LaowaiChinese dictionary

Day 7 · 12 words · HSK 3.0 source vocabulary

Everyday actions

不 negates many actions and states. Negate 有 with 没有. 在 before an action can describe something happening now.

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  1. 有 yǒu

    to have; there is

    我有一个问题。

    Wǒ yǒu yí ge wèntí.

    I have a question.

  2. 没有 méiyǒu

    not to have; there is not

    我没有咖啡。

    Wǒ méiyǒu kāfēi.

    I do not have any coffee.

  3. 不 bù

    not

    我今天不去。

    Wǒ jīntiān bú qù.

    I am not going today.

  4. 在 zài

    at; in the process of

    他在看书。

    Tā zài kàn shū.

    He is reading.

  5. 看 kàn

    to look; to watch

    我们看电影吧。

    Wǒmen kàn diànyǐng ba.

    Let's watch a film.

  6. 听 tīng

    to listen

    我喜欢听音乐。

    Wǒ xǐhuan tīng yīnyuè.

    I like listening to music.

  7. 说 shuō

    to speak; to say

    请再说一次。

    Qǐng zài shuō yí cì.

    Please say it again.

  8. 读 dú

    to read

    请读这个句子。

    Qǐng dú zhège jùzi.

    Please read this sentence.

  9. 写 xiě

    to write

    你会写这个字吗？

    Nǐ huì xiě zhège zì ma?

    Can you write this character?

  10. 学习 xuéxí

    to study

    我每天学习汉语。

    Wǒ měitiān xuéxí Hànyǔ.

    I study Chinese every day.

  11. 工作 gōngzuò

    to work; work

    我爸爸今天工作。

    Wǒ bàba jīntiān gōngzuò.

    My dad is working today.

  12. 休息 xiūxi

    to rest; a break

    我们休息一下吧。

    Wǒmen xiūxi yíxià ba.

    Let's take a short break.

Sentences, translations and practice: original Laowai teaching material. Pinyin shows the spoken tone changes of 一 and 不. Set membership uses the November 2025 examination syllabus; examples can contain words from other levels.

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