Level 1 Vocabulary List

LESSON 01:

VOCABULARY

HSK CHINESE PINYIN P.O.S ENGLISH AUDIO
1 住 zhù v. to live
1 在1 zài prep. in/at/on (+somewhere)
1 在2 zài v. to be in/at/on (+somewhere)
1 家 jiā n. home; family
n/a 北京 Běijīng pn. Beijing
5 所 suǒ mw. measure word for institutions
1 学校 xuéxiào n. schools in general
2 间 jiān mw. measure word for rooms
5 宿舍 sùshè n. dormitory building; dormitory room

LESSON 02:

VOCABULARY

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1 房间 fángjiān n. room
1 很 hěn adv. very; quite; pretty
1 小 xiǎo adj. small; little
1 好吃 hǎochī adj. tasty (for food)
n/a 好喝 hǎohē adj. tasty (for drinks)
1 高兴 gāoxìng adj. happy

LESSON 03:

VOCABULARY

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1 学习 xuéxí v. to learn(something); to study
1 汉语 Hànyǔ pn. the Chinese language
n/a 英语 Yīngyǔ pn. the English language
n/a 美国 Měiguó pn. USA
n/a 法国 Fǎguó pn. France
n/a 法语 Fǎyǔ pn. the French language

LESSON 04:

VOCABULARY

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1 想 xiǎng v. to want to; to miss (someone); to think
1 买 mǎi v. to buy
2 卖 mài v. to sell
1 好; 好的 hǎo; hǎode adj. okay
3 不行 bùxíng v. not work; it's not ok
1 水果 shuǐguǒ n. fruits in general
4 茶叶 cháyè n. (dry) tea leaves

LESSON 05:

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1 些 xiē mw. measure word suggesting "some; a few"
4 台 tái mw. measure word for machines and equipment
1 电脑 diànnǎo n. computer
2 咖啡 kāfēi n. coffee
2 咖啡机 kāfēijī n. coffee maker

LESSON 06:

VOCABULARY

HSK CHINESE PINYIN P.O.S ENGLISH AUDIO
1 呢 ne p. question particle
1 太 tài adv. too; excessively
1 了 le p. modal particle
1 便宜 piányi adj. inexpensive; cheap
1 贵 guì adj. expensive

LESSON 07:

VOCABULARY

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1 会 huì v. to know how to do something after learning it
1 爱 ài v. to love
1 说 shuō v. the speak; to talk; to say
3 用 yòng v. to use
1 中文 Zhōngwén pn. the Chinese language
n/a 英文 Yīngwén pn. the English language
n/a 法文 Fǎwén pn. the French language

LESSON 08:

VOCABULARY

HSK CHINESE PINYIN P.O.S ENGLISH AUDIO
1 没/没有 méi adv. not
1 工作 gōngzuò v. to work
1 睡觉2① shuìjiào v(p). to sleep
1 说话 shuōhuà v(p). to talk; to speak

NOTE: ① See also 觉2 jué

LESSON 09:

VOCABULARY

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1 看 kàn v. to look; to look at
1 听 tīng v. to listen; to listen to
1 看见 kànjiàn v. to see
1 听见 tīngjiàn v. to hear
6 学会 xuéhuì v. to learn and acquire (a skill or knowledge)
1 电影 diànyǐng n. movie
4 部 bù mw. measure word for movies
3 音乐 yīnyuè n. music

LESSON 10:

VOCABULARY

HSK CHINESE PINYIN P.O.S ENGLISH AUDIO
1 在 zài adv. in process of (+ doing something)
1 做 zuò v. to do; to make
3 干 gàn v. colloq. to do
1 上班 shàngbān v. to go to work; to be at work
1 上学 shàngxué v. to go to school; to be under schooling
1 上课 shàngkè v. to be in class; to give/take class

LESSON 11:

VOCABULARY

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1 饭 fàn n. cooked rice
1 做饭 zuòfàn v(p). to cook (rice/meal in general)
n/a 吃饭 chīfàn v(p). to eat (rice/meal in general)
1 电话 diànhuà n. phone; phone call
1 打电话 dǎdiànhuà vp. to make a phone call
2 洗 xǐ v. to wash
1 衣服 yīfu n. clothes in general
1 件 jiàn m.w. measure word for clothing

