HSK 1

small steps matter

爱

(ài) - love

爱好

(ài hào) - hobby

八

(bā) - eight

爸爸

(bà ba) - dad

吧

(ba) - (a particle used at the end of the sentence to indicate suggestion or instruction)

白

(bái) - white

白天

(bái tiān) - daytime

百

(bǎi) - hundred

班

(bān) - class

半

(bàn) - half

半年

(bàn nián) - half a year

半天

(bàn tiān) - half day; long time

帮

(bāng) - to help

帮忙

(bāng máng) - to help

包

(bāo) - bag；to pack

包子

(bāo zi) - bun

杯

(bēi) - cup (measure word)

杯子

(bēi zi) - cup

北

(běi) - north

北边

(běi bian) - north side

北京

(Běi jīng) - Beijing

本

(běn) - (measure word for books)

本子

(běn zi) - note book

比

(bǐ) - compare

别

(bié) - do not

别的

(bié de) - other

别人

(bié rén) - other people

病

(bìng) - sick; disease

病人

(bìng rén) - patient

不大

(bú tà) - not big; not very

不对

(bú duì) - not right; wrong

不客气

(bú kè qì) - you're welcome

不用

(bú yòng) - no need to

不

(bù) - do not

菜

(cài) - dish

茶

(chá) - tea

差

(chà) - lack of; bad

常

(cháng) - often

常常

(cháng cháng) - often

唱

(chàng) - sing

唱歌

(chàng gē) - to sing a song

车

(chē) - vehicle

车票

(chē piào) - bus or train ticket

车上

(chē shang) - in the car

车站

(chē zhàn) - station

吃

(chī) - eat

吃饭

(chī fàn) - eat

出

(chū) - out

出来

(chū lái) - come out

出去

(chū qù) - go out

穿

(chuān) - wear

床

(chuáng) - bed

次

(cì) - times

从

(cóng) - from

错

(cuò) - wrong

打

(dǎ) - hit

打车

(dǎ chē) - take a taxi

打电话

(dǎ diàn huà) - make a call

打开

(dǎ kāi) - to open; turn on

打球

(dǎ qiú) - play ball

大

(dà) - big

大学

(dà xué) - university

大学生

(dà xué shēng) - college student

到

(dào) - to; arrive; until

得到

(dé dào) - get; acquire

地

(de) - (a particle used to explain verb)

的

(de) - (a particle used behind an attributive)

等

(děng) - wait

地

(dì) - ground

地点

(dì diǎn) - location

地方

(dì fang) - place

地上

(dì shang) - on the ground

地图

(dìtú) - map

弟弟

(dìdi) - younger brother

第二

(dì èr) - second

点

(diǎn) - o'clock; point

电

(diàn) - electricity

电话

(diàn huà) - phone

电脑

(diàn nǎo) - computer

电视

(diàn shì) - tv

电视机

(diàn shì jī) - tv set

电影

(diàn yǐng) - movie

电影院

(diàn yǐng yuàn) - cinema

东

(dōng) - east

东边

(dōng bian) - east side

东西

(dōng xi) - object; stuff

动

(dòng) - move

动作

(dòng zuò) - action

都

(dōu) - all

读

(dú) - read

读书

(dú shū) - to read a book

对

(duì) - correct

对不起

(duì bu qǐ) - sorry

多

(duō) - many

多少

(duō shao) - how many

饿

(è) - hungry

儿子

(ér zi) - son

二

(èr) - two

饭

(fàn) - rice

饭店

(fàn diàn) - restaurant