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HSK 2 vocabulary list
All 751 words of HSK 2, with pinyin and English definitions. Every one of them is built only from characters taught in HanziLoom, so you can study the list and the characters in the same place.
751words at this level
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How to use this list
Learning a word list by heart is the slow way. The characters in this list are the same 2,255 taught in the app, so the faster route is to learn the character once — how it is written, how it sounds, what it means — and then let the words come for free. Words whose characters you already know are not new vocabulary, they are a new combination.
A practical order: take the characters of this level first (the app queues them by frequency and by scenario), then read this list as a checklist. If a word still does not stick, it is usually because one of its characters is only half learned — the mock paper at the end of the level will tell you which.
The HSK 2 word list
| Word | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 啊 | a | interjection of surprise; Ah! |
| 爱情 | ài qíng | romance; love |
| 爱人 | ài rén | spouse; lover |
| 安静 | ān jìng | quiet; peaceful |
| 安全 | ān quán | safe; secure; safety; security |
| 白色 | bái sè | white; fig. reactionary |
| 办 | bàn | to take care of ; to deal with ; to organize; to establish; to… |
| 办法 | bàn fǎ | way of handling sth; means; measure; solution to a problem |
| 办公室 | bàn gōng shì | office; business premises |
| 半夜 | bàn yè | midnight; in the middle of the night |
| 班长 | bān zhǎng | class monitor; squad leader |
| 帮助 | bāng zhù | assistance; aid; to help; to assist |
| 饱 | bǎo | to eat till full; satisfied |
| 报名 | bào míng | to sign up; to enter one's name |
| 报纸 | bào zhǐ | newspaper; newsprint |
| 背 | bèi | variant of 背[bei1]; to carry on one's back |
| 北方 | běi fāng | north; the northern part a country |
| 笔 | bǐ | writing brush; writing implement (; brushstroke; stroke |
| 笔记 | bǐ jì | to take down; notes |
| 笔记本 | bǐ jì běn | notebook (; laptop; notebook |
| 比如 | bǐ rú | see 比如縣|比如县[Bi3 ru2 Xian4]; for example; for instance; such as |
| 比如说 | bǐ rú shuō | for example |
| 必须 | bì xū | must; to have to |
| 变 | biàn | to change; to become different |
| 边 | biān | side; edge |
| 遍 | biàn | variant of 遍[bian4]; everywhere |
| 变成 | biàn chéng | to change into; to turn into |
| 表 | biǎo | exterior surface; family relationship via females |
| 表示 | biǎo shì | to express; to state; to show; to indicate; to signify; to show |
| 不错 | bú cuò | correct; right |
| 不但 | bú dàn | not only |
| 部分 | bù fèn | part; portion; piece; Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4] |
| 不够 | bú gòu | not enough; insufficient |
| 不过 | bú guò | only; merely |
| 不久 | bù jiǔ | not long; before too long |
| 不满 | bù mǎn | dissatisfied; discontented; resentful; to be less than |
| 不如 | bù rú | not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to |
| 不少 | bù shǎo | many; quite a few; a good number of |
| 不太 | bú tài | |
| 不同 | bù tóng | different; distinct |
| 不行 | bù xíng | won't do; be out of the question |
| 不要 | bú yào | don't!; must not |
| 不一定 | bù yí dìng | not necessarily; maybe |
| 不一会 | bù yí huì | soon |
| 才 | cái | ability; talent; sb of a certain type |
| 菜单 | cài dān | menu |
| 参观 | cān guān | to visit ; to tour; to look around |
| 参加 | cān jiā | to participate; to take part; to join |
| 草 | cǎo | variant of 草[cao3]; grass |
| 草地 | cǎo dì | lawn; meadow |
| 层 | céng | to pile on top of one another; layer; stratum |
| 查 | chá | surname Zha; to research |
| 差不多 | chà bu duō | almost; nearly |
| 场 | chǎng | threshing floor; classifier for events and happenings: spell… |
| 常见 | cháng jiàn | commonly seen; common |
| 常用 | cháng yòng | in common usage |
| 超过 | chāo guò | to surpass; to exceed |
| 超市 | chāo shì | supermarket |
| 车辆 | chē liàng | vehicle |
| 成 | chéng | surname Cheng; short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1] |
| 称 | chēng | to fit; to match; to suit; to have; to possess |
| 成绩 | chéng jì | achievement; performance records |
| 成为 | chéng wéi | to become; to turn into |
| 重复 | chóng fù | to repeat; to duplicate |
| 重新 | chóng xīn | again; once more; re- |
