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HSK 1 Vocabulary List

A complete HSK 1 vocabulary list with Chinese characters, pinyin, and English meanings.

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1	一	yī	one, the number one
2	二	èr	two, the number two
3	两	liǎng	two (used with measure words), both
4	三	sān	three, the number three
5	四	sì	four, the number four
6	五	wǔ	five, the number five
7	六	liù	six, the number six
8	七	qī	seven, the number seven
9	八	bā	eight, the number eight
10	九	jiǔ	nine, the number nine
11	十	shí	ten
12	零	líng	zero
13	百	bǎi	hundred
14	第	dì	ordinal prefix, the ...th
15	飞	fēi	to fly
16	干	gàn	to do, to work, to manage
17	下	xià	down, below, under, next
18	比	bǐ	to compare, than
19	见	jiàn	to see, to meet
20	开	kāi	to open, to start, to drive
21	包	bāo	the bag, the package, the sack
22	用	yòng	to use, to employ, to make use of
23	打	dǎ	to hit, to strike, to play (ball games)
24	写	xiě	to write
25	去	qù	to go, to leave, to depart
26	叫	jiào	to call, to be called, to shout
27	出	chū	to go out, to exit, to come out
28	记	jì	to remember, to record, to note down
29	回	huí	to return, to go back, to come back
30	考	kǎo	to take an exam, to test, to check
31	吃	chī	to eat, to have a meal, to consume
32	关	guān	to close, to turn off, to shut
33	买	mǎi	to buy, to purchase
34	行	xíng	to be okay, to work, to be possible
35	问	wèn	to ask, to inquire, to question
36	过	guò	to pass, to cross, to spend (time)
37	有	yǒu	to have, there is/are, to possess
38	会	huì	can, to know how, to be able to
39	动	dòng	to move, to stir, to act
40	坐	zuò	to sit, to take a seat
41	还	huán	to return, to give back, to repay
42	找	zhǎo	to look for, to search, to seek
43	听	tīng	to listen, to hear
44	走	zǒu	to walk, to go, to leave
45	忘	wàng	to forget
46	进	jìn	to enter, to come in, to go in
47	来	lái	to come, to arrive
48	没	méi	not have, not, none
49	别	bié	don't, do not, other
50	住	zhù	to live, to stay, to reside
51	还	hái	still, also, yet
52	放	fàng	to put, to place, to release
53	学	xué	to study, to learn
54	到	dào	to arrive, to reach
55	试	shì	the test, the exam, the trial
56	差	chà	bad, poor, lacking
57	是	shì	to be
58	穿	chuān	to wear, to put on (clothes)
59	洗	xǐ	to wash, to clean
60	要	yào	to want, to need, to ask for
61	看	kàn	to look, to watch, to see
62	帮	bāng	to help, to assist
63	送	sòng	to give, to deliver, to send
64	给	gěi	to give, to offer
65	说	shuō	to speak, to say, to tell
66	拿	ná	to take, to hold, to pick up
67	起	qǐ	to rise, to get up, to lift
68	读	dú	to read, to study aloud
69	爱	ài	to love, to like
70	笑	xiào	to laugh, to smile
71	请	qǐng	to ask, to invite, to request
72	能	néng	can, to be able to, may
73	课	kè	the class, the lesson, the course
74	唱	chàng	to sing
75	做	zuò	to do, to make
76	教	jiāo	to teach
77	等	děng	to wait, to await
78	跑	pǎo	to run
79	喝	hē	to drink
80	睡	shuì	to sleep
81	想	xiǎng	to want, to think, to miss
82	下课	xiàkè	to finish class, to get out of class
83	下雨	xiàyǔ	to rain
84	上班	shàngbān	to go to work, to start work
85	上学	shàngxué	to go to school, to attend school
86	上课	shàngkè	to attend class, to start class
87	上车	shàngchē	to get on (a vehicle), to board
88	下车	xiàchē	to get off (a vehicle), to alight
89	上网	shàngwǎng	to surf the internet, to go online
90	认识	rènshi	to know (a person), to recognize
91	见面	jiànmiàn	to meet, to see each other
