HSK 1 Vocabulary - Simplified

Hanzi
Pinyin English
(Simplified)
啊 Ā ah

啊 A ah

矮 Ǎi short; low

爱 Ài love

爱人 Àirén husband; wife; sweetheart

安静 Ānjìng quiet; peaceful

安排 ānpái plan; arrange

八 bā eight

把 bǎ bunch

把 bǎ (function word)

爸爸 bàba pa; dad; father

(modal particle ending a

吧 ba
sentence)

白 bái white; blank

百 bǎi hundred

摆 bǎi put; put on; sway

班 bān class; team

搬 bān move; carry

半 bàn half; halfway

半天 bàntiān half a day; a long time

办 bàn do; deal with

办法 bànfǎ way; means; measure

办公室 bàngōngshì office

帮助 bāngzhù help; assist; aid

饱 bǎo be full

抱 bào hug; embrace

报 bào newspaper; gazette

杯 bēi cup; glass

杯子 bēizi cup; glass

北 běi north

北边 běibiān north; north side

倍 bèi times; -fold

被 bèi by

本 běn book; root; capital

本子 běnzi book; notebook

比 bǐ emulate; compare; than

比较 bǐjiào compare; contrast; relatively

比赛 bǐsài match; competition; game

笔 bǐ pen; pencil

必须 bìxū must; have to

边 biān side

变 biàn change; become

变成 biàn chéng change into; turn into

变化 biànhuà change; vary

遍 biàn time

(錶) watch; (表) table; meter;

表 biǎo
chart

表示 biǎoshì show; express; indicate

表现 biǎoxiàn show off; express; display

perform; act; play;

表演 biǎoyǎn
demonstrate

表扬 biǎoyáng praise; commend

别 bié don't

别的 biéde other; another

别人 biéren other people; others

病 bìng disease; illness; sickness

不 bù not; no

不错 bùcuò not bad; pretty good; correct

不但 bùdàn not only

不久 bùjiǔ soon; not long after

不如 bùrú not as good as; better to

不同 bùtóng different; not the same

不要 bùyào don't; don't want to

不用 bùyòng need not

布 bù Cloth

部分 bùfen part; section; component

擦 cā wipe; rub; spread on; scrape

才 cái just

dish; course; vegetable;

菜 cài
greens

参观 cānguān visit; look around

参加 cānjiā join; take part in; attend

操场 cāochǎng playground; sports ground

草 cǎo grass; straw

层 céng layer; story

茶 chá tea

查 chá examine; investigate; look up

差 chà short of; differ from; poor

常 cháng often; frequently

常常 chángcháng often; frequently

长 cháng long

场 chǎng field; scene

唱 chàng sing

朝 cháo toward; face

车 chē vehicle

车站 chēzhàn station; stop

城 chéng town; city

城市 chéngshì town; city

成 chéng accomplish; become

成绩 chéngjì success; achievement; score

吃 chī eat; live on; annihilate

迟到 chídào be late

take out; take from; grow;

抽 chōu
inhale

出 chū go out; exceed; issue; vent

出发 chūfā set out; start from

出来 chū lái come out; emerge

出去 chū qù go out; get out

出现 chūxiàn appear; arise

出租汽车 chūzū qìchē taxi

除了…以外 chúle … yǐwài except; besides

穿 chuān penetrate; go through; put on

船 chuán boat; ship

窗 chuāng window

窗户 chuānghu window; casement

床 chuáng bed

吹 chuī blow; brag; fail; break up

春 chūn spring

春天 chūntiān spring; springtime

磁带 cídài magnetic tape

词 cí word; expression; poetry

词典 cídiǎn dictionary

次 cì time

从 cóng from; since; through; ever

从…到… cóng … dào … from … to …

从…起 cóng … qǐ … from … on …

从前 cóngqián before; formerly; in the past

错 cuò wrong; faulty; mistake; error

错误 cuòwù mistake; error; fault

打 dǎ beat; hit; smash; play; stir

打算 dǎsuàn plan; intend

大 dà big; great; loud

probably; general; broad

大概 dàgài
outline

大家 dàjiā everybody; all

大声 dà shēng loudly

大学 dàxué university; college

大夫 dàifu doctor; physician

put on; wear; support;

戴 dài
respect

带 dài take; do; lead; have

represent; representative;
代表 dàibiǎo
deputy

but; however; yet,

但是 dànshì
nevertheless
当 dāng at (a time or place); facing

act as; accept; administer;

当 dāng
stop

当然 dāngrán of course; certainly

刀 dāo knife; sword; blade

fall; collapse; resell;

倒 dǎo
exchange; rearrange

到 dào arrive; reach; go to; leave for

道 dào road; doctrine; speak; say

principle; truth; reason;

道理 dàolǐ
argument

得 dé get; obtain; result in

得到 dé dào get; obtain; gain; receive

particle to form an attribute;

的 de
of

地 de particle to form an adverbial

particle to introduce a
得 de
complement

…得很 … dehěn very much; quite

得 děi have to; be sure to

灯 dēng lamp; light; lantern

等 děng wait; when; till

等 děng and so on; etc.