| 出发 | chū fā | to set off; to start; to proceed from |
| 出国 | chū guó | to go abroad; to leave the country |
| 出口 | chū kǒu | an exit; to speak |
| 出门 | chū mén | to go out; to leave home |
| 出生 | chū shēng | to be born |
| 出现 | chū xiàn | to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up |
| 出院 | chū yuàn | to leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital |
| 出租 | chū zū | to rent |
| 出租车 | chū zū chē | taxi; rental car |
| 船 | chuán | variant of 船[chuan2]; boat |
| 吹 | chuī | to blow; to play a wind instrument |
| 春节 | chūn jié | Spring Festival |
| 春天 | chūn tiān | spring |
| 词 | cí | old variant of 詞|词[ci2]; word |
| 词典 | cí diǎn | dictionary |
| 词语 | cí yǔ | word; term |
| 从小 | cóng xiǎo | from childhood; from a young age |
| 大部分 | dà bù fèn | the greater part; the majority; most; Taiwan pr. [da4bu4fen4] |
| 大大 | dà dà | greatly; enormously |
| 大多数 | dà duō shù | majority |
| 打工 | dǎ gōng | to work a temporary or casual job; to have a job outside of… |
| 大海 | dà hǎi | sea; ocean |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone; influential family |
| 大量 | dà liàng | great amount; large quantity |
| 大门 | dà mén | the Doors, US rock band; entrance |
| 大人 | dà rén | adult; grownup |
| 大声 | dà shēng | loud voice; in a loud voice |
| 打算 | dǎ suan | to plan; to intend |
| 大小 | dà xiǎo | large and small; size |
| 大衣 | dà yī | overcoat; topcoat |
| 打印 | dǎ yìn | to affix a seal; to stamp |
| 答应 | dā yìng | to answer; to respond; to answer positively; to agree; to… |
| 大自然 | dà zì rán | nature |
| 带 | dài | band; belt |
| 带来 | dài lái | to bring; to bring about; to produce |
| 但 | dàn | but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just |
| 蛋 | dàn | variant of 蜑[Dan4]; egg |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 单位 | dān wèi | unit; work unit |
| 当 | dāng | dong; ding dong |
| 当时 | dāng shí | then; at that time; immediately; right then |
| 倒 | dào | to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally; to fail; to go… |
| 道 | dào | road; path (; way; reason; principle |
| 到处 | dào chù | everywhere |
| 道理 | dào lǐ | reason; argument |
| 道路 | dào lù | road; path |
| 得 | dé | to obtain; to get |
| 得出 | dé chū | to obtain ; to arrive at |
| 的话 | de huà | if |
| 灯 | dēng | lamp; light |
| 等到 | děng dào | to wait until; by the time when |
| 等于 | děng yú | to equal; to be tantamount to |
| 低 | dī | low; beneath |
| 地球 | dì qiú | the earth |
| 地铁 | dì tiě | underground railway; subway; subway train |
| 地铁站 | dì tiě zhàn | subway station |
| 店 | diàn | inn; old-style hotel (; shop; store |
| 点头 | diǎn tóu | to nod |
| 掉 | diào | to fall; to drop |
| 懂 | dǒng | to understand; to comprehend |
| 东北 | dōng běi | Northeast China; Manchuria; northeast |
| 懂得 | dǒng de | to understand; to know; to comprehend |
| 东方 | dōng fāng | the East; the Orient; two-character surname Dongfang |
| 东南 | dōng nán | southeast |
| 冬天 | dōng tiān | winter |
| 动物 | dòng wù | animal |
| 动物园 | dòng wù yuán | zoo |
| 度 | dù | to pass; to spend |
| 读音 | dú yīn | pronunciation; literary pronunciation of a Chinese character |
| 段 | duàn | surname Duan; paragraph |
| 短 | duǎn | short; brief |
| 短信 | duǎn xìn | text message; SMS |
| 队 | duì | squadron; team |
| 对话 | duì huà | to talk; dialogue; conversation |
| 对面 | duì miàn | opposite; across; directly in front of one; up ahead |
| 队长 | duì zhǎng | captain; team leader |
| 多久 | duō jiǔ | how long?; a long time |
| 多么 | duō me | how; what |
| 多数 | duō shù | majority; most |
| 多云 | duō yún | cloudy |
| 而且 | ér qiě | but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore |
| 发 | fā | to send out; to show |
| 发现 | fā xiàn | to notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect |
| 饭馆 | fàn guǎn | restaurant |
| 方便 | fāng biàn | convenient; suitable; to facilitate; to make things easy |
| 方便面 | fāng biàn miàn | instant noodles |
| 方法 | fāng fǎ | method; way; technique; procedure |
| 方面 | fāng miàn | respect; aspect |
| 放下 | fàng xià | to lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish; to set… |
| 方向 | fāng xiàng | direction; orientation |
| 放心 | fàng xīn | to feel relieved; to feel reassured |
| 份 | fèn | classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports… |
| 分开 | fēn kāi | to separate; to part |
