HSK 1 Vocabulary (299 Words)

Complete HSK 1 vocabulary list: 299 words with Chinese, pinyin, English, part of speech, and example sentences. Organized by category.

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HSK 1 comprises 299 words (HSK 3.0 standard). Mastering these enables basic greetings and survival communication. Below is a comprehensive list organized by category, with all tone marks.

Pronouns (代词 dàicí)

Chinese Pinyin English POS Example
我 wǒ I / me pron 我是学生。I am a student.
你 nǐ you (singular) pron 你好！Hello!
您 nín you (polite) pron 您贵姓？May I ask your surname?
他 tā he / him pron 他是我朋友。He is my friend.
她 tā she / her pron 她很漂亮。She is very beautiful.
它 tā it pron 它是一只猫。It is a cat.
我们 wǒmen we / us pron 我们是同学。We are classmates.
你们 nǐmen you (plural) pron 你们好！Hello, everyone!
他们 tāmen they / them (mixed or male) pron 他们在哪儿？Where are they?
她们 tāmen they / them (female) pron 她们是姐妹。They are sisters.
这 zhè this pron 这是我的书。This is my book.
那 nà that pron 那是什么？What is that?
哪 nǎ which pron 你是哪国人？Which country are you from?
谁 shéi who pron 他是谁？Who is he?
什么 shénme what pron 你叫什么名字？What is your name?
哪儿 nǎr where pron 你去哪儿？Where are you going?
哪里 nǎlǐ where pron 你住哪里？Where do you live?
怎么 zěnme how / why pron 这个怎么说？How do you say this?
怎么样 zěnmeyàng how about / what about pron 你身体怎么样？How is your health?

Numbers (数字 shùzì)

Chinese Pinyin English POS Example
零 líng zero num 今天零度。Today is zero degrees.
一 yī one num 一个苹果。One apple.
二 èr two num 二楼。Second floor.
两 liǎng two (before measure words) num 两个人。Two people.
三 sān three num 三点钟。Three o'clock.
四 sì four num 四月。April.
五 wǔ five num 五岁。Five years old.
六 liù six num 六月。June.
七 qī seven num 七天。Seven days.
八 bā eight num 八点。Eight o'clock.
九 jiǔ nine num 九月。September.
十 shí ten num 十年。Ten years.
百 bǎi hundred num 一百元。One hundred yuan.
千 qiān thousand num 一千人。One thousand people.
万 wàn ten thousand num 一万块。Ten thousand yuan.
第一 dì yī first num 我第一次来北京。This is my first time in Beijing.

Time Words (时间词 shíjiān cí)

Chinese Pinyin English POS Example
年 nián year n 今年是2026年。This year is 2026.
月 yuè month n 这个月很忙。This month is very busy.
日 rì day (of the month) n 五月一日。May 1st.
号 hào number / day (spoken) n 今天几号？What day is it today?
星期 xīngqī week / weekday n 星期一上班。Work on Monday.
今天 jīntiān today n 今天天气很好。The weather is nice today.
明天 míngtiān tomorrow n 明天见。See you tomorrow.
昨天 zuótiān yesterday n 昨天我很忙。I was very busy yesterday.
上午 shàngwǔ morning (AM) n 上午九点上课。Class starts at 9am.
下午 xiàwǔ afternoon (PM) n 下午喝茶。Drink tea in the afternoon.
晚上 wǎnshang evening / night n 晚上好。Good evening.
早上 zǎoshang morning (early) n 早上好！Good morning!
中午 zhōngwǔ noon n 中午吃什么？What to eat at noon?
现在 xiànzài now n 现在几点？What time is it now?
时候 shíhou time / moment n 你有时候的时候... When you have time...
点 diǎn o'clock m 三点。Three o'clock.
分 fēn minute m 三点二十分。3:20.

Family (家庭 jiātíng)

Chinese Pinyin English POS Example
爸爸 bàba dad / father n 我爸爸是老师。My dad is a teacher.
妈妈 māma mom / mother n 妈妈做饭很好吃。My mom's cooking is delicious.
哥哥 gēge older brother n 哥哥在北京工作。My older brother works in Beijing.
姐姐 jiějie older sister n 姐姐比我大两岁。My older sister is 2 years older.
弟弟 dìdi younger brother n 弟弟还在上学。My younger brother is still in school.
妹妹 mèimei younger sister n 妹妹喜欢唱歌。My younger sister likes to sing.
儿子 érzi son n 他有一个儿子。He has a son.
女儿 nǚ'ér daughter n 她的女儿很可爱。Her daughter is very cute.

