HSK 1 vocabulary
506 words · HSK 3.0 · sorted by frequency
- 的deof; ~'s (possessive particle)
- 了le(completed action marker)
- 我wǒI; me; my
- 是shìto be (followed by substantives only)
- 你nǐyou (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)
- 在zàito exist; to be alive
- 不bùno; not so
- 有yǒuto have; there is
- 他tāhe; him (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant)
- 这zhè(pronoun) this; these
- 就jiù(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
- 个gè(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)
- 人rénperson; people
- 和héold variant of 和
- 我们wǒmenwe
- 要yàoto want; to need; to ask for
- 说shuōto speak; to talk; to say
- 好hǎogood
- 一yīone
- 也yě(adverb) also; both ... and ... (before predicates only)
- 会huìcan; to have the skill; to know how to
- 都dōuall; both; entirely
- 对duìright; correct
- 上shàng(bound form) up; upper; above; previous
- 到dàoto reach; to arrive
- 来láito come
- 很hěn(adverb of degree)
- 还háistill
- 去qùto go
- 她tāshe
- 着zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
- 想xiǎngto think (about)
- 没有méiyǒuhaven't
- 给gěito
- 能néngcan
- 那nà(specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nèi])
- 他们tāmenthey
- 看kànto see; to look at
- 做zuòto make; to produce
- 什么shénmewhat?
- 吧ba(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)
- 点diǎnpoint
- 过guòto cross
- 没méi(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
- 大dàbig; large; great
- 下xiàdown
- 从cóngvariant of 从
- 中zhōngwithin; among; in
- 里lǐvariant of 里
- 真zhēnreally
- 现在xiànzàinow
- 年niányear
- 用yòngto use
- 多duōmany; much
- 两liǎngtwo
- 吗ma(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
- 天tiānday
- 等děngclass
- 出chūto go out
- 太tàihighest
- 最zuìvariant of 最
- 再zàiagain; once more; re-
- 呢neparticle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?")
- 次cìnext in sequence
- 小xiǎosmall
- 知道zhīdàoto know; to become aware of
- 时候shíhoutime
- 走zǒuto walk
- 工作gōngzuòto work
- 事shìmatter
- 后hòuempress
- 家jiāused in 家伙 and 家俱
- 你们nǐmenyou (plural)
- 前qiánfront
- 时间shíjiāntime
- 怎么zěnmehow?
- 爱àito love; to be fond of; to like
- 地dìearth
- 这些zhèxiēthese
- 跟gēnheel
- 喜欢xǐhuanto like; to be fond of
- 吃chīto eat; to consume
- 谁shéiwho
- 新xīnnew
- 找zhǎoto try to find
- 快kuàirapid
- 打dǎto beat
- 还有háiyǒufurthermore
- 今天jīntiāntoday
- 比bǐto compare
- 话huàdialect
- 还是háishistill (as before)
- 月yuèmoon
- 觉得juédeto think that ...; to feel that ...
- 看到kàndàoto see
- 一起yīqǐin the same place
- 起来qǐlaito stand up
- 起qǐto rise
- 几jǐhow much
- 见jiànto see
- 车chēcar
- 一些yīxiēsome
- 找到zhǎodàoto find
- 听tīngto listen to; to hear
- 手shǒuhand
- 非常fēichángvery; really
- 开kāito open (transitive or intransitive)
- 叫jiàoto shout
- 孩子háizichild
- 这里zhèlǐvariant of 这里
- 别biéto leave; to part (from)
- 请qǐngto ask
- 钱qiáncoin
- 本běnroot
- 回huíto circle
- 东西dōngxīeast and west
- 三sānthree
- 一样yīyàngsame
- 买mǎito buy
- 重要zhòngyàoimportant
- 问wènto ask; to inquire
- 告诉gàosùto press charges; to file a complaint
- 出来chūláito come out
- 地方dìfāngregion
- 最后zuìhòufinal
- 岁suìvariant of 岁, year
- 老lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
- 行xíngto walk
- 号hàoordinal number
- 住zhùto live
