Level 1 comparison of HSK 2.0 and 3.0
From HSK v2 to HSK v3
Curriculum studied in HSK v2: levels 1 to 1
Target curriculum in HSK v3: levels 1 to 1
This document lists the characters and words to learn in order to complete the entire HSK v3 curriculum up to level 1, starting from the HSK v2 curriculum up to level 1. Click the tabs below to switch between categories.
In HSK v3 (levels 1 to 1), not in your HSK v2 (levels 1 to 1)
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| Hanzi | Pinyin | English | HSK v3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 吧 | final particle of suggestion or assent | N1 | ||
| 白 | white / in vain, for nothing | N1 | ||
| 百 | hundred | N1 | ||
| 班 | class, group / shift, duty (上班 shàngbān “to go to work”) | N1 | ||
| 半 | half, semi- | N1 | ||
| 包 | bag, package / to wrap, to pack | N1 | ||
| 边 | side, edge / locative suffix (这边 zhèbiān “this side”) | N1 | ||
| 便 | convenient, handy / then, at once (written language); read pián in 便宜 piányi “cheap” | N1 | ||
| 病 | illness, disease / to fall ill | N1 | ||
| 常 | often / usual, ordinary | N1 | ||
| 唱 | to sing | N1 | ||
| 超 | to exceed, to surpass / super-, ultra- (超市 chāoshì “supermarket”) | N1 | ||
| 穿 | to wear, to put on (clothes, shoes) / to pierce, to go through | N1 | ||
| 床 | bed (MW 张 zhāng) | N1 | ||
| 蛋 | egg (MW 个 gè) | N1 | ||
| 到 | to arrive / until, up to / (after a verb) to reach the goal of the action | N1 | ||
| 道 | road, path / the Dao / to say / MW for questions, dishes (一道题 yí dào tí “a question”) | N1 | ||
| 得 | particle introducing a complement of degree (说得很好 shuō de hěn hǎo “to speak very well”) | N1 | ||
| 弟 | younger brother | N1 | ||
| 第 | prefix for ordinal numbers (第一 dì-yī “first”) | N1 | ||
| 房 | house / room | N1 | ||
| 非 | not to be / non-, in-, un- / very (非常 fēicháng) | N1 | ||
| 哥 | older brother | N1 | ||
| 歌 | song (MW 首 shǒu) | N1 | ||
| 给 | to give / for, to (coverb) | N1 | ||
| 公 | public / male (animal) / fair, just | N1 | ||
| 贵 | expensive / noble / your (polite: 贵姓 guìxìng “your surname?”) | N1 | ||
| 还 | still / also / fairly; read huán: to return, to give back | N1 | ||
| 孩 | child | N1 | ||
| 号 | number / day of the month (date) | N1 | ||
| 鸡 | chicken, hen (MW 只 zhī) | N1 | ||
| 间 | between, among / room / MW for rooms (一间房 yì jiān fáng) | N1 | ||
| 件 | MW for clothing (upper garments), matters, events | N1 | ||
| 可 | can, to be allowed (可以 kěyǐ) / but / really (emphatic adverb) | N1 | ||
| 课 | class, lesson / course | N1 | ||
| 口 | mouth / MW for family members (三口人 sān kǒu rén “three people”) | N1 | ||
| 卖 | to sell | N1 | ||
| 忙 | busy / to hurry | N1 | ||
| 妹 | younger sister | N1 | ||
| 奶 | milk / grandmother (奶奶 nǎinai) | N1 | ||
| 男 | man, male | N1 | ||
| 您 | you (polite form of 你 nǐ) | N1 | ||
| 牛 | ox, cow (MW 头 tóu) / (colloquial) awesome | N1 | ||
| 千 | thousand | N1 | ||
| 士 | scholar / person (女士 nǚshì “madam”) | N1 | ||
| 市 | city / market | N1 | ||
| 事 | thing, matter / occupation, work | N1 | ||
| 手 | hand / person engaged in an activity (歌手 gēshǒu “singer”) | N1 | ||
| 司 | to direct, to manage (公司 gōngsī “company”) | N1 | ||
| 它 | it (for animals and things) | N1 | ||
| 题 | question (in an exam), exercise / topic, subject | N1 | ||
| 条 | MW for long, thin things (river, road, trousers, fish) / article (of law) | N1 | ||
| 外 | outside, exterior / foreign | N1 | ||
| 玩 | to play, to have fun | N1 | ||
| 晚 | evening / late | N1 | ||
| 问 | to ask, to inquire | N1 | ||
| 息 | breath / news / to rest (休息 xiūxi) | N1 | ||
| 新 | new | N1 | ||
| 休 | to rest, to stop (休息 xiūxi) | N1 | ||
| 雪 | snow (MW 场 cháng) | N1 | ||
| 要 | to want / must, should / going to (near future) / important | N1 | ||
| 宜 | suitable, appropriate (便宜 piányi “cheap”) | N1 | ||
| 以 | with, by means of / in order to / (in 以前 yǐqián “before”, 以后 yǐhòu “after”) | N1 | ||
| 元 | yuan (Chinese monetary unit) / first, initial | N1 | ||
| 早 | early / morning / good morning | N1 | ||
| 找 | to look for / to give change | N1 | ||
| 真 | true, real / really | N1 | ||
| 正 | straight, upright / correct / in the middle of doing (正在 zhèngzài) | N1 | ||
| 知 | to know | N1 | ||
| 只 | only; read zhī: MW for animals (一只猫 yì zhī māo “a cat”) | N1 |
In HSK v2 (levels 1 to 1), not in HSK v3 (levels 1 to 1)
| Hanzi | Pinyin | English | HSK v2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 姓 | surname / to be surnamed (我姓王 wǒ xìng Wáng “my surname is Wang”) | N1 · Unit 3 | |
| 王 | king / Wang (surname) | N1 · Unit 3 | |
| 李 | plum / Li (surname) | N1 · Unit 3 | |
| 法 | law, rule / method / France (法国 Fǎguó) | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 美 | beautiful / United States (美国 Měiguó) | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 英 | hero, outstanding / flower / England (英国 Yīngguó) | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 北 | north | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 京 | capital (北京 Běijīng “Beijing”) | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 店 | shop, store / inn | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 站 | station, stop / to stand | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 馆 | establishment, public building (饭馆 fànguǎn “restaurant”, 图书馆 túshūguǎn “library”) | N1 · Unit 10 |
