HSK 1 Word List (HSK 3.0)
The first words every learner needs — greetings, numbers, family, and daily basics. This list contains all 300 words of HSK 1 under the HSK 3.0 (2026) standard, with pinyin and English translations. You can practice every word in the app with stroke-by-stroke writing drills, pinyin drills, and printable A4 worksheets for writing words on paper.
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| # | 汉字 | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 爱 | ài | to love |
| 2 | 八 | bā | eight |
| 3 | 爸爸 | bà ba | father |
| 4 | 吧 | ba | modal particle |
| 5 | 白天 | bái tiān | daytime |
| 6 | 百 | bǎi | hundred |
| 7 | 半 | bàn | half |
| 8 | 包子 | bāo zi | steamed stuffed bun |
| 9 | 杯子 | bēi zi | cup |
| 10 | 本 | běn | CL: books |
| 11 | 边 | biān | side |
| 12 | 病 | bìng | illness |
| 13 | 不 | bù | no |
| 14 | 不客气 | bù kè qi | you're welcome |
| 15 | 不要 | bù yào | don't! |
| 16 | 菜 | cài | vegetable |
| 17 | 茶 | chá | tea |
| 18 | 唱 | chàng | to sing |
| 19 | 超市 | chāo shì | supermarket |
| 20 | 车 | chē | car |
| 21 | 吃 | chī | to eat |
| 22 | 出租车 | chū zū chē | taxi |
| 23 | 穿 | chuān | to wear |
| 24 | 打电话 | dǎ diàn huà | to phone; to call |
| 25 | 大 | dà | big |
| 26 | 大家 | dà jiā | everyone |
| 27 | 大学 | dà xué | university |
| 28 | 大学生 | dà xué shēng | university student |
| 29 | 到 | dào | to reach |
| 30 | 的 | de | possessive particle |
| 31 | 第 | dì | ordinal prefix |
| 32 | 弟弟 | dì di | younger brother |
| 33 | 点 | diǎn | o'clock |
| 34 | 店 | diàn | shop |
| 35 | 电话 | diàn huà | telephone |
| 36 | 电脑 | diàn nǎo | computer |
| 37 | 电视 | diàn shì | television |
| 38 | 电影 | diàn yǐng | movie |
| 39 | 电影院 | diàn yǐng yuàn | cinema |
| 40 | 东西 | dōng xi | thing |
| 41 | 都 | dōu | all |
| 42 | 读 | dú | to read out |
| 43 | 读书 | dú shū | to read a book |
| 44 | 对 | duì | right |
| 45 | 对不起 | duì bu qǐ | I'm sorry |
| 46 | 多 | duō | many |
| 47 | 多少 | duō shao | how much? |
| 48 | 儿子 | ér zi | son |
| 49 | 二 | èr | two |
| 50 | 饭 | fàn | rice; meal |
| 51 | 饭店 | fàn diàn | restaurant |
| 52 | 房间 | fáng jiān | room |
| 53 | 非常 | fēi cháng | very |
| 54 | 飞机 | fēi jī | airplane |
| 55 | 分 | fēn | minute; point |
| 56 | 分钟 | fēn zhōng | minute |
| 57 | 高兴 | gāo xìng | happy |
| 58 | 歌 | gē | song |
| 59 | 哥哥 | gē ge | older brother |
| 60 | 个 | gè | CL: general |
| 61 | 给 | gěi | to |
| 62 | 公司 | gōng sī | company |
| 63 | 工作 | gōng zuò | to work |
| 64 | 狗 | gǒu | dog |
| 65 | 贵 | guì | expensive |
| 66 | 国 | guó | country |
| 67 | 还 | hái | still |
| 68 | 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 69 | 汉语 | hàn yǔ | Chinese language |
| 70 | 汉字 | hàn zì | Chinese characters |
| 71 | 好 | hǎo | good |
| 72 | 好吃 | hǎo chī | tasty |
| 73 | 好看 | hǎo kàn | good-looking |
| 74 | 好听 | hǎo tīng | pleasant to hear |
| 75 | 好玩儿 | hǎo wánr | amusing |
| 76 | 号 | hào | ordinal number |
| 77 | 喝 | hē | to drink |
| 78 | 和 | hé | and |
| 79 | 很 | hěn | very |
| 80 | 后 | hòu | after; behind |
| 81 | 回 | huí | to return |
| 82 | 会 | huì | can; be able to |
| 83 | 火车 | huǒ chē | train |
| 84 | 鸡蛋 | jī dàn | chicken egg |
| 85 | 几 | jǐ | how much |
| 86 | 家 | jiā | home; family |
| 87 | 家人 | jiā rén | family member |
| 88 | 见 | jiàn | to see |
| 89 | 件 | jiàn | CL: events/items |
| 90 | 饺子 | jiǎo zi | dumpling |
| 91 | 叫 | jiào | to be called |
| 92 | 姐姐 | jiě jie | older sister |