低 dī low; droop; hang down

地 dì the earth; land; field; ground

地方 dìfang place; space; part; respect

第(第一) dì (dìyī) used to form ordinal numbers

弟弟 dìdi younger brother

点 diǎn dot, point; dot stroke

点 diǎn a little; point

点 diǎn put a dot; count; select; light

点心 diǎnxin pastry; light refreshments

点钟 diǎnzhōng o'clock

电 diàn electricity

电车 diànchē tram; trolleybus

电灯 diàndēng electric light; electric lamp

电话 diànhuà telephone; phone; phone call

电视 diànshì television; TV

电影 diànyǐng film; movie

掉 diào fall; drop; lose; reduce; turn

丢 diū lose; throw; put aside

东 dōng east

东边 dōngbiān east

东西 dōngxi thing; creature

冬 dōng winter

冬天 dōngtiān winter

懂 dǒng understand; know

动 dòng move; stir; use

动物 dòngwù animal

都 dōu all; both; even; already

读 dú read; read aloud

短 duǎn short; brief

take exercise; physical

锻炼 duànliàn
training

段 duàn segment; period; paragraph

towards; treat; compare; aim

对 duì
at

对 duì right; correct

对不起 duìbuqǐ sorry; excuse me; let down

顿 dùn used for meals or scolding

多 duō much; many; more

多 duō how; what

多 duō a little or few more than

多么 duōme how; what

多少 duōshao how many; how much

饿 è hungry; starve

moreover; in addition; but

而且 érqiě
also

儿子 érzi son

二 èr two

send out; discharge; issue;

发 fā
rise

have a fever; have a

发烧 fā shāo
temperature

发生 fāshēng happen; occur; take place

发现 fāxiàn discover; find; discovery

develop; recruit;
发展 fāzhǎn
development

法语(法文) fǎyǔ(fǎwén) French; French language

翻 fān turn over; rummage; capsize

translate; translation;
翻译 fānyì
translator

反对 fǎnduì oppose; fight; be against

 meal; cooked rice or other
饭 fàn
cereals

饭店 fàndiàn restaurant; hotel

方便 fāngbiàn convenient; make convenient

方法 fāngfǎ method; way; means

方面 fāngmiàn respect; aspect; field; side

方向 fāngxiàng direction; orientation

房间 fángjiān room

访问 fǎngwèn visit; call on

let go; put; lay; have a

放 fàng
vacation

放假 fàng jià have a holiday or vacation

very; highly; extraordinary;

非常 fēicháng
unusual

飞 fēi fly; flit; hover; flutter

飞机 fēijī aircraft; airplane; plane

分 fēn divide; distribute; distinguish

minute; point; mark; a money

分 fēn
unit

for expression of a fraction

…分之… … fēnzhī …
number

分钟 fēnzhōng minute
 rich; abundant; plentiful;
丰富 fēngfù
enrich

封 fēng for letters

风 fēng wind

夫人 fūrén Lady; Madame; Mrs

服务 fúwù serve; service

服务员 fúwùyuán waiter; waitress; attendant

辅导 fǔdǎo coach; teach; tutor

复习 fùxí revise; review

复杂 fùzá complex; complicated

父亲 fùqin father

be responsible for;
负责 fùzé
conscientious

nearby; neighboring area;

附近 fùjìn
vicinity

should; ought to; owe; sb.'s

该 gāi
turn

change; transform; rectify;

改 gǎi
correct

改变 gǎibiàn change; alter; transform

干净 gānjìng clean; neat; tidy

感到 gǎndào feel; sense; think

感冒 gǎnmào common cold

感谢 gǎnxiè thank; be grateful

敢 gǎn dare

干 gàn do; work

干部 gànbù cadre

刚 gāng just; barely; only just

刚才 gāngcái a moment ago; just now

钢笔 gāngbǐ pen

高 gāo tall; high; of a high degree

高兴 gāoxìng glad; cheerful; be happy to

搞 gǎo do; cause; make; get hold of

告诉 gàosù tell; let know

哥哥 gēge elder brother

歌 gē song

个 gè (a general measure word)

each; every; various;

各 gè
different

各种 gèzhǒng all kinds of

给 gěi give; grant

根 gēn root; foot; base; origin

跟 gēn with; and; follow

更 gèng more; still more, even more

工厂 gōngchǎng factory; mill; plant; works

工人 gōngrén worker; workman

工业 gōngyè industry

工作 gōngzuò work; job

公共汽车 gōnggòng qìchē bus (for public transit)

公斤 gōngjīn kilogram

公里 gōnglǐ kilometer

公园 gōngyuán park

be enough; be up to; reach;

够 gòu
quite

姑娘 gūniang girl; daughter

故事 gùshi story; tale

(刮) scrape; shave; smear

刮 guā
with; (颳) blow

挂 guà hang; call up; ring off

shut; lock up; turn off; close

关 guān
down

关系 guānxì relation; relationship

关心 guānxīn be concerned with; care for

馆 guǎn an indoor place for activities

广播 guǎngbō broadcast; be on the air

贵 guì expensive; costly; dear

贵姓 guì xìng your honorable family name

国 guó country; state; nation

国家 guójiā country; state; nation

过 guò pass; spend time; go through

(indicate an action in the

过 guo
past)

过来 guò lai come over; come up

过去 guòqù the past; former times

过去 guò qu go over; pass by

哈哈 hāhā ha-ha (the sound of laughing)

still; yet; even more; also;

还 hái
fairly

still; nevertheless; had better;

还是 háishì
or

child; children; son or

孩子 háizi
daughter

海 hǎi sea

寒假 hánjià winter vacation

喊 hǎn shout; cry out; yell; call sb.

