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HSK 1 Vocabulary List

HSK 1 has 500 words, written with 299 characters.

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WordPinyinMeaning
的depossessive particle ('s); attribute marker; nominalizer
了lecompleted action marker; modal particle indicating change of state; modal particle intensifying clause
我wǒi; me; my
是shìto be; correct; right; yes; very well
你nǐyou
在zàilocated at; to be in; to exist; to be alive; indicating an action in progress
不bùno; not; un-
有yǒuto have; there is; having; with
他tāhe; him; other; emphatic marker
这zhèthis; these
就jiùjust; only; as little as; merely; precisely; in that case; then; if not... then must be...; as soon as; immediately after; taking advantage of
个gègeneral classifier for nouns; individual
人rénperson, people
和héand; to make peace; harmonious; sum (math); draw (sports); tie
我们wǒ menwe; us; our
要yàowant; need; ask for; should; need to; will; shall; about to; if
说shuōto speak; to say; to talk; to explain; to comment; to scold
好hǎogood; appropriate; proper; easy to; good to (before a verb); completion marker (after a verb)
一yīone; single; a; entire; whole; all; as soon as
也yěalso; as well; particle
会huìskill/ability: can, to know how to; to be likely to, to be sure to; to meet, to get together, meeting, gathering
都dōuall; both; already; even
对duìcorrect; right; towards; regarding; concerning; to face; to oppose
上shàngup, above, higher, previous, first; to climb, to get onto, to attend (class); (directional complement) up
到dàoarrive; reach; leave for; to; until; up to (a point); (verb complement indicating success or completion)
来láito come; hither (motion toward speaker); ever since; for the past (time); the coming/next; substitute verb; in order to; approximately (after round number)
很hěnvery; quite; awfully
还háistill; yet; still in progress; in addition; also; else; even more; still more
去qùto go to a place, to send, to play a role; to remove, to get rid of, to reduce; to die (euphemism)
她tāshe
着zheaspect particle indicating ongoing action or state
想xiǎngwant or desire; think or believe; miss
没有méi yǒuto not have, to not be, doesn't exist
给gěito give; to allow; for; for the benefit of; to do something for someone; sentence intensifier
能néngcan; to be able to; might
那nàthat (pronoun); then (in that case)
他们tā menthey
看kànsee; look at; watch; catch sight of; engage/interact: read; visit; call on; look after; treat (patient/illness); consider; regard as; depend on; feel; give it a try
做zuòdo; make; produce; write; compose; act as; serve as; become
什么shén mewhat, something, anything
吧ba(modal particle indicating suggestion, surmise, or asking for agreement: ...right?; ...ok?; ...i presume)
点diǎno'clock; point in time; dot; drop; speck; select; order (food); check
过guoexperienced action marker; to cross; to go over; to pass (time)
没méinot, have not
大dàbig; large; great; older (than another); eldest; greatly; fully
下xiàbelow; next (time); to go down
从cóngfrom; through; via
中zhōngmiddle; center; in; within; among; while; during
里lǐinside, internal
真zhēnreally; indeed; real; true; genuine
现在xiàn zàinow; current or modern
年niányear
用yòngto use; to employ; to have to; to eat or drink
多duōmany; much; too many; (after numeral) ... odd
两liǎngtwo, both; some, a few; tael (unit of weight)
吗má(coll.) what?
