HSK 1 characters and words

Where Chinese starts: the 246 characters and 300 words of HSK 1, for greetings, numbers, family and food. The counts are those of the 2025 syllabus, the one the HSK 3.0 exam uses from 13 December 2026.

HSK 1 in numbers

Characters (2025): 246
Words (2025): 300
Average strokes: 7.0
Same level in 2021: 221
Another level in 2021: 25
Not in the 2021 lists: 0
With a traditional form: 76
Also JLPT kanji: 155
Pages here: 246

Against the 2021 standard: 221 of these characters were at this level there (23 from level 2, 1 from level 3, 1 from level 4 otherwise).

The commonest radicals at this level are 口 (“mouth”), 亻 (“person”) and 木 (“tree”), shared by 21, 11 and 10 characters. 题 (“topic”) takes the most strokes and 一 (“one”) the fewest. Characters that sat at another level in the 2021 standard include 便 (“convenient”), 超 (“to exceed”) and 公 (“public”).

Which HSK this is

HSK 3.0 starts on 13 December 2026: Chinese Testing International (CTI) announced on 8 September 2026 that the new HSK launches worldwide that day, with registration for the paper test open until 16 November 2026 and for the computer test until 3 December 2026. It follows the HSK syllabus (中文水平考试 HSK 考试大纲) of the Center for Language Education and Cooperation, published in November 2025 and in force from July 2026. Its level lists are the main lists here.

