HSK Level 2 Chinese Vocabulary - Free Printable Flashcards

You’ve made it past the first checkpoint – HSK 1 gave you the survival kit, and now you’re ready to add some texture to your Chinese. HSK 2 is where greetings evolve into tiny conversations, and you start stringing together words about your daily life, your likes and dislikes, and the world right around you.This list packs roughly 150 words that the exam expects and that real life actually demands. Think words for telling the time, describing your morning, or asking where the bathroom is – all the stuff that moves you from “I speak a little Chinese” to actually handling simple interactions without freezing.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
一起	yī qǐ	in the same place; together; with
丈夫	zhàng fu	husband; CL:個\|个[gè]
上班	shàng bān	to go to work; to be on duty; to start work
两	liǎng	both; two; ounce
为	wèi	variant of 為\|为; because of; for
也	yě	also; too; (in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation
事情	shì qing	affair; matter; thing
介绍	jiè shào	to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation; to present (sb for a job etc)
从	cóng	from; via; passing through
件	jiàn	item; component; classifier for events
休息	xiū xi	rest; to rest
但是	dàn shì	but; however
便宜	pián yi	small advantages; to let sb off lightly; cheap
元	yuán	Chinese monetary unit; dollar; primary
公共汽车	gōng gòng qì chē	bus; CL:輛\|辆; 班[bān]
公司	gōng sī	(business) company; company; firm
公斤	gōng jīn	kilogram (kg)
再	zài	again; once more; re-
准备	zhǔn bèi	preparation; to prepare; to intend
出	chū	to go out; to come out; to occur
别	bié	to leave; to depart; to separate
到	dào	to (a place); until (a time); up to
千	qiān	a swing
卖	mài	to sell; to betray; to spare no effort
去年	qù nián	last year

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