HSK 1 vocabulary
HSK 1 words
The first words of Chinese: people, numbers, days and times, the verbs of everyday life, and the particles that hold a first sentence together. 302 words, in pinyin order. Open a word for its sentences in a story.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 爱 | ài | to love | |
| 八 | bā | eight | |
| 吧 | ba | (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right? | |
| 爸爸 | bàba | dad; father | |
| 百 | bǎi | hundred; numerous | |
| 白天 | báitiān | daytime; during the day | |
| 半 | bàn | half; semi- | |
| 包子 | bāozi | steamed stuffed bun (baozi) | |
| 杯子 | bēizi | cup; glass | |
| 本 | běn | measure word for books; origin | |
| 边 | biān | side | |
| 病 | bìng | illness; disease | |
| 不 | bù | not | |
| 不客气 | búkèqi | you're welcome; don't mention it | |
| 不要 | búyào | don't!; must not | |
| 菜 | cài | dish (of food); vegetable | |
| 茶 | chá | tea | |
| 唱 | chàng | to sing; to call loudly | |
| 超市 | chāoshì | supermarket | |
| 车 | chē | car; vehicle | |
| 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc) | |
| 穿 | chuān | to wear; to put on | |
| 出租车 | chūzūchē | taxi | |
| 大 | dà | big | |
| 打电话 | dǎdiànhuà | to make a telephone call | |
| 大家 | dàjiā | everyone | |
| 到 | dào | to arrive; to (a place) | |
| 大学 | dàxué | university; college | |
| 大学生 | dàxuéshēng | university student; college student | |
| 的 | de | (possessive particle) | |
| 第 | dì | (ordinal prefix) | |
| 店 | diàn | shop; store | |
| 点 | diǎn | o'clock; a little; a bit; to tap (a screen); point; dot | |
| 电话 | diànhuà | telephone; phone call | |
| 电脑 | diànnǎo | computer | |
| 电视 | diànshì | television; TV | |
| 电影 | diànyǐng | movie; film | |
| 电影院 | diànyǐngyuàn | cinema; movie theater | |
| 弟弟 | dìdi | younger brother | |
| 东西 | dōngxi | thing; stuff | |
| 都 | dōu | all | |
| 读 | dú | to read out; to read aloud; to read | |
| 对 | duì | right; correct; towards; at; for | |
| 对不起 | duìbuqǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down | |
| 多 | duō | many | |
| 多少 | duōshao | how much; how many | |
| 读书 | dúshū | to read a book; to study | |
| 二 | èr | two; 2 | |
| 儿子 | érzi | son | |
| 饭 | fàn | cooked rice; meal | |
| 饭店 | fàndiàn | restaurant; hotel | |
| 房间 | fángjiān | room | |
| 非常 | fēicháng | very; really; unusual; extraordinary | |
| 飞机 | fēijī | airplane | |
| 分 | fēn | cent; point; minute; a little; to divide; to separate | |
| 分钟 | fēnzhōng | minute | |
| 高兴 | gāoxìng | happy; glad | |
| 个 | gè | (measure word) | |
| 歌 | gē | song | |
| 哥哥 | gēge | older brother | |
| 给 | gěi | to give; for | |
| 公司 | gōngsī | company | |
| 工作 | gōngzuò | work; to work | |
| 狗 | gǒu | dog | |
| 贵 | guì | expensive; (prefix) (honorific) your | |
| 国 | guó | country; nation; state | |
| 还 | hái | still; yet | |
| 孩子 | háizi | child | |
| 汉语 | hànyǔ | Chinese language | |
| 汉字 | hànzì | Chinese character(s) | |
| 号 | hào | number; day of the month | |
| 好 | hǎo | good | |
| 好吃 | hǎochī | tasty; delicious | |
| 好看 | hǎokàn | good-looking; nice-looking | |
| 好听 | hǎotīng | pleasant to hear | |
| 好玩儿 | hǎowánr | fun; enjoyable | |
| 和 | hé | and; with | |
| 喝 | hē | to drink | |
| 很 | hěn | very | |
| 后 | hòu | back; behind | |
| 会 | huì | will; can | |
| 回 | huí | to return | |
| 火车 | huǒchē | train | |
| 几 | jǐ | a few | |
| 家 | jiā | home; family | |
| 件 | jiàn | item; component | |
| 见 | jiàn | to see; to meet | |
| 叫 | jiào | to be called | |
| 饺子 | jiǎozi | dumpling; pot-sticker | |
| 家人 | jiārén | family; family member | |
| 鸡蛋 | jīdàn | (chicken) egg; hen's egg | |
| 姐姐 | jiějie | older sister | |
| 今年 | jīnnián | this year | |
| 今天 | jīntiān | today | |
| 九 | jiǔ | nine; 9 | |
| 觉得 | juéde | to feel; to think | |
