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HSK 1 vocabulary list
All 515 words of HSK 1, with pinyin and English definitions. Every one of them is built only from characters taught in HanziLoom, so you can study the list and the characters in the same place.
515words at this level
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How to use this list
Learning a word list by heart is the slow way. The characters in this list are the same 2,255 taught in the app, so the faster route is to learn the character once — how it is written, how it sounds, what it means — and then let the words come for free. Words whose characters you already know are not new vocabulary, they are a new combination.
A practical order: take the characters of this level first (the app queues them by frequency and by scenario), then read this list as a checklist. If a word still does not stick, it is usually because one of its characters is only half learned — the mock paper at the end of the level will tell you which.
The HSK 1 word list
| Word | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 爱 | ài | to love; to be fond of; to like; affection |
| 爱好 | ài hào | to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on… |
| 八 | bā | eight |
| 吧 | ba | bar; to puff |
| 爸 | bà | father; dad |
| 爸爸 | bà ba | father; dad |
| 白 | bái | surname Bai; Bai ethnic group |
| 百 | bǎi | surname Bai; hundred |
| 白天 | bái tiān | daytime; during the day |
| 半 | bàn | half; semi- |
| 班 | bān | surname Ban; team; class; grade |
| 半年 | bàn nián | half a year |
| 半天 | bàn tiān | half of the day; a long time |
| 帮 | bāng | old variant of 幫|帮[bang1]; to help |
| 帮忙 | bāng máng | to help; to lend a hand |
| 包 | bāo | surname Bao; to cover |
| 包子 | bāo zi | baozi; bao |
| 北 | běi | north; to be defeated |
| 杯 | bēi | cup; trophy cup |
| 北边 | běi bian | north; north side |
| 北京 | běi jīng | Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China |
| 杯子 | bēi zi | cup; glass |
| 本 | běn | root; stem; origin; source |
| 本子 | běn zi | book; notebook |
| 比 | bǐ | Belgium; Belgian |
| 别 | bié | surname Bie; to leave; to part |
| 别的 | bié de | else; other |
| 别人 | bié rén | other people; others; other person |
| 病 | bìng | illness; disease |
| 病人 | bìng rén | sick person; patient |
| 不 | bù | no; not so; not; un- |
| 不大 | bú dà | not very ; not too; not often; infrequently |
| 不对 | bú duì | incorrect; wrong |
| 不客气 | bú kè qi | you're welcome; don't mention it |
| 不用 | bú yòng | need not |
| 菜 | cài | vegetable; greens (; dish ( |
| 差 | chà | difference; discrepancy; difference |
| 茶 | chá | tea; tea plant |
| 唱 | chàng | to sing; to call loudly |
| 常 | cháng | surname Chang; always |
| 常常 | cháng cháng | frequently; often |
| 唱歌 | chàng gē | to sing a song |
| 车 | chē | surname Che; car |
| 车票 | chē piào | ticket for a bus or train |
| 车上 | chē shàng | |
| 车站 | chē zhàn | rail station; bus stop |
| 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume; to eat at |
| 吃饭 | chī fàn | to have a meal; to eat |
| 出 | chū | to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur |
| 出来 | chū lái | to come out; to appear |
| 出去 | chū qù | to go out |
| 穿 | chuān | to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to go through ; to… |
| 床 | chuáng | bed; couch (; bed; bottom |
| 次 | cì | next in sequence; second |
