HSK 1 · A1
HSK 1 Vocabulary List
500 words for beginner Chinese learners
500
Words
A1
CEFR
爱
ài
to love
爱好
ài hào
to like
八
bā
eight
爸爸
bà ba
(coll.) father
吧
bā
bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)
白天
bái tiān
daytime
500 words
| # | Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 爱 | ài | to love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) |
| 2 | 爱好 | ài hào | to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby; CL:個|个[gè] |
| 3 | 八 | bā | eight; 8 |
| 4 | 爸爸 | bà ba | (coll.) father; dad; CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi] |
| 5 | 吧 | bā | bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc); to puff (on a pipe etc); (onom.) bang; abbr. for 貼吧|贴吧[tiē bā] |
| 6 | 白 | Bái | surname Bai |
| 7 | 白天 | bái tiān | daytime; during the day; day; CL:個|个[gè] |
| 8 | 百 | Bǎi | surname Bai |
| 9 | 班 | Bān | surname Ban |
| 10 | 半 | bàn | half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half |
| 11 | 半年 | bàn nián | half a year |
| 12 | 半天 | bàn tiān | half of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair; CL:個|个[gè] |
| 13 | 帮 | bāng | 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); group; gang; clique; party; secret society |
| 14 | 帮忙 | bāng máng | to help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn |
| 15 | 包 | Bāo | surname Bao |
| 16 | 包子 | bāo zi | baozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun); CL:個|个[gè] |
| 17 | 杯 | bēi | cup; trophy cup; classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup |
| 18 | 杯子 | bēi zi | cup; glass; CL:個|个[gè],隻|只[zhī] |
| 19 | 北 | běi | north; (classical) to be defeated |
| 20 | 北边 | běi biān | north; north side; northern part; to the north of |
| 21 | 北京 | Běi jīng | Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (abbr. to 京[Jīng]) |
| 22 | 本 | běn | (bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this; (bound form) this; the current (year etc); (bound form) original; (bound form) inherent; originally; initially; capital; principal; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc |
| 23 | 本子 | běn zi | book; notebook; Japanese-style self-published comic (esp. an erotic one), aka 'dōjinshi'; CL:本[běn]; edition |
| 24 | 比 | Bǐ | Belgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bǐ lì shí] |
| 25 | 别 | Bié | surname Bie |
| 26 | 别的 | bié de | else; other |
| 27 | 别人 | bié ren | other people; others; other person |
| 28 | 病 | bìng | illness; CL:場|场[cháng]; disease; to fall ill; defect |
| 29 | 病人 | bìng rén | sick person; patient; invalid; CL:個|个[gè] |
| 30 | 不大 | bù dà | not very; not too; not often |
| 31 | 不对 | bù duì | incorrect; wrong; amiss; abnormal; queer |
| 32 | 不客气 | bù kè qi | you're welcome; don't mention it; impolite; rude; blunt |
| 33 | 不用 | bù yòng | need not |
| 34 | 不 | bù | no; not so; (bound form) not; un- |
| 35 | 菜 | cài | vegetable; greens (CL:棵[kē]); dish (of food) (CL:樣|样[yàng],道[dào],盤|盘[pán]); (of one's skills etc) weak; poor; (coll.) (one's) type |
| 36 | 茶 | chá | tea; tea plant; CL:杯[bēi],壺|壶[hú] |
| 37 | 差 | chā | difference; discrepancy; (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction); (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly |
| 38 | 常 | Cháng | surname Chang |
| 39 | 常常 | cháng cháng | frequently; often |
| 40 | 唱 | chàng | to sing; to call loudly; to chant |
| 41 | 唱歌 | chàng gē | to sing a song |
| 42 | 车 | Chē | surname Che |
| 43 | 车票 | chē piào | ticket (for a bus or train) |
| 44 | 车上 | ||
| 45 | 车站 | chē zhàn | rail station; bus stop; CL:處|处[chù],個|个[gè] |
| 46 | 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy; to absorb; to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc) |
| 47 | 吃饭 | chī fàn | to have a meal; to eat; to make a living |
| 48 | 出 | chū | to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield; to go beyond; to exceed; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc |
| 49 | 出来 | chū lái | to come out; to appear; to arise |
| 50 | 出去 | chū qù | to go out |
| 51 | 穿 | chuān | to wear; to put on; to dress; to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to penetrate; to pass through; to thread |
| 52 | 床 | chuáng | bed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on) (CL:張|张[zhāng]); bed; bottom (of rivers, oceans, gardens etc); frame; chassis; classifier for blankets, quilts etc |
| 53 | 次 | cì | next in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc); secondary; vice-; sub-; infra-; inferior quality; substandard; order; sequence; hypo- (chemistry); classifier for enumerated events: time |
| 54 | 从 | cóng | from; through; via; (bound form) to follow; (bound form) to obey; (bound form) to engage in (an activity); (used before a negative) ever; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zòng]) retainer; attendant; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zòng]) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zòng]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor |
| 55 | 错 | Cuò | surname Cuo |
| 56 | 打 | dá | (loanword) dozen; Taiwan pr. [dǎ] |
| 57 | 打车 | dǎ chē | to take a taxi (in town); to hitch a lift |
