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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充足chōngzúHSK 5adequate
- adequate
- sufficient
- abundant
冲chōng / chòngHSK 5(of water) to dash against
- (of water) to dash against
- to mix with water
- to infuse
- to rinse
- to flush
- to develop (a film)
- to rise in the air
- to clash
- to collide with
- thoroughfare
- to go straight ahead
- to rush
- to clash
- powerful
- vigorous
- pungent
- towards
- in view of
虫子chóngziHSK 5insect
- insect
- bug
- worm
- CL:条,只
宠物chǒngwùHSK 5house pet
- house pet
抽chōuHSK 5to draw out
- to draw out
- to pull out from in between
- to remove part of the whole
- to inhale (esp. smoke)
- (of fabric etc) to shrink
- (of certain plants) to sprout
- to bud
- to whip
- to thrash
- classifier for sheets (of tissues, wet wipes etc)
丑chǒuHSK 5clown
- clown
- 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox
- ancient Chinese compass point: 30°
- shameful
- ugly
- disgraceful
- surname Chou
臭chòuHSK 5stench
- stench
- smelly
- to smell (bad)
- repulsive
- loathsome
- terrible
- bad
- severely
- ruthlessly
- dud (ammunition)
- sense of smell
- smell bad
出版chūbǎnHSK 5to publish
- to publish
出色chūsèHSK 5remarkable
- remarkable
- outstanding
出售chūshòuHSK 5to sell
- to sell
- to offer for sale
- to put on the market
出席chūxíHSK 5to attend
- to attend
- to participate
- present
出自chūzìHSK 5to come from
- to come from
初chūHSK 5(bound form) at first
- (bound form) at first
- initially
- (bound form) first
- early
- (bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三 "the third"
初级chūjíHSK 5junior
- junior
- primary
初期chūqīHSK 5initial stage
- initial stage
- beginning period
除夕chúxīHSK 5lunar New Year's Eve
- lunar New Year's Eve
处chǔ / chùHSK 5(bound form) place
- (bound form) place
- locality
- (bound form) part
- aspect
- (bound form) office
- department
- bureau
- classifier for locations: spot, point
- to reside
- to live
- to dwell
- to be in
- to be situated at
- to stay
- to get along with
- to be in a position of
- to deal with
- to discipline
- to punish
处理chǔlǐHSK 5to handle
- to handle
- to deal with
- to punish
- to treat sth by a special process
- to process
- to sell at reduced prices
处于chǔyúHSK 5to be in (some state, position, or condition)
- to be in (some state, position, or condition)
传chuánHSK 5to pass on
- to pass on
- to spread
- to transmit
- to infect
- to transfer
- to circulate
- to conduct (electricity)
- biography
- historical narrative
- commentaries
- relay station
传播chuánbōHSK 5to disseminate
- to disseminate
- to propagate
- to spread
传递chuándìHSK 5to transmit
- to transmit
- to pass on to sb else
- (math.) transitive
传说chuánshuōHSK 5legend
- legend
- folk tale
- to repeat from mouth to mouth
- they say that...
传统chuántǒngHSK 5tradition
- tradition
- traditional
窗台chuāngtáiHSK 5windowsill
- windowsill
- window ledge
床单chuángdānHSK 5bed sheet
- bed sheet
- CL:条,件,张,床
创新chuàngxīnHSK 5to bring forth new ideas
- to bring forth new ideas
- to blaze new trails
- innovation
创业chuàngyèHSK 5to begin an undertaking
- to begin an undertaking
- to start an enterprise
- entrepreneurship
创造chuàngzàoHSK 5to create
- to create
- to bring about
- to produce
- to set (a record)
创作chuàngzuòHSK 5to create
- to create
- to produce
- to write
- a creative work
- a creation
词汇cíhuìHSK 5vocabulary
- vocabulary
- list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes)
- word
辞职cízhíHSK 5to resign
- to resign
此后cǐhòuHSK 5after this
- after this
- afterwards
- hereafter
此前cǐqiánHSK 5before this
- before this
- before then
- previously
此时cǐshíHSK 5now
- now
- this moment
刺激cìjīHSK 5to provoke
- to provoke
- to irritate
- to upset
- to stimulate
- to excite
- irritant
从不cóng bùHSK 5never
- never
从而cóng’érHSK 5thus
- thus
- thereby
从前cóngqiánHSK 5previously
- previously
- formerly
- once upon a time
从事cóngshìHSK 5to go for
- to go for
- to engage in
- to undertake
- to deal with
- to handle
- to do
促进cùjìnHSK 5to promote (an idea or cause)
- to promote (an idea or cause)
- to advance
- boost
促使cùshǐHSK 5to prompt
- to prompt
- to induce
- to spur
促销cùxiāoHSK 5to promote sales
- to promote sales
催cuīHSK 5to urge
- to urge
- to press
- to prompt
- to rush sb
- to hasten sth
- to expedite
存放cúnfàngHSK 5to deposit
- to deposit
- to store
- to leave in sb's care
存款cúnkuǎnHSK 5to deposit money (in a bank etc)
- to deposit money (in a bank etc)
- bank savings
- bank deposit
存在cúnzàiHSK 5to exist
- to exist
- to be
- existence
措施cuòshīHSK 5measure
- measure
- step
- CL:个
达成dáchéngHSK 5to reach (an agreement)
- to reach (an agreement)
- to accomplish
打扮dǎbanHSK 5to decorate
- to decorate
- to dress
- to make up
- to adorn
- manner of dressing
- style of dress
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
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.