HSK lists
HSK 2 vocabulary
The 803 words at HSK 2 (HSK 3.0), with hanzi, tone-colored pinyin and English meaning. The HSK 2.0 tag appears alongside when the word was also in it.
What HSK 2 is
This page lists 803 entries for HSK 2, covering 756 distinct hanzi — the two figures differ because a word with more than one reading gets one entry per reading. Of those entries, 449 also carry an HSK 2.0 tag (in HSK 2.0 terms: 10 at level 1, 54 at level 2, 154 at level 3, 160 at level 4, 66 at level 5 and 5 at level 6), and the rest have no 2.0 tag at all. They are all new words relative to HSK 1, which has 518 entries of its own, and they bring the running total from HSK 1 to 1,321. The official HSK 3.0 standard (《国际中文教育中文水平等级标准》, GF 0025-2021) counts 772 words at this level and 600 characters cumulatively up to it; our list runs higher, mostly because entries are split by reading.
- Entries on this page
- 803
- Distinct hanzi
- 756
- With an HSK 2.0 tag
- 449
- Running total from HSK 1
- 1,321
- Official standard · words at this level
- 772
- Official standard · characters up to here
- 600
What changes here
HSK 2 is still everyday life, but the sentences get longer: more time expressions, more places, more verbs that take an object, and the first grammar words that connect two clauses. Compared with HSK 1 you meet fewer brand-new topics and more ways of saying things you could already half-say. The official character count doubles, from 300 to 600.
How to study it, and how long it takes
The arithmetic is honest and fixed: at 10 new words a day, the 803 entries at HSK 2 take about 80 days — roughly 11 weeks; at 20 a day, about 40 days — roughly 6 weeks. That only counts meeting each word once — what decides whether it stays is the reviews stacked on top, which is why the pace people actually sustain matters more than the pace they plan.
Wanyu handles that part with spaced repetition (FSRS), so each word comes back on the day you are about to forget it rather than on a fixed calendar. Every word sits inside an example sentence and has audio, on the word and on the sentence, so a new entry gets heard and used instead of only read. The app is free — no subscription, no accounts, no ads, no cloud — and for now it runs on iPhone only.
More numbers: how many words are in each HSK level. A worked routine: how to study HSK 4. Why the two standards differ: HSK 3.0 vs HSK 2.0.
Every word with its hanzi, pinyin and meaning (the glosses start from CC-CEDICT and are reviewed for Wanyu). The audio and example sentences for each one are inside the app, free.
A
啊 interjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh! HSK 2.0 · 3
啊 (interjection: Eh? What? doubt, or asking for a repeat) HSK 2.0 · 3
啊 (interjection: Eh? surprise or puzzlement) HSK 2.0 · 3
啊 (interjection: Ah! understanding or agreement) HSK 2.0 · 3
啊 (sentence-final particle: emphasizes, affirms, or softens tone) HSK 2.0 · 3
爱情 romance; love (romantic) HSK 2.0 · 4
爱人 spouse (PRC); lover (non-PRC)
安静 quiet; peaceful; calm HSK 2.0 · 3
安全 safe; secure; safety; security HSK 2.0 · 4
B
白色 white
办 to do; to handle; to take care of; to settle
办法 way; method; means of doing something HSK 2.0 · 3
办公室 office; business premises; bureau HSK 2.0 · 3
半夜 midnight; in the middle of the night
班长 class monitor; team leader
帮助 assistance; aid; to help; to assist HSK 2.0 · 2
饱 to eat till full; satisfied HSK 2.0 · 3
报名 to sign up; to register; to enroll HSK 2.0 · 4
报纸 newspaper; newsprint HSK 2.0 · 2
背 to carry on one's back or shoulders HSK 2.0 · 5
背 back; to memorize; to recite HSK 2.0 · 5
北方 north; the northern part of a country HSK 2.0 · 3
笔 pen; pencil; MW for sums of money
笔记 notes
笔记本 notebook; laptop HSK 2.0 · 4
比如 for example; for instance; such as HSK 2.0 · 5
比如说 for example
必须 have to; must HSK 2.0 · 3
变 to change; to become; to transform
边 side; edge; border
边 suffix of a noun of locality
遍 MW for times (start to finish); everywhere HSK 2.0 · 4
变成 to turn into; to become
便宜 convenient HSK 2.0 · 2
表 watch; table; form; outer surface
不错 pretty good; correct; not bad
不但 not only (... but also ...) HSK 2.0 · 4
部分 part; share; section; piece HSK 2.0 · 4
不够 not enough; insufficient
不过 but; however; merely; no more than HSK 2.0 · 4
不好意思 embarrassed; sorry; to feel embarrassed; excuse me HSK 2.0 · 5
不久 soon; before long; shortly after
不满 dissatisfied; discontented; to be dissatisfied
不如 not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to HSK 2.0 · 5
不少 many; a lot; not few
不太 Not too
不同 different; distinct; not the same
不行 won't do; no good; out of the question; doesn't work
不要 don't (do something); to not want
不一定 not necessarily; maybe
不一会儿 Take a short while
C
才 only then; just now; barely; talent; ability HSK 2.0 · 3
菜单 menu HSK 2.0 · 3
参观 to look around; to tour; to visit HSK 2.0 · 4
参加 to participate; to take part; to join; to attend HSK 2.0 · 3
草 grass; straw HSK 2.0 · 3
草地 lawn; meadow; sod; turf
层 layer; floor; MW for layers, floors HSK 2.0 · 3
查 to consult; to look up (in a dictionary); to check
差不多 almost; more or less; about the same HSK 2.0 · 4
长 long; lasting (of time or distance) HSK 2.0 · 2
场 MW for events (a rain, an illness, a dream) HSK 2.0 · 4
场 MW for games, movies, exams; place; field HSK 2.0 · 4
常见 common; frequently seen
常用 in common usage
超过 to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip HSK 2.0 · 4
超市 supermarket HSK 2.0 · 3
车辆 vehicle
称 to fit; balanced; suitable
成 to succeed; to complete; to become; to be all right; OK!
