HSK 2
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.
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| Selected | Simplified (Traditional) | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 牛奶 | niú nǎi | cow's milk | |
| 吧 | ba | bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc) to puff (on a pipe etc) | |
| 白 | bái | white | |
| 百 | bǎi | hundred | |
| 帮助 (幫助) | bāng zhù | assistance aid | |
| 报纸 (報紙) | bào zhǐ | newspaper newsprint | |
| 比 | bǐ | Belgium Belgian | |
| 别 (別) | bié | don't | |
| 长 (長) | cháng | length long | |
| 唱歌 | chàng gē | to sing a song | |
| 出 | chū | to go out to come out | |
| 穿 | chuān | to wear to put on | |
| 船 | chuán | boat | |
| 次 | cì | 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 influential family | |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but however | |
| 到 | dào | to (a place) until (a time) | |
| 得 | de | to obtain to get | |
| 弟弟 | dì di | younger brother | |
| 第一 | dì yī | first number one | |
| 懂 | 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 | |
| 高 | gāo | high | |
| 告诉 (告訴) | gào su | to press charges to file a complaint | |
| 哥哥 | gē ge | older brother | |
| 给 (給) | gěi | to for | |
| 公共汽车 (公共汽車) | gōng gòng qì chē | 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 | roar cry | |
| 黑 | hēi | abbr. for Heilongjiang province | |
| 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 | |
| 件 | 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 | |
| 近 | jìn | near close to | |
| 就 | 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 beginning | |
| 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) | kè | subject course | |
| 快 | kuài | rapid quick | |
| 快乐 (快樂) | kuài lè | happy merry | |
| 累 | lèi | tired weary | |
| 离 | lí | mythical beast (archaic) | |
| 两 (兩) | liǎng | two both | |
| 路 | lù | road | |
| 旅游 (旅遊) | lǚ yóu | trip journey | |
| 卖 (賣) | mài | to sell to betray | |
| 慢 | màn | slow | |
| 忙 | máng | busy hurriedly | |
| 每 | měi | each every | |
| 妹妹 | mèi mei | younger sister young woman | |
| 门 (門) | mén | door | |
| 男人 | nán rén | a man a male | |
| 您 | nín | you (courteous, as opposed to informal ) | |
| 女人 | nǚ rén | woman | |
| 旁边 (旁邊) | páng biān | lateral side | |
| 跑步 | pǎo bù | to run to jog | |
| 便宜 | pián yi | convenient | |
| 票 | piào | ticket ballot | |
| 妻子 | qī zi | wife and children | |
| 起床 | qǐ chuáng | to get out of bed to get up | |
| 千 | qiān | thousand | |
| 晴 | qíng | clear fine (weather) | |
| 去年 | qù nián | last year | |
| 让 (讓) | ràng | to yield to permit | |
| 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 | affair matter | |
| 手表 (手錶) | shǒu biǎo | wrist watch | |
| 手机 (手機) | shǒu jī | cell phone mobile phone | |
| 送 | sòng | to deliver to carry | |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore as a result | |
| 它 | tā | it | |
| 踢 | tī | to kick to play (e.g. soccer) | |
| 题 (題) | tí | question | |
| 跳舞 | tiào wǔ | to dance | |
| 外 | wài | outside in addition | |
| 完 | wán | to finish to be over | |
| 玩 | 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 | |
| 洗 | xǐ | to wash to bathe | |
| 向 | xiàng | towards | |
| 小时 (小時) | xiǎo shí | hour | |
| 笑 | xiào | laugh | |
| 新 | xīn | abbr. for Xinjiang or Singapore | |
| 姓 | xìng | family name | |
| 休息 | xiū xi | rest to rest | |
| 雪 | xuě | snow | |
| 颜色 (顏色) | yán sè | color countenance | |
| 眼睛 | yǎn jing | eye | |
| 羊肉 | yáng ròu | mutton goat meat | |
| 药 (藥) | yào | leaf of the iris | |
| 要 | yào | to demand to request | |
| 也 | yě | also | |
| 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) | yú | fish | |
| 元 | yuán | the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368) | |
| 远 (遠) | yuǎn | far distant | |
| 运动 (運動) | yùn dòng | to move to exercise | |
| 再 | zài | again once more | |
| 早上 | zǎo shang | early morning | |
| 张 (張) | zhāng | open | |
| 丈夫 | zhàng fu | husband | |
| 找 | zhǎo | to try to find to look for | |
| 着 (著) | zhe | (chess) move trick | |
| 真 | zhēn | really truly | |
| 正在 | zhèng zài | just at (that time) right in (that place) | |
| 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 | |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk to go | |
| 最 | zuì | most | |
| 左边 (左邊) | zuǒ bian | left the left side |