• HSK 1 Vocabulary

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Beginner-friendly Core vocabulary HSK 1

Based on the official HSK 3.0 vocabulary list.

1–50 51–100 101–150 151–200 201–250 251–300 301–350 351–400 401–450 451–500

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The full HSK 1 vocabulary list.

Words 1–50

HSK 1 Words 1–50

#5 吧 ba (interjection particle)

#11 半年 bàn nián half a year

#12 半天 bàntiān half day

#13 帮 bāng help

#14 帮忙 bāng máng help

#20 北边 běibian north side

#21 北京 Běijīng Beijing

#22 本 běn (measure word for books or volumes)

#23 本子 běnzi book

#24 比 bǐ particle used for comparison

#25 别 bié don’t

#26 别的 biéde other

#27 别人 bié rén other people

#28 病 bìng disease

#29 病人 bìngrén patient

#30 不大 bú dà not big

#31 不对 búduì wrong

#32 不客气 bú kèqi You’re welcome

#33 不用 búyòng No need to

#34 不 bù No

#35 菜 cài dish

#36 茶 chá tea

#37 差 chà differ from; bad; short of

#38 常 cháng often

#39 常常 cháng cháng often

#40 唱 chàng sing

#41 唱歌 chàng gē sing

#42 车 chē car

#43 车票 chēpiào ticket

#44 车上 chē shang in the car

#45 车站 chēzhàn station

#46 吃 chī eat

#47 吃饭 chī fàn have meal

#48 出 chū out

#49 出来 chū lái come

#50 出去 chū qù go out

Words 51–100

HSK 1 Words 51–100

#51 穿 chuān wear

#52 床 chuáng bed

#53 次 cì (measure word for times, frequency)

#54 从 cóng from

#55 错 cuò wrong

#56 打 dǎ hit, take

#57 打车 dǎ chē take a taxi

#58 打电话 dǎ diànhuà make a phonecall

#59 打开 dǎ kāi turn on

#60 打球 dǎ qiú play ball

#61 大 dà large, big

#62 大学 dàxué university

#63 大学生 dàxuéshēng university student

#64 到 dào reach

#65 得到 dé dào get

#66 地 de auxiliary word

#67 的 de (aux.)

#68 等 děng wait

#69 地 dì ground

#70 地点 dìdiǎn location

#71 地方 dìfang local

#72 地上 dìshang on the ground

#73 地图 dìtú map

#74 弟弟 dìdi younger brother

#75 第 dì auxiliary word for ordinal numbers

#76 点 diǎn spot

#77 电 diàn electricity

#78 电话 diànhuà phone

#79 电脑 diànnǎo computer

#80 电视 diànshì television

#81 电视机 diànshìjī television

#82 电影 diànyǐng movie

#83 电影院 diànyǐngyuàn cinema; movie theater

#84 东 dōng east

#85 东边 dōngbian east side

#86 东西 dōngxi thing

#87 动 dòng move

#88 动作 dòngzuò action

#89 都 dōu all

#90 读 dú read

#91 读书 dú shū reading; study

#92 对 duì right

#93 对不起 duìbuqǐ I’m sorry.

#94 多 duō many; much; more

#95 多少 duōshao how much

#100 饭店 fàndiàn restaurant

Words 101–150

HSK 1 Words 101–150

#101 房间 fángjiān room

#102 房子 fángzi house; building

#103 放 fàng discharge

#104 放假 fàng jià holiday; have a holiday

#105 放学 fàng xué off school

#106 飞 fēi fly

#107 飞机 fēijī aircraft

#108 非常 fēicháng very

#109 分 fēn minute; point; part; (measure word)

#110 风 fēng wind

#111 干 gān dry

#112 干净 gānjìng clean

#113 干 gàn do

#114 干什么 gàn shénme What are you doing?