称 to weigh; to call; to name; to praise
成绩 grade; score; result; achievement HSK 2.0 · 3
成为 to become; to turn into HSK 2.0 · 4
离 mythical beast (archaic) HSK 2.0 · 2
重 to repeat; again; re-; layer
重点 to recount; to count again HSK 2.0 · 4
重复 to repeat; to duplicate HSK 2.0 · 5
重新 again; once more; re- HSK 2.0 · 4
出发 to set off; to start (on a journey) HSK 2.0 · 4
出国 to go abroad; to leave the country
出口 exit; to export HSK 2.0 · 5
出门 to go out; to leave home; to go on a trip
出生 to be born HSK 2.0 · 4
出现 to appear; to arise; to show up HSK 2.0 · 3
出院 to leave the hospital; to be discharged
出租 to rent
出租车 taxi HSK 2.0 · 1
船 boat; vessel; ship HSK 2.0 · 2
吹 to blow; to play (a wind instrument) HSK 2.0 · 5
春节 Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
春天 spring (season)
词 word; term; lyrics
词典 dictionary HSK 2.0 · 4
词语 word; term; expression HSK 2.0 · 3
从小 from childhood; from a young age
D
大部分 most; the majority
大大 greatly; enormously; to a great extent
大多数 (great) majority
打工 to work a temporary or part-time job HSK 2.0 · 5
大海 sea; ocean
大家 everyone; everybody HSK 2.0 · 2
大量 a large amount of; numerous; in abundance
大门 gate; main door; entrance
大人 adult; grown-up
大声 loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly
打算 to plan; to intend; plan; intention HSK 2.0 · 3
大小 size; dimensions
大衣 overcoat; topcoat; cloak
打印 to print (with a printer) HSK 2.0 · 4
答应 to answer; to accept; to promise; to agree HSK 2.0 · 5
大自然 nature (the natural world)
带 to take along; to bring; to guide; ribbon; belt HSK 2.0 · 3
带来 to bring; to bring about
但 but; however; nevertheless
蛋 egg; oval-shaped thing
但是 but; however HSK 2.0 · 2
单位 workplace; company; unit (of measurement) HSK 2.0 · 5
当 to be; to act as; when; at the time of HSK 2.0 · 4
当 to regard as; to take for; appropriate; suitable HSK 2.0 · 4
当时 then; at that time; while HSK 2.0 · 4
当时 at once; right away HSK 2.0 · 4
道 MW for dishes, questions, rivers, doors; road; way; reason; truth
倒 to fall; to topple; to collapse; to lie down HSK 2.0 · 5
倒 to pour; to turn upside down; to reverse HSK 2.0 · 5
到处 everywhere HSK 2.0 · 4
道理 reason; sense; principle; basis HSK 2.0 · 5
道路 road; path; way
得 to obtain; to get; to achieve; to catch (an illness) HSK 2.0 · 2
得 (structural particle: links a verb or adjective to how or how much) HSK 2.0 · 2
得出 to obtain (a result); to arrive at (a conclusion)
的话 (particle after a condition: if...; in case...)
得 have to; must; to need to HSK 2.0 · 2
灯 lamp; light; lantern HSK 2.0 · 3
等到 to wait until; by the time (something is ready)
等于 to equal; to be tantamount to HSK 2.0 · 5
的 bull's-eye; target, goal
低 low; to bow (one's head); to lower HSK 2.0 · 3
地球 the earth HSK 2.0 · 4
地铁 subway; metro HSK 2.0 · 3
地铁站 subway station
店 shop; store
点头 to nod HSK 2.0 · 5
掉 to fall; to drop; to lose; (after a verb: completely) HSK 2.0 · 4
懂 to understand; to comprehend HSK 2.0 · 2
东北 northeast
懂得 to understand; to know; to comprehend
东方 east
东南 southeast
冬天 winter
动物 animal HSK 2.0 · 3
动物园 zoo
度 degree (angle, temperature); measure; to spend (time)
读音 pronunciation (of a character or word)
段 MW for periods, road stretches, text passages; stretch; paragraph HSK 2.0 · 3
短 short; brief HSK 2.0 · 3
短信 text message; SMS HSK 2.0 · 5
队 squadron; team; group
对话 dialogue; conversation; to have a dialogue HSK 2.0 · 4
对面 opposite side; across from; on the other side HSK 2.0 · 4
队长 captain; team leader
度 to calculate; to estimate (by eye)
多久 how long?