吗ma(question particle for yes-no questions)
天tiānday; sky; heaven
等děngwait for; class; rank; grade; etc.; and so on
出chūto go out; to come out; to rise
太tàitoo; extremely; very; highest; greatest
最zuìmost; the most; -est (superlative suffix)
再zàiagain; once more; second; another; then (sequence)
呢neparticle for questions (what about... / where is...); particle for pausing or emphasis; particle indicating continuous state
次cìclassifier for events; next in sequence; second
小xiǎosmall or tiny; young; few
知道zhī dàoto know; to be aware of
时候shí houtime; moment; period; length of time
走zǒuwalk; go; run; move; leave; go away; visit; die (euphemism)
工作gōng zuòjob; work; task; to work; to operate (of a machine)
事shìmatter; affair; thing; work
后hòuback; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; post-
家jiāhome, family; suffix for an expert/specialist; philosophical school
你们nǐ menyou (plural)
前qiánfront/forward; before/ago; former/previous
时间shí jiāntime; period
怎么zěn mehow; why; what
爱àito love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined to; to tend to
地deadverbial particle (-ly)
地dìearth; ground; field
这些zhè xiēthese
跟gēnto follow; to go with; with; compared with; towards; and; heel
喜欢xǐ huanto like; to be fond of
吃chīto eat; to consume; to eat at a place
谁shéiwho
新xīnnew; newly
找zhǎoto look for; to try to find; to find; to visit someone
快kuàirapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; make haste; personality/quality: clever; sharp; forthright; plainspoken; gratified; pleased; pleasant
打dǎto beat; to strike; to hit
还有hái yǒufurthermore; in addition; also; still
今天jīn tiāntoday; at the present; now
比bǐto compare; (used for comparison) more ... than ...; ratio; to gesture
话huàspoken language: speech, talk, conversation, words; what someone said; dialect, language
还是hái shior; still (as before); had better
月yuèmoon; month
觉得jué deto think; to feel (opinion or physical state)
看到kàn dàoto see (successful realization)
一起yī qǐtogether; in the same place; altogether; in total
起来qǐ laito stand up; to get up
起qǐto rise/get up; to start/initiate; to appear/launch
几jǐhow many, several, a few
见jiànto see, to meet, to interview; to appear (to be), opinion, view
车chēcar; vehicle; machine
一些yī xiēsome; a few; a little; slightly
找到zhǎo dàoto successfully find
听tīngto listen; to hear; to obey; a can (container); classifier for beverages
手shǒuhand; person skilled in work; personal(ly); convenient
非常fēi chángvery; really; unusual; extraordinary
开kāito activate: open; turn on; operate; run; start (vehicle/machine); to produce/process: boil; write out (prescription/check); carat (gold); away; off
叫jiàoto shout, to call, to order, to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in passive voice)
孩子hái zichild
这里zhè lǐhere
别biédon't ...!; to leave; to part from; other; another; different
请qǐngto ask/invite; please (polite marker); to treat (to a meal)
钱qiánmoney; coin; unit of weight (one tenth of a tael)
本běnthis; the current; original; inherent; root; stem; origin; source; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc.
回huíto return, to go back, to turn around; to answer; to revolve
东西dōng xithing; stuff; object
三sānthree, 3
一样yī yàngsame; equal to; just like
买mǎito buy, to purchase
重要zhòng yàoimportant; significant; major
问wènto ask; to inquire
告诉gào suto tell; to inform
出来chū láito come out; to appear; to arise
地方dì fangplace; area; space; territory
最后zuì hòufinal; last; finally; ultimate
岁suìyears old
老lǎoold (people); elderly; aged parents; of the past; outdated; tough (meat); venerable; experienced; of long standing; degree/intensity: very; always; all the time
