HSK 2 vocabulary list: the official HSK2 word list
The HSK2 corresponds to the second level of the HSK exam, the chinese proficiency test dedicated to assess your level of Mandarin Chinese. The HSK has steadily grown in popularity in recent years, with more and more applicants taking it to study or work in an environment where mastering Chinese is mandatory. This language test allows you to certify a level of Mandarin. There are 6 levels, from the one (the lowest level) to the sixth which validates a perfect command of Mandarin Chinese. Candidates who pass the HSK 2 exam have an excellent command of Basic Chinese and can conduct a simple conversation. The HSK 2 justifies the ability to perform simple exchanges and obtain information from everyday life.
HSK 2 word list
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吧 ba |
modal particle indicating polite suggestion;...right?;...OK? |
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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; surname Bai |
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百 bǎi |
hundred; numerous; all kinds of; surname Bai |
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帮助 bāng zhù |
assistance; aid; to help; to assist |
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报纸 bào zhǐ |
newspaper; newsprint; CL:份[fen4] ,期[qi1] ,张[zhang1] |
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比 bǐ |
particle used for comparison and '-er than'; to compare; to contrast; to gesture (with hands); ratio |
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别 bié |
do not; must not; to pin; to leave; to depart; to separate; to distinguish; to classify; other; another |
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宾馆 bīn guǎn |
guesthouse; CL:个,家[jia1] |
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长 cháng |
long; length |
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唱歌 chàng gē |
to sing a song |
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出 chū |
to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc |
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穿 chuān |
to wear; to put on; to dress; to bore through; pierce; perforate; penetrate; pass through; to thread |
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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 |
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从 cóng |
from; via; passing through; through |
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错 cuò |
mistake; error; blunder; fault; cross; uneven; wrong; CL:个 |
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打篮球 dǎ lán qiú |
play basketball |
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大家 dà jiā |
everyone |
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到 dào |
to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive |
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得 de |
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc; |
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等 děng |
to wait for; to await; class (grade); et cetera; and so on; et al. (and other authors); after; as soon as; once; |
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弟弟 dì di |
younger brother; CL:个,位[wei4] |
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第一 dì yī |
first; number one |
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懂 dǒng |
to understand; to know |
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对 duì |
towards; at; for |
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对 duì |
right; correct |
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房间 fáng jiān |
room; CL:间[jian1] |
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非常 fēi cháng |
extraordinary; unusual; extreme; very; exceptional |
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服务员 fú wù yuán |
waiter; waitress; attendant; customer service personnel; CL:个 |
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高 gāo |
high; tall; above average; loud; your (honorific); surname Gao |
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告诉 gào su |
to tell; to inform; to let know |
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哥哥 gē ge |
older brother; CL:个,位[wei4] |
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给 gěi |
to (someone); for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb); (passive particle) |
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公共汽车 gōng gòng qì chē |
bus; CL:辆[liang4] ,班[ban1] |
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公司 gōng sī |
(business) company; company; firm; corporation; incorporated; CL:家[jia1] |
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贵 guì |
expensive; noble; your (name); precious |
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过 guo |
(used after a verb) to indicate the completion of an action |
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孩子 hái zi |
child |
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还 hái |
still; yet; even more; still more; also; too; as well |
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好吃 hǎo chī |
tasty; delicious |
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黑 hēi |
black; dark; abbr. for Heilongjiang 黑龙江 province in northeast China |
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红 hóng |
red; bonus; popular; revolutionary |
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火车站 huǒ chē zhàn |
train station |
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机场 jī chǎng |
airport; airfield; CL:家[jia1] ,处[chu4] |
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鸡蛋 jī dàn |
(chicken) egg; hen's egg; CL:个,打[da2] |
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件 jiàn |
item; component; classifier for events, things, clothes etc |
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教室 jiào shì |
classroom; CL:间[jian1] |
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姐姐 jiě jie |
older sister; CL:个 |
