Go back to HSK 1 Vocabulary 📌 新中文水平等级标准（2021年）
HSK level 1 characters are not only the simplest characters, but also the most frequently used ones.
In this video, we will learn 77 new HSK level 1 characters and a few hundred characters and words associated with them. Do not be scared, you don't need to know all these words at this video. It just means to give you an idea about the significance of these 77 Hanzi.
All these 77 characters can be used as 🌱radicals, 🍃components or 🌿word roots. They are related to hundreds of characters and words. You can identify them in almost every HSK level.
Notes:
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人 rén HSK level 1 🔸person 🔸people 🔸human being ……bié.rén 别人 🔹other people 🔹another personbìngrén 病人 🔹patientgōngrén 工人 🔹workman 🔹workerjiārén 家人 🔹family 🔹family memberlǎorén 老人 🔹the aged 🔹old man or woman 🔹one's aged parents or grandparents ……nánrén 男人 🔹man 🔹malenǚrén 女人 🔹woman 🔹femalerén 人 🔹people 🔹person 🔹human being …… -
女 nǚ HSK level 1 🔸woman 🔸femalenǚ 女 🔹woman 🔹femalenǚ’ér 女儿 🔹daughternǚháir 女孩儿 🔹girlnǚpéngyǒu 女朋友 🔹girlfriendnǚrén 女人 🔹woman 🔹femalenǚshēng 女生 🔹schoolgirl -
男 nán HSK level 1 🔸male 🔸man 🔸son ……nán 男 🔹man 🔹malenánháir 男孩儿 🔹boynánpéngyou 男朋友 🔹boyfriendnánrén 男人 🔹man 🔹malenánshēng 男生 🔹schoolboy 🔹boy student -
儿 ér HSK level 1 🔸(suffix for nouns or verbs) 🔸child 🔸children ……érzi 儿子 🔹sonhǎowánr 好玩儿 🔹amusing 🔹interestingméi//shìr 没事儿 🔹It's okay. 🔹That's all right. 🔹It's nothing.miàntiáor 面条儿 🔹noodlesnǎr 哪儿 🔹wherenàr 那儿 🔹therenánháir 男孩儿 🔹boynǚ’ér 女儿 🔹daughternǚháir 女孩儿 🔹girlwánr 玩儿 🔹playxiǎoháir 小孩儿 🔹child 🔹kidyīhuìr 一会儿 🔹in a moment 🔹a little whileyīkuàir 一块儿 🔹together 🔹at the same placeyīxiàr 一下儿 🔹a little while 🔹a little bityīdiǎnr 一点儿 🔹a littlezhèr 这儿 🔹here -
子 zǐ HSK level 1 🔸son 🔸child 🔸(noun suffix) ……bāozi 包子 🔹steamed stuffed bunbēizi 杯子 🔹cup 🔹glassběnzi 本子 🔹book 🔹notebookérzi 儿子 🔹sonfángzi 房子 🔹house 🔹buildingháizi 孩子 🔹childzhuōzi 桌子 🔹desk 🔹tablezi 子 🔹(noun suffix) -
口 kǒu HSK level 1 🔸mouth 🔸opening 🔸entrance ……kǒu 口 🔹mouth 🔹openinglùkǒu 路口 🔹crossing 🔹intersectionménkǒu 门口 🔹entrance 🔹doorway 🔹door …… -
手 shǒu HSK level 1 🔸hand 🔸skill 🔸method ……shǒu 手 🔹handshǒujī 手机 🔹mobile phonexǐshǒujiān 洗手间 🔹washroom 🔹toilet 🔹bathroom -
毛 máo HSK level 1 🔸hair 🔸fur 🔸(unit of money in China, ten cents) ……máo 毛 🔹ten cents (unit of money) -
面 miàn HSK level 1 🔸face 🔸side 🔸surface ……jiàn//miàn 见面 🔹meetmiànbāo 面包 🔹breadmiàntiáor 面条儿 🔹noodles -
页 yè HSK level 1 🔸page 🔸leaf 🔸(measure word for pages)yè 页 🔹page -