| 分数 | fēn shù | grade; mark |
| 分钟 | fēn zhōng | minute |
| 封 | fēng | surname Feng; to confer |
| 服务 | fú wù | to serve; service |
| 复习 | fù xí | to review; revision |
| 改 | gǎi | to change; to alter |
| 该 | gāi | should; ought to |
| 改变 | gǎi biàn | to change; to alter |
| 干杯 | gān bēi | to drink a toast; Cheers! |
| 感到 | gǎn dào | to feel; to sense; to perceive |
| 感动 | gǎn dòng | to move; to touch |
| 干活 | gàn huó | to work; to be employed |
| 干活儿 | gàn huó ér | erhua variant of 幹活|干活[gan4 huo2] |
| 感觉 | gǎn jué | feeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive |
| 感谢 | gǎn xiè | to thank; to be grateful |
| 刚 | gāng | hard; firm; strong; exactly; precisely |
| 刚才 | gāng cái | just now; a moment ago |
| 刚刚 | gāng gāng | just recently; just a moment ago |
| 高级 | gāo jí | high level; high grade |
| 高中 | gāo zhōng | senior high school; to pass brilliantly |
| 个子 | gè zi | stature; height; size; bundle of cereal stalks tied together |
| 更 | gèng | to change or replace; to experience |
| 公交车 | gōng jiāo chē | public transport vehicle; town bus |
| 公斤 | gōng jīn | kilogram |
| 公里 | gōng lǐ | kilometer |
| 公路 | gōng lù | highway; road |
| 公平 | gōng píng | fair; impartial |
| 公司 | gōng sī | company; firm; corporation |
| 公园 | gōng yuán | park |
| 够 | gòu | enough; really |
| 狗 | gǒu | dog |
| 顾客 | gù kè | customer; client |
| 故事 | gù shì | old practice; narrative; story; tale |
| 故意 | gù yì | deliberately; on purpose |
| 观点 | guān diǎn | point of view; viewpoint |
| 关机 | guān jī | to turn off; to finish shooting a film |
| 关心 | guān xīn | to be concerned about; to care about |
| 广场 | guǎng chǎng | public square; plaza |
| 广告 | guǎng gào | to advertise; a commercial |
| 国际 | guó jì | international |
| 过来 | guò lái | to come over; to manage |
| 过年 | guò nián | to celebrate the Chinese New Year |
| 过去 | guò qù | past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by |
| 海 | hǎi | surname Hai; ocean |
| 海边 | hǎi biān | coast; seaside; seashore; beach |
| 喊 | hǎn | to yell; to shout |
| 好处 | hǎo chù | easy to get along with; benefit; advantage; merit |
| 好多 | hǎo duō | many; quite a lot |
| 好久 | hǎo jiǔ | a long time |
| 好人 | hǎo rén | good person; healthy person |
| 好事 | hǎo shì | good action, deed, thing or work; charity |
| 好像 | hǎo xiàng | as if; to seem like |
| 河 | hé | river (; the Yellow River |
| 合适 | hé shì | suitable; fitting; appropriate |
| 黑 | hēi | short name for Heilongjiang 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]; black |
| 黑板 | hēi bǎn | blackboard |
| 黑色 | hēi sè | black |
| 红 | hóng | surname Hong; used in 女紅|女红[nu : 3 gong1] |
| 红色 | hóng sè | red; revolutionary |
| 后来 | hòu lái | afterwards; later; newly arrived |
| 湖 | hú | lake |
| 忽然 | hū rán | suddenly; all of a sudden |
| 护照 | hù zhào | passport |
| 画 | huà | to draw; to paint; picture; painting ( |
| 画儿 | huà ér | picture; drawing |
| 画家 | huà jiā | painter |
| 花园 | huā yuán | garden ; park; yard with decorative plants |
| 坏处 | huài chù | harm; troubles |
| 坏人 | huài rén | bad person; villain |
| 换 | huàn | to exchange; to change |
| 欢迎 | huān yíng | to welcome; welcome |
| 黄 | huáng | surname Huang or Hwang; yellow |
| 黄色 | huáng sè | yellow; vulgar; lewd; pornographic |
| 回国 | huí guó | to return to one's home country |
| 或 | huò | maybe; perhaps |
| 活动 | huó dòng | to exercise; to move about; to work out; shaky; unsteady; loose |
| 或者 | huò zhě | or; possibly; maybe; perhaps |
| 急 | jí | urgent; pressing |
| 级 | jí | level; grade |
| 鸡 | jī | fowl; chicken |
| 计划 | jì huà | plan; project |
| 机会 | jī huì | opportunity; chance |
| 计算机 | jì suàn jī | computer; calculator |
| 假 | jiǎ | used in 假掰[gei1 bai1]; fake |
| 加 | jiā | Canada; surname Jia |
| 假期 | jià qī | holiday period; vacation |
| 家庭 | jiā tíng | family; household |
| 加油 | jiā yóu | to add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel; to accelerate; to… |
| 家长 | jiā zhǎng | head of a household; family head |
| 件 | jiàn | item; component |
| 检查 | jiǎn chá | inspection; to examine |
| 见到 | jiàn dào | to see |
| 见过 | jiàn guò | |
| 健康 | jiàn kāng | health; healthy |
| 讲 | jiǎng | to speak; to explain |
| 讲话 | jiǎng huà | a speech; to speak |
| 交 | jiāo | to hand over; to deliver; to pay ; to turn over; to make friends |
