New HSK 1 Word List

There are 500 vocabulary words required in the new HSK 3.0 Level 1 (Band 1) 

NoChinesePinyinEnglish
1àilove
2爱好ài hàohobby
3eight
4爸爸|爸bàba | bàdad
5ba(interjection particle)
6白(形)bái white
7白天bái tiānday
8bǎihundred
9bānclass
10bànhalf
11半年bàn niánhalf a year
12半天bàn tiānhalf day
13bānghelp
14帮忙bāng mánghelp
15bāopackage
16包子bāo zibun
17bēicup
18杯子bēi zicup
19běinorth
20北边běi biānNorth side
21北京běi jīngBeijing
22本(量)běn (measure word for books or volumes)
23本子běn zibook
24particle used for comparison
25别(副)biéDon’t
26别的bié deother
27别人bié·rénother people
28bìngdisease
29病人bìng rénpatient
30不大bú dànot big
31不对bú duìwrong
32不客气bú kè qìYou’re welcome
33不用bú yòngNo need to
34No
35càidish
36chátea
37chàdiffer from; bad; short of 
38chángoften
39常常cháng chángoften
40chàngsing
41唱歌chàng gēsing
42chēcar
43车票chē piàoticket
44车上chē shàngin the car
45车站chē zhànstation
46chīeat
47吃饭chī fànhave meal
48chūout
49出来chū láicome
50出去chū qùgo out
51穿chuānwear
52chuángbed
53次(量)cì (measure word for times, frequency)
54cóngfrom
55cuòwrong
56打(动)dǎ hit, take
57打车dǎ chētake a taxi
58打电话dǎ diàn huàmake a phonecall
59打开dǎ kāiturn on
60打球dǎ qiúplay ball
61large, big
62大学dà xuéuniversity
63大学生dà xué shēnguniversity student
64dàoreach
65得到dé dàoget
66deauxiliary word
67de(aux.)
68等(动)děngwait
69ground
70地点dìdiǎnlocation
71地方dìfanglocal
72地上dì shàngon the ground
73地图dìtúMap
74弟弟|弟dì di | dìyounger brother
75第(第二)dì ( dì èr )auxiliary word for ordinal numbers (second )
76diǎnspot
77diànelectricity
78电话diàn huàphone
79电脑diànnǎoComputer
80电视diànshìtelevision
81电视机diàn shì jītelevision
82电影diànyǐngFilm
83电影院diàn yǐng yuàncinema; movie theater
84dōngeast
85东边dōng biāneast side
86东西dōngxithing
87dòngmove
88动作dòngzuòaction
89dōuall
90read
91读书dú shūreading; study
92对(形)duìright
93对不起duìbuqǐI’m sorry.
94多(形、代)duōmany; much; more
95多少duōshaohow much
96饿èhungry
97儿子érziSon
98èrTwo
99fànrice; meal
100饭店fàndiànrestaurant
101房间fángjiānRoom
102房子fáng zihouse; building
103fàngdischarge
104放假fàng jiàholiday; have a holiday
105放学fàng xuéoff school
106fēifly
107飞机fēijīaircraft
108非常fēichángvery
109分(名、量)fēnminute; point; part; (measure word)
110fēngwind
111gāndry
112干净gānjìngclean
113gàndo
114干什么gàn shén meWhat to do
115gāohigh
116高兴gāoxìnghappy
117告诉gàosutell
118哥哥|哥gē ge | gēelder brother
119song
120individual
121gěigive
122gēnwith
123工人gōngrénWorker
124工作gōngzuòwork
125关(动)guānshut; close; turn off
126关上guān shàngclose;shut to; turn off
127guìnoble
128guócountry; state; nation
129国家guójiāCountry
130国外guó wàiforeign; oversea; abroad
131guòpass
132háialso; still; yet
133还是háishistill
134还有hái yǒualso; in addition; besides
135孩子háiziChildren
136汉语hànyǔChinese
137汉字hàn zìChinese character
138好(形)hǎogood
139好吃hǎochīYummy
140好看hǎo kàngood looking
141好听hǎo tīngpleasant to hear
142好玩儿hǎo wánrfun; interesting
143hàoNumber/date
144drink
145and
146hěnvery
147hòuback; behind; after; later
148后边hòu biānbehind; back
149后天hòu tiānday after tomorrow
150花(名)huāflower
151huàword; words
152huàibad
153huánreturn; pay back
154回(动)huígo back; return
155回答huídáAnswer
156回到huí dàoback to
157回家huí jiāgo home; return home
158回来huí láicome back; return
159回去huí qùgo back
160会(动)huìcan; be able to
