Every HSK 1 word with simplified and traditional characters, pinyin and English meaning.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 爱 愛 | ài | to love; to like |
| 吧 | ba | particle suggesting or softening a request |
| 八 | bā | eight |
| 爸爸 | bàbà | father, dad |
| 百 | bǎi | hundred |
| 白天 | bái tiān | daytime, during the day |
| 半 | bàn | half |
| 包子 | bāo zi | steamed stuffed bun |
| 杯子 | bēizi5 | cup, glass |
| 本 | běn | measure word for books; root, origin |
| 边 邊 | biān | side, edge |
| 病 | bìng | illness; to fall ill |
| 不 | bù | not, no |
| 不客气 不客氣 | bù kè qi | you're welcome; don't mention it |
| 不要 | búyào | don't; do not want |
| 菜 | cài | vegetable; dish of food |
| 茶 | chá | tea |
| 唱 | chàng | to sing |
| 超市 | chāo shì | supermarket |
| 车 車 | chē | vehicle, car |
| 吃 | chī | to eat |
| 穿 | chuān | to wear, to put on |
| 出租车 出租車 | chū zū chē | taxi |
| 大 | dà | big, large |
| 打电话 打電話 | dǎdiànhuà | to make a phone call |
| 大家 | dàjiā | everyone, everybody |
| 到 | dào | to arrive, to reach |
| 大学 大學 | dàxué | university |
| 大学生 大學生 | dàxuéshēng | university student |
| 的 | de | possessive particle; of |
| 第 | dì | prefix forming ordinal numbers |
| 店 | diàn | shop, store |
| 点 | diǎn | dot, point; o'clock; a little |
| 电话 電話 | diànhuà | telephone; phone call |
| 电脑 電腦 | diànnǎo | computer |
| 电视 電視 | diànshì | television |
| 电影 電影 | diànyǐng | film, movie |
| 电影院 電影院 | diànyǐngyuàn | cinema, movie theater |
| 弟弟 | dìdì | younger brother |
| 东西 東西 | dōngxī | thing, object |
| 都 | dōu | all, both; already |
| 读 讀 | dú | to read; to study |
| 对 對 | duì | correct, right; toward |
| 对不起 對不起 | duìbùqǐ | sorry; excuse me |
| 多 | duō | many, much; how (in questions) |
| 多少 | duōshǎo | how many, how much |
| 读书 讀書 | dúshū | to read; to study |
| 二 | èr | two |
| 儿子 兒子 | érzi | son |
| 饭 飯 | fàn | cooked rice; meal |
| 饭店 飯店 | fàndiàn | restaurant; hotel |
| 房间 房間 | fángjiān | room |
| 非常 | fēicháng | extremely, very |
| 飞机 飛機 | fēijī | airplane, aircraft |
| 分 | fèn | minute; to divide; point (in a score) |
| 分钟 分鐘 | fēnzhōng | minute (of time) |
| 高兴 高興 | gāoxìng | happy, glad |
| 个 個 | gè | general measure word |
| 歌 | gē | song |
| 哥哥 | gēgē | older brother |
| 给 給 | gěi | to give; for |
| 公司 | gōngsī | company, firm |
| 工作 | gōngzuò | work, job; to work |
| 狗 | gǒu | dog |
| 贵 貴 | guì | expensive; honored |
| 国 國 | Guó | country, nation |
| 还 還 | hái | still, yet; also |
| 孩子 | háizi | child |
| 汉语 漢語 | Hàn yǔ | Chinese language |
| 汉字 漢字 | hàn zì | Chinese character |
| 号 號 | hào | number; date of the month |
| 好 | hǎo | good, well |
| 好吃 | hǎochī | tasty, delicious |
| 好看 | hǎokàn | good-looking, attractive |
| 好听 好聽 | hǎotīng | pleasant to listen to |
| 好玩儿 好玩兒 | hǎowánr | fun, amusing |
| 和 | hé | and; with |
| 喝 | hē | to drink |
| 很 | hěn | very |
| 后 後 | hòu | behind, after |
| 回 | huí | to return, to go back |
| 会 | huì | can, to know how to; meeting |
| 火车 火車 | huǒchē | train |
| 几 幾 | jǐ | how many; a few |
| 家 | jiā | home, family; measure word for shops |
| 见 見 | jiàn | to see, to meet |
| 件 | jiàn | measure word for clothes and matters |
| 叫 | jiào | to be called; to shout |
| 饺子 餃子 | jiǎo zi | dumpling |
| 家人 | jiārén | family members |
| 鸡蛋 雞蛋 | jī dàn | egg |
| 姐姐 | jiějiě | older sister |
| 今年 | jīn nián | this year |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today |
