HSK Level 1 Vocabulary List - 297 Words | CharacterFlow

297 Words

215 Characters

512 Total

📖 Vocabulary Words

to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby

(coll.) father; dad

daytime; during the day; day

half of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair

to help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn

bao (steamed stuffed bun)

north; north side; northern part; to the north of

Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China

book; notebook; Japanese-style self-published comic (esp. an erotic one), aka "dōjinshi"; edition

other people; others; other person

sick person; patient; invalid

not very; not too; not often

incorrect; wrong; amiss; abnormal; queer

you're welcome; don't mention it; impolite; rude; blunt

frequently; often

ticket (for a bus or train)

rail station; bus stop

to have a meal; to eat; to make a living

to come out; to appear; to arise

to take a taxi (in town); to hitch a lift

to make a telephone call

to open; to show (a ticket); to turn on; to switch on

to play ball; to play with a ball

the Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四书 in Confucianism

dà xué shēng

university student; college student

place; site; location; venue

region; regional (away from the central administration); local

on the ground; on the floor

to get; to obtain; to receive

younger brother

second; number two; next; secondary

telephone; phone call; phone number

diàn yǐng yuàn

cinema; movie theater

east; east side; eastern part; to the east of

movement; motion; action; to act; to move

to read a book; to study; to attend school

I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint

number; amount; somewhat

restaurant; hotel

house; building (single- or two-story); apartment; room

to have a holiday or vacation

to dismiss students at the end of the school day

very; really; unusual; extraordinary

what are you doing?; what's he up to?

happy; glad; willing (to do sth); in a cheerful mood

to press charges; to file a complaint

to work; (of a machine) to operate; job; work; task

to close (a door); to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)

country; nation; state

abroad; external (affairs); overseas; foreign

still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or

furthermore; in addition; still; also

Chinese language

Chinese character; Japanese: kanji; Korean: hanja; Vietnamese: hán tự

tasty; delicious

good-looking; nice-looking; good (of a movie, book, TV show etc); embarrassed; humiliated

pleasant to hear

erhua variant of 玩

the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards

the day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 天); acquired (not innate or congenital); a posteriori

to reply; to answer; reply; answer

to return; to come back

to return; to go back

huǒ chē zhàn

airport; airfield; (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circumventing Internet censorship

air ticket; passenger ticket

(chicken) egg; hen's egg

to remember; to bear in mind; to learn by heart

family member; (old) servant

to meet; to see each other

jiào xué lóu

teaching block; school building

to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation; to present (sb for a job etc); introduction

today; at the present; now

to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)

to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting

kāi wán xiào

to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke

to visit a doctor; to see a patient

to see; to catch sight of

to take an exam; exam

to arrive; to come

old man or woman; the elderly; one's aged parents or grandparents

upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread

crossing; intersection (of roads)

on the road; on a journey; road surface

mama; mommy; mother

at once; right away; immediately; on horseback (i.e. by military force)

it doesn't matter

nothing; it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind

to have spare time; free from work; it's not important; it's nothing; never mind

haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be

younger sister; young woman

ticket (for theater, cinema etc)

erhua variant of 面条

name (of a person or thing)

clear; obvious; unequivocal; to understand; to realize

where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere; (used in rhetorical questions) how can ...?; how could ...?

where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment; also written 哪里

which ones?; who?; what?

over there; yonder

there; that place

(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house; (coll.) boobies; breasts

erhua variant of 孩

a man; a male; men

schoolboy; male student; boy; guy (young adult male)

south; south side; southern part; to the south of

erhua variant of 孩

schoolgirl; female student; girl

side; adjacent place

to get out of bed; to get up

to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qǐ lái]

car; automobile; bus

front; the front side; in front of

the day before yesterday

to request leave of absence

"please come in"

Excuse me, may I ask...?

please, have a seat

to know; to recognize; to be familiar with; to get acquainted with sb; knowledge; understanding; awareness; cognition

conscientious; earnest; serious; to take seriously; to take to heart

shopping mall; shopping center; department store; emporium; the business world

to go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office

the top; above; overhead; upwards; the top margin; above-mentioned; those higher up

to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)

to go to class; to attend class; to go to teach a class

to go online; to connect to the Internet; (of a document etc) to be uploaded to the Internet; (tennis, volleyball etc) to move in close to the net

to go to school; to attend school

on the body; at hand; among

the body; one's health; in person

what?; something; anything

to get angry; to take offense; angry; vitality; liveliness

time; length of time; moment; period

is or isn't; yes or no; whether or not

cell phone; mobile phone

schoolbag; satchel; bookbag

to go to bed; to sleep

to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word

they; them (for females)

(of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise); dictation; (music) to transcribe by ear

to study at the same school; fellow student; classmate

outside; outer surface; abroad; place other than one's home

foreign (country)

foreign language

to play; to have fun; to hang out

evening meal; dinner; supper

evening; night; in the evening

online friend; Internet user

we; us; ourselves; our

xǐ shǒu jiān

toilet; lavatory; washroom

to like; to be fond of

west; west side; western part; to the west of

to finish work; to get off work

under; the underside; below

to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)

to finish class; to get out of class; (fig.) (esp. of a sports coach) to be dismissed; to be fired

afternoon; p.m.

teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.); husband; (dialect) doctor

now; at present; at the moment; modern; current; nowadays

erhua variant of 孩

young lady; miss; (slang) prostitute

xiǎo péng yǒu

elementary school; primary school

xiǎo xué shēng

primary school student; schoolchild; (fig.) beginner

to thank; thanks; thank you

week; day of the week; Sunday

Xīng qī tiān

student; schoolchild

to learn; to study

college; educational institute; school; faculty

(coll.) father's father; paternal grandfather

one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while

erhua variant of 一点

a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. [yī huǐ r]

erhua variant of 一块

in the same place; together; with; altogether (in total)

erhua variant of 下

some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er

same; like; equal to; the same as; just like

(there are) some (who are...); some (exist)

famous; well-known

sometimes; now and then

somewhat; rather; some

right side; right, to the right

goodbye; see you again later

to be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 差); (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 家)

how?; what?; why?

this side; here

variant of 这里

really, truly, indeed

just at (that time); right in (that place); right in the middle of (doing sth)

to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhī dao]

knowledge; intellectual

the middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among; during; in the meantime

Chinese language

zhōng xué shēng

middle-school student; high school student

important; significant; major

preparation; to prepare; to intend; to be about to; reserve (fund)

to walk; to go on foot

best; (you) had better (do what we suggest)

final; last; finally; ultimate

left; the left side; to the left of

📚 Single Characters

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爱

ài

八

bā

爸

bà

吧

bā

白

Bái

百

Bǎi

班

Bān

半

bàn

帮

bāng

包

Bāo

杯

bēi

北

běi

本

běn

比

Bǐ

别

Bié

病

bìng

不

bù

菜

cài

茶

chá

差

chā

常

Cháng

唱

chàng

车

Chē

吃

chī

出

chū

穿

chuān

床

chuáng

次

cì

从

cóng

错

Cuò

打

dá

大

dà

到

dào

地

de

的

de

等

děng

弟

dì

第

dì

第

dì

点

diǎn

电

diàn

东

Dōng

动

dòng

都

Dū

读

dòu

对

duì

多

duō

饿

è

二

èr

饭

fàn

放

fàng

飞

fēi

分

fēn

风

fēng

干

gān

高

Gāo

哥

gē

歌

gē

个

gě

给

gěi

跟

gēn

关

Guān

贵

guì

国

Guó

过

Guō

还

Huán

好

hǎo

号

háo

喝

hē

和

hé

很

hěn

后

Hòu

花

Huā

话

huà

坏

huài

回

huí

会

huì

几

jī

记

jì

家

jiā

间

jiān

见

jiàn

叫

jiào

教

Jiào

姐

jiě

进

jìn

九

jiǔ

就

jiù

开

kāi

看

kān

考

kǎo

渴

kě

课

kè

口

kǒu

块

kuài

快

kuài

来

lái

老

lǎo

了

le

累

lěi

冷

Lěng

里

lǐ

两

liǎng

零

líng

六

liù

楼

Lóu

路

Lù

妈

mā

吗

má

买

mǎi

慢

màn

忙

máng

毛

Máo

没

méi

妹

mèi

门

Mén

们

men

们

men

拿

ná

哪

nǎ

那

Nā

奶

nǎi

男

nán

南

Nán

难

nán

呢

ne

能

Néng

你

nǐ

年

Nián

您

nín

女

nu:3

跑

páo

票

piào

七

qī

起

qǐ

前

qián

钱

Qián

请

qǐng

球

qiú

去

qù

热

rè

人

rén

日

Rì

肉

ròu

三

Sān

山

Shān

上

shǎng

少

shǎo

十

shí

事

shì

试

shì

是

shì

手

shǒu

书

Shū

树

shù

谁

shéi

水

Shuǐ

睡

shuì

说

shuì

四

sì

送

sòng

岁

suì

他

tā

她

tā

太

tài

天

tiān

听

yǐn

外

wài

晚

wǎn

忘

wàng

问

wèn

我

wǒ

五

wǔ

洗

xǐ

西

Xī

下

xià

先

xiān

想

xiǎng

小

xiǎo

笑

xiào

写

xiě

新

Xīn

行

háng

学

xué

要

yāo

也

Yě

页

xié

一

yī

用

yòng

有

yǒu

右

yòu

雨

yǔ

元

Yuán

远

yuǎn

月

yuè

再

zài

在

zài

早

zǎo

站

zhàn

找

zhǎo

这

zhè

着

zhāo

真

zhēn

正

zhēng

中

Zhōng

重

chóng

住

zhù

字

zì

子

zǐ

子

zǐ

走

zǒu

最

zuì

左

Zuǒ

坐

Zuò

做

zuò

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