Mastering HSK 2 Vocabulary: Complete List with Examples

Have you finished studying HSK 1 and are preparing to move on to HSK 2? The next step is to master the vocabulary at the HSK 2 level. Memorizing vocabulary is an important step that helps you communicate more effectively in Chinese. In this article, Ni Hao Ma will compile the complete HSK 2 vocabulary list along with easy-to-understand example sentences to help you learn quickly and remember longer!

HSK 2 Vocabulary List

According to the six-level international Chinese proficiency evaluation system, the HSK 2 level requires learners to master about 300 basic vocabulary words, including 150 words learned in HSK 1 and 150 new words. First, you need to know the 150 HSK 1 vocabulary words:

NoChinesePinyinEnglish
1I, me
2我们wǒmenwe, us (plural)
3you
4he, him
5she, her
6这 (这儿)zhè (zhèr)this (here), this one
7那 (那儿)nà (nàr)that (there), that one
8which
9哪儿nǎrwhere
10shéiwho
11什么shénmewhat, why
12多少duōshǎohow many, how much
13a few, several, how many
14怎么zěnmehow
15怎么样zěnmeyànghow about, what do you think
16one
17èrtwo
18sānthree
19four
20five
21liùsix
22seven
23eight
24jiǔnine
25shíten
26(general measure word)
27suì(for age)
28běn(for books or volumes)
29xiēsome, a few
30kuàipiece, chunk
31no, not
32méinot, no (negation for past)
33hěnvery, quite
34tàitoo, excessively
35dōuall, both
36一点儿yīdiǎnra little bit, slightly
37and
38zàiat, in, on
39de(possessive or descriptive particle)
40le(modal particle indicating change or completed action)
41ma(question particle)
42ne(question particle for emphasis or continuation)
43wèihello (phone greeting)
44jiāhome, family
45学校xuéxiàoschool
46饭店fàndiànrestaurant, hotel
47商店shāngdiànstore, shop
48医院yīyuànhospital
49中国ZhōngguóChina
50北京BěijīngBeijing
51shàngup, above
52xiàdown, below
53前面qiánmiànfront, ahead
54后面hòumiànbehind, at the back
55里面lǐmiàninside, interior
56今天jīntiāntoday
57明天míngtiāntomorrow
58昨天zuótiānyesterday
59上午shàngwǔmorning (before noon)
60中午zhōngwǔnoon
61下午xiàwǔafternoon
62niányear
63yuèmonth
64hàonumber, date
65星期xīngqīweek
66diǎno’clock, point
67分钟fēnzhōngminute
68现在xiànzàinow
69时候shíhoutime, moment
70爸爸bàbadad, father
71妈妈māmamom, mother
72儿子érzison
73女儿nǚérdaughter
74老师lǎoshīteacher
75学生xuéshēngstudent
76同学tóngxuéclassmate
77朋友péngyǒufriend
78医生yīshēngdoctor
79先生xiānshengmister, sir
80小姐xiǎojiěMiss, young lady
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81衣服yīfuclothes
82shuǐwater
83càidish, vegetable
84米饭mǐfàncooked rice
85水果shuǐguǒfruit
86苹果píngguǒapple
87chátea
88杯子bēizicup, glass
89qiánmoney
90飞机fēijīairplane
91出租车chūzūchētaxi
92电视diànshìtelevision
93电脑diànnǎocomputer
94电影diànyǐngmovie, film
95天气tiānqìweather
96māocat
97gǒudog
98东西dōngxithing, object
99rénperson, human
100名字míngziname
101shūbook
102汉语hànyǔMandarin Chinese
103character, word
104桌子zhuōzitable, desk
105椅子yǐzichair
106谢谢xièxiethank
107不客气búkèqìyou’re welcome
