HSK 3.0 · Level 1 (506 words)
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| # | Word | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 爱 | ài | to love; to be fond of; to like; affection |
| 2 | 爱好 | ài hào | to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby |
| 3 | 八 | bā | eight; 8 |
| 4 | 爸 | bà | father; dad |
| 5 | 爸爸 | bà ba | (coll.) father; dad |
| 6 | 吧 | bā | bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc); to puff (on a pipe etc) |
| 7 | 白 | Bái | surname Bai |
| 8 | 白天 | bái tiān | daytime; during the day |
| 9 | 百 | Bǎi | surname Bai |
| 10 | 班 | Bān | surname Ban |
| 11 | 半 | bàn | half; semi- |
| 12 | 半年 | bàn nián | half a year |
| 13 | 半天 | bàn tiān | half of the day; a long time |
| 14 | 帮 | bāng | old variant of 帮 |
| 15 | 帮忙 | bāng máng | to help; to lend a hand |
| 16 | 包 | Bāo | surname Bao |
| 17 | 包子 | bāo zi | bao (steamed stuffed bun) |
| 18 | 杯 | bēi | cup; trophy cup |
| 19 | 杯子 | bēi zi | cup; glass |
| 20 | 北 | běi | north; (classical) to be defeated |
| 21 | 北边 | běi biān | north; north side |
| 22 | 北京 | Běi jīng | Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China |
| 23 | 本 | běn | root; stem |
| 24 | 本子 | běn zi | book; notebook |
| 25 | 比 | Bǐ | Belgium; Belgian |
| 26 | 别 | Bié | surname Bie |
| 27 | 别的 | bié de | else; other |
| 28 | 别人 | bié ren | other people; others; other person |
| 29 | 病 | bìng | illness; disease |
| 30 | 病人 | bìng rén | sick person; patient |
| 31 | 不 | bù | no; not so; (bound form) not; un- |
| 32 | 不大 | bù dà | not very; not too |
| 33 | 不对 | bù duì | incorrect; wrong |
| 34 | 不客气 | bù kè qi | you're welcome; don't mention it |
| 35 | 不用 | bù yòng | need not |
| 36 | 菜 | cài | dish (type of food); vegetable |
| 37 | 茶 | chá | tea; tea plant |
| 38 | 差 | chā | difference; discrepancy; (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction) |
| 39 | 常 | Cháng | surname Chang |
| 40 | 常常 | cháng cháng | frequently; often |
| 41 | 唱 | chàng | to sing; to call loudly |
| 42 | 唱歌 | chàng gē | to sing a song |
| 43 | 车 | Chē | surname Che |
| 44 | 车票 | chē piào | ticket (for a bus or train) |
| 45 | 车上 | chē shàng | Car |
| 46 | 车站 | chē zhàn | rail station; bus stop |
| 47 | 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc) |
| 48 | 吃饭 | chī fàn | to have a meal; to eat |
| 49 | 出 | chū | to go out; to come out |
| 50 | 出来 | chū lái | to come out; to appear |
| 51 | 出去 | chū qù | to go out |
| 52 | 穿 | chuān | to wear; to put on |
| 53 | 床 | chuáng | bed; couch |
| 54 | 次 | cì | next in sequence; second |
| 55 | 从 | cóng | variant of 从 |
| 56 | 错 | Cuò | surname Cuo |
| 57 | 打 | dá | dozen (loanword) |
| 58 | 打车 | dǎ chē | to take a taxi (in town); to hitch a lift |
| 59 | 打电话 | dǎ diàn huà | to make a telephone call |
| 60 | 打开 | dǎ kāi | to open; to show (a ticket) |
| 61 | 打球 | dǎ qiú | to play ball; to play with a ball |
| 62 | 大 | dà | big; large; great; older (than another person) |
| 63 | 大学 | Dà xué | the Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四书 in Confucianism |
| 64 | 大学生 | dà xué shēng | university student; college student |
| 65 | 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to |
| 66 | 地 | de | -ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 67 | 地点 | dì diǎn | place; site |
| 68 | 地方 | dì fāng | region; regional (away from the central administration) |
| 69 | 地上 | dì shang | on the ground; on the floor |
