HSK 3.0 word list

HSK 2 word list: all 750 words with pinyin

HSK 3.0 · elementary · updated November 2026

HSK 2 is level 2 of HSK 3.0, the new standard of China's Chinese proficiency test. It covers everyday life in more detail: shopping, travel, school and work, feelings, and the words that let you say why and when. Officially it adds 772 new words, bringing the total to 1,272. Below is every word on Ming's HSK 2 list — 750 entries, most common first — with pinyin and English meanings.

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How long HSK 2 takes

New words a day	Time for HSK 2
5	about 21 weeks
10	about 11 weeks
20	about 5 weeks

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The most common HSK 2 words, in a sentence

让 (ràng) — let; make (someone do)
让我来。 ràng wǒ lái — Let me do it.
但 (dàn) — but; only; just
我想，但我不能。 wǒ xiǎng dàn wǒ bù néng — I want to, but I can't.
自己 (zì jǐ) — oneself
我想自己做。 wǒ xiǎng zì jǐ zuò — I want to do it myself.
可以 (kě yǐ) — can; may; OK
我可以进来吗？ wǒ kě yǐ jìn lái ma — May I come in?
为 (wèi) — for; for the sake of; to
我为你高兴。 wǒ wèi nǐ gāo xìng — I'm happy for you.
已经 (yǐ jīng) — already
他已经走了。 tā yǐ jīng zǒu le — He has left already.
这样 (zhè yàng) — like this; this kind of
我喜欢这样的书。 wǒ xǐ huan zhè yàng de shū — I like this kind of book.
如果 (rú guǒ) — if; in case
如果下雨，我就不去。 rú guǒ xià yǔ wǒ jiù bù qù — If it rains, I won't go.
因为 (yīn wèi) — because; since; as
因为下雨，我没去。 yīn wèi xià yǔ wǒ méi qù — Because it rained, I didn't go.
又 (yòu) — again; also; and
又是你。 yòu shì nǐ — It's you again.
只 (zhǐ) — only; just; merely
我只吃肉。 wǒ zhǐ chī ròu — I only eat meat.
问题 (wèn tí) — question; problem; issue
好问题。 hǎo wèn tí — Good question!

