Chinese > Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi >
300 words total. Good enough to get around and sound like an idiot tourist. =) 2.5 years of good effort with online or basic learning and without immersion (moving to China for a while).
http://www.wohok.com/mandarin/hsk_test/eng/hsk2.html
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