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.
| Word | Traditional | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 爱 | 愛 | ài | to love |
| 八 | bā | eight | |
| 爸爸 | bà ba | (coll.) father | |
| 杯子 | bēi zi | cup | |
| 北京 | běi jīng | Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China | |
| 本 | běn | root | |
| 不 | bù | no | |
| 不客气 | 不客氣 | bù kè qi | you're welcome |
| 菜 | cài | dish (type of food) | |
| 茶 | chá | tea | |
| 吃 | chī | to eat | |
| 打电话 | 打電話 | dǎ diàn huà | to make a telephone call |
| 大 | dà | big | |
| 的 | de | of | |
| 点 | 點 | diǎn | point |
| 电脑 | 電腦 | diàn nǎo | computer |
| 电视 | 電視 | diàn shì | television |
| 电影 | 電影 | diàn yǐng | movie |
| 东西 | 東西 | dōng xī | east and west |
| 都 | dōu | all | |
| 读 | 讀 | dú | to read out |
| 对不起 | 對不起 | duì bu qǐ | I'm sorry |
| 多 | duō | many | |
| 多少 | duō shǎo | number | |
| 儿子 | 兒子 | ér zi | son |
| 二 | èr | two | |
| 飞机 | 飛機 | fēi jī | airplane |
| 高兴 | 高興 | gāo xìng | happy |
| 个 | 個 | gè | (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier) |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | to work | |
| 汉语 | 漢語 | hàn yǔ | Chinese language |
| 好 | hǎo | good | |
| 喝 | hē | to drink | |
| 和 | hé | (joining two nouns) and | |
| 很 | hěn | (adverb of degree) | |
| 回 | huí | to circle | |
| 会 | 會 | huì | can |
| 几 | 幾 | jǐ | how much |
| 家 | jiā | home | |
| 叫 | jiào | to shout | |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today | |
| 九 | jiǔ | nine | |
| 开 | 開 | kāi | to open (transitive or intransitive) |
| 看 | kàn | to see | |
| 看见 | 看見 | kàn jiàn | to see |
| 块 | 塊 | kuài | lump |
| 来 | 來 | lái | to come |
| 老师 | 老師 | lǎo shī | teacher |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) | |
| 冷 | lěng | cold | |
| 里 | 裡 | lǐ | lining |
| 零 | líng | zero | |
| 六 | liù | six | |
| 妈妈 | 媽媽 | mā ma | mama |
| 吗 | 嗎 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 买 | 買 | mǎi | to buy |
| 没 | 沒 | méi | (negative prefix for verbs) have not |
| 没关系 | 沒關係 | méi guān xi | it doesn't matter |
| 米饭 | 米飯 | mǐ fàn | (cooked) rice |
| 名字 | míng zi | name (of a person or thing) | |
| 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow | |
| 哪 | nǎ | how | |
| 那 | nà | (specifier) that | |
| 呢 | ne | particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?") | |
| 能 | néng | can | |
| 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您) | |
| 年 | nián | year | |
| 女儿 | 女兒 | nǚ ér | daughter |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend | |
| 七 | qī | seven | |
| 钱 | 錢 | qián | coin |
| 请 | 請 | qǐng | to ask |
| 去 | qù | to go | |
| 热 | 熱 | rè | to warm up |
| 人 | rén | person | |
| 认识 | 認識 | rèn shi | to know |
| 日 | rì | sun | |
| 三 | sān | three | |
| 商店 | shāng diàn | store | |
| 上 | shàng | (bound form) up | |
| 上午 | shàng wǔ | morning | |
| 少 | shǎo | few | |
| 什么 | 什麼 | shén me | what? |
| 十 | shí | ten | |
| 时候 | 時候 | shí hou | time |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) | |
| 书 | 書 | shū | book |
| 谁 | 誰 | shéi | who |
| 水 | shuǐ | water | |
| 水果 | shuǐ guǒ | fruit | |
| 睡觉 | 睡覺 | shuì jiào | to go to bed |
| 说话 | 說話 | shuō huà | to speak |
| 四 | sì | four | |
| 岁 | 嵗 | suì | variant of 岁, year |
| 他 | tā | he | |
| 她 | tā | she | |
| 太 | tài | highest | |
