HSK 2 Vocabulary List — 147 Words with Pinyin

Elementary — 150 words. Every word includes Chinese characters, pinyin, and English translation. Click any word for detailed pronunciation guide and example sentences.

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a — ah (interjection) 白
bái — white 百
bǎi — hundred 帮助
bāngzhù — to help 报纸
bàozhǐ — newspaper 比
bǐ — than, to compare 别
bié — don't, other 病
bìng — illness, to be sick 吧
ba — suggestion particle 长
cháng — long 唱歌
chànggē — to sing 出
chū — to go out, to produce 穿
chuān — to wear, to dress 次
cì — time (frequency) 从
cóng — from 错
cuò — wrong, mistaken 打
dǎ — to hit, to play (ball) 打算
dǎsuàn — to plan 带
dài — to bring, to carry 当然
dāngrán — of course 到
dào — to arrive, to reach 得
de — degree complement particle 等
děng — to wait 弟弟
dìdi — younger brother 第一
dì — ordinal prefix (first, etc.) 懂
dǒng — to understand 对
duì — correct, right, towards 房间
fángjiān — room 非常
fēicháng — very, extremely 服务员
fúwùyuán — waiter, attendant 高
gāo — tall, high 告诉
gàosu — to tell 哥哥
gēge — older brother 给
gěi — to give 公共汽车
gōnggòng qìchē — bus 公司
gōngsī — company 贵
guì — expensive, honorable 过
guo — past experience particle 还
hái — still, also, yet 孩子
háizi — child 好吃
hǎochī — delicious 黑
hēi — black 红
hóng — red 火车站
huǒchēzhàn — train station 机场
jīchǎng — airport 鸡蛋
jīdàn — egg 件
jiàn — measure word for clothes 教室
jiàoshì — classroom 姐姐
jiějie — older sister 介绍
jièshào — to introduce 近
jìn — near, close 进
jìn — to enter 就
jiù — then, precisely, just 觉得
juéde — to feel, to think 咖啡
kāfēi — coffee 开始
kāishǐ — to start, to begin 考试
kǎoshì — exam, test 可能
kěnéng — maybe, possible 可以
kěyǐ — can, may 课
kè — class, lesson 快
kuài — fast, quick 快乐
kuàilè — happy 累
lèi — tired 离
lí — from, away from 两
liǎng — two (quantity) 零
líng — zero 路
lù — road, path 旅游
lǚyóu — to travel, tourism 卖
mài — to sell 慢
màn — slow 忙
máng — busy 每
měi — every, each 妹妹
mèimei — younger sister 门
mén — door, gate 男
nán — male, man 您
nín — you (polite) 牛奶
niúnǎi — milk 女
nǚ — female, woman 旁边
pángbiān — beside, next to 跑步
pǎobù — to run, jog 便宜
piányi — cheap 票
piào — ticket 妻子
qīzi — wife 起床
qǐchuáng — to get up (from bed) 千
qiān — thousand 铅笔
qiānbǐ — pencil 晴
qíng — sunny, clear 去年
qùnián — last year 让
ràng — to let, to allow 日
rì — day, sun 上班
shàngbān — to go to work 身体
shēntǐ — body, health 生病
shēngbìng — to get sick 生日
shēngrì — birthday 时间
shíjiān — time 事情
shìqing — matter, affair 手表
shǒubiǎo — wristwatch 手机
shǒujī — cell phone 送
sòng — to give (gift), to deliver 虽然
suīrán — although 所以
suǒyǐ — therefore, so 它
tā — it 踢足球
tī zúqiú — to play soccer 题
tí — question, problem 跳舞
tiàowǔ — to dance 外
wài — outside 完
wán — to finish 玩
wán — to play, to have fun 晚上
wǎnshang — evening, night 往
wǎng — towards 为什么
wèishénme — why 问
wèn — to ask 问题
wèntí — question, problem 希望
xīwàng — to hope 洗
xǐ — to wash 小时
xiǎoshí — hour 笑
xiào — to laugh, smile 新
xīn — new 姓
xìng — surname 休息
xiūxi — to rest 雪
xuě — snow 颜色
yánsè — color 眼睛
yǎnjing — eye 羊肉
yángròu — lamb, mutton 药
yào — medicine 要
yào — to want, to need 也
yě — also, too 一下
yíxià — a little while, briefly 已经
yǐjīng — already 因为
yīnwèi — because 阴
yīn — cloudy, overcast 游泳
yóuyǒng — to swim 右边
yòubian — right side 远
yuǎn — far 运动
yùndòng — sports, exercise 再
zài — again 早上
zǎoshang — early morning 丈夫
zhàngfu — husband 找
zhǎo — to look for 着
zhe — ongoing action particle 真
zhēn — really, truly 正在
zhèngzài — in the process of 知道
zhīdào — to know 准备
zhǔnbèi — to prepare 走
zǒu — to walk 最
zuì — most, the most 左边
zuǒbian — left side

HSK 2 Vocabulary List — 147 Words

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