HSK Level 2 Vocabulary Flashcards

HSK Level 2 Vocabulary

1 爱 (ài) - to love; love; dear

  • 爱祖国 (ài zǔguó) - to love the motherland
  • 母爱 (mǔ'ài) - maternal love

2 八 (bā) - eight; eighth

3 爸爸 (bàba) - dad, father

4 吧 (ba) - expresses suggestion or surmise

  • 你放心吧 (nǐ fàngxīn ba) - Don't worry; relax.

5 白 (bái) - white; hoary

  • 白衣服 (bái yīfu) - white clothes
  • 白头发 (bái tóufa) - white hair

6 百 (bǎi) - hundred

7 帮助 (bāngzhù) - to help; to assist; assistance

8 报纸 (bàozhǐ) - newspaper; newsprint

9 杯子 (bēizi) - cup; glass

10 北京 (běijīng) - Beijing

11 本 (běn) - measure word for books, etc.

12 比 (bǐ) - to compare; in comparison

  • 比力气 (bǐ lìqì) - to measure strength
  • 他比我高 (tā bǐ wǒ gāo) - He is taller than me.

13 别 (bié) - to leave; don't

  • 别家 (biéjiā) - to leave the family
  • 别动! (bié dòng) - Don't move!

14 不客气 (bùkěqi) - You're welcome; don't mention it

15 不 (bù) - not; no

  • 我不去 (wǒ bù qù) - I won't go.

16 菜 (cài) - dish; vegetables

  • 种菜 (zhòng cài) - to grow vegetables
  • 中菜 (zhōngcài) - Chinese cuisine

17 茶 (chá) - tea

  • 喝茶 (hē chá) - to drink tea

18 长 (cháng) - long; length

  • 路很长 (lù hěn cháng) - The road is very long.
  • 很长的过程 (hěn cháng de guòchéng) - a very long process

19 唱歌 (chànggē) - to sing; singing

20 吃 (chī) - to eat

  • 吃水果 (chī shuǐguǒ) - to eat fruit
  • 吃药 (chī yào) - to take medicine

21 出 (chū) - to go out; to exceed

  • 出房间 (chū fángjiān) - to leave the room
  • 不出三个月 (bù chū sān ge yuè) - no more than three months

22 出租车 (chūzūchē) - taxi

23 穿 (chuān) - to pierce; to wear

  • 穿个洞 (chuān ge dòng) - to make a hole
  • 穿衣服 (chuān yīfu) - to wear clothes

24 船 (chuán) - boat; ship

  • 渔船 (yúchuán) - fishing boat
  • 帆船 (fānchuán) - sailboat

25 次 (cì) - next; second; times

  • 次日 (cìrì) - the next day
  • 一天三次 (yītiān sāncì) - three times a day

26 从 (cóng) - from; since

  • 从上到下 (cóng shàng dào xià) - from top to bottom
  • 从莫斯科到北京 (cóng mò sīkē dào běijīng) - from Moscow to Beijing

27 错 (cuò) - wrong; mistake

  • 我错了 (wǒ cuò le) - I was wrong.
  • 说错 (shuōcuò) - to say wrong; to make a slip of the tongue

28 打电话 (dǎ diànhuà) - to make a phone call

29 打篮球 (dǎ lánqiú) - to play basketball

30 大 (dà) - big; large

  • 大城市 (dà chéngshì) - big city
  • 大事 (dàshì) - major event

31 大家 (dàjiā) - everyone

32 但是 (dànshì) - but; however

33 到 (dào) - to arrive; to reach

  • 火车到了 (huǒchē dàole) - The train has arrived.
  • 到半夜 (dào bànyè) - until midnight

34 的 (de) - possessive particle; of

  • 伟大的 (wěidà de) - great
  • 父亲的话 (fùqīn de huà) - father's words

35 得 (de) - structural particle

  • 他跑得快 (tā pǎo de kuài) - He runs fast.

36 等 (děng) - to wait

  • 你等一会 (nǐ děng yīhuì) - Wait a moment.

