HSK 2025 Level 1 vocabulary
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| # | Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 的 | de | of; ~'s; used after an attribute when it modifies a noun |
| 2 | 了 | le | completed action marker; modal particle indicating change of state, situation now |
| 3 | 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 4 | 是 | shì | to be; correct; right |
| 5 | 你 | nǐ | you; you |
| 6 | 在 | zài | to exist; to be alive; to be at |
| 7 | 不 | bù | no; not so; not |
| 8 | 有 | yǒu | to have; there is; having |
| 9 | 他 | tā | he; him; his |
| 10 | 这 | zhè | this; these; this |
| 11 | 个 | gè | classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier; individual; variant of 个 gè |
| 12 | 和 | hé | and; together with; with |
| 13 | 人 | rén | person; people |
| 14 | 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 15 | 要 | yào | to want; to need; to ask for |
| 16 | 我们 | wǒ men | we; us; ourselves |
| 17 | 好 | hǎo | good; appropriate; proper |
| 18 | 一 | yī | one; single; a |
| 19 | 会 | huì | can; to have the skill; to know how to |
| 20 | 也 | yě | also; too; as well |
| 21 | 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 22 | 对 | duì | right; correct; towards |
| 23 | 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive; to leave for |
| 24 | 上 | shàng | up; upper; above |
| 25 | 来 | lái | to come; used as a substitute for a more specific verb; hither |
| 26 | 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 27 | 还 | hái | still; still in progress; still more |
| 28 | 去 | qù | to go; to go to; last |
| 29 | 她 | tā | she |
| 30 | 想 | xiǎng | to think; to think of; to devise |
| 31 | 给 | gěi | to; for; for the benefit of |
| 32 | 能 | néng | can; to be able to; might possibly |
| 33 | 没有 | méi yǒu | haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist |
| 34 | 那 | nà | that; the; those |
| 35 | 他们 | tā men | they; them |
| 36 | 看 | kàn | to see; to look at; to read |
| 37 | 做 | zuò | to make; to produce; to write |
| 38 | 什么 | shén me | what?; something; anything |
| 39 | 吧 | ba | modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise; ...right?; ...OK? |
| 40 | 点 | diǎn | to touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot |
| 41 | 可以 | kě yǐ | can; may; possible |
| 42 | 大 | dà | big; large; great |
| 43 | 下 | xià | down; downwards; below |
| 44 | 里 | lǐ | lining; interior; inside |
| 45 | 真 | zhēn | really; truly; indeed |
| 46 | 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present; currently |
| 47 | 年 | nián | year; grain; harvest |
| 48 | 多 | duō | many; much; more |
| 49 | 两 | liǎng | two; both; some |
| 50 | 吗 | ma | question particle for "yes-no" questions |
| 51 | 天 | tiān | day; sky; heaven |
| 52 | 太 | tài | highest; greatest; too |
| 53 | 再 | zài | again; once more; re- |
| 54 | 呢 | ne | used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context |
| 55 | 只 | zhǐ | only; merely; just |
| 56 | 小 | xiǎo | small; tiny; few |
| 57 | 知道 | zhī dào | to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5] |
| 58 | 时候 | shí hou | time; length of time; moment |
| 59 | 问题 | wèn tí | question; problem; issue |
| 60 | 工作 | gōng zuò | to work; to operate; job |
| 61 | 事 | shì | matter; thing; item |
| 62 | 它 | tā | it; it |
| 63 | 后 | hòu | back; behind; rear |
| 64 | 家 | jiā | home; family; my |
| 65 | 前 | qián | front; forward; ahead |
| 66 | 你们 | nǐ men | you |
| 67 | 时间 | shí jiān | time; time; time |
| 68 | 怎么 | zěn me | how?; what?; why? |
| 69 | 爱 | ài | to love; to be fond of; to like |
