HSK 2 Vocabulary List — 2.0 classic
All 147 words in HSK 2.0 (the classic 2010 standard) level 2, with pinyin, part of speech and English meaning. Words link to their character pages for stroke order and example words.
Word list: HSK 2.0 (the classic 2010 standard). Showing 1–20 of 147.
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| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 就 | jiù 4 | d,p,c,v | (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 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 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 ... | |
| 2 | 要 | yào 4 | v | to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 是); (bound form) important | |
| 3 | 也 | yě 3 | d,y,u,b | (adverb) also; both ... and ... (before predicates only); (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊 | |
| 4 | 到 | dào 4 | v,p | 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 | |
| 5 | 还 | hái 2 | d,v | still; still in progress; still more; yet; even more; in addition; fairly; passably (good); as early as; even; also; else | |
| 6 | 着 | zhe 5 | u,v,n,q | aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state | |
| 7 | 给 | gěi 3 | p,v,u | 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) | |
| 8 | 让 | ràng 4 | v | 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) | |
| 9 | 为 | wèi 4 | p,v | because of; for; to | |
| 10 | 可以 | kě yǐ 3–3 → 2–3 | v | can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good | |
| 11 | 吧 | ba 5 | y | (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right?; ...OK?; ...I presume. | |
| 12 | 得 | dé 2 | u,v | to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished | |
| 13 | 从 | cóng 2 | p,g | from; through; via; to follow; to obey; to engage in (an activity); never (in negative sentence); (Taiwan pr. [zòng]) retainer; assistant; auxiliary; subordinate; related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor | |
| 14 | 真 | zhēn 1 | d,a,g | really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine | |
| 15 | 两 | liǎng 3 | m,t | two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (old) | |
| 16 | 出 | chū 1 | v,q | to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc | |
| 17 | 已经 | yǐ jīng 3–1 | d | already | |
| 18 | 最 | zuì 4 | d,g | most; the most; -est (superlative suffix) | |
| 19 | 再 | zài 4 | d,g | 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) | |
| 20 | 因为 | yīn wèi 1–4 | p,c | because; owing to; on account of |
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