HSK 3.0 word list

HSK 1 word list: all 506 words with pinyin

HSK 3.0 · elementary · updated November 2026

HSK 1 is level 1 of HSK 3.0, the new standard of China's Chinese proficiency test. It covers the very first words: people, numbers, time, everyday verbs and the basic grammar words that hold a sentence together. Officially it adds 500 new words. Below is every word on Ming's HSK 1 list — 506 entries, most common first — with pinyin and English meanings.

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How long HSK 1 takes

New words a day	Time for HSK 1
5	about 15 weeks
10	about 7 weeks
20	about 4 weeks

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The most common HSK 1 words, in a sentence

我 (wǒ) — I; me
我爱你。 wǒ ài nǐ — I love you.
是 (shì) — be (am / is / are); yes; right
我是学生。 wǒ shì xué sheng — I am a student.
你 (nǐ) — you
你是我的朋友。 nǐ shì wǒ de péng you — You are my friend.
在 (zài) — at; in
我在家。 wǒ zài jiā — I'm at home.
不 (bù) — not; no
他不在。 tā bù zài — He is not here.
有 (yǒu) — have; there is
我有钱。 wǒ yǒu qián — I have money.
他 (tā) — he
他洗车。 tā xǐ chē — He washes the car.
这 (zhè) — this; these
这很好。 zhè hěn hǎo — This is very good.
就 (jiù) — right away; just
我马上就来。 wǒ mǎ shàng jiù lái — I'm coming right away.
个 (gè) — measure word (a, an)
我有一个哥哥。 wǒ yǒu yī gè gē ge — I have an older brother.
和 (hé) — and; with
我和你是朋友。 wǒ hé nǐ shì péng you — You and I are friends.
人 (rén) — person; people
他是好人。 tā shì hǎo rén — He is a good person.

