HSK Level 1CEFR A1143 words

HSK 1 — Beginner

Basic greetings, numbers, dates, and simple daily phrases. You can introduce yourself and handle simple interactions. Browse 143 curated words with pinyin, meanings, and example sentences.

1

你好

nǐ hǎophrase

Hello

你好,我叫小明。(Hello, my name is Xiao Ming.)

2

谢谢

xiè xieverb

Thank you

谢谢你的帮助。(Thank you for your help.)

3

再见

zài jiànphrase

Goodbye

明天见,再见!(See you tomorrow, goodbye!)

4

shìverb

To be / Yes

我是学生。(I am a student.)

5

adverb

Not / No

我不喝咖啡。(I don't drink coffee.)

6

pronoun

I / Me

我很高兴。(I am very happy.)

7

pronoun

He / Him

他是我朋友。(He is my friend.)

8

pronoun

She / Her

她很漂亮。(She is very beautiful.)

9

hǎoadjective

Good / Well

今天天气很好。(The weather is great today.)

10

adjective

Big / Large

这个房间很大。(This room is very big.)

11

xiǎoadjective

Small / Little

我有一只小猫。(I have a small cat.)

12

chīverb

To eat

我们去吃饭吧。(Let's go eat.)

13

verb

To drink

你想喝什么?(What would you like to drink?)

14

kànverb

To look / To watch

我们看电影吧。(Let's watch a movie.)

15

tīngverb

To listen

我喜欢听音乐。(I like listening to music.)

16

shuōverb

To speak / To say

你会说中文吗?(Can you speak Chinese?)

17

verb

To read

我每天读书。(I read every day.)

18

xiěverb

To write

请写你的名字。(Please write your name.)

19

xuéverb

To study / To learn

我在学中文。(I am studying Chinese.)

20

朋友

péng younoun

Friend

他是我的好朋友。(He is my good friend.)

21

jiānoun

Home / Family

欢迎来我家。(Welcome to my home.)

22

shuǐnoun

Water

请给我一杯水。(Please give me a glass of water.)

23

qiánnoun

Money

这个多少钱?(How much is this?)

24

今天

jīn tiānnoun

Today

今天星期几?(What day is today?)

25

明天

míng tiānnoun

Tomorrow

明天我们去公园。(Tomorrow we go to the park.)

26

昨天

zuó tiānnoun

Yesterday

昨天下雨了。(It rained yesterday.)

27

多少

duō shǎopronoun

How much / How many

你多少岁?(How old are you?)

28

什么

shén mepronoun

What

你叫什么名字?(What is your name?)

29

哪里

nǎ lǐpronoun

Where

你住在哪里?(Where do you live?)

30

shéipronoun

Who

这是谁?(Who is this?)

31

àiverb

love

我爱你。(I love you.)

32

numeral

eight

他有八个苹果。(He has eight apples.)

33

爸爸

bàbanoun

father

我爸爸是老师。(My father is a teacher.)

34

杯子

bēizinoun

cup

杯子里有水。(There is water in the cup.)

35

北京

Běijīngnoun

Beijing

我住在北京。(I live in Beijing.)

36

běnmeasure word

measure word for books

我有三本书。(I have three books.)

37

不客气

bú kèqiphrase

you're welcome

谢谢你!不客气。(Thank you! You're welcome.)

38

càinoun

dish

我喜欢中国菜。(I like Chinese food.)

39

chánoun

tea

我喝茶。(I drink tea.)

40

吃饭

chī fànverb

eat

我们一起吃饭。(Let's eat together.)

41

chūverb

go out

我出门了。(I went out.)

42

出租车

chūzūchēnoun

taxi

我坐出租车去。(I take a taxi.)

43

打电话

dǎ diànhuàverb

make a phone call

我给你打电话。(I call you.)

44

departicle

possessive particle

这是我的书。(This is my book.)

45

diǎnmeasure word

o'clock

现在三点。(It's three o'clock now.)

46

电脑

diànnǎonoun

computer

我用电脑工作。(I use a computer to work.)

47

电视

diànshìnoun

television

我在看电视。(I am watching TV.)

48

电影

diànyǐngnoun

movie

我喜欢看电影。(I like watching movies.)

49

东西

dōngxinoun

thing

我买了很多东西。(I bought many things.)

50

dōuadverb

all

我们都去。(We all go.)

51

对不起

duìbuqǐphrase

sorry

对不起,我迟到了。(Sorry, I am late.)

52

duōadjective

many

这里的人很多。(There are many people here.)

53

儿子

érzinoun

son

我有一个儿子。(I have a son.)

54

èrnumeral

two

我有两个苹果。(I have two apples.)

55

饭店

fàndiànnoun

restaurant

我们去饭店吃饭。(We go to the restaurant to eat.)

56

飞机

fēijīnoun

airplane

我坐飞机去北京。(I take a plane to Beijing.)

57

分钟

fēnzhōngmeasure word

minute

我等了十分钟。(I waited for ten minutes.)

58

高兴

gāoxìngadjective

happy

我很高兴。(I am very happy.)

59

measure word

measure word

一个人。(One person.)

