HSK 1-4 Flashcards
to love, affection, to be fond of
爱
ai4
eight, 8
八
ba1
father (informal)
爸爸
Ba4ba
Beijing
北京
Bei3jing1
cup glass
杯子
bei1zi
maatwoord: 个 of 支
origin, source, roots, originally
本
ben3
not/no
不
bu4
you’re welcome
不客气
bu2ke4qi
dish, type of food, vegetables
菜
cai4
maatwoord: 盘/道
tea, tea plant
茶
cha2
maatwoord: 杯/壶
to eat; to have one’s meal; to eradicate; to destroy; to absorb; to suffer; to exhaust
吃
chi1
taxi
出租车
chu1zu1che1
big; huge; large; major; great; wide; deep; oldest; eldest
大
da4
to make a phone call
打电话
da3dian4hua4
of; structural particle: used before a noun, linking it to preceding possessive or descriptive attributive
的
de
a little; a bit; drop (of liquid); stain; spot; speck; jot; dot stroke (in Chinese characters); decimal point; point; mark (of degree or level); a place (with certain characteristics); iron bell; o’clock; some; (point) unit of measurement for type; to touch on briefly; to make clear; to light; to ignite; to kindle; period of time at night (24 minutes) (old); a drip; to dibble; classifier for small indeterminate quantities
点
dian3
computer
电脑
dian4nao3
maatwoord: 台
television; TV
电视
dian4shi4
maatwoord: 台/个
movie; film
电影
dian4ying3
maatwoord: 部/幕/场
thing; stuff; person
东西
dong1xi
maatwoord: 个/件
all, both; entirely (due to) each; even; already
都
dou1
to read; to study; reading of word (i.e. pronunciation)
读
du2
I’m sorry; excuse me; pardon me; if you please; sorry? (please repeat); unworthy; to let down
对不起
dui4bu4qi3
many; much; a lot of; numerous; multi-
多
duo1
how much; how many
多少
duo1shao3
two; 2
二
er4
son
儿子
er2zi
restaurant; hotel
饭店
fan4dian4
maatwoord: 家/个
airplane
飞机
fei1ji1
maatwoord: 架
minute
分钟
fen1zhong1
happy; glad; willing (to do something); in a cheerful mood
高兴
gao1xing4
classifier for people or objects in general; individual; this; that; size
个
ge4
job; work; construction; task
工作
gong1zuo4
maatwoord: 个/份/项
dog
狗
gou3
只/条
Chinese language
汉语
han4yu3
good; well; proper; good to; easy to; very; so
好
hao3
day of a month; (suffix used after) name of a ship; (ordinal) number
号
hao4
to drink; to shout (a command)
喝
he1
and; together with; with; sum; union; peace; harmony; surname He
和
he2
very; (adverb of degree); quite; awfully
很
hen3
rear; back; behind; later; afterwards
后面
hou4mian
to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to circle; to revolve; Hui ethnic group; time; classifier for acts of a play; section or chapter (of a classic book)
回
hui2
can; be possible; be able to; will; be likely to; be sure to; to assemble; to meet; to gather; to see; union; group; association; a moment
会
hui4
how much; how many; several; a few
几
ji3
home; family; classifier for families or businesses
家
jia1
maatwoord: 个
to call; to shout; to order; to ask; to be called
叫
jiao4
today; at the present
今天
jin1tian1
nine; 9
九
jiu3
to open; to start; to turn on; to operate (vehicle)
开
kai1
to look at
看
kan4
to see; to catch sight of
看见
kan4jian4
unit of currency; lump (of earth); chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc; colloquial word for yuan
块
kuai4
to come; to arrive; to come round; ever since; next
来
lai2
teacher
老师
lao3shi1
maatwoord: 个/位
(completed action marker); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
了
le
cold
冷
leng3
inside; lining; interior; internal
里
li3
six; 6
六
liu4
(question tag)
吗
ma
mum; mama; mommy; mother
妈妈
ma1ma
maatwoord: 个/位
to buy; to purchase
买
mai3
cat
猫
mao1
maatwoord: 只
it doesn’t matter
没关系
mei2guan1xi4
haven’t; hasn’t; doesn’t exist; to not have; to not be
没有
mei2you3
(cooked) rice
米饭
mi3fan4
tomorrow
明天
ming2tian1
name (of a person or thing)
名字
ming2zi
maatwoord: 个
which?
