HSK 1 vocabulary

513 words · 300 characters · absolute beginner - greetings, numbers, family, everyday objects (≈ CEFR A1)

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八bāeight 爸爸bà ba(coll.) father; dad 吧ba(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right?百bǎihundred; numerous 半bànhalf; semi-不bùno; not so; not; un-吃chīto eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc)打电话dǎ diàn huàto make a telephone call 大dàbig; large; great; older (than another person)大学dà xuéuniversity; college 到dàoto reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to 的deof; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)等děngto wait for; to await; by the time; when; till 弟弟dì diyounger brother 点diǎnto touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list)电话diàn huàtelephone; phone call 电脑diàn nǎocomputer 电影diàn yǐngmovie; film 东西dōng xithing; stuff 都dōuall; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even 对duìright; correct; towards; at; for 对不起duì bu qǐI'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint 多少duō shaohow much?; how many?; (phone number, student ID etc) what number?二èrtwo; 2 饭fàncooked rice; meal 分fēnto divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate 高gāohigh; tall 哥哥gē geolder brother 个gèindividual; (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)给gěito give; to hand something to someone; to 贵guìexpensive; highly valued; precious 国guócountry; nation; state; national 过guòto cross; to go over 还是hái shistill (as before); had better 好hǎogood; appropriate; proper 很hěnvery; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)回huíto go back; to return; to turn back; to turn around; to reply; to answer 几jǐhow many; how much; several; a few 家jiāhome; family 叫jiàoto shout; to call 姐姐jiě jieolder sister 今年jīn niánthis year 今天jīn tiāntoday; the present time; now 九jiǔnine; 9 就jiùthen; just; right away (context-dependent adverb); (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then 觉得jué deto think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)开车kāi chēto drive a car (or train etc); (slang) to post sexual content online; to make a sexual joke 看kànto see; to look at; to read 块kuàilump; chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc 来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)老lǎovenerable (person); experienced 老师lǎo shīteacher 了le(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)两liǎngtwo; both 六liùsix; 6 妈妈mā mamama; mommy 吗ma(question particle for "yes-no" questions)买mǎito buy; to purchase 忙mángbusy; hurriedly 没méi(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not 没有méi yǒuhaven't; hasn't 妹妹mèi meiyounger sister; young woman 名字míng ziname (of a person or thing)明天míng tiāntomorrow 哪里nǎ lǐwhere?; somewhere 那nà(specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. ); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations)那里nà lithere; that place 难nándifficult (to...); problem 呢ne(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?"); (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 能néngcan; to be able to 你nǐyou (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)你们nǐ menyou (plural)年niányear 您nínyou (courteous, as opposed to informal 你)朋友péng youfriend 七qīseven; 7 钱qiánmoney; coin 请qǐngto ask; to invite 请问qǐng wènExcuse me, may I ask...?去qùto go; to go to (a place)人rénperson; people 三sānthree; 3 上课shàng kèto go to class; to attend class 上午shàng wǔmorning 谁shéiwho; also pr. shuí 什么shén mewhat?; something; anything 十shíten; 10 时候shí houtime; length of time 时间shí jiān(concept of) time; (duration of) time 是shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true 书shūbook; letter 水shuǐwater; (after a name) ... River 说shuōto speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment 四sìfour; 4 岁suìclassifier for years (of age); year 他tāhe; him (also used generically for a person); other; another; some other (as in 他日 and 他人)他们tā menthey; them 听tīngto listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey 同学tóng xuéto study at the same school; fellow student 晚上wǎn shangevening; night 问wènto ask; to inquire 我wǒI; me; my 我们wǒ menwe; us; ourselves; our 五wǔfive; 5 喜欢xǐ huanto like; to be fond of; to be happy; to be pleased 下午xià wǔafternoon; p.m.