Chinese Level Test
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New HSK 3.0 (2025–2026)
HSK 1 · 300 matching headwords
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300 matching headwords
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning (English) |
|---|---|---|
| 一 | yī | one |
| 一下 | yíxià | (after a verb) a bit |
| 一些 | yìxiē | some |
| 一半 | yíbàn | half |
| 一点儿 | yìdiǎnr | erhua variant of 一点 |
| 七 | qī | seven |
| 三 | sān | three |
| 上 | shàng | (bound form) up |
| 上午 | shàngwǔ | morning |
| 上学 | shàngxué | to go to school |
| 上班 | shàngbān | to go to work |
| 上课 | shàngkè | to go to class |
| 下 | xià | down |
| 下午 | xiàwǔ | afternoon |
| 下班 | xiàbān | to finish work |
| 下课 | xiàkè | to finish class |
| 下雨 | xià yǔ | to rain |
| 不 | bù | no |
| 不客气 | bú kèqi | you're welcome |
| 不要 | búyào | don't! |
| 东西 | dōngxi | thing |
| 两 | liǎng | two |
| 个 | gè | (bound form) individual |
| 中午 | zhōngwǔ | noon |
| 中国 | Zhōngguó | China |
| 中学 | zhōngxué | middle school |
| 中学生 | zhōngxuéshēng | middle-school student |
| 中文 | Zhōngwén | Chinese language |
| 九 | jiǔ | nine |
| 也 | yě | (adverb) also |
| 书 | shū | book |
| 书店 | shūdiàn | bookstore |
| 买 | mǎi | to buy |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) |
| 事 | shì | matter |
| 二 | èr | two |
| 五 | wǔ | five |
| 些 | xiē | classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several |
| 人 | rén | person |
| 什么 | shénme | what? |
| 今天 | jīntiān | today |
| 今年 | jīnnián | this year |
| 他 | tā | he |
| 他们 | tāmen | they |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 件 | jiàn | item |
| 休息 | xiūxi | rest |
| 会 | huì | can |
| 住 | zhù | to live |
| 你 | nǐ | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您) |
| 你们 | nǐmen | you (plural) |
| 你好 | nǐ hǎo | hello |
| 便宜 | piányi | cheap |
| 做 | zuò | to make |
| 做饭 | zuò fàn | to prepare a meal |
| 儿子 | érzi | son |
| 元 | yuán | currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) |
| 先生 | xiānsheng | teacher |
| 八 | bā | eight |
| 公司 | gōngsī | company |
| 六 | liù | six |
| 再 | zài | again |
| 再见 | zàijiàn | goodbye |
| 写 | xiě | to write |
| 冷 | lěng | cold |
| 几 | jǐ | how much |
| 出租车 | chūzūchē | taxi |
| 分 | fēn | to divide |
| 分钟 | fēnzhōng | minute |
| 到 | dào | to reach |
| 前 | qián | front |
| 包子 | bāozi | bao (steamed stuffed bun) |
| 医生 | yīshēng | doctor |
| 医院 | yīyuàn | hospital |
| 十 | shí | ten |
| 千 | qiān | thousand |
| 午饭 | wǔfàn | lunch |
| 半 | bàn | half |
| 卖 | mài | to sell |
| 去 | qù | to go |
| 去年 | qùnián | last year |
| 口 | kǒu | mouth |
| 只 | zhī | grain that has begun to ripen |
| 叫 | jiào | to shout |
| 可以 | kěyǐ | can |
| 号 | hào | ordinal number |
| 吃 | chī | to eat |
| 同学 | tóngxué | to study at the same school |
| 名字 | míngzi | name (of a person or thing) |
| 后 | hòu | empress |
| 吗 | ma | (question particle for "yes-no" questions) |
| 吧 | ba | ...right? |
| 听 | tīng | to listen to |
| 听见 | tīngjiàn | to hear |