哪
na3
that; those; then
那
na4
where; wherever; anywhere
哪儿
na3er
(question particle for subjects already mentioned)
呢
ne
to be able to; to be capable of; ability; capability; able; capable; can possibly; (usually used in the negative) to have the possibility of
能
neng2
you (informal)
你
ni3
year
年
nian2
maatwoord: 个
daughter
女儿
nv3er
friend
朋友
peng2you
maatwoord: 个/位
pretty; beautiful
漂亮
piao4liang
apple
苹果
ping2guo3
maatwoord: 个/颗
seven; 7
七
qi1
coin; money
钱
qian2
maatwoord: 笔
ahead; in front; preceding; above
前面
qian2mian
to ask; to invite; please (do something); to treat (to a meal etc); to request
请
qing3
to go; to go to (a place); to cause to go or send (somebody); to remove; to get rid of; (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do something; to be apart from in space or time; (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker); (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation); (of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed
去
qu4
heat; to heat up; fervent; hot (of weather); warm up
热
re4
man; person; people
人
ren2
maatwoord: 个/位
to know; to recognize; to be familiar with; acquainted with something; knowledge; understanding; awareness; cognition
认识
ren4shi2
three; 3
三
san1
on
上
shang4
store; shop
商店
shang1dian4
maatwoord: 家/个
morning
上午
shang4wu3
maatwoord:个
few; little; lack
少
shao3
who
谁
shei2
what?; who?; something; anything
什么
shen2me
ten; 10
十
shi2
to be; yes
是
shi4
time; length of time; moment; period
时候
shi2hou
book; letter
书
shu1
maatwoord:本/册/部
water; river; liquid; beverage
水
shui3
fruit
水果
shui2guo3
to go to bed; to go to sleep
睡觉
shui4jiao4
to speak; to say; to explain; to scold; to tell off; a theory
说
shuo1
four;4
四
si4
classifier for years (of age); year; year (of crop harvests)
岁
sui4
he or him; (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant); (used before somebody’s name for emphasis); (used as a meaningless mock object); other; another
他
ta1
she
她
ta1
too (much); very; extremely; highest; greatest
太
tai4
weather
天气
tian1qi4
to listen; to hear; to obey; a can
听
ting1
(fellow) classmate
同学
tong2xue
maatwoord: 个/位
hello (interj., especially on telephone); hey
喂
wei4
I; me; my
我
wo3
we; us; ourselves; our
我们
wo3men
five; 5
五
wu3
to like; to be fond of
喜欢
xi3huan
down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down
下
xia4
afternoon
下午
xia4wu3
maatwoord:个
to rain; rainy
下雨
xia4yu3
Mister (Mr.); husomebodyand; doctor (topolect); teacher
先生
xian1sheng1
maatwoord:个/位
now; at present; at the moment; modern; current; nowadays
现在
xian4zai4
to think; to believe; to suppose; to wish; to want; to miss
想
xiang3
small; tiny; young
小
xiao3
young lady; Miss; (slang) prostitute
小姐
xiao2jie3
maatwoord: 个/位
some; few; several; (a measure word)
些
xie1
to write
写
xie3
to thank; thanks
谢谢
xie4xie4
week
星期
xing1qi1
maatwoord: 个
student; school child
学生
xue2sheng1
to learn; to study
学习
xue2xi2
school
学校
xue2xiao4
maatwoord:所
one; 1; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; ‘one’ radical in Chinese characters
一
yi1
a little (bit)
一点儿
yi4dian2er2
clothes
衣服
yi1fu
maatwoord:件/套
doctor; CL: 個|个(gè), 位(wèi), 名(míng)
医生
yi1sheng
maatwoord: 个/位/名
hospital
医院
yi1yuan4
maatwoord: 所/家/座
chair
椅子
yi3zi
maatwoord: 把/套
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
有
you3
month; moon
月
yue4
maatwoord: 个/轮
(located) at; (to be) in; to exist; in the middle of doing something; (indicating an action in progress)
在
zai4
goodbye; see you again later
再见
zai4jian4
how?; what?; why?
