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HSK 2 vocabulary — printable word list

All 147 new words for HSK 2, alphabetical by pinyin. Cumulative total at this level: 300 words.

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WordPinyinEnglish
别 Bié surname Bie; to leave; to part (from)
报纸 bào zhǐ newspaper; newsprint
白 Bái surname Bai; white
吧 bā bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet acce
帮助 bāng zhù assistance; aid; to help; to assist
百 Bǎi surname Bai; hundred
比 Bǐ Belgium; Belgian
船 chuán variant of 船; boat
穿 chuān to wear; to put on
唱歌 chàng gē to sing a song
长 cháng length; long
出 chū to go out; to come out
错 Cuò surname Cuo; mistake
次 cì next in sequence; second
从 cóng variant of 从; surname Cong
大家 dà jiā everyone; influential family
但是 dàn shì but; however
到 dào to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to
得 dé to obtain; to get
弟弟 dì di younger brother
第一 dì yī first; number one
打篮球 dǎ lán qiú to play basketball
懂 dǒng to understand; to comprehend
房间 fáng jiān room
服务员 fú wù yuán waiter; waitress
非常 fēi cháng very; really; unusual; extraordinary
贵 guì expensive; noble
告诉 gào sù to press charges; to file a complaint; to tell; to inform;
高 Gāo surname Gao; high
哥哥 gē ge older brother
给 gěi to; for
公共汽车 gōng gòng qì chē bus
公斤 gōng jīn kilogram (kg)
公司 gōng sī company; firm; corporation
还 Huán surname Huan; still
回答 huí dá to reply; to answer; reply; answer
欢迎 huān yíng to welcome; welcome
号 hào ordinal number; day of the month
孩子 hái zi child
红 Hóng surname Hong; red
黑 Hēi abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龙江; black
好吃 hǎo chī tasty; delicious
件 jiàn item; component
教室 jiào shì classroom
介绍 jiè shào to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation
就 jiù (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after
姐姐 jiě jie older sister
觉得 jué de to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortabl
近 jìn near; close to
进 jìn to go forward; to advance
机场 jī chǎng airport; airfield; (slang) service provider for Shadowsock
鸡蛋 jī dàn (chicken) egg; hen's egg
快 kuài rapid; quick
快乐 kuài lè happy; joyful
课 kè subject; course
咖啡 kā fēi coffee (loanword)
开始 kāi shǐ to begin; beginning
可能 kě néng might (happen); possible
可以 kě yǐ can; may
考试 kǎo shì to take an exam; exam
两 liǎng two; both
离 lí to leave; to part from
路 Lù surname Lu; road
累 lěi to accumulate; to involve or implicate (Taiwan pr. [lèi])
旅游 lǚ yóu trip; journey
卖 mài to sell; to betray
慢 màn slow
忙 máng busy; hurriedly
妹妹 mèi mei younger sister; young woman
门 Mén surname Men; gate
每 měi each; every
牛奶 niú nǎi cow's milk
男人 nán rén a man; a male
您 nín you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你)
女人 nǚ rén woman; wife
票 piào ticket; ballot
便宜 pián yi cheap; inexpensive
旁边 páng biān side; adjacent place
跑步 pǎo bù to run; to jog
千 qiān thousand; see 秋千
晴 qíng clear; fine (weather)
去年 qù nián last year
妻子 qī zǐ wife and children; wife
起床 qǐ chuáng to get out of bed; to get up
让 ràng to yield; to permit
上班 shàng bān to go to work; to be on duty
事情 shì qing affair; matter; thing; business
时间 shí jiān time; period
身体 shēn tǐ the body; one's health
生病 shēng bìng to fall ill
生日 shēng rì birthday
手表 shǒu biǎo wristwatch
手机 shǒu jī cell phone; mobile phone
所以 suǒ yǐ therefore; as a result
送 sòng to send; to deliver; to transmit; to give (as a present)
跳舞 tiào wǔ to dance
题 Tí surname Ti; topic
它 tā it
踢 tī to kick; to play (e.g. soccer)
外 wài outside; in addition
完 wán to finish; to be over
玩 wán to play; to have fun
问 wèn to ask; to inquire
问题 wèn tí question; problem
为 wéi as (in the capacity of); to take sth as
晚上 wǎn shang evening; night
向 Xiàng surname Xiang; towards
笑 xiào old variant of 笑; to laugh; to smile
休息 xiū xi rest; to rest
小时 xiǎo shí hour
雪 Xuě surname Xue; snow
姓 xìng family name; surname
西瓜 xī guā watermelon
希望 xī wàng to hope; a hope; a wish
新 Xīn abbr. for Xinjiang 疆 or Singapore 坡; surname Xin
洗 xǐ to wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs)
元 Yuán surname Yuan; the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
远 yuǎn far; distant
药 yào leaf of the iris; variant of 药
要 yào to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to
颜色 yán sè color; countenance
羊肉 yáng ròu mutton; goat meat
意思 yì si idea; opinion
右边 yòu bian right side; right, to the right
游泳 yóu yǒng swimming; to swim
运动 yùn dòng to move; to exercise
鱼 Yú surname Yu; fish
也 Yě surname Ye; (adverb) also; both ... and ... (before predic
一起 yī qǐ in the same place; together
阴 Yīn surname Yin; overcast (weather)
因为 yīn wèi because; owing to
眼睛 yǎn jing eye
已经 yǐ jīng already
着 zhe (particle: action or state continuing); (zháo) to touch
丈夫 zhàng fu husband
正在 zhèng zài just at (that time); right in (that place)
张 Zhāng surname Zhang; to open up
真 zhēn really; truly
知道 zhī dào to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhī dao]
找 zhǎo to try to find; to look for
准备 zhǔn bèi preparation; to prepare
最 zuì variant of 最; old variant of 最
左边 zuǒ bian left; the left side
再 zài again; once more; re-; second; another
自行车 zì xíng chē bicycle; bike
早上 zǎo shang early morning
走 zǒu to walk; to go

What is on the HSK 2 sheet

147 words, the ones HSK 2 adds, sorted alphabetically by pinyin so a word is easy to find by sound. Each row has the character, its pinyin and a short English gloss. The cumulative total through HSK 2 is 300 words, so this sheet is the new part of that list.

How to use the HSK 2 sheet

Print it (it lays out in 2 columns) or save it as a PDF from the print dialog. Cover the English column and read down the characters, then cover the characters and say them from the gloss. When you can do that, read a passage at the same level: there are HSK 2 readings, and the HSK 2 grammar and HSK 2 vocabulary page cover the rest. Look up any word in the dictionary.

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How many words are on the HSK 2 sheet?

147 words, the new ones at HSK 2. The cumulative total through HSK 2 is 300.

How are the words ordered?

Alphabetically by pinyin.

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