HSK 1

HSK 1 Vocabulary

The official HSK 1 word list with pinyin and English meanings. Click any character to open its character page — stroke order animation, meanings and a printable tracing worksheet.

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B32 words
  • 八bāeight; 8Learn →
  • 爸爸bà ba(informal) fatherLearn →
  • 吧bā / babar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc); to puff (on a pipe etc); (onom.) bang; abbr. for 贴吧; (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right?; ...OK?; ...I presume.Learn →
  • 白Bái / báisurname Bai; white; snowy; pure; bright; empty; blank; plain; clear; to make clear; in vain; gratuitous; free of charge; reactionary; anti-communist; funeral; to stare coldly; to write wrong character; to state; to explain; vernacular; spoken lines in operaLearn →
  • 白天bái tiāndaytime; during the day; dayLearn →
  • 百Bǎi / bǎisurname Bai; hundred; numerous; all kinds ofLearn →
  • 班Bān / bānsurname Ban; team; class; squad; work shift; ranking; classifier for groupsLearn →
  • 半bànhalf; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a halfLearn →
  • 半年bàn niánhalf a yearLearn →
  • 半天bàn tiānhalf of the day; a long time; quite a while; midairLearn →
  • 帮bāngold variant of 帮; old variant of 帮; to help; to assist; to support; for sb (i.e. as a help); hired (as worker); side (of pail, boat etc); outer layer; upper (of a shoe); group; gang; clique; party; secret societyLearn →
  • 帮忙bāng mángto help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turnLearn →
  • 包Bāo / bāosurname Bao; to cover; to wrap; to hold; to include; to take charge of; to contract (to or for); package; wrapper; container; bag; to hold or embrace; bundle; packetLearn →
  • 包子bāo zisteamed stuffed bunLearn →
  • 杯bēicup; trophy cup; classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup; variant of 杯; variant of 杯; trophy cup; classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cupLearn →
  • 杯子bēi zicup; glassLearn →
  • 北běinorth; to be defeated (classical)Learn →
  • 北边běi biānnorth; north side; northern part; to the north ofLearn →
  • 北京Běi jīngBeijing, capital of People's Republic of China; Peking; PRC governmentLearn →
  • 本běnroot; stem; origin; source; this; the current; original; inherent; originally; classifier for books, periodicals, files etcLearn →
  • 本子běn zibook; notebook; editionLearn →
  • 比Bǐ / bǐ / bìBelgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利时; (particle used for comparison and '-er than'); to compare; to contrast; to gesture (with hands); ratio; to associate with; to be nearLearn →
  • 别Bié / bié / bièsurname Bie; to leave; to depart; to separate; to distinguish; to classify; other; another; don't ...!; to pin; to stick (sth) in; to make sb change their ways, opinions etcLearn →
  • 别的bié deelse; otherLearn →
  • 别人bié renother people; others; other personLearn →
  • 病bìngillness; disease; to fall ill; defectLearn →
  • 病人bìng rénsick person; patient; invalidLearn →
  • 不大bù dànot very; not too; not oftenLearn →
  • 不对bù duìincorrect; wrong; amiss; abnormal; queerLearn →
  • 不客气bù kè qiyou're welcome; don't mention it; impolite; rude; bluntLearn →
  • 不用bù yòngneed notLearn →
  • 不bù(negative prefix); not; noLearn →
C22 words
  • 菜càidish (type of food); vegetable; cuisine; (coll.) (one's) typeLearn →
  • 茶chátea; tea plantLearn →
  • 差chā / chà / chāidifference; discrepancy; to differ; error; to err; to make a mistake; to differ from; to fall short of; lacking; wrong; inferior; to send; to commission; messenger; missionLearn →
  • 常Cháng / chángsurname Chang; always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constantLearn →
  • 常常cháng chángfrequently; usually; oftenLearn →
  • 唱chàngto sing; to call loudly; to chantLearn →
  • 唱歌chàng gēto sing a songLearn →
  • 车Chē / chē / jūsurname Che; car; vehicle; machine; to shape with a lathe; war chariot (archaic); rook (in Chinese chess); rook (in chess)Learn →
  • 车票chē piàoticket (for a bus or train)Learn →
  • 车上chēshàngCarLearn →
  • 车站chē zhànrail station; bus stopLearn →
  • 吃chīto eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy; to absorb; to suffer; to stammer (Taiwan pr. for this sense is ); variant of 吃Learn →
  • 吃饭chī fànto have a meal; to eat; to make a livingLearn →
  • 出chūto go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc; variant of 出 (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)Learn →
  • 出来chū lái / chu laito come out; to appear; to arise; (after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect)Learn →
  • 出去chū qùto go outLearn →
  • 穿chuānto wear; to put on; to dress; to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to penetrate; to pass through; to threadLearn →
  • 床chuángbed; couch; classifier for beds; variant of 床Learn →
