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HSK 1 vocabulary
497 words, ordered by how common they are in speech.
- 爱 ài to love; to be fond of; to like
- 爱好 ài hào to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on
- 八 bā eight
- 爸爸 bà ba (coll.) father; dad
- 吧 ba (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)
- 白 bái white
- 白天 bái tiān daytime
- 百 bǎi hundred
- 班 bān team; class; grade
- 半 bàn half
- 半年 bàn nián half a year
- 半天 bàn tiān half of the day
- 帮 bāng to help
- 帮忙 bāng máng to help
- 包 bāo to cover
- 包子 bāo zi baozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun)
- 杯 bēi cup
- 杯子 bēi zi cup
- 北 běi north
- 北边 běi biān north
- 北京 Běi jīng Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (short name 京[Jing1])
- 本 běn (bound form) root; stem
- 本子 běn zi book
- 比 bǐ to compare
- 别 bié to leave; to part (from)
- 别的 bié de else
- 别人 bié ren other people; others; other person
- 病 bìng illness
- 病人 bìng rén sick person
- 不大 bù dà not very (clear, far away etc); not too
- 不对 bù duì incorrect
- 不客气 bù kè qi you're welcome
- 不用 bù yòng need not
- 不 bù no; not so
- 菜 cài vegetable; greens (CL:棵[ke1])
- 茶 chá tea
- 差 chà different
- 常 cháng always
- 常常 cháng cháng frequently; often
- 唱 chàng to sing
- 唱歌 chàng gē to sing a song
- 车 chē car
- 车票 chē piào ticket (for a bus or train)
- 车上 chē shàng on the vehicle
- 车站 chē zhàn rail station
- 吃 chī to eat; to consume
- 吃饭 chī fàn to have a meal
- 出 chū to go out; to come out
- 出来 chū lái to come out
- 出去 chū qù to go out
- 穿 chuān to bore through; to pierce; to perforate
- 床 chuáng bed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on) (CL:張|张[zhang1])
- 次 cì next in sequence
- 从 cóng from; through; via
- 错 cuò mistake
- 打 dǎ 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")
- 打车 dǎ chē to take a taxi (in town)
- 打电话 dǎ diàn huà to make a telephone call
- 打开 dǎ kāi to open
- 打球 dǎ qiú to play ball
- 大 dà big; large; great
- 大学 dà xué university; college
- 大学生 dà xué shēng university student; college student
- 到 dào to reach; to arrive
- 得到 dé dào to get; to obtain; to receive
- 地 de -ly
- 的 de of; ~'s (possessive particle)
- 等 děng to wait for; to await
- 地点 dì diǎn place
- 地方 dì fang place; location; area; space; territory
- 地上 dì shang on the ground
- 地图 dì tú map
- 弟弟 dì di younger brother
- 第 dì (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4 liu4] "sixth")
- 点 diǎn to touch briefly; to tap
- 电 diàn lightning
- 电话 diàn huà telephone
- 电脑 diàn nǎo computer
- 电视 diàn shì television; TV
- 电视机 diàn shì jī television set
- 电影 diàn yǐng movie; film
- 电影院 diàn yǐng yuàn cinema; movie theater
- 东 dōng east
- 东边 dōng bian east
- 东西 dōng xi thing
- 动 dòng (of sth) to move
- 动作 dòng zuò movement; motion; action
- 都 dōu all; both; entirely
- 读 dú to read out; to read aloud
- 读书 dú shū to read a book
- 对 duì right; correct
- 对不起 duì bu qǐ I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon
- 多 duō many; much; more; a lot of
- 多少 duō shao how much?; how many?
- 饿 è hungry
- 儿子 ér zi son
- 二 èr two
- 饭 fàn cooked rice
- 饭店 fàn diàn restaurant
- 房间 fáng jiān room
- 房子 fáng zi house
- 放 fàng to put
- 放假 fàng jià to have a holiday or vacation
- 放学 fàng xué to dismiss students at the end of the school day
- 飞 fēi to fly
- 飞机 fēi jī airplane
- 非常 fēi cháng very; really
- 分 fēn to divide; to separate
- 风 fēng wind
- 干 gān dry
- 干净 gān jìng clean
- 干什么 gàn shén me what are you doing?
