HSK 2 Vocabulary
HSK 2 Vocabulary List: 500 Words (HSK 3.0)
HSK 2 has 500 words in HSK 3.0, 200 of them new at this level (the old HSK 2.0 list had 300). Fluentide has 292 free stories at the Beginner (HSK 2) level that use them, with transcript and pinyin.
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What is on the HSK 2 word list?
The other 300 come from HSK 1. They cover travel, shopping, weather, health, and simple plans: the first vocabulary that lets you handle a short exchange without English.
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HSK 2 word list
All 497 words from the official HSK 3.0 syllabus, the 197 new at HSK 2 first. The syllabus counts 500 because a few words are listed once per reading; here each appears once.
Pinyin from the syllabus, definitions from CC-CEDICT. Tap a word for its other senses.
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啊a / āHSK 2modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent
- modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent
- interjection of surprise
- Ah!
- Oh!
- interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer
- Eh?
- what?
- interjection of surprise or doubt
- Eh?
- My!
- what's up?
- interjection or grunt of agreement
- uhm
- Ah, OK
- expression of recognition
- Oh, it's you!
爱好àihàoHSK 2to like
- to like
- to be fond of
- to take pleasure in
- to be keen on
- interest
- hobby
白色báisèHSK 2white
- white
- fig. reactionary
- anti-communist
班bānHSK 2team
- team
- class
- grade
- (military) squad
- work shift
- classifier for groups of people and scheduled transport vehicles
- surname Ban
帮bāngHSK 2to help
- to help
- to assist
- to support
- for sb (i.e. as a help)
- hired (as worker)
- side (of pail, boat etc)
- outer layer
- upper (of a shoe)
- group
- gang
- clique
- party
- secret society
- old variant of 帮
- old variant of 帮
帮忙bāngmángHSK 2to help
- to help
- to lend a hand
- to do a favor
- to do a good turn
包bāoHSK 2to cover
- to cover
- to wrap
- to hold
- to include
- to take charge of
- to contract (to or for)
- package
- wrapper
- container
- bag
- to hold or embrace
- bundle
- packet
- CL:个,只
- surname Bao
本子běnziHSK 2book
- book
- notebook
- Japanese-style self-published comic (esp. an erotic one), aka "dōjinshi"
- CL:本
- edition
比bǐHSK 2to compare
- to compare
- (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}
- ratio
- to gesture
- (Taiwan pr. in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
- Belgium
- Belgian
- euphemistic variant of 屄
- abbr. for 比利时
笔bǐHSK 2writing brush
- writing brush
- writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:支,枝)
- brushstroke
- stroke (in painting or calligraphy)
- (bound form) style of writing
- literary manner
- technique of brushwork
- (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character
- (classifier) sum of money
- financial transaction
- piece of business
- (literary) to write (with a brush or pen)
别biéHSK 2don't
- don't
- other
- to leave
- to part (from)
- (bound form) other
- another
- different
- don't ...!
