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What is the New HSK 1 Vocabulary

This is the complete new HSK 1 vocabulary list PDF file. These are the 500 words released by the HSK official website that would be included in the test. The new HSK test (the so-called 3.0 version) will take place starting from March 2022. The list includes the characters, pinyin, and English translations with some of my notes that help you study.

Chinese	Pinyin	English
爱	ài	to love; love (verb; noun)
爱好	àihào	hobby
八	bā	eight
爸爸/爸	bàba/ bà	dad
吧	ba	particle
白	bái	white (adjective)
白天	báitiān	day; daytime
百	bǎi	hundred
班	bān	class
半	bàn	half
半年	bànnián	Half a year
半天	bàntiān	Half a day
帮	bāng	to help (verb)
帮忙	bāngmáng	to help (verb; noun)
包	bāo	package
包子	bāozi	bun
杯	bēi	cup
杯子	bēizi	cup
北	běi	north
北边	běibian	north side
北京	Běijīng	Beijing
本	běn	measure word for books
本子	běnzi	Book, notebook
比	bǐ	to compare
别	bié	don’t （as a command）
别的	biéde	other
别人	biérén	Other people
病	bìng	sick; sickness; illness; disease
病人	bìngrén	patient (lit. sick person)
不大	bùdà	not very; not too; not often
不对	bù duì	incorrect; not correct; wrong
不客气	bù kèqi	you are welcome; no problem (as a response to thank you)
不用	bùyòng	need not
不	bù	not; no
菜	cài	vegetables
茶	chá	tea
差	chà	to differ from; to fall short of
常	cháng	often
常常	chángcháng	often
唱	chàng	to sing
唱歌	chànggē	to sing songs
车	chē	car
车票	chēpiào	ticket
车上	chē shang	in the car
车站	chē zhàn	station (often refers to train station or bus station)
吃	chī	eat
吃饭	chīfàn	eat a meal; have a meal
出	chū	out
出来	chūlái	come (lit. out come)
出去	chūqù	go out (lit. out go)
穿	chuān	wear
床	chuáng	bed
次	cì	measure word for times/frequency, such as one time, two times
从	cóng	from
错	cuò	wrong; incorrect
打	dǎ	to hit; to take; to playball sports
打车	dǎchē	to take a taxi
打电话	dǎ diànhuà	to make a phone call
打开	dǎkāi	to open
打球	dǎ qiú	to play ball sports (lit. to hit ball)
大	dà	big
大学	dàxué	college; university
大学生	dàxuésheng	college student; university student
到	dào	(verb) to arrive；to reach (prep.) up until, up to
得到	dédào	to get
地	de	structural particle
的	de	‘s; a particle to show possessions
等	děng	to wait
地	dì	ground
地点	dìdiǎn	location
地方	dìfang	place
地上	dìshang	on the ground
地图	dìtú	map (lit. ground picture)
弟弟/弟	dìdi/dì	younger brother
第(第二)	dì (dì èr)	prefix to indicate ordinal number (second)
点	diǎn	o’clock; dot
电	diàn	electric; electricity
电话	diànhuà	telephone (electric speech)
电脑	diànnǎo	computer; laptop (lit. electric brain)
电视	diànshì	TV
电视机	diànshìjī	TV
电影	diànyǐng	movie (lit. electric shadow)
电影院	diànyǐngyuàn	movie theater; cinema
东	dōng	east
东边	dōngbiān	east side
东西	dōngxi	thing; stuff; object
动	dòng	to move
动作	dòngzuò	action
都	dōu	both; all
读	dú	to read; to study
读书	dúshū	to study (lit. to study books)
对	duì	right (adjective); correct
对不起	duìbuqǐ	sorry
多	duō	a lot of; many; much; more
多少	duō shao	how much
饿	è	hungry
儿子	érzi	son
二	èr	two
饭	fàn	rice; meal
饭店	fàndiàn	restaurant; hotel
