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HSK 1 Vocabulary - Simplified


Hanzi (Simplified)PinyinEnglish
āah
aah
ǎishort; low
àilove
爱人àirénhusband; wife; sweetheart
安静ānjìngquiet; peaceful
安排ānpáiplan; arrange
eight
bunch
(function word)
爸爸bàbapa; dad; father
ba(modal particle ending a sentence)
báiwhite; blank
bǎihundred
bǎiput; put on; sway
bānclass; team
bānmove; carry
bànhalf; halfway
半天bàntiānhalf a day; a long time
bàndo; deal with
办法bànfǎway; means; measure
办公室bàngōngshìoffice
帮助bāngzhùhelp; assist; aid
bǎobe full
bàohug; embrace
bàonewspaper; gazette
bēicup; glass
杯子bēizicup; glass
běinorth
北边běibiānnorth; north side
bèitimes; -fold
bèiby
běnbook; root; capital
本子běnzibook; notebook
emulate; compare; than
比较bǐjiàocompare; contrast; relatively
比赛bǐsàimatch; competition; game
pen; pencil
必须bìxūmust; have to
biānside
biànchange; become
变成biàn chéngchange into; turn into
变化biànhuàchange; vary
biàntime
biǎo(錶) watch; (表) table; meter; chart
表示biǎoshìshow; express; indicate
表现biǎoxiànshow off; express; display
表演biǎoyǎnperform; act; play; demonstrate
表扬biǎoyángpraise; commend
biédon't
别的biédeother; another
别人biérenother people; others
bìngdisease; illness; sickness
not; no
不错bùcuònot bad; pretty good; correct
不但bùdànnot only
不久bùjiǔsoon; not long after
不如bùrúnot as good as; better to
不同bùtóngdifferent; not the same
不要bùyàodon't; don't want to
不用bùyòngneed not
cloth
部分bùfenpart; section; component
wipe; rub; spread on; scrape
cáijust
càidish; course; vegetable; greens
参观cānguānvisit; look around
参加cānjiājoin; take part in; attend
操场cāochǎngplayground; sports ground
cǎograss; straw
cénglayer; story
chátea
cháexamine; investigate; look up
chàshort of; differ from; poor
chángoften; frequently
常常chángchángoften; frequently
chánglong
chǎngfield; scene
chàngsing
cháotoward; face
chēvehicle
车站chēzhànstation; stop
chéngtown; city
城市chéngshìtown; city
chéngaccomplish; become
成绩chéngjìsuccess; achievement; score
chīeat; live on; annihilate
迟到chídàobe late
chōutake out; take from; grow; inhale
chūgo out; exceed; issue; vent
出发chūfāset out; start from
出来chū láicome out; emerge
出去chū qùgo out; get out
出现chūxiànappear; arise
出租汽车chūzū qìchētaxi
除了…以外chúle … yǐwàiexcept; besides
穿chuānpenetrate; go through; put on
chuánboat; ship
chuāngwindow
窗户chuānghuwindow; casement
chuángbed
chuīblow; brag; fail; break up
chūnspring
春天chūntiānspring; springtime
磁带cídàimagnetic tape
word; expression; poetry
词典cídiǎndictionary
time
cóngfrom; since; through; ever
从…到…cóng … dào …from … to …
从…起cóng … qǐ …from … on …
从前cóngqiánbefore; formerly; in the past
cuòwrong; faulty; mistake; error
错误cuòwùmistake; error; fault
beat; hit; smash; play; stir
打算dǎsuànplan; intend
big; great; loud
大概dàgàiprobably; general; broad outline
大家dàjiāeverybody; all
大声dà shēngloudly
大学dàxuéuniversity; college
大夫dàifudoctor; physician
dàiput on; wear; support; respect
dàitake; do; lead; have
代表dàibiǎorepresent; representative; deputy
但是dànshìbut; however; yet, nevertheless
dāngat (a time or place); facing
dāngact as; accept; administer; stop
当然dāngránof course; certainly
dāoknife; sword; blade
dǎofall; collapse; resell; exchange; rearrange
dàoarrive; reach; go to; leave for
dàoroad; doctrine; speak; say
道理dàolǐprinciple; truth; reason; argument
get; obtain; result in
得到dé dàoget; obtain; gain; receive
departicle to form an attribute; of
departicle to form an adverbial
departicle to introduce a complement
…得很… dehěnvery much; quite
děihave to; be sure to
dēnglamp; light; lantern
děngwait; when; till
děngand so on; etc.
