HSK 2 Vocabulary List

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#	Chinese	Pinyin	Part of speech	English
1	爱	ài	verb	to love
2	八	bā	number	eight
3	爸爸	bàba	noun	dad
4	吧	ba	auxiliary	particle indicating suggestion, confirmation, or hesitation
5	白天	báitiān	noun	daytime
6	百	bǎi	number	hundred
7	半	bàn	number / adverb	half; half, semi-
8	包子	bāozi	noun	steamed stuffed bun
9	杯子	bēizi	noun	cup, glass
10	本	běn	classifier	measure word for books
11	边	biān	noun / suffix	side; suffix indicating direction
12	病	bìng	noun / verb	illness, disease; to be ill
13	不	bù	adverb	not, no
14	不客气	búkèqi	phrase	you're welcome
15	不要	búyào	adverb	don't, not want
16	菜	cài	noun	vegetable, dish
17	茶	chá	noun	tea
18	唱	chàng	verb	to sing
19	超市	chāoshì	noun	supermarket
20	车	chē	noun	vehicle, car
21	吃	chī	verb	to eat
22	出租车	chūzūchē	noun	taxi
23	穿	chuān	verb	to wear
24	打电话	dǎdiànhuà	phrase	to make a phone call
25	大	dà	adjective	big
26	大家	dàjiā	pronoun	everyone
27	大学	dàxué	noun	university
28	大学生	dàxuéshēng	noun	university student
29	到	dào	verb	to arrive
30	的	de	auxiliary	possessive or modifying particle
31	第	dì	prefix	prefix for ordinal numbers
32	弟弟	dìdi	noun	younger brother
33	点	diǎn	classifier / noun	measure word for small round things; point, dot
34	店	diàn	noun	shop, store
35	电话	diànhuà	noun	telephone, phone call
36	电脑	diànnǎo	noun	computer
37	电视	diànshì	noun	television
38	电影	diànyǐng	noun	movie, film
39	电影院	diànyǐngyuàn	noun	cinema
40	东西	dōngxi	noun	thing, object
41	都	dōu	adverb	all, both
42	读	dú	verb	to read
43	读书	dúshū	verb	to read a book
44	对	duì	adjective / preposition / verb / classifier	correct, right; to, toward, for; to treat; pair
45	对不起	duìbuqǐ	verb	sorry
46	多	duō	adjective / verb / pronoun / number / adverb	many, much; to have more; how many, how much; more, over
47	多少	duōshao	pronoun	how many, how much
48	儿子	érzi	noun	son
49	二	èr	number	two
50	饭	fàn	noun	cooked rice, meal
51	饭店	fàndiàn	noun	restaurant
52	房间	fángjiān	noun	room
53	非常	fēicháng	adverb	very, extremely
54	飞机	fēijī	noun	airplane
55	分	fēn	classifier / verb / noun	minute; to divide, to separate; component, part
56	分钟	fēnzhōng	classifier	minute
57	高兴	gāoxìng	adjective	happy, glad
58	歌	gē	noun	song
59	哥哥	gēge	noun	older brother
60	个	gè	classifier	measure word for general objects
61	给	gěi	verb / preposition	to give; to, for
62	公司	gōngsī	noun	company
63	工作	gōngzuò	verb / noun	work; to work
64	狗	gǒu	noun	dog
65	贵	guì	adjective	expensive
66	国	guó	noun	country
67	还	hái	adverb	still, also; quite
68	孩子	háizi	noun	child
69	汉语	Hànyǔ	noun	Chinese language
70	汉字	Hànzì	noun	Chinese character
71	好	hǎo	adjective / adverb / verb	good; well; to be fond of
72	好吃	hǎochī	adjective	delicious, tasty
73	好看	hǎokàn	adjective	good-looking
74	好听	hǎotīng	adjective	pleasant to listen to
75	好玩儿	hǎowánér	adjective	fun, amusing
76	号	hào	noun / classifier	number; measure word for people, items
77	喝	hē	verb	to drink
78	和	hé	preposition / conjunction	and, with
79	很	hěn	adverb	very
80	后	hòu	noun	behind, later
81	回	huí	verb / classifier	to return; measure word for times
82	会	huì	verb	can, to be able to
83	火车	huǒchē	noun	train
84	鸡蛋	jīdàn	noun	egg
85	几	jǐ	pronoun / number	how many, a few
86	家	jiā	noun / classifier / suffix	home, family; measure word for families; suffix indicating a person specializing in something
87	家人	jiārén	noun	family member
88	见	jiàn	verb	to see
89	件	jiàn	classifier	measure word for items
90	饺子	jiǎozi	noun	dumpling
91	叫	jiào	verb / preposition	to be called, to call; to make; by
