HSK 2 Word List / YCT 3
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The HSK 2 (Version 2.0) Vocabulary List has 150 words. The links in the table will bring you to the word’s Vocabulary Page where you can explore the word further.
Please Note: The Youth Chinese Test (YCT) Level 3 is equivalent to HSK Level 2.
| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | TRADITIONAL | ENGLISH & CLASSIFIERS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 吧 | ba | 吧 | modal particle indicating polite suggestion;...right?;...OK? |
| 白 | bái | 白 | white; 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 |
| 百 | bǎi | 百 | hundred; 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) |
| 比 | bǐ | 比 | particle used for comparison and '-er than'; to compare; to contrast; to gesture (with hands); ratio |
| 别 | bié | 別 | do 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) |
| 长 | cháng | 長 | long; length |
| 唱歌 | chàng gē | 唱歌 | to sing a song |
| 出 | chū | 出 | to 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 |
| 次 | cì | 次 | 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 |
| 从 | cóng | 從 | from; via; passing through; through |
| 错 | cuò | 錯 | mistake; 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 |
| 到 | dào | 到 | to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive |
| 得 | de | 得 | structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility, etc. |
| 等 | děng | 等 | to 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 |
| 懂 | dǒng | 懂 | to understand; to know |
| 对 | duì | 對 | towards; at; for |
| 对 | duì | 對 | right; 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) |
| 高 | gāo | 高 | high; 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) |
| 给 | gěi | 給 | to (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) |
| 贵 | guì | 貴 | expensive; noble; your (name); precious |
| 过 | guo | 過 | (used after a verb) to indicate the completion of an action |
| 还 | hái | 還 | still; yet; even more; still more; also; too; as well |
| 孩子 | hái zi | 孩子 | child |
| 好吃 | hǎo chī | 好吃 | tasty; delicious |
| 黑 | hēi | 黑 | black; dark; abbr. for Heilongjiang 黑龙江 province in northeast China |
| 红 | hóng | 紅 | red; 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) |
| 件 | jiàn | 件 | item; 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 |
| 近 | jìn | 近 | near; close to; approximately |
| 进 | jìn | 進 | to 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 |
| 就 | jiù | 就 | just (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 ) |
| 课 | kè | 課 | 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 |
| 快 | kuài | 快 | rapid; 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 |
| 累 | lèi | 累 | tired; weary; to strain; to wear out; to work hard |
| 离 | lí | 離 | 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) |
| 两 | liǎng | 兩 | two (quantities); both; ounce; some; a few; tael; weight equal to 50 grams |
| 零 | líng | 零 | zero; 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) |
| 路 | lù | 路 | road; path; way; CL: 条(tiáo ) |
| 旅游 | lǚ yóu | 旅遊 | trip; journey; tourism; travel; tour |
| 卖 | mài | 賣 | to sell; to betray; to spare no effort; to show off or flaunt |
| 慢 | màn | 慢 | slow |
| 忙 | máng | 忙 | busy; hurriedly |
| 每 | měi | 每 | each; every |
| 妹妹 | mèi mei | 妹妹 | younger sister; fig. younger woman (esp. girl friend or rival); CL: 個|个(gè) |
| 门 | mén | 門 | gate; 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 |
| 男 | nán | 男 | male; Baron, lowest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位(wǔ děng jué wèi); CL: 個|个(gè) |
| 您 | nín | 您 | you (polite); as opposed to informal you 你(nǐ ) |
| 牛奶 | niú nǎi | 牛奶 | cow's milk; CL: 瓶(píng), 杯(bēi) |
| 女 | nǚ | 女 | 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 |
| 票 | piào | 票 | ticket; 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) |
| 千 | qiān | 千 | thousand |
| 铅笔 | qiān bǐ | 鉛筆 | (lead) pencil; CL: 支(zhī), 枝(zhī), 杆(gǎn) |
| 晴 | qíng | 晴 | clear; fine (weather) |
| 去年 | qù nián | 去年 | last year |
| 让 | ràng | 讓 | to permit; to let somebody do something; to have somebody do something to yield |
| 日 | rì | 日 | 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 |
| 送 | sòng | 送 | to 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... |
| 它 | tā | 它 | it (inanimate thing or animal) |
| 题 | tí | 題 | 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 |
| 外 | wài | 外 | outside; in addition; foreign; external |
| 完 | wán | 完 | to finish; to be over; whole; complete; entire |
| 玩 | wán | 玩 | to 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) |
| 往 | wǎng | 往 | to 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? |
| 问 | wèn | 問 | to ask |
| 问题 | wèn tí | 問題 | question; problem; issue; topic; CL: 個|个(gè) |
| 洗 | xǐ | 洗 | 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) |
| 笑 | xiào | 笑 | laugh; smile; CL: 個|个(gè) |
| 小时 | xiǎo shí | 小時 | hour; CL: 個|个(gè) |
| 新 | xīn | 新 | new; newly; meso- (chemistry) |
| 姓 | xìng | 姓 | family name; surname; name; CL: 個|个(gè) |
| 休息 | xiū xi | 休息 | rest; to rest |
| 雪 | xuě | 雪 | snow; 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 |
| 药 | yào | 藥 | medicine; drug; cure; CL: 种(zhǒng), 服(fù) |
| 要 | yào | 要 | to want; will; going to (as future auxiliary); important; vital; may; must |
| 也 | yě | 也 | 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 |
| 阴 | yīn | 陰 | overcast (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 |
| 鱼 | yú | 魚 | fish; CL: 条(tiáo ), 尾(wěi) |
| 远 | yuǎn | 遠 | far; distant; remote |
| 运动 | yùn dòng | 運動 | movement; campaign; sports; CL: 场(chǎng) |
| 再 | zài | 再 | again; 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) |
| 找 | zhǎo | 找 | to try to find; to look for; to call on somebody; to find; to seek; to return; to give change |
| 着 | zhe | 著 | particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like -ing ending |
| 真 | zhēn | 真 | really; 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 |
| 走 | zǒu | 走 | to 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) |
| 最 | zuì | 最 | most; the most; -est |
| 左边 | zuǒ bian | 左邊 | left; the left side; to the left of |
