汉语水平考试 (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi) or Chinese Proficiency Test is a standardized test for Mandarin Chinese language proficiency for international students or non-native Chinese speakers. This HSK test is administered by the Hanban also known as Confucius Institute Headquarters. In this article, you’ll learn HSK 1 Vocabulary List with a Chinese character, Pinyin, and their brief English meaning.
The Chinese Language is one of the oldest and most influential languages around the world, spoken by more than 1.2 billion people. The main way to communicate with these large numbers of people and to understand their culture, tradition, habit is to capture their language. And the first step in learning Chinese is to take the HSK or Chinese Standard/Proficiency Test, since there is no alphabet system in Chinese, meaning that every single word is used for each meaning, so learning this language may seem complicated to many at the first time. But once you get used to it, there is no further problem.
For the benefit of language enthusiasts, the Chinese language standard or HSK is divided into six sections, with the number of semantics in each section given below.
- HSK 1 Test: 150 words
- HSK 2 Test: 300 words
- HSK 3 Test: 600 words
- HSK 4 Test: 1200 words
- HSK 5 Test: 2500 words
- HSK 6 Test: 5000 words
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HSK 1 Vocabulary List (150 Words)
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
| 我 | wǒ | I, me |
| 我们 | wǒmen | we, us |
| 你 | nǐ | you (singular) |
| 您 | nín | You (for older person) |
| 你们 | nǐmen | you (plural) |
| 他 | tā | he, him |
| 她 | tā | she, her |
| 他们 | tāmen | they (male, plural) |
| 她们 | tāmen | they (female, plural) |
| 这/这儿 | zhè/zhèr | this/here |
| 那/那儿 | nà/nàr | that/there |
| 哪/哪儿 | nǎ/nǎr | which/where |
| 谁 | shéi | who, whose |
| 什么 | shénme | what |
| 多少/几 | duōshǎo/jǐ | how many, how much, a few |
| 怎么 | zěnme | how |
| 怎么样 | zěnme yàng | how about |
| 数词 | shù cí | numerals |
| 一 | yī | 1 (one) |
| 二/两 | èr/liǎng | 2 (two) |
| 三 | sān | 3 (three) |
| 四 | sì | 4 (four) |
| 五 | wǔ | 5 (five) |
| 六 | liù | 6 (six) |
| 七 | qī | 7 (seven) |
| 八 | bā | 8 (eight) |
| 九 | jiǔ | 9 (nine) |
| 十 | shí | 10 (ten) |
| 零 | líng | 0 (zero) |
| 个 | gè | one, a, an (general measure word) |
| 岁 | suì | year (of age) |
| 本 | běn | A measure word for books | origin, roots |
| 些 | xiē | some, few, several |
| 块 | kuài | piece, A unit of Chinese money |
| 不 | bù | no, not |
| 没 | méi | no, not |
| 很 | hěn | very |
| 太 | tài | too, extremely |
| 都 | dōu | all, both |
| 和 | hé | and |
| 在 | zài | in, at, on |
| 好 | hǎo | good, fine, ok |
| 大 | dà | big, large |
| 小 | xiǎo | small, few |
| 多少 | duōshǎo | how many, how much |
| 冷 | lěng | cold |
| 热 | rè | hot |
| 高兴 | gāoxìng | happy, glad |
| 漂亮 | piàoliàng | beautiful, pretty |
| 的 | de | used after an attribute, possessive particle |
| 了 | le | particle for new situation or completed action |
| 吗 | ma | question particle |
| 呢 | ne | modal particle ending a question |
| 喂 | wèi | hey, hello |