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The HSK 1 lists

Characters, 2025 syllabus

Character	Pinyin	Meaning	Strokes	2021 standard
爱	ài	to love	10	same
八	bā	eight	2	same
爸	bà	father	8	same
吧	ba, bā	modal particle	7	same
白	bái	white	5	same
百	bǎi	hundred	6	same
班	bān	team	10	same
半	bàn	half	5	same
包	bāo	to wrap	5	same
杯	bēi	cup	8	same
本	běn	root	5	same
边	biān, bian	side	5	same
便	biàn, pián	convenient	9	level 2
病	bìng	illness	10	same
不	bù	no	4	same
菜	cài	vegetable	11	same
茶	chá	tea	9	same
常	cháng	common	11	same
唱	chàng	to sing	11	same
超	chāo	to exceed	12	level 2
车	chē, jū	car	4	same
吃	chī	to eat	6	same
出	chū	to go out	5	same
穿	chuān	to bore through	9	same
床	chuáng	bed	7	same
打	dǎ, dá	to hit	5	same
大	dà, dài	big	3	same
蛋	dàn	egg	11	same
到	dào	to reach	8	same
道	dào	road	12	same
得	dé, de	to obtain	11	same
的	de, dì	of	8	same
弟	dì	younger brother	7	same
第	dì	prefix	11	same
点	diǎn	to touch briefly	9	same
电	diàn	lightning	5	same
东	dōng	east	5	same
都	dōu, dū	all	10	same
读	dú, dòu	to read out	10	same
对	duì	right	5	same
多	duō	many	6	same
儿	ér, r	child	2	same
二	èr	two	2	same
饭	fàn	cooked rice	7	same
房	fáng	house	8	same
飞	fēi	to fly	3	same
非	fēi	to not be	8	same
分	fēn, fèn	to divide	4	same
服	fú, fù	clothes	8	same
高	gāo	high	10	same
哥	gē	elder brother	10	same
歌	gē	song	14	same
个	gè	classifier	3	same
给	gěi, jǐ	to	9	same
工	gōng	work	3	same
公	gōng	public	4	level 2
狗	gǒu	dog	8	level 2
关	guān	mountain pass	6	same
贵	guì	expensive	9	same
国	guó	country	8	same
果	guǒ	fruit	8	same
还	hái, huán	still	7	same
孩	hái	child	9	same
汉	hàn	Chinese	5	same
好	hǎo, hào	good	6	same
号	hào, háo	to mark	5	same
喝	hē, hè	to drink	12	same
和	hé, hè	and	8	same
很	hěn	very	9	same
后	hòu	back	6	same
候	hòu	to wait	10	same
话	huà	conversation	8	same
欢	huān	joyous	6	same
回	huí	to go back	6	same
会	huì, kuài	can	6	same
火	huǒ	fire	4	same
机	jī	machine	6	same
鸡	jī	chicken	7	same
几	jǐ, jī	how many	2	same
家	jiā	home	10	same
间	jiān, jiàn	between	7	same
见	jiàn, xiàn	to see	4	same
件	jiàn	component	6	level 2
叫	jiào	to shout	5	same
姐	jiě	older sister	8	same
今	jīn	now	4	same
九	jiǔ	nine	2	same
觉	jué, jiào	to feel	9	same
开	kāi	to open	4	same
看	kàn, kān	to see	9	same
可	kě	can	5	level 2
客	kè	customer	9	same
课	kè	class	10	same
口	kǒu	mouth	3	same
块	kuài	lump	7	same
来	lái	to come	7	same
老	lǎo	prefix	6	same
了	le, liǎo	completed action marker	2	same
冷	lěng	cold	7	same
里	lǐ	interior	7	same
两	liǎng	two	7	same
亮	liàng	bright	9	level 2
零	líng	zero	13	same
六	liù	six	4	same
妈	mā	ma	6	same
吗	ma, má	question particle	6	same
买	mǎi	to buy	6	same
卖	mài	to sell	8	level 2
忙	máng	busy	6	same
猫	māo	cat	11	level 2
么	me, má	suffix	3	same
没	méi, mò	have not	7	same
妹	mèi	younger sister	8	same
们	men	plural marker	5	same
米	mǐ	uncooked rice	6	same
面	miàn	face	9	same
名	míng	name	6	same
明	míng	bright	8	same
哪	nǎ, na	how	9	same
那	nà, nuó	that	6	same
