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HSK 2 Vocabulary — All 147 Words
The complete official HSK 2 word list: elementary Mandarin — daily routines, shopping, travel, and simple opinions. Every word links to its own page with pinyin, meanings, audio, and related words.
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Practice these 147 words free →| Hanzi | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吧 | ba | right?; OK?; I presume |
| 白 | bái | white; snowy; pure; bright |
| 百 | bǎi | hundred; numerous; all kinds of |
| 帮助 | bāng zhù | assistance; aid; to help; to assist |
| 报纸 | bào zhǐ | newspaper; newsprint |
| 比 | bǐ | to compare; to contrast; to gesture; ratio |
| 别 | bié | to leave; to depart; to separate; to distinguish |
| 长 | cháng | length; long; forever; always |
| 唱歌 | chàng gē | to sing a song |
| 出 | chū | to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce |
| 穿 | chuān | to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to penetrate |
| 船 | chuán | a boat; vessel; ship |
| 次 | cì | next in sequence; second; the second (day; time etc) |
| 从 | cóng | from; via; passing through; through |
| 错 | cuò | mistake; wrong; bad; interlocking |
| 打篮球 | dá lán qiú | Play basketball |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone; influential family; great expert |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 到 | dào | to; until; up to; to go |
| 得 | de | structural particle: used after a verb; linking it to following phrase indicating effect; degree; possibility etc |
| 弟弟 | dì di | younger brother |
| 第一 | dì yī | first; number one |
| 懂 | dǒng | to understand; to know |
| 房间 | fáng jiān | room |
| 非常 | fēi cháng | unusual; extraordinary; extreme; very |
| 服务员 | fú wù yuán | waiter; waitress; attendant; customer service personnel |
| 高 | gāo | high; tall; above average; loud |
| 告诉 | gào su | to tell; to inform; to let know |
| 哥哥 | gē ge | older brother |
| 给 | gěi | to; for; for the benefit of; to give |
| 公共汽车 | gōng gòng qì chē | bus |
| 公斤 | gōng jīn | kilogram |
| 公司 | gōng sī | company; firm; corporation; incorporated |
| 贵 | guì | expensive; noble; your; precious |
| 还 | hái | still; still in progress; still more; yet |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 好吃 | hǎo chī | tasty; delicious |
| 号 | hào | ordinal number; day of a month; mark; sign |
| 黑 | hēi | black; dark; to hack |
| 红 | hóng | red; popular; revolutionary; bonus |
| 欢迎 | huān yíng | to welcome; welcome |
| 回答 | huí dá | to reply; to answer; the answer |
| 机场 | jī chǎng | airport; airfield |
| 鸡蛋 | jī dàn | egg; hen's egg |
| 件 | jiàn | item; component; classifier for events; things |
| 教室 | jiào shì | classroom |
| 姐姐 | jiě jie | older sister |
| 介绍 | jiè shào | to introduce; to give a presentation; to present; introduction |
| 进 | jìn | to advance; to enter; to come into; to receive or admit |
| 近 | jìn | near; close to; approximately |
| 就 | jiù | at once; right away; only; just |
| 觉得 | jué de | to think; to feel |
| 咖啡 | kā fēi | coffee |
| 开始 | kāi shǐ | to begin; beginning; to start; initial |
| 考试 | kǎo shì | to take an exam; exam |
| 可能 | kě néng | might; possible; probable; possibility |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can; may; possible; able to |
| 课 | kè | subject; course; class; lesson |
| 快 | kuài | rapid; quick; speed; rate |
| 快乐 | kuài lè | happy; merry |
| 累 | lèi | tired; weary; to strain; to wear out |
| 离 | lí | to leave; to part from; to be away from; from |
| 两 | liǎng | both; two; ounce; some |
| 路 | lù | road; journey; route; line |
| 旅游 | lǚ yóu | trip; journey; tourism; travel |
| 卖 | mài | to sell; to betray; to spare no effort; to show off or flaunt |
