路上lù shangon the road · on a journey · road surface
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吗má(coll.) what? · used in 吗啡 · (question particle for "yes-no" questions)妈māma · mom · mother马路mǎ lùstreet · road妈妈mā mamama · mommy · mother马上mǎ shàngat once · right away · immediately · on horseback (i.e. by military force)买mǎito buy · to purchase慢mànslow忙mángbusy · hurriedly · to hurry · to rush毛Máosurname Mao · hair · feather · down · wool · mildew · mold · coarse or semifinished · young · raw · careless · unthinking · nervous · scared · (of currency) t…妹mèiyounger sister没méi(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not · drowned · to end · to die · to inundate没关系méi guān xiit doesn't matter妹妹mèi meiyounger sister · young woman没什么méi shén menothing · it doesn't matter · it's nothing · never mind没事儿méi shì rto have spare time · free from work · it's not important · it's nothing · never mind没有méi yǒuhaven't · hasn't · doesn't exist · to not have · to not be们menplural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals门Ménsurname Men · gate · door · gateway · doorway · opening · valve · switch · way to do something · knack · family · house · (religious) sect · school (of though…门口mén kǒudoorway · gate门票mén piàoticket (for theater, cinema etc)米饭mǐ fàn(cooked) rice面包miàn bāobread面条儿miàn tiáo rerhua variant of 面条 · noodles明白míng baiclear · obvious · unequivocal · to understand · to realize明年míng niánnext year明天míng tiāntomorrow名字míng ziname (of a person or thing)
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哪nǎhow · which · (emphatic sentence-final particle, used instead of 啊 after a word ending in "n") · used in 吒 · Taiwan pr. [nuó] · which? (interrogative, followe…拿náold variant of 拿 · variant of 拿 · to hold · to seize · to catch · to apprehend · to take · (used in the same way as 把: to mark the following noun as a direct …那Nāsurname Na · surname Nuo · variant of 哪 · (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nèi]) · (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations) · …那边nà bianover there · yonder
哪里nǎ lǐwhere? · somewhere · anywhere · wherever · nowhere (negative answer to question) · humble expression denying compliment · also written 哪里
那里nà lithere; that place哪儿nǎ rwhere? · wherever; anywhere; somewhere · (used in rhetorical questions) how can ...?; how could ...?
那儿nà rthere哪些nǎ xiēwhich ones? · who? · what?那些nà xiēthose
奶nǎibreast · milk · to breastfeed · variant of 奶 · mother奶奶nǎi nai(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) · (respectful) mistress of the house · (coll.) boobies · breasts南Nánsurname Nan · south男nánmale · Baron, lowest of five orders of nobility 位难nándifficult (to...) · problem · difficulty · difficult · not good · disaster · distress · to scold南边nán biansouth · south side · southern part · to the south of男孩儿nán hái rerhua variant of 男孩 · boy男朋友nán péng youboyfriend男人nán réna man · a male · men男生nán shēngschoolboy · male student · boy · guy (young adult male)呢neparticle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?") · particle for inquiring about loc…能Néngsurname Neng · can · to be able to · might possibly · ability · (physics) energy你nǐyou (informal, as opposed to courteous 您) · you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is …你们nǐ menyou (plural)
年Niánsurname Nian · year · grain · harvest (old) · variant of 年您nínyou (courteous, as opposed to informal 你)牛奶niú nǎicow's milk女nǚfemale · woman · daughter · archaic variant of 汝女儿nǚ érdaughter女孩儿nǚ hái rerhua variant of 女孩 · girl女朋友nǚ péng yougirlfriend女人nǚ rénwoman · wife女生nǚ shēngschoolgirl · female student · girlP4
旁边páng biānside; adjacent place跑páo(of an animal) to paw (the ground) · to run · to run away · to escape · to run around (on errands etc) · (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate · (verb com…朋友péng youfriend票piàoticket · ballot · banknote · person held for ransom · amateur performance of Chinese opera · classifier for groups, batches, business transactions
