HSK 1 Vocabulary List: 300 Words (HSK 3.0)
In HSK 3.0, HSK 1 has 300 words in total, 300 of them new at this level. They cover greetings, numbers, dates, family, food, and the handful of question words that carry a whole beginner conversation.
By Haoshan HongNative Mandarin speakerUpdated September 2026
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What is on the HSK 1 word list?
In HSK 3.0, the exam from 13 December 2026, HSK 1 has 300 words. All of them are new at this level. The old HSK 2.0 list had 150.
They cover greetings, numbers, dates, family, food, and the handful of question words that carry a whole beginner conversation.
HSK 1 word list
All 300 words below, straight from the official HSK 3.0 syllabus. The 300 words new at HSK 1 come first, then earlier levels.
Pinyin comes from the syllabus and definitions from CC-CEDICT. Tap any word to see its other senses without leaving the list. Words with a full Fluentide entry — character breakdown, usage notes, example sentences — link out from there.
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爱àiHSK 1to love
- to love
- to be fond of
- to like
- affection
- to be inclined (to do sth)
- to tend to (happen)
八bāHSK 1eight
爸爸bàbaHSK 1(coll.) father
- (coll.) father
- dad
- CL:位
吧baHSK 1(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)
- (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)
- ...right?
- ...OK?
- ...I presume.
- bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)
- to puff (on a pipe etc)
- (onom.) bang
- (onom.) smack!
- abbr. for 贴吧
白天báitiānHSK 1daytime
- daytime
- during the day
- day
- CL:个
百bǎiHSK 1hundred
- hundred
- numerous
- all kinds of
- surname Bai
半bànHSK 1half
- half
- semi-
- incomplete
- (after a number) and a half
包子bāoziHSK 1baozi
- baozi
- bao (steamed stuffed bun)
杯子bēiziHSK 1cup
- cup
- glass
- CL:个,只
本běnHSK 1(bound form) root
- (bound form) root
- stem
- (bound form) origin
- source
- (bound form) one's own
- this
- (bound form) this
- the current (year etc)
- (bound form) original
- (bound form) inherent
- originally
- initially
- capital
- principal
- classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
边biānHSK 1side
- side
- edge
- margin
- border
- boundary
- CL:个
- simultaneously
- suffix of a noun of locality
便宜piányiHSK 1cheap
- cheap
- inexpensive
- a petty advantage
- to let sb off lightly
病bìngHSK 1illness
- illness
- CL:场
- disease
- to fall ill
- defect
不bùHSK 1no
- no
- not so
- (bound form) not
- un-
不客气bú kèqiHSK 1you're welcome
- you're welcome
- don't mention it
- impolite
- rude
- blunt
不要búyàoHSK 1don't!
- don't!
- must not
菜càiHSK 1vegetable
- vegetable
- greens (CL:棵)
- dish (of food) (CL:样,道,盘)
- (of one's skills etc) weak
- poor
- (coll.) (one's) type
茶cháHSK 1tea
- tea
- tea plant
- CL:杯,壶
唱chàngHSK 1to sing
- to sing
- to call loudly
- to chant
超市chāoshìHSK 1supermarket (abbr. for 超级市场)
- supermarket (abbr. for 超级市场)
- CL:家
车chēHSK 1car
- car
- vehicle
- CL:辆
- machine
- to shape with a lathe
- Kangxi radical 159
- war chariot (archaic)
- rook (in Chinese chess)
- rook (in chess)
- surname Che
吃chīHSK 1to eat
- to eat
- to consume
- to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
- to eradicate
- to destroy
- to absorb
- to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)
- variant of 吃
出租车chūzūchēHSK 1taxi
- taxi
- (Tw) rental car
穿chuānHSK 1to bore through
- to bore through
- to pierce
- to perforate
- to go through (e.g. a tunnel)
- to cross (e.g. a street)
- to thread
- to string together
- to wear
- to put on (clothes, shoes etc.)
