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HSK 3.0 · effective July 2026

New HSK 1 Word List (2026)

All 497 words in New HSK 1, each with pinyin, an English gloss, and free native-speaker audio you can play right here.

The HSK 3.0 standard takes effect July 2026 and reorganised the older HSK levels (what changed), so many word lists online are now out of date. This list reflects the current HSK 1 vocabulary. Every word below also lives in Wordbrush, a free app that drills all of HSK 1-3 into long-term memory.

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#HanziPinyinEnglishAudio
1de(possessive particle)
2I
3you
4shìto be
5le(completion particle)
6not
7zàiin
8he
9我们wǒmenwe
10hǎogood
11yǒuhave
12zhèthis
13jiùjust, right away
14huìcan
15ma(question particle)
16yàowant
17什么shénmewhat
18shuōspeak
19she
20xiǎngto think
21one
22hěnvery
23知道zhīdaoto know
24rénperson
25ba(suggestion particle)
26that
27láito come
28dōuall
29(measure word)
30néngcan or to be capable of
31to go
32méinot
33and
34他们tāmenthey
35dàoup until
36duìcorrect
37also
38háistill
39zuòmake
40gěigive
41shàngon
42你们nǐmenyou
43guòto pass; (experiential particle)
44没有méiyounot have
45kànsee
46zhēnreally
47zhe(continuous particle)
48shìthing, matter
49怎么zěnmehow
50现在xiànzàinow
51diǎno'clock; a bit; dot
52ne(question particle)
53不客气bù kèqìyou're welcome
54biédon't
55zǒuto walk; to leave
56tàitoo, very
57inside
58gēnwith
59女孩儿nǚháirgirl
60告诉gàosutell
61zàiagain
62tīnghear
63这里zhèlǐthis place
64kuàifast
65shéiwho
66duōmany
67yòngto use
68时候shíhoutime, moment
69xiàunder (condition/fact etc.)
70谢谢xièxiethank
71觉得juédeto feel; to think
72tiānday; sky
73请进qǐngjìn'please come in'
74cóngfrom
75先生xiānshengMr.; sir
76zhǎolook for
77zuìmost
78喜欢xǐhuanlike
79big, large
80(measure for times)
81chūto go out
82gànto do
83menplural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
84huàspeech; words
85东西dōngxithing
86孩子háizichild
87起来qǐ laito get up
88这些zhèxiēthese
89liǎngtwo
90小孩儿xiǎoháirchild
91cuòwrong
92还有háiyǒufurthermore
93xiǎosmall
94zhōngmiddle; in; center
95jiàoto be called
96děngto wait
97一起yīqǐtogether
98to hold, to take
99bānghelp
100to hit; to play
101àilove
102时间shíjiāntime, period
103niányear
104qǐngrequest
105huíreturn
106工作gōngzuòwork
107jiànsee
108qiánmoney
109一样yīyàngthe same
110chīto eat
111kāiopen
112jiāfamily
113非常fēichángvery, extremely
114看到kàn dàoto see
115那些nàxiēthose
116which
117xíngok, alright
118朋友péngyoufriend
119妈妈māmamom, mother
120qiánfront; before
121这儿zhèrhere
122今天jīntiāntoday
123明白míngbaito understand
124chēcar; vehicle
125地方dìfangplace; area
126how many; several
127回来huí laito come back
128准备zhǔnbèito prepare
129找到zhǎodàoto find
130hòuback; behind; after
131爸爸bàbadad, father
132compared with
133出来chū laito come out
134对不起duìbuqǐsorry; excuse me
135wènto ask
136to rise; to begin
137还是háishistill; or
138zhùto live; to stay
139zhèng(in progress); upright
140fàngto put; to place
141请坐qǐng zuòplease sit down
142电话diànhuàtelephone, phone
143de(adverbial particle)
144jìnto enter
145xīnnew
146nínyou
147一些yīxiēsome
148sānthree
149那里nàlǐthat place
150高兴gāoxìnghappy, pleased
151lǎoold
152xiānfirst, earlier
153mǎito buy
154医生yīshēngdoctor
155最后zuìhòulast; final
156shǒuhand
157哪儿nǎrwhere
158女人nǚrenwoman
159名字míngziname
160认识rènshito know (someone)
161zuòsit
162drink
163记得jì deto remember
164xiěto write
165穿chuānto wear
166哪里nǎliwhere
167sòngto send; to give; to see off
168pǎoto run
169yuèmonth; moon
170zǎoearly
171hàonumber; date
172小时xiǎoshíhour
173重要zhòngyàoimportant
174别人biérenother people
175男人nánrenman
176suìyear of age
177出去chū quto go out
178看见kàn jianto see
179打电话dǎ diànhuàto make a telephone call
