HSK 1 Vocabulary List (HSK 3.0)
HSK data updated from official sources (2026).
Explore the HSK vocabulary lists with Chinese words, pinyin, and English meanings. Switch levels, find a word, or print a list for your next study session.
HSK 1 word list
300 entries
Entries introduced at this level. A spelling can appear again with a different reading or use.
- 爱
love
verbMore about 爱
- be fond of
- 八
8
numberMore about 八
- eight
- 爸爸
father
noun - 吧
particle for suggestions or softened statements
particle - 白天
day
nounMore about 白天
- daytime
- 百
hundred
numberMore about 百
- all kinds of
- 半
half
numberadverb - 包子
steamed stuffed bun
noun - 杯子
glass
nounMore about 杯子
- cup
- 本
this
measure word - 边
margin
nounsuffix - 病
disease
nounverbMore about 病
- defect
- 不
not
adverbMore about 不
- no
- 不客气
impolite
More about 不客气
- rude
- 不要
must not
adverb - 菜
dish
nounMore about 菜
- vegetable
- 茶
tea
noun - 唱
sing
verbMore about 唱
- call
- to sing
- 超市
supermarket
noun - 车
car
nounMore about 车
- vehicle
- 吃
eat
verb - 出租车
taxi
noun - 穿
cross
verb - 打电话
make a telephone call
- 大
great
adjective - 大家
everyone
pronoun - 大学
university
nounMore about 大学
- college
- 大学生
college student
nounMore about 大学生
- university student
- 到
go to
verb - 的
marks possession or modifies a noun
particle - 第
prefix forming an ordinal number
prefix - 弟弟
younger brother
noun - 点
dot
measure wordnoun - 店
shop
nounMore about 店
- inn
- store
- 电话
telephone
nounMore about 电话
- phone call
- 电脑
computer
noun - 电视
TV
nounMore about 电视
- television
- 电影
movie
nounMore about 电影
- film
- 电影院
movie theater
nounMore about 电影院
- cinema
- 东西
thing
nounMore about 东西
- east and west
- 都
all
adverb - 读
to read
verbMore about 读
- to study
- study
- 读书
attend school
verb - 对
to
adjectiveprepositionverbmeasure wordMore about 对
- OK
- 对不起
excuse me
verbMore about 对不起
- I'm sorry
- 多
many
adjectiveverbpronounnumberadverbMore about 多
- much
- 多少
how much
pronoun - 儿子
son
noun - 二
2
numberMore about 二
- two
- 饭
food
nounMore about 饭
- cooked rice
- meal
- 饭店
hotel
nounMore about 饭店
- restaurant
- 房间
room
noun - 非常
very
adverb - 飞机
airplane
noun - 分
divide
measure wordverbnoun - 分钟
minute
measure word - 高兴
willing
adjectiveMore about 高兴
- glad
- happy
- 歌
sing
nounMore about 歌
- song
- 哥哥
older brother
noun - 个
general measure word
measure wordMore about 个
- individual
- 给
give
verbprepositionMore about 给
- for
- 公司
corporation
nounMore about 公司
- company
- 工作
job
verbnounMore about 工作
- work
- to work
- 狗
dog
noun - 贵
noble
adjectiveMore about 贵
- your
- expensive
- 国
country
noun - 还
still
adverbMore about 还
- also
- 孩子
child
noun - 汉语
Mandarin Chinese
nounMore about 汉语
- Chinese language
- 汉字
Chinese character
noun - 好
good
adjectiveadverbverbMore about 好
- well
- 好吃
gluttonous
adjectiveMore about 好吃
- tasty
- 好看
good-looking
adjectiveMore about 好看
- enjoyable to watch
- 好听
pleasant to hear
adjective - 好玩儿
fun
adjectiveMore about 好玩儿
- interesting
- amusing
- 号
size
nounmeasure word - 喝
shout loudly
verbMore about 喝
- drink
- to drink
- 和
and
prepositionconjunction - 很
very
adverbMore about 很
