HSK 1
Verified HSK wordlist. Build a strong foundation with essential everyday words for beginners. Perfect for simple conversations, greetings, and daily tasks.
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| Selected | Simplified (Traditional) | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 爱 (愛) | ài | to love to be fond of | |
| 八 | bā | eight 8 | |
| 爸爸 | bà ba | (informal) father | |
| 杯子 | bēi zi | cup glass | |
| 北京 | Běi jīng | Beijing, capital of People's Republic of China Peking | |
| 本 | běn | Measure word for book | |
| 不客气 (不客氣) | bú kè qi | you're welcome | |
| 不 | bù | (negative prefix) not | |
| 菜 | cài | dish (type of food) vegetable | |
| 茶 | chá | tea tea plant | |
| 吃 | chī | to eat to consume | |
| 出租车 (出租車) | chū zū chē | taxi (Tw) rental car | |
| 打电话 (打電話) | dǎ diàn huà | to make a telephone call | |
| 大 | dà | big huge | |
| 的 | de | of ~'s (possessive particle) | |
| 点 (點) | diǎn | point dot | |
| 电脑 (電腦) | diàn nǎo | computer | |
| 电视 (電視) | diàn shì | television TV | |
| 电影 (電影) | diàn yǐng | movie film | |
| 东西 (東西) | dōng xi | Stuff, object | |
| 都 | dōu | All | |
| 读 (讀) | dú | to read | |
| 对不起 (對不起) | duì bù qǐ | sorry | |
| 多 | duō | many much | |
| 多少 | duō shǎo | How many? How much? Can be any number, often 10 or more or unknown/large amounts | |
| 儿子 (兒子) | ér zi | son | |
| 二 | èr | two 2 | |
| 饭馆 (飯館) | fàn guǎn | restaurant | |
| 飞机 (飛機) | fēi jī | airplane | |
| 分钟 (分鐘) | fēn zhōng | minute | |
| 高兴 (高興) | gāo xìng | happy glad | |
| 个 (個) | gè (ge) | "Ge" is the most common measure word in Chinese. It’s used to count people or general things. If you’re not sure what measure word to use, "Ge’"is usually safe." this | |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | to work (of a machine) to operate | |
| 狗 | gǒu | dog | |
| 汉语 (漢語) | Hàn yǔ | Chinese language | |
| 好 | hǎo | good well | |
| 喝 | hē | to drink | |
| 和 | hé | and | |
| 很 | hěn | (adverb of degree) very, quite | |
| 后面 (後面) | hòu mian | back | |
| 回 | huí | to circle to go back | |
| 会 (會) | huì | can to be possible | |
| 火车站 (火車站) | huǒ chē zhàn | train station | |
| 几 (幾) | jǐ | "how many" Used to ask about a small number (usually less than 10). | |
| 家 | jiā | Home | |
| 叫 | jiào | to shout, to call to be called | |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today at the present | |
| 九 | jiǔ | nine 9 | |
| 开 (開) | kāi | to open to drive (car, airplane, boat) | |
| 看 | kàn | to look after to look / to watch to visit to think / to view to try and see / to check | |
| 看见 (看見) | kàn jiàn | to see to catch sight of | |
| 块 (塊) | kuài | lump (of earth) chunk | |
| 来 (來) | lái | to come to arrive | |
| 老师 (老師) | lǎo shī | teacher | |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) | |
| 冷 | lěng | cold | |
| 里 (裏) | lǐ | inside | |
| 下午 | xià wǔ | afternoon | |
| 下雨 | xià yǔ | to rain | |
| 零 | líng | zero nought | |
| 六 | liù | six 6 | |
| 妈妈 (媽媽) | mā ma | mama mommy | |
| 吗 (嗎) | ma | is a question particle used at the end of a sentence to turn a statement into a yes/no question. | |
| 买 (買) | mǎi | to buy to purchase | |
| 猫 (貓) | māo | cat | |
