HSK 1Basics

HSK 1 · Learning Path

Master ~150 basic words to introduce yourself and handle simple daily exchanges.

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ài
HSK 1Verb

to love; to like

HSK 1Number

eight

爸爸

bàba
HSK 1Noun

dad; father

ba
HSK 1Particle

(particle) let us; ...right?

白天

báitiān
HSK 1Noun

daytime

bǎi
HSK 1Number

hundred

bàn
HSK 1Number

half

包子

bāozi
HSK 1Noun

steamed bun

杯子

bēizi
HSK 1Noun

cup; glass

běn
HSK 1Measure word

measure word for books; this

biān
HSK 1Noun

side; edge

bìng
HSK 1Noun

illness; sick

HSK 1Adverb

not; no

不客气

bú kèqi
HSK 1Noun

you're welcome

不要

búyào
HSK 1Adverb

don't; do not want

cài
HSK 1Noun

vegetable; dish

chá
HSK 1Noun

tea

chàng
HSK 1Verb

to sing

超市

chāoshì
HSK 1Noun

supermarket

chē
HSK 1Noun

car; vehicle

chī
HSK 1Verb

to eat

出租车

chūzūchē
HSK 1Noun

taxi

穿

chuān
HSK 1Verb

to wear; to put on

打电话

dǎ diànhuà
HSK 1Noun

to make a phone call

HSK 1Adjective

big; large

大家

dàjiā
HSK 1Pronoun

everyone; all

大学

dàxué
HSK 1Noun

university; college

大学生

dàxuéshēng
HSK 1Noun

university student

dào
HSK 1Verb

to arrive; to reach

de
HSK 1Particle

(possessive/attributive particle)

HSK 1Noun

prefix for ordinal numbers

弟弟

dìdi
HSK 1Noun

younger brother

diǎn
HSK 1Measure word

point; o'clock; a little

diàn
HSK 1Noun

shop; store

电话

diànhuà
HSK 1Noun

telephone; phone

电脑

diànnǎo
HSK 1Noun

computer

电视

diànshì
HSK 1Noun

television; TV

电影

diànyǐng
HSK 1Noun

movie; film

电影院

diànyǐngyuàn
HSK 1Noun

cinema

东西

dōngxi
HSK 1Noun

thing; stuff

dōu
HSK 1Adverb

all; both

HSK 1Verb

to read; to study

读书

dúshū
HSK 1Verb

to read; to study

duì
HSK 1Adjective

correct; right; towards

对不起

duìbuqǐ
HSK 1Verb

sorry

duō
HSK 1Adjective

many; much; more

多少

duōshao
HSK 1Pronoun

how many; how much

儿子

érzi
HSK 1Noun

son

èr
HSK 1Number

two

fàn
HSK 1Noun

meal; cooked rice

饭店

fàndiàn
HSK 1Noun

restaurant

房间

fángjiān
HSK 1Noun

room

非常

fēicháng
HSK 1Adverb

very; extremely

飞机

fēijī
HSK 1Noun

airplane

fēn
HSK 1Measure word

minute; to divide

分钟

fēnzhōng
HSK 1Measure word

minute

高兴

gāoxìng
HSK 1Adjective

happy; glad

HSK 1Noun

song

哥哥

gēge
HSK 1Noun

older brother

HSK 1Measure word

measure word (general)

gěi
HSK 1Verb

to give; for

公司

gōngsī
HSK 1Noun

company

工作

gōngzuò
HSK 1Verb

work; job

gǒu
HSK 1Noun

dog

guì
HSK 1Adjective

expensive

guó
HSK 1Noun

country; nation

hái
HSK 1Adverb

still; also

孩子

háizi
HSK 1Noun

child

汉语

Hànyǔ
HSK 1Noun

Chinese (language)

