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HSK 5 Vocabulary

HSK 5 Vocabulary List: 3,599 Words (HSK 3.0)

HSK 5 has 3,599 words in HSK 3.0, 1,599 of them new at this level (the old HSK 2.0 list had 2,500). Fluentide has 288 free stories at the Advanced (HSK 5+) level that use them, with transcript and pinyin.

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By Haoshan HongNative Mandarin speakerUpdated October 2026

Hear HSK 5 words in a real story

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What is on the HSK 5 word list?

The other 2,000 come from HSK 1–4. They cover news, business, academic and literary register: the vocabulary of newspapers, lectures, and film dialogue.

HSK proficiency ladderHSK 3.0 levels 1 to 6 with cumulative vocabulary requirements: HSK 1 requires 300 words, HSK 2 requires 500, HSK 3 requires 1,000, HSK 4 requires 2,000, HSK 5 about 3,600, and HSK 6 about 5,400 words. Word counts follow the official HSK 3.0 exam syllabus.HSK levels by cumulative vocabularyHSK 1beginner300 wordsHSK 2elementary500 wordsHSK 3pre-intermediate1,000 wordsHSK 4intermediate2,000 wordsHSK 5upper-intermediate~3,600 wordsHSK 6advanced~5,400 wordsSource: HSK 3.0 exam syllabus, chinesetest.cn
Words needed at each level, counting the levels below it.

HSK 5 word list

All 3,557 words from the official HSK 3.0 syllabus, the 1,579 new at HSK 5 first. The syllabus counts 3,599 because a few words are listed once per reading; here each appears once.

Pinyin from the syllabus, definitions from CC-CEDICT. Tap a word for its other senses.

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哎āiHSK 5

hey!

  • hey!
  • (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation)
哎呀āiyāHSK 5

interjection of wonder, shock or admiration

  • interjection of wonder, shock or admiration
唉àiHSK 5

alas

  • alas
  • oh dear
  • interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!)
  • to sigh
爱护àihùHSK 5

to cherish

  • to cherish
  • to treasure
  • to take care of
  • to love and protect
安ānHSK 5

(bound form) calm

  • (bound form) calm
  • peaceful
  • to calm
  • to set at ease
  • safe
  • secure
  • in good health
  • content
  • satisfied (as in 安于)
  • to place (sb) in a suitable position (job)
  • to install
  • to fix
  • to fit
  • to bring (a charge against sb)
  • to harbor (certain intentions)
  • ampere (abbr. for 安培)
  • surname An
安全带ānquándàiHSK 5

seat belt

  • seat belt
  • safety belt
安慰ānwèiHSK 5

to comfort

  • to comfort
  • to console
安装ānzhuāngHSK 5

to install

  • to install
  • to erect
  • to fix
  • to mount
  • installation
暗ànHSK 5

dark

  • dark
  • to turn dark
  • secret
  • hidden
  • (literary) confused
  • ignorant
  • to eclipse
  • confused
  • ignorant (variant of 暗)
  • dark (variant of 暗)
  • (literary) to close (a door)
  • variant of 暗
熬夜áoyèHSK 5

to stay up late or all night

  • to stay up late or all night
把握bǎwòHSK 5

to grasp (also fig.)

  • to grasp (also fig.)
  • to seize
  • to hold
  • assurance
  • certainty
  • sure (of the outcome)
白báiHSK 5

white

  • white
  • in vain
  • free of charge
  • (bound form) (of facts, the truth, a situation) clear
  • evident (e.g. 真相大白)
  • (bound form) plain
  • without additions (e.g. 白饭)
  • (bound form) to explain
  • to state (e.g. 辩白)
  • (bound form) to give a disdainful look (e.g. 白了他一眼)
  • (bound form) vernacular (e.g. 白话)
  • (bound form) spoken lines in opera (e.g. 念白)
  • (bound form) reactionary
  • anti-communist (e.g. 白区)
  • surname Bai
  • Bai ethnic group
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半夜bànyèHSK 5

midnight

  • midnight
  • in the middle of the night
傍晚bàngwǎnHSK 5

in the evening

  • in the evening
  • when night falls
  • towards evening
  • at night fall
  • at dusk
包裹bāoguǒHSK 5

