2025 HSK examination syllabus

HSK 2
vocabulary.

二级词汇

Move beyond survival Chinese with words for experiences, plans, feelings, surroundings, and simple connected events.

200new words
500cumulative words
What to learn

Follow a short sequence, describe what changed, and understand a familiar story without translating every word.

How to use this list

Study the new HSK 2 words first, then switch to the cumulative list whenever you want to review the full HSK 1–2 foundation.

2026 rollout: This syllabus was published in November 2025 and became effective in July 2026. The official second-round HSK 3.0 global trial is scheduled for September 20, 2026, so confirm the syllabus and test format with your center.

HSK 2 in 2026: The new syllabus assigns 200 words to HSK 2, bringing the cumulative HSK 1–2 total to 500. This page starts with the 200 HSK 2 words; choose the combined view below to review all 500.

List scope

All 500 words from HSK 1 through HSK 2.

HSK 2 only 200HSK 1–2 combined 500
Useful examples

Meet six HSK 2 words in context.

Short sentences make a word easier to understand—and much easier to remember.

爱好àihàohobby; interest

我的爱好是看书。

My hobby is reading.
帮忙bāngmángto help

谢谢你来帮忙。

Thank you for coming to help.
车站chēzhànstation; bus stop

车站在前面。

The station is ahead.
地铁dìtiěsubway

我们坐地铁去。

We’ll go by subway.
过年guòniánto celebrate Chinese New Year

我们回家过年。

We’re going home for Chinese New Year.
快乐kuàilèhappy; joyful

祝你生日快乐。

Happy birthday to you.
Official 2025 syllabus

HSK 2 vocabulary

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vegetable; greens (CL:棵[ke1]); dish (of food) (CL:樣|样[yang4],道[dao4],盤|盘[pan2])

to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to go through (e.g. a tunnel); to cross (e.g. a street)

university student; college student

of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)

(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4 liu4] "sixth"); (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed

前缀

to touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list)

量、(名)

inn; old-style hotel (CL:家[jia1]); (bound form) shop; store

I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint

many; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess

形、动、代、(数、副)

how much?; how many?; (phone number, student ID etc) what number?

to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate

量、(动、名)

(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual

good-looking; nice-looking; (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good

(literary) to call out; to command; (bound form) bugle; trumpet

名、量

to go back; to return; to turn back; to turn around; to reply; to answer

动、(量)

can; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to; to be sure to

to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)

to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start

to drive a car (or train etc); (slang) to post sexual content online; to make a sexual joke

Vocabulary levels, pinyin, parts of speech, and counts follow the official 2025 HSK examination syllabus, published by the Center for Language Education and Cooperation and effective July 2026. English glosses are adapted from CC-CEDICT under CC BY-SA 4.0; context may change the best translation.