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
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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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员工yuángōngHSK 5staff
- staff
- personnel
- employee
原yuánHSK 5former
- former
- original
- primary
- raw
- level
- cause
- source
- surname Yuan
- (Japanese surname) Hara
原有yuán yǒuHSK 5original
- original
- former
原则yuánzéHSK 5principle
- principle
- doctrine
- CL:个
圆yuánHSK 5circle
- circle
- round
- circular
- spherical
- (of the moon) full
- unit of Chinese currency (yuan)
- tactful
- to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)
愿yuànHSK 5honest and prudent
- honest and prudent
- (bound form) wish
- hope
- desire
- to be willing
- to wish (that sth may happen)
- may ...
- vow
- pledge
- variant of 愿
愿望yuànwàngHSK 5desire
- desire
- wish
约定yuēdìngHSK 5to agree on sth (after discussion)
- to agree on sth (after discussion)
- to conclude a bargain
- to arrange
- to promise
- to stipulate
- to make an appointment
- stipulated (time, amount, quality etc)
- an arrangement
- a deal
- appointment
- undertaking
- commitment
- understanding
- engagement
- stipulation
运yùnHSK 5to move
- to move
- to transport
- to use
- to apply
- fortune
- luck
- fate
运费yùnfèiHSK 5freight fee
- freight fee
运气yùnqiHSK 5luck (good or bad)
- luck (good or bad)
运输yùnshūHSK 5to transport
- to transport
- to carry
- transportation
运用yùnyòngHSK 5to use
- to use
- to put to use
在场zàichǎngHSK 5to be present
- to be present
- to be on the scene
在乎zàihuHSK 5to rest with
- to rest with
- to lie in
- to be due to (a certain attribute)
- (often used in the negative) to care about
在内zàinèiHSK 5(included) in it
- (included) in it
- among them
在线zàixiànHSK 5online
- online
- connected to the Internet
- (fig.) (coll.) (of a person) mentally focused
- engaged
- (of skills, performance etc) sharp
- on point
- functioning at a high level
在于zàiyúHSK 5to rest with
- to rest with
- to lie in
- to be due to (a certain attribute)
- (of a matter) to be determined by
- to be up to (sb)
赞成zànchéngHSK 5to approve of
- to approve of
- to agree with
- (literary) to help bring about
糟zāoHSK 5dregs
- dregs
- draff
- pickled in wine
- rotten
- messy
- ruined
糟糕zāogāoHSK 5too bad
- too bad
- how terrible
- what bad luck
- terrible
- bad
早期zǎoqīHSK 5early period
- early period
- early phase
- early stage
早晚zǎowǎnHSK 5morning and evening
- morning and evening
- (in reference to sth that is bound to happen) sooner or later
- one of these days
- (coll.) (this, or that) point of time
- (dialect) at some time in the future
早已zǎoyǐHSK 5for a long time
- for a long time
- long since
- (dialect) in the past
造zàoHSK 5to make
- to make
- to build
- to manufacture
- to invent
- to fabricate
- to go to
- party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement)
- crop
- classifier for crops
造成zàochéngHSK 5to bring about
- to bring about
- to create
- to cause
增zēngHSK 5(bound form) to increase
- (bound form) to increase
- to augment
- to add to
增进zēngjìnHSK 5to promote
- to promote
- to enhance
- to further
- to advance (a cause etc)
增强zēngqiángHSK 5to increase
- to increase
- to strengthen
赠zèngHSK 5to give as a present
- to give as a present
- to repel
- to bestow an honorary title after death (old)
赠送zèngsòngHSK 5to present as a gift
- to present as a gift
炸zhá / zhàHSK 5to burst
- to burst
- to explode
- to blow up
- to bomb
- (coll.) to fly into a rage
- (coll.) to scamper off
- to scatter
- to deep fry
- (coll.) to blanch (a vegetable)
- Taiwan pr.
摘zhāiHSK 5to take
- to take
- to pick (flowers, fruit etc)
- to pluck
- to remove
- to take off (glasses, hat etc)
- to select
- to pick out
- to borrow money at a time of urgent need
窄zhǎiHSK 5narrow
- narrow
- narrow-minded
- badly off
展出zhǎnchūHSK 5to put on display
- to put on display
- to be on show
- to exhibit
展开zhǎnkāiHSK 5to unfold
- to unfold
- to spread out
- to open up
- to launch
- to carry out
展览zhǎnlǎnHSK 5to put on display
- to put on display
- to exhibit
- exhibition
- show
- CL:个,次
展示zhǎnshìHSK 5to reveal
- to reveal
- to display
- to show
- to exhibit
展现zhǎnxiànHSK 5to unfold before one's eyes
- to unfold before one's eyes
- to emerge
- to reveal
- to display
占zhànHSK 5to take possession of
- to take possession of
- to occupy
- to take up
- to observe
- to divine
- variant of 占
占线zhànxiànHSK 5busy (telephone line)
- busy (telephone line)
站台zhàntáiHSK 5platform (at a railway station)
- platform (at a railway station)
- (Tw) (of an influential person) to publicly endorse or campaign for (a candidate)
- (Tw) (dated) website
长处chángchùHSK 5good aspects
- good aspects
- strong points
长度chángdùHSK 5length
- length
长久chángjiǔHSK 5long-time
- long-time
- long-term
- lasting
- enduring
- permanent
- for a long time
长期chángqīHSK 5long-term
- long-term
- for a protracted period
长途chángtúHSK 5long distance
- long distance
- long-distance phone call (abbr. for 长途电话)
- long-distance coach (abbr. for 长途汽车)
长远chángyuǎnHSK 5long-term
- long-term
- long-range
涨zhǎngHSK 5to rise (of prices, rivers)
- to rise (of prices, rivers)
- to swell
- to distend
涨价zhǎngjiàHSK 5to appreciate (in value)
- to appreciate (in value)
- to increase in price
Stories that use these HSK 5 words
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