HSK 1

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Set 1 · words 1–20

Set 1: 20 words 爱 愛 爱好 愛好 八 爸爸
  1. 爱 愛 ài ㄞˋ oi3 to love; to be fond of; to like; affection
  2. 爱好 愛好 ài hào ㄞˋ ㄏㄠˋ oi3 hou3 to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby
  3. 八 bā ㄅㄚ baat3 eight
  4. 爸爸 bà ba ㄅㄚˋ ˙ㄅㄚ baa1 baa1 (coll.) father; dad
  5. 吧 ba ˙ㄅㄚ baa6 (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right?
  6. 白 bái ㄅㄞˊ baak6 white; snowy
  7. 白天 bái tiān ㄅㄞˊ ㄊㄧㄢ baak6 tin1 daytime; during the day
  8. 百 bǎi ㄅㄞˇ baak3 hundred; numerous
  9. 班 bān ㄅㄢ baan1 team; class; grade; (military) squad
  10. 半 bàn ㄅㄢˋ bun3 half; semi-
  11. 半年 bàn nián ㄅㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ bun3 nin4 half a year
  12. 半天 bàn tiān ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄢ bun3 tin1 half of the day; a long time
  13. 帮 幫 bāng ㄅㄤ bong1 to help; to assist
  14. 帮忙 幫忙 bāng máng ㄅㄤ ㄇㄤˊ bong1 mong4 to help; to lend a hand
  15. 包 bāo ㄅㄠ baau1 to cover; to wrap
  16. 包子 bāo zi ㄅㄠ ˙ㄗ baau1 zi2 baozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun)
  17. 杯 bēi ㄅㄟ bui1 cup; trophy cup
  18. 杯子 bēi zi ㄅㄟ ˙ㄗ bui1 zi2 cup; glass
  19. 北 běi ㄅㄟˇ bak1 north; (classical) to be defeated
  20. 北边 北邊 běi biān ㄅㄟˇ ㄅㄧㄢ bak1 bin1 north; north side

Set 2 · words 21–40

Set 2: 20 words 北京 本 本子 比
  1. 北京 Běi jīng ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥ bak1 ging1 Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (short name 京)
  2. 本 běn ㄅㄣˇ bun2 classifier for books; this (one's own); origin
  3. 本子 běn zi ㄅㄣˇ ˙ㄗ bun2 zi2 book; notebook
  4. 比 bǐ ㄅㄧˇ bei2 to compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}
  5. 别 別 bié ㄅㄧㄝˊ bit6 to leave; to part (from); (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish
  6. 别的 別的 bié de ㄅㄧㄝˊ ˙ㄉㄜ bit6 dik1 else; other
  7. 别人 別人 bié ren ㄅㄧㄝˊ ˙ㄖㄣ bit6 jan4 other people; others; other person
  8. 病 bìng ㄅㄧㄥˋ beng6 illness; disease
  9. 病人 bìng rén ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ beng6 jan4 sick person; patient
  10. 不大 bù dà ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄚˋ bat1 daai6 not very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently
  11. 不对 不對 bù duì ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ bat1 deoi3 incorrect; wrong
  12. 不客气 不客氣 bù kè qi ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˋ ˙ㄑㄧ bat1 haak3 hei3 you're welcome; don't mention it
  13. 不用 bù yòng ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄥˋ bat1 jung6 need not
  14. 不 bù ㄅㄨˋ bat1 no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
  15. 菜 cài ㄘㄞˋ coi3 vegetable; greens; dish (of food)
  16. 茶 chá ㄔㄚˊ caa4 tea; tea plant
  17. 差 chà ㄔㄚˋ caa1 different; wrong; mistaken
  18. 常 cháng ㄔㄤˊ soeng4 always; ever
  19. 常常 cháng cháng ㄔㄤˊ ㄔㄤˊ soeng4 soeng4 frequently; often
  20. 唱 chàng ㄔㄤˋ coeng3 to sing; to call loudly

Set 3 · words 41–60

Set 3: 20 words 唱歌 车 車 车票 車票 车站 車站
  1. 唱歌 chàng gē ㄔㄤˋ ㄍㄜ coeng3 go1 to sing a song
  2. 车 車 chē ㄔㄜ ce1 car; vehicle
  3. 车票 車票 chē piào ㄔㄜ ㄆㄧㄠˋ ce1 piu3 ticket (for a bus or train)
  4. 车站 車站 chē zhàn ㄔㄜ ㄓㄢˋ ce1 zaam6 rail station; bus stop
  5. 吃 chī ㄔ hek3 to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
  6. 吃饭 吃飯 chī fàn ㄔ ㄈㄢˋ hek3 faan6 to have a meal; to eat
  7. 出 chū ㄔㄨ ceot1 to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur
  8. 出来 出來 chū lái ㄔㄨ ㄌㄞˊ ceot1 loi4 to come out; to appear
  9. 出去 chū qù ㄔㄨ ㄑㄩˋ ceot1 heoi3 to go out
  10. 穿 chuān ㄔㄨㄢ cyun1 to wear; to put on
  11. 床 chuáng ㄔㄨㄤˊ cong4 bed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on); bed; bottom (of rivers, oceans, gardens etc)
  12. 次 cì ㄘˋ ci3 next in sequence; second
  13. 从 從 cóng ㄘㄨㄥˊ cung4 from; through; via; (bound form) to follow
  14. 错 錯 cuò ㄘㄨㄛˋ co3 mistake; wrong
  15. 打 dǎ ㄉㄚˇ daa1 a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打伞 "to hold an umbrella", 打电话 "to make a phone call", 打针 "to get an injection", 打手套 "to knit gloves", 打气 "to inflate"); to hit; to strike
  16. 打车 打車 dǎ chē ㄉㄚˇ ㄔㄜ daa2 ce1 to take a taxi (in town); to hitch a lift
  17. 打电话 打電話 dǎ diàn huà ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ daa2 din6 waa2 to make a telephone call
  18. 打开 打開 dǎ kāi ㄉㄚˇ ㄎㄞ daa2 hoi1 to open; to show (a ticket)
  19. 打球 dǎ qiú ㄉㄚˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ daa2 kau4 to play ball; to play with a ball
  20. 大 dà ㄉㄚˋ daai6 big; large; great; older (than another person)

