HSK 2 · 772 words
HSK 2 words
The full HSK 2 vocabulary list, 27 chapters by topic: meaning, pinyin, pronunciation, stroke order and example phrases for every word.
Family and age Chapter 1 · 18 words
- 太太 tàitai wife; madam
- 爱人 àiren spouse; loved one
- 家庭 jiātíng family
- 全家 quánjiā the whole family
- 家长 jiāzhǎng parent; guardian
- 大人 dàren adult
- 年轻 niánqīng young
- 小时候 xiǎoshíhou in childhood; when young
- 从小 cóngxiǎo from childhood
- 长 zhǎng to grow
- 长大 zhǎngdà to grow up
- 生 shēng to give birth; to grow
- 出生 chūshēng to be born
- 少年 shàonián teenager
- 青少年 qīngshàonián teenager; young people
- 青年 qīngnián young person; young people
- 中年 zhōngnián middle age
- 老年 lǎonián old age
Body and looks Chapter 2 · 15 words
Colors and clothes Chapter 3 · 19 words
- 颜色 yánsè color
- 白色 báisè white
- 黑 hēi black; dark
- 黑色 hēisè black color; black
- 红 hóng red
- 红色 hóngsè red color
- 黄 huáng yellow
- 黄色 huángsè yellow color
- 蓝 lán blue
- 蓝色 lánsè blue color
- 绿 lǜ green
- 绿色 lǜsè green color
- 鞋 xié shoes
- 球鞋 qiúxié sports shoes
- 大衣 dàyī overcoat
- 脏 zāng dirty
- 带 dài to take along; to lead
- 流行 liúxíng popular; fashionable
- 装 zhuāng to put in; to pretend
Food and meals Chapter 4 · 24 words
- 饺子 jiǎozi dumplings
- 鱼 yú fish
- 蛋 dàn egg
- 面 miàn noodles
- 方便面 fāngbiànmiàn instant noodles
- 食物 shíwù food
- 早餐 zǎocān breakfast
- 午餐 wǔcān lunch
- 晚餐 wǎncān dinner
- 做饭 zuòfàn to cook
- 饭馆 fànguǎn restaurant
- 菜单 càidān menu
- 筷子 kuàizi chopsticks
- 碗 wǎn bowl
- 味道 wèidào taste; smell
- 饱 bǎo full from eating
- 外卖 wàimài takeout delivery
- 快餐 kuàicān fast food
- 中餐 zhōngcān Chinese food
- 西餐 xīcān Western food
- 油 yóu oil
- 酒 jiǔ alcohol; wine
- 干杯 gānbēi cheers
- 熟 shú cooked; ripe
Home and things Chapter 5 · 20 words
- 椅子 yǐzi chair
- 灯 dēng lamp
- 纸 zhǐ paper
- 瓶子 píngzi bottle
- 礼物 lǐwù gift
- 卡 kǎ card
- 护照 hùzhào passport
- 计算机 jìsuànjī computer
- 网 wǎng net; internet
- 洗衣机 xǐyījī washing machine
- 大门 dàmén main entrance; gate
- 墙 qiáng wall
- 花园 huāyuán garden
- 院子 yuànzi courtyard; yard
- 院 yuàn courtyard
- 座位 zuòwèi seat
- 套 tào a measure word for sets
- 住房 zhùfáng housing
- 租 zū to rent
- 出租 chūzū to rent out
Road and transport Chapter 6 · 22 words
- 出租车 chūzūchē taxi
- 公交车 gōngjiāochē bus
- 公共汽车 gōnggòngqìchē bus
- 地铁 dìtiě subway
- 地铁站 dìtiězhàn subway station
- 自行车 zìxíngchē bicycle
- 骑车 qíchē to ride a bicycle
- 骑 qí to ride
- 司机 sījī driver
- 停车 tíngchē to park
- 停车场 tíngchēchǎng parking lot
- 街 jiē street
- 道路 dàolù road
- 公路 gōnglù highway
- 路边 lùbiān roadside
- 问路 wènlù to ask for directions
- 行人 xíngrén pedestrian
- 旅客 lǚkè traveler; passenger
- 船 chuán boat; ship
- 交通 jiāotōng transportation; traffic
- 车辆 chēliàng vehicle
- 加油 jiāyóu to keep going; to refuel
Nature and weather Chapter 7 · 39 words
- 狗 gǒu dog
- 猫 māo cat
- 鸡 jī chicken
- 鸟 niǎo bird
- 动物 dòngwù animal
- 养 yǎng to raise; to keep
- 太阳 tàiyáng sun
- 月亮 yuèliang moon
- 星星 xīngxing star
- 云 yún cloud
