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HSK 2 vocabulary: old vs new HSK 3.0
Study the new HSK 2 vocabulary with pinyin and English dictionary meanings, and see how the words compare with the old list.
The new syllabus contains 200 numbered entries at this level. This page shows 198 unique written forms; 128 are not listed at the same old level. The old-level comparison contains 77 forms not found at the same new level.
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Numbers are based on simplified written forms, not distinct meanings. A word that is new to a level may have moved from another level. Dictionary meanings are machine-matched by pinyin and show multiple senses, which may differ from the syllabus sense; some may be missing or require review.
New HSK 2 vocabulary list
198 words shown
| Chinese | Pinyin | Dictionary senses (English) | Old HSK level | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 啊 | a | modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent | 3 | Not in same old level |
| 爱好 | àihào | to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby | 3 | Not in same old level |
| 白色 | báisè | white; fig. reactionary; anti-communist | — | Not in same old level |
| 班 | bān | team; class; grade; (military) squad; work shift; classifier for groups of people and scheduled transport vehicles | 3 | Not in same old level |
| 帮 | bāng | old variant of 帮; to help; to assist; to support; for sb (i.e. as a help); hired (as worker); side (of pail, boat etc); outer layer; upper (of a shoe); group; gang; clique; party; secret society | — | Not in same old level |
| 帮忙 | bāngmáng | to help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn | 3 | Not in same old level |
| 包 | bāo | to cover; to wrap; to hold; to include; to take charge of; to contract (to or for); package; wrapper; container; bag; to hold or embrace; bundle; packet | 3 | Not in same old level |
| 本子 | běnzi | book; notebook; Japanese-style self-published comic (esp. an erotic one), aka "dōjinshi"; edition | — | Not in same old level |
| 比 | bǐ | to compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}; ratio; to gesture; (Taiwan pr. [bì] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese) | 2 | Same level |
| 笔 | bǐ | pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters; classifier for sums of money, deals | — | Not in same old level |
| 别 | bié | to leave; to part (from); (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish; (bound form) other; another; different; don't ...!; to fasten with a pin or clip; to stick in; to insert (in order to hinder movement); (noun suffix) category (e.g. 性别, 派别) | 2 | Same level |
| 不错 | búcuò | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 不好意思 | bù hǎoyìsi | to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb) | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 长 | cháng | length; long; forever; always; constantly | 2 | Same level |
| 车站 | chēzhàn | rail station; bus stop | — | Not in same old level |
| 出 | chū | 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; variant of 出 (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels) | 2 | Same level |
| 出国 | chūguó | to go abroad; to leave the country | — | Not in same old level |
| 出来 | chūlái | to come out; to appear; to arise | — | Not in same old level |
| 出门 | chūmén | to go out; to leave home; to go on a journey; away from home; (of a woman) to get married | — | Not in same old level |
| 出去 | chūqù | to go out | — | Not in same old level |
| 床 | chuáng | bed; couch; classifier for beds; variant of 床 | — | Not in same old level |
| 词 | cí | old variant of 词; word; statement; speech; lyrics; a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝 | — | Not in same old level |
| 次 | cì | next in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc); secondary; vice-; sub-; infra-; inferior quality; substandard; order; sequence; hypo- (chemistry); classifier for enumerated events: time | 2 | Same level |
| 从 | cóng | variant of 从; 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 | 2 | Same level |
| 从小 | cóngxiǎo | from childhood; from a young age | — | Not in same old level |
| 错 | cuò | mistake; wrong; bad; interlocking; complex; to grind; to polish; to alternate; to stagger; to miss; to let slip; to evade; to inlay with gold or silver | 2 | Same level |
| 打 | dǎ | to beat; to strike; to hit; to break; to type; to mix up; to build; to fight; to fetch; to make; to tie up; to issue; to shoot; to calculate; to play (a game); since; from | — | Not in same old level |