to wrap up

  • to wrap up
  • to bind up
  • bundle
  • parcel
  • package
  • CL:个
包含bāohánHSK 5

to contain

  • to contain
  • to embody
  • to include
包括bāokuòHSK 5

to comprise

  • to comprise
  • to include
  • to involve
  • to incorporate
  • to consist of
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包装bāozhuāngHSK 5

to wrap

  • to wrap
  • to package (goods etc)
  • packaging
  • packing materials
  • (fig.) to present attractively
  • to craft an image
  • to package (sb or sth)
薄báoHSK 5

thin

  • thin
  • cold in manner
  • indifferent
  • weak
  • light
  • infertile
  • meager
  • slight
  • weak
  • ungenerous or unkind
  • frivolous
  • to despise
  • to belittle
  • to look down on
  • to approach or near
  • surname Bo
  • see 薄荷
宝bǎoHSK 5

jewel

  • jewel
  • gem
  • treasure
  • precious
  • variant of 宝
宝贝bǎobèiHSK 5

treasured object

  • treasured object
  • treasure
  • darling
  • baby
  • cowry
  • good-for-nothing or queer character
宝贵bǎoguìHSK 5

valuable

  • valuable
  • precious
  • to value
  • to treasure
  • to set store by
保bǎoHSK 5

to defend

  • to defend
  • to protect
  • to keep
  • to guarantee
  • to ensure
  • (old) civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲 system
  • Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亚)
保安bǎo’ānHSK 5

to ensure public security

  • to ensure public security
  • to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production)
  • public security
  • security guard
保持bǎochíHSK 5

to keep

  • to keep
  • to maintain
  • to hold
  • to preserve
保存bǎocúnHSK 5

to conserve

  • to conserve
  • to preserve
  • to keep
  • to store
  • (computing) to save (a file etc)
保留bǎoliúHSK 5

to keep

  • to keep
  • to retain
  • to have reservations (about sth)
  • to hold back (from saying sth)
  • to put aside for later
保险bǎoxiǎnHSK 5

insurance

  • insurance
  • to insure
  • safe
  • secure
  • be sure
  • be bound to
  • CL:份
保质期bǎozhìqīHSK 5

shelf life

  • shelf life
  • expiration date
报到bàodàoHSK 5

to report for duty

  • to report for duty
  • to check in
  • to register
报道bàodàoHSK 5

to report (news)

报告bàogàoHSK 5

to inform

  • to inform
  • to report
  • to make known
  • report
  • speech
  • talk
  • lecture
  • CL:篇,份,个,通
报警bàojǐngHSK 5

to sound an alarm

  • to sound an alarm
  • to report sth to the police
抱怨bàoyuànHSK 5

to complain

  • to complain
  • to grumble
  • to harbor a complaint
  • to feel dissatisfied
暴雨bàoyǔHSK 5

torrential rain

  • torrential rain
  • rainstorm
  • CL:场,阵
背后bèihòuHSK 5

behind

  • behind
  • at the back
  • in the rear
  • behind sb's back
背景bèijǐngHSK 5

background

  • background
  • backdrop
  • context
  • (fig.) powerful backer
被子bèiziHSK 5

blanket

  • blanket
  • quilt
  • CL:条,床
本地běndìHSK 5

local

  • local
  • this locality
本领běnlǐngHSK 5

skill

  • skill
  • ability
  • capability
  • CL:项,个
本人běnrénHSK 5

I

  • I
  • me
  • myself
  • oneself
  • yourself
  • himself
  • herself
  • the person concerned
本质běnzhìHSK 5

essence

  • essence
  • nature
  • innate character
  • intrinsic quality
比分bǐfēnHSK 5

score (of a game or competition)

  • score (of a game or competition)
比例bǐlìHSK 5

proportion

  • proportion
  • scale
比喻bǐyùHSK 5

to compare

  • to compare
  • to liken to
  • metaphor
  • analogy
  • figure of speech
  • figuratively
彼此bǐcǐHSK 5

each other

  • each other
  • one another
必bìHSK 5

certainly

  • certainly
  • must
  • will
  • necessarily
必然bìránHSK 5

inevitable

  • inevitable
  • certain
  • necessity
必需bìxūHSK 5

to need

  • to need
  • to require
  • essential
  • indispensable
必要bìyàoHSK 5

necessary

  • necessary
  • essential
  • indispensable
  • required

Stories that use these HSK 5 words

Each one is a Fluentide Advanced (HSK 5+) story, written inside that word band. Press play; the first few need no account.

