HSK 1 vocabulary
300 vocabulary entries introduced at HSK 1 in the 2025 syllabus. Read the complete list with pinyin and meanings, and compare each word with its HSK 2.0 level.
Sources and level mapping
Words and pinyin follow the 2025 HSK syllabus. GF0025-2021 and HSK 2.0 mappings use complete-hsk-vocabulary. English meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Counts refer to entries first introduced at this level in the 2025 syllabus, not cumulative totals or HSK 2.0 counts.
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Words 1–100
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 爱 | ài | to love | 1 |
| 八 | bā | eight | 1 |
| 爸爸 | bàba | (coll.) father | 1 |
| 吧 | ba | (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) | 2 |
| 白天 | báitiān | daytime; day | Not mapped |
| 百 | bǎi | hundred | 2 |
| 半 | bàn | half | 3 |
| 包子 | bāozi | baozi | 5 |
| 杯子 | bēizi | cup; glass | 1 |
| 本 | běn | classifier for books, periodicals, files etc | 1 |
| 边 | biān | side; suffix of a noun of locality | Not mapped |
| 病 | bìng | illness; to fall ill | Not mapped |
| 不 | bù | (bound form) not | 1 |
| 不客气 | bú kèqi | you're welcome; don't mention it | 1 |
| 不要 | búyào | don't! | Not mapped |
| 菜 | cài | vegetable; dish (of food) (CL:樣|样[yang4],道[dao4],盤|盘[pan2]) | 1 |
| 茶 | chá | tea | 1 |
| 唱 | chàng | to sing | Not mapped |
| 超市 | chāoshì | supermarket (abbr. for 超級市場|超级市场[chao1 ji2 shi4 chang3]) | 3 |
| 车 | chē | car; vehicle | Not mapped |
| 吃 | chī | to eat | 1 |
| 出租车 | chūzūchē | taxi | 1 |
| 穿 | chuān | to wear | 2 |
| 打电话 | dǎ diànhuà | to make a telephone call | 1 |
| 大 | dà | big | 1 |
| 大家 | dàjiā | everyone | 2 |
| 大学 | dàxué | university | Not mapped |
| 大学生 | dàxuéshēng | university student | Not mapped |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to (a place) | 2 |
| 的 | de | of; (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) | 1 |
| 第 | dì | (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4 liu4] "sixth") | Not mapped |
| 弟弟 | dìdi | younger brother | 2 |
| 点 | diǎn | classifier for small amounts | 1 |
| 店 | diàn | (bound form) shop | Not mapped |
| 电话 | diànhuà | telephone; phone call | Not mapped |
| 电脑 | diànnǎo | computer | 1 |
| 电视 | diànshì | television | 1 |
| 电影 | diànyǐng | movie | 1 |
| 电影院 | diànyǐngyuàn | cinema | Not mapped |
| 东西 | dōngxi | thing; stuff | 1 |
| 都 | dōu | all | 1 |
| 读 | dú | to read; to attend (school) | 1 |
| 读书 | dúshū | to read a book; to study | Not mapped |
| 对 | duì | right; towards | 4 |
| 对不起 | duìbuqǐ | I'm sorry | 1 |
| 多 | duō | many; too many | 1 |
| 多少 | duōshao | how much? | 1 |
| 儿子 | érzi | son | 1 |
| 二 | èr | two | 1 |
| 饭 | fàn | meal; cooked rice | Not mapped |
| 饭店 | fàndiàn | restaurant; hotel | Not mapped |
| 房间 | fángjiān | room | 2 |
| 非常 | fēicháng | very | 2 |
| 飞机 | fēijī | airplane | 1 |
| 分 | fēn | minute (unit of time); a point (in sports or games) | 3 |
| 分钟 | fēnzhōng | minute | 1 |
| 高兴 | gāoxìng | happy; glad | 1 |
| 歌 | gē | song (CL:首[shou3],支[zhi1]) | Not mapped |
| 哥哥 | gēge | older brother | 2 |
| 个 | gè | (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier) | 1 |
| 给 | gěi | to give; to | 2 |
| 公司 | gōngsī | company | 2 |
| 工作 | gōngzuò | to work; job | 1 |
| 狗 | gǒu | dog | 1 |
| 贵 | guì | expensive | 2 |
| 国 | guó | country | Not mapped |
| 还 | hái | still; in addition | 2 |
| 孩子 | háizi | child | 2 |
| 汉语 | Hànyǔ | Chinese language | 1 |
| 汉字 | Hànzì | Chinese character(s) | Not mapped |
