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 288 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
美国佛州李尔喷气机坠毁 九人全部遇难
Learjet 60 Crashes in Palm Beach County, Florida, Killing All Nine On Board
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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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产量chǎnliàngHSK 5output
- output
产品chǎnpǐnHSK 5goods
- goods
- merchandise
- product
- CL:个
产业chǎnyèHSK 5industry
- industry
- estate
- property
- industrial
尝试chángshìHSK 5to try (to see what it's like or whether one can do it)
- to try (to see what it's like or whether one can do it)
常识chángshíHSK 5common sense
- common sense
- general knowledge
场所chǎngsuǒHSK 5location
- location
- place
超chāoHSK 5to exceed
- to exceed
- to overtake
- to surpass
- to transcend
- to pass
- to cross
- ultra-
- super-
超出chāochūHSK 5to exceed
- to exceed
- to overstep
- to go too far
- to encroach
超级chāojíHSK 5super-
- super-
- ultra-
- hyper-
超速chāosùHSK 5to exceed the speed limit
- to exceed the speed limit
- to speed
- high-speed
朝cháoHSK 5imperial or royal court
- imperial or royal court
- government
- dynasty
- reign of a sovereign or emperor
- court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor
- to make a pilgrimage to
- facing
- towards
- morning
- abbr. for 朝鲜 Korea
吵chǎoHSK 5noisy
- noisy
- loud
- to quarrel
- to argue
- Taiwan pr.
- used in 吵吵
炒chǎoHSK 5to sauté
- to sauté
- to stir-fry
- to speculate (in real estate etc)
- to scalp
- to hype up
- to sack
- to fire (sb)
车祸chēhuòHSK 5traffic accident
- traffic accident
- car crash
- CL:起
车库chēkùHSK 5garage
- garage
车辆chēliàngHSK 5vehicle
- vehicle
车厢chēxiāngHSK 5carriage
- carriage
- CL:节
车主chēzhǔHSK 5vehicle owner
- vehicle owner
彻底chèdǐHSK 5thorough
- thorough
- thoroughly
- complete
沉chénHSK 5to submerge
- to submerge
- to immerse
- to sink
- to keep down
- to lower
- to drop
- deep
- profound
- heavy
- variant of 沉
沉默chénmòHSK 5taciturn
- taciturn
- uncommunicative
- silent
称chēngHSK 5to weigh
- to weigh
- to state
- to name
- name
- appellation
- to praise
- to fit
- to match
- to suit
- (coll.) to have
- to possess
- Taiwan pr.
- old variant of 秤
称为chēngwéiHSK 5to be called
- to be called
- to be known as
- to call it "..."
称赞chēngzànHSK 5to praise
- to praise
- to commend
- to compliment
成本chéngběnHSK 5(manufacturing, production etc) costs
- (manufacturing, production etc) costs
成分chéngfènHSK 5composition
- composition
- ingredient
- element
- component
- one's social status
成果chéngguǒHSK 5result
- result
- achievement
- gain
- profit
- CL:个
成就chéngjiùHSK 5accomplishment
- accomplishment
- success
- achievement
- CL:个
- to achieve (a result)
- to create
- to bring about
成立chénglìHSK 5to establish
- to establish
- to set up
- to be tenable
- to hold water
成年chéngniánHSK 5to grow to adulthood
- to grow to adulthood
- fully grown
- adult
- the whole year
成人chéngrénHSK 5to reach adulthood
- to reach adulthood
- an adult
成熟chéngshúHSK 5mature
- mature
- ripe
- to mature
- to ripen
- Taiwan pr.
成员chéngyuánHSK 5member
- member
成长chéngzhǎngHSK 5to mature
- to mature
- to grow
- growth
承担chéngdānHSK 5to undertake
- to undertake
- to assume (responsibility etc)
承认chéngrènHSK 5to admit
- to admit
- to concede
- to recognize
- recognition (diplomatic, artistic etc)
- to acknowledge
承受chéngshòuHSK 5to bear
- to bear
- to support
- to inherit
城区chéngqūHSK 5city district
- city district
- urban area
乘务员chéngwùyuánHSK 5attendant on an airplane, train, boat etc
- attendant on an airplane, train, boat etc
程度chéngdùHSK 5degree
- degree
- level
- extent
程序chéngxùHSK 5procedures
- procedures
- sequence
- order
- computer program
橙子chéngziHSK 5orange
- orange
池chíHSK 5pond
- pond
- reservoir
- moat
- surname Chi
持续chíxùHSK 5to continue
- to continue
- to last
- to persist
尺子chǐziHSK 5ruler (measuring instrument)
- ruler (measuring instrument)
- CL:把
翅膀chìbǎngHSK 5wing
- wing
- CL:只,对
充电chōngdiànHSK 5to recharge (a battery)
- to recharge (a battery)
- (fig.) to recharge one's batteries (through rest or leisure)
- (fig.) to update one's skills and knowledge
充分chōngfènHSK 5ample
- ample
- sufficient
- adequate
- full
- fully
- to the full
充满chōngmǎnHSK 5full of
- full of
- brimming with
- very full
- permeated
充值chōngzhíHSK 5to recharge (money onto a card)
- to recharge (money onto a card)
- to top up
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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