Set 4 · words 61–80

Set 4: 20 words 大学 大學 大学生 大學生 到 得到
  1. 大学 大學 dà xué ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ daai6 hok6 university; college
  2. 大学生 大學生 dà xué shēng ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄥ daai6 hok6 saang1 university student; college student
  3. 到 dào ㄉㄠˋ dou3 to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to
  4. 得到 dé dào ㄉㄜˊ ㄉㄠˋ dak1 dou3 to get; to obtain; to receive
  5. 地 de ˙ㄉㄜ dei6 -ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
  6. 的 de ˙ㄉㄜ dik1 of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  7. 等 děng ㄉㄥˇ dang2 to wait for; to await; by the time; when; till
  8. 地 dì ㄉㄧˋ dei6 earth; ground
  9. 地点 地點 dì diǎn ㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ dei6 dim2 place; site
  10. 地方 dì fang ㄉㄧˋ ˙ㄈㄤ dei6 fong1 place; location; area; space; territory; aspect; part
  11. 地上 dì shang ㄉㄧˋ ˙ㄕㄤ dei6 soeng6 on the ground; on the floor
  12. 地图 地圖 dì tú ㄉㄧˋ ㄊㄨˊ dei6 tou4 map
  13. 弟弟 dì di ㄉㄧˋ ˙ㄉㄧ dai6 dai6 younger brother
  14. 第 dì ㄉㄧˋ dai6 (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 "sixth"); (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed
  15. 点 點 diǎn ㄉㄧㄢˇ dim2 to touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list)
  16. 电 電 diàn ㄉㄧㄢˋ din6 lightning; electricity
  17. 电话 電話 diàn huà ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ din6 waa2 telephone; phone call
  18. 电脑 電腦 diàn nǎo ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄋㄠˇ din6 nou5 computer
  19. 电视 電視 diàn shì ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄕˋ din6 si6 television; TV
  20. 电视机 電視機 diàn shì jī ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧ din6 si6 gei1 television set

Set 5 · words 81–100

Set 5: 20 words 电影 電影 电影院 電影院 东 東 东边 東邊
  1. 电影 電影 diàn yǐng ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄥˇ din6 jing2 movie; film
  2. 电影院 電影院 diàn yǐng yuàn ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄥˇ ㄩㄢˋ din6 jing2 jyun2 cinema; movie theater
  3. 东 東 dōng ㄉㄨㄥ dung1 east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)
  4. 东边 東邊 dōng bian ㄉㄨㄥ ˙ㄅㄧㄢ dung1 bin1 east; east side
  5. 东西 東西 dōng xi ㄉㄨㄥ ˙ㄒㄧ dung1 sai1 thing; stuff
  6. 动 動 dòng ㄉㄨㄥˋ dung6 (of sth) to move; to set in movement
  7. 动作 動作 dòng zuò ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ dung6 zok3 movement; motion; action; to act; to move
  8. 都 dōu ㄉㄡ dou1 all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even
  9. 读 讀 dú ㄉㄨˊ duk6 to read out; to read aloud; to read
  10. 读书 讀書 dú shū ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄨ duk6 syu1 to read a book; to study
  11. 对 對 duì ㄉㄨㄟˋ deoi3 right; correct; towards; at; for
  12. 对不起 對不起 duì bu qǐ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄑㄧˇ deoi3 bat1 hei2 I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint
  13. 多 duō ㄉㄨㄛ do1 many; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess
  14. 多少 duō shao ㄉㄨㄛ ˙ㄕㄠ do1 siu2 how much?; how many?; (phone number, student ID etc) what number?
  15. 饿 餓 è ㄜˋ ngo6 hungry; to starve (sb)
  16. 儿子 兒子 ér zi ㄦˊ ˙ㄗ ji4 zi2 son
  17. 二 èr ㄦˋ ji6 two; 2
  18. 饭 飯 fàn ㄈㄢˋ faan6 cooked rice; meal
  19. 饭店 飯店 fàn diàn ㄈㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄢˋ faan6 dim3 restaurant; hotel
  20. 房间 房間 fáng jiān ㄈㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄢ fong4 gaan1 room

Set 6 · words 101–120

Set 6: 20 words 房子 放 放假 放学 放學
  1. 房子 fáng zi ㄈㄤˊ ˙ㄗ fong4 zi2 house; building (single- or two-story)
  2. 放 fàng ㄈㄤˋ fong3 to put; to place
  3. 放假 fàng jià ㄈㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ fong3 gaa3 to have a holiday or vacation
  4. 放学 放學 fàng xué ㄈㄤˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ fong3 hok6 to dismiss students at the end of the school day
  5. 飞 飛 fēi ㄈㄟ fei1 to fly
  6. 飞机 飛機 fēi jī ㄈㄟ ㄐㄧ fei1 gei1 airplane
  7. 非常 fēi cháng ㄈㄟ ㄔㄤˊ fei1 soeng4 very; really; unusual; extraordinary
  8. 分 fēn ㄈㄣ fan1 to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate
  9. 风 風 fēng ㄈㄥ fung1 wind; news
  10. 干 幹 gàn ㄍㄢˋ gon3 tree trunk; main part of sth
  11. 干净 乾淨 gān jìng ㄍㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˋ gon1 zeng6 clean; neat
  12. 干 乾 gān ㄍㄢ gon1 dry; dried food
  13. 干什么 幹什麼 gàn shén me ㄍㄢˋ ㄕㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄜ gon3 sap6 mo1 what are you doing?; what's he up to?
  14. 高 gāo ㄍㄠ gou1 high; tall
  15. 高兴 高興 gāo xìng ㄍㄠ ㄒㄧㄥˋ gou1 hing3 happy; glad
  16. 告诉 告訴 gào su ㄍㄠˋ ˙ㄙㄨ gou3 sou3 to tell; to inform; to let know
  17. 哥哥 gē ge ㄍㄜ ˙ㄍㄜ go1 go1 older brother
  18. 歌 gē ㄍㄜ go1 song; (bound form) to sing
  19. 个 個 gè ㄍㄜˋ go3 (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual
  20. 给 給 gěi ㄍㄟˇ kap1 to; for

