HSK 1
Set 1 · words 1–20
Set 1: 20 words 爱 愛 爱好 愛好 八 爸爸
- 爱 愛 ài oi3 to love; to be fond of; to like; affection
- 爱好 愛好 ài hào oi3 hou3 to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby
- 八 bā baat3 eight
- 爸爸 bà ba baa1 baa1 (coll.) father; dad
- 吧 ba baa6 (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right?
- 白 bái baak6 white; snowy
- 白天 bái tiān baak6 tin1 daytime; during the day
- 百 bǎi baak3 hundred; numerous
- 班 bān baan1 team; class; grade; (military) squad
- 半 bàn bun3 half; semi-
- 半年 bàn nián bun3 nin4 half a year
- 半天 bàn tiān bun3 tin1 half of the day; a long time
- 帮 幫 bāng bong1 to help; to assist
- 帮忙 幫忙 bāng máng bong1 mong4 to help; to lend a hand
- 包 bāo baau1 to cover; to wrap
- 包子 bāo zi baau1 zi2 baozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun)
- 杯 bēi bui1 cup; trophy cup
- 杯子 bēi zi bui1 zi2 cup; glass
- 北 běi bak1 north; (classical) to be defeated
- 北边 北邊 běi biān bak1 bin1 north; north side
Set 2 · words 21–40
Set 2: 20 words 北京 本 本子 比
- 北京 Běi jīng bak1 ging1 Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (short name 京)
- 本 běn bun2 classifier for books; this (one's own); origin
- 本子 běn zi bun2 zi2 book; notebook
- 比 bǐ bei2 to compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}
- 别 別 bié bit6 to leave; to part (from); (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish
- 别的 別的 bié de bit6 dik1 else; other
- 别人 別人 bié ren bit6 jan4 other people; others; other person
- 病 bìng beng6 illness; disease
- 病人 bìng rén beng6 jan4 sick person; patient
- 不大 bù dà bat1 daai6 not very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently
- 不对 不對 bù duì bat1 deoi3 incorrect; wrong
- 不客气 不客氣 bù kè qi bat1 haak3 hei3 you're welcome; don't mention it
- 不用 bù yòng bat1 jung6 need not
- 不 bù bat1 no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- 菜 cài coi3 vegetable; greens; dish (of food)
- 茶 chá caa4 tea; tea plant
- 差 chà caa1 different; wrong; mistaken
- 常 cháng soeng4 always; ever
- 常常 cháng cháng soeng4 soeng4 frequently; often
- 唱 chàng 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
- 唱歌 chàng gē coeng3 go1 to sing a song
- 车 車 chē ce1 car; vehicle
- 车票 車票 chē piào ce1 piu3 ticket (for a bus or train)
- 车站 車站 chē zhàn ce1 zaam6 rail station; bus stop
- 吃 chī hek3 to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
- 吃饭 吃飯 chī fàn hek3 faan6 to have a meal; to eat
- 出 chū ceot1 to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur
- 出来 出來 chū lái ceot1 loi4 to come out; to appear
- 出去 chū qù ceot1 heoi3 to go out
- 穿 chuān cyun1 to wear; to put on
- 床 chuáng cong4 bed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on); bed; bottom (of rivers, oceans, gardens etc)
- 次 cì ci3 next in sequence; second
- 从 從 cóng cung4 from; through; via; (bound form) to follow
- 错 錯 cuò co3 mistake; wrong
- 打 dǎ 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
- 打车 打車 dǎ chē daa2 ce1 to take a taxi (in town); to hitch a lift
- 打电话 打電話 dǎ diàn huà daa2 din6 waa2 to make a telephone call
- 打开 打開 dǎ kāi daa2 hoi1 to open; to show (a ticket)