108再见zàijiàngoodbye
109qǐngplease, invite
110对不起duìbùqǐsorry
111没关系méiguānxìit’s okay, no problem
112shìto be (am, is, are)
113yǒuto have
114kànto look, to watch
115tīngto listen
116shuōto speak, to say
117to read
118xiěto write
119看见kànjiànto see
120jiàoto call, to be called
121láito come
122huíto return
123to go
124chīto eat
125to drink
126睡觉shuìjiàoto sleep
127打电话dǎdiànhuàto make a phone call
128zuòto do, to make
129mǎito buy
130kāito open, to drive
131zuòto sit
132zhùto live, to reside
133学习xuéxíto study
134工作gōngzuòto work
135下雨xiàyǔto rain
136àito love
137喜欢xǐhuānto like, to prefer
138xiǎngto want, to miss
139认识rènshito know (a person), to recognize
140huìcan, to be able to (skill)
141néngcan, to be able to (ability, permission)
142hǎogood, well
143big, large
144xiǎosmall, little
145duōmany, much
146shǎofew, little
147lěngcold
148hot
149高兴gāoxìnghappy, glad
150漂亮piàoliangbeautiful, pretty

Next, below is a list of 150 new HSK 2 vocabulary words that you need to add at this level:

No.ChinesePinyinEnglishExample
1nínyou (respectful)您好!(nǐn hǎo! – Hello!)
2it (for things, animals)猫喜欢玩它的玩具。(māo xǐhuān wán tā de wánjù. – The cat likes to play with its toy.)
3大家dàjiāeveryone大家都来了。(dàjiā dōu lái le. – Everyone has arrived.)
4měievery每天我都会学习汉语。(měi tiān wǒ dōu huì xuéxí Hànyǔ. – I study Chinese every day.)
5为什么wèishénmewhy为什么你这么开心?(wèishénme nǐ zhème kāixīn? – Why are you so happy?)
6língzero气温是零度。(qìwēn shì líng dù. – The temperature is zero degrees Celsius.)
7liǎngtwo (quantity)我有两本书。(wǒ yǒu liǎng běn shū. – I have two books.)
8bǎihundred这本书有百页。(zhè běn shū yǒu bǎi yè. – This book has a hundred pages.)
9qiānthousand一千块钱。(yī qiān kuài qián. – One thousand yuan.)
10第一dìyīfirst他是第一名。(tā shì dìyī míng. – He is in first place.)
11time (occurrence)我去过北京一次。(wǒ qù guò Běijīng yī cì. – I have been to Beijing once.)
12jiànpiece, item (measure word)这件衣服很漂亮。(zhè jiàn yīfu hěn piàoliang. – This dress is very beautiful.)
13biédon’t别说话。(bié shuōhuà. – Don’t talk.)
14非常fēichángvery, extremely我非常喜欢他。(wǒ fēicháng xǐhuān tā. – I like him very much.)
15also, too我也喜欢看电影。(wǒ yě xǐhuān kàn diànyǐng. – I also like watching movies.)
16háistill, yet, also他还在睡觉。(tā hái zài shuìjiào. – He is still sleeping.)
17zuìmost她是班里最聪明的学生。(tā shì bān lǐ zuì cōngmíng de xuéshēng. – She is the smartest student in the class.)
18zhēnreally, truly这本书真好看!(zhè běn shū zhēn hǎokàn! – This book is really good!)
19正在zhèngzàiin the process of我正在吃饭。(wǒ zhèngzài chīfàn. – I am eating.)
20已经yǐjīngalready他已经走了。(tā yǐjīng zǒu le. – He has already left.)
21一起yìqǐtogether我们一起去吧。(wǒmen yìqǐ qù ba. – Let’s go together.)
22zàiagain, once more再来一杯咖啡。(zài lái yī bēi kāfēi. – Another cup of coffee.)
23jiùthen, at once我一到家就给你打电话。(wǒ yī dào jiā jiù gěi nǐ dǎ diànhuà. – I’ll call you as soon as I get home.)
24因为……所以……yīnwèi…suǒyǐ…because… so…因为下雨,所以我没去。(yīnwèi xiàyǔ, suǒyǐ wǒ méi qù. – Because it rained, I didn’t go.)
