HSK 2 characters and words

HSK 2 brings 125 more characters and 200 words for shopping, weather, travel and time. The counts are those of the 2025 syllabus, the one the HSK 3.0 exam uses from 13 December 2026.

HSK 2 in numbers

Characters (2025): 125
Words (2025): 200
Average strokes: 8.5
Same level in 2021: 54
Another level in 2021: 71
Not in the 2021 lists: 0
With a traditional form: 46
Also JLPT kanji: 65
Pages here: 125

Against the 2021 standard: 54 of these characters were at this level there (55 from level 1, 13 from level 3, 2 from level 4, 1 from level 6 otherwise).

The commonest radicals at this level are 口 (“mouth”), 辶 (“walking”) and 讠 (“speech”), shared by 6, 6 and 5 characters. 篮 (“basket”) takes the most strokes and 万 (“ten thousand”) the fewest. Characters that sat at another level in the 2021 standard include 帮 (“to help”), 备 (“to prepare”) and 比 (“to compare”).

Which HSK this is

HSK 3.0 starts on 13 December 2026: Chinese Testing International (CTI) announced on 8 September 2026 that the new HSK launches worldwide that day, with registration for the paper test open until 16 November 2026 and for the computer test until 3 December 2026. It follows the HSK syllabus (中文水平考试 HSK 考试大纲) of the Center for Language Education and Cooperation, published in November 2025 and in force from July 2026. Its level lists are the main lists here.

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The HSK 2 lists

Characters, 2025 syllabus

Character	Pinyin	Meaning	Strokes	2021 standard
啊	a, ā	modal particle ending sentence	10	same
帮	bāng	to help	9	level 1
备	bèi	to prepare	8	level 1
比	bǐ	to compare	4	level 1
笔	bǐ	writing brush	10	same
表	biǎo	exterior surface	8	same
别	bié, biè	to leave	7	level 1
步	bù	a step	7	level 3
场	chǎng, cháng	large place	6	level 1
词	cí	word	7	same
次	cì	next in sequence	6	level 1
从	cóng	from	4	level 1
错	cuò	mistake	13	level 1
但	dàn	but	7	same
地	dì, de	earth	6	level 1
等	děng	to wait for	12	level 1
店	diàn	inn	8	level 1
懂	dǒng	to understand	15	same
动	dòng	to move	6	level 1
啡	fēi	used in loanwords	11	level 3
夫	fū, fú	husband	4	level 3
告	gào	to say	7	level 1
跟	gēn	to follow closely	13	level 1
馆	guǎn	embassy or consulate	11	level 1
过	guò, guo	to cross	6	level 1
黑	hēi	black	12	same
红	hóng	red	6	same
花	huā	flower	7	level 1
画	huà	to draw	8	same
