HSK 1 vocabulary.

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爱 ài to love 吧 ba (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) 爸 bà father 八 bā eight 白 bái white 百 bǎi hundred 半 bàn half 班 bān team 帮 bāng to help 包 bāo to cover 备 bèi (bound form) to prepare 北 běi north 杯 bēi cup 本 běn (bound form) root 比 bǐ to compare 边 biān side 别 bié to leave 病 bìng illness 不 bù no 菜 cài vegetable 茶 chá tea 差 chà different 常 cháng always 唱 chàng to sing 场 chǎng large place used for a specific purpose 车 chē car 吃 chī to eat 出 chū to go out 穿 chuān to bore through 床 chuáng bed 次 cì next in sequence 从 cóng from 错 cuò mistake 答 dá to answer 大 dà big 打 dǎ to hit 蛋 dàn egg 到 dào to reach 道 dào road 地 de -ly 的 de of 得 dé to obtain 等 děng to wait for 弟 dì younger brother 第 dì (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4 liu4] "sixth") 电 diàn lightning 店 diàn inn 点 diǎn to touch briefly 动 dòng (of sth) to move 东 dōng east 都 dōu all 读 dú to read out 对 duì right 多 duō many 饿 è hungry 儿 ér child 二 èr two 饭 fàn cooked rice 房 fáng house 放 fàng to put 方 fāng square 飞 fēi to fly 非 fēi to not be 分 fēn to divide 风 fēng wind 服 fú clothes 干 gān dry 告 gào (bound form) to say 高 gāo high 个 gè (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier) 哥 gē elder brother 歌 gē song (CL:首[shou3],支[zhi1]) 给 gěi to 跟 gēn heel 工 gōng work 馆 guǎn building 关 guān mountain pass 贵 guì expensive 国 guó country 过 guò to cross 果 guǒ fruit 还 hái still 孩 hái (bound form) child 汉 hàn man 号 hào (literary) to call out 好 hǎo good 和 hé (joining two nouns) and 喝 hē to drink 很 hěn very 后 hòu back 候 hòu to wait 话 huà dialect 花 huā flower 坏 huài bad 欢 huān joyous 回 huí to go back 会 huì can 火 huǒ fire 记 jì to record 几 jǐ how many 机 jī (bound form) machine 鸡 jī fowl 假 jiǎ fake 家 jiā home 见 jiàn to see 间 jiān between 叫 jiào to shout 觉 jiào a nap 教 jiāo to teach 介 jiè to introduce 姐 jiě older sister 进 jìn to go forward 今 jīn now 净 jìng clean 京 jīng capital city of a country 就 jiù (after a suppositional clause) in that case 九 jiǔ nine 开 kāi to open (transitive or intransitive) 看 kàn to see 考 kǎo to check 客 kè customer 课 kè subject 渴 kě thirsty 口 kǒu mouth 块 kuài lump 快 kuài rapid 来 lái to come 老 lǎo 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 了 le (completed action marker) 累 lèi tired 冷 lěng cold 里 lǐ lining 两 liǎng two 零 líng zero 六 liù six 楼 lóu house with more than 1 story 路 lù road (CL:條|条[tiao2]) 吗 ma (question particle for "yes-no" questions) 马 mǎ horse 妈 mā ma 买 mǎi to buy 慢 màn slow 忙 máng busy 毛 máo hair 么 me suffix, used to form interrogative 什麼|什么[shen2 me5], what?, indefinite 這麼|这么[zhe4 me5] thus, etc 没 méi (negative prefix for verbs) have not 妹 mèi younger sister 们 men plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals 门 mén gate 米 mǐ uncooked rice 面 miàn face 名 míng name 明 míng bright 拿 ná to hold 那 nà (specifier) that 哪 nǎ how 奶 nǎi breast 男 nán (bound form) male 南 nán south 难 nán difficult (to...) 