In both curricula
| Hanzi | Pinyin | English | HSK v3 | HSK v2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 爱 | to love / love | N1 | N1 · Unit 10 | |
| 八 | eight, 8 | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 爸 | dad, father | N1 | N1 · Unit 7 | |
| 杯 | cup, glass / MW for drinks (一杯茶 yì bēi chá “a cup of tea”) | N1 | N1 · Unit 8 | |
| 本 | MW for books and notebooks / root, origin | N1 | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 不 | not, no (negation) | N1 | N1 · Unit 1 | |
| 菜 | dish (cooked), cuisine / vegetable | N1 | N1 · Unit 10 | |
| 茶 | tea (MW 杯 bēi) | N1 | N1 · Unit 8 | |
| 车 | vehicle, car | N1 | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 吃 | to eat | N1 | N1 · Unit 10 | |
| 出 | to go out / to produce / (after a verb) outward | N1 | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 打 | to hit, to beat / (打电话 dǎ diànhuà “to make a phone call”) | N1 | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 大 | big, large / old (多大 duō dà “how old?”) | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 的 | attributive particle (我的书 wǒ de shū “my book”) | N1 | N1 · Unit 3 | |
| 点 | point, dot / o'clock (三点 sān diǎn “three o'clock”) / a little / to order (点菜 diǎncài) | N1 | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 电 | electricity, electric | N1 | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 东 | east / host, owner | N1 | N1 · Unit 8 | |
| 都 | all / already | N1 | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 读 | to read (aloud) / to study | N1 | N1 · Unit 10 | |
| 对 | correct, right / towards, regarding (coverb) / opposite | N1 | N1 · Unit 2 | |
| 多 | many, much / (多 + adjective) how? (多大 duō dà “how old?”) | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 儿 | son / -r suffix (erhua: 哪儿 nǎr “where?”) | N1 | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 二 | two, 2 | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 饭 | meal / cooked rice, food (MW 顿 dùn) | N1 | N1 · Unit 10 | |
| 飞 | to fly | N1 | N1 · Unit 10 | |
| 分 | minute / to divide, to share / point (mark) / fen, one hundredth of a yuan | N1 | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 服 | clothing / to obey, to submit / to take (medicine) | N1 | N1 · Unit 8 | |
| 高 | high, tall | N1 | N1 · Unit 3 | |
| 个 | general MW, for people and objects | N1 | N1 · Unit 7 | |
| 工 | work / worker / technique, skill | N1 | N1 · Unit 7 | |
| 狗 | dog (MW 只 zhī, 条 tiáo) | N1 | N1 · Unit 8 | |
| 关 | to close, to turn off / pass, checkpoint / to concern (没关系 méi guānxi “it doesn't matter”) | N1 | N1 · Unit 2 | |
| 国 | country, state | N1 | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 果 | fruit / result | N1 | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 汉 | Han (majority ethnic group of China; Han dynasty, 206 BC to 220 AD) / Chinese (汉语 Hànyǔ “Chinese language”) | N1 | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 好 | good, well / (好 + verb) pleasant to, easy to (好看 hǎokàn “good-looking”) / very; read hào: to like | N1 | N1 · Unit 1 | |
| 喝 | to drink | N1 | N1 · Unit 10 | |
| 和 | and, with (coverb) / peace, harmony | N1 | N1 · Unit 7 | |
| 很 | very | N1 | N1 · Unit 1 | |
| 后 | behind / after, afterwards | N1 | N1 · Unit 8 | |
| 候 | to wait / moment (时候 shíhou) / season | N1 | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 话 | speech, language (说话 shuōhuà “to speak”) | N1 | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 欢 | joyful, happy (喜欢 xǐhuan “to like”) | N1 | N1 · Unit 10 | |
| 回 | to come back, to return / to reply / MW: time(s) | N1 | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 会 | can, to know how to (learned skill) / likely to / meeting | N1 | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 火 | fire | N1 | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 机 | machine / opportunity (手机 shǒujī “mobile phone”, 飞机 fēijī “plane”) | N1 | N1 · Unit 10 | |
| 几 | how many? (small number) / a few | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 家 | family, household, home / MW for companies and shops / suffix for specialists (作家 zuòjiā “writer”) | N1 | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 见 | to see / to meet | N1 | N1 · Unit 1 | |
| 叫 | to be called / to call, to shout / to ask someone to do something | N1 | N1 · Unit 3 | |
| 姐 | older sister | N1 | N1 · Unit 3 | |
| 今 | today, present (今天 jīntiān) | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 九 | nine, 9 | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 觉 | to feel, to have the impression (觉得 juéde); read jiào: sleep (睡觉 shuìjiào) | N1 | N1 · Unit 10 | |
| 开 | to open / to turn on / to drive (开车 kāichē) / to start | N1 | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 看 | to look, to see / to read / to visit / to consult (看病 kànbìng) | N1 | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 客 | guest, customer (不客气 bú kèqi “you're welcome”) | N1 | N1 · Unit 2 | |