| 脚 | jiǎo | foot; leg |
| 角 | jiǎo | surname Jue; angle |
| 角度 | jiǎo dù | angle; point of view |
| 交给 | jiāo gěi | to give; to deliver; to hand over |
| 交朋友 | jiāo péng yǒu | to make friends; to start an affair with sb |
| 教室 | jiào shì | classroom |
| 教师 | jiào shī | teacher |
| 交通 | jiāo tōng | to be connected; traffic |
| 教学 | jiào xué | to teach; teaching; instruction |
| 教育 | jiào yù | to educate; to teach |
| 饺子 | jiǎo zi | dumpling; pot-sticker |
| 叫作 | jiào zuò | to call; to be called |
| 借 | jiè | to borrow; to lend |
| 接 | jiē | to receive; to answer |
| 节 | jié | see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3]; joint; node |
| 街 | jiē | street |
| 接到 | jiē dào | to receive |
| 结果 | jié guǒ | to bear fruit; outcome; result; consequence |
| 节目 | jié mù | program; show; item; act; segment; number |
| 节日 | jié rì | holiday; festival |
| 接受 | jiē shòu | to accept ; to acquiesce |
| 接下来 | jiē xià lái | to accept; to take |
| 接着 | jiē zhe | to catch and hold on; to continue |
| 斤 | jīn | catty; weight equal to 500 g |
| 近 | jìn | near; close to |
| 今后 | jīn hòu | hereafter; henceforth |
| 进入 | jìn rù | to enter; to go into |
| 进行 | jìn xíng | to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; to carry out; to… |
| 经常 | jīng cháng | frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday… |
| 经过 | jīng guò | to pass; to go through |
| 经理 | jīng lǐ | manager; director |
| 酒 | jiǔ | wine; liquor |
| 酒店 | jiǔ diàn | wine shop; pub |
| 就要 | jiù yào | will; shall |
| 举 | jǔ | variant of 舉|举[ju3]; to lift |
| 句 | jù | variant of 勾[gou1]; sentence |
| 举手 | jǔ shǒu | to raise a hand; to put up one's hand |
| 举行 | jǔ xíng | to hold |
| 句子 | jù zi | sentence |
| 卡 | kǎ | to stop; to block |
| 开机 | kāi jī | to start an engine; to boot up |
| 开心 | kāi xīn | to feel happy; to rejoice |
| 开学 | kāi xué | to start school; to begin |
| 看法 | kàn fǎ | way of looking at a thing; view |
| 靠 | kào | to lean against or on; to stand by the side of |
| 考生 | kǎo shēng | exam candidate; student whose name has been put forward for an… |
| 克 | kè | abbr. for 克羅地亞|克罗地亚[Ke4 luo2 di4 ya4], Croatia; abbr. for… |
| 刻 | kè | quarter; moment |
| 科 | kē | branch of study; administrative section |
| 可爱 | kě ài | adorable; cute |
| 可能 | kě néng | might; possible |
| 可怕 | kě pà | awful; dreadful |
| 客人 | kè rén | visitor; guest; customer |
| 可是 | kě shì | but; however; indeed |
| 课堂 | kè táng | classroom (; class session |
| 科学 | kē xué | science; scientific knowledge |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can; may; to be able to; possible; permissible |
| 空气 | kōng qì | air; atmosphere |
| 哭 | kū | to cry; to weep |
| 快餐 | kuài cān | fast food; snack |
| 快点 | kuài diǎn | to do sth more quickly; Hurry up! |
| 快点儿 | kuài diǎn ér | erhua variant of 快點|快点[kuai4 dian3] |
| 快乐 | kuài lè | happy; joyful |
| 快要 | kuài yào | nearly at the point of ; about to |
| 筷子 | kuài zi | chopsticks |
| 拉 | lā | to pull; to play |
| 来自 | lái zì | to come from; From: |
| 蓝 | lán | surname Lan; blue |
| 篮球 | lán qiú | basketball |
| 蓝色 | lán sè | blue |
| 老年 | lǎo nián | elderly; old age |
| 老朋友 | lǎo péng yǒu | old friend; period |
| 老是 | lǎo shì | always |
| 离 | lí | mythical beast; surname Li |
| 离开 | lí kāi | to depart; to leave |
| 例如 | lì rú | for example; for instance; such as |
| 里头 | lǐ tou | inside; interior |
| 礼物 | lǐ wù | gift; present |
| 理想 | lǐ xiǎng | an ideal; a dream |
| 例子 | lì zi | case; instance |
| 练 | liàn | to practice; to train |
| 脸 | liǎn | face |
| 练习 | liàn xí | to practice; exercise |
| 亮 | liàng | bright; light; to shine; to flash |
| 凉 | liáng | the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang… |
| 辆 | liàng | classifier for vehicles |
| 凉快 | liáng kuai | pleasantly cool; to cool oneself; to cool off |
| 零下 | líng xià | below zero |
| 流 | liú | to flow; to disseminate |
| 留 | liú | old variant of 留[liu2]; to leave |
| 流利 | liú lì | fluent |
| 留下 | liú xià | to leave behind; to stay behind |
| 流行 | liú xíng | to spread; to propagate; popular; fashionable |
| 留学生 | liú xué shēng | student studying abroad; returned student; foreign student… |
| 绿 | lǜ | used in names; green |
| 路边 | lù biān | curb; roadside; wayside |
| 旅客 | lǚ kè | traveler; tourist |
| 绿色 | lǜ sè | green |
