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NEW(3.0) HSK 1 Vocabulary

Your First 500 Chinese Words

序号 词语 拼音 词性 词义
No. Word/Phrase Pinyin Part of Speech Meaning

A
1 爱 ài v. to love; to like
2 爱好 àihào n. hobby; interest

B
3 八 bā n. eight
4 爸爸丨爸 bàba丨bà n. father; dad
(modal particle indicating suggestion
5 吧 ba part. or surmise);
...right?; ...OK?; ...I presume.
6 白 bái adj. white
7 白天 báitiān n. daytime; during the day
8 百 bǎi num. hundred
9 班 bān n. class
10 半 bàn n. half
11 半年 bàn nián half a year
12 半天 bàntiān n. half of the day; quite a while
13 帮 bāng v. to help; to assist
14 帮忙 bāng máng v. to help; to do a favor
15 包 bāo n. bag;sack
16 包子 bāozi n. steamed stuffed bun
classifier for certain containers of
17 杯 bēi m.
liquids: glass, cup
18 杯子 bēizi n. cup; glass
19 北 běi n. north
20 北边 běibian n. north; north side
21 北京 Běijīng n. Beijing, capital of China
22 本 běn m. classifier for books, files, etc
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23 本子 běnzi n. notebook
24 比 bǐ prep. than, (superior or inferior) to
25 别 bié adv. don't
26 别的 biéde pron. else; other
27 别人 biérén n. other people; others
28 病 bìng n. illness; disease; to fall ill
29 病人 bìngrén n. sick person; patient
30 不大 bú dà not big
31 不对 búduì adj. incorrect; wrong
32 不客气 bú kèqi you're welcome; don't mention it
33 不用 búyòng adv. need not
34 不 bù adv. not; no

C
35 菜 cài n. dish; cuisine
36 茶 chá n. tea
37 差 chà v. to fall short of; be less than
38 常 cháng adv. often; usually
39 常常 chángcháng adv. frequently; often
40 唱 chàng v. to sing
41 唱歌 chàng gē v. to sing a song
42 车 chē n. car; vehicle
43 车票 chēpiào n. ticket (for a bus or train)
44 车上 chē shang inside a vehicle
45 车站 chēzhàn n. rail station; bus stop
46 吃 chī v. to eat
47 吃饭 chī fàn v. to have a meal; to eat
48 出 chū v. to go out; to come out
49 出来 chū lái v. to come out; to appear
50 出去 chū qù v. to go out
51 穿 chuān v. to wear; to put on; to dress
52 床 chuáng n. bed
53 次 cì m. classifier for enumerated events: time
54 从 cóng prep. from
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55 错 cuò adj. incorrect; wrong
D

56 打 dǎ v. to beat; to hit
57 打车 dǎ chē v. to take a taxi
58 打电话 dǎ diànhuà to make a phone call
59 打开 dǎ kāi v. to open; to turn on; to switch on
60 打球 dǎ qiú to play a ball
61 大 dà adj. big; huge; large;(of age) old
62 大学 dàxué n. university; college
63 大学生 dàxuéshēng n. university student; college student
64 到 dào v. to go; to arrive
65 得到 dé dào v. to get; to obtain; to receive
structural particle: used before a verb
66 地 de part. or adjective, linking it to preceding
modifying adverbial adjunct
possessive particle;used to form a
67 的 de part. nominal expression; used at the end
of a declarative sentence for emphasis
68 等 děng v. to wait for; to await
69 地 dì n. earth; ground; place; land
70 地点 dìdiǎn n. place; site; location; venue
71 地方 dìfang n. area; place
72 地上 dìshang n. on the ground; on the floor
73 地图 dìtú n. map
74 弟弟丨弟 dìdi丨dì n. younger brother
prefix indicating ordinal numbers, e.g.
75 第（第二） dì (dì-èr) num.
first, second etc
76 点 diǎn m. o'clock
77 电 diàn n. electricity
78 电话 diànhuà n. telephone; phone call
79 电脑 diànnǎo n. computer
80 电视 diànshì n. television; TV
81 电视机 diànshìjī n. television set
82 电影 diànyǐng n. movie; film

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83 电影院 diànyǐngyuàn n. cinema; movie theater
84 东 dōng n. east
85 东边 dōngbian n. east; east side
86 东西 dōngxi n. thing; stuff
87 动 dòng v. to move
88 动作 dòngzuò n. movement; motion; action
89 都 dōu adv. all; both
90 读 dú v. to read
91 读书 dú shū v. to read a book; to study
92 对 duì adj. right; correct
93 对不起 duìbuqǐ v. to be sorry
94 多 duō adj. many; much; a lot of
95 多少 duōshao pron. how much; how many