| 70 | 地图 | dì tú | map |
| 71 | 的 | de | of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute) |
| 72 | 得到 | dé dào | to get; to obtain |
| 73 | 等 | děng | class; rank |
| 74 | 弟 | dì | younger brother; junior male |
| 75 | 弟弟 | dì di | younger brother |
| 76 | 第 | dì | (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 六 "sixth"); (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed |
| 77 | 第二 | dì èr | second; number two |
| 78 | 点 | diǎn | point; dot |
| 79 | 电 | diàn | lightning; electricity |
| 80 | 电话 | diàn huà | telephone; phone call |
| 81 | 电脑 | diàn nǎo | computer |
| 82 | 电视 | diàn shì | television; TV |
| 83 | 电视机 | diàn shì jī | television set |
| 84 | 电影 | diàn yǐng | movie; film |
| 85 | 电影院 | diàn yǐng yuàn | cinema; movie theater |
| 86 | 东 | Dōng | surname Dong |
| 87 | 东边 | dōng bian | east; east side |
| 88 | 东西 | dōng xī | east and west |
| 89 | 动 | dòng | (of sth) to move; to set in movement |
| 90 | 动作 | dòng zuò | movement; motion; action; to act; to move |
| 91 | 都 | Dū | surname Du |
| 92 | 读 | dòu | comma; phrase marked by pause |
| 93 | 读书 | dú shū | to read a book; to study |
| 94 | 对 | duì | right; correct; towards; at; for |
| 95 | 对不起 | duì bu qǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint |
| 96 | 多 | duō | many; much; too many; in excess |
| 97 | 多少 | duō shǎo | number; amount |
| 98 | 饿 | è | to be hungry; hungry |
| 99 | 儿子 | ér zi | son |
| 100 | 二 | èr | two; 2 |
| 101 | 饭 | fàn | cooked rice; meal |
| 102 | 饭店 | fàn diàn | restaurant; hotel |
| 103 | 房间 | fáng jiān | room |
| 104 | 房子 | fáng zi | house; building (single- or two-story) |
| 105 | 放 | fàng | to put; to place |
| 106 | 放假 | fàng jià | to have a holiday or vacation |
| 107 | 放学 | fàng xué | to dismiss students at the end of the school day |
| 108 | 飞 | fēi | to fly |
| 109 | 飞机 | fēi jī | airplane |
| 110 | 非常 | fēi cháng | very; really; unusual; extraordinary |
| 111 | 分 | fēn | to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate |
| 112 | 风 | fēng | wind; news |
| 113 | 干 | gān | old variant of 干 |
| 114 | 干净 | gān jìng | clean; neat |
| 115 | 干什么 | gàn shén me | what are you doing?; what's he up to? |
| 116 | 高 | Gāo | surname Gao |
| 117 | 高兴 | gāo xìng | happy; glad |
| 118 | 告诉 | gào sù | to press charges; to file a complaint |
| 119 | 哥 | gē | elder brother |
| 120 | 哥哥 | gē ge | older brother |
| 121 | 歌 | gē | song; to sing |
| 122 | 个 | gě | used in 自个儿 |
| 123 | 给 | gěi | to; for |
| 124 | 跟 | gēn | heel; to follow closely |
| 125 | 工人 | gōng rén | worker |
| 126 | 工作 | gōng zuò | to work; (of a machine) to operate |
| 127 | 关 | Guān | surname Guan |
| 128 | 关上 | guān shàng | to close (a door); to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc) |
| 129 | 贵 | guì | expensive; noble |
| 130 | 国 | Guó | surname Guo |
| 131 | 国家 | guó jiā | country; nation; state |
| 132 | 国外 | guó wài | abroad; external (affairs) |
| 133 | 过 | Guō | surname Guo |
| 134 | 还 | Huán | surname Huan |
| 135 | 还是 | hái shi | still (as before); had better |
| 136 | 还有 | hái yǒu | furthermore; in addition |
| 137 | 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 138 | 汉语 | Hàn yǔ | Chinese language |
| 139 | 汉字 | hàn zì | Chinese character; Japanese: kanji |
| 140 | 好 | hǎo | good; appropriate; proper |
| 141 | 好吃 | hǎo chī | tasty; delicious |
| 142 | 好看 | hǎo kàn | good-looking; nice-looking |
