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HSK 1 - Standard Textbook – Chinese vocabulary

Learning path · 6 study sets · 154 words · Chinese vocabulary · Created by Openquiz Team

Organized by topic, this set presents basic Chinese vocabulary so that it can be studied easily.

Study sets in this learning path

  1. People and Greetings (30 words)
    • 不客气 bú kèqi — you're welcome
    • 人 rén — person; people
    • 他 tā — he; him
    • 你 nǐ — you
    • 你好 nǐ hǎo — hello; hi
    • 儿子 érzi — son
    • 先生 xiānsheng — Mr.; sir；husband
    • 再见 zàijiàn — goodbye; see you
    • 医生 yīshēng — doctor
    • 医院 yīyuàn — hospital
  2. Time and Numbers (29 words)
    • 一 yī — one
    • 七 qī — seven
    • 三 sān — three
    • 上午 shàngwǔ — morning; a.m.
    • 下午 xiàwǔ — afternoon; p.m.
    • 中午 zhōngwǔ — noon; midday
    • 九 jiǔ — nine
    • 二 èr — two
    • 五 wǔ — five
    • 今天 jīntiān — today
  3. Places and Movement (26 words)
    • 上 shàng — on; above; top
    • 下 xià — under; below; beneath
    • 中 zhōng — in; inside; among
    • 中国 Zhōngguó — China
    • 住 zhù — live; reside; stay
    • 出租车 chūzūchē — taxi
    • 前面 qiánmiàn — front; in front
    • 北京 Běijīng — Beijing
    • 去 qù — to go
    • 后面 hòumiàn — back; behind; rear
  4. Food and Everyday Objects (20 words)
    • 东西 dōngxi — thing; stuff; item
    • 个 gè — measure word for people or things
    • 买 mǎi — to buy
    • 些 xiē — some; a few
    • 吃 chī — to eat
    • 喝 hē — to drink
    • 块 kuài — yuan; piece; lump; chunk
    • 好 hǎo — good; well; nice; okay
    • 杯子 bēizi — cup; glass; mug
    • 水 shuǐ — water
  5. Learning and Daily Life (29 words)
    • 下雨 xià yǔ — to rain
    • 书 shū — book
    • 会 huì — to know how to; can; to be able to
    • 做 zuò — do; make
    • 写 xiě — to write
    • 冷 lěng — cold；chilly；cool
    • 同学 tóngxué — classmate; schoolmate
    • 听 tīng — to listen
    • 大 dà — big; large
    • 天气 tiānqì — weather
  6. Grammar and Expressions (20 words)
    • 不 bù — not; no
    • 了 le — particle of completion or change
    • 什么 shénme — what
    • 叫 jiào — to be called
    • 吗 ma — question particle
    • 呢 ne — and you?; question particle
    • 和 hé — and; with
    • 太 tài — too; extremely
    • 对 duì — correct; right
    • 开 kāi — to open; to drive; to operate

About the HSK test

Source: chinesetest.cn

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What is in the HSK 1 - Standard Textbook learning path?
6 study sets with 154 words in total. Open a set to see its words with their meanings.
When does HSK 3.0 start?
The new syllabus was published in November 2025. The first official HSK 3.0 sitting worldwide was announced for 13 December 2026, so check which version your test date follows.

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