Chinese Language Roadmap 2

Learning path · 18 study sets · 438 words · Chinese vocabulary · Created by Openquiz Team

Comprehensive vocabulary covering asking for directions and giving directions, renting a house, visiting the doctor, communicating by phone, shopping for clothes, sports, daily life, and health care.

Study sets in this learning path

Food & Dining (20 words)
- 不过 búguò — but; however; still
- 从来 cónglái — always; never
- 分(钟) fēn (zhōng) — minute
- 午饭 wǔfàn — lunch
- 好处 hǎochù — benefit; advantage
- 必须 bìxū — must; have to
- 成 chéng — become; succeed
- 打鱼 dǎ yú — to fish
- 效果 xiàoguǒ — effect; result
- 早饭 zǎofàn — breakfast
Classroom & Homework (28 words)
- 上课 shàng kè — attend class
- 下课 xià kè — class ends
- 中学 zhōngxué — middle school
- 会话 huìhuà — conversation; dialogue
- 作业 zuòyè — homework
- 口语 kǒuyǔ — spoken language
- 句子 jùzi — sentence
- 听力 tīnglì — listening comprehension
- 复习 fùxí — review; revise
- 年级 niánjí — grade; year level
Home & Neighborhood (20 words)
- 包裹 bāoguǒ — parcel; package
- 卧室 wòshì — bedroom
- 厨房 chúfáng — kitchen
- 周围 zhōuwéi — surroundings; around
- 外边 wàibian — outside; outdoors
- 套 tào — set; suite
- 客厅 kètīng — living room
- 宿舍 sùshè — dormitory
- 层 céng — floor; storey
- 平(方)米 píng(fāng)mǐ — square meter
Health & Illness (24 words)
- 化验 huàyàn — lab test
- 发烧 fā shāo — have a fever
- 咳嗽 késou — to cough
- 大便 dàbiàn — stool; feces
- 失眠 shī mián — insomnia
- 头 tóu — head
- 头疼 tóu téng — have a headache
- 小便 xiǎobiàn — urine; to urinate
- 开(药) kāi (yào) — prescribe
- 得 dé — contract (an illness)
Sports & Exercise (22 words)
- 体育 tǐyù — physical education; sports
- 太极拳 tàijíquán — tai chi (quan)
- 打 dǎ — hit; play; practice
- 操场 cāochǎng — playground; sports ground
- 散步 sàn bù — take a walk; stroll
- 比赛 bǐsài — competition; match; game
- 气功 qìgōng — qigong
- 游泳 yóu yǒng — to swim; swimming
- 爬 pá — climb; crawl; scale
- 球 qiú — ball
Question Words & Modal Expressions (22 words)
- 不一定 bù yídìng — not necessarily
- 为什么 wèi shénme — why
- 们 men — plural suffix
- 别 bié — don't; do not
- 办法 bànfǎ — way; method; solution
- 可以 kěyǐ — may; can; be allowed to
- 可能 kěnéng — possibly; maybe
- 咱们 zánmen — we; us
- 哪里 nǎli — not at all
- 多 duō — how
Conjunctions & Function Words (24 words)
- 一起 yìqǐ — together; with (someone)
- 下 xià — next; following; below
- 不用 búyòng — need not; no need to
- 为 wèi — for; in order to
- 了 le — particle of change of state
- 再 zài — again; once more
- 又 yòu — again; once more
- 听说 tīngshuō — hear say; it is said
- 对 duì — to; toward; regarding
- 就 jiù — at once; right away
Places & Directions (24 words)
- …边 …bian — side
- 上边 shàngbian — upper side; top
- 下边 xiàbian — lower side; underneath
- 东边 dōngbian — east side; east
- 中间 zhōngjiān — middle; between
- 公园 gōngyuán — park
- 前边 qiánbian — front
- 劳驾 láo jià — excuse me
- 北边 běibian — north side; north
- 南边 nánbian — south side; south
Entertainment & Culture (25 words)
- 业余 yèyú — amateur; spare time
- 举行 jǔxíng — hold; conduct
- 书法 shūfǎ — calligraphy
- 京剧 jīngjù — Peking opera
- 博物馆 bówùguǎn — museum
- 唱 chàng — to sing
- 托福 Tuōfú — TOEFL
- 故事 gùshi — story; tale
- 文化 wénhuà — culture
- 晚会 wǎnhuì — evening party; gala
Classifiers & Units (20 words)
- 一点儿 yìdiǎnr — a little; a bit
- 份 fèn — portion; serving; copy
- 刻 kè — quarter of an hour
- 半 bàn — half; half past
- 块 kuài — piece; lump; chunk
- 好 hǎo — quite a lot of; good
- 岁 suì — years old; age
- 条 tiáo — measure word for long narrow things
- 次 cì — time; occurrence
- 每 měi — every; each
Time Markers (27 words)
