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你好
HSK 1nǐhǎo
hello
爱
HSK 1ài
love
英语
HSK 1yīngyǔ
English language
八
HSK 1bā
eight
爸爸
HSK 1bà ba
(informal) father
杯子
HSK 1bēi zi
cup
北京
HSK 1běi jīng
Beijing
本
HSK 1běn
roots or stems of plants
不客气
HSK 1bù kè qi
you're welcome
不
HSK 1bù
negative prefix
菜
HSK 1cài
dish (type of food)
茶
HSK 1chá
tea
吃
HSK 1chī
eat
出租车
HSK 1chū zū chē
taxi
打电话
HSK 1dǎ diàn huà
make a telephone call
大
HSK 1dà
big
的
HSK 1de
of
点
HSK 1diǎn
point
电脑
HSK 1diàn nǎo
computer
电视
HSK 1diàn shì
television
电影
HSK 1diàn yǐng
movie
东西
HSK 1dōng xi
thing
都
HSK 1dōu
all
读
HSK 1dú
read
对不起
HSK 1duì bu qǐ
unworthy
多
HSK 1duō
many
多少
HSK 1duō shao
how much
儿子
HSK 1ér zi
son
二
HSK 1èr
two
饭馆
HSK 1fàn guǎn
restaurant
飞机
HSK 1fēi jī
airplane
分钟
HSK 1fēn zhōng
minute
高兴
HSK 1gāo xìng
happy
个
HSK 1gè
variant of 個|个[gè]
工作
HSK 1gōng zuò
work
狗
HSK 1gǒu
dog
汉语
HSK 1hàn yǔ
Chinese language
好
HSK 1hǎo
good
喝
HSK 1hē
drink
和
HSK 1hé
and
吧
HSK 2ba
modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise
很
HSK 1hěn
adverb of degree
白
HSK 2bái
white
后面
HSK 1hòu mian
rear
百
HSK 2bǎi
hundred
回
HSK 1huí
curve
帮助
HSK 2bāng zhù
assistance
会
HSK 1huì
can
报纸
HSK 2bào zhǐ
newspaper
火车站
HSK 1huǒ chē zhàn
train station
比
HSK 2bǐ
particle used for comparison and "-er than"
几
HSK 1jǐ
how much
别
HSK 2bié
leave
家
HSK 1jiā
home
叫
HSK 1jiào
shout
唱歌
HSK 2chàng gē
sing a song
今天
HSK 1jīn tiān
today
出
HSK 2chū
go out
九
HSK 1jiǔ
nine
穿
HSK 2chuān
bore through