E
96 饿 è adj. hungry
97 儿子 érzi n. son
98 二 èr num. two

F
99 饭 fàn n. cooked rice; meal
100 饭店 fàndiàn n. restaurant; hotel
101 房间 fángjiān n. room
102 房子 fángzi n. house; building; apartment
103 放 fàng v. to put; to place
104 放假 fàng jià v. to have a holiday or vacation
105 放学 fàng xué v. after school
106 飞 fēi v. to fly
107 飞机 fēijī n. airplane
108 非常 fēicháng adv. very; extremely
minute; a unit of money
109 分 fēn n./m.
(=1/10jiao)
110 风 fēng n. wind

G
111 干 gān adj. dry; clean
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112 干净 gānjìng adj. clean; neat
113 干 gàn v. to work; to do
114 干什么 gàn shénme what to do
115 高 gāo adj. high; tall
116 高兴 gāoxìng adj. happy; glad
117 告诉 gàosu v. to tell
118 哥哥丨哥 gēge丨gē n. elder brother
119 歌 gē n. song
classifier for people or objects in
120 个 gè m.
general
121 给 gěi prep. (used after a verb)to,for
122 跟 gēn prep. with
123 工人 gōngrén n. worker
124 工作 gōngzuò v./n. to work; job
125 关 guān v. to close; to shut; to turn off
126 关上 guānshang v. to close; to turn off
127 贵 guì adj. expensive
128 国 guó n. country; nation; state
129 国家 guójiā n. country; nation; state
130 国外 guó wài abroad; overseas; foreign
131 过 guò v. to pass; to spend

H
132 还 hái adv. passably,fairly,rather
133 还是 háishi conj. or
134 还有 hái yǒu furthermore; in addition
135 孩子 háizi n. child
136 汉语 Hànyǔ n. Chinese language
137 汉字 Hànzì n. Chinese character
138 好 hǎo adj. good; fine
139 好吃 hǎochī adj. tasty; delicious
140 好看 hǎokàn adj. good-looking; nice
141 好听 hǎotīng adj. (sound) beautiful, sweet
142 好玩儿 hǎowánr adj. interesting; delightful; amusing

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143 号 hào n. day of a month
144 喝 hē v. to drink
145 和 hé conj. and
146 很 hěn adv. quite; very
147 后 hòu n. back; behind; after
148 后边 hòubian n. back; behind
149 后天 hòutiān n. the day after tomorrow
150 花 huā n. flower
151 话 huà n. words; conversation; what sb said
152 坏 huài adj. bad; spoiled; broken
153 还 huán v. to pay back; to return
154 回 huí v. to go back; to answer; to return
155 回答 huídá v. to reply; to answer
156 回到 huídào v. to return to
157 回家 huí jiā to return home
158 回来 huí lái v. to return; to come back
159 回去 huí qù v. to return; to go back
160 会 huì mod. can; to be able to
161 火车 huǒchē n. train

J
162 机场 jīchǎng n. airport
163 机票 jīpiào n. air ticket
164 鸡蛋 jīdàn n. hen’s egg
165 几 jǐ pron. how much; how many
166 记 jì v. to remember; to record; to note
167 记得 jìde v. to remember
168 记住 jìzhù v. to remember; to bear in mind
169 家 jiā n. home; family
170 家里 jiā li home
171 家人 jiārén n. household; (one's) family
172 间 jiān m. classifier for rooms
173 见 jiàn v. to see; to meet
174 见面 jiàn miàn v. to meet; to see each other
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175 教 jiāo v. to teach
176 叫 jiào v. to shout; to call
177 教学楼 jiàoxuélóu n. teaching block; school building
178 姐姐丨姐 jiějie丨jiě n. elder sister
179 介绍 jièshào v. to introduce
180 今年 jīnnián n. this year
181 今天 jīntiān n. today
182 进 jìn v. to go in; to enter
183 进来 jìn lái v. to come in
184 进去 jìn qù v. to go in
185 九 jiǔ num. nine
used to indicate a conclusion or
186 就 jiù adv.
resolution
187 觉得 juéde v. to think; to feel

K
188 开 kāi v. to open; to start; to turn on
189 开车 kāi chē v. to drive a car
190 开会 kāi huì v. to hold a meeting
191 开玩笑 kāi wánxiào to play a joke
192 看 kàn v. to look at; to read; to watch
193 看病 kàn bìng v. to see a doctor
194 看到 kàndào v. to see
195 看见 kàn jiàn v. to see; to catch sight of
196 考 kǎo v. to test; to take an exam
197 考试 kǎoshì v./n. to take an exam; exam
198 渴 kě adj. thirsty
199 课 kè n. subject; course; class; lesson
200 课本 kèběn n. textbook
201 课文 kèwén n. text
mouth; classifier for things with
202 口 kǒu n./m.
mouths
classifier for pieces of cloth, cake,
203 块 kuài m. soap etc; (coll.) classifier for money
and currency units
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204 快 kuài adj. quick; fast