- 天上 tiānshàng in the sky
- 晴 qíng sunny; clear
- 晴天 qíngtiān sunny day
- 阴 yīn overcast; dark
- 阴天 yīntiān cloudy day
- 多云 duōyún cloudy
- 雪 xuě snow
- 下雪 xiàxuě to snow
- 凉 liáng cool; cold
- 凉快 liángkuai pleasantly cool
- 零下 língxià below zero
- 气温 qìwēn air temperature
- 温度 wēndù temperature
- 空气 kōngqì air
- 气 qì air; anger
- 春天 chūntiān spring
- 夏天 xiàtiān summer
- 秋天 qiūtiān autumn
- 冬天 dōngtiān winter
- 草 cǎo grass
- 草地 cǎodì grassland; lawn
- 海 hǎi sea
- 大海 dàhǎi sea; ocean
- 海边 hǎibiān seaside
- 河 hé river
- 湖 hú lake
- 吹 chuī to blow; to play a wind instrument
- 地球 dìqiú Earth
- 大自然 dàzìrán nature
Time and dates Chapter 8 · 35 words
- 周末 zhōumò weekend
- 周 zhōu week
- 上周 shàngzhōu last week
- 下周 xiàzhōu next week
- 月份 yuèfèn month
- 分钟 fēnzhōng minute
- 一会儿 yíhuìr a short while
- 不一会儿 bùyīhuìér in a short while
- 多久 duōjiǔ how long; how often
- 好久 hǎojiǔ a long time
- 早晨 zǎochén morning
- 夜 yè night
- 夜里 yèli at night
- 半夜 bànyè midnight; late at night
- 表 biǎo watch
- 手表 shǒubiǎo wristwatch
- 最近 zuìjìn recently
- 以前 yǐqián before; in the past
- 以后 yǐhòu later; after
- 这时候 zhèshíhòu at this time
- 那时候 nàshíhou at that time
- 那会儿 nàhuìr then, at that time
- 当时 dāngshí at that time
- 日子 rìzi day; date
- 假期 jiàqī vacation; holiday break
- 节日 jiérì holiday; festival
- 春节 Chūnjié Spring Festival
- 过年 guònián to celebrate Chinese New Year
- 前年 qiánnián the year before last
- 全年 quánnián the whole year
- 周年 zhōunián anniversary
- 有空儿 yǒukòngr to be free
- 午睡 wǔshuì nap; midday sleep
- 一生 yìshēng one's whole life
- 永远 yǒngyuǎn forever
Everyday actions Chapter 9 · 31 words
- 洗澡 xǐzǎo to take a shower; to bathe
- 拿出 náchū to take out
- 拿到 nádào to get; to receive
- 取 qǔ to take; to pick up
- 放下 fàngxia to put down
- 带来 dàilái to bring; to cause
- 倒 dào to pour
- 接 jiē to pick up; to answer
- 接到 jiēdào to receive
- 借 jiè to borrow; to lend
- 交给 jiāogěi to hand over
- 交 jiāo to hand in; to make
- 送给 sònggěi to give to
- 送到 sòngdào to deliver to
- 发 fā to send; to hand out
- 收 shōu to receive; to put away
- 收到 shōudào to receive
- 得 dé to get; to receive
- 背 bēi to carry on the back
- 举 jǔ to raise; to give an example
- 举手 jǔshǒu to raise a hand
- 提 tí to carry by hand; to bring up
- 拉 lā to pull
- 推 tuī to push
- 开机 kāijī to turn on a device
- 关机 guānjī to turn off a device
- 留下 liúxià to stay behind; to leave behind
- 使用 shǐyòng to use
- 弄 nòng to do; to make
- 受到 shòudào to receive; to be given
- 生活 shēnghuó life; to live
Study and school Chapter 10 · 31 words
- 作业 zuòyè homework
- 教室 jiàoshì classroom
- 课堂 kètáng classroom
- 教师 jiàoshī teacher
- 黑板 hēibǎn blackboard
- 班长 bānzhǎng class monitor
- 开学 kāixué to start school
- 学期 xuéqī school term; semester
- 年级 niánjí school grade
- 高中 gāozhōng senior high school
- 中小学 zhōngxiǎoxué primary and middle schools
- 校园 xiàoyuán campus
- 校长 xiàozhǎng school principal
- 科 kē school subject
- 科学 kēxué science
- 练 liàn to practice
- 练习 liànxí to practice
