HSK 2 Vocabulary (exclusive)

The HSK 2 covers 300 vocabulary words total. On this page we have excluded the 150 HSK 1 words from the new 150 words on the HSK 2, and all have been categorized by part of speech. Click on a section title to see information about that particular list and related Chinese Vocabulary Wiki pages.

HSK 2 Adjectives

Chinese	Pinyin	English	HSK Level
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

HSK 2 Adverbs

Chinese	Pinyin	English	HSK Level
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

HSK 2 Auxiliary Verbs

Chinese	Pinyin	English	HSK Level
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

HSK 2 Conjunctions

Chinese	Pinyin	English	HSK Level
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

HSK 2 Demonstrative Pronouns

Chinese	Pinyin	English	HSK Level
每	měi	every	HSK 2

HSK 2 Interjections

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Chinese	Pinyin	English	HSK Level

HSK 2 Interrogative Pronouns

Chinese	Pinyin	English	HSK Level
为什么	wèishénme	why	HSK 2

HSK 2 Measure Words

Chinese	Pinyin	English	HSK Level
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

HSK 2 Nouns

Chinese	Pinyin	English	HSK Level
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

HSK 2 Numerals

Chinese	Pinyin	English	HSK Level
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

HSK 2 Particles

Chinese	Pinyin	English	HSK Level
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

HSK 2 Personal Pronouns

Chinese	Pinyin	English	HSK Level
大家	dàjiā	everyone	HSK 2
您	nín	you (polite form)	HSK 2
它	tā	it	HSK 2

HSK 2 Phrases

Chinese	Pinyin	English	HSK Level
打篮球	dǎ lánqiú	to play basketball	HSK 2
踢足球	tī zúqiú	to play soccer	HSK 2

HSK 2 Prepositions

Chinese	Pinyin	English	HSK Level
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

HSK 2 Verbs

Chinese	Pinyin	English	HSK Level
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

• HSK 2 Vocabulary (inclusive)
• HSK 2 Vocabulary (one big list)
• Next list: HSK 3 Vocabulary (inclusive)