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.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
着	zhe	aspect particle indicating action in progress
知道	zhī dào	to know; to be aware of; also pron. [zhī dao]
票	piào	ticket; ballot; bank note
离	lí	to leave; to part from; to be away from
穿	chuān	to bore through; to pierce; to perforate
笑	xiào	laugh; smile; CL:個\|个[gè]
第一	dì yī	first; number one
累	lèi	tired; weary; to strain
红	hóng	red; popular; revolutionary
给	gěi	to; for; for the benefit of
羊肉	yáng ròu	mutton
考试	kǎo shì	to take an exam; exam; CL:次[cì]
自行车	zì xíng chē	bicycle; bike; CL:輛\|辆[liàng]
船	chuán	a boat; vessel; ship
药	yào	medicine; drug; cure
西瓜	xī guā	watermelon; CL:條\|条[tiáo]
要	yào	important; vital; to want
觉得	jué de	to think; to feel
让	ràng	to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth
课	kè	subject; course; CL: 門\|门[mén]
贵	guì	expensive; noble; your (name)
走	zǒu	to walk; to go; to run
起床	qǐ chuáng	to get out of bed; to get up
跑步	pǎo bù	to walk quickly; to march; to run
路	lù	road; CL:條\|条[tiáo]; journey