HSK 1 vocabulary
The starting level for beginner Mandarin: greetings, people, everyday places, and simple actions.
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 哪里 | nǎlǐ | where?; used to ask about a place |
| 哪儿 | nǎr | where? (asks about a place) |
| 哪些 | nǎxiē | which ones? asks about several people or things |
| 那 | nà | (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. (nèi)) |
| 那边 | nàbiān | over there; that place (not near the speaker) |
| 那里 | nàlǐ | there; a place that is not near you |
| 那儿 | nàr | there; that place (a place not close to you) |
| 那些 | nàxiē | those (people or things that are far from you) |
| 奶 | nǎi | milk, the white drink |
| 奶奶 | nǎinai | grandma; grandmother (the mother of your father) |
| 男 | nán | man; male person (as in 男人) |
| 男孩儿 | nánháir | boy (a male child) |
| 男朋友 | nánpéngyou | a man you love and go out with |
| 男人 | nánrén | a man; an adult male person |
| 男生 | nánshēng | boy; a young man |
| 南 | nán | south; southern |
| 南边 | nánbian | the south side or part of a place |
| 难 | nán | difficult; hard to do |
| 呢 | ne | Used at the end of a question to ask 'what about...?' or 'and...?' |
| 能 | néng | can; to be able to do something |
| 你 | nǐ | you (talking to one person; the everyday, friendly form, not the polite 您) |
| 你们 | nǐmen | you, when speaking to two or more people |
| 年 | nián | year; a period of twelve months |
| 您 | nín | you (the polite way to say 你, used to show respect) |
| 牛奶 | niúnǎi | milk from cows, drunk by people |
| 女 | nǚ | woman; female (as in 女人 'woman', 女孩 'girl') |
| 女儿 | nǚ'ér | daughter; a child who is a girl |
| 女孩儿 | nǚháir | a girl; a young female child |
| 女朋友 | nǚpéngyou | a girl or woman that you love and date |
| 女人 | nǚrén | a woman; an adult female person |
| 女生 | nǚshēng | a girl; a young female person |
| 旁边 | pángbiān | next to something; at the side of something |
| 跑 | pǎo | to run |
| 朋友 | péngyou | a person you know well and like |
| 票 | piào | a small piece of paper for travel, for example by bus or train |
| 七 | qī | seven; the number 7 |
| 起 | qǐ | to get up or rise, as in 起床 |
| 起床 | qǐchuáng | to get up and leave your bed, usually in the morning |
| 起来 | qǐlái | to stand up; to get up |
| 汽车 | qìchē | car; a road vehicle with an engine that people drive |
| 前 | qián | front; the part that is in the direction you look or move |
| 前边 | qiánbian | in front; the place ahead of you |
| 前天 | qiántiān | the day before yesterday |
| 钱 | qián | money; cash |
| 钱包 | qiánbāo | wallet, a small flat case you carry money and cards in |
| 请 | qǐng | please; a polite word used when asking someone to do something |
| 请假 | qǐngjià | to ask for time off from work or school |
| 请进 | qǐng jìn | please come in — said politely to invite someone to enter |
| 请问 | qǐngwèn | excuse me; may I ask (polite way to start a question) |
| 请坐 | qǐng zuò | please sit down; a polite way to ask someone to take a seat |