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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应用yìngyòngHSK 5to put to use
- to put to use
- to apply
- practical
- applied (science, linguistics etc)
- application
- practical use
- (computing) app
迎yíngHSK 5to welcome
- to welcome
- to meet
- to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties)
- to meet face to face
迎接yíngjiēHSK 5to welcome
- to welcome
- to greet
营养yíngyǎngHSK 5nutrition
- nutrition
- nourishment
- CL:种
营业yíngyèHSK 5to do business
- to do business
- to trade
影片yǐngpiànHSK 5a copy of a film
- a copy of a film
- film
- motion picture
- movie
- (Tw) video
- video clip
- CL:部
影视yǐngshìHSK 5movies and television
- movies and television
硬yìngHSK 5hard
- hard
- stiff
- solid
- (fig.) strong
- firm
- resolutely
- uncompromisingly
- laboriously
- with great difficulty
- good (quality)
- able (person)
- (of food) filling
- substantial
硬件yìngjiànHSK 5hardware
- hardware
拥抱yōngbàoHSK 5to embrace
- to embrace
- to hug
拥有yōngyǒuHSK 5to have
- to have
- to possess
- to own
勇气yǒngqìHSK 5courage
- courage
用法yòngfǎHSK 5usage
- usage
用户yònghùHSK 5user
- user
- consumer
- subscriber
- customer
用力yònglìHSK 5to exert oneself physically
- to exert oneself physically
用品yòngpǐnHSK 5articles for use
- articles for use
- products
- goods
用途yòngtúHSK 5use
- use
- application
优惠yōuhuìHSK 5privilege
- privilege
- favorable (terms)
- preferential (treatment)
- discount (price)
优良yōuliángHSK 5fine
- fine
- good
- first-rate
优美yōuměiHSK 5graceful
- graceful
- fine
- elegant
优势yōushìHSK 5superiority
- superiority
- dominance
- advantage
优质yōuzhìHSK 5excellent quality
- excellent quality
悠久yōujiǔHSK 5long (tradition, history etc)
- long (tradition, history etc)
由此yóu cǐHSK 5hereby
- hereby
- from this
犹豫yóuyùHSK 5to hesitate
- to hesitate
邮寄yóujìHSK 5to mail
- to mail
- to send by post
邮局yóujúHSK 5post office
- post office
- CL:家,个
邮票yóupiàoHSK 5(postage) stamp
- (postage) stamp
- CL:枚,张
油条yóutiáoHSK 5youtiao (deep-fried breadstick)
- youtiao (deep-fried breadstick)
- CL:根
- slick and sly person
游览yóulǎnHSK 5to go sightseeing
- to go sightseeing
- to tour
- to visit
- CL:次
有害yǒu hàiHSK 5destructive
- destructive
- harmful
- damaging
有力yǒulìHSK 5powerful
- powerful
- forceful
- vigorous
有利yǒulìHSK 5advantageous
- advantageous
- favorable
有限yǒuxiànHSK 5limited
- limited
- finite
有益yǒuyìHSK 5useful
- useful
- beneficial
- profitable
有助于yǒuzhùyúHSK 5to contribute to
- to contribute to
- to promote
幼儿园yòu’éryuánHSK 5kindergarten
- kindergarten
- nursery school
娱乐yúlèHSK 5to entertain
- to entertain
- to amuse
- entertainment
- recreation
- amusement
- hobby
- fun
- joy
雨水yǔshuǐHSK 5rainwater
- rainwater
- rainfall
- rain
语气yǔqìHSK 5tone
- tone
- manner of speaking
- mood
- CL:个
语文yǔwénHSK 5literature and language
- literature and language
- (PRC) Chinese (as a school subject)
语音yǔyīnHSK 5speech sounds
- speech sounds
- pronunciation
- colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character
- phonetic
- audio
- voice
- (Internet) to voice chat
- voice message
玉米yùmǐHSK 5corn
- corn
- maize
- CL:粒
预报yùbàoHSK 5forecast
- forecast
预测yùcèHSK 5to forecast
- to forecast
- to predict
预订yùdìngHSK 5to place an order
- to place an order
- to book ahead
预防yùfángHSK 5to prevent
- to prevent
- to take precautions against
- to protect
- to guard against
- precautionary
- prophylactic
预计yùjìHSK 5to forecast
- to forecast
- to predict
- to estimate
预约yùyuēHSK 5booking
- booking
- reservation
- to book
- to make an appointment
元旦YuándànHSK 5New Year's Day
- New Year's Day
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.