HSK 2 vocabulary.

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啊 a modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent 安 ān (bound form) calm 办 bàn to take care of (a matter) 板 bǎn board 般 bān sort 报 bào to report 饱 bǎo to eat till full 背 bèi the back of a body or object 必 bì certainly 笔 bǐ writing brush 变 biàn to change 便 biàn plain 遍 biàn everywhere 表 biǎo exterior surface 部 bù ministry 才 cái ability 参 cān to take part in 餐 cān meal 草 cǎo grass 层 céng to pile on top of one another 查 chá to research 长 cháng long 超 chāo to exceed 晨 chén morning 成 chéng to succeed 称 chēng to weigh 处 chù (bound form) place 楚 chǔ distinct 船 chuán boat 吹 chuī to blow 春 chūn spring (season) 词 cí word 带 dài band 但 dàn but 单 dān bill 当 dāng to be 倒 dǎo to fall 灯 dēng lamp 低 dī low 典 diǎn canon 掉 diào to fall 定 dìng to fix 懂 dǒng to understand 冬 dōng winter 度 dù to pass 段 duàn paragraph 短 duǎn short 队 duì squadron 而 ér and 法 fǎ law 发 fā to send out 份 fèn classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc 封 fēng to confer 复 fù to repeat 改 gǎi to change 该 gāi should 感 gǎn to feel 刚 gāng (literary) hard 更 gèng more 共 gòng common 公 gōng public 够 gòu enough (sufficient) 狗 gǒu dog 故 gù happening 顾 gù to look after 惯 guàn accustomed to 观 guān to look at 广 guǎng wide 海 hǎi ocean 喊 hǎn to yell 合 hé to close 河 hé river (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]) 黑 hēi black 红 hóng red 湖 hú lake 护 hù to protect 忽 hū to neglect 划 huá to cut 画 huà to draw 换 huàn to exchange 黄 huáng yellow 活 huó to live 或 huò maybe 级 jí level 急 jí urgent 计 jì to calculate 际 jì border 绩 jì to spin (hemp etc) 己 jǐ self 加 jiā to add 件 jiàn item 健 jiàn healthy 检 jiǎn to check 讲 jiǎng to speak 角 jiǎo angle 饺 jiǎo dumplings with meat filling 脚 jiǎo foot 交 jiāo to hand over 节 jié joint 结 jié knot 借 jiè to borrow 接 jiē to receive 街 jiē street 近 jìn near 斤 jīn catty 静 jìng still 经 jīng classics 睛 jīng eye 久 jiǔ (of a period of time) long 酒 jiǔ wine (esp. rice wine) 句 jù sentence 举 jǔ to lift 卡 kǎ to stop 康 kāng healthy 靠 kào to lean against or on 克 kè to be able to 刻 kè quarter (hour) 可 kě (prefix) can 科 kē branch of study 空 kōng empty 哭 kū to cry 筷 kuài chopstick 拉 lā to pull 蓝 lán blue 篮 lán basket (receptacle) 乐 lè happy 离 lí to leave 力 lì power 利 lì sharp 例 lì example 礼 lǐ gift 理 lǐ texture 练 liàn to practice 脸 liǎn face 凉 liáng cool 量 liáng to measure 亮 liàng bright 辆 liàng classifier for vehicles 留 liú to leave (a message etc) 流 liú to flow 绿 lǜ green 旅 lǚ trip 论 lùn opinion 卖 mài to sell 满 mǎn to fill 猫 māo cat (CL:隻|只[zhi1]) 末 mò tip 目 mù eye 鸟 niǎo bird 弄 nòng to do 努 nǔ to exert 爬 pá to crawl 怕 pà to be afraid 排 pái to arrange in order 碰 pèng to touch 片 piàn thin piece 篇 piān sheet 漂 piāo to float 平 píng flat 瓶 píng bottle 普 