| 旅行 | lǚ xíng | to travel; journey; trip |
| 旅游 | lǚ yóu | trip; journey |
| 卖 | mài | to sell; to betray |
| 满 | mǎn | Manchu ethnic group; to fill |
| 满意 | mǎn yì | satisfied; pleased |
| 猫 | māo | cat (; to hide oneself |
| 米 | mǐ | surname Mi; uncooked rice |
| 面 | miàn | face; side |
| 面前 | miàn qián | in front of; facing |
| 名 | míng | name; noun |
| 名称 | míng chēng | name |
| 名单 | míng dān | list of names |
| 明星 | míng xīng | star; celebrity |
| 目的 | mù dì | purpose; aim; goal; target; objective |
| 拿出 | ná chū | to take out; to put out |
| 拿到 | ná dào | to get; to obtain |
| 那会 | nà huì | |
| 那会儿 | nà huì er | at that time; also pr. [nei4 hui4 r5] |
| 那么 | nà me | like that; in that way; to that extent; ... or so; about ... |
| 那时 | nà shí | then; at that time |
| 那时候 | nà shí hòu | at that time |
| 那样 | nà yàng | that kind; that sort |
| 南方 | nán fāng | south; southern direction; southern regions, often referring to… |
| 难过 | nán guò | to feel sad; to feel unwell |
| 难看 | nán kàn | ugly; unsightly |
| 难受 | nán shòu | to feel unwell; to suffer pain |
| 难题 | nán tí | difficult problem |
| 难听 | nán tīng | unpleasant to hear; coarse |
| 能够 | néng gòu | to be capable of; to be able to |
| 年级 | nián jí | grade; year |
| 年轻 | nián qīng | young |
| 鸟 | niǎo | variant of 屌[diao3]; penis |
| 弄 | nòng | lane; alley |
| 努力 | nǔ lì | to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working… |
| 怕 | pà | surname Pa; to be afraid |
| 爬 | pá | to crawl; to climb |
| 爬山 | pá shān | to go for a hike |
| 排 | pái | to arrange in order; to line up; to exclude; to eliminate; to… |
| 排队 | pái duì | to line up |
| 排球 | pái qiú | volleyball |
| 碰 | pèng | variant of 碰[peng4]; to touch |
| 碰到 | pèng dào | to come across; to run into |
| 碰见 | pèng jiàn | to run into; to meet |
| 片 | piàn | disk; sheet |
| 篇 | piān | sheet; piece of writing |
| 便宜 | pián yi | convenient; cheap; inexpensive |
| 漂亮 | piào liang | pretty; beautiful |
| 平 | píng | surname Ping; flat; level; smooth |
| 瓶 | píng | bottle; vase |
| 平安 | píng ān | see 平安區|平安区[Ping2 an1 Qu1]; safe and sound |
| 平常 | píng cháng | ordinary; common |
| 平等 | píng děng | equal; equality |
| 平时 | píng shí | ordinarily; in normal times |
| 瓶子 | píng zi | bottle |
| 普通 | pǔ tōng | common; ordinary |
| 普通话 | pǔ tōng huà | Putonghua; standard Mandarin |
| 气 | qì | gas; air; smell |
| 骑 | qí | saddle horse; mounted soldier |
| 骑车 | qí chē | to ride a bike |
| 起飞 | qǐ fēi | to take off; to lift off; to start to develop rapidly |
| 其他 | qí tā | other; else |
| 气温 | qì wēn | air temperature |
| 其中 | qí zhōng | among; in |
| 千 | qiān | thousand; used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1] |
| 千克 | qiān kè | kilogram |
| 前年 | qián nián | the year before last |
| 墙 | qiáng | variant of 牆|墙[qiang2]; wall ( |
| 晴 | qíng | clear; fine |
| 轻 | qīng | light; easy |
| 清楚 | qīng chǔ | clear; distinct |
| 请客 | qǐng kè | to give a dinner party; to entertain guests |
| 青年 | qīng nián | youth; youthful years |
| 请求 | qǐng qiú | to request; to ask; request ( |
| 青少年 | qīng shào nián | adolescent; youth |
| 晴天 | qíng tiān | clear sky; sunny day |
| 求 | qiú | to seek; to look for |
| 球场 | qiú chǎng | stadium; sports ground |
| 球队 | qiú duì | sports team |
| 秋天 | qiū tiān | autumn |
| 球鞋 | qiú xié | athletic shoes |
| 取 | qǔ | to take; to get |
| 取得 | qǔ dé | to acquire; to get; to obtain |
| 全 | quán | surname Quan; all |
| 全部 | quán bù | whole; all |
| 全国 | quán guó | whole nation; nationwide |
| 全家 | quán jiā | FamilyMart; whole family |
| 全年 | quán nián | the whole year; all year long |
| 全身 | quán shēn | the whole body; em |
| 全体 | quán tǐ | all; entire |
| 然后 | rán hòu | then; after that; afterwards |
| 让 | ràng | to yield; to permit |
| 热情 | rè qíng | cordial; enthusiastic |
| 人口 | rén kǒu | population; people |
| 人们 | rén men | people |
| 人数 | rén shù | number of people |
| 认为 | rèn wéi | to believe; to think; to consider; to feel |
| 日报 | rì bào | daily newspaper |
| 日子 | rì zi | day; a date |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if; in case; in the event that |
| 入口 | rù kǒu | entrance; to import |
| 商量 | shāng liang | to consult; to talk over |
| 商人 | shāng rén | merchant; businessman |
| 上周 | shàng zhōu | last week |