- 打球 dǎ qiú daa2 kau4 to play ball; to play with a ball
- 大 dà 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
- 大学 大學 dà xué daai6 hok6 university; college
- 大学生 大學生 dà xué shēng daai6 hok6 saang1 university student; college student
- 到 dào dou3 to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to
- 得到 dé dào dak1 dou3 to get; to obtain; to receive
- 地 de dei6 -ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
- 的 de dik1 of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
- 等 děng dang2 to wait for; to await; by the time; when; till
- 地 dì dei6 earth; ground
- 地点 地點 dì diǎn dei6 dim2 place; site
- 地方 dì fang dei6 fong1 place; location; area; space; territory; aspect; part
- 地上 dì shang dei6 soeng6 on the ground; on the floor
- 地图 地圖 dì tú dei6 tou4 map
- 弟弟 dì di dai6 dai6 younger brother
- 第 dì dai6 (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 "sixth"); (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed
- 点 點 diǎn dim2 to touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list)
- 电 電 diàn din6 lightning; electricity
- 电话 電話 diàn huà din6 waa2 telephone; phone call
- 电脑 電腦 diàn nǎo din6 nou5 computer
- 电视 電視 diàn shì din6 si6 television; TV
- 电视机 電視機 diàn shì jī 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
- 电影 電影 diàn yǐng din6 jing2 movie; film
- 电影院 電影院 diàn yǐng yuàn din6 jing2 jyun2 cinema; movie theater
- 东 東 dōng dung1 east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)
- 东边 東邊 dōng bian dung1 bin1 east; east side
- 东西 東西 dōng xi dung1 sai1 thing; stuff
- 动 動 dòng dung6 (of sth) to move; to set in movement
- 动作 動作 dòng zuò dung6 zok3 movement; motion; action; to act; to move
- 都 dōu dou1 all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even
- 读 讀 dú duk6 to read out; to read aloud; to read
- 读书 讀書 dú shū duk6 syu1 to read a book; to study
- 对 對 duì deoi3 right; correct; towards; at; for
- 对不起 對不起 duì bu qǐ deoi3 bat1 hei2 I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint
- 多 duō do1 many; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess
- 多少 duō shao do1 siu2 how much?; how many?; (phone number, student ID etc) what number?
- 饿 餓 è ngo6 hungry; to starve (sb)
- 儿子 兒子 ér zi ji4 zi2 son
- 二 èr ji6 two; 2
- 饭 飯 fàn faan6 cooked rice; meal
- 饭店 飯店 fàn diàn faan6 dim3 restaurant; hotel
- 房间 房間 fáng jiān fong4 gaan1 room
Set 6 · words 101–120
Set 6: 20 words 房子 放 放假 放学 放學
- 房子 fáng zi fong4 zi2 house; building (single- or two-story)
- 放 fàng fong3 to put; to place
- 放假 fàng jià fong3 gaa3 to have a holiday or vacation
- 放学 放學 fàng xué fong3 hok6 to dismiss students at the end of the school day
- 飞 飛 fēi fei1 to fly
- 飞机 飛機 fēi jī fei1 gei1 airplane
- 非常 fēi cháng fei1 soeng4 very; really; unusual; extraordinary
- 分 fēn fan1 to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate
- 风 風 fēng fung1 wind; news
- 干 幹 gàn gon3 tree trunk; main part of sth
- 干净 乾淨 gān jìng gon1 zeng6 clean; neat
- 干 乾 gān gon1 dry; dried food
- 干什么 幹什麼 gàn shén me gon3 sap6 mo1 what are you doing?; what's he up to?
