HSK 2 Vocabulary List (HSK 3.0)
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HSK 2 roughly doubles your vocabulary to ~1,272 cumulative words. Daily-routine verbs, time words, food, transport, and basic complements all arrive here.
746words at this level
1,272 wordscumulative through HSK 2
~600 characterscharacters required
A2approx. CEFR
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Around this level our catalog starts opening up: knowing the 300 most frequent characters makes 21 of our 658 graded stories readable at the 98% threshold, and short story series become genuinely finishable. See how many characters you need to read Chinese for the full data, or study this list as flashcards and meet every word in graded stories.
| Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 啊 | ā | Ah!; interjection expressing surprise or agreement | |
| 爱情 | 愛情 | ài qíng | romantic love |
| 安静 | 安靜 | ān jìng | quiet; peaceful |
| 安全 | ān quán | safe; secure | |
| 爱人 | 愛人 | ài ren | spouse; partner |
| 班长 | 班長 | bān zhǎng | class monitor |
| 办 | 辦 | bàn | to handle; to manage |
| 办法 | 辦法 | bàn fǎ | method; way |
| 办公室 | 辦公室 | bàn gōng shì | office |
| 白色 | bái sè | white | |
| 帮助 | 幫助 | bāng zhù | to help; assistance |
| 报名 | 報名 | bào míng | to register; to sign up |
| 饱 | 飽 | bǎo | full (after eating) |
| 半夜 | bàn yè | midnight; in the middle of the night | |
| 报纸 | 報紙 | bào zhǐ | newspaper |
| 北方 | běi fāng | north; the north | |
| 比如说 | 比如說 | bǐ rú shuō | for example |
| 比如 | bǐ rú | for example; such as | |
| 笔记 | 筆記 | bǐ jì | notes; to take notes |
| 笔 | 筆 | bǐ | pen; writing tool |
| 背 | bēi | to carry on one's back | |
| 笔记本 | 筆記本 | bǐ jì běn | notebook |
| 边 | 邊 | biān | side; edge |
| 变 | 變 | biàn | to change; to transform |
| 必须 | 必須 | bì xū | must; have to |
| 遍 | biàn | time (once through, from start to finish); all over; everywhere | |
| 变成 | 變成 | biàn chéng | to turn into; to become |
| 不错 | 不錯 | bù cuò | not bad; pretty good |
| 不够 | 不夠 | bù gòu | not enough; insufficient |
| 不但 | bù dàn | not only ... but also ... | |
| 不过 | 不過 | bù guò | but; however |
| 不太 | bù tài | not very; not too | |
| 表 | biǎo | form; table; list; (wrist)watch; meter; to show; to express | |
| 不好意思 | bù hǎo yì si | embarrassed; sorry; excuse me | |
| 不满 | 不滿 | bù mǎn | dissatisfied; discontented |
| 不要 | bù yào | don't; must not | |
| 不如 | bù rú | not as good as; rather | |
| 不久 | bù jiǔ | soon; shortly | |
| 不少 | bù shǎo | many; quite a lot | |
| 不同 | bù tóng | different; not the same | |
| 不行 | bù xíng | not possible; won't do | |
| 不一定 | bù yī dìng | not necessarily | |
| 不一会儿 | 不一會兒 | bù yī huìr | a short while |
| 部分 | bù fen | part; portion | |
| 菜单 | 菜單 | cài dān | menu |
| 参观 | 參觀 | cān guān | to visit; to tour |
| 才 | cái | only; just (indicating a late occurrence) | |
| 参加 | 參加 | cān jiā | to participate; to join |
| 草地 | cǎo dì | lawn; grassy field | |
| 层 | 層 | céng | floor; layer; level |
| 草 | cǎo | grass | |
| 差不多 | chà bu duō | almost; nearly; about the same | |
| 长 | 長 | cháng | long |
| 查 | chá | to check; to investigate | |
| 常见 | 常見 | cháng jiàn | commonly seen; common |
| 常用 | cháng yòng | commonly used | |
| 场 | 場 | chǎng | venue; place; classifier for sports and recreational activities |
| 超过 | 超過 | chāo guò | to exceed; to surpass |
| 超市 | chāo shì | supermarket | |
| 车辆 | 車輛 | chē liàng | vehicle(s) |
| 成绩 | 成績 | chéng jì | grades; performance |
| 称 | 稱 | chēng | to call; to name; to praise |
| 重复 | 重複 | chóng fù | to repeat; to duplicate |
| 重新 | chóng xīn | again; anew; to redo | |
| 出发 | 出發 | chū fā | to set off; to depart |
| 成为 | 成為 | chéng wéi | to become; to turn into |
| 成 | chéng | to succeed; to complete; to become | |
| 出国 | 出國 | chū guó | to go abroad |
| 出口 | chū kǒu | exit; to export; to speak out | |
| 出门 | 出門 | chū mén | to go out; to leave home |
| 出生 | chū shēng | to be born | |
| 出现 | 出現 | chū xiàn | to appear; to emerge |
| 出院 | chū yuàn | to be discharged (from hospital) | |
| 出租 | chū zū | to rent out | |
| 出租车 | 出租車 | chū zū chē | taxi |
