HSK 2 Vocabulary

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Elementary · 500 words · HSK 3.0 (2026)

Common words for shopping, travel, and describing daily routines.

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ChinesePinyinTypeEnglish
āinterjectionah 
爱好愛好
ài hàonounhobby 
白色
bái sènounwhite color 
bānnounclass 
bāngverbto help 
帮忙幫忙
bāng mángverbto help 
bāonounbag 
本子
běn zinounnotebook 
prepositionthan 
nounpen 
biéadverbdon't 
不好意思
bù hǎo yì siphrasesorry 
不错不錯
bù cuòadjectivenot bad 
chángadjectivelong 
车站車站
chē zhànnounstation 
chūverbto go out 
chuángnounbed 
出国出國
chū guóverbto go abroad 
出来出來
chū láiverbto come out 
出门出門
chū ménverbto go out 
出去
chū qùverbto go out 
nounword 
measure wordtime (occurrence) 
cóngprepositionfrom 
从小從小
cóng xiǎoadverbsince childhood 
cuòadjectivewrong 
verbto hit 
打车打車
dǎ chēverbto take a taxi 
打开打開
dǎ kāiverbto open 
dànconjunctionbut 
但是
dàn shìconjunctionbut, however 
děiverbmust, have to 
departicleadverbial marker 
děngverbwait; etc. 
diǎnnoundot; o'clock; point 
地铁地鐵
dì tiěnounsubway, metro 
dòngverbmove, act 
dǒngverbunderstand 
饭馆飯館
fàn guǎnnounrestaurant 
fēiverbfly 
gāoadjectivetall, high 
告诉告訴
gào suverbtell 
高中
gāo zhōngnounhigh school 
gēnprepositionwith, and 
个子個子
gè zinounheight, stature 
公交车公交車
gōng jiāo chēnounbus 
guòverbcross, pass 
guoparticleexperiential aspect marker 
过来過来
guò láiverbcome over 
过年過年
guò niánverbcelebrate New Year