37 弟弟 (dìdi) - younger brother

38 第一 (dìyī) - first; number one

  • 第一把手 (dìyī bǎshǒu) - head; chief
  • 第一手 (dìyīshǒu) - firsthand

39 点 (diǎn) - a little; point; dot

  • 雨点 (yǔdiǎn) - raindrop
  • 零点五 (líng diǎn wǔ) - 0.5

40 电脑 (diànnǎo) - computer

  • 电脑软件 (diànnǎo ruǎnjiàn) - computer software

41 电视 (diànshì) - television

  • 电视连续剧 (diànshì liánxùjù) - TV series
  • 电视片 (diànshìpiàn) - TV film

42 电影 (diànyǐng) - movie

  • 电影片 (diànyǐngpiàn) - film

43 东西 (dōngxi) - thing; stuff

44 懂 (dǒng) - to understand

  • 你懂了没有? (nǐ dǒng le méiyǒu) - Do you understand?
  • 你懂什么! (nǐ dǒng shénme) - You don't understand anything!

45 都 (dōu) - all; both

  • 他们都去 (tāmen dōu qù) - They all go.

46 读 (dú) - to read

  • 读报 (dúbào) - to read newspapers
  • 读大学 (dú dàxué) - to study at university

47 对 (duì) - right; correct; pair

  • 对夫妇 (yīduì fūfù) - a couple
  • 做得对 (zuò de duì) - done correctly

48 对不起 (duìbuqǐ) - sorry

49 多 (duō) - many; much; more

  • 事情很多 (shìqíng hěn duō) - a lot of things
  • 一年多 (yī nián duō) - more than a year
  • 多糟! (duō zāo) - How terrible!

50 多少 (duōshao) - how much; how many

51 儿子 (érzi) - son

52 二 (èr) - two; second

  • 二路公共汽车 (èrlù gōnggòng qìchē) - bus number two
  • 二中全会 (èrzhōng quánhuì) - Second Plenary Session of the Central Committee

53 饭馆 (fànguǎn) - restaurant

54 房间 (fángjiān) - room

55 非常 (fēicháng) - very; extremely

  • 非常会议 (fēicháng huìyì) - emergency meeting

56 飞机 (fēijī) - airplane

57 分钟 (fēnzhōng) - minute

58 服务员 (fúwùyuán) - waiter; attendant

59 高 (gāo) - high; tall

  • 他比我高 (tā bǐ wǒ gāo) - He is taller than me.
  • 高年级 (gāo niánjí) - senior grades [courses]

60 高兴 (gāoxìng) - happy; glad

61 告诉 (gàosu) - to tell; to inform

62 哥哥 (gēge) - older brother

63 个 (gè) - measure word; individual

  • 洗个澡 (xǐ gè zǎo) - to take a bath

64 给 (gěi) - to give; to; for

  • 他给我一本书 (tā gěi wǒ yī běn shū) - He gave me a book.
  • 给孩子讲个故事 (gěi háizi jiǎng ge gùshi) - to tell a child a story

65 公共汽车 (gōnggòng qìchē) - bus

66 公斤 (gōngjīn) - kilogram

67 公司 (gōngsī) - company

68 工作 (gōngzuò) - work; to work

69 狗 (gǒu) - dog

  • 猎狗 (liègǒu) - hunting dog
  • 狗吠 (gǒufèi) - dog barking

70 贵 (guì) - expensive; noble

  • 东西又好又不贵 (dōngxi yòu hǎo yòu bù guì) - The thing is good and not expensive.
  • 创作贵精不贵多 (chuàngzuò guì jīng bù guì duō) - In creativity, quality is more important than quantity.

71 过 (guò) - to pass; to celebrate

  • 过街 (guòjiē) - to cross the street
  • 过生日 (guò shēngrì) - to celebrate a birthday

72 还 (hái) - still; yet; also

  • 还早 (hái zǎo) - It's still early.
  • 今天比昨天还冷 (jīntiān bǐ zuótiān hái lěng) - Today is even colder than yesterday.

73 孩子 (háizi) - child

74 汉语 (hànyǔ) - Chinese language

75 好 (hǎo) - good; well; fine

  • 一切都好 (yīqiè dōu hǎo) - Everything is fine.
  • 好听 (hǎotīng) - pleasant to hear

76 好吃 (hǎochī) - delicious

77 号 (hào) - number; size

  • 店号 (diànhào) - store name
  • 大号 (dàhào) - big size

78 喝 (hē) - to drink

  • 喝茶 (hē chá) - to drink tea
  • 爱喝 (ài hē) - to like to drink

79 和 (hé) - and; with; peace

  • 和谈 (hétán) - peace talks
  • 和大家一起 (hé dàjiā yīqǐ) - together with everyone

80 黑 (hēi) - black

  • 黑头发 (hēi tóufa) - black hair
  • 天黑了 (tiān hēi le) - It's getting dark.

