HSK 2 Vocabulary List: All 772 Words (with Pinyin)

沉浸 TeamAugust 13, 202623 min read

This HSK 2 vocabulary list contains all 772 words added at level 2 of the current HSK 3.0 standard, with pinyin and meanings. Combined with the 500 words from HSK 1, that puts your total vocabulary at 1,272 words: enough for simple conversations about work, school, plans, feelings, and daily life.

If you learned that "HSK 2 = 300 words," that's the old HSK 2.0 standard; the 2021 HSK 3.0 lists are much bigger and are what modern materials (and this site) track. Our HSK levels guide explains the change.

The HSK 2 words that matter most

HSK 2 is where Chinese sentences grow joints. The level adds the connectors, modal verbs, and abstract-but-daily nouns that let you explain and reason instead of just naming things. If you learn these fifteen first, the rest of the level gets easier to absorb in context:

A realistic plan for HSK 2

Keep HSK 1 alive while you add HSK 2. The levels are cumulative, and spaced repetition handles the maintenance automatically: old words resurface only when they're about to fade. Chenjin's vocabulary page shows both levels as grids, colored by what you know.
Aim for 12-15 new words a day. That finishes the level in about two months without weekend-long cram sessions.
Start reading now, not "when you're ready." At 1,000+ words you can read simple graded stories almost comfortably, and every story is a free review session for the whole list. Our Chinese reading practice guide lists what works at this stage.
Listen to every new word at least once. HSK 2 introduces sound-alike pairs that spelling hides; hearing them in the dictionary's audio keeps your listening in sync with your reading.
Write the tricky characters by hand. A few sheets from the free practice sheet generator settle characters that keep blurring together on screen.

The full HSK 2 word list

All 772 HSK 3.0 level 2 words, sorted by pinyin (totals can differ by a handful of words depending on how multi-use entries are counted). For stroke order, example sentences, and audio, look any word up in the dictionary or open the level as an interactive grid on the vocabulary page.

A

啊 (a): interjection of surprise
爱情 (àiqíng): romance; love (romantic)
爱人 (àiren): spouse (PRC)
安静 (ānjìng): quiet
安全 (ānquán): safe; secure

B

白色 (báisè): white
办 (bàn): to take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event)
办法 (bànfǎ): way of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem
办公室 (bàngōngshì): office; business premises
帮助 (bāngzhù): assistance; aid
半夜 (bànyè): midnight
班长 (bānzhǎng): class monitor
饱 (bǎo): to eat till full
报名 (bàomíng): to sign up
报纸 (bàozhǐ): newspaper
背 (bèi): to carry on one's back
北方 (běifāng): north
笔 (bǐ): writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:支,枝)
边 (biān): side
变 (biàn): to change
遍 (biàn): everywhere
变成 (biànchéng): to change into
表 (biǎo): exterior surface
表示 (biǎoshì): (of sb) to express; to state; to show
笔记 (bǐjì): to take down (in writing)
笔记本 (bǐjìběn): notebook (stationery) (CL:本)
比如 (bǐrú): for example; for instance; such as
比如说 (bǐrú shuō): for example
必须 (bìxū): to have to
不好意思 (bù hǎoyìsi): to feel embarrassed
不少 (bù shǎo): many; quite a few; a good number of
不太 (bù tài): Compositional phrase, not a single CC-CEDICT headword: 不 (no; not so) + 太 (highest)
不同 (bù tóng): different
不一会儿 (bù yīhuìr): Compositional phrase, not a single CC-CEDICT headword: 不一会 (soon) + 儿 (child)
不错 (bùcuò): correct
不但 (bùdàn): not only (... but also ...)
部分 (bùfen): part; portion; piece
不够 (bùgòu): not enough
不过 (bùguò): only
不久 (bùjiǔ): not long (after)
不满 (bùmǎn): dissatisfied; discontented; resentful
不如 (bùrú): not equal to; not as good as; inferior to
不行 (bùxíng): won't do
不要 (bùyào): don't!; must not
不一定 (bùyīdìng): not necessarily