| 从 | cóng | variant of 從|从[cong2]; surname Cong |
| 错 | cuò | surname Cuo; mistake |
| 大 | dà | big; large; great; older |
| 打 | dǎ | dozen; Taiwan pr. [da3] |
| 打车 | dǎ chē | to take a taxi; to hitch a lift |
| 打电话 | dǎ diàn huà | to make a telephone call |
| 打开 | dǎ kāi | to open; to show |
| 打球 | dǎ qiú | to play a ball sport |
| 大学 | dà xué | the Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Si4 shu1] in… |
| 大学生 | dà xué shēng | university student; college student |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to |
| 的 | de | of; ~'s; (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a… |
| 得到 | dé dào | to get; to obtain; to receive |
| 等 | děng | to wait for; to await; by the time; when; till |
| 地 | dì | -ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective… |
| 弟 | dì | younger brother; junior male |
| 第 | dì | grades in which successful candidates in the imperial… |
| 弟弟 | dì di | younger brother |
| 地点 | dì diǎn | place; site |
| 地方 | dì fang | region; regional |
| 地上 | dì shàng | on the ground; on the floor |
| 地图 | dì tú | map |
| 点 | diǎn | to touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off |
| 电 | diàn | lightning; electricity |
| 电话 | diàn huà | telephone; phone call |
| 电脑 | diàn nǎo | computer |
| 电视 | diàn shì | television; TV |
| 电视机 | diàn shì jī | television set |
| 电影 | diàn yǐng | movie; film |
| 电影院 | diàn yǐng yuàn | cinema; movie theater |
| 东 | dōng | surname Dong; east |
| 动 | dòng | to move; to set in movement |
| 东边 | dōng bian | east; east side |
| 东西 | dōng xi | east and west; thing |
| 动作 | dòng zuò | movement; motion; action; to act; to move |
| 都 | dōu | surname Du; all; both; entirely |
| 读 | dú | comma; phrase marked by pause |
| 读书 | dú shū | to read a book; to study |
| 对 | duì | right; correct; towards; at; for |
| 对不起 | duì bu qǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let down; to… |
| 多 | duō | many; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess |
| 多少 | duō shǎo | number; amount; somewhat |
| 饿 | è | hungry; to starve |
| 二 | èr | two; stupid |
| 儿子 | ér zi | son |
| 饭 | fàn | cooked rice; meal |
| 饭店 | fàn diàn | restaurant; hotel |
| 放 | fàng | to put; to place |
| 放假 | fàng jià | to have a holiday or vacation |
| 房间 | fáng jiān | room |
| 放学 | fàng xué | to dismiss students at the end of the school day |
| 房子 | fáng zi | house; building |
| 飞 | fēi | to fly |
| 非常 | fēi cháng | very; really; unusual; extraordinary |
| 飞机 | fēi jī | airplane |
| 分 | fēn | to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate |
| 风 | fēng | wind; news |
| 干 | gàn | old variant of 乾|干[gan1]; surname Gan |
| 干净 | gān jing | clean; neat |
| 干什么 | gàn shén me | what are you doing?; what's he up to? |
| 高 | gāo | surname Gao; high |
| 告诉 | gào su | to press charges; to file a complaint; to tell; to inform; to… |
| 高兴 | gāo xìng | happy; glad |
| 个 | gè | used in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]; individual |
| 哥 | gē | elder brother |
| 歌 | gē | song (; to sing |
| 哥哥 | gē ge | older brother |
| 给 | gěi | to; for |
| 跟 | gēn | heel; to follow closely |
| 工人 | gōng rén | worker |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | to work; to operate |
| 关 | guān | surname Guan; mountain pass |
| 关上 | guān shàng | to close; to turn off |
| 贵 | guì | short name for Guizhou 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1]; expensive |
