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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兄弟xiōngdìHSK 4brothers
- brothers
- younger brother
- CL:个
- I, me (humble term used by men in public speech)
- brotherly
- fraternal
熊xióngHSK 4bear
- bear
- (coll.) to scold
- to rebuke
- (coll.) weak
- incapable
- surname Xiong
修xiūHSK 4to decorate
- to decorate
- to embellish
- to repair
- to build
- to write
- to cultivate
- to study
- to take (a class)
- surname Xiu
- variant of 修
修理xiūlǐHSK 4to repair
- to repair
- to fix
- to prune
- to trim
- (coll.) to sort sb out
- to fix sb
许多xǔduōHSK 4many
- many
- a lot of
- much
学费xuéfèiHSK 4tuition fee
- tuition fee
- tuition
- CL:个
学院xuéyuànHSK 4college
- college
- educational institute
- school
- faculty
- CL:所
血xiěHSK 4blood (CL:滴)
- blood (CL:滴)
- colloquial pr. or
压yāHSK 4to press
- to press
- to push down
- to keep under (control)
- pressure
- used in 压根儿
- used in 压马路
- used in 压板
压力yālìHSK 4pressure
- pressure
牙膏yágāoHSK 4toothpaste
- toothpaste
- CL:管
亚洲YàzhōuHSK 4Asia (abbr. for 亚细亚洲)
- Asia (abbr. for 亚细亚洲)
烟yānHSK 4cigarette or pipe tobacco
- cigarette or pipe tobacco
- CL:根
- smoke
- mist
- vapour
- CL:缕
- tobacco plant
- (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke
- tobacco (variant of 烟)
严格yángéHSK 4strict
- strict
- stringent
- tight
- rigorous
严重yánzhòngHSK 4grave
- grave
- serious
- severe
- critical
研究yánjiūHSK 4research
- research
- a study
- CL:项
- to research
- to look into
研究生yánjiūshēngHSK 4graduate student
- graduate student
- postgraduate student
- research student
盐yánHSK 4salt
- salt
- CL:粒
眼镜yǎnjìngHSK 4spectacles
- spectacles
- eyeglasses
- CL:副
眼前yǎnqiánHSK 4before one's eyes
- before one's eyes
- now
- at present
演yǎnHSK 4to perform (a play etc)
- to perform (a play etc)
- to stage (a show)
- (bound form) to develop
- to play out
- to carry out (a task)
演唱yǎnchàngHSK 4to sing (for an audience)
- to sing (for an audience)
- vocal performance
演出yǎnchūHSK 4to act (in a play)
- to act (in a play)
- to perform
- to put on (a performance)
- performance
- concert
- show
- CL:场,次
演员yǎnyuánHSK 4actor
- actor
- actress
- performer
阳光yángguāngHSK 4sunshine
- sunshine
- (of personality) upbeat
- energetic
- transparent (open to public scrutiny)
养成yǎngchéngHSK 4to cultivate
- to cultivate
- to raise
- to form (a habit)
- to acquire
样子yàngziHSK 4appearance
- appearance
- manner
- pattern
- model
邀请yāoqǐngHSK 4to invite
- to invite
- invitation
- CL:个
要是yàoshiHSK 4(coll.) if
- (coll.) if
钥匙yàoshiHSK 4key
- key
- CL:把
也许yěxǔHSK 4perhaps
- perhaps
- maybe
叶子yèziHSK 4leaf (CL:片)
- leaf (CL:片)
- (slang) marijuana
夜yèHSK 4night
- night
- variant of 夜
夜晚yèwǎnHSK 4night
- night
- CL:个
一切yíqièHSK 4everything
- everything
- every
- all
一生yìshēngHSK 4all one's life
- all one's life
- throughout one's life
已yǐHSK 4already
- already
- (bound form) to stop
- to cease
- to end
- (literary) thereafter
- afterward
- (literary) too
- excessively
以内yǐnèiHSK 4within
- within
- less than
艺术yìshùHSK 4art
意见yìjiànHSK 4idea
- idea
- opinion
- suggestion
- objection
- complaint
- CL:点,条
因此yīncǐHSK 4thus
- thus
- consequently
- as a result
引起yǐnqǐHSK 4to give rise to
- to give rise to
- to lead to
- to cause
- to arouse
印象yìnxiàngHSK 4impression (sth that stays in one's mind)
- impression (sth that stays in one's mind)
- a memory
应聘yìngpìnHSK 4to accept a job offer
- to accept a job offer
- to apply for an advertised position
赢yíngHSK 4to beat
- to beat
- to win
- to profit
赢得yíngdéHSK 4to win
- to win
- to gain
永远yǒngyuǎnHSK 4forever
- forever
- eternal
勇敢yǒnggǎnHSK 4brave
- brave
- courageous
用来yòngláiHSK 4to be used for
- to be used for
用于yòngyúHSK 4to use in
- to use in
- to use on
- to use for
Stories that use these HSK 5 words
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