HSK 2 Vocabulary
HSK 2 Vocabulary List (197 words)
Compiled from Fluentide podcast episodes. Updated May 2026.
The HSK 2 vocabulary list adds approximately 150 words on top of HSK 1, bringing the total to around 300 words. These cover everyday situations like travel, hobbies, weather, and basic opinions. Each word includes pinyin, English translation, and links to Fluentide elementary episodes where the word is used.
Where HSK 2 Sits in the HSK Ladder
HSK 2 Word List
罢工bàgōngto strike
easy
版权bǎnquáncopyright
easymedium
保存bǎocúnto save
easy
保释bǎoshìbail
easy
变相裁员biànxiāng cáiyuándisguised layoffs
normalmedium+1
辨别biànbiéto distinguish
easy
标配biāopèistandard; staple
easynormal
标签biāoqiānlabel; tag
mediumeasy+1
表达biǎodáto express
easy
不可能bù kěnéngimpossible
easy
不自由的民主派bù zìyóu de mínzhǔ pàiilliberal democrat
easy
裁判cáipànreferee
easy
场地chǎngdìvenue
easy
超越模式chāoyuè móshìOvertake Mode
mediumeasy+1
成本chéngběncost
easyeasy
成绩chéngjìresult; performance time
mediumeasy
成就chéngjiùachievement; accomplishment
easy
城市chéngshìcity
easyeasy+1
冲浪chōnglàngto surf
easy
出场费chūchǎng fèiappearance fee
mediumeasy
出口chūkǒuexport
normalmedium+1
处理chǔlǐto handle; to deal with
mediumeasy
创始人chuàngshǐrénfounder
easy
打破dǎpòto break (a record, a window)
easy
大气层dàqìcéngatmosphere
easy
代理 (AI 代理)dàilǐagent (AI agent)
easy
代码dàimǎcode
easy
带薪假dàixīn jiàpaid leave
easy
点赞diǎn zànto like (social media)
easy
调查diàocháto investigate; investigation
easymedium
动力系统dònglì xìtǒngpower system
mediumeasy
动物dòngwùanimal
easy
冻结dòngjiéto freeze
easy
对照组duìzhào zǔcontrol group
easy
恶搞ègǎoparody; spoof
mediumeasy
法官fǎguānjudge
easy
翻脸fān liǎnto turn against
easy
反对党fǎnduì dǎngopposition party
easy
反抗fǎnkàngto resist
easy
反垄断法fǎn lǒngduàn fǎantitrust law
easy
非常fēichángvery/extremely
easy
分享fēnxiǎngto share
easy
疯传fēng chuánwent viral
easy
辅助fǔzhùto assist
easy
腐败fǔbàicorruption
easy
改编gǎibiānto adapt
easymedium
告上法院gào shàng fǎyuànto take to court
easy
工程gōngchéngconstruction project; engineering work
easymedium
工会gōnghuìlabor union
easy
公里gōnglǐkilometer
easy
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