LESSON 12:

VOCABULARY

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2 给 gěi prep. to; for; towards (introduces the object to the verb)
1 喂 wèi interj. hello(on the phone); hey
1 号码 hàomǎ n. number(that suggests order or arrangement)
n/a 电话号码 diànhuà hàomǎ np. phone number
n/a 房间号码 fángjiān hàomǎ np. room number
1 知道 zhīdào v. to know

LESSON 13:

VOCABULARY

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3 张 zhāng m.w. measure words for things with flat surfaces
3 把 bǎ m.w. measure word for things with handle
1 桌子 zhuōzi m.w. table; desk
1 椅子 yǐzi m.w. chair
2 床 chuáng m.w. bed
4 刀 dāo m.w. knife
7-9 把手 bǎshǒu n. handle; knob
4 叶子 yèzi n. leaf
3 房子 fángzi n. house; apartment
6 影子 yǐngzi n. shadow
2 本子 běnzi n. notebook

LESSON 14:

VOCABULARY

HSK CHINESE PINYIN P.O.S ENGLISH AUDIO
1 里 li ① l.n. the inside (area) of some place/object
1 菜 cài n. vegetable; dish; food of a country or region in general
1 天 tiān n. day
1 杯子 bēizi n. cup
3 盘子 pánzi n. plate
3 碗 wǎn n./m.w. bowl; measure word for things in a bowl
n/a 杯 bēi m.w. measure word for things in a cup/glass
6 盘 pán m.w. measure word for things in a plate

NOTE: ① The original Tone of the Character 里 is in thee Third Tone, lǐ. However, when 里 is used as a 方位名词 Fāngwèi Míngcí Locality Noun, it is pronounced in the Neutral Tone.

LESSON 15:

VOCABULARY

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1 上 shang ① l.n. up; the surface
1 下 xià l.n. down; the underneath (area/part)
1 外 wài l.n. outside; the outside (area/part)
2 前面 qiánmiàn l.n. the front (area/part)
2 后面 hòumiàn l.n. the back (area/part)
3 雨伞 yǔsǎn n. umbrella
5 剪刀 jiǎndāo n. scissors

NOTE: ① The original Tone of the Character 上 is in the Fourth Tone, shàng. However, when 上 is used as a 方位名词 Fāngwèi Míngcí Locality Noun, it is pronounced in the Neutral Tone.

LESSON 16:

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HSK CHINESE PINYIN P.O.S ENGLISH AUDIO
1 时间 shíjiān n. time
2 词 cí n. word
1 去年 qùnián t. last year
1 今年 jīnnián t. this year
1 明年 míngnián t. next year
1 飞机 fēijī n. airplane

LESSON 17:

VOCABULARY

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1 去 qù v. to go (to)
1 回 huí v. to return; to go/come back (to)
1 商店 shāngdiàn n. shop; store
2 旅游 lǚyóu v. to travel

LESSON 18:

VOCABULARY

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1 时候 shíhou n. time period; time point
n/a 什么时候 shénme shíhou q.pr. what time; when
2 走 zǒu v. to walk; to leave
2 开始 kāishǐ v. / n. to start; to begin
1 书店 shūdiàn n. book store; book shop
n/a 英国 Yīngguó pn. Britain
n/a 上海 Shànghǎi pn. Shanghai

LESSON 19:

VOCABULARY

HSK CHINESE PINYIN P.O.S ENGLISH AUDIO
1 哪里/哪儿 nǎlǐ/nǎr pr. where
1 漂亮 piàoliang adj. pretty; beautiful
4 帅 shuài adj. handsome
1 男 nán adj. male
1 女 nǚ adj. female
1 男朋友 nánpéngyou n. boyfriend
1 女朋友 nǚpéngyou n. girlfriend
2 票 piào n. ticket

LESSON 20:

VOCABULARY

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1 这里/这儿 zhèlǐ/zhèr pr. here
1 那里/那儿 nàlǐ/nàr pr. there
1 和 hé conj. and
1 猫 māo n. cat
1 狗 gǒu n. dog
2 鱼 yú n. fish
1 只 zhī mw. measure word for cat and some other animals
2 条 tiáo mw. measure word for dog and fish
1 它 tā pr. it; pronoun for animals/objects...

