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Band 2: the real 200 words

Straight from the official 2025 syllabus files. Tap any word to hear it; open a word to see it living inside two sentences you can already read.

Words 1 to 50啊 … 过去
  • a modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approva
  • 爱好 àihào to like
  • 白色 báisè white
  • bān surname Ban
  • bāng old variant of 帮
  • 帮忙 bāngmáng to help
  • bāo surname Bao
  • 本子 běnzi book
  • Belgium
  • writing brush
  • bié surname Bie
  • 不错 búcuò correct
  • 不好意思 bù hǎoyìsi to feel embarrassed
  • cháng long
  • 车站 chēzhàn rail station
  • chū to go out
  • 出国 chūguó to go abroad
  • 出来 chūlái to come out
  • 出门 chūmén to go out
  • 出去 chūqù to go out
  • chuáng bed
  • old variant of 词
  • next in sequence
  • cóng variant of 从
  • 从小 cóngxiǎo from childhood
  • cuò surname Cuo
  • a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with
  • 打车 dǎchē to take a taxi (in town)
  • 打开 dǎkāi to open
  • dàn but
  • 但是 dànshì but
  • de structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main
  • de -ly
  • děng to wait for
  • 地铁 dìtiě underground railway
  • diǎn to touch briefly
  • dǒng to understand
  • dòng (of sth) to move
  • 饭馆 fànguǎn restaurant
  • fēi to fly
  • gāo surname Gao
  • 高中 gāozhōng senior high school (abbr. for 高级中学)
  • 告诉 gàosu to tell
  • 个子 gèzi stature
  • gēn heel
  • 公交车 gōngjiāochē public transport vehicle
  • guò to cross
  • 过来 guòlái to come over
  • 过年 guònián to celebrate the Chinese New Year
  • 过去 guòqù (in the) past
Words 51 to 100过 … 门
  • guo (experienced action marker)
  • 还是 háishi still (as before)
  • 黑色 hēisè black
  • 红茶 hóngchá black tea
  • 红色 hóngsè red (color)
  • 后面 hòumiàn the back
  • huā surname Hua
  • huā surname Hua
  • huà to draw
  • huài bad
  • 回来 huílái to return
  • 回去 huíqù to return
  • 机场 jīchǎng airport
  • 机票 jīpiào plane ticket
  • 记得 jìde to remember
  • jiān between
  • jiāo to teach
  • 教室 jiàoshì classroom
  • 介绍 jièshào to introduce (sb to sb)
  • jìn to go forward
  • jìn near
  • 进来 jìnlái to come in
  • 进去 jìnqù to go in
  • 经常 jīngcháng frequently
  • 酒店 jiǔdiàn wine shop
  • jiù (after a suppositional clause) in that case
  • 咖啡 kāfēi (loanword) coffee
  • 开始 kāishǐ to begin
  • 开学 kāixué (of a student) to start school
  • kǎo to beat
  • 考试 kǎoshì to take an exam
  • 可能 kěnéng might (happen)
  • 裤子 kùzi trousers
  • kuài rapid
  • 快乐 kuàilè happy
  • 快要 kuàiyào nearly at the point of (doing sth)
  • 篮球 lánqiú basketball
  • lèi tired
  • surname Li
  • 里面 lǐmiàn variant of 里面
  • lóu surname Lou
  • surname Lu
  • 路上 lùshang on the road
  • 旅游 lǚyóu trip
  • 绿茶 lǜchá green tea
  • 绿色 lǜsè green
  • màn slow
  • 没意思 méi yìsi boring
  • měi each
  • mén surname Men
Words 101 to 150门口 … 往
  • 门口 ménkǒu doorway
  • 门票 ménpiào ticket (for theater, cinema etc)
  • miàn face
  • míng name
  • old variant of 拿
  • 那么 nàme like that
  • 那样 nàyàng that kind
  • 奶茶 nǎichá milk tea
  • 奶奶 nǎinai (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother)
  • 男孩儿 nánháir erhua form of 男孩
  • niǎo bird
  • 女孩儿 nǚháir erhua form of 女孩
  • 旁边 pángbiān side
  • pǎo to run
  • 跑步 pǎobù to run
  • piào ticket
  • 妻子 qīzi wife
  • 起来 qǐlái to stand up
  • 前面 qiánmiàn ahead
  • qíng clear
  • qiú ball used for playing games (variant of 球)
  • ràng to yield
  • ròu meat
  • 商场 shāngchǎng shopping mall
  • 上来 shànglái to come up
  • 上面 shàngmiàn on top of
  • 上去 shàngqù to go up
  • 上网 shàngwǎng to go online
  • 身体 shēntǐ the body
  • 生日 shēngrì birthday
  • shí old variant of 时
  • 事情 shìqing affair
  • shǒu hand
  • 手表 shǒubiǎo wristwatch
  • 书包 shūbāo schoolbag
  • 舒服 shūfu comfortable
  • sòng to send
  • 虽然 suīrán although
  • 所以 suǒyǐ therefore
  • téng (it) hurts
  • to kick
  • surname Ti
  • tiáo strip
  • 跳舞 tiàowǔ to dance
  • tóu head
  • 外国 wàiguó foreign country
  • 外面 wàimiàn outside (also pr. for this sense)
  • wán to finish
  • wàn surname Wan
  • wǎng to go (in a direction)
Words 151 to 200网上 … 左边
  • 网上 wǎngshang online
  • wàng to forget
  • wèi position
  • 为什么 wèi shénme why?
  • 希望 xīwàng to hope
  • to wash
  • 洗手间 xǐshǒujiān toilet
  • 下来 xiàlái to come down
  • 下面 xiàmiàn below
  • 下去 xiàqù to go down
  • 小孩儿 xiǎoháir erhua variant of 小孩
  • 小时候 xiǎoshíhou in one's childhood
  • xiào old variant of 笑
  • xìng family name
  • 姓名 xìngmíng surname and given name
  • 颜色 yánsè color
  • 眼睛 yǎnjing eye
  • yào leaf of the iris
  • 药店 yàodiàn pharmacy
  • 爷爷 yéye (coll.) paternal grandfather
  • 一会儿 yíhuìr a moment
  • 已经 yǐjīng already
  • 一起 yìqǐ (in) the same place
  • 意思 yìsi idea
  • yīn surname Yin
  • 因为 yīnwèi because
  • yóu surname You
  • 游泳 yóuyǒng swimming
  • 有意思 yǒu yìsi interesting
  • 有时 yǒushí sometimes
  • yòu (bound form) right
  • 右边 yòubian right side
  • surname Yu
  • yuǎn far
  • 运动 yùndòng to move
  • zhàn station
  • 丈夫 zhàngfu husband
  • 这么 zhème so much
  • 这样 zhèyàng this way
  • zhe variant of 着
  • zhèng straight
  • zhōu surname Zhou
  • 准备 zhǔnbèi preparation
  • 自己 zìjǐ oneself
  • zǒu to walk
  • 走路 zǒulù to walk
  • 足球 zúqiú soccer
  • zuì variant of 最
  • zuǒ surname Zuo
  • 左边 zuǒbian left