161火车huǒ chētrain
162机场jīchǎngAirport
163机票jī piàoair ticket
164鸡蛋jīdànEgg
165several
166remember
167记得jìdéremember
168记住jì zhùremember; keep in mind
169jiāhome
170家里jiā lǐIn the home
171家人jiā rénfamily
172jiānbetween; measure word for rooms
173jiànsee; meet
174见面jiànmiànmeet
175jiāoteach
176叫(动)jiàocall; be called
177教学楼jiào xué lóuteaching building
178姐姐|姐jiě jie | jiěelder sister
179介绍jièshàointroduce
180今年jīn niánthis year
181今天jīntiānToday
182jìnenter
183进来jìn láicome in
184进去jìn qùgo in
185jiǔNine
186jiùas soon as; right away; then
187觉得juédeThink
188kāiopen
189开车kāi chēdrive; drive a car
190开会kāi huìhave a meeting
191开玩笑kāiwánxiàoMake fun of
192kànsee
193看病kàn bìngsee a doctor
194看到kàn dàosee
195看见kànjiànseeing
196kǎotest; examine
197考试kǎoshìExamination
198thirsty
199course
200课本kè běntextbook
201课文kè wéntext
202kǒumouth
203kuàiblock
204kuàifast
205láicome
206来到lái dàocome; arrive
207老(形)lǎoold; aged
208老人lǎo rénold people; the aged
209老师lǎoshīTeacher
210lepast tense marker
211lèitired
212lěngcold
213in
214里边lǐ biāninside
215两(数)liǎngtwo
216零|〇líng | língzero
217liùSix
218lóufloor
219楼上lóu shàngupstairs
220楼下lóu xiàdownstairs
221road
222路口lù kǒuintersection; crossing
223路上lù shàngon the road
224妈妈|妈mā ma | māmom; mother
225马路mǎ lùroad; street
226马上mǎshàngRight off
227maauxiliary word
228mǎibuy
229mànslow
230mángbusy
231毛(量)máoa fractional unit of money in China (measure word)
232méino
233没关系méiguānxiNo problem
234没什么méi shén meIt’s nothing
235没事儿méi shìrIt’s okay
236没有méi yǒuhave not; no
237妹妹|妹mèi mei | mèiyounger sister
238méndoor
239门口mén kǒudoorway
240门票mén piàotickets
241们(朋友们)men ( péng yǒu men )plural marker for pronouns and a few animate nouns (friends)
242米饭mǐfànSteamed Rice
243面包miànbāoBread
244面条儿miàn tiáornoodles
245名字míngziName
246明白míngbaiclear
247明年míng niánnext year
248明天míngtiānTomorrow
249take
250which
251哪里nǎ lǐwhere
252哪儿nǎrwhere
253哪些nǎ xiēwhich
254那(代)that
255那边nà biānthere
256那里nà lǐthere
257那儿nàrthere
258那些nà xiēthose
259nǎimilk
260奶奶nǎinaigrandma
261nánMan
262男孩儿nán háirboy
263男朋友nán péng yǒuboyfriend
264男人nán renman
265男生nán shēngboy
266nánsouth
267南边nán biānsouth; south side
268nánhard, difficult
269neauxiliary word
270néngcan
271you
272你们nǐ menyou
273niányear
274nínyou
275牛奶niúnǎimilk
276woman
277女儿nǚ’érdaughter
278女孩儿nǚ háirgirl
279女朋友nǚ péng yǒugirlfriend
280女人nǚ renwoman
281女生nǚ shēnggirl
282旁边pángbiānSide
283pǎorun
284朋友péngyouFriend
285piàoticket
286Seven
287get up; start; rise
288起床qǐchuángGet up
289起来qǐláiget up
290汽车qì chēcar
291qiánfront
292前边qián biānin front
293前天qián tiānthe day before yesterday
294qiánmoney
295钱包qián bāowallet
296qǐngplease
297请假qǐngjiàask for leave
298请进qǐng jìnplease come in
299请问qǐng wènexcuse me
300请坐qǐng zuòplease have a seat
301qiúball
302go
303去年qùniánLast year
304heat
305rénpeople
306认识rènshiknow
307认真rènzhēnearnest
308date
309日期rìqīDate
310ròumeat
311sānThree
312shānmountain
313商场shāng chǎngmall; shopping mall
314商店shāngdiànShop
315shàngupper
316上班shàngbāngo to work
317上边shàng biānabove; on
318上车shàng chēget on
319上次shàng cìlast time
320上课shàng kèattend class; have a class
321上网shàngwǎngSurf the Internet
322上午shàngwǔmorning
323上学shàng xuégo to school
324shǎoless
325shéiwho
