HSK 1 vocabulary
The starting level for beginner Mandarin: greetings, people, everyday places, and simple actions.
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 课文 | kèwén | the text that students read and study in a lesson |
| 口 | kǒu | mouth |
| 块 | kuài | measure word for money; one kuai equals one yuan |
| 快 | kuài | fast; quick; not slow |
| 来 | lái | to come; to move toward the speaker or a place |
| 来到 | láidào | to arrive at or come to a place |
| 老 | lǎo | old (of people or animals); elderly |
| 老人 | lǎorén | an old man or woman |
| 老师 | lǎoshī | teacher; a person whose job is to teach students in a school |
| 了 | le | Shows that an action is finished or complete. |
| 累 | lèi | tired |
| 冷 | lěng | cold; not warm |
| 里 | lǐ | in; inside (says where something is) |
| 里边 | lǐbian | inside (a place or thing) |
| 两 | liǎng | the number two, used before measure words |
| 零 | líng | zero |
| 六 | liù | the number six (6) |
| 楼 | lóu | a tall building with many rooms and floors |
| 楼上 | lóu shàng | upstairs; on a higher floor of a building |
| 楼下 | lóu xià | downstairs; on a lower floor of the same building |
| 路 | lù | road; street |
| 路口 | lùkǒu | a place where two roads meet or cross |
| 路上 | lùshang | on the road or on the way to a place |
| 妈妈 | māma | mama |
| 马路 | mǎlù | a road for cars and people |
| 马上 | mǎshàng | right away; immediately (very soon, with no waiting) |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 买 | mǎi | to pay money to get something, like food or clothes |
| 慢 | màn | slow; not fast |
| 忙 | máng | busy; having many things to do |
| 毛 | máo | hair; the soft fur that grows on animals |
| 没 | méi | not have; used to say someone does not have something |
| 没关系 | méi guānxi | it doesn't matter; something is okay or not a problem |
| 没什么 | méi shénme | nothing important; it does not matter |
| 没事儿 | méishìr | it's okay; it's nothing; never mind |
| 没有 | méiyǒu | do not have something |
| 妹妹 | mèimei | younger sister |
| 门 | mén | a door or gate |
| 门口 | ménkǒu | doorway; the place right in front of a door |
| 门票 | ménpiào | ticket for entering a place, like a cinema, museum, or park |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 米饭 | mǐfàn | cooked rice, eaten hot as a main food |
| 面包 | miànbāo | bread, a common food made from flour and baked in an oven |
| 面条儿 | miàntiáor | noodles (long thin food made from flour, cooked in water) |
| 名字 | míngzi | the word that a person or thing is called |
| 明白 | míngbai | to understand something |
| 明年 | míngnián | the year that comes after this year |
| 明天 | míngtiān | tomorrow; the day after today |
| 拿 | ná | to take or hold something with your hand |
| 哪 | nǎ | which (asking about one from a group of people or things) |