Dictionary
A Chinese–English dictionary of the official HSK vocabulary, built from the HSK Standard Course word lists. Every entry carries the textbook's own grammar identification — one of 16 parts of speech (noun, verb, particle, measure word…) with qualifiers such as (singular) or (polite) — plus the measure word for every noun, tone-sandhi notes, separable-verb flags, other pronunciations, and example sentences limited to vocabulary of the same HSK level.
Pilot release: 180 HSK 1 entries · full HSK 1–3 coverage in progress.
How to use this dictionary
- Headword 睡觉 + traditional form
- Simplified characters first; the traditional form appears beside it when it differs (睡覺).
- Pronunciation — Pinyin · IPA · Zhuyin
- Three transcriptions are given: Pinyin (Hanyu Pinyin with tone diacritics, ISO 7098); IPA in square brackets, following the standard Mandarin transcription with Chao tone letters (˥ high, ˧˥ rising, ˨˩˦ dipping, ˥˩ falling; the neutral tone is unmarked); and Zhuyin (bopomofo). A space in the pinyin of a verb marks it as separable (离合词). Words whose tone changes in context (一, 不) carry a Pronunciation Note.
- Grammar badges
- The HSK level, the part of speech from the textbook's official 16-class table (词性对照表), the book and lesson where the word is introduced, and — where relevant — a separable-verb link to the reference chart. Words taught before their official level are marked with their true level.
- Meanings
- Each part of speech lists its meanings as bullet points, with qualifiers like (singular), (polite), (plural). Grey lines below add supplementary senses from CC-CEDICT.
- Measure words
- Every common noun shows its measure word(s), e.g. 朋友 → 个, 位.
- Examples
- Chinese / pinyin / English, using only vocabulary of the entry's HSK level, so every sentence is readable at that stage.
- Other pronunciations 多音字
- Alternative readings of the same characters, marked with the level where they become relevant.
- Related on this site
- Link cards to grammar rules and reference charts that use the word.
Dictionary entries
Pronouns 代词
- 多少 [duōshao] how many; how much HSK 1
- 几 [jǐ] how many HSK 1
- 哪 [nǎ] which HSK 1
- 哪儿 [nǎr] where HSK 1
- 那 [nà] that HSK 1
- 那儿 [nàr] there HSK 1
- 你 [nǐ] you HSK 1
- 你们 [nǐmen] you HSK 1
- 您 [nín] you HSK 2
- 谁 [shéi] who; whom HSK 1
- 什么 [shénme] what HSK 1
- 他 [tā] he; him HSK 1
- 她 [tā] she; her HSK 1
- 我 [wǒ] I; me HSK 1
- 我们 [wǒmen] we; us HSK 1
- 怎么 [zěnme] (indicating nature, condition or manner, etc.) how HSK 1
- 怎么样 [zěnmeyàng] (indicating nature, condition or manner) how HSK 1
- 这 [zhè] this HSK 1
- 这儿 [zhèr] here HSK 1
- 这些 [zhèxiē] these HSK 1
Verbs 动词
- 爱 [ài] to like; to love HSK 1
- 吃 [chī] to eat HSK 1
- 吃饭 [chī fàn] to eat a meal HSK 1
- 读 [dú] to read HSK 1
- 对不起 [duìbuqǐ] to be sorry HSK 1
- 工作 [gōngzuò] to work HSK 1
- 喝 [hē] to drink HSK 1
- 回 [huí] to come/go back; to return HSK 1
- 回来 [huí lai] to come back HSK 1
- 叫 [jiào] to call; to be called HSK 1
- 开 [kāi] to drive HSK 1
- 看 [kàn] to look at; to watch; to read HSK 1
- 看见 [kànjiàn] to see HSK 1
- 来 [lái] to come HSK 1
- 买 [mǎi] to buy; to purchase HSK 1
- 请 [qǐng] please HSK 1
- 去 [qù] to go HSK 1
- 认识 [rènshi] to meet; to know HSK 1
- 是 [shì] to be HSK 1
