Mandarin · GCSE vocabulary

Every word from our catalogue that appears in the AQA GCSE Mandarin (8673) specification. Each entry records which AQA topic unit(s) it covers so the list can be split by topic later.

105 words

#	Word	Translation	Part of speech	HSK
15	吧basuggestion or softening particle (let's, shall we, I suppose)	suggestion or softening particle (let's, shall we, I suppose)	particle	HSK 1
19	多少duōshaohow many, how much	how many, how much	pronoun	HSK 1
20	都dōuall, both, already	all, both, already	adverb	HSK 1
38	不是bú shìis not, am not, are not	is not, am not, are not	verb	HSK 1
40	给gěito give; for (beneficiary marker)	to give; for (beneficiary marker)	verb	HSK 1
41	可以kě yǐcan, may (permission or possibility)	can, may (permission or possibility)	verb	HSK 1
43	呢neand what about...? (question particle)	and what about...? (question particle)	particle	HSK 1
51	就是jiù shìexactly is; just is; even if	exactly is; just is; even if	verb	HSK 2
53	如果rú guǒif, in case	if, in case	conjunction	HSK 2
72	不能bù néngcannot, must not (prohibition or incapacity)	cannot, must not (prohibition or incapacity)	verb	HSK 1
87	但是dàn shìbut, however (formal)	but, however (formal)	conjunction	HSK 2
89	所以suǒ yǐtherefore, so, as a result	therefore, so, as a result	conjunction	HSK 2
91	又yòuagain; also, and (expressing addition)	again; also, and (expressing addition)	adverb	HSK 2
100	还有hái yǒuand also, furthermore, in addition	and also, furthermore, in addition	conjunction	HSK 1
108	一起yì qǐtogether, with each other	together, with each other	adverb	HSK 2
114	看到kàn dàoto see, to catch sight of	to see, to catch sight of	verb	HSK 2
123	还是hái shìor, still, had better	or, still, had better	conjunction	HSK 2
136	看看kàn kànto take a look, to have a look	to take a look, to have a look	verb	HSK 1
169	离开lí kāito leave, to depart from	to leave, to depart from	verb	HSK 2
178	点diǎna bit, o'clock, point, dot	a bit, o'clock, point, dot	noun	HSK 2
184	你好nǐ hǎohello, how are you	hello, how are you	interjection	HSK 1
189	非常fēi chángextremely, very, unusual	extremely, very, unusual	adverb	HSK 2
191	对不起duì bù qǐsorry, excuse me	sorry, excuse me	interjection	HSK 1
193	也许yě xǔperhaps, maybe, possibly	perhaps, maybe, possibly	adverb	HSK 3
205	不过bú guòbut, however, only, merely	but, however, only, merely	conjunction	HSK 3
217	很多hěn duōa lot, many, much	a lot, many, much	other	HSK 2
222	对duìright, correct, yes	right, correct, yes	adjective	HSK 1
223	感觉gǎn juéfeeling, sense, to feel	feeling, sense, to feel	noun	HSK 3
236	可是kě shìbut, however, yet	but, however, yet	conjunction	HSK 2
241	不用bú yòngno need to, don't have to	no need to, don't have to	verb	HSK 2
258	出去chū qùto go out, to exit	to go out, to exit	verb	HSK 2
268	有点yǒu diǎna little, somewhat, slightly	a little, somewhat, slightly	adverb	HSK 2
274	正在zhèng zàicurrently, right now, in the process of	currently, right now, in the process of	adverb	HSK 3
275	那样nà yàngthat way, like that, such	that way, like that, such	pronoun	HSK 2
277	高兴gāo xìnghappy, glad, pleased	happy, glad, pleased	adjective	HSK 2
302	这zhèthis	this	pronoun	HSK 1
307	以前yǐ qiánbefore, previously, in the past	before, previously, in the past	adverb	HSK 3
327	或者huò zhěor, either...or (in statements)	or, either...or (in statements)	conjunction	HSK 3
330	别人bié rénother people, others, someone else	other people, others, someone else	pronoun	HSK 3
331	成为chéng wéito become, to turn into	to become, to turn into	verb	HSK 4
333	不到bú dàocannot reach, fewer than, less than	cannot reach, fewer than, less than	verb	HSK 3
349	坐zuòto sit, to take a seat; to travel by	to sit, to take a seat; to travel by	verb	HSK 2
366	还好hái hǎonot bad, pretty good; fortunately	not bad, pretty good; fortunately	adjective	HSK 3
377	打电话dǎ diàn huàto make a phone call, to call	to make a phone call, to call	verb	HSK 3
380	懂dǒngto understand, to comprehend	to understand, to comprehend	verb	HSK 3
425	房间fáng jiānroom (in a building)	room (in a building)	noun	HSK 3
427	后hòubehind, back; later, after	behind, back; later, after	noun	HSK 3
435	不了bù liǎounable to, impossible to do or complete	unable to, impossible to do or complete	adverb	HSK 4
447	以后yǐ hòuafter, from now on, in the future	after, from now on, in the future	adverb	HSK 3
460	是因为shì yīn wèiit is because, it is due to	it is because, it is due to	conjunction	HSK 3