HSK 3.0

HSK 3.0 Level 1 vocabulary with pinyin and meanings

Browse every word for HSK 3.0 Level 1, filter by character, pinyin, or meaning, and jump straight into the quiz to test yourself.

Words on this page
536

Full level coverage

Page size
200

Adjust to balance load and scanning

Search
All words

No filter applied

On by default to focus only this level

HSK 3.0 Level 1

Complete vocabulary list

All vocabulary is free to view; pagination only keeps the page speedy. Use the toggle to hide or include lower-level words—HSK levels build cumulatively, but staying focused can help.

Word Pinyin Meaning
对不起 duì bu qǐ I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon
xiǎo small
小姐 xiǎo jie young lady
小学 xiǎo xué elementary school; primary school
小学生 xiǎo xué shēng primary school student
小时 xiǎo shí hour
小朋友 xiǎo péng yǒu child
shǎo few
jiù (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
shān mountain; hill (CL:座[zuò])
工人 gōng rén worker
工作 gōng zuò to work
左边 zuǒ bian left
chā difference; discrepancy
chà different
chāi to send (on an errand)
cháng always
常常 cháng cháng frequently
bāng to help
帮忙 bāng máng to help
nián year
gàn tree trunk
干什么 gàn shén me what are you doing?
how much
chuáng bed
弟弟 dì di younger brother
biè to make sb change their ways, opinions etc
hěn (adverb of degree)
后天 hòu tiān the day after tomorrow
后边 hòu bian the back; the rear; the last bit
得到 dé dào Definition coming soon
cóng Definition coming soon
wàng to forget
忘记 wàng jì to forget
máng busy
kuài rapid
怎么 zěn me how?
nín you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[nǐ])
xiǎng to think (about)
ài to love; to be fond of; to like
爱好 ài hào to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on
màn slow
I; me; my
我们 wǒ men we
房子 fáng zi house
房间 fáng jiān room
shǒu hand
手机 shǒu jī cell phone
dozen (loanword)
to beat
打球 dǎ qiú to play ball
打车 dǎ chē to take a taxi (in town)
打开 dǎ kāi to open
打电话 dǎ diàn huà to make a telephone call
zhǎo to try to find
找到 zhǎo dào to find
to seize
fàng to put
放假 fàng jià to have a holiday or vacation
放学 fàng xué to dismiss students at the end of the school day
jiāo to teach
jiào religion
教学楼 jiào xué lóu teaching block
xīn new
新年 xīn nián New Year
旁边 páng biān side; adjacent place
sun
日期 rì qī date
zǎo early
早上 zǎo shang early morning
早饭 zǎo fàn breakfast
明天 míng tiān tomorrow
明年 míng nián next year
明白 míng bai clear
星期 xīng qī week
星期天 xīng qī tiān Sunday
星期日 xīng qī rì Sunday
昨天 zuó tiān yesterday
shì to be (followed by substantives only)
是不是 shì bù shì is or isn't
时候 shí hou time
时间 shí jiān time
wǎn evening
晚上 wǎn shang evening
晚饭 wǎn fàn evening meal
shū book
书包 shū bāo schoolbag
书店 shū diàn bookstore
最好 zuì hǎo best
最后 zuì hòu final
kuài to balance an account
yuè moon
yǒu to have; there is
有名 yǒu míng famous
有时候 yǒu shí hou sometimes
有用 yǒu yòng useful
有的 yǒu de (there are) some (who are...)
朋友 péng you friend
běn root
本子 běn zi book
bēi cup
杯子 bēi zi cup
dōng east
东西 dōng xi thing
东边 dōng bian east
桌子 zhuō zi table
lóu house with more than 1 story
楼上 lóu shàng upstairs
楼下 lóu xià downstairs
shù tree
机场 jī chǎng airport; airfield
机票 jī piào air ticket
next in sequence
song
zhēng first month of the lunar year
zhèng straight
正在 zhèng zài just at (that time)
suì classifier for years (of age)
Belgium
máo hair
shuǐ water
水果 shuǐ guǒ fruit
汽车 qì chē car
méi (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
没事儿 méi shìr to have spare time
没什么 méi shén me nothing
没有 méi yǒu haven't
没关系 méi guān xi it doesn't matter
to wash; to bathe
洗手间 xǐ shǒu jiān toilet
thirsty
准备 zhǔn bèi preparation
汉字 hàn zì Chinese character
汉语 hàn yǔ Chinese language
火车 huǒ chē train
to warm up
爸爸 bà ba (informal) father
爷爷 yé ye (coll.) father's father
牛奶 niú nǎi cow's milk
玩儿 wánr to play
bān team
现在 xiàn zài now
qiú ball
生日 shēng rì birthday
生气 shēng qì to get angry
生病 shēng bìng to fall ill
yòng to use
nán male
男人 nán rén a man
男朋友 nán péng you boyfriend
男生 nán shēng schoolboy
bìng illness
病人 bìng rén sick person
bái white
白天 bái tiān daytime
bǎi hundred
de of; ~'s (possessive particle)
see 的士[dī shì]
really and truly
(bound form) bull's-eye; target
kān to look after
kàn to see
看到 kàn dào to see
看病 kàn bìng to visit a doctor
看见 kàn jiàn to see
zhēn really
shuì to sleep
睡觉 shuì jiào to go to bed
知识 zhī shi knowledge
知道 zhī dào to know; to become aware of
piào ticket
穿 chuān to wear
zhàn station
xiào to laugh; to smile
(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[dì liù] \sixth\)
děng class
米饭 mǐ fàn (cooked) rice
lěi to accumulate
lèi tired
gěi to
to supply
网上 wǎng shàng online
网友 wǎng yǒu online friend
léi rope
老人 lǎo rén the elderly
老师 lǎo shī teacher
kǎo to check
考试 kǎo shì to take an exam
tīng to listen to; to hear
听到 tīng dào to hear
听写 tīng xiě (of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise)
听见 tīng jiàn to hear
ròu meat
néng can
huā flower
chá tea
cài dish (type of food)
zhāo (chess) move
zháo to touch
zhe aspect particle indicating action in progress

Unlock the full HSK experience

One-time access to all HSK study lists

  • One-time payment — no subscription
  • Every HSK 2.0 & 3.0 level included
  • Syncs with spaced-repetition review
  • Keep access forever

One-time price

$4.99

PPP pricing available.

Create a free account Log in to continue
OR
Try Demo First