Master the HSK 2 Word List and Ace YCT 3 Exam!​

Welcome to the HSK 2.0 – Level 2 Word List! This list contains a total of 150 words for you to explore. Just a friendly reminder: if you’re already familiar with the Youth Chinese Test (YCT), Level 3, you’ll find that it aligns perfectly with the HSK Level 2. So, get ready to dive into this exciting collection of vocabulary! Don’t forget to check out our Anki Flashcard decks too!

SIMPLIFIEDPINYINTRADITIONALENGLISH & CLASSIFIERS
bamodal particle indicating polite suggestion;...right?;...OK?
báiwhite; snowy; pure; bright; empty; blank; plain; clear; to make clear; in vain; gratuitous; free of charge; reactionary; anti-communist; funeral; to stare coldly; to write wrong character; to state; to explain; vernacular; spoken lines in opera; surname Bai
bǎihundred; numerous; all kinds of; surname Bai
帮助bāng zhù幫助assistance; aid; to help; to assist
报纸bào zhǐ報紙newspaper; newsprint; CL: 份(fèn), 期(qī), 张(zhāng)
particle used for comparison and '-er than'; to compare; to contrast; to gesture (with hands); ratio
biédo not; must not; to pin; to leave; to depart; to separate; to distinguish; to classify; other; another
宾馆bīn guǎn賓館guest house, lodge, hotel; CL: 個|个(gè), 家(jiā)
chánglong; length
唱歌chàng gē唱歌to sing a song
chūto go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; classifier for dramas, plays, operas, etc.
穿chuān穿to wear; to put on; to dress; to bore through; pierce; perforate; penetrate; pass through; to thread
next in sequence; second; the second (day, time, etc.); secondary; vice-; sub-; infra-; inferior quality; substandard; order; sequence; hypo- (chemistry); classifier for enumerated events: time
cóngfrom; via; passing through; through
cuòmistake; error; blunder; fault; cross; uneven; wrong; CL: 個|个(gè)
大家dà jiā大家everyone
打篮球dǎ lán qiú打籃球play basketball
dàoto (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive
destructural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility, etc.
děngto wait for; to await; class (grade); et cetera; and so on; et al. (and other authors); after; as soon as; once
弟弟dì di弟弟younger brother; CL: 個|个(gè), 位(wèi)
第一dì yī第一first; number one
dǒngto understand; to know
duìtowards; at; for
duìright; correct
房间fáng jiān房間room; CL: 间(jiān)
非常fēi cháng非常extraordinary; unusual; extreme; very; exceptional
服务员fú wù yuán服務員waiter; waitress; attendant; customer service personnel; CL: 個|个(gè)
gāohigh; tall; above average; loud; your (honorific); surname Gao
告诉gào su告訴to tell; to inform; to let know
哥哥gē ge哥哥older brother; CL: 個|个(gè), 位(wèi)
gěito (someone); for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do something (for somebody); (passive particle)
公共汽车gōng gòng qì chē公共汽車bus; CL: 辆(liàng), 班(bān)
公司gōng sī公司(business) company; company; firm; corporation; incorporated; CL: 家(jiā)
guìexpensive; noble; your (name); precious
guo(used after a verb) to indicate the completion of an action
háistill; yet; even more; still more; also; too; as well
孩子hái zi孩子child
好吃hǎo chī好吃tasty; delicious
hēiblack; dark; abbr. for Heilongjiang 黑龙江 province in northeast China
hóngred; bonus; popular; revolutionary
火车站huǒ chē zhàn火車站train station
机场jī chǎng機場airport; airfield; CL: 家(jiā), 处(chù)
鸡蛋jī dàn雞蛋(chicken) egg; hen's egg; CL: 個|个(gè), 打(dá)
jiànitem; component; classifier for events, things, clothes, etc.
教室jiào shì教室classroom; CL: 间(jiān)
姐姐jiě jie姐姐older sister; CL: 個|个(gè)
介绍jiè shào介紹to present; to introduce; to recommend; to suggest; to let know; to brief
jìnnear; close to; approximately
jìnto enter; to advance; to come (or go) into; to receive or admit; to eat or drink; to submit or present; (used after a verb) into, in; to score a goal
jiùjust (emphasis); at once; right away; only; as early as; already; as soon as; then; in that case; as many as; even if; to approach; to move towards; to undertake; to engage in; to suffer; subjected to; to accomplish; to take advantage of; to go with (of foods); with regard to; concerning
觉得jué de覺得to think; to feel
咖啡kā fēi咖啡coffee; CL: 杯(bēi)
开始kāi shǐ開始to begin; beginning; to start; initial; CL: 個|个(gè)
考试kǎo shì考試exam; CL: 次(cì )
subject; course; class; lesson; CL: 堂(táng), 节(jié), 门(mén)
可能kě néng可能might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps; CL: 個|个(gè)
可以kě yǐ可以can; may; possible; able to
kuàirapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plain-spoken; gratified; pleased; pleasant
快乐kuài lè快樂happy; merry
lèitired; weary; to strain; to wear out; to work hard
to leave; to part from; to be away from; (in giving distances) from; without (something); independent of; one of the eight trigrams of the Book of Changes representing fire (old)
liǎngtwo (quantities); both; ounce; some; a few; tael; weight equal to 50 grams
língzero; nought; zero sign; fractional; fragmentary; odd (of numbers); (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one); fraction; (in mathematics) remainder (after division)
