HSK 2 vocabulary list
The 307 words that first appear at HSK 2 in the HSK Studio dictionary, with pinyin and English meanings, in the dictionary's own order.
All 307 words
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 啊 | a | ah, oh |
| 爱好 | àihào | to like; hobby |
| 白色 | báisè | white |
| 班 | bān | class, team; (measure word for groups) |
| 帮 | bāng | to help |
| 帮忙 | bāngmáng | to help |
| 包 | bāo | to wrap, to pack; bag; measure word for bundles |
| 本子 | běnzi | notebook |
| 比 | bǐ | to compare; than |
| 笔 | bǐ | pen; (measure word for writing tools) |
| 别 | bié | don't, not bad |
| 不错 | búcuò | not bad, pretty good |
| 不好意思 | bù hǎoyìsi | sorry, embarrassed |
| 长 | cháng | long |
| 车站 | chēzhàn | station |
| 出 | chū | to go out, to leave |
| 出国 | chūguó | to go abroad |
| 出来 | chūlái | to come out |
| 出门 | chūmén | to go out |
| 出去 | chūqù | to go out |
| 床 | chuáng | bed |
| 词 | cí | word, term |
| 次 | cì | measure word of time or occasion; (next in order) |
| 从 | cóng | from; (ever) |
| 从小 | cóngxiǎo | from childhood |
| 错 | cuò | wrong, mistaken |
| 打 | dǎ | to hit, to play, to make |
| 打车 | dǎchē | to take a taxi |
| 打开 | dǎkāi | to open |
| 但 | dàn | but, however; (only, merely) |
| 但是 | dànshì | but, however |
| 得 | de | particle indicating degree or manner |
| 地 | de | particle modifying an adjective into an adverb |
| 等 | děng | to wait; (and so on, until) |
| 地铁 | dìtiě | subway, metro |
| 懂 | dǒng | to understand |
| 动 | dòng | to move, to act |
| 饭馆 | fànguǎn | restaurant |
| 飞 | fēi | to fly |
| 高 | gāo | tall, high; height |
| 高中 | gāozhōng | high school |
| 告诉 | gàosu | to tell |
| 个子 | gèzi | height, stature |
| 跟 | gēn | with; and; (heel; to follow, to accompany) |
| 公交车 | gōngjiāochē | bus |
| 过 | guò | to pass, to cross; excessive |
| 过来 | guòlái | to come over |
| 过年 | guònián | to celebrate the New Year |
| 过去 | guòqù | to go over |
| 还是 | háishi | still; or |
| 黑色 | hēisè | black |
| 红茶 | hóngchá | black tea |
| 红色 | hóngsè | red |
| 后面 | hòumiàn | behind, back |
| 花 | huā | to spend (money or time) |
| 画 | huà | to draw, to paint; painting, picture |
| 坏 | huài | bad, broken |
| 回来 | huílái | to come back |
| 回去 | huíqù | to go back |
| 机场 | jīchǎng | airport |
| 机票 | jīpiào | airplane ticket |
| 记得 | jìde | to remember |
| 间 | jiān | measure word for rooms; between |
| 教 | jiāo | to teach |
| 教室 | jiàoshì | classroom |
| 介绍 | jièshào | to introduce |
| 进 | jìn | to enter |
| 近 | jìn | near, close |
| 进来 | jìnlái | to come in |
| 进去 | jìnqù | to go in |
| 经常 | jīngcháng | often |
| 酒店 | jiǔdiàn | hotel |
| 就 | jiù | just, then; (as early as, only, as soon as) |
| 咖啡 | kāfēi | coffee |
| 开始 | kāishǐ | to start; beginning |
| 开学 | kāixué | school starts |
| 考 | kǎo | to test, to take an exam |
| 考试 | kǎoshì | to take an exam; exam |
| 可能 | kěnéng | possible; possibility; may |
| 裤子 | kùzi | pants |
| 快 | kuài | fast; soon, quickly |
| 快乐 | kuàilè | happy, joyful |
| 快要 | kuàiyào | soon, almost |
| 篮球 | lánqiú | basketball |
| 累 | lèi | tired; to tire |
| 离 | lí | to leave, to be away from |
| 里面 | lǐmiàn | inside |
| 楼 | lóu | building, floor |
