HSK 2 Vocabulary List (HSK 3.0)
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HSK 2 word list
200 entries
Entries introduced at this level. Include earlier levels for a cumulative study list. A spelling can appear again with a different reading or use.
- 啊
exclamation particle
particle - 爱好
hobby
verbnoun - 白色
white
noun - 班
class
nounmeasure wordMore about 班
- team
- 帮
to assist
verb - 帮忙
do a favor
verbMore about 帮忙
- help
- 包
contain
verbnounmeasure wordMore about 包
- to wrap
- package
- 本子
edition
nounMore about 本子
- book
- notebook
- 比
compared with
verbprepositionMore about 比
- compare
- 笔
write
nounmeasure wordMore about 笔
- pen
- to write
- 别
leave
adverb - 不错
right
adjective - 不好意思
embarrassed
More about 不好意思
- feel embarrassed
- 长
long
adjectiveMore about 长
- length
- 车站
stop (train
nounMore about 车站
- bus)
- 出
out
verbMore about 出
- happen
- 出国
to leave the country
verb - 出来
come out
verbMore about 出来
- to come out
- 出门
go out
verbMore about 出门
- away from home
- to go out
- 出去
to go out
verb - 床
bed
noun - 词
speech
nounMore about 词
- word
- statement
- 次
time
measure wordadjectiveMore about 次
- sequence
- 从
from
prepositionadverb - 从小
as a child
adverbMore about 从小
- from childhood
- 错
alternate
adjective - 打
from
verb - 打车
take a taxi
verb - 打开
open
verb - 但
merely
conjunctionadverb - 但是
however
conjunctionMore about 但是
- but
- 得
connects an action to a description of its result or manner
particle - 地
marks an adverb before a verb
particle - 等
and so on
verbpreposition - 地铁
subway
noun - 点
dot
verbnounmeasure word - 懂
understand
verbMore about 懂
- to understand
- 动
move
verb - 饭馆
restaurant
noun - 飞
fly
verbMore about 飞
- to fly
- 高
high
adjectivenoun - 高中
high school
noun - 告诉
inform
verb - 个子
stature
nounMore about 个子
- build
- height
- 跟
and
prepositionconjunctionnounverb - 公交车
public bus
noun - 过
pass
verbMore about 过
- cross
Also read guo. Meaning depends on context.
- 过来
come over
verbMore about 过来
- to manage
- up
- 过年
celebrate the New Year
verb - 过去
pass by
verb - 过
-ed
particleMore about 过
Also read guò. Meaning depends on context.
- 还是
or
adverbconjunctionMore about 还是
- had better
- still
- 黑色
black
noun - 红茶
black tea
noun - 红色
revolutionary
nounMore about 红色
- red
- 后面
behind
noun - 花
spend
verbMore about 花
- flower
- 花
spend
nounadjectiveMore about 花
- flower
- 画
picture
verbnoun - 坏
broken
adjective - 回来
return
verb - 回去
return
verb - 机场
airfield
nounMore about 机场
- airport
- 机票
plane ticket
noun - 记得
remember
verbMore about 记得
- to remember
- 间
separate
measure wordnoun - 教
teaching
verbMore about 教
- teach
- religion
- 教室
classroom
noun - 介绍
introduction
verbMore about 介绍
- present
- introduce
- 进
advance
verb - 近
close
adjectiveMore about 近
- near
- 进来
to come in
verbMore about 进来
- come in
- 进去
go in
verbMore about 进去
- enter
- 经常
regularly
adverb - 酒店
hotel
nounMore about 酒店
- wine shop
- 就
then
adverbprepositionMore about 就
- as early as
- precisely
- 咖啡
coffee
noun - 开始
to begin
verbnoun - 开学
start school
verb - 考
verify
verb - 考试
test
verbnounMore about 考试
- exam
- 可能
maybe
adjectivenounverb - 裤子
trousers
nounMore about 裤子
- pants
- 快
quick
adjectiveadverb - 快乐
happy
adjective - 快要
will soon
adverb - 篮球
basketball
noun - 累
tire
adjectiveverb - 离
leave
verb - 里面
interior
nounMore about 里面
- inside
- 楼
storied building
nounMore about 楼
- floor
- 路
sort
noun - 路上
on the road
noun - 旅游
tourism
verb - 绿茶
green tea
noun - 绿色
green
nounadjective - 慢
slow
adjective - 没意思
boring
- 每
every
pronounadverbMore about 每
- each
- 门
door