身 shēn HSK level 1 🔸body 🔸pregnancy 🔸personally ……shēnshang 身上 🔹on one's bodyshēntǐ 身体 🔹body -
体 tǐ HSK level 1 🔸body 🔸form 🔸style ……shēntǐ 身体 🔹body -
弟 dì HSK level 1 🔸younger brotherdìdi 弟弟 🔹younger brother 🔹brother -
朋 péng HSK level 1 🔸friendnánpéngyou 男朋友 🔹boyfriendnǚpéngyǒu 女朋友 🔹girlfriendpéngyou 朋友 🔹friendxiǎopéngyǒu 小朋友 🔹children -
友 yǒu HSK level 1 🔸friendnánpéngyou 男朋友 🔹boyfriendnǚpéngyǒu 女朋友 🔹girlfriendpéngyou 朋友 🔹friendwǎngyǒu 网友 🔹Netizenxiǎopéngyǒu 小朋友 🔹children -
客 kè HSK level 1 🔸guest 🔸customer 🔸visitor ……bú kèqì 不客气 🔹You're welcome. -
门 mén HSK level 1 🔸door 🔸opening 🔸gate ……mén 门 🔹door 🔹gate 🔹(measure word)ménkǒu 门口 🔹entrance 🔹doorway 🔹door ……ménpiào 门票 🔹entrance ticket 🔹admission ticket -
名 míng HSK level 1 🔸name 🔸fame 🔸reputation ……míngzi 名字 🔹name 🔹titleyǒu//míng 有名 🔹famous -
字 zì HSK level 1 🔸letter 🔸symbol 🔸character ……hànzì 汉字 🔹Chinese charactermíngzi 名字 🔹name 🔹titlezì 字 🔹character 🔹letter -
文 wén HSK level 1 🔸writing 🔸language 🔸culture ……kèwén 课文 🔹textzhōngwén 中文 🔹Chinese language -
写 xiě HSK level 1 🔸to writetīngxiě 听写 🔹dictationxiě 写 🔹write -
书 shū HSK level 1 🔸book 🔸letter 🔸to write ……dú//shū 读书 🔹study 🔹read 🔹learn ……shū 书 🔹bookshūbāo 书包 🔹schoolbag 🔹backpackshūdiàn 书店 🔹bookstore 🔹bookshoptúshūguǎn 图书馆 🔹library -
包 bāo HSK level 1 🔸bag 🔸to wrap 🔸to include ……bāo 包 🔹bagbāozi 包子 🔹steamed stuffed bunmiànbāo 面包 🔹breadqiánbāo 钱包 🔹wallet 🔹purse 🔹moneybagshūbāo 书包 🔹schoolbag 🔹backpack -
课 kè HSK level 1 🔸class 🔸subject 🔸lessonkè 课 🔹lesson 🔹classkèběn 课本 🔹textbookkèwén 课文 🔹textshàng//kè 上课 🔹attend classxià//kè 下课 🔹class is over 🔹dismiss the class 🔹finish class -
班 bān HSK level 1 🔸a work shift 🔸class 🔸team ……bān 班 🔹classshàng//bān 上班 🔹go to work 🔹start workxià//bān 下班 🔹off work 🔹come off work 🔹go off work -
读 dú/dòu HSK level 1 🔸to read 🔸to study 🔸【dòu】comma ……dú 读 🔹readdú//shū 读书 🔹study 🔹read 🔹learn …… -
师 shī HSK level 1 🔸teacher 🔸master 🔸expert ……lǎoshī 老师 🔹teacher -
生 shēng HSK level 1 🔸to get 🔸to grow 🔸to give birth ……dàxuéshēng 大学生 🔹university student 🔹college studentnánshēng 男生 🔹schoolboy 🔹boy studentnǚshēng 女生 🔹schoolgirlshēng//bìng 生病 🔹fall ill 🔹get sick 🔹be taken illshēng//qì 生气 🔹be angry 🔹take offence 🔹be offendedshēngrì 生日 🔹birthdayxiānshēng 先生 🔹(addressing) Mr. 🔹teacher 🔹sir ……xiǎoxuéshēng 小学生 🔹pupil 🔹schoolchild 🔹elementary school studentxuéshēng 学生 🔹studentyīshēng 医生 🔹doctor 🔹surgeonzhōngxuéshēng 中学生 🔹middle school student -
教 jiāo/jiào HSK level 1 🔸to teach 🔸teaching 🔸religionjiāo 教 🔹teachjiàoxué lóu 教学楼 🔹teaching building -
