HSK1Vocab Flashcards
500 vocab words
爱
love
ài
爱好
hobby
ài hào
八
eight
bā
爸爸 / 爸
dad
bà ba / bà
吧
Interjection particle ba
白
white bái
白天
daytime bái tiān
百
hundred bǎi
班
class bān
半
half bàn
半年
half a year bàn nián
半天
half day bàn tiān
帮
help bāng
帮忙
help bāng máng
包
bag bāo
包子
bun bāo zi
杯
cup bēi
杯子
cup bēi zi
北
north běi
北边
North side běi biān
北京
Beijing běi jīng
本
measure word for books běn
本子
notebook běn zi
比
particle used for comparison bǐ
别
don’t bié
别的
other bié de
别人
other people bié rén
病
disease bìng
病人
patient bìng rén
不大
not big bú dà
不对
wrong bú duì
不客气
You’re welcome bú kè qi
不用
No need to bú yòng
不
No bù
菜
dish cài
茶
tea chá
差
differ from / bad / short of chà
常
often cháng
常常
often cháng cháng
唱
sing chàng
唱歌
sing chàng gē
车
car chē
车票
ticket chē piào
车上
in the car chē shang
车站
station chē zhàn
吃
eat chī
吃饭
have a meal chī fàn
出
out chū
出来
come out chū lái
出去
go out chū qù
穿
wear chuān
床
bed chuáng
次
measure word for times, frequency cì
从
from cóng
错
wrong cuò
打
hit / take dǎ
打车
take a taxi dǎ chē
打电话
make a phone call dǎ diàn huà
打开
turn on dǎ kāi
打球
play ball dǎ qiú
大
large / big dà
大学
university dà xué
大学生
university student dà xué shēng
到
arrive dào
得到
get dé dào
地
Structural Particle: most often used before a verb
or an adjective de
的
Structural Particle: most often used for modifying nouns de
等
wait děng
地
ground dì
地点
location dì diǎn
地方
place dì fang
地上
on the ground dì shàng
地图
Map dì tú
弟弟 / 弟
younger brother dì di / dì
第…
Prefix for ordinal numbers,
e.g. first(第一 dì yī), second(第二 dì èr ) etc dì…
点
point / dot / o’clock diǎn
电
electricity diàn
电话
phone diàn huà
电脑
computer diàn nǎo
电视
television diàn shì
电视机
Television
lit. “television + machine” diàn shì jī
电影
movie diànyǐng
电影院
cinema / movie theater diàn yǐng yuàn
东
east dōng
东边
east side dōng bian
东西
thing dōng xi
动
move dòng
动作
action dòng zuò
都
all dōu
读
read dú
读书
reading / study dú shū
对
right duì
对不起
I’m sorry. / sorry duì bu qǐ
多
many / much / more duō
多少
how much duō shao
饿
hungry è
儿子
son ér zi
二
two èr
饭
rice / meal fàn
饭店
restaurant fàndiàn
房间
room fángjiān
房子
house / building fáng zi
放
to put / to release / to let go fàng
放假
holiday / have a holiday fàng jià
放学
finish school / after school fàng xué
飞
fly fēi
飞机
plane fēijī
非常
very fēi cháng
分
minute / point / part
measure word fēn
风
wind fēng
干
dry gān
干净
clean gānjìng
干
do gàn
干什么
What to do /
What are you doing? gàn shén me
高
high gāo
高兴
happy gāo xìng
告诉
tell gào su
哥哥 / 哥
elder brother gē ge / gē
歌
song gē
个
measure word
(classifier for people or objects in general) gè
给
give gěi
跟
with gēn
工人
worker gōng rén
工作
work gōng zuò
关
shut / close / turn off guān
关上
close / turn off guān shang
贵
noble / expensive guì
国
country / state / nation guó
国家
country guó jiā
国外
foreign / abroad guó wài
过
pass guò
还
also / still / yet hái
还是
still / or hái shi
还有
also / in addition / besides hái yǒu
孩子
children háizi
汉语
Mandarin Chinese (language) hànyǔ
汉字
Chinese character hàn zì
好
good hǎo
好吃
tasty / delicious hǎo chī
好看
good looking hǎo kàn
好听
pleasant to hear hǎo tīng
好玩儿
fun / interesting hǎo wánr
号
number / date hào
喝
drink hē
和
and hé
很
very hěn
后
back / behind / after / later hòu
后边
behind / back hòu bian
后天
the day after tomorrow hòu tiān
花
flower huā
话
word / words huà
坏
bad huài
还
return / pay back huán
回
go back / return huí
回答
answer huídá
回到
back to / return to huí dào
回家
go home / return home huí jiā
回来
come back / return huí lái
回去
go back huí qù
会
can; be able to huì
火车
train huǒ chē
机场
airport jīchǎng
机票
air ticket jī piào
鸡蛋
egg jī dàn
几
several / how many / how much jǐ
记
to record / to note jì
记得
remember jì de
记住
remember / keep in mind jì zhù