| 路 | lù | road, path |
| 路上 | lùshang | on the road |
| 旅游 | lǚyóu | to travel |
| 绿茶 | lǜchá | green tea |
| 绿色 | lǜsè | green color; (green) |
| 慢 | màn | slow |
| 没意思 | méi yìsi | boring, uninteresting |
| 每 | měi | every, each; (per) |
| 门 | mén | door, gate |
| 门票 | ménpiào | ticket |
| 面 | miàn | suffix indicating a person with a certain characteristic; (to face; side, aspect; measure word for flat objects) |
| 名 | míng | name, reputation; measure word for people |
| 拿 | ná | to take, to hold |
| 那么 | nàme | so, like that; then |
| 那样 | nàyàng | like that |
| 奶茶 | nǎichá | milk tea |
| 奶奶 | nǎinai | grandmother |
| 男孩儿 | nánháir | boy |
| 鸟 | niǎo | bird |
| 女孩儿 | nǚháir | girl |
| 旁边 | pángbiān | side |
| 跑 | pǎo | to run |
| 跑步 | pǎobù | to run, jogging |
| 票 | piào | ticket |
| 妻子 | qīzi | wife |
| 起来 | qǐlái | to get up, to stand up; used after verbs to indicate upward movement or beginning |
| 前面 | qiánmiàn | front |
| 晴 | qíng | sunny, clear |
| 球 | qiú | ball, sphere |
| 让 | ràng | to let, to allow; (by) |
| 肉 | ròu | meat |
| 商场 | shāngchǎng | shopping mall |
| 上来 | shànglái | to come up |
| 上面 | shàngmiàn | above, top |
| 上去 | shàngqù | to go up |
| 上网 | shàngwǎng | to go online, to surf the Internet |
| 身体 | shēntǐ | body |
| 生日 | shēngrì | birthday |
| 时 | shí | time, moment; (season, period) |
| 事情 | shìqing | matter, affair |
| 手 | shǒu | hand |
| 手表 | shǒubiǎo | watch, wristwatch |
| 书包 | shūbāo | backpack, schoolbag |
| 舒服 | shūfu | comfortable |
| 送 | sòng | to give, to send, to see off |
| 虽然 | suīrán | although |
| 所以 | suǒyǐ | so, therefore |
| 疼 | téng | painful, sore; (to hurt) |
| 踢 | tī | to kick |
| 题 | tí | question, problem, topic |
| 条 | tiáo | measure word for long, thin, or strip-like objects; (clause, item) |
| 跳舞 | tiàowǔ | to dance |
| 头 | tóu | head; (measure word for animals); (first) |
| 外国 | wàiguó | foreign country |
| 外面 | wàimiàn | outside |
| 完 | wán | to finish |
| 万 | wàn | ten thousand |
| 往 | wǎng | to go; toward |
| 网上 | wǎngshang | online |
| 忘 | wàng | to forget |
| 位 | wèi | measure word for people |
| 为什么 | wèi shénme | why |
| 希望 | xīwàng | to hope |
| 洗 | xǐ | to wash |
| 洗手间 | xǐshǒujiān | restroom, toilet |
| 下来 | xiàlái | to come down |
| 下面 | xiàmiàn | below, under |
| 下去 | xiàqù | to go down |
| 班长 | bān zhǎng | class monitor; squad leader; team leader |
| 小孩儿 | xiǎoháir | child, little kid |
| 小时候 | xiǎoshíhou | childhood |
| 笑 | xiào | to laugh, to smile |
| 姓 | xìng | surname; to be surnamed |
| 姓名 | xìngmíng | full name |
| 颜色 | yánsè | color |
| 眼睛 | yǎnjing | eye |
| 药 | yào | medicine, drug |
| 药店 | yàodiàn | pharmacy |
| 爷爷 | yéye | grandfather |
| 一会儿 | yíhuìr | a while, a moment; (soon, in a little while) |
| 已经 | yǐjīng | already |
| 一起 | yìqǐ | together |
| 意思 | yìsi | meaning, idea |
| 阴 | yīn | cloudy |
| 因为 | yīnwèi | because; because of |
| 游 | yóu | to swim |
| 游泳 | yóuyǒng | to swim |
| 有意思 | yǒu yìsi | interesting, enjoyable |
| 有时 | yǒushí | sometimes |
| 右 | yòu | right |
| 右边 | yòubian | right side |
| 鱼 | yú | fish |
| 远 | yuǎn | far |
| 运动 | yùndòng | to move, to exercise; sports, exercise |