Set 7 · words 121–140

Set 7: 20 words 跟 工人 工作 关 關
  1. 跟 gēn ㄍㄣ gan1 heel; to follow closely
  2. 工人 gōng rén ㄍㄨㄥ ㄖㄣˊ gung1 jan4 worker
  3. 工作 gōng zuò ㄍㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋ gung1 zok3 to work; (of a machine) to operate
  4. 关 關 guān ㄍㄨㄢ gwaan1 mountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off
  5. 关上 關上 guān shàng ㄍㄨㄢ ㄕㄤˋ gwaan1 soeng5 to close (a door); to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)
  6. 贵 貴 guì ㄍㄨㄟˋ gwai3 expensive; (bound form) highly valued; precious
  7. 国 國 guó ㄍㄨㄛˊ gwok3 country; nation; state; (bound form) national
  8. 国家 國家 guó jiā ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄚ gwok3 gaa1 country; nation; state
  9. 国外 國外 guó wài ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄨㄞˋ gwok3 ngoi6 abroad; external (affairs)
  10. 过 過 guò ㄍㄨㄛˋ gwo3 to cross; to go over
  11. 还 還 hái ㄏㄞˊ waan4 still; still in progress
  12. 还是 還是 hái shi ㄏㄞˊ ˙ㄕ waan4 si6 still (as before); had better
  13. 还有 還有 hái yǒu ㄏㄞˊ ㄧㄡˇ waan4 jau5 there still remain(s); there is (or are) still; in addition
  14. 孩子 hái zi ㄏㄞˊ ˙ㄗ haai4 zi2 child
  15. 汉语 漢語 Hàn yǔ ㄏㄢˋ ㄩˇ hon3 jyu5 Chinese language
  16. 汉字 漢字 hàn zì ㄏㄢˋ ㄗˋ hon3 zi6 Chinese character(s)
  17. 好 hǎo ㄏㄠˇ hou2 good; appropriate; proper
  18. 好吃 hǎo chī ㄏㄠˇ ㄔ hou2 hek3 tasty; delicious
  19. 好看 hǎo kàn ㄏㄠˇ ㄎㄢˋ hou2 hon3 good-looking; nice-looking; (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good
  20. 好听 好聽 hǎo tīng ㄏㄠˇ ㄊㄧㄥ hou2 teng1 pleasant to hear

Set 8 · words 141–160

Set 8: 20 words 好玩儿 好玩兒 号 號 喝 和
  1. 好玩儿 好玩兒 hǎo wán r ㄏㄠˇ ㄨㄢˊ ㄦ hou2 wun6 ji4 fun; amusing
  2. 号 號 hào ㄏㄠˋ hou6 number; day of the month; size
  3. 喝 hē ㄏㄜ hot3 to drink; variant of 嗬
  4. 和 hé ㄏㄜˊ wo4 (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4]); (math.) sum
  5. 很 hěn ㄏㄣˇ han2 very; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)
  6. 后 後 hòu ㄏㄡˋ hau6 back; behind
  7. 后边 後邊 hòu bian ㄏㄡˋ ˙ㄅㄧㄢ hau6 bin1 the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back
  8. 后天 後天 hòu tiān ㄏㄡˋ ㄊㄧㄢ hau6 tin1 the day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 先天)
  9. 花 huā ㄏㄨㄚ faa1 flower; blossom
  10. 话 話 huà ㄏㄨㄚˋ waa6 dialect; language
  11. 坏 壞 huài ㄏㄨㄞˋ waai6 bad; spoiled
  12. 还 還 huán ㄏㄨㄢˊ waan4 to pay back; to return
  13. 回 huí ㄏㄨㄟˊ wui4 to go back; to return; to turn back; to turn around; to reply; to answer
  14. 回答 huí dá ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄚˊ wui4 daap3 to reply; to answer; reply; answer
  15. 回到 huí dào ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄠˋ wui4 dou3 to return to
  16. 回家 huí jiā ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄚ wui4 gaa1 to return home
  17. 回来 回來 huí lai ㄏㄨㄟˊ ˙ㄌㄞ wui4 loi4 to return; to come back
  18. 回去 huí qu ㄏㄨㄟˊ ˙ㄑㄩ wui4 heoi3 to return; to go back
  19. 会 會 huì ㄏㄨㄟˋ wui2 can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to
  20. 火车 火車 huǒ chē ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄜ fo2 ce1 train

Set 9 · words 161–180

Set 9: 20 words 机场 機場 机票 機票 鸡蛋 雞蛋 几 幾
  1. 机场 機場 jī chǎng ㄐㄧ ㄔㄤˇ gei1 coeng4 airport; airfield; (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circumventing Internet censorship
  2. 机票 機票 jī piào ㄐㄧ ㄆㄧㄠˋ gei1 piu3 plane ticket; airline ticket
  3. 鸡蛋 雞蛋 jī dàn ㄐㄧ ㄉㄢˋ gai1 daan2 (chicken) egg; hen's egg
  4. 几 幾 jǐ ㄐㄧˇ gei2 how many; how much; several; a few
  5. 记 記 jì ㄐㄧˋ gei3 to record; to note
  6. 记得 記得 jì de ㄐㄧˋ ˙ㄉㄜ gei3 dak1 to remember
  7. 记住 記住 jì zhu ㄐㄧˋ ˙ㄓㄨ gei3 zyu6 to remember; to bear in mind
  8. 家 jiā ㄐㄧㄚ gaa1 home; family
  9. 家里 家裡 jiā lǐ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˇ gaa1 leoi5 home
  10. 家人 jiā rén ㄐㄧㄚ ㄖㄣˊ gaa1 jan4 family member; (old) servant
  11. 间 間 jiān ㄐㄧㄢ gaan1 between; among
  12. 见 見 jiàn ㄐㄧㄢˋ gin3 to see; to meet
  13. 见面 見面 jiàn miàn ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ gin3 min6 to meet; to see each other
  14. 教 jiào ㄐㄧㄠˋ gaau3 (bound form) to teach; to instruct; a religion
  15. 叫 jiào ㄐㄧㄠˋ giu3 to shout; to call
  16. 教学楼 教學樓 jiào xué lóu ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄌㄡˊ gaau3 hok6 lau4 school building; academic building
  17. 姐姐 jiě jie ㄐㄧㄝˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄝ ze2 ze2 older sister
  18. 介绍 介紹 jiè shào ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄕㄠˋ gaai3 siu6 to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation
  19. 今年 jīn nián ㄐㄧㄣ ㄋㄧㄢˊ gam1 nin4 this year
  20. 今天 jīn tiān ㄐㄧㄣ ㄊㄧㄢ gam1 tin1 today; the present time; now