All 750 HSK 2 words

#	Word	Pinyin	Meaning
1	让	ràng	let; make (someone do)
2	但	dàn	but; only; just
3	自己	zì jǐ	oneself
4	可以	kě yǐ	can; may; OK
5	为	wèi	for; for the sake of; to
6	已经	yǐ jīng	already
7	这样	zhè yàng	like this; this kind of
8	如果	rú guǒ	if; in case
9	因为	yīn wèi	because; since; as
10	又	yòu	again; also; and
11	只	zhǐ	only; just; merely
12	问题	wèn tí	question; problem; issue
13	它	tā	it
14	但是	dàn shì	but; however
15	该	gāi	should; ought to
16	更	gèng	more; even more
17	可能	kě néng	possible; maybe
18	才	cái	only then; just
19	像	xiàng	resemble; be like; such as
20	当	dāng	serve as; when
21	所以	suǒ yǐ	therefore; so
22	那么	nà me	like that; so; then
23	向	xiàng	towards; to; face
24	这么	zhè me	so; this (much)
25	认为	rèn wéi	think; believe
26	应该	yīng gāi	should; ought to
27	带	dài	bring; carry
28	位	wèi	measure word for people (polite); position
29	大家	dà jiā	everyone
30	发现	fā xiàn	discover; find; discovery
31	一定	yī dìng	definitely; must
32	生活	shēng huó	life; live
33	一直	yī zhí	always; all along; straight
34	不过	bù guò	but; however
35	公司	gōng sī	company
36	不要	bù yào	don't; must not
37	成	chéng	become; turn into
38	名	míng	name; (measure word for people)
39	所有	suǒ yǒu	all
40	而且	ér qiě	moreover; furthermore
41	必须	bì xū	have to; must
42	长	cháng	long; length
43	成为	chéng wéi	become
44	其他	qí tā	other; the rest
45	事情	shì qing	matter; thing
46	感觉	gǎn jué	feel; feeling
47	然后	rán hòu	then
48	条	tiáo	measure word for long, thin things; strip; item
49	场	chǎng	classifier for events; field
50	件	jiàn	measure word for clothes and matters; item; piece
51	进行	jìn xíng	carry out; conduct
52	为什么	wèi shén me	why?
53	或	huò	or; maybe
54	出现	chū xiàn	appear; emerge; show up
55	头	tóu	head; top; end
56	见到	jiàn dào	see
57	通过	tōng guò	pass; through
58	周	zhōu	week; cycle
59	过去	guò qù	the past; go over
60	参加	cān jiā	participate; take part; join
61	安全	ān quán	safe; safety; secure
62	结果	jié guǒ	result; outcome
63	或者	huò zhě	or
64	不错	bù cuò	not bad; pretty good
65	机会	jī huì	opportunity; chance
66	完全	wán quán	completely; complete; totally
67	完	wán	finish; be over
68	发	fā	send; send out; issue
69	计划	jì huà	plan; project
70	可是	kě shì	but; however
71	全	quán	all; whole
72	以后	yǐ hòu	after; later; afterwards
73	要求	yāo qiú	request; require; requirement
74	信	xìn	letter; believe; trust
75	队	duì	team; line (queue)
76	接	jiē	pick up; receive
77	相信	xiāng xìn	believe
78	刚	gāng	just now; a moment ago
79	虽然	suī rán	although
80	原因	yuán yīn	cause; reason
81	只要	zhǐ yào	as long as; so long as
82	不同	bù tóng	different; distinct
83	进入	jìn rù	enter; go into
84	有人	yǒu rén	someone; people; anyone
85	分钟	fēn zhōng	minute
86	接受	jiē shòu	accept; receive
87	其中	qí zhōng	among
88	人们	rén men	people
89	道	dào	road; (measure word for questions, dishes)
90	能够	néng gòu	be capable of; be able to
91	拉	lā	pull; drag; draw
92	完成	wán chéng	complete
93	求	qiú	beg; ask for
94	帮助	bāng zhù	help; assistance; aid
95	变	biàn	change; become; turn into
96	加	jiā	add; plus
97	当时	dāng shí	then; at that time
98	努力	nǔ lì	hard-working; make an effort
99	部分	bù fen	part; section; piece
100	以前	yǐ qián	before; previously; ago
101	办法	bàn fǎ	way; method
102	特别	tè bié	especially; special
103	真正	zhēn zhèng	genuine; real; true
104	掉	diào	fall; drop; lose
105	改变	gǎi biàn	change; alter; transform
106	讲	jiǎng	speak; tell; explain
107	离开	lí kāi	depart; leave
108	万	wàn	ten thousand
109	生	shēng	give birth; be born; raw
110	片	piàn	slice; piece
111	同时	tóng shí	at the same time; simultaneously