Chinese; the Chinese

汉语 hànyǔ
language

汉字 hànzì Chinese character

好 hǎo good; nice; be in good health

好 hǎo so as to; very; quite; so

好吃 hǎochī delicious; tasty; good to eat

good; advantage; benefit;

好处 hǎochu
gain

好看 hǎokàn good-looking; nice; pretty

好像 hǎoxiàng seem; look like; be like; as if

号 hào number; date

喝 hē drink

和 hé and; with; to

合适 héshì appropriate; right; suitable

河 hé river

黑 hēi black; dark

黑板 hēibǎn blackboard

很 hěn very; quite; awfully

红 hóng red; symbol of success

后 hòu back; rear; behind

后边 hòubian back; rear; behind; latter

忽然 hūrán suddenly; all of a sudden

湖 hú lake

互相 hùxiāng each other; mutual

花 huā flower; blossom; blurred; dim

花 huā spend; expend; cost

画 huà draw; paint

画儿 huàr drawing; picture; painting

化学 huàxué chemistry

话 huà word; talk; speech; remark

坏 huài bad; go bad; spoil; ruin

welcome; greet; favorably

欢迎 huānyíng
receive

give back; return; give sth. in

还 huán
return

exchange; barter; trade;

换 huàn
change

黄 huáng yellow; sallow; fall through

return; turn around; answer;

回 huí
reply
 (for times of an event or
回 huí
action)

回答 huídá answer; reply; response

回来 huí lái return; come back; be back

回去 huí qù return; go back; be back

can; be good at; be likely to;

会 huì
meet

meeting; gathering;
会 huì
conference

会话 huìhuà conversation; converse with

活 huó live

活儿 huóaru work

move about; relax; activity;

活动 huódòng
shaky

火车 huǒchē train

或者 huòzhě or; perhaps; maybe

basic; fundamental; on the

基本 jīběn
whole

基础 jīchǔ foundation; base; basis

机场 jīchǎng airport; airfield; aerodrome

机会 jīhuì chance; opportunity

机器 jīqì machine; machinery;

 apparatus

鸡 jī chicken

鸡蛋 jīdàn chicken egg

…极了 … jí le extremely

集合 jíhé gather; assemble; muster

rapid; impatient; irascible;

急 jí
urgent

crowded; cram; jostle;

挤 jǐ
squeeze

几 jǐ how many; a few; some

技术 jìshù technology; skill; technique

寄 jì send; post; mail

plan; project; program; map

计划 jìhuà
out

mark; remember; jot down;

记 jì
record

继续 jìxù continue; go on; continuation

(suffix) -ist; family; home;

家(文学家) jiā (wénxuéjiā)
household

家庭 jiātíng family; household

加 jiā add; plus; increase; put in

坚持 jiānchí persist in; persevere in; stick

 to

间 jiān (measure word for rooms)

check up; inspect; self-

检查 jiǎnchá
criticism

简单 jiǎndān simple; commonplace; casual

见 jiàn meet; see; be exposed to

见面 jiàn miàn meet; see

(measure word for clothes,

件 jiàn
affairs)

health; healthy; sound;

健康 jiànkāng
wholesome

建设 jiànshè build; construct; construction

将来 jiānglái future

江 jiāng river

tell; speak; explain; discuss;

讲 jiǎng
stress

hand over; deliver; associate

交 jiāo
with

教 jiāo teach; instruct

脚 jiǎo foot

角 jiǎo one tenth of one RMB Yuan

饺子 jiǎozi dumpling
教室 jiàoshì classroom; schoolroom

教育 jiàoyù education; educate; teach

call; greet; order; name;

叫 jiào
shout; cry

(used to make a passive

叫 jiào
sentence)

meet; connect; catch; take

接 jiē
over

接着 jiēzhe then; afterward; follow

街 jiē street

节 jié festival; section; length

节目 jiémù program; item (on a program)

节日 jiérì festival; holiday

finally; at last; result;

结果 jiéguǒ
outcome

end; finish; conclude; wind

结束 jiéshù
up

解决 jiějué resolve; settle; solve

姐姐 jiějie elder sister

借 jiè borrow; lend; make use of

introduce; recommend; let

介绍 jièshào
know
斤 jīn half a kilogram

今年 jīnnián this year

今天 jīntiān today; present; now

紧 jǐn tight; urgent; hard up; tighten

nervous; tense; in short

紧张 jǐnzhāng
supply

enter; come or go into;

进 jìn
recruit

进来 jìnlái come in; get in

进去 jìnqu go in; get in; enter

be in progress; go on; carry

进行 jìnxíng
on

近 jìn nearby; near; close

精彩 jīngcǎi brilliant; splendid; wonderful

精神 jīngshén spirit; mind; gist; essence

often; frequently; constantly;

经常 jīngcháng
usually

pass; go through; as a result

经过 jīngguò
of

economy; income;
经济 jīngjì
economical

经验 jīngyàn experience
久 jiǔ for a long time; long

九 jiǔ nine

酒 jiǔ alcoholic drink; wine; liquor

old; past; bygone; used;

