HSK 1

to love

爱 (ài)

eight

八 (bā)

father

爸爸 (bàba)

cup; glass

杯子 (bēizi)

Beijing

北京 (běijīng)

origin

本 (běn)

you’re welcome

不客气 (bùkèqi)

not

不 (bù)

dish; vegetables

菜 (cài)

tea

茶 (chá)

to eat

吃 (chī)

taxi

出租车 (chūzūchē)

to make a phone call

打电话 (dǎdiànhuà)

big

大 (dà)

of

的 (de)

a little; a bit

点 (diǎn)

computer

电脑 (diàn nǎo)

television

电视 (diànshì)

movie; film

电影 (diànyǐng)

thing; stuff

东西 (dōngxi)

all; both

都 (dōu)

to read

读 (dú)

I’m sorry; excuse me

对不起 (duìbuqǐ)

many

多 (duō)

how much; how many

多少 (duōshao)

son

儿子 (érzi)

two

二 (èr)

restaurant; hotel

饭店 (fàndiàn)

airplane

飞机 (fēijī)

minute

分钟 (fēnzhōng)

happy

高兴 (gāoxìng)

classifier for people or objects in general

个 (gè)

job; work

工作 (gōngzuò)

dog

狗 (gǒu)

Chinese language

汉语 (hànyǔ)

good

好 (hǎo)

minute

号 (hào)

to drink

喝 (hē)

and

和 (hé)

very

很 (hěn)

rear; behind

后面 (hòumian)

to go back; to turn around

回 (huí)

can

会 (huì)

how much; how many

几 (jǐ)

home; family

家 (jiā)

to call

叫 (jiào)

today

今天 (jīntiān)

nine

九 (jiǔ)

to open; to start

开 (kāi)

to look at

看 (kàn)

to see

看见 (kànjiàn)

money

块 (kuài)

to come

来 (lái)

teacher

老师 (lǎoshī)

completed action marker

了 (le)

cold

冷 (lěng)

inside; interior

里 (lǐ)

six

六 (liù)

question particle

妈 (ma)

mother; mom

妈妈 (māma)

to buy

买 (mǎi)

cat

猫 (māo)

it doesn’t matter

没关系 (méiguānxi)

haven’t; to not have

没有 (méiyǒu)

rice (cooked)

米饭 (mǐfàn)

name

名字 (míngzi)

tomorrow

明天 (míngtiān)

which

那 (nǎ)

where

哪儿 (nǎer)

that; then

那 (nà)

question particle for subjects already mentioned

呢 (ne)

to be able to

能 (néng)

you (informal)

你 (nǐ)

year

年 (nián)

daughter

女儿 (nǔér)

friend

朋友 (péngyou)

pretty; beautiful

漂亮 (piàoliang)

apple

苹果 (píngguǒ)

seven

七 (qī)

ahead; in front

前面 (qiánmiàn)

coin; money

钱 (qián)

to ask; to invite

请 (qǐng)

to go

去 (qù)

heat; to heat

热 (rè)

person; people

人 (rén)

to know; to recognize

认识 (rènshi)

three

三 (sān)

store; shop

商店 (shāngdiàn)

on

上 (shàng)

morning

上午 (shàngwǔ)

few; little

少 (shǎo)

who

谁 (shéi)

what

什么 (shénme)

ten

十 (shí)

time

时候 (shíhòu)

to be

是 (shì)

book

书 (shū)

water

水 (shuǐ)

fruit

水果 (shuǐguǒ)

to go to bed; to go to sleep

睡觉 (shuìjiào)