All 300 HSK 3.0 Level 1 Words

Official list · grouped by topic · By Lan, HSK textbook author · Updated August 2026

This is the complete HSK 3.0 Level 1 vocabulary — 300 words from the official exam syllabus, grouped by topic so related words stick together. Level 1 under the new standard is deliberately practical: greetings, numbers, money, food, time, family — the Chinese you use on day one in China.

Tip from a teacher: don't memorize this list top-to-bottom. Learn words in scenes (ordering coffee, asking prices), and let word families do the heavy lifting — 大学 is just 大 (big) + 学 (study). That's how our free lesson teaches them.

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感知与认知 (11 words)

Word	Pinyin	English
爱	ài	to love
见	jiàn	to see; to meet
觉得	juéde	to feel; to think
看	kàn	to look; to watch
看见	kànjiàn	to see
认识	rènshi	to know; to recognize
听	tīng	to listen
听见	tīngjiàn	to hear
喜欢	xǐhuan	to like
想	xiǎng	to think; to want
知道	zhīdào	to know

数字与数量 (23 words)

Word	Pinyin	English
八	bā	eight
百	bǎi	hundred
半	bàn	half
第	dì	(ordinal prefix)
二	èr	two
九	jiǔ	nine
两	liǎng	two (with measure words)
零	líng	zero
六	liù	six
七	qī	seven
千	qiān	thousand
三	sān	three
十	shí	ten
四	sì	four
岁	suì	years old
五	wǔ	five
一	yī	one
一半	yíbàn	half
一下	yíxià	(verb + once / a bit)
一点儿	yìdiǎnr	a little
一些	yìxiē	some
有的	yǒude	some (of them)
有些	yǒuxiē	some

家庭与称谓 (20 words)

Word	Pinyin	English
爸爸	bàba	dad; father
弟弟	dìdi	younger brother
儿子	érzi	son
哥哥	gēge	older brother
孩子	háizi	child
家人	jiārén	family members
姐姐	jiějie	older sister
妈妈	māma	mom; mother
妹妹	mèimei	younger sister
名字	míngzi	name
男	nán	male
男朋友	nánpéngyou	boyfriend
女	nǚ	female
女儿	nǚ’ér	daughter
女朋友	nǚpéngyou	girlfriend
女士	nǚshì	madam; Ms.
朋友	péngyou	friend
人	rén	person; people
先生	xiānsheng	Mr.; sir
小朋友	xiǎopéngyǒu	child; kid

助词与叹词 (6 words)

Word	Pinyin	English
吧	ba	(suggestion particle)
的	de	(possessive particle)
了	le	(completed action particle)
吗	ma	(yes-no question particle)
们	men	(plural suffix)
呢	ne	(question particle)

时间与日期 (27 words)

Word	Pinyin	English
白天	báitiān	daytime
点	diǎn	o'clock
分	fēn	minute
分钟	fēnzhōng	minute
号	hào	date; number
今年	jīnnián	this year
今天	jīntiān	today
明年	míngnián	next year
明天	míngtiān	tomorrow
年	nián	year
去年	qùnián	last year
日	rì	day; date
上午	shàngwǔ	morning (before noon)
时候	shíhou	time; moment
时间	shíjiān	time
天	tiān	day
晚上	wǎnshang	evening; night
下午	xiàwǔ	afternoon
现在	xiànzài	now
小时	xiǎoshí	hour
星期	xīngqī	week
星期日	xīngqīrì	Sunday
星期天	xīngqītiān	Sunday
月	yuè	month
早上	zǎoshang	morning
中午	zhōngwǔ	noon
昨天	zuótiān	yesterday

饮食 (22 words)

