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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无wúHSK 4not to have
- not to have
- no
- none
- not
- to lack
- un-
- -less
- used in 南无
无法wúfǎHSK 4unable to
- unable to
- incapable of
无聊wúliáoHSK 4bored
- bored
- boring
- senseless
无论wúlùnHSK 4no matter what or how
- no matter what or how
- regardless of whether...
午餐wǔcānHSK 4lunch
- lunch
- luncheon
- CL:份,顿,次
误会wùhuìHSK 4to misunderstand
- to misunderstand
- to mistake
- misunderstanding
- CL:个
吸xīHSK 4to breathe
- to breathe
- to suck in
- to absorb
- to inhale
吸引xīyǐnHSK 4to attract
- to attract
- to appeal to
- to fascinate
西部xībùHSK 4western part
- western part
西红柿xīhóngshìHSK 4tomato
- tomato
细xìHSK 4thin or slender
- thin or slender
- finely particulate
- thin and soft
- fine
- delicate
- trifling
- (of a sound) quiet
- frugal
细心xìxīnHSK 4meticulous
- meticulous
- careful
- attentive
下降xiàjiàngHSK 4to decline
- to decline
- to drop
- to fall
- to go down
- to decrease
鲜xiānHSK 4fresh
- fresh
- bright (in color)
- delicious
- tasty
- delicacy
- aquatic foods
- fish
- few
- rare
- old variant of 鲜
- variant of 鲜
- variant of 鲜
- old variant of 鲜
鲜花xiānhuāHSK 4flower
- flower
- fresh flowers
- CL:朵
咸xiánHSK 4all
- all
- everyone
- each
- widespread
- harmonious
- salted
- salty
- stingy
- miserly
- surname Xian
现金xiànjīnHSK 4cash
- cash
现有xiànyǒuHSK 4currently existing
- currently existing
- currently available
线上xiànshàngHSK 4online
- online
线下xiànxiàHSK 4offline
- offline
- below the line
羡慕xiànmùHSK 4to envy
- to envy
- to admire
相比xiāngbǐHSK 4to compare
- to compare
相反xiāngfǎnHSK 4opposite
- opposite
- contrary
相互xiānghùHSK 4each other
- each other
- mutual
相同xiāngtóngHSK 4identical
- identical
- same
香xiāngHSK 4fragrant
- fragrant
- sweet smelling
- aromatic
- savory or appetizing
- (to eat) with relish
- (of sleep) sound
- perfume or spice
- joss or incense stick
- CL:根
详细xiángxìHSK 4detailed
- detailed
- in detail
- minute
响xiǎngHSK 4echo
- echo
- sound
- noise
- to make a sound
- to sound
- to ring
- loud
- classifier for noises
想法xiǎngfǎHSK 4way of thinking
- way of thinking
- opinion
- notion
- to think of a way (to do sth)
项xiàngHSK 4item
- item
- classifier for tasks and projects
- back of neck
- item
- thing
- term (in a mathematical formula)
- sum (of money)
- classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc
- surname Xiang
消息xiāoxiHSK 4(piece of) news
- (piece of) news
- information
- message
- CL:条
小吃xiǎochīHSK 4street food
- street food
- snack
小伙子xiǎohuǒziHSK 4(coll.) young man
- (coll.) young man
- young fellow
- lad
小说xiǎoshuōHSK 4novel
- novel
- fiction
- CL:本,部
小组xiǎozǔHSK 4group
- group
效果xiàoguǒHSK 4result
- result
- effect
- efficacy
- (theater) sound or visual effects
笑话xiàohuaHSK 4joke
- joke
- jest
- to laugh at
- to mock
- ridiculous
- absurd
心xīnHSK 4heart
- heart
- mind
- intention
- center
- core
- CL:颗,个
心情xīnqíngHSK 4mood
- mood
- frame of mind
辛苦xīnkǔHSK 4exhausting
- exhausting
- hard
- tough
- arduous
- to work hard
- to go to a lot of trouble
- hardship(s)
信号xìnhàoHSK 4signal
- signal
信息xìnxīHSK 4information
- information
- news
- message
信心xìnxīnHSK 4confidence
- confidence
- faith (in sb or sth)
- CL:个
星星xīngxingHSK 4(coll.) a star
- (coll.) a star
- the stars in the sky
醒xǐngHSK 4to wake up
- to wake up
- to be awake
- to become aware
- to sober up
- to come to
兴奋xīngfènHSK 4excited
- excited
- excitement
- (physiology) excitation
幸福xìngfúHSK 4happiness
- happiness
- happy
- blessed
性xìngHSK 4nature
- nature
- character
- property
- quality
- attribute
- sexuality
- sex
- gender
- suffix forming adjective from verb
- suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity
- essence
- CL:个
性别xìngbiéHSK 4sex
- sex
- gender
性格xìnggéHSK 4nature
- nature
- disposition
- temperament
- character
- CL:个
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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