HSK 1 Dictionary
751 words at HSK Level 1.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 最 | zuì | variant of 最[zui4] |
| 拿 | ná | old variant of 拿[na2] |
| 一 | yī | one; 1; single |
| 一下儿 | yī xià r | erhua variant of 一下[yi1 xia4] |
| 一些 | yī xiē | some; a few; a little |
| 一半 | yī bàn | half |
| 一块儿 | yī kuài r | erhua variant of 一塊|一块[yi1 kuai4] |
| 一会儿 | yī huì r | a moment; a while; in a moment |
| 一样 | yī yàng | same; like; equal to |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | in the same place; together; with |
| 一边 | yī biān | one side; either side; on the one hand |
| 一点儿 | yī diǎn r | erhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3] |
| 七 | qī | seven; 7 |
| 三 | Sān | surname San |
| 三 | sān | three; 3 |
| 上 | shǎng | see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1] |
| 上 | shàng | on top; upon; above |
| 上午 | shàng wǔ | morning |
| 上学 | shàng xué | to go to school; to attend school |
| 上次 | shàng cì | last time |
| 上班 | shàng bān | to go to work; to be on duty; to start work |
| 上网 | shàng wǎng | to go online; to connect to the Internet; (of a document etc) to be uploaded to the Internet |
| 上课 | shàng kè | to go to class; to attend class; to go to teach a class |
| 上车 | shàng chē | to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 上边 | shàng bian | the top; above; overhead |
| 下 | xià | down; downwards; below |
| 下午 | xià wǔ | afternoon; p.m. |
| 下次 | xià cì | next time |
| 下班 | xià bān | to finish work; to get off work |
| 下课 | xià kè | to finish class; to get out of class |
| 下车 | xià chē | to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 下边 | xià bian | under; the underside; below |
| 下雨 | xià yǔ | to rain |
| 不 | bù | (negative prefix); not; no |
| 不大 | bù dà | not very; not too; not often |
| 不客气 | bù kè qi | you're welcome; don't mention it; impolite |
| 不对 | bù duì | incorrect; wrong; amiss |
| 不用 | bù yòng | need not |
| 中 | Zhōng | China; Chinese; surname Zhong |
| 中 | zhōng | within; among; in |
| 中 | zhòng | to hit (the mark); to be hit by; to suffer |
| 中午 | zhōng wǔ | noon; midday |
| 中国 | Zhōng guó | China |
| 中学 | zhōng xué | middle school |
| 中学生 | zhōng xué shēng | middle-school student; high school student |
| 中文 | Zhōng wén | Chinese language |
| 中间 | zhōng jiān | between; intermediate; mid |
| 主 | zhǔ | owner; master; host |
| 九 | jiǔ | nine; 9 |
| 也 | Yě | surname Ye |
| 也 | yě | also; too; (in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation |
| 干 | gān | old variant of 乾|干[gan1] |
| 干 | Gān | surname Gan |
| 干 | gān | dry; clean; in vain |
| 干净 | gān jìng | clean; neat |
| 干 | gān | variant of 乾|干[gan1] |
| 了 | le | (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker) |
| 了 | liǎo | to finish; to achieve; variant of 瞭|了[liao3] |
| 事 | shì | matter; thing; item |
| 二 | èr | two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid |
| 五 | wǔ | five; 5 |
| 些 | xiē | some; few; several |
| 人 | rén | man; person; people |
| 什 | shén | what |
| 什 | shí | ten (used in fractions, writing checks etc); assorted; miscellaneous |
| 什么 | shén me | what?; who?; something |
| 今 | jīn | today; modern; present |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today; at the present; now |
| 今年 | jīn nián | this year |
| 介绍 | jiè shào | to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation; to present (sb for a job etc) |
| 他 | tā | he or him; (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant); (used before sb's name for emphasis) |
| 他们 | tā men | they |
| 同 | tóng | (used in given names); variant of 同[tong2] |
| 件 | jiàn | item; component; classifier for events, things, clothes etc |
| 休息 | xiū xi | rest; to rest |
| 位 | wèi | position; location; place |
| 住 | zhù | to live; to dwell; to stay |
| 作 | zuō | worker; workshop; (slang) troublesome |
| 作 | zuò | to do; to grow; to write or compose |
| 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2]) |
| 你们 | nǐ men | you (plural) |
| 来 | lái | to come; to arrive; to come round |
| 来到 | lái dào | to come; to arrive |
| 个 | gè | individual; this; that |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 做 | zuò | to do; to make; to produce |
| 家 | jiā | see 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] |
| 元 | Yuán | surname Yuan; the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368) |
| 元 | yuán | currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); first; original |