现在xiàn zàinow; at present; currently 想xiǎngto think (about); to think of; to devise 小xiǎosmall; tiny 小时xiǎo shíhour 写xiěto write 谢谢xiè xieto thank; thanks 学xuéto learn; to study 学生xué shengstudent; schoolchild 学校xué xiàoschool 也yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either; (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊一yīone; single 有yǒuto have; there is; having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 intentional)再zàiagain; once more; again; once more; re-再见zài jiàngoodbye; see you again later 早zǎoearly; morning 早上zǎo shangearly morning 找zhǎoto try to find; to look for 这zhè(pronoun) this; these; this; the (followed by a noun)这里zhè lǐhere 真zhēnreally; truly 知道zhī dàoto know; to become aware of; also pr. zhi1dao5 中国zhōng guóChina 中文zhōng wénChinese language 中午zhōng wǔnoon; midday 住zhùto live; to reside; to stay; to stop; to cease 字zìletter; symbol 走zǒuto walk; to go 昨天zuó tiānyesterday 坐zuòto sit; to take a seat 做zuòto make; to produce; to write; to compose 你好nǐ hǎohello; hi 您好nín hǎohello (polite)你们好nǐ men hǎohello (to more than one person)大家好dà jiā hǎohello everyone 早安zǎo ānGood morning!早上好zǎo shang hǎoGood morning!晚上好wǎn shang hǎoGood evening!好久不见hǎo jiǔ bú jiànlong time no see 明天见míng tiān jiànsee you tomorrow; (coll., jocular) food that passes through the digestive system more or less intact (esp. enoki mushrooms)哈喽hā louhello (loanword)没问题méi wèn tíno problem 中国人Zhōng guó rénChinese person 多少钱duō shǎo qiánhow much (does it cost)马马虎虎mǎ ma hū hūcareless; casual 我爱你wǒ ài nǐI love you 我喜欢你wǒ xǐ huan nǐI like you; I have a crush on you 爱àito love; to be fond of; to like; affection 包子bāo zibaozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun)杯bēicup; trophy cup 本běnroot; stem; origin; source 比bǐto compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}别biéto leave; to part (from); other; another; different 病bìngillness; disease 菜càivegetable; greens (CL:棵); dish (of food) (CL:樣|样,道,盤|盘)茶chátea; tea plant 常常cháng chángfrequently; often 唱chàngto sing; to call loudly 唱歌chàng gēto sing a song 出chūto go out; to come out; to arise; to occur 穿chuānto bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to go through (e.g. a tunnel); to cross (e.g. a street)床chuángbed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on) (CL:張|张); bed; bottom (of rivers, oceans, gardens etc)从cóngfrom; through; via; to follow 错cuòmistake; wrong 打dǎto hit; to strike; to fight 地方dì fangplace; location; area; space; territory; aspect; part 读dúto read out; to read aloud; to read 多duōmany; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess 饿èhungry; to starve (sb)儿子ér zison 房间fáng jiānroom 飞机fēi jīairplane 非常fēi chángvery; really; unusual; extraordinary 风fēngwind; news 告诉gào suto tell; to inform; to let know 歌gēsong (CL:首,支); to sing 跟gēnheel; to follow closely 工作gōng zuòto work; (of a machine) to operate 国家guó jiācountry; nation; state 还háistill; still in progress 孩子hái zichild 号hàobugle; trumpet; signal; bugle call (e.g. 起床號|起床号)喝hēto drink; variant of 嗬 (嗬 · (interjection expressing surprise) oh!)和hé(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. ); (math.) sum 后天hòu tiānthe day after tomorrow; acquired (not innate or congenital)花huāflower; blossom 会huìcan; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to 火车huǒ chētrain 家人jiā rénfamily member; (old) servant 见jiànto see; to meet 教jiāoto teach; to instruct 介绍jiè shàoto introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation 进jìnto go forward; to advance 开kāito open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 看病kàn bìngto visit a doctor; to see a patient 看见kàn jiànto see; to catch sight of 考试kǎo shìto take an exam; exam 课kèsubject; course 快kuàirapid; quick 累lèitired; weary 冷lěngcold 里lǐlining; interior 楼lóuhouse with more than 1 story; storied building 路lùroad (CL:條|条); journey 马上mǎ shàngat once; right away 慢mànslow 没关系méi guān xiit doesn't matter 门méngate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇); valve; switch; other door-like or gate-like structure 门口mén kǒudoorway; gate 面包miàn bāobread 明年míng niánnext year 拿náto hold; to seize 哪nǎhow; which 男nánmale; baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位牛奶niú nǎicow's