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七qīseven · 7起qǐto rise · to raise · to get up · to set out · to start · to appear · to launch · to initiate (action) · to draft · to establish · to get (from a depot or coun…汽车qì chēcar · automobile · bus起床qǐ chuángto get out of bed · to get up起来qǐ laito stand up · to get up · also pr. [qǐ lái] · (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state · indicating an upward movement…前qiánfront · forward · ahead · first · top (followed by a number) · future · ago · before · BC (e.g. 前293年) · former · formerly钱Qiánsurname Qian · coin · money · unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 两钱包qián bāopurse · wallet前边qián bianfront · the front side · in front of前天qián tiānthe day before yesterday请qǐngto ask · to invite · please (do sth) · to treat (to a meal etc) · to request请假qǐng jiàto request leave of absence请进qǐng jìn"please come in"请问qǐng wènExcuse me, may I ask...?请坐qǐng zuòplease, have a seat球qiúball · sphere · globe · ball game · match去qùto go · to go to (a place) · (of a time etc) last · just passed · to send · to remove · to get rid of · to reduce · to be apart from in space or time · to die…去年qù niánlast year
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热rèto warm up · to heat up · hot (of weather) · heat · fervent人rénperson; people认识rèn shito know · to recognize · to be familiar with · to get acquainted with sb · knowledge · understanding · awareness · cognition认真rèn zhēnconscientious · earnest · serious · to take seriously · to take to heart日Rìabbr. for 本, Japan · sun · day · date, day of the month日期rì qīdate肉ròumeat · flesh · pulp (of a fruit) · (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy · (of a person) flabby · irresolute · Kangxi radical 130
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三Sānsurname San · three · 3山Shānsurname Shan · mountain; hill · (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on上shǎngused in 上声 · (bound form) up; upper; above; previous · first (of multiple parts) · to climb; to get onto; to go up · to attend (class or university) · (direct…上班shàng bānto go to work · to be on duty · to start work · to go to the office上边shàng bianthe top · above · overhead · upwards · the top margin · above-mentioned · those higher up商场shāng chǎngshopping mall · shopping center · department store · emporium · the business world上车shàng chēto get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)上次shàng cìlast time商店shāng diànstore; shop上课shàng kèto go to class · to attend class · to go to teach a class上网shàng wǎngto go online · to connect to the Internet · (of a document etc) to be uploaded to the Internet · (tennis, volleyball etc) to move in close to the net上午shàng wǔmorning上学shàng xuéto go to school · to attend school少shǎofew · less · to lack · to be missing · to stop (doing sth) · seldom · young谁shéiwho · also pr. [shuí]
什么shén mewhat? · something · anything
身上shēn shangon the body · at hand · among身体shēn tǐthe body · one's health · in person生病shēng bìngto fall ill生气shēng qìto get angry · to take offense · angry · vitality · liveliness生日shēng rìbirthday事shìmatter · thing · item · work · affair十shíten · 10是shìto be (followed by substantives only) · correct; right; true · (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well · (adverb for emphatic assertion) · variant…试shìto test · to try · experiment · examination · test是不是shì bù shìis or isn't · yes or no · whether or not
时候shí houtime · length of time · moment · period时间shí jiāntime · period手shǒuhand · (formal) to hold · person engaged in certain types of work · person skilled in certain types of work · personal(ly) · convenient · classifier for skill手机shǒu jīcell phone · mobile phone书Shūabbr. for 书经 · book · letter · document · to write树shùtree · to cultivate · to set up书包shū bāoschoolbag · satchel · bookbag书店shū diànbookstore水Shuǐsurname Shui · water · river · liquid · beverage · additional charges or income · (of clothes) classifier for number of washes睡shuìto sleep · to lie down说shuìto persuade · to speak; to talk; to say · to explain; to comment · to scold; to tell off · (bound form) theory; doctrine · variant of 说水果shuǐ guǒfruit睡觉shuì jiàoto go to bed · to sleep说话shuō huàto speak · to say · to talk · to gossip · to tell stories · talk · word四sìfour · 4送sòngto send; to deliver; to transmit · to give (as a present) · to see (sb) off · to accompany; to go along with岁suìvariant of 岁, year · years old · classifier for years (of age) · year · year (of crop harvests)T12
他tāhe; him (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant) · (used before sb's name for emphasis) · (used as a meaningless mock object) · (literary)…她tāshe
他们tā menthey
