HSK 2 Vocabulary List

200 new words at HSK 2 on the new HSK 3.0 exam (2025 syllabus), 500 in all with HSK 1. The old HSK 2.0 added 150 at this level. Most test dates before 13 December 2026 still use HSK 2.0.

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The 200 HSK 2 words of the HSK 3.0 syllabus (2025). “New” = not on HSK 2.0; “2.0: HSK 4” = where HSK 2.0 had the word.
Word	Pinyin	English	Type	vs HSK 2.0
啊	a	(particle: exclamation; softens tone)	part.	2.0: HSK 3
爱好	àihào	to be fond of; hobby	v., n.	2.0: HSK 3
白色	báisè	white	n.	New
班	bān	class; team	n.	2.0: HSK 3
帮	bāng	to help	v.	New
帮忙	bāngmáng	to help; to do a favor	v.	2.0: HSK 3
包	bāo	to wrap; bag; (measure word for packets)	v., n., m.w.	2.0: HSK 3
本子	běnzi	notebook	n.	New
比	bǐ	to compare; than	v., prep.
笔	bǐ	pen; writing brush	n.	New
别	bié	don't	adv.
不错	búcuò	not bad; pretty good	adj.	New
不好意思	bù hǎoyìsi	sorry; excuse me; embarrassed		New
长	cháng	long	adj.
车站	chēzhàn	station; bus stop	n.	New
出	chū	to go out; to come out	v.
出国	chūguó	to go abroad	v.	New
出来	chūlái	to come out	v.	New
出门	chūmén	to go out; to leave home	v.	New
出去	chūqù	to go out	v.	New
床	chuáng	bed	n.	New
词	cí	word	n.	New
次	cì	(measure word for times)	m.w.
从	cóng	from	prep.
从小	cóngxiǎo	since childhood; from a young age	adv.	New
错	cuò	wrong; mistake	adj.
打	dǎ	to hit; to play (a sport)	v.	New
打车	dǎchē	to take a taxi	v.	New
打开	dǎkāi	to open; to turn on	v.	New
但	dàn	but; however	conj.	New
但是	dànshì	but; however	conj.
得	de	(links a verb to how well/how much)	part.
地	de	(adverb marker: -ly)	part.	2.0: HSK 3
等	děng	to wait (for)	v.
地铁	dìtiě	subway; metro	n.	2.0: HSK 3
点	diǎn	to order (food); to click; dot	v.	New meaning
懂	dǒng	to understand	v.
动	dòng	to move; to touch	v.	New
饭馆	fànguǎn	restaurant	n.	New
飞	fēi	to fly	v.	New
高	gāo	tall; high	adj., n.
高中	gāozhōng	high school	n.	New
告诉	gàosu	to tell	v.
个子	gèzi	height (of a person); build	n.	2.0: HSK 3
跟	gēn	with; and; to follow	prep., conj.	2.0: HSK 3
公交车	gōngjiāochē	bus	n.	New
过	guò	to pass; to cross; to spend (time)	v.
过来	guòlái	to come over	v.	New
过年	guònián	to celebrate Chinese New Year	v.	New
过去	guòqù	to go over; to pass by	v.	2.0: HSK 3
过	guo	(particle: have done before)	part.
还是	háishi	or; still	adv., conj.	2.0: HSK 3
黑色	hēisè	black	n.	New
红茶	hóngchá	black tea	n.	New
红色	hóngsè	red	n.	New
后面	hòumiàn	behind; at the back	n.	2.0: HSK 1
花	huā	to spend (money, time)	v.	2.0: HSK 3
花	huā	flower	n.	2.0: HSK 3
画	huà	to draw; painting	v., n.	2.0: HSK 3
坏	huài	bad; broken	adj.	2.0: HSK 3
回来	huílái	to come back; to return	v.	New
回去	huíqù	to go back; to return	v.	New
机场	jīchǎng	airport	n.
机票	jīpiào	plane ticket	n.	New
记得	jìde	to remember	v.	2.0: HSK 3
间	jiān	(measure word for rooms); between	m.w.	New
教	jiāo	to teach	v.	2.0: HSK 3
教室	jiàoshì	classroom	n.
介绍	jièshào	to introduce	v.
进	jìn	to enter; to go in	v.
近	jìn	near; close	adj.
进来	jìnlái	to come in	v.	New
进去	jìnqù	to go in	v.	New
经常	jīngcháng	often; frequently	adv.	2.0: HSK 3
酒店	jiǔdiàn	hotel	n.	New
就	jiù	then; at once; just	adv.
咖啡	kāfēi	coffee	n.
开始	kāishǐ	to begin; to start; beginning	v., n.
开学	kāixué	to start a new school term	v.	New
考	kǎo	to take an exam; to test	v.	New
考试	kǎoshì	to take an exam; exam	v., n.
可能	kěnéng	maybe; possible; possibility	adj., n., v.
裤子	kùzi	pants; trousers	n.	2.0: HSK 3
快	kuài	fast; quick; soon	adj., adv.
快乐	kuàilè	happy	adj.
快要	kuàiyào	about to; soon	adv.	New
篮球	lánqiú	basketball	n.	New
累	lèi	tired; to tire out	adj., v.
离	lí	away from; from (distance or time)	v.
里面	lǐmiàn	inside; interior	n.	New
楼	lóu	building; floor	n.	2.0: HSK 3
路	lù	road; route	n.
