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HSK 2

Elementary

Verified HSK wordlist. Expand your basic vocabulary to express needs, preferences, and simple opinions. These words help you navigate shopping, travel, and making small talk.

Selected Simplified (Traditional) Pinyin Definition
牛奶 niú nǎi cow's milk
ba added at the end of sentences to indicates suggestion, request or mild command
bái white
bǎi hundred
帮助 (幫助) bāng zhù help aid, assist
报纸 (報紙) bào zhǐ newspaper newsprint
compare, contrast compete
别 (別) bié don't, stop
长 (長) cháng length long
唱歌 chàng gē to sing a song
chū to go out to come out, exit
穿 chuān to wear to put on
chuán boat
next in sequence second
从 (從) cóng from
错 (錯) cuò wrong
打篮球 (打籃球) dá lán qiú playing basketball
大家 dà jiā everyone all
但是 dàn shì but however
dào reach arrive
de to obtain to get
弟弟 dì di younger brother
第一 dì yī first number one
dǒng to understand to comprehend
房间 (房間) fáng jiān room
非常 fēi cháng very very much
服务员 (服務員) fú wù yuán waiter waitress
gāo high
告诉 (告訴) gào su tell let know
哥哥 gē ge older brother
给 (給) gěi give grant
公共汽车 (公共汽車) gōng gòng qì chē public bus
公斤 gōng jīn kilogram (kg)
公司 gōng sī (business) company company
贵 (貴) guì expensive noble
还 (還) hái return
孩子 hái zi child
好吃 hǎo chī tasty delicious
号 (號) hào mark, signal added after the number to display category(ex. house #8)
hēi black, dark
红 (紅) hóng red
欢迎 (歡迎) huān yíng to welcome welcome
回答 huí dá to reply to answer
机场 (機場) jī chǎng airport airfield
鸡蛋 (雞蛋) jī dàn (chicken) egg hen's egg
jiàn item component
教室 jiào shì classroom
姐姐 jiě jie older sister
介绍 (介紹) jiè shào to introduce (sb to sb) to give a presentation
进 (進) jìn to go forward to advance
jìn near close to
jiù at once right away
觉得 (覺得) jué de to think to feel
咖啡 kā fēi coffee (loanword)
开始 (開始) kāi shǐ to begin start
考试 (考試) kǎo shì to take an exam exam
可能 kě néng might (happen) possible
可以 kě yǐ can may
课 (課) subject course
kuài rapid quick
快乐 (快樂) kuài lè happy merry
lèi tired weary
leave, depart
两 (兩) liǎng two both
road
旅游 (旅遊) lǚ yóu trip journey
卖 (賣) mài to sell sale
màn slow
máng busy hurriedly
měi each every
妹妹 mèi mei younger sister young woman
门 (門) mén door
男人 nán rén a man a male
nín you (courteous, as opposed to informal )
女人 nǚ rén woman
旁边 (旁邊) páng biān lateral side, beside
跑步 pǎo bù to run to jog
便宜 pián yi cheap
piào ticket ballot
妻子 qī zi wife
起床 qǐ chuáng to get out of bed to get up
qiān thousand
qíng clear fine (weather)
去年 qù nián last year
让 (讓) ràng to let to permit, to yield
上班 shàng bān to go to work to be on duty
身体 (身體) shēn tǐ the body one's health
生病 shēng bìng to fall ill
生日 shēng rì birthday
时间 (時間) shí jiān time period
事情 shì qing thing(non-physical) matter, affair
手表 (手錶) shǒu biǎo wrist watch
手机 (手機) shǒu jī cell phone mobile phone
sòng to deliver to carry
所以 suǒ yǐ so, therefore as a result
it
to kick to play (e.g. soccer)
题 (題) question
跳舞 tiào wǔ to dance
wài outside in addition
wán to finish to be over
wán to play to have fun
晚上 wǎn shang evening night
为 (為) wèi as (in the capacity of) to take sth as
问 (問) wèn to ask
问题 (問題) wèn tí question problem
西瓜 xī guā watermelon
希望 xī wàng to wish for to desire
to wash to bathe
xiàng towards
小时 (小時) xiǎo shí hour
xiào laugh
xīn new, fresh
xìng family name
休息 xiū xi rest to rest
xuě snow
颜色 (顏色) yán sè color colour
眼睛 yǎn jing eye
羊肉 yáng ròu mutton goat meat
药 (藥) yào medicine
yào to demand to request
also, aswell
已经 (已經) yǐ jīng already
一起 yī qǐ in the same place together
意思 yì si idea opinion
阴 (陰) yīn negative
因为 (因為) yīn wèi because owing to
游泳 yóu yǒng swimming to swim
右边 (右邊) yòu bian right side right, to the right
鱼 (魚) fish
yuán unit, component
远 (遠) yuǎn far distant
运动 (運動) yùn dòng to move to exercise
zài again once more
早上 zǎo shang early morning
张 (張) zhāng open, spread
丈夫 zhàng fu husband
zhǎo to try to find to look for
着 (著) zhe (chess) move trick
zhēn really truly
正在 zhèng zài in process of(currently) in course of
知道 zhī dào to know to become aware of
准备 (準備) zhǔn bèi preparation to prepare
自行车 (自行車) zì xíng chē bicycle bike
zǒu to walk to go
zuì most
左边 (左邊) zuǒ bian left the left side