| 143 | 好听 | hǎo tīng | pleasant to hear |
| 144 | 好玩儿 | hǎo wán r | erhua variant of 好玩; amusing |
| 145 | 号 | háo | roar; cry |
| 146 | 喝 | hē | to drink; variant of 嗬 |
| 147 | 和 | hé | old variant of 和 |
| 148 | 很 | hěn | (adverb of degree); quite |
| 149 | 后 | Hòu | surname Hou |
| 150 | 后边 | hòu bian | the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back |
| 151 | 后天 | hòu tiān | the day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 天) |
| 152 | 花 | Huā | surname Hua |
| 153 | 话 | huà | dialect; language |
| 154 | 坏 | huài | bad; spoiled |
| 155 | 回 | huí | to circle; to go back |
| 156 | 回答 | huí dá | to reply; to answer; reply; answer |
| 157 | 回到 | huí dào | to return to |
| 158 | 回家 | huí jiā | to return home |
| 159 | 回来 | huí lai | to return; to come back |
| 160 | 回去 | huí qu | to return; to go back |
| 161 | 会 | huì | can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 162 | 火车 | huǒ chē | train |
| 163 | 机场 | jī chǎng | airport; airfield; (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circumventing Internet censorship |
| 164 | 机票 | jī piào | air ticket; passenger ticket |
| 165 | 鸡蛋 | jī dàn | (chicken) egg; hen's egg |
| 166 | 几 | jī | small table |
| 167 | 记 | jì | to record; to note |
| 168 | 记得 | jì de | to remember |
| 169 | 记住 | jì zhu | to remember; to bear in mind |
| 170 | 家 | jiā | used in 家伙 and 家俱 |
| 171 | 家里 | jiā lǐ | home |
| 172 | 家人 | jiā rén | family member; (old) servant |
| 173 | 间 | jiān | between; among |
| 174 | 见 | jiàn | to see; to meet |
| 175 | 见面 | jiàn miàn | to meet; to see each other |
| 176 | 叫 | jiào | to shout; to call |
| 177 | 教 | Jiào | surname Jiao |
| 178 | 教学楼 | jiào xué lóu | teaching block; school building |
| 179 | 介绍 | jiè shào | to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation |
| 180 | 姐 | jiě | older sister |
| 181 | 姐姐 | jiě jie | older sister |
| 182 | 今年 | jīn nián | this year |
| 183 | 今天 | jīn tiān | today; at the present |
| 184 | 进 | jìn | to go forward; to advance |
| 185 | 进来 | jìn lái | to come in |
| 186 | 进去 | jìn qù | to go in |
| 187 | 九 | jiǔ | nine; 9 |
| 188 | 就 | jiù | (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after |
| 189 | 觉得 | jué de | to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc) |
| 190 | 开 | kāi | to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start |
| 191 | 开车 | kāi chē | to drive a car |
| 192 | 开会 | kāi huì | to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting |
| 193 | 开玩笑 | kāi wán xiào | to play a joke; to make fun of |
| 194 | 看 | kān | to look after; to take care of |
| 195 | 看病 | kàn bìng | to visit a doctor; to see a patient |
| 196 | 看到 | kàn dào | to see |
| 197 | 看见 | kàn jiàn | to see; to catch sight of |
| 198 | 考 | kǎo | to beat; to hit |
| 199 | 考试 | kǎo shì | to take an exam; exam |
| 200 | 渴 | kě | thirsty |
| 201 | 课 | kè | subject; course |
| 202 | 课本 | kè běn | textbook |
| 203 | 课文 | kè wén | text |
| 204 | 口 | kǒu | mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) |
| 205 | 块 | kuài | lump; chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc |
| 206 | 快 | kuài | rapid; quick |
| 207 | 来 | lái | to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) |
| 208 | 来到 | lái dào | to arrive; to come |
| 209 | 老 | lǎo | prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old (of people) |
| 210 | 老人 | lǎo rén | old man or woman; the elderly |
