HSK 1 Vocabulary List — All 300 Words
Official HSK 3.0 syllabus (2025) · simplified characters, pinyin and English · sorted A–Z by pinyin
HSK 1 is the band the official standard describes as “Simple everyday communication”. 300 words are new at this level, and they are all listed below.
The exam is cumulative: an HSK 1 paper can draw on any of the 300 words introduced from level 1 up to and including level 1.
Every entry links to a full word page with stroke-order animation, native audio and the part of speech.
A
1 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 爱 | ài | يحبّ؛ يعجب بـto love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) |
B
14 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 八 | bā | ثمانيةeight |
| 吧 | ba | أداة اقتراح أو تلطيف(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right?; ...OK?; ...I presume. |
| 爸爸 | bàba | أب؛ بابا(coll.) father; dad |
| 百 | bǎi | مئةhundred; numerous; all kinds of; surname Bai |
| 白天 | báitiān | النهار؛ أثناء النهارdaytime; during the day; day |
| 半 | bàn | نصفhalf; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half |
| 包子 | bāozi | باوزي؛ فطيرة محشوة مطهوة بالبخارbaozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun) |
| 杯子 | bēizi | كوب؛ فنجانcup; glass |
| 本 | běn | أداة عدد للكتب(bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this; (bound form) this; the current (year etc) |
| 边 | biān | جانب؛ طرفside; edge; margin; border |
| 病 | bìng | مرض؛ يمرضillness; disease; to fall ill |
| 不 | bù | لا؛ ليسno; not so; (bound form) not; un- |
| 不客气 | bú kèqi | عفوًاyou're welcome; don't mention it; impolite; rude |
| 不要 | búyào | لا؛ لا تفعلdon't!; must not |
C
8 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 菜 | cài | طبق؛ خضارvegetable; greens; dish (of food); (of one's skills etc) weak; poor; (coll.) (one's) type |
| 茶 | chá | شايtea; tea plant |
| 唱 | chàng | يغنّيto sing; to call loudly; to chant |
| 超市 | chāoshì | سوبر ماركتsupermarket (abbr. for 超级市场) |
| 车 | chē | سيارة؛ مركبةcar; vehicle; machine; to shape with a lathe; surname Che |
| 吃 | chī | يأكلto eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy; to absorb |
| 穿 | chuān | يرتدي؛ يلبسto bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to go through (e.g. a tunnel); to cross (e.g. a street); to thread; to string together; to wear; to put on (clothes, shoes etc.) |
| 出租车 | chūzūchē | سيارة أجرةtaxi; (Tw) rental car |
D
24 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大 | dà | كبيرbig; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐); greatly; freely; fully |
| 打电话 | dǎ diànhuà | يتصل هاتفيًاto make a telephone call |
| 大家 | dàjiā | الجميعeveryone; influential family; great expert |
| 到 | dào | يصلto reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) |
| 大学 | dàxué | جامعةuniversity; college |
| 大学生 | dàxuéshēng | طالب جامعيuniversity student; college student |
| 的 | de | أداة الملكية أو الوصفof; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 "new one") |
| 第 | dì | بادئة للترتيب(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 "sixth"); (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed; (old) residence of a high official; (literary) but; however |
| 点 | diǎn | ساعة؛ نقطة؛ قليلto touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list); to order (food etc); to select; to mention; to bring up (a topic or person) |
| 店 | diàn | متجرinn; old-style hotel; (bound form) shop; store |
| 电话 | diànhuà | هاتف؛ مكالمة هاتفيةtelephone; phone call |
| 电脑 | diànnǎo | حاسوبcomputer |
| 电视 | diànshì | تلفازtelevision; TV |
| 电影 | diànyǐng | فيلمmovie; film |
| 电影院 | diànyǐngyuàn | دار سينماcinema; movie theater |
| 弟弟 | dìdi | أخ أصغرyounger brother |
| 东西 | dōngxi | شيء؛ غرضthing; stuff; person |