她们tā menthey · them (for females)
太tàihighest · greatest · too (much) · very · extremely天tiānday · sky · heaven天气tiān qìweather听到tīng dàoto hear听见tīng jiànto hear听写tīng xiě(of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise) · dictation · (music) to transcribe by ear同学tóng xuéto study at the same school · fellow student · classmate图书馆tú shū guǎnlibraryW17
外wàioutside · in addition · foreign · external外边wài bianoutside · outer surface · abroad · place other than one's home外国wài guóforeign (country)外语wài yǔforeign language晚wǎnevening · night · late晚饭wǎn fànevening meal · dinner · supper玩儿wán rto play · to have fun · to hang out晚上wǎn shangevening · night · in the evening忘wàngto forget · to overlook · to neglect忘记wàng jìto forget网上wǎng shàngonline网友wǎng yǒuonline friend · Internet user问wènto ask; to inquire我wǒI; me; my我们wǒ menwe · us · ourselves · our五wǔfive · 5午饭wǔ fànlunch
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洗xǐto wash; to bathe · to develop (photographs) · to shuffle (cards etc) · to erase (a recording)西Xīthe West · abbr. for Spain 牙 · Spanish · west西边xī biānwest · west side · western part · to the west of喜欢xǐ huanto like; to be fond of洗手间xǐ shǒu jiāntoilet · lavatory · washroom下xiàdown · downwards · below · lower · later · next (week etc) · second (of two parts) · to decline · to go down · to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) · mea…下班xià bānto finish work · to get off work
下边xià bianunder · the underside · below
下车xià chēto get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)下次xià cìnext time下课xià kèto finish class · to get out of class · (fig.) (esp. of a sports coach) to be dismissed · to be fired下午xià wǔafternoon · p.m.下雨xià yǔto rain先xiānearly · prior · former · in advance · first先生xiān shengteacher · gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) · husband · (dialect) doctor现在xiàn zàinow · at present · at the moment · modern · current · nowadays想xiǎngto think (about) · to think of; to devise · to think (that); to believe (that) · to desire; to want (to) · to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)小xiǎosmall · tiny · few · young笑xiàoold variant of 笑 · to laugh; to smile · to laugh at小孩儿xiǎo hái rerhua variant of 小孩 · child小姐xiǎo jieyoung lady · miss · (slang) prostitute小朋友xiǎo péng yǒuchild小时xiǎo shíhour小学xiǎo xuéelementary school; primary school小学生xiǎo xué shēngprimary school student · schoolchild · (fig.) beginner写xiěto write页xiéhead · page · leaf谢谢xiè xieto thank · thanks · thank you新Xīnabbr. for Xinjiang 疆 or Singapore 坡 · surname Xin · new · newly · meso- (chemistry)新年xīn niánNew Year星期xīng qīweek · day of the week · Sunday星期日Xīng qī rìSunday星期天Xīng qī tiānSunday休息xiū xirest · to rest学xuéto learn · to study · to imitate · science · -ology学生xué shengstudent · schoolchild学习xué xíto learn · to study学校xué xiàoschool学院xué yuàncollege · educational institute · school · facultyY32
要yāo(bound form) to demand; to coerce · to want; to need; to ask for · will; shall; about to · need to; should · if (same as 是) · (bound form) important也Yěsurname Ye · (adverb) also; both ... and ... (before predicates only) · (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊爷爷yé ye(coll.) father's father · paternal grandfather一yīone · single · a (article) · as soon as · entire; whole; all; throughout · "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) · also pr. [yāo] for greater…一半yī bànhalf一边yī biānone side · either side · on the one hand · on the other hand · doing while一点儿yī diǎn rerhua variant of 一点 · a bit; a little bit · (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit · (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more衣服yī fuclothes一会儿yī huì ra moment · a while · in a moment · now...now... · also pr. [yī huǐ r]一块儿yī kuài rerhua variant of 一块 · a piece; a chunk · (coll.) one yuan; one dollar一起yī qǐin the same place · together · with · altogether (in total)医生yī shēngdoctor一下儿yī xià rerhua variant of 一下 · one time; once · all of sudden一些yī xiēsome · a few · a little · (following an adjective) slightly ...er
一样yī yàngsame · like · equal to · the same as · just like
