How many words are in HSK 2?

HSK Level 2 adds 150 new words on top of HSK 1's 150, for a cumulative 300. This list covers the 150 words new to HSK 2.

Is this the official HSK 2 list?

Yes. Every word is cross-checked against the official HSK 2.0 vocabulary for Level 2, so nothing is added or left out. The example sentences and audio are our own, built to help you study the list, not copied from the exam.

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Do I need to finish HSK 1 first?

Not strictly, but HSK 2 assumes you already know HSK 1's 150 words. If pinyin and basic sentence patterns are still new to you, start with the HSK 1 list first.

The complete HSK 2 word list: 150 new words

Updated 2026-08-01

These are the 150 words new to HSK Level 2, on top of everything you learned in HSK 1. Every word comes with pinyin, an English meaning, an example sentence, and native audio.

Who HSK 2 is for

HSK 2 is the second of six official levels, for learners who've finished HSK 1's 150 words and are ready for longer sentences, comparisons, and more everyday situations. It's also the vocabulary the official HSK 2 exam expects you to know.

How HSK 2 fits with the other levels

HSK 2 adds 150 new words to HSK 1's 150, for a cumulative 300 words. HSK 3 then adds another 300 on top of that, for a cumulative 600, and the levels keep building the same way up to HSK 4's cumulative 1,200. One note on the count: the official list has 150 entries but the deck holds 151 cards, because two entries are correlative pairs that each need a card per half, while the two listings of 对 share a single card.