92	开会	kāihuì	to have a meeting, to hold a meeting
93	开车	kāichē	to drive (a car)
94	不用	bùyòng	not need, need not, no need
95	介绍	jièshào	to introduce, to present
96	打开	dǎkāi	to open, to turn on
97	记得	jìde	to remember, to recall
98	生气	shēngqì	to get angry, to be angry
99	出来	chūlái	to come out, to emerge
100	打车	dǎchē	to take a taxi, to hail a cab
101	记住	jìzhu	to remember, to keep in mind, to memorize
102	打球	dǎqiú	to play ball, to play sports, to play a ball game
103	出去	chūqù	to go out, to leave, to exit
104	再见	zàijiàn	goodbye, see you, bye
105	回到	huídào	to return to, to go back to, to come back to
106	休息	xiūxi	to rest, to take a break, to relax
107	回答	huídá	to answer, to reply, to respond
108	吃饭	chīfàn	to eat, to have a meal, to dine
109	回家	huíjiā	to go home, to return home, to come home
110	回去	huíqu	to go back, to return, to go away
111	回来	huílai	to come back, to return, to get back
112	关上	guānshàng	to close, to shut, to turn off
113	在家	zài jiā	at home, in the house
114	走路	zǒulù	to walk, to go on foot
115	听见	tīngjiàn	to hear, to catch (a sound)
116	没有	méiyǒu	to not have, there is not, without
117	听写	tīngxiě	the dictation, the listening test
118	坐下	zuòxia	to sit down, to take a seat
119	听到	tīngdào	to hear, to catch (a sound)
120	忘记	wàngjì	to forget, to not remember
121	找到	zhǎodào	to find, to discover, to locate
122	来到	láidào	to come, to arrive, to show up
123	告诉	gàosu	to tell, to inform, to notify
124	进去	jìnqù	to go in, to enter, to get in
125	进来	jìnlái	to come in, to enter, to walk in
126	放学	fàngxué	to finish school, to get out of class
127	明白	míngbai	to understand, to realize, to get it
128	玩儿	wánr	to play, to have fun, to hang out
129	学习	xuéxí	to study, to learn
130	知道	zhīdào	to know, to be aware of
131	说话	shuōhuà	to speak,to talk,to say
132	看到	kàn dào	to see,to catch sight of,to notice
133	看病	kànbìng	to see the doctor,to consult a doctor
134	帮忙	bāngmáng	to help,to lend a hand,to assist
135	看见	kànjiàn	to see,to catch sight of,to notice
136	觉得	juéde	to feel,to think,to believe
137	起来	qilai	to get up,to rise,to stand up
138	请问	qǐngwèn	may I ask,excuse me,can I ask
139	读书	dúshū	to read,to study,to attend school
140	起床	qǐchuáng	to get up,to rise from bed
141	准备	zhǔnbèi	to prepare, to get ready, to plan
142	请假	qǐngjià	to ask for leave, to request time off
143	请坐	qǐng zuò	please sit, have a seat
144	请进	qǐngjìn	please come in, come in
145	唱歌	chànggē	to sing, to sing a song
146	得到	dédào	to obtain, to get, to receive
147	谢谢	xièxie	thank you, thanks
148	喜欢	xǐhuan	to like, to enjoy, to be fond of
149	睡觉	shuìjiào	to sleep, to go to bed
150	干什么	gànshénme	to do what, what to do
151	不客气	bùkèqi	you're welcome,no problem,don't mention it
152	开玩笑	kāiwánxiào	to joke,to kid,to make fun
153	打电话	dǎdiànhuà	to make a phone call,to call
154	没事儿	méishìr	it's nothing,no problem,never mind
155	没什么	méishénme	it's nothing,never mind,doesn't matter
156	是不是	shìbùshì	is it,isn't it,right
157	人	rén	the person,the people,the human
158	口	kǒu	the mouth,the opening,the entrance
159	山	shān	the mountain,the hill,the peak
160	门	mén	the door,the gate,the entrance
161	书	shū	the book, the volume, the work
162	元	yuán	the yuan, the RMB, the Chinese yuan
163	风	fēng	the wind, the breeze, the air
164	水	shuǐ	the water, the liquid, the fluid
165	月	yuè	the moon, the month, the lunar month
166	分	fēn	the minute, the cent, the point
