Chinese · HSK 2

HSK 2 Vocabulary List (199 Words)

Every HSK 2 word with simplified and traditional characters, pinyin and English meaning.

HSK 2 word list

WordPinyinMeaning
啊 āparticle showing surprise or agreement
爱好 愛好àihàohobby; to be fond of
白色 báisèwhite, the color white
班 bānclass, work shift
帮 幫bāngto help
帮忙 幫忙bāngmángto help, to lend a hand
包 bāobag; to wrap
本子 běn zinotebook
比 bǐcompared with; than
笔 筆bǐpen; writing brush
别 biédon't; other
不好意思 bùhǎoyìsīembarrassed; excuse me
不错 不錯búcuònot bad, quite good
长 長chánglong
车站 車站chēzhànstation, bus stop
出 chūto go out; to produce
床 chuángbed
出国 出國chūguóto go abroad
出来 出來chūláito come out
出门 出門chūménto go out, to leave home
出去 chūqùto go out
词 詞cíword, term
次 cìtime, occurrence
从 從cóngfrom, since
从小 從小cóngxiǎofrom childhood
错 錯cuòwrong, mistaken
打 dǎto hit; to play (a sport); to make (a call)
打车 打車dǎ chēto take a taxi
打开 打開dǎkāito open, to turn on
但 dànbut, yet
但是 dànshìbut, however
得 děimust, have to
地 dìground, earth, land
等 děngto wait; and so on
点 diǎndot, point; o'clock; a little
地铁 地鐵dì tiěsubway, metro
动 動dòngto move
懂 dǒngto understand
饭馆 飯館fàn guǎnrestaurant
飞 飛fēito fly
高 gāotall, high
告诉 告訴gàosùto tell
高中 gāozhōngsenior high school
跟 gēnwith; to follow
个子 個子gèzi5height, build
公交车 公交車gōng jiāo chēpublic bus
过 過guòparticle marking past experience; to pass
过来 過來guòláito come over
过年 過年guòniánto celebrate New Year
过去 guò qùto go past; the past
还是 還是háishìstill; or (in questions)
黑色 hēisèblack, the color black
红茶 紅茶hóngcháblack tea
红色 紅色hóngsèred, the color red
后面 後面hòumiànbehind, at the back
画 畫huàpainting; to draw
花 huāflower; to spend
花 huāflower; to spend
坏 壞huàibad; broken
回来 回來huíláito come back
回去 huíqùto go back
间 間jiānmeasure word for rooms; between
教 jiāoto teach
教室 jiàoshìclassroom
机场 機場jīchǎngairport
记得 記得jìdeto remember
介绍 介紹jièshàoto introduce
进 進jìnto enter, to go in
近 jìnnear, close
经常 經常jīngchángoften, frequently
进来 進來jìnláito come in
进去 進去jìnqùto go in
机票 機票jī piàoplane ticket
就 jiùthen, at once; only
酒店 jiǔdiànhotel
咖啡 kāfēicoffee
开始 開始kāishǐto begin, to start
开学 開學kāixuéto start the school term
考 kǎoto take an exam; to test
考试 考試kǎoshìexamination, test
可能 kěnéngpossible; maybe
快 kuàifast, quick; soon
快乐 快樂kuàilèhappy, joyful
快要 kuài yàoabout to, soon
裤子 褲子kùzi5pants
篮球 籃球lánqiúbasketball
累 lèitired
离 離líaway from, apart from
里面 裡面lǐmiàninside
楼 樓lóufloor, story; building
路 lùroad, way
绿茶 綠茶lǜ chágreen tea
绿色 綠色lùsègreen, the color green
路上 lù shangon the way, on the road
旅游 旅遊lǚ yoúto travel; tourism
慢 mànslow
每 měievery, each
没意思 沒意思méi yì siboring, not interesting
门 門méndoor, gate
