HSK 3.0 Level 1

爱

aì (love)

爱好

àihào (hobby)

八

bā (8)

爸爸

bàba (dad)

吧

ba (indicates assumption or suggestion)

白

bái (white)

白天

báitiān (daytime)

百

bǎi (100)

班

bān (class)

半

bàn (half, half and hour)

半年

bàn nián (half a year, 6 months)

半天

bàntiān (half of the day, a long time)

帮

bāng (v. to help)

帮忙

bāng máng (to help; to do someone a favor)

包

bāo (to wrap; bag, bundle)

包子

bāozi (steamed bun)

杯

bēi (formal cup and glass)

杯子

bēizi (cup)

北

běi (north)

北边

běibian (north side)

北京

Běijīng

本

běn (roots)

本子

běnzi (notebook)

比

bǐ (compared to)

别

bié (don't; negative imperative)

别的

biéde (other eg. things)

别人

bié rén (other people; another person; someone else)

病

bìng (to be ill)

病人

bìngrén (patient, sick person)

不大

búdà (not very, not too, not often)

不对

bùduì (incorrect, wrong)

不客气

bù kèqì (you're welcome)

不用

bùyòng (no need, not necessary)

不

bù (no)

菜

cài (dishes; cuisine; vegetable)

茶

chá (tea)

差

chà (to be short of, not good, difference)

常

cháng (ordinary-ly, common-ly, often)

常常

chángcháng (often)

唱

chàng (to sing)

唱歌

chàng gē (to sing songs)

车

chē (car, vehicle)

车票

chēpiào (train or bus ticket)

车上

chē shàng (in the car)

车站

chēzhàn (station, depot, stop)

吃

chī (eat)

吃饭

chī fàn (to eat, to have a meal)

出

chū (to go out)

出来

chū lái (come out, towards speaker)

出去

chū qù (go out, away from the speaker)

穿

chuān (to wear, to put on clothes, shoes, socks)

床

chuáng (bed)

次

cì (measure word for frequency)

从

cóng (from, since)

错

cuò (mistake; wrong)

打

dǎ (to hit/strike/play/call/take)

打车

dǎ chē (to take a taxi)

打电话

dǎ diànhuà (to make a phone call)

打开

dǎ kāi (open/turn on)

打球

dǎ qiú (to play a ball game using arms/hands)

大

dà (big, large)

大学

dàxué (college, university)

大学生

dàxuéshēng (university student)

到

dào (to arrive)

得到

dé dào (to get, obtain, gain, receive)

地

de (used to form an adverbial adjunct -ly)

的

de (a possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)

等

děng (to wait for)

地

dì (earth, land, soil)

地点

dìdiǎn (location, place, site)

地方

dìfang (place; space; room)

地上

dìshang (ground; floor)

地图

dìtú (map)

弟弟

dìdi (little brother)

第

dì (used before numberals to create ordinal numbers)

点

diǎn (drop, spot, little, hour)

电

diàn (electricity)

电话

diànhuà (phone)

电脑

diànnǎo (computer)

电视

diànshì (tv)

电视机

diànshìjī (television set)

电影

diànyǐng (movie)

电影院

diànyǐng yuàn (movie theater)

东

dōng (east)

东边

dōngbiān (east side)

东西

dōngxi (things; objects; stuff)

动

dòng (to move, to stir, to act, to get moving)

动作

dòngzuò (movement; motion; action)

都

dōu (all, both)

读

dú (to read; to read aloud)

读书

dú shū (to read; to study, to attend school)

对

duì (correct, right)

对不起

duìbuqǐ (sorry)

多

duō (many, much, more)

多少

duōshao (how many, how much)

饿

è (hungry)

儿子

èrzi (son)

二

ér (two)

饭

fàn (cooked rice, meal)

饭店

fàndiàn (restaurant, hotel)