low; droop; hang down
the earth; land; field; ground
地方dìfangplace; space; part; respect
第(第一)dì (dìyī)used to form ordinal numbers
弟弟dìdiyounger brother
diǎndot, point; dot stroke
diǎna little; point
diǎnput a dot; count; select; light
点心diǎnxinpastry; light refreshments
点钟diǎnzhōngo'clock
diànelectricity
电车diànchētram; trolleybus
电灯diàndēngelectric light; electric lamp
电话diànhuàtelephone; phone; phone call
电视diànshìtelevision; TV
电影diànyǐngfilm; movie
diàofall; drop; lose; reduce; turn
diūlose; throw; put aside
dōngeast
东边dōngbiāneast
东西dōngxithing; creature
dōngwinter
冬天dōngtiānwinter
dǒngunderstand; know
dòngmove; stir; use
动物dòngwùanimal
dōuall; both; even; already
read; read aloud
duǎnshort; brief
锻炼duànliàntake exercise; physical training
duànsegment; period; paragraph
duìtowards; treat; compare; aim at
duìright; correct
对不起duìbuqǐsorry; excuse me; let down
dùnused for meals or scolding
duōmuch; many; more
duōhow; what
duōa little or few more than
多么duōmehow; what
多少duōshaohow many; how much
饿èhungry; starve
而且érqiěmoreover; in addition; but also
儿子érzison
èrtwo
send out; discharge; issue; rise
发烧fā shāohave a fever; have a temperature
发生fāshēnghappen; occur; take place
发现fāxiàndiscover; find; discovery
发展fāzhǎndevelop; recruit; development
法语(法文)fǎyǔ(fǎwén)French; French language
fānturn over; rummage; capsize
翻译fānyìtranslate; translation; translator
反对fǎnduìoppose; fight; be against
fànmeal; cooked rice or other cereals
饭店fàndiànrestaurant; hotel
方便fāngbiànconvenient; make convenient
方法fāngfǎmethod; way; means
方面fāngmiànrespect; aspect; field; side
方向fāngxiàngdirection; orientation
房间fángjiānroom
访问fǎngwènvisit; call on
fànglet go; put; lay; have a vacation
放假fàng jiàhave a holiday or vacation
非常fēichángvery; highly; extraordinary; unusual
fēifly; flit; hover; flutter
飞机fēijīaircraft; airplane; plane
fēndivide; distribute; distinguish
fēnminute; point; mark; a money unit
…分之…… fēnzhī …for expression of a fraction number
分钟fēnzhōngminute
丰富fēngfùrich; abundant; plentiful; enrich
fēngfor letters
fēngwind
夫人fūrénLady; Madame; Mrs
服务fúwùserve; service
服务员fúwùyuánwaiter; waitress; attendant
辅导fǔdǎocoach; teach; tutor
复习fùxírevise; review
复杂fùzácomplex; complicated
父亲fùqinfather
负责fùzébe responsible for; conscientious
附近fùjìnnearby; neighboring area; vicinity
gāishould; ought to; owe; sb.'s turn
gǎichange; transform; rectify; correct
改变gǎibiànchange; alter; transform
干净gānjìngclean; neat; tidy
感到gǎndàofeel; sense; think
感冒gǎnmàocommon cold
感谢gǎnxièthank; be grateful
gǎndare
gàndo; work
干部gànbùcadre
gāngjust; barely; only just
刚才gāngcáia moment ago; just now
钢笔gāngbǐpen
gāotall; high; of a high degree
高兴gāoxìngglad; cheerful; be happy to
gǎodo; cause; make; get hold of
告诉gàosùtell; let know
哥哥gēgeelder brother
song
(a general measure word)
each; every; various; different
各种gèzhǒngall kinds of
gěigive; grant
gēnroot; foot; base; origin
gēnwith; and; follow
gèngmore; still more, even more
工厂gōngchǎngfactory; mill; plant; works
工人gōngrénworker; workman
工业gōngyèindustry
工作gōngzuòwork; job
公共汽车gōnggòng qìchēbus (for public transit)
公斤gōngjīnkilogram
公里gōnglǐkilometer
公园gōngyuánpark
gòube enough; be up to; reach; quite
姑娘gūnianggirl; daughter
故事gùshistory; tale
guā(刮) scrape; shave; smear with; (颳) blow
guàhang; call up; ring off
guānshut; lock up; turn off; close down
关系guānxìrelation; relationship
关心guānxīnbe concerned with; care for
guǎnan indoor place for activities
广播guǎngbōbroadcast; be on the air
guìexpensive; costly; dear
贵姓guì xìngyour honorable family name
guócountry; state; nation
国家guójiācountry; state; nation
guòpass; spend time; go through
guo(indicate an action in the past)
过来guò laicome over; come up
过去guòqùthe past; former times
过去guò qugo over; pass by
哈哈hāhāha-ha (the sound of laughing)
háistill; yet; even more; also; fairly
还是háishìstill; nevertheless; had better; or
孩子háizichild; children; son or daughter
hǎisea
寒假hánjiàwinter vacation
hǎnshout; cry out; yell; call sb.