pǔ general 其 qí his 骑 qí to sit astride 千 qiān thousand 墙 qiáng wall (CL:面[mian4],堵[du3]) 且 qiě and 情 qíng (bound form) feelings 晴 qíng clear 青 qīng green 轻 qīng light 清 qīng (of water etc) clear 求 qiú to seek 秋 qiū autumn 取 qǔ to take 全 quán all 确 què authenticated 然 rán correct 让 ràng to yield 如 rú as 入 rù to enter 色 sè color 省 shěng to save 声 shēng sound 实 shí real 食 shí to eat 示 shì to show 市 shì market 适 shì to fit 室 shì room 使 shǐ to make 受 shòu to receive 收 shōu to receive 数 shǔ to count 舒 shū to stretch 熟 shú/shóu ripe 顺 shùn to obey 司 sī to take charge of 思 sī to think 算 suàn to calculate 随 suí to follow 虽 suī although 所 suǒ actually 它 tā it 态 tài (bound form) 堂 táng (main) hall 套 tào to cover 讨 tǎo to invite 特 tè special 疼 téng (it) hurts 提 tí to carry (hanging down from the hand) 题 tí topic 铁 tiě iron (metal) 庭 tíng main hall 停 tíng to stop 挺 tǐng straight 通 tōng to go through 头 tóu head 腿 tuǐ leg 推 tuī to push 完 wán to finish 万 wàn ten thousand 碗 wǎn bowl 王 wáng king or monarch 往 wǎng to go (in a direction) 为 wèi because of 位 wèi position 味 wèi taste 喂 wèi hey 闻 wén to hear 温 wēn warm 务 wù affair 物 wù (bound form) thing 夏 xià summer 向 xiàng towards 像 xiàng to resemble 响 xiǎng echo 相 xiāng each other 鞋 xié shoe 信 xìn letter 心 xīn heart 姓 xìng family name 许 xǔ to allow 须 xū must 选 xuǎn to choose 雪 xuě snow 言 yán words 颜 yán color 眼 yǎn eye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]) 阳 yáng positive (electric.) 养 yǎng to raise (animals) 药 yào medicine 业 yè line of business 夜 yè night 宜 yí proper 亿 yì 100 million 意 yì (bound form) idea 已 yǐ already 以 yǐ to use 椅 yǐ chair 银 yín silver 印 yìn to print 因 yīn cause 阴 yīn overcast (weather) 音 yīn sound 迎 yíng to welcome 应 yīng to agree (to do sth) 英 yīng hero 永 yǒng forever 由 yóu to follow 油 yóu oil 游 yóu to walk 又 yòu (once) again 于 yú (of time or place) in 鱼 yú fish (CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]) 育 yù to have children 园 yuán land used for growing plants 原 yuán former 愿 yuàn (bound form) wish 越 yuè to exceed 云 yún cloud 运 yùn to move 咱 zán I or me 脏 zāng dirty 澡 zǎo bath 占 zhàn to take possession of 照 zhào according to 者 zhě (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 直 zhí straight 只 zhǐ only 纸 zhǐ paper (CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2]) 钟 zhōng a (large) bell (CL:架[jia4]) 周 zhōu to make a circuit 助 zhù to help 主 zhǔ owner 装 zhuāng adornment 自 zì (bound form) self 组 zǔ to form 租 zū to hire 嘴 zuǐ mouth 座 zuò seat

