Basic words and phrases one Mandarin HSK 1

謝謝

Xièxie Thank you

你好

Hello Nǐ Hǎo (you alright)

非常感謝你

Thank you very much Fēi chóng gǎn xié nǐ (very much grateful)

朋友

Friend péngyoú

美國人

American Mêi guó rén

父母 or add 亲

Parent fù mǔ qīn

中文

Chinese language Zhōnwén

父亲

Father fù qīn

美國

America Mêi guó

中國

China Zhōng guó

母亲

Mother mǔ qīn

我爱你

I love you wǒ ài nǐ

再见

Good Bye Zài jiàn (again see)

山

Mountain Shān

石头

Stone Shí tou (stone top)

太陽

Sun Tài yàng (big light)

月亮

The moon Yuè liang (moon light)

Bright Guāng míng

我是

I am Wǒ shì

他是 or 她是

He is or she is Tā shì

是的

Yes Shì de

不是

No Bú shì

好的

Ok Hǎo de

看黑板

Kàn hēibǎn look at the blackboard (see blackboard) (see black board)

跟我读/跟我讀

Gēn wǒ dú read after me (follow me read)

不謝

Bú xiè Sure (no thank) (or to say no problem after someone says thanks)

不客气

Bú kèqi Your welcome (no polite)

打开书/打開畫

Dǎkāi shū Open your book (open book or strike open book)

请大声读/請大聲讀

Qǐng dà shēng dú Read aloud (request big voice read)

再读一遍/再讀一遍

Zaì dú yí biàn Read once again (read again one time)

一起读/一起讀

Yìqǐ dú Read together (together read) (one rise read)

有问题吗/有問題嗎

Yǒu wèntí ma? Any questions? (have question) (have ask topic)

口

Kǒu Mouth or entrance

你的朋友是谁？

Nǐ de péng you shì shéi Who is your friend? (Your friend to be who)

我门的

Wǒ men de Our (I plural noun possessive)

我们

Wǒ men Us (I plural)

儿

Ér Son or child

几

Jǐ How much (low table)

明天

Míng Tiān Tomorrow (bright sky-day)

昨天

Zuó tiān Yesterday (yesterday sky)

日历

Rì lì Calendar (day calendar)

秒

Miǎo Second (instantly)

小时

Xiǎo shí Hour (small time)

分钟

Fēn zhōng Minute (to divide to concentrate)

点

diǎn O’clock (dot, point, or drop)

钟表

Zhōng biǎo Clock (to concentrate model)

俩个小时

Liǎng gè xiǎo shí Two hours (俩is used to measure units of time and other)

做

Zuò Do or make

笑

Xiào laugh or smile

远

Yuǎn Far or remote

丑

Chǒu Ugly or clown

简单

Jiǎn dān Easy (simple form)

坏

Huài Bad

近

Jìn near

很高兴见到你

Hěn gāoxìng jiàn dào nǐ Nice to meet you (happy see you)

早上好

Zǎo shang hǎo Good Morning (early upper good)

早上好，我想确认一下我预订的酒店房间.

Zǎoshang hǎo, wǒ xiǎng quèrèn yīxià wǒ yùdìng de jiǔdiàn fángjiān. Good morning, I would like to confirm the hotel room I booked.

早上好，我想确认一下我预订的酒店房间。

Zǎoshang hǎo, wǒ xiǎng quèrèn yīxià wǒ yùdìng de jiǔdiàn fángjiān. (early upper good, I desire barren recognition single later my advanced agree liquor room house between)

早上好，我想确认一下我预订的酒店房间。

Zǎoshang hǎo, wǒ xiǎng quèrèn yīxià wǒ yùdìng de jiǔdiàn fángjiān. (Good morning, I would like to confirm briefly my booked hotel room)

这是什么？

Zhè shì shénme? What is this? (This to be what interrogative form)

这个用中文怎么说？

Zhè gè yòng zhōng wén zěnme shuō? What do you call this in Chinese? (This one use center language how speak)

你多大了？

Nǐ duōdàlu? How old are you? (You how old (many older))

妈妈

Māma Mother (mom mom)

汉字

Hànzì Chinese character (Han dynasty character)

中国菜

Zhōng guó cài Chinese cuisine (center country dish)

说汉语

Shōu hànyǔ Speak Chinese (speak Han language)

你会说汉语吗？

Nǐ huì shōu hànyǔ ma? Can you speak Chinese (you can speak Chinese?)

我会说一点汉语。

Wǒ huì shōu yìdiǎn hànyǔ. I can speak a little Chinese. (I can speak one drop Han language)

写汉字

Xiě hànzì Write Chinese characters (Write Chinese characters)

中国菜好吃吗？

Zhōngguó cài hǎochī ma? Is Chinese food delicious? (Center country cuisine good to eat?)

你会做中国菜吗？

Nǐ huì zuò zhōngguó caì ma? Can you make Chinese food? (You can make Chinese cuisine?)

我不会做。

Wǒ bú huì zuò. No I can’t make it. (I not can make)

你会写汉字吗？

Nǐ huì xiě Hànyì ma? Can you write Chinese characters? (you can write Chinese?)

我会写。

Wǒ huì xiě. I can write. (I can write)

这个字怎么写？

Zhège zì zěnme xiě? How do you write this character? (This one character how write?)

對不起，这个字我会读，不会写。

Duìbuqǐ, zhège zì wǒ huì dú, bú huì xiě. Sorry, I can read it, but I don’t know how to write it. (Correct no rise, this one character I can read, no can write.)

东

Dōng East (host or landlord)

西

Xī West

一百

Yī bǎi 100

俩百 二百

Liǎng bǎi èr bǎi 200 causal and formal

两千

Liǎng qiān 2000

一万

Yī wàn 10,000 (a great number)

十万

Shíwàn 100,000

一亿

Yīyì 100,000,000

昨天是几月几号？

Zuótiān shì jǐ yuè jǐ hào? What was the date yesterday? (Yesterday sky (yesterday) to be how many month how many day)

昨天是8月 31 号，星期二。

Zuótiān shì bā yuè sānshíyī hào, xīngqī èr. It was Tuesday, August 31st. (yesterday sky tobe..)

明天呢？

Míngtiān ne? What about tomorrow? (bright sky question)

明天 是9月2号，星期四。

Míng tiān shì jiǔ yuè èr hào, xīngqī sì. Tomorrow will be September 2nd, a Thursday.

明天 星期六，你去学校吗？

Míng tiān xīngqī liù, nǐ qù xuéxiào ma? Tomorrow is Saturday, will you go to school?

我去学校。

Wǒ qù xuéxiào. I will go to school. (Learning school)

你去学校 做什么？

Nǐ qù xuéxiào zuò shénme? What are you going there to do?

我去学校看书。

Wǒ qù xuéxiào kàn shū. I’m going there to do some reading.

我去中国学习汉语。

Wǒ qù zhōngguó xuéxí hànyǔ. I’m going to China to study Chinese. (I go center country to learn pratice Han language)

星期日

Xīngqī rì Sunday (Star cycle sun)

钱

Qián Money or coin

米饭

Mǐfàn Cooked rice (uncooked and cooked rice)

杯子

Bēizi Cup or glass (cup noun suffix)

你想喝什么？

Nǐ xiǎng hē shénme? What would you like to drink? (You think drink what)

我想喝一点茶。

Wǒ xiǎng hē yìdiǎn chá. I would like some tea polite form. (I think drink a little tea)

你想吃什么？

Nǐ xiǎng chī shénme? What would you like to eat? (You think eat what)