A2300 wordsHSK 3.0

HSK Level 2 Character List

Elementary vocabulary: daily life, family, and conversation. This list follows the HSK 3.0 standard, and each entry includes pinyin pronunciation and English meaning. Click any word to see its full detail page.

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万
万wàn

ten thousand, innumerable

且
且qiě

moreover, also, about to

业
业yè

profession, business

为
为wèi

do, handle, govern

主
主zhǔ

master, chief owner, host

举
举jǔ

raise, lift up, recommend

久
久jiǔ

long time ago, time passage, grow late

乐
乐lè

happy, glad

于
于yú

in, on, at

云
云yún

say, speak, clouds

交
交jiāo

mix, intersect, exchange

亿
亿yì

hundred million, many

以
以yǐ

by means of

入
入rù

enter, come in, join

力
力lì

power, capability, influence

单
单dān

single, individual, only

占
占zhàn

divine, observe, versify

印
印yìn

print, seal, stamp

又
又yòu

and, also, again

发
发fā

issue, dispatch, send out

司
司sī

take charge of, control, manage

向
向xiàng

toward, direction, trend

声
声shēng

sound, voice, noise

己
己jǐ

self, oneself, personal

已
已yǐ

already

当
当dāng

bear, accept, undertake

心
心xīn

heart, mind, intelligence

才
才cái

talent, ability, just

春
春chūn

spring, wanton

段
段duàn

section, piece, division

永
永yǒng

long, perpetual, eternal

求
求qiú

seek, demand, request

片
片piàn

slice, splinter, strip

由
由yóu

cause, reason, from

而
而ér

and, and then, and yet

自
自zì

self, private, personal

色
色sè

color, tint, hue

节
节jié

knot, node, joint

角
角jiǎo

horn, angle, corner

长
长zhǎng

grow up, elder, chief

青
青qīng

blue, green, black

鸟
鸟niǎo

bird

黑
黑hēi

black

件
件jiàn

measure word for article

份
份fèn

portion, part, duty

但
但dàn

only

位
位wèi

throne, position, post

低
低dī

low, to lower, hang

使
使shǐ

cause, send on a mission, order

例
例lì

precedent, example, regulation

便
便biàn

convenience, ease

信
信xìn

trust, believe, letter

倒
倒dào

fall over, lie down, take turns

借
借jiè

borrow, lend, make pretext of

停
停tíng

stop, suspend, delay

健
健jiàn

strong, robust, healthy

像
像xiàng

a picture, image, figure

克
克kè

gram, overcome, transliteration

全
全quán

maintain, keep whole or intact

公
公gōng

fair, equitable

典
典diǎn

law, canon, documentation

养
养yǎng

raise, rear, bring up

冬
冬dōng

winter, 11th lunar month

凉
凉liáng

cool, cold, disheartened

划
划huà

to row or paddle boat, to scratch

刚
刚gāng

hard, tough, rigid

利
利lì

gains, advantage, profit

刻
刻kè

carve, engrave, quarter hour

办
办bàn

manage, do, handle

加
加jiā

add to, increase, augment

务
务wù

affairs, business

助
助zhù

help, aid, assist

努
努nǔ

to exert, strive, make an effort

千
千qiān

thousand

卖
卖mài

sell

卡
卡kǎ

card, punch card, calorie

原
原yuán

source, origin, beginning

取
取qǔ

take, receive, obtain

变
变biàn

change, transform, alter

句
句jù

sentence

只
只zhǐ

only, just, simply

可
可kě

may, can, able

合
合hé

combine, unite, join

吹
吹chuī

blow, puff, brag

味
味wèi

taste, smell, odor

咱
咱zán

we, us

响
响xiǎng

make sound, make noise, sound

哭
哭kū

weep, cry, wail

啊
啊a

exclamation particle

喂
喂wèi

interjection to call attention

喊
喊hǎn

shout, call out, yell

嘴
嘴zuǐ

mouth, lips

因
因yīn

cause, reason

园
园yuán

garden, park, orchard

堂
堂táng