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啊 a modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent 爱情 àiqíng romance 爱人 àiren spouse (PRC) 安静 ānjìng quiet 安全 ānquán safe 白色 báisè white 办 bàn to establish 办法 bànfǎ way of handling sth 办公室 bàngōngshì office 帮助 bāngzhù assistance 半夜 bànyè midnight 班长 bānzhǎng class monitor 饱 bǎo to eat till full 报名 bàomíng to sign up 报纸 bàozhǐ newspaper 背 bèi the back of a body or object 北方 běifāng north 笔 bǐ brushstroke 变 biàn to change 遍 biàn everywhere 边 biān side 变成 biànchéng to change into 表 biǎo exterior surface 表示 biǎoshì (of sb) to express 笔记 bǐjì to take down (in writing) 笔记本 bǐjìběn notebook (stationery) (CL:本[ben3]) 比如 bǐrú for example 比如说 bǐrú shuō for example 必须 bìxū to have to 不好意思 bù hǎoyìsi to feel embarrassed 不少 bù shǎo many 不太 bù tài 不同 bù tóng different 不一会儿 bù yīhuìr 不错 bùcuò correct 不但 bùdàn not only (... but also ...) 部分 bùfen part 不够 bùgòu not enough 不过 bùguò only 不久 bùjiǔ not long (after) 不满 bùmǎn dissatisfied 不如 bùrú not equal to 不行 bùxíng won't do 不要 bùyào don't! 不一定 bùyīdìng not necessarily 才 cái ability 菜单 càidān menu 参观 cānguān to visit (a place, e.g. museum or factory) 参加 cānjiā to participate 草 cǎo grass 草地 cǎodì lawn 层 céng to pile on top of one another 查 chá to research 差不多 chàbuduō almost 长 cháng long 场 chǎng large place used for a specific purpose 常见 cháng jiàn commonly seen 常用 cháng yòng in common usage 超过 chāoguò to surpass 超市 chāoshì supermarket (abbr. for 超級市場|超级市场[chao1 ji2 shi4 chang3]) 车辆 chēliàng vehicle 成 chéng to succeed 称 chēng to weigh 成绩 chéngjì achievement 成为 chéngwéi to become 重复 chóngfù to repeat 重新 chóngxīn again 船 chuán boat 出发 chūfā to set off 出国 chūguó to go abroad 吹 chuī to blow 出口 chūkǒu an exit 出门 chūmén to go out 春节 Chūnjié Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) 春天 chūntiān spring (season) 出生 chūshēng to be born 出现 chūxiàn to appear 出院 chūyuàn to leave hospital 出租 chūzū to rent 出租车 chūzūchē taxi 词 cí word 词典 cídiǎn dictionary 词语 cíyǔ term (e.g. technical term) 从小 cóngxiǎo from childhood 大声 dà shēng loud voice 大部分 dàbùfen the greater part 大大 dàdà greatly 大多数 dàduōshù (great) majority 打工 dǎgōng to work a temporary or casual job 大海 dàhǎi sea 带 dài band 带来 dàilái to bring 大家 dàjiā everyone 大量 dàliàng great amount 大门 dàmén entrance 蛋 dàn egg 但 dàn but 当 dāng to be 当时 dāngshí then 但是 dànshì but 单位 dānwèi unit (of measure) 道 dào road 倒 dǎo to fall 到处 dàochù everywhere 道理 dàolǐ reason 道路 dàolù road 大人 dàren adult 打算 dǎsuàn to plan 大小 dàxiǎo large and small 大衣 dàyī overcoat 打印 dǎyìn to affix a seal 答应 dāying to answer 大自然 dàzìrán nature (the natural world) 得 dé to obtain 得出 déchū to obtain (a result) 的话 dehuà if (coming after a conditional clause) 灯 dēng lamp 等到 děngdào to wait until 等于 děngyú to equal 低 dī low 店 diàn inn 点头 diǎntóu to nod 掉 diào to fall 地球 dìqiú the earth 地铁 dìtiě underground railway 地铁站 dìtiězhàn subway station 懂 dǒng to understand 东北 dōngběi northeast 懂得 dǒngde to understand 东方 dōngfāng east 东南 dōngnán southeast 冬天 dōngtiān winter 动物 dòngwù animal 动物园 dòngwùyuán zoo 度 dù to pass 段 duàn paragraph 短 duǎn short 短信 duǎnxìn text message 队 duì squadron 对话 duìhuà to talk (with sb) 对面 duìmiàn opposite 队长 duìzhǎng captain 多久 duōjiǔ (of time) how long? 