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HSK Level 2 Chinese Vocabulary — Free Printable Flashcards

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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WordPinyinMeaningAudio
一起yī qǐin the same place; together; with
丈夫zhàng fuhusband; CL:個|个[gè]
上班shàng bānto go to work; to be on duty; to start work
两liǎngboth; two; ounce
为wèivariant of 為|为; because of; for
也yěalso; too; (in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation
事情shì qingaffair; matter; thing
介绍jiè shàoto introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation; to present (sb for a job etc)
从cóngfrom; via; passing through
件jiànitem; component; classifier for events
休息xiū xirest; to rest
但是dàn shìbut; however
便宜pián yismall advantages; to let sb off lightly; cheap
元yuánChinese monetary unit; dollar; primary
公共汽车gōng gòng qì chēbus; CL:輛|辆; 班[bān]
公司gōng sī(business) company; company; firm
公斤gōng jīnkilogram (kg)
再zàiagain; once more; re-
准备zhǔn bèipreparation; to prepare; to intend
出chūto go out; to come out; to occur
别biéto leave; to depart; to separate
到dàoto (a place); until (a time); up to
千qiāna swing
卖màito sell; to betray; to spare no effort
去年qù niánlast year

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