road; path; way; CL: 条(tiáo )
旅游lǚ yóu旅遊trip; journey; tourism; travel; tour
màito sell; to betray; to spare no effort; to show off or flaunt
mànslow
mángbusy; hurriedly
měieach; every
妹妹mèi mei妹妹younger sister; fig. younger woman (esp. girl friend or rival); CL: 個|个(gè)
méngate; door; gateway; doorway; opening; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; phylum or division (taxonomy); classifier for large guns; classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology; CL: 個|个(gè), 扇(shàn)
面条miàn tiáo麵條noodles
nánmale; Baron, lowest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位(wǔ děng jué wèi); CL: 個|个(gè)
nínyou (polite); as opposed to informal you 你(nǐ )
牛奶niú nǎi牛奶cow's milk; CL: 瓶(píng), 杯(bēi)
female; woman; daughter
旁边páng biān旁邊lateral; side; to the side; beside
跑步pǎo bù跑步to walk quickly; to march; to run
便宜pián yi便宜cheap; inexpensive; small advantages; to let somebody off lightly
piàoticket; ballot; bank note; person held for ransom; amateur performance of Chinese opera; classifier for shipments and business transactions (topolect); CL: 张(zhāng)
起床qǐ chuáng起床to get up
妻子qī zi妻子wife; CL: 個|个(gè)
qiānthousand
铅笔qiān bǐ鉛筆(lead) pencil; CL: 支(zhī), 枝(zhī), 杆(gǎn)
qíngclear; fine (weather)
去年qù nián去年last year
ràngto permit; to let somebody do something; to have somebody do something to yield
day; day of the month; date; sun; abbr. for 日本 Japan
上班shàng bān上班to go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office
身体shēn tǐ身體(human) body; health; CL: 個|个(gè)
生病shēng bìng生病to fall ill; to sicken
生日shēng rì生日birthday; CL: 個|个(gè)
时间shí jiān時間time; period; CL: 段(duàn)
事情shì qing事情affair; matter; thing; business
手表shǒu biǎo手錶wrist watch; CL: 块(kuài), 只(zhī), 個|个(gè)
手机shǒu jī手機cell phone; cellular phone; mobile phone; CL: 部(bù)
说话shuō huà說話to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word
sòngto deliver; to carry; to give (as a present); to present (with); to see off; to send
虽然…但是…suī rán …dàn shì …雖然…但是…although…still…; even if…nevertheless...
it (inanimate thing or animal)
topic; problem for discussion; exam question; subject; to inscribe; to mention; surname Ti; CL: 個|个(gè), 道(dào)
踢足球tī zú qiú踢足球play soccer (football)
跳舞tiào wǔ跳舞to dance
wàioutside; in addition; foreign; external
wánto finish; to be over; whole; complete; entire
wánto play; toy; something used for amusement; curio or antique (Taiwan pronunciation wàn); to have fun; to trifle with; to keep something for entertainment
晚上wǎn shang晚上in the evening; CL: 個|个(gè)
wǎngto go (in a direction); to; towards; (of a train) bound for; past; previous
为什么wèi shén me為什麼for what reason?; why?
wènto ask
问题wèn tí問題question; problem; issue; topic; CL: 個|个(gè)
to wash; to bathe
西瓜xī guā西瓜watermelon; CL: 条(tiáo)
希望xī wàng希望to wish for; to desire; hope CL: 個|个(gè)
xiàolaugh; smile; CL: 個|个(gè)
小时xiǎo shí小時hour; CL: 個|个(gè)
xīnnew; newly; meso- (chemistry)
xìngfamily name; surname; name; CL: 個|个(gè)
休息xiū xi休息rest; to rest
xuěsnow; snowfall; to have the appearance of snow; to wipe away, off or out; to clean CL: 场(cháng)
眼睛yǎn jing眼睛eye; CL: 只(zhī), 双(shuāng)
颜色yán sè顏色color; CL: 個|个(gè)
羊肉yáng ròu羊肉mutton
yàomedicine; drug; cure; CL: 种(zhǒng), 服(fù)
yàoto want; will; going to (as future auxiliary); important; vital; may; must
also; too; (in classical Chinese) final particle serving as copula
已经yǐ jīng已經already
一起yī qǐ一起together; in the same place; with; altogether (in total)
意思yì si意思idea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; CL: 個|个(gè)
一下yī xià一下(used after a verb) give it a go; to do (something for a bit to give it a try); one time; once; in a while; all of a sudden; all at once
yīnovercast (weather); cloudy; shady; Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang); negative (electric.); feminine; moon; implicit; hidden; genitalia
因为…所以…yīn wèi …suǒ yǐ …因為…所以…because… thus…; on account of…then…
右边yòu bian右邊right side; right, to the right
游泳yóu yǒng游泳swim
fish; CL: 条(tiáo ), 尾(wěi)
yuǎnfar; distant; remote
运动yùn dòng運動movement; campaign; sports; CL: 场(chǎng)
zàiagain; once more; re-; second; another; then (after something, and not until then)
早上zǎo shang早上early morning; Good morning!; CL: 個|个(gè)
丈夫zhàng fu丈夫husband; CL: 個|个(gè)
zhǎoto try to find; to look for; to call on somebody; to find; to seek; to return; to give change
zheparticle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like -ing ending
zhēnreally; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine
正在zhèng zài正在in the process of (doing something or happening); while (doing)
知道zhī dào知道to know; to be aware of
准备zhǔn bèi準備preparation; prepare
zǒuto walk; to go; to run; to move (of vehicle); to visit; to leave; to go away; to die (euph.); from; through; away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走); to change (shape, form, meaning)
zuìmost; the most; -est
左边zuǒ bian左邊left; the left side; to the left of
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