HSK 1 Vocabulary List

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#	Chinese	Pinyin	Part of speech	English
1	爱	ài	verb	to love
2	八	bā	number	eight
3	爸爸	bàba	noun	dad
4	吧	ba	auxiliary	particle indicating suggestion, confirmation, or hesitation
5	白天	báitiān	noun	daytime
6	百	bǎi	number	hundred
7	半	bàn	number / adverb	half; half, semi-
8	包子	bāozi	noun	steamed stuffed bun
9	杯子	bēizi	noun	cup, glass
10	本	běn	classifier	measure word for books
11	边	biān	noun / suffix	side; suffix indicating direction
12	病	bìng	noun / verb	illness, disease; to be ill
13	不	bù	adverb	not, no
14	不客气	búkèqi	phrase	you're welcome
15	不要	búyào	adverb	don't, not want
16	菜	cài	noun	vegetable, dish
17	茶	chá	noun	tea
18	唱	chàng	verb	to sing
19	超市	chāoshì	noun	supermarket
20	车	chē	noun	vehicle, car
21	吃	chī	verb	to eat
22	出租车	chūzūchē	noun	taxi
23	穿	chuān	verb	to wear
24	打电话	dǎdiànhuà	phrase	to make a phone call
25	大	dà	adjective	big
26	大家	dàjiā	pronoun	everyone
27	大学	dàxué	noun	university
28	大学生	dàxuéshēng	noun	university student
29	到	dào	verb	to arrive
30	的	de	auxiliary	possessive or modifying particle
31	第	dì	prefix	prefix for ordinal numbers
32	弟弟	dìdi	noun	younger brother
33	点	diǎn	classifier / noun	measure word for small round things; point, dot
34	店	diàn	noun	shop, store
35	电话	diànhuà	noun	telephone, phone call
36	电脑	diànnǎo	noun	computer
37	电视	diànshì	noun	television
38	电影	diànyǐng	noun	movie, film
39	电影院	diànyǐngyuàn	noun	cinema
40	东西	dōngxi	noun	thing, object
41	都	dōu	adverb	all, both
42	读	dú	verb	to read
43	读书	dúshū	verb	to read a book
44	对	duì	adjective / preposition / verb / classifier	correct, right; to, toward, for; to treat; pair
45	对不起	duìbuqǐ	verb	sorry
46	多	duō	adjective / verb / pronoun / number / adverb	many, much; to have more; how many, how much; more, over
47	多少	duōshao	pronoun	how many, how much
48	儿子	érzi	noun	son
49	二	èr	number	two
50	饭	fàn	noun	cooked rice, meal
51	饭店	fàndiàn	noun	restaurant
52	房间	fángjiān	noun	room
53	非常	fēicháng	adverb	very, extremely
54	飞机	fēijī	noun	airplane
55	分	fēn	classifier / verb / noun	minute; to divide, to separate; component, part
56	分钟	fēnzhōng	classifier	minute
57	高兴	gāoxìng	adjective	happy, glad
58	歌	gē	noun	song
59	哥哥	gēge	noun	older brother
60	个	gè	classifier	measure word for general objects
61	给	gěi	verb / preposition	to give; to, for
62	公司	gōngsī	noun	company
63	工作	gōngzuò	verb / noun	work; to work
64	狗	gǒu	noun	dog
65	贵	guì	adjective	expensive
66	国	guó	noun	country
67	还	hái	adverb	still, also; quite
68	孩子	háizi	noun	child
69	汉语	Hànyǔ	noun	Chinese language
70	汉字	Hànzì	noun	Chinese character
71	好	hǎo	adjective / adverb / verb	good; well; to be fond of
72	好吃	hǎochī	adjective	delicious, tasty
73	好看	hǎokàn	adjective	good-looking
74	好听	hǎotīng	adjective	pleasant to listen to
75	好玩儿	hǎowánér	adjective	fun, amusing
76	号	hào	noun / classifier	number; measure word for people, items
77	喝	hē	verb	to drink
78	和	hé	preposition / conjunction	and, with
79	很	hěn	adverb	very
80	后	hòu	noun	behind, later
81	回	huí	verb / classifier	to return; measure word for times
82	会	huì	verb	can, to be able to
83	火车	huǒchē	noun	train
84	鸡蛋	jīdàn	noun	egg
85	几	jǐ	pronoun / number	how many, a few
86	家	jiā	noun / classifier / suffix	home, family; measure word for families; suffix indicating a person specializing in something
87	家人	jiārén	noun	family member
88	见	jiàn	verb	to see
89	件	jiàn	classifier	measure word for items
90	饺子	jiǎozi	noun	dumpling
91	叫	jiào	verb / preposition	to be called, to call; to make; by
92	姐姐	jiějie	noun	older sister
93	今年	jīnnián	noun	this year
94	今天	jīntiān	noun	today
95	九	jiǔ	number	nine
96	觉得	juéde	verb	to feel, to think
97	开	kāi	verb	to open
98	开车	kāichē	verb	to drive
99	看	kàn	verb	to see, to look
