HSK 1 Version 3.0 Vocabulary with Pinyin and English: A Complete Guide

Are you ready to start your Chinese language journey? Mastering the HSK 1 Version 3.0 Vocabulary is your first step to success! In this guide, we’ll explore the new and updated vocabulary list, complete with pinyin and English translations, to help you learn effectively and confidently.

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What is HSK 1 Version 3.0?

HSK (Hànyǐ Shuǎipíng Kǐshì) is the official standardized Chinese proficiency test for non-native speakers. The HSK 1 Version 3.0 is the latest update to the test, focusing on practical vocabulary and essential phrases for everyday communication. This version introduces 500 core words, providing a solid foundation for your Chinese studies.


Why Learn the HSK 1 Vocabulary?

  1. Build Strong Basics: HSK 1 lays the groundwork for understanding and communicating in Chinese.
  2. Official Certification: Passing HSK 1 demonstrates your ability to understand basic Mandarin.
  3. Cultural Immersion: Learning the vocabulary helps you connect with Chinese culture and society.

Complete HSK 1 Version 3.0 Vocabulary List

NoChinesePinyinEnglish
1爱àilove
2爱好ài hàohobby
3八bāeight
4爸爸 / 爸bà ba / bàdad
5吧baInterjection particle
6白báiwhite
7白天bái tiāndaytime
8百bǎihundred
9班bānclass
10半bànhalf
11半年bàn niánhalf a year
12半天bàn tiānhalf day
13帮bānghelp
14帮忙bāng mánghelp
15包bāobag
16包子bāo zibun
17杯bēicup
18杯子bēi zicup
19北běinorth
20北边běi biānNorth side
21北京běi jīngBeijing
22本běnmeasure word for books
23本子běn zinotebook
24比bǐparticle used for comparison
25别biédon’t
26别的bié deother
27别人bié rénother people
28病bìngdisease
29病人bìng rénpatient
30不大bú dànot big
31不对bú duìwrong
32不客气bú kè qiYou’re welcome
33不用bú yòngNo need to
34不bùNo
35菜càidish
36茶chátea
37差chàdiffer from / bad / short of
38常chángoften
39常常cháng chángoften
40唱chàngsing
41唱歌chàng gēsing
42车chēcar
43车票chē piàoticket
44车上chē shangin the car
45车站chē zhànstation
46吃chīeat
47吃饭chī fànhave a meal
48出chūout
49出来chū láicome out
50出去chū qùgo out
51穿chuānwear
52床chuángbed
53次cìmeasure word for times, frequency
54从cóngfrom
55错cuòwrong
56打dǎhit / take
57打车dǎ chētake a taxi
58打电话dǎ diàn huàmake a phone call
59打开dǎ kāiturn on
60打球dǎ qiúplay ball
61大dàlarge / big
62大学dà xuéuniversity
63大学生dà xué shēnguniversity student
64到dàoarrive
65得到dé dàoget
66地deStructural Particle: most often used before a verbor an adjective
67的deStructural Particle: most often used for modifying nouns
68等děngwait
69地dìground
70地点dì diǎnlocation
71地方dì fangplace
72地上dì shàngon the ground
73地图dì túMap
74弟弟 / 弟dì di / dìyounger brother
75第...dì…Prefix for ordinal numbers,e.g. first(第一 dì yī), second(第二 dì èr ) etc
76点diǎnpoint / dot / o'clock
77电diànelectricity
78电话diàn huàphone
79电脑diàn nǎocomputer
80电视diàn shìtelevision
81电视机diàn shì jīTelevisionlit. "television + machine"
82电影diànyǐngmovie
83电影院diàn yǐng yuàncinema / movie theater
84东dōngeast
85东边dōng bianeast side
86东西dōng xithing
87动dòngmove
88动作dòng zuòaction
89都dōuall
90读dúread
91读书dú shūreading / study
92对duìright
93对不起duì bu qǐI'm sorry. / sorry
94多duōmany / much / more
95多少duō shaohow much
96饿èhungry
97儿子ér zison
98二èrtwo
99饭fànrice / meal
100饭店fàndiànrestaurant
101房间fángjiānroom
102房子fáng zihouse / building
103放fàngto put / to release / to let go
104放假fàng jiàholiday / have a holiday