- to fasten with a pin or clip
- to stick in
- to insert (in order to hinder movement)
- (noun suffix) category (as in 性别, 派别)
- (literary) to differentiate
- to distinguish
- (dialect) to turn away
- to turn aside
- to avert (one's face, gaze etc)
- to make sb change their ways, opinions etc
- surname Bie
不错búcuòHSK 2correct
- correct
- right
- not bad
- pretty good
不好意思bù hǎoyìsiHSK 2to feel embarrassed
- to feel embarrassed
- to find it embarrassing
- to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)
车站chēzhànHSK 2rail station
- rail station
- bus stop
- CL:处,个
出chūHSK 2to go out
- to go out
- to come out
- to arise
- to occur
- to produce
- to yield
- to go beyond
- to exceed
- (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result)
- classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
- variant of 出 (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)
出国chūguóHSK 2to go abroad
- to go abroad
- to leave the country
出来chūláiHSK 2to come out
- to come out
- to appear
- to arise
出门chūménHSK 2to go out
- to go out
- to leave home
- to go on a journey
- away from home
- (of a woman) to get married
出去chūqùHSK 2to go out
- to go out
床chuángHSK 2bed
- bed
- couch (furniture that one can lie down on) (CL:张)
- bed
- bottom (of rivers, oceans, gardens etc)
- frame
- chassis
- classifier for blankets, quilts etc
- variant of 床
词cíHSK 2word
- word
- statement
- speech
- lyrics
- a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝 (CL:首)
- old variant of 词
次cìHSK 2time (occurrence)
- time (occurrence)
- next in sequence
- second
- the second (day, time etc)
- secondary
- vice-
- sub-
- infra-
- inferior quality
- substandard
- order
- sequence
- hypo- (chemistry)
- classifier for enumerated events: time
从cóngHSK 2from
- from
- through
- via
- (bound form) to follow
- (bound form) to obey
- (bound form) to engage in (an activity)
- (used before a negative) ever
- (bound form) (Taiwan pr. ) retainer
- attendant
- (bound form) (Taiwan pr. ) assistant
- auxiliary
- subordinate
- (bound form) (Taiwan pr. ) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
- surname Cong
- variant of 从
从小cóngxiǎoHSK 2from childhood
- from childhood
- from a young age
错cuòHSK 2mistake
- mistake
- wrong
- bad
- interlocking
- complex
- to grind
- to polish
- to alternate
- to stagger
- to miss
- to let slip
- to evade
- to inlay with gold or silver
- surname Cuo
打dǎHSK 2to hit
- to hit
- to strike
- to fight
- (in many expressions) a semantically light transitive verb used with various objects to form expressions with a wide range of meanings, e.g. 打伞 "to hold an umbrella", 打电话 "to make a phone call", 打针 "to get an injection"
- (coll.) from
- since
- (loanword) dozen
- Taiwan pr.
打车dǎchēHSK 2to take a taxi (in town)
- to take a taxi (in town)
- to hitch a lift
打开dǎkāiHSK 2to open
- to open
- to show (a ticket)
- to turn on
- to switch on
但dànHSK 2but
- but
- yet
- however
- still
- merely
- only
- just
但是dànshìHSK 2but
得de / dé / děiHSK 2to obtain
- to obtain
- to get
- to gain
- to catch (a disease)
- proper
- suitable
- proud
- contented
- to allow
- to permit
- ready
- finished
- structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
- to have to
- must
- ought to
- to need to
- used in 得瑟
地de / dìHSK 2earth
- earth
- ground
- field
- place
- land
- CL:片
- -ly
- structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
地铁dìtiěHSK 2underground railway
- underground railway
- subway
- subway train
等děngHSK 2to wait for
- to wait for
- to await
- by the time
- when
- till
- and so on
- etc.
- et al.
- (bound form) class
- rank
- grade
- (bound form) equal to
- same as
- (used to end an enumeration)
- (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun)
懂dǒngHSK 2to understand
- to understand
- to comprehend
动dòngHSK 2(of sth) to move
- (of sth) to move
- to set in movement
- to displace
- to touch
- to make use of
- to stir (emotions)
- to alter
- abbr. for 动词, verb
饭馆fànguǎnHSK 2restaurant
- restaurant
- CL:家
飞fēiHSK 2to fly
- to fly
高gāoHSK 2high
- high
- tall
- above average
- loud
- your (honorific)
- surname Gao
高中gāozhōngHSK 2senior high school (abbr. for 高级中学)
- senior high school (abbr. for 高级中学)
告诉gàosuHSK 2to tell
- to tell
- to inform
- to let know
个子gèziHSK 2stature
- stature
- height
- size (of a person or object)
- (agriculture) bundle of cereal stalks tied together
跟gēnHSK 2with
- with
- and
- to follow
- heel
- to follow closely
- to go with
- (of a woman) to marry sb
- with
- compared with
- to
- towards
- and (joining two nouns)
公交车gōngjiāochēHSK 2public transport vehicle
- public transport vehicle
- town bus
- CL:辆
过guò / guoHSK 2to cross
- to cross
- to go over
- to pass (time)
- to celebrate (a holiday)
- to live
- to get along
- excessively
- too-
- (experienced action marker)
- surname Guo
过来guòláiHSK 2to come over
- to come over
- to manage
- to handle
- to be able to take care of
过年guòniánHSK 2to celebrate the Chinese New Year
- to celebrate the Chinese New Year
过去guòqùHSK 2(in the) past
- (in the) past
- former
- previous
- to go over
- to pass by
还是háishiHSK 2still (as before)
- still (as before)
- had better
- unexpectedly
- or
黑色hēisèHSK 2black
- black
Stories that use these HSK 2 words
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HSK 2 word list for HSK 2.0 (300 words)
If your registration still says HSK 2.0, study this list. HSK 2.0 HSK 2 has about 300 words. Below are the 147 it adds at this level; the rest are on the HSK 1 page.
