HSK Level 2 Vocabulary List - 579 Words | CharacterFlow

579 Words

180 Characters

759 Total

📖 Vocabulary Words

romance; love (romantic)

spouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC)

quiet; peaceful; calm

safe; secure; safety; security

white; fig. reactionary; anti-communist

class monitor; squad leader; team leader

means; method; way (of doing sth)

bàn gōng shì

office; business premises; bureau

midnight; in the middle of the night

assistance; aid; to help; to assist

to sign up; to enter one's name; to apply; to register; to enroll; to enlist

newspaper; newsprint

north; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River

for example; for instance; such as

to take down (in writing); notes; a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches

notebook (stationery); notebook (computing)

to have to; must; compulsory; necessarily

to change into; to turn into; to become

correct; right; not bad; pretty good

not only (... but also ...)

not enough; insufficient; inadequate

only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival)

bù hǎo yì si

to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)

not long (after); before too long; soon; soon after

resentful; discontented; dissatisfied

not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to

many; a lot; not few

different; distinct; not the same; not alike

won't do; be out of the question; be no good; not work; not be capable

don't!; must not

not necessarily; maybe

Take a short while

part; share; section; piece

to look around; to tour; to visit

to participate; to take part; to join

lawn; meadow; sod; turf

almost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad

commonly seen; common; to see sth frequently

in common usage

to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip

supermarket (abbr. for 超级市场)

achievement; performance records; grades

to become; to turn into

to set off; to start (on a journey)

to go abroad; to leave the country

an exit; to speak; to export; (of a ship) to leave port

to go out; to leave home; to go on a journey; away from home; (of a woman) to get married

to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up

to leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital

taxi; (Tw) rental car

Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)

spring (season)

dictionary; also written 辞典

word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases); term (e.g. technical term); expression

from childhood; from a young age

to answer; to respond; to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise

to work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation

to play basketball

to plan; to intend; to calculate; plan; intention; calculation

to affix a seal; to stamp; to print out (with a printer)

in large part; the greater part; the majority

greatly; enormously; (dialect) dad; uncle

(great) majority

everyone; influential family; great expert

great amount; large quantity; bulk; numerous; generous; magnanimous

the Doors, US rock band

adult; grownup; title of respect toward superiors

loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly

dimension; magnitude; size; measurement; large and small; at any rate; adults and children; consideration of seniority

overcoat; topcoat; cloak

nature (the natural world)

to bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce

unit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole); work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform)

then; at that time; while

reason; argument; sense; principle; basis; justification

road; path; way

underground railway; subway; subway train

if (coming after a conditional clause)

to obtain (a result); to arrive at (a conclusion)

to wait until; by the time when (sth is ready etc)

to equal; to be tantamount to

first; number one; primary

Northeast China; Manchuria

the East; the Orient; two-character surname Dongfang

to understand; to know; to comprehend

dòng wù yuán

pronunciation; literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character

text message; SMS

captain; team leader

to talk (with sb); dialogue; conversation

(sitting) opposite; across (the street); directly in front; to be face to face

(of time) how long?; (not) a long time

how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc); however (difficult it may be etc); (in interrogative sentences) how (much etc); to what extent

cloudy (meteorology)

(not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore

to notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect; a discovery

convenient; suitable; to facilitate; to make things easy; having money to spare; (euphemism) to relieve oneself

fāng biàn miàn

instant noodles

method; way; means

respect; aspect; field; side

direction; orientation

to lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside; to lower (the blinds etc)

to feel relieved; to feel reassured; to be at ease

to separate; to part

(exam) grade; mark; score; fraction

to serve; service

to review; revision

to change; to alter; to transform

to feel; to sense; to perceive

to move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally); moving

feeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive

(express) thanks; gratitude; grateful; thankful; thanks

to drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast); Here's to you!; Bottoms up!; lit. dry cup

