HSK-

New HSK Level 2 Vocabulary (Chinese-English)

No.

Word

Pinyin

Parts of Speech

Meaning of the Word

Example

v.

love

v.

like doing sth.

eight

num.

bba

n.

father; dad; daddy

bizi

n.

cup; glass

Bijng

n.

Beijing

bn

nm.

copy; issue (used for counting books and

other bound items)

bkqi

Youre welcome.

not; no

vegetable

n.

ci
n.

dish

adv.

10

ch

n.

tea (liquid drink/tea leaves)

11

ch

v.

eat

12

chzch

n.

taxi

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d dinhu

14

15

de

make a phone call

adj.

big; large; huge; great

sa.

of (marker of attributive)

sa.

expressing emphasis

indicating sb. or sth.

16

din

n.

oclock

320

17

dinno

n.

computer

18

dinsh

n.

television

19

dinyng

n.

motion picture; movie; film

20

dngxi

n.

thing; object

du

all

adv.

21

adv.

used to emphasize

read

Im sorry.

adj.

a lot of

adv.

how (used in an interrogative sentence,

expressing an inquiry of number or degree)

adv.

how (used before an adjective, indicating

exclamation)

how many; how much

son

22

23

dubuq

24

du

v.

25

dushao

pron.

26

rzi

n.

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num.

two

28

fndin

n.

restaurant,eatery;(large) hotel

29

fij

n.

plane

30

fnzhng

n.

minute

31

goxng

adj.

happy; glad; cheerful; pleased

32

nm.

used with nouns without specific measure

words

gngzu

job; work

n.

33

v.

work

n.

Chinese language

good; nice; well; fine

ok; please

adv.

very

n.

date

2002 1 1

number

drink

conj.

and

prep.

with

very

34

Hny

adj.
35

36

ho

ho
nm.

37

38

v.

39

hn

adv.

40

humin

n.

at the back; in the rear; behind

41

hu

v.

go back

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vm.

number of times

42

hu

aux.

can; be capable of

43

pron.

how many

44

ji

n.

home; family; household

45

jio

v.

call(ed) (followed by a name)

46

jntin

n.

today

47

ji

num.

nine

ki

drive

v.

48

v.

open; found

v.

look; watch

v.

read; appreciate

v.

see

nm.

RMB Yuan

nm.

piece

vm.

together

v.

come

v.

used to indicate some action

teacher

used at the end of a senence to indicate

change in status

49
50

51

52

kn
knjin

kui

li

53

losh

n.

54

le

mp.

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sa.

used after a verb to indicate that the action is

in the past and has been completed

cold

interior; inside

55

lng

adj.

56

n.

57

l
ng

num.

zero

58

li

num.

six

59

mma

n.

mother; ma; mamma;mum

60

ma

mp.

used at the end of a sentence, indicating a

question

61

mi

v.

buy

62

mi gunxi

Thats all right. You are welcome.

63

miyu

v.

have nothing or nobody; cant compare with

others

64

mfn

n.

cooked rice

65

mngtin

n.

tomorrow

66

m
ngzi

n.

name; title

67

pron.

which ( used in front of a measure word)

68

nr

pron.

where

nnr

that

pron.

69

pron.

there

used at the end of a sentence, indicating an

interrogative statement

70

ne

mp.

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used at the end of a sentence to indicate a

statement

71

nng

aux.

can; may

72

pron.

you

73

nin

n.

year

74

nr

n.

daughter

75

pngyou

n.

friend

76

pioliang

adj.

good-looking; pretty; beautiful

77

pnggu

n.

apple

78

num.

seven

79

qin

n.

money

80

qinmin

n.

before; in front; at the head; ahead

v.

please

v.

request; ask; invite; engage; hire

v.

entertain; treat

v.

go; leave

v.

used after a verb, indicating the tendency of

the action

hot; high in temperature

v.

heat up; warm up

n.

human being; person; people

81

82

83
84

qng

adj.
r
rn

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rnshi

v.

86

sn

num.

87

shngdin

88

get to know; get acquainted with

three

n.

shop; store

n.

upper; up; on; upward

v.

be engaged (in work, study, etc.) at a fixed

time

n.

morning

10

adj.

not much / many

v.

be short; be lack

shng

89

shngw

90

sho

91

shi

pron.

who(m)

92

shnme

pron.

what

93

sh

num.

ten

94

sh
hou

n.

moment; time; period

v.

be

95

sh
v.

yes

96

sh

n.

book

97

shu

n.

water

98

shugu

n.

fruit

99

shu
jio

v.

sleep; go to bed

100

shu

v.

speak; talk; say

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shuhu

v.

