HSK 2

HSK 2 has 145 words

Character overview

到|

到

dào (dao4)

to reach
to arrive
to leave for; to go to
to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point)
(verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
considerate; thoughtful; thorough

要|

要

yào (yao4)

to want
to need
to ask for
will; shall; about to
need to; should
if (same as 要是)
(bound form) important

要|

要

yāo (yao1)

(bound form) to demand
to coerce

就|

就

jiù (jiu4)

(after a suppositional clause) in that case
then
(after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
(same as 就是) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
only; as little as
as much as; as many as
to approach; to move towards
to undertake; to engage in
(often followed by 著｜着) taking advantage of
(of food) to go with
with regard to; concerning
(pattern: 就 ... 也 ...) even if ... still ...
(pattern: 不 ... 就 ...) if not ... then must be ...

出|

出

chū (chu1)

to go out
to come out

出|

齣

chū (chu1)

variant of 出[chu1] (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)
variant of 出 (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)

也|

也

yě (ye3)

(adverb) also
both ... and ... (before predicates only)
(literary) particle having functions similar to 啊

也|

也

Yě (Ye3)

surname Ye

对|

對

duì (dui4)

right
correct
towards; at; for
concerning; regarding
to treat (sb a certain way)
to face
(bound form) opposite; facing; matching
to match together; to adjust
to fit; to suit
to answer; to reply
to add; to pour in (a fluid)
to check; to compare
classifier: couple; pair

得|

得

dé (de2)

to obtain
to get
to catch (a disease)
proper
suitable
proud
contented
to allow
to permit
ready
finished

得|

得

de (de5)

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

得|

得

děi (dei3)

to have to
must
ought to

着|

著

zhuó (zhuo2)

to wear (clothes)
to contact
to use
to apply

着|

著

zhe (zhe5)

aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state

着|

著

zháo (zhao2)

to touch
to come in contact with
to feel
to be affected by
to catch fire
to burn
(coll.) to fall asleep
(after a verb) hitting the mark
succeeding in

着|

著

zhāo (zhao1)

(chess) move
trick
all right!
(dialect) to add

过|

過

guo (guo5)

(experienced action marker)

过|

過

Guō (Guo1)

surname Guo

过|

過

guò (guo4)

to cross
to go over
to pass (time)
to celebrate (a holiday)
to live
to get along
excessively
too-

还|

還

huán (huan2)

to pay back
to return

还|

還

hái (hai2)

still
still in progress
still more
yet
even more
in addition
fairly
passably (good)
as early as
even
also
else

还|

還

Huán (Huan2)

surname Huan

进|

進

jìn (jin4)

to go forward
to advance
to go in
to enter
to put in
to submit
to take in
to admit
(math.) base of a number system
classifier for sections in a building or residential compound

从|

從

Cóng (Cong2)

surname Cong

从|

从

cóng (cong2)

variant of 從|从[cong2]
from; through; via
(bound form) to follow
(bound form) to obey
(bound form) to engage in (an activity)
(used before a negative) ever
(bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer; attendant
(bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate
(bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor

从|

從

cóng (cong2)

from
through
via
(bound form) to follow
(bound form) to obey
(bound form) to engage in (an activity)
(used before a negative) ever
(bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer; attendant
(bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate
(bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor

日|

日

Rì (Ri4)

abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan

日|

日

rì (ri4)

sun
day
date, day of the month

它|

它

tā (ta1)

长|

長

zhǎng (zhang3)

chief
head
elder
to grow
to develop
to increase
to enhance

长|

長

cháng (chang2)

length
long
forever
always
constantly

外|

外

wài (wai4)

outside
in addition
foreign
external

两|

兩

liǎng (liang3)

two
both
some
a few
tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (old)

高|

高

Gāo (Gao1)

surname Gao

高|

高

gāo (gao1)

high
tall
above average
loud
your (honorific)

问|

問

wèn (wen4)

to ask
to inquire

最|

最

zuì (zui4)

most

最|

冣

zuì (zui4)

old variant of 最[zui4]

最|

㝡

zuì (zui4)

variant of 最[zui4]