milk 女nǚfemale; woman 女儿nǚ érdaughter 起床qǐ chuángto get out of bed; to get up 起来qǐ laito stand up; to get up; also pr. qi3lai2 前天qián tiānthe day before yesterday 球qiúball; sphere 去年qù niánlast year 热rèto warm up; to heat up 日rìsun; day 肉ròumeat; flesh 山shānmountain; hill (CL:座); (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on 少shǎofew; less 身体shēn tǐthe body; one's health 生病shēng bìngto fall ill 生日shēng rìbirthday 事shìmatter; thing 手shǒuhand; (formal) to hold 手机shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone 水果shuǐ guǒfruit 睡觉shuì jiàoto go to bed; to sleep 说话shuō huàto speak; to say 太tàihighest; greatest 天tiānday; sky 天气tiān qìweather 听见tīng jiànto hear 外国wài guóforeign country 晚wǎnevening; night 下课xià kèto finish class; to get out of class 下雨xià yǔto rain 先xiānbeforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally 先生xiān shengteacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.)小姐xiǎo jieyoung lady; miss 新xīnnew; newly 星期xīng qīweek; day of the week 星期天xīng qī tiānSunday 休息xiū xirest; to rest 要yàoto want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to 衣服yī fuclothes 医生yī shēngdoctor; medical practitioner 一样yī yàngsame; like 一点儿yī diǎn rerhua variant of 一點|一点 (一點|一点 · a bit)一起yī qǐ(in) the same place; together; in company (with)一些yī xiēsome; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er 用yòngto use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using 雨yǔrain 元yuáncurrency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); first; original; primary 月yuèmoon; month 在zàito exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 怎么zěn mehow?; what?站zhànstation; to stand 着zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state 真的zhēn dereally; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine 中zhōngwithin; among; in; middle; center 走路zǒu lùto walk; to go on foot; to leave; to depart 最zuì(after 之) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 "the greatest in the world"); (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est 班bānteam; class; grade; (military) squad 帮bāngto help; to assist 帮忙bāng mángto help; to lend a hand 包bāoto cover; to wrap 北běinorth; (classical) to be defeated 别人bié renother people; others; other person 病人bìng rénsick person; patient 不客气bù kè qiyou're welcome; don't mention it 车站chē zhànrail station; bus stop 次cìnext in sequence; second 地de-ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct 地图dì túmap 电diànlightning; electricity 电影院diàn yǐng yuàncinema; movie theater 东dōngeast; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)读书dú shūto read a book; to study 饭店fàn diànrestaurant; hotel 放fàngto put; to place 干净gān jìngclean; neat 高兴gāo xìnghappy; glad 工人gōng rénworker 关guānmountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off 坏huàibad; spoiled 回答huí dáto reply; to answer; reply; answer 机场jī chǎngairport; airfield; (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circumventing Internet censorship 记得jì deto remember 间jiānbetween; among 见面jiàn miànto meet; to see each other 渴kěthirsty 课本kè běntextbook 老人lǎo rénthe elderly; one's aged parents or grandparents 零língzero; nought 楼上lóu shàngupstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread 楼下lóu xiàdownstairs 路口lù kǒucrossing; intersection (of roads)马路mǎ lùstreet; road 奶奶nǎi nai(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house 男生nán shēngschoolboy; male student 南nánsouth 女生nǚ shēngschoolgirl; female student 跑pǎoto run; to run away 票piàoticket; ballot 汽车qì chēcar; automobile 钱包qián bāopurse; wallet 认识rèn shito know; to recognize 商店shāng diànstore; shop 上班shàng bānto go to work; to be on duty 上网shàng wǎngto go online; to connect to the Internet 上学shàng xuéto go to school; to attend school 生气shēng qìto get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness 试shìto test; to try 书店shū diànbookstore 树shùtree; to cultivate 送sòngto send; to deliver; to transmit; to give (as a present)图书馆tú shū guǎnlibrary 忘wàngto forget; to overlook 西xīwest 洗xǐto wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs)洗手间xǐ shǒu jiāntoilet; lavatory 下班xià bānto finish work; to get off work; next service (train, bus etc)小朋友xiǎo péng yǒuchild; kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan, to