HSK 2 Vocabulary List [HSK 3.0]

Below you can find a list of all HSK 2 vocabularies for HSK 3.0 which was launched in 2021

A

English	Chinese
啊 (a)	Particle: showing approval
爱情 (ài qíng)	Noun: love
爱人 (ài rén)	Noun: spouse
安静 (ān jìng)	Adjective: quiet, peaceful
安全 (ān quán)	Noun: safety Adjective: safe, secure

B

English	Chinese
白色 (bái sè)	Adjective: white
办 (bàn)	Verb: to do
办法 (bàn fǎ)	Noun: method, way, means
办公室 (bàn gōng shì)	Noun: office, bureau
半夜 (bàn yè)	Time: in the middle of the night
班长 (bān zhǎng)	Noun: class monitor
帮助 (bāng zhù)	Noun: assistance, help Verb: to help, to assist
饱 (bǎo)	Adjective: full (from eating)
报名 (bào míng)	Verb: to sign up, to register
报纸 (bào zhǐ)	Noun: newspaper
背 (bèi)	Verb: to learn by heart
北方 (běi fāng)	Location: north, northern part of a country
笔 (bǐ)	Noun: pen
笔记 (bǐ jì)	Noun: note
笔记本 (bǐ jì běn)	Noun: notebook
比如 (bǐ rú)	Adverb: for example
比如说 (bǐ rú shuō)	Adverb: for example
必须 (bì xū)	Auxiliary Verb: to have to, must
边 (biān)	Noun: side, edge, border, boundary
变 (biàn)	Verb: to change
遍 (biàn)	Adverb: all over Measure Word: for a time
变成 (biàn chéng)	Verb: to change into, to become
表 (biǎo)	Noun: wrist or pocket watch
不错 (bú cuò)	Adjective: correct, pretty good
不但 (bú dàn)	Conjunction: not only
部分 (bù fen)	Noun: part, section
不够 (bú gòu)	Adjective: not enough
不过 (bú guò)	Adverb: only, just, no more than Conjunction: but, however
不好意思 (bù hǎo yì si)	Verb: to feel embarrassed Expression: excuse me, sorry
不久 (bù jiǔ)	Adverb: not long after, soon after
不满 (bù mǎn)	Adjective: dissatisfied
不如 (bù rú)	Verb: not as good as
不少 (bù shǎo)	Adverb: many, quite a lot
不太 (bú tài)	Adverb: not too
不同 (bù tóng)	Adjective: different, distinct
不行 (bù xíng)	Adjective: not possible, not ok
不要 (bú yào)	Verb: to not want sth.
不一定 (bù yí dìng)	Adverb: not necessarily
不一会儿 (bù yī huì er)	Adverb: soon, not long until

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C

English	Chinese
才 (cái)	Adverb: just, only if
菜单 (cài dān)	Noun: menu
参观 (cān guān)	Verb: to visit, to look around
参加 (cān jiā)	Verb: to attend, to take part, to join
草 (cǎo)	Noun: grass, straw
草地 (cǎo dì)	Noun: lawn, meadow
层 (céng)	Noun: layer, floor Measure Word: for layer, story, floor
查 (chá)	Verb: to check, to look up, to examine
差不多 (chà bu duō)	Adjective: almost, more or less
长 (cháng)	Noun: length Adjective: long
场 (chǎng)	Noun: field, place Measure Word: for events, happenings, etc.
常见 (cháng jiàn)	Adverb: common
常用 (cháng yòng)	Adjective: commonly used
超过 (chāo guò)	Verb: to surpass, to exceed
超市 (chāo shì)	Noun: supermarket
车辆 (chē liàng)	Noun: vehicle
称 (chēng)	Verb: to weigh
成 (chéng)	Verb: to succeed, to accomplish, to become
成绩 (chéng jì)	Noun: score, achievement, grades
成为 (chéng wéi)	Verb: to become, to turn into
重复 (chóng fù)	Verb: to repeat, to duplicate
重新 (chóng xīn)	Adverb: again
出发 (chū fā)	Verb: to leave, to set out
出国 (chū guó)	Verb: to go abroad
出口 (chū kǒu)	Noun: exit, export
出门 (chū mén)	Verb: to go out, to leave home for a journey
出生 (chū shēng)	Verb: to be born
出现 (chū xiàn)	Verb: to appear, to arise
出院 (chū yuàn)	Verb: to leave hospital
出租 (chū zū)	Verb: to rent out
出租车 (chū zū chē)	Noun: taxi
船 (chuán)	Noun: boat, ship
吹 (chuī)	Verb: to blow, to boast, to fail
春节 (chūn jié)	Noun: Spring Festival
春天 (chūn tiān)	Noun: spring
词 (cí)	Noun: word
词典 (cí diǎn)	Noun: dictionary
词语 (cí yǔ)	Noun: word, expression
从小 (cóng xiǎo)	Adverb: from childhood on