  • 次cìnext in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc); secondary; vice-; sub-; infra-; inferior quality; substandard; order; sequence; hypo- (chemistry); classifier for enumerated events: timeLearn →
  • 从Cóng / cóng / zòngsurname Cong; from; through; via; to follow; to obey; to engage in (an activity); never (in negative sentence); (Taiwan pr. ) retainer; assistant; accomplice; related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor; second cousinLearn →
  • 错Cuò / cuòsurname Cuo; mistake; wrong; bad; interlocking; complex; to grind; to polish; to alternate; to stagger; to miss; to let slip; to evade; to inlay with gold or silverLearn →
  • 重chóng / zhòngto repeat; repetition; again; re-; classifier: layer; heavy; serious; to attach importance toLearn →
D39 words
  • 打dá / dǎdozen (loanword); to beat; to strike; to hit; to break; to type; to mix up; to build; to fight; to fetch; to make; to tie up; to issue; to shoot; to calculate; to play (a game); since; fromLearn →
  • 打车dǎ chēto take a taxi (in town); to hitch a liftLearn →
  • 打电话dǎ diàn huàto make a telephone callLearn →
  • 打开dǎ kāito open; to show (a ticket); to turn on; to switch onLearn →
  • 打球dǎ qiúto play ball; to play with a ballLearn →
  • 大dà / dàibig; huge; large; major; great; wide; deep; older (than); oldest; eldest; greatly; very much; (dialect) father; father's elder or younger brother; see 大夫Learn →
  • 大学Dà xué / dà xuéthe Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四书 in Confucianism; university; collegeLearn →
  • 大学生dà xué shēnguniversity student; college studentLearn →
  • 到dàoto (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive; (verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)Learn →
  • 得到dé dàoto get; to obtain; to receiveLearn →
  • 地de / dì-ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct; earth; ground; field; place; landLearn →
  • 的de / dī / dí / dìof; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); (used to form a nominal expression); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); see 的士; really and truly; aim; clearLearn →
  • 等děngclass; rank; grade; equal to; same as; to wait for; to await; et cetera; and so on; et al. (and other authors); after; as soon as; onceLearn →
  • 地点dì diǎnplace; site; location; venueLearn →
  • 地方dì fāng / dì fangregion; regional (away from the central administration); local; area; place; space; room; territoryLearn →
  • 地上dì shangon the ground; on the floorLearn →
  • 地图dì túmapLearn →
  • 弟弟dì diyounger brotherLearn →
  • 第dì(prefix indicating ordinal number, e.g. first, number two etc); order; (old) rank in the imperial examinations; mansion; (literary) but; justLearn →
  • 点diǎnpoint; dot; drop; speck; o'clock; point (in space or time); to draw a dot; to check on a list; to choose; to order (food in a restaurant); to touch briefly; to hint; to light; to ignite; to pour a liquid drop by drop; (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更; dot stroke in Chinese characters; classifier for itemsLearn →
  • 电diànelectric; electricity; electricalLearn →
  • 电话diàn huàtelephone; phone call; phone numberLearn →
  • 电脑diàn nǎocomputerLearn →
  • 电视diàn shìtelevision; TVLearn →
  • 电视机diàn shì jītelevision setLearn →
  • 电影diàn yǐngmovie; filmLearn →
  • 电影院diàn yǐng yuàncinema; movie theaterLearn →
  • 东Dōng / dōngsurname Dong; east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest); landlordLearn →
  • 东边dōng bianeast; east side; eastern part; to the east ofLearn →
  • 东西dōng xī / dōng xieast and west; thing; stuff; personLearn →
  • 动dòng(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace; to touch; to make use of; to stir (emotions); to alter; abbr. for 动词, verbLearn →
  • 动作dòng zuòmovement; motion; actionLearn →
  • 都Dū / dōu / dūsurname Du; all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at all; capital city; metropolisLearn →
  • 读dòu / dúcomma; phrase marked by pause; to read; to study; reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音Learn →
  • 读书dú shūto read a book; to study; to attend schoolLearn →
  • 对duìright; correct; couple; pair; towards; at; for; to face; opposite; to treat (sb a certain way); to match together; to adjust; to fit; to suit; to answer; to reply; classifier: coupleLearn →
  • 对不起duì bu qǐunworthy; to let down; I'm sorry; excuse me; pardon me; if you please; sorry? (please repeat)Learn →
  • 多duōmany; much; often; a lot of; numerous; more; in excess; how (to what extent); multi-; Taiwan pr. when it means 'how'Learn →
  • 多少duō shǎo / duō shaonumber; amount; somewhat; how much; how many; which (number); as much asLearn →
F12 words
  • 饭fànfood; cuisine; cooked rice; mealLearn →
  • 饭店fàn diànrestaurant; hotelLearn →
  • 房间fáng jiānroomLearn →
