YCT 1 — Basic Level of Chinese for Kids
YCT 1 is the first level of the Youth Chinese Test, designed for children and young beginners. It is the starting point for learning Chinese in a simple and engaging way.
At this level, learners study basic characters and everyday expressions: greetings, numbers, and common objects. YCT 1 helps children build confidence in pronunciation and get used to the structure of the Chinese language.
Fun fact: YCT 1 includes only about 80 words, but these are enough to understand simple cartoons, basic texts, and dialogues in Chinese.
On our website, you will find the full YCT 1 word list with pinyin, translations, and audio recordings for pronunciation practice.
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(v./n.) to love, to like, be prone to; love
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(num.) eight, 8 | (radical.) eight
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(n.) dad, father
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(adv.) no, not
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(v.) eat | (v.) live on, depend on; to suffer; to withstand; to eliminate, wipe out | (v.) to absorb (liquid); to...
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(adj.) old; eldest | (adj./adv.) strong, important; very, quite | (char.) used in addressing a doctor (not used...
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(par.) used with an adjective or an attributive phrase; used to form a noun; used to emphasize the doer, time or...
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(m.) o'clock | (n.) drop (of liquid); spot, dot, speck | (n.) dot stroke; appointed time, scheduled time;...
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(adj./v.) many, much, a lot of, more; be greater in quantity than expected | (adv.) (in questions) to what extent,...
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(num.) two, 2 | (radical.) two | (char.) inconstant; different; (dialect) stupid
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(adj.) happy, glad | (v.) feel happy
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(m.) a measure word for general use | (char.) single, individual | (n.) size, stature, height (same as 个儿) | (pro.) self
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(n.) dog
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(adj.) suitable; well; easy; done; OK, right | (v.) to like, to love, be fond of, be apt to | (adv.) quite, very |...
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(n./m.) order, number; size; date; person of a given type; (used to indicate the number of people) | (n./v.) order;...
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(v.) drink | (v.) shout loudly
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(conj.) and | (adj./v./n.) harmonious, friendly; to draw or tie, make peace; (referring to) Japan | (n./prep.) sum;...
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(adv.) very, quite
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(pro.) several, a few; how many? | (n.) small table (in Taiwan, pronounced in the tone ji3) | (radical.) small table...
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(n.) family, home | (char.) school of thought; person who specializes in an area; person with certain identity;...
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(v.) to shout; to name, to be called; to call or summon | (v.) (of animals) to cry, to scream | (v.) to make...
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(n.) today
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(num.) nine, 9 | (char.) many, numerous; each of the nine nine-days period (beginning from the day after the Winter...
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(v.) look (at), watch, see; to read; see (a doctor); treat (a patient); pay a visit; depend on; regard as; try and...
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(n.) teacher
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(num.) six, 6
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(n.) mom, mother
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(par.) used at the end of a question or a rhetorical question; used within a sentence to mark a pause | (char.) (not...
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(n.) cat | (v.) (dialect) to hide oneself
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(n.) cooked rice
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(n.) tomorrow
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(pro.) which, what, who; whichever, whoever, whatever | (pro.) (expressing negation) how can, how is it possible |...
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(pro.) where | (pro.) where
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(pro.) that (used in place of sth or sb further away in distance or time) | (conj.) then, in that case | (pro.) that...
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(pro.) you
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(n.) apple
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(num.) seven, 7 | (n.) each of the seven seventh-day memorial ceremonies after sb's death
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(v.) go; go in order to do; (after a verb) indicating motion away from the speaker or a change in location | (char.)...
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(v./n.) recognize, be acquainted, know; understanding, knowledge
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(num.) three, 3; third; more than two, several