60

工作

gōngzuònoun

work

我在工作。(I am working.)

61

gǒunoun

dog

我有一只狗。(I have a dog.)

62

汉语

Hànyǔnoun

Chinese language

我在学汉语。(I am learning Chinese.)

63

hàonoun

date

今天是几号?(What is the date today?)

64

conjunction

and

我和你。(You and I.)

65

hěnadverb

very

我很高兴。(I am very happy.)

66

后面

hòumiànnoun

behind

房子后面有个花园。(There is a garden behind the house.)

67

huíverb

return

我回家。(I return home.)

68

huìverb

can

我会说汉语。(I can speak Chinese.)

69

pronoun

how many

你有几个苹果?(How many apples do you have?)

70

jiàoverb

call

我叫李明。(My name is Li Ming.)

71

jiǔnumeral

nine

我有九个朋友。(I have nine friends.)

72

kāiverb

open

请开门。(Please open the door.)

73

看见

kànjiànverb

see

我看见他了。(I saw him.)

74

kuàimeasure word

measure word for money

这个五块钱。(This is five yuan.)

75

láiverb

come

请你来。(Please come.)

76

老师

lǎoshīnoun

teacher

他是我的老师。(He is my teacher.)

77

leparticle

particle indicating change

我吃饭了。(I have eaten.)

78

lěngadjective

cold

今天很冷。(It is very cold today.)

79

noun

inside

房子里有很多人。(There are many people inside the house.)

80

liùnumeral

six

我有六本书。(I have six books.)

81

妈妈

māmanoun

mother

我妈妈是医生。(My mother is a doctor.)

82

maparticle

question particle

你好吗?(How are you?)

83

māonoun

cat

我家有一只猫。(I have a cat at home.)

84

没关系

méi guānxiphrase

it's okay

对不起!没关系。(Sorry! It's okay.)

85

米饭

mǐfànnoun

rice

我喜欢吃米饭。(I like to eat rice.)

86

名字

míngzinoun

name

你的名字是什么?(What is your name?)

87

pronoun

which

你是哪国人?(Which country are you from?)

88

pronoun

that

那是我的书。(That is my book.)

89

neparticle

question particle

你呢?(How about you?)

90

néngverb

can

我能说汉语。(I can speak Chinese.)

91

前面

qiánmiànnoun

front

前面有一个商店。(There is a shop in front.)

92

qǐngverb

please

请坐。(Please sit.)

93

verb

go

我去学校。(I go to school.)

94

adjective

hot

今天很热。(Today is hot.)

95

rénnoun

person

他是一个好人。(He is a good person.)

96

认识

rènshiverb

know

我认识他。(I know him.)

97

sānnumeral

three

我有三本书。(I have three books.)

98

商店

shāngdiànnoun

shop

我去商店买东西。(I go to the shop to buy things.)

99

shàngpreposition

up

书在桌子上。(The book is on the table.)

100

上午

shàngwǔnoun

morning

我上午去学校。(I go to school in the morning.)

101

shǎoadjective

few

这里人很少。(There are few people here.)

102

shínumeral

ten

我有十个苹果。(I have ten apples.)

103

时候

shíhounoun

time

你什么时候回来?(When will you come back?)

104

shūnoun

book

我喜欢看书。(I like reading books.)

105

水果

shuǐguǒnoun

fruit

我喜欢吃水果。(I like eating fruit.)

106

睡觉

shuìjiàoverb

sleep

我晚上十点睡觉。(I sleep at ten in the evening.)

107

numeral

four

我有四个朋友。(I have four friends.)

108

suìmeasure word

years old

我今年二十岁。(I am twenty years old this year.)

109

tàiadverb

too

太好了!(Great!)

110

天气

tiānqìnoun

weather

今天天气很好。(The weather is good today.)

111

同学

tóngxuénoun

classmate

他是我的同学。(He is my classmate.)

112

wèiphrase

hello (on the phone)

喂,你好!(Hello, how are you?)

113

我们

wǒmenpronoun

we

我们都是好朋友。(We are all good friends.)

114

numeral

five

我有五个苹果。(I have five apples.)

115

喜欢

xǐhuanverb

like

我喜欢吃苹果。(I like eating apples.)

116

xiàpreposition

down

书在桌子下。(The book is under the table.)

117

下午

xiàwǔnoun

afternoon

我下午去商店。(I go to the shop in the afternoon.)

118

下雨

xiàyǔverb

rain

今天下雨了。(It rained today.)

119

先生

xiānshengnoun

Mr.

王先生是我的老师。(Mr. Wang is my teacher.)

120

现在

xiànzàiadverb

now

我现在在学校。(I am at school now.)

121

xiǎngverb

want

我想吃饭。(I want to eat.)

122

小姐

xiǎojiěnoun

Miss

李小姐是我的朋友。(Miss Li is my friend.)

123

xiēmeasure word

some

我买了一些水果。(I bought some fruits.)

124

星期

xīngqīnoun

week

今天是星期一。(Today is Monday.)

125

学生

xuéshengnoun

student

他是一个好学生。(He is a good student.)