| 先 | xiān | early; prior; former |
| 先生 | Xiān sheng | Mister (Mr.) |
| 先生 | xiān sheng | teacher; husband; doctor (dialect) |
| 儿子 | ér zi | son |
| 入 | rù | to enter; to go into; to join |
| 两 | liǎng | two; both; some |
| 八 | bā | eight; 8 |
| 六 | liù | six; 6 |
| 其 | qí | his; her; its |
| 再 | zài | again; once more; re- |
| 再见 | zài jiàn | goodbye; see you again later |
| 最 | zuì | old variant of 最[zui4] |
| 冷 | Lěng | surname Leng |
| 冷 | lěng | cold |
| 几 | jī | small table |
| 出 | chū | to go out; to come out; to occur |
| 出来 | chū lái | to come out; to appear; to arise |
| 出来 | chu lai | (after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect) |
| 出去 | chū qù | to go out |
| 分 | fēn | to divide; to separate; to distribute |
| 分 | fèn | part; share; ingredient |
| 别 | Bié | surname Bie |
| 别 | bié | to leave; to depart; to separate |
| 别人 | bié ren | other people; others; other person |
| 别的 | bié de | else; other |
| 到 | dào | to (a place); until (a time); up to |
| 前 | qián | front; forward; ahead |
| 前天 | qián tiān | the day before yesterday |
| 前边 | qián bian | front; the front side; in front of |
| 动 | dòng | (of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace |
| 动作 | dòng zuò | movement; motion; action |
| 包 | Bāo | surname Bao |
| 包 | bāo | to cover; to wrap; to hold |
| 包子 | bāo zi | steamed stuffed bun |
| 北 | běi | north; to be defeated (classical) |
| 北京 | Běi jīng | Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China; Peking; PRC government |
| 北边 | běi biān | north; north side; northern part |
| 十 | shí | ten; 10 |
| 午饭 | wǔ fàn | lunch; ,頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1] |
| 半 | bàn | half; semi-; incomplete |
| 半天 | bàn tiān | half of the day; a long time; quite a while |
| 半年 | bàn nián | half a year |
| 南 | Nán | surname Nan |
| 南 | nán | south |
| 南边 | nán bian | south; south side; southern part |
| 去 | qù | to go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last |
| 去年 | qù nián | last year |
| 口 | kǒu | mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc); classifier for bites or mouthfuls |
| 只 | zhǐ | only; merely; just |
| 叫 | jiào | to shout; to call; to order |
| 可 | kě | can; may; able to |
| 可 | kè | see 可汗[ke4 han2] |
| 右 | yòu | right (-hand); the Right (politics); west (old) |
| 右边 | yòu bian | right side; right, to the right |
| 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc) |
| 吃饭 | chī fàn | to have a meal; to eat; to make a living |
| 同 | tóng | like; same; similar |
| 同学 | tóng xué | to study at the same school; fellow student; classmate |
| 名 | míng | name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners) |
| 名字 | míng zi | name (of a person or thing) |
| 后 | Hòu | surname Hou |
| 后 | hòu | empress; queen |
| 向 | Xiàng | surname Xiang |
| 向 | xiàng | towards; to face; to turn towards |
| 吧 | bā | bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc); to puff (on a pipe etc); (onom.) bang |
| 吧 | ba | (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right?; ...OK? |
| 听 | yǐn | smile (archaic) |
| 告诉 | gào sù | to press charges; to file a complaint |
| 告诉 | gào su | to tell; to inform; to let know |
| 叫 | jiào | variant of 叫[jiao4] |
| 呢 | ne | particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?"); particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?"); particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?") |
| 呢 | ní | woolen material |
| 和 | hé | old variant of 和[he2] |
| 和 | Hé | surname He; Japanese (food, clothes etc) |
| 和 | hé | and; together with; with |
| 和 | hè | to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence; to join in the singing; to chime in with others |
| 和 | hú | to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards |
| 和 | huó | to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water; Taiwan pr. [huo4] |
| 和 | huò | to mix (ingredients) together; to blend; classifier for rinses of clothes |
| 笑 | xiào | old variant of 笑[xiao4] |
| 员 | yuán | person; employee; member |
| 哥 | gē | elder brother |
| 哥哥 | gē ge | older brother; ,位[wei4] |
| 哪 | nǎ | how; which |
| 哪 | na | (particle equivalent to 啊 after noun ending in -n) |
| 哪 | něi | which? (interrogative, followed by classifier or numeral-classifier) |
| 哪些 | nǎ xiē | which ones?; who?; what? |
| 哪儿 | nǎ r | where?; wherever; anywhere |
| 哪里 | nǎ lǐ | where?; somewhere; anywhere |