奶	nǎi	milk	5	same
男	nán	male	7	same
脑	nǎo	brain	10	same
呢	ne, ní	used in questions to link back to prior discours	8	same
能	néng	can	10	same
你	nǐ	you	7	same
年	nián	year	6	same
您	nín	you	11	same
牛	niú	cow	4	same
女	nǚ	female	3	same
朋	péng	friend	8	same
漂	piāo, piǎo	to float	14	level 2
苹	píng	artemisia	8	level 3
七	qī	seven	2	same
期	qī	a period of time	12	same
起	qǐ	to rise	10	same
气	qì	gas	4	same
千	qiān	thousand	3	level 2
前	qián	front	9	same
钱	qián	money	10	same
请	qǐng	to ask	10	same
去	qù	to remove	5	same
热	rè	hot	10	same
人	rén	person	2	same
认	rèn	to recognize	4	same
日	rì	sun	4	same
三	sān	three	3	same
商	shāng	commerce	11	same
上	shàng	up	3	same
少	shǎo, shào	few	4	same
谁	shéi	who	10	same
什	shén, shí	what	4	same
生	shēng	to grow	5	same
师	shī	teacher	6	same
十	shí	ten	2	same
时	shí	time	7	same
识	shí, zhì	to know	7	same
士	shì	bachelor	3	level 4
市	shì	market	5	level 2
事	shì	matter	8	same
视	shì	to look at	8	same
是	shì	to be	9	same
手	shǒu	hand	4	same
书	shū	book	4	same
水	shuǐ	water	4	same
睡	shuì	to sleep	13	same
说	shuō, shuì	to speak	9	same
司	sī	to take charge of	5	level 2
四	sì	four	5	same
岁	suì	classifier for years	6	same
他	tā	he	5	same
它	tā	it	5	level 2
她	tā	she	6	same
太	tài	highest	4	same
题	tí	topic	15	level 2
天	tiān	day	4	same
条	tiáo	clause	7	same
听	tīng	to listen to	7	same
同	tóng, tòng	like	6	same
外	wài	outside	5	same
玩	wán	to play	8	same
晚	wǎn	evening	11	same
喂	wèi, wéi	hey	12	level 2
文	wén	language	4	same
问	wèn	to ask	6	same
我	wǒ	I	7	same
五	wǔ	five	4	same
午	wǔ	7th earthly branch	4	same
西	xī	west	6	same
息	xī	breath	10	same
习	xí	to practice	3	same
喜	xǐ	to be fond of	12	same
系	xì, jì	system	7	same
下	xià	down	3	same
先	xiān	beforehand	6	same
现	xiàn	to appear	8	same
想	xiǎng	to think	13	same
小	xiǎo	small	3	same
校	xiào, jiào	school	10	same
些	xiē	classifier	8	same
写	xiě	to write	5	same
谢	xiè	to thank	12	same
新	xīn	new	13	same
星	xīng	star	9	same
兴	xìng, xīng	feeling or desire to do sth	6	same
休	xiū	to rest	6	same
学	xué	to learn	8	same
雪	xuě	snow	11	level 2
样	yàng	manner	10	same
要	yào, yāo	to want	9	same
也	yě	also	3	same
一	yī	one	1	same
衣	yī, yì	clothes	6	same
医	yī	medical	7	same
宜	yí	suitable	8	level 2
以	yǐ	to use	4	level 2
椅	yǐ	chair	12	level 2
影	yǐng	picture	15	same
友	yǒu	friend	4	same
有	yǒu	to have	6	same
雨	yǔ, yù	rain	8	same
语	yǔ	language	9	same
元	yuán	currency unit	4	same
院	yuàn	courtyard	9	same
月	yuè	moon	4	same
再	zài	again	6	same
在	zài	to exist	6	same
早	zǎo	early	6	same
怎	zěn	how	9	same
找	zhǎo	to look for	7	same
这	zhè, zhèi	this	7	same
真	zhēn	really	10	same
正	zhèng, zhēng	to correct	5	same
知	zhī	to know	8	same
只	zhǐ, zhī	only	5	level 2
中	zhōng, zhòng	within	4	same
钟	zhōng	a bell	9	level 2
住	zhù	to live	7	same
桌	zhuō	table	10	same
子	zǐ, zi	son	3	same
字	zì	letter	6	same
租	zū	to hire	10	level 2
昨	zuó	yesterday	9	same
作	zuò, zuō	to write	7	same
坐	zuò	to sit	7	same
做	zuò	to make	11	same

