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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激动jīdòngHSK 4to move emotionally
- to move emotionally
- to stir up (emotions)
- to excite
及时jíshíHSK 4timely
- timely
- at the right time
- promptly
- without delay
即使jíshǐHSK 4even if
- even if
- even though
计划jìhuàHSK 4plan
- plan
- project
- program
- to plan
- to map out
- CL:个,项
记者jìzhěHSK 4reporter
- reporter
- journalist
- CL:个
技术jìshùHSK 4technology
- technology
- technique
- skill
- CL:门,种,项
既jìHSK 4already
- already
- since
- both... (and...)
既然jìránHSK 4since
- since
- as
- this being the case
继续jìxùHSK 4to continue
- to continue
- to proceed with
- to go on with
寄jìHSK 4to entrust
- to entrust
- to place in sb's care
- (bound form) to depend on
- to attach oneself to
- to reside temporarily
- (bound form) foster (as in 寄女 foster daughter)
- to send by post
- to mail
加班jiābānHSK 4to work overtime
- to work overtime
加快jiākuàiHSK 4to accelerate
- to accelerate
- to speed up
- to hasten
加强jiāqiángHSK 4to reinforce
- to reinforce
- to strengthen
- to enhance
加入jiārùHSK 4to become a member
- to become a member
- to join
- to mix into
- to participate in
- to add in
加上jiāshàngHSK 4to add
- to add
- plus
- in addition
- moreover
加油jiāyóuHSK 4to add oil
- to add oil
- to top up with gas
- to refuel
- to accelerate
- to step on the gas
- (fig.) to make an extra effort
- to cheer sb on
加油站jiāyóuzhànHSK 4gas station
家具jiājùHSK 4furniture
- furniture
- CL:件,套
家庭jiātíngHSK 4family
- family
- household
- CL:户
家乡jiāxiāngHSK 4hometown
- hometown
- native place
- CL:个
家长jiāzhǎngHSK 4head of a household
- head of a household
- family head
- patriarch
- parent or guardian of a child
假jiǎHSK 4fake
- fake
- false
- artificial
- to borrow
- if
- suppose
- to borrow (variant of 假)
- vacation
- used in 假掰
假日jiàrìHSK 4a holiday
- a holiday
- a day off
价格jiàgéHSK 4price
- price
价钱jiàqiánHSK 4price
- price
减jiǎnHSK 4to lower
- to lower
- to decrease
- to reduce
- to subtract
- to diminish
减轻jiǎnqīngHSK 4to lighten
- to lighten
- to ease
- to alleviate
减少jiǎnshǎoHSK 4to lessen
- to lessen
- to decrease
- to reduce
- to lower
建议jiànyìHSK 4to propose
- to propose
- to suggest
- to recommend
- proposal
- suggestion
- recommendation (CL:点)
健身jiànshēnHSK 4to exercise
- to exercise
- to keep fit
- to work out
- physical exercise
健身房jiànshēnfángHSK 4gym
- gym
- fitness club
江jiāngHSK 4river
- river
- CL:条,道
- surname Jiang
- (bound form) Yangtze River
- (bound form) Jiangsu Province (abbr. for 江苏)
将jiāngHSK 4will
- will
- shall
- to use
- to take
- to checkmate
- just a short while ago
- (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把)
- (bound form) a general
- (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)
- (literary) to command
- to lead
- to desire
- to invite
- to request
将来jiāngláiHSK 4in the future
- in the future
- future
- the future
- CL:个
将要jiāngyàoHSK 4will
- will
- shall
- to be going to
奖jiǎngHSK 4prize
- prize
- award
- bonus
- reward
- (bound form) to encourage
- to commend
- to praise
- to award
- to give as a reward
奖金jiǎngjīnHSK 4premium
- premium
- award money
- bonus
奖学金jiǎngxuéjīnHSK 4scholarship
- scholarship
- CL:笔
降jiàngHSK 4to drop
- to drop
- to fall
- to come down
- to descend
- to surrender
- to capitulate
- to subdue
- to conquer
- to tame
降低jiàngdīHSK 4to reduce
- to reduce
- to lower
- to bring down
降价jiàngjiàHSK 4to cut the price
- to cut the price
- to drive down the price
- to get cheaper
降落jiàngluòHSK 4to descend
- to descend
- to land
降温jiàngwēnHSK 4to become cooler
- to become cooler
- to lower the temperature
- cooling
- (of interest, activity etc) to decline
交jiāoHSK 4to hand over
- to hand over
- to deliver
- to pay (money)
- to turn over
- to make friends
- (of lines) to intersect
- variant of 跤
交警jiāojǐngHSK 4traffic police (abbr. for 交通警察)
- traffic police (abbr. for 交通警察)
交流jiāoliúHSK 4to exchange
- to exchange
- exchange
- communication
- interaction
- to have social contact (with sb)
交通jiāotōngHSK 4to be connected
- to be connected
- traffic
- transportation
- communications
- liaison
郊区jiāoqūHSK 4suburban district
- suburban district
- outskirts
- suburbs
骄傲jiāo’àoHSK 4pride
- pride
- arrogance
- conceited
- proud of sth
叫作jiàozuòHSK 4to call
- to call
- to be called
Stories that use these HSK 5 words
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