Set 10 · words 181–200

Set 10: 20 words 进 進 进来 進來 进去 進去 九
  1. 进 進 jìn ㄐㄧㄣˋ zeon3 to go forward; to advance
  2. 进来 進來 jìn lái ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄞˊ zeon3 loi4 to come in
  3. 进去 進去 jìn qù ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄩˋ zeon3 heoi3 to go in
  4. 九 jiǔ ㄐㄧㄡˇ gau2 nine; 9
  5. 就 jiù ㄐㄧㄡˋ zau6 (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
  6. 觉得 覺得 jué de ㄐㄩㄝˊ ˙ㄉㄜ gok3 dak1 to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)
  7. 开 開 kāi ㄎㄞ hoi1 to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start
  8. 开车 開車 kāi chē ㄎㄞ ㄔㄜ hoi1 ce1 to drive a car (or train etc); (slang) to post sexual content online; to make a sexual joke
  9. 开会 開會 kāi huì ㄎㄞ ㄏㄨㄟˋ hoi1 wui2 to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting
  10. 开玩笑 開玩笑 kāi wán xiào ㄎㄞ ㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ hoi1 waan4 siu3 to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke
  11. 看 kàn ㄎㄢˋ hon3 to see; to look at; to read
  12. 看病 kàn bìng ㄎㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥˋ hon3 beng6 to visit a doctor; to see a patient
  13. 看到 kàn dào ㄎㄢˋ ㄉㄠˋ hon3 dou3 to see
  14. 看见 看見 kàn jiàn ㄎㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ hon3 gin3 to see; to catch sight of
  15. 考 kǎo ㄎㄠˇ haau2 to take an exam; to test
  16. 考试 考試 kǎo shì ㄎㄠˇ ㄕˋ haau2 si5 to take an exam; exam
  17. 渴 kě ㄎㄜˇ hot3 thirsty
  18. 课 課 kè ㄎㄜˋ fo3 subject; course
  19. 课本 課本 kè běn ㄎㄜˋ ㄅㄣˇ fo3 bun2 textbook
  20. 课文 課文 kè wén ㄎㄜˋ ㄨㄣˊ fo3 man4 text

Set 11 · words 201–220

Set 11: 20 words 口 块 塊 快 来 來
  1. 口 kǒu ㄎㄡˇ hau2 mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
  2. 块 塊 kuài ㄎㄨㄞˋ faai3 lump; chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc
  3. 快 kuài ㄎㄨㄞˋ faai3 rapid; quick
  4. 来 來 lái ㄌㄞˊ loi4 to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
  5. 来到 來到 lái dào ㄌㄞˊ ㄉㄠˋ loi4 dou3 to arrive; to come
  6. 老 lǎo ㄌㄠˇ lou5 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)
  7. 老人 lǎo rén ㄌㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ lou5 jan4 old man or woman; the elderly
  8. 老师 老師 lǎo shī ㄌㄠˇ ㄕ lou5 si1 teacher
  9. 了 le ˙ㄌㄜ liu5 (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  10. 累 lèi ㄌㄟˋ leoi6 tired; weary
  11. 冷 lěng ㄌㄥˇ laang5 cold
  12. 里 裡 lǐ ㄌㄧˇ leoi5 lining; interior
  13. 里边 裡邊 lǐ bian ㄌㄧˇ ˙ㄅㄧㄢ leoi5 bin1 inside
  14. 两 兩 liǎng ㄌㄧㄤˇ loeng5 two; both
  15. 零 líng ㄌㄧㄥˊ ling4 zero; nought
  16. 六 liù ㄌㄧㄡˋ luk6 six; 6
  17. 楼 樓 lóu ㄌㄡˊ lau4 house with more than 1 story; storied building
  18. 楼上 樓上 lóu shàng ㄌㄡˊ ㄕㄤˋ lau4 soeng6 upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread
  19. 楼下 樓下 lóu xià ㄌㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ lau4 haa6 downstairs
  20. 路 lù ㄌㄨˋ lou6 road; journey

Set 12 · words 221–240

Set 12: 20 words 路口 路上 妈妈 媽媽 马路 馬路
  1. 路口 lù kǒu ㄌㄨˋ ㄎㄡˇ lou6 hau2 crossing; intersection (of roads)
  2. 路上 lù shang ㄌㄨˋ ˙ㄕㄤ lou6 soeng6 on the road; on the way; en route
  3. 妈妈 媽媽 mā ma ㄇㄚ ˙ㄇㄚ maa1 maa1 mama; mommy
  4. 马路 馬路 mǎ lù ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄨˋ maa5 lou6 street; road
  5. 马上 馬上 mǎ shàng ㄇㄚˇ ㄕㄤˋ maa5 soeng6 at once; right away
  6. 吗 嗎 ma ˙ㄇㄚ maa3 (question particle for "yes-no" questions)
  7. 买 買 mǎi ㄇㄞˇ maai5 to buy; to purchase
  8. 慢 màn ㄇㄢˋ maan6 slow
  9. 忙 máng ㄇㄤˊ mong4 busy; hurriedly
  10. 毛 máo ㄇㄠˊ mou4 hair; feather
  11. 没 沒 méi ㄇㄟˊ mut6 (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
  12. 没关系 沒關係 méi guān xi ㄇㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ˙ㄒㄧ mut6 gwaan1 hai6 it doesn't matter
  13. 没什么 沒什麼 méi shén me ㄇㄟˊ ㄕㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄜ mut6 sap6 mo1 it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind; think nothing of it; it's my pleasure; you're welcome
  14. 没事儿 沒事兒 méi shì r ㄇㄟˊ ㄕˋ ㄦ mut6 si6 ji4 to have spare time; free from work
  15. 没有 沒有 méi yǒu ㄇㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ mut6 jau5 haven't; hasn't
  16. 妹妹 mèi mei ㄇㄟˋ ˙ㄇㄟ mui6 mui6 younger sister; young woman
  17. 门 門 mén ㄇㄣˊ mun4 gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening; valve; switch; other door-like or gate-like structure
  18. 门口 門口 mén kǒu ㄇㄣˊ ㄎㄡˇ mun4 hau2 doorway; gate
  19. 门票 門票 mén piào ㄇㄣˊ ㄆㄧㄠˋ mun4 piu3 ticket (for theater, cinema etc)
  20. 们 們 men ˙ㄇㄣ mun4 plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals

Set 13 · words 241–260

Set 13: 20 words 米饭 米飯 面包 麵包 面条儿 麵條兒 名字
  1. 米饭 米飯 mǐ fàn ㄇㄧˇ ㄈㄢˋ mai5 faan6 (cooked) rice
  2. 面包 麵包 miàn bāo ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄠ min6 baau1 bread
  3. 面条儿 麵條兒 miàn tiáo r ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄦ min6 tiu4 ji4 noodles
  4. 名字 míng zi ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄗ ming4 zi6 name (of a person or thing)
  5. 明白 míng bai ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄅㄞ ming4 baak6 clear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable
  6. 明年 míng nián ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ming4 nin4 next year
  7. 明天 míng tiān ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ming4 tin1 tomorrow
  8. 拿 ná ㄋㄚˊ naa4 to hold; to seize
  9. 哪 nǎ ㄋㄚˇ naa5 how; which
  10. 哪里 哪裡 nǎ lǐ ㄋㄚˇ ㄌㄧˇ naa5 leoi5 where?; somewhere
  11. 哪儿 哪兒 nǎ r ㄋㄚˇ ㄦ naa5 ji4 where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere
  12. 哪些 nǎ xiē ㄋㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄝ naa5 se1 which ones?; who?
  13. 那 nà ㄋㄚˋ naa5 (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nei4]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations)
  14. 那边 那邊 nà bian ㄋㄚˋ ˙ㄅㄧㄢ naa5 bin1 over there; yonder
  15. 那里 那裡 nà li ㄋㄚˋ ˙ㄌㄧ naa5 leoi5 there; that place
  16. 那儿 那兒 nà r ㄋㄚˋ ㄦ naa5 ji4 there
  17. 那些 nà xiē ㄋㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄝ naa5 se1 those
  18. 奶 nǎi ㄋㄞˇ naai5 breast; milk
  19. 奶奶 nǎi nai ㄋㄞˇ ˙ㄋㄞ naai4 naai2 (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house
  20. 男 nán ㄋㄢˊ naam4 male; man

Set 14 · words 261–280

Set 14: 20 words 男孩儿 男孩兒 男朋友 男人 男生
  1. 男孩儿 男孩兒 nán hái r ㄋㄢˊ ㄏㄞˊ ㄦ naam4 haai4 ji4 erhua form of 男孩
  2. 男朋友 nán péng you ㄋㄢˊ ㄆㄥˊ ˙ㄧㄡ naam4 pang4 jau5 boyfriend
  3. 男人 nán rén ㄋㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ naam4 jan4 a man; a male
  4. 男生 nán shēng ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄥ naam4 sang1 schoolboy; male student
  5. 南 nán ㄋㄢˊ naam4 south
  6. 南边 南邊 nán bian ㄋㄢˊ ˙ㄅㄧㄢ naam4 bin1 south; south side
  7. 难 難 nán ㄋㄢˊ naan4 difficult (to...); problem
  8. 呢 ne ˙ㄋㄜ ne1 (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?"); (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds
  9. 能 néng ㄋㄥˊ nang4 can; to be able to
  10. 你 nǐ ㄋㄧˇ nei5 you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)
  11. 你们 你們 nǐ men ㄋㄧˇ ˙ㄇㄣ nei5 mun4 you (plural)
  12. 年 nián ㄋㄧㄢˊ nin4 year
  13. 您 nín ㄋㄧㄣˊ nei5 you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你)
  14. 牛奶 niú nǎi ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄋㄞˇ ngau4 naai5 cow's milk
  15. 女 nǚ ㄋㄩˇ neoi5 female; woman
  16. 女儿 女兒 nǚ ér ㄋㄩˇ ㄦˊ neoi5 ji4 daughter
  17. 女孩儿 女孩兒 nǚ hái r ㄋㄩˇ ㄏㄞˊ ㄦ neoi5 haai4 ji4 erhua form of 女孩
  18. 女朋友 nǚ péng you ㄋㄩˇ ㄆㄥˊ ˙ㄧㄡ neoi5 pang4 jau5 girlfriend
  19. 女人 nǚ rén ㄋㄩˇ ㄖㄣˊ neoi5 jan4 woman
  20. 女生 nǚ shēng ㄋㄩˇ ㄕㄥ neoi5 saang1 schoolgirl; female student

Set 15 · words 281–300

Set 15: 20 words 旁边 旁邊 跑 朋友 票
  1. 旁边 旁邊 páng biān ㄆㄤˊ ㄅㄧㄢ pong4 bin1 side; adjacent place
  2. 跑 pǎo ㄆㄠˇ paau2 to run; to run away
  3. 朋友 péng you ㄆㄥˊ ˙ㄧㄡ pang4 jau5 friend
  4. 票 piào ㄆㄧㄠˋ piu3 ticket; ballot
  5. 七 qī ㄑㄧ cat1 seven; 7
  6. 起 qǐ ㄑㄧˇ hei2 to rise; to raise
  7. 起床 qǐ chuáng ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄨㄤˊ hei2 cong4 to get out of bed; to get up
  8. 起来 起來 qǐ lai ㄑㄧˇ ˙ㄌㄞ hei2 loi4 to stand up; to get up
  9. 汽车 汽車 qì chē ㄑㄧˋ ㄔㄜ hei3 ce1 car; automobile
  10. 前 qián ㄑㄧㄢˊ cin4 front; forward
  11. 前边 前邊 qián bian ㄑㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄅㄧㄢ cin4 bin1 front; the front side
  12. 前天 qián tiān ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄢ cin4 tin1 the day before yesterday
  13. 钱 錢 qián ㄑㄧㄢˊ cin2 coin; money
  14. 钱包 錢包 qián bāo ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄠ cin4 baau1 purse; wallet
  15. 请 請 qǐng ㄑㄧㄥˇ cing2 to ask; to invite
  16. 请假 請假 qǐng jià ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ceng2 gaa3 to request leave of absence
  17. 请进 請進 qǐng jìn ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ cing2 zeon3 "please come in"
  18. 请问 請問 qǐng wèn ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄨㄣˋ cing2 man6 Excuse me, may I ask...?
  19. 请坐 請坐 qǐng zuò ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ cing2 co5 please, have a seat
  20. 球 qiú ㄑㄧㄡˊ kau4 ball; sphere

Set 16 · words 301–320

Set 16: 20 words 去 去年 热 熱 人
  1. 去 qù ㄑㄩˋ heoi3 to go; to go to (a place)
  2. 去年 qù nián ㄑㄩˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ heoi3 nin4 last year
  3. 热 熱 rè ㄖㄜˋ jit6 to warm up; to heat up
  4. 人 rén ㄖㄣˊ jan4 person; people
  5. 认识 認識 rèn shi ㄖㄣˋ ˙ㄕ jing6 sik1 to know; to recognize
  6. 认真 認真 rèn zhēn ㄖㄣˋ ㄓㄣ jing6 zan1 conscientious; earnest
  7. 日 rì ㄖˋ jat6 (bound form) sun; day
  8. 日期 rì qī ㄖˋ ㄑㄧ jat6 kei4 date
  9. 肉 ròu ㄖㄡˋ juk6 meat; flesh
  10. 三 sān ㄙㄢ saam1 three; 3
  11. 山 shān ㄕㄢ saan1 mountain; hill; (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on
  12. 商场 商場 shāng chǎng ㄕㄤ ㄔㄤˇ soeng1 coeng4 shopping mall; shopping center
  13. 商店 shāng diàn ㄕㄤ ㄉㄧㄢˋ soeng1 dim3 store; shop
  14. 上 shàng ㄕㄤˋ soeng5 (bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts)
  15. 上班 shàng bān ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄢ soeng5 baan1 to go to work; to be on duty
  16. 上边 上邊 shàng bian ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄅㄧㄢ soeng6 bin1 the top; above
  17. 上车 上車 shàng chē ㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄜ soeng5 ce1 to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)
  18. 上次 shàng cì ㄕㄤˋ ㄘˋ soeng6 ci3 last time
  19. 上课 上課 shàng kè ㄕㄤˋ ㄎㄜˋ soeng5 fo3 to go to class; to attend class
  20. 上网 上網 shàng wǎng ㄕㄤˋ ㄨㄤˇ soeng5 mong5 to go online; to connect to the Internet