医院yī yuànhospital听yǐnsmile (archaic) · to listen to; to hear · to heed; to obey · a can (loanword from English "tin") · classifier for canned beverages · to let be; to allow (Taiw…用yòngto use · to employ · to have to · to eat or drink · expense or outlay · usefulness · hence · therefore右yòu(bound form) right; right-hand side · (bound form) (politics) right of center · (bound form) (old) west · (literary) the right side as the side of precedence有yǒuto have; there is · (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 意 intentional)右边yòu bianright side · right, to the right有的yǒu de(there are) some (who are...) · some (exist)
有名yǒu míngfamous · well-known有时yǒu shísometimes · now and then有时候yǒu shí housometimes有些yǒu xiēsome · somewhat
有一些yǒu yī xiēsomewhat · rather · some有用yǒu yònguseful雨yǔrain · (literary) to rain · (of rain, snow etc) to fall · to precipitate · to wet元Yuánsurname Yuan · the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368) · currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) · first · original · primary · fundamental · constituent · part · er…远yuǎnfar · distant · remote · (intensifier in a comparison) by far · much (lower etc) · to distance oneself from (classical)月yuèmoon · month · monthlyZ47
再zàiagain; once more; re- · second; another · then (after sth, and not until then) · no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 or …在zàito exist; to be alive · (of sb or sth) to be (located) at · (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)在家zài jiāto be at home · (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 差) · (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk…再见zài jiàngoodbye · see you again later早zǎoearly · morning · Good morning! · long ago · prematurely早饭zǎo fànbreakfast早上zǎo shangearly morning怎么zěn mehow? · what? · why? · variant of 怎么站zhànstation · to stand · to halt · to stop · branch of a company or organization · website找zhǎoto try to find · to look for · to call on sb · to find · to seek · to return · to give change着zhāo(chess) move · trick · all right! · (dialect) to add · to touch · to come in contact with · to feel · to be affected by · to catch fire · to burn · (coll.) to…找到zhǎo dàoto find这zhè(pronoun) this; these · (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) · (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhèi],…这边zhè biānthis side · here这里zhè lǐvariant of 这里 · here这儿zhè rhere
这些zhè xiēthese
真zhēnreally · truly · indeed · real · true · genuine真的zhēn dereally, truly, indeed正zhēngfirst month of the lunar year · straight · upright · proper · main · principal · to correct · to rectify · exactly · just (at that time) · right (in that plac…正在zhèng zàijust at (that time) · right in (that place) · right in the middle of (doing sth)知道zhī dàoto know; to become aware of · also pr. [zhī dao]知识zhī shiknowledge · intellectual中ZhōngChina · Chinese · surname Zhong · within; among; in · middle; center · while (doing sth); during · (dialect) OK; all right · to hit (the mark) · to be hit by …中国Zhōng guóChina中间zhōng jiānthe middle; the inside · in the middle; within; between; among · during; in the meantime中文Zhōng wénChinese language中午zhōng wǔnoon · midday中学zhōng xuémiddle school中学生zhōng xué shēngmiddle-school student · high school student重要zhòng yàoimportant · significant · major住zhùto live · to dwell · to stay · to reside · to stop · (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)准备zhǔn bèipreparation · to prepare · to intend · to be about to · reserve (fund)桌子zhuō zitable · desk子zǐson · child · seed · egg · small thing · 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat · Visco…字zìletter · symbol · character · word · courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China走zǒuto walk · to go · to run · to move (of vehicle) · to visit · to leave · to go away · to die (euph.) · from · through · away (in compound verbs, such as 走) · t…走路zǒu lùto walk · to go on foot最zuìvariant of 最 · old variant of 最 · most · the most · -est (superlative suffix)最好zuì hǎobest · (you) had better (do what we suggest)最后zuì hòufinal · last · finally · ultimate做zuòto make; to produce · to write; to compose · to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) · (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become…坐Zuòsurname Zuo · to sit · to take a seat · to take (a bus, airplane etc) · to bear fruit · variant of 座左Zuǒsurname Zuo · left · the Left (politics) · east · unorthodox · queer · wrong · differing · opposite · variant of 佐左边zuǒ bianleft · the left side · to the left of昨天zuó tiānyesterday坐下zuò xiato sit down