Chinese HSK 1 word list
All 153 Chinese HSK 1 words, grouped by topic. Every entry shows the pinyin, the English meaning and an example sentence — click any word for its full page.
153 words · 10 topics👪 People & Family
13 words❓ Pronouns & Questions
17 words🍜 Food & Drink
11 words📍 Places & Position
13 words🐱 Things & Animals
15 words🏃 Actions & Verbs
29 words
做
zuò
to do; to make
看
kàn
to look; to watch; to read
听
tīng
to listen
写
xiě
to write
读
dú
to read (aloud)
去
qù
to go
来
lái
to come
买
mǎi
to buy
住
zhù
to live (somewhere)
坐
zuò
to sit; to take (transport)
开
kāi
to open; to drive
看见
kàn jiàn
to see
回
huí
to return
会
huì
can; to know how
能
néng
can; to be able to
喜欢
xǐ huān
to like
认识
rèn shì
to know (someone)
学习
xué xí
to study; to learn
想
xiǎng
to want; to think
说话
shuō huà
to speak; to talk
睡觉
shuì jiào
to sleep
打电话
dǎ diàn huà
to make a phone call
有
yǒu
to have; there is
是
shì
to be
叫
jiào
to be called
请
qǐng
please; to invite
工作
gōng zuò
to work; job
爱
ài
to love
下雨
xià yǔ
to rain
✨ Describing Words
13 words🕐 Time
14 words🔢 Numbers & Measure
15 words💬 Particles & Phrases
13 words
了
le
completed-action particle
不
bù
not; no
没
méi
not (have)
吗
ma
question particle
呢
ne
and…? (question particle)
的
de
possessive particle
和
hé
and; with
再见
zài jiàn
goodbye
谢谢
xiè xiè
thank you
不客气
bú kè qì
you're welcome
对不起
duì bù qǐ
sorry
没关系
méi guān xì
it's okay; no problem
喂
wèi
hello (on the phone)
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