HSK Guide/HSK 2 Vocab
| 吧
ba |
modal particle indicating polite suggestion;...right?;...OK? |
| 白
bái |
white; snowy; pure; bright; empty; blank; plain; clear; to make clear; in vain; gratuitous; free of charge; reactionary; anti-communist; funeral; to stare coldly; to write wrong character; to state; to explain; vernacular; spoken lines in opera; surname Bai |
| 百
bǎi |
hundred; numerous; all kinds of; surname Bai |
| 帮助
bāng zhù |
assistance; aid; to help; to assist |
| 报纸
bào zhǐ |
newspaper; newsprint; CL:份[fen4] ,期[qi1] ,张[zhang1] |
| 比
bǐ |
particle used for comparison and '-er than'; to compare; to contrast; to gesture (with hands); ratio |
| 别
bié |
do not; must not; to pin; to leave; to depart; to separate; to distinguish; to classify; other; another |
| 宾馆
bīn guǎn |
guesthouse; CL:个,家[jia1] |
| 长
cháng |
long; length |
| 唱歌
chàng gē |
to sing a song |
| 出
chū |
to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc |
| 穿
chuān |
to wear; to put on; to dress; to bore through; pierce; perforate; penetrate; pass through; to thread |
| 次
cì |
next in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc); secondary; vice-; sub-; infra-; inferior quality; substandard; order; sequence; hypo- (chemistry); classifier for enumerated events: time |
| 从
cóng |
from; via; passing through; through |
| 错
cuò |
mistake; error; blunder; fault; cross; uneven; wrong; CL:个 |
| 打篮球
dǎ lán qiú |
play basketball |
| 大家
dà jiā |
everyone |
| 到
dào |
to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive |
| 得
de |
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc; |
| 等
děng |
to wait for; to await; class (grade); et cetera; and so on; et al. (and other authors); after; as soon as; once; |
| 弟弟
dì di |
younger brother; CL:个,位[wei4] |
| 第一
dì yī |
first; number one |
| 懂
dǒng |
to understand; to know |
| 对
duì |
towards; at; for |
| 对
duì |
right; correct |
| 房间
fáng jiān |
room; CL:间[jian1] |
| 非常
fēi cháng |
extraordinary; unusual; extreme; very; exceptional |
| 服务员
fú wù yuán |
waiter; waitress; attendant; customer service personnel; CL:个 |
| 高
gāo |
high; tall; above average; loud; your (honorific); surname Gao |
| 告诉
gào su |
to tell; to inform; to let know |
| 哥哥
gē ge |
older brother; CL:个,位[wei4] |
| 给
gěi |
to (someone); for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb); (passive particle) |
| 公共汽车
gōng gòng qì chē |
bus; CL:辆[liang4] ,班[ban1] |
| 公司
gōng sī |
(business) company; company; firm; corporation; incorporated; CL:家[jia1] |
| 贵
guì |
expensive; noble; your (name); precious |
| 过
guo |
(used after a verb) to indicate the completion of an action |
| 孩子
hái zi |
child |
| 还
hái |
still; yet; even more; still more; also; too; as well |
| 好吃
hǎo chī |
tasty; delicious |
| 黑
hēi |
black; dark; abbr. for Heilongjiang 黑龙江 province in northeast China |
| 红
hóng |
red; bonus; popular; revolutionary |
| 火车站
huǒ chē zhàn |
train station |
| 机场
jī chǎng |
airport; airfield; CL:家[jia1] ,处[chu4] |
| 鸡蛋
jī dàn |
(chicken) egg; hen's egg; CL:个,打[da2] |
| 件
jiàn |
item; component; classifier for events, things, clothes etc |
| 教室
jiào shì |
classroom; CL:间[jian1] |
| 姐姐
jiě jie |
older sister; CL:个 |
| 介绍
jiè shào |
to present; to introduce; to recommend; to suggest; to let know; to brief |
| 近
jìn |
near; close to; approximately |
| 进
jìn |