All 506 HSK 1 words

#	Word	Pinyin	Meaning
1	我	wǒ	I; me
2	是	shì	be (am / is / are); yes; right
3	你	nǐ	you
4	在	zài	at; in
5	不	bù	not; no
6	有	yǒu	have; there is
7	他	tā	he
8	这	zhè	this; these
9	就	jiù	right away; just
10	个	gè	measure word (a, an)
11	和	hé	and; with
12	人	rén	person; people
13	说	shuō	say; speak
14	我们	wǒ men	we; us
15	要	yào	want; need; will
16	好	hǎo	good; fine; well
17	一	yī	one
18	会	huì	can (know how to); will; meeting
19	也	yě	also
20	都	dōu	all; both; already
21	对	duì	right; correct
22	到	dào	arrive; reach
23	上	shàng	up; on; above; last
24	来	lái	come; arrive
25	很	hěn	very; quite
26	还	hái	still; yet; also; even more; too
27	去	qù	go
28	她	tā	she
29	想	xiǎng	want (to); think; miss (someone)
30	给	gěi	give; for
31	没有	méi yǒu	don't have; not
32	能	néng	can; be able to
33	那	nà	that
34	他们	tā men	they
35	看	kàn	look; watch; read
36	做	zuò	do; make
37	什么	shén me	what; something; anything
38	点	diǎn	o'clock; point
39	没	méi	not (did not; have not)
40	大	dà	big; large; great
41	从	cóng	from; since
42	下	xià	under; down; below
43	中	zhōng	middle; in
44	里	lǐ	inside; in
45	真	zhēn	really; truly; real
46	现在	xiàn zài	now; at present
47	年	nián	year
48	用	yòng	use; with; need
49	多	duō	many; much; more
50	两	liǎng	two; both
51	等	děng	wait; etc.
52	天	tiān	day; sky
53	出	chū	go out; come out
54	太	tài	too; extremely
55	最	zuì	most
56	再	zài	again; once more
57	次	cì	time; occurrence (measure word)
58	小	xiǎo	small; little; young
59	知道	zhī dào	know
60	时候	shí hou	time; moment
61	走	zǒu	walk; leave
62	工作	gōng zuò	work; job
63	事	shì	matter; thing
64	后	hòu	after; behind
65	家	jiā	home; family
66	你们	nǐ men	you
67	前	qián	front; before; ago
68	时间	shí jiān	time; period
69	怎么	zěn me	how
70	爱	ài	love; like
71	这些	zhè xiē	these
72	跟	gēn	with; and
73	喜欢	xǐ huan	like
74	吃	chī	eat
75	谁	shéi	who
76	新	xīn	new; newly
77	找	zhǎo	look for; find
78	打	dǎ	hit; play; make (a call)
79	还有	hái yǒu	furthermore; also; and; there is still
80	快	kuài	fast; quick
81	比	bǐ	than; compare
82	今天	jīn tiān	today
83	话	huà	speech; words; talk
84	还是	hái shi	or; still; had better
85	觉得	jué de	feel; think
86	月	yuè	month; moon
87	看到	kàn dào	see
88	起来	qǐ lai	get up; stand up
89	一起	yī qǐ	together; with
90	起	qǐ	get up; rise
91	几	jǐ	how many; a few
92	见	jiàn	see; meet
93	车	chē	car; vehicle
94	一些	yī xiē	some; a few
95	找到	zhǎo dào	find
96	手	shǒu	hand
97	听	tīng	listen to; hear
98	非常	fēi cháng	very; extremely
99	开	kāi	open
100	叫	jiào	be called; call
101	孩子	hái zi	child; kid
102	这里	zhè lǐ	here
103	别	bié	don't
104	请	qǐng	please; invite
105	钱	qián	money; cash
106	本	běn	measure word for books; root
107	回	huí	go back; return
108	东西	dōng xi	thing; object
109	三	sān	three
110	买	mǎi	buy
111	重要	zhòng yào	important; significant
112	问	wèn	ask
113	告诉	gào su	tell; inform
114	出来	chū lái	come out; appear
115	地方	dì fāng	place; area
116	最后	zuì hòu	final; last; finally
117	老	lǎo	old; always
118	岁	suì	years old
119	行	xíng	OK; all right
120	号	hào	number; day (of the month)
121	放	fàng	put; place; let go
122	朋友	péng you	friend
123	住	zhù	live; stay
124	拿	ná	hold; take; carry
125	高	gāo	tall; high
126	正	zhèng	straight; upright
127	先	xiān	first; before
128	得到	dé dào	get; receive
129	那些	nà xiē	those
130	准备	zhǔn bèi	prepare; plan to
131	水	shuǐ	water
132	进	jìn	enter; come in
133	写	xiě	write
134	国家	guó jiā	country; nation
135	您	nín	you
136	电话	diàn huà	telephone; phone call
137	女	nǚ	female; woman
138	送	sòng	give (as a gift)
139	分	fēn	divide
140	笑	xiào	laugh; smile
141	女人	nǚ rén	woman
142	小时	xiǎo shí	hour
143	有些	yǒu xiē	some; somewhat
144	帮	bāng	help; assist
145	日	rì	sun; day
146	别人	bié ren	other people
147	站	zhàn	station; stand; stop
148	路	lù	road; route
149	男人	nán rén	man; men
150	正在	zhèng zài	in the middle of (doing)
151	门	mén	door; gate
152	喝	hē	drink