erhua variant of 干活

just now; a moment ago

just recently; just a moment ago

high level; high grade; advanced; high-ranking

senior high school; abbr. for 高级中学

height; stature; build; size

gōng gòng qì chē

gōng jiāo chē

public transport vehicle; town bus

fair; impartial

company; firm; corporation

park (for public recreation)

deliberately; on purpose

customer; client

to turn off (a machine or device); to finish shooting a film

to be concerned about; to care about

point of view; viewpoint; standpoint

public square; plaza

to advertise; a commercial; advertisement

to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of

to celebrate the Chinese New Year

(in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by

coast; seaside; seashore; beach

easy to get along with

many; quite a lot; much better

good person; healthy person; person who tries not to offend anyone, even at the expense of principle

good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed"); charity; happy occasion; Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead

as if; to seem like

suitable; fitting; appropriate

red (color); revolutionary

afterwards; later; newly arrived

suddenly; all of a sudden

picture; drawing; painting

bad person; villain

to welcome; welcome

yellow (color); pornographic

to return to one's home country

to exercise; to move about; to operate; to use connections (personal influence); loose; shaky; active; movable; activity; campaign; maneuver; behavior

or; possibly; maybe; perhaps

opportunity; chance; occasion

plan; project; program; to plan; to map out

computer; (Tw) calculator

to add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel; to accelerate; to step on the gas; (fig.) to make an extra effort; to cheer sb on

family; household

head of a household; family head; patriarch; parent or guardian of a child

inspection; to examine; to inspect

health; healthy

a speech; to speak; to talk; to address

to give; to deliver; to hand over

jiāo péng you

to make friends; (dialect) to start an affair with sb

to be connected; traffic; transportation; communications; liaison

angle; point of view

dumpling; pot-sticker

to call; to be called

to teach (as a professor)

to educate; to teach; education

to receive (letter etc)

to accept; to receive

to accept; to take; next; following

to catch and hold on; to continue; to go on to do sth; to follow; to carry on; then; after that; subsequently; to proceed; to ensue; in turn; in one's turn

program; item (on a program)

holiday; festival

hereafter; henceforth; in the future; from now on

to enter; to join; to go into

to advance; to conduct; underway; in progress; to do; to carry out; to carry on; to execute

frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily

to pass; to go through; process; course

manager; director

wine shop; pub (public house); hotel; restaurant; (Tw) hostess club

will; shall; to be going to

to raise a hand; to put up one's hand (as signal)

to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)

to start an engine; to boot up (a computer); to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete; to begin shooting a film or TV show

to feel happy; to rejoice; to have a great time; to make fun of sb

foundation of a University or College; school opening; the start of a new term

way of looking at a thing; view; opinion

exam candidate; student whose name has been put forward for an exam

science; scientific knowledge; scientific; rational

adorable; cute; lovely

might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps

awful; dreadful; fearful; formidable; frightful; scary; hideous; horrible; terrible; terribly

but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed

can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good

visitor; guest; customer; client

air; atmosphere

fast food; snack; quick meal

erhua variant of 快点

nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)

to come from (a place); From: (in email header)

elderly; old age; autumn of one's years

old friend; (slang) period; menstruation

to depart; to leave

inside; interior

inside; interior

an ideal; a dream; ideal; perfect

for example; for instance; such as

case; (for) instance; example

to practice; exercise; drill; practice

nice and cold; pleasantly cool

(of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular; fashionable

to leave behind; to stay behind; to remain; to keep; not to let (sb) go

liú xué shēng

student studying abroad; (foreign) exchange student

curb; roadside; wayside

traveler; tourist

to travel; journey; trip

trip; journey; tourism; travel; tour; to travel

satisfied; pleased; to one's satisfaction

in front of; facing; (in the) presence (of)

name (of a thing); name (of an organization)

star; celebrity

purpose; aim; goal; target; objective

to take out; to put out; to provide; to put forward (a proposal); to come up with (evidence)

to get; to obtain

at that time (in the past or the future); also pr. [nèi huì r]