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HSK 5 word list for HSK 2.0 (2,500 words)

If your registration still says HSK 2.0, study this list. HSK 2.0 HSK 5 has about 2,500 words. Below are the 1,298 it adds at this level; the rest are on the HSK 1, HSK 2, HSK 3, HSK 4 pages.

HSK 2.0 vs HSK 3.0 word counts by levelCumulative vocabulary, HSK 2.0 then HSK 3.0: HSK 1 150 and 300 words, HSK 2 300 and 500, HSK 3 600 and 1,000, HSK 4 1,200 and 2,000, HSK 5 2,500 and about 3,600, HSK 6 5,000 and about 5,400.Every HSK 3.0 level needs more words than HSK 2.0HSK 2.0HSK 3.0HSK 1150300HSK 2300500HSK 36001,000HSK 41,2002,000HSK 52,500~3,600HSK 65,000~5,400HSK 3.0 papers start 13 December 2026 · Chinese Testing International
Cumulative words per level. Same level number, bigger list in HSK 3.0.
Show the 1,298 HSK 2.0 words
  • 唉ài
  • 爱护àihù
  • 爱惜àixī
  • 爱心àixīn
  • 安慰ānwèi
  • 安装ānzhuāng
  • 岸àn
  • 把握bǎwò
  • 摆bǎi
  • 班主任bānzhǔrèn
  • 办理bànlǐ
  • 傍晚bàngwǎn
  • 棒bàng
  • 包裹bāoguǒ
  • 包含bāohán
  • 包子bāozi
  • 薄báo
  • 宝贝bǎobèi
  • 宝贵bǎoguì
  • 保持bǎochí
  • 保存bǎocún
  • 保留bǎoliú
  • 保险bǎoxiǎn
  • 报告bàogào
  • 悲观bēiguān
  • 背bèi
  • 背景bèijǐng
  • 被子bèizi
  • 本科běnkē
  • 本领běnlǐng
  • 本质běnzhì
  • 比例bǐlì
  • 比如bǐrú
  • 彼此bǐcǐ
  • 必然bìrán
  • 必需bìxū
  • 必要bìyào
  • 毕竟bìjìng
  • 避免bìmiǎn
  • 编辑biānjí
  • 鞭炮biānpào
  • 便biàn
  • 辩论biànlùn
  • 标点biāodiǎn
  • 标志biāozhì
  • 表面biǎomiàn
  • 表明biǎomíng
  • 表情biǎoqíng
  • 表现biǎoxiàn
  • 丙bǐng
  • 病毒bìngdú
  • 玻璃bōli
  • 脖子bózi
  • 博物馆bówùguǎn
  • 补充bǔchōng
  • 不安bùān
  • 不必bùbì
  • 不得了bùdéliǎo
  • 不断bùduàn
  • 不好意思bùhǎoyìsi
  • 不见得bùjiànde
  • 不免bùmiǎn
  • 不耐烦bùnàifán
  • 不然bùrán
  • 不如bùrú
  • 不要紧bùyàojǐn
  • 不足bùzú
  • 布bù
  • 步骤bùzhòu
  • 部门bùmén
  • 财产cáichǎn
  • 采访cǎifǎng
  • 采取cǎiqǔ
  • 彩虹cǎihóng
  • 踩cǎi
  • 参考cānkǎo
  • 参与cānyù
  • 餐厅cāntīng
  • 残疾cánjí
  • 惭愧cánkuì
  • 操场cāochǎng
  • 操心cāoxīn
  • 册cè
  • 厕所cèsuǒ
  • 测验cèyàn
  • 曾经céngjīng
  • 叉子chāzi
  • 插chā
  • 差别chābié
  • 拆chāi
  • 产品chǎnpǐn
  • 产生chǎnshēng
  • 常识chángshí
  • 抄chāo
  • 朝cháo
  • 朝代cháodài
  • 吵架chǎojià
  • 炒chǎo
  • 车库chēkù
  • 车厢chēxiāng
  • 彻底chèdǐ
  • 沉默chénmò
