HSK 3.0 Level 2 Vocabulary List
All 200 new words for Level 2 of the 2025 HSK syllabus, in official order, with pinyin as printed in the syllabus.
200 words · CLEC 2025
Test yourself| # | Hanzi | Pinyin | Type | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | 啊 | a | particle | modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent |
| 302 | 爱好 | àihào | verb, noun | to like; to be fond of |
| 303 | 白色 | báisè | noun | white |
| 304 | 班 | bān | noun, measure word | team; class; grade |
| 305 | 帮 | bāng | verb | to help; to assist; to support |
| 306 | 帮忙 | bāngmáng | verb | to help; to lend a hand; to do a favor |
| 307 | 包 | bāo | verb, noun, measure word | to cover; to wrap; to hold |
| 308 | 本子 | běnzi | noun | notebook; book† edited by Chinese Copilot |
| 309 | 比 | bǐ | verb, preposition | Belgium; Belgian; to compare |
| 310 | 笔 | bǐ | noun, measure word | pen; pencil; writing brush |
| 311 | 别1 | bié | adverb | don't† edited by Chinese Copilot |
| 312 | 不错 | búcuò | adj. | correct; right; not bad |
| 313 | 不好意思 | bù hǎoyìsi | phrase | to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb) |
| 314 | 长 | cháng | adj. | length; long; forever |
| 315 | 车站 | chēzhàn | noun | rail station |
| 316 | 出 | chū | verb | to go out; to come out; to occur |
| 317 | 出国 | chūguó | verb | to go abroad; to leave the country |
| 318 | 出来 | chūlái | verb | to come out |
| 319 | 出门 | chūmén | verb | to go out; to leave home; to go on a journey |
| 320 | 出去 | chūqù | verb | to go out |
| 321 | 床 | chuáng | noun | bed |
| 322 | 词 | cí | noun | word; statement; speech |
| 323 | 次 | cì | measure word, adj. | next in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc) |
| 324 | 从 | cóng | preposition, adverb | from; through; via |
| 325 | 从小 | cóngxiǎo | adverb | from childhood |
| 326 | 错 | cuò | adj. | mistake; wrong; bad |
| 327 | 打1 | dǎ | verb | to beat; to strike; to hit |
| 328 | 打车 | dǎchē | verb | to take a taxi (in town) |
| 329 | 打开 | dǎkāi | verb | to open; to show (a ticket); to turn on |
| 330 | 但 | dàn | conjunction, adverb | but; yet |
| 331 | 但是 | dànshì | conjunction | but; however |
| 332 | 得 | de | particle | structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc |
| 333 | 地 | de | particle | -ly |
| 334 | 等1 | děng | verb, preposition | to wait; to wait for† edited by Chinese Copilot |
| 335 | 地铁 | dìtiě | noun | underground railway; subway |
| 336 | 点2 | diǎn | verb, noun, measure word | to order; to choose; to light† edited by Chinese Copilot |
| 337 | 懂 | dǒng | verb | to understand |
| 338 | 动 | dòng | verb | to move; to set in movement; to displace |
| 339 | 饭馆 | fànguǎn | noun | restaurant |
| 340 | 飞 | fēi | verb | to fly |
| 341 | 高 | gāo | adj., noun | high; tall; above average |
| 342 | 高中 | gāozhōng | noun | senior high school |
| 343 | 告诉 | gàosu | verb | to tell; to inform |
| 344 | 个子 | gèzi | noun | height; stature; build |
| 345 | 跟 | gēn | preposition, conjunction, noun, verb | heel; to follow closely; to go with |
| 346 | 公交车 | gōngjiāochē | noun | public transport vehicle |
| 347 | 过 | guò | verb | to cross; to go over; to pass (time) |
| 348 | 过来 | guòlái | verb | to come over; to manage; to handle |
| 349 | 过年 | guònián | verb | to celebrate the Chinese New Year |
| 350 | 过去1 | guòqù | verb | to go over; to pass by† edited by Chinese Copilot |
| 351 | 过 | guo | particle | experienced action marker |
| 352 | 还是 | háishi | adverb, conjunction | still (as before); had better; unexpectedly |
| 353 | 黑色 | hēisè | noun | black |
| 354 | 红茶 | hóngchá | noun | black tea |
| 355 | 红色 | hóngsè | noun | red (color) |
| 356 | 后面 | hòumiàn | noun | the back; the rear; the last bit |
| 357 | 花1 | huā | verb | to spend (money, time)† edited by Chinese Copilot |
| 358 | 花2 | huā | noun, adj. | flower; blossom; fancy pattern |
| 359 | 画 | huà | verb, noun | to draw; to paint; picture |
| 360 | 坏 | huài | adj. | bad; spoiled; broken |
| 361 | 回来 | huílái | verb | to return; to come back |
| 362 | 回去 | huíqù | verb | to return; to go back |
| 363 | 机场 | jīchǎng | noun | airport; airfield |