| 都 | dōu | كلّ؛ جميعًاall; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at all; surname Du |
| 读 | dú | يقرأ؛ يدرسto read out; to read aloud; to read; to attend (school); to study (a subject in school); to pronounce |
| 对 | duì | صحيح؛ تجاه؛ بالنسبة إلىright; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding; to treat (sb a certain way) |
| 对不起 | duìbuqǐ | آسف؛ عذرًاI'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint |
| 多 | duō | كثير؛ كمmany; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. duó) |
| 多少 | duōshao | كم؛ كم عددhow much?; how many?; (phone number, student ID etc) what number? |
| 读书 | dúshū | يقرأ كتابًا؛ يدرسto read a book; to study; to attend school |
E
2 wordsF
7 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 饭 | fàn | طعام؛ أرز مطبوخcooked rice; meal |
| 饭店 | fàndiàn | مطعم؛ فندقrestaurant; hotel |
| 房间 | fángjiān | غرفةroom |
| 非常 | fēicháng | جدًا؛ للغايةvery; really; unusual; extraordinary |
| 飞机 | fēijī | طائرةairplane |
| 分 | fēn | دقيقة؛ نقطة؛ يقسّمto divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate; to distinguish (good and bad); (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局) |
| 分钟 | fēnzhōng | دقيقةminute |
G
10 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 高兴 | gāoxìng | سعيد؛ مسرورhappy; glad; willing (to do sth); in a cheerful mood |
| 歌 | gē | أغنيةsong; (bound form) to sing |
| 个 | gè | أداة عدد عامة(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual; used in 自个儿 |
| 哥哥 | gēge | أخ أكبرolder brother |
| 给 | gěi | يعطي؛ لـto; for; for the benefit of; to give |
| 公司 | gōngsī | شركةcompany; firm; corporation |
| 工作 | gōngzuò | عمل؛ يعملto work; (of a machine) to operate; job; work |
| 狗 | gǒu | كلبdog |
| 贵 | guì | غاليexpensive; (bound form) highly valued; precious; (bound form) noble; of high rank; (prefix) (honorific) your; short name for Guizhou 贵州 |
| 国 | guó | بلد؛ دولةcountry; nation; state; (bound form) national; surname Guo |
H
17 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 还 | hái | ما زال؛ أيضًاstill; still in progress; still more; yet; even more; in addition; surname Huan |
| 孩子 | háizi | طفل؛ ولدchild |
| 汉语 | Hànyǔ | اللغة الصينيةChinese language |
| 汉字 | Hànzì | حرف صينيChinese character(s) |
| 好 | hǎo | جيد؛ حسنًاgood; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to |
| 号 | hào | رقم؛ يوم في الشهر(literary) to call out; to command; (bound form) bugle; trumpet; (bound form) signal; bugle call (e.g. 起床号); (bound form) mark; sign; to mark; to label; to assign a number; (bound form) name; appellation (e.g. 国号, 年号, 辽宁号) |
| 好吃 | hǎochī | لذيذtasty; delicious |
| 好看 | hǎokàn | جميل؛ ممتع للمشاهدةgood-looking; nice-looking; (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good; in an embarrassing situation |
| 好听 | hǎotīng | جميل السماعpleasant to hear |
| 好玩儿 | hǎowánr | ممتع؛ مسلٍّamusing; fun; interesting; to be playful; to be fond of one's fun; erhua variant of 好玩 |
| 喝 | hē | يشربto drink; variant of 嗬 |
| 和 | hé | و؛ مع(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. hàn); (math.) sum; to make peace; (sports) to draw; to tie; (bound form) harmonious; (bound form) Japan; Japanese; surname He |
| 很 | hěn | جدًاvery; quite; (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element) |
| 后 | hòu | بعد؛ خلفempress; queen; (archaic) monarch; ruler; back; behind; surname Hou |
| 回 | huí | يرجع؛ يعودto go back; to return; to turn back; to turn around; to reply; to answer; classifier for literary divisions (acts of a play, sections or chapters of a classic book); classifier for occurrences or times; to curve; to return; Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims); variant of 回 |
| 会 | huì | يعرف كيف؛ يستطيعcan; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet; to get together; meeting; gathering |
| 火车 | huǒchē | قطارtrain |
