HSK 2 vocabulary with pinyin and audio
198 words
- 一会儿 yīhuìr — a short period of time; a little while
- 一起 yīqǐ — together; in company; altogether; in total; an instance/case of (e.g. murder, accident)
- 万 wàn — ten thousand; a great number
- 丈夫 zhàngfu — husband
- 上去 shàngqù — to go up; to ascend (physically move upward)
- 上来 shànglái — to come up; to move upward toward the speaker or a higher position
- 上网 shàngwǎng — to go online; to use the Internet
- 上面 shàngmiàn — on top of; above
- 下去 xiàqù — to go down; to descend (physically)
- 下来 xiàlai — to come down; to descend
- 下面 xiàmiàn — below; under; the following (next)
- 不好意思 bùhǎoyìsi — to feel embarrassed; to be sorry (for inconveniencing someone); excuse me
- 不错 bùcuò — correct; right; not bad; pretty good
- 个子 gèzi — stature; height (of a person)
- 为什么 wèishénme — why?; for what reason?
- 书包 shūbāo — schoolbag; satchel; bookbag
- 事情 shìqing — affair; matter; thing; business
- 介绍 jièshào — to introduce (one person to another)
- 从 cóng — from (indicating source, starting point in space or time)
- 从小 cóngxiǎo — from childhood; from a young age
- 但 dàn — but; yet; however; still (introduces contrast)
- 但是 dànshì — but; however
- 位 wèi — position; location; place; seat
- 公交车 gōngjiāochē — public transport vehicle; town bus
- 准备 zhǔnbèi — preparation; things prepared in advance
- 出 chū — to go out; to leave
- 出去 chūqù — to go out; to leave (a room, building, etc.)
- 出国 chūguó — to go abroad; to leave the country
- 出来 chūlái — to come out; to emerge (from inside to outside)
- 出门 chūmén — to go out; to leave the house (temporarily)
- 别 bié — to leave; to part (from)
- 前面 qiánmiàn — the front; the area ahead (spatial position)
- 动 dòng — (of something) to move; to be in motion
- 包 bāo — to cover; to wrap; to hold; to include; to take charge of; to contract (to or for)
- 可能 kěnéng — might; may (indicates that something could happen)
- 右 yòu — right; on the right-hand side
- 右边 yòubian — right side
- 名 míng — name
- 后面 hòumian — the back/rear; the part behind; later/afterwards (when used adverbially)
- 告诉 gàosù — to press charges; to file a complaint (legally accuse someone)
- 周 zhōu — to make a circuit; to circle; to go around; a lap; circumference; cycle
- 咖啡 kāfēi — coffee (loanword)
- 商场 shāngchǎng — shopping mall; shopping center; department store; emporium
- 啊 ā — Interjection of surprise: "Ah!"; "Oh!"
- 回去 huíqu — to return; to go back (to a previous place)
- 回来 huílai — to return; to come back
- 因为 yīnwèi — because; owing to; on account of
- 地 de — structural particle (de): links a preceding adverbial modifier to a verb or adjective; '-ly'
- 地铁 dìtiě — underground railway; subway; subway train
- 坏 huài — bad; of poor quality; morally bad
- 外国 wàiguó — foreign country; abroad
- 外面 wàimiàn — outside; exterior; the area or surface that is external to something
- 头 tóu — head; top; beginning; chief; leader
- 女孩儿 nǚháir — girl (erhua form of 女孩, spoken)
- 奶奶 nǎinai — grandma (paternal grandmother) — informal
- 奶茶 nǎichá — milk tea (tea mixed with milk; commonly sold as a sweet beverage)
- 妻子 qīzǐ — wife and children (archaic reading; modern 妻子 qīzi means 'wife')
- 姓 xìng — classifier for surnames when listing (e.g., '姓+X')
- 姓名 xìngmíng — surname and given name; full name
- 完 wán — to finish; to be over
- 小孩儿 xiǎoháir — child; kid (erhua variant of 小孩 xiǎohai)
- 小时候 xiǎoshíhou — in one's childhood
- 就 jiù — then; in that case (follows a suppositional clause)
- 左 zuǒ — left (direction); on the left
- 左边 zuǒbian — left; the left side; to the left of
- 已经 yǐjīng — already
- 希望 xīwàng — to hope; to wish
- 帮 bāng — to help; to assist; to support
- 帮忙 bāngmáng — to help; to lend a hand; to do a favor
- 床 chuáng — bed; couch (furniture for lying down)
- 开始 kāishǐ — to begin; to start
- 开学 kāixué — to start school; (of a semester) to begin
- 往 wǎng — to go (in a direction); to; towards; (of a train) bound for
- 得 dé — to obtain; to get; to gain (including 'to catch' a disease)
- 忘 wàng — to forget; to overlook; to neglect
- 快 kuài — rapid; quick
- 快乐 kuàilè — happy; joyful
- 快要 kuàiyào — nearly at the point of; about to (do something)
- 意思 yìsi — idea; opinion; meaning
- 慢 màn — slow (not fast)
- 懂 dǒng — to understand; to comprehend
- 所以 suǒyǐ — therefore; as a result; so
- 手 shǒu — hand (body part)
- 手表 shǒubiǎo — wristwatch; watch
- 打 dá — dozen (Taiwan pron.: da3)
- 打开 dǎkāi — to open (something)
- 打车 dǎchē — to take a taxi; to get a ride in a car (informal)
- 拿 ná — to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take; (used like 把 to mark the following noun as a direct object)
- 教 jiào — (bound form) to teach; to instruct (used in compounds)
- 教室 jiàoshì — classroom
- 旁边 pángbiān — side; nearby place; beside
- 旅游 lǚyóu — to travel; to tour; (general) tourism
- 时 shí — time; o'clock; hour; when; season; period
- 晴 qíng — clear; fine (weather)
- 最 zuì — (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est; (after 之[zhi1]) best or most extreme example
- 有意思 yǒuyìsi — interesting; arousing curiosity or attention
- 有时候 yǒushíhou — sometimes
- 本子 běnzi — book; notebook
- 机场 jīchǎng — airport; airfield
- 机票 jīpiào — plane ticket; airline ticket