92	姐姐	jiějie	noun	older sister
93	今年	jīnnián	noun	this year
94	今天	jīntiān	noun	today
95	九	jiǔ	number	nine
96	觉得	juéde	verb	to feel, to think
97	开	kāi	verb	to open
98	开车	kāichē	verb	to drive
99	看	kàn	verb	to see, to look
100	看病	kànbìng	verb	to see a doctor
101	看见	kànjiàn	verb	to see
102	可以	kěyǐ	verb / adjective	can, may; okay, fine
103	课	kè	noun	class, lesson
104	口	kǒu	noun / classifier	mouth; measure word for family members, bites
105	块	kuài	classifier	measure word for pieces, chunks, money
106	来	lái	verb	to come
107	老师	lǎoshī	noun	teacher
108	了	le	auxiliary	particle indicating completed action or change of state
109	冷	lěng	adjective	cold
110	里	lǐ	noun	inside, in, mile
111	两	liǎng	number	two
112	零	líng	number	zero
113	六	liù	number	six
114	妈妈	māma	noun	mom
115	吗	ma	auxiliary	question particle
116	买	mǎi	verb	to buy
117	卖	mài	verb	to sell
118	忙	máng	adjective / verb	busy; to be busy
119	猫	māo	noun	cat
120	没关系	méiguānxi	phrase	never mind, it's okay
121	没事	méishì	verb	to have nothing to do; it doesn't matter
122	没有	méiyǒu	verb / adverb	to not have; have not
123	妹妹	mèimei	noun	younger sister
124	们	men	suffix	plural suffix for pronouns and nouns
125	米饭	mǐfàn	noun	cooked rice
126	面包	miànbāo	noun	bread
127	面条儿	miàntiáoér	noun	noodles
128	明年	míngnián	noun	next year
129	明天	míngtiān	noun	tomorrow
130	名字	míngzi	noun	name
131	哪	nǎ	pronoun	which
132	哪个	nǎge	pronoun	which one
133	哪里	nǎlǐ	pronoun	where
134	哪儿	nǎěr	pronoun	where
135	哪些	nǎxiē	pronoun	which ones
136	那	nà	pronoun / conjunction	that; then
137	那边	nàbiān	pronoun	over there
138	那个	nàge	pronoun	that one
139	那里	nàlǐ	pronoun	there
140	那儿	nàěr	pronoun	there
141	那些	nàxiē	pronoun	those
142	男	nán	adjective	male
143	男朋友	nánpéngyou	noun	boyfriend
144	呢	ne	auxiliary	question or continuation particle
145	能	néng	verb	can, be able to
146	你	nǐ	pronoun	you
147	你好	nǐhǎo	phrase	hello
148	你们	nǐmen	pronoun	you plural
149	年	nián	noun / classifier	year; measure word for years
150	您	nín	pronoun	you
151	牛奶	niúnǎi	noun	milk
152	女	nǚ	adjective	female
153	女儿	nǚér	noun	daughter
154	女朋友	nǚpéngyou	noun	girlfriend
155	女士	nǚshì	noun	lady, Ms.
156	朋友	péngyou	noun	friend
157	便宜	piányi	adjective	cheap
158	漂亮	piàoliang	adjective	beautiful
159	苹果	píngguǒ	noun	apple
160	七	qī	number	seven
161	起床	qǐchuáng	verb	to get up
162	千	qiān	number	thousand
163	前	qián	noun	front, before
164	钱	qián	noun	money
165	请	qǐng	verb	please
166	请问	qǐngwèn	verb	may I ask
167	去	qù	verb	to go
168	去年	qùnián	noun	last year
169	热	rè	adjective	hot
170	人	rén	noun	person
171	认识	rènshi	verb	to know, to recognize
172	日	rì	classifier / noun	measure word for days; sun
173	三	sān	number	three
174	商店	shāngdiàn	noun	store, shop
175	上	shàng	noun / verb	up, above; to go up
176	上班	shàngbān	verb	to go to work
177	上课	shàngkè	verb	to attend class
178	上午	shàngwǔ	noun	morning
179	上学	shàngxué	verb	to go to school
180	少	shǎo	adjective / verb	few, little; to lack
181	谁	shuí	pronoun	who
182	什么	shénme	pronoun	what
183	生病	shēngbìng	verb	to get sick
184	十	shí	number	ten
185	时候	shíhou	noun	moment, time
186	时间	shíjiān	noun	time
187	事	shì	noun	matter, thing
188	是	shì	verb	to be
189	手机	shǒujī	noun	cell phone
190	书	shū	noun	book
191	书店	shūdiàn	noun	bookstore
192	水	shuǐ	noun	water
193	水果	shuǐguǒ	noun	fruit
194	睡	shuì	verb	to sleep
195	睡觉	shuìjiào	verb	to sleep
196	说	shuō	verb	to speak, to say
197	说话	shuōhuà	verb	to talk
198	四	sì	number	four
199	岁	suì	classifier	measure word for age
200	他	tā	pronoun	he, him
201	它	tā	pronoun	it
202	她	tā	pronoun	she