| 块 | piece, lump / MW for things in pieces / (colloquial) yuan | N1 | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 来 | to come / (after a verb) towards the speaker | N1 | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 老 | old, aged / familiar prefix before a surname (老王 Lǎo Wáng) / always | N1 | N1 · Unit 2 | |
| 了 | particle: at the end of a sentence, change of situation; after a verb, completed action | N1 | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 冷 | cold | N1 | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 里 | in, inside / li, unit of distance (500 m) | N1 | N1 · Unit 8 | |
| 两 | two (before a MW) / liang, unit of weight (50 g) | N1 | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 亮 | bright, shiny / to shine | N1 | N1 · Unit 7 | |
| 零 | zero, 0 | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 六 | six, 6 | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 妈 | mom, mother | N1 | N1 · Unit 7 | |
| 吗 | final interrogative particle | N1 | N1 · Unit 1 | |
| 买 | to buy | N1 | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 猫 | cat (MW 只 zhī) | N1 | N1 · Unit 8 | |
| 么 | suffix of 什么 shénme, 怎么 zěnme, 这么 zhème, 那么 nàme | N1 | N1 · Unit 3 | |
| 没 | not (have): negation of 有 yǒu and of completed action | N1 | N1 · Unit 2 | |
| 们 | plural suffix for pronouns and nouns referring to people | N1 | N1 · Unit 2 | |
| 米 | rice (uncooked) / metre | N1 | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 面 | face / side, surface / noodles (面条 miàntiáo) / flour | N1 | N1 · Unit 8 | |
| 名 | name / famous / MW for people (formal) | N1 | N1 · Unit 3 | |
| 明 | clear, bright / next (明天 míngtiān “tomorrow”) | N1 | N1 · Unit 3 | |
| 哪 | which? (哪个 nǎge) | N1 | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 那 | that / then, in that case (at the start of a sentence) | N1 | N1 · Unit 7 | |
| 脑 | brain (电脑 diànnǎo “computer”) | N1 | N1 · Unit 8 | |
| 呢 | final particle: return question (你呢 nǐ ne “and you?”) / ongoing action | N1 | N1 · Unit 1 | |
| 能 | can, to be able to (ability, possibility) / capable | N1 | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 你 | you (singular) | N1 | N1 · Unit 1 | |
| 年 | year | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 女 | woman, female | N1 | N1 · Unit 7 | |
| 朋 | friend (朋友 péngyou) | N1 | N1 · Unit 7 | |
| 漂 | (漂亮 piàoliang “pretty”); read piāo: to float | N1 | N1 · Unit 7 | |
| 苹 | (苹果 píngguǒ “apple”) | N1 | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 七 | seven, 7 | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 期 | period / (星期 xīngqī “week”) / to wait, to hope | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 起 | to get up / to start / (after a verb) upward | N1 | N1 · Unit 2 | |
| 气 | air, breath / gas / weather (天气 tiānqì) / anger | N1 | N1 · Unit 2 | |
| 前 | in front / before, previously | N1 | N1 · Unit 8 | |
| 钱 | money | N1 | N1 · Unit 8 | |
| 请 | to invite / please | N1 | N1 · Unit 2 | |
| 去 | to go / (after a verb) away from the speaker | N1 | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 热 | hot / heat / to heat | N1 | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 人 | person, human being (MW 个 gè) | N1 | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 认 | to recognize, to identify (认识 rènshi “to know”) | N1 | N1 · Unit 3 | |
| 日 | sun / day / day of the month (date, written) / Japan (日本 Rìběn) | N1 | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 三 | three, 3 | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 商 | commerce, trade (商店 shāngdiàn “shop”) | N1 | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 上 | on, above / to go up / previous (上个月 shàng ge yuè “last month”) / to go to (上课 shàngkè) | N1 | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 少 | few, little | N1 | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 谁 | who? | N1 | N1 · Unit 3 | |
| 什 | (什么 shénme “what?”) | N1 | N1 · Unit 3 | |
| 生 | to be born / life / student (学生 xuésheng) / raw | N1 | N1 · Unit 3 | |
| 师 | master, teacher (老师 lǎoshī) | N1 | N1 · Unit 2 | |
| 十 | ten, 10 | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 时 | time, moment / hour (小时 xiǎoshí) | N1 | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 识 | to know, to recognize (认识 rènshi) / knowledge | N1 | N1 · Unit 3 | |
| 视 | to look, to see (电视 diànshì “television”) | N1 | N1 · Unit 8 | |
| 是 | to be / yes, that's right | N1 | N1 · Unit 3 | |
| 书 | book / to write, writing | N1 | N1 · Unit 8 | |
| 水 | water | N1 | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 睡 | to sleep | N1 | N1 · Unit 10 | |
| 说 | to speak, to say / to scold | N1 | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 四 | four, 4 | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 岁 | year (of age): 五岁 wǔ suì “five years old” | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 他 | he, him | N1 | N1 · Unit 1 | |
| 她 | she, her | N1 | N1 · Unit 3 | |
| 太 | too (much) / very (太好了 tài hǎo le “great!”) | N1 | N1 · Unit 10 | |
| 天 | day / sky / weather (天气 tiānqì) | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 听 | to listen, to hear | N1 | N1 · Unit 10 | |
