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HSK 2 vocabulary

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

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WordPinyinMeaning
关机guānjīto turn off a phone, computer, or other machine
关心guānxīnto care about someone or something; to think about them and want to help
观点guāndiǎnan idea or opinion about something
广场guǎngchǎnga large open space in a city where people can walk and meet
广告guǎnggàoan advertisement; a commercial on TV, radio, or the internet
国际guójìinternational; happening between two or more different countries
过来guòláito come over, to move toward the speaker or a place
过年guòniánto celebrate Chinese New Year
过去guòqùthe past; time before now
过guo(experienced action marker)
海hǎisea; ocean
海边hǎi biānthe land next to the sea; the beach
喊hǎnto say something in a very loud voice
好hǎogood; fine; okay
好处hǎochùa good thing or advantage that something gives you
好多hǎoduōmany; a lot of people or things
好久hǎojiǔa long time; a very long period of time
好人hǎoréna good person; someone kind and helpful
好事hǎoshìa good thing; something good that happens
好像hǎoxiàngto seem; to look like something
合适héshìright for something; good for a time, place, or situation
河hériver
黑hēiblack (the color)
黑板hēibǎna dark board in a classroom that a teacher writes on with chalk
黑色hēisèthe color black, like the sky at night
红hóngred, the color of blood or fire
红色hóngsèred; the bright color of blood or fire
后来hòuláilater; afterwards (at a time after that)
忽然hūránsuddenly; all of a sudden, quickly and unexpectedly
湖húlake; a big area of water with land all around it
护照hùzhàoan official document with your photo; you need it to travel to other countries
花huāa flower; the pretty colorful part of a plant
花园huāyuána piece of land near a house with flowers and plants
画huàto draw; to make a picture with a pen or paint
画家huàjiāa person who makes art with paint; a painter
画儿huàra picture or drawing made with a pen, pencil, or brush
坏处huàichùa bad point about something; a disadvantage
坏人huàiréna person who does bad or evil things
欢迎huānyíngto welcome someone; to be happy that a guest has come
换huànto swap one thing for another; to switch
黄huángyellow, the color of the sun or bananas
黄色huángsèyellow; the color of bananas and the sun
回huíto go back or return (as in 回家, to go home)
回国huí guóto go back to your own country
会huìcan; know how to do something
活动huódòngan activity; an event that people do together
或huòor, joining two things or choices
或者huòzhěor; joins two or more possible choices
机会jīhuìa time when you can do something
鸡jīchicken; a farm bird that lays eggs and has feathers