| 364 | 机票 | jīpiào | noun | air ticket |
| 365 | 记得 | jìde | verb | to remember |
| 366 | 间 | jiān | measure word, noun | between; among; within a definite time or space |
| 367 | 教 | jiāo | verb | to teach |
| 368 | 教室 | jiàoshì | noun | classroom |
| 369 | 介绍 | jièshào | verb | to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation; to present (sb for a job etc) |
| 370 | 进 | jìn | verb | to go forward; to advance; to go in |
| 371 | 近 | jìn | adj. | near |
| 372 | 进来 | jìnlái | verb | to come in |
| 373 | 进去 | jìnqù | verb | to go in |
| 374 | 经常 | jīngcháng | adverb | frequently; constantly |
| 375 | 酒店 | jiǔdiàn | noun | wine shop; pub (public house); hotel |
| 376 | 就 | jiù | adverb, preposition | in that case; then; as soon as |
| 377 | 咖啡 | kāfēi | noun | coffee (loanword) |
| 378 | 开始 | kāishǐ | verb, noun | to begin; beginning; to start |
| 379 | 开学 | kāixué | verb | foundation of a University or College |
| 380 | 考 | kǎo | verb | to beat; to hit; to inspect |
| 381 | 考试 | kǎoshì | verb, noun | to take an exam |
| 382 | 可能 | kěnéng | adj., noun, verb | might (happen); possible; probable |
| 383 | 裤子 | kùzi | noun | pants; trousers |
| 384 | 快 | kuài | adj., adverb | rapid; quick; speed |
| 385 | 快乐 | kuàilè | adj. | happy; joyful |
| 386 | 快要 | kuàiyào | adverb | nearly at the point of (doing sth) |
| 387 | 篮球 | lánqiú | noun | basketball |
| 388 | 累 | lèi | adj., verb | tired; weary; to strain |
| 389 | 离 | lí | verb | to leave; to part from; to be away from |
| 390 | 里面 | lǐmiàn | noun | inside; interior |
| 391 | 楼 | lóu | noun | house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor |
| 392 | 路 | lù | noun | road; journey; route |
| 393 | 路上 | lùshang | noun | on the road |
| 394 | 旅游 | lǚyóu | verb | trip; journey; tourism |
| 395 | 绿茶 | lǜchá | noun | green tea; a girl who has these qualities |
| 396 | 绿色 | lǜsè | noun, adj. | green |
| 397 | 慢 | màn | adj. | slow |
| 398 | 没意思 | méi yìsi | phrase | boring |
| 399 | 每 | měi | pronoun, adverb | each |
| 400 | 门 | mén | noun | gate; door; gateway |
| 401 | 门口 | ménkǒu | noun | doorway |
| 402 | 门票 | ménpiào | noun | ticket (for theater, cinema etc) |
| 403 | 面1 | miàn | suffix, verb, noun, measure word | face; side; surface |
| 404 | 名 | míng | noun, measure word | name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners) |
| 405 | 拿 | ná | verb | to hold; to seize; to catch |
| 406 | 那么 | nàme | pronoun, conjunction | like that; in that way; or so |
| 407 | 那样 | nàyàng | pronoun | that kind |
| 408 | 奶茶 | nǎichá | noun | milk tea |
| 409 | 奶奶 | nǎinai | noun | grandma (paternal grandmother); mistress of the house; boobies |
| 410 | 男孩儿 | nánháir | noun | boy |
| 411 | 鸟 | niǎo | noun | bird† edited by Chinese Copilot |
| 412 | 女孩儿 | nǚháir | noun | girl |
| 413 | 旁边 | pángbiān | noun | side; adjacent place |
| 414 | 跑 | pǎo | verb | to run; to run away; to escape |
| 415 | 跑步 | pǎobù | verb | to run |
| 416 | 票 | piào | noun | ticket; ballot; banknote |
| 417 | 妻子 | qīzi | noun | wife |
| 418 | 起来 | qǐlái | verb | to stand up; to get up |
| 419 | 前面 | qiánmiàn | noun | ahead; in front; preceding |
| 420 | 晴 | qíng | adj. | clear |
| 421 | 球 | qiú | noun | ball; sphere; globe |
| 422 | 让 | ràng | verb, preposition | to yield; to permit; to let sb do sth |
| 423 | 肉 | ròu | noun | meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit) |
| 424 | 商场 | shāngchǎng | noun | shopping mall; shopping center; department store |
| 425 | 上来 | shànglái | verb | to come up |
| 426 | 上面 | shàngmiàn | noun | on top of; above-mentioned |
| 427 | 上去 | shàngqù | verb | to go up |
| 428 | 上网 | shàngwǎng | verb | to go online; to connect to the Internet; to be uploaded to the Internet |
| 429 | 身体 | shēntǐ | noun | the body |
| 430 | 生日 | shēngrì | noun | birthday |
| 431 | 时 | shí | noun, measure word | o'clock; time; when |
| 432 | 事情 | shìqing | noun | affair; matter |
| 433 | 手 | shǒu | noun | hand; to hold; person engaged in certain types of work |
| 434 | 手表 | shǒubiǎo | noun | wristwatch |
| 435 | 书包 | shūbāo | noun | schoolbag |
| 436 | 舒服 | shūfu | adj. | comfortable |