| 58 | 打电话 | dǎ diàn huà | to make a telephone call |
| 59 | 打开 | dǎ kāi | to open; to show (a ticket); to turn on; to switch on |
| 60 | 打球 | dǎ qiú | to play ball; to play with a ball |
| 61 | 大 | dà | big; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐[dà jiě]); greatly; freely; fully; (dialect) father; (dialect) uncle (father's brother) |
| 62 | 大学 | Dà xué | the Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Sì shū] in Confucianism |
| 63 | 大学生 | dà xué shēng | university student; college student |
| 64 | 到 | dào | to 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 point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough |
| 65 | 得到 | dé dào | to get; to obtain; to receive |
| 66 | 地 | de | -ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 67 | 的 | de | of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); (used to form a nominal expression); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); also pr. [dì] or [di] in poetry and songs |
| 68 | 等 | děng | to wait for; to await; by the time; when; till; and so on; etc.; et al.; (bound form) class; rank; grade; (bound form) equal to; same as; (used to end an enumeration); (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun) |
| 69 | 地 | de | -ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 70 | 地点 | dì diǎn | place; site; location; venue; CL:個|个[gè] |
| 71 | 地方 | dì fāng | region; regional (away from the central administration); local |
| 72 | 地上 | dì shang | on the ground; on the floor |
| 73 | 地图 | dì tú | map; CL:張|张[zhāng],本[běn] |
| 74 | 弟弟 | dì di | younger brother; CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi] |
| 75 | 第 | dì | (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[dì liù] 'sixth'); (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed; (old) residence of a high official; (literary) but; however; (literary) only; just |
| 76 | 点 | diǎn | point; 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 briefly; to hint; to light; to ignite; to pour a liquid drop by drop; (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[gēng]; dot stroke in Chinese characters; classifier for items |
| 77 | 电 | diàn | lightning; electricity; electric (bound form); to get (or give) an electric shock; phone call or telegram etc; to send via telephone or telegram etc |
| 78 | 电话 | diàn huà | telephone; CL:部[bù]; phone call; CL:通[tōng]; phone number |
| 79 | 电脑 | diàn nǎo | computer; CL:臺|台[tái] |
| 80 | 电视 | diàn shì | television; TV; CL:臺|台[tái],部[bù] |
| 81 | 电视机 | diàn shì jī | television set; CL:臺|台[tái] |
| 82 | 电影 | diàn yǐng | movie; film; CL:部[bù],片[piàn],幕[mù],場|场[chǎng] |
| 83 | 电影院 | diàn yǐng yuàn | cinema; movie theater; CL:家[jiā],座[zuò] |
| 84 | 东 | Dōng | surname Dong |
| 85 | 东边 | dōng bian | east; east side; eastern part; to the east of |
| 86 | 东西 | dōng xī | east and west |
| 87 | 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 動詞|动词[dòng cí], verb |
| 88 | 动作 | dòng zuò | movement; motion; action (CL:個|个[gè]); to act; to move |
| 89 | 都 | Dū | surname Du |
| 90 | 读 | dòu | comma; phrase marked by pause |
| 91 | 读书 | dú shū | to read a book; to study; to attend school |
| 92 | 对 | duì | right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way); to face; (bound form) opposite; facing; matching; to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; to add; to pour in (a fluid); to check; to compare; classifier: couple; pair |
| 93 | 对不起 | duì bu qǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint |
| 94 | 多 | duō | many; much; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duó]); (bound form) multi-; poly- |
| 95 | 多少 | duō shǎo | number; amount; somewhat |
| 96 | 饿 | è | hungry; to starve (sb) |
| 97 | 儿子 | ér zi | son |
| 98 | 二 | èr | two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid |
| 99 | 饭 | fàn | cooked rice; CL:碗[wǎn]; meal; CL:頓|顿[dùn]; (loanword) fan; devotee |
| 100 | 饭店 | fàn diàn | restaurant; hotel; CL:家[jiā],個|个[gè] |
| 101 | 房间 | fáng jiān | room; CL:間|间[jiān],個|个[gè] |
| 102 | 房子 | fáng zi | house; building (single- or two-story); apartment; room; CL:棟|栋[dòng],幢[zhuàng],座[zuò],套[tào],間|间[jiān] |
| 103 | 放 | fàng | to put; to place; to release; to free; to let go; to let out; to set off (fireworks) |
| 104 | 放假 | fàng jià | to have a holiday or vacation |
| 105 | 放学 | fàng xué | to dismiss students at the end of the school day |
| 106 | 飞 | fēi | to fly |
| 107 | 飞机 | fēi jī | airplane; CL:架[jià] |
| 108 | 非常 | fēi cháng | very; really; unusual; extraordinary |
| 109 | 分 | fēn | to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate; to distinguish (good and bad); (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局[fēn jú]); fraction; one tenth (of certain units); unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm; minute (unit of time); minute (angular measurement unit); a point (in sports or games); 0.01 yuan (unit of money) |
| 110 | 风 | fēng | wind; news; style; custom; manner; CL:陣|阵[zhèn],絲|丝[sī] |
| 111 | 干 | gān | dry; dried food; empty; hollow; taken in to nominal kinship; adoptive; foster; futile; in vain; (dialect) rude; blunt; (dialect) to cold-shoulder; (bound form) to have to do with; to concern oneself with; one of the ten heavenly stems 天干[tian gān]; (archaic) shield |