| 好 | hǎo | good | 1 |
| 好吃 | hǎochī | tasty | 2 |
| 好看 | hǎokàn | good-looking; (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good | Not mapped |
| 好听 | hǎotīng | pleasant to hear | Not mapped |
| 好玩儿 | hǎowánr | fun; interesting | Not mapped |
| 号 | hào | (after a numeral) number designation (e.g. 237號房間|237号房间[er4 san1 qi1 hao4 fang2 jian1] "Room 237"); day of the month (e.g. 七號|七号[qi1 hao4] "the 7th") | 2 |
| 喝 | hē | to drink | 1 |
| 和 | hé | (joining two nouns) and | 1 |
| 很 | hěn | very | 1 |
| 后 | hòu | back; afterwards | Not mapped |
| 回 | huí | to go back; to return | 1 |
| 会 | huì | can; to be likely to | 1 |
| 火车 | huǒchē | train | Not mapped |
| 鸡蛋 | jīdàn | (chicken) egg | 2 |
| 几 | jǐ | how many; several | 1 |
| 家 | jiā | home; family | 1 |
| 家人 | jiārén | family member | Not mapped |
| 见 | jiàn | to see; to meet | Not mapped |
| 件 | jiàn | classifier for events, things, clothes etc | 2 |
| 饺子 | jiǎozi | dumpling | 4 |
| 叫 | jiào | to call; to be called | 1 |
| 姐姐 | jiějie | older sister | 2 |
| 今年 | jīnnián | this year | Not mapped |
| 今天 | jīntiān | today | 1 |
| 九 | jiǔ | nine | 1 |
| 觉得 | juéde | to think that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc) | 2 |
| 开 | kāi | to open (transitive or intransitive); to turn on | 1 |
| 开车 | kāichē | to drive a car (or train etc) | Not mapped |
| 看 | kàn | to see; to watch | 1 |
| 看病 | kànbìng | to visit a doctor; to see a patient | Not mapped |
Words 101–200
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 看见 | kànjiàn | to see | 1 |
| 可以 | kěyǐ | can; possible | 2 |
| 课 | kè | course; lesson | 2 |
| 口 | kǒu | mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) | 3 |
| 块 | kuài | classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc; (coll.) classifier for money and currency units | 1 |
| 来 | lái | to come; hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5]) | 1 |
| 老师 | lǎoshī | teacher | 1 |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) | 1 |
| 冷 | lěng | cold | 1 |
| 里 | lǐ | interior; inside | 1 |
| 两 | liǎng | two; both | 2 |
| 零 | líng | zero | 1 |
| 六 | liù | six | 1 |
| 妈妈 | māma | mother | 1 |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) | 1 |
| 买 | mǎi | to buy | 1 |
| 卖 | mài | to sell | 2 |
| 忙 | máng | busy; to hurry | 2 |
| 猫 | māo | cat (CL:隻|只[zhi1]) | 1 |
| 没关系 | méi guānxi | it doesn't matter; that's OK | 1 |
| 没事 | méishì | it's not important; to have nothing to do | Not mapped |
| 没有 | méiyǒu | to not have; haven't | Not mapped |
| 妹妹 | mèimei | younger sister | 2 |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals | Not mapped |
| 米饭 | mǐfàn | (cooked) rice | 1 |
| 面包 | miànbāo | bread | 3 |
| 面条儿 | miàntiáor | noodles | Not mapped |
| 明年 | míngnián | next year | Not mapped |
| 明天 | míngtiān | tomorrow | 1 |
| 名字 | míngzi | name (of a person or thing) | 1 |
| 哪 | nǎ | which | 1 |
| 哪个 | nǎge | which | Not mapped |
| 哪里 | nǎlǐ | where? | Not mapped |
| 哪儿 | nǎr | where? | Not mapped |
| 哪些 | nǎxiē | which ones? | Not mapped |
| 那 | nà | (specifier) that; (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations) | 1 |
| 那边 | nàbiān | over there | Not mapped |
| 那个 | nàge | that one; that (as opposed to this) | Not mapped |
| 那里 | nàlǐ | there | Not mapped |
| 那儿 | nàr | there | Not mapped |
| 那些 | nàxiē | those | Not mapped |
| 男 | nán | (bound form) male | Not mapped |
| 男朋友 | nánpéngyou | boyfriend | Not mapped |