- 高 gāo high
- 高兴 gāo xìng happy
- 告诉 gào su to tell; to inform; to let know
- 哥哥 gē ge older brother
- 歌 gē song (CL:首[shou3],支[zhi1])
- 个 gè (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)
- 给 gěi to
- 跟 gēn heel
- 工人 gōng rén worker
- 工作 gōng zuò to work
- 关 guān mountain pass
- 关上 guān shàng to close (a door)
- 贵 guì expensive
- 国 guó country; nation; state
- 国家 guó jiā country; nation; state
- 国外 guó wài abroad
- 过 guò to cross
- 还 hái still
- 还是 hái shi still (as before)
- 还有 hái yǒu there still remain(s); there is (or are) still
- 孩子 hái zi child
- 汉语 Hàn yǔ Chinese language
- 汉字 hàn zì Chinese character(s)
- 好 hǎo good
- 好吃 hǎo chī tasty; delicious
- 好看 hǎo kàn good-looking; nice-looking
- 好听 hǎo tīng pleasant to hear
- 好玩儿 hǎo wán r erhua variant of 好玩[hao3 wan2]
- 号 hào (literary) to call out; to command
- 喝 hē to drink
- 和 hé (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4])
- 很 hěn very; quite
- 后 hòu back
- 后边 hòu bian the back; the rear; the last bit
- 后天 hòu tiān the day after tomorrow
- 花 huā flower
- 话 huà dialect
- 坏 huài bad
- 回 huí to go back; to return; to turn back; to turn around
- 回答 huí dá to reply; to answer
- 回到 huí dào to return to
- 回家 huí jiā to return home
- 回来 huí lai to return; to come back
- 回去 huí qu to return
- 会 huì can; to have the skill; to know how to
- 火车 huǒ chē train
- 机场 jī chǎng airport; airfield
- 机票 jī piào plane ticket; airline ticket
- 鸡蛋 jī dàn (chicken) egg
- 几 jǐ how many; how much
- 记 jì to record
- 记得 jì de to remember
- 记住 jì zhu to remember
- 家 jiā home
- 家里 jiā lǐ home
- 家人 jiā rén family member
- 间 jiān between
- 见 jiàn to see
- 见面 jiàn miàn to meet; to see each other
- 教 jiāo to teach; to instruct
- 叫 jiào to shout
- 教学楼 jiào xué lóu school building; academic building
- 姐姐 jiě jie older sister
- 介绍 jiè shào to introduce (sb to sb)
- 今年 jīn nián this year
- 今天 jīn tiān today
- 进 jìn to go forward
- 进来 jìn lái to come in
- 进去 jìn qù to go in
- 九 jiǔ nine
- 就 jiù (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
- 觉得 jué de to think that ...; to feel that ...
- 开 kāi to open (transitive or intransitive)
- 开车 kāi chē to drive a car (or train etc)
- 开会 kāi huì to hold a meeting
- 开玩笑 kāi wán xiào to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke
- 看 kàn to see; to look at
- 看病 kàn bìng to visit a doctor
- 看到 kàn dào to see
- 看见 kàn jiàn to see; to catch sight of
- 考 kǎo to check
- 考试 kǎo shì to take an exam
- 渴 kě thirsty
- 课 kè subject
- 课本 kè běn textbook
- 课文 kè wén text
- 口 kǒu mouth
- 块 kuài lump; chunk; piece
- 快 kuài rapid
- 来 lái to come
- 来到 lái dào to arrive; to come
- 老 lǎo 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
- 老人 lǎo rén old man or woman
- 老师 lǎo shī teacher
- 了 le (completed action marker)
- 累 lèi tired
- 冷 lěng cold
- 里 lǐ lining
- 里边 lǐ bian inside
- 两 liǎng two
- 零 líng zero
- 六 liù six
- 楼 lóu house with more than 1 story
- 楼上 lóu shàng upstairs
- 楼下 lóu xià downstairs
- 路 lù road (CL:條|条[tiao2])
- 路口 lù kǒu crossing
- 路上 lù shang on the road
- 妈妈 mā ma mama
- 马路 mǎ lù street
- 马上 mǎ shàng at once
- 吗 ma (question particle for "yes-no" questions)
- 买 mǎi to buy
- 慢 màn slow
- 忙 máng busy
- 毛 máo hair
- 没 méi (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
- 没关系 méi guān xi it doesn't matter
- 没什么 méi shén me it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind
- 没事儿 méi shì r to have spare time
- 没有 méi yǒu haven't
- 妹妹 mèi mei younger sister
- 门 mén gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇[shan4])
- 门口 mén kǒu doorway
- 门票 mén piào ticket (for theater, cinema etc)
- 们 men plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
- 米饭 mǐ fàn (cooked) rice
- 面包 miàn bāo bread
- 面条儿 miàn tiáo r erhua variant of 麵條|面条[mian4 tiao2]
- 名字 míng zi name (of a person or thing)
- 明白 míng bai clear; obvious; unequivocal
- 明年 míng nián next year
- 明天 míng tiān tomorrow
- 拿 ná to hold
- 哪 nǎ how
- 哪里 nǎ lǐ where?