D

English	Chinese
大部分 (dà bù fen)	Adverb: in large part
大大 (dà dà)	Noun: dad, uncle Adjective: enormous
大多数 (dà duō shù)	Noun: great majority
打工 (dǎ gōng)	Noun: a part time job Verb: to work (temporary or casual)
大海 (dà hǎi)	Noun: sea, ocean
大家 (dà jiā)	Pronoun: everybody, all
大量 (dà liàng)	Adjective: large quantity, numerous
大门 (dà mén)	Noun: entrance, door
大人 (dà ren)	Noun: adult
大声 (dà shēng)	Adjective: loud
打算 (dǎ suàn)	Noun: plan, intention Verb: to plan, to think of, to calculate
大小 (dà xiǎo)	Noun: size
大衣 (dà yī)	Noun: coat
打印 (dǎ yìn)	Verb: to print, to seal, to stamp
答应 (dā ying)	Verb: to agree, to promise, to respond
大自然 (dǎ zì rán)	Noun: nature
带 (dài)	Noun: band, belt, area, region Verb: to wear, to carry, to bring, to lead
带来 (dài lái)	Verb: to bring about, to produce
但 (dàn)	Conjunction: but
蛋 (dàn)	Noun: egg
但是 (dàn shì)	Conjunction: but, however
单位 (dān wèi)	Noun: unit
当 (dāng)	Verb: to act as, to administer Auxiliary Verb: should, ought Adjective: equal Conjunction: when, during
当时 (dāng shí)	Time: at that time, then
倒 (dào)	Verb: to pour, to reverse Adverb: on the contrary, instead
倒 (dǎo)	Verb: to change (bus, train),
道 (dào)	Noun: street, road Verb: to say Measure Word: for road, river, task, etc.
到处 (dào chù)	Adverb: everywhere, at all places
道理 (dào lǐ)	Noun: principle, reason, argument
道路 (dào lù)	Noun: street
得 (de)	Particle: used to link verb with adjective
得 (dé)	Verb: to obtain, to gain, to allow
得出 (dé chū)	Verb: to obtain, to arrive at
的话 (de huà)	Conjunction: if
灯 (dēng)	Noun: lamp, light
等 (děng)	Particle: etc., and so on
等到 (děng dào)	Verb: to wait until
等于 (děng yú)	Verb: to equal, to amount to
低 (dī)	Adjective: low
地球 (dì qiú)	Noun: earth (planet)
地铁 (dì tiě)	Noun: subway
地铁站 (dì tiě zhàn)	Noun: subway station
店 (diàn)	Noun: store
点头 (diǎn tóu)	Verb: to nod
掉 (diào)	Verb: to fall, to drop, to lose, to turn
懂 (dǒng)	Verb: to understand, to know
东北 (dōng běi)	Location: northeast
懂得 (dǒng de)	Verb: to understand, to comprehend
东方 (dōng fāng)	Location: east
东南 (dōng nán)	Location: southeast
冬天 (dōng tiān)	Noun: winter
动物 (dòng wù)	Noun: animal
动物园 (dòng wù yuán)	Noun: zoo
度 (dù)	Noun: degree Verb: to spend (time) Measure Word: for temperature
读音 (dú yīn)	Noun: pronunciation
短 (duǎn)	Adjective: short, brief
段 (duàn)	Measure Word: for paragraphs, segments, periods, stories
短信 (duǎn xìn)	Noun: text message
队 (duì)	Noun: team
对 (duì)	Verb: to oppose, to face, to answer, to reply, to direct towards Relative Clause: for, to, towards
对话 (duì huà)	Noun: dialog
对面 (duì miàn)	Location: opposite
队长 (duì zhǎng)	Noun: team leader, group leader, captain
多 (duō)	Adverb: more
多久 (duō jiǔ)	Adverb: how long
多么 (duō me)	Adverb: how, what
多数 (duō shù)	Adverb: most
多云 (duō yún)	Adjective: cloudy

E

English	Chinese
而且 (ér qiě)	Conjunction: moreover, in addition, furthermore

F

English	Chinese
发 (fā)	Verb: to send out, to issue, to develop Measure Word: for gunshots
发现 (fā xiàn)	Verb: to discover, to find
饭馆 (fàn guǎn)	Noun: restaurant
方便 (fāng biàn)	Adjective: convenient
方便面 (fāng biàn miàn)	Noun: instant noodles
方法 (fāng fǎ)	Noun: method, way
方面 (fāng miàn)	Noun: aspect, respect
放下 (fàng xia)	Verb: to put down, to set aside
方向 (fāng xiàng)	Noun: direction, orientation
放心 (fàng xīn)	Verb: to rest, to be at ease
分 (fēn)	Verb: to divide, to separate, to distribute, to allocate, to distinguish
份 (fèn)	Noun: part, share, portion, copy Measure Word: for newspaper, papers, reports, contracts
分开 (fēn kāi)	Verb: to separate, to part
分数 (fēn shù)	Noun: fraction, point, score, grade
分钟 (fēn zhōng)	Noun: minute
封 (fēng)	Measure Word: for sealed objects, letters
服务 (fú wù)	Noun: service
复习 (fù xí)	Noun: revision Verb: to revise

G

English	Chinese
该 (gāi)	Auxiliary Verb: should, ought to
改 (gǎi)	Verb: to change
改变 (gǎi biàn)	Verb: to change
干杯 (gān bēi)	Expression: cheers!
感到 (gǎn dào)	Verb: to feel, to sense
感动 (gǎn dòng)	Verb: to move sbd., to be moved
干活儿 (gàn huó er)	Verb: to work (often hard, manual work)
感觉 (gǎn jué)	Noun: feeling, sense Verb: to feel
感谢 (gǎn xiè)	Noun: gratitude Verb: to thank, to be grateful
刚 (gāng)	Adverb: just, barely
刚才 (gāng cái)	Time: just a moment ago
刚刚 (gāng gāng)	Adverb: just now, a moment ago
高级 (gāo jí)	Adjective: high level, high grade, advanced
高中 (gāo zhōng)	Noun: high school
个子 (gè zi)	Noun: height, stature
更 (gèng)	Adverb: even more
公共汽车 (gōng gòng qì chē)	Noun: bus
公交车 (gōng jiāo chē)	Noun: bus
公斤 (gōng jīn)	Noun: kilogram Measure Word: kg
公里 (gōng lǐ)	Noun: kilometre Measure Word: for km
公路 (gōng lù)	Noun: highway, road
公平 (gōng píng)	Adjective: fair, impartial
公司 (gōng sī)	Noun: company
公园 (gōng yuán)	Noun: park
狗 (gǒu)	Noun: dog
够 (gòu)	Verb: to reach, to be enough Adjective: be enough Adverb: enough
顾客 (gù kè)	Noun: client, customer
故事 (gù shi)	Noun: story, tale
故意 (gù yì)	Adverb: on purpose, deliberately
观点 (guān diǎn)	Noun: point of view, viewpoint, standpoint
关机 (guān jī)	Verb: to turn (a machine or device) off
关心 (guān xīn)	Noun: concern Verb: to care for
广场 (guǎng chǎng)	Noun: public square
广告 (guǎng gào)	Noun: advertisement Verb: to advertise
过 (guò)	Verb: to pass, to cross, to spend time
国际 (guó jì)	Adjective: international
过来 (guò lai)	Verb: to come over
过年 (guò nián)	Verb: to celebrate the Chinese New Year
过去 (guò qù)	Verb: to go over, to pass by Adverb: past, former