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介绍 jiè shào |
to present; to introduce; to recommend; to suggest; to let know; to brief |
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近 jìn |
near; close to; approximately |
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进 jìn |
to enter; to advance; to come (or go) into; to receive or admit; to eat or drink; to submit or present; (used after a verb) into, in; to score a goal |
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就 jiù |
just (emphasis); at once; right away; only; as early as; already; as soon as; then; in that case; as many as; even if; to approach; to move towards; to undertake; to engage in; to suffer; subjected to; to accomplish; to take advantage of; to go with (of foods); with regard to; concerning |
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觉得 jué de |
to think; to feel |
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咖啡 kā fēi |
coffee; CL:杯[bei1] |
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开始 kāi shǐ |
to begin; beginning; to start; initial; CL:个 |
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考试 kǎo shì |
exam; CL:次[ci4] |
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可能 kě néng |
might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps; CL:个 |
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可以 kě yǐ |
can; may; possible; able to |
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课 kè |
subject; course; class; lesson; CL:堂[tang2] ,节[jie2] ,门[men2] |
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快 kuài |
rapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plain-spoken; gratified; pleased; pleasant |
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快乐 kuài lè |
happy; merry |
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累 lèi |
tired; weary; to strain; to wear out; to work hard |
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离 lí |
to leave; to part from; to be away from; (in giving distances) from; without (sth); independent of; one of the eight trigrams of the Book of Changes representing fire (old) |
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两 liǎng |
two (quantities); both; ounce; some; a few; tael; weight equal to 50 grams |
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零 líng |
zero; nought; zero sign; fractional; fragmentary; odd (of numbers); (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one); fraction; (in mathematics) remainder (after division) |
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路 lù |
road; path; way; CL:条[tiao2] |
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旅游 lv3 yóu |
trip; journey; tourism; travel; tour |
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卖 mài |
to sell; to betray; to spare no effort; to show off or flaunt |
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慢 màn |
slow |
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忙 máng |
busy; hurriedly |
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每 měi |
each; every |
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妹妹 mèi mei |
younger sister; fig. younger woman (esp. girl friend or rival); CL:个 |
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门 mén |
gate; doo; 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 technologyr; CL:个, 扇[shan4] |
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面条 miàn tiáo |
noodles |
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男 nán |
male; Baron, lowest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; CL:個|个[ge4]; |
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您 nín |
you (polite); as opposed to informal you 你[ni3]) |
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牛奶 niú nǎi |
cow's milk; CL:瓶[ping2] ,杯[bei1] |
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女 nǚ |
female; woman; daughter; |
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旁边 páng biān |
lateral; side; to the side; beside |
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跑步 pǎo bù |
to walk quickly; to march; to run |
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便宜 pián yi |
cheap; inexpensive; small advantages; to let sb off lightly |
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票 piào |
ticket; ballot; bank note; person held for ransom; amateur performance of Chinese opera; classifier for shipments and business transactions (topolect); CL:张[Zhang1] |
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妻子 qī zi |
wife; CL:个 |
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起床 qǐ chuáng |
to get up |
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千 qiān |
thousand |
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铅笔 qiān bǐ |
(lead) pencil; CL:支[zhi1] ,枝[zhi1] ,杆[gan3] |
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晴 qíng |
clear; fine (weather) |
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去年 qù nián |
last year |
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让 ràng |
to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sthto yield |
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日 rì |
day; day of the month; date; sun; abbr. for 日本 Japan |
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上班 shàng bān |
to go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office |
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身体 shēn tǐ |
(human) body; health; CL:个 |
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生病 shēng bìng |
to fall ill; to sicken |
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生日 shēng rì |
birthday; CL:个 |
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时间 shí jiān |
time; period; CL:段[duan4] |
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事情 shì qing |
affair; matter; thing; business |
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手表 shǒu biǎo |
wrist watch; CL:块[kuai4] ,只[zhi1] ,个 |
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手机 shǒu jī |
cell phone; cellular phone; mobile phone; CL:部[bu4] |