Words, 2025 syllabus

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
爱	ài	to love; to be fond of
八	bā	eight
爸爸	bàba	father; dad
吧	ba	modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise; ...right?
白天	báitiān	daytime; during the day
百	bǎi	hundred; numerous
半	bàn	half; semi-
包子	bāozi	baozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun)
杯子	bēizi	cup; glass
本	běn	root; stem
边	biān	side; edge
病	bìng	illness; disease
不	bù	no; not so
不客气	búkèqi	you're welcome; don't mention it
不要	búyào	don't!; must not
菜	cài	vegetable; greens
茶	chá	tea; tea plant
唱	chàng	to sing; to call loudly
超市	chāoshì	supermarket (abbr. for 超级市场 (chāojíshìchǎng))
车	chē	car; vehicle
吃	chī	to eat; to consume
出租车	chūzūchē	taxi; rental car
穿	chuān	to bore through; to pierce
打电话	dǎdiànhuà	to make a telephone call
大	dà	big; large
大家	dàjiā	everyone; influential family
大学	dàxué	university; college
大学生	dàxuéshēng	university student; college student
到	dào	to reach; to arrive
的	de	of; ~'s (possessive particle)
第	dì	prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六 (dìliù) "sixth"…
弟弟	dìdi	younger brother
点	diǎn	to touch briefly; to tap
店	diàn	inn; old-style hotel
电话	diànhuà	telephone; phone call
电脑	diànnǎo	computer
电视	diànshì	television; TV
电影	diànyǐng	movie; film
电影院	diànyǐngyuàn	cinema; movie theater
东西	dōngxi	thing; stuff
都	dōu	all; both
读	dú	to read out; to read aloud
读书	dúshū	to read a book; to study
对	duì	right; correct
对不起	duìbuqǐ	I'm sorry; excuse me
多	duō	many; much
多少	duōshao	how much?; how many?
儿子	érzi	son
二	èr	two; 2
饭	fàn	cooked rice; meal
饭店	fàndiàn	restaurant; hotel
房间	fángjiān	room
非常	fēicháng	very; really
飞机	fēijī	airplane
分	fēn	to divide; to separate
分钟	fēnzhōng	minute
高兴	gāoxìng	happy; glad
歌	gē	song; to sing
哥哥	gēge	older brother
个	gè	classifier used before a noun that has no specific…
给	gěi	to; for
公司	gōngsī	company; firm
工作	gōngzuò	to work; to operate
狗	gǒu	dog
贵	guì	expensive; highly valued
国	guó	country; nation
还	hái	still; still in progress
孩子	háizi	child
汉语	Hànyǔ	Chinese language
汉字	Hànzì	Chinese character(s)
好	hǎo	good; appropriate
好吃	hǎochī	tasty; delicious
好看	hǎokàn	good-looking; nice-looking
好听	hǎotīng	pleasant to hear
好玩儿	hǎowánr	amusing; fun
号	hào	to call out; to command
喝	hē	to drink; variant of 嗬 (hē)
和	hé	(joining two nouns) and; together with
很	hěn	very; quite
后	hòu	back; behind
回	huí	to go back; to return
会	huì	can; to have the skill
火车	huǒchē	train
鸡蛋	jīdàn	(chicken) egg; hen's egg
几	jǐ	how many; how much
家	jiā	home; family
家人	jiārén	family member; servant
见	jiàn	to see; to meet
件	jiàn	item; component
饺子	jiǎozi	dumpling; pot-sticker
叫	jiào	to shout; to call
姐姐	jiějie	older sister
今年	jīnnián	this year
今天	jīntiān	today; the present time
九	jiǔ	nine; 9
觉得	juéde	to think that ...; to feel that ...
开	kāi	to open (transitive or intransitive); to start
开车	kāichē	to drive a car (or train etc)
