Mandarin Chinese HSK 1 Vocabulary: Pronouns, Verbs, Questions & Particles

我

wǒ — I / me

你

nǐ — You

他

tā — He / him

她

tā — She / her

我们

wǒmen — We / us

他们

tāmen — They

这

zhè — This

那

nà — That

谁

shéi — Who

人

rén — Person

是

shì — To be

有

yǒu — To have

要

yào — To want / need

想

xiǎng — To want / think

知道

zhīdào — To know

说

shuō — To speak / say

看

kàn — To look / watch

听

tīng — To listen

吃

chī — To eat

喝

hē — To drink

去

qù — To go

来

lái — To come

做

zuò — To do / make

买

mǎi — To buy

喜欢

xǐhuan — To like

什么

shénme — What

为什么

wèishénme — Why

怎么

zěnme — How

哪里

nǎlǐ — Where

什么时候

shénme shíhou — When

多少

duōshao — How many / how much

几

jǐ — How many (usually small numbers)

吗

ma — Yes/no question particle

呢

ne — Follow-up question particle

怎么样

zěnmeyàng — How / what about

好

hǎo — Good

坏

huài — Bad

大

dà — Big

小

xiǎo — Small

多

duō — Many / much

少

shǎo — Few / little

很

hěn — Very

太

tài — Too / extremely

漂亮

piàoliang — Pretty

贵

guì — Expensive

不

bù — Not

没

méi — Not / did not

的

de — Possessive / modifier particle

了

le — Change or completion particle

在

zài — At / in / doing

和

hé — And / with

也

yě — Also

都

dōu — All / both

可以

kěyǐ — Can / may

会

huì — Can (learned skill) / will

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

今天

jīntiān — Today

明天

míngtiān — Tomorrow

昨天

zuótiān — Yesterday

现在

xiànzài — Now

时候

shíhou — Time / moment

水

shuǐ — Water

饭

fàn — Rice / meal

钱

qián — Money

东西

dōngxi — Thing / stuff

家

jiā — Home / family

学校

xuéxiào — School

朋友

péngyou — Friend

老师

lǎoshī — Teacher

学生

xuésheng — Student

手机

shǒujī — Cellphone

你好

nǐ hǎo — Hello

谢谢

xièxie — Thank you

不客气

bú kèqi — You're welcome

对不起

duìbuqǐ — Sorry

没关系

méi guānxi — It's okay

再见

zàijiàn — Goodbye

请

qǐng — Please

对

duì — Correct / right

没错

méi cuò — That's right

等一下

děng yíxià — Wait a moment

这个

zhège — This one

那个

nège — That one

一点

yìdiǎn — A little

一起

yìqǐ — Together

真的

zhēn de — Really / true

可能

kěnéng — Maybe / possible

因为

yīnwèi — Because

所以

suǒyǐ — So / therefore

但是

dànshì — But

还是

háishi — Or (in a question) / still