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HSK 1 vocabulary

All 300 words of HSK 1 in the new HSK syllabus, with pinyin, part of speech and meaning. Tap the speaker to hear a word.

#	Word	Pinyin	Part of speech	Meaning
1	爱	ài	verb	to love; to be fond of; to like; affection
2	八	bā	numeral	eight; 8
3	爸爸	bàba	noun	(coll.) father; dad
4	吧	ba	particle	(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right?; ...OK?
5	白天	báitiān	noun	daytime; during the day; day
6	百	bǎi	numeral	hundred; numerous; all kinds of
7	半	bàn	numeral	half; semi-; incomplete
8	包子	bāozi	noun	baozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun)
9	杯子	bēizi	noun	cup; glass
10	本	běn	measure word	classifier for books, periodicals, files etc; originally; initially
11	边	biān	noun, suffix	side; edge; margin; border; boundary; simultaneously
12	病	bìng	noun, verb	illness; disease; to fall ill; defect
13	不	bù	adverb	no; not so
14	不客气	bú kèqi	phrase	you're welcome; don't mention it; impolite; rude; blunt
15	不要	búyào	adverb	don't!; must not
16	菜	cài	noun	vegetable; greens (CL:棵); dish (of food) 样盘)
17	茶	chá	noun	tea; tea plant
18	唱	chàng	verb	to sing; to call loudly; to chant
19	超市	chāoshì	noun	supermarket (abbr. for 超级市场)
20	车	chē	noun	car; vehicle; machine; to shape with a lathe; Kangxi radical 159
21	吃	chī	verb	to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
22	出租车	chūzūchē	noun	taxi
23	穿	chuān	verb	to wear; to put on; to dress; to bore through; to pierce; to perforate
24	打电话	dǎ diànhuà	phrase	to make a telephone call
25	大	dà	adjective	big; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐)
26	大家	dàjiā	pronoun	everyone; influential family; great expert
27	大学	dàxué	noun	university; college
28	大学生	dàxuéshēng	noun	university student; college student
29	到	dào	verb	to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to
30	的	de	particle	of; ~'s (possessive particle)
31	第	dì	prefix	(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 "sixth")
32	弟弟	dìdi	noun	younger brother
33	点	diǎn	measure word	classifier for items; point; dot; drop; speck; o'clock
34	店	diàn	noun	inn; old-style hotel (CL:家)
35	电话	diànhuà	noun	telephone; phone call; phone number
36	电脑	diànnǎo	noun	computer
37	电视	diànshì	noun	television; TV
38	电影	diànyǐng	noun	movie; film
39	电影院	diànyǐngyuàn	noun	cinema; movie theater
40	东西	dōngxi	noun	thing; stuff; person
41	都	dōu	adverb	all; both; entirely; already
42	读	dú	verb	to read out; to read aloud; to read
43	读书	dúshū	verb	to read a book; to study; to attend school
44	对	duì	adjective, preposition	right; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding
45	对不起	duìbuqǐ	verb	I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon
46	多	duō	adjective, verb, pronoun	many; much; too many; in excess
47	多少	duōshao	pronoun	how much?; how many?
48	儿子	érzi	noun	son
49	二	èr	numeral	two; 2
50	饭	fàn	noun	cooked rice; meal; devotee
51	饭店	fàndiàn	noun	restaurant; hotel
52	房间	fángjiān	noun	room
53	非常	fēicháng	adverb	very; really; unusual; extraordinary
54	飞机	fēijī	noun	airplane
55	分	fēn	measure word	to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate
56	分钟	fēnzhōng	measure word	minute
57	高兴	gāoxìng	adjective	happy; glad; willing (to do sth); in a cheerful mood
58	歌	gē	noun	song; to sing
59	哥哥	gēge	noun	older brother
60	个	gè	measure word	(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)
61	给	gěi	verb	to; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb)
62	公司	gōngsī	noun	company; firm; corporation
63	工作	gōngzuò	verb, noun	to work; job; work; task
64	狗	gǒu	noun	dog
65	贵	guì	adjective	expensive
66	国	guó	noun	country; nation; state
67	还	hái	adverb	still; still in progress; still more; yet; even more; in addition
68	孩子	háizi	noun	child
69	汉语	Hànyǔ	noun	Chinese language
70	汉字	Hànzì	noun	Chinese character(s)
71	好	hǎo	adjective	good; appropriate; proper; all right!
