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The arrangement is by Hanyu pinyin syllable, with homophones being arranged in order of their
tones.
The Minimum Core Vocabulary List is primarily intended as a guide for teachers to assist in the
planning of schemes of work and preparing candidates for the assessment. Please note that this
list should not be seen as a self-study aid and candidates may need help from their teacher to
interpret some items correctly.
The assessment tasks in Sections 1 and 2 of the Listening and Reading Papers (Papers 1 and 2)
and Role Plays A (Paper 3) and Section 1 of the Writing Paper will be based on the Minimum Core
Vocabulary List. The assessment may contain some unfamiliar vocabulary but this will not be
tested.
The list should be used in conjunction with the List of Grammar and Structures.
It does not attempt to contain all numerals and ordinals, common place names, derivatives or
compound nouns, if they can be formed by joining words listed in their literal meanings.
Candidates should, however, be expected to be familiar with these.
General Notions
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GENERAL NOTIONS
Notes: (1) As so many words in Chinese can play more than one grammatical role, their
inclusion in a particular category here does not imply a restriction on their usage.
(2) Some words in the General Notions section have, for convenience, been repeated in
the Topic Area vocabulary lists.
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Auxiliary verbs
(di)
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Colours
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Localisers
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Measure words (Other measure words may be used but will not be tested)
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Numbers
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Particles
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Question words
Stative verbs
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Surnames
Time expressions
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,etc.
etc
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Units of money
Verbal measure-words
Verbs
()
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(d)
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(hun)
(lio)
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Verb-object compounds
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A1 HOMELIFE
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Taking a bath/shower
Eating routines
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A2 SCHOOL ROUTINE
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Personal details
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Pets
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B2 EVERYDAY LIFE
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Places in a town
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etc.
, etc.
Buying tickets
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B3 EATING OUT
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B4 HOLIDAYS
Holidays; getting around (see also B2 Everyday Life: Leisure activities and sports)
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Hotel
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Home town and geographical surroundings (see also B2 Everyday Life: Places in a town)
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C2 CLOTHES
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C3 SHOPPING
General
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Bank
Lost property
C5 WEATHER
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(,,,,,)
(,)
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Greeting someone
Formal introductions
Public transport
[service number]
()
[route number]
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Private transport
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C10 ANIMALS
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