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HSK 2 vocabulary

All 200 words of HSK 2 in the new HSK syllabus, with pinyin, part of speech and meaning. Tap the speaker to hear a word.

#	Word	Pinyin	Part of speech	Meaning
1	啊	a	particle	modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent
2	爱好	àihào	verb, noun	to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on
3	白色	báisè	noun	white; anti-communist
4	班	bān	noun	team; class; grade; work shift
5	帮	bāng	verb	to help; to assist; to support; for sb (i.e. as a help)
6	帮忙	bāngmáng	verb	to help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn
7	包	bāo	verb, noun, measure word	to cover; to wrap; to hold; to include; to take charge of
8	本子	běnzi	noun	book; notebook
9	比	bǐ	verb, preposition	to compare; ratio; to gesture
10	笔	bǐ	noun	pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose
11	别	bié	adverb	to leave; to part (from); don't ...!; to fasten with a pin or clip
12	不错	búcuò	adjective	correct; right; not bad; pretty good
13	不好意思	bù hǎoyìsi	phrase	to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing
14	长	cháng	adjective	length; long; forever; always; constantly
15	车站	chēzhàn	noun	rail station; bus stop
16	出	chū	verb	to go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield
17	出国	chūguó	verb	to go abroad; to leave the country
18	出来	chūlái	verb	to come out; to appear; to arise
19	出门	chūmén	verb	to go out; to leave home; to go on a journey; away from home
20	出去	chūqù	verb	to go out
21	床	chuáng	noun	bed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on) 张)
22	词	cí	noun	word; statement; speech; lyrics
23	次	cì	measure word	classifier for enumerated events: time; next in sequence; second
24	从	cóng	preposition	from; through; via
25	从小	cóngxiǎo	adverb	from childhood; from a young age
26	错	cuò	adjective	mistake; wrong; bad; interlocking; complex; to grind; to polish
27	打	dǎ	verb	to beat; to strike; to hit; to break; to type; to mix up; to build
28	打车	dǎchē	verb	to take a taxi (in town); to hitch a lift
29	打开	dǎkāi	verb	to open; to show (a ticket); to turn on; to switch on
30	但	dàn	conjunction	but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just
31	但是	dànshì	conjunction	but; however
32	得	de	particle	structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
33	地	de	particle	-ly
34	等	děng	verb	to wait for; to await; by the time; when; till
35	地铁	dìtiě	noun	underground railway; subway; subway train
36	点	diǎn	verb	point; dot; drop; speck; o'clock; point (in space or time)
37	懂	dǒng	verb	to understand; to comprehend
38	动	dòng	verb	(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace; to touch
39	饭馆	fànguǎn	noun	restaurant
40	飞	fēi	verb	to fly
41	高	gāo	adjective, noun	high; tall; above average; loud; your (honorific)
42	高中	gāozhōng	noun	senior high school
43	告诉	gàosu	verb	to tell; to inform; to let know
44	个子	gèzi	noun	height; stature; build; size
45	跟	gēn	preposition, conjunction	heel; to follow closely; to go with; with; compared with; to; towards
46	公交车	gōngjiāochē	noun	public transport vehicle; town bus
47	过	guò	verb	to cross; to go over; to pass (time); to celebrate (a holiday)
48	过来	guòlái	verb	to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of
49	过年	guònián	verb	to celebrate the Chinese New Year
50	过去	guòqù	verb	(in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by
51	过	guo	particle	(experienced action marker)
52	还是	háishi	adverb, conjunction	still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or
53	黑色	hēisè	noun	black
54	红茶	hóngchá	noun	black tea
55	红色	hóngsè	noun	red (color); revolutionary
56	后面	hòumiàn	noun	the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back
57	花	huā	verb	flower; blossom; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time)
58	花	huā	noun	flower; blossom; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time)
59	画	huà	verb, noun	to draw; to paint; picture; painting 张)
60	坏	huài	adjective	bad; spoiled; broken; to break down
61	回来	huílái	verb	to return; to come back
62	回去	huíqù	verb	to return; to go back
63	机场	jīchǎng	noun	airport; airfield
64	机票	jīpiào	noun	air ticket; passenger ticket
65	记得	jìde	verb	to remember
66	间	jiān	measure word	classifier for rooms; between; among; within a definite time or space
67	教	jiāo	verb	to teach
68	教室	jiàoshì	noun	classroom
69	介绍	jièshào	verb	to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation
70	进	jìn	verb	to go forward; to advance; to go in; to enter; to put in; to submit
71	近	jìn	adjective	near; close to; approximately
72	进来	jìnlái	verb	to come in
73	进去	jìnqù	verb	to go in
74	经常	jīngcháng	adverb	frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily
75	酒店	jiǔdiàn	noun	wine shop; pub (public house); hotel; restaurant
76	就	jiù	adverb	(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; only; as little as
77	咖啡	kāfēi	noun	coffee (loanword)
78	开始	kāishǐ	verb, noun	to begin; beginning; to start; initial
79	开学	kāixué	verb	(of a student) to start school; the start of a new term
80	考	kǎo	verb	to beat; to hit; to inspect; to test; to take an exam
81	考试	kǎoshì	verb, noun	to take an exam; exam
82	可能	kěnéng	adjective, noun, verb	might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe
83	裤子	kùzi	noun	trousers; pants
84	快	kuài	adjective, adverb	rapid; quick; speed; rate; soon; almost; to make haste; clever
85	快乐	kuàilè	adjective	happy; joyful
86	快要	kuàiyào	adverb	nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)
87	篮球	lánqiú	noun	basketball
88	累	lèi	adjective, verb	tired; weary; to strain; to wear out; to work hard
89	离	lí	verb	to leave; to part from; to be away from; without (sth); independent of
90	里面	lǐmiàn	noun	inside; interior
91	楼	lóu	noun	house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor
92	路	lù	noun	road 条); journey; route; line (bus etc); sort; kind
93	路上	lùshang	noun	on the road; on the way; en route
94	旅游	lǚyóu	verb	trip; journey; tourism; travel; tour; to travel
95	绿茶	lǜchá	noun	green tea; a girl who has these qualities
96	绿色	lǜsè	noun	green
97	慢	màn	adjective	slow
98	没意思	méi yìsi	phrase	boring; of no interest
99	每	měi	pronoun	each; every
100	门	mén	noun	gate; door; gateway; doorway; opening; valve; switch
101	门口	ménkǒu	noun	doorway; gate
102	门票	ménpiào	noun	ticket (for theater, cinema etc)
103	面	miàn	suffix, noun	face; side; surface; aspect; top
104	名	míng	noun, measure word	name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners); famous
105	拿	ná	verb	to hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take
106	那么	nàme	pronoun, conjunction	like that; in that way; or so; so; so very much; about; in that case
107	那样	nàyàng	pronoun	that kind; that sort
108	奶茶	nǎichá	noun	milk tea
109	奶奶	nǎinai	noun	(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); breasts
110	男孩儿	nánháir	noun	erhua form of 男孩
111	鸟	niǎo	noun	bird; "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196)
112	女孩儿	nǚháir	noun	erhua form of 女孩
113	旁边	pángbiān	noun	side; adjacent place
114	跑	pǎo	verb	to run; to run away; to escape; to run around (on errands etc); off
115	跑步	pǎobù	verb	to run; to jog
116	票	piào	noun	ticket; ballot; banknote; person held for ransom
117	妻子	qīzi	noun	wife
118	起来	qǐlái	verb	to stand up; to get up
119	前面	qiánmiàn	noun	ahead; in front; preceding; above
120	晴	qíng	adjective	clear; fine (weather)
121	球	qiú	noun	ball; sphere; globe; ball game; match
122	让	ràng	verb	to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth; to have sb do sth
123	肉	ròu	noun	meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); irresolute; Kangxi radical 130
124	商场	shāngchǎng	noun	shopping mall; shopping center; department store; emporium
125	上来	shànglái	verb	to come up; to approach
126	上面	shàngmiàn	noun	on top of; above-mentioned
127	上去	shàngqù	verb	to go up
128	上网	shàngwǎng	verb	to go online; to connect to the Internet
129	身体	shēntǐ	noun	the body; one's health
130	生日	shēngrì	noun	birthday
131	时	shí	noun	o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period
132	事情	shìqing	noun	affair; matter; thing; business
133	手	shǒu	noun	hand; person engaged in certain types of work
134	手表	shǒubiǎo	noun	wristwatch
135	书包	shūbāo	noun	schoolbag; satchel; bookbag
136	舒服	shūfu	adjective	comfortable; feeling well
137	送	sòng	verb	to send; to deliver; to transmit; to give (as a present)
138	虽然	suīrán	conjunction	although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 or 但是 etc)
139	所以	suǒyǐ	conjunction	therefore; as a result; so; the reason why
140	疼	téng	adjective	(it) hurts; sore; to love dearly
141	踢	tī	verb	to kick; to play (e.g. soccer)
142	题	tí	noun	topic; problem for discussion; exam question; subject; to inscribe
143	条	tiáo	measure word	classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)
144	跳舞	tiàowǔ	verb	to dance
145	头	tóu	noun	head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant
146	外国	wàiguó	noun	foreign country
147	外面	wàimiàn	noun	outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense); surface; exterior
148	完	wán	verb	to finish; to be over; whole; complete; entire
149	万	wàn	numeral	ten thousand; a great number
150	往	wǎng	verb, preposition	to go (in a direction); to; towards; past; previous
151	网上	wǎngshang	noun	online
152	忘	wàng	verb	to forget; to overlook; to neglect
153	位	wèi	measure word	classifier for people (honorific)
154	为什么	wèi shénme	phrase	why?; for what reason?
