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HSK 2 vocabulary

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

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WordPinyinMeaning
云yúncloud (white or gray water floating in the sky)
运动yùndòngsports and physical exercise, like running or swimming
咱zánwe; us, including the person you are speaking to
咱们zánmenwe or us, including the person you are talking to
脏zāngdirty
早餐zǎocānbreakfast; the first meal you eat in the morning
早晨zǎochenearly morning; the first part of the day, when people wake up
早就zǎo jiùalready; a long time before now
怎么办zěnme bànwhat to do; used when you have a problem and need help
怎么样zěnmeyànghow? used to ask about a person, a thing, or a situation
怎样zěnyànghow; in what way
占zhànto take up space or time
站zhànto stand (on your feet)
站住zhànzhùto stop moving; often said loudly to tell someone to stop
长zhǎngto grow, to grow up (as in 长大, to grow up)
长大zhǎngdàto grow up; to become an adult
找出zhǎochūto find something by looking for it
照顾zhàogùto take care of someone or something
照片zhàopiàna picture made with a camera
照相zhàoxiàngto take a photo (with a camera or phone)
这么zhèmeso; this much (shows something is very big, very many, etc.)
这时候zhè shíhouat this moment, right now
这样zhèyànglike this; in this way
真正zhēnzhèngreal; true; not fake
正常zhèngchángnormal; not strange; happening or being as it usually is
正好zhènghǎojust right; exactly what is needed or wanted
正确zhèngquècorrect; right (for answers, ideas, and ways of doing things)
正是zhèngshìis exactly; is just (used to say something is right or true)
直接zhíjiēdirect; going straight somewhere without stopping or using anything in between
只zhǐonly; merely; just
只能zhǐ néngcan only; have no other choice
只要zhǐyàoif; as long as (one thing is enough for another to happen)
纸zhǐpaper; thin material used for writing or drawing
中餐zhōngcānChinese food; a meal of Chinese cooking
中级zhōngjímiddle level, between beginner and advanced
中年zhōngniánmiddle age; the years between being young and being old
中小学zhōng-xiǎoxuéelementary and middle schools; the schools children attend before high school
中心zhōngxīnthe middle of a place, like the city center
中医zhōngyītraditional Chinese medicine; a way of treating illness from China
重点zhòngdiǎnthe most important part of something
重视zhòngshìto think something is important and give it a lot of attention
周zhōuweek
周末zhōumòSaturday and Sunday, the two days when people do not work
周年zhōuniánanniversary; a date marking one or more full years since an event
主人zhǔrénthe owner of an animal or a thing
主要zhǔyàomain; most important
住房zhùfánghousing; a place where people live, like a house or apartment
住院zhùyuànto stay in hospital because you are sick or hurt
装zhuāngto put things into a bag, box, or container; to pack
准确zhǔnquècorrect and exact, with no mistakes