行xíngwalk or go; ok or capable; conduct or behavior
号hàonumber; day of a month; size; mark; sign; name; establishment; business
住zhùlive; dwell; reside; stay; stop; halt; suffix indicating firmness or steadiness
放fàngto put; to place; to release; to let go; to set off (fireworks)
朋友péng youfriend
拿náto hold; to take; to seize
高gāohigh; tall; above average; loud; your (honorific)
正zhēngfirst month of the lunar year
先xiānfirst; in advance; early
得到dé dàoget; obtain; receive
那些nà xiēthose
准备zhǔn bèiprepare; preparation; intend; be about to; reserve
水shuǐwater; liquid; beverage; river; additional income
进jìnto move inward: go in; enter; advance; move forward; to act: put in; submit; take in; admit; math. base of a number system; classifier for sections in a building
写xiěwrite
国家guó jiācountry; nation; state
您nínyou (polite)
电话diàn huàtelephone; phone call
女nǚfemale; woman; daughter
送sòngto deliver; to send; to give as a gift; to see off
分fēnto divide; to separate; to distribute; to distinguish; minute (time/angle); a point (score); 0.01 yuan
笑xiàolaugh or smile; laugh at
女人nǚ rénwoman
小时xiǎo shíhour
有些yǒu xiēsome; somewhat
帮bāngto help; to assist; to support; to do a favor; group; gang; clique; party; secret society; side; outer layer; upper (of a shoe); hired worker
日rìsun, day, date
别人bié renother people; others
站zhànto stand; to stop; to halt; station
路lùroad, route, line; journey; sort, kind
男人nán rénman
正在zhèng zàiin the process of doing something; currently
门méngate, door, doorway; opening, valve, switch; way, knack
喝hēto drink
学校xué xiàoschool
穿chuānto wear; to put on; to dress
坐zuòsit; take a seat; take (transportation); bear fruit
花huāflower; blossom; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time)
早zǎoearly; morning; good morning
们menplural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to people
身上shēn shangon the body, at hand, among
干gāndry; dried; futile; in vain; adoptive; foster (kinship)
认识rèn shito know, to recognize, to be familiar with, to get acquainted with; knowledge, understanding, awareness, cognition
睡shuìto sleep; to lie down
明天míng tiāntomorrow
回来huí laito return, to come back
四sìfour
块kuàilump; chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of material objects
外wàioutside; foreign; additional
晚上wǎn shangevening; night
妈māmom, mother
球qiúball/sphere; globe; ball game/match
谢谢xiè xiethank
学xuélearn or study; imitate; science or -ology
多少duō shaohow much/many; what (number/ID)
妈妈mā mamom, mother
第二dì èrsecond; number two
错cuòmistake; wrong; bad
少shǎofew, less, seldom; to lack, to be missing, to stop
别的bié deelse; other
难nándifficult; difficulty; problem
电影diàn yǐngmovie; film
间jiānspatial/temporal: between, among, within a definite time or space; room, section of a room; classifier for rooms
哪nǎwhich?
跑pǎoto run; to run away; to escape
回家huí jiāto return home
昨天zuó tiānyesterday
晚wǎnlate; evening
书shūbook; letter; document; to write
五wǔfive
先生xiān shengmr. or gentleman; husband; teacher
男nánmale; baron (nobility)
动dòngmove; act; touch; change
医院yī yuànhospital
重zhòngheavy; serious; to attach importance to
真的zhēn dereally; truly; indeed
子zinoun suffix
远yuǎnfar; distant; remote; by far (intensifier)
口kǒumouth; classifier for people, animals, and objects with openings
学生xué shengstudent
二èrtwo; 2
儿子ér zison
明白míng baito understand; to realize; clear
杯bēicup; trophy cup; classifier for containers of liquid: glass, cup
记得jì deto remember
歌gēsong; to sing
半bànhalf; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
中国zhōng guóchina
身体shēn tǐthe body, one's health; in person
元yuáncurrency unit (yuan); first; original; primary; fundamental; constituent; era; meta-; argument; variable; eon
哪里nǎ lǐwhere?