多么 how; what a; to what extent HSK 2.0 · 3
多数 majority; most
多云 cloudy
E
而且 moreover; in addition; not only... but also HSK 2.0 · 3
F
发 to send; to emit; to issue HSK 2.0 · 4
发 hair HSK 2.0 · 4
发现 to notice; to discover; to find; discovery HSK 2.0 · 3
饭馆 restaurant HSK 2.0 · 1
方便 convenient; practical; to make things easy HSK 2.0 · 3
方便面 instant noodles
方法 method; way; means HSK 2.0 · 4
方面 respect; aspect; field; side HSK 2.0 · 4
放下 to put down; to let go; to set aside
方向 direction; orientation HSK 2.0 · 4
放心 to be at ease; to not worry; to feel reassured HSK 2.0 · 3
份 MW for servings, newspapers, documents, gifts, jobs HSK 2.0 · 4
分开 to separate; to part
分数 (exam) grade; mark; score; fraction
分钟 minute HSK 2.0 · 1
封 MW for letters; to seal; to close
服务 to serve; service
复习 to review; revision HSK 2.0 · 3
G
该 should; ought to; to be one's turn
改 to change; to correct; to modify
改变 to change; to alter; to transform HSK 2.0 · 4
干杯 to make a toast; cheers!; to drain one's glass HSK 2.0 · 4
感到 to feel; to sense; to perceive
感动 to move (emotionally); to touch; moved HSK 2.0 · 4
干活儿 to work; to do (physical) work HSK 2.0 · 5
感觉 feeling; impression; to feel; to sense HSK 2.0 · 4
感谢 to thank; to be grateful HSK 2.0 · 4
刚 just; just now; exactly; barely
刚才 just now; a moment ago HSK 2.0 · 3
刚刚 just recently; just a moment ago HSK 2.0 · 4
高级 high-level; advanced; high-grade HSK 2.0 · 4
高中 high school; senior secondary school
高中 to pass an exam with top marks; to pass the imperial exam (hist.)
个子 height; stature; build; size HSK 2.0 · 4
更 to change; to replace; night watch (old) HSK 2.0 · 3
更 more; even more; still more HSK 2.0 · 3
公共汽车 bus HSK 2.0 · 2
公交车 public transport vehicle; town bus
公斤 kilogram (kg) HSK 2.0 · 2
公里 kilometer HSK 2.0 · 4
公路 highway; road
公平 fair; impartial HSK 2.0 · 5
公司 company; firm; corporation HSK 2.0 · 2
公园 park (for public recreation) HSK 2.0 · 3
狗 dog HSK 2.0 · 1
够 to be enough; quite; sufficiently HSK 2.0 · 4
顾客 customer; client HSK 2.0 · 4
故事 old practice HSK 2.0 · 3
故事 narrative; story; tale HSK 2.0 · 3
故意 deliberately; on purpose HSK 2.0 · 4
观点 point of view; opinion; stance HSK 2.0 · 5
关机 to turn off (a device or phone)
关心 to be concerned about; to care about HSK 2.0 · 3
广场 public square; plaza HSK 2.0 · 5
广告 advertisement; commercial HSK 2.0 · 4
国际 international HSK 2.0 · 4
过来 to come over; to approach
过来 to come over; to approach
过年 to celebrate the Chinese New Year
过去 the past; to go over there; to pass by HSK 2.0 · 3
过去 (verb suffix) HSK 2.0 · 3
H
海 sea; ocean
海边 coast; seaside; seashore; beach
喊 to shout; to yell; to call out to someone HSK 2.0 · 5
行 row; firm, company; line of business, profession
好处 easy to get along with HSK 2.0 · 4
好处 advantage; benefit; gain HSK 2.0 · 4
好多 many; quite a lot; much better
好久 quite a while
好人 good person
好事 good thing; good deed; happy occasion
好事 to be meddlesome
好像 as if; to seem like HSK 2.0 · 4
河 river HSK 2.0 · 3
合适 suitable; fitting; appropriate HSK 2.0 · 4
黑 black; dark HSK 2.0 · 2
黑板 blackboard HSK 2.0 · 3
黑色 black
红 red HSK 2.0 · 2
红色 red (color); revolutionary
后来 afterwards; later; newly arrived HSK 2.0 · 4
湖 lake
忽然 suddenly; all of a sudden HSK 2.0 · 4
护照 passport HSK 2.0 · 3
画 to draw; to paint; picture; MW for strokes of characters HSK 2.0 · 3
画家 painter
花园 garden HSK 2.0 · 3
坏处 harm; troubles
坏人 bad person; villain
换 to change; to change (clothes); to exchange; to replace HSK 2.0 · 3
欢迎 to welcome; welcome HSK 2.0 · 2
黄 yellow HSK 2.0 · 3
黄色 yellow; (colloquial) pornographic
画儿 picture; drawing; painting
回国 to return to one's home country
或 or; maybe; perhaps
活动 activity; event; to move around; to exercise HSK 2.0 · 4
或者 or; possibly; maybe; perhaps HSK 2.0 · 3
J
鸡 fowl; chicken; (slang) prostitute
级 level; grade; school year; MW for levels, steps
急 urgent; pressing; fast; to get anxious; to worry
骑 horseman; cavalry; mounted soldier HSK 2.0 · 3
计划 plan; project; to plan HSK 2.0 · 4
机会 opportunity; chance; occasion HSK 2.0 · 3
计算机 computer
加 to add; plus
假 fake; false; artificial; feigned HSK 2.0 · 4
假 vacation HSK 2.0 · 4
假期 vacation
家庭 family; household HSK 2.0 · 5
加油 to refuel; (cheering) come on!; to make an extra effort
