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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 休息 | xiū xi | rest | |
| 要 | yào | to want | |
| 也 | yě | (adverb) also | |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | in the same place | |
| 右边 | 右邊 | yòu bian | right side |
| 元 | yuán | currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) | |
| 远 | 遠 | yuǎn | far |
| 再 | zài | again | |
| 早上 | zǎo shang | early morning | |
| 找 | zhǎo | to try to find | |
| 着 | 著 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state |
| 真 | zhēn | really | |
| 正在 | zhèng zài | just at (that time) | |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know | |
| 准备 | 準備 | zhǔn bèi | preparation |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk | |
| 最 | zuì | most | |
| 左边 | 左邊 | zuǒ bian | left |
| 爱好 | 愛好 | ài hào | to like |
| 班 | bān | team | |
| 半 | bàn | half | |
| 帮忙 | 幫忙 | bāng máng | to help |
| 包 | bāo | to cover | |
| 别人 | 別人 | bié ren | other people |
| 差 | chà | different | |
| 地 | de | -ly | |
| 地方 | dì fāng | region | |
| 地图 | 地圖 | dì tú | map |
| 东 | 東 | dōng | east |
| 饿 | 餓 | è | to be hungry |
| 放 | fàng | to put | |
| 分 | fēn | to divide | |
| 干净 | 乾淨 | gān jìng | clean |
| 跟 | gēn | heel | |
| 关 | 關 | guān | mountain pass |
| 国家 | 國家 | guó jiā | country |
| 还是 | 還是 | hái shi | still (as before) |
| 花 | huā | flower | |
| 坏 | 壞 | huài | bad |
| 记得 | 記得 | jì de | to remember |
| 见面 | 見面 | jiàn miàn | to meet |
| 教 | jiào | religion | |
| 渴 | kě | thirsty | |
| 口 | kǒu | mouth | |
| 老 | lǎo | prefix 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 | |
| 楼 | 樓 | lóu | house with more than 1 story |
| 马上 | 馬上 | mǎ shàng | at once |
| 面包 | 麵包 | miàn bāo | bread |
| 明白 | míng bai | clear | |
| 拿 | ná | to hold | |
| 奶奶 | nǎi nai | (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) | |
| 南 | nán | south | |
| 难 | 難 | nán | difficult (to...) |
| 认真 | 認真 | rèn zhēn | conscientious |
| 上网 | 上網 | shàng wǎng | to go online |
| 生气 | 生氣 | shēng qì | to get angry |
| 树 | 樹 | shù | tree |
| 图书馆 | 圖書館 | tú shū guǎn | library |
| 忘记 | 忘記 | wàng jì | to forget |
| 洗手间 | 洗手間 | xǐ shǒu jiān | toilet |
| 西 | xī | west | |
| 先 | xiān | early | |
| 爷爷 | 爺爺 | yé ye | (coll.) father's father |
| 一边 | 一邊 | yī biān | one side |
| 一会儿 | 一會兒 | yī huì r | a moment |
| 一样 | 一樣 | yī yàng | same |
| 用 | yòng | to use | |
| 有名 | yǒu míng | famous | |
| 站 | zhàn | station | |
| 中间 | 中間 | zhōng jiān | the middle |
| 重要 | zhòng yào | important | |
| 等 | děng | class | |
| 动作 | 動作 | dòng zuò | movement |
| 对 | 對 | duì | right |
| 干 | 乾 | gān | dry |
| 过 | 過 | guò | to cross |
| 开玩笑 | 開玩笑 | kāi wán xiào | to play a joke |
| 起来 | 起來 | qǐ lai | to stand up |
| 请假 | 請假 | qǐng jià | to request leave of absence |
| 试 | 試 | shì | to test |
| 行 | xíng | to walk | |
| 页 | 頁 | yè | page |
| 知识 | 知識 | zhī shi | knowledge |
| 中文 | zhōng wén | Chinese language | |
| 最好 | zuì hǎo | best | |
| 最后 | 最後 | zuì hòu | final |
| 包子 | bāo zi | bao (steamed stuffed bun) | |
| 工人 | gōng rén | worker | |
| 毛 | máo | hair | |
| 日期 | rì qī | date | |
| 正 | zhèng | straight | |
| 重 | zhòng | heavy | |
| 爸 | bà | father | |
| 白天 | bái tiān | daytime | |
| 半年 | bàn nián | half a year | |
| 半天 | bàn tiān | half of the day | |
| 帮 | 幫 | bāng | to help |
| 杯 | bēi | cup | |
| 北 | běi | north | |
| 北边 | 北邊 | běi biān | north |
| 本子 | běn zi | book | |
| 别的 | 別的 | bié de | else |
| 病 | bìng | illness | |
