HSK 2 Word List

HSK 2 Word List (HSK 3.0)

Everyday vocabulary for simple conversations about routine topics. This list contains all 199 words of HSK 2 under the HSK 3.0 (2026) standard, with pinyin and English translations. You can practice every word in the app with stroke-by-stroke writing drills, pinyin drills, and printable accordion-fold A4 worksheets.

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#汉字PinyinEnglish
1amodal particle
2爱好ài hàohobby
3白色bái sèwhite
4bānclass (school)
5bāngto help
6帮忙bāng mángto help
7bāobag
8本子běn zibook
9than; to compare
10pen
11biédon't
12不错bù cuònot bad; pretty good
13不好意思bù hǎo yì sito feel embarrassed
14chánglong
15车站chē zhànrail station
16chūto go out
17出国chū guóto go abroad
18出来chū láito come out
19出门chū ménto go out
20出去chū qùto go out
21chuángbed
22word
23CL: occurrences
24cóngfrom
25从小cóng xiǎofrom childhood
26cuòmistake
27to hit; to play
28打车dǎ chēto take a taxi
29打开dǎ kāito open
30dànbut
31但是dàn shìbut
32departicle (degree)
33departicle (adverb)
34děngto wait for
35地铁dì tiěsubway; metro
36diǎnto order; to click
37dǒngto understand
38dòngto move
39饭馆fàn guǎnrestaurant
40fēito fly
41gāohigh
42高中gāo zhōngsenior high school
43告诉gào suto tell
44个子gè zistature
45gēnwith; and
46公交车gōng jiāo chēbus
47guòexperiential particle
48过来guò láito come over
49过年guò niánto celebrate NYE
50过去guò qùto go over; to pass by
51guoexperiential particle
52还是hái shior; still
53黑色hēi sèblack
54红茶hóng cháblack tea
55红色hóng sèred
56后面hòu mianthe back
57huāto spend (money/time)
58huàto draw
59huàibad
60回来huí laito return
61回去huí quto return
62机场jī chǎngairport
63机票jī piàoplane ticket
64记得jì deto remember
65jiānCL: rooms
66jiāoto teach
67教室jiào shìclassroom
68介绍jiè shàoto introduce
69jìnto go forward
70jìnnear
71进来jìn láito come in
72进去jìn qùto go in
73经常jīng chángfrequently
74酒店jiǔ diànhotel
75jiùthen; just; already
76咖啡kā fēicoffee
77开始kāi shǐto begin
78开学kāi xuéschool starts
79kǎoto take an exam
80考试kǎo shìto take an exam
81可能kě néngpossible; maybe
82裤子kù zipants
83kuàirapid
84快乐kuài lèhappy
85快要kuài yàoabout to; soon
86篮球lán qiúbasketball
87lèitired
88to leave
89里面lǐ miàninside
90lóubuilding; floor
91road
92路上lù shangon the road
93旅游lǚ yóutrip
94绿茶lǜ chágreen tea
95绿色lǜ sègreen
96mànslow
97没意思méi yì siboring
98měieach
99méngate
100门口mén kǒudoorway
101门票mén piàoadmission ticket
102miànface
103míngname
104to hold
105那么nà melike that
106那样nà yàngthat kind
107奶茶nǎi chámilk tea
108奶奶nǎi naigrandma (paternal)
109男孩儿nán háirboy
110niǎobird
111女孩儿nǚ háirgirl
112旁边páng biānside
113pǎoto run
114跑步pǎo bùto run
115piàoticket
116妻子qī ziwife
117起来qǐ laito stand up
118前面qián miànahead
119qíngclear
120qiúball
121ràngto yield
122ròumeat
123商场shāng chǎngshopping mall
124上来shàng láito come up
125上面shàng miànon top of
126上去shàng qùto go up
127上网shàng wǎngto go online
128身体shēn tǐthe body
129生日shēng rìbirthday
130shío'clock
131事情shì qingaffair
132shǒuhand
133手表shǒu biǎowristwatch
134书包shū bāoschoolbag
135舒服shū fucomfortable
136sòngto send
137虽然suī ránalthough
138所以suǒ yǐtherefore
139téngit hurts
140to kick
141topic
142tiáoCL: long/thin things
143跳舞tiào wǔto dance
144tóuhead
145外国wài guóforeign country
146外面wài miànoutside
147wánto finish
148wànten thousand
149wǎngto go in a direction
150网上wǎng shàngonline
151wàngto forget
152wèiCL: people (polite)
153为什么wèi shén mewhy?
154希望xī wàngto hope
155to wash
156洗手间xǐ shǒu jiāntoilet
157下来xià laito come down
158下面xià miànbelow
159下去xià qùto go down
160小孩儿xiǎo háirchild
161小时候xiǎo shí houin one's childhood
162xiàoto laugh
163xìngfamily name
164姓名xìng míngfull name
165颜色yán sècolor
166眼睛yǎn jingeye
167yàomedicine
168药店yào diànpharmacy
169爷爷yé yepaternal grandfather
170一会儿yī huìra moment
171已经yǐ jīngalready
172一起yī qǐtogether
173意思yì simeaning
174yīnovercast; cloudy
175因为yīn wèibecause
176yóuto swim
177游泳yóu yǒngswimming
178有意思yǒu yì siinteresting
179有时yǒu shísometimes
180yòuright
181右边yòu bianright side
182fish
183yuǎnfar
184运动yùn dòngexercise; sports
185zhànstation
186丈夫zhàng fuhusband
187这么zhè meso much
188这样zhè yàngthis kind of
189zheongoing particle
190zhèngjust; right now
191zhōuweek
192准备zhǔn bèipreparation
193自己zì jǐoneself
194zǒuto walk
195走路zǒu lùto walk
196足球zú qiúsoccer
197zuìmost; -est
198zuǒleft
199左边zuǒ bianleft