Master the HSK 1 Word List and Ace YCT 1 & 2 Exams!

The HSK 2.0 – Level 1 Word List is packed with a whopping 150 words! Did you know that if you combine Levels 1 and 2 of the Youth Chinese Test (YCT), it’s the same as conquering HSK Level 1? So you’ll be hitting two birds with one stone by acing those YCT levels. Let’s dive in and start expanding our Chinese language skills together! Don’t forget to check out our Anki Flashcard decks too!

HANZIPINYINTRADITIONALENGLISH & CLASSIFIERS
àito love; affection; to be fond of; to like
eight; 8
爸爸bàba爸爸father (informal); CL: 個|个(gè), 位(wèi)
北京běijīnɡ北京Beijing; capital of People's Republic of China; Peking; PRC government
杯子bēizi杯子cup; glass; CL: 個|个(gè), 支(zhī)
běnorigin; source; roots or stems of plants; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc; originally
not (negative prefix); no
不客气búkèqi不客氣you're welcome; it's my pleasure (answer to someone who thanks)
càidish (type of food); vegetables; vegetable; cuisine; CL: 盘 (pán), 道(dào)
chátea; tea plant; CL:杯(bēi) ,壶(hú)
chīto eat; to have one's meal; to eradicate; to destroy; to absorb; to suffer; to exhaust
出租车chūzūchē出租車taxi
big; huge; large; major; great; wide; deep; oldest; eldest
打电话dǎdiànhuà打電話to make a phone call
deof; structural particle: used before a noun, linking it to preceding possessive or descriptive attributive
diǎno’clock; a little; a bit; drop (of liquid); stain; spot; speck; jot; dot stroke (in Chinese characters); decimal point; point; mark (of degree or level); a place (with certain characteristics); iron bell; some; (point) unit of measurement for type; to touch on briefly; to make clear; to light; to ignite; to kindle; period of time at night (24 minutes) (old); a drip; to dibble; classifier for small indeterminate quantities
电脑diànnǎo電腦computer; CL: 台(tái)
电视diànshì電視television; TV; CL: 台(tái), 個|个(gè)
电影diànyǐnɡ電影movie; film; CL: 部(bù), 幕(mù), 场(chǎng)
东西dōnɡxi東西thing; stuff; person; CL: 個|个(gè), 件(jiàn)
dōuall, both; entirely (due to) each; even; already
to read; to study; reading of word (i.e. pronunciation), similar to 拼音 (pīnyīn)
对不起duìbùqǐ對不起I'm sorry; excuse me; pardon me; if you please; sorry? (please repeat); unworthy; to let down
duōmany; much; a lot of; numerous; multi-
多少duōshǎo多少how much; how many
èrtwo; 2; stupid (Beijing dialect)
儿子érzi兒子son
饭店fàndiàn飯店restaurant; hotel; CL:家(jiā), 個|个(gè)
飞机fēijī飛機airplane; CL: 架(jià)
分钟fēnzhōnɡ分鐘minute
高兴ɡāoxìnɡ高興happy; glad; willing (to do something); in a cheerful mood
ɡèclassifier for people or objects in general; individual; this; that; size
工作ɡōnɡzuò工作job; work; construction; task; CL: 個|个(gè), 份(fèn), 项(xiàng)
ɡǒudog; CL: 只(zhī), 条(tiáo)
汉语hànyǔ漢語Chinese language
hǎogood; well; proper; good to; easy to; very; so; (suffix indicating completion or readiness)
hàoday of a month; (suffix used after) name of a ship; (ordinal) number
to drink; to shout (a command)
and; together with; with; sum; union; peace; harmony; surname He
hěnvery; (adverb of degree); quite; awfully
后面hòumiɑn後面rear; back; behind; later; afterwards
huíto go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to circle; to revolve; Hui ethnic group; time; classifier for acts of a play; section or chapter (of a classic book)
huìcan; be possible; be able to; will; be likely to; be sure to; to assemble; to meet; to gather; to see; union; group; association; a moment (Taiwan pronounced for this sense is huǐ)
how much; how many; several; a few
jiāhome; family; classifier for families or businesses; refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China; noun suffix for specialists in some activity such as musician or revolutionary, corresponds to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian; surname Jia; CL: 個|个(gè)
jiàoto call; to shout; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
今天jīntiān今天today; at the present
jiǔnine; 9
kāito open; to start; to turn on; to operate (vehicle)
kànto look at
看见kànjiàn看見to see; to catch sight of
kuàiunit of currency; lump (of earth); chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc; colloquial word for yuan (or other unit of currency such as Hong Kong or US dollar etc), usually as 块钱
láito come; to arrive; to come round; ever since; next
老师lǎoshī老師teacher; CL: 個|个(gè), 位(wèi)
le(completed action marker); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
lěnɡcold
inside; lining; interior; internal
liùsix; 6
ma(question tag)
妈妈māma媽媽mum; mama; mommy; mother; CL: 個|个(gè), 位(wèi)
mǎito buy; to purchase
māocat; CL:只(zhī)
没关系méiɡuānxi沒關係it doesn't matter
没有méiyǒu沒有haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be;
