HSK 1 Lessons 1-5

Vocabulary and Sentence Patterns

你好

Nǐ hǎo

Hello

您好

Nín hǎo

Hello (Polite)

对不起

Duìbuqǐ

Sorry / Excuse Me

没关系

Méi guānxi

It Doesn't Matter / No Problem

谢谢

Xièxie

Thank You

不客气

Bú kèqi

You’re Welcome

再见

Zàijiàn

Goodbye

叫

Jiào

To Be Called / To Call

什么

Shénme

What?

名字

Míngzi

Name

中国

Zhōngguó

China

美国

Měiguó

United States

国

Guó

Country / Nation

人

Rén

Person / People

学生

Xuésheng

Student

同学

Tóngxué

Classmate

老师

Lǎoshī

Teacher

汉语老师

Hànyǔ lǎoshī

Chinese Language Teacher

朋友

Péngyou

Friend

中国朋友

Zhōngguó péngyou

Chinese Friend

我

Wǒ

I / Me

我的

Wǒ de

My / Mine

你

Nǐ

You

你的

Nǐ de

Your / Yours

他

Tā

He

她

Tā

She

他的

(Tā de)

His

她的

(Tā de)

Hers

吗

Ma

Question Particle (Yes/No Questions)

哪 / 那

Nǎ / Nà

Which / That

呢

Ne

Question Particle - What About…..?

你呢

Nǐ ne?

Question Particle - And You?

谁

Shéi

Who / Whom

家

Jiā

Family / Home

有

Yǒu

To Have

口

Kǒu

Measure Word for Family Members

女儿

Nǚ'ér

Daughter

几

Jǐ

How Many / How Much

岁

suì

Years Old (Age)

了

le

Modal/Aspect Particle

今年

Jīnnián

This Year

多

Duō

How (Much/Many) / Many

大

Dà

Big / Old (Age)

你叫什么名字？

Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?

What's your name?

你是老师吗？

Nǐ shì lǎoshī ma?

Are you a teacher?

你是中国人吗？

Nǐ shì Zhōngguó rén ma?

Are you Chinese?

她是我的汉语老师

Tā shì wǒ de Hànyǔ lǎoshī.

She's my Chinese teacher.

你是哪国人？

Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén?

Which country are you from?

你家有几口人？

Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén?

How many people are in your family?