🌱 HSK 1 - Chinese Dictionary

HSK (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi) is the standardized Chinese proficiency test. HSK 1 is the most basic level, covering about 150 essential words and simple grammar patterns perfect for beginners starting their Mandarin journey.

我wǒ

I, me, my

我wǒ们men

we, us, our

你nǐ

you (singular)

你nǐ们men

you (plural)

他tā

he, him, his

他tā们men

they, them (male / mixed)

她tā

she, her

她tā们men

they, them (female group)

它tā

it, its

它tā们men

they, them (for objects or animals)

们men

plural marker

这zhè

this

那nà

that

哪nǎ

which

哪nǎ儿ér

where

谁shuí

who

什shén么me

what

多duō少shǎo

how many, how much

几jǐ

how many

怎zěn么me

how, why

怎zěn么me样yàng

how (is it)

一yī

one

二èr

two

三sān

three

四sì

four

五wǔ

five

六liù

six

七qī

seven

八bā

eight

九jiǔ

nine

十shí

ten

零líng

zero

个gè

generic quantifier

岁suì

year (of age)

本běn

measure word for books

些xiē

some, a few

块kuài

piece, chunk

不bù

not

没méi

not, have not

很hěn

very, quite

太tài

too, extremely

都dōu

all, both

一yī点diǎn儿ér

a little bit

和hé

and

在zài

in, at

的de

of, 's

了le

completed action marker

吗ma

question particle

呢ne

question particle

喂wèi

hello

家jiā

home

学xué校xiào

school

饭fàn店diàn

restaurant

商shāng店diàn

store

医yī院yuàn

hospital

中zhōng国guó

China

北běi京jīng

Beijing

上shàng

up

下xià

down

前qián面miàn

front

后hòu面miàn

behind

里lǐ

inside

今jīn天tiān

today

明míng天tiān

tomorrow

昨zuó天tiān

yesterday

上shàng午wǔ

morning

中zhōng午wǔ

noon

下xià午wǔ

afternoon

年nián

year

月yuè

month

号hào

date, number

星xīng期qī

week

点diǎn

o'clock, point, dot

分fēn钟zhōng

minute

现xiàn在zài

now

时shí候hòu

time

爸bà爸bà

father

妈mā妈mā

mother

儿ér子zi

son

女nǚ儿ér

daughter

老lǎo师shī

teacher

学xué生shēng

student

同tóng学xué

classmate

朋péng友yǒu

friend

医yī生shēng

doctor

先xiān生shēng

sir, Mr.

小xiǎo姐jiě

Miss, Ms.

衣yī服fú

clothing, clothes

水shuǐ

water

菜cài

vegetable, dish

米mǐ饭fàn

rice

水shuǐ果guǒ

fruit

苹píng果guǒ

apple

茶chá

tea

杯bēi子zi

cup

钱qián

money

飞fēi机jī

airplane

出chū租zū车chē

taxi

电diàn视shì

television

电diàn脑nǎo

computer

电diàn影yǐng

movie

天tiān气qì

weather

中zhōng

middle

猫māo

cat

狗gǒu

dog

东dōng西xī

thing

人rén

person

名míng字zì

name

书shū

book

汉hàn语yǔ

Mandarin Chinese

字zì

character

桌zhuō子zi

desk, table

椅yǐ子zi

chair

谢xiè谢xiè

thank you, thanks

不bù客kè气qì

you're welcome

再zài见jiàn

goodbye

请qǐng

please

对duì不bù起qǐ

sorry

没méi关guān系xì

it doesn't matter, it's okay

是shì

be (am, is, are)

有yǒu

have

看kàn

look, see, read, watch

听tīng

listen, hear

说shuō

speak, say, talk

读dú

read, study

写xiě

write

看kàn见jiàn

see, catch sight of

叫jiào

call, be called

来lái

come

回huí

return, go back

去qù

go

吃chī

eat

喝hē

drink

睡shuì觉jué

sleep, go to bed

打dǎ电diàn话huà

make a phone call

做zuò

do, make

买mǎi

buy, purchase

开kāi

open, start, drive

坐zuò

sit, take (transportation)

住zhù

live, reside, stay

学xué习xí

study, learn

工gōng作zuò

work, job

下xià雨yǔ

rain, to rain

爱ài

love

喜xǐ欢huān

to like

想xiǎng

want, think, miss

认rèn识shí

know, recognize

会huì

can, will, be able to

能néng

can, be able to

好hǎo

good, well, okay

大dà

big, large

小xiǎo

small, little

多duō

many, much

少shǎo

few, little

冷lěng

cold

热rè

hot

高gāo兴xīng

happy, glad

漂piāo亮liàng

beautiful, pretty