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HSK 1
HSK 1 vocabulary
300 words · official HSK 3.0 syllabus (2025)
爱
ài
to love
八
bā
eight
爸爸
bàba
(coll.) father
吧
ba
bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)
白天
báitiān
daytime
百
bǎi
surname Bai
半
bàn
half
包子
bāozi
baozi
杯子
bēizi
cup
本1
běn
(bound form) root
边
biān
side
病
bìng
illness
不
bù
no
不客气
bú
kèqi
you're welcome
不要
búyào
don't!
菜
cài
vegetable
茶
chá
tea
唱
chàng
to sing
超市
chāoshì
supermarket (abbr. for 超級市場|超级市场[chao1 ji2 shi4 chang3])
车
chē
surname Che
吃
chī
to eat
出租车
chūzūchē
taxi
穿
chuān
to bore through
打电话
dǎ
diànhuà
to make a telephone call
大
dà
big
大家
dàjiā
everyone
大学
dàxué
the Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Si4 shu1] in Confucianism
大学生
dàxuéshēng
university student
到
dào
to reach
的
de
of
第
dì
(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4 liu4] "sixth")
弟弟
dìdi
younger brother
点1
diǎn
to touch briefly
店
diàn
inn
电话
diànhuà
telephone
电脑
diànnǎo
computer
电视
diànshì
television
电影
diànyǐng
movie
电影院
diànyǐngyuàn
cinema
东西
dōngxi
east and west
都
dōu
surname Du
读
dú
comma
读书
dúshū
to read a book
对
duì
right
对不起
duìbuqǐ
I'm sorry
多
duō
many
多少
duōshao
number
儿子
érzi
son
二
èr
two
饭
fàn
cooked rice
饭店
fàndiàn
restaurant
房间
fángjiān
room
非常
fēicháng
very
飞机
fēijī
airplane
分
fēn
to divide
分钟
fēnzhōng
minute
高兴
gāoxìng
happy
歌
gē
song (CL:首[shou3],支[zhi1])
哥哥
gēge
older brother
个
gè
used in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]
给
gěi
to
公司
gōngsī
company
工作
gōngzuò
to work
狗
gǒu
dog
贵
guì
short name for Guizhou 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1]
国
guó
surname Guo
还
hái
surname Huan
孩子
háizi
child
汉语
Hànyǔ
Chinese language
汉字
Hànzì
Chinese character(s)
好
hǎo
good
好吃
hǎochī
tasty
好看
hǎokàn
good-looking
好听
hǎotīng
pleasant to hear
好玩儿
hǎowánr
erhua variant of 好玩[hao3 wan2]
号
hào
(bound form) to wail
喝
hē
to drink
和1
hé
old variant of 和[he2]
很
hěn
very
后
hòu
surname Hou
回
huí
Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)
会1
huì
can
火车
huǒchē
train
鸡蛋
jīdàn
(chicken) egg
几
jǐ
small table
家
jiā
used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]
家人
jiārén
family member
见
jiàn
to see
件
jiàn
item
饺子
jiǎozi
dumpling
叫
jiào
to shout
姐姐
jiějie
older sister
今年
jīnnián
this year
今天
jīntiān
today
九
jiǔ
nine
觉得
juéde
to think that ...
开
kāi
to open (transitive or intransitive)
开车
kāichē
to drive a car (or train etc)
看
kàn
to look after
看病
kànbìng
to visit a doctor
看见
kànjiàn
to see
可以
kěyǐ
can
课
kè
subject
口
kǒu
mouth
块
kuài
lump
来
lái
to come
老师
lǎoshī
teacher
了
le
(completed action marker)
冷
lěng
surname Leng
里
lǐ
variant of 裡|里[li3]
两1
liǎng
two
零
líng
zero
六
liù
six
妈妈
māma
mama
吗
ma
(coll.) what?
买
mǎi
to buy
卖
mài
to sell
忙
máng
busy
猫
māo
cat (CL:隻|只[zhi1])
没关系
méi
guānxi
it doesn't matter
没事
méishì
it's not important
没有
méiyǒu
haven't
妹妹
mèimei
younger sister
们
men
plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
米饭
mǐfàn
(cooked) rice
面包
miànbāo
bread
面条儿
miàntiáor
erhua variant of 麵條|面条[mian4 tiao2]
明年
míngnián
next year
明天
míngtiān
tomorrow
名字
míngzi
name (of a person or thing)
哪
nǎ
how
哪个
nǎge
which
哪里
nǎlǐ
where?
哪儿
nǎr
where?
哪些
nǎxiē
which ones?
那
nà
surname Na
那边
nàbiān
over there
那个
nàge
that one
那里
nàlǐ
there
那儿
nàr
there
那些
nàxiē
those
男
nán
(bound form) male
男朋友
nánpéngyou
boyfriend
呢
ne
(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?")
