300 words of HSK 1 from the official HSK 3.0 syllabus, with pinyin and translation.
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| Word | Pinyin | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| 爱 | ài | love; adore |
| 八 | bā | eight |
| 爸爸 | bàba | dad; father |
| 吧 | ba | (particle: suggestion "let's"; supposition) |
| 白天 | báitiān | day; daytime |
| 百 | bǎi | hundred |
| 半 | bàn | half; half a (half an hour, half a year) |
| 包子 | bāozi | baozi (steamed bun with filling) |
| 杯子 | bēizi | glass; cup; mug |
| 本 | běn | (measure word for books and notebooks) |
| 边 | biān | side; edge; (location suffix) |
| 病 | bìng | illness; be ill |
| 不 | bù | not; no |
| 不客气 | bú kèqi | you're welcome; don't mention it (in response to thanks) |
| 不要 | búyào | don't; must not (prohibition) |
| 菜 | cài | dish; food; vegetables |
| 茶 | chá | tea |
| 唱 | chàng | sing |
| 超市 | chāoshì | supermarket |
| 车 | chē | car; automobile; vehicle |
| 吃 | chī | eat; have a meal |
| 出租车 | chūzūchē | taxi |
| 穿 | chuān | put on; wear (clothes, shoes) |
| 打电话 | dǎ diànhuà | make a phone call |
| 大 | dà | big; older (in age) |
| 大家 | dàjiā | everyone; everybody |
| 大学 | dàxué | university; college |
| 大学生 | dàxuéshēng | university student |
| 到 | dào | arrive; come; reach |
| 的 | de | (particle: possession, modification) |
| 第 | dì | (prefix for ordinal numbers) |
| 弟弟 | dìdi | younger brother |
| 点 | diǎn | o'clock (when telling the time) |
| 店 | diàn | shop; store |
| 电话 | diànhuà | telephone; phone call |
| 电脑 | diànnǎo | computer |
| 电视 | diànshì | TV set; television |
| 电影 | diànyǐng | movie; cinema |
| 电影院 | diànyǐngyuàn | movie theater |
| 东西 | dōngxi | thing; things; something |
| 都 | dōu | all; both (generalizing adverb) |
| 读 | dú | read (aloud); study (at school or university) |
| 读书 | dúshū | read books; study |
| 对 | duì | correct; right; to; toward |
| 对不起 | duìbuqǐ | sorry; excuse me |
| 多 | duō | many; much; extra; more; how (in questions) |
| 多少 | duōshao | how many; how much |
| 儿子 | érzi | son |
| 二 | èr | two (in counting and numbers) |
| 饭 | fàn | food; cooked rice; meal |
| 饭店 | fàndiàn | restaurant; hotel |
| 房间 | fángjiān | room; hotel room |
| 非常 | fēicháng | very; extremely |
| 飞机 | fēijī | airplane |
| 分 | fēn | minute (when telling the time); fen (1/100 of a yuan) |
| 分钟 | fēnzhōng | minute (a unit of duration) |
| 高兴 | gāoxìng | happy; pleased; glad |
| 歌 | gē | song |
| 哥哥 | gēge | older brother |
| 个 | gè | (general measure word) |
| 给 | gěi | give; give as a gift |
| 公司 | gōngsī | company; firm |
| 工作 | gōngzuò | work; job |
| 狗 | gǒu | dog |
| 贵 | guì | expensive (in price) |
| 国 | guó | country; state |
| 还 | hái | still; yet; also |
| 孩子 | háizi | child; children |
| 汉语 | Hànyǔ | Chinese language |
| 汉字 | Hànzì | Chinese character |
| 好 | hǎo | good; well; OK (agreement) |
| 好吃 | hǎochī | tasty; delicious |
| 好看 | hǎokàn | beautiful; interesting (of a book or film) |
| 好听 | hǎotīng | pleasant to hear; beautiful (of a voice or music) |
| 好玩儿 | hǎowánr | interesting; fun; amusing |
| 号 | hào | day of the month; number |
| 喝 | hē | to drink |
| 和 | hé | and; with (sb) |
| 很 | hěn | very |
| 后 | hòu | after; behind; back |
| 回 | huí | to return |
| 会 | huì | to know how to; can (have a skill) |
| 火车 | huǒchē | train |
| 鸡蛋 | jīdàn | chicken egg |
| 几 | jǐ | how many (usually fewer than 10); a few |
| 家 | jiā | home; family; (measure word for shops and companies) |
| 家人 | jiārén | relatives; family members |
| 见 | jiàn | to see; to meet (sb) |
| 件 | jiàn | (measure word for clothing, matters, and events) |
| 饺子 | jiǎozi | jiaozi (Chinese dumplings) |
| 叫 | jiào | to call; to be called; to summon (sb) |