坏	huài	bad	7	level 1
己	jǐ	oneself	3	same
记	jì	to record	5	level 1
交	jiāo	to hand over	6	same
教	jiào, jiāo	to teach	11	level 1
介	jiè	to introduce	4	level 1
进	jìn	to go forward	7	level 1
近	jìn	near	7	same
经	jīng	classics	8	same
睛	jīng	eye	13	same
酒	jiǔ	wine	10	same
就	jiù	in that case	12	level 1
咖	kā	coffee	8	level 3
考	kǎo	to check	6	level 1
裤	kù	pants	12	level 3
快	kuài	rapid	7	level 1
篮	lán	basket	16	same
乐	lè, yuè	happy	5	same
累	lèi, lěi	tired	11	level 1
离	lí	to leave	10	same
留	liú	to leave	10	same
楼	lóu	house with more than 1 story	13	level 1
路	lù	road	13	level 1
旅	lǚ	trip	10	same
绿	lǜ	green	11	same
慢	màn	slow	14	level 1
每	měi	each	7	level 3
门	mén	gate	3	level 1
拿	ná	to hold	10	level 1
鸟	niǎo	bird	5	same
旁	páng	one side	10	level 1
跑	pǎo, páo	to run	12	level 1
票	piào	ticket	11	level 1
妻	qī, qì	wife	8	level 4
情	qíng	feelings	11	same
晴	qíng	clear	12	same
球	qiú	ball	11	level 1
然	rán	correct	12	same
让	ràng	to yield	5	same
肉	ròu	meat	6	level 1
色	sè, shǎi	color	6	same
绍	shào	to continue	8	level 1
身	shēn	body	7	level 1
始	shǐ	to begin	8	level 3
试	shì	to test	8	level 1
室	shì	room	9	same
舒	shū	to stretch	12	same
思	sī	to think	9	same
送	sòng	to send	9	level 1
诉	sù	to complain	7	level 1
虽	suī	although	9	same
所	suǒ	place	8	same
疼	téng	hurts	10	same
踢	tī	to kick	15	level 6
体	tǐ	body	7	level 1
跳	tiào	to jump	13	level 3
铁	tiě	iron	10	same
头	tóu, tou	head	5	same
完	wán	to finish	7	same
万	wàn	ten thousand	3	same
网	wǎng	net	6	level 1
往	wǎng	past	8	same
忘	wàng	to forget	7	level 1
望	wàng	to hope	11	level 3
为	wéi, wèi	as	4	same
位	wèi	position	7	same
舞	wǔ	to dance	14	level 3
希	xī	to hope	7	level 3
洗	xǐ	to wash	9	level 1
笑	xiào	to laugh	10	level 1
姓	xìng	family name	8	same
颜	yán	color	15	same
眼	yǎn	eye	11	same
药	yào	medicine	9	same
爷	yé	grandpa	6	level 1
已	yǐ	already	3	same
意	yì	idea	13	same
因	yīn	cause	6	same
阴	yīn	overcast	6	same
泳	yǒng	swimming	8	level 3
游	yóu	to swim	12	same
右	yòu	right	5	level 1
鱼	yú	fish	8	same
远	yuǎn, yuàn	far	7	level 1
运	yùn	to move	7	same
站	zhàn	station	10	level 1
长	cháng, zhǎng	long	4	same
丈	zhàng	measure of length	3	level 4
周	zhōu	to make a circuit	8	same
着	zhe, zháo	aspect particle	11	level 1
准	zhǔn	accurate	10	level 1
自	zì	self	6	same
走	zǒu	to walk	7	level 1
足	zú, jù	sufficient	7	level 3
最	zuì	to the highest degree	12	level 1
左	zuǒ	left	5	level 1

