HSK 3.0 Level 1 Vocabulary List

All 300 new words for Level 1 of the 2025 HSK syllabus, in official order, with pinyin as printed in the syllabus.

300 words · CLEC 2025

New words: 300
Cumulative: 300 (Level 1)
Syllabus: CLEC 2025
In force: July 2026

HSK 3.0 Level 1 vocabulary, official syllabus order
#	Hanzi	Pinyin	Type	English
1	爱	ài	verb	to love; to be fond of; to like
2	八	bā	numeral	eight; 8
3	爸爸	bàba	noun	father; dad
4	吧	ba	particle	modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise; ...right?; ...OK?
5	白天	báitiān	noun	daytime
6	百	bǎi	numeral	hundred; numerous; all kinds of
7	半	bàn	numeral, adverb	half; semi-; incomplete
8	包子	bāozi	noun	bao (steamed stuffed bun)
9	杯子	bēizi	noun	cup; glass
10	本¹	běn	measure word	classifier for books† edited by Chinese Copilot
11	边	biān	noun, suffix	side; edge; margin
12	病	bìng	noun, verb	illness; disease; to fall ill
13	不	bù	adverb	no; not so; not
14	不客气	bú kèqi	phrase	you're welcome; don't mention it; impolite
15	不要	búyào	adverb	don't!; must not
16	菜	cài	noun	dish (type of food); vegetable; cuisine
17	茶	chá	noun	tea
18	唱	chàng	verb	to sing
19	超市	chāoshì	noun	supermarket
20	车	chē	noun	car; vehicle; machine
21	吃	chī	verb	to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
22	出租车	chūzūchē	noun	taxi
23	穿	chuān	verb	to wear; to put on; to dress
24	打电话	dǎ diànhuà	phrase	to make a telephone call
25	大	dà	adj.	big; large; great
26	大家	dàjiā	pronoun	everyone
27	大学	dàxué	noun	university; college† edited by Chinese Copilot
28	大学生	dàxuéshēng	noun	university student; college student
29	到	dào	verb	to reach; to arrive; to leave for
30	的	de	particle	of; ~'s (possessive particle); used after an attribute
31	第	dì	prefix	prefix for ordinal numbers† edited by Chinese Copilot
32	弟弟	dìdi	noun	younger brother
33	点¹	diǎn	measure word, noun	o'clock; point† edited by Chinese Copilot
34	店	diàn	noun	inn; old-style hotel; shop
35	电话	diànhuà	noun	telephone
36	电脑	diànnǎo	noun	computer
37	电视	diànshì	noun	television; TV
38	电影	diànyǐng	noun	movie; film
39	电影院	diànyǐngyuàn	noun	cinema; movie theater
40	东西	dōngxi	noun	thing
41	都	dōu	adverb	all; both; entirely
42	读	dú	verb	to read out; to read aloud; to read
43	读书	dúshū	verb	to read a book; to study; to attend school
44	对	duì	adj., preposition, verb, measure word	right; correct; towards
45	对不起	duìbuqǐ	verb	I'm sorry; excuse me
46	多	duō	adj., verb, pronoun, numeral, adverb	many; much; too many
47	多少	duōshao	pronoun	how much?; how many?; what number?
48	儿子	érzi	noun	son
49	二	èr	numeral	two; 2; stupid
50	饭	fàn	noun	cooked rice; meal; fan
51	饭店	fàndiàn	noun	restaurant; hotel
52	房间	fángjiān	noun	room
53	非常	fēicháng	adverb	very; really; unusual
54	飞机	fēijī	noun	airplane
55	分	fēn	measure word, verb, noun	to divide; to separate; to distribute
56	分钟	fēnzhōng	measure word	minute
57	高兴	gāoxìng	adj.	happy; glad; willing (to do sth)
58	歌	gē	noun	song
59	哥哥	gēge	noun	older brother
60	个	gè	measure word	classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier; individual
61	给	gěi	verb, preposition	to; for; for the benefit of
62	公司	gōngsī	noun	company; firm; corporation
63	工作	gōngzuò	verb, noun	to work; to operate; job
64	狗	gǒu	noun	dog
65	贵	guì	adj.	expensive; noble; precious
66	国	guó	noun	country; nation; state
67	还	hái	adverb	still; still in progress; still more
68	孩子	háizi	noun	child
69	汉语	Hànyǔ	noun	Chinese language
70	汉字	Hànzì	noun	Chinese character; Japanese: kanji; Korean: hanja
71	好	hǎo	adj., adverb, verb	good; appropriate; proper
72	好吃	hǎochī	adj.	tasty
73	好看	hǎokàn	adj.	good-looking; nice-looking; good (of a movie, book, TV show etc)
74	好听	hǎotīng	adj.	pleasant to hear
75	好玩儿	hǎowánr	adj.	amusing; fun; interesting
