HSK 2 Vocabulary List — All 200 Words
Official HSK 3.0 syllabus (2025) · simplified characters, pinyin and English · sorted A–Z by pinyin
HSK 2 is the band the official standard describes as “Basic everyday, study & work”. 200 words are new at this level, and they are all listed below.
The exam is cumulative: an HSK 2 paper can draw on any of the 500 words introduced from level 1 up to and including level 2 — level 1 added 300 of them.
Every entry links to a full word page with stroke-order animation, native audio and the part of speech.
A
2 wordsB
11 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 白色 | báisè | 白; 白色white; fig. reactionary; anti-communist |
| 班 | bān | クラス; 班; 〜便team; class; grade; (military) squad; work shift; classifier for groups of people and scheduled transport vehicles; surname Ban |
| 帮 | bāng | 手伝う; 助けるto help; to assist; to support; for sb (i.e. as a help); hired (as worker); side (of pail, boat etc) |
| 帮忙 | bāngmáng | 手伝う; 助けるto help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn |
| 包 | bāo | 包み; 袋; 包むto cover; to wrap; to hold; to include; to take charge of; to contract (to or for); surname Bao |
| 本子 | běnzi | ノート; 冊子book; notebook; Japanese-style self-published comic (esp. an erotic one), aka "dōjinshi" |
| 比 | bǐ | 比べる; 〜よりto compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}; ratio; to gesture; (Taiwan pr. bì in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese); Belgium; Belgian |
| 笔 | bǐ | ペン; 筆記具; 筆pen; writing implement; writing brush (for calligraphy); brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy); (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork; (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character |
| 别 | bié | 〜しないでto leave; to part (from); (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish; (dialect) to turn away; to turn aside; to avert (one's face, gaze etc); (bound form) other; another; different; don't ...!; to fasten with a pin or clip; surname Bie |
| 不错 | búcuò | 悪くない; なかなか良い; 正しいcorrect; right; not bad; pretty good |
| 不好意思 | bù hǎoyìsi | すみません; 恥ずかしいto feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb) |
C
13 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 长 | cháng | 長いlong; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte; (bound form) to be good at |
| 车站 | chēzhàn | 駅; バス停rail station; bus stop |
| 出 | chū | 出る; 出す; 現れるto go out; to come out; to arise; to occur; to produce; to yield; to go beyond; to exceed |
| 床 | chuáng | ベッド; 寝台bed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on); bed; bottom (of rivers, oceans, gardens etc); frame; chassis; classifier for blankets, quilts etc |
| 出国 | chūguó | 外国へ行く; 出国するto go abroad; to leave the country |
| 出来 | chūlái | 出てくる; 現れるto come out; to appear; to arise |
| 出门 | chūmén | 外出する; 家を出るto go out; to leave home; to go on a journey; away from home |
| 出去 | chūqù | 出ていく; 外へ出るto go out |
| 词 | cí | 単語; 語句word; statement; speech; lyrics; a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝 |
| 次 | cì | 〜回; 〜度; 次のnext in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc); secondary |
| 从 | cóng | 〜からfrom; through; via; (bound form) to follow; (bound form) to obey; (bound form) to engage in (an activity); (used before a negative) ever; (bound form) (Taiwan pr. zòng) retainer; attendant; surname Cong |
| 从小 | cóngxiǎo | 幼い頃から; 子供の頃からfrom childhood; from a young age |
| 错 | cuò | 間違っている; 誤ったmistake; wrong; bad; interlocking; complex; to grind; surname Cuo |
D
