Level
HSK 2
Around a thousand words. Longer stories, and the grammar that lets you say when, where and how.
All 201 HSK 2 words, with pinyin, meaning and a recording.
Stories
十二号床
Bed Twelve
爸爸的爱好
Dad's Hobby
弟弟的足球
Doudou's Football
考试那天
Exam Day
奶奶的生日
Grandma's Birthday
奶奶的新手机
Grandma's New Phone
绿茶
Green Tea
我不吃了！
I'm Not Eating That!
找房子
Looking for a Room
第一次见面
Meeting in Person
妈妈出国
Mum Goes Abroad
回老家过年
New Year in the Old Village
医院的晚上
Nights at the Hospital
大雨
The Downpour
会翻译的耳机
The Earphones That Translate
半夜的电话
The Midnight Call
会拍照的猴子
The Monkey Who Took Photos
新工作
The New Job
广场上的老师父
The Old Master in the Square
护照
The Passport
楼里的人
The People in the Building
食堂里的机器人
The Robot in the Canteen
游泳课
The Swimming Lesson
楼上的洗衣机
The Washing Machine Upstairs
拿错的箱子
The Wrong Suitcase
体育馆的星期三
Wednesdays at the Gym
Grammar
以前/以后
…以前 / …以后 — before / after (a time or action)
好吗
…好吗？ — tag questions for suggestions
在
(正)在 + verb — in progress
一点儿
Adj + 一点儿 — a bit more
了
Sentence-final 了 — change of state
到/完/好
Verb + result (到/完/好/见)
一下
Verb + 一下 — briefly / softener
不一会儿
不一会儿 — in a short while / before long
为
为 — for / for the sake of
什么的
什么的 — and so on / and the like
从…到
从…到… — from…to
先…然后
先…然后… — first … then … (sequence)
最
最 — superlative
别
别 — don't (prohibition)
动词重叠
动词重叠 — verb reduplication (do a bit / have a go)
动量补语
动量补语 — verb + action-measure complement (once, twice…)
双宾语
双宾语 — double object (give someone something)
可以
可以 — may / permission
名词谓语句
名词谓语句 — noun predicate (no 是)
向
向 — toward / to (facing)
吧
吧 — suggestion / softener
啊
啊 — sentence-final exclamation / softener
因为…所以
因为…所以… — because…so
多
多 + adjective — how…?
存现句
存现句 — existential "there is …" (place + verb + noun)
对
对 — to / toward (facing someone)
就
就 — emphatic "exactly / precisely"
就
就 — then / right away
应该
应该 — should / ought to
当
当 — when / at (the time of)
形容词重叠
形容词重叠 — adjective reduplication (vivid description)
往
往 — toward / in the direction of
得
得 — degree complement
快要…了
快要…了 — about to
愿意
愿意 — be willing to
故意
故意 — on purpose / deliberately
是…的
是…的 — emphasizing details
有（达到）
有 — reaching a measurement or age ("he's 1.8 m tall")
概数
概数 — approximate numbers (about / a few)
每…都
每…都 — every
比
比 — comparison (A 比 B + adj)
没有…那么
没有…（那么/这么） — not as … as
的话
的话 — if (conditional softener)
着
着 — ongoing state
离
离 — distance from
第
第 + number — ordinal numbers
给
给 + person + verb — for/to someone
虽然…但是
虽然…但是… — although…but
该…了
该…了 — it's time to …
跟…一样
跟…一样 — the same as
过
过 — experienced before
还
还 — still / in addition
还是/或者
还是 vs 或者 — or
还是…吧
还是…吧 — "let's rather …" (gentle suggestion)
连动句
连动句 — serial verbs (one subject, verbs in sequence)
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