112	以为	yǐ wéi	(mistakenly) think that...
113	越	yuè	the more... the more
114	方法	fāng fǎ	method; way; means
115	组	zǔ	group; form a group
116	直接	zhí jiē	direct; directly
117	卖	mài	sell; sell out
118	选	xuǎn	choose; pick; elect
119	句	jù	sentence; (measure word for sentences)
120	影响	yǐng xiǎng	influence; affect; effect
121	永远	yǒng yuǎn	forever; always
122	方面	fāng miàn	aspect; area
123	也许	yě xǔ	perhaps; maybe
124	面	miàn	noodles; side; face
125	活动	huó dòng	activity; event
126	份	fèn	portion; copy (measure word)
127	信息	xìn xī	information; message
128	最近	zuì jìn	recently; lately
129	换	huàn	exchange; change; swap
130	狗	gǒu	dog
131	靠	kào	lean against or on; depend on; near
132	脸	liǎn	face
133	快乐	kuài lè	happy; joyful
134	使用	shǐ yòng	use; employ; apply
135	来自	lái zì	come from
136	段	duàn	section; paragraph
137	检查	jiǎn chá	check; inspect
138	中心	zhōng xīn	center; heart; core
139	米	mǐ	meter; rice
140	行动	xíng dòng	action; act
141	开心	kāi xīn	feel happy; happy
142	懂	dǒng	understand; know
143	卡	kǎ	card; get stuck
144	带来	dài lái	bring
145	办	bàn	handle; do (a task)
146	过来	guò lái	come over; come here
147	算	suàn	calculate; count as
148	辆	liàng	classifier for vehicles
149	药	yào	medicine; drug
150	留	liú	stay; leave (behind); keep
151	家庭	jiā tíng	family; household
152	交	jiāo	hand over; deliver; make (friends)
153	套	tào	set (measure word); cover
154	全部	quán bù	whole; all
155	刚刚	gāng gang	just recently
156	正常	zhèng cháng	normal; regular
157	黑	hēi	black; dark
158	店	diàn	shop; store
159	服务	fú wù	serve; service
160	想到	xiǎng dào	think of; think about
161	行为	xíng wéi	behavior; conduct
162	挺	tǐng	quite; pretty (very)
163	好像	hǎo xiàng	seem; as if
164	克	kè	gram (unit of weight)
165	愿意	yuàn yì	be willing; want; be ready to
166	装	zhuāng	pretend; pack; install
167	音乐	yīn yuè	music
168	感谢	gǎn xiè	thank; thanks
169	座	zuò	measure word for mountains and buildings; seat
170	那样	nà yàng	that kind; that way
171	往	wǎng	towards; to
172	眼	yǎn	eye
173	感到	gǎn dào	feel
174	清楚	qīng chu	clear; understand
175	照片	zhào piàn	photograph; picture
176	停	tíng	stop; halt
177	银行	yín háng	bank
178	故事	gù shì	story; tale
179	气	qì	air; gas
180	倒	dào	pour
181	酒	jiǔ	liquor; alcohol
182	原来	yuán lái	original; originally; so it was
183	它们	tā men	they
184	红	hóng	red
185	欢迎	huān yíng	welcome
186	一般	yī bān	generally; ordinary
187	可爱	kě ài	adorable; cute; lovely
188	边	biān	side; edge
189	新闻	xīn wén	news
190	眼睛	yǎn jing	eye
191	做到	zuò dào	accomplish; achieve
192	近	jìn	near; close
193	怎样	zěn yàng	how
194	收	shōu	receive; accept; collect
195	声音	shēng yīn	voice; sound
196	数	shù	number; count
197	变成	biàn chéng	change into; turn into; become
198	受到	shòu dào	receive
199	经过	jīng guò	pass; go through; process
200	只能	zhǐ néng	can only
201	哭	kū	cry; weep
202	怕	pà	fear; be afraid of; perhaps
203	离	lí	from; leave
204	漂亮	piào liang	pretty; beautiful
205	重新	chóng xīn	again
206	提	tí	carry; lift; mention
207	度	dù	degree
208	经常	jīng cháng	frequently
209	面前	miàn qián	in front of
210	低	dī	low; lower
211	节目	jié mù	program
212	健康	jiàn kāng	health; healthy
213	弄	nòng	do
214	作用	zuò yòng	effect; function
215	满	mǎn	fill; full
216	说明	shuō míng	explain; show; explanation
217	许多	xǔ duō	many; a lot of
218	同样	tóng yàng	same; equally
219	身边	shēn biān	at one's side
220	越来越	yuè lái yuè	more and more
221	短	duǎn	short; brief
222	意思	yì si	meaning; idea; fun
223	意见	yì jiàn	opinion; idea; suggestion
224	查	chá	check; look up; examine
225	脚	jiǎo	foot