家长 parent or guardian (of a child); head of household
件 MW for clothes, matters, individual objects HSK 2.0 · 2
检查 inspection; to examine; to inspect HSK 2.0 · 3
见到 to see
健康 health; healthy HSK 2.0 · 3
讲 to speak; to tell; to explain; to narrate HSK 2.0 · 3
讲话 to speak; to give a speech; to address someone
见过 seen
交 to hand in; to pay; to make (friends) HSK 2.0 · 4
脚 foot; leg (of an animal or object); base HSK 2.0 · 3
角 corner; horn; jiao (0.1 yuan) HSK 2.0 · 3
角度 angle; point of view HSK 2.0 · 5
交给 to give; to deliver; to hand over
交朋友 to make friends; to befriend
教师 teacher
教室 classroom HSK 2.0 · 2
交通 traffic; transportation HSK 2.0 · 4
教学 to teach (as a professor)
教学 teaching; instruction
教育 to educate; to teach; education HSK 2.0 · 4
饺子 dumpling; pot-sticker HSK 2.0 · 4
叫作 to call; to be called
接 to pick up; to answer (the phone); to receive; to connect HSK 2.0 · 3
节 knot; juncture (as in “critical moment”) HSK 2.0 · 5
节 festival; MW for classes, train cars; to save HSK 2.0 · 5
街 street
借 to lend; to borrow HSK 2.0 · 3
接到 to receive (letter etc)
结果 to bear fruit HSK 2.0 · 4
结果 result; consequence; in the end; as a result HSK 2.0 · 4
节目 program; item (on a program) HSK 2.0 · 3
节日 holiday; festival HSK 2.0 · 3
接受 to accept; to receive HSK 2.0 · 4
接下来 to accept; to take; next; following
接着 then; after that; to continue HSK 2.0 · 5
近 near; close to; approximately HSK 2.0 · 2
斤 jin (Chinese unit of weight, 500 g)
今后 from now on; in the future
进入 to enter; to join; to go into
进行 to carry out; to conduct; to be underway HSK 2.0 · 4
经常 frequently; often; regularly HSK 2.0 · 3
经过 to pass by; to go through; after (a process) HSK 2.0 · 3
经理 manager; director HSK 2.0 · 3
酒 alcoholic drink; wine; liquor
酒店 hotel; restaurant; hospitality establishment
就要 will; shall; to be going to
句 MW for sentences, lines of verse; sentence
举 to lift; to raise; to cite; to give (an example) HSK 2.0 · 5
举手 to raise one's hand
举行 to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc) HSK 2.0 · 3
句子 sentence HSK 2.0 · 3
脚 role, character (in theater) HSK 2.0 · 3
角 role (in a play or film); character HSK 2.0 · 3
K
卡 card; to jam; to block
开机 to turn on (a device); to boot up (a computer)
开心 happy; cheerful HSK 2.0 · 5
开学 to start the school year; to start classes
看法 point of view; opinion; view HSK 2.0 · 4
靠 to lean on; to be near; to depend on; to count on
考生 exam candidate; test taker
克 gram HSK 2.0 · 5
科 branch of study; specialty; section; department
刻 MW for quarter hours; to carve; to engrave HSK 2.0 · 3
可爱 adorable; cute; lovely HSK 2.0 · 3
可能 might; maybe; perhaps; possibility HSK 2.0 · 2
可怕 terrible; dreadful; scary HSK 2.0 · 5
客人 visitor; guest; customer; client HSK 2.0 · 3
可是 but; however; nevertheless HSK 2.0 · 4
课堂 classroom
科学 science; scientific HSK 2.0 · 4
科学家 scientist
可以 can; may; to be possible; to be allowed; not bad HSK 2.0 · 2
空气 air; atmosphere HSK 2.0 · 4
哭 to cry; to weep HSK 2.0 · 3
快餐 fast food
快点儿 Hurry up!; a bit faster
快乐 happy; joyful HSK 2.0 · 2
快要 about to; soon (to happen)
筷子 chopsticks HSK 2.0 · 3
L
拉 to pull; to drag; to play (a string instrument) HSK 2.0 · 4
来自 to come from (a place) HSK 2.0 · 5
蓝 blue; indigo plant HSK 2.0 · 3
篮球 basketball
蓝色 blue (color)
老年 old age; advanced age; senior years
老朋友 old friend; lifelong friend
老是 always
离 to part from; to leave; (distance) from; to be far from HSK 2.0 · 2
离开 to depart; to leave HSK 2.0 · 3
例如 for example; for instance; such as HSK 2.0 · 4
里头 inside; interior
礼物 gift; present HSK 2.0 · 3
理想 ideal; dream; perfect HSK 2.0 · 4
例子 case; (for) instance; example
脸 face HSK 2.0 · 3
练 to practice; to train; to exercise
练习 to practice; to exercise; exercise; practice HSK 2.0 · 3
辆 MW for vehicles (cars, bicycles...) HSK 2.0 · 3
亮 bright; luminous; clear; to shine HSK 2.0 · 4
凉 cool; cold
凉 to let something cool down
凉快 nice and cold; pleasantly cool HSK 2.0 · 4
零下 below zero
留 to leave; to stay; to keep; to save HSK 2.0 · 4
流 to flow; to circulate; stream
流利 fluent HSK 2.0 · 4
留下 to leave behind; to stay; to keep
流行 popular; fashionable; to spread (of a disease) HSK 2.0 · 4
留学生 international student; student abroad
弄 lane; alley HSK 2.0 · 4
