New HSK 2 vocabulary list (HSK 3.0)

By Carson 木林森 · October 2026 · Updated October 2026

The new HSK 2 has 198 words under HSK 3.0, which brings the running total to 500. The old HSK 2 asked for 300 in total. This is the full list with pinyin and English, and beside each word the level it had in the old exam.

84 of these words were on no level of the old list, and 44 moved here from a different old level. Every word links to its dictionary entry with examples and stroke order.

Other levels: HSK 1 · HSK 3 · HSK 4 · HSK 5 · HSK 6 · HSK 7-9 · everything on HSK 3.0.

All 198 new HSK 2 words

Word	Pinyin	English	Old HSK level
啊	ā	interjection of surprise	HSK 3
爱好	ài hào	to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on	HSK 3
白色	bái sè	white	new
班	bān	class; team; shift	HSK 3
帮	bāng	to help; to assist; to support	new
帮忙	bāng máng	to help	HSK 3
包	bāo	bag; to wrap; to include	HSK 3
本子	běn zi	notebook	new
比	bǐ	to compare; than; ratio	HSK 2
笔	bǐ	pen; pencil; writing brush	new
别	bié	don't; other; to leave; to distinguish	HSK 2
不错	bù cuò	pretty good; not bad	new
不好意思	bù hǎo yì si	to feel embarrassed	HSK 5
长	cháng	long; length	HSK 2
车站	chē zhàn	station; bus stop	new
出	chū	to go out	HSK 2
床	chuáng	bed; couch; classifier for beds	new
出国	chū guó	to go abroad	new
出来	chū lái	to come out	new
出门	chū mén	to go out; leave home	new
出去	chū qù	to go out	new
词	cí	word; statement; speech	new
次	cì	time(s); occurrence	HSK 2
从	cóng	from	HSK 2
从小	cóng xiǎo	ever since childhood	new
错	cuò	wrong; mistake; bad	HSK 2
打	dǎ	to hit; to strike; to play (a game)	new
打车	dǎ chē	to take a taxi	new
打开	dǎ kāi	to open; to turn on	new
但	dàn	but; yet; however; still; merely; only; just	new
但是	dàn shì	but; however	HSK 2
得	de	(structural particle after verb)	HSK 2
地	de	(adverbial particle) -ly; (dì) earth; ground; place	HSK 3
等	děng	to wait; etc./and so on	HSK 4
地铁	dì tiě	underground railway; subway	HSK 3
懂	dǒng	to understand	HSK 2
动	dòng	(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace	new
饭馆	fàn guǎn	restaurant	HSK 1
飞	fēi	to fly	new
高	gāo	high; tall; loud	HSK 2
告诉	gào sù	to tell; to inform	HSK 2
高中	gāo zhōng	senior high school	new
跟	gēn	with; and; to follow	HSK 3
个子	gè zi	height	HSK 4
公交车	gōng jiāo chē	public bus	new
过	guò	to pass; to cross; (past-experience particle)	HSK 4
过来	guò lái	to come over (to where the speaker is)	new
过年	guò nián	to celebrate the (Chinese) New Year	new
过去	guò qù	(in the) past	HSK 3
还是	hái shi	or (in a question); still; had better	HSK 3
黑色	hēi sè	black	new
红茶	hóng chá	black tea (literally "red tea")	new
红色	hóng sè	red	new
后面	hòu mian	the back; the rear; the last bit	HSK 1
花	huā	flower; to spend	HSK 3
画	huà	to draw; to paint	HSK 3
坏	huài	bad	HSK 3
回来	huí lái	to come back (toward the speaker)	new
回去	huí qù	to go back (away from the speaker)	new
间	jiān	between; among; within a definite time or space	new
教	jiāo	to teach	HSK 3
教室	jiào shì	classroom	HSK 2
机场	jī chǎng	airport; airfield	HSK 2
记得	jì de	to remember	HSK 3
介绍	jiè shào	to introduce (sb to sb)	HSK 2
