The HSK 2 covers 300 vocabulary words total. On this page we have included the 150 HSK 1 words and categorized all 300 by part of speech. Click on a section title to see information about that particular list and related Chinese Vocabulary Wiki pages.
Chinese |
Pinyin |
English |
HSK Level |
大 |
dà |
big |
HSK 1 |
多 |
duō |
many |
HSK 1 |
高兴 |
gāoxìng |
happy |
HSK 1 |
好 |
hǎo |
good |
HSK 1 |
冷 |
lěng |
cold |
HSK 1 |
漂亮 |
piàoliang |
pretty |
HSK 1 |
热 |
rè |
hot |
HSK 1 |
少 |
shǎo |
few |
HSK 1 |
小 |
xiǎo |
small |
HSK 1 |
白 |
bái |
white |
HSK 2 |
长 |
cháng |
long |
HSK 2 |
对 |
duì |
correct |
HSK 2 |
高 |
gāo |
tall, high |
HSK 2 |
贵 |
guì |
expensive; noble |
HSK 2 |
好吃 |
hǎochī |
tasty, delicious |
HSK 2 |
黑 |
hēi |
black; dark; shady, illegal |
HSK 2 |
红 |
hóng |
red; popular; revolutionary |
HSK 2 |
近 |
jìn |
nearby, close |
HSK 2 |
快 |
kuài |
quick |
HSK 2 |
快乐 |
kuàilè |
happy |
HSK 2 |
累 |
lèi |
tired |
HSK 2 |
慢 |
màn |
slow |
HSK 2 |
忙 |
máng |
busy |
HSK 2 |
便宜 |
piányi |
cheap, inexpensive |
HSK 2 |
新 |
xīn |
new |
HSK 2 |
远 |
yuǎn |
far |
HSK 2 |
Chinese |
Pinyin |
English |
HSK Level |
不 |
bù |
no, not |
HSK 1 |
没有 |
méiyǒu |
did not |
HSK 1 |
很 |
hěn |
very |
HSK 1 |
太 |
tài |
too |
HSK 1 |
都 |
dōu |
all |
HSK 1 |
别 |
bié |
do not (do something) |
HSK 2 |
非常 |
fēicháng |
very, extremely |
HSK 2 |
还 |
hái |
still; in addition; even |
HSK 2 |
就 |
jiù |
just (emphasis); only |
HSK 2 |
也 |
yě |
also |
HSK 2 |
已经 |
yǐjīng |
already |
HSK 2 |
一起 |
yīqǐ |
together |
HSK 2 |
再 |
zài |
again; another; then |
HSK 2 |
真 |
zhēn |
really, truly; real |
HSK 2 |
正在 |
zhèngzài |
in the process of (doing something) |
HSK 2 |
最 |
zuì |
most, -est |
HSK 2 |
Chinese |
Pinyin |
English |
HSK Level |
会 |
huì |
can, know to |
HSK 1 |
能 |
néng |
can, be able to |
HSK 1 |
想 |
xiǎng |
would like to |
HSK 1 |
可能 |
kěnéng |
maybe, might; possible |
HSK 2 |
可以 |
kěyǐ |
may, can |
HSK 2 |
要 |
yào |
to want; to need; have to; want to; will |
HSK 2 |
Chinese |
Pinyin |
English |
HSK Level |
和 |
hé |
and |
HSK 1 |
但是 |
dànshì |
but |
HSK 2 |
虽然 |
suīrán |
although |
HSK 2 |
所以 |
suǒyǐ |
so, therefore |
HSK 2 |
因为 |
yīnwèi |
because |
HSK 2 |
Chinese |
Pinyin |
English |
HSK Level |
这 |
zhè |
this |
HSK 1 |
那 |
nà |
that |
HSK 1 |
每 |
měi |
every |
HSK 2 |
Chinese |
Pinyin |
English |
HSK Level |