105放学fàng xuéfinish school / after school
106飞fēifly
107飞机fēijīplane
108非常fēi chángvery
109分fēnminute / point / partmeasure word
110风fēngwind
111干gāndry
112干净gānjìngclean
113干gàndo
114干什么gàn shén meWhat to do /What are you doing?
115高gāohigh
116高兴gāo xìnghappy
117告诉gào sutell
118哥哥 / 哥gē ge / gēelder brother
119歌gēsong
120个gèmeasure word(classifier for people or objects in general)
121给gěigive
122跟gēnwith
123工人gōng rénworker
124工作gōng zuòwork
125关guānshut / close / turn off
126关上guān shangclose / turn off
127贵guìnoble / expensive
128国guócountry / state / nation
129国家guó jiācountry
130国外guó wàiforeign / abroad
131过guòpass
132还háialso / still / yet
133还是hái shistill / or
134还有hái yǒualso / in addition / besides
135孩子háizichildren
136汉语hànyǔMandarin Chinese (language)
137汉字hàn zìChinese character
138好hǎogood
139好吃hǎo chītasty / delicious
140好看hǎo kàngood looking
141好听hǎo tīngpleasant to hear
142好玩儿hǎo wánrfun / interesting
143号hàonumber / date
144喝hēdrink
145和héand
146很hěnvery
147后hòuback / behind / after / later
148后边hòu bianbehind / back
149后天hòu tiānthe day after tomorrow
150花huāflower
151话huàword / words
152坏huàibad
153还huánreturn / pay back
154回huígo back / return
155回答huídáanswer
156回到huí dàoback to / return to
157回家huí jiāgo home / return home
158回来huí láicome back / return
159回去huí qùgo back
160会huìcan; be able to
161火车huǒ chētrain
162机场jīchǎngairport
163机票jī piàoair ticket
164鸡蛋jī dànegg
165几jǐseveral / how many / how much
166记jìto record / to note
167记得jì deremember
168记住jì zhùremember / keep in mind
169家jiāhome
170家里jiā lǐin the home / at home
171家人jiā rénfamily / family member
172间jiānbetween /measure word for rooms
173见jiànsee / meet
174见面jiàn miànto meet / to see each other
175教jiāoteach
176叫jiàocall / to be called
177教学楼jiào xué lóuteaching building
178姐姐 / 姐jiě jie / jiěelder sister
179介绍jiè shàointroduce
180今年jīn niánthis year
181今天jīn tiāntoday
182进jìnenter
183进来jìn láicome in
184进去jìn qùgo in
185九jiǔnine
186就jiùas soon as / right away / then
187觉得jué dethink / feel
188开kāiopen
189开车kāi chēdrive / drive a car
190开会kāi huìhave a meeting
191开玩笑kāi wán xiàomake fun of / joke
192看kànsee
193看病kàn bìngsee a doctor
194看到kàn dàosee
195看见kànjiànsee / catch sight of
196考kǎotest / examine
197考试kǎo shìexamination
198渴kěthirsty
199课kècourse
200课本kè běntextbook
201课文kè wéntext
202口kǒumouth
203块kuàipiece /classifier: for money (yuan)
204快kuàifast
205来láicome
206来到lái dàocome; arrive
207老lǎoold / aged
208老人lǎo rénold people / the elderly
209老师lǎo shīteacher
210了leparticle (indicates the completion of an action or a change of state, etc)
211累lèitired
212冷lěngcold
213里lǐin
214里边lǐ biāninside
215两liǎngtwo
216零língzero
217六liùsix
218楼lóufloor
219楼上lóu shàngupstairs
220楼下lóu xiàdownstairs
221路lùroad
222路口lù kǒuintersection / crossing
223路上lù shangon the road
224妈妈 / 妈mā ma / māmom / mother
225马路mǎ lùroad / street
226马上mǎ shàngright away / immediately
227吗maquestion particle
228买mǎibuy
229慢mànslow
230忙mángbusy
231毛máoa fractional unit of money in China1 毛 = 10 cents
232没méinot / didn't
233没关系méi guān xiIt doesn't matter
234没什么méi shén meIt’s nothing
235没事儿méi shìrIt's okay / It's all rigtht.
236没有méi yǒuto not have / there is no
237妹妹 / 妹mèi mei / mèiyounger sister
238门méndoor
239门口mén kǒudoorway
240门票mén piàotickets
241们menplural markere.g. 朋友们 péng you men (friends),老师们 lǎo shī men (teachers)