| 211 | 老师 | lǎo shī | teacher |
| 212 | 了 | le | (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 213 | 累 | lěi | to accumulate; to involve or implicate (Taiwan pr. [lèi]) |
| 214 | 冷 | Lěng | surname Leng |
| 215 | 里 | lǐ | variant of 里 |
| 216 | 里边 | lǐ bian | inside |
| 217 | 两 | liǎng | two; both |
| 218 | 零 | líng | zero; nought |
| 219 | 六 | liù | six; 6 |
| 220 | 楼 | Lóu | surname Lou |
| 221 | 楼上 | lóu shàng | upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread |
| 222 | 楼下 | lóu xià | downstairs |
| 223 | 路 | Lù | surname Lu |
| 224 | 路口 | lù kǒu | crossing; intersection (of roads) |
| 225 | 路上 | lù shang | on the road; on a journey |
| 226 | 妈 | mā | ma; mom |
| 227 | 妈妈 | mā ma | mama; mommy |
| 228 | 马路 | mǎ lù | street; road |
| 229 | 马上 | mǎ shàng | at once; right away |
| 230 | 吗 | má | (coll.) what? |
| 231 | 买 | mǎi | to buy; to purchase |
| 232 | 慢 | màn | slow |
| 233 | 忙 | máng | busy; hurriedly |
| 234 | 毛 | Máo | surname Mao |
| 235 | 没 | méi | (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not |
| 236 | 没关系 | méi guān xi | it doesn't matter |
| 237 | 没什么 | méi shén me | nothing; it doesn't matter |
| 238 | 没事儿 | méi shì r | to have spare time; free from work |
| 239 | 没有 | méi yǒu | haven't; hasn't |
| 240 | 妹 | mèi | younger sister |
| 241 | 妹妹 | mèi mei | younger sister; young woman |
| 242 | 门 | Mén | surname Men |
| 243 | 门口 | mén kǒu | doorway; gate |
| 244 | 门票 | mén piào | ticket (for theater, cinema etc) |
| 245 | 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 246 | 米饭 | mǐ fàn | (cooked) rice |
| 247 | 面包 | miàn bāo | bread |
| 248 | 面条儿 | miàn tiáo r | erhua variant of 面条; noodles |
| 249 | 名字 | míng zi | name (of a person or thing) |
| 250 | 明白 | míng bai | clear; obvious |
| 251 | 明年 | míng nián | next year |
| 252 | 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow |
| 253 | 拿 | ná | old variant of 拿 |
| 254 | 哪 | nǎ | how; which |
| 255 | 哪儿 | nǎ r | where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere |
| 256 | 哪里 | nǎ lǐ | where?; somewhere |
| 257 | 哪些 | nǎ xiē | which ones?; who? |
| 258 | 那 | Nā | surname Na |
| 259 | 那边 | nà bian | over there; yonder |
| 260 | 那儿 | nà r | there |
| 261 | 那里 | nà li | there; that place |
| 262 | 那些 | nà xiē | those |
| 263 | 奶 | nǎi | breast; milk |
| 264 | 奶奶 | nǎi nai | (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house |
| 265 | 男 | nán | male; Baron, lowest of five orders of nobility 位 |
| 266 | 男孩儿 | nán hái r | erhua variant of 男孩; boy |
| 267 | 男朋友 | nán péng you | boyfriend |
| 268 | 男人 | nán rén | a man; a male |
| 269 | 男生 | nán shēng | schoolboy; male student |
| 270 | 南 | Nán | surname Nan |
| 271 | 南边 | nán bian | south; south side |
| 272 | 难 | nán | difficult (to...); problem |
| 273 | 呢 | ne | particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?"); particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?") |
| 274 | 能 | Néng | surname Neng |
| 275 | 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您) |
| 276 | 你们 | nǐ men | you (plural) |
| 277 | 年 | Nián | surname Nian |
| 278 | 您 | nín | you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你) |
| 279 | 牛奶 | niú nǎi | cow's milk |
| 280 | 女 | nǚ | female; woman |
| 281 | 女儿 | nǚ ér | daughter |
| 282 | 女孩儿 | nǚ hái r | erhua variant of 女孩; girl |
| 283 | 女朋友 | nǚ péng you | girlfriend |
| 284 | 女人 | nǚ rén | woman |