C

才 (cái): ability; talent
菜单 (càidān): menu
参观 (cānguān): to visit (a place, e.g. museum or factory); to tour; to look around
参加 (cānjiā): to participate
草 (cǎo): grass
草地 (cǎodì): lawn
层 (céng): to pile on top of one another
查 (chá): to research
差不多 (chàbuduō): almost
长 (cháng): long
场 (chǎng): large place used for a specific purpose
常见 (cháng jiàn): commonly seen
常用 (cháng yòng): in common usage
超过 (chāoguò): to surpass
超市 (chāoshì): supermarket (abbr. for 超級市場|超级市场)
车辆 (chēliàng): vehicle
称 (chēng): to weigh
成 (chéng): to succeed
成绩 (chéngjì): achievement
成为 (chéngwéi): to become; to turn into
重复 (chóngfù): to repeat
重新 (chóngxīn): again; once more; re-
船 (chuán): boat
出发 (chūfā): to set off
出国 (chūguó): to go abroad; to leave the country
吹 (chuī): to blow
出口 (chūkǒu): an exit
出门 (chūmén): to go out
春节 (Chūnjié): Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
春天 (chūntiān): spring (season)
出生 (chūshēng): to be born
出现 (chūxiàn): to appear
出院 (chūyuàn): to leave hospital
出租 (chūzū): to rent
出租车 (chūzūchē): taxi
词 (cí): word
词典 (cídiǎn): dictionary
词语 (cíyǔ): word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases)
从小 (cóngxiǎo): from childhood; from a young age

D

大声 (dà shēng): loud voice
大部分 (dàbùfen): the greater part; the majority; most
大大 (dàdà): greatly
大多数 (dàduōshù): (great) majority
打工 (dǎgōng): to work a temporary or casual job
大海 (dàhǎi): sea
带 (dài): band
带来 (dàilái): to bring
大家 (dàjiā): everyone
大量 (dàliàng): great amount
大门 (dàmén): entrance
但 (dàn): but; yet; however; still
蛋 (dàn): egg
当 (dāng): (onom.) dong
当时 (dāngshí): then; at that time
但是 (dànshì): but; however
单位 (dānwèi): unit (of measure)
倒 (dǎo): to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally
道 (dào): road; path (CL:條|条,股)
到处 (dàochù): everywhere
道理 (dàolǐ): reason
道路 (dàolù): road
大人 (dàren): adult
打算 (dǎsuàn): to plan
大小 (dàxiǎo): large and small
大衣 (dàyī): overcoat
打印 (dǎyìn): to affix a seal
答应 (dāying): to answer; to respond
大自然 (dàzìrán): nature (the natural world)
得 (dé): to obtain
得出 (déchū): to obtain (a result); to arrive at (a conclusion)
的话 (dehuà): if (coming after a conditional clause)
灯 (dēng): lamp
等 (děng): to wait for; to await
等到 (děngdào): to wait until
等于 (děngyú): to equal
低 (dī): low
店 (diàn): inn; old-style hotel (CL:家)
点头 (diǎntóu): to nod
掉 (diào): to fall
地球 (dìqiú): the earth
地铁 (dìtiě): underground railway; subway
地铁站 (dìtiězhàn): subway station
懂 (dǒng): to understand
东北 (dōngběi): northeast
懂得 (dǒngde): to understand; to know; to comprehend
东方 (dōngfāng): east
东南 (dōngnán): southeast
冬天 (dōngtiān): winter
动物 (dòngwù): animal
动物园 (dòngwùyuán): zoo
度 (dù): to pass
短 (duǎn): short
段 (duàn): paragraph
短信 (duǎnxìn): text message
队 (duì): squadron
对 (duì): right; correct
对话 (duìhuà): to talk (with sb)
对面 (duìmiàn): (sitting) opposite
队长 (duìzhǎng): captain
多 (duō): many; much; more; a lot of
多久 (duōjiǔ): (of time) how long?
多么 (duōme): how (wonderful etc)
多数 (duōshù): majority; most
多云 (duōyún): (meteorology) cloudy
读音 (dúyīn): pronunciation

E

而且 (érqiě): (not only ...) but also

F

发 (fā): to send out
方便 (fāngbiàn): convenient; suitable
方便面 (fāngbiànmiàn): instant noodles
方法 (fāngfǎ): method; way; technique; procedure
方面 (fāngmiàn): respect
饭馆 (fànguǎn): restaurant
放下 (fàngxia): to lay down; to put down
方向 (fāngxiàng): direction; orientation
放心 (fàngxīn): to feel relieved
发现 (fāxiàn): to notice; to become aware of
分 (fēn): to divide; to separate
份 (fèn): classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc
封 (fēng): to confer
分开 (fēnkāi): to separate
分数 (fēnshù): (exam) grade
分钟 (fēnzhōng): minute
服务 (fúwù): to serve
复习 (fùxí): to review