绿 green HSK 2.0 · 3
路边 curb; roadside; wayside
旅客 traveler; tourist
绿色 green
旅行 to travel; journey; trip
旅游 to travel; to tour; trip HSK 2.0 · 2
M
卖 to sell HSK 2.0 · 2
满 full; to fill; completely; satisfied HSK 2.0 · 4
满意 satisfied; pleased; to be satisfied with HSK 2.0 · 3
猫 cat HSK 2.0 · 1
米 rice; meter HSK 2.0 · 3
面 face; side; surface; noodles; flour; MW for mirrors, flags
面前 in front of; before; in the presence of
名 MW for people; name; famous
名称 name (of a thing or organization); designation
名单 list of names
明星 star; celebrity HSK 2.0 · 5
目的 goal; aim; purpose HSK 2.0 · 4
N
拿出 to take out; to present
拿到 to get; to obtain
那会儿 at that time; back then
那么 like that; that way; so; in that case
那时 then; at that time; in those days
那时候 at that time
那样 that kind; that sort
南方 south; the southern part of the country
难过 sad; upset; to feel unwell HSK 2.0 · 3
难看 ugly; unsightly HSK 2.0 · 5
难受 to feel unwell; to feel uncomfortable; to suffer HSK 2.0 · 4
难题 difficult problem
难听 unpleasant to hear; ugly-sounding; offensive
能够 can; to be able to; to be capable of
年级 grade; year (in school) HSK 2.0 · 3
年轻 young HSK 2.0 · 3
鸟 bird HSK 2.0 · 3
弄 to do; to fix; to handle; to play with HSK 2.0 · 4
努力 hard-working; diligently; to make an effort; to work hard HSK 2.0 · 3
P
怕 to be afraid; to fear; I'm afraid (that)
爬 to climb; to crawl
爬山 to climb a mountain; to hike HSK 2.0 · 3
排 to arrange; to line up; to queue; MW for rows
排队 to line up HSK 2.0 · 5
排球 volleyball HSK 2.0 · 5
碰 to touch; to meet with; to bump
碰到 to run into; to come across; to bump into
碰见 to run into; to meet by chance HSK 2.0 · 5
片 disk; sheet HSK 2.0 · 5
片 MW for slices, tablets, leaves; thin piece; sheet HSK 2.0 · 5
篇 MW for articles, essays, texts HSK 2.0 · 4
便宜 cheap; inexpensive; advantage; bargain HSK 2.0 · 2
漂亮 pretty; beautiful HSK 2.0 · 1
瓶 MW for bottles, jars; bottle; jar
平 flat; level; even; calm; to level HSK 2.0 · 5
平安 safe and sound; peaceful; without mishap
平常 usually; ordinarily; ordinary; common HSK 2.0 · 5
平等 equal; equality HSK 2.0 · 5
平时 usually; ordinarily; on normal days HSK 2.0 · 4
瓶子 bottle HSK 2.0 · 4
普通 common; ordinary; general; average
普通话 Mandarin; standard Chinese (Putonghua) HSK 2.0 · 3
Q
气 air; gas; anger; to anger; to get angry; to annoy
骑 to ride (a horse, bike); to sit astride HSK 2.0 · 3
骑车 to ride a bike or motorbike
起飞 (of an aircraft) to take off HSK 2.0 · 4
其他 other; the others; the rest HSK 2.0 · 3
气温 air temperature
其中 among; in; included among these HSK 2.0 · 4
卡 to get stuck; to be wedged; clip; fastener
千 thousand HSK 2.0 · 2
千克 kilogram
前年 the year before last; two years ago
墙 wall HSK 2.0 · 4
轻 light; slight; gentle; gently; carefully HSK 2.0 · 4
晴 clear; fine (weather) HSK 2.0 · 2
清楚 clear; distinct; to understand clearly HSK 2.0 · 3
请客 to treat someone (to a meal); to invite; to pay the bill HSK 2.0 · 4
青年 young person; youth; young people
请求 to request; to ask; request HSK 2.0 · 5
青少年 adolescent; youth; teenager HSK 2.0 · 5
晴天 clear sky; sunny day
求 to ask for; to beg; to seek; to request
球场 sports field; court; pitch; stadium
球队 team (soccer, basketball, etc.)
秋天 autumn
球鞋 athletic shoes
取 to take; to get; to take out; to pick up HSK 2.0 · 4
取得 to acquire; to get; to obtain
全 all; whole; entire; every; complete
全部 whole; all HSK 2.0 · 4
全国 the whole country; nationwide; national
全家 whole family
全年 the whole year; all year long
全身 the whole body; (typography) em
全体 all; entire
R
然后 then; after that; afterwards HSK 2.0 · 3
让 to let; to allow; to yield; to make (someone do something) HSK 2.0 · 2
热情 warm; enthusiastic; friendly; enthusiasm; passion HSK 2.0 · 3
人口 population; people HSK 2.0 · 5
人们 people
人数 number of people
认为 to believe; to think; to consider HSK 2.0 · 3
日报 daily newspaper
日子 day; date; days (of one's life); time
如果 if; in case; in the event that HSK 2.0 · 3
入口 entrance; to import HSK 2.0 · 4
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商量 to consult; to talk over; to discuss HSK 2.0 · 4
商人 merchant; businessman
上周 last week
少 young
少年 youngster; boy; teenager (about 10 to 16)
少数 small number; few; minority
身边 at one's side; on hand
什么样 what kind?; what sort?