房间	fángjiān	room
房子	fángzi	house; building
放	fàng	to put; to let go
放假	fàngjià	to have a holiday or vacation (lit. to let go for a holiday or vacation)
放学	fàngxué	to finish school (lit. to let go from school)
飞	fēi	to fly
飞机	fēijī	airplane
非常	fēicháng	very; extremely
分	fēn	minute (noun); a point (for sports competitions or games)
风	fēng	wind
干	gān	dry
干净	gānjìng	clean (adjective)
干	gàn	to do
干什么	gàn shénme	what to do (lit. do what)
高	gāo	high; tall
高兴	gāoxìng	happy
告诉	gàosu	to tell
哥哥/哥	gēge/gē	older brother
歌	gē	songs
个	gè	measure word
给	gěi	to give
跟	gēn	with
工人	gōngrén	worker
工作	gōngzuò	to work; job
关	guān	to close; to turn off
关上	guānshang	to close; to turn off
贵	guì	expensive
国	guó	country
国家	guójiā	country
国外	guó wài	abroad; oversea
过	guò	to pass
还	hái	still; also
还是	háishi	still
还有	hái yǒu	also; in addition
孩子	háizi	children
汉语	Hànyǔ	Mandarin Chinese
汉字	hànzì	Chinese characters
好	hǎo	good
好吃	hǎochī	delicious; yummy
好看	hǎokàn	good looking
好听	hǎotīng	pleasant to hear (lit. good listening)
好玩儿	hǎowánr	fun; interesting
号	hào	date; number
喝	hē	to drink
和	hé	and
很	hěn	very; extremely
后	hòu	back; after
后边	hòubiān	back side
后天	hòutiān	the day after tomorrow
花	huā	flower
话	huà	words; speech
还	huán	to return; to pay back
坏	huài	bad; broken
回	huí	to return
回答	huídá	to answer
回到	huídào	to return to (a place); to go back to (a place)
回家	huíjiā	to go home (lit. return home)
回来	huílái	to come back (lit. return come)
回去	huíqù	to go back (lit. return go)
会	huì	can; be able to
火车	huǒchē	train
机场	jīchǎng	airport
机票	jīpiào	airplane ticket
鸡蛋	jīdàn	chicken egg
几	jǐ	how many; several
记	jì	to remember
记得	jìde	to remember
记住	jìzhù	to remember
家	jiā	home
家里	jiā li	at home (lit. home inside)
家人	jiārén	family member (lit. family person)
间	jiān	measure word for rooms
见	jiàn	to see; to meet
见面	jiànmiàn	to see each other; to meet
教	jiāo	to teach
叫	jiào	to call; to be called
教学楼	jiàoxuélóu	teaching building
姐姐/姐	jiějie/ jiě	older sister
介绍	jièshào	to introduce
今年	jīnnián	this year
今天	jīntiān	today
进	jìn	to enter
进来	jìnlái	to come in
进去	jìnqù	to go in
九	jiǔ	nine
就	jiù	just; as soon as; right away
觉得	juéde	to feel; to think
开	kāi	to open
开车	kāichē	to drive a car
开会	kāihuì	to have a meeting
开玩笑	kāi wánxiào	to joke
看	kàn	to see
看病	kànbìng	to see a doctor (lit. see illness)
看到	kàndào	to see
看见	kànjiàn	to see
考	kǎo	to test
考试	kǎoshì	to test (verb); test (noun)
渴	kě	thirsty
课	kè	class; course; lesson
课本	kèběn	textbook
课文	kèwén	text (text in textbooks)
口	kǒu	mouth
块	kuài	dollars
快	kuài	fast, quick, quickly
来	lái	to come
来到	láidào	to arrive; to come
老（形）	lǎo	old
老人	lǎorén	the elderly (lit. old people)
老师	lǎoshī	teacher (lit. old master)
了	le	a particle used in many scenarios such as completed actions and change of status)
累	lèi	tired
冷	lěng	cold
里	lǐ	inside
里边	lǐbiān	inside
两	liǎng	two
零/ 0	líng/ líng	zero
六	liù	six
楼	lóu	floor
楼上	lóu shàng	upstairs
楼下	lóu xià	downstairs
路	lù	road
路口	lùkǒu	intersection; road crossing (lit. road mouth)