| 同 | same, identical / together (同学 tóngxué) | N1 | N1 · Unit 2 | |
| 喂 | hello! (on the phone, read wéi) / hey! / to feed | N1 | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 文 | script, written language / culture, literature | N1 | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 我 | I, me | N1 | N1 · Unit 1 | |
| 五 | five, 5 | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 午 | noon (中午 zhōngwǔ) / seventh Earthly Branch (11 am to 1 pm, the Horse) | N1 | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 西 | west | N1 | N1 · Unit 8 | |
| 习 | to practise, to exercise (学习 xuéxí “to study”) / habit | N1 | N1 · Unit 10 | |
| 喜 | joy, happiness / to like (喜欢 xǐhuan) | N1 | N1 · Unit 10 | |
| 系 | system / department (of a university) / to tie, to relate to (关系 guānxi) | N1 | N1 · Unit 2 | |
| 下 | under, below / to go down / next (下个月 xià ge yuè “next month”) / to finish (下课 xiàkè) | N1 | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 先 | first, beforehand | N1 | N1 · Unit 3 | |
| 现 | present, current (现在 xiànzài “now”) / to appear | N1 | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 想 | to think / to want, to feel like / to miss someone | N1 | N1 · Unit 7 | |
| 小 | small, little / young / familiar prefix before a surname (小王 Xiǎo Wáng) | N1 | N1 · Unit 3 | |
| 校 | school (学校 xuéxiào) | N1 | N1 · Unit 7 | |
| 些 | some, a few (这些 zhèxiē “these”) | N1 | N1 · Unit 8 | |
| 写 | to write | N1 | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 谢 | to thank / to wither | N1 | N1 · Unit 2 | |
| 星 | star / (星期 xīngqī “week”) | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 兴 | interest, enthusiasm (高兴 gāoxìng “happy”); read xīng: to prosper | N1 | N1 · Unit 3 | |
| 学 | to learn, to study | N1 | N1 · Unit 2 | |
| 样 | shape, appearance / kind, sort (怎么样 zěnmeyàng “how?”) | N1 | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 也 | also, too | N1 | N1 · Unit 2 | |
| 一 | one, 1 / as soon as (一…就… yī… jiù…) | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 衣 | clothing (衣服 yīfu) | N1 | N1 · Unit 8 | |
| 医 | medicine / doctor (医生 yīshēng) | N1 | N1 · Unit 7 | |
| 椅 | chair (椅子 yǐzi) | N1 | N1 · Unit 8 | |
| 影 | shadow / image (电影 diànyǐng “film”) | N1 | N1 · Unit 10 | |
| 友 | friend / friendly (朋友 péngyou) | N1 | N1 · Unit 7 | |
| 有 | to have / there is, there are | N1 | N1 · Unit 7 | |
| 雨 | rain (下雨 xiàyǔ “to rain”) | N1 | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 语 | language, speech (汉语 Hànyǔ) | N1 | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 院 | courtyard / institution (医院 yīyuàn “hospital”) | N1 | N1 · Unit 7 | |
| 月 | moon / month | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 再 | again (in the future) / then, afterwards | N1 | N1 · Unit 1 | |
| 在 | to be at, to be located / at, in (coverb) / in the middle of doing | N1 | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 怎 | how? (怎么 zěnme) | N1 | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 这 | this | N1 | N1 · Unit 7 | |
| 中 | middle, centre / China (中国 Zhōngguó) | N1 | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 钟 | clock / bell / o'clock (三点钟 sān diǎn zhōng “three o'clock”) | N1 | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 住 | to live, to stay / (after a verb) firmly, in place | N1 | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 桌 | table, desk (桌子 zhuōzi) | N1 | N1 · Unit 8 | |
| 子 | son, child / seed / noun suffix, read zi (桌子 zhuōzi) / first Earthly Branch (11 pm to 1 am, the Rat) | N1 | N1 · Unit 7 | |
| 字 | character (written), written word | N1 | N1 · Unit 3 | |
| 租 | to rent (to take or let on lease) / rent | N1 | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 昨 | yesterday | N1 | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 作 | to do, to work (工作 gōngzuò) / to write, to compose / work (of art) | N1 | N1 · Unit 7 | |
| 坐 | to sit / to take (a means of transport: 坐车 zuò chē) | N1 | N1 · Unit 2 | |
| 做 | to do / to make / to prepare (做饭 zuòfàn) | N1 | N1 · Unit 7 |
In HSK v3 (levels 1 to 1), not in your HSK v2 (levels 1 to 1)
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| Hanzi | Pinyin | English | HSK v3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 吧 | final particle of suggestion or assent | N1 | ||
| 白天 | daytime (as opposed to night) | N1 | ||
| 百 | hundred | N1 | ||
| 半 | half, semi- | N1 | ||
| 包子 | steamed stuffed bun (MW 个 gè) | N1 | ||
| 本 | MW for books and notebooks / root, origin | N1 | ||
| 边 | side, edge / locative suffix (这边 zhèbiān “this side”) | N1 | ||
| 病 | illness, disease / to fall ill | N1 | ||
| 不要 | don't (prohibition): don't do it! / not to want | N1 | ||
| 唱 | to sing | N1 | ||
| 超市 | supermarket (MW 家 jiā) | N1 | ||
| 穿 | to wear, to put on (clothes, shoes) / to pierce, to go through | N1 | ||
| 大家 | everyone | N1 | ||
| 大学 | university (MW 所 suǒ) | N1 | ||
| 大学生 | university student | N1 | ||
| 到 | to arrive / until, up to / (after a verb) to reach the goal of the action | N1 | ||
| 第 | prefix for ordinal numbers (第一 dì-yī “first”) | N1 | ||
| 弟弟 | younger brother | N1 | ||
| 店 | shop, store / inn | N1 | ||
