New HSK 2 Word List
The 197 words the new HSK 2 exam introduces, in syllabus order. A candidate at HSK 2 is expected to know 500 words, counting every level below it.
Source: CLEC, HSK Test Syllabus (中文水平考试 HSK 考试大纲), released 15 November 2025. The syllabus lists 200 entries at this level; a word listed once per sense appears here once. Coming from the old HSK? Convert your level
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 啊 | a | interjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh! |
| 爱好 | àihào | to like; to take pleasure in; keen on |
| 白色 | báisè | white; fig. reactionary; anti-communist |
| 班 | bān | team; class; squad |
| 帮 | bāng | old variant of 幫|帮[bang1] |
| 帮忙 | bāngmáng | to help; to lend a hand; to do a favor |
| 包 | bāo | to cover; to wrap; to hold |
| 本子 | běnzi | book; notebook; edition |
| 比 | bǐ | (particle used for comparison and "-er than"); to compare; to contrast |
| 笔 | bǐ | pen; pencil; writing brush |
| 别 | bié | to leave; to depart; to separate |
| 不错 | búcuò | correct; right; not bad |
| 不好意思 | bù hǎoyìsi | to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb) |
| 长 | cháng | length; long; forever |
| 车站 | chēzhàn | rail station; bus stop; ,個|个[ge4] |
| 出 | chū | to go out; to come out; to occur |
| 出国 | chūguó | to go abroad; to leave the country; emigration |
| 出来 | chūlái | to come out; to appear; to arise |
| 出门 | chūmén | to go out; to leave home; to go on a journey |
| 出去 | chūqù | to go out |
| 床 | chuáng | bed; couch; classifier for beds |
| 词 | cí | old variant of 詞|词[ci2] |
| 次 | cì | next in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc) |
| 从 | cóng | from; through; via |
| 从小 | cóngxiǎo | from childhood; as a child |
| 错 | cuò | mistake; wrong; bad |
| 打 | dǎ | dozen (loanword) |
| 打车 | dǎchē | to take a taxi (in town); to hitch a lift |
| 打开 | dǎkāi | to open; to show (a ticket); to turn on |
| 但 | dàn | but; yet; however |
| 但是 | dànshì | but; however |
| 得 | de | to obtain; to get; to gain |
| 地 | de | -ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 等 | děng | class; rank; grade |
| 地铁 | dìtiě | subway; metro |
| 懂 | dǒng | to understand; to comprehend |
| 动 | dòng | (of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace |
| 饭馆 | fànguǎn | restaurant |
| 飞 | fēi | to fly |
| 高 | gāo | high; tall; above average |
| 高中 | gāozhōng | senior high school; abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2] |
| 告诉 | gàosu | to press charges; to file a complaint |
| 个子 | gèzi | height; stature; build |
| 跟 | gēn | heel; to follow closely; to go with |
| 公交车 | gōngjiāochē | public transport vehicle; town bus |
| 过 | guò | to cross; to go over; to pass (time) |
| 过来 | guòlái | to come over; to manage; to handle |
| 过年 | guònián | to celebrate the Chinese New Year |
| 过去 | guòqù | (in the) past; former; previous |
| 还是 | háishi | or; still; nevertheless |
| 黑色 | hēisè | black |
| 红茶 | hóngchá | black tea; ,壺|壶[hu2] |
| 红色 | hóngsè | red (color); revolutionary |
| 后面 | hòumiàn | rear; back; behind |
| 花 | huā | flower; blossom; ,支[zhi1],束[shu4],把[ba3],盆[pen2],簇[cu4] |
| 画 | huà | to draw; picture; painting |
| 坏 | huài | bad; spoiled; broken |
| 回来 | huílái | to return; to come back |
| 回去 | huíqù | to return; to go back |
| 机场 | jīchǎng | airport; airfield; ,處|处[chu4] |