81 很 (hěn) - very

  • 很好 (hěn hǎo) - very good

82 红 (hóng) - red

  • 红旗 (hóngqí) - red flag

83 后面 (hòumiàn) - behind; back

84 欢迎 (huānyíng) - to welcome

  • 欢迎词 (huānyíngcí) - welcome speech
  • 致欢迎词 (zhì huānyíngcí) - to give a welcome speech

85 回 (huí) - to return

  • 回国 (huíguó) - to return to one's country
  • 回头 (huí guò tóu lái) - to turn one's head

86 回答 (huídá) - to answer; answer

87 会 (huì) - can; to be able to; meeting

  • 今天我们有个会 (jīntiān wǒmen yǒu ge huì) - We have a meeting today.
  • 我不会游泳 (wǒ bù huì yóuyǒng) - I can't swim.

88 火车站 (huǒchēzhàn) - train station

89 机场 (jīchǎng) - airport

  • 军用机场 (jūnyòng jīchǎng) - military airport

90 鸡蛋 (jīdàn) - egg

91 几 (jǐ) - how many; several

  • 几个人? (jǐ ge rén) - How many people?

92 家 (jiā) - home; family

  • 我的家 (wǒ de jiā) - my family
  • 家事 (jiāshì) - family affairs

93 件 (jiàn) - measure word for clothes, things, etc.

  • 两件事 (liǎng jiàn shì) - two things
  • 一件工作 (yī jiàn gōngzuò) - one job

94 叫 (jiào) - to call; to shout

  • 鸡叫 (jījiào) - cockcrow
  • 他叫什么名字? (tā jiào shénme míngzì) - What's his name?

95 教室 (jiàoshì) - classroom

96 姐姐 (jiějie) - older sister

97 介绍 (jièshào) - to introduce; introduction

  • 介绍信 (jièshàoxìn) - letter of introduction

98 今天 (jīntiān) - today

99 进 (jìn) - to enter; to advance

  • 南进 (nánjìn) - to advance to the south
  • 进屋子 (jìn wūzi) - to enter the room

100 近 (jìn) - near; close

  • 我住得很近 (wǒ zhù de hěn jìn) - I live very close.

101 九 (jiǔ) - nine

102 就 (jiù) - then; at once; just

  • 就在这里 (jiù zài zhèlǐ) - right here
  • 我就回来 (wǒ jiù huílái) - I'll be right back.
  • 想起来就说 (xiǎng qǐlái jiù shuō) - tell me when you remember

103 觉得 (juéde) - to feel; to think

  • 我觉得 (wǒ juéde) - I think

104 咖啡 (kāfēi) - coffee

  • 清咖啡 (qīng kāfēi) - black coffee
  • 牛奶咖啡 (niúnǎi kāfēi) - coffee with milk

105 开 (kāi) - to open; to drive

  • 开门 (kāimén) - to open the door
  • 开汽车 (kāi qìchē) - to drive a car

106 开始 (kāishǐ) - to start; to begin

107 看 (kàn) - to see; to watch; to read

  • 看电影 (kàn diànyǐng) - to watch a movie
  • 看朋友 (kàn péngyou) - to visit a friend

108 看见 (kànjiàn) - to see; to catch sight of

  • 看不见 (kàn bùjiàn) - can't see

109 考试 (kǎoshì) - exam

  • 毕业考试 (bìyè kǎoshì) - graduation exam
  • 进行考试 (jìnxíng kǎoshì) - to conduct exams

110 可能 (kěnéng) - possible; maybe

  • 资产阶级领导的东西不可能属于人民大众 (zīchǎn jiējí lǐngdǎo de dōngxī bù kěnéng shǔyú rénmín dàzhòng) - Things led by the bourgeoisie cannot belong to the masses.

111 可以 (kěyǐ) - can; may

112 课 (kè) - class; lesson

  • 上课 (shàngkè) - to attend class
  • 俄语课 (éyǔ kè) - Russian class

113 块 (kuài) - measure word for money; piece

  • 一块卢布 (yī kuài lúbù) - one ruble

114 快 (kuài) - fast; quick

  • 他快回来 (tā kuài huílái) - He'll be back soon.
  • 快些 (kuài xiē) - faster!

115 快乐 (kuàilè) - happy

116 来 (lái) - to come

  • 请他来 (qǐng tā lái) - Please ask him to come.
  • 来了一个代表团 (láile yī ge dàibiǎotuán) - A delegation has arrived.

117 老师 (lǎoshī) - teacher

118 了 (le) - particle indicating change of state/completion

  • 我写了信就来 (wǒ xiěle xìn jiù lái) - I will come after I write the letter.

