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Vocabulary · HSK 3.0 levels 1 to 4

Greetings and courtesy

Hello, thank you, sorry and the other words you use in the first minute of every conversation. 22 words, with the pinyin in tone colours and the English meaning. 19 are on the HSK 3.0 list for levels 1 to 4; the other 3 are everyday words that are not, marked "extra".

Study this themeLearn these 22 words with spaced repetition, ten new ones a day.

HearWordPinyinMeaningHSKYour stage
请qǐngplease; to inviteHSK 1
谢谢xièxiethank youHSK 1
喂wéihello (on the phone)HSK 1
对不起duìbuqǐsorryHSK 1
再见zàijiàngoodbyeHSK 1
没关系méi guānxiit doesn't matterHSK 1
请问qǐngwènexcuse me, may I askHSK 1
不客气bú kèqiyou're welcomeHSK 1
不好意思bù hǎoyìsisorry, excuse me; embarrassedHSK 2
欢迎huānyíngwelcome; to welcomeHSK 3
感谢gǎnxièto thank; thanksHSK 4
各位gèwèieveryone (polite)HSK 4
晚安wǎn'āngood nightHSK 4
祝zhùto wish (someone well)HSK 4
道歉dàoqiànto apologiseHSK 4
祝贺zhùhèto congratulateHSK 4
打扰dǎrǎoto disturbHSK 4
抱歉bàoqiànsorryHSK 4
打招呼dǎ zhāohuto say hello, to greetHSK 4
你好nǐ hǎohelloextra
您好nín hǎohello, politelyextra
早上好zǎoshang hǎogood morningextra