  • 房子fáng zihouse; building (single- or two-story); apartment; roomLearn →
  • 放fàngto put; to place; to release; to free; to let go; to let out; to set off (fireworks)Learn →
  • 放假fàng jiàto have a holiday or vacationLearn →
  • 放学fàng xuéto dismiss students at the end of the school dayLearn →
  • 飞fēito flyLearn →
  • 飞机fēi jīairplaneLearn →
  • 非常fēi chángvery; very much; unusual; extraordinaryLearn →
  • 分fēn / fènto divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate; to distinguish (good and bad); part or subdivision; fraction; one tenth (of certain units); unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm; minute; a point (in sports or games); 0.01 yuan (unit of money); part; share; ingredient; componentLearn →
  • 风fēngwind; news; style; custom; mannerLearn →
G20 words
  • 干gān / Gān / gànold variant of 干; dry; clean; in vain; dried food; foster; adoptive; to ignore; variant of 干; to concern; to interfere; shield; stem; surname Gan; tree trunk; main part of sth; to manage; to work; to do; capable; cadre; to kill (slang); to fuck (vulgar)Learn →
  • 干净gān jìngclean; neatLearn →
  • 干什么gàn shén mewhat are you doing?; what's he up to?Learn →
  • 高Gāo / gāosurname Gao; high; tall; above average; loud; your (honorific)Learn →
  • 高兴gāo xìnghappy; glad; willing (to do sth); in a cheerful moodLearn →
  • 告诉gào sù / gào suto press charges; to file a complaint; to tell; to inform; to let knowLearn →
  • 哥哥gē geolder brotherLearn →
  • 歌gēsong; to sing; variant of 歌Learn →
  • 个gèindividual; this; that; size; classifier for people or objects in general; variant of 个Learn →
  • 给gěi / jǐto; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb); (grammatical equivalent of 被); (grammatical equivalent of 把); (sentence intensifier); to supply; to provideLearn →
  • 跟gēnheel; to follow closely; to go with; (of a woman) to marry sb; with; compared with; to; towards; and (joining two nouns)Learn →
  • 工人gōng rénworkerLearn →
  • 工作gōng zuòto work; (of a machine) to operate; job; work; taskLearn →
  • 关Guān / guānsurname Guan; mountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off; to concern; to involveLearn →
  • 关上guān shàngto close (a door); to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)Learn →
  • 贵guìexpensive; noble; precious; (honorific) yourLearn →
  • 国Guó / guósurname Guo; country; nation; state; nationalLearn →
  • 国家guó jiācountry; nation; stateLearn →
  • 国外guó wàiabroad; external (affairs); overseas; foreignLearn →
  • 过Guò / guò / guosurname Guo; to cross; to go over; to pass (time); to celebrate (a holiday); to live; to get along; excessively; too-; (experienced action marker)Learn →
H30 words
  • 还Huán / hái / huánsurname Huan; still; still in progress; still more; yet; even more; in addition; fairly; passably (good); as early as; even; also; else; to pay back; to returnLearn →
  • 还是hái shior; still; nevertheless; had betterLearn →
  • 还有hái yǒufurthermore; in addition; still; alsoLearn →
  • 孩子hái zichildLearn →
  • 汉语Hàn yǔChinese languageLearn →
  • 汉字hàn zìChinese character; Japanese: kanji; Korean: hanja; Vietnamese: hán tựLearn →
  • 好hǎo / hàogood; well; proper; good to; easy to; very; so; (suffix indicating completion or readiness); (of two people) close; on intimate terms; to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone toLearn →
  • 好吃hǎo chī / hào chītasty; delicious; to be fond of eating; to be gluttonousLearn →
  • 好看hǎo kàngood-looking; nice-looking; good (of a movie, book, TV show etc); embarrassed; humiliatedLearn →
  • 好听hǎo tīngpleasant to hearLearn →
  • 好玩儿hǎo wánrinteresting; delightful; amusingLearn →
  • 号háo / hàoroar; cry; ordinal number; day of a month; mark; sign; business establishment; size; ship suffix; horn (wind instrument); bugle call; assumed name; to take a pulse; classifier used to indicate number of peopleLearn →
  • 喝hē / hèto drink; My goodness!; to shout loudlyLearn →
  • 和hé / Hé / hè / hú / huó / huòold variant of 和; and; together with; with; sum; union; peace; harmony; Taiwan pr. when it means 'and' or 'with'; old variant of 和; harmonious; surname He; Japanese (food, clothes etc); 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; to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards; to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water; Taiwan pr.; to mix (ingredients) together; to blend; classifier for rinses of clothes; classifier for boilings of medicinal herbsLearn →
  • 很hěn(adverb of degree); quite; very; awfullyLearn →
  • 后Hòu / hòusurname Hou; empress; queen; back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; laterLearn →
  • 后边hòu bianback; rear; behindLearn →
  • 后天hòu tiānthe day after tomorrow; post-natal; acquired (not innate); a posterioriLearn →
