HSK 2 vocabulary

duō

many; much; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd; how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2])

gěi

to; for; for the benefit of; to give

hǎo

good; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to

nà

(specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nei4]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case)

a

interjection or grunt of agreement; uhm; Ah, OK; expression of recognition

ài hào

to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby

bái sè

white; fig. reactionary; anti-communist

bān

team; class; grade; (military) squad; work shift; classifier for groups of people and scheduled transport vehicles

bāng

to help; to assist; to support; for sb (i.e. as a help)

bāng máng

to help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn

bāo

to cover; to wrap; to hold; to include

běn zi

book; notebook; Japanese-style self-published comic (esp. an erotic one), aka "dōjinshi"; edition

bǐ

to compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}; ratio; to gesture

bǐ

pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose

bié

to leave; to part (from); (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish; (bound form) other; another; different; don't ...!

bù hǎo yì si

to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)

bú cuò

correct; right; not bad; pretty good

cháng

length; long; forever; always

chē zhàn

rail station; bus stop

chū

to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield; to go beyond; to exceed

chuáng

bed; couch; classifier for beds

chū guó

to go abroad; to leave the country

chū lái

to come out; to appear; to arise

chū mén

to go out; to leave home; to go on a journey; away from home

chū qù

to go out

cí

word; statement; speech; lyrics; a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝|宋朝[Song4chao2] (CL:首[shou3])

cì

next in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc); secondary

cóng

from; through; via; (bound form) to follow; (bound form) to obey; (bound form) to engage in (an activity)

cóng xiǎo

from childhood; from a young age

cuò

mistake; wrong; bad; interlocking

dǎ

to beat; to strike; to hit; to break

dǎ chē

to take a taxi (in town); to hitch a lift

dǎ kāi

to open; to show (a ticket); to turn on; to switch on

dàn

but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just

dàn shì

but; however

dé

to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease)

dì

earth; ground; field; place

děng

to wait for; to await; by the time; when; till; and so on; etc.; et al.; (bound form) class; rank; grade

diǎn

point; dot; drop; speck

dì tiě

underground railway; subway; subway train

dòng

(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace; to touch

dǒng

to understand; to comprehend

fàn guǎn

restaurant

fēi

to fly

gāo

high; tall; above average; loud

gào sù

to press charges; to file a complaint

gāo zhōng

senior high school; abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2]

gēn

heel; to follow closely; to go with; (of a woman) to marry sb

gè zi

height; stature; build; size

gōng jiāo chē

public transport vehicle; town bus

guò

to cross; to go over; to pass (time); to celebrate (a holiday)

guò

to cross; to go over; to pass (time); to celebrate (a holiday)

guò lái

to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of

guò nián

to celebrate the Chinese New Year

guò qù

(in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by

hái shì

still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or

hēi sè

black

hóng chá

black tea

hóng sè

red (color); revolutionary

hòu miàn

the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards

huà

to draw; to paint; picture; painting (CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1]); to draw (a line) (variant of 劃|划[hua4]); stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃|划[hua4])

huā

flower; blossom; fancy pattern; florid

huā

flower; blossom; fancy pattern; florid

huài

bad; spoiled; broken; to break down

huí lái

to return; to come back

huí qù

to return; to go back

jiān

between; among; within a definite time or space; room

jiào

religion; teaching; to make; to cause

jiào shì

classroom

jī chǎng

airport; airfield; (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circumventing Internet censorship

jì de

to remember

jiè shào

to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation; to present (sb for a job etc); introduction

jìn

to go forward; to advance; to go in; to enter

jìn

near; close to; approximately

jīng cháng

frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily

jìn lái

to come in

jìn qù

to go in

jī piào

air ticket; passenger ticket

jiù

(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly; only; as little as

jiǔ diàn

wine shop; pub (public house); hotel; restaurant

kā fēi

coffee (loanword)

kāi shǐ

to begin; beginning; to start; initial

kāi xué

(of a student) to start school; (of a semester) to begin; (old) to found a school; the start of a new term

kǎo

to check; to verify; to test; to examine

kǎo shì

to take an exam; exam

kě néng

might (happen); possible; probable; possibility

kuài

rapid; quick; speed; rate

kuài lè

happy; joyful

kuài yào

nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)

kù zǐ

trousers; pants

lán qiú

basketball

lèi

tired; weary; to strain; to wear out

lí

to leave; to part from; to be away from; (in giving distances) from

lǐ miàn

inside; interior; also pr. [li3 mian5]

lóu

house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor

lù

road (CL:條|条[tiao2]); journey; route; line (bus etc)

lǜ chá

green tea; (slang) (of a girl) seemingly innocent and charming but actually calculating and manipulative; a girl who has these qualities

lǜ sè

green

lù shang

on the road; on the way; en route

lǚ yóu

trip; journey; tourism; travel

màn

slow

měi

each; every

méi yì si

boring; of no interest

mén

gate; door; gateway; doorway

mén kǒu

doorway; gate

mén piào

ticket (for theater, cinema etc)

miàn

face; side; surface; aspect

míng

name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners); famous

ná

to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend

nǎi chá

milk tea

nǎi nai

(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house; (coll.) boobies; breasts

nà me

like that; in that way; or so; so

nán hái ér

erhua variant of 男孩[nan2 hai2]

nà yàng

that kind; that sort

niǎo

bird; "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196); (dialect) to pay attention to; (intensifier) damned

nǚ hái ér

erhua variant of 女孩[nu:3 hai2]

páng biān

side; adjacent place

pǎo

to run; to run away; to escape; to run around (on errands etc)

pǎo bù

to run; to jog; (military) to march at the double

piào

ticket; ballot; banknote; person held for ransom