Level 2 Vocabulary List

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Level 2 (HSK 2+): Intermediate Chinese I Level 2 Vocabulary List

LESSON 01:

VOCABULARY

HSK	CHINESE	PINYIN	P.O.S	ENGLISH
2	要¹	yào	m.v.	to intend to; to want to; to plan to
2	到	dào	v.	to arrive; to go to; to get to
2	公司	gōngsī	n.	company; corporation
3	办公室	bàngōngshì	n.	office
3	经理	jīnglǐ	n.	manager
3	开会	kāihuì	v. (ph.)	to have a meeting; to hold a meeting
4	加班	jiābān	v. (ph.)	to work overtime

LESSON 02:

VOCABULARY

HSK	CHINESE	PINYIN	P.O.S	ENGLISH
2	要²	yào	m.v.	should; need to
2	不要	búyào	v. (ph.)	don't
2	别	bié	adv.	(do)n't
3	别人	biéren	n.	other people
3	自己	zìjǐ	pr.	self; oneself
2	休息	xiūxi	v.	to rest; to take a break
2	一起	yìqǐ	adv.	together

LESSON 03:

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HSK	CHINESE	PINYIN	P.O.S	ENGLISH
2	为什么	wèishénme	q. pr.	why
2	因为	yīnwèi	prep. / conj.	because of / because
2	所以	suǒyǐ	conj.	so; therefore
2	丈夫	zhàngfu	n.	husband
2	妻子	qīzi	n.	wife
2	孩子	háizi	n.	child; kid
2	小孩	xiǎohái	n.	child; kid
3	打算	dǎsuàn	v./n.	to plan to / plan

LESSON 04:

VOCABULARY

HSK	CHINESE	PINYIN	P.O.S	ENGLISH
2	比	bǐ	prep.	compared with; compared against
2	没有	méiyǒu	v. ph.	not as...as...
2	忙	máng	adj.	busy
2	累	lèi	adj.	tired; tiring
2	快乐	kuàilè	adj.	happy
2	身体	shēntǐ	n.	body
2	健康	jiànkāng	adj. / n.	healthy / health
4	打	dǎ	v.	to type
4	打字	dǎzì	v. (ph)	to type characters; to type in general

LESSON 05:

VOCABULARY

HSK	CHINESE	PINYIN	P.O.S	ENGLISH
2	长	cháng	adj.	long
2	高	gāo	adj.	tall; high
3	更	gèng	adv.	more
2	最	zuì	adv.	the most
3	头发	tóufa	n.	hair (of human)
4	个子	gèzi	n.	height (of human)
2	时间	shíjiān	n.	time

LESSON 06:

VOCABULARY

HSK	CHINESE	PINYIN	P.O.S	ENGLISH
2	懂	dǒng	v.	to understand
2	希望	xīwàng	v. / n.	to hope; hope
2	觉得	juéde	v.	to think; to have the opinion that...
2	远	yuǎn	adj.	far
2	近	jìn	adj.	close; near
2	运动	yùndòng	v. / n.	to do sports; to do exercise / sports; exercise
2	做运动	zuò yùndòng	v. ph.	to do sports; to do exercise
2	意思	yìsi	n.	meaning

EXPRESSIONS

HSK	CHINESE	PINYIN	P.O.S	ENGLISH	AUDIO
2	有意思	yǒu yìsi	adj. ph	interesting
2	没(有)意思	méi(yǒu) yìsi	adj. ph	uninteresting

LESSON 07:

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HSK	CHINESE	PINYIN	P.O.S	ENGLISH
2	会	huì	v.	will; would
2	元	yuán	m.w.	Chinese dollar
3	角	jiǎo	m.w.	10 Chinese cents
3	分	fēn	m.w.	Chinese cent
2	公斤	gōngjīn	m.w.	kilogram
2	斤	jīn	m.w.	500 grams
n/a	两	liǎng	m.w.	50 grams
2	百	bǎi	num.	hundred
2	千	qiān	num.	thousand

LESSON 08:

VOCABULARY

HSK	CHINESE	PINYIN	P.O.S	ENGLISH
3	虽然	suīrán	conj.	though; although; even though
2	但是	dànshì	conj.	but; however
2	可是	kěshì	conj.	but; however
2	篮球	lánqiú	n.	basketball
2	打篮球	dǎlánqiú	v. ph	play(hit) basketball
2	足球	zúqiú	n.	soccer
2	踢足球	tīzúqiú	v. ph	play(kick) soccer
n/a	场	chǎng	m.w.	measure word for watching games, matches and other similar events like performances or shows
3	比赛	bǐsài	n.	game; match; competition

LESSON 09:

VOCABULARY

HSK	CHINESE	PINYIN	P.O.S	ENGLISH
2	还	hái	adv.	still; yet; in addition
n/a	门票	ménpiào	n.	entry ticket
2	起床	qǐchuáng	v. (ph)	to wake up from bed
2	肉	ròu	n.	meat
2	牛肉	niúròu	n.	beef
2	羊肉	yángròu	n.	lamb; mutton
2	鸡肉	jīròu	n.	chicken

LESSON 10:

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HSK	CHINESE	PINYIN	P.O.S	ENGLISH
2	向	xiàng	prep.	to; towards (the direction of...)
4	往	wǎng	prep.	to; towards (the direction of...)
2	边	biān	n.	side; edge
2	面	miàn	n.	side; surface
2	左边	zuǒbian	n.	left; the left side
2	右边	yòubian	n.	right; the right side
2	旁边	pángbiān	n.	side (as opposed to the center or the middle)
2	这边	zhèbiān	n.	here
2	那边	nàbiān	n.	there
2	哪边	nǎbiān	n.	where

EXPRESSIONS

HSK	CHINESE	PINYIN	P.O.S	ENGLISH	AUDIO
2	慢走	màn zǒu	v. ph	to walk slowly; to leave slowly (an expression to say to guests leaving your home/office...)

LESSON 11:

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HSK	CHINESE	PINYIN	P.O.S	ENGLISH
2	从	cóng	prep.	from; through
2	出	chū	v.	to exit
2	教室	jiàoshì	n.	classroom
2	机场	jīchǎng	n.	airport
2	篮球场	lánqiúchǎng	n.	basketball court
2	足球场	zúqiúchǎng	n.	soccer field
2	运动场	yùndòngchǎng	n.	sports arena; stadium

EXPRESSIONS

HSK	CHINESE	PINYIN	ENGLISH	AUDIO
2	从小到大	cóng xiǎo dào dà	from (when one was) little to (when one had) grown up

LESSON 12:

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HSK	CHINESE	PINYIN	P.O.S	ENGLISH
2	离	lí	v.	to be ....(? distance).. away from
2	公共汽车	gōnggòng qìchē	n.	bus
2	公共汽车站	gōnggòng qìchē zhàn	n.	bus stop; bus station
2	长	cháng	n.	length
2	高	gāo	n.	height
3	米	mǐ	m.w.	meter
4	公里	gōnglǐ	m.w.	kilometer

LESSON 13:

VOCABULARY

HSK	CHINESE	PINYIN	P.O.S	ENGLISH
2	让	ràng	v.	to let/allow/make/ask/have (someone do something)
2	找	zhǎo	v.	to look for; to seek
2	帮	bāng	v.	to help; to help out
2	介绍	jièshào	v./n.	to introduce / introduction
2	回答	huídá	v./n.	(to) answer; (to) reply
2	试	shì	v.	to try
4	顿	dùn	m.w.	measure word for how many times the action of cooking or having meal is done
2	问题	wèntí	n.	question
1	次	cì	m.w.	measure word for how many times a general action is done

LESSON 14:

VOCABULARY

HSK	CHINESE	PINYIN	P.O.S	ENGLISH
2	可以	kěyǐ	m.v.	can (possibly); can (be allowed to)
2	路	lù	n.	street; road; avenue; path
2	走路	zǒulù	v. (ph.)	to walk
2	教	jiāo	v.	to teach
2	对	duì	adj.	correct
2	错	cuò	adj.	wrong; incorrect
2	酒	jiǔ	n.	alcohol

EXPRESSIONS

HSK	CHINESE	PINYIN	ENGLISH
2	没问题	méi wèntí	no problem
2	没错	méicuò	not wrong; correct
2	不错	búcuò	not wrong; correct; not bad

LESSON 15:

VOCABULARY

HSK	CHINESE	PINYIN	P.O.S	ENGLISH
2	可能	kěnéng	m.v.	perhaps; probably; possibly; might; maybe
3	校长	xiàozhǎng	n.	school principal
2	男人	nánrén	n.	man
2	女人	nǚrén	n.	woman
3	周末	zhōumò	n.	weekend
3	兴趣	xìngqù	n.	interest
3	感兴趣	gǎn xìngqù	v. ph.	to feel interested
3	有兴趣	yǒu xìngqù	v. ph.	to have interest

LESSON 16:

VOCABULARY

HSK	CHINESE	PINYIN	P.O.S	ENGLISH
2	了	le	p.	Aspect Particle marking the completion of action
2	西瓜	xīguā	n.	watermelon
3	香蕉	xiāngjiāo	n.	banana
n/a	根	gēn	m.w.	measure word for bananas and other long and thin items
3	接电话	jiē diànhuà	v. (ph.)	to receive/answer phone calls
3	作业	zuòyè	n.	homework
3	礼物	lǐwù	n.	gift; present