25虽然……但是……suīrán…dànshì…although… but…虽然很难,但是我喜欢。(suīrán hěn nán, dànshì wǒ xǐhuān. – Although it’s difficult, I like it.)
26cóngfrom我从北京来。(wǒ cóng Běijīng lái. – I come from Beijing.)
27compared to他比我高。(tā bǐ wǒ gāo. – He is taller than me.)
28wǎngtowards, to请往前走。(qǐng wǎng qián zǒu. – Please walk forward.)
29away from (distance)我家离学校很近。(wǒ jiā lí xuéxiào hěn jìn. – My home is very close to the school.)
30de(structural particle)他跑得很快。(tā pǎo de hěn kuài. – He runs very fast.)
31zhe(particle indicating continuous state)门开着。(mén kāi zhe. – The door is open.)
32guò(particle indicating past experience)我吃过饭了。(wǒ chī guò fàn le. – I have eaten.)
33ba(particle for suggestion/request)我们走吧。(wǒmen zǒu ba. – Let’s go.)
34机场jīchǎngairport我要去机场。(wǒ yào qù jīchǎng. – I want to go to the airport.)
35教室jiàoshìclassroom我们在教室里学习。(wǒmen zài jiàoshì lǐ xuéxí. – We study in the classroom.)
36房间fángjiānroom我的房间很小。(wǒ de fángjiān hěn xiǎo. – My room is very small.)
37road, path这条路很长。(zhè tiáo lù hěn cháng. – This road is very long.)
38左边zuǒbiānleft side商店在左边。(shāngdiàn zài zuǒbiān. – The shop is on the left side.)
39右边yòubiānright side银行在右边。(yínháng zài yòubiān. – The bank is on the right side.)
40wàioutside我在门外等你。(wǒ zài mén wài děng nǐ. – I’ll wait for you outside the door.)
41旁边pángbiānbeside, next to他坐在我旁边。(tā zuò zài wǒ pángbiān. – He sat next to me.)
42一下yīxiàa bit, a moment请等一下。(qǐng děng yīxià. – Please wait a moment.)
43早上zǎoshàngmorning我早上七点起床。(wǒ zǎoshàng qī diǎn qǐchuáng. – I wake up at 7 AM.)
44晚上wǎnshàngevening, night我晚上看电影。(wǒ wǎnshàng kàn diànyǐng. – I watch movies in the evening.)
45小时xiǎoshíhour我等了两个小时。(wǒ děng le liǎng gè xiǎoshí. – I waited for two hours.)
46时间shíjiāntime你有时间吗?(nǐ yǒu shíjiān ma? – Do you have time?)
47去年qùniánlast year我去年去了中国。(wǒ qùnián qù le Zhōngguó. – I went to China last year.)
48day今天是几日?(jīntiān shì jǐ rì? – What day is it today?)
49生日shēngrìbirthday祝你生日快乐!(zhù nǐ shēngrì kuàilè! – Happy birthday to you!)
50哥哥gēgeolder brother我的哥哥很高。(wǒ de gēge hěn gāo. – My older brother is very tall.)
51姐姐jiějieolder sister我和姐姐是好朋友。(wǒ hé jiějie shì hǎo péngyou. – My older sister and I are good friends.)
52弟弟dìdiyounger brother我有一个弟弟。(wǒ yǒu yī gè dìdi. – I have a younger brother.)
53妹妹mèimeiyounger sister我爱我的妹妹。(wǒ ài wǒ de mèimei. – I love my younger sister.)
54丈夫zhàngfuhusband我的丈夫很帅。(wǒ de zhàngfu hěn shuài. – My husband is very handsome.)
55妻子qīziwife我的妻子很漂亮。(wǒ de qīzi hěn piàoliang. – My wife is very beautiful.)
56孩子háizichild, children她有两个孩子。(tā yǒu liǎng gè háizi. – She has two children.)