  • 花Huā / huāsurname Hua; flower; blossom; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time); old variant of 花; variant of 花; flower; blossom; also pr.Learn →
  • 话huàdialect; language; spoken words; speech; talk; words; conversation; what sb said; old variant of 话Learn →
  • 坏huàibad; spoiled; broken; to break down; (suffix) to the utmostLearn →
  • 回huíto circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims); time; classifier for acts of a play; section or chapter (of a classic book); to curve; to return; to revolve; variant of 回Learn →
  • 回答huí dáto reply; to answer; the answerLearn →
  • 回到huí dàoto return toLearn →
  • 回家huí jiāto return homeLearn →
  • 回来huí laito return; to come backLearn →
  • 回去huí quto return; to go backLearn →
  • 会huì / kuàican; to be possible; to be able to; will; to be likely to; to be sure to; to assemble; to meet; to gather; to see; union; group; association; a moment (Taiwan pr. for this sense is ); to balance an account; accountancy; accountingLearn →
  • 火车huǒ chētrainLearn →
  • 行háng / xínga row; series; age order (of brothers); profession; professional; relating to company; to walk; to go; to travel; a visit; temporary; makeshift; current; in circulation; to do; to perform; capable; competent; effective; all right; OK!; will do; behavior; conduct; Taiwan pr. for the behavior-conduct senseLearn →
J26 words
  • 机场jī chǎngairport; airfieldLearn →
  • 机票jī piàoair ticket; passenger ticketLearn →
  • 鸡蛋jī dàn(chicken) egg; hen's eggLearn →
  • 几jī / jǐsmall table; almost; how much; how many; several; a fewLearn →
  • 记jìto record; to note; to memorize; to remember; mark; sign; classifier for blows, kicks, shotsLearn →
  • 记得jì deto rememberLearn →
  • 记住jì zhuto remember; to bear in mind; to learn by heartLearn →
  • 家jiā / Jiāsee 家伙; home; family; (polite) my (sister, uncle etc); classifier for families or businesses; refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China; noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian; surname JiaLearn →
  • 家里jiā lǐhomeLearn →
  • 家人jiā rénhousehold; (one's) familyLearn →
  • 间jiān / jiànbetween; among; within a definite time or space; room; section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars; classifier for rooms; gap; to separate; to thin out (seedlings); to sow discontentLearn →
  • 见jiàn / xiànto see; to meet; to appear (to be sth); to interview; to appear; also written 现Learn →
  • 见面jiàn miànto meet; to see each otherLearn →
  • 教Jiào / jiāo / jiàosurname Jiao; to teach; religion; teaching; to make; to cause; to tellLearn →
  • 叫jiàoto shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood); variant of 叫Learn →
  • 教学楼jiào xué lóuteaching block; school buildingLearn →
  • 姐姐jiě jieolder sisterLearn →
  • 介绍jiè shàoto introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation; to present (sb for a job etc); introductionLearn →
  • 今年jīn niánthis yearLearn →
  • 今天jīn tiāntoday; at the present; nowLearn →
  • 进jìnto go forward; to advance; to go in; to enter; to put in; to submit; to take in; to admit; (math.) base of a number system; classifier for sections in a building or residential compoundLearn →
  • 进来jìn láito come inLearn →
  • 进去jìn qùto go inLearn →
  • 九jiǔnine; 9Learn →
  • 就jiùat once; right away; only; just (emphasis); as early as; already; as soon as; then; in that case; as many as; even if; to approach; to move towards; to undertake; to engage in; to suffer; subjected to; to accomplish; to take advantage of; to go with (of foods); with regard to; concerningLearn →
  • 觉得jué deto think; to feelLearn →
K17 words
  • 开kāito open; to start; to turn on; to boil; to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc); to operate (a vehicle); carat (gold); abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文; abbr. for 开本, book formatLearn →
  • 开车kāi chēto drive a carLearn →
  • 开会kāi huìto hold a meeting; to attend a meetingLearn →
  • 开玩笑kāi wán xiàoto play a joke; to make fun of; to jokeLearn →
  • 看kān / kànto look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard; to see; to look at; to read; to watch; to visit; to call on; to consider; to regard as; to look after; to treat (an illness); to depend on; to feel (that); (after verb) to give it a try; Watch out! (for a danger)Learn →
  • 看病kàn bìngto visit a doctor; to see a patientLearn →
  • 看到kàndàoview, receive, ken, observe, lamp, catch, see, take in, watch, chatter away, lay_eyes_on, boast, brag, shoot the breeze, spy, catch sight of, catch sight ofLearn →
  • 看见kàn jiànto see; to catch sight ofLearn →
  • 考kǎoto beat; to hit; variant of 考; to inspect; to test; to take an exam; to check; to verify; to test; to examine; to take an exam; to take an entrance exam for; deceased fatherLearn →