| 机票 | jīpiào | air ticket; passenger ticket |
| 记得 | jìde | to remember |
| 间 | jiān | between; among; within a definite time or space |
| 教 | jiāo | to teach |
| 教室 | jiàoshì | classroom |
| 介绍 | jièshào | to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation; to present (sb for a job etc) |
| 进 | jìn | to go forward; to advance; to go in |
| 近 | jìn | near; close to; approximately |
| 进来 | jìnlái | to come in |
| 进去 | jìnqù | to go in |
| 经常 | jīngcháng | frequently; constantly; regularly |
| 酒店 | jiǔdiàn | wine shop; pub (public house); hotel |
| 就 | jiù | at once; right away; only |
| 咖啡 | kāfēi | coffee (loanword) |
| 开始 | kāishǐ | to begin; beginning; to start |
| 开学 | kāixué | foundation of a University or College; school opening; the start of a new term |
| 考 | kǎo | to beat; to hit; variant of 考[kao3] |
| 考试 | kǎoshì | to take an exam; exam |
| 可能 | kěnéng | might (happen); possible; probable |
| 裤子 | kùzi | trousers; pants |
| 快 | kuài | rapid; quick; speed |
| 快乐 | kuàilè | happy; merry |
| 快要 | kuàiyào | almost; nearly; almost all |
| 篮球 | lánqiú | basketball; ,隻|只[zhi1] |
| 累 | lèi | to accumulate; to involve or implicate (Taiwan pr. [lei4]); continuous |
| 离 | lí | mythical beast (archaic) |
| 里面 | lǐmiàn | inside; interior |
| 楼 | lóu | house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor |
| 路 | lù | road; journey; route |
| 路上 | lùshang | on the road; on a journey; road surface |
| 旅游 | lǚyóu | trip; journey; tourism |
| 绿茶 | lǜchá | green tea |
| 绿色 | lǜsè | green |
| 慢 | màn | slow |
| 没意思 | méi yìsi | boring; of no interest |
| 每 | měi | each; every |
| 门 | mén | gate; door; gateway |
| 门口 | ménkǒu | doorway; gate |
| 门票 | ménpiào | ticket (for theater, cinema etc) |
| 面 | miàn | face; side; surface |
| 名 | míng | name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners) |
| 拿 | ná | old variant of 拿[na2] |
| 那么 | nàme | like that; in that way; or so |
| 那样 | nàyàng | that kind; that sort |
| 奶茶 | nǎichá | milk tea |
| 奶奶 | nǎinai | (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house; (coll.) boobies |
| 男孩儿 | nánháir | erhua variant of 男孩[nan2 hai2] |
| 鸟 | niǎo | variant of 屌[diao3]; penis |
| 女孩儿 | nǚháir | erhua variant of 女孩[nu:3 hai2] |
| 旁边 | pángbiān | lateral; side; to the side |
| 跑 | pǎo | (of an animal) to paw (the ground) |
| 跑步 | pǎobù | to run; to jog; (military) to march at the double |
| 票 | piào | ticket; ballot; banknote |
| 妻子 | qīzi | wife and children |
| 起来 | qǐlái | to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3 lai2] |
| 前面 | qiánmiàn | ahead; in front; preceding |
| 晴 | qíng | clear; fine (weather) |
| 球 | qiú | ball; sphere; globe |
| 让 | ràng | to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth |
| 肉 | ròu | meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit) |
| 商场 | shāngchǎng | shopping mall; shopping center; department store |
| 上来 | shànglái | to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success) |
| 上面 | shàngmiàn | on top of; above-mentioned |
| 上去 | shàngqù | to go up |
| 上网 | shàngwǎng | to go online; to connect to the Internet; (of a document etc) to be uploaded to the Internet |
| 身体 | shēntǐ | the body; one's health; ,個|个[ge4] |
| 生日 | shēngrì | birthday |
| 时 | shí | old variant of 時|时[shi2] |
| 事情 | shìqing | affair; matter; thing |
