HSK1 is the first level of the standard Mandarin proficiency exam, and its whole vocabulary is about 150 words.
That is small enough that this note is the actual list, grouped by theme so it reads as a reference you can revise from, not a wall of flashcards.
Pair it with three-patterns-80-percent for how to string these words into sentences.
Pronouns and people
Character
Pinyin
Meaning
我
wǒ
I, me
我们
wǒmen
we, us
你
nǐ
you
他
tā
he, him
她
tā
she, her
这
zhè
this
那
nà
that
人
rén
person
爸爸
bàba
dad
妈妈
māma
mum
儿子
érzi
son
女儿
nǚ’ér
daughter
老师
lǎoshī
teacher
学生
xuésheng
student
同学
tóngxué
classmate
朋友
péngyou
friend
医生
yīshēng
doctor
先生
xiānsheng
Mr, sir
小姐
xiǎojiě
Miss
Numbers and measure words
Character
Pinyin
Meaning
一 二 三
yī èr sān
1, 2, 3
四 五 六
sì wǔ liù
4, 5, 6
七 八 九
qī bā jiǔ
7, 8, 9
十
shí
10
个
gè
general measure word
本
běn
measure word for books
块
kuài
unit of money (yuan)
岁
suì
years (of age)
些
xiē
some, a few
多少
duōshao
how many, how much
几
jǐ
how many (small numbers)
Question words
Character
Pinyin
Meaning
什么
shénme
what
谁
shéi
who
哪
nǎ
which
哪儿
nǎr
where
怎么
zěnme
how
怎么样
zěnmeyàng
how about, how is it
多少
duōshao
how many/much
Time and dates
Character
Pinyin
Meaning
今天
jīntiān
today
明天
míngtiān
tomorrow
昨天
zuótiān
yesterday
上午
shàngwǔ
morning
中午
zhōngwǔ
noon
下午
xiàwǔ
afternoon
现在
xiànzài
now
时候
shíhou
time, moment
年
nián
year
月
yuè
month
号
hào
day (of the month)
星期
xīngqī
week
点
diǎn
o’clock
分钟
fēnzhōng
minute
Common verbs
Character
Pinyin
Meaning
是
shì
to be
有
yǒu
to have
没有
méiyǒu
to not have
在
zài
to be at
去
qù
to go
来
lái
to come
回
huí
to return
吃
chī
to eat
喝
hē
to drink
看
kàn
to look, watch, read
看见
kànjiàn
to see
听
tīng
to listen
说
shuō
to speak
读
dú
to read (aloud)
写
xiě
to write
叫
jiào
to call, be named
买
mǎi
to buy
开
kāi
to open, drive
住
zhù
to live, reside
做 / 作
zuò
to do, make
坐
zuò
to sit
睡觉
shuìjiào
to sleep
工作
gōngzuò
to work
学习
xuéxí
to study
想
xiǎng
to want, think
喜欢
xǐhuan
to like
爱
ài
to love
认识
rènshi
to know (a person)
会
huì
can, to know how to
能
néng
can, be able to
请
qǐng
please, to invite
打电话
dǎ diànhuà
to make a phone call
下雨
xiàyǔ
to rain
Adjectives and adverbs
Character
Pinyin
Meaning
大
dà
big
小
xiǎo
small
多
duō
many
少
shǎo
few
好
hǎo
good
冷
lěng
cold
热
rè
hot
高兴
gāoxìng
happy
漂亮
piàoliang
pretty
很
hěn
very
太
tài
too (excessively)
都
dōu
all, both
和
hé
and, with
Food, drink and objects
Character
Pinyin
Meaning
菜
cài
dish, vegetable
米饭
mǐfàn
cooked rice
水
shuǐ
water
茶
chá
tea
水果
shuǐguǒ
fruit
苹果
píngguǒ
apple
杯子
bēizi
cup
钱
qián
money
书
shū
book
字
zì
character, word
衣服
yīfu
clothes
东西
dōngxi
thing (object)
电脑
diànnǎo
computer
电视
diànshì
TV
电影
diànyǐng
film
桌子
zhuōzi
table
椅子
yǐzi
chair
猫
māo
cat
狗
gǒu
dog
名字
míngzi
name
天气
tiānqì
weather
汉语
Hànyǔ
Chinese (language)
Places and directions
Character
Pinyin
Meaning
家
jiā
home, family
学校
xuéxiào
school
商店
shāngdiàn
shop
饭馆
fànguǎn
restaurant
医院
yīyuàn
hospital
火车站
huǒchēzhàn
train station
中国
Zhōngguó
China
北京
Běijīng
Beijing
上
shàng
up, on
下
xià
down, under
里
lǐ
inside
前面
qiánmiàn
in front
后面
hòumiàn
behind
中
zhōng
middle
飞机
fēijī
aeroplane
出租车
chūzūchē
taxi
Function words and particles
Character
Pinyin
Role
的
de
possessive / linking particle
了
le
completed action / change of state
吗
ma
turns a statement into a yes/no question
呢
ne
”and you?” / softening question particle
不
bù
not
没
méi
not (for 有 and past)
Greetings and set phrases
Phrase
Pinyin
Meaning
谢谢
xièxie
thank you
不客气
bú kèqi
you’re welcome
对不起
duìbuqǐ
sorry
没关系
méi guānxi
it’s ok, never mind
请
qǐng
please
喂
wéi
hello (on the phone)
再见
zàijiàn
goodbye
How to actually use this
Do not memorise the list top to bottom.
Learn a handful per theme, then immediately build sentences with the patterns in three-patterns-80-percent so the words attach to a structure instead of floating free.
The verbs plus 很/太/都 plus the question particles 吗/呢 already let you ask and answer most everyday HSK1 questions.
Sources
youtube.com/watch?v=1av1MTjvzZU - Everyday Chinese, HSK1 flashcard review. The 150 words here follow the standard HSK1 syllabus (the video presents them as flashcards).