吧ba(suggestion particle)
变好biàn hǎoto get better
别biédon't
别人biérénother people
半bànhalf
半个bàn gèhalf
报纸bàozhǐnewspaper
白báiwhite
白色báisèwhite
不能bù néngcannot; not able to
不一样bù yíyàngdifferent
不要bú yàodon't want
不用bú yòngdon't need to
不用谢búyòng xièno need to thank me
八点bā diǎneight o'clock
帮bāngto help
帮助bāngzhùto help
包裹bāoguǒpackage
北京路Běijīng LùBeijing Road
本子běnzinotebook
冰bīngiced; ice
宾馆bīnguǎnhotel
把bǎ(object marker)
比bǐthan (comparison)
床上chuángshàngon the bed
穿chuānto wear
窗户chuānghuwindow
唱chàngto sing
唱歌chànggēto sing
长chánglong
常常chángchángoften
迟到chídàoto be late
超市chāoshìsupermarket
车chēcar
车站chēzhànbus stop; station
出来chūlaito come out
出门chūménto go out
春天chūntiānspring
吵chǎonoisy
错cuòwrong
菜单càidānmenu
次cìtime (occasion)
从cóngfrom
从……到……cóng... dào...from... to...
擦cāto wipe
得de(complement particle)
电影院diànyǐngyuàncinema
点儿diǎnra bit
对duìto; toward
短duǎnshort
带dàito bring; to carry
但是dànshìbut
到家dào jiāto arrive home
第一次dì-yī cìthe first time
弟弟dìdiyounger brother
地上dìshangon the floor
顿dùn(measure word for meals)
单子dānzireceipt slip
等děngto wait
等一下děng yíxiàwait a moment
打篮球dǎ lánqiúto play basketball
打完dǎ wánto finish playing
打车dǎchēto take a taxi
打扫dǎsǎoto clean
懂dǒngto understand
饭fànmeal; rice
放fàngto put
放学fàngxuéschool lets out
发型fàxínghairstyle
付fùto pay
附近fùjìnnearby; vicinity
服务员fúwùyuánclerk; waiter
发烧fāshāoto have a fever
非常fēichángvery; extremely
飞机票fēijī piàoplane ticket
贵guìexpensive
过guòto celebrate; to spend
锅guōpot
告诉gàosuto tell
更gèngeven more
干净gānjìngclean
歌gēsong
哥哥gēgeolder brother
跟gēnwith
公共汽车gōnggòng qìchēbus
公司gōngsīcompany
公园gōngyuánpark
工作人员gōngzuò rényuánstaff member
话huàwords
回来huílaito come back
回头huítóuto turn one's head; to look back
回头见huítóujiànsee you later
花huāflower
花盆huāpénflowerpot
火锅huǒguōhotpot
还háistill
还可以hái kěyǐnot bad; OK
还行hái xíngpretty good; not bad
还有háiyǒuand also
孩子háizichild
孩子们háizimenchildren
后来hòuláiafterward
后面hòumiànbehind
红hóngred
红绿灯hónglǜdēngtraffic light
红色hóngsèred
黑hēiblack
黑板hēibǎnblackboard
黑色hēisèblack
很快hěn kuàiquickly; soon
好多了hǎo duō lemuch better
好喝hǎohētasty (drinks)
件jiàn(measure word for clothes)
见jiànto see; to meet
见面jiànmiànto meet
教室jiàoshìclassroom
借jièto borrow
介绍jièshàoto introduce
就jiùthen
旧jiùold (of things)
家里jiā liat home
浇水jiāoshuǐto water (plants)
家人jiārénfamily
姐姐jiějieolder sister
剪jiǎnto cut
简单jiǎndānsimple
九点jiǔ diǎnnine o'clock
酒店jiǔdiànhotel
九十八jiǔshíbāninety-eight
觉得juédeto feel; to think
寄jìto mail; to send
记得jìdeto remember
计划jìhuàplan
进jìnto enter
近jìnnear; close
镜子jìngzimirror
极jíextremely
机场jīchǎngairport
鸡蛋汤jīdàn tāngegg soup