旧 jiù
worn

with regard to; even if; at

就 jiù
once

橘子(桔子) júzi orange; tangerine; mandarin

举 jǔ lift; heave; raise; hold up; cite

句 jù (measure word for sentences)

句子 jùzi sentence

觉得 juéde feel; think

decide; resolve; decision;

决定 juédìng
resolution

咖啡 kāfēi coffee

卡车 kǎchē lorry; truck

open; operate; turn on; hold;

开 kāi
boil

开始 kāishǐ begin; start

joke; crack a joke; make fun

开玩笑 kāi wánxiào
of

开学 kāi xué school begins; term starts

 see; look at; watch; read;
看 kàn
think

看病 kàn bìng see a doctor; see a patient

看见 kànjiàn see; catch sight of

考试 kǎoshì examine; test; examination

棵 kē (measure word for plants)

科学 kēxué science; scientific

咳嗽 késou cough

possible; maybe; possibility;

可能 kěnéng
may

可是 kěshì but; nevertheless; yet; indeed

可以 kěyǐ can; may

渴 kě thirsty

克 kè gram

a quarter of an hour; carve;

刻 kè
cut

客气 kèqi polite; act or remark politely

lesson; class; subject;

课 kè
course

课本 kèběn textbook

课文 kèwén text
空气 kōngqì air

mouth; (measure word for

口 kǒu
people)

口语 kǒuyǔ spoken language

哭 kū cry

苦 kǔ bitter; miserable

piece; Yuan (the basic RMB

块 kuài
unit)

fast; rapid; sharp; hurry up;

快 kuài
soon

困难 kùnnán difficult; difficulty; trouble

pull; drag; haul; play; draw

拉 lā
in; shit

(modal particle ending a

啦 la
sentence)

come; arrive; crop up; take

来 lái
place

蓝 lán blue

篮球 lánqiú basketball

劳动 láodòng work; labor

劳驾 láo jià excuse me; may I trouble you

old; aged; tough; of long

老(老二) lǎo(lǎo'èr)
standing
老师 lǎoshī teacher

(modal particle ending a

了 le
sentence)

累 lèi tired; tire; strain

冷 lěng cold

leave; without; off; away;

离 lí
from

离开 líkāi leave; depart from

里 lǐ in; inside

里 lǐ half a kilometer

里边 lǐbian inside; in; within; interior

礼物 lǐwù gift; present

历史 lìshǐ history; past records

use; utilize; exploit; make use

利用 lìyòng
of

例如 lìrú for example; for instance

immediately; at once; right

立刻 lìkè
away

two people (used in oral

俩 liǎ
Chinese)

integrate; link; contact;

联系 liánxì
connection
连…都(也)… lián … dōu (yě) … even

脸 liǎn face

练习 liànxí practice; exercise; drill

凉快 liángkuai nice and cool; pleasantly cool

两 liǎng two; a few; some

辆 liàng (measure word for vehicles)

bright; shiny; light; shine;

亮 liàng
show

了 liǎo finish; end; settle; be able

了解 liǎojiě understand; know; find out

零 líng zero, 0

领导 lǐngdǎo lead; leader; leadership

remain; stay; keep; grow;

留 liú
leave

留念 liúniàn accept or keep as souvenir

foreign student; overseas

留学生 liúxuéshēng
student

flow; stream; drip; shed;

流 liú
trickle

六 liù six

楼 lóu storied building

 road; path; way; journey;
路 lù
route

record sound; sound

录音 lùyīn
recording

旅行 lǚxíng travel; journey; tour; trip

绿 lǜ green

in a mess; indiscriminate;
乱 luàn
random

妈妈 māma mummy; mom; ma; mother

troublesome; put sb. to

麻烦 máfan
trouble

马 mǎ horse

at once; immediately; right

马上 mǎshàng
away

(modal particle expressing

嘛 ma
urging)

(modal particle making a

吗 ma
question)

买 mǎi buy; purchase

卖 mài sell

full; filled; complete; fill;

满 mǎn
expire

满意 mǎnyì satisfied; pleased

慢 màn slow

忙 máng busy; fully occupied

毛 máo one tenth of one RMB Yuan

帽子 màozi hat; cap

没 méi not have; there is not; not

没关系 méi guānxi never mind; it doesn't matter

没意思 méi yìsi uninteresting; dull

没有 méiyǒu not have; there is not; not

每 měi every; each; per; every time

妹妹 mèimei younger sister

门 mén entrance; door; gate

门口 ménkǒu entrance; doorway

(particle forming a plural

们(朋友们) men (péngyoumen)
pronoun)

meter (measure word for

米(公尺) mǐ(gōngchǐ)
lengths)

米饭 mǐfàn (cooked) rice

面包 miànbāo bread

面条儿 miàntiáor noodles

民族 mínzú nation; nationality

明年 míngnián next year

明天 míngtiān tomorrow

名字 míngzi name

mother (used in written

母亲 mǔqīn
Chinese)

目前 mùqián current time; at present

take; hold; seize; capture;

拿 ná
with; at

which; (used for rhetorical

哪 nǎ/něi
questions)

哪里(哪儿) nǎli(nǎr) where; wherever

那 nà that

那 nà then; in that case

那个 nàge that

那里(那儿) nàli(nàr) there

那么 nàme like that; in that way

那么 nàme then; in that case

那些 nàxiē those

of that kind; like that; so;

