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!
SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | TRADITIONAL | ENGLISH & CLASSIFIERS |
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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 |