| 112 | 干净 | gān jìng | clean; neat |
| 113 | 干 | gān | dry; dried food; empty; hollow; taken in to nominal kinship; adoptive; foster; futile; in vain; (dialect) rude; blunt; (dialect) to cold-shoulder; (bound form) to have to do with; to concern oneself with; one of the ten heavenly stems 天干[tian gān]; (archaic) shield |
| 114 | 干什么 | gàn shén me | what are you doing?; what's he up to? |
| 115 | 高 | Gāo | surname Gao |
| 116 | 高兴 | gāo xìng | happy; glad; willing (to do sth); in a cheerful mood |
| 117 | 告诉 | gào sù | to press charges; to file a complaint |
| 118 | 哥哥 | gē ge | older brother; CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi] |
| 119 | 歌 | gē | song; CL:支[zhī],首[shǒu]; to sing |
| 120 | 个 | gè | (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual |
| 121 | 给 | gěi | to; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb); (grammatical equivalent of 被); (grammatical equivalent of 把); (sentence intensifier) |
| 122 | 跟 | gēn | heel; to follow closely; to go with; (of a woman) to marry sb; with; compared with; to; towards; and (joining two nouns) |
| 123 | 工人 | gōng rén | worker; CL:個|个[gè],名[míng] |
| 124 | 工作 | gōng zuò | to work; (of a machine) to operate; job; work; task; CL:個|个[gè],份[fèn],項|项[xiàng] |
| 125 | 关 | Guān | surname Guan |
| 126 | 关上 | guān shàng | to close (a door); to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc) |
| 127 | 贵 | Guì | abbr. for Guizhou Province 貴州|贵州[Guì zhōu] |
| 128 | 国 | Guó | surname Guo |
| 129 | 国家 | guó jiā | country; nation; state; CL:個|个[gè] |
| 130 | 国外 | guó wài | abroad; external (affairs); overseas; foreign |
| 131 | 过 | Guō | surname Guo |
| 132 | 还 | Huán | surname Huan |
| 133 | 还是 | hái shi | still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or |
| 134 | 还有 | hái yǒu | there still remain(s); there is (or are) still; in addition |
| 135 | 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 136 | 汉语 | Hàn yǔ | Chinese language; CL:門|门[mén] |
| 137 | 汉字 | hàn zì | Chinese character; CL:個|个[gè]; Japanese: kanji; Korean: hanja; Vietnamese: hán tự |
| 138 | 好 | hǎo | good; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to; (before a verb) good to; (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so; (verb complement indicating completion); (of two people) close; on intimate terms; (after a personal pronoun) hello |
| 139 | 好吃 | hǎo chī | tasty; delicious |
| 140 | 好看 | hǎo kàn | good-looking; nice-looking; good (of a movie, book, TV show etc); embarrassed; humiliated |
| 141 | 好听 | hǎo tīng | pleasant to hear |
| 142 | 好玩儿 | hǎo wán r | erhua variant of 好玩[hǎo wán] |
| 143 | 号 | háo | roar; cry; CL:個|个[gè] |
| 144 | 喝 | hē | to drink; variant of 嗬[hē] |
| 145 | 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 form) Japan; Japanese; harmonious |
| 146 | 很 | hěn | very; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) |
| 147 | 后 | Hòu | surname Hou |
| 148 | 后边 | hòu bian | the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards |
| 149 | 后天 | hòu tiān | the day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 先天[xiān tiān]); acquired (not innate or congenital); a posteriori |
| 150 | 花 | Huā | surname Hua |
| 151 | 话 | huà | dialect; language; spoken words; speech; talk; words; conversation; what sb said; CL:種|种[zhǒng],席[xí],句[jù],口[kǒu],番[fān] |
| 152 | 坏 | huài | bad; spoiled; broken; to break down; (suffix) to the utmost |
| 153 | 还 | Huán | surname Huan |
| 154 | 回 | huí | to 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; section or chapter (of a classic book); to curve |
| 155 | 回答 | huí dá | to reply; to answer; reply; answer |
| 156 | 回到 | huí dào | to return to |
| 157 | 回家 | huí jiā | to return home |
| 158 | 回来 | huí lai | to return; to come back |
| 159 | 回去 | huí qu | to return; to go back |
| 160 | 会 | huì | can; 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; (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [huǐ]) |
| 161 | 火车 | huǒ chē | train; CL:列[liè],節|节[jié],班[bān],趟[tàng] |
| 162 | 机场 | jī chǎng | airport; airfield; (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circumventing Internet censorship; CL:家[jiā],處|处[chù] |
| 163 | 机票 | jī piào | air ticket; passenger ticket; CL:張|张[zhāng] |
| 164 | 鸡蛋 | jī dàn | (chicken) egg; hen's egg; CL:個|个[gè],打[dá] |
| 165 | 几 | jī | small table; almost |
| 166 | 记 | jì | to record; to note; to memorize; to remember; mark; sign; classifier for blows, kicks, shots |
| 167 | 记得 | jì de | to remember |
| 168 | 记住 | jì zhu | to remember; to bear in mind; to learn by heart |
| 169 | 家 | jiā | used in 傢伙|家伙[jiā huo] and 傢俱|家俱[jiā jù]; home; family; (polite) my (sister, uncle etc); classifier for families or businesses; refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China; noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian; CL:個|个[gè] |
| 170 | 家里 | jiā lǐ | home |
| 171 | 家人 | jiā rén | family member; (old) servant |
| 172 | 间 | jiān | between; among; within a definite time or space; room; section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars; classifier for rooms |