LESSON 17:

VOCABULARY

HSK	CHINESE	PINYIN	P.O.S	ENGLISH
2	哭	kū	v.	to cry; to weep
2	笑	xiào	v.	to smile; to laugh
2	等	děng	v.	to wait
2	同事	tóngshì	n.	coworker; colleague
2	服务	fúwù	v. / n.	to serve / service
2	服务员	fúwù yuán	n.	server; waiter, waitress
2	运动员	yùndòng yuán	n.	athlete
4	护士	hùshì	n	nurse
2	名	míng	m.w.	measure word for people (usually related to occupation)

LESSON 18:

VOCABULARY

HSK	CHINESE	PINYIN	P.O.S	ENGLISH
2	第	dì	prefix	no.
3	画	huà	v. / n.	to paint; to draw / painting; drawing
3	画画	huàhuà	v. (ph.)	to paint; to draw
2	幅	fú	m.w.	measure word for paintings and drawings
2	课	kè	n.	class; lesson
3	节	jié	m.w.	measure word for periods of classes
2	跑步	pǎobù	v. (ph.)	to run; to jog
3	洗澡	xǐzǎo	v. (ph.)	to shower; to bathe
2	给	gěi	v.	to give
2	送	sòng	v.	to give (as a gift or present)

LESSON 19:

VOCABULARY

HSK	CHINESE	PINYIN	P.O.S	ENGLISH
n/a	点菜	diǎncài	v. (ph.)	to order dish/food (from a menu)
n/a	道	dào	m.w.	measure word for dishes and questions on a test
4	价格	jiàgé	n.	price
4	份	fèn	m.w.	measure word for (1)copies of menu (and some other printed documents) (2)proportion of food/dish
3	菜单	càidān	n.	menu
n/a	外卖	wàimài	n.	takeout food; delivery food
n/a	叫外卖	jiào wàimài	v. ph.	to order delivery food
2	送	sòng	v.	to deliver; to send
n/a	送外卖	sòng wàimài	v. ph.	to deliver delivery food
2	准备	zhǔnbèi	v. / n.	to prepare; to get ready / preparation
2	大家	dàjiā	pr.	everyone (in an implied group of people)

EXPRESSIONS

HSK	CHINESE	PINYIN	ENGLISH
2	有时候	yǒu shíhou	sometimes
2	小时候	xiǎoshíhou	when as a child; (one's) childhood time
2	这时候	zhè shíhou	this moment; this time
2	那时候	nà shíhou	that moment; that time
2	大家好	dàjiā hǎo	hi everyone; hello everyone

LESSON 20:

VOCABULARY

HSK	CHINESE	PINYIN	P.O.S	ENGLISH
2	报纸	bàozhǐ	n.	newspaper
2	题	tí	n.	question (on a test/questionnaire)
2	考试	kǎoshì	n. / v. (ph.)	test; exam / to take test; to take exam
3	成绩	chéngjì	n.	(test) results; (test) score; achievement
3	以前	yǐqián	n. (t.w.)	time before now; before
3	以后	yǐhòu	n. (t.w.)	time after now; future
3	久	jiǔ	adj.	long (in time)

EXPRESSIONS

HSK	CHINESE	PINYIN	ENGLISH	AUDIO
3	不久	bù jiǔ	not long (in time); a short while
3	久等了	jiǔ děng le	(you've) long waited; sorry for keeping you waiting for so long

LESSON 21:

VOCABULARY

HSK	CHINESE	PINYIN	P.O.S	ENGLISH	AUDIO
2	真	zhēn	adv. / adj.	really; truly / real; true
3	特别	tèbié	adv. / adj.	especially; very; really / special
2	得	de	p.	Particle used to form Complement of State
3	长	zhǎng^②	v.	to grow; to grow and have developed the physical appearance of
3	难	nán	adj.	hard; difficult
3	简单	jiǎndān	adj.	simple; easy
3	普通话	Pǔtōnghuà	n.	Mandarin; Standard Chinese

NOTE: ② See also 长 pronounced in cháng.

LESSON 22:

VOCABULARY

HSK	CHINESE	PINYIN	P.O.S	ENGLISH	AUDIO
2	过	guo^①	p.	Aspect Particle suggesting that the action or event is something that has ever happened before
n/a	听说	tīngshuō	v.	to hear (as a piece of news or information)
2	已经	yǐjīng	adv.	already
3	地方	dìfang	n.	place; location
2	件	jiàn	m.w.	measure word for affairs/incidents/matters
2	事情	shìqing	n.	affair; incident; matter; thing
n/a	老	lǎo	suffix	suffix used to casually address someone noticeably older
n/a	小	xiǎo	suffix	suffix used to casually address someone noticeably younger

NOTE: ①过 is pronounced "guò", in the Fourth Tone, as a character, but when it's used as an Aspect Particle attached to a verb, it is pronounced "guo", in the Neutral Tone.

