200 words of HSK 2 from the official HSK 3.0 syllabus, with pinyin and translation. Together with the previous levels: 500 words.
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| Word | Pinyin | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| 啊 | a | ah; well (modal particle expressing emotion or agreement) |
| 爱好 | àihào | hobby; interest; be fond of |
| 白色 | báisè | white (color); white |
| 班 | bān | class; group (of students); shift (at work) |
| 帮 | bāng | help |
| 帮忙 | bāngmáng | help; lend a hand (separable verb: 帮个忙) |
| 包 | bāo | bag; package; wrap; (measure word for packs) |
| 本子 | běnzi | exercise book; notebook |
| 比 | bǐ | than (in comparisons); compare |
| 笔 | bǐ | pen; pencil (writing instrument) |
| 别 | bié | don't (prohibition) |
| 不错 | búcuò | not bad; good; pretty well |
| 不好意思 | bù hǎoyìsi | sorry; excuse me (polite); embarrassed; awkward |
| 长 | cháng | long (in length or time) |
| 车站 | chēzhàn | stop; station |
| 出 | chū | go out; leave; happen |
| 出国 | chūguó | go abroad |
| 出来 | chūlái | come out (toward the speaker) |
| 出门 | chūmén | leave home; go out |
| 出去 | chūqù | go out (away from the speaker); leave |
| 床 | chuáng | bed |
| 词 | cí | word |
| 次 | cì | time (measure word for occurrences of an action) |
| 从 | cóng | from; since (place or time) |
| 从小 | cóngxiǎo | since childhood; from an early age |
| 错 | cuò | wrong; incorrect; mistake |
| 打 | dǎ | hit; play (ball games); make a phone call |
| 打车 | dǎchē | take a taxi |
| 打开 | dǎkāi | open; turn on |
| 但 | dàn | but; however |
| 但是 | dànshì | but; however |
| 得 | de | (structural particle introducing a complement of degree: 跑得快) |
| 地 | de | (structural particle marking an adverbial: 高兴地 — happily) |
| 等 | děng | wait; wait for |
| 地铁 | dìtiě | subway |
| 点 | diǎn | order (dishes, food) |
| 懂 | dǒng | understand |
| 动 | dòng | move; touch |
| 饭馆 | fànguǎn | restaurant; eatery |
| 飞 | fēi | fly |
| 高 | gāo | high; tall; height |
| 高中 | gāozhōng | senior high school (grades 10–12) |
| 告诉 | gàosu | tell (sb); inform |
| 个子 | gèzi | height (of a person) |
| 跟 | gēn | with (sb); together with; and |
| 公交车 | gōngjiāochē | bus (city bus) |
| 过 | guò | pass; cross; spend (time); celebrate |
| 过来 | guòlái | come over; come here |
| 过年 | guònián | celebrate Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) |
| 过去 | guòqù | go over; go past; pass (of time) |
| 过 | guo | (experiential aspect particle: 去过 — have been) |
| 还是 | háishi | or (in questions); had better; still |
| 黑色 | hēisè | black (color); black |
| 红茶 | hóngchá | black tea (lit. "red tea") |
| 红色 | hóngsè | red (color); red |
| 后面 | hòumiàn | at the back; behind |
| 花 | huā | spend (money, time) |
| 花 | huā | flower |
| 画 | huà | draw; paint; drawing; painting |
| 坏 | huài | bad; broken; spoiled |
| 回来 | huílái | come back; return (here) |
| 回去 | huíqù | go back; return (there) |
| 机场 | jīchǎng | airport |
| 机票 | jīpiào | plane ticket |
| 记得 | jìde | remember |
| 间 | jiān | (measure word for rooms) |
| 教 | jiāo | teach (sb); teach |
| 教室 | jiàoshì | classroom (room) |
| 介绍 | jièshào | introduce; tell about (sth) |
| 进 | jìn | enter; go in |
| 近 | jìn | near; close |
| 进来 | jìnlái | come in (toward the speaker) |
| 进去 | jìnqù | go in (away from the speaker) |
| 经常 | jīngcháng | often; regularly |
| 酒店 | jiǔdiàn | hotel |
| 就 | jiù | already; right away; just, exactly |
| 咖啡 | kāfēi | coffee |
| 开始 | kāishǐ | begin; start; beginning |
| 开学 | kāixué | start (of a school year or term) |
| 考 | kǎo | take (an exam); test (knowledge) |
| 考试 | kǎoshì | exam; take an exam |
| 可能 | kěnéng | perhaps, maybe; possible; possibility |
| 裤子 | kùzi | trousers, pants |
| 快 | kuài | fast; quickly; soon |
| 快乐 | kuàilè | happy; joyful |
| 快要 | kuàiyào | soon; about to (快要…了) |
| 篮球 | lánqiú | basketball (sport; ball) |
| 累 | lèi | tired; get tired |
| 离 | lí | be at a distance from; from, until (of place or time) |
| 里面 | lǐmiàn | inside; interior |
| 楼 | lóu | building (with multiple stories); floor |
| 路 | lù | road, street; route (of a bus) |
| 路上 | lùshang | on the way; on the road |
