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HSK 2 vocabulary list
Every word in the official 2025 HSK 2 syllabus — with pinyin, part of speech and an English meaning. The last column shows where the word sat in the old HSK 2.0 system, so if you studied under the old exam you can see exactly what carried over.
203 words
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Part of speech | Was HSK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 多 | duō | many; much | adjective, verb, pronoun (numeral, adverb) | 1 |
| 给 | gěi | to; for | verb (preposition) | 2 |
| 好 | hǎo | good; appropriate | adjective (adverb, verb) | 1 |
| 那 | nà | surname Na; surname Nuo | pronoun (conjunction) | 1 |
| 啊 | a | interjection of surprise; Ah! | particle | 3 |
| 爱好 | àihào | to like; to be fond of | verb, noun | 3 |
| 白色 | báisè | white; fig. reactionary | noun | — |
| 班 | bān | surname Ban; team | noun (measure word) | 3 |
| 帮 | bāng | old variant of; old variant of | verb | — |
| 帮忙 | bāngmáng | to help; to lend a hand | verb | 3 |
| 包 | bāo | surname Bao; to cover | verb, noun, measure word | 3 |
| 本子 | běnzi | book; notebook | noun | — |
| 比 | bǐ | Belgium; Belgian | verb, preposition | 2 |
| 笔 | bǐ | writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) | noun (measure word) | — |
| 别 | bié | surname Bie; to leave | adverb | 2 |
| 不错 | búcuò | correct; right | adjective | — |
| 不好意思 | bù hǎoyìsi | to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing | 5 | |
| 长 | cháng | long; (bound form) length | adjective | 2 |
| 车站 | chēzhàn | rail station; bus stop | noun | — |
| 出 | chū | to go out; to come out | verb | 2 |
| 出国 | chūguó | to go abroad; to leave the country | verb | — |
| 出来 | chūlái | to come out; to appear | verb | — |
| 出门 | chūmén | to go out; to leave home | verb | — |
| 出去 | chūqù | to go out | verb | — |
| 床 | chuáng | bed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on) | noun | — |
| 词 | cí | old variant of; word | noun | — |
| 次 | cì | next in sequence; second | measure word (adjective) | 2 |
| 从 | cóng | from; through | preposition (adverb) | 2 |
| 从小 | cóngxiǎo | from childhood; from a young age | adverb | — |
| 错 | cuò | surname Cuo; mistake | adjective | 2 |
| 打 | dǎ | (loanword) dozen; Taiwan pr. | verb | — |
| 打车 | dǎchē | to take a taxi (in town); to hitch a lift | verb | — |
| 打开 | dǎkāi | to open; to show (a ticket) | verb | — |
| 但 | dàn | but; yet | conjunction (adverb) | — |
| 但是 | dànshì | but; however | conjunction | 2 |
| 得 | de | to obtain; to get | particle | 2 |
| 地 | de | -ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct | particle | 3 |
| 等 | děng | to wait for; to await | verb (preposition) | 4 |
| 地铁 | dìtiě | underground railway; subway | noun | 3 |
| 点 | diǎn | to touch briefly; to tap | verb (noun, measure word) | 1 |
| 懂 | dǒng | to understand; to comprehend | verb | 2 |
| 动 | dòng | (of sth) to move; to set in movement | verb | — |
| 饭馆 | fànguǎn | restaurant | noun | 1 |
| 飞 | fēi | to fly | verb | — |
| 高 | gāo | surname Gao; high | adjective, noun | 2 |
| 高中 | gāozhōng | senior high school; to pass brilliantly (used in congratulatory fashion) | noun | — |
| 告诉 | gàosu | to press charges; to file a complaint | verb | 2 |
| 个子 | gèzi | stature; height | noun | 4 |
| 跟 | gēn | heel; to follow closely | preposition, conjunction (noun, verb) | 3 |
| 公交车 | gōngjiāochē | public transport vehicle; town bus | noun | — |
| 过 | guò | surname Guo; to cross | verb | 4 |
| 过来 | guòlái | to come over; to manage | verb | — |
| 过年 | guònián | to celebrate the Chinese New Year | verb | — |
| 过去 | guòqù | (in the) past; former | verb | 3 |
| 过 | guo | surname Guo; to cross | particle | 4 |
| 还是 | háishi | still (as before); had better | adverb, conjunction | 3 |
| 黑色 | hēisè | black | noun | — |
| 红茶 | hóngchá | black tea | noun | — |
| 红色 | hóngsè | red (color); revolutionary | noun | — |
| 后面 | hòumiàn | the back; the rear | noun | 1 |
| 花 | huā | surname Hua; flower | verb | 3 |
