New HSK 1 vocabulary list (HSK 3.0)
The new HSK 1 has 302 words under HSK 3.0. The old HSK 1 asked for 150 in total. This is the full list with pinyin and English, and beside each word the level it had in the old exam.
92 of these words were on no level of the old list, and 66 moved here from a different old level. Every word links to its dictionary entry with examples and stroke order.
Other levels: HSK 2 · HSK 3 · HSK 4 · HSK 5 · HSK 6 · HSK 7-9 · everything on HSK 3.0.
All 302 new HSK 1 words
| Word | Pinyin | English | Old HSK level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 爱 | ài | to love; to be fond of; to like | HSK 1 |
| 吧 | ba | sentence-final particle (suggestion or supposition) | HSK 2 |
| 八 | bā | eight; 8 | HSK 1 |
| 爸爸 | bà ba | (coll.) father; dad | HSK 1 |
| 百 | bǎi | hundred; numerous | HSK 2 |
| 白天 | bái tiān | daytime; during the day | new |
| 半 | bàn | half | HSK 3 |
| 包子 | bāo zi | bao (steamed stuffed bun) | HSK 5 |
| 杯子 | bēi zi | cup | HSK 1 |
| 本 | běn | (classifier for books); root; origin | HSK 1 |
| 边 | biān | side; edge; margin | new |
| 病 | bìng | illness; disease; to fall ill | new |
| 不 | bù | no; not so | HSK 1 |
| 不客气 | bù kè qi | you're welcome | HSK 1 |
| 不要 | bù yào | don't want; don't (do it) | new |
| 菜 | cài | dish (type of food) | HSK 1 |
| 茶 | chá | tea | HSK 1 |
| 唱 | chàng | to sing; to call loudly; to chant | new |
| 超市 | chāo shì | supermarket (abbr. for 超级市场) | HSK 3 |
| 车 | chē | car; vehicle; machine | new |
| 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume | HSK 1 |
| 穿 | chuān | to wear | HSK 2 |
| 出租车 | chū zū chē | taxi | HSK 1 |
| 大 | dà | big; large; great | HSK 1 |
| 打电话 | dǎ diàn huà | to make a telephone call | HSK 1 |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone | HSK 2 |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive | HSK 2 |
| 大学 | dà xué | university; college | new |
| 大学生 | dà xué sheng | university student | new |
| 的 | de | of; ~'s (possessive particle) | HSK 1 |
| 第 | dì | (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 六 "sixth"); (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the i | new |
| 点 | diǎn | o'clock; point; a little | HSK 1 |
| 店 | diàn | inn; old-style hotel; (bound form) shop; store | new |
| 电话 | diàn huà | telephone; phone call | new |
| 电脑 | diàn nǎo | computer | HSK 1 |
| 电视 | diàn shì | television; TV | HSK 1 |
| 电影 | diàn yǐng | movie; film | HSK 1 |
| 电影院 | diàn yǐng yuàn | cinema; movie theater | new |
| 弟弟 | dì di | younger brother | HSK 2 |
| 东西 | dōng xi | thing; stuff | HSK 1 |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; even | HSK 1 |
| 读 | dú | to read; to read aloud; to study | HSK 1 |
| 对 | duì | right; correct | HSK 4 |
| 对不起 | duì bu qǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon | HSK 1 |
| 多 | duō | many; much | HSK 1 |
| 多少 | duō shǎo | how many?; how much? | HSK 1 |
| 读书 | dú shū | to read (books); to study, be in school | new |
| 二 | èr | two | HSK 1 |
| 儿子 | ér zi | son | HSK 1 |
| 饭 | fàn | cooked rice; meal; (loanword) fan | new |
| 饭店 | fàn diàn | restaurant (also: hotel) | new |
| 房间 | fáng jiān | room | HSK 2 |
| 非常 | fēi cháng | very; really | HSK 2 |
| 飞机 | fēi jī | airplane | HSK 1 |
| 分 | fēn | minute; to divide; to separate | HSK 3 |
| 分钟 | fēn zhōng | minute | HSK 1 |
| 高兴 | gāo xìng | happy | HSK 1 |
| 歌 | gē | song; to sing | new |
| 个 | gè | (generic classifier); individual; single | HSK 1 |
| 哥哥 | gē ge | older brother | HSK 2 |
| 给 | gěi | to give; for | HSK 2 |
| 公司 | gōng sī | company; firm; corporation | HSK 2 |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | to work | HSK 1 |
| 狗 | gǒu | dog | HSK 1 |
| 贵 | guì | expensive | HSK 2 |
| 国 | guó | country; nation; state; (bound form) national | new |
