Full HSK 3.0 level 2 vocabulary list for the 2026 standard: 197 words with pinyin and English meanings, searchable, with free CSV and Anki downloads.
The complete word list for level 2 of the new HSK 3.0 exam, which replaces HSK 2.0 worldwide on 13 December 2026. 197 words first introduced at this level, each with pinyin and meaning — searchable on this page and free to download.
Level 2 rounds out survival Chinese. The new words cover transport, colours, the body and health, daily routines, simple comparisons and the first words for giving an opinion.
Together with level 1 it brings you to about 500 words — enough to get through short, predictable exchanges about yourself and your day.
Band: Elementary (levels 1–3)New words at this level: 197 in this listCumulative total: 491 in this list · about 500 in the official syllabusHSK 2.0 level 2 for comparison: 300 words in totalExam: listening, reading, writing and speaking are all compulsory
The syllabus quotes rounded cumulative totals, so the list here is a little shorter than the headline figure. For the background — why the levels were redrawn and what else is different — see HSK 3.0: what changed.
These are the 197 words that are new at level 2; the exam also assumes the 294 words from level 1. Words shown as links open a page with animated stroke order, audio and a printable practice sheet.
The official syllabus sets the cumulative total for level 2 at about 500 words. In the list published here, 197 of them are new at this level and 294 carry over from the levels below.
No. HSK 2.0 level 2 required 300 words in total; HSK 3.0 level 2 requires about 500. The two lists overlap heavily but are not identical, and the new exam adds compulsory speaking and writing.
HSK 3.0 becomes the exam worldwide on 13 December 2026. If your test date is on or after that, study this list. If you are sitting an HSK 2.0 paper before then, stay with the HSK 2.0 level 2 list. Details are in HSK 3.0: what changed.
Yes. The download box at the top of this page has the list as a CSV spreadsheet and as an Anki import file, free and without sign-up.
Every level has its own page with the words first introduced there.
HSK 3.0 level 1 — 294 new wordsHSK 3.0 level 2 — 197 words (this page)HSK 3.0 level 3 — 487 new wordsHSK 3.0 level 4 — 972 new wordsHSK 3.0 level 5 — 1,547 new wordsHSK 3.0 level 6 — 1,684 new wordsHSK 3.0 levels 7–9 — 4,876 new words
HSK 3.0: what changed · HSK 3.0 level 1 · HSK 3.0 level 3 · HSK 2 list (HSK 2.0)
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