HSK 2 Vocabulary List
HSK 2 adds 200 new words in the HSK 3.0 syllabus, for a cumulative total of 500 words.
| # | Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 啊 | 啊 | a | (exclamatory sentence-final particle) |
| 2 | 爱好 | 愛好 | àihào | to be fond of; hobby; interest |
| 3 | 白色 | 白色 | báisè | white |
| 4 | 班 | 班 | bān | class; team; work shift |
| 5 | 帮Taught in Second Language | 幫 | bāng | to help; to assist |
| 6 | 帮忙 | 幫忙 | bāngmáng | to help; to do a favor |
| 7 | 包 | 包 | bāo | to wrap; bag; package |
| 8 | 本子 | 本子 | běnzi | notebook; book |
| 9 | 比Taught in Second Language | 比 | bǐ | to compare; than |
| 10 | 笔 | 筆 | bǐ | pen; writing brush |
| 11 | 别Taught in Second Language | 別 | bié | don't |
| 12 | 不错 | 不錯 | búcuò | not bad; pretty good |
| 13 | 不好意思 | 不好意思 | bù hǎoyìsi | embarrassed; sorry to trouble you |
| 14 | 长 | 長 | cháng | long |
| 15 | 车站 | 車站 | chēzhàn | station; stop |
| 16 | 出 | 出 | chū | to go out; to come out |
| 17 | 出国 | 出國 | chūguó | to go abroad |
| 18 | 出来Taught in Second Language | 出來 | chūlái | to come out |
| 19 | 出门 | 出門 | chūmén | to go out; to leave home |
| 20 | 出去 | 出去 | chūqù | to go out |
| 21 | 床 | 床 | chuáng | bed |
| 22 | 词 | 詞 | cí | word |
| 23 | 次 | 次 | cì | time (occurrence); measure word for occurrences |
| 24 | 从Taught in Second Language | 從 | cóng | from; through |
| 25 | 从小 | 從小 | cóngxiǎo | since childhood |
| 26 | 错 | 錯 | cuò | wrong; mistake |
| 27 | 打Taught in Second Language | 打 | dǎ | to hit; to strike |
| 28 | 打车 | 打車 | dǎchē | to take a taxi |
| 29 | 打开 | 打開 | dǎkāi | to open; to turn on |
| 30 | 但Taught in Second Language | 但 | dàn | but; only |
| 31 | 但是Taught in Second Language | 但是 | dànshì | but; however |
| 32 | 得 | 得 | de | (particle marking degree or result) |
| 33 | 地Taught in Second Language | 地 | de | (adverbial particle, '-ly') |
| 34 | 等Taught in Second Language | 等 | děng | to wait; to wait for |
| 35 | 地铁 | 地鐵 | dìtiě | subway; metro |
| 36 | 点Taught in Second Language | 點 | diǎn | to order (food); to click; to tap; to light |
| 37 | 懂 | 懂 | dǒng | to understand |
| 38 | 动 | 動 | dòng | to move |
| 39 | 饭馆 | 飯館 | fànguǎn | restaurant |
| 40 | 飞 | 飛 | fēi | to fly |
| 41 | 高 | 高 | gāo | tall; high |
| 42 | 高中 | 高中 | gāozhōng | senior high school |
| 43 | 告诉Taught in Second Language | 告訴 | gàosu | to tell; to inform |
| 44 | 个子 | 個子 | gèzi | height; stature; build |
| 45 | 跟Taught in Second Language | 跟 | gēn | with; and; to follow |
| 46 | 公交车 | 公交車 | gōngjiāochē | public bus |
| 47 | 过 | 過 | guò | to pass; to spend (time) |
| 48 | 过来Taught in Second Language | 過來 | guòlái | to come over |
| 49 | 过年 | 過年 | guònián | to celebrate the Lunar New Year |
| 50 | 过去 | 過去 | guòqù | to go over; to pass by |
| 51 | 过 | 過 | guo | (experienced-action particle) |
| 52 | 还是Taught in Second Language | 還是 | háishi | or; still; had better |
| 53 | 黑色 | 黑色 | hēisè | black |
| 54 | 红茶 | 紅茶 | hóngchá | black tea |
| 55 | 红色 | 紅色 | hóngsè | red |
| 56 | 后面 | 後面 | hòumiàn | behind; the back |
| 57 | 花 | 花 | huā | to spend (money, time) |
| 58 | 花 | 花 | huā | flower; fancy pattern |
| 59 | 画 | 畫 | huà | to draw; to paint; painting |
| 60 | 坏 | 壞 | huài | bad; broken |
| 61 | 回来Taught in Second Language | 回來 | huílái | to come back |
| 62 | 回去 | 回去 | huíqù | to go back |
