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HSK 1 Vocabulary

HSK 1 Vocabulary List (303 words)

Compiled from Fluentide podcast episodes. Updated May 2026.

The HSK 1 vocabulary list covers approximately 150 core Mandarin words required for absolute-beginner Chinese proficiency. These are the words that appear most often in Fluentide beginner episodes — basic greetings, numbers, family terms, daily-life vocabulary. Each word includes pinyin, English translation, and links to episodes where the word appears in context.

Where HSK 1 Sits in the HSK Ladder

HSK proficiency ladderThe six HSK levels with cumulative vocabulary requirements: HSK 1 requires 150 words, HSK 2 requires 300, HSK 3 requires 600, HSK 4 requires 1,200, HSK 5 requires 2,500, and HSK 6 requires 5,000 words. Word counts follow the official Hanban HSK 2.0 standard.HSK levels by cumulative vocabularyHSK 1beginner150 wordsHSK 2elementary300 wordsHSK 3pre-intermediate600 wordsHSK 4intermediate1,200 wordsHSK 5upper-intermediate2,500 wordsHSK 6advanced5,000 wordsSource: Hanban HSK 2.0 standard
Cumulative vocabulary required at each HSK level — bar width is proportional to the word count.

HSK 1 Word List

安静ānjìngquiet; peaceful
beginnerbeginner
爸爸bàbadad
beginnerbeginner
板bǎnboard
beginner
办法bànfǎmethod, way
beginner
半马拉松bàn mǎlāsōnghalf marathon
normalmedium+2
保护bǎohùto protect
beginner
保释金bǎoshì jīnbail money
normalmedium+2
北京BěijīngBeijing
beginner
崩了bēng lecrashed
beginner
比bǐto compare; than
beginner
比赛bǐsàirace; competition
mediumeasy+4
毕加索BìjiāsuǒPicasso
normalmedium+2
便宜piányicheap
easybeginner+3
标本biāoběnspecimen; taxidermy
normalmedium+2
表演biǎoyǎnperformance
beginner
病bìngsick; illness
beginner
病毒bìngdúvirus
easybeginner
步态bùtàigait
normalmedium+2
彩色散步cǎisè sànbùColor Walking
beginner
仓库cāngkùwarehouse
beginner
测试cèshìtest
easybeginner
差异化chāyì huàdifferentiation
normalmedium+2
拆开chāi kāito split up; break up
easybeginner
唱歌chànggēto sing (a song)
beginner
车顶chē dǐngcar roof
normalmedium+2
城市chéngshìcity
mediumbeginner+3
抽奖chōujiǎngraffle; lottery draw
normalmedium+2
抽屉chōutidrawer
normalmedium+2
臭chòustinky; smelly
beginnernormal+3
处罚chǔfáto punish; punishment
easybeginner
传chuánto spread; to pass on
beginner
船chuánboat; ship
easybeginner
慈善císhàncharity
normalmedium+2
聪明cōngmingsmart, clever
beginnermedium+1
错cuòwrong, mistake
beginner
答应dāyingto agree, say yes
beginner
打火机dǎhuǒjīlighter
beginner
大dàbig
beginnerbeginner
大学dàxuéuniversity
beginner
逮捕dàibǔto arrest
normalmedium+2
代理dàilǐagent; proxy
beginner
担架dānjiàstretcher
normalmedium+2
担心dānxīnto worry; worried
mediumbeginner
档案dàng'ànfiles; archives
normalmedium+1
导轨dǎoguǐguide rail
normalmedium+2
导演dǎoyǎndirector
beginner
盗版dàobǎnbootleg; pirated
beginner
道歉dàoqiànto apologize
beginner
地方dìfangplace
beginner
第一dì yīfirst; number one
beginner

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