| 吹 | chuī | to blow; to play a wind instrument; to brag | |
| 春节 | 春節 | Chūn jié | Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) |
| 船 | chuán | boat; ship | |
| 春天 | chūn tiān | spring (season) | |
| 词典 | 詞典 | cí diǎn | dictionary |
| 词 | 詞 | cí | word; term |
| 词语 | 詞語 | cí yǔ | word; phrase; term |
| 答应 | 答應 | dā ying | to agree; to promise |
| 打工 | dǎ gōng | to work a part-time job | |
| 从小 | 從小 | cóng xiǎo | since childhood; from a young age |
| 打算 | dǎ suàn | to plan; to intend | |
| 打印 | dǎ yìn | to print | |
| 大部分 | dà bù fen | the majority; most | |
| 大大 | dà dà | greatly; enormously | |
| 大多数 | 大多數 | dà duō shù | the majority |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone | |
| 大海 | dà hǎi | sea; ocean | |
| 大量 | dà liàng | a large amount; massive | |
| 大门 | 大門 | dà mén | main gate; entrance |
| 大人 | dà ren | adult | |
| 大声 | 大聲 | dà shēng | loudly; in a loud voice |
| 大衣 | dà yī | overcoat | |
| 大自然 | dà zì rán | nature; the natural world | |
| 带 | 帶 | dài | to bring; to carry; to wear |
| 带来 | 帶來 | dài lái | to bring about; to cause; to bring (something) along |
| 单位 | 單位 | dān wèi | unit; organization; workplace |
| 大小 | dà xiǎo | size; dimensions | |
| 但 | dàn | but; however | |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however | |
| 蛋 | dàn | egg | |
| 当 | 當 | dāng | to serve as; to act as |
| 当时 | 當時 | dāng shí | at that time; then |
| 到处 | 到處 | dào chù | everywhere |
| 道 | dào | road; path; way | |
| 道路 | dào lù | road; route | |
| 倒 | dǎo | to fall; to drop | |
| 道理 | dào li | reason; principle; sense | |
| 得 | de | used after a verb to indicate degree | |
| 得出 | dé chū | to arrive at (a conclusion); to obtain | |
| 的话 | 的話 | de huà | if (used after a condition) |
| 等到 | děng dào | to wait until; until | |
| 灯 | 燈 | dēng | lamp; light |
| 低 | dī | low; to lower | |
| 等于 | 等於 | děng yú | to equal; is equal to |
| 地铁 | 地鐵 | dì tiě | subway; metro |
| 地球 | dì qiú | the Earth | |
| 地铁站 | 地鐵站 | dì tiě zhàn | subway station |
| 店 | diàn | shop; store | |
| 点头 | 點頭 | diǎn tóu | to nod |
| 东北 | 東北 | dōng běi | northeast |
| 东方 | 東方 | dōng fāng | east; the Orient |
| 冬天 | dōng tiān | winter | |
| 掉 | diào | to fall; to drop | |
| 东南 | 東南 | dōng nán | southeast |
| 懂得 | dǒng de | to know how to; to understand | |
| 动物 | 動物 | dòng wù | animal |
| 动物园 | 動物園 | dòng wù yuán | zoo |
| 度 | dù | degree; measurement | |
| 读音 | 讀音 | dú yīn | pronunciation |
| 短 | duǎn | short; brief | |
| 短信 | duǎn xìn | text message | |
| 段 | duàn | section; segment | |
| 队 | 隊 | duì | team; squad |
| 队长 | 隊長 | duì zhǎng | team leader; captain |
| 懂 | dǒng | to understand | |
| 对话 | 對話 | duì huà | dialogue; conversation |
| 对面 | 對面 | duì miàn | across; opposite |
| 多久 | duō jiǔ | how long | |
| 多么 | 多麼 | duō me | how (wonderful, etc.); what a... |
| 多数 | 多數 | duō shù | the majority; most |
| 多云 | 多雲 | duō yún | cloudy |
| 而且 | ér qiě | moreover; besides | |
| 发 | 發 | fā | to send; to issue |
| 发现 | 發現 | fā xiàn | to discover; to find out |
| 饭馆 | 飯館 | fàn guǎn | restaurant |
| 方便 | fāng biàn | convenient; to facilitate | |
| 方便面 | 方便麵 | fāng biàn miàn | instant noodles |
| 方法 | fāng fǎ | method; way; means | |
| 方面 | fāng miàn | aspect; field; side | |
| 放下 | fàng xià | to put down; to let go | |
| 方向 | fāng xiàng | direction; orientation | |
| 分开 | 分開 | fēn kāi | to separate; to part |
| 分数 | 分數 | fēn shù | grade; score; fraction |
| 放心 | fàng xīn | to feel at ease; to be reassured | |
| 分钟 | 分鐘 | fēn zhōng | minute |
| 服务 | 服務 | fú wù | service; to serve |
| 复习 | 複習 | fù xí | to review; revision |
| 份 | fèn | classifier for documents, reports, etc. | |
| 封 | fēng | to seal; classifier for letters | |
| 改 | gǎi | to change; to correct | |
| 改变 | 改變 | gǎi biàn | to change; to transform |
| 该 | 該 | gāi | should; ought to |
| 感到 | gǎn dào | to feel; to experience | |
| 感动 | 感動 | gǎn dòng | to be moved; touched emotionally |
| 干杯 | 乾杯 | gān bēi | to drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast); Here's to you!; Bottoms up!; lit. dry cup |
