HSK 1 Vocabulary List — 150 Words with Pinyin & Audio
Every word on the HSK 1 list with pinyin, English meaning and audio you can play. Use the search box to filter, tap any word to hear it, and download the whole list as CSV.
Word list based on the HSK 2.0 standard.
| # | Character | Pinyin | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 的 | de | of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); (used to form a nominal expression) | |
| 2 | 了 | le | (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) | |
| 3 | 我 | wǒ | I; me; my | |
| 4 | 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well | |
| 5 | 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您) | |
| 6 | 在 | zài | to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) | |
| 7 | 不 | bù | no; not so; (bound form) not; un- | |
| 8 | 有 | yǒu | to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 意 intentional) | |
| 9 | 他 | tā | he; him (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant); (used before sb's name for emphasis); (used as a meaningless mock object) | |
| 10 | 这這 | zhè | (pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun); (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhèi], esp. in Beijing) | |
| 11 | 个個 | gě | used in 自个儿 | |
| 12 | 和咊 | hé | old variant of 和 | |
| 13 | 人 | rén | person; people | |
| 14 | 我们我們 | wǒ men | we; us; ourselves | |
| 15 | 好 | hǎo | good; appropriate; proper; all right! | |
| 16 | 一 | yī | one; single; a (article) | |
| 17 | 会會 | huì | can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to; to meet; to get together | |
| 18 | 都 | Dū | surname Du | |
| 19 | 上 | shǎng | used in 上声 | |
| 20 | 来來 | lái | to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来) | |
| 21 | 很 | hěn | (adverb of degree); quite; very | |
| 22 | 去 | qù | to go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last | |
| 23 | 她 | tā | she | |
| 24 | 想 | xiǎng | to think (about); to think of; to devise; to think (that); to believe (that) | |
| 25 | 能 | Néng | surname Neng | |
| 26 | 那 | Nā | surname Na | |
| 27 | 看 | kān | to look after; to take care of; to watch | |
| 28 | 做 | zuò | to make; to produce; to write; to compose; to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) | |
| 29 | 什么什麼 | shén me | what?; something; anything | |
| 30 | 点點 | diǎn | point; dot; drop | |
| 31 | 没沒 | méi | (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not | |
| 32 | 大 | dà | big; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 姐) | |
| 33 | 下 | xià | down; downwards; below | |
| 34 | 里裏 | lǐ | variant of 里 | |
| 35 | 现在現在 | xiàn zài | now; at present; at the moment | |
| 36 | 年 | Nián | surname Nian | |
| 37 | 多 | duō | many; much; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd | |
| 38 | 吗嗎 | má | (coll.) what? | |
| 39 | 太 | tài | highest; greatest; too (much) | |
| 40 | 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 ...?"); particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?") | |
| 41 | 小 | xiǎo | small; tiny; few | |
| 42 | 时候時候 | shí hou | time; length of time; moment | |
| 43 | 工作 | gōng zuò | to work; (of a machine) to operate; job | |
| 44 | 家傢 | jiā | used in 家伙 and 家俱 | |
| 45 | 怎么怎麼 | zěn me | how?; what?; why? | |
| 46 | 爱愛 | ài | to love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) | |
| 47 | 喜欢喜歡 | xǐ huan | to like; to be fond of | |
| 48 | 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy | |
| 49 | 谁誰 | shéi | who; also pr. [shuí] | |
| 50 | 今天 | jīn tiān | today; at the present; now | |
| 51 | 月 | yuè | moon; month; monthly | |
| 52 | 几 | jī | small table | |
| 53 | 听 | yǐn | smile (archaic) | |
| 54 | 开開 | kāi | to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run | |
| 55 | 叫 | jiào | to shout; to call; to order | |
| 56 | 请請 | qǐng | to ask; to invite; please (do sth) | |
| 57 | 钱錢 | Qián | surname Qian | |
| 58 | 本 | běn | root; stem; origin | |
| 59 | 回 | huí | to circle; to go back; to turn around | |
| 60 | 东西東西 | dōng xī | east and west | |
| 61 | 三 | Sān | surname San | |
| 62 | 买買 | mǎi | to buy; to purchase | |
| 63 | 岁嵗 | suì | variant of 岁, year; years old | |
| 64 | 朋友 | péng you | friend | |
| 65 | 住 | zhù | to live; to dwell; to stay | |
