HSK 1 Vocabulary List

Hey Chinese learners, to help you study Chinese and pass HSK 1 successfully, we present you the full list of 150 words required to know to pass HSK 1. HSK (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi or Chinese Proficiency Test) is a standardized Chinese proficiency test administered by Confucius Institute Headquarters (also known as Hanban). And HSK 1 is the easiest level among HSK 1 to 6. The HSK 1 Vocabulary list below is summarized based on the International Curriculum for Chinese Language Education, a book published by Hanban for those who teach Chinese as a second language. If you are looking for in-app HSK flashcards, please download ChineseSkill and try the HSK drill! HSK 1 Vocabulary (150 words) Chinese Pinyin Role English 爱 ài verb to love 八 bā numeral eight 爸爸 bà ba noun father 杯子 bēi zi noun cup 北京 běi jīng noun Beijing 本 běn measure word volume (of books） 不客气 bú kè qì verb you're welcome 不 bù adverb no 菜 cài noun dish 茶 chá noun tea 吃 chī verb to eat 出租车 chū zū chē noun taxi 打电话 dǎ diàn huà verb to make a phone call 大 dà adjective big, large 的 de auxiliary a subordinating particle that can be used to indicate possession 点 diǎn noun o'clock 电脑 diàn nǎo noun computer 电视 diàn shì noun television 电影 diàn yǐng noun movie 东西 dōng xi noun thing, stuff 都 dōu adverb both, all 读 dú verb to read 对不起 duì bu qǐ verb sorry 多 duō adjective many, much 多少 duō shao pronoun how many, how much 儿子 ér zi noun son 二 èr numeral two 饭店 fàn diàn noun restaurant 飞机 fēi jī noun airplane 高兴 gāo xìng adjective happy 个 gè measure word measure word 工作 gōng zuò verb & noun to work, job 狗 gǒu noun dog 汉语 hàn yǔ noun Chinese language 好 hǎo adjective good, nice 喝 hē verb to drink 和 hé conjunction and 很 hěn adverb very 后面 hòu mian noun back 回 huí verb to return 会 huì verb can, know how to 火车站 huǒ chē zhàn noun railway station 几 jǐ pronoun how many 岁 suì measure word years, age 家 jiā noun home 叫 jiào verb to call 今天 jīn tiān noun today 九 jiǔ numeral nine 开 kāi verb to open 看 kān verb to look at 看见 kàn jiàn verb to see 块 kuài measure word piece 来 lái verb to come 老师 lǎo shī noun teacher 冷 lěng adjective cold 里 lǐ noun inside 零 líng numeral zero 六 liù numeral six 妈妈 mā ma noun mother 吗 ma auxiliary question marker 买 mǎi verb to buy 猫 māo noun cat 没 méi adverb not 没关系 méi guān xi verb it doesn't matter 米饭 mǐ fàn noun rice 名字 míng zi noun name 明天 míng tiān noun tomorrow 哪儿 nǎ'er pronoun where 那 nà pronoun that 呢 ne auxiliary particle used for suggestion 能 néng verb to be able to 你 nǐ pronoun you (singular) 你们 nǐ men pronoun you (plural) 年 nián noun year 女儿 nǚ ' ér noun daughter 朋友 péng you noun friend 苹果 píng guǒ noun apple 七 qī numeral seven 钱 qián noun money 前面 qián mian noun front 请 qǐng verb please 去 qù verb to go 热 rè adjective hot 人 rén noun people 认识 rèn shi verb to know 日 rì noun day 三 sān numeral three 商店 shāng diàn noun shop 上 shàng noun above 上午 shàng wǔ noun morning 少 shǎo adjective few (not much/many) 什么 shén me pronoun what 十 shí numeral ten 时候 shí hou noun a point of time 是 shì verb to be 书 shū noun book 谁 shuí pronoun who 水 shuǐ noun water 水果 shuǐ guǒ noun fruit 睡觉 shuìjiào verb to sleep 说话 shuō huà verb to say, to speak 四 sì numeral four 他 tā pronoun he, him 她 tā pronoun she, her 他们 tā men pronoun they, them 她们 tā men pronoun they, them 太 tài adverb too 天气 tiān qì noun weather 听 tīng verb to listen 同学 tóng xué noun classmate 我 wǒ pronoun I, me 我们 wǒ men pronoun we, us 五 wǔ numeral five 喜欢 xǐ huan verb to like 下 xià noun below 下午 xià wǔ noun afternoon 下雨 xià yǔ verb to rain 先生 xiān sheng noun mister 现在 xiàn zài noun now 想 xiǎng verb to think 小 xiǎo adjective small, little 小姐 xiǎo jie noun miss 些 xiē measure word a few 写 xiě verb to write 谢谢 xiè xie verb thanks 星期 xīng qī noun week 学生 xué sheng noun student 学习 xué xí verb to study 学校 xué xiào noun school 一 yī numeral one 衣服 yī fu noun clothing 医生 yī shēng noun doctor 医院 yī yuàn noun hospital 椅子 yǐ zi noun chair 有 yǒu verb to have 月 yuè noun month 在 zài preposition at 再见 zài jiàn verb good-bye 怎么 zěn me pronoun how 怎么样 zěn me yàng pronoun how about 这 zhè pronoun this 中国 zhōng guó noun China 中午 zhōng wǔ noun noon 住 zhù verb to live 桌子 zhuō zi noun table 字 zì noun Chinese character 昨天 zuó tiān noun yesterday 做 zuò verb to do 坐 zuò verb to sit