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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 明年 | míng nián | next year | |
| 哪儿 | 哪兒 | nǎ r | where? |
| 哪里 | 哪裏 | nǎ lǐ | where? |
| 哪些 | nǎ xiē | which ones? | |
| 那边 | 那邊 | nà bian | over there |
| 那儿 | 那兒 | nà r | there |
| 那里 | 那裏 | nà li | there |
| 那些 | nà xiē | those | |
| 奶 | nǎi | breast | |
| 男 | nán | male | |
| 男孩儿 | 男孩兒 | nán hái r | erhua variant of 男孩 |
| 男朋友 | nán péng you | boyfriend | |
| 男生 | nán shēng | schoolboy | |
| 南边 | 南邊 | nán bian | south |
| 你们 | 你們 | nǐ men | you (plural) |
| 女 | nǚ | female | |
| 女孩儿 | 女孩兒 | nǚ hái r | erhua variant of 女孩 |
| 女朋友 | nǚ péng you | girlfriend | |
| 女生 | nǚ shēng | schoolgirl | |
| 跑 | pǎo | to run | |
| 起 | qǐ | to rise | |
| 汽车 | 汽車 | qì chē | car |
| 前 | qián | front | |
| 前边 | 前邊 | qián bian | front |
| 前天 | qián tiān | the day before yesterday | |
| 钱包 | 錢包 | qián bāo | purse |
| 请进 | 請進 | qǐng jìn | "please come in" |
| 请问 | 請問 | qǐng wèn | Excuse me, may I ask...? |
| 请坐 | 請坐 | qǐng zuò | please, have a seat |
| 球 | qiú | ball | |
| 肉 | ròu | meat | |
| 山 | shān | mountain | |
| 商场 | 商場 | shāng chǎng | shopping mall |
| 上边 | 上邊 | shàng bian | the top |
| 上车 | 上車 | shàng chē | to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 上次 | shàng cì | last time | |
| 上课 | 上課 | shàng kè | to go to class |
| 上学 | 上學 | shàng xué | to go to school |
| 身上 | shēn shang | on the body | |
| 事 | shì | matter | |
| 是不是 | shì bù shì | is or isn't | |
| 手 | shǒu | hand | |
| 书包 | 書包 | shū bāo | schoolbag |
| 书店 | 書店 | shū diàn | bookstore |
| 睡 | shuì | to sleep | |
| 说 | 說 | shuō | to speak |
| 他们 | 他們 | tā men | they |
| 她们 | 她們 | tā men | they |
| 天 | tiān | day | |
| 听到 | 聽到 | tīng dào | to hear |
| 听见 | 聽見 | tīng jiàn | to hear |
| 听写 | 聽寫 | tīng xiě | (of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise) |
| 外边 | 外邊 | wài bian | outside |
| 外国 | 外國 | wài guó | foreign (country) |
| 外语 | 外語 | wài yǔ | foreign language |
| 玩儿 | 玩兒 | wán r | to play |
| 晚 | wǎn | evening | |
| 晚饭 | 晚飯 | wǎn fàn | evening meal |
| 网上 | 網上 | wǎng shàng | online |
| 网友 | 網友 | wǎng yǒu | online friend |
| 忘 | wàng | to forget | |
| 午饭 | 午飯 | wǔ fàn | lunch |
| 西边 | 西邊 | xī biān | west |
| 下班 | xià bān | to finish work | |
| 下边 | 下邊 | xià bian | under |
| 下车 | 下車 | xià chē | to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 下次 | xià cì | next time | |
| 下课 | 下課 | xià kè | to finish class |
| 小孩儿 | 小孩兒 | xiǎo hái r | erhua variant of 小孩 |
| 小朋友 | xiǎo péng yǒu | child | |
| 小学 | 小學 | xiǎo xué | elementary school |
| 小学生 | 小學生 | xiǎo xué shēng | primary school student |
| 新年 | xīn nián | New Year | |
| 星期日 | xīng qī rì | Sunday | |
| 星期天 | xīng qī tiān | Sunday | |
| 学 | 學 | xué | to learn |
| 学院 | 學院 | xué yuàn | college |
| 一半 | yī bàn | half | |
| 一点儿 | 一點兒 | yī diǎn r | erhua variant of 一点 |
| 一块儿 | 一塊兒 | yī kuài r | erhua variant of 一块 |
| 一下儿 | 一下兒 | yī xià r | erhua variant of 一下 |
| 一些 | yī xiē | some | |
| 有的 | yǒu de | (there are) some (who are...) | |
| 有时 | 有時 | yǒu shí | sometimes |
| 有时候 | 有時候 | yǒu shí hou | sometimes |
| 有些 | yǒu xiē | some | |
| 有一些 | yǒu yī xiē | somewhat | |
| 有用 | yǒu yòng | useful | |
| 右 | yòu | (bound form) right | |
| 雨 | yǔ | rain | |
| 在家 | zài jiā | to be at home | |
| 早 | zǎo | early | |
| 早饭 | 早飯 | zǎo fàn | breakfast |
| 找到 | zhǎo dào | to find | |
| 这边 | 這邊 | zhè biān | this side |
| 这儿 | 這兒 | zhè r | here |
| 这里 | 這裡 | zhè lǐ | here |
| 这些 | 這些 | zhè xiē | these |
| 真的 | zhēn de | really, truly, indeed | |
| 中 | zhōng | within | |
| 中学 | 中學 | zhōng xué | middle school |
| 中学生 | 中學生 | zhōng xué shēng | middle-school student |
| 子 | zǐ | son | |
| 走路 | zǒu lù | to walk | |
| 左 | zuǒ | left | |
| 坐下 | zuò xia | to sit down |
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