- 复习 fùxí to review
- 重复 chóngfù to repeat
- 听讲 tīngjiǎng to listen in class
- 努力 nǔlì to work hard; effort
- 成绩 chéngjì grades; results
- 分数 fēnshù score; grade
- 考生 kǎoshēng exam candidate
- 级 jí level; grade
- 中级 zhōngjí intermediate level
- 报名 bàomíng to sign up
- 留学生 liúxuéshēng international student
- 教学 jiàoxué teaching
- 教育 jiàoyù education
- 实习 shíxí to intern; internship
Language and writing Chapter 11 · 25 words
- 笔 bǐ pen; pencil
- 笔记本 bǐjìběn notebook
- 笔记 bǐjì notes
- 词 cí word
- 生词 shēngcí new word
- 词语 cíyǔ word; expression
- 句 jù sentence; phrase
- 句子 jùzi sentence
- 词典 cídiǎn dictionary
- 字典 zìdiǎn dictionary
- 查 chá to check; to look up
- 讲 jiǎng to speak; to tell
- 说明 shuōmíng to explain; to show
- 声音 shēngyīn sound; voice
- 读音 dúyīn pronunciation
- 音节 yīnjié syllable
- 名 míng to be named
- 名称 míngchēng name; title
- 叫作 jiàozuò to be called
- 普通话 pǔtōnghuà Standard Mandarin
- 英语 Yīngyǔ English language
- 英文 Yīngwén written English
- 语言 yǔyán language
- 流利 liúlì fluent
- 作文 zuòwén composition
News and messages Chapter 12 · 16 words
- 照片 zhàopiàn photo
- 照相 zhàoxiàng to take a photo
- 相机 xiàngjī camera
- 图片 túpiàn picture
- 短信 duǎnxìn text message
- 信 xìn letter
- 报纸 bàozhǐ newspaper
- 日报 rìbào daily newspaper
- 晚报 wǎnbào evening newspaper
- 新闻 xīnwén news
- 网站 wǎngzhàn website
- 打印 dǎyìn to print
- 广告 guǎnggào advertisement
- 信号 xìnhào signal
- 信息 xìnxī information; message
- 名单 míngdān name list
Work and business Chapter 13 · 22 words
- 公司 gōngsī company
- 办公室 bàngōngshì office
- 同事 tóngshì coworker
- 经理 jīnglǐ manager
- 打工 dǎgōng to work a temporary job
- 干活儿 gànhuór to work
- 办 bàn to handle; to do
- 服务 fúwù service
- 顾客 gùkè customer
- 卖 mài to sell
- 花 huā to spend
- 银行卡 yínhángkǎ bank card
- 信用卡 xìnyòngkǎ credit card
- 收入 shōurù income
- 休假 xiūjià to be on vacation
- 药店 yàodiàn pharmacy
- 商人 shāngrén businessperson
- 进行 jìnxíng to be in progress; to carry out
- 举行 jǔxíng to hold an event
- 组长 zǔzhǎng group leader
- 院长 yuànzhǎng director; head of an institution
- 市长 shìzhǎng mayor
People and talk Chapter 14 · 41 words
- 帮助 bāngzhù to help; help
- 不好意思 bùhǎoyìsi sorry; embarrassed
- 姓 xìng surname
- 姓名 xìngmíng full name
- 欢迎 huānyíng to welcome
- 晚安 wǎn'ān good night
- 一路平安 yílùpíng'ān have a safe trip
- 一路顺风 yílùshùnfēng have a smooth trip
- 交朋友 jiāopéngyou to make friends
- 老朋友 lǎopéngyou old friend
- 客人 kèrén guest
- 主人 zhǔrén host; owner
- 照顾 zhàogù to take care of
- 友好 yǒuhǎo friendly
- 人们 rénmen people
- 讲话 jiǎnghuà to speak; to talk
- 对话 duìhuà dialogue
- 喊 hǎn to shout; to call
- 闻 wén to smell
- 点头 diǎntóu to nod
- 见到 jiàndào to see; to meet
- 见过 jiànguo to have seen before
- 听说 tīngshuō to hear that
- 提到 tídào to mention
- 表示 biǎoshì to express; to show
- 参加 cānjiā to take part in
- 会 huì meeting; conference
- 小组 xiǎozǔ small group
- 排队 páiduì to line up
- 请客 qǐngkè to treat someone to a meal
- 商量 shāngliang to discuss; to consult
- 讨论 tǎolùn to discuss