- 放fàngto put
- 朋友péngyoufriend
- 拿náold variant of 拿
- 高gāohigh
- 正zhèngstraight
- 先xiānearly
- 得到dédàoto get
- 那些nàxiēthose
- 准备zhǔnbèipreparation
- 水shuǐwater
- 进jìnto go forward
- 写xiěto write
- 国家guójiācountry; nation; state
- 您nínyou (courteous, as opposed to informal 你)
- 电话diànhuàtelephone
- 女nǚfemale
- 送sòngto send; to deliver; to transmit
- 分fēnto divide; to separate
- 笑xiàoold variant of 笑
- 女人nǚrénwoman
- 小时xiǎoshíhour
- 有些yǒuxiēsome
- 帮bāngold variant of 帮
- 日rìsun
- 别人biérenother people; others; other person
- 站zhànstation
- 路lùroad
- 男人nánréna man
- 正在zhèngzàijust at (that time)
- 门méngate
- 喝hēto drink
- 学校xuéxiàoschool
- 穿chuānto wear
- 坐zuòto sit
- 花huāflower
- 早zǎoearly
- 们menplural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
- 身上shēnshangon the body
- 干gàntree trunk
- 认识rènshito know
- 睡shuìto sleep
- 明天míngtiāntomorrow
- 回来huílaito return; to come back
- 四sìfour
- 块kuàilump; chunk; piece
- 外wàioutside
- 晚上wǎnshangevening
- 妈māma
- 球qiúball
- 谢谢xièxieto thank
- 学xuéto learn
- 多少duōshǎonumber
- 妈妈māmamama
- 第二dìèrsecond
- 错cuòmistake
- 少shǎofew
- 别的biédeelse
- 难nándifficult (to...)
- 电影diànyǐngmovie; film
- 间jiānbetween
- 哪nǎhow
- 跑pǎoto run
- 回家huíjiāto return home
- 昨天zuótiānyesterday
- 晚wǎnevening
- 书shūbook
- 五wǔfive
- 先生xiānshengteacher
- 男nánmale
- 动dòng(of sth) to move
- 医院yīyuànhospital
- 重zhòngheavy
- 真的zhēndereally, truly, indeed
- 子zi(noun suffix)
- 远yuǎnfar
- 口kǒumouth
- 学生xuéshengstudent
- 二èrtwo
- 儿子érzison
- 明白míngbaiclear
- 杯bēicup
- 记得jìdeto remember
- 歌gēsong
- 半bànhalf
- 中国ZhōngguóChina
- 身体shēntǐthe body
- 元yuáncurrency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)
- 哪里nǎlǐwhere?
- 包bāoto cover
- 楼lóuhouse with more than 1 story
- 那里nàlithere; that place
- 介绍jièshàoto introduce (sb to sb)
- 电视diànshìtelevision; TV
- 飞fēito fly
- 下午xiàwǔafternoon
- 出去chūqùto go out
- 学习xuéxíto learn
- 老师lǎoshīteacher
- 六liùsix
- 唱chàngto sing
- 大学dàxuéuniversity
- 医生yīshēngdoctor
- 病bìngillness
- 名字míngziname (of a person or thing)
- 她们tāmenthey
- 马上mǎshàngat once
- 今年jīnniánthis year
- 手机shǒujīcell phone
- 忙mángbusy
- 十shíten
- 看见kànjiànto see
- 听到tīngdàoto hear
- 女儿nǚérdaughter
- 说话shuōhuàto speak
- 汽车qìchēcar
- 爸爸bàba(coll.) father; dad
- 字zìletter
- 高兴gāoxìnghappy
- 白báiwhite
- 去年qùniánlast year
- 热rèto warm up
- 试shìto test
- 来到láidàoto arrive; to come
- 睡觉shuìjiàoto go to bed
- 电脑diànnǎocomputer
- 票piàoticket
- 西xīwest
- 床chuángbed
- 回到huídàoto return to
- 第dì(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 六 "sixth")
- 差chàdifferent
- 家里jiālǐhome
- 教jiàoreligion
- 不用bùyòngneed not
- 读dúto read out; to read aloud
- 忘wàngto forget
- 认真rènzhēnconscientious
- 冷lěngcold
- 房子fángzihouse
- 电diànlightning
- 山shānmountain; hill
- 常chángalways
- 飞机fēijīairplane
- 早上zǎoshangearly morning
- 回答huídáto reply; to answer
- 记jìto record
- 关guānmountain pass
- 哥gēelder brother
- 爸bàfather
- 风fēngwind
- 回去huíquto return
- 累lèitired
- 打开dǎkāito open
- 病人bìngrénsick person
- 肉ròumeat
- 打电话dǎdiànhuàto make a telephone call
- 休息xiūxirest
- 班bānteam; class; grade
- 坏huàibad
- 一边yībiānone side
- 洗xǐto wash; to bathe
- 有的yǒude(there are) some (who are...)