| 173 | 见 | jiàn | to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth); to interview; opinion; view |
| 174 | 见面 | jiàn miàn | to meet; to see each other; CL:次[cì] |
| 175 | 教 | Jiào | surname Jiao |
| 176 | 叫 | jiào | to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood) |
| 177 | 教学楼 | jiào xué lóu | school building; academic building |
| 178 | 姐姐 | jiě jie | older sister; CL:個|个[gè] |
| 179 | 介绍 | jiè shào | to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation; to present (sb for a job etc); introduction |
| 180 | 今年 | jīn nián | this year |
| 181 | 今天 | jīn tiān | today; the present time; now |
| 182 | 进 | jìn | to 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 in a building or residential compound |
| 183 | 进来 | jìn lái | to come in |
| 184 | 进去 | jìn qù | to go in |
| 185 | 九 | jiǔ | nine; 9 |
| 186 | 就 | jiù | (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 就是[jiù shì]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly; only; as little as; as much as; as many as; to approach; to move towards; to undertake; to engage in; (often followed by 著|着[zhe]) taking advantage of; (of food) to go with; with regard to; concerning; (pattern: 就[jiù] ... 也[yě] ...) even if ... still ...; (pattern: 不[bù] ... 就[jiù] ...) if not ... then must be ... |
| 187 | 觉得 | jué de | to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc) |
| 188 | 开 | kāi | to 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 out (a prescription, check, invoice etc); (directional complement) away; off; carat (gold); abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kāi ěr wén]; abbr. for 開本|开本[kāi běn], book format |
| 189 | 开车 | kāi chē | to drive a car |
| 190 | 开会 | kāi huì | to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting |
| 191 | 开玩笑 | kāi wán xiào | to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke |
| 192 | 看 | kān | to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard |
| 193 | 看病 | kàn bìng | to visit a doctor; to see a patient |
| 194 | 看到 | kàn dào | to see |
| 195 | 看见 | kàn jiàn | to see; to catch sight of |
| 196 | 考 | kǎo | to beat; to hit; to inspect; to test; to take an exam; to check; to verify; to examine; to take an entrance exam for; deceased father |
| 197 | 考试 | kǎo shì | to take an exam; exam; CL:次[cì] |
| 198 | 渴 | kě | thirsty |
| 199 | 课 | kè | subject; course; CL:門|门[mén]; class; lesson; CL:堂[táng],節|节[jié]; to levy; tax; form of divination |
| 200 | 课本 | kè běn | textbook; CL:本[běn] |
| 201 | 课文 | kè wén | text; CL:篇[piān] |
| 202 | 口 | kǒu | mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc); classifier for bites or mouthfuls |
| 203 | 块 | kuài | lump; chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc; (coll.) classifier for money and currency units |
| 204 | 快 | kuài | rapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plainspoken; gratified; pleased; pleasant |
| 205 | 来 | lái | to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[huí lai]); ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4gu3 yi3lai2]); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lái shì]); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得[dé] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tán de lái], or after 不[bù] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chī bu lái]) |
| 206 | 来到 | lái dào | to arrive; to come |
| 207 | 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; old (of people); venerable (person); experienced; of long standing; always; all the time; of the past; very; outdated; (of meat etc) tough |
| 208 | 老人 | lǎo rén | old man or woman; the elderly; one's aged parents or grandparents |
| 209 | 老师 | lǎo shī | teacher; CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi] |
| 210 | 了 | le | (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) |
| 211 | 累 | lěi | to accumulate; to involve or implicate (Taiwan pr. [lèi]); continuous; repeated |
| 212 | 冷 | Lěng | surname Leng |
| 213 | 里 | lǐ | lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 裏|里[lǐ]; li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood; ancient administrative unit of 25 families; (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhèn] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lín] levels |
| 214 | 里边 | lǐ bian | inside |
| 215 | 两 | liǎng | two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jīn] (old) |
| 216 | 零 | líng | zero; nought; zero sign; fractional; fragmentary; odd (of numbers); (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one); fraction; (in mathematics) remainder (after division); extra; to wither and fall; to wither |
| 217 | 六 | liù | six; 6 |
| 218 | 楼 | Lóu | surname Lou |
| 219 | 楼上 | lóu shàng | upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread |
| 220 | 楼下 | lóu xià | downstairs |
| 221 | 路 | Lù | surname Lu |
| 222 | 路口 | lù kǒu | crossing; intersection (of roads) |
| 223 | 路上 | lù shang | on the road; on the way; en route |
| 224 | 妈妈 | mā ma | mama; mommy; mother; CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi] |
| 225 | 马路 | mǎ lù | street; road; CL:條|条[tiáo] |