怎么
zen3me
how are things? how?; how about?; how was it?
怎么样
zen3meyang4
this; these
这
zhe4
China; Middle Kingdom
中国
zhong1guo2
noon; midday
中午
zhong1wu3
maatwoord: 个
to live; to dwell; to stay; to reside; to stop
住
zhu4
table; desk
桌子
zhuo1zi
maatwoord: 张/套
letter; character; word; symbol
字
zi4
maatwoord: 个
to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc); to bear fruit
坐
zuo4
to do; to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to act as; to engage in; to hold (a party); to be; to become; to function (in some capacity); to serve as; to be used for; to form (a bond or relationship); to pretend; to feign; to act a part; to put on appearance
做
zuo4
yesterday
昨天
zuo2tian1
Indication, suggesting (not verb)
吧
ba
White, blank, free of charge, for nothing
白
bai2
100
百
bai3
assistance, to help, help, to assist
帮助
bang1zhu4
newspaper
报纸
bao4zhi3
than, used for comparison
比
bi3
to leave, to distinguish, other, another, don’t
别
bie2
length, long
长
chang2
to sing
唱歌
chang4ge1
to go out, to exceed, to happen. Measure, for dramas, plays, operas
出
chu1
boat, ship
船
chuan2
to wear
穿
chuan1
order, sequence. Measure time
次
ci4
from
从
cong2
mistake, error, wrong
错
cuo4
everybody, all
大家
da4jia1
play basketball
打篮球
da3 lan2qiu2
but, however
但是
dan4shi4
to arrive, to reach to, until, up to
到
dao4
used to link verb with adjective
得
de
to wait
等
deng3
younger brother
弟弟
di4di
first, number one
第一
di4yi1
to understand, to know
懂
dong3
right, correct
对
dui4
room
房间
fang2jian1
very
非常
fei1chang2
waiter, service personnel
服务员
fu2wu4yuan2
high, tall
高
gao1
to tell
告诉
gao4su
older brother
哥哥
ge1ge
to give
给
gei3
bus
公共汽车
gong1gong4qi4che1
kilogram, Measure KG
公斤
gong1jin1
company
公司
gong1si1
expensive
贵
gui4
indicating action in the past
过
guo
still
还
hai2
child
孩子
hai2zi
number, day of the month
号
hao4
tasty, delicious
好吃
hao3chi1
black, dark
黑
hei1
dividend, red, popular, revolutionary
红
hong2
welcome
欢迎
huan1ying2
answer, to answer, reply
回答
hui2da2
airport
机场
ji1chang3
(chicken) egg
鸡蛋
ji1dan4
Measure, for event, things, clothes, etc.
