HSK 1 vocabulary
The starting level for beginner Mandarin: greetings, people, everyday places, and simple actions.
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 远 | yuǎn | far; a long distance away |
| 月 | yuè | the moon, the bright light we see in the night sky |
| 再 | zài | again; one more time |
| 再见 | zàijiàn | goodbye; what you say when you leave someone or finish a talk |
| 在 | zài | to be at or in a place |
| 在家 | zàijiā | to be at home |
| 早 | zǎo | early; happening before the usual time |
| 早饭 | zǎofàn | breakfast; the first meal of the day, eaten in the morning |
| 早上 | zǎoshang | the early part of the day; morning |
| 怎么 | zěnme | how? used to ask in what way something is done or happens |
| 站 | zhàn | to stand (on your feet) |
| 找 | zhǎo | to look for a thing or person you cannot find |
| 找到 | zhǎodào | to find something or someone you were looking for |
| 这 | zhè | this; points to one person or thing near you |
| 这边 | zhèbiān | here; this side (the place close to you) |
| 这里 | zhèlǐ | here; this place |
| 这儿 | zhèr | here; this place where the speaker is |
| 这些 | zhèxiē | these (more than one of this, for people or things near you) |
| 着 | zhe | Word after a verb: shows the action is happening now. |
| 真 | zhēn | true; real; not false |
| 真的 | zhēn de | really (used to say something is true or to show surprise) |
| 正 | zhèng | straight |
| 正在 | zhèngzài | used before a verb to say something is happening right now |
| 知道 | zhīdào | to know; to be sure about something |
| 知识 | zhīshi | knowledge; the things you know or have learned about a subject |
| 中 | zhōng | middle; center (as in 中间) |
| 中国 | Zhōngguó | China, a big country in East Asia |
| 中间 | zhōngjiān | the middle of a place or thing |
| 中文 | Zhōngwén | the Chinese language |
| 中午 | zhōngwǔ | the middle of the day, around 12 o'clock |
| 中学 | zhōngxué | middle school; the school students go to after primary school |
| 中学生 | zhōngxuéshēng | a student at a middle school or high school |
| 重 | zhòng | heavy; not light |
| 重要 | zhòngyào | important |
| 住 | zhù | to live somewhere; to stay at a place |
| 准备 | zhǔnbèi | to get ready for something |
| 桌子 | zhuōzi | table; a piece of furniture with a flat top and legs |
| 字 | zì | a Chinese written character; a written word |
| 子 | zi | noun suffix, as in 椅子 (yǐ zi) "chair" |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk; to go on foot |
| 走路 | zǒulù | to walk; to go on foot |
| 最 | zuì | most; used before adjectives or verbs to show the highest degree |
| 最好 | zuìhǎo | best |
| 最后 | zuìhòu | last; coming after everything else |
| 昨天 | zuótiān | yesterday; the day before today |
| 左 | zuǒ | left; the left side |
| 左边 | zuǒbian | the left side |
| 坐 | zuò | to sit |
| 坐下 | zuò xia | to sit down; to take a seat |
| 做 | zuò | to do (work, homework, exercise) |