HSK 1 vocabulary list

The 484 words of new HSK band 1, the beginner stage of the 2021 standard, with pinyin and English meanings.

484 words

Ordered by pinyin

山shānmountain; hill; (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on 上shàng(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts)上班shàng bānto go to work; to be on duty 上边shàng bianthe top; above 商场shāng chǎngshopping mall; shopping center 上车shàng chēto get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)上次shàng cìlast time 商店shāng diànstore; shop 上课shàng kèto go to class; to attend class 上网shàng wǎngto go online; to connect to the Internet 上午shàng wǔmorning 上学shàng xuéto go to school; to attend school 少shǎofew; less 谁shéiwho 什么shén mewhat?; something; anything 身上shēn shangon the body; at hand 身体shēn tǐthe body; one's health 生病shēng bìngto fall ill 生气shēng qìto get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness 生日shēng rìbirthday 十shíten; 10 事shìmatter; thing 试shìto test; to try 是shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true 是不是shì bù shìis or isn't; yes or no 时候shí houtime; length of time 时间shí jiān(concept of) time; (duration of) time 手shǒuhand; (formal) to hold 手机shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone 书shūbook; letter 树shùtree; to cultivate 书包shū bāoschoolbag; satchel 书店shū diànbookstore 水shuǐwater; river 睡shuìto sleep; to lie down 说shuōto speak; to talk; to say; to explain; to comment 水果shuǐ guǒfruit 睡觉shuì jiàoto go to bed; to sleep 说话shuō huàto speak; to say 四sìfour; 4 送sòngto send; to deliver; to transmit; to give (as a present)岁suìclassifier for years (of age); year 他tāhe; him (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant); (used before sb's name for emphasis)她tāshe 他们tā menthey; them 她们tā menthey; them (females)太tàihighest; greatest 天tiānday; sky 天气tiān qìweather 听到tīng dàoto hear 听见tīng jiànto hear 听写tīng xiě(of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise); dictation; (music) to transcribe by ear 同学tóng xuéto study at the same school; fellow student 图书馆tú shū guǎnlibrary 外wàioutside; in addition 外边wài bianoutside; outer surface 外国wài guóforeign (country)外语wài yǔforeign language 晚wǎnevening; night 晚饭wǎn fànevening meal; dinner 玩儿wán rto play; to have fun 晚上wǎn shangevening; night 忘wàngto forget; to overlook 忘记wàng jìto forget 网上wǎng shàngonline 网友wǎng yǒuonline friend; Internet user 问wènto ask; to inquire 我wǒI; me; my 我们wǒ menwe; us; ourselves; our 五wǔfive; 5 午饭wǔ fànlunch 西xīwest 洗xǐto wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs)西边xī biānwest; west side 喜欢xǐ huanto like; to be fond of 洗手间xǐ shǒu jiāntoilet; lavatory 下xiàdown; downwards 下班xià bānto finish work; to get off work; next service (train, bus, etc)下边xià bianunder; the underside 下车xià chēto get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)下次xià cìnext time 下课xià kèto finish class; to get out of class 下午xià wǔafternoon; p.m.下雨xià yǔto rain 先xiānbeforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally 先生xiān shengMr.; sir; gentleman; husband 现在xiàn zàinow; at present 想xiǎngto think (about); to think of; to devise 小xiǎosmall; tiny 笑xiàoto laugh; to smile; to laugh at 小孩儿xiǎo hái rerhua variant of 小孩 (xiǎohái)小姐xiǎo jieyoung lady; miss 小朋友xiǎo péng yǒuchild 小时xiǎo shíhour 小学xiǎo xuéelementary school; primary school 小学生xiǎo xué shēngprimary school student; schoolchild 写xiěto write 页yèpage; leaf 谢谢xiè xieto thank; thanks 新xīnnew; newly

Practice HSK 1 with flashcards

Each list contains the words with an exact simplified-spelling match in our CC-CEDICT dictionary, ordered by pinyin. The official word lists are slightly larger; spellings outside the dictionary do not appear here. Read how the three HSK word lists compare.