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HSK2 Volume 1 Vocab
| Character | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 最 | zuì | the most; most; -est (superlative suffix) |
| 最大 | zuì dà | biggest |
| 最多 | zuì duō | at most |
| 最高 | zuì gāo | tallest; supreme (court etc) |
| 最小 | zuì xiǎo | smallest |
| 最少 | zuì shǎo | at least |
| 最后一天 | zuì hòu yī tiān | final day |
| 旅游 | lǚ yóu | to travel, to make a tour |
| 旅 | lǚ | to travel; trip, travel |
| 旅店 | lǚ diàn | inn; small hotel |
| 出国旅游 | chū guó lǚ yóu | to travel abroad |
| 游 | yóu | to travel; to tour; to swim |
| 游客 | yóu kè | tourist, sightseer |
| 十日游 | shí rì yóu | ten-day tour |
| 上下游 | shàng xià yóu | upstream and downstream |
| 觉得 | jué de | to feel, be aware; to think |
| 觉 | jué | to feel; to wake up; to aware |
| 视觉 | shì jué | visual sense; vision |
| 不觉得 | bù jué de | not feel..., not think... |
| 得 | de | used after a verb to describe the action |
| 得 | dé | to obtain; to catch (a disease); to allow; proper |
| 不得 | bù dé | not to be allowed; must not |
| 不得不 | bù dé bù | have no choice or option but to |
| 得了 | dé le | all right! that's enough! |
| 为什么 | wèi shén me | for what reason? why? |
| 为 | wèi | for, in the interest of; because; for the purpose of |
| 为什么不 | wèi shén me bù | why not |
| 不为什么 | bú wèi shén me | there is no why, there's no reason |
| 要 | yào | would like to, will; should; be about to; might |
| 不想要 | bù xiǎng yào | does not want |
| 要多少 | yào duō shao | how many/much would you like to have? |
| 要这个 | yào zhè ge | (I'll) take this one |
| 运动 | yùn dòng | exercise, do sports; sports |
| 运 | yùn | carry, transport; move; use, luck |
| 运气 | yùn qi | fortune, luck |
| 运气好 | yùn qi hǎo | be in good luck, have good luck |
| 动 | dòng | (of sth) to move; to touch; to displace |
| 动人 | dòng rén | moving, touching |
| 心动 | xīn dòng | heartbeat; emotionally affected; aroused (of desire, emotion, interest etc) |
| 运动衣 | yùn dòng yī | sportswear, sports jacket |
| 踢起球 | tī zú qiú | play football |
| 踢 | tī | to kick; to play (eg. soccer) |
| 踢来踢去 | tī lái tī qù | kick back and forth |
| 足 | zú | foot; football; enough, sufficient |
| 不足 | bù zú | insufficient; not enough; weak point |
| 美中不足 | měi zhōng bù zú | everything is fine except for one small defect |
| 十足 | shí zú | complete, hundred percent |
| 球 | qiú | ball |
| 足球 | zú qiú | soccer; football |
| 点球 | diǎn qiú | penalty kick |
| 球衣 | qiú yī | sports uniform, football kit |
| 新 | xīn | new; unused; recently married; newly |
| 新年 | xīn nián | New Year |
| 新年好 | xīn nián hǎo | Happy New Year |
| 新的 | xīn de | new; the new one |
| 新来的 | xīn lái de | newly-coming; newcomer |
| 新欢 | xīn huān | new sweetheart |
| 新生儿 | xīn shēng ér | newborn baby |
| 一起 | yì qǐ | together; with; in the same place; altogether (in total) |
| 起 | qǐ | to rise; to get up; to start; (used after a verb) move upwards |
| 起飞 | qǐ fēi | (of an aircraft) to take off |
| 在一起 | zài yì qǐ | together |
| 它 | tā | it |
| 它们 | tā men | they, them (third person plural and non-human) |
| 它的 | tā de | its; (used as a noun) its thing |
| 它们的 | tā men de | (animal or thing) their; theirs |
| 眼睛 | yǎn jing | eye |
| 眼 | yǎn | eye; small hole |
| 眼下 | yǎn xià | at the moment, at present, now |
| 冷眼 | lěng yǎn | cool eye; (treating) with indifference |
| 在。。。眼中 | zài... yǎn zhòng | in... (somebody)'s eyes |
| 小心眼儿 | xiǎo xīn yǎn'r | narrow-minded, petty |
| 睛 | jīng | eye; eyeball |
