HSK level 1 vocabulary list

爱

ài - to love

八

bā - eight

爸爸

bàba - dad, father

杯子

bēi zi cup / glass

北京

Běijīng - the capital city of China

本

běn roots or stems of plants / origin / source / this / the current / root / foundation / basis / (a measure word for books, periodicals, files, etc.)

不

bù - not

不客气

bú kèqi - not at all, don't mention it, you're welcome

菜

cài dish (type of food) / vegetables

茶

chá - tea

吃

chī - to eat

出租车

chū zū chē - taxi

打电话

dǎ diànhuà • to make a phone call

大

dà - big

的

de - (a possessive particle used after pronoun/noun)

点

diǎn (downwards-right convex character stroke) / o'clock / (a measure word) / point / dot / (decimal) point) / to order (food in a restaurant)

电脑

diànnǎo - computer

电视

diànshì - TV

电影

diànyǐng - movie

东西

dōngxi - things; objects

都

dōu - Both; all

读

dú to read / to study

对不起

duìbuqǐ • I'm sorry

多

duō - many, much, more

多少

duōshǎo - how much, how many

儿子

érzi - son

二

èr - two

饭店

fàn diàn restaurant / hotel

飞机

fēi jī - airplane

分钟

fēn zhōng minute

高兴

gāoxìng • happy; pleased

个

gè (a measure word) / individual

工作

gōngzuò - work; to work

狗

gǒu - dog

汉语

Hànyǔ - Chinese language

好

hǎo good / well

号

hào - date; number

喝

hē - to drink

和

hé - and

很

hěn - very

后面

hòumian - behind

回

huí (a measure word for matters or actions) a time / to circle / to go back / to turn around / to answer / to return / to revolve / Islam

会

huì - can, to be able to

几

jǐ how much / how many / several / a few

家

jiā - family, home

叫

jiào - to be called, to call

今天

jīn tiān - today

九

jiǔ - nine

开

kāi open / operate (vehicle) / start / to prescribe (medicine)

看

kàn - to read, to see, to watch, to look at

看见

kàn jiàn to see / to catch sight of

块

kuài yuan (unit of currency) / fast (of a watch) / swift / rapid / happy / joyful / soon / quick / (a measure word, for cloth, cake, soap)

来

lái - to come

老师

lǎoshī - teacher

了

le (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) / (completed action marker)

冷

lěng - cold

里

lǐ inside / internal / interior

六

liù - six

妈妈

māma • mom

吗

ma • (a particle used for questions expecting yes-no answer)

买

mǎi - to buy

猫

māo - cat

没关系

méi guānxi • never mind; it doesn't matter

没有

méi yǒu -- don't have, there is not

米饭

mǐ fàn (cooked) rice

名字

míngzi - name

明天

míngtiān - tomorrow

哪

něi which (followed by M or Num)

哪儿

nǎr - where

那

nà - that

呢

ne (question particle for subjects already mentioned)

能

néng - can; be able to

你

nǐ - you (singular)

年

nián - year

女儿

nǚ'ér - daughter

朋友

péngyou - friend

漂亮

piàoliang - pretty

苹果

píng guǒ - apple

七

qī - seven

前面

qiánmian - front

钱

qián - money

请

qǐng to ask / to invite / please (do sth) / to treat (to a meal, etc) / to request

去

qù - to go

热

rè heat / to heat up / fervent / hot (of weather) / warm up

人

rén - person

认识

rènshi • to know (somebody)

三

sān - three

商店

shāngdiàn • shop; store

上

shàng on / on top / upon / first (of two parts) / previous or last (week, etc.) / upper / higher / above / previous / to climb / to go into / above / to go up

上午

shàngwǔ - morning

少

shǎo - few, little, less

谁

shéi - who, whom?

什么

shén me - what

十

shí - ten

时候

shíhou • time; moment

是

shì - am, is, are

书

Shū - Book

水

shuǐ - water

水果

shuǐguǒ - fruit

睡觉

shuì jiào - to sleep