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Word, Pinyin, Meaning, Example
Word	Pinyin	Meaning	Example
您	nín	you [polite]	您好，请坐。 Nín hǎo, qǐng zuò. Hello, please have a seat.
它	tā	it	这是我的猫，它叫小白。 Zhè shì wǒ de māo, tā jiào Xiǎobái. This is my cat, it is called Xiaobai.
大家	dàjiā	everyone; everybody	大家都是好朋友。 Dàjiā dōu shì hǎo péngyou. We are all good friends.
男	nán	male	这个学校的男学生很多。 Zhège xuéxiào de nán xuésheng hěn duō. This school has a lot of male students.
女	nǚ	female	这个女医生很忙。 Zhège nǚ yīshēng hěn máng. This female doctor is very busy.
孩子	háizi	child; kid	那个孩子在看书。 Nàge háizi zài kàn shū. That child is reading.
哥哥	gēge	older brother	我哥哥在北京工作。 Wǒ gēge zài Běijīng gōngzuò. My older brother works in Beijing.
姐姐	jiějie	older sister	我姐姐是老师。 Wǒ jiějie shì lǎoshī. My older sister is a teacher.
弟弟	dìdi	younger brother	我弟弟八岁了。 Wǒ dìdi bā suì le. My younger brother is eight years old now.
妹妹	mèimei	younger sister	我妹妹喜欢跳舞。 Wǒ mèimei xǐhuan tiàowǔ. My younger sister likes dancing.
丈夫	zhàngfu	husband	她丈夫也是医生。 Tā zhàngfu yě shì yīshēng. Her husband is a doctor too.
妻子	qīzi	wife	我的妻子会做中国菜。 Wǒ de qīzi huì zuò Zhōngguó cài. My wife can cook Chinese food.
服务员	fúwùyuán	waiter; server; attendant	服务员，请给我一杯茶。 Fúwùyuán, qǐng gěi wǒ yì bēi chá. Waiter, a cup of tea please.
姓	xìng	surname; to be surnamed	我姓王，叫王小明。 Wǒ xìng Wáng, jiào Wáng Xiǎomíng. My surname is Wang, I am called Wang Xiaoming.
介绍	jièshào	to introduce	我来介绍一下我的朋友。 Wǒ lái jièshào yíxià wǒ de péngyou. Let me introduce my friend.
告诉	gàosu	to tell	请告诉我你的名字。 Qǐng gàosu wǒ nǐ de míngzi. Please tell me your name.
说话	shuōhuà	to speak; to talk	他说话很快。 Tā shuōhuà hěn kuài. He talks fast.
问	wèn	to ask	我想问你一个问题。 Wǒ xiǎng wèn nǐ yí ge wèntí. I would like to ask you a question.
帮助	bāngzhù	to help; help	我想帮助我的同学。 Wǒ xiǎng bāngzhù wǒ de tóngxué. I want to help my classmate.
让	ràng	to let; to ask [someone to do]	妈妈不让我看电视。 Māma bú ràng wǒ kàn diànshì. Mom will not let me watch TV.
送	sòng	to give [a gift]; to see off	我送了妹妹一本书。 Wǒ sòng le mèimei yì běn shū. I gave my younger sister a book.
笑	xiào	to laugh; to smile	孩子们都笑了。 Háizimen dōu xiào le. The children all laughed.
玩	wán	to play; to have fun	我们在家玩电脑。 Wǒmen zài jiā wán diànnǎo. We play on the computer at home.
一起	yìqǐ	together	我们一起去看电影吧。 Wǒmen yìqǐ qù kàn diànyǐng ba. Let's go and see a movie together.
唱歌	chànggē	to sing	我姐姐很喜欢唱歌。 Wǒ jiějie hěn xǐhuan chànggē. My older sister loves singing.
跳舞	tiàowǔ	to dance	她跳舞跳得很好。 Tā tiàowǔ tiào de hěn hǎo. She dances very well.
快乐	kuàilè	happy; joyful	生日快乐！ Shēngrì kuàilè! Happy birthday!
生日	shēngrì	birthday	今天是我妈妈的生日。 Jīntiān shì wǒ māma de shēngrì. Today is my mom's birthday.
希望	xīwàng	to hope; hope	我希望明天不下雨。 Wǒ xīwàng míngtiān bú xiàyǔ. I hope it will not rain tomorrow.
每	měi	each; every	我每天都喝水。 Wǒ měitiān dōu hē shuǐ. I drink water every day.
房间	fángjiān	room	我的房间很小。 Wǒ de fángjiān hěn xiǎo. My room is small.
门	mén	door; gate	教室的门开着。 Jiàoshì de mén kāi zhe. The classroom door is open.