76	号	hào	noun, measure word	ordinal number; day of a month; mark
77	喝	hē	verb	to drink
78	和¹	hé	preposition, conjunction	and; together with; with
79	很	hěn	adverb	adverb of degree; quite; very
80	后	hòu	noun	back; behind; afterwards† edited by Chinese Copilot
81	回	huí	verb, measure word	to circle; to go back; to turn around
82	会¹	huì	verb	can; to have the skill; to know how to
83	火车	huǒchē	noun	train
84	鸡蛋	jīdàn	noun	(chicken) egg
85	几	jǐ	pronoun, numeral	how much; how many; several
86	家	jiā	noun, measure word, suffix	home; family; my (sister, uncle etc)
87	家人	jiārén	noun	family member; servant
88	见	jiàn	verb	to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth)
89	件	jiàn	measure word	item
90	饺子	jiǎozi	noun	dumpling
91	叫	jiào	verb, preposition	to shout; to call; to order
92	姐姐	jiějie	noun	older sister
93	今年	jīnnián	noun	this year
94	今天	jīntiān	noun	today
95	九	jiǔ	numeral	nine; 9
96	觉得	juéde	verb	to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)
97	开	kāi	verb	to open (transitive or intransitive); to start; to turn on
98	开车	kāichē	verb	to drive a car
99	看	kàn	verb	to see; to look at; to read
100	看病	kànbìng	verb	to visit a doctor; to see a patient
101	看见	kànjiàn	verb	to see; to catch sight of
102	可以	kěyǐ	verb, adj.	can; may; possible
103	课	kè	noun	subject; course; class
104	口	kǒu	noun, measure word	mouth
105	块	kuài	measure word	lump; chunk; piece
106	来	lái	verb	to come; used as a substitute for a more specific verb; hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来)
107	老师	lǎoshī	noun	teacher
108	了	le	particle	completed action marker; modal particle indicating change of state, situation now; modal particle intensifying preceding clause
109	冷	lěng	adj.	cold
110	里	lǐ	noun	inside; interior† edited by Chinese Copilot
111	两¹	liǎng	numeral	two; both; some
112	零	líng	numeral	zero; nought; zero sign
113	六	liù	numeral	six
114	妈妈	māma	noun	mom; mother† edited by Chinese Copilot
115	吗	ma	particle	question particle for "yes-no" questions
116	买	mǎi	verb	to buy; to purchase
117	卖	mài	verb	to sell; to betray; to spare no effort
118	忙	máng	adj., verb	busy; hurriedly; to hurry
119	猫	māo	noun	cat; to hide oneself; modem
120	没关系	méi guānxi	phrase	it doesn't matter
121	没事	méishì	verb	it's not important; it's nothing; never mind
122	没有	méiyǒu	verb, adverb	haven't; hasn't; doesn't exist
123	妹妹	mèimei	noun	younger sister
124	们	men	suffix	plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
125	米饭	mǐfàn	noun	(cooked) rice
126	面包	miànbāo	noun	bread
127	面条儿	miàntiáor	noun	noodles
128	明年	míngnián	noun	next year
129	明天	míngtiān	noun	tomorrow
130	名字	míngzi	noun	name (of a person or thing)
131	哪	nǎ	pronoun	how; which
132	哪个	nǎge	pronoun	which; who
133	哪里	nǎlǐ	pronoun	where?; somewhere; anywhere
134	哪儿	nǎr	pronoun	where?; wherever; anywhere
135	哪些	nǎxiē	pronoun	which ones?
136	那	nà	pronoun, conjunction	that; the; those
137	那边	nàbiān	pronoun	over there; yonder
138	那个	nàge	pronoun	that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this)
139	那里	nàlǐ	pronoun	there; that place
140	那儿	nàr	pronoun	there
141	那些	nàxiē	pronoun	those
142	男	nán	adj.	male; Baron, lowest of five orders of nobility 位
143	男朋友	nánpéngyou	noun	boyfriend
144	呢	ne	particle	particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?"); particle indicating continuation of a state or action; particle indicating strong affirmation
145	能	néng	verb	can; to be able to; might possibly
146	你	nǐ	pronoun	you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)
147	你好	nǐ hǎo	phrase	hello; hi
148	你们	nǐmen	pronoun	you (plural)
149	年	nián	noun, measure word	year† edited by Chinese Copilot
150	您	nín	pronoun	you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你)