| 66 | 水 | Shuǐ | surname Shui | |
| 67 | 写寫 | xiě | to write | |
| 68 | 日 | Rì | abbr. for 本, Japan | |
| 69 | 喝 | hē | to drink; variant of 嗬 | |
| 70 | 学校學校 | xué xiào | school | |
| 71 | 坐 | Zuò | surname Zuo | |
| 72 | 认识認識 | rèn shi | to know; to recognize; to be familiar with | |
| 73 | 分钟分鐘 | fēn zhōng | minute | |
| 74 | 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow | |
| 75 | 四 | sì | four; 4 | |
| 76 | 块塊 | kuài | lump; chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc; (coll.) classifier for money and currency units | |
| 77 | 谢谢謝謝 | xiè xie | to thank; thanks; thank you | |
| 78 | 多少 | duō shǎo | number; amount; somewhat | |
| 79 | 妈妈媽媽 | mā ma | mama; mommy; mother | |
| 80 | 少 | shǎo | few; less; to lack | |
| 81 | 电影電影 | diàn yǐng | movie; film | |
| 82 | 哪 | nǎ | how; which | |
| 83 | 昨天 | zuó tiān | yesterday | |
| 84 | 书書 | Shū | abbr. for 书经 | |
| 85 | 五 | wǔ | five; 5 | |
| 86 | 先生 | xiān sheng | teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.); husband | |
| 87 | 医院醫院 | yī yuàn | hospital | |
| 88 | 些 | xiē | classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several | |
| 89 | 狗 | gǒu | dog | |
| 90 | 学生學生 | xué sheng | student; schoolchild | |
| 91 | 二 | èr | two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid | |
| 92 | 儿子兒子 | ér zi | son | |
| 93 | 中国中國 | Zhōng guó | China | |
| 94 | 电视電視 | diàn shì | television; TV | |
| 95 | 下午 | xià wǔ | afternoon; p.m. | |
| 96 | 学习學習 | xué xí | to learn; to study | |
| 97 | 老师老師 | lǎo shī | teacher | |
| 98 | 六 | liù | six; 6 | |
| 99 | 医生醫生 | yī shēng | doctor | |
| 100 | 名字 | míng zi | name (of a person or thing) | |
| 101 | 十 | shí | ten; 10 | |
| 102 | 看见看見 | kàn jiàn | to see; to catch sight of | |
| 103 | 女儿女兒 | nǚ ér | daughter | |
| 104 | 说话說話 | shuō huà | to speak; to say; to talk | |
| 105 | 爸爸 | bà ba | (coll.) father; dad | |
| 106 | 字 | zì | letter; symbol; character | |
| 107 | 漂亮 | piào liang | pretty; beautiful | |
| 108 | 高兴高興 | gāo xìng | happy; glad; willing (to do sth) | |
| 109 | 热熱 | rè | to warm up; to heat up; hot (of weather) | |
| 110 | 睡觉睡覺 | shuì jiào | to go to bed; to sleep | |
| 111 | 电脑電腦 | diàn nǎo | computer | |
| 112 | 读讀 | dòu | comma; phrase marked by pause | |
| 113 | 冷 | Lěng | surname Leng | |
| 114 | 飞机飛機 | fēi jī | airplane | |
| 115 | 猫貓 | māo | cat; (dialect) to hide oneself; (coll.) modem | |
| 116 | 打电话打電話 | dǎ diàn huà | to make a telephone call | |
| 117 | 后面後面 | hòu mian | the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards | |
| 118 | 喂 | wéi | hello (when answering the phone) | |
| 119 | 八 | bā | eight; 8 | |
| 120 | 怎么样怎麼樣 | zěn me yàng | how?; how about?; how was it? | |
| 121 | 七 | qī | seven; 7 | |
| 122 | 菜 | cài | dish (type of food); vegetable; cuisine | |
| 123 | 衣服 | yī fu | clothes | |
| 124 | 小姐 | xiǎo jie | young lady; miss; (slang) prostitute | |
| 125 | 对不起對不起 | duì bu qǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint | |
| 126 | 天气天氣 | tiān qì | weather | |
| 127 | 前面 | qián miàn | ahead; in front; preceding | |
| 128 | 同学同學 | tóng xué | to study at the same school; fellow student; classmate | |
| 129 | 茶 | chá | tea; tea plant | |
| 130 | 星期 | xīng qī | week; day of the week; Sunday | |
| 131 | 九 | jiǔ | nine; 9 | |
| 132 | 上午 | shàng wǔ | morning | |
| 133 | 再见再見 | zài jiàn | goodbye; see you again later | |
| 134 | 苹果蘋果 | píng guǒ | apple | |
| 135 | 中午 | zhōng wǔ | noon; midday | |
| 136 | 出租车出租車 | chū zū chē | taxi; (Tw) rental car | |
| 137 | 水果 | shuǐ guǒ | fruit | |
| 138 | 商店 | shāng diàn | store; shop | |
| 139 | 没关系沒關係 | méi guān xi | it doesn't matter | |
| 140 | 零 | líng | zero; nought; zero sign | |
| 141 | 桌子 | zhuō zi | table; desk | |
| 142 | 椅子 | yǐ zi | chair | |
| 143 | 北京 | Běi jīng | Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China | |
| 144 | 下雨 | xià yǔ | to rain | |
| 145 | 杯子 | bēi zi | cup; glass | |
| 146 | 火车站火車站 | huǒ chē zhàn | train station | |
| 147 | 米饭米飯 | mǐ fàn | (cooked) rice | |
| 148 | 汉语漢語 | Hàn yǔ | Chinese language | |
| 149 | 饭馆飯館 | fàn guǎn | restaurant | |
| 150 | 不客气不客氣 | bù kè qi | you're welcome; don't mention it; impolite |
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