like that; in that way; or so; so; so very much; about; in that case

then; at that time; in those days

that kind; that sort

south; the southern part of the country; the South

to feel sad; to feel unwell; (of life) to be difficult

ugly; unsightly

to feel unwell; to suffer pain; to be difficult to bear

difficult problem

unpleasant to hear; coarse; vulgar; offensive; shameful

to be capable of; to be able to; can

grade; year (in school, college etc)

to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious

to climb a mountain; to mountaineer; hiking; mountaineering

to come across; to run into; to meet; to hit

to run into; to meet (unexpectedly); to bump into

pretty; beautiful

safe and sound; well; without mishap; quiet and safe; at peace

ordinary; common; usually; ordinarily

equal; equality

ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime

common; ordinary; general; average

Mandarin (common language); Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language); ordinary speech

other; (sth or sb) else; the rest

among; in; included among these

to ride a bike (motorbike or bicycle)

(of an aircraft) to take off

air temperature

the year before last

youth; youthful years; young person; the young

qīng shào nián

adolescent; youth; teenager

clear; distinct; to understand thoroughly; to be clear about

clear sky; sunny day

to give a dinner party; to entertain guests; to invite to dinner

to request; to ask; request

stadium; sports ground; court; pitch; field; golf course

sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc)

to acquire; to get; to obtain

whole nation; nationwide; countrywide; national

the whole year; all year long

the whole body; (typography) em

then; after that; afterwards

cordial; enthusiastic; passion; passionate; passionately

population; people

number of people

to believe; to think; to consider; to feel

daily newspaper

day; a (calendar) date; days of one's life

if; in case; in the event that

entrance; to import

to consult; to talk over; to discuss

merchant; businessman

early youth; youngster; (literary) youth; young man

small number; few; minority

at one's side; on hand

what kind?; what sort?

new word (in textbook); word that is unfamiliar or not yet studied

to live; life; livelihood

very; completely; utterly; extremely; absolutely; hundred percent; to divide into ten equal parts

reality; practice; practical; realistic; real; actual

to practice; field work; to intern; internship

to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about

really; actually; indeed; true; real; honest; dependable; (philosophy) reality

to use; to employ; to apply; to make use of

affair; matter; thing; business

to take in; income; revenue

to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)

comfortable; feeling well

numeral; digit; number; figure; amount; digital (electronics etc)

level (of achievement etc); standard; horizontal

smoothly; without a hitch

to explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption

chauffeur; driver

to send; to give as a present

although; even though (often used correlatively with 是 or 是 etc)

as one wishes; as one pleases; at random; negligent; casual; wanton

at any time; at all times; at the right time; whenever necessary

therefore; as a result; so; the reason why

all; to have; to possess; to own

they (for inanimate objects)

married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife

sun; abbr. for 太阳穴

manner; bearing; attitude; approach

to discuss; to talk over

unusual; special; very; especially; particularly; expressly; for a specific purpose; (often followed by 是) in particular

characteristic (feature); trait; feature

to raise (an issue); to propose; to put forward; to suggest; to post (on a website); to withdraw (cash)

to mention; to raise (a subject); to refer to

to raise; to increase; to improve

sports; physical education

gym; gymnasium; stadium

celestial; heavenly

condition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification; situation; state; condition

to attend a lecture; to listen to a talk

to hear (sth said); one hears (that); hearsay; listening and speaking

to pull up (stop one's vehicle); to park; (of a machine) to stop working; to stall

tíng chē chǎng

parking lot; car park

to pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation); to pass (a test); by means of; through; via

to notify; to inform; notice; notification

at the same time; simultaneously

colleague; co-worker

same; equal; equivalent

hair (on the head)

picture; photograph

parts of the country other than where one is

(of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal; takeout (business); takeout (meal)

to complete; to accomplish

complete; whole; totally; entirely

Good night!; Good evening!