226	主要	zhǔ yào	main; major; mainly
227	市	shì	city; market
228	不少	bù shǎo	many; a lot
229	讨论	tǎo lùn	discuss
230	超过	chāo guò	surpass; exceed
231	比如	bǐ rú	for example; for instance; such as
232	假	jiǎ	fake; false
233	后来	hòu lái	afterwards; later
234	嘴	zuǐ	mouth
235	自由	zì yóu	freedom; free
236	改	gǎi	change; correct
237	就要	jiù yào	will; be going to
238	加油	jiā yóu	go for it!; refuel
239	省	shěng	save; province
240	海	hǎi	sea; ocean; the sea
241	夜	yè	night
242	十分	shí fēn	very; extremely
243	称	chēng	call; weigh
244	年轻	nián qīng	young
245	条件	tiáo jiàn	condition
246	晚安	wǎn ān	Good night!
247	画	huà	draw; paint; painting
248	广告	guǎng gào	advertisement; ad; commercial
249	提出	tí chū	raise; put forward; suggest
250	运动	yùn dòng	exercise; sports
251	样子	yàng zi	appearance; look; manner
252	实现	shí xiàn	achieve; realize; come true
253	刚才	gāng cái	just now; a moment ago
254	猫	māo	cat
255	通	tōng	through; open; connect
256	办公室	bàn gōng shì	office
257	正确	zhèng què	correct
258	爱情	ài qíng	love (romantic)
259	收到	shōu dào	receive
260	够	gòu	enough
261	正是	zhèng shì	exactly
262	方向	fāng xiàng	direction; orientation
263	排	pái	row; line up
264	鱼	yú	fish
265	关心	guān xīn	be concerned about; care about
266	节	jié	festival; (measure word for classes)
267	留下	liú xià	leave behind; stay behind; keep
268	教育	jiào yù	education; educate
269	日子	rì zi	day
270	取	qǔ	take; get; fetch
271	层	céng	layer; floor (measure word)
272	心里	xīn li	in one's heart; on one's mind
273	腿	tuǐ	leg
274	全国	quán guó	whole nation; nationwide
275	街	jiē	street
276	笔	bǐ	pen
277	通知	tōng zhī	notify; inform; notice
278	鞋	xié	shoe
279	习惯	xí guàn	habit; be used to
280	目的	mù dì	purpose
281	国际	guó jì	international
282	周末	zhōu mò	weekend
283	推	tuī	push
284	听说	tīng shuō	hear (that); be told
285	油	yóu	oil
286	科学	kē xué	science
287	喂	wèi	hey; hello? (on phone)
288	心情	xīn qíng	mood
289	接着	jiē zhe	next; then
290	流	liú	flow
291	实在	shí zài	really; indeed; honest
292	表	biǎo	watch; table (form)
293	船	chuán	boat; ship
294	养	yǎng	raise (animals); keep (a pet)
295	鸡	jī	chicken
296	遍	biàn	time; once through (measure word)
297	怎么样	zěn me yàng	how?
298	瓶	píng	bottle
299	普通	pǔ tōng	common; ordinary; average
300	打算	dǎ suàn	plan; intend
301	重点	zhòng diǎn	key point; emphasis
302	咱们	zán men	we; us (includes the listener)
303	小心	xiǎo xīn	be careful; take care
304	不够	bù gòu	not enough; insufficient
305	怎么办	zěn me bàn	what's to be done
306	举行	jǔ xíng	hold
307	想法	xiǎng fǎ	idea; thought
308	动物	dòng wù	animal
309	不行	bù xíng	no; not OK
310	明星	míng xīng	star; celebrity
311	级	jí	grade; level
312	顺利	shùn lì	smoothly
313	水平	shuǐ píng	level; standard
314	网	wǎng	internet; net
315	借	jiè	borrow; lend
316	长大	zhǎng dà	grow up
317	交给	jiāo gěi	hand over to
318	头发	tóu fa	hair
319	封	fēng	measure word for letters; seal
320	蛋	dàn	egg
321	科	kē	branch of study
322	占	zhàn	occupy
323	词	cí	word
324	鸟	niǎo	bird
325	取得	qǔ dé	acquire
326	想起	xiǎng qǐ	recall
327	蓝	lán	blue
328	纸	zhǐ	paper
329	背	bèi	back (of the body); carry on one's back
330	一生	yī shēng	all one's life
331	照顾	zhào gu	take care of; look after
332	急	jí	urgent; anxious; hurried
333	疼	téng	hurt; ache
334	态度	tài du	attitude; manner
335	小组	xiǎo zǔ	group
336	数字	shù zì	number; digit
337	礼物	lǐ wù	gift; present
338	酒店	jiǔ diàn	hotel; restaurant
339	交通	jiāo tōng	traffic; transportation
340	亮	liàng	bright; shine; light
341	篇	piān	measure word for articles/essays
342	出口	chū kǒu	an exit; exit; export
343	味道	wèi dao	flavor; taste