- awfully
- quite
- 后
after
noun - 回
to return
verbmeasure wordMore about 回
- to curve
- 会
can
verbMore about 会
- will
- a meeting
- 火车
train
noun - 鸡蛋
hen's egg
noun - 几
a few
pronounnumber - 家
home
nounmeasure wordsuffixMore about 家
- family
- 家人
family
noun - 见
see
verbMore about 见
- meet
- 件
item
measure word - 饺子
dumpling
noun - 叫
shout
verbpreposition - 姐姐
older sister
noun - 今年
this year
noun - 今天
now
nounMore about 今天
- today
- 九
9
numberMore about 九
- nine
- 觉得
feel
verb - 开
drive
verb - 开车
to drive a car
verb - 看
look
verbMore about 看
- watch
- read
- 看病
see a doctor
verbMore about 看病
- see a patient
- 看见
see
verbMore about 看见
- to see
- catch sight of
- 可以
may
verbadjective - 课
course
noun - 口
mouth
nounmeasure word - 块
chunk
measure wordMore about 块
- piece
- lump
- 来
come
verbMore about 来
- arrive
- 老师
teacher
noun - 了
marks completion or a change
particle - 冷
cold
adjective - 里
in
nounMore about 里
- home
- 两
both
number - 零
zero
number - 六
six
numberMore about 六
- 6
- 妈妈
mama
nounMore about 妈妈
- mother
- 吗
question particle
particle - 买
purchase
verbMore about 买
- buy
- 卖
sell
verb - 忙
hurry
adjectiveverbMore about 忙
- busy
- 猫
cat
noun - 没关系
it doesn't matter
- 没事
have nothing to do
verb - 没有
not have
verbadverb - 妹妹
younger sister
noun - 们
plural suffix for people
suffix - 米饭
cooked rice
noun - 面包
bread
noun - 面条儿
noodles
noun - 明年
next year
noun - 明天
tomorrow
noun - 名字
name
noun - 哪
which
pronoun - 哪个
who
pronounMore about 哪个
- which
- 哪里
wherever
pronounMore about 哪里
- where?
- where
- 哪儿
wherever
pronounMore about 哪儿
- anywhere
- where
- 哪些
what?
pronounMore about 哪些
- who?
- which
- 那
then
pronounconjunctionMore about 那
- that
- 那边
that side
pronoun - 那个
that
pronoun - 那里
there
pronounMore about 那里
- that place
- 那儿
there
pronoun - 那些
those
pronoun - 男
male
adjectiveMore about 男
- man
- 男朋友
boyfriend
noun - 呢
question or continuing-state particle
particle - 能
can
verbMore about 能
- be able to
- 你
you
pronoun - 你好
hello
- 你们
you (plural)
pronoun - 年
year
nounmeasure wordMore about 年
- harvest
- 您
you
pronoun - 牛奶
cow's milk
noun - 女
woman
adjectiveMore about 女
- daughter
- female
- 女儿
daughter
noun - 女朋友
girlfriend
noun - 女士
Miss
nounMore about 女士
- lady
- Ms
- 朋友
friend
noun - 便宜
inexpensive
adjectiveMore about 便宜
- a bargain
- 漂亮
beautiful
adjectiveMore about 漂亮
- pretty
- 苹果
apple
noun - 七
seven
numberMore about 七
- 7
- 起床
to get up
verb - 千
thousand
number - 前
before
nounMore about 前
- ago
- 钱
money
noun - 请
please
verbMore about 请
- invite
- 请问
may I ask
verb - 去
go
verbMore about 去
- to go to
- 去年
last year
noun - 热
to heat up
adjective - 人
person
nounMore about 人
- people
- 认识
knowledge
verb - 日
day
measure wordnounMore about 日
- sun
- daily
- 三
3
numberMore about 三
- three
- 商店
shop
nounMore about 商店
- store
- 上
up
nounverbMore about 上
- above
- previous
- 上班
to go to work
verbMore about 上班
- be on duty
- go to work
- 上课
attend class
verbMore about 上课
- go to class
- to attend class
- 上午
morning
noun - 上学
attend school
verbMore about 上学
- to go to school
- 少
less
adjectiveverb - 谁
who
pronoun - 什么
what?
