| 1 | 的 | de / dī / dí / dì | of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute) | HSK 1 |
| 2 | 了 | le / liǎo / liào | (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) | HSK 1 |
| 3 | 我 | wǒ | I; me; my | HSK 1 |
| 4 | 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right | HSK 1 |
| 5 | 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您); you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.) | HSK 1 |
| 6 | 在 | zài | to exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at | HSK 1 |
| 7 | 不 | bù | no; not so; (bound form) not | HSK 1 |
| 8 | 有 | yǒu | to have; there is; (bound form) having | HSK 1 |
| 9 | 他 | tā | he; him (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant); (used before sb's name for emphasis) | HSK 1 |
| 10 | 这 | zhè | (pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this | HSK 1 |
| 11 | 个 | gě / gè | used in 自个儿; (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual | HSK 1 |
| 12 | 和 | hé / Hé / hè / hú / huó / huò | old variant of 和; surname He; (joining two nouns) and | HSK 1 |
| 13 | 人 | rén | person; people | HSK 1 |
| 14 | 我们 | wǒ men | we; us; ourselves | HSK 1 |
| 15 | 好 | hǎo / hào | good; appropriate; proper | HSK 1 |
| 16 | 一 | yī | one; single; a (article) | HSK 1 |
| 17 | 会 | huì / kuài | can; to have the skill; to know how to | HSK 1 |
| 18 | 都 | Dū / dōu / dū | surname Du; all; both | HSK 1 |
| 19 | 上 | shǎng / shàng | used in 上声; (bound form) up; upper | HSK 1 |
| 20 | 来 | lái | to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来) | HSK 1 |
| 21 | 很 | hěn | (adverb of degree); quite; very | HSK 1 |
| 22 | 去 | qù | to go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last | HSK 1 |
| 23 | 她 | tā | she | HSK 1 |
| 24 | 想 | xiǎng | to think (about); to think of; to devise | HSK 1 |
| 25 | 能 | Néng / néng | surname Neng; can; to be able to | HSK 1 |
| 26 | 那 | Nā / Nuó / nǎ / nà / nuó | surname Na; surname Nuo; variant of 哪 | HSK 1 |
| 27 | 看 | kān / kàn | to look after; to take care of; to watch | HSK 1 |
| 28 | 做 | zuò | to make; to produce; to write | HSK 1 |
| 29 | 什么 | shén me | what?; something; anything | HSK 1 |
| 30 | 点 | diǎn | point; dot; drop | HSK 1 |
| 31 | 没 | méi / mò | (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not; drowned | HSK 1 |
| 32 | 大 | dà / dài | big; large; great | HSK 1 |
| 33 | 下 | xià | down; downwards; below | HSK 1 |
| 34 | 里 | lǐ / Lǐ | variant of 里; lining; interior | HSK 1 |
| 35 | 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present; at the moment | HSK 1 |
| 36 | 年 | Nián / nián | surname Nian; year; grain | HSK 1 |
| 37 | 多 | duō | many; much; too many | HSK 1 |
| 38 | 吗 | má / mǎ / ma | (coll.) what?; used in 吗啡; (question particle for "yes-no" questions) | HSK 1 |
| 39 | 太 | tài | highest; greatest; too (much) | HSK 1 |
| 40 | 呢 | ne / ní | particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?"); particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?"); particle signaling a pause, to emphasize the preceding words and allow the listener time to take them on board ("ok?", "are you with me?") | HSK 1 |