G

该 (gāi): should
改 (gǎi): to change
改变 (gǎibiàn): to change
干杯 (gānbēi): to drink a toast
感到 (gǎndào): to feel; to sense; to perceive
感动 (gǎndòng): to move (sb)
刚 (gāng): (literary) hard; firm; strong
刚才 (gāngcái): just now
刚刚 (gānggāng): just recently
干活儿 (gànhuór): erhua variant of 幹活|干活
感觉 (gǎnjué): feeling; impression; sensation
感谢 (gǎnxiè): to thank; to be grateful
高级 (gāojí): high level
高中 (gāozhōng): senior high school (abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学)
更 (gèng): more
个子 (gèzi): stature; height; size (of a person or object)
公共汽车 (gōnggòng qìchē): bus
公交车 (gōngjiāochē): public transport vehicle
公斤 (gōngjīn): kilogram (kg)
公里 (gōnglǐ): kilometer
公路 (gōnglù): highway
公平 (gōngpíng): fair
公司 (gōngsī): company; firm; corporation
公园 (gōngyuán): park (for public recreation)
狗 (gǒu): dog
够 (gòu): enough (sufficient)
观点 (guāndiǎn): point of view
广场 (guǎngchǎng): public square; plaza
广告 (guǎnggào): to advertise
关机 (guānjī): to turn off (a machine or device)
关心 (guānxīn): to be concerned about; to care about
顾客 (gùkè): customer; client
过 (guo): to cross
国际 (guójì): international
过来 (guòlái): to come over
过年 (guònián): to celebrate the Chinese New Year
过去 (guòqù): (in the) past; former; previous
故事 (gùshi): narrative; story; tale
故意 (gùyì): deliberately; on purpose

H

海 (hǎi): ocean
海边 (hǎi biān): coast; seaside; seashore; beach
喊 (hǎn): to yell
好 (hǎo): good
好处 (hǎochù): benefit; advantage; merit
好多 (hǎoduō): many
好久 (hǎojiǔ): (coll.) for a long time
好人 (hǎorén): good person
好事 (hǎoshì): good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed")
好像 (hǎoxiàng): as if
河 (hé): river (CL:條|条,道)
黑 (hēi): black
黑板 (hēibǎn): blackboard
黑色 (hēisè): black
合适 (héshì): suitable; fitting; appropriate
红 (hóng): red
红色 (hóngsè): red (color)
后来 (hòulái): afterwards; later
湖 (hú): lake
花 (huā): flower
画 (huà): to draw; to paint
坏处 (huàichù): harm
坏人 (huàirén): bad person
画家 (huàjiā): painter
换 (huàn): to exchange
黄 (huáng): yellow
黄色 (huángsè): yellow
欢迎 (huānyíng): to welcome
画儿 (huàr): picture
花园 (huāyuán): garden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants
回 (huí): to go back; to return; to turn back; to turn around
会 (huì): can; to have the skill; to know how to
回国 (huí guó): to return to one's home country
或 (huò): maybe
活动 (huódòng): to exercise; to move about; to work out
或者 (huòzhě): or
忽然 (hūrán): suddenly; all of a sudden
护照 (hùzhào): passport