151	牛奶	niúnǎi	noun	cow's milk
152	女	nǚ	adj.	female; woman; daughter
153	女儿	nǚ’ér	noun	daughter
154	女朋友	nǚpéngyou	noun	girlfriend
155	女士	nǚshì	noun	lady; madam; Miss
156	朋友	péngyou	noun	friend
157	便宜	piányi	adj.	cheap; inexpensive; small advantages
158	漂亮	piàoliang	adj.	pretty
159	苹果	píngguǒ	noun	apple
160	七	qī	numeral	seven
161	起床	qǐchuáng	verb	to get out of bed; to get up
162	千	qiān	numeral	thousand
163	前	qián	noun	front; forward; ahead
164	钱	qián	noun	coin; money; unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 两
165	请	qǐng	verb	to ask; to invite; please (do sth)
166	请问	qǐngwèn	verb	Excuse me, may I ask...?
167	去	qù	verb	to go; to go to (a place); last
168	去年	qùnián	noun	last year
169	热	rè	adj.	to warm up; to heat up; hot (of weather)
170	人	rén	noun	person; people
171	认识	rènshi	verb	to know; to recognize; to be familiar with
172	日	rì	measure word, noun	sun; day; date, day of the month
173	三	sān	numeral	three; 3
174	商店	shāngdiàn	noun	store; shop
175	上	shàng	noun, verb	up; upper; above
176	上班	shàngbān	verb	to go to work; to be on duty; to start work
177	上课	shàngkè	verb	to go to class; to attend class; to go to teach a class
178	上午	shàngwǔ	noun	morning
179	上学	shàngxué	verb	to go to school
180	少	shǎo	adj., verb	few; less; to lack
181	谁	shéi/shuí	pronoun	who
182	什么	shénme	pronoun	what?
183	生病	shēngbìng	verb	to fall ill
184	十	shí	numeral	ten
185	时候	shíhou	noun	time; length of time; moment
186	时间	shíjiān	noun	time; period
187	事	shì	noun	matter; thing; item
188	是	shì	verb	to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right
189	手机	shǒujī	noun	cell phone; mobile phone
190	书	shū	noun	book; letter; document
191	书店	shūdiàn	noun	bookstore
192	水	shuǐ	noun	water; river; liquid
193	水果	shuǐguǒ	noun	fruit
194	睡	shuì	verb	to sleep; to lie down
195	睡觉	shuìjiào	verb	to go to bed
196	说	shuō	verb	to speak; to talk; to say
197	说话	shuōhuà	verb	to speak; to say; to talk
198	四	sì	numeral	four
199	岁	suì	measure word	years old; classifier for years (of age); year
200	他	tā	pronoun	he; him (used for either sex when the sex is unknown or unimportant); used before sb's name for emphasis
201	它	tā	pronoun	it
202	她	tā	pronoun	she
203	他们	tāmen	pronoun	they
204	它们	tāmen	pronoun	they (for inanimate objects)
205	她们	tāmen	pronoun	they; them (for females)
206	太	tài	adverb	highest; greatest; too (much)
207	天	tiān	noun, measure word	day; sky; heaven
208	天气	tiānqì	noun	weather
209	听	tīng	verb	to listen to; to hear; to heed
210	听见	tīngjiàn	verb	to hear
211	同学	tóngxué	noun	to study at the same school; fellow student; classmate
212	外	wài	noun	outside; in addition; foreign
213	外边	wàibian	noun	outside; outer surface; abroad
214	玩	wán	verb	to play; to have fun; to trifle with
215	晚	wǎn	adj.	evening; night; late
216	晚饭	wǎnfàn	noun	evening meal; dinner; supper
217	晚上	wǎnshang	noun	evening; night; in the evening
218	喂¹	wèi	interjection	hey; to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc); to feed
219	问	wèn	verb	to ask; to inquire
220	问题	wèntí	noun	question; problem; issue
221	我	wǒ	pronoun	I; me
222	我们	wǒmen	pronoun	we; us; ourselves
223	五	wǔ	numeral	five; 5
224	午饭	wǔfàn	noun	lunch
225	喜欢	xǐhuan	verb	to like; to be fond of
226	下	xià	noun, verb, measure word	down; downwards; below
227	下雨	xià yǔ	phrase	to rain
228	下班	xiàbān	verb	to finish work
229	下课	xiàkè	verb	to finish class; to get out of class; (esp. of a sports coach) to be dismissed
230	下午	xiàwǔ	noun	afternoon
231	先生	xiānsheng	noun	teacher; gentleman; sir
232	现在	xiànzài	noun	now; at present; at the moment
233	想	xiǎng	verb	to think (about); to think of; to devise
234	小	xiǎo	adj., prefix	small; tiny; few
235	小朋友	xiǎopéngyǒu	noun	child
236	小时	xiǎoshí	noun	hour