refer to sb's own child)小学xiǎo xuéelementary school; primary school 笑xiàoto laugh; to smile; to laugh at 新年xīn niánNew Year 行xíngto walk; to go; to travel; temporary; makeshift 学习xué xíto learn; to study 爷爷yé ye(coll.) paternal grandfather; grandpa 医院yī yuànhospital 一半yī bànhalf 一会儿yī huì ra moment; a while 有的yǒu de(there are) some (who are...); some (exist)有时候yǒu shí housometimes 有用yǒu yònguseful 远yuǎnfar; distant 中间zhōng jiānthe middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among 重zhòngheavy; serious 重要zhòng yàoimportant; significant; major 准备zhǔn bèipreparation; to prepare 最后zuì hòufinal; last; ultimate; finally; in the end 白天bái tiāndaytime; during the day 本子běn zibook; notebook 别的bié deelse; other 不用bù yòngneed not 差chàdifferent; wrong; mistaken 打开dǎ kāito open; to show (a ticket)大学生dà xué shēnguniversity student; college student 得到dé dàoto get; to obtain; to receive 地点dì diǎnplace; site 动dòng(of sth) to move; to set in movement 放假fàng jiàto have a holiday or vacation 飞fēito fly 干gāndry; dried food 汉字hàn zìChinese character(s)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 考kǎoto check; to verify 口kǒumouth; classifier for bites or mouthfuls 毛máohair; feather 门票mén piàoticket (for theater, cinema etc)那些nà xiēthose 男人nán réna man; a male 女人nǚ rénwoman 起qǐto rise; to raise 认真rèn zhēnconscientious; earnest 上shàngup; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts)书包shū bāoschoolbag; satchel 忘记wàng jìto forget 下xiàdown; downwards 学院xué yuàncollege; educational institute 一块儿yī kuài rerhua variant of 一塊|一块 (一塊|一块 · a piece)有名yǒu míngfamous; well-known 这些zhè xiēthese 正zhèngstraight; upright 知识zhī shiknowledge; intellectual 中学zhōng xuémiddle school 最好zuì hǎobest; had better ...; it would be best to ...白báiwhite; in vain 半天bàn tiānhalf of the day; a long time 国外guó wàiabroad; external (affairs)汉语hàn yǔChinese language 后hòuback; behind 记jìto record; to note 课文kè wéntext 里边lǐ bianinside 没什么méi shén meit doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind; think nothing of it; it's my pleasure; you're welcome 米饭mǐ fàn(cooked) rice 明白míng baiclear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable 哪些nǎ xiēwhich ones?; who?奶nǎibreast; milk 前qiánfront; forward 请假qǐng jiàto request leave of absence 日期rì qīdate 身上shēn shangon the body; at hand 外边wài bianoutside; outer surface 外语wài yǔforeign language 页yèpage; leaf 爱好ài hàoto like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby 不大bù dànot very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently 车票chē piàoticket for a bus or train 动作dòng zuòmovement; motion; action; to act; to move 放学fàng xuéto dismiss students at the end of the school day 干什么gàn shén mewhat are you doing?; what's he up to?关上guān shàngto close (a door); to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)还有hái yǒuthere still remain(s); there is (or are) still; in addition 机票jī piàoplane ticket; airline ticket 记住jì zhuto remember; to bear in mind 商场shāng chǎngshopping mall; shopping center 听写tīng xiědictation; to write down what one hears; (music) to transcribe by ear 半年bàn niánhalf a year 杯子bēi zicup; glass 北边běi biānnorth; north side 北京běi jīngBeijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (short name 京)不对bù duìincorrect; wrong 常chángalways; ever 车chēcar; vehicle 车上chē shàngon board a vehicle; on the bus or train 吃饭chī fànto have a meal; to eat 出来chū láito come out; to appear 出去chū qùto go out 打车dǎ chēto take a taxi (in town); to hitch a lift 打球dǎ qiúto play ball; to play with a ball 地上dì shangon the ground; on the floor 第dì(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 "sixth"); (old) residence of a high official 电视diàn shìtelevision; TV 电视机diàn shì jītelevision set 东边dōng bianeast; east side 房子fáng zihouse; building (single- or two-story)好吃hǎo chītasty; delicious 好看hǎo kàngood-looking; nice-looking; (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good 好听hǎo tīngpleasant to hear 好玩儿hǎo wán rerhua variant of 好玩 (好玩 · amusing)后边hòu bianthe back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back 话huàlanguage; spoken words 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 鸡蛋jī dàn(chicken) egg; hen's egg 家里jiā lǐhome 教学楼jiào xué lóuschool building; academic building 进来jìn láito come in 进去jìn qùto go in 看到kàn dàoto see 来到lái dàoto arrive; to come 路上lù shangon the road; on the way; en route 没事儿méi shì rto have spare time; free from work 们menplural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals 面条儿miàn tiáo rerhua variant of 麵條|面条 (麵條|面条 · noodles)哪儿nǎ rwhere?