HSK Level 1 Chinese Vocabulary List for the New HSK 3.0

Below is a list of all the vocabulary words in the New HSK 3.0 Level 1. You can use this list to study for the HSK 1 exam or to learn Chinese vocabulary. The list is in alphabetical order.

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Total Vocabulary items: 500

Total Single Words: 206

Total Compound Words: 294

No Chinese Pinyin English
1 ài love
2 爱好 ài hào hobby
3 eight
4 爸爸|爸 bàba | bà dad
5 ba (interjection particle)
6 白(形) bái white
7 白天 bái tiān day
8 bǎi hundred
9 bān class
10 bàn half
11 半年 bàn nián half a year
12 半天 bàn tiān half day
13 bāng help
14 帮忙 bāng máng help
15 bāo package
16 包子 bāo zi bun
17 bēi cup
18 杯子 bēi zi cup
19 běi north
20 北边 běi biān North side
21 北京 běi jīng Beijing
22 本(量) běn (measure word for books or volumes)
23 本子 běn zi book
24 particle used for comparison
25 别(副) bié Don’t
26 别的 bié de other
27 别人 bié·rén other people
28 bìng disease
29 病人 bìng rén patient
30 不大 bú dà not big
31 不对 bú duì wrong
32 不客气 bú kè qì You’re welcome
33 不用 bú yòng No need to
34 No
35 cài dish
36 chá tea
37 chà differ from; bad; short of
38 cháng often
39 常常 cháng cháng often
40 chàng sing
41 唱歌 chàng gē sing
42 chē car
43 车票 chē piào ticket
44 车上 chē shàng in the car
45 车站 chē zhàn station
46 chī eat
47 吃饭 chī fàn have meal
48 chū out
49 出来 chū lái come
50 出去 chū qù go out
51 穿 chuān wear
52 chuáng bed
53 次(量) (measure word for times, frequency)
54 cóng from
55 cuò wrong
56 打(动) hit, take
57 打车 dǎ chē take a taxi
58 打电话 dǎ diàn huà make a phonecall
59 打开 dǎ kāi turn on
60 打球 dǎ qiú play ball
61 large, big
62 大学 dà xué university
63 大学生 dà xué shēng university student
64 dào reach
65 得到 dé dào get
66 de auxiliary word
67 de (aux.)
68 等(动) děng wait
69 ground
70 地点 dìdiǎn location
71 地方 dìfang local
72 地上 dì shàng on the ground
73 地图 dìtú Map
74 弟弟|弟 dì di | dì younger brother
75 第(第二) dì ( dì èr ) auxiliary word for ordinal numbers (second )
76 diǎn spot
77 diàn electricity
78 电话 diàn huà phone
79 电脑 diànnǎo Computer
80 电视 diànshì television
81 电视机 diàn shì jī television
82 电影 diànyǐng Film
83 电影院 diàn yǐng yuàn cinema; movie theater
84 dōng east
85 东边 dōng biān east side
86 东西 dōngxi thing
87 dòng move
88 动作 dòngzuò action
89 dōu all
90 read
91 读书 dú shū reading; study
92 对(形) duì right
93 对不起 duìbuqǐ I’m sorry.