| 41 | 小 | xiǎo | small; tiny; few | HSK 1 |
| 42 | 时候 | shí hou | time; length of time; moment | HSK 1 |
| 43 | 工作 | gōng zuò | to work; (of a machine) to operate; job | HSK 1 |
| 44 | 家 | jiā | used in 家伙 and 家俱; home; family | HSK 1 |
| 45 | 怎么 | zěn me | how?; what?; why? | HSK 1 |
| 46 | 爱 | ài | to love; to be fond of; to like | HSK 1 |
| 47 | 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like; to be fond of | HSK 1 |
| 48 | 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc) | HSK 1 |
| 49 | 谁 | shéi | who; also pr. [shuí] | HSK 1 |
| 50 | 今天 | jīn tiān | today; at the present; now | HSK 1 |
| 51 | 月 | yuè | moon; month; monthly | HSK 1 |
| 52 | 几 | jī / jǐ | small table; almost; how much | HSK 1 |
| 53 | 听 | yǐn / tīng | smile (archaic); to listen to; to hear | HSK 1 |
| 54 | 开 | kāi | to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on | HSK 1 |
| 55 | 叫 | jiào | to shout; to call; to order | HSK 1 |
| 56 | 请 | qǐng | to ask; to invite; please (do sth) | HSK 1 |
| 57 | 钱 | Qián / qián | surname Qian; coin; money | HSK 1 |
| 58 | 本 | běn | root; stem; origin | HSK 1 |
| 59 | 回 | huí | to circle; to go back; to turn around | HSK 1 |
| 60 | 东西 | dōng xī / dōng xi | east and west; thing; stuff | HSK 1 |
| 61 | 三 | Sān / sān | surname San; three; 3 | HSK 1 |
| 62 | 买 | mǎi | to buy; to purchase | HSK 1 |
| 63 | 岁 | suì | variant of 岁, year; years old; classifier for years (of age) | HSK 1 |
| 64 | 朋友 | péng you | friend | HSK 1 |
| 65 | 住 | zhù | to live; to dwell; to stay | HSK 1 |
| 66 | 水 | Shuǐ / shuǐ | surname Shui; water; river | HSK 1 |
| 67 | 写 | xiě | to write | HSK 1 |
| 68 | 日 | Rì / rì | abbr. for 本, Japan; sun; day | HSK 1 |
| 69 | 喝 | hē / hè | to drink; variant of 嗬; to shout | HSK 1 |
| 70 | 学校 | xué xiào | school | HSK 1 |
| 71 | 坐 | Zuò / zuò | surname Zuo; to sit; to take a seat | HSK 1 |
| 72 | 认识 | rèn shi | to know; to recognize; to be familiar with | HSK 1 |
| 73 | 分钟 | fēn zhōng | minute | HSK 1 |
| 74 | 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow | HSK 1 |
| 75 | 四 | sì | four; 4 | HSK 1 |
| 76 | 块 | kuài | lump; chunk; piece | HSK 1 |
| 77 | 谢谢 | xiè xie | to thank; thanks; thank you | HSK 1 |
| 78 | 多少 | duō shǎo / duō shao | number; amount; somewhat | HSK 1 |
| 79 | 妈妈 | mā ma | mama; mommy; mother | HSK 1 |
| 80 | 少 | shǎo / shào | few; less; to lack | HSK 1 |
| 81 | 电影 | diàn yǐng | movie; film | HSK 1 |
| 82 | 哪 | nǎ / na / né / něi | how; which; (emphatic sentence-final particle, used instead of 啊 after a word ending in "n") | HSK 1 |
| 83 | 昨天 | zuó tiān | yesterday | HSK 1 |
| 84 | 书 | Shū / shū | abbr. for 书经; book; letter | HSK 1 |
| 85 | 五 | wǔ | five; 5 | HSK 1 |
| 86 | 先生 | xiān sheng | teacher; gentleman; sir | HSK 1 |
| 87 | 医院 | yī yuàn | hospital | HSK 1 |
| 88 | 些 | xiē | classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several | HSK 1 |
| 89 | 狗 | gǒu | dog | HSK 1 |
| 90 | 学生 | xué sheng | student; schoolchild | HSK 1 |
| 91 | 二 | èr | two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid | HSK 1 |
| 92 | 儿子 | ér zi | son | HSK 1 |
| 93 | 中国 | Zhōng guó | China | HSK 1 |