Words, 2025 syllabus

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
啊	a	modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation…
爱好	àihào	to like; to be fond of
白色	báisè	white; fig. reactionary
班	bān	team; class
帮	bāng	to help; to assist
帮忙	bāngmáng	to help; to lend a hand
包	bāo	to cover; to wrap
本子	běnzi	book; notebook
比	bǐ	to compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more adj.…
笔	bǐ	writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc)
别	bié	to leave; to part
不错	búcuò	correct; right
不好意思	bùhǎoyìsi	to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing
长	cháng	long; length
车站	chēzhàn	rail station; bus stop
出	chū	to go out; to come out
出国	chūguó	to go abroad; to leave the country
出来	chūlái	to come out; to appear
出门	chūmén	to go out; to leave home
出去	chūqù	to go out
床	chuáng	bed; couch (furniture that one can lie down on)
词	cí	word; statement
次	cì	next in sequence; second
从	cóng	from; through
从小	cóngxiǎo	from childhood; from a young age
错	cuò	mistake; wrong
打	dǎ	to hit; to strike
打车	dǎchē	to take a taxi; to hitch a lift
打开	dǎkāi	to open; to show (a ticket)
但	dàn	but; yet
但是	dànshì	but; however
得	de	structural particle: used after a verb…
地	de	-ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective…
等	děng	to wait for; to await
地铁	dìtiě	underground railway; subway
点	diǎn	to touch briefly; to tap
懂	dǒng	to understand; to comprehend
动	dòng	to move; to set in movement
饭馆	fànguǎn	restaurant
飞	fēi	to fly
高	gāo	high; tall
高中	gāozhōng	senior high school (abbr. for 高级中学 (gāojízhōngxué))
告诉	gàosu	to tell; to inform
个子	gèzi	stature; height
跟	gēn	heel; to follow closely
公交车	gōngjiāochē	public transport vehicle; town bus
过	guò	to cross; to go over
过来	guòlái	to come over; to manage
过年	guònián	to celebrate the Chinese New Year
过去	guòqù	past; former
过	guo	experienced action marker
还是	háishi	still; had better
黑色	hēisè	black
红茶	hóngchá	black tea
红色	hóngsè	red (color); revolutionary
后面	hòumiàn	the back; the rear
花	huā	flower; blossom
花	huā	flower; blossom
画	huà	to draw; to paint
坏	huài	bad; spoiled
回来	huílái	to return; to come back
回去	huíqù	to return; to go back
机场	jīchǎng	airport; airfield
机票	jīpiào	plane ticket; airline ticket
记得	jìde	to remember
间	jiān	between; among
教	jiāo	to teach; to instruct
教室	jiàoshì	classroom
介绍	jièshào	to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation
进	jìn	to go forward; to advance
近	jìn	near; close to
进来	jìnlái	to come in
进去	jìnqù	to go in
经常	jīngcháng	frequently; constantly
酒店	jiǔdiàn	wine shop; pub (public house)
就	jiù	(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
咖啡	kāfēi	(loanword) coffee
开始	kāishǐ	to begin; to start
开学	kāixué	to start school; to begin
考	kǎo	to check; to verify
考试	kǎoshì	to take an exam; exam
可能	kěnéng	might (happen); possible
裤子	kùzi	trousers; pants
快	kuài	rapid; quick
快乐	kuàilè	happy; joyful
快要	kuàiyào	nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)
篮球	lánqiú	basketball
累	lèi	tired; weary
离	lí	to leave; to part from
里面	lǐmiàn	inside; interior
楼	lóu	house with more than 1 story; storied building
路	lù	road; journey
路上	lùshang	on the road; on the way
旅游	lǚyóu	trip; journey
绿茶	lǜchá	green tea