Word	Pinyin	English
包子	bāozi	steamed stuffed bun
杯子	bēizi	cup; glass
菜	cài	dish; vegetable
茶	chá	tea
吃	chī	to eat
饭	fàn	meal; rice
饭店	fàndiàn	restaurant; hotel
好吃	hǎochī	tasty; delicious
喝	hē	to drink
鸡蛋	jīdàn	egg
饺子	jiǎozi	dumpling (jiaozi)
米饭	mǐfàn	cooked rice
面包	miànbāo	bread
面条儿	miàntiáor	noodles
牛奶	niúnǎi	milk
苹果	píngguǒ	apple
水	shuǐ	water
水果	shuǐguǒ	fruit
晚饭	wǎnfàn	dinner
午饭	wǔfàn	lunch
早饭	zǎofàn	breakfast
做饭	zuò fàn	to cook

量词 (5 words)

Word	Pinyin	English
本	běn	(measure word for books)
个	gè	(general measure word)
件	jiàn	(measure for clothes, matters)
些	xiē	some
只	zhī	(measure for animals)

方位与处所 (10 words)

Word	Pinyin	English
边	biān	side
国	guó	country
后	hòu	back; after
里	lǐ	inside
前	qián	front; before
上	shàng	on; up
外	wài	outside
外边	wàibian	outside
下	xià	under; down
中国	Zhōngguó	China

身体与健康 (6 words)

Word	Pinyin	English
病	bìng	illness; to fall ill
看病	kànbìng	see a doctor
口	kǒu	mouth; (measure for people)
生病	shēngbìng	to get sick
医生	yīshēng	doctor
医院	yīyuàn	hospital

副词 (13 words)

Word	Pinyin	English
不	bù	not
不要	búyào	do not
都	dōu	all; both
非常	fēicháng	very; extremely
还	hái	still; also
很	hěn	very
没（有）	méi(yǒu)	not; do not have
太	tài	too; excessively
也	yě	also; too
有（一）点儿	yǒu(yì)diǎnr	a bit (negative nuance)
再	zài	again; then
真	zhēn	really; truly
正在	zhèngzài	in the process of

沟通与礼貌用语 (14 words)

Word	Pinyin	English
不客气	bú kèqi	you are welcome
对不起	duìbuqǐ	sorry
叫	jiào	to be called; to call
没关系	méi guānxi	it does not matter
没事	méishì	it is nothing
你好	nǐ hǎo	hello
请	qǐng	please
请问	qǐngwèn	excuse me; may I ask
说	shuō	to say; to speak
说话	shuōhuà	to talk
喂	wèi	hello (on the phone)
问	wèn	to ask
谢谢	xièxie	thank you
再见	zàijiàn	goodbye

文体娱乐与运动 (5 words)

Word	Pinyin	English
唱	chàng	to sing
电影	diànyǐng	movie
电影院	diànyǐngyuàn	cinema
歌	gē	song
玩	wán	to play

购物与金钱 (12 words)

Word	Pinyin	English
超市	chāoshì	supermarket
店	diàn	shop
东西	dōngxi	thing; stuff
贵	guì	expensive
块	kuài	yuan (unit of money)
买	mǎi	to buy
卖	mài	to sell
便宜	piányi	cheap
钱	qián	money
商店	shāngdiàn	store; shop
书店	shūdiàn	bookstore
元	yuán	yuan

交通与出行 (5 words)

Word	Pinyin	English
车	chē	vehicle; car
出租车	chūzūchē	taxi
飞机	fēijī	airplane
火车	huǒchē	train
开车	kāichē	to drive

服饰与颜色 (2 words)

Word	Pinyin	English
穿	chuān	to wear
衣服	yīfu	clothes

数码与通讯 (5 words)

Word	Pinyin	English
打电话	dǎ diànhuà	make a phone call
电话	diànhuà	telephone
电脑	diànnǎo	computer
电视	diànshì	television
手机	shǒujī	mobile phone

性质与状态 (14 words)

Word	Pinyin	English
大	dà	big
对	duì	correct; right
多	duō	many; much
高兴	gāoxìng	happy; glad
好	hǎo	good
好看	hǎokàn	good-looking
好听	hǎotīng	pleasant to hear
好玩儿	hǎowánr	fun
漂亮	piàoliang	beautiful
少	shǎo	few; little
晚	wǎn	late
小	xiǎo	small
新	xīn	new
早	zǎo	early