多么 duōme how (wonderful etc) 多数 duōshù majority 多云 duōyún (meteorology) cloudy 读音 dúyīn pronunciation 而且 érqiě (not only ...) but also 发 fā to send out 方便 fāngbiàn convenient 方便面 fāngbiànmiàn instant noodles 方法 fāngfǎ method 方面 fāngmiàn respect 饭馆 fànguǎn restaurant 放下 fàngxia to lay down 方向 fāngxiàng direction 放心 fàngxīn to feel relieved 发现 fāxiàn to notice 份 fèn variant of 分[fen4] 封 fēng to confer 分开 fēnkāi to separate 分数 fēnshù (exam) grade 分钟 fēnzhōng minute 服务 fúwù to serve 复习 fùxí to review 改 gǎi to change 该 gāi should 改变 gǎibiàn to change 干杯 gānbēi to drink a toast 感到 gǎndào to feel 感动 gǎndòng to move (sb) 刚 gāng (literary) hard 刚才 gāngcái just now 刚刚 gānggāng just recently 干活儿 gànhuór erhua variant of 幹活|干活[gan4 huo2] 感觉 gǎnjué feeling 感谢 gǎnxiè to thank 高级 gāojí high level 高中 gāozhōng senior high school (abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2]) 更 gèng more 个子 gèzi stature 公共汽车 gōnggòng qìchē bus 公交车 gōngjiāochē public transport vehicle 公斤 gōngjīn kilogram (kg) 公里 gōnglǐ kilometer 公路 gōnglù highway 公平 gōngpíng fair 公司 gōngsī company 公园 gōngyuán park (for public recreation) 够 gòu enough (sufficient) 狗 gǒu dog 观点 guāndiǎn point of view 广场 guǎngchǎng public square 广告 guǎnggào to advertise 关机 guānjī to turn off (a machine or device) 关心 guānxīn to be concerned about 顾客 gùkè customer 国际 guójì international 过来 guòlái to come over 过年 guònián to celebrate the Chinese New Year 过去 guòqù (in the) past 故事 gùshi narrative 故意 gùyì deliberately 海 hǎi ocean 海边 hǎi biān coast 喊 hǎn to yell 好处 hǎochù benefit 好多 hǎoduō many 好久 hǎojiǔ (coll.) for a long time 好人 hǎorén good person 好事 hǎoshì charity 好像 hǎoxiàng as if 河 hé river (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]) 黑 hēi black 黑板 hēibǎn blackboard 黑色 hēisè black 合适 héshì suitable 红 hóng red 红色 hóngsè red (color) 后来 hòulái afterwards 湖 hú lake 画 huà to draw 坏处 huàichù harm 坏人 huàirén bad person 画家 huàjiā painter 换 huàn to exchange 黄 huáng yellow 黄色 huángsè yellow 欢迎 huānyíng to welcome 画儿 huàr picture 花园 huāyuán garden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc) 回国 huí guó to return to one's home country 或 huò maybe 活动 huódòng to exercise 或者 huòzhě or 忽然 hūrán suddenly 护照 hùzhào passport 急 jí urgent 级 jí level 鸡 jī fowl 假 jiǎ fake 加 jiā to add 件 jiàn item 检查 jiǎnchá inspection 见到 jiàndào to see 讲 jiǎng to speak 讲话 jiǎnghuà a speech 见过 jiànguo 健康 jiànkāng health 脚 jiǎo foot 角 jiǎo angle 交 jiāo to hand over 交给 jiāo gěi to give 交朋友 jiāo péngyou to make friends 角度 jiǎodù angle 教室 jiàoshì classroom 教师 jiàoshī teacher 交通 jiāotōng to be