| 国 | guó | surname Guo; country; nation; state |
| 过 | guò | surname Guo; to cross |
| 国家 | guó jiā | country; nation; state |
| 国外 | guó wài | abroad; external |
| 还 | hái | surname Huan; still |
| 还是 | hái shì | still; had better |
| 还有 | hái yǒu | there still remain; there is still; in addition |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 汉语 | hàn yǔ | Chinese language |
| 汉字 | hàn zì | Chinese character |
| 号 | hào | to wail; to howl; to call out; to command |
| 好 | hǎo | good; appropriate; proper |
| 好吃 | hǎo chī | tasty; delicious; to be fond of eating; to be gluttonous |
| 好看 | hǎo kàn | good-looking; nice-looking; good |
| 好听 | hǎo tīng | pleasant to hear |
| 好玩 | hǎo wán | amusing; fun |
| 好玩儿 | hǎo wán ér | erhua variant of 好玩[hao3 wan2] |
| 和 | hé | old variant of 和[he2]; surname He |
| 喝 | hē | to drink; variant of 嗬[he1] |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 后 | hòu | surname Hou; empress |
| 后边 | hòu biān | the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the… |
| 后天 | hòu tiān | the day after tomorrow; life after birth |
| 花 | huā | surname Hua; flower |
| 话 | huà | dialect; language |
| 坏 | huài | bad; spoiled |
| 会 | huì | can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be… |
| 回 | huí | Hui ethnic group; to go back; to return; to turn back; to turn… |
| 回答 | huí dá | to reply; to answer; reply; answer |
| 回到 | huí dào | to return to |
| 回家 | huí jiā | to return home |
| 回来 | huí lái | to return; to come back |
| 回去 | huí qù | to return; to go back |
| 火车 | huǒ chē | train |
| 几 | jǐ | small table; almost |
| 记 | jì | to record; to note |
| 机场 | jī chǎng | airport; airfield; service provider for Shadowsocks or similar… |
| 鸡蛋 | jī dàn | egg; hen's egg |
| 记得 | jì de | to remember |
| 机票 | jī piào | plane ticket; airline ticket |
| 记住 | jì zhù | to remember; to bear in mind |
| 家 | jiā | used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]; home |
| 家里 | jiā lǐ | home |
| 家人 | jiā rén | family member; servant |
| 见 | jiàn | to see; to meet |
| 间 | jiān | between; among |
| 见面 | jiàn miàn | to meet; to see each other |
| 叫 | jiào | to shout; to call |
| 教 | jiào | surname Jiao; to teach; to instruct |
| 教学楼 | jiào xué lóu | school building; academic building |
| 姐 | jiě | older sister |
| 姐姐 | jiě jie | older sister |
| 介绍 | jiè shào | to introduce; to give a presentation |
| 进 | jìn | to go forward; to advance |
| 进来 | jìn lái | to come in |
| 今年 | jīn nián | this year |
| 进去 | jìn qù | to go in |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today; the present time; now |
| 九 | jiǔ | nine |
| 就 | jiù | in that case; then; as soon as; immediately after |
| 觉得 | jué de | to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel |
| 开 | kāi | to open; to start |
| 开车 | kāi chē | to drive a car; to post sexual content online; to make a sexual… |
| 开会 | kāi huì | to hold or attend a meeting |
| 开玩笑 | kāi wán xiào | to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke |
| 看 | kàn | to look after; to take care of |
| 看病 | kàn bìng | to visit a doctor; to see a patient |
| 看到 | kàn dào | to see |
| 看见 | kàn jiàn | to see; to catch sight of |
| 考 | kǎo | to beat; to hit |
| 考试 | kǎo shì | to take an exam; exam |
| 渴 | kě | thirsty |
| 课 | kè | subject; course |
| 课本 | kè běn | textbook |
| 课文 | kè wén | text |
