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HSK 1 is the first of the six HSK levels. Its list holds 150 words: the pronouns, numbers, verbs and everyday nouns the HSK 1 exam is built from. Every entry below shows the hanzi, pinyin with tone marks, an English meaning and a real example sentence with its own reading and translation.
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| Hanzi | Pinyin | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 爱 | ài | to love | 我爱我的爸爸和妈妈。Wǒ ài wǒ de bàba hé māma.I love my father and mother. |
| 八 | bā | eight | 我今年八岁。Wǒ jīnnián bā suì.I am eight years old this year. |
| 爸爸 | bàba | father or dad | 我爸爸是中国人。Wǒ bàba shì Zhōngguó rén.My father is Chinese. |
| 杯子 | bēizi | cup or glass | 桌子上有一个杯子。Zhuōzi shàng yǒu yī gè bēizi.There is a cup on the table. |
| 北京 | Běijīng | Beijing city | 我想去北京。Wǒ xiǎng qù Běijīng.I want to go to Beijing. |
| 本 | běn | measure word for books, etc. | 我有三本书。Wǒ yǒu sān běn shū.I have three books. |
| 不 | bù/bú | not | 我不喜欢喝茶。Wǒ bù xǐhuān hē chá.I do not like drinking tea. |
| 不客气 | bú kèqi | you are welcome | 甲：谢谢。乙：不客气。Jiǎ: Xièxie. Yǐ: Bú kèqi.Thank you. You're welcome. |
| 菜 | cài | dish or vegetable | 我喜欢吃中国菜。Wǒ xǐhuān chī Zhōngguó cài.I like to eat Chinese food. |
| 茶 | chá | tea | 我想喝一杯茶。Wǒ xiǎng hē yì bēi chá.I would like to drink a cup of tea. |
| 吃 | chī | to eat | 我们去饭馆吃米饭。Wǒmen qù fànguǎn chī mǐfàn.Let's go to the restaurant to eat rice. |
| 出租车 | chūzūchē | taxi | 爸爸坐出租车去医院。Bàba zuò chūzūchē qù yīyuàn.Dad is taking a taxi to the hospital. |
| 打电话 | dǎdiànhuà | to make a call | 我想给他打电话。Wǒ xiǎng gěi tā dǎ diànhuà.I want to call him. |
| 大 | dà | big or large | 这家商店很大。Zhè jiā shāngdiàn hěn dà.This store is very big. |
| 的 | de | possessive particle | 这是我的书。Zhè shì wǒ de shū.This is my book. |
| 点 | diǎn | o'clock or dot | 现在是三点。Xiànzài shì sān diǎn.It is three o'clock now. |
| 电脑 | diànnǎo | computer | 我没有电脑。Wǒ méiyǒu diànnǎo.I do not have a computer. |
| 电视 | diànshì | television; TV | 我不看电视。Wǒ bù kàn diànshì.I do not watch television. |
| 电影 | diànyǐng | movie or film | 我今天想看电影。Wǒ jīntiān xiǎng kàn diànyǐng.I want to watch a movie today. |
| 东西 | dōngxi | thing or stuff | 我在商店买了很多东西。Wǒ zài shāngdiàn mǎi le hěnduō dōngxi.I bought a lot of things at the store. |
| 都 | dōu | all or both | 我们都喜欢吃苹果。Wǒmen dōu xǐhuān chī píngguǒ.We all like to eat apples. |
| 读 | dú | to read | 我喜欢读汉语书。Wǒ xǐhuān dú Hànyǔ shū.I like to read Chinese books. |
| 对不起 | duìbuqǐ | i am sorry | 对不起，我不是故意的。Duìbuqǐ, wǒ bú shì gùyì de.I am sorry, I did not do it on purpose. |
| 多 | duō | many or much | 他有很多中国朋友。Tā yǒu hěn duō Zhōngguó péngyǒu.He has many Chinese friends. |
| 多少 | duōshao | how many or how much | 你有多少本书？Nǐ yǒu duōshao běn shū?How many books do you have? |
| 儿子 | érzi | son | 我有三个儿子。Wǒ yǒu sān gè érzi.I have three sons. |
| 二 | èr | two | 今天是二月二号。Jīntiān shì èr yuè èr hào.Today is February 2nd. |
| 饭馆 | fànguǎn | restaurant | 我想去这家饭馆。Wǒ xiǎng qù zhè jiā fànguǎn.I want to go to this restaurant. |
