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 292 free stories at the Advanced (HSK 5+) level that use them, with transcript and pinyin.
By Haoshan Hong · Native Mandarin speaker · Updated October 2026
Hear HSK 5 words in a real story
《经济学人》劝华盛顿：让中国抄美国AI
The Economist Urges Washington: Let China Copy American AI — Why Banning Distillation Would Backfire
2 min
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.
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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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或是huòshìHSK 5or
- or
- either one or the other
或许huòxǔHSK 5perhaps
- perhaps
- maybe
货物huòwùHSK 5goods
- goods
- commodity
- merchandise
- CL:宗
机构jīgòuHSK 5mechanism
- mechanism
- structure
- organization
- agency
- institution
- CL:所
机器jīqìHSK 5machine
- machine
- CL:台,部,个
机器人jīqìrénHSK 5robot
- robot
- android
肌肉jīròuHSK 5muscle
- muscle
- flesh
激烈jīlièHSK 5(of competition or fighting) intense
- (of competition or fighting) intense
- fierce
- (of pain) acute
- (of an expression of opinion) impassioned
- vehement
- (of a course of action) drastic
- extreme
及jíHSK 5and
- and
- to reach
- up to
- in time for
及格jígéHSK 5to pass an exam or a test
- to pass an exam or a test
- to meet a minimum standard
级jíHSK 5level
- level
- grade
- rank
- step (of stairs)
- CL:个
- classifier: step, level
即将jíjiāngHSK 5about to
- about to
- on the point of
- soon
极其jíqíHSK 5extremely
- extremely
急忙jímángHSK 5hastily
- hastily
急需jíxūHSK 5to urgently need
- to urgently need
- urgent need
急诊jízhěnHSK 5to give or receive urgent medical treatment
- to give or receive urgent medical treatment
- emergency treatment (at a hospital emergency department or from a doctor on a house call)
疾病jíbìngHSK 5disease
- disease
- sickness
- ailment
集jíHSK 5to gather
- to gather
- to collect
- collected works
- classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode
集合jíhéHSK 5to gather
- to gather
- to assemble
- (math.) set
集体jítǐHSK 5collective (decision)
- collective (decision)
- joint (effort)
- a group
- a team
- en masse
- as a group
集中jízhōngHSK 5to concentrate
- to concentrate
- to centralize
- to focus
- centralized
- concentrated
- to put together
挤jǐHSK 5to crowd in
- to crowd in
- to cram in
- to force others aside
- to press
- to squeeze
- to find (time in one's busy schedule)
计算jìsuànHSK 5to calculate
- to calculate
- to compute
- to consider
- to think over
- to plot
- to scheme
计算机jìsuànjīHSK 5computer
- computer
- (Tw) calculator
- CL:台
记录jìlùHSK 5to record
- to record
- record (esp. a written account)
- notetaker
- record (e.g. in sports)
记忆jìyìHSK 5to remember
- to remember
- to recall
- memory
记载jìzǎiHSK 5to write down
- to write down
- to record
- written account
纪录jìlùHSK 5to record
- to record
- record (esp. a written account)
- notetaker
纪录片jìlùpiànHSK 5newsreel
- newsreel
- documentary (film or TV program)
- CL:部
纪念jìniànHSK 5to commemorate
- to commemorate
- to honor the memory of
- memento
- keepsake
- souvenir
纪念日jìniànrìHSK 5day of commemoration
- day of commemoration
- memorial day
技能jìnéngHSK 5technical ability
- technical ability
- skill
季度jìdùHSK 5quarter of a year
- quarter of a year
- season (sports)
加工jiāgōngHSK 5to process
- to process
- processing
- working (of machinery)
加热jiārèHSK 5to heat
- to heat
加深jiāshēnHSK 5to deepen
- to deepen
加速jiāsùHSK 5to accelerate
- to accelerate
- to speed up
- to expedite
家电jiādiànHSK 5household electric appliance
- household electric appliance
- abbr. for 家用电器
家务jiāwùHSK 5household duties
- household duties
- housework
嘉宾jiābīnHSK 5esteemed guest
- esteemed guest
- honored guest
- guest (on a show)
甲jiǎHSK 5first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干
- first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干
- (used for an unspecified person or thing)
- first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc)
- letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
- armor plating
- shell or carapace
- (of the fingers or toes) nail
- bladed leather or metal armor (old)
- ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old)
- civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲 system (old)
- ancient Chinese compass point: 75°
假如jiǎrúHSK 5if
- if
价值jiàzhíHSK 5value
- value
- worth
- (ethical, cultural etc) values
驾驶jiàshǐHSK 5to drive (vehicle)
- to drive (vehicle)
- to pilot (ship, airplane etc)
- driver
- pilot
- captain
驾照jiàzhàoHSK 5driver's license (abbr. for 驾驶执照)
- driver's license (abbr. for 驾驶执照)
架jiàHSK 5to support
- to support
- frame
- rack
- framework
- classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc
坚强jiānqiángHSK 5staunch
- staunch
- strong
艰苦jiānkǔHSK 5difficult
- difficult
- hard
- arduous
捡jiǎnHSK 5to pick up
- to pick up
- to collect
- to gather
减肥jiǎnféiHSK 5to lose weight
- to lose weight
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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How to actually learn HSK 5 vocabulary
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Hear HSK 5 vocabulary in real Mandarin
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