119 累 (lèi) - tired

  • 我累了 (wǒ lèile) - I'm tired.

120 冷 (lěng) - cold

  • 外面很冷 (wàimian hěn lěng) - It's very cold outside.

121 离 (lí) - away from

  • 车站离这儿不远 (chēzhàn lí zhèr bù yuǎn) - The station is not far from here.
  • 他始终没离会场 (tā shǐzhōng méi lí huìchǎng) - He never left the meeting place.

122 里 (lǐ) - in; inside

  • 皮箱里 (píxiāngli) - in the suitcase
  • 屋子里 (wūzili) - in the room

123 两 (liǎng) - two; both

  • 两本书 (liǎng běn shū) - two books

124 零 (líng) - zero

  • 零下五度 (língxià wǔ dù) - five degrees below zero
  • 零三号 (yī líng sān hào) - No. 103

125 六 (liù) - six

126 路 (lù) - road; path

  • 山路 (shānlù) - mountain road

127 旅游 (lǚyóu) - tourism

  • 旅游车 (lǚyóuchē) - tourist bus

128 妈妈 (māma) - mom

129 吗 (ma) - question particle

  • 他来了吗? (tā láile ma) - Is he here?
  • 这件事吗, 其实不能怪他 (zhèjiàn shì ma, qíshì bùnéng guài tā) - Actually, he is not to blame for this.

130 买 (mǎi) - to buy

  • 买东西 (mǎi dōngxi) - to buy things; shopping

131 卖 (mài) - to sell

  • 卖一批货 (mài yī pī huò) - to sell a batch of goods

132 慢 (màn) - slow

  • 树长得慢 (shù zhǎng de màn) - The trees grow slowly.
  • 表慢两分钟 (biǎo màn liǎng fēnzhōng) - The watch is two minutes slow.

133 忙 (máng) - busy

  • 工作忙 (gōngzuò máng) - busy with work
  • 这几天我很忙 (zhè jǐ tiān wǒ hěn máng) - I am very busy these days.

134 猫 (māo) - cat

135 没 (méi) - not

  • 他昨天没来过 (tā zuótiān méi láiguo) - He didn't come yesterday.

136 没关系 (méi guānxi) - it doesn't matter; never mind

137 每 (měi) - every; each

  • 每次 (měicì) - every time
  • 每天 (měitiān) - every day
  • 每个人 (měi ge rén) - everyone

138 妹妹 (mèimei) - younger sister

139 门 (mén) - door

  • 开门 (kāi mén) - to open the door

140 米饭 (mǐfàn) - cooked rice

141 明天 (míngtiān) - tomorrow

  • 明天见! (míngtiān jiàn) - See you tomorrow!

142 名字 (míngzi) - name

143 哪 (nǎ) - which

  • 你学的是哪一国语言? (nǐ xué de shì nǎ yī guó yǔyán) - Which foreign language are you studying?

144 那 (nà) - that; then

  • 那棵树 (nà kē shù) - that tree
  • 那是他的东西 (nà shì tā de dōngxi) - those are his things

145 男人 (nánrén) - man

146 呢 (ne) - question particle

  • 你们看什么呢? (nǐmen kàn shénme ne) - What are you looking at?
  • 你呢 (nǐ ne) - And you?

147 能 (néng) - can; able

  • 无能 (wúnéng) - incompetent

148 你 (nǐ) - you

  • 他不认识你 (tā bù rènshi nǐ) - He doesn't know you.

149 年 (nián) - year

  • 今年 (jīnnián) - this year
  • 近年来 (jìnnián lái) - in recent years

150 您 (nín) - you (polite)

151 牛奶 (niúnǎi) - milk

152 女儿 (nǚ'ér) - daughter

153 女人 (nǚrén) - woman

  • 女人裸体画 (nǚrén luǒtǐ huà) - nude painting

154 旁边 (pángbiān) - beside

155 跑步 (pǎobù) - running

  • 跑步走! (pǎobù zǒu) - Run!