57男人nánrénman这个男人是谁?(zhège nánrén shì shuí? – Who is this man?)
58女人nǚrénwoman她是一个漂亮的女人。(tā shì yī gè piàoliang de nǚrén. – She is a beautiful woman.)
59服务员fúwùyuánwaiter/waitress服务员,请给我菜单。(fúwùyuán, qǐng gěi wǒ càidān. – Waiter, please give me the menu.)
60fish我喜欢吃鱼。(wǒ xǐhuān chī yú. – I like to eat fish.)
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No.ChinesePinyinEnglishExample
61羊肉yángròulamb我喜欢吃羊肉串。(wǒ xǐhuān chī yángròu chuàn. – I like to eat lamb skewers.)
62牛奶niúnǎimilk我每天早上喝牛奶。(wǒ měitiān zǎoshàng hē niúnǎi. – I drink milk every morning.)
63鸡蛋jīdànegg我做了一个鸡蛋饼。(wǒ zuò le yī gè jīdàn bǐng. – I made an omelette/egg pancake.)
64西瓜xīguāwatermelon西瓜很甜。(xīguā hěn tián. – The watermelon is very sweet.)
65咖啡kāfēicoffee我每天都要喝咖啡。(wǒ měitiān dōu yào hē kāfēi. – I have to drink coffee every day.)
66xuěsnow今天下雪了。(jīntiān xià xuě le. – It’s snowing today.)
67yàomedicine你应该吃药了。(nǐ yīnggāi chī yào le. – You should take your medicine now.)
68手机shǒujīmobile phone我的手机没电了。(wǒ de shǒujī méi diàn le. – My mobile phone is out of battery.)
69手表shǒubiǎowatch (wristwatch)他戴着一块新手表。(tā dàizhe yī kuài xīn shǒubiǎo. – He is wearing a new watch.)
70眼睛yǎnjīngeye她的眼睛很漂亮。(tā de yǎnjīng hěn piàoliang. – Her eyes are very beautiful.)
71身体shēntǐbody, health祝你身体健康。(zhù nǐ shēntǐ jiànkāng. – I wish you good health.)
72公共汽车gōnggòngqìchēbus我坐公共汽车去上班。(wǒ zuò gōnggòngqìchē qù shàngbān. – I take the bus to work.)
73报纸bàozhǐnewspaper我每天早上看报纸。(wǒ měitiān zǎoshàng kàn bàozhǐ. – I read the newspaper every morning.)
74méndoor请关门。(qǐng guān mén. – Please close the door.)
75question, problem这道题很难。(zhè dào tí hěn nán. – This question is very difficult.)
76lesson, class我们今天有汉语课。(wǒmen jīntiān yǒu Hànyǔ kè. – We have Chinese class today.)
77xìngsurname, family name你姓什么?(nǐ xìng shénme? – What is your surname?)
78问题wèntíquestion, problem我有一个问题。(wǒ yǒu yī gè wèntí. – I have a question.)
79事情shìqingmatter, affair, thing这件事情很重要。(zhè jiàn shìqing hěn zhòngyào. – This matter is very important.)
80考试kǎoshìexam, test我明天有考试。(wǒ míngtiān yǒu kǎoshì. – I have an exam tomorrow.)
81piàoticket我买了两张电影票。(wǒ mǎi le liǎng zhāng diànyǐng piào. – I bought two movie tickets.)
82意思yìsimeaning这是什么意思?(zhè shì shénme yìsi? – What does this mean?)
83颜色yánsècolor你喜欢什么颜色?(nǐ xǐhuān shénme yánsè? – What color do you like?)
84铅笔qiánbǐpencil我用铅笔写字。(wǒ yòng qiánbǐ xiězì. – I write with a pencil.)
85面条miàntiáonoodles我喜欢吃面条。(wǒ xǐhuān chī miàntiáo. – I like to eat noodles.)