100	看病	kànbìng	verb	to see a doctor
101	看见	kànjiàn	verb	to see
102	可以	kěyǐ	verb / adjective	can, may; okay, fine
103	课	kè	noun	class, lesson
104	口	kǒu	noun / classifier	mouth; measure word for family members, bites
105	块	kuài	classifier	measure word for pieces, chunks, money
106	来	lái	verb	to come
107	老师	lǎoshī	noun	teacher
108	了	le	auxiliary	particle indicating completed action or change of state
109	冷	lěng	adjective	cold
110	里	lǐ	noun	inside, in, mile
111	两	liǎng	number	two
112	零	líng	number	zero
113	六	liù	number	six
114	妈妈	māma	noun	mom
115	吗	ma	auxiliary	question particle
116	买	mǎi	verb	to buy
117	卖	mài	verb	to sell
118	忙	máng	adjective / verb	busy; to be busy
119	猫	māo	noun	cat
120	没关系	méiguānxi	phrase	never mind, it's okay
121	没事	méishì	verb	to have nothing to do; it doesn't matter
122	没有	méiyǒu	verb / adverb	to not have; have not
123	妹妹	mèimei	noun	younger sister
124	们	men	suffix	plural suffix for pronouns and nouns
125	米饭	mǐfàn	noun	cooked rice
126	面包	miànbāo	noun	bread
127	面条儿	miàntiáoér	noun	noodles
128	明年	míngnián	noun	next year
129	明天	míngtiān	noun	tomorrow
130	名字	míngzi	noun	name
131	哪	nǎ	pronoun	which
132	哪个	nǎge	pronoun	which one
133	哪里	nǎlǐ	pronoun	where
134	哪儿	nǎěr	pronoun	where
135	哪些	nǎxiē	pronoun	which ones
136	那	nà	pronoun / conjunction	that; then
137	那边	nàbiān	pronoun	over there
138	那个	nàge	pronoun	that one
139	那里	nàlǐ	pronoun	there
140	那儿	nàěr	pronoun	there
141	那些	nàxiē	pronoun	those
142	男	nán	adjective	male
143	男朋友	nánpéngyou	noun	boyfriend
144	呢	ne	auxiliary	question or continuation particle
145	能	néng	verb	can, be able to
146	你	nǐ	pronoun	you
147	你好	nǐhǎo	phrase	hello
148	你们	nǐmen	pronoun	you plural
149	年	nián	noun / classifier	year; measure word for years
150	您	nín	pronoun	you
151	牛奶	niúnǎi	noun	milk
152	女	nǚ	adjective	female
153	女儿	nǚér	noun	daughter
154	女朋友	nǚpéngyou	noun	girlfriend
155	女士	nǚshì	noun	lady, Ms.
156	朋友	péngyou	noun	friend
157	便宜	piányi	adjective	cheap
158	漂亮	piàoliang	adjective	beautiful
159	苹果	píngguǒ	noun	apple
160	七	qī	number	seven
161	起床	qǐchuáng	verb	to get up
162	千	qiān	number	thousand
163	前	qián	noun	front, before
164	钱	qián	noun	money
165	请	qǐng	verb	please
166	请问	qǐngwèn	verb	may I ask
167	去	qù	verb	to go
168	去年	qùnián	noun	last year
169	热	rè	adjective	hot
170	人	rén	noun	person
171	认识	rènshi	verb	to know, to recognize
172	日	rì	classifier / noun	measure word for days; sun
173	三	sān	number	three
174	商店	shāngdiàn	noun	store, shop
175	上	shàng	noun / verb	up, above; to go up
176	上班	shàngbān	verb	to go to work
177	上课	shàngkè	verb	to attend class
178	上午	shàngwǔ	noun	morning
179	上学	shàngxué	verb	to go to school
180	少	shǎo	adjective / verb	few, little; to lack
181	谁	shuí	pronoun	who
182	什么	shénme	pronoun	what
183	生病	shēngbìng	verb	to get sick
184	十	shí	number	ten
185	时候	shíhou	noun	moment, time
186	时间	shíjiān	noun	time
187	事	shì	noun	matter, thing
188	是	shì	verb	to be
189	手机	shǒujī	noun	cell phone
190	书	shū	noun	book
191	书店	shūdiàn	noun	bookstore
192	水	shuǐ	noun	water
193	水果	shuǐguǒ	noun	fruit
194	睡	shuì	verb	to sleep
195	睡觉	shuìjiào	verb	to sleep
196	说	shuō	verb	to speak, to say
197	说话	shuōhuà	verb	to talk
198	四	sì	number	four
199	岁	suì	classifier	measure word for age
200	他	tā	pronoun	he, him
201	它	tā	pronoun	it
202	她	tā	pronoun	she
203	他们	tāmen	pronoun	they
204	它们	tāmen	pronoun	they
205	她们	tāmen	pronoun	they
206	太	tài	adverb	too, extremely
207	天	tiān	noun / classifier	day; measure word for days
208	天气	tiānqì	noun	weather
209	听	tīng	verb	to listen
210	听见	tīngjiàn	verb	to hear
211	同学	tóngxué	noun	classmate
212	外	wài	noun	outside, exterior
213	外边	wàibian	noun	outside
214	玩	wán	verb	to play
215	晚	wǎn	adjective	late
216	晚饭	wǎnfàn	noun	dinner
217	晚上	wǎnshang	noun	evening