汉字

Hànzì
HSK 1Noun

Chinese character

hǎo
HSK 1Adjective

good; fine

好吃

hǎochī
HSK 1Adjective

delicious

好看

hǎokàn
HSK 1Adjective

good-looking; nice

好听

hǎotīng
HSK 1Adjective

pleasant to hear

好玩儿

hǎowánr
HSK 1Adjective

fun; interesting

hào
HSK 1Noun

number; day of month

HSK 1Verb

to drink

HSK 1Preposition

and; with

hěn
HSK 1Adverb

very

hòu
HSK 1Noun

after; behind

huí
HSK 1Verb

to return

huì
HSK 1Verb

can; to know how to

火车

huǒchē
HSK 1Noun

train

鸡蛋

jīdàn
HSK 1Noun

egg

HSK 1Pronoun

how many; several

jiā
HSK 1Noun

family; home

家人

jiārén
HSK 1Noun

family members

jiàn
HSK 1Verb

to see; to meet

jiàn
HSK 1Measure word

measure word (items/clothes)

饺子

jiǎozi
HSK 1Noun

dumpling

jiào
HSK 1Verb

to be called; to call

姐姐

jiějie
HSK 1Noun

older sister

今年

jīnnián
HSK 1Noun

this year

今天

jīntiān
HSK 1Noun

today

jiǔ
HSK 1Number

nine

觉得

juéde
HSK 1Verb

to feel; to think

kāi
HSK 1Verb

to open; to drive

开车

kāichē
HSK 1Verb

to drive

kàn
HSK 1Verb

to look; to watch

看病

kànbìng
HSK 1Verb

to see a doctor

看见

kànjiàn
HSK 1Verb

to see; to catch sight of

可以

kěyǐ
HSK 1Verb

can; may; okay

HSK 1Noun

class; lesson

kǒu
HSK 1Noun

mouth; measure word (people)

kuài
HSK 1Measure word

piece; yuan (money)

lái
HSK 1Verb

to come

老师

lǎoshī
HSK 1Noun

teacher

le
HSK 1Particle

(particle) completed/changed

lěng
HSK 1Adjective

cold

HSK 1Noun

inside; in

liǎng
HSK 1Number

two

líng
HSK 1Number

zero

liù
HSK 1Number

six

妈妈

māma
HSK 1Noun

mom; mother

ma
HSK 1Particle

(yes/no question particle)

mǎi
HSK 1Verb

to buy

mài
HSK 1Verb

to sell

máng
HSK 1Adjective

busy

māo
HSK 1Noun

cat

没关系

méi guānxi
HSK 1Noun

it doesn't matter

没事

méishì
HSK 1Verb

it's fine; no problem

没有

méiyǒu
HSK 1Verb

to not have; there is no

妹妹

mèimei
HSK 1Noun

younger sister

men
HSK 1Suffix

plural suffix (persons)

米饭

mǐfàn
HSK 1Noun

cooked rice

面包

miànbāo
HSK 1Noun

bread

面条儿

miàntiáor
HSK 1Noun

noodles

明年

míngnián
HSK 1Noun

next year

明天

míngtiān
HSK 1Noun

tomorrow

名字

míngzi
HSK 1Noun

name

HSK 1Pronoun

which; where

哪个

nǎge
HSK 1Pronoun

which one

哪里

nǎlǐ
HSK 1Pronoun

where

哪儿

nǎr
HSK 1Pronoun

where

哪些

nǎxiē
HSK 1Pronoun

which ones

HSK 1Pronoun

that

那边

nàbiān
HSK 1Pronoun

over there; that side

那个

nàge
HSK 1Pronoun

that one

那里

nàlǐ
HSK 1Pronoun

there

那儿

nàr
HSK 1Pronoun

there

那些

nàxiē
HSK 1Pronoun

those

nán
HSK 1Adjective

male; man

男朋友

nánpéngyou
HSK 1Noun

boyfriend

ne
HSK 1Particle

(question particle) how about

néng
HSK 1Verb

can; to be able to

HSK 1Pronoun

you

你好

nǐ hǎo
HSK 1Noun

hello

你们

nǐmen
HSK 1Pronoun

you (plural)

nián
HSK 1Noun

year

nín
HSK 1Pronoun

you (polite)

牛奶

niúnǎi
HSK 1Noun

milk

HSK 1Adjective

female; woman

女儿

nǚ’ér
HSK 1Noun

daughter

女朋友

nǚpéngyou
HSK 1Noun

girlfriend

女士

nǚshì
HSK 1Noun

lady; Ms.