  • 考试kǎo shìto take an exam; examLearn →
  • 渴kěthirstyLearn →
  • 课kèsubject; course; class; lesson; to levy; tax; form of divinationLearn →
  • 课本kè běntextbookLearn →
  • 课文kè wéntextLearn →
  • 口kǒumouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc); classifier for bites or mouthfulsLearn →
  • 块kuàilump (of earth); chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc; (coll.) classifier for money and currency unitsLearn →
  • 快kuàirapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plainspoken; gratified; pleased; pleasantLearn →
L19 words
  • 来láito come; to arrive; to come round; ever since; nextLearn →
  • 来到lái dàoto come; to arriveLearn →
  • 老lǎoprefix 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); experienced; of long standing; always; all the time; of the past; very; outdated; (of meat etc) toughLearn →
  • 老人lǎo rénold man or woman; the elderly; one's aged parents or grandparentsLearn →
  • 老师lǎo shīteacherLearn →
  • 了le / liǎo / liào(modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker); to finish; to achieve; variant of 了; to understand clearly; (of eyes) bright; clear-sighted; to understand clearly; unofficial variant of 瞭Learn →
  • 累lěi / lèi / Léi / léito accumulate; to involve or implicate (Taiwan pr. ); continuous; repeated; tired; weary; to strain; to wear out; to work hard; surname Lei; rope; to bind together; to twist aroundLearn →
  • 冷Lěng / lěngsurname Leng; coldLearn →
  • 里lǐ / Lǐvariant of 里; lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 里; li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood; ancient administrative unit of 25 families; (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 镇 and neighborhood 邻 levels; Li (surname)Learn →
  • 里边lǐ bianinsideLearn →
  • 两liǎngtwo; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (old)Learn →
  • 零língzero; nought; zero sign; fractional; fragmentary; odd (of numbers); (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one); fraction; (in mathematics) remainder (after division); extra; to wither and fall; to witherLearn →
  • 六liùsix; 6Learn →
  • 楼Lóu / lóusurname Lou; house with more than 1 story; storied building; floorLearn →
  • 楼上lóu shàngupstairsLearn →
  • 楼下lóu xiàdownstairsLearn →
  • 路Lù / lùsurname Lu; road; journey; route; line (bus etc); sort; kindLearn →
  • 路口lù kǒucrossing; intersection (of roads)Learn →
  • 路上lù shangon the road; on a journey; road surfaceLearn →
M25 words
  • 妈妈mā mamama; mommy; motherLearn →
  • 马路mǎ lùstreet; roadLearn →
  • 马上mǎ shàngat once; right away; immediately; on horseback (i.e. by military force)Learn →
  • 吗mǎ / masee 吗啡, morphine; (question particle for 'yes-no' questions)Learn →
  • 买mǎito buy; to purchaseLearn →
  • 慢mànslowLearn →
  • 忙mángbusy; hurriedly; to hurry; to rushLearn →
  • 毛Máo / máosurname Mao; hair; feather; down; wool; mildew; mold; coarse or semifinished; young; raw; careless; unthinking; nervous; scared; (of currency) to devalue or depreciate; classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角, = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分)Learn →
  • 没méi / mò(negative prefix for verbs); have not; not; drowned; to end; to die; to inundateLearn →
  • 没关系méi guān xiit doesn't matterLearn →
  • 没什么méi shén mevariant of 没什么; nothing; it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mindLearn →
  • 没事儿méi shìrto have spare time; free from work; it's not important; it's nothing; never mindLearn →
  • 没有méi yǒuhaven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not beLearn →
  • 妹妹mèi meiyounger sister; young womanLearn →
  • 门Mén / ménsurname Men; gate; door; gateway; doorway; opening; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; phylum or division (taxonomy); classifier for large guns; classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology; (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate)Learn →
  • 门口mén kǒudoorway; gateLearn →
  • 门票mén piàoticket (for theater, cinema etc)Learn →
  • 们menplural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individualsLearn →
  • 米饭mǐ fàn(cooked) riceLearn →
  • 面包miàn bāobreadLearn →
  • 面条儿miàn tiáorerhua variant of 面条Learn →
  • 名字míng ziname (of a person or thing)Learn →
  • 明白míng baiclear; obvious; unequivocal; to understand; to realizeLearn →
  • 明年míng niánnext yearLearn →
  • 明天míng tiāntomorrowLearn →
N33 words
  • 拿náold variant of 拿; variant of 拿; to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take; (used in the same way as 把: to mark the following noun as a direct object)Learn →
  • 哪nǎ / na / něihow; which; (particle equivalent to 啊 after noun ending in -n); which? (interrogative, followed by classifier or numeral-classifier)Learn →