进	jìn	to go forward; to enter	HSK 2
近	jìn	near	HSK 2
经常	jīng cháng	frequently; constantly; regularly; often	HSK 3
进来	jìn lái	to come in	new
进去	jìn qù	to go in	new
机票	jī piào	plane ticket	new
就	jiù	then; just; precisely	HSK 2
酒店	jiǔ diàn	hotel	new
咖啡	kā fēi	coffee (loanword)	HSK 2
开始	kāi shǐ	to begin	HSK 2
开学	kāi xué	school starts; term begins	new
考	kǎo	to beat; to hit; to inspect	new
考试	kǎo shì	to take an exam; exam	HSK 2
可能	kě néng	might; possible	HSK 2
快	kuài	fast; rapid	HSK 2
快乐	kuài lè	happy; joyful	HSK 2
快要	kuài yào	about to; soon (with 了)	new
裤子	kù zi	pants; trousers	HSK 3
篮球	lán qiú	basketball	new
累	lèi	tired	HSK 2
离	lí	to leave; to depart; away from	HSK 2
里面	lǐ miàn	inside	new
楼	lóu	building; floor; storey	HSK 3
路	lù	road; route; journey	HSK 2
路上	lù shang	on the road; on the way	new
绿茶	lǜ chá	green tea	new
绿色	lǜ sè	green	new
旅游	lǚ yóu	trip; to travel	HSK 2
慢	màn	slow	HSK 2
每	měi	each	HSK 2
没意思	méi yì si	boring; no fun	new
门	mén	door; gate; opening	HSK 2
门口	mén kǒu	doorway; entrance	new
门票	mén piào	entrance ticket	new
面	miàn	face; side; surface	new
名	míng	name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners)	new
拿	ná	to hold; to seize; to catch	HSK 3
奶茶	nǎi chá	milk tea	new
奶奶	nǎi nai	(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother)	HSK 3
那么	nà me	so; that (much)	new
男孩儿	nán háir	boy	new
那样	nà yàng	like that; that way	new
鸟	niǎo	bird	HSK 3
女孩儿	nǚ háir	girl	new
旁边	páng biān	side; adjacent place	HSK 2
跑	pǎo	(of an animal) to paw (the ground); to run; to run away	new
跑步	pǎo bù	to run	HSK 2
票	piào	ticket	HSK 2
前面	qián miàn	ahead	HSK 1
起来	qǐ lai	to get up; to stand up; (after a verb/adj) indicating the start of an action or state	HSK 4
晴	qíng	clear (weather)	HSK 2
球	qiú	ball; sphere; globe	new
妻子	qī zi	wife	HSK 2
让	ràng	to let; to allow	HSK 2
肉	ròu	meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit)	new
商场	shāng chǎng	shopping mall	new
上来	shàng lái	come up (toward the speaker)	new
上面	shàng miàn	on top; above	new
上去	shàng qù	go up (away from the speaker)	new
上网	shàng wǎng	to go online	HSK 3
生日	shēng rì	birthday	HSK 2
身体	shēn tǐ	the body	HSK 2
时	shí	o'clock; time; when	new
事情	shì qing	affair; matter; business	HSK 2
手	shǒu	hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work	new
手表	shǒu biǎo	wristwatch	HSK 2
书包	shū bāo	schoolbag	new
舒服	shū fu	comfortable	HSK 3
送	sòng	to send; to deliver; to give as gift	HSK 2
虽然	suī rán	although; even though	HSK 3
所以	suǒ yǐ	therefore	HSK 2
疼	téng	(it) hurts; sore	HSK 3
踢	tī	to kick	HSK 2
题	tí	topic; question (exam); subject	HSK 2
条	tiáo	(classifier for long, narrow things); item; strip	HSK 3
跳舞	tiào wǔ	to dance	HSK 2
头	tóu	head; hair style; the top	new
外国	wài guó	foreign country; foreign	new
外面	wài miàn	outside	new
完	wán	to finish	HSK 2
万	wàn	ten thousand; a great number	HSK 3
往	wǎng	toward, in the direction of	HSK 4
忘	wàng	to forget; to overlook; to neglect	new
网上	wǎng shàng	online; on the internet	new
位	wèi	(polite classifier for people); position; seat	HSK 3
