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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该gāiHSK 3should
- should
- ought to
- probably
- must be
- to deserve
- to owe
- to be sb's turn to do sth
- that
- the above-mentioned
感到gǎndàoHSK 3to feel
- to feel
- to sense
- to perceive
感冒gǎnmàoHSK 3to catch cold
- to catch cold
- (common) cold
- CL:场,次
- (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative)
- (Tw) to detest
- can't stand
感兴趣gǎn xìngqùHSK 3to be interested (in sth)
- to be interested (in sth)
干gàn / gānHSK 3to do
- to do
- to work
- tree trunk
- main part of sth
- to manage
- to work
- to do
- capable
- cadre
- to kill (slang)
- to fuck (vulgar)
- (coll.) pissed off
- annoyed
- dry
- dried food
- empty
- hollow
- taken in to nominal kinship
- adoptive
- foster
- futile
- in vain
- (dialect) rude
- blunt
- (dialect) to cold-shoulder
- (bound form) to have to do with
- to concern oneself with
- one of the ten heavenly stems 天干
- (archaic) shield
- surname Gan
- surname Gan
- old variant of 干
- variant of 干
干净gānjìngHSK 3clean
刚gāngHSK 3just
- just
- only a moment ago
- exactly
- precisely
- barely
- only just
- just
- only a short while ago
- (literary) hard
- firm
- strong
刚才gāngcáiHSK 3just now
- just now
- a moment ago
刚刚gānggāngHSK 3just recently
- just recently
- just a moment ago
高铁gāotiěHSK 3high speed rail
- high speed rail
根据gēnjùHSK 3according to
- according to
- based on
- basis
- foundation
- CL:个
更gèngHSK 3more
- more
- even more
- further
- still
- still more
- to change or replace
- to experience
- one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
- watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
工作日gōngzuòrìHSK 3workday
- workday
- working day
- weekday
公斤gōngjīnHSK 3kilogram (kg)
- kilogram (kg)
公园gōngyuánHSK 3park (for public recreation)
- park (for public recreation)
- CL:座
故事gùshiHSK 3narrative
- narrative
- story
- tale
刮guāHSK 3to scrape
- to scrape
- to blow
- to shave
- to plunder
- to extort
- to blow (of the wind)
关guānHSK 3to close
- to close
- to turn off
- mountain pass
- to close
- to shut
- to turn off
- to confine
- to lock (sb) up
- to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc)
- to concern
- to involve
- surname Guan
关机guānjīHSK 3to turn off (a machine or device)
- to turn off (a machine or device)
- to finish shooting a film
关系guānxìHSK 3relation
- relation
- relationship
- connection
- to concern
- to involve
- to affect
- guanxi (personal connections)
关心guānxīnHSK 3to be concerned about
- to be concerned about
- to care about
关于guānyúHSK 3pertaining to
- pertaining to
- concerning
- with regard to
- about
- a matter of
关注guānzhùHSK 3to pay attention to
- to pay attention to
- to follow sth closely
- to follow (on social media)
- concern
- interest
- attention
国家guójiāHSK 3country
- country
- nation
- state
过节guòjiéHSK 3to celebrate a festival
- to celebrate a festival
- after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over)
海hǎiHSK 3ocean
- ocean
- sea
- CL:个,片
- great number of people or things
- (dialect) numerous
- surname Hai
害怕hàipàHSK 3to be afraid
- to be afraid
- to be scared
好多hǎoduōHSK 3many
- many
- quite a lot
- much better
好久hǎojiǔHSK 3(coll.) a long time
- (coll.) a long time
好像hǎoxiàngHSK 3as if
- as if
- to seem like
号码hàomǎHSK 3number
- number
- CL:堆,个
合适héshìHSK 3suitable
- suitable
- fitting
- appropriate
河héHSK 3river (CL:条,道)
- river (CL:条,道)
- (bound form) the Yellow River
- (bound form) the Milky Way
- (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉
黑板hēibǎnHSK 3blackboard
- blackboard
- CL:块,个
红绿灯hóng-lǜdēngHSK 3traffic light
- traffic light
- traffic signal
后来hòuláiHSK 3afterwards
- afterwards
- later
- newly arrived
后年hòuniánHSK 3the year after next
- the year after next
后天hòutiānHSK 3the day after tomorrow
- the day after tomorrow
- life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 先天)
- acquired (not innate or congenital)
- a posteriori
护照hùzhàoHSK 3passport
- passport
- CL:本,个
花园huāyuánHSK 3garden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc)
- garden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc)
- (landscaped) park
- yard with decorative plants
- CL:座
画家huàjiāHSK 3painter
- painter
- CL:个
欢迎huānyíngHSK 3to welcome
- to welcome
- welcome
环境huánjìngHSK 3environment
- environment
- circumstances
- surroundings
- CL:个
- ambient
换huànHSK 3to exchange
- to exchange
- to change (clothes etc)
- to substitute
- to switch
- to convert (currency)
黄色huángsèHSK 3yellow
- yellow
- vulgar
- lewd
- pornographic
回答huídáHSK 3to reply
- to reply
- to answer
- reply
- answer
会议huìyìHSK 3meeting
- meeting
- conference
- CL:场,届
或huòHSK 3maybe
- maybe
- perhaps
- might
- possibly
- or
或者huòzhěHSK 3or
- or
- possibly
- maybe
- perhaps
机会jīhuìHSK 3opportunity
- opportunity
- chance
- occasion
- CL:个
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