  • 哪里nǎ lǐwhere?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment; also written 哪里; where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying complimentLearn →
  • 哪儿nǎrwhere?; wherever; anywhereLearn →
  • 哪些nǎ xiēwhich ones?; who?; what?Learn →
  • 那Nā / Nuó / nǎ / nà / nuósurname Na; surname Nuo; variant of 哪; that; those; then (in that case); commonly pr. before a classifier, esp. in Beijing; (archaic) many; beautiful; how; old variant of 挪Learn →
  • 那边nà bianover there; yonderLearn →
  • 那里nà lithere; that place; also written 那里; there; that placeLearn →
  • 那儿nàrthereLearn →
  • 那些nà xiēthoseLearn →
  • 奶nǎibreast; milk; to breastfeed; variant of 奶; mother; variant of 奶Learn →
  • 奶奶nǎi nai(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house; (coll.) boobies; breastsLearn →
  • 男nánmale; Baron, lowest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位Learn →
  • 男孩儿nán háirerhua variant of 男孩Learn →
  • 男朋友nán péng youboyfriendLearn →
  • 男人nán réna man; a male; menLearn →
  • 男生nán shēngschoolboy; male student; boy; guy (young adult male)Learn →
  • 南Nán / nánsurname Nan; southLearn →
  • 南边nán biansouth; south side; southern part; to the south ofLearn →
  • 难nán / nàndifficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good; disaster; distress; to scoldLearn →
  • 呢ne / níparticle 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?'); (at the end of a declarative sentence) particle indicating continuation of a state or action; particle indicating strong affirmation; woolen materialLearn →
  • 能Néng / néngsurname Neng; can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energyLearn →
  • 你nǐyou (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)Learn →
  • 你们nǐ menyou (plural)Learn →
  • 年Nián / niánsurname Nian; year; grain; harvest (old); variant of 年Learn →
  • 您nínyou (courteous, as opposed to informal 你)Learn →
  • 牛奶niú nǎicow's milkLearn →
  • 女nǚ / rǔfemale; woman; daughter; archaic variant of 汝Learn →
  • 女儿nǔ érdaughterLearn →
  • 女孩儿nǔ háirerhua variant of 女孩Learn →
  • 女朋友nǔ péng yougirlfriendLearn →
  • 女人nǔ rén / nǔ renwoman; wifeLearn →
  • 女生nǔ shēngschoolgirl; female student; girlLearn →
P4 words
  • 旁边páng biānlateral; side; to the side; besideLearn →
  • 跑páo / pǎo(of an animal) to paw (the ground); to run; to run away; to escape; to run around (on errands etc); (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate; (verb complement) away; offLearn →
  • 朋友péng youfriendLearn →
  • 票piàoticket; ballot; banknote; person held for ransom; amateur performance of Chinese opera; classifier for groups, batches, business transactionsLearn →
Q18 words
  • 七qīseven; 7Learn →
  • 起qǐto rise; to raise; to get up; to set out; to start; to appear; to launch; to initiate (action); to draft; to establish; to get (from a depot or counter); verb suffix, to start; starting from (a time, place, price etc); classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance; classifier for groups: batch, groupLearn →
  • 起床qǐ chuángto get out of bed; to get upLearn →
  • 起来qǐ lai / qi laito stand up; to get up; also pr.; (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state; indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站); bringing things together (e.g. after 收拾); (after a perception verb, e.g. 看) expressing preliminary judgment; also pr.Learn →
  • 汽车qì chēcar; automobile; busLearn →
  • 前qiánfront; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerlyLearn →
  • 前边qián bianfront; the front side; in front ofLearn →
  • 前天qián tiānthe day before yesterdayLearn →
  • 钱Qián / qiánsurname Qian; coin; money; unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 两Learn →
  • 钱包qián bāopurse; walletLearn →
  • 请qǐngto ask; to invite; please (do sth); to treat (to a meal etc); to requestLearn →
  • 请假qǐng jiàto request leave of absenceLearn →
  • 请进qǐng jìn'please come in'Learn →
  • 请问qǐng wènExcuse me, may I ask...?Learn →
  • 请坐qǐng zuòSittingLearn →
  • 球qiúball; sphere; globe; ball game; matchLearn →
  • 去qùto go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last; just passed; to send; to remove; to get rid of; to reduce; to be apart from in space or time; to die (euphemism); to play (a part); (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth; (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker); (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)Learn →
  • 去年qù niánlast yearLearn →
R7 words
  • 热rèto warm up; to heat up; hot (of weather); heat; ferventLearn →
  • 人rénman; person; peopleLearn →
  • 认识rèn shito know; to recognize; to be familiar with; to get acquainted with sb; knowledge; understanding; awareness; cognitionLearn →
  • 认真rèn zhēnconscientious; earnest; serious; to take seriously; to take to heartLearn →
  • 日Rì / rìabbr. for 日本, Japan; sun; day; date, day of the monthLearn →