| 呢 | ne | (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?"); (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds | 1 |
| 能 | néng | can; to be able to | 1 |
| 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2]) | 1 |
| 你好 | nǐ hǎo | hello | Not mapped |
| 你们 | nǐmen | you (plural) | Not mapped |
| 年 | nián | year | 1 |
| 您 | nín | you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[ni3]) | 2 |
| 牛奶 | niúnǎi | cow's milk | 2 |
| 女 | nǚ | female | Not mapped |
| 女儿 | nǚ’ér | daughter | 1 |
| 女朋友 | nǚpéngyou | girlfriend | Not mapped |
| 女士 | nǚshì | lady; madam | 5 |
| 朋友 | péngyou | friend | 1 |
| 便宜 | piányi | cheap | 2 |
| 漂亮 | piàoliang | pretty | 1 |
| 苹果 | píngguǒ | apple | 1 |
| 七 | qī | seven | 1 |
| 起床 | qǐchuáng | to get out of bed | 2 |
| 千 | qiān | thousand | 2 |
| 前 | qián | front; forward | Not mapped |
| 钱 | qián | money | 1 |
| 请 | qǐng | please (do sth); to invite | 1 |
| 请问 | qǐngwèn | Excuse me, may I ask...? | Not mapped |
| 去 | qù | to go; to go to (a place) | 1 |
| 去年 | qùnián | last year | 2 |
| 热 | rè | hot (of weather) | 1 |
| 人 | rén | person | 1 |
| 认识 | rènshi | to know; to recognize | 1 |
| 日 | rì | day; day of the month | 1 |
| 三 | sān | three; 3 | 1 |
| 商店 | shāngdiàn | store | 1 |
| 上 | shàng | up; on; to go up; to get on (a bus, plane…) | 1 |
| 上班 | shàngbān | to go to work; to start work | 2 |
| 上课 | shàngkè | to go to class; to attend class | Not mapped |
| 上午 | shàngwǔ | morning | 1 |
| 上学 | shàngxué | to go to school; to attend school | Not mapped |
| 少 | shǎo | few; to lack | 1 |
| 谁 | shéi/shuí | who; also pr. [shui2] | 1 |
| 什么 | shénme | what?; something | 1 |
| 生病 | shēngbìng | to fall ill | 2 |
| 十 | shí | ten; 10 | 1 |
| 时候 | shíhou | time; moment | 1 |
| 时间 | shíjiān | (concept of) time; (duration of) time | 2 |
| 事 | shì | matter; thing | Not mapped |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only); correct | 1 |
| 手机 | shǒujī | cell phone | 2 |
| 书 | shū | book | 1 |
| 书店 | shūdiàn | bookstore | Not mapped |
| 水 | shuǐ | water | 1 |
| 水果 | shuǐguǒ | fruit | 1 |
| 睡 | shuì | to sleep | Not mapped |
| 睡觉 | shuìjiào | to sleep; to go to bed | 1 |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to explain | Not mapped |
| 说话 | shuōhuà | to speak; to talk | 1 |
| 四 | sì | four; 4 | 1 |
| 岁 | suì | classifier for years (of age); years old | 1 |
| 他 | tā | (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he | 1 |
Words 201–300
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 它 | tā | it | 2 |
| 她 | tā | she | 1 |
| 他们 | tāmen | they | Not mapped |
| 它们 | tāmen | they | Not mapped |
| 她们 | tāmen | they | Not mapped |
| 太 | tài | too (much); very | 1 |
| 天 | tiān | day; sky | Not mapped |
| 天气 | tiānqì | weather | 1 |
| 听 | tīng | to listen to; to heed | 1 |
| 听见 | tīngjiàn | to hear | Not mapped |
| 同学 | tóngxué | classmate; fellow student | 1 |
| 外 | wài | outside; foreign | 2 |
| 外边 | wàibian | outside; outer surface | Not mapped |
| 玩 | wán | to play; to have fun | 2 |
| 晚 | wǎn | late | Not mapped |
| 晚饭 | wǎnfàn | dinner; evening meal | Not mapped |
| 晚上 | wǎnshang | evening; night | 2 |
| 喂 | wèi | hey | 1 |
| 问 | wèn | to ask | 2 |
| 问题 | wèntí | question; problem | 2 |
| 我 | wǒ | I | 1 |
| 我们 | wǒmen | we | 1 |
| 五 | wǔ | five | 1 |
| 午饭 | wǔfàn | lunch | Not mapped |
| 喜欢 | xǐhuan | to like | 1 |
| 下 | xià | down; to go down | 1 |
| 下雨 | xià yǔ | to rain | 1 |
| 下班 | xiàbān | to finish work | Not mapped |
| 下课 | xiàkè | to finish class; to get out of class | Not mapped |