- verb complement indicating thoroughness or completion
打电话dǎ diànhuàHSK 1to make a telephone call
- to make a telephone call
大dàHSK 1big
- big
- large
- great
- older (than another person)
- eldest (as in 大姐)
- greatly
- freely
- fully
- (dialect) father
- (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
- see 大夫
大家dàjiāHSK 1everyone
- everyone
- influential family
- great expert
大学dàxuéHSK 1university
- university
- college
- CL:所
大学生dàxuéshēngHSK 1university student
- university student
- college student
到dàoHSK 1to reach
- to reach
- to arrive
- to leave for
- to go to
- to (a place)
- until (a time)
- up to (a point)
- (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
- considerate
- thoughtful
- thorough
的deHSK 1of
- of
- ~'s (possessive particle)
- (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
- (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
- (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 "new one")
- also pr. or in poetry and songs
- a taxi
- a cab (abbr. for 的士)
- really and truly
- (bound form) bull's-eye
- target
弟弟dìdiHSK 1younger brother
- younger brother
- CL:个,位
第dìHSK 1(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 "sixth")
- (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 "sixth")
- (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed
- (old) residence of a high official
- (literary) but
- however
- (literary) only
- just
点diǎnHSK 1to touch briefly
- to touch briefly
- to tap
- to mark with a dot
- to check off (on a list)
- to order (food etc)
- to select
- to mention
- to bring up (a topic or person)
- to hint at
- to imply
- to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops
- to light (a fire, a lamp etc)
- to ignite
- to nod (one's head) in agreement
- to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down
- point
- dot
- spot
- speck
- dot stroke in Chinese characters
- (math.) decimal point
- point in time or space
- (after a number) o'clock
- a small amount
- a bit
- (after a verb or adjective) a bit more
- classifier for small amounts
电话diànhuàHSK 1telephone
- telephone
- CL:部
- phone call
- CL:通
- phone number
电脑diànnǎoHSK 1computer
- computer
- CL:台
电视diànshìHSK 1television
- television
- TV
- CL:台,部
电影diànyǐngHSK 1movie
- movie
- film
- CL:部
电影院diànyǐngyuànHSK 1cinema
- cinema
- movie theater
- CL:家,座
店diànHSK 1inn
- inn
- old-style hotel (CL:家)
- (bound form) shop
- store
东西dōngxiHSK 1east and west
- east and west
都dōuHSK 1all
- all
- both
- entirely
- (used for emphasis) even
- already
- (not) at all
- capital city
- metropolis
- surname Du
读dúHSK 1to read out
- to read out
- to read aloud
- to read
- to attend (school)
- to study (a subject in school)
- to pronounce
- comma
- phrase marked by pause
读书dúshūHSK 1to read a book
- to read a book
- to study
- to attend school
对duìHSK 1right
- right
- correct
- towards
- at
- for
- concerning
- regarding
- to treat (sb a certain way)
- to face
- (bound form) opposite
- facing
- matching
- to match together
- to adjust
- to fit
- to suit
- to answer
- to reply
- to add
- to pour in (a fluid)
- to check
- to compare
- classifier: couple
- pair
对不起duìbuqǐHSK 1I'm sorry
- I'm sorry
- excuse me
- I beg your pardon
- to let (sb) down
- to disappoint
多duōHSK 1many
- many
- much
- more
- a lot of
- too many
- in excess
- (after a numeral) ... odd
- how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. )
- (bound form) multi-
- poly-
多少duōshaoHSK 1number
- number
- amount
- somewhat
儿子érziHSK 1son
二èrHSK 1two
- two
- 2
- (Beijing dialect) stupid
HSK 1 word list for HSK 2.0 (150 words)
If your registration still says HSK 2.0, study this list instead. In HSK 2.0, HSK 1 has about 150 words in total. Here they all are.
