HSK 1

你好

nǐ hǎo (hello)

您好

nín hǎo - respectful way to say hello

你们

nǐ men - you (plural)

对不起

duìbuqǐ - I'm sorry

没关系

méi guān xi - it doesn't matter

谢谢

xièxie - thanks

不客气

bú kèqi - not at all, don't mention it, you're welcome

再见

zài jiàn - goodbye

你

nǐ - you

我

wǒ - I, me

我们

wǒmen

we, us

大家

dàjiā - everybody

他

tā - he, him

她

tā - she, her

它

tā - it

叫

jiào - to be called, to call

什 么

shénme (what)

名 字

name （míng zì）

你 叫 什 么 名 字 ?

What is your name?

是

shì - am, is, are

老 师

lǎo shī - teacher

学 生

xuésheng - student

大学生

dàxuéshēng - college student

中国

Zhōngguó - China

美国

méi guó-America

人

rén - person

吗

ma - question word

哪

nǎ - which

国

guó (country)

你是哪国人？

(nǐ shì nǎ guó rén) Which country are you from?

谁

-\> 她是谁?

shéi - who

汉语

-\> 汉语老师

Hànyǔ - Chinese language

的

de - (a possessive particle used after pronoun/noun)

呢

-\>你 呢

ne (question particle)

同学

tóngxué (classmate)

朋友

péngyou (friend)

几

jǐ - how many

口

kǒu (measure word for number of family members)

家

jiā - family, home

你家有几口人？(nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén?)

(nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén?) How many people are there in your family?

女儿

nǚ'ér

daughter

岁

suì - year of age

了

le (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) / (completed action marker)

今年

jīnnián - this year

多

duō (many, much)

多少

duō shǎo - how many, how much

妈妈 / ⺟亲

māma/mǔ qīn - mom

爸爸 /⽗亲

bàba / fǔ qīn- dad, father

哥哥

gēge (older brother)

弟弟

dìdi (younger brother)

妹妹

mèimei (younger sister)

姐姐

(jiějie) older sister

会

huì - can, to be able to

说

shuō - to speak, to say

菜

cài (dishes; cuisine)

做

zuò - to do, to make

很

hěn - very

好吃

hǎo chī - delicious

中国菜很好吃。

(Zhōngguó cài hěn hǎochī.)

你会做中国菜吗？

(Nǐ huì zuò Zhōngguó cài ma?)

写 -\>写汉字

xiě - to write

读 -\>读汉字

dú - to read

字

zì (character)

怎么

zěnme (how)

这个字怎么写？

Zhège zì zěnme xiě? - How do you write this character?

这个字怎么读?

Zhège zì zěnme dú? - How do you read this character?

请

qǐng - please

问

wèn - to ask

请问

qǐngwèn • May I ask...?

今天

(jīntiān) today

月

yuè (month)

号

hào - date; number

星期

xīngqī - week

今天几月几号星期几?

Whats the date today? ("today is what month, day, day of the week?")

昨天

zuótiān - yesterday

明天

míngtiān - tomorrow

去

qù - to go

看

kàn - to read, to see, to watch, to look at

学校

xué xiào - school

书

shū - book

明天去学校看书.

míng tiãn qù xué xiào kàn shū.

想

(xiǎng) to want to; would like to; to think

喝

hē - to drink

茶

chá - tea

我想喝茶。

Wǒ xiǎng hē chá. - I want to drink tea.

吃

chī - to eat

米饭

mǐ fàn - cooked rice

下午

afternoon (xiàwǔ)

商店

shāngdiàn - shop; store

买

mǎi - to buy

杯子

bēizi

cup, glass

钱

qián - money

块

(kuài) measure word for the basic Chinese monetary unit

这个杯子多少钱？

(zhège bēizi duōshǎo qián?)