72	好吃	hǎochī	adjective	tasty; delicious
73	好看	hǎokàn	adjective	good-looking; nice-looking; good (of a movie, book, TV show etc)
74	好听	hǎotīng	adjective	pleasant to hear
75	好玩儿	hǎowánr	adjective	erhua variant of 好玩
76	号	hào	noun, measure word	ordinal number; day of a month; mark; sign; business establishment
77	喝	hē	verb	to drink
78	和	hé	preposition, conjunction	(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [hàn])
79	很	hěn	adverb	very; quite
80	后	hòu	noun	empress; queen; ruler
81	回	huí	verb	to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return
82	会	huì	verb	can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to
83	火车	huǒchē	noun	train
84	鸡蛋	jīdàn	noun	(chicken) egg; hen's egg
85	几	jǐ	pronoun, numeral	how much; how many; several; a few
86	家	jiā	noun, measure word	home; family; classifier for families or businesses
87	家人	jiārén	noun	family member
88	见	jiàn	verb	to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth); to interview; opinion; view
89	件	jiàn	measure word	classifier for events, things, clothes etc; item; component
90	饺子	jiǎozi	noun	dumpling; pot-sticker
91	叫	jiào	verb	to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called
92	姐姐	jiějie	noun	older sister
93	今年	jīnnián	noun	this year
94	今天	jīntiān	noun	today; the present time; now
95	九	jiǔ	numeral	nine; 9
96	觉得	juéde	verb	to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)
97	开	kāi	verb	to open (transitive or intransitive)
98	开车	kāichē	verb	to drive a car
99	看	kàn	verb	to see; to look at; to read; to watch; to visit; to call on
100	看病	kànbìng	verb	to visit a doctor; to see a patient
101	看见	kànjiàn	verb	to see; to catch sight of
102	可以	kěyǐ	verb, adjective	can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good
103	课	kè	noun	subject; course; class; lesson; to levy; tax; form of divination
104	口	kǒu	noun, measure word	mouth
105	块	kuài	measure word	classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc; lump; chunk; piece
106	来	lái	verb	to come
107	老师	lǎoshī	noun	teacher
108	了	le	particle	(completed action marker)
109	冷	lěng	adjective	cold
110	里	lǐ	noun	lining; interior; inside; internal
111	两	liǎng	numeral	two; both; some; a few
112	零	líng	numeral	zero; nought; zero sign; fractional; fragmentary; odd (of numbers)
113	六	liù	numeral	six; 6
114	妈妈	māma	noun	mama; mommy; mother
115	吗	ma	particle	(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
116	买	mǎi	verb	to buy; to purchase
117	卖	mài	verb	to sell; to betray; to spare no effort; to show off or flaunt
118	忙	máng	adjective, verb	busy; hurriedly; to hurry; to rush
119	猫	māo	noun	cat 只)
120	没关系	méi guānxi	phrase	it doesn't matter
121	没事	méishì	verb	it's not important; it's nothing; never mind; to have nothing to do
122	没有	méiyǒu	verb, adverb	haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
123	妹妹	mèimei	noun	younger sister; young woman
124	们	men	suffix	plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
125	米饭	mǐfàn	noun	(cooked) rice
126	面包	miànbāo	noun	bread
127	面条儿	miàntiáor	noun	erhua variant of 面条
128	明年	míngnián	noun	next year
129	明天	míngtiān	noun	tomorrow
130	名字	míngzi	noun	name (of a person or thing)
131	哪	nǎ	pronoun	how; which
132	哪个	nǎge	pronoun	which; who
133	哪里	nǎlǐ	pronoun	where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever
134	哪儿	nǎr	pronoun	where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere
135	哪些	nǎxiē	pronoun	which ones?; who?; what?
136	那	nà	pronoun	(specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nèi])
137	那边	nàbiān	pronoun	over there; yonder
138	那个	nàge	pronoun	that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); sex
139	那里	nàlǐ	pronoun	there; that place
140	那儿	nàr	pronoun	there
141	那些	nàxiē	pronoun	those
142	男	nán	adjective	baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位
143	男朋友	nánpéngyou	noun	boyfriend
144	呢	ne	particle	particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?")