学 xué HSK level 1 🔸school 🔸to learn 🔸subject of study ……dàxué 大学 🔹university 🔹collegedàxuéshēng 大学生 🔹university student 🔹college studentfàng//xué 放学 🔹classes are over 🔹school is over 🔹leave schooljiàoxué lóu 教学楼 🔹teaching buildingshàng//xué 上学 🔹go to school 🔹attend schooltóngxué 同学 🔹classmate 🔹studentxiǎoxué 小学 🔹primary school 🔹elementary schoolxiǎoxuéshēng 小学生 🔹pupil 🔹schoolchild 🔹elementary school studentxué 学 🔹study 🔹learnxuéshēng 学生 🔹studentxuéxí 学习 🔹study 🔹learnxuéxiào 学校 🔹schoolxuéyuàn 学院 🔹college 🔹academy 🔹institutezhōngxué 中学 🔹middle school 🔹high schoolzhōngxuéshēng 中学生 🔹middle school student -
习 xí HSK level 1 🔸to practice 🔸to study 🔸habitxuéxí 学习 🔹study 🔹learn -
考 kǎo HSK level 1 🔸to test 🔸to check 🔸to verify ……kǎo 考 🔹test 🔹examine 🔹verifykǎo//shì 考试 🔹take a test 🔹examination -
试 shì HSK level 1 🔸test 🔸to test 🔸to try ……kǎo//shì 考试 🔹take a test 🔹examinationshì 试 🔹try -
图 tú HSK level 1 🔸diagram 🔸picture 🔸drawing ……dìtú 地图 🔹maptúshūguǎn 图书馆 🔹library -
分 fēn/fèn HSK level 1 🔸【fēn】to divide 🔸minute 🔸【fèn】part ……fēn 分 🔹minute 🔹cent 🔹portion …… -
爱 ài HSK level 1 🔸to love 🔸to like 🔸to be fond of ……ài 爱 🔹like doing sth.àihào 爱好 🔹hobby 🔹interest -
听 tīng HSK level 1 🔸to listen 🔸to hear 🔸to obey ……hǎotīng 好听 🔹pleasant to heartīng 听 🔹listen 🔹hear 🔹obey ……tīng dào 听到 🔹heardtīng//jiàn 听见 🔹heardtīngxiě 听写 🔹dictation -
问 wèn HSK level 1 🔸to ask 🔸to inquire 🔸to visit ……qǐngwèn 请问 🔹excuse me 🔹please 🔹May I ask ...?wèn 问 🔹ask 🔹inquire 🔹enquire -
笑 xiào HSK level 1 🔸to laugh 🔸to smile 🔸laughter ……kāi wánxiào 开玩笑 🔹joke 🔹make fun of 🔹play a joke ……xiào 笑 🔹laugh 🔹smile -
说 shuō/shuì HSK level 1 🔸【shuō】to speak 🔸to say 🔸【shuì】to persuade (politically)shuō 说 🔹speak 🔹talk 🔹sayshuō//huà 说话 🔹speak 🔹talk 🔹say -
话 huà HSK level 1 🔸dialect 🔸language 🔸spoken words ……dǎ diànhuà 打电话 🔹make a phone calldiànhuà 电话 🔹phone 🔹telephonehuà 话 🔹words 🔹dialectshuō//huà 说话 🔹speak 🔹talk 🔹say -
语 yǔ/yù HSK level 1 🔸language 🔸to speak 🔸【yù】to tell ……hànyǔ 汉语 🔹Chinese languagewàiyǔ 外语 🔹foreign language -
记 jì HSK level 1 🔸to remember 🔸to note 🔸to mark ……jì 记 🔹record 🔹keep in mind 🔹rememberjìde 记得 🔹remember 🔹learn by heartjìzhù 记住 🔹remember 🔹keep in mind 🔹bear in mind ……wàngjì 忘记 🔹forget -
认 rèn HSK level 1 🔸to recognize 🔸to know 🔸to admitrènshi 认识 🔹get to know 🔹get acquainted withrènzhēn 认真 🔹serious 🔹earnest 🔹conscientious -
识 shí/zhì HSK level 1 🔸to know 🔸knowledge 🔸【zhì】to remember ……rènshi 认识 🔹get to know 🔹get acquainted withzhīshi 知识 🔹knowledge -
知 zhī HSK level 1 🔸to know 🔸to be awarezhīdào 知道 🔹know 🔹be aware ofzhīshi 知识 🔹knowledge -
