HSK 3.0 Chinese Character Syllabus

The HSK 3.0 Chinese Character Syllabus splits its required characters into two learning categories. Recognize characters — read and understand them, but you are not required to write them by hand. Writing characters — besides recognizing them, you should be able to write them, with their structure and stroke order shown. Each character also links to the words it forms (word radiation), turning a single character into vocabulary you can use. Browse the HSK 3.0 character list by level and type below.

246 required characters in HSK 1 — 95 writing, 151 recognize-only.

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爱

ài
HSK 1Write

to love; to like

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八

bā
HSK 1Write

eight

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爸

bà
HSK 1Write

father (in a family term)

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百

bǎi
HSK 1Write

hundred

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半

bàn
HSK 1Write

half

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边

biān
HSK 1Write

side; edge

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不

bù
HSK 1Write

not; no

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茶

chá
HSK 1Write

tea

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打

dǎ
HSK 1Write

to hit; to make (a call)

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大

dà
HSK 1Write

big; large; on a large scale

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的

de
HSK 1Write

(particle) 's; of; attributive marker

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点

diǎn
HSK 1Write

point; dot; o'clock; a little

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对

duì
HSK 1Write

correct; right; towards; to face

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多

duō
HSK 1Write

many; much; more

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儿

ér
HSK 1Write

child; son; retroflex suffix (-r)

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二

èr
HSK 1Write

two

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分

fēn
HSK 1Write

to divide; minute; part (fēn); share (fèn)

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哥

gē
HSK 1Write

older brother

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个

gè
HSK 1Write

measure word (general); individual

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工

gōng
HSK 1Write

work; worker

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口

kǒu
HSK 1Write

mouth; measure word (people)

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国

guó
HSK 1Write

country; nation

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还

hái
HSK 1Write

still; also (hái); to return (huán)

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汉

hàn
HSK 1Write

Chinese (Han); man

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好

hǎo
HSK 1Write

good; fine; well; to like (hào)

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和

hé
HSK 1Write

and; with; harmonious

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很

hěn
HSK 1Write

very

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后

hòu
HSK 1Write

behind; after; later

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会

huì
HSK 1Write

can; to know how; meeting

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几

jǐ
HSK 1Write

how many; several (jǐ); seat (jī)

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家

jiā
HSK 1Write

family; home; suffix (professional)

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间

jiān
HSK 1Write

room; between; measure word for rooms

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叫

jiào
HSK 1Write

to call; to be called

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姐

jiě
HSK 1Write

older sister

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今

jīn
HSK 1Write

now; present

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男

nán
HSK 1Write

male; man

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九

jiǔ
HSK 1Write

nine

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可

kě
HSK 1Write

can; may; worth; but

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来

lái
HSK 1Write

to come

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了

le
HSK 1Write

(particle) completion; change of state (le); to finish (liǎo)

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两

liǎng
HSK 1Write

two (with measure word)

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六

liù
HSK 1Write

six

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妈

mā
HSK 1Write

mother (in 妈妈)

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吗

ma
HSK 1Write

(particle) yes/no question

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么

me
HSK 1Write

(suffix in question words like 什么)

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没

méi
HSK 1Write

not have; not (méi)

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们

men
HSK 1Write

plural suffix (persons)

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名

míng
HSK 1Write

name; famous

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那

nà
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that; there

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你

nǐ
HSK 1Write

you

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年

nián
HSK 1Write

year

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七

qī
HSK 1Write

seven

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去

qù
HSK 1Write

to go (away)

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人

rén
HSK 1Write

person; people

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日

rì
HSK 1Write

sun; day

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三

sān
HSK 1Write

three

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少

shǎo
HSK 1Write

few; little; young (shào)

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上

shàng
HSK 1Write

up; above; to go (to); to attend

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什

shén
HSK 1Write

(in 什么) what

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生

shēng
HSK 1Write

to be born; raw; person (suffix); life

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十

shí
HSK 1Write

ten

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时

shí
HSK 1Write

time; hour

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是

shì
HSK 1Write

to be; yes

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书

shū
HSK 1Write

book; to write

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说

shuō
HSK 1Write

to speak; to say

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四

sì
HSK 1Write

four

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岁

suì
HSK 1Write

year (of age); measure word for age

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他

tā
HSK 1Write

he; him

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她

tā
HSK 1Write

she; her

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天

tiān
HSK 1Write

sky; day

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同

tóng
HSK 1Write

same; together; with

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文

wén
HSK 1Write

language; writing; culture

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我

wǒ
HSK 1Write

I; me

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五

wǔ
HSK 1Write

five

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午

wǔ
HSK 1Write

noon

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习

xí
HSK 1Write

to practice; habit

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下

xià
HSK 1Write

down; below; to go down; next

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小

xiǎo
HSK 1Write

small; little

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现

xiàn
HSK 1Write

now; present; to appear

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写

xiě
HSK 1Write

to write

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学

xué
HSK 1Write

to study; to learn

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要

yào
HSK 1Write

to want; to need; will (future)

