HSK 1 Frequent Words

Beginner · target vocabulary ~150 words. Here are 20 representative frequent words for this level, with pinyin, meanings and example sentences.

Note: these are representative words to give you a feel for the level, not the full official vocabulary list.

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中国
zhōngguó
WordPinyinMeaningExample
中国zhōngguóChina我在中国学习中文。
wǒ zài zhōngguó xuéxí zhōngwén.
I study Chinese in China.
谢谢xièxiethank you谢谢你的帮助。
xièxie nǐ de bāngzhù.
Thank you for your help.
老师lǎoshīteacher他是我的中文老师。
tā shì wǒ de zhōngwén lǎoshī.
He is my Chinese teacher.
今天jīntiāntoday今天天气很好。
jīntiān tiānqì hěn hǎo.
The weather is nice today.
喜欢xǐhuanto like我喜欢学中文。
wǒ xǐhuan xué zhōngwén.
I like studying Chinese.
朋友péngyoufriend她是我的好朋友。
tā shì wǒ de hǎo péngyou.
She is my good friend.
水shuǐwater我想喝水。
wǒ xiǎng hē shuǐ.
I want to drink water.
家jiāhome; family我现在在家。
wǒ xiànzài zài jiā.
I'm at home now.
看kànto look; to read我在看书。
wǒ zài kàn shū.
I'm reading a book.
高兴gāoxìnghappy; glad见到你很高兴。
jiàndào nǐ hěn gāoxìng.
I am glad to see you.
爱àito love我爱中文。
wǒ ài zhōngwén.
I love Chinese.
吃chīto eat我想吃米饭。
wǒ xiǎng chī mǐfàn.
I want to eat rice.
去qùto go我明天去学校。
wǒ míngtiān qù xuéxiào.
I am going to school tomorrow.
买mǎito buy我想买一本书。
wǒ xiǎng mǎi yì běn shū.
I want to buy a book.
再见zàijiàngoodbye; see you again明天见，再见！
míngtiān jiàn, zàijiàn!
See you tomorrow, goodbye!
学习xuéxíto study; to learn我每天学习汉语。
wǒ měitiān xuéxí hànyǔ.
I study Chinese every day.
电影diànyǐngmovie; film我们晚上去看电影。
wǒmen wǎnshang qù kàn diànyǐng.
We are going to see a movie tonight.
医生yīshēngdoctor我明天去医院看医生。
wǒ míngtiān qù yīyuàn kàn yīshēng.
I am going to the hospital to see a doctor tomorrow.
星期xīngqīweek这个星期我很忙。
zhège xīngqī wǒ hěn máng.
I am very busy this week.
认识rènshito know (someone); to get acquainted with很高兴认识你。
hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ.
Nice to meet you.

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