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HSK 1 Vocabulary List

Beginner 506 words Tap the speaker to hear any word

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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A2

爱àiverbto love; to be fond of; to like · affection · to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)
爱好ài hàonounto like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on · interest; hobby

B33

八bānum.eight; 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bànounfather · dad · pa · papa
爸爸bà banoun(coll.) father; dad
白Báiadj.white · snowy · pure · bright · empty · blank · plain · clear · to make clear · in vain · gratuitous · free of charge · reactionary · anti-communist · funeral…
百Bǎinum.hundred · numerous · all kinds of
白天bái tiāntimedaytime · during the day · day
半bànnum.half · semi- · incomplete · (after a number) and a half
班Bānnounteam; 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bāngverbto 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) · group · gang · c…
帮忙bāng mángverbto help · to lend a hand · to do a favor · to do a good turn
包Bāoverbto cover · to wrap · to hold · to include · to take charge of · to contract (to or for) · package · wrapper · container · bag · to hold or embrace · bundle · …
包子bāo zinounbao (steamed stuffed bun)
北běiloc.north · (classical) to be defeated
杯bēiclf.cup · trophy cup · classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup · variant of 杯
北边běi biānloc.north · north side · northern part · to the north of
北京Běi jīngBeijing, capital of the People's Republic of China
杯子bēi zinouncup · glass
本běnpron.root · stem · origin · source · this · the current · original · inherent · originally · classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
本子běn zinounbook · notebook · Japanese-style self-published comic (esp. an erotic one), aka "dōjinshi" · edition
比Bǐprep.Belgium · 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Biéadv.to leave; to part (from) · (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish · (bound form) other; another; different · don't ...! · to fasten with a pin or clip · …
别的bié depron.else · other
别人bié renpron.other people; others; other person
病bìngnounillness · disease · to fall ill · defect
病人bìng rénnounsick person · patient · invalid
不bùadv.no; not so · (bound form) not; un-
不大bù dàadv.not very · not too · not often
不对bù duìadj.incorrect · wrong · amiss · abnormal · queer
不客气bù kè qiyou're welcome · don't mention it · impolite · rude · blunt
不用bù yòngadv.need not

C22

菜càinoundish (type of food) · vegetable · cuisine · (coll.) (one's) type · (of one's skills etc) weak · poor
差chāadj.difference; discrepancy · (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction) · (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly · different · wrong; mistaken · …
茶chánountea · tea plant
唱chàngverbto sing · to call loudly · to chant
常Chángadv.always · ever · often · frequently · common · general · constant
常常cháng chángadv.frequently · often
唱歌chàng gēverbto sing a song
车Chēnouncar · vehicle · machine · to shape with a lathe · Kangxi radical 159 · war chariot (archaic) · rook (in Chinese chess) · rook (in chess)
车票chē piàonounticket (for a bus or train)
车上chē shàngnounCar
车站chē zhànnounrail station · bus stop
吃chīverbto 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 fànverbto have a meal · to eat · to make a living
重chóngadj.to repeat · repetition · again · re- · classifier: layer · heavy · serious · to attach importance to
出chūverbto 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 láiverbto 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 qùverbto go out
穿chuānverbto wear · to put on · to dress · to bore through · to pierce · to perforate · to penetrate · to pass through · to thread
床chuángnounbed · 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cóngprep.from · through · via · to follow · to obey · to engage in (an activity) · never (in negative sentence) · (Taiwan pr. [zòng]) retainer · assistant · auxiliary …
错Cuòverbmistake · wrong · bad · interlocking · complex · to grind · to polish · to alternate · to stagger · to miss · to let slip · to evade · to inlay with gold or s…