| 九 | jiǔ | nine |
| 觉得 覺得 | juéde | to feel, to think |
| 开 開 | kāi | to open; to start; to drive |
| 开车 開車 | kāi chē | to drive a car |
| 看 | kàn | to look at, to watch, to read |
| 看病 | kàn bìng | to see a doctor |
| 看见 看見 | kànjiàn | to see, to catch sight of |
| 课 課 | kè | lesson, class |
| 可以 | kěyǐ | can, may; be allowed to |
| 口 | kǒu | mouth; measure word for people in a family |
| 块 塊 | kuài | measure word for pieces; unit of money |
| 来 來 | lái | to come |
| 老师 老師 | lǎoshī | teacher |
| 了 | le | particle marking a completed action |
| 冷 | lěng | cold |
| 里 裡 | lǐ | inside, in |
| 两 | liǎng | two (before measure words) |
| 零 | líng | zero |
| 六 | liù | six |
| 吗 嗎 | ma | question particle |
| 卖 賣 | mài | to sell |
| 买 買 | mǎi | to buy |
| 妈妈 媽媽 | māmā | mother, mom |
| 忙 | máng | busy |
| 猫 貓 | māo | cat |
| 没关系 沒關係 | méiguānxì | it doesn't matter; never mind |
| 妹妹 | mèimèi | younger sister |
| 没事 | méi shì | it's nothing; no problem |
| 没（有） | méi yǒu | not have; there is not |
| 们 們 | men | plural marker for people |
| 面包 麵包 | miànbāo | bread |
| 面条儿 麵條兒 | miàntiáor | noodles |
| 米饭 米飯 | mǐ fàn | cooked rice |
| 明年 | míng nián | next year |
| 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow |
| 名字 | míngzi | name |
| 那 | nà | that |
| 哪 | nǎ | which |
| 那边 那邊 | nàbiān | over there, that side |
| 那个 | nà ge | that one |
| 哪个 | nǎ ge | which one |
| 那里 那裡 | nàlǐ | there, that place |
| 哪里 哪裡 | nǎlǐ | where |
| 男 | nán | male, man |
| 男朋友 | nánpéngyǒu | boyfriend |
| 那儿 那兒 | nǎēr | there, that place |
| 哪儿 哪兒 | nǎér | where |
| 那些 | nǎxiē | those |
| 哪些 | nǎxiē | which ones |
| 呢 | ne | particle for follow-up questions |
| 能 | néng | can, to be able to |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 你好 | nǐ hǎo | hello |
| 年 | nián | year |
| 你们 你們 | nǐmen | you (plural) |
| 您 | nín | you (polite) |
| 牛奶 | nióunǎi | milk |
| 女 | nǔ | female, woman |
| 女儿 女兒 | nǔér | daughter |
| 女朋友 | nǔpéngyǒu | girlfriend |
| 女士 | nǔshì | lady, madam |
| 朋友 | péngyou | friend |
| 便宜 | piányí | cheap, inexpensive |
| 漂亮 | piàoliàng | pretty, beautiful |
| 苹果 蘋果 | píngguǒ | apple |
| 七 | qī | seven |
| 前 | qián | front; before |
| 钱 錢 | qián | money |
| 千 | qiān | thousand |
| 起床 | qǐchuáng | to get up, to get out of bed |
| 请 請 | qǐng | please; to invite |
| 请问 請問 | qǐngwèn | excuse me, may I ask |
| 去 | qù | to go |
| 去年 | qù nián | last year |
| 热 熱 | rè | hot |
| 人 | rén | person, people |
| 认识 認識 | rènshì | to know, to recognize |
| 日 | rì | day; sun |
| 三 | sān | three |
| 上 | shàng | on, above; to go up |
| 上班 | shàngbān | to go to work |
| 商店 | shāngdiàn | shop, store |
| 上课 上課 | shàngkè | to attend class; to teach a class |
| 上午 | shàng wǔ | morning, before noon |
| 上学 上學 | shàngxué | to go to school |
| 少 | shǎo | few, little |
| 谁 誰 | shéi | who |
| 生病 | shēngbìng | to fall ill |
| 什么 什麼 | shéme | what |
| 十 | shí | ten |
| 事 | shì | matter, affair |
| 是 昰 | shì | to be; yes |
| 时候 時候 | shíhòu | time, moment |
| 时间 時間 | shíjiān | time, period |
| 手机 手機 | shoǔ jī | mobile phone |
| 书 書 | shū | book |
| 书店 書店 | shūdiàn | bookshop |
| 睡 | shuì | to sleep |
| 水 | shuǐ | water |
| 水果 | shuǐguǒ | fruit |
| 睡觉 睡覺 | shuìjiào | to sleep, to go to bed |
| 说 說 | shuō | to speak, to say |
| 说话 說話 | shuōhuà | to talk, to speak |
| 四 | sì | four |
| 岁 歲 | suì | year of age |