L
205 来 lái v. to come
206 来到 láidào v. to come; to arrive
207 老 lǎo adj. old (of people)
208 老人 lǎorén n. old man or woman; the elderly
209 老师 lǎoshī n. teacher
used at the end of or in the middle of a
210 了 le part. sentence to indicate a change or a
new situation
211 累 lèi adj. tired; weary
212 冷 lěng adj. cold
213 里 lǐ n. in; inner; inside; interior
214 里边 lǐbian n. inside
215 两 liǎng num. two
216 零 líng num. zero
217 六 liù num. six
house with more than 1 story; storied
218 楼 lóu n.
building; floor
219 楼上 lóu shàng upstairs
220 楼下 lóu xià downstairs
221 路 lù n. road; path; way
222 路口 lùkǒu n. crossing; intersection (of roads)
223 路上 lùshang n. on the road

M
224 妈妈丨妈 māma丨mā n. mother; mum
225 马路 mǎlù n. street; road
226 马上 mǎshàng adv. at once; right away; immediately
question particle for "yes-no"
227 吗 ma pron.
questions
228 买 mǎi v. to buy; to purchase
229 慢 màn adj. slow
230 忙 máng adj. busy; hurriedly
231 毛 máo m. a unit of money, same as “jiao”

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232 没 méi adv. there is not
233 没关系 méi guānxi it doesn't matter
it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never
234 没什么 méi shénme
mind
free; it's not important; it's nothing;
235 没事儿 méi shìr
never mind
236 没有 méiyǒu adv. there is not
237 妹妹丨妹 mèimei丨mèi n. younger sister
238 门 mén n. gate; door
239 门口 ménkǒu n. doorway; gate
240 门票 ménpiào n. ticket
们 men plural marker for pronouns, and
241 suf.
（朋友们） (péngyoumen) nouns referring to individuals
242 米饭 mǐfàn n. (cooked) rice
243 面包 miànbāo n. bread
244 面条儿 miàntiáor n. noodles
245 名字 míngzi n. name
246 明白 míngbai adj./v. clear; to understand
247 明年 míngnián n. next year
248 明天 míngtiān n. tomorrow

N
249 拿 ná v. to hold; to take
250 哪 nǎ pron. which
251 哪里 nǎ lǐ pron. where
252 哪儿 nǎr pron. where
253 哪些 nǎxiē pron. which ones
254 那 nà pron. that
255 那边 nàbian pron. over there
256 那里 nà lǐ pron. there
257 那儿 nàr pron. there
258 那些 nàxiē pron. those
259 奶 nǎi n. milk
260 奶奶 nǎinai n. grandma
261 男 nán n. male
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262 男孩儿 nánháir n. boy
263 男朋友 nánpéngyou n. boyfriend
264 男人 nánrén n. man
265 男生 nánshēng n. schoolboy; male student
266 南 nán n. south
267 南边 nánbian n. south; south side
268 难 nán adj. difficult
asked question is to be applied to the
269 呢 ne part. preceding word; particle for inquiring
about location
270 能 néng mod. can; to be able to
271 你 nǐ pron. you(singular)
272 你们 nǐmen pron. you (plural)
273 年 nián n. year
274 您 nín pron. you(polite)
275 牛奶 niúnǎi n. cow's milk
276 女 nǚ adj. female; woman
277 女儿 nǚ’ér n. daughter
278 女孩儿 nǚháir n. girl
279 女朋友 nǚpéngyou n. girlfriend
280 女人 nǚrén n. woman
281 女生 nǚshēng n. schoolgirl; female student

P
282 旁边 pángbiān n. beside
283 跑 pǎo v. to run
284 朋友 péngyou n. friend
285 票 piào n. ticket; ballot

Q
286 七 qī num. seven
287 起 qǐ v. to rise; to start; to get up
288 起床 qǐ chuáng v. to get out of bed; to get up
(indicating an upward movement) to
289 起来 qǐ lái v.
rise
290 汽车 qìchē n. car; automobile
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291 前 qián n. front; forward; ahead
292 前边 qiánbian n. front; in front of
293 前天 qiántiān n. the day before yesterday
294 钱 qián n. money
295 钱包 qiánbāo n. purse; wallet
296 请 qǐng v. (polite) please
297 请假 qǐng jià v. to take time off
298 请进 qǐng jìn please come in
299 请问 qǐngwèn v. Excuse me, may I ask...?
300 请坐 qǐng zuò please have a seat
301 球 qiú n. ball
302 去 qù v. to go
303 去年 qùnián n. last year