教室	jiàoshì	classroom	教室里有很多学生。 Jiàoshì lǐ yǒu hěn duō xuésheng. There are a lot of students in the classroom.
公司	gōngsī	company; firm	我爸爸在这个公司工作。 Wǒ bàba zài zhège gōngsī gōngzuò. My dad works at this company.
宾馆	bīnguǎn	hotel; guesthouse	这个宾馆离机场很近。 Zhège bīnguǎn lí jīchǎng hěn jìn. This hotel is close to the airport.
机场	jīchǎng	airport	我们坐出租车去机场。 Wǒmen zuò chūzūchē qù jīchǎng. We are taking a taxi to the airport.
火车站	huǒchēzhàn	train station	火车站在医院后面。 Huǒchēzhàn zài yīyuàn hòumiàn. The train station is behind the hospital.
公共汽车	gōnggòng qìchē	bus	我每天坐公共汽车上班。 Wǒ měitiān zuò gōnggòng qìchē shàngbān. I take the bus to work every day.
路	lù	road; way	请问，去火车站的路怎么走？ Qǐngwèn, qù huǒchēzhàn de lù zěnme zǒu? Excuse me, which way is it to the train station?
旅游	lǚyóu	to travel; trip	我想去中国旅游。 Wǒ xiǎng qù Zhōngguó lǚyóu. I want to travel to China.
票	piào	ticket	今天的电影票很便宜。 Jīntiān de diànyǐng piào hěn piányi. Today's movie tickets are cheap.
左边	zuǒbian	left; left side	商店在医院左边。 Shāngdiàn zài yīyuàn zuǒbian. The shop is on the left of the hospital.
右边	yòubian	right; right side	我家在学校右边。 Wǒ jiā zài xuéxiào yòubian. My home is on the right of the school.
旁边	pángbiān	beside; next to	他坐在我旁边。 Tā zuò zài wǒ pángbiān. He is sitting next to me.
外	wài	outside; outer	外面很冷，快进来。 Wàimiàn hěn lěng, kuài jìnlái. It is cold outside, come in quickly.
近	jìn	near; close	我家离学校很近。 Wǒ jiā lí xuéxiào hěn jìn. My home is close to the school.
远	yuǎn	far; distant	机场离这儿远吗？ Jīchǎng lí zhèr yuǎn ma? Is the airport far from here?
离	lí	away from; from	我们的公司离火车站不远。 Wǒmen de gōngsī lí huǒchēzhàn bù yuǎn. Our company is not far from the train station.
往	wǎng	toward; to	请往前面走。 Qǐng wǎng qiánmiàn zǒu. Please walk toward the front.
从	cóng	from	我从北京来。 Wǒ cóng Běijīng lái. I come from Beijing.
到	dào	to arrive; until	火车快到了。 Huǒchē kuài dào le. The train is about to arrive.
进	jìn	to enter; to come in	请进！ Qǐng jìn! Come in, please!
出	chū	to go out; to exit	他出门了。 Tā chū mén le. He has gone out.
走	zǒu	to walk; to leave	我们走路去学校。 Wǒmen zǒu lù qù xuéxiào. We walk to school.
跑步	pǎobù	to run; to jog	我每天早上跑步。 Wǒ měitiān zǎoshang pǎobù. I go running every morning.
等	děng	to wait	请等我一下。 Qǐng děng wǒ yíxià. Please wait for me a moment.
找	zhǎo	to look for; to find	我在找我的手机。 Wǒ zài zhǎo wǒ de shǒujī. I am looking for my phone.
快	kuài	fast; quick; soon; hurry	他走得很快。 Tā zǒu de hěn kuài. He walks fast.
慢	màn	slow	他吃饭吃得很慢。 Tā chīfàn chī de hěn màn. He eats slowly.
长	cháng	long	从我家到公司的路很长。 Cóng wǒ jiā dào gōngsī de lù hěn cháng. The road from my home to the company is long.
鸡蛋	jīdàn	egg	我早上吃两个鸡蛋。 Wǒ zǎoshang chī liǎng ge jīdàn. I eat two eggs in the morning.
牛奶	niúnǎi	milk	弟弟每天喝牛奶。 Dìdi měitiān hē niúnǎi. My younger brother drinks milk every day.
面条	miàntiáo	noodles	这家饭店的面条很好吃。 Zhè jiā fàndiàn de miàntiáo hěn hǎochī. The noodles at this restaurant are delicious.
羊肉	yángròu	lamb; mutton	我不喜欢吃羊肉。 Wǒ bù xǐhuan chī yángròu. I do not like eating lamb.
鱼	yú	fish	妈妈做的鱼非常好吃。 Māma zuò de yú fēicháng hǎochī. The fish my mom makes is extremely tasty.