| 打车 | dǎchē | to take a taxi (in town); to hitch a lift | — | Not in same old level |
| 打开 | dǎkāi | to open; to show (a ticket); to turn on; to switch on | — | Not in same old level |
| 但 | dàn | but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just | — | Not in same old level |
| 但是 | dànshì | but; however | 2 | Same level |
| 得 | de | structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc | 2 | Same level |
| 地 | de | -ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct | 3 | Not in same old level |
| 等 | děng | class; rank; grade; equal to; same as; to wait for; to await; et cetera; and so on; et al. (and other authors); after; as soon as; once | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 地铁 | dìtiě | underground railway; subway; subway train | 3 | Not in same old level |
| 点 | diǎn | point; dot; drop; speck; o'clock; point (in space or time); to draw a dot; to check on a list; to choose; to order (food in a restaurant); to touch briefly; to hint; to light; to ignite; to pour a liquid drop by drop; (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更; dot stroke in Chinese characters; classifier for items | 1 | Not in same old level |
| 懂 | dǒng | to understand; to comprehend | 2 | Same level |
| 动 | dòng | (of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace; to touch; to make use of; to stir (emotions); to alter; abbr. for 动词, verb | — | Not in same old level |
| 饭馆 | fànguǎn | restaurant | 1 | Not in same old level |
| 飞 | fēi | to fly | — | Not in same old level |
| 高 | gāo | high; tall; above average; loud; your (honorific) | 2 | Same level |
| 高中 | gāozhōng | senior high school; abbr. for 高级中学 | — | Not in same old level |
| 告诉 | gàosu | to tell; to inform; to let know | 2 | Same level |
| 个子 | gèzi | height; stature; build; size | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 跟 | gēn | heel; to follow closely; to go with; (of a woman) to marry sb; with; compared with; to; towards; and (joining two nouns) | 3 | Not in same old level |
| 公交车 | gōngjiāochē | public transport vehicle; town bus | — | Not in same old level |
| 过 | guò | to cross; to go over; to pass (time); to celebrate (a holiday); to live; to get along; excessively; too- | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 过来 | guòlái | to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of | — | Not in same old level |
| 过年 | guònián | to celebrate the Chinese New Year | — | Not in same old level |
| 过去 | guòqù | (in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by | 3 | Not in same old level |
| 还是 | háishi | still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or | 3 | Not in same old level |
| 黑色 | hēisè | black | — | Not in same old level |
| 红茶 | hóngchá | black tea | — | Not in same old level |
| 红色 | hóngsè | red (color); revolutionary | — | Not in same old level |
| 后面 | hòumiàn | — | 1 | Not in same old level |
| 花 | huā | flower; blossom; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time); (coll.) lecherous; lustful; old variant of 花; variant of 花; also pr. [wěi] | 3 | Not in same old level |
| 画 | huà | to draw; to paint; picture; painting; to draw (a line) (variant of 划); stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 划); (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 划) | 3 | Not in same old level |
| 坏 | huài | bad; spoiled; broken; to break down; (suffix) to the utmost | 3 | Not in same old level |
| 回来 | huílái | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 回去 | huíqù | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 机场 | jīchǎng | airport; airfield; (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circumventing Internet censorship | 2 | Same level |
| 机票 | jīpiào | air ticket; passenger ticket | — | Not in same old level |
| 记得 | jìde | to remember | 3 | Not in same old level |
| 间 | jiān | between; among; within a definite time or space; room; section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars; classifier for rooms | — | Not in same old level |
| 教 | jiāo | to teach | 3 | Not in same old level |
| 教室 | jiàoshì | classroom | 2 | Same level |
| 介绍 | jièshào | to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation; to present (sb for a job etc); introduction | 2 | Same level |
| 进 | jìn | to go forward; to advance; to go in; to enter; to put in; to submit; to take in; to admit; (math.) base of a number system; classifier for sections in a building or residential compound | 2 | Same level |
| 近 | jìn | near; close to; approximately | 2 | Same level |
| 进来 | jìnlái | to come in | — | Not in same old level |
| 进去 | jìnqù | to go in | — | Not in same old level |