R
304 热 rè adj. hot
305 人 rén n. person; people
306 认识 rènshi v. to know; to recognize
307 认真 rènzhēn adj. conscientious; earnest; serious
308 日 rì n. day; date
309 日期 rìqī n. date
310 肉 ròu n. meat

S
311 三 sān num. three
312 山 shān n. mountain; hill
313 商场 shāngchǎng n. shopping mall
314 商店 shāngdiàn n. store; shop
315 上 shàng n. on top; upon; above
316 上班 shàng bān v. to go to work; to be on duty
317 上边 shàngbian n. the top; above; upwards
318 上车 shàng chē to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)
319 上次 shàng cì last time
320 上课 shàng kè v. to go to class; to go to teach a class
321 上网 shàng wǎng v. to go online; to connect to the internet
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322 上午 shàngwǔ n. morning
323 上学 shàng xué v. to go to school
324 少 shǎo adj. few; little
325 谁 shéi pron. who; whom
326 身上 shēnshang n. on the body
327 身体 shēntǐ n. body
328 什么 shénme pron. what
329 生病 shēng bìng v. to fall ill; to be sick
330 生气 shēng qì v. to get angry
331 生日 shēngrì n. birthday
332 十 shí num. ten
333 时候 shíhou n. time; moment
334 时间 shíjiān n. time
335 事 shì n. matter; thing; affair
336 试 shì v. to test; to try
337 是 shì v. to be
338 是不是 shì bu shì is or isn't; yes or no; whether
339 手 shǒu n. hand
340 手机 shǒujī n. cell phone; mobile phone
341 书 shū n. book
342 书包 shūbāo n. schoolbag; satchel
343 书店 shūdiàn n. bookstore
344 树 shù n. tree
345 水 shuǐ n. water; liquid
346 水果 shuǐguǒ n. fruit
347 睡 shuì v. to sleep
348 睡觉 shuì jiào v. to go to bed; to sleep
349 说 shuō v. to speak; to say
350 说话 shuō huà v. to speak; to say; to talk
351 四 sì num. four
352 送 sòng v. to deliver; to send
353 岁 suì m. classifier for years (of age)

T
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354 他 tā pron. he; him
355 他们 tāmen pron. they
356 她 tā pron. she;her
357 她们 tāmen pron. they; them (for females)
358 太 tài adv. too (much); very; extremely
359 天 tiān n. day; sky
360 天气 tiānqì n. weather
361 听 tīng v. to listen; to hear
362 听到 tīngdào v. to hear
363 听见 tīng jiàn v. to hear
364 听写 tīngxiě v./n. to dictate; dictation
365 同学 tóngxué n. classmate
366 图书馆 túshūguǎn n. library

W
367 外 wài n. outside
368 外边 wàibian n. outside; abroad
369 外国 wàiguó n. foreign country
370 外语 wàiyǔ n. foreign language
371 玩儿 wánr v. to play; to have fun; to hang out
372 晚 wǎn adj. late
373 晚饭 wǎnfàn n. dinner; supper
374 晚上 wǎnshang n. evening; night
375 网上 wǎng shang online
376 网友 wǎngyǒu n. people online
377 忘 wàng v. to forget
378 忘记 wàngjì v. to forget
379 问 wèn v. to ask
380 我 wǒ pron. I; me
381 我们 wǒmen pron. we; us
382 五 wǔ num. five
383 午饭 wǔfàn n. lunch

X
384 西 xī n. west
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385 西边 xībian n. west; west side
386 洗 xǐ v. to wash; to bathe
387 洗手间 xǐshǒujiān n. toilet; washroom
388 喜欢 xǐhuan v. to like; to be fond of
389 下 xià n. down; downwards; below
390 下班 xià bān v. to finish work; to get off work
391 下边 xiàbian n. under; the underside; below
to get off or out of (a bus, train, car
392 下车 xià chē
etc)
393 下次 xià cì next time
394 下课 xià kè v. to finish class; to get out of class
395 下午 xiàwǔ n. afternoon
396 下雨 xià yǔ to rain
397 先 xiān adv. early; in advance; first
398 先生 xiānsheng n. Mr.; sir
399 现在 xiànzài n. now
400 想 xiǎng mod. to want; would like
401 小 xiǎo adj. small; little; young
402 小孩儿 xiǎoháir n. child; kid
403 小姐 xiǎojiě n. young lady; miss
404 小朋友 xiǎopéngyǒu n. child
405 小时 xiǎoshí n. hour
406 小学 xiǎoxué n. elementary school; primary school
407 小学生 xiǎoxuéshēng n. primary school student; schoolchild
408 笑 xiào v. to laugh; to smile
409 写 xiě v. to write
410 谢谢 xièxie v. to thank; thank you
411 新 xīn adj. new
412 新年 xīnnián n. New Year
413 星期 xīngqī n. week
414 星期日 xīngqīrì n. Sunday
415 星期天 xīngqītiān n. Sunday
416 行 xíng adj./v. all right; OK

