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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雪xuěHSK 1snow
- snow
- CL:场
- (literary) to wipe away (a humiliation etc)
- surname Xue
要yàoHSK 1to want
- to want
- to need
- to ask for
- will
- shall
- about to
- need to
- should
- if (same as 要是)
- (bound form) important
- (bound form) to demand
- to coerce
也yěHSK 1also
- also
- too
- as well
- (not ...) either
- (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X)
- (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊
- surname Ye
一yīHSK 1one
- one
- single
- a (article)
- as soon as
- entire
- whole
- all
- throughout
- "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
- also pr. for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
一半yíbànHSK 1half
- half
一点儿yìdiǎnrHSK 1erhua variant of 一点
- erhua variant of 一点
一下yíxiàHSK 1(after a verb) a bit
- (after a verb) a bit
- a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)
- all at once
- suddenly
一些yìxiēHSK 1some
- some
- a few
- a little
- (following an adjective) slightly ...er
衣服yīfuHSK 1clothes
- clothes
- CL:件,套
医生yīshēngHSK 1doctor
- doctor
- medical practitioner
医院yīyuànHSK 1hospital
- hospital
- CL:所,家,座
椅子yǐziHSK 1chair
有yǒuHSK 1to have
- to have
- there is
- (bound form) having
- with
- -ful
- -ed
- -al (as in 有意 intentional)
有的yǒudeHSK 1(there are) some (who are...)
- (there are) some (who are...)
- some (exist)
有点儿yǒudiǎnrHSK 1slightly
- slightly
- a little
- somewhat
有些yǒuxiēHSK 1some
- some
- somewhat
- rather
- a bit
雨yǔHSK 1rain
- rain
- CL:阵,场
- (literary) to rain
- (of rain, snow etc) to fall
- to precipitate
- to wet
元yuánHSK 1currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)
- currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)
- (bound form) first
- original
- primary
- (bound form) basic
- fundamental
- (bound form) constituent
- part
- (prefix) meta-
- (math.) argument
- variable
- era (of a reign)
- (Tw) (geology) eon
- surname Yuan
- Yuan dynasty (1279–1368)
月yuèHSK 1moon
- moon
- month
- monthly
- CL:个,轮
再zàiHSK 1again
- again
- once more
- re-
- further
- beyond this point of time
- (before an adjective) more
- then (after sth, and not until then)
- no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 or 都 for emphasis)
- (used to introduce additional information, as in 再则, 再就是 etc)
- (literary) to reappear
- to reoccur
再见zàijiànHSK 1goodbye
- goodbye
- see you again later
在zàiHSK 1to exist
- to exist
- to be alive
- (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
- (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
早zǎoHSK 1early
- early
- morning
- Good morning!
- long ago
- prematurely
早饭zǎofànHSK 1breakfast
- breakfast
- CL:份,顿,次,餐
早上zǎoshangHSK 1early morning
- early morning
- CL:个
怎么zěnmeHSK 1how?
- how?
- what?
- why?
怎么样zěnmeyàngHSK 1how?
- how?
- how about?
- how was it?
- how are things?
找zhǎoHSK 1to try to find
- to try to find
- to look for
- to call on sb
- to find
- to seek
- to return
- to give change
这zhèHSK 1(pronoun) this
- (pronoun) this
- these
- (bound form) this
- the (followed by a noun)
- (bound form) this
- these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. , esp. in Beijing)
- (coll.) this
这边zhèbiānHSK 1this side
- this side
- here
这儿zhèrHSK 1here
- here
这个zhègeHSK 1(pronoun) this
- (pronoun) this
- (adjective) this
这里zhèlǐHSK 1here
- here
这些zhèxiēHSK 1these
- these
真zhēnHSK 1really
- really
- truly
- indeed
- real
- true
- genuine
正在zhèngzàiHSK 1to be in the process of (doing sth)
- to be in the process of (doing sth)
- to be currently ...-ing
知道zhīdàoHSK 1to know
- to know
- to become aware of
- also pr.
只zhī / zhǐHSK 1grain that has begun to ripen
- grain that has begun to ripen
- classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
- only
- merely
- just
- variant of 只
- variant of 只
- variant of 只
中国ZhōngguóHSK 1China
中文ZhōngwénHSK 1Chinese language
- Chinese language
中午zhōngwǔHSK 1noon
- noon
- midday
- CL:个
中学zhōngxuéHSK 1middle school
- middle school
中学生zhōngxuéshēngHSK 1middle-school student
- middle-school student
- high school student
住zhùHSK 1to live
- to live
- to reside
- to stay
- to stop
- to cease
- (result complement indicating firmness or a stable achieved state)
桌子zhuōziHSK 1table
- table
- desk
- CL:张,套
字zìHSK 1letter
- letter
- symbol
- character
- word
- CL:个
- courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
昨天zuótiānHSK 1yesterday
坐zuòHSK 1to sit
- to sit
- to take a seat
- to take (a bus, airplane etc)
- to bear fruit
- surname Zuo
- variant of 座
做zuòHSK 1to make
- to make
- to produce
- to write
- to compose
- to do
- to engage in
- to hold (a party etc)
- (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc)
- to become (husband and wife, friends etc)
- (of a thing) to serve as
- to be used for
- to assume (an air or manner)
做饭zuò fànHSK 1to prepare a meal
- to prepare a meal
- to cook
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
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