203	他们	tāmen	pronoun	they
204	它们	tāmen	pronoun	they
205	她们	tāmen	pronoun	they
206	太	tài	adverb	too, extremely
207	天	tiān	noun / classifier	day; measure word for days
208	天气	tiānqì	noun	weather
209	听	tīng	verb	to listen
210	听见	tīngjiàn	verb	to hear
211	同学	tóngxué	noun	classmate
212	外	wài	noun	outside, exterior
213	外边	wàibian	noun	outside
214	玩	wán	verb	to play
215	晚	wǎn	adjective	late
216	晚饭	wǎnfàn	noun	dinner
217	晚上	wǎnshang	noun	evening
218	喂	wèi	interjection	hello (used when answering the phone)
219	问	wèn	verb	to ask
220	问题	wèntí	noun	question
221	我	wǒ	pronoun	I
222	我们	wǒmen	pronoun	we
223	五	wǔ	number	five
224	午饭	wǔfàn	noun	lunch
225	喜欢	xǐhuan	verb	to like
226	下	xià	noun / verb / classifier	down, below; to go down; measure word for times
227	下雨	xiàyǔ	verb	to rain
228	下班	xiàbān	verb	to get off work
229	下课	xiàkè	verb	to finish class
230	下午	xiàwǔ	noun	afternoon
231	先生	xiānsheng	noun	Mr., husband
232	现在	xiànzài	noun	now
233	想	xiǎng	verb	to think; to want
234	小	xiǎo	adjective / prefix	small; prefix indicating small size or endearment
235	小朋友	xiǎopéngyǒu	noun	little friend, child
236	小时	xiǎoshí	noun	hour
237	小学	xiǎoxué	noun	primary school
238	小学生	xiǎoxuéshēng	noun	primary school student
239	些	xiē	classifier	measure word for an indefinite amount
240	写	xiě	verb	to write
241	谢谢	xièxie	verb	to thank
242	新	xīn	adjective	new
243	星期	xīngqī	noun	week
244	星期日	xīngqīrì	noun	Sunday
245	星期天	xīngqītiān	noun	Sunday
246	休息	xiūxi	verb	to rest
247	学	xué	verb	to learn, to study
248	学生	xuéshēng	noun	student
249	学习	xuéxí	verb	to study
250	学校	xuéxiào	noun	school
251	雪	xuě	noun	snow
252	要	yào	verb	to want, to need
253	也	yě	adverb	also, too
254	一	yī	number	one
255	衣服	yīfu	noun	clothes
256	医生	yīshēng	noun	doctor
257	医院	yīyuàn	noun	hospital
258	一半	yíbàn	number	half
259	一下	yíxià	number-classifier / adverb	once, a little; in a short while
260	椅子	yǐzi	noun	chair
261	一点儿	yìdiǎněr	number-classifier	a little, a bit
262	一些	yìxiē	number-classifier	some, a few
263	有	yǒu	verb	to have, to exist
264	有的	yǒude	pronoun	some of them
265	有点儿	yǒudiǎněr	adverb	a little, slightly
266	有些	yǒuxiē	pronoun / adverb	some, some of; somewhat, rather
267	雨	yǔ	noun	rain
268	元	yuán	classifier	yuan
269	月	yuè	noun	month; moon
270	再	zài	adverb	again, then
271	在	zài	verb / preposition / adverb	to be at; at; in the middle of
272	再见	zàijiàn	verb	goodbye
273	早	zǎo	adjective	early
274	早饭	zǎofàn	noun	breakfast
275	早上	zǎoshang	noun	morning
276	怎么	zěnme	pronoun	how
277	怎么样	zěnmeyàng	pronoun	how about, what do you think
278	找	zhǎo	verb	to look for
279	这	zhè	pronoun	this
280	这边	zhèbiān	pronoun	here
281	这个	zhège	pronoun	this one
282	这里	zhèlǐ	pronoun	here
283	这儿	zhèèr	pronoun	here
284	这些	zhèxiē	pronoun	these
285	真	zhēn	adverb / adjective	really; true
286	正在	zhèngzài	adverb	in the process of
287	只	zhī	classifier	measure word for animals, one of a pair
288	知道	zhīdào	verb	to know
289	中国	Zhōngguó	noun	China
290	中文	Zhōngwén	noun	Chinese language
291	中午	zhōngwǔ	noun	noon
292	中学	zhōngxué	noun	middle school
293	中学生	zhōngxuéshēng	noun	middle school student
294	住	zhù	verb	to live, to reside
295	桌子	zhuōzi	noun	table, desk
296	字	zì	noun	character, script
297	昨天	zuótiān	noun	yesterday
298	坐	zuò	verb	to sit
299	做	zuò	verb	to do, to make
300	做饭	zuòfàn	verb	to cook
New HSK 2 words · 301–500
301	啊	a	particle	ah; oh
302	爱好	àihào	verb / noun	hobby; to be fond of
303	白色	báisè	noun	white
304	班	bān	noun	class; shift
305	帮	bāng	verb	to help
306	帮忙	bāngmáng	verb	to help; to lend a hand