| 285 | 女生 | nǚ shēng | schoolgirl; female student |
| 286 | 旁边 | páng biān | side; adjacent place |
| 287 | 跑 | páo | (of an animal) to paw (the ground) |
| 288 | 朋友 | péng you | friend |
| 289 | 票 | piào | ticket; ballot |
| 290 | 七 | qī | seven; 7 |
| 291 | 起 | qǐ | to rise; to raise |
| 292 | 起床 | qǐ chuáng | to get out of bed; to get up |
| 293 | 起来 | qǐ lai | to stand up; to get up |
| 294 | 汽车 | qì chē | car; automobile |
| 295 | 前 | qián | front; forward |
| 296 | 前边 | qián bian | front; the front side |
| 297 | 前天 | qián tiān | the day before yesterday |
| 298 | 钱 | Qián | surname Qian |
| 299 | 钱包 | qián bāo | purse; wallet |
| 300 | 请 | qǐng | to ask; to invite |
| 301 | 请假 | qǐng jià | to request leave of absence |
| 302 | 请进 | qǐng jìn | "please come in" |
| 303 | 请问 | qǐng wèn | Excuse me, may I ask...? |
| 304 | 请坐 | qǐng zuò | please, have a seat |
| 305 | 球 | qiú | ball; sphere |
| 306 | 去 | qù | to go; to go to (a place) |
| 307 | 去年 | qù nián | last year |
| 308 | 热 | rè | to warm up; to heat up |
| 309 | 人 | rén | person; people |
| 310 | 认识 | rèn shi | to know; to recognize |
| 311 | 认真 | rèn zhēn | conscientious; earnest |
| 312 | 日 | Rì | abbr. for 本, Japan |
| 313 | 日期 | rì qī | date |
| 314 | 肉 | ròu | meat; flesh |
| 315 | 三 | Sān | surname San |
| 316 | 山 | Shān | surname Shan |
| 317 | 商场 | shāng chǎng | shopping mall; shopping center |
| 318 | 商店 | shāng diàn | store; shop |
| 319 | 上 | shǎng | used in 上声 |
| 320 | 上班 | shàng bān | to go to work; to be on duty |
| 321 | 上边 | shàng bian | the top; above |
| 322 | 上车 | shàng chē | to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 323 | 上次 | shàng cì | last time |
| 324 | 上课 | shàng kè | to go to class; to attend class |
| 325 | 上网 | shàng wǎng | to go online; to connect to the Internet |
| 326 | 上午 | shàng wǔ | morning |
| 327 | 上学 | shàng xué | to go to school; to attend school |
| 328 | 少 | shǎo | few; less |
| 329 | 身上 | shēn shang | on the body; at hand |
| 330 | 身体 | shēn tǐ | the body; one's health |
| 331 | 什么 | shén me | what?; something |
| 332 | 生病 | shēng bìng | to fall ill |
| 333 | 生气 | shēng qì | to get angry; to take offense |
| 334 | 生日 | shēng rì | birthday |
| 335 | 十 | shí | ten; 10 |
| 336 | 时候 | shí hou | time; length of time |
| 337 | 时间 | shí jiān | time; period |
| 338 | 事 | shì | matter; thing |
| 339 | 试 | shì | to test; to try |
| 340 | 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true |
| 341 | 是不是 | shì bù shì | is or isn't; yes or no |
| 342 | 手 | shǒu | hand; (formal) to hold |
| 343 | 手机 | shǒu jī | cell phone; mobile phone |
| 344 | 书 | Shū | abbr. for 书经 |
| 345 | 书包 | shū bāo | schoolbag; satchel |
| 346 | 书店 | shū diàn | bookstore |
| 347 | 树 | shù | tree; to cultivate |
| 348 | 谁 | shéi | who; also pr. [shuí] |
| 349 | 水 | Shuǐ | surname Shui |
| 350 | 水果 | shuǐ guǒ | fruit |
| 351 | 睡 | shuì | to sleep; to lie down |
| 352 | 睡觉 | shuì jiào | to go to bed; to sleep |
| 353 | 说 | shuì | to persuade |
| 354 | 说话 | shuō huà | to speak; to say |
| 355 | 四 | sì | four; 4 |
| 356 | 送 | sòng | to send; to deliver; to transmit; to give (as a present) |
| 357 | 岁 | suì | variant of 岁, year; years old |
| 358 | 他 | tā | he; him (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant); (used before sb's name for emphasis) |
| 359 | 他们 | tā men | they |
| 360 | 她 | tā | she |
| 361 | 她们 | tā men | they; them (for females) |
| 362 | 太 | tài | highest; greatest |