connected 教学 jiàoxué teaching 教育 jiàoyù to educate 饺子 jiǎozi dumpling 叫作 jiàozuò to call 假期 jiàqī vacation 家庭 jiātíng family 加油 jiāyóu to add oil 家长 jiāzhǎng head of a household 节 jié joint 借 jiè to borrow 接 jiē to receive 街 jiē street 接下来 jiē xiàlái to accept 接到 jiēdào to receive (letter etc) 结果 jiéguǒ outcome 节目 jiémù (TV or radio) program 节日 jiérì holiday 接受 jiēshòu to accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc) 接着 jiēzhe to catch and hold on 计划 jìhuà plan 机会 jīhuì opportunity 近 jìn near 斤 jīn catty 经常 jīngcháng frequently 经过 jīngguò to pass 经理 jīnglǐ manager 今后 jīnhòu hereafter 进入 jìnrù to enter 进行 jìnxíng (of an army etc) to be on the march 计算机 jìsuànjī computer 酒 jiǔ wine (esp. rice wine) 酒店 jiǔdiàn wine shop 就要 jiùyào will 句 jù sentence 举 jǔ to lift 举手 jǔshǒu to raise a hand 举行 jǔxíng to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc) 句子 jùzi sentence 卡 kǎ to stop 开机 kāijī to start an engine 开心 kāixīn to feel happy 开学 kāixué (of a student) to start school 看法 kànfǎ way of looking at a thing 靠 kào to lean against or on 考生 kǎoshēng exam candidate 克 kè to be able to 刻 kè quarter (hour) 科 kē branch of study 可爱 kě'ài adorable 可能 kěnéng might (happen) 可怕 kěpà awful 客人 kèrén visitor 可是 kěshì but 课堂 kètáng classroom (CL:間|间[jian1]) 科学 kēxué science 可以 kěyǐ can 空气 kōngqì air 哭 kū to cry 快点儿 kuài diǎnr erhua variant of 快點|快点[kuai4 dian3] 快餐 kuàicān fast food 快乐 kuàilè happy 快要 kuàiyào nearly at the point of (doing sth) 筷子 kuàizi chopsticks 拉 lā to pull 来自 láizì to come from (a place) 蓝 lán blue 篮球 lánqiú basketball 蓝色 lánsè blue (color) 老朋友 lǎo péngyou old friend 老年 lǎonián elderly 老是 lǎoshì always 离 lí to leave 练 liàn to practice 脸 liǎn face 凉 liáng cool 辆 liàng classifier for vehicles 亮 liàng bright 凉快 liángkuai pleasantly cool (weather etc) 练习 liànxí to practice 离开 líkāi to depart 零下 líng xià below zero (esp. temperature) 例如 lìrú for example 里头 lǐtou inside 留 liú to leave (a message etc) 流 liú to flow 流利 liúlì fluent 留下 liúxia to leave behind 流行 liúxíng (of a contagious disease etc) to spread 留学生 liúxuéshēng student studying abroad 礼物 lǐwù gift 理想 lǐxiǎng an ideal 例子 lìzi case 绿 lǜ green 路边 lù biān curb 旅客 lǚkè traveler 绿色 lǜsè green 旅行 lǚxíng to travel 旅游 lǚyóu trip 卖 mài to sell 满 mǎn to fill 满意 mǎnyì satisfied 猫 māo cat (CL:隻|只[zhi1]) 米 mǐ uncooked rice 面 miàn face 面前 miànqián in front of 名 míng name 名称 míngchēng name (of a thing) 名单 míngdān list of names 明星 míngxīng star 目的 mùdì purpose 拿出 náchū to take out 拿到 nádào to get 那会儿 nàhuìr at that time (in the past or the future) 那么 nàme like that 南方 nánfāng south 难过 nánguò to feel sad 难看 nánkàn ugly 难受 nánshòu to feel unwell 难题 nántí difficult problem 难听 nántīng unpleasant to hear 那时候 nàshíhou at that time 那样 nàyàng that kind 能够 nénggòu to be