H

English	Chinese
海 (hǎi)	Noun: sea
海边 (hǎi biān)	Noun: seaside, beach
喊 (hǎn)	Verb: to shout, to yell
好 (hǎo)	Adverb: very
好处 (hǎo chu)	Noun: benefit, advantage
好多 (hǎo duō)	Adjective: a lot of
好久 (hǎo jiǔ)	Time: quite a while
好人 (hǎo rén)	Noun: a good person
好事 (hǎo shì)	Noun: good action, happy occasion
好像 (hǎo xiàng)	Verb: to seem, to be like, to look like
河 (hé)	Noun: river
合适 (hé shì)	Adjective: suitable, appropriate
黑 (hēi)	Adjective: black, dark
黑板 (hēi bǎn)	Noun: blackboard
黑色 (hēi sè)	Adjective: black
红 (hóng)	Noun: dividend Adjective: red, popular, revolutionary
红色 (hóng sè)	Adjective: red
后来 (hòu lái)	Adverb: afterwards, later
湖 (hú)	Noun: lake
忽然 (hū rán)	Adverb: suddenly
护照 (hù zhào)	Noun: passport
花 (huā)	Verb: to spend
画 (huà)	Noun: picture, painting Verb: to draw, to paint
画儿 (huà er)	Noun: picture, drawing, painting
画家 (huà jiā)	Noun: painter
花园 (huā yuán)	Noun: garden
坏处 (huài chu)	Noun: disadvantage
坏人 (huài rén)	Noun: an evil person
换 (huàn)	Verb: to change, to exchange
欢迎 (huān yíng)	Expression: welcome!
黄 (huáng)	Verb: to fall through Adjective: yellow, pornographic
黄色 (huáng sè)	Adjective: yellow
回 (huí)	Measure Word: for events of action
会 (huì)	Noun: meeting, conference
回国 (huí guó)	Verb: go back to one's home country
或 (huò)	Conjunction: or Adverb: maybe
活动 (huó dòng)	Noun: activity Verb: to move about Adjective: active
或者 (huò zhě)	Conjunction: or, possibly

J

English	Chinese
鸡 (jī)	Noun: chicken
级 (jí)	Measure Word: step, level, class
急 (jí)	Adjective: urgent, pressing
计划 (jì huà)	Noun: plan, project, program Verb: to plan
机会 (jī huì)	Noun: opportunity, chance
计算机 (jì suàn jī)	Noun: calculator
加 (jiā)	Verb: to add
家 (jiā)	Noun: expert (is added to other fields to make it a person)
假 (jiǎ)	Adjective: fake, false
假期 (jià qī)	Noun: holiday, vacation
家庭 (jiā tíng)	Noun: family, household
加油 (jiā yóu)	Verb: to cheer, to add fuel
家长 (jiā zhǎng)	Noun: parents, head of a household
件 (jiàn)	Measure Word: for events, things, clothes, etc.
检查 (jiǎn chá)	Noun: inspection Verb: to check, to inspect, to examine
见到 (jiàn dào)	Verb: to see, to meet
见过 (jiàn guò)	Verb: to look at
健康 (jiàn kāng)	Noun: health Adjective: healthy
讲 (jiǎng)	Noun: speech, lecture Verb: to speak, to explain, to negotiate
讲话 (jiǎng huà)	Verb: to talk
交 (jiāo)	Verb: to hand over, to intersect, to associate with
角 (jiǎo)	Noun: angle, corner, horn Measure Word: for 0.1 yuan
脚 (jiǎo)	Noun: foot
角度 (jiǎo dù)	Noun: angle, point of view
交给 (jiāo gěi)	Verb: to hand over, to give
交朋友 (jiāo péng yǒu)	Verb: to make friends
教师 (jiào shī)	Noun: teacher
教室 (jiào shì)	Noun: classroom
交通 (jiāo tōng)	Noun: traffic
教学 (jiào xué)	Noun: teaching Verb: to teach
教育 (jiào yù)	Noun: education Verb: to teach
饺子 (jiǎo zi)	Noun: dumpling
叫作 (jiào zuò)	Verb: to call, to be called
接 (jiē)	Verb: to receive, to meet, to connect, to catch
街 (jiē)	Noun: street
节 (jié)	Noun: festival, holiday, segment, joint, part Measure Word: for segments
借 (jiè)	Verb: to lend, to borrow, to make use of (an opportunity)
接到 (jiē dào)	Verb: to receive
结果 (jié guǒ)	Noun: result, outcome
节目 (jié mù)	Noun: program, item
节日 (jié rì)	Noun: holiday, festival
接受 (jiē shòu)	Verb: to accept, to receive
接下来 (jiē xià lái)	Adverb: next, following
接着 (jiē zhe)	Verb: to follow, to carry on Adverb: then, after that
斤 (jīn)	Noun: pound, 0.5 kg
近 (jìn)	Adjective: near, close
今后 (jīn hòu)	Adverb: hereafter, from now on
进入 (jìn rù)	Verb: to enter, to go into
进行 (jìn xíng)	Verb: to be in progress, to be underway
经常 (jīng cháng)	Adverb: often, frequently
经过 (jīng guò)	Verb: to pass, to go through Relative Clause: after, as a result of
经理 (jīng lǐ)	Noun: manager, director
酒 (jiǔ)	Noun: alcohol
酒店 (jiǔ diàn)	Noun: hotel, restaurant, wine shop
就要 (jiù yào)	Verb: to be about to do something
举 (jǔ)	Verb: to raise, to hold up, to elect
句 (jù)	Noun: sentence Measure Word: for phrases, sentences, etc.
举手 (jǔ shǒu)	Verb: to raise a hand
举行 (jǔ xíng)	Verb: to hold (meeting, etc.)
句子 (jù zi)	Noun: sentence