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere 那边nà bianover there; yonder 那儿nà rthere 男孩儿nán hái rerhua form of 男孩男朋友nán péng youboyfriend 南边nán biansouth; south side 女孩儿nǚ hái rerhua form of 女孩女朋友nǚ péng yougirlfriend 旁边páng biānside; adjacent place 前边qián bianfront; the front side 请进qǐng jìn"please come in"请坐qǐng zuòplease, have a seat 上边shàng bianthe top; above 上车shàng chēto get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)上次shàng cìlast time 是不是shì bù shìis or is not (used to form yes-no questions)睡shuìto sleep; to lie down 她tāshe 她们tā menthey; them (females)听到tīng dàoto hear 外wàioutside; in addition 玩儿wán rto play; to have fun 晚饭wǎn fànevening meal; dinner 网上wǎng shàngonline 网友wǎng yǒuonline friend; netizen; Internet user 午饭wǔ fànlunch 西边xī biānwest; west side 下边xià bianunder; the underside 下车xià chēto get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)下次xià cìnext time 小孩儿xiǎo hái rerhua variant of 小孩 (小孩 · child)小学生xiǎo xué shēngprimary school student; schoolchild 星期日xīng qī rìSunday 一下儿yī xià rerhua form of 一下一边yī biānone side; either side 有些yǒu xiēsome; somewhat; rather; a bit 右yòuright; right-hand side; (politics) right of center 右边yòu bianright side; right, to the right 在家zài jiāto be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差)早饭zǎo fànbreakfast 找到zhǎo dàoto find 这边zhè biānthis side; here 这儿zhè rhere 正在zhèng zàito be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing 中学生zhōng xué shēngmiddle-school student; high school student 桌子zhuō zitable; desk 子zǐson; child 左zuǒleft; the Left (politics)左边zuǒ bianleft; the left side 坐下zuò xiato sit down

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爱àito love; to be fond of; to like; affection 八bāeight 爸bàfather; dad 吧bābar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc); to puff (on a pipe etc)白báiwhite; in vain 百bǎihundred; numerous 班bānteam; class; grade; (military) squad 半bànhalf; semi-帮bāngto help; to assist 包bāoto cover; to wrap 杯bēicup; trophy cup 北běinorth; (classical) to be defeated 备bèito prepare; to equip; (literary) fully; completely 本běnroot; stem; origin; source 比bǐto compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}边biānside; edge 别biéto leave; to part (from); other; another; different 病bìngillness; CL:場|场[chang2]不bùno; not so; not; un-菜càivegetable; greens (CL:棵); dish (of food) (CL:樣|样,道,盤|盘)茶chátea; tea plant 差chàdifferent; wrong; mistaken 常chángalways; ever 场chǎnglarge place used for a specific purpose; stage 唱chàngto sing; to call loudly 车chēcar; vehicle 吃chīto eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc)出chūto go out; to come out; to arise; to occur 穿chuānto bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to go through (e.g. a tunnel); to cross (e.g. a street)床chuángbed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on) (CL:張|张); bed; bottom (of rivers, oceans, gardens etc)次cìnext in sequence; second 从cóngfrom; through; via; to follow 错cuòmistake; wrong 答dáto answer; to reply 打dǎto hit; to strike; to fight 大dàbig; large; great; older (than another person)蛋dànegg; CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2]到dàoto reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to 道dàoroad; path (CL:條|条,股); way; reason; principle 得déto obtain; to get 地de-ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct 的deof; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)等děngto wait for; to await; by the time; when; till 弟dìyounger brother; junior male 第dì(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 "sixth"); (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed 点diǎnto touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list)电diànlightning; electricity 店diàninn; old-style hotel (CL:家); shop; store 东dōngeast; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)动dòng(of sth) to move; to set in movement 都dōuall; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even 读dúto read out; to read aloud; to read 对duìright; correct; towards; at; for 多duōmany; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess 饿èhungry; to starve (sb)儿érchild; son 二èrtwo; 2 饭fàncooked rice; CL:碗[wan3]方fāngsquare; power or involution (math.)