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说话 shuō huà |
to speak; to say; to talk; to gossip; to tell stories; talk; word |
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送 sòng |
to deliver; to carry; to give (as a present); to present (with); to see off; to send |
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虽然…但是… suī rán …dàn shì … |
although…still…; even if…nevertheless... |
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它 tā |
it (inanimate thing or animal) |
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踢足球 tī zú qiú |
play soccer (football) |
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题 tí |
topic; problem for discussion; exam question; subject; to inscribe; to mention; surname Ti; CL:个,道[dao4] |
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跳舞 tiào wǔ |
to dance |
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外 wài |
outside; in addition; foreign; external |
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完 wán |
to finish; to be over; whole; complete; entire |
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玩 wán |
to play; toy; sth used for amusement; curio or antique (Taiwan pr. wan4); to have fun; to trifle with; to keep sth for entertainment |
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晚上 wǎn shang |
in the evening; CL:个 |
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往 wǎng |
to go (in a direction); to; towards; (of a train) bound for; past; previous |
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为什么 wèi shén me |
for what reason?; why? |
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问 wèn |
to ask |
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问题 wèn tí |
question; problem; issue; topic; CL:个 |
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希望 xī wàng |
to wish for; to desire; hope CL:个 |
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西瓜 xī guā |
watermelon; CL:条[tiao2] |
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洗 xǐ |
to wash; to bathe |
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小时 xiǎo shí |
hour; CL:个 |
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笑 xiào |
laugh; smile; CL:个 |
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新 xīn |
new; newly; meso- (chemistry) |
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姓 xìng |
family name; surname; name; CL:个 |
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休息 xiū xi |
rest; to rest |
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雪 xuě |
snow; snowfall; to have the appearance of snow; to wipe away, off or out; to clean CL:场[chang2] |
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颜色 yán sè |
color; CL:个 |
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眼睛 yǎn jing |
eye; CL:只[zhi1] ,双[shuang1] |
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羊肉 yáng ròu |
mutton |
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药 yào |
medicine; drug; cure; CL:种[zhong3] ,服[fu4] |
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要 yào |
to want; will; going to (as future auxiliary); important; vital; may; must |
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也 yě |
also; too; (in classical Chinese) final particle serving as copula |
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一下 yī xià |
(used after a verb) give it a go; to do (sth for a bit to give it a try); one time; once; in a while; all of a sudden; all at once; |
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已经 yǐ jīng |
already |
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一起 yī qǐ |
together; in the same place; with; altogether (in total) |
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意思 yì si |
idea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; CL:个 |
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因为…所以… yīn wèi …suǒ yǐ … |
because… thus…; on account of…then… |
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阴 yīn |
overcast (weather); cloudy; shady; Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang); negative (electric.); feminine; moon; implicit; hidden; genitalia |
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游泳 yóu yǒng |
swim |
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右边 yòu bian |
right side; right, to the right |
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鱼 yú |
fish; CL:条[tiao2] ,尾[wei3] |
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远 yuǎn |
far; distant; remote |
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运动 yùn dòng |
movement; campaign; sports; CL:场[chang3] |
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再 zài |
again; once more; re-; second; another; then (after sth, and not until then) |
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早上 zǎo shang |
early morning; Good morning!; CL:个 |
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丈夫 zhàng fu |
husband; CL:个 |
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找 zhǎo |
to try to find; to look for; to call on sb; to find; to seek; to return; to give change |
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着 zhe |
particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like -ing ending |
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真 zhēn |
really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine |
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正在 zhèng zài |
in the process of (doing something or happening); while (doing) |
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知道 zhī dào |
to know; to be aware of |
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准备 zhǔn bèi |
preparation; prepare |
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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 撤走); to change (shape, form, meaning) |
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最 zuì |
most; the most; -est |
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左边 zuǒ bian |
left; the left side; to the left of |