| 哪里 | nǎ lǐ | where?; somewhere; anywhere |
| 唱 | chàng | to sing; to call loudly; to chant |
| 唱歌 | chàng gē | to sing a song |
| 商场 | shāng chǎng | shopping mall; shopping center; department store |
| 商店 | shāng diàn | store; shop; ,個|个[ge4] |
| 问 | wèn | to ask |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like; to be fond of |
| 喝 | hē | to drink; My goodness! |
| 喝 | hè | to shout loudly |
| 吃 | chī | variant of 吃[chi1] |
| 吗 | mǎ | see 嗎啡|吗啡, morphine |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 向 | xiàng | to tend toward; to guide; variant of 向[xiang4] |
| 因 | yīn | old variant of 因[yin1] |
| 四 | sì | four; 4 |
| 回 | huí | to circle; to go back; to turn around |
| 回来 | huí lai | to return; to come back |
| 回到 | huí dào | to return to |
| 回去 | huí qu | to return; to go back |
| 回家 | huí jiā | to return home |
| 回答 | huí dá | to reply; to answer; the answer |
| 因 | yīn | cause; reason; because |
| 国 | Guó | surname Guo |
| 国 | guó | country; nation; state |
| 国外 | guó wài | abroad; external (affairs); overseas |
| 国家 | guó jiā | country; nation; state |
| 图书馆 | tú shū guǎn | library; ,個|个[ge4] |
| 在 | zài | (located) at; (to be) in; to exist |
| 地 | de | -ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 地 | dì | earth; ground; field |
| 地上 | dì shang | on the ground; on the floor |
| 地图 | dì tú | map; ,本[ben3] |
| 地方 | dì fāng | region; regional (away from the central administration); local |
| 地方 | dì fang | area; place; space |
| 地点 | dì diǎn | place; site; location |
| 坐 | Zuò | surname Zuo |
| 坐 | zuò | to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc) |
| 坐下 | zuò xia | to sit down |
| 块 | kuài | lump (of earth); chunk; piece |
| 坏 | huài | bad; spoiled; broken |
| 外 | wài | outside; in addition; foreign |
| 外国 | wài guó | foreign (country) |
| 外语 | wài yǔ | foreign language |
| 外边 | wài bian | outside; outer surface; abroad |
| 多 | duō | many; much; often |
| 多少 | duō shǎo | number; amount; somewhat |
| 多少 | duō shao | how much; how many; which (number) |
| 大 | dà | big; huge; large |
| 大 | dài | see 大夫[dai4 fu5] |
| 大学 | Dà xué | the Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Si4 shu1] in Confucianism |
| 大学 | dà xué | university; college |
| 大学生 | dà xué shēng | university student; college student |
| 天 | tiān | day; sky; heaven |
| 天气 | tiān qì | weather |
| 太 | tài | highest; greatest; too (much) |
| 女 | nǚ | female; woman; daughter |
| 女 | rǔ | archaic variant of 汝[ru3] |
| 女人 | nǚ rén | woman |
| 女人 | nǚ ren | wife |
| 女儿 | nǚ ér | daughter |
| 女孩儿 | nǚ hái r | erhua variant of 女孩[nu:3 hai2] |
| 女朋友 | nǚ péng you | girlfriend |
| 女生 | nǚ shēng | schoolgirl; female student; girl |
| 奶 | nǎi | breast; milk; to breastfeed |
| 奶奶 | nǎi nai | (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house; (coll.) boobies |
| 她 | tā | she |
| 她们 | tā men | they; them (for females) |
| 好 | hǎo | good; well; proper |
| 好 | hào | to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to |
| 好吃 | hǎo chī | tasty; delicious |
| 好吃 | hào chī | to be fond of eating; to be gluttonous |
| 好玩儿 | hǎo wán r | interesting; delightful; amusing |
| 好看 | hǎo kàn | good-looking; nice-looking; good (of a movie, book, TV show etc) |
| 好听 | hǎo tīng | pleasant to hear |
| 如 | rú | as; as if; such as |
| 奶 | nǎi | variant of 嬭|奶[nai3] |
| 妹 | mèi | younger sister |
| 妹妹 | mèi mei | younger sister; young woman |
| 姐 | jiě | older sister |
| 姐姐 | jiě jie | older sister |
| 妈 | mā | ma; mom; mother |
| 妈妈 | mā ma | mama; mommy; mother |
| 奶 | nǎi | mother; variant of 奶[nai3] |
| 子 | zǐ | son; child; seed |
| 子 | zi | (noun suffix) |
| 字 | zì | letter; symbol; character |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 学 | xué | to learn; to study; to imitate |
| 学校 | xué xiào | school |
| 学生 | xué sheng | student; schoolchild |
| 学习 | xué xí | to learn; to study |
| 学院 | xué yuàn | college; educational institute; school |
| 它 | tā | it |
| 家 | Jiā | surname Jia |
| 家 | jiā | home; family; (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) |
| 家人 | jiā rén | household; (one's) family |
| 家里 | jiā lǐ | home |
| 写 | xiě | to write |
| 将 | jiāng | will; shall; to use |
| 将 | jiàng | general; commander-in-chief (military); king (chess piece) |
| 将 | qiāng | to desire; to invite; to request |
| 对 | duì | right; correct; couple |
| 对不起 | duì bu qǐ | unworthy; to let down; I'm sorry |