| 画 | huà | to draw; to paint | verb, noun | 3 |
| 坏 | huài | bad; spoiled | adjective | 3 |
| 回来 | huílái | to return; to come back | verb | — |
| 回去 | huíqù | to return; to go back | verb | — |
| 机场 | jīchǎng | airport; airfield | noun | 2 |
| 机票 | jīpiào | plane ticket; airline ticket | noun | — |
| 记得 | jìde | to remember | verb | 3 |
| 间 | jiān | between; among | measure word (noun) | — |
| 教 | jiāo | surname Jiao; to teach | verb | 3 |
| 教室 | jiàoshì | classroom | noun | 2 |
| 介绍 | jièshào | to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation | verb | 2 |
| 进 | jìn | to go forward; to advance | verb | 2 |
| 近 | jìn | near; close to | adjective | 2 |
| 进来 | jìnlái | to come in | verb | — |
| 进去 | jìnqù | to go in | verb | — |
| 经常 | jīngcháng | frequently; constantly | adverb | 3 |
| 酒店 | jiǔdiàn | wine shop; pub (public house) | noun | — |
| 就 | jiù | (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then | adverb (preposition) | 2 |
| 咖啡 | kāfēi | (loanword) coffee | noun | 2 |
| 开始 | kāishǐ | to begin; beginning | verb, noun | 2 |
| 开学 | kāixué | (of a student) to start school; (of a semester) to begin | verb | — |
| 考 | kǎo | to beat; to hit | verb | — |
| 考试 | kǎoshì | to take an exam; exam | verb, noun | 2 |
| 可能 | kěnéng | might (happen); possible | adjective, noun, verb | 2 |
| 裤子 | kùzi | pants; trousers | noun | 3 |
| 快 | kuài | rapid; quick | adjective, adverb | 2 |
| 快乐 | kuàilè | happy; joyful | adjective | 2 |
| 快要 | kuàiyào | nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth) | adverb | — |
| 篮球 | lánqiú | basketball | noun | — |
| 累 | lèi | to accumulate; to involve or implicate (Taiwan pr. ) | adjective, verb | 2 |
| 离 | lí | mythical beast (archaic); surname Li | verb | 2 |
| 里面 | lǐmiàn | inside; interior | noun | — |
| 楼 | lóu | surname Lou; house with more than 1 story | noun | 3 |
| 路 | lù | surname Lu; road | noun | 2 |
| 路上 | lùshang | on the road; on the way | noun | — |
| 旅游 | lǚyóu | trip; journey | verb | 2 |
| 绿茶 | lǜchá | green tea; (slang) (of a girl) seemingly innocent and charming but actually calculating and manipulative | noun | — |
| 绿色 | lǜsè | green | noun (adjective) | — |
| 慢 | màn | slow | adjective | 2 |
| 没意思 | méi yìsi | boring; of no interest | — | |
| 每 | měi | each; every | pronoun (adverb) | 2 |
| 门 | mén | surname Men; gate | noun | 2 |
| 门口 | ménkǒu | doorway; gate | noun | — |
| 门票 | ménpiào | ticket (for theater, cinema etc) | noun | — |
| 面 | miàn | face; side | suffix (verb, noun, measure word) | — |
| 名 | míng | name; noun (part of speech) | noun, measure word | — |
| 拿 | ná | old variant of; to hold | verb | 3 |
| 那么 | nàme | like that; in that way | pronoun, conjunction | — |
| 那样 | nàyàng | that kind; that sort | pronoun | — |
| 奶茶 | nǎichá | milk tea | noun | — |
| 奶奶 | nǎinai | (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house | noun | 3 |
| 男孩儿 | nánháir | erhua form of | noun | — |
| 鸟 | niǎo | penis; bird | noun | 3 |
| 女孩儿 | nǚháir | erhua form of | noun | — |
| 旁边 | pángbiān | side; adjacent place | noun | 2 |
| 跑 | pǎo | (of an animal) to paw (the ground); to run | verb | — |
| 跑步 | pǎobù | to run; to jog | verb | 2 |
| 票 | piào | ticket; ballot | noun | 2 |
| 妻子 | qīzi | wife and children; wife | noun | 2 |
| 起来 | qǐlái | to stand up; to get up | verb | 4 |
| 前面 | qiánmiàn | ahead; in front | noun | 1 |
| 晴 | qíng | clear; fine (weather) | adjective | 2 |
| 球 | qiú | ball used for playing games; ball | noun | — |
| 让 | ràng | to yield; to permit | verb (preposition) | 2 |
| 肉 | ròu | meat; flesh | noun | — |
| 商场 | shāngchǎng | shopping mall; shopping center | noun | — |
| 上来 | shànglái | to come up; to approach | verb | — |
| 上面 | shàngmiàn | on top of; above-mentioned | noun | — |
| 上去 | shàngqù | to go up | verb | — |
| 上网 | shàngwǎng | to go online; to connect to the Internet | verb | 3 |
| 身体 | shēntǐ | the body; one's health | noun | 2 |
| 生日 | shēngrì | birthday | noun | 2 |
| 时 | shí | old variant of; o'clock | noun (measure word) | — |
