You’ve made it past the first checkpoint – HSK 1 gave you the survival kit, and now you’re ready to add some texture to your Chinese. HSK 2 is where greetings evolve into tiny conversations, and you start stringing together words about your daily life, your likes and dislikes, and the world right around you.
This list packs roughly 150 words that the exam expects and that real life actually demands. Think words for telling the time, describing your morning, or asking where the bathroom is – all the stuff that moves you from “I speak a little Chinese” to actually handling simple interactions without freezing.
Ready for a quick vocabulary victory? Keep going and scroll to the bottom of the article for the free printable HSK 2 Chinese vocabulary list PDF and the free downloadable printable HSK 2 Chinese flashcards.
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Quick Quiz
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 一起 | yī qǐ | in the same place; together; with | |
| 丈夫 | zhàng fu | husband; CL:個|个[gè] | |
| 上班 | shàng bān | to go to work; to be on duty; to start work | |
| 两 | liǎng | both; two; ounce | |
| 为 | wèi | variant of 為|为; because of; for | |
| 也 | yě | also; too; (in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation | |
| 事情 | shì qing | affair; matter; thing | |
| 介绍 | jiè shào | to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation; to present (sb for a job etc) | |
| 从 | cóng | from; via; passing through | |
| 件 | jiàn | item; component; classifier for events | |
| 休息 | xiū xi | rest; to rest | |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however | |
| 便宜 | pián yi | small advantages; to let sb off lightly; cheap | |
| 元 | yuán | Chinese monetary unit; dollar; primary | |
| 公共汽车 | gōng gòng qì chē | bus; CL:輛|辆; 班[bān] | |
| 公司 | gōng sī | (business) company; company; firm | |
| 公斤 | gōng jīn | kilogram (kg) | |
| 再 | zài | again; once more; re- | |
| 准备 | zhǔn bèi | preparation; to prepare; to intend | |
| 出 | chū | to go out; to come out; to occur | |
| 别 | bié | to leave; to depart; to separate | |
| 到 | dào | to (a place); until (a time); up to | |
| 千 | qiān | a swing | |
| 卖 | mài | to sell; to betray; to spare no effort | |
| 去年 | qù nián | last year |
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