HSK 2: Everyday Items
Everyday Items: Vocabulary for common objects, rooms, and things at home
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Pinyin is the standard romanisation used to show Mandarin pronunciation using the Latin alphabet. You’ll often see tone marks on the vowels to show the four tones (plus the neutral tone), for example mā / má / mǎ / mà / ma. “Numbered pinyin” shows the same tones using a number after the syllable instead of tone marks, for example ma1 / ma2 / ma3 / ma4 / ma (sometimes written as ma5 for the neutral tone). Numbered pinyin is handy when you can’t easily type tone marks, while tone-mark pinyin is usually easier to read once you’re used to it.
办公室
- Pinyin: bàn gōng shì
- Numbered pinyin: ban4 gong1 shi4
- English translation: office
笔
- Pinyin: bǐ
- Numbered pinyin: bi3
- English translation: pen
笔记
- Pinyin: bǐ jì
- Numbered pinyin: bi3 ji4
- English translation: notes
笔记本
- Pinyin: bǐ jì běn
- Numbered pinyin: bi3 ji4 ben3
- English translation: notebook
表
- Pinyin: biǎo
- Numbered pinyin: biao3
- English translation: watch, form, list
超市
- Pinyin: chāo shì
- Numbered pinyin: chao1 shi4
- English translation: supermarket
词
- Pinyin: cí
- Numbered pinyin: ci2
- English translation: word
词典
- Pinyin: cí diǎn
- Numbered pinyin: ci2 dian3
- English translation: dictionary
词语
- Pinyin: cí yǔ
- Numbered pinyin: ci2 yu3
- English translation: words, expressions
打印
- Pinyin: dǎ yìn
- Numbered pinyin: da3 yin4
- English translation: to print
大门
- Pinyin: dà mén
- Numbered pinyin: da4 men2
- English translation: main gate, entrance
大衣
- Pinyin: dà yī
- Numbered pinyin: da4 yi1
- English translation: overcoat
灯
- Pinyin: dēng
- Numbered pinyin: deng1
- English translation: lamp, light
关机
- Pinyin: guān jī
- Numbered pinyin: guan1 ji1
- English translation: to turn off (a device)
花园
- Pinyin: huā yuán
- Numbered pinyin: hua1 yuan2
- English translation: garden
计算机
- Pinyin: jì suàn jī
- Numbered pinyin: ji4 suan4 ji1
- English translation: computer
卡
- Pinyin: kǎ
- Numbered pinyin: ka3
- English translation: card
开机
- Pinyin: kāi jī
- Numbered pinyin: kai1 ji1
- English translation: to start (a machine)
面
- Pinyin: miàn
- Numbered pinyin: mian4
- English translation: face, side, surface
瓶子
- Pinyin: píng zi
- Numbered pinyin: ping2 zi5
- English translation: bottle
墙
- Pinyin: qiáng
- Numbered pinyin: qiang2
- English translation: wall
球鞋
- Pinyin: qiú xié
- Numbered pinyin: qiu2 xie2
- English translation: sports shoes
日报
- Pinyin: rì bào
- Numbered pinyin: ri4 bao4
- English translation: daily newspaper
声音
- Pinyin: shēng yīn
- Numbered pinyin: sheng1 yin1
- English translation: sound, voice
手表
- Pinyin: shǒu biǎo
- Numbered pinyin: shou3 biao3
- English translation: wristwatch
图片
- Pinyin: tú piàn
- Numbered pinyin: tu2 pian4
- English translation: picture, image
网
- Pinyin: wǎng
- Numbered pinyin: wang3
- English translation: net, network
网站
- Pinyin: wǎng zhàn
- Numbered pinyin: wang3 zhan4
- English translation: website
洗衣机
- Pinyin: xǐ yī jī
- Numbered pinyin: xi3 yi1 ji1
- English translation: washing machine
相机
- Pinyin: xiàng jī
- Numbered pinyin: xiang4 ji1
- English translation: camera
鞋
- Pinyin: xié
- Numbered pinyin: xie2
- English translation: shoes
信号
- Pinyin: xìn hào
- Numbered pinyin: xin4 hao4
- English translation: signal
信息
- Pinyin: xìn xī
- Numbered pinyin: xin4 xi1
- English translation: information
椅子
- Pinyin: yǐ zi
- Numbered pinyin: yi3 zi5
- English translation: chair
院
- Pinyin: yuàn
- Numbered pinyin: yuan4
- English translation: courtyard, yard
院子
- Pinyin: yuàn zi
- Numbered pinyin: yuan4 zi5
- English translation: courtyard
纸
- Pinyin: zhǐ
- Numbered pinyin: zhi3
- English translation: paper
住房
- Pinyin: zhù fáng
- Numbered pinyin: zhu4 fang2
- English translation: housing
字典
- Pinyin: zì diǎn
- Numbered pinyin: zi4 dian3
- English translation: dictionary
组
- Pinyin: zǔ
- Numbered pinyin: zu3
- English translation: group, team, to form
座位
- Pinyin: zuò wèi
- Numbered pinyin: zuo4 wei4
- English translation: seat
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