| 226 | 马上 | mǎ shàng | at once; right away; immediately; on horseback (i.e. by military force) |
| 227 | 吗 | má | (coll.) what? |
| 228 | 买 | mǎi | to buy; to purchase |
| 229 | 慢 | màn | slow |
| 230 | 忙 | máng | busy; hurriedly; to hurry; to rush |
| 231 | 毛 | Máo | surname Mao |
| 232 | 没 | méi | (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not |
| 233 | 没关系 | méi guān xi | it doesn't matter |
| 234 | 没什么 | méi shén me | it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind; think nothing of it; it's my pleasure; you're welcome |
| 235 | 没事儿 | méi shì r | to have spare time; free from work; it's not important; it's nothing; never mind |
| 236 | 没有 | méi yǒu | haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be |
| 237 | 妹妹 | mèi mei | younger sister; young woman; CL:個|个[gè] |
| 238 | 门 | Mén | surname Men |
| 239 | 门口 | mén kǒu | doorway; gate; CL:個|个[gè] |
| 240 | 门票 | mén piào | ticket (for theater, cinema etc) |
| 241 | 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 242 | 米饭 | mǐ fàn | (cooked) rice |
| 243 | 面包 | miàn bāo | bread; CL:片[piàn],袋[dài],塊|块[kuài] |
| 244 | 面条儿 | miàn tiáo r | erhua variant of 麵條|面条[miàn tiáo] |
| 245 | 名字 | míng zi | name (of a person or thing); CL:個|个[gè] |
| 246 | 明白 | míng bai | clear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable; to understand; to realize |
| 247 | 明年 | míng nián | next year |
| 248 | 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow |
| 249 | 拿 | ná | to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take; (used in the same way as 把[bǎ]: to mark the following noun as a direct object) |
| 250 | 哪 | nǎ | how; which |
| 251 | 哪里 | nǎ lǐ | where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment; also written 哪裡|哪里 |
| 252 | 哪儿 | nǎ r | where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere; (used in rhetorical questions) how can ...?; how could ...? |
| 253 | 哪些 | nǎ xiē | which ones?; who?; what? |
| 254 | 那 | Nā | surname Na |
| 255 | 那边 | nà bian | over there; yonder |
| 256 | 那里 | nà li | there; that place |
| 257 | 那儿 | nà r | there |
| 258 | 那些 | nà xiē | those |
| 259 | 奶 | nǎi | breast; milk; to breastfeed; mother |
| 260 | 奶奶 | nǎi nai | (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house; CL:位[wèi]; (coll.) boobies; breasts |
| 261 | 男 | nán | (bound form) male; baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位[wu3deng3 jue2wei4] |
| 262 | 男孩儿 | nán hái r | erhua variant of 男孩[nán hái] |
| 263 | 男朋友 | nán péng you | boyfriend |
| 264 | 男人 | nán rén | a man; a male; men; CL:個|个[gè] |
| 265 | 男生 | nán shēng | schoolboy; male student; boy; guy (young adult male) |
| 266 | 南 | Nán | surname Nan |
| 267 | 南边 | nán bian | south; south side; southern part; to the south of |
| 268 | 难 | nán | difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good |
| 269 | 呢 | ne | particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ('What about ...?', 'And ...?'); particle for inquiring about location ('Where is ...?'); particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ('ok?', 'are you with me?'); (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action; particle indicating strong affirmation |
| 270 | 能 | Néng | surname Neng |
| 271 | 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nín]); 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.) |
| 272 | 你们 | nǐ men | you (plural) |
| 273 | 年 | Nián | surname Nian |
| 274 | 您 | nín | you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[nǐ]) |
| 275 | 牛奶 | niú nǎi | cow's milk; CL:瓶[píng],杯[bēi] |
| 276 | 女 | nǚ | female; woman; daughter |
| 277 | 女儿 | nǚ ér | daughter |
| 278 | 女孩儿 | nǚ hái r | erhua variant of 女孩[nǚ hái] |
| 279 | 女朋友 | nǚ péng you | girlfriend |
| 280 | 女人 | nǚ rén | woman |
| 281 | 女生 | nǚ shēng | schoolgirl; female student; girl |
| 282 | 旁边 | páng biān | side; adjacent place |
| 283 | 跑 | páo | (of an animal) to paw (the ground) |
| 284 | 朋友 | péng you | friend; CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi] |
| 285 | 票 | piào | ticket; ballot; banknote; CL:張|张[zhāng]; person held for ransom; amateur performance of Chinese opera; classifier for groups, batches, business transactions |
| 286 | 七 | qī | seven; 7 |
| 287 | 起 | qǐ | to 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 counter); verb suffix, to start; starting from (a time, place, price etc); classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance; classifier for groups: batch, group |
| 288 | 起床 | qǐ chuáng | to get out of bed; to get up |
| 289 | 起来 | qǐ lai | to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qǐ lái] |
| 290 | 汽车 | qì chē | car; automobile; bus; CL:輛|辆[liàng] |
| 291 | 前 | qián | front; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly |
| 292 | 前边 | qián bian | front; the front side; in front of |
| 293 | 前天 | qián tiān | the day before yesterday |
| 294 | 钱 | Qián | surname Qian |
| 295 | 钱包 | qián bāo | purse; wallet |
| 296 | 请 | qǐng | to ask; to invite; please (do sth); to treat (to a meal etc); to request |
| 297 | 请假 | qǐng jià | to request leave of absence |
| 298 | 请进 | qǐng jìn | 'please come in' |