生 to be born; to give birth; to grow; life; raw; uncooked
省 to save; to economize; province HSK 2.0 · 4
生词 new word (vocabulary)
生活 to live; life; livelihood HSK 2.0 · 4
声音 voice; sound HSK 2.0 · 3
市 market; city
十分 very; extremely; completely HSK 2.0 · 4
实际 reality; practice; real; practical HSK 2.0 · 4
事情 affair; matter; thing; business HSK 2.0 · 2
食物 food HSK 2.0 · 5
实习 to do an internship; internship HSK 2.0 · 5
实现 to achieve; to realize; to make come true HSK 2.0 · 5
使用 to use; to employ; to make use of HSK 2.0 · 4
实在 really; actually; real; honest; reliable HSK 2.0 · 4
市长 mayor
收 to receive; to accept; to collect; to put away HSK 2.0 · 4
手表 wristwatch HSK 2.0 · 2
受到 to receive (help, attention, etc.); to be subjected to HSK 2.0 · 4
收到 to receive
收入 to take in; income; revenue HSK 2.0 · 4
数 to count; to list; to regard as HSK 2.0 · 6
数 number; figure; several; a few HSK 2.0 · 6
熟 ripe; cooked; done; familiar
舒服 comfortable; feeling well HSK 2.0 · 3
数字 number; figure; digit HSK 2.0 · 4
水平 level (of skill); standard HSK 2.0 · 3
顺利 smoothly; without a hitch HSK 2.0 · 4
数 frequently; repeatedly HSK 2.0 · 6
说明 to explain; to clarify; to show; explanation; instructions HSK 2.0 · 4
司机 chauffeur; driver HSK 2.0 · 3
送到 Deliver
送给 to send; to give as a present
算 to calculate; to count; to regard as HSK 2.0 · 4
随便 as you like; as you wish; regardless; casual; informal HSK 2.0 · 4
虽然 although; even though; while HSK 2.0 · 3
随时 at any time; whenever necessary HSK 2.0 · 5
所以 therefore; so; as a result HSK 2.0 · 2
所有 all; every HSK 2.0 · 4
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它 it (for things or animals) HSK 2.0 · 2
它们 they (for inanimate objects)
态度 manner; bearing; attitude; approach HSK 2.0 · 4
太太 married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife HSK 2.0 · 5
太阳 sun HSK 2.0 · 3
套 MW for sets, collections; cover HSK 2.0 · 5
讨论 to discuss; to talk over HSK 2.0 · 4
特别 especially; very; special; particular HSK 2.0 · 3
特点 characteristic; trait; feature HSK 2.0 · 4
疼 (it) hurts; sore; to love dearly HSK 2.0 · 3
提 to carry (in the hand); to lift; to mention; to raise (an issue) HSK 2.0 · 5
题 exam question; problem; topic HSK 2.0 · 2
提出 to raise; to propose; to put forward
提到 to mention; to bring up (a topic); to refer to
提高 to raise; to increase; to improve HSK 2.0 · 3
体育 sports; physical education HSK 2.0 · 3
体育场 stadium
体育馆 gym; gymnasium; stadium
天上 celestial; heavenly
条 MW for long, thin things (rivers, streets, pants, fish...) HSK 2.0 · 3
条件 condition; requirement; circumstance HSK 2.0 · 4
挺 (colloquial) quite; very HSK 2.0 · 4
停 to stop; to halt; to park (a car)
停车 to park; to stop a vehicle
停车场 parking lot; car park
挺好 very good
听讲 to attend a lecture; to listen to an explanation
听说 to hear (that); to have heard
通 to communicate; to connect; to be open (of a road); unobstructed
通 MW for a complete action (a phone call, a scolding)
通过 to pass through; to pass (an exam); through; by means of HSK 2.0 · 4
同时 at the same time; simultaneously HSK 2.0 · 5
同事 colleague; co-worker HSK 2.0 · 3
同样 same; equal; equivalent
通知 to notify; to inform; notice HSK 2.0 · 4
头 head; tip; end; boss; MW for cows, pigs
头 suffix for nouns
头发 hair (on the head) HSK 2.0 · 3
图片 picture; photograph
腿 leg HSK 2.0 · 3
推 to push; to propel HSK 2.0 · 4
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外地 elsewhere (away from home); out of town
外卖 takeout; food delivery
完 to finish; to end; to be complete; to run out HSK 2.0 · 2
万 ten thousand; a great number HSK 2.0 · 3
碗 bowl; MW for bowls of rice, soup HSK 2.0 · 3
晚安 Good night!; Good evening!