D41

大dàadj.big; large; great · older (than another person) · eldest (as in 姐) · greatly; freely; fully · (dialect) father · (dialect) uncle (father's brother) · see 夫
打dáverbdozen (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 chēverbto take a taxi (in town) · to hitch a lift
打电话dǎ diàn huàverbto make a telephone call
打开dǎ kāiverbto open · to show (a ticket) · to turn on · to switch on
打球dǎ qiúverbto play ball · to play with a ball
大学Dà xuénounthe Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四书 in Confucianism · university · college
大学生dà xué shēngnoununiversity student · college student
到dàoverbto 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 dàoverbto get · to obtain · to receive
等děngverbclass · 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dìnounyounger brother · junior male · I (modest word in letter) · variant of 悌
第dìnum.(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 dinounyounger brother
地点dì diǎnnounplace · site · location · venue
第二dì èrnum.second · number two · next · secondary
地方dì fāngnounregion · regional (away from the central administration) · local · area · place · space · room · territory
地上dì shangnounon the ground · on the floor
地图dì túnounmap
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diànnounlightning · 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 huànountelephone · phone call · phone number
电脑diàn nǎonouncomputer
电视diàn shìnountelevision; TV
电视机diàn shì jīnountelevision set
电影diàn yǐngnounmovie; film
电影院diàn yǐng yuànnouncinema; movie theater
东Dōngloc.east · host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) · landlord
动dòngverb(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 bianloc.east · east side · eastern part · to the east of
东西dōng xīnouneast and west · thing · stuff · person
动作dòng zuònounmovement; motion; action · to act; to move
读dòuverbcomma · phrase marked by pause · to read out; to read aloud · to read · to attend (school); to study (a subject in school) · to pronounce
都Dūadv.all; both; entirely · (used for emphasis) even · already · (not) at all · capital city · metropolis
读书dú shūverbto read a book · to study · to attend school
对duìprep.right; 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 qǐverbI'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon · to let (sb) down; to disappoint
多duōadj.many; much · too many; in excess · (after a numeral) ... odd · how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duó]) · (bound form) multi-; poly-
多少duō shǎopron.number · amount · somewhat · how much? · how many? · (phone number, student ID etc) what number?

E3

饿èverbto be hungry · hungry · to starve (sb)
二èrnum.two · 2 · (Beijing dialect) stupid
儿子ér zinounson

F12

饭fànnouncooked rice · meal · (loanword) fan · devotee
饭店fàn diànnounrestaurant · hotel
放fàngverbto put · to place · to release · to free · to let go · to let out · to set off (fireworks)
放假fàng jiàverbto have a holiday or vacation
房间fáng jiānnounroom
放学fàng xuéverbto dismiss students at the end of the school day
房子fáng zinounhouse · building (single- or two-story) · apartment · room
飞fēiverbto fly
非常fēi chángadv.very; really · unusual; extraordinary
飞机fēi jīnounairplane
分fēntimeto 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fēngnounwind · news · style · custom · manner

G21

干gānverbdry · dried food · empty; hollow · taken in to nominal kinship; adoptive; foster · futile; in vain · (dialect) rude; blunt · (dialect) to cold-shoulder · vari…
干净gān jìngadj.clean · neat
干什么gàn shén meverbwhat are you doing? · what's he up to?
高Gāoadj.high · tall · above average · loud · your (honorific)
告诉gào sùverbto press charges; to file a complaint · to tell; to inform; to let know
高兴gāo xìngadj.happy · glad · willing (to do sth) · in a cheerful mood
个gěclf.(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier) · (bound form) individual · variant of 个
哥gēnounelder brother
歌gēnounsong · to sing · variant of 歌
哥哥gē genounolder brother
给gěiprep.to · 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gēnprep.heel · to follow closely · to go with · (of a woman) to marry sb · with · compared with · to · towards · and (joining two nouns)
工人gōng rénnounworker
工作gōng zuòverbto work · (of a machine) to operate · job · work · task
关Guānverbmountain 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 involve
关上guān shàngverbto close (a door) · to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)
贵guìadj.expensive · noble · precious · (honorific) your
国Guónouncountry; nation; state · (bound form) national
过Guōto cross · to go over · to pass (time) · to celebrate (a holiday) · to live · to get along · excessively · too- · (experienced action marker)
国家guó jiānouncountry; nation; state
国外guó wàinounabroad · external (affairs) · overseas · foreign