绿色	lǜsè	green
慢	màn	slow
没意思	méiyìsi	boring; of no interest
每	měi	each; every
门	mén	gate; door
门口	ménkǒu	doorway; gate
门票	ménpiào	ticket (for theater, cinema etc)
面	miàn	face; side
名	míng	name; noun (part of speech)
拿	ná	to hold; to seize
那么	nàme	like that; in that way
那样	nàyàng	that kind; that sort
奶茶	nǎichá	milk tea
奶奶	nǎinai	(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); boobies
男孩儿	nánháir	erhua form of 男孩 (nánhái)
鸟	niǎo	bird; "bird" radical in Chinese characters…
女孩儿	nǚháir	erhua form of 女孩 (nu:3hái)
旁边	pángbiān	side; adjacent place
跑	pǎo	to run; to run away
跑步	pǎobù	to run; to jog
票	piào	ticket; ballot
妻子	qīzi	wife
起来	qǐlái	to stand up; to get up
前面	qiánmiàn	ahead; in front
晴	qíng	clear; fine (weather)
球	qiú	ball; sphere
让	ràng	to yield; to permit
肉	ròu	meat; flesh
商场	shāngchǎng	shopping mall; shopping center
上来	shànglái	to come up; to approach
上面	shàngmiàn	on top of; above-mentioned
上去	shàngqù	to go up
上网	shàngwǎng	to go online; to connect to the Internet
身体	shēntǐ	the body; one's health
生日	shēngrì	birthday
时	shí	o'clock; time
事情	shìqing	affair; matter
手	shǒu	hand; to hold
手表	shǒubiǎo	wristwatch
书包	shūbāo	schoolbag; satchel
舒服	shūfu	comfortable; feeling well
送	sòng	to send; to deliver
虽然	suīrán	although; even though…
所以	suǒyǐ	therefore; as a result
疼	téng	(it) hurts; sore
踢	tī	to kick; to play
题	tí	topic; problem for discussion
条	tiáo	strip; item
跳舞	tiàowǔ	to dance
头	tóu	head; hair style
外国	wàiguó	foreign country
外面	wàimiàn	outside; surface
完	wán	to finish; to be over
万	wàn	ten thousand; a great number
往	wǎng	to go; to
网上	wǎngshang	online
忘	wàng	to forget; to overlook
位	wèi	position; location
为什么	wèishénme	why?; for what reason?
希望	xīwàng	to hope; a hope
洗	xǐ	to wash; to bathe
洗手间	xǐshǒujiān	toilet; lavatory
下来	xiàlái	to come down; completed action marker
下面	xiàmiàn	below; under
下去	xiàqù	to go down; to descend
小孩儿	xiǎoháir	child
小时候	xiǎoshíhou	in one's childhood
笑	xiào	to laugh; to smile
姓	xìng	family name; surname
姓名	xìngmíng	surname and given name; full name
颜色	yánsè	color; countenance
眼睛	yǎnjing	eye
药	yào	medicine; drug
药店	yàodiàn	pharmacy; drugstore
爷爷	yéye	paternal grandfather; grandpa
一会儿	yíhuìr	a moment; a while
已经	yǐjīng	already
一起	yìqǐ	the same place; together
意思	yìsi	idea; opinion
阴	yīn	overcast (weather); cloudy
因为	yīnwèi	because; owing to
游	yóu	to swim; variant of 游 (yóu)
游泳	yóuyǒng	swimming; to swim
有意思	yǒuyìsi	interesting; meaningful
有时	yǒushí	sometimes; now and then
右	yòu	right; right-hand side
右边	yòubian	right side; right, to the right
鱼	yú	fish; used in the names of various aquatic animals that are…
远	yuǎn	far; distant
运动	yùndòng	to move; to exercise
站	zhàn	station; to stand
丈夫	zhàngfu	husband
这么	zhème	so much; this much
这样	zhèyàng	this way; like this
着	zhe	aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing…
正	zhèng	straight; upright
周	zhōu	to make a circuit; to circle
准备	zhǔnbèi	preparation; to prepare
自己	zìjǐ	oneself; (attributive) one's own
走	zǒu	to walk; to go
走路	zǒulù	to walk; to go on foot
足球	zúqiú	soccer; football
最	zuì	(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the)…
左	zuǒ	left; the Left (politics)
左边	zuǒbian	left; the left side