包bāoto cover; to wrap; to bundle; to hold; to include; to take charge of; to contract; package; wrapper; container; bag
楼lóustoried building; floor, story
那里nà lithere; that place
介绍jiè shàoto introduce, to present, to give a presentation, introduction
电视diàn shìtelevision; tv
飞fēito fly
下午xià wǔafternoon
出去chū qùto go out
学习xué xílearn or study
老师lǎo shīteacher
六liùsix
唱chàngto sing; to call loudly; to chant
大学dà xuéuniversity; college
医生yī shēngdoctor
病bìngillness; disease; to fall ill; defect
名字míng ziname
她们tā menthey; them (female)
马上mǎ shàngat once, immediately; on horseback
今年jīn niánthis year
手机shǒu jīmobile phone; cell phone
忙mángbusy; to hurry, to rush
十shíten, 10
看见kàn jiànto see; to catch sight of
听到tīng dàoto hear
女儿nǚ érdaughter
说话shuō huàto speak; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; words; talk
汽车qì chēcar; automobile; bus
爸爸bà ba(coll.) father; dad
字zìcharacter; word; letter; symbol; courtesy name
高兴gāo xìnghappy; glad; cheerful; willing to do something
白báiwhite; snowy; pure; bright; clear; in vain; gratuitous; free of charge; empty; blank; plain
去年qù niánlast year
热rèhot (weather), heat; to warm up, to heat up; fervent
试shìto try; to test; experiment; examination
来到lái dàoto arrive; to come
睡觉shuì jiàoto sleep; to go to bed
电脑diàn nǎocomputer
票piàoticket; ballot; banknote
西xīwest
床chuángbed; couch; classifier for beds
回到huí dàoto return to
第dìordinal prefix; residence; rank (historical)
差chàdifference; to fall short; to lack
家里jiā lǐhome
教jiāoto teach
不用bù yòngneed not
读dúto read (aloud/silently); to pronounce; to study/attend (school)
忘wàngto forget; to neglect
认真rèn zhēnconscientious, earnest, serious, to take seriously
冷lěngcold
房子fáng zihouse; building; apartment; room
电diànelectricity; lightning; phone call; telegram
山shānmountain, hill
常chángoften; frequently; always
飞机fēi jīairplane
早上zǎo shangearly morning
回答huí dáto reply, answer
记jìto record, to note, to memorize, to remember; mark, sign; classifier for blows, kicks, or shots
关guānto close; to shut; to turn off; to confine; to lock up; to concern; to involve
哥gēelder brother
爸bàfather; dad; pa; papa
风fēngwind; news; style; custom; manner
回去huí quto return, to go back
累lèitired, weary, worn out; to strain, to work hard
打开dǎ kāito open; to turn on; to switch on
病人bìng rénsick person; patient
肉ròumeat, flesh, pulp; (slang) flabby, irresolute; kangxi radical 130
打电话dǎ diàn huàto make a telephone call
休息xiū xirest
班bānteam; class; grade; (military) squad; work shift; classifier for groups of people and scheduled transport vehicles
坏huàibad, spoiled; broken, to break down; (suffix) to the utmost
一边yī biānone side; doing while
洗xǐto wash; to develop (photos); to shuffle (cards)
有的yǒu desome (that exist)
毛máohair, feather, down, wool; mildew, mold; coarse, raw, careless
忘记wàng jìto forget
房间fáng jiānroom
八bāeight; 8
左zuǒleft (direction); left side; the Left (politics); east
吃饭chī fànto have a meal; to eat; to make a living
动作dòng zuòmovement; motion; action
七qīseven (7)
菜càidish; vegetable; cuisine
衣服yī fuclothes
饿èhungry; to starve (someone)
右yòuright-hand side; right of center; west; precedence
树shùtree; to set up; to cultivate
上班shàng bānto go to work, to start work, to be on duty
生日shēng rìbirthday
东dōngeast; host; landlord