307	包	bāo	verb / noun / measure word	bag; package; to wrap
308	本子	běnzi	noun	notebook
309	比	bǐ	verb / preposition	than; compared with
310	笔	bǐ	noun	pen; pencil
311	别	bié	adverb	do not; don't
312	不错	búcuò	adjective	not bad; quite good
313	不好意思	bùhǎoyìsi	expression	sorry; excuse me; embarrassed
314	长	cháng	adjective	long
315	车站	chēzhàn	noun	station; bus stop
316	出	chū	verb	to go out; to leave
317	出国	chūguó	verb	to go abroad
318	出来	chūlái	verb	to come out
319	出门	chūmén	verb	to go out; to leave home
320	出去	chūqù	verb	to go out
321	床	chuáng	noun	bed
322	词	cí	noun	word
323	次	cì	measure word	time; occurrence
324	从	cóng	preposition	from
325	从小	cóngxiǎo	adverb	since childhood
326	错	cuò	adjective	wrong; incorrect
327	打	dǎ	verb	to hit; to play; to make a call
328	打车	dǎchē	verb	to take a taxi
329	打开	dǎkāi	verb	to open; to turn on
330	但	dàn	conjunction	but; however
331	但是	dànshì	conjunction	but; however
332	得	de	particle	structural particle after a verb
333	地	de	particle	adverbial particle
334	等	děng	verb	to wait; to wait for
335	地铁	dìtiě	noun	subway; metro
336	点	diǎn	verb	to order; to select
337	懂	dǒng	verb	to understand
338	动	dòng	verb	to move
339	饭馆	fànguǎn	noun	restaurant
340	飞	fēi	verb	to fly
341	高	gāo	adjective / noun	tall; high; height
342	高中	gāozhōng	noun	senior high school
343	告诉	gàosu	verb	to tell
344	个子	gèzi	noun	height; stature
345	跟	gēn	preposition / conjunction	with; and
346	公交车	gōngjiāochē	noun	bus; public bus
347	过	guò	verb	to pass; to cross; to spend
348	过来	guòlái	verb	to come over; to come here
349	过年	guònián	verb	to celebrate the Chinese New Year
350	过去	guòqù	verb	to go over; to go across
351	过	guo	particle	particle indicating past experience
352	还是	háishi	adverb / conjunction	or; still
353	黑色	hēisè	noun	black
354	红茶	hóngchá	noun	black tea
355	红色	hóngsè	noun	red
356	后面	hòumiàn	noun	behind; at the back
357	花	huā	verb	to spend
358	花	huā	noun	flower
359	画	huà	verb / noun	to draw; picture; painting
360	坏	huài	adjective	bad; broken
361	回来	huílái	verb	to come back
362	回去	huíqù	verb	to go back
363	机场	jīchǎng	noun	airport
364	机票	jīpiào	noun	plane ticket
365	记得	jìde	verb	to remember
366	间	jiān	measure word	measure word for rooms
367	教	jiāo	verb	to teach
368	教室	jiàoshì	noun	classroom
369	介绍	jièshào	verb	to introduce
370	进	jìn	verb	to enter; to go in
371	近	jìn	adjective	near; close
372	进来	jìnlái	verb	to come in
373	进去	jìnqù	verb	to go in
374	经常	jīngcháng	adverb	often
375	酒店	jiǔdiàn	noun	hotel
376	就	jiù	adverb	right away; as early as
377	咖啡	kāfēi	noun	coffee
378	开始	kāishǐ	verb / noun	to begin; beginning
379	开学	kāixué	verb	to start a school term
380	考	kǎo	verb	to take a test; to test
381	考试	kǎoshì	verb / noun	exam; to take an exam
382	可能	kěnéng	adjective / noun / verb	possible; may; might
383	裤子	kùzi	noun	trousers; pants
384	快	kuài	adjective / adverb	fast; quick; quickly
385	快乐	kuàilè	adjective	happy
386	快要	kuàiyào	adverb	to be about to; soon
387	篮球	lánqiú	noun	basketball
388	累	lèi	adjective / verb	tired; to tire
389	离	lí	verb	to be away from
390	里面	lǐmiàn	noun	inside
391	楼	lóu	noun	building; floor
392	路	lù	noun	road; way
393	路上	lùshang	noun	on the road; on the way
394	旅游	lǚyóu	verb	to travel; to go sightseeing
395	绿茶	lǜchá	noun	green tea
396	绿色	lǜsè	noun	green
397	慢	màn	adjective	slow
398	没意思	méiyìsi	expression	boring; uninteresting
399	每	měi	pronoun	every; each
400	门	mén	noun	door; gate
401	门口	ménkǒu	noun	doorway; entrance
402	门票	ménpiào	noun	admission ticket
403	面	miàn	suffix	suffix for position words