- 高 gāo gou1 high; tall
- 高兴 高興 gāo xìng gou1 hing3 happy; glad
- 告诉 告訴 gào su gou3 sou3 to tell; to inform; to let know
- 哥哥 gē ge go1 go1 older brother
- 歌 gē go1 song; (bound form) to sing
- 个 個 gè go3 (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual
- 给 給 gěi kap1 to; for
Set 7 · words 121–140
Set 7: 20 words 跟 工人 工作 关 關
- 跟 gēn gan1 heel; to follow closely
- 工人 gōng rén gung1 jan4 worker
- 工作 gōng zuò gung1 zok3 to work; (of a machine) to operate
- 关 關 guān gwaan1 mountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off
- 关上 關上 guān shàng gwaan1 soeng5 to close (a door); to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)
- 贵 貴 guì gwai3 expensive; (bound form) highly valued; precious
- 国 國 guó gwok3 country; nation; state; (bound form) national
- 国家 國家 guó jiā gwok3 gaa1 country; nation; state
- 国外 國外 guó wài gwok3 ngoi6 abroad; external (affairs)
- 过 過 guò gwo3 to cross; to go over
- 还 還 hái waan4 still; still in progress
- 还是 還是 hái shi waan4 si6 still (as before); had better
- 还有 還有 hái yǒu waan4 jau5 there still remain(s); there is (or are) still; in addition
- 孩子 hái zi haai4 zi2 child
- 汉语 漢語 Hàn yǔ hon3 jyu5 Chinese language
- 汉字 漢字 hàn zì hon3 zi6 Chinese character(s)
- 好 hǎo hou2 good; appropriate; proper
- 好吃 hǎo chī hou2 hek3 tasty; delicious
- 好看 hǎo kàn hou2 hon3 good-looking; nice-looking; (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good
- 好听 好聽 hǎo tīng hou2 teng1 pleasant to hear
Set 8 · words 141–160
Set 8: 20 words 好玩儿 好玩兒 号 號 喝 和
- 好玩儿 好玩兒 hǎo wán r hou2 wun6 ji4 fun; amusing
- 号 號 hào hou6 number; day of the month; size
- 喝 hē hot3 to drink; variant of 嗬
- 和 hé wo4 (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4]); (math.) sum
- 很 hěn han2 very; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)
- 后 後 hòu hau6 back; behind
- 后边 後邊 hòu bian hau6 bin1 the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back
- 后天 後天 hòu tiān hau6 tin1 the day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 先天)
- 花 huā faa1 flower; blossom
- 话 話 huà waa6 dialect; language
- 坏 壞 huài waai6 bad; spoiled
- 还 還 huán waan4 to pay back; to return
- 回 huí wui4 to go back; to return; to turn back; to turn around; to reply; to answer
- 回答 huí dá wui4 daap3 to reply; to answer; reply; answer
- 回到 huí dào wui4 dou3 to return to
- 回家 huí jiā wui4 gaa1 to return home
- 回来 回來 huí lai wui4 loi4 to return; to come back
- 回去 huí qu wui4 heoi3 to return; to go back
- 会 會 huì wui2 can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to
- 火车 火車 huǒ chē 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
- 机场 機場 jī chǎng gei1 coeng4 airport; airfield; (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circumventing Internet censorship
- 机票 機票 jī piào gei1 piu3 plane ticket; airline ticket
- 鸡蛋 雞蛋 jī dàn gai1 daan2 (chicken) egg; hen's egg
- 几 幾 jǐ gei2 how many; how much; several; a few
- 记 記 jì gei3 to record; to note
- 记得 記得 jì de gei3 dak1 to remember
- 记住 記住 jì zhu gei3 zyu6 to remember; to bear in mind
- 家 jiā gaa1 home; family
- 家里 家裡 jiā lǐ gaa1 leoi5 home
- 家人 jiā rén gaa1 jan4 family member; (old) servant
- 间 間 jiān gaan1 between; among
- 见 見 jiàn gin3 to see; to meet
- 见面 見面 jiàn miàn gin3 min6 to meet; to see each other
- 教 jiào gaau3 (bound form) to teach; to instruct; a religion
- 叫 jiào giu3 to shout; to call
- 教学楼 教學樓 jiào xué lóu gaau3 hok6 lau4 school building; academic building
- 姐姐 jiě jie ze2 ze2 older sister
- 介绍 介紹 jiè shào gaai3 siu6 to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation
- 今年 jīn nián gam1 nin4 this year
- 今天 jīn tiān 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
- 进 進 jìn zeon3 to go forward; to advance
- 进来 進來 jìn lái zeon3 loi4 to come in
