HSK vocabulary

HSK 2 Vocabulary List

All 297 words for the HSK 2 exam — everything from HSK 1 plus the vocabulary for simple everyday conversations. Every word links to a full entry with example sentences, pinyin, and traditional characters.

WordTraditionalPinyinMeaning
àito love
eight
爸爸bà ba(coll.) father
杯子bēi zicup
北京běi jīngBeijing, capital of the People's Republic of China
běnroot
no
不客气不客氣bù kè qiyou're welcome
càidish (type of food)
chátea
chīto eat
出租车出租車chū zū chētaxi
打电话打電話dǎ diàn huàto make a telephone call
big
deof
diǎnpoint
电脑電腦diàn nǎocomputer
电视電視diàn shìtelevision
电影電影diàn yǐngmovie
东西東西dōng xīeast and west
surname Du
dòucomma
对不起對不起duì bu qǐI'm sorry
duōmany
多少duō shǎonumber
儿子兒子ér zison
èrtwo
饭馆飯館fàn guǎnrestaurant
飞机飛機fēi jīairplane
分钟分鐘fēn zhōngminute
高兴高興gāo xìnghappy
used in 自个儿
工作gōng zuòto work
gǒudog
汉语漢語hàn yǔChinese language
hǎogood
to drink
old variant of 和
hěn(adverb of degree)
后面後面hòu mianthe back
huíto circle
huìcan
火车站火車站huǒ chē zhàntrain station
small table
jiāused in 家伙 and 家俱
jiàoto shout
今天jīn tiāntoday
jiǔnine
kāito open (transitive or intransitive)
kānto look after
看见看見kàn jiànto see
kuàilump
láito come
老师老師lǎo shīteacher
le(completed action marker)
lěngsurname Leng
variant of 里
língzero
liùsix
妈妈媽媽mā mamama
(coll.) what?
mǎito buy
māocat
méi(negative prefix for verbs) have not
没关系沒關係méi guān xiit doesn't matter
米饭米飯mǐ fàn(cooked) rice
名字míng ziname (of a person or thing)
明天míng tiāntomorrow
how
surname Na
neparticle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?")
néngsurname Neng
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)
niánsurname Nian
女儿女兒nǚ érdaughter
朋友péng youfriend
漂亮piào liangpretty
苹果蘋果píng guǒapple
seven
前面qián miànahead
qiánsurname Qian
qǐngto ask
to go
to warm up
rénperson
认识認識rèn shito know
abbr. for 本, Japan
sānsurname San
商店shāng diànstore
shǎngused in 上声
上午shàng wǔmorning
shǎofew
什么什麼shén mewhat?
shíten
时候時候shí houtime
shìto be (followed by substantives only)
shūabbr. for 书经
shéiwho
shuǐsurname Shui
水果shuǐ guǒfruit
睡觉睡覺shuì jiàoto go to bed
说话說話shuō huàto speak
four
suìvariant of 岁, year
he
she
tàihighest
天气天氣tiān qìweather
yǐnsmile (archaic)
同学同學tóng xuéto study at the same school
wéihello (when answering the phone)
I
我们我們wǒ menwe
five
喜欢喜歡xǐ huanto like
xiàdown
下午xià wǔafternoon
下雨xià yǔto rain
先生xiān shengteacher
现在現在xiàn zàinow
xiǎngto think (about)
xiǎosmall
小姐xiǎo jieyoung lady
xiēclassifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several
xiěto write
谢谢謝謝xiè xieto thank
星期xīng qīweek
学生學生xué shengstudent
学习學習xué xíto learn
学校學校xué xiàoschool
one
衣服yī fuclothes
医生醫生yī shēngdoctor
医院醫院yī yuànhospital
椅子yǐ zichair
yǒuto have
yuèmoon
再见再見zài jiàngoodbye
zàito exist
怎么怎麼zěn mehow?
怎么样怎麼樣zěn me yànghow?
zhè(pronoun) this
中国中國zhōng guóChina
中午zhōng wǔnoon
zhùto live