| 电影院 | cinema (MW 家 jiā) | N1 | ||
| 对 | correct, right / towards, regarding (coverb) / opposite | N1 | ||
| 饭店 | restaurant / hotel | N1 | ||
| 房间 | room | N1 | ||
| 非常 | very, extremely / extraordinary | N1 | ||
| 分钟 | minute | N1 | ||
| 歌 | song (MW 首 shǒu) | N1 | ||
| 哥哥 | older brother | N1 | ||
| 给 | to give / for, to (coverb) | N1 | ||
| 公司 | company, firm (MW 家 jiā) | N1 | ||
| 贵 | expensive / noble / your (polite: 贵姓 guìxìng “your surname?”) | N1 | ||
| 国 | country, state | N1 | ||
| 还 | still / also / fairly; read huán: to return, to give back | N1 | ||
| 孩子 | child | N1 | ||
| 好看 | good-looking, pretty / interesting (film, book) | N1 | ||
| 好听 | pleasant to hear, melodious | N1 | ||
| 好玩儿 | fun, interesting | N1 | ||
| 号 | number / day of the month (date) | N1 | ||
| 后 | behind / after, afterwards | N1 | ||
| 鸡蛋 | hen's egg (MW 个 gè) | N1 | ||
| 家人 | family, family members | N1 | ||
| 见 | to see / to meet | N1 | ||
| 件 | MW for clothing (upper garments), matters, events | N1 | ||
| 饺子 | Chinese dumplings (MW 个 gè) | N1 | ||
| 姐姐 | older sister | N1 | ||
| 觉得 | to find, to think / to feel | N1 | ||
| 看病 | to see a doctor / (of a doctor) to examine a patient | N1 | ||
| 看见 | to see, to catch sight of | N1 | ||
| 可以 | can, may (have permission) / not bad, passable | N1 | ||
| 课 | class, lesson / course | N1 | ||
| 口 | mouth / MW for family members (三口人 sān kǒu rén “three people”) | N1 | ||
| 卖 | to sell | N1 | ||
| 忙 | busy / to hurry | N1 | ||
| 没事 | it's nothing, no problem / to have nothing to do, to be free | N1 | ||
| 没有 | not to have, there is not / not (action not completed) | N1 | ||
| 妹妹 | younger sister | N1 | ||
| 米饭 | cooked rice | N1 | ||
| 面包 | bread | N1 | ||
| 面条儿 | noodles (erhua form of 面条 miàntiáo) | N1 | ||
| 哪个 | which one? | N1 | ||
| 哪些 | which ones? | N1 | ||
| 那边 | over there, that side | N1 | ||
| 那个 | that, that one | N1 | ||
| 那些 | those, those ones | N1 | ||
| 男 | man, male | N1 | ||
| 男朋友 | boyfriend | N1 | ||
| 您 | you (polite form of 你 nǐ) | N1 | ||
| 牛奶 | (cow's) milk | N1 | ||
| 女 | woman, female | N1 | ||
| 女朋友 | girlfriend | N1 | ||
| 女士 | madam / lady | N1 | ||
| 便宜 | cheap, inexpensive | N1 | ||
| 起床 | to get up (out of bed) | N1 | ||
| 千 | thousand | N1 | ||
| 前 | in front / before, previously | N1 | ||
| 请问 | excuse me, may I ask…? | N1 | ||
| 日 | sun / day / day of the month (date, written) / Japan (日本 Rìběn) | N1 | ||
| 上 | on, above / to go up / previous (上个月 shàng ge yuè “last month”) / to go to (上课 shàngkè) | N1 | ||
| 上班 | to go to work, to work | N1 | ||
| 上课 | to go to class / to start class | N1 | ||
| 上学 | to go to school | N1 | ||
| 生病 | to fall ill, to be ill | N1 | ||
| 时间 | time / moment, duration | N1 | ||
| 事 | thing, matter / occupation, work | N1 | ||
| 手机 | mobile phone | N1 | ||
| 书店 | bookshop | N1 | ||
| 睡 | to sleep | N1 | ||
| 它 | it (for animals and things) | N1 | ||
| 它们 | they, them (animals, things) | N1 | ||
| 她们 | they, them (female) | N1 | ||
| 听见 | to hear | N1 | ||
| 外 | outside, exterior / foreign | N1 | ||
| 外边 | outside | N1 | ||
| 玩 | to play, to have fun | N1 | ||
| 晚 | evening / late | N1 | ||
| 晚饭 | dinner, evening meal (MW 顿 dùn) | N1 | ||
| 晚上 | evening / in the evening | N1 | ||
| 问 | to ask, to inquire | N1 | ||
| 问题 | question / problem | N1 | ||
| 午饭 | lunch, midday meal (MW 顿 dùn) | N1 | ||
| 下 | under, below / to go down / next (下个月 xià ge yuè “next month”) / to finish (下课 xiàkè) | N1 | ||
| 下班 | to finish work, to leave the office | N1 | ||
| 下课 | to finish class, to get out of class | N1 | ||
| 小 | small, little / young / familiar prefix before a surname (小王 Xiǎo Wáng) | N1 | ||
| 小朋友 | child / (addressing a child) little one | N1 | ||
| 小时 | hour (duration) | N1 | ||
| 小学 | primary school | N1 | ||
| 小学生 | schoolchild, primary school pupil | N1 | ||
| 新 | new | N1 | ||
| 星期日 | Sunday | N1 | ||
| 星期天 | Sunday | N1 | ||
| 休息 | to rest / rest | N1 | ||
| 学 | to learn, to study | N1 | ||
| 雪 | snow (MW 场 cháng) | N1 | ||
| 要 | to want / must, should / going to (near future) / important | N1 | ||
| 一半 | half | N1 | ||
| 一下 | (after a verb) a bit, a moment (看一下 kàn yíxià “to take a look”) / once | N1 | ||
| 一些 | some, a few | N1 | ||
| 有的 | some, certain ones | N1 | ||
| 有点儿 | a bit (before an adjective, often negative: 有点儿累 yǒudiǎnr lèi “a bit tired”) | N1 | ||
| 有些 | some, certain / a bit | N1 | ||
| 元 | yuan (Chinese monetary unit) / first, initial | N1 | ||
| 再 | again (in the future) / then, afterwards | N1 | ||
| 早 | early / morning / good morning | N1 | ||
| 早饭 | breakfast (MW 顿 dùn) | N1 | ||
| 早上 | morning, in the (early) morning | N1 | ||
| 找 | to look for / to give change | N1 | ||
| 这边 | here, this side | N1 | ||
| 这个 | this, this one | N1 | ||
| 这些 | these, these ones | N1 | ||
| 真 | true, real / really | N1 | ||
| 正在 | to be in the middle of doing | N1 | ||
| 只 | only; read zhī: MW for animals (一只猫 yì zhī māo “a cat”) | N1 | ||
| 知道 | to know, to be aware of | N1 | ||
| 中午 | noon | N1 | ||
| 中学 | secondary school (middle and high school) | N1 | ||
| 中学生 | secondary school student | N1 | ||
| 字 | character (written), written word | N1 | ||