J

鸡 (jī): fowl
级 (jí): level
急 (jí): urgent
加 (jiā): to add
家 (jiā): used in 傢伙|家伙 and 傢俱|家俱
假 (jiǎ): fake
件 (jiàn): item
检查 (jiǎnchá): inspection
见到 (jiàndào): to see
讲 (jiǎng): to speak
讲话 (jiǎnghuà): a speech
见过 (jiànguo): Compositional phrase, not a single CC-CEDICT headword: 见 (to see) + 过 (to cross)
健康 (jiànkāng): health
交 (jiāo): to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over
角 (jiǎo): angle
脚 (jiǎo): foot
交给 (jiāo gěi): to give; to deliver; to hand over
交朋友 (jiāo péngyou): to make friends
角度 (jiǎodù): angle
教师 (jiàoshī): teacher
教室 (jiàoshì): classroom
交通 (jiāotōng): to be connected
教学 (jiàoxué): teaching; instruction
教育 (jiàoyù): to educate
饺子 (jiǎozi): dumpling
叫作 (jiàozuò): to call
假期 (jiàqī): vacation
家庭 (jiātíng): family; household
加油 (jiāyóu): to add oil; to top up with gas; to refuel
家长 (jiāzhǎng): head of a household
接 (jiē): to receive
街 (jiē): street
节 (jié): joint; node
借 (jiè): to borrow
接下来 (jiē xiàlái): to accept
接到 (jiēdào): to receive (letter etc)
结果 (jiéguǒ): to bear fruit
节目 (jiémù): (TV or radio) program; show
节日 (jiérì): holiday
接受 (jiēshòu): to accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce
接着 (jiēzhe): to catch and hold on
计划 (jìhuà): plan
机会 (jīhuì): opportunity
斤 (jīn): catty
近 (jìn): near
经常 (jīngcháng): frequently; constantly; regularly; often
经过 (jīngguò): to pass
经理 (jīnglǐ): manager
今后 (jīnhòu): hereafter
进入 (jìnrù): to enter
进行 (jìnxíng): (of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway
计算机 (jìsuànjī): computer
酒 (jiǔ): wine (esp. rice wine)
酒店 (jiǔdiàn): wine shop
就要 (jiùyào): will
举 (jǔ): to lift
句 (jù): sentence
举手 (jǔshǒu): to raise a hand
举行 (jǔxíng): to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
句子 (jùzi): sentence

K

卡 (kǎ): to stop
开机 (kāijī): to start an engine
开心 (kāixīn): to feel happy
开学 (kāixué): (of a student) to start school
看法 (kànfǎ): way of looking at a thing
靠 (kào): to lean against or on
考生 (kǎoshēng): exam candidate
科 (kē): branch of study
克 (kè): to be able to
刻 (kè): quarter (hour)
可爱 (kě'ài): adorable
可能 (kěnéng): might (happen)
可怕 (kěpà): awful
客人 (kèrén): visitor
可是 (kěshì): but; however
课堂 (kètáng): classroom (CL:間|间); class session
科学 (kēxué): science
科学家 (kēxuéjiā): scientist
可以 (kěyǐ): can
空气 (kōngqì): air
哭 (kū): to cry; to weep
快点儿 (kuài diǎnr): erhua variant of 快點|快点
快餐 (kuàicān): fast food
快乐 (kuàilè): happy; joyful
快要 (kuàiyào): nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)
筷子 (kuàizi): chopsticks

L

拉 (lā): to pull
来自 (láizì): to come from (a place)
蓝 (lán): blue
篮球 (lánqiú): basketball
蓝色 (lánsè): blue (color)
老 (lǎo): prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
老朋友 (lǎo péngyou): old friend
老王 (Lǎo Wáng): Compositional phrase, not a single CC-CEDICT headword: 老 (prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity) + 王 (king or monarch)
老年 (lǎonián): elderly
老是 (lǎoshì): always
离 (lí): to leave
脸 (liǎn): face
练 (liàn): to practice
凉 (liáng): cool
两 (liǎng): two
亮 (liàng): bright; light
辆 (liàng): classifier for vehicles
凉快 (liángkuai): pleasantly cool (weather etc)
练习 (liànxí): to practice
离开 (líkāi): to depart; to leave
零下 (líng xià): below zero (esp. temperature)
例如 (lìrú): for example; for instance; such as
里头 (lǐtou): inside; interior
留 (liú): to leave (a message etc)
流 (liú): to flow
流利 (liúlì): fluent
留下 (liúxia): to leave behind
流行 (liúxíng): (of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate
留学生 (liúxuéshēng): student studying abroad; returned student; foreign student; international student
礼物 (lǐwù): gift; present
理想 (lǐxiǎng): an ideal
例子 (lìzi): case
绿 (lǜ): green
路边 (lù biān): curb; roadside; wayside
旅客 (lǚkè): traveler; tourist
绿色 (lǜsè): green
旅行 (lǚxíng): to travel
旅游 (lǚyóu): trip