喂 |
wèi |
hey, hello |
HSK 1 |
Chinese |
Pinyin |
English |
HSK Level |
多少 |
duōshǎo |
how much |
HSK 1 |
几 |
jǐ |
how many, a few |
HSK 1 |
哪 |
nǎ |
which |
HSK 1 |
哪儿 |
nǎr |
where |
HSK 1 |
什么 |
shénme |
what, why |
HSK 1 |
谁 |
shéi |
who |
HSK 1 |
怎么 |
zěnme |
how |
HSK 1 |
怎么样 |
zěnmeyàng |
how about |
HSK 1 |
为什么 |
wèishénme |
why |
HSK 2 |
Chinese |
Pinyin |
English |
HSK Level |
本 |
běn |
[measure word for books] |
HSK 1 |
个 |
gè |
[measure word for people] |
HSK 1 |
块 |
kuài |
[measure word for pieces] |
HSK 1 |
岁 |
suì |
years old |
HSK 1 |
些 |
xiē |
some |
HSK 1 |
一点儿 |
yīdiǎnr |
a little |
HSK 1 |
次 |
cì |
[measure word for how many times something happens] |
HSK 2 |
件 |
jiàn |
[measure word] |
HSK 2 |
一下 |
yīxià |
[after a verb] quickly, briefly, casually |
HSK 2 |
Chinese |
Pinyin |
English |
HSK Level |
爸爸 |
bàba |
dad |
HSK 1 |
北京 |
Běijīng |
Beijing |
HSK 1 |
杯子 |
bēizi |
cup |
HSK 1 |
菜 |
cài |
vegetable |
HSK 1 |
茶 |
chá |
tea |
HSK 1 |
出租车 |
chūzūchē |
taxi |
HSK 1 |
点 |
diǎn |
point, dot, spot |
HSK 1 |
电脑 |
diànnǎo |
computer |
HSK 1 |
电视 |
diànshì |
television |
HSK 1 |
电影 |
diànyǐng |
movie |
HSK 1 |
东西 |
dōngxi |
thing |
HSK 1 |
儿子 |
érzi |
son |
HSK 1 |
饭店 |
fàndiàn |
restaurant |
HSK 1 |
飞机 |
fēijī |
airplane |
HSK 1 |
分钟 |
fēnzhōng |
minute |
HSK 1 |
狗 |
gǒu |
dog |
HSK 1 |
汉语 |
hànyǔ |
mandarin Chinese |
HSK 1 |
后面 |
hòumiàn |
behind |
HSK 1 |
家 |
jiā |
home |
HSK 1 |
今天 |
jīntiān |
today |
HSK 1 |
老师 |
lǎoshī |
teacher |
HSK 1 |
里面 |
lǐmiàn |
inside |
HSK 1 |
妈妈 |
māma |
mom |
HSK 1 |
猫 |
māo |
cat |
HSK 1 |
米饭 |
mǐfàn |
rice |
HSK 1 |
明天 |
míngtiān |
tomorrow |
HSK 1 |
名字 |
míngzi |
name |
HSK 1 |
年 |
nián |
year |
HSK 1 |
女儿 |
nǚ'ér |
daughter |
HSK 1 |
朋友 |
péngyou |
friend |
HSK 1 |
苹果 |
píngguǒ |
apple |
HSK 1 |
钱 |
qián |
money |
HSK 1 |
前面 |
qiánmiàn |
front |
HSK 1 |
人 |
rén |
person |
HSK 1 |
上 |
shàng |
up |
HSK 1 |
商店 |
shāngdiàn |
store |
HSK 1 |
上午 |
shàngwǔ |
morning |
HSK 1 |
时候 |
shíhou |
time |
HSK 1 |
书 |
shū |
book |
HSK 1 |
水 |
shuǐ |
water |
HSK 1 |
水果 |
shuǐguǒ |
fruit |
HSK 1 |
天气 |
tiānqì |
weather |
HSK 1 |
同学 |
tóngxué |
shoolmate |
HSK 1 |
下 |
xià |
down |
HSK 1 |
先生 |
xiānsheng |
sir |
HSK 1 |
现在 |
xiànzài |
now |
HSK 1 |
小姐 |
xiǎojiě |
Miss |
HSK 1 |
下午 |
xiàwǔ |
afternoon |
HSK 1 |
星期 |
xīngqī |
week |
HSK 1 |
学生 |
xuéshēng |