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Show the 147 HSK 2.0 words
- 吧ba
- 白bái
- 百bǎi
- 帮助bāngzhù
- 报纸bàozhǐ
- 比bǐ
- 便宜piányi
- 别bié
- 唱歌chànggē
- 出chū
- 穿chuān
- 船chuán
- 次cì
- 从cóng
- 错cuò
- 打篮球dǎ lánqiú
- 大家dàjiā
- 但是dànshì
- 到dào
- 得dé
- 弟弟dìdi
- 第一dìyī
- 懂dǒng
- 房间fángjiān
- 非常fēicháng
- 服务员fúwùyuán
- 高gāo
- 告诉gàosu
- 哥哥gēge
- 给gěi
- 公共汽车gōnggòngqìchē
- 公斤gōngjīn
- 公司gōngsī
- 贵guì
- 还hái
- 孩子háizi
- 好吃hǎochī
- 号hào
- 黑hēi
- 红hóng
- 欢迎huānyíng
- 回答huídá
- 机场jīchǎng
- 鸡蛋jīdàn
- 件jiàn
- 教室jiàoshì
- 姐姐jiějie
- 介绍jièshào
- 近jìn
- 进jìn
- 就jiù
- 觉得juéde
- 咖啡kāfēi
- 开始kāishǐ
- 考试kǎoshì
- 可能kěnéng
- 可以kěyǐ
- 课kè
- 快kuài
- 快乐kuàilè
- 累lèi
- 离lí
- 两liǎng
- 路lù
- 旅游lǚyóu
- 卖mài
- 慢màn
- 忙máng
- 每měi
- 妹妹mèimei
- 门mén
- 男人nánrén
- 您nín
- 牛奶niúnǎi
- 女人nǚrén
- 旁边pángbiān
- 跑步pǎobù
- 票piào
- 妻子qīzi
- 起床qǐchuáng
- 千qiān
- 晴qíng
- 去年qùnián
- 让ràng
- 上班shàngbān
- 身体shēntǐ
- 生病shēngbìng
- 生日shēngrì
- 时间shíjiān
- 事情shìqing
- 手表shǒubiǎo
- 手机shǒujī
- 送sòng
- 所以suǒyǐ
- 它tā
- 踢tī
- 题tí
- 跳舞tiàowǔ
- 外wài
- 完wán
- 玩wán
- 晚上wǎnshang
- 为wèi
- 问wèn
- 问题wèntí
- 西瓜xīguā
- 希望xīwàng
- 洗xǐ
- 向xiàng
- 小时xiǎoshí
- 笑xiào
- 新xīn
- 姓xìng
- 休息xiūxi
- 雪xuě
- 颜色yánsè
- 眼睛yǎnjing
- 羊肉yángròu
- 药yào
- 要yào
- 也yě
- 一起yīqǐ
- 已经yǐjīng
- 意思yìsi
- 因为yīnwèi
- 阴yīn
- 游泳yóuyǒng
- 右边yòubian
- 鱼yú
- 元yuán
- 远yuǎn
- 运动yùndòng
- 再zài
- 早上zǎoshang
- 张zhāng
- 长cháng
- 丈夫zhàngfu
- 找zhǎo
- 着zhe
- 真zhēn
- 正在zhèngzài
- 知道zhīdào
- 准备zhǔnbèi
- 自行车zìxíngchē
- 走zǒu
- 最zuì
- 左边zuǒbian
How to actually learn HSK 2 vocabulary
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