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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剪jiǎnHSK 5(bound form) scissors or similar tool
- (bound form) scissors or similar tool
- to cut as with scissors
- (bound form) to wipe out
- to exterminate
- to edit (video, audio etc)
- surname Jian
剪刀jiǎndāoHSK 5scissors
- scissors
- CL:把
简历jiǎnlìHSK 5curriculum vitae (CV)
- curriculum vitae (CV)
- résumé
- biographical notes
简直jiǎnzhíHSK 5simply
- simply
- really
建jiànHSK 5to establish
- to establish
- to found
- to set up
- to build
- to construct
建立jiànlìHSK 5to establish
- to establish
- to set up
- to found
建设jiànshèHSK 5to build
- to build
- to construct
- to establish
- to develop
- to institute
建造jiànzàoHSK 5to construct
- to construct
- to build
建筑jiànzhùHSK 5to construct
- to construct
- building
- CL:个
渐渐jiànjiànHSK 5gradually
- gradually
键jiànHSK 5key (on a piano or computer keyboard)
- key (on a piano or computer keyboard)
- button (on a mouse or other device)
- chemical bond
- linchpin
键盘jiànpánHSK 5keyboard
- keyboard
将近jiāngjìnHSK 5almost
- almost
- nearly
- close to
讲话jiǎnghuàHSK 5a speech
- a speech
- to speak
- to talk
- to address
- CL:个
讲究jiǎngjiuHSK 5to pay particular attention to
- to pay particular attention to
- carefully selected for quality
- tastefully chosen
讲述jiǎngshùHSK 5to talk about
- to talk about
- to narrate
- to give an account
讲座jiǎngzuòHSK 5course of lectures
- course of lectures
- lecture series
- chair (academic position)
奖励jiǎnglìHSK 5to reward
- to reward
- reward (as encouragement)
降水jiàngshuǐHSK 5rain and snow
- rain and snow
- precipitation (meteorology)
交换jiāohuànHSK 5to exchange
- to exchange
- to swap
- to switch (telecom)
- commutative (math)
- to commute
交往jiāowǎngHSK 5to associate (with)
- to associate (with)
- to have contact (with)
- to hang out (with)
- to date
- (interpersonal) relationship
- association
- contact
交易jiāoyìHSK 5to deal
- to deal
- to trade
- to transact
- transaction
- deal
- CL:笔
浇jiāoHSK 5to pour liquid
- to pour liquid
- to irrigate (using waterwheel)
- to water
- to cast (molten metal)
- to mold
角度jiǎodùHSK 5angle
- angle
- (fig.) point of view
角色juésèHSK 5role
- role
- part (in a play or movie etc)
- also pr.
脚步jiǎobùHSK 5footstep
- footstep
- step
较jiàoHSK 5(bound form) to compare
- (bound form) to compare
- compared to
- (before an adjective) relatively
- comparatively
- rather
- (literary) to dispute
- also pr.
教材jiàocáiHSK 5teaching material
- teaching material
- CL:本
阶段jiēduànHSK 5stage
- stage
- section
- phase
- period
- CL:个
接触jiēchùHSK 5to touch
- to touch
- to contact
- access
- in touch with
接待jiēdàiHSK 5to receive
- to receive
- to entertain
- to host (guests, visitors or clients)
接近jiējìnHSK 5to approach
- to approach
- to get close to
接收jiēshōuHSK 5reception (of transmitted signal)
- reception (of transmitted signal)
- to receive
- to accept
- to admit
- to take over (e.g. a factory)
- to expropriate
节省jiéshěngHSK 5saving
- saving
- to save
- to use sparingly
- to cut down on
结jié / jiēHSK 5knot
- knot
- sturdy
- bond
- to tie
- to bind
- to check out (of a hotel)
- (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds)
- Taiwan pr.
结构jiégòuHSK 5structure
- structure
- composition
- makeup
- architecture
- CL:座,个
结合jiéhéHSK 5to combine
- to combine
- to link
- to integrate
- binding
- CL:次
结论jiélùnHSK 5conclusion
- conclusion
- verdict
- CL:个
- to conclude
- to reach a verdict
届jièHSK 5to arrive at (place or time)
- to arrive at (place or time)
- period
- to become due
- classifier for events, meetings, elections, sporting fixtures, years (of graduation)
今日jīnrìHSK 5today
- today
尽快jǐnkuàiHSK 5as quickly as possible
- as quickly as possible
- as soon as possible
尽力jìnlìHSK 5to strive one's hardest
- to strive one's hardest
- to spare no effort
尽量jǐnliàngHSK 5as much as possible
- as much as possible
- to the greatest extent
紧jǐnHSK 5tight
- tight
- strict
- close at hand
- near
- urgent
- tense
- hard up
- short of money
- to tighten
紧急jǐnjíHSK 5urgent
- urgent
- emergency
紧密jǐnmìHSK 5inseparably close
- inseparably close
谨慎jǐnshènHSK 5cautious
- cautious
- prudent
近代jìndàiHSK 5the not-very-distant past
- the not-very-distant past
- modern times, excluding recent decades
- (in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919)
- capitalist times (pre-1949)
近年来jìnnián láiHSK 5for the past few years
- for the past few years
近期jìnqīHSK 5near in time
- near in time
- in the near future
- very soon
- recent
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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