- 进去 進去 jìn qù zeon3 heoi3 to go in
- 九 jiǔ gau2 nine; 9
- 就 jiù zau6 (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
- 觉得 覺得 jué de gok3 dak1 to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)
- 开 開 kāi hoi1 to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start
- 开车 開車 kāi chē hoi1 ce1 to drive a car (or train etc); (slang) to post sexual content online; to make a sexual joke
- 开会 開會 kāi huì hoi1 wui2 to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting
- 开玩笑 開玩笑 kāi wán xiào hoi1 waan4 siu3 to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke
- 看 kàn hon3 to see; to look at; to read
- 看病 kàn bìng hon3 beng6 to visit a doctor; to see a patient
- 看到 kàn dào hon3 dou3 to see
- 看见 看見 kàn jiàn hon3 gin3 to see; to catch sight of
- 考 kǎo haau2 to take an exam; to test
- 考试 考試 kǎo shì haau2 si5 to take an exam; exam
- 渴 kě hot3 thirsty
- 课 課 kè fo3 subject; course
- 课本 課本 kè běn fo3 bun2 textbook
- 课文 課文 kè wén fo3 man4 text
Set 11 · words 201–220
Set 11: 20 words 口 块 塊 快 来 來
- 口 kǒu hau2 mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
- 块 塊 kuài faai3 lump; chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc
- 快 kuài faai3 rapid; quick
- 来 來 lái loi4 to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
- 来到 來到 lái dào loi4 dou3 to arrive; to come
- 老 lǎo 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)
- 老人 lǎo rén lou5 jan4 old man or woman; the elderly
- 老师 老師 lǎo shī lou5 si1 teacher
- 了 le liu5 (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
- 累 lèi leoi6 tired; weary
- 冷 lěng laang5 cold
- 里 裡 lǐ leoi5 lining; interior
- 里边 裡邊 lǐ bian leoi5 bin1 inside
- 两 兩 liǎng loeng5 two; both
- 零 líng ling4 zero; nought
- 六 liù luk6 six; 6
- 楼 樓 lóu lau4 house with more than 1 story; storied building
- 楼上 樓上 lóu shàng lau4 soeng6 upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread
- 楼下 樓下 lóu xià lau4 haa6 downstairs
- 路 lù lou6 road; journey
Set 12 · words 221–240
Set 12: 20 words 路口 路上 妈妈 媽媽 马路 馬路
- 路口 lù kǒu lou6 hau2 crossing; intersection (of roads)
- 路上 lù shang lou6 soeng6 on the road; on the way; en route
- 妈妈 媽媽 mā ma maa1 maa1 mama; mommy
- 马路 馬路 mǎ lù maa5 lou6 street; road
- 马上 馬上 mǎ shàng maa5 soeng6 at once; right away
- 吗 嗎 ma maa3 (question particle for "yes-no" questions)
- 买 買 mǎi maai5 to buy; to purchase
- 慢 màn maan6 slow
- 忙 máng mong4 busy; hurriedly
- 毛 máo mou4 hair; feather
- 没 沒 méi mut6 (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
- 没关系 沒關係 méi guān xi mut6 gwaan1 hai6 it doesn't matter
- 没什么 沒什麼 méi shén me mut6 sap6 mo1 it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind; think nothing of it; it's my pleasure; you're welcome
- 没事儿 沒事兒 méi shì r mut6 si6 ji4 to have spare time; free from work
- 没有 沒有 méi yǒu mut6 jau5 haven't; hasn't
- 妹妹 mèi mei mui6 mui6 younger sister; young woman
- 门 門 mén mun4 gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening; valve; switch; other door-like or gate-like structure
- 门口 門口 mén kǒu mun4 hau2 doorway; gate
- 门票 門票 mén piào mun4 piu3 ticket (for theater, cinema etc)
- 们 們 men 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
- 米饭 米飯 mǐ fàn mai5 faan6 (cooked) rice
- 面包 麵包 miàn bāo min6 baau1 bread
- 面条儿 麵條兒 miàn tiáo r min6 tiu4 ji4 noodles
- 名字 míng zi ming4 zi6 name (of a person or thing)
- 明白 míng bai ming4 baak6 clear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable
- 明年 míng nián ming4 nin4 next year
- 明天 míng tiān ming4 tin1 tomorrow
- 拿 ná naa4 to hold; to seize
- 哪 nǎ naa5 how; which
- 哪里 哪裡 nǎ lǐ naa5 leoi5 where?; somewhere
- 哪儿 哪兒 nǎ r naa5 ji4 where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere
- 哪些 nǎ xiē naa5 se1 which ones?; who?
