HSK 1 Standard Course - Lessons 1-6 Vocabulary and Foundations

Comprehensive vocabulary and foundational knowledge flashcards based on HSK 1 Standard Course material.

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nǐ (你)

(singular) you

hǎo (好)

good, fine

nín (您)

(polite) you

nǐmen (你们)

(plural) you

duìbuqǐ (对不起)

to be sorry

méi guānxi (没关系)

that's OK, it doesn't matter

xièxie (谢谢)

to thank

bù (不)

no, not

bú kèqi (不客气)

you're welcome, don't mention it

zàijiàn (再见)

to see you around

jiào (叫)

to call, to be called

shénme (什么)

what

míngzi (名字)

name

wǒ (我)

I, me

shì (是)

to be

lǎoshī (老师)

teacher

ma (吗)

used at the end of a question

xuésheng (学生)

student

rén (人)

human, person

Zhōngguó (中国)

China

Měiguó (美国)

the United States of America

tā (她)

she, her

shéi (谁)

who, whom

de (的)

structural particle used after an attribute

Hànyǔ (汉语)

Chinese (language)

nǎ (哪)

which

guó (国)

country, nation

ne (呢)

interrogative particle used at the end of a question

tā (他)

he, him

tóngxué (同学)

classmate

péngyou (朋友)

friend

jiā (家)

family

yǒu (有)

to have, there be

kǒu (口)

a measure word for members of families

nǚ'ér (女儿)

daughter

jǐ (几)

how many (usually less than $10$)

suì (岁)

year (of age)

le (了)

used at the end of or in the middle of a sentence to indicate a change or a new circumstance

jīnnián (今年)

this year

duō (多)

adverb indicating degree or extent

dà (大)

adj. (of age) old

huì (会)

can, to be able to

shuō (说)

to speak, to say

māma (妈妈)

mother

The Four Chinese Tones

1st tone ($55$), 2nd tone ($35$), 3rd tone ($214$), and 4th tone ($51$)

3rd Tone Sandhi Rule

When two third-tone syllables are read in sequence, the first syllable turns into the second tone: $3+3 \rightarrow 2+3$

Neutral Tone

A tone that is read short and light, unmarked in Pinyin

héng (横)

horizontal stroke

shù (竖)

vertical stroke

piě (撇)

left-falling stroke

diǎn (点)

dot stroke

nà (捺)

right-falling stroke

héngzhé (横折)

horizontal-turning stroke

shùzhé (竖折)

vertical-turning stroke

shùgòu (竖钩)

vertical hook stroke

héngzhégòu (横折钩)

horizontal-turning-hook stroke

wògòu (卧钩)

lying hook stroke

shùwāngóu (竖弯钩)

vertical curved hook stroke

héngzhéwāngóu (横折弯钩)

horizontal-turning curved hook stroke

héngpiě (横撇)

horizontal to left-falling stroke

piědiǎn (撇点)

left-falling to dot stroke

yéye (爷爷)

(paternal) grandpa

nǎinai (奶奶)

(paternal) grandma

bàba (爸爸)

father

gēge (哥哥)

elder brother

jiějie (姐姐)

elder sister

dìdi (弟弟)

younger brother

mèimei (妹妹)

younger sister