12 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 打 | dǎ | 打つ; する; かけるa semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打伞 "to hold an umbrella", 打电话 "to make a phone call", 打针 "to get an injection", 打手套 "to knit gloves", 打气 "to inflate"); to hit; to strike; to fight; (coll.) from; since (as in 打那以后 "since then") |
| 打车 | dǎchē | タクシーに乗る; タクシーを拾うto take a taxi (in town); to hitch a lift |
| 打开 | dǎkāi | 開ける; 開く; つけるto open; to show (a ticket); to turn on; to switch on |
| 但 | dàn | しかし; ただしbut; yet; however; still; merely; only; just |
| 但是 | dànshì | しかし; けれどもbut; however |
| 得 | de | 程度・結果を表すstructural particle: links a verb or adjective to a complement of degree or possibility, e.g. 说得好 |
| 地 | de | 〜に; 〜く-ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 等 | děng | 待つ; 〜などto wait for; to await; by the time; when; till; and so on; etc.; et al.; (bound form) class; rank; grade |
| 点 | diǎn | 注文する; 指す; 火をつけるto touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list); to order (food etc); to select; to mention; to bring up (a topic or person) |
| 地铁 | dìtiě | 地下鉄underground railway; subway; subway train |
| 懂 | dǒng | 分かる; 理解するto understand; to comprehend |
| 动 | dòng | 動く; 動かす; 触る(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace; to touch |
F
2 wordsG
11 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 高 | gāo | 高い; 背が高いhigh; tall; above average; loud; your (honorific); surname Gao |
| 告诉 | gàosu | 教える; 伝える; 知らせるto tell; to inform; to let know |
| 高中 | gāozhōng | 高校senior high school (abbr. for 高级中学) |
| 跟 | gēn | 〜と; ついて行く; 〜と一緒にheel; to follow closely; to go with; (of a woman) to marry sb |
| 个子 | gèzi | 身長; 背丈stature; height; size (of a person or object); (agriculture) bundle of cereal stalks tied together |
| 公交车 | gōngjiāochē | バス; 路線バスpublic transport vehicle; town bus |
| 过 | guò | 通る; 渡る; 過ごすto cross; to go over; to pass (time); to celebrate (a holiday); to live; to get along; surname Guo |
| 过 | guo | 〜したことがある(after a verb) marker of a past experience, e.g. 去过 (have been there) |
| 过来 | guòlái | こちらへ来る; やって来るto come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of |
| 过年 | guònián | 春節を祝う; 正月を過ごすto celebrate the Chinese New Year |
| 过去 | guòqù | 向こうへ行く; 通り過ぎる; 過去(in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by |
H
11 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 还是 | háishi | それとも; まだ; やはりstill (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or |
| 黑色 | hēisè | 黒; 黒色black |
| 红茶 | hóngchá | 紅茶black tea |
| 红色 | hóngsè | 赤; 赤色red (color); revolutionary |
| 后面 | hòumiàn | 後ろ; 後でthe back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards |
| 花 | huā | 使う; 費やす; かかるflower; blossom; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time); surname Hua |
| 花 | huā | 花flower; blossom; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time); surname Hua |
| 画 | huà | 描く; 絵; 絵画to draw; to paint; picture; painting; to draw (a line) (variant of 划); stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 划) |
| 坏 | huài | 悪い; 壊れている; 腐っているbad; spoiled; broken; to break down |
| 回来 | huílái | 戻ってくる; 帰ってくるto return; to come back |
| 回去 | huíqù | 戻っていく; 帰るto return; to go back |
J
14 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 间 | jiān | 部屋; 〜室between; among; within a definite time or space; room |
| 教 | jiāo | 教えるto teach; to instruct |
| 教室 | jiàoshì | 教室classroom |
| 机场 | jīchǎng | 空港airport; airfield; (slang) service provider for Shadowsocks or similar software for circumventing Internet censorship |
| 记得 | jìde | 覚えている; 思い出すto remember |
