YCT Level 1 Word List
Master the words on this lists and you will understand basic Chinese words and sentences. Words are sorted by the corresponding HSK Level (easy to hard) and then alphabetically.
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AUDIO | SIMPLIFIED | TRADITIONAL | PINYIN | PART | ENGLISH | HSK LEVEL |
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爱 | 愛 | ài | Verb | to love | HSK 1 |
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八 | 八 | bā | Numeral | eight; 8 | HSK 1 |
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爸爸 | 爸爸 | bàba | Noun | father | HSK 1 |
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不 | 不 | bú | Adverb | not; no | HSK 1 |
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吃 | 吃 | chī | Verb | to eat | HSK 1 |
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大 | 大 | dà | Adjective | big, huge | HSK 1 |
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的 | 的 | de | Particle | grammar structural particle | HSK 1 |
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点 | 點 | diǎn | Noun | o’clock | HSK 1 |
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多 | 多 | duō | Adjective | many; much | HSK 1 |
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二 | 二 | èr | Numeral | two; 2; stupid (Beijing dialect) | HSK 1 |
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高兴 | 高興 | ɡāoxìnɡ | Adjective | happy; glad | HSK 1 |
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好 | 好 | hǎo | Adjective | good | HSK 1 |
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号 | 號 | hào | Noun | day of a month; date | HSK 1 |
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喝 | 喝 | hē | Verb | to drink | HSK 1 |
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和 | 和 | hé | Conjunction | and; with | HSK 1 |
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很 | 很 | hěn | Adverb | very | HSK 1 |
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几 | 幾 | jǐ | Pronoun | how much; how many | HSK 1 |
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家 | 家 | jiā | Noun | home; family | HSK 1 |
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叫 | 叫 | jiào | Verb | to call; to be called | HSK 1 |
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今天 | 今天 | jīntiān | Noun | today | HSK 1 |
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九 | 九 | jiǔ | Numeral | nine; 9 | HSK 1 |
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看 | 看 | kàn | Verb | to look at | HSK 1 |
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老师 | 老師 | lǎoshī | Noun | teacher | HSK 1 |
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六 | 六 | liù | Numeral | six; 6 | HSK 1 |
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吗 | 嗎 | ma | Particle | (question tag) | HSK 1 |
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妈妈 | 媽媽 | māma | Noun | mum; mama; mommy; mother | HSK 1 |
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猫 | 貓 | māo | Noun | cat | HSK 1 |
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米饭 | 米飯 | mǐ fàn | Noun | (cooked) rice | HSK 1 |
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明天 | 明天 | mínɡtiān | Noun | tomorrow | HSK 1 |
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那 | 那 (那兒) | nà (nàr) | Pronoun | that; those (there) | HSK 1 |
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哪 | 哪 | nǎ | Pronoun | which | HSK 1 |
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哪儿 | 哪兒 | nǎér | Pronoun | where | HSK 1 |
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你 | 你 | nǐ | Pronoun | you | HSK 1 |
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苹果 | 蘋果 | pínɡɡuǒ | Noun | apple | HSK 1 |
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七 | 七 | qī | Numeral | seven; 7 | HSK 1 |
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去 | 去 | qù | Verb | to go | HSK 1 |
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认识 | 認識 | rènshí | Verb | to know | HSK 1 |
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三 | 三 | sān | Numeral | three; 3 | HSK 1 |
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商店 | 商店 | shānɡdiàn | Noun | store; shop | HSK 1 |
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谁 | 誰 | sheí | Pronoun | who | HSK 1 |
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什么 | 什麼 | shénme | Pronoun | what | HSK 1 |
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十 | 十 | shí | Numeral | ten; 10 | HSK 1 |
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是 | 是 | shì | Verb | to be; yes | HSK 1 |
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水 | 水 | shuǐ | Noun | water | HSK 1 |
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四 | 四 | sì | Numeral | four; 4 | HSK 1 |
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岁 | 歲 | suì | Measure word | used for age | HSK 1 |
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他 | 他 | tā | Pronoun | he; him | HSK 1 |
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她 | 她 | tā | Pronoun | she; her | HSK 1 |
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我 | 我 | wǒ | Pronoun | I; me; my | HSK 1 |
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我们 | 我們 | wǒmen | Pronoun | we; us; our | HSK 1 |
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五 | 五 | wǔ | Numeral | five; 5 | HSK 1 |
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喜欢 | 喜歡 | xǐhuɑn | Verb | to like; to be fond of | HSK 1 |
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现在 | 現在 | xiànzài | Noun | now | HSK 1 |
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小 | 小 | xiǎo | Adjective | small; tiny | HSK 1 |
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谢谢 | 謝謝 | xièxiè | Verb | to thank; thanks | HSK 1 |
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星期 | 星期 | xīnɡqī | Noun | week | HSK 1 |
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学校 | 學校 | xuéxiào | Noun | school | HSK 1 |
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一 | 一 | yī | Numeral | one; 1 | HSK 1 |
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有 | 有 | yǒu | Verb | to have | HSK 1 |
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月 | 月 | yuè | Noun | month | HSK 1 |
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在 | 在 | zài | Preposition | at | HSK 1 |
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再见 | 再見 | zàijiàn | Verb | goodbye; see you again later | HSK 1 |
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这 | 這 (這兒) | zhè (zhèr) | Pronoun | this; these (here) | HSK 1 |
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长 | 長 | cháng | Adjective | long | HSK 2 |
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高 | 高 | gāo | Adjective | high; tall | HSK 2 |
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哥哥 | 哥哥 | gē ge | Noun | older brother | HSK 2 |
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姐姐 | 姐姐 | jiě jie | Noun | older sister | HSK 2 |
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面条 | 麵條 | miàn tiáo | Noun | noodles | HSK 2 |
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牛奶 | 牛奶 | niú nǎi | Noun | cow's milk | HSK 2 |
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眼睛 | 眼睛 | yǎn jing | Noun | eye | HSK 2 |
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鱼 | 魚 | yú | Noun | fish | HSK 2 |
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鼻子 | 鼻子 | bí zi | Noun | nose | HSK 3 |
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耳朵 | 耳朵 | ěr duo | Noun | ear | HSK 3 |
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个子 | 個子 | gè zi | Noun | height | HSK 3 |
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口 | 口 | kǒu | Noun | mouth | HSK 3 |
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鸟 | 鳥 | niǎo | Noun | bird | HSK 3 |
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头发 | 頭髮 | tóu fa | Noun | hair (on the head) | HSK 3 |
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个 | 個 | gè | Measure Word | used before nouns without special measure words of | Not in HSK |
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手 | 手 | shǒu | Noun | hand | Not in HSK |
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中国人 | 中國人 | zhōnɡɡuórén | Noun | Chinese person | Not in HSK |