CEFR B2 · Upper Intermediate

CEFR B2 English — Vocabulary, Reading

CEFR B2 is the working-professional baseline — required for university admission and most international jobs. Read native news, novels, and academic articles with InputDojo's instant lookup.

Vocabulary

~4,000 words

Est. time

500–600 hours

What you'll learn at CEFR B2

~4,000 B2 vocabulary words (cumulative)

Complex tenses, passive voice, nuanced modals

Reading native news (BBC, NYT), novels, and YouTube

Study tools inside InputDojo

CEFR B2 Vocabulary

Browse and mark known every word in the official CEFR B2 list. Filter by what you've seen in real content.

Read native content

Import any English article, YouTube video, or book. One-tap word lookup and save vocab in context.

Frequently asked questions

Is B2 enough for university?+

B2 is the standard requirement for most English-taught university programs (IELTS 5.5–6.5).

How does B2 compare to China's CET-6 or 考研英语?+

Both CET-6 (大学英语六级) and the postgraduate entrance English exam (考研英语) roughly correspond to B2 — approximate, since neither is formally calibrated against CEFR.

Other CEFR levels

CEFR A1CEFR A2CEFR B1CEFR C1CEFR C2

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