M

卖 (mài): to sell
满 (mǎn): to fill
满意 (mǎnyì): satisfied
猫 (māo): cat (CL:隻|只)
米 (mǐ): uncooked rice
面 (miàn): face
面前 (miànqián): in front of
名 (míng): name
名称 (míngchēng): name (of a thing)
名单 (míngdān): list of names
明星 (míngxīng): star; celebrity
目的 (mùdì): purpose; aim; goal; target; objective

N

那 (nà): (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. )
那时 (nà shí): then
那时候 (nà shíhou): at that time
拿出 (náchū): to take out
拿到 (nádào): to get
那会儿 (nàhuìr): at that time (in the past or the future)
那么 (nàme): like that; in that way; to that extent
南方 (nánfāng): south; southern direction
难过 (nánguò): to feel sad
难看 (nánkàn): ugly
难受 (nánshòu): to feel unwell
难题 (nántí): difficult problem
难听 (nántīng): unpleasant to hear
那样 (nàyàng): that kind
能够 (nénggòu): to be capable of
年级 (niánjí): grade
年轻 (niánqīng): young
鸟 (niǎo): bird
弄 (nòng): to do
努力 (nǔlì): to make an effort; to try hard; to strive

P

爬 (pá): to crawl
怕 (pà): to be afraid
爬山 (pá shān): to go for a hike (esp. in the hills or mountains)
排 (pái): to arrange in order; to line up
排队 (páiduì): to line up
排球 (páiqiú): volleyball
碰 (pèng): to touch
碰到 (pèngdào): to come across
碰见 (pèngjiàn): to run into
篇 (piān): sheet
片 (piàn): thin piece
便宜 (piányi): cheap; inexpensive
漂亮 (piàoliang): pretty; beautiful
平 (píng): flat
瓶 (píng): bottle
平安 (píng'ān): safe and sound
平常 (píngcháng): ordinary
平等 (píngděng): equal
平时 (píngshí): ordinarily
瓶子 (píngzi): bottle
普通 (pǔtōng): common
普通话 (pǔtōnghuà): Putonghua; standard Mandarin

Q

骑 (qí): to sit astride
气 (qì): gas; air
骑车 (qí chē): to ride a bike (motorbike or bicycle)
千 (qiān): thousand
墙 (qiáng): wall (CL:面,堵)
千克 (qiānkè): kilogram
前年 (qiánnián): the year before last
起飞 (qǐfēi): (of an aircraft or rocket) to take off; to lift off
轻 (qīng): light
晴 (qíng): clear
青少年 (qīng-shàonián): adolescent
清楚 (qīngchu): clear
请客 (qǐngkè): to give a dinner party
青年 (qīngnián): youth
请求 (qǐngqiú): to request; to ask
晴天 (qíngtiān): clear sky
其他 (qítā): other
求 (qiú): to seek
球场 (qiúchǎng): stadium
球队 (qiúduì): sports team (basketball, soccer, football etc)
秋天 (qiūtiān): autumn
球鞋 (qiúxié): athletic shoes
气温 (qìwēn): air temperature
其中 (qízhōng): among
取 (qǔ): to take
全 (quán): all
全部 (quánbù): whole; all
全国 (quánguó): whole nation
全家 (quánjiā): whole family
全年 (quánnián): the whole year
全身 (quánshēn): the whole body
全体 (quántǐ): all
取得 (qǔdé): to acquire; to get; to obtain

R

让 (ràng): to yield
然后 (ránhòu): then; after that; afterwards
人口 (rénkǒu): population
人们 (rénmen): people
人数 (rénshù): number of people
认为 (rènwéi): to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
热情 (rèqíng): cordial
日报 (rìbào): daily newspaper
日子 (rìzi): day
如果 (rúguǒ): if; in case; in the event that
入口 (rùkǒu): entrance