- 通知 tōngzhī to notify; notice
- 答应 dāying to agree; to promise
- 请求 qǐngqiú to request; request
- 求 qiú to beg; to ask for
- 要求 yāoqiú requirement; request
- 碰 pèng to touch or bump into; to meet by chance
- 碰到 pèngdào to run into; to touch
- 碰见 pèngjiàn to meet by chance
- 坏人 huàirén bad person
Feelings and mood Chapter 15 · 22 words
- 开心 kāixīn happy
- 快乐 kuàilè happy
- 难过 nánguò sad
- 哭 kū to cry
- 怕 pà to be afraid of
- 可怕 kěpà scary
- 难受 nánshòu uncomfortable; upset
- 急 jí anxious; in a hurry
- 放心 fàngxīn to feel at ease; to not worry
- 感到 gǎndào to feel
- 感觉 gǎnjué to feel; feeling
- 心情 xīnqíng mood
- 心里 xīnli in one's heart; in one's mind
- 感谢 gǎnxiè to thank
- 关心 guānxīn to care about
- 感动 gǎndòng to be moved
- 满意 mǎnyì satisfied
- 不满 bùmǎn unhappy; dissatisfied
- 热情 rèqíng warm and friendly
- 信心 xìnxīn confidence
- 愿意 yuànyì to be willing; to want
- 爱情 àiqíng love
Sport and culture Chapter 16 · 31 words
- 音乐 yīnyuè music
- 音乐会 yīnyuèhuì concert
- 影片 yǐngpiàn film; movie
- 节目 jiémù program; show
- 笑话 xiàohuà joke
- 笑话儿 xiàohuàér joke; silly talk
- 故事 gùshi story
- 小说 xiǎoshuō novel
- 作家 zuòjiā writer
- 画 huà to draw; picture
- 画儿 huàr picture; drawing
- 画家 huàjiā artist
- 运动 yùndòng sports; exercise
- 体育 tǐyù sports
- 篮球 lánqiú basketball
- 排球 páiqiú volleyball
- 网球 wǎngqiú tennis
- 队 duì team
- 队长 duìzhǎng team captain
- 球队 qiúduì sports team
- 球场 qiúchǎng sports field
- 体育场 tǐyùchǎng stadium
- 体育馆 tǐyùguǎn gymnasium; sports hall
- 爬山 páshān to climb mountains; to hike
- 旅行 lǚxíng to travel; trip
- 旅游 lǚyóu to travel for fun
- 游客 yóukè tourist
- 参观 cānguān to visit and look around
- 活动 huódòng event; activity
- 晚会 wǎnhuì evening party
- 明星 míngxīng celebrity; star
Motion and change Chapter 17 · 38 words
- 出门 chūmén to go out
- 过来 guòlái to come over
- 过去 guòqù to go over; to pass by
- 离开 líkāi to leave
- 离 lí from (distance)
- 停 tíng to stop
- 站 zhàn to stand
- 站住 zhànzhù to stop
- 走进 zǒujìn to walk into
- 走开 zǒukāi to go away
- 走过 zǒuguò to walk past
- 进入 jìnrù to enter
- 经过 jīngguò to pass by; to go through
- 通 tōng to be open; to connect
- 通过 tōngguò to pass; through
- 出发 chūfā to set out
- 回国 huíguó to return to one’s country
- 出国 chūguó to go abroad
- 起飞 qǐfēi to take off
- 爬 pá to climb; to crawl
- 倒 dǎo to fall over
- 掉 diào to drop; to fall
- 留 liú to stay; to leave behind
- 流 liú to flow
- 出现 chūxiàn to appear
- 换 huàn to change; to exchange
- 改 gǎi to change; to correct
- 改变 gǎibiàn to change
- 变 biàn to change; to become
- 变成 biànchéng to turn into; to become
- 成 chéng to become
- 成为 chéngwéi to become
- 完成 wánchéng to complete
- 提高 tígāo to improve; to raise
- 分开 fēnkāi to separate; to part
- 行动 xíngdòng to take action
- 组成 zǔchéng to form; to make up
- 越 yuè the more, the more
Place and direction Chapter 18 · 35 words
- 超市 chāoshì supermarket
- 店 diàn shop; store
- 银行 yínháng bank
- 酒店 jiǔdiàn hotel
- 公园 gōngyuán park
- 动物园 dòngwùyuán zoo
- 广场 guǎngchǎng public square
