HSK 2 级词汇

HSK 2 Vocabulary List: All 147 Words with Pinyin

HSK 2 adds 147 words to the previous levels, for 297 words in total. Words are sorted by how common they are, so start at the top. Then try the HSK 2 sentence-ordering practice. See also the HSK 2 writing section.

By Cheng Xu · Updated 4 November 2026

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#	Word	Pinyin	Meaning	2021 list
1	就	jiù	(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after	1
2	要	yào	to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to	1
3	也	yě	(adverb) also; both ... and ... (before predicates only); (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊	1
4	到	dào	to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to	1
5	还	hái	still; still in progress	1
6	着	zhe	aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state	1
7	给	gěi	to; for	1
8	让	ràng	to yield; to permit	2
9	吧	ba	(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right?	1
10	得	de	structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc	2
11	可以	kě yǐ	can; may	2
12	为	wèi	because of; for	2
13	从	cóng	from; through	1
14	真	zhēn	really; truly	1
15	两	liǎng	two; both	1
16	出	chū	to go out; to come out	1
17	已经	yǐ jīng	already	2
18	最	zuì	most; the most	1
19	再	zài	again; once more; re-; second; another	1
20	因为	yīn wèi	because; owing to	2
21	次	cì	next in sequence; second	1
22	知道	zhī dào	to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhī dao]	1
23	走	zǒu	to walk; to go	1
24	问题	wèn tí	question; problem	2
25	它	tā	it	2
26	但是	dàn shì	but; however	2
27	时间	shí jiān	time; period	1
28	可能	kě néng	might (happen); possible	2
29	开始	kāi shǐ	to begin; beginning	3
30	新	xīn	new; newly	1
31	找	zhǎo	to try to find; to look for	1
32	快	kuài	rapid; quick	1
33	比	bǐ	to compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}	1
34	所以	suǒ yǐ	therefore; as a result	2
35	觉得	jué de	to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)	1
36	向	xiàng	towards; to face	2
37	一起	yī qǐ	in the same place; together	1
38	希望	xī wàng	to hope; a hope; a wish	3
39	大家	dà jiā	everyone; influential family	2
40	非常	fēi cháng	very; really; unusual; extraordinary	1
41	孩子	hái zi	child	1
42	别	bié	to leave; to part (from); (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish	1
43	公司	gōng sī	company; firm; corporation	2
44	第一	dì yī	first; number one	7–9
45	问	wèn	to ask; to inquire	1
46	长	cháng	length; long	2
47	告诉	gào su	to tell; to inform; to let know	1
48	事情	shì qing	affair; matter; thing; business	2
49	号	hào	ordinal number; day of a month	1
50	高	gāo	high; tall	1
51	件	jiàn	item; component	2
52	张	zhāng	to open up; to spread	3
53	准备	zhǔn bèi	preparation; to prepare	1
54	进	jìn	to go forward; to advance	1
55	每	měi	each; every	3
56	您	nín	you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你)	1
57	送	sòng	to send; to deliver; to transmit; to give (as a present)	1
58	笑	xiào	to laugh; to smile; to laugh at	1
59	女人	nǚ rén	woman	1
60	小时	xiǎo shí	hour	1
61	完	wán	to finish; to be over	2
62	路	lù	road; journey	1
63	男人	nán rén	a man; a male	1
64	玩	wán	to play; to have fun	7–9
65	正在	zhèng zài	just at (that time); right in (that place)	1
66	门	mén	gate; door	1
67	穿	chuān	to wear; to put on	1
68	外	wài	outside; in addition	1
69	帮助	bāng zhù	assistance; aid; to help; to assist	2
70	晚上	wǎn shang	evening; night	1
71	错	cuò	mistake; wrong	1
72	卖	mài	to sell; to betray	2
73	远	yuǎn	far; distant	1
74	快乐	kuài lè	happy; joyful	2
75	懂	dǒng	to understand; to comprehend	2
76	药	yào	medicine; drug	2
77	黑	hēi	black; dark	2
78	身体	shēn tǐ	the body; one's health	1
79	元	yuán	currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); first	1
80	介绍	jiè shào	to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation	1
81	红	hóng	red; popular	2
82	欢迎	huān yíng	to welcome; welcome	2
83	眼睛	yǎn jing	eye	2
84	近	jìn	near; close to	2
85	手机	shǒu jī	cell phone; mobile phone	1
86	忙	máng	busy; hurriedly	1
87	离	lí	to leave; to part from	2
88	白	bái	white; snowy	1
89	去年	qù nián	last year	1
90	票	piào	ticket; ballot	1
91	意思	yì si	idea; opinion	2
92	早上	zǎo shang	early morning	1
93	回答	huí dá	to reply; to answer; reply; answer	1
94	运动	yùn dòng	to move; to exercise	2
95	妻子	qī zi	wife	4
96	鱼	yú	fish	2
97	累	lèi	tired; weary	1
98	休息	xiū xi	rest; to rest	1
99	洗	xǐ	to wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs)	1
100	船	chuán	boat; vessel	2
101	房间	fáng jiān	room	1
102	丈夫	zhàng fu	husband	4
103	上班	shàng bān	to go to work; to be on duty	1
104	生日	shēng rì	birthday	1
105	姐姐	jiě jie	older sister	1
106	课	kè	subject; course	1
107	哥哥	gē ge	older brother	1
108	咖啡	kā fēi	coffee (loanword)	3
109	考试	kǎo shì	to take an exam; exam	1
110	千	qiān	thousand	2
111	慢	màn	slow	1
112	旁边	páng biān	side; adjacent place	1
113	颜色	yán sè	color; countenance	2
114	雪	xuě	snow; (literary) to wipe away (a humiliation etc)	2
115	妹妹	mèi mei	younger sister; young woman	1
116	报纸	bào zhǐ	newspaper; newsprint	2
117	贵	guì	expensive; noble	1
118	机场	jī chǎng	airport; airfield; (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circumventing Internet censorship	1
119	踢	tī	to kick; to play (e.g. soccer)	6
120	弟弟	dì di	younger brother	1
121	百	bǎi	hundred; numerous	1
122	好吃	hǎo chī	tasty; delicious	1
123	旅游	lǚ yóu	trip; journey	2
124	起床	qǐ chuáng	to get out of bed; to get up	1
125	题	tí	topic; problem for discussion	2
126	便宜	pián yi	cheap; inexpensive	2
127	唱歌	chàng gē	to sing a song	1
128	右边	yòu bian	right side; right, to the right	1
129	牛奶	niú nǎi	cow's milk	1
130	自行车	zì xíng chē	bicycle; bike	2
131	鸡蛋	jī dàn	(chicken) egg; hen's egg	1
132	姓	xìng	family name; surname	2
133	游泳	yóu yǒng	swimming; to swim	3
134	跳舞	tiào wǔ	to dance	3
135	阴	yīn	overcast (weather); cloudy	2
136	生病	shēng bìng	to fall ill	1
137	左边	zuǒ bian	left; the left side	1
138	公斤	gōng jīn	kilogram (kg)	2
139	教室	jiào shì	classroom	2
140	服务员	fú wù yuán	waiter; waitress	3
141	手表	shǒu biǎo	wristwatch	2
142	跑步	pǎo bù	to run; to jog	3
143	西瓜	xī guā	watermelon	4
144	晴	qíng	clear; fine (weather)	2
145	羊肉	yáng ròu	mutton; goat meat	7–9
146	公共汽车	gōng gòng qì chē	bus	2
147	打篮球	dǎ lán qiú	to play basketball	7–9