HSK 1 Vocabulary List — Every Word with Pinyin & Meaning
Here is every HSK 1 word, each with pinyin, tone colors and its English meaning. The list is ordered by how often the word turns up in real Chinese text, so the highest-impact vocabulary comes first.
Updated June 2026
HSK 1 is part of the standard test of Mandarin proficiency. Below are all 375 HSK 1 words in our dictionary, each with pinyin, tone colors and a meaning in your language. They are ordered by how often they appear in real text, so the words that will repay your effort fastest come first.
- 1
of; ~'s (possessive particle)
- 2
I; me
- 3
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
- 4
(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him
- 5
to exist; to be alive
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to speak; to talk
- 7
person; people
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they; them
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to be (followed by substantives only); correct
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you (plural)
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(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
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to want; to need
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(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
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old variant of 和[he2]
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(pronoun) this; these
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to have; there is
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also; too
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all; both
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we; us
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no; not so
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variant of 從|从[cong2]
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earth; ground
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(specifier) that; the
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(bound form) up; upper
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to go; to go to (a place)
- 26
to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
- 27
within; among
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to reach; to arrive
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son
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right; correct
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one; single
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to; for
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(bound form) to walk; to go
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variant of 著|着[zhe5]
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haven't; hasn't
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matter; thing
- 37
to use; to make use of
- 38
(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?"); (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds
- 39
variant of 裡|里[li3]
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there; that place
- 41
to shout; to call
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she
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time; length of time
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to live; to reside
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(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
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to see; to meet
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old variant of 拿[na2]
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(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual
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to know; to become aware of
- 50
to make; to produce
- 51
can; to be able to
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hand; (formal) to hold
- 53
(bound form) sun; day
- 54
to see; to look at
- 55
to see; to catch sight of
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to eat; to consume
- 57
to listen to; to hear
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big; large
- 59
what?; something
- 60
to come out; to appear
- 61
two; both
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used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]
- 63
to hear
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who; also pr. [shui2]
- 65
to press charges; to file a complaint
- 66
son; child
- 67
to compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}
- 68
three; 3
- 69
seven; 7
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to go out; to come out
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year; CL:個|个[ge4]
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how; which
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many; much
- 74
hundred; numerous
- 75
same; like
- 76
to cross; to go over
- 77
these
- 78
still; still in progress
- 79
to stand up; to get up
- 80
water; (after a name) ... River
- 81
dialect; language
- 82
on the ground; on the floor
- 83
the middle; the inside
- 84
good; appropriate
- 85
to ask; to inquire
- 86
day; sky
- 87
down; downwards
- 88
two; 2
- 89
now; at present
- 90
country; nation
- 91
(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right?
- 92
station; to stand
- 93
variant of 這裡|这里[zhe4 li3]
- 94
mountain; hill (CL:座[zuo4])
- 95
to reply; to answer
- 96
mouth; classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
- 97
to rise; to raise
- 98
region; regional (away from the central administration)
- 99
to love; to be fond of
- 100
to sit; to take a seat
- 101
on the body; at hand
- 102
five; 5
- 103
four; 4
- 104
(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4 liu4] "sixth"); (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed
- 105
to arrive; to come
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those
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to go forward; to advance
- 108
gate; door
- 109
road (CL:條|条[tiao2]); journey
- 110
to walk; to go
- 111
again; once more
- 112
front; forward
- 113
daughter
- 114
to put; to place
- 115
to drink; variant of 嗬[he1]
- 116
to ask; to invite
- 117
to write
- 118
always; ever
- 119
west
- 120
(bound form) root; stem
- 121
to divide; to separate
- 122
to go out
- 123
to speak; to say
- 124
to go back; to return
- 125
clothes; CL:件[jian4],套[tao4]
- 126
six; 6
- 127
variant of 歲|岁[sui4], year; years old
- 128
beforehand; first
- 129
tree; CL:棵[ke1]
- 130
where?; somewhere
- 131
to wash; to bathe
- 132
ten; 10
- 133
there still remain(s); there is (or are) still
- 134
outside; in addition
- 135
book; letter
- 136
to know; to recognize
- 137
child
- 138
to wait for; to await
- 139
to record; to note
- 140
straight; upright
- 141
meat; flesh
- 142
wind; news
- 143
eight
- 144
white; snowy
- 145
half; semi-
- 146
team; class
- 147
old variant of 幫|帮[bang1]
- 148
to cover; to wrap
- 149
north; (classical) to be defeated
- 150
cup; trophy cup
- 151
north; north side
- 152
cup; glass
- 153
to leave; to part (from)
- 154
else; other
- 155