- 那 nà naa5 (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nei4]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations)
- 那边 那邊 nà bian naa5 bin1 over there; yonder
- 那里 那裡 nà li naa5 leoi5 there; that place
- 那儿 那兒 nà r naa5 ji4 there
- 那些 nà xiē naa5 se1 those
- 奶 nǎi naai5 breast; milk
- 奶奶 nǎi nai naai4 naai2 (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house
- 男 nán 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
- 男孩儿 男孩兒 nán hái r naam4 haai4 ji4 erhua form of 男孩
- 男朋友 nán péng you naam4 pang4 jau5 boyfriend
- 男人 nán rén naam4 jan4 a man; a male
- 男生 nán shēng naam4 sang1 schoolboy; male student
- 南 nán naam4 south
- 南边 南邊 nán bian naam4 bin1 south; south side
- 难 難 nán naan4 difficult (to...); problem
- 呢 ne 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
- 能 néng nang4 can; to be able to
- 你 nǐ nei5 you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)
- 你们 你們 nǐ men nei5 mun4 you (plural)
- 年 nián nin4 year
- 您 nín nei5 you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你)
- 牛奶 niú nǎi ngau4 naai5 cow's milk
- 女 nǚ neoi5 female; woman
- 女儿 女兒 nǚ ér neoi5 ji4 daughter
- 女孩儿 女孩兒 nǚ hái r neoi5 haai4 ji4 erhua form of 女孩
- 女朋友 nǚ péng you neoi5 pang4 jau5 girlfriend
- 女人 nǚ rén neoi5 jan4 woman
- 女生 nǚ shēng neoi5 saang1 schoolgirl; female student
Set 15 · words 281–300
Set 15: 20 words 旁边 旁邊 跑 朋友 票
- 旁边 旁邊 páng biān pong4 bin1 side; adjacent place
- 跑 pǎo paau2 to run; to run away
- 朋友 péng you pang4 jau5 friend
- 票 piào piu3 ticket; ballot
- 七 qī cat1 seven; 7
- 起 qǐ hei2 to rise; to raise
- 起床 qǐ chuáng hei2 cong4 to get out of bed; to get up
- 起来 起來 qǐ lai hei2 loi4 to stand up; to get up
- 汽车 汽車 qì chē hei3 ce1 car; automobile
- 前 qián cin4 front; forward
- 前边 前邊 qián bian cin4 bin1 front; the front side
- 前天 qián tiān cin4 tin1 the day before yesterday
- 钱 錢 qián cin2 coin; money
- 钱包 錢包 qián bāo cin4 baau1 purse; wallet
- 请 請 qǐng cing2 to ask; to invite
- 请假 請假 qǐng jià ceng2 gaa3 to request leave of absence
- 请进 請進 qǐng jìn cing2 zeon3 "please come in"
- 请问 請問 qǐng wèn cing2 man6 Excuse me, may I ask...?