H30

还是hái shiconj.still (as before) · had better · unexpectedly · or
还有hái yǒuverbfurthermore · in addition · still · also
孩子hái zinounchild
汉语Hàn yǔChinese language
汉字hàn zìChinese character · Japanese: kanji · Korean: hanja · Vietnamese: hán tự
行hángverbrow · 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háoclf.roar · cry · ordinal number · day of a month · mark · sign · business establishment · size · ship suffix · horn (wind instrument) · bugle call · assumed name …
好hǎoadj.good · 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 chīadj.tasty · delicious · to be fond of eating · to be gluttonous
好看hǎo kànadj.good-looking · nice-looking · good (of a movie, book, TV show etc) · embarrassed · humiliated
好听hǎo tīngadj.pleasant to hear
好玩儿hǎo wán radj.erhua variant of 好玩 · amusing · fun · interesting
和hé(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [hàn]) · (math.) sum · to make peace · (sports) to draw; to tie · (bound form) harmonious · (bound fo…
喝hēto drink · variant of 嗬 · to shout
很hěnadv.(adverb of degree) · quite · very · awfully
后Hòuloc.empress · queen · (archaic) monarch · ruler · back · behind · rear · afterwards · after · later · post-
后边hòu bianloc.the back; the rear; the last bit · behind; near the end; at the back · later; afterwards
后天hòu tiānnounthe day after tomorrow · life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 天) · acquired (not innate or congenital) · a …
花Huāverbflower · blossom · fancy pattern · florid · to spend (money, time) · (coll.) lecherous · lustful · old variant of 花 · variant of 花 · also pr. [wěi]
话huànoundialect · language · spoken words · speech · talk · words · conversation · what sb said · old variant of 话
坏huàiadj.bad · spoiled · broken · to break down · (suffix) to the utmost
还Huánadv.still · still in progress · still more · yet · even more · in addition · fairly · passably (good) · as early as · even · also · else · to pay back · to return
会huìverbcan; 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huíverbto 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 dáverbto reply; to answer · reply; answer
回到huí dàoverbto return to
回家huí jiāverbto return home
回来huí laiverbto return; to come back
回去huí quverbto return · to go back
火车huǒ chēnountrain

J27

几jīnum.small table · almost · how much · how many · several · a few
记jìverbto record · to note · to memorize · to remember · mark · sign · classifier for blows, kicks, shots
机场jī chǎngnounairport; airfield · (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circumventing Internet censorship
鸡蛋jī dànnoun(chicken) egg · hen's egg
记得jì deverbto remember
机票jī piàonounair ticket · passenger ticket
记住jì zhuverbto remember · to bear in mind · to learn by heart
家jiānounhome · family · (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) · classifier for families or businesses · refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China · noun suffix f…
家里jiā lǐnounhome
家人jiā rénnounfamily member · (old) servant
见jiànverbto see · to meet · to appear (to be sth) · to interview · opinion · view · to appear · also written 现
间jiānclf.between · 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 miànverbto meet; to see each other
叫jiàoverbto shout · to call · to order · to ask · to be called · by (indicates agent in the passive mood) · variant of 叫
教Jiàoverbto teach · religion · teaching · to make · to cause · to tell
教学楼jiào xué lóunounteaching block · school building
姐jiěnounolder sister
姐姐jiě jienounolder sister
介绍jiè shàoverbto introduce (sb to sb) · to give a presentation · to present (sb for a job etc) · introduction
进jìnverbto 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 láiverbto come in
今年jīn niántimethis year
进去jìn qùverbto go in
今天jīn tiāntimetoday · at the present · now
九jiǔnum.nine · 9
就jiùadv.(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 deverbto think that ...; to feel that ... · to feel (uncomfortable etc)

K17

开kāiverbto 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 chēverbto drive a car
开会kāi huìverbto hold a meeting · to attend a meeting
开玩笑kāi wán xiàoverbto play a joke · to make fun of · to joke
看kānverbto 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 bìngverbto visit a doctor · to see a patient
看到kàn dàoverbto see
看见kàn jiànverbto see · to catch sight of
考kǎoverbto 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 shìverbto take an exam · exam
渴kěadj.thirsty
课kènounsubject · course · class · lesson · to levy · tax · form of divination
课本kè běnnountextbook
课文kè wénnountext
口kǒuclf.mouth · classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) · classifier for bites or mouthfuls
块kuàiclf.lump; chunk; piece · classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc · (coll.) classifier for money and currency units
快kuàiadj.rapid · quick · speed · rate · soon · almost · to make haste · clever · sharp (of knives or wits) · forthright · plainspoken · gratified · pleased · pleasant