| 还 | hái | still; also; even | HSK 2 |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child | HSK 2 |
| 汉语 | Hàn yǔ | Chinese language | HSK 1 |
| 汉字 | hàn zì | Chinese character | new |
| 好 | hǎo | good | HSK 1 |
| 号 | hào | number; day of the month; size | HSK 2 |
| 好吃 | hǎo chī | tasty | HSK 2 |
| 好看 | hǎo kàn | good-looking; good to watch or read | new |
| 好听 | hǎo tīng | nice to listen to | new |
| 好玩儿 | hǎo wánr | fun | new |
| 喝 | hē | to drink | HSK 1 |
| 和 | hé | and; together with; with | HSK 1 |
| 很 | hěn | (adverb of degree) | HSK 1 |
| 后 | hòu | empress; queen; (archaic) monarch | new |
| 回 | huí | to return; to go back | HSK 1 |
| 会 | huì | can; to have the skill; to know how to | HSK 1 |
| 火车 | huǒ chē | train | new |
| 几 | jǐ | how many; several; a few | HSK 1 |
| 家 | jiā | home; family; (suffix) specialist in a field | HSK 1 |
| 见 | jiàn | to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth) | new |
| 件 | jiàn | item (measure word) | HSK 2 |
| 叫 | jiào | to be called; to call | HSK 1 |
| 饺子 | jiǎo zi | dumpling | HSK 4 |
| 家人 | jiā rén | family; family members | new |
| 鸡蛋 | jī dàn | (chicken) egg | HSK 2 |
| 姐姐 | jiě jie | older sister | HSK 2 |
| 今年 | jīn nián | this year | new |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today | HSK 1 |
| 九 | jiǔ | nine | HSK 1 |
| 觉得 | jué de | to think that ...; to feel that ... | HSK 2 |
| 开 | kāi | to open (transitive or intransitive) | HSK 1 |
| 开车 | kāi chē | to drive (a car) | new |
| 看 | kàn | to see; to look at; to watch; to read | HSK 1 |
| 看病 | kàn bìng | to see a doctor | new |
| 看见 | kàn jiàn | to see | HSK 1 |
| 课 | kè | class; lesson; subject | HSK 2 |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can; may | HSK 2 |
| 口 | kǒu | mouth | HSK 3 |
| 块 | kuài | (coll.) yuan (unit of money); piece; lump | HSK 1 |
| 来 | lái | to come | HSK 1 |
| 老师 | lǎo shī | teacher | HSK 1 |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) | HSK 1 |
| 冷 | lěng | cold | HSK 1 |
| 里 | lǐ | lining; interior; inside | HSK 1 |
| 两 | liǎng | two | HSK 2 |
| 零 | líng | zero | HSK 1 |
| 六 | liù | six | HSK 1 |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for yes/no questions) | HSK 1 |
| 买 | mǎi | to buy | HSK 1 |
| 卖 | mài | to sell | HSK 2 |
| 妈妈 | mā ma | mama | HSK 1 |
| 忙 | máng | busy | HSK 2 |
| 猫 | māo | cat | HSK 1 |
| 没 | méi | (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not | HSK 1 |
| 没关系 | méi guān xi | it doesn't matter | HSK 1 |
| 妹妹 | mèi mei | younger sister | HSK 2 |
| 没事 | méi shì | it's nothing; no problem; I'm fine | new |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | not have; there is no | new |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals | new |
| 面包 | miàn bāo | bread | HSK 3 |
| 面条儿 | miàn tiáor | noodles | new |
| 米饭 | mǐ fàn | (cooked) rice | HSK 1 |
| 明年 | míng nián | next year | new |
| 明天 | míng tiān | tomorrow | HSK 1 |
| 名字 | míng zi | name (of a person or thing) | HSK 1 |
| 哪 | nǎ | which? | HSK 1 |
| 那 | nà | that; those | HSK 1 |
| 那边 | nà biān | that side; over there | new |
| 哪个 | nǎ ge | which; which one | new |
| 那个 | nà ge | that; that one | new |
| 哪里 | nǎ lǐ | where (same as 哪儿) | new |
| 那里 | nà lǐ | there (same as 那儿) | new |
| 男 | nán | male; Baron, lowest of five orders of nobility 位 | new |
| 男朋友 | nán péng you | boyfriend | new |
| 哪儿 | nǎr | where | new |
| 那儿 | nàr | there | new |
| 哪些 | nǎ xiē | which ones (more than one) | new |
| 那些 | nà xiē | those | new |
| 呢 | ne | particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?") | HSK 1 |
| 能 | néng | can; to be able to | HSK 1 |
| 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您) | HSK 1 |
| 年 | nián | year | HSK 1 |
| 你好 | nǐ hǎo | hello | new |
| 你们 | nǐ men | you (more than one person) | new |
| 您 | nín | you (courteous) | HSK 2 |
| 牛奶 | niú nǎi | cow's milk | HSK 2 |
