Vocabulary

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Tiān hòu Tin Hau, Empress of Heaven, another name for the goddess Matsu; Tin Hau (Hong Kong area around the MTR station with same name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
Yáo Míng Yao Ming (1980-), retired Chinese basketball player, played for CBA Shanghai Sharks 1997-2002 and for NBA Houston Rockets 2002-2011 Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
shuō lái Say ∼HSK 1
rén son, child; KangXi radical 10 ∼HSK 1
zhège (pronoun) this; (adjective) this ∼HSK 1
zhēn zhēn really; in fact; genuinely; scrupulously ∼HSK 1
desk; machine; moment ∼HSK 1
nián lái this past year; over the last years ∼HSK 1
xiǎng yào to want to; to feel like; to fancy; to care for sb; desirous of ∼HSK 1
diǎn a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dia ∼HSK 1
wéi shàng to be valued above all else ∼HSK 1
ge a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) ∼HSK 1
cóng lái méi have never; has never ∼HSK 1
you and I; everyone; all of us (in society); we (people in general) ∼HSK 1
néng cannot; must not; should not ∼HSK 1
guò rén to surpass others; outstanding; (basketball, soccer etc) to get past an opponent ∼HSK 1
shì no; is not; not ∼HSK 1
zěn me le What's up?; What's going on?; What happened? ∼HSK 1
cannot; should not; must not ∼HSK 1
le no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) ∼HSK 1
xiǎng unexpectedly; to one's surprise ∼HSK 1
huài le shoot!; gosh!; oh, no!; (suffix) to the utmost ∼HSK 1
shì therefore; thus; so ∼HSK 1
ge that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler ∼HSK 1
dào xiàn zài up until now; to date ∼HSK 1
zhuō table, desk, stand ∼HSK 1
chā to not lack ∼HSK 1
the first time; first; number one ∼HSK 1
yào shuō as for; when it comes to ∼HSK 1
zhè xià this time ∼HSK 1
gēn zhe to follow after; immediately afterwards ∼HSK 1
duì le Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,... ∼HSK 1
xiǎo to despise; to have contempt for ∼HSK 1
xiǎo shì trifle; trivial matter ∼HSK 1
first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) ∼HSK 1
zhè shì 这: this, the, here · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that ∼HSK 1
tiān mystery known only to heaven (archaic); inscrutable twist of fate; fig. top secret ∼HSK 1
bàn ge half of sth ∼HSK 1
every day ∼HSK 1
xià (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly ∼HSK 1
zài xià under; myself (humble) ∼HSK 1
chá shuǐ tea prepared in large quantity using inexpensive tea leaves ∼HSK 1
yuè lǎo matchmaker; go-between; same as ∼HSK 1
shuō to mention; to bring up (a subject); with regard to; as for ∼HSK 1
chà diǎn almost; nearly ∼HSK 1
zhèng shì one's proper business ∼HSK 1
zhè jiù immediately; at once ∼HSK 1
xíng shì to execute; to handle; behavior; action; conduct ∼HSK 1
zuò chū to put out; to issue ∼HSK 1
xiàn xià now; at this moment ∼HSK 1