西瓜	xīguā	watermelon	这个西瓜很大。 Zhège xīguā hěn dà. This watermelon is big.
咖啡	kāfēi	coffee	我想喝一杯咖啡。 Wǒ xiǎng hē yì bēi kāfēi. I would like a cup of coffee.
好吃	hǎochī	tasty; delicious	这些菜都很好吃。 Zhèxiē cài dōu hěn hǎochī. These dishes are all delicious.
卖	mài	to sell	那个商店卖水果。 Nàge shāngdiàn mài shuǐguǒ. That shop sells fruit.
便宜	piányi	cheap; inexpensive	这件衣服很便宜。 Zhè jiàn yīfu hěn piányi. This piece of clothing is cheap.
贵	guì	expensive	这个手机太贵了。 Zhège shǒujī tài guì le. This phone is too expensive.
给	gěi	to give; for	请给我一杯水。 Qǐng gěi wǒ yì bēi shuǐ. Please give me a glass of water.
穿	chuān	to wear; to put on	今天很冷，多穿点儿衣服。 Jīntiān hěn lěng, duō chuān diǎnr yīfu. It is cold today, wear more clothes.
洗	xǐ	to wash	我在洗衣服。 Wǒ zài xǐ yīfu. I am washing clothes.
颜色	yánsè	color	你喜欢什么颜色？ Nǐ xǐhuan shénme yánsè? What color do you like?
红	hóng	red	我买了一件红衣服。 Wǒ mǎi le yí jiàn hóng yīfu. I bought a red piece of clothing.
白	bái	white	他穿着白衣服。 Tā chuān zhe bái yīfu. He is wearing white clothes.
黑	hēi	black; dark	他的手机是黑的。 Tā de shǒujī shì hēi de. His phone is black.
新	xīn	new	这是我的新手表。 Zhè shì wǒ de xīn shǒubiǎo. This is my new watch.
件	jiàn	measure word for clothes and matters	我买了两件衣服。 Wǒ mǎi le liǎng jiàn yīfu. I bought two pieces of clothing.
百	bǎi	hundred	这本书一百块钱。 Zhè běn shū yì bǎi kuài qián. This book costs one hundred yuan.
千	qiān	thousand	这个电脑三千块。 Zhège diànnǎo sān qiān kuài. This computer is three thousand yuan.
零	líng	zero	现在是十点零五分。 Xiànzài shì shí diǎn líng wǔ fēn. It is five past ten now.
两	liǎng	two [before a measure word]	我有两个妹妹。 Wǒ yǒu liǎng ge mèimei. I have two younger sisters.
次	cì	time; occasion	我去过北京两次。 Wǒ qù guo Běijīng liǎng cì. I have been to Beijing twice.
第一	dìyī	first	这是我第一次坐飞机。 Zhè shì wǒ dìyī cì zuò fēijī. This is my first time on a plane.
手机	shǒujī	mobile phone	你的手机是什么颜色的？ Nǐ de shǒujī shì shénme yánsè de? What color is your phone?
手表	shǒubiǎo	wristwatch	他的手表很贵。 Tā de shǒubiǎo hěn guì. His watch is expensive.
铅笔	qiānbǐ	pencil	这些铅笔都很便宜。 Zhèxiē qiānbǐ dōu hěn piányi. These pencils are all cheap.
报纸	bàozhǐ	newspaper	爸爸每天早上看报纸。 Bàba měitiān zǎoshang kàn bàozhǐ. Dad reads the newspaper every morning.
早上	zǎoshang	morning	早上好！ Zǎoshang hǎo! Good morning!
晚上	wǎnshang	evening; night	我们晚上七点吃饭。 Wǒmen wǎnshang qī diǎn chīfàn. We have dinner at seven in the evening.
小时	xiǎoshí	hour	我每天学习两个小时。 Wǒ měitiān xuéxí liǎng ge xiǎoshí. I study for two hours every day.
时间	shíjiān	time	你今天有时间吗？ Nǐ jīntiān yǒu shíjiān ma? Do you have time today?
去年	qùnián	last year	去年我去了中国。 Qùnián wǒ qù le Zhōngguó. I went to China last year.
日	rì	day; date	今天是六月八日。 Jīntiān shì liù yuè bā rì. Today is the eighth of June.
已经	yǐjīng	already	他已经回家了。 Tā yǐjīng huí jiā le. He has already gone home.
正在	zhèngzài	in the middle of [doing something]	妈妈正在做菜。 Māma zhèngzài zuò cài. Mom is cooking right now.
起床	qǐchuáng	to get up; to get out of bed	我每天六点起床。 Wǒ měitiān liù diǎn qǐchuáng. I get up at six every day.
