HSK 2.0 Level 2 Flashcards HSK 2.0 (legacy exam, still used for regular test dates) · 147 words
Syllabus: HSK 2.0 (legacy exam, still used for regular test dates). Taking the new exam? Use the HSK 2 (HSK 3.0, 2026) flashcards.
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Elementary Chinese: the 147 words the HSK 2.0 syllabus adds at level 2 (300 words in total by the end of level 2). The official syllabus counts 150 entries for this level; after merging entries that repeat a word, 147 distinct new words remain.
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 147, 55 in HSK 1, 70 in HSK 2, 17 in HSK 3, 2 in HSK 4, 5 in HSK 5.
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All 147 words in this deck
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 也 | yěㄧㄝˇ | also |
| 就 | jiùㄐㄧㄡˋ | then; just; precisely |
| 它 | tāㄊㄚ | it |
| 要 | yàoㄧㄠˋ | to want; will |
| 问問 | wènㄨㄣˋ | to ask |
| 着著 | zheㄓㄜ˙ | (aspect particle) indicating ongoing action |
| 给給 | gěiㄍㄟˇ | to give; for, to (sb) |
| 还還 | háiㄏㄞˊ | still; yet |
| 晚上 | wǎnshangㄨㄢˇ ㄕㄤ˙ | evening |
| 到 | dàoㄉㄠˋ | to arrive; to reach |
| 让讓 | ràngㄖㄤˋ | to let; to allow; to cause (someone) to feel something |
| 走 | zǒuㄗㄡˇ | to walk; to go |
| 大家 | dàjiāㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ | everyone |
| 最 | zuìㄗㄨㄟˋ | most; -est |
| 得 | deㄉㄜ˙ | used after a verb to indicate degree |
| 吧 | baㄅㄚ˙ | modal particle indicating suggestion |
| 从從 | cóngㄘㄨㄥˊ | from |
| 两兩 | liǎngㄌㄧㄤˇ | two; both |
| 开始開始 | kāishǐㄎㄞ ㄕˇ | to begin; to start |
| 早上 | zǎoshangㄗㄠˇ ㄕㄤ˙ | morning; early morning |
| 因为因為 | yīnwèiㄧㄣ ㄨㄟˋ | because |
| 觉得覺得 | juédeㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄉㄜ˙ | to think; to feel |
| 再 | zàiㄗㄞˋ | again |
| 可以 | kěyǐㄎㄜˇ ㄧˇ | can; may; possible; allowed |
| 快 | kuàiㄎㄨㄞˋ | fast; quick; soon |
| 张張 | zhāngㄓㄤ | (measure word) for flat objects (e.g. paper); to open up; to spread |
| 知道 | zhīdàoㄓ ㄉㄠˋ | to know; to be aware |
| 笑 | xiàoㄒㄧㄠˋ | to laugh; to smile |
| 公司 | gōngsīㄍㄨㄥ ㄙ | company; firm; corporation |
| 一起 | yīqǐㄧ ㄑㄧˇ | together |
| 新 | xīnㄒㄧㄣ | new |
| 比 | bǐㄅㄧˇ | compared to; than |
| 别別 | biéㄅㄧㄝˊ | don't; other; do not |
| 找 | zhǎoㄓㄠˇ | to look for; to seek |
| 房间房間 | fángjiānㄈㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄢ | room |
| 告诉告訴 | gàosùㄍㄠˋ ㄙㄨˋ | to tell |
| 已经已經 | yǐjīngㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄥ | already |
| 白 | báiㄅㄞˊ | white; in vain, for nothing |
| 真 | zhēnㄓㄣ | really; truly |
| 时间時間 | shíjiānㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄢ | time |
| 手机手機 | shǒujīㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧ | cell phone |
| 问题問題 | wèntíㄨㄣˋ ㄊㄧˊ | question; problem |
