HSK 3.0 vocabulary

HSK 3.0 Level 1 Vocabulary List

All 506 words for the HSK 3.0 Level 1 exam — the beginner band of the 2021 HSK standard — greetings, numbers, and everyday essentials. Every word links to a full entry with example sentences, pinyin, and traditional characters.

WordTraditionalPinyinMeaning
àito love
eight
爸爸bà ba(coll.) father
杯子bēi zicup
北京běi jīngBeijing, capital of the People's Republic of China
běnroot
no
不客气不客氣bù kè qiyou're welcome
càidish (type of food)
chátea
chīto eat
打电话打電話dǎ diàn huàto make a telephone call
big
deof
diǎnpoint
电脑電腦diàn nǎocomputer
电视電視diàn shìtelevision
电影電影diàn yǐngmovie
东西東西dōng xīeast and west
surname Du
dòucomma
对不起對不起duì bu qǐI'm sorry
duōmany
多少duō shǎonumber
儿子兒子ér zison
èrtwo
飞机飛機fēi jīairplane
高兴高興gāo xìnghappy
used in 自个儿
工作gōng zuòto work
汉语漢語hàn yǔChinese language
hǎogood
to drink
old variant of 和
hěn(adverb of degree)
huíto circle
huìcan
small table
jiāused in 家伙 and 家俱
jiàoto shout
今天jīn tiāntoday
jiǔnine
kāito open (transitive or intransitive)
kānto look after
看见看見kàn jiànto see
kuàilump
láito come
老师老師lǎo shīteacher
le(completed action marker)
lěngsurname Leng
variant of 里
língzero
liùsix
妈妈媽媽mā mamama
(coll.) what?
mǎito buy
méi(negative prefix for verbs) have not
没关系沒關係méi guān xiit doesn't matter
米饭米飯mǐ fàn(cooked) rice
名字míng ziname (of a person or thing)
明天míng tiāntomorrow
how
surname Na
neparticle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?")
néngsurname Neng
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)
niánsurname Nian
女儿女兒nǚ érdaughter
朋友péng youfriend
seven
qiánsurname Qian
qǐngto ask
to go
to warm up
rénperson
认识認識rèn shito know
abbr. for 本, Japan
sānsurname San
商店shāng diànstore
shǎngused in 上声
上午shàng wǔmorning
shǎofew
什么什麼shén mewhat?
shíten
时候時候shí houtime
shìto be (followed by substantives only)
shūabbr. for 书经
shéiwho
shuǐsurname Shui
水果shuǐ guǒfruit
睡觉睡覺shuì jiàoto go to bed
说话說話shuō huàto speak
four
suìvariant of 岁, year
he
she
tàihighest
天气天氣tiān qìweather
yǐnsmile (archaic)
同学同學tóng xuéto study at the same school
I
我们我們wǒ menwe
five
喜欢喜歡xǐ huanto like
xiàdown
下午xià wǔafternoon
下雨xià yǔto rain
先生xiān shengteacher
现在現在xiàn zàinow
xiǎngto think (about)
xiǎosmall
小姐xiǎo jieyoung lady
xiěto write
谢谢謝謝xiè xieto thank
星期xīng qīweek
学生學生xué shengstudent
学习學習xué xíto learn
学校學校xué xiàoschool
one
衣服yī fuclothes
医生醫生yī shēngdoctor
医院醫院yī yuànhospital
yǒuto have
yuèmoon
再见再見zài jiàngoodbye
zàito exist
怎么怎麼zěn mehow?
zhè(pronoun) this
中国中國zhōng guóChina
中午zhōng wǔnoon
zhùto live
桌子zhuō zitable
letter
昨天zuó tiānyesterday
zuòsurname Zuo
zuòto make
bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)
báisurname Bai
bǎisurname Bai
Belgium
biésurname Bie
唱歌chàng gēto sing a song
chūto go out
穿chuānto wear
next in sequence
cóngvariant of 从
cuòsurname Cuo
dàoto reach
弟弟dì diyounger brother
房间房間fáng jiānroom
非常fēi chángvery
gāosurname Gao
告诉告訴gào sùto press charges
哥哥gē geolder brother
gěito
guìexpensive
huánsurname Huan
孩子hái zichild
好吃hǎo chītasty
háoroar
回答huí dáto reply
机场機場jī chǎngairport
鸡蛋雞蛋jī dàn(chicken) egg
介绍介紹jiè shàoto introduce (sb to sb)
姐姐jiě jieolder sister
jìnto go forward
jiù(after a suppositional clause) in that case
觉得覺得jué deto think that ...