S

上周 (shàng zhōu): last week
商量 (shāngliang): to consult
商人 (shāngrén): merchant
少年 (shàonián): early youth
少数 (shǎoshù): small number
身边 (shēnbiān): at one's side
生 (shēng): to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born
省 (shěng): to save; to economize; to be frugal
生词 (shēngcí): new word (in textbook)
生活 (shēnghuó): to live
声音 (shēngyīn): voice
什么样 (shénmeyàng): what kind?; what sort?
市 (shì): market
十分 (shífēn): very
实际 (shíjì): reality
事情 (shìqing): affair; matter; thing; business
食物 (shíwù): food
实习 (shíxí): to practice
实现 (shíxiàn): to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about
使用 (shǐyòng): to use
实在 (shízài): really
市长 (shìzhǎng): mayor
收 (shōu): to receive
手表 (shǒubiǎo): wristwatch
收到 (shōudào): to receive
受到 (shòudào): to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)
收入 (shōurù): to take in
熟 (shú): ripe; mature
数 (shǔ): to count
舒服 (shūfu): comfortable
水平 (shuǐpíng): horizontal; level
顺利 (shùnlì): smoothly; without a hitch
说明 (shuōmíng): to explain
数字 (shùzì): numeral
司机 (sījī): chauffeur; driver
送给 (sòng gěi): to send
送到 (sòngdào): Compositional phrase, not a single CC-CEDICT headword: 送 (to send; to deliver; to transmit) + 到 (to reach; to arrive)
算 (suàn): to calculate; to figure out
随便 (suíbiàn): as one wishes
虽然 (suīrán): although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 or 但是 etc)
随时 (suíshí): at any time; at all times
所以 (suǒyǐ): therefore
所有 (suǒyǒu): all

T

它 (tā): it
态度 (tàidù): manner
太太 (tàitai): married woman
太阳 (tàiyáng): sun
它们 (tāmen): they; them
套 (tào): to cover
讨论 (tǎolùn): to discuss; to talk over
特别 (tèbié): unusual; special
特点 (tèdiǎn): characteristic; trait; feature
疼 (téng): (it) hurts; sore
提 (tí): to carry (hanging down from the hand)
题 (tí): topic
天上 (tiānshàng): the sky; the heavens
条 (tiáo): strip
条件 (tiáojiàn): condition; circumstance; term; factor
提出 (tíchū): to raise (an issue)
提到 (tídào): to mention
提高 (tígāo): to raise
停 (tíng): to stop
挺 (tǐng): straight
挺好 (tǐng hǎo): very good
停车 (tíngchē): to pull up (stop one's vehicle)
停车场 (tíngchēchǎng): parking lot
听讲 (tīngjiǎng): to attend a lecture
听说 (tīngshuō): to hear (sth said)
体育 (tǐyù): sports
体育场 (tǐyùchǎng): stadium
体育馆 (tǐyùguǎn): gym
通 (tōng): to go through
通过 (tōngguò): to pass through; to get through
同时 (tóngshí): at the same time; simultaneously
同事 (tóngshì): colleague; co-worker
同样 (tóngyàng): same; equal; similar
通知 (tōngzhī): to notify
头 (tóu): head
头发 (tóufa): hair (on the head)
推 (tuī): to push
腿 (tuǐ): leg
图片 (túpiàn): picture; photograph

W

外地 (wàidì): parts of the country other than where one is
外卖 (wàimài): (of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal
完 (wán): to finish
碗 (wǎn): bowl
万 (wàn): ten thousand
晚安 (wǎn'ān): Good night!
晚报 (wǎnbào): evening newspaper
晚餐 (wǎncān): evening meal; dinner
完成 (wánchéng): to complete; to accomplish
网 (wǎng): net; web
往 (wǎng): to go (in a direction)
网球 (wǎngqiú): tennis
网站 (wǎngzhàn): website
晚会 (wǎnhuì): evening party
完全 (wánquán): complete; whole
为 (wèi): as (in the capacity of)
位 (wèi): position
喂 (wèi): hey
为什么 (wèi shénme): why?
味道 (wèidào): flavor; taste
闻 (wén): to hear
温度 (wēndù): temperature
问路 (wènlù): to ask for directions
问题 (wèntí): question
午餐 (wǔcān): lunch
午睡 (wǔshuì): to take a nap in the afternoon

