2026 New 3.0 HSK 2 Word/Vocabulary List (Pinyin & Free PDF)

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Last updated: 02/11/2026

The HSK 2 vocabulary list consists of 300 words, including 150 new words and 150 from HSK 1, essential for passing the HSK Level 2 exam.

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New 3.0 HSK 2 30 Exam Tasks

The new 3.0 HSK Level 2 mainly introduces 17 examination tasks. It is primarily organized around basic daily communication and life topics: Personal and Event Information (Items 1-4), Everyday Life Activities (Items 5-11),Educational situation (Items 11-11), Work (Item 13-14）, Festivals and Traditions (Item 16-17).

Answering questions about personal basic situations
Answering questions about event situations
Answering questions about objects
Introducing basic weather conditions
Introducing a certain place
Daily verbal communication
Answering questions about daily diet
Answering questions about travel situations
Answering questions about commodities
Answering questions about illness and visiting the sick
Communicating about leisure activities
Introducing family daily life
Introducing learning situations and experiences
Communicating about school situations and after-school activities
Communicating about work situations
Introducing Chinese New Year and traditional diet
Using Chinese terms of address

These tasks focus on practical, everyday communication skills at the HSK 2 level (approximately 300 vocabulary words total). The descriptions in the official syllabus emphasize listening, speaking, reading simple materials, and basic writing related to each task.

New HSK 2 Vocabulary List (150 Words)