朋友

péngyou
HSK 1Noun

friend

便宜

piányi
HSK 1Adjective

cheap

漂亮

piàoliang
HSK 1Adjective

pretty; beautiful

苹果

píngguǒ
HSK 1Noun

apple

HSK 1Number

seven

起床

qǐchuáng
HSK 1Verb

to get up

qiān
HSK 1Number

thousand

qián
HSK 1Noun

front; before

qián
HSK 1Noun

money

qǐng
HSK 1Verb

please; to invite

请问

qǐngwèn
HSK 1Verb

may I ask

HSK 1Verb

to go

去年

qùnián
HSK 1Noun

last year

HSK 1Adjective

hot

rén
HSK 1Noun

person; people

认识

rènshi
HSK 1Verb

to know (someone)

HSK 1Measure word

day; sun

sān
HSK 1Number

three

商店

shāngdiàn
HSK 1Noun

shop; store

shàng
HSK 1Noun

up; on; to go to

上班

shàngbān
HSK 1Verb

to go to work

上课

shàngkè
HSK 1Verb

to attend class

上午

shàngwǔ
HSK 1Noun

morning

上学

shàngxué
HSK 1Verb

to go to school

shǎo
HSK 1Adjective

few; little

shéi/shuí
HSK 1Pronoun

who

什么

shénme
HSK 1Pronoun

what

生病

shēngbìng
HSK 1Verb

to get sick

shí
HSK 1Number

ten

时候

shíhou
HSK 1Noun

time; moment

时间

shíjiān
HSK 1Noun

time

shì
HSK 1Noun

matter; thing

shì
HSK 1Verb

to be

手机

shǒujī
HSK 1Noun

mobile phone

shū
HSK 1Noun

book

书店

shūdiàn
HSK 1Noun

bookstore

shuǐ
HSK 1Noun

water

水果

shuǐguǒ
HSK 1Noun

fruit

shuì
HSK 1Verb

to sleep

睡觉

shuìjiào
HSK 1Verb

to sleep

shuō
HSK 1Verb

to speak; to say

说话

shuōhuà
HSK 1Verb

to talk; to speak

HSK 1Number

four

suì
HSK 1Measure word

year (of age)

HSK 1Pronoun

he; him

HSK 1Pronoun

it

HSK 1Pronoun

she; her

他们

tāmen
HSK 1Pronoun

they (masc./mixed)

它们

tāmen
HSK 1Pronoun

they (non-human)

她们

tāmen
HSK 1Pronoun

they (female)

tài
HSK 1Adverb

too; very

tiān
HSK 1Noun

sky; day

天气

tiānqì
HSK 1Noun

weather

tīng
HSK 1Verb

to listen; to hear

听见

tīngjiàn
HSK 1Verb

to hear

同学

tóngxué
HSK 1Noun

classmate

wài
HSK 1Noun

outside; foreign

外边

wàibian
HSK 1Noun

outside

wán
HSK 1Verb

to play

wǎn
HSK 1Adjective

late; evening

晚饭

wǎnfàn
HSK 1Noun

dinner; supper

晚上

wǎnshang
HSK 1Noun

evening; night

wèi
HSK 1Interjection

hello (phone)

