HSK 2 Vocabulary Lists
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Sample vocabulary
碗
㼝
wǎn
variant of 碗[wan3]
留
㽞
liú
old variant of 留[liu2]
词
䛐
cí
old variant of 詞|词[ci2]
下
xià
down
不行
bù xíng
won't do
干杯
乾杯
gān bēi
to drink a toast
云
yún
(classical) to say
交
jiāo
to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over
亮
liàng
bright; light
夜
亱
yè
variant of 夜[ye4]
件
jiàn
item
份
fèn
classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc
休假
xiū jià
to go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave
但
dàn
but; yet; however; still
位
wèi
position
低
dī
low
住院
zhù yuàn
to stay in hospital; to be hospitalized
占
佔
zhàn
variant of 占[zhan4]
倒
dào
to invert; to place upside down or frontside back
借
jiè
to borrow
假
jiǎ
fake
做到
zuò dào
to accomplish
做饭
做飯
zuò fàn
to prepare a meal
停
tíng
to stop
停车
停車
tíng chē
to pull up (stop one's vehicle)
咱
偺
zán
variant of 咱[zan2]
家
傢
jiā
used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]
像
xiàng
to resemble
亿
億
yì
100 million
克
kè
abbr. for 克羅地亞|克罗地亚[Ke4 luo2 di4 ya4], Croatia
入口
rù kǒu
entrance
全
quán
surname Quan
两
兩
liǎng
two
出国
出國
chū guó
to go abroad; to leave the country
出门
出門
chū mén
to go out
出院
chū yuàn
to leave hospital
分
fēn
to divide; to separate
分开
分開
fēn kāi
to separate
克
剋
kè
Ke (c. 2000 BC), seventh of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
刚
剛
gāng
hard
加
jiā
Canada (abbr. for 加拿大[Jia1 na2 da4])
加油
jiā yóu
to add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel
千
qiān
thousand
占
zhàn
to take possession of
卡
kǎ
to stop
又
yòu
(once) again
取
qǔ
to take
假
叚
jiǎ
variant of 假[jia3]
句
jù
sentence
名
míng
name
向
xiàng
surname Xiang
吹
chuī
to blow
周
zhōu
surname Zhou
咱
zán
I or me
哭
kū
to cry; to weep
问路
問路
wèn lù
to ask for directions
喊
hǎn
to yell
咱
喒
zán
variant of 咱[zan2]
嘴
zuǐ
mouth
向
嚮
xiàng
to tend toward
回
huí
to circle
回国
回國
huí guó
to return to one's home country
报名
報名
bào míng
to sign up
场
場
chǎng
large place used for a specific purpose
场
塲
chǎng
variant of 場|场[chang3]
墙
墻
qiáng
variant of 牆|墙[qiang2]
多
duō
many; much; more; a lot of
夜
yè
night
够
夠
gòu
enough (sufficient)
套
tào
to cover
姓
xìng
family name; surname
它
tā
it
完
wán
to finish
完成
wán chéng
to complete; to accomplish
家
jiā
home
克
尅
kè
variant of 剋|克[ke4]
对
對
duì
right; correct
小
xiǎo
small
层
層
céng
to pile on top of one another
市
shì
market
纸
帋
zhǐ
variant of 紙|纸[zhi3]
带
帶
dài
band
带来
帶來
dài lái
to bring
平
píng
surname Ping
店
diàn
inn; old-style hotel (CL:家[jia1])
度
dù
to pass
座
zuò
seat
弄
nòng
to do
往
wǎng
to go (in a direction)
往
徃
wǎng
old variant of 往[wang3]
得出
dé chū
to obtain (a result); to arrive at (a conclusion)
遍
徧
biàn
variant of 遍[bian4]
急
jí
urgent
想到
xiǎng dào
to think of
想起
xiǎng qǐ
to recall
懂
dǒng
to understand
或
huò
maybe
打工
dǎ gōng
to work a temporary or casual job
拉
lā
to pull
弄
挵
nòng
old variant of 弄[nong4]
掉
diào
to fall
排队
排隊
pái duì
to line up
接
jiē
to receive
推
tuī
to push
碰
掽
pèng
variant of 碰[peng4]
提
tí
to carry (hanging down from the hand)
提出
tí chū
to raise (an issue)
提高
tí gāo
to raise
换
換
huàn
to exchange
举
擧
jǔ
variant of 舉|举[ju3]
收
shōu
to receive
收到
shōu dào
to receive
改
gǎi
to change
放心
fàng xīn
to feel relieved
教学
教學
jiāo xué
to teach (as a professor)
数
數
shù
number; figure
斤
jīn
catty
春节
春節
chūn jié
Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
晴
qíng
clear
向
曏
xiàng
variant of 向[xiang4]
更
gèng
more
会
會
huì
can; to have the skill; to know how to
查
chá
to research
条
條
tiáo
strip
碗
椀
wǎn
variant of 碗[wan3]
段