| 飞机 | fēijī | airplane | 我明天坐飞机去北京。Wǒ míngtiān zuò fēijī qù Běijīng.I am taking an airplane to Beijing tomorrow. |
| 分钟 | fēnzhōng | minute | 我等了十分钟。Wǒ děng le shí fēnzhōng.I waited for ten minutes. |
| 高兴 | gāoxìng | happy or glad | 见到你我很高兴。Jiàn dào nǐ wǒ hěn gāoxìng.I am happy to meet you. |
| 个 | gè (often realized as gě in connected speech, but the citation form is gè) | general measure word | 我有一个好朋友。Wǒ yǒu yī gè hǎo péngyǒu.I have one good friend. |
| 工作 | gōngzuò | to work or job | 你喜欢你的工作吗？Nǐ xǐhuān nǐ de gōngzuò ma?Do you like your job? |
| 狗 | gǒu | dog | 我喜欢这只小狗。Wǒ xǐhuān zhè zhī xiǎo gǒu.I like this little dog. |
| 汉语 | Hànyǔ | chinese language | 我学习汉语。Wǒ xuéxí Hànyǔ.I study Chinese. |
| 好 | hǎo | good or fine | 今天天气很好。Jīntiān tiānqì hěn hǎo.The weather is good today. |
| 喝 | hē | to drink | 我想喝水。Wǒ xiǎng hē shuǐ.I would like to drink some water. |
| 和 | hé | and, with | 我和他都喜欢看电影。Wǒ hé tā dōu xǐhuān kàn diànyǐng.I and he both like watching movies. |
| 很 | hěn | very | 今天天气很冷。Jīntiān tiānqì hěn lěng.The weather is very cold today. |
| 后面 | hòumian | behind, at back | 我在学校后面。Wǒ zài xuéxiào hòumian.I am behind the school. |
| 回 | huí | to return | 我下午三点回家。Wǒ xiàwǔ sān diǎn huí jiā.I go home at three in the afternoon. |
| 会 | huì | can, know how to | 他会说汉语。Tā huì shuō Hànyǔ.He can speak Chinese. |
| 火车站 | huǒchēzhàn | train station | 我明天去火车站。Wǒ míngtiān qù huǒchēzhàn.I am going to the train station tomorrow. |
| 几 | jǐ | how many, several | 你家有几口人？Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén?How many people are in your family? |
| 家 | jiā | home, family | 我爱我的家。Wǒ ài wǒ de jiā.I love my family. |
| 叫 | jiào | to be called | 你叫什么名字？Nǐ jiào shénme míngzì?What is your name? |
| 今天 | jīntiān | today | 今天我去看他。Jīntiān wǒ qù kàn tā.I am going to see him today. |
| 九 | jiǔ | nine | 我今年九岁。Wǒ jīnnián jiǔ suì.I am nine years old this year. |
| 开 | kāi | to open, operate | 请打开书。Qǐng dǎkāi shū.Please open your book. |
| 看 | kàn | to see, watch | 我想看电影。Wǒ xiǎng kàn diànyǐng.I want to watch a movie. |
| 看见 | kànjiàn | to see, catch sight | 我看见了我的老师。Wǒ kànjiàn le wǒ de lǎoshī.I saw my teacher. |
| 块 | kuài | (coll.) currency unit (yuan) | 这个苹果五块。Zhège píngguǒ wǔ kuài.This apple is five yuan. |
| 来 | lái | to come | 他明天来我家。Tā míngtiān lái wǒ jiā.He is coming to my home tomorrow. |
| 老师 | lǎoshī | teacher | 我认识这所学校的老师。Wǒ rènshi zhè suǒ xuéxiào de lǎoshī.I know the teachers at this school. |
| 了 | le | particle indicating completed action | 我吃了苹果。Wǒ chī le píngguǒ.I ate an apple. |
| 冷 | lěng | cold | 今天很冷。Jīntiān hěn lěng.It is very cold today. |
| 里 | lǐ | inside or within | 书在桌子里面。Shū zài zhuōzi lǐmiàn.The book is inside the desk. |
| 零 | líng | zero | 现在是十点零五分。Xiànzài shì shí diǎn líng wǔ fēn.It is five past ten. |
| 六 | liù | six | 我家里有六个人。Wǒ jiā lǐ yǒu liù gè rén.There are six people in my family. |
| 妈妈 | māma | mother or mom | 我爱我的妈妈。Wǒ ài wǒ de māma.I love my mother. |
| 吗 | ma (neutral tone/no tone mark) | yes no question particle | 你是学生吗？Nǐ shì xuéshēng ma?Are you a student? |
