HSK 1 Vocabulary List: All 300 Words (2026)

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HSK 1 has 300 words in the new HSK syllabus (published November 2025, in force from July 2026), up from 150 in HSK 2.0.
Every word below comes from the official syllabus, with its pinyin and part of speech. The meanings are short study notes we wrote.
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300new words at HSK 1

150words at HSK 1 in the old HSK 2.0

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300 words

#	Chinese	Pinyin	Meaning	Type
1	爱	ài	to love; to like	verb
2	八	bā	eight	numeral
3	爸爸	bàba	dad; father	noun
4	吧	ba	particle for suggestions or softening	particle
5	白天	báitiān	daytime; during the day	noun
6	百	bǎi	hundred	numeral
7	半	bàn	half	numeral, adverb
8	包子	bāozi	steamed stuffed bun	noun
9	杯子	bēizi	cup; glass	noun
10	本	běn	measure word for books	measure word
11	边	biān	side; direction	noun, suffix
12	病	bìng	illness; disease; to be ill	noun, verb
13	不	bù	not; no	adverb
14	不客气	bú kèqi	you're welcome; don't mention it	phrase
15	不要	búyào	don't; must not	adverb
16	菜	cài	dish; vegetable	noun
17	茶	chá	tea	noun
18	唱	chàng	to sing	verb
19	超市	chāoshì	supermarket	noun
20	车	chē	car; vehicle	noun
21	吃	chī	to eat	verb
22	出租车	chūzūchē	taxi	noun
23	穿	chuān	to wear; to put on	verb
24	打电话	dǎ diànhuà	to make a phone call	phrase
25	大	dà	big; large	adjective
26	大家	dàjiā	everyone; everybody	pronoun
27	大学	dàxué	university; college	noun
28	大学生	dàxuéshēng	university student	noun
29	到	dào	to arrive; to reach	verb
30	的	de	possessive or modifying particle	particle
31	第	dì	prefix for ordinal numbers	prefix
32	弟弟	dìdi	younger brother	noun
33	点	diǎn	o'clock; a bit (measure word)	measure word, noun
34	店	diàn	shop; store; inn	noun
35	电话	diànhuà	telephone; phone call	noun
36	电脑	diànnǎo	computer	noun
37	电视	diànshì	television	noun
38	电影	diànyǐng	movie; film	noun
39	电影院	diànyǐngyuàn	cinema; movie theater	noun
40	东西	dōngxi	thing; stuff	noun
41	都	dōu	all; both; already	adverb
42	读	dú	to read; to study	verb
43	读书	dúshū	to study; to read books	verb
44	对	duì	correct; towards; to treat	adjective, preposition
45	对不起	duìbuqǐ	sorry; I'm sorry	verb
46	多	duō	many; much; more; how	adjective, verb, pronoun
47	多少	duōshao	how many; how much	pronoun
48	儿子	érzi	son	noun
49	二	èr	two	numeral
50	饭	fàn	meal; cooked rice	noun
51	饭店	fàndiàn	restaurant; hotel	noun
52	房间	fángjiān	room	noun
53	非常	fēicháng	very; extremely	adverb
54	飞机	fēijī	airplane	noun
55	分	fēn	minute; cent; to divide	measure word
56	分钟	fēnzhōng	minute (of time)	measure word
57	高兴	gāoxìng	happy; glad	adjective
58	歌	gē	song	noun
59	哥哥	gēge	older brother	noun
60	个	gè	general measure word	measure word
61	给	gěi	to give; for	verb
62	公司	gōngsī	company	noun
63	工作	gōngzuò	to work; job	verb, noun
64	狗	gǒu	dog	noun
65	贵	guì	expensive	adjective
66	国	guó	country; nation	noun
67	还	hái	still; also; yet	adverb
68	孩子	háizi	child	noun
69	汉语	Hànyǔ	Chinese language	noun
70	汉字	Hànzì	Chinese character	noun
71	好	hǎo	good; well; fine	adjective
72	好吃	hǎochī	tasty; delicious	adjective
73	好看	hǎokàn	good-looking; nice to watch	adjective
74	好听	hǎotīng	pleasant to hear	adjective
75	好玩儿	hǎowánr	fun	adjective
76	号	hào	date; number; day of month	noun, measure word
77	喝	hē	to drink	verb
78	和	hé	and; with	preposition, conjunction
79	很	hěn	very	adverb
80	后	hòu	after; behind; back	noun
81	回	huí	to return; to go back	verb
82	会	huì	can; to know how to	verb
83	火车	huǒchē	train	noun
84	鸡蛋	jīdàn	egg	noun
85	几	jǐ	how many; several	pronoun, numeral