326身上shēn shàngbody; on one’s body
327身体shēntǐbody
328什么shénmeWhat
329生病shēngbìngFall ill
330生气shēngqìget angry
331生日shēngrìBirthday
332shíTen
333时候shíhoutime
334时间shíjiāntime
335shìthing
336shìtry
337shìyes
338是不是shì bú shìisn’t it?
339shǒuhand
340手机shǒujīMobile phone
341shūbook
342书包shū bāoschool bag
343书店shū diànbookstore
344shùtree
345shuǐwater
346水果shuǐguǒFruits
347shuìsleep
348睡觉shuìjiàosleep
349shuōspeak
350说话shuōhuàtalk
351Four
352sònggive
353suìyear, age
354he
355他们tā menthey
356she
357她们tā menthey
358tàitoo
359tiānday
360天气tiānqìweather
361tīnghear
362听到tīng dàohear
363听见tīng jiànhear
364听写tīng xiědictation; dictate
365同学tóngxuéClassmate
366图书馆túshūguǎnLibrary
367wàiabroad, outside
368外边wài biānoutside
369外国wài guóforeign country
370外语wài yǔforeign language
371玩儿wánrplay
372wǎnlate
373晚饭wǎn fàndinner
374晚上wǎnshangNight
375网上wǎng shàngonline
376网友wǎng yǒunet friend
377wàngforget
378忘记wàngjìforget
379wènask
380I
381我们wǒmenWe
382Five
383午饭wǔ fànlunch
384西west
385西边xī biānwest; west side
386wash
387洗手间xǐshǒujiānRestroom
388喜欢xǐhuanlike
389下(名、动)xiàbelow; under; next; go down; get off
390下班xià bānget off work
391下边xià biānbelow; under
392下车xià chēget off
393下次xià cìnext time
394下课xià kèfinish class
395下午xiàwǔAfternoon
396下雨xiàyǔrain
397xiānbefore
398先生xiānshengSir
399现在xiànzàiNow
400xiǎngthink
401xiǎoSmall
402小孩儿xiǎo háirchild; kid
403小姐xiǎojiěMiss
404小朋友xiǎo péng yǒuchild; kid
405小时xiǎoshíhour
406小学xiǎo xuéprimary school; elementary schoo
407小学生xiǎo xué shēngelementary school student
408xiàolaugh
409xiěwrite
410谢谢xièxieThank you
411xīnnew
412新年xīn niánNew Year
413星期xīngqīweek
414星期日xīng qī rìSunday
415星期天xīng qī tiānSunday
416xíngThat’s ok
417休息xiūxiRest
418xuélearn; study
419学生xuéshengStudent
420学习xuéxíStudy
421学校xuéxiàoSchool
422学院xué yuàncollege; academy
423要(动)yàowant
424爷爷yéyegrandpa
425also
426page
427One
428衣服yīfuclothes
429医生yīshēngDoctor
430医院yīyuànHospital
431一半yí bànhalf
432一会儿yíhuìrA little while
433一块儿yí kuàirtogether
434一下儿yí xiàra little bit
435一样yíyàngequally
436一边yìbiānOne side
437一点儿yīdiǎnra little bit
438一起yìqǐtogether
439一些yì xiēsome
440yònguse
441yǒuhave
442有的yǒu desome
443有名yǒumíngFamous
444有时候|有时yǒu shí hòu | yǒu shísometimes
445有(一)些yǒu ( yì ) xiēsome
446有用yǒu yònguseful
447yòuright
448右边yòubianRight
449rain
450yuánelement; Yuan
451yuǎnfar
452yuèmonth
453zàiagain
454再见zàijiànBye
455zàistay; in process of
456在家zài jiāat home
457zǎoearly
458早饭zǎo fànbreakfast
459早上zǎoshangMorning
460怎么zěnmeHow
461站(名)zhànstation
462zhǎolook for
463找到zhǎo dàofind
464zhèHere (here)
465这边zhè biānhere
466这里zhè lǐhere
467这儿zhèrhere
468这些zhè xiēthese
469zhein process of
470zhēnreally
471真的zhēn dereally
472正(副)zhèngjust; exactly
473正在zhèngzàiin process of
474知道zhīdàoknow
475知识zhīshiknowledge
476zhōngmiddle; in
477中国zhōngguóChina
478中间zhōngjiānMiddle
479中文zhōngwénChinese
480中午zhōngwǔNoon
481中学zhōng xuémiddle school
482中学生zhōng xué shēngmiddle School student
483zhòngheavy
484重要zhòngyàoimportant
485zhùlive
486准备zhǔnbèiGet ready
487桌子zhuōziTable
488word, character
489子(桌子)zi ( zhuō zi )noun suffix (table)
490zǒugo, walk
491走路zǒu lùwalk
492zuìmost
493最好zuìhǎoBest
494最后zuìhòuLast
495昨天zuótiānYesterday
496zuǒleft
497左边zuǒbianleft
498zuòsit
499坐下zuò xiàsit down
500zuòdo