| 70 | 这些 | zhè xiē | these |
| 71 | 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like; to be fond of; to be happy |
| 72 | 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume; to eat at |
| 73 | 谁 | shéi | who; also pr. shuí |
| 74 | 新 | xīn | new; newly; meso- |
| 75 | 找 | zhǎo | to try to find; to look for; to call on sb |
| 76 | 今天 | jīn tiān | today; the present time; now |
| 77 | 月 | yuè | moon; month; monthly |
| 78 | 觉得 | jué de | to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel |
| 79 | 几 | jǐ | how many; how much; several |
| 80 | 见 | jiàn | to see; to meet; to appear |
| 81 | 车 | chē | car; vehicle; machine |
| 82 | 一些 | yī xiē | some; a few; a little |
| 83 | 大家 | dà jiā | everyone; influential family; great expert |
| 84 | 听 | tīng | to listen to; to hear; to heed |
| 85 | 非常 | fēi cháng | very; really; unusual |
| 86 | 开 | kāi | to open; to start; to turn on |
| 87 | 叫 | jiào | to shout; to call; to order |
| 88 | 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 89 | 这里 | zhè lǐ | here; variant of 这里 zhè lǐ |
| 90 | 请 | qǐng | to ask; to invite; please |
| 91 | 钱 | qián | coin; money; unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 两 liǎng |
| 92 | 公司 | gōng sī | company; firm; corporation |
| 93 | 不要 | bù yào | don't!; must not |
| 94 | 本 | běn | root; stem; origin |
| 95 | 回 | huí | to go back; to return; to turn back |
| 96 | 东西 | dōng xi | thing; stuff; person |
| 97 | 三 | sān | three; 3 |
| 98 | 买 | mǎi | to buy; to purchase |
| 99 | 问 | wèn | to ask; to inquire |
| 100 | 岁 | suì | classifier for years; year; year |
| 101 | 号 | hào | to call out; to command; bugle |
| 102 | 住 | zhù | to live; to reside; to stay |
| 103 | 朋友 | péng you | friend |
| 104 | 件 | jiàn | item; component; classifier for events, things, clothes etc |
| 105 | 那些 | nà xiē | those |
| 106 | 水 | shuǐ | water; ... River; to swim |
| 107 | 写 | xiě | to write |
| 108 | 您 | nín | you |
| 109 | 电话 | diàn huà | telephone; phone call; phone number |
| 110 | 女 | nǚ | female; woman; daughter |
| 111 | 分 | fēn | to divide; to separate; to distribute |
| 112 | 小时 | xiǎo shí | hour |
| 113 | 有些 | yǒu xiē | some; somewhat; rather |
| 114 | 日 | rì | sun; day; day of the month |
| 115 | 玩 | wán | to play; to have fun; to trifle with |
| 116 | 正在 | zhèng zài | to be in the process of; to be currently ...-ing |
| 117 | 喝 | hē | to drink |
| 118 | 穿 | chuān | to bore through; to pierce; to perforate |
| 119 | 学校 | xué xiào | school |
| 120 | 坐 | zuò | to sit; to take a seat; to take |
| 121 | 早 | zǎo | early; morning; Good morning! |
| 122 | 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 123 | 认识 | rèn shi | to know; to recognize; to be familiar with |
| 124 | 睡 | shuì | to sleep; to lie down |
| 125 | 分钟 | fēn zhōng | minute |
| 126 | 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow |
| 127 | 四 | sì | four; 4 |
| 128 | 块 | kuài | lump; chunk; piece |
| 129 | 外 | wài | outside; in addition; foreign |
| 130 | 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening; night; in the evening |
| 131 | 谢谢 | xiè xie | to thank; thanks; thank you |
| 132 | 学 | xué | to learn; to study; to imitate |
| 133 | 多少 | duō shao | how much?; how many?; what number? |
| 134 | 妈妈 | mā ma | mama; mommy; mother |
| 135 | 少 | shǎo | few; less; to lack |
| 136 | 电影 | diàn yǐng | movie; film |
| 137 | 哪 | nǎ | how; which |
| 138 | 昨天 | zuó tiān | yesterday |
| 139 | 晚 | wǎn | evening; night; late |
| 140 | 书 | shū | book; letter; document |
| 141 | 五 | wǔ | five; 5 |
