HSK 1 · Vocabulary
HSK 1 Vocabulary List
Every word in our free HSK 1 course, with pinyin, meaning and part of speech — grouped under the lesson that teaches it, so you can go and learn any of them.
In short
The HSK 1 syllabus is 150 words in total, of which 150 are new at this level. The list below is the 160 words taught in our own HSK 1 lessons, spread over 15 lessons, each with its pinyin, its English meaning and its part of speech. It is free to read here in full, and every word links back to a lesson and every lesson heading below links straight into the free lesson that teaches those words, with the recorded audio for that lesson.
160Words listed
15Lessons
150New at this level
150Syllabus total
The full HSK 1 word list
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 你 | nǐ | you | pronoun |
| 好 | hǎo | good, well, fine | adjective |
| 您 | nín | you (formal) | pronoun |
| 你们 | nǐmen | you (plural) | pronoun |
| 对不起 | duìbuqǐ | sorry | phrase |
| 没关系 | méi guānxi | it's okay | phrase |
| 老师 | lǎoshī | teacher | noun |
| 你好 | nǐ hǎo | hello | phrase |
| 谢谢 | xièxie | thank you | verb |
| 不 | bù | no, not | adverb |
| 不客气 | bú kèqi | you're welcome | phrase |
| 再见 | zàijiàn | goodbye | phrase |
| 叫 | jiào | to be called, to call | verb |
| 什么 | shénme | what | pronoun |
| 名字 | míngzi | name | noun |
| 我 | wǒ | I, me | pronoun |
| 是 | shì | to be (is/am/are) | verb |
| 吗 | ma | (particle for yes/no questions) | particle |
| 学生 | xuésheng | student | noun |
| 人 | rén | person, people | noun |
| 中国 | Zhōngguó | China | noun |
| 美国 | Měiguó | United States | noun |
| 她 | tā | she, her | pronoun |
| 谁 | shéi | who, whom | pronoun |
| 的 | de | (possessive particle) | particle |
| 汉语 | Hànyǔ | Chinese language | noun |
| 哪 | nǎ | which | pronoun |
| 国 | guó | country | noun |
| 呢 | ne | (particle for 'what about?') | particle |
| 他 | tā | he, him | pronoun |
| 同学 | tóngxué | classmate | noun |
| 朋友 | péngyou | friend | noun |
| 女儿 | nǚ'ér | daughter | noun |
| 家 | jiā | family, home | noun |
| 有 | yǒu | to have | verb |
| 几 | jǐ | how many | pronoun |
| 岁 | suì | year (of age) | measure word |
| 了 | le | (particle indicating change/completion) | particle |
| 今年 | jīnnián | this year | noun |
| 多 | duō | how (indicating degree) / many | adverb/adjective |
| 大 | dà | big / old | adjective |
| 会 | huì | can, be able to | verb |
| 说 | shuō | to speak, to say | verb |
| 妈妈 | māma | mother | noun |
| 菜 | cài | dish, cuisine | noun |
| 很 | hěn | very | adverb |
| 好吃 | hǎochī | delicious | adjective |
| 做 | zuò | to make, to produce | verb |
| 写 | xiě | to write | verb |
| 汉字 | Hànzì | Chinese character | noun |
| 字 | zì | character, word | noun |
| 怎么 | zěnme | how | pronoun |
| 读 | dú | to read | verb |
| 今天 | jīntiān | today | noun |
| 号 | hào | date, number | noun |
| 月 | yuè | month | noun |
| 星期 | xīngqī | week | noun |
| 昨天 | zuótiān | yesterday | noun |
| 明天 | míngtiān | tomorrow | noun |
| 学校 | xuéxiào | school | noun |
| 去 | qù | to go | verb |
| 看 | kàn | to look, to watch, to read | verb |
| 书 | shū | book | noun |
| 想 | xiǎng | to want, would like | verb |
| 喝 | hē | to drink | verb |
| 茶 | chá | tea | noun |
| 吃 | chī | to eat | verb |
| 米饭 | mǐfàn | cooked rice | noun |
| 下午 | xiàwǔ | afternoon | noun |
| 商店 | shāngdiàn | shop, store | noun |
