HSK 1 - Chinese Mandarin Essential Vocabulary & Grammar Flashcards

Question 1

学生 (xuéshēng)

Accepted Answer

Student. (Noun)

Question 2

朋友 (péngyou)

Accepted Answer

Friend. (Noun)

Question 3

What is Pinyin?

Accepted Answer

Pinyin (拼音) is the official romanization system for Standard Chinese, used to represent the pronunciation of Chinese characters using the Latin alphabet. It helps learners pronounce words correctly.

Question 4

你好 (Nǐ hǎo)

Accepted Answer

Hello, Hi (literally 'you good'). A common greeting in Mandarin Chinese.

Question 5

谢谢 (Xièxie)

Accepted Answer

Thank you.

Question 6

不客气 (Bù kèqi)

Accepted Answer

You're welcome; Don't be polite.

Question 7

再见 (Zàijiàn)

Accepted Answer

Goodbye.

Question 8

我 (wǒ)

Accepted Answer

I, me. (Pronoun)

Question 9

你 (nǐ)

Accepted Answer

You. (Pronoun, singular informal)

Question 10

他 / 她 (tā)

Accepted Answer

He/him (他) or She/her (她). Both are pronounced 'tā'. (Pronoun)

Question 11

是 (shì)

Accepted Answer

To be (am, is, are). Used to link a subject to a noun or pronoun, e.g., '我是学生' (Wǒ shì xuésheng - I am a student).

Question 12

Sentence Pattern: Subject + 是 (shì) + Noun

Accepted Answer

This pattern states identity. Example: '我是学生' (Wǒ shì xuéshēng). Translation: 'I am a student.'

Question 13

不 (bù)

Accepted Answer

Not, no. Used to negate verbs or adjectives. When followed by a 4th tone, 'bù' changes to 2nd tone (bú), e.g., '不是' (bú shì).

Question 14

Negating with 不 (bù)

Accepted Answer

Place 不 before the verb or adjective. Example: '我不是老师' (Wǒ bú shì lǎoshī). Translation: 'I am not a teacher.'

Question 15

吗 (ma)

Accepted Answer

A question particle placed at the end of a declarative sentence to turn it into a yes/no question. Example: '你好吗？' (Nǐ hǎo ma?). Translation: 'How are you?' (Are you good?)

Question 16

有 (yǒu)

Accepted Answer

To have; there is/are. Example: '我有一个苹果' (Wǒ yǒu yí gè píngguǒ - I have an apple).

Question 17

吃 (chī)

Accepted Answer

To eat. (Verb)

Question 18

喝 (hē)

Accepted Answer

To drink. (Verb)

Question 19

水 (shuǐ)

Accepted Answer

Water. (Noun)

Question 20

米饭 (mǐfàn)

Accepted Answer

Cooked rice. (Noun)

Question 21

Sentence Pattern: Subject + Verb + Object (SVO)

Accepted Answer

The basic sentence structure in Mandarin. Example: '我吃米饭' (Wǒ chī mǐfàn). Translation: 'I eat rice.'

Question 22

Numbers 1-5

Accepted Answer

1: 一 (yī)
2: 二 (èr)
3: 三 (sān)
4: 四 (sì)
5: 五 (wǔ)

Question 23

Numbers 6-10

Accepted Answer

6: 六 (liù)
7: 七 (qī)
8: 八 (bā)
9: 九 (jiǔ)
10: 十 (shí)

Question 24

老师 (lǎoshī)

Accepted Answer

Teacher. (Noun)

HSK 1 - Chinese Mandarin Essential Vocabulary & Grammar

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