路上	lù shang	on the road
妈妈/妈	māma/ mā	mom
马路	mǎlù	road; street
马上	mǎshàng	right away; immediately
吗	ma	question word for yes/no question
买	mǎi	to buy
慢	màn	slow; slowly
忙	máng	busy
毛	máo	fractional monetary unit in China (= one-tenth of a yuan/dollar)
没	méi	not; no
没关系	méi guānxi	it doesn’t matter; it’s ok (as a response to sorry)
没什么	méi shénme	it’s not thing; it doesn’t matter
没事儿	méishìr	never mind; it’s nothing
没有	méiyǒu	to not have
妹妹/妹	mèimei / mèi	younger sister
门	mén	door
门口	ménkǒu	doorway; entrance
门票	ménpiào	ticket
们 （朋友们）	men (péngyoumen)	plural marker for pronouns (friends)
米饭	mǐfàn	cooked rice
面包	miànbāo	bread
面条儿	miàntiáor	noodles
名字	míngzi	name
明白	míngbai	to understand (verb); clear(adjective)
明年	míngnián	next year
明天	míngtiān	tomorrow
拿	ná	to take; to get
哪	nǎ	which
哪里	nǎlǐ	where
哪儿	nǎr	where
哪些	nǎxiē	which ones
那	nà	that
那边	nàbiān	there
那里	nàlǐ	there
那儿	nàr	there
那些	nàxiē	those
奶	nǎi	grandmother; milk
奶奶	nǎinai	grandmother
男	nán	male
男孩儿	nánháir	boy
男朋友	nánpéngyǒu	boyfriend
男人	nánrén	man
男生	nánshēng	boy
南	nán	south
南边	nánbian	south side
难	nán	difficult
呢	ne	a particle used in different scenarios
能	néng	can; be able to
你	nǐ	you
你们	nǐmen	you plural
年	nián	year
您	nín	you respectfully
牛奶	niúnǎi	milk
女	nǚ	female
女儿	nǚ’ér	daughter
女孩儿	nǚháir	girl
女朋友	nǚpéngyou	girl friend
女人	nǚrén	woman
女生	nǚshēng	female
旁边	pángbiān	next to
跑	pǎo	to run
朋友	péngyou	friend
票	piào	ticket
七	qī	seven
起	qǐ	to get up; to rise
起床	qǐchuáng	to wake up
起来	qǐlái	to get up
汽车	qìchē	car
前	qián	front
前边	qiánbian	front side
前天	qiántiān	the day before yesterday
钱	qián	money
钱包	qiānbāo	wallet
请	qǐng	please
请假	qǐngjià	to ask for leave of absence
请进	qǐngjìn	please come in
请问	qǐngwèn	may I ask (lit. please ask)
请坐	qǐngzuò	please sit
球	qiú	ball
去	qù	to go
去年	qùnián	last year
热	rè	hot
人	rén	person; people
认识	rènshì	to know somebody
认真	rènzhēn	serious
日	rì	date; day
日期	rìqí	date
肉	ròu	meat
三	sān	three
山	shān	mountain
商场	shāngchǎng	mall; shopping mall
商店	shāngdiàn	store
上	shàng	on top
上班	shàngbān	to go to work
上边	shàngbian	the top; above
上车	shàngchē	to get on the car
上次	shàngcì	last time
上课	shàngkè	to attend class
上网	shàngwǎng	to go on the Internet
上午	shàngwǔ	morning
上学	shàngxué	to go to school
少	shǎo	less; few
谁	shéi/ shuí	who
身上	shēngshang	on the body
身体	shēngtǐ	body; health
什么	shénme	what
生病	shēngbìng	to be sick; to fall ill
生气	shēngqì	angry
生日	shēngrì	birthday
十	shí	ten
时候	shíhou	moment
时间	shíjiān	time
事	shì	matter; thing
试	shì	to try
是	shì	verb to be (including is, are, am, was, were)
是不是	shìbúshì	is or isn’t
手	shǒu	hand
手机	shǒujī	cellphone (lit. hand machine)
书	shū	book
书包	shūbāo	schoolbag; backpack
书店	shūdiàn	bookstore
树	shù	tree
水	shuǐ	water
水果	shuǐguǒ	fruit
睡	shuì	to sleep
睡觉	shuìjiào	to sleep
说	shuō	to say; to talk; to speak
说话	shuōhuà	to say; to talk; to speak
四	sì	four
送	sòng	to send something as a gift
岁	suì	years old
他	tā	he
他们	tāmen	they
她	tā	she
她们	tāmen	they
太	tài	too (+ adjectives)