J
13 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 几 | jǐ | كم؛ عدةhow many; how much; several; a few |
| 家 | jiā | عائلة؛ بيت؛ أداة عدد للمتاجرhome; family; (polite) my (sister, uncle etc); classifier for families or businesses; refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China; noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian; used in 家伙 and 家俱 |
| 见 | jiàn | يرى؛ يلتقيto see; to meet; to appear (to be sth); to interview |
| 件 | jiàn | أداة عدد للملابس أو الأمورitem; component; classifier for events, things, clothes etc |
| 叫 | jiào | يُدعى؛ يناديto shout; to call; to order; to ask |
| 饺子 | jiǎozi | جياوزي؛ زلابية صينيةdumpling; pot-sticker |
| 家人 | jiārén | أفراد العائلةfamily member; (old) servant |
| 鸡蛋 | jīdàn | بيضة(chicken) egg; hen's egg |
| 姐姐 | jiějie | أخت أكبرolder sister |
| 今年 | jīnnián | هذه السنةthis year |
| 今天 | jīntiān | اليومtoday; the present time; now |
| 九 | jiǔ | تسعةnine; 9 |
| 觉得 | juéde | يشعر؛ يظنto think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc) |
K
9 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 开 | kāi | يفتح؛ يقود؛ تنطلق وسيلة النقلto open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run; to boil |
| 开车 | kāichē | يقود السيارةto drive a car (or train etc); (slang) to post sexual content online; to make a sexual joke |
| 看 | kàn | ينظر؛ يرى؛ يقرأto see; to look at; to watch; to read; to visit; to think; to consider |
| 看病 | kànbìng | يراجع الطبيبto visit a doctor; to see a patient |
| 看见 | kànjiàn | يرى؛ يلمحto see; to catch sight of |
| 课 | kè | درس؛ حصةsubject; course; class |
| 可以 | kěyǐ | يمكن؛ مسموحcan; may; possible; able to |
| 口 | kǒu | فم؛ أداة عدد لأفراد العائلةmouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc); classifier for bites or mouthfuls |
| 块 | kuài | قطعة؛ يوان عاميlump; chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc; (coll.) classifier for money and currency units |
L
8 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 来 | lái | يأتيto come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来); ever since (as in 自古以来) |
| 老师 | lǎoshī | معلّم؛ أستاذteacher |
| 了 | le | أداة تدل على اكتمال الفعل أو تغيّر الحالة(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) |
| 冷 | lěng | باردcold; surname Leng |
| 里 | lǐ | داخل؛ فيlining; interior; inside; internal; also written 里; li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; surname Li |
| 两 | liǎng | اثنان؛ كلاهماtwo; both; some; a few |
| 零 | líng | صفرzero; nought; zero sign; fractional |
| 六 | liù | ستةsix; 6 |
M
17 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吗 | ma | أداة سؤال نعم/لا(question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 买 | mǎi | يشتريto buy; to purchase |
| 卖 | mài | يبيعto sell; to betray; to spare no effort; to show off or flaunt |
| 妈妈 | māma | أم؛ ماماmama; mommy; mother |
| 忙 | máng | مشغولbusy; hurriedly; to hurry; to rush |
| 猫 | māo | قطcat; (dialect) to hide oneself; (loanword) (coll.) modem |
| 没关系 | méi guānxi | لا بأس؛ لا مشكلةit doesn't matter |
| 妹妹 | mèimei | أخت أصغرyounger sister; young woman |
| 没事 | méishì | لا بأس؛ لا يوجد أمرit's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do |
| 没有 | méiyǒu | لا يملك؛ لا يوجدhaven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have |
| 们 | men | علامة جمع للأشخاصplural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 面包 | miànbāo | خبزbread |
| 面条儿 | miàntiáor | نودلزnoodles; erhua variant of 面条 |
| 米饭 | mǐfàn | أرز مطبوخ(cooked) rice |
| 明年 | míngnián | السنة القادمةnext year |
| 明天 | míngtiān | غدًاtomorrow |
| 名字 | míngzi | اسمname (of a person or thing) |
N
25 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 哪 | nǎ | أيّ؛ ماذاhow; which |
