HSK 2 word list

All 151 words of HSK Level 2 — the next step in your Chinese learning journey. Use the flashcards to memorize them, and come back here for quick reference.

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The complete HSK 2 word list

All 151 words of HSK Level 2 with pinyin and English meaning — your springboard to the next level of Chinese.

白báiwhite 长chánglong 对duìcorrect 高gāotall, high 贵guìexpensive; noble 好吃hǎochītasty, delicious 黑hēiblack; dark; shady, illegal 红hóngred; popular; revolutionary 近jìnnearby, close 快kuàiquick 快乐kuàilèhappy 累lèitired 慢mànslow 忙mángbusy 便宜piányicheap, inexpensive 新xīnnew 远yuǎnfar 别biédo not (do something) 非常fēichángvery, extremely 还háistill; in addition; even 就jiùjust (emphasis); only 也yěalso 已经yǐjīngalready 一起yīqǐtogether 再zàiagain; another; then 真zhēnreally, truly; real 正在zhèngzàiin the process of (doing something) 最zuìmost, -est 可能kěnéngmaybe, might; possible 可以kěyǐmay, can 要yàoto want; to need; have to; want to; will 但是dànshìbut 虽然suīránalthough 所以suǒyǐso, therefore 因为yīnwèibecause 每měievery 为什么wèishénmewhy 次cì[measure word for how many times something happens] 件jiàn[measure word] 一下yīxià[after a verb] quickly, briefly, casually 报纸bàozhǐnewspaper 宾馆bīnguǎnhotel 错cuòmistake, fault; mistakenly 弟弟dìdiyounger brother 房间fángjiānroom 服务员fúwùyuán(food) server, waiter, waitress 哥哥gēgeolder brother 公共汽车gōnggòng qìchēpublic (city) bus 公司gōngsīcompany, corporation; office 孩子háizichild 火车站huǒchēzhàntrain station 教室jiàoshìclassroom 机场jīchǎngairport 鸡蛋jīdàn(chicken) egg 姐姐jiějieolder sister 咖啡kāfēicoffee 考试kǎoshìtest, exam 课kèlesson, class 路lùroad, path, way 旅游lǚyóutravel 妹妹mèimeiyounger sister; young woman 门méndoor, gate 面条miàntiáonoodles 男nánmale 牛奶niúnǎi(cow) milk 女nǚfemale 旁边pángbiānthe side, next to 票piàoticket 铅笔qiānbǐpencil 晴qíngclear, fine (weather) 妻子qīziwife 去年qùniánlast year 日rìday; Japan 生日shēngrìbirthday 身体shēntǐbody; health 时间shíjiāntime 事情shìqingaffair, business, matter, thing 手表shǒubiǎowristwatch 手机shǒujīcell phone, mobile phone 题tí(math) problem 外wàioutside 问题wèntíquestion; problem, issue 洗xǐto wash, to bathe 小时xiǎoshíhour 西瓜xīguāwatermelon 姓xìngsurname 希望xīwàngto hope, to wish 雪xuěsnow 羊肉yángròumutton, lamb (meat) 眼睛yǎnjingeye 颜色yánsècolor 药yàomedicine, drug 阴yīnovercast (in 阴天) 意思yìsimeaning 游泳yóuyǒngswimming 右边yòubianright side; to the right 鱼yúfish 运动yùndòngsports, exercise 早上zǎoshangmorning 丈夫zhàngfuhusband 准备zhǔnbèipreparation(s) 左边zuǒbianthe left side; to the left of 百bǎihundred 零língzero 第一dì-yīnumber one, the first 两liǎngtwo (of something) 千qiānthousand 吧ba[modal particle for suggestions] 得de[structural particle used after a verb] 过guo[aspectual particle to indicate experience] 着zhe[aspectual particle indicating a continuous state] 大家dàjiāeveryone 您nínyou (polite form) 它tāit 打篮球dǎ lánqiúto play basketball 踢足球tī zúqiúto play soccer 比bǐto compare, to compete; [particle for comparisons] 从cóngfrom; via 给gěito, for 往wǎngtowards 帮助bāngzhùhelp; to help 唱歌chànggēto sing a song 出chūto go out; to happen 穿chuānto wear, to put on; to pierce 到dàoto arrive; to (a place), until (a time) 等děngto wait (for) 懂dǒngto understand 告诉gàosuto tell, to inform 介绍jièshàoto introduce 进jìnto enter, to go in 觉得juédeto think; to feel 开始kāishǐto start; beginning 离líto be distanced from 卖màito sell 跑步pǎobùto jog, to go running 起床qǐchuángto get up (out of bed) 让ràngto let, to make, to have (someone do something) 上班shàngbānto go to work 生病shēngbìngto fall ill, to get sick 说话shuōhuàto speak (words), to talk 送sòngto give (a gift); to deliver, to send; to see off (a person) 跳舞tiàowǔto dance (a dance) 完wánto finish 玩wánto play (with); to have fun 晚上wǎnshangevening 问wènto ask 笑xiàoto laugh, to smile 休息xiūxito rest, to sleep 找zhǎoto look for; to call on someone 知道zhīdàoto know 走zǒuto walk, to go, to leave