HSK 2.0 Level 1 Flashcards HSK 2.0 (legacy exam, still used for regular test dates) · 150 words
Syllabus: HSK 2.0 (legacy exam, still used for regular test dates). Taking the new exam? Use the HSK 1 (HSK 3.0, 2026) flashcards.
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Basic Chinese: the 150 words the HSK 2.0 syllabus adds at level 1 (150 words in total by the end of level 1).
HSK 2.0 is the older six-level exam. Many test centres still run it on regular test dates, but the 2026 HSK 3.0 syllabus regroups the words: of these 150, 143 in HSK 1, 3 in HSK 2, 1 in HSK 3, 4 in HSK 5, 1 in HSK 7–9.
How to use this deck
- Look at the front and say the answer out loud before you flip.
- Flip, check, and mark Knew it or Didn’t know. Be strict: a slow or half-right answer is a miss.
- At the end of the set, review only the cards you missed until none are left.
- Come back tomorrow and do the set again before starting a new one. Short daily sessions beat long ones.
All 150 words in this deck
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 的 | deㄉㄜ˙ | possessive particle |
| 了 | leㄌㄜ˙ | (particle indicating completed action or change of state) |
| 他 | tāㄊㄚ | he; him |
| 我 | wǒㄨㄛˇ | I; me |
| 在 | zàiㄗㄞˋ | to be (located); at; in |
| 你 | nǐㄋㄧˇ | you |
| 是 | shìㄕˋ | to be; correct |
| 都 | dōuㄉㄡ | all; both |
| 很 | hěnㄏㄣˇ | very |
| 她 | tāㄊㄚ | she |
| 一 | yīㄧ | one |
| 人 | rénㄖㄣˊ | person; people |
| 里裡 | lǐㄌㄧˇ | inside; interior; within |
| 我们我們 | wǒmenㄨㄛˇ ㄇㄣ˙ | we; us |
| 有 | yǒuㄧㄡˇ | to have; there is, there are |
| 想 | xiǎngㄒㄧㄤˇ | to think; to want |
| 不 | bùㄅㄨˋ | no; not |
| 去 | qùㄑㄩˋ | to go |
| 会會 | huìㄏㄨㄟˋ | can; to know how to; meeting |
| 和 | héㄏㄢˋ | and; with |
| 小 | xiǎoㄒㄧㄠˇ | small; little |
| 看 | kànㄎㄢˋ | to look; to watch; to see |
| 来來 | láiㄌㄞˊ | to come; to arrive |
| 上 | shàngㄕㄤˋ | up; on |
| 这這 | zhèㄓㄜˋ | this |
| 今天 | jīntiānㄐㄧㄣ ㄊㄧㄢ | today |
| 好 | hǎoㄏㄠˇ | good |
| 妈妈媽媽 | māmaㄇㄚ ㄇㄚ˙ | mom |
| 吃 | chīㄔ | to eat |
| 朋友 | péngyouㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄡˇ | friend |
| 什么什麼 | shénmeㄕㄣˊ ㄇㄜ˙ | what |
| 做 | zuòㄗㄨㄛˋ | to do; to make |
| 大 | dàㄉㄚˋ | big; large |
| 时候時候 | shíhouㄕˊ ㄏㄡˋ | time; when |
| 叫 | jiàoㄐㄧㄠˋ | to call; to be called |
| 吗嗎 | maㄇㄚ˙ | (question particle) |
| 年 | niánㄋㄧㄢˊ | year |
| 家 | jiāㄐㄧㄚ | home; family |
| 那 | nàㄋㄚˋ | that; those |
| 爸爸 | bàbaㄅㄚˋ ㄅㄚ˙ | (coll.) father; dad |
| 钱錢 | qiánㄑㄧㄢˊ | money |
| 医生醫生 | yīshēngㄧ ㄕㄥ | doctor |
| 多 | duōㄉㄨㄛ | many; much |
| 太 | tàiㄊㄞˋ | too; very |
| 点點 | diǎnㄉㄧㄢˇ | o'clock; point; dot |
| 买買 | mǎiㄇㄞˇ | to buy |
| 现在現在 | xiànzàiㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄗㄞˋ | now |
| 东西東西 | dōngxiㄉㄨㄥ ㄒㄧ˙ | thing; stuff; object |
| 能 | néngㄋㄥˊ | can; to be able to |
| 呢 | neㄋㄜ˙ | question particle |
| 个個 | gèㄍㄜˋ | general measure word |
