Day 1 · 12 words · HSK 3.0 source vocabulary
People and introductions
Use 叫 for a name and 是 for an identity. 他 and 她 sound the same: tā.
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我 wǒ
I; me
我是学生。
Wǒ shì xuésheng.
I am a student.
你 nǐ
you (singular)
你叫什么名字？
Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?
What is your name?
他 tā
he; him
他是我的朋友。
Tā shì wǒ de péngyou.
He is my friend.
她 tā
she; her
她是老师。
Tā shì lǎoshī.
She is a teacher.
我们 wǒmen
we; us
我们学习汉语。
Wǒmen xuéxí Hànyǔ.
We study Chinese.
你们 nǐmen
you (plural)
你们是学生吗？
Nǐmen shì xuésheng ma?
Are you students?
他们 tāmen
they; them
他们在学校。
Tāmen zài xuéxiào.
They are at school.
谁 shéi/shuí
who
他是谁？
Tā shì shéi?
Who is he?
人 rén
person
这里有三个人。
Zhèlǐ yǒu sān ge rén.
There are three people here.
名字 míngzi
name
你的名字很好听。
Nǐ de míngzi hěn hǎotīng.
Your name sounds lovely.
叫 jiào
to be called
我叫小王。
Wǒ jiào Xiǎo Wáng.
My name is Xiao Wang.
是 shì
to be
这是我的书。
Zhè shì wǒ de shū.
This is my book.
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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