| 口 | kǒu | mouth; classifier for things with mouths |
| 块 | kuài | lump; chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap… |
| 快 | kuài | rapid; quick |
| 来 | lái | to come; hither |
| 来到 | lái dào | to arrive; to come |
| 老 | lǎo | prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral… |
| 老人 | lǎo rén | old man or woman; the elderly |
| 老师 | lǎo shī | teacher |
| 了 | le | to finish; possibility, as in 忘不了[wang4 bu5 liao3] "cannot… |
| 累 | lèi | used in 累累[lei2 lei2]; used in 累贅|累赘[lei2 zhui5] and 累墜|累坠[lei2… |
| 冷 | lěng | surname Leng; cold |
| 里 | lǐ | variant of 裡|里[li3]; lining |
| 里边 | lǐ biān | inside |
| 两 | liǎng | two; both |
| 零 | líng | zero; nought |
| 六 | liù | six; used in place names |
| 楼 | lóu | surname Lou; house with more than 1 story |
| 楼上 | lóu shàng | upstairs; previous poster in a forum thread |
| 楼下 | lóu xià | downstairs |
| 路 | lù | surname Lu; road ( |
| 路口 | lù kǒu | crossing; intersection |
| 路上 | lù shàng | on the road; on the way; en route |
| 吗 | ma | what?; used in 嗎啡|吗啡[ma3 fei1] |
| 妈 | mā | ma; mom |
| 马路 | mǎ lù | street; road |
| 妈妈 | mā ma | mama; mommy |
| 马上 | mǎ shàng | at once; right away |
| 买 | mǎi | to buy; to purchase |
| 慢 | màn | slow |
| 忙 | máng | busy; hurriedly |
| 毛 | máo | surname Mao; hair |
| 妹 | mèi | younger sister |
| 没 | méi | have not; not; drowned |
| 没关系 | méi guān xì | it doesn't matter |
| 妹妹 | mèi mei | younger sister; young woman |
| 没什么 | méi shén me | it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind; think nothing of… |
| 没事 | méi shì | it's not important; it's nothing |
| 没事儿 | méi shì ér | to have spare time; free from work |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | haven't; hasn't |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 门 | mén | surname Men; gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening ( |
| 门口 | mén kǒu | doorway; gate |
| 门票 | mén piào | ticket |
| 米饭 | mǐ fàn | rice |
| 面包 | miàn bāo | bread |
| 面条 | miàn tiáo | noodles |
| 面条儿 | miàn tiáo ér | erhua variant of 麵條|面条[mian4 tiao2] |
| 明白 | míng bai | clear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable |
| 明年 | míng nián | next year |
| 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow |
| 名字 | míng zi | name |
| 哪 | nǎ | how; which |
| 拿 | ná | old variant of 拿[na2]; variant of 拿[na2] |
| 那 | nà | surname Na; surname Nuo |
| 那边 | nà bian | over there; yonder |
| 哪儿 | nǎ ér | where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere |
| 那儿 | nà ér | there |
| 哪里 | nǎ lǐ | where?; somewhere |
| 那里 | nà lǐ | there; that place |
| 哪些 | nǎ xiē | which ones?; who? |
| 那些 | nà xiē | those |
| 奶 | nǎi | breast; milk |
| 奶奶 | nǎi nai | grandma; mistress of the house |
| 南 | nán | surname Nan; used in 南無|南无[na1 mo2] |
| 男 | nán | male; baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位[wu3… |
| 难 | nán | difficult; problem |
| 南边 | nán bian | south; south side |
| 男孩 | nán hái | boy |
| 男孩儿 | nán hái er | erhua form of 男孩[nan2 hai2] |
| 男朋友 | nán péng yǒu | boyfriend |
| 男人 | nán rén | a man; a male |
| 男生 | nán shēng | schoolboy; male student |
| 呢 | ne | used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context… |
| 能 | néng | surname Neng; can |
| 你 | nǐ | you; you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in… |
| 你们 | nǐ men | you |
| 年 | nián | surname Nian; year |