| 感觉 | 感覺 | gǎn jué | feeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive |
| 干活儿 | 幹活兒 | gàn huór | to work; to do manual labor |
| 刚 | 剛 | gāng | hard; firm; strong; just; barely; exactly |
| 刚才 | 剛才 | gāng cái | just now; a moment ago |
| 刚刚 | 剛剛 | gāng gang | just recently; just a moment ago |
| 高级 | 高級 | gāo jí | high level; high grade; advanced; high-ranking |
| 感谢 | 感謝 | gǎn xiè | (express) thanks; gratitude; grateful; thankful; thanks |
| 高中 | gāo zhōng | senior high school | |
| 个子 | 個子 | gè zi | height; stature; build; size |
| 更 | gèng | more; even more; further; still; additionally | |
| 公共汽车 | 公共汽車 | gōng gòng qì chē | bus |
| 公交车 | 公交車 | gōng jiāo chē | public transport vehicle; town bus |
| 公斤 | gōng jīn | kilogram (kg) | |
| 公路 | gōng lù | highway; road | |
| 公平 | gōng píng | fair; impartial | |
| 公里 | gōng lǐ | kilometer | |
| 公园 | 公園 | gōng yuán | park (for public recreation) |
| 公司 | gōng sī | company; firm; corporation | |
| 故事 | gù shì | narrative; story; tale | |
| 狗 | gǒu | dog | |
| 够 | 夠 | gòu | enough; sufficient |
| 故意 | gù yì | deliberately; on purpose | |
| 顾客 | 顧客 | gù kè | customer; client |
| 关机 | 關機 | guān jī | to turn off (a machine); to shut down |
| 关心 | 關心 | guān xīn | to care about; to be concerned about |
| 观点 | 觀點 | guān diǎn | point of view; perspective |
| 广场 | 廣場 | guǎng chǎng | public square; plaza |
| 广告 | 廣告 | guǎng gào | advertisement; commercial |
| 过来 | 過來 | guò lái | to come over; to approach |
| 过年 | 過年 | guò nián | to celebrate the Chinese New Year |
| 国际 | 國際 | guó jì | international |
| 过去 | 過去 | guò qù | the past; former; previously |
| 海 | hǎi | ocean; sea | |
| 海边 | 海邊 | hǎi biān | seaside; coast; beach |
| 喊 | hǎn | to yell; to shout | |
| 好多 | hǎo duō | many; quite a lot | |
| 好处 | 好處 | hǎo chu | benefit; advantage |
| 好久 | hǎo jiǔ | a long time; for a while | |
| 好人 | hǎo rén | good person | |
| 好事 | hǎo shì | good deed; charitable act | |
| 好像 | hǎo xiàng | to seem; to appear as if | |
| 合适 | 合適 | hé shì | suitable; appropriate |
| 黑 | hēi | black; (as a color) | |
| 河 | hé | river | |
| 黑板 | hēi bǎn | blackboard | |
| 红 | 紅 | hóng | red (color) |
| 黑色 | hēi sè | black (color) | |
| 好像 | hǎo xiàng | to seem; to appear as if | |
| 忽然 | hū rán | suddenly; all of a sudden | |
| 后来 | 後來 | hòu lái | afterwards; later |
| 护照 | 護照 | hù zhào | passport |
| 花园 | 花園 | huā yuán | garden |
| 湖 | hú | lake | |
| 画 | 畫 | huà | to draw; to paint; picture; painting |
| 画儿 | 畫兒 | huàr | drawing; painting (colloquial) |
| 画家 | 畫家 | huà jiā | painter; artist |
| 坏人 | 壞人 | huài rén | bad person; villain |
| 坏处 | 壞處 | huài chu | harm; disadvantage |
| 欢迎 | 歡迎 | huān yíng | to welcome; welcome |
| 黄 | 黃 | huáng | yellow; (as a surname, e.g. Mr. Huang) |
| 换 | 換 | huàn | to exchange; to change |
| 黄色 | 黃色 | huáng sè | yellow (color) |
| 回国 | 回國 | huí guó | to return to one’s home country |
| 活动 | 活動 | huó dòng | activity; event |
| 或 | huò | maybe; possibly; or | |
| 或者 | huò zhě | or; perhaps; maybe | |
| 鸡 | 雞 | jī | chicken; fowl |
| 机会 | 機會 | jī huì | opportunity; chance |
| 级 | 級 | jí | level; grade; rank |
| 急 | jí | urgent; anxious; hurried | |
| 计划 | 計劃 | jì huà | plan; project |
| 计算机 | 計算機 | jì suàn jī | computer |
| 加 | jiā | to add; plus | |
| 加油 | jiā yóu | to cheer on; to give encouragement; literally, 'add oil' | |
| 家庭 | jiā tíng | family; household | |
| 家长 | 家長 | jiā zhǎng | parent; guardian |
| 假 | jiǎ | fake; false; not genuine | |
| 假期 | jià qī | vacation; holiday | |
| 检查 | 檢查 | jiǎn chá | to check; to inspect; examination |
| 件 | jiàn | item; piece; classifier for events, clothes, etc. | |
| 见过 | 見過 | jiàn guò | have seen |
| 讲 | 講 | jiǎng | to speak; to tell; to explain |
| 见到 | 見到 | jiàn dào | to see; to meet |
| 健康 | jiàn kāng | health; healthy | |
| 讲话 | 講話 | jiǎng huà | to speak; to address; a speech |
| 交 | jiāo | to make (friends) or to hand over | |
| 交给 | 交給 | jiāo gěi | to hand over; to deliver |
| 交朋友 | jiāo péng you | to make friends | |
| 交通 | jiāo tōng | traffic; transportation | |
