HSK 1 Vocabulary: All 150 Words With Pinyin and Examples

All 150 words of HSK 1. Not a selection — the whole level.

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HSK 1 is unusual among language exams: the vocabulary is a fixed, published set of 150 words, which means the vocabulary half of the exam is finite and completely closable. What stops people is not the size of the list but the shape of the words on it. 个, 本 and 块 are measure words with no English equivalent, 了 and 呢 are particles you cannot translate at all, and 他 and 她 sound identical, so listening gives you no help distinguishing them. This deck is the complete level: all 150 words, one per card. The front is the character as it appears in text; the back gives the pinyin with tone marks, the English meaning, the part of speech, and an original Chinese sentence with its translation. Cards are tagged by theme and by part of speech, so you can drill only the measure words, or only the particles. Import it and the deck joins your spaced-repetition schedule, and what stays in rotation is the shrinking set you cannot yet read on sight.

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Front	Back
爱	Pinyin: ài. Meaning: to love (verb). Example: 我爱我的家人。 — I love my family.
八	Pinyin: bā. Meaning: eight (numeral). Example: 我们八点见。 — Let us meet at eight.
爸爸	Pinyin: bàba. Meaning: father (noun). Example: 我爸爸是老师。 — My father is a teacher.
杯子	Pinyin: bēizi. Meaning: cup, glass (noun). Example: 桌子上有一个杯子。 — There is a cup on the table.
北京	Pinyin: Běijīng. Meaning: Beijing (noun). Example: 我住在北京。 — I live in Beijing.
本	Pinyin: běn. Meaning: measure word for books (measure word). Example: 我买了三本书。 — I bought three books.
不	Pinyin: bù. Meaning: not (adverb). Example: 我不喝咖啡。 — I do not drink coffee.
不客气	Pinyin: bú kèqi. Meaning: you are welcome (phrase). Example: 不客气，应该的。 — You are welcome, it was nothing.
菜	Pinyin: cài. Meaning: dish, vegetable (noun). Example: 这个菜很好吃。 — This dish is delicious.
茶	Pinyin: chá. Meaning: tea (noun). Example: 我喜欢喝茶。 — I like drinking tea.
吃	Pinyin: chī. Meaning: to eat (verb). Example: 我们一起吃饭吧。 — Let us eat together.
出租车	Pinyin: chūzūchē. Meaning: taxi (noun). Example: 我们坐出租车去。 — We will go by taxi.
打电话	Pinyin: dǎ diànhuà. Meaning: to make a phone call (verb). Example: 我给妈妈打电话。 — I am calling my mother.
大	Pinyin: dà. Meaning: big (adjective). Example: 这个房间很大。 — This room is very big.
的	Pinyin: de. Meaning: possessive particle (particle). Example: 这是我的书。 — This is my book.
点	Pinyin: diǎn. Meaning: o'clock; a little (measure word). Example: 现在三点。 — It is three o'clock.
电脑	Pinyin: diànnǎo. Meaning: computer (noun). Example: 我用电脑工作。 — I use a computer for work.
电视	Pinyin: diànshì. Meaning: television (noun). Example: 晚上我看电视。 — I watch television in the evening.
电影	Pinyin: diànyǐng. Meaning: film (noun). Example: 我们去看电影吧。 — Let us go and see a film.
东西	Pinyin: dōngxi. Meaning: thing (noun). Example: 我要买一些东西。 — I want to buy a few things.
都	Pinyin: dōu. Meaning: all, both (adverb). Example: 我们都是学生。 — We are all students.
读	Pinyin: dú. Meaning: to read (verb). Example: 他在读一本书。 — He is reading a book.
对不起	Pinyin: duìbuqǐ. Meaning: sorry (phrase). Example: 对不起，我迟到了。 — Sorry, I am late.
多	Pinyin: duō. Meaning: many, much (adjective). Example: 今天人很多。 — There are a lot of people today.
多少	Pinyin: duōshao. Meaning: how many, how much (pronoun). Example: 这个多少钱？ — How much is this?
儿子	Pinyin: érzi. Meaning: son (noun). Example: 他有一个儿子。 — He has one son.
二	Pinyin: èr. Meaning: two (numeral). Example: 我要二十个。 — I want twenty.
饭馆	Pinyin: fànguǎn. Meaning: restaurant (noun). Example: 这家饭馆很有名。 — This restaurant is famous.