145	能	néng	verb	can; to be able to; might possibly; ability
146	你	nǐ	pronoun	you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)
147	你好	nǐ hǎo	phrase	hello; hi
148	你们	nǐmen	pronoun	you (plural)
149	年	nián	noun, measure word	year
150	您	nín	pronoun	you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你)
151	牛奶	niúnǎi	noun	cow's milk
152	女	nǚ	adjective	female; woman; daughter
153	女儿	nǚ’ér	noun	daughter
154	女朋友	nǚpéngyou	noun	girlfriend
155	女士	nǚshì	noun	lady; madam; Miss; Ms
156	朋友	péngyou	noun	friend
157	便宜	piányi	adjective	cheap; inexpensive; a petty advantage; to let sb off lightly
158	漂亮	piàoliang	adjective	pretty; beautiful
159	苹果	píngguǒ	noun	apple
160	七	qī	numeral	seven; 7
161	起床	qǐchuáng	verb	to get out of bed; to get up
162	千	qiān	numeral	thousand
163	前	qián	noun	front; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago
164	钱	qián	noun	coin; money; unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 两
165	请	qǐng	verb	to ask; to invite; please (do sth); to treat (to a meal etc)
166	请问	qǐngwèn	verb	Excuse me, may I ask...?
167	去	qù	verb	to go; to go to (a place); just passed; to send; to remove
168	去年	qùnián	noun	last year
169	热	rè	adjective	to warm up; to heat up; hot (of weather); heat; fervent
170	人	rén	noun	person; people
171	认识	rènshi	verb	to know; to recognize; to be familiar with; to get acquainted with sb
172	日	rì	measure word	sun; day; date, day of the month
173	三	sān	numeral	three; 3
174	商店	shāngdiàn	noun	store; shop
175	上	shàng	noun, verb	first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up
176	上班	shàngbān	verb	to go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office
177	上课	shàngkè	verb	to go to class; to attend class; to go to teach a class
178	上午	shàngwǔ	noun	morning
179	上学	shàngxué	verb	to go to school; to attend school
180	少	shǎo	adjective, verb	few; less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing sth); seldom
181	谁	shéi/shuí	pronoun	who
182	什么	shénme	pronoun	what?; something; anything
183	生病	shēngbìng	verb	to fall ill
184	十	shí	numeral	ten; 10
185	时候	shíhou	noun	time; length of time; moment; period
186	时间	shíjiān	noun	(concept of) time
187	事	shì	noun	matter; thing; item; work; affair
188	是	shì	verb	to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true
189	手机	shǒujī	noun	cell phone; mobile phone
190	书	shū	noun	book; letter; document; to write
191	书店	shūdiàn	noun	bookstore
192	水	shuǐ	noun	water; to swim (used mostly in 会水 and 水性)
193	水果	shuǐguǒ	noun	fruit
194	睡	shuì	verb	to sleep; to lie down
195	睡觉	shuìjiào	verb	to go to bed; to sleep
196	说	shuō	verb	to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment
197	说话	shuōhuà	verb	to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word
198	四	sì	numeral	four; 4
199	岁	suì	measure word	classifier for years (of age); year; year (of crop harvests)
200	他	tā	pronoun	he; him (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
201	它	tā	pronoun	it
202	她	tā	pronoun	she
203	他们	tāmen	pronoun	they; them
204	它们	tāmen	pronoun	they; them
205	她们	tāmen	pronoun	they; them (females)
206	太	tài	adverb	highest; greatest; too (much); very; extremely
207	天	tiān	noun, measure word	day; sky; heaven
208	天气	tiānqì	noun	weather
209	听	tīng	verb	to listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey
210	听见	tīngjiàn	verb	to hear
211	同学	tóngxué	noun	to study at the same school; fellow student; classmate
212	外	wài	noun	outside; in addition; foreign; external
213	外边	wàibian	noun	outside; outer surface; abroad; place other than one's home
214	玩	wán	verb	to play; to have fun; to trifle with; toy; sth used for amusement
215	晚	wǎn	adjective	evening; night; late
216	晚饭	wǎnfàn	noun	evening meal; dinner; supper
217	晚上	wǎnshang	noun	evening; night; in the evening
218	喂	wèi	interjection	hey; to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc)
219	问	wèn	verb	to ask; to inquire
220	问题	wèntí	noun	question; problem; issue; topic
221	我	wǒ	pronoun	I; me; my
222	我们	wǒmen	pronoun	we; us; ourselves; our
223	五	wǔ	numeral	five; 5
224	午饭	wǔfàn	noun	lunch
225	喜欢	xǐhuan	verb	to like; to be fond of
226	下	xià	noun, verb, measure word	down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc)
227	下雨	xià yǔ	phrase	to rain
228	下班	xiàbān	verb	to finish work; to get off work; next service (train, bus, etc)
229	下课	xiàkè	verb	to finish class; to get out of class; to be fired
230	下午	xiàwǔ	noun	afternoon; p.m.