- 中心 zhōngxīn center
- 市 shì city
- 省 shěng province
- 出口 chūkǒu exit
- 入口 rùkǒu entrance
- 里头 lǐtou inside
- 对面 duìmiàn opposite; across from
- 面前 miànqián in front of
- 身边 shēnbiān by one's side; with one
- 近 jìn near; close
- 边 biān side; edge
- 角 jiǎo corner; horn
- 靠 kào to be next to; to lean against
- 方向 fāngxiàng direction
- 北方 běifāng the north
- 南方 nánfāng the south
- 东方 dōngfāng east
- 西方 xīfāng the West; west
- 东北 dōngběi northeast
- 东南 dōngnán southeast
- 西北 xīběi northwest
- 西南 xīnán southwest
- 场 chǎng a measure word for events; field, arena
- 对 duì to match; to face
- 位 wèi a measure word for people
- 外地 wàidì another place; out of town
- 以下 yǐxià below; less than
- 角度 jiǎodù angle; point of view
Numbers and amounts Chapter 19 · 35 words
- 多 duō a lot; many
- 够 gòu enough
- 不够 búgòu not enough
- 好多 hǎoduō many; a lot of
- 许多 xǔduō many; a lot of
- 不少 bùshǎo quite a few; quite a lot
- 千 qiān thousand
- 万 wàn ten thousand
- 亿 yì one hundred million
- 数字 shùzì number; digit
- 数 shǔ to count
- 算 suàn to count; to count as
- 加 jiā to add
- 分 fēn to divide; to share out
- 一共 yígòng in total
- 满 mǎn full
- 全 quán all; whole
- 全部 quánbù all; completely
- 所有 suǒyǒu all
- 完全 wánquán completely
- 部分 bùfen part
- 一部分 yíbùfen one part
- 大部分 dàbùfen most; the greater part
- 多数 duōshù most; the majority
- 大多数 dàduōshù the majority; most
- 少数 shǎoshù a few; minority
- 大量 dàliàng a large amount of
- 人数 rénshù number of people
- 人口 rénkǒu population
- 全体 quántǐ all; everyone present
- 全国 quánguó the whole country
- 等于 děngyú to equal
- 以上 yǐshàng above; more than
- 超过 chāoguò to exceed; to overtake
- 占 zhàn to occupy; to take up
Qualities and features Chapter 20 · 27 words
- 不错 búcuò good; not bad
- 挺好 tǐnghǎo pretty good
- 有意思 yǒuyìsi interesting
- 便宜 piányi cheap
- 安静 ānjìng quiet
- 长 cháng long
- 短 duǎn short
- 大小 dàxiǎo size
- 低 dī low
- 轻 qīng light
- 亮 liàng bright
- 响 xiǎng to ring; to sound
- 难听 nántīng unpleasant to hear
- 清楚 qīngchu clear
- 不同 bùtóng different
- 相同 xiāngtóng same
- 同样 tóngyàng same; equally
- 普通 pǔtōng ordinary
- 平常 píngcháng ordinary; usual
- 常见 chángjiàn common
- 常用 chángyòng commonly used
- 平 píng flat; even
- 特别 tèbié especially; very
- 特点 tèdiǎn special feature
- 主要 zhǔyào main; mainly
- 国际 guójì international
- 高级 gāojí advanced; high-level
Fit and correctness Chapter 21 · 33 words
- 药 yào medicine
- 疼 téng to hurt; painful
- 舒服 shūfu comfortable
- 健康 jiànkāng healthy; health
- 小心 xiǎoxīn careful
- 安全 ānquán safe; safety
- 方便 fāngbiàn convenient
- 合适 héshì suitable; to fit
- 不行 bùxíng not okay; cannot
- 不如 bùrú not as good as; better to
- 好人 hǎorén good person
- 好事 hǎoshì good deed; good thing
- 像 xiàng to look like; like
- 假 jiǎ fake; false
- 正确 zhèngquè correct; right
- 正常 zhèngcháng normal
- 真正 zhēnzhèng real; true
- 准确 zhǔnquè accurate
- 直接 zhíjiē directly; straight
- 顺利 shùnlì smooth; successful
- 平安 píng'ān safe and well
- 水平 shuǐpíng level
- 实际 shíjì actual; practical