房fánghouse; room 放fàngto put; to place 飞fēito fly 非fēito not be; not; wrong; incorrect 分fēnto divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate 风fēngwind; news 服fúclothes; dress 干gāndry; dried food 高gāohigh; tall 告gàoto say; to tell; to announce; to report 哥gēelder brother 歌gēsong (CL:首,支); to sing 个gè(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); individual 给gěito; for 跟gēnheel; to follow closely 工gōngwork; worker 关guānmountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off 馆guǎnbuilding; shop 贵guìexpensive; highly valued; precious 国guócountry; nation; state; national 果guǒfruit; result 过guòto cross; to go over 还háistill; still in progress 孩háichild 汉hànman; Han ethnic group 好hǎogood; appropriate; proper 号hàobugle; trumpet; signal; bugle call (e.g. 起床號|起床号)喝hēto drink; variant of 嗬 (嗬 · (interjection expressing surprise) oh!)和hé(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. ); (math.) sum 很hěnvery; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)后hòuback; behind 候hòuto wait; to inquire after 花huāflower; blossom 话huàlanguage; spoken words 坏huàibad; spoiled 欢huānjoyous; happy 回huíto go back; to return; to turn back; to turn around; to reply; to answer 会huìcan; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to 火huǒfire; urgent 机jīmachine; mechanism; aircraft 鸡jīfowl; chicken 几jǐhow many; how much; several; a few 记jìto record; to note 家jiāhome; family 假jiǎfake; false 间jiānbetween; among 见jiànto see; to meet 教jiāoto teach; to instruct; a religion 叫jiàoto shout; to call 觉jiàoa nap; a sleep 姐jiěolder sister 介jièto introduce; to lie between 今jīnnow; the present time 进jìnto go forward; to advance 京jīngcapital city of a country; big 净jìngclean; completely 九jiǔnine; 9 就jiù(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 开kāito open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 看kànto see; to look at; to read 考kǎoto check; to verify 渴kěthirsty 客kècustomer; visitor; guest; classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food)课kèsubject; course 口kǒumouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)块kuàilump; chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc 快kuàirapid; quick 来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)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; venerable (person)了le(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)累lèitired; weary 冷lěngcold 里lǐlining; interior 两liǎngtwo; both 零língzero; nought 六liùsix; 6 楼lóuhouse with more than 1 story; storied building 路lùroad (CL:條|条); journey 妈māma; mom 马mǎhorse; CL:匹[pi3]吗má(coll.) what?; used in 嗎啡|吗啡买mǎito buy; to purchase 慢mànslow 忙mángbusy; hurriedly 毛máohair; feather 么mesuffix, used to form interrogative 什麼|什么, what?, indefinite 這麼|这么 thus, etc 没méi(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not 妹mèiyounger sister 门méngate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇); valve; switch; other door-like or gate-like structure 们menplural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals 米mǐuncooked rice; meter (unit of length)面miànface; side 名míngname; noun (part of speech)明míngbright; opposite: dark 暗拿náto hold; to seize 哪nǎhow; which 那nà(specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. ); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations)奶nǎibreast; milk 男nánmale; baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位南nánsouth 难nándifficult (to...); problem 脑nǎobrain; mind 呢ne(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?"); (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds 能néngcan; to be able to 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 used to address both males and females.)