| 少年 | shào nián | early youth; youngster |
| 少数 | shǎo shù | small number; few |
| 身边 | shēn biān | at one's side; on hand |
| 什么样 | shén me yàng | what kind?; what sort? |
| 生 | shēng | to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born; to arise; to… |
| 省 | shěng | to save; to economize; to be frugal; to omit; to delete; to… |
| 生词 | shēng cí | new word; word that is unfamiliar or not yet studied |
| 生活 | shēng huó | to live; life |
| 声音 | shēng yīn | sound; voice |
| 市 | shì | market; city |
| 十分 | shí fēn | very; completely |
| 实际 | shí jì | reality; practice |
| 事情 | shì qing | affair; matter; thing; business |
| 食物 | shí wù | food |
| 实习 | shí xí | to practice; field work |
| 实现 | shí xiàn | to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about |
| 使用 | shǐ yòng | to use; to employ |
| 实在 | shí zài | really; actually |
| 市长 | shì zhǎng | mayor |
| 收 | shōu | to receive; to accept |
| 手表 | shǒu biǎo | wristwatch |
| 受到 | shòu dào | to receive ; to be ...ed |
| 收到 | shōu dào | to receive |
| 收入 | shōu rù | to take in; income |
| 数 | shù | to count; to count as; to regard as |
| 熟 | shú | ripe; mature; thoroughly cooked; done |
| 舒服 | shū fu | comfortable; feeling well |
| 数字 | shù zì | numeral; digit |
| 水平 | shuǐ píng | horizontal; level; a standard; a level |
| 顺利 | shùn lì | smoothly; without a hitch |
| 说明 | shuō míng | to explain; to illustrate |
| 司机 | sī jī | chauffeur; driver |
| 送到 | sòng dào | |
| 送给 | sòng gěi | to send; to give as a present |
| 算 | suàn | to calculate; to figure out; to include; to count in |
| 随便 | suí biàn | as one wishes; as one pleases |
| 虽然 | suī rán | although; even though |
| 随时 | suí shí | at any time; at all times; at the right time; whenever necessary |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore; as a result |
| 所有 | suǒ yǒu | all; to have; to possess; to own |
| 它 | tā | it |
| 它们 | tā men | they; them |
| 态度 | tài dù | manner; bearing |
| 太太 | tài tài | married woman; Mrs. |
| 太阳 | tài yáng | sun; sunlight; sunshine |
| 套 | tào | to cover; to encase |
| 讨论 | tǎo lùn | to discuss; to talk over |
| 特别 | tè bié | unusual; special; very; especially; particularly |
| 特点 | tè diǎn | characteristic; trait; feature |
| 疼 | téng | hurts; sore; to love dearly |
| 提 | tí | used in 提防[di1 fang5] and 提溜[di1 liu5]; to carry |
| 题 | tí | surname Ti; topic |
| 提出 | tí chū | to raise; to propose |
| 提到 | tí dào | to mention; to raise |
| 提高 | tí gāo | to raise; to increase |
| 体育 | tǐ yù | sports; physical education |
| 体育场 | tǐ yù chǎng | stadium |
| 体育馆 | tǐ yù guǎn | gym; gymnasium |
| 天上 | tiān shàng | the sky; the heavens |
| 条 | tiáo | strip; item |
| 条件 | tiáo jiàn | condition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement… |
| 停 | tíng | to stop; to halt |
| 挺 | tǐng | straight; erect |
| 停车 | tíng chē | to pull up; to park |
| 停车场 | tíng chē chǎng | parking lot; car park |
| 挺好 | tǐng hǎo | very good |
| 听讲 | tīng jiǎng | to attend a lecture; to listen to a talk |
| 听说 | tīng shuō | to hear; one hears |
| 通 | tōng | to go through; to know well |
| 通过 | tōng guò | to pass through; to get through; to adopt ; to pass |
| 同事 | tóng shì | colleague; co-worker |
| 同时 | tóng shí | at the same time; simultaneously |
| 同样 | tóng yàng | same; equal; similar; similarly; also; too |
| 通知 | tōng zhī | to notify; to inform |
| 头 | tóu | head; hair style |
| 头发 | tóu fa | hair |
| 图片 | tú piàn | picture; photograph |
| 推 | tuī | to push; to cut |
| 腿 | tuǐ | leg; hip bone |
| 外地 | wài dì | parts of the country other than where one is |
| 外卖 | wài mài | to provide a takeout or home delivery meal; takeout |
| 万 | wàn | used in 万俟[Mo4 qi2]; surname Wan |
| 完 | wán | to finish; to be over |
| 碗 | wǎn | variant of 碗[wan3]; bowl |
| 晚安 | wǎn ān | Good night!; Good evening! |
| 晚报 | wǎn bào | evening newspaper; Evening News |
| 晚餐 | wǎn cān | evening meal; dinner |
| 完成 | wán chéng | to complete; to accomplish |
| 晚会 | wǎn huì | evening party |
| 完全 | wán quán | complete; whole; totally; entirely |
| 往 | wǎng | to go; to |
| 网 | wǎng | net; web; network |
| 网球 | wǎng qiú | tennis; tennis ball |
| 网站 | wǎng zhàn | website |
| 为 | wèi | as; to take sth as |
| 位 | wèi | position; location |
| 喂 | wèi | hello; hey |
| 味道 | wèi dào | flavor; taste; feeling ; sense ; hint |