167	手	shǒu	the hand, the palm, the worker
168	日	rì	the day, the sun, the date
169	天	tiān	the day, the sky, the heaven
170	车	chē	the car, the vehicle, the automobile
171	北	běi	the north, the northern part
172	半	bàn	half, the half
173	电	diàn	electricity, the electricity, the electric
174	东	dōng	the east, the eastern part
175	号	hào	the number, the date
176	岁	suì	the year (of age), the age
177	年	nián	the year
178	字	zì	the character, the word, the letter
179	西	xī	the west, the western part
180	页	yè	the page
181	肉	ròu	the meat, the flesh
182	地	dì	the ground, the land, the earth
183	饭	fàn	the rice, the meal, the food
184	花	huā	the flower, the blossom
185	床	chuáng	the bed
186	块	kuài	the piece, the chunk, the lump
187	话	huà	the word, the remark, the speech
188	事	shì	the thing, the matter, the affair
189	雨	yǔ	the rain
190	奶	nǎi	the milk, the grandmother (paternal)
191	国	guó	the country, the nation, the state
192	树	shù	the tree, the plant
193	茶	chá	the tea, the tea leaves
194	南	nán	the south, the southern part
195	点	diǎn	the o'clock, the dot, the point
196	钱	qián	the money, the cash
197	家	jiā	the home, the family, the household
198	班	bān	the class, the group, the shift
199	站	zhàn	the station, the stop, the stand
200	票	piào	the ticket, the pass, the voucher
201	菜	cài	the dish, the vegetable, the cuisine
202	球	qiú	the ball, the sphere
203	路	lù	the road, the way, the path
204	楼	lóu	the building, the floor (of a building)
205	歌	gē	the song, the tune
206	一生	yīshēng	the whole life, the lifetime
207	一半	yībàn	the half, the half part
208	一边	yībiān	one side, at the same time
209	儿子	érzi	the son
210	下班	xiàbān	to get off work, to finish work
211	上午	shàngwǔ	the morning, the forenoon
212	女生	nǚshēng	the girl, the female student
213	工人	gōngrén	the worker, the laborer
214	女人	nǚrén	the woman, the lady
215	门票	ménpiào	the ticket, the admission ticket
216	大学	dàxué	the university, the college
217	马路	mǎlù	the road, the street
218	小学	xiǎoxué	the primary school, the elementary school
219	小姐	xiǎojie	the Miss, the young lady, the waitress
220	上次	shàngcì	the last time, the previous time
221	小时	xiǎoshí	the hour, the time period
222	门口	ménkǒu	the entrance, the doorway
223	女儿	nǚ'ér	the daughter
224	飞机	fēijī	the airplane, the plane
225	工作	gōngzuò	the job, the work, to work
226	中学	zhōngxué	the middle school, the secondary school
227	车站	chēzhàn	the station, the bus stop
228	天气	tiānqì	the weather
229	火车	huǒchē	the train
230	车票	chēpiào	the ticket, the train ticket
231	书包	shūbāo	the schoolbag, the backpack, the bookbag
232	中午	zhōngwǔ	the noon, the midday, the lunchtime
233	牛奶	niúnǎi	the milk, the cow's milk
234	午饭	wǔfàn	the lunch, the midday meal
235	中间	zhōngjiān	the middle, the center, the midst
236	水果	shuǐguǒ	the fruit, the fruits
237	日期	rìqī	the date, the calendar date
238	中文	Zhōngwén	the Chinese language, the Chinese, the Mandarin
239	中国	Zhōngguó	the China, the People's Republic of China
240	手机	shǒujī	the mobile phone, the cellphone, the smartphone
241	书店	shūdiàn	the bookstore, the bookshop
242	东西	dōngxi	the thing, the object, the stuff
243	白天	báitiān	the daytime, the day
244	右边	yòubian	the right side, the right
245	电视	diànshì	the television, the TV
246	电话	diànhuà	the telephone, the phone
247	北边	běibiān	the north side, the north
248	电影	diànyǐng	the movie, the film