汉语hànyǔChinese; the Chinese language
汉字hànzìChinese character
hǎogood; nice; be in good health
hǎoso as to; very; quite; so
好吃hǎochīdelicious; tasty; good to eat
好处hǎochugood; advantage; benefit; gain
好看hǎokàngood-looking; nice; pretty
好像hǎoxiàngseem; look like; be like; as if
hàonumber; date
drink
and; with; to
合适héshìappropriate; right; suitable
river
hēiblack; dark
黑板hēibǎnblackboard
hěnvery; quite; awfully
hóngred; symbol of success
hòuback; rear; behind
后边hòubianback; rear; behind; latter
忽然hūránsuddenly; all of a sudden
lake
互相hùxiāngeach other; mutual
huāflower; blossom; blurred; dim
huāspend; expend; cost
huàdraw; paint
画儿huàrdrawing; picture; painting
化学huàxuéchemistry
huàword; talk; speech; remark
huàibad; go bad; spoil; ruin
欢迎huānyíngwelcome; greet; favorably receive
huángive back; return; give sth. in return
huànexchange; barter; trade; change
huángyellow; sallow; fall through
huíreturn; turn around; answer; reply
huí(for times of an event or action)
回答huídáanswer; reply; response
回来huí láireturn; come back; be back
回去huí qùreturn; go back; be back
huìcan; be good at; be likely to; meet
huìmeeting; gathering; conference
会话huìhuàconversation; converse with
huólive
活儿huówork
活动huódòngmove about; relax; activity; shaky
火车huǒchētrain
或者huòzhěor; perhaps; maybe
基本jīběnbasic; fundamental; on the whole
基础jīchǔfoundation; base; basis
机场jīchǎngairport; airfield; aerodrome
机会jīhuìchance; opportunity
机器jīqìmachine; machinery; apparatus
chicken
鸡蛋jīdànchicken egg
…极了… jí leextremely
集合jíhégather; assemble; muster
rapid; impatient; irascible; urgent
crowded; cram; jostle; squeeze
how many; a few; some
技术jìshùtechnology; skill; technique
send; post; mail
计划jìhuàplan; project; program; map out
mark; remember; jot down; record
继续jìxùcontinue; go on; continuation
家(文学家)jiā (wénxuéjiā)(suffix) -ist; family; home; household
家庭jiātíngfamily; household
jiāadd; plus; increase; put in
坚持jiānchípersist in; persevere in; stick to
jiān(measure word for rooms)
检查jiǎnchácheck up; inspect; self-criticism
简单jiǎndānsimple; commonplace; casual
jiànmeet; see; be exposed to
见面jiàn miànmeet; see
jiàn(measure word for clothes, affairs)
健康jiànkānghealth; healthy; sound; wholesome
建设jiànshèbuild; construct; construction
将来jiāngláifuture
jiāngriver
jiǎngtell; speak; explain; discuss; stress
jiāohand over; deliver; associate with
jiāoteach; instruct
jiǎofoot
jiǎoone tenth of one RMB Yuan
饺子jiǎozidumpling
教室jiàoshìclassroom; schoolroom
教育jiàoyùeducation; educate; teach
jiàocall; greet; order; name; shout; cry
jiào(used to make a passive sentence)
jiēmeet; connect; catch; take over
接着jiēzhethen; afterward; follow
jiēstreet
jiéfestival; section; length
节目jiémùprogram; item (on a program)
节日jiérìfestival; holiday
结果jiéguǒfinally; at last; result; outcome
结束jiéshùend; finish; conclude; wind up
解决jiějuéresolve; settle; solve
姐姐jiějieelder sister
jièborrow; lend; make use of
介绍jièshàointroduce; recommend; let know
jīnhalf a kilogram
今年jīnniánthis year
今天jīntiāntoday; present; now
jǐntight; urgent; hard up; tighten
紧张jǐnzhāngnervous; tense; in short supply
jìnenter; come or go into; recruit
进来jìnláicome in; get in
进去jìnqugo in; get in; enter
进行jìnxíngbe in progress; go on; carry on
jìnnearby; near; close
精彩jīngcǎibrilliant; splendid; wonderful
精神jīngshénspirit; mind; gist; essence
经常jīngchángoften; frequently; constantly; usually
经过jīngguòpass; go through; as a result of
经济jīngjìeconomy; income; economical
经验jīngyànexperience
jiǔfor a long time; long
jiǔnine
jiǔalcoholic drink; wine; liquor
jiùold; past; bygone; used; worn
jiùwith regard to; even if; at once
橘子(桔子)júziorange; tangerine; mandarin
lift; heave; raise; hold up; cite
(measure word for sentences)
句子jùzisentence
觉得juédefeel; think
决定juédìngdecide; resolve; decision; resolution
咖啡kāfēicoffee
卡车kǎchēlorry; truck
kāiopen; operate; turn on; hold; boil
开始kāishǐbegin; start
开玩笑kāi wánxiàojoke; crack a joke; make fun of
开学kāi xuéschool begins; term starts
kànsee; look at; watch; read; think
看病kàn bìngsee a doctor; see a patient