件
jian4
classroom
教室
jiao4shi4
older sister
姐姐
jie3jie
to introduce, to recommend
介绍
jie4shao4
to advance, to enter
进
jin4
near, close
近
jin4
only, already, with regard to, as soon as, right away, even if
就
jiu4
to think, to feel
觉得
jue2de
coffee
咖啡
ka1fei1
beginning, to begin
开始
kai1shi3
exam
考试
kao3shi4
class, lesson, course
课
ke4
might, maybe, can
可能
ke3neng2
can, may, be able to
可以
ke3yi3
quick, rapid, soon, almost
快
kuai4
happy
快乐
kuai4le4
tired
累
lei4
to leave, to be away from
离
li2
two, some. Measure 50 gram
两
liang3
road, path
路
lu4
trip, journey, to travel
旅游
lv3you2
to sell
卖
mai4
slow
慢
man4
busy
忙
mang2
each, per, all, each, every
每
mei3
younger sister
妹妹
mei4mei
door. Measure for lessons
门
men2
man, men
男人
nan2ren2
You (singular, polite)
您
nin2
cow milk
牛奶
niu2nai3
woman
女人
nv3ren2
beside, aside
旁边
pang2bian1
to run
跑步
pao3bu4
cheap, inexpensive
便宜
pian2yi
ticket
票
piao4
to get up (from bed)
起床
qi3chuang2
wife
妻子
qi1zi
1000
千
qian1
clear, sunny
晴
qing2
last year
去年
qu4nian2
to permit, to let sb. do sth.
让
rang4
to go to work, to start work
上班
shang4ban1
body, health
身体
shen1ti3
to get sick
生病
sheng1bing4
birthday
生日
sheng1ri4
time, period
时间
shi2jian1
thing, affair, matter
事情
shi4qing
wristwatch
手表
shou3biao3
mobile phone
手机
shou3ji1
to deliver, to escort, to give, to send
送
song4
therefore, as a result, so
所以
suo3yi3
it
它
ta1
topic, problem, to inscribe, to mention
题
ti2
to play football
踢足球
ti1 zu2qiu2
to dance
跳舞
tiao4wu3
foreign, external, outside
外
wai4
to finish
完
wan2
to play, to have fun
玩
wan2
evening
晚上
wan3shang
why
为什么
wei4shen2me
to ask
问
wen2
problem, question
问题
wen4ti2
to wash
洗
xi3
watermelon
西瓜
xi1gua1
hope, to hope, to wish
希望
xi1wang4
direction, to face, to turn towards, formerly, all along, towards
向
xiang4
smile, to smile, to laugh
笑
xiao4
hour
小时
xiao3shi2
new
新
xin1
surname
性
xing4
rest, to rest
休息
xiu1xi
snow
雪
xue3
eye
眼睛
yan3jing
colour
颜色
yan2se4
mutton
羊肉
yang2rou4
medicine, drug
药
yao4
to want to, going to
要
yao4
also
也
ye3
already
已经
yi3jing1
together
一起
yi4qi3
meaning, opinion, idea
意思
yi4si
cloudy, overcast
阴
yin1
because
因为
yin1wei4
right, right side
右边
you4bian
swimming, to swim
游泳
you2yong3
fish
鱼
yu2
Measure, for money (yuan,. RMB)
元
yuan2
far, distant
远
yuan3
movement, sports, to move about
运动
yun4dong4
again, once more
再
zai4
early morning
早上
zao3shang4
to open up, to spread. Measure for pieces, flat objects
张
zhang1
husband
丈夫
zhang4fu
to look for, to seek
找
zhao3
indicating action in progress
着
zhe
real, true, genuine
真
zhen1
in the process of, in course of
正在
zheng4zai4
to know, to be aware of
知道
zhi1dao4
to prepare
准备
zhun3bei4
bicycle, bike
自行车
zi4xing2che1
to walk
走
zou3
most
最
zui4
left, left side
左边
zuo3bian
showing, approval
啊
a
aunt
阿姨
a1yi2
low, short
矮
ai3
hobby, interest, to like
爱好
ai4hao4
quiet, peaceful
安静
an1jing4
handle, to grasp, to hold, for ba sentences, Measure for a bunch of objects with handle
把
ba3
half
半
ban4
to move, to shift
搬
ban1
class, team, squad, Measure for groups or ranking
班
ban1
method, way, means
办法
ban4fa3
office, bureau
办公室
ban4gong1shi4
to help, to do a favor
帮忙
bang1mang2
full (from eating)
饱
bao3
bag, package, to cover, to wrap, to help, to include
包
bao1
by (for passive sentences)
被
bei4