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也

yě
HSK 1Write

also; too

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一

yī
HSK 1Write

one; a; (yí/yì allomorphs)

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以

yǐ
HSK 1Write

to use; with; (in 可以) can

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有

yǒu
HSK 1Write

to have; there is

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语

yǔ
HSK 1Write

language; speech

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月

yuè
HSK 1Write

moon; month

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在

zài
HSK 1Write

at; in; on; (progressive) -ing

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这

zhè
HSK 1Write

this

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中

zhōng
HSK 1Write

middle; center; China (in 中国)

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子

zi
HSK 1Write

child; suffix (noun marker: zi)

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女

nǚ
HSK 1Write

female; woman

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字

zì
HSK 1Write

character; word; letter

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作

zuò
HSK 1Write

to do; to make; (in 工作) work

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吧

ba
HSK 1Recognize

(particle) suggestion / confirmation tone

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白

bái
HSK 1Recognize

white; clear

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包

bāo
HSK 1Recognize

to wrap; bag; bun

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杯

bēi
HSK 1Recognize

cup / glass

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本

běn
HSK 1Recognize

this; origin; measure word for books

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便

biàn
HSK 1Recognize

convenient; then

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宜

yi
HSK 1Recognize

suitable; cheap (in 便宜)

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病

bìng
HSK 1Recognize

illness; sick

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客

kè
HSK 1Recognize

guest; customer

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气

qì
HSK 1Recognize

air; gas; spirit

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菜

cài
HSK 1Recognize

vegetable; dish

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唱

chàng
HSK 1Recognize

to sing

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超

chāo
HSK 1Recognize

to exceed; super

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市

shì
HSK 1Recognize

city; market

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车

chē
HSK 1Recognize

vehicle; car

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吃

chī
HSK 1Recognize

to eat

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租

zū
HSK 1Recognize

to rent

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出

chū
HSK 1Recognize

to go out; to appear

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穿

chuān
HSK 1Recognize

to wear; to pass through

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电

diàn
HSK 1Recognize

electricity; electric

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话

huà
HSK 1Recognize

speech; words

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到

dào
HSK 1Recognize

to arrive

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弟

dì
HSK 1Recognize

younger brother

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第

dì
HSK 1Recognize

prefix for ordinal numbers

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脑

nǎo
HSK 1Recognize

brain

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视

shì
HSK 1Recognize

to see; sight

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影

yǐng
HSK 1Recognize

shadow; image

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院

yuàn
HSK 1Recognize

courtyard; hall; institution

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东

dōng
HSK 1Recognize

east; thing (in 东西)

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西

xī
HSK 1Recognize

west

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都

dōu
HSK 1Recognize

all; both

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读

dú
HSK 1Recognize

to read; to study

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起

qǐ
HSK 1Recognize

to rise; to start

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饭

fàn
HSK 1Recognize

meal; cooked rice

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房

fáng
HSK 1Recognize

room; house

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机

jī
HSK 1Recognize

machine; airplane

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飞

fēi
HSK 1Recognize

to fly

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常

cháng
HSK 1Recognize

often; common

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非

fēi
HSK 1Recognize

not; non-; wrong

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钟

zhōng
HSK 1Recognize

clock; bell; minute (suffix)

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高

gāo
HSK 1Recognize

tall; high

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兴

xìng
HSK 1Recognize

to rise; excited (xīng); interest (xìng)

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歌

gē
HSK 1Recognize

song; to sing

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给

gěi
HSK 1Recognize

to give; for; to

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公

gōng
HSK 1Recognize

public; male; fair

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司

sī
HSK 1Recognize

to manage; department

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狗

gǒu
HSK 1Recognize

dog

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贵

guì
HSK 1Recognize

expensive; noble; precious

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孩

hái
HSK 1Recognize

child

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看

kàn
HSK 1Recognize

to look; to see; to read

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听

tīng
HSK 1Recognize

to listen; to hear

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玩

wán
HSK 1Recognize

to play; to have fun

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号

hào
HSK 1Recognize

number; day of month; size; mark

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喝

hē
HSK 1Recognize

to drink

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回

huí
HSK 1Recognize

to return; to turn around

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火

huǒ
HSK 1Recognize

fire

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鸡

jī
HSK 1Recognize

chicken

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蛋

dàn
HSK 1Recognize

egg

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见

jiàn
HSK 1Recognize

to see; to meet

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件

jiàn
HSK 1Recognize

measure word (clothes/things); item

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得

de
HSK 1Recognize

to get; must (děi); particle (de)

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觉

jué
HSK 1Recognize

to feel; to wake (jiào); sleep

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开

kāi
HSK 1Recognize

to open; to start; to drive

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课

kè
HSK 1Recognize

class; lesson; subject

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块

kuài
HSK 1Recognize

piece; measure word; yuan (money)