Common Verbs (常用动词 cháng yòng dòngcí)

Chinese Pinyin English POS Example
是 shì to be (am/is/are) v 我是中国人。I am Chinese.
有 yǒu to have / there is v 我有两个孩子。I have two children.
去 qù to go v 我去北京。I'm going to Beijing.
来 lái to come v 请进来。Please come in.
吃 chī to eat v 你吃了吗？Have you eaten?
喝 hē to drink v 喝水。Drink water.
看 kàn to look / watch / read v 看电视。Watch TV.
说 shuō to speak / say v 你说什么？What did you say?
听 tīng to listen v 听音乐。Listen to music.
写 xiě to write v 写汉字。Write Chinese characters.
读 dú to read (aloud) v 读课文。Read the text.
买 mǎi to buy v 买东西。Buy things.
卖 mài to sell v 卖苹果。Sell apples.
做 zuò to do / make v 做作业。Do homework.
叫 jiào to be called / to call v 你叫什么名字？What are you called?
住 zhù to live / reside v 我住在北京。I live in Beijing.
工作 gōngzuò to work v 你在哪里工作？Where do you work?
学习 xuéxí to study / learn v 我学习中文。I'm studying Chinese.
喜欢 xǐhuān to like v 我喜欢中国。I like China.
想 xiǎng to want / think / miss v 我想去中国。I want to go to China.
知道 zhīdào to know v 我不知道。I don't know.
认识 rènshi to know (a person) / recognize v 我认识他。I know him.
打电话 dǎ diànhuà to make a phone call v 给我打电话。Call me.
请 qǐng to invite / please v 请坐。Please sit down.
帮 bāng to help v 帮我一下。Help me for a moment.
开始 kāishǐ to start / begin v 开始吧。Let's start.
结束 jiéshù to end / finish v 几点结束？What time does it end?
回 huí to return v 我回家了。I'm going home.
进 jìn to enter v 请进！Please come in!
出 chū to exit / go out v 他出去了。He went out.
坐 zuò to sit / take (transport) v 坐地铁。Take the subway.
站 zhàn to stand / stop v 请站起来。Please stand up.
走 zǒu to walk / leave v 我走了。I'm leaving.
跑 pǎo to run v 他跑得很快。He runs very fast.
睡觉 shuìjiào to sleep v 我要睡觉了。I'm going to sleep.
起床 qǐchuáng to get up v 几点起床？What time do you get up?
开 kāi to open / drive v 开门。Open the door.
关 guān to close / turn off v 关灯。Turn off the light.
打 dǎ to hit / play (sport/instrument) v 打篮球。Play basketball.
玩 wán to play / have fun v 孩子在玩。The child is playing.
唱 chàng to sing v 唱歌。Sing a song.
跳 tiào to jump / dance v 跳舞。Dance.
看见 kànjiàn to see / catch sight of v 我看见他了。I saw him.
用 yòng to use v 你用什么学中文？What do you use to study Chinese?
问 wèn to ask v 我问他一个问题。I asked him a question.
回答 huídá to answer v 请回答。Please answer.

Adjectives (形容词 xíngróngcí)