路上	lùshang	on the way; on the road	n.	New
旅游	lǚyóu	to travel; tourism	v.
绿茶	lǜchá	green tea	n.	New
绿色	lǜsè	green; eco-friendly	n.	New
慢	màn	slow	adj.
没意思	méi yìsi	boring; uninteresting		New
每	měi	each; every	pron.
门	mén	door; gate	n.
门口	ménkǒu	doorway; entrance	n.	New
门票	ménpiào	admission ticket	n.	New
面	miàn	side (as in inside, outside); face	suffix	New
名	míng	name; (measure word for people); place (rank)	n., m.w.	New
拿	ná	to hold; to take	v.	2.0: HSK 3
那么	nàme	so; like that; in that case	pron., conj.	New
那样	nàyàng	like that; that kind of	pron.	New
奶茶	nǎichá	milk tea	n.	New
奶奶	nǎinai	grandma (father's mother)	n.	2.0: HSK 3
男孩儿	nánháir	boy	n.	New
鸟	niǎo	bird	n.	2.0: HSK 3
女孩儿	nǚháir	girl	n.	New
旁边	pángbiān	beside; next to	n.
跑	pǎo	to run; to run away	v.	New
跑步	pǎobù	to run; to jog	v.
票	piào	ticket	n.
妻子	qīzi	wife	n.
起来	qǐlái	to get up; to stand up	v.	2.0: HSK 3
前面	qiánmiàn	in front; ahead	n.	2.0: HSK 1
晴	qíng	clear; sunny	adj.
球	qiú	ball; ball game	n.	New
让	ràng	to let; to allow; by (passive)	v.
肉	ròu	meat	n.	New
商场	shāngchǎng	shopping mall; department store	n.	New
上来	shànglái	to come up	v.	New
上面	shàngmiàn	above; on top (of)	n.	New
上去	shàngqù	to go up	v.	New
上网	shàngwǎng	to go online	v.	2.0: HSK 3
身体	shēntǐ	body; health	n.
生日	shēngrì	birthday	n.
时	shí	time; hour; when	n.	New
事情	shìqing	matter; thing	n.
手	shǒu	hand	n.	New
手表	shǒubiǎo	wristwatch	n.
书包	shūbāo	schoolbag	n.	New
舒服	shūfu	comfortable; feeling well	adj.	2.0: HSK 3
送	sòng	to give (a gift); to see off; to deliver	v.
虽然	suīrán	although	conj.
所以	suǒyǐ	so; therefore	conj.
疼	téng	sore; painful; to hurt	adj.	2.0: HSK 3
踢	tī	to kick	v.	New
题	tí	question; problem	n.
条	tiáo	(measure word for long thin things)	m.w.	2.0: HSK 3
跳舞	tiàowǔ	to dance	v.
头	tóu	head; (measure word for livestock)	n.	New
外国	wàiguó	foreign country	n.	New
外面	wàimiàn	outside	n.	New
完	wán	to finish	v.
万	wàn	ten thousand	num.	2.0: HSK 3
往	wǎng	to head for; toward	v., prep.
网上	wǎngshang	online; on the internet	n.	New
忘	wàng	to forget	v.	New
位	wèi	(polite measure word for people)	m.w.	2.0: HSK 3
为什么	wèi shénme	why
希望	xīwàng	to hope; hope	v.
洗	xǐ	to wash	v.
洗手间	xǐshǒujiān	restroom; toilet	n.	2.0: HSK 3
下来	xiàlái	to come down	v.	New
下面	xiàmiàn	below; under; the following	n.	New
下去	xiàqù	to go down; to continue	v.	New
小孩儿	xiǎoháir	child; kid	n.	New
小时候	xiǎoshíhou	childhood; as a child	n.	New
笑	xiào	to laugh; to smile	v.
姓	xìng	surname; to be surnamed	n., v.
姓名	xìngmíng	full name	n.	New
颜色	yánsè	color	n.
眼睛	yǎnjing	eye	n.
药	yào	medicine	n.
药店	yàodiàn	pharmacy; drugstore	n.	New
爷爷	yéye	grandpa (father's father)	n.	2.0: HSK 3
一会儿	yíhuìr	a moment; in a while	num.+m.w.	2.0: HSK 3
已经	yǐjīng	already	adv.
一起	yìqǐ	together	adv.
意思	yìsi	meaning; idea	n.
阴	yīn	cloudy; overcast	adj.
因为	yīnwèi	because; because of	prep., conj.
游	yóu	to swim; to tour	v.	New
游泳	yóuyǒng	to swim	v.
有意思	yǒu yìsi	interesting; fun		New
有时	yǒushí	sometimes	adv.	New
右	yòu	right; right side	n.	New
右边	yòubian	the right side	n.
鱼	yú	fish	n.
远	yuǎn	far	adj.
运动	yùndòng	to exercise; sports	v., n.
站	zhàn	station; stop	n.	2.0: HSK 3
丈夫	zhàngfu	husband	n.
这么	zhème	so; like this; this much	pron.	New
这样	zhèyàng	like this; this way; such	pron.	New
着	zhe	(ongoing action or state)	part.
正	zhèng	in the middle of (doing); exactly	adv.	2.0: HSK 5
周	zhōu	week	n.	New
准备	zhǔnbèi	to prepare; to plan to	v.
自己	zìjǐ	oneself; one's own	pron.	2.0: HSK 3
走	zǒu	to walk; to go; to leave	v.
走路	zǒulù	to walk; to go on foot	v.	New
足球	zúqiú	soccer; soccer ball	n.	New
最	zuì	most	adv.
左	zuǒ	left; left side	n.	New
左边	zuǒbian	the left side	n.