| 所以 | suǒyǐㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇ | therefore; so |
| 孩子 | háiziㄏㄞˊ ㄗ˙ | child |
| 路 | lùㄌㄨˋ | road; path; way |
| 每 | měiㄇㄟˇ | each; every |
| 您 | nínㄋㄧㄣˊ | you (polite) |
| 旁边旁邊 | pángbiānㄆㄤˊ ㄅㄧㄢ | beside; next to |
| 玩 | wánㄨㄢˊ | to play; to have fun; to visit for pleasure; toy |
| 眼睛 | yǎnjingㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥ | eye |
| 卖賣 | màiㄇㄞˋ | to sell |
| 门門 | ménㄇㄣˊ | door; gate |
| 进進 | jìnㄐㄧㄣˋ | to enter; to advance |
| 鱼魚 | yúㄩˊ | fish |
| 累 | lèiㄌㄟˋ | tired; weary |
| 非常 | fēichángㄈㄟ ㄔㄤˊ | very; extremely |
| 准备準備 | zhǔnbèiㄓㄨㄣˇ ㄅㄟˋ | to prepare |
| 但是 | dànshìㄉㄢˋ ㄕˋ | but; however |
| 好吃 | hǎochīㄏㄠˇ ㄔ | delicious |
| 黑 | hēiㄏㄟ | black; (as a color) |
| 百 | bǎiㄅㄞˇ | hundred |
| 高 | gāoㄍㄠ | tall; high; surname Gao |
| 姐姐 | jiějieㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄐㄧㄝ˙ | older sister |
| 送 | sòngㄙㄨㄥˋ | to give (as a gift); to send; to deliver; to escort or see off |
| 哥哥 | gēgeㄍㄜ ㄍㄜ˙ | older brother |
| 意思 | yìsiㄧˋ ㄙ˙ | meaning; idea |
| 弟弟 | dìdiㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄧ˙ | younger brother |
| 贵貴 | guìㄍㄨㄟˋ | expensive |
| 船 | chuánㄔㄨㄢˊ | boat; ship |
| 完 | wánㄨㄢˊ | to finish; complete |
| 正在 | zhèngzàiㄓㄥˋ ㄗㄞˋ | in the middle of (an action) |
| 休息 | xiūxiㄒㄧㄡ ㄒㄧˊ | to rest |
| 可能 | kěnéngㄎㄜˇ ㄋㄥˊ | possible; might; perhaps |
| 出 | chūㄔㄨ | to go out |
| 回答 | huídáㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄚˊ | to reply; to answer |
| 红紅 | hóngㄏㄨㄥˊ | red (color) |
| 向 | xiàngㄒㄧㄤˋ | toward; to |
| 远遠 | yuǎnㄩㄢˇ | far |
| 次 | cìㄘˋ | time (occurrence) |
| 千 | qiānㄑㄧㄢ | thousand |
| 忙 | mángㄇㄤˊ | busy |
| 妹妹 | mèimeiㄇㄟˋ ㄇㄟ˙ | younger sister |
| 小时小時 | xiǎoshíㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕˊ | hour |
| 慢 | mànㄇㄢˋ | slow |
| 身体身體 | shēntǐㄕㄣ ㄊㄧˇ | body; health |
| 帮助幫助 | bāngzhùㄅㄤ ㄓㄨˋ | to help; assistance |
| 起床 | qǐchuángㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄨㄤˊ | to get up; to get out of bed |
| 男人 | nánrénㄋㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ | a man; a male |
| 为為 | wèiㄨㄟˋ | for; because |
| 号號 | hàoㄏㄠˋ | number; day of the month |
| 跑步 | pǎobùㄆㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ | to run |
| 妻子 | qīziㄑㄧ ㄗ˙ | wife (formal) |
| 鸡蛋雞蛋 | jīdànㄐㄧ ㄉㄢˋ | (chicken) egg |
| 穿 | chuānㄔㄨㄢ | to wear |
| 事情 | shìqingㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄥ˙ | matter; affair; thing |
| 长長 | chángㄔㄤˊ | long |
| 咖啡 | kāfēiㄎㄚ ㄈㄟ | (loanword) coffee |
| 女人 | nǚrénㄋㄩˇ ㄖㄣˊ | woman |
| 希望 | xīwàngㄒㄧ ㄨㄤˋ | to hope; a wish |
| 药藥 | yàoㄧㄠˋ | medicine |
| 洗 | xǐㄒㄧˇ | to wash |
| 便宜 | piányiㄆㄧㄢˊ ㄧ˙ | cheap; inexpensive |
| 生日 | shēngrìㄕㄥ ㄖˋ | birthday |
| 课課 | kèㄎㄜˋ | subject; course; class; lesson |
| 牛奶 | niúnǎiㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄋㄞˇ | cow's milk |
