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New HSK 2 Vocab List

April 29, 2026 by
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The New HSK 3.0 Level 2 requires a total of 500 vocabulary words, including 200 new words in addition to those from Level 1, based on the latest official syllabus update.

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No.WordPinyinPart of SpeechTranslation
1aauxiliaryah, oh
2爱好àihàoverb、nounto like; hobby
3白色báisènounwhite
4bānnoun、(classifier)class, team; (measure word for groups)
5bāngverbto help
6帮忙bāngmángverbto help
7bāoverb、noun、classifierto wrap, to pack; bag; measure word for bundles
8本子běnzinounnotebook
9verb、prepositionto compare; than
10noun、(classifier)pen; (measure word for writing tools)
11biéadverbdon’t, not bad
12不错búcuòadjectivenot bad, pretty good
13不好意思bù hǎoyìsi


sorry, embarrassed
14chángadjectivelong
15车站chēzhànnounstation
16chūverbto go out, to leave
17出国chūguóverbto go abroad
18出来chūláiverbto come out
19出门chūménverbto go out
20出去chūqùverbto go out
21chuángnounbed
22nounword, term
23classifier、(adjective)measure word of time or occasion; (next in order)
24cóngpreposition、(adverb)from; (ever)
25从小cóngxiǎoadverbfrom childhood
26cuòadjectivewrong, mistaken
27verbto hit, to play, to make
28打车dǎchēverbto take a taxi
29打开dǎkāiverbto open
30dànconjunction、(adverb)but, however; (only, merely)
31但是dànshìconjunctionbut, however
32deauxiliaryparticle indicating degree or manner
33deauxiliaryparticle modifying an adjective into an adverb
34děngverb、(preposition)to wait; (and so on, until)
35地铁dìtiěnounsubway, metro
36diǎnverb、(noun、classifier)to light, to ignite; (point, dot; to order)
37dǒngverbto understand
38dòngverbto move, to act
39饭馆fànguǎnnounrestaurant
40fēiverbto fly
41gāoadjective、nountall, high; height
42高中gāozhōngnounhigh school
43告诉gàosuverbto tell
44个子gèzinounheight, stature
45gēnpreposition、conjunction、(noun、verb)with; and; (heel; to follow, to accompany)
46公交车gōngjiāochēnounbus
47guòverbto pass, to cross; excessive
48过来guòláiverbto come over
49过年guòniánverbto celebrate the New Year
50过去guòqùverbto go over
51guoauxiliaryparticle indicating past experience
52还是háishiadverb、conjunctionstill; or
53黑色hēisènounblack
54红茶hóngchánounblack tea
55红色hóngsènounred
56后面hòumiànnounbehind, back
57huāverbto spend (money or time)
58花2huānoun、(adjective)flower; (colorful)
59huàverb、nounto draw, to paint; painting, picture
60huàiadjectivebad, broken
61回来huíláiverbto come back
62回去huíqùverbto go back
63机场jīchǎngnounairport
64机票jīpiàonounairplane ticket
65记得jìdeverbto remember
66jiānclassifier、(noun)measure word for rooms; between
67jiāoverbto teach
68教室jiàoshìnounclassroom
69介绍jièshàoverbto introduce
70jìnverbto enter
71jìnadjectivenear, close
72进来jìnláiverbto come in
73进去jìnqùverbto go in
74经常jīngchángadverboften
75酒店jiǔdiànnounhotel
76jiùadverb、(preposition)just, then; (as early as, only, as soon as)
77咖啡kāfēinouncoffee
78开始kāishǐverb、nounto start; beginning
79开学kāixuéverbschool starts
80kǎoverbto test, to take an exam
81考试kǎoshìverb、nounto take an exam; exam
82可能kěnéngadjective、noun、verbpossible; possibility; may
83裤子kùzinounpants
84kuàiadjective、adverbfast; soon, quickly
85快乐kuàilèadjectivehappy, joyful
86快要kuàiyàoadverbsoon, almost
87篮球lánqiúnounbasketball
88lèiadjective、verbtired; to tire
89verbto leave, to be away from
90里面lǐmiànnouninside
91lóunounbuilding, floor
92nounroad, path
93路上lùshangnounon the road
94旅游lǚyóuverbto travel
95绿茶lǜchánoungreen tea
96绿色lǜsènoun、(adjective)green color; (green)
97mànadjectiveslow
98没意思méi yìsi