86	家	jiā	home; family	noun, measure word
87	家人	jiārén	family members	noun
88	见	jiàn	to see; to meet	verb
89	件	jiàn	measure word for clothes, matters	measure word
90	饺子	jiǎozi	dumpling	noun
91	叫	jiào	to be called; to call	verb
92	姐姐	jiějie	older sister	noun
93	今年	jīnnián	this year	noun
94	今天	jīntiān	today	noun
95	九	jiǔ	nine	numeral
96	觉得	juéde	to feel; to think	verb
97	开	kāi	to open; to drive; to start	verb
98	开车	kāichē	to drive a car	verb
99	看	kàn	to look; to watch; to read	verb
100	看病	kànbìng	to see a doctor	verb
101	看见	kànjiàn	to see; to catch sight of	verb
102	可以	kěyǐ	can; may; passable	verb, adjective
103	课	kè	class; lesson	noun
104	口	kǒu	mouth; measure word for people	noun, measure word
105	块	kuài	piece; yuan (colloquial)	measure word
106	来	lái	to come	verb
107	老师	lǎoshī	teacher	noun
108	了	le	particle for completed action	particle
109	冷	lěng	cold	adjective
110	里	lǐ	inside; in	noun
111	两	liǎng	two (before measure words)	numeral
112	零	líng	zero	numeral
113	六	liù	six	numeral
114	妈妈	māma	mom; mother	noun
115	吗	ma	question particle	particle
116	买	mǎi	to buy	verb
117	卖	mài	to sell	verb
118	忙	máng	busy; to be busy	adjective, verb
119	猫	māo	cat	noun
120	没关系	méi guānxi	it doesn't matter; never mind	phrase
121	没事	méishì	to be fine; no problem	verb
122	没有	méiyǒu	not to have; not yet	verb, adverb
123	妹妹	mèimei	younger sister	noun
124	们	men	plural suffix for people	suffix
125	米饭	mǐfàn	cooked rice	noun
126	面包	miànbāo	bread	noun
127	面条儿	miàntiáor	noodles	noun
128	明年	míngnián	next year	noun
129	明天	míngtiān	tomorrow	noun
130	名字	míngzi	name	noun
131	哪	nǎ	which	pronoun
132	哪个	nǎge	which one	pronoun
133	哪里	nǎlǐ	where; how could it be	pronoun
134	哪儿	nǎr	where	pronoun
135	哪些	nǎxiē	which ones	pronoun
136	那	nà	that; then	pronoun, conjunction
137	那边	nàbiān	over there; that side	pronoun
138	那个	nàge	that one	pronoun
139	那里	nàlǐ	there	pronoun
140	那儿	nàr	there	pronoun
141	那些	nàxiē	those	pronoun
142	男	nán	male	adjective
143	男朋友	nánpéngyou	boyfriend	noun
144	呢	ne	particle for follow-up questions	particle
145	能	néng	can; to be able to	verb
146	你	nǐ	you	pronoun
147	你好	nǐ hǎo	hello	phrase
148	你们	nǐmen	you (plural)	pronoun
149	年	nián	year	noun, measure word
150	您	nín	you (polite)	pronoun
151	牛奶	niúnǎi	milk	noun
152	女	nǚ	female	adjective
153	女儿	nǚ’ér	daughter	noun
154	女朋友	nǚpéngyou	girlfriend	noun
155	女士	nǚshì	lady; madam	noun
156	朋友	péngyou	friend	noun
157	便宜	piányi	cheap	adjective
158	漂亮	piàoliang	pretty; beautiful	adjective
159	苹果	píngguǒ	apple	noun
160	七	qī	seven	numeral
161	起床	qǐchuáng	to get up	verb
162	千	qiān	thousand	numeral
163	前	qián	front; before; ago	noun
164	钱	qián	money	noun
165	请	qǐng	please; to invite	verb
166	请问	qǐngwèn	may I ask; excuse me	verb
167	去	qù	to go	verb
168	去年	qùnián	last year	noun
169	热	rè	hot	adjective
170	人	rén	person; people	noun
171	认识	rènshi	to know; to recognize	verb
172	日	rì	day; sun	measure word, noun
173	三	sān	three	numeral
174	商店	shāngdiàn	shop; store	noun
175	上	shàng	up; above; to go up	noun, verb
176	上班	shàngbān	to go to work	verb
177	上课	shàngkè	to attend class	verb
178	上午	shàngwǔ	morning	noun
179	上学	shàngxué	to go to school	verb
180	少	shǎo	few; little; to lack	adjective, verb
181	谁	shéi/shuí	who	pronoun
182	什么	shénme	what	pronoun
183	生病	shēngbìng	to get sick	verb
184	十	shí	ten	numeral
185	时候	shíhou	time; moment	noun
186	时间	shíjiān	time	noun
187	事	shì	matter; affair	noun
188	是	shì	to be	verb
189	手机	shǒujī	mobile phone	noun
190	书	shū	book	noun
191	书店	shūdiàn	bookstore	noun
192	水	shuǐ	water	noun