看见kànjiànsee; catch sight of
考试kǎoshìexamine; test; examination
(measure word for plants)
科学kēxuéscience; scientific
咳嗽késoucough
可能kěnéngpossible; maybe; possibility; may
可是kěshìbut; nevertheless; yet; indeed
可以kěyǐcan; may
thirsty
gram
a quarter of an hour; carve; cut
客气kèqipolite; act or remark politely
lesson; class; subject; course
课本kèběntextbook
课文kèwéntext
空气kōngqìair
kǒumouth; (measure word for people)
口语kǒuyǔspoken language
cry
bitter; miserable
kuàipiece; Yuan (the basic RMB unit)
kuàifast; rapid; sharp; hurry up; soon
困难kùnnándifficult; difficulty; trouble
pull; drag; haul; play; draw in; shit
la(modal particle ending a sentence)
láicome; arrive; crop up; take place
lánblue
篮球lánqiúbasketball
劳动láodòngwork; labor
劳驾láo jiàexcuse me; may I trouble you
老(老二)lǎo(lǎo'èr)old; aged; tough; of long standing
老师lǎoshīteacher
le(modal particle ending a sentence)
lèitired; tire; strain
lěngcold
leave; without; off; away; from
离开líkāileave; depart from
in; inside
half a kilometer
里边lǐbianinside; in; within; interior
礼物lǐwùgift; present
历史lìshǐhistory; past records
利用lìyònguse; utilize; exploit; make use of
例如lìrúfor example; for instance
立刻lìkèimmediately; at once; right away
liǎtwo people (used in oral Chinese)
联系liánxìintegrate; link; contact; connection
连…都(也)…lián … dōu (yě) …even
liǎnface
练习liànxípractice; exercise; drill
凉快liángkuainice and cool; pleasantly cool
liǎngtwo; a few; some
liàng(measure word for vehicles)
liàngbright; shiny; light; shine; show
liǎofinish; end; settle; be able
了解liǎojiěunderstand; know; find out
língzero, 0
领导lǐngdǎolead; leader; leadership
liúremain; stay; keep; grow; leave
留念liúniànaccept or keep as souvenir
留学生liúxuéshēngforeign student; overseas student
liúflow; stream; drip; shed; trickle
liùsix
lóustoried building
road; path; way; journey; route
录音lùyīnrecord sound; sound recording
旅行lǚxíngtravel; journey; tour; trip
绿green
luànin a mess; indiscriminate; random
妈妈māmamummy; mom; ma; mother
麻烦máfantroublesome; put sb. to trouble
horse
马上mǎshàngat once; immediately; right away
ma(modal particle expressing urging)
ma(modal particle making a question)
mǎibuy; purchase
màisell
mǎnfull; filled; complete; fill; expire
满意mǎnyìsatisfied; pleased
mànslow
mángbusy; fully occupied
máoone tenth of one RMB Yuan
帽子màozihat; cap
méinot have; there is not; not
没关系méi guānxinever mind; it doesn't matter
没意思méi yìsiuninteresting; dull
没有méiyǒunot have; there is not; not
měievery; each; per; every time
妹妹mèimeiyounger sister
ménentrance; door; gate
门口ménkǒuentrance; doorway
们(朋友们)men (péngyoumen)(particle forming a plural pronoun)
米(公尺)mǐ(gōngchǐ)meter (measure word for lengths)
米饭mǐfàn(cooked) rice
面包miànbāobread
面条儿miàntiáornoodles
民族mínzúnation; nationality
明年míngniánnext year
明天míngtiāntomorrow
名字míngziname
母亲mǔqīnmother (used in written Chinese)
目前mùqiáncurrent time; at present
take; hold; seize; capture; with; at
nǎ/něiwhich; (used for rhetorical questions)
哪里(哪儿)nǎli(nǎr)where; wherever
that
then; in that case
那个nàgethat
那里(那儿)nàli(nàr)there
那么nàmelike that; in that way
那么nàmethen; in that case
那些nàxiēthose
那样nàyàngof that kind; like that; so; such
na(modal particle ending a sentence)
na(modal particle ending a sentence)
nánsouth
南边nánbiansouth
nánmale
nándifficult
ne(modal particle ending a question)
nèiinside; inner; within
内容nèiróngcontent; substance
néngcan; be able to; be capable of
能够nénggòucan; be able to; be capable of
ng(interjection expressing what or huh)
you (the singular form)
你们nǐmenyou (the plural form)
niányear; New Year
年级niánjígrade; year
年纪niánjìage
年轻niánqīngyoung
niànread aloud, study, attend school
nínyou (in respectful form)
niúox; cow; bull
牛奶niúnǎicow milk
农村nóngcūnrural area; countryside
农民nóngmínpeasant
农业nóngyèagriculture; farming
努力nǔlìtry hard; be hard at work or study
female
女儿nǚ'érdaughter
暖和nuǎnhuowarm; nice and warm; warm up
crawl; creep; climb
fear; be afraid of; perhaps
pāiclap; pat; beat; shoot; send
排球páiqiúvolleyball
pàisend; appoint
旁边pángbiānside
pǎorun; run away; run about doing sth.