#115 高 gāo high

#116 高兴 gāoxìng happy

#117 告诉 gàosu tell

#118 哥哥 gēge elder brother

#123 工人 gōngrén worker

#124 工作 gōngzuò work

#125 关 guān shut; close; turn off

#126 关上 guānshang close; shut to; turn off

#127 贵 guì noble

#128 国 guó country; state; nation

#129 国家 guójiā country

#130 国外 guó wài foreign; oversea; abroad

#131 过 guò pass

#132 还 hái also; still; yet

#133 还是 háishi still

#134 还有 hái yǒu also; in addition; besides

#135 孩子 háizi children

#136 汉语 Hànyǔ Chinese

#137 汉字 Hànzì Chinese character

#138 好 hǎo good

#139 好吃 hǎochī yummy

#140 好看 hǎokàn good looking

#141 好听 hǎotīng pleasant to hear

#142 好玩儿 hǎowánr fun; interesting

#143 号 hào number/date

#144 喝 hē drink

#145 和 hé and

#146 很 hěn very

#147 后 hòu back; behind; after; later

#148 后边 hòubian behind; back

#149 后天 hòutiān day after tomorrow

#150 花 huā flower

Words 151–200

HSK 1 Words 151–200

#151 话 huà word; words

#152 坏 huài bad

#153 还 huán return; pay back

#154 回 huí go back; return

#155 回答 huídá answer

#156 回到 huídào back to

#157 回家 huí jiā go home; return home

#158 回来 huí lái come back; return

#159 回去 huí qù go back

#160 会 huì can; be able to

#161 火车 huǒchē train

#162 机场 jīchǎng airport

#163 机票 jīpiào air ticket

#164 鸡蛋 jīdàn egg

#165 几 jǐ several

#166 记 jì remember

#167 记得 jìde remember

#168 记住 jìzhù remember; keep in mind

#169 家 jiā home

#170 家里 jiā li in the home

#171 家人 jiārén family

#172 间 jiān between; measure word for rooms

#173 见 jiàn see; meet

#174 见面 jiàn miàn meet

#175 教 jiāo teach

#176 叫 jiào call; be called

#177 教学楼 jiàoxuélóu teaching building

#178 姐姐 jiějie elder sister

#179 介绍 jièshào introduce

#180 今年 jīnnián this year

#181 今天 jīntiān today

#182 进 jìn enter

#183 进来 jìn lái come in

#184 进去 jìn qù go in

#185 九 jiǔ nine

#186 就 jiù as soon as; right away; then

#187 觉得 juéde think

#188 开 kāi open

#189 开车 kāi chē drive; drive a car

#190 开会 kāi huì have a meeting

#191 开玩笑 kāi wánxiào make fun of

#192 看 kàn see

#193 看病 kàn bìng see a doctor

#194 看到 kàndào see

#195 看见 kànjiàn seeing

#196 考 kǎo test; examine

#197 考试 kǎo shì examination

#198 渴 kě thirsty

#199 课 kè course

#200 课本 kèběn textbook

Words 201–250

HSK 1 Words 201–250

#206 来到 láidào come; arrive

#207 老 lǎo old; aged

#208 老人 lǎorén old people; the aged

#209 老师 lǎoshī teacher

#210 了 le past tense marker

#211 累 lèi tired

#212 冷 lěng cold

#213 里 lǐ in

#214 里边 lǐbian inside

#219 楼上 lóu shàng upstairs

#220 楼下 lóu xià downstairs

#221 路 lù road

#222 路口 lùkǒu intersection; crossing

#223 路上 lùshang on the road

#224 妈妈 māma mom; mother

#225 马路 mǎlù road; street

#226 马上 mǎshàng right off

#227 吗 ma auxiliary word

#228 买 mǎi buy

#229 慢 màn slow

#230 忙 máng busy

#231 毛 máo a fractional unit of money in China (measure word)

#232 没 méi no

#233 没关系 méi guānxi No problem

#234 没什么 méi shénme It’s nothing

#235 没事儿 méi shìr It’s okay

#236 没有 méi yǒu have not; no

#237 妹妹 mèimei younger sister

#238 门 mén door

#239 门口 ménkǒu doorway

#240 门票 ménpiào tickets

#241 们 men plural marker for pronouns and a few animate nouns

#242 米饭 mǐfàn steamed rice

#243 面包 miànbāo bread

#244 面条儿 miàntiáor noodles

#245 名字 míngzi name

#246 明白 míngbai clear

#247 明年 míngnián next year

#248 明天 míngtiān tomorrow

#249 拿 ná take

#250 哪 nǎ which

Words 251–300

HSK 1 Words 251–300

#260 奶奶 nǎinai grandma

#261 男 nán man

#262 男孩儿 nánháir boy

#263 男朋友 nánpéngyǒu boyfriend

#264 男人 nánren man

#265 男生 nánshēng boy

#266 南 nán south

#267 南边 nánbian south; south side

#268 难 nán hard, difficult

#269 呢 ne auxiliary word

#277 女儿 nǚ’ér daughter

#278 女孩儿 nǚháir girl

#279 女朋友 nǚpéngyǒu girlfriend

#280 女人 nǚren woman

#281 女生 nǚshēng girl

#282 旁边 pángbiān side

#283 跑 pǎo run

#284 朋友 péngyou friend

#285 票 piào ticket

#286 七 qī seven

#287 起 qǐ get up; start; rise

#288 起床 qǐ chuáng get up

#289 起来 qǐ lái get up

#290 汽车 qì chē car

#291 前 qián front

#292 前边 qiánbian in front

#293 前天 qiántiān the day before yesterday

#294 钱 qián money

#295 钱包 qiánbāo wallet

#296 请 qǐng please

#297 请假 qǐng jià ask for leave

#298 请进 qǐng jìn please come in

#299 请问 qǐngwèn excuse me

#300 请坐 qǐng zuò please have a seat

Words 301–350

HSK 1 Words 301–350

#301 球 qiú ball

#302 去 qù go

#303 去年 qùnián last year

#304 热 rè heat

#305 人 rén people

#306 认识 rènshi know

#307 认真 rènzhēn earnest

#313 商场 shāngchǎng mall; shopping mall

#314 商店 shāngdiàn shop

#315 上 shàng upper

#316 上班 shàng bān go to work

#317 上边 shàngbian above; on

#318 上车 shàng chē get on

#319 上次 shàng cì last time

#320 上课 shàng kè attend class; have a class

#321 上网 shàng wǎng surf the Internet

#322 上午 shàngwǔ morning

#323 上学 shàng xué go to school

#324 少 shǎo less

#325 谁 shéi (also pronounced shuí) who

#326 身上 shēnshang body; on one’s body

#327 身体 shēntǐ body

#328 什么 shénme what

#329 生病 shēng bìng fall ill

#330 生气 shēng qì get angry

#331 生日 shēngrì birthday

#338 是不是 shì bu shì isn’t it?