north, northern part of a country
北方
bei3fang1
quite, rather, fairly, comperatively
比较
bi3jiao4
competition, match, to compete
比赛
bi3sai4
to have to, to must
必须
bi4xu1
nose
鼻子
bi2zi
change, variation, to change, to vary
变化
bian4hua4
to express, to show, to indicate
表示
biao3shi4
performance, to perform, to act
表演
biao3yan3
others, other people
别人
bie2ren
hotel
宾馆
bin1guan3
fridge, icebox
冰箱
bing1xiang1
ability, talent, just, only if
才
cai2
menu
菜单
cai4dan1
to attend, to take part, to join
参加
can1jia1
grass, straw
草
cao3
layer, floor, Measure for layer, story, floor
层
ceng2
to lack, short of, poor
差
cha4
supermarket
超市
chao1shi4
shirt, blouse
衬衫
chen4shan1
score, achievement, grades
成绩
cheng2ji4
city, town
城市
cheng2shi4
to be late
迟到
chi2dao4
kitchen
厨房
chu2fang2
except for, apart from, besides
除了
chu2 le
to appear, to arise
出现
chu1xian4
spring
春
chun1
word, expression
词语
ci2yu3
clever, intelligent, smart
聪明
cong1ming
to clean
打扫
da3 sao3
plan, intention, to plan, to think of, to calculate
打算
da3 suan4
band, belt, area, region, to wear, to carry, to bring, to lead
带
dai4
cake
蛋糕
dan4gao1
to worry, worried, anxious
担心
dan1xin1
certainly, of course
当然
dang1ran2
used before a verb
地
de
lamp, light
灯
deng1
low
抵
di1
region, place, location
地方
di4fang
subway
地铁
di4tie3
map
地图
di4tu2
elevator
电梯
dian4ti1
电子邮件
dian4 zi3 you2jian4
east
东
dong1
winter
冬
dong1
animal
动物
dong4wu4
Measure for paragraphs, segments, periods, stories
段
duan4
short, brief
短
duan3
to exercise, to engage in physical exercise
锻炼
duan4lian4
how, what
多么
duo1me
hungry
饿
e4
ear
耳朵
er3duo
moreover, in addition, furthermore
而且
er1qie3
to have a fever
发烧
fa1shao1
to discover, to find
发现
fa1xian4
to let go, to put, have a vacation
放
fang4
convenient
方便
fang1bian4
to rest, to be at ease
放心
fang4xin1
minute, point, 0.01 yuan, to divide, to distinguish
分
fen1
vicinity, nearby, next to
附近
fu4jin4
revision, to revise
复习
fu4xi2
to dare
敢
gan3
clean, tidy
干净
gan1jing4
common cold, to catch a cold
感冒
gan3mao4
just a moment ago
刚才
gang1cai2
to follow, with, and
跟
gen1
basis, foundation, to base on, according to, based on
根据
gen1ju4
even more
更
geng4
park
公园
gong1yuan2
story, tale
故事
gu4shi
to be windy
刮风
gua1feng1
mountain pass, barrier, to close, to shut, to turn off
关
guan
relationship, relation, to affect, to have to do with
关系
guan1xi4
concern, to care for
关心
guan1xin1
concerning, with regards to, about
关于
guan1yu2
country, state, nation
国家
guo2jia1
to go over, to pass by, past, former
过去
guo4qu4
fruit juice
果汁
guo3zhi1
to be afraid of, to fear
害怕
hai4pa4
still, nevertheless, or
还是
hai2shi4
river
河
he2
blackboard
黑板
hei1ban3
passport
护照
hu4zhao4
picture, painting, to draw, to paint
画
hua4
flower, to spend
花
hua1
garden
花园
hua1yuan2
bad, broken, spoiled
坏
huai4
to give back, to return
还
huan2
to change, to exchange
换
huan4
environment, surroundings
环境
huan2jing4
to fall through, yellow, pornographic
黄
huang2
meeting, conference
会议
hui4yi4
or, possibly
或者
huo4zhe3
pole, extremely, highly
极
ji2
to remember
记得
ji4de
almost, nearly
几乎
ji1hu1
opportunity, chance
机会
ji1hui4
season, period
季节
ji4jie2
inspection, to check, to inspect, to examine
检查
jian3cha2
simple, uncomlicated
简单
jian3dan1
healthy, health
健康
jian4kang1
to meet, to see sb.