跑步pǎo bùrun
朋友péngyoufriend
pèngtouch; bump; meet; run into
批评pīpíngcriticize; criticism
啤酒píjiǔbeer
piān(measure word for articles)
便宜piányicheap; inexpensive; small gains
piàn(measure word for pieces of things)
漂亮piàoliangpretty; beautiful; remarkable
piàoticket; ballot
苹果píngguǒapple
píng(measure word for bottles)
broken; damaged; break; destroy
seven
ride (an animal or bicycle)
remove; pull; appear; rise; raise
起床qǐ chuángget up
起来qǐ láistand up; sit up; rise to one's feet
汽车qìchēautomobile; motor vehicle; car
汽水qìshuǐaerated water; soda; soft drink
铅笔qiānbǐpencil
qiānthousand
qiánmoney; fund; sum
qiánfront; forward; before; preceding
前边qiánbianin front; ahead
qiǎnshallow; simple; superficial; light
qiángwall
qiáobridge
青年qīngniányoung person; youth
qīnglight; small in number, degree, etc.
清楚qīngchuclear; distinct; be clear about
qíngclear; sunny
情况qíngkuàngcircumstance; situation, condition
qǐngplease; request; ask; invite; engage
请假qǐng jiàask for leave
请问qǐng wènExcuse me; May I ask
qiūautumn; fall
秋天qiūtiānautumn; fall
qiúball; anything shaped like a ball
取得qǔdégain; acquire; obtain
go; leave; send; remove; get rid of
去年qùniánlast year
quáncomplete; whole; entire; full; total
全部quánbùall; without exception; complete
全体quántǐall; whole; entire
确实quèshítrue; reliable
然后ránhòuthen; afterwards; after that
rànggive way; give ground; invite; let
hot; popular; heat up; warm
热情rèqíngwarm; fervent; enthusiasm
rénperson; man; people
人们rénmenpersons; people; the public
人民rénmínthe people
任何rènhéany; whichever; whatever
认识rènshirecognize; understand; cognition
认为rènwéithink; consider
认真rènzhēnconscientious; earnest; serious
sun; day time; a day of the month
日语(日文)rìyǔ(rìwén)Japanese (language)
日子rìzidays; date; time; life; livelihood
容易róngyìeasy; easily; apt
ròuflesh; meat
sānthree
散步sàn bùtake a walk
shānmountain; hill
商店shāngdiànshop; store
shàngupper; up; upward; preceding
shàngget on; go up; go to; submit; fill
上边shàngbianabove; over; the higher authorities
上课shàng kèattend class; give a lesson
上来shàng láicome up
上去shàng qugo up
上午shàngwǔforenoon; morning
上学shàng xuégo to school; attend school
shǎofew; little; less; lack; lose; reduce
社会shèhuìsociety
身体shēntǐbody; health
shēndeep; difficult; thoroughgoing; dark
什么shénmewhat; whatever; why; something
shēng(measure word for sound); sound
声调shēngdiàotone; the tone of Chinese character
声音shēngyīnsound; voice
生产shēngchǎnproduce; manufacture; production
生词shēngcínew word
生活shēnghuólife; livelihood; live; exist
生日shēngrìbirthday
shěngprovince
shèngsurplus; remnant; leave (over)
胜利shènglìvictory; triumph
师傅shīfumaster worker; master; teacher
shíten
十分shífēnvery; fully; utterly; extremely
时候shíhoutime; when
时间shíjiānwhen
食堂shítángdining room; canteen; cafeteria
实践shíjiànlive up to; carry out; practice
实现shíxiànrealize; achieve; bring about
使用shǐyòngmake use of; use; employ; apply
世界shìjièworld
shìmatter; affair; thing; business
事情shìqingmatter; affair; thing; business
shìbe
shìcity; municipality; market
shìtry; test; attempt
shōuput away; collect; harvest; receive
收拾shōushiput in order; tidy; punish; repair
shǒuhand
手表shǒubiǎowrist watch
首都shǒudūcapital
shūtransport; convey; lose; be beaten
舒服shūfucomfortable
shūbook
shúripe; cooked; done; familiar
shǔcount; be reckoned as
shùtree
数学shùxuémathematics
shuāngpair; twin; dual; double; di-; bi-
sheí/shuíwho
shuǐwater
水果shuǐguǒfruit