| 小 | xiǎo | small; tiny; few |
| 小姐 | xiǎo jie | young lady; miss; (slang) prostitute |
| 小孩儿 | xiǎo hái r | erhua variant of 小孩[xiao3 hai2] |
| 小学 | xiǎo xué | elementary school; primary school |
| 小学生 | xiǎo xué shēng | primary school student; schoolchild; ,名[ming2] |
| 小时 | xiǎo shí | hour |
| 小朋友 | xiǎo péng yǒu | child |
| 少 | shǎo | few; less; to lack |
| 少 | shào | young |
| 就 | jiù | at once; right away; only |
| 山 | Shān | surname Shan |
| 山 | shān | mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain |
| 岁 | suì | variant of 歲|岁[sui4], year; years old |
| 工人 | gōng rén | worker; ,名[ming2] |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | to work; (of a machine) to operate; job |
| 左 | Zuǒ | surname Zuo |
| 左 | zuǒ | left; the Left (politics); east |
| 左边 | zuǒ bian | left; the left side; to the left of |
| 差 | chā | difference; discrepancy; to differ |
| 差 | chà | to differ from; to fall short of; lacking |
| 差 | chāi | to send; to commission; messenger |
| 已 | yǐ | already; to stop; then |
| 常 | Cháng | surname Chang |
| 常 | cháng | always; ever; often |
| 常常 | cháng cháng | frequently; usually; often |
| 帮 | bāng | old variant of 幫|帮[bang1] |
| 帮 | bāng | old variant of 幫|帮[bang1] |
| 帮 | bāng | to help; to assist; to support |
| 帮忙 | bāng máng | to help; to lend a hand; to do a favor |
| 干 | gān | to concern; to interfere; shield |
| 年 | Nián | surname Nian |
| 年 | nián | year |
| 干 | gàn | tree trunk; main part of sth; to manage |
| 干什么 | gàn shén me | what are you doing?; what's he up to? |
| 几 | jī | almost |
| 几 | jǐ | how much; how many; several |
| 床 | chuáng | bed; couch; classifier for beds |
| 弟 | dì | younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter) |
| 弟 | tì | variant of 悌[ti4] |
| 弟弟 | dì di | younger brother; ,位[wei4] |
| 别 | biè | to make sb change their ways, opinions etc |
| 很 | hěn | (adverb of degree); quite; very |
| 后 | hòu | back; behind; rear |
| 后天 | hòu tiān | the day after tomorrow; post-natal; acquired (not innate) |
| 后边 | hòu bian | back; rear; behind |
| 得到 | dé dào | to get; to obtain; to receive |
| 从 | Cóng | surname Cong |
| 从 | cóng | from; through; via |
| 从 | zòng | second cousin |
| 心 | xīn | heart; mind; intention |
| 忘 | wàng | to forget; to overlook; to neglect |
| 忘记 | wàng jì | to forget |
| 忙 | máng | busy; hurriedly; to hurry |
| 快 | kuài | rapid; quick; speed |
| 怎么 | zěn me | how?; what?; why? |
| 怎么 | zěn me | variant of 怎麼|怎么[zen3 me5] |
| 您 | nín | you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[ni3]) |
| 情 | qíng | feeling; emotion; passion |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think; to believe; to suppose |
| 意 | Yì | Italy; Italian; abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4] |
| 意 | yì | idea; meaning; thought |
| 爱 | ài | to love; to be fond of; to like |
| 爱好 | ài hào | to like; to take pleasure in; keen on |
| 慢 | màn | slow |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we; us; ourselves |
| 房子 | fáng zi | house; building (single- or two-story); apartment |
| 房间 | fáng jiān | room; ,個|个[ge4] |
| 手 | shǒu | hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work |
| 手机 | shǒu jī | cell phone; mobile phone; ,支[zhi1] |
| 打 | dá | dozen (loanword) |
| 打 | dǎ | to beat; to strike; to hit |
| 打球 | dǎ qiú | to play ball; to play with a ball |
| 打车 | dǎ chē | to take a taxi (in town); to hitch a lift |
| 打开 | dǎ kāi | to open; to show (a ticket); to turn on |
| 打电话 | dǎ diàn huà | to make a telephone call |
| 找 | zhǎo | to try to find; to look for; to call on sb |
| 找到 | zhǎo dào | to find |
| 把 | bǎ | to hold; to contain; to grasp |
| 把 | bà | handle |
| 拿 | ná | variant of 拿[na2] |
| 拿 | ná | to hold; to seize; to catch |
| 考 | kǎo | to beat; to hit; variant of 考[kao3] |
| 放 | fàng | to put; to place; to release |
| 放假 | fàng jià | to have a holiday or vacation |
| 放学 | fàng xué | to dismiss students at the end of the school day |
| 教 | Jiào | surname Jiao |
| 教 | jiāo | to teach |
| 教 | jiào | religion; teaching; to make |
| 教学楼 | jiào xué lóu | teaching block; school building |
| 新 | Xīn | abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1] or Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1]; surname Xin |
| 新 | xīn | new; newly; meso- (chemistry) |
| 新年 | xīn nián | New Year |
| 旁边 | páng biān | lateral; side; to the side |
| 日 | Rì | abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan |
| 日 | rì | sun; day; date, day of the month |
| 日期 | rì qī | date |
| 早 | zǎo | early; morning; Good morning! |
| 早上 | zǎo shang | early morning |
| 早饭 | zǎo fàn | breakfast; ,頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1] |
| 时 | shí | old variant of 時|时[shi2] |
| 明 | Míng | Ming Dynasty (1368-1644); surname Ming; Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God |
| 明 | míng | bright; opposite: dark 暗[an4]; (of meaning) clear |
| 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow |
| 明年 | míng nián | next year |
| 明白 | míng bai | clear; obvious; unequivocal |
| 星期 | xīng qī | week; day of the week; Sunday |
| 星期天 | Xīng qī tiān | Sunday |
| 星期日 | Xīng qī rì | Sunday |
| 昨天 | zuó tiān | yesterday |
| 是 | shì | is; are; am |
| 是不是 | shì bù shì | is or isn't; yes or no; whether or not |
| 是 | shì | variant of 是[shi4]; (used in given names) |
| 时 | Shí | surname Shi |
| 时 | shí | o'clock; time; when |
| 时候 | shí hou | time; length of time; moment |
| 时间 | shí jiān | time; period |
| 晚 | wǎn | evening; night; late |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening; night; in the evening |
| 晚饭 | wǎn fàn | evening meal; dinner; supper |
| 向 | xiàng | variant of 向[xiang4]; direction; orientation |
| 书 | Shū | abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1] |
| 书 | shū | book; letter; document |
| 书包 | shū bāo | schoolbag; satchel; ,隻|只[zhi1] |
| 书店 | shū diàn | bookstore |
| 最 | zuì | most; the most; -est (superlative suffix) |
| 最好 | zuì hǎo | best; (you) had better (do what we suggest) |
| 最后 | zuì hòu | final; last; finally |
| 会 | huì | can; to be possible; to be able to |
| 会 | kuài | to balance an account; accountancy; accounting |
| 月 | yuè | moon; month; monthly |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is; there are |
| 有一些 | yǒu yī xiē | somewhat; rather; some |
| 有些 | yǒu xiē | some; somewhat |
| 有名 | yǒu míng | famous; well-known |
| 有时 | yǒu shí | sometimes; now and then |
| 有时候 | yǒu shí hou | sometimes |
| 有用 | yǒu yòng | useful |
| 有的 | yǒu de | (there are) some (who are...); some (exist) |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend; ,位[wei4] |
| 本 | běn | root; stem; origin |
| 本子 | běn zi | book; notebook; edition |
| 杯 | bēi | cup; trophy cup; classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup |
| 杯子 | bēi zi | cup; glass; ,支[zhi1],枝[zhi1] |
| 东 | Dōng | surname Dong |
| 东 | dōng | east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlord |
| 东西 | dōng xī | east and west |
| 东西 | dōng xi | thing; stuff; person |
| 东边 | dōng bian | east; east side; eastern part |
| 桌子 | zhuō zi | table; desk; ,套[tao4] |
| 杯 | bēi | variant of 杯[bei1] |
| 楼 | Lóu | surname Lou |
| 楼 | lóu | house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor |
| 楼上 | lóu shàng | upstairs |
| 楼下 | lóu xià | downstairs |
| 样 | yàng | manner; pattern; way |
| 树 | shù | tree; to cultivate; to set up |
| 机 | Jī | surname Ji |
| 机 | jī | machine; engine; opportunity |
| 机场 | jī chǎng | airport; airfield; ,處|处[chu4] |
| 机票 | jī piào | air ticket; passenger ticket |
| 次 | cì | next in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc) |
| 歌 | gē | song; ,首[shou3]; to sing |
| 正 | zhēng | first month of the lunar year |
| 正 | zhèng | straight; upright; proper |
| 正在 | zhèng zài | just at (that time); right in (that place); right in the middle of (doing sth) |
| 岁 | suì | classifier for years (of age); year; year (of crop harvests) |
| 比 | Bǐ | Belgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2] |
| 比 | bǐ | (particle used for comparison and "-er than"); to compare; to contrast |
| 比 | bì | to associate with; to be near |
| 毛 | Máo | surname Mao |
| 毛 | máo | hair; feather; down |
| 民 | Mín | surname Min |
| 民 | mín | the people; nationality; citizen |
| 水 | Shuǐ | surname Shui |
| 水 | shuǐ | water; river; liquid |
| 水果 | shuǐ guǒ | fruit |
| 汽车 | qì chē | car; automobile; bus |
| 没 | méi | (negative prefix for verbs); have not; not |
| 没 | mò | drowned; to end; to die |
| 没事儿 | méi shì r | to have spare time; free from work; it's not important |
| 没什么 | méi shén me | variant of 沒甚麼|没什么[mei2 shen2 me5] |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist |
| 没什么 | méi shén me | nothing; it doesn't matter; it's nothing |
| 没关系 | méi guān xi | it doesn't matter |
| 洗 | xǐ | to wash; to bathe; to develop (photo) |