看	kàn	to see; to look at
看病	kànbìng	to visit a doctor; to see a patient
看见	kànjiàn	to see; to catch sight of
可以	kěyǐ	can; may
课	kè	subject; course
口	kǒu	mouth; classifier for things with mouths…
块	kuài	lump; chunk
来	lái	to come; used as a substitute for a more specific verb
老师	lǎoshī	teacher
了	le	completed action marker; modal particle indicating change…
冷	lěng	cold
里	lǐ	lining; interior
两	liǎng	two; both
零	líng	zero; nought
六	liù	six; 6
妈妈	māma	mama; mommy
吗	ma	question particle for "yes-no" questions
买	mǎi	to buy; to purchase
卖	mài	to sell; to betray
忙	máng	busy; hurriedly
猫	māo	cat; to hide oneself
没关系	méiguānxi	it doesn't matter
没事	méishì	it's not important; it's nothing
没有	méiyǒu	haven't; hasn't
妹妹	mèimei	younger sister; young woman
们	men	plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to…
米饭	mǐfàn	(cooked) rice
面包	miànbāo	bread
面条儿	miàntiáor	noodles
明年	míngnián	next year
明天	míngtiān	tomorrow
名字	míngzi	name
哪	nǎ	how; which
哪个	nǎge	which; who
哪里	nǎlǐ	where?; somewhere
哪儿	nǎr	where?; wherever
哪些	nǎxiē	which ones?; who?
那	nà	(specifier) that; the
那边	nàbiān	over there; yonder
那个	nàge	that one; that thing
那里	nàlǐ	there; that place
那儿	nàr	there
那些	nàxiē	those
男	nán	male; baron, the lowest of the five ranks of nobility 五等爵位…
男朋友	nánpéngyou	boyfriend
呢	ne	(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to…
能	néng	can; to be able to
你	nǐ	you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín))
你好	nǐhǎo	hello; hi
你们	nǐmen	you (plural)
年	nián	year
您	nín	you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你 (nǐ))
牛奶	niúnǎi	cow's milk
女	nǚ	female; woman
女儿	nǚ’ér	daughter
女朋友	nǚpéngyou	girlfriend
女士	nǚshì	lady; madam
朋友	péngyou	friend
便宜	piányi	cheap; inexpensive
漂亮	piàoliang	pretty; beautiful
苹果	píngguǒ	apple
七	qī	seven; 7
起床	qǐchuáng	to get out of bed; to get up
千	qiān	thousand
前	qián	front; forward
钱	qián	coin; money
请	qǐng	to ask; to invite
请问	qǐngwèn	Excuse me, may I ask...?
去	qù	to go; to go to (a place)
去年	qùnián	last year
热	rè	to warm up; to heat up
人	rén	person; people
认识	rènshi	to know; to recognize
日	rì	sun; day
三	sān	three; 3
商店	shāngdiàn	store; shop
上	shàng	up; upper
上班	shàngbān	to go to work; to be on duty
上课	shàngkè	to go to class; to attend class
上午	shàngwǔ	morning
上学	shàngxué	to go to school; to attend school
少	shǎo	few; less
谁	shéi/shuí	who
什么	shénme	what?; something
生病	shēngbìng	to fall ill
十	shí	ten; 10
时候	shíhou	time; length of time
时间	shíjiān	(concept of) time; (duration of) time
事	shì	matter; thing
是	shì	to be (followed by substantives only); correct
手机	shǒujī	cell phone; mobile phone
书	shū	book; letter
书店	shūdiàn	bookstore
水	shuǐ	water; (after a name) ... River
水果	shuǐguǒ	fruit
睡	shuì	to sleep; to lie down
睡觉	shuìjiào	to go to bed; to sleep
说	shuō	to speak; to talk
说话	shuōhuà	to speak; to say
四	sì	four; 4
岁	suì	classifier for years; year
他	tā	(third-person singular)…

