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HSK 2 Vocabulary — 300 words for everyday Mandarin

The HSK 2 vocabulary list with pinyin and English. Build on HSK 1 with words for shopping, transportation, and daily routines.

150 entries
Chinese English
nínyou
it
jiāeveryone
měievery, each
wèishénmewhy
língzero
liǎngtwo
bǎihundred
qiānthousand
first
times
jiànpiece
biédo not
fēichángvery
also
háistill
zuìthe most
zhēnreally
zhèngzàibe being
jīngalready
together
zàiagain
jiǜat once
yīnwèi…suǒyǐ…因为……所以……because…so…
suīrán…dànshì…虽然……但是……although… but…
cóngfrom
comparing to
wǎngtoward, to
indicate the distance between two objects
de(degree complement particle)
zhe(ongoing-action particle)
guò(experience particle)
ba(suggestion/softener particle)
chǎngairport
jiàoshìclassroom
fángjiānroom
road
zuǒbiānleft
yòubiānright
wàioutside
pángbiānside
xiàin a short while
zǎoshàngmorning
wǎnshàngnight
xiǎoshíhour
shíjiāntime
qùnián去年last year
date
shēngbirthday
geolder brother
jiějieolder sister
diyounger brother
mèimeiyounger sister
zhàngfuhusband
ziwife
háizichild
nánrénman
rénwoman
yuánwaiter
fish
yángròumutton
niúnǎimilk
dànegg
西guāwatermelon
fēicoffee
xuěsnow
yàomedicine
shǒucellphone
shǒubiǎowatch
yǎnjīngeye
shēnbody
gōnggòngchēbus
bàozhǐnewspaper
méndoor
topic, item
lesson
xìngsurname
wènquestion
shìqingmatter
kǎoshìexam
piàoticket
simeaning
yáncolor
qiánpencil
miàntiáonoodle
huǒchēzhàntrain station
gōngcompany
bīngguǎnhotel
shuōhuàtalk
màisell
wènask
zǒuwalk
jìnenter
chūcome
pǎorun
dàoarrive
chuān穿wear
wash
gěigive
zhǎofind
dǒngunderstand
xiàosmile
gàotell
zhǔnbèiprepare
kāishǐbegin
jièshàointroduce
bāngzhùhelp
wánplay
sòngpresent
děngwait
rànglet
chuángget up
chàngsing
tiàodance
yóutravel
shàngbānbe on duty
shēngbìngget ill, get sick
xiūxirest
yùndòngexercise
yóuyǒngswim
qiúplay footbal
lánqiúplay basketball
wánfinish
juéthink
zhīdaoknow
wànghope
can
yàowant
kěnéng可能may
gāotall
hóngred
báiwhite
hēiblack
mángbusy
kuàifast
mànslow
yuǎnfar
jìnclose
hǎochīdelicious
lèitired
chánglong
xīnnew
guìexpensive
pián便yicheap
qíngfine
yīncloudy
cuòwrong
kuàihappy
duìto
duìright

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