Characters and words, 2021 standard (GF0025-2021)

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
一共	yīgòng	in total; altogether
一定	yīdìng	surely; certainly
一点点	yīdiǎndiǎn	a little bit
一生	yīshēng	all one's life; throughout one's life
一直	yīzhí	straight; continuously
一般	yībān	same; ordinary
一路平安	yīlùpíngān	to have a pleasant journey; Bon voyage!
一路顺风	yīlùshùnfēng	to have a pleasant journey (idiom)
一部分	yībùfen	portion; part of
万	mò	used in 万俟 (Mòqí)
上周	shàngzhōu	last week
下周	xiàzhōu	next week
下雪	xiàxuě	to snow
不一会儿	bùyīhuǐr5	soon
不一定	bùyīdìng	not necessarily; maybe
不久	bùjiǔ	not long (after); before too long
不但	bùdàn	not only (... but also ...)
不同	bùtóng	different; distinct
不够	bùgòu	not enough; insufficient
不太	bùtài
不好意思	bùhǎoyìsi	to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing
不如	bùrú	not equal to; not as good as
不少	bùshǎo	many; quite a few
不满	bùmǎn	dissatisfied; discontented
不行	bùxíng	won't do; be out of the question
不要	bùyào	don't!; must not
不过	bùguò	only; merely
不错	bùcuò	correct; right
东北	Dōngběi	northeast
东南	dōngnán	southeast
东方	Dōngfāng	east
个子	gèzi	stature; height
中医	Zhōngyī	traditional Chinese medical science; a doctor trained in…
中小学	zhōngxiǎoxué	middle and elementary school
中年	zhōngnián	middle age
中心	zhōngxīn	center; heart
中级	zhōngjí	middle level
中餐	zhōngcān	lunch; Chinese meal
为	wéi	as; to take sth as
为什么	wèishénme	why?; for what reason?
主人	zhǔrén	owner; host
主要	zhǔyào	main; principal
举	jǔ	to lift; to hold up
举手	jǔshǒu	to raise a hand; to put up one's hand
举行	jǔxíng	to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
也许	yěxǔ	perhaps; maybe
习惯	xíguàn	habit; custom
事情	shìqing	affair; matter
云	yún	cloud
交	jiāo	to hand over; to deliver
交朋友	jiāopéngyou	to make friends; to start an affair with sb
交给	jiāogěi	to give; to deliver
交通	jiāotōng	to be connected; traffic
亮	liàng	bright; light
人们	rénmen	people
人口	rénkǒu	population; people
人数	rénshù	number of people
亿	yì	100 million
什么样	shénmeyàng	what kind?; what sort?
今后	jīnhòu	hereafter; henceforth
从小	cóngxiǎo	from childhood; from a young age
以上	yǐshàng	that level or higher; that amount or more
以下	yǐxià	that level or lower; that amount or less
以为	yǐwéi	to think; to believe…
以前	yǐqián	before; formerly
以后	yǐhòu	after; later
以外	yǐwài	apart from; other than
件	jiàn	item; component
份	fèn	classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports…
休假	xiūjià	to go on vacation; to have a holiday
但	dàn	but; yet
但是	dànshì	but; however
位	wèi	position; location
低	dī	low; beneath
住房	zhùfáng	housing
住院	zhùyuàn	to stay in hospital; to be hospitalized
体育	tǐyù	sports; physical education
体育场	tǐyùchǎng	stadium
体育馆	tǐyùguǎn	gym; gymnasium
作业	zuòyè	school assignment; homework
作家	zuòjiā	author
作文	zuòwén	to write an essay; composition (student essay)
作用	zuòyòng	to act on; to affect
使用	shǐyòng	to use; to employ
例如	lìrú	for example; for instance
例子	lìzi	case; (for) instance
便宜	biànyí	convenient
信	xìn	letter; mail
信号	xìnhào	signal
信心	xìnxīn	confidence; faith
信息	xìnxī	information; news
信用卡	xìnyòngkǎ	credit card
倒	dǎo	to fall; to collapse
借	jiè	to borrow…
假	gēi	used in 假掰 (gēibāi)
假期	jiàqī	holiday period; vacation
做到	zuòdào	to accomplish; to achieve
做法	zuòfǎ	way of handling sth; method for making
做饭	zuòfàn	to prepare a meal; to cook
停	tíng	to stop; to halt