180得到dé dàoto get; to obtain
181儿子érzison
182再见zàijiàngoodbye
183běn(measure for books); this; root
184马上mǎshàngimmediately, right away
185那儿nàrthere
186nándifficult, hard
187明天míngtiāntomorrow
188zhànto stand
189多少duōshaohow many; how much
190晚上wǎnshangevening; night
191没什么méishénmeit's nothing; no problem
192kuàipiece, lump; yuan
193回家huí jiāto go home
194说话shuō huàto speak; to talk
195huāflower; to spend
196她们tāmenthey (female)
197有些yǒuxiēsome; somewhat
198méndoor, gate
199女儿nǚérdaughter
200小姐xiǎojiěMiss; young lady
201dòngto move
202woman; female
203mángbusy
204房子fángzihouse
205衣服yīfuclothes; clothing
206shuìto sleep
207回去huí quto go back
208wǎnlate; evening
209huàibad; broken
210shuǐwater
211bēicup; glass (measure)
212学校xuéxiàoschool
213gāotall
214电影diànyǐngmovie; film
215shìto try; to test
216身上shēnshangon (one's body)
217房间fángjiānroom
218shūbook
219qiúball
220wàngto forget
221进来jìn laicome in
222road
223four
224(ordinal prefix: 1st, 2nd…)
225进去jìn quenter
226听到tīngdàohear
227正在zhèngzài(in progress); right now
228xiàosmile
229那边nàbianover there
230yuǎnfar
231chuángbed
232song
233chàngto sing
234别的biédeelse
235xuéto learn; to study
236guānshut
237five
238nánman; male
239帮忙bāng mángto help
240国家guójiācountry; nation
241jiānbetween; (measure for rooms)
242fēnminute; cent; to divide
243医院yīyuànhospital
244bànhalf
245shǎofew; little
246没关系méiguānxiit doesn't matter
247真的zhēn dereally
248jiàoteach
249zhòngheavy
250飞机fēijīairplane
251打开dǎ kāito open; to turn on
252早上zǎoshangearly morning
253èrtwo
254电视diànshìtelevision; TV
255回到huídàoto return to
256身体shēntǐbody; health
257to read
258这边zhèbiānthis side
259家里jiālǐhome
260昨天zuótiānyesterday
261大学dàxuéuniversity
262write down
263kǒumouth; (measure for people)
264day; sun
265休息xiūxito rest
266回答huídáanswer
267wàioutside
268睡觉shuì jiàoto sleep; to go to bed
269zichild; (noun suffix)
270liùsix
271fēito fly
272老师lǎoshīteacher
273不用bùyòngneed not
274星期xīngqīweek
275生气shēng qìget angry
276生日shēngribirthday
277bìngdisease
278bāobag; to wrap
279哥哥gēgebig brother
280piàoticket
281手机shǒujīcell phone
282忘记wàngjìto forget
283shíten
284lóufloor (of a building); building
285记住jì zhuto remember
286wash
287干什么gànshénmewhy?; what for?
288病人bìngrénpatient
289弟弟dìdiyounger brother
290见面jiàn miànto meet (up)
291来到láidàoarrive
292一会儿yīhuìra moment
293妹妹mèimeiyounger sister
294电脑diànnǎocomputer
295认真rènzhēnserious; conscientious
296hot
297chàbe short
298饿èhungry
299学生xuéshengstudent
300下午xiàwǔafternoon
301动作dòngzuòaction; movement
302mànslow
303家人jiārénfamily member
304坐下zuòxiàto sit down
305báiwhite
306姐姐jiějieolder sister
307女朋友nǚpéngyougirlfriend
308一半yībànone half
309西west
310一边yībiānside; at the same time
311听见tīng jianhear
312介绍jièshàointroduce
313character; word
314男朋友nánpéngyouboyfriend
315ròumeat
316有时候yǒushíhoufrom time to time
317开玩笑kāi wánxiàoto joke; to kid around
318路上lùshangon the road
319学习xuéxíto study; to learn
320lèitired
321汽车qìchēcar; automobile
322lěngcold
323下次xiàcìnext time
324bānclass; shift; (measure)
325class; lesson
326上班shàng bānto go to work
327shānmountain
328干净gānjìngclean
329shùtree
330吃饭chī fànto eat (a meal)
331旁边pángbiānby the side of
332eight
333máohair; fur; 1/10 yuan
334chángoften
335中国ZhōngguóChina
336seven
337càivegetable; dish
338yuányuan (currency); first
339奶奶nǎinaigrandma (paternal)
340去年qùniánlast year
341开车kāi chēto drive a car
342fēngwind
343fànrice; meal; food
344今年jīnniánthis year
345zuǒleft
346地点dìdiǎnplace; location
347yòuright
348女生nǚshēngfemale student; girl
349上次shàngcìlast time
350桌子zhuōzitable; desk
351机场jīchǎngairport
352爷爷yéyegrandpa (paternal)
353晚饭wǎnfàndinner; supper
354中间zhōngjiāncenter
355唱歌chàng gēsing