看 kàn/kān HSK level 1 🔸to see 🔸to look at 🔸【kān】to look after ……hǎokàn 好看 🔹good-looking 🔹nicekàn 看 🔹look 🔹watch 🔹read ……kàn//bìng 看病 🔹see a doctor 🔹go to a doctor 🔹consult a doctorkàn dào 看到 🔹see 🔹catch sight ofkàn//jiàn 看见 🔹see (somebody or something) -
见 jiàn/xiàn HSK level 1 🔸【jiàn】to see 🔸to catch sight of 🔸(Sensory Verb + 见, the result of the action is achieved.) ……jiàn 见 🔹see 🔹catch sight of 🔹meet with ……jiàn//miàn 见面 🔹meetkàn//jiàn 看见 🔹see (somebody or something)tīng//jiàn 听见 🔹heardzàijiàn 再见 🔹goodbye -
视 shì HSK level 1 🔸to look at 🔸to regard 🔸to inspectdiànshì 电视 🔹televisiondiànshìjī 电视机 🔹television -
觉 jiào/jué HSK level 1 🔸【jiào】a sleep 🔸to feel 🔸to find ……juéde 觉得 🔹feel 🔹thinkshuì//jiào 睡觉 🔹sleep 🔹go to bed -
想 xiǎng HSK level 1 🔸to think 🔸to believe 🔸to suppose ……xiǎng 想 🔹think 🔹ponder 🔹miss …… -
住 zhù HSK level 1 🔸to stay 🔸to live 🔸to dwell ……jìzhù 记住 🔹remember 🔹keep in mind 🔹bear in mind ……zhù 住 🔹stay 🔹live 🔹dwell -
打 dǎ/dá HSK level 1 🔸to order 🔸to open 🔸【dǎ】to beat ……dǎ 打 🔹strike 🔹hit 🔹knock ……dǎ//chē 打车 🔹take a taxidǎ diànhuà 打电话 🔹make a phone calldǎ//kāi 打开 🔹open 🔹open up 🔹break ……dǎ qiú 打球 🔹play a ball game -
歌 gē HSK level 1 🔸song 🔸to sing 🔸a kind of poet ……chàng//gē 唱歌 🔹sing 🔹sing a songgē 歌 🔹song -
告 gào HSK level 1 🔸to tell 🔸to inform 🔸to say ……gàosu 告诉 🔹tell -
车 chē/jū HSK level 1 🔸【chē】vehicle 🔸car 🔸【jū】chariot in Chinese chess ……chē 车 🔹car 🔹vehiclechēpiào 车票 🔹train or bus ticket 🔹ticketchē shang 车上 🔹in the car 🔹aboardchēzhàn 车站 🔹station 🔹stopdǎ//chē 打车 🔹take a taxihuǒchē 火车 🔹trainkāi//chē 开车 🔹drive 🔹drive a carqìchē 汽车 🔹automobile 🔹carshàng//chē 上车 🔹get on transport 🔹boardingxià chē 下车 🔹get off transport -
路 lù HSK level 1 🔸road 🔸path 🔸way ……lù 路 🔹road 🔹way 🔹(measure word)lùkǒu 路口 🔹crossing 🔹intersectionlùshang 路上 🔹on the road 🔹on the waymǎlù 马路 🔹road 🔹streetzǒu//lù 走路 🔹walk 🔹go on foot -
走 zǒu HSK level 1 🔸to walk 🔸to go on foot 🔸to leave ……zǒu 走 🔹go 🔹walk 🔹leave ……zǒu//lù 走路 🔹walk 🔹go on foot -
来 lái HSK level 1 🔸to come 🔸to arrive 🔸(Verb + 来, the direction of the action is towards the speaker.) ……chū//lái 出来 🔹come out 🔹emergehuí//lái 回来 🔹come back 🔹get back 🔹returnjìn//lái 进来 🔹come in 🔹get in 🔹enterlái 来 🔹come 🔹arriveláidào 来到 🔹arrive 🔹comeqǐ//lái 起来 🔹get up 🔹rise to one's feet 🔹stand up …… -
去 qù HSK level 1 🔸to go 🔸to leave 🔸(Verb + 去, the direction of the action is away from the speaker.) ……chū//qù 出去 🔹go out 🔹get outhuí//qù 回去 🔹return 🔹go back 🔹be backjìn//qù 进去 🔹go in 🔹get in 🔹enterqù 去 🔹go 🔹(Verb + 去) 🔹leave ……qùnián 去年 🔹last year -