other people; others
- 156
illness; CL:場|场[chang2]
- 157
sick person; patient
- 158
incorrect; wrong
- 159
need not
- 160
vegetable; greens (CL:棵[ke1])
- 161
different; wrong
- 162
to sing; to call loudly
- 163
frequently; often
- 164
to sing a song
- 165
car; vehicle
- 166
rail station; bus stop
- 167
to have a meal; to eat
- 168
to wear; to put on
- 169
bed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on) (CL:張|张[zhang1])
- 170
next in sequence; second
- 171
mistake; wrong
- 172
a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打傘|打伞[da3 san3] "to hold an umbrella", 打電話|打电话[da3 dian4 hua4] "to make a phone call", 打針|打针[da3 zhen1] "to get an injection", 打手套[da3 shou3 tao4] "to knit gloves", 打氣|打气[da3 qi4] "to inflate"); to hit
- 173
to open; to show (a ticket)
- 174
to get; to obtain
- 175
younger brother; junior male
- 176
second; number two
- 177
lightning; electricity
- 178
to touch briefly; to tap
- 179
(of sth) to move; to set in movement
- 180
east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)
- 181
east; east side
- 182
east and west
- 183
movement; motion
- 184
to read out; to read aloud
- 185
to read a book; to study
- 186
number; amount
- 187
hungry; to starve (sb)
- 188
cooked rice; CL:碗[wan3]
- 189
house; building (single- or two-story)
- 190
to fly
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very; really
- 192
old variant of 乾|干[gan1]
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clean; neat
- 194
high; tall
- 195
happy; glad
- 196
song (CL:首[shou3],支[zhi1]); (bound form) to sing
- 197
elder brother
- 198
older brother; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- 199
heel; to follow closely
- 200
worker; CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2]
- 201
to work; (of a machine) to operate
- 202
mountain pass; to close
- 203
to close (a door); to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)
- 204
expensive; (bound form) highly valued
- 205
still (as before); had better
- 206
(literary) to call out; to command
- 207
tasty; delicious
- 208
good-looking; nice-looking
- 209
very; quite
- 210
empress; queen
- 211
the back; the rear
- 212
the day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 先天[xian1 tian1])
- 213
flower; blossom
- 214
bad; spoiled
- 215
can; to have the skill
- 216
to return to
- 217
to return home
- 218
to return; to come back
- 219
to return; to go back
- 220
train; CL:列[lie4],節|节[jie2],班[ban1],趟[tang4]
- 221
how many; how much
- 222
(chicken) egg; hen's egg
- 223
to remember
- 224
home
- 225
family member; (old) servant
- 226
between; among
- 227
to meet; to see each other
- 228
(bound form) to teach; to instruct
- 229
older sister; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 230
to come in
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this year
- 232
to go in
- 233
today; the present time
- 234
nine; 9
- 235
to think that ...; to feel that ...
- 236
to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start
- 237
to see
- 238
to beat; to hit
- 239
subject; course
- 240
thirsty
- 241
lump; chunk
- 242
rapid; quick
- 243
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old (of people)
- 244
old man or woman; the elderly
- 245
tired; weary
- 246
cold
- 247
inside
- 248
zero; nought
- 249
house with more than 1 story; storied building
- 250
upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread
- 251
crossing; intersection (of roads)
- 252
on the road; on the way
- 253
street; road
- 254
at once; right away
- 255
to buy; to purchase
- 256
slow
- 257
busy; hurriedly
- 258
hair; feather
- 259
younger sister; young woman
- 260
plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
- 261
doorway; gate
- 262
clear; obvious
- 263
next year
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tomorrow
- 265
name (of a person or thing)
- 266
drowned; to end
- 267
over there; yonder
- 268
there
- 269
breast; milk
- 270
(bound form) male; baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
- 271
south
- 272
difficult (to...); problem
- 273
south; south side
- 274
a man; a male
- 275
schoolboy; male student
- 276
cow's milk; CL:瓶[ping2],杯[bei1]
- 277
female; woman
- 278
woman
- 279
schoolgirl; female student
- 280
side; adjacent place
- 281
to run; to run away
- 282
friend; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- 283
coin; money
- 284
front; the front side
- 285
"please come in"
- 286
Excuse me, may I ask...?
- 287
please, have a seat
- 288
ball used for playing games (variant of 球[qiu2])
- 289
to warm up; to heat up
- 290
conscientious; earnest
- 291
date
- 292
the top; above
- 293
to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)
- 294
last time
- 295
few; less
- 296
the body; one's health
- 297
to get angry; to be furious
- 298
birthday; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 299
to test; to try
- 300
to sleep; to lie down
- 301
to go to bed; to sleep
- 302
to send; to deliver
- 303
they; them (females)
- 304
highest; greatest
- 305
weather
- 306
to hear
- 307
outside; outer surface
- 308
evening; night
- 309
evening meal; dinner
- 310
evening; night
- 311
to forget; to overlook
- 312
to forget
- 313
lunch; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1]
- 314
west; west side
- 315
to like; to be fond of
- 316
to finish work; to get off work
- 317
under; the underside
- 318
to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)
- 319
to rain
- 320
teacher; gentleman
- 321
to think (about); to think of
- 322
old variant of 笑[xiao4]
- 323
small; tiny
- 324
hour; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 325
elementary school; primary school
- 326
to thank; thanks
- 327
new; newly
- 328
New Year; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 329
rest; to rest
- 330
to learn; to study
- 331
student; schoolchild
- 332
to learn; to study
- 333
half
- 334
one side; either side
- 335
a moment; a while
- 336
(in) the same place; together
- 337
doctor; medical practitioner
- 338
some; a few
- 339
(bound form) right; right-hand side
- 340
right side; right, to the right
- 341
(there are) some (who are...); some (exist)
- 342
famous; well-known
- 343
sometimes; now and then
- 344
sometimes
- 345
some; somewhat
- 346
useful
- 347
rain; CL:陣|阵[zhen4],場|场[chang2]
- 348
currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); (bound form) first
- 349
far; distant
- 350
moon; month
- 351
to be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差[chu1 chai1])
- 352
goodbye; see you again later
- 353
early; morning
- 354
breakfast; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1]
- 355
how?; what?
- 356
to try to find; to look for
- 357
to find
- 358
this side; here
- 359
here
- 360
really; truly
- 361
really; truly
- 362
to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
- 363
knowledge; CL:門|门[men2]
- 364
heavy; serious
- 365
middle school
- 366
preparation; to prepare
- 367
table; desk
- 368
letter; symbol
- 369
to walk; to go on foot
- 370
variant of 最[zui4]
- 371
best; had better ...
- 372
left; the Left (politics)
- 373
left; the left side
- 374
yesterday
- 375
to sit down
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