- 哪儿 nǎ r where?
- 哪些 nǎ xiē which ones?
- 那 nà (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nei4])
- 那边 nà bian over there
- 那里 nà li there; that place
- 那儿 nà r there
- 那些 nà xiē those
- 奶 nǎi breast
- 奶奶 nǎi nai (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother)
- 男 nán (bound form) male
- 男孩儿 nán hái r erhua form of 男孩[nan2 hai2]
- 男朋友 nán péng you boyfriend
- 男人 nán rén a man
- 男生 nán shēng schoolboy
- 南 nán south
- 南边 nán bian south
- 难 nán difficult (to...)
- 呢 ne (sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?")
- 能 néng can
- 你 nǐ you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
- 你们 nǐ men you (plural)
- 年 nián grain
- 您 nín you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[ni3])
- 牛奶 niú nǎi cow's milk
- 女 nǚ female
- 女儿 nǚ ér daughter
- 女孩儿 nǚ hái r erhua form of 女孩[nu : 3 hai2]
- 女朋友 nǚ péng you girlfriend
- 女人 nǚ rén woman
- 女生 nǚ shēng schoolgirl
- 旁边 páng biān side; adjacent place
- 跑 pǎo to run
- 朋友 péng you friend
- 票 piào ticket
- 七 qī seven
- 起 qǐ to rise
- 起床 qǐ chuáng to get out of bed; to get up
- 起来 qǐ lai to stand up; to get up
- 汽车 qì chē car
- 前 qián front
- 前边 qián bian front
- 前天 qián tiān the day before yesterday
- 钱 qián coin
- 钱包 qián bāo purse
- 请 qǐng to ask
- 请假 qǐng jià to request leave of absence
- 请进 qǐng jìn "please come in"
- 请问 qǐng wèn Excuse me, may I ask...?
- 请坐 qǐng zuò please, have a seat
- 球 qiú ball
- 去 qù to go
- 去年 qù nián last year
- 热 rè to warm up
- 人 rén person; people
- 认识 rèn shi to know
- 认真 rèn zhēn conscientious
- 日 rì (bound form) sun
- 日期 rì qī date
- 肉 ròu meat
- 三 sān three
- 山 shān mountain; hill (CL:座[zuo4])
- 商场 shāng chǎng shopping mall
- 商店 shāng diàn store; shop
- 上 shàng (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
- 上班 shàng bān to go to work
- 上边 shàng bian the top
- 上车 shàng chē to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)
- 上次 shàng cì last time
- 上课 shàng kè to go to class
- 上网 shàng wǎng to go online
- 上午 shàng wǔ morning
- 上学 shàng xué to go to school
- 少 shǎo few
- 谁 shéi who
- 身上 shēn shang on the body
- 身体 shēn tǐ the body
- 什么 shén me what?
- 生病 shēng bìng to fall ill
- 生气 shēng qì to get angry; to be furious
- 生日 shēng rì birthday
- 十 shí ten
- 时候 shí hou time
- 时间 shí jiān (concept of) time
- 事 shì matter
- 试 shì to test
- 是 shì to be (followed by substantives only)
- 是不是 shì bù shì is or is not (used to form yes-no questions)
- 手 shǒu hand
- 手机 shǒu jī cell phone; mobile phone
- 书 shū book
- 书包 shū bāo schoolbag
- 书店 shū diàn bookstore
- 树 shù tree
- 水 shuǐ water
- 水果 shuǐ guǒ fruit
- 睡 shuì to sleep
- 睡觉 shuì jiào to go to bed
- 说 shuō to speak; to talk; to say
- 说话 shuō huà to speak
- 四 sì four
- 送 sòng to send; to deliver; to transmit
- 岁 suì classifier for years (of age)
- 他 tā (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
- 他们 tā men they; them
- 她 tā she
- 她们 tā men they; them (females)
- 太 tài highest
- 天 tiān day
- 天气 tiān qì weather
- 听 tīng to listen to; to hear
- 听到 tīng dào to hear
- 听见 tīng jiàn to hear
- 听写 tīng xiě (of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise); dictation
- 同学 tóng xué to study at the same school
- 图书馆 tú shū guǎn library
- 外 wài outside
- 外边 wài bian outside
- 外国 wài guó foreign country
- 外语 wài yǔ foreign language
- 玩儿 wán r to play
- 晚 wǎn evening
- 晚饭 wǎn fàn evening meal
- 晚上 wǎn shang evening
- 网上 wǎng shàng online
- 网友 wǎng yǒu online friend
- 忘 wàng to forget
- 忘记 wàng jì to forget
- 问 wèn to ask; to inquire
- 我 wǒ I; me; my