capable of 年级 niánjí grade 年轻 niánqīng young 鸟 niǎo bird 弄 nòng to do 努力 nǔlì to make an effort 爬 pá to crawl 怕 pà to be afraid 爬山 pá shān to go for a hike (esp. in the hills or mountains) 排 pái to arrange in order 排队 páiduì to line up 排球 páiqiú volleyball 碰 pèng to touch 碰到 pèngdào to come across 碰见 pèngjiàn to run into 片 piàn thin piece 篇 piān sheet 便宜 piányi cheap 漂亮 piàoliang pretty 平 píng flat 瓶 píng bottle 平安 píng'ān safe and sound 平常 píngcháng ordinary 平等 píngděng equal 平时 píngshí ordinarily 瓶子 píngzi bottle 普通 pǔtōng common 普通话 pǔtōnghuà Putonghua 骑 qí to sit astride 气 qì gas 骑车 qí chē to ride a bike (motorbike or bicycle) 千 qiān thousand 墙 qiáng wall (CL:面[mian4],堵[du3]) 千克 qiānkè kilogram 前年 qiánnián the year before last 起飞 qǐfēi (of an aircraft or rocket) to take off 晴 qíng clear 轻 qīng light 青少年 qīng-shàonián adolescent 清楚 qīngchu clear 请客 qǐngkè to give a dinner party 青年 qīngnián youth 请求 qǐngqiú to request 晴天 qíngtiān clear sky 其他 qítā other 求 qiú to seek 球场 qiúchǎng stadium 球队 qiúduì sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc) 秋天 qiūtiān autumn 球鞋 qiúxié athletic shoes 气温 qìwēn air temperature 其中 qízhōng among 取 qǔ to take 全 quán all 全部 quánbù whole 全国 quánguó whole nation 全家 quánjiā whole family 全年 quánnián the whole year 全身 quánshēn the whole body 全体 quántǐ all 取得 qǔdé to acquire 让 ràng to yield 然后 ránhòu then 人口 rénkǒu population 人们 rénmen people 人数 rénshù number of people 认为 rènwéi to believe 热情 rèqíng cordial 日报 rìbào daily newspaper 日子 rìzi day 如果 rúguǒ if 入口 rùkǒu entrance 上周 shàng zhōu last week 商量 shāngliang to consult 商人 shāngrén merchant 少年 shàonián early youth 少数 shǎoshù small number 身边 shēnbiān at one's side 省 shěng to save 生 shēng to grow 生词 shēngcí new word (in textbook) 生活 shēnghuó to live 声音 shēngyīn sound 什么样 shénmeyàng what kind? 市 shì market 十分 shífēn very 实际 shíjì reality 事情 shìqing affair 食物 shíwù food 实习 shíxí to practice 实现 shíxiàn to achieve 使用 shǐyòng to use 实在 shízài really 市长 shìzhǎng mayor 收 shōu to receive 手表 shǒubiǎo wristwatch 受到 shòudào to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc) 收到 shōudào to receive 收入 shōurù to take in 熟 shú ripe 数 shǔ to count 舒服 shūfu comfortable 水平 shuǐpíng horizontal 顺利 shùnlì smoothly 说明 shuōmíng to explain 数字 shùzì numeral 司机 sījī chauffeur 送给 sòng gěi to send 送到 sòngdào 算 suàn to calculate 随便 suíbiàn as one wishes 虽然 suīrán although 随时 suíshí at any time 所以 suǒyǐ therefore 所有 suǒyǒu all 它 tā it 态度 tàidù manner 太太 tàitai married woman 太阳 tàiyáng sun 它们 tāmen they 套 tào to cover 讨论 tǎolùn to discuss 特别 tèbié unusual 特点 tèdiǎn characteristic 疼 téng (it) hurts 提 tí to carry (hanging down from the hand) 题 tí topic 天上 tiānshàng the sky 条 tiáo strip 条件 tiáojiàn condition 提出 tíchū to raise (an issue) 提到 tídào to mention 