K

English	Chinese
卡 (kǎ)	Noun: card, calorie
开机 (kāi jī)	Verb: to boot up, to start an engine
开心 (kāi xīn)	Verb: to feel happy, to make fun of sbd. Adjective: happy
开学 (kāi xué)	Noun: start of a term at school Verb: to start a term
看法 (kàn fǎ)	Noun: view, opinion
靠 (kào)	Verb: to lean against, to get near
考生 (kǎo shēng)	Noun: exam candidate
科 (kē)	Noun: science
克 (kè)	Verb: to subdue, to restrain Measure Word: 1 gram
刻 (kè)	Measure Word: for quarter of an hour
可爱 (kě ài)	Adjective: cute, lovely
可能 (kě néng)	Adverb: might, maybe Auxiliary Verb: can
可怕 (kě pà)	Adjective: awful, terrible
客人 (kè rén)	Noun: guest, customer, visitor
可是 (kě shì)	Conjunction: but
课堂 (kè táng)	Noun: classroom
科学 (kē xué)	Noun: science Adjective: scientific
可以 (kě yǐ)	Auxiliary Verb: can, may, able to
空气 (kōng qì)	Noun: air, atmosphere
哭 (kū)	Verb: to cry, to weep
快餐 (kuài cān)	Noun: fast food
快点儿 (kuài diǎn er)	Expression: a little bit quicker please
快乐 (kuài lè)	Adjective: happy
快要 (kuài yào)	Adverb: almost, nearly
筷子 (kuài zi)	Noun: chopsticks

L

English	Chinese
拉 (lā)	Verb: to pull
来自 (lái zì)	Verb: to come from
蓝 (lán)	Adjective: blue
篮球 (lán qiú)	Noun: basketball
蓝色 (lán sè)	Adjective: blue
老 (lǎo)	Adverb: always
老 (lǎo)	Particle: to add in front of surnames to show intimacy with somebody older than oneself (mostly for men)
老年 (lǎo nián)	Adjective: old
老朋友 (lǎo péng you)	Noun: old friend
老是 (lǎo shi)	Adverb: always
离 (lí)	Verb: to leave, to be away from
离开 (lí kāi)	Verb: to depart, to leave
例如 (lì rú)	Adverb: for example
里头 (lǐ tou)	Location: inside
礼物 (lǐ wù)	Noun: gift, present
理想 (lǐ xiǎng)	Noun: ideal, dream
例子 (lì zi)	Noun: example
脸 (liǎn)	Noun: face
练 (liàn)	Verb: to practice
练习 (liàn xí)	Noun: exercise, practice Verb: to practice
凉 (liáng)	Adjective: cool, cold
两 (liǎng)	Measure Word: 50 gram
亮 (liàng)	Verb: to shine, to show, to reveal Adjective: bright, clear, shiny
辆 (liàng)	Measure Word: for vehicles
凉快 (liáng kuai)	Adjective: pleasantly cool
零下 (líng xià)	Number: below zero
留 (liú)	Verb: to keep, to remain, to stay, to leave (a message, etc.)
流 (liú)	Verb: to flow, to circulate
流利 (liú lì)	Adjective: fluent
留下 (liú xià)	Verb: to stay behind, to remain, to leave behind
流行 (liú xíng)	Verb: to spread Adjective: popular, fashionable
留学生 (liú xué shēng)	Noun: foreign student
绿 (lǜ)	Adjective: green
路边 (lù biān)	Location: roadside
旅客 (lǚ kè)	Noun: tourist, passenger, guest
绿色 (lǜ sè)	Adjective: green
旅行 (lǚ xíng)	Noun: travel Verb: to travel
旅游 (lǚ yóu)	Noun: trip, journey Verb: to travel

M

English	Chinese
卖 (mài)	Verb: to sell
满 (mǎn)	Verb: to fill, to satisfy Adjective: full, satisfied
满意 (mǎn yì)	Verb: to satisfy Adjective: satisfied
猫 (māo)	Noun: cat
米 (mǐ)	Measure Word: for metre
面 (miàn)	Measure Word: for flat surfaces like drums, mirrors, flags, etc.
面 (miàn)	Noun: face, surface, noodles
面前 (miàn qián)	Location: in front of
名 (míng)	Noun: name Adjective: famous Measure Word: for people
名称 (míng chēng)	Noun: name
名单 (míng dān)	Noun: list (of names)
明星 (míng xīng)	Noun: star, celebrity
目的 (mù dì)	Noun: purpose, aim