水平shuǐpíngstandard; level; horizontal
shuìsleep; go to bed
睡觉shuì jiàosleep; go to bed
shuōspeak; talk; say; scold
说明shuōmíngexplain; illustrate; show
思想sīxiǎngthought; thinking; idea; ideology
die; pass away; dead; inflexible
four
sòngsend; give; deliver; carry; escort
宿舍sùshèhostel; living quarters; dormitory
suānsour; sick at heart; tingle; acid
suàncalculate; compute; include; count
虽然suīránthough; although
suìyears old (for a person's age)
所以suǒyǐso; therefore; as a result
所有suǒyǒuall
he
他们tāmenthey; them (for males and females)
it
它们tāmenthey; them (for things, animals, etc.)
she
她们tāmenthey; them (for females)
táilift up; raise; carry
tàitoo
太阳tàiyángthe sun
态度tàidumanner; bearing; attitude
tántalk; chat; discuss
tāngsoup; broth
tángsugar; candy; sweets
tǎnglie; recline
讨论tǎolùndiscuss; discussion
特别tèbiéspecial; particular; especially
téngache; pain
kick
carry; put forward; draw out; raise
提高tígāoraise; heighten; enhance; increase
体育tǐyùphysical training; physical culture
tiānsky; heaven; weather
天气tiānqìweather
tiáostrip (measure word for long things)
条件tiáojiàncondition; qualification; requirement
tiàojump; leap; spring; beat
跳舞tiào wǔdance
tīnglisten; hear; heed; obey
听见tīngjiànhear
听说tīng shuōbe told; hear of; hear about
听写tīngxiědictate; dictation
tíngstop; cease; be parked
tǐngstraighten up; stick out; very; rather
tōngopen up; lead to; understand
通过tōngguòby way of; through; pass through
通知tōngzhīnotify; give notice; notice; circular
同时tóngshíat the same time; simultaneously
同学tóngxuéfellow student; schoolmate
同意tóngyìagree; consent; approve
同志tóngzhìcomrade
痛快tòngkuaivery happy; delighted; forthright
tóufirst; leading
突然tūránsudden; abrupt
图书馆túshūguǎnlibrary
团结tuánjiéunite; rally
tuīpush; shove; turn a mill; grind
tuǐleg
退tuìreturn; give back; withdraw; fade
tuōtake off; cast off; strip
袜子wàzisocks; stockings; hose
wàiouter; outside; external; foreign
外边wàibianout; outside; exterior
外国wàiguóforeign country
外语(外文)wàiyǔ(wàiwén)foreign language
wánuse up; be over; finish; complete
完成wánchéngaccomplish; complete; fulfill
完全wánquáncomplete; whole; full; at all
玩儿wánrplay; have fun; employ; resort to
wǎnbowl
wǎnlate
晚饭wǎnfàndinner; supper
晚会wǎnhuìevening party; social evening
晚上wǎnshangevening; night
wànten thousand; a very great number
wǎnggo
wǎngto; toward; in the direction of
wàngforget; neglect
危险wēixiǎndangerous; perilous; danger
wéido; act; be; become
伟大wěidàgreat; mighty
wèihello
wèi(measure word for people of status)
wèi(indicating the cause or purpose)
为了wèilefor; for the sake of; in order to
为什么wèi shénmewhy; why (or how) is it that …
文化wénhuàcivilization; culture; education
文学wénxuéliterature
文学家wénxuéjiāliteratus; writer
文艺wényìliterature and art
文章wénzhāngessay; article; hidden meaning
wènask; inquire
问好wèn hǎosend one's regards to
问题wèntíquestion; problem; issue; trouble
I; me; our; ourselves
我们wǒmenwe; us; our
握手wò shǒushake hands; clasp hands
屋子wūziroom
five
午饭wǔfànmidday meal; lunch
物理wùlǐphysics
西west
西边xībianwest (often used in oral Chinese)
希望xīwànghope; wish; expect
习惯xíguànbe used to; usual practice; habit
喜欢xǐhuanlove; like; be keen to; be fond of
wash; bathe; develop
洗澡xǐ zǎohave a bath; bathe
department (in a university)
thin; fine; thin and soft; meticulous
xiàdescend; fall; issue; go to; put in
xiàbelow; down; under; next; second
xià(measure word for times of an action)
