Every days, months and time word on the HSK lists with its pinyin and meaning, the beginner ones in a real sentence. Filter it, flip it into flashcards, or carry it on your Lock Screen with Lock&Learn Chinese.
The words that place things in time: the days of the week, the months, the seasons, today and tomorrow, morning and evening, hours and minutes. Every entry is drawn from the HSK vocabulary lists with its reading and meaning.
In Lock&Learn Chinese these words sit in their level packs (HSK 1, HSK 2, HSK 5), one per glance on the widget: a word waits in hanzi with its pinyin; one tap reveals the meaning and a real sentence. HSK 1 is free; every other pack opens with a free preview and another word unlocks daily.
Type to filter by hanzi, pinyin or meaning. Flashcards hides the meaning until you tap a row; Shuffle deals the list in a new order.
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Meaning | Level | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 点 | diǎn | o'clock or dot | HSK 1 | 现在是三点。Xiànzài shì sān diǎn.It is three o'clock now. |
| 分钟 | fēnzhōng | minute | HSK 1 | 我等了十分钟。Wǒ děng le shí fēnzhōng.I waited for ten minutes. |
| 今天 | jīntiān | today | HSK 1 | 今天我去看他。Jīntiān wǒ qù kàn tā.I am going to see him today. |
| 明天 | míngtiān | tomorrow | HSK 1 | 我明天去学校。Wǒ míngtiān qù xuéxiào.I am going to school tomorrow. |
| 年 | nián | year | HSK 1 | 我今年七岁。Wǒ jīnnián qī suì.I am seven years old this year. |
| 日 | rì | day or sun | HSK 1 | 今天是好日子。Jīntiān shì hǎo rìzi.Today is a good day. |
| 上午 | shàngwǔ | morning | HSK 1 | 我上午去学校。Wǒ shàngwǔ qù xuéxiào.I go to school in the morning. |
| 时候 | shíhou | time or moment | HSK 1 | 你去的时候我在家。Nǐ qù de shíhou wǒ zài jiā.I was at home when you went. |
| 下午 | xiàwǔ | afternoon | HSK 1 | 我今天下午三点去学校。Wǒ jīntiān xiàwǔ sān diǎn qù xuéxiào.I am going to school at three o'clock this afternoon. |
| 现在 | xiànzài | right now | HSK 1 | 我忙，现在不能去。Wǒ máng, xiànzài bù néng qù.I am busy and cannot go right now. |
| 星期 | xīngqī | a week | HSK 1 | 一星期有七天。Yī xīngqī yǒu qī tiān.There are seven days in a week. |
| 月 | yuè | month | HSK 1 | 这个月有三十天。Zhège yuè yǒu sānshí tiān.This month has thirty days. |
| 中午 | zhōngwǔ | noon or midday | HSK 1 | 我中午在学校吃午饭。Wǒ zhōngwǔ zài xuéxiào chī wǔfàn.I eat lunch at school at noon. |
| 昨天 | zuótiān | yesterday | HSK 1 | 昨天我没有去学校。Zuótiān wǒ méiyǒu qù xuéxiào.I did not go to school yesterday. |
| 号 | hào | date or number | HSK 2 | |
| 去年 | qùnián | last year | HSK 2 | |
| 时间 | shíjiān | time | HSK 2 | |
| 晚上 | wǎnshang | evening or night | HSK 2 | |
| 小时 | xiǎoshí | hour | HSK 2 | |
| 早上 | zǎoshang | early morning | HSK 2 | |
| 礼拜天 | Lǐbàitiān | sunday | HSK 5 | |
| 元旦 | Yuándàn | New Year's Day (January 1st) | HSK 5 | |
| 中旬 | zhōngxún | middle ten days of a month; middle of the month | HSK 5 |
Word list: the six-level HSK syllabus (HSK 2.0). Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences are original Lock&Learn content.
They are in the table below with their readings, together with the months, the seasons and the everyday time words. The 23 entries all come from the HSK vocabulary lists.
14 from HSK 1, 6 from HSK 2, 3 from HSK 5. The level chip on each row says where the word sits, so you can stop at your level or read ahead. Beginner-level words carry a real example sentence; the rest show word, pinyin and meaning, with their sentences in the app.
Install Lock&Learn Chinese, then touch and hold your Lock Screen, tap Customize, tap the widget area and choose Lock&Learn Chinese. Enable the level packs these words come from (HSK 1, HSK 2, HSK 5). A word waits in hanzi with its pinyin; one tap reveals the meaning and a real sentence.
Yes. The app is free on iOS: HSK 1 is free, every other pack opens with a free preview, and another word unlocks daily. Lock&Learn+ is an optional upgrade that opens every pack at once, offered as a yearly plan or a one-time lifetime purchase.