天	tiān	day
天气	tiānqì	weather
听	tīng	to listen
听到	tīngdào	to listen
听见	tīngjiàn	to listen
听写	tīngxiě	to dictate; dictation (lit. to listen write)
同学	tóngxué	classmate
图书馆	túshūguǎn	library
外	wài	outside
外边	wàibian	outside
外国	wàiguó	foreign country
外语	wàiyǔ	foreign language
玩儿	wánr	to play; to have fun
晚	wǎn	late; night
晚饭	wǎnfàn	dinner (lit. night meal)
晚上	wǎnshang	at night
网上	wǎngshàng	online
网友	wǎngyǒu	online friend
忘	wàng	to forget
忘记	wàngjì	to forget
问	wèn	ask
我	wǒ	I
我们	wǒmen	we
五	wǔ	five
午饭	wǔfàn	lunch (lit. noon meal)
西	xī	west
西边	xībian	west side
洗	xǐ	wash
洗手间	xǐshǒujiān	restroom (lit. wash hand room)
喜欢	xǐhuan	to like
下（名， 动）	xià	down; below
下班	xiàbān	to get off work
下边	xiàbian	down side; under; below
下车	xiàchē	to get off car
下次	xià cì	next time
下课	xiàkè	to finish class
下午	xiàwǔ	afternoon
下雨	xiàyǔ	to rain
先	xiān	earlier; before; first
先生	xiānsheng	Mr.
现在	xiànzài	now
想	xiǎng	to want; to think
小	xiǎo	little; small
小孩儿	xiǎoháir	children
小姐	xiǎojiě	Miss
小朋友	xiǎopéngyǒu	children
小时	xiǎoshí	hour
小学	xiǎoxué	elementary school
小学生	xiǎoxuéshēng	elementary school student
笑	xiào	to laugh; to smile
写	xiě	to write
谢谢	xièxie	to thank
新	xīn	new
新年	xīnnián	new year
星期	xīngqī	week
星期日	xīngqīrì	Sunday
星期天	xīngqītiān	Sunday
行	xíng	ok; be able to
休息	xiūxi	to rest
学	xué	to learn
学生	xué shēng	student
学习	xuéxí	to learn
学校	xuéxiào	school
学院	xuéyuàn	college
要（动）	yào	to need to; to want
爷爷	yéye	grandpa
也	yě	also
页	yè	page
一	yī	one
衣服	yīfu	clothes
医生	yīshēng	doctor
医院	yīyuàn	hospital
一半	yíbàn	half
一会儿	yíhuìr	a little while
一块儿	yíkuàir	together
一下儿	yíxiàr	a little while
一样	yíyàng	the same
一边	yìbiān	one side
一点儿	yìdiǎnr	a little bit
一起	yìqǐ	together
一些	yìxiē	some
用	yòng	to use
有	yǒu	to have
有的	yǒude	some
有名	yǒumíng	famous
有时候/有时	yǒushíhou/yǒushí	sometimes
有（一）些	yǒu(yì)xiē	some
有用	yǒuyòng	useful
右	yòu	(of direction) right
右边	yòubiān	right side
雨	yǔ	rain
元	yuán	currency unit- Chinese yuan
远	yuǎn	far
月	yuè	month; moon
再	zài	again
再见	zàijiàn	goodbye
在	zài	in; on; at
在家	zàijiā	to be at home
早	zǎo	early
早饭	zǎofàn	breakfast (lit. breakfast)
早上	zǎoshang	early morning
怎么	zěnme	how
站	zhàn	station
找	zhǎo	to look for; to find
找到	zhǎodào	to look for; to find
这	zhè	this
这边	zhèbiān	this side
这里	zhèlǐ	here
这儿	zhèr	here
这些	zhèxiē	these
着	zhe	a particle to show action in progress
真	zhēn	really; real
真的	zhēnde	really; real
正	zhèng	in the process of
正在	zhèngzài	in the process of
知道	zhīdào	to know
知识	zhīshì	knowledge
中	zhōng	middle
中国	Zhōngguó	China
中间	zhōngjiān	in the middle
中文	Zhōngwén	Mandarin Chinese
中午	zhōngwǔ	noon
中学	zhōngxué	middle school
中学生	zhōngxuéshēng	middle school student
重	zhòng	heavy
重要	zhòngyào	important
住	zhù	to live
准备	zhǔnbèi	to prepare
桌子	zhuōzi	desk; table
字	zì	word; character
子（桌子）	zi (zhuōzi)	noun suffix (table)
走	zǒu	to walk
走路	zǒulù	to walk
最	zuì	the most
最好	zuìhǎo	the best
最后	zuìhòu	the end
昨天	zuótiān	yesterday
左	zuǒ	(of direction) left
左边	zuǒbian	left side
坐	zuò	to sit
坐下	zuòxia	to sit down
做	zuò	to do