| 93 | 今年 | jīn nián | this year |
| 94 | 今天 | jīn tiān | today |
| 95 | 九 | jiǔ | nine |
| 96 | 觉得 | jué de | to feel; to think |
| 97 | 开 | kāi | to open |
| 98 | 开车 | kāi chē | to drive |
| 99 | 看 | kàn | to see |
| 100 | 看病 | kàn bìng | to visit a doctor |
| 101 | 看见 | kàn jiàn | to see |
| 102 | 可以 | kě yǐ | can |
| 103 | 课 | kè | subject |
| 104 | 口 | kǒu | mouth |
| 105 | 块 | kuài | CL: money/pieces |
| 106 | 来 | lái | to come |
| 107 | 老师 | lǎo shī | teacher |
| 108 | 了 | le | completion particle |
| 109 | 冷 | lěng | cold |
| 110 | 里 | lǐ | inside; in |
| 111 | 两 | liǎng | two |
| 112 | 零 | líng | zero |
| 113 | 六 | liù | six |
| 114 | 妈妈 | mā ma | mommy |
| 115 | 吗 | ma | question particle |
| 116 | 买 | mǎi | to buy |
| 117 | 卖 | mài | to sell |
| 118 | 忙 | máng | busy |
| 119 | 猫 | māo | cat |
| 120 | 没关系 | méi guān xi | it doesn't matter |
| 121 | 没事 | méi shì | it's not important |
| 122 | 没有 | méi yǒu | haven't |
| 123 | 妹妹 | mèi mei | younger sister |
| 124 | 们 | men | plural suffix |
| 125 | 米饭 | mǐ fàn | cooked rice |
| 126 | 面包 | miàn bāo | bread |
| 127 | 面条儿 | miàn tiáor | noodles |
| 128 | 明年 | míng nián | next year |
| 129 | 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow |
| 130 | 名字 | míng zi | name |
| 131 | 哪 | nǎ | how |
| 132 | 哪个 | nǎ ge | which |
| 133 | 哪里 | nǎ lǐ | where? |
| 134 | 哪儿 | nǎr | where? |
| 135 | 哪些 | nǎ xiē | which ones? |
| 136 | 那 | nà | that |
| 137 | 那边 | nà bian | over there |
| 138 | 那个 | nà ge | that one |
| 139 | 那里 | nà li | there |
| 140 | 那儿 | nàr | there |
| 141 | 那些 | nà xiē | those |
| 142 | 男 | nán | male |
| 143 | 男朋友 | nán péng you | boyfriend |
| 144 | 呢 | ne | question particle |
| 145 | 能 | néng | can |
| 146 | 你 | nǐ | you |
| 147 | 你好 | nǐ hǎo | hello |
| 148 | 你们 | nǐ men | you plural |
| 149 | 年 | nián | year |
| 150 | 您 | nín | you (formal) |
| 151 | 牛奶 | niú nǎi | cow's milk |
| 152 | 女 | nǚ | female |
| 153 | 女儿 | nǚ ér | daughter |
| 154 | 女朋友 | nǚ péng you | girlfriend |
| 155 | 女士 | nǚ shì | lady |
| 156 | 朋友 | péng you | friend |
| 157 | 便宜 | pián yi | cheap |
| 158 | 漂亮 | piào liang | pretty |
| 159 | 苹果 | Píng guǒ | apple |
| 160 | 七 | qī | seven |
| 161 | 起床 | qǐ chuáng | to get out of bed |
| 162 | 千 | qiān | thousand |
| 163 | 前 | qián | front |
| 164 | 钱 | qián | coin |
| 165 | 请 | qǐng | to ask |
| 166 | 请问 | qǐng wèn | excuse me |
| 167 | 去 | qù | to go |
| 168 | 去年 | qù nián | last year |
| 169 | 热 | rè | hot |
| 170 | 人 | rén | person |
| 171 | 认识 | rèn shi | to know |
| 172 | 日 | Rì | day; date |
| 173 | 三 | sān | three |
| 174 | 商店 | shāng diàn | store |
| 175 | 上 | shàng | up |
| 176 | 上班 | shàng bān | to go to work |
| 177 | 上课 | shàng kè | to go to class |
| 178 | 上午 | shàng wǔ | morning |
| 179 | 上学 | shàng xué | to go to school |
| 180 | 少 | shǎo | few |
| 181 | 谁 | shéi | who |
| 182 | 什么 | shén me | what? |
| 183 | 生病 | shēng bìng | to fall ill |
| 184 | 十 | shí | ten |
| 185 | 时候 | shí hou | time |
| 186 | 时间 | shí jiān | time |
| 187 | 事 | shì | matter |
| 188 | 是 | shì | to be; is |
| 189 | 手机 | shǒu jī | cell phone |
| 190 | 书 | Shū | book |
| 191 | 书店 | shū diàn | bookstore |
| 192 | 水 | shuǐ | water |
| 193 | 水果 | shuǐ guǒ | fruit |
| 194 | 睡 | shuì | to sleep |
| 195 | 睡觉 | shuì jiào | to go to bed |
| 196 | 说 | shuō | to speak |
| 197 | 说话 | shuō huà | to speak |