| 299 | 请问 | qǐng wèn | Excuse me, may I ask...? |
| 300 | 请坐 | qǐng zuò | please, have a seat |
| 301 | 球 | qiú | ball; sphere; globe; CL:個|个[gè]; ball game; match; CL:場|场[chǎng] |
| 302 | 去 | qù | to 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 (euphemism); to play (a part); (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth; (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker); (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) |
| 303 | 去年 | qù nián | last year |
| 304 | 热 | rè | to warm up; to heat up; hot (of weather); heat; fervent |
| 305 | 人 | rén | person; people; CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi] |
| 306 | 认识 | rèn shi | to know; to recognize; to be familiar with; to get acquainted with sb; knowledge; understanding; awareness; cognition |
| 307 | 认真 | rèn zhēn | conscientious; earnest; serious; to take seriously; to take to heart |
| 308 | 日 | Rì | abbr. for 日本[Rì běn], Japan |
| 309 | 日期 | rì qī | date; CL:個|个[gè] |
| 310 | 肉 | ròu | meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130 |
| 311 | 三 | Sān | surname San |
| 312 | 山 | Shān | surname Shan |
| 313 | 商场 | shāng chǎng | shopping mall; shopping center; department store; emporium; CL:家[jiā]; the business world |
| 314 | 商店 | shāng diàn | store; shop; CL:家[jiā],個|个[gè] |
| 315 | 上 | shàng | (bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university); (directional complement) up; (noun suffix) on; above |
| 316 | 上班 | shàng bān | to go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office |
| 317 | 上边 | shàng bian | the top; above; overhead; upwards; the top margin; above-mentioned; those higher up |
| 318 | 上车 | shàng chē | to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 319 | 上次 | shàng cì | last time |
| 320 | 上课 | shàng kè | to go to class; to attend class; to go to teach a class |
| 321 | 上网 | shàng wǎng | to 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 |
| 322 | 上午 | shàng wǔ | morning; CL:個|个[gè] |
| 323 | 上学 | shàng xué | to go to school; to attend school |
| 324 | 少 | shǎo | few; less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing sth); seldom |
| 325 | 谁 | shéi | who; also pr. [shuí] |
| 326 | 身上 | shēn shang | on the body; at hand; among |
| 327 | 身体 | shēn tǐ | the body; one's health |
| 328 | 什么 | shén me | what?; something; anything |
| 329 | 生病 | shēng bìng | to fall ill |
| 330 | 生气 | shēng qì | to get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness |
| 331 | 生日 | shēng rì | birthday; CL:個|个[gè] |
| 332 | 十 | shí | ten; 10 |
| 333 | 时候 | shí hou | time; length of time; moment; period |
| 334 | 时间 | shí jiān | (concept of) time; (duration of) time; (point in) time |
| 335 | 事 | shì | matter; thing; item; work; affair; CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng],回[huí] |
| 336 | 试 | shì | to test; to try; experiment; examination; test |
| 337 | 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion) |
| 338 | 是不是 | shì bù shì | is or isn't; yes or no; whether or not |
| 339 | 手 | shǒu | hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work; personal(ly); convenient; classifier for skill; CL:雙|双[shuāng],隻|只[zhī] |
| 340 | 手机 | shǒu jī | cell phone; mobile phone; CL:部[bù],支[zhī] |
| 341 | 书 | Shū | abbr. for 書經|书经[Shū jīng] |
| 342 | 书包 | shū bāo | schoolbag; satchel; bookbag; CL:個|个[gè],隻|只[zhī] |
| 343 | 书店 | shū diàn | bookstore; CL:家[jiā] |
| 344 | 树 | shù | tree; CL:棵[kē]; to cultivate; to set up |
| 345 | 水 | Shuǐ | surname Shui |
| 346 | 水果 | shuǐ guǒ | fruit; CL:個|个[gè] |
| 347 | 睡 | shuì | to sleep; to lie down |
| 348 | 睡觉 | shuì jiào | to go to bed; to sleep |
| 349 | 说 | shuì | to persuade |
| 350 | 说话 | shuō huà | to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word |
| 351 | 四 | sì | four; 4 |
| 352 | 送 | sòng | to send; to deliver; to transmit; to give (as a present); to see (sb) off; to accompany; to go along with |
| 353 | 岁 | suì | years old; classifier for years (of age); year; year (of crop harvests) |
| 354 | 他 | tā | 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) other |
| 355 | 他们 | tā men | they; them |
| 356 | 她 | tā | she |
| 357 | 她们 | tā men | they; them (females) |
| 358 | 太 | tài | highest; greatest; too (much); very; extremely |
| 359 | 天 | tiān | day; sky; heaven |
| 360 | 天气 | tiān qì | weather |
| 361 | 听 | yǐn | smile (archaic) |
| 362 | 听到 | tīng dào | to hear |
| 363 | 听见 | tīng jiàn | to hear |
| 364 | 听写 | tīng xiě | (of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise); dictation; (music) to transcribe by ear |
| 365 | 同学 | tóng xué | to study at the same school; fellow student; classmate; CL:位[wèi],個|个[gè] |
| 366 | 图书馆 | tú shū guǎn | library; CL:家[jiā],個|个[gè] |
| 367 | 外 | wài | outside; in addition; foreign; external |
| 368 | 外边 | wài bian | outside; outer surface; abroad; place other than one's home |
| 369 | 外国 | wài guó | foreign (country); CL:個|个[gè] |
| 370 | 外语 | wài yǔ | foreign language; CL:門|门[mén] |
| 371 | 玩儿 | wán r | to play; to have fun; to hang out |
| 372 | 晚 | wǎn | evening; night; late |
| 373 | 晚饭 | wǎn fàn | evening meal; dinner; supper; CL:份[fèn],頓|顿[dùn],次[cì],餐[cān] |