休息	xiūxi	to rest; to take a break	你累了，休息一下吧。 Nǐ lèi le, xiūxi yíxià ba. You are tired, take a break.
上班	shàngbān	to go to work	我爸爸八点去上班。 Wǒ bàba bā diǎn qù shàngbān. My dad goes to work at eight.
课	kè	class; lesson	我们上午有汉语课。 Wǒmen shàngwǔ yǒu Hànyǔ kè. We have Chinese class in the morning.
考试	kǎoshì	exam; to take an exam	明天我们有考试。 Míngtiān wǒmen yǒu kǎoshì. We have an exam tomorrow.
题	tí	question; problem [on a test]	这些题我都会做。 Zhèxiē tí wǒ dōu huì zuò. I can do all of these questions.
问题	wèntí	question; problem	老师，我有一个问题。 Lǎoshī, wǒ yǒu yí ge wèntí. Teacher, I have a question.
事情	shìqing	matter; thing to do	我今天有很多事情要做。 Wǒ jīntiān yǒu hěn duō shìqing yào zuò. I have a lot of things to do today.
准备	zhǔnbèi	to prepare; to get ready	我在准备明天的考试。 Wǒ zài zhǔnbèi míngtiān de kǎoshì. I am preparing for tomorrow's exam.
身体	shēntǐ	body; health	运动对身体很好。 Yùndòng duì shēntǐ hěn hǎo. Exercise is good for your health.
眼睛	yǎnjing	eye	她的眼睛很漂亮。 Tā de yǎnjing hěn piàoliang. Her eyes are beautiful.
生病	shēngbìng	to get sick; to fall ill	我妹妹生病了，不能去学校。 Wǒ mèimei shēngbìng le, bù néng qù xuéxiào. My younger sister is sick and cannot go to school.
药	yào	medicine	医生让我吃这个药。 Yīshēng ràng wǒ chī zhège yào. The doctor told me to take this medicine.
运动	yùndòng	to exercise; sports	我哥哥很喜欢运动。 Wǒ gēge hěn xǐhuan yùndòng. My older brother really likes sports.
游泳	yóuyǒng	to swim	他游泳游得很快。 Tā yóuyǒng yóu de hěn kuài. He swims fast.
踢足球	tī zúqiú	to play soccer	弟弟和同学一起踢足球。 Dìdi hé tóngxué yìqǐ tī zúqiú. My younger brother plays soccer with his classmates.
打篮球	dǎ lánqiú	to play basketball	我每个星期都打篮球。 Wǒ měi ge xīngqī dōu dǎ lánqiú. I play basketball every week.
雪	xuě	snow	今天下雪了。 Jīntiān xià xuě le. It snowed today.
晴	qíng	clear; sunny	明天是晴天。 Míngtiān shì qíng tiān. Tomorrow will be a sunny day.
阴	yīn	cloudy; overcast	今天是阴天。 Jīntiān shì yīn tiān. It is cloudy today.
忙	máng	busy	我爸爸工作很忙。 Wǒ bàba gōngzuò hěn máng. My dad is very busy at work.
累	lèi	tired	走了一天，我很累。 Zǒu le yì tiān, wǒ hěn lèi. After walking all day, I am tired.
高	gāo	tall; high	我哥哥比我高。 Wǒ gēge bǐ wǒ gāo. My older brother is taller than me.
错	cuò	wrong; mistake	这个字你写错了。 Zhège zì nǐ xiě cuò le. You wrote this character wrong.
非常	fēicháng	extremely; very	今天的菜非常好。 Jīntiān de cài fēicháng hǎo. Today's food is extremely good.
真	zhēn	really; true	你的房间真漂亮！ Nǐ de fángjiān zhēn piàoliang! Your room is really pretty!
最	zuì	most; the -est	我最喜欢喝咖啡。 Wǒ zuì xǐhuan hē kāfēi. What I like drinking most is coffee.
觉得	juéde	to feel; to think	我觉得这本书很好。 Wǒ juéde zhè běn shū hěn hǎo. I think this book is good.
知道	zhīdao	to know	我不知道他的名字。 Wǒ bù zhīdao tā de míngzi. I do not know his name.
意思	yìsi	meaning; idea	这个字是什么意思？ Zhège zì shì shénme yìsi? What does this character mean?
懂	dǒng	to understand	老师说的话我都懂。 Lǎoshī shuō de huà wǒ dōu dǒng. I understand everything the teacher says.
可以	kěyǐ	can; may	我可以坐这儿吗？ Wǒ kěyǐ zuò zhèr ma? May I sit here?
可能	kěnéng	maybe; possible	他可能已经走了。 Tā kěnéng yǐjīng zǒu le. He may have already left.
