HSK 1 vocabulary list — all 150 words with pinyin, English and audio
The complete HSK 1 word list. Tap any word for pronunciation, tones, character breakdown and example sentences.
| Word | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 爱 | ài | to love; to be fond of |
| 八 | bā | eight; 8 |
| 爸爸 | bà ba | father; dad |
| 杯子 | bēi zi | cup; glass |
| 北京 | běi jīng | Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China |
| 本 | běn | classifier for books |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 不客气 | bù kè qi | you're welcome; don't mention it |
| 菜 | cài | dish (type of food); vegetable |
| 茶 | chá | tea; tea plant |
| 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume |
| 出租车 | chū zū chē | taxi |
| 打电话 | dǎ diàn huà | to make a telephone call |
| 大 | dà | big; large |
| 的 | de | of; ~'s (possessive particle) |
| 点 | diǎn | o'clock; point |
| 电脑 | diàn nǎo | computer |
| 电视 | diàn shì | television; TV |
| 电影 | diàn yǐng | movie; film |
| 东西 | dōng xi | thing; object |
| 都 | dōu | all; both |
| 读 | dú | to read |
| 对不起 | duì bu qǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me |
| 多 | duō | many; much |
| 多少 | duō shao | how much?; how many? |
| 儿子 | ér zi | son |
| 二 | èr | two; 2 |
| 饭店 | fàn diàn | restaurant; hotel |
| 飞机 | fēi jī | airplane |
| 分钟 | fēn zhōng | minute |
| 高兴 | gāo xìng | happy; glad |
| 个 | gè | general classifier |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | to work; to operate |
| 狗 | gǒu | dog |
| 汉语 | hàn yǔ | Chinese language |
| 好 | hǎo | good; appropriate |
| 号 | hào | number; day of the month |
| 喝 | hē | to drink |
| 和 | hé | and; with |
| 很 | hěn | quite |
| 后面 | hòu mian | the back; the rear |
| 回 | huí | to return; to go back |
| 会 | huì | can; to have the skill |
| 几 | jǐ | how many; several |
| 家 | jiā | home; family |
| 叫 | jiào | to be called; to call |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today; at the present |
| 九 | jiǔ | nine; 9 |
| 开 | kāi | to open (transitive or intransitive); to start |
| 看 | kàn | to look; to watch |
| 看见 | kàn jiàn | to see; to catch sight of |
| 块 | kuài | lump; chunk |
| 来 | lái | to come |
| 老师 | lǎo shī | teacher |
| 了 | le | completed action marker; change-of-state particle |
| 冷 | lěng | cold |
| 里 | lǐ | inside; in |
| 六 | liù | six; 6 |
| 妈妈 | mā ma | mama; mommy |
| 吗 | ma | yes-no question particle |
| 买 | mǎi | to buy; to purchase |
| 猫 | māo | cat |
| 没关系 | méi guān xi | it doesn't matter |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | haven't; hasn't |
| 米饭 | mǐ fàn | rice |
| 名字 | míng zi | name (of a person or thing) |
| 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow |
| 哪 | nǎ | how; which |
| 哪儿 | nǎ r | where?; wherever |
| 那 | nà | that; those |
| 呢 | ne | particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?"); particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?") |
| 能 | néng | can; to be able to |
| 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您) |
| 年 | nián | year |
| 女儿 | nǚ ér | daughter |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend |
| 漂亮 | piào liang | pretty; beautiful |
| 苹果 | píng guǒ | apple |
| 七 | qī | seven; 7 |
| 前面 | qián miàn | ahead; in front |
| 钱 | qián | money |
| 请 | qǐng | to ask; to invite |
| 去 | qù | to go; to go to (a place) |
| 热 | rè | hot |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 认识 | rèn shi | to know; to recognize |
| 三 | sān | three |
| 商店 | shāng diàn | store; shop |
| 上 | shàng | on; above |
| 上午 | shàng wǔ | morning |
| 少 | shǎo | few; less |
| 谁 | shéi | who; also pr. [shuí] |
| 什么 | shén me | what?; something |
| 十 | shí | ten; 10 |
| 时候 | shí hou | time; length of time |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only); correct |
| 书 | shū | book |
| 水 | shuǐ | water |
| 水果 | shuǐ guǒ | fruit |
| 睡觉 | shuì jiào | to go to bed; to sleep |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to say |
| 四 | sì | four; 4 |
| 岁 | suì | classifier for years (of age); year |
| 他 | tā | he; him (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant) |
| 她 | tā | she |
| 太 | tài | too; very |
| 天气 | tiān qì | weather |
| 听 | tīng | to listen; to hear |
| 同学 | tóng xué | to study at the same school; fellow student |
| 喂 | wèi | hello (on the phone) |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we; us |
| 五 | wǔ | five; 5 |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like; to be fond of |
| 下 | xià | down; downwards |
| 下午 | xià wǔ | afternoon; p.m. |
| 下雨 | xià yǔ | to rain |
| 先生 | xiān sheng | teacher; gentleman |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present |
| 想 | xiǎng | to want; to think |
| 小 | xiǎo | small; tiny |
| 小姐 | xiǎo jie | young lady; miss |
| 些 | xiē | classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several |
| 写 | xiě | to write |
| 谢谢 | xiè xie | to thank; thanks |
| 星期 | xīng qī | week; day of the week |
| 学生 | xué sheng | student; schoolchild |
| 学习 | xué xí | to learn; to study |
| 学校 | xué xiào | school |
| 一 | yī | one; single |
| 一点儿 | yī diǎn r | erhua variant of 一点; a bit |
| 衣服 | yī fu | clothes |
| 医生 | yī shēng | doctor |
| 医院 | yī yuàn | hospital |
| 椅子 | yǐ zi | chair |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 月 | yuè | moon; month |
| 再见 | zài jiàn | goodbye |
| 在 | zài | to exist; to be alive |
| 怎么 | zěn me | how?; what? |
| 怎么样 | zěn me yàng | how?; how about? |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 中国 | zhōng guó | China |
| 中午 | zhōng wǔ | noon; midday |
| 住 | zhù | to live; to dwell |
| 桌子 | zhuō zi | table; desk |
| 字 | zì | letter; symbol |
| 昨天 | zuó tiān | yesterday |
| 坐 | zuò | to sit; to take transportation |
| 做 | zuò | to make; to produce |