HSK 1 Vocabulary List: 300 Words (HSK 3.0)
HSK 1 has 300 words in HSK 3.0 (the old HSK 2.0 list had 150). Fluentide has 249 free stories at the HSK 1 level that use them, with transcript and pinyin.
By Haoshan Hong · Native Mandarin speaker · Updated October 2026
Hear HSK 1 words in a real story
格陵兰安全协议签了：美国多两个基地，主权不变
Greenland Security Deal Signed: Two New US Bases, Sovereignty Stays
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What is on the HSK 1 word list?
Every word is new at this level. They cover greetings, numbers, dates, family, food, and the handful of question words that carry a whole beginner conversation.
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HSK 1 word list
All 300 words from the official HSK 3.0 syllabus, the 300 new at HSK 1 first.
Pinyin from the syllabus, definitions from CC-CEDICT. Tap a word for its other senses.
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他们tāmenHSK 1they
- they
- them
它tāHSK 1it
- it
- it (pronoun for an animal)
它们tāmenHSK 1they
- they
- them
她tāHSK 1she
她们tāmenHSK 1they
- they
- them (females)
太tàiHSK 1highest
- highest
- greatest
- too (much)
- very
- extremely
天tiānHSK 1day
- day
- sky
- heaven
天气tiānqìHSK 1weather
听tīngHSK 1to listen to
- to listen to
- to hear
- to heed
- to obey
- a can (loanword from English "tin")
- classifier for canned beverages
- to let be
- to allow (Taiwan pr. )
- (literary) to administer
- to deal with (Taiwan pr. )
- smile (archaic)
听见tīngjiànHSK 1to hear
- to hear
同学tóngxuéHSK 1to study at the same school
- to study at the same school
- fellow student
- classmate
- CL:位,个
外wàiHSK 1outside
- outside
- in addition
- foreign
- external
外边wàibianHSK 1outside
- outside
- outer surface
- abroad
- place other than one's home
玩wánHSK 1to play
- to play
- to have fun
- to trifle with
- toy
- sth used for amusement
- curio or antique (Taiwan pr. )
- to keep sth for entertainment
- Taiwan pr.
- variant of 玩
晚wǎnHSK 1evening
- evening
- night
- late
晚饭wǎnfànHSK 1evening meal
- evening meal
- dinner
- supper
- CL:份,顿,次,餐
晚上wǎnshangHSK 1evening
- evening
- night
- CL:个
- in the evening
喂wèiHSK 1hey
- hey
- to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc)
- to feed
- hello (when answering the phone)
- variant of 喂
问wènHSK 1to ask
- to ask
- to inquire
问题wèntíHSK 1question
- question
- problem
- issue
- topic
- CL:个
我wǒHSK 1I
我们wǒmenHSK 1we
- we
- us
- ourselves
- our
五wǔHSK 1five
午饭wǔfànHSK 1lunch
- lunch
- CL:份,顿,次,餐
喜欢xǐhuanHSK 1to like
- to like
- to be fond of
- to be happy
- to be pleased
- to tend to
下xiàHSK 1down
- down
- downwards
- below
- lower
- later
- next (week etc)
- second (of two parts)
- to decline
- to go down
- to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
- measure word to show the frequency of an action
下班xiàbānHSK 1to finish work
- to finish work
- to get off work
- next service (train, bus etc)
下课xiàkèHSK 1to finish class
- to finish class
- to get out of class
- (fig.) (esp. of a sports coach) to be dismissed
- to be fired
下午xiàwǔHSK 1afternoon
- afternoon
- CL:个
- p.m.
下雨xià yǔHSK 1to rain
先生xiānshengHSK 1teacher
- teacher
- gentleman
- sir
- mister (Mr.)
- husband
- (dialect) doctor
- CL:位
现在xiànzàiHSK 1now
- now
- at present
- currently
想xiǎngHSK 1to think (about)
- to think (about)
- to think of
- to devise
- to think (that)
- to believe (that)
- to desire
- to want (to)
- to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)
小xiǎoHSK 1small
- small
- tiny
- few
- young
小朋友xiǎopéngyǒuHSK 1child
- child
- kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan, to refer to sb's own child)
小时xiǎoshíHSK 1hour
小学xiǎoxuéHSK 1elementary school
- elementary school
- primary school
小学生xiǎoxuéshēngHSK 1primary school student
- primary school student
- schoolchild
- CL:个,名
- (fig.) beginner
些xiēHSK 1classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several
- classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several
写xiěHSK 1to write
- to write
- used in 写意
谢谢xièxieHSK 1to thank
- to thank
- thanks
- thank you
新xīnHSK 1new
- new
- newly
- meso- (chemistry)
- surname Xin
- abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆
- abbr. for Singapore 新加坡
星期xīngqīHSK 1week
- week
- CL:个
- day of the week
- Sunday
星期日xīngqīrìHSK 1Sunday
- Sunday
星期天xīngqītiānHSK 1Sunday
- Sunday
休息xiūxiHSK 1rest
学xuéHSK 1to learn
- to learn
- to study
- to imitate
- science
- -ology
学生xuéshēngHSK 1student
- student
- schoolchild
学习xuéxíHSK 1to learn
- to learn
- to study
学校xuéxiàoHSK 1school
HSK 1 stories that use these words
Each one is written inside the HSK 1 word band and read at HSK 1 speed. Press play; the first few need no account.
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How to actually learn HSK 1 vocabulary
Reading a word on a page and catching it at speed in a sentence are different skills. The HSK listening section tests the second.
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Hear HSK 1 vocabulary in real Mandarin
Each HSK 1 episode uses this word band, with the transcript, pinyin and line-by-line English. Five free episodes after a one-tap magic-link sign-in — no password, no payment.