CHINESE HSK 1

bēizi cup; glass

杯子

bù no; not

不

cài dish (type of food); vegetables

菜

de indicates possession, like adding 's to a noun

的

duō many

多

fàndiàn restaurant; hotel

饭店

fēnzhōng minute; (measure word for time)

分钟

ge general measure word

个

gōngzuò work; a job

工作

gǒu dog

狗

Hànyǔ Chinese language

汉语

jǐ how many; several; a few

几

jiā family; home

家

jiào to be called

叫

jīntiān today

今天

kāi to open; to start; to operate (a vehicle)

开

kàn see; look at; to watch

看

lái come; arrive; ever since; next

来

ma indicates a yes/no question (added to a statement)

吗

mǎi to buy

买

míngtiān tomorrow

明天

míngzi name

名字

nǎa which; how

哪

nà that; then

那

péngyou friend

朋友

piàoliang pretty; beautiful

漂亮

píngguǒ apple

苹果

qī seven

七

qǐng please; invite; to treat someone to something

请

shéi who

谁

shuì jiào to sleep; go to bed

睡觉

sì four

四

tā he; him

他

tài too (much)

太

tiānqì weather

天气

tīng listen; hear

听

wèi hello (on the phone)

喂

wǒmen we; us

我们

wǔ five

五

xiàwǔ afternoon

下午

xiǎng think; believe; suppose; would like to

想

xiǎo small; young

小

xiǎojie young lady; miss; Ms.

小姐

xīngqī week

星期

xuésheng student

学生

xuéxiào school

学校

yīfu clothes

衣服

yīshēng doctor

医生

yǐzi chair

椅子

yuè moon; month

月

zěnme how?

怎么

zhè this

这

zhōngwǔ noon; midday

中午

zhù to live; reside; to stop

住

zuótiān yesterday

昨天

bú kèqi you're welcome

不客气

chá tea

茶

dú to read; to study

读

rén person; man; people

人

shàng above; up

上

shí ten

十

yī one; once; a

一

zàijiàn goodbye; see you later

再见

Zhōngguó China

中国

jiǔ nine

九

māma mom; mum

妈妈

xièxie thank you

谢谢

ài love

愛

bā eight

八

bàba Dad

爸爸

Běijīng Beijing

北京

measure word for books

本

chī eat

吃

chūzūchē taxi; cab

出租车

dǎ diànhuà make a phone call

打电话

dà big; large

大

diǎn a dot; a little; o'clock

点

diànnǎo computer

电脑

diànshì television; TV

电视

diànyǐng movie; film

电影

dōngxi things; stuff

东西

dōu all; both

都

duìbuqǐ sorry

对不起

duōshao how much?; how many?

多少

érzi son

儿子

èr two

二

fēijī airplane

飞机

gāoxìng happy; glad

高兴

hǎo good

好

hē to drink

喝

hé and; with

和

hěn very; quite

很

hòumian back; behind

后面

huí to return; to reply; to go back

回

huì know how to

会

kànjiàn see; catch sight of

看见

kuài lump; piece; sum of money

块

lǎoshī teacher

老师

le indicates a completed or finished action

了

lěng cold

冷