停车	tíngchē	to pull up (stop one's vehicle); to park
停车场	tíngchēchǎng	parking lot; car park
健康	jiànkāng	health; healthy
像	xiàng	to resemble; to be like
克	Kè	to be able to; to subdue
入口	rùkǒu	entrance; to import
全	Quán	all; whole
全体	quántǐ	all; entire
全国	quánguó	whole nation; nationwide
全家	quánjiā	whole family
全年	quánnián	the whole year; all year long
全身	quánshēn	the whole body; (typography) em
全部	quánbù	whole; all
公交车	gōngjiāochē	public transport vehicle; town bus
公共汽车	gōnggòngqìchē	bus
公司	gōngsī	company; firm
公园	gōngyuán	park (for public recreation)
公平	gōngpíng	fair; impartial
公斤	gōngjīn	kilogram (kg)
公路	gōnglù	highway; road
公里	gōnglǐ	kilometer
关心	guānxīn	to be concerned about; to care about
关机	guānjī	to turn off (a machine or device); to finish shooting a film
其中	qízhōng	among; in
其他	qítā	other; (sth or sb) else
养	yǎng	to raise (animals); to bring up (children)
冬天	dōngtiān	winter
准确	zhǔnquè	accurate; exact
凉	Liáng	cool; cold
凉快	liángkuai	pleasantly cool (weather etc); to cool oneself
出发	chūfā	to set off; to start (on a journey)
出口	chūkǒu	an exit; to speak
出国	chūguó	to go abroad; to leave the country
出现	chūxiàn	to appear; to arise
出生	chūshēng	to be born
出租	chūzū	to rent
出租车	chūzūchē	taxi; rental car
出门	chūmén	to go out; to leave home
出院	chūyuàn	to leave hospital; to be discharged from hospital
分开	fēnkāi	to separate; to part
分数	fēnshù	(exam) grade; mark
分钟	fēnzhōng	minute
刚	gāng	hard; firm
刚刚	gānggang	just recently; just a moment ago
刚才	gāngcái	just now; a moment ago
到处	dàochù	everywhere
刻	kè	quarter (hour); moment
前年	qiánnián	the year before last
办	bàn	to take care of (a matter); to deal with…
办公室	bàngōngshì	office; business premises
办法	bànfǎ	way of handling sth; means
加	Jiā	to add; plus
加油	jiāyóu	to add oil; to top up with gas
动物	dòngwù	animal
动物园	dòngwùyuán	zoo
努力	nǔlì	to make an effort; to try hard
北方	běifāng	north; the northern part a country
十分	shífēn	very; completely
千	qiān	thousand
千克	qiānkè	kilogram
午睡	wǔshuì	to take a nap in the afternoon
午餐	wǔcān	lunch; luncheon
半夜	bànyè	midnight; in the middle of the night
单位	dānwèi	unit; unit (group of people as a whole)
卖	mài	to sell; to betray
南方	nánfāng	south; southern direction
占	zhàn	to take possession of; to occupy
卡	kǎ	to stop; to block
原因	yuányīn	cause; origin
原来	yuánlái	original; former
参加	cānjiā	to participate; to take part
参观	cānguān	to visit (a place, e.g. museum or factory); to tour
又	yòu	(once) again; also
友好	Yǒuhǎo	friendly; amicable
发	fā	to send out; to show (one's feeling)
发现	fāxiàn	to notice; to become aware of
取	qǔ	to take; to get
取得	qǔdé	to acquire; to get
受到	shòudào	to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be…
变	biàn	to change; to become different
变成	biànchéng	to change into; to turn into
句	gōu	variant of 勾 (gōu)
句子	jùzi	sentence
只	zhǐ	only; merely
只能	zhǐnéng	can only; obliged to do sth
只要	zhǐyào	so long as; provided
叫作	jiàozuò	to call; to be called
可以	kěyǐ	can; may
可怕	kěpà	awful; dreadful
可是	kěshì	but; however
可爱	kěài	adorable; cute
可能	kěnéng	might (happen); possible
司机	sījī	chauffeur; driver
合适	héshì	suitable; fitting
同事	tóngshì	colleague; co-worker
同时	tóngshí	at the same time; simultaneously
同样	tóngyàng	same; equal
名	míng	name; noun (part of speech)
名单	míngdān	list of names
名称	míngchēng	name; name