- 毛máohair
- 忘记wàngjìto forget
- 房间fángjiānroom
- 八bāeight; 8
- 左zuǒleft
- 吃饭chīfànto have a meal
- 动作dòngzuòmovement; motion; action
- 七qīseven
- 菜càidish (type of food)
- 衣服yīfuclothes
- 饿èto be hungry
- 右yòu(bound form) right; right-hand side
- 树shùtree
- 上班shàngbānto go to work
- 生日shēngrìbirthday
- 东dōngeast
- 姐姐jiějieolder sister
- 课kèsubject
- 国guócountry; nation; state
- 饭fàncooked rice
- 一半yībànhalf
- 家人jiārénfamily member
- 有时yǒushísometimes
- 小姐xiǎojieyoung lady
- 对不起duìbuqǐI'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon
- 进去jìnqùto go in
- 哥哥gēgeolder brother
- 没什么méishénmenothing
- 路上lùshangon the road
- 天气tiānqìweather
- 最好zuìhǎobest
- 南nánsouth
- 考试kǎoshìto take an exam
- 有时候yǒushíhousometimes
- 慢mànslow
- 旁边pángbiānside; adjacent place
- 同学tóngxuéto study at the same school
- 北běinorth
- 帮忙bāngmángto help
- 进来jìnláito come in
- 见面jiànmiànto meet; to see each other
- 好看hǎokàngood-looking
- 中间zhōngjiānthe middle; the inside
- 女生nǚshēngschoolgirl
- 茶chátea
- 地点dìdiǎnplace
- 雨yǔrain
- 星期xīngqīweek
- 车上chēshàngCar
- 考kǎoto beat
- 九jiǔnine
- 妹妹mèimeiyounger sister
- 生气shēngqìto get angry
- 地上dìshangon the ground
- 上午shàngwǔmorning
- 一会儿yīhuìra moment
- 贵guìexpensive
- 记住jìzhuto remember
- 下次xiàcìnext time
- 知识zhīshiknowledge
- 机场jīchǎngairport; airfield
- 学院xuéyuàncollege
- 老人lǎorénold man or woman
- 页yèpage
- 工人gōngrénworker
- 那边nàbianover there
- 弟弟dìdiyounger brother
- 干净gānjìngclean
- 在家zàijiāto be at home
- 百bǎihundred
- 网上wǎngshàngonline
- 好吃hǎochītasty
- 再见zàijiàngoodbye
- 明年míngniánnext year
- 妹mèiyounger sister
- 这儿zhèrhere
- 哪儿nǎrwhere?
- 不对bùduìincorrect
- 中午zhōngwǔnoon
- 起床qǐchuángto get out of bed
- 是不是shìbùshìis or isn't
- 开车kāichēto drive a car
- 干什么gànshénmewhat are you doing?
- 奶nǎibreast
- 门口ménkǒudoorway
- 常常chángchángfrequently
- 这边zhèbiānthis side
- 男生nánshēngschoolboy
- 火车huǒchētrain
- 奶奶nǎinai(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother)
- 上次shàngcìlast time
- 唱歌chànggēto sing a song
- 右边yòubianright side
- 上学shàngxuéto go to school
- 牛奶niúnǎicow's milk
- 女朋友nǚpéngyougirlfriend
- 上课shàngkèto go to class
- 爷爷yéye(coll.) father's father
- 听见tīngjiànto hear
- 新年xīnniánNew Year
- 男朋友nánpéngyouboyfriend
- 下班xiàbānto finish work
- 水果shuǐguǒfruit
- 读书dúshūto read a book
- 那儿nàrthere
- 商店shāngdiànstore; shop
- 鸡蛋jīdàn(chicken) egg
- 没关系méiguānxiit doesn't matter
- 地图dìtúmap
- 姐jiěolder sister
- 坐下zuòxiato sit down
- 零língzero
- 桌子zhuōzitable
- 白天báitiāndaytime
- 请问qǐngwènExcuse me, may I ask...?