231	先生	xiānsheng	noun	teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.); husband
232	现在	xiànzài	noun	now; at present; at the moment; modern; current; nowadays
233	想	xiǎng	verb	to think (about); to think of; to devise
234	小	xiǎo	adjective, prefix	small; tiny; few; young
235	小朋友	xiǎopéngyǒu	noun	child; kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan, to refer to sb's own child)
236	小时	xiǎoshí	noun	hour
237	小学	xiǎoxué	noun	elementary school; primary school
238	小学生	xiǎoxuéshēng	noun	primary school student; schoolchild
239	些	xiē	measure word	classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several
240	写	xiě	verb	to write
241	谢谢	xièxie	verb	to thank; thanks; thank you
242	新	xīn	adjective	new; newly; meso- (chemistry)
243	星期	xīngqī	noun	week; day of the week; Sunday
244	星期日	xīngqīrì	noun	Sunday
245	星期天	xīngqītiān	noun	Sunday
246	休息	xiūxi	verb	rest; to rest
247	学	xué	verb	to learn; to study; to imitate; science; -ology
248	学生	xuéshēng	noun	student; schoolchild
249	学习	xuéxí	verb	to learn; to study
250	学校	xuéxiào	noun	school
251	雪	xuě	noun	snow
252	要	yào	verb	to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should
253	也	yě	adverb	(adverb) also; both ... and ... (before predicates only)
254	一	yī	numeral	one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout
255	衣服	yīfu	noun	clothes
256	医生	yīshēng	noun	doctor
257	医院	yīyuàn	noun	hospital
258	一半	yíbàn	numeral	half
259	一下	yíxià	phrase	(used after a verb) give it a go
260	椅子	yǐzi	noun	chair
261	一点儿	yìdiǎnr	phrase	erhua variant of 一点
262	一些	yìxiē	phrase	some; a few; a little
263	有	yǒu	verb	to have; there is
264	有的	yǒude	pronoun	(there are) some (who are...); some (exist)
265	有点儿	yǒudiǎnr	adverb	slightly; a little; somewhat
266	有些	yǒuxiē	pronoun	some; somewhat
267	雨	yǔ	noun	rain
268	元	yuán	measure word	currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); era (of a reign)
269	月	yuè	noun	moon; month; monthly
270	再	zài	adverb	again; once more; re-; further; beyond this point of time
271	在	zài	verb, preposition, adverb	to exist; to be alive
272	再见	zàijiàn	verb	goodbye
273	早	zǎo	adjective	early; morning; Good morning!; long ago; prematurely
274	早饭	zǎofàn	noun	breakfast
275	早上	zǎoshang	noun	early morning
276	怎么	zěnme	pronoun	how?; what?; why?
277	怎么样	zěnmeyàng	pronoun	how?; how about?; how was it?; how are things?
278	找	zhǎo	verb	to try to find; to look for; to call on sb; to find; to seek
279	这	zhè	pronoun	(pronoun) this; these
280	这边	zhèbiān	pronoun	this side; here
281	这个	zhège	pronoun	(pronoun) this
282	这里	zhèlǐ	pronoun	here
283	这儿	zhèr	pronoun	here
284	这些	zhèxiē	pronoun	these
285	真	zhēn	adverb	really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine
286	正在	zhèngzài	adverb	just at (that time); right in (that place)
287	只	zhī	measure word	classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
288	知道	zhīdào	verb	to know; to become aware of
289	中国	Zhōngguó	noun	China
290	中文	Zhōngwén	noun	Chinese language
291	中午	zhōngwǔ	noun	noon; midday
292	中学	zhōngxué	noun	middle school
293	中学生	zhōngxuéshēng	noun	middle-school student; high school student
294	住	zhù	verb	to live; to dwell; to stay; to reside; to stop
295	桌子	zhuōzi	noun	table; desk
296	字	zì	noun	letter; symbol; character; word
297	昨天	zuótiān	noun	yesterday
298	坐	zuò	verb	to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc); to bear fruit
299	做	zuò	verb	to make; to produce; to write; to compose
300	做饭	zuò fàn	phrase	to prepare a meal; to cook

Words, pinyin and parts of speech: the official HSK syllabus (2025). Meanings: based on CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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