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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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1就jiù 4d,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 4vto want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 是); (bound form) important
3也yě 3d,y,u,b(adverb) also; both ... and ... (before predicates only); (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊
4到dào 4v,pto 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 2d,vstill; still in progress; still more; yet; even more; in addition; fairly; passably (good); as early as; even; also; else
6着zhe 5u,v,n,qaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
7给gěi 3p,v,uto; 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 4vto 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 4p,vbecause of; for; to
10可以kě yǐ 3–3 → 2–3vcan; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good
11吧ba 5y(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right?; ...OK?; ...I presume.
12得dé 2u,vto obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished
13从cóng 2p,gfrom; 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 1d,a,greally; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine
15两liǎng 3m,ttwo; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (old)
16出chū 1v,qto 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 dalready
18最zuì 4d,gmost; the most; -est (superlative suffix)
19再zài 4d,gagain; 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,cbecause; owing to; on account of

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