| 买 | mǎi | to buy | 我想去商店买东西。Wǒ xiǎng qù shāngdiàn mǎi dōngxi.I want to go to the store to buy things. |
| 猫 | māo | cat | 我有三只猫。Wǒ yǒu sān zhī māo.I have three cats. |
| 没 | méi | not have or not | 我没有苹果。Wǒ méiyǒu píngguǒ.I do not have an apple. |
| 没关系 | méi guān xi | it does not matter | 对不起，没关系。Duì bù qǐ, méi guān xi.I am sorry. It does not matter. |
| 米饭 | mǐfàn | cooked rice | 我喜欢吃米饭。Wǒ xǐhuān chī mǐfàn.I like eating cooked rice. |
| 名字 | míngzi | a person's name | 你的名字是什么？Nǐ de míngzi shì shénme?What is your name? |
| 明天 | míngtiān | tomorrow | 我明天去学校。Wǒ míngtiān qù xuéxiào.I am going to school tomorrow. |
| 哪 | nǎ | which | 你是哪国人？Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén?Which country are you from? |
| 那 | nà | that one | 那个人是我的老师。Nàge rén shì wǒ de lǎoshī.That person is my teacher. |
| 呢 | ne (neutral tone) | how about | 我很好，你呢？Wǒ hěn hǎo, nǐ ne?I am very well, how about you? |
| 能 | néng | can or be able | 我今天不能去学校。Wǒ jīntiān bùnéng qù xuéxiào.I cannot go to school today. |
| 你 | nǐ | you | 你好，我是老师。Nǐ hǎo, wǒ shì lǎoshī.Hello, I am a teacher. |
| 年 | nián | year | 我今年七岁。Wǒ jīnnián qī suì.I am seven years old this year. |
| 女儿 | nǚ'ér | daughter | 我有一个女儿。Wǒ yǒu yī gè nǚ'ér.I have one daughter. |
| 朋友 | péngyou | friend | 他是我朋友。Tā shì wǒ péngyǒu.He is my friend. |
| 漂亮 | piàoliang | pretty or beautiful | 她很漂亮。Tā hěn piàoliang.She is beautiful. |
| 苹果 | píngguǒ | apple | 我今天想吃一个苹果。Wǒ jīntiān xiǎng chī yí gè píngguǒ.I want to eat an apple today. |
| 七 | qī | seven | 我今年七岁。Wǒ jīnnián qī suì.I am seven years old this year. |
| 前面 | qiánmiàn | in front | 他在商店前面。Tā zài shāngdiàn qiánmiàn.He is in front of the store. |
| 钱 | qián | money | 我有钱。Wǒ yǒu qián.I have money. |
| 请 | qǐng | please | 请进。Qǐng jìn.Please come in. |
| 去 | qù | to go | 我明天去商店。Wǒ míngtiān qù shāngdiàn.I am going to the store tomorrow. |
| 热 | rè | hot | 今天天气很热。Jīntiān tiānqì hěn rè.The weather is very hot today. |
| 人 | rén | person | 那个人是我的老师。Nàge rén shì wǒ de lǎoshī.That person is my teacher. |
| 认识 | rènshi | to know someone | 我很高兴认识你。Wǒ hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ.I am very happy to meet you. |
| 日 | rì | day or sun | 今天是好日子。Jīntiān shì hǎo rìzi.Today is a good day. |
| 三 | sān | three | 我买了三个苹果。Wǒ mǎi le sān gè píngguǒ.I bought three apples. |
| 商店 | shāngdiàn | store or shop | 他在那家商店买东西。Tā zài nà jiā shāngdiàn mǎi dōngxi.He is buying things at that store. |
| 上 | shàng | up or above | 书在桌子上。Shū zài zhuōzi shang.The book is on the table. |
| 上午 | shàngwǔ | morning | 我上午去学校。Wǒ shàngwǔ qù xuéxiào.I go to school in the morning. |
| 少 | shǎo | few or less | 今天喝的水很少。Jīntiān hē de shuǐ hěn shǎo.I drank very little water today. |
| 什么 | shénme | what | 你喝什么？Nǐ hē shénme?What do you drink? / What are you drinking? |
| 十 | shí | ten | 我买了十个苹果。Wǒ mǎi le shí gè píngguǒ.I bought ten apples. |
| 时候 | shíhou | time or moment | 你去的时候我在家。Nǐ qù de shíhou wǒ zài jiā.I was at home when you went. |
| 是 | shì | to be | 我是学生。Wǒ shì xuéshēng.I am a student. |