102

103

104
105

106

speak; talk; say

num.

four

su

nm.

year (of age)

40

pron.

he; him

pron.

she; her

adv.

(in expressing approval or compliment) very

much or extremely

adv.

too; excessively

ti

107

tinq

n.

weather

108

tng

v.

hear; listen

109

tngxu

n.

student; classmate

110

wi

int.

hello; hey;hi

111

pron.

I; me

112

wmen

pron.

we; us

113

num.

five

114

xhuan

v.

like or be interested in (sb. or sth.)

n.

under; below

v.

fall

n.

next

v.

go down; get off

n.

afternoon

115

116

xi

xiw

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xiy

v.

rain

118

xinsheng

n.

(addressing) Mr.; Mister; sir

119

xinzi

n.

now; nowadays; today; at present

12

xing

want to; be going to; would like to

aux.

120

think; think about; think of; think over

small; little

v.

become smaller

v.
121

xio

adj.

122

xioji

n.

Miss

123

xi

nm.

some

124

xi

v.

write

125

xixie

v.

thank

126

xngq

n.

week

127

xusheng

n.

student

128

xux

v.

study; learn

129

xuxio

n.

school

one

num.

130

num.

used between a reduplicative verb

a little

131

ydinr

nm.

132

yfu

n.

clothing; clothes; dress

133

yshng

n.

doctor; surgeon

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yyun

n.

hospital

135

yzi

n.

chair

yu

have

v.

136

v.

be; there be

n.

month

12

goodbye

exist; lie; be at; be on

adv.

in the process of doing sth; just; be + verb +

ing

pron.

inquiring for property, condition, way, and

cause, etc.

137

yu

138

zijin
v.

139

140

zi

znme

141

znmeyng

pron.

How about it? What do you think? (inquiring

for comments and suggestions as an
independent sentence)

142

zhzhr

pron.

this; here

143

Zhnggu

n.

China

144

zhngw

n.

noon; midday; noonday

145

zh

v.

live; stay; dwell

146

zhuzi

n.

desk; table

147

n.

written Chinese character

148

zutin

n.

yesterday

149

zu

v.

sit

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151

v.

travel by (a vehicle)

v.

make; produce

v.

be; become, to do

mp.

used at the end of a sentence to express

speculative interrogation

mp.

used at the end of an imperative sentence

zu

ba

152

bi

adj.

white

153

bi

num.

one hundred

154

bngzh

v.

help; assist; aid; support

155

bozh

n.

newspaper

156

prep.

used to make comparison

157

bi

adv.

dont

158

chng

adj.

long

159

chngg

v.

sing

160

ch

v.

exit; go out

161

chun

v.

wear; put on

162

nm./vm.

number of times

163

cng

prep.

from; since

20

164

cu

adj.

wrong; incorrect

165

d lnqi

play basketball

166

dji

everyone;everybody

pron.

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do

v.

arrive; reach

168

de

sa.

marker of complement

169

dng

v.

wait

10

170

d
di

n.

younger brother

171

d
-y

num.

first

172

dng

v.

understand

173

du

adj.

right; correct

174

du

prep.

to; towards

175

fngjin

n.

room

176

fichng

adv.

very

177

fwyun

n.

attendant; waiter; waitress

178

go

adj.

tall; high

179

gosu

v.

tell

180

gge

n.

elder brother

181

gi

v.

hand over

182

gnggngqch

n.

bus

20

183

gngs

n.

company; firm

184

gu

n.

dog

185

gu

adj.

expensive; costly

186

guo

sa.

used after a verb, referring to sth. that

happened previously

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188

adv.

still; yet

adv.

in addition

n.

son or daughter

n.

child

delicious

hi

hizi

189

hoch

190

hi

adj.

black; dark

191

hng

adj.

red

192

hunyng

v.

welcome

193

hu
d

v.

answer; reply; respond

194

huchzhn

n.

railway station

195

jchng

n.

airport

196

jdn

n.

egg

197

jin

nm.

used for clothes and things

198

jiosh

n.

classroom

199

jijie

n.

elder sister

200

jisho

v.

introduce sb. or sth.

