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HSK 2 vocabulary

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

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WordPinyinMeaning
鸟niǎobird; a small animal with wings that can fly
弄nòngto make something become dirty, broken, or another bad way
努力nǔlìto work hard; to try very hard to do something
爬páto climb something, like a mountain, a tree, or stairs
爬山pá shānto climb a mountain or hill
怕pàto be afraid of something or someone; to fear
排páito line up or put things in order; a line or row
排队páiduìto stand in a line and wait your turn
排球páiqiúvolleyball (a game where two teams hit a ball over a high net)
碰pèngto touch or hit something or someone lightly
碰到pèngdàoto meet someone by chance
碰见pèngjiànto meet someone by chance, without planning to see them
篇piāna piece of writing, such as an article or a story
便宜piányicheap; not costing much money
片piànthin piece
漂亮piàoliangpretty; beautiful (used for people, clothes, places, and things)
平píngflat; level; smooth, with no high or low places
平安píng'ānsafe and sound; not hurt or in danger
平常píngchángnot special; like most other things or people
平等píngděngequal; the same for everyone
平时píngshíusually; most days
瓶píngbottle or vase; a container for water, drinks, or flowers
瓶子píngzibottle; a container with a small top, for water or other drinks
普通pǔtōngordinary; like most people or things, not special
普通话pǔtōnghuàMandarin, the standard spoken form of Chinese
其他qítāother; more people or things of the same kind
其中qízhōngamong them; some of a group or thing just talked about
骑qíto ride a bicycle, motorcycle, or horse
骑车qí chēto ride a bike or bicycle
起飞qǐfēi(of a plane) to leave the ground and fly
气qìair; gas (as in 空气, air)
气温qìwēnthe temperature of the air; how hot or cold it is outside
千qiānthe number 1000
千克qiānkèkilogram, a unit of weight equal to one thousand grams
前年qiánniánthe year before last; two years ago
墙qiánga wall; the hard, flat side of a building or room
青年qīngniána young person
青少年qīng-shàoniána teenager; a young person between about 13 and 19 years old
轻qīnglight; not heavy
清楚qīngchuclear; easy to see, hear, or understand
晴qíngsunny; (of weather) clear, with no clouds and no rain
晴天qíngtiāna sunny day; a day with a clear sky and no rain
请客qǐngkèto invite people to eat a meal and pay for it
请求qǐngqiúto politely ask someone to do or give something
秋天qiūtiānautumn; fall (the season after summer, when the weather gets cooler)
求qiúto ask someone to give you something or help you
球场qiúchǎnga sports field or court where people play ball games
球队qiúduìteam (a group of people who play a sport together)
球鞋qiúxiésneakers; sports shoes worn for running or playing sports
取qǔto take or get something