脑 nǎo brain 呢 ne (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 能 néng can 你 nǐ you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2]) 年 nián year 您 nín you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[ni3]) 牛 niú ox 女 nǚ female 旁 páng one side 跑 pǎo to run 朋 péng friend 票 piào ticket 气 qì gas 汽 qì steam 起 qǐ to rise 七 qī seven 期 qī a period of time 前 qián front 钱 qián coin 请 qǐng to ask 球 qiú ball 去 qù to go 热 rè to warm up 人 rén person 认 rèn to recognize 日 rì (bound form) sun 肉 ròu meat 三 sān three 山 shān mountain 上 shàng (bound form) up 商 shāng commerce 绍 shào to continue 少 shǎo few 谁 shéi/shuí who 什 shén what 身 shēn body 生 shēng to grow 十 shí ten 时 shí o'clock 识 shí to know 事 shì matter 试 shì to test 视 shì (literary, or bound form) to look at 是 shì to be (followed by substantives only) 师 shī teacher 手 shǒu hand 树 shù tree 书 shū book 睡 shuì to sleep 水 shuǐ water 说 shuō to speak 四 sì four 送 sòng to send 诉 sù to complain 岁 suì classifier for years (of age) 他 tā (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he 她 tā she 太 tài highest 体 tǐ body 天 tiān day 条 tiáo strip 听 tīng to listen to 同 tóng like 图 tú diagram 外 wài outside 玩 wán to play 晚 wǎn evening 忘 wàng to forget 网 wǎng net 文 wén language 问 wèn to ask 我 wǒ I 五 wǔ five 午 wǔ 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse 习 xí (bound form) to practice 系 xì to connect 洗 xǐ to wash 喜 xǐ to be fond of 西 xī west 息 xī (bound form) breath 下 xià down 现 xiàn to appear 先 xiān beforehand 想 xiǎng to think (about) 校 xiào (bound form) school 笑 xiào to laugh 小 xiǎo small 谢 xiè to thank 写 xiě to write 些 xiē classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several 新 xīn new 行 xíng (bound form) to walk 星 xīng star 兴 xīng to rise 休 xiū to rest 学 xué to learn 样 yàng manner 要 yào to want 爷 yé grandpa 页 yè page 也 yě also 一 yī one 衣 yī clothes 医 yī medical 影 yǐng picture 用 yòng to use 右 yòu (bound form) right 友 yǒu friend 有 yǒu to have 雨 yǔ rain 语 yǔ dialect 元 yuán currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) 院 yuàn courtyard 远 yuǎn far 月 yuè moon 再 zài again 在 zài to exist 早 zǎo early 怎 zěn how 站 zhàn station 找 zhǎo to try to find 着 zhe aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state 这 zhè (pronoun) this 真 zhēn really 正 zhèng straight 知 zhī to know 重 zhòng heavy 中 zhōng within 住 zhù to live 准 zhǔn accurate 桌 zhuō table 子 zi noun suffix, as in 椅子[yi3 zi5] "chair" 字 zì letter 走 zǒu to walk 最 zuì (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree 昨 zuó yesterday 作 zuò to do 坐 zuò to sit 做 zuò to make 左 zuǒ left

Words · 497

爱 ài to love 爱好 àihào to like 吧 ba (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) 八 bā eight 爸爸 bàba (coll.) father 白 bái white 百 bǎi hundred 白天 báitiān daytime 半 bàn half 班 bān team 半年 bàn nián half a year 帮 bāng to help 帮忙 bāngmáng to help 半天 bàntiān half of the day 包 bāo to cover 包子 bāozi baozi 北 běi north 杯 bēi cup 北边 běibian north 北京 Běijīng Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (short name 京[Jing1]) 杯子 bēizi cup 本 běn (bound form) root 本子 běnzi book 比 bǐ to compare 别 bié to leave 别的 biéde else 别人 biérén other people 病 bìng illness 病人 bìngrén sick person 不 bù no 不大 bù dà not very (clear, far away etc) 不客气 bù kèqì you're welcome 不对 bùduì incorrect 不用 bùyòng need not 菜 cài vegetable 茶 chá tea 差 chà different 常 cháng always 唱 chàng to sing 常常 chángcháng frequently 唱歌 chànggē to sing a song 车 chē car 车上 chē shang 车票 chēpiào