那样 nàyàng
such

(modal particle ending a

哪 na
sentence)
 (modal particle ending a
呐 na
sentence)

南 nán south

南边 nánbian south

男 nán male

难 nán difficult

(modal particle ending a

呢 ne
question)

内 nèi inside; inner; within

内容 nèiróng content; substance

能 néng can; be able to; be capable of

能够 nénggòu can; be able to; be capable of

(interjection expressing what

嗯 ng
or huh)

你 nǐ you (the singular form)

你们 nǐmen you (the plural form)

年 nián year; New Year

年级 niánjí grade; year

年纪 niánjì age

年轻 niánqīng young

念 niàn read aloud, study, attend

 school

您 nín you (in respectful form)

牛 niú ox; cow; bull

牛奶 niúnǎi cow milk

农村 nóngcūn rural area; countryside

农民 nóngmín peasant

农业 nóngyè agriculture; farming

try hard; be hard at work or

努力 nǔlì
study

女 nǚ female

女儿 nǚ'ér daughter

warm; nice and warm; warm

暖和 nuǎnhuo
up

爬 pá crawl; creep; climb

怕 pà fear; be afraid of; perhaps

拍 pāi clap; pat; beat; shoot; send

排球 páiqiú volleyball

派 pài send; appoint

旁边 pángbiān side, next to

run; run away; run about

跑 pǎo
doing sth.
跑步 pǎo bù run

朋友 péngyou friend

碰 pèng touch; bump; meet; run into

批评 pīpíng criticize; criticism

啤酒 píjiǔ beer

篇 piān (measure word for articles)

cheap; inexpensive; small

便宜 piányi
gains

(measure word for pieces of

片 piàn
things)

漂亮 piàoliang pretty; beautiful; remarkable

票 piào ticket; ballot

苹果 píngguǒ apple

瓶 píng (measure word for bottles)

broken; damaged; break;

破 pò
destroy

七 qī seven

骑 qí ride (an animal or bicycle)

remove; pull; appear; rise;

起 qǐ
raise

起床 qǐ chuáng get up
 stand up; sit up; rise to one's
起来 qǐ lái
feet

automobile; motor vehicle;

汽车 qìchē
car

aerated water; soda; soft

汽水 qìshuǐ
drink

铅笔 qiānbǐ pencil

千 qiān thousand

钱 qián money; fund; sum

front; forward; before;

前 qián
preceding

前边 qiánbian in front; ahead

shallow; simple; superficial;

浅 qiǎn
light

墙 qiáng wall

桥 qiáo bridge

青年 qīngnián young person; youth

light; small in number,

轻 qīng
degree, etc.

清楚 qīngchu clear; distinct; be clear about

晴 qíng clear; sunny

circumstance; situation,
情况 qíngkuàng
condition
 please; request; ask; invite;
请 qǐng
engage

请假 qǐng jià ask for leave

请问 qǐng wèn Excuse me; May I ask

秋 qiū autumn; fall

秋天 qiūtiān autumn; fall

ball; anything shaped like a

球 qiú
ball

取得 qǔdé gain; acquire; obtain

go; leave; send; remove; get

去 qù
rid of

去年 qùnián last year

complete; whole; entire; full;

全 quán
total

all; without exception;

全部 quánbù
complete

全体 quántǐ all; whole; entire

确实 quèshí true; reliable

然后 ránhòu then; afterwards; after that

give way; give ground; invite;

让 ràng
let

热 rè hot; popular; heat up; warm

热情 rèqíng warm; fervent; enthusiasm

人 rén person; man; people

人们 rénmen persons; people; the public

人民 rénmín the people

任何 rènhé any; whichever; whatever

recognize; understand;
认识 rènshi
cognition

认为 rènwéi think; consider

conscientious; earnest;
认真 rènzhēn
serious

sun; day time; a day of the

日 rì
month

日语(日文) rìyǔ(rìwén) Japanese (language)

days; date; time; life;

日子 rìzi
livelihood

容易 róngyì easy; easily; apt

肉 ròu flesh; meat

三 sān three

散步 sàn bù take a walk

山 shān mountain; hill

商店 shāngdiàn shop; store

上 shàng upper; up; upward; preceding

get on; go up; go to; submit;

上 shàng
fill

above; over; the higher

上边 shàngbian
authorities

上课 shàng kè attend class; give a lesson

上来 shàng lái come up

上去 shàng qu go up

上午 shàngwǔ forenoon; morning

上学 shàng xué go to school; attend school

few; little; less; lack; lose;

少 shǎo
reduce

社会 shèhuì society

身体 shēntǐ body; health

deep; difficult;
深 shēn
thoroughgoing; dark

what; whatever; why;

什么 shénme
something

(measure word for sound);

声 shēng
sound

tone; the tone of Chinese

声调 shēngdiào
character

声音 shēngyīn sound; voice

 produce; manufacture;
生产 shēngchǎn
production

生词 shēngcí new word

生活 shēnghuó life; livelihood; live; exist

生日 shēngrì birthday

省 shěng province

surplus; remnant; leave

剩 shèng
(over)

胜利 shènglì victory; triumph

master worker; master;