| 那 | nà | ذلك؛ إذن(specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. nèi); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case); surname Na; variant of 哪 |
| 那边 | nàbiān | هناك؛ ذلك الجانبover there; yonder |
| 哪个 | nǎge | أيّ واحدwhich; who |
| 那个 | nàge | ذلك؛ ذلك الواحدthat one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis) |
| 哪里 | nǎlǐ | أينwhere?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever |
| 那里 | nàlǐ | هناك؛ ذلك المكانthere; that place |
| 男 | nán | ذكر؛ رجل(bound form) male; baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位 |
| 男朋友 | nánpéngyou | حبيب؛ صديق عاطفيboyfriend |
| 哪儿 | nǎr | أينwhere?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere; (used in rhetorical questions) how can ...?; how could ...? |
| 那儿 | nàr | هناكthere |
| 哪些 | nǎxiē | أيّ منهاwhich ones?; who?; what? |
| 那些 | nàxiē | أولئك؛ تلكthose |
| 呢 | ne | أداة للاستمرار أو سؤال مرتبط بالسياق(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; (discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech |
| 能 | néng | يستطيع؛ قادر علىcan; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energy; surname Neng |
| 你 | nǐ | أنتَ؛ أنتِyou (informal, as opposed to courteous 您) |
| 年 | nián | سنة؛ عامyear; grain; harvest (old); surname Nian |
| 你好 | nǐ hǎo | مرحبًاhello; hi |
| 你们 | nǐmen | أنتم؛ أنتنyou (plural) |
| 您 | nín | حضرتك؛ أنت بصيغة الاحترامyou (courteous, as opposed to informal 你) |
| 牛奶 | niúnǎi | حليبcow's milk |
| 女 | nǚ | أنثى؛ امرأةfemale; woman; daughter |
| 女儿 | nǚ’ér | ابنةdaughter |
| 女朋友 | nǚpéngyou | حبيبة؛ صديقة عاطفيةgirlfriend |
| 女士 | nǚshì | سيدةlady; madam; Miss |
P
4 wordsQ
9 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 七 | qī | سبعةseven; 7 |
| 千 | qiān | ألفthousand |
| 前 | qián | أمام؛ قبلfront; forward; ahead; first |
| 钱 | qián | مال؛ نقودcoin; money; unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 两; surname Qian |
| 起床 | qǐchuáng | ينهض من السريرto get out of bed; to get up |
| 请 | qǐng | من فضلك؛ يدعوto ask; to invite; please (do sth); to treat (to a meal etc) |
| 请问 | qǐngwèn | لو سمحت، هل أسألExcuse me, may I ask...? |
| 去 | qù | يذهبto go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last; just passed |
| 去年 | qùnián | السنة الماضيةlast year |
R
4 wordsS
27 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 三 | sān | ثلاثةthree; 3; surname San |
| 上 | shàng | فوق؛ يصعد؛ على(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university); (directional complement) up; (noun suffix) on; above; used in 上声 |
| 上班 | shàngbān | يذهب إلى العمل؛ يبدأ العملto go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office |
| 商店 | shāngdiàn | متجرstore; shop |
| 上课 | shàngkè | يحضر الدرس؛ يدرّسto go to class; to attend class; to go to teach a class |
| 上午 | shàngwǔ | الصباح؛ قبل الظهرmorning |
| 上学 | shàngxué | يذهب إلى المدرسةto go to school; to attend school |
| 少 | shǎo | قليلfew; less; to lack; to be missing |
| 谁 | shéi/shuí | مَنwho; also pr. shuí |
| 生病 | shēngbìng | يمرضto fall ill |
| 什么 | shénme | ماذاwhat?; something; anything |
| 十 | shí | عشرةten; 10 |
| 事 | shì | أمر؛ شيءmatter; thing; item; work |
| 是 | shì | يكون؛ نعم/صحيحto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion) |
| 时候 | shíhou | وقت؛ لحظةtime; length of time; moment; period |
| 时间 | shíjiān | وقت؛ مدة(concept of) time; (duration of) time; (point in) time |
| 手机 | shǒujī | هاتف محمولcell phone; mobile phone |
| 书 | shū | كتابbook; letter; document; to write; abbr. for 书经 |
| 书店 | shūdiàn | مكتبة لبيع الكتبbookstore |
| 水 | shuǐ | ماءwater; (after a name) ... River; to swim (used mostly in 会水 and 水性); (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy; (bound form) additional cost; extra income; classifier for washings of a garment; surname Shui; Shui ethnic group |
| 睡 | shuì | ينامto sleep; to lie down |
| 水果 | shuǐguǒ | فاكهةfruit |