等|

等

děng (deng3)

to wait for
to await
by the time; when; till
and so on; etc.; et al.
(bound form) class; rank; grade
(bound form) equal to; same as
(used to end an enumeration)
(literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun)

新|

新

Xīn (Xin1)

abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1] or Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1]
abbr. for Singapore 新加坡

新|

新

xīn (xin1)

new
meso- (chemistry)

给|

給

gěi (gei3)

to
for
for the benefit of
to give
to allow
to do sth (for sb)
(grammatical equivalent of 被)
(grammatical equivalent of 把)
(sentence intensifier)

给|

給

jǐ (ji3)

to supply
to provide

次|

次

cì (ci4)

next in sequence
second
the second (day, time etc)
secondary
vice-
sub-
infra-
inferior quality
substandard
order
hypo- (chemistry)
classifier for enumerated events: time

门|

門

mén (men2)

CL:

个|個

gate
door
doorway
opening
valve
switch
way to do something
knack
family
house
(religious) sect
school (of thought)
class
category
phylum or division (taxonomy)
classifier for large guns
classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology
(suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate)

门|

門

Mén (Men2)

surname Men

比|

比

bī (bi1)

euphemistic variant of 屄[bi1]

比|

比

Bǐ (Bi3)

Belgium
abbr. for 比利時｜比利时

比|

比

bǐ (bi3)

to compare
(followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}
ratio
to gesture
(Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)

真|

真

zhēn (zhen1)

really
truly
indeed
true
genuine

走|

走

zǒu (zou3)

to walk
to go
to run
to move (of vehicle)
to visit
to leave
to go away
to die (euph.)
from
through
away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走)
to change (shape, form, meaning)

题|

題

Tí (Ti2)

surname Ti

题|

題

tí (ti2)

CL:

个|個道

topic
problem for discussion
exam question
subject
to inscribe
to mention

别|

別

Bié (Bie2)

surname Bie

别|

別

bié (bie2)

to leave
to part (from)
(literary) to differentiate; to distinguish
(bound form) other; another; different
don't ...!
to fasten with a pin or clip
to stick in; to insert (in order to hinder movement)
(noun suffix) category (e.g. 性別｜性别, 派別｜派别)

别|

彆

biè (bie4)

to make sb change their ways, opinions etc

女|

女

nǔ: (nu:3)

female

女|

女

rǔ (ru3)

archaic variant of 汝[ru3]

再|

再

zài (zai4)

again
once more
re-
second; another
then (after sth, and not until then)
no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 or 都 for emphasis)

件|

件

jiàn (jian4)

item
component
classifier for events, things, clothes etc

白|

白

bái (bai2)

white
snowy
pure
bright
empty
blank
plain
clear
to make clear
in vain
gratuitous
free of charge
reactionary
anti-communist
funeral
to stare coldly
to write wrong character
to state
to explain
vernacular
spoken lines in opera

白|

白

Bái (Bai2)

surname Bai

完|

完

wán (wan2)

to finish
to be over
whole
complete
entire

路|

路

Lù (Lu4)

surname Lu

路|

路

lù (lu4)

CL:

條|条[tiao2])

journey
route
line (bus etc)
sort; kind

让|

讓

ràng (rang4)

to yield
to permit
to let sb do sth
to have sb do sth
to make sb (feel sad etc)
by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被)

笑|

咲

xiào (xiao4)

old variant of 笑[xiao4]

笑|

笑

xiào (xiao4)

to laugh
to smile

每|

每

měi (mei3)

each
every

快|

快

kuài (kuai4)

rapid
quick
speed
rate
soon
almost
to make haste
clever
sharp (of knives or wits)
forthright
plainspoken
gratified
pleased
pleasant

往|

徃

wǎng (wang3)

old variant of 往[wang3]

往|

往

wǎng (wang3)

to go (in a direction)

近|

近

jìn (jin4)

near
close to
approximately

远|

遠

yuǎn (yuan3)

far
distant
remote
(intensifier in a comparison) by far
much (lower etc)

远|

遠

yuàn (yuan4)

to distance oneself from (classical)

百|

百

Bǎi (Bai3)

surname Bai

百|

百

bǎi (bai3)

hundred
numerous
all kinds of

离|

離

lí (li2)

to leave
to part from
to be away from
(in giving distances) from
without (sth)
independent of
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦, symbolizing fire
☲

离|

離

Lí (Li2)

surname Li

离|

离

chī (chi1)

archaic

mythical beast (archaic)

找|

找

zhǎo (zhao3)

to try to find
to look for
to call on sb
to seek
to return
to give change

吧|

吧

biā (bia1)

onomatopoeic

(onom.) smack!

