Students at this level have had little to no previous experience with Chinese. Level 1 will begin with essential survival Chinese, immediately applicable to daily life. After the first few classes, students should be able to put together basic sentences on topics such as food, transportation, and shopping. Students completing this level will have a vocabulary of approximately 150 words.
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HSK 1 Word list
| Personal Pronouns | ||
| 我 | wǒ | I, me |
| 我们 | wǒmen | we, us (pl.) |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 你们 | nǐmen | you (pl.) |
| 他 | tā | he, him |
| 她 | tā | she, her |
| 他们 | tāmen | they (male+female / male, pl.) |
| 她们 | tāmen | they (females, pl.) |
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Demonstrative Pron. |
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| 这 (这儿) | zhè ( zhèr) | here, this |
| 那 (那儿) | nà (nàr) | there, that |
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Interrogative Pron. |
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| 哪（哪儿） | nǎ (nǎr) | where |
| 谁 | shéi | who |
| 什么 | shěnme | what, why |
| 多少 | duōshǎo | how many, how much |
| 几 | jǐ | a few, how many |
| 怎么 | zěnme | how |
| 怎么样 | zěnmeyàng | how about |
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Numeral |
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| 一 | yī | one |
| 二 | èr | two |
| 三 | sān | three |
| 四 | sì | four |
| 五 | wǔ | five |
| 六 | liù | six |
| 七 | qī | seven |
| 八 | bā | eight |
| 九 | jiǔ | nine |
| 十 | shí | ten |
| 零 | líng | zero |
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Quantifier |
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| 个 | gè | one, a, an |
| 岁 | suì | year |
| 本 | běn | volume |
| 些 | xiē | some |
| 块 | kuài | piece |
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Adverb |
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| 不 | bù | no |
| 没 | méi | no |
| 很 | hěn | quite, very |
| 太 | tài | too |
| 都 | dōu | all |
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Conjunction |
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| 和 | hé | and |
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Preposition |
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| 在 | zài | in, at |
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Auxiliary |
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| 的 | de | |
| 了 | le | |
| 吗 | ma | |
| 呢 | ne | |
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Interjection |
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| 喂 | wèi | hello |
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Noun |
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| 家 | jiā | home |
| 学校 | xuéxiào | school |
| 饭店 | fàndiàn | restaurant |
| 商店 | shāngdiàn | store |
| 医院 | yīyuàn | hospital |
| 火车站 | huǒchēzhàn | train station |
| 中国 | zhōngguò | China |
| 北京 | běijīng | Beijing |
| 上 | shàng | up |
| 下 | xià | down |
| 前面 | qiánmiàn | front |
| 后面 | hòumiàn | behind |
| 里 | lǐmiàn | inside |
| 今天 | jīntiān | today |
| 明天 | míngtiān | tomorrow |
| 昨天 | zuòtiān | yesterday |
| 上午 | shàngwǔ | morning |
| 中午 | zhōngwǔ | noon |
| 下午 | xiàwǔ | afternoon |
| 年 | nián | year |
| 月 | yuè | month |
| 日 | rì | day |
| 星期 | xīngqī | week |
| 点 | diǎn | dot, spot |
| 分钟 | fēnzhōng | minute |
| 现在 | xiànzài | now |
| 时候 | shíhóu | time |
| 爸爸 | bàba | father |
| 妈妈 | māma | mother |
| 儿子 | érzi | son |
| 女儿 | nǚér | daughter |
| 老师 | lǎoshī | teacher |
| 学生 | xuéshēng | student |
| 同学 | tóngxué | shoolmate |
| 朋友 | péngyǒu | friend |
| 医生 | yīshēng | doctor |
| 先生 | xiānshēng | sir |
| 小姐 | xiǎojiě | Miss |
| 衣服 | yīfu | cloth |
| 水 | shuǐ | water |
| 菜 | cài | vegetable |
| 米饭 | mǐfàn | rice |
| 水果 | shuǐguǒ | fruit |
| 苹果 | píngguǒ | apple |
| 茶 | chá | tea |
| 杯子 | bēizi | cup |
| 钱 | qián | money |
| 飞机 | fēijī | airplane |
| 出租车 | chūzūchē | taxi |
| 电视 | diànshì | television |
| 电脑 | diànnǎo | computer |
| 电影 | diànyǐng | movie |
| 天气 | tiānqì | weather |
| 猫 | māo | cat |
| 狗 | gǒu | dog |
| 东西 | dōngxī | thing |
| 人 | rén | person |
| 名字 | míngzi | name |
| 书 | shū | book |
| 汉语 | hànyǔ | mandarin Chinese |
| 字 | zì | character |
| 桌子 | zhuōzi | desk |
| 椅子 | yǐzi | chair |
| Verb | ||
| 谢谢 | xièxie | thank |
| 不客气 | búkèqì | you are welcome |
| 再见 | zàijiàn | good-bye |
| 请 | qǐng | please |
| 对不起 | duìbùqǐ | sorry |
| 没关系 | méiguānxì | It doesn’t matter |
| 是 | shì | be (am, is, are) |
| 有 | yǒu | have |
| 看 | kàn | look |
| 听 | tīng | listen |
| 说话 | shuōhuà | speak |
| 读 | dú | read |
| 写 | xiě | write |
| 看见 | kànjiàn | see |
| 叫 | jiào | call |
| 来 | lái | come |
| 回 | huí | return |
| 去 | qù | go |
| 吃 | chī | eat |
| 喝 | hē | drink |
| 睡觉 | shuìjiào | sleep |
| 打电话 | dǎdiànhuà | call up |
| 做 | zuò | do |
| 买 | mǎi | buy |
| 开 | kāi | open |
| 坐 | zuò | sit |
| 住 | zhù | live |
| 学习 | xuéxí | study |
| 工作 | gōngzuò | work |
| 下雨 | xiàyǔ | rain |
| 爱 | ài | love |
| 喜欢 | xǐhuān | love, like |
| 想 | xiǎng | want |
| 认识 | rènshi | know |
| 会 | huì | can |
| 能 | néng | can, be able to |
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Adjective |
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| 好 | hǎo | good |
| 大 | dà | big |
| 小 | xiǎo | small |
| 多 | duō | many, much |
| 少 | shǎo | few, little |
| 冷 | lěng | cold |
| 热 | rè | hot |
| 高兴 | gāoxìng | happy |
| 漂亮 | piàoliàng | beautiful |
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