LESSON 23:

VOCABULARY

HSK	CHINESE	PINYIN	P.O.S	ENGLISH	AUDIO
2	着	zhe	p.	suggesting in process of
2	正在	zhèngzài	adv.	suggesting in process of
3	练习	liànxí	v. / n.	to practice / practice; exercise
2	穿	chuān	v.	to wear (+ clothing, not accessories)
n/a	校服	xiàofú	n.	school uniform
3	骑	qí	v.	to ride
2	自行车	zìxíngchē	n.	bicycle
5/2	划船	huáchuán	v. + n.	to paddle boat
2	对	duì	prep.	to (+target of the action)

LESSON 24:

VOCABULARY

HSK	CHINESE	PINYIN	P.O.S	ENGLISH
3	要	yào	m.v.	soon will
3	都	dōu	adv.	already
5	谈恋爱	tán liàn'ài	v. (phrase)	to be in a romantic relationship; to get into a romantic relationship
3	结婚	jiéhūn	v. (phrase)	to get married
5	离婚	líhūn	v. (phrase)	to get divorced
3	发	fā	v.	to send (emails / text messages)
3	回	huí	v.	to reply ( mails / emails / text messages)
3	电子邮件	diànzǐ yóujiàn	n. (phrase)	email
3	封	fēng	m.w.	measure word for mails/letters/emails
3	信	xìn	n.	letter; mail

LESSON 25:

VOCABULARY

HSK	CHINESE	PINYIN	P.O.S	ENGLISH
2	颜色	yánsè	n.	color
2	红	hóng	adj.	red
2	黑	hēi	adj.	black
2	白	bái	adj.	white
n/a	天	tiān	n.	the sky
n/a	队	duì	n.	team
2	眼睛	yǎnjing	n.	eyes
3	脸	liǎn	n.	face

LESSON 26:

VOCABULARY

HSK	CHINESE	PINYIN	P.O.S	ENGLISH
2	玩	wán	v.	to play; to have fun; to hang out for fun
2	好玩	hǎowán	adj.	fun to play (with)
2	又	yòu	adv.	again; more over; once more (already happened)
2	再	zài	adv.	again; more over; once more (yet to happened)
2	男孩	nánhái	n.	boy
2	女孩	nǚhái	n.	girl
2	牛奶	niúnǎi	n.	cow milk
2	鸡蛋	jīdàn	n.	chicken egg

LESSON 27:

VOCABULARY

HSK	CHINESE	PINYIN	P.O.S	ENGLISH
2	帮助	bāngzhù	v./n.	to help / help
3	帮忙	bāngmáng	v. (ph.)	to help (busy [situations])
3	请	qǐng	v.	to invite and treat
2	班	bān	n.	class
3	送	sòng	v.	to send (someone) and drop (them) off
3	接	jiē	v.	to pick up (someone from a place)
2	欢迎	huānyíng	v.	to welcome

LESSON 28:

VOCABULARY

HSK	CHINESE	PINYIN	P.O.S	ENGLISH
3	还是	háishì	conj.	or
2	或者	huòzhě	conj.	or
2	跳舞	tiàowǔ	v. (ph.)	to dance (a dance)
2	唱歌	chànggē	v. (ph.)	to sing (songs)
n/a	首	shǒu	m.w.	measure word for songs and poems
2	阴	yīn	adj.	cloudy
2	晴	qíng	adj.	sunny

LESSON 29:

VOCABULARY

HSK	CHINESE	PINYIN	P.O.S	ENGLISH
2	就	jiù	adv.	suggesting "very soon in a short time"
3	邻居	línjū	n.	neighbor
3	客人	kèrén	n.	guest
3	厨房	chúfáng	n.	kitchen
3	超市	chāoshì	n.	supermarket
6	分手	fēnshǒu	v.(ph.)	to break up (a romantic relationship)
2	运动服	yùndòng fú	n.	sports wear

LESSON 30:

VOCABULARY

HSK	CHINESE	PINYIN	P.O.S	ENGLISH
2	就	jiù	adv.	emphasizing affirmation
2	新	xīn	adj.	new; brand new
2	旧	jiù	adj.	old (because of showing signs of wear and tear); not brand new
3	老	lǎo	adj.	old (because of having a long history)
4	散步	sànbù	v.(ph.)	to have a walk
4	请客	qǐngkè	v.(ph.)	to invite and treat guests
2	游泳	yóuyǒng	v.(ph.)	to swim

EXPRESSIONS

HSK	CHINESE	PINYIN	ENGLISH	AUDIO
2	老地方	lǎo dìfang	regular place
2	新年好	xīnnián hǎo	happy new year

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