HSK 1 Vocabulary List

HSK 1

150 words in HSK 2.0 (Old) · sorted by frequency

#WordPinyinMeaning
1de / dī / dí / dìof; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute)
2le / liǎo / liào(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
3I; me; my
4shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right
5you (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.)
6zàito exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
7no; not so; (bound form) not
8yǒuto have; there is; (bound form) having
9he; him (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant); (used before sb's name for emphasis)
10zhè(pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this
11gě / gèused in 自个儿; (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual
12hé / Hé / hè / hú / huó / huòold variant of 和; surname He; (joining two nouns) and
13rénperson; people
14我们wǒ menwe; us; ourselves
15hǎo / hàogood; appropriate; proper
16one; single; a (article)
17huì / kuàican; to have the skill; to know how to
18Dū / dōu / dūsurname Du; all; both
19shǎng / shàngused in 上声; (bound form) up; upper
20láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来)
21hěn(adverb of degree); quite; very
22to go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last
23she
24xiǎngto think (about); to think of; to devise
25Néng / néngsurname Neng; can; to be able to
26Nā / Nuó / nǎ / nà / nuósurname Na; surname Nuo; variant of 哪
27kān / kànto look after; to take care of; to watch
28zuòto make; to produce; to write
29什么shén mewhat?; something; anything
30diǎnpoint; dot; drop
31méi / mò(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not; drowned
32dà / dàibig; large; great
33xiàdown; downwards; below
34lǐ / Lǐvariant of 里; lining; interior
35现在xiàn zàinow; at present; at the moment
36Nián / niánsurname Nian; year; grain
37duōmany; much; too many
38má / mǎ / ma(coll.) what?; used in 吗啡; (question particle for "yes-no" questions)
39tàihighest; greatest; too (much)
40ne / níparticle 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?")
41xiǎosmall; tiny; few
42时候shí houtime; length of time; moment
43工作gōng zuòto work; (of a machine) to operate; job
44jiāused in 家伙 and 家俱; home; family
45怎么zěn mehow?; what?; why?
46àito love; to be fond of; to like
47喜欢xǐ huanto like; to be fond of
48chīto eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
49shéiwho; also pr. [shuí]
50今天jīn tiāntoday; at the present; now
51yuèmoon; month; monthly
52jī / jǐsmall table; almost; how much
53yǐn / tīngsmile (archaic); to listen to; to hear
54kāito open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on
55jiàoto shout; to call; to order
56qǐngto ask; to invite; please (do sth)
57Qián / qiánsurname Qian; coin; money
58běnroot; stem; origin
59huíto circle; to go back; to turn around
60东西dōng xī / dōng xieast and west; thing; stuff
61Sān / sānsurname San; three; 3
62mǎito buy; to purchase
63suìvariant of 岁, year; years old; classifier for years (of age)
64朋友péng youfriend
65zhùto live; to dwell; to stay
66Shuǐ / shuǐsurname Shui; water; river
67xiěto write
68Rì / rìabbr. for 本, Japan; sun; day
69hē / hèto drink; variant of 嗬; to shout
70学校xué xiàoschool
71Zuò / zuòsurname Zuo; to sit; to take a seat
72认识rèn shito know; to recognize; to be familiar with
73分钟fēn zhōngminute
74明天míng tiāntomorrow
75four; 4
76kuàilump; chunk; piece
77谢谢xiè xieto thank; thanks; thank you
78多少duō shǎo / duō shaonumber; amount; somewhat
79妈妈mā mamama; mommy; mother
80shǎo / shàofew; less; to lack
81电影diàn yǐngmovie; film
82nǎ / na / né / něihow; which; (emphatic sentence-final particle, used instead of 啊 after a word ending in "n")
83昨天zuó tiānyesterday
84Shū / shūabbr. for 书经; book; letter
85five; 5
86先生xiān shengteacher; gentleman; sir
87医院yī yuànhospital
88xiēclassifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several
89gǒudog
90学生xué shengstudent; schoolchild
91èrtwo; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid
92儿子ér zison
93中国Zhōng guóChina
94电视diàn shìtelevision; TV
95下午xià wǔafternoon; p.m.
96学习xué xíto learn; to study
97老师lǎo shīteacher
98liùsix; 6
99医生yī shēngdoctor
100名字míng ziname (of a person or thing)
101shíten; 10
102看见kàn jiànto see; to catch sight of
103女儿nu:3 érdaughter
104说话shuō huàto speak; to say; to talk
105爸爸bà ba(coll.) father; dad
106letter; symbol; character
107漂亮piào liangpretty; beautiful
108高兴gāo xìnghappy; glad; willing (to do sth)
109to warm up; to heat up; hot (of weather)
110睡觉shuì jiàoto go to bed; to sleep
111电脑diàn nǎocomputer
112dòu / dúcomma; phrase marked by pause; to read out
113Lěng / lěngsurname Leng; cold
114飞机fēi jīairplane
115māocat; (dialect) to hide oneself; (coll.) modem
116打电话dǎ diàn huàto make a telephone call
117后面hòu mianthe back; the rear; the last bit
118wéi / wèihello (when answering the phone); hey; to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc)
119eight; 8
120怎么样zěn me yànghow?; how about?; how was it?
121seven; 7
122càidish (type of food); vegetable; cuisine
123衣服yī fuclothes
124小姐xiǎo jieyoung lady; miss; (slang) prostitute
125对不起duì bu qǐI'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon
126天气tiān qìweather
127前面qián miànahead; in front; preceding
128同学tóng xuéto study at the same school; fellow student; classmate
129chátea; tea plant
130星期xīng qīweek; day of the week; Sunday
131jiǔnine; 9
132上午shàng wǔmorning
133再见zài jiàngoodbye; see you again later
134苹果píng guǒapple
135中午zhōng wǔnoon; midday
136出租车chū zū chētaxi; (Tw) rental car
137水果shuǐ guǒfruit
138商店shāng diànstore; shop
139没关系méi guān xiit doesn't matter
140língzero; nought; zero sign
141桌子zhuō zitable; desk
142椅子yǐ zichair
143北京Běi jīngBeijing, capital of the People's Republic of China
144下雨xià yǔto rain
145杯子bēi zicup; glass
146火车站huǒ chē zhàntrain station
147米饭mǐ fàn(cooked) rice
148汉语Hàn yǔChinese language
149饭馆fàn guǎnrestaurant
150不客气bù kè qiyou're welcome; don't mention it; impolite