HSK 2 — Vocabulary, Characters, Translation and Audio

HSK 2 is the second level of the international Chinese language exam, expanding vocabulary to about 300 words. It enables richer communication, including asking questions, giving directions, descriptions, and everyday interactions.
On Hanziway you will discover the complete HSK 2 word list with pinyin, translation, example sentences, and audio pronunciation. Each character comes with stroke order practice and downloadable PDF materials.
Cultural insight: HSK 2 was refined during the educational reforms of the 2010s, when the exam was simplified and made more practical for learners. This made HSK 2 particularly effective — many students began conversational Chinese after just one year of study thanks to this level.
HSK 2 is designed for learners who have mastered HSK 1 foundations and are ready for expanded grammar, short dialogues, and reading basic texts. Studying with Hanziway provides a balanced path combining vocabulary, texts, audio, exercises, and cultural context.
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(m.) o'clock | (n.) drop (of liquid); spot, dot, speck | (n.) dot stroke; appointed time, scheduled time;...

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(adj./v.) many, much, a lot of, more; be greater in quantity than expected | (adv.) (in questions) to what extent,...

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(adj.) suitable; well; easy; done; OK, right | (v.) to like, to love, be fond of, be apt to | (adv.) quite, very |...

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(n.) back, behind

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(pro.) that (used in place of sth or sb further away in distance or time) | (conj.) then, in that case | (pro.) that...

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(n.) in the front, in front of; previous part, above mentioned part

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(prep.) than | (v.) to compare; to compete; to copy, to model after | (prep.) to (in a score) | (radical.) compare |...

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(adv.) don't; (used with "shi" to raise a supposition of sth undesirable happening) | (v./pro.) to leave, to...

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(adj.) long | (v.) grow, develop | (n./v.) length; strong point; be good at | (v.) look (like) | (radical.) long |...

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(v.) go out, to exceed, give out, to produce, to occur, to happen, to publish, put forth | (char.) to appear, be...

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(m.) times (of repeating something) | (n./adj.) order, sequence; secondary, second-rate, inferior, poor | (m.)...

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(prep.) from (a time, a place, or a point of view) | (char.) to follow; to comply; take part in; to adopt;...

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(adj.) wrong; bad | (v./n.) to miss; to stagger; fault, mistake | (char.) be interlocked and jagged; complex, confusing

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(par.) used after a verb to describe the action | (av.) need, must, have to; will certainly | (v.) result in (of...

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(v.) wait | (n./m.) grade, rank; kind, type | (char.) equal in number or degree | (conj.) until, when | (aux.) and so...

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(v.) understand, know

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(adj.) tall, high | (adj.) above standard or average level, superior | (n.) height, vertical measurement; (geometry)...

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(v.) tell, let know | (v.) to accuse, to sue, to take legal action (against...)

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(v.) give, grant; make...suffer; make, allow, let | (prep.) for, to (indicating the recipient of an action);...

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(par.) (used after a verb as a complement) indicating completion or a past state | (v./adv.) to pass, to cross; to...

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(n.) airport

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(n.) classroom

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(v.) to introduce; to recommend or suggest; to brief

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(adj./v.) near, close; intimately related; get close to, approach

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(v.) enter; march forward; submit; recruit, receive; (after a verb) go into, go in

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(adv./conj.) precisely, exactly, at once; already; only; as soon as, right/immediately after; then (used after...

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(n.) coffee

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(v./n.) start, begin; beginning

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(v./n.) participate in an exam; examination

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(v./adj./n.) possibly may be (accomplished), probably can (be done); possible; possibility

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(adj./adv.) quick, fast; quick-witted, nimble; sharp; straight-forward; happy; quickly; soon, before long

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(adj.) happy, cheerful

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(adj./v.) tired; to tire; to work hard, to toil | (char.) accumulate, pile up; involve, implicate; repeatedly |...

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(prep./v.) away from; leave, depart; be apart from; be without, be independent of

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(n./m.) road, route; journey, distance; way; kind, class; (measure word) line, row, bus number

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(v.) to travel, to make a tour

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(adj.) slow, sluggish | (char.) supercilious, rude

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(pro./adv.) per, every, each; on each occasion; (lit.) often

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(n.) door, gate; switch, valve; hole (in human body); way to do things; (biology) phylum | (m.) measure word for...

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(n.) beside, side, nearby

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