94 多(形、代) duō many; much; more
95 多少 duōshao how much
96 饿 è hungry
97 儿子 érzi Son
98 èr Two
99 fàn rice; meal
100 饭店 fàndiàn restaurant
101 房间 fángjiān Room
102 房子 fáng zi house; building
103 fàng discharge
104 放假 fàng jià holiday; have a holiday
105 放学 fàng xué off school
106 fēi fly
107 飞机 fēijī aircraft
108 非常 fēicháng very
109 分(名、量) fēn minute; point; part; (measure word)
110 fēng wind
111 gān dry
112 干净 gānjìng clean
113 gàn do
114 干什么 gàn shén me What to do
115 gāo high
116 高兴 gāoxìng happy
117 告诉 gàosu tell
118 哥哥|哥 gē ge | gē elder brother
119 song
120 individual
121 gěi give
122 gēn with
123 工人 gōngrén Worker
124 工作 gōngzuò work
125 关(动) guān shut; close; turn off
126 关上 guān shàng close;shut to; turn off
127 guì noble
128 guó country; state; nation
129 国家 guójiā Country
130 国外 guó wài foreign; oversea; abroad
131 guò pass
132 hái also; still; yet
133 还是 háishi still
134 还有 hái yǒu also; in addition; besides
135 孩子 háizi Children
136 汉语 hànyǔ Chinese
137 汉字 hàn zì Chinese character
138 好(形) hǎo good
139 好吃 hǎochī Yummy
140 好看 hǎo kàn good looking
141 好听 hǎo tīng pleasant to hear
142 好玩儿 hǎo wánr fun; interesting
143 hào Number/date
144 drink
145 and
146 hěn very
147 hòu back; behind; after; later
148 后边 hòu biān behind; back
149 后天 hòu tiān day after tomorrow
150 花(名) huā flower
151 huà word; words
152 huài bad
153 huán return; pay back
154 回(动) huí go back; return
155 回答 huídá Answer
156 回到 huí dào back to
157 回家 huí jiā go home; return home
158 回来 huí lái come back; return
159 回去 huí qù go back
160 会(动) huì can; be able to
161 火车 huǒ chē train
162 机场 jīchǎng Airport
163 机票 jī piào air ticket
164 鸡蛋 jīdàn Egg
165 several
166 remember
167 记得 jìdé remember
168 记住 jì zhù remember; keep in mind
169 jiā home
170 家里 jiā lǐ In the home
171 家人 jiā rén family
172 jiān between; measure word for rooms
173 jiàn see; meet
174 见面 jiànmiàn meet
175 jiāo teach
176 叫(动) jiào call; be called
177 教学楼 jiào xué lóu teaching building
178 姐姐|姐 jiě jie | jiě elder sister
179 介绍 jièshào introduce
180 今年 jīn nián this year
181 今天 jīntiān Today
182 jìn enter
183 进来 jìn lái come in
184 进去 jìn qù go in
185 jiǔ Nine
186 jiù as soon as; right away; then
187 觉得 juéde Think
188 kāi open
189 开车 kāi chē drive; drive a car
190 开会 kāi huì have a meeting
191 开玩笑 kāiwánxiào Make fun of
192 kàn see
193 看病 kàn bìng see a doctor
194 看到 kàn dào see
195 看见 kànjiàn seeing
196 kǎo test; examine
197 考试 kǎoshì Examination
198 thirsty
199 course
200 课本 kè běn textbook
201 课文 kè wén text
202 kǒu mouth
203 kuài block
204 kuài fast
205 lái come
206 来到 lái dào come; arrive
207 老(形) lǎo old; aged
208 老人 lǎo rén old people; the aged
209 老师 lǎoshī Teacher
210 le past tense marker
211 lèi tired
212 lěng cold
213 in