249	半天	bàntiān	half a day, a long time
250	半年	bànnián	half a year, six months
251	外语	wàiyǔ	the foreign language, the second language
252	外国	wàiguó	the foreign country, the abroad
253	东边	dōngbian	the east side, the eastern part
254	电脑	diànnǎo	the computer, the PC
255	汉字	hànzì	the Chinese character, the Han character
256	汉语	Hànyǔ	the Chinese language, the Mandarin
257	生日	shēngrì	the birthday
258	北京	Běijīng	Beijing, the capital of China
259	包子	bāozi	the steamed bun, the baozi
260	本子	běnzi	the notebook, the exercise book
261	西边	xībiān	the west side, the western part, the west
262	老师	lǎoshī	the teacher, the instructor, the professor
263	米饭	mǐfàn	the cooked rice, the rice
264	老人	lǎorén	the old person, the elderly, the senior
265	网友	wǎngyǒu	the online friend, the internet friend
266	先生	xiānsheng	the gentleman, the mister, the husband
267	早上	zǎoshang	the morning, the early morning
268	妈妈	māma	the mother, the mom, the mum
269	地图	dìtú	the map, the chart
270	爷爷	yéye	the grandfather (paternal), the grandpa
271	名字	míngzi	the name, the given name, the full name
272	考试	kǎoshì	the exam, the test, the examination
273	同学	tóngxué	the classmate, the schoolmate, the fellow student
274	早饭	zǎofàn	the breakfast, the morning meal
275	机场	jīchǎng	the airport, the airfield
276	机票	jīpiào	the plane ticket, the airline ticket
277	动作	dòngzuò	the action, the movement, the gesture
278	地方	dìfang	the place, the area, the location
279	地点	dìdiǎn	the location, the site, the venue
280	衣服	yīfu	the clothes, the clothing, the garments
281	时间	shíjiān	the time, the period
282	医生	yīshēng	the doctor, the physician
283	汽车	qìchē	the car, the automobile
284	男生	nánshēng	the boy, the male student
285	弟弟	dìdi	the younger brother
286	时候	shíhou	the time, the moment
287	饭店	fàndiàn	the restaurant, the hotel
288	别人	biéren	other people, someone else
289	男人	nánrén	the man, the male
290	医院	yīyuàn	the hospital
291	鸡蛋	jīdàn	the egg, the hen's egg
292	身体	shēntǐ	the body, the health
293	国外	guówài	abroad, overseas, foreign countries
294	妹妹	mèimei	the younger sister, the little sister
295	学生	xuésheng	the student, the pupil
296	姐姐	jiějie	the older sister, the big sister
297	学校	xuéxiào	the school
298	知识	zhīshi	the knowledge
299	房子	fángzi	the house, the building, the home
300	放假	fàngjià	to have a holiday, to be on vacation
301	奶奶	nǎinai	the grandmother, the grandma
302	朋友	péngyou	the friend, the buddy, the mate
303	爸爸	bàba	the father, the dad
304	国家	guójiā	the country, the nation
305	学院	xuéyuàn	the college, the institute, the academy
306	房间	fángjiān	the room, the bedroom
307	杯子	bēizi	the cup, the glass, the mug
308	星期	xīngqī	the week
309	南边	nánbian	the south side, the southern part
310	面条	miàntiáo	the noodles
311	前边	qiánbian	the front, the area in front, the front side
312	孩子	háizi	the child, the kid, the children
313	面包	miànbāo	the bread, the loaf of bread
314	爱好	àihào	the hobby, the interest, the pastime
315	钱包	qiánbāo	the wallet, the purse, the billfold
316	课本	kèběn	the textbook, the coursebook
317	课文	kèwén	the text, the lesson text, the reading passage
318	桌子	zhuōzi	the table, the desk
319	病人	bìngrén	the patient, the sick person
320	哥哥	gēge	the older brother, the big brother
321	家里	jiālǐ	at home, in the house, indoors
322	家人	jiārén	the family member, the household member
323	商场	shāngchǎng	the shopping mall, the mall, the shopping center