| 天气 | 天氣 | tiān qì | weather |
| 听 | 聽 | tīng | to listen to |
| 同学 | 同學 | tóng xué | to study at the same school |
| 我 | wǒ | I | |
| 我们 | 我們 | wǒ men | we |
| 五 | wǔ | five | |
| 喜欢 | 喜歡 | xǐ huan | to like |
| 下 | xià | down | |
| 下午 | xià wǔ | afternoon | |
| 下雨 | xià yǔ | to rain | |
| 先生 | xiān sheng | teacher | |
| 现在 | 現在 | xiàn zài | now |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think (about) | |
| 小 | xiǎo | small | |
| 小姐 | xiǎo jie | young lady | |
| 写 | 寫 | xiě | to write |
| 谢谢 | 謝謝 | xiè xie | to thank |
| 星期 | xīng qī | week | |
| 学生 | 學生 | xué sheng | student |
| 学习 | 學習 | xué xí | to learn |
| 学校 | 學校 | xué xiào | school |
| 一 | yī | one | |
| 衣服 | yī fu | clothes | |
| 医生 | 醫生 | yī shēng | doctor |
| 医院 | 醫院 | yī yuàn | hospital |
| 有 | yǒu | to have | |
| 月 | yuè | moon | |
| 再见 | 再見 | zài jiàn | goodbye |
| 在 | zài | to exist | |
| 怎么 | 怎麼 | zěn me | how? |
| 这 | 這 | zhè | (pronoun) this |
| 中国 | 中國 | zhōng guó | China |
| 中午 | zhōng wǔ | noon | |
| 住 | zhù | to live | |
| 桌子 | zhuō zi | table | |
| 字 | zì | letter | |
| 昨天 | zuó tiān | yesterday | |
| 坐 | zuò | to sit | |
| 做 | zuò | to make | |
| 吧 | ba | (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) | |
| 白 | bái | white | |
| 百 | bǎi | hundred | |
| 比 | bǐ | to compare | |
| 别 | 別 | bié | to leave |
| 唱歌 | chàng gē | to sing a song | |
| 出 | chū | to go out | |
| 穿 | chuān | to wear | |
| 次 | cì | next in sequence | |
| 从 | 從 | cóng | from |
| 错 | 錯 | cuò | mistake |
| 到 | dào | to reach | |
| 弟弟 | dì di | younger brother | |
| 房间 | 房間 | fáng jiān | room |
| 非常 | fēi cháng | very | |
| 高 | gāo | high | |
| 告诉 | 告訴 | gào sù | to press charges |
| 哥哥 | gē ge | older brother | |
| 给 | 給 | gěi | to |
| 贵 | 貴 | guì | expensive |
| 还 | 還 | hái | still |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child | |
| 好吃 | hǎo chī | tasty | |
| 号 | 號 | hào | ordinal number |
| 回答 | huí dá | to reply | |
| 机场 | 機場 | jī chǎng | airport |
| 鸡蛋 | 雞蛋 | jī dàn | (chicken) egg |
| 介绍 | 介紹 | jiè shào | to introduce (sb to sb) |
| 姐姐 | jiě jie | older sister | |
| 进 | 進 | jìn | to go forward |
| 就 | jiù | (after a suppositional clause) in that case | |
| 觉得 | 覺得 | jué de | to think that ... |
| 考试 | 考試 | kǎo shì | to take an exam |
| 课 | 課 | kè | subject |
| 快 | kuài | rapid | |
| 累 | lèi | tired | |
| 两 | 兩 | liǎng | two |
| 路 | lù | road | |
| 慢 | màn | slow | |
| 忙 | máng | busy | |
| 妹妹 | mèi mei | younger sister | |
| 门 | 門 | mén | gate |
| 男人 | nán rén | a man | |
| 您 | nín | you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你) | |
| 牛奶 | niú nǎi | cow's milk | |
| 女人 | nǚ rén | woman | |
| 旁边 | 旁邊 | páng biān | side |
| 票 | piào | ticket | |
| 起床 | qǐ chuáng | to get out of bed | |
| 去年 | qù nián | last year | |
| 上班 | shàng bān | to go to work | |
| 身体 | 身體 | shēn tǐ | the body |
| 生病 | shēng bìng | to fall ill | |
| 生日 | shēng rì | birthday | |
| 时间 | 時間 | shí jiān | time |
| 手机 | 手機 | shǒu jī | cell phone |
| 送 | sòng | to send | |
| 外 | wài | outside | |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening | |
| 问 | 問 | wèn | to ask |
| 洗 | xǐ | to wash | |
| 小时 | 小時 | xiǎo shí | hour |
| 笑 | xiào | to laugh | |
| 新 | xīn | new |
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