爸爸bàbadad
不búnot
不会bú huìcannot; do not know how to
不客气bú kèqiyou're welcome
不太bú tàinot very
八bāeight
班bānclass
杯bēicup (of)
杯子bēizicup
北京BěijīngBeijing
北京人Běijīngréna Beijinger
本běn(measure word for books)
茶chátea
城市chéngshìcities
吃chīto eat
吃饭chī fànto eat a meal
出去chūqùto go out
出租车chūzūchētaxi
菜càidishes; food
的de(possessive particle)
的时候de shíhouwhen; while
电脑diànnǎocomputer
电视diànshìTV
电影diànyǐngmovie
点diǎno'clock
对不起duìbuqǐsorry
多duōmany
多大duōdàhow old
多少duōshaohow much
多少钱duōshao qiánhow much (money)
大dàbig
大家dàjiāeveryone
大明DàmíngDaming (a name)
蛋糕dàngāocake
到dàoto arrive
豆豆DòudouDoudou (a pet name)
豆浆dòujiāngsoy milk
读dúto read
东西dōngxithings
都dōuboth; all
打电话dǎ diànhuàto make a phone call
打错dǎcuòto dial the wrong (number)
饭店fàndiànrestaurant
饭馆fànguǎnrestaurant
房间fángjiānroom
飞机fēijīairplane
分fēnminute
分钟fēnzhōngminute
个gè(measure word)
高兴gāoxìnghappy
给gěito give
工作gōngzuòto work
狗gǒudog
会huìcan; to know how to
回huíto return
回家huí jiāto go home
欢迎huānyíngto welcome
火车huǒchētrain
火车站huǒchēzhàntrain station
汉语HànyǔChinese (language)
汉字HànzìChinese characters
号hàoday of the month
还是háishior (in questions)
和héand
喝hēto drink
喝茶hē cháto drink tea
很hěnvery
很多hěn duōa lot of
好hǎogood
好的hǎo deOK; alright
好写hǎo xiěeasy to write
好吃hǎochīdelicious
好看hǎokàngood (to watch); enjoyable
叫jiàoto be called
家jiāhome
教jiāoto teach
九jiǔnine
九月jiǔ yuèSeptember
鸡蛋jīdànegg
今年jīnniánthis year
今天jīntiāntoday
几jǐwhich; how many
几点jǐ diǎnwhat time
块kuàikuai (unit of money)
快乐kuàilèhappy
看kànto look
看书kàn shūto read (books)
看见kànjiànto see
看看kànkanto take a look
看了看kànlekànto look at (briefly)
咖啡kāfēicoffee
开车kāichēto drive
口kǒu(measure: family members)
了le(completed action)
六点liù diǎnsix o'clock
六个liù gèsix
两liǎngtwo
来láito come
冷lěngcold
老师lǎoshīteacher
里lǐinside
李老师Lǐ lǎoshīTeacher Li
李明Lǐ MíngLi Ming (a name)
李月Lǐ YuèLi Yue (a name)
里面lǐmiàninside
吗ma(question particle)
面包miànbāobread
忙mángbusy
妹妹mèimeiyounger sister
没关系méi guānxiit's okay; it doesn't matter
没有méiyǒuto not have
明míngming (bright)
明天míngtiāntomorrow
明月MíngyuèMingyue (a given name)
名字míngziname
妈妈māmamom
猫māocat
美国人Měiguó rénAmerican (person)
每天měitiānevery day
买mǎito buy
米饭mǐfàncooked rice
米米MǐmiMimi (a pet name)
呢ne(question particle)
牛奶niúnǎimilk
那nàthat
那个nàgethat
能néngcan; may
哪国人nǎ guó rénwhat nationality
哪儿nǎrwhere
你nǐyou
你好nǐ hǎohello
你们nǐmenyou (plural)
女儿nǚ'érdaughter
漂亮piàoliangpretty
朋友péngyoufriend
苹果píngguǒapple
跑步pǎobùto run; jogging
钱qiánmoney
前面qiánmiànin front
去qùto go
七qīseven
七点qī diǎnseven o'clock
起床qǐchuángto get up
请qǐngplease
请问qǐngwènexcuse me; may I ask
热rèhot
认识rènshito know; to meet
人rénpeople
睡觉shuìjiàoto sleep