193	水果	shuǐguǒ	fruit	noun
194	睡	shuì	to sleep	verb
195	睡觉	shuìjiào	to sleep	verb
196	说	shuō	to speak; to say	verb
197	说话	shuōhuà	to talk; to speak	verb
198	四	sì	four	numeral
199	岁	suì	years of age	measure word
200	他	tā	he; him	pronoun
201	它	tā	it	pronoun
202	她	tā	she; her	pronoun
203	他们	tāmen	they (male or mixed)	pronoun
204	它们	tāmen	they (things, animals)	pronoun
205	她们	tāmen	they (females)	pronoun
206	太	tài	too; very	adverb
207	天	tiān	day; sky	noun, measure word
208	天气	tiānqì	weather	noun
209	听	tīng	to listen; to hear	verb
210	听见	tīngjiàn	to hear	verb
211	同学	tóngxué	classmate	noun
212	外	wài	outside; foreign	noun
213	外边	wàibian	outside	noun
214	玩	wán	to play; to have fun	verb
215	晚	wǎn	late	adjective
216	晚饭	wǎnfàn	dinner; supper	noun
217	晚上	wǎnshang	evening; night	noun
218	喂	wèi	hello (on phone); hey	interjection
219	问	wèn	to ask	verb
220	问题	wèntí	question; problem	noun
221	我	wǒ	I; me	pronoun
222	我们	wǒmen	we; us	pronoun
223	五	wǔ	five	numeral
224	午饭	wǔfàn	lunch	noun
225	喜欢	xǐhuan	to like	verb
226	下	xià	down; below; next	noun, verb, measure word
227	下雨	xià yǔ	to rain	phrase
228	下班	xiàbān	to finish work	verb
229	下课	xiàkè	to finish class	verb
230	下午	xiàwǔ	afternoon	noun
231	先生	xiānsheng	Mr.; sir; husband	noun
232	现在	xiànzài	now	noun
233	想	xiǎng	to want; to think; to miss	verb
234	小	xiǎo	small; little	adjective, prefix
235	小朋友	xiǎopéngyǒu	child; kid	noun
236	小时	xiǎoshí	hour	noun
237	小学	xiǎoxué	primary school	noun
238	小学生	xiǎoxuéshēng	primary school student	noun
239	些	xiē	some; a few	measure word
240	写	xiě	to write	verb
241	谢谢	xièxie	to thank; thanks	verb
242	新	xīn	new	adjective
243	星期	xīngqī	week	noun
244	星期日	xīngqīrì	Sunday	noun
245	星期天	xīngqītiān	Sunday	noun
246	休息	xiūxi	to rest	verb
247	学	xué	to learn; to study	verb
248	学生	xuéshēng	student	noun
249	学习	xuéxí	to study; to learn	verb
250	学校	xuéxiào	school	noun
251	雪	xuě	snow	noun
252	要	yào	to want; to need; must	verb
253	也	yě	also; too	adverb
254	一	yī	one	numeral
255	衣服	yīfu	clothes	noun
256	医生	yīshēng	doctor	noun
257	医院	yīyuàn	hospital	noun
258	一半	yíbàn	half	numeral
259	一下	yíxià	a bit; briefly	measure word, adverb
260	椅子	yǐzi	chair	noun
261	一点儿	yìdiǎnr	a little; a bit	measure word
262	一些	yìxiē	some; a few	measure word
263	有	yǒu	to have; there is	verb
264	有的	yǒude	some; certain ones	pronoun
265	有点儿	yǒudiǎnr	a bit; somewhat	adverb
266	有些	yǒuxiē	some; certain	pronoun, adverb
267	雨	yǔ	rain	noun
268	元	yuán	yuan (currency)	measure word
269	月	yuè	month; moon	noun
270	再	zài	again; then	adverb
271	在	zài	to be at; in; at	verb, preposition, adverb
272	再见	zàijiàn	goodbye	verb
273	早	zǎo	early	adjective
274	早饭	zǎofàn	breakfast	noun
275	早上	zǎoshang	early morning	noun
276	怎么	zěnme	how; why	pronoun
277	怎么样	zěnmeyàng	how about; how is it	pronoun
278	找	zhǎo	to look for; to find	verb
279	这	zhè	this	pronoun
280	这边	zhèbiān	this side; here	pronoun
281	这个	zhège	this one	pronoun
282	这里	zhèlǐ	here	pronoun
283	这儿	zhèr	here	pronoun
284	这些	zhèxiē	these	pronoun
285	真	zhēn	really; truly	adverb, adjective
286	正在	zhèngzài	in the process of	adverb
287	只	zhī	measure word for animals	measure word
288	知道	zhīdào	to know	verb
289	中国	Zhōngguó	China	noun
290	中文	Zhōngwén	Chinese language	noun
291	中午	zhōngwǔ	noon	noun
292	中学	zhōngxué	middle school	noun
293	中学生	zhōngxuéshēng	middle school student	noun
294	住	zhù	to live; to stay	verb
295	桌子	zhuōzi	table; desk	noun
296	字	zì	character; word	noun
297	昨天	zuótiān	yesterday	noun
298	坐	zuò	to sit; to travel by	verb
299	做	zuò	to do; to make	verb
300	做饭	zuò fàn	to cook	phrase