人称代词 (12 words)

Word	Pinyin	English
大家	dàjiā	everyone
你	nǐ	you (singular)
你们	nǐmen	you (plural)
您	nín	you (polite)
他	tā	he; him
它	tā	it
她	tā	she; her
他们	tāmen	they (male/mixed)
它们	tāmen	they (things/animals)
她们	tāmen	they (female)
我	wǒ	I; me
我们	wǒmen	we; us

学校与学习 (25 words)

Word	Pinyin	English
大学	dàxué	university
大学生	dàxuéshēng	university student
读	dú	to read
读书	dúshū	to read; to study
汉语	Hànyǔ	Chinese (language)
汉字	Hànzì	Chinese character
课	kè	class; lesson
老师	lǎoshī	teacher
上课	shàngkè	attend class
上学	shàngxué	go to school
书	shū	book
同学	tóngxué	classmate
问题	wèntí	question; problem
下课	xiàkè	class ends
小学	xiǎoxué	elementary school
小学生	xiǎoxuéshēng	elementary school pupil
写	xiě	to write
学	xué	to learn
学生	xuéshēng	student
学习	xuéxí	to study
学校	xuéxiào	school
中文	Zhōngwén	Chinese (language)
中学	zhōngxué	middle school
中学生	zhōngxuéshēng	middle school student
字	zì	character; word

趋向与位移 (4 words)

Word	Pinyin	English
到	dào	to arrive; to reach
回	huí	to return
来	lái	to come
去	qù	to go

疑问代词 (11 words)

Word	Pinyin	English
多少	duōshao	how many; how much
几	jǐ	how many; a few
哪	nǎ	which
哪个	nǎge	which one
哪里	nǎlǐ	where
哪儿	nǎr	where
哪些	nǎxiē	which ones
谁	shéi/shuí	who
什么	shénme	what
怎么	zěnme	how
怎么样	zěnmeyàng	how about

居住与家居 (5 words)

Word	Pinyin	English
房间	fángjiān	room
家	jiā	home; family
椅子	yǐzi	chair
住	zhù	to live; to stay
桌子	zhuōzi	table; desk

日常动作与起居 (10 words)

Word	Pinyin	English
给	gěi	to give
开	kāi	to open; to turn on
起床	qǐchuáng	to get up
事	shì	matter; thing
睡	shuì	to sleep
睡觉	shuìjiào	to sleep
休息	xiūxi	to rest
找	zhǎo	to look for
坐	zuò	to sit
做	zuò	to do; to make

工作与职业 (5 words)

Word	Pinyin	English
公司	gōngsī	company
工作	gōngzuò	work; job
忙	máng	busy
上班	shàngbān	go to work
下班	xiàbān	get off work

自然天气与动物 (8 words)

Word	Pinyin	English
狗	gǒu	dog
冷	lěng	cold
猫	māo	cat
热	rè	hot
天气	tiānqì	weather
下雨	xià yǔ	to rain
雪	xuě	snow
雨	yǔ	rain

介词与连词 (1 words)

Word	Pinyin	English
和	hé	and; with

能愿动词 (4 words)

Word	Pinyin	English
会	huì	can; know how to
可以	kěyǐ	may; can
能	néng	can; be able to
要	yào	to want; must

指示代词 (12 words)

Word	Pinyin	English
那	nà	that
那边	nàbiān	that side
那个	nàge	that one
那里	nàlǐ	there
那儿	nàr	there
那些	nàxiē	those
这	zhè	this
这边	zhèbiān	this side
这个	zhège	this one
这里	zhèlǐ	here
这儿	zhèr	here
这些	zhèxiē	these

存在与判断 (3 words)

Word	Pinyin	English
是	shì	to be
有	yǒu	to have; there is
在	zài	to be at; in

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