356diànelectricity
357火车huǒchētrain
358不对bù duìwrong; incorrect
359地上dìshangon the ground
360午饭wǔfànlunch
361有的yǒudesome
362dōngeast
363rain
364好看hǎokàngood-looking; nice
365车上chē shàngon the car/train
366天气tiānqìweather
367chátea
368上学shàng xuéto attend school
369jiǔnine
370商店shāngdiànstore; shop
371好吃hǎochīdelicious; tasty
372地图dìtúmap
373面包miànbāobread
374page
375nánsouth
376男生nánshēngmale student; boy
377考试kǎoshìexam; test
378没事儿méishìrto have spare time
379左边zuǒbianleft; left side
380同学tóngxuéclassmate
381běinorth
382请问qǐngwènexcuse me; may I ask
383钱包qiánbāowallet; purse
384bǎihundred
385网上wǎngshàngonline
386guìexpensive
387洗手间xǐshǒujiānrestroom; bathroom
388楼上lóushàngupstairs
389一点儿yīdiǎnra little bit
390生病shēng bìngto get sick; fall ill
391最好zuìhǎobest; had better
392guócountry; nation
393在家zàijiāAt home
394学院xuéyuàncollege; school
395牛奶niúnǎimilk; cow's milk
396右边yòubianright; right side
397楼下lóuxiàdownstairs
398门口ménkǒudoorway; entrance
399下班xià bānto get off work
400上课shàng kèattend class
401kǎoto take a test; to test
402起床qǐ chuángto get up (from bed)
403nǎimilk
404图书馆túshūguǎnlibrary
405走路zǒu lùto walk
406常常chángchángoften; frequently
407鸡蛋jīdànegg; chicken egg
408关上guānshàngto close (a door)
409饭店fàndiànrestaurant; hotel
410中午zhōngwǔnoon; midday
411明年míngniánnext year
412老人lǎorenelderly person
413读书dú shūread
414工人gōngrenworker
415上午shàngwǔmorning
416水果shuǐguǒfruit
417白天báitiandaytime
418língzero
419打球dǎqiúplay a ball game using arms/hands
420开会kāi huìhold/attend meeting
421知识zhīshiknowledge
422上车shàngchēto board (a vehicle)
423车站chēzhànstation
424杯子bēizicup; glass
425有用yǒuyònguseful
426日期rìqīdate
427哪些nǎxiēwhich ones
428早饭zǎofànbreakfast
429机票jīpiàoair ticket
430玩儿wánrto play
431星期天xīngqītiānSunday
432小朋友xiǎopéngyǒuchild; kid (friendly)
433新年xīnniánNew Year
434爱好àihàohobby; to be fond of
435商场shāngchǎngshopping mall; market
436是不是shìbùshìis it (or not)?
437放学fàng xuéto finish school
438好听hǎotīngpleasant to hear
439有名yǒu míngfamous; well-known
440中学zhōngxuémiddle school
441马路mǎlùroad; street
442门票ménpiàoentrance ticket
443小学xiǎoxuéelementary school
444上网shàng wǎngto go online
445一块儿yīkuàirtogether
446电视机diànshìjīTV set; television
447外国wàiguóforeign country
448thirsty
449国外guówàiabroad; overseas
450书店shūdiànbookstore
451下车xiàchēto get off (a vehicle)
452下雨xiàyǔto rain
453大学生dàxuéshēngcollege student
454电影院diànyǐng yuànmovie theater; cinema
455路口lùkǒuintersection; crossing
456车票chēpiàoticket (transit)
457不大bùdànot very; rarely
458北边běibiannorth; north side
459放假fàng jiàto have a vacation
460南边nánbiansouth; south side
461外边wàibianoutside
462西边xībianwest; west side
463看病kàn bìngto see a doctor
464米饭mǐfàncooked rice
465请假qǐng jiàto ask for leave
466北京BěijīngBeijing
467中文ZhōngwénChinese (language)
468里边lǐbianinside
469东边dōngbiāneast; east side
470下课xià kèclass is over
471半天bàntiānhalf a day; a long time
472前天qiántiānthe day before yesterday
473上边shàngbianabove; on top
474本子běnzinotebook
475后边hòubianbehind; back
476书包shūbāoschoolbag; backpack
477后天hòutiānthe day after tomorrow
478好玩儿hǎowánrfun; enjoyable
479星期日XīngqīrìSunday
480课本kèběntextbook
481外语wàiyǔforeign language
482打车dǎchēto take a taxi
483小学生xiǎo xuéshengprimary school student
484下边xiàbianbelow; under
485中学生zhōngxuéshēngmiddle school student
486汉语HànyǔChinese (language)
487包子bāozisteamed bun (stuffed)
488前边qiánbianfront; in front
489教学楼jiàoxuélóuteaching building
490汉字HànzìChinese character
491网友wǎngyǒuonline friend
492听写tīngxiědictation
493课文kèwéntext (of a lesson)
494半年bànniánhalf a year
495面条儿miàntiáornoodles
496男孩儿nánháirboy
497一下儿yīxiàr(briefly); to try (verb)

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