下边xiàbianbelow; under; lower level; next
下课xià kèfinish class; get out of class
下来xià láicome down
下去xià qugo down; descend
下午xiàwǔafternoon
xiàsummer
夏天xiàtiānsummer
xiānearlier; before; first; temporarily
先生xiānshengteacher; mister; Mr.; sir; gentleman
现代xiàndàimodern times; the contemporary age
现在xiànzàinow; at present; today
相信xiāngxìnbelieve in; have faith in
xiāngfragrant; savory; be with relish
香蕉xiāngjiāobanana
xiǎngthink; suppose; recall; want to; miss
xiǎngmake a sound; ring; noisy; loud
xiàngbe like; resemble; picture; such as
xiàngtowards; to; face; be partial to
消息xiāoxinews; information; message
小(小李)xiǎosmall; little; petty; minor; young
小孩儿xiǎoháirchild
小姐xiǎojieyoung lady; Miss; miss
小时xiǎoshíhour
xiàosmile (at); laugh (at); ridicule
xiē(measure word for unspecified amount)
xiéshoe
xiěwrite; compose; describe
谢谢xièxiethank
辛苦xīnkǔhard; toilsome; laborious; tire
xīnnew; fresh; up-to-date; newly
新年xīnniánNew Year
新闻xīnwéninformation; news
xīnthe heart; heart; mind; feeling
xìnbelieve; trust; profess faith in; letter
信封xìnfēngenvelope
星期xīngqīweek
星期日(星期天)xīngqīrì(xīngqītiān)Sunday
xíngall right; O.K.; capable; competent
幸福xìngfúhappy; happiness
xìngbe surnamed; family name
休息xiūxihave a rest; rest
需要xūyàoneed; want; require; demand
许多xǔduōmany; much; a lot of
xuéstudy; learn; imitate; mimic
学生xuéshengstudent; schoolboy; schoolgirl
学习xuéxístudy; learn; emulate
学校xuéxiàoschool; educational institute
学院xuéyuàncollege; institute; academy
xuěsnow
ah; oh; creak
yaah
研究yánjiūstudy; research; consider; discuss
颜色yánsècolor
眼睛yǎnjingeye
演出yǎnchūperform; put on a show; performance
宴会yànhuìbanquet; feast; dinner party
yángsheep; goat
样子yàngzishape; appearance; manner; model
要求yāoqiúdemand; require; claim; ask
yàomedicine; drug; remedy
yàowant to; wish to; must; shall; ask for
要是yàoshiin case; if; suppose
also; too; either
也许yěxǔperhaps; probably; maybe
page
night; evening
one; once; as soon as
一般yībāngeneral; ordinary; common
一边…一边…yībiān … yībiānat the same time; simultaneously
一点儿yīdiǎnra bit; a few; a little
一定yīdìngfixed; definite; given; necessarily
一共yīgòngin all; altogether; in total
一会儿yīhuìra little while; a moment
一…就…yī … jiù …as soon as; once
一块儿yīkuàirthe same place; together
一起yīqǐthe same place; together
一切yīqièall; every; everything
一下儿yīxiàone time; once; a little while
一些yīxiēa number of; certain; a few; a little
一样yīyàngthe same; equally; alike; as … as …
一…也…yī…yě…an emphatic sentence structure to describe the smallest unit of the subject
一直yīzhíalways; all along; straight
医生yīshēngdoctor
医院yīyuànhospital
衣服yīfuclothes; clothing; garment; coat
椅子yǐzichair
已经yǐjingalready
以后yǐhòuafter; afterwards; later
以前yǐqiánbefore; formerly
以为yǐwéithink; consider; believe
艺术yìshùart; skill; craft
亿a hundred million
意见yìjiànopinion; view; objection
意思yìsimeaning; idea; wish; appreciation
意义yìyìmeaning; sense; significance
因为yīnwèibecause; on account of; because of
音乐yīnyuèmusic
yīncloudy; overcast; sinister
银行yínhángbank
英语(英文)yīngyǔ(yīngwén)English (language)
应该yīnggāiought to; should; must
yíngwin; beat; gain
影响yǐngxiǎnginfluence; affect; effect
永远yǒngyuǎnfor good; forever; ever; always
yònguse; employ; apply; by means of
尤其yóuqíespecially; particularly
邮局yóujúpost office
邮票yóupiàostamp
游泳yóu yǒngswim
yǒuhave; possess; exist; there be
有的yǒudesome; some of
有名yǒumíngfamous; well-known
有时候yǒu shíhousometimes
有些yǒuxiēsome; some of