| 睡觉 | shuìjiào | ينام؛ يذهب للنومto go to bed; to sleep |
| 说 | shuō | يقول؛ يتكلمto speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off; (bound form) theory; doctrine |
| 说话 | shuōhuà | يتحدثto speak; to say; to talk; to gossip |
| 四 | sì | أربعةfour; 4 |
| 岁 | suì | سنة من العمرyears old; variant of 岁, year |
T
12 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 他 | tā | هو؛ إياه(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) |
| 它 | tā | هو/هي لغير العاقل؛ ذلكit |
| 她 | tā | هيshe |
| 太 | tài | جدًا؛ أكثر من اللازمhighest; greatest; too (much); very |
| 他们 | tāmen | همthey; them |
| 它们 | tāmen | هي/هم لغير العاقلthey; them |
| 她们 | tāmen | هنّthey; them (females) |
| 天 | tiān | يوم؛ سماءday; sky; heaven |
| 天气 | tiānqì | طقسweather |
| 听 | tīng | يستمعto listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey; a can (loanword from English "tin"); classifier for canned beverages; to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. tìng); (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. tìng) |
| 听见 | tīngjiàn | يسمعto hear |
| 同学 | tóngxué | زميل دراسةto study at the same school; fellow student; classmate |
W
13 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 外 | wài | خارج؛ خارجيoutside; in addition; foreign; external |
| 外边 | wàibian | في الخارجoutside; outer surface; abroad; place other than one's home |
| 玩 | wán | يلعب؛ يستمتعto play; to have fun; to trifle with; toy |
| 晚 | wǎn | متأخر؛ مساءevening; night; late |
| 晚饭 | wǎnfàn | عشاءevening meal; dinner; supper |
| 晚上 | wǎnshang | المساء؛ ليلًاevening; night; in the evening |
| 喂 | wèi | مرحبًا عند الرد على الهاتفhey; to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc); to feed |
| 问 | wèn | يسألto ask; to inquire |
| 问题 | wèntí | سؤال؛ مشكلةquestion; problem; issue; topic |
| 我 | wǒ | أنا؛ ـيI; me; my |
| 我们 | wǒmen | نحنwe; us; ourselves; our |
| 五 | wǔ | خمسةfive; 5 |
| 午饭 | wǔfàn | غداءlunch |
X
27 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 下 | xià | تحت؛ أسفل؛ ينزلdown; downwards; below; lower |
| 下班 | xiàbān | ينهي العملto finish work; to get off work; next service (train, bus etc) |
| 下课 | xiàkè | تنتهي الحصةto finish class; to get out of class; (fig.) (esp. of a sports coach) to be dismissed; to be fired |
| 想 | xiǎng | يريد؛ يفكرto think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that); to desire; to want (to) |
| 先生 | xiānsheng | سيدteacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.); husband; (dialect) doctor |
| 现在 | xiànzài | الآنnow; at present; currently |
| 小 | xiǎo | صغيرsmall; tiny; few; young |
| 小朋友 | xiǎopéngyǒu | طفلchild; 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 | xiǎoshí | ساعةhour |
| 小学 | xiǎoxué | مدرسة ابتدائيةelementary school; primary school |
| 小学生 | xiǎoxuéshēng | تلميذ في المرحلة الابتدائيةprimary school student; schoolchild; (fig.) beginner |
| 下午 | xiàwǔ | بعد الظهرafternoon; p.m. |
| 下雨 | xià yǔ | تمطرto rain |
| 些 | xiē | بعض؛ قليل منclassifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several |
| 写 | xiě | يكتبto write |
| 谢谢 | xièxie | شكرًا؛ يشكرto thank; thanks; thank you |
| 喜欢 | xǐhuan | يحب؛ يعجب بـto like; to be fond of |
| 新 | xīn | جديدnew; newly; meso- (chemistry); abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆; abbr. for Singapore 新加坡 |
| 星期 | xīngqī | أسبوع؛ يوم من الأسبوعweek; day of the week; Sunday |
| 星期日 | xīngqīrì | الأحدSunday |
| 星期天 | xīngqītiān | الأحدSunday |
| 休息 | xiūxi | يرتاح؛ راحةrest; to rest |
| 学 | xué | يتعلّم؛ يدرسto learn; to study; to imitate; science |
| 雪 | xuě | ثلجsnow; (literary) to wipe away (a humiliation etc); surname Xue |
| 学生 | xuéshēng | طالبstudent; schoolchild |
| 学习 | xuéxí | يدرس؛ يتعلّمto learn; to study |
| 学校 | xuéxiào | مدرسةschool |
Y