吧|

吧

bā (ba1)

loanword

bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)
to puff (on a pipe etc)
(onom.) bang
abbr. for 貼吧｜贴吧

吧|

吧

ba (ba5)

(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)
...right?
...OK?
...I presume.

红|

紅

hóng (hong2)

red
popular
revolutionary
bonus

红|

紅

Hóng (Hong2)

surname Hong

黑|

黑

Hēi (Hei1)

abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]

黑|

黑

hēi (hei1)

black
dark
sinister
secret
shady
illegal
to hide (sth) away
to vilify
(loanword) to hack (computing)

千|

千

qiān (qian1)

thousand

千|

韆

qiān (qian1)

see 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1]

男|

男

nán (nan2)

male
Baron, lowest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位

错|

錯

cuò (cuo4)

mistake
wrong
bad
interlocking
complex
to grind
to polish
to alternate
to stagger
to miss
to let slip
to evade
to inlay with gold or silver

错|

錯

Cuò (Cuo4)

surname Cuo

送|

送

sòng (song4)

to send
to deliver
to transmit
to give (as a present)
to see (sb) off
to accompany; to go along with

药|

藥

yào (yao4)

CL:

种|種服味

medicine
drug
substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting)
to poison

药|

葯

yào (yao4)

leaf of the iris
variant of 藥｜药

您|

您

nín (nin2)

you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[ni3])

穿|

穿

chuān (chuan1)

to wear
to put on
to dress
to bore through
to pierce
to perforate
to penetrate
to pass through
to thread

慢|

慢

màn (man4)

slow

忙|

忙

máng (mang2)

busy
hurriedly
to hurry
to rush

鱼|

魚

yú (yu2)

CL:

条|條尾

fish

鱼|

魚

Yú (Yu2)

surname Yu

贵|

貴

guì (gui4)

expensive
(bound form) highly valued; precious
(bound form) noble; of high rank
(prefix) (honorific) your

票|

票

piào (piao4)

CL:

张|張

ticket
ballot
banknote
person held for ransom
amateur performance of Chinese opera
classifier for groups, batches, business transactions

卖|

賣

mài (mai4)

to sell
to betray
to spare no effort
to show off or flaunt

阴|

隂

yīn (yin1)

variant of 陰|阴[yin1]

阴|

陰

yīn (yin1)

overcast (weather)
cloudy
shady
Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang)
negative (electric.)
feminine
moon
implicit
hidden
genitalia

阴|

陰

Yīn (Yin1)

surname Yin

雪|

雪

xuě (xue3)

CL:

场|場

snow
(literary) to wipe away (a humiliation etc)

雪|

雪

Xuě (Xue3)

surname Xue

玩|

翫

wán (wan2)

variant of 玩[wan2]
Taiwan pr. [wan4]

玩|

玩

wán (wan2)

to play

姓|

姓

xìng (xing4)

family name

课|

課

kè (ke4)

CL:

堂节|節

subject
course
class
lesson
to levy
tax
form of divination

懂|

懂

dǒng (dong3)

to understand
to comprehend

洗|

洗

xǐ (xi3)

to wash
to bathe
to develop (photographs)
to shuffle (cards etc)
to erase (a recording)

累|

纍

Léi (Lei2)

surname Lei

累|

纍

léi (lei2)

rope
to bind together
to twist around

累|

累

lèi (lei4)

tired
weary
to strain
to wear out
to work hard

累|

累

lěi (lei3)

to accumulate
to involve or implicate (Taiwan pr. [lei4])
continuous
repeated

零|

零

líng (ling2)

zero
nought
zero sign
fractional
fragmentary
odd (of numbers)
(placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one)
fraction
(in mathematics) remainder (after division)
extra
to wither and fall
to wither

晴|

晴

qíng (qing2)