214 里边 lǐ biān inside
215 两(数) liǎng two
216 零|〇 líng | líng zero
217 liù Six
218 lóu floor
219 楼上 lóu shàng upstairs
220 楼下 lóu xià downstairs
221 road
222 路口 lù kǒu intersection; crossing
223 路上 lù shàng on the road
224 妈妈|妈 mā ma | mā mom; mother
225 马路 mǎ lù road; street
226 马上 mǎshàng Right off
227 ma auxiliary word
228 mǎi buy
229 màn slow
230 máng busy
231 毛(量) máo a fractional unit of money in China (measure word)
232 méi no
233 没关系 méiguānxi No problem
234 没什么 méi shén me It’s nothing
235 没事儿 méi shìr It’s okay
236 没有 méi yǒu have not; no
237 妹妹|妹 mèi mei | mèi younger sister
238 mén door
239 门口 mén kǒu doorway
240 门票 mén piào tickets
241 们(朋友们) men ( péng yǒu men ) plural marker for pronouns and a few animate nouns (friends)
242 米饭 mǐfàn Steamed Rice
243 面包 miànbāo Bread
244 面条儿 miàn tiáor noodles
245 名字 míngzi Name
246 明白 míngbai clear
247 明年 míng nián next year
248 明天 míngtiān Tomorrow
249 take
250 which
251 哪里 nǎ lǐ where
252 哪儿 nǎr where
253 哪些 nǎ xiē which
254 那(代) that
255 那边 nà biān there
256 那里 nà lǐ there
257 那儿 nàr there
258 那些 nà xiē those
259 nǎi milk
260 奶奶 nǎinai grandma
261 nán Man
262 男孩儿 nán háir boy
263 男朋友 nán péng yǒu boyfriend
264 男人 nán ren man
265 男生 nán shēng boy
266 nán south
267 南边 nán biān south; south side
268 nán hard, difficult
269 ne auxiliary word
270 néng can
271 you
272 你们 nǐ men you
273 nián year
274 nín you
275 牛奶 niúnǎi milk
276 woman
277 女儿 nǚ’ér daughter
278 女孩儿 nǚ háir girl
279 女朋友 nǚ péng yǒu girlfriend
280 女人 nǚ ren woman
281 女生 nǚ shēng girl
282 旁边 pángbiān Side
283 pǎo run
284 朋友 péngyou Friend
285 piào ticket
286 Seven
287 get up; start; rise
288 起床 qǐchuáng Get up
289 起来 qǐlái get up
290 汽车 qì chē car
291 qián front
292 前边 qián biān in front
293 前天 qián tiān the day before yesterday
294 qián money
295 钱包 qián bāo wallet
296 qǐng please
297 请假 qǐngjià ask for leave
298 请进 qǐng jìn please come in
299 请问 qǐng wèn excuse me
300 请坐 qǐng zuò please have a seat
301 qiú ball
302 go
303 去年 qùnián Last year
304 heat
305 rén people
306 认识 rènshi know
307 认真 rènzhēn earnest
308 date
309 日期 rìqī Date
310 ròu meat
311 sān Three
312 shān mountain
313 商场 shāng chǎng mall; shopping mall
314 商店 shāngdiàn Shop
315 shàng upper
316 上班 shàngbān go to work
317 上边 shàng biān above; on
318 上车 shàng chē get on
319 上次 shàng cì last time
320 上课 shàng kè attend class; have a class
321 上网 shàngwǎng Surf the Internet
322 上午 shàngwǔ morning
323 上学 shàng xué go to school
324 shǎo less
325 shéi who
326 身上 shēn shàng body; on one’s body
327 身体 shēntǐ body
328 什么 shénme What
329 生病 shēngbìng Fall ill
330 生气 shēngqì get angry
331 生日 shēngrì Birthday
332 shí Ten
333 时候 shíhou time
334 时间 shíjiān time
335 shì thing
336 shì try
337 shì yes
338 是不是 shì bú shì isn’t it?