| 站 | zhàn | station, stop; to stand |
| 丈夫 | zhàngfu | husband |
| 这么 | zhème | so, such, like this |
| 这样 | zhèyàng | like this, so |
| 着 | zhe | particle indicating ongoing action or state |
| 正 | zhèng | just, exactly, right; (straight) |
| 周 | zhōu | week; (measure word for circumference, cycle) |
| 准备 | zhǔnbèi | to prepare |
| 自己 | zìjǐ | oneself |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk |
| 走路 | zǒulù | to walk |
| 足球 | zúqiú | soccer, football |
| 最 | zuì | most, -est |
| 左 | zuǒ | left |
| 左边 | zuǒbian | left side |
| 比如说 | bǐ rú shuō | for example |
| 不少 | bù shǎo | many; a lot; not few |
| 不太 | bù tài | Not too |
| 不一定 | bù yī dìng | not necessarily; maybe |
| 不一会儿 | bù yīhuǐr5 | Take a short while |
| 出口 | chū kǒu | an exit; to speak; to export; (of a ship) to leave port |
| 春节 | Chūn jié | Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) |
| 打篮球 | dǎ lán qiú | to play basketball |
| 大部分 | dà bù fen | in large part; the greater part; the majority |
| 大多数 | dà duō shù | (great) majority |
| 大海 | dà hǎi | sea; ocean |
| 大门 | Dà mén | the Doors, US rock band |
| 大声 | dà shēng | loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly |
| 带来 | dài lái | to bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce |
| 蛋 | Dàn | variant of 蜑 |
| 地铁站 | dì tiě zhàn | subway station |
| 得出 | dé chū | to obtain (a result); to arrive at (a conclusion) |
| 第一 | dì yī | first; number one; primary |
| 多久 | duō jiǔ | (of time) how long?; (not) a long time |
| 多云 | duō yún | cloudy (meteorology) |
| 放下 | fàng xià | to lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside; to lower (the blinds etc) |
| 公共汽车 | gōng gòng qì chē | bus |
| 海边 | hǎi biān | coast; seaside; seashore; beach |
| 好人 | hǎo rén | good person; healthy person; person who tries not to offend anyone, even at the expense of principle |
| 好事 | hǎo shì | good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed"); charity; happy occasion; Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead |
| 画儿 | huà r | picture; drawing; painting |
| 坏人 | huài rén | bad person; villain |
| 回国 | huí guó | to return to one's home country |
| 见到 | jiàn dào | to see |
| 见过 | jiànguò | seen |
| 交给 | jiāo gěi | to give; to deliver; to hand over |
| 交朋友 | jiāo péng you | to make friends; (dialect) to start an affair with sb |
| 接到 | jiē dào | to receive (letter etc) |
| 接下来 | jiē xià lái | to accept; to take; next; following |
| 就要 | jiù yào | will; shall; to be going to |
| 举手 | jǔ shǒu | to raise a hand; to put up one's hand (as signal) |
| 科学家 | kē xué jiā | scientist |
| 快点儿 | kuài diǎn r | erhua variant of 快点; to do smh more quickly; Hurry up! |
| 蓝色 | lán sè | blue (color) |
| 老朋友 | lǎo péng you | old friend; (slang) period; menstruation |
| 绿 | lǜ | green; (slang) (derived from 绿帽子) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend) |
| 拿出 | ná chū | to take out; to put out; to provide; to put forward (a proposal); to come up with (evidence) |
| 拿到 | ná dào | to get; to obtain |
| 那会儿 | nà huì r | at that time (in the past or the future); also pr. [nèi huì r] |
| 那时 | nà shí | then; at that time; in those days |