桌子zhuō zitable
letter
昨天zuó tiānyesterday
zuòsurname Zuo
zuòto make
bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)
báisurname Bai
bǎisurname Bai
帮助幫助bāng zhùassistance
报纸報紙bào zhǐnewspaper
Belgium
便宜biàn yíconvenient
biésurname Bie
唱歌chàng gēto sing a song
chūto go out
穿chuānto wear
chuánvariant of 船
next in sequence
cóngvariant of 从
cuòsurname Cuo
打篮球打籃球dǎ lán qiúto play basketball
大家dà jiāeveryone
但是dàn shìbut
dàoto reach
to obtain
弟弟dì diyounger brother
第一dì yīfirst
dǒngto understand
房间房間fáng jiānroom
非常fēi chángvery
服务员服務員fú wù yuánwaiter
gāosurname Gao
告诉告訴gào sùto press charges
哥哥gē geolder brother
gěito
公共汽车公共汽車gōng gòng qì chēbus
公斤gōng jīnkilogram (kg)
公司gōng sīcompany
guìexpensive
huánsurname Huan
孩子hái zichild
好吃hǎo chītasty
háoroar
hēiabbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龙江
hóngsurname Hong
欢迎歡迎huān yíngto welcome
回答huí dáto reply
机场機場jī chǎngairport
鸡蛋雞蛋jī dàn(chicken) egg
jiànitem
教室jiào shìclassroom
介绍介紹jiè shàoto introduce (sb to sb)
姐姐jiě jieolder sister
jìnnear
jìnto go forward
jiù(after a suppositional clause) in that case
觉得覺得jué deto think that ...
咖啡kā fēicoffee (loanword)
开始開始kāi shǐto begin
考试考試kǎo shìto take an exam
可能kě néngmight (happen)
可以kě yǐcan
subject
kuàirapid
快乐快樂kuài lèhappy
lěito accumulate
chīmythical beast (archaic)
liǎngtwo
surname Lu
旅游旅遊lǚ yóutrip
màito sell
mànslow
mángbusy
měieach
妹妹mèi meiyounger sister
ménsurname Men
男人nán réna man
nínyou (courteous, as opposed to informal 你)
牛奶niú nǎicow's milk
女人nǚ rénwoman
旁边旁邊páng biānside
跑步pǎo bùto run
piàoticket
妻子qī zǐwife and children
起床qǐ chuángto get out of bed
qiānthousand
qíngclear
去年qù niánlast year
ràngto yield
上班shàng bānto go to work
身体身體shēn tǐthe body
生病shēng bìngto fall ill
生日shēng rìbirthday
时间時間shí jiāntime
事情shì qingaffair
手表手錶shǒu biǎowristwatch
手机手機shǒu jīcell phone
sòngto send
所以suǒ yǐtherefore
it
to kick
surname Ti
跳舞tiào wǔto dance
wàioutside
wánto finish
wánto play
晚上wǎn shangevening
wéias (in the capacity of)
wènto ask
问题問題wèn tíquestion
希望xī wàngto hope
to wash
西瓜xī guāwatermelon
xiàngsurname Xiang
小时小時xiǎo shíhour
xiàoold variant of 笑
xīnabbr. for Xinjiang 疆 or Singapore 坡
xìngfamily name
休息xiū xirest
xuěsurname Xue
颜色顏色yán sècolor
眼睛yǎn jingeye
羊肉yáng ròumutton
yàoleaf of the iris
yāo(bound form) to demand
surname Ye
一起yī qǐin the same place
已经已經yǐ jīngalready
意思yì siidea
因为因為yīn wèibecause
yīnsurname Yin
游泳yóu yǒngswimming
右边右邊yòu bianright side
surname Yu
yuánsurname Yuan
yuǎnfar
运动運動yùn dòngto move
zàiagain
早上zǎo shangearly morning
zhāngsurname Zhang
chánglength
丈夫zhàng fuhusband
zhǎoto try to find
zhāo(chess) move
zhēnreally
正在zhèng zàijust at (that time)
知道zhī dàoto know
准备準備zhǔn bèipreparation
自行车自行車zì xíng chēbicycle
zǒuto walk
zuìvariant of 最
左边左邊zuǒ bianleft

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