HSK 2 vocabulary

HSK 2 words

Places, food, travel, feelings and the words for when, where and how often. 201 words, in pinyin order. Open a word for its sentences in a story.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
啊	a	modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent
爱好	àihào	to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on
白色	báisè	white; fig. reactionary
班	bān	team; class; grade; (military) squad
帮	bāng	to help; to assist
帮忙	bāngmáng	to help; to lend a hand
包	bāo	bag; package; to wrap; to cover; to include
本子	běnzi	book; notebook
比	bǐ	to compare
笔	bǐ	pen; a (sum of money)
别	bié	don't; other
不错	búcuò	correct; right
不好意思	bùhǎoyìsi	to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing
长	cháng	long
车站	chēzhàn	rail station; bus stop
出	chū	to come/go out; to occur
床	chuáng	bed
出国	chūguó	to go abroad; to leave the country
出来	chūlái	to come out; to appear
出门	chūmén	to go out
出去	chūqù	to go out
次	cì	time (occurrence)
词	cí	word; statement; speech; lyrics
从	cóng	from; through; via; (used before a negative) ever
从小	cóngxiǎo	from childhood; from a young age
错	cuò	mistake; wrong
打	dǎ	to make (a call); to hit
打车	dǎchē	to take a taxi (in town); to hitch a lift
打开	dǎkāi	to open; to show (a ticket)
但	dàn	but
但是	dànshì	but
地	de	(adverbial particle); (dì) ground; land
得	dé	(particle); to get
等	děng	to wait for; to await; by the time; when; till
地铁	dìtiě	subway
动	dòng	(of sth) to move; to set in movement
懂	dǒng	to understand; to comprehend
饭馆	fànguǎn	restaurant
飞	fēi	to fly
高	gāo	high; tall
告诉	gàosu	to tell
高中	gāozhōng	senior high school
跟	gēn	with; and; to follow; heel
个子	gèzi	height; build (of a person)
公交车	gōngjiāochē	public transport vehicle; town bus
过	guò	(verb suffix: experience)
过来	guòlái	to come over; to manage
过年	guònián	to celebrate the Chinese New Year
过去	guòqù	to pass (by); the past
还是	háishi	still; (or) all the same
黑色	hēisè	black
红茶	hóngchá	black tea
红色	hóngsè	red (color); revolutionary
后面	hòumiàn	the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end
画	huà	painting; to draw
花	huā	flower; to spend (money, time)
坏	huài	bad; broken
回来	huílái	to return; to come back
回去	huíqù	to return; to go back
间	jiān	(measure word for rooms); between; among; room
教	jiāo	to teach; to instruct
教室	jiàoshì	classroom
机场	jīchǎng	airport; airfield
记得	jìde	to remember
介绍	jièshào	to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation
近	jìn	near; close to
进	jìn	to go forward; to advance
经常	jīngcháng	often; frequently
进来	jìnlái	to come in
进去	jìnqù	to go in
机票	jīpiào	plane ticket; airline ticket
就	jiù	then; already
酒店	jiǔdiàn	hotel
咖啡	kāfēi	coffee
开始	kāishǐ	to begin; beginning
开学	kāixué	(of a student) to start school; (of a semester) to begin
考	kǎo	to take an exam; to test; to examine; to check
考试	kǎoshì	to take an exam; exam
可能	kěnéng	might (happen); possible
快	kuài	soon; fast
快乐	kuàilè	happy; joyful
快要	kuàiyào	nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)
裤子	kùzi	trousers; pants
篮球	lánqiú	basketball
累	lèi	tired; weary
离	lí	to leave; to part from
里面	lǐmiàn	inside; interior
楼	lóu	building (of more than one storey); floor; storey
路	lù	road
绿茶	lǜchá	green tea
绿色	lǜsè	green
路上	lùshang	on the road; on the way; en route
旅游	lǚyóu	to travel; to tour; tourism
慢	màn	slow