| 374 | 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening; night; CL:個|个[gè]; in the evening |
| 375 | 网上 | wǎng shàng | online |
| 376 | 网友 | wǎng yǒu | online friend; Internet user |
| 377 | 忘 | wàng | to forget; to overlook; to neglect |
| 378 | 忘记 | wàng jì | to forget |
| 379 | 问 | wèn | to ask; to inquire |
| 380 | 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 381 | 我们 | wǒ men | we; us; ourselves; our |
| 382 | 五 | wǔ | five; 5 |
| 383 | 午饭 | wǔ fàn | lunch; CL:份[fèn],頓|顿[dùn],次[cì],餐[cān] |
| 384 | 西 | Xī | the West; abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xī bān yá]; Spanish |
| 385 | 西边 | xī biān | west; west side; western part; to the west of |
| 386 | 洗 | xǐ | to wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs); to shuffle (cards etc); to erase (a recording) |
| 387 | 洗手间 | xǐ shǒu jiān | toilet; lavatory; washroom |
| 388 | 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like; to be fond of |
| 389 | 下 | xià | down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action |
| 390 | 下班 | xià bān | to finish work; to get off work; next service (train, bus, etc) |
| 391 | 下边 | xià bian | under; the underside; below |
| 392 | 下车 | xià chē | to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 393 | 下次 | xià cì | next time |
| 394 | 下课 | xià kè | to finish class; to get out of class; (fig.) (esp. of a sports coach) to be dismissed; to be fired |
| 395 | 下午 | xià wǔ | afternoon; CL:個|个[gè]; p.m. |
| 396 | 下雨 | xià yǔ | to rain |
| 397 | 先 | xiān | beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now; (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) |
| 398 | 先生 | xiān sheng | teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.); husband; (dialect) doctor; CL:位[wèi] |
| 399 | 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present; at the moment; modern; current; nowadays |
| 400 | 想 | xiǎng | to 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) |
| 401 | 小 | xiǎo | small; tiny; few; young |
| 402 | 小孩儿 | xiǎo hái r | erhua variant of 小孩[xiǎo hái] |
| 403 | 小姐 | xiǎo jie | young lady; miss; (slang) prostitute; CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi] |
| 404 | 小朋友 | xiǎo péng yǒu | child; CL:個|个[gè] |
| 405 | 小时 | xiǎo shí | hour; CL:個|个[gè] |
| 406 | 小学 | xiǎo xué | elementary school; primary school |
| 407 | 小学生 | xiǎo xué shēng | primary school student; schoolchild; CL:個|个[gè],名[míng]; (fig.) beginner |
| 408 | 笑 | xiào | to laugh; to smile; to laugh at |
| 409 | 写 | xiě | to write |
| 410 | 谢谢 | xiè xie | to thank; thanks; thank you |
| 411 | 新 | Xīn | abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xīn jiāng]; abbr. for Singapore 新加坡[Xīn jiā pō]; surname Xin |
| 412 | 新年 | xīn nián | New Year; CL:個|个[gè] |
| 413 | 星期 | xīng qī | week; CL:個|个[gè]; day of the week; Sunday |
| 414 | 星期日 | Xīng qī rì | Sunday; CL:個|个[gè] |
| 415 | 星期天 | Xīng qī tiān | Sunday; CL:個|个[gè] |
| 416 | 行 | háng | row; line; commercial firm; line of business; profession; to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age); (in data tables) row; (Tw) column |
| 417 | 休息 | xiū xi | rest; to rest |
| 418 | 学 | xué | to learn; to study; to imitate; science; -ology |
| 419 | 学生 | xué sheng | student; schoolchild |
| 420 | 学习 | xué xí | to learn; to study |
| 421 | 学校 | xué xiào | school; CL:所[suǒ] |
| 422 | 学院 | xué yuàn | college; educational institute; school; faculty; CL:所[suǒ] |
| 423 | 要 | yāo | (bound form) to demand; to coerce |
| 424 | 爷爷 | yé ye | (coll.) father's father; paternal grandfather; CL:個|个[gè] |
| 425 | 也 | Yě | surname Ye |
| 426 | 页 | xié | head |
| 427 | 一 | yī | one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; 'one' radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit |
| 428 | 衣服 | yī fu | clothes; CL:件[jiàn],套[tào] |
| 429 | 医生 | yī shēng | doctor; CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi],名[míng] |
| 430 | 医院 | yī yuàn | hospital; CL:所[suǒ],家[jiā],座[zuò] |
| 431 | 一半 | yī bàn | half |
| 432 | 一会儿 | yī huì r | a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. [yī huǐ r] |
| 433 | 一块儿 | yī kuài r | erhua variant of 一塊|一块[yī kuài] |
| 434 | 一下儿 | yī xià r | erhua variant of 一下[yī xià] |
| 435 | 一样 | yī yàng | same; like; equal to; the same as; just like |
| 436 | 一边 | yī biān | one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while |
| 437 | 一点儿 | yī diǎn r | erhua variant of 一點|一点[yī diǎn] |
| 438 | 一起 | yī qǐ | in the same place; together; with; altogether (in total) |
| 439 | 一些 | yī xiē | some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er |
| 440 | 用 | yòng | to use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions); usefulness; utility; (bound form) expense; outlay; (courteous) to eat; to drink; (literary) hence; therefore |
| 441 | 有 | yǒu | to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[yǒu yì] intentional) |
| 442 | 有的 | yǒu de | (there are) some (who are...); some (exist) |
| 443 | 有名 | yǒu míng | famous; well-known |
| 444 | 有时候 | yǒu shí hou | sometimes |
| 445 | 有些 | yǒu xiē | some; somewhat |
| 446 | 有用 | yǒu yòng | useful |