要	yào	to want; will	我要一杯咖啡。 Wǒ yào yì bēi kāfēi. I would like a cup of coffee.
开始	kāishǐ	to begin; to start	电影八点开始。 Diànyǐng bā diǎn kāishǐ. The movie starts at eight.
完	wán	to finish; to be over	我看完那本书了。 Wǒ kàn wán nà běn shū le. I have finished reading that book.
吧	ba	particle softening a suggestion	我们走吧！ Wǒmen zǒu ba! Let's go!
得	de	particle before a complement of degree	他汉语说得很好。 Tā Hànyǔ shuō de hěn hǎo. He speaks Chinese very well.
着	zhe	particle marking an ongoing action or state	他坐着看电视。 Tā zuò zhe kàn diànshì. He sits and watches TV.
过	guò	to pass; particle marking a past experience	我吃过中国菜。 Wǒ chī guo Zhōngguó cài. I have eaten Chinese food before.
比	bǐ	than; to compare	今天比昨天冷。 Jīntiān bǐ zuótiān lěng. Today is colder than yesterday.
对	duì	correct; right; to; toward	你写的字都对。 Nǐ xiě de zì dōu duì. All the characters you wrote are correct.
就	jiù	then; right away	我吃完饭就去学校。 Wǒ chī wán fàn jiù qù xuéxiào. I will go to school right after I finish eating.
还	hái	still; yet; also	我们还没有吃饭。 Wǒmen hái méiyǒu chīfàn. We have not eaten yet.
也	yě	also; too	我是学生，他也是学生。 Wǒ shì xuésheng, tā yě shì xuésheng. I am a student, and he is a student too.
别	bié	do not [used for advice]	别看电视了，快去睡觉。 Bié kàn diànshì le, kuài qù shuìjiào. Stop watching TV, go to bed.
再	zài	again; once more	请再说一次。 Qǐng zài shuō yí cì. Please say it one more time.
为什么	wèishénme	why	你为什么不去？ Nǐ wèishénme bú qù? Why are you not going?
因为	yīnwèi	because	我没去，因为我生病了。 Wǒ méi qù, yīnwèi wǒ shēngbìng le. I did not go, because I was sick.
所以	suǒyǐ	so; therefore	天气不好，所以我们没去旅游。 Tiānqì bù hǎo, suǒyǐ wǒmen méi qù lǚyóu. The weather was bad, so we did not go travelling.
虽然	suīrán	although; even though	虽然很累，但是我很快乐。 Suīrán hěn lèi, dànshì wǒ hěn kuàilè. Although I am tired, I am happy.
但是	dànshì	but; however	我想去，但是没有时间。 Wǒ xiǎng qù, dànshì méiyǒu shíjiān. I want to go, but I do not have time.
一下	yíxià	a moment; [softens a verb]	请看一下这个字。 Qǐng kàn yíxià zhège zì. Please take a look at this character.

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These 150 words extend HSK 1 into more everyday territory: comparisons, locations, plans, and more complex questions. Study them right after finishing the HSK 1 list, or alongside it once the basics feel solid.

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How many words are in HSK 2?: HSK Level 2 adds 150 new words on top of HSK 1's 150, for a cumulative 300. This list covers the 150 words new to HSK 2.
Is this the official HSK 2 list?: Yes. Every word is cross-checked against the official HSK 2.0 vocabulary for Level 2, so nothing is added or left out. The example sentences and audio are our own, built to help you study the list, not copied from the exam.
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Do I need to finish HSK 1 first?: Not strictly, but HSK 2 assumes you already know HSK 1's 150 words. If pinyin and basic sentence patterns are still new to you, start with the HSK 1 list first.

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