| 书 | shū | a book | 我买了一本书。Wǒ mǎi le yì běn shū.I bought a book. |
| 谁 | shéi/shuí | who | 那是谁？Nà shì shéi?Who is that? |
| 水 | shuǐ | water | 我喝了一杯水。Wǒ hē le yī bēi shuǐ.I drank a cup of water. |
| 水果 | shuǐguǒ | fruit | 我喜欢吃水果。Wǒ xǐhuān chī shuǐguǒ.I like to eat fruit. |
| 睡觉 | shuìjiào | to sleep | 我十一点睡觉。Wǒ shíyī diǎn shuìjiào.I go to sleep at eleven o'clock. |
| 说话 | shuōhuà | to speak | 不要说话。Bù yào shuōhuà.Do not speak. |
| 四 | sì | four | 我家里有四个人。Wǒ jiā yǒu sì gè rén.There are four people in my family. |
| 岁 | suì | years old | 我女儿今年五岁。Wǒ nǚ'ér jīnnián wǔ suì.My daughter is five years old this year. |
| 他 | tā | he or him | 我认识他。Wǒ rènshi tā.I know him. |
| 她 | tā | she | 她是我的老师。Tā shì wǒ de lǎoshī.She is my teacher. |
| 太 | tài | too or extremely | 今天天气太好了。Jīntiān tiānqì tài hǎo le.The weather is too good today. |
| 天气 | tiānqì | weather | 今天天气很好。Jīntiān tiānqì hěn hǎo.The weather is very good today. |
| 听 | tīng | to listen or hear | 我想听老师说话。Wǒ xiǎng tīng lǎoshī shuōhuà.I want to listen to the teacher speaking. |
| 同学 | tóngxué | classmate | 他是我的同学。Tā shì wǒ de tóngxué.He is my classmate. |
| 喂 | wéi | hello on phone | 喂，你现在在家吗？Wéi, nǐ xiànzài zài jiā ma?Hello, are you at home right now? |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me | 我爱我的学校。Wǒ ài wǒ de xuéxiào.I love my school. |
| 我们 | wǒmen | we or us | 我们都是学生。Wǒmen dōu shì xuésheng.We are all students. |
| 五 | wǔ | number five | 我有五个苹果。Wǒ yǒu wǔ gè píngguǒ.I have five apples. |
| 喜欢 | xǐhuan | to like | 我喜欢看电影。Wǒ xǐhuan kàn diànyǐng.I like watching movies. |
| 下 | xià | next or below | 下个星期我去北京。Xià gè xīngqī wǒ qù Běijīng.I am going to Beijing next week. |
| 下午 | xiàwǔ | afternoon | 我今天下午三点去学校。Wǒ jīntiān xiàwǔ sān diǎn qù xuéxiào.I am going to school at three o'clock this afternoon. |
| 下雨 | xiàyǔ | to rain | 今天下午会下雨。Jīntiān xiàwǔ huì xiàyǔ.It will rain this afternoon. |
| 先生 | xiānsheng | mister or sir | 那是张先生。Nà shì Zhāng xiānsheng.That is Mr. Zhang. |
| 现在 | xiànzài | right now | 我忙，现在不能去。Wǒ máng, xiànzài bù néng qù.I am busy and cannot go right now. |
| 想 | xiǎng | to want to | 我想喝水。Wǒ xiǎng hē shuǐ.I would like to drink water. |
| 小 | xiǎo | small or little | 这个苹果很小。Zhège píngguǒ hěn xiǎo.This apple is small. |
| 小姐 | xiǎojie | young lady or miss | 那位小姐是我的老师。Nà wèi xiǎojie shì wǒ de lǎoshī.That young lady is my teacher. |
| 些 | xiē | some or a few | 我买了些苹果。Wǒ mǎi le xiē píngguǒ.I bought some apples. |
| 写 | xiě | to write | 我会写汉字。Wǒ huì xiě hànzì.I can write Chinese characters. |
| 谢谢 | xièxie | to thank | 谢谢你的苹果。Xièxie nǐ de píngguǒ.Thank you for the apple. |
| 星期 | xīngqī | a week | 一星期有七天。Yī xīngqī yǒu qī tiān.There are seven days in a week. |
| 学生 | xuésheng | student | 我是汉语学校的学生。Wǒ shì hànyǔ xuéxiào de xuésheng.I am a student at a Chinese language school. |
| 学习 | xuéxí | to study | 我在学校学习汉语。Wǒ zài xuéxiào xuéxí Hànyǔ.I study Chinese at school. |
| 学校 | xuéxiào | school | 我今天不去学校。Wǒ jīntiān bù qù xuéxiào.I am not going to school today. |
| 一 | yī | one | 桌子上有一个苹果。Zhuōzi shàng yǒu yí gè píngguǒ.There is an apple on the table. |