晚报 evening newspaper
晚餐 evening meal; dinner
完成 to complete; to accomplish HSK 2.0 · 3
晚会 evening party; soiree; gala
完全 complete; whole; totally; entirely HSK 2.0 · 4
往 toward; to go toward HSK 2.0 · 4
网 net; network
网球 tennis; tennis ball HSK 2.0 · 4
网站 website; network station; node HSK 2.0 · 4
为 to be; to act as; to become HSK 2.0 · 2
为 because of; for; to HSK 2.0 · 2
位 MW for people (polite); place; seat; position HSK 2.0 · 3
喂 hello (when answering the phone) HSK 2.0 · 1
喂 hey!; to feed HSK 2.0 · 1
味道 flavor; taste; smell HSK 2.0 · 4
为什么 why?; for what reason? HSK 2.0 · 3
闻 to smell; to sniff; to hear (literary) HSK 2.0 · 5
温度 temperature HSK 2.0 · 4
问路 to ask for directions
问题 question; problem; issue; topic HSK 2.0 · 2
午餐 lunch; luncheon
午睡 to take a nap; siesta
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西北 northwest
西餐 Western-style food
西方 the West; Western countries
习惯 habit; custom; to get used to HSK 2.0 · 3
西南 southwest
西医 Western medicine; Western medicine doctor
洗衣机 washing machine; washer HSK 2.0 · 4
洗澡 to bathe; to take a shower HSK 2.0 · 3
夏天 summer
下雪 to snow
下周 next week
像 to resemble; to be like; like; image; portrait HSK 2.0 · 3
向 toward; to face; to turn toward; to support HSK 2.0 · 2
响 to sound; to ring; loud HSK 2.0 · 4
想到 to think of; to occur to someone; to realize
想法 way of thinking; opinion; idea
相机 camera
想起 to remember; to recall; to come to mind
相同 identical; same HSK 2.0 · 3
相信 to believe; to trust; to be convinced HSK 2.0 · 3
笑话 joke; jest; to laugh at; to mock HSK 2.0 · 4
小声 in a low voice; (speak) in whispers
小时候 in one's childhood
小说 novel; fiction HSK 2.0 · 4
小心 careful; to be careful; carefully HSK 2.0 · 3
校园 campus
校长 school principal; president (of a college) HSK 2.0 · 3
小组 group
笑话儿 Joke
鞋 shoe HSK 2.0 · 3
信 letter; to believe; to trust; to have faith in HSK 2.0 · 3
信号 signal HSK 2.0 · 5
心里 chest; heart; mind
心情 mood; frame of mind HSK 2.0 · 4
新闻 news HSK 2.0 · 3
信息 information; news; message HSK 2.0 · 5
信心 confidence; self-assurance HSK 2.0 · 4
信用卡 credit card HSK 2.0 · 4
心中 in one's heart; in one's mind; inner self
省 to reflect (on one's conduct); to visit (one's parents) HSK 2.0 · 4
姓 surname; to be surnamed HSK 2.0 · 2
行动 action; movement; to act; to move HSK 2.0 · 5
姓名 surname and given name; full name
行人 pedestrian; passer-by HSK 2.0 · 5
行为 action; conduct; behavior; activity HSK 2.0 · 5
星星 star; the stars in the sky
休假 to take a vacation; to be on leave; vacation
许多 many; a lot of; much HSK 2.0 · 4
选 to choose; to pick; to select
雪 snow HSK 2.0 · 2
学期 term; semester HSK 2.0 · 5
Y
眼 eye; MW for glances
眼睛 eye HSK 2.0 · 2
颜色 color HSK 2.0 · 2
养 to raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets); to support
样子 appearance; manner; pattern; model HSK 2.0 · 4
要 to demand; to claim; to ask firmly for
药 medicine; drug HSK 2.0 · 2
药店 pharmacy
药片 a (medicine) pill or tablet
要求 to ask for; to demand; to require; demand; requirement HSK 2.0 · 3
药水 liquid medicine; lotion; medicine drops
夜 night HSK 2.0 · 5
夜里 at night; during the night
也许 perhaps; maybe HSK 2.0 · 4
亿 100 million HSK 2.0 · 4
一般 ordinary; average; generally HSK 2.0 · 3
一部分 portion; part of; subset
一点点 a little bit
一定 definitely; certainly; without fail; certain; particular HSK 2.0 · 3
一共 altogether HSK 2.0 · 3
以后 after; later; in the future; afterwards HSK 2.0 · 3
意见 opinion; suggestion; complaint HSK 2.0 · 4
已经 already HSK 2.0 · 2
一路平安 Have a good trip!; safe travels!