师傅 shīfu
teacher

十 shí ten

十分 shífēn very; fully; utterly; extremely

时候 shíhou time; when

时间 shíjiān when

dining room; canteen;

食堂 shítáng
cafeteria

实践 shíjiàn live up to; carry out; practice

实现 shíxiàn realize; achieve; bring about

make use of; use; employ;

使用 shǐyòng
apply

世界 shìjiè world
事 shì matter; affair; thing; business

事情 shìqing matter; affair; thing; business

是 shì be

市 shì city; municipality; market

试 shì try; test; attempt

put away; collect; harvest;

收 shōu
receive

put in order; tidy; punish;

收拾 shōushi
repair

手 shǒu hand

手表 shǒubiǎo wrist watch

首都 shǒudū capital

transport; convey; lose; be

输 shū
beaten

舒服 shūfu comfortable

书 shū book

熟 shú ripe; cooked; done; familiar

数 shǔ count; be reckoned as

树 shù tree

数学 shùxué mathematics

双 shuāng pair; twin; dual; double; di-;

 bi-

谁 sheí/shuí who

水 shuǐ water

水果 shuǐguǒ fruit

水平 shuǐpíng standard; level; horizontal

睡 shuì sleep; go to bed

睡觉 shuì jiào sleep; go to bed

说 shuō speak; talk; say; scold

说明 shuōmíng explain; illustrate; show

thought; thinking; idea;

思想 sīxiǎng
ideology

die; pass away; dead;

死 sǐ
inflexible

四 sì four

send; give; deliver; carry;

送 sòng
escort

hostel; living quarters;

宿舍 sùshè
dormitory

sour; sick at heart; tingle;

酸 suān
acid

calculate; compute; include;

算 suàn
count
虽然 suīrán though; although

岁 suì years old (for a person's age)

所以 suǒyǐ so; therefore; as a result

所有 suǒyǒu all

他 tā he

they; them (for males and

他们 tāmen
females)

它 tā it

they; them (for things,

它们 tāmen
animals, etc.)

她 tā she

她们 tāmen they; them (for females)

抬 tái lift up; raise; carry

太 tài too

太阳 tàiyáng the sun

态度 tàidu manner; bearing; attitude

谈 tán talk; chat; discuss

汤 tāng soup; broth

糖 táng sugar; candy; sweets

躺 tǎng lie; recline

讨论 tǎolùn discuss; n

特别 tèbié special; particular; especially

疼 téng ache; pain

踢 tī kick

carry; put forward; draw out;

提 tí
raise

raise; heighten; enhance;

提高 tígāo
increase

physical training; physical

体育 tǐyù
education

天 tiān sky; heaven; weather

天气 tiānqì weather

strip (measure word for long

条 tiáo
things)

condition; qualification;
条件 tiáojiàn
requirement

跳 tiào jump; leap; spring; beat

跳舞 tiào wǔ dance

听 tīng listen; hear; heed; obey

听见 tīngjiàn hear

听说 tīng shuō be told; hear of; hear about

听写 tīngxiě dictate; dictation

停 tíng stop; cease; be parked

straighten up; stick out; very;

挺 tǐng
rather

通 tōng open up; lead to; understand

by way of; through; pass

通过 tōngguò
through

notify; give notice; notice;

通知 tōngzhī
circular

at the same time;

同时 tóngshí
simultaneously

同学 tóngxué fellow student; schoolmate

同意 tóngyì agree; consent; approve

同志 tóngzhì comrade

very happy; delighted;

痛快 tòngkuai
forthright

头 tóu first; leading

突然 tūrán sudden; abrupt

图书馆 túshūguǎn library

团结 tuánjié unite; rally

push; shove; turn a mill;

推 tuī
grind

腿 tuǐ leg
 return; give back; withdraw;
退 tuì
fade

脱 tuō take off; cast off; strip

袜子 wàzi socks; stockings; hose

outer; outside; external;

外 wài
foreign

外边 wàibian out; outside; exterior

外国 wàiguó foreign country

外语(外文) wàiyǔ(wàiwén) foreign language

use up; be over; finish;

完 wán
complete

完成 wánchéng accomplish; complete; fulfill

完全 wánquán complete; whole; full; at all

play; have fun; employ;

玩儿 wánr
resort to

碗 wǎn bowl

晚 wǎn late

晚饭 wǎnfàn dinner; supper

晚会 wǎnhuì evening party; social evening

晚上 wǎnshang evening; night

ten thousand; a very great

万 wàn
number
往 wǎng go

往 wǎng to; toward; in the direction of

忘 wàng forget; neglect

危险 wēixiǎn dangerous; perilous; danger

为 wéi do; act; be; become

伟大 wěidà great; mighty

喂 wèi hello

(measure word for people of

位 wèi
status)

(indicating the cause or

为 wèi
purpose)

for; for the sake of; in order

为了 wèile
to

为什么 wèi shénme why; why (or how) is it that …

civilization; culture;
文化 wénhuà
education

文学 wénxué literature

文学家 wénxuéjiā literatus; writer

文艺 wényì literature and art

essay; article; hidden

文章 wénzhāng
meaning

问 wèn ask; inquire

问好 wèn hǎo send one's regards to

question; problem; issue;