student |
HSK 1 |
学校 |
xuéxiào |
school |
HSK 1 |
衣服 |
yīfu |
cloth |
HSK 1 |
医生 |
yīshēng |
doctor |
HSK 1 |
医院 |
yīyuàn |
hospital |
HSK 1 |
椅子 |
yǐzi |
chair |
HSK 1 |
月 |
yuè |
month |
HSK 1 |
中国 |
Zhōngguó |
China |
HSK 1 |
中午 |
zhōngwǔ |
noon |
HSK 1 |
桌子 |
zhuōzi |
desk |
HSK 1 |
字 |
zì |
character |
HSK 1 |
昨天 |
zuótiān |
yesterday |
HSK 1 |
报纸 |
bàozhǐ |
newspaper |
HSK 2 |
宾馆 |
bīnguǎn |
hotel |
HSK 2 |
错 |
cuò |
mistake, fault; mistakenly |
HSK 2 |
弟弟 |
dìdi |
younger brother |
HSK 2 |
房间 |
fángjiān |
room |
HSK 2 |
服务员 |
fúwùyuán |
(food) server, waiter, waitress |
HSK 2 |
哥哥 |
gēge |
older brother |
HSK 2 |
公共汽车 |
gōnggòng qìchē |
public (city) bus |
HSK 2 |
公司 |
gōngsī |
company, corporation; office |
HSK 2 |
孩子 |
háizi |
child |
HSK 2 |
火车站 |
huǒchēzhàn |
train station |
HSK 2 |
教室 |
jiàoshì |
classroom |
HSK 2 |
机场 |
jīchǎng |
airport |
HSK 2 |
鸡蛋 |
jīdàn |
(chicken) egg |
HSK 2 |
姐姐 |
jiějie |
older sister |
HSK 2 |
咖啡 |
kāfēi |
coffee |
HSK 2 |
考试 |
kǎoshì |
test, exam |
HSK 2 |
课 |
kè |
lesson, class |
HSK 2 |
路 |
lù |
road, path, way |
HSK 2 |
旅游 |
lǚyóu |
travel |
HSK 2 |
妹妹 |
mèimei |
younger sister; young woman |
HSK 2 |
门 |
mén |
door, gate |
HSK 2 |
面条 |
miàntiáo |
noodles |
HSK 2 |
男 |
nán |
male |
HSK 2 |
牛奶 |
niúnǎi |
(cow) milk |
HSK 2 |
女 |
nǚ |
female |
HSK 2 |
旁边 |
pángbiān |
the side, next to |
HSK 2 |
票 |
piào |
ticket |
HSK 2 |
铅笔 |
qiānbǐ |
pencil |
HSK 2 |
晴 |
qíng |
clear, fine (weather) |
HSK 2 |
妻子 |
qīzi |
wife |
HSK 2 |
去年 |
qùnián |
last year |
HSK 2 |
日 |
rì |
day; Japan |
HSK 2 |
生日 |
shēngrì |
birthday |
HSK 2 |
身体 |
shēntǐ |
body; health |
HSK 2 |
时间 |
shíjiān |
time |
HSK 2 |
事情 |
shìqing |
affair, business, matter, thing |
HSK 2 |
手表 |
shǒubiǎo |
wristwatch |
HSK 2 |
手机 |
shǒujī |
cell phone, mobile phone |
HSK 2 |
题 |
tí |
(math) problem |
HSK 2 |
外 |
wài |
outside |
HSK 2 |
问题 |
wèntí |
question; problem, issue |
HSK 2 |
洗 |
xǐ |
to wash, to bathe |
HSK 2 |
小时 |
xiǎoshí |
hour |
HSK 2 |
西瓜 |
xīguā |
watermelon |
HSK 2 |
姓 |
xìng |
surname |
HSK 2 |
希望 |
xīwàng |
to hope, to wish |
HSK 2 |
雪 |
xuě |
snow |
HSK 2 |
羊肉 |
yángròu |
mutton, lamb (meat) |
HSK 2 |
眼睛 |
yǎnjing |
eye |
HSK 2 |
颜色 |
yánsè |
color |
HSK 2 |
药 |
yào |
medicine, drug |
HSK 2 |
阴 |
yīn |
overcast (in 阴天) |
HSK 2 |
意思 |
yìsi |
meaning |
HSK 2 |
游泳 |
yóuyǒng |