| 旅游 | lǚyóu | travel; tourism |
| 绿茶 | lǜchá | green tea |
| 绿色 | lǜsè | green (color) |
| 慢 | màn | slow; slowly |
| 没意思 | méi yìsi | uninteresting; boring |
| 每 | měi | each; every |
| 门 | mén | door; gate |
| 门口 | ménkǒu | entrance; area by a door or gate |
| 门票 | ménpiào | admission ticket |
| 面 | miàn | side (suffix in location words: 前面, 对面) |
| 名 | míng | place (in a ranking: 第一名); measure word for people |
| 拿 | ná | take; hold (in one's hands) |
| 那么 | nàme | so; that much; then; in that case |
| 那样 | nàyàng | like that; in that way |
| 奶茶 | nǎichá | milk tea; tea with milk |
| 奶奶 | nǎinai | grandmother (on one's father's side) |
| 男孩儿 | nánháir | boy |
| 鸟 | niǎo | bird |
| 女孩儿 | nǚháir | girl; young woman |
| 旁边 | pángbiān | beside; next to; nearby |
| 跑 | pǎo | run |
| 跑步 | pǎobù | run; go running |
| 票 | piào | ticket |
| 妻子 | qīzi | wife |
| 起来 | qǐlái | get up; rise; up (after a verb); begin |
| 前面 | qiánmiàn | ahead; in front |
| 晴 | qíng | clear; sunny (of weather) |
| 球 | qiú | ball; sphere |
| 让 | ràng | let; allow; ask or tell (sb to do sth) |
| 肉 | ròu | meat |
| 商场 | shāngchǎng | shopping mall |
| 上来 | shànglái | come up (toward the speaker) |
| 上面 | shàngmiàn | above; on top; on (a surface) |
| 上去 | shàngqù | go up (away from the speaker) |
| 上网 | shàngwǎng | go online; use the internet |
| 身体 | shēntǐ | body; health |
| 生日 | shēngrì | birthday |
| 时 | shí | time; when; during (…时) |
| 事情 | shìqing | matter; issue; event |
| 手 | shǒu | hand |
| 手表 | shǒubiǎo | wristwatch |
| 书包 | shūbāo | schoolbag; backpack |
| 舒服 | shūfu | comfortable; pleasant; feel well |
| 送 | sòng | give (as a gift); see off; take (sb somewhere) |
| 虽然 | suīrán | although (虽然…但是… — although…, …) |
| 所以 | suǒyǐ | therefore; so |
| 疼 | téng | hurt; ache (of a body part) |
| 踢 | tī | kick; play (football) |
| 题 | tí | problem; exercise; question (in a test) |
| 条 | tiáo | (measure word for long objects: roads, fish, trousers) |
| 跳舞 | tiàowǔ | dance |
| 头 | tóu | head |
| 外国 | wàiguó | foreign country; foreign |
| 外面 | wàimiàn | outside; outdoors |
| 完 | wán | finish; (after a verb) finish, to completion |
| 万 | wàn | ten thousand |
| 往 | wǎng | toward; in the direction of (往前走 — walk forward) |
| 网上 | wǎngshang | on the internet; online |
| 忘 | wàng | forget |
| 位 | wèi | (polite measure word for people) |
| 为什么 | wèi shénme | why; what for |
| 希望 | xīwàng | hope; wish |
| 洗 | xǐ | wash; do laundry |
| 洗手间 | xǐshǒujiān | toilet; restroom |
| 下来 | xiàlái | come down (toward the speaker); (after a verb) down |
| 下面 | xiàmiàn | below; under; next |
| 下去 | xiàqù | go down (away from the speaker); (after a verb) continue |
| 小孩儿 | xiǎoháir | child; little one |
| 小时候 | xiǎoshíhou | in childhood; as a child |
| 笑 | xiào | laugh; smile |
| 姓 | xìng | surname; have the surname |
| 姓名 | xìngmíng | surname and given name; full name |
| 颜色 | yánsè | color |
| 眼睛 | yǎnjing | eye; eyes |
| 药 | yào | medicine |
| 药店 | yàodiàn | pharmacy |
| 爷爷 | yéye | grandfather (on the father's side) |
| 一会儿 | yíhuìr | a little while; briefly (of time) |
| 已经 | yǐjīng | already |
| 一起 | yìqǐ | together |
| 意思 | yìsi | meaning; sense |
| 阴 | yīn | overcast (of weather) |
| 因为 | yīnwèi | because; because of |
| 游 | yóu | swim |
| 游泳 | yóuyǒng | swim; swimming |
| 有意思 | yǒu yìsi | interesting |
| 有时 | yǒushí | sometimes |
| 右 | yòu | right; to the right |
| 右边 | yòubian | on the right; right side |
| 鱼 | yú | fish |
| 远 | yuǎn | distant; far |
| 运动 | yùndòng | exercise; sport; movement |
| 站 | zhàn | station; stop |
| 丈夫 | zhàngfu | husband |
| 这么 | zhème | so; this much; such |
| 这样 | zhèyàng | like this; this way |
| 着 | zhe | (aspect particle marking an ongoing action or state) |
| 正 | zhèng | just; exactly; right now (正…呢) |
| 周 | zhōu | week |
| 准备 | zhǔnbèi | prepare; get ready; plan (to do sth) |
| 自己 | zìjǐ | oneself; by oneself; one's own |
| 走 | zǒu | walk; go; leave |
| 走路 | zǒulù | walk; go on foot |
| 足球 | zúqiú | football; football (ball) |
| 最 | zuì | most; -est |
| 左 | zuǒ | left; to the left |
| 左边 | zuǒbian | on the left; left side |