The HSK (Level 1) Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi 汉语水平考试
People & Pronouns:
我 (wǒ) – I, me
你 (nǐ) – You
他 (tā) – He, him
她 (tā) – She, her
我们 (wǒmen) – We, us
你们 (nǐmen) – You (plural)
他们 (tāmen) – They, them
Common Verbs:
是 (shì) – To be
有 (yǒu) – To have
在 (zài) – To be at
去 (qù) – To go
来 (lái) – To come
吃 (chī) – To eat
喝 (hē) – To drink
看 (kàn) – To see, look at
听 (tīng) – To listen
说 (shuō) – To speak
叫 (jiào) – To be called
买 (mǎi) – To buy
想 (xiǎng) – To want, to think
会 (huì) – Can, able to
能 (néng) – Can, capable of
喜欢 (xǐhuan) – To like
Numbers:
一 (yī) – One
二 (èr) – Two
三 (sān) – Three
四 (sì) – Four
五 (wǔ) – Five
六 (liù) – Six
七 (qī) – Seven
八 (bā) – Eight
九 (jiǔ) – Nine
十 (shí) – Ten
Time & Date:
天 (tiān) – Day, sky
今天 (jīntiān) – Today
明天 (míngtiān) – Tomorrow
昨天 (zuótiān) – Yesterday
年 (nián) – Year
月 (yuè) – Month
日 (rì) – Day (formal)
星期 (xīngqī) – Week
点 (diǎn) – O’clock
分 (fēn) – Minute
Question Words:
吗 (ma) – Question marker
哪 (nǎ) – Which
哪儿 (nǎr) – Where
谁 (shéi) – Who
什么 (shénme) – What
多少 (duōshǎo) – How many/much
几 (jǐ) – How many
怎么 (zěnme) – How
怎么样 (zěnmeyàng) – How about
Basic Adjectives:
大 (dà) – Big
小 (xiǎo) – Small
多 (duō) – Many
少 (shǎo) – Few
好 (hǎo) – Good
冷 (lěng) – Cold
热 (rè) – Hot
高兴 (gāoxìng) – Happy
Common Objects & Places:
书 (shū) – Book
茶 (chá) – Tea
菜 (cài) – Dish, cuisine
米饭 (mǐfàn) – Cooked rice
水 (shuǐ) – Water
水果 (shuǐguǒ) – Fruit
东西 (dōngxi) – Thing
家 (jiā) – Home, family
学校 (xuéxiào) – School
饭店 (fàndiàn) – Restaurant
商店 (shāngdiàn) – Shop, store
Basic Directions & Positions:
上 (shàng) – Up, above
下 (xià) – Down, below
前面 (qiánmiàn) – In front
后面 (hòumiàn) – Behind
里 (lǐ) – Inside
Measure Words:
个 (gè) – General measure word
岁 (suì) – Age (years old)
本 (běn) – Measure word for books
Basic Conjunctions & Particles:
和 (hé) – And
的 (de) – Possessive particle
了 (le) – Past tense marker
Basic Sentences & Expressions:
你好 (nǐ hǎo) – Hello
谢谢 (xièxiè) – Thank you
再见 (zàijiàn) – Goodbye
请 (qǐng) – Please
对不起 (duìbuqǐ) – Sorry
没关系 (méiguānxi) – It’s okay
不 (bù) – Not
很 (hěn) – Very
太 (tài) – Too, excessively
都 (dōu) – Both, all