Characters and words, 2021 standard (GF0025-2021)

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
一	yī	one; single
一下儿	yīxiàr	erhua form of 一下 (yīxià)
一些	yīxiē	some; a few
一会儿	yīhuìr	a moment; a while
一半	yībàn	half
一块儿	yīkuàir	a piece; a chunk
一样	yīyàng	same; like
一点儿	yīdiǎnr	a bit; a little bit
一起	yīqǐ	the same place; together
一边	yībiān	one side; either side
七	qī	seven; 7
三	Sān	three; 3
上	shǎng	used in 上声 (shǎngshēng)
上午	shàngwǔ	morning
上学	shàngxué	to go to school; to attend school
上次	shàngcì	last time
上班	shàngbān	to go to work; to be on duty
上网	shàngwǎng	to go online; to connect to the Internet
上课	shàngkè	to go to class; to attend class
上车	shàngchē	to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)
上边	shàngbian	the top; above
下	xià	down; downwards
下午	xiàwǔ	afternoon; p.m.
下次	xiàcì	next time
下班	xiàbān	to finish work; to get off work
下课	xiàkè	to finish class; to get out of class
下车	xiàchē	to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)
下边	xiàbian	under; the underside
下雨	xiàyǔ	to rain
不	bù	no; not so
不大	bùdà	not very (clear, far away etc); not too
不客气	bùkèqi	you're welcome; don't mention it
不对	bùduì	incorrect; wrong
不用	bùyòng	need not
东	Dōng	east; host
东西	dōngxī	east and west
东边	dōngbian	east; east side
两	liǎng	two; both
个	gě	used in 自个儿 (zìgěr)
中	Zhōng	within; among
中午	zhōngwǔ	noon; midday
中国	Zhōngguó	China
中学	zhōngxué	middle school
中学生	zhōngxuéshēng	middle-school student; high school student
中文	Zhōngwén	Chinese language
中间	zhōngjiān	the middle; the inside
九	jiǔ	nine; 9
也	Yě	also; too
书	Shū	book; letter
书包	shūbāo	schoolbag; satchel
书店	shūdiàn	bookstore
买	mǎi	to buy; to purchase
了	le	completed action marker; modal particle indicating change…
事	shì	matter; thing
二	èr	two; 2
五	wǔ	five; 5
人	rén	person; people
什么	shénme	what?; something
今天	jīntiān	today; the present time
今年	jīnnián	this year
介绍	jièshào	to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation
从	cóng	from; through
他	tā	(third-person singular)…
他们	tāmen	they; them
们	men	plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to…
休息	xiūxi	rest; to rest
会	huì	can; to have the skill
住	zhù	to live; to reside
你	nǐ	you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín))
你们	nǐmen	you (plural)
做	zuò	to make; to produce
儿子	érzi	son
元	Yuán	currency unit; first
先	xiān	beforehand; first
先生	xiānsheng	teacher; gentleman
八	bā	eight
六	liù	six; 6
关	Guān	mountain pass; to close
关上	guānshàng	to close (a door); to turn off…
再	zài	again; once more
再见	zàijiàn	goodbye; see you again later
写	xiě	to write
冷	Lěng	cold
准备	zhǔnbèi	preparation; to prepare
几	jī	small table
出	chū	to go out; to come out
出去	chūqù	to go out
出来	chūlái	to come out; to appear
分	fēn	to divide; to separate
别	Bié	to leave; to part
别人	biéren	other people; others
别的	biéde	else; other
到	dào	to reach; to arrive
前	qián	front; forward
前天	qiántiān	the day before yesterday
前边	qiánbian	front; the front side
动	dòng	to move; to set in movement
动作	dòngzuò	movement; motion
包	Bāo	to cover; to wrap
