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 2026年6月
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 an English meaning. 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
- 6
to speak; to talk
- 7
person; people
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they; them
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to be (followed by substantives only); correct
- 10
you (plural)
- 11
(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
- 12
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
- 18
all; both
- 19
we; us
- 20
no; not so
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(bound form) up; upper
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variant of 從|从[cong2]
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(specifier) that; the
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earth; ground
- 25
to go; to go to (a place)
- 26
to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
- 27
to reach; to arrive
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one; single
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son
- 30
right; correct
- 31
within; among
- 32
to; for
- 33
(bound form) to walk; to go
- 34
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]
- 40
there; that place
- 41
to shout; to call
- 42
she
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old variant of 拿[na2]
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time; length of time
- 45
to live; to reside
- 46
(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
- 47
to see; to meet
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to compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}
- 49
big; large
- 50
to know; to become aware of
- 51
to make; to produce
- 52
can; to be able to
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hand; (formal) to hold
- 54
(bound form) sun; day
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to see; to look at
- 56
to see; to catch sight of
- 57
(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual
- 58
son; child
- 59
to listen to; to hear
- 60
what?; something
- 61
two; both
- 62
to come out; to appear
- 63
many; much
- 64
to hear
- 65
to eat; to consume
- 66
who; also pr. [shui2]
- 67
west
- 68
used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]
- 69
to press charges; to file a complaint
- 70
hundred; numerous
- 71
three; 3
- 72
seven; 7
- 73
to go out; to come out
- 74
year; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 75
to cross; to go over
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how; which
- 77
same; like
- 78
these
- 79
still; still in progress
- 80
dialect; language
- 81
to stand up; to get up
- 82
water; (after a name) ... River
- 83
the middle; the inside
- 84
good; appropriate
- 85
to ask; to inquire
- 86
two; 2
- 87
day; sky
- 88
down; downwards
- 89
now; at present
- 90
(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right?
- 91
country; nation
- 92
mountain; hill (CL:座[zuo4])
- 93
station; to stand
- 94
variant of 這裡|这里[zhe4 li3]
- 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
(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4 liu4] "sixth"); (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed
- 102
road (CL:條|条[tiao2]); journey
- 103
five; 5
- 104
on the body; at hand
- 105
four; 4
- 106
gate; door
- 107
on the ground; on the floor
- 108
to arrive; to come
- 109
those
- 110
to go forward; to advance
- 111
to walk; to go
- 112
(bound form) root; stem
- 113
again; once more
- 114
book; letter
- 115
daughter
- 116
to put; to place
- 117
to drink; variant of 嗬[he1]
- 118
to ask; to invite
- 119
front; forward
- 120
always; ever
- 121
to write
- 122
to divide; to separate
- 123
to wash; to bathe
- 124
to go out
- 125
to speak; to say
- 126
to go back; to return
- 127
clothes; CL:件[jian4],套[tao4]
- 128
six; 6
- 129
variant of 歲|岁[sui4], year; years old
- 130
beforehand; first
- 131
where?; somewhere
- 132
tree; CL:棵[ke1]
- 133
ten; 10
- 134
there still remain(s); there is (or are) still
- 135
to leave; to part (from)
- 136
to know; to recognize
- 137
child
- 138
to wait for; to await
- 139
eight
- 140
to record; to note
- 141
straight; upright
- 142
meat; flesh
- 143
outside; in addition
- 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
else; other
- 154
other people; others
- 155
illness; CL:場|场[chang2]
- 156
sick person; patient
- 157
incorrect; wrong
- 158
need not
- 159
vegetable; greens (CL:棵[ke1])
- 160
different; wrong
- 161
to sing; to call loudly
- 162
frequently; often
- 163
to sing a song
- 164
car; vehicle
- 165
rail station; bus stop
- 166
to have a meal; to eat
- 167
to wear; to put on
- 168
bed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on) (CL:張|张[zhang1])
- 169
next in sequence; second
- 170
mistake; wrong
- 171
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
- 172
to open; to show (a ticket)
- 173
to get; to obtain
- 174
younger brother; junior male
- 175
second; number two
- 176
lightning; electricity
- 177
to touch briefly; to tap
- 178
(of sth) to move; to set in movement
- 179
east; host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)
- 180
east; east side
- 181
east and west
- 182
movement; motion
- 183
to read out; to read aloud
- 184
to read a book; to study
- 185
number; amount
- 186
hungry; to starve (sb)
- 187
cooked rice; CL:碗[wan3]
- 188
house; building (single- or two-story)
- 189
to fly
- 190
very; really
- 191
wind; news
- 192
old variant of 乾|干[gan1]
- 193
clean; neat
- 194
high; tall
- 195
happy; glad
- 196
elder brother
- 197
song (CL:首[shou3],支[zhi1]); (bound form) to sing
- 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
- 230
to come in
- 231
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
- 264
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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