HSK 1 Word List

Entry level — the first 150 words every Mandarin learner needs. Click any word to hear it spoken in Mandarin.

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100 Words in dictionary
12 Categories
A1 CEFR level
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好
hǎo
Good; Well; Fine
adjective
大
dà
Big; Large
adjective
小
xiǎo
Small; Little
adjective
多
duō
Many; Much; More
adjective
好
hǎo
Good; Well; Fine
adjective
大
dà
Big; Large
adjective
小
xiǎo
Small; Little
adjective
多
duō
Many; Much; More
adjective
是
shì
To be; Is; Am; Are
verb
不
bù
Not; No
adverb
有
yǒu
To have; There is
verb
是
shì
To be; Is; Am; Are
verb
不
bù
Not; No
adverb
有
yǒu
To have; There is
verb
爸爸
bà ba
Father; Dad
noun
妈妈
mā ma
Mother; Mum
noun
爸爸
bà ba
Father; Dad
noun
妈妈
mā ma
Mother; Mum
noun
水
shuǐ
Water
noun
茶
chá
Tea
noun
米饭
mǐ fàn
Rice (cooked)
noun
水
shuǐ
Water
noun
茶
chá
Tea
noun
米饭
mǐ fàn
Rice (cooked)
noun
你好
nǐ hǎo
Hello; Hi
phrase
谢谢
xiè xiè
Thank you; Thanks
phrase
对不起
duì bu qǐ
Sorry; Excuse me
phrase
再见
zài jiàn
Goodbye; See you again
phrase
你好
nǐ hǎo
Hello; Hi
phrase
谢谢
xiè xiè
Thank you; Thanks
phrase
对不起
duì bu qǐ
Sorry; Excuse me
phrase
再见
zài jiàn
Goodbye; See you again
phrase
朋友
péng yǒu
Friend
noun
老师
lǎo shī
Teacher
noun
学生
xué shēng
Student
noun
朋友
péng yǒu
Friend
noun
老师
lǎo shī
Teacher
noun
学生
xué shēng
Student
noun
中国
zhōng guó
China
noun
北京
běi jīng
Beijing
noun
上海
shàng hǎi
Shanghai
noun
中国
zhōng guó
China
noun
北京
běi jīng
Beijing
noun
上海
shàng hǎi
Shanghai
noun
我
wǒ
I; Me
pronoun
你
nǐ
You
pronoun
他
tā
He; Him
pronoun
她
tā
She; Her
pronoun
我们
wǒ men
We; Us
pronoun
我
wǒ
I; Me
pronoun
你
nǐ
You
pronoun
他
tā
He; Him
pronoun
她
tā
She; Her
pronoun
我们
wǒ men
We; Us
pronoun
什么
shén me
What
question word
哪里
nǎ lǐ
Where
question word
多少
duō shǎo
How many; How much
question word
什么
shén me
What
question word
哪里
nǎ lǐ
Where
question word
多少
duō shǎo
How many; How much
question word
钱
qián
Money
noun
钱
qián
Money
noun
今天
jīn tiān
Today
noun
明天
míng tiān
Tomorrow
noun
昨天
zuó tiān
Yesterday
noun
现在
xiàn zài
Now; At present
adverb
晚上
wǎn shang
Evening; Night
noun
年
nián
Year
noun
月
yuè
Month; Moon
noun
今天
jīn tiān
Today
noun
明天
míng tiān
Tomorrow
noun
昨天
zuó tiān
Yesterday
noun
现在
xiàn zài
Now; At present
adverb
晚上
wǎn shang
Evening; Night
noun
年
nián
Year
noun
月
yuè
Month; Moon
noun
去
qù
To go
verb
来
lái
To come
verb
吃
chī
To eat
verb
喝
hē
To drink
verb
看
kàn
To look; To watch; To read
verb
说
shuō
To say; To speak
verb
听
tīng
To listen; To hear
verb
买
mǎi
To buy
verb
想
xiǎng
To want; To think; To miss
verb
可以
kě yǐ
Can; May; Allowed to
verb
学
xué
To study; To learn
verb
到
dào
To arrive; To reach
verb
去
qù
To go
verb
来
lái
To come
verb
吃
chī
To eat
verb
喝
hē
To drink
verb
看
kàn
To look; To watch; To read
verb
说
shuō
To say; To speak
verb
听
tīng
To listen; To hear
verb
买
mǎi
To buy
verb
想
xiǎng
To want; To think; To miss
verb
可以
kě yǐ
Can; May; Allowed to
verb
学
xué
To study; To learn
verb
到
dào
To arrive; To reach
verb