考试考試kǎo shìto take an exam
subject
kuàirapid
lěito accumulate
liǎngtwo
surname Lu
mànslow
mángbusy
妹妹mèi meiyounger sister
ménsurname Men
男人nán réna man
nínyou (courteous, as opposed to informal 你)
牛奶niú nǎicow's milk
女人nǚ rénwoman
旁边旁邊páng biānside
piàoticket
起床qǐ chuángto get out of bed
去年qù niánlast year
上班shàng bānto go to work
身体身體shēn tǐthe body
生病shēng bìngto fall ill
生日shēng rìbirthday
时间時間shí jiāntime
手机手機shǒu jīcell phone
sòngto send
wàioutside
晚上wǎn shangevening
wènto ask
to wash
小时小時xiǎo shíhour
xiàoold variant of 笑
xīnabbr. for Xinjiang 疆 or Singapore 坡
休息xiū xirest
yāo(bound form) to demand
surname Ye
一起yī qǐin the same place
右边右邊yòu bianright side
yuánsurname Yuan
yuǎnfar
zàiagain
早上zǎo shangearly morning
zhǎoto try to find
zhāo(chess) move
zhēnreally
正在zhèng zàijust at (that time)
知道zhī dàoto know
准备準備zhǔn bèipreparation
zǒuto walk
zuìvariant of 最
左边左邊zuǒ bianleft
爱好愛好ài hàoto like
bānsurname Ban
bànhalf
帮忙幫忙bāng mángto help
bāosurname Bao
别人別人bié renother people
chādifference
de-ly
地方dì fāngregion
地图地圖dì túmap
dōngsurname Dong
饿èto be hungry
fàngto put
fēnto divide
干净乾淨gān jìngclean
gēnheel
guānsurname Guan
国家國家guó jiācountry
还是還是hái shistill (as before)
huāsurname Hua
huàibad
记得記得jì deto remember
见面見面jiàn miànto meet
jiàosurname Jiao
thirsty
kǒumouth
lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
lóusurname Lou
马上馬上mǎ shàngat once
面包麵包miàn bāobread
明白míng baiclear
old variant of 拿
奶奶nǎi nai(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother)
nánsurname Nan
nándifficult (to...)
认真認真rèn zhēnconscientious
上网上網shàng wǎngto go online
生气生氣shēng qìto get angry
shùtree
图书馆圖書館tú shū guǎnlibrary
忘记忘記wàng jìto forget
洗手间洗手間xǐ shǒu jiāntoilet
西the West
xiānearly
爷爷爺爺yé ye(coll.) father's father
一边一邊yī biānone side
一会儿一會兒yī huì ra moment
一样一樣yī yàngsame
yòngto use
有名yǒu míngfamous
zhànstation
中间中間zhōng jiānthe middle
重要zhòng yàoimportant
děngclass
动作動作dòng zuòmovement
duìright
gānold variant of 干
guōsurname Guo
开玩笑開玩笑kāi wán xiàoto play a joke
起来起來qǐ laito stand up
请假請假qǐng jiàto request leave of absence
shìto test
hángrow
xiéhead
知识知識zhī shiknowledge
中文zhōng wénChinese language
最好zuì hǎobest
最后最後zuì hòufinal
包子bāo zibao (steamed stuffed bun)
工人gōng rénworker
máosurname Mao
日期rì qīdate
zhēngfirst month of the lunar year
chóngto repeat
father
白天bái tiāndaytime
半年bàn niánhalf a year
半天bàn tiānhalf of the day
bāngold variant of 帮
bēicup
běinorth
北边北邊běi biānnorth
本子běn zibook
别的別的bié deelse
bìngillness
病人bìng rénsick person
不大bù dànot very
不对不對bù duìincorrect
不用bù yòngneed not
chángsurname Chang
常常cháng chángfrequently
chàngto sing
chēsurname Che
车票車票chē piàoticket (for a bus or train)
车上車上chē shàngCar
车站車站chē zhànrail station
吃饭吃飯chī fànto have a meal
出来出來chū láito come out
出去chū qùto go out
chuángbed
dozen (loanword)
打车打車dǎ chēto take a taxi (in town)
打开打開dǎ kāito open
打球dǎ qiúto play ball
大学大學dà xuéthe Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四书 in Confucianism
大学生大學生dà xué shēnguniversity student
地点地點dì diǎnplace
地上dì shangon the ground
得到dé dàoto get
younger brother
(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 六 "sixth")
第二dì èrsecond
diànlightning
电话電話diàn huàtelephone
电视机電視機diàn shì jītelevision set
电影院電影院diàn yǐng yuàncinema
东边東邊dōng bianeast
dòng(of sth) to move
读书讀書dú shūto read a book
fàncooked rice
饭店飯店fàn diànrestaurant
房子fáng zihouse
放假fàng jiàto have a holiday or vacation
放学放學fàng xuéto dismiss students at the end of the school day
fēito fly
fēngwind
干什么幹什麼gàn shén mewhat are you doing?
