六 liù
The number six, in counting and in figures.
HSK 1 vocabulary (new HSK) · Từ vựng HSK 1 (HSK mới) 300
All 300 words of HSK 1, the first level of the new Chinese proficiency exam (2025 syllabus). Each shows its pinyin, a short sentence and how every character is read in Sino-Vietnamese; the fifteen HSK 1 lessons teach them in themed groups.
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吗 ma
A particle that turns a statement into a yes-or-no question.
买 mǎi
To buy, to pay money for something.
卖 mài
To sell: to let someone have goods in return for money.
妈妈 mā ma
Mum, mother: what children of any age call their mother, and the everyday word for anyone's mother.
忙 máng
Busy: having a lot to do and little free time.
猫 māo
A cat, kept at home as a pet or living out in the street.
妹妹 mèi mei
A younger sister, a sister born after you.
没有 méi yǒu
Not to have; there is not, there are no.
们 men
A plural ending: it turns pronouns such as 'I' into 'we', and can do the same for nouns that name people.
面包 miàn bāo
Bread, in any form: a loaf, a roll or a slice.
面条儿 miàn tiáo r
Noodles, usually made from wheat flour.
米饭 mǐ fàn
Plain cooked rice: the rice itself, never a whole meal.
明年 míng nián
Next year, the year after this one.
明天 míng tiān
Tomorrow, the day after today.
名字 míng zi
A name: a person's given name or full name, or what a thing is called.
那 nà
That — pointing at a person or thing further away; at the start of a sentence also 'then, in that case'.
哪 nǎ
Which: a question word for picking one from several.
那边 nà bian
That side, over there: a place or direction away from the speaker.
那个 nà ge
That, that one: points to a person or thing away from the speaker.
哪个 nǎ ge
Which, which one: asks someone to pick out one person or thing from several.
哪里 nǎ lǐ
Where — the question word for places.
那里 nà li
There, that place: somewhere away from the speaker.
男 nán
Male, of men and boys: it goes before a noun to mark the male one.
男朋友 nán péng you
A boyfriend: the man or boy someone is going out with.
那儿 nà r
That place, over there: the everyday word for 'there' in northern speech.
哪儿 nǎ r
Where, what place: the everyday spoken question word for a location.
那些 nà xiē
Those: points to several people or things away from the speaker.
哪些 nǎ xiē
Which ones: asks someone to pick out several people or things from a group.
呢 ne
A particle that follows a noun or pronoun to send a question back: 'and you?', 'what about this one?'.
能 néng
Can, to be able to — because one has the strength or because circumstances allow it.
你 nǐ
The pronoun for the person you are talking to: you (one person).
年 nián
A year, the period of twelve months.
你们 nǐ men
'You' when speaking to two or more people.
您 nín
A respectful 'you' for one person: used to someone older, a teacher, a customer or a stranger.
牛奶 niú nǎi
Cow's milk, the ordinary milk people drink.
女 nǚ
Female, of women and girls: it goes before a noun to mark the female one.
女儿 nǚ ér
A daughter: someone's female child.
女朋友 nǚ péng you
A girlfriend: the woman or girl someone is going out with.
女士 nǚ shì
A polite word for a woman, used like 'Ms' or 'madam'.
朋友 péng you
A friend, someone you know well and like.
便宜 pián yi
Cheap; inexpensive. A basic shopping word, as in 便宜一点儿, 'a bit cheaper, please'; it can also mean a small unearned advantage (占便宜, 'to take advantage').
漂亮 piào liang
Pretty, beautiful, good-looking — of people, clothes, things and places.
苹果 píng guǒ
An apple, the fruit; also the name of the phone and computer brand.
七 qī
The number seven, in counting and in figures.
钱 qián
Money, both cash and wealth in general.
千 qiān
The number a thousand, which always needs a number in front of it, even one.
前 qián
Front, ahead; before or ago in time.
起床 qǐ chuáng
To get up: to get out of bed after sleeping.
请 qǐng
Please, placed before a verb to make a request polite; as a full verb, to invite or to treat someone.
去 qù
To go — to move away from where the speaker is.
去年 qù nián
Last year, the year before this one.
热 rè
Hot — of weather, food, drink or anything that gives off heat.
人 rén
A person, a human being; people.
认识 rèn shi
To know a person, to have met them; also to recognise something learnt, such as a character or a road.
日 rì
The day of the month in writing, as on a calendar, a form or a notice.
三 sān
The number three, in counting and in figures.
上 shàng
Up, above, on: the position higher than something or on its surface.
上班 shàng bān
To work a day's shift: to go to your job, or to be there working.
商店 shāng diàn
A shop or store, the general word for a place that sells goods to the public.