| 做饭 | to cook, to prepare a meal | N1 |
In HSK v2 (levels 1 to 1), not in HSK v3 (levels 1 to 1)
| Hanzi | Pinyin | English | HSK v2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 姓 | surname / to be surnamed (我姓王 wǒ xìng Wáng “my surname is Wang”) | N1 · Unit 3 | |
| 小姐 | miss / young woman | N1 · Unit 3 | |
| 是的 | yes, that's right | N1 · Unit 3 | |
| 小明 | — | N1 · Unit 3 | |
| 王 | king / Wang (surname) | N1 · Unit 3 | |
| 李 | plum / Li (surname) | N1 · Unit 3 | |
| 法国 | France | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 美国 | United States | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 英国 | United Kingdom, Great Britain | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 日本 | Japan | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 中国人 | Chinese (person) | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 法国人 | French (person) | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 美国人 | American (person) | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 英国人 | British, English (person) | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 日本人 | Japanese (person) | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 法文 | French (language, especially written) | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 英文 | English (language) | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 日文 | Japanese (written language) | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 法语 | French (language) | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 英语 | English (language) | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 日语 | Japanese (language) | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 北京 | Beijing (Peking), capital of China | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 日期 | date | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 明天见 | see you tomorrow | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 生日 | birthday | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 钟 | clock / bell / o'clock (三点钟 sān diǎn zhōng “three o'clock”) | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 什么时候 | when? | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 回去 | to go back, to return (away from the speaker) | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 回来 | to come back (towards the speaker) | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 打 | to hit, to beat / (打电话 dǎ diànhuà “to make a phone call”) | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 没 | not (have): negation of 有 yǒu and of completed action | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 杯 | cup, glass / MW for drinks (一杯茶 yì bēi chá “a cup of tea”) | N1 · Unit 8 | |
| 茶杯 | teacup | N1 · Unit 8 | |
| 后面 | behind / after, later | N1 · Unit 8 | |
| 前面 | in front / previous, above | N1 · Unit 8 | |
| 买东西 | to go shopping, to do the shopping | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 米 | rice (uncooked) / metre | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 出 | to go out / to produce / (after a verb) outward | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 租 | to rent (to take or let on lease) / rent | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 火 | fire | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 站 | station, stop / to stand | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 车站 | station, (bus) stop | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 火车站 | (railway) station | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 多少钱 | — | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 好喝 | tasty (to drink) | N1 · Unit 10 | |
| 饭馆 | restaurant (MW 家 jiā) | N1 · Unit 10 | |
| 中国菜 | Chinese cuisine, Chinese dish | N1 · Unit 10 | |
| 看电影 | — | N1 · Unit 10 |
In both curricula
| Hanzi | Pinyin | English | HSK v3 | HSK v2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 爱 | to love / love | N1 | N1 · Unit 10 | |
| 八 | eight, 8 | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 爸爸 | dad, father | N1 | N1 · Unit 7 | |
| 杯子 | glass, cup | N1 | N1 · Unit 8 | |
| 不 | not, no (negation) | N1 | N1 · Unit 1 | |
| 不客气 | you're welcome, not at all | N1 | N1 · Unit 2 | |
| 菜 | dish (cooked), cuisine / vegetable | N1 | N1 · Unit 10 | |
| 茶 | tea (MW 杯 bēi) | N1 | N1 · Unit 8 | |
| 车 | vehicle, car | N1 | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 吃 | to eat | N1 | N1 · Unit 10 | |
| 出租车 | taxi | N1 | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 打电话 | to make a phone call, to phone | N1 | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 大 | big, large / old (多大 duō dà “how old?”) | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 的 | attributive particle (我的书 wǒ de shū “my book”) | N1 | N1 · Unit 3 | |
| 点 | point, dot / o'clock (三点 sān diǎn “three o'clock”) / a little / to order (点菜 diǎncài) | N1 | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 电话 | telephone / phone call / phone number | N1 | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 电脑 | computer | N1 | N1 · Unit 8 | |
| 电视 | television | N1 | N1 · Unit 8 | |
| 电影 | film / cinema (MW 部 bù) | N1 | N1 · Unit 10 | |