| 角 | jiǎo | corner; unit of money (1/10 yuan); horn | |
| 角度 | jiǎo dù | angle; perspective | |
| 饺子 | 餃子 | jiǎo zi | dumpling; pot-sticker |
| 叫作 | jiào zuò | to be called; to be known as | |
| 教师 | 教師 | jiào shī | teacher |
| 脚 | 腳 | jiǎo | foot; leg |
| 教学 | 教學 | jiào xué | teaching; instruction |
| 教育 | jiào yù | education; to educate | |
| 教室 | jiào shì | classroom | |
| 接到 | jiē dào | to receive (a call, letter, etc.) | |
| 接受 | jiē shòu | to accept; to receive | |
| 接下来 | 接下來 | jiē xià lái | next; following; then |
| 接着 | 接著 | jiē zhe | then; afterwards; subsequently |
| 街 | jiē | street | |
| 节 | 節 | jié | festival; section; period |
| 节目 | 節目 | jié mù | program; show; performance item |
| 节日 | 節日 | jié rì | holiday; festival |
| 结果 | 結果 | jié guǒ | result; outcome; consequence |
| 斤 | jīn | catty (unit of weight, about 500 g) | |
| 接 | jiē | to receive; to connect; to join | |
| 借 | jiè | to borrow; to lend | |
| 进入 | 進入 | jìn rù | to enter; to go into |
| 今后 | 今後 | jīn hòu | from now on; in the future |
| 进行 | 進行 | jìn xíng | to carry out; to conduct; to proceed |
| 经常 | 經常 | jīng cháng | often; frequently; regularly |
| 经过 | 經過 | jīng guò | to pass through; to go through; after; upon |
| 近 | jìn | near; close | |
| 经理 | 經理 | jīng lǐ | manager; director |
| 酒店 | jiǔ diàn | hotel; restaurant; pub | |
| 就要 | jiù yào | about to; will; on the verge of | |
| 酒 | jiǔ | alcohol; wine; liquor | |
| 举手 | 舉手 | jǔ shǒu | to raise one’s hand |
| 举行 | 舉行 | jǔ xíng | to hold (an event); to conduct |
| 举 | 舉 | jǔ | to raise; to lift |
| 句子 | jù zi | sentence | |
| 卡 | kǎ | card; to block (informal) | |
| 开机 | 開機 | kāi jī | to boot up; to start a device |
| 句 | jù | sentence; clause; phrase | |
| 看法 | kàn fǎ | view; opinion; perspective | |
| 开心 | 開心 | kāi xīn | happy; joyful |
| 考生 | kǎo shēng | exam candidate; student taking an exam | |
| 靠 | kào | to lean on; to rely on | |
| 开学 | 開學 | kāi xué | to start school; school opening |
| 科 | kē | branch (of study); subject; department | |
| 科学 | 科學 | kē xué | science; scientific knowledge |
| 可爱 | 可愛 | kě ài | cute; adorable |
| 可怕 | kě pà | scary; dreadful; terrifying | |
| 可是 | kě shì | but; however | |
| 可能 | kě néng | possible; might; perhaps | |
| 克 | kè | gram; to subdue | |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can; may; possible; allowed | |
| 刻 | kè | a moment; to carve; to engrave; a short time period (e.g. a quarter-hour) | |
| 课堂 | 課堂 | kè táng | classroom |
| 空气 | 空氣 | kōng qì | air; atmosphere |
| 快餐 | kuài cān | fast food | |
| 快点儿 | 快點兒 | kuài diǎnr | hurry up; quickly |
| 客人 | kè rén | guest; customer | |
| 快乐 | 快樂 | kuài lè | happy; joyful |
| 快要 | kuài yào | about to; nearly; on the verge of | |
| 哭 | kū | to cry; to weep | |
| 筷子 | kuài zi | chopsticks | |
| 来自 | 來自 | lái zì | to come from |
| 拉 | lā | to pull; to drag | |
| 蓝 | 藍 | lán | blue |
| 蓝色 | 藍色 | lán sè | blue (color) |
| 篮球 | 籃球 | lán qiú | basketball |
| 老年 | lǎo nián | old age; elderly | |
| 老朋友 | lǎo péng you | old friend | |
| 离 | 離 | lí | to be away from; to be distant |
| 老是 | lǎo shi | always; repeatedly | |
| 离开 | 離開 | lí kāi | to leave; to depart |
| 里头 | 裡頭 | lǐ tou | inside; within |
| 理想 | lǐ xiǎng | ideal; dream | |
| 礼物 | 禮物 | lǐ wù | gift; present |
| 例如 | lì rú | for example | |
| 例子 | lì zi | example; instance | |
| 脸 | 臉 | liǎn | face |
| 练习 | 練習 | liàn xí | to practice; exercise |
| 练 | 練 | liàn | to practice; to train |
| 凉 | 涼 | liáng | cool; cold; refreshing |
| 凉快 | 涼快 | liáng kuai | cool and pleasant; refreshing |
| 辆 | 輛 | liàng | classifier for vehicles |
| 亮 | liàng | bright; shining; clear | |
| 零下 | líng xià | below zero | |
| 留下 | liú xià | to leave behind; to keep | |
| 留 | liú | to stay; to remain | |
| 留学生 | 留學生 | liú xué shēng | student studying abroad |
| 流利 | liú lì | fluent | |
| 流 | liú | to flow; to circulate | |
| 流行 | liú xíng | popular; in fashion; widespread | |
| 旅客 | lǚ kè | traveler; tourist | |
| 旅行 | lǚ xíng | to travel; trip; journey | |
| 绿 | 綠 | lǜ | green |