nounMore about 门
- category
- 门口
doorway
noun - 门票
ticket
noun - 面
top
suffixverbnounmeasure word - 名
famous
nounmeasure wordMore about 名
- name
- 拿
to hold
verbMore about 拿
- to seize
- to take
- 那么
so
pronounconjunction - 那样
that kind
pronoun - 奶茶
milk tea
noun - 奶奶
paternal grandmother
noun - 男孩儿
boy
noun - 鸟
bird
noun - 女孩儿
girl
noun - 旁边
side
noun - 跑
to run
verb - 跑步
to jog
verb - 票
ticket
noun - 妻子
wife and children
nounMore about 妻子
- wife
- 起来
get up
verbMore about 起来
- to stand up
- to get up
- start
- 前面
in front
noun - 晴
clear
adjectiveMore about 晴
- fine
- 球
sphere
nounMore about 球
- globe
- ball
- 让
let
verbprepositionMore about 让
- allow
- 肉
pulp
nounMore about 肉
- meat
- flesh
- 商场
shopping mall
noun - 上来
come up
verbMore about 上来
- to come up
- 上面
above
noun - 上去
go up
verb - 上网
be on the Internet
verbMore about 上网
- be netted (of fish)
- 身体
body
nounMore about 身体
- health
- 生日
birthday
noun - 时
hour
nounmeasure word - 事情
affair
noun - 手
hand
noun - 手表
wristwatch
nounMore about 手表
- wrist watch
- 书包
school bag
nounMore about 书包
- satchel
- schoolbag
- 舒服
comfortable
adjective - 送
carry
verbMore about 送
- to deliver
- deliver
- 虽然
although
conjunction - 所以
so
conjunctionMore about 所以
- as a result
- therefore
- 疼
hurt
adjectiveverbMore about 疼
- love dearly
- 踢
kick
verb - 题
inscribe
noun - 条
item
measure wordnoun - 跳舞
dance
verbMore about 跳舞
- to dance
- dancing
- 头
leading
nounmeasure wordadjective - 外国
foreign country
nounMore about 外国
- foreign
- 外面
outside
nounMore about 外面
- exterior
- 完
finish
verb - 万
ten thousand
number - 往
past
verbpreposition - 网上
online
noun - 忘
neglect
verb - 位
position
measure wordMore about 位
- place
- location
- 为什么
why
- 希望
wish
verbMore about 希望
- hope
- 洗
bathe
verbMore about 洗
- to wash
- wash
- 洗手间
washroom
noun - 下来
go among the masses (said of leaders)
verbMore about 下来
- to come down
- come down
- 下面
below
nounMore about 下面
- under
- next
- 下去
go down
verb - 小孩儿
child
noun - 小时候
in one's childhood
noun - 笑
smile
verbMore about 笑
- laugh
- 姓
family name
nounverbMore about 姓
- surname
- 姓名
full name
noun - 颜色
colour
noun - 眼睛
eye
noun - 药
medicine
nounMore about 药
- drug
- poison
- 药店
pharmacy
noun - 爷爷
paternal grandfather
noun - 一会儿
a while
numbermeasure wordadverb - 已经
already
adverb - 一起
in the same place
adverbMore about 一起
- together
- altogether
- 意思
meaning
noun - 阴
hidden
adjectiveMore about 阴
- overcast
- 因为
because
prepositionconjunctionMore about 因为
- on account of
- 游
travel
verbMore about 游
- to roam
- 游泳
swim
verbMore about 游泳
- swimming
- 有意思
enjoyable
More about 有意思
- interesting
- meaningful
- 有时
sometimes
adverb - 右
right
nounMore about 右
- west
- 右边
right-hand side
noun - 鱼
fish
noun - 远
far
adjectiveMore about 远
- distant
- 运动
sports
verbnoun - 站
station
noun - 丈夫
husband
noun - 这么
this
pronoun - 这样
this way
pronoun - 着
particle marking an ongoing state
particle - 正
just
adverbadjective - 周
week
nounmeasure wordMore about 周
- Zhou
- 准备
preparation
verb - 自己
oneself
pronoun - 走
go
verbMore about 走
- run
- 走路
walk
verbMore about 走路
- to walk
- go on foot
- 足球
soccer
noun - 最
most
adverb - 左
left
noun - 左边
left
noun
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These HSK 3.0 lists follow the updated exam syllabus used in 2026. There are 11,000 syllabus entries across levels 1–6 and the combined advanced levels 7–9. The HSK grader uses a word’s earliest introduction; this browser also retains later entries for other readings or uses.
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