Words, HSK 2.0

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
一起	yīqǐ	the same place; together
丈夫	zhàngfu	husband
上班	shàngbān	to go to work; to be on duty
两	liǎng	two; both
为	wéi	as; to take sth as
也	Yě	also; too
事情	shìqing	affair; matter
介绍	jièshào	to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation
从	cóng	from; through
件	jiàn	item; component
休息	xiūxi	rest; to rest
但是	dànshì	but; however
便宜	biànyí	convenient
元	Yuán	currency unit; first
公共汽车	gōnggòngqìchē	bus
公司	gōngsī	company; firm
公斤	gōngjīn	kilogram (kg)
再	zài	again; once more
准备	zhǔnbèi	preparation; to prepare
出	chū	to go out; to come out
别	Bié	to leave; to part
到	dào	to reach; to arrive
千	qiān	thousand
卖	mài	to sell; to betray
去年	qùnián	last year
可以	kěyǐ	can; may
可能	kěnéng	might (happen); possible
右边	yòubian	right side; right, to the right
号	háo	to wail; to howl
向	Xiàng	towards; to face
吧	bā	bar (loanword)…
告诉	gàosù	to press charges; to file a complaint
咖啡	kāfēi	(loanword) coffee
哥哥	gēge	older brother
唱歌	chànggē	to sing a song
回答	huídá	to reply; to answer
因为	yīnwèi	because; owing to
外	wài	outside; in addition
大家	dàjiā	everyone; influential family
女人	nǚrén	woman
好吃	hǎochī	tasty; delicious
妹妹	mèimei	younger sister; young woman
妻子	qīzǐ	wife and children
姐姐	jiějie	older sister
姓	xìng	family name; surname
孩子	háizi	child
它	tā	it
完	wán	to finish; to be over
小时	xiǎoshí	hour
就	jiù	(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
左边	zuǒbian	left; the left side
已经	yǐjīng	already
希望	xīwàng	to hope; a hope
帮助	bāngzhù	assistance; aid
开始	kāishǐ	to begin; to start
弟弟	dìdi	younger brother
张	Zhāng	to open up; to spread
得	dé	to obtain; to get
忙	máng	busy; hurriedly
快	kuài	rapid; quick
快乐	kuàilè	happy; joyful
您	nín	you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你 (nǐ))
意思	yìsi	idea; opinion
慢	màn	slow
懂	dǒng	to understand; to comprehend
房间	fángjiān	room
所以	suǒyǐ	therefore; as a result
手机	shǒujī	cell phone; mobile phone
手表	shǒubiǎo	wristwatch
打篮球	dǎlánqiú
找	zhǎo	to try to find; to look for
报纸	bàozhǐ	newspaper; newsprint
教室	jiàoshì	classroom
新	Xīn	new; newly
旁边	pángbiān	side; adjacent place
旅游	lǚyóu	trip; journey
早上	zǎoshang	early morning
时间	shíjiān	(concept of) time; (duration of) time
晚上	wǎnshang	evening; night
晴	qíng	clear; fine (weather)
最	zuì	(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the)…
服务员	fúwùyuán	waiter; waitress
机场	jīchǎng	airport; airfield
次	cì	next in sequence; second
欢迎	huānyíng	to welcome; welcome
正在	zhèngzài	to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
每	měi	each; every
比	Bǐ	to compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more adj.…
洗	xǐ	to wash; to bathe
游泳	yóuyǒng	swimming; to swim
牛奶	niúnǎi	cow's milk
玩	wán	to play; to have fun
生日	shēngrì	birthday
生病	shēngbìng	to fall ill
男人	nánrén	a man; a male
白	Bái	white; in vain
百	Bǎi	hundred; numerous
真	zhēn	really; truly
眼睛	yǎnjing	eye
着	zhāo	a move in chess; trick
知道	zhīdào	to know; to become aware of
票	piào	ticket; ballot
离	chī	mythical beast (archaic)
穿	chuān	to bore through; to pierce
笑	xiào	to laugh; to smile
第一	dìyī	first; most important
累	lěi	to accumulate; to involve or implicate
红	Hóng	red; popular
给	gěi	to; for
羊肉	yángròu	mutton; goat meat
考试	kǎoshì	to take an exam; exam
自行车	zìxíngchē	bicycle; bike
船	chuán	boat; vessel
药	yào	medicine; drug
西瓜	xīguā	watermelon
要	yāo	to demand; to coerce
觉得	juéde	to think that ...; to feel that ...
让	ràng	to yield; to permit
课	kè	subject; course
贵	guì	expensive; highly valued
走	zǒu	to walk; to go
起床	qǐchuáng	to get out of bed; to get up
跑步	pǎobù	to run; to jog
路	Lù	road; journey
跳舞	tiàowǔ	to dance
踢	tī	to kick; to play
身体	shēntǐ	the body; one's health
运动	yùndòng	to move; to exercise
近	jìn	near; close to
还	Huán	to pay back; to return
进	jìn	to go forward; to advance
远	yuǎn	far; distant
送	sòng	to send; to deliver
错	Cuò	mistake; wrong
长	cháng	long; length
门	Mén	gate; door
问	wèn	to ask; to inquire
问题	wèntí	question; problem
阴	Yīn	overcast (weather); cloudy
雪	Xuě	snow; to wipe away (a humiliation etc)
非常	fēicháng	very; really
题	Tí	topic; problem for discussion
颜色	yánsè	color; countenance
高	Gāo	high; tall
鱼	Yú	fish; used in the names of various aquatic animals that are…
鸡蛋	jīdàn	(chicken) egg; hen's egg
黑	Hēi	black; dark

Levels and the pinyin of words follow the official 2025 syllabus; the open krmanik/HSK-3.0 lists agree with it character for character. 2021 levels come from krmanik/HSK-3.0 (人 at level 2 corrected to 入, see Corrections), HSK 2.0 levels from complete-hsk-vocabulary; meanings are CC-CEDICT's. These are unofficial copies: check the test center's syllabus before an exam.

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