| 绿色 | 綠色 | lǜ sè | green (color) |
| 路边 | 路邊 | lù biān | beside the road; roadside |
| 卖 | 賣 | mài | to sell |
| 旅游 | 旅遊 | lǚ yóu | to travel; tourism; trip |
| 满意 | 滿意 | mǎn yì | satisfied; pleased |
| 猫 | 貓 | māo | cat |
| 米 | mǐ | rice (uncooked); meter (unit of length) | |
| 面 | miàn | noodles; face; surface | |
| 面前 | miàn qián | in front of; before | |
| 名称 | 名稱 | míng chēng | name; title |
| 名 | míng | name; to be famous | |
| 名单 | 名單 | míng dān | list of names; roster |
| 满 | 滿 | mǎn | full; completely filled |
| 目的 | mù dì | purpose; goal | |
| 拿到 | ná dào | to obtain; to get | |
| 拿出 | ná chū | to take out; to produce | |
| 那会儿 | 那會兒 | nà huì r | at that time; then |
| 那么 | 那麼 | nà me | in that way; so; like that |
| 那时候 | 那時候 | nà shí hou | at that time |
| 明星 | míng xīng | celebrity; star | |
| 那样 | 那樣 | nà yàng | that way; like that |
| 南方 | nán fāng | south; the southern region | |
| 难过 | 難過 | nán guò | sad; miserable |
| 难看 | 難看 | nán kàn | ugly; unsightly |
| 难受 | 難受 | nán shòu | to feel miserable; unwell |
| 难听 | 難聽 | nán tīng | unpleasant to hear; harsh-sounding |
| 能够 | 能夠 | néng gòu | to be able to; can |
| 年级 | 年級 | nián jí | grade; school year |
| 难题 | 難題 | nán tí | difficult problem |
| 年轻 | 年輕 | nián qīng | young |
| 鸟 | 鳥 | niǎo | bird |
| 弄 | nòng | to do; to handle; to play with | |
| 努力 | nǔ lì | to work hard; to strive | |
| 爬山 | pá shān | to climb a mountain; hiking | |
| 排 | pái | to arrange; to line up | |
| 排队 | 排隊 | pái duì | to line up; to queue |
| 怕 | pà | to be afraid; to fear | |
| 排球 | pái qiú | volleyball | |
| 碰 | pèng | to bump into; to touch | |
| 爬 | pá | to crawl; to climb | |
| 碰到 | pèng dào | to encounter; to come across | |
| 碰见 | 碰見 | pèng jiàn | to meet unexpectedly; to bump into |
| 篇 | piān | a piece of writing; article (classifier) | |
| 片 | piàn | slice; a piece; film (classifier) | |
| 便宜 | pián yi | cheap; inexpensive | |
| 平安 | píng ān | safe; peaceful | |
| 平 | píng | flat; level; even | |
| 漂亮 | piào liang | pretty; beautiful | |
| 平时 | 平時 | píng shí | usually; ordinarily |
| 平常 | píng cháng | ordinary; usual | |
| 瓶子 | píng zi | bottle | |
| 平等 | píng děng | equal; equality | |
| 瓶 | píng | bottle; vase; classifier for liquids | |
| 普通话 | 普通話 | pǔ tōng huà | Mandarin (the common language) |
| 其中 | qí zhōng | among; in; included | |
| 普通 | pǔ tōng | ordinary; common | |
| 其他 | qí tā | other; the rest | |
| 骑车 | 騎車 | qí chē | to ride a bicycle (or motorbike) |
| 起飞 | 起飛 | qǐ fēi | (of an aircraft) to take off |
| 气 | 氣 | qì | air; gas; atmosphere; mood |
| 骑 | 騎 | qí | to ride (a horse, bike, etc.) |
| 千 | qiān | thousand | |
| 气温 | 氣溫 | qì wēn | air temperature |
| 千克 | qiān kè | kilogram | |
| 前年 | qián nián | the year before last | |
| 墙 | 牆 | qiáng | wall |
| 青少年 | qīng shào nián | adolescent; teenager | |
| 轻 | 輕 | qīng | light; not heavy |
| 青年 | qīng nián | youth; young person | |
| 清楚 | qīng chu | clear; distinct | |
| 晴天 | qíng tiān | sunny day | |
| 请客 | 請客 | qǐng kè | to treat (someone); to invite for a meal |
| 晴 | qíng | clear; fine (weather) | |
| 请求 | 請求 | qǐng qiú | to request; to ask for |
| 球场 | 球場 | qiú chǎng | sports ground; court |
| 求 | qiú | to seek; to request | |
| 球队 | 球隊 | qiú duì | sports team |
| 取 | qǔ | to take; to fetch; to obtain | |
| 球鞋 | qiú xié | sneakers; athletic shoes | |
| 秋天 | qiū tiān | autumn | |
| 全 | quán | all; entire | |
| 取得 | qǔ dé | to obtain; to achieve | |
| 全部 | quán bù | all; entire; whole | |
| 全家 | quán jiā | the whole family | |
| 全年 | quán nián | all year long; throughout the year | |
| 全身 | quán shēn | the whole body | |
| 全体 | 全體 | quán tǐ | all (of a group); entire |
| 全国 | 全國 | quán guó | nationwide; the whole country |
| 热情 | 熱情 | rè qíng | enthusiastic; warm; cordial |
| 让 | 讓 | ràng | to let; to allow; to cause (someone) to feel something |
| 人们 | 人們 | rén men | people |
| 人口 | rén kǒu | population | |
| 人数 | 人數 | rén shù | number of people |
| 然后 | 然後 | rán hòu | then; afterward |
| 认为 | 認為 | rèn wéi | to think; to believe; to consider |