| 经常 | jīngcháng | frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily | 3 | Not in same old level |
| 酒店 | jiǔdiàn | wine shop; pub (public house); hotel; restaurant; (Tw) hostess club | — | Not in same old level |
| 就 | jiù | (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 | Same level |
| 咖啡 | kāfēi | coffee (loanword) | 2 | Same level |
| 开始 | kāishǐ | to begin; beginning; to start; initial | 2 | Same level |
| 开学 | kāixué | foundation of a University or College; school opening; the start of a new term | — | Not in same old level |
| 考 | kǎo | to beat; to hit; variant of 考; to inspect; to test; to take an exam; to check; to verify; to examine; to take an entrance exam for; deceased father | — | Not in same old level |
| 考试 | kǎoshì | to take an exam; exam | 2 | Same level |
| 可能 | kěnéng | might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps | 2 | Same level |
| 裤子 | kùzi | variant of 裤子, trousers; pants; trousers | 3 | Not in same old level |
| 快 | kuài | rapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plainspoken; gratified; pleased; pleasant | 2 | Same level |
| 快乐 | kuàilè | happy; joyful | 2 | Same level |
| 快要 | kuàiyào | nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth) | — | Not in same old level |
| 篮球 | lánqiú | basketball | — | Not in same old level |
| 累 | lèi | tired; weary; to strain; to wear out; to work hard | 2 | Same level |
| 离 | lí | to leave; to part from; to be away from; (in giving distances) from; without (sth); independent of; one of the Eight Trigrams 卦, symbolizing fire; ☲ | 2 | Same level |
| 里面 | lǐmiàn | inside; interior; also pr. [lǐ mian] | — | Not in same old level |
| 楼 | lóu | house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor | 3 | Not in same old level |
| 路 | lù | road; journey; route; line (bus etc); sort; kind | 2 | Same level |
| 路上 | lùshang | on the road; on a journey; road surface | — | Not in same old level |
| 旅游 | lǚyóu | trip; journey; tourism; travel; tour; to travel | 2 | Same level |
| 绿茶 | lǜchá | green tea; (slang) (of a girl) seemingly innocent and charming but actually calculating and manipulative; a girl who has these qualities | — | Not in same old level |
| 绿色 | lǜsè | green | — | Not in same old level |
| 慢 | màn | slow | 2 | Same level |
| 没意思 | méi yìsi | boring; of no interest | — | Not in same old level |
| 每 | měi | each; every | 2 | Same level |
| 门 | mén | gate; door; gateway; doorway; opening; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; phylum or division (taxonomy); classifier for large guns; classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology; (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate) | 2 | Same level |
| 门口 | ménkǒu | doorway; gate | — | Not in same old level |
| 门票 | ménpiào | ticket (for theater, cinema etc) | — | Not in same old level |
| 面 | miàn | face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc; variant of 面; flour; noodles; (of food) soft (not crunchy); (slang) (of a person) ineffectual; spineless | — | Not in same old level |
| 名 | míng | name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners); famous; classifier for people | — | Not in same old level |
| 拿 | ná | old variant of 拿; variant of 拿; to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take; (used in the same way as 把: to mark the following noun as a direct object) | 3 | Not in same old level |
| 那么 | nàme | like that; in that way; or so; so; so very much; about; in that case | — | Not in same old level |
| 那样 | nàyàng | that kind; that sort | — | Not in same old level |
| 奶茶 | nǎichá | milk tea | — | Not in same old level |
| 奶奶 | nǎinai | (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house; (coll.) boobies; breasts | 3 | Not in same old level |
| 男孩儿 | nánháir | erhua variant of 男孩; boy | — | Not in same old level |
| 鸟 | niǎo | bird; "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196); (dialect) to pay attention to; (intensifier) damned; goddamn | 3 | Not in same old level |
| 女孩儿 | nǚháir | erhua variant of 女孩; girl | — | Not in same old level |
| 旁边 | pángbiān | side; adjacent place | 2 | Same level |
| 跑 | pǎo | to run; to run away; to escape; to run around (on errands etc); (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate; (verb complement) away; off | — | Not in same old level |
| 跑步 | pǎobù | to run; to jog; (military) to march at the double | 2 | Same level |
| 票 | piào | ticket; ballot; banknote; person held for ransom; amateur performance of Chinese opera; classifier for groups, batches, business transactions | 2 | Same level |