L19

来láiverbto 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 dàoverbto arrive; to come
老lǎoadj.prefix 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 rénnounold man or woman · the elderly · one's aged parents or grandparents
老师lǎo shīnounteacher
了le(completed action marker) · (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) · (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) · to finish · to achie…
累lěiadj.to accumulate · to involve or implicate (Taiwan pr. [lèi]) · continuous · repeated · tired · weary · to strain · to wear out · to work hard · surname Lei · ro…
冷Lěngadj.cold
里lǐloc.lining · interior · inside · internal · also written 里 · Li (surname) · li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m · neighborhood · ancient administrative u…
里边lǐ bianloc.inside
两liǎngnum.two · both · some · a few · tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (old)
零língnum.zero · nought · zero sign · fractional · fragmentary · odd (of numbers) · (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one)…
六liùnum.six · 6
楼Lóunounhouse with more than 1 story · storied building · floor
楼上lóu shàngnounupstairs · (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread
楼下lóu xiànoundownstairs
路Lùnounroad · journey · route · line (bus etc) · sort; kind
路口lù kǒunouncrossing · intersection (of roads)
路上lù shangnounon the road · on a journey · road surface

M27

吗má(coll.) what? · used in 吗啡 · (question particle for "yes-no" questions)
妈mānounma · mom · mother
马路mǎ lùnounstreet · road
妈妈mā manounmama · mommy · mother
马上mǎ shàngadv.at once · right away · immediately · on horseback (i.e. by military force)
买mǎiverbto buy · to purchase
慢mànadj.slow
忙mángverbbusy · hurriedly · to hurry · to rush
毛Máohair · feather · down · wool · mildew · mold · coarse or semifinished · young · raw · careless · unthinking · nervous · scared · (of currency) to devalue or d…
妹mèinounyounger sister
没méiadv.(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not · drowned · to end · to die · to inundate
没关系méi guān xiverbit doesn't matter
妹妹mèi meinounyounger sister · young woman
没什么méi shén meverbnothing · it doesn't matter · it's nothing · never mind
没事儿méi shì rverbto have spare time · free from work · it's not important · it's nothing · never mind
没有méi yǒuverbhaven't · hasn't · doesn't exist · to not have · to not be
们menplural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
门Ménnoungate · door · gateway · doorway · opening · valve · switch · way to do something · knack · family · house · (religious) sect · school (of thought) · class · c…
门口mén kǒunoundoorway · gate
门票mén piàonounticket (for theater, cinema etc)
米饭mǐ fànnoun(cooked) rice
面包miàn bāonounbread
面条儿miàn tiáo rerhua variant of 面条 · noodles
明白míng baiverbclear · obvious · unequivocal · to understand · to realize
明年míng niántimenext year
明天míng tiāntimetomorrow
名字míng zinounname (of a person or thing)

