YCT 1 Vocabulary (Part 1)

What is YCT?

YCT stands for Youth Chinese Tect. The new YCT is an international standardized test of Chinese language proficiency. It assesses young foreign students’ abilities to use Chinese in their daily and academic lives. The new YCT consists of a writing test and a speaking test, which are independent of each other. The writing test is divided into four levels, namely, the YCT (level I), YCT (level II), YCT (level III), and YCT (level IV). The speaking test is divided into the YCT (Beginner Level) and YCT (Intermediate Level). In this YCT 1 Vocabulary (Part 1) infographic, we included ~15 words. We’ve set these vocabulary into two groups and a connector word.

How to Prepare for YCT 1 vocabulary?

Using YCT 1 vocabulary infographics and YCT 1 flashcards (infographic-style) is a great way to prepare for YCT 1. There are 4 infographics in the YCT 1 series. You can find the links below,

Group 1: People, person

The first group (center) includes

我 wǒ I/me,

你 nǐ you,

他 tā he/him,

她 tā she/her and

我们 wǒmen we/us.

Group 2: Facial Features

The second group includes

手 shǒu hand,

口 kǒu mouth,

眼睛 yǎnjīng eye,

头发 tóufa hair,

耳朵 ěrduo ear,

鼻子 bízi nose, and

个子 gèzi height.

The connector word is 的.

You can make a phrase starting from the center and then out towards the petals.

Place 的 (de) between a pronoun (center) and a noun (petals). For example,

他的眼睛 his eyes, 我的手 my hand, 你的个子 your height.

YCT 1 Vocabulary List

There is about 80 vocabulary at this level.

YCT 1 vocabulary list PDF

Here is the list,

Chinese	Pinyin	English
Noun
家	jiā	home
学校	xuéxiào	school
商店	shāngdiàn	shop;store
中国人	Zhōngguórén	Chinese
爸爸	bàba	father；dad
妈妈	māma	mother；mum
哥哥	gēge	old brother
姐姐	jiějie	old sister
老师	lǎoshī	teacher
耳朵	ěrduo	ear
眼睛	yǎnjīng	eye
头发	tóufa	hair
手	shǒu	hand
个子	gèzi	height
口	kǒu	mouth
鼻子	bízi	nose
鸟	niǎo	bird
猫	māo	cat
狗	gǒu	dog
鱼	yú	fish
苹果	píngguǒ	apple
牛奶	niúnǎi	milk
面条	miàntiáo	noodle
米饭	mǐfàn	rice
水	shuǐ	water
点	diǎn	clock
号	hào	date
月	yuè	month
现在	xiànzài	now
今天	jīntiān	today
明天	míngtiān	tomorrow
星期	xīngqī	week
Verb
再见	zàijiàn	goodbye
谢谢	xièxie	thank you;thanks
是	shì	to be
叫	jiào	to be；to call
喝	hē	to drink
吃	chī	to eat
去	qù	to go
有	yǒu	to have
认识	rènshi	to know
喜欢	xǐhuan	to like
爱	ài	to love
看	kàn	to see;to watch
Adjective
大	dà	big
好	hǎo	good
高兴	gāoxìng	happy
长	cháng	long
多	duō	much
小	xiǎo	small
高	gāo	tall
Pronoun
他	tā	he;him
我	wǒ	I；me
她	tā	she;her
我们	wǒmen	we;us
你	nǐ	you
这(这儿）	zhè(zhèr)	here
那(那儿）	nà(nàr)	there
几	jǐ	many;much
什么	shénme	what
哪(哪儿）	nǎ(nǎr)	where
谁	sheí	who;whom
Numeral
一	yī	one
二	èr	two
三	sān	three
四	sì	four
五	wǔ	five
六	liù	six
七	qī	seven
八	bā	eight
九	jiǔ	nine
十	shí	ten
Measure word
个	gè	general MW
岁	suì	used for age
Adverb
不	bù	not；no
很	hěn	very
Conjunction
和	hé	and
Preposition
在	zài	at
Particle
的	de	passion, ownership
吗	ma	question particle