| 妻子 | qīzi | wife | 2 | Same level |
| 起来 | qǐlái | — | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 前面 | qiánmiàn | ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qián mian] | 1 | Not in same old level |
| 晴 | qíng | clear; fine (weather) | 2 | Same level |
| 球 | qiú | ball; sphere; globe; ball game; match | — | Not in same old level |
| 让 | ràng | 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) | 2 | Same level |
| 肉 | ròu | meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130 | — | Not in same old level |
| 商场 | shāngchǎng | shopping mall; shopping center; department store; emporium; the business world | — | Not in same old level |
| 上来 | shànglái | to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success) | — | Not in same old level |
| 上面 | shàngmiàn | on top of; above-mentioned; also pr. [shàng mian] | — | Not in same old level |
| 上去 | shàngqù | to go up | — | Not in same old level |
| 上网 | shàngwǎng | to go online; to connect to the Internet; (of a document etc) to be uploaded to the Internet; (tennis, volleyball etc) to move in close to the net | 3 | Not in same old level |
| 身体 | shēntǐ | the body; one's health; in person | 2 | Same level |
| 生日 | shēngrì | birthday | 2 | Same level |
| 时 | shí | old variant of 时; o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period | — | Not in same old level |
| 事情 | shìqing | affair; matter; thing; business | 2 | Same level |
| 手 | shǒu | hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work; personal(ly); convenient; classifier for skill | — | Not in same old level |
| 手表 | shǒubiǎo | wristwatch | 2 | Same level |
| 书包 | shūbāo | schoolbag; satchel; bookbag | — | Not in same old level |
| 舒服 | shūfu | comfortable; feeling well | 3 | Not in same old level |
| 送 | sòng | to send; to deliver; to transmit; to give (as a present); to see (sb) off; to accompany; to go along with | 2 | Same level |
| 虽然 | suīrán | although; even though (often used correlatively with 是 or 是 etc) | 3 | Not in same old level |
| 所以 | suǒyǐ | therefore; as a result; so; the reason why | 2 | Same level |
| 疼 | téng | (it) hurts; sore; to love dearly | 3 | Not in same old level |
| 踢 | tī | to kick; to play (e.g. soccer); (slang) butch (in a lesbian relationship) | 2 | Same level |
| 题 | tí | topic; problem for discussion; exam question; subject; to inscribe; to mention | 2 | Same level |
| 条 | tiáo | strip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc) | 3 | Not in same old level |
| 跳舞 | tiàowǔ | to dance | 2 | Same level |
| 头 | tóu | head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; classifier for pigs or livestock | — | Not in same old level |
| 外国 | wàiguó | foreign (country) | — | Not in same old level |
| 外面 | wàimiàn | outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance | — | Not in same old level |
| 完 | wán | to finish; to be over; whole; complete; entire | 2 | Same level |
| 万 | wàn | ten thousand; a great number | 3 | Not in same old level |
| 往 | wǎng | to go (in a direction); to; towards; (of a train) bound for; past; previous; old variant of 往 | 4 | Not in same old level |
| 网上 | wǎngshang | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 忘 | wàng | to forget; to overlook; to neglect | — | Not in same old level |
| 位 | wèi | position; location; place; seat; classifier for people (honorific); classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes); (physics) potential | 3 | Not in same old level |
| 为什么 | wèi shénme | why?; for what reason? | 3 | Not in same old level |
| 希望 | xīwàng | to hope; a hope; a wish | 2 | Same level |
| 洗 | xǐ | to wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs); to shuffle (cards etc); to erase (a recording) | 2 | Same level |
| 洗手间 | xǐshǒujiān | toilet; lavatory; washroom | 3 | Not in same old level |
| 下来 | xiàlái | — | — | Not in same old level |
| 下面 | xiàmiàn | below; under; next; the following; also pr. [xià mian]; to boil noodles | — | Not in same old level |
| 下去 | xiàqù | to go down; to descend; to go on; to continue; (of a servant) to withdraw | — | Not in same old level |
| 小孩儿 | xiǎoháir | erhua variant of 小孩; child | — | Not in same old level |
| 小时候 | xiǎoshíhou | in one's childhood | — | Not in same old level |
| 笑 | xiào | old variant of 笑; to laugh; to smile; to laugh at | 2 | Same level |
| 姓 | xìng | family name; surname; to be surnamed | 2 | Same level |
| 姓名 | xìngmíng | surname and given name; full name | — | Not in same old level |
| 颜色 | yánsè | color; countenance; appearance; facial expression; pigment; dyestuff | 2 | Same level |
