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HSK Level 1 Characters

The document contains a vocabulary list for HSK 1, which includes Chinese words along with their meanings and pinyin. It covers various categories such as time, family, food, and common verbs. Each entry provides the Chinese character, its pinyin pronunciation, and an English translation.

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HSK Level 1 Characters

The document contains a vocabulary list for HSK 1, which includes Chinese words along with their meanings and pinyin. It covers various categories such as time, family, food, and common verbs. Each entry provides the Chinese character, its pinyin pronunciation, and an English translation.

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zhōng central, center, middle, amidst, to hit (target), to attain, China

shù

guó country, nation, state, national

wéi

běi north, northern, northward


Beijing, Peking, PRC government

jīng capital city

tóu

shàng above, on top, superior, to go up, to attend, previous

Chinese Mandarin International


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xià below, underneath, inferior, to bring down, next


ahead, in front, preceding, above, also pr. [qian2 mian5]

qián in front, forward, former, preceding

dāo

miàn face, surface, side, plane, dimension

miàn

hòu after, behind, rear, descendants

kǒu
Behind

miàn face, surface, side, plane, dimension

miàn

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lǐ unit of distance equal to 0.5km, village, lane

jīn modern, current, today, now

rén
today, at the present, now

tiān sky, heaven, god, celestial

míng bright, clear, to explain, to understand, to shed light


tomorrow

tiān sky, heaven, god, celestial

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zuó yesterday, formerly, in the past


yesterday

tiān sky, heaven, god, celestial

shàng above, on top, superior, to go up, to attend, previous


morning, CL:個|个[ge4]

wǔ noon, 7th terrestrial branch

shí

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zhōng central, center, middle, amidst, to hit (target), to attain, China
noon, midday, CL:個|个[ge4]

shù

wǔ noon, 7th terrestrial branch

shí

xià below, underneath, inferior, to bring down, next


afternoon, CL:個|个[ge4], p.m.

wǔ noon, 7th terrestrial branch

shí

nián year, anniversary, a person's age

gàn

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yuè moon, month

yuè

hào mark, sign, symbol, number, to call, to cry, to roar

kǒu

xīng star, planet, a point of light


week, CL:個|个[ge4], day of the week, Sunday

qī a period of time, date, time, phase

yuè

diǎn dot, point, speck

huǒ

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fēn to divide, to allocate, fraction, small unit of time or other quantity

dāo

zhōng clock, bell

jīn

xiàn to appear, to manifest, current, now

wáng

zài at, in, on, to exist, used to indicate the present progressive tense

shí time, season, period, era, age

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hòu to wait, to expect, to visit, to greet

rén

bà father, papa
(informal) father, CL:個|个[ge4]

bà father, papa

mā mother, mama


(informal) mother

mā mother, mama

Chinese Mandarin International


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ér son, child

ér

zi son, child, seed, egg, fruit, small thing

zi

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nǚ woman, girl, female


daughter

ér son, child

ér

lǎo old, aged, experienced

lǎo

shī teacher, professional, master

jīn

xué learning, knowledge, science, to study, to go to school, -ology

zi

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shēng life, lifetime, birth, growth

shēng

tóng same, similar, together with, alike

kǒu
classmate

xué learning, knowledge, science, to study, to go to school, -ology

zi

péng friend, pal, acquaintance

yuè
friend, CL:個|个[ge4]

yǒu friend, companion, fraternity

yòu

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yī to cure, to heal, to treat, doctor, medicine


Doctor

shēng life, lifetime, birth, growth

shēng

xiān first, former, previous

ér
Mister (Mr.)

shēng life, lifetime, birth, growth

shēng

xiǎo small, tiny, insignificant


CL:個|个[ge4]

xiǎo

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young lady, miss, (slang) prostitute

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jiě elder sister, miss, young lady

yī cloth, clothes, apparel, dress, coat


clothes, CL:件[jian4]

fú clothes, to dress, to wear, to take medicine

yuè

shuǐ water, liquid, lotion, juice

shuǐ

cài vegetables, order, dish, food

cǎo

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mǐ rice, millet, grain


rice

fàn meal, food, cooked rice

shí

shuǐ water, liquid, lotion, juice

shuǐ
fruit, CL:個|个[ge4]

guǒ fruit, nut, result

píng apple, duckweed, Artemisia

cǎo

Chinese Mandarin International


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guǒ fruit, nut, result
apple

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chá tea, tea leaves, tea plant

cǎo

bēi cup, glass, measure word for liquids


cup, glass, CL:個|个[ge4]

zi son, child, seed, egg, fruit, small thing

zi

qián money, currency, coins

jīn

fēi to fly, to dart, high

fēi

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jī desk, machine, moment, opportunity

chū to go out, to send out, stand, produce

qiǎn

zū to rent, to lease, tax, rent

chē cart, vehicle, to move in a cart

chē

diàn electricity, electric, lightning

yuē

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shì to look at, to inspect, to observe, to regard

jiàn

diàn electricity, electric, lightning

yuē

nǎo brain

diàn electricity, electric, lightning

yuē

yǐng shadow, image, reflection, photograph

shān

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tiān sky, heaven, god, celestial


weather

qì air, gas, steam, vapor, anger

māo cat

quǎn

gǒu dog

quǎn

dōng east, eastern, eastward

Chinese Mandarin International


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xī west, western, westward
thing

rén man, person, people

rén

míng name, position, rank, title


name (of a person or thing), CL:個|个[ge4]

kǒu

zì character, letter, symbol, word

zi

shū book, letter, document, writing

shù

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hàn Chinese people, Chinese language

shuǐ
Chinese language

yǔ words, language, saying, expression

yán

zì character, letter, symbol, word

zi

Chinese Mandarin International


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pǔ widespread, universal, general