| 女 | nǚ | female; woman; daughter | new |
| 女儿 | nǚ ér | daughter | HSK 1 |
| 女朋友 | nǚ péng you | girlfriend | new |
| 女士 | nǚ shì | lady | HSK 5 |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend | HSK 1 |
| 便宜 | pián yi | cheap; inexpensive | HSK 2 |
| 漂亮 | piào liang | pretty | HSK 1 |
| 苹果 | píng guǒ | apple | HSK 1 |
| 七 | qī | seven | HSK 1 |
| 千 | qiān | thousand | HSK 2 |
| 前 | qián | front; forward; ahead | new |
| 钱 | qián | money | HSK 1 |
| 起床 | qǐ chuáng | to get out of bed | HSK 2 |
| 请 | qǐng | to ask | HSK 1 |
| 请问 | qǐng wèn | excuse me, may I ask | new |
| 去 | qù | to go | HSK 1 |
| 去年 | qù nián | last year | HSK 2 |
| 热 | rè | hot | HSK 1 |
| 人 | rén | person; people | HSK 1 |
| 认识 | rèn shi | to know | HSK 1 |
| 日 | rì | day; sun | HSK 1 |
| 三 | sān | three | HSK 1 |
| 上 | shàng | up; above; to go up; previous | HSK 1 |
| 上班 | shàng bān | to go to work | HSK 2 |
| 商店 | shāng diàn | store; shop | HSK 1 |
| 上课 | shàng kè | to have class; class starts | new |
| 上午 | shàng wǔ | morning | HSK 1 |
| 上学 | shàng xué | to go to school; to attend school | new |
| 少 | shǎo | few | HSK 1 |
| 谁 | shéi | who | HSK 1 |
| 生病 | shēng bìng | to fall ill | HSK 2 |
| 什么 | shén me | what? | HSK 1 |
| 十 | shí | ten | HSK 1 |
| 事 | shì | matter; thing; item | new |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) | HSK 1 |
| 时候 | shí hou | time | HSK 1 |
| 时间 | shí jiān | time | HSK 2 |
| 手机 | shǒu jī | cell phone | HSK 2 |
| 书 | shū | book; to write | HSK 1 |
| 书店 | shū diàn | bookshop | new |
| 水 | shuǐ | water | HSK 1 |
| 睡 | shuì | to sleep; to lie down | new |
| 水果 | shuǐ guǒ | fruit | HSK 1 |
| 睡觉 | shuì jiào | to go to bed | HSK 1 |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment; to scold; to tell off | new |
| 说话 | shuō huà | to speak | HSK 1 |
| 四 | sì | four | HSK 1 |
| 岁 | suì | years old; classifier for years (of age); year | HSK 1 |
| 他 | tā | he; him (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant) | HSK 1 |
| 它 | tā | it | HSK 2 |
| 她 | tā | she | HSK 1 |
| 太 | tài | too; excessively | HSK 1 |
| 他们 | tā men | they (men, or a mixed group) | new |
| 它们 | tā men | they (animals and things) | new |
| 她们 | tā men | they (women only) | new |
| 天 | tiān | day; sky; heaven | new |
| 天气 | tiān qì | weather | HSK 1 |
| 听 | tīng | to listen; to hear; to obey | HSK 1 |
| 听见 | tīng jiàn | to hear | new |
| 同学 | tóng xué | classmate | HSK 1 |
| 外 | wài | outside | HSK 2 |
| 外边 | wài biān | outside | new |
| 玩 | wán | to play | HSK 2 |
| 晚 | wǎn | evening; night; late | new |
| 晚饭 | wǎn fàn | dinner | new |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening | HSK 2 |
| 喂 | wèi | hello (on the phone); hey | HSK 1 |
| 问 | wèn | to ask; to inquire | HSK 2 |
| 问题 | wèn tí | question; problem | HSK 2 |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my | HSK 1 |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we | HSK 1 |
| 五 | wǔ | five | HSK 1 |
| 午饭 | wǔ fàn | lunch | new |
| 下 | xià | down | HSK 1 |
| 下班 | xià bān | to get off work | new |
| 下课 | xià kè | class ends; to finish class | new |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think (about) | HSK 1 |
| 先生 | xiān sheng | Mr.; sir; gentleman | HSK 1 |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now | HSK 1 |
| 小 | xiǎo | small | HSK 1 |
| 小朋友 | xiǎo péng you | child; kid | new |
| 小时 | xiǎo shí | hour | HSK 2 |
| 小学 | xiǎo xué | primary school | new |
| 小学生 | xiǎo xué sheng | primary school pupil | new |
| 下午 | xià wǔ | afternoon | HSK 1 |
| 下雨 | xià yǔ | to rain | HSK 1 |
| 些 | xiē | classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several | HSK 1 |
| 写 | xiě | to write | HSK 1 |
| 谢谢 | xiè xie | to thank | HSK 1 |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like; to be fond of | HSK 1 |