| 点睛 | diǎn jīng | to dot in the eyes, sightseer, to add finishing touch; the crucial point that brings the subject to life |
| 花花 | huā hua | name of a cat (colorful) |
| 花 | huā | to spend; flower, colored |
| 花钱 | huā qián | spend money |
| 校花 | xiào huā | the prettiest girl in the school |
| 花生 | huā shēng | peanut |
| 花样 | huā yàng | style, design, pattern |
| 也 | yě | also, too |
| 一点儿也不 | yī diǎn yě bù | not in the least; no way |
| 也有今天 | yě yǒu jīn tiān | to get one's share of (good or bad things); every dog has its day |
| 也好不了多少 | yě hǎo bù liǎo duō shǎo | hardly any better; just as bad |
| 不大也不小 | bú dà yě bù xiǎo | neither too big nor too small |
| 哪儿也不去 | ná'r yě bú qù | (I'm not) going anywhere |
| 每 | měi | each, every |
| 每天 | měi tiān | every day |
| 每个星期 | měi ge xīng qī | every week |
| 每月 | měi yuè | each month |
| 每年 | měi nián | each year |
| 每本书 | měi běn shū | every book |
| 每天都 | měi tiān dōu | (do something) everyday |
| 早上 | zǎo shang | early morning |
| 早 | zǎo | early; morning; Good morning! |
| 早饭 | zǎo fàn | breakfast |
| 早睡早起 | zǎo shuì zǎo qǐ | early to bed, early to rise |
| 起床 | qǐ chuáng | to get out of bed, to get up |
| 一张床 | yī zhāng chuáng | a bed |
| 起床气 | qǐ chuáng qì | bad temper or bad mood right after getting up from bed (usually due to bad quality of sleep) |
| 跑步 | pǎo bù | to run, to jog |
| 跑 | pǎo | to run; to escape |
| 跑车 | pǎo chē | sports car |
| 跑不了 | pǎo bù liǎo | cannot run away, impossible to escape |
| 步 | bù | a step; a pace; walk; march |
| 同步 | tóng bù | to synchronize |
| 下一步 | xià yī bù | the next step |
| 身体 | shēn tǐ | body; health |
| 身 | shēn | body; life; itself |
| 热身 | rè shēn | to warm up (sports); to prepare |
| 体 | tǐ | body; part of the body; mass; shape |
| 体会 | tǐ huì | to learn through experience |
| 大体 | dà tǐ | in general; basically |
| 生病 | shēng bìng | to fall ill |
| 病 | bìng | be ill, be sick; sickness, fault |
| 病床 | bìng chuáng | hospital bed |
| 病人 | bìng rén | patient |
| 药 | yào | medicine, drug; to kill with poison |
| 药店 | yào diàn | drug store |
| 中药 | zhōng yào | traditional Chinese medicine |
| 吃药 | chī yào | take medicine |
| 西药 | xī yào | western medicine |
| 出院 | chū yuàn | to be discharged from hospital |
| 出 | chū | go out, to exceed, to produce, to occur |
| 出去 | chū qù | to go out, to get out |
| 出现 | chū xiàn | to show up |
| 忙 | máng | busy, very occupied; hurry |
| 不忙 | bù máng | not busy |
| 大忙人 | dà máng rén | very busy person |
| 累 | lèi | tired; to tire; to work hard |
| 我好累 | wǒ hǎo lèi | I'm exhausted. |
| 我有点儿累 | wǒ yǒu diǎn'r lèi | I'm a little tired. |
| 我一点儿也不累 | wǒ yī diǎn'r yě bú lèi | I am not tired at all. |
| 米 | mǐ | rice; meter |
| 米饭 | mǐ fàn | (cooked) rice |
| 五米 | wǔ mǐ | five meters |
| 高 | gāo | high; tall; above average; loud |
| 最高 | zuì gāo | tallest, highest, supreme, maximum |
| 高大上 | gāo dà shàng | high-end, magnificent and classy (popular term on the Internet) |
| 高兴 | gāo xìng | happy, glad |
| 时间 | shí jiān | time; period |
| 间 | jiān | room; space between; gap |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know, to realize, to understand, to be aware of |
| 知 | zhī | to know; to be aware |
| 知道了 | zhī dào le | OK! Got it! |
| 早知道 | zǎo zhī dao | If I had known earlier... |
| 道 | dào | way, road; direction, principle; to speak; method |
| 谁知道 | shéi zhī dào | God knows...; who would have imagined...? |
| 知不知道 | zhī bu zhī dào | know or not |
| 你怎么知道 | nǐ zěn me zhī dào | How do you know...? |
| 休息 | xiū xi | to rest, have a rest |
| 休 | xiū | rest, stop, cease |