404	名	míng	noun / measure word	name; measure word for people
405	拿	ná	verb	to take; to hold; to carry
406	那么	nàme	pronoun / conjunction	that; so; then
407	那样	nàyàng	pronoun	like that; that way
408	奶茶	nǎichá	noun	milk tea
409	奶奶	nǎinai	noun	grandmother on one's father's side
410	男孩儿	nánháiér	noun	boy
411	鸟	niǎo	noun	bird
412	女孩儿	nǚháiér	noun	girl
413	旁边	pángbiān	noun	beside; next to
414	跑	pǎo	verb	to run
415	跑步	pǎobù	verb	to run; to go jogging
416	票	piào	noun	ticket
417	妻子	qīzi	noun	wife
418	起来	qǐlái	verb	to get up; up; to begin
419	前面	qiánmiàn	noun	in front; ahead
420	晴	qíng	adjective	clear; sunny
421	球	qiú	noun	ball
422	让	ràng	verb	to let; to ask someone to
423	肉	ròu	noun	meat
424	商场	shāngchǎng	noun	shopping mall; department store
425	上来	shànglái	verb	to come up
426	上面	shàngmiàn	noun	on top; above
427	上去	shàngqù	verb	to go up
428	上网	shàngwǎng	verb	to go online; to use the internet
429	身体	shēntǐ	noun	body; health
430	生日	shēngrì	noun	birthday
431	时	shí	noun	time; when
432	事情	shìqing	noun	matter; thing; affair
433	手	shǒu	noun	hand
434	手表	shǒubiǎo	noun	wristwatch
435	书包	shūbāo	noun	schoolbag
436	舒服	shūfu	adjective	comfortable; well
437	送	sòng	verb	to give; to deliver; to see someone off
438	虽然	suīrán	conjunction	although
439	所以	suǒyǐ	conjunction	so; therefore
440	疼	téng	adjective	sore; painful
441	踢	tī	verb	to kick
442	题	tí	noun	question; exercise
443	条	tiáo	measure word	measure word for long, narrow things
444	跳舞	tiàowǔ	verb	to dance
445	头	tóu	noun	head
446	外国	wàiguó	noun	foreign country; abroad
447	外面	wàimiàn	noun	outside
448	完	wán	verb	to finish; to complete
449	万	wàn	number	ten thousand
450	往	wǎng	verb / preposition	toward; in the direction of
451	网上	wǎngshang	noun	online; on the internet
452	忘	wàng	verb	to forget
453	位	wèi	measure word	polite measure word for people
454	为什么	wèishénme	expression	why
455	希望	xīwàng	verb	to hope; to wish
456	洗	xǐ	verb	to wash
457	洗手间	xǐshǒujiān	noun	restroom; bathroom
458	下来	xiàlái	verb	to come down
459	下面	xiàmiàn	noun	under; below
460	下去	xiàqù	verb	to go down
461	小孩儿	xiǎoháiér	noun	child; kid
462	小时候	xiǎoshíhou	noun	childhood; when young
463	笑	xiào	verb	to smile; to laugh
464	姓	xìng	noun / verb	surname; to have the surname
465	姓名	xìngmíng	noun	full name
466	颜色	yánsè	noun	color
467	眼睛	yǎnjing	noun	eye
468	药	yào	noun	medicine
469	药店	yàodiàn	noun	pharmacy; drugstore
470	爷爷	yéye	noun	grandfather on one's father's side
471	一会儿	yíhuìèr	number phrase	a short while; a moment
472	已经	yǐjīng	adverb	already
473	一起	yìqǐ	adverb	together
474	意思	yìsi	noun	meaning
475	阴	yīn	adjective	overcast; cloudy
476	因为	yīnwèi	preposition / conjunction	because
477	游	yóu	verb	to swim
478	游泳	yóuyǒng	verb	to swim; to go swimming
479	有意思	yǒuyìsi	expression	interesting; fun
480	有时	yǒushí	adverb	sometimes
481	右	yòu	noun	right; right side
482	右边	yòubian	noun	right side; on the right
483	鱼	yú	noun	fish
484	远	yuǎn	adjective	far; distant
485	运动	yùndòng	verb / noun	to exercise; exercise; sport
486	站	zhàn	noun	station; stop
487	丈夫	zhàngfu	noun	husband
488	这么	zhème	pronoun	so; this much; like this
489	这样	zhèyàng	pronoun	like this; this way
490	着	zhe	particle	particle indicating an ongoing state
491	正	zhèng	adverb	right now; just
492	周	zhōu	noun	week
493	准备	zhǔnbèi	verb	to prepare; to plan
494	自己	zìjǐ	pronoun	oneself; by oneself
495	走	zǒu	verb	to walk; to leave
496	走路	zǒulù	verb	to walk
497	足球	zúqiú	noun	soccer; soccer ball
498	最	zuì	adverb	most; -est
499	左	zuǒ	noun	left; left side
500	左边	zuǒbian	noun	left side; on the left