| 呢 | ne | particle for inquiring about location ("Where is ...?") |
| 和 | hé | (joining two nouns) and |
| 哥哥 | gēge | older brother |
| 哪 | nǎ | how |
| 哪个 | nǎge | which |
| 哪些 | nǎxiē | which ones? |
| 哪儿 | nǎr | where? |
| 哪里 | nǎlǐ | where? |
| 唱 | chàng | to sing |
| 商店 | shāngdiàn | store |
| 喂 | wèi | hey |
| 喜欢 | xǐhuan | to like |
| 喝 | hē | to drink |
| 四 | sì | four |
| 回 | huí | to circle |
| 国 | guó | country |
| 在 | zài | to exist |
| 坐 | zuò | to sit |
| 块 | kuài | lump |
| 外 | wài | outside |
| 外边 | wàibian | outside |
| 多 | duō | many |
| 多少 | duōshao | how much? |
| 大 | dà | big |
| 大学 | dàxué | the Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四书 in Confucianism |
| 大学生 | dàxuéshēng | university student |
| 大家 | dàjiā | everyone |
| 天 | tiān | day |
| 天气 | tiānqì | weather |
| 太 | tài | highest |
| 女 | nǚ | female |
| 女儿 | nǚ’ér | daughter |
| 女士 | nǚshì | lady |
| 女朋友 | nǚpéngyou | girlfriend |
| 她 | tā | she |
| 她们 | tāmen | they |
| 好 | hǎo | good |
| 好吃 | hǎochī | tasty |
| 好听 | hǎotīng | pleasant to hear |
| 好玩儿 | hǎowánr | erhua variant of 玩 |
| 好看 | hǎokàn | good-looking |
| 妈妈 | māma | mama |
| 妹妹 | mèimei | younger sister |
| 姐姐 | jiějie | older sister |
| 字 | zì | letter |
| 学 | xué | to learn |
| 学习 | xuéxí | to learn |
| 学校 | xuéxiào | school |
| 学生 | xuéshēng | student |
| 孩子 | háizi | child |
| 它 | tā | it |
| 它们 | tāmen | they (for inanimate objects) |
| 家 | jiā | home |
| 家人 | jiārén | family member |
| 对 | duì | right |
| 对不起 | duìbuqǐ | I'm sorry |
| 小 | xiǎo | small |
| 小学 | xiǎoxué | elementary school |
| 小学生 | xiǎoxuéshēng | primary school student |
| 小时 | xiǎoshí | hour |
| 小朋友 | xiǎopéngyǒu | child |
| 少 | shǎo | few |
| 岁 | suì | classifier for years (of age) |
| 工作 | gōngzuò | to work |
| 年 | nián | year |
| 店 | diàn | inn |
| 开 | kāi | to open (transitive or intransitive) |
| 开车 | kāichē | to drive a car |
| 弟弟 | dìdi | younger brother |
| 很 | hěn | (adverb of degree) |
| 忙 | máng | busy |
| 怎么 | zěnme | how? |
| 怎么样 | zěnmeyàng | how? |
| 您 | nín | you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你) |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think (about) |
| 我 | wǒ | I |
| 我们 | wǒmen | we |
| 房间 | fángjiān | room |
| 手机 | shǒujī | cell phone |
| 打电话 | dǎ diànhuà | to make a telephone call |
| 找 | zhǎo | to try to find |
| 新 | xīn | new |
| 日 | rì | sun |
| 早 | zǎo | early |
| 早上 | zǎoshang | early morning |
| 早饭 | zǎofàn | breakfast |
| 时候 | shíhou | time |
| 时间 | shíjiān | time |
| 明天 | míngtiān | tomorrow |
| 明年 | míngnián | next year |
| 星期 | xīngqī | week |
| 星期天 | xīngqītiān | Sunday |
| 星期日 | xīngqīrì | Sunday |
| 昨天 | zuótiān | yesterday |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 晚 | wǎn | evening |
| 晚上 | wǎnshang | evening |
| 晚饭 | wǎnfàn | evening meal |
| 月 | yuè | moon |
| 有 | yǒu | to have |
| 有些 | yǒuxiē | some |
| 有点儿 | yǒudiǎnr | slightly |
| 有的 | yǒude | (there are) some (who are...) |
| 朋友 | péngyou | friend |
| 本 | běn | root |