N

English	Chinese
那 (nà)	Adverb: in that case
拿出 (ná chū)	Verb: to take out, to put out
拿到 (ná dào)	Verb: to receive, to get
那会儿 (nǎ huì ér)	Time: at that time
那么 (nà me)	Adverb: like that, so very much
那时候 (nà shí hou)	Time: at that time
那样 (nà yàng)	Adverb: that kind, that sort
南方 (nán fāng)	Location: the South
难过 (nán guò)	Verb: to feel sorry, to be sad
难看 (nán kàn)	Adjective: ugly
难受 (nán shòu)	Verb: to be difficult to bear
难题 (nán tí)	Noun: difficult problem/question
难听 (nán tīng)	Adjective: vulgar, offensive, unpleasant to hear
能够 (néng gòu)	Verb: to be able to, to be capable of
年级 (nián jí)	Noun: grade, year
年轻 (nián qīng)	Adjective: young
鸟 (niǎo)	Noun: bird
弄 (nòng)	Verb: to do, to make
努力 (nǔ lì)	Noun: great effort Verb: to strive, to work/study hard Adjective: hard, hardworking

P

English	Chinese
爬 (pá)	Verb: to crawl, to climb
怕 (pà)	Verb: to fear, to be afraid of
爬山 (pá shān)	Noun: hiking Verb: to climb a mountain
排 (pái)	Noun: row, line Measure Word: for lines, rows, etc.
排队 (pái duì)	Verb: to queue, to line up
排球 (pái qiú)	Noun: volleyball
碰 (pèng)	Verb: to meet, to run into
碰到 (pèng dào)	Verb: to come across, to run into
碰见 (pèng jiàn)	Verb: to run into, to bump into
篇 (piān)	Measure Word: for chapters, articles, etc.
片 (piàn)	Noun: thin piece, slice, film Measure Word: for movies, scenes, etc. pieces of things
便宜 (pián yi)	Adjective: cheap, inexpensive
漂亮 (piào liang)	Adjective: pretty, beautiful
平 (píng)	Adjective: flat, level, calm, peaceful
瓶 (píng)	Noun: bottle
平安 (píng ān)	Adjective: safe and sound, peaceful
平常 (píng cháng)	Adjective: ordinary, common Adverb: generally, usually
平等 (píng děng)	Noun: equality Adjective: equal
平时 (píng shí)	Noun: peacetime Adverb: normally
瓶子 (píng zi)	Noun: bottle
普通 (pǔ tōng)	Adjective: ordinary, common
普通话 (pǔ tōng huà)	Noun: Mandarin

Q

English	Chinese
骑 (qí)	Verb: to ride (animal or bike)
气 (qì)	Noun: gas, air Verb: to get angry, to annoy
骑车 (qí chē)	Verb: to cycle
起飞 (qǐ fēi)	Verb: to take off
其他 (qí tā)	Pronoun: other, others
气温 (qì wēn)	Noun: (air) temperature
其中 (qí zhōng)	Adverb: among, in
千 (qiān)	Number: 1000
千克 (qiān kè)	Noun: kilogram
前年 (qián nián)	Time: the year before last year
墙 (qiáng)	Noun: wall
轻 (qīng)	Adjective: light, small in number, unimportant
晴 (qíng)	Adjective: clear, sunny
清楚 (qīng chu)	Adjective: clear, distinct
请客 (qǐng kè)	Verb: to invite sbd. for dinner
青年 (qīng nián)	Noun: youth Adjective: youthful
请求 (qǐng qiú)	Noun: request Verb: to request, to ask
青少年 (qīng shào nián)	Noun: young person, teenager
晴天 (qíng tiān)	Adjective: sunny
求 (qiú)	Verb: to seek, to request, to look for
球场 (qiú chǎng)	Noun: court, sports ground, stadium
球队 (qiú duì)	Noun: sports team
秋天 (qiū tiān)	Noun: autumn
球鞋 (qiú xié)	Noun: sport shoes
取 (qǔ)	Verb: to take, to get
取得 (qǔ dé)	Verb: to acquire, to obtain
全 (quán)	Adverb: completely, entirely
全部 (quán bù)	Adjective: whole, entire, complete
全国 (quán guó)	Noun: the whole country
全家 (quán jiā)	Noun: the whole family
全年 (quán nián)	Time: all year long
全身 (quán shēn)	Noun: the whole body
全体 (quán tǐ)	Adverb: entire, all

R

English	Chinese
然后 (rán hòu)	Conjunction: then, afterwards
让 (ràng)	Verb: to permit, to let sbd. do sth.
热情 (rè qíng)	Adjective: cordial, enthusiastic, passionate
人口 (rén kǒu)	Noun: population
人们 (rén men)	Noun: people
人数 (rén shù)	Noun: number of people
认为 (rèn wéi)	Verb: to think, to believe, to consider
日报 (rì bào)	Noun: daily newspaper
日子 (rì zi)	Noun: day, calendar date
如果 (rú guǒ)	Conjunction: if
入口 (rù kǒu)	Noun: entrance