ticket for a bus or train 车站 chēzhàn rail station 吃 chī to eat 吃饭 chīfàn to have a meal 出 chū to go out 穿 chuān to bore through 床 chuáng bed 出来 chūlái to come out 出去 chūqù to go out 次 cì next in sequence 从 cóng from 错 cuò mistake 大 dà big 打 dǎ to hit 打电话 dǎ diànhuà to make a telephone call 打球 dǎ qiú to play ball 打车 dǎchē to take a taxi (in town) 打开 dǎkāi to open 到 dào to reach 大学 dàxué university 大学生 dàxuéshēng university student 的 de of 地 de -ly 得到 dédào to get 等 děng to wait for 第 dì (old) residence of a high official 电 diàn lightning 点 diǎn to touch briefly 电话 diànhuà telephone 电脑 diànnǎo computer 电视 diànshì television 电视机 diànshìjī television set 电影 diànyǐng movie 电影院 diànyǐngyuàn cinema 弟弟 dìdi younger brother 地点 dìdiǎn place 地方 dìfang place 地上 dìshang on the ground 地图 dìtú map 动 dòng (of sth) to move 东 dōng east 东边 dōngbian east 东西 dōngxi thing 动作 dòngzuò movement 都 dōu all 读 dú to read out 对 duì right 对不起 duìbuqǐ I'm sorry 多 duō many 多少 duōshao how much? 读书 dúshū to read a book 饿 è hungry 二 èr two 儿子 érzi son 饭 fàn cooked rice 饭店 fàndiàn restaurant 放 fàng to put 放假 fàngjià to have a holiday or vacation 房间 fángjiān room 放学 fàngxué to dismiss students at the end of the school day 房子 fángzi house 飞 fēi to fly 非常 fēicháng very 飞机 fēijī airplane 分 fēn to divide 风 fēng wind 干 gān dry 干什么 gàn shénme what are you doing? 干净 gānjìng clean 高 gāo high 告诉 gàosu to tell 高兴 gāoxìng happy 个 gè (bound form) individual 歌 gē song (CL:首[shou3],支[zhi1]) 哥哥 gēge older brother 给 gěi to 跟 gēn heel 工人 gōngrén worker 工作 gōngzuò to work 关 guān mountain pass 关上 guānshang to close (a door) 贵 guì expensive 国 guó country 过 guò to cross 国外 guó wài abroad 国家 guójiā country 还 hái still 还有 hái yǒu there still remain(s) 还是 háishi still (as before) 孩子 háizi child 汉语 Hànyǔ Chinese language 汉字 Hànzì Chinese character(s) 号 hào (literary) to call out 好 hǎo good 好吃 hǎochī tasty 好看 hǎokàn good-looking 好听 hǎotīng pleasant to hear 好玩儿 hǎowánr erhua variant of 好玩[hao3 wan2] 和 hé (math.) sum 喝 hē to drink 很 hěn very 后 hòu back 后边 hòubian the back 后天 hòutiān the day after tomorrow 话 huà dialect 花 huā flower 坏 huài bad 回 huí to go back 会 huì can 回家 huí jiā to return home 回答 huídá to reply 回到 huídào to return to 回来 huílái to return 回去 huíqù to return 火车 huǒchē train 记 jì to record 几 jǐ how many 家 jiā home 家里 jiā li home 见 jiàn to see 间 jiān between 见面 jiànmiàn to meet 叫 jiào to shout 教 jiāo to teach 教学楼 jiàoxuélóu school building 家人 jiārén family member 机场 jīchǎng airport 鸡蛋 jīdàn (chicken) egg 记得 jìde to remember 姐姐 jiějie older sister 介绍 jièshào to introduce (sb to sb) 进 jìn to go forward 进来 jìnlái to come in 今年 jīnnián this year 进去 jìnqù to go in 今天 jīntiān today 机票 jīpiào plane ticket 就 jiù (after a suppositional clause) in that case 九 jiǔ nine 记住 jìzhù to remember 觉得 juéde to think that ... 