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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打包dǎbāoHSK 5to wrap
- to wrap
- to pack
- to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out
- (computing) to package (i.e. create an archive file)
打断dǎduànHSK 5to interrupt
- to interrupt
- to break off
- to break (a bone)
打破dǎpòHSK 5to break
- to break
- to smash
打听dǎtingHSK 5to ask about
- to ask about
- to make some inquiries
- to ask around
大胆dàdǎnHSK 5brazen
- brazen
- audacious
- outrageous
- bold
- daring
- fearless
大多dàduōHSK 5for the most part
- for the most part
- many
- most
- the greater part
- mostly
大会dàhuìHSK 5general assembly
- general assembly
- general meeting
- convention
- CL:个,届
大力dàlìHSK 5energetically
- energetically
- vigorously
大妈dàmāHSK 5father's elder brother's wife
- father's elder brother's wife
- aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman)
大米dàmǐHSK 5(husked) rice
- (husked) rice
大脑dànǎoHSK 5brain
- brain
- cerebrum
大批dàpīHSK 5large quantities of
- large quantities of
大厦dàshàHSK 5(used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝国大厦 Empire State Building etc)
- (used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝国大厦 Empire State Building etc)
大事dàshìHSK 5major event
- major event
- major political event (war or change of regime)
- major social event (wedding or funeral)
- (do sth) in a big way
- CL:件,桩
大象dàxiàngHSK 5elephant
- elephant
- CL:头
大型dàxíngHSK 5large
- large
- large-scale
大爷dàyeHSK 5arrogant idler
- arrogant idler
- self-centered show-off
大于dàyúHSK 5greater than
- greater than
- bigger than
- more than
大众dàzhòngHSK 5the masses
- the masses
- the great bulk of the population
- popular (of music, science etc)
代dàiHSK 5to be a substitute for
- to be a substitute for
- to act on behalf of
- to replace
- to substitute
- generation
- dynasty
- age
- period
- (historical) era
- (geological) eon
代表dàibiǎoHSK 5representative
- representative
- delegate
- CL:位,个,名
- to represent
- to stand for
- on behalf of
- in the name of
代替dàitìHSK 5to replace
- to replace
- to take the place of
带动dàidòngHSK 5to spur
- to spur
- to provide impetus
- to drive
待遇dàiyùHSK 5treatment
- treatment
- pay
- salary
- status
- rank
单dānHSK 5bill
- bill
- list
- form
- single
- only
- sole
- odd number
- CL:个
- surname Shan
- used in 单于
单独dāndúHSK 5alone
- alone
- by oneself
- on one's own
单一dānyīHSK 5single
- single
- only
- sole
单元dānyuánHSK 5unit (forming an entity)
- unit (forming an entity)
- element
- (in a residential building) entrance or staircase
担任dānrènHSK 5to hold a governmental office or post
- to hold a governmental office or post
- to assume office of
- to take charge of
- to serve as
胆小dǎnxiǎoHSK 5cowardice
- cowardice
- timid
淡dànHSK 5insipid
- insipid
- diluted
- weak
- mild
- light in color
- tasteless
- indifferent
- (variant of 氮) nitrogen
当成dàngchéngHSK 5to consider as
- to consider as
- to take to be
当地dāngdìHSK 5local
当年dāngniánHSK 5in those days
- in those days
- back then
- in those years
- to be in the prime of life
当前dāngqiánHSK 5the present time
- the present time
- to be faced with
当中dāngzhōngHSK 5among
- among
- in the middle
- in the center
当作dàngzuòHSK 5to treat as
- to treat as
- to regard as
挡dǎngHSK 5to resist
- to resist
- to obstruct
- to hinder
- to keep off
- to block (a blow)
- to get in the way of
- cover
- gear (e.g. in a car's transmission)
- to arrange
- to put in order
- variant of 挡
导演dǎoyǎnHSK 5to direct
- to direct
- director (film etc)
导致dǎozhìHSK 5to lead to
- to lead to
- to create
- to cause
- to bring about
到达dàodáHSK 5to reach
- to reach
- to arrive
到期dàoqīHSK 5to fall due (loan etc)
- to fall due (loan etc)
- to expire (visa etc)
- to mature (investment bond etc)
道理dàolǐHSK 5reason
- reason
- argument
- sense
- principle
- basis
- justification
- CL:个
地理dìlǐHSK 5geography
- geography
地面dìmiànHSK 5floor
- floor
- ground
- surface
地区dìqūHSK 5region
- region
- area (informal or geographical term)
- prefecture (in China's administrative system)
地位dìwèiHSK 5position
- position
- status
- place
- CL:个
地下dìxiàHSK 5underground
- underground
- subterranean
- covert
- clandestine
地震dìzhènHSK 5earthquake
- earthquake
的确díquèHSK 5really
- really
- indeed
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
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