  • 日期rì qīdateLearn →
  • 肉ròumeat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresoluteLearn →
S43 words
  • 三Sān / sānsurname San; three; 3Learn →
  • 山Shān / shānsurname Shan; mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain; bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons; gableLearn →
  • 商场shāng chǎngshopping mall; shopping center; department store; emporium; the business worldLearn →
  • 商店shāng diànstore; shopLearn →
  • 上shǎng / shàngsee 上声; on top; upon; above; upper; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university)Learn →
  • 上班shàng bānto go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the officeLearn →
  • 上边shàng bianthe top; above; overhead; upwards; the top margin; above-mentioned; those higher upLearn →
  • 上车shàng chēto get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)Learn →
  • 上次shàng cìlast timeLearn →
  • 上课shàng kèto go to class; to attend class; to go to teach a classLearn →
  • 上网shàng wǎngto go online; to connect to the Internet; (of a document etc) to be uploaded to the Internet; (tennis, volleyball etc) to move in close to the netLearn →
  • 上午shàng wǔmorningLearn →
  • 上学shàng xuéto go to school; to attend schoolLearn →
  • 少shǎo / shàofew; less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing sth); seldom; youngLearn →
  • 谁shéiwho; also pr.Learn →
  • 身上shēn shangon the body; at hand; amongLearn →
  • 身体shēn tǐthe body; one's health; in personLearn →
  • 什么shén mewhat?; who?; something; anythingLearn →
  • 生病shēng bìngto fall illLearn →
  • 生气shēng qìto get angry; to take offense; angry; vitality; livelinessLearn →
  • 生日shēng rìbirthdayLearn →
  • 十shíten; 10Learn →
  • 时候shí houtime; length of time; moment; periodLearn →
  • 时间shí jiāntime; periodLearn →
  • 事shìmatter; thing; item; work; affairLearn →
  • 试shìto test; to try; experiment; examination; testLearn →
  • 是shìis; are; am; yes; to be; variant of 是; (used in given names)Learn →
  • 是不是shì bù shìis or isn't; yes or no; whether or notLearn →
  • 手shǒuhand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work; personal(ly); convenient; classifier for skillLearn →
  • 手机shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phoneLearn →
  • 书Shū / shūabbr. for 书经; book; letter; document; to writeLearn →
  • 书包shū bāoschoolbag; satchelLearn →
  • 书店shū diànbookstoreLearn →
  • 树shùtree; to cultivate; to set upLearn →
  • 水Shuǐ / shuǐsurname Shui; water; river; liquid; beverage; additional charges or income; (of clothes) classifier for number of washesLearn →
  • 水果shuǐ guǒfruitLearn →
  • 睡shuìto sleep; to lie downLearn →
  • 睡觉shuì jiàoto go to bed; to sleepLearn →
  • 说shuì / shuōto persuade; to speak; to say; to explain; to scold; to tell off; a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)Learn →
  • 说话shuō huàto speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; wordLearn →
  • 四sìfour; 4Learn →
  • 送sòngto deliver; to carry; to give (as a present); to present (with); to see off; to sendLearn →
  • 岁suìvariant of 岁, year; years old; classifier for years (of age); year; year (of crop harvests)Learn →
T12 words
W17 words
X38 words
Y31 words
  • 听yǐn / tīng / tìngsmile (archaic); to listen; to hear; to obey; a can (loanword from English 'tin'); classifier for canned beverages; (literary pronunciation, still advocated in Taiwan) to rule; to sentence; to allowLearn →
  • 要yāo / yàoto demand; to request; to coerce; important; vital; to want; to ask for; will; going to (as future auxiliary); may; must; (used in a comparison) must be; probably; ifLearn →
  • 爷爷yé ye(coll.) father's father; paternal grandfatherLearn →
  • 也Yě / yěsurname Ye; also; too; (in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmationLearn →
  • 页yèpage; leafLearn →
  • 一yīone; 1; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; 'one' radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digitLearn →
  • 衣服yī fuclothesLearn →
  • 医生yī shēngdoctorLearn →
  • 医院yī yuànhospitalLearn →
  • 一半yī bànhalfLearn →
  • 一会儿yī huìra moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr.Learn →
  • 一块儿yī kuàirerhua variant of 一块Learn →
  • 一下儿yī xiàrerhua variant of 一下Learn →
  • 一样yī yàngsame; like; equal to; the same as; just likeLearn →
  • 一边yī biānone side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing whileLearn →
  • 一点儿yī diǎnrerhua variant of 一点Learn →
  • 一起yī qǐin the same place; together; with; altogether (in total)Learn →
  • 一些yī xiēsome; a few; a littleLearn →
  • 用yòngto use; to employ; to have to; to eat or drink; expense or outlay; usefulness; hence; thereforeLearn →
  • 有yǒuto have; there is; there are; to exist; to beLearn →
  • 有的yǒu de(there are) some (who are...); some (exist)Learn →
