HSK 1–2 vocabulary list
80 core HSK 1–2 words, grouped by theme with pinyin and meaning, studied with real spaced repetition. Free, no signup, works in your browser.
The high-frequency words a HSK 1–2 candidate needs to read on sight — the verbs, nouns, adjectives, and adverbs & time words that show up across the beginner band. Each card shows the Simplified characters, pinyin, and the English meaning. Tap any group to study it with the forgetting-curve scheduling that times each review to memory.
HSK 1–2 verbs
Study these 20 →- 认识rènshito know (a person), to be acquainted with
- 知道zhīdaoto know (a fact)
- 觉得juédeto feel, to think (an opinion)
- 介绍jièshaoto introduce
- 帮助bāngzhùto help
- 开始kāishǐto begin, to start
- 等děngto wait
- 坐zuòto sit, to ride (a vehicle)
- 住zhùto live, to stay
- 回huíto return, to go back
- 给gěito give
- 找zhǎoto look for, to find
- 问wènto ask
- 告诉gàosuto tell, to inform
- 让ràngto let, to make (someone do)
- 走zǒuto walk, to leave
- 运动yùndòngto exercise, to do sports
- 玩wánto play, to have fun
- 笑xiàoto laugh, to smile
- 希望xīwàngto hope, to wish
HSK 1–2 nouns
Study these 20 →- 朋友péngyoufriend
- 老师lǎoshīteacher
- 学生xuéshengstudent
- 孩子háizichild
- 名字míngziname
- 电视diànshìtelevision
- 电脑diànnǎocomputer
- 手机shǒujīmobile phone
- 桌子zhuōzitable, desk
- 椅子yǐzichair
- 房间fángjiānroom
- 门méndoor
- 书shūbook
- 字zìcharacter, word
- 问题wèntíquestion, problem
- 事情shìqingmatter, thing (affair)
- 时间shíjiāntime
- 生日shēngrìbirthday
- 意思yìsimeaning
- 路lùroad, way
HSK 1–2 adjectives
Study these 20 →- 多duōmany, much
- 少shǎofew, little
- 忙mángbusy
- 矮ǎishort (in height)
- 早zǎoearly
- 晚wǎnlate
- 聪明cōngmingclever, smart
- 健康jiànkānghealthy
- 快乐kuàilèhappy, joyful
- 重要zhòngyàoimportant
- 容易róngyìeasy
- 难nándifficult, hard
- 好吃hǎochīdelicious, tasty
- 干净gānjìngclean
- 脏zāngdirty
- 错cuòwrong, mistaken
- 对duìcorrect, right
- 胖pàngfat, plump
- 瘦shòuthin, skinny
- 饱bǎofull (after eating)
HSK 1–2 adverbs & time words
Study these 20 →- 非常fēichángextremely, very
- 真zhēnreally, truly
- 最zuìmost (superlative)
- 更gèngeven more
- 已经yǐjīngalready
- 就jiùthen, just, at once
- 才cáionly then, not until
- 还háistill, also
- 再zàiagain, once more
- 常常chángchángoften
- 一起yìqǐtogether
- 所以suǒyǐso, therefore
- 可能kěnéngmaybe, possibly
- 马上mǎshàngimmediately, right away
- 一下yíxià(do) briefly, for a moment
- 别biédon't (do)
- 正在zhèngzàiin the middle of (doing)
- 时候shíhoutime, moment, (the time) when
- 号hàoday of the month, number
- 分fēnminute; cent (also a measure)
- ✓ Mapped to the HSK 1–2 level
Each card checked against the HSK 1–2 beginner band — characters, pinyin and meanings verified.
- ✓ Real FSRS spaced repetition
The same modern algorithm serious Anki users choose — reviews timed to memory.
- ✓ Free, no signup
Start in one tap. No ads, no paywall, no account required.
- ✓ Your data is portable
Export every card and your progress to Anki or CSV anytime — never trapped.
A curated core of the highest-yield HSK 1–2 grammar and vocabulary, in Simplified characters with pinyin. Every card is checked against the level, and grammar examples reuse only words taught earlier in the course.