| 来 | lái | to come |
| 杯子 | bēizi | cup |
| 桌子 | zhuōzi | table |
| 椅子 | yǐzi | chair |
| 歌 | gē | song |
| 正在 | zhèngzài | just at (that time) |
| 水 | shuǐ | water |
| 水果 | shuǐguǒ | fruit |
| 汉字 | Hànzì | Chinese character |
| 汉语 | Hànyǔ | Chinese language |
| 没事 | méishì | it's not important |
| 没关系 | méi guānxi | it doesn't matter |
| 没有 | méiyǒu | haven't |
| 漂亮 | piàoliang | pretty |
| 火车 | huǒchē | train |
| 点 | diǎn | point |
| 热 | rè | to warm up |
| 爱 | ài | to love |
| 爸爸 | bàba | (coll.) father |
| 牛奶 | niúnǎi | cow's milk |
| 狗 | gǒu | dog |
| 猫 | māo | cat |
| 玩 | wán | to play |
| 现在 | xiànzài | now |
| 生病 | shēngbìng | to fall ill |
| 电影 | diànyǐng | movie |
| 电影院 | diànyǐngyuàn | cinema |
| 电脑 | diànnǎo | computer |
| 电视 | diànshì | television |
| 电话 | diànhuà | telephone |
| 男 | nán | male |
| 男朋友 | nánpéngyou | boyfriend |
| 病 | bìng | illness |
| 白天 | báitiān | daytime |
| 百 | bǎi | hundred |
| 的 | de | of |
| 看 | kàn | to see |
| 看病 | kànbìng | to visit a doctor |
| 看见 | kànjiàn | to see |
| 真 | zhēn | really |
| 睡 | shuì | to sleep |
| 睡觉 | shuìjiào | to go to bed |
| 知道 | zhīdào | to know |
| 穿 | chuān | to wear |
| 第 | dì | (old) residence of a high official |
| 米饭 | mǐfàn | (cooked) rice |
| 给 | gěi | for |
| 老师 | lǎoshī | teacher |
| 能 | néng | can |
| 苹果 | píngguǒ | apple |
| 茶 | chá | tea |
| 菜 | cài | dish (type of food) |
| 衣服 | yīfu | clothes |
| 要 | yào | to want |
| 见 | jiàn | to see |
| 觉得 | juéde | to think that ... |
| 认识 | rènshi | to know |
| 说 | shuō | to speak |
| 说话 | shuōhuà | to speak |
| 请 | qǐng | to ask |
| 请问 | qǐngwèn | Excuse me, may I ask...? |
| 读 | dú | to read out |
| 读书 | dúshū | to read a book |
| 课 | kè | subject |
| 谁 | shéi | who |
| 谢谢 | xièxie | to thank |
| 贵 | guì | expensive |
| 起床 | qǐchuáng | to get out of bed |
| 超市 | chāoshì | supermarket (abbr. for 超级市场) |
| 车 | chē | car |
| 边 | biān | side |
| 还 | hái | still |
| 这 | zhè | (pronoun) this |
| 这个 | zhège | (pronoun) this |
| 这些 | zhèxiē | these |
| 这儿 | zhèr | here |
| 这边 | zhèbiān | this side |
| 这里 | zhèlǐ | here |
| 那 | nà | (specifier) that |
| 那个 | nàge | that one |
| 那些 | nàxiē | those |
| 那儿 | nàr | there |
| 那边 | nàbiān | over there |
| 那里 | nàlǐ | there |
| 都 | dōu | all |
| 里 | lǐ | lining |
| 钱 | qián | coin |
| 问 | wèn | to ask |
| 问题 | wèntí | question |
| 雨 | yǔ | rain |
| 雪 | xuě | snow |
| 零 | líng | zero |
| 非常 | fēicháng | very |
| 面包 | miànbāo | bread |
| 面条儿 | miàntiáor | erhua variant of 面条 |
| 飞机 | fēijī | airplane |
| 饭 | fàn | cooked rice |
| 饭店 | fàndiàn | restaurant |
| 饺子 | jiǎozi | dumpling |
| 高兴 | gāoxìng | happy |
| 鸡蛋 | jīdàn | (chicken) egg |
Counts refer to unique headwords, using the earliest introduction of each spelling. The new HSK 3.0 syllabus has 11,000 numbered entries and 10,896 unique headwords. Later senses can occur at higher levels. Dictionary meanings are general references, not official syllabus definitions.
7–9 is grouped together in the source data.