| 休学 | xiū xué | to suspend schooling |
| 息 | xī | to stop; to rest; breath; interest (on an investment or loan) |
| 出息 | chū xi | future prospects |
| 有出息 | yǒu chū xi | be promising, have a good prospect, have a bright future |
| 真 | zhēn | truly; indeed; really; true |
| 天真 | tiān zhēn | innocent, naive |
| 认真 | rèn zhēn | to take seriously |
| 手表 | shǒu biǎo | wrist watch |
| 手 | shǒu | hand, classifier for skill |
| 手店 | shǒu diàn | flashlight, electric torch |
| 对手 | duì shǒu | (well-matched) adversary; rival |
| 高手 | gāo shǒu | expert |
| 二手车 | èr shǒu chē | second-hand car |
| 表 | biǎo | wrist or pocket watch; surface; to show (one's opinion); a form |
| 表现 | biǎo xiàn | display; behave; (derogatory) show off; behavior |
| 千 | qiān | thousand |
| 几千 | jǐ qiān | several thousands |
| 千米 | qiān mǐ | kilometer |
| 五千年 | wǔ qiān nián | five thousand years |
| 送 | sòng | to give (as a present); to deliver; to send; to see off; to accompany someone to his or her |
| 送给 | sòng gěi | send, give as a present |
| 目送 | mù sòng | follow someone with one's eyes, watch someone go |
| 欢送会 | huān sòng huì | farewell party |
| 报纸 | bào zhǐ | newspaper |
| 报 | bào | newspaper; report; to report |
| 报名 | bào míng | register for, apply, sign up |
| 中国日报 | Zhōng guó rì bào | China daily |
| 纸 | zhǐ | paper; measure word for letters or documents, etc. |
| 纸杯 | zhǐ bēi | paper cup |
| 一张纸 | yì zhāng zhǐ | a piece of paper |
| 纸飞机 | zhǐ fēi jī | paper plane |
| 牛奶 | niú nǎi | cow milk |
| 牛 | niú | ox, cow; (slang) awesome |
| 奶牛 | nǎi niú | milk cow |
| 真牛 | zhēn niú | (informal spoken Chinese) very competent, so awesome |
| 奶 | nǎi | milk, breast; grandma from father side; title (of respect) for elder lady (not used alone) |
| 奶奶 | nǎi nai | grandma, mother of the father |
| 奶茶 | nǎi chá | milk tea |
| 喂奶 | wèi nǎi | to breast feed; to feed (a baby) with milk |
| 丈夫 | zhàng fu | husband |
| 丈 | zhàng | husband, to measure, measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m) |
| 老丈人 | lǎo zhàng ren | father-in-law (wife's father) |
| 大丈夫 | dà zhàng fu | true man, real man |
| 夫 | fū | man; husband; manual worker |
| 大夫 | dài fū | (spoken) doctor |
| 前夫 | qián fu | former husband |
| 姐夫 | jiě fu | elder sister's husband |
| 夫人 | fū ren | lady; wife; Mrs. |
| 下工夫 | xià gōng fu | to put in time and energy; to concentrate one's efforts |
| 左边 | zuǒ biān | the left side, to the left of |
| 左 | zuǒ | left |
| 左手 | zuǒ shǒu | left hand |
| 左面 | zuǒ mian | left side |
| 边 | biān | side, edge; margin, border; boundary |
| 这边 | zhè bian | here; this side |
| 那边 | nà bian | over there |
| 前边 | qián bian | in front of |
| 后边 | hòu bian | behind |
| 身边 | shēn biān | at one's side; on hand |
| 旁边 | páng biān | beside, side, nearby |
| 旁 | páng | other; side; else |
| 旁人 | páng rén | other people, bystanders, onlookers |
| 旁边儿 | páng biān'r | beside, side, nearby |
| 房间 | fáng jiān | room |
| 房 | fáng | house; room |
| 房子 | fáng zi | House; apartment |
| 客房 | kè fáng | guest room |
| 书房 | shū fáng | study (room) |
| 房租 | fáng zū | rent for room or house |
| 颜色 | yán sè | color |
| 颜 | yán | color, face |
| 红颜 | hóng yán | a beautiful woman |
| 五颜六色 | wǔ yán liù sè | colorful, of various colors |
| 色 | sè | color; look; appearance; sex |
| 出色 | chū sè | remarkable; outstanding |
| 好色 | hào sè | lust for sex, horny |
| 月色 | yuè sè | moonlight |
| 红色 | hóng sè | red |
| 红 | hóng | red; popular; bonus; revolutionary |
| 口红 | kǒu hóng | lipstick |
| 眼红 | yǎn hóng | green with envy; jealous |