pronoun - 生病
fall ill
verb - 十
10
numberMore about 十
- ten
- 时候
moment
nounMore about 时候
- time
- 时间
time
noun - 事
thing
nounMore about 事
- affair
- matter
- 是
be
verb - 手机
cell phone
noun - 书
write
noun - 书店
bookstore
noun - 水
water
nounMore about 水
- river
- liquid
- 水果
fruit
noun - 睡
to sleep
verbMore about 睡
- sleep
- 睡觉
sleep
verb - 说
to speak
verbMore about 说
- to say
- 说话
to speak
verb - 四
four
numberMore about 四
- 4
- 岁
year
measure word - 他
he
pronoun - 它
it
pronoun - 她
she
pronoun - 他们
they
pronoun - 它们
they
pronoun - 她们
they
pronoun - 太
very
adverbMore about 太
- extremely
- too
- 天
heaven
nounmeasure wordMore about 天
- sky
- day
- 天气
weather
noun - 听
hear
verbMore about 听
- obey
- 听见
to hear
verbMore about 听见
- hear
- 同学
fellow student
nounMore about 同学
- classmate
- 外
outside
nounMore about 外
- external
- foreign
- 外边
outside
noun - 玩
play
verb - 晚
late
adjectiveMore about 晚
- evening
- night
- 晚饭
dinner
nounMore about 晚饭
- supper
- 晚上
evening
noun - 喂
feed
interjection - 问
ask
verbMore about 问
- to ask
- question
- 问题
issue
nounMore about 问题
- problem
- question
- 我
I
pronounMore about 我
- me
- 我们
we
pronoun - 五
5
numberMore about 五
- five
- 午饭
lunch
noun - 喜欢
be fond of
verbMore about 喜欢
- like
- to like
- 下
lower
nounverbmeasure word - 下雨
to rain
More about 下雨
- rain
- 下班
to get off work
verb - 下课
finish class
verbMore about 下课
- get out of class
- 下午
afternoon
noun - 先生
teacher
nounMore about 先生
- husband
- doctor
- 现在
current
noun - 想
to want
verb - 小
small
adjectiveprefixMore about 小
- little
- young
- 小朋友
child
noun - 小时
hour
noun - 小学
primary school
noun - 小学生
primary school student
noun - 些
some
measure word - 写
write
verbMore about 写
- to write
- 谢谢
thank you
verb - 新
new
adjectiveMore about 新
- newly
- 星期
week
nounMore about 星期
- Sunday
- 星期日
Sunday
noun - 星期天
Sunday
noun - 休息
to rest
verbMore about 休息
- rest
- 学
imitate
verb - 学生
student
noun - 学习
study
verbMore about 学习
- learn
- 学校
school
noun - 雪
snow
noun - 要
want
verbMore about 要
- need
- be going to
- 也
also
adverbMore about 也
- too
- 一
one
number - 衣服
clothing
nounMore about 衣服
- clothes
- 医生
doctor
noun - 医院
hospital
noun - 一半
half
number - 一下
briefly
numbermeasure wordadverbMore about 一下
- a little
- 椅子
chair
noun - 一点儿
a little
numbermeasure word - 一些
a few
numbermeasure wordMore about 一些
- some
- 有
have
verbMore about 有
- there is
- 有的
some
pronoun - 有点儿
somewhat
adverbMore about 有点儿
- a little
- 有些
some
pronounadverbMore about 有些
- somewhat
- 雨
rain
noun - 元
primary
measure wordMore about 元
- first
- 月
month
nounMore about 月
- monthly
- moon
- 再
again
adverbMore about 再
- once more
- 在
at
verbprepositionadverbMore about 在
- in
- be doing
- 再见
good bye
verb - 早
early
adjective - 早饭
breakfast
noun - 早上
early morning
noun - 怎么
how
pronounMore about 怎么
- what
- how?
- 怎么样
how about
pronounMore about 怎么样
- how?
- 找
look for
verb - 这
this
pronounMore about 这
- these
- 这边
this side
pronounMore about 这边
- here
- 这个
this
pronounMore about 这个
- this one
- 这里
here
pronoun - 这儿
here
pronoun - 这些
these
pronoun - 真
real
adverbadjective - 正在
right now
adverb - 只
measure word for animals and certain objects
measure word - 知道
know
verbMore about 知道
- to know
- 中国
China
noun - 中文
Chinese
noun - 中午
noon
nounMore about 中午
- midday
- 中学
middle school
noun - 中学生
middle-school student
noun - 住
reside
verb - 桌子
table
nounMore about 桌子
- desk
- 字
word
nounMore about 字
- character
- 昨天
yesterday
noun - 坐
sit
verb - 做
do
verbMore about 做
- be
- 做饭
to cook
More about 做饭
- prepare a meal
A list for every step
Use the new entries to focus on your next level, or include earlier levels to review everything so far. Search also works with pinyin without tone marks. Download the current results for your own study notes or flashcards.
What the levels mean
These HSK 3.0 lists follow the updated exam syllabus used in 2026. There are 11,000 syllabus entries across levels 1–6 and the combined advanced levels 7–9. The HSK grader uses a word’s earliest introduction; this browser also retains later entries for other readings or uses.
English meanings are brief study aids, not official exam definitions. They come from the public-domain CedPane glossary and independently written Sensoba glosses. A word’s meaning can change with context.
See the official syllabus