| 病人 | bìng rén | sick person | |
| 不大 | bù dà | not very | |
| 不对 | 不對 | bù duì | incorrect |
| 不用 | bù yòng | need not | |
| 常 | cháng | always | |
| 常常 | cháng cháng | frequently | |
| 唱 | chàng | to sing | |
| 车 | 車 | chē | car |
| 车票 | 車票 | chē piào | ticket (for a bus or train) |
| 车上 | 車上 | chē shàng | Car |
| 车站 | 車站 | chē zhàn | rail station |
| 吃饭 | 吃飯 | chī fàn | to have a meal |
| 出来 | 出來 | chū lái | to come out |
| 出去 | chū qù | to go out | |
| 床 | chuáng | bed | |
| 打 | dǎ | to beat | |
| 打车 | 打車 | dǎ chē | to take a taxi (in town) |
| 打开 | 打開 | dǎ kāi | to open |
| 打球 | dǎ qiú | to play ball | |
| 大学 | 大學 | dà xué | university |
| 大学生 | 大學生 | dà xué shēng | university student |
| 地点 | 地點 | dì diǎn | place |
| 地上 | dì shang | on the ground | |
| 得到 | dé dào | to get | |
| 弟 | dì | younger brother | |
| 第 | dì | (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 六 "sixth") | |
| 第二 | dì èr | second | |
| 电 | 電 | diàn | lightning |
| 电话 | 電話 | diàn huà | telephone |
| 电视机 | 電視機 | diàn shì jī | television set |
| 电影院 | 電影院 | diàn yǐng yuàn | cinema |
| 东边 | 東邊 | dōng bian | east |
| 动 | 動 | dòng | (of sth) to move |
| 读书 | 讀書 | dú shū | to read a book |
| 饭 | 飯 | fàn | cooked rice |
| 饭店 | 飯店 | fàn diàn | restaurant |
| 房子 | fáng zi | house | |
| 放假 | fàng jià | to have a holiday or vacation | |
| 放学 | 放學 | fàng xué | to dismiss students at the end of the school day |
| 飞 | 飛 | fēi | to fly |
| 风 | 風 | fēng | wind |
| 干什么 | 幹什麼 | gàn shén me | what are you doing? |
| 哥 | gē | elder brother | |
| 歌 | gē | song | |
| 关上 | 關上 | guān shàng | to close (a door) |
| 国 | 國 | guó | country |
| 国外 | 國外 | guó wài | abroad |
| 还有 | 還有 | hái yǒu | furthermore |
| 汉字 | 漢字 | hàn zì | Chinese character |
| 好看 | hǎo kàn | good-looking | |
| 好听 | 好聽 | hǎo tīng | pleasant to hear |
| 好玩儿 | 好玩兒 | hǎo wán r | erhua variant of 好玩 |
| 后 | hòu | empress | |
| 后边 | 後邊 | hòu bian | the back |
| 后天 | 後天 | hòu tiān | the day after tomorrow |
| 话 | 話 | huà | dialect |
| 回到 | huí dào | to return to | |
| 回家 | huí jiā | to return home | |
| 回来 | 回來 | huí lai | to return |
| 回去 | huí qu | to return | |
| 火车 | 火車 | huǒ chē | train |
| 机票 | 機票 | jī piào | air ticket |
| 记 | 記 | jì | to record |
| 记住 | 記住 | jì zhu | to remember |
| 家里 | 家裡 | jiā lǐ | home |
| 家人 | jiā rén | family member | |
| 间 | 間 | jiān | between |
| 见 | 見 | jiàn | to see |
| 教学楼 | 教學樓 | jiào xué lóu | teaching block |
| 姐 | jiě | older sister | |
| 今年 | jīn nián | this year | |
| 进来 | 進來 | jìn lái | to come in |
| 进去 | 進去 | jìn qù | to go in |
| 开车 | 開車 | kāi chē | to drive a car |
| 开会 | 開會 | kāi huì | to hold a meeting |
| 看病 | kàn bìng | to visit a doctor | |
| 看到 | kàn dào | to see | |
| 考 | 攷 | kǎo | to beat |
| 课本 | 課本 | kè běn | textbook |
| 课文 | 課文 | kè wén | text |
| 来到 | 來到 | lái dào | to arrive |
| 老人 | lǎo rén | old man or woman | |
| 里边 | 裡邊 | lǐ bian | inside |
| 楼上 | 樓上 | lóu shàng | upstairs |
| 楼下 | 樓下 | lóu xià | downstairs |
| 路口 | lù kǒu | crossing | |
| 路上 | lù shang | on the road | |
| 妈 | 媽 | mā | ma |
| 马路 | 馬路 | mǎ lù | street |
| 没什么 | 沒什麼 | méi shén me | nothing |
| 没事儿 | 沒事兒 | méi shì r | to have spare time |
| 没有 | 沒有 | méi yǒu | haven't |
| 妹 | mèi | younger sister | |
| 门口 | 門口 | mén kǒu | doorway |
| 门票 | 門票 | mén piào | ticket (for theater, cinema etc) |
| 们 | 們 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 面条儿 | 麵條兒 | miàn tiáo r | erhua variant of 面条 |
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