- 请坐 請坐 qǐng zuò cing2 co5 please, have a seat
- 球 qiú kau4 ball; sphere
Set 16 · words 301–320
Set 16: 20 words 去 去年 热 熱 人
- 去 qù heoi3 to go; to go to (a place)
- 去年 qù nián heoi3 nin4 last year
- 热 熱 rè jit6 to warm up; to heat up
- 人 rén jan4 person; people
- 认识 認識 rèn shi jing6 sik1 to know; to recognize
- 认真 認真 rèn zhēn jing6 zan1 conscientious; earnest
- 日 rì jat6 (bound form) sun; day
- 日期 rì qī jat6 kei4 date
- 肉 ròu juk6 meat; flesh
- 三 sān saam1 three; 3
- 山 shān saan1 mountain; hill; (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on
- 商场 商場 shāng chǎng soeng1 coeng4 shopping mall; shopping center
- 商店 shāng diàn soeng1 dim3 store; shop
- 上 shàng soeng5 (bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts)
- 上班 shàng bān soeng5 baan1 to go to work; to be on duty
- 上边 上邊 shàng bian soeng6 bin1 the top; above
- 上车 上車 shàng chē soeng5 ce1 to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)
- 上次 shàng cì soeng6 ci3 last time
- 上课 上課 shàng kè soeng5 fo3 to go to class; to attend class
- 上网 上網 shàng wǎng 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
- 上午 shàng wǔ soeng6 ng5 morning
- 上学 上學 shàng xué soeng5 hok6 to go to school; to attend school
- 少 shǎo siu3 few; less
- 谁 誰 shéi seoi4 who
- 身上 shēn shang san1 soeng6 on the body; at hand
- 身体 身體 shēn tǐ san1 tai2 the body; one's health
- 什么 什麼 shén me sam6 mo1 what?; something; anything
- 生病 shēng bìng saang1 beng6 to fall ill
- 生气 生氣 shēng qì saang1 hei3 to get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness
- 生日 shēng rì saang1 jat6 birthday
- 十 shí sap6 ten; 10
- 时候 時候 shí hou si4 hau6 time; length of time
- 时间 時間 shí jiān si4 gaan3 (concept of) time; (duration of) time
- 事 shì matter; thing
- 试 試 shì si3 to test; to try
- 是 shì si6 to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true
- 是不是 shì bu shì si6 bat1 si6 is or is not (used to form yes-no questions)
- 手 shǒu sau2 hand; (formal) to hold
- 手机 手機 shǒu jī sau2 gei1 cell phone; mobile phone
- 书 書 shū syu1 book; letter
Set 18 · words 341–360
Set 18: 20 words 书包 書包 书店 書店 树 樹 水
- 书包 書包 shū bāo syu1 baau1 schoolbag; satchel
- 书店 書店 shū diàn syu1 dim3 bookstore
- 树 樹 shù syu6 tree; to cultivate
- 水 shuǐ seoi2 water; (after a name) ... River
- 水果 shuǐ guǒ seoi2 gwo2 fruit
- 睡 shuì seoi6 to sleep; to lie down
- 睡觉 睡覺 shuì jiào seoi6 gaau3 to go to bed; to sleep
- 说 說 shuō seoi3 to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment
- 说话 說話 shuō huà syut3 waa6 to speak; to say
- 四 sì sei3 four; 4
- 送 sòng sung3 to send; to deliver; to transmit; to give (as a present)
- 岁 歲 suì seoi3 classifier for years (of age); year
- 他 tā 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)
- 他们 他們 tā men taa1 mun4 they; them
- 她 tā taa1 she
- 她们 她們 tā men taa1 mun4 they; them (females)
- 太 tài taai3 highest; greatest
- 天 tiān tin1 day; sky
- 天气 天氣 tiān qì tin1 hei3 weather
- 听 聽 tīng 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
- 听到 聽到 tīng dào teng1 dou3 to hear
- 听见 聽見 tīng jiàn teng1 gin3 to hear
- 听写 聽寫 tīng xiě ting1 se2 (of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise); dictation; (music) to transcribe by ear
- 同学 同學 tóng xué tung4 hok6 to study at the same school; fellow student
- 图书馆 圖書館 tú shū guǎn tou4 syu1 gun2 library
- 外 wài ngoi6 outside; in addition
- 外边 外邊 wài bian ngoi6 bin1 outside; outer surface
- 外国 外國 wài guó ngoi6 gwok3 foreign country
- 外语 外語 wài yǔ ngoi6 jyu5 foreign language
- 玩儿 玩兒 wán r wun6 ji4 to play; to have fun
- 晚 wǎn maan5 evening; night
- 晚饭 晚飯 wǎn fàn maan5 faan6 evening meal; dinner
- 晚上 wǎn shang maan5 soeng6 evening; night
- 网上 網上 wǎng shàng mong5 soeng6 online
- 网友 網友 wǎng yǒu mong5 jau5 online friend; netizen; Internet user
- 忘 wàng mong4 to forget; to overlook
- 忘记 忘記 wàng jì mong4 gei3 to forget
- 问 問 wèn man6 to ask; to inquire
- 我 wǒ ngo5 I; me; my
- 我们 我們 wǒ men 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
- 五 wǔ ng5 five; 5
- 午饭 午飯 wǔ fàn ng5 faan6 lunch
- 西 xī sai1 west
- 西边 西邊 xī biān sai1 bin1 west; west side
- 洗 xǐ sai2 to wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs)
- 洗手间 洗手間 xǐ shǒu jiān sai2 sau2 gaan1 toilet; lavatory
- 喜欢 喜歡 xǐ huan hei2 fun1 to like; to be fond of
- 下 xià haa6 down; downwards
- 下班 xià bān haa6 baan1 to finish work; to get off work; next service (train, bus etc)
- 下边 下邊 xià bian haa6 bin1 under; the underside
- 下车 下車 xià chē haa6 ce1 to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)
- 下次 xià cì haa6 ci3 next time
- 下课 下課 xià kè haa6 fo3 to finish class; to get out of class
- 下午 xià wǔ haa6 ng5 afternoon; p.m.