| 63 | 机场 | 機場 | jīchǎng | airport |
| 64 | 机票 | 機票 | jīpiào | plane ticket |
| 65 | 记得Taught in Second Language | 記得 | jìde | to remember |
| 66 | 间 | 間 | jiān | measure word for rooms; room |
| 67 | 教 | 教 | jiāo | to teach |
| 68 | 教室 | 教室 | jiàoshì | classroom |
| 69 | 介绍 | 介紹 | jièshào | to introduce |
| 70 | 进 | 進 | jìn | to enter; to advance |
| 71 | 近 | 近 | jìn | near; close |
| 72 | 进来 | 進來 | jìnlái | to come in |
| 73 | 进去 | 進去 | jìnqù | to go in |
| 74 | 经常 | 經常 | jīngcháng | often; frequently |
| 75 | 酒店 | 酒店 | jiǔdiàn | hotel; restaurant |
| 76 | 就Taught in Second Language | 就 | jiù | then; right away; precisely |
| 77 | 咖啡 | 咖啡 | kāfēi | coffee |
| 78 | 开始Taught in Second Language | 開始 | kāishǐ | to begin; beginning |
| 79 | 开学 | 開學 | kāixué | to start school; to begin a new term |
| 80 | 考 | 考 | kǎo | to take an exam; to test |
| 81 | 考试 | 考試 | kǎoshì | to take an exam; exam |
| 82 | 可能Taught in Second Language | 可能 | kěnéng | possible; maybe |
| 83 | 裤子 | 褲子 | kùzi | pants; trousers |
| 84 | 快Taught in Second Language | 快 | kuài | fast; quick; soon |
| 85 | 快乐 | 快樂 | kuàilè | happy |
| 86 | 快要 | 快要 | kuàiyào | about to; soon |
| 87 | 篮球 | 籃球 | lánqiú | basketball |
| 88 | 累 | 累 | lèi | tired |
| 89 | 离 | 離 | lí | to leave; away from; from |
| 90 | 里面 | 裡面 | lǐmiàn | inside |
| 91 | 楼 | 樓 | lóu | building; floor |
| 92 | 路 | 路 | lù | road; route |
| 93 | 路上 | 路上 | lùshang | on the way |
| 94 | 旅游 | 旅遊 | lǚyóu | to travel; tourism |
| 95 | 绿茶 | 綠茶 | lǜchá | green tea |
| 96 | 绿色 | 綠色 | lǜsè | green |
| 97 | 慢 | 慢 | màn | slow |
| 98 | 没意思 | 沒意思 | méi yìsi | boring; of no interest |
| 99 | 每 | 每 | měi | each; every |
| 100 | 门 | 門 | mén | door; gate |
| 101 | 门口 | 門口 | ménkǒu | doorway; entrance |
| 102 | 门票 | 門票 | ménpiào | entrance ticket |
| 103 | 面 | 面 | miàn | side (suffix); face; surface |
| 104 | 名 | 名 | míng | name; measure word for people |
| 105 | 拿Taught in Second Language | 拿 | ná | to take; to hold |
| 106 | 那么Taught in Second Language | 那麼 | nàme | like that; so; then |
| 107 | 那样 | 那樣 | nàyàng | that way; that kind |
| 108 | 奶茶 | 奶茶 | nǎichá | milk tea |
| 109 | 奶奶 | 奶奶 | nǎinai | grandmother (paternal) |
| 110 | 男孩儿 | 男孩兒 | nánháir | boy |
| 111 | 鸟 | 鳥 | niǎo | bird |
| 112 | 女孩儿 | 女孩兒 | nǚháir | girl |
| 113 | 旁边 | 旁邊 | pángbiān | beside; next to |
| 114 | 跑 | 跑 | pǎo | to run |
| 115 | 跑步 | 跑步 | pǎobù | to run; to jog |
| 116 | 票 | 票 | piào | ticket |
| 117 | 妻子 | 妻子 | qīzi | wife |
| 118 | 起来Taught in Second Language | 起來 | qǐlái | to get up; to stand up |
| 119 | 前面 | 前面 | qiánmiàn | in front; ahead |
| 120 | 晴 | 晴 | qíng | sunny; clear (weather) |
| 121 | 球 | 球 | qiú | ball |
| 122 | 让Taught in Second Language | 讓 | ràng | to let; to allow |
| 123 | 肉 | 肉 | ròu | meat |
| 124 | 商场 | 商場 | shāngchǎng | shopping mall |
| 125 | 上来 | 上來 | shànglái | to come up |
| 126 | 上面 | 上面 | shàngmiàn | on top; above |
| 127 | 上去 | 上去 | shàngqù | to go up |
| 128 | 上网 | 上網 | shàngwǎng | to go online |
| 129 | 身体 | 身體 | shēntǐ | body; health |
| 130 | 生日 | 生日 | shēngrì | birthday |
| 131 | 时Taught in Second Language | 時 | shí | time; hour; when |
| 132 | 事情Taught in Second Language | 事情 | shìqing | matter; thing |
| 133 | 手 | 手 | shǒu | hand |
| 134 | 手表 | 手錶 | shǒubiǎo | wristwatch |
| 135 | 书包 | 書包 | shūbāo | schoolbag |