| 买 | mǎi | to buy | verb |
| 个 | gè | general measure word | measure word |
| 杯子 | bēizi | cup, glass | noun |
| 这 | zhè | this | pronoun |
| 多少 | duōshao | how many, how much | pronoun |
| 钱 | qián | money | noun |
| 块 | kuài | unit of money (yuan) | measure word |
| 那 | nà | that | pronoun |
| 在 | zài | at, in, on | preposition |
| 哪儿 | nǎr | where | pronoun |
| 工作 | gōngzuò | to work, job | verb/noun |
| 医院 | yīyuàn | hospital | noun |
| 爸爸 | bàba | father | noun |
| 医生 | yīshēng | doctor | noun |
| 桌子 | zhuōzi | desk, table | noun |
| 上 | shang | up, above | noun |
| 电脑 | diànnǎo | computer | noun |
| 和 | hé | and | conjunction |
| 本 | běn | measure word for books | measure word |
| 里 | li | inner, inside | noun |
| 前面 | qiánmiàn | front | noun |
| 后面 | hòumiàn | back | noun |
| 这儿 | zhèr | here | pronoun |
| 没有 | méiyǒu | there is not | verb |
| 能 | néng | can, may | verb |
| 坐 | zuò | to sit | verb |
| 有人 | yǒu rén | to be occupied (seats), someone there | phrase |
| 现在 | xiànzài | now | noun |
| 点 | diǎn | o'clock | measure word |
| 分 | fēn | minute | measure word |
| 中午 | zhōngwǔ | noon | noun |
| 吃饭 | chīfàn | to eat a meal | verb |
| 时候 | shíhou | time, moment | noun |
| 回 | huí | to come back | verb |
| 我们 | wǒmen | we, us | pronoun |
| 电影 | diànyǐng | movie | noun |
| 住 | zhù | to live, to stay | verb |
| 前 | qián | before, earlier | noun |
| 天气 | tiānqì | weather | noun |
| 怎么样 | zěnmeyàng | how | pronoun |
| 太 | tài | too, excessively | adverb |
| 热 | rè | hot | adjective |
| 冷 | lěng | cold | adjective |
| 下雨 | xià yǔ | to rain | verb |
| 下 | xià | down, below | noun |
| 雨 | yǔ | rain | noun |
| 小姐 | xiǎojiě | miss, young lady | noun |
| 来 | lái | to come | verb |
| 身体 | shēntǐ | body, health | noun |
| 爱 | ài | to love, to like | verb |
| 些 | xiē | some, a few | measure word |
| 水果 | shuǐguǒ | fruit | noun |
| 水 | shuǐ | water | noun |
| 喂 | wéi | hello (on phone) | interjection |
| 也 | yě | also, too | adverb |
| 学习 | xuéxí | to study, to learn | verb |
| 上午 | shàngwǔ | morning | noun |
| 睡觉 | shuìjiào | to sleep | verb |
| 电视 | diànshì | television | noun |
| 喜欢 | xǐhuan | to like | verb |
| 给 | gěi | to | preposition |
| 打电话 | dǎ diànhuà | to make a phone call | verb |
| 吧 | ba | particle for suggestion | particle |
| 东西 | dōngxi | thing, stuff | noun |
| 一点儿 | yīdiǎnr | a few, a little | numeral |
| 苹果 | píngguǒ | apple | noun |
| 看见 | kànjiàn | to see | verb |
| 先生 | xiānsheng | Mr., sir | noun |
| 开 | kāi | to drive | verb |
| 车 | chē | car, vehicle | noun |
| 回来 | huílai | to come back | verb |
| 分钟 | fēnzhōng | minute | noun |
| 后 | hòu | after, later | noun |
| 张 | zhāng | Zhang (surname) | proper noun |
| 衣服 | yīfu | clothes | noun |
| 漂亮 | piàoliang | beautiful | adjective |
| 啊 | a | particle (exclamation) | particle |
| 少 | shǎo | few, little | adjective |
| 不少 | bùshǎo | quite a few, many | phrase |
| 这些 | zhèxiē | these | pronoun |
| 都 | dōu | all, both | adverb |
| 认识 | rènshi | to know (someone), to meet | verb |
| 年 | nián | year | noun |
| 大学 | dàxué | university | noun |
| 饭店 | fàndiàn | hotel, restaurant | noun |
| 出租车 | chūzūchē | taxi | noun |
| 一起 | yìqǐ | together | adverb |
| 高兴 | gāoxìng | happy | adjective |
| 听 | tīng | to listen | verb |
| 飞机 | fēijī | airplane | noun |
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