为什么	wèi shén me	why?	HSK 3
洗	xǐ	to wash; to bathe	HSK 2
下来	xià lái	come down (toward the speaker)	new
下面	xià miàn	under; below	new
笑	xiào	to laugh; to smile	HSK 2
小孩儿	xiǎo háir	child; kid	new
小时候	xiǎo shí hou	when (I was) little; in childhood	new
下去	xià qù	go down (away from the speaker)	new
姓	xìng	family name; surname	HSK 2
姓名	xìng míng	full name (on forms)	new
洗手间	xǐ shǒu jiān	toilet	HSK 3
希望	xī wàng	to hope; hope	HSK 2
眼睛	yǎn jing	eye	HSK 2
颜色	yán sè	color	HSK 2
药	yào	medicine	HSK 2
药店	yào diàn	pharmacy	new
爷爷	yé ye	grandfather (paternal)	HSK 3
一会儿	yī huì r	a moment	HSK 3
已经	yǐ jīng	already	HSK 2
阴	yīn	overcast; cloudy; shady; yin (negative principle)	HSK 2
因为	yīn wèi	because	HSK 2
一起	yī qǐ	together; in the same place	HSK 2
意思	yì si	idea; meaning	HSK 2
游	yóu	to swim; to walk; to tour	new
右	yòu	(bound form) right; right-hand side; (bound form) (politics) right of center; (bound form) (old) west	new
右边	yòu bian	right side	HSK 2
有时	yǒu shí	sometimes (shorter form)	new
有时候	yǒu shí hou	sometimes	new
有意思	yǒu yì si	interesting; fun	new
游泳	yóu yǒng	swimming	HSK 2
鱼	yú	fish	HSK 2
远	yuǎn	far	HSK 2
运动	yùn dòng	to exercise; sport	HSK 2
站	zhàn	station	HSK 3
丈夫	zhàng fu	husband	HSK 2
着	zhe	(aspect particle indicating a continuing state or action)	HSK 2
这么	zhè me	so; this (much)	new
正	zhēng	first (only in 正月, the first lunar month)	HSK 5
这样	zhè yàng	like this; this way	new
周	zhōu	Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC); to make a circuit; to circle	new
准备	zhǔn bèi	to prepare; preparation	HSK 2
自己	zì jǐ	oneself	HSK 3
走	zǒu	to walk	HSK 2
走路	zǒu lù	to walk; go on foot	new
最	zuì	most; -est	HSK 2
左	zuǒ	left; the Left (politics); east	new
左边	zuǒ bian	left	HSK 2
足球	zú qiú	football (soccer)	new

The list is in pinyin order. Readings and English come from this site's own dictionary and lesson material, and the level of each word comes from the published HSK 3.0 standard. The word-level comparison of the two standards as a whole is in what the new HSK changed, word by word.

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in the new HSK 2?

The HSK 3.0 list has 198 words at level 2, and 500 counting the levels below it. The old HSK 2 asked for 300 in total.

Is the new HSK 2 word list different from the old one?

Yes. Of the 198 words at the new level 2, 84 were not on any level of the old six-level list, and 44 were on the old list at a different level. The table on this page shows the old level of every word.

Which list should I study for HSK 2?

The one your exam uses. The first official worldwide sitting of HSK 3.0 is 13 December 2026, and until then many centers ran the old format, so check what your booking names. HSK 3.0 exam date. The old list is on the HSK 2 vocabulary page.

How long does it take to learn the new HSK 2 words?

At 15 new words a day with daily review, the 198 words of this level take about 14 days. The study calculator works it out for any pace and any pair of levels.

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