S

English	Chinese
商量 (shāng liang)	Verb: to consult, to discuss
商人 (shāng rén)	Noun: businessman, merchant
上周 (shàng zhōu)	Time: last week
少年 (shào nián)	Noun: youngster
少数 (shǎo shù)	Noun: small number, minority
身边 (shēn biān)	Location: at somebody's side
什么样 (shén me yàng)	Expression: what sort?
生 (shēng)	Verb: to give birth, to be born
省 (shěng)	Noun: province
省 (shěng)	Verb: to save, to omit
生词 (shēng cí)	Noun: new vocabulary
生活 (shēng huó)	Noun: life Verb: to live
声音 (shēng yīn)	Noun: voice, sound
示 (shì)	Verb: to show, to reveal
市 (shì)	Noun: city, market
十分 (shí fēn)	Adverb: very, completely, fully, utterly, absolutely
实际 (shí jì)	Noun: reality, practice Adjective: realistic, practical
事情 (shì qing)	Noun: thing, affair, matter
食物 (shí wù)	Noun: food
实习 (shí xí)	Noun: practice, internship Verb: to practice
实现 (shí xiàn)	Verb: to realize, to achieve, to bring about
使用 (shǐ yòng)	Verb: to use
实在 (shí zài)	Adjective: real, true
实在 (shí zài)	Adverb: really, in fact
市长 (shì zhǎng)	Noun: mayor
收 (shōu)	Verb: to accept, to receive
手表 (shǒu biǎo)	Noun: wrist watch
收到 (shōu dào)	Verb: to receive
受到 (shòu dào)	Verb: to receive, to suffer
收入 (shōu rù)	Noun: income, revenue Verb: to take in
熟 (shú)	Adjective: ripe
数 (shǔ)	Verb: to count
舒服 (shū fu)	Adjective: comfortable
数字 (shù zì)	Noun: figure, number
水平 (shuǐ píng)	Noun: level, standard Adjective: horizontal
顺利 (shùn lì)	Adjective: smoothly
说明 (shuō míng)	Noun: explanation, illustration Verb: to explain, to illustrate
司机 (sī jī)	Noun: driver
送到 (sòng dào)	Verb: to accompany to
送给 (sòng gěi)	Verb: to send, to give as a present
算 (suàn)	Verb: to calculate
随便 (suí biàn)	Adjective: random Adverb: as one wishes
虽然 (suī rán)	Conjunction: although
随时 (suí shí)	Adverb: at all time, at any time
所以 (suǒ yǐ)	Conjunction: therefore, as a result, so
所有 (suǒ yǒu)	Verb: to possess, to own Adjective: all

T

English	Chinese
它 (tā)	Pronoun: it
它们 (tā men)	Pronoun: they (as for it)
态度 (tài du)	Noun: manner, attitude
太太 (tài tai)	Noun: wife, Madame, Mrs.
太阳 (tài yáng)	Noun: sun
套 (tào)	Noun: cover Verb: to cover with Measure Word: for sets of things
讨论 (tǎo lùn)	Noun: discussion Verb: to discuss
特别 (tè bié)	Adjective: special, particular
特点 (tè diǎn)	Noun: characteristic feature
疼 (téng)	Noun: pain Verb: to ache, to hurt
提 (tí)	Verb: to carry, to raise
题 (tí)	Noun: question (of a test) Verb: to inscribe, to mention
提出 (tí chū)	Verb: to raise (an issue), to propose, to suggest
提到 (tí dào)	Verb: to mention
提高 (tí gāo)	Verb: to raise, to increase
体育 (tǐ yù)	Noun: sports
体育场 (tǐ yù chǎng)	Noun: stadium
体育馆 (tǐ yù guǎn)	Noun: gymnasium
天上 (tiān shàng)	Adjective: celestial, heavenly
条 (tiáo)	Noun: strip, clause Measure Word: for long thin things
条件 (tiáo jiàn)	Noun: condition, circumstances
停 (tíng)	Verb: to stop
挺 (tǐng)	Adverb: quite, very, rather
停车 (tíng chē)	Verb: to stop, to park (a car)
停车场 (tíng chē chǎng)	Noun: car park
挺好 (tǐng hǎo)	Adjective: very good
听讲 (tīng jiǎng)	Verb: listen to (talk, lecture, teacher, etc.)
听说 (tīng shuō)	Verb: to hear something (rumour, etc.)
通 (tōng)	Verb: to go through, to connect
通过 (tōng guò)	Verb: to pass through, to get through Relative Clause: via, by
同时 (tóng shí)	Time: at the same time, simultaneously
同事 (tóng shì)	Noun: colleague
同样 (tóng yàng)	Adjective: same, equivalent
通知 (tōng zhī)	Noun: notice Verb: to notify, to inform
头 (tóu)	Noun: head, start Measure Word: for bigger animals (e.g. sheep, donkey)
头 (tou)	Particle: suffix for noun
头发 (tóu fa)	Noun: hair (on the head)
图片 (tú piàn)	Noun: picture, photo
推 (tuī)	Verb: to push
腿 (tuǐ)	Noun: leg

W

English	Chinese
外地 (wài dì)	Noun: parts of another country
外卖 (wài mài)	Noun: take out, takeaway
完 (wán)	Verb: to finish
碗 (wǎn)	Noun: bowl
万 (wàn)	Number: 10000
晚安 (wǎn ān)	Expression: good night!
晚报 (wǎn bào)	Noun: evening paper
晚餐 (wǎn cān)	Noun: dinner
完成 (wán chéng)	Verb: to complete, to accomplish
晚会 (wǎn huì)	Noun: party, event
完全 (wán quán)	Adjective: complete, whole, entire
网 (wǎng)	Noun: net, network
往 (wǎng)	Verb: to go Relative Clause: towards, to
网球 (wǎng qiú)	Noun: tennis
网站 (wǎng zhàn)	Noun: website
为 (wèi)	Verb: to do, to act, to be, to become Relative Clause: for (sbd.)
位 (wèi)	Noun: position, place, seat Measure Word: for people
喂 (wèi)	Expression: hello
味道 (wèi dào)	Noun: taste, flavour
为什么 (wèi shén me)	Adverb: why
闻 (wén)	Verb: to hear, to smell
温度 (wēn dù)	Noun: temperature
问路 (wèn lù)	Verb: to ask for directions
问题 (wèn tí)	Noun: problem, question
午餐 (wǔ cān)	Noun: lunch
午睡 (wǔ shuì)	Noun: siesta Verb: to take a nap