家
home jiā
家里
in the home / at home jiā lǐ
家人
family / family member jiā rén
间
between /
measure word for rooms jiān
见
see / meet jiàn
见面
to meet / to see each other jiàn miàn
教
teach jiāo
叫
call / to be called jiào
教学楼
teaching building jiào xué lóu
姐姐 / 姐
elder sister jiě jie / jiě
介绍
introduce jiè shào
今年
this year jīn nián
今天
today jīn tiān
进
enter jìn
进来
come in jìn lái
进去
go in jìn qù
九
nine jiǔ
就
as soon as / right away / then jiù
觉得
think / feel jué de
开
open kāi
开车
drive / drive a car kāi chē
开会
have a meeting kāi huì
开玩笑
make fun of / joke kāi wán xiào
看
see kàn
看病
see a doctor kàn bìng
看到
see kàn dào
看见
see / catch sight of kànjiàn
考
test / examine kǎo
考试
examination kǎo shì
渴
thirsty kě
课
course kè
课本
textbook kè běn
课文
text kè wén
口
mouth kǒu
块
piece /
classifier: for money (yuan) kuài
快
fast kuài
来
come lái
来到
come; arrive lái dào
老
old / aged lǎo
老人
old people / the elderly lǎo rén
老师
teacher lǎo shī
了
particle (indicates the completion of an action or a change of state, etc) le
累
tired lèi
冷
cold lěng
里
in lǐ
里边
inside lǐ biān
两
two liǎng
零
zero líng
六
six liù
楼
floor lóu
楼上
upstairs lóu shàng
楼下
downstairs lóu xià
路
road lù
路口
intersection / crossing lù kǒu
路上
on the road lù shang
妈妈 / 妈
mom / mother mā ma / mā
马路
road / street mǎ lù
马上
right away / immediately mǎ shàng
吗
question particle ma
买
buy mǎi
慢
slow màn
忙
busy máng
毛
a fractional unit of money in China
1 毛 = 10 cents máo
没
not / didn’t méi
没关系
It doesn’t matter méi guān xi
没什么
It’s nothing méi shén me
没事儿
It’s okay / It’s all rigtht. méi shìr
没有
to not have / there is no méi yǒu
妹妹 / 妹
younger sister mèi mei / mèi
门
door mén
门口
doorway mén kǒu
门票
tickets mén piào
们
plural marker
e.g. 朋友们 péng you men (friends),老师们 lǎo shī men (teachers) men
米饭
cooked rice mǐ fàn
面包
bread miàn bāo
面条儿
noodles miàn tiáor
名字
name míng zi
明白
clear / to be clear /understand míng bai
明年
next year míng nián
明天
tomorrow míng tiān
拿
take ná
哪
which nǎ
哪里
where nǎ lǐ
哪儿
where nǎr
哪些
where (ones) nǎ xiē
那
that nà
那边
over there nà bian
那里
there nà lǐ
那儿
there nàr
那些
those nà xiē
奶
milk nǎi
奶奶
grandma nǎi nai
男
male nán
男孩儿
boy nán háir
男朋友
boyfriend nán péng you
男人
man nán ren
男生
boy nán shēng
南
south nán
南边
south side nán bian
难
hard / difficult nán
呢
question particle ne
能
can néng
你
you nǐ
你们
you (plural) nǐ men
年
year nián
您
you (formal) nín
牛奶
milk niú nǎi
女
female nǚ
女儿
daughter nǚ’ér
女孩儿
girl nǚ háir
女朋友
girlfriend nǚ péng you
女人
woman nǚ ren
女生
girl nǚ shēng
旁边
beside / next to páng biān
跑
run pǎo
朋友
friend péng you
票
ticket piào
七
seven qī
起
get up / start / rise qǐ
起床
get out of bed qǐ chuáng
起来
get up qǐ lái
汽车
car qì chē
前
front qián
前边
front side / in front of qián bian
前天
the day before yesterday qián tiān
钱
money qián
钱包
wallet qián bāo
请
please qǐng
请假
ask for leave qǐng jià
请进
please come in qǐng jìn
请问
Excuse me / May I ask…? qǐng wèn
请坐
please have a seat qǐng zuò
球
ball qiú
去
go qù
去年
last year qù nián
热
heat / hot rè
人
people / person rén
认识
know rèn shi
认真
serious / to take seriously rèn zhēn
日
sun / day / date rì
日期
date rì qī
肉
meat ròu
三
Three sān
山
mountain shān
商场
shopping mall shāng chǎng
商店
shop shāng diàn
上
on top / above / upper / up shàng
上班
go to work shàng bān
上边
above / the top shàng biān
上车
get on (a bus, train, car etc) shàng chē
上次
last time shàng cì
上课
attend class / have a class shàng kè
上网
surf the internet / be online shàng wǎng
上午
morning shàng wǔ
上学
go to school shàng xué
少
less shǎo
谁
who shéi
身上
body / on one’s body shēn shàng
身体
body shēn tǐ
什么
what shén me
生病
fall ill / get sick shēng bìng
生气
get angry / angry shēng qì
生日
birthday shēng rì
十
ten shí
时候
time / moment / period shí hou