年niányear; CL:個|个[ge4]您nínyou (courteous, as opposed to informal 你)牛niúox; cow 女nǚfemale; woman 旁pángone side; other 跑pǎoto run; to run away 朋péngfriend 票piàoticket; ballot 七qīseven; 7 期qīa period of time; phase 起qǐto rise; to raise 气qìgas; air; smell 汽qìsteam; vapor 前qiánfront; forward 钱qiáncoin; money 请qǐngto ask; to invite 球qiúball; sphere 去qùto go; to go to (a place)热rèto warm up; to heat up 人rénperson; people; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]认rènto recognize; to know 日rìsun; day 肉ròumeat; flesh 三sānthree; 3 山shānmountain; hill (CL:座); (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on 商shāngcommerce; merchant 上shàngup; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts)少shǎofew; less 绍shàoto continue; to carry on 身shēnbody; life 什shénwhat 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born; to arise; to occur 师shīteacher; master 十shíten; 10 时shío'clock; time 识shíto know; knowledge 事shìmatter; thing 试shìto test; to try 视shì(literary, or bound form) to look at 是shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true 手shǒuhand; (formal) to hold 书shūbook; letter 树shùtree; CL:棵[ke1]谁shéiwho; also pr. shuí 水shuǐwater; (after a name) ... River 睡shuìto sleep; to lie down 说shuōto speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment 四sìfour; 4 送sòngto send; to deliver; to transmit; to give (as a present)诉sùto complain; to sue 岁suìclassifier for years (of age); year 他tā(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his; other; another; some other (as in 他日 and 他人)她tāshe 太tàihighest; greatest 体tǐbody; form 天tiānday; sky 条tiáostrip; item 听tīngto listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey 同tónglike; same 图túdiagram; picture 外wàioutside; in addition 玩wánto play; to have fun 晚wǎnevening; night 网wǎngnet; web; network 忘wàngto forget; to overlook 文wénlanguage; culture 问wènto ask; to inquire 我wǒI; me; my 五wǔfive; 5 午wǔ7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse; ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south)西xīwest; the West 息xībreath; to cease; to stop 习xíto practice; to study 洗xǐto wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs)喜xǐto be fond of; to like 系xìto connect; to relate to 下xiàdown; downwards 先xiānbeforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally 现xiànto appear; present 想xiǎngto think (about); to think of; to devise 小xiǎosmall; tiny 校xiàoschool; college; (military) field officer 笑xiàoto laugh; to smile; to laugh at 些xiēclassifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several 写xiěto write; used in 寫意|写意谢xièto thank; to apologize 新xīnnew; newly 星xīngstar; heavenly body 行xíngto walk; to go; to travel; temporary; makeshift 兴xīngto rise; to flourish 休xiūto rest; to stop doing sth for a period of time 学xuéto learn; to study 样yàngmanner; pattern 要yàoto want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to 爷yégrandpa; old gentleman 也yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either; (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X)页yèpage; leaf 一yīone; single 衣yīclothes; CL:件[jian4]医yīmedical; medicine 影yǐngpicture; image 用yòngto use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using 友yǒufriend 有yǒuto have; there is; having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 intentional)右yòuright; right-hand side; (politics) right of center 雨yǔrain; CL:陣|阵[zhen4],場|场[chang2]语yǔlanguage; speech 元yuáncurrency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); first; original; primary 远yuǎnfar; distant 院yuàncourtyard; institution 月yuèmoon; month 再zàiagain; once more; re-; further; beyond this point of time 在zàito exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 早zǎoearly; morning 怎zěnhow 站zhànstation; to stand 找zhǎoto try to find; to look for 这zhè(pronoun) this; these; this; the (followed by a noun)着zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state 真zhēnreally; truly 正zhèngstraight; upright 知zhīto know; to be aware 中zhōngwithin; among; in; middle; center 重zhòngheavy; serious 住zhùto live; to reside; to stay; to stop; to cease 准zhǔnaccurate; standard 桌zhuōtable; desk 子zǐson; child 字zìletter; symbol 走zǒuto walk; to go 最zuì(after 之) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 "the greatest in the world"); (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est 昨zuóyesterday 左zuǒleft; the Left (politics)作zuòto do; to engage in; to write; to compose 坐zuòto sit; to take a seat 做zuòto make; to produce; to write; to compose

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