| 事情 | shìqing | affair; matter | noun | 2 |
| 手 | shǒu | hand; (formal) to hold | noun | — |
| 手表 | shǒubiǎo | wristwatch | noun | 2 |
| 书包 | shūbāo | schoolbag; satchel | noun | — |
| 舒服 | shūfu | comfortable; feeling well | adjective | 3 |
| 送 | sòng | to send; to deliver | verb | 2 |
| 虽然 | suīrán | although; even though | conjunction | 3 |
| 所以 | suǒyǐ | therefore; as a result | conjunction | 2 |
| 疼 | téng | (it) hurts; sore | adjective (verb) | 3 |
| 踢 | tī | to kick; to play (e.g. soccer) | verb | 2 |
| 题 | tí | surname Ti; topic | noun | 2 |
| 条 | tiáo | strip; item | measure word (noun) | 3 |
| 跳舞 | tiàowǔ | to dance | verb | 2 |
| 头 | tóu | head; hair style | noun (measure word, adjective) | — |
| 外国 | wàiguó | foreign country | noun | — |
| 外面 | wàimiàn | outside (also pr. for this sense); surface | noun | — |
| 完 | wán | to finish; to be over | verb | 2 |
| 万 | wàn | surname Wan; ten thousand | numeral | 3 |
| 往 | wǎng | to go (in a direction); to | verb, preposition | 4 |
| 网上 | wǎngshang | online | noun | — |
| 忘 | wàng | to forget; to overlook | verb | — |
| 位 | wèi | position; location | measure word | 3 |
| 为什么 | wèi shénme | why?; for what reason? | 3 | |
| 希望 | xīwàng | to hope; a hope | verb | 2 |
| 洗 | xǐ | to wash; to bathe | verb | 2 |
| 洗手间 | xǐshǒujiān | toilet; lavatory | noun | 3 |
| 下来 | xiàlái | to come down; (completed action marker) | verb | — |
| 下面 | xiàmiàn | below; under | noun | — |
| 下去 | xiàqù | to go down; to descend | verb | — |
| 小孩儿 | xiǎoháir | child; kid | noun | — |
| 小时候 | xiǎoshíhou | in one's childhood | noun | — |
| 笑 | xiào | old variant of; to laugh | verb | 2 |
| 姓 | xìng | family name; surname | noun, verb | 2 |
| 姓名 | xìngmíng | surname and given name; full name | noun | — |
| 颜色 | yánsè | color; countenance | noun | 2 |
| 眼睛 | yǎnjing | eye | noun | 2 |
| 药 | yào | leaf of the iris; medicine | noun | 2 |
| 药店 | yàodiàn | pharmacy; drugstore | noun | — |
| 爷爷 | yéye | (coll.) paternal grandfather; grandpa | noun | 3 |
| 一会儿 | yíhuìr | a moment; a while | numeral, measure word (adverb) | 3 |
| 已经 | yǐjīng | already | adverb | 2 |
| 一起 | yìqǐ | (in) the same place; together | adverb | 2 |
| 意思 | yìsi | idea; opinion | noun | 2 |
| 阴 | yīn | surname Yin; overcast (weather) | adjective | 2 |
| 因为 | yīnwèi | because; owing to | preposition, conjunction | 2 |
| 游 | yóu | surname You; to swim | verb | — |
| 游泳 | yóuyǒng | swimming; to swim | verb | 2 |
| 有意思 | yǒu yìsi | interesting; meaningful | — | |
| 有时 | yǒushí | sometimes; now and then | adverb | — |
| 右 | yòu | (bound form) right; right-hand side | noun | — |
| 右边 | yòubian | right side; right, to the right | noun | 2 |
| 鱼 | yú | surname Yu; fish | noun | 2 |
| 远 | yuǎn | far; distant | adjective | 2 |
| 运动 | yùndòng | to move; to exercise | verb, noun | 2 |
| 站 | zhàn | station; to stand | noun | 3 |
| 丈夫 | zhàngfu | husband | noun | 2 |
| 这么 | zhème | so much; this much | pronoun | — |
| 这样 | zhèyàng | this kind of; so | pronoun | — |
| 着 | zhe | a move in chess (Taiwan pr. ); trick | particle | 2 |
| 正 | zhèng | first month of the lunar year; straight | adverb (adjective) | 5 |
| 周 | zhōu | surname Zhou; Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC) | noun (measure word) | — |
| 准备 | zhǔnbèi | preparation; to prepare | verb | 2 |
| 自己 | zìjǐ | oneself; one's own | pronoun | 3 |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk; to go | verb | 2 |
| 走路 | zǒulù | to walk; to go on foot | verb | — |
| 足球 | zúqiú | soccer; football | noun | — |
| 最 | zuì | old variant of; (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree | adverb | 2 |
| 左 | zuǒ | surname Zuo; left | noun | — |
| 左边 | zuǒbian | left; the left side | noun | 2 |
Source: official HSK 3.0 (2025) syllabus. Updated 2026-09-08. A dash in the last column means the word had no level in the old HSK 2.0 system — it is either new in 2025 or simply wasn't on the old lists.
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