快kuàifast
快递kuàidìexpress delivery; courier
快递公司kuàidì gōngsīdelivery company
看到kàndàoto see
客气kèqipolite
咖啡店kāfēidiàncoffee shop
开kāito drive
开始kāishǐto start
开心kāixīnhappy
可乐kělècola
可能kěnéngmaybe; possibly
可是kěshìbut
可以kěyǐcan; may
考kǎoto take (an exam)
考试kǎoshìexam
亮liàngbright
聊liáoto chat
六liùsix
乱luànmessy
辣làspicy
累lèitired
力气lìqistrength; energy
离lí(distance) from
路lùroad
路上lùshangon the way
理发lǐfàto get a haircut
理发店lǐfàdiànbarbershop
理发师lǐfàshībarber; hairdresser
礼物lǐwùgift
旅游lǚyóuto travel
们men(plural)
面条miàntiáonoodles
卖màito sell
慢mànslow
慢慢mànmànslowly
没méinot (yet)
没问题méi wèntíno problem; sure
没事méishìit's nothing; I'm fine
门口ménkǒuentrance; doorway
明年míngniánnext year
每měievery
每次měi cìevery time
每个měi geevery
买单mǎidānthe bill, please
马上mǎshàngright away
年niányear
鸟niǎobird
那天nà tiānthat day
那么nàmeso
那儿nàrthere
那些nàxiēthose
您nínyou (polite)
您好nín hǎohello (polite)
女孩儿nǚháirgirl
女朋友nǚpéngyougirlfriend
票piàoticket
便宜piányicheap
怕pàto be afraid of
旁边pángbiānbeside; nearby
朋友们péngyoumenfriends
跑pǎoto run
前qiánfront; ahead
球qiúball
全家quánjiāthe whole family
骑qíto ride
晴qíngsunny
去年qùniánlast year
裙子qúnziskirt
七岁qī suìseven years old
清楚qīngchuclear; clearly
妻子qīziwife
起来qǐlai(directional complement: up)
让ràngto have (sb do sth)
肉ròumeat
如果rúguǒif
帅shuàihandsome
睡shuìto sleep
上个月shàng ge yuèlast month
上班shàngbānto go to work
上次shàngcìlast time
上课shàngkèto attend class
上学shàngxuéto go to school
是不是shì bu shìis it or not
事情shìqingthings to do
十分shí fēnten minutes (past)
十分钟shí fēnzhōngten minutes
树shùtree
沙发shāfāsofa
身体shēntǐhealth; body
湿shīwet
收到shōudàoto receive
收拾shōushito pack up; tidy
手表shǒubiǎowristwatch
手机shǒujīcell phone
虽然suīránalthough
所以suǒyǐso; therefore
送sòngto give (a gift)
送给sònggěito give (as a gift)
三路sān lùroute 3
三百sānbǎithree hundred
洒sǎto spill
跳tiàoto dance; to jump
跳舞tiàowǔto dance
条tiáo(measure word for skirts)
天tiānday
挑食tiāoshípicky about food
糖tángsugar
特别tèbiéespecially
题tíexam question; problem
同事tóngshìcoworker
头发tóufahair
头疼tóuténgto have a headache
图书馆túshūguǎnlibrary
它们tāmenthem
汤tāngsoup
踢tīto kick
听懂tīngdǒngto understand (by listening)
忘wàngto forget
玩wánto play; to hang out
完wánto finish
位wèi(polite measure word for people)
为什么wèishénmewhy
问路wèn lùto ask for directions
问题wèntíproblem
晚wǎnlate
碗wǎnbowl
晚安wǎn'āngood night
往wǎngtoward
午饭wǔfànlunch
五十wǔshífifty
下个月xià gè yuènext month
下雪xià xuěto snow
下班xiàbānto get off work
下车xiàchēto get off (a vehicle)
下次xiàcìnext time
下课xiàkèclass is over
下面xiàmiànunder; below
项目xiàngmùproject
笑xiàoto smile
夏天xiàtiānsummer
先xiānfirst
休息xiūxito rest
小王Xiǎo WángXiao Wang