LESSON 21:

VOCABULARY

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1 来 lái v. to go/come (to)
2 饭馆 fànguǎn n. restaurant
n/a 披萨 pīsà n. pizza
1 饺子 jiǎozi n. dumpling
1 面条 miàntiáo n. noodle
4 片 piàn mw. measure word for slices of pizza

LESSON 22:

VOCABULARY

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1 怎么 zěnme qpr. how; how come
1 读 dú v. to read
1 写 xiě v. to write
1 汉字 Hànzì n. Chinese Characters
n/a 生词 shēngcí n. new word
3 句子 jùzi n. sentence

LESSON 23:

VOCABULARY

HSK CHINESE PINYIN P.O.S ENGLISH AUDIO
1 怎么样 zěnmeyàng q. p. how about; how is
1 天气 tiānqì n. weather
1 非常 fēicháng adv. very; usually; extrodinarily
1 冷 lěng adj. cold; chilly
1 热 rè adj. hot

LESSON 24:

VOCABULARY

HSK CHINESE PINYIN P.O.S ENGLISH AUDIO
1 能 néng m.v. can; to be able to
1 开 kāi v. to open; to turn on
3 关 guān v. to close; to turn off
6 开关 kāiguān n. switch; power button
1 电视 diànshì n. TV
2 门 mén n. door; gate
6 扇 shàn m.w. measure word for door
4 道 dào m.w. measure word for gate
5 扇子 shànzi n. fan
n/a 电扇 diànshàn n. electric fan

LESSON 25:

VOCABULARY

HSK CHINESE PINYIN P.O.S ENGLISH AUDIO
1 请 qǐng v. please
2 进 jìn v. to enter
1 坐 zuò v. to sit
1 问 wèn v. to ask
1 吧 ba p. Modal Particle to make suggestion/request

LESSON 26:

VOCABULARY

HSK CHINESE PINYIN P.O.S ENGLISH AUDIO
1 下 xià v. (for rain; snow...) to fall down
1 雨 yǔ n. rain
1 雪 xuě n. snow
2 完 wán v. to end
2 坏 huài adj. bad; broken
1 分钟 fēnzhōng m.w. minute
1 小时 xiǎoshí n. hour

LESSON 27:

VOCABULARY

HSK CHINESE PINYIN P.O.S ENGLISH AUDIO
1 医院 yīyuàn n. hospital
1 医生 yīshēng n. doctor
1 病 bìng n. / v. sickness
1 生病 shēngbìng v.(p.) to have sickness; to get sick
1 看病 kànbìng v.(p.) to diagnose the sickness; to have the sickness checked out
2 舒服 shūfu adj. comfortable
2 头 tóu n. head
2 疼 téng adj. hurting; painful
2 病人 bìngrén n. patient
2 药 yào n. medicine
n/a 吃药 chīyào v.(p.) to take medicine
n/a 开药 kāiyào v.(p.) to prescribe medicine
n/a 不怎么样 bù zěnmeyàng adj. p. not very good

LESSON 28:

VOCABULARY

HSK CHINESE PINYIN P.O.S ENGLISH AUDIO
1 坐 zuò v. to sit; to take (+ a vehicle)
1 车 chē n. vehicle
1 开 kāi v. to open; to drive
n/a 坐车 zuòchē v.(p.) to travel by cars
1 开车 kāichē v.(p.) to drive (cars)
1 火车 huǒchē n. train
2 地铁 dìtiě n. subway
3 高铁 gāotiě n. high-speed railway
1 出租车 chūzūchē n. taxi

LESSON 29:

VOCABULARY

HSK CHINESE PINYIN P.O.S ENGLISH AUDIO
2 每 měi pr. every
1 都 dōu adv. both; all
1 也 yě adv. also; too
2 快 kuài adj. fast; quick
2 慢 màn adj. slow
3 辆 liàng m.w. measure word for automobiles, bicycles, motorcycles...

LESSON 30:

VOCABULARY

HSK CHINESE PINYIN P.O.S ENGLISH AUDIO
6 网 wǎng n. net; Internet
2 上网 shàngwǎng v. to get on the Internet
2 网上 wǎngshàng n. the Internet space
3 网站 wǎngzhàn n. website
2 火车站 huǒchēzhàn n. train station
2 告诉 gàosu v. to tell
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