包子	bāozi	baozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun)
北	běi	north; (classical) to be defeated
北京	Běijīng	Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of…
北边	běibiān	north; north side
医生	yīshēng	doctor; medical practitioner
医院	yīyuàn	hospital
十	shí	ten; 10
午饭	wǔfàn	lunch
半	bàn	half; semi-
半天	bàntiān	half of the day; a long time
半年	bànnián	half a year
南	Nán	south
南边	nánbian	south; south side
去	qù	to go; to go to (a place)
去年	qùnián	last year
口	kǒu	mouth; classifier for things with mouths…
叫	jiào	to shout; to call
右	yòu	right; right-hand side
右边	yòubian	right side; right, to the right
号	háo	to wail; to howl
吃	chī	to eat; to consume
吃饭	chīfàn	to have a meal; to eat
同学	tóngxué	to study at the same school; fellow student
名字	míngzi	name
后	Hòu	back; behind
后天	hòutiān	the day after tomorrow; life after birth…
后边	hòubian	the back; the rear
吗	má	what?
吧	bā	bar (loanword)…
听	yǐn	smile (archaic)
听写	tīngxiě	to write down; dictation
听到	tīngdào	to hear
听见	tīngjiàn	to hear
告诉	gàosù	to press charges; to file a complaint
呢	ne	(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to…
和	hé	(joining two nouns) and; together with
哥	gē	elder brother
哥哥	gēge	older brother
哪	nǎ	how; which
哪些	nǎxiē	which ones?; who?
哪儿	nǎr	where?; wherever
哪里	nǎlǐ	where?; somewhere
唱	chàng	to sing; to call loudly
唱歌	chànggē	to sing a song
商场	shāngchǎng	shopping mall; shopping center
商店	shāngdiàn	store; shop
喜欢	xǐhuan	to like; to be fond of
喝	hē	to drink; variant of 嗬 (hē)
四	sì	four; 4
回	huí	to go back; to return
回到	huídào	to return to
回去	huíqu	to return; to go back
回家	huíjiā	to return home
回来	huílai	to return; to come back
回答	huídá	to reply; to answer
国	Guó	country; nation
国外	guówài	abroad; external (affairs)
国家	guójiā	country; nation
图书馆	túshūguǎn	library
在	zài	to exist; to be alive
在家	zàijiā	to be at home; (at a workplace) to be in
地	de	-ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective…
地上	dìshang	on the ground; on the floor
地图	dìtú	map
地方	dìfāng	region; regional (away from the central administration)
地点	dìdiǎn	place; site
坏	huài	bad; spoiled
坐	Zuò	to sit; to take a seat
坐下	zuòxia	to sit down
块	kuài	lump; chunk
外	wài	outside; in addition
外国	wàiguó	foreign country
外语	wàiyǔ	foreign language
外边	wàibian	outside; outer surface
多	duō	many; much
多少	duōshǎo	number; amount
大	dà	big; large
大学	Dàxué	university; college
大学生	dàxuéshēng	university student; college student
天	tiān	day; sky
天气	tiānqì	weather
太	tài	highest; greatest
女	nǚ	female; woman
女人	nǚrén	woman
女儿	nǚér	daughter
女孩儿	nǚháir	erhua form of 女孩 (nu:3hái)
女朋友	nǚpéngyou	girlfriend
女生	nǚshēng	schoolgirl; female student
奶	nǎi	breast; milk
奶奶	nǎinai	(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); boobies
她	tā	she
她们	tāmen	they; them (females)
好	hǎo	good; appropriate
好吃	hǎochī	tasty; delicious
好听	hǎotīng	pleasant to hear
好玩儿	hǎowánr	amusing; fun
好看	hǎokàn	good-looking; nice-looking
妈	mā	ma; mom
妈妈	māma	mama; mommy
妹	mèi	younger sister
妹妹	mèimei	younger sister; young woman