| 介绍 | jièshào | 紹介する; 説明するto introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation; to present (sb for a job etc); introduction |
| 进 | jìn | 入る; 進む; 入れるto go forward; to advance; to go in; to enter |
| 近 | jìn | 近い; 近くnear; close to; approximately |
| 经常 | jīngcháng | よく; いつも; しばしばfrequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily |
| 进来 | jìnlái | 入ってくるto come in |
| 进去 | jìnqù | 入っていく; 中へ入るto go in |
| 机票 | jīpiào | 航空券; 飛行機の切符plane ticket; airline ticket |
| 就 | jiù | すぐ; すると; ただ(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after; (same as 就是) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly; only; as little as |
| 酒店 | jiǔdiàn | ホテルwine shop; pub (public house); hotel; restaurant |
K
10 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 咖啡 | kāfēi | コーヒー(loanword) coffee |
| 开始 | kāishǐ | 始める; 始まる; 開始to begin; beginning; to start; initial |
| 开学 | kāixué | 新学期が始まる(of a student) to start school; (of a semester) to begin; (old) to found a school; the start of a new term |
| 考 | kǎo | 試験を受ける; 試すto beat; to hit; variant of 考; to inspect |
| 考试 | kǎoshì | 試験; 試験を受けるto take an exam; exam |
| 可能 | kěnéng | 可能な; かもしれない; 可能性might (happen); possible; probable; possibility |
| 快 | kuài | 速い; 素早い; もうすぐrapid; quick; speed; rate |
| 快乐 | kuàilè | 楽しい; 幸せなhappy; joyful |
| 快要 | kuàiyào | もうすぐ〜する; 〜しそうnearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth) |
| 裤子 | kùzi | ズボン; パンツtrousers; pants |
L
10 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 篮球 | lánqiú | バスケットボールbasketball |
| 累 | lèi | 疲れている; 疲れるtired; weary; to strain; to wear out; to work hard |
| 离 | lí | 〜から; 離れるto leave; to part from; to be away from; (in giving distances) from; without (sth); independent of; surname Li |
| 里面 | lǐmiàn | 中; 内部inside; interior; also pr. lǐ mian |
| 楼 | lóu | 建物; 〜階house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor; surname Lou |
| 路 | lù | 道; 通りroad; journey; route; line (bus etc); sort; kind; surname Lu |
| 绿茶 | lǜchá | 緑茶green tea; (slang) (of a girl) seemingly innocent and charming but actually calculating and manipulative; a girl who has these qualities |
| 绿色 | lǜsè | 緑; 緑色green |
| 路上 | lùshang | 途中; 道中on the road; on the way; en route |
| 旅游 | lǚyóu | 旅行する; 旅行; 観光trip; journey; tourism; travel |
M
8 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 慢 | màn | 遅い; ゆっくりしたslow |
| 每 | měi | 各; すべての; 〜ごとeach; every |
| 没意思 | méi yìsi | つまらない; 面白くないboring; of no interest |
| 门 | mén | ドア; 門gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening; valve; switch; other door-like or gate-like structure; way to do sth; knack; method; approach; family; household; lineage; (bound form) sect; school; faction (religious or academic); (bound form) class; category; division; phylum; surname Men |
| 门口 | ménkǒu | 入口; 門の前doorway; gate |
| 门票 | ménpiào | 入場券; チケットticket (for theater, cinema etc) |
| 面 | miàn | 面; 側; 表面face; side; surface; aspect |
| 名 | míng | 名前; 〜名name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners); famous |
N
8 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拿 | ná | 持つ; 取る; 手にするto hold; to seize; to catch; to apprehend; to take; (used in the same way as 把: to mark the following noun as a direct object) |
| 奶茶 | nǎichá | ミルクティーmilk tea |
| 奶奶 | nǎinai | 父方の祖母; おばあさん(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house; (coll.) boobies |
| 那么 | nàme | そのように; それほど; それならlike that; in that way; to that extent; (before a number) ... or so; about ...; then; in that case |
| 男孩儿 | nánháir | 男の子; 少年boy; erhua form of 男孩 |