| 考试考試 | kǎoshìㄎㄠˇ ㄕˋ | to take an exam; exam |
| 快乐快樂 | kuàilèㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄜˋ | happy; joyful |
| 唱歌 | chànggēㄔㄤˋ ㄍㄜ | to sing (a song) |
| 上班 | shàngbānㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄢ | to go to work |
| 错錯 | cuòㄘㄨㄛˋ | wrong; incorrect |
| 件 | jiànㄐㄧㄢˋ | item; piece; classifier for events, clothes, etc. |
| 机场機場 | jīchǎngㄐㄧ ㄔㄤˇ | airport |
| 票 | piàoㄆㄧㄠˋ | ticket |
| 生病 | shēngbìngㄕㄥ ㄅㄧㄥˋ | to get sick |
| 颜色顏色 | yánsèㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄜˋ | color |
| 雪 | xuěㄒㄩㄝˇ | snow |
| 游泳 | yóuyǒngㄧㄡˊ ㄩㄥˇ | swimming; to swim |
| 欢迎歡迎 | huānyíngㄏㄨㄢ ㄧㄥˊ | to welcome; welcome |
| 离離 | líㄌㄧˊ | to be away from; to be distant |
| 丈夫 | zhàngfuㄓㄤˋ ㄈㄨ | husband |
| 近 | jìnㄐㄧㄣˋ | near; close |
| 运动運動 | yùndòngㄩㄣˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ | exercise; sports |
| 报纸報紙 | bàozhǐㄅㄠˋ ㄓˇ | newspaper |
| 懂 | dǒngㄉㄨㄥˇ | to understand |
| 跳舞 | tiàowǔㄊㄧㄠˋ ㄨˇ | to dance |
| 姓 | xìngㄒㄧㄥˋ | surname; to be surnamed |
| 去年 | qùniánㄑㄩˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ | last year |
| 手表手錶 | shǒubiǎoㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄧㄠˇ | wristwatch |
| 踢 | tīㄊㄧ | to kick; to play (soccer) |
| 题題 | tíㄊㄧˊ | topic; question; problem |
| 自行车自行車 | zìxíngchēㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄜ | bicycle; bike |
| 公共汽车公共汽車 | gōnggòngqìchēㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄑㄧˋ ㄔㄜ | bus |
| 公斤 | gōngjīnㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄣ | kilogram (kg) |
| 教室 | jiàoshìㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄕˋ | classroom |
| 介绍介紹 | jièshàoㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄕㄠˋ | to introduce; introduction |
| 外 | wàiㄨㄞˋ | outside |
| 左边左邊 | zuǒbianㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄧㄢ | left side |
| 晴 | qíngㄑㄧㄥˊ | clear; fine (weather) |
| 西瓜 | xīguāㄒㄧ ㄍㄨㄚ | watermelon |
| 打篮球打籃球 | dǎlánqiúㄉㄚˇ ㄌㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ | to play basketball |
| 第一 | dìyīㄉㄧˋ ㄧ | first; number one; primary |
| 服务员服務員 | fúwùyuánㄈㄨˊ ㄨˋ ㄩㄢˊ | waiter; waitress; attendant; customer service personnel |
| 旅游旅遊 | lǚyóuㄌㄩˇ ㄧㄡˊ | to travel; tourism; trip |
| 羊肉 | yángròuㄧㄤˊ ㄖㄡˋ | mutton; goat meat |
| 阴陰 | yīnㄧㄣ | overcast; cloudy |
| 右边右邊 | yòubianㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄧㄢ | right side |
| 元 | yuánㄩㄢˊ | yuan (currency) |
Questions
How many words are in HSK 2.0 level 2?
The HSK 2.0 syllabus lists 150 new entries at level 2, 300 in total by the end of the level. This deck has 147 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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