- 哪些nǎxiēwhich ones?
- 晚饭wǎnfànevening meal
- 小学xiǎoxuéelementary school; primary school
- 图书馆túshūguǎnlibrary
- 开玩笑kāiwánxiàoto play a joke
- 国外guówàiabroad
- 日期rìqīdate
- 饭店fàndiànrestaurant
- 中学zhōngxuémiddle school
- 上网shàngwǎngto go online
- 商场shāngchǎngshopping mall
- 楼下lóuxiàdownstairs
- 面包miànbāobread
- 外国wàiguóforeign (country)
- 生病shēngbìngto fall ill
- 好听hǎotīngpleasant to hear
- 开会kāihuìto hold a meeting
- 钱包qiánbāopurse
- 大学生dàxuéshēnguniversity student
- 车站chēzhànrail station
- 走路zǒulùto walk
- 小朋友xiǎopéngyǒuchild
- 左边zuǒbianleft
- 北京BěijīngBeijing, capital of the People's Republic of China
- 有用yǒuyònguseful
- 爱好àihàoto like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on
- 不大bùdànot very
- 午饭wǔfànlunch
- 上车shàngchēto get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)
- 马路mǎlùstreet
- 门票ménpiàoticket (for theater, cinema etc)
- 机票jīpiàoair ticket
- 楼上lóushàngupstairs
- 打球dǎqiúto play ball
- 下雨xiàyǔto rain
- 下车xiàchēto get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)
- 杯子bēizicup
- 放假fàngjiàto have a holiday or vacation
- 路口lùkǒucrossing
- 有名yǒumíngfamous
- 中文ZhōngwénChinese language
- 弟dìyounger brother
- 电视机diànshìjītelevision set
- 早饭zǎofànbreakfast
- 一点儿yīdiǎnrerhua variant of 一点
- 书店shūdiànbookstore
- 放学fàngxuéto dismiss students at the end of the school day
- 关上guānshàngto close (a door)
- 玩儿wánrto play
- 半天bàntiānhalf of the day
- 星期天XīngqītiānSunday
- 车票chēpiàoticket (for a bus or train)
- 看病kànbìngto visit a doctor
- 电影院diànyǐngyuàncinema; movie theater
- 前天qiántiānthe day before yesterday
- 后天hòutiānthe day after tomorrow
- 渴kěthirsty
- 洗手间xǐshǒujiāntoilet
- 下课xiàkèto finish class
- 请假qǐngjiàto request leave of absence
- 米饭mǐfàn(cooked) rice
- 里边lǐbianinside
- 外语wàiyǔforeign language
- 没事儿méishìrto have spare time
- 一块儿yīkuàirerhua variant of 一块
- 书包shūbāoschoolbag
- 小学生xiǎoxuéshēngprimary school student
- 外边wàibianoutside
- 中学生zhōngxuéshēngmiddle-school student
- 本子běnzibook
- 星期日XīngqīrìSunday
- 课本kèběntextbook
- 汉语HànyǔChinese language
- 后边hòubianthe back; the rear; the last bit
- 西边xībiānwest
- 上边shàngbianthe top
- 打车dǎchēto take a taxi (in town)
- 东边dōngbianeast
- 包子bāozibao (steamed stuffed bun)
- 不客气bùkèqiyou're welcome
- 南边nánbiansouth
- 北边běibiānnorth
- 女孩儿nǚháirerhua variant of 女孩
- 下边xiàbianunder
- 汉字hànzìChinese character
- 请进qǐngjìn"please come in"
- 好玩儿hǎowánrerhua variant of 好玩
- 前边qiánbianfront
- 小孩儿xiǎoháirerhua variant of 小孩
- 教学楼jiàoxuélóuteaching block
- 网友wǎngyǒuonline friend
- 课文kèwéntext
- 请坐qǐngzuòplease, have a seat
- 半年bànniánhalf a year
- 听写tīngxiě(of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise)
- 一下儿yīxiàrerhua variant of 一下
- 有一些yǒuyīxiēsomewhat
- 男孩儿nánháirerhua variant of 男孩
- 面条儿miàntiáorerhua variant of 面条