boring, uninteresting
99měipronoun、(adverb)every, each; (per)
100ménnoundoor, gate
101门口ménkǒunoundoorway, entrance
102门票ménpiàonounticket
103miànsuffix、(verb、noun、classifier)suffix indicating a person with a certain characteristic; (to face; side, aspect; measure word for flat objects)
104míngnoun、classifiername, reputation; measure word for people
105verbto take, to hold
106那么nàmepronoun、conjunctionso, like that; then
107那样nàyàngpronounlike that
108奶茶nǎichánounmilk tea
109奶奶nǎinainoungrandmother
110男孩儿nánháirnounboy
111niǎonounbird
112女孩儿nǚháirnoungirl
113旁边pángbiānnounside
114pǎoverbto run
115跑步pǎobùverbto run, jogging
116piàonounticket
117妻子qīzinounwife
118起来qǐláiverbto get up, to stand up; used after verbs to indicate upward movement or beginning
119前面qiánmiànnounfront
120qíngadjectivesunny, clear
121qiúnounball, sphere
122ràngverb、(preposition)to let, to allow; (by)
123ròunounmeat
124商场shāngchǎngnounshopping mall
125上来shàngláiverbto come up
126上面shàngmiànnounabove, top
127上去shàngqùverbto go up
128上网shàngwǎngverbto go online, to surf the Internet
129身体shēntǐnounbody
130生日shēngrìnounbirthday
131shínoun、(classifier)time, moment; (season, period)
132事情shìqingnounmatter, affair
133shǒunounhand
134手表shǒubiǎonounwatch, wristwatch
135书包shūbāonounbackpack, schoolbag
136舒服shūfuadjectivecomfortable
137sòngverbto give, to send, to see off
138虽然suīránconjunctionalthough
139所以suǒyǐconjunctionso, therefore
140téngadjective、(verb)painful, sore; (to hurt)
141verbto kick
142nounquestion, problem, topic
143tiáoclassifier、(noun)measure word for long, thin, or strip-like objects; (clause, item)
144跳舞tiàowǔverbto dance
145tóunoun、(classifier)、(adjective)head; (measure word for animals); (first)
146外国wàiguónounforeign country
147外面wàimiànnounoutside
148wánverbto finish
149wànnumberten thousand
150wǎngverb、prepositionto go; toward
151网上wǎngshangnounonline
152wàngverbto forget
153wèiclassifiermeasure word for people
154为什么wèi shénmewhy
155希望xīwàngverbto hope
156verbto wash
157洗手间xǐshǒujiānnounrestroom, toilet
158下来xiàláiverbto come down
159下面xiàmiànnounbelow, under
160下去xiàqùverbto go down
161小孩儿xiǎoháirnounchild, little kid
162小时候xiǎoshíhounounchildhood
163xiàoverbto laugh, to smile
164xìngnoun、verbsurname; to be surnamed
165姓名xìngmíngnounfull name
166颜色yánsènouncolor
167眼睛yǎnjingnouneye
168yàonounmedicine, drug
169药店yàodiànnounpharmacy
170爷爷yéyenoungrandfather
171一会儿yíhuìrnumberclassifier、(adverb)a while, a moment; (soon, in a little while)
172已经yǐjīngadverbalready
173一起yìqǐadverbtogether
174意思yìsinounmeaning, idea
175yīnadjectivecloudy
176因为yīnwèipreposition、conjunctionbecause; because of
177yóuverbto swim
178游泳yóuyǒngverbto swim
179有意思yǒu yìsi


interesting, enjoyable
180有时yǒushíadverbsometimes
181yòunounright
182右边yòubiannounright side
183nounfish
184yuǎnadjectivefar
185运动yùndòngverb、nounto move, to exercise; sports, exercise
186zhànnounstation, stop; to stand
187丈夫zhàngfunounhusband
188这么zhèmepronounso, such, like this
189这样zhèyàngpronounlike this, so
190zheauxiliaryparticle indicating ongoing action or state
191zhèngadverb、(adjective)just, exactly, right; (straight)
192zhōunoun、(classifier)week; (measure word for circumference, cycle)
193准备zhǔnbèiverbto prepare
194自己zìjǐpronounoneself
195zǒuverbto walk
196走路zǒulùverbto walk
197足球zúqiúnounsoccer, football
198zuìadverbmost, -est
199zuǒnounleft
200左边zuǒbiannounleft side

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