X

下 (xià): down
下雪 (xià xuě): to snow
下周 (xià zhōu): next week
响 (xiǎng): echo
向 (xiàng): towards
像 (xiàng): to resemble
想到 (xiǎngdào): to think of
想法 (xiǎngfǎ): way of thinking; opinion; notion
相机 (xiàngjī): camera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机)
想起 (xiǎngqǐ): to recall
相同 (xiāngtóng): identical; same
相信 (xiāngxìn): to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true
小 (xiǎo): small
小声 (xiǎo shēng): in a low voice
小王 (Xiǎo Wáng): Compositional phrase, not a single CC-CEDICT headword: 小 (small) + 王 (king or monarch)
笑话 (xiàohua): joke; jest
笑话儿 (xiàohuar): erhua form of 笑話|笑话
小时候 (xiǎoshíhou): in one's childhood
小说 (xiǎoshuō): novel
小心 (xiǎoxīn): to be careful
校园 (xiàoyuán): campus
校长 (xiàozhǎng): (college, university) president
小组 (xiǎozǔ): group
夏天 (xiàtiān): summer
西北 (xīběi): northwest
西餐 (xīcān): Western-style food
鞋 (xié): shoe
西方 (xīfāng): the West
习惯 (xíguàn): habit
信 (xìn): letter
西南 (xīnán): southwest
姓 (xìng): family name; surname
行动 (xíngdòng): operation
姓名 (xìngmíng): surname and given name; full name
行人 (xíngrén): pedestrian
行为 (xíngwéi): action; conduct; behavior; activity
星星 (xīngxing): (coll.) a star; the stars in the sky
信号 (xìnhào): signal
心里 (xīnlǐ): chest
心情 (xīnqíng): mood; frame of mind
新闻 (xīnwén): news
信息 (xìnxī): information; news; message
信心 (xìnxīn): confidence
信用卡 (xìnyòngkǎ): credit card
心中 (xīnzhōng): central point
休假 (xiūjià): to go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave
西医 (xīyī): Western medicine
洗衣机 (xǐyījī): washing machine; washer
洗澡 (xǐzǎo): to bathe
选 (xuǎn): to choose
许多 (xǔduō): many
雪 (xuě): snow
学期 (xuéqī): term

Y

眼 (yǎn): eye (CL:隻|只,雙|双)
养 (yǎng): to raise (animals)
样子 (yàngzi): appearance
眼睛 (yǎnjing): eye
颜色 (yánsè): color
药 (yào): leaf of the iris
药店 (yàodiàn): pharmacy; drugstore
药片 (yàopiàn): a (medicine) pill or tablet
要求 (yāoqiú): to request
药水 (yàoshuǐ): medicine in liquid form
夜 (yè): night
夜里 (yèlǐ): during the night
也许 (yěxǔ): perhaps; maybe
亿 (yì): 100 million
一部分 (yī bùfen): portion
一点点 (yī diǎndiǎn): a little bit
一般 (yībān): same
一定 (yīdìng): surely; certainly; definitely
一共 (yīgòng): in total; altogether
以后 (yǐhòu): after
一会儿 (yīhuìr): a moment
意见 (yìjiàn): idea
已经 (yǐjīng): already
一路平安 (yīlù-píng'ān): to have a pleasant journey
一路顺风 (yīlù-shùnfēng): to have a pleasant journey (idiom)
阴 (yīn): overcast (weather)
应该 (yīnggāi): ought to; should; must
影片 (yǐngpiàn): a copy of a film
英文 (Yīngwén): English (language)
影响 (yǐngxiǎng): influence
英语 (Yīngyǔ): English (language)
银行 (yínháng): bank
银行卡 (yínhángkǎ): bank card
音节 (yīnjié): syllable
阴天 (yīntiān): cloudy day; overcast sky
因为 (yīnwèi): because; owing to; on account of
音乐 (yīnyuè): music
音乐会 (yīnyuèhuì): concert
以前 (yǐqián): before
以上 (yǐshàng): that level or higher; that amount or more
一生 (yīshēng): all one's life; throughout one's life
意思 (yìsi): idea
以外 (yǐwài): apart from
以为 (yǐwéi): to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
以下 (yǐxià): that level or lower
一直 (yīzhí): straight (in a straight line)
椅子 (yǐzi): chair
永远 (yǒngyuǎn): forever
油 (yóu): oil
又 (yòu): (once) again
有人 (yǒu rén): someone
有意思 (yǒu yìsi): interesting
有点儿 (yǒudiǎnr): slightly
友好 (yǒuhǎo): friendly; amicable
游客 (yóukè): traveler; tourist
有空儿 (yǒukòngr): erhua form of 有空
有一点儿 (yǒuyīdiǎnr): a bit
鱼 (yú): fish (CL:條|条,尾)
院 (yuàn): courtyard
原来 (yuánlái): original; former
愿意 (yuànyì): to wish
原因 (yuányīn): cause
院长 (yuànzhǎng): the head of an institution whose name ends in 院; chair of a board; university president; college dean; premier of the Republic of China
院子 (yuànzi): courtyard
越 (yuè): to exceed
越来越 (yuè lái yuè): more and more
月份 (yuèfèn): month
月亮 (yuèliang): the moon
云 (yún): (classical) to say
运动 (yùndòng): to move
语言 (yǔyán): language