242米饭mǐ fàncooked rice
243面包miàn bāobread
244面条儿miàn tiáornoodles
245名字míng ziname
246明白míng baiclear / to be clear /understand
247明年míng niánnext year
248明天míng tiāntomorrow
249拿nátake
250哪nǎwhich
251哪里nǎ lǐwhere
252哪儿nǎrwhere
253哪些nǎ xiēWhich ones ?
254那nàthat
255那边nà bianover there
256那里nà lǐthere
257那儿nàrthere
258那些nà xiēthose
259奶nǎimilk
260奶奶nǎi naigrandma
261男nánmale
262男孩儿nán háirboy
263男朋友nán péng youboyfriend
264男人nán renman
265男生nán shēngboy
266南nánsouth
267南边nán biansouth side
268难nánhard / difficult
269呢nequestion particle
270能néngcan
271你nǐyou
272你们nǐ menyou (plural)
273年niányear
274您nínyou (formal)
275牛奶niú nǎimilk
276女nǚfemale
277女儿nǚ’érdaughter
278女孩儿nǚ háirgirl
279女朋友nǚ péng yougirlfriend
280女人nǚ renwoman
281女生nǚ shēnggirl
282旁边páng biānbeside / next to
283跑pǎorun
284朋友péng youfriend
285票piàoticket
286七qīseven
287起qǐget up / start / rise
288起床qǐ chuángget out of bed
289起来qǐ láiget up
290汽车qì chēcar
291前qiánfront
292前边qián bianfront side / in front of
293前天qián tiānthe day before yesterday
294钱qiánmoney
295钱包qián bāowallet
296请qǐngplease
297请假qǐng jiàask for leave
298请进qǐng jìnplease come in
299请问qǐng wènExcuse me / May I ask...?
300请坐qǐng zuòplease have a seat
301球qiúball
302去qùgo
303去年qù niánlast year
304热rèheat / hot
305人rénpeople / person
306认识rèn shiknow
307认真rèn zhēnserious / to take seriously
308日rìsun / day / date
309日期rì qīdate
310肉ròumeat
311三sānThree
312山shānmountain
313商场shāng chǎngshopping mall
314商店shāng diànshop
315上shàngon top / above / upper / up
316上班shàng bāngo to work
317上边shàng biānabove / the top
318上车shàng chēget on (a bus, train, car etc)
319上次shàng cìlast time
320上课shàng kèattend class / have a class
321上网shàng wǎngsurf the internet / be online
322上午shàng wǔmorning
323上学shàng xuégo to school
324少shǎoless
325谁shéiwho
326身上shēn shàngbody / on one's body
327身体shēn tǐbody
328什么shén mewhat
329生病shēng bìngfall ill / get sick
330生气shēng qìget angry / angry
331生日shēng rìbirthday
332十shíten
333时候shí houtime /  moment / period
334时间shí jiāntime
335事shìmatter / thing
336试shìtry
337是shìyes / be
338是不是shì bú shìisn't it? / yes or no?
339手shǒuhand
340手机shǒu jīcell phone
341书shūbook
342书包shū bāoschool bag
343书店shū diànbookstore
344树shùtree
345水shuǐwater
346水果shuǐ guǒfruits
347睡shuìsleep / lie down
348睡觉shuì jiàogo to bed / sleep
349说shuōspeak
350说话shuō huàtalk / speak
351四sìfour
352送sònggive
353岁suìyears old / age
354他tāhe / him
355他们tā menthey / them
356她tāshe / her
357她们tā menthey / them (for females)
358太tàitoo
359天tiānday
360天气tiānqìweather
361听tīnghear / listen
362听到tīng dàohear
363听见tīng jiànhear
364听写tīng xiědictation / dictate
365同学tóng xuéclassmate
366图书馆tú shū guǎnlibrary
367外wàioutside
368外边wài bianoutside
369外国wài guóforeign country
370外语wài yǔforeign language
371玩儿wánrplay
372晚wǎnlate
373晚饭wǎn fàndinner
374晚上wǎn shangevening / night
375网上wǎng shàngonline
376网友wǎng yǒuinternet friend /friend on the internet
377忘wàngforget / overlook / neglect
378忘记wàng jìforget
379问wènask
380我wǒI / me
381我们wǒ menwe / us
382五wǔfive
383午饭wǔ fànlunch
384西xīwest
385西边xī bianwest / west side
386洗xǐwash
387洗手间xǐ shǒu jiānrestroom / washroom
388喜欢xǐ huanlike
389下xiàbelow / down / go down / get off
390下班xià bānget off work / finish work
391下边xià bianunderside / below / under
392下车xià chēget off
393下次xià cìnext time
394下课xià kèfinish class / class is over
395下午xià wǔafternoon