| 142 | 先生 | xiān sheng | teacher; gentleman; sir |
| 143 | 男 | nán | male; baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位 wǔ děng jué wèi |
| 144 | 卖 | mài | to sell; to betray; to spare no effort |
| 145 | 医院 | yī yuàn | hospital |
| 146 | 些 | xiē | classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several |
| 147 | 狗 | gǒu | dog |
| 148 | 口 | kǒu | mouth; classifier for things with mouths; classifier for bites or mouthfuls |
| 149 | 学生 | xué sheng | student; schoolchild |
| 150 | 二 | èr | two; 2; stupid |
| 151 | 儿子 | ér zi | son |
| 152 | 歌 | gē | song; to sing; variant of 歌 gē |
| 153 | 半 | bàn | half; semi-; incomplete |
| 154 | 中国 | Zhōng guó | China |
| 155 | 店 | diàn | inn; old-style hotel; shop |
| 156 | 元 | yuán | currency unit; first; original |
| 157 | 哪里 | nǎ lǐ | where?; somewhere; anywhere |
| 158 | 那里 | nà li | there; that place |
| 159 | 电视 | diàn shì | television; TV |
| 160 | 下午 | xià wǔ | afternoon; p.m. |
| 161 | 学习 | xué xí | to learn; to study |
| 162 | 它们 | tā men | they; them |
| 163 | 老师 | lǎo shī | teacher |
| 164 | 六 | liù | six; 6 |
| 165 | 边 | biān | side; edge; margin |
| 166 | 唱 | chàng | to sing; to call loudly; to chant |
| 167 | 大学 | dà xué | university; college |
| 168 | 病 | bìng | illness; disease; to fall ill |
| 169 | 医生 | yī shēng | doctor; medical practitioner |
| 170 | 名字 | míng zi | name |
| 171 | 她们 | tā men | they; them |
| 172 | 今年 | jīn nián | this year |
| 173 | 手机 | shǒu jī | cell phone; mobile phone |
| 174 | 忙 | máng | busy; hurriedly; to hurry |
| 175 | 十 | shí | ten; 10 |
| 176 | 看见 | kàn jiàn | to see; to catch sight of |
| 177 | 女儿 | nǚ ér | daughter |
| 178 | 说话 | shuō huà | to speak; to say; to talk |
| 179 | 爸爸 | bà ba | father; dad |
| 180 | 字 | zì | letter; symbol; character |
| 181 | 漂亮 | piào liang | pretty; beautiful |
| 182 | 高兴 | gāo xìng | happy; glad; willing |
| 183 | 去年 | qù nián | last year |
| 184 | 热 | rè | to warm up; to heat up; hot |
| 185 | 睡觉 | shuì jiào | to go to bed; to sleep |
| 186 | 电脑 | diàn nǎo | computer |
| 187 | 第 | dì | prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 dì liù "sixth" |
| 188 | 读 | dú | to read out; to read aloud; to read |
| 189 | 冷 | lěng | cold |
| 190 | 飞机 | fēi jī | airplane |
| 191 | 早上 | zǎo shang | early morning |
| 192 | 猫 | māo | cat; to hide oneself; modem |
| 193 | 打电话 | dǎ diàn huà | to make a telephone call |
| 194 | 休息 | xiū xi | rest; to rest |
| 195 | 有的 | yǒu de | some; some |
| 196 | 喂 | wèi | hey; to feed; variant of 喂 wèi |
| 197 | 房间 | fáng jiān | room |
| 198 | 八 | bā | eight |
| 199 | 怎么样 | zěn me yàng | how?; how about?; how was it? |
| 200 | 七 | qī | seven; 7 |
| 201 | 菜 | cài | vegetable; greens; dish |
| 202 | 衣服 | yī fu | clothes |
| 203 | 上班 | shàng bān | to go to work; to be on duty; to start work |
| 204 | 姐姐 | jiě jie | older sister |
| 205 | 课 | kè | subject; course; class |
| 206 | 国 | guó | country; nation; state |
| 207 | 饭 | fàn | cooked rice; meal; fan |
| 208 | 一半 | yī bàn | half |
| 209 | 家人 | jiā rén | family member; servant |
| 210 | 对不起 | duì bu qǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon |
| 211 | 哥哥 | gē ge | older brother |
| 212 | 天气 | tiān qì | weather |
| 213 | 千 | qiān | thousand; used in 秋千 qiū qiān |
| 214 | 同学 | tóng xué | to study at the same school; fellow student; classmate |
| 215 | 好看 | hǎo kàn | good-looking; nice-looking; good |
| 216 | 茶 | chá | tea; tea plant |
| 217 | 雨 | yǔ | rain |
| 218 | 星期 | xīng qī | week; day of the week; Sunday |
| 219 | 雪 | xuě | snow; to wipe away |
