HSK 1 vocabulary
The starting level for beginner Mandarin: greetings, people, everyday places, and simple actions.
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小 | xiǎo | small; little in size; not big |
| 小孩儿 | xiǎoháir | a child; a kid |
| 小姐 | xiǎojiě | Miss; a polite way to call a young woman |
| 小朋友 | xiǎopéngyǒu | a child; a young kid |
| 小时 | xiǎoshí | hour; sixty minutes of time |
| 小学 | xiǎoxué | elementary school; the first school that young children go to |
| 小学生 | xiǎoxuéshēng | a primary school student; a young child who goes to school |
| 笑 | xiào | to laugh |
| 写 | xiě | to write (characters, words, or a letter) |
| 谢谢 | xièxie | thank you; thanks — said to show you are grateful to someone |
| 新 | xīn | new; not old |
| 新年 | xīnnián | New Year; the start of a year, often celebrated as a holiday |
| 星期 | xīngqī | week |
| 星期日 | xīngqīrì | Sunday, the day of the week after Saturday and before Monday |
| 星期天 | xīngqītiān | Sunday, the day of the week after Saturday, when many people rest |
| 行 | xíng | OK; all right (said to agree to something or say it is acceptable) |
| 休息 | xiūxi | to rest; to stop working or doing something for a short time |
| 学 | xué | to learn; to study a language, a skill, or a subject |
| 学生 | xuéshēng | a person who studies at a school |
| 学习 | xuéxí | to learn new things, like a language or a skill |
| 学校 | xuéxiào | a place where children and students go to study and learn |
| 学院 | xuéyuàn | college; a school where students study after high school |
| 要 | yào | to want; to need; to ask for |
| 爷爷 | yéye | grandpa; your father's father |
| 也 | yě | too; also |
| 页 | yè | a page; one side of a sheet of paper in a book |
| 一 | yī | the number one |
| 衣服 | yīfu | clothes — things you wear, like shirts, pants, and coats |
| 医生 | yīshēng | a person whose job is to help sick people get better |
| 医院 | yīyuàn | hospital; a place where doctors help sick people |
| 一半 | yībàn | half; one of two equal parts of something |
| 一会儿 | yīhuìr | a short time; a little while |
| 一块儿 | yīkuàir | together; with another person or other people |
| 一下儿 | yīxiàr | for a moment; briefly, a short time |
| 一样 | yīyàng | the same; not different |
| 一边 | yībiān | one side of something |
| 一点儿 | yīdiǎnr | a little; a small amount of something |
| 一起 | yīqǐ | together, with other people |
| 一些 | yīxiē | some; a few (things or people) |
| 用 | yòng | to use something |
| 有 | yǒu | to have something, like a thing, a family member, or time |
| 有的 | yǒude | some people or things, but not all |
| 有名 | yǒumíng | famous; known by many people |
| 有时候 | yǒushíhou | sometimes |
| 有些 | yǒu(yī)xiē | some |
| 有用 | yǒuyòng | useful; good for doing or helping with something |
| 右 | yòu | right; the right side, not the left (as in 右边, 右手) |
| 右边 | yòubian | the right side; on or to the right |
| 雨 | yǔ | rain (the water that falls from clouds in the sky) |
| 元 | yuán | yuan, the unit of Chinese money (as in 一元) |