| 红茶 | hóng chá | black tea |
| 红眼病 | hóng yǎn bìng | pinkeye; envy; jealous |
| 粉色 | fěn sè | pink, pink color |
| 粉 | fěn | pink; powder; whitewash |
| 米粉 | mǐ fěn | rice-flour noodles |
| 面粉 | miàn fěn | flour |
| 奶粉 | nǎi fěn | milk powder, powdered milk |
| 粉红色 | fěn hóng sè | pink; pink color |
| 一下 | yí xià | used after a verb to indicate a short, quick, random, informal action |
| 一下子 | yí xià zi | in a short while; all at once |
| 帮 | bāng | help; assist; group; gang |
| 帮手 | bāng shǒu | helper, assistant |
| 帮不上 | bāng bu shàng | cannot help, cannot be of help |
| 介绍 | jiè shào | to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation; to present (sb for a job etc) |
| 介 | jiè | to introduce; between |
| 中介 | zhōng jiè | agent; agency; to act as intermediary |
| 绍 | shào | (ancient Chinese) continue, carry on; Shao (Chinese family name) |
| 给 | gěi | yo give; to allow; to do sth (for sb) |
| 给面子 | gěi miàn zi | save one's face; show due respect for one's feelings |
| 给你的 | gěi nǐ de | something that is given to you |
| 给人介绍 | gěi rén jiè shào | to introduce for somebody |
| 接 | jiē | to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb; to receive |
| 接回家 | jiē huí jiā | to pick up (someone) and head home |
| 两 | liǎng | two; both; a couple of; unit of weight equal to 50 grams |
| 连千年 | liǎng qiān nián | 2000 years |
| 两口子 | liǎng kǒu zi | husband and wife, couple (usually used in oral Chinese) |
| 三三两两 | sān sān liǎng liǎng | in twos and threes |
| 长 | cháng | length; long; be good at |
| 长 | zhǎng | grow, develop |
| 生日 | shēng rì | birthday |
| 出生日期 | chū shēng rì qī | date of birth |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening, night |
| 晚 | wǎn | evening, night; late |
| 昨晚 | zuó wǎn | yesterday evening; last night |
| 早晚 | zǎo wǎn | morning and evening; sooner or later |
| 晚饭 | wǎn fàn | dinner, evening meal |
| 晚会 | wǎn huì | evening party |
| 已经 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 已 | yǐ | already; to stop; then; afterwards |
| 早已 | zǎo yǐ | for a long time; long ago |
| 经 | jīng | pass through; experience; longitude; manage; deal |
| 月经 | yuè jīng | a woman's period |
| 经商 | jīng shāng | be in business, do business |
| 开始 | kāi shǐ | start, begin; beginning |
| 开 | kāi | to open; to start; to turn on |
| 开心 | kāi xīn | to feel happy |
| 开花 | kāi huā | bloom, blossom |
| 开会 | kāi huì | to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting |
| 开学 | kāi xué | the start of a new term of school |
| 始 | shǐ | to begin; to start; then; only then |
| 一开始 | yì kāi shǐ | at the beginning |
| 非常 | fēi cháng | very; very much; extraordinary; unusual |
| 非 | fēi | wrong; incorrect; non; not; to reproach or blame; (colloquial) to insist on |
| 是非 | shì fēi | right and wrong, dispute, quarrel |
| 是非不分 | shì fēi bù fēn | unable to distinguish right and wrong |
| 是非分明 | shì fēi fēn míng | to distinguish right from wrong |
| 常 | cháng | often; normal; common; always |
| 经常 | jīng cháng | often, frequently |
| 常人 | cháng rén | ordinary person |
| 快乐 | kuài lè | happy; merry |
| 快 | kuài | rapid; quick; almost; soon; pleasant |
| 快车 | kuài chē | express (train, bus etc) |
| 新年快乐 | xīn nián kuài lè | Happy New Year! |
| 快快乐乐 | kuài kuài lè lè | happy |
| 生日快乐 | shēng rì kuài lè | Happy birthday |
| 乐 | lè | happy; cheerful; to laugh |
| 乐 | yuè | music |
| 欢乐 | huān lè | happy, glad |
| 乐手 | yuè shǒu | instrumental perform |
| 问 | wèn | ask; inquire after; interrogate |
| 就 | jiù | right away; just; as soon as; in that case; even if; then |
