HSK 2 vocabulary
200 words · official HSK 3.0 syllabus (2025)
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asentence-final particle expressing affirmation, approval or consent
爱好
àihàoto like
白色
báisèwhite
班
bānteam
帮
bāngto help
帮忙
bāngmángto help
包
bāoto cover
本子
běnzibook
比
bǐto compare
笔
bǐpen
别
biéto leave
不错
búcuòcorrect
不好意思
bù hǎoyìsito feel embarrassed
长
chánglong
车站
chēzhànrail station
出
chūto go out
出国
chūguóto go abroad
出来
chūláito come out
出门
chūménto go out
出去
chūqùto go out
床
chuángbed
词
cíword
次
cìnext in sequence
从
cóngfrom
从小
cóngxiǎofrom childhood
错
cuòmistake
打
dǎa semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打伞 "to hold an umbrella", 打电话 "to make a phone call", 打针 "to get an injection", 打手套 "to knit gloves", 打气 "to inflate")
打车
dǎchēto take a taxi (in town)
打开
dǎkāito open
但
dànbut
但是
dànshìbut
得
destructural particle: links a verb or adjective to a complement of degree or possibility, e.g. 说得好
地
de-ly
等
děngto wait for
地铁
dìtiěunderground railway
点
diǎnto touch briefly
懂
dǒngto understand
动
dòng(of sth) to move
饭馆
fànguǎnrestaurant
飞
fēito fly
高
gāohigh
高中
gāozhōngsenior high school (abbr. for 高级中学)
告诉
gàosuto tell
个子
gèzistature
跟
gēnheel
公交车
gōngjiāochēpublic transport vehicle
过
guòto cross
过来
guòláito come over
过年
guòniánto celebrate the Chinese New Year
过去
guòqù(in the) past
过
guo(after a verb) marker of a past experience, e.g. 去过 (have been there)
还是
háishistill (as before)
黑色
hēisèblack
红茶
hóngcháblack tea
红色
hóngsèred (color)
后面
hòumiànthe back
花
huāflower
花
huāflower
画
huàto draw
坏
huàibad
回来
huíláito return
回去
huíqùto return
机场
jīchǎngairport
机票
jīpiàoplane ticket
记得
jìdeto remember
间
jiānbetween
教
jiāoto teach
教室
jiàoshìclassroom
介绍
jièshàoto introduce (sb to sb)
进
jìnto go forward
近
jìnnear
进来
jìnláito come in
进去
jìnqùto go in
经常
jīngchángfrequently
酒店
jiǔdiànwine shop
就
jiù(after a suppositional clause) in that case
咖啡
kāfēi(loanword) coffee
开始
kāishǐto begin
开学
kāixué(of a student) to start school
考
kǎoto beat
考试
kǎoshìto take an exam
可能
kěnéngmight (happen)
裤子
kùzitrousers
快
kuàirapid
快乐
kuàilèhappy
快要
kuàiyàonearly at the point of (doing sth)
篮球
lánqiúbasketball
累
lèitired
离
líto leave
里面
lǐmiàninside
楼
lóuhouse with more than 1 story
路
lùroad
路上
lùshangon the road
旅游
lǚyóutrip
绿茶
lǜchágreen tea
绿色
lǜsègreen
慢
mànslow
没意思
méi yìsiboring
每
měieach
门
méngate
门口
ménkǒudoorway
门票
ménpiàoticket (for theater, cinema etc)
面
miànface
名
míngname
拿
náto hold
那么
nàmelike that
那样
nàyàngthat kind
奶茶
nǎichámilk tea
奶奶
nǎinai(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother)
男孩儿
nánháirboy
鸟
niǎobird
女孩儿
nǚháirgirl
旁边
pángbiānside
跑
pǎoto run
跑步
pǎobùto run
票
piàoticket
妻子
qīziwife
起来
qǐláito stand up
前面
qiánmiànahead
晴
qíngclear
球
qiúball used for playing games (variant of 球)
让
ràngto yield
肉
ròumeat
商场
shāngchǎngshopping mall
上来
shàngláito come up
上面
shàngmiànon top of
上去
shàngqùto go up
上网
shàngwǎngto go online
身体
shēntǐthe body
生日
shēngrìbirthday
时
shío'clock
事情
shìqingaffair
手
shǒuhand
手表
shǒubiǎowristwatch
书包
shūbāoschoolbag
舒服
shūfucomfortable
送
sòngto send
虽然
suīránalthough
所以
suǒyǐtherefore
疼
téng(it) hurts
踢
tīto kick
题
títopic
条
tiáostrip
跳舞
tiàowǔto dance
头
tóuhead
外国
wàiguóforeign country
外面
wàimiànoutside (also pr. wài mian for this sense)
完
wánto finish
万
wànten thousand
往
wǎngto go (in a direction)
网上
wǎngshangonline
忘
wàngto forget
位
wèiposition
为什么
wèi shénmewhy?
希望
xīwàngto hope
洗
xǐto wash
洗手间
xǐshǒujiāntoilet
下来
xiàláito come down
下面
xiàmiànbelow
下去
xiàqùto go down
小孩儿
xiǎoháirchild
小时候
xiǎoshíhouin one's childhood
笑
xiàoto laugh
姓
xìngfamily name
姓名
xìngmíngfull name
颜色
yánsècolor
眼睛
yǎnjingeye
药
yàoleaf of the iris
药店
yàodiànpharmacy
爷爷
yéye(coll.) paternal grandfather
一会儿
yíhuìra moment
已经
yǐjīngalready
一起
yìqǐ(in) the same place
意思
yìsiidea
阴
yīnovercast (weather)
因为
yīnwèibecause
游
yóuto swim
游泳
yóuyǒngswimming
有意思
yǒu yìsiinteresting
有时
yǒushísometimes
右
yòu(bound form) right
右边
yòubianright side
鱼
yúfish
远
yuǎnfar
运动
yùndòngto move
站
zhànstation
丈夫
zhàngfuhusband
这么
zhèmeso much
这样
zhèyàngthis way
着
zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
正
zhèngstraight
周
zhōuto make a circuit
准备
zhǔnbèipreparation
自己
zìjǐoneself
走
zǒuto walk
走路
zǒulùto walk
足球
zúqiúsoccer
最
zuì(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree
左
zuǒleft
左边
zuǒbianleft