HSK 1 word list

All 150 words of HSK Level 1 — the official vocabulary you need for the exam. Use the flashcards to memorize them, and come back here for quick reference.

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All 150 words of HSK Level 1 with pinyin and English meaning — the full official vocabulary you need for the exam.

爱àito love 八bāeight 爸爸bàbadad 杯子bēizicup 北京BěijīngBeijing 饭店fàndiànrestaurant; hotel 本běnmeasure word (books) 不客气bú kèqiyou're welcome 不bùnot, no 菜càidish, vegetable 茶chátea 吃chīto eat 出租车chūzūchētaxi 打电话dǎ diànhuàto make a phone call 大dàbig 的de(possessive particle) 点diǎno'clock, dot 电脑diànnǎocomputer 电视diànshìtelevision 电影diànyǐngmovie 东西dōngxithing 都dōuall, both 读dúto read 对不起duìbuqǐsorry 多duōmany, much 多少duōshaohow many, how much 儿子érzison 二èrtwo 飞机fēijīairplane 分钟fēnzhōngminute 高兴gāoxìnghappy 个gèmeasure word (general) 工作gōngzuòwork, job 狗gǒudog 汉语HànyǔChinese language 好hǎogood 号hàodate, number 喝hēto drink 和héand, with 很hěnvery 后面hòumiànbehind, back 回huíto return 会huìcan, to be able to 几jǐhow many (small) 家jiāhome, family 叫jiàoto be called 今天jīntiāntoday 九jiǔnine 开kāito open, to drive 看kànto look, to watch 看见kànjiànto see 块kuàimeasure word (money) 来láito come 老师lǎoshīteacher 了le(completed-action particle) 冷lěngcold 里lǐinside 六liùsix 妈妈māmamom 吗ma(yes/no question particle) 买mǎito buy 猫māocat 没关系méi guānxiit doesn't matter 没有méiyǒuto not have 米饭mǐfàncooked rice 名字míngziname 明天míngtiāntomorrow 哪nǎwhich 哪儿nǎrwhere 那nàthat 呢ne(question particle) 能néngcan, to be able to 你nǐyou 年niányear 女儿nǚ'érdaughter 朋友péngyoufriend 漂亮piàoliangbeautiful, pretty 苹果píngguǒapple 七qīseven 钱qiánmoney 前面qiánmiànin front 请qǐngplease, to invite 去qùto go 热rèhot 人rénperson 认识rènshito know (someone) 三sānthree 商店shāngdiànshop, store 上shàngup, on, above 上午shàngwǔmorning 少shǎofew, little 谁shéiwho 什么shénmewhat 十shíten 时候shíhoutime, moment 是shìto be (am/is/are) 书shūbook 水shuǐwater 水果shuǐguǒfruit 说shuōto speak, to say 睡觉shuìjiàoto sleep 四sìfour 岁suìyears (of age) 他tāhe, him 她tāshe, her 太tàitoo, extremely 天气tiānqìweather 听tīngto listen 同学tóngxuéclassmate 喂wéihello (on the phone) 我wǒI, me 我们wǒmenwe, us 五wǔfive 喜欢xǐhuanto like 下xiàdown, below, next 下午xiàwǔafternoon 下雨xià yǔto rain 先生xiānshengMr., sir 现在xiànzàinow 想xiǎngto want, to think 小xiǎosmall 小姐xiǎojiěMiss, young lady 些xiēsome (measure word) 写xiěto write 谢谢xièxiethank you 星期xīngqīweek 学生xuéshengstudent 学习xuéxíto study, to learn 学校xuéxiàoschool 一yīone 衣服yīfuclothes 医生yīshēngdoctor 医院yīyuànhospital 椅子yǐzichair 一点儿yìdiǎnra little 有yǒuto have 月yuèmonth, moon 再见zàijiàngoodbye 在zàiat, in, on 怎么zěnmehow 怎么样zěnmeyànghow about, how is it 这zhèthis 中国ZhōngguóChina 中午zhōngwǔnoon 住zhùto live, to stay 桌子zhuōzitable, desk 字zìcharacter, word 昨天zuótiānyesterday 做zuòto do, to make 坐zuòto sit