126

学习

xuéxíverb

study

我在学习汉语。(I am studying Chinese.)

127

学校

xuéxiàonoun

school

我在学校上课。(I attend classes at school.)

128

numeral

one

我有一个苹果。(I have one apple.)

129

衣服

yīfunoun

clothes

我买了新衣服。(I bought new clothes.)

130

医生

yīshēngnoun

doctor

他是医生。(He is a doctor.)

131

医院

yīyuànnoun

hospital

我去医院看病。(I go to the hospital to see a doctor.)

132

椅子

yǐzinoun

chair

请坐在椅子上。(Please sit on the chair.)

133

yǒuverb

have

我有一本书。(I have a book.)

134

yuènoun

month

这个月我很忙。(I am busy this month.)

135

zàipreposition

at

我在家。(I am at home.)

136

怎么

zěnmepronoun

how

你怎么去学校?(How do you go to school?)

137

怎么样

zěnmeyàngphrase

how about

今天天气怎么样?(How is the weather today?)

138

zhèpronoun

this

这是我的书。(This is my book.)

139

中国

Zhōngguónoun

China

我去过中国。(I have been to China.)

140

中午

zhōngwǔnoun

noon

我们中午吃饭。(We eat at noon.)

141

zhùverb

live

我住在北京。(I live in Beijing.)

142

桌子

zhuōzinoun

table

书在桌子上。(The book is on the table.)

143

noun

character

这个字怎么写?(How do you write this character?)

Quick Reference

1
你好·Hello
2
谢谢·Thank you
3
再见·Goodbye
4
·To be / Yes
5
·Not / No
6
·I / Me
7
·He / Him
8
·She / Her
9
·Good / Well
10
·Big / Large
11
·Small / Little
12
·To eat
13
·To drink
14
·To look / To watch
15
·To listen
16
·To speak / To say
17
·To read
18
·To write
19
·To study / To learn
20
朋友·Friend
21
·Home / Family
22
·Water
23
·Money
24
今天·Today
25
明天·Tomorrow
26
昨天·Yesterday
27
多少·How much / How many
28
什么·What
29
哪里·Where
30
·Who
31
·love
32
·eight
33
爸爸·father
34
杯子·cup
35
北京·Beijing
36
·measure word for books
37
不客气·you're welcome
38
·dish
39
·tea
40
吃饭·eat
41
·go out
42
出租车·taxi
43
打电话·make a phone call
44
·possessive particle
45
·o'clock
46
电脑·computer
47
电视·television
48
电影·movie
49
东西·thing
50
·all
51
对不起·sorry
52
·many
53
儿子·son
54
·two
55
饭店·restaurant
56
飞机·airplane
57
分钟·minute
58
高兴·happy
59
·measure word
60
工作·work
61
·dog
62
汉语·Chinese language
63
·date
64
·and
65
·very
66
后面·behind
67
·return
68
·can
69
·how many
70
·call
71
·nine
72
·open
73
看见·see
74
·measure word for money
75
·come
76
老师·teacher
77
·particle indicating change
78
·cold
79
·inside
80
·six
81
妈妈·mother
82
·question particle
83
·cat
84
没关系·it's okay
85
米饭·rice
86
名字·name
87
·which
88
·that
89
·question particle
90
·can
91
前面·front
92
·please
93
·go
94
·hot
95
·person
96
认识·know
97
·three
98
商店·shop
99
·up
100
上午·morning
101
·few
102
·ten
103
时候·time
104
·book
105
水果·fruit
106
睡觉·sleep
107
·four
108
·years old
109
·too
110
天气·weather
111
同学·classmate
112
·hello (on the phone)
113
我们·we
114
·five
115
喜欢·like
116
·down
117
下午·afternoon
118
下雨·rain
119
先生·Mr.
120
现在·now
121
·want
122
小姐·Miss
123
·some
124
星期·week
125
学生·student
126
学习·study
127
学校·school
128
·one
129
衣服·clothes
130
医生·doctor
131
医院·hospital
132
椅子·chair
133
·have
134
·month
135
·at
136
怎么·how
137
怎么样·how about
138
·this
139
中国·China
140
中午·noon
141
·live
142
桌子·table
143
·character

HSK 1 Exam Format

40 questions · 40 minutes · Pass: 120 / 200 · Vocabulary: 143 words

Listening

20 questions · 15 min

Short phrases and sentences are played twice. Focus on understanding basic greetings, numbers, dates, and simple questions about daily life.

Reading

20 questions · 17 min

Match pictures with words, fill in blanks with pinyin clues. Practice recognizing the 143 HSK 1 characters quickly — speed matters more than deep understanding at this level.

Study tips for HSK 1

  • 1.Focus on the most common 143 words first — recognition is more important than writing at HSK 1.
  • 2.Practice listening to simple Chinese daily, even just 10 minutes. Try slow-speed HSK 1 practice audio.
  • 3.Learn pinyin thoroughly — it's the foundation for all pronunciation and helps with reading questions.
  • 4.Use flashcards with pictures. Visual association helps remember characters at the beginner stage.
  • 5.Practice number recognition (1-99) and basic time expressions — they appear frequently on the exam.

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