344	平	píng	flat; level; calm
345	出发	chū fā	set off
346	接到	jiē dào	receive
347	提高	tí gāo	raise; improve; increase
348	千	qiān	thousand
349	墙	qiáng	wall
350	满意	mǎn yì	satisfied; pleased
351	食物	shí wù	food
352	司机	sī jī	driver
353	大量	dà liàng	great amount; large quantity
354	黄	huáng	yellow
355	轻	qīng	light; gentle; soft
356	信号	xìn hào	signal
357	好多	hǎo duō	many; a lot of
358	经理	jīng lǐ	manager
359	大部分	dà bù fen	most; the majority
360	吹	chuī	blow; boast
361	颜色	yán sè	color; colour
362	成绩	chéng jì	grades; results
363	角度	jiǎo dù	angle; point of view
364	多么	duō me	how
365	什么样	shén me yàng	what kind?
366	语言	yǔ yán	language
367	网站	wǎng zhàn	website
368	地球	dì qiú	the earth
369	雪	xuě	snow
370	那时	nà shí	then
371	实际	shí jì	actual; practical
372	心中	xīn zhōng	in one's heart; on one's mind
373	灯	dēng	light; lamp
374	太阳	tài yang	sun
375	可怕	kě pà	awful; terrible; scary
376	方便	fāng biàn	convenient; handy
377	爬	pá	crawl; climb
378	差不多	chà bu duō	almost; about the same; nearly
379	高中	gāo zhōng	senior high school
380	英语	yīng yǔ	English
381	空气	kōng qì	air
382	以下	yǐ xià	that level or lower; below; the following
383	喊	hǎn	yell; shout
384	讲话	jiǎng huà	speak; a speech
385	大多数	dà duō shù	majority
386	随便	suí biàn	as one wishes; casual; whatever
387	随时	suí shí	at any time
388	合适	hé shì	suitable; appropriate
389	相同	xiāng tóng	identical
390	出生	chū shēng	be born
391	以上	yǐ shàng	that level or higher; above; more than
392	名单	míng dān	list of names
393	答应	dā ying	agree; promise
394	公园	gōng yuán	park
395	红色	hóng sè	red
396	热情	rè qíng	warm; enthusiastic
397	到处	dào chù	everywhere
398	放下	fàng xià	lay down; put down; let go of
399	观点	guān diǎn	point of view; viewpoint
400	公平	gōng píng	fair; fairness
401	高级	gāo jí	high level; advanced; high-end
402	早就	zǎo jiù	already at an earlier time
403	骑	qí	ride
404	报纸	bào zhǐ	newspaper
405	响	xiǎng	ring; sound
406	收入	shōu rù	income; earnings
407	河	hé	river
408	练	liàn	practice; train
409	举	jǔ	lift; raise; cite
410	多久	duō jiǔ	how long?
411	租	zū	rent; hire; rent out
412	同事	tóng shì	colleague
413	球队	qiú duì	sports team
414	舒服	shū fu	comfortable; feel well
415	上周	shàng zhōu	last week
416	单位	dān wèi	work unit; unit
417	体育	tǐ yù	sports; physical education
418	黑色	hēi sè	black
419	道路	dào lù	road; way
420	大人	dà ren	adult; grown-up
421	角	jiǎo	jiao (0.1 yuan); corner; angle
422	绿色	lǜ sè	green
423	旅行	lǚ xíng	travel; trip
424	公路	gōng lù	highway
425	主人	zhǔ rén	owner; host
426	信心	xìn xīn	confidence
427	故意	gù yì	deliberately
428	闻	wén	smell
429	看法	kàn fǎ	opinion; view
430	放心	fàng xīn	rest assured; not to worry
431	草	cǎo	grass
432	湖	hú	lake
433	正好	zhèng hǎo	just; just right; happen to
434	院	yuàn	courtyard
435	安静	ān jìng	quiet; calm; peaceful
436	道理	dào li	reason; sense
437	公里	gōng lǐ	kilometer
438	好处	hǎo chù	benefit; advantage
439	旅游	lǚ yóu	travel; tourism
440	作业	zuò yè	school assignment; homework
441	家长	jiā zhǎng	parent (of a student); head of the family
442	绿	lǜ	green
443	重复	chóng fù	repeat
444	小说	xiǎo shuō	novel; fiction
445	教师	jiào shī	teacher
446	白色	bái sè	white
447	理想	lǐ xiǎng	ideal; dream
448	感动	gǎn dòng	be moved; touch (emotionally)
449	出租车	chū zū chē	taxi
450	好事	hǎo shì	good deed
451	提到	tí dào	mention
452	不如	bù rú	not as good as; had better
453	题	tí	question; problem (in a test)
454	顾客	gù kè	customer; client
455	难过	nán guò	feel sad; upset
456	组成	zǔ chéng	form; make up
457	流行	liú xíng	popular; in fashion
458	送给	sòng gěi	give (as a gift) to
459	不久	bù jiǔ	not long; soon
