HSK 2 vocabulary list

• 这时候zhè shí houAt this moment
• 老是lǎo shialways
• 月份yuè fènmonth
• 坏人huài rénbad person; villain
• 天上tiān shàngcelestial; heavenly
• 旅客lǚ kètraveler; tourist
• 大衣dà yīovercoat; topcoat; cloak
• 路边lù biāncurb; roadside; wayside
• 难题nán tídifficult problem
• 点头diǎn tóuto nod
• 院长yuàn zhǎngthe head of an institution whose name ends in 院; chair of a board; president of a university; department head; dean; premier of the Republic of China
• 东北dōng běiNortheast China; Manchuria
• 夜里yè liduring the night; at night; nighttime
• 音乐会yīn yuè huìconcert
• 中年zhōng niánmiddle age
• 院子yuàn zicourtyard; garden; yard; patio; (old) servant
• 找出zhǎo chūto find; to search out
• 名称míng chēngname (of a thing); name (of an organization)
• 分数fēn shù(exam) grade; mark; score; fraction
• 举手jǔ shǒuto raise a hand; to put up one's hand (as signal)
• 课堂kè tángclassroom
• 出国chū guóto go abroad; to leave the country
• 秋天qiū tiānautumn
• 下雪xià xuěto snow
• 英文yīng wénEnglish (language)
• 气温qì wēnair temperature
• 画家huà jiāpainter
• 骑车qí chēto ride a bike (motorbike or bicycle)
• 西南xī nánsouthwest
• 西北xī běiNorthwest China (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang)
• 海边hǎi biāncoast; seaside; seashore; beach
• 住房zhù fánghousing
• 出院chū yuànto leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital
• 体育馆tǐ yù guǎngym; gymnasium; stadium
• 老朋友lǎo péng youold friend; (slang) period; menstruation
• 走开zǒu kāito leave; to walk away; to beat it; to move aside
• 笔记bǐ jìto take down (in writing); notes; a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches
• 外地wài dìparts of the country other than where one is
• 休假xiū jiàto go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave
• 小声xiǎo shēngin a low voice; (speak) in whispers
• 大自然dà zì ránnature (the natural world)
• 送到sòng dàoDeliver
• 斤jīncatty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g; (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g
• 老年lǎo niánelderly; old age; autumn of one's years
• 照相zhào xiàngto take a photograph
• 动物园dòng wù yuánzoo
• 草地cǎo dìlawn; meadow; sod; turf
• 药店yào diànpharmacy
• 回国huí guóto return to one's home country
• 关机guān jīto turn off (a machine or device); to finish shooting a film
• 班长bān zhǎngclass monitor; squad leader; team leader
• 常用cháng yòngin common usage
• 里头lǐ touinside; interior
• 请客qǐng kèto give a dinner party; to entertain guests; to invite to dinner
• 日报rì bàodaily newspaper
• 开学kāi xuéfoundation of a University or College; school opening; the start of a new term
• 走进zǒu jìnto enter
• 洗衣机xǐ yī jīwashing machine; washer
• 体育场tǐ yù chǎngstadium
• 组长zǔ zhǎnggroup leader

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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