| 363 | 天 | tiān | day; sky |
| 364 | 天气 | tiān qì | weather |
| 365 | 听 | yǐn | smile (archaic) |
| 366 | 听到 | tīng dào | to hear |
| 367 | 听见 | tīng jiàn | to hear |
| 368 | 听写 | tīng xiě | (of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise); dictation |
| 369 | 同学 | tóng xué | to study at the same school; fellow student |
| 370 | 图书馆 | tú shū guǎn | library |
| 371 | 外 | wài | outside; in addition |
| 372 | 外边 | wài bian | outside; outer surface |
| 373 | 外国 | wài guó | foreign (country) |
| 374 | 外语 | wài yǔ | foreign language |
| 375 | 玩儿 | wán r | to play; to have fun |
| 376 | 晚 | wǎn | evening; night |
| 377 | 晚饭 | wǎn fàn | evening meal; dinner |
| 378 | 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening; night |
| 379 | 网上 | wǎng shàng | online |
| 380 | 网友 | wǎng yǒu | online friend; Internet user |
| 381 | 忘 | wàng | to forget; to overlook |
| 382 | 忘记 | wàng jì | to forget |
| 383 | 问 | wèn | to ask; to inquire |
| 384 | 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 385 | 我们 | wǒ men | we; us |
| 386 | 五 | wǔ | five; 5 |
| 387 | 午饭 | wǔ fàn | lunch |
| 388 | 洗 | xǐ | to wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs) |
| 389 | 洗手间 | xǐ shǒu jiān | toilet; lavatory |
| 390 | 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like; to be fond of |
| 391 | 西 | Xī | the West; abbr. for Spain 牙 |
| 392 | 西边 | xī biān | west; west side |
| 393 | 下 | xià | down; downwards |
| 394 | 下班 | xià bān | to finish work; to get off work |
| 395 | 下边 | xià bian | under; the underside |
| 396 | 下车 | xià chē | to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 397 | 下次 | xià cì | next time |
| 398 | 下课 | xià kè | to finish class; to get out of class |
| 399 | 下午 | xià wǔ | afternoon; p.m. |
| 400 | 下雨 | xià yǔ | to rain |
| 401 | 先 | xiān | early; prior |
| 402 | 先生 | xiān sheng | teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) |
| 403 | 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present |
| 404 | 想 | xiǎng | to think (about); to think of; to devise |
| 405 | 小 | xiǎo | small; tiny |
| 406 | 小孩儿 | xiǎo hái r | erhua variant of 小孩; child |
| 407 | 小姐 | xiǎo jie | young lady; miss |
| 408 | 小朋友 | xiǎo péng yǒu | child |
| 409 | 小时 | xiǎo shí | hour |
| 410 | 小学 | xiǎo xué | elementary school; primary school |
| 411 | 小学生 | xiǎo xué shēng | primary school student; schoolchild |
| 412 | 笑 | xiào | old variant of 笑 |
| 413 | 写 | xiě | to write |
| 414 | 谢谢 | xiè xie | to thank; thanks |
| 415 | 新 | Xīn | abbr. for Xinjiang 疆 or Singapore 坡; surname Xin |
| 416 | 新年 | xīn nián | New Year |
| 417 | 星期 | xīng qī | week; day of the week |
| 418 | 星期日 | Xīng qī rì | Sunday |
| 419 | 星期天 | Xīng qī tiān | Sunday |
| 420 | 行 | háng | row; line |
| 421 | 休息 | xiū xi | rest; to rest |
| 422 | 学 | xué | to learn; to study |
| 423 | 学生 | xué sheng | student; schoolchild |
| 424 | 学习 | xué xí | to learn; to study |
| 425 | 学校 | xué xiào | school |
| 426 | 学院 | xué yuàn | college; educational institute |
| 427 | 要 | yāo | (bound form) to demand; to coerce |
| 428 | 也 | Yě | surname Ye |
| 429 | 页 | xié | head |
| 430 | 爷爷 | yé ye | (coll.) father's father; paternal grandfather |
| 431 | 一 | yī | one; single |
| 432 | 一半 | yī bàn | half |
| 433 | 一边 | yī biān | one side; either side |
| 434 | 一点儿 | yī diǎn r | erhua variant of 一点; a bit; a little bit |
| 435 | 一会儿 | yī huì r | a moment; a while |