- 睡觉 [shuì jiào] to sleep HSK 1
- 说 [shuō] to speak; to say HSK 1
- 听 [tīng] to listen HSK 1
- 问 [wèn] to ask; to inquire HSK 2
- 喜欢 [xǐhuan] to like; to be fond of HSK 1
- 写 [xiě] to write HSK 1
- 谢谢 [xièxie] to thank HSK 1
- 学 [xué] to study; to learn HSK 1
- 学习 [xuéxí] to study; to learn HSK 1
- 有 [yǒu] to have; there be HSK 1
- 在 [zài] to be in/on/at HSK 1
- 再见 [zàijiàn] to see you around HSK 1
- 住 [zhù] to live; to stay HSK 1
- 做 [zuò] to make; to produce HSK 1
- 坐 [zuò] to sit; to be seated HSK 1
Modal Verbs 能愿动词
Adjectives 形容词
Adverbs 副词
Numerals 数词
Numeral-Measure 数量词
Measure Words 量词
Nouns 名词
- 爸爸 [bàba] father HSK 1
- 杯子 [bēizi] cup; glass HSK 1
- 菜 [cài] dish; cuisine HSK 1
- 茶 [chá] tea HSK 1
- 车 [chē] car; vehicle HSK 1
- 出租车 [chūzūchē] taxi; cab HSK 1
- 大学 [dàxué] college; university HSK 1
- 电脑 [diànnǎo] computer HSK 1
- 电视 [diànshì] television HSK 1
- 电影 [diànyǐng] film; movie HSK 1
- 东西 [dōngxi] thing; stuff HSK 1
- 儿子 [érzi] son HSK 1
- 饭店 [fàndiàn] hotel; restaurant HSK 1
- 飞机 [fēijī] airplane HSK 1
- 分钟 [fēnzhōng] minute HSK 1
- 狗 [gǒu] dog HSK 1
- 国 [guó] country; nation HSK 1
- 汉语 [Hànyǔ] Chinese (language) HSK 1
- 汉字 [Hànzì] Chinese character HSK 1
- 号 [hào] number HSK 1
- 后 [hòu] after; afterwards; later HSK 1
- 后面 [hòumiàn] back HSK 1
- 家 [jiā] family HSK 1
- 今年 [jīnnián] this year HSK 1
- 今天 [jīntiān] today HSK 1
- 老师 [lǎoshī] teacher HSK 1
- 里 [li] inner; inside; interior HSK 1
- 妈妈 [māma] mother HSK 1
- 猫 [māo] cat HSK 1
- 米饭 [mǐfàn] cooked rice HSK 1
- 明天 [míngtiān] tomorrow HSK 1
- 名字 [míngzi] name HSK 1
- 年 [nián] year HSK 1
- 女儿 [nǚ'ér] daughter HSK 1
- 朋友 [péngyou] friend HSK 1
- 苹果 [píngguǒ] apple HSK 1
- 前 [qián] before; earlier than HSK 1
- 钱 [qián] money HSK 1
- 前面 [qiánmiàn] front HSK 1
- 人 [rén] human; person HSK 1
- 商店 [shāngdiàn] shop; store HSK 1
- 上午 [shàngwǔ] morning; before noon HSK 1
- 上 [shang] up; above HSK 1
- 身体 [shēntǐ] body HSK 2
- 时候 [shíhou] time; moment HSK 1
- 书 [shū] book HSK 1
- 水 [shuǐ] water HSK 1
- 水果 [shuǐguǒ] fruit HSK 1
- 天气 [tiānqì] weather HSK 1
- 同学 [tóngxué] classmate HSK 1
- 下 [xià] under; below HSK 1
- 下面 [xiàmiàn] under; below HSK 1
- 下午 [xiàwǔ] afternoon HSK 1
- 先生 [xiānsheng] Mr.; sir HSK 1
- 现在 [xiànzài] now HSK 1
- 小姐 [xiǎojiě] miss; young lady HSK 1
- 星期 [xīngqī] week HSK 1
- 学生 [xuésheng] student HSK 1
- 学校 [xuéxiào] school HSK 1
- 衣服 [yīfu] clothes HSK 1
- 医生 [yīshēng] doctor HSK 1
- 医院 [yīyuàn] hospital HSK 1
- 椅子 [yǐzi] chair HSK 1
- 雨 [yǔ] rain HSK 1
- 月 [yuè] month HSK 1
- 中午 [zhōngwǔ] noon HSK 1
- 桌子 [zhuōzi] desk; table HSK 1
- 字 [zì] character; word HSK 1
- 昨天 [zuótiān] yesterday HSK 1
Proper Nouns 专有名词
Prepositions 介词
Conjunctions 连词
Particles 助词
- 啊 [a] a modal particle used at the end of a sentence as a sign of confirmation or defense HSK 3
- 吧 [ba] a modal particle used at the end of a sentence to indicate consultation, a suggestion, request or command HSK 2
- 的 [de] used after an attribute HSK 1
- 了 [le] used at the end of or in the middle of a sentence to indicate a change or a new circumstance HSK 1
- 吗 [ma] used at the end of a question HSK 1
- 呢 [ne] used at the end of a question HSK 1
Interjections 叹词
Phrases 短语
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