开 kāi to open (transitive or intransitive) 开玩笑 kāi wánxiào to play a joke 开车 kāichē to drive a car (or train etc) 开会 kāihuì to hold a meeting 看 kàn to see 看病 kànbìng to visit a doctor 看到 kàndào to see 看见 kànjiàn to see 考 kǎo to check 考试 kǎoshì to take an exam 课 kè subject 渴 kě thirsty 课本 kèběn textbook 课文 kèwén text 口 kǒu mouth 块 kuài lump 快 kuài rapid 来 lái to come 来到 láidào to arrive 老 lǎo old (of people) 老人 lǎorén old man or woman 老师 lǎoshī teacher 了 le (completed action marker) 累 lèi tired 冷 lěng cold 里 lǐ lining 两 liǎng two 里边 lǐbian inside 零 líng zero 六 liù six 楼 lóu house with more than 1 story 楼上 lóu shàng upstairs 楼下 lóu xià downstairs 路 lù road (CL:條|条[tiao2]) 路口 lùkǒu crossing 路上 lùshang on the road 吗 ma (question particle for "yes-no" questions) 买 mǎi to buy 马路 mǎlù street 妈妈 māma mama 慢 màn slow 忙 máng busy 毛 máo hair 马上 mǎshàng at once 没 méi (negative prefix for verbs) have not 没关系 méi guānxi it doesn't matter 没什么 méi shénme it doesn't matter 妹妹 mèimei younger sister 没事儿 méishìr to have spare time 没有 méiyǒu haven't 们 men plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals 门 mén gate 门口 ménkǒu doorway 门票 ménpiào ticket (for theater, cinema etc) 面包 miànbāo bread 面条儿 miàntiáor erhua variant of 麵條|面条[mian4 tiao2] 米饭 mǐfàn (cooked) rice 明白 míngbai clear 明年 míngnián next year 明天 míngtiān tomorrow 名字 míngzi name (of a person or thing) 拿 ná to hold 那 nà (specifier) that 哪 nǎ how 那边 nàbiān over there 奶 nǎi breast 奶奶 nǎinai (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) 那里 nàli there 哪里 nǎlǐ where? 难 nán difficult (to...) 男 nán (bound form) male 南 nán south 南边 nánbian south 男孩儿 nánháir erhua form of 男孩[nan2 hai2] 男朋友 nánpéngyou boyfriend 男人 nánrén a man 男生 nánshēng schoolboy 那儿 nàr there 哪儿 nǎr where? 那些 nàxiē those 哪些 nǎxiē which ones? 呢 ne (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") 能 néng can 你 nǐ you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2]) 年 nián year 你们 nǐmen you (plural) 您 nín you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[ni3]) 牛奶 niúnǎi cow's milk 女 nǚ female 女儿 nǚ'ér daughter 女孩儿 nǚháir erhua form of 女孩[nu : 3 hai2] 女朋友 nǚpéngyou girlfriend 女人 nǚrén woman 女生 nǚshēng schoolgirl 旁边 pángbiān side 跑 pǎo to run 朋友 péngyou friend 票 piào ticket 起 qǐ to rise 七 qī seven 钱 qián coin 前 qián front 钱包 qiánbāo purse 前边 qiánbian front 前天 qiántiān the day before yesterday 汽车 qìchē car 起床 qǐchuáng to get out of bed 起来 qǐlai to stand up 请 qǐng to ask 请进 qǐng jìn "please come in" 请坐 qǐng zuò please, have a seat 请假 qǐngjià to request leave of absence 请问 qǐngwèn Excuse me, may I ask...? 球 qiú ball 去 qù to go 去年 qùnián last year 热 rè to warm up 人 rén person 认识 rènshi to know 认真 rènzhēn conscientious 日 rì (bound form) sun 日期 rìqī date 肉 ròu meat 三 sān three 山 shān mountain 上 shàng (bound form) up 上车 shàng chē to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) 上次 shàng cì last time 上班 shàngbān to go to work 上边 shàngbian the top 商场 shāngchǎng shopping mall 商店 shāngdiàn store 上课 shàngkè to go to class 上网 shàngwǎng to go online 上午 shàngwǔ morning 上学 shàngxué to go to school 少 shǎo few 谁 shéi who 生病 shēngbìng to fall ill 生气 shēngqì to get angry 生日 shēngrì birthday 什么 shénme what? 