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66 more HSK 2 words under HSK 3.0, the HSK exam syllabus of November 2025: the particles 着, 过, 得 and 地, direction verbs such as 出来 and 回去, linking words and everyday nouns, each in an original example sentence with pinyin, with the gloss, translation and some measure words on the back.

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  1. 着 (著) (zhe) (part.)
    灯还开着，他可能还没睡。 (Dēng hái kāizhe, tā kěnéng hái méi shuì.)
    particle after a verb for an ongoing state or action ('-ing')

    The light's still on — he probably isn't asleep yet.

    Note: It also links two actions, the first showing how the second is done: 笑着说 (xiàozhe shuō), to say with a smile.
    Particles & Adverbs
  2. 但 (dàn) (conj.)
    我会做饭，但做得不好吃。 (Wǒ huì zuò fàn, dàn zuò de bù hǎochī.)
    but; however

    I can cook, but what I make doesn't taste good.

    Note: Means the same as 但是 (dànshì), just shorter.
    Prepositions & Conjunctions
  3. 出 (chū) (v.)
    飞机出了点儿问题，大家还得在机场等半个小时。 (Fēijī chūle diǎnr wèntí, dàjiā hái děi zài jīchǎng děng bàn ge xiǎoshí.)
    to go out; to emerge; to arise (出问题: something goes wrong)

    Something's gone wrong with the plane, so everyone still has to wait half an hour at the airport.

    Note: Add 来 or 去 for the direction: 出来 (come out), 出去 (go out).
    Verbs
  4. 这样 (這樣) (zhèyàng) (pron.)
    这个字要这样写。 (Zhège zì yào zhèyàng xiě.)
    like this; this way

    This character should be written like this.

    Note: Before a noun add 的: 这样的书 (books like this).
    People & Pronouns
  5. 时 (時) (shí) (n.)
    睡觉时不要看手机。 (Shuìjiào shí bùyào kàn shǒujī.)
    time; when (after a clause: …时)

    Don't look at your phone at bedtime.

    Note: …时 is a shorter form of …的时候 (de shíhou).
    Time
  6. 事情 (shìqing) (n.)
    这件事情你问老师吧。 (Zhè jiàn shìqing nǐ wèn lǎoshī ba.)
    thing (to do); matter; affair

    Measure word: 件 (jiàn): 一件事情

    Ask the teacher about this matter.

    Note: 事 (shì) alone means the same: 我有事 (I've got something on).
    Ideas & Activities
  7. 站 (zhàn) (n.)
    这个站的人总是很多。 (Zhège zhàn de rén zǒngshì hěn duō.)
    station; stop

    This station is always crowded.

    Note: As a verb, 站 means 'to stand'.
    Travel & Transport
  8. 面 (miàn) (suffix)
    我家在医院的右面。 (Wǒ jiā zài yīyuàn de yòumiàn.)
    side (after a position word: 右面, 外面, 上面)

    My home is to the right of the hospital.

    Note: It works like 边 (biān): 右面 = 右边. 面 'noodles' (面条) is a different word, written 麵 in traditional characters.
    Places & Directions
  9. 教 (jiāo) (v.)
    我妈妈教我做饭。 (Wǒ māma jiāo wǒ zuò fàn.)
    to teach

    My mom is teaching me to cook.

    Note: It takes the person and the subject with no preposition: 她教小学生音乐 (She teaches primary school pupils music).
    Work & Study
  10. 肉 (ròu) (n.)
    这块肉有点儿贵，我们买那块吧。 (Zhè kuài ròu yǒudiǎnr guì, wǒmen mǎi nà kuài ba.)
    meat

    Measure word: 块 (kuài): 一块肉

    This piece of meat is a bit expensive — let's buy that one.

    Note: Meats are named animal + 肉: 牛肉 (niúròu), beef; 鸡肉 (jīròu), chicken.
    Food & Drink

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  • Pinyin, tones, measure words and meanings checked against CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0) and the Taiwan Ministry of Education's dictionaries (the Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary and the Cross-Strait Dictionary 兩岸常用詞典, via moedict.tw) (reference only). Levels follow HSK 3.0: the HSK examination syllabus (HSK 考试大纲) published by the Center for Language Education and Cooperation in November 2025, a separate document from the 2021 standard GF 0025-2021, which it cites among its references. The headwords are level-2 words of the syllabus that the folder's earlier parts do not card, in frequency order (frequency ranks from drkameleon/complete-hsk-vocabulary); levels checked against a transcription of the syllabus word list (harukicoder/hsk30). All example sentences are original.

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