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HSK 1 Vocabulary List

To achieve this first level of Chinese language proficiency, you must master basic pronouns, classifiers, nouns, verbs, and other parts of speech. You must also know how to express time, age, money, and numbers using different sentence patterns such as questions, negatives, imperatives, and the like. HSK 1 vocabulary list includes 150 required vocabulary words and phrases. Once you can understand and use these, you will pass HSK level 1, which means you now meet the basic needs for communication and possess the ability to further your Chinese language studies.

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ChinesePinyinEnglish
Personal Pron.
I, me
我们wǒmenwe, us (pl.)
you
你们nǐmenyou (pl.)
he, him
she, her
他们tāmenthey (male+female / male, pl.)
她们tāmenthey (females, pl.)
Demonstrative Pron.
这 (这儿)zhè ( zhèr)here, this
那 (那儿)nà (nàr)there, that
Interrogative Pron.
哪(哪儿)nǎ (nǎr)where
shuíwho
什么shén mewhat, why
多少duōshǎohow many, how much
a few, how many
怎么zěnmehow
怎么样zěnmeyànghow about
Numberal
one
èrtwo
sānthree
four
five
liùsix
seven
eight
jiǔnine
shíten
língzero
Quantifier
one, a, an
suìyear
běnvolume
xiēsome
kuàipiece
Adverb
no
méino
hěnquite, very
tàitoo
dōuall
Conjunction
and
Preposition
zàiin, at
Auxiliary
de
le
ma
ne
Interjection
wèihello
Noun
jiāhome
学校xuéxiàoschool
饭店fàndiànrestaurant
商店shāngdiànstore
医院yīyuànhospital
火车站huǒchēzhàntrain station
中国zhōng guóChina
北京běijīngBeijing
shàngup
xiàdown
前面qiánmiànfront
后面hòumiànbehind
lǐmiàninside
今天jīntiāntoday
明天míngtiāntomorrow
昨天zuótiānyesterday
上午shàngwǔmorning
中午zhōngwǔnoon
下午xiàwǔafternoon
niányear
yuèmonth
day
星期xīngqīweek
diǎndot, spot
分钟fēnzhōngminute
现在xiànzàinow
时候shíhoutime
爸爸bàbafather
妈妈māmamother
儿子érzison
女儿nǚérdaughter
老师lǎoshīteacher
学生xuéshēngstudent
同学tóngxuéshoolmate
朋友péngyoufriend
医生yīshēngdoctor
先生xiānshengsir
小姐xiǎojiěMiss
衣服yīfucloth
shuǐwater
càivegetable
米饭mǐfànrice
水果shuǐguǒfruit
苹果píngguǒapple
chátea
杯子bēizicup
qiánmoney
飞机fēijīairplane
出租车chūzūchētaxi
电视diànshìtelevision
电脑diànnǎocomputer
电影diànyǐngmovie
天气tiānqìweather
māocat
gǒudog
东西dōngxithing
rénperson
名字míngziname
shūbook
汉语hànyǔmandarin Chinese
character
桌子zhuōzidesk
椅子yǐzichair
Verb
谢谢xièxiethank
不客气búkèqìyou are welcome
再见zàijiàngood-bye
qǐngplease
对不起duìbùqǐsorry
没关系méiguānxìIt doesn’t matter
shìbe (am, is, are)
yǒuhave
kànlook
tīnglisten
说话shuōhuàspeak
read
xiěwrite
看见kànjiànsee
jiàocall
láicome
huíreturn
go
chīeat
drink
睡觉shuìjiàosleep
打电话dǎdiànhuàcall up
zuòdo
mǎibuy
kāiopen
zuòsit
zhùlive
学习xuéxístudy
工作gōngzuòwork
下雨xiàyǔrain
àilove
喜欢xǐhuānlove, like
xiǎngwant
认识rènshiknow
huìcan
néngcan, be able to
Adjective
hǎogood
big
xiǎosmall
duōmany, much
shǎofew, little
lěngcold
hot
高兴gāoxìnghappy
漂亮piàoliàngbeautiful
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This Post Has 21 Comments

  1. it is good for everyone that want to prepare themselves for do the HSK also me too I really want to passing the HSK and want to learn in China

  2. I looking at HSK 1 & 2 exam by about June latest.
    I started learning Mandarin Chinese from Yo-yo Chinese since January 2019. I have completed their BCC and since then, I spend daily 90 to 120 minutes studying. Pls advise.

  3. I just realize how awfull my social communication skill but my language is also awfully good.I know french,japan,Different language in Asia,and i know a few accent.

  4. Assalam-o-Alaikum
    This is globally admitted that China has been super power. Chinese language has been our need and in future it would be compulsory to understand Chinese. This is the best time to learn Chinese.
    Chinese language is very interesting and I’m getting this international language by my honorable teacher Hafiz Haris. He has passed five levels from University of Karachi, Pakistan.
    In Sha Allah I’ll overcome Chinese language very soon.
    Jazak Allah
    Allah Hafiz

  5. 里 lǐmiàn inside

    Isn’t the Pīnyīn for miàn missing here? For front and behind its there, but that should only be lǐ. But since i just started i could be wrong so please let me know. Thanks

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