  • 有名yǒu míngfamous; well-knownLearn →
  • 有时候yǒu shí housometimesLearn →
  • 有些yǒu xiēsome; somewhatLearn →
  • 有用yǒu yòngusefulLearn →
  • 右yòuright (-hand); the Right (politics); west (old)Learn →
  • 右边yòu bianright side; right, to the rightLearn →
  • 雨yǔ / yùrain; to rain; (of rain, snow etc) to fall; to precipitate; to wetLearn →
  • 元Yuán / yuánsurname Yuan; the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368); currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); first; original; primary; fundamental; constituent; part; era (of a reign); (math.) argument; variable; (Tw) (geology) eonLearn →
  • 远yuǎn / yuànfar; distant; remote; (intensifier in a comparison) by far; much (lower etc); to distance oneself from (classical)Learn →
  • 月yuèmoon; month; monthlyLearn →
Z47 words
  • 再zàiagain; once more; re-; second; another; then (after sth, and not until then)Learn →
  • 再见zài jiàngoodbye; see you again laterLearn →
  • 在zài(located) at; (to be) in; to exist; in the middle of doing sth; (indicating an action in progress)Learn →
  • 在家zàijiāAt homeLearn →
  • 早zǎoearly; morning; Good morning!; long ago; prematurelyLearn →
  • 早饭zǎo fànbreakfastLearn →
  • 早上zǎo shangearly morningLearn →
  • 怎么zěn mehow?; what?; why?; variant of 怎么Learn →
  • 站zhànstation; to stand; to halt; to stop; branch of a company or organization; websiteLearn →
  • 找zhǎoto try to find; to look for; to call on sb; to find; to seek; to return; to give changeLearn →
  • 找到zhǎo dàoto findLearn →
  • 这zhèthis; these; (commonly pr. before a classifier, esp. in Beijing)Learn →
  • 这边zhè biānthis side; hereLearn →
  • 这里zhè lǐvariant of 这里; hereLearn →
  • 这儿zhèrhereLearn →
  • 这些zhè xiētheseLearn →
  • 着zhāo / zháo / zhe / zhuó(chess) move; trick; all right!; (dialect) to add; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to burn; (coll.) to fall asleep; (after a verb) hitting the mark; succeeding in; aspect particle indicating action in progress; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to applyLearn →
  • 真zhēnreally; truly; indeed; real; true; genuineLearn →
  • 真的zhēndereally, truly, indeedLearn →
  • 正zhēng / zhèngfirst month of the lunar year; straight; upright; proper; main; principal; to correct; to rectify; exactly; just (at that time); right (in that place); (math.) positiveLearn →
  • 正在zhèng zàijust at (that time); right in (that place); right in the middle of (doing sth)Learn →
  • 知道zhī dàoto know; to become aware of; also pr.Learn →
  • 知识zhī shiknowledge; intellectualLearn →
  • 中Zhōng / zhōng / zhòngChina; Chinese; surname Zhong; within; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during; (dialect) OK; all right; to hit (the mark); to be hit by; to suffer; to win (a prize, a lottery)Learn →
  • 中国Zhōng guóChinaLearn →
  • 中间zhōng jiānbetween; intermediate; mid; middleLearn →
  • 中文Zhōng wénChinese languageLearn →
  • 中午zhōng wǔnoon; middayLearn →
  • 中学zhōng xuémiddle schoolLearn →
  • 中学生zhōng xué shēngmiddle-school student; high school studentLearn →
  • 重要zhòng yàoimportant; significant; majorLearn →
  • 住zhùto live; to dwell; to stay; to reside; to stop; (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)Learn →
  • 准备zhǔn bèipreparation; to prepare; to intend; to be about to; reserve (fund)Learn →
  • 桌子zhuō zitable; deskLearn →
  • 字zìletter; symbol; character; word; courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic ChinaLearn →
  • 子zǐ / zison; child; seed; egg; small thing; 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat; Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位; ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north); (noun suffix)Learn →
  • 走zǒuto walk; to go; to run; to move (of vehicle); to visit; to leave; to go away; to die (euph.); from; through; away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走); to change (shape, form, meaning)Learn →
  • 走路zǒu lùto walk; to go on footLearn →
  • 最zuìvariant of 最; old variant of 最; most; the most; -est (superlative suffix)Learn →
  • 最好zuì hǎobest; (you) had better (do what we suggest)Learn →
  • 最后zuì hòufinal; last; finally; ultimateLearn →
  • 昨天zuó tiānyesterdayLearn →
  • 左Zuǒ / zuǒsurname Zuo; left; the Left (politics); east; unorthodox; queer; wrong; differing; opposite; variant of 佐Learn →
  • 左边zuǒ bianleft; the left side; to the left ofLearn →
  • 坐Zuò / zuòsurname Zuo; to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc); to bear fruit; variant of 座Learn →
  • 坐下zuò xiato sit downLearn →
  • 做zuòto do; to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to act as; to engage in; to hold (a party); to be; to become; to function (in some capacity); to serve as; to be used for; to form (a bond or relationship); to pretend; to feign; to act a part; to put on appearanceLearn →