提高 tígāo to raise 停 tíng to stop 挺 tǐng straight 挺好 tǐng hǎo very good 停车 tíngchē to pull up (stop one's vehicle) 停车场 tíngchēchǎng parking lot 听讲 tīngjiǎng to attend a lecture 听说 tīngshuō to hear (sth said) 体育 tǐyù sports 体育场 tǐyùchǎng stadium 体育馆 tǐyùguǎn gym 通 tōng to go through 通过 tōngguò to pass through 同时 tóngshí at the same time 同事 tóngshì colleague 同样 tóngyàng same 通知 tōngzhī to notify 头 tóu head 头发 tóufa hair (on the head) 腿 tuǐ leg 推 tuī to push 图片 túpiàn picture 外地 wàidì parts of the country other than where one is 外卖 wàimài (of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal 完 wán to finish 万 wàn ten thousand 碗 wǎn bowl 晚安 wǎn'ān Good night! 晚报 wǎnbào evening newspaper 晚餐 wǎncān evening meal 完成 wánchéng to complete 往 wǎng to go (in a direction) 网 wǎng net 网球 wǎngqiú tennis 网站 wǎngzhàn website 晚会 wǎnhuì evening party 完全 wánquán complete 位 wèi position 喂 wèi hey 为 wèi because of 为什么 wèi shénme why? 味道 wèidào flavor 闻 wén to hear 温度 wēndù temperature 问路 wènlù to ask for directions 问题 wèntí question 午餐 wǔcān lunch 午睡 wǔshuì to take a nap in the afternoon 下雪 xià xuě to snow 下周 xià zhōu next week 像 xiàng to resemble 向 xiàng towards 响 xiǎng echo 想到 xiǎngdào to think of 想法 xiǎngfǎ way of thinking 相机 xiàngjī camera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机[zhao4 xiang4 ji1]) 想起 xiǎngqǐ to recall 相同 xiāngtóng identical 相信 xiāngxìn to believe 小声 xiǎo shēng in a low voice 笑话 xiàohua joke 笑话儿 xiàohuar erhua form of 笑話|笑话[xiao4 hua5] 小时候 xiǎoshíhou in one's childhood 小说 xiǎoshuō novel 小心 xiǎoxīn to be careful 校园 xiàoyuán campus 校长 xiàozhǎng (college, university) president 小组 xiǎozǔ group 夏天 xiàtiān summer 西北 xīběi northwest 西餐 xīcān Western-style food 鞋 xié shoe 西方 xīfāng the West 习惯 xíguàn habit 信 xìn letter 西南 xīnán southwest 姓 xìng family name 行动 xíngdòng operation 姓名 xìngmíng surname and given name 行人 xíngrén pedestrian 行为 xíngwéi action 星星 xīngxing (coll.) a star 信号 xìnhào signal 心里 xīnlǐ chest 心情 xīnqíng mood 新闻 xīnwén news 信息 xìnxī information 信心 xìnxīn confidence 信用卡 xìnyòngkǎ credit card 心中 xīnzhōng central point 休假 xiūjià to go on vacation 西医 xīyī Western medicine 洗衣机 xǐyījī washing machine 洗澡 xǐzǎo to bathe 选 xuǎn to choose 许多 xǔduō many 雪 xuě snow 学期 xuéqī term 眼 yǎn eye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]) 养 yǎng to raise (animals) 样子 yàngzi appearance 眼睛 yǎnjing eye 颜色 yánsè color 药 yào medicine 药店 yàodiàn pharmacy 药片 yàopiàn a (medicine) pill or tablet 要求 yāoqiú to request 药水 yàoshuǐ medicine in liquid form 夜 yè night 夜里 yèlǐ during the night 也许 yěxǔ perhaps 亿 yì 100 million 一部分 yī bùfen portion 一点点 yī diǎndiǎn a little bit 一般 yībān same 一定 yīdìng surely 一共 yīgòng in total 以后 yǐhòu after 意见 yìjiàn idea 已经 yǐjīng already 一路平安 yīlù-píng'ān to have a pleasant