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417 休息 xiūxi v. to rest
418 学 xué v. to learn; to study
419 学生 xuéshēng n. student
420 学习 xuéxí v. to learn; to study
421 学校 xuéxiào n. school
422 学院 xuéyuàn n. college; educational institute; school

Y
423 要 yào v. to want; to ask for
424 爷爷 yéye n. grandfather
425 也 yě adv. also; too
426 页 yè m. page
427 一 yī num. one
428 衣服 yīfu n. clothes
429 医生 yīshēng n. doctor
430 医院 yīyuàn n. hospital
431 一半 yíbàn num. half
432 一会儿 yíhuìr n. a moment; a while
433 一块儿 yíkuàir adv.. together
used after a verb, indicating an act or
434 一下儿 yíxiàr num.-m.
an attempt
435 一样 yíyàng adj. same; like; equal to
indicating two actions taking place at
436 一边 yìbiān adv.
the same time
437 一点儿 yìdiǎnr num.-m. a little; a few
438 一起 yìqǐ adv. together; with
439 一些 yìxiē num. some; a few; a little
440 用 yòng v. to use; to need
441 有 yǒu v. to have; there be
442 有的 yǒude pron. some
443 有名 yǒu míng adj. famous; well-known
有时候丨 yǒushíhou丨 sometimes
444 adv.
有时 yǒushí
445 有些 yǒu xiē adv. somewhat; some
446 有用 yǒuyòng adj. useful
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447 右 yòu n. right
448 右边 yòubian n. right side; right
449 雨 yǔ n. rain
450 元 yuán m. currency unit
451 远 yuǎn adj. far; distant; remote
452 月 yuè n. moon; month

Z
453 再 zài adv. again; once more; then
454 再见 zàijiàn v. goodbye; see you again later
455 在 zài v./prep. (to be) in/on/at; in/on/at
456 在家 zàijiā v. be at home
457 早 zǎo adj. early; morning
458 早饭 zǎofàn n. breakfast
459 早上 zǎoshang n. early morning
460 怎么 zěnme pron. how
461 站 zhàn n. station
462 找 zhǎo v. to try to find; to look for
463 找到 zhǎodào v. to find
464 这 zhè pron. this
465 这边 zhèbian pron. this side; here
466 这里 zhèlǐ pron. here
467 这儿 zhèr pron. here
468 这些 zhèxiē pron. these
aspect particle indicating action in
469 着 zhe part.
progress
470 真 zhēn adv. really; truly
471 真的 zhēn de real; really; true
472 正 zhèng adv. straight; upright; just
just at (that time); right in (that
473 正在 zhèngzài adv. place); right in the middle of (doing
sth)
474 知道 zhīdào v. to know
475 知识 zhīshi n. knowledge
476 中 zhōng n. among; in; middle; center
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 477 中国 Zhōngguó n. China
478 中间 zhōngjiān n. between; middle
479 中文 Zhōngwén n. Chinese language
480 中午 zhōngwǔ n. noon; midday
481 中学 zhōngxué n. middle school
middle-school student; high school
482 中学生 zhōngxuéshēng n.
student
483 重 zhòng adj. heavy; serious
484 重要 zhòngyào adj. important; significant
485 住 zhù v. to live; to stay
486 准备 zhǔnbèi v. to prepare; to intend
487 桌子 zhuōzi n. table; desk
488 字 zì n. word; character
489 子（桌子） zi ( zhuōzi ) suf. (noun suffix)
490 走 zǒu v. to walk; to go; to leave
491 走路 zǒu lù v. to walk; to go on foot
492 最 zuì adv. most; the most
493 最好 zuìhǎo adv. best; (you) had better
494 最后 zuìhòu n. final; last; finally
495 昨天 zuótiān n. yesterday
496 左 zuǒ n. left
497 左边 zuǒbian n. left; the left side
498 坐 zuò v. to sit; to take a seat
499 坐下 zuòxia v. to sit down
500 做 zuò v. to do; to make; to produce

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