Set 17 · words 321–340

Set 17: 20 words 上午 上学 上學 少 谁 誰
  1. 上午 shàng wǔ ㄕㄤˋ ㄨˇ soeng6 ng5 morning
  2. 上学 上學 shàng xué ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ soeng5 hok6 to go to school; to attend school
  3. 少 shǎo ㄕㄠˇ siu3 few; less
  4. 谁 誰 shéi ㄕㄟˊ seoi4 who
  5. 身上 shēn shang ㄕㄣ ˙ㄕㄤ san1 soeng6 on the body; at hand
  6. 身体 身體 shēn tǐ ㄕㄣ ㄊㄧˇ san1 tai2 the body; one's health
  7. 什么 什麼 shén me ㄕㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄜ sam6 mo1 what?; something; anything
  8. 生病 shēng bìng ㄕㄥ ㄅㄧㄥˋ saang1 beng6 to fall ill
  9. 生气 生氣 shēng qì ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧˋ saang1 hei3 to get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness
  10. 生日 shēng rì ㄕㄥ ㄖˋ saang1 jat6 birthday
  11. 十 shí ㄕˊ sap6 ten; 10
  12. 时候 時候 shí hou ㄕˊ ˙ㄏㄡ si4 hau6 time; length of time
  13. 时间 時間 shí jiān ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄢ si4 gaan3 (concept of) time; (duration of) time
  14. 事 shì ㄕˋ matter; thing
  15. 试 試 shì ㄕˋ si3 to test; to try
  16. 是 shì ㄕˋ si6 to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true
  17. 是不是 shì bu shì ㄕˋ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄕˋ si6 bat1 si6 is or is not (used to form yes-no questions)
  18. 手 shǒu ㄕㄡˇ sau2 hand; (formal) to hold
  19. 手机 手機 shǒu jī ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧ sau2 gei1 cell phone; mobile phone
  20. 书 書 shū ㄕㄨ syu1 book; letter

Set 18 · words 341–360

Set 18: 20 words 书包 書包 书店 書店 树 樹 水
  1. 书包 書包 shū bāo ㄕㄨ ㄅㄠ syu1 baau1 schoolbag; satchel
  2. 书店 書店 shū diàn ㄕㄨ ㄉㄧㄢˋ syu1 dim3 bookstore
  3. 树 樹 shù ㄕㄨˋ syu6 tree; to cultivate
  4. 水 shuǐ ㄕㄨㄟˇ seoi2 water; (after a name) ... River
  5. 水果 shuǐ guǒ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˇ seoi2 gwo2 fruit
  6. 睡 shuì ㄕㄨㄟˋ seoi6 to sleep; to lie down
  7. 睡觉 睡覺 shuì jiào ㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ seoi6 gaau3 to go to bed; to sleep
  8. 说 說 shuō ㄕㄨㄛ seoi3 to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment
  9. 说话 說話 shuō huà ㄕㄨㄛ ㄏㄨㄚˋ syut3 waa6 to speak; to say
  10. 四 sì ㄙˋ sei3 four; 4
  11. 送 sòng ㄙㄨㄥˋ sung3 to send; to deliver; to transmit; to give (as a present)
  12. 岁 歲 suì ㄙㄨㄟˋ seoi3 classifier for years (of age); year
  13. 他 tā ㄊㄚ taa1 (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his; (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 and 他人)
  14. 他们 他們 tā men ㄊㄚ ˙ㄇㄣ taa1 mun4 they; them
  15. 她 tā ㄊㄚ taa1 she
  16. 她们 她們 tā men ㄊㄚ ˙ㄇㄣ taa1 mun4 they; them (females)
  17. 太 tài ㄊㄞˋ taai3 highest; greatest
  18. 天 tiān ㄊㄧㄢ tin1 day; sky
  19. 天气 天氣 tiān qì ㄊㄧㄢ ㄑㄧˋ tin1 hei3 weather
  20. 听 聽 tīng ㄊㄧㄥ teng1 to listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey

Set 19 · words 361–380

Set 19: 20 words 听到 聽到 听见 聽見 听写 聽寫 同学 同學
  1. 听到 聽到 tīng dào ㄊㄧㄥ ㄉㄠˋ teng1 dou3 to hear
  2. 听见 聽見 tīng jiàn ㄊㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˋ teng1 gin3 to hear
  3. 听写 聽寫 tīng xiě ㄊㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄝˇ ting1 se2 (of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise); dictation; (music) to transcribe by ear
  4. 同学 同學 tóng xué ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ tung4 hok6 to study at the same school; fellow student
  5. 图书馆 圖書館 tú shū guǎn ㄊㄨˊ ㄕㄨ ㄍㄨㄢˇ tou4 syu1 gun2 library
  6. 外 wài ㄨㄞˋ ngoi6 outside; in addition
  7. 外边 外邊 wài bian ㄨㄞˋ ˙ㄅㄧㄢ ngoi6 bin1 outside; outer surface
  8. 外国 外國 wài guó ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ngoi6 gwok3 foreign country
  9. 外语 外語 wài yǔ ㄨㄞˋ ㄩˇ ngoi6 jyu5 foreign language
  10. 玩儿 玩兒 wán r ㄨㄢˊ ㄦ wun6 ji4 to play; to have fun
  11. 晚 wǎn ㄨㄢˇ maan5 evening; night
  12. 晚饭 晚飯 wǎn fàn ㄨㄢˇ ㄈㄢˋ maan5 faan6 evening meal; dinner
  13. 晚上 wǎn shang ㄨㄢˇ ˙ㄕㄤ maan5 soeng6 evening; night
  14. 网上 網上 wǎng shàng ㄨㄤˇ ㄕㄤˋ mong5 soeng6 online
  15. 网友 網友 wǎng yǒu ㄨㄤˇ ㄧㄡˇ mong5 jau5 online friend; netizen; Internet user
  16. 忘 wàng ㄨㄤˋ mong4 to forget; to overlook
  17. 忘记 忘記 wàng jì ㄨㄤˋ ㄐㄧˋ mong4 gei3 to forget
  18. 问 問 wèn ㄨㄣˋ man6 to ask; to inquire
  19. 我 wǒ ㄨㄛˇ ngo5 I; me; my
  20. 我们 我們 wǒ men ㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄇㄣ ngo5 mun4 we; us; ourselves; our