wèn
HSK 1Verb

to ask

问题

wèntí
HSK 1Noun

question; problem

HSK 1Pronoun

I; me

我们

wǒmen
HSK 1Pronoun

we

HSK 1Number

five

午饭

wǔfàn
HSK 1Noun

lunch

喜欢

xǐhuan
HSK 1Verb

to like

xià
HSK 1Noun

down; below; next

下雨

xià yǔ
HSK 1Noun

to rain

下班

xiàbān
HSK 1Verb

to get off work

下课

xiàkè
HSK 1Verb

to finish class

下午

xiàwǔ
HSK 1Noun

afternoon

先生

xiānsheng
HSK 1Noun

Mr.; sir

现在

xiànzài
HSK 1Noun

now

xiǎng
HSK 1Verb

to think; to want

xiǎo
HSK 1Adjective

small; little

小朋友

xiǎopéngyǒu
HSK 1Noun

child; little friend

小时

xiǎoshí
HSK 1Noun

hour

小学

xiǎoxué
HSK 1Noun

primary school

小学生

xiǎoxuéshēng
HSK 1Noun

primary school student

xiē
HSK 1Measure word

some; a few

xiě
HSK 1Verb

to write

谢谢

xièxie
HSK 1Verb

thank you

xīn
HSK 1Adjective

new

星期

xīngqī
HSK 1Noun

week

星期日

xīngqīrì
HSK 1Noun

Sunday

星期天

xīngqītiān
HSK 1Noun

Sunday

休息

xiūxi
HSK 1Verb

to rest

xué
HSK 1Verb

to study; to learn

学生

xuéshēng
HSK 1Noun

student

学习

xuéxí
HSK 1Verb

to study; to learn

学校

xuéxiào
HSK 1Noun

school

HSK 1Number

one

一半

yíbàn
HSK 1Number

half

一下

yíxià
HSK 1Measure word

a short while; a bit

一点儿

yìdiǎnr
HSK 1Measure word

a little bit

一些

yìxiē
HSK 1Measure word

some; a few

衣服

yīfu
HSK 1Noun

clothes

医生

yīshēng
HSK 1Noun

doctor

医院

yīyuàn
HSK 1Noun

hospital

椅子

yǐzi
HSK 1Noun

chair

yuán
HSK 1Measure word

yuan (currency)

yuè
HSK 1Noun

month; moon

zài
HSK 1Adverb

again

再见

zàijiàn
HSK 1Verb

goodbye

zǎo
HSK 1Adjective

early; morning

早饭

zǎofàn
HSK 1Noun

breakfast

早上

zǎoshang
HSK 1Noun

morning

怎么

zěnme
HSK 1Pronoun

how

怎么样

zěnmeyàng
HSK 1Pronoun

how is it; how about

zhǎo
HSK 1Verb

to look for

zhè
HSK 1Pronoun

this

这边

zhèbiān
HSK 1Pronoun

this side

这个

zhège
HSK 1Pronoun

this one

这里

zhèlǐ
HSK 1Pronoun

here

这儿

zhèr
HSK 1Pronoun

here

这些

zhèxiē
HSK 1Pronoun

these

zhēn
HSK 1Adverb

really; truly

正在

zhèngzài
HSK 1Adverb

in the process of

知道

zhīdào
HSK 1Verb

to know

zhī
HSK 1Measure word

only

中国

Zhōngguó
HSK 1Noun

China

中文

Zhōngwén
HSK 1Noun

Chinese language

中午

zhōngwǔ
HSK 1Noun

noon

中学

zhōngxué
HSK 1Noun

middle school

中学生

zhōngxuéshēng
HSK 1Noun

middle school student

zhù
HSK 1Verb

to live; to stay

桌子

zhuōzi
HSK 1Noun

table

昨天

zuótiān
HSK 1Noun

yesterday

zuò
HSK 1Verb

to sit

zuò
HSK 1Verb

to do; to make

做饭

zuò fàn
HSK 1Noun

to cook

xuě
HSK 1Noun

snow

yào
HSK 1Verb

to want; will

HSK 1Adverb

also; too

yǒu
HSK 1Verb

to have; there is

有的

yǒude
HSK 1Pronoun

some

有点儿

yǒudiǎnr
HSK 1Adverb

a little bit (somewhat)

有些

yǒuxiē
HSK 1Pronoun

some

HSK 1Noun

rain

zài
HSK 1Verb

at; in; (progressive)

HSK 1Noun

character; word

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