HSK 2
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 |
|---|---|
| nín您 | you |
| tā它 | it |
| dà大jiā家 | everyone |
| měi每 | every, each |
| wèi为shén什me么 | why |
| líng零 | zero |
| liǎng两 | two |
| bǎi百 | hundred |
| qiān千 | thousand |
| dì第yī一 | first |
| cì次 | times |
| jiàn件 | piece |
| bié别 | do not |
| fēi非cháng常 | very |
| yě也 | also |
| hái还 | still |
| zuì最 | the most |
| zhēn真 | really |
| zhèng正zài在 | be being |
| yǐ已jīng经 | already |
| yì一qǐ起 | together |
| zài再 | again |
| jiǜ就 | at once |
| yīnwèi…suǒyǐ…因为……所以…… | because…so… |
| suīrán…dànshì…虽然……但是…… | although… but… |
| cóng从 | from |
| bǐ比 | comparing to |
| wǎng往 | toward, to |
| lí离 | indicate the distance between two objects |
| de得 | (degree complement particle) |
| zhe着 | (ongoing-action particle) |
| guò过 | (experience particle) |
| ba吧 | (suggestion/softener particle) |
| jī机chǎng场 | airport |
| jiào教shì室 | classroom |
| fáng房jiān间 | room |
| lù路 | road |
| zuǒ左biān边 | left |
| yòu右biān边 | right |
| wài外 | outside |
| páng旁biān边 | side |
| yī一xià下 | in a short while |
| zǎo早shàng上 | morning |
| wǎn晚shàng上 | night |
| xiǎo小shí时 | hour |
| shí时jiān间 | time |
| qùnián去年 | last year |
| rì日 | date |
| shēng生rì日 | birthday |
| gē哥ge哥 | older brother |
| jiě姐jie姐 | older sister |
| dì弟di弟 | younger brother |
| mèi妹mei妹 | younger sister |
| zhàng丈fu夫 | husband |
| qī妻zi子 | wife |
| hái孩zi子 | child |
| nán男rén人 | man |
| nǚ女rén人 | woman |
| fú服wù务yuán员 | waiter |
| yú鱼 | fish |
| yáng羊ròu肉 | mutton |
| niú牛nǎi奶 | milk |
| jī鸡dàn蛋 | egg |
| xī西guā瓜 | watermelon |
| kā咖fēi啡 | coffee |
| xuě雪 | snow |
| yào药 | medicine |
| shǒu手jī机 | cellphone |
| shǒu手biǎo表 | watch |
| yǎn眼jīng睛 | eye |
| shēn身tǐ体 | body |
| gōng公gòng共qì汽chē车 | bus |
| bào报zhǐ纸 | newspaper |
| mén门 | door |
| tí题 | topic, item |
| kè课 | lesson |
| xìng姓 | surname |
| wèn问tí题 | question |
| shì事qing情 | matter |
| kǎo考shì试 | exam |
| piào票 | ticket |
| yì意si思 | meaning |
| yán颜sè色 | color |
| qián铅bǐ笔 | pencil |
| miàn面tiáo条 | noodle |
| huǒ火chē车zhàn站 | train station |
| gōng公sī司 | company |
| bīng宾guǎn馆 | hotel |
| shuō说huà话 | talk |
| mài卖 | sell |
| wèn问 | ask |
| zǒu走 | walk |
| jìn进 | enter |
| chū出 | come |
| pǎo跑bù步 | run |
| dào到 | arrive |
| chuān穿 | wear |
| xǐ洗 | wash |
| gěi给 | give |
| zhǎo找 | find |
| dǒng懂 | understand |
| xiào笑 | smile |
| gào告sù诉 | tell |
| zhǔn准bèi备 | prepare |
| kāi开shǐ始 | begin |
| jiè介shào绍 | introduce |
| bāng帮zhù助 | help |
| wán玩 | play |
| sòng送 | present |
| děng等 | wait |
| ràng让 | let |
| qǐ起chuáng床 | get up |
| chàng唱gē歌 | sing |
| tiào跳wǔ舞 | dance |
| lǚ旅yóu游 | travel |
| shàng上bān班 | be on duty |
| shēng生bìng病 | get ill, get sick |
| xiū休xi息 | rest |
| yùn运dòng动 | exercise |
| yóu游yǒng泳 | swim |
| tī踢zú足qiú球 | play footbal |
| dǎ打lán篮qiú球 | play basketball |
| wán完 | finish |
| jué觉dé得 | think |
| zhī知dao道 | know |
| xī希wàng望 | hope |
| kě可yǐ以 | can |
| yào要 | want |
| kěnéng可能 | may |
| gāo高 | tall |
| hóng红 | red |
| bái白 | white |
| hēi黑 | black |
| máng忙 | busy |
| kuài快 | fast |
| màn慢 | slow |
| yuǎn远 | far |
| jìn近 | close |
| hǎo好chī吃 | delicious |
| lèi累 | tired |
| cháng长 | long |
| xīn新 | new |
| guì贵 | expensive |
| pián便yi宜 | cheap |
| qíng晴 | fine |
| yīn阴 | cloudy |
| cuò错 | wrong |
| kuài快lè乐 | happy |
| duì对 | to |
| duì对 | right |
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