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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 旁边 | páng biān | lateral; side; to the side | |
| 旅游 | lǚ yóu | trip; journey; tourism | |
| 早上 | zǎo shang | early morning; CL:個|个[gè] | |
| 时间 | shí jiān | time; period; CL:段[duàn] | |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening; night; CL:個|个[gè] | |
| 晴 | qíng | clear; fine (weather) | |
| 最 | zuì | most; the most; -est (superlative suffix) | |
| 服务员 | fú wù yuán | waiter; waitress; attendant | |
| 机场 | jī chǎng | airport; airfield; CL:家 | |
| 次 | cì | next in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc) | |
| 欢迎 | huān yíng | to welcome; welcome | |
| 正在 | zhèng zài | in the process of (doing something or happening); while (doing) | |
| 每 | měi | each; every | |
| 比 | bǐ | (particle used for comparison and "-er than"); to compare; to contrast | |
| 洗 | xǐ | to wash; to bathe; to develop (photo) | |
| 游泳 | yóu yǒng | swimming; to swim | |
| 牛奶 | niú nǎi | cow's milk; CL:瓶; 杯[bēi] | |
| 玩 | wán | toy; sth used for amusement; curio or antique (Taiwan pr. ) | |
| 生日 | shēng rì | birthday; CL:個|个[gè] | |
| 生病 | shēng bìng | to fall ill | |
| 男人 | nán rén | a man; a male; men | |
| 白 | bái | white; snowy; pure | |
| 百 | bǎi | hundred; numerous; all kinds of | |
| 真 | zhēn | really; truly; indeed | |
| 眼睛 | yǎn jing | eye; CL:隻|只; 雙|双[shuāng] |
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