Level 1 Vocabulary

The Three-band, nine-level standard Level 1 vocabulary list as published on HSK Guide. Every entry links to its dictionary page, with examples, audio and a character breakdown.

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的depossessive and modifying particle: ’s, of

了lemarks a completed action (after the verb)

是shìto be (A is B)

不bùnot (negates verbs, adjectives and modal verbs)

个個gegeneral measure word

人rénperson, people

在zàito be at, to be in (a place)

这這zhèthis, these

有yǒuto have, to possess

和héand (joining nouns)

上shàngon, on top of, above

大dàbig, large

说說shuōto say, to speak

我们我們wǒmenwe, us

们們menplural suffix for pronouns and words for people

来來láito come

那nàthat, those

会會huìcan, to know how to (a learned skill)

你nǐyou (one person)

好hǎogood, fine, well

都dōuall, both, every one of them

多duōmany, much, a lot

看kànto look at, to watch, to read

下xiàunder, below, beneath

能néngcan, to be able to (in the circumstances)

去qùto go, to go to

什么什麼shénmewhat

小xiǎosmall, little

做zuòto do; to make

家jiāhome, house

里裡lǐin, inside

想xiǎngto want to, would like to

没有沒有méiyǒunot to have; there is not

开開kāito open

些xiēsome, a number of (plural measure word)

点點diǎno’clock (measure word for hours)

月yuèmonth (of the calendar)

现在現在xiànzàinow, at the moment

吗嗎maquestion particle (yes/no questions)

太tàitoo, excessively

呢neand…? what about…? (bouncing a question back)

怎么怎麼zěnmehow (in what way)

几幾jǐhow many (expecting a small number)

少shǎofew, little, not much

喜欢喜歡xǐhuanto like, to be fond of

谁誰shéiwho, whom

妈妈媽媽māmamum, mother

哪儿哪兒nǎrwhere

爸爸bàbadad, father

怎么样怎麼樣zěnmeyànghow is it?, what do you think?

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