| 94 | 电视 | diàn shì | television; TV | HSK 1 |
| 95 | 下午 | xià wǔ | afternoon; p.m. | HSK 1 |
| 96 | 学习 | xué xí | to learn; to study | HSK 1 |
| 97 | 老师 | lǎo shī | teacher | HSK 1 |
| 98 | 六 | liù | six; 6 | HSK 1 |
| 99 | 医生 | yī shēng | doctor | HSK 1 |
| 100 | 名字 | míng zi | name (of a person or thing) | HSK 1 |
| 101 | 十 | shí | ten; 10 | HSK 1 |
| 102 | 看见 | kàn jiàn | to see; to catch sight of | HSK 1 |
| 103 | 女儿 | nu:3 ér | daughter | HSK 1 |
| 104 | 说话 | shuō huà | to speak; to say; to talk | HSK 1 |
| 105 | 爸爸 | bà ba | (coll.) father; dad | HSK 1 |
| 106 | 字 | zì | letter; symbol; character | HSK 1 |
| 107 | 漂亮 | piào liang | pretty; beautiful | HSK 1 |
| 108 | 高兴 | gāo xìng | happy; glad; willing (to do sth) | HSK 1 |
| 109 | 热 | rè | to warm up; to heat up; hot (of weather) | HSK 1 |
| 110 | 睡觉 | shuì jiào | to go to bed; to sleep | HSK 1 |
| 111 | 电脑 | diàn nǎo | computer | HSK 1 |
| 112 | 读 | dòu / dú | comma; phrase marked by pause; to read out | HSK 1 |
| 113 | 冷 | Lěng / lěng | surname Leng; cold | HSK 1 |
| 114 | 飞机 | fēi jī | airplane | HSK 1 |
| 115 | 猫 | māo | cat; (dialect) to hide oneself; (coll.) modem | HSK 1 |
| 116 | 打电话 | dǎ diàn huà | to make a telephone call | HSK 1 |
| 117 | 后面 | hòu mian | the back; the rear; the last bit | HSK 1 |
| 118 | 喂 | wéi / wèi | hello (when answering the phone); hey; to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc) | HSK 1 |
| 119 | 八 | bā | eight; 8 | HSK 1 |
| 120 | 怎么样 | zěn me yàng | how?; how about?; how was it? | HSK 1 |
| 121 | 七 | qī | seven; 7 | HSK 1 |
| 122 | 菜 | cài | dish (type of food); vegetable; cuisine | HSK 1 |
| 123 | 衣服 | yī fu | clothes | HSK 1 |
| 124 | 小姐 | xiǎo jie | young lady; miss; (slang) prostitute | HSK 1 |
| 125 | 对不起 | duì bu qǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon | HSK 1 |
| 126 | 天气 | tiān qì | weather | HSK 1 |
| 127 | 前面 | qián miàn | ahead; in front; preceding | HSK 1 |
| 128 | 同学 | tóng xué | to study at the same school; fellow student; classmate | HSK 1 |
| 129 | 茶 | chá | tea; tea plant | HSK 1 |
| 130 | 星期 | xīng qī | week; day of the week; Sunday | HSK 1 |
| 131 | 九 | jiǔ | nine; 9 | HSK 1 |
| 132 | 上午 | shàng wǔ | morning | HSK 1 |
| 133 | 再见 | zài jiàn | goodbye; see you again later | HSK 1 |
| 134 | 苹果 | píng guǒ | apple | HSK 1 |
| 135 | 中午 | zhōng wǔ | noon; midday | HSK 1 |
| 136 | 出租车 | chū zū chē | taxi; (Tw) rental car | HSK 1 |
| 137 | 水果 | shuǐ guǒ | fruit | HSK 1 |
| 138 | 商店 | shāng diàn | store; shop | HSK 1 |
| 139 | 没关系 | méi guān xi | it doesn't matter | HSK 1 |
| 140 | 零 | líng | zero; nought; zero sign | HSK 1 |
| 141 | 桌子 | zhuō zi | table; desk | HSK 1 |
| 142 | 椅子 | yǐ zi | chair | HSK 1 |
| 143 | 北京 | Běi jīng | Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China | HSK 1 |
| 144 | 下雨 | xià yǔ | to rain | HSK 1 |
| 145 | 杯子 | bēi zi | cup; glass | HSK 1 |
| 146 | 火车站 | huǒ chē zhàn | train station | HSK 1 |
| 147 | 米饭 | mǐ fàn | (cooked) rice | HSK 1 |
| 148 | 汉语 | Hàn yǔ | Chinese language | HSK 1 |
| 149 | 饭馆 | fàn guǎn | restaurant | HSK 1 |
| 150 | 不客气 | bù kè qi | you're welcome; don't mention it; impolite | HSK 1 |