324	商店	shāngdiàn	the shop, the store, the shopfront
325	晚上	wǎnshang	the evening, the night, nighttime
326	晚饭	wǎnfàn	the dinner, the evening meal, the supper
327	路上	lùshang	on the road, on the way, en route
328	新年	xīnnián	the New Year, the new year holiday
329	楼下	lóuxià	downstairs, below the building, at the bottom floor
330	路口	lùkǒu	the intersection, the crossroads, the junction
331	一会儿	yīhuìr	a moment,a while,a short time
332	小孩儿	xiǎoháir	the child,the kid,the little one
333	小朋友	xiǎopéngyǒu	the child,the kid,the little friend
334	女朋友	nǚpéngyou	the girlfriend,the female partner
335	女孩儿	nǚháir	the girl,the little girl,the daughter
336	小学生	xiǎoxuéshēng	the primary school student,the elementary student
337	大学生	dàxuéshēng	the university student,the college student
338	中学生	zhōngxuéshēng	the middle school student,the secondary student
339	电视机	diànshìjī	the television,the TV set,the television set
340	电影院	diànyǐngyuàn	the cinema,the movie theater,the theater
341	男朋友	nánpéngyou	the boyfriend, the male partner
342	男孩儿	nánháir	the boy, the young boy
343	图书馆	túshūguǎn	the library
344	星期日	Xīngqīrì	the Sunday
345	星期天	Xīngqītiān	the Sunday
346	洗手间	xǐshǒujiān	the restroom, the bathroom, the toilet
347	教学楼	jiàoxuélóu	the teaching building, the classroom building
348	干	gān	to do, to work, to manage
349	女	nǚ	the woman, the female
350	小	xiǎo	small, little
351	大	dà	big, large, great
352	也	yě	also, too, as well
353	少	shǎo	few, little, less
354	太	tài	too, excessively, very
355	不	bù	not, no
356	右	yòu	the right, right side
357	白	bái	white, pale
358	左	zuǒ	the left, left side
359	对	duì	correct, right, to face
360	正	zhèng	straight, upright, just now
361	老	lǎo	old, elderly, aged
362	多	duō	many, much, more
363	好	hǎo	good, well, fine
364	忙	máng	busy, occupied
365	再	zài	again, once more, then
366	早	zǎo	early, morning
367	先	xiān	first, before, earlier
368	男	nán	the man, the male, the boy
369	冷	lěng	cold, chilly
370	坏	huài	bad, broken, spoiled
371	快	kuài	fast, quick, rapid
372	远	yuǎn	far, distant, remote
373	贵	guì	expensive, costly, valuable
374	重	zhòng	heavy, weighty, serious
375	很	hěn	very, quite, really
376	病	bìng	the illness, the disease, the sickness
377	饿	è	hungry, starving, famished
378	热	rè	hot, warm, heated
379	高	gāo	tall, high, lofty
380	难	nán	difficult, hard, tough
381	真	zhēn	real,true,really
382	都	dōu	all,both,everyone
383	累	lèi	tired,exhausted,weary
384	晚	wǎn	late,evening,night
385	常	cháng	often,frequently,usually
386	渴	kě	thirsty,parched
387	最	zuì	most,best,very
388	就	jiù	then,just,exactly
389	错	cuò	wrong,mistake,incorrect
390	新	xīn	new,fresh,novel
391	慢	màn	slow, sluggish, unhurried
392	一样	yīyàng	the same, identical, alike
393	一起	yīqǐ	together, with each other
394	干净	gānjìng	clean, neat, tidy
395	下次	xiàcì	the next time, next occasion
396	下午	xiàwǔ	the afternoon
397	马上	mǎshàng	immediately, right away, at once
398	今年	jīnnián	this year
399	不对	bùduì	not correct, wrong, incorrect
400	不大	bùdà	not big, not large, small
401	认真	rènzhēn	serious, conscientious, diligent
402	今天	jīntiān	today, the present day
403	生病	shēngbìng	to fall ill, to get sick
404	正在	zhèngzài	in the process of, currently, right now
405	外边	wàibian	the outside, outside area
406	去年	qùnián	last year, the previous year
407	网上	wǎngshàng	on the internet, online
408	后天	hòutiān	the day after tomorrow