见面
jian4mian4
speech, lecture, to speak, to explain, to negotiate
讲
jiang3
foot
脚
jiao3
angle, corner, horn, Measure for 0.1 yuan
角
jiao3
to teach, to instruct
教
jiao1
to lend, to borrow, to make use of (an opportunity)
借
jie4
to receive, to meet, to connect, to catch
接
jie1
street
街道
jie1dao4
marriage, wedding, to marry
结婚
jie2hun1
to settle (dispute), to resolve, to solve
解决
jie3jue2
program, item
节目
jie2mu4
holiday, festival
节日
jie2ri4
termination, end, to finish, to end, to conclude
结束
jie2shu4
often, frequently
经常
jing1chang2
to pass, to go through, after, as a result of
经过
jing1guo4
manager, director
经理
jing1li3
old, used, worn
旧
jiu4
long (time)
久
jiu3
to hold (meetings, etc.)
举行
ju3xing2
sentence
句子
ju4zi
decision, to decide
决定
jue2ding4
to cut, to carve, Measure for quarter of an hour
刻
ke4
thirsty
渴
ke3
cute, lovely
可爱
ke3 ai4
guest, customer, visitor
客人
ke4ren2
air conditioning
空调
kong1tiao2
mouth, measure for things with mouths or a mouth full of
口
kou3
to cry, to weep
哭
ku1
trousers
裤子
ku4zi
chopsticks
筷子
kuai4zi
blue
蓝
lan2
old, always
老
lao3
to depart, to leave
离开
li2 kai1
history
历史
li4shi3
gift, present
礼物
li3wu4
face
脸
lian3
exercise, practice, to practice
练习
lian4xi2
Measure for vehicles
辆
liang4
to understand
了解
liao3jie3
neighbor
邻居
lin2ju1
storied building, measure for floor
楼
lou2
green
绿
lv4
horse
马
ma3
immediately, at once
马上
ma3shang4
to satisfy, satisfied
满意
man3yi4
hat, cap
帽子
mao4zi
rice, Measure for meter
米
mi3
bread
面包
mian4bao1
noodles
面条
mian4tiao2
to understand, clear, obvious
明白
ming2bai
to hold, to seize
拿
na2
grandmother (father side)
奶奶
nai3nai
south
南
nan2
difficult
难
nan2
to feel sorry, sad
难过
nan2guo4
grade, year
年纪
nian2ji2
young
年轻
nian1qing1
bird
鸟
niao3
great effort, to strive, to work/study hard, hard, hardworking
努力
nu3li4
hiking, to climb a mountain
爬山
pa2shan1
tray, plate, dish
盘子
pan2zi
fat, plump
胖
pang4
beer
啤酒
pi2jiu3
grape
葡萄
pu2tao
to ride ( animal or bike)
骑
qi2
strange
奇怪
qi2guai4
actually, in fact
其实
qi2shi2
other, others
其他
qi2ta1
pencil
铅笔
qian1bi3
clear, distinct
清楚
qing1chu
autumn, fall
秋
qiu1
skirt
裙子
qun2zi
then, afterwards
然后
ran2hou4
enthusiasm, passion, passionate, cordial
热情
re4qing2
to think, to believe, to consider
认为
ren4wei2
conscientious, earnest, serious
认真
ren4zhen1
easy
容易
rong2yi4