156 朋友 (péngyou) - friend

157 便宜 (piányi) - cheap

158 票 (piào) - ticket

  • 电车票 (diànchēpiào) - tram ticket

159 漂亮 (piàoliang) - beautiful

160 苹果 (píngguǒ) - apple

161 七 (qī) - seven

162 妻子 (qīzi) - wife

163 起床 (qǐchuáng) - to get up

164 千 (qiān) - thousand

  • 千卡 (qiānkǎ) - kilocalorie

165 钱 (qián) - money

  • 花钱 (huā qián) - to spend money
  • 有钱的人 (yǒu qián de rén) - rich person

166 前面 (qiánmian) - in front

  • 前面所说的 (qiánmiàn suǒ shuō de) - the foregoing

167 晴 (qíng) - sunny

  • 天晴了 (tiān qíngle) - The sky cleared up.
  • 晴空 (qíngkōng) - clear sky

168 请 (qǐng) - please; to invite

  • 请坐 (qǐng zuò) - Please sit down.
  • 请医生 (qǐng yīshēng) - to invite a doctor

169 去 (qù) - to go

  • 你上那儿去? (nǐ shàng nǎr qù) - Where are you going?
  • 他开会去了 (tā kāihuì qùle) - He went to a meeting.

170 去年 (qùnián) - last year

171 让 (ràng) - to let; to allow

  • 不要让人等你 (bùyào ràng rén děng nǐ) - Don't make people wait for you.
  • 让我想一想 (ràng wǒ xiǎng yī xiǎng) - Let me think about it.

172 热 (rè) - hot

  • 热茶 (rè chá) - hot tea
  • 旅游热 (lǚyóurè) - tourism boom

173 人 (rén) - person; people

  • 年轻人 (niánqīng rén) - young people
  • 自己人 (zìjǐ rén) - one of us

174 认识 (rènshi) - to know

175 日 (rì) - sun; day

  • 日出 (rìchū) - sunrise
  • 日报 (rìbào) - daily newspaper

176 三 (sān) - three

  • 三个人 (sān ge rén) - three people

177 商店 (shāngdiàn) - shop; store

178 上 (shàng) - above; on; last

  • 上衣 (shàngyī) - upper garment
  • 上次 (shàngcì) - last time

179 上班 (shàngbān) - to go to work

180 上午 (shàngwǔ) - morning

181 少 (shǎo) - few; little

  • 我的行李很少 (wǒ de xíngli hěn shǎo) - I have very little luggage.
  • 他很少迟到 (tā hěn shǎo chídào) - He is rarely late.

182 谁 (shuí, shéi) - who

  • 谁来了? (shuí láile) - Who's here?

183 身体 (shēntǐ) - body; health

  • 他身体很好 (tā shēntǐ hěn hǎo) - He is in good health.

184 什么 (shénme) - what

185 生病 (shēngbìng) - to get sick

186 生日 (shēngrì) - birthday

187 十 (shí) - ten

  • 十个人 (shí ge rén) - ten people

188 时候 (shíhou) - time

189 时间 (shíjiān) - time

  • 没有时间 (méiyǒu shíjiān) - no time

190 是 (shì) - to be; is

  • 我是工人 (wǒ shì gōngrén) - I am a worker.
  • 他说的是 (tā shuō de shì) - He is right.

191 事情 (shìqing) - thing; matter

192 手表 (shǒubiǎo) - watch

193 手机 (shǒujī) - mobile phone

194 书 (shū) - book

  • 新书 (xīnshū) - new book

195 水 (shuǐ) - water

  • 喝水 (hē shuǐ) - to drink water
  • 开水 (kāishuǐ) - boiled water

196 水果 (shuǐguǒ) - fruit

197 睡觉 (shuìjiào) - to sleep

198 说话 (shuōhuà) - to talk

199 四 (sì) - four

  • 四个人 (sì ge rén) - four people

200 送 (sòng) - to send; to give (as a present); to see off

  • 送报 (sòngbào) - to deliver newspapers
  • 送礼物 (sòng lǐwù) - to give a gift
  • 送客 (sòngkè) - to see off guests

201 岁 (suì) - year (of age)

  • 岁末 (suìmò) - end of the year
  • 我三十岁 (wǒ sānshí suì) - I'm thirty years old.

202 所以 (suǒyǐ) - so; therefore

203 他 (tā) - he

  • 他是我的哥哥 (tā shì wǒ de gēge) - He is my older brother.
  • 他弟弟 (tā dìdi) - his younger brother

204 她 (tā) - she

205 它 (tā) - it

206 太 (tài) - too

  • 太晚 (tài wǎn) - too late

207 踢足球 (tī zúqiú) - to play football

208 题 (tí) - topic; question

  • 话题 (huàtí) - topic of conversation
  • 考题 (kǎotí) - exam questions
  • 讨论题 (tǎolùntí) - topic for discussion

209 天气 (tiānqì) - weather

  • 天气预报 (tiānqì yùbào) - weather forecast

210 跳舞 (tiàowǔ) - to dance

211 听 (tīng) - to