一路顺风 bon voyage; have a good trip (farewell)
以前 before; formerly; previous; ago HSK 2.0 · 3
以上 or more; above; the above-mentioned
一生 whole life; throughout one's life
意思 meaning; idea; interest, fun HSK 2.0 · 2
以外 apart from; except; beyond
以为 to think (usually mistakenly) HSK 2.0 · 3
以下 the following; or less; below
一直 always; all along; nonstop; straight ahead HSK 2.0 · 3
椅子 chair HSK 2.0 · 1
阴 overcast; cloudy; shady HSK 2.0 · 2
银行 bank HSK 2.0 · 3
银行卡 bank card; ATM card
音节 syllable
阴天 cloudy day; overcast sky
因为 because; owing to; on account of HSK 2.0 · 2
音乐 music HSK 2.0 · 3
音乐会 concert
应该 ought to; should; must HSK 2.0 · 3
影片 movie; film
英文 English (language)
影响 influence; effect; to influence; to affect HSK 2.0 · 3
英语 English (language)
永远 forever; eternal HSK 2.0 · 4
又 again; also; and at the same time HSK 2.0 · 3
油 oil; fat; petroleum
有点儿 slightly; a little; somewhat
友好 friendly; amicable; close friend HSK 2.0 · 4
游客 tourist; traveler; visitor
有人 someone; there is someone; (restroom) occupied
有一点儿 a bit; a little
有意思 interesting; fun; entertaining; witty
有空儿 available
鱼 fish HSK 2.0 · 2
语言 language HSK 2.0 · 4
院 courtyard; institution
原来 it turns out; actually; originally HSK 2.0 · 4
愿意 to be willing to; to want to; to feel like HSK 2.0 · 3
原因 cause; origin; root cause; reason HSK 2.0 · 4
院长 director (of a hospital, college, institute); dean
院子 courtyard; yard; garden
越 the more... (the more); more and more HSK 2.0 · 3
月份 month
越来越 more and more
月亮 the moon HSK 2.0 · 3
云 (classical) to say; cloud HSK 2.0 · 3
运动 sport; exercise; to exercise; to move HSK 2.0 · 2
Z
咱 (colloquial) we, including you; I; me
咱们 we; us (including the listener) HSK 2.0 · 4
脏 viscera; (anatomy) organ HSK 2.0 · 4
脏 dirty; to get dirty HSK 2.0 · 4
早餐 breakfast
早晨 morning; early morning
早就 already at an earlier time
怎么办 what's to be done
怎么样 how?; how about it?; what do you think? HSK 2.0 · 1
怎样 how; what kind
占 to observe; to divine
占 to occupy; to take; to seize
站住 to stand
长 to grow; to develop; chief; elder HSK 2.0 · 2
长大 to grow up
找出 to find; to search out
照顾 to take care of; to look after; to show consideration HSK 2.0 · 3
照片 photograph; picture HSK 2.0 · 3
照相 to take a photograph
这么 like this; this way; so; so much
这时 at this time; at this moment
这时候 At this moment
这样 like this; this way; such
真正 genuine; real; true; really; indeed HSK 2.0 · 4
正常 regular; normal; ordinary HSK 2.0 · 4
正好 exactly; just in time; just right; to happen to HSK 2.0 · 4
正确 correct; sound; right; proper HSK 2.0 · 4
正是 is precisely
只 only; merely; just; but HSK 2.0 · 3
只 MW for birds and certain animals; one of a pair HSK 2.0 · 3
纸 paper
直接 direct; directly; straightforward HSK 2.0 · 4
只能 can only; have no choice but to; to be forced to
只要 if only; so long as HSK 2.0 · 4
中 to hit (the mark); to win (a prize, the lottery)
中餐 lunch; Chinese meal; Chinese food
重点 key point; focus; to focus on; to emphasize HSK 2.0 · 4
中级 middle level (in a hierarchy)
中年 middle age
重视 to attach importance to; to value HSK 2.0 · 4
中小学 middle and elementary school
中心 center; heart; core HSK 2.0 · 5
中医 traditional Chinese medicine; Chinese medicine doctor
周 week; lap; circle
周末 weekend HSK 2.0 · 3
周年 anniversary; annual HSK 2.0 · 6
住房 housing
主人 master; host; owner HSK 2.0 · 5
主要 main; principal; major; primary HSK 2.0 · 3
住院 to be hospitalized
装 to put in; to load; to install; to pretend HSK 2.0 · 5
准确 accurate; exact; precise HSK 2.0 · 4
字典 dictionary (of Chinese characters) HSK 2.0 · 3
自己 oneself; one's own HSK 2.0 · 3
自行车 bicycle; bike HSK 2.0 · 2
自由 free; freedom; unrestricted HSK 2.0 · 5
走过 to walk past; to pass by
走进 to enter
走开 to leave; to go away; to move aside
组 group; team; MW for sets, groups; to form; to organize HSK 2.0 · 6
租 to rent; to lease HSK 2.0 · 4
组成 to form; to make up; to constitute HSK 2.0 · 4
组长 group leader
嘴 mouth; beak; spout HSK 2.0 · 4
最近 recently; soon; nearest HSK 2.0 · 3
座 MW for buildings, mountains, large immovable things HSK 2.0 · 4
做到 to accomplish; to achieve
做法 way of doing something; method; recipe
做饭 to prepare a meal; to cook
作家 author
座位 seat HSK 2.0 · 4
作文 composition; essay (school) HSK 2.0 · 5
作业 homework; school assignment HSK 2.0 · 3
作用 function; effect; role; to act on HSK 2.0 · 3
Frequently asked questions
How many words are in HSK 2?
This page lists 803 entries for HSK 2 (756 distinct hanzi: a word with two readings gets one entry per reading). The official HSK 3.0 standard counts 772 words at this level, and 600 characters cumulatively up to it.
Is HSK 2 (HSK 3.0) the same as HSK 2 (HSK 2.0)?
No. HSK 3.0 and HSK 2.0 are different standards, and the same number does not mark the same bar. That is why this list shows both tags: 449 of the 803 entries here also appeared somewhere in HSK 2.0 (spread across 2.0 levels 1 to 6), and the rest have no 2.0 tag at all.
How long does HSK 2 take?
That depends on your time and your starting point, but the arithmetic is fixed: at 10 new words a day, the 803 entries take about 80 days — roughly 11 weeks; at 20 a day, about 40 days — roughly 6 weeks. Reviews on top of that are what decide whether the words stay.