- 实在 shízài really; truly
- 实在 shízai solid; well made
- 公平 gōngpíng fair
- 平等 píngděng equal
- 药片 yàopiàn pill; tablet
- 药水 yàoshuǐ liquid medicine
- 住院 zhùyuàn to be in the hospital
- 出院 chūyuàn to leave the hospital
- 中医 zhōngyī Chinese medicine
- 西医 xīyī Western medicine
Plans and solutions Chapter 22 · 27 words
- 事情 shìqing matter; thing
- 克 kè gram
- 问题 wèntí question; problem
- 怎么办 zěnmebàn what to do
- 办法 bànfǎ way; solution
- 方法 fāngfǎ method; way
- 做法 zuòfǎ method; way of doing something
- 打算 dǎsuàn to plan; plan
- 计划 jìhuà plan
- 机会 jīhuì chance; opportunity
- 选 xuǎn to choose
- 检查 jiǎnchá to check; to examine
- 结果 jiéguǒ result; in the end
- 题 tí question; problem
- 难题 nántí difficult problem
- 找出 zhǎochū to find out
- 提出 tíchū to put forward
- 做到 zuòdào to manage to do
- 取得 qǔdé to achieve; to obtain
- 实现 shíxiàn to make real; to achieve
- 目的 mùdì goal; purpose
- 重点 zhòngdiǎn main point; focus
- 条件 tiáojiàn condition
- 作用 zuòyòng role; effect
- 省 shěng to save; to economize
- 理想 lǐxiǎng dream; ideal
- 重视 zhòngshì to value; to take seriously
Views and reasons Chapter 23 · 27 words
- 懂 dǒng to understand
- 懂得 dǒngde to understand; to know about
- 意思 yìsi meaning
- 想法 xiǎngfǎ idea
- 认为 rènwéi to think; to believe
- 以为 yǐwéi to think mistakenly
- 相信 xiāngxìn to believe; to trust
- 发现 fāxiàn to discover; to find
- 想到 xiǎngdào to think of; to remember
- 想起 xiǎngqǐ to remember; to recall
- 例子 lìzi example
- 原因 yuányīn reason
- 好处 hǎochù benefit
- 坏处 huàichù disadvantage; harm
- 看法 kànfǎ opinion
- 意见 yìjiàn opinion
- 观点 guāndiǎn point of view; opinion
- 方面 fāngmiàn aspect; side
- 影响 yǐngxiǎng to affect; influence
- 习惯 xíguàn habit
- 接受 jiēshòu to accept
- 态度 tàidu attitude
- 行为 xíngwéi behavior
- 心中 xīnzhōng in one's heart
- 自由 zìyóu freedom; free
- 道理 dàolǐ reason; common sense
- 得出 déchū to reach a conclusion
Logic and connectors Chapter 24 · 38 words
- 但 dàn but
- 但是 dànshì but
- 不过 búguò but; however
- 可是 kěshì but; however
- 因为 yīnwèi because
- 所以 suǒyǐ so; therefore
- 如果 rúguǒ if
- 的话 dehuà if (after a condition)
- 只要 zhǐyào as long as; only need
- 然后 ránhòu then; after that
- 接着 jiēzhe then; to continue
- 接下来 jiēxiàlái next; after this
- 后来 hòulái later; afterward
- 或 huò or
- 或者 huòzhě or
- 又 yòu again
- 这么 zhème so; this much
- 这样 zhèyàng like this
- 那么 nàme so; that much
- 那样 nàyàng like that; that way
- 那 nà then (in that case)
- 比如 bǐrú for example
- 比如说 bǐrúshuō for example
- 例如 lìrú for example
- 其他 qítā other; the rest
- 其中 qízhōng among them
- 等 děng and so on (after a list)
- 不但 búdàn not only
- 而且 érqiě and also; moreover
- 同时 tóngshí at the same time
- 虽然 suīrán although
- 以外 yǐwài outside; except for
- 为 wèi for (benefit or purpose)
- 来自 láizì to come from
- 今后 jīnhòu from now on; in the future
- 随时 suíshí at any time
- 原来 yuánlái so it was; originally
- 等到 děngdào to wait until
Time, degree and manner Chapter 25 · 36 words
- 已经 yǐjīng already