- 我们 wǒ men we; us; ourselves; our
- 五 wǔ five
- 午饭 wǔ fàn lunch
- 西 xī west
- 西边 xī biān west
- 洗 xǐ to wash; to bathe
- 洗手间 xǐ shǒu jiān toilet
- 喜欢 xǐ huan to like; to be fond of
- 下 xià down
- 下班 xià bān to finish work; to get off work
- 下边 xià bian under
- 下车 xià chē to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)
- 下次 xià cì next time
- 下课 xià kè to finish class
- 下午 xià wǔ afternoon
- 下雨 xià yǔ to rain
- 先 xiān beforehand; first; earlier
- 先生 xiān sheng teacher
- 现在 xiàn zài now; at present; currently
- 想 xiǎng to think (about)
- 小 xiǎo small
- 小孩儿 xiǎo hái r erhua variant of 小孩[xiao3 hai2]
- 小姐 xiǎo jie young lady
- 小朋友 xiǎo péng yǒu child; kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan, to refer to sb's own child)
- 小时 xiǎo shí hour
- 小学 xiǎo xué elementary school; primary school
- 小学生 xiǎo xué shēng primary school student
- 笑 xiào to laugh; to smile
- 写 xiě to write
- 谢谢 xiè xie to thank
- 新 xīn new
- 新年 xīn nián New Year
- 星期 xīng qī week
- 星期日 Xīng qī rì Sunday
- 星期天 Xīng qī tiān Sunday
- 行 xíng (bound form) to walk; to go; to travel
- 休息 xiū xi rest
- 学 xué to learn
- 学生 xué sheng student
- 学习 xué xí to learn; to study
- 学校 xué xiào school
- 学院 xué yuàn college
- 要 yào to want; to need; to ask for
- 爷爷 yé ye (coll.) paternal grandfather; grandpa
- 也 yě also; too; as well; (not ...) either
- 页 yè page
- 一 yī one
- 衣服 yī fu clothes
- 医生 yī shēng doctor; medical practitioner
- 医院 yī yuàn hospital
- 一半 yī bàn half
- 一会儿 yī huì r a moment
- 一块儿 yī kuài r erhua variant of 一塊|一块[yi1 kuai4]
- 一下儿 yī xià r erhua form of 一下[yi1 xia4]
- 一样 yī yàng same
- 一边 yī biān one side
- 一点儿 yī diǎn r erhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3]
- 一起 yī qǐ (in) the same place
- 一些 yī xiē some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
- 用 yòng to use; to make use of; to employ
- 有 yǒu to have; there is
- 有的 yǒu de (there are) some (who are...)
- 有名 yǒu míng famous
- 有时候 yǒu shí hou sometimes
- 有些 yǒu xiē some
- 有用 yǒu yòng useful
- 右 yòu (bound form) right; right-hand side
- 右边 yòu bian right side
- 雨 yǔ rain
- 元 yuán currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)
- 远 yuǎn far
- 月 yuè moon
- 再 zài again; once more; re-
- 再见 zài jiàn goodbye
- 在 zài to exist; to be alive
- 在家 zài jiā to be at home
- 早 zǎo early
- 早饭 zǎo fàn breakfast
- 早上 zǎo shang early morning
- 怎么 zěn me how?
- 站 zhàn station
- 找 zhǎo to try to find
- 找到 zhǎo dào to find
- 这 zhè (pronoun) this; these
- 这边 zhè biān this side
- 这里 zhè lǐ here
- 这儿 zhè r here
- 这些 zhè xiē these
- 着 zhe aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
- 真 zhēn really
- 真的 zhēn de really; truly; indeed
- 正 zhèng straight
- 正在 zhèng zài to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
- 知道 zhī dào to know; to become aware of
- 知识 zhī shi knowledge
- 中 zhōng within; among; in
- 中国 Zhōng guó China
- 中间 zhōng jiān the middle; the inside
- 中文 Zhōng wén Chinese language
- 中午 zhōng wǔ noon
- 中学 zhōng xué middle school
- 中学生 zhōng xué shēng middle-school student
- 重 zhòng heavy
- 重要 zhòng yào important; significant; major
- 住 zhù to live; to reside; to stay
- 准备 zhǔn bèi preparation
- 桌子 zhuō zi table
- 字 zì letter
- 子 zi noun suffix, as in 椅子[yi3 zi5] "chair"
- 走 zǒu to walk
- 走路 zǒu lù to walk; to go on foot
- 最 zuì (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est
- 最好 zuì hǎo best
- 最后 zuì hòu final; last; ultimate
- 昨天 zuó tiān yesterday
- 左 zuǒ left
- 左边 zuǒ bian left
- 坐 zuò to sit
- 坐下 zuò xia to sit down
- 做 zuò to make; to produce