journey 一路顺风 yīlù-shùnfēng to have a pleasant journey (idiom) 阴 yīn overcast (weather) 应该 yīnggāi ought to 影片 yǐngpiàn a copy of a film 英文 Yīngwén English (language) 影响 yǐngxiǎng influence 英语 Yīngyǔ English (language) 银行 yínháng bank 银行卡 yínhángkǎ bank card 音节 yīnjié syllable 阴天 yīntiān cloudy day 因为 yīnwèi because 音乐 yīnyuè music 音乐会 yīnyuèhuì concert 以前 yǐqián before 以上 yǐshàng that level or higher 一生 yīshēng all one's life 意思 yìsi idea 以外 yǐwài apart from 以为 yǐwéi to think 以下 yǐxià that level or lower 一直 yīzhí straight (in a straight line) 椅子 yǐzi chair 永远 yǒngyuǎn forever 油 yóu oil 又 yòu (once) again 有人 yǒu rén someone 有意思 yǒu yìsi interesting 有点儿 yǒudiǎnr slightly 友好 yǒuhǎo friendly 游客 yóukè traveler 有空儿 yǒukòngr erhua form of 有空[you3 kong4] 鱼 yú fish (CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]) 院 yuàn courtyard 原来 yuánlái original 愿意 yuànyì to wish 原因 yuányīn cause 院长 yuànzhǎng the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4] 院子 yuànzi courtyard 越 yuè to exceed 越来越 yuè lái yuè more and more 月份 yuèfèn month 月亮 yuèliang the moon 云 yún cloud 运动 yùndòng to move 语言 yǔyán language 咱 zán I or me 脏 zāng dirty 咱们 zánmen (dialect) I or me 早就 zǎo jiù already at an earlier time 早餐 zǎocān breakfast 早晨 zǎochen early morning 怎么办 zěnme bàn what's to be done 怎么样 zěnmeyàng how? 怎样 zěnyàng how 占 zhàn to take possession of 长大 zhǎngdà to grow up 站住 zhànzhù to come to a stop 找出 zhǎochū to find 照顾 zhàogù to take care of 照片 zhàopiàn photograph 照相 zhàoxiàng to take a photograph 这时候 zhè shíhou 这么 zhème so much 正常 zhèngcháng normal 正好 zhènghǎo just (in time) 正确 zhèngquè correct 正是 zhèngshì is precisely 真正 zhēnzhèng genuine 这样 zhèyàng this way 只 zhǐ only 纸 zhǐ paper (CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2]) 只能 zhǐ néng can only 直接 zhíjiē direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接[jian4 jie1]) 只要 zhǐyào so long as 中小学 zhōng-xiǎoxué middle and elementary school 中餐 zhōngcān lunch 重点 zhòngdiǎn important point 中级 zhōngjí middle level (in a hierarchy) 中年 zhōngnián middle age 重视 zhòngshì to attach importance to sth 中心 zhōngxīn center 中医 zhōngyī traditional Chinese medical science 周 zhōu week 周末 zhōumò weekend 周年 zhōunián anniversary 装 zhuāng adornment 住房 zhùfáng housing 准确 zhǔnquè accurate 主人 zhǔrén owner 主要 zhǔyào main 住院 zhùyuàn to stay in hospital 字典 zìdiǎn (coll.) dictionary 自己 zìjǐ oneself 自行车 zìxíngchē bicycle 自由 zìyóu freedom 走过 zǒuguò to walk past 走进 zǒujìn to enter 走开 zǒukāi to leave 组 zǔ to form 租 zū to hire 组成 zǔchéng to form 嘴 zuǐ mouth 最近 zuìjìn recently 座 zuò seat 做到 zuòdào to accomplish 做法 zuòfǎ way of handling sth 做饭 zuòfàn to prepare a meal 作家 zuòjiā author 座位 zuòwèi seat 作文 zuòwén to write an essay 作业 zuòyè school assignment 作用 zuòyòng to act on 组长 zǔzhǎng group leader