| 您 | nín | you |
| 牛奶 | niú nǎi | cow's milk |
| 女 | nǚ | female; woman |
| 女儿 | nǚ ér | daughter |
| 女孩 | nǚ hái | girl; lass |
| 女孩儿 | nǚ hái ér | erhua form of 女孩[nu : 3 hai2] |
| 女朋友 | nǚ péng yǒu | girlfriend |
| 女人 | nǚ rén | woman; wife |
| 女生 | nǚ shēng | schoolgirl; female student |
| 旁边 | páng biān | side; adjacent place |
| 跑 | pǎo | to paw; to run |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend |
| 票 | piào | ticket; ballot |
| 七 | qī | seven |
| 起 | qǐ | to rise; to raise |
| 汽车 | qì chē | car; automobile |
| 起床 | qǐ chuáng | to get out of bed; to get up |
| 起来 | qǐ lái | to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2] |
| 前 | qián | front; forward |
| 钱 | qián | surname Qian; coin |
| 钱包 | qián bāo | purse; wallet |
| 前边 | qián biān | front; the front side |
| 前天 | qián tiān | the day before yesterday |
| 请 | qǐng | to ask; to invite |
| 请假 | qǐng jià | to request leave of absence |
| 请进 | qǐng jìn | "please come in" |
| 请问 | qǐng wèn | Excuse me, may I ask...? |
| 请坐 | qǐng zuò | please, have a seat |
| 球 | qiú | ball used for playing games; ball |
| 去 | qù | to go; to go to |
| 去年 | qù nián | last year |
| 热 | rè | to warm up; to heat up |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 认识 | rèn shi | to know; to recognize |
| 认真 | rèn zhēn | conscientious; earnest |
| 日 | rì | sun; day |
| 日期 | rì qī | date |
| 肉 | ròu | meat; flesh |
| 三 | sān | surname San; three |
| 山 | shān | surname Shan; mountain; hill ( |
| 上 | shàng | used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]; up; upper; above; previous |
| 上班 | shàng bān | to go to work; to be on duty |
| 上边 | shàng biān | the top; above |
| 商场 | shāng chǎng | shopping mall; shopping center |
| 上车 | shàng chē | to get on or into |
| 上次 | shàng cì | last time |
| 商店 | shāng diàn | store; shop |
| 上课 | shàng kè | to go to class; to attend class |
| 上网 | shàng wǎng | to go online; to connect to the Internet |
| 上午 | shàng wǔ | morning |
| 上学 | shàng xué | to go to school; to attend school |
| 少 | shǎo | few; less |
| 什么 | shén me | what?; something; anything |
| 身上 | shēn shàng | on the body; at hand |
| 身体 | shēn tǐ | the body; one's health |
| 生病 | shēng bìng | to fall ill |
| 生气 | shēng qì | to get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness |
| 生日 | shēng rì | birthday |
| 事 | shì | matter; thing |
| 十 | shí | ten; 10 |
| 是 | shì | to be; correct; right; true |
| 试 | shì | to test; to try |
| 是不是 | shì bú shì | is or is not |
| 时候 | shí hou | time; length of time |
| 时间 | shí jiān | time |
| 手 | shǒu | hand; to hold |
| 手机 | shǒu jī | cell phone; mobile phone |
| 书 | shū | abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]; book |
| 树 | shù | tree; to cultivate |
| 书包 | shū bāo | schoolbag; satchel |
| 书店 | shū diàn | bookstore |
| 水 | shuǐ | surname Shui; Shui ethnic group |
| 睡 | shuì | to sleep; to lie down |
| 谁 | shuí | who; also pr. [shui2] |
| 水果 | shuǐ guǒ | fruit |
| 睡觉 | shuì jiào | to go to bed; to sleep |
| 说 | shuō | to persuade; to speak; to talk; to say |
| 说话 | shuō huà | to speak; to say |
| 四 | sì | four |
| 送 | sòng | to send; to deliver; to transmit; to give |
| 岁 | suì | variant of 歲|岁[sui4], year; years old |
| 他 | tā | he; him; his; other; another; some other |
| 她 | tā | she |
| 他们 | tā men | they; them |
| 她们 | tā men | they; them |
| 太 | tài | highest; greatest |
