Vocabulary

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zhāng to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects, sheet; classifier for votes HSK 3
already; to stop; then; afterwards HSK 3
xīn heart; mind; intention; center; core HSK 3
qíng kuàng circumstances; state of affairs; situation HSK 3
zhǐ shì merely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however HSK 3
wèi le for; for the purpose of; in order to HSK 3
shēng to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out HSK 3
to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid; extremely; damned HSK 3
suǒ actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive HSK 3
yào to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs HSK 3
jiù shì exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也) even; even if HSK 3
bèi quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅游 to "go on a trip", for example) HSK 3
to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把 + {noun} + {verb}) HSK 3
dǎo (coll.) forget it; drop it; let it go; to pull down Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
sān cháng liǎng duǎn unexpected misfortune; unexpected accident; sudden death Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
nán guò to feel sad; to feel unwell; (of life) to be difficult Xiehouyu HSK 2
zhèng hǎo just (in time); just right; just enough; to happen to; to chance to; by chance; it just so happens that Xiehouyu HSK 2
jiě fu (coll.) older sister's husband Colloquialism ∼HSK 2
lǎo zhàng ren (coll.) father-in-law (wife's father) Colloquialism ∼HSK 2
tǐng straight; erect; to stick out (a part of the body); to (physically) straighten up; to support; to withstand; outstanding; (coll.) quite; very; classifier for machine guns Colloquialism HSK 2
to pull; to play (a bowed instrument); to drag; to draw; to chat; (coll.) to empty one's bowels Colloquialism HSK 2
西 西 Xihu or West lake (place name); West Lake in Hangzhou 杭州, Zhejiang; Xihu or Hsihu township in Miaoli county, northwest Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 2
cóng jīn hòu from now on; henceforward ∼HSK 2
Lín forest, grove; surname ∼HSK 2
wàn suì Long live (the king, the revolution etc)!; Your Majesty; His Majesty ∼HSK 2
lǎo I (spoken by an old man) ∼HSK 2
qiān nián millennium ∼HSK 2
hēi diàn lit. inn that kills and robs guests (esp. in traditional fiction); fig. a scam; protection racket; daylight robbery ∼HSK 2
must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot ∼HSK 2
right conduct, righteousness ∼HSK 2
dài huí to bring back ∼HSK 2
cái by no means; definitely not; as if!; yeah right! ∼HSK 2
yán words, speech; speak, say ∼HSK 2
bǎi xìng common people ∼HSK 2
shí real, true; honest, sincere ∼HSK 2
prefecture; prefect; government ∼HSK 2
rán yes, certainly; pledge, promise ∼HSK 2
jiào tóu sporting coach; military drill master (in Song times) ∼HSK 2
dìng yào must ∼HSK 2
mén shēng disciple; student (of a famous master) ∼HSK 2
tóu shàng overhead; above ∼HSK 2
zhī dào le OK!; Got it! ∼HSK 2
diàn xiǎo èr (old) (in a tavern or inn etc) waiter; attendant ∼HSK 2
yàng different; distinctive; unlike ∼HSK 2
fēng liáng huà sneering; sarcasm; cynical remarks ∼HSK 2
ku to weep endlessly; interminable wailing ∼HSK 2
lái shēng next life ∼HSK 2
jiāng huì auxiliary verb introducing future action: may (be able to); will (cause); should (enable); going to ∼HSK 2
dào héng skills acquired through religious practice; (fig.) ability; skill; Taiwan pr. [dao4 hang5] ∼HSK 2
tīng xìn to listen to information; to get the news; to believe what one hears ∼HSK 2