18 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 要 | yào | يريد؛ يحتاج؛ سوفto want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 要是); (bound form) important |
| 也 | yě | أيضًاalso; 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); (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊; surname Ye |
| 一 | yī | واحدone; single; a (article); as soon as |
| 一半 | yíbàn | نصفhalf |
| 一点儿 | yìdiǎnr | قليلa bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一点钟); erhua variant of 一点 |
| 衣服 | yīfu | ملابسclothes |
| 医生 | yīshēng | طبيبdoctor; medical practitioner |
| 一下 | yíxià | قليلًا؛ لحظة(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly |
| 一些 | yìxiē | بعض؛ قليلsome; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er |
| 医院 | yīyuàn | مستشفىhospital |
| 椅子 | yǐzi | كرسيchair |
| 有 | yǒu | لديه؛ يوجدto have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 intentional) |
| 有的 | yǒude | بعض(there are) some (who are...); some (exist) |
| 有点儿 | yǒudiǎnr | قليلًا؛ نوعًا ماslightly; a little; somewhat |
| 有些 | yǒuxiē | بعض؛ قليلًاsome; somewhat; rather; a bit |
| 雨 | yǔ | مطرrain |
| 元 | yuán | يوان؛ وحدة نقد صينيةcurrency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); (bound form) first; original; primary; (bound form) basic; fundamental; (bound form) constituent; part; (prefix) meta-; (math.) argument; variable; surname Yuan; Yuan dynasty (1279–1368) |
| 月 | yuè | شهر؛ قمرmoon; month; monthly |
Z
31 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 再 | zài | مرة أخرى؛ ثمagain; once more; re-; further; beyond this point of time; (before an adjective) more; then (after sth, and not until then) |
| 在 | zài | في؛ يكون بصددto exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) |
| 再见 | zàijiàn | وداعًا؛ إلى اللقاءgoodbye; see you again later |
| 早 | zǎo | مبكر؛ صباح الخيرearly; morning; Good morning!; long ago |
| 早饭 | zǎofàn | فطورbreakfast |
| 早上 | zǎoshang | الصباح الباكرearly morning |
| 怎么 | zěnme | كيفhow?; what?; why? |
| 怎么样 | zěnmeyàng | كيف هو؛ ما رأيكhow?; how about?; how was it?; how are things? |
| 找 | zhǎo | يبحث عنto try to find; to look for; to call on sb; to find |
| 这 | zhè | هذا؛ هذه(pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun); (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. zhèi, esp. in Beijing) |
| 这边 | zhèbiān | هذا الجانب؛ هناthis side; here |
| 这个 | zhège | هذا؛ هذا الشيء(pronoun) this; (adjective) this |
| 这里 | zhèlǐ | هناhere |
| 真 | zhēn | حقًا؛ فعلًاreally; truly; indeed; real |
| 正在 | zhèngzài | في طور الفعل الآنto be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing |
| 这儿 | zhèr | هناhere |
| 这些 | zhèxiē | هذه؛ هؤلاءthese |
| 只 | zhī | أداة عدد للحيوانات وبعض الأشياءclassifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils etc |
| 知道 | zhīdào | يعرفto know; to become aware of; also pr. zhīdao |
| 中国 | Zhōngguó | الصينChina |
| 中文 | Zhōngwén | اللغة الصينيةChinese language |
| 中午 | zhōngwǔ | الظهرnoon; midday |
| 中学 | zhōngxué | مدرسة إعدادية/ثانويةmiddle school |
| 中学生 | zhōngxuéshēng | طالب في المرحلة المتوسطة/الثانويةmiddle-school student; high school student |
| 住 | zhù | يسكن؛ يقيمto live; to reside; to stay; to stop; to cease; (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state) |
| 桌子 | zhuōzi | طاولة؛ مكتبtable; desk |
| 字 | zì | حرف؛ كلمة مكتوبةletter; symbol; character; word |
| 坐 | zuò | يجلس؛ يستقل وسيلة نقلto sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc); to bear fruit; surname Zuo; variant of 座 |
| 做 | zuò | يفعل؛ يصنعto make; to produce; to write; to compose; to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc); (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc) |
| 做饭 | zuò fàn | يطبخ؛ يعدّ الطعامto prepare a meal; to cook |
| 昨天 | zuótiān | أمسyesterday |
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