Set 20 · words 381–400

Set 20: 20 words 五 午饭 午飯 西 西边 西邊
  1. 五 wǔ ㄨˇ ng5 five; 5
  2. 午饭 午飯 wǔ fàn ㄨˇ ㄈㄢˋ ng5 faan6 lunch
  3. 西 xī ㄒㄧ sai1 west
  4. 西边 西邊 xī biān ㄒㄧ ㄅㄧㄢ sai1 bin1 west; west side
  5. 洗 xǐ ㄒㄧˇ sai2 to wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs)
  6. 洗手间 洗手間 xǐ shǒu jiān ㄒㄧˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄢ sai2 sau2 gaan1 toilet; lavatory
  7. 喜欢 喜歡 xǐ huan ㄒㄧˇ ˙ㄏㄨㄢ hei2 fun1 to like; to be fond of
  8. 下 xià ㄒㄧㄚˋ haa6 down; downwards
  9. 下班 xià bān ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄢ haa6 baan1 to finish work; to get off work; next service (train, bus etc)
  10. 下边 下邊 xià bian ㄒㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄅㄧㄢ haa6 bin1 under; the underside
  11. 下车 下車 xià chē ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄔㄜ haa6 ce1 to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)
  12. 下次 xià cì ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄘˋ haa6 ci3 next time
  13. 下课 下課 xià kè ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄎㄜˋ haa6 fo3 to finish class; to get out of class
  14. 下午 xià wǔ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨˇ haa6 ng5 afternoon; p.m.
  15. 下雨 xià yǔ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄩˇ haa6 jyu5 to rain
  16. 先 xiān ㄒㄧㄢ sin1 beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally
  17. 先生 xiān sheng ㄒㄧㄢ ˙ㄕㄥ sin1 saang1 teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.)
  18. 现在 現在 xiàn zài ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄗㄞˋ jin6 zoi6 now; at present; currently
  19. 想 xiǎng ㄒㄧㄤˇ soeng2 to think (about); to think of; to devise
  20. 小 xiǎo ㄒㄧㄠˇ siu2 small; tiny

Set 21 · words 401–420

Set 21: 20 words 小孩儿 小孩兒 小姐 小朋友 小时 小時
  1. 小孩儿 小孩兒 xiǎo hái r ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄞˊ ㄦ siu2 haai4 ji4 child; kid
  2. 小姐 xiǎo jie ㄒㄧㄠˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄝ siu2 ze2 young lady; miss
  3. 小朋友 xiǎo péng yǒu ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ siu2 pang4 jau5 child; kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan, to refer to sb's own child)
  4. 小时 小時 xiǎo shí ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕˊ siu2 si4 hour
  5. 小学 小學 xiǎo xué ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ siu2 hok6 elementary school; primary school
  6. 小学生 小學生 xiǎo xué shēng ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄥ siu2 hok6 saang1 primary school student; schoolchild
  7. 笑 xiào ㄒㄧㄠˋ siu3 to laugh; to smile; to laugh at
  8. 写 寫 xiě ㄒㄧㄝˇ se2 to write
  9. 谢谢 謝謝 xiè xie ㄒㄧㄝˋ ˙ㄒㄧㄝ ze6 ze6 to thank; thanks
  10. 新 xīn ㄒㄧㄣ san1 new; newly
  11. 新年 xīn nián ㄒㄧㄣ ㄋㄧㄢˊ san1 nin4 New Year
  12. 星期 xīng qī ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧ sing1 kei4 week; day of the week
  13. 星期日 Xīng qī rì ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧ ㄖˋ sing1 kei4 jat6 Sunday
  14. 星期天 Xīng qī tiān ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧ ㄊㄧㄢ sing1 kei4 tin1 Sunday
  15. 行 xíng ㄒㄧㄥˊ hang4 OK; all right; capable; to walk
  16. 休息 xiū xi ㄒㄧㄡ ˙ㄒㄧ jau1 sik1 rest; to rest
  17. 学 學 xué ㄒㄩㄝˊ hok6 to learn; to study
  18. 学生 學生 xué sheng ㄒㄩㄝˊ ˙ㄕㄥ hok6 saang1 student; schoolchild
  19. 学习 學習 xué xí ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄒㄧˊ hok6 zaap6 to learn; to study
  20. 学校 學校 xué xiào ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ hok6 haau6 school

Set 22 · words 421–440

Set 22: 20 words 学院 學院 要 爷爷 爺爺 也
  1. 学院 學院 xué yuàn ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄩㄢˋ hok6 jyun2 college; educational institute
  2. 要 yào ㄧㄠˋ jiu3 to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to
  3. 爷爷 爺爺 yé ye ㄧㄝˊ ˙ㄧㄝ je4 je2 (coll.) paternal grandfather; grandpa
  4. 也 yě ㄧㄝˇ jaa5 also; too; as well; (not ...) either; (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X)
  5. 页 頁 yè ㄧㄝˋ jip6 page; leaf
  6. 一 yī ㄧ jat1 one; single
  7. 衣服 yī fu ㄧ ˙ㄈㄨ ji1 fuk6 clothes
  8. 医生 醫生 yī shēng ㄧ ㄕㄥ ji1 sang1 doctor; medical practitioner
  9. 医院 醫院 yī yuàn ㄧ ㄩㄢˋ ji1 jyun2 hospital
  10. 一半 yī bàn ㄧ ㄅㄢˋ jat1 bun3 half
  11. 一会儿 一會兒 yī huì r ㄧ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄦ jat1 wui6 ji4 a moment; a while
  12. 一块儿 一塊兒 yī kuài r ㄧ ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄦ jat1 faai3 ji4 together; in the same place
  13. 一下儿 一下兒 yī xià r ㄧ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄦ jat1 haa6 ji4 erhua form of 一下
  14. 一样 一樣 yī yàng ㄧ ㄧㄤˋ jat1 joeng6 same; like
  15. 一边 一邊 yī biān ㄧ ㄅㄧㄢ jat1 bin1 one side; either side
  16. 一点儿 一點兒 yī diǎn r ㄧ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄦ jat1 dim2 ji4 a little; a bit
  17. 一起 yī qǐ ㄧ ㄑㄧˇ jat1 hei2 (in) the same place; together; in company (with)
  18. 一些 yī xiē ㄧ ㄒㄧㄝ jat1 se1 some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
  19. 用 yòng ㄩㄥˋ jung6 to use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using
  20. 有 yǒu ㄧㄡˇ jau5 to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 intentional)

