写 xiě
To write — characters, a letter, a book.
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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些 xiē
An amount left uncounted: some, a few, a little.
喜欢 xǐ huan
To like, to be fond of — a person, a thing or an activity.
新 xīn
New: just made, bought or begun, or met for the first time.
星期 xīng qī
A week, the period of seven days.
星期日 xīng qī rì
Sunday, in the form used in writing and in formal speech.
星期天 xīng qī tiān
Sunday, the word people normally use when speaking.
休息 xiū xi
To rest, to take a break, or to have time off work.
学 xué
To learn, to study (a subject or a skill).
雪 xuě
Snow: soft white flakes of ice that fall from the sky in cold weather.
学生 xué sheng
A student — anyone enrolled to study, from primary school to university.
学习 xué xí
To study, to learn; as a noun, study or learning.
学校 xué xiào
A school: any place of teaching, from primary school to university.
要 yào
To want; to need; also 'to be going to'.
也 yě
Also, too, as well; in a negative sentence, 'either'.
一 yī
The number one; before a measure word also 'a, an'.
一半 yī bàn
Half of something, as an amount: half the people, half the money.
一点儿 yī diǎn r
A little, a bit: a small amount of something.
衣服 yī fu
Clothes, clothing: anything you wear on your body.
医生 yī shēng
A doctor: someone trained in medicine who examines and treats the sick.
一下 yī xià
A moment, a little: after a verb it makes the action brief and a request softer.
一些 yī xiē
Some, a few, a little: an amount given without an exact number.
医院 yī yuàn
A hospital, where the sick are treated.
椅子 yǐ zi
A chair: a seat with a back, for one person.
有 yǒu
To have, to own; also 'there is, there are'.
有的 yǒu de
Some: certain members of a group, as against the rest.
有点儿 yǒu diǎn r
A bit, slightly, rather: a small degree, usually of something unwelcome.
有些 yǒu xiē
Some, a number of: an unspecified part of a group or an amount.
雨 yǔ
Rain: water falling in drops from the clouds.
元 yuán
The yuan, the basic unit of Chinese money, in its written and official form.
月 yuè
A month; in compounds also the moon.
在 zài
To be in or at a place; also the preposition 'in, at'.
再 zài
Again, once more, of something that has not happened yet.
早 zǎo
Early: before the usual or expected time.
早饭 zǎo fàn
Breakfast, the first meal of the day.
早上 zǎo shang
Morning, especially the early part when people get up.
怎么 zěn me
How — placed before a verb to ask the way something is done; also 'how come'.
怎么样 zěn me yàng
How is it, what is it like: a question that asks for an opinion or about a state.
找 zhǎo
To search for a person or thing, hoping to find it.
这 zhè
This — pointing at a person or thing near the speaker.
这边 zhè biān
This side, over here: the side or direction where the speaker is.
这个 zhè ge
This, this one: points to a person or thing near the speaker.
这里 zhè lǐ
Here, this place: the spot where the speaker is.
真 zhēn
Really, truly: an adverb that makes an adjective stronger, mostly in exclamations.
正在 zhèng zài
Marks an action as going on right now, like English 'is doing'.
这儿 zhè r
Here, this place — the everyday spoken form, especially in the north.
这些 zhè xiē
These: points to several people or things near the speaker.
只 zhī
A measure word for birds and many animals, and for one of a pair, such as one hand or one shoe.
知道 zhī dào
To know a fact, to be aware of something.
中国 zhōng guó
China, the country in East Asia.
中文 zhōng wén
Chinese, the language, especially in its written form.
中午 zhōng wǔ
Noon and the hours around it: midday, lunchtime.
中学 zhōng xué
Secondary school: the years between primary school and university.
中学生 zhōng xué shēng
A secondary-school student, a teenager between primary school and university.
住 zhù
To have your home somewhere, or to stay there for a time.
桌子 zhuō zi
A table or a desk: furniture with a flat top on legs.
字 zì
A single written character; loosely, a word, and also a person's handwriting.
做 zuò
To do (a task, a job); to make (a thing).
坐 zuò
To sit; also to ride in a vehicle as a passenger, such as a bus, train, plane or taxi.
昨天 zuó tiān
Yesterday, the day before today.