每	měi	every; each
没意思	méiyìsi	boring; of no interest
门	mén	door
门口	ménkǒu	doorway; gate
门票	ménpiào	ticket (for theater, cinema etc)
面	miàn	face; side
名	míng	name; noun (part of speech)
拿	ná	to hold; to seize
奶茶	nǎichá	milk tea
奶奶	nǎinai	(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother)
那么	nàme	like that; in that way; to that extent
男孩	nánhái	boy
男孩儿	nánháir	boy
那样	nàyàng	that kind; that sort
鸟	niǎo	bird
女孩	nǚhái	girl; lass
女孩儿	nǚháir	girl
旁边	pángbiān	beside
跑	pǎo	to run
跑步	pǎobù	to run; to jog
票	piào	ticket; ballot
前面	qiánmiàn	ahead; in front
起来	qǐlái	to get up; to rise
晴	qíng	clear; fine (weather)
球	qiú	ball; sphere
妻子	qīzi	wife
让	ràng	to let; to yield; to permit
肉	ròu	meat; flesh
商场	shāngchǎng	shopping mall; shopping center
上来	shànglái	to come up; to approach
上面	shàngmiàn	on top of; above-mentioned
上去	shàngqù	to go up
上网	shàngwǎng	to go online; to connect to the Internet
生日	shēngrì	birthday
身体	shēntǐ	the body; one's health
时	shí	o'clock; time
事情	shìqing	affair; matter; thing; business
手	shǒu	hand; (formal) to hold
手表	shǒubiǎo	wristwatch
书包	shūbāo	schoolbag; satchel
舒服	shūfu	comfortable; feeling well
送	sòng	to send; to deliver; to transmit; to give (as a present)
虽然	suīrán	although; even though
所以	suǒyǐ	therefore; as a result
疼	téng	(it) hurts; sore; to love dearly
踢	tī	to kick; to play (e.g. soccer)
题	tí	topic; problem for discussion
条	tiáo	(measure word for long, narrow things: roads, rivers, fish)
跳舞	tiàowǔ	to dance
头	tóu	head; hair style
外国	wàiguó	foreign country
外面	wàimiàn	outside; surface
万	wàn	ten thousand; a great number
完	wán	to finish; to be over
往	wǎng	to go (in a direction); to
忘	wàng	to forget; to overlook
网上	wǎngshang	online
位	wèi	(measure word for people)
为什么	wèishénme	why?; for what reason?
洗	xǐ	to wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs)
下来	xiàlái	to come down; (completed action marker)
下面	xiàmiàn	below; under
笑	xiào	to laugh; to smile; to laugh at
小孩	xiǎohái	child
小孩儿	xiǎoháir	child; kid
小时候	xiǎoshíhou	in one's childhood
下去	xiàqù	to go down; to descend
姓	xìng	family name; surname; to be surnamed ...
姓名	xìngmíng	surname and given name; full name
洗手间	xǐshǒujiān	toilet; lavatory
希望	xīwàng	hope; to hope
眼睛	yǎnjing	eye
颜色	yánsè	color; countenance
药	yào	medicine; drug
药店	yàodiàn	pharmacy; drugstore
爷爷	yéye	grandfather; grandpa
一会儿	yīhuìr	a moment; a while
已经	yǐjīng	already
阴	yīn	overcast (weather); cloudy
因为	yīnwèi	because; owing to; on account of
一起	yìqǐ	together
意思	yìsi	idea; opinion
右	yòu	right; right side
游	yóu	to swim; to travel; to tour
右边	yòubian	right side; right, to the right
有时	yǒushí	sometimes; now and then
有时候	yǒushíhou	sometimes
有意思	yǒuyìsi	interesting; meaningful
游泳	yóuyǒng	swimming; to swim
鱼	yú	fish
远	yuǎn	far; distant
运动	yùndòng	to move; to exercise
站	zhàn	to stand
丈夫	zhàngfu	husband
着	zhe	aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
这么	zhème	so much; this much
正	zhèng	just (right); exactly; in the middle of (doing); straight
这样	zhèyàng	such; like this
周	zhōu	to make a circuit; to circle
准备	zhǔnbèi	to prepare
自己	zìjǐ	oneself
走	zǒu	to walk; to go
走路	zǒulù	to walk; to go on foot; to leave; to depart
最	zuì	most; -est
左	zuǒ	left; the Left (politics)
左边	zuǒbian	left; the left side
足球	zúqiú	soccer; football; a soccer ball; a football