| 日子 | rì zi | day; life; time | |
| 日报 | 日報 | rì bào | daily newspaper |
| 入口 | rù kǒu | entrance | |
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if; in case | |
| 商量 | shāng liang | to discuss; to consult | |
| 商人 | shāng rén | merchant; businessman | |
| 上周 | shàng zhōu | last week | |
| 身边 | 身邊 | shēn biān | beside; around; at one's side |
| 少年 | shào nián | youth; young person | |
| 少数 | 少數 | shǎo shù | a few; minority |
| 什么样 | 什麼樣 | shén me yàng | what kind; what sort |
| 生 | shēng | to be born; life; student | |
| 生词 | 生詞 | shēng cí | new word; unfamiliar word |
| 声音 | 聲音 | shēng yīn | voice; sound |
| 十分 | shí fēn | very; extremely; absolutely | |
| 生活 | shēng huó | life; livelihood | |
| 实习 | 實習 | shí xí | internship; to intern |
| 实际 | 實際 | shí jì | actual; practical; real |
| 省 | shěng | to save (money, time, effort); to economize; province | |
| 实现 | 實現 | shí xiàn | to achieve; to realize |
| 食物 | shí wù | food | |
| 实在 | 實在 | shí zài | really; truly; actually |
| 使用 | shǐ yòng | to use; to employ | |
| 市长 | 市長 | shì zhǎng | mayor |
| 市 | shì | city; market | |
| 事情 | shì qing | matter; affair; thing | |
| 收到 | shōu dào | to receive | |
| 收入 | shōu rù | income; revenue | |
| 手表 | 手錶 | shǒu biǎo | wristwatch |
| 受到 | shòu dào | to receive (praise, influence, etc.) | |
| 舒服 | shū fu | comfortable; feeling good | |
| 熟 | shú | ripe; cooked; well-known | |
| 收 | shōu | to receive; to collect | |
| 数字 | 數字 | shù zì | number; digit |
| 水平 | shuǐ píng | level; standard; proficiency | |
| 顺利 | 順利 | shùn lì | smoothly; without a hitch |
| 说明 | 說明 | shuō míng | to explain; explanation; directions |
| 司机 | 司機 | sī jī | driver |
| 送到 | sòng dào | to deliver; to bring to | |
| 数 | 數 | shǔ | to count; to calculate |
| 算 | suàn | to calculate; to figure out | |
| 送给 | 送給 | sòng gěi | to give as a present; to send to |
| 随便 | 隨便 | suí biàn | as one wishes; casually; at random |
| 随时 | 隨時 | suí shí | at any time; whenever |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore; so | |
| 虽然 | 雖然 | suī rán | although; even though |
| 所有 | suǒ yǒu | all; every | |
| 它 | tā | it | |
| 它们 | 它們 | tā men | they (for inanimate objects) |
| 太太 | tài tai | wife; madam | |
| 太阳 | 太陽 | tài yang | the sun |
| 讨论 | 討論 | tǎo lùn | to discuss; discussion |
| 态度 | 態度 | tài du | attitude; manner |
| 套 | tào | set; suite (measure for sets of things); cover; sheath; to slip on; to slip over | |
| 特点 | 特點 | tè diǎn | characteristic; feature; trait |
| 疼 | téng | to hurt; sore | |
| 提 | tí | to lift; to mention; to raise (an issue) | |
| 特别 | 特別 | tè bié | special; especially |
| 提出 | tí chū | to propose; to suggest | |
| 提到 | tí dào | to mention | |
| 提高 | tí gāo | to improve; to increase | |
| 体育 | 體育 | tǐ yù | sports; physical education |
| 题 | 題 | tí | topic; question; problem |
| 体育场 | 體育場 | tǐ yù chǎng | stadium |
| 体育馆 | 體育館 | tǐ yù guǎn | gymnasium |
| 天上 | tiān shàng | sky; heaven | |
| 条 | 條 | tiáo | strip; classifier for long thin things |
| 条件 | 條件 | tiáo jiàn | condition; requirement |
| 听说 | 聽說 | tīng shuō | to hear (something said); hearsay |
| 停车 | 停車 | tíng chē | to park (a vehicle) |
| 听讲 | 聽講 | tīng jiǎng | to listen to a lecture |
| 停 | tíng | to stop; to halt | |
| 挺 | tǐng | very; quite | |
| 停车场 | 停車場 | tíng chē chǎng | parking lot |
| 通 | tōng | to connect; to pass through | |
| 挺好 | tǐng hǎo | very good | |
| 通知 | tōng zhī | to inform; notice | |
| 同时 | 同時 | tóng shí | at the same time |
| 同样 | 同樣 | tóng yàng | identical; same |
| 同事 | tóng shì | colleague | |
| 通过 | 通過 | tōng guò | to pass (or to get through) |
| 头 | 頭 | tóu | head; top |
| 头发 | 頭髮 | tóu fa | hair on the head |
| 图片 | 圖片 | tú piàn | picture; photograph |
| 腿 | tuǐ | leg | |
| 外地 | wài dì | from another area; out of town | |
| 完 | wán | to finish; complete | |
| 完成 | wán chéng | to complete; accomplish | |
| 完全 | wán quán | completely; totally | |
| 外卖 | 外賣 | wài mài | takeout (food delivery) |
| 推 | tuī | to push | |
| 晚报 | 晚報 | wǎn bào | evening newspaper |
| 晚安 | wǎn ān | Good night! | |
