HSK 2 Vocabulary List: 200 New Words (2026)

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HSK 2 has 200 new words in the new HSK syllabus (published November 2025, in force from July 2026): 500 words in total from level 1 to 2.
Every word below comes from the official syllabus, with its pinyin and part of speech. The meanings are short study notes we wrote.
Some 2026 test sittings still use the older HSK 2.0 lists, with 300 words up to level 2. Check which version your test center runs.
Study them with spaced repetition: a few new words a day, reviewed just before you would forget them.

200new words at HSK 2

500words in total, levels 1 to 2

125new characters to recognize

What words are on the HSK 2 vocabulary list?

The HSK 2 vocabulary list has 200 words plus the 300 words from the levels below. Search the list, hide the pinyin or the meanings to test yourself (tap a row to peek), or download it for your flashcard app.

200 words

#	Chinese	Pinyin	Meaning	Type
1	啊	a	particle of exclamation or softening	particle
2	爱好	àihào	hobby; to like	verb, noun
3	白色	báisè	white	noun
4	班	bān	class; shift; team	noun, measure word
5	帮	bāng	to help	verb
6	帮忙	bāngmáng	to help; to do a favor	verb
7	包	bāo	to wrap; bag; package	verb, noun, measure word
8	本子	běnzi	notebook	noun
9	比	bǐ	to compare; than	verb, preposition
10	笔	bǐ	pen	noun
11	别	bié	don't	adverb
12	不错	búcuò	not bad; pretty good	adjective
13	不好意思	bù hǎoyìsi	sorry; excuse me; embarrassed	phrase
14	长	cháng	long	adjective
15	车站	chēzhàn	station; stop	noun
16	出	chū	to go out; to come out	verb
17	出国	chūguó	to go abroad	verb
18	出来	chūlái	to come out	verb
19	出门	chūmén	to go out; to leave home	verb
20	出去	chūqù	to go out	verb
21	床	chuáng	bed	noun
22	词	cí	word	noun
23	次	cì	time; occurrence	measure word
24	从	cóng	from; through	preposition, adverb
25	从小	cóngxiǎo	since childhood	adverb
26	错	cuò	wrong; incorrect	adjective
27	打	dǎ	to hit; to play; to make (a call)	verb
28	打车	dǎchē	to take a taxi	verb
29	打开	dǎkāi	to open; to turn on	verb
30	但	dàn	but	conjunction, adverb
31	但是	dànshì	but; however	conjunction
32	得	de	particle linking verb and result	particle
33	地	de	adverbial particle	particle
34	等	děng	to wait	verb
35	地铁	dìtiě	subway	noun
36	点	diǎn	to order; to light; dot	verb
37	懂	dǒng	to understand	verb
38	动	dòng	to move	verb
39	饭馆	fànguǎn	restaurant	noun
40	飞	fēi	to fly	verb
41	高	gāo	tall; high	adjective, noun
42	高中	gāozhōng	senior high school	noun
43	告诉	gàosu	to tell	verb
44	个子	gèzi	height; stature	noun
45	跟	gēn	with; and; to follow	preposition, conjunction
46	公交车	gōngjiāochē	bus	noun
47	过	guò	to pass; to spend (time)	verb
48	过来	guòlái	to come over	verb
49	过年	guònián	to celebrate the new year	verb
50	过去	guòqù	to go over; to pass	verb
51	过	guo	experiential particle	particle
52	还是	háishi	still; or	adverb, conjunction
53	黑色	hēisè	black	noun
54	红茶	hóngchá	black tea	noun
55	红色	hóngsè	red	noun
56	后面	hòumiàn	behind; back	noun
57	花	huā	to spend	verb
58	花	huā	flower	noun
59	画	huà	to draw; picture	verb, noun
60	坏	huài	bad; broken	adjective
61	回来	huílái	to come back	verb
62	回去	huíqù	to go back	verb
63	机场	jīchǎng	airport	noun
64	机票	jīpiào	plane ticket	noun
65	记得	jìde	to remember	verb
66	间	jiān	room; measure word for rooms	measure word
67	教	jiāo	to teach	verb
68	教室	jiàoshì	classroom	noun
69	介绍	jièshào	to introduce	verb
70	进	jìn	to enter	verb
71	近	jìn	near; close	adjective
72	进来	jìnlái	to come in	verb
73	进去	jìnqù	to go in	verb
74	经常	jīngcháng	often	adverb
75	酒店	jiǔdiàn	hotel	noun
76	就	jiù	just; then; right away	adverb
77	咖啡	kāfēi	coffee	noun
78	开始	kāishǐ	to begin; beginning	verb, noun
79	开学	kāixué	to start school	verb
80	考	kǎo	to test; to take an exam	verb
81	考试	kǎoshì	to take an exam; exam	verb, noun
82	可能	kěnéng	possible; possibility; may	adjective, noun, verb
83	裤子	kùzi	pants; trousers	noun
84	快	kuài	fast; quickly; soon	adjective, adverb