Source: HSK syllabus (中文水平考试 HSK 考试大纲), Center for Language Education and Cooperation, November 2025. Meanings: SuanSupply study notes.

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This is the new list from the HSK syllabus published in November 2025, which takes effect from July 2026. It splits the test into nine levels and asks for more words at each one. The older HSK 2.0 (2010) had six levels and 150 words in total up to level 1. Test centers are switching over during 2026, so check your registration: if your sitting still uses HSK 2.0, study the older list instead.

	New HSK (2025 syllabus)	HSK 2.0 (2010)
Words up to level 1	300	150
Levels	9 (7 to 9 tested together)	6

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in HSK 1?

In the new HSK syllabus (November 2025), HSK 1 has 300 words. The older HSK 2.0 had 150.

Which HSK 1 list should I study in 2026?

It depends on your test sitting. The new syllabus takes effect from July 2026, but some 2026 sittings still use HSK 2.0. Check your registration with your test center.

Can I download the HSK 1 word list?

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How many characters do I need for HSK 1?

The new syllabus lists 246 new characters to recognize at HSK 1. Handwriting is tested from separate, shorter character lists.

Where does this word list come from?

The words, pinyin and parts of speech come from the official HSK syllabus published by the Center for Language Education and Cooperation in November 2025. The short meanings are our own study notes.

Word list from the official HSK syllabus (November 2025, in force from July 2026); meanings are SuanSupply study notes, checked but not official. SuanSupply is not affiliated with Chinese Testing International or the Center for Language Education and Cooperation.

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