| 米饭米飯 | mǐfànㄇㄧˇ ㄈㄢˋ | cooked rice |
| 住 | zhùㄓㄨˋ | to live; to reside |
| 谁誰 | shéiㄕㄟˊ | who |
| 喜欢喜歡 | xǐhuanㄒㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄢ | to like |
| 工作 | gōngzuòㄍㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋ | to work; job |
| 看见看見 | kànjiànㄎㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ | to see; to catch sight of |
| 下午 | xiàwǔㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨˇ | afternoon; p.m. |
| 请請 | qǐngㄑㄧㄥˇ | please; to invite |
| 听聽 | tīngㄊㄧㄥ | to listen; to hear |
| 坐 | zuòㄗㄨㄛˋ | to sit; to take (a bus, etc.) |
| 喝 | hēㄏㄜ | to drink |
| 写寫 | xiěㄒㄧㄝˇ | to write |
| 明天 | míngtiānㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ | tomorrow |
| 书書 | shūㄕㄨ | book |
| 菜 | càiㄘㄞˋ | dish; vegetable |
| 爱愛 | àiㄞˋ | to love; to like |
| 水 | shuǐㄕㄨㄟˇ | water |
| 说话說話 | shuōhuàㄕㄨㄛ ㄏㄨㄚˋ | to speak; to talk |
| 怎么怎麼 | zěnmeㄗㄣˇ ㄇㄜ˙ | how?; what? |
| 五 | wǔㄨˇ | five |
| 没沒 | méiㄇㄟˊ | not; have not |
| 三 | sānㄙㄢ | three |
| 十 | shíㄕˊ | ten |
| 猫貓 | māoㄇㄠ | cat |
| 九 | jiǔㄐㄧㄡˇ | nine; 9 |
| 下 | xiàㄒㄧㄚˋ | down; next |
| 开開 | kāiㄎㄞ | to open; to turn on |
| 衣服 | yīfuㄧ ㄈㄨ˙ | clothes |
| 岁歲 | suìㄙㄨㄟˋ | years old |
| 小姐 | xiǎojieㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝˇ | miss |
| 先生 | xiānshengㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄥ | mister; sir |
| 四 | sìㄙˋ | four |
| 块塊 | kuàiㄎㄨㄞˋ | lump; chunk; piece; classifier for money and objects |
| 二 | èrㄦˋ | two |
| 月 | yuèㄩㄝˋ | moon; month |
| 中国中國 | zhōngguóㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ | China |
| 分钟分鐘 | fēnzhōngㄈㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ | minute |
| 老师老師 | lǎoshīㄌㄠˇ ㄕ | teacher |
| 认识認識 | rènshiㄖㄣˋ ㄕ˙ | to know; to recognize |
| 回 | huíㄏㄨㄟˊ | to go back; to answer; to return |
| 几幾 | jǐㄐㄧˇ | how many; several; a few |
| 星期 | xīngqīㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˊ | week |
| 儿子兒子 | érziㄦˊ ㄗˇ | son |
| 狗 | gǒuㄍㄡˇ | dog |
| 漂亮 | piàoliangㄆㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄤ˙ | pretty; beautiful |
| 桌子 | zhuōziㄓㄨㄛ ㄗ˙ | table; desk |
| 名字 | míngziㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄗ˙ | name |
| 下雨 | xiàyǔㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄩˇ | to rain |
| 谢谢謝謝 | xièxieㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄝ˙ | thank you |
| 冷 | lěngㄌㄥˇ | cold |
| 八 | bāㄅㄚ | eight |
| 高兴高興 | gāoxìngㄍㄠ ㄒㄧㄥˋ | happy |
| 零 | língㄌㄧㄥˊ | zero |
| 读讀 | dúㄉㄨˊ | to read; to study |
| 后面後面 | hòumianㄏㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ | back; behind; later |
| 睡觉睡覺 | shuìjiàoㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ | to sleep |
| 天气天氣 | tiānqìㄊㄧㄢ ㄑㄧˋ | weather |
| 昨天 | zuótiānㄗㄨㄛˊ ㄊㄧㄢ | yesterday |
| 电脑電腦 | diànnǎoㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄋㄠˇ | computer |