| 那就好 | nà jiù hǎo | ...then it'll be okay |
| 件 | jiàn | a measure word for clothes, events, etc.; document; letter; item |
| 文件 | wén jiàn | document; file; papers |
| 吧 | ba | ...right?; ok?; (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) |
| 快一年了吧 | kuài yī nián le ba | (with a tone of estimation) It has been almost a year |
| 准备 | zhǔn bèi | to prepare, to get ready; to intend, to plan |
| 准 | zhǔn | to allow; in accordance with; accurate; standard; about to become (bride, son-in-law etc.) |
| 不准 | bù zhǔn | not allow, forbid, prohibit; not accurate, not correct |
| 对准 | duì zhǔn | aim at, target, point at |
| 准时 | zhǔn shí | on time; on schedule; punctual |
| 备 | bèi | to prepare; to equip; to take precaution against; equipment |
| 备课 | bèi kè | (of a teacher) to prepare lessons |
| 备件 | bèi jiàn | spare parts |
| 考试 | kǎo shì | exam; to take an exam |
| 考 | kǎo | to test; to check; to examine |
| 高考 | gāo kǎo | university entrance examination |
| 期中考试 | qī zhōng kǎo shì | mid-term exam |
| 试 | shì | to test; to try; experiment; test; examination |
| 口试 | kǒu shì | oral examination |
| 面试 | miàn shì | interview |
| 外面 | wài mian | outside |
| 外 | wài | outside; in addition; foreign; external |
| 外国 | wài guó | foreign (country) |
| 外语 | wài yǔ | foreign language |
| 鱼 | yú | fish |
| 三文鱼 | sān wén yú | salmon |
| 还 | huán | give back, return |
| 还书 | huán shū | to return the book |
| 还 | hái | still; yet; also; even more; fairly |
| 这还了得 | zhè hái liǎo dé | How dare you!; This is an outrage! |
| 还不知道 | hái bù zhī dào | don't know yet |
| 不错 | bú cuò | good, not bad |
| 错 | cuò | mistake; wrong; bad; to miss |
| 出错 | chū cuò | to make a mistake |
| 认错 | rèn cuò | to acknowledge one's mistake |
| 咖啡 | kā fēi | coffee |
| 咖 | kā | (used in translation) coffee, cafe |
| 咖啡店 | kā fēi diàn | coffee shop, café |
| 咖啡色 | kā fēi sè | coffee color, brown |
| 咖啡桌 | kā fēi zhuō | coffee table |
| 咖啡杯 | kā fēi bēi | coffee cup |
| 啡 | fēi | (phonetic component) |
| 热咖啡 | rè kā fēi | hot coffee |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can; may; passable; pretty good, not bad |
| 可 | kě | can; may; able to |
| 可爱 | kě ài | cute; lovely; adorable |
| 可能 | kě néng | probability; perhaps; maybe |
| 可是 | kě shì | but; however |
| 认可 | rèn kě | to approve; approval; acknowledgment |
| 以 | yǐ | in order that; with, by means of; according to; because of; from a point on |
| 以前 | yǐ qián | before, earlier times |
| 以下 | yǐ xià | the following |
| 以后 | yǐ hòu | after, afterwards, later |
| 后 | hòu | after; behind; back |
| 后来 | hòu lái | later; afterwards |
| 最后 | zuì hòu | final; finally; last; ultimate |
| 对 | duì | right; correct; couple; towards; for; opposite; to reply |
| 日常对话 | rì cháng duì huà | daily conversation |
| 是非对错 | shì fēi duì cuò | right or wrong |
| 对不起我错了 | Duì bu qǐ, wǒ cuò le. | Sorry, I'm wrong. |
| 意思 | yì si | meaning; option; wish; interest; to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc |
| 意 | yì | idea; meaning; thought; wish; desire |
| 有意思 | yǒu yì si | interesting; meaningful; enjoyable |
| 不好意思 | bù hǎo yì si | to feel embarrassed; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb) |
| 思 | sī | to think; to consider |
| 思考 | sī kǎo | think, consider |
| 思想 | sī xiǎng | thought, ideology |
| 小意思 | xiǎo yì si | just a small token (referring to a small gift) |
| 没意思 | méi yì si | boring; does not have a meaning |
| 好意思 | hǎo yì si | dare to, feel no shame to, have the nerve to |