HSK 1 vocabulary
The starting level for beginner Mandarin: greetings, people, everyday places, and simple actions.
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 球 | qiú | ball; a round thing you play with in sports |
| 去 | qù | to go; to go to a place |
| 去年 | qùnián | last year; the year before this year |
| 热 | rè | hot (for weather, water, or food) |
| 人 | rén | a person; a human being |
| 认识 | rènshi | to know a person; to have met them before |
| 认真 | rènzhēn | serious and careful about what you do |
| 日 | rì | day (as in 生日, birthday) |
| 日期 | rìqī | the date: which day it is, like 'May 5' |
| 肉 | ròu | meat; the flesh of animals that people eat |
| 三 | sān | the number three (3) |
| 山 | shān | mountain; hill |
| 商场 | shāngchǎng | a big building with many shops inside; a shopping mall |
| 商店 | shāngdiàn | a store; a shop; a place where people buy things |
| 上 | shàng | (bound form) up; upper; above; previous |
| 上班 | shàngbān | to go to work, for example at an office |
| 上边 | shàngbian | in a higher place; on top of something |
| 上车 | shàng chē | to get on a bus, train, or car |
| 上次 | shàng cì | last time; the time before now |
| 上课 | shàngkè | to go to class to study |
| 上网 | shàngwǎng | to use the internet; to go online |
| 上午 | shàngwǔ | morning, the time before noon |
| 上学 | shàngxué | to go to school as a student |
| 少 | shǎo | few; not many; a small amount of something |
| 谁 | shéi/shuí | who; asks which person |
| 身上 | shēnshang | on your body, worn or touching you |
| 身体 | shēntǐ | the body of a person |
| 什么 | shénme | what? (a question word used to ask about things) |
| 生病 | shēngbìng | to get sick; to become ill (your body is not healthy) |
| 生气 | shēngqì | to be angry; to get angry |
| 生日 | shēngrì | birthday; the day each year when you were born |
| 十 | shí | ten; the number 10 |
| 时候 | shíhou | a time when something happens or is done, as in 什么时候 |
| 时间 | shíjiān | time (what a clock shows) |
| 事 | shì | a thing that happens, especially something important |
| 试 | shì | to try; to do something to see if it works or you like it |
| 是 | shì | to be; says who or what a person or thing is |
| 是不是 | shì bu shì | used to ask if something is true or not |
| 手 | shǒu | hand; the body part at the end of your arm |
| 手机 | shǒujī | mobile phone; a small phone you can carry everywhere |
| 书 | shū | a book; words printed on pages that people read |
| 书包 | shūbāo | a bag that students carry on their back to hold books and school things |
| 书店 | shūdiàn | bookstore; a shop that sells books |
| 树 | shù | tree; a tall plant with a trunk, branches, and leaves |
| 水 | shuǐ | water; the clear liquid that we drink |
| 水果 | shuǐguǒ | fruit; sweet food that grows on plants, like apples and bananas |
| 睡 | shuì | to sleep |
| 睡觉 | shuìjiào | to sleep; to go to bed |
| 说 | shuō | to say something; to use words to tell people things |
| 说话 | shuōhuà | to talk; to speak |