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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网络wǎngluòHSK 5network
- network
- Internet
往返wǎngfǎnHSK 5to go back and forth
- to go back and forth
- to go to and fro
- to do a round trip
危害wēihàiHSK 5to harm
- to harm
- to jeopardize
- to endanger
- harmful effect
- damage
威胁wēixiéHSK 5to threaten
- to threaten
- to menace
微笑wēixiàoHSK 5smile
- smile
- CL:个,丝
- to smile
围wéiHSK 5to encircle
- to encircle
- to surround
- all around
- to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)
围巾wéijīnHSK 5scarf
- scarf
- shawl
- CL:条
围绕wéiràoHSK 5to revolve around
- to revolve around
- to center on (an issue)
违法wéifǎHSK 5illegal
- illegal
- to break the law
违反wéifǎnHSK 5to violate (a law)
- to violate (a law)
唯一wéiyīHSK 5only
- only
- sole
维持wéichíHSK 5to keep
- to keep
- to maintain
- to preserve
维修wéixiūHSK 5maintenance (of equipment)
- maintenance (of equipment)
- to protect and maintain
伟大wěidàHSK 5huge
- huge
- great
- grand
- worthy of the greatest admiration
- important (contribution etc)
尾巴wěibaHSK 5tail
- tail
- colloquial pr.
未来wèiláiHSK 5future
- future
- tomorrow
- CL:个
- approaching
- coming
- pending
位于wèiyúHSK 5to be located at
- to be located at
- to be situated at
- to lie
位置wèizhìHSK 5position
- position
- place
- seat
- CL:个
胃wèiHSK 5stomach
- stomach
- CL:个
温暖wēnnuǎnHSK 5warm
- warm
文学wénxuéHSK 5literature
- literature
稳定wěndìngHSK 5steady
- steady
- stable
- stability
- to stabilize
- to pacify
问卷wènjuànHSK 5questionnaire
- questionnaire
- CL:份
卧室wòshìHSK 5bedroom
- bedroom
- CL:间
握wòHSK 5to hold
- to hold
- to grasp
- to clench (one's fist)
- (bound form) to have in one's control
- classifier: a handful
握手wòshǒuHSK 5to shake hands
- to shake hands
无关wúguānHSK 5unrelated
- unrelated
- having nothing to do (with sth else)
无奈wúnàiHSK 5to have no alternative
- to have no alternative
- frustrated
- exasperated
- helpless
- (conjunction) but unfortunately
无数wúshùHSK 5countless
- countless
- numberless
- innumerable
无限wúxiànHSK 5unlimited
- unlimited
- unbounded
- infinite
无效wúxiàoHSK 5not valid
- not valid
- ineffective
- in vain
五颜六色wǔyán-liùsèHSK 5multicolored
- multicolored
- every color under the sun
武术wǔshùHSK 5military skill or technique (in former times)
- military skill or technique (in former times)
- all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development)
- self-defense
- tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage)
- also called kungfu 功夫
- CL:种
舞蹈wǔdǎoHSK 5dance (performance art)
- dance (performance art)
- dancing
舞台wǔtáiHSK 5(lit. and fig.) stage
- (lit. and fig.) stage
- arena
物价wùjiàHSK 5(commodity) prices
- (commodity) prices
- CL:个
物理wùlǐHSK 5physics
- physics
- physical
- relating to the material world
物品wùpǐnHSK 5articles
- articles
- goods
物业wùyèHSK 5property
- property
- real estate
- abbr. for 物业管理, property management
物质wùzhìHSK 5matter
- matter
- substance
- material
- materialistic
- CL:个
雾wùHSK 5fog
- fog
- mist
- CL:场,阵
吸管xīguǎnHSK 5(drinking) straw
- (drinking) straw
- pipette
- eyedropper
- snorkel
- CL:支
吸收xīshōuHSK 5to absorb
- to absorb
- to assimilate
- to ingest
- to recruit
西餐xīcānHSK 5Western-style food
- Western-style food
- CL:份,顿
西装xīzhuāngHSK 5suit
- suit
- Western-style clothes
- CL:套
戏xìHSK 5trick
- trick
- drama
- play
- show
- CL:出,场,台
- variant of 戏
戏剧xìjùHSK 5a drama
- a drama
- a play
- theater
- script of a play
系jì / xìHSK 5to connect
- to connect
- to relate to
- to tie up
- to bind
- to be (literary)
- system
- department
- faculty
- to connect
- to arrest
- to worry
- to tie
- to fasten
- to button up
系统xìtǒngHSK 5system
- system
- CL:个
细节xìjiéHSK 5details
- details
- particulars
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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