| 220 | 九 | jiǔ | nine; 9 |
| 221 | 妹妹 | mèi mei | younger sister; young woman |
| 222 | 女士 | nǚ shì | lady; madam; Miss |
| 223 | 上午 | shàng wǔ | morning |
| 224 | 贵 | guì | expensive; highly valued; precious |
| 225 | 那边 | nà bian | over there; yonder |
| 226 | 弟弟 | dì di | younger brother |
| 227 | 百 | bǎi | hundred; numerous; all kinds of |
| 228 | 好吃 | hǎo chī | tasty; delicious |
| 229 | 明年 | míng nián | next year |
| 230 | 再见 | zài jiàn | goodbye; see you again later |
| 231 | 这儿 | zhè r | here |
| 232 | 哪儿 | nǎ r | where?; wherever; anywhere |
| 233 | 苹果 | píng guǒ | apple |
| 234 | 中午 | zhōng wǔ | noon; midday |
| 235 | 起床 | qǐ chuáng | to get out of bed; to get up |
| 236 | 开车 | kāi chē | to drive a car; to post sexual content online; to make a sexual joke |
| 237 | 出租车 | chū zū chē | taxi; rental car |
| 238 | 这边 | zhè biān | this side; here |
| 239 | 火车 | huǒ chē | train |
| 240 | 便宜 | pián yi | cheap; inexpensive; a petty advantage |
| 241 | 上学 | shàng xué | to go to school; to attend school |
| 242 | 牛奶 | niú nǎi | cow's milk |
| 243 | 女朋友 | nǚ péng you | girlfriend |
| 244 | 上课 | shàng kè | to go to class; to attend class; to go to teach a class |
| 245 | 听见 | tīng jiàn | to hear |
| 246 | 男朋友 | nán péng you | boyfriend |
| 247 | 下班 | xià bān | to finish work; to get off work; next service |
| 248 | 水果 | shuǐ guǒ | fruit |
| 249 | 读书 | dú shū | to read a book; to study; to attend school |
| 250 | 那儿 | nà r | there |
| 251 | 商店 | shāng diàn | store; shop |
| 252 | 鸡蛋 | jī dàn | egg; hen's egg |
| 253 | 没关系 | méi guān xi | it doesn't matter |
| 254 | 零 | líng | zero; nought; zero sign |
| 255 | 桌子 | zhuō zi | table; desk |
| 256 | 白天 | bái tiān | daytime; during the day; day |
| 257 | 请问 | qǐng wèn | Excuse me, may I ask...? |
| 258 | 哪些 | nǎ xiē | which ones?; who?; what? |
| 259 | 晚饭 | wǎn fàn | evening meal; dinner; supper |
| 260 | 小学 | xiǎo xué | elementary school; primary school |
| 261 | 饭店 | fàn diàn | restaurant; hotel |
| 262 | 中学 | zhōng xué | middle school |
| 263 | 面包 | miàn bāo | bread |
| 264 | 生病 | shēng bìng | to fall ill |
| 265 | 好听 | hǎo tīng | pleasant to hear |
| 266 | 大学生 | dà xué shēng | university student; college student |
| 267 | 超市 | chāo shì | supermarket |
| 268 | 椅子 | yǐ zi | chair |
| 269 | 小朋友 | xiǎo péng yǒu | child; kid |
| 270 | 午饭 | wǔ fàn | lunch |
| 271 | 做饭 | zuò fàn | to prepare a meal; to cook |
| 272 | 下雨 | xià yǔ | to rain |
| 273 | 杯子 | bēi zi | cup; glass |
| 274 | 中文 | Zhōng wén | Chinese language |
| 275 | 早饭 | zǎo fàn | breakfast |
| 276 | 一点儿 | yī diǎn r | erhua variant of 一点 yī diǎn |
| 277 | 书店 | shū diàn | bookstore |
| 278 | 星期天 | Xīng qī tiān | Sunday |
| 279 | 看病 | kàn bìng | to visit a doctor; to see a patient |
| 280 | 电影院 | diàn yǐng yuàn | cinema; movie theater |
| 281 | 下课 | xià kè | to finish class; to get out of class; to be dismissed |
| 282 | 米饭 | mǐ fàn | rice |
| 283 | 有点儿 | yǒu diǎn r | slightly; a little; somewhat |
| 284 | 饺子 | jiǎo zi | dumpling; pot-sticker |
| 285 | 小学生 | xiǎo xué shēng | primary school student; schoolchild; beginner |
| 286 | 外边 | wài bian | outside; outer surface; abroad |
| 287 | 中学生 | zhōng xué shēng | middle-school student; high school student |
| 288 | 星期日 | Xīng qī rì | Sunday |
| 289 | 汉语 | Hàn yǔ | Chinese language |
| 290 | 包子 | bāo zi | baozi; bao |
| 291 | 不客气 | bù kè qi | you're welcome; don't mention it; impolite |
| 292 | 汉字 | hàn zì | Chinese character |
| 293 | 好玩儿 | hǎo wán r | erhua variant of 好玩 hǎo wán |
| 294 | 面条儿 | miàn tiáo r | erhua variant of 面条 miàn tiáo |