460	客人	kè rén	visitor; guest
461	人口	rén kǒu	population
462	平时	píng shí	ordinarily; usually
463	比如说	bǐ rú shuō	for example
464	不好意思	bù hǎo yì si	sorry; embarrassed
465	便宜	pián yi	cheap
466	碰	pèng	touch; bump into
467	请求	qǐng qiú	request; ask
468	准确	zhǔn què	accurate
469	碗	wǎn	bowl
470	碰到	pèng dào	come across; run into; meet
471	蓝色	lán sè	blue
472	懂得	dǒng de	understand
473	广场	guǎng chǎng	public square; plaza
474	好久	hǎo jiǔ	quite a while
475	夏天	xià tiān	summer
476	接下来	jiē xià lái	next; following
477	早餐	zǎo cān	breakfast
478	图片	tú piàn	picture; photo
479	车辆	chē liàng	vehicle
480	有意思	yǒu yì si	interesting; fun
481	早晨	zǎo chén	early morning
482	出门	chū mén	go out; leave home
483	以外	yǐ wài	apart from; except
484	做法	zuò fǎ	way of handling sth; method
485	作家	zuò jiā	author
486	全体	quán tǐ	all; the whole body of people
487	地铁	dì tiě	subway; metro
488	熟	shú	ripe; cooked; familiar
489	小时候	xiǎo shí hou	in one's childhood
490	全身	quán shēn	the whole body
491	练习	liàn xí	practice; exercise
492	咱	zán	we
493	平安	píng ān	safe and sound; well
494	人数	rén shù	number of people
495	队长	duì zhǎng	captain; team leader
496	南方	nán fāng	south
497	友好	yǒu hǎo	friendly; amicable
498	亿	yì	100 million
499	对话	duì huà	dialogue; conversation
500	停车	tíng chē	park (a car)
501	冬天	dōng tiān	winter
502	云	yún	cloud; say
503	青年	qīng nián	youth; young people
504	好人	hǎo rén	good person
505	大声	dà shēng	loud voice; loudly
506	分开	fēn kāi	separate; split up
507	校长	xiào zhǎng	principal (of a school); headmaster
508	市长	shì zhǎng	mayor
509	自行车	zì xíng chē	bicycle; bike
510	相机	xiàng jī	camera
511	花园	huā yuán	garden
512	影片	yǐng piàn	film; movie
513	温度	wēn dù	temperature
514	等于	děng yú	equal
515	周年	zhōu nián	anniversary
516	节日	jié rì	holiday; festival
517	例如	lì rú	for example
518	重视	zhòng shì	value; take seriously
519	洗澡	xǐ zǎo	bathe; take a shower
520	今后	jīn hòu	from now on; in the future
521	这时	zhè shí	at this time
522	大大	dà dà	greatly; enormously
523	科学家	kē xué jiā	scientist
524	姓	xìng	surname; be surnamed
525	篮球	lán qiú	basketball
526	晚餐	wǎn cān	dinner
527	大门	dà mén	entrance; front door; gate
528	晚会	wǎn huì	evening party
529	大小	dà xiǎo	size
530	不一定	bù yī dìng	not necessarily
531	少年	shào nián	teenager; youth
532	计算机	jì suàn jī	computer
533	难受	nán shòu	feel unwell; feel awful
534	刻	kè	quarter
535	参观	cān guān	visit (a place); tour
536	太太	tài tai	wife; Mrs.
537	笔记本	bǐ jì běn	notebook
538	对面	duì miàn	opposite
539	信用卡	xìn yòng kǎ	credit card
540	青少年	qīng shào nián	adolescent; teenager
541	特点	tè diǎn	characteristic; feature
542	阴	yīn	overcast; shady
543	笑话	xiào hua	joke
544	凉	liáng	cool; cold
545	平常	píng cháng	ordinary; usually
546	不但	bù dàn	not only
547	半夜	bàn yè	midnight
548	商量	shāng liang	discuss (to reach agreement); talk over
549	黄色	huáng sè	yellow
550	姓名	xìng míng	full name
551	午餐	wǔ cān	lunch; luncheon
552	排队	pái duì	line up
553	校园	xiào yuán	campus
554	等到	děng dào	wait until
555	一部分	yī bù fen	a portion; part
556	爱人	ài ren	spouse
557	多数	duō shù	majority; most
558	西方	xī fāng	the West
559	春天	chūn tiān	spring
560	超市	chāo shì	supermarket
561	球场	qiú chǎng	stadium; court; pitch
562	住院	zhù yuàn	be in hospital
563	教学	jiào xué	teaching; teach
564	椅子	yǐ zi	chair
565	座位	zuò wèi	seat
566	忽然	hū rán	suddenly
567	假期	jià qī	vacation
568	游客	yóu kè	tourist; visitor
569	报名	bào míng	sign up; register; enroll
570	拿到	ná dào	get; obtain
571	脏	zāng	dirty
572	全家	quán jiā	whole family
573	从小	cóng xiǎo	from childhood
574	饱	bǎo	full (after eating); full