- 下雨 xià yǔ haa6 jyu5 to rain
- 先 xiān sin1 beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally
- 先生 xiān sheng sin1 saang1 teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.)
- 现在 現在 xiàn zài jin6 zoi6 now; at present; currently
- 想 xiǎng soeng2 to think (about); to think of; to devise
- 小 xiǎo 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
- 小孩儿 小孩兒 xiǎo hái r siu2 haai4 ji4 child; kid
- 小姐 xiǎo jie siu2 ze2 young lady; miss
- 小朋友 xiǎo péng yǒu 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)
- 小时 小時 xiǎo shí siu2 si4 hour
- 小学 小學 xiǎo xué siu2 hok6 elementary school; primary school
- 小学生 小學生 xiǎo xué shēng siu2 hok6 saang1 primary school student; schoolchild
- 笑 xiào siu3 to laugh; to smile; to laugh at
- 写 寫 xiě se2 to write
- 谢谢 謝謝 xiè xie ze6 ze6 to thank; thanks
- 新 xīn san1 new; newly
- 新年 xīn nián san1 nin4 New Year
- 星期 xīng qī sing1 kei4 week; day of the week
- 星期日 Xīng qī rì sing1 kei4 jat6 Sunday
- 星期天 Xīng qī tiān sing1 kei4 tin1 Sunday
- 行 xíng hang4 OK; all right; capable; to walk
- 休息 xiū xi jau1 sik1 rest; to rest
- 学 學 xué hok6 to learn; to study
- 学生 學生 xué sheng hok6 saang1 student; schoolchild
- 学习 學習 xué xí hok6 zaap6 to learn; to study
- 学校 學校 xué xiào hok6 haau6 school
Set 22 · words 421–440
Set 22: 20 words 学院 學院 要 爷爷 爺爺 也
- 学院 學院 xué yuàn hok6 jyun2 college; educational institute
- 要 yào jiu3 to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to
- 爷爷 爺爺 yé ye je4 je2 (coll.) paternal grandfather; grandpa
- 也 yě 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)
- 页 頁 yè jip6 page; leaf
- 一 yī jat1 one; single
- 衣服 yī fu ji1 fuk6 clothes
- 医生 醫生 yī shēng ji1 sang1 doctor; medical practitioner
- 医院 醫院 yī yuàn ji1 jyun2 hospital
- 一半 yī bàn jat1 bun3 half
- 一会儿 一會兒 yī huì r jat1 wui6 ji4 a moment; a while
- 一块儿 一塊兒 yī kuài r jat1 faai3 ji4 together; in the same place
- 一下儿 一下兒 yī xià r jat1 haa6 ji4 erhua form of 一下
- 一样 一樣 yī yàng jat1 joeng6 same; like
- 一边 一邊 yī biān jat1 bin1 one side; either side
- 一点儿 一點兒 yī diǎn r jat1 dim2 ji4 a little; a bit
- 一起 yī qǐ jat1 hei2 (in) the same place; together; in company (with)
- 一些 yī xiē jat1 se1 some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
- 用 yòng jung6 to use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using
- 有 yǒu 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
- 有的 yǒu de jau5 dik1 (there are) some (who are...); some (exist)
- 有名 yǒu míng jau5 meng2 famous; well-known
- 有时候 有時候 yǒu shí hou jau5 si4 hau6 sometimes
- 有些 yǒu xiē jau5 se1 some; somewhat; rather; a bit
- 有用 yǒu yòng jau5 jung6 useful
- 右 yòu jau6 (bound form) right; right-hand side; (bound form) (politics) right of center