237	小学	xiǎoxué	noun	elementary school; primary school
238	小学生	xiǎoxuéshēng	noun	primary school student; schoolchild; beginner
239	些	xiē	measure word	classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several
240	写	xiě	verb	to write
241	谢谢	xièxie	verb	to thank
242	新	xīn	adj.	new; newly; meso- (chemistry)
243	星期	xīngqī	noun	week
244	星期日	xīngqīrì	noun	Sunday
245	星期天	xīngqītiān	noun	Sunday
246	休息	xiūxi	verb	rest; to rest
247	学	xué	verb	to learn; to study; to imitate
248	学生	xuéshēng	noun	student; schoolchild
249	学习	xuéxí	verb	to learn; to study
250	学校	xuéxiào	noun	school
251	雪	xuě	noun	snow; to wipe away (a humiliation etc)
252	要	yào	verb	to want; to need; to ask for
253	也	yě	adverb	also; both ... and ... (before predicates only); particle having functions similar to 啊
254	一	yī	numeral	one; single; a (article)
255	衣服	yīfu	noun	clothes
256	医生	yīshēng	noun	doctor
257	医院	yīyuàn	noun	hospital
258	一半	yíbàn	numeral	half
259	一下	yíxià	quantity, adverb	a bit; all at once; suddenly
260	椅子	yǐzi	noun	chair
261	一点儿	yìdiǎnr	quantity	a bit; a little bit; (not) the least bit
262	一些	yìxiē	quantity	some; a few; a little
263	有	yǒu	verb	to have; there is; having
264	有的	yǒude	pronoun	(there are) some (who are...)
265	有点儿	yǒudiǎnr	adverb	slightly; a little; somewhat
266	有些	yǒuxiē	pronoun, adverb	some; somewhat
267	雨	yǔ	noun	rain
268	元	yuán	measure word	yuan; Chinese currency unit† edited by Chinese Copilot
269	月	yuè	noun	moon
270	再	zài	adverb	again; once more; re-
271	在	zài	verb, preposition, adverb	at; in; to be located at† edited by Chinese Copilot
272	再见	zàijiàn	verb	goodbye
273	早	zǎo	adj.	early; morning; Good morning!
274	早饭	zǎofàn	noun	breakfast
275	早上	zǎoshang	noun	early morning
276	怎么	zěnme	pronoun	how?
277	怎么样	zěnmeyàng	pronoun	how?; how about?; how was it?
278	找	zhǎo	verb	to try to find; to look for; to call on sb
279	这	zhè	pronoun	this; these; the (followed by a noun)
280	这边	zhèbiān	pronoun	this side
281	这个	zhège	pronoun	this
282	这里	zhèlǐ	pronoun	here
283	这儿	zhèr	pronoun	here
284	这些	zhèxiē	pronoun	these
285	真	zhēn	adverb, adj.	really; truly; indeed
286	正在	zhèngzài	adverb	just at (that time)
287	只	zhī	measure word	grain that has begun to ripen
288	知道	zhīdào	verb	to know; to become aware of
289	中国	Zhōngguó	noun	China
290	中文	Zhōngwén	noun	Chinese language
291	中午	zhōngwǔ	noun	noon
292	中学	zhōngxué	noun	middle school
293	中学生	zhōngxuéshēng	noun	middle-school student
294	住	zhù	verb	to live; to dwell; to stay
295	桌子	zhuōzi	noun	table
296	字	zì	noun	letter; symbol; character
297	昨天	zuótiān	noun	yesterday
298	坐	zuò	verb	to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc)
299	做	zuò	verb	to make; to produce; to write
300	做饭	zuò fàn	phrase	to prepare a meal; to cook

Words, levels, and pinyin are from the 2025 HSK exam syllabus (CLEC). English definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-03T08:59:08Z), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via complete-hsk-vocabulary (MIT). Glosses were edited.

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Words, levels, numbers, and pinyin come from the 2025 HSK exam syllabus published by CLEC. The lists take effect in July 2026. Part-of-speech labels are the syllabus’ own.

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English definitions are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (CC-CEDICT snapshot 2026-10-03T08:59:08Z), based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. We shortened some definitions to 1–3 senses and hand-corrected some common words. Our edited glosses are available under the same license (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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