← Learn Chinese with Lan 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.
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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 两1 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1 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1 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1 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1 hé and; with
能愿动词 (4 words)
Word Pinyin English 会1 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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