| 那样 | nàyàng | そのような; あのようなthat kind; that sort |
| 鸟 | niǎo | 鳥bird; "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196); (dialect) to pay attention to; (intensifier) damned; goddamn |
| 女孩儿 | nǚháir | 女の子; 少女girl; lass; erhua form of 女孩 |
P
4 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 旁边 | pángbiān | 隣; そば; 横side; adjacent place |
| 跑 | pǎo | 走る; 逃げるto run; to run away; to escape; to run around (on errands etc); (of a gas or liquid) to leak or evaporate; (verb complement) away |
| 跑步 | pǎobù | 走る; ジョギングするto run; to jog; (military) to march at the double |
| 票 | piào | 切符; チケット; 票ticket; ballot; banknote |
Q
5 wordsR
2 wordsS
16 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 商场 | shāngchǎng | ショッピングモール; デパートshopping mall; shopping center; department store; emporium |
| 上来 | shànglái | 上がってくる; 近づくto come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success) |
| 上面 | shàngmiàn | 上; 上側; 上記on top of; above-mentioned; also pr. shàng mian |
| 上去 | shàngqù | 上がっていく; 上へ行くto go up |
| 上网 | shàngwǎng | インターネットを使う; オンラインになるto go online; to connect to the Internet; (of a document etc) to be uploaded to the Internet; (tennis, volleyball etc) to move in close to the net |
| 生日 | shēngrì | 誕生日birthday |
| 身体 | shēntǐ | 体; 健康the body; one's health |
| 时 | shí | 時; 時間o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period; surname Shi |
| 事情 | shìqing | 事; 用事; 事情affair; matter; thing; business |
| 手 | shǒu | 手hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work |
| 手表 | shǒubiǎo | 腕時計wristwatch |
| 书包 | shūbāo | 通学かばん; リュックschoolbag; satchel; bookbag |
| 舒服 | shūfu | 快適な; 気持ちが良い; 具合が良いcomfortable; feeling well |
| 送 | sòng | 送る; 贈る; 見送るto send; to deliver; to transmit; to give (as a present); to see (sb) off; to accompany; to go along with |
| 虽然 | suīrán | 〜だけれども; 〜とはいえalthough; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 or 但是 etc) |
| 所以 | suǒyǐ | だから; そのためtherefore; as a result; so; the reason why |
T
6 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 疼 | téng | 痛い; 痛む; かわいがる(it) hurts; sore; to love dearly |
| 踢 | tī | 蹴るto kick; to play (e.g. soccer); (slang) butch (in a lesbian relationship) |
| 题 | tí | 問題; 設問topic; problem for discussion; exam question; subject; to inscribe; to mention; surname Ti |
| 条 | tiáo | 〜本; 〜匹; 条項strip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty) |
| 跳舞 | tiàowǔ | 踊る; ダンスするto dance |
| 头 | tóu | 頭; 髪; 先端; 〜頭head; hair style; the top; end |
W
9 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 外国 | wàiguó | 外国foreign country |
| 外面 | wàimiàn | 外; 外側; 外見outside (also pr. wài mian for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance |
| 完 | wán | 終わる; 終える; 完全なto finish; to be over; whole; complete |
| 万 | wàn | 一万; 〜万ten thousand; a great number; surname Wan; used in 万俟 |
| 往 | wǎng | 〜へ; 向かう; 〜行きto go (in a direction); to; towards; (of a train) bound for |
| 忘 | wàng | 忘れるto forget; to overlook; to neglect |
| 网上 | wǎngshang | オンライン; インターネット上online |
| 位 | wèi | 〜名; 方position; location; place; seat |
| 为什么 | wèi shénme | なぜ; どうしてwhy?; for what reason? |
X
11 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 洗 | xǐ | 洗うto wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs); to shuffle (cards etc); to erase (a recording) |
| 下来 | xiàlái | 下りてくる; 下がってくるto come down; (completed action marker); (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.); (indicates continuation from the past towards us) |
| 下面 | xiàmiàn | 下; 下側; 次below; under; next; the following |
| 笑 | xiào | 笑う; ほほ笑むto laugh; to smile; to laugh at |