门口 門口ménkǒudoorway, entrance
门票 門票ménpiàoentrance ticket
面 miànface; side; noodles
名 míngmeasure word for people; name
拿 náto take, to hold
奶茶 nǎi chámilk tea
奶奶 nǎinǎigrandmother on the father's side
那么 那麼nàmoso, in that way
男孩儿 男孩兒nánháirboy
那样 那樣nàyànglike that, that kind of
鸟 鳥niǎobird
女孩儿 女孩兒nǚháirgirl
旁边 旁邊pángbiānbeside, next to
跑 pǎoto run
跑步 pǎo bùto run, to jog
票 piàoticket
前面 qiánmiànin front, ahead
起来 起來qǐláito get up, to stand up
晴 qíngclear, fine (of weather)
球 qiúball
妻子 qīzǐwife
让 讓ràngto let, to allow
肉 ròumeat
商场 商場shāngchǎngshopping center, department store
上来 上來shàngláito come up
上面 shàngmiànabove, on top
上去 shàng qùto go up
上网 上網shàng wǎngto go online
生日 shēngrìbirthday
身体 身體shēntǐbody; health
时 時shítime, hour, when
事情 shìqíngmatter, affair, thing
手 shǒuhand
手表 手錶shǒubiǎowristwatch
书包 書包shūbāoschool bag, satchel
舒服 shūfúcomfortable
送 sòngto give as a gift; to see off
虽然 雖然suīránalthough, though
所以 suǒyǐso, therefore
疼 téngpainful, sore; to love dearly
题 題tíquestion, problem (in a test)
踢 tīto kick
条 條tiáomeasure word for long thin things
跳舞 tiàowǔto dance
头 頭tóuhead
外国 外國wàiguóforeign country
外面 wàimiànoutside
完 wánto finish, to complete
万 萬wànten thousand
忘 wàngto forget
往 wǎngtoward, in the direction of
网上 網上wǎng shàngonline, on the internet
位 wèipolite measure word for people; position
为什么 為什麼wèishémewhy
洗 xǐto wash
下来 下來xiàláito come down
下面 xiàmiànbelow, underneath; next
笑 xiàoto laugh, to smile
小孩儿 小孩兒xiǎoháirchild
小时候 小時候xiǎo shí houin one's childhood
下去 xiàqùto go down; to continue
姓 xìngsurname; to be surnamed
姓名 xìngmíngfull name
洗手间 洗手間xǐ shoǔ jiāntoilet, washroom
希望 xīwàngto hope; hope
眼睛 yǎnjīngeye
颜色 顏色yánsècolor
药 藥yàomedicine, drug
药店 藥店yào diànpharmacy, drugstore
爷爷 爺爺yéyégrandfather on the father's side
一会儿 一會兒yīhuìra moment, a little while
已经 已經yǐjīngalready
阴 隂Yīnovercast, cloudy; shade
因为 因為yīnwèibecause
一起 yīqǐtogether
意思 yìsīmeaning; interest
游 yóuto swim; to travel
右 yòuright, right-hand side
有意思 yǒuyìsīinteresting
右边 右邊yoù bianthe right side
有时(候) yǒu shí hòusometimes
游泳 yóuyǒngto swim
鱼 魚yūfish
远 遠yuǎnfar, distant
运动 運動yùndòngsport, exercise; movement
站 zhànstation, stop; to stand
丈夫 zhàngfūhusband
着 著zheparticle marking a continuing state
这么 這麼zhèmoso, like this
正 zhèngjust, exactly; upright
这样 這樣zhèyànglike this, in this way
周 zhōuweek; circumference
准备 準備zhǔnbèito prepare, to get ready
自己 zìjǐoneself, one's own
走 zǒuto walk, to go, to leave
走路 zǒulùto walk, to go on foot
最 zuìmost, the most
左 zuǒleft, left-hand side
左边 左邊zuǒ bianthe left side
足球 zúqiúsoccer

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