elder brother
song
关上關上guān shàngto close (a door)
guósurname Guo
国外國外guó wàiabroad
还有還有hái yǒufurthermore
汉字漢字hàn zìChinese character
好看hǎo kàngood-looking
好听好聽hǎo tīngpleasant to hear
好玩儿好玩兒hǎo wán rerhua variant of 好玩
hòusurname Hou
后边後邊hòu bianthe back
后天後天hòu tiānthe day after tomorrow
huàdialect
回到huí dàoto return to
回家huí jiāto return home
回来回來huí laito return
回去huí quto return
火车火車huǒ chētrain
机票機票jī piàoair ticket
to record
记住記住jì zhuto remember
家里家裡jiā lǐhome
家人jiā rénfamily member
jiānbetween
jiànto see
教学楼教學樓jiào xué lóuteaching block
jiěolder sister
今年jīn niánthis year
进来進來jìn láito come in
进去進去jìn qùto go in
开车開車kāi chēto drive a car
开会開會kāi huìto hold a meeting
看病kàn bìngto visit a doctor
看到kàn dàoto see
kǎoto beat
课本課本kè běntextbook
课文課文kè wéntext
来到來到lái dàoto arrive
老人lǎo rénold man or woman
里边裡邊lǐ bianinside
楼上樓上lóu shàngupstairs
楼下樓下lóu xiàdownstairs
路口lù kǒucrossing
路上lù shangon the road
ma
马路馬路mǎ lùstreet
没什么沒什麼méi shén menothing
没事儿沒事兒méi shì rto have spare time
没有沒有méi yǒuhaven't
mèiyounger sister
门口門口mén kǒudoorway
门票門票mén piàoticket (for theater, cinema etc)
menplural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
面条儿麵條兒miàn tiáo rerhua variant of 面条
明年míng niánnext year
哪儿哪兒nǎ rwhere?
哪里哪裏nǎ lǐwhere?
哪些nǎ xiēwhich ones?
那边那邊nà bianover there
那儿那兒nà rthere
那里那裏nà lithere
那些nà xiēthose
nǎibreast
nánmale
男孩儿男孩兒nán hái rerhua variant of 男孩
男朋友nán péng youboyfriend
男生nán shēngschoolboy
南边南邊nán biansouth
你们你們nǐ menyou (plural)
female
女孩儿女孩兒nǚ hái rerhua variant of 女孩
女朋友nǚ péng yougirlfriend
女生nǚ shēngschoolgirl
páo(of an animal) to paw (the ground)
to rise
汽车汽車qì chēcar
qiánfront
前边前邊qián bianfront
前天qián tiānthe day before yesterday
钱包錢包qián bāopurse
请进請進qǐng jìn"please come in"
请问請問qǐng wènExcuse me, may I ask...?
请坐請坐qǐng zuòplease, have a seat
qiúball
ròumeat
shānsurname Shan
商场商場shāng chǎngshopping mall
上边上邊shàng bianthe top
上车上車shàng chēto get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)
上次shàng cìlast time
上课上課shàng kèto go to class
上学上學shàng xuéto go to school
身上shēn shangon the body
shìmatter
是不是shì bù shìis or isn't
shǒuhand
书包書包shū bāoschoolbag
书店書店shū diànbookstore
shuìto sleep
shuìto persuade
他们他們tā menthey
她们她們tā menthey
tiānday
听到聽到tīng dàoto hear
听见聽見tīng jiànto hear
听写聽寫tīng xiě(of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise)
外边外邊wài bianoutside
外国外國wài guóforeign (country)
外语外語wài yǔforeign language
玩儿玩兒wán rto play
wǎnevening
晚饭晚飯wǎn fànevening meal
网上網上wǎng shàngonline
网友網友wǎng yǒuonline friend
wàngto forget
午饭午飯wǔ fànlunch
西边西邊xī biānwest
下班xià bānto finish work
下边下邊xià bianunder
下车下車xià chēto get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)
下次xià cìnext time
下课下課xià kèto finish class
小孩儿小孩兒xiǎo hái rerhua variant of 小孩
小朋友xiǎo péng yǒuchild
小学小學xiǎo xuéelementary school
小学生小學生xiǎo xué shēngprimary school student
新年xīn niánNew Year
星期日xīng qī rìSunday
星期天xīng qī tiānSunday
xuéto learn
学院學院xué yuàncollege
一半yī bànhalf
一点儿一點兒yī diǎn rerhua variant of 一点
一块儿一塊兒yī kuài rerhua variant of 一块
一下儿一下兒yī xià rerhua variant of 一下
一些yī xiēsome
有的yǒu de(there are) some (who are...)
有时有時yǒu shísometimes
有时候有時候yǒu shí housometimes
有些yǒu xiēsome
有一些yǒu yī xiēsomewhat
有用yǒu yònguseful
yòu(bound form) right
rain
在家zài jiāto be at home
zǎoearly
早饭早飯zǎo fànbreakfast
找到zhǎo dàoto find
这边這邊zhè biānthis side
这儿這兒zhè rhere
这里這裏zhè lǐvariant of 这里
这些這些zhè xiēthese
真的zhēn dereally, truly, indeed
zhōngChina
中学中學zhōng xuémiddle school
中学生中學生zhōng xué shēngmiddle-school student
son
走路zǒu lùto walk
zuǒsurname Zuo
坐下zuò xiato sit down

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