姐姐jiě jieolder sister
课kèsubject; course; class; lesson; to levy; tax; form of divination
国guócountry; nation; state; national (bound form)
饭fàncooked rice; meal; devotee (fan)
一半yī bànhalf
家人jiā rénfamily member, (old) servant
有时yǒu shísometimes
小姐xiǎo jieyoung lady or miss
对不起duì bu qǐI'm sorry; excuse me; to let down; to disappoint
进去jìn qùto go in
哥哥gē geolder brother
没什么méi shén menothing, it's nothing; it doesn't matter, never mind
路上lù shangon the road, on a journey; road surface
天气tiān qìweather
最好zuì hǎobest; had better
南nánsouth
考试kǎo shìto take an exam; exam
有时候yǒu shí housometimes
慢mànslow
旁边páng biānside; adjacent place
同学tóng xuéclassmate; to study together
北běinorth; (classical) to be defeated
帮忙bāng mángto help; to lend a hand; to do a favor
进来jìn láito come in
见面jiàn miànto meet, to see each other
好看hǎo kàngood-looking; nice-looking; good (of a book/movie); embarrassed; humiliated
中间zhōng jiānmiddle; inside; between; among; during; in the meantime
女生nǚ shēngfemale student; girl
茶chátea; tea plant
地点dì diǎnplace; location; venue
雨yǔrain
星期xīng qīweek; day of the week
车上chē shàngon a vehicle
考kǎoto take an exam; to test; to examine; to check; to verify; historical/formal: deceased father
九jiǔnine
妹妹mèi meiyounger sister; young woman
生气shēng qìangry, to get angry, to take offense; vitality, liveliness
地上dì shangon the ground; on the floor
上午shàng wǔmorning
一会儿yī huì ra moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...
贵guìexpensive; noble; precious; (honorific) your
记住jì zhuto remember, to bear in mind, to learn by heart
下次xià cìnext time
知识zhī shiknowledge; intellectual
机场jī chǎngairport, airfield; internet proxy/vpn service provider
学院xué yuàncollege or institute
老人lǎo rénold man or woman; the elderly; one's aged parents or grandparents
页yèpage; leaf
工人gōng rénworker
那边nà bianover there
弟弟dì diyounger brother
干净gān jìngclean; neat
在家zài jiāto be at home; to be at one's office or workplace; to live as a layperson (non-monastic)
百bǎihundred; numerous; all kinds of
网上wǎng shàngonline
好吃hǎo chītasty; delicious
再见zài jiàngoodbye
明年míng niánnext year
妹mèiyounger sister
这儿zhè rhere
哪儿nǎ rwhere?; wherever; somewhere
不对bù duìincorrect; wrong; amiss
中午zhōng wǔnoon; midday
起床qǐ chuángto get out of bed
是不是shì bù shìis or isn't; whether or not; yes or no
开车kāi chēto drive a car
干什么gàn shén mewhat are you/he doing?
奶nǎimilk
门口mén kǒudoorway; gate
常常cháng chángfrequently; often
这边zhè biānthis side; here
男生nán shēngmale student; boy; guy
火车huǒ chētrain
奶奶nǎi naipaternal grandmother; mistress of the house; breasts
上次shàng cìlast time
唱歌chàng gēto sing a song
右边yòu bianright side
上学shàng xuéto go to school, to attend school
牛奶niú nǎicow's milk
女朋友nǚ péng yougirlfriend
上课shàng kèto attend class, to teach a class
爷爷yé yepaternal grandfather
听见tīng jiànto hear
新年xīn niánnew year
男朋友nán péng youboyfriend
下班xià bānto finish work
水果shuǐ guǒfruit
读书dú shūto study; to attend school; to read a book
那儿nà rthere
商店shāng diànstore, shop
鸡蛋jī dànegg, chicken egg
没关系méi guān xiit doesn't matter
地图dì túmap
姐jiěolder sister
坐下zuò xiasit down
零língzero, nought; fractional, fragmentary, extra; to wither and fall
桌子zhuō zitable; desk
白天bái tiāndaytime; during the day
请问qǐng wènexcuse me, may I ask...?
哪些nǎ xiēwhich ones?; who?; what?