| 打电话打電話 | dǎdiànhuàㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ | to make a phone call |
| 学校學校 | xuéxiàoㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ | school |
| 中午 | zhōngwǔㄓㄨㄥ ㄨˇ | noon; midday |
| 六 | liùㄌㄧㄡˋ | six; 6 |
| 学生學生 | xuéshengㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄥ | student |
| 苹果蘋果 | píngguǒㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ | apple |
| 前面 | qiánmiànㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ | in front |
| 字 | zìㄗˋ | character; word |
| 七 | qīㄑㄧ | seven |
| 饭馆飯館 | fànguǎnㄈㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄢˇ | restaurant |
| 本 | běnㄅㄣˇ | classifier for books; this; original |
| 学习學習 | xuéxíㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄒㄧˊ | to study |
| 热熱 | rèㄖㄜˋ | hot |
| 椅子 | yǐziㄧˇ ㄗ˙ | chair |
| 茶 | cháㄔㄚˊ | tea |
| 没关系沒關係 | méiguānxiㄇㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄒㄧ˙ | it doesn't matter |
| 水果 | shuǐguǒㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˇ | fruit |
| 杯子 | bēiziㄅㄟ ㄗ˙ | cup; glass |
| 对不起對不起 | duìbùqǐㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˇ | sorry |
| 少 | shǎoㄕㄠˇ | few; little |
| 怎么样怎麼樣 | zěnmeyàngㄗㄣˇ ㄇㄜ˙ ㄧㄤˋ | how?; what do you think? |
| 多少 | duōshǎoㄉㄨㄛ ㄕㄠˇ | how much; how many |
| 哪 | nǎㄋㄚˇ | which; where |
| 飞机飛機 | fēijīㄈㄟ ㄐㄧ | airplane |
| 女儿女兒 | nǚ'érㄋㄩˇ ㄦˊ | daughter |
| 医院醫院 | yīyuànㄧ ㄩㄢˋ | hospital |
| 再见再見 | zàijiànㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ | goodbye; see you later |
| 电视電視 | diànshìㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄕˋ | TV |
| 电影電影 | diànyǐngㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄥˇ | movie |
| 商店 | shāngdiànㄕㄤ ㄉㄧㄢˋ | store; shop |
| 北京 | běijīngㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄥ | Beijing |
| 日 | rìㄖˋ | sun; day |
| 出租车出租車 | chūzūchēㄔㄨ ㄗㄨ ㄔㄜ | taxi |
| 同学同學 | tóngxuéㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ | classmate |
| 上午 | shàngwǔㄕㄤˋ ㄨˇ | morning |
| 不客气不客氣 | bùkèqiㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˋ ㄑㄧ˙ | you're welcome |
| 汉语漢語 | hànyǔㄏㄢˋ ㄩˇ | Chinese language |
| 火车站火車站 | huǒchēzhànㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄜ ㄓㄢˋ | train station |
| 喂 | wéiㄨㄟˊ | hello (on the phone) |
| 些 | xiēㄒㄧㄝ | a few; some (classifier for a small amount) |
Questions
How many words are in HSK 2.0 level 1?
The HSK 2.0 syllabus lists 150 new entries at level 1, 150 in total by the end of the level. This deck has 150 distinct words.
Is HSK 2.0 still used?
Yes. HSK 2.0 (levels 1–6) is the legacy exam and is still offered on regular test dates. The 2026 HSK 3.0 syllabus (levels 1–6 and 7–9) has larger lists; check which version your test uses.
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