swimming |
HSK 2 |
右边 |
yòubian |
right side; to the right |
HSK 2 |
鱼 |
yú |
fish |
HSK 2 |
运动 |
yùndòng |
sports, exercise |
HSK 2 |
早上 |
zǎoshang |
morning |
HSK 2 |
丈夫 |
zhàngfu |
husband |
HSK 2 |
准备 |
zhǔnbèi |
preparation(s) |
HSK 2 |
左边 |
zuǒbian |
the left side; to the left of |
HSK 2 |
Chinese |
Pinyin |
English |
HSK Level |
一 |
yī |
one |
HSK 1 |
二 |
èr |
two |
HSK 1 |
三 |
sān |
three |
HSK 1 |
四 |
sì |
four |
HSK 1 |
五 |
wǔ |
five |
HSK 1 |
六 |
liù |
six |
HSK 1 |
七 |
qī |
seven |
HSK 1 |
八 |
bā |
eight |
HSK 1 |
九 |
jiǔ |
nine |
HSK 1 |
十 |
shí |
ten |
HSK 1 |
号 |
hào |
[day number in a date], number (in a series) |
HSK 1 |
百 |
bǎi |
hundred |
HSK 2 |
第一 |
dì-yī |
number one, the first |
HSK 2 |
两 |
liǎng |
two (of something) |
HSK 2 |
千 |
qiān |
thousand |
HSK 2 |
Chinese |
Pinyin |
English |
HSK Level |
的 |
de |
[structural particle] |
HSK 1 |
了 |
le |
[aspectual particle] |
HSK 1 |
吗 |
ma |
[question particle] |
HSK 1 |
呢 |
ne |
[question particle] |
HSK 1 |
吧 |
ba |
[modal particle for suggestions] |
HSK 2 |
得 |
de |
[structural particle used after a verb] |
HSK 2 |
过 |
guo |
[aspectual particle to indicate experience] |
HSK 2 |
着 |
zhe |
[aspectual particle indicating a continuous state] |
HSK 2 |
Chinese |
Pinyin |
English |
HSK Level |
你 |
nǐ |
you |
HSK 1 |
他 |
tā |
he, him |
HSK 1 |
她 |
tā |
she, her |
HSK 1 |
我 |
wǒ |
I, me |
HSK 1 |
我们 |
wǒmen |
we, us |
HSK 1 |
大家 |
dàjiā |
everyone |
HSK 2 |
您 |
nín |
you (polite form) | HSK 2 |
它 |
tā |
it |
HSK 2 |
Chinese |
Pinyin |
English |
HSK Level |
不客气 |
búkèqì |
you are welcome |
HSK 1 |
打电话 |
dǎ diànhuà |
to call on the phone |
HSK 1 |
没关系 |
méi guānxì |
it doesn’t matter |
HSK 1 |
打篮球 |
dǎ lánqiú |
to play basketball |
HSK 2 |
踢足球 |
tī zúqiú |
to play soccer |
HSK 2 |
Chinese |
Pinyin |
English |
HSK Level |
在 |
zài |
in, at |
HSK 1 |
比 |
bǐ |
to compare, to compete; [particle for comparisons] |
HSK 2 |
从 |
cóng |
from; via |
HSK 2 |
对 |
duì |
toward |
HSK 2 |
给 |
gěi |
to, for |
HSK 2 |
往 |
wǎng |
towards |
HSK 2 |
Chinese |
Pinyin |
English |
HSK Level |
爱 |
ài |
to love |
HSK 1 |
吃 |
chī |
to eat |
HSK 1 |
读 |
dú |
to read |
HSK 1 |
对不起 |
duìbùqǐ |
sorry |
HSK 1 |
工作 |
gōngzuò |
to work |
HSK 1 |
喝 |
hē |
to drink |
HSK 1 |
回 |
huí |
to return |
HSK 1 |
叫 |
jiào |
to call, to be called |
HSK 1 |
开 |
kāi |