Chinese Mandarin Language, Common Language

tōng to pass through, to open, to connect, to communicate, common

chuò

huà talk, speech, language, dialect

yán

zhuō table, stand, desk, counter


table, desk, CL:張|张[zhang1]

zi son, child, seed, egg, fruit, small thing

zi

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yǐ chair, seat


chair, CL:把[ba3]

zi son, child, seed, egg, fruit, small thing

zi

xiè to thank, to refuse politely

yán
thanks

xiè to thank, to refuse politely

yán

bù no, not, un-, negative prefix

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kè guest, traveller, customer
you are welcome

gài

qì air, gas, steam, vapor, anger

zài again, twice, re-

jiōng
good bye

jiàn to see, to observe, to meet, to appear

jiàn

qǐng to ask, to request, to invite, please

yán

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duì correct, right, facing, opposed

cùn

bù no, not, un-, negative prefix


sorry

qǐ to begin, to initiate, to rise, to stand up

zǒu

méi not, none, gone, to bury, to sink, to drown

shuǐ

guān frontier pass, to close, to shut, relation

ha

Chinese Mandarin International


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it doesn't matter

xì system, line, link, connection

shì to be, indeed, right, yes, okay

yǒu to have, to own, to possess, to exist

yuè

kàn to look, to see, to examine, to scrutinize

tīng to hear, to listen, to understand, to obey

kǒu

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shuō to speak, to say, to scold, to upbraid

yán

dú to study, to learn, to read, to pronounce

yán

xiě to write, to draw, to sketch, to compose

kàn to look, to see, to examine, to scrutinize


see

jiàn to see, to observe, to meet, to appear

jiàn

Chinese Mandarin International


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jiào cry, shout, to call, to greet, to hail

kǒu

lái to arrive, to come, to return, in the future, later on

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huí to return, to turn around, a time

wéi

qù to go away, to leave, to depart

chī to eat, to drink, to suffer, to endure, to bear

kǒu

hē to drink, to shout, to call out

kǒu

shuì to sleep, to doze

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jué conscious, to nap, to sleep, to wake up
sleep

jiàn

dǎ to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike

shǒu
to make a telephone call

diàn electricity, electric, lightning

yuē

huà talk, speech, language, dialect

yán

zuò to work, to make, to act

rén

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mǎi to buy, to purchase, to bribe, to persuade

kāi to open, to start, to initiate, to begin

gǒng

zuò seat, to sit, to ride, to travel by

zhù to reside, to live at, to dwell, to lodge, to stop

rén

xué learning, knowledge, science, to study, to go to school, -ology

zi

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xí to study, to practice, habit
study

bīng

gōng labor, work, laborer, worker


to work, (of a machine) to operate, job, work, task

gōng

zuò to make, to write, to compose, to act, to perform

rén

xià below, underneath, inferior, to bring down, next


to rain

yǔ rain

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ài to love, to like, to be fond of, love, affection

zhǎo

xǐ to love, to enjoy, to be happy, joyful, glad

kǒu
like

huān happy, glad, joyful

qiàn

xiǎng to believe, to wish for, to consider, to plan, to think

xīn

rèn to know, to recognize, to understand

yán

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shí knowledge, to understand, to recognize, to know
know

yán

huì to assemble, to meet, meeting, association, group

rén

néng can, may, capable, full of energy

hǎo good, excellent, fine, proper, suitable, well

dà big, great, vast, high, deep

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xiǎo small, tiny, insignificant

xiǎo

duō much, many, multi-, more than, over

shǎo few, little, less, inadequate

xiǎo

lěng cold, cool, lonely

bīng

rè heat, fever, zeal

huǒ

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gāo tall, lofty, high, elevated

gāo
happy

xìng to thrive, to prosper, to flourish

piào to drift, to float, to be tossed about, bleach

shuǐ
pretty, beautiful

liàng bright, brilliant, radiant, light

tóu

měi beautiful, pretty, pleasing

yáng

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beautiful, pretty

lì beautiful, elegant, magnificent

diǎn

méi not, none, gone, to bury, to sink, to drown

shuǐ
it's all right, it doesn't matter

guān frontier pass, to close, to shut, relation

ha

xì system, line, link, connection

yīng petal, flower, leaf, brave, heroic, English

cǎo

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jùn talented, capable, handsome
handsome

rén

shuài commander, commander-in-chief, handsome, smart

jīn

Chinese Mandarin International


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