| 洗手间 | xǐ shǒu jiān | toilet; lavatory; washroom |
| 活 | huó | to live; alive; living |
| 渴 | kě | thirsty |
| 准备 | zhǔn bèi | preparation; to prepare; to intend |
| 汉字 | hàn zì | Chinese character; Japanese: kanji; Korean: hanja |
| 汉语 | Hàn yǔ | Chinese language |
| 火车 | huǒ chē | train; ,節|节[jie2],班[ban1],趟[tang4] |
| 为 | wéi | as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as |
| 为 | wèi | because of; for; to |
| 热 | rè | to warm up; to heat up; hot (of weather) |
| 为 | wéi | variant of 為|为[wei2]; as (i.e. in the capacity of); to take sth as |
| 为 | wèi | variant of 為|为[wei4], because of; for; to |
| 爸 | bà | father; dad; pa |
| 爸爸 | bà ba | (informal) father; ,位[wei4] |
| 爷爷 | yé ye | (coll.) father's father; paternal grandfather |
| 床 | chuáng | variant of 床[chuang2] |
| 牛奶 | niú nǎi | cow's milk; ,杯[bei1] |
| 玩儿 | wán r | to play; to have fun; to hang out |
| 班 | Bān | surname Ban |
| 班 | bān | team; class; squad |
| 现 | xiàn | to appear; present; now |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present; at the moment |
| 球 | qiú | ball; sphere; globe |
| 理 | lǐ | texture; grain (of wood); inner essence |
| 生 | shēng | to be born; to give birth; life |
| 生日 | shēng rì | birthday |
| 生气 | shēng qì | to get angry; to take offense; angry |
| 生病 | shēng bìng | to fall ill |
| 用 | yòng | to use; to employ; to have to |
| 男 | nán | male; Baron, lowest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] |
| 男人 | nán rén | a man; a male; men |
| 男孩儿 | nán hái r | erhua variant of 男孩[nan2 hai2] |
| 男朋友 | nán péng you | boyfriend |
| 男生 | nán shēng | schoolboy; male student; boy |
| 病 | bìng | illness; disease; to fall ill |
| 病人 | bìng rén | sick person; patient; invalid |
| 白 | Bái | surname Bai |
| 白 | bái | white; snowy; pure |
| 白天 | bái tiān | daytime; during the day; day |
| 百 | Bǎi | surname Bai |
| 百 | bǎi | hundred; numerous; all kinds of |
| 的 | de | of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute) |
| 的 | dī | see 的士[di1 shi4] |
| 的 | dí | really and truly |
| 的 | dì | aim; clear |
| 杯 | bēi | variant of 杯[bei1]; trophy cup; classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup |
| 看 | kān | to look after; to take care of; to watch |
| 看 | kàn | to see; to look at; to read |
| 看病 | kàn bìng | to visit a doctor; to see a patient |
| 看见 | kàn jiàn | to see; to catch sight of |
| 真 | zhēn | really; truly; indeed |
| 眼 | yǎn | eye; small hole; crux (of a matter) |
| 睡 | shuì | to sleep; to lie down |
| 睡觉 | shuì jiào | to go to bed; to sleep |
| 了 | liǎo | (of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly |
| 了 | liào | unofficial variant of 瞭[liao4] |
| 知 | zhī | to know; to be aware |
| 知识 | zhī shi | knowledge; intellectual |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1 dao5] |
| 只 | zhǐ | variant of 只[zhi3] |
| 票 | piào | ticket; ballot; banknote |
| 年 | nián | grain; harvest (old); variant of 年[nian2] |
| 只 | zhǐ | grain that has begun to ripen; variant of 衹|只[zhi3] |
| 种 | zhǒng | seed; species; kind |
| 种 | zhòng | to plant; to grow; to cultivate |
| 穿 | chuān | to wear; to put on; to dress |
| 立 | Lì | surname Li |
| 立 | lì | to stand; to set up; to establish |
| 站 | zhàn | station; to stand; to halt |
| 笑 | xiào | laugh; smile |
| 第 | dì | (prefix indicating ordinal number, e.g. first, number two etc); order; (old) rank in the imperial examinations |
| 第二 | dì èr | second; number two; next |
| 等 | děng | class; rank; grade |
| 管 | guǎn | variant of 管[guan3] |
| 个 | gè | variant of 個|个[ge4] |
| 管 | Guǎn | surname Guan |
| 管 | guǎn | to take care (of); to control; to manage |
| 米饭 | mǐ fàn | (cooked) rice |
| 累 | lěi | to accumulate; to involve or implicate (Taiwan pr. [lei4]); continuous |
| 累 | lèi | tired; weary; to strain |
| 给 | gěi | to; for; for the benefit of |
| 给 | jǐ | to supply; to provide |
| 经 | Jīng | surname Jing |
| 经 | jīng | classics; sacred book; scripture |
| 网上 | wǎng shàng | online |
| 网友 | wǎng yǒu | online friend; Internet user |
| 总 | zǒng | always; to assemble; gather |
| 累 | Léi | surname Lei |
| 累 | léi | rope; to bind together; to twist around |
| 老 | lǎo | prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old (of people); venerable (person) |
| 老人 | lǎo rén | old man or woman; the elderly; one's aged parents or grandparents |
| 老师 | lǎo shī | teacher; ,位[wei4] |
| 考 | kǎo | to check; to verify; to test |
| 考试 | kǎo shì | to take an exam; exam |
