Chinese word list

Basic Chinese

Everyday words to start with: animals, food, home, family and more

860 words43 levelsHSK 1–HSK 6
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Level 1 HSK 1
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一yīone
三sānthree
吃chīto eat
写xiěto write
电话diànhuàtelephone
二èrtwo
书shūbook
老师lǎoshīteacher
儿子érzison
手shǒuhand
足球zúqiúfootball, soccer
汽车qìchēcar
女儿nǚ'érdaughter
跑pǎorun
四sìfour
飞机fēijīairplane
转zhuǎnturn
狗gǒudog
五wǔfive
电脑diànnǎocomputer
Level 2 HSK 1
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头tóuhead
父母fùmǔparents
医生yīshēngdoctor
读dúto read
坐zuòto sit, to take (bus, plane)
苹果píngguǒapple
喝hēto drink
六liùsix
风fēngwind
跳tiàojump
绿色lǜsègreen
红色hóngsèred
七qīseven
天气tiānqìweather
肉ròumeat
科学家kēxuéjiāscientist
九jiǔnine
收费shōufèicharge
睡觉shuìjiàoto sleep
十shíten

And 820 words more in this pack.

How the pack works

  • HSK 1 Levels 1–2
  • HSK 2 Levels 3–6
  • HSK 3 Levels 7–15
  • HSK 4 Levels 16–26
  • HSK 5 Levels 27–35
  • HSK 6 Levels 36–43

Words go from easy to hard. A word counts as known after two right answers, and the next level opens when you know 80% of a level.

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