有意思yǒu yìsiinteresting; enjoyable
友好yǒuhǎofriendly; amicable; close friend
友谊yǒuyìfriendship
yòuthe right
yòuagain
fish
愉快yúkuàihappy; cheerful; joyful; delightful
rain
语法yǔfǎgrammar
语言yǔyánlanguage
遇到yùdàomeet with; run into; encounter
预习yùxípreview; prepare lessons
yuánYuan (used for money)
原来yuánláioriginal; former
原谅yuánliàngexcuse; forgive; pardon
yuánround; circular; circle
yuǎnfar; remote
愿意yuànyìbe willing; be ready; wish; like; want
yuèmonth
月亮yuèliangthe moon
月球yuèqiúthe moon
yúncloud
运动yùndòngbe in motion; move about; sport
zàiagain; not … until; then and only then
再见zàijiàngood-bye; see you again
zàiexist; be living; at; on; in
zài(indicating an action in progress)
zánwe; us; our; I; me; my
咱们zánmenwe; us; our
zāngdirty; filthy
zǎoearly; for a long time; as early as
早晨(早上)zǎochen(zǎoshang)(early) morning
早饭zǎofànbreakfast
怎么zěnmehow; why; however
怎么样zěnmeyànghow; (a polite formula)
怎样zěnyànghow
增加zēngjiāincrease; raise; add
展览zhǎnlǎnput on display; exhibit; show
zhànoccupy; seize; take; constitute
zhànstand; be on one's feet; stop; halt
zhànstation; stop; service center
zhāngpiece
zhǎnggrow; develop; acquire; increase
掌握zhǎngwògrasp; master; control; have in hand
着急zháojíworry; anxious
zhǎolook for; return the balance of money
照顾zhàogùlook after; give consideration to
照相zhào xiàngtake a picture (or photograph)
zhèthis; this moment; now
这个zhègethis one; this
这里(这儿)zhèlǐ(zhèr)here
这么zhèmeso; such; this way; like this
这些zhèxiēthese
这样zhèyàngso; such; like this; this way
zhe(indicating an action in progress)
zhēntrue; real; genuine; clearly; really
真正zhēnzhènggenuine; real; true
整齐zhěngqíin good order; neat; tidy
zhèngstraight; upright; honest; pure; just
正确zhèngquècorrect; right; proper
正在zhèngzàiin process of; in course of
政府zhèngfǔgovernment
政治zhèngzhìpolitics; political affairs; political
zhī(measure word for one of a pair)
zhī(measure word for stick-like things)
知道zhīdàoknow; be aware of; realize
知识zhīshiknowledge
…之间… zhījiānbetween
zhǐpoint at; point to; point out; refer to
zhǐonly; merely
只好zhǐhǎohave to; be forced to
zhǐpaper
zhōngcenter; middle; in; among; China
中间zhōngjiāncenter; middle; among; between
中文zhōngwénChinese (language)
中午zhōngwǔnoon; midday
中学zhōngxuémiddle school; high school
zhōngbell; clock
钟头zhōngtóuhour (mainly used in oral Chinese)
zhǒngkind; type; sort; breed; race; strain
zhòngheavy; important; serious
重要zhòngyàoimportant; significant; major
zhōuweek; round
周围zhōuwéiaround; round; about
zhūpig; hog; swine
主要zhǔyàomain; major; chief; principal
主意zhǔyiidea; plan; decision
zhùlive; reside; stay; stop; cease
注意zhùyìpay attention to; take notice of
zhùexpress good wishes; wish
zhuāngact; pretend; load; assemble; fit
准备zhǔnbèiprepare; get ready (for); intend
桌子zhuōzitable; desk
自己zìjǐoneself; closely related; own
自行车zìxíngchēbike; bicycle
word; character
总(是)zǒng(shì)put together; general; chief; always
zǒuwalk; visit; pass; leave; go away
足球zúqiúfootball game; soccer ball
祖国zǔguómotherland; fatherland; homeland
组织zǔzhīorganize; form; organization
zuǐmouth
zuìmost
最初zuìchūfirst; initial
最后zuìhòulast; final; ultimate
最近zuìjìnrecently; lately; in the near future
昨天zuótiānyesterday
zuǒthe left; the left side
zuòmake; do; cook; be; be used as
zuòdo; make; compose; write; act as
作业zuòyèhomework; operation; task; work
zuòsit; take a seat; ride; put on a fire
zuò(measure word for cities and so on)