Show the 150 HSK 2.0 words
- 爱ài
- 八bā
- 爸爸bàba
- 杯子bēizi
- 北京běijīng
- 本běn
- 不bù
- 不客气bùkèqi
- 菜cài
- 茶chá
- 吃chī
- 出租车chūzūchē
- 打电话dǎdiànhuà
- 大dà
- 的de
- 点diǎn
- 电脑diànnǎo
- 电视diànshì
- 电影diànyǐng
- 东西dōngxī
- 都dōu
- 读dú
- 对不起duìbuqǐ
- 多duō
- 多少duōshǎo
- 儿子érzi
- 二èr
- 饭馆fànguǎn
- 飞机fēijī
- 分钟fēnzhōng
- 高兴gāoxìng
- 个gè
- 工作gōngzuò
- 狗gǒu
- 汉语hànyǔ
- 好hǎo
- 喝hē
- 和hé
- 很hěn
- 后面hòumian
- 回huí
- 会huì
- 火车站huǒchēzhàn
- 几jǐ
- 家jiā
- 叫jiào
- 今天jīntiān
- 九jiǔ
- 开kāi
- 看kàn
- 看见kànjiàn
- 块kuài
- 来lái
- 老师lǎoshī
- 了liǎo
- 冷lěng
- 里lǐ
- 零líng
- 六liù
- 妈妈māma
- 吗ma
- 买mǎi
- 猫māo
- 没méi
- 没关系méiguānxi
- 米饭mǐfàn
- 名字míngzi
- 明天míngtiān
- 哪nǎ
- 那nà
- 呢ne
- 能néng
- 你nǐ
- 年nián
- 女儿nu:3ér
- 朋友péngyou
- 漂亮piàoliang
- 苹果píngguǒ
- 七qī
- 前面qiánmiàn
- 钱qián
- 请qǐng
- 去qù
- 热rè
- 人rén
- 认识rènshi
- 日rì
- 三sān
- 商店shāngdiàn
- 上shàng
- 上午shàngwǔ
- 少shǎo
- 谁shéi
- 什么shénme
- 十shí
- 时候shíhou
- 是shì
- 书shū
- 水shuǐ
- 水果shuǐguǒ
- 睡觉shuìjiào
- 说话shuōhuà
- 四sì
- 岁suì
- 他tā
- 她tā
- 太tài
- 天气tiānqì
- 听tīng
- 同学tóngxué
- 喂wèi
- 我wǒ
- 我们wǒmen
- 五wǔ
- 喜欢xǐhuan
- 下xià
- 下午xiàwǔ
- 下雨xiàyǔ
- 先生xiānsheng
- 现在xiànzài
- 想xiǎng
- 小xiǎo
- 小姐xiǎojie
- 些xiē
- 写xiě
- 谢谢xièxie
- 星期xīngqī
- 学生xuésheng
- 学习xuéxí
- 学校xuéxiào
- 一yī
- 衣服yīfu
- 医生yīshēng
- 医院yīyuàn
- 椅子yǐzi
- 有yǒu
- 月yuè
- 再见zàijiàn
- 在zài
- 怎么zěnme
- 怎么样zěnmeyàng
- 这zhè
- 中国zhōngguó
- 中午zhōngwǔ
- 住zhù
- 桌子zhuōzi
- 字zì
- 昨天zuótiān
- 坐zuò
- 做zuò
How to actually learn HSK 1 vocabulary
A word list is a checklist, not a method. Recognising a word on a page is a different skill from catching it at speed in a sentence — and the HSK listening section only tests the second one.
Read the list once, do not memorise it
You are looking for which words feel unfamiliar, not trying to learn them here.
Listen at your level daily
Fluentide's HSK 1 episodes are written inside this vocabulary band, so the words arrive in sentences instead of flashcards.
Look a word up only after you have heard it
A word you have already met in audio sticks in one reading. A word you meet cold takes many.
Come back to this list monthly
Use it as a progress check, not a study plan. The gaps you find are what to listen for next.
HSK 1 episodes to hear these words in
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HSK 1 Chinese listening episodes
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