| 晚餐 | wǎn cān | dinner | |
| 晚会 | 晚會 | wǎn huì | evening party |
| 碗 | wǎn | bowl | |
| 网 | 網 | wǎng | net; network |
| 万 | 萬 | wàn | ten thousand; a huge number |
| 网球 | 網球 | wǎng qiú | tennis |
| 网站 | 網站 | wǎng zhàn | website |
| 往 | wǎng | to go; towards | |
| 为什么 | 為什麼 | wèi shén me | why? |
| 为 | 為 | wèi | for; because |
| 位 | wèi | position; (honorific) classifier for people | |
| 味道 | wèi dao | flavor; taste | |
| 喂 | wéi | hello (on the phone) | |
| 闻 | 聞 | wén | to hear; to smell |
| 问路 | 問路 | wèn lù | to ask for directions |
| 午餐 | wǔ cān | lunch | |
| 问题 | 問題 | wèn tí | question; problem |
| 午睡 | wǔ shuì | to take a nap | |
| 西北 | Xī běi | northwest | |
| 温度 | 溫度 | wēn dù | temperature |
| 西南 | xī nán | southwest | |
| 西方 | Xī fāng | the West; Western countries | |
| 西医 | 西醫 | xī yī | Western medicine (or doctor) |
| 西餐 | xī cān | Western-style food | |
| 习惯 | 習慣 | xí guàn | habit; to be used to |
| 洗衣机 | 洗衣機 | xǐ yī jī | washing machine |
| 洗澡 | xǐ zǎo | to bathe; to shower | |
| 下周 | 下週 | xià zhōu | next week |
| 相同 | xiāng tóng | identical; same | |
| 夏天 | xià tiān | summer | |
| 相信 | xiāng xìn | to believe; to trust | |
| 想到 | xiǎng dào | to think of; to recall | |
| 想法 | xiǎng fǎ | idea; opinion | |
| 下雪 | xià xuě | to snow | |
| 想起 | xiǎng qǐ | to recall; to remember | |
| 向 | xiàng | toward; to | |
| 相机 | 相機 | xiàng jī | camera |
| 响 | 響 | xiǎng | to sound; noise |
| 像 | xiàng | to resemble; like | |
| 小声 | 小聲 | xiǎo shēng | in a low voice; quietly |
| 小时候 | 小時候 | xiǎo shí hou | in one's childhood |
| 小说 | 小說 | xiǎo shuō | novel; fiction |
| 小心 | xiǎo xīn | to be careful | |
| 小组 | 小組 | xiǎo zǔ | group; team |
| 校园 | 校園 | xiào yuán | campus |
| 校长 | 校長 | xiào zhǎng | principal; headmaster |
| 笑话儿 | 笑話兒 | xiào huar | joke |
| 笑话 | 笑話 | xiào hua | joke; to joke |
| 心里 | 心裡 | xīn li | inside (one’s heart) |
| 心情 | xīn qíng | mood | |
| 鞋 | xié | shoe | |
| 心中 | xīn zhōng | in one's heart; central | |
| 信 | xìn | to trust; letter | |
| 新闻 | 新聞 | xīn wén | news |
| 信号 | 信號 | xìn hào | signal |
| 信心 | xìn xīn | confidence | |
| 信用卡 | xìn yòng kǎ | credit card | |
| 信息 | xìn xī | information | |
| 星星 | xīng xing | star(s) | |
| 行动 | 行動 | xíng dòng | action; to act |
| 行人 | xíng rén | pedestrian | |
| 姓 | xìng | surname; to be surnamed | |
| 行为 | 行為 | xíng wéi | behavior; conduct |
| 姓名 | xìng míng | full name | |
| 学期 | 學期 | xué qī | semester |
| 休假 | xiū jià | to take leave; to go on vacation | |
| 许多 | 許多 | xǔ duō | many |
| 选 | 選 | xuǎn | to choose; to select |
| 颜色 | 顏色 | yán sè | color |
| 雪 | xuě | snow | |
| 眼睛 | yǎn jing | eye | |
| 眼 | yǎn | eye (abbr. for 眼睛) | |
| 养 | 養 | yǎng | to raise; to keep |
| 样子 | 樣子 | yàng zi | appearance; look |
| 要求 | yāo qiú | to require; to demand | |
| 药片 | 藥片 | yào piàn | pill; tablet |
| 药 | 藥 | yào | medicine |
| 也许 | 也許 | yě xǔ | perhaps; maybe |
| 药水 | 藥水 | yào shuǐ | liquid medicine |
| 夜 | yè | night | |
| 药店 | 藥店 | yào diàn | pharmacy |
| 夜里 | 夜裡 | yè li | at night |
| 一定 | yī dìng | definitely; surely | |
| 一部分 | yī bù fen | part; portion | |
| 一路平安 | yī lù píng ān | have a safe journey | |
| 已经 | 已經 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 一路顺风 | 一路順風 | yī lù shùn fēng | have a pleasant journey (idiom) |
| 以前 | yǐ qián | before; formerly | |
| 一共 | yī gòng | altogether | |
| 以后 | 以後 | yǐ hòu | in the future; later |
| 以上 | yǐ shàng | more than; above; or more (of an amount); the above-mentioned | |
| 以外 | yǐ wài | except for; other than | |
| 椅子 | yǐ zi | chair | |
| 以下 | yǐ xià | the following; below | |
| 一点点 | 一點點 | yī diǎn diǎn | a little bit |
| 一般 | yī bān | ordinary; average; common | |
| 一生 | yī shēng | one’s whole life | |
| 一直 | yī zhí | continuously; always | |
| 亿 | 億 | yì | one hundred million |
| 以为 | 以為 | yǐ wéi | to think (often mistakenly) |
| 因为 | 因為 | yīn wèi | because |
| 意见 | 意見 | yì jiàn | opinion; suggestion |
| 意思 | yì si | meaning; idea | |
| 阴天 | 陰天 | yīn tiān | cloudy day |
| 音节 | 音節 | yīn jié | syllable |
| 音乐 | 音樂 | yīn yuè | music |
| 音乐会 | 音樂會 | yīn yuè huì | concert |