能
néng
surname Neng
你
nǐ
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
你好
nǐ
hǎo
hello
你们
nǐmen
you (plural)
年
nián
surname Nian
您
nín
you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[ni3])
牛奶
niúnǎi
cow's milk
女
nǚ
female
女儿
nǚ’ér
daughter
女朋友
nǚpéngyou
girlfriend
女士
nǚshì
lady
朋友
péngyou
friend
便宜
piányi
convenient
漂亮
piàoliang
pretty
苹果
píngguǒ
Apple (American tech company)
七
qī
seven
起床
qǐchuáng
to get out of bed
千
qiān
thousand
前
qián
front
钱
qián
surname Qian
请
qǐng
to ask
请问
qǐngwèn
Excuse me, may I ask...?
去
qù
to go
去年
qùnián
last year
热
rè
to warm up
人
rén
person
认识
rènshi
to know
日
rì
(bound form) sun
三
sān
surname San
商店
shāngdiàn
store
上
shàng
used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
上班
shàngbān
to go to work
上课
shàngkè
to go to class
上午
shàngwǔ
morning
上学
shàngxué
to go to school
少
shǎo
few
谁
shéi/shuí
who
什么
shénme
what?
生病
shēngbìng
to fall ill
十
shí
ten
时候
shíhou
time
时间
shíjiān
(concept of) time
事
shì
matter
是
shì
to be (followed by substantives only)
手机
shǒujī
cell phone
书
shū
abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]
书店
shūdiàn
bookstore
水
shuǐ
surname Shui
水果
shuǐguǒ
fruit
睡
shuì
to sleep
睡觉
shuìjiào
to go to bed
说
shuō
to persuade
说话
shuōhuà
to speak
四
sì
four
岁
suì
variant of 歲|岁[sui4], year
他
tā
(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he
它
tā
it
她
tā
she
他们
tāmen
they
它们
tāmen
they
她们
tāmen
they
太
tài
highest
天
tiān
day
天气
tiānqì
weather
听
tīng
smile (archaic)
听见
tīngjiàn
to hear
同学
tóngxué
to study at the same school
外
wài
outside
外边
wàibian
outside
玩
wán
to play
晚
wǎn
evening
晚饭
wǎnfàn
evening meal
晚上
wǎnshang
evening
喂1
wèi
hello (when answering the phone)
问
wèn
to ask
问题
wèntí
question
我
wǒ
I
我们
wǒmen
we
五
wǔ
five
午饭
wǔfàn
lunch
喜欢
xǐhuan
to like
下
xià
down
下雨
xià
yǔ
to rain
下班
xiàbān
to finish work
下课
xiàkè
to finish class
下午
xiàwǔ
afternoon
先生
xiānsheng
teacher
现在
xiànzài
now
想
xiǎng
to think (about)
小
xiǎo
small
小朋友
xiǎopéngyǒu
child
小时
xiǎoshí
hour
小学
xiǎoxué
elementary school
小学生
xiǎoxuéshēng
primary school student
些
xiē
classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several
写
xiě
to write
谢谢
xièxie
to thank
新
xīn
abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1]
星期
xīngqī
week
星期日
xīngqīrì
Sunday
星期天
xīngqītiān
Sunday
休息
xiūxi
rest
学
xué
to learn
学生
xuéshēng
student
学习
xuéxí
to learn
学校
xuéxiào
school
雪
xuě
surname Xue
要
yào
(bound form) to demand
也
yě
surname Ye
一
yī
one
衣服
yīfu
clothes
医生
yīshēng
doctor
医院
yīyuàn
hospital
一半
yíbàn
half
一下
yíxià
(after a verb) a bit
椅子
yǐzi
chair
一点儿
yìdiǎnr
erhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3]
一些
yìxiē
some
有
yǒu
to have
有的
yǒude
(there are) some (who are...)
有点儿
yǒudiǎnr
slightly
有些
yǒuxiē
some
雨
yǔ
rain
元
yuán
surname Yuan
月
yuè
moon
再
zài
again
在
zài
to exist
再见
zàijiàn
goodbye
早
zǎo
early
早饭
zǎofàn
breakfast
早上
zǎoshang
early morning
怎么
zěnme
how?
怎么样
zěnmeyàng
how?
找
zhǎo
to try to find
这
zhè
(pronoun) this
这边
zhèbiān
this side
这个
zhège
(pronoun) this
这里
zhèlǐ
variant of 這裡|这里[zhe4 li3]
这儿
zhèr
here
这些
zhèxiē
these
真
zhēn
really
正在
zhèngzài
to be in the process of (doing sth)
只
zhī
variant of 隻|只[zhi1]
知道
zhīdào
to know
中国
Zhōngguó
China
中文
Zhōngwén
Chinese language
中午
zhōngwǔ
noon
中学
zhōngxué
middle school
中学生
zhōngxuéshēng
middle-school student
住
zhù
to live
桌子
zhuōzi
table
字
zì
letter
昨天
zuótiān
yesterday
坐
zuò
surname Zuo
做
zuò
to make
做饭
zuò
fàn
to prepare a meal