| 他 | tā | he, him |
| 它 | tā | it |
| 她 | tā | she, her |
| 太 | tài | too, excessively |
| 他们 他們 | tāmen | they, them |
| 它们 它們 | tāmen | they (of things) |
| 她们 她們 | tāmen | they (of females) |
| 天 | tiān | day; sky |
| 天气 天氣 | tiānqì | weather |
| 听 聽 | tīng | to listen, to hear |
| 听见 聽見 | tīngjiàn | to hear |
| 同学 同學 | tóngxué | classmate, schoolmate |
| 外 | wài | outside; foreign |
| 外边 外邊 | wài bian | outside |
| 玩 | wán | to play, to have fun |
| 晚 | wǎn | late; evening |
| 晚饭 晚飯 | wǎn fàn | dinner, evening meal |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening, night |
| 喂 | wèi | hello (on the phone); hey |
| 问 問 | wèn | to ask |
| 问题 問題 | wèntí | question; problem |
| 我 | wǒ | I, me |
| 我们 我們 | wǒmen | we, us |
| 五 | wǔ | five |
| 午饭 午飯 | wǔ fàn | lunch |
| 下 | xià | under, below; next; to go down |
| 下雨 | xiàyǔ | to rain |
| 下班 | xiàbān | to finish work |
| 下课 下課 | xiàkè | to finish class |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think; to want; to miss |
| 先生 | xiānshēng | mister, sir; husband |
| 现在 現在 | xiàn zài | now, at present |
| 小 | xiǎo | small, little |
| 小朋友 | xiǎopéngyǒu | child, little one |
| 小时 小時 | xiǎoshí | hour |
| 小学 小學 | xiǎoxué | primary school |
| 小学生 小學生 | xiǎoxuéshēng | primary school pupil |
| 下午 | xià wǔ | afternoon |
| 写 寫 | xiě | to write |
| 些 | xiē | measure word for an amount; some |
| 谢谢 謝謝 | xièxiè | thank you |
| 喜欢 喜歡 | xǐhuān | to like |
| 新 | xīn | new |
| 星期 | xīngqí | week |
| 星期日 | Xīng qī rì | Sunday |
| 星期天 | Xīng qī tiān | Sunday |
| 休息 | xiūxí | to rest |
| 学 學 | xué | to study, to learn |
| 雪 | xuě | snow |
| 学生 學生 | xuéshēng | student, pupil |
| 学习 學習 | xuéxí | to study, to learn |
| 学校 學校 | xuéxiào | school |
| 要 | yào | to want; must; will |
| 也 | yě | also, too |
| 一 | yī | one |
| 一半 | yíbàn | half |
| 一点儿 一點兒 | yīdiǎnēr | a little, a bit |
| 衣服 | yīfú | clothes |
| 医生 醫生 | yīshēng | doctor |
| 一下 | yī xià | briefly; a moment |
| 一些 | yīxiē | some, a few |
| 医院 醫院 | yīyuàn | hospital |
| 椅子 | yǐzi5 | chair |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 有的 | yǒude | some |
| 有些 | yǒuxiē | some; somewhat |
| 有（一）点儿 | yǒu yì diǎn ér | a little, slightly |
| 雨 | yǔ | rain |
| 元 | yuán | yuan, unit of Chinese money |
| 月 | yuè | month; moon |
| 再 | zài | again; then |
| 在 | zài | at, in, on; to be located |
| 再见 再見 | zàijiàn | goodbye |
| 早 | zǎo | early; morning |
| 早饭 早飯 | zǎo fàn | breakfast |
| 早上 | zǎo shang | early morning |
| 怎么 怎麼 | zěnme | how |
| 怎么样 怎麼樣 | zěnmeyàng | how about it; how is it |
| 找 | zhǎo | to look for; to give change |
| 这 這 | zhè | this |
| 这边 這邊 | zhèbiān | here, this side |
| 这个 | zhè ge | this one |
| 这里 這裡 | zhèlǐ | here, this place |
| 真 | zhēn | really, truly |
| 正在 | zhèngzài | in the middle of doing |
| 这儿 這兒 | zhèēr | here, this place |
| 这些 這些 | zhèxiē | these |
| 只 | zhǐ | only, merely |
| 知道 | zhīdào | to know |
| 中国 中國 | zhōngguó | China |
| 中文 | zhōngwén | Chinese language |
| 中午 | zhōng wǔ | noon, midday |
| 中学 中學 | zhōngxué | secondary school |
| 中学生 中學生 | zhōng xué shēng | secondary school student |
| 住 | zhù | to live, to stay |
| 桌子 | zhuōzi5 | table, desk |
| 字 | zì | written character, word |
| 坐 | zuò | to sit; to travel by |
| 做 | zuò | to do, to make |
| 做饭 做飯 | zuòfàn | to cook a meal |
| 昨天 | zuó tiān | yesterday |
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