| 银行卡 | 銀行卡 | yín háng kǎ | bank card; ATM card |
| 应该 | 應該 | yīng gāi | should; ought to |
| 银行 | 銀行 | yín háng | bank |
| 英文 | Yīng wén | English (language) | |
| 英语 | 英語 | Yīng yǔ | English (language) |
| 影片 | yǐng piàn | movie; film | |
| 阴 | 陰 | yīn | overcast; cloudy |
| 影响 | 影響 | yǐng xiǎng | to influence; effect |
| 油 | yóu | oil | |
| 永远 | 永遠 | yǒng yuǎn | forever; eternal |
| 有空儿 | 有空兒 | yǒu kòng er | free; available |
| 友好 | yǒu hǎo | friendly | |
| 有点儿 | 有點兒 | yǒu diǎn er | a little; somewhat |
| 游客 | 遊客 | yóu kè | tourist |
| 有人 | yǒu rén | someone; there is someone | |
| 有意思 | yǒu yì si | interesting; fun | |
| 语言 | 語言 | yǔ yán | language |
| 又 | yòu | again; also | |
| 原来 | 原來 | yuán lái | originally; as it turns out |
| 原因 | yuán yīn | reason; cause | |
| 鱼 | 魚 | yú | fish |
| 院长 | 院長 | yuàn zhǎng | dean; head of an institution |
| 院 | yuàn | courtyard; institution | |
| 愿意 | 願意 | yuàn yì | willing; ready to |
| 月份 | yuè fèn | month | |
| 月亮 | yuè liang | the moon | |
| 越来越 | 越來越 | yuè lái yuè | more and more |
| 越 | yuè | to exceed; the more... the more | |
| 运动 | 運動 | yùn dòng | exercise; sports |
| 云 | 雲 | yún | cloud |
| 咱们 | 咱們 | zán men | we (inclusive) |
| 咱 | zán | we; us (dialect) | |
| 脏 | 髒 | zāng | dirty |
| 院子 | yuàn zi | courtyard; yard | |
| 早餐 | zǎo cān | breakfast | |
| 早晨 | zǎo chén | early morning | |
| 怎么办 | 怎麼辦 | zěn me bàn | what to do; how to handle it |
| 怎么样 | 怎麼樣 | zěn me yàng | how?; what do you think? |
| 早就 | zǎo jiù | already; long ago | |
| 怎样 | 怎樣 | zěn yàng | how; in what way |
| 占 | 佔 | zhàn | to occupy; to take up (space) |
| 站住 | zhàn zhù | to stop (imperative) | |
| 长大 | 長大 | zhǎng dà | to grow up |
| 找出 | zhǎo chū | to find out; to identify | |
| 照片 | zhào piàn | photograph; picture | |
| 照相 | zhào xiàng | to take a picture | |
| 照顾 | 照顧 | zhào gu | to take care of; to look after |
| 这么 | 這麼 | zhè me | so; in this way |
| 这时候 | 這時候 | zhè shí hòu | at this moment; right now |
| 真正 | zhēn zhèng | genuine; really | |
| 正常 | zhèng cháng | normal; regular | |
| 正是 | zhèng shì | exactly; precisely | |
| 这样 | 這樣 | zhè yàng | in this way; like this |
| 正确 | 正確 | zhèng què | correct; right |
| 只 | zhǐ | only; just | |
| 只能 | zhǐ néng | can only; must | |
| 直接 | zhí jiē | direct; straightforward | |
| 正好 | zhèng hǎo | just right; exactly | |
| 纸 | 紙 | zhǐ | paper |
| 只要 | zhǐ yào | as long as; provided that | |
| 中级 | 中級 | zhōng jí | intermediate level |
| 中年 | zhōng nián | middle age | |
| 中小学 | 中小學 | zhōng xiǎo xué | primary and secondary school |
| 中心 | zhōng xīn | center; core | |
| 中餐 | zhōng cān | Chinese food | |
| 中医 | 中醫 | Zhōng yī | Chinese medicine; a Chinese doctor |
| 重视 | 重視 | zhòng shì | to value; to attach importance to |
| 周 | zhōu | week | |
| 周末 | 週末 | zhōu mò | weekend |
| 周年 | 週年 | zhōu nián | anniversary |
| 重点 | 重點 | zhòng diǎn | key point; focus |
| 住房 | zhù fáng | housing | |
| 主人 | zhǔ rén | owner; host | |
| 住院 | zhù yuàn | to be hospitalized | |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; one's own | |
| 装 | 裝 | zhuāng | to pretend; to dress up |
| 准确 | 準確 | zhǔn què | accurate; precise |
| 自行车 | 自行車 | zì xíng chē | bicycle; bike |
| 自由 | zì yóu | freedom; free | |
| 字典 | zì diǎn | dictionary (of characters) | |
| 走过 | 走過 | zǒu guò | to walk past; to pass by |
| 走进 | 走進 | zǒu jìn | to walk into; to enter |
| 租 | zū | to rent; to lease | |
| 组 | 組 | zǔ | group; to form a group |
| 走开 | 走開 | zǒu kāi | to move away; to go aside |
| 组成 | 組成 | zǔ chéng | to form; to constitute |
| 主要 | zhǔ yào | main; principal | |
| 嘴 | zuǐ | mouth; beak | |
| 最近 | zuì jìn | recently; lately | |
| 组长 | 組長 | zǔ zhǎng | group leader |
| 作家 | zuò jiā | author | |
| 作文 | zuò wén | essay; composition | |
| 作用 | zuò yòng | function; effect | |
| 座 | zuò | seat; classifier for buildings | |
| 座位 | zuò wèi | seat | |
| 做到 | zuò dào | to accomplish; to achieve | |
| 做法 | zuò fǎ | method; way of doing something | |
| 作业 | 作業 | zuò yè | homework |
| 做饭 | 做飯 | zuò fàn | to cook; to prepare a meal |
