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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新娘xīnniángHSK 5bride
- bride
新人xīnrénHSK 5newcomer
- newcomer
- new recruit
- fresh talent
- newlywed, esp. new bride
- newlywed couple
- bride and groom
- (paleoanthropology) later-period Homo sapiens
新型xīnxíngHSK 5new type
- new type
- new kind
信封xìnfēngHSK 5envelope
- envelope
信任xìnrènHSK 5to trust
- to trust
- to have confidence in
信用xìnyòngHSK 5trustworthiness
- trustworthiness
- (commerce) credit
- (literary) to trust and appoint
行程xíngchéngHSK 5journey
- journey
- travel route
- itinerary
- distance of travel
- course (of history)
- stroke (of a piston)
- (Tw) (computing) process
行动xíngdòngHSK 5operation
- operation
- action
- CL:个
- to move about
- mobile
行人xíngrénHSK 5pedestrian
- pedestrian
- traveler on foot
- passer-by
- official responsible for arranging audiences with the emperor
行驶xíngshǐHSK 5to travel along a route (of vehicles etc)
- to travel along a route (of vehicles etc)
行为xíngwéiHSK 5action
- action
- conduct
- behavior
- activity
行业hángyèHSK 5trade
- trade
- profession
- industry
- business
行走xíngzǒuHSK 5to walk
- to walk
形成xíngchéngHSK 5to form
- to form
- to take shape
形容xíngróngHSK 5to describe
- to describe
- (literary) countenance
- appearance
形式xíngshìHSK 5outer appearance
- outer appearance
- form
- shape
- formality
- CL:个
形势xíngshìHSK 5circumstances
- circumstances
- situation
- terrain
- CL:个
形象xíngxiàngHSK 5image
- image
- form
- figure
- CL:个
- visualization
- vivid
形状xíngzhuàngHSK 5form
- form
- shape
幸运xìngyùnHSK 5fortunate
- fortunate
- lucky
- good fortune
- luck
性质xìngzhìHSK 5nature
- nature
- characteristic
- CL:个
休闲xiūxiánHSK 5leisure
- leisure
- relaxation
- not working
- idle
- to enjoy leisure
- to lie fallow
修改xiūgǎiHSK 5to amend
- to amend
- to alter
- to modify
修建xiūjiànHSK 5to build
- to build
- to construct
虚心xūxīnHSK 5open-minded
- open-minded
- humble
需xūHSK 5to require
- to require
- to need
- to want
- necessity
- need
需求xūqiúHSK 5requirement
- requirement
- to require
- (economics) demand
宣布xuānbùHSK 5to declare
- to declare
- to announce
- to proclaim
宣传xuānchuánHSK 5to disseminate
- to disseminate
- to give publicity to
- propaganda
- CL:个
选手xuǎnshǒuHSK 5athlete
- athlete
- contestant
学分xuéfēnHSK 5course credit
- course credit
学科xuékēHSK 5subject
- subject
- branch of learning
- course
- academic discipline
学历xuélìHSK 5educational background
- educational background
- academic qualifications
学年xuéniánHSK 5academic year
- academic year
学术xuéshùHSK 5learning
- learning
- science
- academic
- CL:个
学者xuézhěHSK 5scholar
- scholar
雪糕xuěgāoHSK 5ice cream bar
- ice cream bar
- ice cream popsicle
寻找xúnzhǎoHSK 5to seek
- to seek
- to look for
询问xúnwènHSK 5to inquire
- to inquire
- to ask about
训练xùnliànHSK 5to train
- to train
- to drill
- training
- CL:个
迅速xùnsùHSK 5rapid
- rapid
- speedy
- fast
压岁钱yāsuìqiánHSK 5money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve
- money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve
押金yājīnHSK 5deposit
- deposit
- down payment
鸭子yāziHSK 5duck (CL:只)
- duck (CL:只)
- (slang) male prostitute
牙齿yáchǐHSK 5tooth
- tooth
- dental
- CL:颗
呀yāHSK 5(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
- (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
- ah (used to express surprise)
- (onom.) creaking
延长yánchángHSK 5to prolong
- to prolong
- to extend
- to delay
严肃yánsùHSK 5(of an atmosphere etc) solemn
- (of an atmosphere etc) solemn
- grave
- serious
- (of a manner etc) earnest
- severe
- exacting
- to strictly enforce
沿yánHSK 5along
- along
- to follow (a line, tradition etc)
- to carry on
- to trim (a border with braid, tape etc)
- border
- edge
研发yánfāHSK 5research and development
- research and development
- to develop
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
Reading a word on a page and catching it at speed in a sentence are different skills. The HSK listening section tests the second.
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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.