Chinese Pinyin English POS Example
好 hǎo good / well adj 今天天气很好。Today's weather is great.
大 dà big / large adj 北京很大。Beijing is very large.
小 xiǎo small / little adj 这个苹果很小。This apple is very small.
多 duō many / much / more adj 人很多。There are many people.
少 shǎo few / less adj 时间很少。There's little time.
高 gāo tall / high adj 他很高。He is very tall.
矮 ǎi short (height) adj 她有点矮。She's a bit short.
长 cháng long adj 这条路很长。This road is very long.
短 duǎn short (length) adj 头发很短。The hair is very short.
热 rè hot adj 今天很热。Today is very hot.
冷 lěng cold adj 冬天很冷。Winter is very cold.
新 xīn new adj 新手机。New phone.
老 lǎo old / aged adj 老朋友。Old friend.
贵 guì expensive adj 太贵了！Too expensive!
便宜 piányí cheap / inexpensive adj 很便宜。Very cheap.
快 kuài fast / quick adj 他走得很快。He walks very fast.
慢 màn slow adj 说慢一点。Speak more slowly.
忙 máng busy adj 我很忙。I'm very busy.
累 lèi tired adj 我很累。I'm very tired.
漂亮 piàoliang beautiful / pretty adj 这很漂亮。This is very beautiful.
帅 shuài handsome adj 他很帅。He is very handsome.
可爱 kě'ài cute / adorable adj 这个宝宝很可爱。This baby is so cute.
聪明 cōngming smart / intelligent adj 她很聪明。She is very smart.
对 duì correct / right adj 你说得对。You're right.
错 cuò wrong / mistake adj 我写错了。I wrote it wrong.
高兴 gāoxìng happy / glad adj 我很高兴认识你。I'm glad to meet you.
难 nán difficult adj 中文不太难。Chinese is not too difficult.
容易 róngyì easy adj 这道题很容易。This problem is very easy.
好看 hǎokàn good-looking adj 这部电影好看。This movie is good.
好吃 hǎochī delicious adj 饺子好吃！Dumplings are delicious!

Common Nouns (常用名词 cháng yòng míngcí)

Chinese Pinyin English POS Example
人 rén person / people n 中国人。Chinese person.
男人 nánrén man n 那个男人是谁？Who is that man?
女人 nǚrén woman n 那个女人是老师。That woman is a teacher.
学生 xuésheng student n 我是学生。I am a student.
老师 lǎoshī teacher n 我的老师很好。My teacher is very good.
朋友 péngyou friend n 他是我朋友。He is my friend.
同学 tóngxué classmate n 她是我同学。She is my classmate.
医生 yīshēng doctor n 我去看医生。I'm going to see the doctor.
书 shū book n 这本书很好看。This book is very good.
报纸 bàozhǐ newspaper n 他在看报纸。He is reading the newspaper.
电视 diànshì television n 看电视。Watch TV.
手机 shǒujī mobile phone n 我的手机号码。My phone number.
电话 diànhuà telephone / phone call n 打电话。Make a phone call.
电脑 diànnǎo computer n 用电脑工作。Work on a computer.
钱 qián money n 多少钱？How much money?
名字 míngzi name n 你叫什么名字？What is your name?
问题 wèntí question / problem n 有问题吗？Any questions?
东西 dōngxi thing / stuff n 买东西。Buy things.
地方 dìfang place n 这个地方很好。This place is great.
房间 fángjiān room n 我的房间很小。My room is very small.
桌子 zhuōzi table n 桌子上有书。There are books on the table.
椅子 yǐzi chair n 请坐椅子。Please sit on the chair.
床 chuáng bed n 我的床很大。My bed is very large.
门 mén door n 关门。Close the door.
窗户 chuānghu window n 开窗户。Open the window.
学校 xuéxiào school n 我的学校很大。My school is very large.
教室 jiàoshì classroom n 教室里有多少学生？How many students are in the classroom?
公司 gōngsī company n 我在这家公司工作。I work at this company.
医院 yīyuàn hospital n 他去医院了。He went to the hospital.
商店 shāngdiàn store / shop n 商店在哪里？Where is the store?
超市 chāoshì supermarket n 去超市买菜。Go to the supermarket to buy groceries.
饭馆 fànguǎn restaurant n 这家饭馆很好吃。This restaurant is delicious.
公共汽车 gōnggòng qìchē bus n 坐公共汽车。Take the bus.
出租车 chūzūchē taxi n 打出租车。Hail a taxi.
地铁 dìtiě subway / metro n 坐地铁。Take the subway.
飞机 fēijī airplane n 坐飞机去北京。Fly to Beijing.
火车 huǒchē train n 坐火车。Take the train.
水 shuǐ water n 喝水。Drink water.
茶 chá tea n 喝茶。Drink tea.
咖啡 kāfēi coffee n 喝咖啡。Drink coffee.
米饭 mǐfàn (cooked) rice n 吃米饭。Eat rice.
面条 miàntiáo noodles n 我喜欢吃面条。I like noodles.
鸡蛋 jīdàn egg n 吃鸡蛋。Eat eggs.
苹果 píngguǒ apple n 吃苹果。Eat an apple.
西瓜 xīguā watermelon n 我喜欢西瓜。I like watermelon.
猫 māo cat n 我有一只猫。I have a cat.
狗 gǒu dog n 他有一条狗。He has a dog.
衣服 yīfu clothes n 买衣服。Buy clothes.
天气 tiānqì weather n 今天天气怎么样？What's the weather like today?
中国 Zhōngguó China n 我在中国学习。I'm studying in China.
汉语 Hànyǔ Chinese language n 学汉语。Learn Chinese.
中文 Zhōngwén Chinese (written/language) n 中文很有意思。Chinese is very interesting.
英语 Yīngyǔ English language n 说英语。Speak English.