hall, government office

墙
墙qiáng

wall

处
处chù

place, locale, department

够
够gòu

enough, adequate

头
头tóu

head, top, chief

套
套tào

case, cover, wrapper

如
如rú

if, supposing, as if

姓
姓xìng

surname

它
它tā

it

安
安ān

peaceful, tranquil, quiet

完
完wán

complete, finish, settle

定
定dìng

decide, settle, fix

宜
宜yí

suitable, right, fitting

实
实shí

real, actual, honest

室
室shì

room, home, house

封
封fēng

letter, envelope, feudal

层
层céng

storey, layer, floor

市
市shì

market, fair, city

平
平píng

flat, level, even

广
广guǎng

wide, extensive, broad

应
应yīng

should, ought to, must

座
座zuò

seat, stand, base

庭
庭tíng

courtyard, spacious hall or yard

康
康kāng

peaceful, quiet, happy

弄
弄nòng

do, play or fiddle with, alley

往
往wǎng

go, depart

必
必bì

surely, most certainly, must

忽
忽hū

suddenly, abruptly, neglect

态
态tài

manner, bearing, attitude

怕
怕pà

to fear, be afraid of, apprehensive

思
思sī

think, consider, ponder

急
急jí

quick, quickly, urgent

情
情qíng

feeling, sentiment, emotion

惯
惯guàn

habit, custom, habitually

意
意yì

thought, idea, opinion

感
感gǎn

feel, perceive, emotion

愿
愿yuàn

sincere, honest, virtuous

懂
懂dǒng

understand, comprehend

成
成chéng

completed, finished, fixed

所
所suǒ

place, location

护
护hù

protect, guard, defend

拉
拉lā

pull, drag, seize

挺
挺tǐng

to stand upright, straighten, rigid

换
换huàn

change

掉
掉diào

turn, move, shake

排
排pái

row, rank, line

接
接jiē

receive, continue, catch

推
推tuī

push, expel, push forward

提
提tí

hold in hand, lift in hand

收
收shōu

gather together, collect, harvest

改
改gǎi

change, alter, improve

故
故gù

ancient, old, reason

数
数shù

number, several, count

斤
斤jīn

a catty, an axe, keen

旅
旅lǚ

trip, journey

晨
晨chén

early morning, daybreak

普
普pǔ

universal, general, widespread

晴
晴qíng

clear weather, fine weather

末
末mò

final, last, end

板
板bǎn

plank, board, iron or tin plate

查
查chá

investigate, examine, seek into

检
检jiǎn

check, examine

椅
椅yǐ

chair, seat

楚
楚chǔ

name of feudal state, clear

河
河hé

river, stream, yellow river

油
油yóu

oil, fat, grease

法
法fǎ

law, rule, regulation

活
活huó

live, exist, survive

流
流liú

flow, circulate, drift

海
海hǎi

sea, ocean, maritime

清
清qīng

clear, pure, clean

温
温wēn

lukewarm

游
游yóu

to swim

湖
湖hú

a lake, Hubei, Hunan

漂
漂piào

float, drift, tossed about

澡
澡zǎo

wash, bathe

灯
灯dēng

lantern, lamp

然
然rán

yes, certainly

照
照zhào

shine, illumine, reflect

熟
熟shú

well-cooked, ripe, familiar with

爬
爬pá

crawl, creep, climb

物
物wù

thing, substance, creature

特
特tè

special, unique, distinguished

狗
狗gǒu

dog, canis familiaris

猫
猫māo

cat

王
王wáng

king, ruler, royal

理
理lǐ

reason, logic, manage

瓶
瓶píng

jug, pitcher, vase

留
留liú

stop, halt, stay

疼
疼téng

aches, pains, be fond of

目
目mù

eye, look, see

相
相xiāng

mutual, reciprocal, each other

省
省shěng

province, save, economize

眼
眼yǎn

eye

睛
睛jīng

eyeball

短
短duǎn

short, brief, deficient

确
确què

sure, certain, real

碗
碗wǎn

bowl, small dish

碰
碰pèng

collide, bump into

示
示shì

show, manifest, demonstrate

礼
礼lǐ

social custom, manners, courtesy

秋
秋qiū

autumn, fall, year

科
科kē

section, department, science

租
租zū

rent, lease, rental

称
称chēng