| 447 | 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 |
| 448 | 右边 | yòu bian | right side; right, to the right |
| 449 | 雨 | yǔ | rain; CL:陣|阵[zhèn],場|场[cháng] |
| 450 | 元 | Yuán | surname Yuan; Yuan dynasty (1279-1368) |
| 451 | 远 | yuǎn | far; distant; remote; (intensifier in a comparison) by far; much (lower etc) |
| 452 | 月 | yuè | moon; month; monthly; CL:個|个[gè],輪|轮[lún] |
| 453 | 再 | zài | 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[yě] or 都[dōu] for emphasis) |
| 454 | 再见 | zài jiàn | goodbye; see you again later |
| 455 | 在 | zài | to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) |
| 456 | 在家 | zài jiā | to be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差[chū chāi]); (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 出家[chū jiā]) |
| 457 | 早 | zǎo | early; morning; Good morning!; long ago; prematurely |
| 458 | 早饭 | zǎo fàn | breakfast; CL:份[fèn],頓|顿[dùn],次[cì],餐[cān] |
| 459 | 早上 | zǎo shang | early morning; CL:個|个[gè] |
| 460 | 怎么 | zěn me | how?; what?; why? |
| 461 | 站 | zhàn | station; to stand; to halt; to stop; branch of a company or organization; website |
| 462 | 找 | zhǎo | to try to find; to look for; to call on sb; to find; to seek; to return; to give change |
| 463 | 找到 | zhǎo dào | to find |
| 464 | 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], esp. in Beijing) |
| 465 | 这边 | zhè biān | this side; here |
| 466 | 这里 | zhè lǐ | here |
| 467 | 这儿 | zhè r | here |
| 468 | 这些 | zhè xiē | these |
| 469 | 着 | zhāo | a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuó]); trick; tactic; (dialect) okay; all right; (dialect) to put in; to add |
| 470 | 真 | zhēn | really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine |
| 471 | 真的 | zhēn de | really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine; (math.) proper |
| 472 | 正 | zhēng | first month of the lunar year |
| 473 | 正在 | zhèng zài | just at (that time); right in (that place); right in the middle of (doing sth) |
| 474 | 知道 | zhī dào | to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhī dao] |
| 475 | 知识 | zhī shi | knowledge; CL:門|门[mén]; intellectual |
| 476 | 中 | Zhōng | (bound form) China; Chinese; surname Zhong |
| 477 | 中国 | Zhōng guó | China |
| 478 | 中间 | zhōng jiān | the middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among; during; in the meantime |
| 479 | 中文 | Zhōng wén | Chinese language |
| 480 | 中午 | zhōng wǔ | noon; midday; CL:個|个[gè] |
| 481 | 中学 | zhōng xué | middle school |
| 482 | 中学生 | zhōng xué shēng | middle-school student; high school student |
| 483 | 重 | chóng | to repeat; repetition; again; re-; classifier: layer |
| 484 | 重要 | zhòng yào | important; significant; major |
| 485 | 住 | zhù | to live; to dwell; to stay; to reside; to stop; (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt) |
| 486 | 准备 | zhǔn bèi | preparation; to prepare; to intend; to be about to; reserve (fund) |
| 487 | 桌子 | zhuō zi | table; desk; CL:張|张[zhāng],套[tào] |
| 488 | 字 | zì | letter; symbol; character; word; CL:個|个[gè]; courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China |
| 489 | 子 | zǐ | son; 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; viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3deng3 jue2wei4]; ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north); subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub- |
| 490 | 走 | zǒu | to 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 撤走[chè zǒu]); to change (shape, form, meaning) |
| 491 | 走路 | zǒu lù | to walk; to go on foot; to leave; to depart; (informal) to clear off; to beat it; (of sb who gets fired or resigns) to leave the job; to get out |
| 492 | 最 | zuì | most; the most; -est (superlative suffix) |
| 493 | 最好 | zuì hǎo | best; had better ...; it would be best to ... |
| 494 | 最后 | zuì hòu | final; last; finally; ultimate |
| 495 | 昨天 | zuó tiān | yesterday |
| 496 | 左 | Zuǒ | surname Zuo |
| 497 | 左边 | zuǒ bian | left; the left side; to the left of |
| 498 | 坐 | Zuò | surname Zuo |
| 499 | 坐下 | zuò xia | to sit down |
| 500 | 做 | zuò | to 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 (husband and wife, friends etc); (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for; to assume (an air or manner) |
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Frequently Asked Questions — HSK 1
What is HSK 1?
HSK 1 covers basic survival vocabulary for complete beginners. It includes everyday topics like greetings, numbers, family, food, and time — the 499 words you need to start communicating in Mandarin.
How long does it take to learn HSK 1 vocabulary?
Most learners memorize all 499 words in 4–8 weeks with 15 minutes of daily practice. Using a spaced-repetition app like MandoBridge significantly speeds up retention.
What CEFR level is HSK 1?
HSK 1 maps to A1 on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages — the absolute beginner level.
What topics does HSK 1 vocabulary cover?
Personal identity, family members, numbers 0–100, colors, common foods, basic verbs (go, eat, drink, be), and simple time expressions.
How do I practice HSK vocabulary?
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