#339 手 shǒu hand

#340 手机 shǒujī mobile phone

#341 书 shū book

#342 书包 shūbāo school bag

#343 书店 shūdiàn bookstore

#344 树 shù tree

#345 水 shuǐ water

#346 水果 shuǐguǒ fruits

#347 睡 shuì sleep

#348 睡觉 shuì jiào sleep

#349 说 shuō speak

#350 说话 shuō huà talk

Words 351–400

HSK 1 Words 351–400

#360 天气 tiānqì weather

#361 听 tīng hear

#362 听到 tīngdào hear

#363 听见 tīng jiàn hear

#364 听写 tīngxiě dictation; dictate

#365 同学 tóngxué classmate

#366 图书馆 túshūguǎn library

#367 外 wài abroad, outside

#368 外边 wàibian outside

#369 外国 wàiguó foreign country

#370 外语 wàiyǔ foreign language

#371 玩儿 wánr play

#372 晚 wǎn late

#373 晚饭 wǎnfàn dinner

#374 晚上 wǎnshang night

#375 网上 wǎng shàng online

#376 网友 wǎngyǒu net friend

#377 忘 wàng forget

#378 忘记 wàngjì forget

#385 西边 xībian west; west side

#386 洗 xǐ wash

#387 洗手间 xǐshǒujiān restroom

#388 喜欢 xǐhuan like

#389 下 xià below; under; next; go down; get off

#390 下班 xià bān get off work

#391 下边 xiàbian below; under

#392 下车 xià chē get off

#393 下次 xià cì next time

#394 下课 xià kè finish class

#395 下午 xiàwǔ afternoon

#396 下雨 xià yǔ rain

#397 先 xiān before

#398 先生 xiānsheng sir

#399 现在 xiànzài now

#400 想 xiǎng think

Words 401–450

HSK 1 Words 401–450

#401 小 xiǎo small

#402 小孩儿 xiǎoháir child; kid

#403 小姐 xiǎojiě miss

#404 小朋友 xiǎopéngyǒu child; kid

#405 小时 xiǎoshí hour

#406 小学 xiǎoxué primary school; elementary schoo

#407 小学生 xiǎoxuéshēng elementary school student

#408 笑 xiào laugh

#409 写 xiě write

#410 谢谢 xièxie Thank you

#411 新 xīn new

#412 新年 xīnnián New Year

#413 星期 xīngqī week

#414 星期日 xīngqīrì Sunday

#415 星期天 xīngqītiān Sunday

#416 行 xíng That’s ok

#417 休息 xiūxi rest

#418 学 xué learn; study

#419 学生 xuéshēng student

#420 学习 xuéxí study

#421 学校 xuéxiào school

#422 学院 xuéyuàn college; academy

#429 医生 yīshēng doctor

#430 医院 yīyuàn hospital

#431 一半 yíbàn half

#432 一会儿 yíhuìr a little while

#433 一块儿 yíkuàir together

#434 一下儿 yíxiàr a little bit

#435 一样 yíyàng equally

#436 一边 yìbiān one side

#437 一点儿 yìdiǎnr a little bit

#438 一起 yìqǐ together

#443 有名 yǒumíng famous

#444 有时候 yǒushíhou sometimes

#445 有些 yǒuxiē some

#446 有用 yǒuyòng useful

#447 右 yòu right

#448 右边 yòubian right

#449 雨 yǔ rain

#450 元 yuán element; yuan

Words 451–500

HSK 1 Words 451–500

#455 在 zài stay; in process of

#456 在家 zàijiā at home

#457 早 zǎo early

#458 早饭 zǎofàn breakfast

#459 早上 zǎoshang morning

#469 着 zhe in process of

#470 真 zhēn really

#471 真的 zhēn de really

#472 正 zhèng just; exactly

#473 正在 zhèngzài in process of

#474 知道 zhīdào know

#475 知识 zhīshi knowledge

#476 中 zhōng middle; in

#477 中国 Zhōngguó China

#478 中间 zhōngjiān middle

#479 中文 Zhōngwén Chinese

#480 中午 zhōngwǔ noon

#481 中学 zhōngxué middle school

#482 中学生 zhōngxuéshēng middle school student

#483 重 zhòng heavy

#484 重要 zhòngyào important

#485 住 zhù live

#486 准备 zhǔnbèi get ready

#487 桌子 zhuōzi table

#488 字 zì word, character

#489 子 zi noun suffix

#495 昨天 zuótiān yesterday

#496 左 zuǒ left

#497 左边 zuǒbian left

#498 坐 zuò sit

#499 坐下 zuòxia sit down

#500 做 zuò do

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