| 姐姐 | jiějie | older sister |
| 今年 | jīnnián | this year |
| 今天 | jīntiān | today |
| 九 | jiǔ | nine |
| 觉得 | juéde | to think; to feel |
| 开 | kāi | to open; to turn on; to drive (a car) |
| 开车 | kāichē | to drive a car; to go by car |
| 看 | kàn | to look at; to watch; to read; to visit |
| 看病 | kànbìng | to see a doctor; to treat (a patient) |
| 看见 | kànjiàn | see; catch sight of |
| 可以 | kěyǐ | may; can (permission); not bad, passable |
| 课 | kè | lesson; class |
| 口 | kǒu | mouth; (measure word for family members) |
| 块 | kuài | yuan (colloq.); piece (measure word) |
| 来 | lái | come; arrive |
| 老师 | lǎoshī | teacher; instructor |
| 了 | le | (particle marking a completed action or a new situation) |
| 冷 | lěng | cold; be cold |
| 里 | lǐ | inside; in (locative postposition) |
| 两 | liǎng | two (before a measure word) |
| 零 | líng | zero |
| 六 | liù | six |
| 妈妈 | māma | mom |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle) |
| 买 | mǎi | buy; purchase |
| 卖 | mài | sell |
| 忙 | máng | busy; be busy (with sth) |
| 猫 | māo | cat |
| 没关系 | méi guānxi | it's all right; no problem |
| 没事 | méishì | be all right, be fine; be free (with nothing to do) |
| 没有 | méiyǒu | not have; there is no; not (for past actions) |
| 妹妹 | mèimei | younger sister |
| 们 | men | (plural suffix for people) |
| 米饭 | mǐfàn | cooked rice |
| 面包 | miànbāo | bread |
| 面条儿 | miàntiáor | noodles |
| 明年 | míngnián | next year |
| 明天 | míngtiān | tomorrow |
| 名字 | míngzi | name |
| 哪 | nǎ | which; what |
| 哪个 | nǎge | which; which one |
| 哪里 | nǎlǐ | where; where to |
| 哪儿 | nǎr | where; where to (colloq.) |
| 哪些 | nǎxiē | which; which ones (plural) |
| 那 | nà | that; (conjunction) then, in that case |
| 那边 | nàbiān | over there; that side |
| 那个 | nàge | that; that one |
| 那里 | nàlǐ | there; to that place |
| 那儿 | nàr | there; to that place (colloq.) |
| 那些 | nàxiē | those |
| 男 | nán | male; man (sex) |
| 男朋友 | nánpéngyou | boyfriend |
| 呢 | ne | (particle) what about…?; (particle marking an ongoing action) |
| 能 | néng | can; be able to |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 你好 | nǐ hǎo | hello; hi |
| 你们 | nǐmen | you (plural) |
| 年 | nián | year |
| 您 | nín | you (polite) |
| 牛奶 | niúnǎi | milk |
| 女 | nǚ | female; woman (sex) |
| 女儿 | nǚ’ér | daughter |
| 女朋友 | nǚpéngyou | girlfriend |
| 女士 | nǚshì | Ms.; lady |
| 朋友 | péngyou | friend |
| 便宜 | piányi | cheap |
| 漂亮 | piàoliang | beautiful; pretty |
| 苹果 | píngguǒ | apple |
| 七 | qī | seven |
| 起床 | qǐchuáng | get up (out of bed) |
| 千 | qiān | thousand |
| 前 | qián | in front of; (…) ago (time) |
| 钱 | qián | money |
| 请 | qǐng | please (request); invite; treat (pay for sb) |
| 请问 | qǐngwèn | may I ask (before a question) |
| 去 | qù | go (there) |
| 去年 | qùnián | last year |
| 热 | rè | hot |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 认识 | rènshi | know (sb); get to know |
| 日 | rì | day of the month (written); day |
| 三 | sān | three |
| 商店 | shāngdiàn | shop |
| 上 | shàng | on; above; previous; get on (a vehicle) |
| 上班 | shàngbān | go to work; work |
| 上课 | shàngkè | attend class; start class |
| 上午 | shàngwǔ | morning; in the morning (before noon) |
| 上学 | shàngxué | go to school; attend school |
| 少 | shǎo | few; little; not enough |
| 谁 | shéi/shuí | who |
| 什么 | shénme | what; which |
| 生病 | shēngbìng | get sick; be sick |
| 十 | shí | ten |
| 时候 | shíhou | time; moment; (…的时候) when |
| 时间 | shíjiān | time |
| 事 | shì | matter; event |
| 是 | shì | be; yes |
| 手机 | shǒujī | mobile phone |
| 书 | shū | book |
| 书店 | shūdiàn | bookshop |
| 水 | shuǐ | water |
| 水果 | shuǐguǒ | fruit |
| 睡 | shuì | sleep |