28 Responses

    1. I am a new student.I need more lessons for beginner and how to speak Chinese and write well.Thank you so much❤🙏.

  1. Thank you VERY much for the new word list. I have my first HSK 1 exam one month from now, so I have practice, practice, practice!

      1. Hi Mark, 地 can be also pronounced de, When it’s a noun and means “earth, ground” it’s pronounced as di4. If it’s an auxiliary word before a verb, it should be de.

  2. Why do none of the verbs start with ‘To’ in English??? It is important to distinguish a verb from another word. Bang/ Bang Zhu/ Bang Mang…. The translation written is help…. Which is wrong, to should say To Help… The word ‘To’ makes the verb an infinitive and also makes it very clear that the word is an action and not a noun, ajective etc.

  3. I know it is supposed to be a word list but if you will add the example sentence, it will be the best Christmas gift. …thank you though 👍

  4. The definition you have for 难 is for the falling tone.
    I’d assume for Level 1, the usage is “difficult”/”hard to bear”.

  5. Hello
    Kudos to you guys! There’s a mistake on number 479, should be ‘Zhongwen’ not ‘Hongwen’

  6. This is the best vocab list for the new HSK I’ve come across. Thank you so much!
    500 words for level 1 though…They weren’t joking about raising the bar.

  7. Hi guys, Thanks a lot for this list.
    Just a kind feedback that your introductory sentence “There are 1272 vocabulary words required in the new HSK 3.0 Level 2 (Band 2) ” is not the right one. Please correct :)

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