| 437 | 送 | sòng | verb | to send; to deliver; to transmit |
| 438 | 虽然 | suīrán | conjunction | although; even though (often used correlatively with 是 or 是 etc) |
| 439 | 所以 | suǒyǐ | conjunction | therefore; as a result; so |
| 440 | 疼 | téng | adj., verb | (it) hurts; sore |
| 441 | 踢 | tī | verb | to kick; to play (e.g. soccer); butch (in a lesbian relationship) |
| 442 | 题 | tí | noun | topic; problem for discussion; exam question |
| 443 | 条 | tiáo | measure word, noun | strip; item; article |
| 444 | 跳舞 | tiàowǔ | verb | to dance |
| 445 | 头 | tóu | noun, measure word, adj. | head; hair style; the top |
| 446 | 外国 | wàiguó | noun | foreign (country) |
| 447 | 外面 | wàimiàn | noun | outside; surface; exterior |
| 448 | 完 | wán | verb | to finish; to be over; whole |
| 449 | 万 | wàn | numeral | ten thousand; a great number |
| 450 | 往 | wǎng | verb, preposition | to go (in a direction); to; towards |
| 451 | 网上 | wǎngshang | noun | online |
| 452 | 忘 | wàng | verb | to forget |
| 453 | 位 | wèi | measure word | position; location; place |
| 454 | 为什么 | wèi shénme | phrase | why? |
| 455 | 希望 | xīwàng | verb | to hope |
| 456 | 洗 | xǐ | verb | to wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs) |
| 457 | 洗手间 | xǐshǒujiān | noun | toilet |
| 458 | 下来 | xiàlái | verb | to come down; completed action marker; after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig. |
| 459 | 下面 | xiàmiàn | noun | below; under; next |
| 460 | 下去 | xiàqù | verb | to go down; to descend; to go on |
| 461 | 小孩儿 | xiǎoháir | noun | child |
| 462 | 小时候 | xiǎoshíhou | noun | in one's childhood |
| 463 | 笑 | xiào | verb | to laugh; to smile; to laugh at |
| 464 | 姓 | xìng | noun, verb | family name; to be surnamed |
| 465 | 姓名 | xìngmíng | noun | full name |
| 466 | 颜色 | yánsè | noun | color; countenance; appearance |
| 467 | 眼睛 | yǎnjing | noun | eye |
| 468 | 药 | yào | noun | leaf of the iris; medicine; drug |
| 469 | 药店 | yàodiàn | noun | pharmacy |
| 470 | 爷爷 | yéye | noun | father's father; paternal grandfather |
| 471 | 一会儿 | yíhuìr | quantity, adverb | a moment; a while; in a moment |
| 472 | 已经 | yǐjīng | adverb | already |
| 473 | 一起 | yìqǐ | adverb | in the same place; together; with |
| 474 | 意思 | yìsi | noun | idea; opinion; meaning |
| 475 | 阴 | yīn | adj. | overcast (weather); cloudy; shady |
| 476 | 因为 | yīnwèi | preposition, conjunction | because |
| 477 | 游 | yóu | verb | to swim; to walk; to tour |
| 478 | 游泳 | yóuyǒng | verb | swimming |
| 479 | 有意思 | yǒu yìsi | phrase | interesting; meaningful; enjoyable |
| 480 | 有时 | yǒushí | adverb | sometimes |
| 481 | 右 | yòu | noun | right; right-hand side; (politics) right of center |
| 482 | 右边 | yòubian | noun | right side |
| 483 | 鱼 | yú | noun | fish |
| 484 | 远 | yuǎn | adj. | far; distant; remote |
| 485 | 运动 | yùndòng | verb, noun | to move; to exercise; sports |
| 486 | 站1 | zhàn | noun | station; to stand; to halt |
| 487 | 丈夫 | zhàngfu | noun | husband |
| 488 | 这么 | zhème | pronoun | so much; this much; how much? |
| 489 | 这样 | zhèyàng | pronoun | this kind of; so; this way |
| 490 | 着 | zhe | particle | aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state |
| 491 | 正 | zhèng | adverb, adj. | straight; upright; proper |
| 492 | 周 | zhōu | noun, measure word | week; weekly† edited by Chinese Copilot |
| 493 | 准备 | zhǔnbèi | verb | preparation; to prepare; to intend |
| 494 | 自己 | zìjǐ | pronoun | oneself |
| 495 | 走 | zǒu | verb | to walk; to go; to run |
| 496 | 走路 | zǒulù | verb | to walk |
| 497 | 足球 | zúqiú | noun | soccer ball; a football; soccer |
| 498 | 最 | zuì | adverb | most; the most; -est (superlative suffix) |
| 499 | 左 | zuǒ | noun | left; the Left (politics); east |
| 500 | 左边 | zuǒbian | noun | left |
Words, levels, and pinyin are from the 2025 HSK exam syllabus (CLEC). English definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-03T08:59:08Z), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via complete-hsk-vocabulary (MIT). Glosses were edited.
† edited by Chinese Copilot
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