396下雨xià yǔto rain
397先xiānbefore / first
398先生xiān shengSir / Mr.
399现在xiàn zàinow
400想xiǎngthink
401小xiǎosmall
402小孩儿xiǎo háirchild / kid
403小姐xiǎo jiěMiss
404小朋友xiǎo péng youchild / kid
405小时xiǎo shíhour
406小学xiǎo xuéprimary school / elementary school
407小学生xiǎo xué shēngprimary school student  /elementary school student
408笑xiàolaugh
409写xiěwrite
410谢谢xiè xieThank you
411新xīnnew
412新年xīn niánNew Year
413星期xīng qīweek
414星期日xīng qī rìSunday
415星期天xīng qī tiānSunday
416行xíngThat's ok / good / OK
417休息xiū xirest / take a break
418学xuélearn / study
419学生xué shengstudent
420学习xué xístudy
421学校xué xiàoschool
422学院xué yuàncollege / academy
423要yàowant
424爷爷yé yegrandpa
425也yěalso
426页yèpage
427一yīone
428衣服yī fuclothes
429医生yī shēngdoctor
430医院yī yuànhospital
431一半yí bànhalf
432一会儿yí huìra moment / a little while / in a moment
433一块儿yí kuàirtogether
434一下儿yí xiàr(used after a verb) give it a go /to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
435一样yí yàngthe same / equally
436一边yì biānone side
437一点儿yī diǎnra little bit
438一起yì qǐtogether
439一些yì xiēsome
440用yònguse
441有yǒuhave
442有的yǒu desome
443有名yǒu míngfamous
444有时候 / 有时yǒu shí hou / yǒu shísometimes
445有(一)些yǒu ( yì ) xiēsome
446有用yǒu yònguseful
447右yòuright
448右边yòu bianright side / right
449雨yǔrain
450元yuáncurrency unit(esp. Chinese yuan)
451远yuǎnfar
452月yuèmonth
453再zàiagain
454再见zài jiàngoodbye
455在zàiat / in
456在家zài jiāat home
457早zǎoearly
458早饭zǎo fànbreakfast
459早上zǎo shangmorning
460怎么zěn mehow
461站zhànstation / stand
462找zhǎolook for
463找到zhǎo dàofind
464这zhèthis / here
465这边zhè biānthis side / here
466这里zhè lǐhere
467这儿zhèrhere
468这些zhè xiēthese
469着zheparticle: in process of(indicating action in progress)
470真zhēnreally
471真的zhēn detrue / real
472正zhèngjust / exactly
473正在zhèng zàiin process of (doing sth) /just at (that time) / right in (that place)
474知道zhī dàoknow
475知识zhīshiknowledge
476中zhōngmiddle / in
477中国zhōng guóChina
478中间zhōng jiānmiddle
479中文zhōng wénChinese (language)
480中午zhōng wǔnoon
481中学zhōng xuémiddle school
482中学生zhōng xué shēngmiddle School student
483重zhòngheavy
484重要zhòng yàoimportant
485住zhùlive
486准备zhǔn bèiget ready / prepare
487桌子zhuō zitable / desk
488字zìword / character
489子zinoun suffixe.g. 桌子 zhuō zi (table) 椅子 yǐ zi (chair)
490走zǒugo / walk
491走路zǒu lùwalk / take a walk
492最zuìmost
493最好zuì hǎobest
494最后zuì hòulast
495昨天zuó tiānyesterday
496左zuǒleft
497左边zuǒ bianleft side
498坐zuòsit
499坐下zuò xiasit down
500做zuòdo

FAQ About HSK 1 Vocabulary

1. How long does it take to learn the HSK 1 Version 3.0 vocabulary?

Most learners can master the vocabulary within 2-3 months with consistent daily practice.

2. Are there any social media resources to learn Chinese for free?

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3. How is the HSK 1 Version 3.0 different from the previous version?

The updated version includes a revised vocabulary list, focusing on more practical and commonly used words.

4. What level of fluency can I achieve with HSK 1?

HSK 1 covers basic conversational skills, allowing you to understand and use simple phrases in daily interactions.

5. Do I need to learn Chinese characters for HSK 1?

Yes, learning Chinese characters is recommended for HSK 1. However, pinyin is also included to support pronunciation.

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