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🇨🇳 Chinese · HSK 1-2

Work & School in Chinese · HSK 1-2

70 Chinese words and phrases for work & school, at HSK 1-2 level. Each entry shows the word, how to read it, what it means, and a full example sentence with translation.

  1. 学校 xuéxiào
    school

    我们的学校很大。

    Our school is very big.

  2. 学生 xuésheng
    student

    他是一个好学生。

    He is a good student.

  3. 老师 lǎoshī
    teacher

    王老师教我们汉语。

    Teacher Wang teaches us Chinese.

  4. 公司 gōngsī
    company

    他的公司很大。

    His company is very big.

  5. 工作 gōngzuò
    work; job

    我爸爸工作很忙。

    My dad is very busy with work.

  6. 学习 xuéxí
    to study; to learn

    我每天学习两个小时。

    I study for two hours every day.

  7. 上课 shàngkè
    to attend class; class begins

    我们九点开始上课。

    Our class starts at nine.

  8. 下课 xiàkè
    class ends; to get out of class

    下课后我们去吃饭。

    After class we go eat.

  9. 上学 shàngxué
    to go to school

    妹妹每天走路上学。

    My little sister walks to school every day.

  10. 放学 fàngxué
    school lets out

    放学后我回家做作业。

    After school I go home and do my homework.

  11. 作业 zuòyè
    homework

    今天的作业不难。

    Today's homework isn't hard.

  12. 课 kè
    class; lesson

    我今天有四节课。

    I have four classes today.

  13. 教室 jiàoshì
    classroom

    教室里有很多桌子。

    There are many desks in the classroom.

  14. 书 shū
    book

    我买了一本新书。

    I bought a new book.

  15. 本子 běnzi
    notebook

    请在本子上写字。

    Please write in your notebook.

  16. 铅笔 qiānbǐ
    pencil

    我的铅笔不见了。

    My pencil is missing.

  17. 笔 bǐ
    pen; writing instrument

    你有没有笔？

    Do you have a pen?

  18. 字 zì
    character; word (written)

    这个字很难写。

    This character is hard to write.

  19. 写 xiě
    to write

    请写你的名字。

    Please write your name.

  20. 读 dú
    to read

    我喜欢读中文书。

    I like reading Chinese books.

  21. 听 tīng
    to listen

    请听老师说。

    Please listen to the teacher.

  22. 说 shuō
    to speak; to say

    请慢一点儿说。

    Please speak a bit more slowly.

  23. 问 wèn
    to ask

    我想问一个问题。

    I'd like to ask a question.

  24. 懂 dǒng
    to understand

    老师的话我都懂。

    I understand everything the teacher says.

  25. 会 huì
    can; to know how to

    我会说一点儿汉语。

    I can speak a little Chinese.

  26. 教 jiāo
    to teach

    妈妈教我写字。

    Mom teaches me to write characters.

  27. 汉语 Hànyǔ
    Chinese (language)

    汉语很有意思。

    Chinese is really interesting.

  28. 英语 Yīngyǔ
    English (language)

    他英语说得很好。

    He speaks English very well.

  29. 问题 wèntí
    question; problem

    我有一个问题。

    I have a question.

  30. 电脑 diànnǎo
    computer

    我用电脑工作。

    I work on a computer.

  31. 桌子 zhuōzi
    table; desk

    书在桌子上。

    The book is on the desk.

  32. 椅子 yǐzi
    chair

    椅子上有一本书。

    There is a book on the chair.

  33. 黑板 hēibǎn
    blackboard

    老师在黑板上写字。

    The teacher writes on the blackboard.

  34. 累 lèi
    tired

    我今天很累。

    I'm very tired today.

  35. 难 nán
    difficult

    汉语难不难？

    Is Chinese difficult?

  36. 对 duì
    right; correct

    你说得对。

    You're right.

  37. 错 cuò
    wrong; mistaken

    我写错了一个字。

    I wrote one character wrong.

  38. 意思 yìsi
    meaning

    这个字是什么意思？

    What does this character mean?

  39. 开始 kāishǐ
    to begin; to start

    现在开始上课。

    Class starts now.

  40. 休息 xiūxi
    to rest; to take a break

    我们休息一下吧。

    Let's take a break.

  41. 我是学生，他是老师。 Wǒ shì xuésheng, tā shì lǎoshī.
    I am a student, and he is a teacher.
  42. 你在哪儿工作？ Nǐ zài nǎr gōngzuò?
    Where do you work?
  43. 我在一家公司工作。 Wǒ zài yì jiā gōngsī gōngzuò.
    I work at a company.
  44. 我们八点上课。 Wǒmen bā diǎn shàngkè.
    We have class at eight.
  45. 今天的作业很多。 Jīntiān de zuòyè hěn duō.
    There's a lot of homework today.
  46. 我在学习汉语。 Wǒ zài xuéxí Hànyǔ.
    I am studying Chinese.
  47. 这个字怎么写？ Zhège zì zěnme xiě?
    How do you write this character?
  48. 老师，我有一个问题。 Lǎoshī, wǒ yǒu yí ge wèntí.
    Teacher, I have a question.
  49. 你听懂了吗？ Nǐ tīngdǒng le ma?
    Did you understand?
  50. 对不起，我没听懂。 Duìbuqǐ, wǒ méi tīngdǒng.
    Sorry, I didn't understand.
  51. 请再说一次。 Qǐng zài shuō yí cì.
    Please say it again.
  52. 我们下午三点下课。 Wǒmen xiàwǔ sān diǎn xiàkè.
    We finish class at three in the afternoon.
  53. 他每天都去学校。 Tā měitiān dōu qù xuéxiào.
    He goes to school every day.
  54. 我们的汉语老师很好。 Wǒmen de Hànyǔ lǎoshī hěn hǎo.
    Our Chinese teacher is very nice.
  55. 你们学校大吗？ Nǐmen xuéxiào dà ma?
    Is your school big?
  56. 我做完作业了。 Wǒ zuòwán zuòyè le.
    I've finished my homework.
  57. 明天我们有汉语课。 Míngtiān wǒmen yǒu Hànyǔ kè.
    We have Chinese class tomorrow.
  58. 教室里有很多学生。 Jiàoshì li yǒu hěn duō xuésheng.
    There are many students in the classroom.
  59. 这个问题很难。 Zhège wèntí hěn nán.
    This question is very hard.
  60. 我会写这个字。 Wǒ huì xiě zhège zì.
    I can write this character.
  61. 你的电脑在桌子上。 Nǐ de diànnǎo zài zhuōzi shang.
    Your computer is on the desk.
  62. 我今天工作很忙。 Wǒ jīntiān gōngzuò hěn máng.
    I'm very busy with work today.
  63. 我们休息十分钟吧。 Wǒmen xiūxi shí fēnzhōng ba.
    Let's take a ten-minute break.
  64. 你在学习什么？ Nǐ zài xuéxí shénme?
    What are you studying?
  65. 学生们都喜欢王老师。 Xuéshengmen dōu xǐhuan Wáng lǎoshī.
    The students all like Teacher Wang.
  66. 弟弟今年上小学。 Dìdi jīnnián shàng xiǎoxué.
    My little brother starts elementary school this year.
  67. 我每天晚上读书。 Wǒ měitiān wǎnshang dú shū.
    I read every evening.
  68. 这本书很有意思。 Zhè běn shū hěn yǒu yìsi.
    This book is very interesting.
  69. 请看黑板。 Qǐng kàn hēibǎn.
    Please look at the blackboard.
  70. 你什么时候放学？ Nǐ shénme shíhou fàngxué?
    When do you get out of school?

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