N33

哪nǎpron.how · 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náverbto hold · to seize · to catch · to apprehend · to take · (used in the same way as 把: to mark the following noun as a direct object)
那Nāpron.(specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nèi]) · (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations) · then (in that case) · (archaic) many · bea…
那边nà bianpron.over there · yonder
哪里nǎ lǐpron.where? · somewhere · anywhere · wherever · nowhere (negative answer to question) · humble expression denying compliment · also written 哪里
那里nà lipron.there; that place
哪儿nǎ rpron.where? · wherever; anywhere; somewhere · (used in rhetorical questions) how can ...?; how could ...?
那儿nà rpron.there
哪些nǎ xiēpron.which ones? · who? · what?
那些nà xiēpron.those
奶nǎinounbreast · milk · to breastfeed · variant of 奶 · mother
奶奶nǎi nainoun(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) · (respectful) mistress of the house · (coll.) boobies · breasts
南Nánadj.south
男nánadj.male · Baron, lowest of five orders of nobility 位
难nánadv.difficult (to...) · problem · difficulty · difficult · not good · disaster · distress · to scold
南边nán bianloc.south · south side · southern part · to the south of
男孩儿nán hái rerhua variant of 男孩 · boy
男朋友nán péng younounboyfriend
男人nán rénnouna man · a male · men
男生nán shēngnounschoolboy · 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Néngverbcan · to be able to · might possibly · ability · (physics) energy
你nǐpron.you (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 menpron.you (plural)
年Niányear · grain · harvest (old) · variant of 年
您nínpron.you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你)
牛奶niú nǎinouncow's milk
女nǚadj.female · woman · daughter · archaic variant of 汝
女儿nǚ érnoundaughter
女孩儿nǚ hái rerhua variant of 女孩 · girl
女朋友nǚ péng younoungirlfriend
女人nǚ rénnounwoman · wife
女生nǚ shēngnounschoolgirl · female student · girl

P4

旁边páng biānloc.side; adjacent place
跑páoverb(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 younounfriend
票piàonounticket · ballot · banknote · person held for ransom · amateur performance of Chinese opera · classifier for groups, batches, business transactions

Q18

七qīnum.seven · 7
起qǐverbto 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 chēnouncar · automobile · bus
起床qǐ chuángverbto get out of bed · to get up
起来qǐ laiverbto 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qiánloc.front · forward · ahead · first · top (followed by a number) · future · ago · before · BC (e.g. 前293年) · former · formerly
钱Qiánnouncoin · money · unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 两
钱包qián bāonounpurse · wallet
前边qián bianloc.front · the front side · in front of
前天qián tiāntimethe day before yesterday
请qǐngverbto ask · to invite · please (do sth) · to treat (to a meal etc) · to request
请假qǐng jiàverbto request leave of absence
请进qǐng jìn"please come in"
请问qǐng wènverbExcuse me, may I ask...?
请坐qǐng zuòplease, have a seat
球qiúnounball · sphere · globe · ball game · match
去qùverbto 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 niántimelast year

R7

热rèadj.to warm up · to heat up · hot (of weather) · heat · fervent
人rénnounperson; people
认识rèn shiverbto know · to recognize · to be familiar with · to get acquainted with sb · knowledge · understanding · awareness · cognition
认真rèn zhēnadj.conscientious · earnest · serious · to take seriously · to take to heart
日Rìtimeabbr. for 本, Japan · sun · day · date, day of the month
日期rì qīnoundate
肉ròunounmeat · flesh · pulp (of a fruit) · (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy · (of a person) flabby · irresolute · Kangxi radical 130

S43

三Sānnum.three · 3
山Shānnounmountain; hill · (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on
上shǎngloc.(bound form) up; upper; above; previous · first (of multiple parts) · to climb; to get onto; to go up · to attend (class or university) · (directional complem…
上班shàng bānverbto go to work · to be on duty · to start work · to go to the office
上边shàng bianloc.the top · above · overhead · upwards · the top margin · above-mentioned · those higher up
商场shāng chǎngnounshopping mall · shopping center · department store · emporium · the business world
上车shàng chēverbto get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)
上次shàng cìtimelast time
商店shāng diànnounstore; shop
上课shàng kèverbto go to class · to attend class · to go to teach a class
上网shàng wǎngverbto 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 wǔtimemorning
上学shàng xuéverbto go to school · to attend school
少shǎoadj.few · less · to lack · to be missing · to stop (doing sth) · seldom · young
谁shéipron.who · also pr. [shuí]
什么shén mepron.what? · something · anything
身上shēn shangnounon the body · at hand · among
身体shēn tǐnounthe body · one's health · in person
生病shēng bìngverbto fall ill
生气shēng qìadj.to get angry · to take offense · angry · vitality · liveliness
生日shēng rìnounbirthday
事shìnounmatter · thing · item · work · affair
十shínum.ten · 10
是shìverbto be (followed by substantives only) · correct; right; true · (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well · (adverb for emphatic assertion) · variant…
试shìverbto test · to try · experiment · examination · test
是不是shì bù shìverbis or isn't · yes or no · whether or not
时候shí hounountime · length of time · moment · period
时间shí jiānnountime · period
手shǒunounhand · (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 jīnouncell phone · mobile phone
书Shūnounabbr. for 书经 · book · letter · document · to write
树shùnountree · to cultivate · to set up
书包shū bāonounschoolbag · satchel · bookbag
书店shū diànnounbookstore
水Shuǐnounwater · river · liquid · beverage · additional charges or income · (of clothes) classifier for number of washes
睡shuìverbto sleep · to lie down
说shuìverbto 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 guǒnounfruit
睡觉shuì jiàoverbto go to bed · to sleep
说话shuō huàverbto speak · to say · to talk · to gossip · to tell stories · talk · word
四sìnum.four · 4
送sòngverbto send; to deliver; to transmit · to give (as a present) · to see (sb) off · to accompany; to go along with
岁suìyears old · classifier for years (of age) · year · year (of crop harvests)

