Mandarin Chinese — HSK 1 Vocabulary

Learn all 80 essential Mandarin Chinese words for the HSK 1 exam with pinyin pronunciation. Free spaced repetition flashcards for absolute beginners.

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Question Answer
你 (nǐ)
you
你好 (nǐ hǎo)
hello
谢谢 (xiè xie)
thank you
对不起 (duì bu qǐ)
sorry
再见 (zài jiàn)
goodbye
是 (shì)
yes / to be
不 (bù)
no / not
我 (wǒ)
I / me
他 (tā)
he / him
她 (tā)
she / her
我们 (wǒ men)
we / us
他们 (tā men)
they / them
这 (zhè)
this
那 (nà)
that
什么 (shén me)
what
哪 (nǎ)
which
谁 (shuí)
who
哪里 (nǎ lǐ)
where
几 (jǐ)
how many (small number)
多少 (duō shao)
how many / how much
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
百 (bǎi)
hundred
钱 (qián)
money
人 (rén)
person / people
家 (jiā)
home / family
朋友 (péng you)
friend
老师 (lǎo shī)
teacher
学生 (xué shēng)
student
医生 (yī shēng)
doctor
妈妈 (mā ma)
mother / mom
爸爸 (bà ba)
father / dad
水 (shuǐ)
water
饭 (fàn)
rice / meal
菜 (cài)
dish / vegetable
茶 (chá)
tea
书 (shū)
book
电话 (diàn huà)
telephone
电视 (diàn shì)
television
电脑 (diàn nǎo)
computer
车 (chē)
car / vehicle
飞机 (fēi jī)
airplane
年 (nián)
year
月 (yuè)
month
日 (rì)
day / date
今天 (jīn tiān)
today
明天 (míng tiān)
tomorrow
昨天 (zuó tiān)
yesterday
上午 (shàng wǔ)
morning / AM
下午 (xià wǔ)
afternoon / PM
现在 (xiàn zài)
now
时候 (shí hou)
time / moment
吃 (chī)
to eat
喝 (hē)
to drink
看 (kàn)
to look / to watch
说 (shuō)
to speak / to say
听 (tīng)
to listen
写 (xiě)
to write
读 (dú)
to read
去 (qù)
to go
来 (lái)
to come
坐 (zuò)
to sit / to travel by
买 (mǎi)
to buy
爱 (ài)
to love
叫 (jiào)
to be called / to call
有 (yǒu)
to have / there is
没有 (méi yǒu)
don't have / there isn't
大 (dà)
big / large
小 (xiǎo)
small / little
好 (hǎo)
good / well
多 (duō)
many / much
少 (shǎo)
few / little
冷 (lěng)
cold
热 (rè)
hot
高兴 (gāo xìng)
happy / glad