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
左边	zuǒ bian	left; the left side; to the left of
已经	yǐ jīng	already
希望	xī wàng	to wish for; to desire; hope CL:個\|个[gè]
帮助	bāng zhù	assistance; aid; to help
开始	kāi shǐ	to begin; beginning; to start
弟弟	dì di	younger brother; CL:個\|个; 位[wèi]
张	zhāng	to open up; to spread; sheet of paper
得	de	structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb); linking it to following phrase indicating effect; degree
得	děi	to have to; must; ought to
忙	máng	busy; hurriedly; to hurry
快	kuài	rapid; quick; speed
快乐	kuài lè	happy; merry
您	nín	you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你)
意思	yì si	idea; opinion; meaning
慢	màn	slow
懂	dǒng	to understand; to know
房间	fáng jiān	room; CL:間\|间[jiān]
所以	suǒ yǐ	therefore; as a result; so
手机	shǒu jī	cell phone; mobile phone; CL:部
手表	shǒu biǎo	wrist watch; CL:塊\|块; 隻\|只
打篮球	dá lán qiú	Play basketball
找	zhǎo	to try to find; to look for; to call on sb
报纸	bào zhǐ	newspaper; newsprint; CL:份
教室	jiào shì	classroom; CL:間\|间[jiān]
新	xīn	new; newly; meso- (chemistry)

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