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HSK 2 Vocabulary

HSK 2 Vocabulary List (228 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 proficiency ladderThe six HSK levels with cumulative vocabulary requirements: HSK 1 requires 150 words, HSK 2 requires 300, HSK 3 requires 600, HSK 4 requires 1,200, HSK 5 requires 2,500, and HSK 6 requires 5,000 words. Word counts follow the official Hanban HSK 2.0 standard.HSK levels by cumulative vocabularyHSK 1beginner150 wordsHSK 2elementary300 wordsHSK 3pre-intermediate600 wordsHSK 4intermediate1,200 wordsHSK 5upper-intermediate2,500 wordsHSK 6advanced5,000 wordsSource: Hanban HSK 2.0 standard
Cumulative vocabulary required at each HSK level — bar width is proportional to the word count.

HSK 2 Word List

罢工bàgōngto strike
easy
白日梦báirìmèngdaydream
easy
百分之bǎifēnzhīpercent
easy
保释bǎoshìbail
easy
报告bàogàoreport
easy
比如bǐrúfor example
easy
辨别biànbiéto distinguish
easy
标配biāopèistandard; staple
easynormal
标签biāoqiānlabel; tag
mediumeasy+1
不可能bù kěnéngimpossible
easy
不明飞行物bùmíng fēixíngwùunidentified flying object (the literal Chinese for UFO)
easy
不自由的民主派bù zìyóu de mínzhǔ pàiilliberal democrat
easy
裁判cáipànreferee
easy
场地chǎngdìvenue
easy
成本chéngběncost
easy
成绩chéngjìresult; performance; score
easymedium
成就chéngjiùachievement; accomplishment
easy
成就感chéngjiùgǎnsense of achievement
mediumeasy+1
冲浪chōnglàngto surf
easy
出场费chūchǎng fèiappearance fee
mediumeasy
出发chūfāto depart; to set off
easy
出口chūkǒuexport
normalmedium+1
处理chǔlǐto handle; to deal with
mediummedium+1
船员chuányuáncrew member
easy
创新chuàngxīninnovation; to innovate
easy
答复dáfùto reply; reply
easy
打破dǎpòto break (a record, a window)
easy
代理 (AI 代理)dàilǐagent (AI agent)
easy
电子产品diànzǐ chǎnpǐnelectronic products
easy
店diànshop; store
easy
调查diàocháto investigate; investigation
easymedium
调侃tiáokǎnto mock; tease
easy
冻结dòngjiéto freeze (e.g., salary)
easyeasy
段落duànluòparagraph; passage
easy
恶搞ègǎoparody; spoof
mediumeasy
法官fǎguānjudge
easy
翻脸fān liǎnto turn against
easy
翻译fānyìto translate; translation
easy
反对党fǎnduì dǎngopposition party
easy
反抗fǎnkàngto resist
easy
反垄断法fǎn lǒngduàn fǎantitrust law
easy
放松fàngsōngto relax
mediumeasy
非常fēichángvery/extremely
easy
疯传fēng chuánwent viral
easy
辅助fǔzhùto assist
easy
腐败fǔbàicorruption
easy
改革gǎigéreform
mediumeasy
感染gǎnrǎnto infect; infection
normalmedium+1
高管gāoguǎnsenior executive
easy
隔离gélíto quarantine; to isolate
normalmedium+1

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