85	快乐	kuàilè	happy; joyful	adjective
86	快要	kuàiyào	about to; soon	adverb
87	篮球	lánqiú	basketball	noun
88	累	lèi	tired; to tire	adjective, verb
89	离	lí	to be away from	verb
90	里面	lǐmiàn	inside	noun
91	楼	lóu	building; floor	noun
92	路	lù	road; way	noun
93	路上	lùshang	on the way	noun
94	旅游	lǚyóu	to travel	verb
95	绿茶	lǜchá	green tea	noun
96	绿色	lǜsè	green	noun, adjective
97	慢	màn	slow	adjective
98	没意思	méi yìsi	boring; uninteresting	phrase
99	每	měi	every; each	pronoun, adverb
100	门	mén	door	noun
101	门口	ménkǒu	doorway; entrance	noun
102	门票	ménpiào	admission ticket	noun
103	面	miàn	side; surface (suffix)	suffix
104	名	míng	name; place; person	noun, measure word
105	拿	ná	to take; to hold	verb
106	那么	nàme	so; like that; then	pronoun, conjunction
107	那样	nàyàng	like that; that way	pronoun
108	奶茶	nǎichá	milk tea	noun
109	奶奶	nǎinai	grandma (paternal)	noun
110	男孩儿	nánháir	boy	noun
111	鸟	niǎo	bird	noun
112	女孩儿	nǚháir	girl	noun
113	旁边	pángbiān	beside; next to	noun
114	跑	pǎo	to run	verb
115	跑步	pǎobù	to jog; to run	verb
116	票	piào	ticket	noun
117	妻子	qīzi	wife	noun
118	起来	qǐlái	to get up; to rise	verb
119	前面	qiánmiàn	front; in front	noun
120	晴	qíng	sunny; clear	adjective
121	球	qiú	ball	noun
122	让	ràng	to let; to make	verb
123	肉	ròu	meat	noun
124	商场	shāngchǎng	shopping mall	noun
125	上来	shànglái	to come up	verb
126	上面	shàngmiàn	above; on top	noun
127	上去	shàngqù	to go up	verb
128	上网	shàngwǎng	to go online	verb
129	身体	shēntǐ	body; health	noun
130	生日	shēngrì	birthday	noun
131	时	shí	time; when	noun
132	事情	shìqing	matter; affair	noun
133	手	shǒu	hand	noun
134	手表	shǒubiǎo	wristwatch	noun
135	书包	shūbāo	schoolbag; backpack	noun
136	舒服	shūfu	comfortable; well	adjective
137	送	sòng	to give; to send; to see off	verb
138	虽然	suīrán	although	conjunction
139	所以	suǒyǐ	so; therefore	conjunction
140	疼	téng	painful; sore	adjective
141	踢	tī	to kick; to play (football)	verb
142	题	tí	question; problem	noun
143	条	tiáo	measure word for long things	measure word
144	跳舞	tiàowǔ	to dance	verb
145	头	tóu	head	noun
146	外国	wàiguó	foreign country	noun
147	外面	wàimiàn	outside	noun
148	完	wán	to finish; to be over	verb
149	万	wàn	ten thousand	numeral
150	往	wǎng	toward; to go toward	verb, preposition
151	网上	wǎngshang	online	noun
152	忘	wàng	to forget	verb
153	位	wèi	polite measure word for people	measure word
154	为什么	wèi shénme	why	phrase
155	希望	xīwàng	to hope	verb
156	洗	xǐ	to wash	verb
157	洗手间	xǐshǒujiān	restroom; bathroom	noun
158	下来	xiàlái	to come down	verb
159	下面	xiàmiàn	below; next	noun
160	下去	xiàqù	to go on; to continue	verb
161	小孩儿	xiǎoháir	child; kid	noun
162	小时候	xiǎoshíhou	childhood; when young	noun
163	笑	xiào	to smile; to laugh	verb
164	姓	xìng	surname; to be surnamed	noun, verb
165	姓名	xìngmíng	full name	noun
166	颜色	yánsè	color	noun
167	眼睛	yǎnjing	eye	noun
168	药	yào	medicine	noun
169	药店	yàodiàn	pharmacy	noun
170	爷爷	yéye	grandpa (paternal)	noun
171	一会儿	yíhuìr	a moment; a little while	measure word
172	已经	yǐjīng	already	adverb
173	一起	yìqǐ	together	adverb
174	意思	yìsi	meaning; idea; interest	noun
175	阴	yīn	overcast; cloudy	adjective
176	因为	yīnwèi	because	preposition, conjunction
177	游	yóu	to swim; to travel	verb
178	游泳	yóuyǒng	to swim	verb
179	有意思	yǒu yìsi	interesting	phrase
180	有时	yǒushí	sometimes	adverb
181	右	yòu	right	noun
182	右边	yòubian	right side	noun
183	鱼	yú	fish	noun
184	远	yuǎn	far	adjective
185	运动	yùndòng	to exercise; sport	verb, noun
186	站	zhàn	station; stop	noun
187	丈夫	zhàngfu	husband	noun
188	这么	zhème	so; this way	pronoun
189	这样	zhèyàng	like this; so	pronoun
190	着	zhe	aspect particle for continuing state	particle
191	正	zhèng	just; exactly	adverb
192	周	zhōu	week; cycle	noun
193	准备	zhǔnbèi	to prepare; to plan	verb
194	自己	zìjǐ	oneself; own	pronoun
195	走	zǒu	to walk; to leave	verb
196	走路	zǒulù	to walk	verb
197	足球	zúqiú	soccer; football	noun
198	最	zuì	most; -est	adverb
199	左	zuǒ	left	noun
200	左边	zuǒbian	left side	noun

