HSK 2 Vocabulary List: 300 Words with Pinyin and Meanings
The HSK 2 word list adds 150 words to HSK 1 — 300 total. Grouped by topic with pinyin and English meanings.
About HSK 2
HSK 2 requires 300 words (the 150 from HSK 1 plus 150 new ones). It still tests only listening and reading, over about 55 minutes. You should be able to handle simple, direct exchanges about familiar topics.
Below are the 150 new HSK 2 words, grouped by topic. Master these on top of HSK 1 and you have the full level covered.
Time and frequency
Talking about when and how often things happen.
- 已经 yǐjīng — already
- 正在 zhèngzài — in the process of
- 就 jiù — then, right away
- 才 cái — only then, just
- 还 hái — still, also
- 也 yě — also, too
- 再 zài — again
- 又 yòu — again (past)
- 最 zuì — most
- 更 gèng — more
- 一起 yīqǐ — together
- 马上 mǎshàng — immediately
- 经常 jīngcháng — often
- 有时候 yǒushíhou — sometimes
- 每 měi — every
- 每天 měitiān — every day
- 去年 qùnián — last year
- 今年 jīnnián — this year
- 周末 zhōumò — weekend
- 早上 zǎoshang — early morning
- 晚上 wǎnshang — evening
Verbs and actions
More useful verbs for daily life.
- 要 yào — to want, will
- 可以 kěyǐ — can, may
- 可能 kěnéng — maybe
- 应该 yīnggāi — should
- 开始 kāishǐ — to begin
- 准备 zhǔnbèi — to prepare
- 介绍 jièshào — to introduce
- 帮助 bāngzhù — to help
- 告诉 gàosu — to tell
- 知道 zhīdào — to know
- 觉得 juéde — to feel, think
- 觉得 juéde — to think
- 希望 xīwàng — to hope
- 问 wèn — to ask
- 回答 huídá — to answer
- 等 děng — to wait
- 找 zhǎo — to find, look for
- 给 gěi — to give
- 送 sòng — to give, send
- 卖 mài — to sell
- 完 wán — to finish
- 懂 dǒng — to understand
- 打算 dǎsuàn — to plan
- 欢迎 huānyíng — to welcome
- 旅游 lǚyóu — to travel
- 工作 gōngzuò — to work
Feelings and describing
Expressing how you feel and describing things.
- 快乐 kuàilè — happy
- 舒服 shūfu — comfortable
- 累 lèi — tired
- 忙 máng — busy
- 贵 guì — expensive
- 便宜 piányi — cheap
- 新 xīn — new
- 旧 jiù — old (things)
- 长 cháng — long
- 短 duǎn — short
- 高 gāo — tall
- 胖 pàng — fat
- 白 bái — white
- 黑 hēi — black
- 红 hóng — red
- 对 duì — correct
- 错 cuò — wrong
- 快 kuài — fast
- 慢 màn — slow
- 容易 róngyì — easy
- 难 nán — difficult
Daily life and travel
Shops, transport and everyday things.
- 公司 gōngsī — company
- 办公室 bàngōngshì — office
- 房间 fángjiān — room
- 教室 jiàoshì — classroom
- 宾馆 bīnguǎn — hotel
- 银行 yínháng — bank
- 机场 jīchǎng — airport
- 票 piào — ticket
- 路 lù — road
- 远 yuǎn — far
- 近 jìn — near
- 次 cì — time (occurrence)
- 件 jiàn — (measure word)
- 块 kuài — (money measure)
- 元 yuán — yuan
- 分 fēn — cent
- 报纸 bàozhǐ — newspaper
- 牛奶 niúnǎi — milk
- 咖啡 kāfēi — coffee
- 鸡蛋 jīdàn — egg
- 面条 miàntiáo — noodles
- 菜 cài — dish
- 猫 māo — cat
- 狗 gǒu — dog
- 男 nán — male
- 女 nǚ — female
- 孩子 háizi — child
- 丈夫 zhàngfu — husband
- 妻子 qīzi — wife
- 妻子 qīzi — wife
- 哥哥 gēge — older brother
- 姐姐 jiějie — older sister
- 弟弟 dìdi — younger brother
- 妹妹 mèimei — younger sister
Question and structure words
The particles and question words that make sentences work.
- 吗 ma — (yes/no question particle)
- 呢 ne — (follow-up question particle)
- 吧 ba — (suggestion particle)
- 了 le — (change of state)
- 过 guo — (past experience)
- 因为 yīnwèi — because
- 所以 suǒyǐ — so, therefore
- 但是 dànshì — but
- 虽然 suīrán — although
- 如果 rúguǒ — if
- 然后 ránhòu — then
- 比较 bǐjiào — rather, compare
- 非常 fēicháng — very
- 太 tài — too
- 真的 zhēnde — really
- 怎么 zěnme — how
- 多少 duōshao — how many
How to pass HSK 2
HSK 2 listening is a step up — speakers talk at a natural pace. Practise by listening and repeating. Read the passage questions before the audio plays. Our HSK 2 workbook organises all 300 words with stroke-order practice.
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