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.

  1. Intro to the HSK 1 Test
  2. How Long to Study for the HSK 1 Test?
  3. HSK 1 Vocab Full List
  4. 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.

 

ABC
1ChinesePinyinEnglish
2I, me
3我们wǒmenwe, us
4you
5你们nǐmenyou (pl.)
6he, him
7she, her
8他们tāmenthey
9她们tāmenthey (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
13shuíwho
14什么shén mewhat, why
15多少duōshǎohow many, how much
16a few, how many
17怎么zěnmehow
18怎么样zěnmeyànghow about
19one
20èrtwo
21sānthree
22four
23five
24liùsix
25seven
26eight
27jiǔnine
28shíten
29língzero
30a, an
31suìyear
32běnvolume
33xiēsome
34kuàipiece
35no
36méino
37hěnquite, very
38tàitoo
39dōuall
40and
41zàiin, at
42de
43le
44ma
45ne
46wèihello
47jiāhome
48学校xuéxiàoschool
49饭店fàndiànrestaurant
50商店shāngdiànstore
51医院yīyuànhospital
52火车站huǒchēzhàntrain station
53中国zhōng guóChina
54北京běijīngBeijing
55shàngup
56xiàdown
57前面qiánmiànfront
58后面hòumiànbehind
59lǐmiàninside
60今天jīntiāntoday
61明天míngtiāntomorrow
62昨天zuótiānyesterday
63上午shàngwǔmorning
64中午zhōngwǔnoon
65下午xiàwǔafternoon
66niányear
67yuèmonth
68day
69星期xīngqīweek
70diǎndot, spot
71分钟fēnzhōngminute
72现在xiànzàinow
73时候shíhoutime
74爸爸bàbafather
75妈妈māmamother
76儿子érzison
77女儿nǚérdaughter
78老师lǎoshīteacher
79学生xuéshēngstudent
80同学tóngxuéclassmate
81朋友péngyoufriend
82医生yīshēngdoctor
83先生xiānshengsir
84小姐xiǎojiěMiss
85衣服yīfucloth
86shuǐwater
87càivegetable
88米饭mǐfànrice
89水果shuǐguǒfruit
90苹果píngguǒapple
91chátea
92杯子bēizicup
93qiánmoney
94飞机fēijīairplane
95出租车chūzūchētaxi
96电视diànshìtelevision
97电脑diànnǎocomputer
98电影diànyǐngmovie
99天气tiānqìweather
100māocat
101gǒudog
102东西dōngxithing
103rénperson
104名字míngziname
105shūbook
106汉语hànyǔChinese
107character
108桌子zhuōzidesk
109椅子yǐzichair
110谢谢xièxiethank
111不客气búkèqìyou are welcome
112再见zàijiàngood-bye
113qǐngplease
114对不起duìbùqǐsorry
115没关系méiguānxìIt doesn’t matter
116shìbe (am, is, are)
117yǒuhave
118kànlook
119tīnglisten
120说话shuōhuàspeak
121read
122xiěwrite
123看见kànjiànsee
124jiàocall
125láicome
126huíreturn
127go
128chīeat
129drink
130睡觉shuìjiàosleep
131打电话dǎdiànhuàcall up
132zuòdo
133mǎibuy
134kāiopen
135zuòsit
136zhùlive
137学习xuéxístudy
138工作gōngzuòwork
139下雨xiàyǔrain
140àilove
141喜欢xǐhuānlove, like
142xiǎngwant
143认识rènshiknow
144huìcan
145néngcan, be able to
146hǎogood
147big
148xiǎosmall
149duōmany, much
150shǎofew, little
151lěngcold
152hot
153高兴gāoxìnghappy
154漂亮piàoliàngbeautiful

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