| 天 | tiān | day; sky |
| 天气 | tiān qì | weather |
| 听 | tīng | smile; to listen to; to hear |
| 听到 | tīng dào | to hear |
| 听见 | tīng jiàn | to hear |
| 听写 | tīng xiě | to write down ; dictation; to transcribe by ear |
| 同学 | tóng xué | to study at the same school; fellow student |
| 图书馆 | tú shū guǎn | library |
| 外 | wài | outside; in addition |
| 外边 | wài biān | outside; outer surface |
| 外国 | wài guó | foreign country |
| 外语 | wài yǔ | foreign language |
| 晚 | wǎn | evening; night |
| 玩儿 | wán ér | to play; to have fun |
| 晚饭 | wǎn fàn | evening meal; dinner |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening; night |
| 忘 | wàng | to forget; to overlook |
| 忘记 | wàng jì | to forget |
| 网上 | wǎng shàng | online |
| 网友 | wǎng yǒu | online friend; netizen; Internet user |
| 问 | wèn | to ask; to inquire |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we; us; ourselves |
| 五 | wǔ | five |
| 午饭 | wǔ fàn | lunch |
| 洗 | xǐ | to wash; to bathe; to develop |
| 西 | xī | the West; abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2] |
| 西边 | xī bian | west; west side |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like; to be fond of; to be happy; to be pleased |
| 洗手间 | xǐ shǒu jiān | toilet; lavatory |
| 下 | xià | down; downwards |
| 下班 | xià bān | to finish work; to get off work; next service |
| 下边 | xià biān | under; the underside |
| 下车 | xià chē | to get off or out of |
| 下次 | xià cì | next time |
| 下课 | xià kè | to finish class; to get out of class |
| 下午 | xià wǔ | afternoon; p.m. |
| 下雨 | xià yǔ | to rain |
| 先 | xiān | beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally |
| 先生 | xiān sheng | teacher; gentleman; sir; mister |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present; currently |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think; to think of; to devise |
| 小 | xiǎo | small; tiny |
| 笑 | xiào | old variant of 笑[xiao4]; to laugh; to smile |
| 小孩 | xiǎo hái | child |
| 小孩儿 | xiǎo hái ér | erhua variant of 小孩[xiao3 hai2] |
| 小姐 | xiǎo jiě | young lady; miss |
| 小朋友 | xiǎo péng yǒu | child; kid |
| 小时 | xiǎo shí | hour |
| 小学 | xiǎo xué | elementary school; primary school |
| 小学生 | xiǎo xué shēng | primary school student; schoolchild |
| 写 | xiě | to write; used in 寫意|写意[xie4 yi4] |
| 谢谢 | xiè xie | to thank; thanks |
| 新 | xīn | abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1]; abbr. for Singapore… |
| 新年 | xīn nián | New Year |
| 行 | xíng | row; line; line of business; trade; profession |
| 星期 | xīng qī | week; day of the week |
| 星期日 | xīng qī rì | Sunday |
| 星期天 | xīng qī tiān | Sunday |
| 休息 | xiū xi | rest; to rest |
| 学 | xué | to learn; to study |
| 学生 | xué sheng | student; schoolchild |
| 学习 | xué xí | to learn; to study |
| 学校 | xué xiào | school |
| 学院 | xué yuàn | college; educational institute |
| 要 | yào | to demand; to coerce; to want; to need; to ask for |
| 也 | yě | surname Ye; also; too; as well; either |
| 页 | yè | head; page |
| 爷爷 | yé ye | paternal grandfather; grandpa |
| 一 | yī | one; single |
| 一半 | yí bàn | half |
| 一边 | yì biān | one side; either side |
| 一点 | yì diǎn | a bit; a little bit; the least bit |
| 一点儿 | yì diǎn ér | erhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3] |
| 衣服 | yī fu | clothes |
| 一会 | yí huì | a moment; a while |
| 一会儿 | yī huì er | a moment; a while |