说shuōto say
说话shuōhuàto talk
水shuǐwater
水果shuǐguǒfruit
上shàngon top of
上海ShànghǎiShanghai
上午shàngwǔmorning
谁shéiwho
什么shénmewhat
是shìto be
十shíten
十二shí'èrtwelve
时候shíhoutime; moment
时间shíjiāntime
十五shíwǔfifteen
十一shíyīeleven
十一点shíyī diǎneleven o'clock
数字shùzìnumber
商店shāngdiànshop; store
生病shēngbìngto be sick
生日shēngrìbirthday
书shūbook
书包shūbāobackpack
舒服shūfucomfortable; well
少shǎofew
岁suìyears old
四sìfour
四点sì diǎnfour o'clock
四十sìshíforty
三sānthree
三点sān diǎnthree o'clock
三十sānshíthirty
三十八sānshíbāthirty-eight
司机sījīdriver
伞sǎnumbrella
天气tiānqìweather
太tàitoo; so
同学tóngxuéclassmate
同学们tóngxuémenclassmates
他tāhe
她tāshe
它tāit
他们tāmenthey
听tīngto listen; to hear
听不懂tīng bu dǒngcan't understand (by listening)
外面wàimiànoutside
王明Wáng MíngWang Ming (a name)
王小明Wáng XiǎomíngWang Xiaoming (name)
玩儿wánrto play; to have fun
喂wèihello (on the phone)
问wènto ask
晚上wǎnshangevening
我wǒI; me
我们wǒmenwe
五wǔfive
下xiàto fall (rain)
下雨xià yǔto rain
现在xiànzàinow
下午xiàwǔafternoon
谢谢xièxiethank you
先生xiānshēngmister; sir
写xiěto write
写字xiězìto write characters
想xiǎngto want
小xiǎosmall
小狗xiǎogǒupuppy; dog
小姐xiǎojiěmiss
小猫xiǎomāokitten; cat
小美XiǎoměiXiaomei (name)
学xuéto learn
学生xuéshengstudent
学校xuéxiàoschool
学习xuéxíto study
新xīnnew
星期六xīngqīliùSaturday
星期天xīngqītiānSunday
喜欢xǐhuanto like
月yuèmonth
要yàowant to
钥匙yàoshikey
一杯yì bēione cup of
一本yì běnone (volume)
一只yì zhīone (measure word for animals)
一点儿yìdiǎnra little
一起yìqǐtogether
一些yìxiēsome
一yíone
一个yí geone (of them)
也yěalso
衣服yīfuclothes
英语YīngyǔEnglish (language)
医生yīshēngdoctor
医院yīyuànhospital
一月yīyuèJanuary
椅子yǐzichair
有yǒuthere is
有趣yǒuqùinteresting; fun
桌子zhuōzitable
这zhèthis
这个zhègethis
这些zhèxiēthese
住zhùto live
真zhēnreally
只zhī(measure word for animals)
中国ZhōngguóChina
中国人ZhōngguórénChinese (person)
中午zhōngwǔnoon
坐zuòto take (transport)
做zuòto make; to do
做菜zuò càito cook
坐下zuòxiàto sit down
昨天zuótiānyesterday
在zàiat; in
再zàiagain
再见zàijiàngoodbye
字zìcharacter
怎么样zěnmeyànghow
早饭zǎofànbreakfast
早上zǎoshangmorning
走一走zǒu yi zǒuto take a walk
爱àito love
二èrtwo
二十èrshítwenty
二十一èrshíyītwenty-one
About this list
These 273 words are the ones that first appear at HSK 1 in our readings. Each row plays audio on 🔊, expands to show a real sentence from one of the texts, and saves to your wordbook on ☆.
Words are listed alphabetically by pinyin. A word is filed at the level of the first reading it appears in, so a word you meet in an HSK 1 text but which also occurs later stays here rather than being repeated.
How to use it: don't study this list top to bottom. Read the HSK 1 readings first, then come here to review the words you tripped over.