- 今年 jīnnián — this year
- 以前 yǐqián — before; previously
- 以后 yǐhòu — after; afterwards; later
- 准时 zhǔnshí — on time; punctual
- 刚才 gāngcái — just now
- 前 qián — front; before
- 去年 qùnián — last year
- 号 hào — day of the month; number
- 后 hòu — after; afterwards; later
- 后年 hòunián — the year after next
Shopping & Adjectives (20 words)
- 东西 dōngxi — thing; object; stuff
- 书店 shūdiàn — bookstore
- 便宜 piányi — cheap; inexpensive
- 功课 gōngkè — schoolwork; homework
- 在 zài — in the process of; at
- 坏处 huàichù — disadvantage; drawback
- 打折 dǎ zhé — give a discount
- 挺 tǐng — quite, rather; very
- 晒 shài — sun-dry; bask in the sun
- 浅 qiǎn — light (color); shallow
Travel & Transportation (26 words)
- 上车 shàng chē — get on; board
- 下车 xià chē — get off; alight
- 从 cóng — from; since
- 出 chū — go out; come out
- 出发 chūfā — depart; set out
- 出国 chū guó — go abroad
- 出来 chūlai — come out
- 到 dào — arrive at; reach; to
- 参观 cānguān — visit; tour
- 回来 huílái — come back; return
Adjectives & Adverbs (28 words)
- 一直 yìzhí — straight; all the way
- 一般 yìbān — general; ordinary; usually
- 上 shàng — up
- 乱 luàn — messy; disorderly; chaotic
- 准 zhǔn — accurate; exact; precise
- 努力 nǔlì — hardworking; make an effort
- 厉害 lìhai — terrible; intense
- 原来 yuánlái — originally; so it was
- 又…又… yòu…yòu… — both... and...
- 安静 ānjìng — quiet; peaceful; still
Media & Technology (25 words)
- 上网 shàng wǎng — go online; surf the internet
- 伊妹儿 yīmèir — email; e-mail
- 关 guān — close; shut; turn off
- 关机 guān jī — power off
- 发 fā — send; issue; post
- 台 tái — platform; stage; lectern
- 响 xiǎng — ring; sound
- 喂 wèi / wéi — hello; hey
- 回信 huí xīn — reply letter
- 开机 kāi jī — power on
People & Society (27 words)
- 上 shàng — go up; attend; take part
- 事 shì — matter; affair; thing
- 代表 dàibiǎo — representative; delegate
- 会 huì — know how; can
- 参加 cānjiā — take part in
- 叫 jiào — call; be called; tell; ask
- 和平 hépíng — peace; peaceful
- 团 tuán — group; delegation
- 大家 dàjiā — everyone; everybody; all
- 妻子 qīzi — wife
Daily Life (28 words)
- 上去 shàngqu — go up; climb up; get on
- 习惯 xíguàn — habit; custom; be used to
- 休息 xiūxi — rest; take a break
- 借 jiè — to borrow；to lend
- 准备 zhǔnbèi — prepare; get ready
- 出来 chūlai — come out; emerge; turn out
- 办 bàn — do; handle; manage
- 午觉 wǔjiào — afternoon nap; siesta
- 合上 hé shàng — close; shut
- 听见 tīng jiàn — to hear
Emotions & Evaluation (28 words)
- 一定 yídìng — certainly; surely; must
- 不错 búcuò — not bad; pretty good
- 兴趣 xìngqù — interest
- 合适 héshì — suitable; appropriate
- 哎 āi — oh; hey
- 哭 kū — cry; weep
- 喜欢 xǐhuan — like
- 好看 hǎokàn — good-looking; nice
- 寂寞 jìmò — Lonely; lonesome; desolate
- 当然 dāngrán — of course

About the HSK test

HSK is the Chinese proficiency test for non-native speakers. There are six tests today, HSK 1 to HSK 6, and one combined test for HSK 7 to 9.
A new exam syllabus, usually called HSK 3.0, was published in November 2025. The first official sitting under it was announced for 13 December 2026.
Speaking is currently a separate test (HSKK).

Source: chinesetest.cn

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What is in the Chinese Language Roadmap 2 learning path?: 18 study sets with 438 words in total. Open a set to see its words with their meanings.
When does HSK 3.0 start?: The new syllabus was published in November 2025. The first official HSK 3.0 sitting worldwide was announced for 13 December 2026, so check which version your test date follows.

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