2025 NCEA Level 2 Vocab

接受

to accept, to receive

成绩

achievement, score, result

大人

adult

怕

be afraid of

同意

to agree

空气

air

全黑队

All Blacks

一直

all the time

差不多

almost, nearly

从来

always, at all times (eg, 从来不)

祖先

ancestor

别人

another person, the others

大概

approximately, roughly, about

安排

to arrange, arrangement

原来

as it turns out

同时

at the same time

阿姨

auntie

银行

bank

淋雨

to be in the rain, to get caught in the rain

成为

to become

相信

to believe

好处

benefit, advantage

鸟

bird

登机

board a plane

船

boat

划船

boating

出生

to be born

借

to borrow, to lend

坏了

broken

停车场

car park

爱心

care

关心

to care about

爱护

to care for

小心

be careful, watch out

接

to catch (objects)

过年

celebrate the new year

椅子

chair

机会

chance, opportunity

爱护

to cherish

儿童

children, kids

中医

Chinese medicine

筷子

chopsticks

圣诞节

christmas

城市

city

市中心

city center

干净

clean

多云

cloudy, partly cloudy

大衣

coat, jacket

颜色

colour

社区

community

公司

company

比赛

competition, match

信心

confidence

认为

to consider

哭

to cry

作息时间

daily schedule, one's personal timetable

度

degree (temperature, level)

牙医

dentist

桌子

desk, table

甜点

dessert

字典

dictionary

不同

different, unlike, not the same

脏

dirty

坏处

disadvantages

失望

disappointed

打工

to do part-time job

龙

dragon

挣钱

to earn money

期末

end of the term

工程师

engineer

够

enough, sufficient

热情

enthusiastic, enthusiasm

晚会

evening party

到处

everywhere

兴奋

excited, exciting

期待

to expect

眼睛

eyes

讲

to explain

差

fall short of (eg, 差一块钱)

难过

feel sad

发现

to find out, to discover, discovery

好学

to be fond of learning, be eager to learn

一会(儿)

for a while

比如

for example

树林

forest

香

fragrant, aromatic

有空(儿)

free time

法语

French (language)

友善

friendly

从小

from childhood

饱

full (after a meal)

大门

gate, the main entrance

大方

generous

找

to give change (eg, 找钱)

讲话

to give a speech, to talk

好运

good luck (eg, 祝你好运)

晚安

good night

长

to grow

客人

guest, customer

健身房

gymnasium, gym