T12

他tāpron.he; 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tāpron.she
他们tā menpron.they
她们tā menpron.they · them (for females)
太tàiadv.highest · greatest · too (much) · very · extremely
天tiānday · sky · heaven
天气tiān qìnounweather
听到tīng dàoverbto hear
听见tīng jiànverbto hear
听写tīng xiěverb(of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise) · dictation · (music) to transcribe by ear
同学tóng xuénounto study at the same school · fellow student · classmate
图书馆tú shū guǎnnounlibrary

W17

外wàiloc.outside · in addition · foreign · external
外边wài bianloc.outside · outer surface · abroad · place other than one's home
外国wài guónounforeign (country)
外语wài yǔnounforeign language
晚wǎnevening · night · late
晚饭wǎn fànnounevening meal · dinner · supper
玩儿wán rverbto play · to have fun · to hang out
晚上wǎn shangtimeevening · night · in the evening
忘wàngverbto forget · to overlook · to neglect
忘记wàng jìverbto forget
网上wǎng shàngnounonline
网友wǎng yǒunounonline friend · Internet user
问wènverbto ask; to inquire
我wǒpron.I; me; my
我们wǒ menpron.we · us · ourselves · our
五wǔnum.five · 5
午饭wǔ fànnounlunch

X39

洗xǐverbto wash; to bathe · to develop (photographs) · to shuffle (cards etc) · to erase (a recording)
西Xīloc.the West · abbr. for Spain 牙 · Spanish · west
西边xī biānloc.west · west side · western part · to the west of
喜欢xǐ huanverbto like; to be fond of
洗手间xǐ shǒu jiānnountoilet · lavatory · washroom
下xiàverbdown · 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 bānverbto finish work · to get off work
下边xià bianloc.under · the underside · below
下车xià chēverbto get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)
下次xià cìtimenext time
下课xià kèverbto finish class · to get out of class · (fig.) (esp. of a sports coach) to be dismissed · to be fired
下午xià wǔtimeafternoon · p.m.
下雨xià yǔverbto rain
先xiānadv.early · prior · former · in advance · first
先生xiān shengnounteacher · gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) · husband · (dialect) doctor
现在xiàn zàitimenow · at present · at the moment · modern · current · nowadays
想xiǎngverbto 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xiǎoadj.small · tiny · few · young
笑xiàoverbto laugh; to smile · to laugh at
小孩儿xiǎo hái rerhua variant of 小孩 · child
小姐xiǎo jienounyoung lady · miss · (slang) prostitute
小朋友xiǎo péng yǒunounchild
小时xiǎo shínounhour
小学xiǎo xuénounelementary school; primary school
小学生xiǎo xué shēngnounprimary school student · schoolchild · (fig.) beginner
写xiěverbto write
页xiéclf.head · page · leaf
谢谢xiè xieverbto thank · thanks · thank you
新Xīnadj.abbr. for Xinjiang 疆 or Singapore 坡 · surname Xin · new · newly · meso- (chemistry)
新年xīn niántimeNew Year
星期xīng qīnounweek · day of the week · Sunday
星期日Xīng qī rìtimeSunday
星期天Xīng qī tiāntimeSunday
休息xiū xiverbrest · to rest
学xuéverbto learn · to study · to imitate · science · -ology
学生xué shengnounstudent · schoolchild
学习xué xíverbto learn · to study
学校xué xiàonounschool
学院xué yuànnouncollege · educational institute · school · faculty