Whom is it for?

A) This is for people who are interested in taking the new HSK 1 exam.

B) Although this is meant for the HSK1  exam preparation, it is composed of a lot of basic vocabulary which beginners will learn anyway. Therefore, it is definitely beneficial for people who simply just want to learn fundamental Chinese, and not taking the test.

How to use the vocabulary list?

A) It’s in the alphabetic order of pinyin. So, if you ever want to look up a word from the list, the alphabetic order will help.

B) You might see some vocabulary that has the same English meanings, but the characters are slightly different. For example, #166 to #168 all means to remember, but the characters are 记， 记得， 记住which are different. It’s because the variation of vocabulary would be used depending on the contexts and what people want to express exactly in that context. In other words, you will also have to learn the grammar of how and when to use those words. The new HSK 1 vocabulary list is just something to get you to start off or to review. Additional learning on how to use them is still needed at some point.

C) For the English translations, you might see the word “lit.” It refers to “literally.” Sometimes the literal meanings help understand the word which makes it easier to remember.

D) Many people find it useful to have it with them to study whenever they have a few minutes. For instance, if you are waiting for the bus, that would be great timing to study a few words.

E) When you want to quiz yourself how much you remember, you can fold the English part to the back. In that way, it only shows the characters and pinyin, or either one of them. Then, you can give it a try if you are able to say the English meanings out loud.

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Quizzes for the new HSK 1 Vocabulary

Want to know how you do after studying the vocabulary? Here are three quizzes for you in the order of difficulty level.

A) HSK 1 Vocabulary Quiz 1: You will write down English meanings by looking at both characters and pinyin. This is a great first quiz to take because it provides the most supports with characters and pinyin. You might already recognize characters for some words while you might only remember pinyin for other words. This quiz will help you as an initial self-assessment.

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B) HSK 1 Vocabulary Quiz 2: You will write down pinyin by looking at both Chinese characters and English. This is the second quiz to take. It is slightly more challenging than the first one because you are doing the output in Chinese now. Somebody might ask… should I write pinyin with tones or without tones on this quiz? My suggestion would be to write with tones if you can. Chinese is a tone language and tones are important to know when you speak. Even though you might not remember every single tone for each word, that’s totally fine. Learning occurs when you are thinking about tones. The more often you try to remember the tones, the better chances you would remember. In short, please write the tones on the quiz if you can.

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C) HSK 1 Vocabulary Quiz 3: You will look at only Chinese characters and write down pinyin and English. This is the final quiz to take and if you feel good about this one, congratulations! It means you successfully master the vocabulary list.

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Learn 500 Words in Categories

The word list above was all the New HSK1 vocabulary in alphabetic order which is great. However, most people might find it easier to learn or look up the vocabulary in categories, such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc. Therefore, I have organized all these 500 words into categories for easy study and lookup.

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