问题 wèntí
trouble

我 wǒ I; me; our; ourselves

我们 wǒmen we; us; our

握手 wò shǒu shake hands; clasp hands

屋子 wūzi room

五 wǔ five

午饭 wǔfàn midday meal; lunch

物理 wùlǐ physics

西 xī west

west (often used in oral

西边 xībian
Chinese)

希望 xīwàng hope; wish; expect

be used to; usual practice;

习惯 xíguàn
habit

love; like; be keen to; be fond

喜欢 xǐhuan
of

洗 xǐ wash; bathe; develop

洗澡 xǐ zǎo have a bath; bathe

系 xì department (in a university)

 thin; fine; thin and soft;
细 xì
meticulous

descend; fall; issue; go to;

下 xià
put in

below; down; under; next;

下 xià
second

(measure word for times of

下 xià
an action)

below; under; lower level;

下边 xiàbian
next

下课 xià kè finish class; get out of class

下来 xià lái come down

下去 xià qu go down; descend

下午 xiàwǔ afternoon

夏 xià summer

夏天 xiàtiān summer

earlier; before; first;

先 xiān
temporarily

teacher; mister; Mr.; sir;

先生 xiānsheng
gentleman

modern times; the

现代 xiàndài
contemporary age

现在 xiànzài now; at present; today

相信 xiāngxìn believe in; have faith in

fragrant; savory; be with

香 xiāng
relish

香蕉 xiāngjiāo banana

think; suppose; recall; want

想 xiǎng
to; miss

make a sound; ring; noisy;

响 xiǎng
loud

be like; resemble; picture;

像 Xiàng
such as

towards; to; face; be partial

向 Xiàng
to

消息 xiāoxi news; information; message

small; little; petty; minor;

小(小李) xiǎo
young

小孩儿 xiǎoháir child

小姐 xiǎojie young lady; Miss; miss

小时 xiǎoshí hour

笑 xiào smile (at); laugh (at); ridicule

(measure word for

些 xiē
unspecified amount)

鞋 xié shoe

写 xiě write; compose; describe

谢谢 xièxie thank

辛苦 xīnkǔ hard; toilsome; laborious; tire

新 xīn new; fresh; up-to-date; newly

新年 xīnnián New Year

新闻 xīnwén information; news

心 xīn the heart; heart; mind; feeling

believe; trust; profess faith

信 xìn
in; letter

信封 xìnfēng envelope

星期 xīngqī week

星期日(星期天) xīngqīrì(xīngqītiān) Sunday

all right; O.K.; capable;

行 xíng
competent

幸福 xìngfú happy; happiness

姓 xìng be surnamed; family name

休息 xiūxi have a rest; rest

需要 xūyào need; want; require; demand

许多 xǔduō many; much; a lot of

学 xué study; learn; imitate; mimic

student; schoolboy;
学生 xuésheng
schoolgirl
学习 xuéxí study; learn; emulate

学校 xuéxiào school; educational institute

学院 xuéyuàn college; institute; academy

雪 xuě snow

呀 yā ah; oh; creak

呀 ya ah

study; research; consider;

研究 yánjiū
discuss

颜色 yánsè color

眼睛 yǎnjing eye

perform; put on a show;

演出 yǎnchū
performance

宴会 yànhuì banquet; feast; dinner party

羊 yáng sheep; goat

shape; appearance; manner;

样子 yàngzi
model

要求 yāoqiú demand; require; claim; ask

药 yào medicine; drug; remedy

want to; wish to; must; shall;

要 yào
ask for

要是 yàoshi in case; if; suppose

也 yě also; too; either

也许 yěxǔ perhaps; probably; maybe

页 yè page

夜 yè night; evening

一 yī one; once; as soon as

一般 yībān general; ordinary; common

at the same time;

一边…一边… yībiān … yībiān
simultaneously

一点儿 yīdiǎnr a bit; a few; a little

fixed; definite; given;

一定 yīdìng
necessarily; sure

一共 yīgòng in all; altogether; in total

一会儿 yīhuìr a little while; a moment

一…就… yī … jiù … as soon as; once

一块儿 yīkuàir the same place; together

一起 yīqǐ the same place; together

一切 yīqiè all; every; everything

一下儿 yīxiàru one time; once; a little while

a number of; certain; a few; a

一些 yīxiē
little

一样 yīyàng the same; equally; alike; as …

 as …

an emphatic sentence
一…也… yī…yě… structure to describe the
smallest unit of the subject

一直 yīzhí always; all along; straight

医生 yīshēng doctor

医院 yīyuàn hospital

clothes; clothing; garment;

衣服 yīfu
coat

椅子 yǐzi chair

已经 yǐjing already

以后 yǐhòu after; afterwards; later

以前 yǐqián before; formerly

以为 yǐwéi think; consider; believe

艺术 yìshù art; skill; craft

亿 yì a hundred million

意见 yìjiàn opinion; view; objection

meaning; idea; wish;

意思 yìsi
appreciation

意义 yìyì meaning; sense; significance

because; on account of;

因为 yīnwèi
because of
音乐 yīnyuè music

阴 yīn cloudy; overcast; sinister

银行 yínháng bank

英语(英文) yīngyǔ(yīngwén) English (language)

应该 yīnggāi ought to; should; must

赢 yíng win; beat; gain

影响 yǐngxiǎng influence; affect; effect

for good; forever; ever;