86火车站huǒchēzhàntrain station我要去火车站。(wǒ yào qù huǒchēzhàn. – I want to go to the train station.)
87公司gōngsīcompany我在一家大公司工作。(wǒ zài yī jiā dà gōngsī gōngzuò. – I work at a large company.)
88宾馆bīngguǎnhotel我住在这个宾馆。(wǒ zhù zài zhège bīngguǎn. – I am staying at this hotel.)
89说话shuōhuàto speak, to talk他们在说话。(tāmen zài shuōhuà. – They are talking.)
90màito sell这个商店卖衣服。(zhège shāngdiàn mài yīfu. – This shop sells clothes.)
91wènto ask我想问你一个问题。(wǒ xiǎng wèn nǐ yī gè wèntí. – I want to ask you a question.)
92zǒuto walk, to leave我们走吧。(wǒmen zǒu ba. – Let’s go.)
93jìnto enter, to come in请进。(qǐng jìn. – Please come in.)
94chūto go out, to exit他从房间里出来了。(tā cóng fángjiān lǐ chū lái le. – He came out of the room.)
95跑步pǎobùto run, to jog我每天跑步。(wǒ měitiān pǎobù. – I run every day.)
96dàoto arrive, to reach我到家了。(wǒ dào jiā le. – I’ve arrived home.)
97穿chuānto wear (clothes), to put on (shoes)她穿了一件新衣服。(tā chuān le yī jiàn xīn yīfu. – She wore a new dress.)
98to wash我要洗手。(wǒ yào xǐ shǒu. – I want to wash my hands.)
99gěito give请给我一杯水。(qǐng gěi wǒ yī bēi shuǐ. – Please give me a glass of water.)
100zhǎoto look for, to find我在找我的书。(wǒ zài zhǎo wǒ de shū. – I am looking for my book.)
101dǒngto understand你懂了吗?(nǐ dǒng le ma? – Do you understand?)
102xiàoto smile, to laugh她开心地笑了。(tā kāixīn de xiào le. – She smiled happily.)
103告诉gàosùto tell请告诉我你的名字。(qǐng gàosù wǒ nǐ de míngzi. – Please tell me your name.)
104准备zhǔnbèito prepare我准备去旅行。(wǒ zhǔnbèi qù lǚxíng. – I am preparing to travel.)
105开始kāishǐto begin, to start电影开始了。(diànyǐng kāishǐ le. – The movie has started.)
106介绍jièshàoto introduce我来介绍一下我的朋友。(wǒ lái jièshào yīxià wǒ de péngyou. – Let me introduce my friend.)
107帮助bāngzhùto help谢谢你的帮助。(xièxie nǐ de bāngzhù. – Thank you for your help.)
108wánto play, to have fun我们一起去玩吧。(wǒmen yìqǐ qù wán ba. – Let’s go play together.)
109sòngto give as a gift, to see off我送你回家。(wǒ sòng nǐ huí jiā. – I’ll take you home.)
110děngto wait请等我一下。(qǐng děng wǒ yīxià. – Please wait for me for a moment.)
111ràngto let, to allow让我来帮你。(ràng wǒ lái bāng nǐ. – Let me help you.)
112起床qǐchuángto get up (from bed)我每天早上六点起床。(wǒ měitiān zǎoshàng liù diǎn qǐchuáng. – I get up at 6 AM every day.)
113唱歌chànggēto sing她很喜欢唱歌。(tā hěn xǐhuān chànggē. – She likes to sing very much.)
114跳舞tiàowǔto dance他会跳舞吗?(tā huì tiàowǔ ma? – Can he dance?)
115旅游lǚyóuto travel我喜欢旅游。(wǒ xǐhuān lǚyóu. – I like to travel.)
116上班shàngbānto go to work我每天九点上班。(wǒ měitiān jiǔ diǎn shàngbān. – I go to work at 9 AM every day.)
117生病shēngbìngto get sick他生病了,不能来上课。(tā shēngbìng le, bù néng lái shàngkè. – He is sick and cannot come to class.)
