HSK 1 vocabulary: adverb, adjective and function words - HSK 1 词汇: 副词、形容词和虚词

In this video, you're going to learn the adverb, adjective and function words of HSK level 1 vocabulary. After learing this lesson, you will know how to say and use the common adverbs, adjective and function words in Mandarin Chinese.

Vocabulary

Part 1: 副词 adverb

不 [bù]
 
no, not
没(有) [méi (yǒu)]
 
no, there is not
很 [hěn]
 
very, quite
太 [tài]
 
too, excessively
都 [dōu]
 
both, all
多 [duō]
 
indicating degree or extent

Part 2: 形容词 adjective

好 [hǎo]
 
good, fine
大 [dà]
 
(of age) old, big
小 [xiǎo]
 
small, little
多 [duō]
 
many, much
少 [shǎo]
 
little, few
冷 [lěng]
 
cold
热 [rè]
 
hot
高兴 [gāo xìng]
 
glad, happy
漂亮 [piào liang]
 
beautiful, pretty

Part 3: 虚词 function words

的 [de]
 
part. used after an attribute
了 [le]
 
1.part. used at the end or the middle of a sentence to indicate a change or a new circumstance
2.part.used after a verb to indicate an action is completed
吗 [ma]
 
part. used at the end of a question
呢 [ne]
 
part. use at the end of a question
和 [hé]
 
conj. and
在 [zài]
 
prep. in, on, at
喂 [wèi]
 
int. hello, hey

Examples

Part 1: 副词 adverb

不 [bù]
 
no, not
 
-
!
You're welcome!
 
-
shì
lǎo
shī
.
I'm not a teacher.
没(有) [méi (yǒu)]
 
no, there is not
 
-
Méi
guān
xi
!
It doesn't matter!
 
-
méi
(yǒu)
( 有)
xué
xiào
.
I didn't go to school.
 
-
Zuó
tiān
méi
(yǒu)
(有)
xià
.
It didn't rain yesterday.
很 [hěn]
 
very, quite
 
-
hěn
huan
chī
píng
guǒ
.
I like apples very much.
 
-
Zhōng
guó
cài
hěn
hǎo
chī
.
Chinese food is delicious.
太 [tài]
 
too, excessively
 
-
Jīn
tiān
tài
le
.
It's too hot today.
 
-
Zhōng
guó
cài
tài
hǎo
chī
le
.
Chinese food is so delicious.
都 [dōu]
 
both, all
 
-
men
dōu
shì
xué
sheng
.
They are all students.
 
-
Zhè
xiē
fu
dōu
huan
.
I like all these clothes.
多 [duō]
 
indicating degree or extent
 
-
jīn
nián
duō
?
How old are you?
 
-
Běi
jīng
jīn
tiān
duō
?
How hot is it today in Beijing?

Part 2: 形容词 adjective

好 [hǎo]
 
good, fine
 
-
Jīn
tiān
tiān
hěn
hǎo
.
The weather is nice today.
 
-
shì
ge
hǎo
lǎo
shī
.
He is a good teacher.
大 [dà]
 
(of age) old, big
 
-
jīn
nián
duō
?
How old are you?
 
-
Zhè
ge
xué
xiào
hěn
.
This school is big.
小 [xiǎo]
 
small, little
 
-
Xiǎo
gǒu
zài
nǎr
哪儿
?
Where is the puppy?
 
-
Zhè
ge
bēi
zi
tài
xiǎo
le
.
This cup is too small.
多 [duō]
 
many, much
 
-
Zhè
ge
xué
xiào
yǒu
hěn
duō
xué
sheng
.
There are many students in the school.
 
-
chī
le
hěn
duō
shuǐ
guǒ
.
I ate a lot of fruit.
少 [shǎo]
 
little, few
 
-
mǎi
le
shǎo
fu
.
She has bought quite a few clothes.
 
-
Jīn
tiān
de
cài
yǒu
diǎnr
点儿
shǎo
.
There are a few dishes today.
冷 [lěng]
 
cold
 
-
Zuó
tiān
hěn
lěng
.
It was cold yesterday.
 
-
Jīn
tiān
lěng
bu
lěng
?
?
Is it cold today?
热 [rè]
 
hot
 
-
Běi
jīng
xiàn
zài
hěn
.
Beijing is very hot now.
 
-
Míng
tiān
lěng
.
It's neither cold nor hot tomorrow.
高兴 [gāo xìng]
 
glad, happy
 
-
Hěn
gāo
xìng
rèn
shi
.
Nice to meet you.
 
-
ma
jīn
tiān
hěn
gāo
xìng
.
Mother is very happy today.
漂亮 [piào liang]
 
beautiful, pretty
 
-
ma
hěn
piào
liang
.
My mother is beautiful.
 
-
yǒu
ge
piào
liang
de
bēi
zi
.
I have a beautiful cup.

Part 3: 虚词 function words

的 [de]
 
part. used after an attribute
 
-
Zhè
shì
de
shū
.
This is my book.
 
-
Zhè
shì
zuó
tiān
mǎi
de
shū
.
This is the book that I bought yesterday.
了 [le]
 
1.part. used at the end or the middle of a sentence to indicate a change or a new circumstance
 
-
jīn
nián
shí
suì
le
.
She is 18 years old this year. (She's growing up.)
 
-
huì
shuō
Hàn
le
.
She can speak Chinese now. (She couldn't speak Chinese before, but now she can.)
了 [le]
 
2.part.used after a verb to indicate an action is completed
 
-
kàn
le
ge
diàn
yǐng
.
I watched that movie.
 
-
mǎi
le
běn
shū
.
I bought a book.
吗 [ma]
 
part. used at the end of a question
 
-
shì
Zhōng
guó
rén
ma
?
Are you Chinese?
 
-
huan
kàn
diàn
yǐng
ma
?
Do you like watching movies?
呢 [ne]
 
part. use at the end of a question
 
-
ba
zài
nǎr
哪儿
ne
?
Where is daddy?
 
-
men
zěn
me
xué
xiào
ne
?
How do we go to school?
和 [hé]
 
conj. and
 
-
shì
tóng
xué
.
She and I are classmates.
 
-
yǒu
ge
Zhōng
guó
péng
you
ge
Měi
guó
péng
you
.
I have a Chinese friend and an American friend.
在 [zài]
 
prep. in, on, at
 
-
men
zài
xué
xiào
xué
Hàn
.
They study Chinese at school.
 
-
ba
zài
yuàn
gōng
zuò
.
My father works in a hospital.
喂 [wèi]
 
int. hello, hey
 
-
Wèi
,
shì
Wáng
xiān
sheng
ma
?
Hello, are you Mr. Wang?
 
-
Wèi
,
zài
zuò
shén
me
ne
?
Hello, what are you doing?