| 那时候 | nà shí hou | at that time |
| 爬山 | pá shān | to climb a mountain; to mountaineer; hiking; mountaineering |
| 碰到 | pèng dào | to come across; to run into; to meet; to hit |
| 瓶 | píng | bottle; vase; pitcher; classifier for wine and liquids |
| 骑车 | qí chē | to ride a bike (motorbike or bicycle) |
| 青少年 | qīng shào nián | adolescent; youth; teenager |
| 晴天 | qíng tiān | clear sky; sunny day |
| 球鞋 | qiú xié | athletic shoes |
| 全国 | quán guó | whole nation; nationwide; countrywide; national |
| 全家 | quán jiā | whole family |
| 全年 | quán nián | the whole year; all year long |
| 人口 | rén kǒu | population; people |
| 人们 | rén men | people |
| 日报 | rì bào | daily newspaper |
| 入口 | rù kǒu | entrance; to import |
| 上周 | shàng zhōu | last week |
| 什么样 | shén me yàng | what kind?; what sort? |
| 生词 | shēng cí | new word (in textbook); word that is unfamiliar or not yet studied |
| 市长 | shì zhǎng | mayor |
| 送到 | sòng dào | Deliver |
| 送给 | sòng gěi | to send; to give as a present |
| 体育场 | tǐ yù chǎng | stadium |
| 听讲 | tīng jiǎng | to attend a lecture; to listen to a talk |
| 挺好 | tǐng hǎo | very good |
| 晚报 | wǎn bào | evening newspaper; (in a newspaper's name) Evening News |
| 问路 | wèn lù | to ask for directions; to ask the way (to some place) |
| 午睡 | wǔ shuì | to take a nap; siesta |
| 西医 | xī yī | Western medicine; a doctor trained in Western medicine |
| 下雪 | xià xuě | to snow |
| 下周 | xià zhōu | next week |
| 想到 | xiǎng dào | to think of; to call to mind; to anticipate |
| 想起 | xiǎng qǐ | to recall; to think of; to call to mind |
| 小声 | xiǎo shēng | in a low voice; (speak) in whispers |
| 笑话儿 | xiàohuar5 | Joke |
| 心中 | xīn zhōng | central point; in one's thoughts; in one's heart |
| 羊肉 | yáng ròu | mutton; goat meat |
| 药片 | yào piàn | a (medicine) pill or tablet |
| 药水 | Yào shuǐ | Yaksu in North Korea, near the border with Liaoning and Jiling province |
| 夜里 | yè li | during the night; at night; nighttime |
| 一部分 | yī bù fen | portion; part of; subset |
| 一点点 | yī diǎn diǎn | a little bit |
| 一路平安 | yī lù píng ān | to have a pleasant journey; Bon voyage! |
| 阴天 | yīn tiān | cloudy day; overcast sky |
| 音乐会 | yīn yuè huì | concert |
| 英文 | Yīng wén | English (language) |
| 英语 | Yīng yǔ | English (language) |
| 有空儿 | yǒukòngr5 | available |
| 有人 | yǒu rén | someone; people; anyone; there is someone there; occupied (as in restroom) |
| 有一点儿 | yǒu yī diǎn r | a bit; a little |
| 院 | yuàn | courtyard; institution |
| 越来越 | yuè lái yuè | more and more |
| 咱 | zán | variant of 咱 |
| 早就 | zǎo jiù | already at an earlier time |
| 站住 | zhàn zhù | to stand |
| 长大 | zhǎng dà | to grow up |
| 找出 | zhǎo chū | to find; to search out |
| 这时 | zhè shí | at this time; at this moment |
| 这时候 | zhè shíhòu | At this moment |
| 正是 | zhèng shì | is precisely |
| 中小学 | zhōng xiǎo xué | middle and elementary school |
| 走过 | zǒu guò | to walk past; to pass by |
| 走进 | zǒu jìn | to enter |
| 走开 | zǒu kāi | to leave; to walk away; to beat it; to move aside |
| 组长 | zǔ zhǎng | group leader |
| 做到 | zuò dào | to accomplish; to achieve |
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