evening newspaper; (in a newspaper's name) Evening News

evening meal; dinner

tennis; tennis ball

website; network station; node

why?; for what reason?

flavor; taste; (fig.) feeling (of ...); sense (of ...); hint (of ...); (fig.) interest; delight; (dialect) smell; odor

to ask for directions; to ask the way (to some place)

question; problem; issue; topic

lunch; luncheon

to take a nap; siesta

habit; custom; usual practice; to be used to

washing machine; washer

to bathe; to take a shower

Northwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)

Western-style food

the West; the Occident; Western countries

Western medicine; a doctor trained in Western medicine

camera (abbr. for 照相机); at the opportune moment; as the circumstances allow

identical; same

to be convinced (that sth is true); to believe; to accept sth as true

to think of; to call to mind; to anticipate

way of thinking; opinion; notion; to think of a way (to do sth)

to recall; to think of; to call to mind

in a low voice; (speak) in whispers

in one's childhood

to be careful; to take care

(college, university) president; headmaster

joke; jest; to laugh at; to mock

chest; heart; mind

mood; frame of mind

central point; in one's thoughts; in one's heart

information; news; message

confidence; faith (in sb or sth)

(coll.) a star; the stars in the sky

operation; action; to move about; mobile

pedestrian; traveler on foot; passer-by; official responsible for arranging audiences with the emperor

action; conduct; behavior; activity

surname and given name; full name

to go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave

many; a lot of; much

color; countenance; appearance; facial expression; pigment; dyestuff

mutton; goat meat

appearance; manner; pattern; model

a (medicine) pill or tablet

Yaksu in North Korea, near the border with Liaoning and Jiling province

to request; to require; requirement; to stake a claim; to ask; to demand

during the night; at night; nighttime

same; ordinary; so-so; common; general; generally; in general

portion; part of; subset

yī diǎn diǎn

surely; certainly; necessarily; fixed; a certain (extent etc); given; particular; must

yī lù píng ān

to have a pleasant journey; Bon voyage!

yī lù shùn fēng

to have a pleasant journey (idiom)

all one's life; throughout one's life

straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through

after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future

before; formerly; previous; ago

that level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned; (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all.

apart from; other than; except for; external; outside of; on the other side of; beyond

to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)

that level or lower; that amount or less; the following

idea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint

idea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; interest; fun; token of appreciation, affection etc; to give as a small token; to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc

because; owing to; on account of

cloudy day; overcast sky

bank card; ATM card

ought to; should; must

English (language)

English (language)

a copy of a film; film; motion picture; movie

influence; effect; to influence; to affect (usually adversely); to disturb

forever; eternal

traveler; tourist; (online gaming) guest player

slightly; a little; somewhat

slightly; a little; somewhat

someone; people; anyone; there is someone there; occupied (as in restroom)

yǒu yī diǎn r

a bit; a little

interesting; meaningful; enjoyable; fun

Youhao district of Yichun city 市, Heilongjiang

original; former; originally; formerly; at first; so, actually, as it turns out

cause; origin; root cause; reason

the head of an institution whose name ends in 院; chair of a board; president of a university; department head; dean; premier of the Republic of China

courtyard; garden; yard; patio; (old) servant

to wish; to want; ready; willing (to do sth)

to move; to exercise; sports; exercise; motion; movement; campaign

we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to); (dialect) I or me; (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you; also pr. [zá men]

early morning; also pr. [zǎo chen]

already at an earlier time

what's to be done

how?; how about?; how was it?; how are things?