| 眼睛 | yǎnjing | eye | 2 | Same level |
| 药 | yào | leaf of the iris; variant of 药; medicine; drug; substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting); to poison | 2 | Same level |
| 药店 | yàodiàn | pharmacy | — | Not in same old level |
| 爷爷 | yéye | (coll.) father's father; paternal grandfather | 3 | Not in same old level |
| 一会儿 | yíhuìr | — | 3 | Not in same old level |
| 已经 | yǐjīng | already | 2 | Same level |
| 一起 | yìqǐ | — | 2 | Same level |
| 意思 | yìsi | idea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; interest; fun; token of appreciation, affection etc; to give as a small token; to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc | 2 | Same level |
| 阴 | yīn | overcast (weather); cloudy; shady; Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang); negative (electric.); feminine; moon; implicit; hidden; genitalia; variant of 阴 | 2 | Same level |
| 因为 | yīnwèi | because; owing to; on account of | 2 | Same level |
| 游 | yóu | to swim; variant of 游; to walk; to tour; to roam; to travel | — | Not in same old level |
| 游泳 | yóuyǒng | swimming; to swim | 2 | Same level |
| 有意思 | yǒu yìsi | interesting; meaningful; enjoyable; fun | — | Not in same old level |
| 有时 | yǒushí | sometimes; now and then | — | Not in same old level |
| 右 | yòu | (bound form) right; right-hand side; (bound form) (politics) right of center; (bound form) (old) west; (literary) the right side as the side of precedence | — | Not in same old level |
| 右边 | yòubian | right side; right, to the right | 2 | Same level |
| 鱼 | yú | fish | 2 | Same level |
| 远 | yuǎn | far; distant; remote; (intensifier in a comparison) by far; much (lower etc) | 2 | Same level |
| 运动 | yùndòng | to move; to exercise; sports; exercise; motion; movement; campaign | 2 | Same level |
| 站 | zhàn | station; to stand; to halt; to stop; branch of a company or organization; website | 3 | Not in same old level |
| 丈夫 | zhàngfu | husband | 2 | Same level |
| 这么 | zhème | so much; this much; how much?; this way; like this | — | Not in same old level |
| 这样 | zhèyàng | this kind of; so; this way; like this; such | — | Not in same old level |
| 着 | zhe | aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state | 2 | Same level |
| 正 | zhèng | straight; upright; proper; main; principal; to correct; to rectify; exactly; just (at that time); right (in that place); (math.) positive | 5 | Not in same old level |
| 周 | zhōu | to make a circuit; to circle; circle; circumference; lap; cycle; complete; all; all over; thorough; to help financially; week; weekly; variant of 周 | — | Not in same old level |
| 准备 | zhǔnbèi | preparation; to prepare; to intend; to be about to; reserve (fund) | 2 | Same level |
| 自己 | zìjǐ | oneself; one's own | 3 | Not in same old level |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk; to go; to run; to move (of vehicle); to visit; to leave; to go away; to die (euph.); from; through; away (in compound verbs, such as 走); to change (shape, form, meaning) | 2 | Same level |
| 走路 | zǒulù | to walk; to go on foot | — | Not in same old level |
| 足球 | zúqiú | soccer ball; a football; soccer; football | — | Not in same old level |
| 最 | zuì | variant of 最; old variant of 最; most; the most; -est (superlative suffix) | 2 | Same level |
| 左 | zuǒ | left; the Left (politics); east; unorthodox; queer; wrong; differing; opposite; variant of 佐 | — | Not in same old level |
| 左边 | zuǒbian | left; the left side; to the left of | 2 | Same level |
Old-level words not in the same new level
These words may have moved to another level; “—” means no matching written form was found in the new dataset, not that a word is forbidden in an exam.
| Chinese | Pinyin | Dictionary senses (English) | New HSK level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 吧 | bā | bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc); to puff (on a pipe etc); (onom.) bang; abbr. for 贴吧 | 1 |
| 白 | bái | white; snowy; pure; bright; empty; blank; plain; clear; to make clear; in vain; gratuitous; free of charge; reactionary; anti-communist; funeral; to stare coldly; to write wrong character; to state; to explain; vernacular; spoken lines in opera | 5 |
| 百 | bǎi | hundred; numerous; all kinds of | 1 |
| 帮助 | bāng zhù | assistance; aid; to help; to assist | 3 |
| 报纸 | bào zhǐ | newspaper; newsprint | 3 |
| 便宜 | biàn yí | convenient | 1 |
| 唱歌 | chàng gē | to sing a song | — |
| 穿 | chuān | to wear; to put on; to dress; to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to penetrate; to pass through; to thread | 1 |
| 船 | chuán | variant of 船; boat; vessel; ship | 3 |