118休息xiūxito rest你应该多休息。(nǐ yīnggāi duō xiūxi. – You should rest more.)
119运动yùndòngto exercise, to do sports我每天都运动。(wǒ měitiān dōu yùndòng. – I exercise every day.)
120游泳yóuyǒngto swim我喜欢游泳。(wǒ xǐhuān yóuyǒng. – I like to swim.)
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No.ChinesePinyinEnglishExample
121踢足球tīzúqiúto play soccer/football我喜欢踢足球。(wǒ xǐhuān tīzúqiú. – I like to play soccer.)
122打篮球dǎlánqiúto play basketball他每天都打篮球。(tā měitiān dōu dǎlánqiú. – He plays basketball every day.)
123wánto finish, to complete我吃完饭了。(wǒ chī wán fàn le. – I have finished eating.)
124觉得juédéto feel, to think我觉得他很好。(wǒ juédé tā hěn hǎo. – I think he is very good.)
125知道zhīdaoto know我不知道。(wǒ bù zhīdao. – I don’t know.)
126希望xīwàngto hope我希望你能来。(wǒ xīwàng nǐ néng lái. – I hope you can come.)
127可以kěyǐcan, may, able to你可以帮我吗?(nǐ kěyǐ bāng wǒ ma? – Can you help me?)
128yàoto want, to need我要一杯水。(wǒ yào yī bēi shuǐ. – I want a glass of water.)
129可能kěnéngmaybe, possibly他可能会来。(tā kěnéng huì lái. – He might come.)
130gāotall, high他比我高。(tā bǐ wǒ gāo. – He is taller than me.)
131hóngred我喜欢红色。(wǒ xǐhuān hóngsè. – I like red.)
132báiwhite这件衣服是白色的。(zhè jiàn yīfu shì báisè de. – This dress is white.)
133hēiblack他的头发是黑色的。(tā de tóufà shì hēisè de. – His hair is black.)
134mángbusy我很忙。(wǒ hěn máng. – I am very busy.)
135kuàifast, quick他跑得很快。(tā pǎo de hěn kuài. – He runs very fast.)
136mànslow请说慢一点。(qǐng shuō màn yīdiǎn. – Please speak a bit slower.)
137yuǎnfar学校离我家很远。(xuéxiào lí wǒ jiā hěn yuǎn. – The school is far from my home.)
138jìnnear, close商店离我家很近。(shāngdiàn lí wǒ jiā hěn jìn. – The shop is close to my home.)
139好吃hǎochīdelicious (for food)这道菜真好吃。(zhè dào cài zhēn hǎochī. – This dish is really delicious.)
140lèitired我很累。(wǒ hěn lèi. – I am very tired.)
141chánglong这条裙子很长。(zhè tiáo qúnzi hěn cháng. – This skirt is very long.)
142xīnnew我买了一件新衣服。(wǒ mǎi le yī jiàn xīn yīfu. – I bought a new outfit.)
143guìexpensive这件衣服很贵。(zhè jiàn yīfu hěn guì. – This dress is very expensive.)
144便宜piányicheap这个手机很便宜。(zhège shǒujī hěn piányi. – This phone is very cheap.)
145qíngclear (weather), sunny今天天气很晴。(jīntiān tiānqì hěn qíng. – The weather is very clear today.)
146yīncloudy, overcast今天是阴天。(jīntiān shì yīntiān. – Today is an overcast day.)
147cuòwrong, mistaken你说错了。(nǐ shuō cuò le. – You said it wrong.)
148快乐kuàilèhappy祝你生日快乐!(zhù nǐ shēngrì kuàilè! – Happy birthday to you!)
149duìto (for), with对我来说,这很重要。(duì wǒ lái shuō, zhè hěn zhòngyào. – To me, this is very important.)
150duìcorrect, right你说得对。(nǐ shuō de duì. – What you said is correct.)

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Conclusion

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