HSK 1 vocabulary with pinyin and audio
300 words
- 一 yī — one (the number 1)
- 一下 yīxià — a bit; a little (used after a verb to indicate a brief duration, to soften the tone, or to suggest giving something a try); also used to mean 'all at once' or 'suddenly' in some contexts
- 一些 yīxiē — some; a few; a little (used before a noun)
- 一半 yībàn — half (one of two equal parts)
- 一点儿 yīdiǎnr — a little; a bit (erhua colloquial variant of 一点)
- 七 qī — seven (the number 7)
- 三 sān — three; 3
- 上 shǎng — the shang tone (上声), one of the traditional Chinese tonal categories
- 上午 shàngwǔ — morning (before noon)
- 上学 shàngxué — to go to school; to attend school
- 上班 shàngbān — to go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office
- 上课 shàngkè — to go to class; to attend class (as a student)
- 下 xià — down; downwards; to descend
- 下午 xiàwǔ — afternoon; p.m.
- 下班 xiàbān — to finish work; to get off work
- 下课 xiàkè — to finish class; to get out of class
- 下雨 xiàyǔ — to rain
- 不 bù — no; not (negation particle used to negate verbs, adjectives, or other predicates)
- 不客气 bùkèqi — you're welcome; don't mention it (polite reply to thanks)
- 不要 bùyào — must not; should not (prohibition; used to tell someone not to do something)
- 东西 dōngxī — east and west; the cardinal directions
- 两 liǎng — two (the number 2); both (when used before a classifier)
- 个 gě — used in the fixed colloquial expression 自个儿/自個兒 (zìgěr) meaning 'oneself'; colloquial reflexive pronoun
- 中午 zhōngwǔ — noon; midday
- 中国 zhōngguó — China (country)
- 中学 zhōngxué — middle school (grades roughly equivalent to junior high)
- 中学生 zhōngxuéshēng — middle-school student; high-school student
- 中文 zhōngwén — the Chinese language; Chinese (as a subject or language)
- 九 jiǔ — nine; the number 9
- 也 yě — also; too; as well; either (used after a verb or noun); can mark an extreme or unexpected case (even X)
- 书 shū — book; letter; document
- 书店 shūdiàn — bookstore
- 买 mǎi — to buy; to purchase
- 了 le — completed-action marker (indicates an action has been completed)
- 事 shì — matter; affair
- 二 èr — two (the number 2)
- 五 wǔ — five; 5
- 些 xiē — classifier/quantifier indicating a small amount or number greater than 1: some, a few, several
- 人 rén — person; people
- 什么 shénme — what? (question word asking for identification or specification)
- 今天 jīntiān — today; the present time; now
- 今年 jīnnián — this year
- 他 tā — (third-person singular) he; him; his; (bound form) other; another; some other
- 他们 tāmen — they; them (third-person plural pronoun for people)
- 们 men — plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to people
- 件 jiàn — item; component; classifier for events, things, clothes, etc.
- 休息 xiūxi — to rest; to take a break
- 会 huì — can; to be able to; to know how to (have the skill or ability)
- 住 zhù — to live; to dwell; to stay; to reside
- 你 nǐ — you (informal; contrast with polite 您[nín])
- 你们 nǐmen — you (plural)
- 你好 nǐ hǎo — A common greeting used when meeting someone; equivalent to 'hello' or 'hi'.
- 便宜 biànyí — to act at one's own discretion; to take the most convenient course of action; to benefit someone
- 做 zuò — to do; to perform an action; to carry out
- 做饭 zuòfàn — to prepare a meal; to cook
- 儿子 érzi — son (male child)
- 元 yuán — Yuan dynasty (1279–1368)
- 先生 xiānsheng — teacher
- 八 bā — eight (the numeral 8)
- 公司 gōngsī — company; firm; corporation
- 六 liù — six; the number 6
- 再 zài — again; once more; re-
- 再见 zàijiàn — goodbye; see you again (used when parting)
- 写 xiě — to write
- 冷 lěng — cold (having a low temperature); feeling cold
- 几 jī — small low table; side table (archaic/colloquial)
- 出租车 chūzūchē — taxi; cab
- 分 fēn — to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate; to distinguish (good and bad)
- 分钟 fēnzhōng — minute (unit of time equal to 1/60 of an hour)
- 到 dào — to reach; to arrive; to go to (a place); to leave for
- 前 qián — front; the area in front of something
- 包子 bāozi — steamed stuffed bun (baozi)
- 医生 yīshēng — doctor (medical practitioner)
- 医院 yīyuàn — hospital
- 十 shí — ten; 10
- 千 qiān — thousand (the number 1,000)
- 午饭 wǔfàn — lunch
- 半 bàn — half (one of two equal parts)
- 卖 mài — to sell
- 去 qù — to go; to go to (a place)
- 去年 qùnián — last year
- 口 kǒu — mouth; opening of the mouth
- 只 zhī — grain that has begun to ripen
- 叫 jiào — to shout; to cry out
- 可以 kěyǐ — can; may — ability or permission
- 号 háo — to roar; to cry (animal or person)
- 吃 chī — to eat
- 同学 tóngxué — fellow student; classmate
- 名字 míngzi — name (of a person or thing)
- 后 hòu — empress; queen; (archaic) monarch; ruler
- 吗 má — (coll.) what? (colloquial interjection or particle used to ask 'what?')
- 吧 bā — bar (establishment serving drinks; loanword)
- 听 tīng — to listen to; to hear
- 听见 tīngjiàn — to hear (perceive a sound)
- 呢 ne — particle used to apply a previously asked question to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?")
- 和 hé — and; together with; with (joins nouns)
- 哥哥 gēgē — elder brother; older brother
- 哪 nǎ — how; which (interrogative)
- 哪个 nǎge — which; who
- 哪些 nǎxiē — which ones?; which (people or things)?