HSK 2 Vocabulary
HSK 2 Vocabulary List (143 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.
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Where HSK 2 Sits in the HSK Ladder
HSK 2 Word List
白白地báibái dein vain; for nothing
easy
白板báibǎnwhiteboard
easy
爆炸bàozhàto explode; explosion
normalmedium+1
比方bǐfanga metaphor; analogy
easy
比如bǐrúfor example
mediumeasy+6
表演biǎoyǎnto perform; performance
mediumeasy
不可思议bù kě sī yìunbelievable; unimaginable
mediumeasy
差不多chàbuduōabout; approximately
easy
常见chángjiàncommon; frequently seen
easy
场均chǎngjūnper-game average
easy
车手chēshǒuracing driver
mediumeasy
诚信chéngxìnintegrity; honesty in commerce
normalmedium+1
城市chéngshìcity
easy
冲过终点chōngguò zhōngdiǎnto cross the finish line
easy
出品人chūpǐnréncredited producer
mediumeasy
出人命chū rénmìngto cause deaths
easy
传奇chuánqílegend
easy
辞职 / 走cízhí / zǒuto resign / to leave
easy
答应dāyingto promise; to agree
mediumeasy
大胆dàdǎnbold; daring
easy
带头dàitóuto take the lead
easy
地球dìqiúthe Earth; the planet
easy
动手dòngshǒuto start a fight; to attack physically
easy
冻的dòng defrozen
easy
发展fāzhǎnto develop; development
easy
法拉利FǎlālìFerrari
easy
反败为胜fǎn bài wéi shèng(idiom) to turn defeat into victory
easynormal
访问fǎngwènto visit (official)
easy
敢gǎnto dare
easy
高铁gāotiěhigh-speed rail
easy
告诉gàosuto tell
easy
公开gōngkāiopenly / public
easy
股gǔshare (of stock)
easy
股价gǔjiàstock price
easy
鼓励gǔlìto encourage
easy
关系guānxirelationship; tie
normalmedium+7
广告guǎnggàoadvertisement
mediumeasy
合同hétongcontract; agreement
easy
后悔hòuhuǐto regret
easy
后来hòuláilater; afterwards
easy
怀疑huáiyíto doubt
easynormal+1
火锅huǒguōhot pot
easy
伙伴huǒbànpartner
easy
机器jīqìmachine
easy
挤破了头jǐ pò le tóu(idiom) to crowd in frantically; fight to get in
easy
纪录jìlùrecord
normaleasy
季节jìjiéseason
normalmedium+1
家暴jiābàodomestic violence
mediumeasy
监督jiāndūto supervise, oversight
mediumnormal+2
健康jiànkānghealthy, health
normalmedium+3
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