HSK 2 vocabulary list

The 738 words of new HSK band 2, the beginner stage of the 2021 standard, with pinyin and English meanings.

738 words

Ordered by pinyin

疼téng(it) hurts; sore; to love dearly 题títopic; problem for discussion 提出tí chūto raise (an issue); to propose 提到tí dàoto mention; to raise (a subject)提高tí gāoto raise; to increase 体育tǐ yùsports; physical education 体育场tǐ yù chǎngstadium 体育馆tǐ yù guǎngym; gymnasium 天上tiān shàngcelestial; heavenly 条tiáostrip; item 条件tiáo jiàncondition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification 停tíngto stop; to halt 挺tǐngvery; quite; straight; erect 停车tíng chēto pull up (stop one's vehicle); to park 停车场tíng chē chǎngparking lot; car park 挺好tǐng hǎovery good 听讲tīng jiǎngto attend a lecture; to listen to a talk 听说tīng shuōto hear (sth said); one hears (that)通tōngto go through; to know well 通过tōng guòto pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation)同时tóng shíat the same time; simultaneously 同事tóng shìcolleague; co-workerIn context 同样tóng yàngsame; equal; similar; similarly; also; too 通知tōng zhīto notify; to inform 头tóuhead; hair style 头发tóu fahair (on the head)图片tú piànpicture; photograph 推tuīto push; to cut 腿tuǐleg 外地wài dìparts of the country other than where one is 外卖wài mài(of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal; takeout (business)完wánto finish; to be over 碗wǎnbowl; cup 晚安wǎn ānGood night!; Good evening!晚报wǎn bàoevening newspaper; (in a newspaper's name) Evening News 晚餐wǎn cānevening meal; dinner 完成wán chéngto complete; to accomplish 晚会wǎn huìevening party 完全wán quáncomplete; whole; totally; entirely 网wǎngnet; network 往wǎngto go (in a direction); to 网球wǎng qiútennis; tennis ball 网站wǎng zhànwebsite 为wèibecause of; for 位wèiposition; location 喂wèihey; to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc)味道wèi daoflavor; taste; (fig.) feeling (of ...); sense (of ...); hint (of ...)为什么wèi shén mewhy?; for what reason?闻wénto hear; news 温度wēn dùtemperature 问路wèn lùto ask for directions; to ask the way (to some place)问题wèn tíquestion; problem 午餐wǔ cānlunch; luncheon 午睡wǔ shuìto take a nap; siesta 西北xī běinorthwest 西餐xī cānWestern-style food 西方Xī fāngthe West; the Occident 习惯xí guànhabit; customIn context 西南xī nánsouthwest 西医xī yīWestern medicine; a doctor trained in Western medicine 洗衣机xǐ yī jīwashing machine; washer 洗澡xǐ zǎoto bathe; to take a shower 夏天xià tiānsummer 下雪xià xuěto snow 下周xià zhōunext week 响xiǎngecho; sound 向xiàngtowards; to face 像xiàngto resemble; to be like 想到xiǎng dàoto think of; to call to mind 想法xiǎng fǎway of thinking; opinion; notion; to think of a way (to do sth)相机xiàng jīcamera (abbr. for 照相机 (zhàoxiàngjī)); at the opportune moment 想起xiǎng qǐto recall; to think of 相同xiāng tóngidentical; same 相信xiāng xìnto believe; to be convinced; to accept as true 笑话xiào huajoke; jest; to laugh at; to mock 笑话儿xiào hua rerhua variant of 笑话 (xiàohua)小声xiǎo shēngin a low voice; (speak) in whispers 小时候xiǎo shí houin one's childhood 小说xiǎo shuōnovel; fiction 小心xiǎo xīnto be careful; to take care 校园xiào yuáncampus 校长xiào zhǎng(college, university) president; headmaster 小组xiǎo zǔgroup 鞋xiéshoe 信xìnletter; mail 信号xìn hàosignal 心里xīn lichest; heart; mind 心情xīn qíngmood; frame of mind 新闻xīn wénnews 信息xìn xīinformation; news 信心xìn xīnconfidence; faith (in sb or sth)信用卡xìn yòng kǎcredit card 心中xīn zhōngcentral point; in one's thoughts 姓xìngfamily name; surname; to be surnamed ...行动xíng dòngoperation; action 姓名xìng míngsurname and given name; full name 行人xíng rénpedestrian; traveler on foot 行为xíng wéiaction; conduct 星星xīng xing(coll.) a star; the stars in the sky 休假xiū jiàto go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave

Practice HSK 2 with flashcards

Each list contains the words with an exact simplified-spelling match in our CC-CEDICT dictionary, ordered by pinyin. The official word lists are slightly larger; spellings outside the dictionary do not appear here. Read how the three HSK word lists compare.