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师

shī
HSK 1Recognize

teacher; master

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老

lǎo
HSK 1Recognize

old; always

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冷

lěng
HSK 1Recognize

cold

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里

lǐ
HSK 1Recognize

inside; in; within

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零

líng
HSK 1Recognize

zero

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买

mǎi
HSK 1Recognize

to buy

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卖

mài
HSK 1Recognize

to sell

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忙

máng
HSK 1Recognize

busy

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猫

māo
HSK 1Recognize

cat

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关

guān
HSK 1Recognize

to close; to relate; (in 没关系) matter

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系

jì
HSK 1Recognize

system; relation (xì); to tie (jì)

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事

shì
HSK 1Recognize

matter; thing; affair

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妹

mèi
HSK 1Recognize

younger sister

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米

mǐ
HSK 1Recognize

rice (uncooked); meter

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面

miàn
HSK 1Recognize

face; noodle; side (miàn)

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条

tiáo
HSK 1Recognize

strip; measure word (long objects)

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明

míng
HSK 1Recognize

bright; clear; next (time)

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哪

nǎ
HSK 1Recognize

which; where

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些

xiē
HSK 1Recognize

some; a few (measure word)

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友

yǒu
HSK 1Recognize

friend

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朋

péng
HSK 1Recognize

friend

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呢

ne
HSK 1Recognize

(particle) question tone; how about

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能

néng
HSK 1Recognize

can; to be able to

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您

nín
HSK 1Recognize

you (polite)

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奶

nǎi
HSK 1Recognize

milk; grandma

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牛

niú
HSK 1Recognize

cow; ox

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士

shì
HSK 1Recognize

person (in titles); scholar

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亮

liàng
HSK 1Recognize

bright; shiny

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漂

piào
HSK 1Recognize

float; pretty (piào)

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果

guǒ
HSK 1Recognize

fruit; result

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苹

píng
HSK 1Recognize

apple (in 苹果)

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床

chuáng
HSK 1Recognize

bed

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千

qiān
HSK 1Recognize

thousand

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前

qián
HSK 1Recognize

front; before; ago

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钱

qián
HSK 1Recognize

money

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请

qǐng
HSK 1Recognize

to please; to invite

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问

wèn
HSK 1Recognize

to ask

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热

rè
HSK 1Recognize

hot; warm

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认

rèn
HSK 1Recognize

to recognize; to know

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识

shi
HSK 1Recognize

to know; knowledge

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商

shāng
HSK 1Recognize

business; commerce; to discuss

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班

bān
HSK 1Recognize

class; shift; team

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谁

shéi/shuí
HSK 1Recognize

who

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候

hòu
HSK 1Recognize

(in 时候) time; to wait (hòu)

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手

shǒu
HSK 1Recognize

hand

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水

shuǐ
HSK 1Recognize

water

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睡

shuì
HSK 1Recognize

to sleep

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它

tā
HSK 1Recognize

it (non-human)

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太

tài
HSK 1Recognize

too; extremely; grand

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外

wài
HSK 1Recognize

outside; foreign

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晚

wǎn
HSK 1Recognize

evening; late

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喂

wèi
HSK 1Recognize

to feed; hello (phone)

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题

tí
HSK 1Recognize

topic; question; title

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喜

xǐ
HSK 1Recognize

to like; to be fond of

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欢

huan
HSK 1Recognize

glad; joyful

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雨

yǔ
HSK 1Recognize

rain

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先

xiān
HSK 1Recognize

first; before

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想

xiǎng
HSK 1Recognize

to think; to want; to miss

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谢

xiè
HSK 1Recognize

to thank

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新

xīn
HSK 1Recognize

new

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星

xīng
HSK 1Recognize

star; (in 星期) week

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期

qī
HSK 1Recognize

period; time; (in 星期) week

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息

xi
HSK 1Recognize

to rest; breath

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休

xiū
HSK 1Recognize

to rest

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校

xiào
HSK 1Recognize

school

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雪

xuě
HSK 1Recognize

snow

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衣

yī
HSK 1Recognize

clothes

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服

fu
HSK 1Recognize

clothing; to serve; to take (medicine)

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医

yī
HSK 1Recognize

medicine; doctor; to cure

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椅

yǐ
HSK 1Recognize

chair

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元

yuán
HSK 1Recognize

yuan (money); first/primary

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再

zài
HSK 1Recognize

again; (in 再见) goodbye

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早

zǎo
HSK 1Recognize

early; morning

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怎

zěn
HSK 1Recognize

how

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样

yàng
HSK 1Recognize

appearance; way; kind

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找

zhǎo
HSK 1Recognize

to look for

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真

zhēn
HSK 1Recognize

really; true

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正

zhèng
HSK 1Recognize

just; exactly; straight; correct

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道

dào
HSK 1Recognize

way; road; to say; (in 知道) know

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知

zhī
HSK 1Recognize

to know

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只

zhī
HSK 1Recognize

only; measure word (animals)

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住

zhù
HSK 1Recognize

to live; to stay

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桌

zhuō
HSK 1Recognize

table; desk

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昨

zuó
HSK 1Recognize

yesterday

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坐

zuò
HSK 1Recognize

to sit

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做

zuò
HSK 1Recognize

to do; to make