T HSK 1 Vocabulary

Pinyin T

1. 他 tā He; him. The third-person masculine pronoun.
2. 他们 tā men They; them. The third-person plural pronoun for males or mixed groups.
3. 她 tā She; her. The third-person feminine pronoun.
4. 她们 tā men They; them. The third-person feminine plural pronoun, used for an all-female group.
5. 太 tài Too; excessively; extremely. Indicates a degree that goes beyond what is normal or desired.
6. 天 tiān Day; sky; heaven. Also used as a measure word for counting days.
7. 天气 tiān qì Weather. Refers to atmospheric conditions such as sunny, rainy, cold, or hot.
8. 听 tīng To listen; to hear. A fundamental verb for auditory perception.
9. 听到 tīng dào To hear; to have heard. Emphasises the result of listening — that one actually perceived the sound.
10. 听见 tīng jiàn To hear. Emphasises that a sound was perceived. Very commonly used in spoken Chinese.
11. 听写 tīng xiě Dictation. To write down what one hears, a common exercise in Chinese language classes.
12. 同学 tóng xué Classmate; fellow student. Used both as a form of address and to refer to schoolmates.
13. 图书馆 tú shū guǎn Library. A place where books are kept for reading and borrowing.