| 开 | kāi | to open (transitive or intransitive) | |
| 开车 | kāichē | to drive | |
| 看 | kàn | to look; to watch | |
| 看病 | kànbìng | to visit a doctor; to see a patient | |
| 看见 | kànjiàn | to see | |
| 课 | kè | subject; course | |
| 可以 | kěyǐ | can; may | |
| 口 | kǒu | mouth; classifier for bites or mouthfuls | |
| 块 | kuài | lump; chunk; piece | |
| 来 | lái | to come | |
| 老师 | lǎoshī | teacher | |
| 了 | le | (particle) | |
| 冷 | lěng | cold | |
| 里 | lǐ | inside; in | |
| 两 | liǎng | two; both | |
| 零 | líng | zero; nought | |
| 六 | liù | six | |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) | |
| 买 | mǎi | to buy; to purchase | |
| 卖 | mài | to sell; to betray | |
| 妈妈 | māma | mother; mom | |
| 忙 | máng | busy; hurriedly | |
| 猫 | māo | cat | |
| 没 | méi | (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not | |
| 没关系 | méiguānxi | it doesn't matter | |
| 妹妹 | mèimei | younger sister; young woman | |
| 没事 | méishì | it's not important; it's nothing | |
| 没有 | méiyǒu | to not have; without | |
| 们 | men | (plural marker) | |
| 面包 | miànbāo | bread | |
| 面条 | miàntiáo | noodles | |
| 面条儿 | miàntiáor | noodles | |
| 米饭 | mǐfàn | (cooked) rice | |
| 明年 | míngnián | next year | |
| 明天 | míngtiān | tomorrow | |
| 名字 | míngzi | name (of a person or thing) | |
| 哪 | nǎ | how; which | |
| 那 | nà | that; those; then (in that case) | |
| 那边 | nàbiān | over there; yonder | |
| 哪个 | nǎge | which; who | |
| 那个 | nàge | that one; that thing | |
| 哪里 | nǎlǐ | where?; somewhere | |
| 那里 | nàlǐ | there | |
| 男 | nán | male; man | |
| 男朋友 | nánpéngyou | boyfriend | |
| 哪儿 | nǎr | where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere | |
| 那儿 | nàr | there | |
| 哪些 | nǎxiē | which ones?; who? | |
| 那些 | nàxiē | those | |
| 呢 | ne | (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?") | |
| 能 | néng | can; be able to | |
| 你 | nǐ | you | |
| 年 | nián | year | |
| 你们 | nǐmen | you (plural) | |
| 您 | nín | you (polite) | |
| 牛奶 | niúnǎi | cow's milk | |
| 女 | nǚ | female; woman | |
| 女儿 | nǚér | daughter | |
| 女朋友 | nǚpéngyou | girlfriend | |
| 女士 | nǚshì | lady; madam | |
| 朋友 | péngyou | friend | |
| 便宜 | piányi | cheap; inexpensive; a petty advantage | |
| 漂亮 | piàoliang | pretty; beautiful | |
| 苹果 | píngguǒ | apple | |
| 七 | qī | seven; 7 | |
| 前 | qián | front; forward | |
| 千 | qiān | thousand | |
| 钱 | qián | coin; money | |
| 起床 | qǐchuáng | to get up | |
| 请 | qǐng | please; to invite | |
| 请问 | qǐngwèn | Excuse me, may I ask...? | |
| 去 | qù | to go | |
| 去年 | qùnián | last year | |
| 热 | rè | hot; heat; to heat up | |
| 人 | rén | person | |
| 认识 | rènshi | to know; to recognize | |
| 日 | rì | day; day of the month | |
| 三 | sān | three; 3 | |
| 上 | shàng | on; above; up; to go up; to get on; previous; last | |
| 上班 | shàngbān | to go to work | |
| 商店 | shāngdiàn | store; shop | |
| 上课 | shàngkè | to go to class; to attend class | |
| 上午 | shàngwǔ | morning | |
| 上学 | shàngxué | to go to school; to attend school | |
| 少 | shǎo | few; less | |
| 谁 | shéi | who; whoever | |
| 生病 | shēngbìng | to fall ill | |
| 什么 | shénme | what | |
| 事 | shì | matter; thing | |
| 十 | shí | ten | |
| 是 | shì | to be | |
| 时候 | shíhou | time; length of time | |
| 时间 | shíjiān | (concept of) time; (duration of) time | |
| 手机 | shǒujī | mobile phone | |
| 书 | shū | book; letter | |
| 书店 | shūdiàn | bookstore | |
| 水 | shuǐ | water | |
| 睡 | shuì | to sleep; to lie down | |
| 水果 | shuǐguǒ | fruit | |
| 睡觉 | shuìjiào | to sleep | |
| 说 | shuō | to say; to speak | |
| 说话 | shuōhuà | to speak; to talk | |
| 四 | sì | four; 4 | |
| 岁 | suì | classifier for years (of age); year | |
| 他 | tā | he; him | |
| 她 | tā | she; her | |