- 右边 右邊 yòu bian jau6 bin1 right side; right, to the right
- 雨 yǔ jyu5 rain
- 元 yuán jyun4 currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); (bound form) first; original; primary
- 远 遠 yuǎn jyun5 far; distant
- 月 yuè jyut6 moon; month
- 再 zài zoi3 again; once more; re-; further; beyond this point of time
- 再见 再見 zài jiàn zoi3 gin3 goodbye; see you again later
- 在 zài zoi6 to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
- 在家 zài jiā zoi6 gaa1 to be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差)
- 早 zǎo zou2 early; morning
- 早饭 早飯 zǎo fàn zou2 faan6 breakfast
- 早上 zǎo shang zou2 soeng6 early morning
- 怎么 怎麼 zěn me zam2 mo1 how?; what?
- 站 zhàn zaam6 station; to stand
Set 24 · words 461–480
Set 24: 20 words 找 找到 这 這 这边 這邊
- 找 zhǎo zaau2 to try to find; to look for
- 找到 zhǎo dào zaau2 dou3 to find
- 这 這 zhè ze2 (pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)
- 这边 這邊 zhè biān ze2 bin1 this side; here
- 这里 這裡 zhè lǐ ze2 leoi5 here
- 这儿 這兒 zhè r ze5 ji4 here
- 这些 這些 zhè xiē ze2 se1 these
- 着 著 zhe zoek3 aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
- 真 zhēn zan1 really; truly
- 真的 zhēn de zan1 dik1 really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine
- 正 zhèng zing3 straight; upright
- 正在 zhèng zài zing3 zoi6 to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
- 知道 zhī dào zi1 dou3 to know; to become aware of
- 知识 知識 zhī shi zi1 sik1 knowledge; intellectual
- 中 zhōng zung1 within; among; in; middle; center
- 中国 中國 Zhōng guó zung1 gwok3 China
- 中间 中間 zhōng jiān zung1 gaan1 the middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among
- 中文 Zhōng wén zung1 man4 Chinese language
- 中午 zhōng wǔ zung1 ng5 noon; midday
- 中学 中學 zhōng xué zung1 hok6 middle school
Set 25 · words 481–499
Set 25: 19 words 中学生 中學生 重 重要 住
- 中学生 中學生 zhōng xué shēng zung1 hok6 saang1 middle-school student; high school student
- 重 zhòng cung5 heavy; serious
- 重要 zhòng yào zung6 jiu3 important; significant; major
- 住 zhù zyu6 to live; to reside; to stay; to stop; to cease
- 准备 準備 zhǔn bèi zeon2 bei6 preparation; to prepare
- 桌子 zhuō zi coek3 zi2 table; desk
- 字 zì zi6 letter; symbol
- 子 zi zi2 noun suffix, as in 椅子 "chair"
- 走 zǒu zau2 to walk; to go
- 走路 zǒu lù zau2 lou6 to walk; to go on foot; to leave; to depart
- 最 zuì 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")
- 最好 zuì hǎo zeoi3 hou2 best; had better ...; it would be best to ...
- 最后 最後 zuì hòu zeoi3 hau6 final; last; ultimate; finally; in the end
- 昨天 zuó tiān zok6 tin1 yesterday
- 左 zuǒ zo2 left; the Left (politics)
- 左边 左邊 zuǒ bian zo2 bin1 left; the left side
- 坐 zuò co5 to sit; to take a seat
- 坐下 zuò xia co5 haa6 to sit down
- 做 zuò zou6 to make; to produce; to write; to compose