HSK1 Vocab

你好 (nǐ hǎo)

hello

你 (nǐ)

you

好 (hǎo)

good

吗 (ma)

(question particle)

我 (wǒ)

I, me

很 (hěn)

very

呢 (ne)

(particle for follow-up questions)

也 (yě)

also, too

谢谢 (xièxie)

to thank

不 (bù)

no, not

客气 (kèqi)

polite

对不起 (duìbuqǐ)

sorry

没关系 (méi guānxi)

it doesn't matter

再见 (zàijiàn)

goodbye

叫 (jiào)

to call, to be named

什么 (shénme)

what

名字 (míngzi)

name

是 (shì)

to be

老师 (lǎoshī)

teacher

人 (rén)

person

中国 (Zhōngguó)

China

的 (de)

(possessive particle)

谁 (shéi)

who

她 (tā)

she, her

同学 (tóngxué)

classmate

汉语 (Hànyǔ)

Chinese language

哪 (nǎ)

which

国 (guó)

country

法国 (Fàguó)

France

美国 (Měiguó)

America

英国 (Yīngguó)

Britain

和 (hé)

and

家 (jiā)

family, home

有 (yǒu)

to have

爸爸 (bàba)

dad

妈妈 (māma)

mom

儿子 (érzi)

son

女儿 (nǚ'ér)

daughter

个 (gè)

(general measure word)

今年 (jīnnián)

this year

岁 (suì)

years old

了 (le)

(particle indicating change/new situation)

两 (liǎng)

two (used with measure words)

会 (huì)

can, to know how to

说 (shuō)

to speak, to talk

读 (dú)

to read

写 (xiě)

to write

字 (zì)

character

看 (kàn)

to see, to read, to watch

书 (shū)

book

一点儿 (yìdiǎnr)

a little

听 (tīng)

to listen

打电话 (dǎ diànhuà)

to make a phone call

今天 (jīntiān)

today

号 (hào)

day of the month, number

几 (jǐ)

how many (for numbers less than 10)

明天 (míngtiān)

tomorrow

日 (rì)

day of the month

星期 (xīngqī)

week

月 (yuè)

month

年 (nián)

year

生日 (shēngrì)

birthday

吃 (chī)

to eat

菜 (cài)

dish, cuisine

怎么样 (zěnmeyàng)

how is it?

想 (xiǎng)

to want to, would like to

喝 (hē)

to drink

茶 (chá)

tea

牛奶 (niúnǎi)

milk

果汁 (guǒzhī)

juice

米饭 (mǐfàn)

cooked rice

面条 (miàntiáo)

noodles

水 (shuǐ)

water

钱 (qián)

money

块 (kuài)

(measure word for money, colloquial for yuan)

多少 (duōshǎo)

how much, how many

要 (yào)

to want

苹果 (píngguǒ)

apple

在 (zài)

at (a place), to be at/in

哪儿 (nǎr)

where

工作 (gōngzuò)

to work, job

医院 (yīyuàn)

hospital

医生 (yīshēng)

doctor

护士 (hùshi)

nurse

里 (lǐ)

inside

学校 (xuéxiào)

school

商店 (shāngdiàn)

shop, store

能 (néng)

can (permission/ability)

坐 (zuò)

to sit

这儿 (zhèr)

here

那儿 (nàr)

there

位子 (wèizi)

seat

请 (qǐng)

please

进 (jìn)

to enter

现在 (xiànzài)

now

点 (diǎn)

o'clock

分 (fēn)

minute

半 (bàn)

half

刻 (kè)

quarter (of an hour)

时候 (shíhou)

time (duration/point in time)