| 东西 | thing, object, stuff; read dōngxī: east and west | N1 | N1 · Unit 8 | |
| 都 | all / already | N1 | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 读 | to read (aloud) / to study | N1 | N1 · Unit 10 | |
| 读书 | to read, to study / to go to school, to study | N1 | N1 · Unit 10 | |
| 对不起 | sorry, excuse me, I apologize | N1 | N1 · Unit 2 | |
| 多 | many, much / (多 + adjective) how? (多大 duō dà “how old?”) | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 多少 | how many? how much? (any quantity) | N1 | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 儿子 | son / -r suffix (erhua: 哪儿 nǎr “where?”) | N1 | N1 · Unit 7 | |
| 二 | two, 2 | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 饭 | meal / cooked rice, food (MW 顿 dùn) | N1 | N1 · Unit 10 | |
| 飞机 | plane (MW 架 jià) | N1 | N1 · Unit 10 | |
| 分 | minute / to divide, to share / point (mark) / fen, one hundredth of a yuan | N1 | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 高兴 | happy, glad / with pleasure | N1 | N1 · Unit 3 | |
| 个 | general MW, for people and objects | N1 | N1 · Unit 7 | |
| 工作 | work, job / to work / (of a machine) to function | N1 | N1 · Unit 7 | |
| 狗 | dog (MW 只 zhī, 条 tiáo) | N1 | N1 · Unit 8 | |
| 汉语 | Chinese (language), Mandarin | N1 | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 汉字 | Chinese character (in Japanese: kanji; in Korean: hanja) | N1 | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 好 | good, well / (好 + verb) pleasant to, easy to (好看 hǎokàn “good-looking”) / very; read hào: to like | N1 | N1 · Unit 1 | |
| 好吃 | tasty (to eat), delicious | N1 | N1 · Unit 10 | |
| 喝 | to drink | N1 | N1 · Unit 10 | |
| 和 | and, with (coverb) / peace, harmony | N1 | N1 · Unit 7 | |
| 很 | very | N1 | N1 · Unit 1 | |
| 回 | to come back, to return / to reply / MW: time(s) | N1 | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 会 | can, to know how to (learned skill) / likely to / meeting | N1 | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 火车 | train | N1 | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 几 | how many? (small number) / a few | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 家 | family, household, home / MW for companies and shops / suffix for specialists (作家 zuòjiā “writer”) | N1 | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 叫 | to be called / to call, to shout / to ask someone to do something | N1 | N1 · Unit 3 | |
| 今年 | this year | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 今天 | today | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 九 | nine, 9 | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 开 | to open / to turn on / to drive (开车 kāichē) / to start | N1 | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 开车 | to drive (a car) | N1 | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 看 | to look, to see / to read / to visit / to consult (看病 kànbìng) | N1 | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 块 | piece, lump / MW for things in pieces / (colloquial) yuan | N1 | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 来 | to come / (after a verb) towards the speaker | N1 | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 老师 | teacher | N1 | N1 · Unit 2 | |
| 了 | particle: at the end of a sentence, change of situation; after a verb, completed action | N1 | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 冷 | cold | N1 | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 里 | in, inside / li, unit of distance (500 m) | N1 | N1 · Unit 8 | |
| 两 | two (before a MW) / liang, unit of weight (50 g) | N1 | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 零 | zero, 0 | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 六 | six, 6 | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 妈妈 | mom, mother | N1 | N1 · Unit 7 | |
| 吗 | final interrogative particle | N1 | N1 · Unit 1 | |
| 买 | to buy | N1 | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 猫 | cat (MW 只 zhī) | N1 | N1 · Unit 8 | |
| 没关系 | it doesn't matter, never mind | N1 | N1 · Unit 2 | |
| 们 | plural suffix for pronouns and nouns referring to people | N1 | N1 · Unit 2 | |
| 明年 | next year | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 明天 | tomorrow | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 名字 | name, given name (of a person) / name (of a thing) | N1 | N1 · Unit 3 | |
| 哪 | which? (哪个 nǎge) | N1 | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 哪里 | where? / (modest reply to a compliment) oh no, not at all | N1 | N1 · Unit 8 | |
| 哪儿 | where? | N1 | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 那 | that / then, in that case (at the start of a sentence) | N1 | N1 · Unit 7 | |
| 那里 | there, over there | N1 | N1 · Unit 8 | |
| 那儿 | there, over there | N1 | N1 · Unit 7 | |
| 呢 | final particle: return question (你呢 nǐ ne “and you?”) / ongoing action | N1 | N1 · Unit 1 | |
| 能 | can, to be able to (ability, possibility) / capable | N1 | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 你 | you (singular) | N1 | N1 · Unit 1 | |
| 你好 | hello | N1 | N1 · Unit 1 | |
| 你们 | you (plural) | N1 | N1 · Unit 2 | |