  • 趁chèn
  • 称呼chēnghu
  • 称赞chēngzàn
  • 成分chéngfèn
  • 成果chéngguǒ
  • 成就chéngjiù
  • 成立chénglì
  • 成语chéngyǔ
  • 成长chéngzhǎng
  • 承担chéngdān
  • 承认chéngrèn
  • 承受chéngshòu
  • 诚恳chéngkěn
  • 乘chéng
  • 程度chéngdù
  • 程序chéngxù
  • 吃亏chīkuī
  • 池子chízi
  • 持续chíxù
  • 尺子chǐzi
  • 翅膀chìbǎng
  • 充电器chōngdiànqì
  • 充分chōngfèn
  • 充满chōngmǎn
  • 冲chōng
  • 宠物chǒngwù
  • 抽屉chōuti
  • 抽象chōuxiàng
  • 丑chǒu
  • 臭chòu
  • 出版chūbǎn
  • 出口chūkǒu
  • 出色chūsè
  • 出席chūxí
  • 初级chūjí
  • 除chú
  • 除非chúfēi
  • 除夕chúxī
  • 处理chǔlǐ
  • 传播chuánbō
  • 传递chuándì
  • 传染chuánrǎn
  • 传说chuánshuō
  • 传统chuántǒng
  • 窗帘chuānglián
  • 闯chuǎng
  • 创造chuàngzào
  • 吹chuī
  • 辞职cízhí
  • 磁带cídài
  • 此外cǐwài
  • 次要cìyào
  • 刺激cìjī
  • 匆忙cōngmáng
  • 从此cóngcǐ
  • 从而cóngér
  • 从前cóngqián
  • 从事cóngshì
  • 促进cùjìn
  • 促使cùshǐ
  • 醋cù
  • 催cuī
  • 存cún
  • 存在cúnzài
  • 措施cuòshī
  • 错误cuòwù
  • 达到dádào
  • 答应dāying
  • 打工dǎgōng
  • 打交道dǎjiāodào
  • 打喷嚏dǎpēntì
  • 打听dǎting
  • 打招呼dǎzhāohu
  • 大方dàfāng
  • 大象dàxiàng
  • 大型dàxíng
  • 呆dāi
  • 待遇dàiyù
  • 贷款dàikuǎn
  • 单纯dānchún
  • 单调dāndiào
  • 单独dāndú
  • 单位dānwèi
  • 单元dānyuán
  • 担任dānrèn
  • 耽误dānwu
  • 胆小鬼dǎnxiǎoguǐ
  • 淡dàn
  • 当代dāngdài
  • 挡dǎng
  • 导演dǎoyǎn
  • 导致dǎozhì
  • 岛dǎo
  • 到达dàodá
  • 倒dǎo
  • 倒霉dǎoméi
  • 道德dàodé
  • 道理dàoli
  • 地道dìdào
  • 地理dìlǐ
  • 地区dìqū
  • 地毯dìtǎn
  • 地位dìwèi
  • 地震dìzhèn
  • 的确díquè
  • 登机牌dēngjīpái
  • 登记dēngjì
  • 等待děngdài
  • 等候děnghòu
  • 等于děngyú
  • 滴dī
  • 敌人dírén
  • 递dì
  • 点头diǎntóu
  • 点心diǎnxin
  • 电池diànchí
  • 电台diàntái
  • 钓diào
  • 调皮tiáopí
  • 调整tiáozhěng
  • 丁dīng
  • 顶dǐng
  • 动画片dònghuàpiàn
  • 冻dòng
  • 洞dòng
  • 豆腐dòufu
  • 逗dòu
  • 独立dúlì
  • 独特dútè
  • 度过dùguò
  • 短信duǎnxìn
  • 堆duī
  • 对比duìbǐ
  • 对待duìdài
  • 对方duìfāng
  • 对手duìshǒu
  • 对象duìxiàng
  • 对于duìyú
  • 吨dūn
  • 蹲dūn
  • 多亏duōkuī
  • 多余duōyú
  • 躲藏duǒcáng
  • 恶劣èliè
  • 发表fābiǎo
  • 发愁fāchóu
  • 发达fādá
  • 发抖fādǒu
  • 发挥fāhuī
  • 发明fāmíng
  • 发票fāpiào
  • 发言fāyán
  • 罚款fákuǎn
  • 法院fǎyuàn
  • 翻fān
  • 凡是fánshì
  • 繁荣fánróng
  • 反而fǎnér
  • 反复fǎnfù
  • 反应fǎnyìng
  • 反正fǎnzhèng
  • 方fāng
  • 方案fāngàn
  • 方式fāngshì
  • 妨碍fángài
  • 房东fángdōng