409	好听	hǎotīng	pleasant to listen to, melodious, nice-sounding
410	有用	yǒuyòng	useful, of use, practical
411	好吃	hǎochī	delicious,tasty,yummy
412	好看	hǎokàn	good-looking,attractive,pleasant to look at
413	有名	yǒumíng	famous,well-known,renowned
414	多少	duōshao	how many,how much
415	别的	biéde	other,another,else
416	明天	míngtiān	tomorrow,the next day
417	现在	xiànzài	now,the present
418	明年	míngnián	next year,the coming year
419	非常	fēicháng	very,extremely,highly
420	重要	zhòngyào	important,significant,crucial
421	昨天	zuótiān	yesterday,the previous day
422	前天	qiántiān	the day before yesterday
423	怎么	zěnme	how,in what way
424	高兴	gāoxìng	happy,glad,pleased
425	真的	zhēn de	really,truly
426	常常	chángcháng	often,frequently
427	最好	zuìhǎo	the best,ideally
428	最后	zuìhòu	the last,finally,at last
429	一块儿	yīkuàir	together,at the same time
430	一下儿	yīxiàr	for a moment,once,briefly
431	一点儿	yīdiǎnr	a little,a bit,a small amount
432	好玩儿	hǎowánr	fun,amusing,entertaining
433	有时候	yǒushíhou	sometimes,at times
434	几	jǐ	how many,several,a few
435	们	men	(plural marker for pronouns and some nouns)
436	他	tā	he,him
437	她	tā	she,her
438	那	nà	that,those
439	你	nǐ	you
440	这	zhè	this,these
441	我	wǒ	I, me, myself
442	哪	nǎ	which, what
443	谁	shéi	who, whom
444	您	nín	you (polite), yourself (formal)
445	什么	shénme	what, which
446	他们	tāmen	they, them (male or mixed)
447	她们	tāmen	they, them (female)
448	你们	nǐmen	you (plural), you all
449	我们	wǒmen	we, us
450	哪些	nǎxiē	which ones, which (plural)
451	哪里	nǎlǐ	where, anywhere
452	哪儿	nǎr	where, anywhere
453	上	shàng	on, above, the top
454	中	zhōng	middle, center, the inside
455	从	cóng	from, since
456	外	wài	outside, the exterior
457	后	hòu	behind, the back, after
458	在	zài	at, in, on
459	里	lǐ	inside, the interior
460	前	qián	front, before, the front
461	跟	gēn	to follow, with, and
462	上边	shàngbian	the top, above, on top
463	下边	xiàbian	the bottom, below, underneath
464	车上	chē shàng	on the bus, in the car, on the vehicle
465	左边	zuǒbian	the left side, on the left
466	那儿	nàr	there, over there
467	那边	nàbian	that side, over there
468	地上	dìshang	the ground, on the ground, floor
469	后边	hòubian	the back, behind, rear
470	那里	nàli	there, that place
471	这儿	zhèr	here,this place
472	这里	zhèlǐ	here,this place
473	身上	shēnshang	on the body,with oneself
474	里边	lǐbian	inside,interior
475	这边	zhèbiān	this side,here
476	旁边	pángbiān	beside,next to
477	楼上	lóushàng	upstairs,upper floor
478	了	le	(completed action particle),(change of state particle)
479	子	zǐ	the child,the son,(noun suffix)
480	地	de	(adverbial particle),(land,ground)
481	吗	ma	question particle
482	吧	ba	modal particle, suggestion particle
483	和	hé	and, with
484	的	de	possessive particle, of
485	呢	ne	question particle, modal particle
486	着	zhe	aspect particle, indicating ongoing action
487	一些	yīxiē	some, a few
488	有些	yǒuxiē	some, a few
489	那些	nàxiē	those
490	有的	yǒude	some, certain ones
491	还是	háishi	or, still, nevertheless
492	还有	háiyǒu	also, in addition, still
493	这些	zhèxiē	these
494	对不起	duìbuqǐ	sorry, excuse me, pardon
495	个	gè	the piece, the item, the individual
496	毛	máo	the hair, the fur, the dime
497	本	běn	the book, the volume, the notebook
498	次	cì	the time, the occurrence, the instance
499	间	jiān	the room, the space, the interval
500	杯	bēi	the cup, the glass, the trophy

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