How to Study HSK 2 Vocabulary

Learning 200 new words is easier when you review them in small groups instead of trying to memorize the entire list at once.

Start by learning the Chinese character, pronunciation, and basic meaning together. Then use the word in a short sentence so you can understand how it works in context.

Regular review is more useful than studying a large number of words once. Try reviewing a small group each day and return to words that are difficult to remember.

If you already know the HSK 1 vocabulary, concentrate most of your time on the 200 new HSK 2 words while continuing to review older words that you still find difficult.

Common HSK 2 Vocabulary Topics

HSK 2 vocabulary expands the everyday language introduced at HSK 1.

people and family
school and study
work and daily routines
travel and transportation
places and directions
food and drinks
shopping and prices
health and the body
weather
sports and leisure activities
time and events
colors and descriptions

The vocabulary also introduces more words for comparing things, describing experiences, giving reasons, talking about completed actions, and connecting simple ideas.

HSK 2 Vocabulary FAQ

HSK 2 under HSK 3.0 contains 500 cumulative vocabulary words.

No. HSK 1 contains the first 300 words. HSK 2 adds 200 new words, bringing the cumulative total to 500.

The new HSK 2 vocabulary consists of words 301–500 in the HSK 3.0 cumulative vocabulary list.

If you already know the 300 HSK 1 words well, focus on the 200 new HSK 2 words. If your HSK 1 vocabulary still needs review, use the complete 500-word list.

Yes. This page uses the HSK 3.0 vocabulary structure, with 300 cumulative words at HSK 1 and 500 cumulative words at HSK 2.

HSK 2 Vocabulary List

HSK 2 Vocabulary: 500 Words in Total

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