晚饭wǎn fàndinner; supper
小学xiǎo xuéelementary school
图书馆tú shū guǎnlibrary
开玩笑kāi wán xiàoto joke; to play a joke; to make fun of
国外guó wàiabroad; overseas; foreign; external (affairs)
日期rì qīdate
饭店fàn diànrestaurant; hotel
中学zhōng xuémiddle school
上网shàng wǎngto go online, to connect to the internet; to be uploaded; (sports) to move toward the net
商场shāng chǎngshopping mall, department store; the business world
楼下lóu xiàdownstairs
面包miàn bāobread
外国wài guóforeign country
生病shēng bìngto fall ill
好听hǎo tīngpleasant to hear
开会kāi huìto hold a meeting; to attend a meeting
钱包qián bāowallet; purse
大学生dà xué shēnguniversity student
车站chē zhànrail station; bus stop
走路zǒu lùwalk; go on foot
小朋友xiǎo péng yǒuchild
左边zuǒ bianleft side; to the left of
北京běi jīngbeijing, capital of china
有用yǒu yònguseful
爱好ài hàoto like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby
不大bù dànot very; not too; not often
午饭wǔ fànlunch
上车shàng chēto get on or into a vehicle
马路mǎ lùstreet, road
门票mén piàoadmission ticket
机票jī piàoair ticket, passenger ticket
楼上lóu shàngupstairs; (internet slang) previous poster
打球dǎ qiúto play ball
下雨xià yǔrain
下车xià chēget off a vehicle
杯子bēi zicup; glass
放假fàng jiàto have a holiday or vacation
路口lù kǒuintersection, crossing
有名yǒu míngfamous; well-known
中文zhōng wénchinese language
弟dìyounger brother; junior male
电视机diàn shì jītelevision set
早饭zǎo fànbreakfast
书店shū diànbookstore
放学fàng xuéto finish school for the day
关上guān shàngto close (a door); to turn off (electrical equipment)
玩儿wán rto play; to have fun; to hang out
半天bàn tiānhalf of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair
星期天xīng qī tiānsunday
车票chē piàoticket (for a bus or train)
看病kàn bìngto visit a doctor (as a patient); to see a patient (as a doctor)
电影院diàn yǐng yuàncinema; movie theater
前天qián tiānthe day before yesterday
后天hòu tiānthe day after tomorrow; acquired (not innate)
渴kěthirsty
洗手间xǐ shǒu jiānrestroom; toilet
下课xià kèfinish class; dismissed or fired from a position
请假qǐng jiàto request leave of absence
米饭mǐ fàncooked rice
里边lǐ bianinside
外语wài yǔforeign language
没事儿méi shì rto have spare time, free; it's not important, it's nothing, never mind
书包shū bāoschoolbag; bookbag
小学生xiǎo xué shēngprimary school student; beginner
外边wài bianoutside; abroad
中学生zhōng xué shēngmiddle or high school student
本子běn zibook; notebook; edition; japanese-style self-published comic (dōjinshi)
星期日xīng qī rìsunday
课本kè běntextbook
汉语hàn yǔChinese language
后边hòu bianback; rear; behind; later; afterwards
西边xī biānwest; west side
上边shàng bianabove, on top, overhead, upward, above-mentioned
打车dǎ chēto take a taxi; to hitch a lift
东边dōng bianeast; east side
包子bāo zisteamed stuffed bun
不客气bù kè qiyou're welcome; don't mention it; impolite
南边nán biansouth; south side
北边běi biānnorth; north side; northern part; to the north of
下边xià bianbelow; underneath
汉字hàn zìChinese character (also kanji, hanja, hán tự)
请进qǐng jìnplease come in
前边qián bianfront; in front of
教学楼jiào xué lóuteaching building, school building
网友wǎng yǒuonline friend; internet user
课文kè wéntext
请坐qǐng zuòplease have a seat
半年bàn niánhalf a year
听写tīng xiědictation exercise; to transcribe (music) by ear
有一些yǒu yī xiēsome; somewhat; rather

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