| 下午 | xiàwǔ | afternoon | 1 |
| 先生 | xiānsheng | gentleman; husband | 1 |
| 现在 | xiànzài | now | 1 |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think (about); to desire | 1 |
| 小 | xiǎo | small; young | 1 |
| 小朋友 | xiǎopéngyǒu | child | Not mapped |
| 小时 | xiǎoshí | hour | 2 |
| 小学 | xiǎoxué | elementary school | Not mapped |
| 小学生 | xiǎoxuéshēng | primary school student; schoolchild | Not mapped |
| 些 | xiē | classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several | 1 |
| 写 | xiě | to write | 1 |
| 谢谢 | xièxie | thank you; thanks | 1 |
| 新 | xīn | new; newly | 2 |
| 星期 | xīngqī | week | 1 |
| 星期日 | xīngqīrì | Sunday | Not mapped |
| 星期天 | xīngqītiān | Sunday | Not mapped |
| 休息 | xiūxi | to rest | 2 |
| 学 | xué | to learn; to study | Not mapped |
| 学生 | xuéshēng | student | 1 |
| 学习 | xuéxí | to learn | 1 |
| 学校 | xuéxiào | school | 1 |
| 雪 | xuě | snow | 2 |
| 要 | yào | to want | 2 |
| 也 | yě | also | 2 |
| 一 | yī | one | 1 |
| 衣服 | yīfu | clothes | 1 |
| 医生 | yīshēng | doctor | 1 |
| 医院 | yīyuàn | hospital | 1 |
| 一半 | yíbàn | half | Not mapped |
| 一下 | yíxià | (after a verb) a bit | Not mapped |
| 椅子 | yǐzi | chair | 1 |
| 一点儿 | yìdiǎnr | a bit | Not mapped |
| 一些 | yìxiē | some | Not mapped |
| 有 | yǒu | to have | 1 |
| 有的 | yǒude | (there are) some (who are...); some (exist) | Not mapped |
| 有点儿 | yǒudiǎnr | a little; slightly | Not mapped |
| 有些 | yǒuxiē | some | Not mapped |
| 雨 | yǔ | rain | Not mapped |
| 元 | yuán | currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) | 2 |
| 月 | yuè | moon; month | 1 |
| 再 | zài | again | 2 |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) | 1 |
| 再见 | zàijiàn | goodbye | 1 |
| 早 | zǎo | early | Not mapped |
| 早饭 | zǎofàn | breakfast | Not mapped |
| 早上 | zǎoshang | early morning | 2 |
| 怎么 | zěnme | how? | 1 |
| 怎么样 | zěnmeyàng | how?; how about? | 1 |
| 找 | zhǎo | to look for; to find | 2 |
| 这 | zhè | (pronoun) this | 1 |
| 这边 | zhèbiān | here; this side | Not mapped |
| 这个 | zhège | (pronoun) this | Not mapped |
| 这里 | zhèlǐ | here | Not mapped |
| 这儿 | zhèr | here | Not mapped |
| 这些 | zhèxiē | these | Not mapped |
| 真 | zhēn | really; real | 2 |
| 正在 | zhèngzài | to be in the process of (doing sth) | 2 |
| 只 | zhī | classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc | 3 |
| 知道 | zhīdào | to know | 2 |
| 中国 | Zhōngguó | China | 1 |
| 中文 | Zhōngwén | Chinese language | 4 |
| 中午 | zhōngwǔ | noon; midday | 1 |
| 中学 | zhōngxué | middle school | Not mapped |
| 中学生 | zhōngxuéshēng | middle-school student; high school student | Not mapped |
| 住 | zhù | to live; (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state) | 1 |
| 桌子 | zhuōzi | table; desk | 1 |
| 字 | zì | character; word | 1 |
| 昨天 | zuótiān | yesterday | 1 |
| 坐 | zuò | to sit; to take a seat | 1 |
| 做 | zuò | to make; to do | 1 |
| 做饭 | zuò fàn | to prepare a meal; to cook | Not mapped |
Questions about this list
How many words are in this HSK 1 vocabulary list?
This list contains 300 entries introduced at HSK 1 in the 2025 syllabus. Earlier levels are not included in this count.
Is this the same as an HSK 2.0 list?
No. The list follows the 2025 syllabus. The HSK 2.0 column is a separate mapping; “Not mapped” means no matching entry was found in that source.
Where do the meanings and pronunciation come from?
English meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin comes from the 2025 syllabus. Audio is synthesized speech, not an exam recording.