Chinese 2 Vocabulary
US college course · often numbered Chinese 102 / CHIN 102
The second semester shifts from labels to sentences. Word order and aspect markers (了 / 过 / 着) start doing real work, and the vocabulary broadens from objects to routines, places and time.
At a glance
Typically maps to HSK 2 — 300 characters and 568 words in that band. See the full HSK 2 list →
What Chinese 2 usually covers
- ·Daily routines and describing a typical day
- ·Food, restaurants and ordering
- ·Shopping, prices and money
- ·Weather, seasons and making small talk
- ·Getting around: transport, directions and travel basics
- ·Basic sentence patterns and question forms
Characters at this level (300)
啊āinterjection of surprise安āncalm; peaceful般bānsort板bǎnboard办bànto take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event)饱bǎoto eat till full报bàoto report; to inform; to announce背bēito carry on one's back笔bǐwriting brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc)必bìcertainly变biànto change便biànplain遍biàneverywhere表biǎoexterior surface部bùministry才cáiability; talent参cānto take part in餐cānmeal草cǎograss层céngto pile on top of one another查zhāto research长chánglong超chāoto exceed晨chénmorning
Showing 24 of 300 — view all HSK 2 characters and words.
Words at this level (568)
一会儿yīhuìra moment爱情àiqíngromance; love (romantic)爱人àirenspouse (PRC)安静ānjìngquiet安全ānquánsafe; secure白色báisèwhite班长bānzhǎngclass monitor办法bànfǎway of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem办公室bàngōngshìoffice; business premises半夜bànyèmidnight帮助bāngzhùassistance; aid报名bàomíngto sign up报纸bàozhǐnewspaper北方běifāngnorth比如bǐrúfor example; for instance; such as比如说bǐrú shuōfor example笔记bǐjìto take down (in writing)笔记本bǐjìběnnotebook (stationery)必须bìxūto have to变成biànchéngto change into表示biǎoshì(of sb) to express; to state; to show不错bùcuòcorrect不但bùdànnot only (... but also ...)不够bùgòunot enough
Showing 24 of 568 — view the full HSK 2 list.
How to use HanTrace alongside your course
- ✓Check the HSK 2 list against your textbook glossary to find the words your course adds on top of HSK 1.
- ✓Review HSK 1 words on a schedule rather than re-reading — by now the volume is too large to cram.
- ✓Use Daily Mix to keep older words alive while you add the new semester's list.
- ✓Look up every unknown word you meet in reading with the search box; each entry links to its tone, stroke order and HSK level.
Course numbering, pace and textbook choice vary by school, and HSK has no official mapping to college courses — treat the level above as a rough guide and check your own syllabus for what is examinable.