| 睡觉 | shuìjiào | sleep; go to bed |
| 说 | shuō | speak; say |
| 说话 | shuōhuà | speak; talk |
| 四 | sì | four |
| 岁 | suì | year (of age); years old |
| 他 | tā | he |
| 它 | tā | it (for animals and things) |
| 她 | tā | she |
| 他们 | tāmen | they |
| 它们 | tāmen | they (for animals and things) |
| 她们 | tāmen | they (for women) |
| 太 | tài | too; very (太…了) |
| 天 | tiān | day; 24-hour period; sky |
| 天气 | tiānqì | weather |
| 听 | tīng | listen; hear |
| 听见 | tīngjiàn | hear |
| 同学 | tóngxué | classmate; fellow student |
| 外 | wài | outside; external; foreign |
| 外边 | wàibian | outside; outdoors |
| 玩 | wán | play; have fun; go out for fun |
| 晚 | wǎn | late; be late |
| 晚饭 | wǎnfàn | dinner |
| 晚上 | wǎnshang | evening; in the evening |
| 喂 | wèi | hello (on the phone); hey (to get attention) |
| 问 | wèn | ask |
| 问题 | wèntí | question; problem |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me |
| 我们 | wǒmen | we; us |
| 五 | wǔ | five |
| 午饭 | wǔfàn | lunch |
| 喜欢 | xǐhuan | like; love |
| 下 | xià | bottom; below; go down; get off (a vehicle); next |
| 下雨 | xià yǔ | rain |
| 下班 | xiàbān | finish work; get off work |
| 下课 | xiàkè | finish class; end a lesson |
| 下午 | xiàwǔ | afternoon; in the afternoon |
| 先生 | xiānsheng | Mr.; sir; husband |
| 现在 | xiànzài | now; at present |
| 想 | xiǎng | want; think; miss |
| 小 | xiǎo | small; younger |
| 小朋友 | xiǎopéngyǒu | child; little one (also as a form of address) |
| 小时 | xiǎoshí | hour (a period of time) |
| 小学 | xiǎoxué | primary school |
| 小学生 | xiǎoxuéshēng | primary school pupil |
| 些 | xiē | some; a few (measure word) |
| 写 | xiě | write |
| 谢谢 | xièxie | thank; thank you |
| 新 | xīn | new |
| 星期 | xīngqī | week |
| 星期日 | xīngqīrì | Sunday |
| 星期天 | xīngqītiān | Sunday (colloq.) |
| 休息 | xiūxi | rest; take a break |
| 学 | xué | learn; study |
| 学生 | xuéshēng | pupil; student |
| 学习 | xuéxí | study; learn |
| 学校 | xuéxiào | school; educational institution |
| 雪 | xuě | snow |
| 要 | yào | want; ask for (sth); require |
| 也 | yě | also; too |
| 一 | yī | one |
| 衣服 | yīfu | clothes |
| 医生 | yīshēng | doctor |
| 医院 | yīyuàn | hospital |
| 一半 | yíbàn | half |
| 一下 | yíxià | once; briefly (softens an action) |
| 椅子 | yǐzi | chair |
| 一点儿 | yìdiǎnr | a little; a little bit |
| 一些 | yìxiē | some; a few |
| 有 | yǒu | have; there is; there are |
| 有的 | yǒude | some; certain |
| 有点儿 | yǒudiǎnr | a little; slightly (of sth unpleasant) |
| 有些 | yǒuxiē | some; certain |
| 雨 | yǔ | rain |
| 元 | yuán | yuan (unit of currency) |
| 月 | yuè | month; moon |
| 再 | zài | again; then |
| 在 | zài | be located; in, at, on (preposition); in progress (adverb) |
| 再见 | zàijiàn | goodbye; bye |
| 早 | zǎo | early |
| 早饭 | zǎofàn | breakfast |
| 早上 | zǎoshang | morning; in the morning |
| 怎么 | zěnme | how; why (expressing surprise) |
| 怎么样 | zěnmeyàng | how; what ... like (asking for an opinion) |
| 找 | zhǎo | look for; approach (sb) |
| 这 | zhè | this |
| 这边 | zhèbiān | here, this side; this way |
| 这个 | zhège | this; this one |
| 这里 | zhèlǐ | here |
| 这儿 | zhèr | here (colloq.) |
| 这些 | zhèxiē | these |
| 真 | zhēn | really, truly; very |
| 正在 | zhèngzài | currently (doing); in progress |
| 只 | zhī | (measure word for animals and birds) |
| 知道 | zhīdào | know |
| 中国 | Zhōngguó | China |
| 中文 | Zhōngwén | Chinese (language) |
| 中午 | zhōngwǔ | noon; at lunchtime |
| 中学 | zhōngxué | secondary school |
| 中学生 | zhōngxuéshēng | secondary school student |
| 住 | zhù | live (somewhere); stay |
| 桌子 | zhuōzi | table |
| 字 | zì | character; written symbol |
| 昨天 | zuótiān | yesterday |
| 坐 | zuò | sit, sit down; ride, take (transport) |
| 做 | zuò | do; cook (food) |
| 做饭 | zuò fàn | cook; prepare a meal |