| 新 | xīn | new; newly | HSK 2 |
| 星期 | xīng qī | week | HSK 1 |
| 星期日 | xīng qī rì | Sunday (a little more formal) | new |
| 星期天 | xīng qī tiān | Sunday (everyday word) | new |
| 休息 | xiū xi | rest; to rest | HSK 2 |
| 学 | xué | to learn; to study; to imitate | new |
| 雪 | xuě | snow | HSK 2 |
| 学生 | xué sheng | student | HSK 1 |
| 学习 | xué xí | to learn | HSK 1 |
| 学校 | xué xiào | school | HSK 1 |
| 要 | yào | to want; to need; will; important | HSK 2 |
| 也 | yě | also; too | HSK 2 |
| 一 | yī | one | HSK 1 |
| 一半 | yī bàn | half | new |
| 一点儿 | yī diǎnr | a little; a bit | new |
| 衣服 | yī fu | clothes | HSK 1 |
| 医生 | yī shēng | doctor | HSK 1 |
| 一下 | yī xià | after a verb: quickly, for a moment | new |
| 一些 | yī xiē | some; a few | new |
| 医院 | yī yuàn | hospital | HSK 1 |
| 椅子 | yǐ zi | chair | HSK 1 |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is | HSK 1 |
| 有的 | yǒu de | some (of them) | new |
| 有点儿 | yǒu diǎnr | a bit (before an adjective, unwelcome) | new |
| 有些 | yǒu xiē | some (of them) | new |
| 有一点儿 | yǒu yī diǎnr | a bit (same as 有点儿) | new |
| 雨 | yǔ | rain; (literary) to rain; (of rain, snow etc) to fall | new |
| 元 | yuán | yuan (currency unit); first; primary | HSK 2 |
| 月 | yuè | month; moon | HSK 1 |
| 再 | zài | again; once more; re- | HSK 2 |
| 在 | zài | at; in; on; to be (located) at | HSK 1 |
| 再见 | zài jiàn | goodbye | HSK 1 |
| 早 | zǎo | early; morning; Good morning! | new |
| 早饭 | zǎo fàn | breakfast | new |
| 早上 | zǎo shang | early morning | HSK 2 |
| 怎么 | zěn me | how? | HSK 1 |
| 怎么样 | zěn me yàng | how is it?; how about it? | HSK 1 |
| 找 | zhǎo | to try to find | HSK 2 |
| 这 | zhè | (pronoun) this; these | HSK 1 |
| 这边 | zhè biān | this side; over here | new |
| 这个 | zhè ge | this; this one | new |
| 这里 | zhè lǐ | here (same as 这儿) | new |
| 真 | zhēn | really; true | HSK 2 |
| 正在 | zhèng zài | just at (that time); in the process of | HSK 2 |
| 这儿 | zhèr | here | new |
| 这些 | zhè xiē | these | new |
| 只 | zhǐ | only | HSK 3 |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know; to become aware of | HSK 2 |
| 中国 | Zhōng guó | China | HSK 1 |
| 中文 | Zhōng wén | Chinese language | HSK 4 |
| 中午 | zhōng wǔ | noon | HSK 1 |
| 中学 | zhōng xué | middle school; secondary school | new |
| 中学生 | zhōng xué sheng | middle school student | new |
| 住 | zhù | to live | HSK 1 |
| 桌子 | zhuō zi | table | HSK 1 |
| 字 | zì | character; word | HSK 1 |
| 坐 | zuò | to sit; to travel by | HSK 1 |
| 做 | zuò | to make; to produce | HSK 1 |
| 做饭 | zuò fàn | to cook; to make a meal | new |
| 昨天 | zuó tiān | yesterday | HSK 1 |
The list is in pinyin order. Readings and English come from this site's own dictionary and lesson material, and the level of each word comes from the published HSK 3.0 standard. The word-level comparison of the two standards as a whole is in what the new HSK changed, word by word.
Frequently asked questions
How many words are in the new HSK 1?
The HSK 3.0 list has 302 words at level 1. The old HSK 1 asked for 150 in total.
Is the new HSK 1 word list different from the old one?
Yes. Of the 302 words at the new level 1, 92 were not on any level of the old six-level list, and 66 were on the old list at a different level. The table on this page shows the old level of every word.
Which list should I study for HSK 1?
The one your exam uses. The first official worldwide sitting of HSK 3.0 is 13 December 2026, and until then many centers ran the old format, so check what your booking names. HSK 3.0 exam date. The old list is on the HSK 1 vocabulary page.
How long does it take to learn the new HSK 1 words?
At 15 new words a day with daily review, the 302 words of this level take about 21 days. The study calculator works it out for any pace and any pair of levels.
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