to enter; to advance; to come (or go) into; to receive or admit; to eat or drink; to submit or present; (used after a verb) into, in; to score a goal |
| 就
jiù |
just (emphasis); at once; right away; only; as early as; already; as soon as; then; in that case; as many as; even if; to approach; to move towards; to undertake; to engage in; to suffer; subjected to; to accomplish; to take advantage of; to go with (of foods); with regard to; concerning |
| 觉得
jué de |
to think; to feel |
| 咖啡
kā fēi |
coffee; CL:杯[bei1] |
| 开始
kāi shǐ |
to begin; beginning; to start; initial; CL:个 |
| 考试
kǎo shì |
exam; CL:次[ci4] |
| 可能
kě néng |
might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps; CL:个 |
| 可以
kě yǐ |
can; may; possible; able to |
| 课
kè |
subject; course; class; lesson; CL:堂[tang2] ,节[jie2] ,门[men2] |
| 快
kuài |
rapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plain-spoken; gratified; pleased; pleasant |
| 快乐
kuài lè |
happy; merry |
| 累
lèi |
tired; weary; to strain; to wear out; to work hard |
| 离
lí |
to leave; to part from; to be away from; (in giving distances) from; without (sth); independent of; one of the eight trigrams of the Book of Changes representing fire (old) |
| 两
liǎng |
two (quantities); both; ounce; some; a few; tael; weight equal to 50 grams |
| 零
líng |
zero; nought; zero sign; fractional; fragmentary; odd (of numbers); (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one); fraction; (in mathematics) remainder (after division) |
| 路
lù |
road; path; way; CL:条[tiao2] |
| 旅游
lv3 yóu |
trip; journey; tourism; travel; tour |
| 卖
mài |
to sell; to betray; to spare no effort; to show off or flaunt |
| 慢
màn |
slow |
| 忙
máng |
busy; hurriedly |
| 每
měi |
each; every |
| 妹妹
mèi mei |
younger sister; fig. younger woman (esp. girl friend or rival); CL:个 |
| 门
mén |
gate; doo; gateway; doorway; opening; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; phylum or division (taxonomy); classifier for large guns; classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technologyr; CL:个, 扇[shan4] |
| 面条
miàn tiáo |
noodles |
| 男
nán |
male; Baron, lowest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; CL:個|个[ge4]; |
| 您
nín |
you (polite); as opposed to informal you 你[ni3]) |
| 牛奶
niú nǎi |
cow's milk; CL:瓶[ping2] ,杯[bei1] |
| 女
nǚ |
female; woman; daughter; |
| 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 |
cheap; inexpensive; small advantages; to let sb off lightly |
| 票
piào |
ticket; ballot; bank note; person held for ransom; amateur performance of Chinese opera; classifier for shipments and business transactions (topolect); CL:张[Zhang1] |
| 妻子
qī zi |
wife; CL:个 |
| 起床
qǐ chuáng |
to get up |
| 千
qiān |
thousand |
| 铅笔
qiān bǐ |
(lead) pencil; CL:支[zhi1] ,枝[zhi1] ,杆[gan3] |
| 晴
qíng |
clear; fine (weather) |
| 去年
qù nián |
last year |
| 让
ràng |
to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sthto yield |
| 日
rì |
day; day of the month; date; sun; abbr. for 日本 Japan |
| 上班
shàng bān |
to go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office |
| 身体
shēn tǐ |
(human) body; health; CL:个 |
| 生病
shēng bìng |
to fall ill; to sicken |
| 生日
shēng rì |
birthday; CL:个 |
| 时间
shí jiān |
time; period; CL:段[duan4] |
| 事情
shì qing |
affair; matter; thing; business |
| 手表
shǒu biǎo |
wrist watch; CL:块[kuai4] ,只[zhi1] ,个 |
| 手机
shǒu jī |
cell phone; cellular phone; mobile phone; CL:部[bu4] |
| 说话
shuō huà |