153	穿	chuān	wear; put on
154	学校	xué xiào	school
155	花	huā	flower; spend
156	坐	zuò	sit; take (a bus etc.)
157	早	zǎo	early; morning
158	们	men	plural marker (for people)
159	身上	shēn shang	on the body
160	干	gàn	do; dry
161	认识	rèn shi	know; recognize
162	睡	shuì	sleep
163	明天	míng tiān	tomorrow
164	回来	huí lai	return
165	四	sì	four
166	块	kuài	yuan (money); piece
167	外	wài	outside; foreign
168	晚上	wǎn shang	evening; night
169	妈	mā	mom
170	球	qiú	ball; ball game
171	谢谢	xiè xie	thank you; thanks
172	学	xué	learn; study
173	多少	duō shǎo	how much; how many
174	第二	dì èr	second; next
175	妈妈	mā ma	mom; mother
176	错	cuò	wrong; mistake
177	少	shǎo	few; less; lack
178	别的	bié de	other; something else
179	难	nán	difficult; hard
180	电影	diàn yǐng	movie; film
181	间	jiān	measure word for rooms; between; room
182	哪	nǎ	which
183	跑	pǎo	run; run away
184	回家	huí jiā	go home
185	昨天	zuó tiān	yesterday
186	晚	wǎn	late; evening
187	书	shū	book; letter
188	五	wǔ	five
189	先生	xiān sheng	Mr.; sir
190	男	nán	male
191	动	dòng	move; touch
192	医院	yī yuàn	hospital
193	重	zhòng	heavy; serious
194	真的	zhēn de	really; truly
195	子	zǐ	son; child
196	远	yuǎn	far; distant
197	口	kǒu	mouth; (measure word for family members)
198	学生	xué sheng	student
199	二	èr	two
200	儿子	ér zi	son
201	明白	míng bai	understand; clear
202	杯	bēi	cup; glass
203	记得	jì de	remember
204	歌	gē	song
205	半	bàn	half; semi-
206	中国	zhōng guó	China
207	身体	shēn tǐ	body; health
208	元	yuán	yuan
209	哪里	nǎ lǐ	where?
210	包	bāo	bag; wrap
211	楼	lóu	floor (of a building); building
212	那里	nà li	there; that place
213	电视	diàn shì	television; TV
214	飞	fēi	fly
215	介绍	jiè shào	introduce; introduction
216	下午	xià wǔ	afternoon
217	出去	chū qù	go out
218	学习	xué xí	learn; study
219	老师	lǎo shī	teacher
220	六	liù	six
221	唱	chàng	sing
222	大学	dà xué	university; college
223	病	bìng	sick; illness
224	医生	yī shēng	doctor
225	名字	míng zi	name
226	她们	tā men	they
227	马上	mǎ shàng	at once; right away; immediately
228	今年	jīn nián	this year
229	手机	shǒu jī	cell phone; mobile phone
230	忙	máng	busy; hurry
231	十	shí	ten
232	看见	kàn jiàn	see
233	听到	tīng dào	hear
234	女儿	nǚ ér	daughter
235	说话	shuō huà	speak; talk
236	汽车	qì chē	car; automobile
237	爸爸	bà ba	father
238	字	zì	(written) character; word
239	高兴	gāo xìng	happy; glad
240	白	bái	white
241	去年	qù nián	last year
242	热	rè	hot; heat
243	试	shì	try; test
244	来到	lái dào	arrive
245	睡觉	shuì jiào	sleep; go to bed
246	电脑	diàn nǎo	computer
247	票	piào	ticket
248	西	xī	west
249	床	chuáng	bed
250	第	dì	ordinal prefix (第一 = 1st)
251	回到	huí dào	return to
252	差	chà	poor; bad; short of
253	家里	jiā lǐ	home
254	教	jiāo	teach; teaching
255	不用	bù yòng	need not
256	读	dú	read; study
257	忘	wàng	forget; overlook
258	认真	rèn zhēn	serious; careful
259	电	diàn	electricity
260	房子	fáng zi	house; home
261	冷	lěng	cold
262	山	shān	mountain; hill
263	常	cháng	often; frequently
264	飞机	fēi jī	airplane
265	早上	zǎo shang	morning
266	回答	huí dá	reply; answer
267	记	jì	remember; write down
268	关	guān	close; turn off
269	哥	gē	elder brother
270	爸	bà	father; dad
271	风	fēng	wind
272	回去	huí qu	return; go back
273	累	lèi	tired
274	打开	dǎ kāi	open; turn on
275	病人	bìng rén	sick person; patient
276	肉	ròu	meat
277	打电话	dǎ diàn huà	make a phone call
278	休息	xiū xi	rest
279	班	bān	class; shift (work)
280	坏	huài	bad; broken; break down
281	一边	yī biān	one side; while (doing)
282	洗	xǐ	wash
283	有的	yǒu de	some
284	毛	máo	mao (0.1 yuan); hair
285	忘记	wàng jì	forget
286	房间	fáng jiān	room
287	八	bā	eight
288	左	zuǒ	left
289	吃饭	chī fàn	have a meal
290	动作	dòng zuò	movement; action
291	七	qī	seven
292	菜	cài	dish; vegetable
293	衣服	yī fu	clothes
294	饿	è	hungry
295	树	shù	tree
296	右	yòu	right
297	上班	shàng bān	go to work; start work
298	生日	shēng rì	birthday
299	东	dōng	east
300	姐姐	jiě jie	older sister