| 为什么 | wèi shén me | why?; for what reason? |
| 闻 | wén | surname Wen; to hear |
| 温度 | wēn dù | temperature |
| 问路 | wèn lù | to ask for directions; to ask the way |
| 问题 | wèn tí | question; problem |
| 午餐 | wǔ cān | lunch; luncheon |
| 午睡 | wǔ shuì | to take a nap in the afternoon |
| 西北 | xī běi | Northwest China; northwest |
| 西餐 | xī cān | Western-style food |
| 西方 | xī fāng | the West; the Occident |
| 习惯 | xí guàn | habit; custom |
| 西南 | xī nán | southwest |
| 西医 | xī yī | Western medicine; a doctor trained in Western medicine |
| 洗衣机 | xǐ yī jī | washing machine; washer |
| 洗澡 | xǐ zǎo | to bathe; to take a shower |
| 夏天 | xià tiān | summer |
| 下雪 | xià xuě | to snow |
| 下周 | xià zhōu | next week |
| 像 | xiàng | to resemble; to be like |
| 向 | xiàng | surname Xiang; towards |
| 响 | xiǎng | echo; sound |
| 想到 | xiǎng dào | to think of; to call to mind |
| 想法 | xiǎng fǎ | way of thinking; opinion; notion; to think of a way |
| 相机 | xiàng jī | camera; at the opportune moment |
| 想起 | xiǎng qǐ | to recall; to think of |
| 相同 | xiāng tóng | identical; same |
| 相信 | xiāng xìn | to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true |
| 笑话 | xiào huà | joke; jest; to laugh at; to mock |
| 笑话儿 | xiào huà ér | erhua form of 笑話|笑话[xiao4 hua5] |
| 小声 | xiǎo shēng | in a low voice; in whispers |
| 小时候 | xiǎo shí hòu | in one's childhood |
| 小说 | xiǎo shuō | novel; fiction |
| 小心 | xiǎo xīn | to be careful; to take care |
| 校园 | xiào yuán | campus |
| 校长 | xiào zhǎng | president; headmaster |
| 小组 | xiǎo zǔ | group |
| 鞋 | xié | shoe; variant of 鞋[xie2] |
| 信 | xìn | letter; mail |
| 信号 | xìn hào | signal |
| 心里 | xīn lǐ | chest; heart; mind |
| 心情 | xīn qíng | mood; frame of mind |
| 新闻 | xīn wén | news |
| 信息 | xìn xī | information; news; message |
| 信心 | xìn xīn | confidence; faith |
| 信用卡 | xìn yòng kǎ | credit card |
| 心中 | xīn zhōng | central point; in one's thoughts |
| 姓 | xìng | family name; surname; to be surnamed ... |
| 行动 | xíng dòng | operation; action |
| 姓名 | xìng míng | surname and given name; full name |
| 行人 | xíng rén | pedestrian; traveler on foot |
| 行为 | xíng wéi | action; conduct; behavior; activity |
| 星星 | xīng xīng | a star; the stars in the sky |
| 休假 | xiū jià | to go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave |
| 许多 | xǔ duō | many; a lot of |
| 选 | xuǎn | to choose; to pick |
| 雪 | xuě | surname Xue; snow |
| 学期 | xué qī | term; semester |
| 眼 | yǎn | eye (; a look; a glance |
| 眼睛 | yǎn jing | eye |
| 颜色 | yán sè | color; countenance |
| 养 | yǎng | to raise; to bring up |
| 样子 | yàng zi | appearance; manner |
| 药 | yào | leaf of the iris; variant of 藥|药[yao4] |
| 药店 | yào diàn | pharmacy; drugstore |
| 药片 | yào piàn | a pill or tablet |
| 要求 | yāo qiú | to request; to require |
| 药水 | yào shuǐ | medicine in liquid form; bottled medicine |
| 夜 | yè | variant of 夜[ye4]; night |
| 夜里 | yè lǐ | during the night; at night |
| 也许 | yě xǔ | perhaps; maybe |
| 亿 | yì | 100 million |
| 一般 | yì bān | same; ordinary |
| 一部分 | yí bù fèn | portion; part of |
| 一点点 | yì diǎn diǎn | a little bit |
| 一定 | yí dìng | surely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled |
| 一共 | yí gòng | in total; altogether |
| 以后 | yǐ hòu | after; later |
| 意见 | yì jiàn | idea; opinion |
| 已经 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 以前 | yǐ qián | before; formerly |
| 以上 | yǐ shàng | that level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned |
| 一生 | yì shēng | all one's life; throughout one's life |
| 意思 | yì si | idea; opinion |
| 以外 | yǐ wài | apart from; other than |
| 以为 | yǐ wéi | to think; to believe |
| 以下 | yǐ xià | that level or lower; that amount or less |
| 一直 | yì zhí | straight; continuously; always; all the way through |
| 椅子 | yǐ zi | chair |
| 阴 | yīn | surname Yin; overcast |
| 银行 | yín háng | bank |
| 银行卡 | yín háng kǎ | bank card |
| 音节 | yīn jié | syllable |
| 阴天 | yīn tiān | cloudy day; overcast sky |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 音乐 | yīn yuè | music |
| 音乐会 | yīn yuè huì | concert |
| 应该 | yīng gāi | ought to; should; must |
| 影片 | yǐng piàn | a copy of a film; film; motion picture; movie |
| 英文 | yīng wén | English |
| 影响 | yǐng xiǎng | influence; effect |
| 英语 | yīng yǔ | English |