| 没 (沒) | méi | (negative prefix for verbs) have not | |
| 没关系 (沒關係) | méi guān xi | it doesn't matter | |
| 米饭 (米飯) | mǐ fàn | (cooked) rice | |
| 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow | |
| 名字 | míng zi | name (of a person or thing) | |
| 哪 | nǎ | which | |
| 那 | nà | that | |
| 呢 | ne | 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 ...?') | |
| 能 | néng | able | |
| 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous ) | |
| 年 | nián | year | |
| 女儿 (女兒) | nǚ ér | daughter | |
| 朋友 | péng yǒu | friend | |
| 漂亮 | piào liang | pretty beautiful | |
| 苹果 (蘋果) | píng guǒ | apple | |
| 七 | qī | seven 7 | |
| 钱 (錢) | qián | money | |
| 前面 | qián miàn | ahead in front | |
| 请 (請) | qǐng | a polite word in Chinese that means please, to invite, or to request. | |
| 去 | qù | to go to go to (a place) | |
| 热 (熱) | rè | to warm up to heat up | |
| 人 | rén | man person | |
| 认识 (認識) | rèn shi | to know to recognize | |
| 日 | rì | day, date | |
| 三 | sān | three | |
| 商店 | shāng diàn | store shop | |
| 上 | shàng | on, above, over | |
| 上午 | shàng wǔ | morning | |
| 少 | shǎo | few less | |
| 谁 (誰) | shéi | who | |
| 什么 (什麼) | shén me | what? something | |
| 十 | shí | ten 10 | |
| 时候 (時候) | shí hou | time length of time | |
| 是 | shì | is are | |
| 书 (書) | shū | Book | |
| 水 | shuǐ | water | |
| 水果 | shuǐ guǒ | fruit | |
| 睡觉 (睡覺) | shuì jiào | to go to bed to sleep | |
| 说话 (說話) | shuō huà | to speak to say | |
| 四 | sì | four 4 | |
| 岁 (歲) | suì | years old | |
| 他 | tā | he or him (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant) | |
| 她 | tā | she | |
| 太 | tài | highest greatest | |
| 天气 (天氣) | tiān qì | weather | |
| 听 | tīng | smile (archaic) | |
| 同学 (同學) | tóng xué | to study at the same school fellow student | |
| 喂 | wèi (wei) | hello (when answering the phone) | |
| 我 | wǒ | I me | |
| 我们 (我們) | wǒ men | we us | |
| 五 | wǔ | five 5 | |
| 喜欢 (喜歡) | xǐ huan | to like to be fond of | |
| 下 | xià | down downwards | |
| 先生 | xiān sheng | Mister (Mr.) | |
| 现在 (現在) | xiàn zài | now at present | |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think to believe | |
| 小 | xiǎo | small tiny | |
| 小姐 | xiǎo jie | young lady miss | |
| 些 | xiē | classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several | |
| 写 (寫) | xiě | to write | |
| 谢谢 (謝謝) | xiè xie | to thank thanks | |
| 星期 | xīng qī | week | |
| 学生 (學生) | xué sheng | student schoolchild | |
| 学习 (學習) | xué xí | to learn to study | |
| 学校 (學校) | xué xiào | school | |
| 一 | yī | one 1 | |
| 衣服 | yī fu | clothes | |
| 医生 (醫生) | yī shēng | doctor | |
| 医院 (醫院) | yī yuàn | hospital | |
| 椅子 | yǐ zi | chair | |
| 有 | yǒu | to have there is | |
| 月 | yuè | moon month | |
| 在 | zài | (located) at (to be) in | |
| 再见 (再見) | zài jiàn | goodbye see you again later | |
| 怎么 (怎麼) | zěn me | how? what? | |
| 怎么样 (怎麼樣) | zěn me yàng | how? how about? | |
| 这 (這) | zhè | this these | |
| 中国 (中國) | Zhōng guó | China | |
| 中午 | zhōng wǔ | noon midday | |
| 住 | zhù | to live to dwell | |
| 桌子 | zhuō zi | table desk | |
| 字 | zì | letter symbol | |
| 昨天 | zuó tiān | yesterday | |
| 坐 | zuò | sit | |
| 做 | zuò | to do to make |