| 打篮球 | dǎ lán qiú | to play basketball | — |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone; influential family; great expert | 1 |
| 到 | dào | 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 | 1 |
| 弟弟 | dì di | younger brother | 1 |
| 第一 | dì yī | first; number one; primary | — |
| 房间 | fáng jiān | room | 1 |
| 非常 | fēi cháng | very; really; unusual; extraordinary | 1 |
| 服务员 | fú wù yuán | waiter; waitress; attendant; customer service personnel | — |
| 哥哥 | gē ge | older brother | 1 |
| 给 | gěi | 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) | 1 |
| 公共汽车 | gōng gòng qì chē | bus | — |
| 公斤 | gōng jīn | kilogram (kg) | 3 |
| 公司 | gōng sī | company; firm; corporation | 1 |
| 贵 | guì | expensive; noble; precious; (honorific) your | 1 |
| 还 | hái | still; still in progress; still more; yet; even more; in addition; fairly; passably (good); as early as; even; also; else | 1, 3 |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child | 1 |
| 好吃 | hǎo chī | tasty; delicious | 1 |
| 号 | háo | roar; cry | 1 |
| 黑 | hēi | black; dark; sinister; secret; shady; illegal; to hide (sth) away; to vilify; (loanword) to hack (computing) | 5 |
| 红 | hóng | red; popular; revolutionary; bonus | 5 |
| 欢迎 | huān yíng | to welcome; welcome | 3 |
| 回答 | huí dá | to reply; to answer; reply; answer | 3 |
| 鸡蛋 | jī dàn | (chicken) egg; hen's egg | 1 |
| 件 | jiàn | item; component; classifier for events, things, clothes etc | 1 |
| 姐姐 | jiě jie | older sister | 1 |
| 觉得 | jué de | to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc) | 1 |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good | 1 |
| 课 | kè | subject; course; class; lesson; to levy; tax; form of divination | 1 |
| 两 | liǎng | two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (old) | 1, 4 |
| 卖 | mài | to sell; to betray; to spare no effort; to show off or flaunt | 1 |
| 忙 | máng | busy; hurriedly; to hurry; to rush | 1 |
| 妹妹 | mèi mei | younger sister; young woman | 1 |
| 男人 | nán rén | a man; a male; men | 3 |
| 您 | nín | you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你) | 1 |
| 牛奶 | niú nǎi | cow's milk | 1 |
| 女人 | nǚ rén | woman | 3 |
| 起床 | qǐ chuáng | to get out of bed; to get up | 1 |
| 千 | qiān | thousand; see 秋千 | 1 |
| 去年 | qù nián | last year | 1 |
| 上班 | shàng bān | to go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office | 1 |
| 生病 | shēng bìng | to fall ill | 1 |
| 时间 | shí jiān | time; period | 1 |
| 手机 | shǒu jī | cell phone; mobile phone | 1 |
| 它 | tā | it | 1 |
| 外 | wài | outside; in addition; foreign; external | 1 |
| 玩 | wán | to play; to have fun; to trifle with; toy; sth used for amusement; curio or antique (Taiwan pr. [wàn]); to keep sth for entertainment; variant of 玩; Taiwan pr. [wàn] | 1 |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening; night; in the evening | 1 |
| 为 | wéi | as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice); variant of 为 | 3, 4, 5 |
| 问 | wèn | to ask; to inquire | 1 |
| 问题 | wèn tí | question; problem; issue; topic | 1 |
| 西瓜 | xī guā | watermelon | 3 |
| 向 | xiàng | towards; to face; to turn towards; direction; to support; to side with; shortly before; formerly; always; all along; (suffix) suitable for ...; oriented to ...; to tend toward; to guide; variant of 向; orientation; to turn toward; to | 3 |
| 小时 | xiǎo shí | hour | 1 |
| 新 | xīn | new; newly; meso- (chemistry) | 1 |
| 休息 | xiū xi | rest; to rest | 1 |
| 雪 | xuě | snow; (literary) to wipe away (a humiliation etc) | 1 |
| 羊肉 | yáng ròu | mutton; goat meat | — |
| 要 | yāo | (bound form) to demand; to coerce | 1 |
| 也 | yě | (adverb) also; both ... and ... (before predicates only); (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊 | 1 |
| 元 | yuán | currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); first; original; primary; fundamental; constituent; part; era (of a reign); meta- (prefix); (math.) argument; variable; (Tw) (geology) eon | 1 |
| 再 | zài | 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) | 1 |
| 早上 | zǎo shang | early morning | 1 |
| 张 | zhāng | to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects, sheet; classifier for votes | 3 |
| 找 | zhǎo | to try to find; to look for; to call on sb; to find; to seek; to return; to give change | 1 |
| 真 | zhēn | really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine | 1 |
| 正在 | zhèng zài | just at (that time); right in (that place); right in the middle of (doing sth) | 1 |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhī dao] | 1 |
| 自行车 | zì xíng chē | bicycle; bike | 3 |
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