| 小孩儿 | xiǎoháir | 子供child; erhua variant of 小孩 |
| 小时候 | xiǎoshíhou | 子供の頃; 幼い頃in one's childhood |
| 下去 | xiàqù | 下りていく; 続けるto go down; to descend; to go on; to continue |
| 姓 | xìng | 姓; 苗字family name; surname; to be surnamed ... |
| 姓名 | xìngmíng | 氏名; フルネームfull name; surname and given name |
| 洗手间 | xǐshǒujiān | トイレ; お手洗いtoilet; lavatory; washroom |
| 希望 | xīwàng | 望む; 希望; 願うto hope; a hope; a wish |
Y
20 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 眼睛 | yǎnjing | 目eye |
| 颜色 | yánsè | 色; 顔色color; countenance; appearance; facial expression |
| 药 | yào | 薬leaf of the iris; variant of 药 |
| 药店 | yàodiàn | 薬局; ドラッグストアpharmacy; drugstore |
| 爷爷 | yéye | 父方の祖父; おじいさん(coll.) paternal grandfather; grandpa |
| 一会儿 | yíhuìr | 少しの間; しばらく; すぐにa moment; a while; in a moment; now...now... |
| 已经 | yǐjīng | すでに; もうalready |
| 阴 | yīn | 曇り; 曇っているovercast (weather); cloudy; shady; Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang); negative (electric.); feminine; surname Yin |
| 因为 | yīnwèi | 〜なので; 〜のためbecause; owing to; on account of |
| 一起 | yìqǐ | 一緒に; ともに(in) the same place; together; in company (with); altogether; in total; an instance of; a case of (murder, accident, dispute etc) |
| 意思 | yìsi | 意味; 考え; 意図idea; opinion; meaning; wish |
| 游 | yóu | 泳ぐ; 巡るto swim; to walk; to tour; to roam; to travel; surname You |
| 右 | yòu | 右(bound form) right; right-hand side; (bound form) (politics) right of center; (bound form) (old) west; (literary) the right side as the side of precedence |
| 右边 | yòubian | 右側; 右right side; right, to the right |
| 有时 | yǒushí | 時々; たまにsometimes; now and then |
| 有意思 | yǒu yìsi | 面白い; 意味があるinteresting; meaningful; enjoyable; fun |
| 游泳 | yóuyǒng | 泳ぐ; 水泳swimming; to swim |
| 鱼 | yú | 魚fish; surname Yu; used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鲍鱼, alligators and crocodiles 鳄鱼 and octopi 章鱼) |
| 远 | yuǎn | 遠い; はるかにfar; distant; remote; (intensifier in a comparison) by far |
| 运动 | yùndòng | 運動する; スポーツto move; to exercise; sports; exercise |
Z
15 words| Simplified | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 站 | zhàn | 立つ; 駅; 停留所station; to stand; to halt; to stop |
| 丈夫 | zhàngfu | 夫husband |
| 着 | zhe | 〜している; 〜したままaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state |
| 这么 | zhème | こんなに; このようにso much; this much; how much?; this way |
| 正 | zhèng | ちょうど; まさに; 正しいstraight; upright; proper; main; principal; to correct |
| 这样 | zhèyàng | このように; こんなthis way; like this; so; (before a noun) this kind of; such |
| 周 | zhōu | 週to make a circuit; to circle; circle; circumference; lap; cycle; surname Zhou; Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC) |
| 准备 | zhǔnbèi | 準備する; 用意する; 〜するつもりpreparation; to prepare; to intend; to be about to |
| 自己 | zìjǐ | 自分; 自分自身oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 走 | zǒu | 歩く; 行く; 立ち去るto walk; to go; to run; to move (of vehicle) |
| 走路 | zǒulù | 歩く; 徒歩で行くto walk; to go on foot; to leave; to depart; (informal) to clear off; to beat it; (of sb who gets fired or resigns) to leave the job; to get out |
| 最 | zuì | 最も; 一番(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est; (after 之) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 "the greatest in the world") |
| 左 | zuǒ | 左left; the Left (politics); east; unorthodox; queer; wrong; surname Zuo; variant of 佐 |
| 左边 | zuǒbian | 左側; 左left; the left side; to the left of |
| 足球 | zúqiú | サッカー; サッカーボールsoccer; football; a soccer ball; a football |
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