Words, HSK 2.0

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
一	yī	one; single
七	qī	seven; 7
三	Sān	three; 3
上	shǎng	used in 上声 (shǎngshēng)
上午	shàngwǔ	morning
下	xià	down; downwards
下午	xiàwǔ	afternoon; p.m.
下雨	xiàyǔ	to rain
不	bù	no; not so
不客气	bùkèqi	you're welcome; don't mention it
东西	dōngxī	east and west
个	gě	used in 自个儿 (zìgěr)
中午	zhōngwǔ	noon; midday
中国	Zhōngguó	China
九	jiǔ	nine; 9
书	Shū	book; letter
买	mǎi	to buy; to purchase
了	le	completed action marker; modal particle indicating change…
二	èr	two; 2
五	wǔ	five; 5
些	xiē	classifier indicating a small amount or small number…
人	rén	person; people
什么	shénme	what?; something
今天	jīntiān	today; the present time
他	tā	(third-person singular)…
会	huì	can; to have the skill
住	zhù	to live; to reside
你	nǐ	you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您 (nín))
做	zuò	to make; to produce
儿子	érzi	son
先生	xiānsheng	teacher; gentleman
八	bā	eight
六	liù	six; 6
再见	zàijiàn	goodbye; see you again later
写	xiě	to write
冷	Lěng	cold
几	jī	small table
出租车	chūzūchē	taxi; rental car
分钟	fēnzhōng	minute
前面	qiánmiàn	ahead; in front
北京	Běijīng	Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of…
医生	yīshēng	doctor; medical practitioner
医院	yīyuàn	hospital
十	shí	ten; 10
去	qù	to go; to go to (a place)
叫	jiào	to shout; to call
吃	chī	to eat; to consume
同学	tóngxué	to study at the same school; fellow student
名字	míngzi	name
后面	hòumian	the back; the rear
吗	má	what?
听	yǐn	smile (archaic)
呢	ne	(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to…
和	hé	(joining two nouns) and; together with
哪	nǎ	how; which
商店	shāngdiàn	store; shop
喂	wéi	hello (when answering the phone)
喜欢	xǐhuan	to like; to be fond of
喝	hē	to drink; variant of 嗬 (hē)
四	sì	four; 4
回	huí	to go back; to return
在	zài	to exist; to be alive
坐	Zuò	to sit; to take a seat
块	kuài	lump; chunk
多	duō	many; much
多少	duōshǎo	number; amount
大	dà	big; large
天气	tiānqì	weather
太	tài	highest; greatest
女儿	nǚér	daughter
她	tā	she
好	hǎo	good; appropriate
妈妈	māma	mama; mommy
字	zì	letter; symbol
学习	xuéxí	to learn; to study
学校	xuéxiào	school
学生	xuésheng	student; schoolchild
家	jiā	home; family
对不起	duìbuqǐ	I'm sorry; excuse me
小	xiǎo	small; tiny
小姐	xiǎojie	young lady; miss
少	shǎo	few; less
岁	suì	classifier for years; year
工作	gōngzuò	to work; to operate
年	Nián	year
开	kāi	to open (transitive or intransitive); to start
很	hěn	very; quite
怎么	zěnme	how?; what?
怎么样	zěnmeyàng	how?; how about?
想	xiǎng	to think (about); to think of
我	wǒ	I; me
我们	wǒmen	we; us
打电话	dǎdiànhuà	to make a telephone call
日	Rì	sun; day
时候	shíhou	time; length of time
明天	míngtiān	tomorrow
星期	xīngqī	week; day of the week
昨天	zuótiān	yesterday
是	shì	to be (followed by substantives only); correct
月	yuè	moon; month
有	yǒu	to have; there is
朋友	péngyou	friend
本	běn	root; stem
来	lái	to come; used as a substitute for a more specific verb
杯子	bēizi	cup; glass
桌子	zhuōzi	table; desk
椅子	yǐzi	chair
水	Shuǐ	water; (after a name) ... River
水果	shuǐguǒ	fruit
汉语	Hànyǔ	Chinese language
没	méi	(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
没关系	méiguānxi	it doesn't matter
漂亮	piàoliang	pretty; beautiful
火车站	huǒchēzhàn	train station
点	diǎn	to touch briefly; to tap
热	rè	to warm up; to heat up
爱	ài	to love; to be fond of
爸爸	bàba	father; dad
狗	gǒu	dog
猫	māo	cat; to hide oneself
现在	xiànzài	now; at present
电影	diànyǐng	movie; film
电脑	diànnǎo	computer
电视	diànshì	television; TV
的	de	of; ~'s (possessive particle)
看	kān	to look after; to take care of
看见	kànjiàn	to see; to catch sight of
睡觉	shuìjiào	to go to bed; to sleep
米饭	mǐfàn	(cooked) rice
老师	lǎoshī	teacher
能	Néng	can; to be able to
苹果	píngguǒ	apple
茶	chá	tea; tea plant
菜	cài	vegetable; greens
衣服	yīfu	clothes
认识	rènshi	to know; to recognize
说话	shuōhuà	to speak; to say
请	qǐng	to ask; to invite
读	dòu	comma; phrase marked by pause
谁	shéi	who
谢谢	xièxie	to thank; thanks
这	zhè	(pronoun) this; these
那	Nā	surname Na
都	Dū	capital city; metropolis
里	lǐ	lining; interior
钱	Qián	coin; money
零	líng	zero; nought
飞机	fēijī	airplane
饭馆	fànguǎn	restaurant
高兴	gāoxìng	happy; glad

Levels and the pinyin of words follow the official 2025 syllabus; the open krmanik/HSK-3.0 lists agree with it character for character. 2021 levels come from krmanik/HSK-3.0 (人 at level 2 corrected to 入, see Corrections), HSK 2.0 levels from complete-hsk-vocabulary; meanings are CC-CEDICT's. These are unofficial copies: check the test center's syllabus before an exam.

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