| 手 | shǒu | hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work |
| 手表 | shǒubiǎo | wrist watch; ,隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4] |
| 书包 | shūbāo | schoolbag; satchel; ,隻|只[zhi1] |
| 舒服 | shūfu | comfortable; feeling well |
| 送 | sòng | to deliver; to carry; to give (as a present) |
| 虽然 | suīrán | although; even though; even if |
| 所以 | suǒyǐ | therefore; as a result; so |
| 疼 | téng | (it) hurts; sore; to love dearly |
| 踢 | tī | to kick; to play (e.g. soccer) |
| 题 | tí | topic; problem for discussion; exam question |
| 条 | tiáo | strip; item; article |
| 跳舞 | tiàowǔ | to dance |
| 头 | tóu | head; hair style; the top |
| 外国 | wàiguó | foreign (country) |
| 外面 | wàimiàn | surface; exterior; external appearance |
| 完 | wán | to finish; to be over; whole |
| 万 | wàn | ten thousand; a great number |
| 往 | wǎng | to go (in a direction); to; towards |
| 网上 | wǎngshang | online |
| 忘 | wàng | to forget; to overlook; to neglect |
| 位 | wèi | position; location; place |
| 为什么 | wèi shénme | why?; for what reason? |
| 希望 | xīwàng | to wish for; to desire; hope |
| 洗 | xǐ | to wash; to bathe; to develop (photo) |
| 洗手间 | xǐshǒujiān | toilet; lavatory; washroom |
| 下来 | xiàlái | to come down; (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.); (indicates continuation from the past towards us) |
| 下面 | xiàmiàn | below; under; next |
| 下去 | xiàqù | to go down; to descend; to go on |
| 小孩儿 | xiǎoháir | erhua variant of 小孩[xiao3 hai2] |
| 小时候 | xiǎoshíhou | in one's childhood |
| 笑 | xiào | old variant of 笑[xiao4] |
| 姓 | xìng | family name; surname; to be surnamed |
| 姓名 | xìngmíng | name and surname |
| 颜色 | yánsè | color; countenance; appearance |
| 眼睛 | yǎnjing | eye; ,雙|双[shuang1] |
| 药 | yào | leaf of the iris; variant of 藥|药[yao4] |
| 药店 | yàodiàn | pharmacy |
| 爷爷 | yéye | (coll.) father's father; paternal grandfather |
| 一会儿 | yíhuìr | a moment; a while; in a moment |
| 已经 | yǐjīng | already |
| 一起 | yìqǐ | in the same place; together; with |
| 意思 | yìsi | idea; opinion; meaning |
| 阴 | yīn | overcast (weather); cloudy; shady |
| 因为 | yīnwèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 游 | yóu | to swim; variant of 遊|游[you2] |
| 游泳 | yóuyǒng | swimming; to swim |
| 有意思 | yǒu yìsi | interesting; meaningful; enjoyable |
| 有时 | yǒushí | sometimes; now and then |
| 右 | yòu | right (-hand); the Right (politics); west (old) |
| 右边 | yòubian | right side; right, to the right |
| 鱼 | yú | fish; ,尾[wei3] |
| 远 | yuǎn | far; distant; remote |
| 运动 | yùndòng | to move; to exercise; sports |
| 站 | zhàn | station; to stand; to halt |
| 丈夫 | zhàngfu | husband |
| 这么 | zhème | so much; this much; how much? |
| 这样 | zhèyàng | this kind of; so; this way |
| 着 | zhe | (chess) move; trick; all right! |
| 正 | zhèng | first month of the lunar year |
| 周 | zhōu | to make a circuit; to circle; circle |
| 准备 | zhǔnbèi | preparation; to prepare; to intend |
| 自己 | zìjǐ | oneself; one's own |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk; to go; to run |
| 走路 | zǒulù | to walk; to go on foot |
| 足球 | zúqiú | soccer ball; a football; soccer |
| 最 | zuì | variant of 最[zui4] |
| 左 | zuǒ | left; the Left (politics); east |
| 左边 | zuǒbian | left; the left side; to the left of |
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