575	一共	yī gòng	altogether
576	月亮	yuè liang	the moon
577	公斤	gōng jīn	kilogram
578	北方	běi fāng	north
579	平等	píng děng	equal; equality
580	打工	dǎ gōng	work a temporary or casual job
581	星星	xīng xing	a star
582	多云	duō yún	cloudy
583	不满	bù mǎn	dissatisfied; discontented
584	例子	lì zi	example; instance
585	教室	jiào shì	classroom
586	快要	kuài yào	nearly at the point of
587	东方	dōng fāng	east
588	常见	cháng jiàn	common; commonly seen
589	商人	shāng rén	merchant; businessman
590	少数	shǎo shù	small number; minority; few
591	走过	zǒu guò	walk past
592	得出	dé chū	reach (a conclusion)
593	起飞	qǐ fēi	take off
594	网球	wǎng qiú	tennis
595	停车场	tíng chē chǎng	parking lot
596	大海	dà hǎi	sea; ocean
597	做饭	zuò fàn	prepare a meal; cook
598	出租	chū zū	rent
599	这时候	zhè shí hou	at this moment
600	老是	lǎo shi	always
601	月份	yuè fèn	month
602	坏人	huài rén	bad person
603	天上	tiān shàng	in the sky
604	旅客	lǚ kè	traveler; passenger
605	大衣	dà yī	overcoat; coat
606	学期	xué qī	term; semester
607	路边	lù biān	roadside
608	难题	nán tí	difficult problem
609	入口	rù kǒu	entrance
610	实习	shí xí	do an internship; intern; practice
611	点头	diǎn tóu	nod
612	手表	shǒu biǎo	wristwatch
613	院长	yuàn zhǎng	dean; director
614	东北	dōng běi	northeast
615	夜里	yè li	during the night
616	音乐会	yīn yuè huì	concert
617	中年	zhōng nián	middle age
618	院子	yuàn zi	courtyard; yard
619	找出	zhǎo chū	find
620	名称	míng chēng	name
621	分数	fēn shù	grade; score
622	瓶子	píng zi	bottle
623	举手	jǔ shǒu	raise a hand
624	复习	fù xí	review; revise
625	课堂	kè táng	classroom
626	出国	chū guó	go abroad
627	秋天	qiū tiān	autumn
628	护照	hù zhào	passport
629	下雪	xià xuě	snow
630	英文	yīng wén	English
631	气温	qì wēn	air temperature
632	画家	huà jiā	painter
633	骑车	qí chē	ride a bike
634	西南	xī nán	southwest
635	西北	xī běi	northwest
636	海边	hǎi biān	seaside; beach
637	住房	zhù fáng	housing
638	出院	chū yuàn	leave hospital
639	体育馆	tǐ yù guǎn	gym; stadium
640	老朋友	lǎo péng you	old friend
641	菜单	cài dān	menu
642	年级	nián jí	grade
643	走开	zǒu kāi	go away; leave
644	笔记	bǐ jì	notes
645	外地	wài dì	another part of the country; out of town
646	休假	xiū jià	go on vacation
647	小声	xiǎo shēng	in a low voice; quietly
648	大自然	dà zì rán	nature
649	送到	sòng dào	deliver (to)
650	打印	dǎ yìn	print
651	斤	jīn	jin (half a kilogram)
652	老年	lǎo nián	elderly; old age
653	照相	zhào xiàng	take a photograph
654	动物园	dòng wù yuán	zoo
655	草地	cǎo dì	lawn; meadow
656	药店	yào diàn	pharmacy
657	回国	huí guó	return to one's home country
658	关机	guān jī	turn off
659	晴	qíng	clear
660	班长	bān zhǎng	class monitor
661	常用	cháng yòng	commonly used
662	里头	lǐ tou	inside
663	请客	qǐng kè	give a dinner party; treat (sb to a meal)
664	日报	rì bào	daily newspaper
665	行人	xíng rén	pedestrian; passer-by
666	开学	kāi xué	school opening
667	走进	zǒu jìn	enter
668	洗衣机	xǐ yī jī	washing machine
669	词语	cí yǔ	word
670	句子	jù zi	sentence
671	筷子	kuài zi	chopsticks
672	体育场	tǐ yù chǎng	stadium
673	组长	zǔ zhǎng	group leader
674	作文	zuò wén	composition; essay
675	东南	dōng nán	southeast
676	个子	gè zi	height; build
677	难看	nán kàn	ugly
678	有点儿	yǒu diǎn r	slightly; a little
679	地铁站	dì tiě zhàn	subway station
680	快餐	kuài cān	fast food; snack
681	站住	zhàn zhù	stop; stand still
682	饺子	jiǎo zi	dumpling
683	开机	kāi jī	turn on (a device)
684	公共汽车	gōng gòng qì chē	bus
685	碰见	pèng jiàn	run into; bump into
686	字典	zì diǎn	Chinese character dictionary
687	排球	pái qiú	volleyball
688	干杯	gān bēi	drink a toast; cheers
689	过年	guò nián	celebrate the Chinese New Year
690	零下	líng xià	below zero