飞机	Pinyin: fēijī. Meaning: aeroplane (noun). Example: 飞机八点起飞。 — The plane takes off at eight.
分钟	Pinyin: fēnzhōng. Meaning: minute (noun). Example: 请等十分钟。 — Please wait ten minutes.
高兴	Pinyin: gāoxìng. Meaning: happy (adjective). Example: 认识你很高兴。 — I am glad to meet you.
个	Pinyin: gè. Meaning: general measure word (measure word). Example: 我有两个问题。 — I have two questions.
工作	Pinyin: gōngzuò. Meaning: work, job (noun). Example: 我的工作很忙。 — My job is very busy.
狗	Pinyin: gǒu. Meaning: dog (noun). Example: 他们家有一只狗。 — Their family has a dog.
汉语	Pinyin: Hànyǔ. Meaning: Chinese language (noun). Example: 我在学汉语。 — I am learning Chinese.
好	Pinyin: hǎo. Meaning: good (adjective). Example: 今天天气很好。 — The weather is good today.
号	Pinyin: hào. Meaning: day of the month; number (noun). Example: 今天是五号。 — Today is the fifth.
喝	Pinyin: hē. Meaning: to drink (verb). Example: 我喝一杯水。 — I drink a glass of water.
和	Pinyin: hé. Meaning: and, with (conjunction). Example: 我和朋友去。 — I am going with a friend.
很	Pinyin: hěn. Meaning: very (adverb). Example: 这本书很有意思。 — This book is very interesting.
后面	Pinyin: hòumiàn. Meaning: behind (noun). Example: 学校在后面。 — The school is behind.
回	Pinyin: huí. Meaning: to return (verb). Example: 我六点回家。 — I go home at six.
会	Pinyin: huì. Meaning: can, to know how to (verb). Example: 我会说一点汉语。 — I can speak a little Chinese.
几	Pinyin: jǐ. Meaning: how many (pronoun). Example: 你有几个孩子？ — How many children do you have?
家	Pinyin: jiā. Meaning: home, family (noun). Example: 我家在车站附近。 — My home is near the station.
叫	Pinyin: jiào. Meaning: to be called (verb). Example: 我叫李明。 — My name is Li Ming.
今天	Pinyin: jīntiān. Meaning: today (noun). Example: 今天很热。 — It is hot today.
九	Pinyin: jiǔ. Meaning: nine (numeral). Example: 他九岁了。 — He is nine years old.
开	Pinyin: kāi. Meaning: to open, to drive (verb). Example: 请开窗户。 — Please open the window.
看	Pinyin: kàn. Meaning: to look, to watch (verb). Example: 我看电视。 — I watch television.
看见	Pinyin: kànjiàn. Meaning: to see (verb). Example: 我看见他了。 — I saw him.
块	Pinyin: kuài. Meaning: measure word for money (measure word). Example: 一共十块钱。 — It is ten yuan altogether.
来	Pinyin: lái. Meaning: to come (verb). Example: 他明天来。 — He is coming tomorrow.
老师	Pinyin: lǎoshī. Meaning: teacher (noun). Example: 老师在教室里。 — The teacher is in the classroom.
冷	Pinyin: lěng. Meaning: cold (adjective). Example: 今天很冷。 — It is cold today.
六	Pinyin: liù. Meaning: six (numeral). Example: 我六点起床。 — I get up at six.
吗	Pinyin: ma. Meaning: question particle (particle). Example: 你是学生吗？ — Are you a student?
猫	Pinyin: māo. Meaning: cat (noun). Example: 我家有一只猫。 — We have a cat at home.
米饭	Pinyin: mǐfàn. Meaning: cooked rice (noun). Example: 我要一碗米饭。 — I would like a bowl of rice.
明天	Pinyin: míngtiān. Meaning: tomorrow (noun). Example: 明天见。 — See you tomorrow.
那	Pinyin: nà. Meaning: that (pronoun). Example: 那是我的书。 — That is my book.
你	Pinyin: nǐ. Meaning: you (pronoun). Example: 你好吗？ — How are you?
女儿	Pinyin: nǚ'ér. Meaning: daughter (noun). Example: 她有一个女儿。 — She has one daughter.
漂亮	Pinyin: piàoliang. Meaning: pretty (adjective). Example: 这个地方很漂亮。 — This place is beautiful.
七	Pinyin: qī. Meaning: seven (numeral). Example: 我七点吃早饭。 — I eat breakfast at seven.
钱	Pinyin: qián. Meaning: money (noun). Example: 我没有钱。 — I have no money.
去	Pinyin: qù. Meaning: to go (verb). Example: 我去学校。 — I am going to school.
人	Pinyin: rén. Meaning: person (noun). Example: 那个人是老师。 — That person is a teacher.
三	Pinyin: sān. Meaning: three (numeral). Example: 我们三点见。 — Let us meet at three.
上	Pinyin: shàng. Meaning: above, on (noun). Example: 书在桌子上。 — The book is on the table.