Y32

要yāoverb(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Yěadv.(adverb) also; both ... and ... (before predicates only) · (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊
爷爷yé yenoun(coll.) father's father · paternal grandfather
一yīnum.one · 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 bànnum.half
一边yī biānadv.one 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 funounclothes
一会儿yī huì ra moment · a while · in a moment · now...now... · also pr. [yī huǐ r]
一块儿yī kuài radv.erhua variant of 一块 · a piece; a chunk · (coll.) one yuan; one dollar
一起yī qǐnounin the same place · together · with · altogether (in total)
医生yī shēngnoundoctor
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 yuànnounhospital
听yǐnverbsmile (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yòngverbto use · to employ · to have to · to eat or drink · expense or outlay · usefulness · hence · therefore
右yòuloc.(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yǒuverbto have; there is · (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 意 intentional)
右边yòu bianloc.right side · right, to the right
有的yǒu depron.(there are) some (who are...) · some (exist)
有名yǒu míngadj.famous · well-known
有时yǒu shíadv.sometimes · now and then
有时候yǒu shí houadv.sometimes
有些yǒu xiēpron.some · somewhat
有一些yǒu yī xiēsomewhat · rather · some
有用yǒu yòngadj.useful
雨yǔnounrain · (literary) to rain · (of rain, snow etc) to fall · to precipitate · to wet
元Yuánclf.the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368) · currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) · first · original · primary · fundamental · constituent · part · era (of a reign) …
远yuǎnadj.far · distant · remote · (intensifier in a comparison) by far · much (lower etc) · to distance oneself from (classical)
月yuènounmoon · month · monthly

Z47

再zàiadv.again; 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zàiprep.to 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 jiāverbto 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 jiànverbgoodbye · see you again later
早zǎoadv.early · morning · Good morning! · long ago · prematurely
早饭zǎo fànnounbreakfast
早上zǎo shangtimeearly morning
怎么zěn mepron.how? · what? · why? · variant of 怎么
站zhànverbstation · to stand · to halt · to stop · branch of a company or organization · website
找zhǎoverbto 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 dàoverbto find
这zhèpron.(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 biānpron.this side · here
这里zhè lǐpron.here
这儿zhè rpron.here
这些zhè xiēpron.these
真zhēnadv.really · truly · indeed · real · true · genuine
真的zhēn deadv.really, truly, indeed
正zhēngadv.first 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 zàiadv.just at (that time) · right in (that place) · right in the middle of (doing sth)
知道zhī dàoverbto know; to become aware of · also pr. [zhī dao]
知识zhī shinounknowledge · intellectual
中Zhōngloc.China · 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 jiānloc.the middle; the inside · in the middle; within; between; among · during; in the meantime
中文Zhōng wénChinese language
中午zhōng wǔtimenoon · midday
中学zhōng xuénounmiddle school
中学生zhōng xué shēngnounmiddle-school student · high school student
重要zhòng yàoadj.important · significant · major
住zhùverbto live · to dwell · to stay · to reside · to stop · (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)
准备zhǔn bèiverbpreparation · to prepare · to intend · to be about to · reserve (fund)
桌子zhuō zinountable · 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zìnounletter · symbol · character · word · courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
走zǒuverbto 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 lùverbto walk · to go on foot
最zuìadv.most · the most · -est (superlative suffix)
最好zuì hǎoadv.best · (you) had better (do what we suggest)
最后zuì hòuloc.final · last · finally · ultimate
做zuòverbto 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Zuòverbto sit · to take a seat · to take (a bus, airplane etc) · to bear fruit · variant of 座
左Zuǒloc.left · the Left (politics) · east · unorthodox · queer · wrong · differing · opposite · variant of 佐
左边zuǒ bianloc.left · the left side · to the left of
昨天zuó tiāntimeyesterday
坐下zuò xiaverbto sit down
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