Set 23 · words 441–460

Set 23: 20 words 有的 有名 有时候 有時候 有些
  1. 有的 yǒu de ㄧㄡˇ ˙ㄉㄜ jau5 dik1 (there are) some (who are...); some (exist)
  2. 有名 yǒu míng ㄧㄡˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ jau5 meng2 famous; well-known
  3. 有时候 有時候 yǒu shí hou ㄧㄡˇ ㄕˊ ˙ㄏㄡ jau5 si4 hau6 sometimes
  4. 有些 yǒu xiē ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄝ jau5 se1 some; somewhat; rather; a bit
  5. 有用 yǒu yòng ㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄥˋ jau5 jung6 useful
  6. 右 yòu ㄧㄡˋ jau6 (bound form) right; right-hand side; (bound form) (politics) right of center
  7. 右边 右邊 yòu bian ㄧㄡˋ ˙ㄅㄧㄢ jau6 bin1 right side; right, to the right
  8. 雨 yǔ ㄩˇ jyu5 rain
  9. 元 yuán ㄩㄢˊ jyun4 currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); (bound form) first; original; primary
  10. 远 遠 yuǎn ㄩㄢˇ jyun5 far; distant
  11. 月 yuè ㄩㄝˋ jyut6 moon; month
  12. 再 zài ㄗㄞˋ zoi3 again; once more; re-; further; beyond this point of time
  13. 再见 再見 zài jiàn ㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ zoi3 gin3 goodbye; see you again later
  14. 在 zài ㄗㄞˋ zoi6 to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  15. 在家 zài jiā ㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄚ zoi6 gaa1 to be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差)
  16. 早 zǎo ㄗㄠˇ zou2 early; morning
  17. 早饭 早飯 zǎo fàn ㄗㄠˇ ㄈㄢˋ zou2 faan6 breakfast
  18. 早上 zǎo shang ㄗㄠˇ ˙ㄕㄤ zou2 soeng6 early morning
  19. 怎么 怎麼 zěn me ㄗㄣˇ ˙ㄇㄜ zam2 mo1 how?; what?
  20. 站 zhàn ㄓㄢˋ zaam6 station; to stand

Set 24 · words 461–480

Set 24: 20 words 找 找到 这 這 这边 這邊
  1. 找 zhǎo ㄓㄠˇ zaau2 to try to find; to look for
  2. 找到 zhǎo dào ㄓㄠˇ ㄉㄠˋ zaau2 dou3 to find
  3. 这 這 zhè ㄓㄜˋ ze2 (pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)
  4. 这边 這邊 zhè biān ㄓㄜˋ ㄅㄧㄢ ze2 bin1 this side; here
  5. 这里 這裡 zhè lǐ ㄓㄜˋ ㄌㄧˇ ze2 leoi5 here
  6. 这儿 這兒 zhè r ㄓㄜˋ ㄦ ze5 ji4 here
  7. 这些 這些 zhè xiē ㄓㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄝ ze2 se1 these
  8. 着 著 zhe ˙ㄓㄜ zoek3 aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
  9. 真 zhēn ㄓㄣ zan1 really; truly
  10. 真的 zhēn de ㄓㄣ ˙ㄉㄜ zan1 dik1 really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine
  11. 正 zhèng ㄓㄥˋ zing3 straight; upright
  12. 正在 zhèng zài ㄓㄥˋ ㄗㄞˋ zing3 zoi6 to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
  13. 知道 zhī dào ㄓ ㄉㄠˋ zi1 dou3 to know; to become aware of
  14. 知识 知識 zhī shi ㄓ ˙ㄕ zi1 sik1 knowledge; intellectual
  15. 中 zhōng ㄓㄨㄥ zung1 within; among; in; middle; center
  16. 中国 中國 Zhōng guó ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ zung1 gwok3 China
  17. 中间 中間 zhōng jiān ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢ zung1 gaan1 the middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among
  18. 中文 Zhōng wén ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄣˊ zung1 man4 Chinese language
  19. 中午 zhōng wǔ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨˇ zung1 ng5 noon; midday
  20. 中学 中學 zhōng xué ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄝˊ zung1 hok6 middle school

Set 25 · words 481–499

Set 25: 19 words 中学生 中學生 重 重要 住
  1. 中学生 中學生 zhōng xué shēng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄥ zung1 hok6 saang1 middle-school student; high school student
  2. 重 zhòng ㄓㄨㄥˋ cung5 heavy; serious
  3. 重要 zhòng yào ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄠˋ zung6 jiu3 important; significant; major
  4. 住 zhù ㄓㄨˋ zyu6 to live; to reside; to stay; to stop; to cease
  5. 准备 準備 zhǔn bèi ㄓㄨㄣˇ ㄅㄟˋ zeon2 bei6 preparation; to prepare
  6. 桌子 zhuō zi ㄓㄨㄛ ˙ㄗ coek3 zi2 table; desk
  7. 字 zì ㄗˋ zi6 letter; symbol
  8. 子 zi ˙ㄗ zi2 noun suffix, as in 椅子 "chair"
  9. 走 zǒu ㄗㄡˇ zau2 to walk; to go
  10. 走路 zǒu lù ㄗㄡˇ ㄌㄨˋ zau2 lou6 to walk; to go on foot; to leave; to depart
  11. 最 zuì ㄗㄨㄟˋ zeoi3 (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est; (after 之) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 "the greatest in the world")
  12. 最好 zuì hǎo ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄠˇ zeoi3 hou2 best; had better ...; it would be best to ...
  13. 最后 最後 zuì hòu ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄡˋ zeoi3 hau6 final; last; ultimate; finally; in the end
  14. 昨天 zuó tiān ㄗㄨㄛˊ ㄊㄧㄢ zok6 tin1 yesterday
  15. 左 zuǒ ㄗㄨㄛˇ zo2 left; the Left (politics)
  16. 左边 左邊 zuǒ bian ㄗㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄅㄧㄢ zo2 bin1 left; the left side
  17. 坐 zuò ㄗㄨㄛˋ co5 to sit; to take a seat
  18. 坐下 zuò xia ㄗㄨㄛˋ ˙ㄒㄧㄚ co5 haa6 to sit down
  19. 做 zuò ㄗㄨㄛˋ zou6 to make; to produce; to write; to compose