| 家 | jiā | home, family, household |
| 学校 | xuéxiào | school |
| 饭店 | fàndiàn | restaurant |
| 商店 | shāngdiàn | store, shop |
| 医院 | yīyuàn | hospital |
| 火车站 | huǒchēzhàn | train station, railway station |
| 中国 | zhōngguó | China, Middle kingdom |
| 北京 | běijīng | Beijing (capital of China) |
| 上 | shàng | up, on, above |
| 下 | xià | down, under, below, next |
| 前面 | qiánmiàn | front |
| 后面 | hòumiàn | behind, back, rear |
| 里面 | lǐmiàn | inside, internal |
| 今天 | jīntiān | today |
| 明天 | míngtiān | tomorrow |
| 昨天 | zuótiān | yesterday |
| 上午 | shàngwǔ | morning, AM |
| 中午 | zhōngwǔ | noon, midday |
| 下午 | xiàwǔ | afternoon |
| 年 | nián | year |
| 月 | yuè | month, moon |
| 日 | rì | day, sun |
| 星期 | xīngqī | week |
| 点 | diǎn | point, spot |
| 分钟 | fēnzhōng | minute |
| 现在 | xiànzài | now, right now |
| 时候 | shíhou | time, moment |
| 爸爸 | bàba | father, dad, papa |
| 妈妈 | māma | mother, mom, mommy |
| 儿子 | érzi | son |
| 女儿 | nǚér | daughter |
| 老师 | lǎoshī | teacher |
| 学生 | xuéshēng | student |
| 同学 | tóngxué | schoolmate, classmate |
| 朋友 | péngyǒu | friend |
| 医生 | yīshēng | doctor |
| 先生 | xiānsheng | sir, Mr. |
| 小姐 | xiǎojiě | Miss, Mrs. |
| 衣服 | yīfu | clothes |
| 水 | shuǐ | water |
| 菜 | cài | food, dish |
| 米饭 | mǐfàn | cooked rice |
| 水果 | shuǐguǒ | fruits |
| 苹果 | píngguǒ | apple |
| 茶 | chá | tea |
| 杯子 | bēizi | cup, glass |
| 钱 | qián | money |
| 飞机 | fēijī | plane, airplane, aircraft |
| 出租车 | chūzū chē | taxi, cab |
| 电视 | diànshì | television, TV |
| 电脑 | diànnǎo | computer |
| 电影 | diànyǐng | movie |
| 天气 | tiānqì | weather |
| 猫 | māo | cat |
| 狗 | gǒu | dog |
| 东西 | dōngxi | things, stuff |
| 人 | rén | person, people |
| 名字 | míngzi | name, first name |
| 书 | shū | book |
| 汉语 | hànyǔ | Mandarin, Chinese language |
| 字 | zì | character, word, symbol |
| 桌子 | zhuōzi | desk, table |
| 椅子 | yǐzi | chair |
| 谢谢 | xièxie | thanks, appreciate |
| 不客气 | búkèqì | you're welcome, don't mention it |
| 再见 | zàijiàn | goodbye |
| 请 | qǐng | please, politely request |
| 对不起 | duìbùqǐ | sorry |
| 没关系 | méiguānxì | It doesn’t matter, It's ok, That's nothing |
| 是 | shì | to be (am, is, are) |
| 有 | yǒu | have |
| 看 | kàn | to look, to watch |
| 听 | tīng | to listen |
| 说话 | shuōhuà | speak, say |
| 读 | dú | read |
| 写 | xiě | write |
| 看见 | kànjiàn | to see |
| 叫 | jiào | to call |
| 来 | lái | come |
| 回 | huí | back, return |
| 去 | qù | go |
| 吃 | chī | eat |
| 喝 | hē | drink |
| 睡觉 | shuìjiào | go to sleep |
| 打电话 | dǎ diànhuà | call up, make a telephone call |
| 做 | zuò | to do, to make |
| 买 | mǎi | buy, purchase |
| 开 | kāi | to open, to drive, to start, to turn on, to boil |
| 坐 | zuò | to sit, to take a seat |
| 住 | zhù | live, stay |
| 学习 | xuéxí | study, learn, gain knowledge |
| 工作 | gōngzuò | job, work, task |
| 雨 | yǔ | rain |
| 爱 | ài | love, affection, be fond of |
| 喜欢 | xǐhuān | like, love |
| 想 | xiǎng | to want, to wish, would like |
| 认识 | rènshi | to know |
| 会 | huì | can, be able to, to be possible |
| 能 | néng | can, may, capable |
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