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The 100 HSK 1 words (2026 HSK 3.0 syllabus) that appear most often across the Literate Chinese story library, most frequent first. Learn these and you will recognise a large share of every beginner story.
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All 100 words in this deck
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 的 | deㄉㄜ˙ | possessive particle |
| 了 | leㄌㄜ˙ | (particle indicating completed action or change of state) |
| 他 | tāㄊㄚ | he; him |
| 说說 | shuōㄕㄨㄛ | to speak; to say |
| 我 | wǒㄨㄛˇ | I; me |
| 在 | zàiㄗㄞˋ | to be (located); at; in |
| 你 | nǐㄋㄧˇ | you |
| 是 | shìㄕˋ | to be; correct |
| 都 | dōuㄉㄡ | all; both |
| 也 | yěㄧㄝˇ | also |
| 很 | hěnㄏㄣˇ | very |
| 她 | tāㄊㄚ | she |
| 一 | yīㄧ | one |
| 人 | rénㄖㄣˊ | person; people |
| 里裡 | lǐㄌㄧˇ | inside; interior; within |
| 我们我們 | wǒmenㄨㄛˇ ㄇㄣ˙ | we; us |
| 有 | yǒuㄧㄡˇ | to have; there is, there are |
| 想 | xiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇ | to think; to want |
| 不 | bùㄅㄨˋ | no; not |
| 去 | qùㄑㄩˋ | to go |
| 会會 | huìㄏㄨㄟˋ | can; to know how to; meeting |
| 他们他們 | tāmenㄊㄚ ㄇㄣ˙ | they |
| 和 | héㄏㄢˋ | and; with |
| 没有沒有 | méiyǒuㄇㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ | don't have; haven't |
| 它 | tāㄊㄚ | it |
| 小 | xiǎoㄒㄧㄠˇ | small; little |
| 要 | yàoㄧㄠˋ | to want; will |
| 看 | kànㄎㄢˋ | to look; to watch; to see |
| 来來 | láiㄌㄞˊ | to come; to arrive |
| 上 | shàngㄕㄤˋ | up; on |
| 问問 | wènㄨㄣˋ | to ask |
| 这這 | zhèㄓㄜˋ | this |
| 今天 | jīntiānㄐㄧㄣ ㄊㄧㄢ | today |
| 好 | hǎoㄏㄠˇ | good |
| 妈妈媽媽 | māmaㄇㄚ ㄇㄚ˙ | mom |
| 吃 | chīㄔ | to eat |
| 给給 | gěiㄍㄟˇ | to give; for, to (sb) |
| 还還 | háiㄏㄞˊ | still; yet |
| 朋友 | péngyouㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ | friend |
| 晚上 | wǎnshangㄨㄢˇ ㄕㄤ˙ | evening |
| 什么什麼 | shénmeㄕㄣˊ ㄇㄜ˙ | what |
| 做 | zuòㄗㄨㄛˋ | to do; to make |
| 大 | dàㄉㄚˋ | big; large |
| 到 | dàoㄉㄠˋ | to arrive; to reach |
| 时候時候 | shíhouㄕˊ ㄏㄡˋ | time; when |
| 叫 | jiàoㄐㄧㄠˋ | to call; to be called |
| 吗嗎 | maㄇㄚ˙ | (question particle) |
| 年 | niánㄋㄧㄢˊ | year |
| 对對 | duìㄉㄨㄟˋ | right; correct |
| 大家 | dàjiāㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ | everyone |
| 家 | jiāㄐㄧㄚ | home; family |
| 那 | nàㄋㄚˋ | that; those |
| 这个這個 | zhègeㄓㄜˋ ㄍㄜ˙ | (pronoun) this; (adjective) this |
| 爸爸 | bàbaㄅㄚˋ ㄅㄚ˙ | (coll.) father; dad |
| 吧 | baㄅㄚ˙ | modal particle indicating suggestion |
| 钱錢 | qiánㄑㄧㄢˊ | money |
| 你们你們 | nǐmenㄋㄧˇ ㄇㄣ˙ | you (plural) |
| 两兩 | liǎngㄌㄧㄤˇ | two; both |
| 医生醫生 | yīshēngㄧ ㄕㄥ | doctor |
| 多 | duōㄉㄨㄛ | many; much |
| 太 | tàiㄊㄞˋ | too; very |
| 事 | shìㄕˋ | matter; thing |
| 点點 | diǎnㄉㄧㄢˇ | o'clock; point; dot |
| 早上 | zǎoshangㄗㄠˇ ㄕㄤ˙ | morning; early morning |
| 买買 | mǎiㄇㄞˇ | to buy |
| 觉得覺得 | juédeㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄜ˙ | to think; to feel |
| 现在現在 | xiànzàiㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄗㄞˋ | now |
| 再 | zàiㄗㄞˋ | again |
| 东西東西 | dōngxiㄉㄨㄥ ㄒㄧ˙ | thing; stuff; object |
| 可以 | kěyǐㄎㄜˇ ㄧˇ | can; may; possible; allowed |
| 能 | néngㄋㄥˊ | can; to be able to |
| 呢 | neㄋㄜ˙ | question particle |
| 知道 | zhīdàoㄓ ㄉㄠˋ | to know; to be aware |
| 个個 | gèㄍㄜˋ | general measure word |
| 后後 | hòuㄏㄡˋ | behind; after |
| 米饭米飯 | mǐfànㄇㄧˇ ㄈㄢˋ | cooked rice |
| 住 | zhùㄓㄨˋ | to live; to reside |
| 公司 | gōngsīㄍㄨㄥ ㄙ | company; firm; corporation |
| 新 | xīnㄒㄧㄣ | new |
| 谁誰 | shéiㄕㄟˊ | who |
| 天 | tiānㄊㄧㄢ | day; sky |
| 喜欢喜歡 | xǐhuanㄒㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄢ | to like |
| 找 | zhǎoㄓㄠˇ | to look for; to seek |
| 房间房間 | fángjiānㄈㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄢ | room |
| 那个那個 | nàgeㄋㄚˋ ㄍㄜ˙ | that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc); (euph.) menstruation; sex; also pr. [nei4 ge5] |
| 工作 | gōngzuòㄍㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋ | to work; job |
| 看见看見 | kànjiànㄎㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ | to see; to catch sight of |
| 下午 | xiàwǔㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨˇ | afternoon; p.m. |
| 请請 | qǐngㄑㄧㄥˇ | please; to invite |
| 听聽 | tīngㄊㄧㄥ | to listen; to hear |
| 坐 | zuòㄗㄨㄛˋ | to sit; to take (a bus, etc.) |
| 们們 | menㄇㄣ˙ | plural marker for pronouns |
| 喝 | hēㄏㄜ | to drink |
| 写寫 | xiěㄒㄧㄝˇ | to write |
| 真 | zhēnㄓㄣ | really; truly |
| 明天 | míngtiānㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ | tomorrow |
| 书書 | shūㄕㄨ | book |
| 菜 | càiㄘㄞˋ | dish; vegetable |
| 时间時間 | shíjiānㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄢ | time |
| 手机手機 | shǒujīㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧ | cell phone |
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