HSK 2 Frequent Words

Elementary · target vocabulary ~300 words. Here are 20 representative frequent words for this level, with pinyin, meanings and example sentences.

Note: these are representative words to give you a feel for the level, not the full official vocabulary list.

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旅游
lǚyóu
WordPinyinMeaningExample
旅游lǚyóuto travel; travel我们暑假去中国旅游。
wǒmen shǔjià qù zhōngguó lǚyóu.
We are going to travel in China during summer vacation.
去年qùniánlast year我去年开始学中文。
wǒ qùnián kāishǐ xué zhōngwén.
I started studying Chinese last year.
觉得juédeto feel; to think我觉得这个很好。
wǒ juéde zhège hěn hǎo.
I think this is very good.
希望xīwàngto hope; hope我希望明天不下雨。
wǒ xīwàng míngtiān bú xiàyǔ.
I hope it won't rain tomorrow.
帮助bāngzhùto help; help我可以帮助你。
wǒ kěyǐ bāngzhù nǐ.
I can help you.
介绍jièshàoto introduce我来介绍一下。
wǒ lái jièshào yíxià.
Let me introduce (you/it).
已经yǐjīngalready我已经吃饭了。
wǒ yǐjīng chī fàn le.
I have already eaten.
一起yìqǐtogether我们一起去吧。
wǒmen yìqǐ qù ba.
Let's go together.
开始kāishǐto start; begin电影开始了。
diànyǐng kāishǐ le.
The movie has started.
便宜piányicheap这个很便宜。
zhège hěn piányi.
This is very cheap.
房间fángjiānroom我的房间很干净。
wǒ de fángjiān hěn gānjìng.
My room is very clean.
机场jīchǎngairport我们去机场接朋友。
wǒmen qù jīchǎng jiē péngyou.
We are going to the airport to meet a friend.
穿chuānto wear; put on今天很冷，穿外套吧。
jīntiān hěn lěng, chuān wàitào ba.
It is cold today; put on a coat.
告诉gàosuto tell请告诉我你的名字。
qǐng gàosu wǒ nǐ de míngzi.
Please tell me your name.
姐姐jiějieolder sister我姐姐在公司工作。
wǒ jiějie zài gōngsī gōngzuò.
My older sister works at a company.
考试kǎoshìexam; to take an exam下个月我要参加考试。
xià ge yuè wǒ yào cānjiā kǎoshì.
I am taking an exam next month.
手机shǒujīmobile phone我的手机没电了。
wǒ de shǒujī méi diàn le.
My phone has run out of battery.
时间shíjiāntime今天下午你有时间吗？
jīntiān xiàwǔ nǐ yǒu shíjiān ma?
Do you have time this afternoon?
身体shēntǐbody; health运动对身体很好。
yùndòng duì shēntǐ hěn hǎo.
Exercise is very good for your health.
准备zhǔnbèito prepare; to get ready我在准备明天的会议。
wǒ zài zhǔnbèi míngtiān de huìyì.
I am preparing for tomorrow’s meeting.

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