| 衣服 | yīfu | clothes | 我喜欢这件衣服。Wǒ xǐhuān zhè jiàn yīfu.I like this piece of clothing. |
| 医生 | yīshēng | doctor | 我想去医院看医生。Wǒ xiǎng qù yīyuàn kàn yīshēng.I want to go to the hospital to see a doctor. |
| 医院 | yīyuàn | hospital | 他现在在医院。Tā xiànzài zài yīyuàn.He is at the hospital now. |
| 椅子 | yǐzi | chair | 椅子在桌子后面。Yǐzi zài zhuōzi hòumiàn.The chair is behind the table. |
| 有 | yǒu | to have | 我有一个中国朋友。Wǒ yǒu yí gè Zhōngguó péngyǒu.I have a Chinese friend. |
| 月 | yuè | month | 这个月有三十天。Zhège yuè yǒu sānshí tiān.This month has thirty days. |
| 再见 | zàijiàn | goodbye | 老师，再见。Lǎoshī, zàijiàn.Goodbye, teacher. |
| 在 | zài | at or in | 我在学校。Wǒ zài xuéxiào.I am at school. |
| 怎么 | zěnme | how | 你明天怎么去北京？Nǐ míngtiān zěnme qù Běijīng?How are you going to Beijing tomorrow? |
| 怎么样 | zěnmeyàng | how about it | 我们去吃饭，怎么样？Wǒmen qù chī fàn, zěnmeyàng?Let's go eat, how about it? |
| 这 | zhè | this or these | 这本书是我的。Zhè běn shū shì wǒ de.This book is mine. |
| 中国 | Zhōngguó | China | 我想去中国学习汉语。Wǒ xiǎng qù Zhōngguó xuéxí Hànyǔ.I want to go to China to study Chinese. |
| 中午 | zhōngwǔ | noon or midday | 我中午在学校吃午饭。Wǒ zhōngwǔ zài xuéxiào chī wǔfàn.I eat lunch at school at noon. |
| 住 | zhù | to live or stay | 你住在北京吗？Nǐ zhù zài Běijīng ma?Do you live in Beijing? |
| 桌子 | zhuōzi | table, desk | 书在桌子上。Shū zài zhuōzi shàng.书在桌子上。 |
| 字 | zì | character or word | 这个字怎么写？Zhège zì zěnme xiě?How do you write this character? |
| 昨天 | zuótiān | yesterday | 昨天我没有去学校。Zuótiān wǒ méiyǒu qù xuéxiào.I did not go to school yesterday. |
| 坐 | zuò | to sit | 请坐，喝杯茶。Qǐng zuò, hē bēi chá.Please sit and have a cup of tea. |
| 做 | zuò | to do or make | 你今天做什么？Nǐ jīntiān zuò shénme?What are you doing today? |
Word list: the six-level HSK syllabus (HSK 2.0). Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences are original Lock&Learn content.
150. The six-level HSK syllabus adds about 150, 150, 300, 600, 1,300 and 2,500 new words per level, about 5,000 in all; this page lists the words that are new at HSK 1, not the cumulative total.
It follows the official six-level HSK syllabus (HSK 2.0), the list the HSK 1 to 6 exams are still administered on. The HSK 3.0 standard published in 2021 reorganises vocabulary into nine bands and is not what this page shows.
Install Lock&Learn Chinese, then touch and hold your Lock Screen, tap Customize, tap the widget area and choose Lock&Learn Chinese. The HSK 1 pack puts these words on the widget one at a time: you recall the meaning, one tap reveals it with a real sentence. HSK 1 is free in the app.
Yes, both. The HSK 1 downloads page has the HSK 1 words as a printable PDF and as an Anki deck with a real sentence on every card. Your browser's Print or Save as PDF also works on this page, which keeps only the heading and the table.
Yes. The app is free on iOS: HSK 1 is free in full, and every other pack opens with a free preview. Lock&Learn+ is an optional upgrade that opens every pack at once, offered as a yearly plan (with a 3-day free trial) or a monthly plan.