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HSK 2 - Standard Textbook – Chinese vocabulary

Learning path · 6 study sets · 149 words · Chinese vocabulary · Created by Openquiz Team

The complete essential HSK 2 vocabulary, reorganized by topic for easier memorization.

Study sets in this learning path

  1. Talking with People (29 words)
    • 一起 yìqǐ — together
    • 丈夫 zhàngfu — husband
    • 介绍 jièshào — to introduce
    • 公司 gōngsī — company; firm
    • 告诉 gàosu — tell; inform
    • 哥哥 gēge — elder brother
    • 回答 huídá — answer; reply
    • 大家 dàjiā — everyone; everybody
    • 女人 nǚrén — woman
    • 妹妹 mèimei — younger sister
  2. Objects and Their Features (20 words)
    • 便宜 piányi — cheap; inexpensive
    • 元 yuán — yuan
    • 咖啡 kāfēi — coffee
    • 好吃 hǎochī — delicious; tasty
    • 手机 shǒujī — mobile phone
    • 手表 shǒubiǎo — wristwatch
    • 水果 shuǐguǒ — fruit
    • 牛奶 niúnǎi — milk
    • 白 bái — white
    • 红 hóng — red
  3. Places and Movement (23 words)
    • 从 cóng — from
    • 公共汽车 gōnggòng qìchē — bus
    • 出 chū — go out; exit
    • 到 dào — arrive; reach
    • 右边 yòubiān — right side
    • 向 xiàng — toward; to
    • 左边 zuǒbiān — left side
    • 房间 fángjiān — room
    • 报纸 bàozhǐ — newspaper
    • 教室 jiàoshì — classroom
  4. Expressions of Time and Quantity (20 words)
    • 两 liǎng — two; a couple
    • 件 jiàn — piece; item
    • 公斤 gōngjīn — kilogram (kg)
    • 再 zài — again
    • 千 qiān — thousand (numeral 1,000)
    • 去年 qùnián — last year
    • 号 hào — date; number
    • 小时 xiǎoshí — hour(s); (for) hours
    • 已经 yǐjīng — already
    • 张 zhāng — sheet; flat object
  5. Daily Actions and States (30 words)
    • 上班 shàngbān — go to work
    • 事情 shìqing — matter; affair; thing; incident
    • 休息 xiūxi — rest; take a break
    • 准备 zhǔnbèi — prepare; get ready
    • 卖 mài — to sell
    • 可以 kěyǐ — can; may
    • 唱歌 chànggē — to sing
    • 希望 xīwàng — hope; wish
    • 开始 kāishǐ — begin; start
    • 忙 máng — busy
  6. Adverbs and Connective Expressions (27 words)
    • 为什么 wèishénme — why
    • 也 yě — also; too
    • 但是 dànshì — but; however; yet
    • 别 bié — don't
    • 可能 kěnéng — maybe; possible
    • 吧 ba — particle (suggestion)
    • 因为 yīnwèi — because; since
    • 完 wán — finish; complete
    • 对 duì — correct; right; accurate
    • 就 jiù — right away; immediately

About the HSK test

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What is in the HSK 2 - Standard Textbook learning path?
6 study sets with 149 words in total. Open a set to see its words with their meanings.
When does HSK 3.0 start?
The new syllabus was published in November 2025. The first official HSK 3.0 sitting worldwide was announced for 13 December 2026, so check which version your test date follows.

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