X

English	Chinese
西北 (xī běi)	Location: northwest
西餐 (xī cān)	Noun: Western food
西方 (xī fāng)	Location: the West
习惯 (xí guàn)	Noun: habit, usual practice, custom Verb: to be/get used to
西南 (xī nán)	Location: southwest
西医 (xī yī)	Noun: Western medicine
洗衣机 (xǐ yī jī)	Noun: washing machine
洗澡 (xǐ zǎo)	Verb: to take a shower, to have a bath
下 (xià)	Measure Word: for times of action
夏天 (xià tiān)	Noun: summer
下雪 (xià xuě)	Verb: to snow
下周 (xià zhōu)	Time: next week
响 (xiǎng)	Noun: sound, noise Verb: to make a sound Adjective: loud, noisy
向 (xiàng)	Noun: direction Verb: to face, to turn towards Adverb: formerly, all along Relative Clause: towards
像 (xiàng)	Verb: to be/look like, to appear, to seem
想到 (xiǎng dào)	Verb: to think of
想法 (xiǎng fǎ)	Noun: idea, thought
相机 (xiāng jī)	Noun: camera
想起 (xiǎng qǐ)	Verb: to recall, to call to mind
相同 (xiāng tóng)	Adjective: identical, same
相信 (xiāng xìn)	Verb: to believe in, to have faith in
小 (xiǎo)	Particle: added to a last name to signal a close person is younger or cute
笑话 (xiào hua)	Noun: joke
笑话儿 (xiào huà er)	Noun: joke
小声 (xiǎo shēng)	Adjective: in a low voice, in whispers
小时候 (xiǎo shí hòu)	Time: when I was small
小说 (xiǎo shuō)	Noun: novel, fiction
小心 (xiǎo xīn)	Verb: to be careful Adjective: careful Expression: take care!
校园 (xiào yuán)	Noun: campus
校长 (xiào zhǎng)	Noun: headmaster, president (university)
小组 (xiǎo zǔ)	Noun: small team, group
鞋 (xié)	Noun: shoe
信 (xìn)	Noun: letter, trust
信号 (xìn hào)	Noun: signal
心里 (xīn lǐ)	Noun: in one's heart
心情 (xīn qíng)	Noun: mood, state of mind
新闻 (xīn wén)	Noun: news
信息 (xìn xī)	Noun: information, news
信心 (xìn xīn)	Noun: confidence, faith
信用卡 (xìn yòng kǎ)	Noun: credit card
心中 (xīn zhōng)	Noun: in the heart
姓 (xìng)	Noun: surname
行动 (xíng dòng)	Noun: action, operation Verb: to move, to act
姓名 (xìng míng)	Noun: full name
行人 (xíng rén)	Noun: pedestrian
行为 (xíng wéi)	Noun: action, conduct, behaviour, activity
星星 (xīng xing)	Noun: star (in the sky)
休假 (xiū jià)	Verb: to take a vacation
许多 (xǔ duō)	Adjective: many, a lot of
选 (xuǎn)	Verb: to choose, to select
雪 (xuě)	Noun: snow
学期 (xué qī)	Noun: term, semester

Y

English	Chinese
眼 (yǎn)	Noun: eye Measure Word: for wells, stoves, etc.
眼睛 (yǎn jing)	Noun: eye
颜色 (yán sè)	Noun: colour
养 (yǎng)	Verb: to raise
样子 (yàng zi)	Noun: appearance, manner
药 (yào)	Noun: medicine, drug
药店 (yào diàn)	Noun: pharmacy
药片 (yào piàn)	Noun: pill (medicine)
要求 (yāo qiú)	Noun: demand, requirement Verb: to require, to demand
药水 (yào shuǐ)	Noun: bottled medicine, lotion
夜 (yè)	Noun: night
夜里 (yè li)	Time: at night
也许 (yě xǔ)	Adverb: perhaps, maybe
亿 (yì)	Number: 100 million
一般 (yì bān)	Adjective: ordinary, general, common Adverb: in general, generally
一部分 (yī bù fèn)	Noun: portion, part of
一点点 (yī diǎn diǎn)	Adverb: a little bit
一定 (yí dìng)	Adjective: definite, fixed, given Adverb: surely, certainly
一共 (yí gòng)	Adverb: altogether
以后 (yǐ hòu)	Time: after, afterwards
一会儿 (yí huì er)	Adverb: in a moment, a little while
意见 (yì jiàn)	Noun: opinion, view, objection
已经 (yǐ jīng)	Adverb: already
一路平安 (yí lù píng ān)	Expression: have a safe trip!
一路顺风 (yī lù shùn fēng)	Expression: have a pleasant journey!
以前 (yǐ qián)	Time: before Adverb: previous, formerly
以上 (yǐ shàng)	Adverb: that or more, the above-mentioned
一生 (yì shēng)	Noun: all one's life, human life
意思 (yì si)	Noun: meaning, opinion, idea
以外 (yǐ wài)	Conjunction: apart from, outside of
以为 (yǐ wéi)	Verb: to think (wrongly), to be under the (wrong) impression
以下 (yǐ xià)	Adverb: that or less, the following
一直 (yī zhí)	Adverb: always, continuously, straight
椅子 (yǐ zi)	Noun: chair
阴 (yīn)	Adjective: cloudy, overcast
银行 (yín háng)	Noun: bank (for money)
银行卡 (yín háng kǎ)	Noun: ATM card
音节 (yīn jié)	Noun: syllable
阴天 (yīn tiān)	Adjective: overcast, cloudy
因为 (yīn wèi)	Conjunction: because
音乐 (yīn yuè)	Noun: music
音乐会 (yīn yuè huì)	Noun: concert
应该 (yīng gāi)	Auxiliary Verb: should, ought to
影片 (yǐng piàn)	Noun: film
英文 (yīng wén)	Noun: English
影响 (yǐng xiǎng)	Noun: influence, effect Verb: to influence, to affect
英语 (yīng yǔ)	Noun: English
永远 (yǒng yuǎn)	Adverb: forever, ever
油 (yóu)	Noun: oil
又 (yòu)	Adverb: again
有点儿 (yǒu diǎn er)	Adverb: slightly, a little
友好 (yǒu hǎo)	Adjective: friendly
游客 (yóu kè)	Noun: tourist
有空儿 (yǒu kòng er)	Verb: to have time
有人 (yǒu rén)	Adverb: someone, there are people
有意思 (yǒu yì si)	Adjective: interesting
鱼 (yú)	Noun: fish
语言 (yǔ yán)	Noun: language
院 (yuàn)	Noun: courtyard, institution
原来 (yuán lái)	Adjective: former, original Adverb: as it turns out
愿意 (yuàn yì)	Auxiliary Verb: to be willing, to be ready, to wish, to want
原因 (yuán yīn)	Noun: reason, cause
院长 (yuàn zhǎng)	Noun: director
院子 (yuàn zi)	Noun: courtyard, patio
越 (yuè)	Verb: to exceed, to climb over, to surpass
月份 (yuè fèn)	Time: month
越来越 (yuè lái yuè)	Adverb: more and more
月亮 (yuè liang)	Noun: moon
云 (yún)	Noun: cloud
运动 (yùn dòng)	Noun: movement, sports Verb: to move about