- 经常 jīngcháng often
- 一般 yìbān usually; generally
- 平时 píngshí usually; in ordinary times
- 有点儿 yǒudiǎnr a little
- 一点点 yìdiǎndiǎn a tiny bit
- 不太 bútài not very
- 好 hǎo okay; well
- 挺 tǐng quite; pretty
- 十分 shífēn very
- 大声 dàshēng loudly
- 小声 xiǎoshēng in a low voice; quietly
- 快点儿 kuàidiǎnr hurry up
- 刚 gāng just; just now
- 刚才 gāngcái just now
- 刚刚 gānggāng just now
- 不久 bùjiǔ soon; before long
- 快要 kuàiyào soon; about to
- 就要 jiùyào about to
- 老是 lǎoshì always
- 老 lǎo always
- 一直 yìzhí all the time; continuously
- 更 gèng more; even more
- 越来越 yuèláiyuè more and more
- 差不多 chàbuduō almost; about the same
- 正好 zhènghǎo just right; just in time
- 一定 yídìng definitely; certainly
- 不一定 bùyídìng not necessarily
- 才 cái only just
- 早就 zǎojiù long ago already
- 随便 suíbiàn as one likes; casually
- 忽然 hūrán suddenly
- 故意 gùyì on purpose
- 重新 chóngxīn again; from the start
- 大大 dàdà greatly; much more
- 多么 duōme how very
Modals and markers Chapter 26 · 35 words
- 可以 kěyǐ can; may
- 能够 nénggòu to be able to
- 应该 yīnggāi should; ought to
- 该 gāi should; time to
- 必须 bìxū must; have to
- 不要 búyào do not; must not
- 可能 kěnéng possibly; may
- 也许 yěxǔ maybe; perhaps
- 好像 hǎoxiàng seem; be like
- 为什么 wèishénme why
- 怎么样 zěnmeyàng how; how about
- 怎样 zěnyàng how
- 什么样 shénmeyàng what kind of
- 自己 zìjǐ oneself
- 大家 dàjiā everyone
- 有人 yǒurén someone; there is someone
- 它 tā it (for animals or things)
- 它们 tāmen they (for animals or things)
- 咱 zán we; us (including you)
- 咱们 zánmen we; us (including you)
- 啊 ā oh
- 喂 wèi hello; hey
- 只 zhǐ only; just
- 只能 zhǐnéng can only; have to
- 过 guo ever (past experience marker)
- 得 de so; to the extent (after a verb)
- 完 wán to finish
- 让 ràng to let; to make
- 往 wǎng toward (direction)
- 向 xiàng toward; from
- 到处 dàochù everywhere
- 当 dāng to work as; to be
- 正是 zhèngshì exactly; just
- 老 lǎo respected (before names)
- 小 xiǎo little (affectionate prefix)
Measure words Chapter 27 · 30 words
- 件 jiàn a measure word for clothes and things
- 辆 liàng a measure word for vehicles
- 条 tiáo a measure word for long things
- 瓶 píng bottle; a measure word for bottles
- 公斤 gōngjīn kilogram
- 千克 qiānkè kilogram
- 斤 jīn a half-kilogram measure
- 两 liǎng a tael, about fifty grams
- 米 mǐ meter (unit of length)
- 公里 gōnglǐ kilometer
- 刻 kè quarter hour (time measure word)
- 遍 biàn once (measure word for actions)
- 回 huí time, occasion (measure word)
- 下 xià once [brief action]
- 道 dào a measure word for long things
- 份 fèn a measure word for portions
- 家 jiā professional (person suffix)
- 座 zuò a measure word for buildings and mountains
- 面 miàn face, side (a measure word for flat things)
- 片 piàn a slice; a measure word for thin flat pieces
- 层 céng floor; layer
- 段 duàn section; period
- 排 pái row
- 篇 piān a measure word for articles and texts
- 封 fēng a measure word for letters
- 组 zǔ group
- 度 dù degree
- 单位 dānwèi organization; workplace
- 称 chēng to weigh
- 头 tou place (noun suffix)