| 436 | 一块儿 | yī kuài r | erhua variant of 一块; a piece; a chunk |
| 437 | 一起 | yī qǐ | in the same place; together |
| 438 | 一下儿 | yī xià r | erhua variant of 一下; one time; once |
| 439 | 一些 | yī xiē | some; a few |
| 440 | 一样 | yī yàng | same; like |
| 441 | 衣服 | yī fu | clothes |
| 442 | 医生 | yī shēng | doctor |
| 443 | 医院 | yī yuàn | hospital |
| 444 | 用 | yòng | to use; to employ |
| 445 | 有 | yǒu | to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 意 intentional) |
| 446 | 有的 | yǒu de | (there are) some (who are...); some (exist) |
| 447 | 有名 | yǒu míng | famous; well-known |
| 448 | 有时 | yǒu shí | sometimes; now and then |
| 449 | 有时候 | yǒu shí hou | sometimes |
| 450 | 有些 | yǒu xiē | some; somewhat |
| 451 | 有一些 | yǒu yī xiē | somewhat; rather |
| 452 | 有用 | yǒu yòng | useful |
| 453 | 右 | yòu | (bound form) right; right-hand side; (bound form) (politics) right of center |
| 454 | 右边 | yòu bian | right side; right, to the right |
| 455 | 雨 | yǔ | rain |
| 456 | 元 | Yuán | surname Yuan; the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368) |
| 457 | 远 | yuǎn | far; distant |
| 458 | 月 | yuè | moon; month |
| 459 | 再 | zài | again; once more; re-; second; another |
| 460 | 再见 | zài jiàn | goodbye; see you again later |
| 461 | 在 | zài | to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 462 | 在家 | zài jiā | to be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 差) |
| 463 | 早 | zǎo | early; morning |
| 464 | 早饭 | zǎo fàn | breakfast |
| 465 | 早上 | zǎo shang | early morning |
| 466 | 怎么 | zěn me | how?; what? |
| 467 | 站 | zhàn | station; to stand |
| 468 | 找 | zhǎo | to try to find; to look for |
| 469 | 找到 | zhǎo dào | to find |
| 470 | 这 | zhè | (pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) |
| 471 | 这边 | zhè biān | this side; here |
| 472 | 这儿 | zhè r | here |
| 473 | 这里 | zhè lǐ | variant of 这里 |
| 474 | 这些 | zhè xiē | these |
| 475 | 着 | zhāo | (chess) move; trick |
| 476 | 真 | zhēn | really; truly |
| 477 | 真的 | zhēn de | really, truly, indeed |
| 478 | 正 | zhēng | first month of the lunar year |
| 479 | 正在 | zhèng zài | just at (that time); right in (that place) |
| 480 | 知道 | zhī dào | to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhī dao] |
| 481 | 知识 | zhī shi | knowledge; intellectual |
| 482 | 中 | Zhōng | China; Chinese |
| 483 | 中国 | Zhōng guó | China |
| 484 | 中间 | zhōng jiān | the middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among |
| 485 | 中文 | Zhōng wén | Chinese language |
| 486 | 中午 | zhōng wǔ | noon; midday |
| 487 | 中学 | zhōng xué | middle school |
| 488 | 中学生 | zhōng xué shēng | middle-school student; high school student |
| 489 | 重 | chóng | to repeat; repetition |
| 490 | 重要 | zhòng yào | important; significant |
| 491 | 住 | zhù | to live; to dwell |
| 492 | 准备 | zhǔn bèi | preparation; to prepare |
| 493 | 桌子 | zhuō zi | table; desk |
| 494 | 字 | zì | letter; symbol |
| 495 | 子 | zǐ | son; child |
| 496 | 走 | zǒu | to walk; to go |
| 497 | 走路 | zǒu lù | to walk; to go on foot |
| 498 | 最 | zuì | variant of 最 |
| 499 | 最好 | zuì hǎo | best; (you) had better (do what we suggest) |
| 500 | 最后 | zuì hòu | final; last |
| 501 | 昨天 | zuó tiān | yesterday |
| 502 | 左 | Zuǒ | surname Zuo |
| 503 | 左边 | zuǒ bian | left; the left side |
| 504 | 坐 | Zuò | surname Zuo |
| 505 | 坐下 | zuò xia | to sit down |
| 506 | 做 | zuò | to make; to produce; to write; to compose |