小时xiǎoshíhour
小学xiǎoxuéelementary school
雪xuěsnow
雪人xuěrénsnowman
幸运xìngyùnlucky
习惯xíguànto be used to
西瓜xīguāwatermelon
星期xīngqīweek
星期日xīngqīrìSunday
星期三xīngqīsānWednesday
新年xīnniánNew Year
心情xīnqíngmood
希望xīwàngto hope
洗xǐto wash
洗衣机xǐyījīwashing machine
远yuǎnfar
药yàomedicine
羊肉yángròulamb; mutton
阳台yángtáibalcony
颜色yánsècolor
爷爷yéyegrandpa
一天yì tiānone day
一边yìbiānwhile (doing something)
一般yìbānso-so; average
一百五十yìbǎi wǔshíone hundred fifty
一点yìdiǎna bit
意思yìsimeaning
一次yí cìone time; one load
一个小时yí ge xiǎoshíone hour
一件yí jiànone (+ measure word)
一块yí kuàione piece of
一共yígòngin total
一会儿yíhuìra little while
一下yíxiàa bit
一样yíyàngthe same
用yòngto use
又yòuagain
右边yòubiānright side
游yóuto swim
游泳yóuyǒngto swim
预报yùbàoforecast
运动yùndòngto exercise
鱼yúfish
一年级yī niánjífirst grade
阴yīnovercast
应该yīnggāishould
阴天yīntiānovercast day
因为yīnwèibecause
养yǎngto grow; to raise
养花yǎng huāto grow flowers
眼睛yǎnjingeyes
以后yǐhòuafter
已经yǐjīngalready
以前yǐqiánbefore; in the past
有没有yǒu méiyǒuis there or not; do you have
有人yǒu rénsome people
有的yǒudesome
有点儿yǒudiǎnra little (too...)
有名yǒumíngfamous
有时候yǒushíhousometimes
有意思yǒuyìsiinteresting
雨yǔrain
雨伞yǔsǎnumbrella
着zhe(particle: ongoing state)
站zhànstop; station
丈夫zhàngfuhusband
照zhàoto look at (mirror)
着急zháojíanxious; worried
这次zhècìthis time
正在zhèngzàiin the process of
这儿zhèrhere
重zhòngheavy
祝zhùto wish
张zhāng(measure word for tickets)
真的zhēndereally; for real
整理zhěnglǐto tidy up
知道zhīdàoto know
中文ZhōngwénChinese (language)
周末zhōumòweekend
找zhǎoto look for
找不到zhǎo bu dàocannot find
找到zhǎodàoto find
只要zhǐyàoonly takes; only need
只有zhǐyǒuonly have
煮zhǔto boil; to cook
准备zhǔnbèito prepare
最zuìmost
坐车zuò chēto take a car/bus
做饭zuò fànto cook
做客zuòkèto visit as a guest
座位zuòwèiseat
作业zuòyèhomework
左zuǒleft
左边zuǒbiānleft side
在家zài jiāat home
再来zài láione more (please)
再要zài yàoto want one more
自己zìjǐoneself
自行车zìxíngchēbicycle
足球zúqiúfootball; soccer
怎么zěnmewhy; how
早zǎoearly
早点儿zǎodiǎnra bit earlier
早起zǎoqǐto get up early
走zǒuto walk
走路zǒulùto walk
走着zǒuzhewalking
走走zǒuzouto take a walk
饿èhungry
二十分èrshí fēntwenty minutes (past)
儿子érzison
About this list
These 393 words are the ones that first appear at HSK 2 in our readings. Each row plays audio on 🔊, expands to show a real sentence from one of the texts, and saves to your wordbook on ☆.
Words are listed alphabetically by pinyin. A word is filed at the level of the first reading it appears in, so a word you meet in an HSK 2 text but which also occurs later stays here rather than being repeated.
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