301	课	kè	class; lesson
302	国	guó	country; nation
303	饭	fàn	meal; cooked rice
304	一半	yī bàn	half
305	家人	jiā rén	family member
306	有时	yǒu shí	sometimes; now and then
307	小姐	xiǎo jie	young lady; miss
308	对不起	duì bu qǐ	I'm sorry
309	进去	jìn qù	go in
310	哥哥	gē ge	older brother
311	没什么	méi shén me	nothing; it doesn't matter; never mind
312	路上	lù shang	on the road
313	天气	tiān qì	weather
314	最好	zuì hǎo	best
315	南	nán	south
316	考试	kǎo shì	take an exam; exam
317	有时候	yǒu shí hou	sometimes
318	慢	màn	slow
319	旁边	páng biān	side
320	同学	tóng xué	classmate; fellow student
321	北	běi	north
322	帮忙	bāng máng	help; lend a hand
323	进来	jìn lái	come in
324	见面	jiàn miàn	meet
325	好看	hǎo kàn	good-looking; nice-looking
326	中间	zhōng jiān	the middle
327	女生	nǚ shēng	schoolgirl; girl
328	茶	chá	tea
329	地点	dì diǎn	place; location
330	雨	yǔ	rain
331	星期	xīng qī	week
332	车上	chē shàng	in/on the car
333	考	kǎo	test; take an exam
334	九	jiǔ	nine
335	妹妹	mèi mei	younger sister
336	生气	shēng qì	get angry; angry
337	地上	dì shang	on the ground; on the floor
338	上午	shàng wǔ	morning
339	一会儿	yī huì r	a moment; a while
340	贵	guì	expensive; precious
341	记住	jì zhu	remember; memorize
342	下次	xià cì	next time
343	知识	zhī shi	knowledge
344	机场	jī chǎng	airport; airfield
345	学院	xué yuàn	college; school; faculty
346	老人	lǎo rén	elderly person; the elderly
347	页	yè	page
348	工人	gōng rén	worker
349	那边	nà bian	over there
350	弟弟	dì di	younger brother
351	干净	gān jìng	clean; neat
352	在家	zài jiā	be at home
353	百	bǎi	hundred
354	网上	wǎng shàng	online
355	好吃	hǎo chī	tasty; delicious
356	明年	míng nián	next year
357	再见	zài jiàn	goodbye
358	妹	mèi	younger sister
359	这儿	zhè r	here
360	哪儿	nǎ r	where?
361	不对	bù duì	incorrect; wrong
362	中午	zhōng wǔ	noon; midday
363	起床	qǐ chuáng	get out of bed; get up
364	是不是	shì bù shì	is it (or not)?
365	开车	kāi chē	drive a car
366	干什么	gàn shén me	what (are you) doing?
367	奶	nǎi	milk
368	门口	mén kǒu	doorway
369	常常	cháng cháng	frequently; often
370	这边	zhè biān	this side; here
371	男生	nán shēng	schoolboy; boy
372	火车	huǒ chē	train
373	奶奶	nǎi nai	grandma
374	上次	shàng cì	last time
375	唱歌	chàng gē	sing a song
376	右边	yòu bian	right side
377	上学	shàng xué	go to school; attend school
378	牛奶	niú nǎi	milk
379	女朋友	nǚ péng you	girlfriend
380	上课	shàng kè	go to class; attend class
381	爷爷	yé ye	grandpa
382	听见	tīng jiàn	hear
383	新年	xīn nián	New Year
384	男朋友	nán péng you	boyfriend
385	下班	xià bān	finish work; get off work
386	水果	shuǐ guǒ	fruit
387	读书	dú shū	study; read
388	那儿	nà r	there
389	商店	shāng diàn	store; shop
390	鸡蛋	jī dàn	egg
391	没关系	méi guān xi	it doesn't matter
392	地图	dì tú	map
393	姐	jiě	older sister
394	坐下	zuò xia	sit down
395	零	líng	zero
396	桌子	zhuō zi	table; desk
397	白天	bái tiān	daytime; during the day
398	请问	qǐng wèn	Excuse me, may I ask...?
399	哪些	nǎ xiē	which ones?
400	晚饭	wǎn fàn	dinner; supper
401	小学	xiǎo xué	elementary school
402	图书馆	tú shū guǎn	library
403	开玩笑	kāi wán xiào	play a joke; joke; kid
404	国外	guó wài	abroad; overseas
405	日期	rì qī	date
406	饭店	fàn diàn	restaurant; hotel
407	中学	zhōng xué	middle school
408	上网	shàng wǎng	go online
409	商场	shāng chǎng	shopping mall; department store
410	楼下	lóu xià	downstairs
411	面包	miàn bāo	bread
412	外国	wài guó	foreign
413	生病	shēng bìng	fall ill
414	好听	hǎo tīng	pleasant to hear
415	开会	kāi huì	hold a meeting; attend a meeting
416	钱包	qián bāo	wallet; purse
417	大学生	dà xué shēng	university student; college student
418	车站	chē zhàn	station; bus stop
419	走路	zǒu lù	walk; go on foot
420	小朋友	xiǎo péng you	child
421	左边	zuǒ bian	left
422	北京	běi jīng	Beijing
423	有用	yǒu yòng	useful
424	爱好	ài hào	hobby; interest
425	不大	bù dà	not very
426	午饭	wǔ fàn	lunch
427	上车	shàng chē	get on or into
428	马路	mǎ lù	street; road
429	门票	mén piào	ticket
430	机票	jī piào	air ticket
431	楼上	lóu shàng	upstairs