身上 shēnshang on the body 身体 shēntǐ the body 十 shí ten 是 shì to be (followed by substantives only) 事 shì matter 试 shì to test 是不是 shì bu shì is or is not (used to form yes-no questions) 时候 shíhou time 时间 shíjiān (concept of) time 手 shǒu hand 手机 shǒujī cell phone 树 shù tree 书 shū book 书包 shūbāo schoolbag 书店 shūdiàn bookstore 睡 shuì to sleep 水 shuǐ water 水果 shuǐguǒ fruit 睡觉 shuìjiào to go to bed 说 shuō to speak 说话 shuōhuà to speak 四 sì four 送 sòng to send 岁 suì classifier for years (of age) 他 tā (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he 她 tā she 太 tài highest 他们 tāmen they 她们 tāmen they 天 tiān day 天气 tiānqì weather 听 tīng to listen to 听到 tīngdào to hear 听见 tīngjiàn to hear 听写 tīngxiě (music) to transcribe by ear 同学 tóngxué to study at the same school 图书馆 túshūguǎn library 外 wài outside 外边 wàibian outside 外国 wàiguó foreign country 外语 wàiyǔ foreign language 晚 wǎn evening 晚饭 wǎnfàn evening meal 忘 wàng to forget 网上 wǎng shang online 忘记 wàngjì to forget 网友 wǎngyǒu online friend 玩儿 wánr to play 晚上 wǎnshang evening 问 wèn to ask 我 wǒ I 我们 wǒmen we 五 wǔ five 午饭 wǔfàn lunch 洗 xǐ to wash 西 xī west 下 xià down 下车 xià chē to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc) 下次 xià cì next time 下雨 xià yǔ to rain 下班 xiàbān to finish work 下边 xiàbian under 下课 xiàkè to finish class 先 xiān beforehand 想 xiǎng to think (about) 先生 xiānsheng teacher 现在 xiànzài now 笑 xiào to laugh 小 xiǎo small 小孩儿 xiǎoháir erhua variant of 小孩[xiao3 hai2] 小姐 xiǎojiě young lady 小朋友 xiǎopéngyǒu child 小时 xiǎoshí hour 小学 xiǎoxué elementary school 小学生 xiǎoxuéshēng primary school student 下午 xiàwǔ afternoon 西边 xībian west 写 xiě to write 谢谢 xièxie to thank 喜欢 xǐhuan to like 新 xīn new 行 xíng (bound form) to walk 星期 xīngqī week 星期日 xīngqīrì Sunday 星期天 xīngqītiān Sunday 新年 xīnnián New Year 洗手间 xǐshǒujiān toilet 休息 xiūxi rest 学 xué to learn 学生 xuéshēng student 学习 xuéxí to learn 学校 xuéxiào school 学院 xuéyuàn college 要 yào to want 页 yè page 也 yě also 爷爷 yéye (coll.) paternal grandfather 一 yī one 一半 yībàn half 一边 yībiān one side 一点儿 yīdiǎnr erhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3] 衣服 yīfu clothes 一会儿 yīhuìr a moment 一块儿 yīkuàir erhua variant of 一塊|一块[yi1 kuai4] 一起 yīqǐ (in) the same place 医生 yīshēng doctor 一下儿 yīxiàr erhua form of 一下[yi1 xia4] 一些 yīxiē some 一样 yīyàng same 医院 yīyuàn hospital 用 yòng to use 右 yòu (bound form) right 有 yǒu to have 右边 yòubian right side 有的 yǒude (there are) some (who are...) 有名 yǒumíng famous 有时候 yǒushíhou sometimes 有些 yǒuxiē some 有用 yǒuyòng useful 雨 yǔ rain 元 yuán currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) 远 yuǎn far 月 yuè moon 再 zài again 在 zài to exist 在家 zàijiā to be at home 再见 zàijiàn goodbye 早 zǎo early 早饭 zǎofàn breakfast 早上 zǎoshang early morning 怎么 zěnme how? 站 zhàn station 找 zhǎo to try to find 找到 zhǎodào to find 着 zhe aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state 这 zhè (pronoun) this 这边 zhèbiān this side 这里 zhèlǐ here 真 zhēn really 真的 zhēn de really 正 zhèng straight 正在 zhèngzài to be in the process of (doing sth) 这儿 zhèr here 这些 zhèxiē these 知道 zhīdào to know 知识 zhīshi knowledge 重 zhòng heavy 中 zhōng within 中国 Zhōngguó China 中间 zhōngjiān the middle 中文 Zhōngwén Chinese language 中午 zhōngwǔ noon 中学 zhōngxué middle school 中学生 zhōngxuéshēng middle-school student 重要 zhòngyào important 住 zhù to live 准备 zhǔnbèi preparation 桌子 zhuōzi table 字 zì letter 子 zǐ son 走 zǒu to walk 走路 zǒulù to walk 最 zuì (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree 最好 zuìhǎo best 最后 zuìhòu final 坐 zuò to sit 做 zuò to make 左 zuǒ left 坐下 zuò xia to sit down 左边 zuǒbian left 昨天 zuótiān yesterday