218	喂	wèi	interjection	hello (used when answering the phone)
219	问	wèn	verb	to ask
220	问题	wèntí	noun	question
221	我	wǒ	pronoun	I
222	我们	wǒmen	pronoun	we
223	五	wǔ	number	five
224	午饭	wǔfàn	noun	lunch
225	喜欢	xǐhuan	verb	to like
226	下	xià	noun / verb / classifier	down, below; to go down; measure word for times
227	下雨	xiàyǔ	verb	to rain
228	下班	xiàbān	verb	to get off work
229	下课	xiàkè	verb	to finish class
230	下午	xiàwǔ	noun	afternoon
231	先生	xiānsheng	noun	Mr., husband
232	现在	xiànzài	noun	now
233	想	xiǎng	verb	to think; to want
234	小	xiǎo	adjective / prefix	small; prefix indicating small size or endearment
235	小朋友	xiǎopéngyǒu	noun	little friend, child
236	小时	xiǎoshí	noun	hour
237	小学	xiǎoxué	noun	primary school
238	小学生	xiǎoxuéshēng	noun	primary school student
239	些	xiē	classifier	measure word for an indefinite amount
240	写	xiě	verb	to write
241	谢谢	xièxie	verb	to thank
242	新	xīn	adjective	new
243	星期	xīngqī	noun	week
244	星期日	xīngqīrì	noun	Sunday
245	星期天	xīngqītiān	noun	Sunday
246	休息	xiūxi	verb	to rest
247	学	xué	verb	to learn, to study
248	学生	xuéshēng	noun	student
249	学习	xuéxí	verb	to study
250	学校	xuéxiào	noun	school
251	雪	xuě	noun	snow
252	要	yào	verb	to want, to need
253	也	yě	adverb	also, too
254	一	yī	number	one
255	衣服	yīfu	noun	clothes
256	医生	yīshēng	noun	doctor
257	医院	yīyuàn	noun	hospital
258	一半	yíbàn	number	half
259	一下	yíxià	number-classifier / adverb	once, a little; in a short while
260	椅子	yǐzi	noun	chair
261	一点儿	yìdiǎněr	number-classifier	a little, a bit
262	一些	yìxiē	number-classifier	some, a few
263	有	yǒu	verb	to have, to exist
264	有的	yǒude	pronoun	some of them
265	有点儿	yǒudiǎněr	adverb	a little, slightly
266	有些	yǒuxiē	pronoun / adverb	some, some of; somewhat, rather
267	雨	yǔ	noun	rain
268	元	yuán	classifier	yuan
269	月	yuè	noun	month; moon
270	再	zài	adverb	again, then
271	在	zài	verb / preposition / adverb	to be at; at; in the middle of
272	再见	zàijiàn	verb	goodbye
273	早	zǎo	adjective	early
274	早饭	zǎofàn	noun	breakfast
275	早上	zǎoshang	noun	morning
276	怎么	zěnme	pronoun	how
277	怎么样	zěnmeyàng	pronoun	how about, what do you think
278	找	zhǎo	verb	to look for
279	这	zhè	pronoun	this
280	这边	zhèbiān	pronoun	here
281	这个	zhège	pronoun	this one
282	这里	zhèlǐ	pronoun	here
283	这儿	zhèèr	pronoun	here
284	这些	zhèxiē	pronoun	these
285	真	zhēn	adverb / adjective	really; true
286	正在	zhèngzài	adverb	in the process of
287	只	zhī	classifier	measure word for animals, one of a pair
288	知道	zhīdào	verb	to know
289	中国	Zhōngguó	noun	China
290	中文	Zhōngwén	noun	Chinese language
291	中午	zhōngwǔ	noun	noon
292	中学	zhōngxué	noun	middle school
293	中学生	zhōngxuéshēng	noun	middle school student
294	住	zhù	verb	to live, to reside
295	桌子	zhuōzi	noun	table, desk
296	字	zì	noun	character, script
297	昨天	zuótiān	noun	yesterday
298	坐	zuò	verb	to sit
299	做	zuò	verb	to do, to make
300	做饭	zuòfàn	verb	to cook

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Greetings and introductions

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Family and people

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Food and drinks

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Time, numbers, and dates

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School and daily life

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Why HSK 1 vocabulary matters

HSK 1 vocabulary gives beginners a practical foundation for reading, listening, and building simple Chinese sentences. These are the words that appear again and again in early Chinese study, so learning them well makes future lessons, practice, and review much easier. A strong vocabulary base helps you understand beginner conversations, follow simple texts, and feel more confident as you continue learning.

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