Measure Words (量词 liàngcí)

Chinese Pinyin English Used with Example
个 gè general measure word people, things 两个人。Two people.
本 běn volume books 一本书。One book.
张 zhāng flat objects paper, photos 一张纸。One piece of paper.
杯 bēi cup drinks 一杯茶。One cup of tea.
瓶 píng bottle liquids 一瓶水。One bottle of water.
件 jiàn piece clothes, matters 一件衣服。One piece of clothing.
只 zhī single animal cats, dogs 一只猫。One cat.
条 tiáo long/flexible fish, dogs, roads 一条鱼。One fish.
块 kuài piece/lump; colloquial for yuan money, cake 五块钱。5 yuan.
口 kǒu people in family family 三口人。Three family members.

Adverbs & Function Words (副词和功能词 fùcí hé gōngnéng cí)

Chinese Pinyin English POS Example
不 bù not / no adv 我不知道。I don't know.
没 méi not (past/have) adv 我没去。I didn't go.
很 hěn very adv 很好。Very good.
也 yě also / too adv 我也是学生。I'm also a student.
都 dōu all / both adv 我们都去。We're all going.
还 hái still / also / yet adv 我还没吃。I haven't eaten yet.
已经 yǐjīng already adv 已经吃了。Already ate.
再 zài again / then adv 再说一遍。Say it again.
就 jiù just / then / at once adv 我就来。I'll be right there.
才 cái only then / not until adv 他才来。He just arrived.
真 zhēn really / truly adv 真好吃！Really delicious!
太 tài too (excessive) adv 太好了！Too great!
非常 fēicháng extremely / very adv 非常好。Extremely good.
一点儿 yīdiǎnr a little bit adv 好一点儿了。A little better.
和 hé and / with conj 我和你。You and me.
但是 dànshì but / however conj 我想去，但是没时间。I want to go, but have no time.
因为 yīnwèi because conj 因为下雨，所以没去。Because it was raining, so I didn't go.
所以 suǒyǐ so / therefore conj 因为...所以... because...so...
如果 rúguǒ if conj 如果你来，我就去。If you come, I'll go.
的 de 's / structural particle part 我的书。My book.
了 le completed action particle part 我吃了。I ate.
吗 ma question particle part 你好吗？Are you well?
呢 ne question particle part 你呢？And you?
吧 ba suggestion particle part 我们走吧。Let's go.
在 zài at / in / on / located prep 在北京。In Beijing.
到 dào to / arrive prep 我到了。I arrived.
从 cóng from prep 从北京来。Come from Beijing.
对 duì toward / regarding prep 对我来说。For me.
给 gěi to / for / give prep 给我。Give to me.

Greetings & Social Phrases (问候和社交用语)

Chinese Pinyin English
你好 nǐ hǎo Hello
您好 nín hǎo Hello (polite)
你好吗 nǐ hǎo ma How are you?
我很好 wǒ hěn hǎo I'm fine
谢谢 xièxiè Thank you
不客气 bú kèqi You're welcome
对不起 duìbuqǐ Sorry / Excuse me
没关系 méi guānxi It's okay / Never mind
再见 zàijiàn Goodbye
明天见 míngtiān jiàn See you tomorrow
请问 qǐngwèn Excuse me / May I ask
好的 hǎo de Okay / Alright
是的 shì de Yes, that's right
不是 bú shì No, that's not right