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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子女zǐnǚHSK 5children
- children
- sons and daughters
紫zǐHSK 5purple
- purple
- violet
字母zìmǔHSK 5letter (of the alphabet)
- letter (of the alphabet)
- CL:个
自从zìcóngHSK 5since (a time)
- since (a time)
- ever since
自动zìdòngHSK 5automatic
- automatic
- voluntarily
自觉zìjuéHSK 5to realize
- to realize
- to be aware of
- to feel that
- to be conscious of (sth relating to oneself)
- responsible
- predisposed to do the right thing
- considerate of others
自身zìshēnHSK 5itself
- itself
- oneself
- one's own
自由zìyóuHSK 5freedom
- freedom
- liberty
- free
- unrestricted
综合zōnghéHSK 5comprehensive
- comprehensive
- composite
- synthesized
- mixed
- to sum up
- to integrate
- to synthesize
总部zǒngbùHSK 5headquarters
- headquarters
总共zǒnggòngHSK 5altogether
- altogether
- in sum
- in all
- in total
总数zǒngshùHSK 5total
- total
- sum
- aggregate
总体zǒngtǐHSK 5completely
- completely
- totally
- total
- entire
- overall
- population (statistics)
总统zǒngtǒngHSK 5president (of a country)
- president (of a country)
总之zǒngzhīHSK 5in a word
- in a word
- in short
- in brief
租金zūjīnHSK 5rent
- rent
足够zúgòuHSK 5enough
- enough
- sufficient
族zúHSK 5race
- race
- nationality
- ethnicity
- clan
- by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)
阻止zǔzhǐHSK 5to prevent
- to prevent
- to block
组成zǔchéngHSK 5to form
- to form
- to make up
- to constitute
组合zǔhéHSK 5to assemble
- to assemble
- to combine
- to compose
- combination
- association
- set
- compilation
- (math.) combinatorial
组织zǔzhīHSK 5to organize
- to organize
- organization
- (biology) tissue
- (textiles) weave
- CL:个
嘴巴zuǐbaHSK 5mouth (CL:张)
- mouth (CL:张)
- slap in the face
最初zuìchūHSK 5first
- first
- primary
- initial
- original
- at first
- initially
- originally
最佳zuìjiāHSK 5optimum
- optimum
- optimal
- peak
- best (athlete, movie etc)
醉zuìHSK 5intoxicated
- intoxicated
尊敬zūnjìngHSK 5to respect
- to respect
- to revere
- to esteem
- honorable
- distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address)
遵守zūnshǒuHSK 5to comply with
- to comply with
- to abide by
- to respect (an agreement)
作出zuòchūHSK 5to put out
- to put out
- to come up with
- to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc)
- to issue (a permit, statement, explanation, apology, reassurance to the public etc)
- to draw (conclusion)
- to deliver (speech, judgment)
- to devise (explanation)
- to extract
爱情àiqíngHSK 4romance
- romance
- love (romantic)
- CL:份
爱心àixīnHSK 4compassion
- compassion
- kindness
- care for others
- love
- CL:片
- charity (bazaar, golf day etc)
- heart (the symbol ♥)
安检ānjiǎnHSK 4security check (abbr. for 安全检查)
- security check (abbr. for 安全检查)
- to do a security check
安排ānpáiHSK 4to arrange
- to arrange
- to plan
- to set up
- arrangements
- plans
按ànHSK 4to press
- to press
- to push
- to leave aside or shelve
- to control
- to restrain
- to keep one's hand on
- to check or refer to
- according to
- in the light of
- (of an editor or author) to make a comment
按时ànshíHSK 4on time
- on time
- before deadline
- on schedule
按照ànzhàoHSK 4according to
- according to
- in accordance with
- on the basis of
白酒báijiǔHSK 4baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum
- baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum
- (Tw) white wine (abbr. for 白葡萄酒)
办公bàngōngHSK 4to handle official business (usu. in an office)
- to handle official business (usu. in an office)
- to do (office) work
办理bànlǐHSK 4to handle
- to handle
- to transact
- to conduct
办事bànshìHSK 4to handle (affairs)
- to handle (affairs)
- to work
棒bàngHSK 4stick
- stick
- club
- cudgel
- smart
- capable
- strong
- wonderful
- classifier for legs of a relay race
保护bǎohùHSK 4to protect
- to protect
- to defend
- to safeguard
- protection
- CL:种
保证bǎozhèngHSK 4guarantee
- guarantee
- to guarantee
- to ensure
- to safeguard
- to pledge
- CL:个
报考bàokǎoHSK 4to enter oneself for an examination
- to enter oneself for an examination
报名bàomíngHSK 4to sign up
- to sign up
- to enter one's name
- to apply
- to register
- to enroll
- to enlist
抱bàoHSK 4to hold
- to hold
- to carry (in one's arms)
- to hug
- to embrace
- to surround
- to cherish
- (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely
抱歉bàoqiànHSK 4to be sorry
- to be sorry
- to feel apologetic
- sorry!
北部běibùHSK 4northern part
- northern part
背bēi / bèiHSK 4the back of a body or object
- the back of a body or object
- to turn one's back
- to hide something from
- to learn by heart
- to recite from memory
- (slang) unlucky
- hard of hearing
- to carry on one's back
- (fig.) to bear
- to shoulder (a burden, blame etc)
- variant of 背
背包bēibāoHSK 4knapsack
- knapsack
- rucksack
- infantry pack
- field pack
- blanket roll
- CL:个
Stories that use these HSK 5 words
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