100 Basic Words that Can Help You Learn Chinese

HSK 1 Words List

dish (type of food) / vegetable / cuisine

big / huge / large / major / great / older (than)

happy / glad / willing (to do sth) / in a cheerful mood

rear / back / behind / later / afterwards

to shout / to call / to order / to be called

to buy / to purchase (as opposed to 卖 sell)

haven't / hasn't / doesn't exist / to not have / to not be

can / to be able to / might possibly / ability

you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)

to warm up / to heat up / hot (of weather) / heat

to know / to recognize / to be familiar with

down / downwards / below / lower / later / next

to think / to believe / to suppose / to wish

to sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane)

to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce

to wear; to put on; to dress; to bore through