Word	Pinyin	Part of speech	English
吧	ba	particle	makes a suggestion (e.g. “Let’s…”)
白	bái	adjective	white
百	bǎi	numeral	hundred
帮助	bāng zhù	verb	to help
报纸	bào zhǐ	noun	newspaper
比	bǐ	preposition	to compare / than
别	bié	adverb	don’t / other
宾馆	bīn guǎn	noun	guesthouse / hotel
长	cháng	adjective	long
唱歌	chàng gē	verb	to sing
出	chū	verb	to go out / exit
穿	chuān	verb	to wear / put on
次	cì	measure word	time (occurrence) / next
从	cóng	preposition	from
错	cuò	adjective	wrong
打篮球	dǎ lán qiú	verb	to play basketball
大家	dà jiā	pronoun	everyone
到	dào	verb	to arrive / to
得	de	particle	(structural particle)
等	děng	verb	to wait
弟弟	dì di	noun	younger brother
第一	dì yī	numeral	first
懂	dǒng	verb	to understand
对	duì	preposition	to / towards
对	duì	adjective	right / correct
房间	fáng jiān	noun	room
非常	fēi cháng	adverb	very
服务员	fú wù yuán	noun	waiter / attendant
高	gāo	adjective	tall / high
告诉	gào su	verb	to tell
哥哥	gē ge	noun	older brother
给	gěi	verb	to give
公共汽车	gōng gòng qì chē	noun	bus
公司	gōng sī	noun	company
贵	guì	adjective	expensive
过	guò	particle	(experiential particle)
孩子	hái zi	noun	child
还	hái	adverb	still
好吃	hǎo chī	adjective	delicious
黑	hēi	adjective	black
红	hóng	adjective	red
火车站	huǒ chē zhàn	noun	train station
机场	jī chǎng	noun	airport
鸡蛋	jī dàn	noun	egg
件	jiàn	measure word	(classifier for items/clothes)
教室	jiào shì	noun	classroom
姐姐	jiě jie	noun	older sister
介绍	jiè shào	verb	to introduce
近	jìn	adjective	near
进	jìn	verb	to enter
就	jiù	adverb	then / at once
觉得	jué de	verb	to think / feel
咖啡	kā fēi	noun	coffee
开始	kāi shǐ	verb	to begin
考试	kǎo shì	noun	exam
可能	kě néng	auxiliary / adj.	possible / maybe
可以	kě yǐ	auxiliary	can / may
课	kè	noun	lesson / class
快	kuài	adjective	fast
快乐	kuài lè	adjective	happy
累	lèi	adjective	tired
离	lí	preposition	from (distance)
两	liǎng	numeral	two
零	líng	numeral	zero
路	lù	noun	road
旅游	lǚ yóu	verb	to travel
卖	mài	verb	to sell
慢	màn	adjective	slow
忙	máng	adjective	busy
每	měi	pronoun	every
妹妹	mèi mei	noun	younger sister
门	mén	noun	door
面条	miàn tiáo	noun	noodles
男	nán	adjective	male
您	nín	pronoun	you (polite)
牛奶	niú nǎi	noun	milk
女	nǚ	adjective	female
旁边	páng biān	noun	side / beside
跑步	pǎo bù	verb	to run
便宜	pián yi	adjective	cheap
票	piào	noun	ticket
妻子	qī zi	noun	wife
起床	qǐ chuáng	verb	to get up
千	qiān	numeral	thousand
铅笔	qiān bǐ	noun	pencil
晴	qíng	adjective	sunny
去年	qù nián	noun	last year
让	ràng	verb	to let
日	rì	noun	day / date
上班	shàng bān	verb	to go to work
身体	shēn tǐ	noun	body
生病	shēng bìng	verb	to get sick
生日	shēng rì	noun	birthday
时间	shí jiān	noun	time
事情	shì qing	noun	matter / thing
手表	shǒu biǎo	noun	watch
手机	shǒu jī	noun	cellphone
说话	shuō huà	verb	to speak
送	sòng	verb	to give / send
虽然…但是…	suī rán … dàn shì …	conjunction	although… but…
它	tā	pronoun	it
踢足球	tī zú qiú	verb	to play soccer
题	tí	noun	question / topic
跳舞	tiào wǔ	verb	to dance
外	wài	noun	outside
完	wán	verb	to finish
玩	wán	verb	to play
晚上	wǎn shang	noun	evening
往	wǎng	preposition	toward
为什么	wèi shén me	pronoun	why
问	wèn	verb	to ask
问题	wèn tí	noun	question / problem
希望	xī wàng	verb	to hope
西瓜	xī guā	noun	watermelon
洗	xǐ	verb	to wash
小时	xiǎo shí	noun	hour
笑	xiào	verb	to smile / laugh
新	xīn	adjective	new
姓	xìng	noun	surname
休息	xiū xi	verb	to rest
雪	xuě	noun	snow
颜色	yán sè	noun	color
眼睛	yǎn jing	noun	eye
羊肉	yáng ròu	noun	mutton
药	yào	noun	medicine
要	yào	verb	to want
也	yě	adverb	also
已经	yǐ jīng	adverb	already
一起	yī qǐ	adverb	together
意思	yì si	noun	meaning
阴	yīn	adjective	cloudy
因为	yīn wèi	conjunction	because
游泳	yóu yǒng	verb	to swim
右边	yòu bian	noun	right side
鱼	yú	noun	fish
元	yuán	measure word	yuan (currency)
远	yuǎn	adjective	far
运动	yùn dòng	verb	to exercise
再	zài	adverb	again
早上	zǎo shang	noun	morning
张	zhāng	measure word	(classifier)
丈夫	zhàng fu	noun	husband
找	zhǎo	verb	to look for
着	zhe	particle	(continuous aspect)
真	zhēn	adverb	really
正在	zhèng zài	adverb	in the process of
知道	zhī dào	verb	to know
准备	zhǔn bèi	verb	to prepare
自行车	zì xíng chē	noun	bicycle
走	zǒu	verb	to walk
最	zuì	adverb	most
左边	zuǒ bian	noun	left side

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HSK 2 Vocabulary FAQ

How many words are in the HSK 2 vocabulary list?

The HSK 2 vocabulary list contains 300 words.
It includes 150 new words introduced at Level 2 and 150 words from HSK 1 that you are expected to fully master.

Is HSK 2 vocabulary difficult?

HSK 2 vocabulary is still considered beginner level.
Most words relate to daily life topics such as:
Food and drinks
Shopping
Transportation
Work and school
Basic descriptions of people and things
If you are comfortable with HSK 1 words and basic sentence patterns, HSK 2 is a natural next step.

Do I need to memorize all 300 words?

Yes. To pass the HSK 2 exam, you should:
Recognize all 300 words
Understand them when listening
Use common ones in basic sentences
However, you don’t just memorize — you should practice using them in context.

What grammar level is required for HSK 2?

HSK 2 focuses on:
Simple sentence structures
Question forms (怎么, 为什么, 几点)
Basic comparisons
Common measure words
Modal verbs like 可以, 要, 想
You are expected to communicate in simple and direct situations.

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