to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word |
| 送
sòng |
to deliver; to carry; to give (as a present); to present (with); to see off; to send |
| 虽然…但是…
suī rán …dàn shì … |
although…still…; even if…nevertheless... |
| 它
tā |
it (inanimate thing or animal) |
| 踢足球
tī zú qiú |
play soccer (football) |
| 题
tí |
topic; problem for discussion; exam question; subject; to inscribe; to mention; surname Ti; CL:个,道[dao4] |
| 跳舞
tiào wǔ |
to dance |
| 外
wài |
outside; in addition; foreign; external |
| 完
wán |
to finish; to be over; whole; complete; entire |
| 玩
wán |
to play; toy; sth used for amusement; curio or antique (Taiwan pr. wan4); to have fun; to trifle with; to keep sth for entertainment |
| 晚上
wǎn shang |
in the evening; CL:个 |
| 往
wǎng |
to go (in a direction); to; towards; (of a train) bound for; past; previous |
| 为什么
wèi shén me |
for what reason?; why? |
| 问
wèn |
to ask |
| 问题
wèn tí |
question; problem; issue; topic; CL:个 |
| 希望
xī wàng |
to wish for; to desire; hope CL:个 |
| 西瓜
xī guā |
watermelon; CL:条[tiao2] |
| 洗
xǐ |
to wash; to bathe |
| 小时
xiǎo shí |
hour; CL:个 |
| 笑
xiào |
laugh; smile; CL:个 |
| 新
xīn |
new; newly; meso- (chemistry) |
| 姓
xìng |
family name; surname; name; CL:个 |
| 休息
xiū xi |
rest; to rest |
| 雪
xuě |
snow; snowfall; to have the appearance of snow; to wipe away, off or out; to clean CL:场[chang2] |
| 颜色
yán sè |
color; CL:个 |
| 眼睛
yǎn jing |
eye; CL:只[zhi1] ,双[shuang1] |
| 羊肉
yáng ròu |
mutton |
| 药
yào |
medicine; drug; cure; CL:种[zhong3] ,服[fu4] |
| 要
yào |
to want; will; going to (as future auxiliary); important; vital; may; must |
| 也
yě |
also; too; (in classical Chinese) final particle serving as copula |
| 一下
yī xià |
(used after a verb) give it a go; to do (sth for a bit to give it a try); one time; once; in a while; all of a sudden; all at once; |
| 已经
yǐ jīng |
already |
| 一起
yī qǐ |
together; in the same place; with; altogether (in total) |
| 意思
yì si |
idea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; CL:个 |
| 因为…所以…
yīn wèi …suǒ yǐ … |
because… thus…; on account of…then… |
| 阴
yīn |
overcast (weather); cloudy; shady; Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang); negative (electric.); feminine; moon; implicit; hidden; genitalia |
| 游泳
yóu yǒng |
swim |
| 右边
yòu bian |
right side; right, to the right |
| 鱼
yú |
fish; CL:条[tiao2] ,尾[wei3] |
| 远
yuǎn |
far; distant; remote |
| 运动
yùn dòng |
movement; campaign; sports; CL:场[chang3] |
| 再
zài |
again; once more; re-; second; another; then (after sth, and not until then) |
| 早上
zǎo shang |
early morning; Good morning!; CL:个 |
| 丈夫
zhàng fu |
husband; CL:个 |
| 找
zhǎo |
to try to find; to look for; to call on sb; to find; to seek; to return; to give change |
| 着
zhe |
particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like -ing ending |
| 真
zhēn |
really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine |
| 正在
zhèng zài |
in the process of (doing something or happening); while (doing) |
| 知道
zhī dào |
to know; to be aware of |
| 准备
zhǔn bèi |
preparation; prepare |
| 走
zǒu |
to walk; to go; to run; to move (of vehicle); to visit; to leave; to go away; to die (euph.); from; through; away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走); to change (shape, form, meaning) |
| 最
zuì |
most; the most; -est |
| 左边
zuǒ bian |
left; the left side; to the left of |