  • 仿佛fǎngfú
  • 放松fàngsōng
  • 非fēi
  • 肥皂féizào
  • 废话fèihuà
  • 肺fèi
  • 费用fèiyòng
  • 分别fēnbié
  • 分布fēnbù
  • 分配fēnpèi
  • 分析fēnxī
  • 纷纷fēnfēn
  • 奋斗fèndòu
  • 愤怒fènnù
  • 风格fēnggé
  • 风俗fēngsú
  • 风险fēngxiǎn
  • 疯狂fēngkuáng
  • 讽刺fěngcì
  • 否定fǒudìng
  • 否认fǒurèn
  • 扶fú
  • 服从fúcóng
  • 服装fúzhuāng
  • 幅fú
  • 辅导fǔdǎo
  • 付款fùkuǎn
  • 妇女fùnǚ
  • 复制fùzhì
  • 改革gǎigé
  • 改进gǎijìn
  • 改善gǎishàn
  • 改正gǎizhèng
  • 盖gài
  • 概括gàikuò
  • 概念gàiniàn
  • 赶紧gǎnjǐn
  • 赶快gǎnkuài
  • 感激gǎnjī
  • 感受gǎnshòu
  • 感想gǎnxiǎng
  • 干脆gāncuì
  • 干活儿gànhuór
  • 钢铁gāngtiě
  • 高档gāodàng
  • 高速gāosù
  • 搞gǎo
  • 告别gàobié
  • 胳膊gēbo
  • 鸽子gēzi
  • 革命gémìng
  • 格外géwài
  • 隔壁gébì
  • 个别gèbié
  • 个人gèrén
  • 个性gèxìng
  • 各自gèzì
  • 根gēn
  • 根本gēnběn
  • 更加gèngjiā
  • 工厂gōngchǎng
  • 工程师gōngchéngshī
  • 工人gōngrén
  • 工业gōngyè
  • 公布gōngbù
  • 公开gōngkāi
  • 公平gōngpíng
  • 公寓gōngyù
  • 公元gōngyuán
  • 公主gōngzhǔ
  • 功夫gōngfu
  • 功能gōngnéng
  • 贡献gòngxiàn
  • 沟通gōutōng
  • 构成gòuchéng
  • 姑姑gūgu
  • 姑娘gūniang
  • 古代gǔdài
  • 古典gǔdiǎn
  • 古老gǔlǎo
  • 股票gǔpiào
  • 骨头gǔtou
  • 鼓舞gǔwǔ
  • 固定gùdìng
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How to actually learn HSK 5 vocabulary

Reading a word on a page and catching it at speed in a sentence are different skills. The HSK listening section tests the second.

Four steps in a loop. One: skim this list and note which words feel unfamiliar. Two: hear them in HSK 5 stories every day. Three: look a word up only after you have heard it. Four: check the list monthly; the gaps show what to listen for next. Then repeat.Hear a word first, look it up second1Skim this listNote the wordsyou don't know2Hear themHSK 5 stories,every day3Look up afteronly once youhave heard it4Check monthlyGaps show whatto listen forrepeat
Use the list as a checklist, and do the learning by ear.

The method in practice

Hear HSK 5 vocabulary in real Mandarin

Each HSK 5 episode uses this word band, with the transcript, pinyin and line-by-line English. Five free episodes after a one-tap magic-link sign-in — no password, no payment.

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