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67 more HSK 2 words under HSK 3.0, the HSK exam syllabus of November 2025: directions, colours, sports and hobbies, tea, and getting around town, each in an original example sentence with pinyin, with the gloss, translation and some measure words on the back.

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  1. 外面 (wàimian) (n.)
    外面比房间里冷多了。 (Wàimian bǐ fángjiān li lěng duō le.)
    outside; outdoors

    It's much colder outside than in the room.

    Note: After a noun it means "outside (of) X": 学校外面 (outside the school).
    Places & Directions
  2. 有时 (有時) (yǒushí) (adv.)
    他有时周末也去公司工作。 (Tā yǒushí zhōumò yě qù gōngsī gōngzuò.)
    sometimes

    He sometimes goes into the office at weekends too.

    Note: 有时候 (yǒushíhou) means the same.
    Particles & Adverbs
  3. 词 (詞) (cí) (n.)
    老师说的那个词，你听懂了吗？ (Lǎoshī shuō de nàge cí, nǐ tīngdǒng le ma?)
    word

    Measure word: 个 (gè): 一个词

    Did you understand the word the teacher said?

    Watch out: 字 (zì) is one character, 词 a word: 朋友 is one 词 written with two 字.
    Work & Study
  4. 路上 (lùshang) (n.)
    我在路上，十分钟就到。 (Wǒ zài lùshang, shí fēnzhōng jiù dào.)
    on the way; on the road

    I'm on my way — I'll be there in ten minutes.

    Note: 路上小心 (lùshang xiǎoxīn) is a common goodbye: "take care on the way".
    Travel & Transport
  5. 红色 (紅色) (hóngsè) (n.)
    她的房间里很多东西都是红色的。 (Tā de fángjiān li hěn duō dōngxi dōu shì hóngsè de.)
    red

    Lots of things in her room are red.

    Note: In China red is the colour of luck and celebration, seen at weddings and at New Year.
    Adjectives
  6. 一会儿 (一會兒) (yīhuìr) (num./m./adv.)
    离电影开始还有一会儿，我们先喝杯茶吧。 (Lí diànyǐng kāishǐ hái yǒu yīhuìr, wǒmen xiān hē bēi chá ba.)
    a little while; in a moment

    The film doesn't start for a little while yet — let's have a cup of tea first.

    Tone change: 一会儿 is pronounced yíhuìr.
    Time
  7. 不好意思 (bù hǎoyìsi) (adj.)
    不好意思，我走错房间了。 (Bù hǎoyìsi, wǒ zǒucuò fángjiān le.)
    sorry; excuse me; embarrassed

    Sorry, I've come into the wrong room.

    Watch out: Used to apologise for inconveniencing someone, like being late or asking someone to let you pass.
    Expressions
  8. 姓名 (xìngmíng) (n.)
    每个学生都要在本子上写好自己的姓名。 (Měi ge xuésheng dōu yào zài běnzi shang xiěhǎo zìjǐ de xìngmíng.)
    full name

    Every student has to write their full name on their exercise book.

    Note: Typical of forms and documents; in conversation ask 你叫什么名字？
    People & Pronouns
  9. 药店 (藥店) (yàodiàn) (n.)
    药店就在医院旁边。 (Yàodiàn jiù zài yīyuàn pángbiān.)
    pharmacy; drugstore

    Measure word: 家 (jiā): 一家药店

    The pharmacy is right next to the hospital.
    Body & Health
  10. 绿茶 (綠茶) (lǜchá) (n.)
    饭后喝一杯绿茶，很舒服。 (Fàn hòu hē yī bēi lǜchá, hěn shūfu.)
    green tea

    Measure word: 杯 (bēi): 一杯绿茶

    A cup of green tea after a meal feels great.
    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 two transcriptions of the syllabus word list (harukicoder/hsk30, drkameleon/complete-hsk-vocabulary). All example sentences are original.

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