时间
time shí jiān
事
matter / thing shì
试
try shì
是
yes / be shì
是不是
isn’t it? / yes or no? shì bú shì
手
hand shǒu
手机
cell phone shǒu jī
书
book shū
书包
school bag shū bāo
书店
bookstore shū diàn
树
tree shù
水
water shuǐ
水果
fruits shuǐ guǒ
睡
sleep / lie down shuì
睡觉
go to bed / sleep shuì jiào
说
speak shuō
说话
talk / speak shuō huà
四
four sì
送
give sòng
岁
years old / age suì
他
he / him tā
他们
they / them tā men
她
she / her tā
她们
they / them (for females) tā men
太
too tài
天
day tiān
天气
weather tiānqì
听
hear / listen tīng
听到
hear tīng dào
听见
hear tīng jiàn
听写
dictation / dictate tīng xiě
同学
classmate tóng xué
图书馆
library tú shū guǎn
外
outside wài
外边
outside wài bian
外国
foreign country wài guó
外语
foreign language wài yǔ
玩儿
play wánr
晚
late wǎn
晚饭
dinner wǎn fàn
晚上
evening / night wǎn shang
网上
online wǎng shàng
网友
internet friend /
friend on the internet wǎng yǒu
忘
forget / overlook / neglect wàng
忘记
forget wàng jì
问
ask wèn
我
I / me wǒ
我们
we / us wǒ men
五
five wǔ
午饭
lunch wǔ fàn
西
west xī
西边
west / west side xī bian
洗
wash xǐ
洗手间
restroom / washroom xǐ shǒu jiān
喜欢
like xǐ huan
下
below / down / go down / get off xià
下班
get off work / finish work xià bān
下边
underside / below / under xià bian
下车
get off xià chē
下次
next time xià cì
下课
finish class / class is over xià kè
下午
afternoon xià wǔ
下雨
to rain xià yǔ
先
before / first xiān
先生
Sir / Mr. xiān sheng
现在
now xiàn zài
想
think xiǎng
小
small xiǎo
小孩儿
child / kid xiǎo háir
小姐
Miss xiǎo jiě
小朋友
child / kid xiǎo péng you
小时
hour xiǎo shí
小学
primary school / elementary school xiǎo xué
小学生
primary school student /
elementary school student xiǎo xué shēng
笑
laugh xiào
写
write xiě
谢谢
Thank you xiè xie
新
new xīn
新年
New Year xīn nián
星期
week xīng qī
星期日
Sunday xīng qī rì
星期天
Sunday xīng qī tiān
行
That’s ok / good / OK xíng
休息
rest / take a break xiū xi
学
learn / study xué
学生
student xué sheng
学习
study xué xí
学校
school xué xiào
学院
college / academy xué yuàn
要
want yào
爷爷
grandpa yé ye
也
also yě
页
page yè
一
one yī
衣服
clothes yī fu
医生
doctor yī shēng
医院
hospital yī yuàn
一半
half yí bàn
一会儿
a moment / a little while / in a moment yí huìr
一块儿
together yí kuàir
一下儿
(used after a verb) give it a go /
to do (sth for a bit to give it a try) yí xiàr
一样
the same / equally yí yàng
一边
one side yì biān
一点儿
a little bit yī diǎnr
一起
together yì qǐ
一些
some yì xiē
用
use yòng
有
have yǒu
有的
some yǒu de
有名
famous yǒu míng
有时候 / 有时
sometimes yǒu shí hou / yǒu shí
有(一)些
some yǒu ( yì ) xiē
有用
useful yǒu yòng
右
right yòu
右边
right side / right yòu bian
雨
rain yǔ
元
currency unit
(esp. Chinese yuan) yuán
远
far yuǎn
月
month yuè
再
again zài
再见
goodbye zài jiàn
在
at / in zài
在家
at home zài jiā
早
early zǎo
早饭
breakfast zǎo fàn
早上
morning zǎo shang
怎么
how zěn me
站
station / stand zhàn
找
look for zhǎo
找到
find zhǎo dào
这
this / here zhè
这边
this side / here zhè biān
这里
here zhè lǐ
这儿
here zhèr
这些
these zhè xiē
着
particle: in process of
(indicating action in progress) zhe
真
really zhēn
真的
true / real zhēn de
正
just / exactly zhèng
正在
in process of (doing sth) /
just at (that time) / right in (that place) zhèng zài
知道
know zhī dào
知识
knowledge zhīshi
中
middle / in zhōng
中国
China zhōng guó
中间
middle zhōng jiān
中文
Chinese (language) zhōng wén
中午
noon zhōng wǔ
中学
middle school zhōng xué
中学生
middle School student zhōng xué shēng
重
heavy zhòng
重要
important zhòng yào
住
live zhù
准备
get ready / prepare zhǔn bèi
桌子
table / desk zhuō zi
字
word / character zì
子
noun suffix
e.g. 桌子 zhuō zi (table) 椅子 yǐ zi (chair) zi
走
go / walk zǒu
走路
walk / take a walk zǒu lù
最
most zuì
最好
best zuì hǎo
最后
last zuì hòu
昨天
yesterday zuó tiān
左
left zuǒ
左边
left side zuǒ bian
坐
sit zuò
坐下
sit down zuò xia
做
do zuò