| 它 | tā | it | |
| 太 | tài | too; very | |
| 他们 | tāmen | they; them | |
| 她们 | tāmen | they; them (females) | |
| 它们 | tāmen | they; them | |
| 天 | tiān | day; sky | |
| 天气 | tiānqì | weather | |
| 听 | tīng | to listen | |
| 听见 | tīngjiàn | to hear | |
| 同学 | tóngxué | to study at the same school; fellow student | |
| 外 | wài | outside; in addition | |
| 外边 | wàibian | outside; outer surface | |
| 晚 | wǎn | evening; night | |
| 玩 | wán | to play | |
| 晚饭 | wǎnfàn | evening meal; dinner | |
| 晚上 | wǎnshang | evening; night | |
| 喂 | wèi | hey; to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc) | |
| 问 | wèn | to ask; to inquire | |
| 问题 | wèntí | problem; question | |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me | |
| 我们 | wǒmen | we; us | |
| 五 | wǔ | five; 5 | |
| 午饭 | wǔfàn | lunch | |
| 下 | xià | down; downwards | |
| 下班 | xiàbān | to get off work | |
| 下课 | xiàkè | to finish class; to get out of class | |
| 想 | xiǎng | to want; to think | |
| 先生 | xiānsheng | Mr.; sir; gentleman; teacher (dated) | |
| 现在 | xiànzài | now; at present; currently | |
| 小 | xiǎo | small | |
| 小朋友 | xiǎopéngyǒu | child | |
| 小时 | xiǎoshí | hour | |
| 小学 | xiǎoxué | elementary school; primary school | |
| 小学生 | xiǎoxuéshēng | primary school student; schoolchild | |
| 下午 | xiàwǔ | afternoon; p.m. | |
| 下雨 | xiàyǔ | to rain | |
| 些 | xiē | classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several | |
| 写 | xiě | to write | |
| 谢谢 | xièxie | to thank; thanks | |
| 喜欢 | xǐhuan | to like | |
| 新 | xīn | new | |
| 星期 | xīngqī | week; day of the week | |
| 星期日 | xīngqīrì | Sunday | |
| 星期天 | xīngqītiān | Sunday | |
| 休息 | xiūxi | rest; to rest | |
| 学 | xué | to learn; to study | |
| 雪 | xuě | snow | |
| 学生 | xuéshēng | student; schoolchild | |
| 学习 | xuéxí | to learn; to study | |
| 学校 | xuéxiào | school | |
| 要 | yào | to want; must | |
| 也 | yě | also | |
| 一 | yī | one | |
| 一半 | yíbàn | half | |
| 一点儿 | yìdiǎnr | a little; a bit | |
| 衣服 | yīfu | clothes | |
| 医生 | yīshēng | doctor; medical practitioner | |
| 一些 | yìxiē | some; a few; a little | |
| 医院 | yīyuàn | hospital | |
| 椅子 | yǐzi | chair | |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is | |
| 有的 | yǒude | some | |
| 有点 | yǒudiǎn | a little | |
| 有点儿 | yǒudiǎnr | slightly; a little | |
| 有些 | yǒuxiē | some; somewhat; rather; a bit | |
| 有一点儿 | yǒuyìdiǎnr | a bit; a little | |
| 雨 | yǔ | rain | |
| 元 | yuán | yuan (unit of Chinese money) | |
| 月 | yuè | month | |
| 再 | zài | again; once more; re-; further; beyond this point of time | |
| 在 | zài | at; in; to be at | |
| 再见 | zàijiàn | goodbye | |
| 早 | zǎo | early; morning | |
| 早饭 | zǎofàn | breakfast | |
| 早上 | zǎoshang | morning | |
| 怎么 | zěnme | how?; what? | |
| 怎么样 | zěnmeyàng | how?; how about? | |
| 找 | zhǎo | to try to find; to look for | |
| 这 | zhè | this | |
| 这边 | zhèbiān | this side; here | |
| 这个 | zhège | (pronoun) this; (adjective) this | |
| 这里 | zhèlǐ | here | |
| 真 | zhēn | really; truly | |
| 正在 | zhèngzài | in the middle of (-ing) | |
| 这儿 | zhèr | here | |
| 这些 | zhèxiē | these | |
| 只 | zhǐ | only; just; measure word for animals; one of a pair | |
| 知道 | zhīdào | to know; to become aware of | |
| 中国 | zhōngguó | China | |
| 中文 | zhōngwén | Chinese language | |
| 中午 | zhōngwǔ | noon | |
| 中学 | zhōngxué | middle school | |
| 中学生 | zhōngxuéshēng | middle-school student; high school student | |
| 住 | zhù | to live | |
| 桌子 | zhuōzi | table; desk | |
| 字 | zì | character (written); word; handwriting; letter; symbol | |
| 做 | zuò | to make; to produce; to write; to compose | |
| 坐 | zuò | to sit | |
| 做饭 | zuòfàn | to prepare a meal; to cook | |
| 昨天 | zuótiān | yesterday |