HSK 2 vocabulary list

• 人数rén shùnumber of people
• 队长duì zhǎngcaptain; team leader
• 南方nán fāngsouth; the southern part of the country; the South
• 停车tíng chēto pull up (stop one's vehicle); to park; (of a machine) to stop working; to stall
• 冬天dōng tiānwinter
• 青年qīng niányouth; youthful years; young person; the young
• 好人hǎo réngood person; healthy person; person who tries not to offend anyone, even at the expense of principle
• 大声dà shēngloud voice; in a loud voice; loudly
• 分开fēn kāito separate; to part
• 市长shì zhǎngmayor
• 相机xiàng jīcamera (abbr. for 照相机); at the opportune moment; as the circumstances allow
• 花园huā yuángarden
• 影片yǐng piàna copy of a film; film; motion picture; movie
• 今后jīn hòuhereafter; henceforth; in the future; from now on
• 这时zhè shíat this time; at this moment
• 大大dà dàgreatly; enormously; (dialect) dad; uncle
• 科学家kē xué jiāscientist
• 篮球lán qiúbasketball
• 晚餐wǎn cānevening meal; dinner
• 大门dà ménthe Doors, US rock band
• 晚会wǎn huìevening party
• 大小dà xiǎodimension; magnitude; size; measurement; large and small; at any rate; adults and children; consideration of seniority
• 不一定bù yī dìngnot necessarily; maybe
• 少年shào niánearly youth; youngster; (literary) youth; young man
• 计算机jì suàn jīcomputer; (Tw) calculator
• 凉liángthe five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西凉 (400-421)
• 半夜bàn yèmidnight; in the middle of the night
• 黄色huáng sèyellow (color); pornographic
• 姓名xìng míngsurname and given name; full name
• 午餐wǔ cānlunch; luncheon
• 校园xiào yuáncampus
• 等到děng dàoto wait until; by the time when (sth is ready etc)
• 一部分yī bù fenportion; part of; subset
• 爱人ài renspouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC)
• 多数duō shùmajority; most
• 西方xī fāngthe West; the Occident; Western countries
• 春天chūn tiānspring (season)
• 球场qiú chǎngstadium; sports ground; court; pitch; field; golf course
• 住院zhù yuànto be in hospital; to be hospitalized
• 教学jiāo xuéto teach (as a professor)
• 假期jià qīvacation
• 游客yóu kètraveler; tourist; (online gaming) guest player
• 拿到ná dàoto get; to obtain
• 全家quán jiāwhole family
• 从小cóng xiǎofrom childhood; from a young age
• 星星xīng xing(coll.) a star; the stars in the sky
• 多云duō yúncloudy (meteorology)
• 不满bù mǎnresentful; discontented; dissatisfied
• 例子lì zicase; (for) instance; example
• 快要kuài yàonearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)
• 东方dōng fāngthe East; the Orient; two-character surname Dongfang
• 常见cháng jiàncommonly seen; common; to see sth frequently
• 商人shāng rénmerchant; businessman
• 少数shǎo shùsmall number; few; minority
• 走过zǒu guòto walk past; to pass by
• 得出dé chūto obtain (a result); to arrive at (a conclusion)
• 停车场tíng chē chǎngparking lot; car park
• 大海dà hǎisea; ocean
• 做饭zuò fànto prepare a meal; to cook
• 出租chū zūto rent

Frequently asked questions

How many words do you need for HSK 2?

On the current exam (HSK 2.0), HSK 2 requires 300 words in total, counted from HSK 1. Under the new HSK 3.0 standard, level 2 covers 1,272 words in total.

What is in this HSK 2 vocabulary list?

481 Chinese words that the HSK Ace dictionary places at HSK 2, sorted by frequency. Each one has pinyin, an English meaning, audio and a stroke-order animation. The set draws on both HSK 2.0 and HSK 3.0, so its size differs from the official counts.

Practice HSK 2

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