to open |
HSK 1 |
看 |
kàn |
to look (at) |
HSK 1 |
看见 |
kànjiàn |
to see |
HSK 1 |
来 |
lái |
to come |
HSK 1 |
没有 |
méiyǒu |
to not have |
HSK 1 |
买 |
mǎi |
to buy |
HSK 1 |
请 |
qǐng |
please |
HSK 1 |
去 |
qù |
to go |
HSK 1 |
认识 |
rènshi |
to be familiar with |
HSK 1 |
是 |
shì |
to be (am, is, are) |
HSK 1 |
睡觉 |
shuìjiào |
to sleep |
HSK 1 |
说 |
shuō |
to say. to speak |
HSK 1 |
听 |
tīng |
to listen (to) |
HSK 1 |
下雨 |
xiàyǔ |
to rain |
HSK 1 |
写 |
xiě |
to write |
HSK 1 |
谢谢 |
xièxie |
thank you; to thank |
HSK 1 |
喜欢 |
xǐhuān |
to like |
HSK 1 |
学习 |
xuéxí |
to study |
HSK 1 |
有 |
yǒu |
to have |
HSK 1 |
再见 |
zàijiàn |
good-bye |
HSK 1 |
住 |
zhù |
to live (in/at) |
HSK 1 |
做 |
zuò |
to do |
HSK 1 |
坐 |
zuò |
to sit |
HSK 1 |
帮助 |
bāngzhù |
help; to help |
HSK 2 |
唱歌 |
chànggē |
to sing a song |
HSK 2 |
出 |
chū |
to go out; to happen |
HSK 2 |
穿 |
chuān |
to wear, to put on; to pierce |
HSK 2 |
到 |
dào |
to arrive; to (a place), until (a time) |
HSK 2 |
等 |
děng |
to wait (for) |
HSK 2 |
懂 |
dǒng |
to understand |
HSK 2 |
告诉 |
gàosu |
to tell, to inform |
HSK 2 |
给 |
gěi |
to give |
HSK 2 |
介绍 |
jièshào |
to introduce |
HSK 2 |
进 |
jìn |
to enter, to go in |
HSK 2 |
觉得 |
juéde |
to think; to feel |
HSK 2 |
开始 |
kāishǐ |
to start; beginning |
HSK 2 |
离 |
lí |
to be distanced from |
HSK 2 |
旅游 |
lǚyóu |
to travel |
HSK 2 |
卖 |
mài |
to sell |
HSK 2 |
跑步 |
pǎobù |
to jog, to go running |
HSK 2 |
起床 |
qǐchuáng |
to get up (out of bed) |
HSK 2 |
让 |
ràng |
to let, to make, to have (someone do something) |
HSK 2 |
上班 |
shàngbān |
to go to work |
HSK 2 |
生病 |
shēngbìng |
to fall ill, to get sick |
HSK 2 |
说话 |
shuōhuà |
to speak (words), to talk |
HSK 2 |
送 |
sòng |
to give (a gift); to deliver, to send; to see off (a person) |
HSK 2 |
跳舞 |
tiàowǔ |
to dance (a dance) |
HSK 2 |
完 |
wán |
to finish |
HSK 2 |
玩 |
wán |
to play (with); to have fun |
HSK 2 |
晚上 |
wǎnshang |
evening |
HSK 2 |
问 |
wèn |
to ask |
HSK 2 |
笑 |
xiào |
to laugh, to smile |
HSK 2 |
姓 |
xìng |
to be surnamed |
HSK 2 |
休息 |
xiūxi |
to rest, to sleep |
HSK 2 |
游泳 |
yóuyǒng |
to swim |
HSK 2 |
运动 |
yùndòng |
to exercise, to play sports |
HSK 2 |
找 |
zhǎo |
to look for; to call on someone |
HSK 2 |
知道 |
zhīdào |
to know |
HSK 2 |
准备 |
zhǔnbèi |
to prepare |
HSK 2 |
走 |
zǒu |
to walk, to go, to leave |
HSK 2 |
See also