691	拿出	ná chū	take out
692	中餐	zhōng cān	Chinese food; Chinese meal
693	晴天	qíng tiān	clear sky; sunny day
694	普通话	pǔ tōng huà	Mandarin; Standard Chinese
695	全年	quán nián	the whole year; all year
696	爬山	pá shān	climb a mountain; go hiking
697	那会儿	nà huì r	at that time
698	黑板	hēi bǎn	blackboard
699	外卖	wài mài	takeout
700	方便面	fāng biàn miàn	instant noodles
701	饭馆	fàn guǎn	restaurant
702	球鞋	qiú xié	athletic shoes
703	流利	liú lì	fluent
704	交朋友	jiāo péng you	make friends
705	一路顺风	yī lù shùn fēng	have a pleasant journey
706	晚报	wǎn bào	evening newspaper
707	难听	nán tīng	unpleasant to hear
708	药水	yào shuǐ	medicine in liquid form
709	中医	zhōng yī	traditional Chinese medicine
710	坏处	huài chu	harm; disadvantage
711	前年	qián nián	the year before last
712	词典	cí diǎn	dictionary
713	千克	qiān kè	kilogram
714	问路	wèn lù	ask for directions
715	叫作	jiào zuò	be called
716	凉快	liáng kuai	nice and cool; pleasantly cool
717	午睡	wǔ shuì	take a nap
718	药片	yào piàn	pill; tablet
719	音节	yīn jié	syllable
720	中级	zhōng jí	middle level
721	一点点	yī diǎn diǎn	a little bit
722	春节	chūn jié	Spring Festival
723	留学生	liú xué shēng	student studying abroad; exchange student
724	阴天	yīn tiān	cloudy day
725	西医	xī yī	Western medicine
726	听讲	tīng jiǎng	listen (in class)
727	考生	kǎo shēng	exam candidate
728	读音	dú yīn	pronunciation
729	中小学	zhōng xiǎo xué	middle and elementary school
730	西餐	xī cān	Western-style food
731	一路平安	yī lù píng ān	have a pleasant journey
732	不一会儿	bù yī huì r	in a little while; soon
733	干活儿	gàn huó r	work; do manual labor
734	不太	bù tài	not really; not very
735	生词	shēng cí	new word
736	画儿	huà r	picture; drawing; painting
737	短信	duǎn xìn	text message; SMS
738	公交车	gōng jiāo chē	bus; public bus
739	见过	jiàn guo	seen
740	快点儿	kuài diǎn r	quickly; hurry up
741	那时候	nà shí hou	at that time
742	挺好	tǐng hǎo	very good
743	下周	xià zhōu	next week
744	笑话儿	xiào hua r	joke
745	银行卡	yín háng kǎ	bank card
746	有空儿	yǒu kòng r	have free time
747	有一点儿	yǒu yī diǎn r	a bit; a little
748	啊	a	(softens a sentence, adds feeling)
749	得	de	(links a verb to how well it's done)
750	的话	de huà	if

Questions

How many words are in HSK 2?

Under HSK 3.0, HSK 2 adds 772 new words, for a total of 1,272 words from HSK 1 up to the end of HSK 2. Ming's HSK 2 list has 750 entries; a few words are counted, split or merged slightly differently from the official syllabus.

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

At 5 new words a day, about 21 weeks; at 10 a day, about 11 weeks. Reviews come on top, and how fast is right depends on how well the words stick — Ming adjusts the pace to you, slowing down when reviews pile up.

Is this the new HSK 3.0 list or the old HSK 2.0 one?

This is the HSK 3.0 list (the 2021 standard, with nine levels). The old HSK 2.0 had six levels and far fewer words per level — HSK 4 used to mean 1,200 words in total; under HSK 3.0 it's 3,245. See HSK 3.0 vs HSK 2.0.

Do I have to learn every HSK 2 word before moving on?

No. Most learners know part of the next level before they finish the current one. Ming's level test finds where your knowledge actually ends and starts you there, mixing in the gaps from lower levels.

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Meanings adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0), example sentences partly from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). This list is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 — see Credits.