duàn
surname Duan
气
氣
qì
gas; air
求
qiú
to seek
河
hé
river (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4])
油
yóu
oil
洗澡
xǐ zǎo
to bathe
流
liú
to flow
海
hǎi
surname Hai
凉
涼
liáng
the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉[Nan2 Liang2] (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)
湖
hú
lake
满
滿
mǎn
Manchu ethnic group
照相
zhào xiàng
to take a photograph
熟
shú
ripe; mature
灯
燈
dēng
lamp
爬
pá
to crawl
墙
牆
qiáng
wall (CL:面[mian4],堵[du3])
片
piàn
thin piece
它
牠
tā
it (pronoun for an animal)
狗
gǒu
dog
瓶
píng
bottle
留
liú
to leave (a message etc)
留下
liú xià
to leave behind
画
畫
huà
to draw; to paint
留
畱
liú
old variant of 留[liu2]
疼
téng
(it) hurts; sore
发
發
fā
to send out
碗
盌
wǎn
variant of 碗[wan3]
省
shěng
to save; to economize; to be frugal
眼
yǎn
eye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1])
短
duǎn
short
碗
wǎn
bowl
碰
pèng
to touch
科
kē
branch of study
租
zū
to hire
站
zhàn
station
笔
筆
bǐ
pen
等
děng
to wait for; to await
算
suàn
to regard as
篇
piān
sheet
红
紅
hóng
surname Hong
纸
紙
zhǐ
paper (CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2])
级
級
jí
level
组
組
zǔ
surname Zu
组成
組成
zǔ chéng
to form
结果
結果
jiē guǒ
to bear fruit
绿
綠
lǜ
green
网
網
wǎng
net
练
練
liàn
to practice
瓶
缾
píng
variant of 瓶[ping2]
老
lǎo
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
闻
聞
wén
surname Wen
听讲
聽講
tīng jiǎng
to attend a lecture
脚
腳
jiǎo
foot
腿
tuǐ
leg
脸
臉
liǎn
face
脏
臟
zàng
viscera
举
舉
jǔ
to lift
举手
舉手
jǔ shǒu
to raise a hand
船
舩
chuán
variant of 船[chuan2]
船
chuán
boat
草
艸
cǎo
variant of 草[cao3]
草
cǎo
grass
万
萬
wàn
surname Wan
药
葯
yào
leaf of the iris
借
藉
jiè
variant of 借[jie4]
蓝
藍
lán
surname Lan
药
藥
yào
medicine
蛋
dàn
variant of 蜑[Dan4]
街
jiē
street
表
biǎo
exterior surface
装
裝
zhuāng
adornment
角
jiǎo
angle
词
詞
cí
word
该
該
gāi
should
请客
請客
qǐng kè
to give a dinner party
讲
講
jiǎng
to speak
变
變
biàn
to change
变成
變成
biàn chéng
to change into
让
讓
ràng
to yield
猫
貓
māo
cat (CL:隻|只[zhi1])
卖
賣
mài
to sell
超过
超過
chāo guò
to surpass
越
yuè
generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods
碰
踫
pèng
old variant of 碰[peng4]
轻
輕
qīng
light
辆
輛
liàng
classifier for vehicles
办
辦
bàn
to take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event)
近
jìn
near
回
迴
huí
to curve
通
tōng
to go through
回
逥
huí
variant of 迴|回[hui2]
周
週
zhōu
week
遍
biàn
everywhere
过
過
guò
to cross
道
dào
road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3])
选
選
xuǎn
to choose
边
邊
biān
side
那
nà
(specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nei4])
酒
jiǔ
wine (esp. rice wine)
表
錶
biǎo
watch (timepiece)
长大
長大
zhǎng dà
to grow up
开学
開學
kāi xué
(of a student) to start school
开心
開心
kāi xīn
to feel happy
开机
開機
kāi jī
to start an engine
关机
關機
guān jī
to turn off (a machine or device)
院
yuàn
courtyard
阴
陰
yīn
surname Yin
阴
隂
yīn
variant of 陰|阴[yin1]
队
隊
duì
squadron
随便
隨便
suí biàn
as one wishes
鸡
雞
jī
fowl
离
離
lí
surname Li
离开
離開
lí kāi
to depart; to leave
雪
xuě
surname Xue
云
雲
yún
surname Yun
靠
kào
to lean against or on
面
miàn
face
鞋
xié
shoe
鞋
鞵
xié
variant of 鞋[xie2]
千
韆
qiān
used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1]
响
響
xiǎng
echo
题
題
tí
surname Ti
饱
飽
bǎo
to eat till full
养
養
yǎng
to raise (animals)
骑
騎
qí
to sit astride
腿
骽
tuǐ
hip bone
鱼
魚
yú
surname Yu
鸟
鳥
niǎo
bird
鸡
鷄
jī
variant of 雞|鸡[ji1]
面
麪
miàn
variant of 麵|面[mian4]
面
麵
miàn
flour
黄
黃
huáng
surname Huang or Hwang
黑
hēi
abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]
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