339 shǒu hand
340 手机 shǒujī Mobile phone
341 shū book
342 书包 shū bāo school bag
343 书店 shū diàn bookstore
344 shù tree
345 shuǐ water
346 水果 shuǐguǒ Fruits
347 shuì sleep
348 睡觉 shuìjiào sleep
349 shuō speak
350 说话 shuōhuà talk
351 Four
352 sòng give
353 suì year, age
354 he
355 他们 tā men they
356 she
357 她们 tā men they
358 tài too
359 tiān day
360 天气 tiānqì weather
361 tīng hear
362 听到 tīng dào hear
363 听见 tīng jiàn hear
364 听写 tīng xiě dictation; dictate
365 同学 tóngxué Classmate
366 图书馆 túshūguǎn Library
367 wài abroad, outside
368 外边 wài biān outside
369 外国 wài guó foreign country
370 外语 wài yǔ foreign language
371 玩儿 wánr play
372 wǎn late
373 晚饭 wǎn fàn dinner
374 晚上 wǎnshang Night
375 网上 wǎng shàng online
376 网友 wǎng yǒu net friend
377 wàng forget
378 忘记 wàngjì forget
379 wèn ask
380 I
381 我们 wǒmen We
382 Five
383 午饭 wǔ fàn lunch
384 西 west
385 西边 xī biān west; west side
386 wash
387 洗手间 xǐshǒujiān Restroom
388 喜欢 xǐhuan like
389 下(名、动) xià below; under; next; go down; get off
390 下班 xià bān get off work
391 下边 xià biān below; under
392 下车 xià chē get off
393 下次 xià cì next time
394 下课 xià kè finish class
395 下午 xiàwǔ Afternoon
396 下雨 xiàyǔ rain
397 xiān before
398 先生 xiānsheng Sir
399 现在 xiànzài Now
400 xiǎng think
401 xiǎo Small
402 小孩儿 xiǎo háir child; kid
403 小姐 xiǎojiě Miss
404 小朋友 xiǎo péng yǒu child; kid
405 小时 xiǎoshí hour
406 小学 xiǎo xué primary school; elementary schoo
407 小学生 xiǎo xué shēng elementary school student
408 xiào laugh
409 xiě write
410 谢谢 xièxie Thank you
411 xīn new
412 新年 xīn nián New Year
413 星期 xīngqī week
414 星期日 xīng qī rì Sunday
415 星期天 xīng qī tiān Sunday
416 xíng That’s ok
417 休息 xiūxi Rest
418 xué learn; study
419 学生 xuésheng Student
420 学习 xuéxí Study
421 学校 xuéxiào School
422 学院 xué yuàn college; academy
423 要(动) yào want
424 爷爷 yéye grandpa
425 also
426 page
427 One
428 衣服 yīfu clothes
429 医生 yīshēng Doctor
430 医院 yīyuàn Hospital
431 一半 yí bàn half
432 一会儿 yíhuìr A little while
433 一块儿 yí kuàir together
434 一下儿 yí xiàr a little bit
435 一样 yíyàng equally
436 一边 yìbiān One side
437 一点儿 yīdiǎnr a little bit
438 一起 yìqǐ together
439 一些 yì xiē some
440 yòng use
441 yǒu have
442 有的 yǒu de some
443 有名 yǒumíng Famous
444 有时候|有时 yǒu shí hòu | yǒu shí sometimes
445 有(一)些 yǒu ( yì ) xiē some
446 有用 yǒu yòng useful
447 yòu right
448 右边 yòubian Right
449 rain
450 yuán element; Yuan
451 yuǎn far
452 yuè month
453 zài again
454 再见 zàijiàn Bye
455 zài stay; in process of
456 在家 zài jiā at home
457 zǎo early
458 早饭 zǎo fàn breakfast
459 早上 zǎoshang Morning
460 怎么 zěnme How
461 站(名) zhàn station
462 zhǎo look for
463 找到 zhǎo dào find
464 zhè Here (here)
465 这边 zhè biān here
466 这里 zhè lǐ here
467 这儿 zhèr here
468 这些 zhè xiē these
469 zhe in process of
470 zhēn really
471 真的 zhēn de really
472 正(副) zhèng just; exactly
473 正在 zhèngzài in process of
474 知道 zhīdào know
475 知识 zhīshi knowledge
476 zhōng middle; in
477 中国 zhōngguó China
478 中间 zhōngjiān Middle
479 中文 zhōngwén Chinese
480 中午 zhōngwǔ Noon
481 中学 zhōng xué middle school
482 中学生 zhōng xué shēng middle School student
483 zhòng heavy
484 重要 zhòngyào important
485 zhù live
486 准备 zhǔnbèi Get ready
487 桌子 zhuōzi Table
488 word, character
489 子(桌子) zi ( zhuō zi ) noun suffix (table)
490 zǒu go, walk
491 走路 zǒu lù walk
492 zuì most
493 最好 zuìhǎo Best
494 最后 zuìhòu Last
495 昨天 zuótiān Yesterday
496 zuǒ left
497 左边 zuǒbian left
498 zuò sit
499 坐下 zuò xià sit down
500 zuò do