| 年 | year | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 女儿 | daughter | N1 | N1 · Unit 7 | |
| 朋友 | friend (MW 个 gè, 位 wèi) | N1 | N1 · Unit 7 | |
| 漂亮 | pretty, beautiful | N1 | N1 · Unit 7 | |
| 苹果 | apple (MW 个 gè) | N1 | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 七 | seven, 7 | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 钱 | money | N1 | N1 · Unit 8 | |
| 请 | to invite / please | N1 | N1 · Unit 2 | |
| 去 | to go / (after a verb) away from the speaker | N1 | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 去年 | last year | N1 | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 热 | hot / heat / to heat | N1 | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 人 | person, human being (MW 个 gè) | N1 | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 认识 | to know (someone), to get to know / to recognize | N1 | N1 · Unit 3 | |
| 三 | three, 3 | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 商店 | shop, store (MW 家 jiā) | N1 | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 上午 | morning (before noon) | N1 | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 少 | few, little | N1 | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 谁 | who? | N1 | N1 · Unit 3 | |
| 什么 | what? which? / something | N1 | N1 · Unit 3 | |
| 十 | ten, 10 | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 时候 | moment, time (……的时候 de shíhou “when…”) | N1 | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 是 | to be / yes, that's right | N1 | N1 · Unit 3 | |
| 书 | book / to write, writing | N1 | N1 · Unit 8 | |
| 水 | water | N1 | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 水果 | fruit | N1 | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 睡觉 | to sleep, to go to bed | N1 | N1 · Unit 10 | |
| 说 | to speak, to say / to scold | N1 | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 说话 | to speak, to talk | N1 | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 四 | four, 4 | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 岁 | year (of age): 五岁 wǔ suì “five years old” | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 他 | he, him | N1 | N1 · Unit 1 | |
| 她 | she, her | N1 | N1 · Unit 3 | |
| 他们 | they, them | N1 | N1 · Unit 2 | |
| 太 | too (much) / very (太好了 tài hǎo le “great!”) | N1 | N1 · Unit 10 | |
| 天 | day / sky / weather (天气 tiānqì) | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 天气 | weather | N1 | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 听 | to listen, to hear | N1 | N1 · Unit 10 | |
| 同学 | classmate | N1 | N1 · Unit 2 | |
| 喂 | hello! (on the phone, read wéi) / hey! / to feed | N1 | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 我 | I, me | N1 | N1 · Unit 1 | |
| 我们 | we, us | N1 | N1 · Unit 2 | |
| 五 | five, 5 | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 喜欢 | to like, to enjoy | N1 | N1 · Unit 10 | |
| 下雨 | to rain | N1 | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 下午 | afternoon | N1 | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 先生 | Mr, sir / husband | N1 | N1 · Unit 3 | |
| 现在 | now, currently | N1 | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 想 | to think / to want, to feel like / to miss someone | N1 | N1 · Unit 7 | |
| 些 | some, a few (这些 zhèxiē “these”) | N1 | N1 · Unit 8 | |
| 写 | to write | N1 | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 谢谢 | thank you / to thank | N1 | N1 · Unit 1 | |
| 星期 | week (星期一 xīngqīyī “Monday”) | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 学生 | pupil, student | N1 | N1 · Unit 3 | |
| 学习 | to learn, to study | N1 | N1 · Unit 10 | |
| 学校 | school | N1 | N1 · Unit 7 | |
| 也 | also, too | N1 | N1 · Unit 2 | |
| 一 | one, 1 / as soon as (一…就… yī… jiù…) | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 衣服 | clothes, clothing | N1 | N1 · Unit 8 | |
| 医生 | doctor | N1 | N1 · Unit 7 | |
| 医院 | hospital | N1 | N1 · Unit 7 | |
| 椅子 | chair | N1 | N1 · Unit 8 | |
| 一点儿 | a little (erhua form of 一点 yìdiǎn) | N1 | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 有 | to have / there is, there are | N1 | N1 · Unit 7 | |
| 雨 | rain (下雨 xiàyǔ “to rain”) | N1 | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 月 | moon / month | N1 | N1 · Unit 5 | |
| 在 | to be at, to be located / at, in (coverb) / in the middle of doing | N1 | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 再见 | goodbye | N1 | N1 · Unit 1 | |
| 怎么 | how? / why? (surprise) | N1 | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 怎么样 | how? / how is it going? what do you think? | N1 | N1 · Unit 9 | |
| 这 | this | N1 | N1 · Unit 7 | |
| 这里 | here | N1 | N1 · Unit 8 | |
| 这儿 | here | N1 | N1 · Unit 7 | |
| 中国 | China | N1 | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 中文 | Chinese (language, especially written) | N1 | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 住 | to live, to stay / (after a verb) firmly, in place | N1 | N1 · Unit 4 | |
| 桌子 | table, desk (MW 张 zhāng) | N1 | N1 · Unit 8 | |
| 昨天 | yesterday | N1 | N1 · Unit 6 | |
| 坐 | to sit / to take (a means of transport: 坐车 zuò chē) | N1 | N1 · Unit 2 | |
| 做 | to do / to make / to prepare (做饭 zuòfàn) | N1 | N1 · Unit 7 |