432	打球	dǎ qiú	play ball
433	下雨	xià yǔ	rain
434	下车	xià chē	get off or out of
435	杯子	bēi zi	cup; glass
436	放假	fàng jià	have a holiday or vacation
437	路口	lù kǒu	crossing
438	有名	yǒu míng	famous; well-known
439	中文	zhōng wén	Chinese language
440	弟	dì	younger brother
441	电视机	diàn shì jī	television set
442	早饭	zǎo fàn	breakfast
443	一点儿	yī diǎn r	a little; a bit
444	书店	shū diàn	bookstore
445	放学	fàng xué	school lets out (for the day)
446	关上	guān shàng	close
447	玩儿	wán r	play; have fun
448	半天	bàn tiān	half of the day; a long time
449	星期天	xīng qī tiān	Sunday
450	车票	chē piào	ticket
451	看病	kàn bìng	visit a doctor
452	电影院	diàn yǐng yuàn	cinema; movie theater
453	前天	qián tiān	the day before yesterday
454	后天	hòu tiān	the day after tomorrow
455	渴	kě	thirsty
456	洗手间	xǐ shǒu jiān	toilet; restroom; bathroom
457	下课	xià kè	finish class
458	请假	qǐng jià	request leave of absence
459	米饭	mǐ fàn	rice
460	里边	lǐ bian	inside
461	外语	wài yǔ	foreign language
462	没事儿	méi shì r	it's nothing; I'm fine
463	一块儿	yī kuài r	together
464	书包	shū bāo	schoolbag; bookbag
465	小学生	xiǎo xué shēng	primary school student
466	外边	wài bian	outside; outdoors
467	中学生	zhōng xué shēng	middle-school student
468	本子	běn zi	notebook
469	星期日	xīng qī rì	Sunday
470	课本	kè běn	textbook
471	汉语	hàn yǔ	Chinese language
472	后边	hòu bian	the back; behind
473	西边	xī biān	west
474	上边	shàng bian	the top; above
475	打车	dǎ chē	take a taxi
476	东边	dōng bian	east
477	包子	bāo zi	steamed bun
478	不客气	bù kè qi	you're welcome; don't mention it
479	南边	nán bian	south
480	北边	běi biān	north
481	女孩儿	nǚ hái r	girl
482	下边	xià bian	under; below
483	汉字	hàn zì	Chinese character
484	请进	qǐng jìn	"please come in"
485	好玩儿	hǎo wán r	fun; amusing
486	前边	qián bian	front; in front
487	小孩儿	xiǎo hái r	child
488	教学楼	jiào xué lóu	classroom building
489	网友	wǎng yǒu	online friend
490	课文	kè wén	text
491	请坐	qǐng zuò	please, have a seat
492	半年	bàn nián	half a year
493	听写	tīng xiě	dictation; write down what you hear
494	面条儿	miàn tiáo r	noodles
495	男孩儿	nán hái r	boy
496	一下儿	yī xià r	a little bit; briefly
497	有一些	yǒu yī xiē	some; a few
498	的	de	(marks a possessive, like 's)
499	了	le	(marks a completed action)
500	着	zhe	(marks an ongoing action, "-ing")
501	吧	ba	(softens a suggestion, like "...right?")
502	过	guo	(marks "have done X before")
503	吗	ma	(turns a statement into a yes/no question)
504	呢	ne	and...? what about...?
505	地	de	(turns an adjective into an adverb, "-ly")
506	一样	yī yàng	same; the same; alike

Questions

How many words are in HSK 1?

Under HSK 3.0, HSK 1 adds 500 new words. Ming's HSK 1 list has 506 entries; a few words are counted, split or merged slightly differently from the official syllabus.

How long does it take to learn the HSK 1 words?

At 5 new words a day, about 15 weeks; at 10 a day, about 7 weeks. Reviews come on top, and how fast is right depends on how well the words stick — Ming adjusts the pace to you, slowing down when reviews pile up.

Is this the new HSK 3.0 list or the old HSK 2.0 one?

This is the HSK 3.0 list (the 2021 standard, with nine levels). The old HSK 2.0 had six levels and far fewer words per level — HSK 4 used to mean 1,200 words in total; under HSK 3.0 it's 3,245. See HSK 3.0 vs HSK 2.0.

Do I have to learn every HSK 1 word before moving on?

No. Most learners know part of the next level before they finish the current one. Ming's level test finds where your knowledge actually ends and starts you there, mixing in the gaps from lower levels.

HSK 2 word list →

Meanings adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0), example sentences partly from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). This list is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 — see Credits.