永远 yǒngyuǎn
always

use; employ; apply; by

用 yòng
means of

尤其 yóuqí especially; particularly

邮局 yóujú post office

邮票 yóupiào stamp

游泳 yóu yǒng swim

have; possess; exist; there

有 yǒu
be

有的 yǒude some; some of

有名 yǒumíng famous; well-known

有时候 yǒu shíhou sometimes

有些 yǒuxiē some; some of

有意思 yǒu yìsi interesting; enjoyable

friendly; amicable; close

友好 yǒuhǎo
friend

友谊 yǒuyì friendship

右 yòu the right

又 yòu again

鱼 yú fish

happy; cheerful; joyful;

愉快 yúkuài
delightful

雨 yǔ rain

语法 yǔfǎ grammar

语言 yǔyán language

meet with; run into;

遇到 yùdào
encounter

预习 yùxí preview; prepare lessons

元 yuán Yuan (used for money)

原来 yuánlái original; former

原谅 yuánliàng excuse; forgive; pardon

圆 yuán round; circular; circle

远 yuǎn far; remote

愿意 yuànyì be willing; be ready; wish;

 like; want

月 yuè month

月亮 yuèliang the moon

月球 yuèqiú the moon

云 yún cloud

be in motion; move about;

运动 yùndòng
sport

again; not … until; then and

再 zài
only then

再见 zàijiàn good-bye; see you again

在 zài exist; be living; at; on; in

(indicating an action in
在 zài
progress)

咱 zán we; us; our; I; me; my

咱们 zánmen we; us; our

脏 zāng dirty; filthy

early; for a long time; as early

早 zǎo
as

zǎochen(zǎoshang
早晨(早上) (early) morning
)

早饭 zǎofàn breakfast

怎么 zěnme how; why; however

怎么样 zěnmeyàng how; (a polite formula)

怎样 zěnyàng how

增加 zēngjiā increase; raise; add

展览 zhǎnlǎn put on display; exhibit; show

occupy; seize; take;

占 zhàn
constitute

stand; be on one's feet; stop;

站 zhàn
halt

站 zhàn station; stop; service center

张 zhāng piece

grow; develop; acquire;

长 zhǎng
increase

grasp; master; control; have

掌握 zhǎngwò
in hand

着急 zháojí worry; anxious

look for; return the balance of

找 zhǎo
money

look after; give consideration

照顾 zhàogù
to

照相 zhào xiàng take a picture (or photograph)

这 zhè this; this moment; now

这个 zhège this one; this

这里(这儿) zhèlǐ(zhèr) here

这么 zhème so; such; this way; like this

这些 zhèxiē these

这样 zhèyàng so; such; like this; this way

(indicating an action in
着 zhe
progress)

true; real; genuine; clearly;

真 zhēn
really

真正 zhēnzhèng genuine; real; true

整齐 zhěngqí in good order; neat; tidy

straight; upright; honest;

正 zhèng
pure; just

正确 zhèngquè correct; right; proper

正在 zhèngzài in process of; in course of

政府 zhèngfǔ government

politics; political affairs;

政治 zhèngzhì
political

(measure word for one of a

只 zhī
pair)

(measure word for stick-like

支 zhī
things)

知道 zhīdào know; be aware of; realize

知识 zhīshi knowledge

…之间 … zhījiān between

point at; point to; point out;

指 zhǐ
refer to

只 zhǐ only; merely

只好 zhǐhǎo have to; be forced to

纸 zhǐ paper

center; middle; in; among;

中 zhōng
China

center; middle; among;

中间 zhōngjiān
between

中文 zhōngwén Chinese (language)

中午 zhōngwǔ noon; midday

中学 zhōngxué middle school; high school

钟 zhōng bell; clock

hour (mainly used in oral

钟头 zhōngtóu
Chinese)

kind; type; sort; breed; race;

种 zhǒng
strain

重 zhòng heavy; important; serious

重要 zhòngyào important; significant; major

周 zhōu week; round

周围 zhōuwéi around; round; about

猪 zhū pig; hog; swine

主要 zhǔyào main; major; chief; principal

主意 zhǔyi idea; plan; decision

住 zhù live; reside; stay; stop; cease

pay attention to; take notice

注意 zhùyì
of

祝 zhù express good wishes; wish

act; pretend; load; assemble;

装 zhuāng
fit

prepare; get ready (for);

准备 zhǔnbèi
intend

桌子 zhuōzi table; desk

自己 zìjǐ oneself; closely related; own

自行车 zìxíngchē bike; bicycle

字 zì word; character

put together; general; chief;

总(是) zǒng(shì)
always

walk; visit; pass; leave; go

走 zǒu
away

足球 zúqiú football game; soccer ball

祖国 zǔguó motherland; fatherland;

 homeland

组织 zǔzhī organize; form; organization

嘴 zuǐ mouth

最 zuì most

最初 zuìchū first; initial

最后 zuìhòu last; final; ultimate

recently; lately; in the near

最近 zuìjìn
future

昨天 zuótiān yesterday

左 zuǒ the left; the left side

make; do; cook; be; be used

做 zuò
as

do; make; compose; write;

作 zuò
act as

homework; operation; task;

作业 zuòyè
work

sit; take a seat; ride; put on a

坐 zuò
fire

(measure word for cities and

座 zuò
so on)