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.
| Word | Traditional | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 就 | jiù | (after a suppositional clause) in that case | |
| 觉得 | 覺得 | jué de | to think that ... |
| 咖啡 | kā fēi | coffee (loanword) | |
| 开始 | 開始 | kāi shǐ | to begin |
| 考试 | 考試 | kǎo shì | to take an exam |
| 可能 | kě néng | might (happen) | |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can | |
| 课 | 課 | kè | subject |
| 快 | kuài | rapid | |
| 快乐 | 快樂 | kuài lè | happy |
| 累 | lèi | tired | |
| 离 | 離 | lí | to leave |
| 两 | 兩 | liǎng | two |
| 路 | lù | road | |
| 旅游 | 旅遊 | lǚ yóu | trip |
| 卖 | 賣 | mài | to sell |
| 慢 | màn | slow | |
| 忙 | máng | busy | |
| 每 | měi | each | |
| 妹妹 | mèi mei | younger sister | |
| 门 | 門 | mén | gate |
| 男人 | nán rén | a man | |
| 您 | nín | you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你) | |
| 牛奶 | niú nǎi | cow's milk | |
| 女人 | nǚ rén | woman | |
| 旁边 | 旁邊 | páng biān | side |
| 跑步 | pǎo bù | to run | |
| 票 | piào | ticket | |
| 妻子 | qī zǐ | wife and children | |
| 起床 | qǐ chuáng | to get out of bed | |
| 千 | qiān | thousand | |
| 晴 | qíng | clear | |
| 去年 | qù nián | last year | |
| 让 | 讓 | ràng | to yield |
| 上班 | shàng bān | to go to work | |
| 身体 | 身體 | shēn tǐ | the body |
| 生病 | shēng bìng | to fall ill | |
| 生日 | shēng rì | birthday | |
| 时间 | 時間 | shí jiān | time |
| 事情 | shì qing | affair | |
| 手表 | 手錶 | shǒu biǎo | wristwatch |
| 手机 | 手機 | shǒu jī | cell phone |
| 送 | sòng | to send | |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore | |
| 它 | tā | it | |
| 踢 | tī | to kick | |
| 题 | 題 | tí | topic |
| 跳舞 | tiào wǔ | to dance | |
| 外 | wài | outside | |
| 完 | wán | to finish | |
| 玩 | wán | to play | |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening | |
| 为 | 為 | wèi | because of |
| 问 | 問 | wèn | to ask |
| 问题 | 問題 | wèn tí | question |
| 希望 | xī wàng | to hope | |
| 洗 | xǐ | to wash | |
| 西瓜 | xī guā | watermelon | |
| 向 | xiàng | towards | |
| 小时 | 小時 | xiǎo shí | hour |
| 笑 | xiào | to laugh | |
| 新 | xīn | new | |
| 姓 | xìng | family name | |
| 休息 | xiū xi | rest | |
| 雪 | xuě | snow | |
| 颜色 | 顏色 | yán sè | color |
| 眼睛 | yǎn jing | eye | |
| 羊肉 | yáng ròu | mutton | |
| 药 | 葯 | yào | leaf of the iris |
| 要 | yào | to want | |
| 也 | yě | (adverb) also | |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | in the same place | |
| 已经 | 已經 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 意思 | yì si | idea | |
| 因为 | 因為 | yīn wèi | because |
| 阴 | 陰 | yīn | overcast (weather) |
| 游泳 | yóu yǒng | swimming | |
| 右边 | 右邊 | yòu bian | right side |
| 鱼 | 魚 | yú | fish |
| 元 | yuán | currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) | |
| 远 | 遠 | yuǎn | far |
| 运动 | 運動 | yùn dòng | to move |
| 再 | zài | again | |
| 早上 | zǎo shang | early morning | |
| 张 | 張 | zhāng | to open up |
| 长 | 長 | cháng | length |
| 丈夫 | zhàng fu | husband | |
| 找 | zhǎo | to try to find | |
| 着 | 著 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state |
| 真 | zhēn | really | |
| 正在 | zhèng zài | just at (that time) | |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know | |
| 准备 | 準備 | zhǔn bèi | preparation |
| 自行车 | 自行車 | zì xíng chē | bicycle |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk | |
| 最 | zuì | most | |
| 左边 | 左邊 | zuǒ bian | left |
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