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HSK 2 vocabulary

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

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WordPinyinMeaning
像xiàngto look like or be similar to someone or something
小xiǎosmall; little in size; not big
小声xiǎo shēngquietly; in a low voice, so other people cannot hear you
小时候xiǎoshíhouwhen someone was a child
小说xiǎoshuōa book that tells a long made-up story
小心xiǎoxīnto be careful; to take care
小组xiǎozǔa small group of people who work or study together
校园xiàoyuáncampus; the area and buildings of a school or university
校长xiàozhǎngprincipal; the person who is in charge of a school
笑话xiàohuaa short story or words that make people laugh
笑话儿xiàohuarjoke; a funny story or words that make people laugh
鞋xiéshoe, something you wear on your foot
心里xīnlǐthe inside of the mind, where you think and feel
心情xīnqínghow you feel at a time, happy or sad
心中xīnzhōngin your heart; what you feel deep inside
新闻xīnwénnews: information about recent events on TV, online, or in newspapers
信xìna letter; a message you write and send to someone
信号xìnhàoa phone or radio signal; waves that carry sound or information
信息xìnxīinformation; news that you hear, read, or get
信心xìnxīnthe feeling that you can do something well
信用卡xìnyòngkǎa small plastic card from a bank used to pay for things
星星xīngxinga star; a small bright light in the night sky
行动xíngdòngto move; to act, to start doing something
行人xíngréna person walking on a road or street; pedestrian
行为xíngwéithe way a person acts or does things
姓xìngto be surnamed; to ask or say what someone's family name is
姓名xìngmíngfull name, made of family name and given name
休假xiūjiàto take time off work or school to rest or travel
许多xǔduōmany; a lot of (a large number of people or things)
选xuǎnto choose; to pick the person or thing you want
学期xuéqīa semester; a school term (part of the school year)
雪xuěsnow (white, cold flakes that fall from the sky); a family name
颜色yánsècolor (like red, blue, or green)
眼yǎneye (as in 眼睛)
眼睛yǎnjingeye; the body part you see with
养yǎngto care for a child or animal as it grows up
样子yàngzithe way a person or thing looks
要求yāoqiúto ask someone to do something; to say what must happen
药yàomedicine; something you eat or drink to get better when sick
药店yàodiàna shop where you buy medicine
药片yàopiàna small, hard piece of medicine that you swallow
药水yàoshuǐmedicine in liquid form, that you drink or put on the skin
也许yěxǔmaybe; perhaps (used when you are not sure about something)
夜yènight; the dark time between evening and morning
夜里yèlǐat night; during the night
一部分yī bùfena part of something; not the whole thing
一定yīdìngcertainly; definitely (you are sure something will happen)
一共yīgòngall together; used to give the total number or amount
一会儿yīhuìra short time; a little while
一路平安yīlù-píng'ānsafe travels; said to wish someone a good trip