call, name, brand

空
空kōng

empty, hollow, bare

笔
笔bǐ

writing brush

筷
筷kuài

chopsticks

算
算suàn

count, calculate, figure

篇
篇piān

chapter, section, essay

篮
篮lán

basket

红
红hóng

red, vermillion

级
级jí

level, rank, class

纸
纸zhǐ

paper

练
练liàn

to practice, drill, exercise

组
组zǔ

class, section, department

经
经jīng

pass through, classic, scripture

结
结jié

knot, tie, join

绩
绩jī

spin, achievements

绿
绿lǜ

green, chlorine

者
者zhě

that which, he who, those who

背
背bèi

back, back side, behind

脏
脏zàng

internal organs, viscera, dirty

脚
脚jiǎo

leg, foot, base

脸
脸liǎn

face, cheek, reputation

腿
腿tuǐ

legs, thighs

舒
舒shū

open up, unfold, stretch out

般
般bān

sort, manner, kind

英
英yīng

petal, flower, leaf

草
草cǎo

grass, straw, thatch

药
药yào

medicine, drug, remedy

蓝
蓝lán

blue, indigo plant

虽
虽suī

although, even if

街
街jiē

street, road, thoroughfare

表
表biǎo

show, express, manifest

装
装zhuāng

dress, clothes, attire

观
观guān

see, observe, view

计
计jì

plan, plot, strategem

讨
讨tǎo

to discuss, ask for, beg

让
让ràng

allow, permit, yield

讲
讲jiǎng

explain, discuss, talk

许
许xǔ

allow, permit, promise

论
论lùn

debate, discuss, discourse

词
词cí

words, phrase, expression

该
该gāi

should, ought to, need to

超
超chāo

jump over, leap over, surpass

越
越yuè

exceed, go beyond

辆
辆liàng

measure word for vehicles

迎
迎yíng

receive, welcome, greet

运
运yùn

transport, carry, luck

近
近jìn

near, close

适
适shì

go, reach, appropriate

选
选xuǎn

choose, select, elect

通
通tōng

pass through, common, communicate

遍
遍biàn

everywhere, all over, throughout

部
部bù

part, division, section

酒
酒jiǔ

wine, spirits, liquor

量
量liàng

measure, quantity, capacity

钟
钟zhōng

clock, bell

铁
铁tiě

iron, strong, solid

银
银yín

silver, cash, money

闻
闻wén

hear, smell, make known

队
队duì

team, group, army unit

阳
阳yáng

sun

亮
亮liàng

bright, brilliant, radiant

共
共gòng

together with, all, total

其
其qí

his, her, its

参
参cān

take part in, intervene, ginseng

受
受shòu

receive, accept, get

周
周zhōu

Zhou dynasty, circumference

复
复fù

return, repeat, repeatedly

夏
夏xià

summer, great, grand

夜
夜yè

night, dark, in night

带
带dài

belt, girdle, band

度
度dù

degree, system, manner

或
或huò

or, either, else

报
报bào

report, tell, announce

更
更gèng

more, still further, much more

满
满mǎn

fill, full, satisfied

画
画huà

a painting, picture, drawing

直
直zhí

straight, erect, vertical

离
离lí

leave, depart, separate

育
育yù

produce, give birth to, educate

船
船chuán

ship, boat, vessel

言
言yán

words, speech, speak

轻
轻qīng

light, easy, simple

阴
阴yīn

shade

际
际jì

border, boundary, juncture

随
随suí

follow, listen to, submit to

雪
雪xuě

snow

静
静jìng

quiet, still, motionless

靠
靠kào

lean on, trust, depend on

鞋
鞋xié

shoes, footwear in general

音
音yīn

sound, tone, pitch

顺
顺shùn

obey, submit to, go along with

须
须xū

must, have to, necessary

顾
顾gù

look back, look at, look after

题
题tí

topic, question, title

颜
颜yán

face, facial appearance

食
食shí

eat, meal, food

餐
餐cān

eat, dine, meal

饱
饱bǎo

full

饺
饺jiǎo

stuffed dumplings

骑
骑qí

ride horseback, mount, cavalry

鱼
鱼yú

fish

黄
黄huáng

yellow

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