| 136 | 舒服 | 舒服 | shūfu | comfortable |
| 137 | 送 | 送 | sòng | to give (a gift); to send; to see off |
| 138 | 虽然 | 雖然 | suīrán | although |
| 139 | 所以Taught in Second Language | 所以 | suǒyǐ | so; therefore |
| 140 | 疼 | 疼 | téng | to hurt; sore; to love dearly |
| 141 | 踢 | 踢 | tī | to kick |
| 142 | 题 | 題 | tí | question; topic; problem |
| 143 | 条 | 條 | tiáo | measure word for long thin things |
| 144 | 跳舞 | 跳舞 | tiàowǔ | to dance |
| 145 | 头 | 頭 | tóu | head |
| 146 | 外国 | 外國 | wàiguó | foreign country |
| 147 | 外面 | 外面 | wàimiàn | outside |
| 148 | 完 | 完 | wán | to finish; to be over |
| 149 | 万 | 萬 | wàn | ten thousand |
| 150 | 往 | 往 | wǎng | towards; in the direction of; to go |
| 151 | 网上 | 網上 | wǎngshang | online; on the internet |
| 152 | 忘 | 忘 | wàng | to forget |
| 153 | 位 | 位 | wèi | measure word for people (polite) |
| 154 | 为什么Taught in Second Language | 為什麼 | wèi shénme | why |
| 155 | 希望Taught in Second Language | 希望 | xīwàng | to hope |
| 156 | 洗 | 洗 | xǐ | to wash |
| 157 | 洗手间 | 洗手間 | xǐshǒujiān | restroom; toilet |
| 158 | 下来 | 下來 | xiàlái | to come down |
| 159 | 下面 | 下面 | xiàmiàn | below; next |
| 160 | 下去 | 下去 | xiàqù | to go down; to continue |
| 161 | 小孩儿 | 小孩兒 | xiǎoháir | child |
| 162 | 小时候 | 小時候 | xiǎoshíhou | childhood; when one was young |
| 163 | 笑 | 笑 | xiào | to laugh; to smile |
| 164 | 姓 | 姓 | xìng | surname; to be surnamed |
| 165 | 姓名 | 姓名 | xìngmíng | full name |
| 166 | 颜色 | 顏色 | yánsè | color |
| 167 | 眼睛 | 眼睛 | yǎnjing | eye |
| 168 | 药 | 藥 | yào | medicine; drug |
| 169 | 药店 | 藥店 | yàodiàn | pharmacy; drugstore |
| 170 | 爷爷 | 爺爺 | yéye | paternal grandfather; grandpa |
| 171 | 一会儿 | 一會兒 | yíhuìr | a moment; a while |
| 172 | 已经Taught in Second Language | 已經 | yǐjīng | already |
| 173 | 一起Taught in Second Language | 一起 | yìqǐ | together |
| 174 | 意思Taught in Second Language | 意思 | yìsi | meaning; idea |
| 175 | 阴 | 陰 | yīn | overcast; cloudy |
| 176 | 因为Taught in Second Language | 因為 | yīnwèi | because |
| 177 | 游 | 游 | yóu | to swim |
| 178 | 游泳 | 游泳 | yóuyǒng | to swim; swimming |
| 179 | 有意思 | 有意思 | yǒu yìsi | interesting; fun |
| 180 | 有时 | 有時 | yǒushí | sometimes; now and then |
| 181 | 右 | 右 | yòu | right (direction) |
| 182 | 右边 | 右邊 | yòubian | right side; to the right |
| 183 | 鱼 | 魚 | yú | fish |
| 184 | 远 | 遠 | yuǎn | far; distant |
| 185 | 运动 | 運動 | yùndòng | to exercise; sports |
| 186 | 站 | 站 | zhàn | station; stop |
| 187 | 丈夫 | 丈夫 | zhàngfu | husband |
| 188 | 这么Taught in Second Language | 這麼 | zhème | so; like this |
| 189 | 这样Taught in Second Language | 這樣 | zhèyàng | this way; like this; so |
| 190 | 着 | 著 | zhe | (marks an ongoing action or state) |
| 191 | 正 | 正 | zhèng | just; exactly; right now |
| 192 | 周 | 週 | zhōu | week; measure word for weeks |
| 193 | 准备Taught in Second Language | 準備 | zhǔnbèi | to prepare; to intend |
| 194 | 自己Taught in Second Language | 自己 | zìjǐ | oneself |
| 195 | 走Taught in Second Language | 走 | zǒu | to walk; to leave |
| 196 | 走路 | 走路 | zǒulù | to walk; to go on foot |
| 197 | 足球 | 足球 | zúqiú | soccer; football |
| 198 | 最Taught in Second Language | 最 | zuì | most (superlative) |
| 199 | 左 | 左 | zuǒ | left |
| 200 | 左边 | 左邊 | zuǒbian | left side; to the left |
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