to find; to search out

to take care of; to show consideration; to attend to; to look after

photograph; picture

to take a photograph

so much; this much; how much?; this way; like this

at this time; at this moment

this kind of; so; this way; like this; such

genuine; real; true; really; indeed

regular; normal; ordinary

just (in time); just right; just enough; to happen to; to chance to; by chance; it just so happens that

correct; sound; right; proper

direct (opposite: indirect 间接); immediate; straightforward

can only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice

if only; so long as

lunch; Chinese meal; Chinese food

middle level (in a hierarchy)

zhōng xiǎo xué

middle and elementary school

center; heart; core

traditional Chinese medical science; a doctor trained in Chinese medicine

to recount (e.g. results of election); to re-evaluate

to repeat; to duplicate

to attach importance to sth; to value

again; once more; re-

anniversary; annual

master; host; owner

main; principal; major; primary

to be in hospital; to be hospitalized

accurate; exact; precise

Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 词典, which has entries for words of one or more characters); (coll.) dictionary

oneself; one's own

freedom; liberty; free; unrestricted

to walk past; to pass by

to leave; to walk away; to beat it; to move aside

to form; to make up; to constitute

recently; soon; nearest

to write an essay; composition (student essay)

school assignment; homework; work; task; operation; to operate

to act on; to affect; action; function; activity; impact; result; effect; purpose; intent; (suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 用, inhibition

to accomplish; to achieve

way of handling sth; method for making; work method; recipe; practice

to prepare a meal; to cook

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啊

ā

办

bàn

饱

bǎo

背

bēi

笔

bǐ

边

biān

变

biàn

遍

biàn

表

biǎo

才

cái

草

cǎo

层

céng

查

Zhā

场

cháng

称

chèn

称

chèn

成

Chéng

船

chuán

吹

chuī

词

cí

带

dài

但

dàn

蛋

Dàn

当

dāng

倒

dǎo

道

dào

得

dé

灯

dēng

低

dī

店

diàn

掉

diào

懂

dǒng

度

dù

短

duǎn

段

Duàn

队

duì

发

fā

份

fèn

封

Fēng

该

gāi

改

gǎi

刚

gāng

更

gēng

狗

gǒu

够

gòu

海

Hǎi

喊

hǎn

河

hé

黑

Hēi

红

Hóng

湖

hú

画

huà

换

huàn

黄

Huáng

或

huò

鸡

jī

级

jí

急

jí

加

Jiā

假

gēi

件

jiàn

讲

jiǎng

交

jiāo

角

Jué

脚

jiǎo

接

jiē

街

jiē

节

jiē

借

jiè

斤

jīn

近

jìn

酒

jiǔ

举

jǔ

句

gōu

卡

kǎ

靠

kào

科

kē

克

Kè

刻

kè

哭

kū

拉

lā

蓝

Lán

离

chī

脸

liǎn

练

liàn

凉

Liáng

亮

liàng

辆

liàng

流

liú

留

liú

绿

lu:4

卖

mài

满

Mǎn

猫

māo

米

Mǐ

面

miàn

面

miàn

名

míng

鸟

diǎo

弄

lòng

爬

pá

怕

Pà

排

pái

碰

pèng

篇

piān

片

piān

平

Píng

瓶

píng

骑

jì

气

qì

千

qiān

墙

qiáng

轻

qīng

晴

qíng

求

qiú

取

qǔ

全

Quán

让

ràng

生

shēng

省

shěng

市

shì

收

shōu

熟

shú

数

shǔ

算

suàn

它

tā

套

tào

疼

téng

提

dī

题

Tí

条

tiáo

停

tíng

挺

tǐng

通

tōng

头

tóu

头

tóu

推

tuī

腿

tuǐ

完

wán

玩

wán

碗

wǎn

万

mò

网

wǎng

往

wǎng

为

wéi

位

wèi

喂

wéi

闻

Wén

响

xiǎng

向

Xiàng

像

xiàng

鞋

xié

信

xìn

姓

xìng

选

xuǎn

雪

Xuě

眼

yǎn

养

yǎng

药

yào

夜

yè

亿

yì

阴

Yīn

油

yóu

又

yòu

鱼

Yú

院

yuàn

越

Yuè

云

yún

咱

zán

脏

zàng

占

zhàn

长

cháng

只

zhǐ

纸

zhǐ

周

Zhōu

装

zhuāng

租

zū

组

Zǔ

嘴

zuǐ

座

zuò

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