What changed from HSK 2.0

281 words from HSK 2.0 up to HSK 2 are still in HSK 1–2 of HSK 3.0, and 214 words are new; the other 5 of the 500 entries repeat a word with another meaning. 19 HSK 2.0 words moved to a later level or changed form.

New at HSK 2, for example: 这样, 那么, 这么, 出来, 下来, 回来, 里面, 足球. No longer in HSK 1–2: 北京, 小姐, 白, 帮助, 报纸, 宾馆, 唱歌, 打篮球.

Taking the HSK before 13 December 2026? Most test dates before 13 December 2026 still use HSK 2.0. Check your registration, and study the HSK 2.0 list if that is your exam.

Characters to write at HSK 2

HSK 1 and 2 share one list of 100 characters you must be able to write by hand.

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Print the HSK 1–2 characters to write: all 1,200 HSK 3.0 handwriting characters with pinyin, meanings and free worksheets.

Common questions

How many words are in HSK 2?

HSK 2 adds 200 new words on the new HSK 3.0 exam, so you need 500 in all with HSK 1. The old HSK 2.0 added 150 at HSK 2, for 300 in total. Both counts follow the official syllabus.

How many characters are in HSK 2?

The 2025 syllabus lists 125 new characters to read at HSK 2, 371 in all for HSK 1–2. HSK 1 and 2 share one list of 100 characters to write by hand. The writing list is on this page, and the HSK 2 writing workbook prints every word for tracing practice.

What changed in HSK 2 from HSK 2.0?

281 words from HSK 2.0 up to HSK 2 are still in HSK 1–2 of HSK 3.0, and 214 words are new, such as 这样, 那么, 这么; the other 5 of the 500 entries repeat a word with another meaning. Words like 北京, 小姐 moved to a later level or changed form.

Is there a free HSK 2 vocabulary list to download?

Yes. The full HSK 2 list downloads free as a PDF with pinyin, English and a box to tick each word, or as a CSV for Excel, Google Sheets and Anki. No email needed. For handwriting practice, print the HSK 2 writing workbook instead.

Should I learn the HSK 2.0 or HSK 3.0 list for HSK 2?

Study the list for the exam you will sit. Most test dates before 13 December 2026 use HSK 2.0, so check your registration; from that day the exam uses HSK 3.0. If you are not booked on a test soon, learn the HSK 3.0 list: most HSK 2.0 words are still on it.

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HSK 2 writing workbook: trace and write every HSK 1–2 word (free PDF).
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Word lists: HSK 3.0 syllabus, 新版HSK考试大纲 (Xīnbǎn HSK Kǎoshì Dàgāng), Center for Language Education and Cooperation, 2025; pinyin and parts of speech as printed there. HSK 2.0 lists: the classic HSK word lists. English meanings: SayMei.