道 dào HSK level 1 🔸direction 🔸way 🔸method ……zhīdào 知道 🔹know 🔹be aware of -
进 jìn HSK level 1 🔸to enter 🔸to come in 🔸advancejìn 进 🔹enterjìn//lái 进来 🔹come in 🔹get in 🔹enterjìn//qù 进去 🔹go in 🔹get in 🔹enterqǐng jìn 请进 🔹Please come in -
行 xíng/háng HSK level 1 🔸【xíng】to walk 🔸all right 🔸【háng】line, row ……xíng 行 🔹Ok! All right! No problem! -
到 dào HSK level 1 🔸to arrive 🔸to (a place) 🔸(Verb + 到, the outcome of the action is achieved.) ……dào 到 🔹(Verb+到)dé//dào 得到 🔹get 🔹obtain 🔹gain ……huídào 回到 🔹return to 🔹go back to 🔹get back tokàn dào 看到 🔹see 🔹catch sight ofláidào 来到 🔹arrive 🔹cometīng dào 听到 🔹heardzhǎo dào 找到 🔹succeed in finding 🔹have found -
出 chū HSK level 1 🔸to go out 🔸to come out 🔸to occur ……chū 出 🔹go out 🔹exitchū//lái 出来 🔹come out 🔹emergechū//qù 出去 🔹go out 🔹get out -
回 huí HSK level 1 🔸to return 🔸to answer 🔸(a measure word for matters or actions) a time ……huí 回 🔹return 🔹go back 🔹answer ……huídá 回答 🔹answer 🔹reply 🔹respondhuídào 回到 🔹return to 🔹go back to 🔹get back tohuí jiā 回家 🔹go [come] home 🔹be home 🔹return homehuí//lái 回来 🔹come back 🔹get back 🔹returnhuí//qù 回去 🔹return 🔹go back 🔹be back -
飞 fēi HSK level 1 🔸to flyfēi 飞 🔹flyfēijī 飞机 🔹plane -
站 zhàn HSK level 1 🔸station 🔸to stand 🔸to halt ……chēzhàn 车站 🔹station 🔹stopzhàn 站 🔹stop 🔹station -
坐 zuò HSK level 1 🔸to sit 🔸to take a seat 🔸to take (a bus, airplane etc.)qǐng zuò 请坐 🔹have a seatzuò 坐 🔹sit 🔹take a seat 🔹travel by (vehicle, airplane)zuòxià 坐下 🔹sit down 🔹take a seat 🔹be seated -
作 zuò HSK level 1 🔸to act as 🔸to become 🔸to compose ……dòngzuò 动作 🔹motion 🔹action 🔹movementgōngzuò 工作 🔹work 🔹job 🔹task -
起 qǐ HSK level 1 🔸to rise 🔸to get up 🔸to raise ……duìbuqǐ 对不起 🔹sorry 🔹I'm sorryqǐ 起 🔹rise 🔹get up 🔹stand upqǐ//chuáng 起床 🔹get up 🔹rise (from bed)qǐ//lái 起来 🔹get up 🔹rise to one's feet 🔹stand up ……yīqǐ 一起 🔹together -
放 fàng HSK level 1 🔸to let go 🔸to release 🔸to put ……fàng 放 🔹put 🔹placefàng//jià 放假 🔹have a vacation 🔹have a holidayfàng//xué 放学 🔹classes are over 🔹school is over 🔹leave school -
动 dòng HSK level 1 🔸to move 🔸to act 🔸to use ……dòng 动 🔹move 🔹act 🔹use ……dòngzuò 动作 🔹motion 🔹action 🔹movement -
准 zhǔn HSK level 1 🔸to allow 🔸to grant 🔸to permit ……zhǔnbèi 准备 🔹preparation 🔹arrangement -
备 bèi HSK level 1 🔸to prepare 🔸to get ready 🔸equipment ……zhǔnbèi 准备 🔹preparation 🔹arrangement -
息 xī HSK level 1 🔸to rest 🔸to breath 🔸interest ……xiūxi 休息 🔹relax 🔹have a rest 🔹take a break -
介 jiè HSK level 1 🔸to introduce 🔸to lie between 🔸betweenjièshào 介绍 🔹introduce 🔹introduction