| 一块 | yí kuài | a piece; a chunk; aspect; area; dimension ") |
| 一块儿 | yī kuài ér | erhua variant of 一塊|一块[yi1 kuai4] |
| 一起 | yì qǐ | the same place; together; in company |
| 医生 | yī sheng | doctor; medical practitioner |
| 一下 | yí xià | a bit; a little; all at once; suddenly |
| 一下儿 | yī xià ér | erhua form of 一下[yi1 xia4] |
| 一些 | yì xiē | some; a few; a little; slightly ...er |
| 一样 | yí yàng | same; like |
| 医院 | yī yuàn | hospital |
| 用 | yòng | to use; to make use of; to employ; with; using |
| 右 | yòu | right; right-hand side; right of center |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is; having; with; -ful; -ed; -al |
| 右边 | yòu bian | right side; right, to the right |
| 有的 | yǒu de | some |
| 有名 | yǒu míng | famous; well-known |
| 有时 | yǒu shí | sometimes; now and then |
| 有时候 | yǒu shí hòu | sometimes |
| 有些 | yǒu xiē | some; somewhat; rather; a bit |
| 有一些 | yǒu yì xiē | somewhat; rather |
| 有用 | yǒu yòng | useful |
| 雨 | yǔ | rain; to rain |
| 元 | yuán | surname Yuan; Yuan dynasty |
| 远 | yuǎn | far; distant |
| 月 | yuè | moon; month |
| 再 | zài | again; once more; re-; further; beyond this point of time |
| 在 | zài | to exist; to be alive; to be at |
| 在家 | zài jiā | to be at home; to be in |
| 再见 | zài jiàn | goodbye; see you again later |
| 早 | zǎo | early; morning |
| 早饭 | zǎo fàn | breakfast |
| 早上 | zǎo shang | early morning |
| 怎么 | zěn me | how?; what? |
| 站 | zhàn | station; to stand |
| 找 | zhǎo | to try to find; to look for |
| 找到 | zhǎo dào | to find |
| 着 | zhe | variant of 著|着[zhao1]; variant of 著|着[zhao2] |
| 这 | zhè | this; these; this; the |
| 这边 | zhè bian | this side; here |
| 这儿 | zhè ér | here |
| 这里 | zhè lǐ | variant of 這裡|这里[zhe4 li3]; here |
| 这些 | zhè xiē | these |
| 真 | zhēn | really; truly |
| 真的 | zhēn de | really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine |
| 正 | zhèng | first month of the lunar year; straight |
| 正在 | zhèng zài | to be in the process of ; to be currently ...-ing |
| 知道 | zhī dao | to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5] |
| 知识 | zhī shí | knowledge; intellectual |
| 中 | zhōng | China; Chinese; surname Zhong |
| 重 | zhòng | to repeat; repetition |
| 中国 | zhōng guó | China |
| 中间 | zhōng jiān | the middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among |
| 中文 | zhōng wén | Chinese language |
| 中午 | zhōng wǔ | noon; midday |
| 中学 | zhōng xué | middle school |
| 中学生 | zhōng xué shēng | middle-school student; high school student |
| 重要 | zhòng yào | important; significant; major |
| 住 | zhù | to live; to reside; to stay; to stop; to cease |
| 准备 | zhǔn bèi | preparation; to prepare |
| 桌子 | zhuō zi | table; desk |
| 子 | zi | son; child |
| 字 | zì | letter; symbol |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk; to go |
| 走路 | zǒu lù | to walk; to go on foot; to leave; to depart |
| 最 | zuì | variant of 最[zui4]; old variant of 最[zui4] |
| 最好 | zuì hǎo | best; had better ...; it would be best to ... |
| 最后 | zuì hòu | final; last; ultimate; finally; in the end |
| 做 | zuò | to make; to produce; to write; to compose |
| 坐 | zuò | surname Zuo; to sit |
| 左 | zuǒ | surname Zuo; left |
| 左边 | zuǒ bian | left; the left side |
| 昨天 | zuó tiān | yesterday |
| 坐下 | zuò xià | to sit down |
20 questions in 10 minutes, drawn from this list. You get a diagnostic report and your missed words go back into review.