201

j
n

v.

enter

202

j
n

adj.

close; near

indicating certainty; right on

adv.

203

ji
adv.

immediately; right now; right away

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jude

v.

feel; think

205

kfi

n.

coffee

206

kish

v.

start; begin

207

kosh

n.

examination / take a test

208

knng

aux.

may; can

209

ky

aux.

can; may

lesson

n.

210

k
n.

class

adj.

fast

adv.

be going to; will; shall

7 50

211

kui

212

kuil

adj.

happy; joyful; cheerful; glad

213

li

adj.

tired; fatigued

214

prep.

away from

215

ling

num.

two

road

n.

216

l
used to indicate a bus route

10

nm.
217

lyu

v.

travel

218

mi

v.

sell

219

mn

adj.

slow

220

mng

adj.

busy

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v.

be busy doing sth.

cat

every; each

221

mo

n.

222

mi

pron.

223

mimei

n.

younger sister

224

mn

n.

exits and entrances; doorways

225

nn

n.

man; male

226

n
n

pron.

you or your (used to address someone with

respect)

227

nini

n.

milk

228

n.

woman; female

229

pngbin

n.

side; by the side of; nearby

230

pob

v.

run; jog

231

pinyi

adj.

cheap; inexpensive

232

pio

n.

ticket

233

qzi

n.

wife

234

qchung

v.

rise (from bed); get up

235

qin

num.

thousand

236

qinb

n.

pencil

237

q
ng

adj.

fine; clear

238

qnin

n.

last year

239

rng

v.

let; allow; make; ask

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n.

day or date

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241

shngbn

v.

go to work; start work

242

shnt

n.

body (of a human or animal)

243

shngbng

v.

fall sick;fall ill; get ill; be taken ill

244

shngr

n.

birthday

245

shjin

n.

time

246

sh
qing

n.

matter; business; circumstance; event; affair;

incident; occurrence

247

shubio

n.

wrist watch; watch

248

shuj

n.

mobile phone

249

sng

v.

give sb. sth. as a gift

250

surndnsh

conj.

though;but; however

251

pron.

it; its

252

t zqi

play soccer

253

n.

questions, problems (in a test or a quiz)

254

tiow

sv.

dance

255

wi

n.

outer; outside

256

wn

v.

indicating finished; be used up; run out

257

wn

v.

play

258

wnshang

n.

evening

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wi shnme

why

260

wn

v.

ask; inquire after

261

wnt

n.

question; problem

262

xgu

n.

watermelon

263

xwng

v.

hope; wish; want; be desirous of

264

v.

wash

265

xiosh

n.

hour

266

xio

v.

laugh; smile

267

xn

adj.

new; up-to-date

surname

n.

268

x
ng
v.

take as surname

269

xixi

v.

relax; have a rest; take a break

270

xu

n.

snow

271

yns

n.

color

272

ynjing

n.

eye

273

yngru

n.

mutton

274

yo

n.

medicine

hope; want; wish

request; ask sb. to do sth..

ought to; might; must; should

aux.
275

yo

v.
aux.

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aux.
v.

be going to; shall; will

cost; take

276

adv.

also; too; as well; either

277

y
xi

vm.

once; in a short while

278

yq

adv.

together

279

yjng

adv.

already; yet

n.

meaning; content; indication; hint

n.

opinion; idea; concept

n.

fun; interest; enjoyment

280

y
si

281

ynwisuy

conj.

on account of; because of

282

yn

adj.

cloudy; overcast

283

yuyng

v.

swim

284

yubian

n.

right; right side

285

n.

fish

286

yun

adj.

far

287

yndng

v.

take exercise

again

adv.

288

zi
adv.

more; further

289

zoshang

n.

morning

290

zhngfu

n.

husband

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zho

v.

seek; look for

292

zhe

sa.

used after a verb, indicating that the action

starts and continues

293

zhn

adv.

indeed; really

294

zhngzi

adv.

be + verb + ing; in the process of; in the

course of; in the middle of; in the act of

295

zhdo

v.

know; be aware of

296

zhnbi

v.

be going to; intend; plan; prepare

297

zxngch

n.

bicycle

zu

v.

walk; go on foot

298

v.

leave; go away; depart

the most

left; left side

299

zu

adv.

300

zubian

n.

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