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HSK 2 vocabulary

Build daily conversations around routines, time, family, shopping, and simple descriptions.

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WordPinyinMeaning
取得qǔdéto get or obtain something good, like results, grades, or progress
全quánwhole; entire (as in 全家, the whole family)
全部quánbùall; every part of something
全国quánguóthe whole country; all parts of one country
全家quánjiāthe whole family; everyone in one family
全年quánniánthe whole year; all year long
全身quánshēnthe whole body; all over the body
全体quántǐall the people in a group; everyone
然后ránhòuthen; after that — used to say what happens next
让ràngto let or allow someone do something
热情rèqíngwarm and friendly to other people
人口rénkǒuthe number of people who live in a city or country
人们rénmenpeople in general; more than one person
人数rénshùthe number of people in a group or place
认为rènwéito think; to believe (giving your opinion)
日报rìbàoa newspaper that is printed every day
日子rìzia day; a date
如果rúguǒif; used to say what will happen when something happens
入口rùkǒuentrance; the place where you go into a building
商量shāngliangto talk about something with someone before deciding
商人shāngréna person whose work is buying and selling things to make money; businessman
上周shàng zhōulast week; the week before this week
少数shǎoshùa small number of people or things
少年shàoniána young person, usually a boy, of about ten to eighteen years old
身边shēnbiānclose to a person; near where someone is
什么样shénmeyàngwhat kind? what sort?
生shēngto be born; to give birth; to live
生词shēngcía new word that you have not learned yet
生活shēnghuólife; the way a person lives each day
声音shēngyīna sound, something that you hear
省shěngto save money or time; to use less of something
省shěngto save money or time; to use less of something
十分shífēnvery; extremely (stronger than 很; used before adjectives and some verbs)
实际shíjìreal and true; not only in thought or talk
实习shíxíto work for a short time to learn a job, often as a student
实现shíxiànto make real; to achieve (a plan, a wish, or a goal)
实在shízàireally; truly; used to make what you say stronger
实在shízaireally; truly; used to make what you say stronger
食物shíwùfood; the things that people or animals eat to live and grow
使用shǐyòngto use something, like a tool, a phone, or a word
市shìcity (as in 城市); a large town with many people and buildings
市长shìzhǎngthe leader of a city, chosen by the people
事情shìqinga thing that happens or that someone does; a matter
收shōuto receive or accept something, such as a gift, money, or a message
收到shōudàoto receive (a letter, message, or gift)
收入shōurùincome; the money you get from your job
手表shǒubiǎoa watch you wear on your wrist to see the time
受到shòudàoto get something, like help, praise, or a warm welcome
舒服shūfucomfortable; making your body feel good and relaxed
熟shú/shóuripe or fully cooked, ready to eat