HSK 2 Vocabulary

Below you can find the vocabularies you need to learn for HSK 2.0 Level 2 (on top of those you need to learn for HSK 1):

B

baParticle: indicating suggestion
báiAdjective: white, blank
Adverb: free of charge, for nothing
bǎiNumber: 100
帮助bāng zhùNoun: assistance, help
Verb: to help, to assist
报纸bào zhǐNoun: newspaper
Relative Clause: than, used for comparison
biéVerb: to leave, to distinguish
Adjective: other, another
Adverb: don’t

C

chángNoun: length
Adjective: long
唱歌chàng gēVerb: to sing
chūVerb: to go out, to exceed, to happen
Measure Word: for dramas, plays, operas
chuánNoun: boat, ship
穿chuānVerb: to wear
Noun: order, sequence
Measure Word: “time(s)”
cóngRelative Clause: from
cuòNoun: mistake, error
Adjective: wrong

D

大家dà jiāPronoun: everybody, all
打篮球dǎ lán qiúVerb: play basketball
但是dàn shìConjunction: but, however
dàoVerb: to arrive, to reach
Relative Clause: to, until, up to
deParticle: used to link verb with adjective
děngVerb: to wait
弟弟dì diNoun: younger brother
第一dì yīNumber: first, number one
dǒngVerb: to understand, to know
duìAdjective: right, correct

F

房间fáng jiānNoun: room
非常fēi chángAdverb: very
服务员fú wù yuánNoun: waiter, service personnel

G

gāoAdjective: high, tall
告诉gào suVerb: to tell
哥哥gē geNoun: older brother
gěiVerb: to give
公共汽车gōng gòng qì chēNoun: bus
公斤gōng jīnNoun: kilogram
Measure Word: kg
公司gōng sīNoun: company
guìAdjective: expensive
guoParticle: indicating action in the past

H

háiAdverb: still
孩子hái ziNoun: child
hàoNoun: number, day of month
好吃hǎo chīAdjective: tasty, delicious
hēiAdjective: black, dark
hóngNoun: dividend
Adjective: red, popular, revlutionary
欢迎huān yíngExpression: welcome!
回答huí dáNoun: answer
Verb: to answer, to reply

J

机场jī chǎngNoun: airport
鸡蛋jī dànNoun: (chicken) egg
jiànMeasure Word: for events, things, clothes, etc.
教室jiào shìNoun: classroom
姐姐jiě jieNoun: older sister
介绍jiè shàoNoun: introduction
Verb: to introduce, to recommend
jìnVerb: to advance, to enter
jìnAdjective: near, close
jiùAdverb: only, already
Relative Clause: with regard to
Conjunction: as soon as, right away, even if
觉得jué deVerb: to think, to feel

K

咖啡kā fēiNoun: coffee
开始kāi shǐNoun: beginning
Verb: to begin
考试kǎo shìNoun: exam
Noun: class, lesson, course
可能kě néngAdverb: might, maybe
Auxiliary Verb: can
可以kě yǐAuxiliary Verb: can, may, able to
kuàiAdjective: quick, rapid
Adverb: soon, almost
快乐kuài lèAdjective: happy

L

lèiAdjective: tired
Verb: to leave, to be away from
liǎngNumber: two, some
Measure Word: 50 gram
Noun: road, path
旅游lǚ yóuNoun: trip, journey
Verb: to travel

M

màiVerb: to sell
mànAdjective: slow
mángAdjective: busy
měiAdverb: each, per
Pronoun: all, each, every
妹妹mèi meiNoun: younger sister
ménNoun: door
Measure Word: for lessons

N

男人nán rénNoun: man, men
nínPronoun: you (singular, polite)
牛奶niú nǎiNoun: cow milk
女人nǚ rénNoun: woman, women

P

旁边páng biānLocation: beside, aside
跑步pǎo bùVerb: to run
便宜pián yiAdjective: cheap, inexpensive
piàoNoun: ticket

Q

起床qǐ chuángVerb: to get up (from bed)
妻子qī ziNoun: wife
qiānNumber: 1000
qíngAdjective: clear, sunny
去年qù niánTime: last year

R

ràngVerb: to permit, to let sb. do sth.

S

上班shàng bānVerb: to go to work, to start work
身体shēn tǐNoun: body, health
生病shēng bìngVerb: to get sick
生日shēng rìNoun: birthday
时间shí jiānNoun: time, period
事情shì qingNoun: thing, affair, matter
手表shǒu biǎoNoun: wrist watch
手机shǒu jīNoun: mobile phone
sòngVerb: to deliver, to escort, to give, to send
所以suǒ yǐConjunction: therefore, as a result, so

T

Pronoun: it
Noun: question (of a test)
Verb: to inscribe, to mention
踢足球tī zú qiúVerb: to play football
跳舞tiào wǔVerb: to dance

W

wàiAdjective: foreign, external
Location: outside
wánVerb: to finish
wánVerb: to play, to have fun
晚上wǎn shangTime: evening
为什么wèi shén meAdverb: why
wènVerb: to ask
问题wèn tíNoun: problem, question

X

Verb: to wash
西瓜xī guāNoun: watermelon
希望xī wàngNoun: hope
Verb: to hope, to wish
xiàngNoun: direction
Verb: to face, to turn towards
Adverb: formerly, all along
Relative Clause: towards
xiàoVerb: to smile, to laugh
小时xiǎo shíNoun: hour
xīnAdjective: new
xìngNoun: surname
休息xiū xiNoun: rest
Verb: to rest
xuěNoun: snow

Y

眼睛yǎn jingNoun: eye
颜色yán sèNoun: colour
羊肉yáng ròuNoun: mutton
yàoNoun: medicine, drug
yàoAuxiliary Verb: to want to, going to
Adverb: also
已经yǐ jīngAdverb: already
一起yì qǐAdverb: together
意思yì siNoun: meaning, opinion, idea
yīnAdjective: cloudy, overcast
因为yīn wèiConjunction: because
右边yòu bianLocation: right, right side
游泳yóu yǒngNoun: swimming
Verb: to swim
Noun: fish
yuánMeasure Word: for money (Yuan, RMB)
yuǎnAdjective: far, distant
运动yùn dòngNoun: movement, sports
Verb: to move about

Z

zàiAdverb: again, once more
早上zǎo shangTime: early morning
zhāngVerb: to open up, to spread
Measure Word: for pieces, flat objects
丈夫zhàng fuNoun: husband
zhǎoVerb: to look for, to seek
zheParticle: indicating action in progress
zhēnAdverb: real, true, genuine
正在zhèng zàiAdverb: in the process of, in course of
知道zhī dàoVerb: to know, to be aware of
准备zhǔn bèiVerb: to prepare
自行车zì xíng chēNoun: bicycle, bike
zǒuVerb: to walk
zuìAdverb: most
左边zuǒ bianLocation: left, left side

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