155	希望	xīwàng	verb	to hope; a hope; a wish 个)
156	洗	xǐ	verb	to wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs); to shuffle (cards etc)
157	洗手间	xǐshǒujiān	noun	toilet; lavatory; washroom
158	下来	xiàlái	verb	to come down; to be harvested (of crops)
159	下面	xiàmiàn	noun	below; under; next; the following
160	下去	xiàqù	verb	to go down; to descend; to go on; to continue
161	小孩儿	xiǎoháir	noun	erhua variant of 小孩
162	小时候	xiǎoshíhou	noun	in one's childhood
163	笑	xiào	verb	to laugh; to smile; to laugh at
164	姓	xìng	noun, verb	family name; surname; to be surnamed ...
165	姓名	xìngmíng	noun	surname and given name; full name
166	颜色	yánsè	noun	color; countenance; appearance; facial expression; pigment; dyestuff
167	眼睛	yǎnjing	noun	eye
168	药	yào	noun	leaf of the iris
169	药店	yàodiàn	noun	pharmacy
170	爷爷	yéye	noun	(coll.) paternal grandfather; grandpa
171	一会儿	yíhuìr	phrase	a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...
172	已经	yǐjīng	adverb	already
173	一起	yìqǐ	adverb	(in) the same place; together; in company (with); altogether; in total
174	意思	yìsi	noun	idea; opinion; meaning; wish; desire; interest; fun
175	阴	yīn	adjective	overcast (weather); cloudy; shady
176	因为	yīnwèi	preposition, conjunction	because; owing to; on account of
177	游	yóu	verb	to swim
178	游泳	yóuyǒng	verb	swimming; to swim
179	有意思	yǒu yìsi	phrase	interesting; meaningful; enjoyable; fun
180	有时	yǒushí	adverb	sometimes; now and then
181	右	yòu	noun	right; right-hand side
182	右边	yòubian	noun	right side; right, to the right
183	鱼	yú	noun	fish
184	远	yuǎn	adjective	far; distant; remote; much (lower etc)
185	运动	yùndòng	verb, noun	to move; to exercise; sports; exercise; motion; movement; campaign
186	站	zhàn	noun	station; to stand; to halt; to stop
187	丈夫	zhàngfu	noun	husband
188	这么	zhème	pronoun	so much; this much; how much?; this way; like this
189	这样	zhèyàng	pronoun	this kind of; so; this way; like this; such
190	着	zhe	particle	aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
191	正	zhèng	adverb	straight; upright; proper; main; principal; to correct; to rectify
192	周	zhōu	noun	to make a circuit; to circle; circle; circumference; lap; cycle
193	准备	zhǔnbèi	verb	preparation; to prepare; to intend; to be about to; reserve (fund)
194	自己	zìjǐ	pronoun	oneself; one's own
195	走	zǒu	verb	to walk; to go; to run; to move (of vehicle); to visit; to leave
196	走路	zǒulù	verb	to walk; to go on foot; to leave; to depart
197	足球	zúqiú	noun	soccer ball; a football; soccer; football
198	最	zuì	adverb	(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est
199	左	zuǒ	noun	left; the Left (politics); east; unorthodox; queer; wrong; differing
200	左边	zuǒbian	noun	left; the left side; to the left of

Words, pinyin and parts of speech: the official HSK syllabus (2025). Meanings: based on CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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