Z

咱 (zán): I or me
脏 (zāng): dirty
咱们 (zánmen): we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to)
早就 (zǎo jiù): already at an earlier time
早餐 (zǎocān): breakfast
早晨 (zǎochen): early morning
怎么办 (zěnme bàn): what's to be done
怎么样 (zěnmeyàng): how?
怎样 (zěnyàng): how
占 (zhàn): to take possession of
站 (zhàn): station
长大 (zhǎngdà): to grow up
站住 (zhànzhù): to come to a stop; to halt
找出 (zhǎochū): to find
照顾 (zhàogù): to take care of
照片 (zhàopiàn): photograph
照相 (zhàoxiàng): to take a photograph
这时 (zhè shí): at this time
这时候 (zhè shíhou): Compositional phrase, not a single CC-CEDICT headword: 这时 (at this time) + 候 (to wait)
这么 (zhème): so much
正常 (zhèngcháng): normal; regular
正好 (zhènghǎo): just (in time)
正确 (zhèngquè): correct; sound; right; proper
正是 (zhèngshì): is precisely
真正 (zhēnzhèng): genuine; real; true
这样 (zhèyàng): this way; like this; so
只 (zhǐ): grain that has begun to ripen
纸 (zhǐ): paper (CL:張|张,沓)
只能 (zhǐ néng): can only
直接 (zhíjiē): direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接)
只要 (zhǐyào): so long as; provided; if
中小学 (zhōng-xiǎoxué): middle and elementary school
中餐 (zhōngcān): lunch
重点 (zhòngdiǎn): important point; main point; focus
中级 (zhōngjí): middle level (in a hierarchy)
中年 (zhōngnián): middle age
重视 (zhòngshì): to attach importance to sth; to value
中心 (zhōngxīn): center; heart; core
中医 (zhōngyī): traditional Chinese medical science
周 (zhōu): to make a circuit
周末 (zhōumò): weekend
周年 (zhōunián): anniversary
装 (zhuāng): adornment
住房 (zhùfáng): housing
准确 (zhǔnquè): accurate; exact; precise
主人 (zhǔrén): master
主要 (zhǔyào): main; principal; major; primary
住院 (zhùyuàn): to stay in hospital; to be hospitalized
字典 (zìdiǎn): Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典, which has entries for words of one or more characters)
自己 (zìjǐ): oneself; (attributive) one's own
自行车 (zìxíngchē): bicycle; bike
自由 (zìyóu): freedom; liberty
走过 (zǒuguò): to walk past
走进 (zǒujìn): to enter; to step into
走开 (zǒukāi): to leave; to walk away; to beat it
租 (zū): to hire
组 (zǔ): to form
组成 (zǔchéng): to form
嘴 (zuǐ): mouth
最近 (zuìjìn): recently
座 (zuò): seat
做到 (zuòdào): to accomplish
做法 (zuòfǎ): way of handling sth
做饭 (zuòfàn): to prepare a meal
作家 (zuòjiā): author
座位 (zuòwèi): seat
作文 (zuòwén): to write an essay
作业 (zuòyè): school assignment
作用 (zuòyòng): to act on; to affect
组长 (zǔzhǎng): group leader

Frequently asked questions

How many words do I need for HSK 2?

772 new words at level 2, for a cumulative total of 1,272 including HSK 1. The older HSK 2.0 exam listed just 300 cumulative words, which is why counts online disagree.

How long does HSK 2 take after HSK 1?

About two to three months at a steady 12-15 new words a day, alongside reading practice. Faster is possible; retention, not input speed, is the limiting factor.

What can I do in Chinese at HSK 2?

Hold simple conversations about your routine, describe past and future events, give reasons with 因为…所以…, and read beginner graded stories. Real texts (news, novels) are still out of range; that's normal.

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