| 听 | tīng | to listen; to hear; to obey |
| 听 | tìng | (literary pronunciation, still advocated in Taiwan) to rule; to sentence; to allow |
| 听到 | tīng dào | to hear |
| 听写 | tīng xiě | dictate; dictation |
| 听见 | tīng jiàn | to hear |
| 肉 | ròu | meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit) |
| 能 | Néng | surname Neng |
| 能 | néng | can; to be able to; might possibly |
| 自 | zì | self; oneself; from |
| 色 | sè | color; look; appearance |
| 色 | shǎi | color; dice |
| 花 | Huā | surname Hua |
| 花 | huā | flower; blossom; ,支[zhi1],束[shu4],把[ba3],盆[pen2],簇[cu4] |
| 花 | huā | old variant of 花[hua1] |
| 茶 | chá | tea; tea plant; ,壺|壶[hu2] |
| 菜 | cài | dish (type of food); vegetable; cuisine |
| 着 | zhāo | (chess) move; trick; all right! |
| 着 | zháo | to touch; to come in contact with; to feel |
| 着 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress |
| 着 | zhuó | to wear (clothes); to contact; to use |
| 花 | huā | variant of 花[hua1]; flower; blossom |
| 号 | háo | roar; cry |
| 号 | hào | ordinal number; day of a month; mark |
| 行 | háng | a row; series; age order (of brothers) |
| 行 | xíng | to walk; to go; to travel |
| 同 | tòng | see 衚衕|胡同[hu2 tong4] |
| 衣服 | yī fu | clothes; ,套[tao4] |
| 只 | zhǐ | variant of 只[zhi3] |
| 被 | bèi | quilt; by; (indicates passive-voice clauses) |
| 里 | lǐ | variant of 裡|里[li3] |
| 里 | lǐ | lining; interior; inside |
| 里边 | lǐ bian | inside |
| 西 | Xī | the West; abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]; Spanish |
| 西 | xī | west |
| 西边 | xī biān | west; west side; western part |
| 要 | yāo | to demand; to request; to coerce |
| 要 | yào | important; vital; to want |
| 见 | jiàn | to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth) |
| 见 | xiàn | to appear; also written 現|现[xian4] |
| 见面 | jiàn miàn | to meet; to see each other |
| 觉得 | jué de | to think; to feel |
| 记 | jì | to record; to note; to memorize |
| 记住 | jì zhu | to remember; to bear in mind; to learn by heart |
| 记得 | jì de | to remember |
| 试 | shì | to test; to try; experiment |
| 话 | huà | dialect; language; spoken words |
| 认 | rèn | to recognize; to know; to admit |
| 认真 | rèn zhēn | conscientious; earnest; serious |
| 认识 | rèn shi | to know; to recognize; to be familiar with |
| 说 | shuì | to persuade |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to say; to explain |
| 说话 | shuō huà | to speak; to say; to talk |
| 谁 | shéi | who; also pr. [shui2] |
| 课 | kè | subject; course; class |
| 课文 | kè wén | text |
| 课本 | kè běn | textbook |
| 请 | qǐng | to ask; to invite; please (do sth) |
| 请假 | qǐng jià | to request leave of absence |
| 请问 | qǐng wèn | Excuse me, may I ask...? |
| 请进 | qǐng jìn | "please come in" |
| 话 | huà | old variant of 話|话[hua4] |
| 歌 | gē | variant of 歌[ge1] |
| 谢谢 | xiè xie | to thank; thanks; thank you |
| 读 | dòu | comma; phrase marked by pause |
| 读 | dú | to read; to study; reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音[pin1 yin1] |
| 读书 | dú shū | to read a book; to study; to attend school |
| 象 | xiàng | elephant; shape; form |
| 贵 | guì | expensive; noble; precious |
| 买 | mǎi | to buy; to purchase |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk; to go; to run |
| 走路 | zǒu lù | to walk; to go on foot |
| 起 | qǐ | to rise; to raise; to get up |
| 起来 | qǐ lai | to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3 lai2] |
| 起来 | qi lai | (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state; indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站[zhan4]); bringing things together (e.g. after 收拾[shou1 shi5]) |
| 起床 | qǐ chuáng | to get out of bed; to get up |
| 跑 | páo | (of an animal) to paw (the ground) |
| 跑 | pǎo | to run; to run away; to escape |
| 跟 | gēn | heel; to follow closely; to go with |
| 路 | Lù | surname Lu |
| 路 | lù | road; journey; route |
| 路上 | lù shang | on the road; on a journey; road surface |
| 路口 | lù kǒu | crossing; intersection (of roads) |
| 身上 | shēn shang | on the body; at hand; among |
| 身体 | shēn tǐ | the body; one's health; ,個|个[ge4] |
| 车 | Chē | surname Che |
| 车 | chē | car; vehicle; machine |
| 车 | jū | war chariot (archaic); rook (in Chinese chess); rook (in chess) |
| 车票 | chē piào | ticket (for a bus or train) |
| 车站 | chē zhàn | rail station; bus stop; ,個|个[ge4] |
| 回 | huí | to curve; to return; to revolve |
| 送 | sòng | to deliver; to carry; to give (as a present) |