Source: HSK syllabus (中文水平考试 HSK 考试大纲), Center for Language Education and Cooperation, November 2025. Meanings: SuanSupply study notes.

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Is this the new or the old HSK 2 list?

This is the new list from the HSK syllabus published in November 2025, which takes effect from July 2026. It splits the test into nine levels and asks for more words at each one. The older HSK 2.0 (2010) had six levels and 300 words in total up to level 2. Test centers are switching over during 2026, so check your registration: if your sitting still uses HSK 2.0, study the older list instead.

	New HSK (2025 syllabus)	HSK 2.0 (2010)
Words up to level 2	500	300
Levels	9 (7 to 9 tested together)	6

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in HSK 2?

In the new HSK syllabus (November 2025), HSK 2 adds 200 new words, for 500 words in total from level 1 to 2. The older HSK 2.0 had 300 words up to level 2.

Which HSK 2 list should I study in 2026?

It depends on your test sitting. The new syllabus takes effect from July 2026, but some 2026 sittings still use HSK 2.0. Check your registration with your test center.

Can I download the HSK 2 word list?

Yes. Use the download button on this page to get all 200 words with pinyin, meaning and part of speech as a CSV file for Anki, Quizlet or a spreadsheet.

How many characters do I need for HSK 2?

The new syllabus lists 125 new characters to recognize at HSK 2. Handwriting is tested from separate, shorter character lists.

Where does this word list come from?

The words, pinyin and parts of speech come from the official HSK syllabus published by the Center for Language Education and Cooperation in November 2025. The short meanings are our own study notes.

Word list from the official HSK syllabus (November 2025, in force from July 2026); meanings are SuanSupply study notes, checked but not official. SuanSupply is not affiliated with Chinese Testing International or the Center for Language Education and Cooperation.

HSK 2 vocabulary list

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