| 永远 | yǒng yuǎn | forever; eternal |
| 又 | yòu | again; also |
| 油 | yóu | oil; fat |
| 有点 | yǒu diǎn | a little |
| 有点儿 | yǒu diǎn ér | slightly; a little |
| 友好 | yǒu hǎo | see 友好區|友好区[You3 hao3 Qu1]; friendly; amicable |
| 游客 | yóu kè | traveler; tourist; guest player |
| 有空 | yǒu kòng | to have time |
| 有空儿 | yǒu kòng er | erhua form of 有空[you3 kong4] |
| 有人 | yǒu rén | someone; people |
| 有一点 | yǒu yì diǎn | a little; somewhat |
| 有意思 | yǒu yì si | interesting; meaningful |
| 鱼 | yú | surname Yu; fish ( |
| 语言 | yǔ yán | language |
| 院 | yuàn | courtyard; institution |
| 原来 | yuán lái | original; former; originally; formerly; at first |
| 愿意 | yuàn yì | to wish; to want |
| 原因 | yuán yīn | cause; origin |
| 院长 | yuàn zhǎng | the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4]; chair… |
| 院子 | yuàn zi | courtyard; garden |
| 越 | yuè | generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia… |
| 月份 | yuè fèn | month |
| 越来越 | yuè lái yuè | more and more |
| 月亮 | yuè liàng | the moon |
| 云 | yún | to say; surname Yun |
| 运动 | yùn dòng | to move; to exercise |
| 咱 | zán | variant of 咱[zan2]; see 咱[zan2] |
| 咱们 | zán men | we or us spoken to); I or me |
| 脏 | zàng | viscera; organ |
| 早餐 | zǎo cān | breakfast |
| 早晨 | zǎo chén | early morning; also pr. [zao3chen5] |
| 早就 | zǎo jiù | already at an earlier time |
| 怎么办 | zěn me bàn | what's to be done |
| 怎么样 | zěn me yàng | how?; how about? |
| 怎样 | zěn yàng | how; what kind |
| 占 | zhàn | variant of 占[zhan4]; to observe |
| 站住 | zhàn zhù | to come to a stop; to halt; to keep one's footing; to stay… |
| 长 | zhǎng | long; length |
| 长大 | zhǎng dà | to grow up |
| 找出 | zhǎo chū | to find; to search out |
| 照顾 | zhào gu | to take care of; to show consideration |
| 照片 | zhào piàn | photograph |
| 照相 | zhào xiàng | to take a photograph |
| 这么 | zhè me | so much; this much |
| 这时 | zhè shí | at this time; at this moment |
| 这时候 | zhè shí hòu | |
| 这样 | zhè yàng | this way; like this; so; this kind of; such |
| 真正 | zhēn zhèng | genuine; real; true; really; indeed |
| 正常 | zhèng cháng | normal; regular |
| 正好 | zhèng hǎo | just; just right |
| 正确 | zhèng què | correct; sound; right; proper |
| 正是 | zhèng shì | is precisely |
| 只 | zhǐ | variant of 隻|只[zhi1]; only; merely; just |
| 纸 | zhǐ | variant of 紙|纸[zhi3]; paper ( |
| 直接 | zhí jiē | directly; direct |
| 只能 | zhǐ néng | can only; obliged to do sth |
| 只要 | zhǐ yào | so long as; provided; if |
| 中餐 | zhōng cān | lunch; Chinese meal; Chinese food |
| 重点 | zhòng diǎn | to recount; to re-evaluate |
| 中级 | zhōng jí | middle level |
| 中年 | zhōng nián | middle age |
| 重视 | zhòng shì | to attach importance to sth; to value |
| 中小学 | zhōng xiǎo xué | middle and elementary school |
| 中心 | zhōng xīn | center; heart; core |
| 中医 | zhōng yī | traditional Chinese medical science; a doctor trained in… |
| 周 | zhōu | surname Zhou; Zhou Dynasty |
| 周末 | zhōu mò | weekend |
| 周年 | zhōu nián | anniversary; annual |
| 住房 | zhù fáng | housing |
| 主人 | zhǔ rén | owner; host |
| 主要 | zhǔ yào | main; principal; major; primary |
| 住院 | zhù yuàn | to stay in hospital; to be hospitalized |
| 装 | zhuāng | adornment; to adorn |
| 准确 | zhǔn què | accurate; exact; precise |
| 字典 | zì diǎn | Chinese character dictionary; dictionary |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; one's own |
| 自行车 | zì xíng chē | bicycle; bike |
| 自由 | zì yóu | freedom; liberty; free; unrestricted |
| 走过 | zǒu guò | to walk past; to pass by |
| 走进 | zǒu jìn | to enter; to step into |
| 走开 | zǒu kāi | to leave; to walk away; to beat it; to move aside |
| 租 | zū | to hire; to rent |
| 组 | zǔ | to form; to organize |
| 组成 | zǔ chéng | to form; to make up; to constitute; composition; makeup |
| 组长 | zǔ zhǎng | group leader |
| 嘴 | zuǐ | mouth; beak |
| 最近 | zuì jìn | recently; soon |
| 座 | zuò | seat; base; stand |
| 做到 | zuò dào | to accomplish; to achieve |
| 做法 | zuò fǎ | way of handling sth; method for making |
| 做饭 | zuò fàn | to prepare a meal; to cook |
| 作家 | zuò jiā | author |
| 座位 | zuò wèi | seat |
| 作文 | zuò wén | to write an essay; composition |
| 作业 | zuò yè | school assignment; homework |
| 作用 | zuò yòng | to act on; to affect; action; function; activity |
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