HSK 1 Vocabulary: Nouns (Part A) - HSK 1 词汇: 名词(上)

In Chinese, nouns often serve as subjects and objects in sentences. In this lesson, you're going to learn the nouns of places, locality and time, which are HSK level 1 required. You can practice and remember these words by some simple example sentences.

Vocabulary

家 [jiā]
 
family
学校 [xué xiào]
 
school
饭店 [fàn diàn]
 
hotel, restaurant
商店 [shāng diàn]
 
shop, store
医院 [yī yuàn]
 
hospital
中国 [Zhōng guó]
 
China
美国 [Měi guó]
 
the United states of America
北京 [Běi jīng]
 
Beijing, capital of China
上 [shang]
 
up, above
下 [xià]
 
under, below
前面 [qián miàn]
 
front
后面 [hòu miàn]
 
back
里 [li]
 
inner, inside, interior
今天 [jīn tiān]
 
today
明天 [míng tiān]
 
tomorrow
昨天 [zuó tiān]
 
yesterday
上午 [shàng wǔ]
 
morning, before noon
中午 [zhōng wǔ]
 
noon
下午 [xià wǔ]
 
afternoon
年 [nián]
 
year
月 [yuè]
 
month
号 [hào]
 
(for date of month) number
星期 [xīng qī]
 
week
分钟 [fēn zhōng]
 
minute
现在 [xiàn zài]
 
now
时候 [shí hou]
 
time, moment

Examples

Nouns of Places

家 [jiā]
 
family
 
-
jiā
zài
nǎr
?
Where is your home?
 
-
jiā
yǒu
kǒu
rén.
There are four people in my family.
学校 [xué xiào]
 
school
 
-
zài
xué
xiào
gōng
zuò.
I work in a school.
 
-
de
xué
xiào
hěn
dà.
My school is big.
饭店 [fàn diàn]
 
hotel, restaurant
 
-
Zhè
ge
fàn
diàn
zěn
me
yàng?
How about this restaurant?
 
-
Zhè
ge
fàn
diàn
de
cài
hěn
hǎo
chī.
The food in this restaurant is very delicious.
商店 [shāng diàn]
 
shop, store
 
-
ma
shāng
diàn
le.
Mother went to the store.
 
-
ma
shāng
diàn
mǎi
dōng
xi
西
le.
Mother went shopping at the store.
医院 [yī yuàn]
 
hospital
 
-
zài
yuàn
zhù
le
ge
yuè.
He stayed in hospital for a month.
 
-
shēng
zài
yuàn
gōng
zuò.
Doctors work in hospitals.
中国 [Zhōng guó]
 
China
 
-
xiǎng
Zhōng
guó.
I want to go to China.
 
-
xiǎng
Zhōng
guó
xué
Hàn
yǔ.
I want to study Chinese in China.
美国 [Měi guó]
 
the United states of America
 
-
huan
Měi
guó
ma?
Do you like America?
 
-
wèi
shì
Měi
guó
rén.
David is an American.
北京 [Běi jīng]
 
Beijing, capital of China
 
-
Xià
xīng
huì
Běi
jīng.
I will go to Beijing next week.
 
-
Běi
jīng
de
tiān
zěn
me
yàng?
How is the weather in Beijing?

Nouns of Locality

上 [shang]
 
up, above
 
-
Zhuō
zi
shang
yǒu
běn
shū.
There is a book on the table.
 
-
Xiǎo
míng
zuò
zài
zhuō
zi
shang.
Xiaoming sits on the table.
下 [xià]
 
under, below
 
-
zi
xià
yǒu
kuài
qián.
There is one yuan under the chair.
 
-
Xiǎo
māo
zài
zi
xià
shuì
jiào.
The cat is sleeping under the chair.
前面 [qián miàn]
 
front
 
-
Xiǎo
míng
zuò
zài
qián
miàn.
Xiaoming sits in front of me.
 
-
Qián
miàn
ge
rén
shì
Wáng
lǎo
shī.
That person in front is teacher Wang.
后面 [hòu miàn]
 
back
 
-
Hòu
miàn
ge
rén
shì
shéi?
Who is the person at the back?
 
-
zài
hòu
miàn
diàn
huà.
He is calling behind me.
里 [li]
 
inner, inside, interior
 
-
Chá
zài
bēi
zi
li.
The tea is in the cup.
 
-
Xué
xiào
li
yǒu
hěn
duō
xué
sheng.
There are many students in the school.

Nouns of Time

今天 [jīn tiān]
 
today
 
-
Jīn
tiān
tiān
hěn
hǎo.
The weather is good today.
 
-
Jīn
tiān
ma
zài
jiā.
Mother is not at home today.
明天 [míng tiān]
 
tomorrow
 
-
Míng
tiān
xīng
jǐ?
What day is it tomorrow?
 
-
míng
tiān
huì
lái
ma?
Will he come tomorrow?
昨天 [zuó tiān]
 
yesterday
 
-
zuó
tiān
méi
xià
yǔ.
It didn't rain yesterday.
 
-
Zuó
tiān
méi
xué
xiào.
I didn't go to school yesterday.
上午 [shàng wǔ]
 
morning, before noon
 
-
shàng
zài
jiā
shuì
jiào.
I sleep at home in the morning.
 
-
Jīn
tiān
shàng
kàn
jiàn
le
Wáng
lǎo
shī.
I saw teacher Wang this morning.
中午 [zhōng wǔ]
 
noon
 
-
men
zhōng
shí'èr
diǎn
chī
fàn.
We have lunch at 12 o'clock.
 
-
zhōng
huí
jiā
chī
fàn
ma?
Do you go home for lunch?
下午 [xià wǔ]
 
afternoon
 
-
xià
sān
diǎn
kàn
diàn
yǐng.
I go to the movie at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
 
-
xià
diǎn
huí
jiā?
What time will you go home this afternoon?
年 [nián]
 
year
 
-
lái
Zhōng
guó
sān
nián
le.
I have been in China for three years.
 
-
men
rèn
shi
shí
nián
le.
We have known each other for ten years.
月 [yuè]
 
month
 
-
Jīn
tiān
shì
yuè
sān
hào,
xīng
wǔ.
It's Friday, August 3rd.
 
-
Zhè
ge
yuè
de
tiān
hěn
rè.
It's very hot this month.
号 [hào]
 
(for date of month) number
 
-
hào
Běi
jīng?
When will you go to Beijing?
 
-
hào
Běi
jīng.
I'm going to Beijing on the fifth.
星期 [xīng qī]
 
week
 
-
huì
zài
jiā
zhù
ge
xīng
qī.
He will stay in my home for a week.
 
-
Zhè
ge
xīng
zhù
zài
jiā.
He lives in my home this week.
分钟 [fēn zhōng]
 
minute
 
-
èr
shí
fēn
zhōng
hòu
huí
jiā.
I'll be home in twenty minutes.
 
-
Shí
fēn
zhōng
qián
ba
diàn
huà
huí
lái
le.
Dad called back ten minutes ago.
现在 [xiàn zài]
 
now
 
-
Xiàn
zài
diǎn?
What time is it?
 
-
xiàn
zài
zài
zuò
shén
me?
What are you doing now?
时候 [shí hou]
 
time, moment
 
-
men
shén
me
shí
hou
xué
xiào?
When do you go to school?
 
-
Zhè
ge
shí
hou
men
dōu
zài
jiā.
They are not at home at this time.