少	Pinyin: shǎo. Meaning: few, little (adjective). Example: 今天人很少。 — There are few people today.
什么	Pinyin: shénme. Meaning: what (pronoun). Example: 这是什么？ — What is this?
时候	Pinyin: shíhou. Meaning: time, moment (noun). Example: 你什么时候来？ — When are you coming?
书	Pinyin: shū. Meaning: book (noun). Example: 这本书很好。 — This book is good.
水果	Pinyin: shuǐguǒ. Meaning: fruit (noun). Example: 我喜欢吃水果。 — I like eating fruit.
说	Pinyin: shuō. Meaning: to speak (verb). Example: 他说汉语。 — He speaks Chinese.
岁	Pinyin: suì. Meaning: years of age (measure word). Example: 我二十岁。 — I am twenty years old.
她	Pinyin: tā. Meaning: she, her (pronoun). Example: 她是我姐姐。 — She is my older sister.
天气	Pinyin: tiānqì. Meaning: weather (noun). Example: 今天天气怎么样？ — What is the weather like today?
同学	Pinyin: tóngxué. Meaning: classmate (noun). Example: 他是我的同学。 — He is my classmate.
我	Pinyin: wǒ. Meaning: I, me (pronoun). Example: 我是日本人。 — I am Japanese.
五	Pinyin: wǔ. Meaning: five (numeral). Example: 五点下班。 — Work finishes at five.
下	Pinyin: xià. Meaning: below, next (noun). Example: 猫在桌子下。 — The cat is under the table.
下雨	Pinyin: xiàyǔ. Meaning: to rain (verb). Example: 今天下雨了。 — It rained today.
现在	Pinyin: xiànzài. Meaning: now (noun). Example: 现在几点？ — What time is it now?
小	Pinyin: xiǎo. Meaning: small (adjective). Example: 这个房间很小。 — This room is small.
些	Pinyin: xiē. Meaning: some (measure word). Example: 我买了一些水果。 — I bought some fruit.
谢谢	Pinyin: xièxie. Meaning: thank you (phrase). Example: 谢谢你的帮助。 — Thank you for your help.
学生	Pinyin: xuésheng. Meaning: student (noun). Example: 这里有很多学生。 — There are many students here.
学校	Pinyin: xuéxiào. Meaning: school (noun). Example: 学校离这里很近。 — The school is close to here.
一点儿	Pinyin: yìdiǎnr. Meaning: a little (phrase). Example: 请等一点儿。 — Please wait a little.
医生	Pinyin: yīshēng. Meaning: doctor (noun). Example: 他是医生。 — He is a doctor.
椅子	Pinyin: yǐzi. Meaning: chair (noun). Example: 请坐这把椅子。 — Please sit on this chair.
月	Pinyin: yuè. Meaning: month; moon (noun). Example: 九月我去北京。 — I am going to Beijing in September.
在	Pinyin: zài. Meaning: at, in; to be at (verb). Example: 我在家。 — I am at home.
怎么样	Pinyin: zěnmeyàng. Meaning: how about (pronoun). Example: 这个饭馆怎么样？ — How is this restaurant?
中国	Pinyin: Zhōngguó. Meaning: China (noun). Example: 我想去中国。 — I want to go to China.
住	Pinyin: zhù. Meaning: to live (verb). Example: 我住在上海。 — I live in Shanghai.
字	Pinyin: zì. Meaning: character, word (noun). Example: 这个字怎么读？ — How do you read this character?
做	Pinyin: zuò. Meaning: to do, to make (verb). Example: 你在做什么？ — What are you doing?

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What is in the deck?

62 nouns, 32 verbs, 9 adjectives, 15 pronouns, 10 numerals, 6 measure words, 4 particles, 4 adverbs and 6 set phrases, 150 in total. One word per card, so nothing appears twice.

Is this really the whole HSK 1 list?

Yes. HSK 1 has 150 words and all 150 are here, including the ones a shortened list usually drops: the particles 了, 呢, 吗 and 的, the measure words, and the proper nouns 北京 and 中国. Finishing this deck means the vocabulary requirement for the level is finished.

Are tones marked?

Yes, on every card. The pinyin carries tone marks rather than tone numbers, which is how you will meet it in textbooks and dictionaries. Learning a Chinese word without its tone produces a word you cannot say, so the deck never separates them.

Simplified or traditional characters?

Simplified, because that is what the HSK exam uses. If you are learning traditional characters the pinyin and meanings still apply, and you can edit any card after importing to show the traditional form on the front.