米饭mǐ fàn米飯(cooked) rice
明天mínɡtiān明天tomorrow
名字mínɡzi名字name (of a person or thing); CL: 個|个(gè)
which? (interrogative, followed by classifier or numeral-classifier)
that; those; then (in that case); commonly pronounced (nèi) before a classifier, especially in Beijing
哪儿nǎér哪兒where?; wherever; anywhere
ne(question particle for subjects already mentioned)
nénɡto be able to; to be capable of; ability; capability; able; capable; can possibly; (usually used in the negative) to have the possibility of
you (informal)
niányear; CL: 個|个(gè)
女儿nǚér女兒daughter
朋友pénɡyou朋友friend; CL: 個|个(gè), 位(wèi)
漂亮piàoliɑnɡ漂亮pretty; beautiful
苹果pínɡɡuǒ蘋果apple; CL: 個|个(gè), 颗(kē)
seven; 7
qiáncoin; money; CL:笔(bǐ)
前面qiánmiɑn前面ahead; in front; preceding; above
qǐnɡto ask; to invite; please (do something); to treat (to a meal, etc.); to request
to go; to go to (a place); to cause to go or send (somebody); to remove; to get rid of; (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do something; to be apart from in space or time; (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker); (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation); (of a time or an event, etc.) just passed or elapsed
heat; to heat up; fervent; hot (of weather); warm up
rénman; person; people; CL: 個|个(gè), 位(wèi)
认识rènshí認識to know; to recognize; to be familiar with; acquainted with something; knowledge; understanding; awareness; cognition
sānthree; 3
shànɡon
商店shānɡdiàn商店store; shop; CL: 家(jiā), 個|个(gè)
上午shànɡwǔ上午morning; CL: 個|个(gè)
shǎofew; little; lack
sheíwho; also pronounced shuí
什么shénme什麼what?; who?; something; anything
shíten; 10
shìto be; yes
时候shíhou時候time; length of time; moment; period
shūbook; letter; CL: 本(běn), 册(cè) , 部(bù) ; see also Book of History
shuǐwater; river; liquid; beverage
水果shuíɡuǒ水果fruit
睡觉shuìjiào睡覺to go to bed; to go to sleep
shuōto speak; to say; to explain; to scold; to tell off; a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory);
four; 4
suìclassifier for years (of age); year; year (of crop harvests)
he or him; (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant); (used before somebody's name for emphasis); (used as a meaningless mock object); other; another
she
tàitoo (much); very; extremely; highest; greatest
天气tiānqì天氣weather
tīnɡto listen; to hear; to obey; a can (loanword from English 'tin'); classifier for canned beverages
同学tónɡxué同學(fellow) classmate; CL: 位(wèi), 個|个(gè)
wèihello (interj., especially on telephone); hey
I; me; my
我们wǒmen我們we; us; ourselves; our
five; 5
喜欢xǐhuɑn喜歡to like; to be fond of
xiàdown; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down
下午xiàwǔ下午afternoon; p.m.; CL: 個|个(gè)
下雨xiàyǔ下雨to rain; rainy
先生xiānshenɡ先生Mister (Mr.); husband; doctor (topolect); teacher; CL: 個|个(gè), 位(wèi)
现在xiànzài現在now; at present; at the moment; modern; current; nowadays
xiǎnɡto think; to believe; to suppose; to wish; to want; to miss
xiǎosmall; tiny; young
小姐xiáojiě小姐young lady; Miss; (slang) prostitute; CL: 個|个(gè), 位(wèi)
xiēsome; few; several; (a measure word)
xiěto write
谢谢xièxiè謝謝to thank; thanks
星期xīnɡqī星期week; CL: 個|个(gè)
学生xuéshenɡ學生student; school child
学习xuéxí學習to learn; to study
学校xuéxiào學校school; CL: 所(suǒ)
one; 1; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; 'one' radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
一点儿yìdiánér一點兒a little (bit)
衣服yīfu衣服clothes; CL: 件(jiàn), 套(tào)
医生yīshenɡ醫生doctor; CL: 個|个(gè), 位(wèi), 名(míng)
医院yīyuàn醫院hospital; CL: 所(suǒ), 家(jiā), 座(zuò)
椅子yǐzi椅子chair; CL: 把(bǎ), 套(tào)
yǒuto have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
yuèmonth; moon; CL: 個|个(gè), 轮(lún)
zài(located) at; (to be) in; to exist; in the middle of doing something; (indicating an action in progress)
再见zàijiàn再見goodbye; see you again later
怎么zěnme怎麼how?; what?; why?
怎么样zěnmeyànɡ怎麼樣how are things? how?; how about?; how was it?
zhèthis; these; (commonly pronounced "zhèi" before a classifier, especially in Beijing)
中国zhōnɡɡuó中國China; Middle Kingdom
中午zhōnɡwǔ中午noon; midday; CL: 個|个(gè)
zhùto live; to dwell; to stay; to reside; to stop
桌子zhuōzi桌子table; desk; CL: 张(zhāng) ,套(tào)
letter; character; word; symbol; CL: 個|个(gè)
zuòto sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc); to bear fruit
zuòto do; to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to act as; to engage in; to hold (a party); to be; to become; to function (in some capacity); to serve as; to be used for; to form (a bond or relationship); to pretend; to feign; to act a part; to put on appearance
昨天zuótiān昨天yesterday
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