| 慢 | màn | slow |
| 忙 | máng | busy; hurriedly; to hurry; to rush |
| 每 | měi | each; every |
| 妹妹 | mèi mei | younger sister; fig. younger woman |
| 门 | mén | gate; door; gateway; doorway |
| 男人 | nán rén | a man; a male; men |
| 您 | nín | you (courteous; as opposed to informal ) |
| 牛奶 | niú nǎi | cow's milk |
| 女人 | nǚ rén | woman |
| 旁边 | páng biān | lateral; side; to the side; beside |
| 跑步 | pǎo bù | to walk quickly; to march; to run |
| 便宜 | pián yi | small advantages; to let sb off lightly; cheap; inexpensive |
| 票 | piào | ticket; ballot; bank note; person held for ransom |
| 妻子 | qī zi | wife |
| 起床 | qǐ chuáng | to get out of bed; to get up |
| 千 | qiān | a swing |
| 晴 | qíng | clear; fine |
| 去年 | qù nián | last year |
| 让 | ràng | to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth |
| 上班 | shàng bān | to go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office |
| 身体 | shēn tǐ | body; health |
| 生病 | shēng bìng | to fall ill |
| 生日 | shēng rì | birthday |
| 时间 | shí jiān | time; period |
| 事情 | shì qing | affair; matter; thing; business |
| 手表 | shǒu biǎo | wrist watch |
| 手机 | shǒu jī | cell phone; mobile phone |
| 送 | sòng | to deliver; to carry; to give; to present |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore; as a result; so |
| 它 | tā | it |
| 踢 | tī | to kick; to play |
| 题 | tí | topic; problem for discussion; exam question; subject |
| 跳舞 | tiào wǔ | to dance |
| 外 | wài | outside; in addition; foreign; external |
| 完 | wán | to finish; to be over; whole; complete |
| 玩 | wán | toy; sth used for amusement; curio or antique; to play |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening; night; in the evening |
| 为 | wèi | because of; for; to |
| 问 | wèn | to ask |
| 问题 | wèn tí | question; problem; issue; topic |
| 西瓜 | xī guā | watermelon |
| 希望 | xī wàng | to wish for; to desire; hope CL |
| 洗 | xǐ | to wash; to bathe; to develop |
| 向 | xiàng | towards; to face; to turn towards; direction |
| 小时 | xiǎo shí | hour |
| 笑 | xiào | laugh; smile |
| 新 | xīn | new; newly; meso- |
| 姓 | xìng | family name; surname; name |
| 休息 | xiū xi | rest; to rest |
| 雪 | xuě | snow; snowfall; to have the appearance of snow; to wipe away |
| 颜色 | yán sè | color |
| 眼睛 | yǎn jing | eye |
| 羊肉 | yáng ròu | mutton |
| 药 | yào | medicine; drug; cure |
| 要 | yào | important; vital; to want; will |
| 也 | yě | also; too; final particle implying affirmation |
| 已经 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | in the same place; together; with; altogether |
| 意思 | yì si | idea; opinion; meaning; wish |
| 阴 | yīn | overcast; cloudy; shady; Yin |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 游泳 | yóu yǒng | swimming; to swim |
| 右边 | yòu bian | right side; right; to the right |
| 鱼 | yú | fish |
| 元 | yuán | Chinese monetary unit; dollar; primary; first |
| 远 | yuǎn | far; distant; remote |
| 运动 | yùn dòng | to move; to exercise; sports; exercise |
| 再 | zài | again; once more; re-; second |
| 早上 | zǎo shang | early morning |
| 张 | zhāng | to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects |
| 丈夫 | zhàng fu | husband |
| 找 | zhǎo | to try to find; to look for; to call on sb; to find |
| 着 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress |
| 真 | zhēn | really; truly; indeed; real |
| 正在 | zhèng zài | in the process of; while |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know; to be aware of; also pron |
| 准备 | zhǔn bèi | preparation; to prepare; to intend; to be about to |
| 自行车 | zì xíng chē | bicycle; bike |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk; to go; to run; to move |
| 最 | zuì | most; the most; -est |
| 左边 | zuǒ bian | left; the left side; to the left of |