| 这 | zhè | this; these; (commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing) |
| 这些 | zhè xiē | these |
| 这儿 | zhè r | here |
| 这里 | zhè lǐ | variant of 這裡|这里[zhe4 li3] |
| 这里 | zhè lǐ | here |
| 这边 | zhè biān | this side; here |
| 回 | huí | variant of 迴|回[hui2] |
| 进 | jìn | to go forward; to advance; to go in |
| 进来 | jìn lái | to come in |
| 进去 | jìn qù | to go in |
| 过 | Guò | surname Guo |
| 过 | guò | to cross; to go over; to pass (time) |
| 过 | guo | (experienced action marker) |
| 远 | yuǎn | far; distant; remote |
| 远 | yuàn | to distance oneself from (classical) |
| 还 | Huán | surname Huan |
| 还 | hái | still; still in progress; still more |
| 还 | huán | to pay back; to return |
| 还是 | hái shi | or; still; nevertheless |
| 还有 | hái yǒu | furthermore; in addition; still |
| 那 | Nā | surname Na |
| 那 | Nuó | surname Nuo |
| 那 | nǎ | variant of 哪[na3] |
| 那 | nà | that; those; then (in that case) |
| 那 | nuó | (archaic) many; beautiful; how |
| 那些 | nà xiē | those |
| 那儿 | nà r | there |
| 那里 | nà li | there; that place; also written 那裡|那里 |
| 那里 | nà li | there; that place |
| 那边 | nà bian | over there; yonder |
| 都 | Dū | surname Du |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 都 | dū | capital city; metropolis |
| 医生 | yī shēng | doctor; ,位[wei4],名[ming2] |
| 医院 | yī yuàn | hospital; ,家[jia1],座[zuo4] |
| 里 | Lǐ | Li (surname) |
| 里 | lǐ | li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood; ancient administrative unit of 25 families |
| 重 | chóng | to repeat; repetition; again |
| 重 | zhòng | heavy; serious; to attach importance to |
| 重要 | zhòng yào | important; significant; major |
| 量 | liáng | to measure |
| 量 | liàng | capacity; quantity; amount |
| 钱 | Qián | surname Qian |
| 钱 | qián | coin; money; unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两[liang3] |
| 钱包 | qián bāo | purse; wallet |
| 错 | Cuò | surname Cuo |
| 错 | cuò | mistake; wrong; bad |
| 门 | Mén | surname Men |
| 门 | mén | gate; door; gateway |
| 门口 | mén kǒu | doorway; gate |
| 门票 | mén piào | ticket (for theater, cinema etc) |
| 开 | kāi | to open; to start; to turn on |
| 开会 | kāi huì | to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting |
| 开玩笑 | kāi wán xiào | to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke |
| 开车 | kāi chē | to drive a car |
| 间 | jiān | between; among; within a definite time or space |
| 间 | jiàn | gap; to separate; to thin out (seedlings) |
| 关 | Guān | surname Guan |
| 关 | guān | mountain pass; to close; to shut |
| 关上 | guān shàng | to close (a door); to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc) |
| 只 | zhī | classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc |
| 鸡蛋 | jī dàn | (chicken) egg; hen's egg; ,打[da2] |
| 难 | nán | difficult (to...); problem; difficulty |
| 难 | nàn | disaster; distress; to scold |
| 雨 | yǔ | rain; ,場|场[chang2] |
| 雨 | yù | to rain; (of rain, snow etc) to fall; to precipitate |
| 零 | líng | zero; nought; zero sign |
| 电 | diàn | electric; electricity; electrical |
| 电影 | diàn yǐng | movie; film; ,片[pian4],幕[mu4],場|场[chang3] |
| 电影院 | diàn yǐng yuàn | cinema; movie theater; ,座[zuo4] |
| 电脑 | diàn nǎo | computer |
| 电视 | diàn shì | television; TV; ,個|个[ge4] |
| 电视机 | diàn shì jī | television set |
| 电话 | diàn huà | telephone; phone call; phone number |
| 非常 | fēi cháng | very; very much; unusual |
| 面 | miàn | face; side; surface |
| 页 | yè | page; leaf |
| 风 | fēng | wind; news; style |
| 飞 | fēi | to fly |
| 飞机 | fēi jī | airplane |
| 饭 | fàn | food; cuisine; cooked rice |
| 饭店 | fàn diàn | restaurant; hotel; ,個|个[ge4] |
| 饿 | è | to be hungry; hungry; to starve (sb) |
| 马上 | mǎ shàng | at once; right away; immediately |
| 马路 | mǎ lù | street; road |
| 高 | Gāo | surname Gao |
| 高 | gāo | high; tall; above average |
| 高兴 | gāo xìng | happy; glad; willing (to do sth) |
| 面 | miàn | variant of 麵|面[mian4] |
| 面 | miàn | flour; noodles; (of food) soft (not crunchy) |
| 面包 | miàn bāo | bread; ,袋[dai4],塊|块[kuai4] |
| 面条儿 | miàn tiáo r | erhua variant of 麵條|面条[mian4 tiao2] |
| 么 | má | exclamatory final particle |
| 么 | ma | interrogative final particle |
| 么 | me | suffix, used to form interrogative 甚麼|什么[shen2 me5], what?, indefinite 這麼|这么[zhe4 me5] thus, etc |
| 么 | me | variant of 麼|么[me5] |
| 点 | diǎn | point; dot; drop |
| 出 | chū | variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels) |
| 和 | hé | old variant of 和[he2]; harmonious |