HSK 1 Vocabulary List and Free Quiz Sheets

Contents: This page includes some essential info about the HSK 1 and provides a downloadable Excel sheet with the complete HSK 1 vocabulary. It also includes 3 quiz sheets at the bottom to help you practice.

Intro to the HSK 1 Test
How Long to Study for the HSK 1 Test?
HSK 1 Vocab Full List
Free Download HSK 1 Vocabulary PDF+Excel Words List + Quiz Sheets

1. Intro to the HSK 1 Test

The HSK 1 is the first level of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, or Chinese Proficiency Test. As such, it includes just 150 basic Chinese words and is a solid base and preparation for further Mandarin studies.

This level of the Chinese Proficiency Test does not include a writing part. In other words, you’ll only have to do reading and listening (in Pinyin) on the test. Like all HSK exams, each section has 100 points. Therefore, the HSK 1 exam there will be 200 points available, and you need to score 120 to pass.

As the first of six tests, the HSK 1 is relatively simple, and passing it corresponds to less than elementary proficiency as per the CEFR. However, it is still a great way to build momentum in your Chinese learning and direct your study towards a tangible goal.

To find out which apps you can use to speed up your Mandarin learning, check out this blog post.

2. How Long to Study for the HSK 1 Test?

Since the HSK 1 list has just 150 words without a writing element to the test, it shouldn’t take you more than a couple of weeks to learn. For reference, the estimated study time is 100 to 150 hours.

Note that many of the words are quite simple and frequently used in Chinese writing (e.g. 个, 不), which tends to help memorization. Also, you’ll find many words using the same characters, for example 今天 and 明天.

3. HSK 1 Vocab Full List

Below is the complete HSK 1 Vocabulary List. (For higher HSK levels, we publish the complete list and a “new words” lists with just the new vocabulary for that level.)

Because 42 to 45 are particles which are difficult to translate, you should try to understand how they are used in-context within different grammar structures.

	A	B	C
1	Chinese	Pinyin	English
2	我	wǒ	I, me
3	我们	wǒmen	we, us
4	你	nǐ	you
5	你们	nǐmen	you (pl.)
6	他	tā	he, him
7	她	tā	she, her
8	他们	tāmen	they
9	她们	tāmen	they (females, pl.)
10	这 (这儿)	zhè (zhèr)	here, this
11	那 (那儿)	nà (nàr)	there, that
12	哪（哪儿）	nǎ (nǎr)	where
13	谁	shuí	who
14	什么	shén me	what, why
15	多少	duōshǎo	how many, how much
16	几	jǐ	a few, how many
17	怎么	zěnme	how
18	怎么样	zěnmeyàng	how about
19	一	yī	one
20	二	èr	two
21	三	sān	three
22	四	sì	four
23	五	wǔ	five
24	六	liù	six
25	七	qī	seven
26	八	bā	eight
27	九	jiǔ	nine
28	十	shí	ten
29	零	líng	zero
30	个	gè	a, an
31	岁	suì	year
32	本	běn	volume
33	些	xiē	some
34	块	kuài	piece
35	不	bù	no
36	没	méi	no
37	很	hěn	quite, very
38	太	tài	too
39	都	dōu	all
40	和	hé	and
41	在	zài	in, at
42	的	de
43	了	le
44	吗	ma
45	呢	ne
46	喂	wèi	hello
47	家	jiā	home
48	学校	xuéxiào	school
49	饭店	fàndiàn	restaurant
50	商店	shāngdiàn	store
51	医院	yīyuàn	hospital
52	火车站	huǒchēzhàn	train station
53	中国	zhōng guó	China
54	北京	běijīng	Beijing
55	上	shàng	up
56	下	xià	down
57	前面	qiánmiàn	front
58	后面	hòumiàn	behind
59	里	lǐmiàn	inside
60	今天	jīntiān	today
61	明天	míngtiān	tomorrow
62	昨天	zuótiān	yesterday
63	上午	shàngwǔ	morning
64	中午	zhōngwǔ	noon
65	下午	xiàwǔ	afternoon
66	年	nián	year
67	月	yuè	month
68	日	rì	day
69	星期	xīngqī	week
70	点	diǎn	dot, spot
71	分钟	fēnzhōng	minute
72	现在	xiànzài	now
73	时候	shíhou	time
74	爸爸	bàba	father
75	妈妈	māma	mother
76	儿子	érzi	son
77	女儿	nǚér	daughter
78	老师	lǎoshī	teacher
79	学生	xuéshēng	student
80	同学	tóngxué	classmate
81	朋友	péngyou	friend
82	医生	yīshēng	doctor
83	先生	xiānsheng	sir
84	小姐	xiǎojiě	Miss
85	衣服	yīfu	cloth
86	水	shuǐ	water
87	菜	cài	vegetable
88	米饭	mǐfàn	rice
89	水果	shuǐguǒ	fruit
90	苹果	píngguǒ	apple
91	茶	chá	tea
92	杯子	bēizi	cup
93	钱	qián	money
94	飞机	fēijī	airplane
95	出租车	chūzūchē	taxi
96	电视	diànshì	television
97	电脑	diànnǎo	computer
98	电影	diànyǐng	movie
99	天气	tiānqì	weather
100	猫	māo	cat
101	狗	gǒu	dog
102	东西	dōngxi	thing
103	人	rén	person
104	名字	míngzi	name
105	书	shū	book
106	汉语	hànyǔ	Chinese
107	字	zì	character
108	桌子	zhuōzi	desk
109	椅子	yǐzi	chair
110	谢谢	xièxie	thank
111	不客气	búkèqì	you are welcome
112	再见	zàijiàn	good-bye
113	请	qǐng	please
114	对不起	duìbùqǐ	sorry
115	没关系	méiguānxì	It doesn’t matter
116	是	shì	be (am, is, are)
117	有	yǒu	have
118	看	kàn	look
119	听	tīng	listen
120	说话	shuōhuà	speak
121	读	dú	read
122	写	xiě	write
123	看见	kànjiàn	see
124	叫	jiào	call
125	来	lái	come
126	回	huí	return
127	去	qù	go
128	吃	chī	eat
129	喝	hē	drink
130	睡觉	shuìjiào	sleep
131	打电话	dǎdiànhuà	call up
132	做	zuò	do
133	买	mǎi	buy
134	开	kāi	open
135	坐	zuò	sit
136	住	zhù	live
137	学习	xuéxí	study
138	工作	gōngzuò	work
139	下雨	xiàyǔ	rain
140	爱	ài	love
141	喜欢	xǐhuān	love, like
142	想	xiǎng	want
143	认识	rènshi	know
144	会	huì	can
145	能	néng	can, be able to
146	好	hǎo	good
147	大	dà	big
148	小	xiǎo	small
149	多	duō	many, much
150	少	shǎo	few, little
151	冷	lěng	cold
152	热	rè	hot
153	高兴	gāoxìng	happy
154	漂亮	piàoliàng	beautiful

4. Free Download HSK 1 Vocabulary PDF+Excel Words List + Quiz Sheets

You can download the Excel file of the complete HSK 1 list and randomized-order quiz sheets below. Quiz 1 is Chinese-to-Pinyin/English, Quiz 2 is Pinyin-to-Chinese/English, and Quiz 3 is English-to-Pinyin/Chinese.

HSK 1 Vocab

HSK 1 Vocabulary PDF

Kosakata HSK 1 PDF

HSK 1, Quiz 1

HSK 1, Quiz 2

HSK 1, Quiz 3