| 198 | 四 | sì | four |
| 199 | 岁 | suì | years old |
| 200 | 他 | tā | he |
| 201 | 它 | tā | it |
| 202 | 她 | tā | she |
| 203 | 他们 | tā men | they |
| 204 | 它们 | tā men | they |
| 205 | 她们 | tā men | they |
| 206 | 太 | tài | too (excessively) |
| 207 | 天 | tiān | day |
| 208 | 天气 | tiān qì | weather |
| 209 | 听 | tīng | to listen to |
| 210 | 听见 | tīng jiàn | to hear |
| 211 | 同学 | tóng xué | classmate |
| 212 | 外 | wài | outside |
| 213 | 外边 | wài bian | outside |
| 214 | 玩 | wán | to play |
| 215 | 晚 | wǎn | evening |
| 216 | 晚饭 | wǎn fàn | evening meal |
| 217 | 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening |
| 218 | 喂 | wèi | hey |
| 219 | 问 | wèn | to ask |
| 220 | 问题 | wèn tí | question |
| 221 | 我 | wǒ | I |
| 222 | 我们 | wǒ men | we |
| 223 | 五 | wǔ | five |
| 224 | 午饭 | wǔ fàn | lunch |
| 225 | 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like |
| 226 | 下 | xià | down |
| 227 | 下雨 | xià yǔ | to rain |
| 228 | 下班 | xià bān | to finish work |
| 229 | 下课 | xià kè | to finish class |
| 230 | 下午 | xià wǔ | afternoon |
| 231 | 先生 | xiān sheng | Mr.; sir |
| 232 | 现在 | xiàn zài | now |
| 233 | 想 | xiǎng | to think about |
| 234 | 小 | xiǎo | small |
| 235 | 小朋友 | xiǎo péng yǒu | child |
| 236 | 小时 | xiǎo shí | hour |
| 237 | 小学 | xiǎo xué | elementary school |
| 238 | 小学生 | xiǎo xué shēng | primary schooler |
| 239 | 些 | xiē | some, a few, several |
| 240 | 写 | xiě | to write |
| 241 | 谢谢 | xiè xie | to thank |
| 242 | 新 | xīn | new |
| 243 | 星期 | xīng qī | week |
| 244 | 星期日 | Xīng qī rì | Sunday |
| 245 | 星期天 | Xīng qī tiān | Sunday |
| 246 | 休息 | xiū xi | rest |
| 247 | 学 | xué | to learn |
| 248 | 学生 | xué sheng | student |
| 249 | 学习 | xué xí | to learn |
| 250 | 学校 | xué xiào | school |
| 251 | 雪 | xuě | snow |
| 252 | 要 | yào | to want |
| 253 | 也 | yě | also |
| 254 | 一 | yī | one |
| 255 | 衣服 | yī fu | clothes |
| 256 | 医生 | yī shēng | doctor |
| 257 | 医院 | yī yuàn | hospital |
| 258 | 一半 | yī bàn | half |
| 259 | 一下 | yī xià | a bit; briefly |
| 260 | 椅子 | yǐ zi | chair |
| 261 | 一点儿 | yī diǎnr | a bit |
| 262 | 一些 | yī xiē | some |
| 263 | 有 | yǒu | to have |
| 264 | 有的 | yǒu de | some |
| 265 | 有点儿 | yǒu diǎnr | slightly |
| 266 | 有些 | yǒu xiē | some |
| 267 | 雨 | yǔ | rain |
| 268 | 元 | yuán | yuan (currency) |
| 269 | 月 | yuè | moon |
| 270 | 再 | zài | again |
| 271 | 在 | zài | at; in; to be at |
| 272 | 再见 | zài jiàn | goodbye |
| 273 | 早 | zǎo | early |
| 274 | 早饭 | zǎo fàn | breakfast |
| 275 | 早上 | zǎo shang | early morning |
| 276 | 怎么 | zěn me | how? |
| 277 | 怎么样 | zěn me yàng | how? |
| 278 | 找 | zhǎo | to try to find |
| 279 | 这 | zhè | this |
| 280 | 这边 | zhè biān | this side |
| 281 | 这个 | zhè ge | this one |
| 282 | 这里 | zhè lǐ | here |
| 283 | 这儿 | zhèr | here |
| 284 | 这些 | zhè xiē | these |
| 285 | 真 | zhēn | really |
| 286 | 正在 | zhèng zài | in progress; -ing |
| 287 | 只 | zhī | CL: animals |
| 288 | 知道 | zhī dào | to know |
| 289 | 中国 | Zhōng guó | China |
| 290 | 中文 | Zhōng wén | Chinese language |
| 291 | 中午 | zhōng wǔ | noon |
| 292 | 中学 | zhōng xué | middle school |
| 293 | 中学生 | zhōng xué shēng | middle-school student |
| 294 | 住 | zhù | to live |
| 295 | 桌子 | zhuō zi | table |
| 296 | 字 | zì | letter |
| 297 | 昨天 | zuó tiān | yesterday |
| 298 | 坐 | zuò | to sit |
| 299 | 做 | zuò | to make |
| 300 | 做饭 | zuò fàn | to prepare a meal |