Z

English	Chinese
咱 (zán)	Pronoun: we
咱们 (zán men)	Pronoun: we, us
脏 (zāng)	Adjective: dirty
早餐 (zǎo cān)	Noun: breakfast
早晨 (zǎo chen)	Time: early morning
早就 (zǎo jiù)	Location: before already
怎么办 (zěn me bàn)	Expression: what should (we) do?
怎么样 (zěn me yàng)	Adverb: how is/are Expression: how about that?
怎样 (zěn yàng)	Adverb: how
占 (zhàn)	Verb: to take possession of, to occupy
站 (zhàn)	Verb: to stand, to stop, to halt
站住 (zhàn zhù)	Verb: to stand
长 (zhǎng)	Verb: to grow, to develop
长大 (zhǎng dà)	Expression: to grow up
找出 (zhǎo chū)	Verb: to find out
照顾 (zhào gù)	Verb: to take care of, to look after
照片 (zhào piàn)	Noun: photo, picture
照相 (zhào xiàng)	Verb: to take a photo
这么 (zhè me)	Adverb: so much, that much
这时候 (zhè shí hou)	Time: at that time
这样 (zhè yàng)	Adverb: this way, like this
真正 (zhēn zhèng)	Adjective: genuine, real, true
正常 (zhèng cháng)	Adjective: regular, normal, ordinary
正好 (zhèng hǎo)	Adverb: just right, just at the right time
正确 (zhèng què)	Adjective: correct, proper
正是 (zhèng shì)	Adverb: exactly, precisely
只 (zhǐ)	Adverb: only, just, merely
纸 (zhǐ)	Noun: paper
直接 (zhí jiē)	Adjective: direct, immediate
只能 (zhǐ néng)	Verb: to have no other choice than
只要 (zhǐ yào)	Conjunction: if only, as long as
中餐 (zhōng cān)	Noun: Chinese food
重点 (zhòng diǎn)	Noun: emphasis, focal point, priority
中级 (zhōng jí)	Noun: middle level
中年 (zhōng nián)	Adjective: middle aged
重视 (zhòng shì)	Verb: to value, to attach importance to
中小学 (zhōng xiǎo xué)	Noun: middle and elementary school
中心 (zhōng xīn)	Noun: centre
中医 (zhōng yī)	Noun: traditional Chinese medical science
周 (zhōu)	Noun: circle, circumference, week Verb: to circle Adjective: complete, thorough
周末 (zhōu mò)	Noun: weekend
周年 (zhōu nián)	Noun: anniversary
住房 (zhù fáng)	Noun: housing
主人 (zhǔ rén)	Noun: host, master
主要 (zhǔ yào)	Adjective: main, principal, major
住院 (zhù yuàn)	Verb: to be in hospital
装 (zhuāng)	Noun: dress, clothing, costume Verb: to pretend, to install, to fix, to load, to pack
准确 (zhǔn què)	Adjective: accurate, precise, exact
字典 (zì diǎn)	Noun: dictionary, character book
自己 (zì jǐ)	Pronoun: oneself, self
自行车 (zì xíng chē)	Noun: bicycle, bike
自由 (zì yóu)	Noun: freedom, liberty Adjective: free
走过 (zǒu guò)	Verb: to walk past, to pass by
走进 (zǒu jìn)	Verb: to enter
走开 (zǒu kāi)	Expression: go away!
租 (zū)	Verb: to rent, to hire
组 (zǔ)	Noun: group, team Verb: to organize, to form
组成 (zǔ chéng)	Noun: composition Verb: to form, to compose, to constitute
组长 (zǔ zhǎng)	Noun: group leader
嘴 (zuǐ)	Noun: mouth
最近 (zuì jìn)	Adverb: recently, lately, soon
座 (zuò)	Noun: seat Measure Word: for cities, buildings, mountains, etc.
做到 (zuò dào)	Verb: to accomplish, to achieve
做法 (zuò fǎ)	Noun: method
做饭 (zuò fàn)	Verb: to cook
作家 (zuò jiā)	Noun: author
座位 (zuò wèi)	Noun: seat, place
作文 (zuò wén)	Noun: composition Verb: to write an essay
作业 (zuò yè)	Noun: homework, task, work
作用 (zuò yòng)	Noun: action, function, impact, effect Verb: to affect

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